Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 10 - Năm học 2014-2015 - Sở GD & ĐT Vĩnh Phúc (Có đáp án)

SỞ GD&ĐT VĨNH PHÚC
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
KỲ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 10 THPT NĂM HỌC 2014-2015 
ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
(Dành cho học sinh THPT không chuyên) 
Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề
 (Đề thi gồm 07 trang)
LISTENING: You will listen to each part TWICE.
Part 1: Questions 1 – 11
Questions 1 – 4: Choose the correct letter A, B, or C.
What time is it in Australia when the woman telephones?
9.00 a.m.	B. 9.30 a.m.	C. 10.00 a.m.
How many people can climb the bridge in one group?
6	B. 12 	C. 18
How much does it cost for an adult to climb during the week?
$100	B. $ 169	C. $ 189
How long does it take to climb to the top of the bridge?
one hour	B. two hours	C. three hours
Questions 5 – 8: Answer the questions below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
What are the climbers not allowed to take with them? 
What do the climbers receive after the climb? 
7 – 8. Which TWO things must the climbers bring to wear?
Questions 9 – 11: Complete the form below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
CUSTOMER ENQUIRIES
Caller’s name
Calling from
Email address
Date of climb
Julia (9)
Seattle, USA
(10)..@..................com
(11)...
Part 2: Questions 12 – 20
Choose the correct letter A, B, or C.
12. What does WOMAD stand for?
A. Word of Music, Arts and Dance	
B. World of Music, Arts and Dance 
C. World of Music, Acts and Dance
13. Where was the festival?	
A. Reading 	B. Bristol	C. York
14. Where was Karen’s favourite band from?
A. Uganda	B. Colombia	C. Korea
15. Which kind of food doesn’t she mention?
A. North African	B. Mexican	C. Turkish	
16. How many people were there? 
A. hundreds	B. thousands	C. a million
17. What was the weather like at the festival on Saturday morning?
A. dry and sunny	B. cold and wet	C. cloudy but warm
18. What was the weather like on Sunday?
A. dry and sunny	B. cold and wet	C. cloudy but warm
19. Where were they?
A. in a tent	B. in a hotel	C. in a caravan
20. How long were they there?
A. Friday to Sunday	B. only on Saturday	C. Saturday and Sunday
II. LEXICO – GRAMMAR
Exercise 1. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others’.
1. A. popular	B. musical	C. national	D. performance 
2. A. travel	B. involve	C. famous	D. other
3. A. engineering	B. associate	C. international	D. transportation 
4. A. important 	B. cinema 	C. marvelous 	D. special 
5. A. voyage 	B. extra 	C. support 	D. certain 
Exercise 2. Choose the correct answer to complete each of the following sentences.
1. The last time we went to the theatre _____ we were fifteen years old.
A. was when	B. was	C. was that	D. when
2. As a rule, new comers ______ a party at the end of the first month of their stay.
A. was held	B. hold	C. have held	D. will hold
3. By the time he _____ for Paris, the contract will have completed.
A. has left	B. will leave	C. leaves	D. left
4. The most interesting films _____ for the festival will be shown next week.
A. are chosen	B. having chosen	C. chosen	D. being chosen
5. However _____ about the results, the children still talk merrily.
A. disappointed are they	B. disappointing they are	
C. disappointment	D. disappointed they are
6. A child _____ to talk does not learn by being corrected all the time.
A. learned	B. learns	C. learning	D. to learn	
7. Their company is associated _____ finance.
A. as	B. for	C. with	D. to
8. Unfortunately, we are unable to______ amendments to an order by telephone.
A. do	B. make	C. produce	D. create
9. One thing I love about you is you always ______ at my jokes.
A. shout	B. laugh	C. look	D. stay
10. Many companies now advertise their new products by distributing free ____ in public places.
A. samples	B. examples	C. instances	D. deals
11. The new beverage company offers a wide _____ of flavours in their drinks.
A. list	B. menu	C. rank	D. choice
12. Some businesses use famous cartoon _____ to advertise their products.
A. person	B. people	C. characters	D. samples
13. You looked a bit ____ out. Are you worried about something?
A. stress	B. stressed	C. stressful	D. under stress
14. I think you may find your mobile phone in the bathroom. That’s ____ you often leave it.
A. place	B. where	C. when	D. how
15. I tried to call Phil on his mobile many times but it just put me straight to the ____.
A. voicemail	B. operator	C. list	D. cell phone
16. The first thing you should do when you lose your bank card is to call your bank and ask them to close your ____.
A. account	B. house	C. loan	D. debt
17. Anthony was named ____ his uncle.
A. after	B. for	C. like	D. from
18. “Oh no! I can’t find my credit card!” 	“ _________.”
A. Thank you for letting me know C. It is a nice surprise. You should be glad about it
B. Don’t worry. They will be back very soon D. Chill out. Try to remember when you last used it
19. “ _______.” 	“Yeah, not bad, I suppose”
A. He is quite good looking, isn’t he?	B. What are you thinking?
C. When can we go?	D. How did you meet him?
20. This is Amanda, who has just taken over from Mike ____ the accountant executive for this product.
A. above	B. to	C. for	D. as
Exercise 3. Supply the best form of capital words in the brackets.
1. Such a kind man would never ____ hurt his friend’s feelings. (INTEND)
2. The scenery along the coast was _____. (BREATHE)
3. Because of a car ______, she didn’t get to the airport in time for her flights. (BREAK)
4. The ____ need assistance from the whole society. (POVERTY)
5. Her bedroom is ______ decorated with her favorite souvenirs from her trips. (PLEASE)
6. We are offering many special price _____ on printers this month. (REDUCE)
7. Students hate their classmates who get _____ treatment from their teachers. (PREFER)
8. Explosive are ______ weapons. (DIE)
9. Three of the _____ tried to escape through the window. (CAPTURE)
10. We were all surprised at her _____ to help. (REFUSE)
Exercise 4. Choose one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect.
1. The wave lengths of ultraviolet light are short than those of visible light but longer than those of X-rays.
	A. lengths 	B. short 	C. those 	D. but
2. All thoroughbred are descended from three Arabian stallion imported into England between 1689 and 1724.
	A. All	B. from	C. stallion	D. into
3. By measuring the rate of decay of potassium isotopes in volcanic ash, scientists can date the layers of volcanic ash and any human remain in they.
	A. measuring	B. can date	C. remain	D. they
4. Hundreds of parts to complete fossil skeletons of Triceratops have been gather in North America from rocks of the late Cretaceous period.
	A. Hundreds of	B. to complete	C. gather	D. rocks
5. By the time of the dinosaurs, turtles have already developed the hard shell into which their heads and legs could be drawn.
	A. time	B. have	C. into which	D. drawn
III. READING
Exercise 1. Supply each blank with one suitable word.
Many tourists who visit Central America find (1)______ surprising to learn that the Mayas still live there. (2)______ it is true that their ancient civilization came to an end when their country was (3)______ over by the Spanish conquistadors, the Mayan people carried (4)______ living in the area. Today there are an estimated 1.2 million Mayas (5)______ live in southern Mexico, and many other areas of Central America states have large Mayan populations as (6)______.
Many of their stories and art forms have remained (7)______ over time, and today, women weave clothing and carpets that have signs and symbols that are the same as (8)______ found in ancient temples.
The different patterns and symbols on these brightly coloured (9)______ not only look attractive, but can also communicate important information such as marital (10)______.
Exercise 2. Read the passage and choose the best answer.
There are 4,000 toys in London’s Museum of Childhood, but it’s not essential to be a child to enjoy it. Most of the older toys were (1)_____ to be played with by adults.
All the toys (2)_____ in a beautiful glass-topped building in the East End of London – but it wasn’t built for them. It was opened in 1872 and displayed art, shoe-making and furniture (3)_____. It wasn’t until 1974, when the children’s section had (4)_____ enormously, that the (5)_____ building was officially devoted to the history of childhood.
Once upon a time every toy was home-made, although by the late 1700s a huge toy industry had (6)_____. Many home-made toys were made of metal and wood and a few of these have (7)_____ well enough for the museum to display. It even has one of the oldest dolls’ houses still (8)_____ made in 1673. There’s something for everyone, including the 18th century toy theatre and the miniature Chinese gardens, (9)_____ tiny animals. Whichever is your favorite, each exhibit enables you to catch a (10)_____ of the people and world it was made for.
1. A. aimed	 	B. proposed	 	C. directed	D. meant
2. A. live	 	B. settle	 	C. situate	D. inhabit
3. A. gatherings 	 	B. collections	 	C. groups 	D. assemblies
4. A. risen	 	B. grown	 	C. added	D. mounted
5. A. total	 	B. overall 	 	C. thorough	D. whole
6. A. developed 	 	B. created 	 	C. introduced	 	D. installed
7. A. maintained 	 	B. continued 	 	C. lasted	D. remained
8. A. being	 	B. in reality	 	C. in existence	 	D. occurring
9. A. containing	 	B. stocking 	 	C. consisting	 	D. enclosing
10. A. glimpse	 	B. look 	 	C. glance 	D. notice
Exercise 3. Read the following passage and choose A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Just two months after the flight of Apollo 10, the Apollo 11 astronauts made their historic landing on the surface of the Moon. This momentous trip for humanity also provided scientists with an abundance of material for study; from rock and soil samples brought back from the Moon, scientists have been able to determine much about the composition of the Moon as well as to draw inferences about the development of the Moon from its composition.
The Moon soil that came back on Apollo 11 contains small bits of rock and glass which were probably ground from larger rocks when meteors impacted with the surface of the Moon. The bits of glass are spherical in shape and constitute approximately half of the Moon soil. Scientists found no trace of animal or plant life in this soil.
In addition to the Moon soil, astronauts gathered two basic types of rocks from the surface of the Moon: basalt and breccia. Basalt is a cooled and hardened volcanic lava common to the Earth. Since basalt is formed under extremely high temperatures, the presence of this type of rock is an indication that the temperature of the Moon was once extremely hot. Breccia, the other kind of rock brought back by the astronauts, was formed during the impact of falling objects on the surface of the Moon. This second type of rock consists of small pieces of rock compressed together by the force of impact. Gases such as hydrogen and helium were found in some of the rocks, and scientists believe that these gases were carried to the Moon by the solar wind, the streams of gases that are constantly emitted by the Sun.
1. The paragraph preceding the passage most likely discusses ___________.
	A. astronaut training.	B. the inception of the Apollo space program.
	C. a different space trip.	D. previous Moon landings.
2. What is the subject of this passage?
	A. The Apollo astronauts.	B. Soil on the Moon.
	C. What the Moon is made of.	D. Basalt and breccia.
3. According to the passage, what does Moon soil consist of?
	A. Hydrogen and helium.	B. Large chunks of volcanic lava.
	C. Tiny pieces of stones and glass.	D. Streams of gases.
 4. The word spherical is closest in meaning to _____________. 
	A. earthen	B. circular	C. angular	D. amorphous 
5. Which of the following was NOT brought back to the Earth by the astronauts?
	A. Basalt	B. Soil 	C. Breccia	D. Plant life
6. An “indication” is _____________.
	A. an exhibition	B. a clue	C. a denial	D. a dictate
7. According to the passage, breccia was formed _____________.
	A. when objects struck the Moon.	C. when streams of gases hit the surface of the Moon.	
	B. from volcanic lava.	D. from the interaction of helium and hydrogen.
8. It is implied in the passage that scientists believe that the gases found in the Moon rocks ________.
	A. were not originally from the Moon	B. were created inside the rocks
	C. traveled from the Moon to the Sun	D. caused the Moon's temperature to rise
9. The word 'emitted' in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to ___________.
	A. set off	B. vaporized	C. sent out	D. separated
10. The author's purpose in this passage is to __________.
	A. describe some rock and soil samples.
	B. explain some of the things learned from space flights.
	C. propose a new theory about the creation of the Moon.
	D. demonstrate the difference between basalt and breccia.
IV. WRITING
Exercise 1. Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning. 
1. I could hold a big party due to my mom’s help.
Had it____________________________________________________________.
2. Although Richard is competent in his work, he does not know how to deal with this client.
Competent ________________________________________________________.
3. Success depends on hard work. 
The harder ________________________________________________________.
4. Do phone us when you arrive at the airport, even if it’s very late.
However _________________________________________________________.
5. People estimate that the company manufactured more than 5,000 small planes last year.
More than 5,000 small planes _________________________________________.
Exercise 2. Write a paragraph within120- 150 words on this topic:
How do the movies affect people?
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SỞ GD&ĐT VĨNH PHÚC
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
KỲ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 10 THPT NĂM HỌC 2014-2015 
ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
(Dành cho học sinh THPT không chuyên) 
Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề
 (Đề thi gồm 07 trang)
LISTENING: You will listen to each part TWICE.
Part 1: Questions 1 – 11
Questions 1 – 4: Choose the correct letter A, B, or C.
What time is it in Australia when the woman telephones?
A. 9.00 a.m.	B. 9.30 a.m.	C. 10.00 a.m.
How many people can climb the bridge in one group?
A. 6	B. 12 	C. 18
How much does it cost for an adult to climb during the week?
A. $100	B. $ 169	C. $ 189
How long does it take to climb to the top of the bridge?
A. one hour	B. two hours	C. three hours
Questions 5 – 8: Answer the questions below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
What are the climbers not allowed to take with them? 	cameras/ (a) camera
What do the climbers receive after the climb? 	(a/one) (free) photo
7 – 8. Which TWO things must the climbers bring to wear?	(a) T shirt/ tee shirt/ T-shirt
trainers/ rubber(-)soled shoes 
Questions 9 – 11: Complete the form below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
CUSTOMER ENQUIRIES
Caller’s name
Calling from
Email address
Date of climb
Julia (9) KRAMER
Seattle, USA
(10) info@hotspots.com
(11) 23 August/ 23rd August/ August 23.
Part 2: Questions 12 – 20
Choose the correct letter A, B, or C.
12. What does WOMAD stand for?
A. Word of Music, Arts and Dance	
B. World of Music, Arts and Dance 
C. World of Music, Acts and Dance
13. Where was the festival?	
A. Reading 	B. Bristol	C. York
14. Where was Karen’s favourite band from?
A. Uganda	B. Colombia	C. Korea
15. Which kind of food doesn’t she mention?
A. North African	B. Mexican	C. Turkish	
16. How many people were there? 
A. hundreds	B. thousands	C. a million
17. What was the weather like at the festival on Saturday morning?
A. dry and sunny	B. cold and wet	C. cloudy but warm
18. What was the weather like on Sunday?
A. dry and sunny	B. cold and wet	C. cloudy but warm
19. Where were they?
A. in a tent	B. in a hotel	C. in a caravan
20. How long were they there?
A. Friday to Sunday	B. only on Saturday	C. Saturday and Sunday
II. LEXICO – GRAMMAR
Exercise 1. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others’.
1. A. popular	B. musical	C. national	D. performance 
2. A. travel	B. involve	C. famous	D. other
3. A. engineering	B. associate	C. international	D. transportation 
4. A. important 	B. cinema 	C. marvelous 	D. special 
5. A. voyage 	B. extra 	C. support 	D. certain 
Exercise 2. Choose the correct answer to complete each of the following sentences.
1. The last time we went to the theatre _____ we were fifteen years old.
A. was when	B. was	C. was that	D. when
2. As a rule, new comers ______ a party at the end of the first month of their stay.
A. was held	B. hold	C. have held	D. will hold
3. By the time he _____ for Paris, the contract will have completed.
A. has left	B. will leave	C. leaves	D. left
4. The most interesting films _____ for the festival will be shown next week.
A. are chosen	B. having chosen	C. chosen	D. being chosen
5. However _____ about the results, the children still talk merrily.
A. disappointed are they	B. disappointing they are	
C. disappointment	D. disappointed they are
6. A child _____ to talk does not learn by being corrected all the time.
A. learned	B. learns	C. learning	D. to learn	
7. Their company is associated _____ finance.
A. as	B. for	C. with	D. to
8. Unfortunately, we are unable to______ amendments to an order by telephone.
A. do	B. make	C. produce	D. create
9. One thing I love about you is you always ______ at my jokes.
A. shout	B. laugh	C. look	D. stay
10. Many companies now advertise their new products by distributing free ____ in public places.
A. samples	B. examples	C. instances	D. deals
11. The new beverage company offers a wide _____ of flavours in their drinks.
A. list	B. menu	C. rank	D. choice
12. Some businesses use famous cartoon _____ to advertise their products.
A. person	B. people	C. characters	D. samples
13. You looked a bit ____ out. Are you worried about something?
A. stress	B. stressed	C. stressful	D. under stress
14. I think you may find your mobile phone in the bathroom. That’s ____ you often leave it.
A. place	B. where	C. when	D. how
15. I tried to call Phil on his mobile many times but it just put me straight to the ____.
A. voicemail	B. operator	C. list	D. cell phone
16. The first thing you should do when you lose your bank card is to call your bank and ask them to close your ____.
A. account	B. house	C. loan	D. debt
17. Anthony was named ____ his uncle.
A. after	B. for	C. like	D. from
18. “Oh no! I can’t find my credit card!” 	“ _________.”
A. Thank you for letting me know C. It is a nice surprise. You should be glad about it
B. Don’t worry. They will be back very soon D. Chill out. Try to remember when you last used it
19. “ _______.” 	“Yeah, not bad, I suppose”
A. He is quite good looking, isn’t he?	B. What are you thinking?
C. When can we go?	D. How did you meet him?
20. This is Amanda, who has just taken over from Mike ____ the accountant executive for this product.
A. above	B. to	C. for	D. as
Exercise 3. Supply the best form of capital words in the brackets.
1. Such a kind man would never ____ hurt his friend’s feelings. (INTEND) 	intentionally
2. The scenery along the coast was _____. (BREATHE)	breathtaking
3. Because of a car ______, she didn’t get to the airport in time for her flights. (BREAK)	breakdown
4. The ____ need assistance from the whole society. (POVERTY)	poor
5. Her bedroom is ______ decorated with her favorite souvenirs from her trips. (PLEASE) pleasantly
6. We are offering many special price _____ on printers this month. (REDUCE)	reductions
7. Students hate their classmates who get _____ treatment from their teachers. (PREFER) preferential
8. Explosive are ______ weapons. (DIE)	deadly
9. Three of the _____ tried to escape through