Đề thi học sinh giỏi trại hè Hùng Vương lần thứ XI năm 2015 môn Tiếng Anh lớp 10

Đề thi học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh lớp 10

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LISTENING (40 pts)

I. Questions 1 - 10. (20pts)

Listen to an interview with Mick Davidson, an animal rights activist, and complete the sentences. Write NO MORE THAN THREE

WORDS AND/ OR A NUMBER for each answer. Write your answers in the correspondent numbered boxes.

* Animal rights protesters destroyed expensive_______ (1) at a research laboratory.

* Davidson believes that using animals in experiments is a _______(2).

* Firms need a lot of money to set up _________ (3).

* Davidson hasn't got any shoes that are made of ________(4).

* Newspapers publish _______ (5) that Mick Davidson has written.

* Davidson damaged a fur coat in a shop in _______ (6).

* In one illegal action, Davidson removed video _______ (7) from a laboratory, which halted the research.

* In the attack on a laboratory, Davidson and his ADG colleagues took thirty _____(8) away with them.

* Davidson doesn't support the use of ________ (9), except against property.

* The ADG has apologized to people that they have harmed without _________ (10).

II. Questions 1 - 5. (10 points)

You are going to listen to a conversation with a woman who wants to join an international social club. Listen and complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/ OR A NUMBER for each answer. Write your answers in the correspondent numbered boxes.

III. Questions 1 - 5 (10 points)

You will hear a radio with a road safety expert on the topic of road rage then choose the best answer. Write your answers in the correspondent numbered boxes.

1. James says that drivers become angry if _____________.

A. they think they will be delayed. B. other drivers threaten them.
C. other people don't drive as well as they do. D. they lose control of their car.

2. Revenge rage can lead motorists to ________________.

A. chase after dangerous drivers. B. become distracted whilst driving.
C. deliberately damage another car. D. take unnecessary risks.

3. Most 'revenge ragers' are ______________.

A. young male drivers. B. drivers of large vehicles.
C. inexperienced drivers. D. people who drive little.

4. What, according to James, does the experiment with grass show?

A. people living in country areas are better drivers.
B. strong smells help us drive more safely.
C. our surroundings can affect the way we drive.
D. regular breaks on a journey keep drivers calm.

5. James thinks the hi - tech car _________________.

A. sounds less irritating than a passenger. B. is not very reliable.
C. could cause further anger. D. would be difficult to control.

LEXICO - GRAMMAR (60 pts)

I. Choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D) to each of the following questions and write your answers in the correspondent numbered boxes. (20 pts)

1. At school he had a good academic record, and also __________ at sports.

A. prevailed B. excelled C. surpassed D. achieved

2. Christine's face _______ up when she heard the good news.

A. showed B. cleaned C. warmed D. lit

3. I think Candy _______ the prize if she plays this well during the competition.

A. is in for winning B. may as well win C. is set for winning D. is bound to win

4. Mrs. Brown always ________ in a crowd because she wore large hats.

A. found against B. looked up C. stood out D. showed up

5. She ________ on the computer for more than two hours when she decided to stop for a rest.

A. has worked B. has been working
C. was working D. had been working

6. ______ lectures at your university?

A. Haven't students got to attended B. Don't students have to attend
C. Needn't students have attended D. Mustn't students to attend

7. To get a passport, you must send in your birth ________ and two photos.

A. certificate B. license C. paper D. card

8. Have you ever visited New York harbor _________ the famous Statue of Liberty stands?

A. on where B. that C. on that D. where

9. _________ smart he was, he couldn't figure out how to solve the puzzle.

A. Although B. However C. Much as D. Despite

10. Mary is so______ that people told her all their troubles.

A. dependent B. confidential C. permission D. sympathetic

11. It's essential that every student ______ the exam before attending the course.

A. pass B. passes C. would pass D. passed

12. Ancient Egyptians mummified their dead through the use of chemicals, ________ancient Peruvians did through natural processes.

A. because B. whereas C. even though D. whether or not

13. I wrote to them a fortnight ago but ______ I haven't had a reply.

A. as yet B. these days C. so long D. just now

14. It's not surprising that he became a writer because he always longed to see his name______.

A. in type B. in print C. in letters D. in edition

15. The prospects of picking up any survivors are now ______.

A. thin B. narrow C. slim D. restricted

16. Marge walked away from the discussion. Otherwise, she ______ something she would regret later.

A. will say B. might say C. said D. might have said

17. Rita's very and easily gets upset when people criticize her.

A. sensitive B. level - headed C. sensible D. open - minded

18. "Fantastic sale. Everything must be sold _______of the price!"

A. regardless B. in vain C. despite D. without

19. In bacteria and in other organisms, _______ is the nucleic acid DNA that provides the genetic information.

A. both B. and C. it D. which

20.________ I am aware, there were no problems during the first six months.

A. As far as B. So much as C. Much more than D. Except that

II. Fill each gap of the following sentences with the correct form of the word in brackets. Write your answers in the correspondent numbered boxes. (20 pts)

1. Water _________are things such as detergents, pesticides, oil, and other chemicals. (POLLUTE)

2. There are so many swear words in this article that I think it's________. (PRINT)

3. Under her fine editorship, ________ has increased by 100,000. (CIRCULATE)

4. Deaths caused by reckless driving are ________. (AVOID)

5. In electronics, we learn to repair______ appliances. (HOUSE)

6. A recent report has warned of global food _______ unless the current system of farming and food distribution is changed. (SHORT)

7. Increasing world ______ will lead to the rise in demand for energy, food and fresh water. (PROSPEROUS)

8. The spiral and the helix are everywhere, ______, curving shapes whose incredible regularity contrasts so sharply with the random world around them. (GRACE)

9. Although a vast amount of information, imagery, and commentary has been made available, it is difficult to determine the authenticity and______ of information contained in web pages. (RELY)

10. In many countries, mobile phones now ______ land - line telephones, with most adult and many children now owning mobile phones. (NUMBER)

III. Fill in the gaps of the following sentences with suitable particles or prepositions. Write the answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (0) has been done as an example. (10pts)

0. Poachers aren't being punished enough for their crimes; many are let _______ without charges.

1. She's a nature enthusiast and she will certainly jump______ the opportunity of visiting Yellow Stone National Park.

2. "Please go on talking while I'm jotting_______ my notes." he said.

3. Unless your wife stops leading her extravagant lifestyle, you won't get _______ on the poor salary you obtain.

4. It's like banging your head _____ a brick wall.

5. This led _____ the criticism that the music they played was no longer relevant to today's South Africans.

6. I wish my friends would call me first before they drop______.

7. He came ______ a large sum of money when his uncle died.

8. You look tired. Are you ______ the weather?

9. The book abounds ______ close - up images from space.

10. A brief outline of the course were handed ______ to the students at the first meeting.

IV. There is ONE mistake in each of the following sentences. Find out the mistake and correct it. Write your answers in the correspondent numbered boxes. No. (0) has been done for you. (10pts)

0. Most people are afraid from sharks.

1. A dolphin locates underwater objects in its path by doing a series of clicking and whistling sounds.

2. The council said that they had no option apart to closing the sports center.

3. More than 600 million individual bacterium live on the skin of humans.

4. In several parts of Asia, there is still a strong market for traditional medicines making from these animal parts.

5. If a species does not have the natural genetic protection against particular diseases, an introduced disease can have severely effects on that species.

6. The number of the books in the library have risen to over five million.

7. I'm tired because I stayed up late to do all my homeworks last night.

8. Sliding across the snow at skis is one of the most ancient methods of transport known to man.

9. At a crime scene, the police will tell you to get back although they don't want civilians to interfere with the investigation.

10. At school I disliked the chemistry's teacher because she was always picking on me.

READING (50 points)

I. For the following questions, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. Write your answer in corresponding numbered boxes. (10pts)

The Great Pyramid of Giza is probably the most famous of the seven wonders of the ancient world. It ___________ (1) built by King Khufu (known as Cheops to the Greeks) around 2450 BC, and its neighbor, ___________ (2) is a little smaller, was constructed later __________ (3) his son Khefren. By the time of the beautiful Queen Cleopatra, they _________ (4) already stood against the desert skyline through the reigns of more ___________ (5) a hundred kings or pharaohs. For centuries archaeologists have puzzled over the reasons for their construction. Now a new solution __________ (6) the mystery has been proposed, according to which Great Pyramid was intended as a focus for __________ (7) pharaoh's complicated funeral ceremony. Astronomers think the narrow passages __________ (8) from the royal burial chambers were aligned with certain stars in the 26,000 - year cycle of the constellations, ___________ (9) that the dead king's soul could be launched to the stars. The latest discovery is a hitherto unopened door in the depths of the Pyramid. Who can imagine what ___________ (10) behind it?

II. Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each gap. Write your answer in corresponding numbered boxes. (10pts)

Some famous places are disappointing: dirty, cramped, and a bit of a cliché. But there are others (1) ______, even though you've seen every television program ever made about them, are every (2) ______ as wonderful as you'd imagined. The Grand Canyon is one of these and so, despite being next door to a main road, is Stonehenge. Another is Venice which, in its entirety, (3) ______ a great work of art, each decaying aspect revealing an (4) ______ glimpse of water or startling architecture, each individual building or piazza (5) ______ an exquisite sense of proportion. I return to Venice every two years in the course of my work and on each of these occasions I have found something new to (6) ______ at. Alarm cries about how (7) ______ this can last are sounded every now and then each time the water levels rise. But the fact that this city is (8) ______ into the sea seems to add to its romantic atmosphere. Far more serious is the depopulation, for it seems that just about every week another family leaves. Since 1945 more than half the population of Venice has moved to the mainland. The rich (9) ______ the great palazzos along the Grand Canal and visit every once in a while, but leave the windows dark for the rest of the time. Mass tourism threatens (10) ______ very structure of the city. It is a sad victim of its own success.

1. A. then B. which C. these D. those

2. A. bit B. piece C. portion D. fragment

3. A. retains B. remains C. keeps D. maintains

4. A. unforeseen B. unexpected C. unimaginable D. unbelievable

5. A. concealing B. exhibiting C. displaying D. presenting

6. A. marvel B. compliment C. praise D. stare

7. A. far B. much C. often D. long

8. A. emerging B. floating C. falling D. sinking

9. A. gain B. own C. hold D. master

10. A. a B. this C. the D. that

Đáp án đề thi học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh lớp 10

LISTENING (40 pts)

I. Questions 1 - 10. (20 pts)

Listen to an interview with Mick Davidson, an animal rights activist, and complete the sentences.

1. equipment 2. crime 3. research experiments 4. leather 5. articles

6. London 7. recordings 8. animals 9. violence 10. intention

II. Questions 11 - 20. (10 pts)

You are going to listen to a conversation with a woman who wants to join an international social club.

1. Malaysian 2. 13 Angle sea 3. 040 422 9160 4. Economist 5. dancing

III. You will hear a radio with a road safety expert on the topic of road rage then choose the best answer. (10 points)

1. A 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. C

LEXICO - GRAMMAR (60 pts)

I. Choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D) to each of the following questions (20pts)

1. B 2. D 3. D 4. C 5. D

6. B 7. A 8. D 9. B 10. D

11. A 12. B 13. A 14. B 15. C

16. D 17. A 18. A 19. C 20. A

II. Fill each gap of the following sentences with the correct form of the word in brackets. (20 pts)

1. pollutants 6. shortage

2. unprintable 7. prosperity

3. circulation 8. graceful

4. unavoidable 9. reliability

5. household 10. outnumber

III. Fill in the gaps of the following sentences with suitable particles or prepositions. (10pts)

0. off 1. at 2. down 3. by

4. against 5. to 6. in/by 7. into

8. under 9. in/with 10. out

IV. There is ONE mistake in each of the following sentences. Find out the mistake and correct it. Write your answers in the correspondent numbered boxes. No. (0) has been done for you. (10pts)

Mistake Correction Mistake Correction

0. from of

1. doing making 6. have has

2. to from 7. homeworks homework

3. bacterium bacteria 8. at on

4. making made 9. although because

5. severely severe 10. chemistry's teacher chemistry teacher

* Học sinh xác định đúng lỗi nhưng không sửa hoặc sửa sai thì được nửa số điểm quy định (0,5pts)

III. READING (50 points)

I. For the following questions, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. (10pts)

1. was 2. which 3. by 4. had 5. than

6. to 7. the 8. leading 9. so 10. lies/ is/ waits

II. Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each gap. (10pts)

1. B 2. A 3. B 4. B 5. C

6. A 7. D 8. D 9. B 10. C

III. Read the following passage about the future life. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) according to the passage. (10 pts)

1. D 2. D 3. A 4. A 5. A

6. C 7. C 8. D 9. A 10. B

IV. Read the following passage then do the tasks that follow. (10 points)

1. iii 2. viii 3. xi 4. x 5. vii

6. Yes 7. Yes 8. Not Given 9. Yes 10. No

V. For questions 1 - 5, choose the best phrase or sentence A - H (given below the text) to fill each of the blanks in the following text. (10pts)

1. E 2. G 3. C 4. B 5. H

PART IV. WRITING (50 pts)

I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the sentence before it. (10 pts)

1. Hardly had he left the room when the telephone rang.

2. If it had not been for his contributions, the project wouldn't have been completed successfully.

3. Apart from being a passionate skier, Mark also takes part in skateboarding tournaments.

4. So long as you promise not to do anything wrong, you are allowed to play in my garden.

5. It was only when the journalists arrived at the venue that they heard about the changes to the wedding plans.

II. For each of the sentences below, write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original one, using the word given. DO NOT CHANGE the word given. (10 pts)

1. doesn't take after

2. a waste of time

3. must have been

4. attempted to buy the company without

5. you mind checking these accounts

III. Write a paragraph of about 150 - 180 words to express your opinion on the following topic (30 pts)

"Participating actively in volunteer work makes you become a responsible person to the community."

Marking scheme