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KỲ THI CHỌN HSG CẤP TRƯỜNG LẦN 2
Năm học 2020 – 2021
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 10
(Đề thi gồm 05 trang)

Họ và tên thí sinh:…………………….………..…….…….….….; Số báo danh……………………………..
PART A: LISTENING (10pts)
Listen and complete the form below. Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD OR A NUMBER for each
answer.
Question 1-5

PAN ASIAN AIRWAYS
LOST PROPERTY REPORT FORM
First name
Kirsty
Surname
Allen
Address
(1) ___________________ Windham Road, Richmond
Postcode
(2)___________________
Home. Tel
020 8927 7651
Mobile. Tel
(3)___________________
Flight number
(4)___________________
Seat number
(5)___________________
From
New York
To
London Heathrow
Question 6-8: Choose THREE letters from A to F. What items did Kirsty’s bag contain?
A. 17 pounds
B. Pens
C. Her passport
D. A book
E. 200 dollars
F. Her house keys
Question 9-10: Choose a letter (A, B, C, or D) that correctly answer questions 9 and 10.

9. What has Kirsty done regarding to the loss of her credit card?
A. informed the police but not the credit card company.
B. informed the credit card company but not the police.
C. informed both the police and the credit card company.
D. informed neither the police nor the credit card company.
10. What must Kirsty do after the call regarding to her lost handbag?
A. Call back after one hour and a half.
B. Just wait for a call back
C. Call back after one hour and a half if she has heard nothing.
D. Call back the next day if she has heard nothing.
PART B: PHONETICS (10 pts)
Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the other words
1. A. television
B. education
C. entertainment
D. information
2. A. conversation
B. isolation
C. traditional
D. situation
3. A. capital
B. activity
C. different
D. opera
4. A. affect
B. effective
C. expand
D. charity
5. A. family
B. probably

C. minority
D. animal


PART C. LEXICO-GRAMMAR ( 35 points)
I. Read the sentences carefully and choose the best answers to make complete ones.
1. The room was________ of strangers.
A. full
B. complete
C. crowded
D. filled
2. -“Do you mind if I take a seat?” -“___________.”
A. Yes, I don’tmind
B. No, do as you please
C. No, I mind
D. Yes, do as you please
3. Volunteers become well ____ of the problems facing the world.
A. aware
B. concerned
C. helpful
D. interested
4. I remember________ to Hanoi when I was a very small child.
A. taking
B. to take
C. to be taken
D. being taken
5. She made fun of me because I am from Africa. It was a_______________discrimination.
A. gender
B. race
C. education

D. Age
6. One of my relatives is _____________ to garlic
A. stimulating
B. stressful
C.sensitive
D. allergic
7. The ____ cheered loudly when the singers came out on the stage.
A. audience
B. spectator
C. public
D. watcher
8. Not only___________ to speak to him, but she also vowed never to see himagain.
A. she refused
B. Did she refuse
C. She did refuse
D. when she refused
9. The judge___________ the pedestrian for the accident.
A. accused
B.charged
C. caught
D. blamed
10. I’m happy ____ that you’ve passed your driving test. Congratulations!
A. not hearing
B. hear
C. hearing
D. to hear
11. We must________ our pounds for dollars before going to New York.
A.change
B.convert
C.turn

D. exchange
12. She________ shyly at him and then lowered her eyes.
A. saw
B. glimmed
C. glanced
D. glared
13. My watch was _________. Could you have the time ?
A. out of reach
B. out of order
C. out of work
D. out of the blue
14. Many people were injured when the building _________.
A. collapsed
B. destroyed
C. struck
D. erupted
15. Is modern English different ________ old English?
A. from
B. of
C. in
D. on
II. Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word.
1. She has one of the biggest ...................................in Britain. (COLLECT)
2. The judge told him it was .....................to drink and drive, and banned him for a year. (RESPONSIBLE)
3. The keys were locked inside the car . ................, a side window was open. (LUCKY)
4. Three companies are in ...............................for the same contract.(COMPETE)
5. It is forbidden to hunt for that kind of bird. It has been listed as one of the ...........species. (DANGER)
6. The government is spending a lot of money in the attempt to fight against ..................... (LITERATE)
7. These shoes look quite smart but they’re terribly.............................. (COMFORT)
8. Burning coal is an ......... way of heating a house. Gas is much cheaper. (ECONOMY)

9. They had a large…………………over the other party at the last election. (MAJOR)
10. Is inflation……………….of economic decline? (SYMPTOM)
III. The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Underline the mistakes and write their correct forms in
the space provided in the column on the right. (0) has been done as an example.
Traditional, mental tests have been divided into two types. 0. traditional → traditionally
Achievement tests are designed to measure acquiring skills and 1. _____________________
knowledge, particularly those that have been explicitness taught. The 2. _____________________


proficiency exams required by a few state for high school graduation
are achievement tests. Aptitude tests are designed and measure a
person’s ability to acquire new skills to knowledge. To example,
vocation aptitude tests can help you decide whether you would do
better as a mechanic or musician. However, all mentally tests are in
some sense achievement tests because they assumption some sorts of
past learning or experience with certainly objects, words, or situations.
The different between achievement and aptitude tests is the degree and
intention use.

3. _____________________
4. _____________________
5. _____________________
6. _____________________
7. _____________________
8. _____________________
9. _____________________
10. _____________________

PART D. READING COMPREHENSION ( 30 points)
I. Fill in the blank with a suitable word.

Dicky was born in Shoreditch, London in 1890. His family were poor and Dicky (1)________ had
enough to eat. Like many other boys in this area, he became a skillful thief. He took the things he
(2)________ to a Mr Welch, who bought them and then re-sold them. Dicky brought something to Mr Welch
nearly every day and (3)________ the money he received to his mother.
In Shoreditch there was a priest, Father Sturt, who did (4)________ best to help poor people. When
Dicky was thirteen, Father Sturt had a long talk with him and persuaded him to lead an honest life. He
(5)________ him a job with Mr Grinder, a local shopkeeper, and Dicky began to serve customers, deliver
goods and collect money. Dicky was much happier leading an honest life and dreamed of the day when he
would have his (6)________ shop. His mother was also pleased about his new job.
(7)________ person, however, was not happy, and that was Mr Welch. He was sorry to lose the
business Dick had brought him. He went to see Mr Grinder and told him (8)________ Dicky’s dishonest past
and said, quite untruthfully, that Dicky intended to cheat him. Mr Grinder believed these (9)________ and
told Dicky never to come near the shop again. In this way Dicky lost his chance of an honest life and
(10)________ to a life of crime. A year later he was arrested for theft and sent to prison.
II. Read the following passage then choose the best answer from the four options (marked A, B, C and D)
to complete the numbered blanks in the passage.
Several years ago while I was visiting Athens for a few weeks, I decided to spend a whole day on a
nearby island. The weather (1)________had predicted that it would be a scorching hot day so (2)________
off early in the morning.
Even though I arrived at the port in plenty of time, I was forced to sit on the top (3)________because
other passengers who had got to the boat earlier filled the lower ones. Soon after the boat had departed,
somebody came round with raffle tickets. There were, as far as I could make (4)________two prizes: a bag
of fresh fish and several (5)________ of chocolate. I bought a ticket, not expecting to win as I had never won
anything in a raffle (6)________.
Some time later the person who had sold the tickets announced the winning numbers. To my great
surprise, I had won the chocolate. I was naturally delighted, but (7)________how I could prevent it from
(8)________in the intense heat. Realizing that I could not possibly eat it all myself, I (9)________it with the
passengers sitting near me. In return, they offered me sandwiches and (10)________drinks.
All in all, it was a pleasant start to a memorable day with my new acquaintances.
1. A. prediction

B. prophecy
C. forecast
D. foresight
2. A. went
B. left
C. departed
D. set
3. A. deck
B. layer
C. floor
D. storey
4. A. up
B. out
C. for
D. over
5. A. bars
B. slices
C. cartons
D. packets
6. A. again
B. before
C. since
D. already
7. A. thought
B. questioned
C. wondered
D. regarded


8. A. dissolving

9. A. separated
10. A. soft

B. liquefying
B. divided
B. light

C. melting
C. distributed
C. bubbly

D. spreading
D. shared
D. sparkling

III. Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C, or D to each of the questions.
Large animals that inhabit the desert have evolved a number of adaptations for reducing the effects of
extreme heat. One adaptation is to be light in color, and to reflect rather than absorb the Sun's rays. Desert
mammals also depart from the normal mammalian practice of maintaining a constant body temperature.
Instead of trying to keep down the body temperature deep inside the body, which would involve the
expenditure of water and energy, desert mammals allow their temperatures to rise to what would normally
be fever height, and temperatures as high as 46 degrees Celsius have been measured in Grant's gazelles. The
overheated body then cools down during the cold desert night, and indeed the temperature may fall unusually
low by dawn, as low as 34 degrees Celsius in the camel. This is an advantage since the heat of the first few
hours of daylight is absorbed in warming up the body, and an excessive build - up of heat does not begin
until well into the day.
Another strategy of large desert animals is to tolerate the loss of body water to a point that would be
fatal for non-adapted animals. The camel can lose up to 30 percent of its body weight as water without harm
to itself, whereas human beings die after losing only 12 to 13 percent of their body weight. An equally
important adaptation is the ability to replenish this water loss at one drink. Desert animals can drink

prodigious volumes in a short time, and camels have been known to imbibe over 100 liters in a few minutes.
A very dehydrated person, on the other hand, cannot drink enough water to dehydrate at one session, because
the human stomach is not sufficiently big and because a too rapid dilution of the body fluids causes death
from water intoxication.
The tolerance of water loss is of obvious advantage in the desert, as animals do not have to remain
near a water hole but can obtain food from grazing sparse and far-flung pastures. Desert-adapted mammals
have the further ability to feed normally when extremely dehydrated, it is a common experience in people
that appetite is lost even under conditions of moderate thirst.
1. What is the main topic of the passage?
A. Weather variations in the desert
B. Adaptations of desert animals
C. Diseased of desert animals
D. Human use of desert animals.
2. According to the passage, why is light coloring an advantage to large desert animals?
A. It helps them hide from predators.
C. It helps them see their young at night
B. It does not absorb sunlight as much as dark colors. D. It keeps them cool atnight.
3. The word "maintaining" is closest in meaning to__________.
A. measuring
B. inheriting
C. preserving
D. delaying
4. The author uses of Grant's gazelle as an example of__________.
A. an animal with a low average temperature
B. an animal that is not as well adapted as the camel
C. a desert animal that can withstand high body temperatures
D. a desert animal with a constant body temperature
5. When is the internal temperature of a large desert mammal lower?
A. Just before sunrise
B. In the middle of the day

C. Just after sunset
D. Just after drinking
6. The word "tolerate" is closest inmeaningto__________.
A. endure
B. replace
C. compensate D. reduce
7. What causes water intoxication?
A. Drinking too much water very quickly
B. Drinking polluted water
C. Bacteria in water
D. Lack of water.
8. What does the author imply about desert-adapted mammals?
A. They do not need to eat much food.
B. They can eat large quantitiesquickly.
C. They easily lose their appetites.
D. They can travel long distances looking for food.


9. Why does the author mention humans in the secondparagraph?
A. To show how theyuse camels.
B. To contrast them to desert mammals.
C. To give instructions aboutdesertsurvival.
D. To show how they have adapted to desert life.
10. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as an adaptation of large desert animals?
A. Variation in body temperatures
B. Eating while dehydrated
C. Drinking water quickly
D. Being active at night
PART E. WRITING ( 20 points)
I . Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one.

1. This will be my student's first performance inCanada.
→ This will be the first time ………………………………………………………………
2. The number of people who understand his ideas exceed his expectations.
→ More people ………………………………………………………………………………
3. I only recognized him when he came into the light.
→ Not until.................................................................................................................
4. Our house is going to be painted by a local firm.
→ We are ...................................................................................................................
5. He could not afford to buy the car .
→ The car……………………………………………………………………..……
II. ESSAY WRITING
Some people say that cell phones have improved modern life. Others believe that cell phones have caused
many problems to people.
What is your opinion?
In about 200 - 220 words, write an essay to explain your point of view on this problem.
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------THE END -----Thí sinh khơng được sử dụng tài liệu. Cán bộ coi thi khơng giải thích gì thêm.


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KỲ THI CHỌN HSG CẤP TRƯỜNG LỚP 10 LẦN 2
Năm học 2020 – 2021
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 10

ĐÁP ÁN
PART A: LISTENING (10pts)
1. 48

2. RI6 GH7

3. 07754 897 432

4. PA 365

5. E6

6. B

7. C

8. E

9. C

10. C

PART B: PHONETICS (5 pts)
Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the other words
1. A
2. C
3. B
4. D
5. C
PART C. LEXICO-GRAMMAR ( 35 points)
I. Read the sentences carefully and choose the best answers to make complete ones.
1. C
2. B
3. A
4. D
5. B
6. D
7. A
8. B
9. D
10.D
11. D
12. C
13. B
14. A
15. A

II. Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word.
1. collections
2. irresponsible
3. Luckily
6. illiteracy
7. uncomfortable
8. uneconomical

4. Competition
9. majority

5. endangered
10. symptomatic

III. The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Underline the mistakes and write their correct forms in
the space provided in the column on the right. (0) has been done as an example.
1. acquiring → acquired
2. explicitness → explicitly
3. state → states
4. and → to
5. To → For

6. vocation → vocational
7. mentally → mental
8. assumption → assume
9. certainly → certain
10. different → difference

PART D. READING COMPREHENSION ( 30 points)
I. Fill in the blank with a suitable word.

1. rarely/seldom/never
6. own
2. stole/pinched
7. One
3. gave/handed/took
8. about/of
4. his
9. lies/stories/tales/untruths/falsehoods
5. got/found
10. returned/reverted

II. Read the following passage then choose the best answer from the four options (marked A, B, C and D)
to complete the numbered blanks in the passage.
1. C
2. D
3. A
4. B
5. A
6. B
7. C
8. C
9. D
10. A


III. Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C, or D to each of the questions.
1. B
2. B
3. C
4. C

5. A
6. A
7. A
8. D
9. B
10. D
PART E. WRITING ( 20 points)
I . Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one.
1. This will be the first time my student has performed in Canada. ( OR my student has given the
performance in Canada.)
2. More people understand him than he expected ( OR has expected/expects).
3. Not until he came into the light did I recognize him.
4. We are going to have our house painted by a local firm.
5. The car was too expensive for him to buy.

II. ESSAY WRITING
The impression mark given is based on the following scheme:
1. Content: 50% of total mark: a provision of all main ideas and details as appropriate.
2. Language: 30% of total mark: a variety of vocabulary and structures appropriate to the level of
English language gifted upper-secondary school students.
3. Presentation: 20% of total mark: coherence, cohesion, and style appropriate to the level of English
language gifted upper-secondary school students.
------THE END------


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TRƯỜNG THPT LIỄN SƠN

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
(Đề thi gồm 05 trang)

KỲ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 10,11 THPT CẤP TRƯỜNG
NĂM HỌC 2020-2021
ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 10
Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề

A. LISTENING
Section 1.
Questions 1-3. Complete the form below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/ OR A
NUMBER for each answer.
MEDIA SURVEY
Details of respondents
Respondent No: 6
Name: Philip 1. …………..
Age:
2. …………..
Occupation: 3. …………..
Questions 4-6. List THREE sections of the newspapper that Philip reads regularly. Write NO MORE THAN
THREE WORDS for each answer.
4. ………………………….
5. ………………………….
6. ………………………….
Questions 7-10. Choose the correct letters, A, B, or C.
7. Philip’s preferred TV programmes are…
A. comedies
B. documentaries
8. His main source of information is…
A. radio
B. TV
9. Philip uses his computer mainly for…

A. computer games
B. coursework
10. He uses the internet mainly for…
A. sending emails
B. surfing the Web

C. dramas
C. newspaper
C. accounts
C. banking

Section 2.
Question 1. Choose TWO letters, A-G.
1. Which TWO of the following types of music will be performed at the festival?
A. rap
C. jazz
E. folk music
G. dance music
B. rock music
D. opera
F. country and western
Questions 2 and 3. Choose the correct letters, A, B, or C.
2. When does the festival begin?
A. 9th May
B. 12th May
C. 16th May
3. How long does the festival last?
A. a weekend
B. a week
C. two weeks

Questions 4 to 8. Complete the table below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/ OR A
NUMBER for each answer.
Event
Time
Ticket price
Cuban music: talk
4. ……………
£6
“The sounds of Scotland”
2 p.m.
5. ……………
6. ……………
7 p.m.
£15
Canal boat cruise
2-5 p.m.
8. ……………
(with 7. ……………)
Questions 9 to 10. Complete the sentences below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for your
answer.
1


9. The friends intend to visit an art exhibition at the ……………. .
10. Maria should take her …………… with her.
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. September
B. government

C. primary
D. separate
2. A. oceanic
B. comprehensible
C. television
D. situational
3. A. mountain
B. fountain
C. police
D. kitchen
4. A. replacement
B. confinement
C. argument
D. enjoyment
5. A. politics
B. frequency
C. algebra
D. specific
C. LEXICO-GRAMMAR
Part 1. Complete the following sentences by choosing the correct answer A, B, C or D.
1. Jane: “Should we go to London or Paris?”
Brian: “______________”
A. Let’s sleep on it and make our decision tomorrow.
B. How about tomorrow morning?
C. Let sleeping dogs lie, will you?
D. What about doing overnight?
2. Jane: “How do you like your meat done?”
Brian: “______________.”
A. I don’t like it
B. Yes, please

C. Well done please D. Very much
3. We had some problems when we ________ the hotel. They had reserved the room under the wrong name.
A. came in
B. applied for
C. stayed at
D. checked into
4. The curriculum at a public school is as good________ of any private school.
A. as or better than that
B. as or that better than
C. as that or better than
D. or better than
5. This is what we need for our new house, ________ ?
A. is it
B. isn’t this
C. isn’t it
D. don’t we
6. Frank is a freshman at ________ University of Liverpool.
A. the
B. a
C. an
D. ∅(no article)
7. Jenny reminds me ___________ that famous actress we saw on television last night.
A. about
B. to
C. of
D. with
8. I remember __________ you somewhere but I’m sorry I forget your name.
A. meet
B. meeting
C. to meet

D. met
9. Higher education students need to have analytical skills so that they can analyse a problem __________.
A. scientist
B. scientific
C. science
D. scientifically
10. Nam’s brother graduated from college last month and __________ for a job.
A. is looking
B. looked
C. have looked
D. has been looking
11. Don’t be late for the job interview, _______ the employer will think you are a disorganised person.
A. unless
B. otherwise
C. if not
D. or so
12. By the time you come here tomorrow, the work __________.
A. will have been finishing
B. will be finishing
C. will have been finished
D. will be finished
13. I live in a pleasant room __________ a big vegetable garden.
A. to overlook
B. overlooked
C. which overlooking
D. overlooking
14. __________ the professor gave definite directions for the research paper, I was still confused.
A. Because
B. Although
C. If

D. Since
15. “Play Date” was not a very popular song when it was first recorded, but now it's starting to
__________.
A. go on
B. keep on
C. stay on
D. catch on
16. She has __________ an important distinction between mental and physical illnesses.
A. drawn
B. planned
C. done
D. taken
17. UNICEF ________ supports and funds for the most disadvantaged children all over the world.
A. presents
B. assists
C. offers
D. provides
18. We have made careful preparations to welcome the __________ from 40 countries.
2


A. acquaintances
B. attendants
C. delegates
D. hosts
19. A good stereo system doesn't have to cost __________ and __________ .You can find one at a
reasonable price.
A. an arm - a leg
B. a hand - a leg
C. a finger - a toe

D. a hand - a foot
20. Well, it was _______good result, but you could’ve done better!
A. rather
B. a bit
C. a little
D. a fairly
Part 2. Supply the correct form of the word provided in each blank.
According to some (0) _scientists_ (SCIENCE), high-risk sports can be particularly (1) _____
(VALUE) for certain types of people. Such activities help them to learn that being (2) _____ (FRIGHT)
doesn’t mean that they have to lose control. The recent fashion for jumping from bridges attached to a (3)
_____ (LONG) of elastic rope, known as “bungee jumping”, has now been tried by over one million people
(4) _____ (WORLD) and interest in it is continuing to grow.
Before the special elastic rope (5) _____ (TIGHT) around them, jumpers reach speeds of nearly 160kph.
First-timers are usually too (6) _____ (TERROR) to open their mouths, and when they are finally (7)
_____ (LOW) safely to the ground, they walk around with broad smiles on their faces, saying (8) _____
(REPEAT) how amazing it was. However, for some people, it is only the (9) _____ (EMBARRASS) of
refusing to jump at the last minute that finally persuades them to conquer their fear of (10) _____ (HIGH)
and push themselves off into space.
Part 3. The passage below contains five mistakes. Write down the line numbers, the corresponding
mistakes and correct them.
Most of the joggers who are overweight are reasonable for talking about, worrying about, and being
obsessed with their weight. Since many people start jogging to lose weight, it is not surprised that body size
is important. More and more people are on the diet. 50% of the women and approximetely 25% of the men
in the US are watching what they eat. Body weight is the second most talk between joggers- heart disease
and high blood pressure are the first! There are many factors that effect your weight. They include: body
type, diet, exercise level, sex and age. What may be an “ideal” weight for you at the age of 27 may not be
ideal while you’re 54. And your ideal weight will probably be different during racing season when you are
in a specific training phase.
No
1

2

Line

Mistake

Correction

D. READING
Part 1: Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. Circle
A, B, C or D to indicate your answer. (10 pts)
The ability to weep is a uniquely human form of emotional response. Some scientists have suggested
that human tears are (1) _____ of an aquatic past – but this does not seem very likely. We cry from the
moment we enter this world, for a number of reasons. Helpless babies cry to persuade their parents that they
are ill, hungry or uncomfortable. As they (2) _____, they will also cry just to attract parental attention and
will often stop when they get it.
The idea that having a good cry do you (3) _____ is a very old one and now it has scientific validity
since recent research into tears has shown that they (4) _____ a natural painkiller called enkaphalin. By
fighting sorrow and pain this chemical helps you feel better. Weeping can increase the quantities of
enkaphalin you (5) _____.
Unfortunately, in our society we impose restrictions upon this naturally (6) _____ activity. Because
some people still regard it as a (7) _____ of weakness in men, boys in particular are admonished when they
cry. This kind of repression can only increase stress, both emotionally and physically.
Tears of emotion also help the body (8) _____ itself of toxic chemical waste, for there is more protein
in them than in tears resulting from cold winds or other irritants. Crying comforts, calms and can be very
enjoyable – (9) _____ the popularity of highly emotional films which are commonly (10) _____ “weepies”.
It seems that people enjoy crying together almost as much as laughing together.
3

1. A. witness
B. evidence
C. result
D. display
2. A. evolve
B. change
C. develop
D. alter
3. A. better
B. fine
C. good
D. well
4. A. contain
B. retain
C. hold
D. keep
5. A. construct
B. achieve
C. provide
D. produce
6. A. curing
B. treating
C. healing
D. improving
7. A. hint
B. symbol
C. feature
D. sign
8. A. release
B. rid

C. loosen
D. expel
9. A. consider
B. remark
C. distinguish
D. regard
10. A. named
B. entitled
C. subtitled
D. called
Part 2: Read the following passage and fill the blank with ONE suitable word. Write your answer in
the space provided below the passage. (10 pts)
New technologies, like all technologies, are morally neutral. (1) _____ their advent makes the world
a better place or not depends on the uses to which they are (2) _____. And that, (3) _____ turn, depends upon
the decisions of many people, especially of politicians, managers, trade (4) _____ leaders, engineers and
scientists. The new technologies, cheap, flexible, dependent on knowledge and information as their main
input, can (5) _____ human being from many of their current constraints for example constraints of resources
and geography. (6) _____ the new technologies could also (7) _____ those with power to control their fellow
citizens even more effectively than in the (8) _____ efficient dictatorships of the past. The new technological
society will (9) _____ colossal demands on our imagination and ingenuity and on the capacity (10) _____
our institutions to respond to new challenges.
Part 3. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer by writing the corresponding letter
A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
Legend has it that sometime toward the end of the Civil War (1861-1865) a government train carrying oxen
traveling through the northern plains of eastern Wyoming was caught in a snowstorm and had to be
abandoned. The driver returned the next spring to see what had become of his cargo. Instead of the skeletons
he had expected to find, he saw his oxen, living, fat, and healthy. How had they survived?
The answer lay in a resource that unknowing Americans lands trampled underfoot in their haste to cross the
“Great American Desert” to reach lands that sometimes proved barren. In the eastern parts of the United
States, the preferred grass for forage was a cultivated plant. It grew well with enough rain, then when cut and

stored it would cure and become nourishing hay for winter feed. But in the dry grazing lands of the West that
familiar bluejoint grass was often killed by drought. To raise cattle out there seemed risky or even hopeless.
Who could imagine a fairy-tale grass that required no rain and somehow made it possible for cattle to feed
themselves all winter? But the surprising western wild grasses did just that. They had wonderfully convenient
features that made them superior to the cultivated eastern grasses. Variously known as buffalo grass, grama
grass, or mesquite grass, not only were they immune to drought; but they were actually preserved by the lack
of summer and autumn rains. They were not juicy like the cultivated eastern grasses, but had short, hard
stems. And they did not need to be cured in a barn, but dried right where they grew on the ground. When
they dried in this way, they remained naturally sweet and nourishing through the winter. Cattle left outdoors
to fend for themselves thrived on this hay. And the cattle themselves helped plant the fresh grass year after
year for they trampled the natural seeds firmly into the soil to be watered by the melting snows of winter and
the occasional rains of spring. The dry summer air cured them much as storing in a barn cured the cultivated
grasses.
1. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. A type of wild vegetation
B. Western migration after Civil War
C. The raising of cattle
D. The climate of the Western United States
2. What can be inferred by the phrase “Legend has it” in line 1?
A. Most history book include the story of the train.
B. The story of the train is similar to other ones from that time period.
C. The driver of the train invented the story.
D. The story of the train may not be completed factual.
3. The word “they” in line 4 refers to _____.
A. plains
B. skeletons
C. oxen
D. Americans
4. What can be inferred about the “Great American Desert” mentioned in line 7?
4

A. Many had settled there by the 1860’s.
B. It was not originally assumed to be a fertile area.
C. It was a popular place to raise cattle before the Civil War.
D. It was not discovered until the late 1800’s.
5. The word “barren” in line 7 is closed in meaning to _____.
A. lonely
B. uncomfortable
C. infertile
D. dangerous
6. The word “preferred” in line 8 is closed in meaning to _____.
A. favored
B. available
C. ordinary
D. required
7. Which of the following can be inferred about the cultivated grass mentioned in the second paragraph?
A. Cattle raised in the Western United States refused to eat it.
B. It had to be imported into the United States.
C. It would probably not grow in the western United States.
D. It was difficult for cattle to digest.
8. Which of the following was NOT one of the names given to the western grasses?
A. Mesquite grass
B. Bluejoint grass
C. Buffalo grass
D. Grama grass
9. Which of the following was NOT mentioned as a characteristic of western grasses?
A. They contain little moisture
B. They have tough stems
C. They can be grown indoors

D. They are not affected by dry weather
10. According to the passage, the cattle help promote the growth of the wild grass by_____.
A. eating only small quantities of grass.
B. continually moving from one grazing area to another.
C. naturally fertilizing the soil.
D. stepping on and pressing the seeds into the ground.
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. The man was not able to go on an expedition to the Middle East because of his age.
 The man was too __________________________________________________
2. Your silly questions distracted me.
 You drove _______________________________________________________
3. Go to the international ticket desk immediately on arrival.
 As _____________________________________________________________
4. His second attempt on the world record was successful.
 He broke ________________________________________________________
5. This problem cannot be solved instantly.
There is _________________________________________________________
Part 2. Essay writing:
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
“Grades encourage students to learn”.
Write an essay (about 150 to 200 words) to express your personal point of view.
_______THE END_______
Thí sinh khơng được sử dụng tài liệu; Cán bộ coi thi khơng giải thích gì thêm.
Họ và tên thí sinh: …………………………………………………SBD:………………………

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TRƯỜNG THPT LIỄN SƠN

KỲ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 10,11 THPT CẤP TRƯỜNG
NĂM HỌC 2020-2021
HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 10
(Đáp án gồm 02 trang)

A. LISTENING
Section 1. (2 pts: 0.2p/each correct answer)
1. Matthews

2. 21

6. TV reviews

7. C

3. full-time
student
8. B

4. sports

5. (national) news

9. B

10. A

Section 2. (2 pts: 0.2p/each correct answer)
1. C, E (in any order)
2. A
3. C
4. 10.30 a.m
6. Africa Alive
7. lunch
8. £14.50
9. Bus Stop Gallery
B. PHONETICS. (1 pt: 0.2p/each correct answer)
1. A
2. C
3. C
4. C
C. LEXICO - GRAMMAR. (2 pts: 0.1p/each correct answer)

5. £8
10. Student card
5. D

Part 1. (2 pts: 0.1p/each correct answer)
1. A
2. C
3. D
4. A
6. A
7. C
8. B
9. D
11. B

12. C
13. D
14. B
16. A
17. D
18. C
19. A
Part 2. (2 pts: 0.2p/each correct answer)
1. value → valuable
6. terror → terrified
2. fright → frightened
7. low → lowered
3. long → length
8. repeat → repeatedly
4. world – worldwide
9. embarrass → embarrassment
5. tight → tightened
10. high → heights
Part 3. (1 pt: 0.2pt/each correct answer – 0.1 pt/ each finding + 0.1pt/ each correction)
Mistake/ line
Correction
1. Line 2: surprised
surprising
2. Line 3: the
a
3. Line 4: between
among
4. Line 5: effect
affect
5. Line 7: while

when
D. READING
Part 1. (2 pts: 0.2p/each correct answer)

1. B
2. C
3. C
4. A
5. D
6. C
7. D
8. B
9. A
10. D
Part 2. (2 pts: 0.2p/each correct answer)
1. whether 2. put
3. in
4. union
6. but
7. enable
8. most
9. make

5. free
10. of

Part 3. (2 pts: 0.2p/each correct answer)

1. A
6. A

2. B
7. C

3. C
8. B

4. D
9. D
6

5. C
10. B

5. C
10. D
15. D
20. D


E. WRITING
Part 1. (1 pt: 0.2p/each correct answer)
1. The man was too old to go on an expedition to the Middle East.
2. You drove me to distraction with your silly questions.
3. As soon as you arrive, go to the international ticket desk.
4. He broke the world record at/on his second attempt.
5. There is no instant solution to this problem.
Part 2. Essay Writing (3.0 pts)
The mark is based on the following criteria:
1. Content (1.0pt)

a. Providing all main ideas and details as required
b. Communicating intentions sufficiently and effectively
2. Organization and presentation (0.6pt)
a. Ideas are well-organized and presented with coherence, cohesion, and clarity
b. The essay is well-structured
3. Language (1.0pt)
a. Demonstration of a variety of vocabulary and structures appropriate to level of English language of
gifted upper secondary school students
b. Good use and control of grammatical structures
4. Punctuation, spelling and handwriting (0.4pt)
a. Good punctuation and no spelling mistakes
b. Legible handwriting

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TRƯỜNG THPT LƯU HỒNG
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC

ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TRƯỜNG
NĂM HỌC 2020 – 2021
Môn thi:Tiếng Anh - Lớp: 10
(Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề)

Section A: Phonetic (2 marks )
I: Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the
following questions.
1: A. legend
B. lend

C. defend
D. pretend
2.A. wishes
B. practices
C. introduces
D. leaves
3.A. celebration
B. enable
C. establish
D. invade
4.A. protect
B. community
C. custom
D. becoming
1
2
3
4
II: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the
following questions.
5.A. feature
B. invade
C. express
D. unique
6. A. effective
B. Difficult
C. Mountainous
D. organize
7. A. artificial
B. Incredible

C. Scientific
D. Presentation
8. A. community
B. ethnicity
C. celebration
D. environment
1
2
3
4
Section B: Vocabulary, Grammar and structure (9 marks)
I: Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
1: Teachers can use smart board to help engage students by giving them visual tools, ____ can keep the students attentive in the classroom.
A. so
B. that
C. which
D. such
2.Everyone looks much………. today than they did yesterday.
A. happy
B. happily
C. more happily
D. happier
3.
he is old ,he wants to travel around the world
A.In spite of
B. Although
C.Because
D.Despite
4. I ________ in the queue when I ________ that I had lost my wallet.
A. was standing / was realizing

B. stood / was realizing
C. was standing / realized
D. stood / realized
5. If you can do something to help others, you will find your life _________.
A. meaningful
B. meaningless
C. helpless
D. interested
6.Not only John but his brothers _________ also in debts.
A. is
B. have
C. was
D. were
7. - "I have two days off this week. Let's help at the orphanage then." - "_______________."


A. Not really. I have classes on those days
B. That sounds great! I can't wait to go there
C. Oh. I see you have a heart of gold
D. Thanks for suggesting us
8. The flight attendants made all the passengers _________ their seat belts during the turbulence.
A. buckle
B. to buckle
C. to have buckled
D. buckling
9. You need a password to get
to the computer system.
A. secure
B. attach
C. access

D.connect
10. Traditional games play an important
in children’s intellectual life.
A. section
B. position
C. area
D. part
11. You need to go with the community and have a collective sense of
.
A. self
B. humor
C.responsibility
D. identity
12. While my younger sister was studying in her room, someone _________ our house.
A. was breaking into B. broke into
C. break into
D. had broken into
13.A: Thank you for taking the time to come here in person. - B: "_____________"
A. It's my pleasure.
B. I don't know what time that person comes.
C. I'd love to come. What time?
D. Do you have time for some gossip?
14. Every day I spend one hour
my room.
A. to clean
B. cleaning
C. cleaned
D.to cleaning
15.A good way to show your responsibility and commitment to your family is to do your chores without _________ or being asked.
A. complain

B. complaint
C. complaining
D. complains
16. The introduction of policies which enables workers with family responsibilities to engage and advance in employment without
discrimination should ____.
A. to be encouraged
B. to be encouraging
C. be encouraging
D. be encouraged
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
II: Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
1. . 1.6 billion gallons were sold every year, in over one hundred and sixty countries
A
B
C

D
2.Celebrities get tired of be recognized everywhere they go.
A
BC
D
3. The lecturer said that in China, waste is growing twice as fast as the population.
A
B
C
D


4. It took him years getting over the shock of his wife dying.
A
B
C

D

1
2
3
4
III: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to theunderlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
1.All families have ups and downs, but strong families know the importance of sticking together, especially during the rough times.
A. fun and sorrows B. bread and butter
C. risks and benefits D. rises and falls
2. Each day, the kidneys process about 200 quarts (50 gallons) of blood to filter out about 2 quarts of waste and water.
A. remove
B. take in

C. take off
D. separate
1
2
IV: Mark the letter A. B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following
questions.
1.That is a well-behaved boy whose behavior has nothing to complain about.
A. behaving cleverly B. behaving nice
C. improperly behaved D. good behavior
2. A lot of people think that Kim Kardashian is really hot.
A. beautiful
B. cool
C. unattractive
D. kind
1
2
V: Give the correct form of the words in brackets:
1.I fell
as soon as my head hit the pillow.
( SLEEP )
2.
ceremony is an important and first step opening for the next 2 ceremonies of engagement and wedding . (PROPOSE)
3.After spending his
on a farm without electricity , he had difficulty adjustment to city life. (CHILD)
4.She is a famous
. She tries her best to protect rare animals from extinction. ( ENVIROMENT)
5.
from cars , factories , and planes all contributes to what’s known as the greenhouse effect. (POLLUTE)
6.Almost important days in my family are
chosen by my parents ( CARE )

7.Boys and girls may behave _________ in this situation. ( DIFFER )
8.In May the days often .............................. ( long )
1 , asleep
2, Proposal
3, childhood
4, environmentalist
5, Pollution
6,carefully
7,differently
8,lengthen
VI. Fill in each of the blanks with ONE suitable preposition.
1.We have concerned about whether the government will be able to provide viable social services
poorer families.
2.Founders often call it quits when they just aren’t passionate
an idea anymore.
3.The Vatican has agreed to donate $80.000 in emergency aid
countries affected by the war.
4.If no one can soon come up ____ a good solution, we're going to be in trouble .


1, for
2, about
3, to
4. with
Section C: Reading (5 marks)
I: Choose the best answer from the four options to complete each of the numbered blanks in the following passage.Write your answer in
the right box below.
THE ESCALATOR
An American, Charles Seeberger, (1)
"escalator" taking the name (2)

Lifts do the same, (4)

moving stairs to transport people in the 1890s.He called this invention
Latin word "scala",(3)

means "ladder". Escalators move people up and down short distances.

only move a small number of people. If an escalator breaks down, it can still be used as ordinary stairs. An

escalator can move between 8,000 to 9,600 people an hour, and it does not need (5)
Towards the end of the nineteenth century, cities were (6)
big (7)

men to operate it.

crowded and the first escalators were built at railway station and in

stores, so that people could move about very (8)

.Today we see escalators everywhere.
(Adapted form PET by Cambridge)

1.A.Invented
2. A. to
3.A.which
4.A. and
5.A.all
6.A.getting
7.A.departure
8.A.slowly

B. inventing
B.from
B. who
B.but
B. every
B. going
B. depart
B.suitably

C.was invented
C.for
C. whose
C.so
C. some
C.planning
C. department
C.quickly

D. has invented
D.about
D. when
D. nor
D. any
D.standing
D.departed
D.seriously

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.


II: 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 following questions.
At the end of 2019, a new type of coronavirus started spreading in China. This type of coronavirus is often called
2019-nCoV, novel coronavirus, or COV1D-19. It ¡s believed that the virus was transmitted from animals to
humans. Some of the first cases were diagnosed in people who had visited a market selling live seafood and
animals. Unfortunately, when viruses are transmitted from animals to people, it can take scientists a lot of time
before they can develop a vaccine or medicines to cure it
Some of the symptoms of the coronavirus are fever, cough, runny nose, sore throat, headache, and trouble
breathing. These symptoms are very much like those people have with a cold or the flu. The virus appears to
spread mainly from person to person. The transmission occurs when someone comes into contact with an infected
person. For example, a cough, sneeze or handshake could cause transmission. The spread may also be caused by
coming into contact with something an infected person has touched and then touching your mouth, nose or eyes.
There is no specific vaccine or medication to cure the disease, but generally, symptoms will go away on their own.
However, experts recommend seeking medical care early if symptoms feel worse than a standard cold. Doctors can
relieve symptoms

by prescribing pain or fever medication. As far as antibiotics are concerned, they are useless to treat coronavirus.
[Adapted from MyEnglishpage.com)
1. Which best serves as the title of the passage?
A. The symptoms of coronavirus
B. The origin of coronavirus
C. Coronavirus: Do you know about it?
D. How to treat coronavirus?
2. The word "Unfortunately" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ?
A. Unluckily
B. Unpleasantly
C. Uncomfortably
D. Unacceptably
3. Which is NOT mentioned in paragraph 2 as a symptom of the coronavirus?
A. fever
B. cough
C. trouble breathing
D. allergic
4. According to paragraph 2, the coronavirus can be transmitted from person to person when
?
A.An infected person shakes hands with someone.
B. An infected person coughs or sneezes without covering.
C.Someone come into contact with something an infected person touched.
D. All are correct
5. The word "they" in paragraph 4 refers to ?
A. Doctors
B. Antibiotics
C. Symptoms
D. Experts
1:
2.

3.
4.
5.
III. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of
the questions.
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 .
Hydrogen is the most common element in the universe and was perhaps the first to form. It is among the ten
most common elements on Earth as well and one of the most useful for industrial purposes. Under normal
conditions of temperature, hydrogen is a gas. Designated as H, hydrogen is the first element in the periodic table
because it contains only one proton. Hydrogen can combine with a large number of other elements, forming more
compounds than any of the others. Pure hydrogen seldom occurs naturally, but it exists in most organic
compounds, that is, compounds that contain carbon, which account for a very large number of compounds.
Moreover, hydrogen is found in inorganic compounds. For example, when hydrogen burns in the presence of
oxygen, it forms water.
The lightest and simplest of the elements, hydrogen has several properties that make it valuable for many
industries. It releases more heat per unit of weight than any other fuel. In rocket engines, tons of hydrogen and


oxygen are burned, and hydrogen is used with oxygen for welding torches that produce temperatures as high as
4,000 degrees F and can be used in cutting steel. Fuel cells to generate electricity operate on hydrogen and oxygen.
Hydrogen also serves to prevent metals from tarnishing during beat treatments by removing the oxygen from
them. Although it would be difficult to remove the oxygen by itself, hydrogen readily combines with oxygen to form
water, which can be heated to steam and easily removed. Furthermore, hydrogen is one of the coolest refrigerants. It
does not become a liquid until it reaches temperatures of-425 degrees F. Pure hydrogen gas is used in large electric
generators to cool the coils.
Future uses of hydrogen include fuel for cars, boats, planes, and other forms of transportation that currently
require petroleum products. These fuels would be lighter, a distinct advantage in the aerospace industry, and they
would also be cleaner, thereby reducing pollution in the atmosphere.
Hydrogen is also useful in the food industry for a process known as hydrogenation. Products such as

margarine and cooking oils are changed from liquids to semisolids by combining hydrogen with their molecules.
Soap manufacturers also use hydrogen for this purpose. In addition, in the chemical industry, hydrogen is used to
produce ammonia, gasoline, methyl alcohol, and many other important products.
1. Which is the most suitable title for the passage?
A. Hydrogen
B. Combination of hydrogen
C. Uses of hydrogen
D. Hydrogen in food industry
2. According to paragraph 1, how does hydrogen generally occur?
A. It is freely available in nature.
B. It is contained in many compounds.
C. It is often found in pure form.
D. It is released during hydrogenation.
3. According to the passage, how can hydrogen be used to cut steel?
A. By cooling the steel to a very low temperature
B. By cooling the hydrogen with oxygen to a very low temperature
C. By heating the steel to a very high temperature
D. By heating the hydrogen with oxygen to a very high temperature
4. The word "them" in paragraph 3 refers to ______.
A. fuel cells
B. metals
C. treatments
D. products
5. The word "readily" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. completely
B. slowly
C. usually
D. easily
6. The word "combining" in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. trying out

B. joining together C. finding out
D. changing round
7. Which statement is TRUE, according to the passage?
A. Hydrogen is too dangerous to be used for industrial purposes.
B. Hydrogen has many purposes in a variety of industries.
C. Hydrogen has limited industrial uses because of its dangerous properties.
D. Hydrogen is used in many industries for basically the same purpose
2.
1.
3.
Section D: Writing (4 marks )

4.

5..

6.

7.


I)Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same meaning as the sentence printed before it.
( 2marks )
1. I have never seen such a mess in my life.
=> Never ………………………………………………..
Never in my life have I seen such a mess in my life
2. He smokes too much; that’s why he can’t get rid of his cough.
=> If…………………………………..
If he didn’t smoke too much , he could get rid of his cough.
3. Despite my warning, they went ahead with their plan.

=> Although ……………………………..
Although I warned them, they went ahead with their plan
4. The story was so boring that he read a half .
 It was ...............................................................................................................
It was such a boring story that he read a half.
5, The teacher tells me “you will get the award for your highest scores”
 The teacher tells …………………………………………….
The teacher telles me that I will get the award for my highest scores
6, People will equip the hall with all kinds of mordern appliances.
The hall ...................................................................................................
The hall will be equipped with all kinds of mordern appliances.
7, We started working here three years ago.
 We have....................................................................................................
We have worked here for three years
8. “You had better go to the dentist to have your toothache checked?” my mother said to my brother.
 My mother advised ..........................................................................................
My mother advised my brother to go to the dentist to have his toothache checked
II) Rewrite the following sentences using the words given so that it means exactly the same as the first
sentence. (2 marks )
1. Harry left before we reached the hotel. (time)
…………………………………………………………………………….
By the time we reached the hotel , Harry had left
2. I have two sisters .Both of them are doctors.( relative clause)
...................................................................................
I have two sisters both of whom are doctors
3 . I am sorry I didn't come to your birhday party last night because I was too busy.(wish)
 ............................................................................................................................
I wish I had come to your birhday party last night
4, As soon as I left the house, he appeared . ( sooner)
........................................................................................

No sooner had I left the house than he appeared
5.I would prefer you to deliver the package on Monday.( rather )
........................................................................................
I would rather you delivered the package on Monday.
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NĂM HỌC 2020 – 2021

BÀI THI MÔN THI: NGOẠI NGỮ 10
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
(Không kể thời gian phát đề)
Đề thi gồm: 06 trang
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PART A: PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the

others.(0,5point)
B. shared
C . called
D. visited
1. A.cleaned
B. work
C. more
D. divorce
2. A. chore
B. needy
C. supply
D. country
3. A. angry
A.
poets
B.
flutes
C.
organs
D. instruments
4.
B. clothes
C. encourages
D. boxes
5. A. chooses
Your answers:
1.
2.
3.
4.

5.
II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others in each group.
(0,5point)
B. disease
C. pultry
D. nervous
1. A. ailment
B. skeletal
C. therapy
D. willpower
2. A. internal
B. fortunate
C. practical
D. volunteer
3. A. dedicate
B. gender
C. equal
D. bias
4. A. career
B. rural
C. allow
D. prefer
5. A. enrol
Your answers:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
PART B : READING COMPREHENSION.

I. Read the following text and fill in each blank with one suitable word.(1point)
A recent study shows that an unequal share of household chores is still the norm in many
households (1) ____ the fact that many more women now have jobs. In a survey of 1,256 people (2)
____ between 18 and 65, men said they contributed an average of 37 per cent of the total
housework, while the women (3) ____ their share to be nearly double that, at 70 per cent. This ratio
was not affected by (4) ____ the woman was working or not.
When they were asked what they thought was a fair division of labour, women with jobs felt that
housework should (5) ____ shared equally between male and female partners. Women who did not
work outside the home were satisfied to perform 80 per cent - the majority of housework - if their
husbands did the (6) ____. Research has shown that if levels increase beyond these percentages,
women become unhappy and anxious, and feel they are (7) ____.
After marriage, a woman is reported to increase her household workload (8) ____ 14 hours per
week, but for men (9) ____ amount is just 90 minutes. So the division of labour becomes
unbalanced, (10) ____ the man’s share increases much less than the woman’s.
Your answers:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

II.Read the following passage and choose the correct answers.(1point)
Plants and animals will find it difficult to escape from or adjust to the effect of global
warming, Scientists have already observerd shifts in the lifecycles of many plants and animals,
such as flowers blooming earlier and birds hatching earlier in the spring. Many species have
begun shifting where they live or their annual migration patterns due to warmer temperatures.
With further warming, animals will tend to migrate toward the poles and up mountainsides
toward higher elevations. Plants will also attempt to shift their ranges, seeking new areas as old
habitats grow too warm. In many places, however, human development will prevent these shifts.
Species that find cities or farmland blocking their way north or south may become extinct.
Species living in unique ecosystems, such as those found in polar and mountantop regions, are
especially at risk because migration to new habitats is not possible. For example, polar bears and
marine mammals in the Arctic are already threatened by dwindling sea ice but have nowhere
farther to go.
Projecting species extinction due to global warming is extremely difficult. Some scientists
have estimated that 20 to 50 percent of species could be committed to extiction with 2 to 3
Celsius degrees of further warming. The rate of warming, not just the magnitude, is extremely
important for plants and animals. Some species and even entire ecosystems, such as certain types
of forest, many not be able to adjust quickly enough and may disappear.
Ocean ecosystems, especially fragile ones like coral reefs, will also be affected by global
warming. Warmer ocean temperatures can cause coral to "bleach", a state which if prolonged will
lead to the death of the coral. Scientists estimate that even 1 Celsius degree of additional warming
could lead to widespread bleaching and death of coral reefs around the world. Also increasing
carbon dioxide in the atmosphere enters the ocean and increases the acidity of ocean waters. This
acidification furter stresses ocean ecosystems.
1: Scientists have observed that warmer temperatures in the spring cause flowers to ___.
A. die instantly
B. bloom earlier
C. become lighter
D. lose color
2: According to paragraph 2, when their habitats grow warmer, animali tend to move ________.

A. south - eastwards and down mountainsides toward lower elevations.
B. north - westwards and up mountainsides toward higher elevations.
C. toward the North Pole and down mountainsides toward lower elevations.
D. toward the poles and up mountainsides toward higher elevations.
3: The pronoun "those" in paragraph 2 refers to ________.
A. species
B. ecosystems
C. habitats
D. areas
4: The phrase "dwindling sea ice" in paragraph 2 refers to _______.
A. the frozen water in the Artie.
B.the violent Arctic Ocean.
C. the melting ice in the Arctic.
D.the cold ice in the Arctic.
5: It is mentioned in the passage that if the global temperature rose by 2 or 3 Celcius degrees,
________.
A. half of the earth's surface would be flooded.
B. the sea level would rise by 20 centimeters.
C. water supply would decrease by 50 percent.
D. 20 to 50 percent of species could become extinct.
6: According to the passage, if some species are not able to adjust quickly to warmer
temperatures, _______.
A. they may be endangered
B. they can begin to develop
C. they will certainly need water.
D. they move to tropical forests.
7: The word “fragile” in paragraph 4 most probably means______.
A. very large
B. easily damaged
C. rather strong

D. pretty hard
8: The bleaching of coral reefs as mentioned in paragraph 4 indicates ________.
A. the water absorption of coral reefs.
B.the quick growth of marine mammals.
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