Đề và đáp án thi học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng anh lớp 10 - Nguyễn Thị Nhuần

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Kì thi: Học sinh giỏi lớp 10 
 Môn thi: Tiếng Anh Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút
Họ và tên: Nguyễn Thị Nhuần Chức vụ: Giáo viên
Đơn vị: THPT C Kim Bảng
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SECTION A – PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. adventure	B. future	C. mature	D. figure
2. 	A. increase             B. widespread       	C. death                     D. residential 
3. 	A. cough                 B. weigh          	C. laugh                    	D. photograph
4. 	A. realize	B. teacher	C. reason	D. feature
5. 	A. treated	B. asked	C. naked	D. suggested
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II. Find the word whose syllable is stresses differently from that of the others.
6. 	A. national	B. tropical 	C. tradition 	D. cinema
7. 	A. repair	B. teacher	C. happen	D. husband
8.	A. ocean 	B. champion	C. animal	D. destroy
9. 	A. forest	B. because	C. effort	D. colorful
10. 	A. comfortable	B. difficult	C. history	D. computer
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SECTION B – VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences.
 Siberian tigers are considered..species
A. endangered
B. danger
C. dangerous
D. endanger
Computers were a wonderful 
A. inventive
B. discover
C. invention
D. discovery
You can find .of this marine plant in this book.
feature 
B. facts 
C. details 
D. events
When I was young, my parents never let me .out alone at night.
A. to go
B. going
C. went
D. go
.were taken to the nearest hospital by ambulance.
A.injures 
B. The injured 
C. injured person 
D. The injury
The villagers had to work hard in the fields all day and could hardly ends meet.
A. work
B. do
C. make
D. let
A computer is of doing almost anything you ask it to.
A. able
B. disable
C. capable
D. incapable
He was offered the job..his qualifications were poor.
A. although
B. in spite of
C. because of
D. because
New sources of energy are ..being looked for as fossil fuels continuing to dwindle.
A. Quickly 
B. constantly 
C. instantly 
D. hurrily
I can answer the questions easily, ..makes me get high marks.
A. which
B. whom
C. that
D. whose
I need to make my mind.
A. Of 
B. from 
C. out of 
D. up
Without plants water would run.as soon as it falls.
A. of
B. off
C. out
D. down
.film shows some actual aspects of human or social activities.
A. Documentary
B. Serial 
C. Drama 
 D. Comedy
Harry is a sailor. He spends most of his life at.sea.
A. a
 B. the
C. an
D. No article
1. Lomonosov was not ................... a great scientist but also a very talented poet.	
A. fairly 
B. merely
C. scarcely
D. hardly
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II. 	There is ONE mistake in each of the following sentences. Find and correct them.
 26. His time tomorrow I will lie on the beach , enjoying the sunshine .
 A B	 C	 D 
 27. Goats are extremely destruction to natural vegetation and are often responsible for soil erosion 
 A B C D
 28. They didn’t seem to take any notice of that the teacher said. 
 A B C D 
 29. Tom’s very good at science when his brother is absolutely hopeless .
 A B C D
 30. They visited these beautiful views while they lived in England .
 A B C D
Mistake
Correction
Mistake
Correction
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30
28
III. Supply the correct forms of the words in brackets.
He suffered from constant ............ . SLEEP
The boy was very violent and his parents found him ............. .	MANAGE
People in the village no longer use water in that well because of its....... . PURE
“Would you like some ?” - Lan asked. You must be tired after that long walk. 	REFRESH
We have to take care of our own  for nobody else will do this for us. POSSESS.
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SECTION C – READING
I. Read the following passage, and then choose the best answer from A, B, C or D.
Education is not an end, but a mean to an end. In other words, we do not educate children for the purpose of educating them. Our purpose is to fit them for life. In some modern countries it has for some time been fashionable to think that by free education for all – whether rich or poor, clear or stupid – one can solve all the problems of society and build a perfect nation. But we can already see that free education for all is not enough; we find in such country a larger number of people work with hands is thought to be dirty and shameful in such countries. But we have to think a moment to understand that the work of a completely uneducated farmer is far more important than that of a professor; we can live without education, but we die if we have no food. If no one cleaned our streets and took the rubbish away from our house, we should get terrible diseases in our town
In fact we can say that all of us must be educated to fit us for life, it means that we must be educated in such a way that, firstly, each of us can do whatever work suited to our brains and ability and, secondly, that we can realize that all jobs are necessary to society, and that is very bad to be ashamed of one’s work. Only such a type of education can be valuable to society.
Choose the best answer according to the passage.
36. The writer of the passage think that 
A. education can settle most of the world problems
	B. free education for all probably leads to a perfect world
	C. free education won’t help to solve social problems
	D. all the social problems can’t be solved by education
The writer wants to prove that ..
A. our society needs all kinds of jobs 
B. our society needs free education for all
a farmer is more important than a professor
people with high education refuse to do what they think “low” work.
According to the passage ..
work with hands is dirty and shameful
work with hand is low work
work with hand is the most important
we can’t regard work with hand as low work
The purpose of education is ..
to choose a system of education
to prepare children mainly for future work
to let everyone receive education fit for him
To build a perfect world
The passage tell us about of education 
the means
the system
the value
the type
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II. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to fill in the gaps in the following passage.
HOW THE POP SONG OF TOMORROW ARE CHOSEN
Teenagers in America buy millions of records every year so it is (41) _______ surprising that manufacturers find it (42) __________ to try out the recordings they have made in front of live audiences before (43) _________ the records on the market. The (44) _________ way of doing this is the one employed in Hollywood, where hundreds of (45) _________ are invited to listen to test records and given dials that measure their response to them electrically. Everyone who goes to the sessions enjoys them, (46) ________ they are not paid for their help. They think they are being given an opportunity to (47) _________ the manufacturers what they like. They say that there (48) __________ be more sessions like this. It there (49) ________ , the song that are published would be better and they (50) ________ hear so much rubbish on the radio.
41. 	A. almost 	B. hardly	C. even	D. nearly
42. 	A. being useful B. to be useful	C. useful	D. that it is useful
43. 	A. put 	B. they are putting	C. to put	D. putting
44. 	A. most effective B. more effective	C. effectiveness	D. effected
45. 	A. youngs 	B. young people	C. the youth	D. the youths
46. 	A. although 	B. in spite of	C. however	D. nevertheless
47. 	A. explain 	B. inform	C. tell	D. say
48. 	A. would 	B. should	C. shall	D. ought
49. 	A. are 	B. were	C. was	D. had
50. 	A. shouldn’t 	B. mustn’t	C. ought not to	D. wouldn’t have to 
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III. Fill in each numbered gap with ONE suitable word.
 When I was sixteen I ..(51) school and went to work in a butcher’s shop. The manager was a young man, only a few year older than me, and he was very ambitious. Also, he was a bit dishonest. When customers asked ..(52) the best steak he would sell them poor-quality beef. He used to do this to young housewives, who if the meat was tough, blamed themselves for not cooking it properly. Sometimes, he did not give the ..(53) change and the customers did not notice.
 - One day, just before Christmas, we decided to close early because we.(54) sold all our meat, except for one small turkey. As I was ..(55) to lock the door, a woman rushed in and said that she really had to have a ten-pound turkey. The manager tried to sell her small one we had left. ‘It’s too small’, she said. The manager said he .(56) get another one and went to back of the shop with the turkey. I knew we did not have.(57) more, so I followed him to see ..(58) he was going to do. He pulled and stretched the turkey to ..(59) it look bigger and when back and said, ‘Here you are, madam. Here is a bigger one’.
 - ‘Yes’, she said, ‘but not (60) bigger. I’ll take both of them’.
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SECTION D – WRITING
I. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one.
61. Andrew went to the supermarket despite the heavy rain 
→ Although .........................................................................................................
62. His eel soup is better than any other soups I have ever eaten.
→ Of all ............................................................................................................................ 
63. He was sorry he hadn’t said goodbye to her at the airport. 
→ He regretted................................................................................................. 
64. That is the best meal I have ever eaten. 
→ I have never........................................................................................................... 
65. If it hadn’t been for this treatment, the patient would have died
→ Without ................................................................................................. 
II. Use the word given in brackets and make any necessary additions to write a new sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence. Do NOT change the form of these words.
66. He forgot about the gun until he got home. (did)
→ Not until ................................................................................................................................................
67. Organized activities don’t interest Eva very much. ( interested)
→ Eva ................................................................................................................................................
68. If you run everyday, your breathing improves quickly. (running )
→ Daily ................................................................................................................................................
69. Do you like meat more than fish? (prefer)
→ Do................................................................................................................................................
70. The boy is talking to the girl with long hair. (whom)
→ The ................................................................................................................................................
III. Write a composition about 150 – 200 words on the following topic: 
The Internet is now getting more and more popular all over the world. So, how important is it to your life? Write a paragraph of about 120 words to answer this question.
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SECTION A – PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
5 x 1 pt/ correct answer = 5 pts
1. C
2. A
3. B
4. A
5. B
II. Find the word with the stress on the second syllable.
5 x 1 pt/ correct answer = 5 pts
6. C
7. A
8. D
9. B
10. D
SECTION B – VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D.
15 x 1 pt/ correct answer = 15 pts
11. A
12. C
13. A
14. D
15. A
16. C
17. C
18. A
19. B
20. B
21. D
22. B
23. B
24. D
25. B
II. Read the following passage. There is ONE mistake in each of the numbered lines. Find and correct them.
Mistakes
Correction
Mistakes
Correction
26
A . lie
Be lying
29
B . when
 whereas
27
destruction
destructive
30
D . lived
Were living
28
C .that
 what
III. Supply the correct forms of the words in brackets.
5 x 1 pt/ correct answer = 5 pts
31. sleeplessness 
34. refreshments
32. unmanageable
35. possessions
33. impurity
SECTION C – READING
I. Read the following passage, and then choose the best answer from A, B, C or D.
5 x 2 pts/ correct answer = 10 pts
36. D
37. A
38B
39. B
40. C
II. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to fill in the gaps in the following passage.
10 x 1 pt/ correct answer = 10 pts
41. B
42. C
43. D
44. A
45. B
46. A
47. C
48. B
49. B
50. D
III. Fill in each numbered gap with ONE suitable word.
10 questions x 1 pt/ question = 10 pts
51. left/ finished
52. for
53.exact/ right/ correct
54.had 
55. about
56. would
57. any
58. what
59. make
60. much
SECTION D – WRITING
I. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one.
5 x 1 pt/ correct answer = 5 pts
61. Although it rained heavily / the rain was heavy, Andrew went to the supermarket. 
62. Of all the soups I have ever eaten, his eel soup is the best. 
63. He regretted not having said goobbye to her at the airport.
64. I have never eaten such a good meal before/ a better meal than that.
65. Without this treatment, the patient would have died.
II.Use the word given in brackets and make any necessary additions to write a new sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence. Do NOT change the form of these words.
5 x 1 pt/ correct answer = 5 pts
66. Not only he got home did he remember about the gun.
67. Eva is not very interested in organised activities.
68. Daily running improves your breathing quickly.
69. Do you prefer meat to fish?
70. The girl whom the boy is talking to has long hair.
III. Write a composition about 150 – 200 words on the following topic:	(25 pts) 
Notes:
The mark given to this part is based on the following scheme: 
1. Content: (40% of total mark) a provision of all main ideas and as details as appropriate.
2. Organization & Presentation: (30% of total mark) ideas are organized and presented with coherence, style, and clarity appropriate to the level of English language gifted upper-secondary school students. 
3. Language: (30% of total mark) a variety of vocabulary and structures appropriate to the level of English language gifted upper-secondary school students.
TOTAL: 100 / 5 = 20
Thank you for your cooperation and considerations.
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