Bài thi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 10 - Kỳ thi học sinh giỏi khu vực Duyên hải và Đồng bằng Bắc Bộ lần thứ X - Trường THPT chuyên Nguyễn Tất Thành

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1. TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN HỘI THI HỌC SINH GIỎI KV DUYÊN HẢI VÀ NGUYỄN TẤT THÀNH ĐỒNG BẰNG BẮC BỘ LẦN THỨ X 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)___ Discount on equipment at (8) www.___.com Possible that the (9)___ may change Guided tour of a (10)___ is arranged Part 2: 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 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 Part 3: 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 ___ 9. One recently-designed yo-yo is said to possess a ___ 10. The raw material which is still used in all yo-yos is ___ 1
2. 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. 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 2
3. 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) ___ of Newton. Like no other planets, Mars has left (10.replace) ___ marks on human imagination and thought. 3
4. 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 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 4
5. 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. 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 5
6. 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. A. The space around us affects us profoundly – emotionally, behaviorally, cognitively. In Britain, that space is changing at a pace not seen for a generation. Surely psychology has something to say about all this change. But is anyone listening? “There is a huge amount of psychology research that is relevant but at the moment we are talking to ourselves” says Chris Spencer, professor of environmental psychology at the University of Sheffield. Spencer recalls a recent talk he gave in which he called on fellow researchers to make greater effort to communicate their findings to architects and planners. “I was amazed at the response of many of the senior researchers who would say: I’m doing my research for pure science. The industry can take it or leave it”. But there are models on how to apply environmental psychology to real problems if you know where to look. Professor Frances Kuo is an example. B. Kuo’s website provides pictures and plain English summaries of research conducted by her Human Environment Research Laboratory. Among these is a study using police records that found inner-city Chicago apartment buildings surrounded by more vegetation suffered 52 percent fewer crimes than apartment blocks with little or no greenery. Frances and her co- researcher William Sullivan believe that greenery reduces crimes so long as visibility is preserved because it reduces aggression, bring local residents together outdoors and the conspicuous presence of people deters criminals. C. “Environmental psychologists are increasingly in demand” says David Uzzel, professor of environmental psychology. “We are asked to contribute to the planning, design, and management of many different environments ranging from neighborhoods, offices, schools, health, transport, traffic and leisure environments for the purpose of improving quality of life and creating better people-environment fit”. Uzzel points to the rebuilding of one south London school as a striking example of how building design can affect human behavior 6
7. positively. Before its redesign, it was ranked as the worst school in the area – now it is recognized as one of the country‘s twenty most improved schools. D. Uzzell has been involved in a pioneering project between MSc students in England and Scotland. Architecture students in Scotland acted as designers while environmental psychology students in England acted as consultants, as together they worked on a community project in a run-down area of Glasgow. “The psychology students encouraged the architecture students to think about who their client group was to consider issues crowding and social cohesion and they introduced them to psychological methodologies, for example observation and interviewing residents about their needs”. The collaborative project currently stands as a one-off experiment. “Hopefully, these trainee architects will now go away with some understanding of the psychological issues involved in design and will take into account people’s needs” says Uzzel. E. Hilary Barker, a recent graduate in psychology, now works for a design consultancy. She is part of a four-person research team that contributes to the overall work of the company in helping clients use their office space more productively. Her team all has backgrounds in psychology or social science but the rest of the firm consists mainly of architects and interior designers. “What I do is pretty rare to be honest,” Barker says “I feel very privileged to be able to use my degree in such a way.” Barker explains that the team carries out observational studies on behalf of companies to identify exactly how occupants are using their building. The companies are often surprised by the findings, for example that staff use meeting room for quiet, individual work. F. One area where the findings from environment-behavior research have certainly influenced building is in hospital design. “The government has a checklist of criteria that must be met in the design of new hospital and these are derived largely from the work of behavioral scientist Professor Roger Ulrich” Chris Spencer says. Ulrich’s work has shown, for example, how a view from patient’s window can affect their recovery. Even a hospital’s layout can impact on people’s health according to Dr John Zeisel. “If people get lost in hospitals, they get stressed, which lowers their immune system and means their medication works less well. You might think that way-finding round the hospital is the responsibility of the person who puts all the signs up but the truth is that the basic layout of s building is what helps people find their way around,” he says. G. Zeisel also points to the need for a better balance between private and shared rooms in hospitals. “Falls are reduced and fewer medication errors occur in private rooms,” he says. There is also research showing how important it is that patients have access to the outdoors and that gardens in hospitals are a major contributor to well-being. However, more generally, Zeisel shares Chris Spencer’s concerns that the lessons from environmental research are not getting through. “There is certainly a gap between what we in social science know and the world of designers and architects,” says Zeisel. He believes that most industries, from sports to film making, have now recognized the importance of an evidence-base approach and that the building trade needs to formulate itself more in that vein and to recognize that there is relevant research out there. “It would be outrageous, silly to go ahead with huge building projects without learning the lessons from the new town established between 30 and 40 years ago,” he warns. Choose one correct heading for each paragraph I. A comparison between similar buildings II. The negative reaction of local residents III. An unusual job for a psychologist IV. A type of building benefiting from prescribed guidelines V. The need for government action VI. A failure to use available information in practical ways VII. Academics with an unhelpful attitude 7
8. VIII. A refusal by architects to accept criticism IX. A unique co-operative scheme X. The expanding scope of environmental psychology 0. Paragraph A: _VII__ 1. Paragraph B: ___ 2. Paragraph C: ___ 3. Paragraph D: ___ 4. Paragraph E: ___ 5. Paragraph F: ___ 6. Paragraph G: ___ Which TWO of the following benefits are said to arise from the use of environmental psychology when planning buildings? A. better relationships between staff B. improved educational performance C. reduction of environmental pollution D. fewer mistakes made by medical staff E. easier detection of crime Which TWO of the following research methods are mentioned in the passage? A. the use of existing data relating to a geographical area B. measuring the space given to a variety of activities C. watching what people do in different parts of a building D. analyzing decisions made during a planning of a building E. observing patients’ reactions to each other 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. 8
9. Part 3: Passage 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? You should write at least 150 words. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ THE END Người biên soạn Đặng Trần Hà 9