ĐỀ THI VÀ ĐÁP ÁN CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TRƯỜNG NĂM HỌC 2018 – 2019 Môn thi Tiếng Anh Lớp 10 Phần 1

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ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TRƯỜNG
NĂM HỌC 2020 – 2021
Môn thi:Tiếng Anh - Lớp: 10
(Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề)

Section A: Phonetic (2 marks )
I: Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the
following questions.
1: A. legend
B. lend
C. defend
D. pretend
2.A. wishes
B. practices
C. introduces
D. leaves
3.A. celebration
B. enable
C. establish
D. invade
4.A. protect
B. community
C. custom
D. becoming
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II: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the
following questions.
5.A. feature
B. invade
C. express
D. unique
6. A. effective
B. Difficult
C. Mountainous
D. organize
7. A. artificial
B. Incredible
C. Scientific
D. Presentation
8. A. community
B. ethnicity
C. celebration
D. environment
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2
3
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Section B: Vocabulary, Grammar and structure (9 marks)
I: Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
1: Teachers can use smart board to help engage students by giving them visual tools, ____ can keep the students attentive in the classroom.
A. so
B. that
C. which
D. such

2.Everyone looks much………. today than they did yesterday.
A. happy
B. happily
C. more happily
D. happier
3.
he is old ,he wants to travel around the world
A.In spite of
B. Although
C.Because
D.Despite
4. I ________ in the queue when I ________ that I had lost my wallet.
A. was standing / was realizing
B. stood / was realizing
C. was standing / realized
D. stood / realized
5. If you can do something to help others, you will find your life _________.
A. meaningful
B. meaningless
C. helpless
D. interested
6.Not only John but his brothers _________ also in debts.
A. is
B. have
C. was
D. were
7. - "I have two days off this week. Let's help at the orphanage then." - "_______________."


A. Not really. I have classes on those days

B. That sounds great! I can't wait to go there
C. Oh. I see you have a heart of gold
D. Thanks for suggesting us
8. The flight attendants made all the passengers _________ their seat belts during the turbulence.
A. buckle
B. to buckle
C. to have buckled
D. buckling
9. You need a password to get
to the computer system.
A. secure
B. attach
C. access
D.connect
10. Traditional games play an important
in children’s intellectual life.
A. section
B. position
C. area
D. part
11. You need to go with the community and have a collective sense of
.
A. self
B. humor
C.responsibility
D. identity
12. While my younger sister was studying in her room, someone _________ our house.
A. was breaking into B. broke into
C. break into
D. had broken into

13.A: Thank you for taking the time to come here in person. - B: "_____________"
A. It's my pleasure.
B. I don't know what time that person comes.
C. I'd love to come. What time?
D. Do you have time for some gossip?
14. Every day I spend one hour
my room.
A. to clean
B. cleaning
C. cleaned
D.to cleaning
15.A good way to show your responsibility and commitment to your family is to do your chores without _________ or being asked.
A. complain
B. complaint
C. complaining
D. complains
16. The introduction of policies which enables workers with family responsibilities to engage and advance in employment without
discrimination should ____.
A. to be encouraged
B. to be encouraging
C. be encouraging
D. be encouraged
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II: Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
1. . 1.6 billion gallons were sold every year, in over one hundred and sixty countries
A
B
C
D
2.Celebrities get tired of be recognized everywhere they go.
A
BC
D
3. The lecturer said that in China, waste is growing twice as fast as the population.
A
B
C
D


4. It took him years getting over the shock of his wife dying.
A
B
C

D

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III: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to theunderlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
1.All families have ups and downs, but strong families know the importance of sticking together, especially during the rough times.
A. fun and sorrows B. bread and butter
C. risks and benefits D. rises and falls
2. Each day, the kidneys process about 200 quarts (50 gallons) of blood to filter out about 2 quarts of waste and water.
A. remove
B. take in
C. take off
D. separate
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2
IV: Mark the letter A. B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following
questions.
1.That is a well-behaved boy whose behavior has nothing to complain about.
A. behaving cleverly B. behaving nice
C. improperly behaved D. good behavior
2. A lot of people think that Kim Kardashian is really hot.
A. beautiful
B. cool
C. unattractive
D. kind
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V: Give the correct form of the words in brackets:

1.I fell
as soon as my head hit the pillow.
( SLEEP )
2.
ceremony is an important and first step opening for the next 2 ceremonies of engagement and wedding . (PROPOSE)
3.After spending his
on a farm without electricity , he had difficulty adjustment to city life. (CHILD)
4.She is a famous
. She tries her best to protect rare animals from extinction. ( ENVIROMENT)
5.
from cars , factories , and planes all contributes to what’s known as the greenhouse effect. (POLLUTE)
6.Almost important days in my family are
chosen by my parents ( CARE )
7.Boys and girls may behave _________ in this situation. ( DIFFER )
8.In May the days often .............................. ( long )
1 , asleep
2, Proposal
3, childhood
4, environmentalist
5, Pollution
6,carefully
7,differently
8,lengthen
VI. Fill in each of the blanks with ONE suitable preposition.
1.We have concerned about whether the government will be able to provide viable social services
poorer families.
2.Founders often call it quits when they just aren’t passionate
an idea anymore.
3.The Vatican has agreed to donate $80.000 in emergency aid
countries affected by the war.

4.If no one can soon come up ____ a good solution, we're going to be in trouble .


1, for
2, about
3, to
4. with
Section C: Reading (5 marks)
I: Choose the best answer from the four options to complete each of the numbered blanks in the following passage.Write your answer in
the right box below.
THE ESCALATOR
An American, Charles Seeberger, (1)
"escalator" taking the name (2)
Lifts do the same, (4)

moving stairs to transport people in the 1890s.He called this invention
Latin word "scala",(3)

means "ladder". Escalators move people up and down short distances.

only move a small number of people. If an escalator breaks down, it can still be used as ordinary stairs. An

escalator can move between 8,000 to 9,600 people an hour, and it does not need (5)
Towards the end of the nineteenth century, cities were (6)
big (7)

men to operate it.

crowded and the first escalators were built at railway station and in

stores, so that people could move about very (8)

.Today we see escalators everywhere.
(Adapted form PET by Cambridge)

1.A.Invented
2. A. to
3.A.which
4.A. and
5.A.all
6.A.getting
7.A.departure
8.A.slowly

B. inventing
B.from
B. who
B.but
B. every
B. going
B. depart
B.suitably

C.was invented
C.for
C. whose
C.so
C. some
C.planning
C. department

C.quickly

D. has invented
D.about
D. when
D. nor
D. any
D.standing
D.departed
D.seriously

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.


II: 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.

At the end of 2019, a new type of coronavirus started spreading in China. This type of coronavirus is often called
2019-nCoV, novel coronavirus, or COV1D-19. It ¡s believed that the virus was transmitted from animals to
humans. Some of the first cases were diagnosed in people who had visited a market selling live seafood and
animals. Unfortunately, when viruses are transmitted from animals to people, it can take scientists a lot of time
before they can develop a vaccine or medicines to cure it
Some of the symptoms of the coronavirus are fever, cough, runny nose, sore throat, headache, and trouble
breathing. These symptoms are very much like those people have with a cold or the flu. The virus appears to
spread mainly from person to person. The transmission occurs when someone comes into contact with an infected
person. For example, a cough, sneeze or handshake could cause transmission. The spread may also be caused by
coming into contact with something an infected person has touched and then touching your mouth, nose or eyes.
There is no specific vaccine or medication to cure the disease, but generally, symptoms will go away on their own.
However, experts recommend seeking medical care early if symptoms feel worse than a standard cold. Doctors can
relieve symptoms
by prescribing pain or fever medication. As far as antibiotics are concerned, they are useless to treat coronavirus.
[Adapted from MyEnglishpage.com)
1. Which best serves as the title of the passage?
A. The symptoms of coronavirus
B. The origin of coronavirus
C. Coronavirus: Do you know about it?
D. How to treat coronavirus?
2. The word "Unfortunately" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ?
A. Unluckily
B. Unpleasantly
C. Uncomfortably
D. Unacceptably
3. Which is NOT mentioned in paragraph 2 as a symptom of the coronavirus?
A. fever
B. cough
C. trouble breathing
D. allergic

4. According to paragraph 2, the coronavirus can be transmitted from person to person when
?
A.An infected person shakes hands with someone.
B. An infected person coughs or sneezes without covering.
C.Someone come into contact with something an infected person touched.
D. All are correct
5. The word "they" in paragraph 4 refers to ?
A. Doctors
B. Antibiotics
C. Symptoms
D. Experts
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2.
3.
4.
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III. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of
the questions.
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 .
Hydrogen is the most common element in the universe and was perhaps the first to form. It is among the ten
most common elements on Earth as well and one of the most useful for industrial purposes. Under normal
conditions of temperature, hydrogen is a gas. Designated as H, hydrogen is the first element in the periodic table
because it contains only one proton. Hydrogen can combine with a large number of other elements, forming more
compounds than any of the others. Pure hydrogen seldom occurs naturally, but it exists in most organic
compounds, that is, compounds that contain carbon, which account for a very large number of compounds.
Moreover, hydrogen is found in inorganic compounds. For example, when hydrogen burns in the presence of
oxygen, it forms water.
The lightest and simplest of the elements, hydrogen has several properties that make it valuable for many
industries. It releases more heat per unit of weight than any other fuel. In rocket engines, tons of hydrogen and

oxygen are burned, and hydrogen is used with oxygen for welding torches that produce temperatures as high as
4,000 degrees F and can be used in cutting steel. Fuel cells to generate electricity operate on hydrogen and oxygen.
Hydrogen also serves to prevent metals from tarnishing during beat treatments by removing the oxygen from
them. Although it would be difficult to remove the oxygen by itself, hydrogen readily combines with oxygen to form
water, which can be heated to steam and easily removed. Furthermore, hydrogen is one of the coolest refrigerants. It
does not become a liquid until it reaches temperatures of-425 degrees F. Pure hydrogen gas is used in large electric
generators to cool the coils.
Future uses of hydrogen include fuel for cars, boats, planes, and other forms of transportation that currently
require petroleum products. These fuels would be lighter, a distinct advantage in the aerospace industry, and they
would also be cleaner, thereby reducing pollution in the atmosphere.
Hydrogen is also useful in the food industry for a process known as hydrogenation. Products such as
margarine and cooking oils are changed from liquids to semisolids by combining hydrogen with their molecules.
Soap manufacturers also use hydrogen for this purpose. In addition, in the chemical industry, hydrogen is used to
produce ammonia, gasoline, methyl alcohol, and many other important products.
1. Which is the most suitable title for the passage?
A. Hydrogen
B. Combination of hydrogen
C. Uses of hydrogen
D. Hydrogen in food industry
2. According to paragraph 1, how does hydrogen generally occur?
A. It is freely available in nature.
B. It is contained in many compounds.
C. It is often found in pure form.
D. It is released during hydrogenation.
3. According to the passage, how can hydrogen be used to cut steel?
A. By cooling the steel to a very low temperature
B. By cooling the hydrogen with oxygen to a very low temperature
C. By heating the steel to a very high temperature

D. By heating the hydrogen with oxygen to a very high temperature
4. The word "them" in paragraph 3 refers to ______.
A. fuel cells
B. metals
C. treatments
D. products
5. The word "readily" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. completely
B. slowly
C. usually
D. easily
6. The word "combining" in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. trying out
B. joining together C. finding out
D. changing round
7. Which statement is TRUE, according to the passage?
A. Hydrogen is too dangerous to be used for industrial purposes.
B. Hydrogen has many purposes in a variety of industries.
C. Hydrogen has limited industrial uses because of its dangerous properties.
D. Hydrogen is used in many industries for basically the same purpose
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Section D: Writing (4 marks )

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I)Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same meaning as the sentence printed before it.
( 2marks )
1. I have never seen such a mess in my life.
=> Never ………………………………………………..
Never in my life have I seen such a mess in my life
2. He smokes too much; that’s why he can’t get rid of his cough.
=> If…………………………………..
If he didn’t smoke too much , he could get rid of his cough.
3. Despite my warning, they went ahead with their plan.
=> Although ……………………………..
Although I warned them, they went ahead with their plan
4. The story was so boring that he read a half .
 It was ...............................................................................................................
It was such a boring story that he read a half.
5, The teacher tells me “you will get the award for your highest scores”
 The teacher tells …………………………………………….
The teacher telles me that I will get the award for my highest scores
6, People will equip the hall with all kinds of mordern appliances.
The hall ...................................................................................................
The hall will be equipped with all kinds of mordern appliances.
7, We started working here three years ago.
 We have....................................................................................................
We have worked here for three years
8. “You had better go to the dentist to have your toothache checked?” my mother said to my brother.
 My mother advised ..........................................................................................
My mother advised my brother to go to the dentist to have his toothache checked

II) Rewrite the following sentences using the words given so that it means exactly the same as the first
sentence. (2 marks )
1. Harry left before we reached the hotel. (time)
…………………………………………………………………………….
By the time we reached the hotel , Harry had left
2. I have two sisters .Both of them are doctors.( relative clause)
...................................................................................
I have two sisters both of whom are doctors
3 . I am sorry I didn't come to your birhday party last night because I was too busy.(wish)
 ............................................................................................................................
I wish I had come to your birhday party last night
4, As soon as I left the house, he appeared . ( sooner)
........................................................................................
No sooner had I left the house than he appeared
5.I would prefer you to deliver the package on Monday.( rather )
........................................................................................
I would rather you delivered the package on Monday.
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