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ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 10
NĂM HỌC 2007 - 2008 MÔN TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút Ngày thi: 20 tháng 3 năm 2008
Số phách do Chủ tịch Hội đồng chấm thi ghi
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Đề thi gồm 06 trang.
Học sinh làm bài trên đề thi và ghi câu trả lời vào ô trống tương ứng cho mỗi câu
hỏi.
SECTION A: USE OF ENGLISH
I Select the best option to complete each of the following sentences Write your answers
(A, B, C or D) in the box provided.
1. I find her _ She never stops talking
2. Look at these two pieces of material I have just bought Which do you like ?
3. Have this one, ?
4. Half the people in the office have a strange illness
A gone in for B gone along with C gone through
with
D gone down with
5. The Police are going to him very carefully
6. Many people don’t use their computers to their full
7. When our friends have bad fortune, we try to show _
8. She should have been here but she’s _ flu
A come in for B. gone through
with C gone downwith D come up against
9. The instructor on the course was hopeless explaining things
10. I’m afraid there are no seat left Every seat is
11 You have to study harder to your classmates.
A keep in touch B keep pace with C keep out of D keep up
12 is the safeguarding and preservation of natural resources so that they
can be
used and enjoyed
conservationist D conservation
13 It is imperative that this letter immediately.
14 Two of the boys in the art class were doing self-portraits by looking at in
the mirror
15 The Tories won the election in 1979.
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effect
B came into power C came to
power
D came to the power
16 While attempting to reach his home before the storm,
A Tom had an accident on his bike
B the storm caught Tom C it happened that Tom’s bike brokedown
D the bicycle of Tom broke down
17 After several hours on that road, they became to the fact that they would
never reach
the hotel by nightfall
18 He perceived a change in temperature.
A was afraid of B was fond of C was interested
19 In all , he’s already left
20 , I like the Rolling Stones
A No need to
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II Use the right form of the word given in CAPITALS to complete the sentences Write
your answers in the box provided.
1 He has known Tom for a long time and valued his (FRIEND)
2 After all he has done for us, it would be very of us if we didn’t do this for
3 The storm caused terrible _ along the coast.
(DESTROY)
4 is one of the qualities required of a social worker.
(FLEXIBLE)
5 The new leisure centre doesn’t quite come up to my .
(EXPECT)
6 The floor of the attic needs _ if we’re going to make it into a bedroom.
(STRONG)
7 Is it possible to between a hobby and an interest?
(DISTINCT)
8 This used to be a rural area but it has become _
(INDUSTRY)
9 I’m surprised at what you’ve done I hope my confidence in you has not been
(PLACE)
10 This jewel is not simply valuable It is (VALUE)
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III Read the text and look carefully at each line Tick () the lines which are correct and
pick out the unnecessary words There are two examples at the beginning (0 and 00).
Write your answers on the right lines provided.
CAMPING
0 You’ve finally arrived at your destination place and you’re looking for
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3 Don’t forget to check it that there is a water source nearby Water is
4 camping: you’ll need it for the drinking and cooking You don’t want to
have to
5 walk far with a twenty-litre container, do you? Find a suitable area for
cooking
6 Don’t cook in you tent Locate a flat area away from some leaves, grass
7 twigs, which can make fire Another thing you must do is keep the
8 After meals, wash the whole dishes, and put the rubbish in an appropriate
place
9 Remember to follow the campsite rules, which they were made so that
everyone
10 can be enjoy the site Leave it as you would like to find it yourself.
I Read the text below and choose the best word or combination of words to fill in each
blank Write your answers (A, B, C or D) in the box provided
AUDIOBOOKS - BOOKS ON CASSETTE
In the modern world, there is a wealth of leisure activities to choose from
Entertainment industries (1) for your leisure time You can watch TV, listen to
music, go to an art gallery or concert or, of course, read a book Sometimes it seems that
reading is (2) because, (3) you’re a fast reader, it can take a (4)
amount of time to finish a novel, for example But in the modern world, time is something that can be in short supply
Book publishers haven’t been (5) to realize this and are now selling a product which needn’t (6) as much of your time but still tells you an excellent
story The new products is the audiobook - cassette recordings of shortened novels, often read by well-known personalities or the authors themselves Audiobooks are relatively new
but people are becoming more aware of them and sales are increasing (7) .
One of the attractions of audiobooks is that they’re (8) listening to the
radio, only better You can listen to what you want when you want, and you won’t ever
miss anything Much of their appeal (9) in their flexibility They allow you do to other things while you’re listening, such as driving or (10) the housework For
some people, audio books can be a much more enjoyable way of gaining knowledge than reading
7 A ever since
10
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C or D) in the box provided
About two hundred years ago man lived in greater harmony with his
environment because industry was not much developed Today the situation is quite
(1) _ People all over the world are worried about what is happening to the
environment, because of modern industry and the need for more and more energy
Newspapers and magazines write (2) _water pollution, air pollution and land pollution Why is there so much (3) about pollution After all, people have
been polluting the world around them for thousands and thousands of years But in
the past, there were not many people and (4) of room in the world so they
could move to another place when their settlements became dirty
Now, however, many parts of the world are (5) _, people live in big cities and much of our waste, especially waste from factories, electric (6) _ stations,
the chemical industry and heavy industry is very dangerous Fish die in the lakes,
rivers and seas; forest trees die (7) _ Much of this dangerous waste goes into the air and is carried by the wind for great distances The earth is (8) home
We must take care of it for ourselves and for the next generations This means (9)
_our environment clean
The importance of this task is pointed out by ecologists, the scientists who study
the (10) _ between living things and the environment However, each of us
must do everything possible to keep the land, air and water clean
Answers
III Read the passage carefully and choose the best option for each sentence
Most of us lead unhealthy lives: we spend far too much time sitting down If, in addition, we are careless about our diets, our bodies soon become flabby and our systems sluggish Then the guilt feelings start : “I must go on a diet”, “ I must try to lose weight” “ I must get more fresh air and exercise”, “I must stop smoking”, “I must try to keep fit” There are some aspects of our unhealthy lives that we cannot avoid I’m thinking of such features of modern urban life as pollution, noise, rushed meals and stress But keeping fit is a way to minimize the effects of these evils
The usual suggestion to a person who is looking for a way to keep fit is to take some sports While it is true that every weekend you will find people playing football and hockey in the local park, they are outnumbered a hundred to one by the people who are simply watching them It is an illusion to think that you will get fit by going to watch the football match every Saturday, unless you count the effort required to fight your way through the crowds to get to the best seats
For those who do not particularly enjoy competitive sports – and it is especially difficult to do so if you are not good at them – there are such solitary activities as cycling, walking and swimming What often happens, though, is that you do them in such a leisurely way, so slowly, that is doubtful if you are doing yourself much good, apart from the fact that you have at least managed to get up out of your armchair Of course you can be very thorough about exercise, even fanatical Many sports shops now sell frightening pieces of apparatus, chest-expanders and other mysterious gadgets of shiny spring steel, which, according to the advertisements, will bring you
up to an Olympic standard of fitness, provided that you follow a rigorous and regular programme of exercises Such programmes generally involve long periods of time bending these curious bits of metal into improbable shapes
It all strikes me as utterly boring and also time-consuming Somebody suggested recently that all such effort was pointless anyway because if you spend half an hour every day jogging round the local park, you will add to your life exactly the number of
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Yoga, as practiced in the West, is the most widely known and popular of the systems for achieving the necessary state of relaxation Contrary to popular belief, you do not have to learn a lot of strange words or become a Buddhist in order to benefit from Yoga It seems ironical, though, that as our lives have improved in a material sense, we have found it increasingly necessary to go back to forms of activity – physical effort on the one hand, and relaxation on the other – which were the natural way of life of our forefathers
1 Unfitness is the result of _.
A lack of fresh air and exercise
B overeating, smoking and living in town
C not eating properly and not getting enough exercise
D not taking part in sports
2 Pollution, noise and stress are examples of _.
A causes of unfitness B bad features of living in towns
C the things we must avoid if we are to stay healthy D industrial life and work
3 Our reaction to being out of condition is to _.
A give up smoking and go on a diet B start a programme of keep-fit exercises
C make resolutions to lead a healthier life D.take up a sport
4 A lot of people who go to the park at the weekend are _.
C keep-fit enthusiasts D unfit or unhealthy
5 You cannot really enjoy competitive sports unless you are _.
A young enough to play them B very good at them
C fit enough to play them D a solitary kind of person
6 The reason we don’t get much out of solitary sports such as walking is that we do
not _
A do them often enough B have the encouragement of others
C take them seriously enough D do them vigorously enough
7 The writer does not like keep-fit programmes because he thinks _.
A they take up too much time B there are much easier ways of getting fit
C they are a waste of time D the apparatus is very silly
8 To be healthy we must _.
A keep fit and active B keep fit and learn to relax
C be active and practise Yoga D be very careful about what we eat and drink
9 Many people believe that in order to practise Yoga _.
A you must learn a special vocabulary B it is better to become a Buddhist
C you must learn to relax completely D you must wear special clothing
10 Our forefathers were healthy because _.
A their way of life involved both exercise and relaxation
B they were careful to get plenty of fresh air and keep fit
C they lived in the country and spent time out of doors
D they had simple work to do and very little to worry about
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I Finish each sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the one printed before it.
1. His second attempt on the world record was successful
He broke _
2. They were all arrested because of his incompetence
Had _
3. Please don’t smoke in the kitchen
I’d rather
4. “That’s a lovely new dress, Jean”, said her mother
Jean’s mother complimented _
5. I don’t really like her even though I admire her achievements
Much
II For each of the sentences, write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence, using the word given in CAPITALS This word must not be altered in any way.
1 I don’t think this record will ever be popular (CATCH) _
_
3 They didn’t punish Karen, only gave her a warning (GOT) _
_
5 Graham stopped talking to deal with a customer (OFF)
_
III The Internet is now getting more and more popular all over the world So, how
important is it to your life? Write a paragraph of about 120 words to answer this
question.
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