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NĂM HỌC 2012- 2013

MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 10

(Thời gian làm bài 180 phút không kể thời gian giao đề)

Part I LISTENING (15 pts)

Question 1 You will hear a conversation between a student and a manager of accommodation office of a University Listen to the conversation and complete the notes (5 pts).

Write ONE WORD OR A NUMBER for each answer LISTEN TWICE.

1 Maria is now living at……… , Pine tree Terrace, Westcliff

2 She lives with……… other people

3 This is the first time she has lived………

4 It takes her ……… minutes to get to the university

5 She can’t get back if she wants to stay after………

6 One of the girls who live with her is as ……….as a mouse

7 The manager suggests Maria to check the……….to find accommodation

8 The room in Hillside College is………room

9 The subject Maria is going to change to is…………

10.She will return to the accommodation office next…………

Question 2 Complete the notes below Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A

NUMBER for each answer (5 pts) LISTEN TWICE.

LAPTOP FOR SALE

Condition: (1)………

Reason for sale: He’s got one (2)……….laptop

Weight: 3.5 kg

Make: Allegro

ĐỀ THI ĐỀ XUẤT

Memory: 1.5 Gb

Screen: (3)………

Devices: Touch pad, and a (4)……….to choose

Battery lasts: (5)………

Network setting: Not wireless

Your answers:

Question 3 Choose the correct letter A, B or C LISTEN TWICE (5 pts)

1 The camping trip will be held _

A the following month

B from the 24th to the 26th

C from the 23rd to 26th

D over a five-day period

2 Jamie’s complaint about last year’s trip was that _

A the camp wasn’t big enough

B it wasn’t great

B he was unhappy while at the camp

C he had problems finding the camp

3 The campsite is located _

A in the Lake District

B in Carlisle

C in Hillside

D beside Lake Brant

4 Jamie thinks the forests will be ideal for children who _

A are used to nature

B live in the cities

C like sports

D love hiking

5 Each child will pay _

A less than 4 pounds a night

B approximately 5 pounds

C 12% off

D more than 10 pounds

Your answers:

Part II GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (40 pts)

Question 1 Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentence in each question.(10 pts)

1 The sick man _by the surgeon

A was operated on B was operated C operated on D is operated

2 The student’s room was so untidy that it was like a _

3 “When did the lecture begin?” “When all the students , the professor began his lecture.”

4 The bad weather the plane being delayed

5 His company is in the _It is very profitable these days

6 He lives a (n) throw from the station

7 It is often better to _safe in an exam than to give an original answer

8 The _thought of exams makes her feel ill

9 He _the bank manager that he could repay the loan

10 I’m _my brother is

A nothing as ambitious as B nowhere near as ambitious as

C nowhere as ambitious as D nothing near as ambitious as

11 Mr Dawson wanted to complain to the waiter but was afraid of making a (an)

12 It’s a formal occasion so we’ll have to _to the nines- no jeans and pullovers this time!

13 There seems to be a large _between the number of people employed in service industry, and those employed in the primary sectors

A discriminate B discretion C discrepancy D distinguish

14 The sheep were huddled into a _to be protected from overnight frosts

15 The swamp area _in crocodiles

16 They planned a very daring robbery and they almost pulled it _

A out B through C off D over

17 There was nothing to him with the burglary until the police found a gold ring in his car

18 Suddenly, I overheard Melissa and Alex talking about me in the room

19 The unruly was broken up by the police

A collection B congregation C group D mob

20 I couldn’t believe it when Marcy accused me of in her relationship with Joe

A intervening B interacting C interfering D intercepting

Question 2 Error Correction The passage below contains 10 mistakes Identify the mistakes and correct them in the space provided (5pts)

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Ultimately, the success of any presentation can only be measured from

the audience perspective Although this is simply a common sense,

many of us get so involved in our own project, or our own nervousness,

that we forget to think about the audience at all A few years ago I was

scheduled to speak up at a telephone company conference The speaker

who preceded me on the program reputed to be one of the world’s

leader experts on the technology of communication He gave what

sounded like a tremendously authoritative speech, most of which was so

technical for me to understand As it had turned out, most of those

attending the conference didn’t understand it neither Even if an expert

on the technology of communication is not necessary an expert at

communicating

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Question 3: Fill in each blank in the sentences with a correct preposition or particle (5 pts)

1 Security firms are being deployed to try to track internet hackers

2 I’m so thirsty I could really do a cup of tea

3 She gave most of his money to charity

4 We don’t hold much hope that Tim will win the race

5 Is there anyone for a drink after work?

6 I could say she spoke _earnest

7 “Joe says he’s going to buy a motorbike.” “ my dead body!”

8 James muttered something his breath

9 The goods were put up for sale auction

10 Her husband is intelligent, witty, a loving husband, and an excellent cook bargain

Question 4 Supply the correct word form Write your answers in the numbered blanks provided below (5 pts)

1 I’d like to make a………from my bank account, please DRAW

3 You might find it hard to answer all the questions in the ………time LOT

4 Doris Carter, who is 107 today, puts her……….down to having a loving family

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5 At the ………of summer, the temperature can reach 50 degree Celsius. HIGH

6 I used to think I could change the world, but then……….set in when I reached my early

7 There were some very interesting clay………dating from the third century BC at the

9 Collin became a political ………when he was at university ACT

10 High prices in the UK make it ………for buyers to look abroad WORTH

Your answers:

1 ……… 6 ………

2 ……… 7 ………

3 ……… 8 ………

4 ……… 9 ………

5 ……… 10 ………

Question 5: Fill in the blank with one suitable word Write your answers in the numbered

blanks provided below (5 pts)

HOUSEWORK GETS YOU DOWN

It may come as no surprise to learn that household chores can make you feel depressed There is evidence (1) _suggest that the more housework men and women do, the more likely they are to suffer from mood swings ‘Any form of repetitive cyclical work (2) _bound to be depressing’, says psychologist Nicholas Emler ‘Domestic chores are open-ended tasks, so there is no defined end point People prefer tasks they can complete, and (3) _a satisfactory conclusion they become stressed.’

Work in the home has no job description and family members rarely appreciate just (4) much work has gone into preparing an evening meal or cleaning the bathroom Women still take responsibility for the lion’s share of domestic chores, but with many full-time jobs they can no longer pride themselves (5) having a spotless home ‘The concept of being house-proud is out of fashion’, says Prof Emler, who points (6) that the vast majority of men continue to shy away (7) doing the dishes In other situations, financial reward can go (8) way to compensating for dull, repetitive work, but housework is a strenuous job with no pay To ease the situation, he

suggests (9) get rid of possessions that are of no use to us anymore ‘Keep clutter (10) control and you will feel more able to cope’

Your answers:

1 ……… 6 ………

2 ……… 7 ………

3 ……… 8 ………

4 ……… 9 ………

5 ……… 10 ………

Part III READING

Question 1: Choose the best option to fill in each blank in the following passage (10pts)

A LACK OF COMMUNICATION

Recent research has (1) that a third of people in Britain have not met their next-door neighbors, and those who know each other (2) speak ‘Neighbors gossiping over garden fences and in the street was a common (3) in the 1950s’, says Dr Carl Chinn, an expert on local communities Now, however, longer hours spent working at the office, together with the Internet and satellite television, are eroding neighborhood (4) ‘Poor neighborhoods once had strong kinship, but now prosperity buys privacy’, said Chinn

Professor John Luke, a social scientist at Cambridge University, has analyzed a large number of surveys He found that in America and Britain the amount of time spent in social activity is decreasing A third of people said they never spoke to their neighbor at (5) Andrew Mayer, 25, a strategy consultant, rents a large apartment in west London, with two flat mates, who work in e-commerce ‘We have a family of teachers upstairs and lawyers below, but our only contact comes via letters (6) to the communal facilities or complaints that we’ve not put out our bin bags properly’, said Mayer

The (7) of communities can have serious effects Concerned at the rise in burglaries and (8) of vandalism, the police have relaunched crime prevention (9) such as Neighborhood Watch, (10) on people who live in the same area to keep an eye on each other’s houses and report anything they see which is unusual

3 A outlook B view C vision D sight

Question 2: Read the passage and choose the correct answer for the following questions (10pts)

Glass fibers have a long history The Egyptians made coarse fibers by 1600 B.C., and fibers

survive as decorations on Egyptian pottery dating back to 1375 B C During the Renaissance (fifteenth and sixteenth centuries A.D.), glassmakers from Venice used glass fibers to decorate the surfaces of plain glass vessels However, glassmakers guarded their secrets so carefully that no one wrote about glass fiber production until the early seventeenth century

The eighteenth century brought the invention of "spun glass" fibers Rene-Antoine de

Reaumur, a French scientist, tried to make artificial feathers from glass He made fibers by rotating

a wheel through a pool of molten glass, pulling threads of glass where the hot thick liquid stuck to the wheel His fibers were short and fragile, but he predicted that spun glass fibers as thin as spider silk would be flexible and could be woven into fabric By the start of the nineteenth century,

glassmakers learned how to make longer, stronger fibers by pulling them from molten glass with a hot glass tube Inventors wound the cooling end of the thread around a yarn reel, and then turned the reel rapidly to pull more fiber from the molten glass Wandering trade people began to spin

glass fibers at fairs, making decorations and ornaments as novelties for collectors, but this

material was of little practical use; the fibers were brittle, ragged, and no longer than ten feet, the

circumference of the largest reels By the mid-1870's, however, the best glass fibers were finer than silk and could be woven into fabrics or assembled into imitation ostrich feathers to decorate hats Cloth of white spun glass resembled silver; fibers drawn from yellow-orange glass looked golden

Glass fibers were little more than a novelty until the 1930's, when their thermal and

electrical insulating properties were appreciated and methods for producing continuous filaments

were developed In the modern manufacturing process, liquid glass is fed directly from a glass-melting furnace into a bushing, a receptacle pierced with hundreds of fine nozzles, from which the

liquid issues in fine streams As they solidify, the streams of glass are gathered into a single strand and wound onto a reel

1 Which of the following aspects of glass fiber does the passage mainly discuss?

(A) The major developments in its production

(B) Its relationship with pottery making

(C) Important inventors in its long history

(D) The variety of its uses in modern industry

2 The word "coarse" is closest in meaning to .

3 Why was there nothing written about the making of Renaissance glass fibers until the seventeenth

century?

(A) Glassmakers were unhappy with the quality of the fibers they could make

(B) Glassmakers did not want to reveal the methods they used

(C) Few people were interested in the Renaissance style of glass fibers

(D) Production methods had been well known for a long time

4 According to the passage, using a hot glass tube rather than a wheel to pull fibers from molten

glass made the fibers

(C) shorter and more easily broken (D) longer and more durable

5 The phrase "this material" refers to .

6 The word "brittle" is closest in meaning to .

(A) easily broken (B) roughly made (C) hairy (D) shiny

7 The production of glass fibers was improved in the nineteenth century by which of the following?

(A) Adding silver to the molten glass

(B) Increasing the circumference of the glass tubes

(C) Putting silk thread in the center of the fibers

(D) Using yarn reels

8 The word "appreciated" is closest in meaning to .

(A) experienced (B) recognized (C) explored (D) increased

9 Which of the following terms is defined in the passage?

(C) manufacturing process (D) bushing

10 All of the following statements are correct about class fibers EXCEPT .

(A) they don’t conduct electricity

(B) people were not interested in them at all before 1930

(C) they can prevent heat loss

(D) they can be of much use in material industry

Question 3: Read the following passage and choose the most suitable heading from the list A-I for each part (1-5) of the passage There is some extra headings which you do not need to use One example has been done for you (5pts)

A Responsibilities of responding police officers

B Perceived advantages of rapid respond

C Police response to public satisfaction

D Communicating response time to people requesting help

E When rapid response is and is not necessary

F Role of technology in improving police response

G Response time and success of response

H Public demand for catching criminals

I Obstacles to quickly contacting the police

RAPID POLICE RESPONSE

Police departments in the United States and Canada see it as central to their role that they respond to calls for help as quickly as possible This ability to react fast has been greatly improved with the aid of technology The telephone and police radio, already long in use, assist greatly in the reduction of police response time In more recent times there has been the introduction of the ‘911’ emergency system, which allows the public easier and faster contact with police, and the use of police computer systems, which assist police in planning patrols and assigning emergency requests to the police officers nearest to the scene of the emergency.

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An important part of police strategy, rapid police response is seen by police officers and the public alike as offering tremendous benefits The more obvious ones are the ability of police to apply first-aid lifesaving techniques quickly and the greater likelihood of arresting people who may have participated in a crime It aids in identifying those who witnessed an emergency or crime, as well as in collecting evidence The overall reputation of a police department, too,

is enhanced if rapid response is consistent, and this in itself promotes the prevention of crime Needless to say, rapid response offers the public some degree of satisfaction in its police force.

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While these may be the desired consequences of rapid police response, actual research has not shown

it to be quite so beneficial For example, it has been demonstrated that rapid response leads to a greater likelihood of arrest only if responses are in the order of 1-2 minutes after a call is received by the police When response times increase to 3-4 minutes－ still quite a rapid response－ the likelihood

of an arrest is substantially reduced Similarly, in identifying witnesses to emergencies or crimes, police are far more likely to be successfully if they arrive at the scene no more than four minutes on average, after receiving a call for help Yet both police officers and the public define ‘rapid response’ as responding up to 10-12 minutes after calling the police for help.

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Should police assume all the responsibility for ensuring a rapid response? Studies have shown that people tend to delay after an incident occurs before contacting the police A crime victim may be injured and thus unable to call for help, for example, or no telephone may be available at the scene of the incident Often, however, there is no such physical barrier to calling the police Indeed, it is very common for crime victims to call their parents, their minister, or even their insurance company first When the police are finally called in such cases, the effectiveness of even the most rapid of responses is greatly diminished.

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The effectiveness of rapid response also needs to be seen in light of the nature of the crime For example, when someone rings the police after discovering their television set has been stolen from their home, there is little point, in terms of identifying those responsible for the crime, in ensuring a very rapid response It is common in such burglary

of theft cases that the victim discovers the crime hours, days, even weeks after it has occurred When the victim is directly involved in the crime, however, as in the case of a robbery, rapid response, provided the victim was quickly able to contact the police, is more likely to be advantageous, based on statistics comparing crimes that are discovered