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ĐẠI HỌC QUỐC GIA TP HCM ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 NĂM 2010
TRƯỜNG PHỔ THÔNG NĂNG KHIẾU Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH (KHÔNG CHUYÊN)
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Read the following magazine article about a man who studies the eating of insects and mark the letter A, B, C, or D
on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 1 to 10.
TICKLE YOUR TASTE BUDS
Peter Menzel thinks we are ignoring a tasty and nutritious source of food - insects.
First, take 30 to 40 live scorpions. Stir-fry in hot oil for 20 seconds. Add pork, ginger, salt and pepper. Cook gently for 40
minutes Not your average take-away, but a traditional dish in some parts of the world and one of the unusual recipes
collected by photographer Peter Menzel and his wife, Faith, during a nine-year study of entomophagy, the eating of insects,
which has taken them all over the globe.
'I remember as a child hearing a radio programme about people eating live grasshoppers,' says Peter, talking from their
home in California. 'At the time I thought it was just unbelievable that people could actually eat things like that. But then I
came across a magazine called the Food Insect Newsletter and I just became fascinated with insect eating and decided to
find out more about it.'
He vividly remembers the first time he actually ate insects himself. 'It was in a village in a very remote region. There were
all these people on top of a mountain who were hunting stink bugs. I walked up to a group of women who were mashing
them up ready to cook them - but some of the women were eating them live, and they offered me one. I knew that I couldn't
refuse, or they would have been terribly offended. But it was revolting. First, it tried to crawl across my tongue and out of
my mouth, so I had to crunch down on it so it didn't get away, and it exploded. The taste made me feel sick but there were
all these people watching me so I had to swallow it.'
After that, it got easier and Peter gradually became a connoisseur. One dish he recommends from personal experience is
roast tarantula spider. 'It's the world's largest spider, it's bigger than your hand. You roast it, and it has juicy white meat
inside, like a crab. And there's actually very little difference between them, except one of them lives in water and one on
land.'
His wife, Faith, is still far from happy about insect eating. 'I'm the reluctant bug-eater here,' she says. 'I know it makes
sense in environmental terms, but I just don't like the thought of it. I suppose here in the USA we've stopped thinking about
where our food actually comes from - we just go along to the supermarket and buy something in a packet.'

'People have asked me why I do this,' says Peter. 'Well, the food we eat is a very basic part of our culture, and when we
share others' food I think we gain more understanding of their culture. But as well as that, it helps us to examine our own
attitudes towards what we eat. In fact, many species of insects are lower in fat, and higher in protein than beef or chicken.
And raising insects is environmentally friendly - you don't need to destroy any wildlife habitat to do it.'
So what's on the menu for lunch today for Peter and Faith? 'Well, I've got a couple of kilos of dried worms,' says Peter. 'We
could make a nice little casserole with spices and onions.' 'Oh no,' says Faith, interrupting. 'I'll tell you exactly what we're
having. We're going to have a very nice pasta with sun-dried tomatoes and a fresh salad - and no bugs in it.'
1: Peter and Faith have travelled round the world in order to ……
A. do research into people's eating habits. B. learn how to cook scorpions.
C. take photographs of unusual insects D. write a book of traditional recipes.
2: When Peter read about insect eating, he decided the idea sounded ……
A. interesting. B. unpleasant. C. strange. D. shocking.
3: Why did Peter accept a stink bug from the women on the mountain?
A. He did not know what it was B. He did not want to be impolite.
C. He did not realise they wanted him to eat it. D. He thought it had been cooked.
4: The word 'revolting' in line 14 is closest in meaning to ……
A. disgusting B. disgraceful C. painful D. shameful
5: Peter bit into the stink bug because he wanted to …
A. prevent it from escaping. B. swallow it.
C. stop it stinging him. D. taste it.
6: What does 'it' refer to in line 17?
A. biting stink bugs B. cooking insects
C. eating insects D. enjoying stink bugs
7: The word 'connoisseur' in line 17 suggests that …
A. Peter teaches how to cook insects. B. Peter does not like eating insects.
C. Peter owns a restaurant that serves insects. D. Peter knows a lot about insect eating.
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8: Peter says that the tarantula spider is …
A. only good to eat if it is carefully cooked. B. the most delicious insect he has eaten.
C. not very different in taste from other types of insect. D. similar in taste to a type of seafood.

9: Faith says that although she isn't enthusiastic about eating insects, she……
A. is aware that there are good reasons for eating them. B. will eat them if she knows where they come from.
C. is prepared to try anything to protect the environment. D. would buy them if she saw them in the supermarket.
10: Peter says that one advantage of his work is that he has ……
A. found out about other ways of life. B. learned more about what makes food healthy.
C. discovered new sources of food. D. become more aware of environmental problems.
Read the following magazine article about family life today and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 11 to 20.
THE BEST OF FRIENDS
The evidence for harmony in the family may not be obvious in some households. But it seems that four out of five young
people now get on with their parents, which is the opposite of the 3 popularly-held image of sullen teenagers locked in their
room after endless family rows.
An important new study into teenage attitudes surprisingly reveals that their family life is more harmonious than it has ever
been in the past: more than half of 13 to 18-year-olds get on with their brothers and sisters; and one in three has not argued
with their parents during the past twelve months. Eighty-five per cent of 13 to 18-year-olds agree with the statement 'I'm
happy with my family life,' while a majority said their lives were 'happy', 'fun' and 'carefree'. Only one in ten said they
definitely did not get on with their parents.
'We were surprised by just how positive today's young people seem to be about their families,' said one member of the
research team. 'They're expected to be rebellious and selfish but actually they have other things on their minds; they want a
car and material goods, and they worry about whether school is serving them well. There's more negotiation and discussion
between parents and children, and children expect to participate in the family decision-making process. They don't want to
rock the boat.'
So it seems that this generation of parents is much more likely than parents of 30 years ago to treat their children as friends
rather than subordinates. There are actual statements to back this up. 'My parents are happy to discuss things with me and
make compromises,' says 17-year-old Daniel Lazall. 'I always tell them when I'm going out clubbing, or which girl I'm
going out with. As long as they know what I'm doing, they're fine with it.'
Susan Crome, who is now 21, agrees. 'Looking back on the last ten years, there was a lot of what you could call negotiation
or you might have called it bribery. But as long as I'd done all my homework, I could go out on a Saturday night. But I
think my grandparents were a lot stricter with my parents than that. I don't think they were that flexible with their children.'
But maybe this positive view of family life should not be unexpected. It is possible that ideas of adolescence being a

difficult time are not rooted in real facts. A psychologist comments, 'Our surprise that teenagers say they get along well with
their parents comes because of a brief period in our social history when teenagers were identified as different beings. But
that idea of rebelling and breaking away from their parents really only happened during that one time in the 1960s when
everyone rebelled. The normal situation throughout history has been a smooth transition from helping out with the family
business to taking it over.'
'The present generation has grown up in a period of economic growth, and as a result teenagers appear to believe much
more in individualism and self-reliance than in the past. That has contributed to their confidence in the fairness of life, and
thus to a general peace within the family unit.'
But is life really fair? Nine out often young people think 'if you work hard enough, you will get just rewards.' However,
some recognised that this was not actually inevitable - and not always fair. 'If you have fewer opportunities and live in an
inner city,' one 15-year-old boy told researchers, 'you've got to work 110 per cent. Otherwise you can work 50 per cent and
get away with it.'
But greater family stability has to be a good place for young people to start out in life, and the findings of the study support
this. In spite of some gloomy forecasts about the decline of the family, the future looks good!
11: What is important about the study into teenage attitudes?
A. It confirms previous findings.
B. It gives actual figures for its results.
C. It identifies unexpected facts about family relationships.
D. It shows that most teenagers do not get on with their parents.
12: The word 'rows' in line 3 is closest in meaning to ….
A. problems B. lines C. queues D. quarrels
13: What is surprising about young people today, according to the research team?
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A. They think that education is important.
B. They discuss things with their family.
C. They negotiate with their parents.
D. They worry about being rebellious.
14: The word 'compromises' in line 18 is closest in meaning to…
A. disagreement B. promises C. acceptance D. give-and-take
15: According to the results of the survey, parents today differ from their own parents because they…

A. respect their children more as equals.
B. listen to what their children say.
C. talk to their children more than before.
D. always compromise with their children.
16: Daniel Lazall and Susan Crome…
A. are both very responsible.
B. had no limits placed on what they were allowed to do.
C. have very different opinions about parents.
D. could both talk to their parents honestly.
17: The writer says that 'the positive view of family fife should not be unexpected' because
A. children can be bribed to behave well. B. this view comes from a specific time in the past.
C. a happy family is the normal situation. D. parents allow children a lot of freedom nowadays.
18: What does 'that' refer to in line 33?
A. a belief in individualism and self reliance B. a period of economic growth
C. an attitude held only in the past D. a confidence in the fairness of life
19: What do some young people believe about life today?
A. Some people have to work longer than others. B. Making money is the most important goal.
C. Not everyone has equal opportunities. D. It always gives everyone a fair chance.
20: The purpose of the article is to …
A. demonstrate that popular ideas about relationships may be false.
B. show young people how to choose a career.
C. help people improve family relationships.
D. suggest ways of educating children in developing relationships.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to
the sentence printed in italics.
21: My uncle hasn 't smoked for five months.
A. My uncle has stopped to smoke for five months. B. My uncle stopped smoking five months ago.
C. My uncle stopped to smoke five months ago. D. My uncle has stopped smoking for five months.
22: I regret lending her so much money.
A. I wish I hadn't lended her so much money. B. I wish not to lend her so much money.

C. I wish I didn't lend her so much money. D. I wish I hadn't lent her so much money.
23: I've never met people who are more pleasant than them.
A. They are the most pleasant people I've ever met.
B. They are the more pleasant than people I've ever met.
C. I've never met the more pleasant people than them.
D. I've never met more pleasant people than they have.
24: "I'm going to New York next month," said Bin.
A. Bin said that he was going to New York next month.
B. Bin told that he was going to New York the following month.
C. Bin said that he was going to New York the following month.
D. Bin said that he is going to New York the next month.
25: They have collected the tests and checked the answers.
A. The tests have been collected and the answers have been checked.
B. The tests have been collected by them and the answers have been checked.
C. The tests have been collected and the answers were checked by them.
D. The tests have been collected and the answers were checked.
26: Elena finished her report in half an hour.
A. Elena lost half an hour to finish her report.
B. Elena lost half an hour when she finished her report.
C. It took Elena half an hour when she finished her report.
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D. It took Elena half an hour to finish her report.
27: The match will be cancelled if the weather doesn’t improve.
A. The match won't be cancelled unless the weather improves.
B. The match will be cancelled if not the weather doesn't improve.
C. The match will be cancelled unless the weather improves.
D. The match will be cancelled unless the weather doesn't improves.
28: These apples don't look very nice, but they 're delicious.
A. Despite of not looking very nice, the apples are delicious.
B. In spite of not the apples looking very nice, they are delicious.

C. Despite not looking very nice, the apples are delicious.
D. Despite not looking very nice but the apples are delicious.
29: She suggested that I take the train instead of driving.
A. She asked, "Why didn't you take the train instead of driving?"
B. She said, "Why don't you take the train instead of driving?"
C. She said, "Why aren't you taking the train instead of driving?"
D. She asked, "Why don't I take the train instead of driving?"
30: The tea was too hot for her to drink.
A. The tea was so hot that she couldn't drink it.
B. The tea was too hot, she couldn't drink.
C. The tea was too hot, she couldn't drink it.
D. The tea was too hot that she couldn't drink.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
31:1 wonder if you could give advice on a really effective alarm system that I could fit myself.
A. any B. some C. the D. an
32: insults to me were intentional - she knew what she was saying.
A. Hers B. Herself C. She D. Her
33: The news became as time passed and news reports came in.
A. more bad B. more badly C. bad D. worse
34: It is likely that the early seminar will not be the most
A. interesting B. interested C. interest D. interestingly
35: Senior officials from ASEAN and other Pacific countries met in Canberra, Australia, in November 1989 to
inaugurate APEC.
A. Border B. Perimeter C. Edge D. Rim
36: No person shall be the right to education.
A. ignored B. neglected C. rejected D. denied
37:1 should warn you in that I'm not a very good dancer.
A. advance B. order C. fact D. case
38: If you could, you'd be rich; no on second you wouldn't, because any fool could do the same.
A. impression B. opinion C. ideas D. thoughts

39: He mustn't be told happened under any circumstances.
A. what B. how C. which D. that
40: Anderson is an architect designs have won international praise.
A. who B. whose C. of whom D. whom
41: Look out! That boy off his bike.
A. is falling B. falls C. is going to fall D. will fall
42: When I into him in the street, he said he was going abroad for business affairs that evening.
A. ran B. was running C. has run D. had run
43: Once a valid is supplied, you will gain automatic access to that module.
A. password B. sign C. symbol D. logo
44: In the UK, 5 billion litres of water leak through the water underground.
A. faucets B. pipes C. lines D. resources
45: No books be taken out of this library unless you have the borrowers' card.
A. must B. can C. might D. will
46: It was only a of time before further attempts could be made.
A. question B. issue C. state D. problem
47: Some half of million Afghans have no to basic health services due to conflict-related problems.
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A. access B. approach C. admission D. acquaintance
48: careful crossing the road or you might get run over.
A. Be B. To be C. Being D. In order to be
49:1 had better go to the bank now I won't have any money left for the weekend.
A. so B. and C. but D. or
50: Children are far from immune the virus of cruelty that is latent in all human beings.
A. to B. of C. for D. in
51: "What are you going to do with the old typewriter?"
"I don't know yet but throwing seems wasteful."
A. her B. him C. it D. that
52: Nowadays there's an enormous of information about us kept in computers.
A. number B. bit C. lot D. amount

53: A small stone struck the windshield while we down the gravel road.
A. had driven B. were driving C. had been driving D. drove
54: "Mary got the job even though she wasn't qualified." ~ "Really! good news."
A. Those are B. That's C. There's D. There are
55: If I had had money on me I could have bought a few more postcards
A. little B. a little C. few D. a few
56: It took long to reach the' camping-site that I regretted not having stayed at home instead.
A. so B. too C. very D. such
57: You can find details of all our products our website.
A. in B. on C. at D. to
58: They us how to live our lives, occupied us until we lived our life their way.
A. told B. explained C. said D. described
59: She arrived at her hotel early on Thursday afternoon, where she a snack in her room.
A. got B. took C. had D. caught
60: On his return, he money from Harriet to settle debts from his continental fling.
A. lent B. gave C. borrowed D. sent
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced
differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.
61: A. HONOR B. HONEST C. HISTORY D. HEIR
62: A. FOOT B. PUSH C. BLOOD D. LOOK
63: A. BUT B. RUN C. LUCK D. RUDE
64: A. LAUGH B. ENOUGH C. PLOUGH D. COUGH
65: A. LAKE B. CASE C. NAME D. CARE
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.
66: "Was the house badly damaged in the fire?" ~ "No, the firemen got there just on time."
A B C D
67: I think life must be a terrible struggle if you haven't got money enough to buy the things that you need.
A B C D
68: Your success was due to hard work while I was due to good luck.
A B C D

69: She broke some of her legs in the accident, so she couldn't walk for months.
A B C D
70: The young artist enjoys her new-found fame, so she doesn't mind to sign autographs for her friends.
A B C D
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 from 71 to 80.
SCHOOL UNIFORMS
In many countries, like Britain and Japan, wearing school uniforms is (71) a tradition, but in others, like the United
States, France and Germany, uniforms are not so (72) Some people say that uniforms are important. Uniforms help
students learn to (73) …… rules and learn to study better. They make all the students (74) in appearance. They also
helpstudents feel like part of the school.
Other people (75) They say that uniforms are uncomfortable and unattractive. Most importantly, they (76)………
that when students wear uniforms, they (77). express themselves with their clothes. Some students think uniforms can
be attractive. Some school students make small changes to their uniforms (78) they want to look more fashionable.
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They use their uniforms as (79) to express themselves. Some students try to attend the school with the best uniform.
This is a different way to look at uniforms. An old tradition is turning (80) a new fashion.
71. A. ever B. yet C. still D. never
72. A. familiar B. common C. natural D. widespread
73. A. obey B. regard C. keep D. follow
74. A. equal B. equality C. equalize D. equally
75. A. reject B. dislike C. refuse D. disagree
76. A. tell B. say C. talk D. speak
77. A. shouldn't B. won't C. needn't D. can't
78. A. because B. unless C. in case D. though
79. an act B. a means C. a method D. a way
80. A. off B. into C. away D. out
The End
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