KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 10
NĂM HỌC 2009 - 2010
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 10
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I. Which word has the bold part pronounced differently from the others.
1. A .feather B .leather C. feature D. measure
2. A. geology B .psychology C. classify D. photography
3. A .idiom B .ideal C. item D. identical
4. A .smoker B. comic C. focus D. hostess
5. A. stored B. ploughed C. laughed D. smiled
II. Find the word that has stressed syllable different from the others.
6. A. cartoon B. open C. paper D. answer
7. A. manage B. shortage C. village D. encourage
8. A. remain B. convenient C. volunteer D. redo
9. A. maintain B. marine C. challenge D. device
10. A. important B. community C. organize D. diseases
III. Choose the best answer by circling your choice A, B,C or D.
1. Don’t let a good chance go
A. on B. off C. by D. over
2. She can’t afford that book because she has money
A. a lot of B. few C. a little D. little
3. Try so many mistakes
A. not to make B. not make C. to make not D. make not
4. Take actions you think you should.
A. however B. wherever C. whatever D. whenever
5. Don’t forget me a call when you arrive.
A. give B. giving C. given D. to give
6. He doesn’t work as hard as he
A. is B. was C. didn’t D. used to
7. The house they used to live is very old.
A. where / in B. which / in C. that / with in D. where / at

2. Without his help yesterday, I (not finish) my report on time.
3. “I realise I should not have said that.” – “ That’ s all right. I (forgive) you.
4. The man who (rescue) had been in the sea for ten hours.
5. Is there anything here worth (buy) ?
6. Over the years she (collect) thousands of stamps.
7. The children enjoy (allow) to stay up late when there is something special on TV.
8. He used to talk to us about all the interesting things he (do) in his life.
9 While she (talk) on the phone, the children (start) fighting and breaking a window.
VI. Give the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. The situation was (hope) .Nobody could do anything to help.
2. He was (conscious) for three days after the accident.
3. Rudeness never gets you what you want (polite) always pays.
4. The conditions in the men’s prison were (human)
5. My husband and I usually get on really well. The only thing we ever have any
(agree) about is money.
6. He’s a bully. That’s why he’s so (popular) with his school friends.
7. Don’t (understand) me. I really want to come to your party but I can’t.
8. Thank you very much. You have been very (help)
9. She’s a very sweet child. Very (like) in deed, not at all impolite like her sister.
10. I can’t follow you. What you are saying is totally (logical)
VII. Fill a suitable word in each blank.
There are four people in my family. Each of us has a (1) …………………hobby. My
dad likes reading newspapers because he can get the (2) ……………… news every
morning. However, my mom enjoys watching TV and reading magazines. She often
spends hours reading articles about fashion and cooking (3) ……………………my mom
and dad, my brother(4) …………………loves exploring websites about airplanes. He
spends (5) ………of his free time (6)……………….information about the history and
development (7)…………….aircraft. He also writes emails(8)…… chats with his
friends about his hobby. For me, I am(9) …………. interested in listening to music. I
love listening to music on the FM radio. I also like music(10)……………on TV on

meaning as the printed above sentence.
1. Playing sport is useful
- It is
2. She asked me, “Where do you live?”
- She wanted to know
3. We spent five hours driving to London.
- It took
4. “Please hang the washing out” My mother said.
- My mother told me
5. The comedy told is so funny. They can’t stand laughing.
-The comedy is
6. He is intelligent that everyone likes him.
- He is such
7. Could you please open the window?
_Would you mind
8. Although he has a very important job, he isn’t particularly well-paid.
- In spite of
9. I have no right qualification and I can’t apply for the job.
- If
10. The prime minister was going to open the new school.
- The new school
X. Write a letter using the suggested words.
Dear Lan
1. Thanks / your invitation / brother’s birthday party.
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___________________________________________________________________
2. I / love /see / our friends /but /unfortunately /I / afraid / won’t / able / visit you / next weekend.
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
3. I / go / camping trip / my school students / occasion / school anniversary.

VII. Fill a suitable word in each blank.
1. different 2. latest/newest 3. unlike 4. only 5.most
6. getting 7. of 8. or 9. really 10.program
VIII. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answers.
1. D 2. C 3. C 4. A 5.A
IX. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it has the same
meaning as the printed above sentence.
1. It is useful to play sport
2. She wanted me to know where I lived
3. It took us five hours to drive to London
4. My mother told me to hang washing out
5. The comedy is so funny that they can’t stand laughing
6. He is such an intelligent man/student that everyone likes him
7. Would you mind opening the window
8. In spite of having a very important job, he isn’t particularly well-paid
9. If I had right qualification, I could apply for the job
10. The new school was going to be opened by the Prime minister
X. Write a letter using the suggested words.
1. Thanks for your kind invitation of your daughter’s birthday
2. I love to see my niece but unfortunately, I’m afraid that I won’t be able to visit you
next week.
3. I will go for a camping trip with my school students on the occasion of my school
anniversary.
4. What a pity! I wish I could give Leslie a hug on that day. Thank anyway for more.
5. Remember to send some photos of Leslie on her birthday for me
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KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 10
NĂM HỌC 2009 - 2010
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 10
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4. Dreaming, like all other mental processes, it is a product of the brain and its activity.
5. Jack London, whom was known for his stories of Alaska, lived there during the
Klondike gold rush.
III. Choose the word that could replace the underlined word without a change of
meaning. Write the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D on the answer sheet.
1. Each grain of wheat contains three basic components: the germ, the endosperm, and
the bran.
A. admits B. involves
C. includes D. implies
2. William Faulkner is regarded by many as the greatest North America novelist of the
twentieth century.
A. considered B. concluded
C. determined D. distinguished
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3. Map reading is a skill which is acquired through practice.
A. produced B. found
C. gained D. maintained
4. The length of an X-ray wave is incredibly small: less than one ten-millionth of a
millimeter.
A. considerably B. unbelievably
C. notably D. sufficiently
5. Deerlike figures made from willow shoots are the oldest evidence of human habitation
in the Grand Canyon.
A. dispute B. proof
C. exhibit D. clue
6. New research suggests a link between nearsightedness and high intelligence.
A. connection B. joint
C. cause D. effect
7. The use of lasers in surgery has become relatively commonplace in recent years.
A. absolutely B. relevantly

been as an aid to design, generally to referred to as computer-aided design (CAD). One of
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its greatest advantages is that designers can see how an object will look after construction
and make changes freely and much more quickly than with hand drafting. For three-
dimensional rendering of machine parts, engineers now rely heavily on CAD.
Automobile, spacecraft, aerospace, and ship designers use CAD techniques to design
vehicles and test their performance. Building designs are also created with computer
graphics system. Architects can design a building layout, create a three-dimensional
model, and even go for a simulated ‘walk’ through the rooms or around the outside of the
building.
Business graphics is another rapidly growing area of computer graphics, where it is
used to create graphs, charts, and cost models to summarize financial, statistical,
mathematical, scientific, and economic data. As an educational aid, computer graphics
can be used to create weather maps and cartographic materials. Computer art also has
creative and commercial art applications, where it is used in advertising, publishing, and
film productions, particularly for computer animation, which is achieved by a sequential
process.
1. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. Routine uses of computers
B. Computer graphics applications
C. The rapidly growing field of computer science
D. Computers as the architects of the future
2. The word ‘it’ refers to
A. computer graphics B. computer science
C. fields D. computers
3. According to the passage, architects use CAD to
A. inspect buildings B. create graphs
C. make cartographic materials D. create three-dimensional models
4. According to the passage, engineers use CAD for
A. a simulated ‘walk’ through model rooms

ANSWER
I. Choose the best answer from the four options (marked A, B, C, or D) to complete
each sentence .
1. C 2. D 3. D 4. C 5. C
II. There is ONE underlined word or phrase in each sentence below that must be
changed in order for the sentence to be correct.
1. themselves-> their 2. who -> which 3. themselves -> itself
4. it is -> is 5. whom -> who
III. Choose the word that could replace the underlined word without a change of
meaning.
1. C 3. C 5. B 7. D 9. D
2. A 4. B 6. A 8. A 10. C
IV. Fill each numbered blank with ONE suitable word.
1. house 5. the 9. and 13. beach 17. the
2. on 6. holiday 10.fine/beautiful 14. for 18. stayed
3. stone 7. would/could 11. always 15.often/usually 19. games
4. looked 8. with 12. down 16. clean 20. bread
V. Read the passage below and choose the best answer from the four options
marked A, B, C or D.
1. B 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. C
VI. Choose the most suitable answer from the four options marked A, B, C, or D to
complete each of the numbered gaps in the passage below.
1. B 3. C 5. B 7. A 9. D
2. C 4. A 6. B 8. C 10. A

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