SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 10,1,12 THPT

HÀ NAM NĂM HỌC 2015 - 2016

ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC Môn: Tiếng Anh lớp 10
Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút
(Đề thi có 08 trang, thí sinh làm bài ngay vào đề thi này)

Điểm của bài thi Họ tên, chữ ký giám khảo SỐ PHÁCH

Bằng số: Giám khảo số 1:

Bằng chữ: Giám khảo số 2:

SECTION A : LISTENING (20 points)

Part 1: You will hear a radio interview with Jack Williams, who is talking about a town called
Swanton. For each question, put a tick ( ) in the correct box. One example is done for you. (10
points)
0. Where is the town of Swanton located?
A near the sea B by a lake
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C on a hill D near the forest
1. What does Jack like most about living in Swanton?
A There is plenty of activity in the town
B There are opportunities for hunting
C There is interesting wilflife near the town
D There are opportunities for climbing nearby
2. What does Jack say about entertainment in Swanton?
A The local football team won the cup.
B An arts centre has recently opened.
C A music festival takes place in the town.
D Its football club has done well this year.
3. Jack is worried about the environment of Swanton because
A the water in the river is dirty.
B the number of insects has increased.
C pollution has destroyed the plants in one area.
D there are no birds around today.

4. What does Jack say about the way Swanton has changed?
A He preferred the town when it was smaller.
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 B People know their neighbors very well.
C He thinks it is more interesting place.
D He is sorry that there are fewer jobs available.
5. Jack is positive about the future of Swanton because
A there is a successful new shopping center. B a new university is opening.
C there’ll be many students coming here . D there will soon be a new
airport.
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Part 2: You will hear a man telling a group of students about a trip to the theatre. For each question,
fill in the missing information in the numbered space. One example is done for you. (10 points)

Trip to Staunton theatre

Meet at 6.00 p.m at the (0) _____back gate_____of the school
The name of the play is (1)____________________________
Get a copy of the play from the (2)______________________
Each theatre ticket will cost (3) £_______________________
After the theatre - have (4)____________________and coffee
On the return journey, the coach will stop at the
(5)_________________________and then the school

SECTION B. PHONETICS (10 points)

Part I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest. (5 points)
1. A. shortage B. carriage C. teenage D. storage
2. A. examine B. determine C. mine D. famine
3. A. minerals B. teenagers C. needs D. forests
4. A. affirmative B. pursue C. version D. nurse
5. A. chorus B. cherish C. chaos D. scholar
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Part II. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others in the group.(5 points)
1. A. freestyle B. tortoise C. relax D. married
2. A. argue B. allow C. accept D. attract
3. A. surprising B. astonishing C. amazing D. interesting
4. A. construction B. typical C. glorious D. purpose
5. A. exploration B. facilities C. scientific D. educational
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
SECTION C. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (80 points)
Part I. Choose the word, phrase or expression which best completes each sentence. (20 points)
1. I don't think we have very much ______; we have very different opinions.
A. together B. in common C. the same D. similar

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2. Unfortunately, the ring I had thought was gold turned out to be ______.
A. valuable B. priceless C. invaluable D. worthless
3. The man ______by the dustbin stopped us and asked us for some money.
A. stands B. stood C. standing D. was
standing.
4. ______the students here are serious about studying.
A. Most B. Almost C. Almost of D. Most of
5. ______in Paris before, he didn’t know his way around when he took his family there.
A. Not be living B. Never having lived
C. His not living D. Because he has lived
6. Florida is famous for its tourist attractions. Its coastline offers excellent white sand beaches. ______,
it has warm, sunny weather.
A. Otherwise B. Furthermore
C. Nevertheless D. On the other hand
7. ______ further riot to occur, the government would be forced to use its emergency powers.
A. Were B. Did C. Should D. Had
8. Mary: “ Do you think it will rain ? “ Jenny: “Oh ! ________.”
A. I don’t hope B. I hope not C. I don’t hope so D. It’s
hopeless
9. ______ that she burst into tears.
A. Such was angry girl B. So angry was she
C. She was angry so D. Her anger such was
10. I wish I hadn’t bought that car.
A. I regret to buy that car. B. I regret buying that car.
C. I regret not buying that car. D. I regret not to buy that car.
11. “Thank you very much for a lovely party” – “ _______.”
A. Have a good day B. Not at all
C. Thanks D. You are welcome
12. I just can’t ________ that noise any longer!
A. put up with B. stand in for C. sit out D. stand up to
13. It was always fun for our children to take the ______from our village to the next.
A. ride’s four mile B. four-mile ride C. four-miles ride D. mile-four
ride
14. I would love to go on a long sea______ .
A. route B. journey C. voyage D. travel
15. You said the test was too difficult, ______?
A. weren’t you B. wasn’t it C. didn’t it D. didn’t you
16. ______ angry he was, he would never resort to violence.
A. No matter how B. How C. Although D. No matter
what
17. After the battle, the ______soldiers were helped by those who could walk.
A. injured B. wounded C. broken D. killed
18. There was hardly ______money left in my bank account.
A. more B. no C. some D. any
19. It is wrongly believed that natural resources will never be used ______.
A. up B. out C. away D. off
20. Paul is an old friend ______.
A.by me B. of me C. of my D. of mine
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Part II. Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the following sentences. (20points)
The magic of Granada
You would be forgiven for mistaking the magical city of Granada for a film set. The city’s

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famous hills surround a (1.tangle) ______network of narrow, romantic streets. The (2. impress)
______Alhambra is set (3. drama) ______ against the Sierra Nevada, and (4. picture) ______ villages
cluster at its feet. The “Year of Granada” is a celebration of the city’s (5. transform) ______ into the
modern capital of (6. scene) ______ Andalucia. Although many new buildings have been built, care has
been taken to preserve the city’s (7. architect) ______ distinction and the (8. individual) ______ of its
style, so that new buildings fit in (9. sympathy) ______with the old to create an (10. enchant)
______ whole.
Your answers:
1………………………….. 6………………………………
2…………………………. 7. ………………………………
3…………………………. 8. ………………………………
4…………………………. 9. ………………………………
5…………………………. 10. ………………………………

Part III. In the following passage, some numbered lines contain a word that shouldn’t be there. Tick ()
the sentences that are correct and write the words that shouldn’t be there in the numbered space. (10 points)
I am really keen on going to the cinema, so I’ve got lots of favourite films. But the 0 …….……...
best one as I’ve seen lately is called “Pressure”. In some ways, I suppose that you 00 …..as………
could regard it as a detective film but it’s different from most films of that kind 1 ………………
because the characters are they such unusual people. The detective in it, for 2 ……...………
example, is a computer expert who solves crimes on her computer using information 3 ….……..……
given to her by her assistants, who go out and interview to people. The case in the 4 ………………
film concerns about the wife of a millionaire, who has gone missing. Sometimes the 5 ………………
plot gets a lot bit complicated but it isn’t too hard to keep up with it. There are a lot 6 ………..…….
of strange characters in it, such as a man who always wears two hats on, and some 7 ………..….…
of the scenes really made me laugh. Also, there is a big surprise at the end but I 8………….……
won’t say what that is in the case you go to see it. It’s very well acted and I also like 9. ……….……..
the music in it. But what do I really like most about the film is that it’s so original- 10. …….……….
I’ve certainly seen another film quite like that.

Part IV. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets. (20 points)
THE SINKING OF THE COLOSSUS
Few people now remember the sinking of the great passenger ship Colossus exactly sixty years ago.
The number of people who were actually saved from her (1. be) ______ small, and some of those (2.
die) ______ in the years since so that who (3. be) ______still alive today (4. count) ______ on the
fingers of one hand. Then you (5. understand) ______ why I (6. ask) ______ to write about that sad
day since 1912.
The Colossus, then the large ship in the world, was thought by people at that time (7. be) ______
unsinkable. Yet, when she hit an iceberg in thick fog in the North Atlantic Ocean, she actually
(8. disappear) ______in less than twenty minutes, taking nearly fifteen hundred people with her. My
own life was saved by my youth. (9. be) ______ only a boy of fourteen, I was one of those lucky
women and children who, according to custom, were allowed to get away first from the sinking ship.
The selfless crew packed some sixty of us into a small boat and (10. lower) ______it into the angry sea.
Your answers:
1………………………….. 6………………………………
2…………………………. 7. ………………………………
3…………………………. 8. ………………………………
4…………………………. 9. ………………………………
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Part V. Fill in each gap with ONE suitable word. (10 points)
1. There were lots of keys, but we found the right one by trial and ______.
2. The bomb landed, but luckily it didn’t go______.
3. Time is off now. Please ______in your paper.
4. She was a bag of______before her exam.
5. It’s not until the film began______we reached the cinema because of heavy traffic.
6. I’m ringing with______to your advertisement in today’s newspaper.
7. In spite of modern technology, many diseases caused by viruses are______not curable.
8. He needs to think himself ______than go along with everyone else.
9. Would you mind ______an eye on our house for us while we're away?
10. “Have you told the class you’re having a baby?” - “ Yes, it’s common______now.”
Your answers:
1………………………….. 6………………………………
2…………………………. 7. ………………………………
3…………………………. 8. ………………………………
4…………………………. 9. ………………………………
5…………………………. 10. ………………………………

SECTION D. READING COMPREHENSION (40 POINTS)

Part I. Fill in each gap with ONE suitable word to complete the following paragraph. (20 points)
Maybe you recycle cans, glass, and paper. Do you know that nature recycles, too? One of the
things nature (1)_______ is water. Water goes from oceans, lakes, and rivers into the air. Water falls
from the air as (2)_______ or snow. Rain and snow eventually find their way back to the oceans.
Nature’s recycling program for water is called the water cycle.
The water cycle has four stages: storage, (3) _________, precipitation, and runoff. Water on
Earth gets stored in oceans, lakes, rivers, ice, and even underground. Water goes from storage into the
atmosphere by a process called evaporation. When water evaporates, it changes from a liquid
(4)_______ a gas, called water vapor. Water vapor goes (5)______ into the atmosphere. Water returns
to the Earth as precipitation in rain or snow by changing into drops of water (6)_______ the air gets cold
enough. Clouds are collections of water droplets. Most precipitation falls into the oceans (7)_______
goes right back into storage. Water that falls on land always flows from (8)_______ places to lower
ones. This flow is called run off. Water from land flows into streams. Streams join together to make (9)
_______and eventually the water flows into storage in the oceans. Then the water cycle starts all over
(10)________.
Your answers:
1………………………….. 6………………………………
2…………………………. 7. ………………………………
3…………………………. 8. ………………………………
4…………………………. 9. ………………………………
5…………………………. 10. ………………………………
Part II. Choose the best word A, B, C or D to fill in spaces in the following passage. (10 points)
WHALING
Rock carving suggest that Stone Age people were hunting whales for food as early as 2200 B.C.
Such (1) ________ hunting is still practiced today in a number of (2) ________ including the Inuit
people of Greenland and North America.
Whaling became big business from the seventh century as the (3) ________ for whalebone and
whale oil rose, and humpback and sperm whales were hunted in (4) ________ large numbers. But just as
stocks of these species began to fall, the explosive harpoon-gun was (5) ________. This weapon,
together with the development of steam-power ships, (6) ________ the whalers to hunt the fast-moving
fin and blue whales.
In 1905 the whaling (7) ________ moved to the waters of Antarctica. The introduction of
massive factory ships enabled the whales to be processed at sea. As a result, the blue whale had (8)
________ disappeared by the 1950s. In 1946 the International Whaling Commission was established to
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maintain the declining whale populations. Quotas were (9) ________ but these were often
(10)________ and numbers continued to fall. Hunting of many species continued until 1986 when the
IWC finally responded to international pressure and a ban on commercial whaling was introduced.
1. A. survival B. essential C. basic D. subsistence
2. A. groups B. societies C. races D. nationalities
3. A. demand B. desire C. request D. reliance
4. A. repeatedly B. frequently C. continually D. increasingly
5. A. invented B. discovered C. assembled D. applied
6. A. managed B. employed C. enabled D. empowered
7. A. lines B. troops C. staff D. fleets
8. A. virtually B. possibly C. uniquely D. commonly
9. A. made B. set C. placed D. done
10. A. refused B. denied C. ignored D. exempted
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Part III. Read the passage below and then choose the correct answer A, B, C or D. (10 pts)
Walt Disney was born in 1901 in Chicago, but soon moved to a small farm near Marceline,
Missouri. From this rural and rather humble beginning, he later became one of the most famous and
beloved motion-picture producers in history. Although he died in 1966, his name and artistic legacy
continue to influence the lives of millions of people throughout the world.
After several years of barely making ends meet as a cartoon artistoperating from his Los
Angeles garage, Disney had his first success in 1928, with his release of a Mickey Mouse cartoon.
Throughout the next decade, he continued to produce a number of cartoons, and develop more of his
highly profitable and enduring creations, such as Donald Duck and Pluto. In the late 1930s, he issued a
full-length cartoon film. Snow White became an instant commercial and critical success. This was only
the first of many films, both animated and not, produced by Disney and his studio.
But as renowned as Disney name is for cartoons and movies, it is probably best known for a
string of spectacular amusement and theme parks. Starting with California’s Disneyland in 1955 and
culminating with the fantastically successful Disney World and EPCOT Center in Florida, Disney
became a household name. In recent years, the theme park concept became international, with openings
in Tokyo and Paris. With the continuing success of Disney, the creation of future theme park is under
discussion.
1. Which of the following is the title for the passage?
A. The history of Disney World and Disneyland. B. Walt Disney’s Boyhood Years
C. Walt Disney and his Legacy. D. Walt Disney and Animated Cartoons
2. The word “humble” in bold in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to __________.
A. boring B. shy C. simple D. respectful
3 What is the author’s attitude toward the accomplishments of Walt Disney?
A. critical B. respectful C. ambivalent D. surpising
4. In paragraph 2 “barely making ends meet”in boldis closest in meaning to __________.
A. meeting personal failure. B. producing only a few cartoons.
C. not making much money. D. trying new businesses.
5. The word “enduring” in bold in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to __________.
A. lasting B. suffering C. famous D. difficult
6. The word “renowned”in bold in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _________.
A. possessed B. talked about C. useful D. well-known
7. It can be inferred from the passage that ________.
A. Snow White was Disney’s most successful film.
B. Disney created cartoon movies and “non cartoon” movies.
C. the Tokyo theme park is in financial difficulty.
D. the California theme park is now closed.
8. The word “concept” in bold in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to __________.
A. idea B. location C. birth D. demand
9. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A. Disney’s first achieved success after his death.

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 B. Mickey Mouse was Disney’s only cartoons creation.
C. Snow White was the first full-length cartoon film.
D. Disney’s first concern was always profitability.
10. In future years it is most likely that ___________.
A. the Disney name will stay well–known. B. Disney will produce only cartoons.
C. the Paris theme park will become successful. D. the remaining theme parks will also close.
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

SECTION E. WRITING (50 points)

Part I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence
printed before it. (10 points)
1. As soon as she began to speak, people started interrupting her.
Hardly………………………………………………………………………………………………
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2. The doctor advised me to rest.
The doctor
suggested……………………….………………………………….………………………
3. We couldn’t have managed without my father’s money.
If
it………………………………………………………………….………………………………….
4. They are servicing my car tomorrow.
I’m…………………………………………………….……………………………….…………
…….
5. I’m sure he didn’t take your briefcase deliberately.
I’m sure he
took………………………………………………………………………….…………….

Part II. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it means exactly the same as the given one. Using
the given word in backets. Do not change the word. (10points)
1. I couldn’t go to work because of the transport strike.
PREVENTED
I
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2. I find it not easy to go into town by car. USED
I
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3. You aren’t allowed to smoke on the tube. BAN
There
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4. Make sure you plug the cord before you turn the microware-oven on. PLUGGED
Make
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5. John impressed his new boss by settling down to work quickly. CREATED
John
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Part III. Writing a paragraph (30 points)
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 Should high school students go to school by electric -bike? Why or why not? Write a paragraph
of about 150-180 words to express your viewpoint.
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