TRƯỜNG PTTH A THANH LIÊM KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 10
NĂM HỌC 2011- 2012
Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
(Đề thi này gồm có 4 trang, thang điểm 20)
Họ và tên thí sinh:………………………… Lớp: 10A……
Điểm bài thi
Họ tên, chữ ký của giám khảo
Bằng số Bằng chữ
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PART I : PHON ETIC (1.0 p):
I. Find the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. A.pardon B. hard C. parent D. Park
2. A.rose B. cover C. nose D. over
3. A. increase B. ink C. pink D. thank
4. A. beloved B. naked C. ploughed D. learned
PART I I : VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR:
I. Circle the correct answers (3,5p):
1. He got an excellent grade in his examination ______ the fact that he had not worked particularly hard .
A. on account of B. because C. in spite of D. although
2. There were over 30,000 __________ at the match.
A. spectators B. viewers C. witnesses D. watchers
3. ____ they are tropical birds, parrots can live in temperate or even cold climate.
A. Despite B. Even though C. Nevertheless D. But
4. I was enjoying my book, but I stopped ___ a program on TV.
A. to read to watch B. to read for watching
C. reading for watching D. reading to watch
5. The man __________ we met yesterday was the manager of a bicycle factory.
A. whose B. which C. whom D. when
6. I don't believe a word she says, I think she ___________.
A. is laying B. is telling lie C. is lying D. lied

different things to different people. Some famous classical composers were Bach, Vivaldi, Haydn, and
Mozart. In their music, they did not tell a story or show strong emotion. They wanted to make a beautiful,
interesting design. They wanted to write lovely sounds.
Then composers started to interpret ideas. They told stories about wars, armies, and soldiers. They
wrote about religion. Sometimes they composed music for holidays. They told love stories and showed
strong emotion. Some of these composers were Beethoven, Schumann, Chopin, Mendelssohn, Wagner,
and Tchaikovsky. Classical music stays with people a long time. Bach wrote about 300 years ago,
Beethoven wrote about 200 years ago, and Tchaikovsky wrote over 100 years ago.
Sometimes people close their eyes to listen to classical music. When they close their eyes, they can
see the design. They can listen to the same classical music many times and enjoy it. Sometimes it is
difficult to understand. The listener has to think about it. However, we can all learn to enjoy some
classical music. It is very important to people.
1. Classical music is famous ________.
A. in the Western B. in Europe C. in the United States D. all over the world
2. The first classical composers wanted to ________.
A. tell stories about religion B. write lovely sounds
C. show strong emotion D. b and c
3. What kind of stories did some composers not tell in their music?
A. love B. wars C. religion D. racial integration
4. Beethoven _____________________.
A. composed his music a long time ago B. just wanted to make an interesting design
C. did not tell a story. D. wrote some music that as difficult to understand
5. People sometimes close their eyes when they listen to classical music in order to ________.
A. understand it clearly B. think about the design
C. from the picture of the design in their mind D. hear the same classical music many times
6. Classical music __________________.
A. is different from people to people
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B. is difficult to understand so that listener always has to think about it
C. was composed by famous musicians very long time ago

àBecause of ……………………………………………………………………………………
2. Although he got up early, he was late for the first train.
à In spite ………………………………………………………………………………………………
3.Mr. Smith said, “I will refuse their offer.”
à……………………………………………………………………………………….
4. Henry said, “I can meet them later.”
à……………………………………………………………………………………….
5. I have to work late tomorrow, so I can’t join your party
à If………………………………………………………………………………………………
6. When I came she was reading newspapers. (change into passive voice)
à
7. Are you writing a letter to her ? (change into passive voice)
à
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III. Write a short paragraph (about 120 words) about the following topic: “What do you like to do
in your free time”
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