Đề thi Anh 10 KSHSG lần III Tr Nguyễn Trãi (2010 2011)

SỞ GIÁO DỤC ĐÀO TẠO THÁI BÌNH

ĐỀ THI KHẢO SAT MÔN TIẾNG ANH 10

TRƯỜNG THPT NGUYỄN TRÃI

NĂM HỌC 2010-2011
(Đề thi gồm có 4 trang, 80 câu. Thời gian làm bài 90 phút)

I. 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.
1.

A. queue

B. quest

C. qualify

D. quota

2.

A. talk

B. chalk

C. walk

D. salt

3.

A. laugh

B. plough

C. enough

D. cough

4.

A. both

B. bath

C. bathe

D. mouth

5.

A. photograph

B. photogenic

C. photographic

D. photographer

II. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
6.

We receive letters _____and send letters _____almost every part of the world with the help of computers.
A. to / from

7.

D. by/ to

B. by

C. to

D. of

th

14 July 1995 is a day I shall never forget. _____ that day, I stared death in the face.
A. In

9.

C. from / to

Although it’s a long day for us, we are contented _____ what we do. We love working and we love our children.
A. with

8.

B. of / with

B. On

C. At

D. With

C. of

D. at

Are you satisfied _____ what you do?
A. with

B. by

10. After the tragic death of Pierre Curie in 1906, she _____the position which her husband had obtained at the Sorbonne.
A. took in

B. took up

C. took after

D. took off

11. Each time you turn a computer on, with appropriate hardware and software, it is capable _____ almost anything you ask it to.
A. of doing

B. doing

C. to do

D. to doing

12. Which do you prefer, _____ by bicycle or by cyclo? Give reason(s)?
A. to go

B. go

C. went

D. going

C. than playing

D. playing

13. He prefers watching rugby _____ it.
A. to playing

B. to play

14. The air-hostesses were just beginning to serve our lunch when the plane _____ to shake.
A. began

B. begin

C. begins

D. begun

B. smoke

C. smoking

D. to smoke

15. I’d prefer you not _____.
A. to smoking

16. If you do something such as pass an exam with flying colours, you do it_____.
A. very successfully

B. very successful

C. unsuccessfully

D. very success

17. In 1903, Marie became the first woman _____a PhD from the Sorbonne.
A. received

B. to be received

C. to receive

D. receives

18. Miss THUY continued the _____ until the children realized they had just learned how to add and subtract.

A. demonstrate

B. demonstrative

C. demonstratively

D. demonstration

19. She has a face that looks attractive in her photographs- in other words, she is_____ .
A. photogenic

B. photo

C. photograph

D. photography

20. Gradually more children arrived. Their parents realized that the young teacher was making great _____to help their poor kids.
A. afford

B. effective

C. harm

D. efforts

21. My parents took a lot of _____ of us when we were small.
A. photographs

B. photo

C. photography

D. photogenic

22. _____ is the activity or job of taking photographs or films

A. Photograph

B. Photo

C. Photography

D. Photos

23. The twenty-five children, who are learning _____ and write in her class, are disabled.
A. to read

B. how to read

C. read

D. A and B

24. A _____ is a person who takes photographs, either as a job or hobby:
A. photograph

B. photographer

C. photo

D. graphic

25. Louis Braille was born _____ and accidentally _____ himself at the age of three.
A. sighted / blinded

B. sight / blind

C. blinded / sighted

D. blind / sight

26. He was fortunate _____ to Paris to board at one of the world’s first schools for blind children.
A. to send

B. to be sending

C. be sent

D. to be sent

27. At the age of 12, he began to work _____ on a revolutionary system of reading and writing by touch.
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A. tireless

B. tirelessly

C. tired

D. tiring

C. days

D. a day

28. Computers have become part of our _____lives.
A. daily

B. day

29. We pay bills prepared by computers. We read newspapers and magazines _____have been produced on computers.
A. which

B. who

C. whom

D. where

30. We can even learn foreign languages on computers. What makes a computer _____a miraculous device?
A. so

B. much

C. real

D. such

31. After they had shouted at each other, they decided to _____ it up.
A. do

B. get

C. make

D. take

32. They are very good friends and _____ on well with each other.
A. do

B. get

C. make

D. take

33. I don’t remember _____ of the decision to change the company policy on vacations. When was it decided?
A. telling

B. being told

C. to tell

D. to be told

34. Ms Drake expects _____ about any revisions in her manuscript before it is printed.
A. consulting

B. being consulted

C. to consult

D. to be consulted

35. Sally gave such a good speech that I couldn’t resist _____ loudly when she finished.
A. applauding

B. being applauded

C. to applaud

D. to be applauded

C. to throw

D. to be thrown

36. Tommy admitted_____ the rock through the window.
A. throwing

B. being thrown

37. If you want to develop inner tranquility, you have to stop _____ by every little thing that happens.
A. bothering

B. being bothered

C. to bother

D. to be bothered

38. Paul really didn’t mind_____ by the party to celebrate his fortieth birthday, although he told his friends that they shouldn’t have
done it.
A. surprising

B. being surprised

C. to surprise

D. to be surprised

III. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.
39. Cuc Phuong, the 1st national park(A) in Vietnam, was official opened(B) in 1960. it is located(C) 160 km south west of Hanoi
spanning(D) Ninh Binh, Hoa Binh and Thanh Hoa provinces.
40. Just listen(A) to Tien Quan Ca. whenever I hear it(B), I want to stand up and sing out loud(C) as possible. It’s hard and
solemn(D).
41. Sorry Lan(A). Friday is not a good time(B) for me. I’m taking Chinese classes(C) on Fridays. How do you look your weekend
like(D), Lan?
42. Pele’ became the only player participated(A) in three World Cups(B) in 1958, 1962, and 1970. By 1974, Pele’ had
scored 1,200 goals(C) and became a Brazilian national hero(D).
43. The Statue of Liberty(A), one of America’s most familiar images(B), is on island in New York Harbour. It is a symbol for
freedom(C). Its formal name is Liberty Enlightening the world(D)
44. On the Thu Bon River(A), 30 km south of Da Nang, lies the ancient town of Hoi An(B). It was former a major trading
centre(C) in Southeast Asia(D) between the 16th and 17th centuries.
45. Hello everybody(A), my name is Lam. I’m a cyclo driver(B) in Ho Chi Minh City. I usually(C) have a busy work day(D).
46. Well, I was born in 1980. I got a generally education(A) at local schools and when I was 15(B), I joined the Star Sports
Club(C) near my home(D).
47. “Whenever we hold a camera(A), wandering around and taking in our surrounding(B) through a lens, we can forget(C) the

sorrow of our disabilities,” says club member Nguyen Minh Tam(D).
48. After a few lessons I began to feel tired(A). I made an excuse, saying that I had a headache(B). I suggested leaving the lesson
for another day(C). Since then I hadn’t said anything about the computer(D) to my son and my secretary.
IV. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the
following questions
49. Behave yourself or your parents will be disappointed.
A. Unless you behave yourself, your parents will be unhappy.
B. If you behave yourself, your parents will be disappointed.
C. As long as you don’t behave yourself, your parents will be disappointing.
D. Provided that you behave yourself, your parents will be disappointed.
50. If I were you I would spend more time studying English.
A. You should spent more time studying English.
B. It’s time you spent more time studying English.
C. You had better spent more time studying English.
D. Why don’t you spent more time studying English.
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51. In spite of the meat shortage, we have managed to get some beef.
A. Despite of the meat shortage, we have managed to get some beef.
B. Because of the meat shortage, we haven’t managed to get some beef.
C. Because there is a shortage meat, we haven’t managed to get some beef.
D. Although there is a shortage of meat, we have succeeded in getting some beef.
52. “You’d better think carefully before deciding to get married” she said to me.
A. She wanted me to think carefully before deciding to get married.
B. She advised me to think carefully before deciding to get married.
C. She asked me to think carefully before deciding to get married.
D. She offered me to think carefully before deciding to get married.
53. Someone repainted her house last week.
A. She had her house repainted last week.

B. She had repainted her house last week.
C. She had someone repainted her house last week.
D. Her house was repainted by her last week.
54. If I had known that you were in hospital I would have visited you.
A. I didn’t know that you were in hospital. So I visited you.
B. I don’t know you are ill in hospital, I don’t visit you.
C. Unless I had known that you were in hospital I would have visited you.
D. Had I known that you were in hospital I would have visited you.
55. “How can the photocopier print such a lot of copies in a very short time?”
A. We wonder how the photocopier can print such a lot of copies in a very short time.
B. We wondered how the photocopier can print such a lot of copies in a very short time.
C. We wonder how the photocopier could print such a lot of copies in a very short time.
D. We wondered how could the photocopier print such a lot of copies in a very short time.
56. He offered me some more tea and I accepted.
A. ‘Would you have some more tea?’ he said. ‘Yes, I’d love to’ I replied.
B. ‘Have some more tea?’ he said. ‘Yes, please,’ I replied.
C. ‘He offers me some more tea and I accept’.
D. ‘He invites me some tea and I accept’
57. What do you spend much time studying English for?
A. How do you spend much time studying English?
B. Which do you spend much time studying English for?
C. Why do you spend much time studying English?
D. When do you spend much time studying English for?
58. What age are you?
A. What is your age?
B. How old are you?
C. Which age are you?
D. Either A or B.
V. 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 from 26 to 35.

Over the past century our water consumption increased tenfold. According to the World Health Organization, 1.1 billion people
have no access to clean drinking water.
On our blue planet 97.5% of the water is salt water, unfit for human use. The majority of fresh water is beyond our reach,
locked into polar snow and ice. Less than 1% of fresh water is usable, amounting to only 0.01% of the Earth’s total water.
Even this would be enough to support the world’s population three times over, if used with care.
However, water- like population - isn’t distributed evenly. Asia has the greatest annual availability of fresh water and Australia
the lowest. But when population is taken into account the picture looks very different.
Our increasing thirst is a result of growing population, industrial development and the expansion of irrigated farming. In the
past 40 years, the area of irrigated land has doubled.
By the mid-1990s, 80 countries home to 40% of world population encountered serious water shortages. Worst affected are
Africa and the Middle East. By 2025 two-thirds of the world’s people will be facing water stress. The global demand for water
will have grown by over 40% by then. The only ray of hope is that the growth in actual use of water has been slower than
predicted.
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The recommended basic water requirement per person per day is 50 liters. But people can get by with about 30 liters: 5 liters
for drinking and cooking and another 25 to maintain hygiene. The reality for millions comes nowhere near.
Some 97% of liquid freshwater is stored underground in aquifers. People, especially in rural areas, are increasingly dependent
on groundwater - up to 2 billion people, a third of the world’s population, rely on it. Yet, aquifers are most severely depleted in
parts of India, China, the US, North Africa and the Middle East. It can take centuries for aquifers to recharge, so the world is
currently running a groundwater overdraft of 200 billion cubic meters a year. Pollution is a major problem, resulting from
human and farm animal waste, naturally occurring toxins, as well as the over 10 million different synthetic chemicals in use
today.
59. Most of the water on our planet is __________ for human use.
A. salty

B. good

C. unfit

D. wrong

60. Mankind’s water consumption increased ten __________ over the past century.
A. times

B. fold

C. degrees

D. per cent

61. Like population, water is not __________ evenly on our planet.
A. divided

B. distributed

C. placed

D. arranged

62. Population should be taken into account to produce a comprehensive__________ of world water distribution.
A. photo

B. snapshot

C. image

D. picture

63. Countries most __________ by water shortages are in Africa and the Middle East.
A. encountered

B. affected

C. distributed

D. irrigated

64. The world demand for water will have grown by over 40% by __________.
A. mid-1990s

B. 40 months

C. 40 years

D.2025

65. We can only hope that the actual use of water has __________ more slowly than predicted.
A. a ray

B. growth

C. increased

D. been

66. People need at least __________ of water per day for drinking, cooking and maintaining hygiene.
A. 5 liters

B. 25 liters

C. 30 liters

D. 50 liters

67. More than __________ of the world population are dependent on groundwater.
A. 30%

B. 40%

C.50%

D.97%

68. Each year the world uses 200 billion cubic meters __________ aquifers can recharge.
A. that

B. all

C. less than

D. more than

VI. 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 from 69 to 80.
Man is the ___(69) ___ creature on earth. He has conquered nature, ___(70) ___ he can live safely almost___(71)___. He has
tamed animals and changed ___(72) ___ world he lives in.
Despite these achievements, man is not very different ___(73) ___ animals. He has the same bones, muscles, organs and glands.
Unlike many creatures, man has not developed specialized features ___(74) ___ help him to live in ___(75) ___ particular

surroundings.
___(76) ___, there are two main physical characteristics in which man does differ from other mammals. Firstly, he ___(77) ___
upright on only two feet, leaving his hands completely free to do things. Secondly, the size of his brain in comparison with his body
___(78) ___ enormous.
Man is a reasoning creature. He can think ___(79) ___ a problem, find a solution, plan what to do, and ___(80) ___ carry out this
plan
69. A. more successful

B. successful

C. most successful

D. as successful

70. A. as

B. and

C. so that

D. in order to

71. A. everything

B. anywhere

C. somewhere

D. nowhere

72. A. a

B. some

C. ø

D. the

73. A. from

B. than

C. by

D. with

74. A. who

B. that

C. what

D. whom

75. A. any

B. the

C. a

D. an

76. A. therefore

B. in addition

C. similarly

D. however

77. A. walk

B. walked

C. walks

D. is walking

78. A. are

B. is

C. has been

D. was

79. A. about

B. on

C. over

D. with

80. A. next

B. then

C. first

D. after
THE END

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