Section II: Listen to the recording and choose the best option A, B, C, or D to fill in each blank.. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank in each of
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ĐỀ THI CHỌN ĐỘI TUYỂN HSG ANH 9 QUẬN 10
(NH: 20092010) 150’
LISTENING (15pts)
Section I: Listen to the recording and decide whether each statement is TRUE or FALSE Write
TRUE or FALSE in the space given in the answer sheet (5pts)
1 The rebels attacked the President’s country house
2 The USA sent ships to the area this morning
3 There were two lost climbers
4 The climbers got caught in a heavy rain
5 The climbers haven’t been found yet
Section II: Listen to the recording and choose the best option (A, B, C, or D) to fill in each blank
(2.5pts)
6 John was on holiday in _in January
A his hometown B Switzerland C Florida
7 In Florida, the weather was
8 People in Florida were quite
A excellent B fantastic C friendly
9 John’s wife doesn’t
A like Florida B go on holiday with him C live with him
10 John’s children were last month
A with him B with his wife C with their grandparents
Section III: Listen to the recording and give short answers to the questions (5pts)
11 Where was he during the First World War?
12 How old was he when he had to go to hospital?
13 Why did he have to go to hospital?
14 Does he still work, or is he retired now?
15 How is his life now?
GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE
Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank in each of the following sentences (25pts)
1 The boys look their teacher of English because of his high teaching quality
2 We are brought _in a culture which tells us that it’s good to control our feelings
3 Hard work can often bring success
4 They are fascinated _the idea of going away for the summer
5 They broke their relationship after a quarrel
6 _what you think, learning a foreign language is great fun
A Moreover B Contrary to C Whereas D Therefore
7 The experts were not fully that the animal was a puma
A convinced B believed C realized D discovered
8 I hope you will take this matter into _
A effect B understanding C consideration D notice
9 He could not resist the _of making a lot of money quickly
A introduction B temptation C invitation D trial
10 You asked me to _you to post that letter
A remember B remark C remind D recall
11 After a lot of difficulty, he _open the door
A manage B succeeded C was able to D was capable
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A practiced B passed C worked D earned
13 What she needs to do now is see a doctor for a _
A checkup B setup C makeup D buildup
14 His application was rejected immediately because of his lack of _
A requirements B thought C quantifiers D qualifications
15 I absolutely _of everything that has been said
16 The man _stamps for 5 years by the end of 2010
A will be collecting B has collected C will have collected D will have been collecting
17 There’s no point ; the problem will sort itself out
A to worry B worried C worrying D for us worry
18 He doesn’t drink much the police catch him as he drives home
A in the event B despite C otherwise D in case
19 I saw him _to a nice girl at the school library
20 Either you, or I, or your brother responsible for the damage
21 Barcelona defeated Real Madrid by 6 goals to two
A That’s incredible B I’ll think about it later C Let’s do it together D Thanks all the same
22 Did you do a good job in the last driving test?
A Not bad, I think! B Don’t do it now! C Yes, please D That’s true
23 – She’s Australian
A How do you know her? B What’s her nationality?
C Where has she been? D What do you think about her?
24 What is your pastime?
A I hate my past B Playing tennis is my favorite thing
C That’s nonsense D The time to play is past
25 Why don’t you join us on the sightseeing tour? _
A I’m afraid so B Don’t mention it C Please do it for me D Another time, perhaps
GUIDED CLOZE
Read the passage and choose the word or phrase that best fits each blank (10pts)
Society has changed in many ways since the (1) _of computers, and people’s lives at home and at the office have been (2) _ Most people are working for fewer hours per week than they used to, and manufacturers and advertising agencies are becoming much more interested in how people spend this extra leisure time One recent report stated that, (3) _the number of hobbies had not increased, each hobby had become much more specialized
A second finding is that nowadays, many managers would (4) _spend time with their families than stay late in the office every day Home life is seen (5) _as important as working Some companies now make managers take their annual holidays (6) _they don’t want to, because this leads to quite an improvement in their (7) if they have some rest
(8) these changes, some people are working harder than (9) The standard of exams is getting higher, and increased competition is making it harder to get into university than it was 20 years ago Schoolchildren and students are now having to work (10) hard that in many cases they work longer hours than their parents
1 A existence B introduction C recommendation D manufacture
2 A damaged B changed C transferred D affected
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8 A In addition to B Instead of C In spite of D In place of
9 A ever before B lately C ever since D never before
READING COMPREHENSION Read the passage and choose the item (A, B, C or D) that best answers the question or completes the unfinished statement about the passage (10pts)
The planet Earth is 4,600 million years old It is difficult for us to think about such an enormous length of time because it has little meaning for us We can, however, simplify the idea to make it more understandable We can compare the planet Earth to a person of fortysix years of age
Nothing is known about the first seven years of this person’s life Very little information exists about the middle period either It was only at the age of fortytwo that the Earth began to flower
Dinosaurs and great reptiles did not appear until one year ago, when the planet was forty five Mammals only arrived eight months ago In the middle of last week, manlike apes became ape like men and began to communicate with each other Last weekend, the Ice Age covered the Earth
Modern man has only been around for four hours During the last hour man discovered agriculture The Industrial Revolution and the rise of large cities began just sixty seconds ago
During that short time, Modern man has made a rubbish tip of the Earth In one minute,
he has increased his numbers to terrible proportion, and has caused the death of hundreds of species
of animals He has robbed and destroyed the planet in his search for fuels Now he stands, like a violent, spoilt child, delighted at the speed of his rise to power, on the edge of the final mass destruction and of killing all the life which exists in the solar system
1 The passage tells us that _
A a great deal is known about how the Earth was created
B life on Earth began relatively recently
C more is known about the first part of the Earth’s life than the middle part
D scientists are wellinformed about the middle part of the Earth’s life
2 We are informed by the author that
A the dinosaurs appeared during the middle period
B mammals and great reptiles both appeared at the same time
C there were more than fortyfive kinds of great reptiles
D apelike men appeared before the last Ice Age
3 The author is mainly interested in
A the time when man first evolved from apes B what has happened since the Industrial
Revolution
C the effects of farming D the period before the last Ice Age
4 It would appear that the main danger ahead is that _
A man will destroy everything on Earth B man will use up all the fuels
C there will be a population explosion D more species of animals may die out
5 The author’s general view of man seems to be that _
A he has no right to be so destructive B he has been the most successful animal
C he will be able to control the environment D he has learned a lot from past mistakes
OPEN CLOZE Read the passage and fill in each blank with ONE suitable word (10pts)
There are about 3,000 living languages in the world, but only six of them are the most important (1) Twothirds of the world’s population speaks those languages More than 400 million people speak English as their (2) _tongue Another 400 million speak it as a second language No one knows (3) _many people speak it as a foreign language Chinese is the language with more speakers (4) _English, but it is only (5) _language for over one billion Chinese people English is the official language on onefifth of the land area the world (6) _ It is (7) _in North America, Great Britain, Australia, and New Zealand In South Africa and India, it is one of the official languages In many countries, the textbooks in universities are (8) in English More than threefifths of the radio stations (9) programs in English More than half of the scientific and research
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WORD FORM Use the correct form of each word given in parentheses to fill in each blank
(10pts)
1 We are waiting to have the new installed (EQUIP)
2 Such a war would be for the country (CATASTROPE)
3 After the storm life got back to normal (QUICK)
4 He expressed strong to the plan (OBJECT)
5 The film won an award for its _ (PHOTO)
6 Many young people _work for charity organization (VOLUNTEER)
7 The music show was really (ENTERTAIN)
8 The _of Vietnamese trademarks has been remarkably increasing
(POPULAR)
9 Jane is sometimes when she needs to tell the difference between
10 There are some music _between the two lectures
(PERFORM) ERROR IDENTIFICATION Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs
correcting (5pts)
1 His job is quite important to the total function of the firm because he is responsible
A B
for maintaining the records of sales and costs for almost the departments
2 The whale died because the rescuers did not have proper equipments to support its weight
A B C D
3 It was her strong determination that helped her overcoming the physical and emotional
A B C
pain that followed her accident
D
4 Mike takes greatly pride in being a good computer programmer
A B C D
5 We are aware of people there spoke a different kind of language two hundred years ago
A B C D
SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION Complete the unfinished sentence in such a way that it
means nearly the same as the sentence printed before it (15pts)
1 The boss made them work very hard
They _
2 I am sorry I didn’t succeed in finding the solution
If only
3 John’s behavior sometimes surprises everyone
Everyone
4 The girl took the gold pen by mistake
The girl didn’t mean _
5 Several contestants withdrew from the final round
Just a few contestants took
6 I advise you to be patient in this situation
If I _
7 Mai had difficulty solving the problem
Mai came
8 He dislikes English food very much
He doesn’t think
9 There were a lot of people in the discotheque
The discotheque _
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10 He didn’t buy the shirt he liked because he didn’t have any money with him Had _
THE END OF THE TEST