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LẦN THỨ VI MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 10 Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút
PART I LISTENING (15 points)
I Listen to the recording and complete the notes Write ONE WORD or A
NUMBER for each answer (5 points)
Culture and Society
Study: 2004, on the global teenager hypothesis (i.e values of teenagers in
the world are similar)
Is there a global culture?
One special aspect of the study: (1) in three cultures
Sample: (2) high school students.
14-17 years
Three countries: China, Japan, USA
Questionnaire: Number of statements: (3)
Three examples of statements:
Statement 1: It is really true that (4) can make you happy.
Statement 2: My dream in life is to be able to own (5) _ things
Statement 3: Having the right (6) _is the most important thing in life
Examples of results:
Statement 1: nationality which agreed most strongly: (7) .
Statement 2: nationality which agreed most strongly: (8) .
Statement 3: nationality which agreed most strongly: (9) .
General conclusion:
The global teenager hypothesis is not (10) by this research
More research needed
II Listen to the recording and complete the notes Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS or A NUMBER for each answer (5 points)
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Health centre North Campus £650 charge for
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All students within
the (1) zone
Counseling
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North Campus Up to (2)
consultations free
All students
Sports centre South Campus (5) _ each year All students
III Listen to the talk and answer the following questions by choosing A, B, C or D (5 points)
1 What will the head of science probably do?
A arrange the visit to the festival B confirm the school placements
C provide information about the festival D receive confirmation of the school
2 The student teachersshould arrange visits that last _
3 The most important purpose of festival visits is to _
A get better exam grades B create enthusiasm for science
C enable students to have fun
D help students realize the benefit of scientific inventions
4 The central features of our scientific age are _
A inventions and improvements B interesting and unusual events
C interest and enthusiasm for science D occasional and unusual events
5 What kind of specialists are teaching Math?
A physicists B biologists C chemists D businessman
PART II GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (35 points)
I Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the numbered box (10 points)
1 Ann’s encouraging words gave me to undertake the demanding task once again
A a point B an incentive C a resolution D a target
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A a goal B an outlook C a reason D a view
3 He sat in a soft armchair and watched the world _
4 The doctor _ all night with the patients in the hospital
5 You'd better not place a bet on Stallion In my opinion, the horse doesn't _ a chance of winning the race
A win B stand C rise D play
6 - “How do you like your beefsteak done?” - “ _.”
7 If it hadn’t been for the hint that the professor _, nobody would have found out the correct answer
8 The international conference of the Craniological Association has been in Cairo to discuss the revolutionary discovery of Doctor Gonzales from Mexico
9 His parents have always wanted Philip to set a good to his younger brothers both
at school and at home
A form B model C pattern D guidance
10 We have to the hard times hoping that things will charge for the better in the future
A maintain B endure C persist D outlive
11 Alex was enough on becoming a professional sportsman and he didn’t want to listen to anyone else’s advice
A intent B eager C definite D certain
12 What is the verdict of the report? Has the cause of the catastrophe been _ yet?
A specified B informed C accounted D judged
13 Anything he does is in _with the law and that’s why I have suggested him for the post
A compliance B obedience C commitment D responsibility
14 Beyond all , it was Alice who gave away our secret
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15 Patrick is too a gambler to resist placing a bet on the final game
16 What you are saying is quite , so give us, please, more details on the situation
17 It’s not easy to make Stanley furious, the boy is very gentle by
18 Ever since we quarreled in the office, Janice and I have been _ enemies
A assured B confirmed C defined D guaranteed
19 He seemed very quiet, but it would be a mistake to his intelligence
A devalue B depreciate C underrate D minimize
20 The jury _ her compliments on her excellent knowledge of the subject
Your answers:
II There are ten mistakes in the following passage Find and correct them Write your answers in the space provided below (5 points)
One of the main problems faces the environmental movement is that it may become a victim on its own success It is now generally accepted that issues such as global warming needs to be dealt with seriously, and that the Scandinavian forests are being destroyed thank to the effects of acid rain Views as these have now become an accepted part of the politic scene, and consumers are constant bombarded like with green or environmental friendly products But, this does not mean that environmentally groups can now afford to relax In the contrary, a green movement must consider how the momentum will be sustained when the current enthusiastic has passed The environment must not be allowed
to fade from people minds, because the process of ecological collapse has already been set
in train, and so far very few has been done to reverse it
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III Complete each sentence with a suitable particle or preposition Write your answers in the numbered spaces provided (5 points)
1 He never told us he was Italian and that his real name was Franco We all knew him the name of Eddie
2 When the police discovered his history of drunk driving, they took _his driver's license
3 We are in a lot of trouble unless George manages to repair the radio station
4 Before you go and check your abilities practice, you must learn to follow the traffic regulations
5 There are plenty of exceptions _ this view in this country
6 Richard the Third wasn’t the only king who died battle
7 The Greenpeace movement is going to launch another campaign _ whaling
8 You should have asked Tom to install the pipe in your bathroom He is very clever every kind of mutual work
9 The police arrived immediately after the call and caught the burglar the spot
10 The Browns and their neighbors were examined at the police station in connection the burglaries in the district
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IV Write the correct form of the words given in the brackets Write your answers in the spaces provided below (5 points)
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_knowledge of the subject
2 Will the Euro sport channel provide any (cover) for the approaching Tour de France?
3 I think Arnold is (use) hid great musical talent by signing in a country band He should have become an opera soloist
4 The residential districts (habit) by the Pakistani families are subsidized by the
government
5 Write a paragraph about Tet Holiday (person) , that is, as though you are not
involved in the Holiday
6 Patricia’s skill in playing the piano is quite (compare) No other child in this group can play the difficult pieces with similar mastery
7 Politeness is one thing Real kindness is another You must learn to (different) _
between the two
8 Jane’s been granted a one year (school) at one of the most renowned
universities in Europe
9 His disappearance is very strange, in fact, quite (explain)
10 The witness claimed she was capable of discovering the man’s evil intentions from the
(murder) _ look in his eyes
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V Fill in each numbered blank with ONE appropriate word Write your answers in the spaces provided below (10 points)
HEALTH AND CIGARETTES
In many Western countries, girls are more (1) _ to smoke than boys It's the girls who want to look "tough and grown-up." The result is that (2) _ lung cancer in American men has fallen for the first time in 50 years, the disease is (3) _ in women The decrease
in the disease among men is attributed to a decrease in smoking among men since the government's first warning of a (4) _ between cigarettes and disease in 1964 On the
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PART III READING (30 points)
I Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the numbered box (10 pts)
If you ask anyone who invented television, they will tell you that it was John Logie Baird While Baird was, of course, extremely important in the history of television, it would be more (1) _ to see his role as part of a (2) _ of events which finally led to television
as we know it today
The history of television really begins in 1817 with the discovery by Berzelius, a Swedish chemist, of the chemical selenium It was found that the amount of electric current that selenium could carry (3) on how much light struck it
This discovery directly led to G R Carey, an American inventor, (4) _ up with the first real television system in 1875 His system used selenium to transmit a picture along wires to a row of light bulbs This picture was not very clear, however
Over the next few years, a number of scientists and inventors simplified and improved on Carey's system It was not (5) _ 1923 that Baird made the first practical transmission Once again, the picture was (6) _ through wires, but it was much clearer than Carey's had been almost fifty years (7) _
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II Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the numbered box (10 points)
Reading to oneself is a modern activity which was almost unknown to the scholars of the classical and medieval words, while during the fifteenth century the term “reading” undoubtedly meant reading aloud Only during the nineteenth century did silent reading
become commonplace.
One should be wary, however, of assuming that silent reading, came about simply because reading aloud was a distraction to others Examinations of factors related to the historical development of silent reading have revealed that it became the usual mode of reading for most adults mainly because the tasks themselves changed in character
The last century saw a steady gradual increase in literacy and thus in the number of readers As the number of readers increases, the number of potential listeners decline and
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Towards the end of the century, there was still considerable argument over whether books should be used for information or treated respectfully and over whether the reading of materials such as newspapers was in some mentally weakening Indeed, this argument remains with us still in education However, whatever its virtues, the old shared literacy culture had gone and was replaced by the printed mass media on the one hand and by
books and periodicals for a specialized readership on the other.
By the end of the twentieth century, students were being recommended to adopt attitudes
to books and to use reading skills which were inappropriate, if not impossible, for the oral reader.
The social, cultural and technological changes in the century had greatly altered what the term “reading” implied
1 Reading aloud was more common in the medieval world because
A people relied on reading for entertainment
B silent reading had not been discovered
C there were few places available for private reading
D few people could read to themselves
2 The word “commonplace” in the first paragraph mostly means “ ”
3 The development of silent reading during the last century indicated
A an increase in the average age of readers B an increase in the number of books
C a change in the nature of reading D a change in the status of literate people
4 Silent reading, especially in public places, flourished mainly because of
A the decreasing need to read aloud B the development of libraries
C the increase in literacy D the decreasing number of listeners
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materials was an indication of _
A a decline of standards of literacy B a change in the reader’s interest
C an alteration in educationalists’ attitudes D an improvement of printing techniques
6 The phrase “a specialized readership” in paragraph 4 mostly means “ ”
A a requirement for readers in a particular area of knowledge
B a limited number of readers in a particular area of knowledge
C a reading volume for particular professionals
D a status for reader specialized in mass media
7 The phrase “oral reader” in the last paragraph mostly means “a person who ”
A is good at public speaking B practices reading to an audience
C takes part in an audition D is interested in spoken language
8 All of the following might be the factors that effected the continuation of the old shard literacy culture EXCEPT
A the inappropriate reading skills B the specialized readership
C the diversity of reading materials D the print mass media
9 Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A Reading aloud was more common in the past than it is today
B Not all printed mass media was appropriate for reading aloud
C The decline of reading aloud was wholly due to its distracting effect
D The change in reading habits was partly due to the social, cultural and technological changes
10 The writer of this passage is attempting to
A explain how reading habits have developed B change people’s attitudes to reading
C show how reading methods have improved D encourage the growth of reading
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