SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO HẢI PHÒNG ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TRƯỜNG- VÒNG 1

TRƯỜNG THPT HẢI AN NĂM HỌC 2019-2020

MÔN: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 10
Đề thi gồm 10 trang, tổng điểm: 100
Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề

ĐIỂM BÀI THI HỌ TÊN, CHỮ KÝ CỦA GIÁM KHẢO SỐ PHÁCH

Bằng số: 1.…………………….………………..………

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Bằng chữ:
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PART A. LISTENING
I. You will hear a man called Ben, from a young people’s organisation, telling a youth group about a course they can
do on Saturdays. For each question, fill in the missing information in the numbered space. You have 20 seconds to
look at the questions. (5 pts)

SATURDAY COURSE

Name of Ben’s organization: ............................................ (1)

Aims of course: Discovering ............................................ (2)
Closest course location for this group: ............................................ (3)
Length of course: ...(4)......................................... weeks.
Examples of activities we will do:
+ learn how to climb.
+ Cut up wood.
+ Make a fire.
+ Design a ............................................ (5) to take home.

Answers:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

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II. You will hear an interview with a singer called Nick Parker, who plays in a band called Krispy with his sister Mel.
For each question, write your answers in the box provided below. You have 45 seconds to look at the questions. (5
pts).
1. When Nick and Mel were younger, ......................
A. they studied music at school.
B. their father took them to live concerts.
C. their mother encouraged them to play music.
2. When Nick and Mel started to write music together, they .....................
A. disagreed about the style they should have.
B. didn’t want to be the same as other bands.
C. were influenced by different kinds of music.
3. The band Skrispy was started after ....................
A. Nick began studying music at school.
B. two other musicians heard Nick and Mel playing.
C. Nick and Mel advertised for the band members.
4. In the band’s first year together, ......................
A. concert audiences like their music.
B. they signed a recording contract.
C. their national tour was very successful.
5. What does Nick say about life in the band today?
A. The older members look after him and Mel.
B. He’s pleased to have the chance to travel.
C. There’s no opportunity for them to relax together.
Answers:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

PART B: PHONOLOGY
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
Write your answers in the numbered blanks that follow. (2.5 pts)
1. A. together B. worthy C. ethnic D. although
2. A. ploughed B. cooked C. ordered D. watered
3. A. challenge B. snatch C. brochure D. chocolate
4. A. honest B. honour C. exhibit D. honey

5. A. overhead B. teammate C. beacon D. reader

Answers:

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1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

II. Choose the word with a different stress pattern.

Write your answers in the numbered blanks that follow. (2.5 pts)
1. A. musician B. alive C. electronic D. creation
2. A. population B. capability C. interactive D. disaster
3. A. female B. divide C. champion D. student
4. A. flexitime B. cholera C. auctioneer D. fertilize
5. A. compulsory B. inexpensive C. disappointed D. economic
Answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

PART C: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

I. Choose the best word or phrase to complete each sentence.
Write your answers in the numbered blanks that follow. (5 pts)
1. __________ the United Nation, there would have been far more wars in the last 50 years.
A. Hadn’t it been for B. Were it not for C. What if D. Except for
2. We __________ each other later that day, but I had to phone and cancel.
A. saw B. are seeing C. were seeing D. see
3. The regulations stipulate that everning __________ with the relevant safety standards.
A. being complied B. to comply C. comply D. complying
4. Despite _______ a terrible headache, Jane managed to finish the exam.
A. She had B. to have C. having D. of having
5. He has been working as __________
A. lorry long-distance driver B. long-distance lorry driver
C. driver long-distance lorry D. lorry driver long-distance
6. Tommy: “Keep a lookout for the pig.” Jim: “_______”
A. Why you not? B. Cool!
C. Sure. I’ll keep my eyes skinned. C. They are in the nick.
7. Nive people in Vietnam are believed _______ for suppected the viral pneumonia 2019-nCoV.
A. to have been treating B. to have been treated
C. having been treated D. to be treating
8. I’ve put the papers in your file, _______ is on your desk.
A. what B. which C. that D. both
9. A lot of things need to be done __________ gender equality in education, employment and healthcare.
A. promoting B. in promoting C. for promoting D. to promote
10. The company has to __________ ways of reducing costs.
A. take in B. think over C. work out D. look out

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Answers:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

II. Supply the correct form of the words given in brackets to complete the sentences.
Write your answers in the numbered blanks that follow. (5 pts)
Fill in each gap with the correct form of words given IN CAPITAL at the end of each line. (10 points).

1. We decided to spend our summer with our ______, who live in the countryside. RELATE
2. I will have your car ______ by the end of the day. REPAIR
3. ______ is essential to the skill of typewriting. ACCURATE
4. Don’t put James in charge of arranging the trip; he’s too______ . ORGANIZE
5. They have arranged special ______ to cover medical expenses in the event of an INSURE
accident.
6. One condition of this job is that you must be ______ to work at weekends. AVAIL
7. The fees charged by the architect for the plans of the new building were ______ high, USUAL
I’m afraid.
8. The job of a labour ______ is to improve the working conditions, job security and pay of UNITE
its members.
9. I think we should ______on gass and energy. Our bills are too high. ECONOMY
10. Each time my daughter doesn’t arrive home on time I feel great ______ for her ANXIOUS

Answers:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

III. Complete each gap in the sentences below with a correct preposition or adverb particle.
Write your answers in the numbered blanks that follow. (10 pts)
1. He was very upset when the boss passed him ____________ (1) and promoted a newcome ____________ (2)
the assistant’s job.
2. If the trains always leave ____________ (3) schedule, why do many of them arrive late ____________ (4) the
other end?
3. You’d better not place a bet ____________ (5) Stallion. The horse doesn’t stand a chance ____________ (6) of
winning the race.
4. Hellen manages to put ____________ (7) her point of view very successfully ____________ (8) meeting.
5. Taking a look ____________ (9) the news ____________ (10) brief tonight, a win storm dropped up to 10 inches
of snow in parts of the Midwest.
6. Could you move your car? You’re ____________ (11) the way ____________ (12) the entrance!

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7. Melanie was ____________ (13) pain, but she couldn’t use the painkiller she had at home because it was
____________ (14) of date.
8. You are ____________ (15) arrest ____________ (16) being in possession of an offensive weapon.
9. ____________ (17) the sake of other passengers: please obstain ____________ (18) smoking cigars.
10. The case for an increase in spending ____________ (19) education has been proved ____________ (20) the
shadow of a doubt.

Answers:

1. 2.

3. 4.

5. 6.

7. 8.

9. 10.

IV. Fill in each gap with a suitable phrasal verb in the correct form to complete the sentences.

Write your answers in the numbered blanks that follow. (10 pts)

Turn down Let down Cut down on Put up with Take after

Go in for Run into Come into Hold up Wear off

1. Being the sole heir, Daniel __________ his grandmother’s vast estate after her death.

2. He promised that he would come to help me, but he __________ me __________ and didn’t turn up.

3. Whenever there is a climate change I suffer from a thumping headache. However, as soon as I take a painkiller, the
headache starts to __________ off.

4. I can’t __________ the noise of my neighbour’s lawn mower. It always wakes me up in the morning.

5. If I hadn’t been __________ by the traffic in the city centre, I would’ve arrived on time for the meeting.

6. I wanted to get the job, but they __________ my application because I didn’t know German well enough.

7. I don’t really __________ winter sports very much.

8. My doctor wanted me to __________ sweets and fatty foods.

9. When I was shopping in the new mall I __________ . I thought he was still on a scholarship in America.

10. Jane __________ her mother in so many respects. For example, she is as stubborn and as garrulous as her mother.

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Answers:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

V. Identify one of the four underlined parts in each sentence that is not correct, then get it right.
Write your choices (A, B, C or D) and your corrections in the spaces that follow.
Number 0 is an example. (5 pts)
0. Man’s three-pounds brain is the most complex and orderly arrangement of matter in the universe.
A B C D
0. A  three-pound brain
1. He didn’t seem to take any notice of that the teacher said..
A B C D
2. In purchasing a winter coat, it is very important for trying it on with heavy clothing underneath.

A B C D
3. Ann finds her job really boring. She wants to look for something more challenge.

A B C D

4. Many discoveries have made in the fields of chemistry and physics..

A B C D

5. There are such many planets in the universe that we cannot count them.

A B C D

Answers:
1. _____  ___________________________

2. _____  ___________________________

3. _____  ___________________________

4. _____  ___________________________

5. _____  ___________________________

PART D: READING COMPREHENSION

I. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer for each question.
Write your answers in the numbered blanks that follow. (10 pts)
The rules of etiquette in American restaurants depend upon a number of factors the physical location of the
restaurant, e.g., rural or urban; the type of restaurant, e.g., informal or formal; and certain standards that are more

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universal. In other words, some standards of etiquette vary significantly while other standards apply almost
anywhere. Learning the proper etiquette in a particular type of restaurant in a particular area may sometimes require
instruction, but more commonly it simply requires sensitivity and experience. For example, while it is acceptable to
read a magazine in a coffee shop, it is inappropriate to do the same in a more luxurious setting. And, if you are eating
in a very rustic setting it may be fine to tuck your napkin into your shirt, but if you are in a sophisticated urban
restaurant this behavior would demonstrate a lack of manners. It is safe to say, however, that in virtually every
restaurant it is unacceptable to indiscriminately throw your food on the floor. The conclusion we can most likely draw
from the above is that while the types and locations of restaurants determine etiquette appropriate to them, some
rules apply to all restaurants.
Question 1: What topic is this passage primarily concerned with?
A. rules of etiquette B. instruction in proper etiquette
C. the importance of good manners D. variable and universal standards of etiquette
Question 2: According to the passage, which of the following is a universal rule of etiquette?
A. tucking a napkin in your shirt B. not throwing food on the floor
C. reading a magazine at a coffee shop D. eating in rustic settings
Question 3: According to the passage, ________ requires sensitivity and experience.
A. learning the proper etiquette B. asking for instructions
C. knowing the type of restaurant D. knowing about an area
Question 4: The word "rustic" in the passage is closest in meaning to ________.
A. agricultural B. ancient C. unsophisticated D. urban
Question 5: The word "tuck" in the passage is closest in meaning to ________.
A. put B. set C. hold D. fold
Question 6: The word "sophisticated" in the passage could best be replaced by ________
A. expensive B. cultured C. famous D. exclusive
Question 7: The author uses the phrase "safe to say" in order to demonstrate that the idea is ________.
A. somewhat innocent B. quite certain C. very clever D. commonly reported
Question 8: The word "indiscriminately" could best be replaced by ________.
A. randomly B. angrily C. noisily D. destructively
Question 9: The word "draw" in the passage is closest in meaning to ________.
A. pick out B. drag away C. evoke D. infer
Question 10: What is the author's main purpose in this passage?
A. to assist people in learning sophisticated manners
B. to describe variations in restaurant manners
C. to simplify rules of restaurant etiquette
D. to compare sophisticated and rustic restaurants

Answers:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

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II. Read the following passage and choose the correct word to fill each gap.
Write your answers in the numbered blanks that follow. (10 pts)
CHANGING COUNTRIES

(1)_______ a new life and hoping for a significant change in their standard of living, foreign workers began flocking into
Western Europe during the 1950s. In Britain, some of the first immigrants arriving from the West Indies and the Indian
subcontinent were welcomed by brass bands, but the dream of a new life soon (2) _______sour for many.

Attracted by the promise to earn good money and learn new skills, the reality they found was often one of low wages and, in
many cases, unemployment. Some did not adapt easily to life in a country of cold weather, cold welcomes and discrimination.
The (3) _______ of West Indian immigrants (4) _______ into the inner cities, areas that were already fraught with social
tensions caused by poverty and (5) _______housing. There were cases of open hostility towards the newcomers; in 1958, riots
(6) _______ out in Notting Hill, West London, when gangs of white youths began taunting immigrants.

Yet despite the (7) _______ difficulties they encountered, many foriegn workers did manage to (8) _______ to their new
conditions, setting in their new adopted country and prospering. Their contribution had the effect not only of speeding up the (9)
_______of ecomomic change in the postwar period, it also (10) _______ Western Europe into a multiracial society.
1. A Seeking B Wishing C Searching D Leading
2. A. changed B switched C turned D converted
3. A. percentage B number C majority D most
4. A moved B changed C lived D arrived
5. A weak B few C low D poor
6. A started B broke C carried D came
7. A heavy B several C numerous D high
8. A turn B adjust C alter D amend
9. A motion B growth C step D pace
10. A shifted B modified C transformed D transferred

Answers:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

III. Fill each gap in the following passage with ONE suitable word.
Write your answers in the numbered blanks that follow. (10 pts)

THE MASTER OF YOUR DOMAIN

Be prepared: you may have to go to the ends of the World (Wide Web) to achieve it.
All I wanted to (O) ..do .. was to get an Internet domain name of my (1) _______– the part of an e-mail address to the
right of the ‘@’ and the part of the World Wide Web address that typically follows www. The (2) _______is that Lewis
is a very common name and Lewis.com (3) _______already taken.
So, (4) _______millions of Internet users before me, I started looking elsewhere (5) _______a domain I could call
home – the Internet equivalent of 40 acres, where I could grow electronic mail, raise a small herd of web pages and
maybe someday open a little electronic collage industry of my own.
It (6) _______to be technically difficult for average computer users to get (7) _______own personal Internet domain
names. But if you could figure out (8) _______ to do it, registering a domain name was free and good names were
plentiful.

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No (9) _______! The Internet is now the world’s fastest growing economy, and the commercialisation of the Internet
has created a frenzy for domain names. An Internet domain name is (10) _______just an equivalent of a telephone
number and mailing address but also a status symbol.

Answers:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

PART E: WRITING
I. Finish each of the sentences below in such a way that it means the same as the original one. (5 pts)
1. If he told you he loved you, what would you say?
 If he were ________________________________________________________________?
2. I only recognized him when he came into the light.
 I didn’t __________________________________________________________________.
3. It was such a boring film that I walked out half way through.
 So ______________________________________________________________________.
4. They said that the explosion had been caused by mine.

=> The explosion______________________________________________________________ .

5. The result of the entrance exam was never in doubt.

=> At no time ____________________________________________________________________

II. Rewrite each of the sentences below in such a way that its meaning stays the same, using the word
given in capitals. Do not change this word in any way. (5 pts)
1 That old typewriter is not worth repairing. (POINTLESS)

=>________________________________________________________________.

2. I’m sorry that I didn’t help him. (REGRET)

=>________________________________________________________________.

3. This milk is bad – it smells terrible! (OFF)

=>________________________________________________________________.

4. I can’t possibly work in all this noise!. (IMPOSSIBLE)

=>________________________________________________________________.

5. I last saw him at my 21st birthday party. (SINCE)

=>________________________________________________________________.

III. In about 150 words write a paragraph about the advantages or disadvantages of being a
working mother. (10 pts)