As you listen, choose the best answer to each question.. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the space in each sentence.. Choose the word that best fits each space in the following
Trang 1T.H.P.T CHUYÊN THAI BINH
ĐỀ DỰ NGUỒN MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 10
KỲ THI HSG VÙNG DUYÊN HẢI VÀ ĐỒNG BẰNG BẮC BỘ
LẦN THỨ VI.
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PART I: LISTENING
1 You will hear a man talking to a group of people about a new sports centre For each of the questions, fill in the missing information in the numbered space Use ONLY ONE WORD FOR EACH ANSWER (5 pts)
NEW SPORTS CENTRE
Facilities:
* swimming pool
* (1)
* squash courts
* tennis courts (opening on (2) )
Prices:
* Monthly: £35
* (3) £ a year)
(special discounts for children)
* not included in price: equipment and swimming (4)
How to become a member:
Fill in a membership form - remember to write your age and weight
For more information phone Mrs (5) on 467 9900
2 You will hear an interview with a woman who works in a museum As you listen, choose the best answer to each question (5 pts)
1 When she was at school, Clara wanted to become
Trang 2A an actress B a teacher C a lawyer
2 Why did Clara not apply for the museum job sooner?
A Her mother advised her to wait
B It seemed a very difficult job
C She thought it might be boring
3 What surprised Clara on her first day at work?
A She had to carry some items
B She was asked to give a speech
C She had to meet a lot of people
4 Clara was told to improve her knowledge of
A computers B languages C mathematics
5 What part of her job does Clara enjoy the most?
A planning large exhibitions
B writing descriptions of objects
C talking to visitors about the displays
PART 2: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
1 Choose the word or phrase that best fits the space in each sentence (10 pts)
1 I’m in a bit of ………….as to what to wear to the wedding
A loss B quandary C problem D bewilderment
2 It was a long dispute with nether side giving … easily
A clearance B ground C inch D hand
3 Van Gorgh suffered from depression……….by overwork and and ill-health
A brought on B coming about C taken up D put through
4 The current crisis should………as a warning not to be overconfident in the markets
A link B serve C strike D intend
5 The shoplifter claimed she had every……….og putting the goods back
Trang 3A purpose B aim C hope D intention
6.Changing the departure time would have……….getting up two hours earlier
A resulted B led C caused D entailed
7 I’m not sure how we can get the main thrust of our massage……….to a few million people
A.in B across C through D off
8 We are in two minds as to how to…… with the latest problems
A settle B tackle C deal D handle
9 We should have seen the consequences from the…………
A outset B outcast C onset D offcut
10 It’s obvious that most of the trainees are still at………… when it comes to procedures
A sea B.odds C trouble D probation
11………regards the future, I think we’ll just have to wait and see
12 I think sooner or later I’m going to have to my foot…………
A down B up C through D off
13 The company’s ……… has exceeded $ 1,000,000 for the first time
A.output B outgoing C input D turnover
14 Most of the candidates suffer from a(n)……….of experience
A shortage B lack C absence D outgong
15 Delinquency often results……… something that happened in the youth’s childhood
16 I don’t believe there’s a……of evidence that could be held agaist him
A shred B grain C drop D strain
17 We must be careful not to put the cart before the………
A bull B horse C pony D cabbage
Trang 418.She clearly joined the firm with a(n)…………to improving herself professionally
A view B aim C plan D ambition
19 Everyone is entiled to a ticket,……… of where they come from
A irrelevant B prerequisite C irrespective D incidental
20 I will only agree to help on my own………
A.means B odds C demands D terms 2.Underline and correct the 10 mistakes in the following passage (5 pts) Although party invitations no longer frightened to me, I still found making careful preparations for this particularly party I got a haircut, laid out my best suit, selected a special shirt, tie, and cuff-links I recently gone on a diet, but because I didn't want I looked too thin, I discontinued it What should I bring my hosts? Flowers? wine? What kind of the wine? Port? Sherry? Or possibly even champagne? Meeting new persons was still a major undertaking It was schedule for this Saturday and I decided to take a cab to the suburb where it was being held It was early autumn and the weather was mild, but that morning it turned cold and rainy, and as I listened to the steam hissing in my radiator, it already fell like midwinter From my newspaper, I learned that a hurricane which had already stricken another state was on its route to New York, though it might veer out to sea line 1 2
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e.g frightened to me (line 1) → frightened me
3 Fill each blank in the following sentences with a correct preposition or
particle.(5 pts)
1 We don’t know yet how we ‘ll solve the problem but I’m sure someone will come…….a solution soon
Trang 52 She had to cancel her holiday when she went………the flu.
3 He said he would make a rich man, but I saw…………him immediately
4 Roger took painting………for a while, but soon lost interest
5 People thought that the use of robots would do…………with boring low- paid factory jobs
6 The jury was unable to bring………a verdict on the remaining six defendants
7 Eating good food is good insurance……… sickness
8 Everyone can use the cafeteria, from the managing director …… to the office boy
9 His stupidity can be ascribed…… his extreme age
10 Peter has fallen ……….with his boss
4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in brackets (5 pts)
1 The referee was accused of being……… towards the home team (part)
2 Don’t throw that cardboard box away.- It nay come in……… (hand)
3 The new exam is longer and………….more difficult to pass (corresspond)
4 Belgium used to hold the……….of the European Union (preside)
5 Managers should be more……….to their staff (respond)
6 She had the……… to buy land in an area scheduled for development (sight)
7 She was full aware of her own……… (short)
8 She is the most………student of our high school (example)
9 I……….beg you to reconsider your snap decision (earn)
10 How…………do you think this will be to the Democracy Party.(damage)
5 Choose the word that best fits each space in the following passage (5 pts)
PLANNING AN ADVENTURE TRIP
Knowing what to expect form your destination will make all aspects of planning
an adventure trip easier, as well as helping you to get the most out of the experience Research will help you pick the best places to go but you'll also learn
Trang 6what you need to pack what health and safety (1) to take, and what cultural (and sometimes political) issues you should be aware of
Climate and seasonal pricing are important (2) in your decision about when
to go (3) for adventure travel, bad weather or weather you're not (4) for can ruin the trip While you can't predict the (5) weather in advance, you can learn about climate (6) ahead of time when doing your destination research Seasonal popularity and pricing should also be considered if you intend to (7) peak-season crowd and prices
While some research is absolutely (8) , don't plan every moment of your trip in advance Over-planning tends to make us less (9) to take part in the predictable and spontaneous (10) that are part of any sort of adventure travel It's really important to keep a big reserve of excitement and energy ready for the unexpected
1 A insurance B precautions C warnings D information
2 A points B reasons C factors D details
3 A Especially B Exceptionally C Definitely D Necessarily
4 A anticipated B prepared C expected D planned
5 A accurate B correct C true D exact
6 A probabilities B trends C assessments D estimations
7 A keep away from B keep out C keep off D keep up
8 A needed B essential C ideal D useful
9 A curious B interested C appreciative D willing
10 A circumstances B performances C events D chances
6 Fill each blank in the following passage with ONE suitable word.(10 pts)
Tom Sponson, (1) fifty three, was a thoroughly successful (2)
He (3) worked up a first-class business, (4) a charming wife, and built himself a good house (5) the London suburb that was neither so modern as to be pretentious (6) so conventional to be dull He (7) good taste His son was doing well (7) Oxford His daughter, who was (9) a good school, had no wish to (10) make-up, to wear low frocks, (11) to flirt She still (12) herself as too young (13) these trifling amusements Yet she was gay, affectionate, and
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PART III: READING
1 Read the passage then choose the best answer to each question (10 pts)
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In the folklore of the Navajo people, it was said that frogs and toads fell from the sky when it rained The phenomenon that gave rise to this belief involved the spadefoot toad, which remains dormant beneath the Sonoran Desert of Arizona, avoiding the heat and drought for as long as eight or nine months With the onset of summer thunderstorms, however, the roads
to respond to the vibrations of drumming raindrops and emerge, as if fallen from the sky with the rain, to begin their brief and frantic mating season
The male spadefoot sits in a muddy pool and fills the night with his calls, attempting to attract a female of the same species Once a female joins him, she may lay as many as 1,000 eggs in the small pool of life-sustaining rainwater From that point it's a race against the elements for the young, who must hatch and mature with remarkable speed before the pool evaporates beneath the searing desert sun As the pool grows smaller and smaller, it became thick with tadpoles fighting for survival in the mud, threatened not only by the loss of their watery nest but also by devouring insects and animals In as few as nine days after fertilization of the eggs, those lucky enough to survive develop through each tadpole stage and finally emerge as fully formed toads After gorging themselves on insects, the young toads like their parents, burrow underground, where they will lie dormant awaiting the next summer's storms
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A Navajo folklore B Weather in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona
C The habits of the spadefoot toad D The mating rituals of the male spadefoot
2 According to the passage, the spadefoot toad
A is dormant for as long as nine months B reproduces during winter rains
C eats leaves and grasses D develops very slowly
3 Which of the following is NOT true of the spadefoot?
A They are active only three to four months a year
B The female lays their eggs in pools of water
C The searing desert sun is their only enemy
D Many tadpoles die before they reach maturity
4 It can be concluded from the passage that
A spadefoot toads could exist for years without rain
B the Navajo legends are based on acute observation
C spadefoot toads are well adapted to their environment
D the chances of a tadpole's becoming an adult are very great
5 The author is most likely a
A botanist B biologist C chemist D geographer
6 This passage is most likely followed by a passage on
A weather patterns in the Sonoran Desert
B methods of reproduction among insects
C dwellings of the Navajo people
D other desert animals
7 The word 'frantic' in line 7 is closest in meaning to
A lengthy B excited C froglike D dangerous
8 The word 'elements' in line 12 could be best replaced by
A weather B time C environment D thunderstorms
9 The word 'gorging' in line 19 is closest in meaning to
Trang 9A mating B digging C enjoying D devouring
10 Where in the passage is the geographic location that the spadefoot toads inhabit mentioned?
A line 1 B line 9 C line 3 - 4 D line 16 - 17
2 Choose the most suitable heading from the list B-F from the list of heading below.Write the appropriate numbers( i-X) in spaces 1-5
High tech crime-fighting tools
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Crime-fighting technology is getting more sophisticated and rightly so The police need to be equiped for the 21st century In britain , we’ve already got the world ‘s biggest DNA database.By next year, the state will have access to the genetic data of 4.25m people: one British-based person in 14 Hundreds of thousands of those on the database will never have been charged with a crime
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Britain is also reported to have more than $ million CCTV (closed circuit television) cameras There is a continuing deabate about the effectiveness of CCTv Some evidence suggests that it is helpful in reducing shoplifting and car crime It has also been used to sucessfully identify terrorists and murderers However, many clain that better lighting is just as effective to prevent crime and that cameras could displace crime An internal police report said that only one crime was solved for every 1,000 cameras in London in 2007 In short, there is conflicting evidence about the effectiveness of cameras; so , it is likely that the debate will continue
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Professor Mike press , who has spent the past decade studying how design can contribute to crime reduction, said that, in order for CCTV to have any effect, it
Trang 10must be used in a targeted way For example, a scheme in Manchester records every licence plate at the entrance of a shopping complex and alerts police when one is found to belong to an untaxed or stolen car This is an effective example of monitoring, he said Most schemes that simply record city centres continually-often not being watched- do not produce results CCTV can also have the opposite effect
of that intended, by giving citizens a false sense of security and encouraging them
to be careless with property and personal safety Professor Press said: “All the evidence suggests that CCTV alone makes no positive impact on crime reduction and prevention at all The weight of evidence would suggest the investment is more
or less a waste of money unless you have lots of other things in place He believes that much of the increase is driven by the marketing efforts of security companies who promote the crime-reducing benefits of their products.He described it as a lazy approach to crime prevention and said that authorities should instead be focusing
on how to alter the environment to reduce crime
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But in reality, this is not what is happening Instead, police are consideringusing more technology Police forces heve recently begun experimeting with cameras in their helmets The footage will be stores on police computers, along with the footage from thousands of CCTV cameras and millions of pictures from numberplate recognition cameras used increasingly to check up on motorists
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And mow another type of technology is being introduced It’s called the Microdrone and it’s a toy-sized remote-control craft that hovers above streets or crowds to film what’s going on beneath The Microdone has already been used to monitor rock festivals, but its supplier has also been in siscussions to supply it to the Metropolitan Police, and SOCA, the Serious Organized Crime Agency The drones are small enough to be unnoticed by people on the ground when they are flying at 350ft They contain high-resolution video surveillance equipment and an