TRẠI HÈ HÙNG VƯƠNG LẦN THỨ X ĐỀ THI MÔN TIẾNG ANH TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN THÁI BÌNH KHỐI 10 ĐỀ THI ĐỀ XUẤT (Đề này có 16 trang) Part I LISTENING 1 This person is talking about Nelson Mandela, an African le[.]
ĐỀ THI MƠN TIẾNG ANH TRƯỜNG THPT CHUN THÁI BÌNH ĐỀ THI ĐỀ XUẤT KHỐI 10 (Đề có 16 trang) Part I: LISTENING This person is talking about Nelson Mandela, an African leader Listen and write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS in each gap to complete the passage (20 pts) Nelson Mandela, the first African president of South Africa, was born (1) ………………… Both his elementary and high school education took place at schools run by a church His father was an assistant to an (2)……………………………., and as a young boy, Nelson often helped his father While he listened to people telling the chief about their problems, Mandela decided he wanted to become a lawyer so that he could help his people with their (3)……………………… After high school, he studied for a (4)………………………… in law In 1942, he started his political life by joining an organization called the ANC “ANC” stands for (5) ……………………… Over the next few years, he and other members of the organization worked hard, and the ANC became a powerful national movement It fought against the laws of the South African government, because these laws (6) ……………………… for black people Even though most of the country’s population was black, the people who ran the government and had (7)…………………… were white The ANC encouraged people to resist the government in a (8)…………………… way Mandela became (9)………………………… of the ANC in 1952 He was now an important leader of black South Africans As a lawyer, he helped poor people stay on the land where they lived, (10)…………………….being forced to move to areas where the government wanted them to live He also fought against laws that said that black and white people could not live in the same areas or go to the same schools Section Complete the table below with information from the a part of the radio interview Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer (10 pts) Changes seats Benefits to the consumer (1)………………………… entertainment to the consumer (2)………………………… smoking (3)………………………… restrictions (4)………………………… economy class meals (5)………………………… to the consumer Table Improvements to Service on British AirWorld Section You will hear part of a seminar given at a Hotel Management School Circle the letter beside the most suitable answer for each of the questions below The first one has been done for you as an example (10 pts) Example: How many major career areas does the lecturer mention? A B C D The reception desk in a hotel is described as: A impressive at first B a switchboard operating system C the nervous centre of the hotel D the first point of contact with a guest It is essential in front desk and reception work to have: A a foreign language B a good dictionary C switchboard operation skills D none of the above The lecturer says that a member of a drink and bar service team: A need not have a thorough knowledge of wine B must not drink on the job C can eventually become a wine maker D can eventually manage a cellar dealing only with wines The most experienced cook is a: A Grade chef B Grade chef C Grade A chef D Grade 10 chef The seminar was given: A by the Principal of the school B to introduce the school to potential students C to introduce students to the course options available D to introduce the staff to new students Part II: LEXICO-GRAMMAR I Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences Write your answers in the space provided (20 pts) “A special feature of the room is the huge picture window which a splendid view of the Quantock hill.” A allows B affords C enables D presents is that a chicken stands up to lay its eggs A Many people don’t realize C What many people don’t realize B It is that many people don’t realize D Because many people don’ realize The factory is said _ in a fire two years ago A being destroyed B to destroy C to have destroyed D to have been destroyed I haven’t had an accident yet, but I’ve had a number of _ shaves A narrow B near C close D tiny After he was knocked out, it took a long time to A bring him round B fit him in C keep him in D let him off I’ll let you have it back next Monday without A doubt B miss C fail D neglect A competitor may submit any number of entries _ each one is accompanied by a packet top A supposing B notwithstanding C assuredly D provided There’s been an accident on the motorway, so there’s a big A hold-on B hold-up C uphold D hold-off As he made no to our quarrel, I assumed he had forgiven me A statement B mention C reference D comment 10 I'm my brother is A nowhere like so ambitious B nothing near as ambitious as C nothing as ambitious than D nowhere near as ambitious as 11 The new Garden City is well worth if you are in the area A being seen B a visit C to visit D the sight 12 The spokesperson would not _ any further on such a sensitive matter A hint B quote C disclose D elaborate 13 Jane has just bought A an impressive reddish French wood coffee table B a reddish impressive wood French coffee table C an impressive French wood reddish coffee table D an impressive wood French reddish coffee table 14 Her outgoing character contrast with that of her sister A thoroughly B fully C coolly D sharply 15 Sometimes a book can change history One book that certainly _ Uncle Tom's Cabin, written by Harriet Beeches Stow A did was B did that C did it D did were 16 I have never been windsurfing, but I'd love to have at it A a trial B a look C a taste D a go 17 Those campers are really They have no idea how to set up a tent A black B blue C white D green 18 It took me 10 years to _ enough money to travel around the country A set out B put away C put by D save aside 19 These women were appointed by the managers and are _only to them A dependable B accountable C privileged D controlled 20 The treasury issued an order stating that _land purchases from the government had to be paid for in gold and silver A henceforth B moreover Write your answers (A, B, C or D) here: C whereby D however _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10 _ 11 _ 12 _ 13 _ 14 _ 15 _ 16 _ 17 _ 18 _ 19 _ 20 II Supply the correct form of the words in bracket Write your answers in the space provided under this passage (10 pts) For a period of its history, the city of Coventry had a consderable reputation as the main centre of clock and watchmaking in Britain, and Coventry timepieces made then were (1) _ (SYNONYM) with both quality and (2) _ (RELY) Few people in the city today will have heard of Samuel Watson, but he almost (3) _ (HAND) paved the way for Coventry's involvement in the clock and watch business He was at the (4) _ (FRONT) of the watchmaking revolution in the 1680s, and although it is not known how Watson became involved in the trade, he was a trailblazer for others Watson made his name in 1682 when he sold a clock to King Charles II and was invited to be the King's (5) _ (MATHEMATICS) The following year he began work on an astronomical clock for the King, complete with planets and signs of the zodiac, which took seven years to build It not only told the time of day but also the (6) _ (POSITION) changes of the planets Queen Mary acquired it in 1691 and it is still in the (7) _ (OWN) of the Royal Family He built several other clocks, and by 1690 the clamour for Watson's clocks was such that he left Coventry and took up (8) _ (RESIDE) in London He became Master of the London Clockmakers' Company in 1692, which is testament to his (9) _ (STAND) in the growing industry In 1712, Samuel Watson's name disappears from the records of the London Clockmakers' Company, and the (10) _ (LIKELY) is that he died in that year Write your answers (A, B, C or D) here: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10 _ III Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting Write your answers in the space provided (10 pts) Going from air condition room to a natural environment can cause respiratory illness A B C D A basic knowledge of social studies, such as history and geography, are considered a A B C basic part of the education of every child D One or the other of the secretaries have to attend the meeting But both of them are A B C D reluctant to so Smoking has been made illegally in public places in some countries A B C D Though tired, he continued to search for twenty minutes and realized that the notebook A B had been laying on the table the entire time C D That these students have improved their grades because of their participation in the A B C test review class D Although both of them are trying to get the scholarship, she has the highest grades A B C D Tea did not become popular in Europe until the mid-17th century when it has been first A B C D imported to England The writer was so successful in making the readers feeling the way her main character A did D B C 10 Anybody who plans to attend the meeting ought to send a note for the chairperson A B C D Write your answers (A, B, C or D) here: 10 _ IV Use an expression with “above, over, under, below or beneath” to complete each sentence He’s too young to be allowed in this bar He is ……………………………… Nobody would ever suspect her She’s………………………… There’ll be no trouble about repairing the TV if it goes wrong It’s……………… Don’t let the children get too wild! Keep them…………………… He’s taller than most people He’s of…………………… The main thing is, don’t hurt him ………………… , keep him safe I’m afraid I can’t work for anyone else You see, I’m…………….to my present employers for two years Someone who robs an old lady of all her savings is………………….and deserves to be punished The village is well……………… and at risk of being flooded if the sea wall is breached by a particular high tide 10 You’ll have to tell me the truth Stop trying to pull the wool…………………! Write your answers (A, B, C or D) here: 10 _ Part III: READING I Read the passage and then decide which word (A, B, C, or D) best fits each space (10 pts) Samuel Cunard’s first ship, the Britannia, made its first voyage from Liverpool in England to the US in 1850 In those days there was little choice about (1) of travel Anyone who wished to go to the US from Britain had to sail across the Atlantic (2) that, there was no way of getting there The Britannia was (3) a mail ship, but it also took passengers On that first (4) , as records show, there was a (5) of 63 of them, including Samuel Cunard and his daughter and, (6) for that time, the ship had private bathrooms But Samuel Cunard would find it hard to see much similarity between his beloved Britannia and the Cunard company’s most famous liner today, the QE2, named after Queen Elizabeth II of England The Britannia is (7) to have had two members of staff (8) every passenger The passengers probably didn’t sleep in cabins as comfortable and with as much space as rooms in a good (9) of hotel, as they on the QE2 today The QE2 (10) on her first voyage across the Atlantic from Southampton on the south coast of England on May 1969 Five days later, she arrived in New York to an enthusiastic welcome Since that day she has carried over one and a half million passengers around the world A procedures B processes C courses D means A Apart from B Else C Instead of D Otherwise A at most B above all C overall D vastly A incident B occasion C event D circumstance A total B sum C number D quantity A distinctly B differently C extremely D remarkably A doubtful B improbable C uncertain D unlikely A with B by C to D of A level B status C class D rank 10 A set off B went away C got out D came along Write your answers (A, B, C or D) here: 10 _ II Read the following passages and choose the best answer to each of the questions (10 pts) Sleep is a natural process, and although a lot have been written about the subject, it is still surrounded by mystery It is used by some as an escape from the world, and regarded by others as an irritating waste of time: some people get by on very little, others claim they can not exist without at least ten hours, but nobody can without sleep completely Our night’s sleep does not just consist of a steady phase of gradually deepening sleep It alternates between two stages: Non-dreaming or ordinary sleep, and REM (rapid eye movement) or dreaming sleep As soon as we fall asleep, we go straight into nondreaming sleep for an hour or so, then into REM sleep for about 15 minutes, then back into non-dreaming sleep It alternates in this way for the rest of the night, with non-dreaming sleep tending to last longer at the beginning of the night Non-dreaming sleep occupies three-quarters of our night’s sleep, about a quarter of it deep and the rest fairly light It is widely believed that sleep repairs the body and makes good the damage caused by being awake However, its main function is to refresh the brain Experts believe that probably only about two-thirds of our sleep is necessary for repairing and refreshing the brain, with the most valuable sleep coming in the first few hours of the non-dreaming period, the last few hours of sleep are not so essential The brain can manage quite well with reduced sleep as long as it is uninterrupted sleep The quality of sleep is important A study conducted in the USA looked at short sleepers, who slept for 5.5 hours on average, and long sleepers, who had 8.5 hours or more It is discovered after a variety of tests that the long sleepers were poor sleepers, had twice as much REM sleep as the short sleepers, appeared to sleep longer to make up for poor sleep, and did not wake up in the morning refreshed Similarly, people who sleep deeply are not necessarily getting a better quality of sleep than shallow sleepers Deep sleepers can feel tired the following day, so six hours of good sleep is worth more than eight hours of troubled sleep This passage is the most likely taken from A A doctor’s description C An advertisement B A health magazine D A fashion magazine It can be concluded from the first paragraph that _ A people need equal time of sleep B sleep remains a puzzle C sleep is among the processes of the nature D everything about sleep has been brought to light The word “irritating” in paragraph most likely means A calming B soothing C annoying D comforting All the following statements are true, EXCEPT for A our night’s sleep occurs in a straight line of only two phases B all sleeps are similar in the alternatives of the two stages during the night C we spend only 25 percents of our night’s sleeping time dreaming D we often have no dreams right after we fall asleep The word “it” in paragraph refers to A our night’s sleep B the ordinary sleep C the REM D the night The word “occupies” in paragraph could be best replaced by A accounts for B takes care of C works out D goes up Unlike the common belief, sleep helps _ A not to be awake C us to fix the damage happening by day B us to repair our body D our brain to rest and recover The study in the USA suggested that _ A the fewer hours we sleep, the more we dream C the type of sleep is more important than its length B Deep sleep means better sleep D Six hours of sleep is better than eight hours Which of the following is NOT discussed in the passage? A The role of the sleep B The problem with sleepless people C Types of sleep D The circle of a sleep 10 It can be inferred from the experts’ ideas that _ A if we can sleep uninterruptedly, it is not necessary to sleep the whole night B REM makes good our brain C Nearly 70 % of our sleep is invaluable D Dream enables our body to refresh Write your answers (A, B, C or D) here: 10 _ III Fill in each of the blanks with one suitable word (10 pts) A new report from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) reveals that fish populations are under increasing (1)…………… from global warming The report “Are we putting our fish in hot water?” desribes how climate change is causing temperatures to (2)………… in rivers, lakes and seas This means less food and oxygen for (3)…………… life, stunted fish growth and (4)…………… offspring The report says that temperate fish such as salmon, catfish and sturgeon cannot spawn if winter temperatures don’t drop below a certain (5)……………… Warmer water also means fish could imgrate to cooler areas, (6) ………… the temperature resembles their normal habitat This could impact on many species’ ability to (7)………………… Some species will become extinct if the water temperature rises (8)…………… a degree or two WWF director Andrew Lee said “Climate change increases the pressure on fish populations that are already strained (9)…………… the limit by over-fishing in the marine environment We must take urgent (10)……………… to reduce both carbon dioxide emissions and fishing pressures to protect fish populations as they are one of the world’s most valuable biological, nutritional and economic assets.” Write your answers (A, B, C or D) here: 10 _ IV Choose from the list A-H the best phrase to fill in each gap Use each phrase only once (10 pts) According to a recent survey, one in five workers in Britain no longer understands what his or her colleagues are talking about At meetings many people are left floundering, confused by management jargon and specialized “babble”-the kind of language (1) …………… these days Secretarial recruitment firm Office Angels administered the survey to over 1000 office staff and found (2)……………derived from corporate gurus, American slang and the internet Some employees complained that the phrases were irritating and distracting at meetings, while others dismissed speakers who used them frequently as pretentious and untrustworthy Provided that puzzled listeners can find the courage to seek clarification, they may discover what the speaker really means But most not ask, (3)…………… A spokesperson for Office Angels said the survey showed (4)…………….in the workplace She added that jargon can either help to bring individuals and teams together, as companies and sectors develop their own phraseology, (5 )………………to exclude and confuse people, as well as masking inexperience and lack of expertise A for fear of revealing their ignorance E which speaker really means it B that 65% had to cope with jagon F which is often heard at work C to pretend they are in control G who liven up the meetings D that corporate buzz words were rife H or it can be used Write your answers (A, B, C or D) here: V You are going to read a newspaper article about sleep Five paragraphs have been removed from the article Choose from the paragraphs A – F the one which fits each gap (1 – 5) There is one extra paragraph which you not need to use (10 pts) Tiredness, it is often claimed, has become the modern conditions As the richer, busier countries have grown, so sleeplessness and anxiety have also grown in the popular psyche Research in the USA has found 40 million Americans to be chronically affected, and some recent best-selling novels in Britain have featured insomniacs as protagonists, or sleepresearch laboratories as their settings Recently, a sleep researcher fried an experiment He offered his subjects the opposite of the modern routine “I allowed them to sleep for up to 14 hours a night for a month It took them three weeks to reach an equilibrium of eight-and-a-quarter hours That indicates a great rebound of sleep – sleep that they hadn’t been getting For guinea pigs, they advertise in the student newspapers Subjects are picked up by taxi, paid $ an hour, and asked to adjust their sleeping patterns according to instructions Dr Louise Reyner provides reassurance: “Some people are quite worried, because you’re putting electrodes on their heads, and they think you can see what they’re dreaming or thinking.” The young men all deny they are going to fall asleep Dr Reyner has a video recording of one trying not to At first the person at the wheel is very upright, wet and bleary eyes determinedly fixed on the windscreen Then he begins to blink briefly, every now and again; then for longer, and more often, with a slight drop of the head Each nod grows heavier than the last The blinks become a 10-second blackout Every time, he jerks awake as if nothing has happened But the car, by the second or third occasion, has shot off the carriageway But apart from these findings, what else we know about human sleep with any kind of certainty? It is known that humans sleep, like other mammals, according to a daily cycle Once asleep, they switch between four different stages of unconsciousness, from stage one sleep, the shallowest, to the stage four, the deepest When dreams occur, which is usually during the lightest sleep, the brain paralyses the body except for the hands and eyelids, thus preventing injuries However, there is a strong degree of certainty among scientists that women sleep for half an hour longer than men, and that older people require less sleep, though they don’t know why When asked what sleep is for, some sleep researchers reply in cosmic terms: “Sleep is a tactic to travel through time without injury.” _ A Beyond this, certainties blur into theories It is often suggested, for example, that sleep repairs body tissue, or restores muscles, or rests the frontal section of the brain that controls speech and creativity But all of this may happen more quickly during relaxed wakefulness, so no one is really sure B Part of this interest is in sleep in general: in its rhythms, its uses and in problems with sleeping But a central preoccupation remains “People need more sleep,” says one leading sleep researcher “People cut back on sleep when they’re busy They get up too early to avoid rush hour.” C The sleep researchers seems interested in this theory But the laboratory is not funded to investigate such matters Its sponsors what its research to lead to practical solutions such as deciding where Take a break signs should be placed on motorways, and how different kinds of food and drink can affect driving and sleeplessness D A coffee might have helped Two cups, Dr Reyner says, even after no sleep at all, can make you a safe driver for half an hour or more She recommends a whole basket of alertness products: tablets, energy drinks, caffeinated chewing gum Shift workers, she is quite sure, could probably use them E In fact, the laboratory’s interest is more physical In a darkened room stands a motorway simulator, the front section of a car facing a wide projection screen The subjects are always told to arrive at 2pm, in the body’s natural mid-afternoon lull, after a short night’s sleep or no sleep at all The projector is switched on and they are asked to drive, while answering questions An endless road rolls ahead, sunlight glares; and the air is warm F In Europe, such propositions are perhaps most thoroughly tested in a small, unassuming building on a university campus in the English midlands The university sleep research laboratory has investigated, among many subjects, the effects of fatigue on sailors, the effects of airport noise on sleepers, and the dangers of motorway driving for flagging drivers Write your answers (A, B, C or D) here: Part IV: WRITING I Rewrite each sentence so that it begins with the words and the meaning stays the same (5 points) The direct aim of the statement is to make the public aware of the present situation The statement boils………………………………………………………………… It’s not our concern what they after lessons It’s of……………………………………………………………………………… He was so disgusted at the way she behaved that he refused to speak to her Such…………………………………………………………………………………… All the passengers of the jumbo jet were killed in the crash → None…………………………………………………………………………………… The trip is so amazing that we will never forget it It is too………………………………………………………………………………… II Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one, using the word given (5 pts) She was very relieved She realized that her bag hadn’t been stolen (breathed) The effects of the gale were felt mainly along the south coast (brunt) ………………………………… …………………………………………………… I almost won the lottery last week (close) ………………………………………………………………………………………… Winning the prize has made him very conceited (head) ………………………………………………………………………………………… She was so beautiful that I couldn’t stop looking at her (eyes) ………………………………………………………………………………………… IV Writing (25 pts) In about 150 words , write a paragraph to suggest measures governments and individuals can take to reduce the global warming -THE END - KEY Part I: LISTENING Section 1 in 1918 important African chief struggle for freedom bachelor’s degree African National Congress made life difficult all the power peaceful and non-violent deputy president 10 instead of Section bigger / more comfortable recent (release) films / recent (release) blockbusters atmosphere more pleasant fire risk reduced offer more / vegetarian meals /two hot meals / interesting / exotic /gourmet food Section D D C C C Part II: LEXICO-GRAMMAR I Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences Write your answers in the space provided (20 pts) B C 11 B 16 D C D 12 D 17 D D B 13 A 18 C C C 14 D 19 B A 10 D 15 A 20 A II Supply the correct form of the words in bracket Write your answers in the space provided under this passage (10 pts) SYNONYMOUS POSITIONAL RELIABILTY OWNERSHIP SINGLE-HANDEDLY RESIDENCE FOREFRONT STANDING MATHEMATICIAN 10 LIKELIHOOD III Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting Write your answers in the space provided (10 pts) A C C B C A D C C 10 D IV Use an expression with “above, over, under, below or beneath” to complete each sentence under age above suspision under guarantee under control above average height Above all under contract beneath contempt below sea level 10 over my eyes Part III: READING I Read the passage and then decide which word (A, B, C, or D) best fits each space (10 pts) D A B B A D D C C 10 A II Read the following passages and choose the best answer to each of the questions (10 pts) B B C A A A C C B 10 A III Fill in each of the blanks with one suitable word (10 pts) threat where rise survive marine by fewer to level 10 action IV Choose from the list A-H the best phrase to fill in each gap Use each phrase only once (10 pts) F B A D H V You are going to read a newspaper article about sleep Five paragraphs have been removed from the article Choose from the paragraphs A – F the one which fits each gap (1 – 5) There is one extra paragraph which you not need to use B F Part IV: WRITING E D A I Rewrite each sentence so that it begins with the words and the meaning stays the same (5 points) The statement boils down to making the public aware of the present situation It’s of no/little concern to us what they after lessons Such was his disgust at the way she behaved that he refused to speak to her None of the passengers of the jumbo jet survived the crash It is too amazing a trip for us to forget II Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one, using the word given (5 pts) She breathed a sigh of relief when she realized that her bag hadn’t been stolen The south coast bore/took the brunt of the gale I got close to winning the lottery last week Winning the prize has gone to his head She was so beautiful that I couldn’t take my eyes off her TAPESCRIPTS Section Section Sue: So, have you seen many changes in the type of services you offer? Julie: Oh, yes These days the competition is much tougher I suppose the result is that the consumer, the traveller, has a much better deal Well, the seats are bigger, more comfortable than they were 10 years ago - the in-flight entertainment, the films now they are all recent release blockbusters They weren't l0 years ago But the two biggest improvements have been to with the smoking restrictions and the upgrading of the meals Sue: Oh right, tell me about these two changes Julie: Yes, the restriction on smoking has had a two-fold benefit Firstly, the atmosphere is much more pleasant, and, secondly, the fire risk is greatly reduced You know, we used to have people dropping cigarettes, burning the seats A dreadful fire risk Can you imagine? Sue: Terrible Julie: I, for one, never understood why anyone was ever allowed to smoke on aeroplanes in the first place Sue: Um and the meals? Julie: Ah, with so many carriers vying for passengers on the same route, you just have to offer more Vegetarian meals, choice of two hot meals, interesting, exotic, gourmet food – all this is now commonplace in our economy class galleys And for the business and firstclass passengers, the food is as good as in any world-class restaurant - top chefs, great presentation, nutritious ingredients really quite lovely Sue: And finally, what advice or words of warning would you give to school leavers considering a career in this industry? Julie: That's a difficult question I'd say think long and hard about why you want to it It's not all glamorous, and it can be very hard work Sue: Julie, it's been fascinating talking to you Thank you for your time And just before we go, next week we will be talking to Section Lecturer: Welcome to the first seminar of the International Hotel Hospitality and Management Course My name' s Garth Walters, and mone of the Career Advisors at the school, and, er this afternoon, I intend to give you an overview of the four core subject options available to you in this course - one of which you will need to choose as your core or main subject by the end of the first week Each core subject prepares students for work in one of four major career areas: front desk and reception work, drink and bar service, restaurant service, and lastly, guest relations For each area that I have mentioned, we will explore the personal skills required, the professional qualifications needed, and the career opportunities available To start with, we are going to take a look at front desk and reception work In some ways, the reception desk is both the er face and the nerve centre of a hotel It's the first point ... wine maker D can eventually manage a cellar dealing only with wines The most experienced cook is a: A Grade chef B Grade chef C Grade A chef D Grade 10 chef The seminar was given: A by the Principal... factory is said _ in a fire two years ago A being destroyed B to destroy C to have destroyed D to have been destroyed I haven’t had an accident yet, but I’ve had a number of _ shaves A narrow... expression with “above, over, under, below or beneath” to complete each sentence under age above suspision under guarantee under control above average height Above all under contract beneath contempt