Beluga whale mothers, for example, nurse their calves for some twenty months, until they are about to give birth again and their young are able to find their own food.. But not all anima
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1 a obsession b possession c procession d
scare
4 a invisible b disease c decision d design
II Choose the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other
words
6 a monument b minority c Europe d providence
7 a analysis b particular c outnumber d accidental
8 a diagram b dynasty c diagonal d diamond
9 a portable b temperature c marvelous d
reminiscent
10 a ancestor b transistor c equator d
compressor
III FIND MISTAKES
11 Not (A) woman held a presidential cabinet position (B) in the United States until (C) 1933, when Frances Perkins became (D) secretary of labor
12 He gave (A) me the pen which (B) I did (C) the test successfully (D) yesterday
ĐỀ SỐ 1
ĐỀ THI HSG TRƯỜNG – TIẾNG ANH 10
Năm học: 2013 – 2014
Thời gian: 90 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Trường THPT Phú Nhuận
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14 The Appalachian Trail, extending (A) approximately 2,020 miles (B) from Maine to Georgia, is the longer (C) continuous (D) marked footpath in the world
15 For years, elephants were hunted (A) for food and ivory, and as a result theirs (B) numbers (C) have been greatly (D) reduced
16 Barges which carrier (A) most of the heavy (B) freight on (C) rivers and canals are usually propelled by towing(D)
17 Although (A) afflicted by serious eyesight problems (B), Alicia Alonso was one the principal (C) stars of the American Ballet Theater and later formed her own (D) dance company
18 The ritual (A) combat of animals are (B)triggered by(C) precise signals(D)
19 It is more difficult (A) to write simply, directly, and effective (B)than to
employ (C) flowery but vague(D) expressions that only obscure one’s meaning
20 Different species (A) of octopuses may measure anywhere (B) from two inches
to cover (C) thirty feet in long(D)
III GUIDED CLOZE
GREEK THEATRES
The word theatre comes from Greek and literally means seeing place The theatre has been popular in ancient times People did not go to the theatre simply to see an interesting (21) for the plays formed part of religious festivals (22) early Greek theatres consisted of no more than a flat space with an altar at the foot of a hillside .(23) that time, there were no (24)
as there are in modern theatres, so the (25) stood or sat on the slopes of the hillside Gradually, special theatres were made by building large stone or
wooden steps one (26) another up the hillside In later times, a hut was built at the far side of the acting area where it formed a background for the actors .(27) the parts of the different characters Eventually, a (28) platform was built so that the actors could be seen more clearly This was the first appearance of anything .(29) our modern stage As well as these
permanent theatres, there were simple wooden stages (30) around by
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21 A scene B performance C scenery D stage
24 A chairs B benches C seats D stools
25 A watchers B players C viewers D audiences
26 A among B between C around D behind
27 A playing B making C doing D being
28 A lifted B raised C moved D pulled
30 A carried B held C brought D fetched
IV READING COMPREHENSION
All mammals feed their young Beluga whale mothers, for example, nurse their calves for
some twenty months, until they are about to give birth again and their young are able to
find their own food The behavior of feeding of the young is built into the reproductive
system It is a nonelective part of parental care and the defining feature of a
mammal, the
(5) most important thing that mammals whether marsupials, platypuses, spiny
anteaters, or
placental mammals have in common
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birth, feed their young Most egg-guarding fish do not, for the simple reason that their
young are so much smaller than the parents and eat food that is also much smaller than
(10) the food eaten by adults In reptiles, the crocodile mother protects her young
after they
have hatched and takes them down to the water, where they will find food, but she does
not actually feed them Few insects feed their young after hatching, but some make other
arrangement, provisioning their cells and nests with caterpillars and spiders that they have
paralyzed with their venom and stored in a state of suspended animation so that their
(15) larvae might have a supply of fresh food when they hatch
For animals other than mammals, then, feeding is not intrinsic to parental care Animals
add it to their reproductive strategies to give them an edge in their lifelong quest for
descendants The most vulnerable moment in any animal's life is when it first finds itself
completely on its own, when it must forage and fend for itself Feeding
postpones that
(20) moment until a young animal has grown to such a size that it is better able to
cope Young
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greater fraction
of their full adult size And in the meantime those young are shielded against the vagaries
of fluctuating of difficult-to-find supplies Once a species does take the step
of feeding its
young, the young become totally dependent on the extra effort If both parents are
(25) removed, the young generally do no survive
31 What does the passage mainly discuss?
(A) The care that various animals give to their offspring
(B) The difficulties young animals face in obtaining food
(C) The methods that mammals use to nurse their young
(D) The importance among young mammals of becoming independent
32 The author lists various animals in line 5 to
(A) contrast the feeding habits of different types of mammals
(B) describe the process by which mammals came to be defined
(C) emphasize the point that every type of mammal feeds its own young
(D) explain why a particular feature of mammals is nonelective
33 The word "tend" in line 7 is closest in meaning to
(A) sit on (B) move (C) notice (D) care for
34 What can be inferred from the passage about the practice of animal parents
feeding their young?
(A) It is unknown among fish (B) It is unrelated to the size of the young
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mammals
35 The word "provisioning" in line 13 is closest in meaning to
(A) supplying (B) preparing (C) building (D) expanding
36 According to the passage, how do some insects make sure their young have
food?
(A) By storing food near their young
(B) By locating their nests or cells near spiders and caterpillars
(C) By searching for food some distance from their nest
(D) By gathering food from a nearby water source
37 The word "edge" in line 17 is closest in meaning to
(A) opportunity (B) advantage (C) purpose (D) rest
38 The word "it" in line 20 refers to
(A) feeding (B) moment (C) young animal (D) size
39 According to the passage, animal young are most defenseless when
(A) their parents are away searching for food
(B) their parents have many young to feed
(C) they are only a few days old
(D) they first become independent
40 The word "shielded" in line 22 is closest in meaning to
(A) raised (B) protected (C) hatched (D) valued
V CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER
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……… needs
A separate B divided C individual D distinctive
42 I was ……… in the book I was reading and didn’t hear the phone
A submerged B distracted C gripped D engrossed
43 If we hurry, we might get there ……… to catch the early train
44 To get a passport, you must send in your birth ……… and two
photos
45 She tries to set ……… an hour a week for practice
46 ……… stay the night if it’s too difficult to get home
A At all costs B By all means C In all D On the whole
47 Robert and his wife ……… to my house for tea yesterday evening
A came round B came about C came down D came away
48 Each of the guests ……… a bunch of flowers
A are given B is given C were given D give
49 To everyone’s surprise, Mr Brown ……… at the Trade Union meeting
A turned in B turned over C turned up D turned round
50 Everyone burst out laughing There was a lot of
………
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A to come B came C coming D having come
52 I observed a blue car very fast towards the motorway
A having driven B driven C driving D to drive
53 They left the restaurant, two hours over lunch
A spending B spent C after spend D having spent
54 It was only then ……… how much I owed to her
A had I realize B that I realized C did I realize D I did realize
55 Never ……… so much protest against pollution It won't be long before we have a better environment
A has there been B there has been C has it been D it has been
56 The doctor told him to keep ………sweets and chocolate to lose weight
back
57 Nobody seems to be………control of those children
A under B in C over D with
58 You know I will always stand…… you if you are in trouble
59 Don’t let a good chance go
60 Not one of the students the answer to that difficult problem
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1 Attendances at the exhibition have been down this year
The exhibition
2 I never miss out on a cup of coffee when I visit her flat
She
3 I only paid a few hundred pounds for the car
The car
4 The Presidential visit attracted such an enormous crowd that all traffic came to
a standstill
So many
5 The fox was unsuccessful in reaching the grapes (use “vain” )
The fox
6 They declared war on the pretext of defending their territorial rights
The excuse
7 We weren't surprised by his success
It came as
8 The truth only came out on the publication of the general's personal diaries
Only when
9 We will break our journey in France on our way to Germany
We will stop
10 It's sad, but unemployment is unlikely to go down this year
Sad