SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 10 THPT

HÀ NAM NĂM HỌC 2012 - 2013

Môn: TiÕng Anh
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút
(§Ò thi gåm 06 trang, thÝ sinh lµm bµi ngay vµo ®Ò thi nµy)
HỌ TÊN, CHỮ KÝ CỦA GIÁM KHẢO SỐ PHÁCH
Giám khảo số 1 Giám khảo số 2 (Do Chủ tịch HĐCT ghi)

Điểm của bài thi

Bằng số Bằng chữ

SECTION A. PHONETICS (10 points)

Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
( 10 points).
1. A. classical B. composer C. answer D. serious
2. A. excursion B. further C. burial D. turtle
3. A. pneumonia B. psychology C. provision D. receipt
4. A. embassy B. chamber C. banyan D. climbing
5. A. spoon B. wool C. noon D. bamboo
6. A. chew B. much C. orchestra D. launch
7. A. chapter B. yard C. manage D. panel
8. A. enough B. tough C. rough D. plough
9. A. measles B. tease C. please D. measure
10. A. invisible B. disease C. decision D. design

Section B: Vocabulary and grammar (80 points)

I. Circle the word, phrase or expression which best completes each sentence. (20 points)
1. If Mary comes to England, it will be a good .......... for her to improve English.
A. possibility B. opportunity C. advantage D. probability
2. We should protect plants and animals of the sea to keep its ...........
A. resource B. energy C. environment D. biodiversity
3. George: “ Thank you very much for a lovely party.” - Leonie: “........................................”
A. Have a good day. B. Not at all. C. Thanks D. You are welcome.
4. “ What would you like to drink?” - “............................”
A. Yes, please B. Thank you C. No, I don’t D. Coffee, please
5. He spent .......... dollars on food and drinks.
A. only few B. only a few C. very a few D. only a little
6. This picture book, the few pages ...........are missing, is my favorite one.
A. for which B. to which C. in which D. of which
7. Whether we go out depend...........the weather.
A. on B. about C. with D. in
8. She ran away ..........she could when she saw a snake.
A. fast as B. as fast as C. faster than D. more than
9. It was .......... a difficult question that we couldn’t answer it.
A. so B. such C. very D. too
10. I like to study sea life. Marine biology is a very ..........subject.
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 A. interested B. bored C. boring D. interesting
11. Three people were seriously.......... in the road accident yesterday.
A. injured B. broken C. damaged D. pained
12. Neither the animals nor the keeper .......... prepared for the storm.
A. to be B. were C. was D. be
13. The young generation must contribute to .......... the country.
A. building of B. the building C. the building of D. build
14. I don’t think he will join us,...........?
A. doesn’t he B. won’t he C. will he D. don’t I
15. The four-storey house ...........on that hill is still new.
A. to be built B. building C. built D. to build
16. I waved to Karen but failed.................. her attention.
A. to be attracted B. to attract C. attracting D. attracted
17. This is..........the most difficult job I’ve ever had to do.
A. by far B. by chance C. by heart D. by myself
18. The picnic..........to be a disaster.
A. turned out B. turned up C. turned down D. turned round
19. Laws have been introduced to prohibit the killing of endangered species.
A. advise B. ban C. decrease D. encourage
20. He passed the exams,.......... seemed a surprise to everyone in our class.
A. that B. which C. what D. why
II. Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the sentences. (20 points)
1. We were told to stay seated and (fast)............... our seat belts.
2. At first, there were a lot of opposition from the parents of the (able) ............children.
3. (fortune).............., the weather was so bad that we couldn’t go out.
4. After the earthquake, the city was badly destroyed and many people became (home)..............
5. Books in the home are a wonderful source of (know)...........and pleasure.
6. A lot of plants and animals could be used as medicines against cancer, AIDS, heart disease and
many other ( sick)............
7. You may be surprised at the large (various) ...........of animals that live in Nairobi National Park.
8. Newspapers and magazines present information (vision).............
9. It is a good book because it is............ (inform)
10. One (advantage) ...........of watching TV is that there is too much violence in TV programmes.
Your answers:
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.

III. Each line of the following passage contains one mistake. Underline the mistakes and write the
correct answers in the spaces provided. (20 points)
In the 1960s, the Beatles were probably the more famous pop group ....... most................
in the whole world. For then, there were a great many groups that .................................
achieved enormous famous, so it is perhaps difficult now to ................................
imagine what sensational the Beatles were at that time. They were .................................
four boys from the north of England and none of them had some ..............................
training in music. They started by performed and recording songs by .................................
Black Americans and they had some succeed with their songs. Then ................................
they started writing them own songs and that was when they became .................................
really popular. The Beatles exchanged pop music. They were the first .................................
pop music group to achieve greatly success from songs they had written ................................
themselves. After that it became commonly for groups and singers to .................................
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write their own songs.
IV. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets. (20 points)
a. The man who (1. rescue)...........had been in the sea for 10 hours.
b. The children enjoy (2. allow)...........to stay up late when there is something special on TV.
c. I’d rather you (3. not, tell)...........anyone what I said.
d. If you don’t hurry, all the tickets (4. sell)............by the time we (5. get)............there.
e. This is the first time I (6. read)............a novel (7. write)............by an American novelist.
f. If I (8. not, leave)...........my wallet at home this morning, I (9. have)............money for lunch
now.
g. This stereo has been playing since 6 p.m. I wish someone (10. turn)...........it off.
Your answers:
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.

SECTION C: READING COMPREHENSION (50 points)

I. Circle the best word A, B, C or D to fill spaces in the following text. (20 points)
My village was never a big village. It was a place (1).......... farmers worked on their land;
growing rice, potatoes and maize. The farmers worked (2).......... in their fields from early
morning until late in the afternoon. Although the farmers (3).......... their best, they (4)...........
make ends meet.
In the last few years, my village (5).......... dramatically. With the help of the project
“Abolish the hunger and decrease the (6)............. of the poor”, the farmers in my village can
(7)........... money from the project. They use the money (8)........... animals such as cows, pigs
and chicken. They also grow oranges, grapefruits and tea. They (9).............. their farming
products to the city and get a lot of money. Now many homes have TV sets, motorbikes. The
dull atmosphere has been replaced by the (10)..........atmosphere.
1. A. which B. in which C. that D. when
2. A. hard B. hardly C. harder D. hardest
3. A. tried B. took C. made D. looked
4. A. could B. couldn’t C. can D. can’t
5. A. changed B. is changed C. has changed D. changes
6. A. amount B. number C. deal D. majority
7. A. lend B. borrow C. take D. hold
8. A. to raise B. to rise C. to grow D. to plant
9. A. sell B. get C. lead D. buy
10. A. excited B. exciting C. excite D. excitement
II. Fill in each numbered gap with one suitable word (20 points)
Everyone wants to reduce pollution. But the pollution problem is (1).......... complicated as it
is serious. It is complicated (2).......... much pollution is (3)..........by things that benefit people. For
(4).........., exhaust from automobiles causes a large percentage of air pollution. But the automobile
(5)..........transportation for millions of people. Factories discharge much of the material that pollutes
the air and water, but give (6) ..........to a large number of people.
Thus, to end or greatly reduce pollution immediately, people would have to (7).......... using
many things that benefit them. Most of the people do not want to do that, of course. But
(8)..........can be gradually reduced in several ways. Scientists and engineers can work to find ways
to lessen the amount of pollution that (9)..........things as automobiles and factories cause.
Governments can pass and enforce laws that require businesses and traffic to stop, or to cut
(10)...........on certain polluting activities.

Your answers:
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 1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.
III. Read the passage and circle the correct answer. (10 points)
The hippopotamus is the third largest land animal, smaller only than the elephant and the
rhinoceros. Its name comes from two Greek words which mean “river horse”. The long name of
this animal is often shortened to the easier to handle term “hippo”.
The hippo has a natural affinity for the water. It does not float on top of water; instead, it
can easily walk along the bottom of a body of water. The hippo commonly remains under water
for three to five minutes and has been known to stay under for up to half an hour before coming
up for air.
In spite of its name, the hippo has relatively little in common with the horse and instead
has a number of interesting similarities in common with the whale. When a hippo comes up
after a stay at the bottom of a lake or a river, it releases air through a blowhole, just like a whale.
In addition, the hippo resembles the whale in that they both have thick layers of blubber for
protection and they are almost completely hairless.
1. The topic of this passage is..............................................
A. the largest land animal
B. the derivations of animal names.
C. the characteristics of the hippo.
D. the relation between the hippo and the whale.
2. It can be inferred from the passage that the rhinoceros is...............................
A. smaller than the hippo.
B. equal in size to the elephant.
C. a hybrid of the hippo and the elephant.
D. one of the two largest types of land animals.
3. The word “Its” in line 2 refers to......................................
A. hippopotamus’ B. elephant’s C. rhinoceros’ D. horse’s
4. It can be inferred from the passage that the hippopotamus is commonly called a hippo
because the word “hippo” is..............................................
A. simpler to pronounce accurately. B. the original name.
B. scientifically more accurate D. easier for the animal to recognize.
5. The word “float” in line 4 refers to........................
A. sink B. drift C. eat D. flap
6. According to the passage, what is the maximum time that hippos have been known to stay
underwater?
A. three minutes B. five minutes C. thirty minutes D. ninety minutes
7. The expression “has relatively little in common” in line 8 could be best replaced by.........
A. has few interactions. B. is not normally found.
C. has minimal experience. D. shares few similarities.
8. The passage states that one way in which a hippo is similar to a whale is that....................
A. they both live on the bottom of the river.
B. they both have blowholes.
C. they are both named after horse.
D. they both breathe underwater.
9. The word “blubber” in line 12 is closest in meaning to..................................
A. fat B. metal C. water D. skin
10. The last line states that the hippo does not........................................................
A. like water. B. resemble the whale.
C. have a protective coating. D. have much hair.

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 SECTION D. WRITING (60 points)
I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same
as the sentence printed before it (20 points)
1. She was sorry that she hadn’t invited him to her birthday party.
---> She regretted................................................................................................................
2. They are going to repair our car next week.
---> We..................................................................................................................................
3. He didn’t become a famous film director until he was 35.
---> Not until........................................................................................................................
4. Collecting stamps is one of Jane’s interests.
---> Jane is...........................................................................................................................
5. Someone rang the alarm as soon as the thief left the building.
---> Hardly..........................................................................................................................
6. He was punished because he behaved badly.
---> Because of....................................................................................................................
7. When did you start learning English?
---> How long.....................................................................................................................?
8. Temperature is measured by a thermometer.
---> A thermometer is........................................................................................................
9. It is thought that the accident is caused by human error.
---> The accident.................................................................................................................
10. I could finish the work early because he helped me.
---> Thanks......................................................................................................................
II. You’ve bought a new house. Write a letter of about 150 words to your friend to
invite him/her to your house-warming party. (20 points)

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III. Write a paragraph of about 150 words about the disadvantages of using mobile
phones for high school students. (20 points)
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