BỘ ĐỀ THI HỌC KÌ 1
MÔN TIẾNG ANH 10 NĂM 2019-2020
(CÓ ĐÁP ÁN)


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Nguyễn Bỉnh Khiêm
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Lạc Long Quân (Hệ 10 năm)
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Nguyễn Trãi

B. serious
C. chronic
D. infectious
Question 4 (VD) He said earlier studies also have shown that eating more plant protein is linked with lower
_____ risks.
A. healthy
B. unhealthy
C. healthier
D. health
Listen to the next part of the news about the benefits of eating plant protein and fill in each gap with
one word you hear (1.0p).
Animal protein did not appear to influence length of life in the study, researchers report in the scientific
publication JAMA Internal Medicine. During the study, 12,381 people died. That included more than
(1)_____ deaths from cancer, 3,025 from cardiovascular disease and 1.528 deaths from other kinds of heart
disease. The remaining deaths were the result of cerebrovascular disease.
People who replaced just 3 percent of red meat with plant protein were 34 percent less likely to die of any
cause. They were 39 percent less likely to die of (2)_____, and 42 percent less likely to die of heart disease
during the study.
And, those who replaced just 4 percent of processed meat in their (3) ______ high with plant protein were
46 percent less likely to die of any cause. They were 50 percent less likely to die of cancer.
Hu was not involved in the Japanese study. But he said when individuals eat more plant protein foods such
as nuts and lentils, there is major improvement in cardiovascular risk (4) ___. These include blood pressure
and body weight.
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (2.5 pts).
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. (0.5 pts)
Question 1. (TH)


A. request

Question 1. (NB) Mr. Long (work) ______ in an office every day, but now he is helping his wife to prepare
dinner.
Question 2. (TH) My mother gets annoyed with my younger brother because he always (throw) ______
his dirty clothes over the floor.
Question 3. (TH) They advised her (not quit) _______ her secondary school until she have finished it.
Question 4. (VD) What you (do) _____ when I phoned you yesterday?
C. READING (2.0 pts).
Read the passage carefully and answer the given questions.
Family types vary in different countries and among different cultures. In Western, industrialized societies,
the nuclear family ranks as the most common family type. It consists of a father, a mother and their children.
But nuclear families exist together with many other types of family units. In the single-parent family, for
example, a mother or a father heads the family alone. A blended family is formed when a divorced or
widowed parent remarries. As divorce rate has risen, the number of single-parent and blended families has
increased.
In many parts of the world, parents and children live together with other family members under the same
roof. These complex families usually contain several generations of family members, including
grandparents, parents and children. They may also include brothers of sisters and their families, uncles,
aunts and cousins. Even when relatives do not live together, they still consider themselves members of the
same extended family including grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousins.
Question 1. (NB) Which family type ranks as the most common one in Western industrialised societies?
Question 2. (TH) What does a nuclear family consist of?
Question 3. (NB) Has the rise in divorce rate increased the number of single-parent and blended families?
Question 4. (VD) How many generations does an extended family usually contain?
D. WRITING (1,5 pts).


Rewrite the following sentences beginning with the given words or phrases so that they have the
closest meanings to the given ones.
Question 1. (TH) The bones in the skeletal system support all the body organs.
=> All the body organs ___________.


3/ not to quit

4/were you doing

C. READING (2.0 pts).
Read the passage carefully and answer the given questions.
Question 1. the nuclear family
Question 2. a father, a mother and their children
Question 3. Yes, It has
Question 4. several generations of family members, including grandparents, parents and children
D. WRITING (1,5 pts).
Rewrite the following sentences beginning with the given words or phrases so that they have the
closest meanings to the given ones.
Question 1. All the body organs are supported by the bones in the skeletal system.
Question 2. She has made a decision to go to Finland for a study tour.
Question 3. We aren't allowed to go out at night (by my father).

GIẢI CHI TIẾT ĐỀ THI
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
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. (0.5 pts)
Question 1. D
Kiến thức: Phát âm “est”
Giải thích:
request /rɪˈkwest/
arrest /əˈrest/
invest /ɪnˈvest/



Chọn B
Question 3. C
Kiến thức: Thì tương lai
Giải thích:
be going to V: kế hoạch có từ trước, một sự khẳng định có căn cứ
will + V: suy đoán, không có căn cứ


=> Listen to the wind! We are going to have a hard crossing.
Tạm dịch: Lắng nghe tiếng gió đi. Chúng ta sẽ phải băng qua 1 đoạn đường khó khăn đấy.
Chọn C
Question 4. B
Kiến thức: Liên từ
Giải thích:
Các liên từ nối:
or: hoặc là (giả định không thế này thì thế khác)
but: nhưng mà
so: do đó, vậy nên
and: và
2 vế của câu chỉ sự đối lập khi bắt đầu và kết thúc.
=> The concert was exciting at the beginning, but it became boring at the end.
Tạm dịch: Buổi hòa nhạc rất hào hứng lúc ban đầu nhưng khi kết thúc lại trở nên nhàm chán.
Chọn B
IIl. Give the correct tense or form of the given verb in each of the following sentences (1.0pt.)
Question 1. works
Kiến thức: Thì hiện tại đơn
Giải thích:
dấu hiệu everyday => chỉ thói quen ở hiện tại
Chủ ngữ là Mr.Long số ít nên động từ phải thêm đuôi –s/es
=> Mr. Long works in an office every day, but now he is helping his wife to prepare dinner.

loại đơn vị gia đình khác. Trong gia đình cha mẹ đơn thân, ví dụ, một người mẹ hoặc người cha đứng đầu
gia đình một mình. Một gia đình hỗn hợp được hình thành khi cha mẹ ly dị hoặc góa vợ tái hôn. Khi tỷ lệ
ly hôn tăng lên, số lượng gia đình đơn thân và gia đình hỗn hợp đã tăng lên.
Ở nhiều nơi trên thế giới, cha mẹ và con cái sống cùng với các thành viên khác trong gia đình dưới cùng
một mái nhà. Những gia đình phức tạp này thường chứa một vài thế hệ thành viên trong gia đình, bao gồm
ông bà, cha mẹ và con cái. Họ cũng có thể bao gồm anh em của chị em và gia đình, chú bác, cô dì và anh
em họ của họ. Ngay cả khi người thân không sống cùng nhau, họ vẫn coi mình là thành viên của cùng một
đại gia đình bao gồm ông bà, chú bác, cô dì và anh em họ.
Kiến thức chung: Đọc hiểu
Question 1.
Giải thích:
Which family type ranks as the most common one in Western industrialised societies?
Kiểu gia đình nào là phổ biến nhất ở các quốc gia công nghiệp của phương tây?
Đáp án: the nuclear family
Thông tin: In Western, industrialized societies, the nuclear family ranks as the most common family type.
Tạm dịch: Ở phương Tây, các xã hội công nghiệp hóa, gia đình hạt nhân được xếp hạng là loại gia đình
phổ biến nhất.
Question 2.
Giải thích:
What does a nuclear family consist of?
(Gia đình hạt nhân bao gồm thành phần nào?)
Đáp án: a father, a mother and their children


Thông tin: Câu số 3 trong bài “It consists of a father, a mother and their children.”
Tạm dịch: Bao gồm: bố, mẹ và các con”
Question 3.
Kiến thức:
Giải thích:
“Has the rise in divorce rate increased the number of single-parent and blended families?”

=> She has made a decision to go to Finland for a study tour.
Tạm dịch: Cô ấy đã quyết định đến Phần Lan để du lịch trải nhiệm giáo dục
Question 3.
Kiến thức: Cấu trúc với allow
Giải thích:
Cấu trúc cố định: allow sb to V = let sb V: cho phép ai làm gì
Trong câu trên chủ ngữ “we” được đặt lên đầu câu nên phải sử dụng câu bị động
=> We aren't allowed to go out at night (by my father).
Tạm dịch: Chúng tôi không được phép ra ngoài vào buổi tối.
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KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I NĂM HỌC 2019-2020
Môn: TIẾNG ANH – Lớp 10
Thời gian: 45 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC

MÃ ĐỀ 501

(Đề gồm có 03 trang)
MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST (7.2 points)
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. ready
B. peasant
C. head

B. is seldom
C. usually is
D. often is
Question 7. Peter is going to find a new job because he isn't contented ________his present one.
A. to
B. about
C. at
D. with
Question 8. A computer is a calculating machine which can add, subtract, multiply, and divide
___________ and quickly.
A. accurate
B. accuracy
C. inaccurate
D. accurately
Question 9. My younger brother is lazy, __________ annoys his teachers.
A. whom
B. whose
C. who
D. which
Question 10. The national football team made every __________ to win the match yesterday.
A. storage
B. opposition
C. effort
D. admiration
Question 11. We __________ from her for nearly six months.
A. don't hear
B. didn't hear
C. haven't heard
D. aren't hearing
Question 12. Not only are botanical gardens places of beauty, but they also serve scientific and

the correct answer to each of the questions from 21 to 24.
Bill Bird is a shoemaker who cannot make shoes fast enough for his growing number of
customers - and he charges more than £300 for a pair! Customer travel hundreds of kilometers to
his London shoe clinic or to his workshop in the countryside to have their feet measured. He
makes shoes for people with feet of unusual sizes: very large, very small, very broad or very
narrow. The shoes are at least as fashionable as those found in ordinary shops.
Mr Bird says: "My problem is that I cannot find skilled workers. Young people all seem to
prefer to work with computers these days. We will lose the necessary skills soon because there
are fewer shoemakers nowadays. I am 45, and now I want to teach young people everything I
know about making shoes. It's a good job, and a lot of people want to buy beautiful shoes
especially made for them."
He started in the business 19 years ago and now he employs three other people. His
customers pay about £500 for their first pair of shoes. He says: "Our customers come because
they want comfortable shoes which are exactly the right size." Extra pair of shoes cost between
£320 and £450, as it takes one employee a whole week to make just one shoe.

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Question 21. What is Mr Bird's opinion of young people?
A. They prefer other jobs.
B. They don't work hard enough.
C. They want too much money.
D. They are difficult to train.
Question 22. Customers choose Mr. Bird's shoes because
A. They are traditional in design.
B. They are the most fashionable.
C. They are fit perfectly.
D. They look very unusual.
Question 23. What is the writer trying to do in the text?



ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM MÔN TIẾNG ANH 10 HỌC KỲ I
NĂM HỌC 2019-2020
- Mỗi câu trả lời đúng được 0,3 điểm.
CÁC MÃ ĐỀ: 501, 504, 507, 510, 513, 516, 519, 522
Đáp án mã đề: 501
01. D; 02. B; 03. B; 04. C; 05. A; 06. B; 07. D; 08. D; 09. D; 10. C; 11. C; 12. D; 13. B; 14.
C; 15. B; 16. C; 17. B; 18. C; 19. C; 20. D; 21. A; 22. C; 23. D; 24. D;
Đáp án mã đề: 504
01. A; 02. B; 03. D; 04. B; 05. A; 06. B; 07. C; 08. B; 09. A; 10. C; 11. B; 12. B; 13. D; 14.
B; 15. D; 16. B; 17. C; 18. D; 19. C; 20. B; 21. B; 22. B; 23. B; 24. A;
Đáp án mã đề: 507
01. B; 02. C; 03. A; 04. C; 05. D; 06. D; 07. D; 08. A; 09. B; 10. B; 11. D; 12. D; 13. C; 14.
A; 15. C; 16. A; 17. D; 18. A; 19. A; 20. C; 21. A; 22. A; 23. D; 24. C;
Đáp án mã đề: 510
01. A; 02. D; 03. A; 04. B; 05. D; 06. C; 07. A; 08. D; 09. A; 10. A; 11. B; 12. A; 13. A; 14.
A; 15. B; 16. A; 17. B; 18. B; 19. B; 20. C; 21. D; 22. C; 23. D; 24. B;
Đáp án mã đề: 513
01. C; 02. C; 03. D; 04. C; 05. D; 06. C; 07. C; 08. D; 09. B; 10. A; 11. C; 12. D; 13. D; 14.
A; 15. B; 16. A; 17. A; 18. D; 19. C; 20. D; 21. D; 22. B; 23. A; 24. D;
Đáp án mã đề: 516
01. B; 02. A; 03. A; 04. A; 05. C; 06. C; 07. C; 08. B; 09. D; 10. A; 11. C; 12. D; 13. B; 14.
D; 15. C; 16. B; 17. C; 18. B; 19. C; 20. C; 21. B; 22. A; 23. A; 24. A;
Đáp án mã đề:519
01. D; 02. A; 03. A; 04. A; 05. A; 06. D; 07. D; 08. A; 09. B; 10. C; 11. A; 12. D; 13. B; 14.
B; 15. C;16. B; 17. B; 18. A; 19. D; 20. D; 21. B; 22. A; 23. A; 24. D;
Đáp án mã đề: 522
01. B; 02. D; 03. A; 04. C; 05. C; 06. C; 07. C; 08. C; 09. B; 10. D; 11. D; 12. B; 13. A; 14.
D; 15. C; 16. D; 17. B; 18. D; 19. C; 20. B; 21. D; 22. B; 23. D; 24. B;

 When did you buy this suitcase?
Question 31. I think I will buy the camera from a friend of mine.
 I decide to buy the camera from a friend of mine.

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KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ I - KHỐI 10
BÀI THI: ANH 10 CHUYÊN
(Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút)
MÃ ĐỀ THI: 833

Họ tên thí sinh:...................................................SBD:........................
Câu 1: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word having the underlined part
pronounced differently from the rest.
A. university
B. traffic
C. violence
D. Mathematics
Câu 2: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word having the underlined part
pronounced differently from the rest.
A. pretend
B. defend
C. lend
D. legend
Câu 3: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word having the different stress

Mr. Pike is always willing to help, but he doesn’t want ___________ at home unless it is an emergency.
A. to be called
B. calling
C. called
D. call
Câu 8: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following
question.
Last week, we took part in a competition ___________ by an organization in our city.
A. to support
B. support
C. supported
D. supporting
Câu 9: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following
question.
The public service announcement called ___________ volunteers to donate time to look after sick people
in the local hospital.
A. to
B. from
C. for
D. on
Câu 10: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following
question.
Thai people have contributed to environmental protection and benefited farmers, who depend
___________ water for their crops.
A. in
B. of
C. with
D. on

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B. how the first person flew into space
D. how did the first person live in space

Câu 15: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following
question.
Biodiesel is a good choice for an ___________ fuel, at a time when Thailand needs to reduce its use of
fossil energy to protect the environment.
A. alternative
B. alternation
C. alternate
D. alternatively
Câu 16: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following
question.
Tilly wanted to leave the beach___________ because she knew what was happening, but the people on the
beach did not seem to care.
A. quick
B. quickly
C. quickness
D. quicker
Câu 17: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following
question.
Mahatma Gandhi was a peaceful man and against all forms of ___________.
A. violent
B. violence
C. violate

D. violently

Câu 18: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that is CLOSEST in

Jack: “I believe that new robots will be more intelligent and replace humans in many dangerous jobs.”
Daisy: “__________”
A. That’s just what I think of course.
C. That’s a good compliment!

B. You’re welcome.
D. Why not? Believe me!

Câu 22: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following
question.
Tom’s father is talking to him.
Tom’s father: “Do you like using a desktop computer or laptop?”
- Tom: “___________”
A. Yes, I’d love to.
C. No, I have no choice.

B. I couldn’t agree more.
D. I prefer something portable.

Câu 23: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs
correction.
(A) Because the expenses of (B) traditional fuels and the concern that they (C) might run out, many
countries (D) have been investigating new source of power.
A. Because
B. traditional
C. might run out
D. have been investigating
Câu 24: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs
correction.
Scientists (A) suggest that only one (B) percent of the world’s (C) extinct animals and plants (D) has

Câu 28: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following
question.
They went to the class on time although it rained heavily.
A. They went to the class on time despite it rained heavily.
B. They went to the class on time though the heavy rain.
C. Despite the heavily rain, they went to the class on time.
D. In spite of the heavy rain, they went to the class on time.
Câu 29: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following
question.
She came to see me here two weeks ago.
A. She has been living here for two weeks.
B. She was here for two weeks.
C. It is two weeks since she came to see me here.
D. She did not come to see me here since two weeks.
Câu 30: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following
question.
“I wonder if you could possibly open the door for me?”
A. If you could open the door for me, it’s a wonder.
B. Is it possible for me to open the door for you?
C. Would you mind opening the door for me?
D. I ordered you to open the door.
Đọc và trả lời các câu hỏi từ câu 31 đến câu 35
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 questions.
People have been donating blood since the early 20th century to help accident victims and patients
undergoing surgical procedures. Usually a pint of whole blood is donated, and it is then divided into
platelets, white blood cells, and red blood cells. People can donate blood about once every two months.
Transfusing the blood from the donor to the recipient is straightforward. It involves taking the blood from
a donor’s arm vein by means ofa hypodermic syringe. The blood flows through a plastic tube to a
collection bag or bottle that contains sodium citrate, which prevents the blood from clotting. When the


Câu 33: What answer choice is closest in meaning to the word “undetected”?
A. not found
B. not wanted
C. not captured.

D. not illustrated

Câu 34: Based on the information in the passage, what can be infered about blood transfused to infants
and newborns?
A. It is not treated differentlt from adults
B. It is not dangerous to children
C. It is rigorously tested as blood for adults
D. It is treated with radiant energy
Câu 35: What does the author imply in the passage?
A. Clotting cannot be prevented.
B. Freezing blood destroys platelets.
C. Donating blood benefits mankind.
D. Tranfusing blood is a dangerous process.
Đọc và trả lời các câu hỏi từ câu 36 đến câu 40
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word for each of the blanks.
Alfred Nobel was born (36) ___________ 21 October 1833 in Stockholm, Sweden, into a family of
engineers. He was a chemist, engineer, and inventor. In 1894, Nobel purchased the Bofors iron and steel
mill, which he made into a major armaments manufacturer. Nobel also invented ballistite. This (37)
___________ was a precursor to many smokeless military explosives, especially the British smokeless
powder cordite. As a consequence of his patent claims, Nobel was eventually involved in a patent
infringement lawsuit over cordite. Nobel amassed a fortune during his lifetime, with most of his wealth
coming from his 355 inventions, of (38) ___________ dynamite is the most famous.
In 1888, Nobel was astonished to read his own obituary, titled The merchant of death is dead, in a

Câu 38:
A. that

B. which

C. what

D. whom

Câu 39:
A. astonished

B. astonishment

C. astonishingly

D. astonishing

Câu 40:
A. Because

B. Although

C. Owing to

D. If

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C. Should the traffic be
D. Be the traffic
Question 5. (TH) The companies appear _______ the water supply in this area for a long time.
A. to foul
B. to be fouled
C. to be fouting
D. to have been fouling
Question 6. (TH) It is mandatory that smoking in public _______.
A. prohibited
B. prohibit
C. be prohibited
D. is prohibited
Question 7. (VD) Please accept our _____ congratulations.
A. finest
B. deepest
C. dearest
D. warmest
Question 8. (TH) Sally would prefer to pursue her studies_________ to look for a job.
A. rather than starting
B. to starting
C. rather than start
D. than to start
Question 9. (TH) Cars have been banned from the city centre, which makes the area much safer for _____.
A. passersby
B. onlookers
C. pedestrians
D. footmen
Question 10. (VD) There have been a real boom in_______ electronics over the last three decades.
A. consumer
B. customer

D. should you rather
Question 16. (VD) _______ the public concern about the local environment, this new road scheme will
have to be abandoned.
A. As regards
B. In the event of
C. However much
D. In view of
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to show the underlined part that needs correction.
Question 17. (NB) (A) Of all the capitals (B)in the world, Bangkok is (C) the one I would (D) like more to
visit.
Question 18. (TH) (A) Early in United States history, the rights of (B) woman were championed in
Wyoming, the state (C) where they (D) were first guaranteed the right to vote.
Question 19. (NB)(A) Although it has (B) been raining (C) heavily for hours, the whole village
is (D) flooded.
Question 20. (VD) Reading (A) can be a way(B) to escape from a bad day, a way to (C) self-entertain, and
a tool which students can use to succeed(D) for many other subjects.
READING
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks.
The return of the airship
The first balloon flew in the 18th century. By 1900 the Germans were producing rigid airships capable of
carrying (21)______ loads over long distances. These airships consisted of a cigar shaped, covered frame
containing hydrogen gas. The first craft reached speeds (22) ______ 32 km/h. By the mid 1930s, the
zeppelins had doubled in size. The largest airship ever built, the Hindenburg, was 245 metres long and could
reach a maximum speed of 135 km/h. In 1936, this airship carried a (23)_____ of 1,002 passengers on 10
scheduled round trips between Germany and the United States. On 6 May 1937, while (24)___ at Lakehurst,
New Jersey, the Hindenburg was completely destroyed when it crashed and burst into (25)_____, with a
loss of 36 lives. Now, over 60 years since the last giant commercial airship was built, a new breed of high
tech giant airships is being planned.
Question 21. (TH) A. strong
B. considerable

to a prescribed system, is emphasized in sub — Saharan Africa, where the rhythmic ratios can be very
complex.
All children have some aptitude for making music. During infancy, normal children sing as well as babble,
and they can produce individual sounds and sound patterns. Infants as young as two months can match their
mother’s songs in pitch, loudness, and melodic shape, and infants at months can match rhythmic structure
as well. Infants are especially predisposed to acquire these core aspects of music, and they can also engage
in sound play that clearly exhibits creativity.
Individual differences begin to emerge in young children as they learn to sing. Some children can match
large segments of a song by the age of two or three. Many others can only approximate pitch at this age and
may still have difficulty in producing accurate melodies by the age of five or six. However, by the time they
reach school age, most children in any culture have a schema of what a song should be like and can produce
a reasonably accurate imitation of the songs commonly heard in their environment.
The early appearance of superior musical ability in some children provides evidence that musical talent
may be a separate and unique form of intelligence. There are numerous tales of young artists who have a
remarkable “ear” or extraodinary memory for music and natural understanding of musical structure. In
many of these cases, the child is average in every other way but displays an exceptional ability in music.
Even the most gifted child, however, takes about ten years to achieve the levels of performance or
composition that would constitute mastery of the musical sphere.
Every generation in music history has had its famous prodigies – individuals with exceptional musical
powers that emerge at a young age. In the 18th century, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart began composing and
performing at the age of six. As a child, Mozart could play the piano like an adult. He had perfect pitch, and
at age nine he was also a master of the art of modulation – transitions from one key to another – which
became one of the hallmarks of his style. BY the age of eleven, he had composed three symphonics and 30
other major works. Mozart’s well-developed talent was preserved into adulthood.
Unusual musical ability is a regular characteristic of certain anomalies such as autism. In one case, an
autistic girl was able to play “Happy birthday” in the style of various composers, including Mozart
Beethoven, Verdi, and Schubert. When the girl was three, her mother called her by playing incomplete
child, music may be the primary mode of communication, and the child may cling to music because it
represents a haven in a world that is largely confusing and frightening.
Question 26. (NB) The author makes the point that musical elements such as pitch and rhythm _____.

Question 31. (TH) This bridge will take us three years to complete.
=> In three years’ time __________.
Question 32. (VD) There’s nothing better to do, so go home.
=> You may ________.
Question 33. (TH) The project received the unanimous approval of the committee. (FAVOUR)
=> The whole__________.
Question 34. (TH) Jane’s husband will be returning from South America quite soon.
=> It won’t ________.
Question 35. (NB) That old typewriter is not worth repairing. (POINTLESS)
=> Repairing __________.
PARAGRAPH WRITING
In about 150 words, write a paragraph about the changes that information technology bring to your
society.
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