T.H.P.T CHUYÊN THAI BINH

ĐỀ DỰ NGUỒN MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 10
KỲ THI HSG VÙNG DUYÊN HẢI VÀ ĐỒNG BẰNG BẮC BỘ
LẦN THỨ VI.
( Thêi gian lµm bµi 180 phót)

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PART I: LISTENING
1. You will hear a man talking to a group of people about a new sports centre.
For each of the questions, fill in the missing information in the numbered space.
Use ONLY ONE WORD FOR EACH ANSWER. (5 pts)
NEW SPORTS CENTRE
Facilities:
* swimming pool
* (1) .........................
* squash courts
* tennis courts (opening on (2) ...................................)
Prices:
* Monthly: £35
* (3) £ .............................. a year)
(special discounts for children)
* not included in price: equipment and swimming (4) ....................
How to become a member:
Fill in a membership form - remember to write your age and weight.
For more information phone Mrs. (5) ...................... on 467 9900.
2. You will hear an interview with a woman who works in a museum. As you
listen, choose the best answer to each question. (5 pts)
1. When she was at school, Clara wanted to become



B. quandary

C. problem

D. bewilderment

2. It was a long dispute with nether side giving …...easily.
A. clearance

B. ground

C. inch

D. hand

3. Van Gorgh suffered from depression…………….by overwork and and illhealth.
A. brought on

B. coming about

C. taken up

D. put through

4. The current crisis should………as a warning not to be overconfident in the
markets.
A. link

B. serve


C. through

D. off

8. We are in two minds as to how to……..with the latest problems.
A. settle

B. tackle

C. deal

D. handle

9. We should have seen the consequences from the………….
A. outset

B. outcast

C. onset

D. offcut

10. It’s obvious that most of the trainees are still at…………..when it comes to
procedures.
A. sea

B.odds

C. trouble


A. shortage

B. lack

C. absence

D. outgong

15. Delinquency often results……………..something that happened in the youth’s
childhood.
A. in

B. to

C. of

D. from

16. I don’t believe there’s a……of evidence that could be held agaist him.
A. shred

B. grain

C. drop

D. strain

17. We must be careful not to put the cart before the……………………
A. bull



C. demands

D. terms

2.Underline and correct the 10 mistakes in the following passage. (5 pts)
Although party invitations no longer frightened to me, I still line 1
found making careful preparations for this particularly party. I ....... 2
got a haircut, laid out my best suit, selected a special shirt, tie, ....... 3
and cuff-links. I recently gone on a diet, but because I didn't ........ 4
want I looked too thin, I discontinued it. What should I bring ........ 5
my hosts? Flowers? wine? What kind of the wine? Port? ........ 6
Sherry? Or possibly even champagne? Meeting new persons ........ 7
was still a major undertaking.

........ 8

It was schedule for this Saturday and I decided to take a cab ........ 9
to the suburb where it was being held. It was early autumn and ......... 10
the weather was mild, but that morning it turned cold and ......... 11
rainy, and as I listened to the steam hissing in my radiator, it ......... 12
already fell like midwinter. From my newspaper, I learned that ......... 13
a hurricane which had already stricken another state was on its ......... 14
route to New York, though it might veer out to sea.
e.g. frightened to me (line 1) → frightened me

......... 15

3. Fill each blank in the following sentences with a correct preposition or
particle.(5 pts)

experience. Research will help you pick the best places to go but you'll also learn


what you need to pack. what health and safety (1) ........ to take, and what cultural
(and sometimes political) issues you should be aware of.
Climate and seasonal pricing are important (2) ....... in your decision about when
to go. (3) ...... for adventure travel, bad weather or weather you're not (4) .... for can
ruin the trip. While you can't predict the (5) ...... weather in advance, you can learn
about climate (6) ..... ahead of time when doing your destination research. Seasonal
popularity and pricing should also be considered if you intend to (7) ...... peakseason crowd and prices.
While some research is absolutely (8) ....., don't plan every moment of your trip in
advance. Over-planning tends to make us less (9) ..... to take part in the predictable
and spontaneous (10) ...... that are part of any sort of adventure travel. It's really
important to keep a big reserve of excitement and energy ready for the unexpected.
1.
A. insurance
B. precautions
C. warnings
D. information
2.
A. points
B. reasons
C. factors
D. details
3.
A. Especially
B. Exceptionally C. Definitely
D. Necessarily
4.
A. anticipated

Tom Sponson, (1) ............... fifty three, was a thoroughly successful (2) ............. .
He (3) ................ worked up a first-class business, (4) .......... a charming wife, and
built himself a good house (5) ................... the London suburb that was neither so
modern as to be pretentious (6) .................... so conventional to be dull. He (7) .......
good taste. His son was doing well (7) ........... Oxford. His daughter, who was
(9) ............. a good school, had no wish to (10) .............. make-up, to wear low
frocks, (11) ........... to flirt. She still (12) .............. herself as too young
(13) ................ these trifling amusements. Yet she was gay, affectionate, and


thoroughly (14) ......... with life. All (15) ............ same, for (16) ............ time, Tom
had (17) .............. aware that he was working very hard (18) ............... very little.
His wife gave him a little kiss in the morning when he (19) .................. for the
office and, if she were not at a party another little kiss in the evening when he came
(20) ................ .
PART III: READING
1. Read the passage then choose the best answer to each question. (10 pts)
Line

In the folklore of the Navajo people, it was said that frogs and toads fell
from the sky when it rained. The phenomenon that gave rise to this belief
involved the spadefoot toad, which remains dormant beneath the Sonoran
Desert of Arizona, avoiding the heat and drought for as long as eight or

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nine months. With the onset of summer thunderstorms, however, the roads
to respond to the vibrations of drumming raindrops and emerge, as if
fallen from the sky with the rain, to begin their brief and frantic mating
season.

D. The mating rituals of the male spadefoot

2. According to the passage, the spadefoot toad
A. is dormant for as long as nine months

B. reproduces during winter rains

C. eats leaves and grasses

D. develops very slowly

3. Which of the following is NOT true of the spadefoot?
A. They are active only three to four months a year.
B. The female lays their eggs in pools of water.
C. The searing desert sun is their only enemy.
D. Many tadpoles die before they reach maturity.
4. It can be concluded from the passage that
A. spadefoot toads could exist for years without rain.
B. the Navajo legends are based on acute observation.
C. spadefoot toads are well adapted to their environment.
D. the chances of a tadpole's becoming an adult are very great.
5. The author is most likely a
A. botanist

B. biologist

C. chemist

D. geographer


C. enjoying

D. devouring

10. Where in the passage is the geographic location that the spadefoot toads
inhabit mentioned?
A. line 1

B. line 9

C. line 3 - 4

D. line 16 - 17

2. Choose the most suitable heading from the list B-F from the list of heading
below.Write the appropriate numbers( i-X) in spaces 1-5

High tech crime-fighting tools
A. ..............
Crime-fighting technology is getting more sophisticated and rightly so. The police
need to be equiped for the 21st century. In britain , we’ve already got the world ‘s
biggest DNA database.By next year, the state will have access to the genetic data of
4.25m people: one British-based person in 14. Hundreds of thousands of those on
the database will never have been charged with a crime.
B. .............
Britain is also reported to have more than $ million CCTV (closed circuit
television) cameras. There is a continuing deabate about the effectiveness of CCTv.
Some evidence suggests that it is helpful in reducing shoplifting and car crime. It
has also been used to sucessfully identify terrorists and murderers. However, many
clain that better lighting is just as effective to prevent crime and that cameras could

Microdrone and it’s a toy-sized remote-control craft that hovers above streets or
crowds to film what’s going on beneath. The Microdone has already been used to
monitor rock festivals, but its supplier has also been in siscussions to supply it to
the Metropolitan Police, and SOCA, the Serious Organized Crime Agency. The
drones are small enough to be unnoticed by people on the ground when they are
flying at 350ft. They contain high-resolution video surveillance equipment and an


infrared night vision capability, so even in darkness they give their operators a
bird’s eye view of locations while remaining virtually undetectable.
F. ..................
The worrying thing is, who will get access to this technology? Merseyside police
are already employng two of the devices as part of a pilot scheme to watch football
crowds and city parks looking for antisocial behaviour. It is not just about crime
detection: West Midlands fire brigade is about to lease a frone, for example, to get a
better view of fire and flood scenes and aid rescue attempts; the Environment
Agency is considering their use for monitoring of illegal fly-tipping and oil spills.
The company that makes the drone says it has no plans to license the equipment to
individuals or private companies, which hopefully will prevent private security
firms from getting their hands on them.But what about local authorities? In theory,
this technology could be used againstmotorists. And where will the surveillance
society end? Already , there are plans to introduce “ smart water” containing a
unique DNA code identifier that when sprayed on a suspect will cling to their
clothes and skin and allow officers to identify them later. As long as high-tech tools
are being used in the fight against crime and terrorism, fine. But if it’s another
weapon to be used to invade our privacy, then don’t want it.

i The spy in the sky
ii The spread of technology
iii The limitations of cameras

situation goes far beyond mere seasonal changes.
There is one district where observations go back at least 125 years. (3) .............. .
This way of drawing water is intended for the irrigation of gardens and small plots
and works only if there is water not more than about five metres below the surface.
(4) ......... . They have all been replaced by wells from which the water has to be
raised by draught animals, because it is now 25 metres down. (5) ............... .
In a classic example of a vicious circle, shortages of water has led to the digging
of more wells to save the flocks and birds. As these have been deepened the water
supply has been further depleted. (6) ............ .
The Air region was once regarded as the Switzerland of Africa because of its
temperate climate. (7) .............. . Nowadays, though, there are only a third of the
palms which existed there at the turn of the century. The amount of wildlife has
shown a proportional fall. (8) ........... . This is highly dangerous in a world where
the overall population is growing rapidly. We cannot afford to lose fertile land.


A. Here it is known that wells of the balance beam type were once used to cultivate
areas.
B. So, too, has the number of human beings who can now survive in the area.
C. This being so, it is easy to understand why it varies.
D. Today, though, not one well of this type exists.
E. This has resulted in soil erosion which then dries out the land still further.
F. Here, then, the water level has evidently dropped by 20 metres in little over a
century.
G. It was criss-crossed by valleys filled with palm trees and was thronged with
wildlife.
H. Such are conditions in the Sahara Desert in recent times.
I. This is shown most clearly in the dramatic fall in the region's precious water
reserves.
PART IV. WRITING


T.H.P.T CHUYÊN THAI BINH

ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THI MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 10
KỲ THI HSG VÙNG DUYÊN HẢI ĐỒNG BẰNG BẮC BỘ LẦN THỨ VI
PART I: LISTENING
1. Gap fill
1, gym

2. Saturday

3. 215

2. Multiple choice
1. B

2. C

3. A

4. C

5. B

4. lessons

5. Reysall


PART II: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

6. schedule -> scheduled (line 9)

2. recently -> had recently (line 4)

7. weather was -> weather had been (line

3. I looked -> to look (line 5)

11)

4. the wine -> wine (line 6)

8. fell -> felt (line 13)

5. persons -> people (line 7)

9. stricken -> struck (line 14)

10. route -> way (line 15)
3. Gap filling with phrasal verbs and prepositions
1. up with

2. down with

7. against

8. down

3. through
9. to

1. B

2. C

3. A

4. B

5. D

6. B 7. A

8. B 9. D

10. C

6. Gap filling
1. aged

2. man

9. attending
15. the

3. had

10. wear

16. same



2. Headline matching

5. B

6. D

7. B

8. C

9. C

10. C

8. at


1. vi

2. iii

3. ii

4. i

5. viii

4. D