ĐỀ SỐ 11 ĐỀ LUYỆN THI HỌC SINH GIỎI

Môn: Tiếng Anh 10

Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút

I. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs
from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. breakfast B. peasant C. pleasure D. creation
Question 2: A. tool B. moon C. wool D. boot
Question 3: A. climate B. communicate C. accurate D. unfortunate

II. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three
in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 4: A. exchange B. collect C. persuade D. profile
Question 5: A. recommend B. suggestion C. initial D. unhelpful

III. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 6: I would rather ______ at home last night. The film was very boring.
A. to stay B. stay C. have stayed D. I stayed
Question 7: It’s difficult to decide which is ______ between the two machines.
A. the better B. the best C. the good D. better than
Question 8: I am sure I locked the door. I clearly remember _______ it.
A. lock B. to lock C. to have locked D. locking
Question 9: Mr. Ram ______ accustomed to living in this rickety house since his company went bankrupt.
A. has been B. got C. was D. has got
Question 10: The packet containing a lot of books and precious materials _______ last night.
A. were lost B. has lost C. lost D. was lost
Question 11: If it hadn’t been ______ her carefulness, she would have had a terrible accident.
A. upon B. on C. for D. of
Question 12: I _______ with my teenage children now, we haven’t had any arguments.
A. keep in touch B. keep pace C. am on good terms D. get on my nerves
Question 13: I’ve got to take my son to the dentist’s for a check-up tomorrow. I just hope he doesn’t need to
_______.
A. have anything done B. get him to do anything
C. be done anything D. have him do
Question 14: Peter went out of his house ______ his favorite song.
A. and whispering B. whisper C. whispering D. whispered
Question 15: It was great when I ______ to find the right person that I wanted to meet at the party.
A. was able B. could C. was likely D. might
Question 16: I will do the job you offer me to the best of my ______.
A. knowledge B. ability C. talent D. capacity
Question 17: It is clear that John works much harder than ______.
A. does she B. is his sister C. does his sister D. his sister is
Question 18: Will you buy a 3D television when they _______ available?
A. are becoming B. become C. became D. will become
Question 19: ______ you cheated at the examination was reported to the headmaster.
A. What B. When C. All the things D. That
Question 20: If you are too_______, other people will take advantage of you.
A. untrustworthy B. trusted C. trustworthy D. trusting
Question 21: “It’s my birthday today, dear.”
A. Long time no see B. Nothing on earth!
C. Many happy returns D. May I have a rain check
Question 22: Lan: “Let’s do something to prevent the environment from becoming worse and worse”
Mai: “______”
A. So long. B. Great idea
C. Sorry, I haven’t got it here D. Well, never mind
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Question 23: It’s important to set yourself clear _______ so you know what you are doing for.
A. goals B. ambitions C. decisions D. opportunities
Question 24: The female birds eat very little food _______ the males.
A. in addition to B. compared to C. according to D. dedicate to

IV. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 25: In 1985, the Coca cola company altered the secret formula of the drink’s ingredients.
A. proposed B. modified C. restored D. enriched
Question 26: In my experience, freshmen today are different from those I knew 2 years ago.
A. new students B. new counselors C. first-year students D. young professors
Question 27: To prepare for a job interview, you should jot down your qualifications, work experience as
well as some important information about yourself.
A. Your big data and special qualities B. what you have experienced
C. your own qualities in real life D. what you have earned through study
Question 28: With the dawn of space exploration, the notion that atmospheric conditions on Earth may be
unique in solar system was strengthened.
A. beginning B. continuation C. expansion D. outcome
Question 29: Roget’s Thesaurus, a collection of English words and phrases, was originally arranged by the
ideas they express rather than by alphabetical order.
A. as well as B. unless C. restricted D. instead of

V. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in
each of the following questions.
Question 30: In the middle of the grassland a lot of tiny flowers are blooming because it is spring time.
A. it is spring time B. a lot of tiny flowers are blooming
C. the grassland D. the middle
Question 31: Finally, the rescuers found the couple and their car which were swept away by the flood.
A. which B. found C. Finally D. swept away
Question 32: Alike other forms of energy, natural gas may be used to heat homes, cook food and even run
machines.
A. homes B. Alike C. may be used D. even run
Question 33: They had the suggestion that the children would spend two weeks with their parents.
A. the B. would spend C. that D. with their parents
Question 34: I asked him whether he had done it on himself or someone had helped him.
A. him B. had done C. whether D. on himself

VI. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
STUDYING ENGLISH ABROAD
Just more English is being taught in primary schools worldwide, so there are a (35) _______number of
language schools in English-speaking countries that are (36) _______courses for younger learners. In Britain,
most young learners’ courses are (37) _______to 11- years-olds and upwards, with a few that cater for children
as young as seven. But is a sensible age to start sending children abroad to study? (38) _______, even adults
learners find the experience of traveling to a strange country and encountering people who speak a barely
comprehensible language challenging.
A great deal depends on how a child has been (39) _______up. For example, if they have been exposed
to new things and have already started to learn independence, then thy are (40) _______to enjoy the
experience. (41) _______, children who have previously traveled abroad with their parents will be well
prepared to undertake a study (42) _______in an English-speaking country on their (43) _______Getting (44)
_______to the idea that other countries have different customs and cultures is an important stage in the process
of learning a foreign language.
Question 35: A. increasing B. raising C. growing D. rising
Question 36: A. setting B. studying C. granting D. offering
Question 37: A. access B. fit C. suit D. open

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Question 38: A. At last B. After all C. Finally D. At the end
Question 39: A. grown B. put C. brought D. turned
Question 40: A. possibly B. about C. easily D. likely
Question 41: A. On the other hand B. Further on
C. More of D. However
Question 42: A. trip B. travel C. voyage D. journey
Question 43: A. own B. self C. alone D. lonely
Question 44: A. aware B. used C. to know D. on well

VII. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer to each of the following questions.
A rather surprising geographical feature of Antarctica is that a huge freshwater lake ,one of the world’s
largest and deepest , lies hidden there under four kilometers of ice .Now known as Lake Vostok, this huge
body of water is located under the ice block that comprises Antarctica . The lake is able to exist in its unfrozen
state beneath this block of ice because its waters are warmed by geothermal heat from the earth’s core .The
thick glacier above Lake Vostok actually insulates it from the frigid temperatures on the surface .
The lake was first discovered in the 1970s while a research team was conducting an aerial survey of
the area .Radio waves from the survey equipment penetrated the ice and revealed a body of water of
indeterminate size. It was not until much more recently that data collected by satellite made scientists aware of
the tremendous size of the lake ; the satellite –borne radar detected an extremely flat region where the ice
remains level because it is floating on the water of the lake .
The discovery of such a huge freshwater lake trapped under Antarctica is of interest to the scientific
community because of the potential that the lake contains ancient microbes that have survived for thousands
upon thousands of years, unaffected by factors such as nuclear fallout and elevated ultraviolet light that have
affected organism in more exposed areas .The downside of the discovery, however, lies in the difficulty of
conducting research on the lake in such a harsh climate and in the problems associated with obtaining
uncontaminated samples from the lake without actually exposing the lake to contamination. Scientists are
looking for possible way to accomplish this.
Question 45: The purpose of the passage is to ______.
A. explain how Lake Vostok was discovered
B. discuss future plans for Lake Vostok
C. present an unexpected aspect of Antarctica’s geography
D. provide satellite data concerning Antarctica
Question 46: The word “lies” could best be replaced by ______.
A. tells falsehoods B. sits C. sleeps D. inclines.
Question 47: What is true of Lake Vostok?
A. It is completely frozen. B. It is not a saltwater lake.
C. It is beneath a thick slab of ice. D. It is heated by the sun.
Question 48: Which of the following is closet in meaning to “frigid”?
A. Rarely recorded B. Extremely cold C. Never changing D. Quite harsh
Question 49: All of the following are true about the 1970 survey of Antarctica EXCEPT that it ______.
A. was controlled by a satellite B. made use of radio waves
C. was conducted by air D. did not measure the exact size of the lake
Question 50: It can be inferred from the passage that the ice would not be flat if ______.
A. There were no lakes underneath B. radio waves were not used
C. the lake was not so big D. Antarctica were not so cold
Question 51: The word “microbes” could be best be replaced by which of the following?
A. Tiny organisms B. Rays of light C. Pieces of dust D. Trapped bubbles
Question 52: Lake Vostok was potentially important t scientists because it ______.
A. It has already been contaminated
B. It may have elevated levels of ultraviolet light
C. It can be studied using radio waves
D. It may contain uncontaminated microbes
Question 53: The word “downside” is closest in meaning to ______.
A. negative aspect B. buried section C. underside D. bottom level
Question 54: The paragraph following the passage most probably discusses ______.
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 A. further discoveries on the surface of Antarctica
B. ways to study Lake Vostok without contaminating it
C. the harsh climate of Antarctica
D. problems with satellite- borne radar equipment

VIII. Read the passage and choose the best answer to each questions.
Very few people in the modern world obtain their food supply by hunting and gathering in the natural
environment surrounding their homes. This method of harvesting from nature’s provision is the oldest
subsistence strategy, and has been practiced for at least two million years. It was, indeed, the only way to obtain
food until rudimentary farming and the domestication of animals were introduced about 10,000 years ago.
Because hunter-gathers have fared poorly in comparison with their agricultural cousins, their numbers
have dwindled, and they have been forced to live in marginal environments such as deserts forests or arctic
wasteland. In higher latitudes, the shorter growing season has restricted the availability of plant life. Such
conditions have caused a greater independence on hunting, and along the coasts and waterways, on fishing. The
abundance of vegetation in the lower latitudes of the tropics, on the other hand, has provided a greater
opportunity for gathering a variety of plants. In short, the environmental differences have restricted the diet
and have limited and possibilities for the development of subsistence societies. Contemporary hunter- gathers
may help us understand our prehistoric ancestors. We know from the observation of modern hunter- gathers in
both Africa and Alaska that society based on hunting and gathering must be very mobile. While the entire
community camps in a central location, a smaller party harvests the food within a reasonable distance from the
camp. When the food in the area is exhausted, the community moves on to exploit another site. We also notice
a seasonal migration on pattern evolving for most hunter gathers, along with a restrict division of labor between
sexes. These patterns of behavior may be similar to those practiced by mankind during the Paleolithic Period.
Question 55: With which of the following topics is the passage primarily concerned?
A. Hunter- gathers subsidies society B. marginal environment
C. the Paleolithic Period D. subsistence farming
Question 56: Which is the oldest subsistence strategy?
A. farming B. migrating
C. domesticating animals D. hunting and gathering
Question 57: The word “ rudimentary” is closest in meaning to ______.
A. rough B. backward C. preliminary D. ancient
Question 58: The phrase “in short” can be replaced by ______.
A. in want B. shortly
C. in demand D. to cut a long story short
Question 59: The word “abundance” is closest in meaning to ______.
A. plenty B. amount C. majority D. density
Question 60: The word “mobile” is closest in meaning to ______.
A. portable B. movable C. carried D. transportable
Question 61: When was hunting and gathering introduced?
A. 10. 000 years B. 2000 years ago C. 2000000 years ago D. 1000000 years ago
Question 62: What conditions exist in the lower latitude?
A. more coasts and waterways for fishing B. greater dependence on hunting
C. a large variety of plant life D. a shorter growing season
Question 63: How can we know more about hunter-gathers of prehistoric time?
A. by studying similar contemporary societies. B. by studying the remains of their campsites.
C. by practicing hunting and gathering. D. by studying the prehistoric environment.
Question 64: Which of the following is not mentioned in the above passage?
A. Because of the shorter growing season in higher latitude, the availability of plants is limited.
B. More and more people in the modern time live on the food they gather in the natural environment.
C. The more vegetable in the lower latitude in the tropics there is, the greater opportunity for gathering
around their homes.
D. The environmental differences result in restricted diet.

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