TRẠI HÈ HÙNG VƯƠNG LẦN THỨ XI ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH

TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN LÊ QUÝ ĐÔN LỚP 10 - NĂM 2015

TỈNH ĐIỆN BIÊN (Đề này có 12 trang)

ĐỀ THI ĐỀ XUẤT

PART I: LISTENING (40 points)

Part 1: You will hear a man telephoning to ask about the job in a hotel. Listen and complete the
note by using NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/ OR A NUMBER (20 points)

West Bay Hotel - details of job

• Vacancies for (1) ................. ………………………
• Two shifts
• Can choose your (2) ................. ……………………..(must be the same each week)
• Pay: £5.50 per hour, including a (3) ................ …………………..
• A (4) .................. ……………is provided in the hotel
• Total weekly pay: £231
• Dress: a white shirt and (5)………………………………… trousers (not supplied)
a (6) ................................... (supplied)
• Starting date: (7) .................. ……………
• Call Jane (8) ............... ………(Service Manager) before (9) ……………….………
tomorrow (Tel: 832009)
• She’ll require a (10) .................. …..……………

Part 2: You are going to listen to a conversation with a woman who wants to join an
international social club. Listen and complete the form (10 points)
International
Social Club
Application form
Name: Jenny Foo
Age: 21
Nationality: (1) ………………………………….
Address: (2) ………………………, Road
Bondi
Mobile phone: (3)………………………………….
Occupation: (4)………………………………….
Free time interests: (5)………………………………….

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Part 3: You are going to listen to a supervisor talking to a group of new nurses at a large
hospital. Listen and choose the best option (A, B, or C) to answer each of the following questions.
(10 points)
1. According to Debbie, why do some people fail to eat a balanced diet?
A. They don’t know how to cook.
B. They don’t have enough time to cook.
C. They don’t feel hungry enough to cook.
2. Debbie recommends that staff should keep fit by
A. Using a gym.
B. Taking up a new sport.
C. Changing some daily activities.
3. Which benefit of exercise does Debbie think is most important?
A. It helps you sleep.
B. It keeps your heart healthy.
C. It improves mental skills.
4. What advice does Debbie give the nurses about health and safety?
A. To avoid drinking coffee.
B. To use the canteen at night.
C. To take regular breaks.
5. When she talks about hygiene, Debbie asks the nurses to
A. Wash their hands regularly.
B. Keep away from germs.
C. Help with the cleaning

PART II: LEXICO-GRAMMAR (50 points)

Question 1: Choose the best option A, B, C, or D to complete each of the following sentences (20
points)
1. Ann’s encouraging words gave me______ to undertake the demanding task once again.
A. a point B. an incentive C. a resolution D. a target
2. The neighbors said that they hadn’t got a ______ who could have broken into our garage.
A. clue B. view C. point D. hint
3. I don’t need any medicine. I’m as right as______
A. clouds B. a ray C. rain D. a haze
4. Don’t be angry with Sue. All that she did in good______
A. hope B. belief C. idea D. faith
5. A military junta has taken power in the country after the democratic administration______
A. collapsed B. stumbled C. vanished D. abandoned
6. Hats like this may have been fashionable in the 60’s, but now they are ______ the times.
A. beneath B. under C. over D. behind
7. Just change your approach towards the assignment. The way you are dealing with it now will
certainly ______ you nowhere.
A. pass B. put C. get D. reach
8. Anything he does is in______ with the law and that’s why I have suggested him for the post.
A. compliance B. obedience C. commitment D. responsibility
9. I hope you won’t take ______ if I say that your project needs more improvement to be accepted.
A. hatred B. nerve C. offense D. anger
10. Of course, we don’t need this dictionary at present, but in the long ___it may prove useful.
A. run B. time C. future D. perspective

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11. There are geographic, economic, and cultural reasons why______ around the world.
A. diets differ B. do diets differ C. are diets differ D. to differ a diet
12. The wedges______ dart board are worth from one to twenty points each.
A. they are on a B. are on a C. are they on a D. on a
13. The Press thought the football manager would be depressed by his dismissal but he just ______
A. ran it down B. called it off C. turned it down D. laughed it off
14. Mrs. Brown always ______ in a crowd because she wore large hats.
A. found against B. looked up C. stood out D. showed up
15. You cannot take a day off because there’s no one to______ you.
A. make up B. go in for C. take D. stand in for
16. The politician was extremely lucky to get ______ a suspended sentence.
A. through to B. on to C. off with D. away from
17. I felt a bit______ and seemed to have more aches and pains than usual.
A. out of sorts B. on the mend C. over the worst D. under the fevers
18. Retirement ages for men and women are currently at the centre of a(n) ______ debates.
A. scorching B. exploded C. flamed D. fiery
19. The new science teacher was popular because she was______ with her classes.
A. marked B. conducive C. lenient D. ameliorating
20. The movie star wanted to leave but she was hemmed______ by the crowd and couldn’t escape.
A. in B. off C. behind D. from

Question 2: Supply the correct forms of the words in brackets (10 points)
1. The line between the real and the ………….is very blurred in the film world. (FABLE)
2. The names of all the dead were ………………on the monument. (SCRIPT)
3. The cancellation of the case resulted from the………….in court of the defendant resulted in.
(APPEAR)
4. His ………………………of his opponent led to his biggest failure. (ESTIMATE)
5. ………………………is the study of crime and criminals. (CRIME)
6. The number of …………………..from junior high school is increasing in a worrying way.
(DROP)
7. He is said to be a(n)…………………..person who never stops work until very late. (WORK)
8. A performance of synchronized swimming is often very……………..(EYE)
9. The curriculum is………………….developed; therefore, students benefit a great deal.
(SYSTEM)
10. His contribution to the development of sports makes him a(n)……………………figure.

Question 3: Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to show the underlined part that needs correction
in each of the following questions (10points)
1. People neglect to put out their campfires completely can spontaneously make great forest fires.
A B C D
2. What happened in that city were a reaction from city workers, including firemen and policemen
A B C
who had been laid off from their jobs.
D
3. Bacteria are one of the most abundant life forms on earth, growing on and inside another living
A B C
things, in every type of environment.
D

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4. In 1820 there were only 65 daily newspapers in the United States, which total daily circulation
of
A B C
perhaps 100,000.
D
5. The abilities to work hard, follow directions, and thinking independently are some of the criteria
A B C
for success in the workplace.
D
6: Providing relief after the disaster necessitated the mobilization of vast amounts of food,
A B
medical supply, and people.
C D
7: Excavations in several mounds and villages on the east bank of the Euphrates River have
A
revealed the city of Nebuchadnezzar, an ancient community that had been laying under later
B C D
reconstructions of the city of Babylon.
8: Assessment instruments in nursery schools they feature items and other materials different
A B
from those on elementary school tests.
C D
9: Migrant workers live in substandard unsanitary, and dilapidated housing and often are lacking
A B C D
medical care.
10: For thousands of years, man has created sweet-smelling substances from wood, herbs, and
A B
flowers and using them for perfume or medicine.
C D

Question 4: Fill in each gap of the following sentences with a suitable preposition or particle (10
points)
1. His honesty is ______ question; nobody can doubt it.
2. The building of the new road has been held ______ by bad weather.
3. We can get ______ with eight computers in the lab at the moment, but we’ll need a couple more
when the new staff arrive.
4. She established the school in 1960 and since then tens of thousands of children have passed
______ her school.
5. Judging _____ the time of day when something is done, one can decide how important an event
is.
6. A convict escaped from prison and shook ______ the officers trying to follow him.
7. The teacher tried to explain the problem, but the explanation did not get ______ to the class.
8. People faint when the normal blood supply to the brain is suddenly cut ______.
9. Frequently single-parent children take ______ some of the functions that the absent adult in the
house would have served.
10. He’s sometimes bad tempered but he’s a good fellow ______ heart.

PART III: READING (60 points)

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Question 1: Read the passage and choose the best answer for each question (20 points)
DESERT PLANTS
On the surface, a desert appears to be one of the harshest environments on Earth, yet a
remarkable variety of plants and have adapted to thrive in this dry climate. Despite their origins in
different locations around the globe, desert plants have developed similar strategies for surviving in
arid environments. Some plants have adapted in such a way that it is hard to tell them apart, even
though they belong to very different biological families. One useful way to classify, and thus better
understand, desert plants is to examine the evolution of certain survival strategies, which are shared
across geographic and biological boundaries.
In general, the survival strategies of desert plants can be divided into two kinds: adaptation
for quick use of ephemeral resources (“maximum variance behavior”) and adaptation for the best
use of poor but more permanent resources (“minimum variance behavior”). The former strategy
involves adaptation to environmental changes, such as seasonal availability of water. This is observed
in desert annuals and perennials alike. Such plants tend to grow rapidly and produce many seeds
under the right conditions. The latter strategy involves adaptation to the worst possible conditions,
which can be seen succulents, true xerophytes, and grasses. These plants usually grow slowly, use
water efficiently, and exhibit passive cooling.
Water scarcity and heat are the key factors limiting the survival of desert plants. Plants that
have adapted to the worst possible conditions have evolved ways for quickly acquiring and storing
water to ensure their survival. Depending on strategies and physical adaptations, they can be divided
into either succulents or drought-resistant plants. For the most part, succulents have involved
extensive, shallow root systems to quickly absorb water during brief periods of heavy rainfall. Water
is then stored in the fleshy tissue of their thick trunks or lobes, as well as in the roots. The cactus is a
good example of s succulent. To retain water, succulents have waxy coatings on their skin and a
modified system of respiration. The stomata (surface pores), through which the plants takes in
carbon dioxide and releases oxygen, open only at night when temperature are cooler and less water
from the plant will evaporate. Unlike most other plants, a succulent stores all or most of its
chlorophyll, the chemical essential to photosynthesis, in its stem, skin, or other outer tissues, rather
than concentrating it in the leaves. Doing this places it in a strong, well-watered part of plant, rather
than in an appendage susceptible to drying out and dropping off.
Drought-resistant plants, or xerophytes, come in many forms including true xerophytes,
deciduous plants, and grasses. Xerophytic shrubs, such as the five species of creosote bush, are the
most abundant type of vegetation in most arid environments. They are able to withstand desiccation
in severe droughts without dying. Some have evolved small leaves with special coatings to reduce
loss of water through evaporation. Others have replaced leaves with thorns or spines. While succulent
roots form shallow, dense webs, xerophytes tend to develop deep root networks that pull water out of
soil other desert plants cannot reach. For example, the roots of the mesquite bush, said to have the
deepest root systems among desert plants, can reach depths of up to eighty feet.
Succulents and xerophytes, on one hand, have physically adapted to gather and retain water
to survive long periods of drought. Drought-avoiding plants, on the other hand, escape unfavorable
conditions by perishing. These include annuals and perennial. Because profuse seed development is
crucial to the survival of most annual species, they tend to produce far more flowers than other types
of desert plants. The desert marigold of the American southwest, for example, has adapted to seasonal
changes in rainfall by growing rapidly, bursting into a brilliant display of yellow flowers, and then
dropping a cascade of seeds before dying. In some cases, annuals complete their entire life cycle in a
matter of a few weeks or months. Their seeds may remain inactive for up to ten years while waiting
for wetter conditions. Perennials, such as the ocotillo, may go dormant during dry periods, springs to
life when it rains, and then return to dormancy in a process that may occur up to five times per year.

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1. According to paragraph 1, which of the following is true of desert plants?
A. they are hard to see in the harsh desert landscape.
B. They have evolved similar features, regardless of geographic origins.
C. They have evolved from different families that exchanges survival strategies.
D. They all look essentially the same.
2. The word ephemeral in the passage is closest in meaning to
A. mineral B. yearly C. short-lived D. abundant
3. The word respiration in the passage is closest in meaning to
A. nutrition B. breathing C. growing D. coloration
4. Why does the author mention of stomata in the passage?
A. To explain how chlorophyll works.
B. To emphasize a unique adaptation of succulents
C. To illustrate that cacti have no leaves
D. To describe the basic parts of a succulent
5. The word desiccation in the passage is closest in meaning to
A. destruction B. growth C. adaptation D. drying
6. The word others in the passage refers to
A. grasses B. shrubs C. coatings D. leaves
7. Which of the following best expresses the essential information in the highlighted sentences in the
passage? Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or leave out essential information.
A. At the same time that xerophytes evolved their thick webs of low-lying roots, succulents formed
thin networks to reach surface water.
B. Both succulents and xerophytes form long, dense networks of roots in order to reach water within
the soil that non-desert plants could not reach.
C. Because of their long roots systems developed to reach water deep within the soil, xerophytes have
become more dominant in desert environments than succulents.
D. In contrast to xerophytes, which produce long root systems to tap water deep within the soil,
succulents develop s thick web of roots just below the soil surface.
8. According to paragraph 4, thorns on xerophytes
A. are similar to blades of grass
B. can reach water very far underground
C. are what some plants have instead of leaves
D. help keep the plants from being eaten by animals
9. In what form do drought-avoiding annuals wait for wetter weather?
A. stems B. flowers C. roots D. seeds
10. According to the author, all of the following are associated with plants that exhibit “minimum
variance behavior” EXCEPT
A. slow growth B. modified respiration
C. rapid seed production D. deep root systems

Question 2: Read the following passage and circle the best answer to fill in each gap (10 points)
The money that some professional sportsmen earn shouldn’t impress anyone when you take into
(42)__ __the fact that only a few of them manage to attain immortality and everlasting fame. And
once they reach their (42) __and display their talent at their best, they are fully conscious that their
brilliant careers won’t last forever. They live under a constant pressure of being (34) and subsequently
replaced by someone who is younger, faster and more accomplished. For that reason, objectives like
retirement benefits and pensions are (44)_______great concern to all professional athletes.

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 Some of the retired competitors go as far as to organize strikes and rallies to voice their protest
against any policy unresponsive to their demand (45)_____the younger professionals seek more
upgrading solutions to the problem as more and more of them attach a proper significance to (46)___a
solid education, even at university level. Such an approach should help them find interesting and well-
paid jobs (47)____their sports career is over.
A completely new strategy has been devised by the schools priding themselves
(48)_____supporting their own teams. Their authorities insist that the sports clubs members achieve
high academic standards or else they are debarred from partaking in certain sports events, which may
lead to further disruption in their professional careers.
By these practical and most effective (49)___, combining education with sports activity, the
(50)___of the professional athlete as being brainless and unintelligent may eventually be changing to
the sportsmen’s benefit.
41. A. reflection B. attention C. examination D. consideration
42. A. prime B. shape C. best D. capacity
43. A. outcast B. outshone C. outstayed D. outgrown
44. A. with B. in C. at D. of
45. A. whereby B. whereas C. whereupon D. wherein
46. A. mastering B. learning C. receiving D. attending
47. A. right away B. promptly C. barely D. once
48. A. with B. on C. for D. in
49. A. grounds B. results C. factors D. means
50. A. vision B. outlook C. image D. judgment

Question 3: Fill each of the following numbered blanks with ONE suitable word.
In the 21st century food will (1)…………more than just you feed you. A new range of products
appearing on shelves in shops and supermarkets (2)……………designed to give you specific health
benefits. The demands of modern life make these foods very attractive. Not only do they provide
proven ways to improve health, but they are also very attractive (3)………….a quick and convenient
way of making sure we enjoy a healthy diet.
In some countries it is already possible to buy crisps that make you feel (4)……….depressed,
chewing gum that increases your brain power and tea that helps you (5)………….over the tiredness
associated (6)………….long-distance air travel. In the future, experts promise biscuits that will keep
you healthy, and hot chocolate drink to give you strong bones.
Despite the fact that these “functional” foods cannot replace a balanced diet and regular
exercise, they can help the body perform at (7)………… best a lot of the time. At (8)…………., these
foods are more expensive than other foods, but that is due to the ingredients they (9)…………..of and
the way they are made. All the foods contain probiotics (10)……………increase the number of
“good” bacteria in your stomach, helping to keep your digestive system healthy.

Question 4: Choose which of the extracts A-G on the following page match the numbered gaps in
the text. There is one additional extract which does not belong any of the gaps.
Hooked on Books
Many people think that libraries are dreary Maybe you’d like a happy medium – something
places where everyone has to creep round in a between the austere prohibition of libraries past
solemn, almost ashamed sort of silence. But and the permissiveness of libraries today. But if
those who hold such view have probably not you’re set on finding a particular book – perhaps
been inside a library for years – or even decades. a novel or an old-style romance – you can
Nowadays, libraries are brighter, far more

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inviting places than ever before. Sometimes you probably manage to cope with the noise and the
could even call them lively, verging perhaps on hurly-burly.
the vulgar and rowdy.
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Gone are the days of leafing through a set of
There may be “no talking’ notices; and the cards and risking the calamity I had as a child of
books are normally ‘reference only’, which spilling the lot all over the floor. Nowadays -
means that if one takes your fancy you’ll have barring fused electrics – the information you
to stay in the reference department and read it want will leap to the screen at the touch of one
there. But let’s face facts: here among these or two buttons. There are they – directions so
dusty tomes there are very few books that you’ll that book you have been meaning to read for
want to read for pleasure, relaxation or to escape years. So off you go, picking your way among
from life’s troubles. sprawling legs and finally reaching the
appropriate shelf-only to find that the book you
2 require is stolen, lost or out on loan.

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find young children scurrying, chattering and
even playing hide and seek round the walls of
books; old folk, too, are likely to be enjoying
themselves – completely at ease as they gossip
or simple lounge in the chairs.
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I’m not quite sure why this is so; they can’t be
worried about litter; there’s plenty of that on the
floor and no one bothers to clear it up. Perhaps
books still matter just a little and it’s thought
undesirable to get the pages glued together with
chewing gum or sticky sweet. Or perhaps they
want you to patronize the library café. One day
I’ll ask the reason for the strange prohibition on
eating and drinking.
They have been stealing, losing and borrowing
books for donkey’s years. And yes, they’ve been
neglecting them too – scribbling in them and
using the leaves of choice editions as cigarette
papers.
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There are far, far more facilities than I’ve time to
mention. What about the ‘sound and vision’
department, where you can borrow records and
videos? What about the archive where you can
investigate your family history? And don’t
forget the lunchtime concerts at many public
libraries? These are just examples, so go again –
and again and again.

A. Libraries have so much to offer and you’ve E. If a librarian intervenes she will do so to stop
only yourself to blame if you’ve not been using someone smoking or eating – still regarded as
your local library service to the full. serious offences.

B. Most libraries do have a reference D. Don’t be too upset. On reflection, you will
department for serious study, and here, if probably agree that the library’s regular users
anywhere, you can still find a little of the old, deserve priority.
rather staid formality.

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 C. You may perhaps feel that there’s too much G. Of course, playing loud music would be
noise, especially if decades have passed since going too far in any department of any library.
you last went book-hunting.

D. These days your search for a given book will H. For recreational books you’ll need to go to
be aided or hinted – depending on your keyboard the lending department or ‘popular library’. And
skills – by the presence of a computerized index. here you’ll find just how enormously libraries
have changed.

Question 5: Choose the correct title (A-I) for each paragraph (1-6)
1. Paragraph 1: ……… A. Efficiency first
2. Paragraph 2: ……… B. Ford at his Best
3. Paragraph 3: ……… C. The five Dollar Day
4. Paragraph 4: ……… D. Hanging onto Power
5. Paragraph 5: ……… E. Ford’s Two Faces
6. Paragraph 6: ……… F. Sacked Workers’ Anger
G. The Company Under Edsel Ford
H. Unrest and Bitterness
I. A New Line in Cars
1) The public knows two Henry Fords. There is the kindly, begin Ford, a man of rough
manners, down-to-earth humour and sound common-sense: an ordinary man made
extraordinary by hard work and preservation and his own mechanical and organizational
genius. He was eccentric, of course – he detested cigarettes and allowed no one to smoke
in his factories. He pronounced on public issues with the confidence of ignorance. He even,
it is rumored, set his sights on the Presidency of the United States, although he was in fact
practically illiterate. He once described the word ‘commenced’ as a technical term, and
claimed he seldom read books since ‘they mess up my mind’. His cars brought untold
benefits to untold numbers. His starting of the ‘Five Dollar Day’ in 1914 made him a great
benefactor of the working classes, while the establishment of the Ford Foundation in 1936
made him rank among the world’s greatest philanthropists.

2) But there was the other Ford: the man who sacrificed partners, colleagues, workers, even
family, to his god of mass production. There is a German word Fordimus which conjures
up the epitome of maximum industrial productivity, where everything yields place to the
tyranny of economic efficiency. The Five Dollar Day and the conveyor belt meant more
money for the workers. It also meant insecurity, skilled labor ready to step into the shoes
of any dissatisfied or incompetent worker. Indeed, on the very day that the Five dollar wage
was announced, violence flared at Ford’s factory as men clamored for work. Ford was also
a bigot, who allowed his personal prejudices to govern his actions and his dealings with
men.

3) How can we account for these contradictions? It is partly a question of time, for until the
middle of the 1920s Henry Ford was a national folk hero, whose enterprise symbolized the
American dream of earthly rewards for the ordinary self-made man. But as Ford grew older,
his natural authoritarian views were fostered and made dangerous by his wealth. His words
were power, and the yes-men around him did as their master wanted.

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 4) The personality of Henry Ford continued to dominate the Ford company as he stumbled
towards senility. He became increasingly suspicious of his subordinates, and allowed his
only son Edsel (who had been nominal president of the company since 1918) little
independence. Ford’s weaknesses lay the organization of his company, if ‘organization’ it
can be called. He distrusted ‘experts’ and he avoided as far as possible specialized executive
positions. In theory, and job was open to anyone, yet no job was safe, and many of Ford’s
leading executives were sacked. William Knudsen, who eventually became president of
General Motors, left in 1921, during Ford’s highly characteristic reaction to catastrophic
slump. This was to purge the organization (the office staff was cut by half), cut costs in
every way, produce more at lower prices, and force thousands of cars upon the desperate
dealers.

5) In the mid-1920s Ford’s adherence to a single, very basic car became a liability, as the
American public began to look for something more stylish and less obviously mass-
produced. Moreover, the very reliability of the Model T’s posed formidable competition,
as millions of second-hand Model T’s came on the market. In May 1927, with sales slipping
alarmingly, Henry ford, now an old man of sixty-four, made another momentous decision.
The Model T’s would be scrapped and the whole plant closed for nearly a year while
experiments and machinery for a new car, the ‘Model A’ were undertaken. For a time the
new car was very successful, but Ford’s preeminence was gone forever. When depression
struck in 1929, sales of the Model A fell away.

6) Henry Ford, once the worker’s champion with his Five Dollar Day, the man who considered
himself an ordinary workman and hated the capitalists, became himself a byword for
exploitation. Not unnaturally, therefore, among these scores of protest and hunger marches
which occurred in the USA in the midst of the great depression, was one by unemployed
people, aimed at Ford’s plant. A procession of several hundred took place in the spring of
1932. Gunfire started, some from Ford’s own company police (Ford actually had more
police on his payroll than the whole of Detroit City). Four of the marchers were killed, and
twenty were wounded. The tragedy served to confirm Ford’ evil reputation among workers.
When Edsel Ford died in 1943, Henry became company president once more. Senility now
added to the dangers of his personality. Not until 1945, at the age of eighty-two, did he
finally yield power, and it was left to his grandson Henry ford II to revitalize the most
famous automobile company in the world.

Choose the best answer which you think best completes each unfinished statement about the text.
7. Ford had mixed reputation because
A. he changed with the times
B. his faults became more pronounced as he aged
C. he was eccentric and ignorant
D. skilled workers knew he could do without them
8. Until the mid 1920s Ford was a national hero because
A. he had got on in life by his own efforts
B. he introduced the Five Dollar Day
C. he was the workers’ champion
D. he was powerful and people did as he wanted
9. In his younger days what mattered most to Ford was
A. becoming President

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 B. efficient production methods
C. looking after his workers well
D. being obeyed by the people around him
10. Ford didn’t mind sacking ordinary workers because
A. there were plenty of other men who wanted jobs
B. he did not need their skills
C. he wanted to make cars cheaply and efficiently
D. he had a suspicious and distrustful nature
PART IV: WRITING (50 points)
Question 1: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one,
beginning with the words given. (10 points)
1. Nobody knows what caused the collapse of the building.
It’s……………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. We aren’t willing to support the strike, we don’t approve of it.
Far from………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. His mood began to improve as soon as he drank a glass of wine.
Scarcely ………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. Were Mike not so affluent a man, Ann wouldn’t be dating him.
But ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. Apart from a few minor mistakes, you did a good job on the whole.
By and…………………………………………………………………………………………………
Question 2: Write a new sentence similar in meaning to the one given, using the words given.
Don’t change the words given (10 points)
1. I expect the book to be far better because it had been written by such a good novelist. (short)
The book ………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. She was concentrating so hard on her work that she didn’t notice when I came in. (wrapped)
She……………………………………………………………………………………………….……
3. She’s not very good at arranging flowers. (flair)
She ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. Diane finds that creating things stops her from thinking about her work. (mind)
Diane finds that being…..……………………………………………………………………………..
5. The manager praised one particular player. (singled)
One particular player…..……………………………………………………………………………..

Question 3: (30 points) It has been said, "Not everything that is learned is contained in books."
Compare and contrast knowledge gained from experience with knowledge gained from books.
In your opinion, which source is more important? Why?
• You should write at least 250 words.
• You should give reasons for your answer using your own ideas and experience
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TRẠI HÈ HÙNG VƯƠNG LẦN THỨ XI ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN LÊ QUÝ ĐÔN LỚP 10 - NĂM 2015
TỈNH ĐIỆN BIÊN

HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM ĐỀ THI ĐỀ XUẤT

PART I: LISTENING (40 points)

Answer keys
Part 1: You will hear a man telephoning to ask about the job in a hotel. Listen and complete the
note by using NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/ OR A NUMBER (20 points)
1. waiter(s) 2. day off 3. break 4. (free) meal 5. dark
(coloured/colored)
6. jacket 7. 28 June 8. Urwin 9. 12.00 (pm)/noon/mid-day 10. reference

Part 2: You are going to listen to a conversation with a woman who wants to join an
international social club. Listen and complete the form (10 points)
1. Malaysian 2. 13 Angle sea 3. 040 422 9160 4. Economist 5. dancing

Part 3: You are going to listen to a supervisor talking to a group of new nurses at a large
hospital. Listen and choose the best option (A, B, or C) to answer each of the following questions.
(10 points)
1. B 2. C 3. A 4. C 5. C

PART II: LEXICO-GRAMMAR (50 points)

Question 1: Choose the best option A, B, C, or D to complete each of the following sentences (20
points)
1. B 2. A 3. C 4. D 5. A 6. D 7. C 8. A 9. C 10. A
11. A 12. D 13. D 14. C 15. D 16. C 17. A 18. D 19. C 20. A

Question 2: Supply the correct forms of the words in brackets (10 points)
1. fabulous 2. inscribed 3. non- 4. underestimation 5. criminology
appearance
6. dropouts 7. workaholic 8. eye-catching 9. systematically 10. irreplaceable

Question 3: Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to show the underlined part that needs correction
in each of the following questions (10points)
1. A 2. B 3. C 4. C 5. B 6. C 7. C 8. A 9. D 10. C

Question 4: Fill in each gap of the following sentences with a suitable preposition or adverb
particle (10 points)
1. without 2. up 3. by 4. through 5. from
6. off 7. across 8. down 9. on 10. at

PART III: READING (60 points)

Question 1: Read the passage and choose the best answer for each question (20 points)
1. B 2. C 3. B 4. B 5. D 6. B 7. D 8. C 9. D 10. C
Question 2: Read the following passage and circle the best answer to fill in each gap (10 points)
1. D 2. A 3. B 4. D 5. B 6. C 7. D 8. B 9. D 10. C

Question 3: Fill each of the following numbered blanks with ONE suitable word.
1. do 2. is 3. as 4. less 5. get
6. with 7. its 8. present 9. consist 10. which/that

Question 4: Choose which of the extracts A-G on the following page match the numbered gaps in
the text. There is one additional extract which does not belong any of the gaps.
1. B 2. H 3. E 4. C 5. D 6. F 7. A

Question 5: Choose the correct title (A-I) for each paragraph (1-6)
1. Paragraph 1: …B ……
2. Paragraph 2: …A……
3. Paragraph 3: …E……
4. Paragraph 4: …D……
5. Paragraph 5: …E……
6. Paragraph 6: …H……
Choose the best answer which you think best completes each unfinished statement about the text.
7. B 8. A 9. B 10. A

PART IV: WRITING (50 points)

Question 1: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one,
beginning with the words given. (10 points)
1. It’s unknown what caused the collapse of the building.
2. Far from being willing to support the strike, we don’t approve of it.
3. Scarcely had he drunk a glass of wine when his mood began to improve.
4. But for Mike’s affluence, Ann wouldn’t be dating him.
5. By and large you did a good job.

Question 2: Write a new sentence similar in meaning to the one given, using the words given.
Don’t change the words given (10 points)
1. The book fell short of my expectation even though it had been written by such a good novelist.
2. She was so wrapped up in her work that she didn’t notice when I came in.
3. She doesn’t have much (of a) flair for arranging flowers.
4. Diane finds that being creative takes her mind off her work
5. One particular player was singled out for praise by her manager.

Question 3: (30 points) It has been said, "Not everything that is learned is contained in books."
Compare and contrast knowledge gained from experience with knowledge gained from books.
In your opinion, which source is more important? Why?
• You should write at least 250 words.
• You should give reasons for your answer using your own ideas and experience