5 marks Jackie Hunt comes to garden at D-Town Farm in Detroit just about every day.. But with farms like D-Town around the city, Crouch says Detroit is at the vanguard of the movement...
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MÔN: Tiếng Anh LỚP 10
Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút
PART 1: LISTENING
I Detroit is a U.S city that has been hit hard by poverty and dilapidation in recent decades But its citizens are working on a grassroots strategy to rejuvenate their city with urban farming Listen to the recording about urban farming in this city and fill in each blank with ONLY ONE WORD Write your answers in the box provided below (5 marks)
Jackie Hunt comes to garden at D-Town Farm in Detroit just about every day She says growing (1) is gratifying
D-Town is a 1.6-hectare farm that grows 35 different kinds of fruit and vegetables Volunteers plant the farm together and in return get a discount on produce Jackie says the aim is to give Detroit's (2) access to fresh food "One of the things we can do by doing this, by having people who don't farm, who don't have (3) in the back yard, have them come out here and see how easy it is to plant whatever it is that's planted," she added "It's like simple You can do it in the back yard You can grow enough in the back yard to feed everybody."
And the farm serves another (4) : it unites the community Local residents help out at the farm and that's important for the area, says Kwamena Mensah, D-Town's manager: "When there is
a community project going on, then the kids, they feel a sense of(5) .," said Mensah
"They will look out if people just dump tires and stuff in the garden They won't let people steal the produce and everything There are a lot of good things (6) as a result of urban farming
in this city."
D-Town is not alone There are urban gardens all over Detroit - outside of offices, churches, at community centers Some grow produce for sale, but for many, that is not the main (7) Patrick Crouch manages another urban farm called Earthworks: "They are really focused not necessarily on (8) , but on [there] being a space in which folks can grow food for their families and themselves," said Crouch "Their focus is often times on (9) building, working with youth It really depends on their location what their focus is, but they are all over the place It's hard to go very far without noticing one."
Crouch says poverty in Detroit has helped to spur urban food-growing Dilapidated buildings are common and there are large tracts of unused space around the city, which he says are (10) for urban farming But he says Detroit is not the only city where this is going on But with farms like D-Town around the city, Crouch says Detroit is at the vanguard of the movement
Your answers:
Trang 2II Listen to the recording and fill in the blanks with the missing words (NO MORE THAN 3
WORDS/ blank) Write your answers in the box provided below (5 marks)
On (1) I was at Ascot races with my girlfriend, Isadora Bell We left my flat
at 1 o'clock in my white Jaguar and drove to Ascot We didn't stop for petrol but we had lunch in the pub, but it was (2) London and Ascot We had beer and sandwiches outside
We arrived at the (3) at 1:55 in time for the first race We stayed there until the last race at 5 o'clock We were very lucky I won a lot of money but I can't remember exactly how much That's why I had a lot of money in my flat when (4) came to my flat at 5:30 I left Isadora in central London She wanted to buy some clothes in (5) I don't know where she is now
Your answers:
III Listen to a report of an accident and choose the correct answer for each of the following questions Write your answers in the box provided below.(5 marks)
1 The accident happened in
A Cambridge
B the opposite corner
C Cambridge street
D a telephone box
2 The student wasn't driving carefully because
A the traffic lights were green
B he was thinking about a bone
C he was looking at the girl
D his car was not expensive
3 When the dog saw the cat,
A it stopped thinking about the bone
B it ran quickly towards the Rolls Royce
C it ran across the road
D it ran away
4 The V.W crashed into the Rolls Royce because
A it tried to avoid running over the dog
B the Rolls Royce stopped suddenly
C the student wanted to stop the Englishman
D both drivers were careless
5 When the girl saw the accident, she
A ran away as quickly as she could
B called the police right away
C was sorry for the Englishman
D was sorry for the student
Your answers:
Trang 3PART II CRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
I Choose the best answer for each of the following questions Write your answers in the box provided below (10 marks)
1 I was disappointed that the restaurant had flowers on the table
2 .an Oscar last year, she's now one of the most powerful movie stars in the industry
3 How did your go? Do you think you'll be offered the main part?
4 Reports are coming in of a major oil spill in Mediterranean
5 People can become very when they are stuck in traffic for a long time
6 Some crimes seem to be in this country than in others
A much less common B the least common C too little common D little common enough
7 You really make such a mountain out of a molehill
8 The doctor told Laura that she needed on his arm
9 There's a pack of vegetables in the freezer, I think
10 Susie and Francis in on us last night, so I had to quickly defrost a pizza
11 I was very proud when I was told that I'd been made into a
12 I think you need to your ideas more clearly so that the reader doesn't get confused
13 It was from the most comfortable flight I've ever been on
Trang 4A far B further C away D way
14 The couple were finally by the landlord after not paying rent for six months
15 Who was the receptionist the phone at the time?
A answering B having answered C was answering D to answer
16 .quickly we ran, we just couldn't catch up with the van
17 Britain has been in the European Community for more than 30 years ., there are still occasional calls for its withdrawal
18 It was a victory that even Smith's fans couldn't believe it
A such surprising B surprising enough C too surprising D so surprising
19 No sooner everyone started to gossip about him
A had Mike left than B did Mike leave than C Mike had left than D left Mike when
20 I work such long hours that I don't really have time for much of a life
Your answers:
II Find 10 spelling errors in the following passage and write the correct spelt words in the box provided below (5 marks)
FOOD FAME Henry John Heinz, the founder of the gigantic food processing and canning empire that bears his name, was born in 1844 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, of German immigrant parents When he was 25,
he formed a partnership with an old family freind, Larry Noble, selling horseradish sauce in clear glass jars (priviously, green glass had disgiused the dishonest practice or of substituting the horseradish with other vegetables) So began the Heinz reputation for quality and honesty There products were also sold with the promise that they did not contain artificial flavors and colors, long before such facters were thought desirable Heinz and Noble steadily added other lines, including
Trang 5pickles, and in 1876, Heinz formed an other company with his brother and a cousin One of his first products made was ketchup, a food found in every American household This had previously been made on a domestic scale and involved the whole family stirring a hugh pot over an enormous open fire for an entire day The business was sufficiently successful by 1886 for the Heinz family to visit Europe The company sold it's first products in Britain to an exclusive London store, astonishing them
by daring to enter througth the front door, rather than the tradesmens entrance, as was expected at that time
Your answers:
III Fill in each blank with a suitable PREPOSITION or PARTICLE Write the answers in the box provided below (5 marks)
1 Everyone complemented her the wonderful buffet she's laid on
2 The meat was well-cooked, but the sauce was totally lacking flavor
3 Karen's very careful how much salt she has
4 I don't think people should be allowed to perform experiments animals
5 Many lives were saved the introduction of antibiotics
6 My grandfather's over 95 and is pretty poor health these days
7 He tried to talk me buying that house
8 We shouldn't bring Tommy on our discussion; otherwise, he will waste our time with silly suggestions
9 Jimmy was taking his maths teacher when unfortunately she walked in and caught him
10 I got Tom to repair the lawn-mower
Your answers:
IV Give the correct form of each word given in the parenthesis Write the correct words in the box provided below (5 marks)
1 The chances against this kind of unusual are very high (OCCUR)
2 I'm not convinced that there's a link between pollution and global warming (CAUSE)
Trang 63 The of the cliffs by the sea has completely changed the landscape (ERODE)
4 Female animals have an need to protect their young (INSTINCT)
5 The police are investigating the disappearance from the zoo of a number of animals (MISTERY)
6 We knew that getting between the whale and the ship was , but it was the only way to stop them hunting (RISK)
7 What's your of the situation? (ASSESS)
8 We have to wait for conditions to launch the boat (FAVOUR)
9 The expedition travelled miles in search of the mountain gorilla (ELUDE)
10 Following the of the volcano, hundreds of villages were destroyed (ERUPT)
Your answers:
V Read the following passage and fill in each blank with a appropriate word Write the word in the box provided below (10 marks)
Most people know that cigarette smoking is (1)…… to their health.Scientific research shows that it can (2)…… …many kinds of diseases In fact, many people(3)…… …smoke get lung cancer Doctors believe that it may also cause lung cancer in people who (4)………not smoke Nonsmokers often breathe in the smoke from(5)… …….people’s cigarette This is secondhand smoking Smoking is the number one killer in the African-American community Adult black males have a greater (6) of dying from cigarettes (7) adult white males This is partly because black males are (8) likely to smoke mentholated cigarettes like Newports, Kools, and Salems and higher tar and nicotine brands Mentholated cigarettes are particularly dangerous because the smoke is pulled deeper (9) the lungs Therefore, they(10)…… passed laws that prohibit people from smoking in many public places
Your answers:
PART III READING
I Read the following passage and choose the suitable words (A, B, C or D) to fill in the blanks Write your answers in the box provided bellow (10 marks)
Trang 7The language of Tears
The ability to weep is a uniquely human form of emotional response Some scientists have suggested that human tears are evidence of an aquatic past- but this does not seem very likely We cry from the moment we enter this (1) , for a number of reasons Helpless babies cry to inform their parents that they are ill, hungry or uncomfortable As they (2) , they will also cry just to attract parental attention and will often stop when they get it
The idea that having a good cry can do you (3) is a very old one and now it has scientific validity since recent research into tears has shown that they (4) a natural painkiller called enkaphalin By (5) sorrow and pain this chemical helps you to feel better Weeping can increase the quantities of enkaphalin you produce
Unfortunately, in our society we impose restrictions upon this naturally (6) activity Because some people still regard it as a (7) of weakness in men, boys in particular are admonished when they cry This kind of repression can only increase stress, both emotionally and physically Tears of emotion also help the body (8) itself of toxic chemical waste, for there is more protein in them than in tears resulting from cold winds or other irritants Crying comforts, calms and can be very enjoyable - (9) the popularity of the highly emotional films which are commonly (10) "weepies" It seems that people enjoy crying together almost as much as laughing together
9 A consider B remark C distinguish D regard
Your answers:
II Read the following passage and choose A, B, C or D to answer the questions Write your
answers in the box provided below (10 marks)
MODERN SURGERY
Trang 8The need for a surgical operation , especially an emergency operation, almost always comes as a severe shock to the patient and his family Despite modern advances, most people still
have an irrational fear of hospitals and anesthetics Patients do not often believe they really need
surgery- cutting into a part of the body as opposed to treatment with drugs
In the early years of the twentieth century there was little specialisation in surgery A good surgeon was capable of performing almost every operation that had been devised up to that time Today the situation is different Operations are now being carried out that were not even dreamed
of 60 years ago The heart can be safely opened and its valves required Clogged blood vessels can
be cleaned out, and broken ones mended or replaced A lung, the whole stomach, or even part of the brain can be removed and still permit the patient to live a comfortable and satisfactory life
However, not every surgeon wants to, or is qualified to carry out every type of modern operation.
The scope of surgery has increased remarkably Its safety has increased too The hospital stay after surgery has been shortened to as a week for most major operation
Many developments in modern surgery are almost incredible They include the replacement
of damaged blood vessels with stimulated ones made of plastic; the replacement of heart valves with plastic substitutes; the transplanting of tissues such as the lens of the eye; the invention of the artificial kidney to clean the blood of poisons at regular intervals and the development of heart and lung machines to keep patients alive during very long operations All theses things open a hopeful vista for the future of surgery
One of the most revolutionary areas of modern surgery is that of organ transplants Until a few years ago, no person, except an identical twin, was able to accept into his body the tissues of another person without reacting against them and eventually killing them recently, however, it has been discovered that with the use of X-ray and special drugs, it is possible to graft tissues from one person to another which will survive for periods of a year or more Kidney’s have been successfully transplanted between non- identical twins Heart and lung transplants have been reasonably successful in animals, though rejection problems in humans have yet to be solved
“Spare parts” surgery, the simple routine replacement of all worn-out organs by new ones,
is still a dream of the distant future As yet, surgery is not ready for such miracles In the meantime, you can be happy if your doctor says to you: “Yes, I think it is possible to operate ”
1 Most people are afraid of being operated on _
A in spite of improvements in modern surgery
B because they think modern drugs are dangerous
C because they do not believe they need anesthetics
D unless it is an emergency operation
2 Surgeons in the early years of the 20 th century, compared with modern ones,
A has less to learn about surgery B needed more knowledge
C could perform every operation known today D.were more trusted by their parents
3 Open heart surgery has been possible .
A only in the last sixty years B from prehistoric
C since the nineteenth century D since the invention of valves
4 A patient can still live a comfortable and satisfactory life, even after the removal of
_
C a major organ such as the stomach or one lung D part of the stomach or the whole liver
5 Modern surgeons _
A do not like to perform operations of the new type
B are not as highly as the new type
C are obliged to specialize more than their predecessors
Trang 9D often perform operations which are not really needed
6 The word irrational in the passage can best be replaced by
7 Some of the more astonishing innovations in modern surgery include _
A ear, nose and throat transplants B valves plastic hearts
8 The main difficult with organ transplants is _
A it is difficult to find organs of exactly the same size
B their body’s tendency to reject alien tissues
C only identical twins can give permission for their organs to be exchanged
D the patient is not allowed to use drugs after them
9 “Spare parts” surgery _
A will be available in the near future B is only possible for the animals
C has been replaced by modern drug treatment D has yet to become a reality
10 You can be happy if your surgeon can operate because it means _
A he thinks your condition may be curable B he is s good doctor
C he knows you will survive D you are getting better already
Your answers:
III You are going to read some true stories about the 5 animals Which animal do you think goes best with description? You may not need one description (5 marks)
A An animal that healed someone who was depressed
B An animal that died of a broken heart
C An animal that refused to be separated from another animal in the same house
D An animal that knew when its owner was coming home
E An animal that loved classical music
F An animal that accidentally deleted some valuable files on a computer
1 STORY 1
Mr and Mrs Roper live near London with their son, Robert, and a mynah bird called Sammy Robert travels a lot in his work and he is sometimes away for weeks or even months He doesnt alwwats tell his parents when he is coming home, but he doesn't need to Mr and Mrs Roper always know when their son is going to arrive because Sammy starts calling "Robbie" a few hours before Robert walks through the door
2 STORY 2.
Trang 10In France, a man had to move to a new job two hundred kilometers away He owned a dog and a cat and he loved them both But he thought that the cat would prefer to stay in the same house with new owners So he moved house and only took the dog About three weeks later, the dog suddenly disappeared For several days, the man looked for his dog but didn't find him Then, seven weeks later, the dog turned up but he was not alone By his side was the cat They were tired and hungry after their long journey, and the cat's paws were bleeding But they recovered quickly and were never separated again
3 STORY 3
Bill Bowell, a retired manager, was suffering from depression The doctor gave him antidepressants, but they didn't help, and he was unable to work for twelve years Then he decided to swim with the dolphins "My life changed forever", says Bowell "A dolphin called Simo looked into my eyes for a few minutes and I started to cry All my emotions erupted like a volcano As I cried, Simo put his head on my chest and stayed very still" After swimming with dolphins Bowell says he has fully recovered
4 STORY 4
A bank worker in San Francisco decided to take his Siamese cat, Morris, into his work with him one day While the man was speaking on the telephone, Morris walked across the keyboard of his computer and accidentally keyed in a secret code that deleted files worth $ 100, 000 As you can imagine, the man's employers were not amused
5 STORY 5
While travelling in the north of England some years ago, my husband and I stopped in a quiet place for a picnic and played some Mozart on a CD player After a few minutes we looked up and realized that we were surrounded by cows who were listening to the music When the Mozart was finished, we put on a CD of modern music The cows immediately turned round and walked off
Your answers:
IV Read the following passage and fill in the gaps with suitable sentences provided below to make
a complete article One is EXTRA (5 marks)
A But he had no idea that the trickle would become a flood, a deluge of humanity that would destroy his dream
B By 1850, he was a ruined man
C The gold rush is the story of thousands of ordinary people willing to take
D They were called "Forty-niners" because they left home in 1849
E The discovery, he declared, was a fact Within days "gold fever" descended on the country
F He wanted an agricultural empire and refused to alter his vision