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TUYỂN TẬP
ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI
KHU VỰC DUYÊN HẢI
BẮC BỘ NĂM 2014
TIẾNG ANH 10



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KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI
KHU VỰC DUYÊN HẢI VÀ ĐỒNG BẰNG BẮC BỘ
NĂM HỌC 2013 - 2014

ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 10
Thời gian 180 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Ngày thi: 19/04/2014
A. LISTENING: (15 pts)
Part 1: You will hear an interview with Angela Morgan, who has recently flown around the
world in a helicopter. Listen and choose the best answer to each question. (5 pts)
1. The main reason for Angela’s trip was to
A. make money for her business.
B. make money for other people.
C. have an exciting adventure.

2. What does Angela say about her life now?
A. She feels much older.
B. She likes to be active and busy.
C. She is lonely without children.
3. During the trip, Angela and her teacher
A. did very little sightseeing.
B. carried all the water they needed.
C. had engine problems several times.
4. What did Angela enjoy most about the trip?
A. flying at night
B. walking in the desert
C. watching the changes in the scenery
5. What did Angela miss most while she was away?
A. modern bathrooms
B. regular exercise
D. interesting entertainment
Part 2: You will hear a radio announcer talking about activities at a museum called Science
World. For each question, fill in the missing information. (10 pts)
Science World
Next week’s Special Events

EVENTS: TIME OF DAY:
* Electricity workshop (1) ……………………
* Experiment with (2) ……………… Wednesday morning
* Talk about space travel by well- (3) …………………….
known scientists from
(4) ………………………
Science World entrance fees are: £3.00 Adults
(5) ……………… Children
Tickets for Special Events cost extra: (6) ……………………Adults

Reduced prices for children
Get tickets directly from Science World (7) ……………………………….
or from (8) ……………………………….
Newton Café is next to the (9) …………………………
(snacks available all day).
Phone Science World for free ticket to exhibition about (10) ………………….
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B. PHONETICS (5 pts)
Part 1: Pick out the word with the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
(2.5 pts)
1. A. modernise B. dramatise C. expertise D. merchandise
2. A. chameleon B. enchant C. chamberlain D. bachelor
3. A. solemnity B. spectacle C. sombrero D. desolate
4. A. costume B. cosmetic C. disposal D. ostensible
5. A. cantaloupe B. catastrophe C. apostrophe D. recipe

Part 2:Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of other words
(2.5 pts)
1. A. generous B. pagoda C. address D. control
2. A. reaction B. miserable C. knowledge D. accident
3. A. compulsory B. objective C. publication D. statistical
4. A. confidence B. minimize C. complaint D. imitate
5. A. pleasure B. guaranty C. optimistic D. sanguine

C. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (30ps)
Part 1. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to
each of the following questions. (5ps)
1. His landlady gave him a week’s ________ to leave the flat.

A. threat B. notice C. advice D. caution
2. My brother is intelligent but he _______ common sense.
A. fails B. lacks C. misses D. wants
3. I am _______ tired to think about that problem at the moment.
A. far too B. simply C. much more D. nearly
4. His _______ of the school regulations really can’t be ignored any longer.
A. carelessness B. inattention C. unfamiliarity D. disregard
5. ______ after trying three times, he passed the examination.
A. Last of all B. Lastly C. Last D. At last
6. It took me a long time to ______ what the aim of the game was.
A. ponder B. consider C. grasp D. reckon
7.He _______ malaria while he was in Africa.
A. infected B. contracted C. was caught D. gained
8. The question of late payment of the bills was ______again at the meeting.
A. raised B. risen C. brought D. taken
9. None of us has ever ______ of cheating in class.
A. declared B. persisted C. approved D. concluded
10. We have been working hard. Let’s ______ a break.
A. make B. find C. do D. take
11. It’s advisable to _______ any contact with potential rabis animals.
A. escape B. avoid C. prevent D. evade
12. “Would you mind helping me with these heavy boxes?” _______
A. “Yes, I would.” B. “Not at all.” C. “What a pity!” D. “My Gosh!”
13. There should be no discrimination on _______ of sex, race or religion.
A. fields B. places C. areas D. grounds
14. He felt _______ when he failed the exams the second time.
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A. discouraged B. annoyed C. undecided D. determined
15. He gave me his personal _______ that his draft would be ready by Friday.

A. endurance B. insurance C. assurance D. ensurance
16. It’s high time we got going, _______?
A. isn’t it B. didn’t it C. should we D. aren’t we
17. The weather forecast was for rain, but the day was fine and dry, _____ it turned out.
A. When B. though C. like D. as
18. The book would have been perfect _______ the ending.
A. it had not been for B. hadn’t it been for
C. it hadn’t been to D. had it not been for
19. The film is ______ released at the end of next year.
A. on the verge of being B. due to be
C. about to be D. on the point of being
20. “Why did Laura go to town?”
“_______ for was to attend an interview.”
A. What she went B. That she went C. Why she went D. She w

Part 2. Find and correct ten mistakes in the following passage. You should indicate in which
line the mistake is. (5 pts)

When we first took our children to sea with us, it was rare to come cross other family on
sailing boats. Usually such meetings resulted in the children quickly making friends, while
we parents discuss how we managed. At firstly, I was worried about taking children to sea
and I had many questions however I would amuse them? What if they fell ill at sea? Add to
such questions was the major problem of their education. When we set out on our voyage,
my duaghter was seven, my son five, and we planned to sail for three years. That we only
returned to england six years late with 60,000 miles behind us and children of thirteen and
eleven years old, is an indicate of how my worries had been answered. One change over
these years has been the increasing in the number of parents who take their children to sea
on long voyages.

Part 3. Complete each of the following sentences with a suitable preposition or particle. (5 points)

1. The new regulations have thrown _______ a few problems for the company.
2. The workers were rather cynical after the meeting. Most of them were _______ no illusions that the
management would take their complaints seriously.
3. Jack took early retirement as he was losing his grip _______ the job.
4. He scolded her so much that she was reduced _______ tears by the end of the meeting.
5. The sudden movement of the train threw me _______ balance and I fell head-first down the steps.
6. The price of shares in the company went up _______ over 50% when they announced the discovery
of the new oilfield.
7. Ron usually primes himself _______ plenty of black coffee before starting the night shift.
8. We still haven’t sold the house because the buyers went back on their word and pulled ___ ___ the
deal.
9. Hi Brenda, Peter here. I’m just ringing _______ to say I’ve got two tickets for the concert on
Saturday night. Fancy coming?
10. The group rounded _______ the concert with their greatest hits. So everyone went home happy.
11. As there was no official at the gate, Diana got ___ ____ not buying an entrance ticket.
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12. His company went bankrupt, three years of hard work _______ the drain.
13. She is putting _______ a little each month for her studies in Queenstown.
14. The oral examination was difficult. The examiner tried to catch me _______ by asking some tricky
questions.
15. They should be able to settle their differences without resorting _______ violence.
16. The small boat drifted helplessly _______ the mercy of the wind and waves.
17. I find it very hard to commit historical dates _______ memory.
18. If you would like to wait a moment, Sir, I will just call _______ your file on the computer screen.
19. Quick, I haven’t got a pen. Can you jot Jack’s phone number _______ for me?
20. When I was a student, I eked _______ what little money I had by buying only second-hand clothes.

Part 4.Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (5 pts)
The stretch of water which (1. separate) _____________ Britain from France and the rest of

mainland Europe (2. always play) _________________ a significant role in British history.
Saturday, 1
st
December 1990 was no ordinary day in the Channel’s long history. At 11.00 a.m, two
miners, one French and one English, (3. cut) ______________ through the last few centimeters of
chalk (4. separate) _______________ the UK from mainland Europe. It was the first land
connection since the Ice age.
Work began on Europe tunnel in 1987. It (5. also know) ___________________ as the Channel
Tunnel, the Chunnel or Trans Manche link. It (6. build) ___________________ by an Anglo-
French engineering company, Eurotunnel, across 34 km of water from Cheriton (near Folkstones in
SE England) to Coquilles (near Calais in NW France). A smaller central service tunnel (7. build)
___________________ (8. use) ___________________ by workers and engineers for maintenance
work and emergencies. The two outer tunnels (9. carry) ___________________ high speed
passenger and freight trains. Cars and lorries (10. also transport) ___________________ by train.
The tunnel (11. expect) _______________ (12. have) _________________an effect on British
industry and (13. certainly boost)

the tourist industry. Journeys between Britain and Europe (14. be) ___________________ quicker
and more reliable for both holiday makers and business people. Lorry drivers (15. be)
___________________ able to relax and (16. enjoy) ___________________ their shorter Channel
crossing. Only one question (17. remain) ___________________. With the sea no longer (18. act)
___________________ as a natural barrier, swimmers (19. continue0 ___________________ to try
to swim the Channel as they (20. do) ___________________ for years?
Part 5. Write the correct form of the word given in brackets. (5 pts)
WOMEN ONLY
Increasingly, women are taking their holidays without men. For _____ (1. SAFE) reasons,
camaraderie or just plain fun, a growing number of female tourists are singing up for women-only
trips. Twenty years ago only a _____ (2. HAND) of companies offered such holidays; now there are
several hundred. Travel _____ (3. CONSULT) Andre Littlewood says that the combination of
higher incomes with delayed marriage, divorce, retirement and widowhood has _____ (4. ABLE)

more women to travel, often on their own. They are attracted by the sense of _____ (5. FREE) that
a holiday without men affords them. “Women in a group tend to feel _____ (6. INHIBIT) and
speak more openly than when men are around”, she adds. “Even on energy-sapping adventure
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holidays the atmosphere is relaxed and _____ (7. CO-OPERATE). It’s also a great deal more fun.
Women laugh more _____ (8. READY) than men, probably because they don’t mind laughing at
themselves.” Since her divorce Janice Cummings has been a regular traveler with Everywoman
Tours, and Oxford-based Company whose very name is a _____ (9. DETER) to men. “And a good
thing too,” she says. “Men simply cannot resist the _____ (10. TEMPT) to try and take control, no
matter where they are. And that includes on holiday. Thankfully, there is none of that with
Everywoman.”
Part 6. Complete the text below by filling in each gap a conjunction or preposition given.
Some conjunctions or prepositions are used more than once. (5 pts)
but despite however nevertheless though
on the contrary whereas while yet
THE ELGIN MARBLES
The Elgin Marbles are statues which date back to the 5th century BC. Though they were created
in Greece and were located there until the late 18
th
century, they are now exhibited in the British
Museum, London.
The statues used to be in Athens (1)________ they were bought in 1799 by the Englishman Lord
Elgin, who wanted to bring them back to Britain as part of his personal art collection. (2)________,
on the sea voyage back to England, the ship carrying them was sunk and the ‘Marbles’ were
temporarily lost. It would be an incredibly expensive operation to recover them. (3)________, Elgin
did so, and even though he was a very rich man, he placed himself in enormous debt. Despite his
own desires, he had to sell the Marbles to the British Government to recover his losses and they
were housed in the British Museum, where they have remained ever since.
In recent times, (4)________, the statues have become the subject of debate between Britain

and Greece and, indeed, among British historians and archaeologists. (5)________ the Greek
authorities have requested the return of the Marbles on many occasions, the request has always been
refused. There are arguments on both sides. Some people believe that it would be foolish to return
them, valid (6)________ the Greek request may be, because of the pollution that is affecting the
Parthenon and the possibility of earthquakes in Greece. Restored to the Parthenon, the Marbles
could be exposed to damage, (7)________ they are safe in the British Museum.
Of course, there are equally compelling arguments for their return, especially on the moral
level. It cannot be denied, (8)________ the material safety the statues enjoy in Britain, that they are
part of the Greek heritage. Many people also refute the argument that Athens would not be a safe
place for them. (9)________, they claim that if the statues were returned to Greece, a new state-of-
the-art building would be constructed to house them, where they would be both safe and in their
rightful environment. Furthermore, the British authorities have long used the argument that works
of art should not be subject to ‘ownership’, but should be kept where they are accessible to most
people. (10)________ in the past they have returned a number of cultural artefacts from other
civilisations to their origins.
The argument continues, and is likely to do so for some time in the future.
D. READING: (30 pts)
Part 1. Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space.
(7.5 pts)
Sleeping disorders like insomnia can (1) _________ to be a worrying question for many of
us. Almost anyone can easily conjure (2) ________ at least one sleepless night of (3) ________ and
turning in bed awaiting the bliss of a deep dream. Most probably, a third of us (4) _______ the
distressing experience at least once a week.
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Even though it is possible for people to (5) _________ without any sleep at all for a certain
period of time, such occurrences are rather few and far (6) _____ and there is no evidence to (7)
_________this assumption. What is sure, however, is the fact that we do need some sleep to
regenerate our strength and to (8) _____ the brain to its proper activity. No wonder, then, that the
tiredness and fatigue that appear after a sleepless night (9) _______ many of us to go for chemical

support in the form of sleep (10) _______ tablets or powders.
However long the problem of sleeplessness has afflicted many individuals, very little has
been (11) _______ in the question of its original causes. We are conscious that it usually (12)
________ those who are exposed to a great deal of stress, anxiety or depression. It may also be (13)
_______ by overworking or unfavorable surroundings with scarcity of fresh air.
Sleeping pills may provide some relief and can act as an alternative in this desperate
situation. Yet, they do little to combat the ailment in full. Consequently, our hopes should be (14)
_________ on the medical authorities to (15) ________ the root cause of insomnia before we take
to being nocturnals leading our noisy lives in the dead of night.
1. A. present B. entail C. realize D. prove
2. A. up B. about C. off D. out
3. A. rolling B. wriggling C. tossing D. spinning
4. A. underpass B. undergo C. underlie D. undertake
5. A. operate B. process C. function D. perform
6. A. between B. along C. within D. beyond
7. A. proclaim B. endure C. invalidate D. substantiate
8. A. recuperate B. restore C. revive D. resume
9. A. exert B. affect C. enforce D. compel
10. A. inducing B. attaining C. exacting D. contributing
11. A. disparaged B. retrieved C. detected D. originated
12. A. betrays B. besets C. bemoans D. bestows
13. A. engendered B. applied C. instigated D. evolved
14. A. placed B. ascribed C. focused D. attached
15. A. emerge B. release C. determine D. confess

Part 2. Complete the following extract from a pamphlet on deafness by writing the missing
words in the spaces provided. Use only one word in each space. (7.5 pts)
This pamphlet is not about empty statements and false promises, rather it is concerned with the
cooperation needed by deaf people from those who speak to them. Any person who is willing to
give their cooperation by practising the following points will not only make conservation easier (1)

………… deaf people, but also for (2) ………
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Please avoid shouting at deaf people (3) …………….possible. shouting contorts the face of the
speaker (4) ……… the embarrassment of the listener, and (5) …………the conservation unnatural
and strained. Speech is usually (6) ……….heard when it is given in a clear voice (7)
………… slightly louder (8) ……………normal.
Clarity (9) ……………than volume is often the main requirement when speaking. Many deaf
people have some ability to lip-read, (10) ……… going to lip-reading classes. Some partially deaf
people (11) ……………practise this skill without realising it. They feel that they can hear a speaker
(12) ……………when he is facing them. In actual fact, this probably isn’t the case, (13)
…………………they are likely to understand (14) ………… accurately because what they only
partially hear is assisted (15) ………………what they also see in the speaker’s expressions and lip-
movements.

Part 3: You are going to read an extract from an article. Choose the answer (A, B, C or D)
which you think fits best according to the text. (5 pts)
Leakey’s Achievement
Although he made his name with his archeological finds of early humans, Richard Leakey became
famous as the conservationist who turned the tide against elephant poaching. Bringing the slaughter
of Kenya's elephants under control required a military solution, and Leakey was not afraid to apply
it. Many poachers were killed, giving Leakey a reputation for being a cold- blooded obsessive who
put animals before people. Moreover, his efforts to eradicate corruption in Kenya's wildlife
management system won him many enemies.
But the birth of the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), the eradication of elephant poaching and the
ban on the international trade in ivory are his legacy, and they form the basis of Wildlife Wars. This
surprisingly personal memoir has much to tell about the fragile relationships between
conservationists and governments. It is a story not only of Kenya, but of the continuing cost of
trying to save the world's wildlife from extinction.
Life for the average person in Africa is tough, and basic needs are far from being met. This is the

background against which Leakey fought his war, and he constantly refers to the threat poverty
poses to the preservation of Africa's spectacular wildlife. Leakey's argument, here and in recent
lectures, is that national parks managed exclusively for biodiversity protection must be created, and
that this protection of our wildlife heritage should be funded by international sources.
However, in the early 1990s the development agencies favoured "community-based" conservation.
Leakey's stand on protection of parks was seen as a lack of respect for local communities, and used
against him when he resigned as head of the KWS in 1994. Recently donors and conservationists
have come to recognise the limitations of purely local conservation programmes; there is a growing
consensus that the poor are unlikely to manage wildlife resources wisely for the long term because
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their needs are immediate.
Wildlife Wars continues where Leakey's memoir One Life left off. It spans a 13-year period,
beginning in 1989 when Leakey became head of the KWS. Then the elephant slaughter was at its
height across Africa; it is estimated that between 1975 and 1989 the international markets for ivory
in Europe, the United States and Asia led to the death of 1.2 m elephants, slaughtered for their ivory
to make piano keys, games and fashion accessories. Kenya's herds were reduced by more than 85%
by armed poachers, who turned their guns on anything and anyone. To stop this killing required
changing the perceptions of ivory users so as to eliminate the markets, as well as mounting an
armed force against the poachers.
With both humour and seriousness, Leakey explains the sacrifices he had to make in order to see his
vision succeed.
Despite the gravity of the situation, Leakey makes light of the sometimes comical
circumstances, although it is clear that his life was at risk many times and he worked under
tremendous pressure. For many, however, the real question is why this paleoanthropologist should
risk his life for wildlife. The answer may lie in Leakey's own depiction of himself, although
obviously aggressive and driven while running KWS, as essentially reflective. Presenting in moving
terms his introduction to elephant emotions and society, he describes his outrage at the moral and
ethical implications of poaching and culling for ivory, arguing that elephants, apes, whales and
dolphins have emotions so like those of humans that they deserve to be treated as such.

Hard-core wildlife groups sniggered at his 'bunny- hugging' tendencies, but they underestimated his
impact. It is impossible to put a value on Leakey's work during those years. As the elephant
population began to recover, Kenya's tourist industry revived to become the country's main source
of revenue. An international awareness campaign centred on an ivory bonfire, which led to the ban
on ivory trade and the collapse of ivory prices.
1. Richard Leakey is most well-known for
A. increasing wildlife budgets. B. successfully stopping illegal hunting.
C. removing the ban on the ivory trade. D. helping to identify man’s origins.
2. The word poaching in paragraph 1 is closest meaning to
A. cooking B. approaching C. hunting illegal D. stealing
3. The word fragile in paragraph 2 has the opposite meaning to
A. sturdy B. delicate C. flimsy D. brittle
4. In paragraph 3, Leakey makes the point that
A. conservation should be global responsibility.
B. a war must be fought against poverty.
C. Africa’s wildlife is an international attraction.
D. There is insufficient money to establish parks.
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5. It is now becoming accepted that
A. Leakey had no regard for local communities.
B. conservation programs should be under local control
C. donors have not yet received sufficient recognition.
D. poverty makes regional conservation programmes unreliable.
6. The writers says that between 1975 and 1989
A. the perceptions of the use of ivory changed. B. elephants were used to make piano keys.
C. the elephant population was decimated. D. demand for ivory began to decrease.
7. Leakey considers himself
A. amusing B. sentimental C. contemplative D. obsessive
8. The word gravity in paragraph 6 is closest meaning to

A. importance B. force C. weight D. seriousness
9. What does the writer imply in the last paragraph?
A. a disease had affected elephants. B. Leakey’s views are overly sentimental.
C. Leakey’s success in doubt. D. Leakey’s work had wide-range effects.
10. This passage is taken from
A. an article about endangered species. B. a book about Richard Leakey.
C. an article about Kenya. D. a book review

Part 4. Read the following texts about some famous walls around the world, then choose from
the four texts about walls (A-D) to answer the questions that follow. The texts may be chosen
more than once.
A GUIDE TO GREAT WALLS
A.
Erected in 1961 to prevent East German citizens crossing to the West, the Berlin Wall initially
consisted mainly of barbed wire and armed guards. Within months a concrete wall began to appear,
to be replaced on three separate occasions by ever more sophisticated versions, increasingly
resistant to breakthroughs. On the east side of the wall, tank traps and ditches were built as
protection against attack, and as a further deterrent to would-be escapees.
Although over 170 people lost their lives in Berlin trying to flee to the West, human will and
ingenuity often prevailed, with a number of successful escape attempts via tunnels and, on one
occasion, in a home-made hot air balloon. The 107-kilometre-long structure lost its relevance in
1989, when Hungary allowed East Germans to pass through their country on their way to Austria
and West Germany, and after travel restrictions were lifted, people began to demolish whole
sections of the wall. Now very little of it remains and the land has been used for housing and other
property development.
B.
Stretching for several thousand kilometres from the east coast of the country to the Gobi Desert, the
Great Wall of China is said to be the only man-made structure visible from outer space. The oldest
section was begun in 221 BC, using soldiers and local people, as well as intellectuals who had been
sentenced to forced labour under the repressive Qin dynasty. Not surprisingly, the layers of

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compacted earth used to construct the wall soon began to crumble, and it was left to the later Han
dynasty to restore and add to it.
By now the wall had evolved from a mere defence system for keeping out marauding tribes into a
safe haven where trade could flourish, and bustling market towns sprang up at the many busy gates.
But the ornate and imposing structure with which we are familiar from photographs was not added
until the fourteenth century by Ming, using advanced brick-building technology. It was he who
joined the three separate walls to create this truly impressive feat of construction.

C.
Situated in the north of England at one of the narrowest parts of the country, Hadrian’s Wall is
arguably the most important monument built by the Romans in Britain. Construction of the wall
began in 120 AD on the orders of Emperor Hadrian, who wanted to mark the northernmost
boundary of his Empire. The 117-kilometre wall was manned by thousands of troops, who kept
watch from numerous turrets and mile castles, and who lived in a series of forts situated at strategic
locations.
In the centuries following its abandonment around 400 AD, its stones were used by local people to
build houses, walls and even churches. Nevertheless, spectacular stretches of the wall remain and a
number of forts and museums along its length can be visited, providing a fascinating glimpse into
the lives of the Roman soldiers who patrolled it. Although built of stone, the wall itself is vulnerable
to erosion and visitors are discouraged from walking on it. Designated a UNESCO World Heritage
Site in 1987, Hadrian’s Wall ranks alongside some of the more famous architectural treasures in the
world.

According to the information given in the texts, which wall …
1. can be seen from a great distance?
2. is susceptible to damage?
3. quickly fell into disrepair?
4. is no longer very much in evidence?

5. is a series of different walls which were connected?
6. was built with the help of prisoners?
7. is compared favourably with other ancient monuments?
8. became unnecessary as a result of events elsewhere?
9. proved to be an ideal site for commercial activity?
10. did not always achieve its purpose?

E. WRITING: (20 pts)
Part 1:(5 pts)
Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it has the same meaning as the one
printed above.
1. The car has leather seats.
The seats …………………………………………………….…………………………
2. In the event of nuclear weapons being used, we are all doomed.
If it should ……………………………………………………
3. Success in the academic field depends on your ability to amass qualifications.
The more ……………………………………………………………………… ………
4. Mr. Tipper’s wife was very sorry she couldn’t celebrate the New Year with her husband.
Mrs. Tipper greatly……………………………………………………………………
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5. The collision didn’t damage my car much.
Not a great……………………………………… ……………………………………
6. Something must be done quickly to solve the problem of homelessness.
Urgent …………………………………………………………………………………………
7. We’ve been trying to sell our house for well over six months.
Our house ……………………………………………………………………………………
8. Her success went beyond her expectation.
Never ……………………………………………………………………………………………
9. I wasn’t a bit surprised to hear that Karen had changed her job.

It came …………………………………………………………………………………………
10. Just thinking about his face at that moment makes me laugh.
The very ………………………………………………………………………………………
Part 2: “School extra activities are beneficial to students’ life.” Do you agree with this
statement? Write a paragraph of about 180 words to state your viewpoint. (15 pts)


ĐÁP ÁN MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 10 – ĐỀ SỐ 1.
KỲ THI HSG VÙNG ĐỒNG BẰNG DUYÊN HẢI BẮC BỘ
HẢI DƯƠNG 2014
A. LISTENING
Part 1: (5 pts)
1. B 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. B
Part 2: (10 pts)
1. Monday afternoon 6. £1.75
2. water 7. on 284311
3. Saturday morning 8. tourist office(s)
4. America/ USA 9. beach
5. £2.00 10. computers

B. PHONETICS
Part 1: (2.5 pts)
1. C 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. A
Part 2: (2.5 pts)
11. A 2. A 3. C 4. C 5. C

C. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
Part 1: (5 pts)
1. B 2. B 3. A 4. D 5. D 6. C 7. B 8. A 9. C 10. D
11. B 12. B 13. D 14. A 15. C 16. D 17. D 18. D 19. D 20. D

Part 2: (5 pts)
1. family (1)  families
2. discuss (3)  discussed
3. firstly (3)  first
4. however (4)  how
5. Add (4)  Added
6. daughter (6)  daughter
7. england (7)  England
8. late (7)  later
9. indicate (8)  indication
10. increasing (9) increase
Part 3 (5 pts)
1. up 2. under 3. on 4. to 5. off
6. by 7. with 8. out of 9. up 10. off
11. away with 12. down 13. aside 14. out 15. to
16. at 17. to 18. up 19. down 20. out
Part 4: (5 pts)
1. separates 2. has …played 3. cut 4. separating
5. is …known 6. was built 7. was built 8. to be used
9. will carry 10. will …be
transported
11. is expected 12. to have
13. will …boost 14. will be 15. will be 16. enjoy
17. remains 18. acting 10. will continue 20. have done
Part 5: (5 pts)
1. safety 6. uninhibited
2. handful 7. co-operative
3. consultant 8. readily
4. enabled 9. deterrent
5. freedom 10. temptation

Part 6: (5 pts)
1. but 6. though
2. Hoever 7. whereas
3. Nevertheless 8. despite
4. However 9. On the contrary
5. While 10.yet

D. READING
Part 1: (7.5 pts)
1. D 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. C
6. A 7. D 8. B 9. D 10. A
11. C 12. B 13. A 14. A 15. C
Part 2: (7.5 pts)
1. for 6. best 11. even/ may/ might/ can
2. themselves 7. raised 12. better/ only
3. if// whenever 8. than 13. but
4. to 9. rather 14. never
5. makes 10. without 15. by
Part 3: (5 pts)
1. B 2. C 3. A 4. A 5. D
6. C 7. C 8. D 9. D 10. D
Part 4: (10 pts)
1. B 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. B
6. B 7. C 8. A 9. B 10. A

E. WRITING
Part 1: (5 pts)
1. ….in the car are covered with leather.
2. … happen that nuclear weapons are used, we are all doomed.
3. qualification you are able to amass, the more successful yu are in the academic

field.
4. ….regretted not being able to celebrate the New Year with her husband.
5. ….amount of damage was done/ caused to my car in the accident.
6. ….action/ measures must be taken to solve the problem of homelessness.
7… has been for sale for well over six months.
8. ….did she expect her success.
9. ….as no surprise to me to hear that Karen had changed her job.
10. ….thought of his face at that moment makes me laugh.
Part 2: (15 pts)
1. Completion: (2 pt.)
2. Content: (3 pts)
Provide relevant and convincing ideas about the topic, supported by specific example
and/or reasonable justification.
3. Organisation: (4 pts)
- Present the right form of a paragraph
- Ideas are well organized and presented with unity, cohesion and coherence.
4. Language: (5 pts)
- Demonstrate of a wide range of vocabulary and structures.
- Good use of grammatical structures.
- Present the ideas with clarity.
- Easy to follow.
5. Punctuations and spelling. (1 pts)

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TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN
LÊ HỒNG PHONG

ĐỀ ĐỀ XUẤT
ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI
VÙNG DUYÊN HẢI – ĐỒNG BẰNG BẮC BỘ

Năm 2014
Môn: Tiếng Anh – Lớp 10
Thời gian: 180 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề


PART I: LISTENING (15 pts)
PART 1: Circle the correct answer.
1. The weekly radio programme is on
A topics suggested by listeners.
B local news items.
C listeners' hobbies.
2. The process of stamp production is
A difficult.
B expensive.
C time consuming.
3. In the search for suitable subjects, people are invited to
A research a number of topics.
B give an opinion on possible topics.
C produce a list of topics.
4. Topics are sent for final approval to
A a group of graphic artists.
B the Board of Directors.
C a designers' committee.
5. Australian artists receive money
A only if the stamp goes into circulation.
B for the design only.
C for the design and again if it is used.
PART 2:
Questions 1 – 5: Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR A NUMBER
for each answer.

WESTLEY PUBLIC LIBRARY
MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FORM
Example answer:
NAME: Camden
FIRST NAME: Peter
ADDRESS: Flat 5
53 (1) _________________________________
Finsbury
POSTCODE (2) ____________________________________
DATE OF BIRTH 8th July (3) _____________________________
HOME TEL None
MOBILE TEL (4) ___________________________________
PROOF OF RESIDENCE PROVIDED (5)______________
Questions 6 – 8 : Circle THREE letters A - F.
What type of books does Peter like?
A Wildlife books

B Romance books
C Travel books
D Historical novels

E Science Fiction novels
F Mystery books

Questions 9 and 10: Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR A
NUMBER for each answer.
9. How much does it cost to join the library?
_________________________________
10. How much does it cost to rent a DVD?
_________________________________

PART II: PHONETICS (5pts)
I. Choose the word - A, B, C or D - that has its underlined part pronounced
differently from the other three in each question. (2.5pts)
1. A. mischief B. relief C. belief D. chief
2. A. canary B. share C. baron D. pharaoh
3. A. chorus B. chore C. chronicle D. synchronize
4. A. perfect B. correct C. hectare D. select
5. A. southern B. truth C. south D. cloth
II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others
by circling A, B, C, or D. (2.5pts)
1. A. admirable B. accessible C. compatible D. respiratory
2. A. humane B. unite C. colleague D. canteen
3. A. descent B. dissent C. discontent D. content
4. A. eradicate B. kilometer C. characterize D. communism
5. A. technical B. origin C. agriculture D. cathedral
PART III: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (30 pts)
I. Choose the best word or phrase to fill in each gap in the following sentences.
(5pts)
1. He got his university degree last year. Now he’s doing studies.
A. graduate B. graduating C. postgraduation D. graduation
2. I will only sign the papers my solicitor.
A. within reach B. of the agreement of
C. under surveillance of D. in the presence of
3 our pre-paid order, they failed to send us the items in time.
A. With respect to B. Regardless of
C. On behalf of D Without any notice of
4. Not only……….in the project, but he also wanted to become the leader.
A. did Jack involve B. had Jack been involved
C. was Jack involved D. Jack was involved
5. I assure you that I no prejudice against what you are doing.

A. harbour B. shelter C. imply D. shadow
6. I felt a bit and seemed to have more aches and pains than usual.
A. out of sorts B. on the mend C. over the worst D. under the
fevers
7. The inn owner was so generous. What we consumed was the house.
A. in B. on C. off D. of
8. Although the cyclist was unhurt, his bicycle was between the lorry and
the wall.
A. clapped B. crushed C. split D. banged
9. The school was closed for a month because of a serious of fever.
A. outcome B. outburst C. outset D. outbreak
10. You should iron out the in that dress.
A. wrinkles B. crumples C. folds D. creases
11. I don’t think he’s ever been there, ?
A. do I B. has he C. do you D. hasn’t he
12. I would appreciate it a secret
A. you to keep B. your keeping C. that you keep D. that you will
keep
13. After congratulating his team, the coach left, allowing the players to let their
down for a while.
A. hair B. heads C. hearts D. souls
14. there are more cars in Los Angeles than people.
A. Fact that B. As fact that is C. The fact that D. It is a fact that
15. The management are making to increase the company’s efficiency.
A. measures B. steps C. moves D. deeds
16. They had a four-day holiday, then began work
A. on end B. out of bounds C. in proportions D. in earnest
17. The draw’ took place yesterday, but the competition winners
A. are yet to be announced B. haven’t been yet announced
C. yet are to be announced D. haven’t announced yet

18. I haven’t seen Jane for nearly ten years, she had got married and had
two children.
A. for that duration B. at that point C. during which time D. in that
time
19. He is a nice guy but I don’t know why he so rude today.
A. is B. has been C. is being D. is to be
20. Lisa: “It’s nearly the end of the holiday already.” Mary: “ !”
A. How time flies B. Let’s call it a day
C. It’s a small world D. There’s nothing to it
II. Identify 10 errors in the following passage and correct them.(5pts)
The Chinese are very generous when it comes to the education of their children.
No caring about the money, parents often send their children to the best schools or
even abroad to England, the United States or Australia. They also want their
children to take extra- course activities which they will either learn a musical
instrument or ballet, or other classes which will give them a head start in life. The
Chinese believe that the most expensive an education is, the better it is. So parents
will spend an unreasonable amount of money on education. Even poor couples will
buy a computer for their son or daughter. However, what most parents fail to see is
that the best early education they can give their children is usually very cheap.
Parents can see that their children’s skills vary, skilled in some areas while poor in
the others. What most parents fail to realize, though, is that today children lack
self-respect and self-confidence. The problem is that parents are only educating
their children on how to take multiple-choice tests and how to study well, but
parents are not teaching them the most important skills they need to be confident,
happy, or clever. Parents can achieve this by teaching practical skills as cooking,
sewing, and doing another housework. Teaching a child to cook will improve
much of the skills that he will need later in life. Cooking demands patience and
time. It is an enjoyable but difficult experience. A good cook always tries to
improve his cooking, so he will learn to work hard and gradually finish his job
successfully. His result, a well-cook dinner, will give him much satisfaction and a

lot of self-confidence.
1 _____ ______ 2 _____ ______
3 _____ ______ 4 _____ ______
5 _____ ______ 6 _____ ______
7 _____ ______ 8 _____ ______
9 _____ ______ 10 _____ ______

III. Fill in the blank with a suitable preposition: (5pts)
1. The murderer has been condemned …………. death.
2. I was ill for 2 weeks, so I’ve fallen ………….with my work.
3. My plans for starting a restaurant fell ………….for lack of capital.
4. ………….those present at the ceremony was the local MP, Claire Sims.
5. The cat jumped ………….the wall and landed in next door’s pond.
6. At the library yesterday, I ran ………….an old friend.
7. Before you say no, please calm ………….and listen.
8. How could you stand ………….and watched him beat the children like that?
9. Nobody was taken ………….by his story although it seemed convincing at
first.
10. You can’t talk me ………….giving you more money. I’ve given you enough
already.
11. The only way one can tell the twins………….is by their haircuts.
12. The death penalty was done ………….in Britain many years ago.
13. Tom got carried ………….by the music and wouldn’t stop singing.
14. The doctor thinks he’ll pull…….…… now. His temperature has gone down.
15. She swims so well that she really should go ………….the competition.
16. Because she kept putting ………….going to the dentist, her toothache got
worse.
17. Are you going to sit …………. and let me do everything?
18. The Democratic Party came ………….power this year.
19. This composition would be better if you cut ………….the second paragraph.

20. After the flood, hundreds of volunteers came ………….with offers of
assistance.
IV. Use the most suitable form of the verbs in brackets: (5pts)
1. Sally! I (expect not) to see you here! What (you do) here
in New York?
2. Whatever (happen), I (meet) you here in a week's time.
3. Since I (pay) for our lunch, I (try) to attract the waiter’s
attention.
4. You (not buy) your umbrella for we are going by car.
5. You should have been more careful. You (avoid) ……… having had this
accident.
6. Not until later did they discover that the picture (steal) …………
7. I waited under the clock! - So did I, but I didn’t see you! We (wait)
under different clocks.
8. She was breathing fast and deep, as if she (run) ………
9. It is very cold. Mr. Taylor, who has been ill recently, is walking along the road
without a coat. He (wear) ……… a warm coat.
10. He got angry because he hadn’t been accustomed to (make) ……… fun like
that before.
11. Although (found) ……….many centuries earlier, Luxor did not reach
preeminence until about 2000 B.C.
12. I would like (give) ……… the chance to explain my point of view, but they
weren’t interested.
13. There (be) nothing else to say, he declared the meeting close.
14. The police are stopping all the cars. They (look for) the escaped
prison.
15. I didn’t do the test well. I (prepare) ……… it very carefully at home.
16. My uncle would rather that I (not leave) ……….yesterday.
17. Just inside the outer layer of the earth’s atmosphere (be) ……… the elements
necessary to protect it from ultraviolet rays, extreme temperatures, and

threatening foreign substances.
V. Give the correct form of the words in brackets. (5pts)
The Desire to Know
Curiosity goes back to the dawn of human (0) _____
existence

_____. This irresponsible desire to know is not a (1)
_________ of inanimate objects. Nor does it seem to be
attributable to some forms of living organism which, for that
very reason, we can scarcely bring ourselves to consider alive.
A tree, for example, does not display (2) _________ curiosity,
nor does a sponge or even an oyster. If chance events bring
them poison, predators or parasites, they die as (3) _________
as they lived.
Early in the scheme of life, (4) _________ motion was
developed by some organisms. It meant an (5) _________
advance in their control of the environment. A moving
organism no longer waited in stolid (6) _________ for food to
come its way, but went out after it. The individual that
hesitated in the (7) _________ search for food, or that was
overly (8) _________ in its investigation, starved.
As organisms grew more complex, more messages of greater
variety were received from and about the (9) _________
environment. At the same time, the nervous system, the living
EXIST
CHARACTER


RECOGNISE

CEREMONIOUS

DEPEND
ORDINARY
RIGID

ZEAL
CONSERVE

ROUND

INCREASE
instrument that interprets and stores the data collected by the
sense organs, became (10) _________ complex.

VI. Fill in each gap with the most suitable phrase or sentence provided. Some
of the suggested answers do not fit at all. (5pts)
WELLS AMI BENNETT
During their lifetimes, H.G Wells and Arnold Bennett achieved a public
fame of a kind that has been accorded to (1) before or since. They
would not have had it if (2) , and yet the nature of the fame (3)
as such. It was essentially that of the journalist, the popular pundit (4)
with complete self - assurance. With Shaw, (5) was also a
product of journalism, they divided between them the empire of the press, (6)

All that (7) as novelists. Both were men (8) in
fiction, to say nothing of their short stories, Wells wrote nearly fifty novels,
Bennett thirty. Of these, perhaps ten of Wells’s are still valuable (9) if
the best of the scientific romances are included, and, (10) , five of
Bennett’s.

A. they had not been novelists in the first place
B. prepared to pronounce on any subject under the sun
C. the most highly paid writers in the Anglo-Saxon world
D. has nothing to do with their merit
E. more certainly
F. in their own right
G. of vast output
H. if they had wanted to
I. is generally acknowledged
J. whose popular reputation
K. had little to do with their novels
L. was undeniably
M. no other English novelist

PART IV: READING (30 pts)
I. Read the text below and choose the best answer to fill in each gap. (7.5 pts)
English dominates the world of business and is now gradually becoming the
language of politics. People all over the world are benefiting from the spread of
English, which is becoming independent of its origins. However, the dominance of
English has produced a number of (1) _______ effects. One significant after- math
has been the fostering of national antagonisms. A phenomenon like (2) _______ is
observable in CanadA. and particularly in Quebec. Its (3) _______ have long faced
the competition between the English and French languages, as bilingualism
promoted by the government of Canada proved to be an (4) _______ fail- are. Not.
only has it failed to unite the (5) _______ of French- and English- speaking
settlers, but it also entailed a great (6) _______ of prejudice and aggression (7)
_______ outsiders. The English language flooded the majority of Canadian
provinces, (8) _______ producing a minority complex, which French Canadians
have long struggled to (9) _______. The impact of the English language on human
relations differs in (10) _______ countries, where it is viewed either as a useful

product of modern civilisation, or as a “killer” language, which endangers cultural
uniqueness of the societies it enters. (11) _______, the final result of its expansion
and integration (12) _______ the national life of its non-native speakers is yet (13)
_______ seen and we will have wait (14) _______ more years to see the precise
result of these (15) _______.
1. A. hostile B. adverse C. reverse D. contrary
2. A. this B. it C. one D. these
3. A. Inheritors B. habitats C. Inhabitants D. inhibitions
4. A. unpredictable B. undeniable C. unique D. sure
5. A. forefathers B. ancestors C. progenitors D. descendants