Đề thi thi chọn học sinh giỏi lớp 10 môn Tiếng Anh - Năm học 2017-2018 - Đề luyện 33

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TRƯỜNG THPT LIỄN SƠN
ĐỀ LUYỆN 33
KỲ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 10 - THPT NĂM HỌC 2017 - 2018 
ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
(Thời gian làm bài 150 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề)
I. PRONUNCIATION AND VOCABULARY.
Pronunciation
1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 
1. A. think	B. this	 C. those	D. there
2. A. none	B. done	C. bone	D. tongue
3. A. food	B. moon	C. good	D. noodle
4. A. forced	B. caused	C. stopped	D. worked
5. A. rough	B. tough	C. enough	D. though
Vocabulary
2. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) which best completes each sentence.
6. He's left his book at home; he's always so________.
	A. forgetful	B. forgettable	C. forgotten	D. forgetting
7. 'I'm very________ to you for putting in so much hard work,' the boss said.
	A. thanking	B. grateful	C. considerate	D. careful
8. He is the manager of the factory. He’s________ it.
A. charged with	B. charged	C. in charge	D. in charge of
9. He was new on the job, but he quickly fit himself into the________ routine of the office.
A. establishing	B. established	C. establishes	D. establish
10. She looked very________ when I told her the good news.
	A. happily	B. happiness	C. happy	D. was happy
11. I don't want much sugar in my coffee. Just_______, please.
	A. few	B. a few	C. little	D. a little 
12. We must________ our pounds for dollars before going to New York.
 A. change B. convert C. turn 	D. exchange
13. Who is the________ of this company?
 A. top B. head C. leader D. minister
14. She________ shyly at him and then lowered her eyes.
 A. glanced B. glimmed C. saw D. glared
15. The room was________ of strangers.
 A. full B. complete C. crowded D. filled
II. GRAMMAR.
1. Complete the following sentences by choosing the correct answer among four options (A, B, C or D)
16. Tom and Mary never came to class late. 	________________.
A. So did we	B. Neither did we	C. We did either	D. Neither we did
17. I remember________ to Hanoi when I was a very small child.
A. taking	B. to take	C. to be taken	D. being taken
18. 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
19. I don’t believe a word she said; I think he just made________ that story.
A. out	B. up	C. off	D. down
20. 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
21. We should arrive home safe and________ .
 	A. sound 	 	B. soundly	C. warm 	 D. warmly
22. The idea got a lot of________ from the children’s parents.
 	A. opposition 	 	B. disagreement 	 	C. dislike 	D. denial 
23. 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
24. Our teacher came in when we________ noisily.
	A. had talked	 B. have been talking	C. were talking	D. are talking
25. “We can’t go now. Let’s wait________ the rain stops.”
	A. until	 B. when	C. after	D. as
26. She is playing a piece of music________ by Beethoven.
 A. composed	B. composing	C. to compose	D. composes
27. The man________ must be intelligent and handsome.
 A. who loving her 	B. whom loves her	C. she loves	D. who love her
28. Linda________ me to wait for her at the school gate.
 A. tell	B. told	C. says	D. said
29. Are there enough apples for us to have one________ ?
 A. every B. each C. self	 	D. individually.
30. She treated me________ cake, ice-cream and tea.
 A. with B .for C .to D .by
31. She took me________ my brother.
 A. by B. for C.to D. with	
32. Steel_______ with chromium to produce a noncorrosive substance known as stainless steel.
	A. is combined	B. that is combined	C. combining	D. when combined
33. Joe seemed to be in a good mood, ________ he snapped at me angrily when I asked him to join us.
A. yet	B. so	C. for	D. and	
34. A fire must have a readily available supply of oxygen. ________, it will stop burning.
A. Consequently	B. Furthermore	C. Otherwise	D. However	
35. “Who has brothers and sisters?”	“Everyone ________ Virginia who’s an only child.”
A. except to	B. with	C. from	D. but
36. Florida, ________ the Sunshine State, attracts many tourists every year.
A. is	B. is known as	C. known as	D. that is known as
37. ________ becoming extinct is of great concern to zoologists.
A. That giant pandas are	B. Giant pandas are
C. Are giant pandas	D. Giant panda is
38. Her parents gave her everything she asked for. She's a completed _______ child.
A. wounded 	B. spoilt 	C. damaged 	D. destroyed
39. ________ my experience, very few people really understand the problem.
A. To 	B. In 	C. With 	D. From
40. When she died, she gave________ all her money to a charity for cats.
A. away	B. out	C. on	 	D. off
2. Give the correct form of the word s 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. The police are interested in the sudden________ of the valuable painting.	APPEAR
 45. He was too________ to tell his teacher about the stupid mistake. 	SHAME
 III. READING COMPREHENSION.
1. Fill in the blank with a suitable word.
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.
2. Read and answer the questions.
 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 sixty-seven 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.
Questions
56. When did the first award ceremony take place?
57. Why was the Nobel prize established? 
58. In which area have American received the most awards?
59. was an award presented in 1941?
60. In how many fields are prizes bestowed?
VII Read the passage bellow and then choose a suitable word A, B, C or D to fill in each blank :
 There is now increasing concern about the world's energy resources, particularly about those involving fossil (61)________ In less than a hundred years we shall probably (62)________ all the present (63)________ of oil and gas .The world ' s cold (64)________ should last longer but, once used , these cannot be (65)________ .
 It is important, therefore, that we should develop such (66)________ sources of energy as solar energy and nuclear energy as well as water and wind (67)________ classed as (68)________ energy). Until these energy (69)________ are widely used .it is important for the developed countries to reduce energy (70)________ as much as possible .
61. A. fuels 	B. powers 	C. forms 	D. energies.
62. A. end 	B. complete 	C. total 	D. exhaust
63. A. findings 	B. productions 	C. amounts 	D. sources
64. A. reserves 	B. stores 	C. mines 	D. contents
65. A. updated 	B. repeated C. renewed D. produced
66. A. traditional 	B. alterlative 	C. surprising 	D. revolutionary
67. A. force 	B. strength C. power 	D. motion 
68. A. repeatable 	B. continual 	C. renewable 	D. continuous
69. A. goods 	B. supplies 	C. provisions D. materials
70. A. exhaustion 	B. destruction 	C. waste 	D. consumption
III. WRITING
1. Identify the error in each sentence. 
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
2. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it: 
76. When I arrived in Canberra, I wrote a letter home.
 à On......................................
 77.I like to go with my husband everywhere.
à Wherever he goes.....
 78. Our house is going to be painted by a local firm.
 à We are ..........................................................................................................................
79. She didn’t say a word as she left the room.
à She left the room ..........................................................................................................
80. Is smoking permitted in Vietnamese cinemas?
à Are we ............... ...........................................................................................................
81. Imagining our life without music is difficult.
à It.
82. Couldn't you have got a bus to the station ?. 
à Was not
83. He could not afford to buy the car . 
à The car..
84. I could finish the work early because he helped me 	
à Thanks...
85. These two boxers weigh exactly the same. 
à There is no....
86.These new machines have put an end to queuing.
à Before these .
87. He never has enough money.
à He is always .....
3. Write an essay of 150-200 words.
Write a description of one of the popular celebration in Vietnam (about 150-200 words) 
_________THE END_________
1
A
11
D
21
A
31
B
2
C
12
D
22
A
32
A
3
C
13
C
23
B
33
A
4
B
14
A
24
C
34
C
5
D
15
A
25
A
35
D
6
A
16
B
26
A
36
C
7
B
17
D
27
C
37
A
8
D
18
C
28
B
38
B
9
B
19
D
29
B
39
B
10
C
20
C
30
C
40
A
2. Give the correct form of the word s in brackets:
 	41. surprisingly
	42. uncomfortable
	43. uneconomical
 44. disappearance
 45. ashamed
III. READING COMPREHENSION.
 1. Fill in the blank with a suitable word.
46. rarely/seldom/never	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	55. returned/reverted
2. Read and answer the questions.
56. When did the first award ceremony take place? In 1901	
57. Why was the Nobel prize established? Because Nobel wanted to create a fund to be used for awarding prizes to people who made the worthwhile contributions to humanity	 
58. In which area have American received the most awards?	 science
59. Was an award presented in 1941? No, it was not.
60. In how many fields are prizes bestowed? six	
VII Read the passage bellow and then choose a suitable word A, B, C or D to fill in each blank :
61. A 62. D	63. D	64. A	65. C
66. B	67.C	68. C	69. B 70.D
III. WRITING
1. Identify the error in each sentence.
71. D 72. B 73. A 74. D 75.C 
2. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it: 
76. On ariving in Canberra, I wrote a letter home.
77. Wherever my husband goes, I will follow him.
78. We are going to have our house painted by a local firm. 
79. She left the room without saying a word. 
80. Are we allowed to smoke in Vietnamese cinemas?
81. It is difficult to imagine our life without music. 
82. wasn't it possible for you to get a bus to the station?. 
83. The car was too expensive for him to buy.
84. Thanks to his help, I could finish the work early.
85. There is no difference in weight between these two boxers. 
87. Before these new machines were invented, there used to be queues..
87. He is always short of money /broke.