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ĐỀ THI KSCL ĐỘI TUYỂN HỌC SINH GIỎI KHỐI 10
NĂM HỌC 2018-2019
MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH
(Thời gian làm bài 180 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề)
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
Đề thi có 06 trang
SECTION A. LISTENING (Each recording will be played TWICE)
Part 1: Questions 1-7. There are seven questions in this part. For each question, there are three
pictures and a short recording. Choose the correct picture A, B or C.
1. How are they going to get to the café?

2. What has the man had a problem with?

3. When does the man plan to get up?

4. What are they going to order?

5. What is the woman phoning about?

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6. What are they going to watch first?

7. What is the woman going to buy?

Part 2. Questions 8-13. You will hear a tour guide talking to a group of tourists about a coach
trip. Choose the best answer A, B or C for each of the following questions.

8. What is the change of plan?
A. They will visit two towns.
B. They will look round a university.
C. They will visit a wildlife park.
9. Where will they stop for coffee?
A. near a waterfall
B. by a lake
C. on a mountain
10. The town of Brampton became well-known because of its ________.
A. shops
B. university
C. museum
11. What animals will they see in the wildlife park?
A. lions
B. monkeys
C. tigers
12. What time will they arrive back at the hotel?
A. 5.30
B. 6.45
C. 7.15
13. The tour guide asks if anyone ___________.
A. needs more information
B. would like to go on another trip
C. wants to ask any questions
Part 3. Questions 14-20. You will hear some information about a student running club.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
NEW SPORTS CENTRE
It opens on (14) ________________.
It is opposite the (15) _______________.
The car park entrance is in (16) ________________ Road.

It costs (17) £_________________per week to be a member.
A (18) ___________________is provided.
You can learn to (19) _________________at 5.30 each day.
Exercise and (20)______________ classes may be available in the future.
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SECTION B. PHONETICS
Pick out the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the other words. Identify your
answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
1. A. vulnerable
B. available
C. incredible
D. remarkable
2. A. enormous
B. contribute
C. atmosphere
D. continue
3. A. eliminate
B. superstition
C. prosperity
D. phenomenon
4. A. prevent
B. disease
C. control
D. contest
5. A. mystery
B. digital
C. preference
D. prestigious

SECTION C. LEXICO-GRAMMAR
Part 1. Complete the following sentences by choosing the correct answer A, B, C or D.
1. __________, we missed our plane.
A. As the train being late
B. The train was late
C. The train being late
D. To be late
2. I am late because my alarm clock never__________ this morning.
A. turned on
B. rang out
C. went off
D. came out
3. Nowadays, most students use__________ calculators in their studies and examinations.
A. electrical
B. electronic
C. electricity
D. electric
4. Oranges are rich ___________ vitamin C.
A. in
B. with
C. on
D. of
5. Kate Moss looks like __________. She's far too skinny!
A. a kettle of fish
B. a bag of bones
C. a whale of a time
D. a bundle of nerves
6. When he retires at sixty, he’ll get a very good________.
A. pay
B. salary

C. wage
D. pension
7. My father retired from work last month. He _______ for the same company for 40 years.
A. has worked
B. has been working
C. had worked
D. was working
8. Linda: “Would you mind if I shut the window?” ~ Alice: “________!”
A. No, don’t shut it
B. Yes, I wouldn’t mind
C. Yes, please shut
D. No, please do
9. John left without a word. If only he __________something.
A. had said
B. says
C. was saying
D. said
10. My friend is still optimistic _________many difficulties he has to overcome.
A. though
B. however
C. despite
D. but
Part 2. Supply the correct form of the word provided in each blank.
Medical research has found that happiness has a strongly (1)___________ effect 1. BENEFIT
on health. The healing properties of (2) ____________are such that humour is 2. LAUGH
now being used alongside more (3) ____________ courses of treatment in some 3. TRADITION
hospitals. In a London children’s hospital, for example, two clowns are
provided for the (4) ____________ of patients. Doctors say that these clowns are 4. ENTERTAIN
(5) ____________in making the children feel better.
5. SUCCEED

It seems that when we laugh, there can be a (6) ____________ in both blood 6. REDUCE
pressure and the amount of (7) ____________in our muscles. Although it is (8) 7. TENSE
____________to prove it at the moment, this may also mean that people who 8. POSSIBLE
feel unhappy and who are, therefore, (9) ____________to laugh so much, suffer 9. LIKELY
more often from physical (10) ____________.
10. ILL
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Part 3. The passage below contains FIVE mistakes. Write down the line numbers, the
corresponding mistakes and correct them.
In many situations, your speed using a strong, dedicated Wi-Fi connection is faster than that of using
your mobile network. It is very noticeably when transferring larger files. If you need to download
large files or stream media to your smartphone on a hurry, it is much better to do so via Wi-Fi.
Battery life is extremely important for smartphones because you will not be possible to connect to
the Internet or use certain functions such as the camera flash unless your battery is too low. Using
Wi-Fi to connect to the Internet drains less battery life than using a mobile network, especially in
situations where the cellular coverage fluctuates. Since Wi-Fi is generally faster than using mobile
networks, you will also not spend as much time to transfer the data, which further decreases battery
usage.
No Line
Mistake
Correction
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SECTION D. READING
Part 1. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer by writing the corresponding
letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our health. Although science has made
enormous steps in making food more fit to eat, it has, at the same time, made many foods unfit to eat.

Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of all human illnesses are related to diet and forty
percent of cancer is related to the diet as well, especially cancer of the colon. People of different cultures
are more prone to contact certain illnesses because of the characteristic foods they consume.
That food is related to illness is not a new discovery. In 1945, government researchers realized
that nitrates nitrites (commonly used to preserve color in meat) as well as other food additives caused
cancer. Yet, these carcinogenic additives remain in our food, and it becomes more difficult all the time to
know which ingredients on the packaging label of processed food are helpful or harmful.
The additives that we eat are not all so direct. Farmers often give penicillin to cattle and poultry,
and because of this, penicillin has been found in the milk of treated cows. Sometimes similar drugs are
administered to animals not for medical purposes, but for financial reasons. The farmers are simply
trying to fatten the animals in order to obtain a higher price on the market. Although the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) has tried repeatedly to control these procedures, the practices continue.
A healthy diet is directly related to good health. Often we are unaware of detrimental substances
we ingest. Sometimes well-meaning farmers or others who do not realize the consequences add these
substances to food without our knowledge.
Question 1: How has science done to disservice to people?
A. As a result of scientific intervention, some potentially harmful substances have been added to our
food
B. The scientists have preserved the color of meats, but not of vegetables
C. It caused a lack of information concerning the value of food
D. Because of science, disease caused by contaminated food has been virtually eradicated.
Question 2: The word “prone” is closest in meaning to_________.
A. healthy
B. possible
C. invulnerable
D. likely
Question 3: The word “carcinogenic” is closest in meaning to_________.
A. trouble-making
B. money-making
C. cancer-causing

D. color retaining
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Question 4: What are nitrates used for?
A. They preserve the color of meat
B. They preserve flavor in package food
C. There are objects of research
D. They cause the animals become fatter
Question 5: FDA means____________.
A. Federal Dairy Additives
B. Food and Drug Administration
C. Final Difficult Analysis
D. Food Direct Additives
Question 6: All of the following statements are TRUE except
A. Drug are always given to animals for medical reasons
B. Food may cause forty percent of the cancer in the world
C. Researchers have known about the potential hazard of food additives for more than 45 years
D. Some of the additives in our food are added to the food itself and some are given to the living
animals
Question 7: What is the best title for this passage?
A. The food you eat can affect your health
B. Harmful and Harmless substances in food
C. Avoiding injurious substances in food
D. Improving health through a Natural Diet
Question 8: The word “fit” could be best replaced by which of the following?
A. suitable
B. tasty
C. athletic
D. adaptable

Question 9: The word “they” refers to___________?
A. illnesses
B. people
C. cultures
D. foods
Question 10: The word “additives” is closest in meaning to__________.
A. benign substance
B. natural substance
C. added substance D. dangerous substance
Part 2. Read the passage and fill in each numbered gap with ONE suitable word.
LEARNING A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
Learning to play an instrument is something that can give a lot of pleasure. It’s also an achievement
and a skill (1)__________ stays with you for life. Music has a part to play in everyone’s life, and has
been described (2)___________ a ‘primary language.’
Learning to play an instrument isn’t easy at the beginning (3)___________ takes effort and
determination. And while there’s nothing wrong with aiming for the top, music is definitely
(4)__________something to take up because you think you ought to do it.
A lot of adults regret not (5)__________ learnt to play an instrument when they were younger. But it
is never (6)_________ late to learn! And the advantages of learning an instrument are far greater than
just the pleasure of producing a marvellous sound. When you’ve progressed far (7)_________, there
are lots of amateur groups which you can join (8)_________ you want to be part of a larger group.
Once you’ve reached a good enough standard to join a band or orchestra, you add the team skills
like (9)__________you get from playing sport. There’s also a great social side to playing with others,
as (10)_________ as the chance to travel through touring.
Part 3. Choose the correct answer to complete the following passage by writing the corresponding
letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
Trees are amongst the biggest and longest-living things on Earth, some (1)________ back longer than
the oldest buildings. But as well as being nice to look at, trees also (2) ________an important role in
improving the quality of our lives.

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On a world-wide (3) ________, forests help to slow down the effects of global warming by using up
the gas known as carbon dioxide and giving (4) ________the oxygen we need to breathe. At local
neighborhood level, trees also bring important environmental benefits. They offer shade and shelter,
which in (5) ________ reduces the amount of energy needed to heat and cool nearby buildings; at the
same time, they also remove other impurities from the air we breathe.
Urban trees are especially important because for many people they provide the only daily (6)
________with the natural world. What’s more, urban trees also provide a home for birds, small
animals and butterflies. (7) ________the trees we would lose the pleasure of seeing these creatures
in our cities. Regrettably, (8) ________, trees in cities are now coming under (9) ________. There is a
limit to the level of pollution they can put up with down at street level, their roots are being seriously
(10) ________by the digging needed to make way for telephone, television and other cables.
1. A. ageing
B. growing
C. dating
D. stretching
2. A. play
B. show
C. act
D. serve
3. A. scale
B. size
C. range
D. area
4. A. in
B. away
C. up
D. out

5. A. turn
B. place
C. order
D. reach
6. A. junction
B. touch
C. contact
D. taste
7. A. Throughout
B. Beyond
C. Without
D. Outside
8. A. therefore
B. whilst
C. however
D. despite
9. A. risk
B. threat
C. danger
D. warning
10. A. concerned
B. disturbed
C. interfered
D. involved
SECTION E. WRITING
Part 1. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it has a similar meaning to the
original one.
1. He tried so hard, but he did not succeed.
→ No matter _________________________________________________.
2. I only asked for his help when I had no one else to turn to.

→ Not until __________________________________________________.
3. It was wrong of you to scare your little brother like that.
→ You shouldn’t ____________________________________________.
4. I definitely will not go to that market again.
→ This is ____________________________________________________.
5. He is irresponsible, so he cannot complete most of the assignments.
→ On account ________________________________________________.
Part 2. Essay writing:
Some people argue that technological inventions, such as mobile phones, are making people
socially less interactive.
Do you agree or disagree?
Write an essay within 250 words to express your own idea.
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