He took so little notice that she was coming in and kept on reading.. He took as little notice as she was coming in so he kept reading.[r]
SỞ GD&ĐT VĨNH PHÚC TRƯƠNG THPT LIÊN SƠN ĐỀ LUYÊN 29 KỲ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 10 - THPT NĂM HỌC 2017 - 2018 ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH (Thơi gian lam bai 150 phut, không kê thơi gian giao đê) PART I: PRONUNCIATION AND VOCABULARY I Find the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others (1,0 point) A grammar B damage C drama D mammal A operate B personal C interact D receiver A foot B moon C food D pool A protection B education C exception D question A endanger B condition C handkerchief D dangerous II Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences (2,0 points) Tom and Mary never came to class late - A So did we B Neither did we C We did either D Neither we did I remember to Hanoi when I was a very small child A taking B to take C to be taken D being taken At first I found to get used to on the other side of the road A it difficult - drive B difficult - drive C it difficult - driving D difficult- driving I don’t believe a word she said; I think he just made that story A out B up C off D down 10 Jason’s professor had him his thesis many times before allowing him to present it to the committee A rewrites B rewriting C rewrite D to rewrite 11 We should arrive home safe and A sound B soundly C warm D warmly 12 The idea got a lot of from the children’s parents A opposition B disagreement C dislike D denial 13 Before he let them go, he made them not to tell anyone what they in the room A to promised/have seen B promise/ had seen C promised / seeing D promising/ saw 14 Our teacher came in when we noisily A had talked B have been talking C were talking D are talking 15 “We can’t go now Let’s wait the rain stops.” A until B when C after D as PART II: GRAMMAR I Choose the best answer to make complete sentences (3,0 points) 16 all the hard work they put in, the students got good exam results A As a result of B In compared with C According to D In addition to 17 What a (n) behavior! He went straight into the line A shame B shameful C ashamed D shameless 18 If you book in advance you will certainly have a better table at our restaurant A mostly B almost C most D the most 19 He always complains about my to cook A ability B inability C unable D able 20 Although satisfied with the contract, the officials hesitatingly agreed to sign it A complete B completed C completely D completion 21 children were injured They all came back unharmed A Not any of the B None of the C Not any of D None of 22 During the time I started to get chest pains, I tennis a lot A had played B have played C would play D was playing 23 I didn’t know exactly how old he was, but he about 30 the first time we met A should be B should have been C must be D must have been 24 The building work is still on schedule a problem in digging the foundation A due to B despite C so as D only if 25 , he could not lift the trap door A As he was strong B Strong as was he C As strong he was D Strong as he was 26 It is necessary to be careful your career A when choosing B when you will choose C when you have chosen D when you chose 27 Is this the address to you want the package sent? A which B where C whom D whose 28 Of the two new secretaries, one is competent and is not A another B other C the other D the second 29 I in trouble now if I had listened to you in the first place A wont be B wouldn’t be C am not D wouldn’t have been 30 The children to the zoo A were enjoyed to take B enjoyed being taken C were enjoyed to be taken D enjoyed taking II Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the sentence given.(1,0 point) 31 The singer has given up performing live A The singer is accustomed to performing live B The singers live performance has been cancelled C The singer used to perform live D The singer’s performance has always been live 32 The boy was not intelligent enough to have solved such complex problems alone A The complex problems couldn’t be solved because the boy was so stupid B The boy was not intelligent but he managed to solve such complex problems C The boy, though quite intelligent, couldn’t solve the complex problems D The boy together with someone else solved the complex problems 33 Had the advertisement for our product been better, more people would have bought it A Not many people bought our product because it was so bad B Our product was of better quality so that more people would buy it C Fewer people bought our product due to its bad quality D Since our advertisement for our product was so bad, fewer people bought it 34 Tom told his girlfriend, “Let me tell him if you can’t” A Tom volunteered to tell him if his girlfriend couldn’t B Tom advised his girlfriend to tell him if you couldn’t C Tom suggested that I should tell him if his girlfriend couldn’t D Tom asked his girlfriend to tell him if you couldn’t 35 Mary loves her mother more than her father A Mary loves her mother more than her father does B Her father loves her mother but Mary loves her more C Her father doesn’t love her mother as much as Mary D Mary’s love for her mother is greater than for her father III Choose the best sentence made from the words given (1,0 point) 36 Farming / what / provide / living / nearly 50% / our population A Farming is what provides a living for nearly 50 % of our population B Farming is what is provided with a living for nearly 50 % of our population C Farming is something what provides a living for nearly 50 % of our population D Farming is what someone provides a living for nearly 50 % of our population 37 Never / history / humanity / there / be / more people / live / world A Never in the history of humanity has there been more people to live in the world B Never in the history of humanity there are more people living in the world C Never in the history of humanity have there been more people living in the world D Never in the history of humanity are there more people to live in the world 38 She / sister / someone / I / used / play / when I / young A She is the sister of someone that I’m used to playing when I was young B She is the sister of someone I used to play with when I was young C She is someone’s sister I used to play with when I was young D She is someone’s sister I’m used to playing when I was young 39 She suggest / take / plane this evening / or / go / train tomorrow A She suggested taking the plane this evening or going by train tomorrow B She suggested that we should take the plane this evening or going by train tomorrow C She suggested taking the plane this evening or we should go by train tomorrow D She suggested to take the plane this evening or to go by train tomorrow 40 He / took / little notice / she / coming / kept / read A He took a little notice that she was coming in and kept reading B He took little notice that she was coming in so he kept on reading C He took so little notice that she was coming in and kept on reading D He took as little notice as she was coming in so he kept reading IV Give the correct form of the words in brackets 41 A holiday in America can be _ cheap SURPRISE 42 These shoes look quite smart but they’re terribly _ COMFORT 43 Burning coal is an _ way of heating a house Gas is much cheaper ECONOMY 44 You are very _ from your brother DIFFER 45 The police are interested in the sudden _ of the valuable painting APPEAR PART III: READING COMPREHENSION I Read the following passage and fill in each blank with a suitable word (2,0 points) Dicky was born in Shoreditch, London in 1890 His family were poor and Dicky (46) _ had enough to eat Like many other boys in this area, he became a skillful thief He took the things he (47) _ to a Mr Welch, who bought them and then re-sold them Dicky brought something to Mr Welch nearly every day and (48) _ the money he received to his mother In Shoreditch there was a priest, Father Sturt, who did (49) _ best to help poor people When Dicky was thirteen, Father Sturt had a long talk with him and persuaded him to lead an honest life He (50) _ him a job with Mr Grinder, a local shopkeeper, and Dicky began to serve customers, deliver goods and collect money Dicky was much happier leading an honest life and dreamed of the day when he would have his (51) _ shop His mother was also pleased about his new job (52) _ person, however, was not happy, and that was Mr Welch He was sorry to lose the business Dick had brought him He went to see Mr Grinder and told him (53) _ Dicky’s dishonest past and said, quite untruthfully, that Dicky intended to cheat him Mr Grinder believed these (54) _ and told Dicky never to come near the shop again In this way Dicky lost his chance of an honest life and (55) _ to a life of crime A year later he was arrested for theft and sent to prison II Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the best answer to each of the following questions (1,0 point) After inventing dynamite, Swedish-born Alfred Nobel became a very rich man However, he foresaw its universally destructive powers too late Nobel preferred not to be remembered as the inventor of dynamite so in 1895, just two weeks before his death, he created a fund to be used for awarding prizes to people who made worthwhile contributions to mankind Originally there were five awards: literature, physics, chemistry, medicine and peace Economics was added in 1968, just sixtyseven years after the first awards ceremony Nobel’s original legacy of nine million dollars was invested, and the interest on this sum is used for the awards which vary from $30.000 to $ 125.000 Every year on December 10th, the anniversary of Nobel’s death, the awards (gold medal, illuminated diploma ,and money) are presented to the winners Sometimes politics plays an important role in the judges’ decisions Americans have won numerous science awards, but relatively few literature prizes No awards were presented from 1940 to 1942 at the beginning of World War II Some people have won two prizes, but this is rare, others have shared their prizes 56 When did the first award ceremony take place? A 1901 B 1895 C 1962 D 1968 57.Why was the Nobel prize established? A to resolve political differences B to recognize worthwhile contributions to humanity C to spend money D to honour the inventor of dynamite 58 In which area have American received the most awards? A peace B literature C economics D science 59 Which of the following sentences is NOT true? A Awards vary in monetary value B Politics can play an important role in selecting the winners C Ceremonies are held on December 10 to commemorate Nobel’s invention D A few individuals have won two awards 60 In how many fields are prizes bestowed? A B C D 10 III Read the following passage and choose the best option to fill in the gap (2,0points) The (61) _ part in Ioannina is the lake front Ships fetch more people and tourists to the island Near the front lake (62) _ an ancient castle If you go for a (63) _ in the night to the front lake you’ll see (64) _ lights that shines in the castle A second way is to go around on a mountain There you can see the whole town In the night with so many lights, it looks to you (65) _ a sky Another beautiful part in this town (66) _ the large clock in the square Specifically, the clock (67) _ in the center of the city My town also has many museums Paul Vrellis, who is a professor, put in many different and other important people from the st and 2nd world war with wax In my opinion, it’s (68) _ museum About remains, there are two renowned theaters There’s the theater of Dodoni, which is situated in the (69) _ of the city It’s normally out of the city Every summer the most (70) _ actors of the capital of Greece come to perform there 61 A more beautiful B as beautiful C so beautiful D most beautiful 62 A there is B it is C it has D there has 63 A picnic B walk C jog D run 64 A more brilliant B as brilliant C much brilliant D most brilliant 65 A from B as C like D to 66 A be B are C is D to be 67 A situated B is situated C be situated D are situated 68 A the most best B the better C the best D the well 69 A outskirt B top C side D edge 70 A famous B fame C famed D known PART IV: WRITING I Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting (1,0 point) 71 Helen likes to listen to music, to go to the cinema, to chat on the phone and going shopping A B C D 72 Many successful film directions are former actors who desire to expand their experience in the film industry A B C D 73 In my opinion, I think this book is more interesting than the other one A B C D 74 People who live in small towns often seem more friendly than people who live in populated densely areas A B C D 75 Aspirin is recommended to many people for their ability to thin the blood A B C D II Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it (2,4 points) 76 Our house is going to be painted by a local firm àWe are 77 She didn’t say a word as she left the room àShe left the room 78 Is smoking permitted in Vietnamese cinemas? Are we 79 Imagining our life without music is difficult It………………………………………………………………………………… 80 Journalists report that the Finance Minister disagrees with the President The Finance Minister……………………………………………………………… 81 You ought to put away all those toys before dinner àAll those toys…………………………………………………………………… 82 I could finish the work early because he helped me Thanks………………………………………………………………………… … 83 These two boxers weigh exactly the same àThere is no…………………………………………………………………… …… 84 I haven’t been to the dentist’s for two years àIt’s ……………………………………………………………….………………… 85 He never has enough money àHe is always ……………………………………………………………… ……… 86 I dislike it when people criticise me unfairly Object 87 I left without saying goodbye as I did not want to disturb the meeting Rather III Write an essay of 150-200 words expressing the advantages and disadvantages of the Internet (2,6points) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………… THE END SỞ GD&ĐT VĨNH PHÚC TRƯƠNG THPT LIÊN SƠN ĐỀ LUYÊN 29 KỲ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 10 - THPT NĂM HỌC 2017 - 2018 ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH (Thơi gian lam bai 150 phut, không kê thơi gian giao đê) PART I: PRONUNCIATION AND VOCABULARY I: (1,0 point) 1A 2B 3A 4D 5C II: (2,0 points) 6B 7D 8C 9B 10C 11A 12A PART II : GRAMMAR I: (3,0 points) 16.A 17.B 18.B 19.B 20.C 21.B 22.D 23.D 13B 14C 15A 24.B 25.D 26.A 27.A 28.C 29.B 30.B II: (1,0 point) 31 C 32.D 33.D 34.A 35.D III: (1,0 point) 36 A 37.C 38.C 39.A 40.B IV: (1,0 point) 41 surprisingly 42 uncomfortable 43 uneconomical 44 different 45 disappearance PART III : READING COMPREHENSION I: (2,0 points) 46 rarely/seldom/never/ hardly 51 own 47 stole/pinched 52 One 48 gave/handed/took 53 about/of 49 his 54 lies/stories/tales/untruths/falsehoods 50 got/found/ offered 55 returned/reverted II: (1,0 point) 56A 57B 58D III: (2,0 points) 61 D 62 A 63 B 64 A 65 C 59C 60B 66 C 67 B 68 C 69 D 70 A PART IV: WRITING I: (1,0 point) 71D 72B 73A 74 D 75 C II: (2,4 points) 76 We are going to have our house painted by a local firm 77 She left the room without saying a word 78 Are we allowed to smoke in Vietnamese cinemas? 79 It is difficult to imagine our life without music 80 The Finance Minister is reported to disagree with the President 81 All those toys ought to be put away before dinner 82 Thanks to his help, I could finish the work early 83 There is no difference in weight between these two boxers 84 It’s two years since I went to the dentist’s 85 He is always short of money 86 I object to people criticising me unfairly / (my) being unfairly criticised / (to it) when people criticise me unfairly 87 Rather than disturb the meeting I left without saying goodbye III: (2,6 points) Chấm điểm thành phần luận theo điểm đề nghị sau: - Organization (Bố cục luận rõ ràng, đầy đủ phần: mở bài, thân bài, kết luận) (0,5đ); - Discourse (Thể khả viết mạch lạc, chặt chẽ; nối kết câu, chuyển mạch tốt) (0,5đ); - Sentence structure (morphology, vocabulary, spelling): Cấu trúc câu, ngữ pháp, t v ựng; câu linh hoạt (đơn, phức ) (0,5đ); Ideas (Ý hay, phong phú, biểu đạt nội dung liên quan chặt chẽ với chủ đề đề thi) (0,5đ); Length (Đảm bảo đủ số lượng từ qui định: không dài ngắn)(0,6đ) Tổng cộng: 20 điểm The end