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NGUYỄN TẤT THÀNH NĂM 2017

ĐỀ THI ĐỀ XUẤT Môn: Tiếng Anh 10

LISTENING
Part 1: Listen and complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR
A NUMBER for each answer.
CYCLING HOLIDAY IN AUSTRIA
Holiday begins on (1)_________________
No more than (2)_________________ people in a cycling group
Each day, group cycles (3)_________________ on average
Some of the hotels have a (4)_________________
Holiday costs (5) £_________________ per person without flights
All food is included except (6)_________________
Essential to bring a (7)_________________

Part 2: Listen to a radio program about the history of the Yo-yo and complete the notes.
1. The first yo-yos appeared in France by _____________
2. The earliest evidence of the yo-yo is a painting on a _____________
3. The first yo-yos may have been used as _____________
4. The first yo-yos may have been made from _____________ attached to a string.
5. The name yo-yos seems to have originated in _____________
6. Pedro Flores’s design allowed the yo-yo to be used for doing various _____________
7. Pedro sold the idea of yo-yo to a _____________ in 1929.
8. All yo-yos were made by one company until the year _____________

Part 3: You will hear a speaker introducing a conference. Listen and answer the questions
by ticking True or False for each statements.
TRUE FALSE
1. The speaker says that the conference includes issues which were
requested by participants.
2. In the past, this subject was not something companies focused on.
3. There is a connection between health and fitness and a company’s
reputation.
4. Most of the people attending the conference are familiar with the
speaker.
5. In the sessions, participants will describe real events.

Part 4: You will hear a man called Toby Merchant talking on the radio about his job as an
engineer. Listen and choose the most suitable answers.
1. When did Toby get a job with Atkins Engineering?
A. when he was a university student
B. as soon as he finished university
C. six months after he finished university
2. What is Toby working on at the moment?
A. a new motorway B. houses and flats C. a new airport

3. When Toby began working, he was surprised to spend so much time

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 A. talking to other people B. sitting in an office C. designing buildings
4. Young people often don’t choose engineering because they think
A. it’s hard to get a job B. it’s probably boring C. it’s not well paid
5. What is a disadvantage of the job for Toby?
A. He finds it difficult to take holiday
B. He can’t organize his spare time
C. He works too many hours

LEXICO- GRAMMAR
Part 1: Choose the best option to complete each of the following questions.
1. After several hours on the road they became ______ to the fact that they would never reach the
hotel by nightfall.
A. dejected B. resigned C. depressed D. disillusioned
2. One of the organization’s aims is to ______ information about the disease so that more people
know about its symptoms.
A. disentangle B. deride C. dwindle D. disseminate
3. Dealing with ______ refusal from an employee is easier than dealing with false compliance.
A. an offset B. a remedial C. an agile D. an outright
4. Did you see Jonathan this morning? He looked like ______. It must have been quite a party last
night.
A. a wet blanket B. a dead duck C. a death warmed up D. a bear with a sore
head
5. In the ______ of security, personnel must wear their identity badges at all time.
A. requirement B. demands C. assistance D. interests
6. I must ______ my Spanish before I go to Seville.
A. make up for B. break out of C. brush up on D. cut out for
7. She has scrawled me a note in her familiar ______ handwriting.
A. scratchy B. scruffy C. rusty D. sloppy
8. Education should be a universal right and not a ______
A. deliverance B. enlightenment C. privilege D. liberty
9. I know you're upset about breaking up with Tony but there are plenty more ______
A. horses in the stable B. cows in the field
C. tigers in the zoo D. fish in the sea
10. On Sunday, Vivian studied for seven hours ______
A. on end B. at once C. in full D. at length
11. Stephen really lost his ______ when his dental appointment was cancelled again.
A. head B. voice C. calm D. rag
12. We were working overtime to cope with a sudden ______ in demand.
A. boost B. impetus C. surge D. thrust
13. It was decide that the cost of the project would be ______ so it was abandoned.
A. repressive B. prohibitive C. restrictive D. exclusive
14. She was determined to become wealthy and to that ______ she started her own company.
A. view B. aim C. end D. object
15. He made a number of ______ remarks about my cooking, which upset us.
A. slashing B. stabbing C. chopping D. cutting
16. She is afraid she is rather ______ about the existence of the ghost.
A. skeptical B. partial C. adaptable D. incapable
17. I am sorry to have bothered you, I was under the ______ that you wanted me to call you.
A. mistake B. miscalculation C. misconception D. misapprehension
18. Many children who get into trouble in their early teens go on to become ______ offenders.
A. persistent B. insistent C. inverted D. innate
19. ______, Americans eat a light breakfast. They usually don’t eat a lot of food in the morning.
A. By and large B. Fair and square C. Ins and outs D. Odds and ends
20. If that boy doesn’t stop stealing, he will ______ in jail.
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 A. end up B. bring about C. get round D. go by

Part 2: There are ten mistakes in the text below. Underline the mistakes and correct them in
the space provided.
Although speech is the most advance form of communication, there are many ways of
communication without using speech. Signals, signs, symbols and gestures may be find in every
known culture. The basic function of a signal is to impinging on the environment in such way that
it attracts attention as the dots and the dashes of a telegraph circuit. Coding to refer to speech, the
potential for communication is very great. Less adaptable to the codification of words, signs also
contain meaning in and of themselves. A stop sign or a barber pole conveys meaning quickly and
conveniently. Symbols are more difficult to describe than signals and signs because of its
relationship with the receiver's cultural perceptions. In some cultures, applauding in a theatre
provides performances with an auditory symbol of approval. Gestures such as waving and
handshaking also communicate some certain cultural message. Although signals, signs, symbols
and gestures are very useful, they do have a major disadvantage. They usually do not allow ideas
to share without the sender being directly adjacent to the receiver.
Your answers:
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.

Part 3: Complete the following sentences with suitable prepositions or particles.

1. Paul won't do anything without asking his wife first. She's really got him_________ her thumb.
2. The thing I don't like about my present job is that we often have to work up to
10 hours__________ a stretch.
3. The party was already______________ full swing by the time they got there.
4. He didn't have time to prepare a speech, so he had to give one ______ the cuff.
5. Throughout the flight, he was very much _______edge and didn't start to relax until the plane
had landed.
6. I'd love to come to the concert with you but I can't, I'm afraid. I'm______ to my ears in work
this week.
7. Playing squash once a week was his way of letting _________steam.
8. "I think Arsenal are the best football club in Britain." "Come ______ it! What about
Liverpool, then?"
9. The club welcomes all new members regardless ________age.
10. He finished his speech_________ tremendous applause.

Part 4: Fill in each blank with the correct form of the words.
Historically, Mars was thought to be the most likely planet to habour life. There is a range
of such (1.believe) ______ in popular culture as expressed in literature, radio and films. Public
fascination with Martians began in the late 19th century when astronomer Giovanni reported
(2.observe) ______ of large channels on Mars in 1887. In 1897, Well’s War of the World was the
first major work to explore the (3.conceive) ______ of the “extraterrestrial invader” and exerted a
substantial influence on the public psyche. A few years later, even (4.knowledge) ______
astronomers such as Lowell seriously advocated the (5.possible) _______of life forms as
described in his book Mars as the Adobe life. Consequently, Mars began to take a special place in
popular culture around the turn of the 20th century, continuing until today. However, this does not
(6.little) ______ the unique role of Mars in the history of science. Specifically, the (7.document)
______ of the movement of Mars by Kepler led to the formation of his three laws of (8.planet)
______ motion which shattered notions of astronomy and laid the foundations for the (9.dicover)
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______ of Newton. Like no other planets, Mars has left (10.replace) ______ marks on human
imagination and thought.

READING
Part 1: Read the passage and choose a suitable word to fill in each blank.
History is full of inventions that looked good at the time, but which nobody wanted to buy.
New ideas may fail for one of several reasons. Firstly, there are those which do not (1) _______
work very well when put to the test. Then, there are the ideas which are good in themselves, but
which do not fulfill a real (2) _______ .In other words, people can (3) _______ without them, so
do not buy them. A third group are those which are too expensive to manufacture. But none of
these reasons explains why, in the 1990s, no new technology was (4) _______ in replacing the
compact disc as the means of packaging recorded music.
The 1990s was a period of rapid technological change, particularly in the area of electronic
(5) _______ for the home. During this time, a number of alternative technologies were invented
that could have replaced the CD, but none of them (6) _______ on. The new ideas worked, were
not (7) _______ to make and would have provided consumers with (8) _______ quality
recordings. Despite all this, few people bought them. And this can only be explained by the (9)
_______ that people who had invested in CD players and discs of their favorite music did not
think the improvement in quality on (10) _______ was great enough to make it worth the effort
and expense of changing.
1. A. hopefully B. truthfully C. carefully D. actually
2. A. like B. need C. wish D. want
3. A. be B. make C. do D. have
4. A. profitable B. rewarded C. successful D. attempted
5. A. supplies B. machinery C. appliance D. equipment
6. A. kept B. held C. caught D. took
7. A. cheaply B. costly C. dearly D. hardly
8. A. broader B. greater C. further D. higher
9. A. fact B. answer C. reason D. response
10. A. production B. demand C. offer D. available

Part 2: Read the following passage and use ONE word to fill in each gap.
Cell phones have been 1.______ in Japan since the early 1990s, but it was not until 1999
that their use really took 2.______. The age of cell phones has emerged but with it come
3.______. Cell phones are used on business trains, in restaurants, and in all areas of life. They
cause problems when they 4.______ during meetings, concerts, weddings or 5.______ funerals.
What’s more, people speak loudly in public and students read and text messages during lessons.
More seriously, when a cell phone is used near a person using a pacemaker to regulate his
heartbeat, its radio waves may 6.______ with the functioning of the machine. Now, something is
being done to solve these problems. In many places, new technology is being used to 7.______ the
cell phones. Airline passengers are requested to stop using cell phones while on 8.______. Concert
halls ask their audience to switch their phones to 9.______ mode. However, phone 10.______ fear
that if they do not answer their phones, they will lose valuable business opportunities. That’s why
many do not turn off their phones even when they are

Part 3: Read the passage and choose the best answer.

It stands to reason that galaxies, large star systems that contain millions or even billions of
stars, should collide with one another fairly often, given that the average separation between
galaxies is only approximately 20 times the diameter of the average galaxy. In contrast, stars
almost never collide because the average distance between stars is astronomical, perhaps
10,000,000 times their diameter.
Using a telescope, it is possible to find hundreds of galaxies that appear to be colliding.
However, when two galaxies appear to come into contact, there is in reality no direct contact
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between the stars of one galaxy and the stars of the other. Instead, the two galaxies pass through
each other, and the gravitational forces in the two galaxies alter the shapes of the galaxies, often
producing tails and bridges. One well-known pair of colliding galaxies, for example, is called the
Mice because each of the two interacting galaxies resembles a mouse with a long tail, and the
Whirlpool galaxy appears to be connected to a smaller galaxy by means of a bridge extending
from one of its long spirals. It is impossible for astronomers to monitor the changing shapes of
colliding galaxies because the interactions between galaxies last hundreds of millions of years, but
it is possible to study galaxies in various stages of collision and draw conclusions about what
happens when galaxies collide.
In certain situations, when two galaxies collide, they do not always pass through each other
and emerge as two separate galaxies. In one situation, if two galaxies are moving slowly enough,
they may collide and then may not have enough velocity to escape each other's gravitational pull
after the collision. In this case, the two galaxies will collide, and then move past each other, and
then be pulled back to collide again, and continue this way until they eventually merge into a
single galaxy. In another situation, if a much larger galaxy comes into contact with a smaller
galaxy, the larger galaxy may absorb the smaller one in a process called galactic cannibalism. In
this process, a larger galaxy first pulls away the outer stars of the smaller galaxy and then begins
to pull at the denser core. While the process of galactic cannibalism is taking place and the two
galaxies are merging into one, the cores of both the larger galaxy and the smaller galaxy can be
clearly visible.
Some giant elliptical galaxies, with what appear to be multiple nuclei, have been found in the
skies, and astronomers once thought that these giant galaxies were giant galactic cannibals that
had consumed many smaller galaxies recently enough that the cores of the cannibalized galaxies
were still intact. One such galaxy, with what appeared to be eight separate nuclei, was found and
was used to put forth the hypothesis that galaxies could be voracious monsters capable of
swallowing up uncountable other galaxies simultaneously. However, further studies have shown
that the numerous nuclei that seemed to be part of a single large galaxy were in reality the nuclei
of smaller galaxies that were in front of or behind the larger galaxy. Thus, astronomers are now
confident that galactic cannibalism exists among a limited number of interacting galaxies;
however, astronomers are not convinced of the existence of cannibalistic galactic monsters that
swallow up large numbers of smaller galaxies simultaneously.
Signs of galactic cannibalism exist even in our own galaxy, the Milky Way. Astronomers have
found younger stars south of the galaxy's disk, where only older stars should be found, suggesting
that the younger stars formed when our galaxy cannibalized a smaller galaxy. Furthermore, it can
be clearly seen now that our galaxy is beginning to digest the Magellanic Clouds, which are small
irregular galaxies that are companions to the Milky Way and are visible in the southern skies over
Earth.
1. Which of the following is NOT true according to paragraph 1?
A. Galaxies may contain billions of stars.
B. On the average, the distance between galaxies is around 20 times the diameter of a galaxy.
C. It is unusual for stars to collide.
D. The average distance between stars is 70 times their diameter
2. The author mentions tails and bridges in paragraph 2 in order to
A. provide a visual image of the parts of galaxies that have been affected by gravitational
forces
B. provide examples of the types of galaxies that tend to collide
C. describe the recognizable characteristics of the colliding galaxies called the Mice
D. create a visual roadmap of the routes that galaxies take through the skies
3. The word last in paragraph 2 could best be replaced by
A. end in B. endure for C. finish with D. lose out to
4. The word merge in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to
A. divide B. swallow C. join D. appear
5. What occurs during galactic cannibalism, according to paragraph 3?
A. A larger galaxy is absorbed by a smaller one.
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 B. The first step involves pulling at the core of the smaller galaxy.
C. The outer stars of the smaller galaxy are absorbed by its core.
D. The core of the smaller galaxy generally manages to remain visible
6. Which of the sentences below expresses the essential information in the highlighted sentence in
paragraph 4?
A. Astronomers have recently found some giant galaxies that have cannibalized a number of
galaxies.
B. Astronomers used to think that certain giant galaxies that appeared to have a number of
nuclei were galactic cannibals
C. When astronomers find galaxies with multiple nuclei, they know that they have found
galactic cannibals.
D. Even though a galaxy has multiple nuclei, it is not certain whether or not the galaxy is a
galactic cannibal.
7. The phrase put forth in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to
A. encounter B. understand C. deny D. promote
8. Why does the author mention voracious monsters in paragraph 4?
A. To emphasize how violently the galaxies strike each other
B. To emphasize how much energy the giant galaxies consume
C. To emphasize how many smaller galaxies the giant galaxies seem to consume
D. To emphasize how really big the giant galaxies are
9. It is stated in paragraph 4 that scientists today are quite certain that
A. galactic cannibalism does not really exist
B. there is a limited amount of galactic cannibalism
C. galactic cannibalism is commonplace
D. galactic cannibals are capable of taking over numerous small galaxies at the same time
10. Based on the information in paragraph 5, what will be most likely to happen to the Magellanic
Clouds in the distant future?
A. They will become galactic cannibals.
B. They will develop separate nuclei.
C. They will become regular galaxies.
D. They will become part of the Milky Way

Part 4: Read the following passage and do the tasks that follow.
HIGH-TECH CRIME -FIGHTING TOOLS
A. Crime- fighting technology is getting more sophisticated and rightly so. The police need to be
equipped for the 21st century. In Britain we’ve already got the world’s biggest DNA databases.
By next year the state will have access to the genetic data of 4.25 m people: one British-based
person in 14. Hundreds of thousands of those on the database will never have been charged
with a crime.
B. Britain is also reported to have more than £4 million CCTV (closed circuit television) camera,
There is a continuing debate about the effectiveness of CCTV. Some evidence suggests that it
is helpful in reducing shoplifting and car crime. It has also been used to successfully indentify
terrorists and murderers. However, many people claim that better lighting is just as effective to
prevent crime and that cameras could displace crime. An internal police report said that only
one crime was solved for every 1,000 cameras in London in 2007. In short, there is conflicting
evidence about the effectiveness of camera, so it is likely that the debate will continue.
C. Professor Mike Press, who has spent the past decade studying how design can contribute to
crime reduction, said that, in order for CCTC to have any effect, it must be used in a targeted
way. For example, a scheme in Manchester records every license plate at the entrance of a
shopping complex and alerts police when one is found to belong to an untaxed or stolen car.
This is an effective example of monitoring, he said. Most schemes that simply record city
centers continually- often not being watched - do not produce results. CCTV can also have the
opposite effect of that intended, by giving citizens a false sense of security and encouraging
them to be careless with property and personal safety. Professor Press said: “All the evidence
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 suggests that CCTV alone makes no positive impact on crime reduction and prevention at all.
The weight of evidence would suggest the investment is more or less a waste of money unless
you have lots of other things in place”. He believes that much of the increase is driven by the
marketing efforts of security companies who promote the crime-reducing benefits of their
products. He described it as a “lazy approach to crime prevention” and said that authorities
should instead be focusing on how to alter the environment to reduce crime.
D. But in reality, this is not what is happening. Instead, police are considering using more
technology. Police forces have recently begun experimenting with cameras in their helmets.
The footage will be stored on police computers, along with the footage from thousands of
CCTV cameras and millions of pictures form numberplate recognition camera used
increasingly to check up on motorists.
E. And now another type of technology is being introduced. It’s called the Microdrone and it’s a
toy-sized remote-control craft that hovers above streets or crowds to film what’s going on
beneath. The Microdrone has already been used to monitor rock festivals, but its supplier has
also been in discussions to supply it to the Metropolitan Police, and Soca, the Serious
Organized Crime Agency. The drones are small enough to be unnoticed by people on the
ground when they are flying at 350ft. They contain high-resolution video surveillance
equipment and an infrared night vision capability, so even in darkness they give operators a
bird’s -eye view of locations while remaining virtually undetectable.
F. The worrying thing is, who will get access to this technology? Merseyside police are already
employing two of the devices as part of a pilot scheme to watch football crowds and city parks
looking for antisocial behaviors. It is not just about crime detection: West Midlands fire brigade
is about to lease a drone, for example, to get a better view of fire and flood scenes and aid
rescue attempt; the Environment Agency is considering their use for monitoring of illegal fly
tipping and oil spills. The company that makes the drone says it has no plans to license the
equipment to individuals or private companies, which hopefully will prevent private security
firms from getting their hands on them. But what about local authorities? In theory, this
technology could be used against motorists. And where will the surveillance society end?
Already there are plans to introduce smart water containing a unique DNA code identifier that
when sprayed on a suspect will cling to their clothes and skin and allow officers to identify
them later. As long as high-tech tools are being used in the fight against crime and terrorism,
fine. But if it’s another weapon to be used to invade our privacy then we don’t want it.

Questions 1- 5: The reading has six paragraphs A-F. Choose the most suitable heading for
paragraph B-F from the list of headings below. Write the appropriate numbers (i-x) in space 1-
5. There are more headings than paragraphs, so you will not use them all.
List of Headings
i The spy in the sky vi Lack of conclusive evidence
ii The spread of technology vii Cars and cameras
iii The limitations of camera viii Advantages and disadvantages
iv The cost of camera ix A natural progression
v Robots solving serious crimes x A feeling of safety

Example: Paragraph A ix
1. Paragraph B__________
2. Paragraph C__________
3. Paragraph D__________
4. Paragraph E__________
5. Paragraph F __________

Questions 6-8: Choose the appropriate letter A, B, C or D to finish sentences 6-8

6. Britain has already got__________.

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 A. four million CCTV camera
B. more data about DNA than any other country
C. the most sophisticated crime-fighting technology
D. access to the genetic data of one in fourteen people living in Britain.
7. Professor Press__________.
A. works at the University of Manchester.
B. studies car-related crime.
C. is concerned about the negative impact of the use of CCTV.
D. feels that some marketing departments lie about the crime-reducing benefits of CCTV
8. The Microdrone is__________.
A. a type of toy in the shape of a plane.
B. being used by the Metropolitan Police
C. being used by the government.
D. able to film in the dark

Question 9-10: Use NO MORE THAN THEE WORDS from the passage, answer the questions.
9. Give examples of 2 events where technology is used to watch crowds.
_______________________________
10. According to the passage, we do not want ___________________ to use the Microdrone.

WRITING
Part 1: Rewrite the sentences beginning with the given words/phrases.
1. Her disappointment was such that she started to cry.
She felt so____________________________________________________________
2. There is rumour that the famous spy escaped to Russia.
The famous spy________________________________________________________
3. The deadline for the completed application form is on Friday.
Completed application form must__________________________________________
4. I don’t think he can work out the answer to the problem in 30 seconds.
I doubt ______________________________________________________________
5. She never finishes work on time despite her hard work.
No matter ____________________________________________________________

Part 2: Rewrite the sentences using the given words.

1. Brian was about to blurt out my secret when I attracted his attention. (EYE)
Had I __________________________________________ blurted out my secret.
2. Someone rang the police with information about an impending robbery. (TIPPED)
The _____________________________________ about an impending robbery.
3. Paul meant well so you mustn’t be offended by his comments. (AMISS)
Please _________________________________________ because he meant well.
4. Some improvements will have to be made if you all want to pass this exam. (SOCKS)
You will all _______________________________ if you want to pass this exam.
5. No one listened to what the politician was saying last night. (EARS)
What the politician was saying ________________________________ last night.

Part 3: Paragraph writing

Some teenagers believe that personal values are decided by their outside appearance rather than
their inside potentials. To what extent do you agree with the viewpoint?
Write a paragraph of around 150 words to answer the question.

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