ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI KHU VỰC MỞ RỘNG NĂM HỌC 2011- 2012 MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 10

HỘI CÁC TRƯỜNG THPT
CHUYÊN
KHU VỰC DH & ĐB BẮC BỘ

KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI KHU VỰC MỞ RỘNG
NĂM HỌC 2011- 2012

MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 10
Ngày thi: 21 tháng 4 năm 2012

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC

(Thời gian làm bài 180 phút không kể thời gian giao đề)
Đề thi gồm 12 trang

Part I. LISTENING (10 pts)
Question 1. You will hear a telephone conversation between a passenger and an officer at the
London Heathrow airport. (5 pts)
Listen to the conversation and complete the booking form below.
Write ONE WORD OR A NUMBER for each answer. LISTEN ONCE ONLY.
AIRPORT SHUTTLE BOOKING FORM
To:
Milton
Date:
(1) .....................
No. of passengers: One
Bus time:
(2) .....................p.m
Type of ticket:
(3) .....................
Name:

Jane Thomson
Flight No:
AC936
From: London Heathrow
Address in Milton:
Vacation Motel, 24, (4) ..................... Street
Fare:
$ 35
Credit Card No:
(Visa) (5) .....................
Question 2. Choose the correct letter A, B or C. LISTEN TWICE. (5 pts)
1. These sessions with a counsellor are _____
A. compulsory for all students.
B. for science students only.
C. available to any students.
2. The counsellor says that new students have to _____
A. get used to working independently.
B. spend more time on the college premises.
C. work harder than they did at school.
3. John complains that the resource centre _____
A. has limited opening hours.
B. has too few resources.
C. gets too crowded.
4. The counsellor suggests to John that _____
Page 1 of 12


A. most other students can cope.
B. he needs to study all the time.
C. he should be able to fit in some leisure activities.

5. Before being able to help John the counsellor needs to _____
A. talk with some of his lecturers.
B. get more information from him.
C. consult his tutor.
Your answers:
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Part II. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (40 pts)
Question 1. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D in each sentence to complete it. (10 pts)
1.
His answer was so confused that I could hardly make any ______ of it at all.
A. interpretation
B. meaning
C. intelligibility
D. sense
2.
The thought of living in another country has never ______ my mind.
A. crossed
B. entered
C. occurred to
D. come
3.

I was passing their house, so I ______ Claire and Michael.
A. dropped in
B. came up with
C. got on with
D. run into
4.
I don’t really ______ winter sport very much.
A. deal with
B. face up to
C. go in for
D. get round to
5.
Her mother’s illness cast a cloud ______ her wedding day.
A. over
B. for
C. in
D. on
6.
She did six hours’ ______ studying a day for her exam.
A. solid
B. heavy
C. strong
D. big
7.
No one liked the new lecturer, so there was a gradual ______ in the attendance of his
lectures.
A. fall-through
B. fall-out
C. fall-off
D. fall-in

8.
I was talking to my aunt when suddenly my cousin Gorge ______ in our
conversation.
A. interrupted
B. broke
C. went
D. intervened
9.
He has been unable to find a job ______ with his ability as an accountant.
A. appropriate
B. suitable
C. commensurate
D. requisite
10.
Don't count on him. He's liable to ______ out if things get too difficult.
A. let
B. be
C. opt
D. stop
11.
In this assignment, we will ______ your work and then give you detailed feedback on how to
improve your writing.
A. assess
B. judge
C. measure
D. test

Page 2 of 12

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.
18.
19.
20.

In a seminar or tutorial, everyone should take part rather than allow one person to ______ the
discussion.
A. overwhelm
B. dominate
C. oppress
D. empower
Many people were killed instantly at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, but thousands more died from
______ radiation sickness.
A. succeeding
B. following
C. subsequent
D. afterwards
I’ll move ______ to achieve my goal.
A. heaven and earth
B. mountains and seas

C. paradise and hell
D. milky way and horizon
The 5% wage increases they propose are ______.
A. all for one
B. by and large
C. top to borrow
D. across the board
Sarah: “I want you to give me some money”
- Paul: “______”
A. Oh you want, do you?
B. Oh you’d like, would you?
C. Oh, you give, do you?
D. Oh you do, do you?
She often appears not to care about her work, but appearances can be ______.
A. cunning
B. deceitful
C. deceptive
D. insincere
As they watched the football match the huge crowd ______ in unison.
A. chanted
B. intoned
C. crowed
D. bellowed
Nothing you say will make a ______ of difference to my decision.
A. fragment
B. scrap
C. gram
D. grain
______, Carol s very punctual, but she was late tonight.
A. For a rule

B. Like a rule
C. For a rule of thumb
D. As a rule

Your answers:
1.
11.

2.
12.

3.
13.

4.
14.

5.
15.

6.
16.

7.
17.

8.
18.

9.

19.

10.
20.

Question 2. Error Correction. The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Identify the mistakes and
correct them in the space provided. (5pts)
Lines
1
MTV stands for Music Television. It’s a television channel dedicating to pop music. It was
2
born on 1st August 1981 in the United States. Because of MTV’s instant succeed in the US,
3
the company expanded other areas. MTV Europe began operating on 1 st August 1978. MTV
4
Europe broadcast 24 hours a day from it London studios. It can be seen in 33 countries and
5
reaches an estimated audiences of 110 million viewers. People of 19 different nationalities
6
work at London headquarters, and they try offering a mixture of music from all over Europe.
7
The channel broadcasts in English but Germany provides the bigger number of viewers.
8
Currently, one five of the music is by German artists. Most of TV output is video and
9
concerts, but there is also a programme calling Unplugged, where major artist play live and
Page 3 of 12


10

11
12

acoustic in front of a small studio audience. In addition on music, the channel’s programmes
deal with news, movie information and comedy. MTV has also broadcast special report on
racism, immigrate and unemployed teenagers.

Your answers:
Lines

Mistakes

Corrections

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Question 3: Fill in each blank in the sentences with a correct preposition or particle. (5 pts)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Jack didn’t expect to come up ______ such difficulties.
Make yourself a drink while I go and slip ______ something more comfortable.
The problem stems ______ the government’s lack of action.
We put ______ a sum of money each month for our summer holidays.
“She says she’s going to become a medicine student”
- “Oh, don’t believe her. She’s having you ______.
6. Don’t worry, he only makes ______ that he is such a strict teacher.
7. We were convinced Patrick would take ______ the moment we met him.
8. "I understand Diane lost her job." - "Yes, but she's actually better ______."
9. Cottage is beautifully furnished and ______ close proximity to the beach.
10. You look very terrible! What have you been getting ______ to?
Your answers:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Question 4: Give the correct form the word provided to fill each gap. (5 pts)
1. The people possess ______ rights.
VIOLATE
2. Various ______ by police officers were brought to light by the enquiry. PRACTICE
3. Jim is one of the most ______ members of the committee.
SPEAK
4. This is an original, but it’s a good ______.

PRODUCE
5. The successful candidate will have superb ______ skills.
LEAD
6. Kapo, the gorilla was born and bred in ______.
CAPTIVE
Page 4 of 12


7.

She may look fierce but the lioness has ______ instincts like any other female animal.
MOTHER
8. The fish in the river provide an ______ supply of fish for the young bears.
ABOUND
9. Nowadays only a ______of wild crocodiles remain here.
HAND
10. Patricia's skill in playing the piano is quite ______. No other child in this group can play the
difficult pieces with similar mastery.
COMPARE
Your answers:
1 …………………………...

6

…………………………...

2 …………………………...

7

…………………………...

3 …………………………...

8

…………………………...

4 …………………………...

9

…………………………...

5 …………………………...

10

…………………………...

Question 5: Choose the best word(s) to fill in each blank in the following passage. (10pts)
Traffic lights
The first traffic signal was invented by a railway signaling engineer. It was installed outside the
House of Parliament in 1868. It (1)___ like any railway signal of the time, and was operated by gas.
(2)___, it explored and killed a policeman, and the accident (3)___ further development until cars
became common.
Modern traffic lights are an American invention. Red-green systems were installed in Cleveland in
1914. Three-colour signals, operated (4)___ hand from a tower in the (5)___ of the street, were
installed in New York in 1918. The (6)___ lights of this type to appear in Britain were in London,
on the junction between St. Jam’s Street and Piccadilly, in 1925. Automatic signals were installed

(7)___ year later.
In the past, traffic lights were special. In New York, some lights had a statue on top. In Los Angeles
the lights did not just (8)___ silently, but would ring bells to (9)___ the sleeping motorists of the
1930s. These are gone and have been (10)___ by standard models which are universally adopted.
1.
A. resembled
B. seemed
C. showed
D. looked
2.
A. Although
B. However
C. Therefore
D. Despite
3.
A. forbade
B. disappointed
C. discouraged
D. avoided
4.
A. through
B. with
C. by
D. in
5.
A. halfway
B. heart
C. focus
D. middle
6.

A. original
B. first
C. primary
D. early
7.
A. the
B. in the
C. in a
D. a
8.
A. vary
B. alter
C. change
D. move
9.
A. rise
B. wake
C. raise
D. get up
10. A. reproduced
B. replaced
C. removed
D. remained
Page 5 of 12


Your answers:
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

Question 6: Fill in the blank with one suitable word. Write your answers in the numbered
blanks provided below. (5 pts)
If all countries had the same monetary units, a difficult problem of international trade would be
solved. One country’s money is not usually good in (1)___, however, and it is necessary to have a
system for (2)___ the currency of the buyer into (3)___ of the seller. Bankers handle this by doing
(4)___ is called buying or selling foreign exchange.
When an exporter sells his goods to a merchant in a foreign country, he makes (5)___ a bill of
exchange for the merchandise. The bill of exchange looks (6)___ a common bank check. The
exporter sends this bill to his bank and receives his money. (7)___, the exporter receives payment in
his own currency.
The exporter’s bank sends the bill of exchange to (8)___ branch bank which notifies the (9)___ who
pays the bill in his currency. The branch bank keeps his money and uses it to pay future (10)___ of
exchange presented by merchants in that country who have goods to export.

Your answers:
1 …………………………...

6

…………………………...

2 …………………………...

7

…………………………...

3 …………………………...

8

…………………………...

4 …………………………...

9

…………………………...

5 …………………………...

10

…………………………...

Part III. READING
Question 1: Read the passage and choose the correct answer for the following questions.
(10pts)
History books record that the first film with sound was The Jazz Singer in 1927. But sound films, or
“talkies”, did not suddenly appear after years of silent screenings. From the earliest public
performance in 1896, films were accompanies by music and sound effects. These were produced by
a single pianist, a small band, or a full-scale orchestra; large movie theatres could buy sound-effects
machines. Research into sound that was reproduced at exactly the same time as the pictures - called
“synchronized sound” - began soon after the very first film were shown. With synchronized sound,
characters on the movie screen could sing and speak. As early as 1896, the newly invented
gramophone, which played a large disc carrying music and dialogue, was used as a sound system.
Page 6 of 12


The biggest disadvantage was that the sound and pictures could become unsynchronized if, for
example, the gramophone needle jumped or if the speed of the projector changed. This system was
only effective for a single song or dialogue sequence.
In the “sound - on - film” system, sounds were recorded as a series of marks on celluloid which
could be read by an optical sensor. These signals would be placed on the film alongside the image,
guaranteeing synchronization. Short feature films were produced in this way as early as 1922. This
system eventually brought us “talking pictures”.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

6.

7.
8.
9.

10.

The passage is mainly about the ______.
A. history of silent movies
B. disadvantages of synchronized sound
C. development of sound with movies
D. research into sound production
According to the passage, films using sound effects were screened ______.
A. before 1896
B. as early as 1922
C. as early as 1896
D. in 1927
The word “screenings” is closest in meaning to ______.
A. revelationsB. projections
C. demonstrations
D. diversions
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as producer of sound to accompany movies?
A. a gramophone
B. a single pianist
C. a small band
D. a jazz singer
It can be inferred that ______.
A. gramophones were developed about the same time as moving pictures
B. sound-effects machines were not common because they were expensive
C. orchestras couldn’t synchronize sound with pictures
D. most movie theatres had a pianist

According to the passage, gramophone were ineffective because they ______.
A. got out of synchronization with the pictures
B. were too large for most movie theatres.
C. were newly invented and still had imperfection
D. changed speeds when the needle jumped
The word “sequence” is closest in meaning to ______.
A. interpretation
B. progression
C. distribution
D. organization
The phrase “these signals” refers to ______.
A. sounds
B. series
C. marks
D. sensors
According to the passage, sound-on-film guaranteed synchronization because the record
was ______.
A. made during the filming of the picturesB. read by an optical sensor
C. inserted beside the image on the film
D. marked on the gramophone
Short feature films produced as early as 1922 ______.
A. were recorded by an optical sensor
B. preceded talking pictures
C. were only effective for dialogue sequences D. put musicians out of work

Your answers:
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

Question2: Read the following passage and choose the most suitable heading from the list A-I
Page 7 of 12


for each part (1-7) of the passage. There is one extra heading which you do not need to use. One
example has been done for you. (7pts)
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.

I.

Indoor climbing is preferred
Early imperfections
Putting up with nature
Useful attachments
Something in common
The demand for indoor practice
The inventor of the wall
A lighter construction method
Watching the expert
GOING UP THE WALL

0
I
The crowd holds its breath. High above them on the climbing wall, hanging upside down by the tips
of two fingers, is the French climber Francois Lombard. He is competing in the World Cup
Climbing Championships at Birmingham’s National Indoor Arena.
1
The National Indoor Arena is more famous for staging the TV show Gladiators, but the television
programme and the World Cup Climbing Championships share at least one feature - The Wall. And
the fact that either event is possible is the result of a new and rapidly developing technology.
2
Until the mid- 1960s, climbers practiced their skills on cliffs in areas where there was a plentiful
supply of good climbing angles. During the winter they would either tolerate the cold weather, go
walking instead or climb on snow and ice in Scotland.
3
However, as the sport developed it was increasingly important for top climbers to keep fit. With the
cliffs unusable for much of the year, they used brick-edges or stone buildings to ‘work out’ on. This
allowed them to keep their fingers strong and beat off the boredom of not being able to climb. It

wasn’t long before many sports centre started building walls specifically for the task, using bricks
with special edges to cling on to.
4
Many of these early walls followed the example set by Don Robison, a teacher of physical education
who, during the mid- 1960s, constructed a climbing wall in corridor of his department at Leeds
University. Robison developed the idea of setting natural rock in a block of concrete, which could
then be included in a wall.
5
Scores of climbing walls of this kind were built in sports halls up and down the country throughout
the 1970s but they had obvious design problems. Walls could only be built in a vertical plane,
Page 8 of 12


whereas cliffs outside have features like overhangs and angled slabs of rock. There was the added
drawback that once the walls were up they couldn’t be altered and climbers would eventually tire of
their repetitive nature, despite thinking of every combination of holds possible.
6
In 1985, a Frenchman, Francois Savigny, developed a material which he moulded into shapes like
those that climbers would find on the cliffs. These could be fixed onto any existing wall and then
taken off when climbers got bored with a particular combination.
7
French manufactures also began to experiment with panels on steel framework. Concrete had
proved too heavy to create overhanging walls without major building work, but steel frames could
be erected anywhere as free - standing structures. A system of interchangeable fixtures gave
climbers an endless supply of new holds.
Your answers:
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

Question 3: For questions 1-8, read the following text and then choose from the list A-K the best
phrase given below to fill each of the spaces. Write one letter (A-K) in the correct space. Each
correct phrase may be used only once. Some of the suggested answers do not fit at all.
London: A City for All Tastes
On first encountering England's splendid capital, many tourists are overcome by a sense of
complete and utter awe. It is the streaming lines of rush-hour traffic, the hurrying crowds on their
way to work, and the scurrying shoppers seeking out bargains (1)______.
Visitors are often at a loss as to where to go and what to visit first, and often worry about
how to best spend the limited time (2)______. Most tourists quickly discover (3)______, however,
for no matter where you go in the city (4)______. It is usually only then, after a long, but rewarding
day of sightseeing, (5)______. It suddenly dawns on them, weary, thirsty and hungry as they are,
(6)______!
London is teeming with diverse places to eat and drink. Whether you fancy a formal sit-down
meal or a quick take-away kebab, this city has something to offer the most discriminating tastes.
Bear in mind, though, a trip to London would simply not be complete without a visit to one of the
many traditional tea rooms (7)______.Treat yourself to a high tea of scones with jam and clotted
cream. You'll soon realise that this is just one of the many things (8)______.
A.
B.
C.

D.
E.

that visitors make another important discovery about the metropolis
that have only recently become so popular
that have been around for over a century
that tourists complain about the noise
that makes sure visitors come back again
Page 9 of 12


F.
G.
H.
I.
J.
K.

there is always some museum, church or gallery well worth seeing
that there are cafes, restaurants and snack bars on virtually every street corner
that make London the diverse place that it is
that they have available to them
that the dilemma solves itself
that the city has far too much traffic

Your answers:

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

Part IV. WRITING (25 pts)
Question 1: Finish each of the sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence printed before it. (5 pts)
1.
We cannot see animals in a vast area after the forest fire.
There is an ......................................................................................................
2.

We cannot make any comparison with her sacrifice.
Nothing ............................................................................................................

3.

He will have to spend seven years in prison.
He has been ......................................................................................................

4.

I expected the film to be good, but it wasn’t at all.
The film didn’t .................................................................................................

5.

It was Sir Walter Barron who introduced potatoes and tobacco into England.
The English owe ..............................................................................................

Question 2: For each of the sentences below, write a new sentence as similar as possible in
meaning to the original sentence using the word given. This word must not be altered in any way.
(5 points)
1.

Jack found it difficult to control his skis on the steep slope.

(UNDER)

………………………..………………………………………………………………….
2.

Nobody expected her to lose, but she did.

(AGAINST)

……………………………………………………………………………………………
3.

Many people nowadays find it increasingly difficult to exist on the money they earn.
(MAKE)

……………………………………………………………………………………………

4.

You can borrow my bike if you're in a hurry.

(MIND)
Page 10 of 12


……………………………………………………………………………………………
5.

I firmly believe him to be the rudest person I know.

(WITHOUT)

……………………………………………………………………………………………
Question 3: Paragraph writing (15 points)
Write a paragraph of about 200 words about the following topic:
“How do movies influence teenagers’ lifestyle nowadays?”
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….

……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Page 11 of 12


……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….

……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
-

the end –

Page 12 of 12