KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI

LỚP 10 THPT NĂM HỌC 2009 - 2010

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ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Môn: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian: 180 phút (không kể thời gian giao
đề)
ĐIỂM NHẬN XÉT PHÁCH

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I. PHONETICS: ( 10 points)

Part 1: Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the
others.
1 a. camera b. famous c. glad d. family
2. a. gulf b surface c. submarine d. current
3. a. ocean b. undersea c. beneath d. deep
4. a. pollute b. species c. accept d. receipt
5 a. club b. lamb c. doubt d. bomber

Part 2: Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others,

1. a. tobacco b. contented c. buffalo d. transplanting

2. a. scientific b. atomic c. impossible d. professor
3. a. entertain b. communicate c. receive d. complain
4. a. computer b. important c. villagers d. condition
5. a. television b. community c. atmosphere d. damage

II. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR (20 points)

Part 1: Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Circle the letter
A, B, C or D next to the correct word or phrase.
1. We don't allow ................. in the classrooms.
A. people smoke B. smoke C. people to smoke D. to smoking
2. What a dangerous thing to do! You .................. have been killed!
A. may B. can C. must D. might
3. By the time I applied, all the hoilday vouchers ................. used up.
A. had been B have been C. were D. are
4. I felt as if I ................... a confidence.
A. have betrayed B. would betray C. had betrayed D. am betraying
5. His job was to………….out the good apples from the bad ones.
A. sort B. find C. choose D. share
6. How could you have .......................... him for your brother?
A. confused B. considered C. thought D. mistaken
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7. The book …………consists of 4 parts, has been translated in French.
A. which B. in which C. to which D. on which
8. If we want to ……….up with them we’d better be hurry.
A. come B. arrive C. approach D. catch
9. The grocer's shop ................... since the supermarket opened.
A. closed B. has closed C. has been closing D. is closed
10. In ten year's time the population of the world...................... to 500 million.
A. grows B. is growing C. has grown D. will have grown

Part 2: Read the text below. Use the words given in capitals at the end of each line to
form a word that fits in the space in the same line.
My ideal job
One thing I know is that I wouldn't like to have an occupation OCCUPY
that has anything to do with physics, (1) .................................. or maths; CHEMIST
I am not the (2) .................................. type at all. In fact at school, I was a SCIENCE
complete (3) .................................. in these subjects. Neither am I very FAIL
good at dealing with people, nor am I (4) .................................., so jobs in AMBITION
business, administration and (5) .................................. don't really interest MANAGE
me either. Moreover I find it (6) .................................. to be surrounded by IRRITATE
a lot of people; I would much rather have a job involving creative
work or (7) .................................. skills of some sort. I'd like to have the ART
chance to work outdoors (8) .................................. and perhaps do a bit of OCCASION
travelling too. I am not (9) ............................ concerned about becoming PARTICULAR
rich but I would like to have a (10) .................................. income - enough REASON
to live comfortably.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

III. READING (35 points)

Part 1: Read the text about booking a flight and put the following sentences in the
correct order. There is one sentence that you don't need to use. Write the letters A, B, C,
... next to the numbers. Number 1 has been done for you as an example.

When you want to book a flight to a certain place, visit your nearest travel agent. Tell
the travel agent the date when you want to travel and the destination to which you want to go.
The travel agent will then type the information into a small computer. After checking
everything on the computer screen, he/she will send the information to a central computer.
The central computer contains all information about bookings and destinations, and sends a
reply, showing which are the most suitable flights. It also shows whether the flights are fully
booked or not. The information which is now shown on the small computer screen is
continually changing as other bookings are made in other parts of the world.

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 The travel agent now types in your booking, then the computer will ask for your name
and address as well as for certain other information. It will also ask how you will pay for
your ticket (by cheque or by credit card). Next the computer confirms the booking and makes
a request for payment. When you have paid for your ticket, the travel agent types the
information into the computer as well. Finally, some computers print out a ticket before you
leave the travel agent’s.
A. Details about the flights and seats available are sent back.
B. The computer then wants information about the method of payment.
C. The tickets are issued either at that time or later.
D. The computer asks for personal details.
E. Make your request to the travel agent and give him/her all the details.
F. Your request is then checked and sent to the main computer.
G. Go to a travel agent.
H. The computer asks for payment.
I. The computer asks for the flight number.
J. The travel agent fills your initial request into a small computer.
K. The booking is typed into the small computer.
L. The booking is confirmed.

1. G 2........ 3......... 4......... 5......... 6.........

7......... 8......... 9......... 10......... 11.........

Part 2: Read the following text about passengers arriving at an airport and decide if the
statements from 1 to 10 is true (T) or false (F). Write your answer in the box.
Part 2: Read the passage and decide whether the following statement s are true or false.
Write the correct answer inImportant
each blank.information
(10 points)for passengers
Arrival
When the plane lands, you are requested to keep the seat belt fastened until the light goes
off and remain in your seat until the plane stops moving. This is for your own comfort and
safety.
Leaving the airport
If you are ending your journey at this airport, you should go up to the escalator to passport
control and custom. If you are travelling further by rail of coach, you will find an
information desk outside the custom hall, as well as a bank where you can change money.
Catching another flight
If you are planning to change planes, you should follow the signs to the waiting lounge,
where you should check in and wait to board your connecting flight. There will be
announcement when your flight is due to take off. Our ground staff will be happy to help
you.
Leaving the plane
All passengers leaving the plane should make sure that they take everything with them. If
you have checked in any luggage, you should remember to collect it from the baggage area
inside the airport.
Continuing on this flight
We regret that passengers who are continuing their journey on this flight may not get off
the plane. You may not smoke while the plane is on the ground.
Thank you for flying with us. We hope to be able to welcome you on board again soon.

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True or false?
1. All passengers must leave the plane .
2. You must wait until the light goes out before undoing your seatbelt.
3. Passengers who are leaving the airport must first go to the passport control.
4. Passengers continuing by another plane must go through custom.
5. You can change money before you go to passport control.
6. You must go up to the escalator to the waiting lounge if you are changing planes.
7. Passengers in the waiting lounge will hear an announcement when their plane is ready to
leave.
8. No one is allowed to smoke in the airport.
9. The plane is going on to another place after some of passengers get off.
10. Passengers who are leaving the plane should check that they have not left
anything behind.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Part 3: Fill in each numbered space with ONE suitable word from the list below, (there
are more words than needed):
out, however,me, or, from, on, when, over, a, is, kind, this, up, to, real, unless, of, them,
go, but.
The world of dreams
Most people feel that when they dream, they are carried off to another world.
(1)...........................the contrary, dreams are often connected (2) ................... our daily lives.
(3) ......................... our whole mind (4)........................ filled with something, when we are
either very upset (5)..................... when we are in good spirit, a dream will represent
(6)...................... reality in symbols. It is often said that we benefit (7) ...................... dreams
because they help the spirit to heal itself. when things (8)...............................wrong. Dreams
are therefore (9) ....................... kind of escape, almost a holiday from (10) ...................... life,
with its fears and responsibilities . It is, (11) ....................., a strange (12) ............................ of
holiday because whether we have a wonderful time or whether it turns (13) .................... to
be a nightmare, we quickly forget it. Most dreams disappear forever, (14) ......................... you
are one of those people disciplined enough to write (15) ........................ down as soon as you
wake up.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10

11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

IV. WRITING (35 points)

Part 1: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence.

1. I won't be able to go on holiday if my parents don't give me the money.

Unless................................................................................................................................
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2. As soon as I put the phone down, it rang again!
No sooner...........................................................................................................................
3. What a pity these shops close at lunch-time.
I wish ..............................................................................................................................
4. How old is your father?
What……………………….. .........................................................................................?
5. We didn't go to the theatre. We stayed at home.
We stayed …………………………………………………………………… .……….
6. You don’t need to finish all the work today
It’s …………………………………………………………………………………
7. If I had known that peter was in hospital, I would have visited him
Had ..............................................................................................................................
8. Let’s invite the Browns to the party on Sunday
He suggested ................................................................................................................
9. The refugees continued to feel unsafe until they had crossed the border
Not until .......................................................................................................................
10. We like pasta but we don't have it everyday.
Although ......................................................................................................................?

Part 2: Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct,
and some have a word which¸is not correct. If a line is correct, put a tick (). If a line
has a word which is not correct, write the word.
Many countries around the world have no caves. This is 1………………
not because there are no hills or mountains in those place. 2………………
Some of the world's biggest mountains has no caves because 3………………
they are not made of the right sort of stone. But the low, limestone 4………………
hills of the northern of England and the south of France are full of 5………………
interest caves. 6………………
For hundreds of years, people having enjoyed finding caves 7………………
and going inside it. This sport is called "caving", and the people 8……………...
who do it are called “cavers”. Cave exploration began in Europe and 9………………
even today most cavers come from there. That is which we know so 10……………
much about European caves. And in many other parts of the world 11………………
there are hundreds of caves which few people have ever visited. For 12………………
example, there are many caves in Russian and Afganistan, in Albania 13………………
and China, but not many cavers in this countries and it is often 14………………
very difficult for foreign cavers to get permision to visit. 15………………

Part 3: COMPOSITION (You should spend about 30 minutes on this task.)

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LỚP 10 THPT NĂM HỌC 2009 - 2010
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HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM

I. Phonetics:
Part 1:
Q# 1 2 3 4 5
Key B B A D A

Part 2:
Q# 1 2 3 4 5
Key C A A C B

II. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR: 20 points

Part 1. (10 points) one point for each correct answer
Q# 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Key C D A C A D A D C D
Part 2. (10 points)
1. chemistry 3. failure 5. management 7. artistic 9. particularly
2. scientific 4. ambitious 6. irritating 8. occasionally 10. reasonable
III. READING: 35 points

Part 1: ( 10 points) one point for each correct answer

2. E 3. J 4. F 5. A 6. K
7. D 8. B 9. L 10. H 11. C

Part 2. ( 10 points) : 1 point for each correct word

1. F 2. T 3. T 4. F 5.F
6. F 7. T 8. F 9. T 10. T

Part 3 ( 15 points) : 1 point for each correct word

1. on 2. to 3. when 4. is 5. or 6. this 7. from 8. go 9. a
10. real 11. however 12. kind 13 out 14. unless 15. them

IV. WRITING (30 points)

Part 1 . (15 points)
1.Unless my parents give me the money, I won't be able to go on holiday.
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2. No sooner did/had I put the phone down than it rang again.
3. I wish these shops opened at lunch-time..
4. What is your father’s age?
5. We stayed at home instead of going to the theatre.
6. It’s not necessary (for you) to finish all the work today
7. Had I known that Peter was in hospital, I would have visited him
8. He suggested that we should invite the Browns to the party on Sunday.
9. Not until had they crossed the border did they feel safe.
10. Although we like pasta, we don't have it everyday.

Part 2. (20 points)

1... .........................
2....place.........................
3....has............................
4...................
5.... northern..........
. 6.....interest........
7.....having.........................
8.... .................
Part 3: COMPOSITION
9..... .......................
10... which.......................
11.... .....................
12..... ..............
13.....Russian....................
14..... this......................
15.....permision....................

Total marks: 100

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