Đề HSG Q7 (2019-2010)

KỲ THI CHỌN ĐỘI TUYỂN HSG ANH9 QUẬN 7
(NH: 2009-2010) 120’
I. Choose the word or phrase that fit the space in each of the following sentence: (20pts)
1. The room was _________________noisy that no one was able to hear the announcement.
A. so B. such C. as D. very
2. There is construction going on outside today, so please _____________the window closed.
A. stay B. remain C. let D. keep
3. The house Mr. Tuan is thinking about living is located ___________Lam Van Ben Street.
A. to B. on C. from D. of
4. Please inform the leader that we suggest she ________________her presentation for at least
a week.
A. postpone B. is postponing C. postpones D. will postpone
5. The suspect ___________________the detective’s accusation that he was involved with
organized crime.
A. denied B. declined C. exclaimed D. unclaimed
6. There is no need to bring anything to the exam; you will be provided _________________ all
required materials.
A. to B. with C. for D. about
7. The class discussion was concluded _____________precisely 11:03 pm on November 27
th
.
A. near B. on C. at D. to
8. Dr. An is about to complete his research, the result of __________________he hopes to have
published in the newspaper by the end of this year.
A. whose B. it C. which D. that
9. My teacher Mr. Adam may not be the most ________________speaker but he always
succeeds in getting his point across.
A. elementalB. eloquent C. eclectic D. essential
10. Vietnam has the _________________of being one of the nation’s safest places to live in.
A. reputes B. reputed C. reputing D. reputation
11. Everyone __________________Mrs. Lien has opinion on the matter.

A. to B. but C. from D. for
12. Because he knew he was being observed, Tom had trouble _______________on his work.
A. concentrated B. concentrates C. concentrating D. concentration
13. The speech ____________________quite long, succeeded in holding the interest of the
audience from the beginning to end.
A. though B. needless C. factually D. however
14. They probably ___________________dinner by the time we get there.
A. had finished B. have finished C. will have finished D. will have been finished
15. It should be understood that the ___________________of the belief is not something that
occurs overnight.
A. creativity B. creation C. creature D. creator
16. Of course, there have been negatively consequences, but ____________________the whole,
the development of the automobile has been of tremendous benefit to human kind.
A. at B. in C. to D. on
17. Hardly __________________surveyed expressed interest in either of the project offerings
being considered.
A. anyone B. no one C. those D. of those
18. While I was sitting outside the classroom yesterday, I overheard someone ______________
that your plan had been rejected, though I am not certain who it was I heard speaking.
A. say B. said C. to say D. had said
19. My teacher wishes to express her concern __________________the decision not to review the
safety procedures.
A. regard B. regarding C. regards D. regardless
20. We regret ____________________your course of the changes to the program earlier and
apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.
A. to inform B. not having informed C. not to inform D. the informing of
21. If she ___________________sick, she would have gone out with me to the meeting.
A. hasn’t been B. wasn’t C. weren’t D. hadn’t been
22. Prizes are awarded ___________________the number of points scored.
A. according to B. because of C. adding up D. resulting in

23. While southern area is densely populated ____________________live in the Northern part of
the country.
A. a number of people B. many people C. few peopleD. a few of people
24. The building has a smoke detector __________________any of fires can be detected
immediately.
A. so that B. if C. such as D. as if
25. It was announced that neither the passenger nor the driver ________________in the crash.
A. were injured B. are injured C. was injured D. have been injured
26. The two countries have reached an agreement through dialogues described as _________.
A. counterproductive B. unproductive
C. productivity D. productive
27. Jane persisted __________________her research for the truth about what had happened.
A. at B. about C. in D. on
28. Ensure there is at least a 3 cm space _________________allow adequate ventilation.
A. so as to B. so that C. in view of D. with a view to
29. Why don’t you ask the man where ____________________to stay?
A. he would rather B. he feels like C. would he like D. he would like
30. My car is getting unrealizable; I think I will trade it __________________for a new one.
A. off B. away C. in D. up
31. The old houses were __________________down to make way for a block of flats.
A. banged B. hit C. knocked D. put
32. ___________________that she burst into tears.
A. Her anger was such B. So angry she was
C. She was so anger D. Such her anger was
33. I hadn’t realized she was English _____________________she spoke.
A. until B. when C. only after D. in case
34. My father hasn’t had much ______________with my family since he moved to New York.
A. business B. contact C. meeting D. connection
35. Nowadays children would prefer history _________________in more practical ways.
A. be taught B. teach C. to be taught D. to teach

36. Thuy: “Thank you for your present!” Tommy: “_______________________.”
A. in fact that is the gift B. I’m glad you like it
C. It’s your pleasure D. But do you know how much is costs?
37. He was _______________________speaker!
A. so good a B. what a good C. so a good D. how good a
38. I just took it ____________________that he’d always be available.
A. for granted B. into consideration C. easy D. into account
39. The case against the corruption scandal was ____________________.
A. discarded B. refused C. eliminated D. dismissed
40. She nearly lost her own life _______________attempting to save the child from drowning.
A. at B. with C. in D. for
II. Use the correct forms of the words given: (10pts)
Most people would regard chess and boxing as so different that they are almost
opposites: one relies on physical (1)_____________________(strong), courage and aggression,
the other of mental (2)____________________(concentrate) planning and tactics. But despite
(or perhaps because of) these (3)____________________(different) a new sport has been
invented which combines the two: Chess-boxing. In a chess boxing match, the two
(4)____________________(compete) take part in alternating rounds of chess and boxing. The
contest starts with a round of chess, followed by a round of boxing, followed by another round of
chess and so on, up to a maximum of eleven rounds: six of chess and five of boxing. The rounds
of chess are a minute (5)___________________(long) than the rounds of boxing. You achieve
victory in a chess boxing match by (6)__________________(win) either the chess or the boxing.
In the chess rounds, you can win by checkmate, or by your opponent running out of time on the
clock. In the boxing, you can win by a knock-out or by the referee’s
(7)____________________(decide). If there is no winner at chess or boxing, the
(8)____________________(play) with the black chess pieces wins. Chess-boxing is a minority
sport, but it is growing (9)____________________(steady). The first world championship was
held in Berlin in 2007 and was won by a 37 year-old-German policeman
(10)___________________(name) Frank Stoldt thanks to a checkmate in the chess in round
seven.

III. Read the following passage and fill one blank with ONE appropriate word: (10pts)
It looks just (0) like an ordinary carrot, it tastes the (1)___________________too, but
the “supercarrot” is in fact the result of years of scientific work. And the scientists who
developed it claims that it is much healthier (2)____________________a normal carrot because
it has been genetically modified to contain high levels of calcium. Calcium is a necessary part of
a healthy diet and is mostly found in high-fat foods (3)__________________cheese.
Supercarrots offer the chance to get plenty of Calcium without eating too
(4)_____________________fat.
GM (genetically modified) food is a controversial topic, and many people claim that
(5)______________________is unnatural and even dangerous. Environmental groups often
campaign against GM food and (6)____________________scientists who are developing them.
But it (7)____________________worth remembering that GM food could perhaps bring major
health benefits. In addition (8)___________________ “supercarrot” scientists are also working
on a new kind of potato which makes much healthier chips and crisps. This could cause a big
reduction in rates of obesity and heart disease.
Probably the most significant new GM food is “golden rice”
(9)___________________contains a lot of Vitamin A. At present, more than a million people,
mostly women and children die every year in poorer regions of Africa and South East Asia and
500,000 go blind, because they do not get enough vitamin A. (10)__________________ farmers
in these regions grew “golden rice” instead of ordinary rice, the effect on people’s health would
be dramatic.
IV. Read the passage and put a cross on the letter of the correct words to use: (10pts)
While medical scientists are always on the lookout for new and deadly forms of the
influenza virus, a few psychologists (1)_____________________started to talk and write about
the dangers of a completely different kind of epidemic: affluenza. The word itself is a mixture of
“influenza” and “affluent” (2)_________________means wealthy or rich. It describes an
unhealthy obsession with money and material possessions.
British psychologist Oliver James (3)____________________has written two books
on the subject, defines affluenza as “placing a high value on money, possessions, appearances
and fame”. He believes that the condition is more common in English speaking countries

(4)___________________in other parts of the world. The reason for this, according to James, is
that the USA, Britain, Australia, New Zealand and Canada are more obsessed with making
money than other nations. This leads to stress and (5)___________________. In support of his
theory, James points (6)___________________that people in English speaking countries are
twice as likely to suffer mental health problems as people who live in mainland Europe.
Perhaps the most worrying aspect of affluenza is that it is starting to affect people at
younger and younger ages. Teenagers and (7)___________________young children, make
constant demands for possessions, and become genuinely unhappy if they do not have these
things (8)___________________for them. Some experts blame advertising in school;
(9)___________________think that Hollywood and TV shows are the cause. The only cure
seems to be for parents to spend time (10)____________________their children the value of the
other things in life, like friendship, charity and laughter.
1. A. will have B. have C. had D. were
2. A. who B. that C. where D. which
3. A. who B. that C. where D. which
4. A. that B. as C. for D. than
5. A. unhappy B. unhappily C. unhappier D. unhappiness
6. A. up B. to C. towards D. out
7. A. even B. every C. enough D. each
8. A. to buy B. buying C. buy D. bought
9. A. another B. others C. each other D. otherwise
10. A. teaching B. taught C. to teach D. teach
V. Read the following passage carefully, decide whether each of the statements below True or
False or Not mention: (10pts)
1. The hydrologic cycle is the transfer of water from the oceans to the atmosphere to the land and
back to the oceans. The processes involved include evaporation of water from ocean:
precipitation on land, evaporation from land, and runoff from streams, rivers and subsurface
groundwater. The hydrologic cycle is driven by solar energy which evaporates water from
oceans, freshwater bodies, and vegetation. Of the total 1.3 billion km water on earth, about 97%
is in oceans, and about 2% is in glaciers and ice caps. The rest is in fresh water on land and in the

atmosphere. Although it represents only a small fraction of the water on Earth, the water on land
is important in moving chemicals, sculpturing landscape, weathering rocks, transporting
sediments, and providing our water resources. The water in the atmosphere – only 0.001% of the
total earth – cycles quickly to produce rain and runoff for our resources.
2. Especially important from an environmental perspective is that rates of transfer on land
are small relative to what’s happening in the ocean. For example, most of the water that
elaborates from the ocean falls again as precipitation into the ocean. On land, most of the
water that falls as precipitation comes from evaporation of water from land. This means that
regional land – use changes, such as the building of large dams and reservoirs, can change
the amount of water evaporated into the atmosphere and change the location and amount of
precipitation on land – water we depend on to raise our crops and supply water for our
urban environments. Furthermore, as we pave over large areas of land in cities, storm water
runs off quicker and in greater volume, thereby increasing flood hazards. Bringing water
into semi arid cities by pumping groundwater or transporting water from distant mountains
through aqueducts may increase evaporation, thereby increasing humidity and precipitation
in a region.
3. Approximately 60% of water that falls by precipitation on land each year evaporates to
the atmosphere. A smaller component (about 40%) returns to the ocean surface and
subsurface runoff. This small annual transfer of water supplies resources for rivers and
urban and agriculture lands. Unfortunately, distribution of water on land is far from the
uniform. As human population increases, water shortages will become more frequent in arid
and semi acid regions where water is naturally non abundant.
4. At the regional and local level, the fundamental hydro logical unit of landscape is the
drainage. Basin (also called a water shed or catchments) A drainage basin is the area that
contributes surface runoff to a particular stream or river. The term drainage basin is usually
used in evaluating the hydrology of an area, such as the stream flow or runoff from hill
slopes. Drainage basins vary greatly in size, from less than a hectare (2.5 acres) to millions
of square kilometers. A drainage basin is usually named for its main stream or river, such as
the Mississippi River drainage basin.
5. The main process in the cycle is the global transfer of water from the atmosphere to the

land and oceans and back to the atmosphere. Together, the oceans, ice caps and glaciers
account for more than 99% of the total water, and both are generally unsuitable for human
use because of salinity (seawater) and location (ice caps and glaciers). Only about 0,001%
of the total water on earth is in the atmosphere at anyone time. However, this relative small
amount of water in the global water cycle, with an average atmospheric residence time of
only about 9 days produces all our fresh water resources through the process of
precipitation.
6. On global scale, then total water abundance is not the problem; the problem is water’s
availability in the right place at the right time in the right form. Water can be found in either
liquid, solid, or gaseous from at a number of locations at or near Earth’s surface. Depending
on the specific location, the residence time may vary from the few days to many thousands
of years. However as mentioned, more than 99% of Earth’s water in its natural state is