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HỘI CÁC TRƯỜNG CHUYÊN VÙNG DUYÊN HẢI VÀ ĐỒNG BẰNG BẮC BỘ TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN HẠ LONG ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LẦN THỨ IX MÔN TIẾNG ANH KHỐI 10 Ngày thi 23 tháng 4 năm 2016 Thời gian 180 phút Đề thi gồ[.]
HỘI CÁC TRƯỜNG CHUYÊN VÙNG DUYÊN HẢI VÀ ĐỒNG BẰNG BẮC BỘ TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN HẠ LONG ĐỀ ĐỀ XUẤT ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LẦN THỨ IX MÔN: TIẾNG ANH - KHỐI 10 Ngày thi: 23 tháng năm 2016 Thời gian: 180 phút Đề thi gồm: 11 trang A LISTENING (40 points) Part Listen and choose the correct letter, A, B or C (10 points) Global Design Competition Students entering the design competition have to A produce an energy-efficient design B adapt an existing energy-saving appliance C develop a new user for current technology John chose a dishwasher because he wanted to make dishwashers A more appealing B more common C more economical The stone in John’s “Rockpool” design is used A for decoration B to switch it on C to stop water escaping In the holding chamber, the carbon dioxide A changes back to a gas B dries the dishes C is allowed to cool At the end of the cleaning process, the carbon dioxide A is released into the air B is disposed of with the waste C is collected ready to be re-used Your answers Part You will hear five different students talking about their first year at university. Choose from the list (A-F) what each student says about the course they took. Use the letters only once There is one extra letter which you not need to use (10pts) A. I had to face some criticism when I chose a subject to study Speaker B. I was able to change an earlier decision about my studies Speaker 1|Page C. I'm pleased that I'm able to combine studying with a job D I had to be careful when choosing which college to study at E. I had to give up a good job to concentrate on my studies F. I'm happy to have an active social life while at college Speaker Speaker Speaker Your answers Part Complete the note below Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer (20pts) History of fireworks in Europe 13 -16 centuries Fireworks were introduced from China Their use was mainly to with: - War - ( in plays and festivals) th 17 century Various features of were shown in fireworks displays Scientists were interested in using ideas from fireworks displays: - To make human possible - To show the formation of London: - Scientists were distrustful at first - Later, they investigated uses of fireworks (e.g for sailors) St Petersburg: - Fireworks were seen as a method of for people Paris: - Displays emphasized the power of the - Scientists aimed to provide th 18 century Italian fireworks specialists became influential Sevandoni’s fireworks display followed the same patterns as an The appeal of fireworks extended to the middle classes Some displays demonstrated new scientific discoveries such as 10 Your answers th th 10 B LEXICO-GRAMMAR (60 points) I Choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D) to each of the following questions and write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes 2|Page The main road through Salisbury was blocked for two hours today after an accident several vehicles A containing B connecting C involving D including The company directors asked the government to _ in the dispute and prevent a strike A intervene B interact C intercept D interpose After the campaign a special medal was to all combatants A gained B awarded C earned D deserved The usual reason for exemption from tax does not in this case A apply B impose C regard D concern We don’t sell foreign newspapers because there is no _ for them A request B claim C requirement D demand In the legal profession, men women by five to one A outnumber B supersede C overcome D outclass At the last concert we had the privilege of the composer’s latest symphony A listening B attending C assisting D hearing I must take this watch to be repaired; it _ over twenty minutes a day A increases B progresses C accelerates D gains Luckily my wallet was handed in to the police with all its contents A preserved B unscathed C contained D intact 10 A minority of the committee members were dissatisfied with the decision and endeavored to it A overturn B abolish C postpone D re-do 11 If this animal has escaped from its cage it could _ have killed or maimed several people A equally B both C well D severely 12 Time was running out, so the committee had to make a _ decision A brief B snap C sharp D curt 13 Because of an unfortunate _ your order was not dispatched by the date requested A hindrance B oversight C negligence D transgression 14 Motorists _ of speeding may be banned from driving for a year A convicted B arrested C charged D judged 15 If you walk along this lane you will see the signpost _ to the beach A pointing B showing C directing D indicating 16 The dealer wanted $400, I wanted to pay $300, and we finally agreed to _ the difference A divide B split C drop D decrease 17 I was _ in the book I was reading and didn’t hear the phone A distracted B submerged C gripped D engrossed 18 A washing machine of this type will certainly _ up to normal domestic use A hold B stand C come D take 19 any other politician would have given way to this sort of pressure years ago A Really B Practically C Actually D Utterly 20 If you too long, you may miss a wonderful opportunity A loiter B doubt C hover D hesitate Your answers 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 II Read the following text which contains 10 mistakes Identify the errors and write the corrections in the 3|Page corresponding numbered boxes (20 pts) Example: Line 1: lead => led Line A recent discovery has lead scientists to revise their ideas about the ancestors of early humans It seems they started to make use of stone tools nearly one million years earlier as had previously been thought Archaeologists revised the date after spotting distinctive marks made by stone tools on animal bones dated back nearly three and a half million years The remain, including a rib from a cow-like creature and a thigh bone from an animal similar in size of a goat, were recovered from an old river bed that was excavating in Ethiopia The use of simple stone tools to remove meat from bones represents a crucial moment in human history As a result of turning to meat for sustenance, the early humans developed larger brains, which in turn enabled them to make more sophisticated tools The bones unearthed in Ethiopia 10 may well represent the very beginning of that procedure 11 What scientists are still hoping to discover is whether the stone tools were manufactured 12 specifically to meet a need or whether they are natural forces that by chance has the correct 13 shapes and the necessary shapes edges Any way, it seems that the early humans carried the 14 tools around with them rather than to rely on being able to find suitable one when the need rose Your answer: Line Mistakes Corrections 10 III Fill in each blank with an appropriate preposition or particle to make meaningful sentence Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes There is an example at the beginning (0) (10 pts) He finds it hard to put _ the noise of the nearby factory Answer: up with When driving near a school, look for children crossing the road The small business cut _ on its use of electricity in order to save money My anger at him has died _ since he apologized to me I’ll think your idea carefully before I make a final decision about it The secretary did the work poorly, so her boss told her to it _ I confused a similar car mine in the parking lot No one in class could find an answer but finally Joe came up _ one 4|Page I can hold his failure him because he never tried for a passing grade When I looked _ on that trip I remembered nice things 10 Anyone can get _ in life if she or he really tries hard Your answers 10 IV Use the word in capitals at the end of each of the following sentences to form a word that fits suitably in the blank There is an example at the beginning (0) We had an interesting about football DISCUSS Answer: discussion She stood there completely _, so I had no idea at all what she was thinking EXPRESS Film studios spend millions of dollars on _ for new movies PUBLIC That news conference was _ boring! SPEAK I’m not very keen on the _ of this dictionary definition WORD How to win friends and Influence People is really a(n) _ book for all generations of readers PUT I don’t think you should have any _ marks in your PhD dissertation EXCLAIM Any actor who becomes known for one role is in danger of becoming _ TYPE Advertising is particularly effective on people who are highly SUGGEST Children quickly _ their shoes and clothes GROW 10 Rose was extremely _ that we rewrite the introduction INSIST Your answers 10 C READING (60 points) I Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each gap Write your answers in corresponding numbered boxes (15 pts) Ask most people for their Top Ten fears, and you’ll be sure to find being burgled fairly high on the (1) _ An informal survey I (2) _ among friends at a party last week revealed that eight of them had had their homes broken into more than twice, and two had been burgled five times To put the record (3) _, none of my friends owns valuable paintings or a sideboard full of family silverware Three of them are students, (4) _ The most typical burglary, it seems, (5) _ the theft of easily transportable items- the television, the video, even food from the freezer This may have something to with the fact that the (6) _ burglar is in his (or her) late teens, and probably wouldn’t know what to with a Picasso, (7) _ selling a walkman or a vacuum cleaner is a much easier (8) _ They are perhaps not so much professional criminals, as hard-up young people who need a few pounds and some excitement Not that this makes having your house (9) _ upside down and your favourite things stolen any easier to (10) _ In most (11) _, the police have no luck (12) _ any of the stolen goods Unless there is definite evidence, they are probably unable to 5|Page anything at all And alarms or special locks don’t (13) _ to help either The only advice my friends could (14) _ was “Never live on the ground floor” and “Keep two or three very fierce dogs”, which reminded me of a case I read about, where the burglars’ (15) _ included the family’s pet poodle A rank A called up A straight A as well A means A common A whereas A concern A put 10 A submit 11 A examples 12 A taking 13 A sound 14 A come up with 15 A takings Your answer: B rating B held with B right B however B involves B medium B as yet B event B turned B receive B cases B making B look B make with B profit C grade C set about C correct C in fact C affects C average C much as C situation C stood C accept C items C tracking C show C go through with C loot D list D carried out D steady D at any rate D covers D middle D as soon as D matter D pulled D admit D occasions D recovering D seem D get off with D receipts 10 11 12 13 14 15 II Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap Use only ONE word in each gap Write your answers in corresponding numbered boxes There is an example at the beginning (0) (15 pts) Example: or Crying A boyfriend (0) _ girlfriend we love dumps us How we react? Most of us go through a period of crying our eyes (1) _ But have you ever wondered why humans cry? Most mammals produce tears to clean and lubricate the eyes but humans are unique- perhaps with the exception of gorillas and elephants – in producing tears in response (2) _ emotional stimuli We might feel (3) _ crying when we hear sad news, or even cry (4) _ happiness Scientists are unsure what, if any, benefits there are from crying as it seems to have little or no immediate effect (5) _ the situation that has produced the tears However, many people say that they feel the benefits (6) _ a good cry in that after it they are emotionally stronger, so it’s possible that crying does in some way help us to get (7) _ difficult emotional situations Some societies look down on adults crying This attitude is sometimes seen in the society’s language Expressions such as “there’s no point crying over (8) _ milk” and “(9) _ and bear it” in English reflect a culture that- at least historically- does not value adult crying Crying can also be used as a means of deception If you cry “crocodile tears,” you are (10) _ on an act- pretending to be upset when in fact you are not Your answers 10 III Read the text below and choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) Write your answers in corresponding numbered boxes (15 pts) 6|Page If food is allowed to stand for some time, it putrefies When the putrefied material is examined microscopically, it is found to be teeming with bacteria Where these bacteria come from , since they are not seen in fresh food? Even until the mid-nineteenth century, many people believed that such microorganisms originated by spontaneous generation, a hypothetical process by which living organisms develop from nonliving matter The most powerful opponent of the theory of spontaneous generation was the French chemist and microbiologist Louis Pasteur(1822-1895).Pasteur showed that structures present in air closely resemble the microorganisms seen in putrefying materials He did this by passing air through guncotton filters, the fibers of which stop solid particles After the guncotton was dissolved in a mixture of alcohol and ether, the particles that it had trapped fell to the bottom of the liquid and were examined on a microscope slide Pasteur found that in ordinary air these exists a variety of solid structures ranging in size from 0.01 mm to more than 1.0mm Many of these bodies resembled the reproductive structures of common molds, single-celled animals, and various other microbial cells As many as 20 to 30 of them were found in fifteen liters of ordinary air, and they could not be distinguished from the organisms found in much larger numbers in putrefying materials Pasteur concluded that the organisms found in putrefying materials originated from the organized bodies present in the air He postulated that these bodies are constantly being deposited on all objects Pasteur showed that if a nutrient solution was sealed in a glass flask and heated to boiling to destroy all the living organisms contaminating it, it never putrefied The proponents of spontaneous generation declared that fresh air was necessary for spontaneous generation and that the air inside the sealed flask was affected in some way by heating so that it would no longer support spontaneous generation Pasteur constructed a swan-necked flask in which putrefying materials could he heated to boiling, but air could reenter The bends in the neck prevented microorganisms from getting in the flask Material sterilized in such a flask did not putrefy What does the passage mainly discuss? A Pasteur’s influence on the development of the microscope B The origin of the theory of spontaneous generation C The effects of pasteurization on food D Pasteur’s argument against the theory of spontaneous generation The phrase “teeming with ” in paragraph is closest in meaning to A full of B developing into C resistant to D hurt by Which of the following questions did the theory of spontaneous generation attempt to answer? A What is the origin of the living organisms are seen on some food? B How many types of organisms can be found on food? C What is the most effective way to prepare living organisms for microscopic examination? D How long can food stand before it putrefies? The word “resemble” in paragraph is closest in meaning to A benefit from B appear similar to C join together with D grow from The purpose of the “guncotton” mentioned in paragraph was to A trap particles for analysis B slow the process of putrefaction C increase the airflow to the microscopic slide D aid the mixing of alcohol and ether The author mentions “1.0mm” in paragraph in order to describe the A thickness of a layer of organisms that was deposited on an object B diameter of the fibers that were in the guncotton filters C thickness of the microscope slides that were used D size of the particles that that were collected The word “postulated” in paragraph is closest in meaning to A analyzed B doubted C persuaded D suggested 7|Page The objects that Pasteur removed from the air in his experiment were remarkable because they were A primarily single-celled organisms B no different from objects found in putrefying materials C fairly rare D able to live in a mixture of alcohol and ether The word “it” in paragraph refers to A a nutrient solution B a glass flask C boiling D spontaneous generation 10 According to paragraph 3, proponents of spontaneous generation believed that which of the following was important for the process to succeed? A A sealed container B Fresh air C Heat D The presence of nutrients Your answers 10 IV Read the following passage then the tasks that follow (15 pts) Trees in troubles What is causing the decline of the world’s giant forests? A Big trees are incredibly important ecologically For a start, they sustain countless other species They provide shelter for many animals, and their trunks and branches can become gardens, with green ferns, orchids and bromeliads, coated with mosses and draped with vines With their tall canopies basking in the sun, they capture vast amounts of energy This allows them to produce crops of fruit, flowers and foliage that sustain much of the animal life in the forest B Only a small number of tree species have the genetic capacity to grow really big The mightiest are native to North American, but big trees grow all over the globe, from the tropics to the boreal forests of the high latitudes To achieve giant stature, a tree needs three things: the right place to establish its seedling, good growing conditions and lots of time with low adult mortality Disrupt any of these, and you can lose your biggest trees C In some parts of the world, populations of big trees are dwindling because their seedlings cannot survive or grow In southern India, for instance, an aggressive non-native shrub, Lantana camara, is invading the floor of many forests Lantana grows so thickly that young trees often fail to take roof With no young trees to replace them, it is only a matter of time before most of the big trees disappear Across much of northern Australia, gamba grass from Africa is overturning native savannah woodlands The grass grows up to four metres tall and burns fiercely, creating super-hot fires that cause catastrophic tree mortality D Without the right growing conditions trees cannot get really big, and there is some evidence to suggest tree growth could slow in a warmer world, particularly in environments that are already warm Having worked for decades at La Selva Biological Station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica, David and Deborah Clark and colleagues have shown that tree growth there declines markedly in warmer years “During the day, their photosynthesis shuts down when it gets too warm, and at night they consume more energy because their metabolic rate increases, much as a reptile’s would when it gets warmer,” explains David Clark With less energy produced in warmer years and more being consumed just to survive, there is even less energy available for growth E The Clark’s hypothesis is correct, means tropical forests would shrink over time The largest, oldest trees would progressively die off and tend not to be replaced According to the Clarks, this might trigger a destabilization of the climate; as older trees die, forests would release some of their stored carbon into the atmosphere, prompting a vicious cycle of further warming, forest shrinkage and carbon emissions F Big trees face threats from elsewhere The most serious is increasingly mortality, especially of mature trees Across much of the planet, forests of slow-growing ancient trees have been cleared for human use In 8|Page western North America, most have been replaced by monocultures of fast-growing conifers Siberia’s forests are being logged at an incredible rate Logging in tropical forests is selective but the timber cutters usually prioritize the biggest and oldest trees In the Amazon, my colleagues and I found the mortality rate for the biggest trees had tripled in small patches of rainforest surrounded by pasture land This happens for two reasons First, as they grow taller, big trees become ticker and less flexible; when winds blow across the surrounding cleared land, there is nothing to stop their acceleration When they hit the trees, the impact can snap them in half Second, rainforests fragments dry out when surrounded by dry, hot pastures and resulting drought can have devastating consequences: one-four year study has shown that death rates will double for smaller trees but will increase 4.5 times for bigger trees G Particular enemies to large trees are insects and disease Across vast areas of western North America, increasingly mild winters are causing massive outbreaks of bark beetle These tiny creatures can kill entire forests as they tunnel their way through the inside of trees In both North America and Europe, fungus-causing diseases such as Dutch elm disease have killed off millions of stately trees that once gave beauty to forests and cities As a result of human activity, such enemies reach even the remotest corners of the world, threatening to make the ancient giants a thing of the past A Choose the correct heading for each paragraph from the list of headings below Write the appropriate numbers (i-xii) in boxes 1-5 Paragraphs C and G have been done for you i List of headings How deforestation harms isolated trees ii How other plants can cause harm iii Which big trees support the most diverse species iv Impact of big tree loss on the wider environment v Measures to prevent further decline in big tree populations vi How wildlife benefits from big trees vii Risk from pests and infection viii Ways in which industry uses big tree products ix How higher temperatures slow the rate of tree growth x Factors that enable trees to grow to significant heights Paragraph A Paragraph B Paragraph C .ii Paragraph D Paragraph E Paragraph F Paragraph G vii B Complete the sentences below Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for each answer Write your answers in Boxes 6-10 The biggest trees in the world can be found in Some trees in northern Australia die because of made worse by gamba grass The Clarks believe that the release of from dead trees could lead to the death of more trees Strong are capable of damaging tall trees in the Amazon 9|Page 10 In western Northern America, a species of has destroyed many trees Your answers 10 D WRITING (40 points) I Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the sentence before it (7.5 points) She looks remarkably like her mother She bears Everyone must wear a seat belt Wearing He tried very hard, but he never succeeded Try Her friend came and saw her in hospital, which was kind It was kind You are all welcome to take any food you like Help _ II Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given Do not change the word given You must use between three and eight words, including the word given (7.5 points) If your order is delayed, we will contact you DELAY That’s the last time I _ when I make a decision I don’t know how on earth she thinks of such brilliant plots for her novels COME How on earth _ such brilliant plots for her novels? I’m sure Nancy is still presuming that the party starts at nine IMPRESSION I’m sure Nancy _ that the party starts at nine On no account will I lend you $500 QUESTION There is _ you $500 Some people will anything to lose weight LENGTHS Some people will go _ lose weight III.(25 pts) Write a paragraph of about 150 words about the following topic: What is a very important skill a person should learn in order to be successful in the world today? Choose one skill and use specific reasons and examples to support your choice 10 | P a g e _ _ _ 11 | P a g e -THE END - Người đề Lê Thị Nga Số điện thoại: 01639912884 12 | P a g e ... environments that are already warm Having worked for decades at La Selva Biological Station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica, David and Deborah Clark and colleagues have shown that tree growth... are natural forces that by chance has the correct 13 shapes and the necessary shapes edges Any way, it seems that the early humans carried the 14 tools around with them rather than to rely on being... snap them in half Second, rainforests fragments dry out when surrounded by dry, hot pastures and resulting drought can have devastating consequences: one-four year study has shown that death rates