Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi tỉnh lớp 10, 11 THPT môn Tiếng Anh 10 - Năm học 2021-2022

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KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH LỚP 
10, 11 THPT NĂM HỌC 2021 - 2022
Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH 10
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
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Giám thị không giải thích gì thêm.
Điểm của toàn bài thi
Các giám khảo
Số phách
(Bằng số)
(Bằng chữ)
(Ký và ghi rõ họ tên)
(Do Trưởng Ban chấm thi ghi)
Giám khảo 1: 
Giám khảo 2: 
I. LISTENING
Part 1: You will hear part of a radio interview with an environmentalist talking about a negative impact of the Industrial Revolution. For questions 1 – 6, choose the answer A, B, C or D which fIts best according to what you hear.
1. Due to the increased number of city dwellers, _____.
A. there were not enough living spaces.	 B. there was an increase in carbon dioxide emissions.
C. the amount of water available wasn’t enough. 	D. more and more factories opened.
2. There were sanitation problems in Victorian times because _____.
A. there were no toilets at all in houses.	 
B. the lower classes were extremely dirty.
C. untreated waste was hidden underground. 
D. a lot of untreated waste ended up in public places.
3. The original sewage system of London _____.
A. had nowhere for sewage to drain into.	B. was connected to household cesspits.
C. was unsuitable for the new conditions.	D. was cleaned by ‘Nightsoil men’.
4. How did the river Thames play a role in public health?
A. It carried the untreated sewage away from the city.
B. The people of London were dependent on its water.
C. Cholera and typhoid fever ended up in the river.
D. Its water was necessary for flush toilets to work.
5. Why didn’t the authorities deal with the sewage problem sooner?
A. They wanted to save money rather than spend it.	
B. They were not aware of the severity of the problem.
C. They needed to discuss the problem frst.
D. They couldn’t all agree on the most effective solution.
6. Which was NOT a factor in The Great Stink?
A. reduced water levels in the Thames	B. parliamentary debates
C. high levels of sewage in the river	D. unusually hot weather
(Source: Close Up C1 – National Geographic)
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Part 2: You will hear a representative from British Waterways called John Sampson t alking about a canal network in England. For questions 7-14, complete the sentences.
The Grand Union Canal
The canals were built despite the fact that there was no 7. __________ Iand very little technology.
From 1790 to 1929, there were many canals that were 8. __________ with each other but which were not uniform in size.
The new union of canals provided a 9. __________ between major industrial cities.
There are plenty of 10. __________ for a variety of wildlife on and around the canals.
Walkers can go to the nearest waterway office to get information on 11. __________ so they can start and end at the same place.
Anglers can fish in the canals and 12. __________
If you want to go fishing, you must buy a 13. __________
The waterways authority request that people are 14. __________ towards other canal users.
(Source: Succeed in Cambridge English CAE)
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Part 3: Label the map below. Write the correct letter, A-J, next to Questions 15-20.
15. coffee room	__________
16. warehouse 	__________
17. staff canteen 	__________
18. meeting room 	__________
19. human resources	__________
20. boardroom __________
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II. LEXICO – GRAMMAR
Part 1: Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence. Write your answer A, B, C or D in the numbered boxes.
1. The size of the pop-star’s personal fortune was the subject of much _________ in the press.
	A. doubt 	B. guessing 	C. speculation 	D. wonderment
2. Make sure you _________ the cards before we start the next game.
	A. turn 	B. mix 	C. alternate 	D. shuffle
3. The junior staff was ________ from all aspects of decision making.
	A. excluded 	B. limited 	C. confined 	D. restricted
4. Jeremy’ friends were fond of him _________ because of his generosity.
	A. at least 	B. still less 	C. even less 	D. not least
5. The thick fog ____ out any possibility of our plane taking off before morning.
	A. ruled 	B. struck 	C. stamped 	D. crossed
6. Lack of rain early in the season meant that the fields ____ a poor crop.
	A. yielded 	B. generated 	C. surrendered 	D. suffered
7. Looking down at the coral reef, we saw _________ of tiny, multi-colored fish.
	A. swarms 	B. flocks 	C. teams 	D. shoals
8. The doctor was praised for her _________ work with her patients.
	A. groundless 	B. tireless 	C. bottomless 	D. restless
9. Jack was ________ to the fact that he couldn’t take his holiday in June.
	A. accepted 	B. complied 	C. agreed 	D. resigned
10. The amount Sarah earned was ________ on how much she sold.
	A. related 	B. connected 	C. dependent 	D. secured
11. When old Mr. Barnaby died, several people _________ their claim to the substantial legacy that he left.
	A. placed 	B. drew 	C. assumed 	D. laid
12. On entering the nursery I stumbled on the wooden blocks _________ all over the carpet
	A. plunged 	B. scattered 	C. settled 	D. tossed
13. Ever since we quarreled in the office, Janice and I have been _________ enemies
	A. assured 	B. confirmed 	C. defined 	D. guaranteed
14. The schoolboy’s excuse wasn’t _________ at all. Nobody in the classroom believed in the far-fetched story he told.
	A. credential 	B. credible 	C. creditable 	D. credulous.
15. The bad weather and a lack of food simply _________ our problem
	A. compounded 	B. enhanced 	C. salvaged 	D. transformed
16. I don’t agree with _________ very young and pretty criminals
	A. committing 	B. enforcing 	C. imprisoning 	D. offending
17. The popular press often contains a lot more _________ than hard facts.
	A. speculation 	B. realism 	C. influence 	D. tolerance
18. The train whistle warned us of its _________ departure
	A. previous 	B. imminent 	C. subsequent 	D. former
19. Time and neglect had _________ the property
	A. deteriorated 	B. enhanced 	C. flourished 	D. acclimatized
20. Get going! All the students were _________ around, waiting until the last minute to go into the building
	A. dwelling 	B. lingering 	C. staggering 	D. running	
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Part 3: Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words.
Don’t be late for the __________; you know how upset the director gets. REHEARSE
Cinema audiences don’t usually clap, but there was loud __________ at the end of the flm. APPLAUD
Critics say that the National Theatre’s current __________ of Romeo and Juliet is just marvellous. PRODUCE
Will you come with me to the __________ night of Ships Ahoy at the Rex? 	OPEN
Gloria took a bow to the __________ of loud cheering from the audience. ACCOMPANY
Male ballet dancers need to be slim but slightly ___________ too. MUSCLE
Why do you only eat junk food? It’s not __________ and it will make you ill. NUTRIENT
After being lost in the desert for three days, the walkers were __________. DELIRIUM
Grandma has become very __________ in her old age and can’t remember where she has put things. FORGET
All medicine aims to correct __________ in the body. BALANCE
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Part 4: The passage below contains 10 mistakes. UNDERLINE the mistakes and WRITE THEIR CORECT FORMS in the spaces.
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Scientists for the first time used gene editing techniques to make pigs resistant to one of the world’s costly livestock diseases, says The Times. Bred at the University of Edinburgh’s Roslin Institute, the animals had a short session of their DNA excised to stop them being infected from PRRS, a deadly virus who costs the industry about £1.75bn a year in Europe and the US alone. The virus enters pig cells through a surface protein called CD163; by “editing” the genetic instructions for making the protein, the scientists were able to shut the virus off – with no sign of harm to the animals.
However, it remains unclear when, if never, farmers will be able to take use of the technology. Scientists need first make sure that there are no long-term effects on the animals, and then to open a public debate about the acceptability of meat from gene-edited animals going on the market. The researchers expect some public resistance, but stress that it is very different to genetic modification, which introduces DNA from other species. “This animal is not what we call ‘transgenic’,” said Dr Christine Tait-Burkard, the study’s lead author. “It’s 100% pig DNA in there still.”
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Part 5: Fill in the blank with a suitable preposition and write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided.
1. Our boss talked _________ us as if we were children. 
2. I only get _______ watching TV when the children are in bed. 
3. Instead of being given a ticket, the driver got ________ a warning. 
4. Long hair for men is coming ____ again. More and more men are starting to wear their hair long. 
5. I’m done _____! My teacher caught me cheating on my exam. 
6. She felt a bit dizzy and had to lean ______ the wall before walking on. 
7. Next year, we intend to bring ______ several new products. But at the moment, we are still testing them. 
8. I’m not sure if this is a suitable topic for a research paper. I need to talk it ______ with my teacher before I start writing. 
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III. READING
Part 1: For questions 1 – 12, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. Write your answer A, B, C or D in the numbered boxes.
The early railway in Britain
	In 1830, there were under 100 miles of public railway in Britain. Yet within 20 years, this (1) __________ had grown to more than 5,000 miles. By the end of the century, almost enough rail track to (2) __________ the world covered this small island, (3) __________ the nature of travel for ever and contributing to the industrial revolution that changed the (4) __________ of history in many parts of the world.
	Wherever railways were introduced, economic and social progress quickly (5) __________. In a single day, rail passengers could travel hundreds of miles, (6) __________ previous journey times by huge margins and bringing rapid travel within the (7) __________ of ordinary people. Previously, many people had never ventured beyond the outskirts of their towns and villages. The railway brought them (8) __________ freedom and enlightenment.
	In the 19th century, the railway in Britain (9) __________ something more than just the business of carrying goods and passengers. Trains were associated with romance, adventure and, frequently, (10) __________ luxury. The great steam locomotives that thundered across the land were the jet airliners of their day, carrying passengers in comfort over vast distances in unimaginably short times. But the railways did more than revolutionise travel; they also left a distinctive and permanent mark on the British landscape. Whole towns and industrial centres (11) __________ up around major rail junctions, monumental bridges and viaducts crossed rivers and valleys and the railway stations themselves became (12) __________ places to spend time between journeys.
(Source: Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English 6)
1. 	A. amount 	B. figure 	C. sum 	D. quantity
2. 	A. revolve 	B. enclose 	C. encircle 	D. orbit
3. 	A. altering 	B. amending 	C. adapting 	D. adjusting
4. 	A. route 	B. way 	C. line 	D. course
5. 	A. pursued 	B. followed 	C. succeeded 	D. chased
6. 	A. cancelling 	B. subtracting 	C. cutting 	D. abolishing
7. 	A. reach 	B. capacity 	C. facility 	D. hold
8. 	A. larger 	B. higher 	C. bigger 	D. greater
9. 	A. served 	B. functioned 	C. represented 	D. performed
10. 	A. considerable 	B. generous 	C. plentiful 	D. sizeable
11. 	A. jumped 	B. stood 	C. burst 	D. sprang
12. 	A. preferable 	B. liked 	C. desirable 	D. wanted
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Part 2: For questions 1 – 12, 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 the numbered boxes.
The New Magus5 Mini Tablet
	I couldn’t wait to get my hands on a new Magus5 when it came onto the market last year. If (1) ____________ I could afford one! Of course I (2) ____________, so I decided I would save up and try to get one (3) ____________ the end of the summer. 
	As I’d been working every Saturday morning in a café round the corner, I (4) ____________ the manager if he’d increase my hours. Luckily, he said yes (5) ____________ I started working full days on Saturdays, and occasionally on Sunday mornings. I also did loads of babysitting after school and saved not (6) ____________ what I earned, but also the pocket money my parents gave me every week. Then, I (7) ____________ a windfall. 
	Both my parents and grandparents gave me some money for my birthday, so at (8) ____________ I was able to buy my Magus5 mini tablet. You can imagine my excitement when we ordered it online. I chose the white one because it looked (9) ____________ sleeker than the black one. Like all other Magus devices, this one was designed in California and made in India, so I know I (10) ____________ worry about how well made it is. It has all the qualities of a larger tablet, but is small enough to fit in a handbag or even a large pocket. (11) ____________ incredibly slim lines mean that it is feather light in comparison to previous tablets that I’ve used. I know I am (12) ____________ to find a better tablet anywhere.
(Source: Close Up C2 – National Geographic)
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Part 3: Read the following passage and complete the statements that follow by choosing A, B, C or D to indicate your answer which you think fits best.
	Learning means acquiring knowledge or developing the ability to perform new behaviors. It is common to think of learning as something that takes place in school, but much of human learning occurs outside the classroom, and people continue to learn throughout their lives. 
	Even before they enter school, young children learn to walk, to talk, and to use their hands to manipulate toys, food and other objects. They use all of their senses to learn about the sights, sounds, tastes, and smells in their environments. They learn how to interact with their parents, siblings, friends, and other people important to their world. When they enter school, children learn basic academic subjects such as reading, writing, and mathematics. They also continue to learn a great deal outside the classroom. They learn which behaviors are likely to be rewarded and which are likely to be punished. They learn social skills for interacting with other children. After they finish school, people must learn to adapt to the many major changes that affect their lives, such as getting married, raising children, and finding and keeping a job. 
	Because learning continues throughout our lives and affects almost everything we do, the study of learning is important in many different fields. Teachers need to understand the best ways to educate children. Psychologists, social workers, criminologists, and other human-service workers need to understand how certain experiences change people’s behaviors. Employers, politicians, and advertisers make use of the principles of learning to influence the behavior of workers, voters, and consumers. 
	Learning is closely related to memory, which is the storage of information in the brain. Psychologists who study memory are interested in how the brain stores knowledge, where this storage takes place, and how the brain later retrieves knowledge when we need it. In contrast, psychologists who study learning are more interested in behavior and how behavior changes as a result of a person’s experiences. 
	There are many forms of learning, ranging from simple to complex. Simple forms of learning involve a single stimulus. A stimulus is anything perceptible to the senses, such as a sight, sound, smell, touch, or taste. In a form of learning known as classical conditioning, people learn to associate two stimuli that occur in sequence, such as lightning followed by thunder. In operant conditioning, people learn by forming an association between a behavior and its consequences (reward punishment). People and animals can also learn by observation – that is, by watching others perform behaviors. More complex forms of learning include learning languages, concepts, and motor skills.
1. According to the passage, which of the following is learning in broad view comprised of?
A. Acquisation of social and bahavioural skills 	B. Knowledge acquisition and ability development
C. Knowledge acquisition outside the classroom	D. Acquisition of academic knowledge
2. According to the passage, what are children NOT usually taught outside the classroom?
A. literacy and calculation	C. interpersonal communication 
B. right from wrong	D. life skills
3. Getting married, raising children, and finding and keeping a job are mentioned in paragraph 2 as examples of _______.
A. the changes to which people have to orient themselves
B. the situations in which people cannot teach themselves
C. the ways people’s lives are influenced by education
D. the areas of learning which affect people’s lives
4. Which of the following can be inferred about the learning process from the passage?
A. It takes place more frequently in real life than in academic institutions.	
B. It becomes less challenging and complicated when people grow older.
C. It is more interesting and effective in school than that in life.
D. It plays a crucial part in improving the learner’s motivation in school.
5. According to the passage, the study of learning is important in many fields due to ________.
A. the exploration of the best teaching methods
B. the need for certain experiences in various areas
C. the influence of various behaviours in the learning process
D. the great influence of the on-going learning process
6. It can be inferred from the passage that social workers, employers, and politicians concern themselves with the study of learning because they need to _______.
A. make the objects of their interest more aware of the importance of learning
B. understand how a stimulus relates to the senses of the objects of their interest
C. thoroughly understand the behaviours of the objects of their interest
D. change the behaviours of the objects of their interest towards learning
7. The word “retrieves” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ________.
A. generates	B. creates	C. recovers	D. gains
8. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Psychologists studying memonry are concerned with how the stored knowledge is used.
B. Psychologists studying memory are concerned with the brain’s storage of knowledge.
C. Psychologists studying learning are interested in human behaviours.
D. Psychologists are all interested in memory as much as behaviours.
9. According to the passage, the stimulus in simple forms of learning ________.
A. is created by the senses	C. makes associations between behaviours 
B. bears relation to perception 	D. is associated with natural phenomena
10. The passage mainly discusses _______.
A. practical examples of learning inside the classroom	
B. application of learning inside the classroom
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D. simple forms of learning
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Part 4: You are going to read a magazine article about interns - young people doing work placements for a limited period, usually without pay. Read the magazine article and answer questions 1 – 14.
The intern’s tale
Many workplaces have interns. Is being an intern useful work experience or an unpaid waste of time? Sarah Barnes meets four young women trying to get a foot on the ladder.
A. Jessica: intern at the film company Future Films
Working on scripts that you know are going to become films one day is really exciting. We get a broad variety of genres sent to us here. Personally, I love anything that’s been adapted from a book, especially if I’ve read the book. I read scripts, sometimes I attend meetings with writers, and I've also researched potential writers and directors online. Also, I volunteer in my local theatre and help out as an auditorium assistant. It's a great way of seeing different aspects of the industry, meeting people and developing your career. My placement was due to come to an end this month but I’ve just been offered the paid role of production and development assistant. I’m pleased to be able to stay - I didn’t want to leave everyone. It's been tough getting to this point, but you can’t expect too much because it’s a competitive industry. Because my degree was in film theory, I didn’t come away with the practical experience of being able to go on set and know what's what. Maybe I would have progressed more quickly if I had.
B. Rasa: intern at the Vivienne Westwood fashion company
I work in the same department as Vivienne Westwood, so I see her almost every day. She treats everyone equally, whether they are paid staff or interns. My main task is tracing patterns. I was shocked by how big they are; so much fabric goes into making a Westwood dress. When I started, I was working on the archive, so I had the opportunity to see past collections up close. I work five days a week, 10a.m. to 6p.m., but I expect the days to get longer and more stressful as we approach Fashion Week. I will stay for another three months, until we go to Paris for that, and then I will go straight back to university to complete my final year. In fashion, if you want to establish yourself over the competition, you have to work hard and for free, because that's what everyone else is willing to do.
C. Hannah: intern at the emergency relief charity Merlin
Over the past few years I’ve been doing volunteer work in Calcutta, Bogota and Teheran, so it’s quite hard to adjust to being back in the UK. Most of my friends are buying houses and have cars and go on holidays. But I never feel I've missed out because I’m doing what I’ve always wanted to do. I work three days a week, receiving a small sum to cover expenses. Money from my father has gone towards funding my placement and I'm really fortunate that I can live with my mum, although it does mean my commute can take up to two hours. Without my family, I don’t think I could be doing this. Next month I am starting a six-month placement in Myanmar, monitoring the health facilities the charity supplies there. After that, I might actually be in a position to earn a salary. If I was 35 and still working unpaid, I would think ‘What am I doing?’
D. Paula: intern at the Whitechapel Gallery
I came to London six months ago with no plans, I didn't know how long it would take to get a job. I had saved up some money and resigned myself to staying on a friend's sofa for a while, but luck was on my side and I found a job as a seamstress within a couple of weeks. My placement at the gallery came along a week later. I’ve helped install exhibitions and create gallery publications. One of the most exciting tasks was helping the artist Claire Barcley create the installation that’s now on display in the gallery. Because some of the piece is sewn, my seamstress skills came in handy. The hardest thing is at the start, when you don't know anything. Someone asks: ‘Can you courier this?’ and you have to ask so many questions, like ‘Which courier company?’ and ‘Where are the envelopes?’ I’m about to finish my placement and I’m planning my own curatorial project with a friend. It will be a lot of work but I think I have to go for these things now, otherwise I will regret it later. My parents know I’m sensible. If I couldn’t afford my rent, I wouldn't just get into a spiral of debt. I would go and get a fulltime job and the rest would have to wait.
For questions 97-110, choose from the sections of the article (A-D). The jobs may be chosen more than once. Write your answers in corresponding numbered boxes. 
Which intern mentions _____?
1. her feeling when discovering something at work? 
2. the fact that some of her work can be seen? 
3. having no idea how to carry out a certain task? 
4. her feeling about the people she works with? 
5. having no regrets about a choice she made previously? 
6. what is considered normal in her area of work? 
7. the outcome of some of the work she does? 
8. a desire not to be in the same situation in the future? 
9. something she regarded as unpredictable? 
10. a preference concerning the work she does as an intern? 
11. reasons why it is possible for her to be an intern? 
12. the outcome if she found herself in a difficult situation? 
13. making useful contacts? 
14. a change she believes will happen during her work placement?
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IV. WRITING
Part 1: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence before it.
1. No one stands a chance of beating Michael in this year’s championship.
→ It’s a foregone ________________________________________________________________.
2. My precious life was saved by the lifeguard.
→ I owe _______________________________________________________________________.
3. Nobody expected him to lose, but he did.
→ Against everybody’s ___________________________________________________________.
4. These students’s bad behaviour should have been severely punished.
→ These students deserved ________________________________________________________.
5. In summer, there are thousands more tourists than the locals.
→ In summer, the locals are vastly __________________________________________________.
Part 2: Use the word given in brackets and make any necessary additions to write a new sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence. Do NOT change the form of the given word. You must use between three and six words, including the word given.
 Example: 0. Jane regretted speaking so rudely to the old lady (more)
→ Jane ________ wishes she had spoken more ______ politely to the old lady.
1. Winning that prize has made him conceited (head)
→ Winning that prize ______________________________.
2. The school's management are investigating allegations of teacher brutality (into)
→ Allegations of teacher brutality _____________________________ the school's management.
3. It's not possible that you saw Mary last night, she was with us! (have)
→ You ___________________________________ last night, she was with us!
4. The contract said that we didn't have to accept the conditions immediately (obligation)
→ The contract said that we were _____________________________ accept the conditions immediately.
5. They believe that the hotel is quite near the beach (throw)
→ The hotel is ______________________________ from the beach.
Part 3: Write an essay of about 250 words on the following topic:
Many people argue that in order to improve educational quality, high school students are encouraged to make comments or even criticism on their teachers. Others think it will lead to loss of respect and discipline in the classroom. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
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