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SỞ GDĐT BẮC NINH
TRƯỜNG THPT THUẬN THÀNH I
( Đề gồm có 6 trang)
ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TRƯỜNG
NĂM HỌC 2022 – 2023
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh – Lớp 10
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
SECTION A: PHONETICS
I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other
words. (5pts)
1. A. associate B. sociable C. ancient D. ancestor
2. A. walked B. threatened C. passed D. forced
3. A. too B. food C. soon D. good
4. A. legal B. legend C. generous D. manager
5. A. adventure B. future C. mature D. figure
II. Pick out the word that differs from the other words in the position of the main stress.(5pts)
1. A. comedy B. collection C. comical D. calculate
2. A. ambitious B. memorial C. memory D. mechanic
3. A. remove B. cancel C. copy D. answer
4. A. Japanese B. engineer C. practical D. questionnaire
5. A. physically B. equality C. remarkably D. discriminate
SECTION B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences. (20pts)
1. Many young people carry a pair of earbuds as they are small, light, and ____________.
A. chargeable B. economical C. portable D. transferable
2. The gradual rise in the Earth's temperature is known as _________.
A. greenhouse effect B. global warming C. ozone layer D. acid rain
3. Tina gave her ticket to the concert to John, ____________ then sold it to Nick.
A. which B. he C. who D. whom
4. All forms of discrimination against all women and girls_________immediately everywhere.
A. must be taken away B. must be ended C. must be allowed D. must be followed
5. YouTube___________to become the world’s most popular video-sharing website since 2005.
A. grows B. grew C. has grown D. have grown
6. I_____________a good hot bath in ten minutes in order to take good care of my skin.
A. will have B. will have had C. will be having D. am going to have
7. There are a lot of mobile__________ for English learners nowadays.
A. information B. applications C. knowledge D. assignments
8. The heavily polluted water near the factory ___________ the safety of the local people.
A. endangers B. preserves C. contaminates D. is threatened
9. Why aren’t you coming with us? - _________
A. That’s why I don’t like going out
B. I have too much assignments to do. I’m sorry
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C. I was very tired. That’s why
D. I don’t agree. I’m afraid
10. I think China will be the next country.....the Olympic Games.
A. who host B. hosting C. to host D. hosted
11. Brian has been working______________ since he was promoted.
A. much harder B. as harder C. more hardly D. far hardly
12. Alan and Susie _______ an argument. They’re not speaking to each other.
A. must have B. might have C. must have had D. might had
13. The Jet engine has had__________ on life since the twentieth century
A. a great impact B. an important affacts C.an important part D.great significance
14. Due to having a lot of things _______last night, we missed ___________ the film.
A. for doing / to see B. done / saw C. doing / see D. to do / seeing
15. Certain groups of people are not given work____________ their race or religion.
A. in spite of B. because C. although D. because of
16. I’d love to_______________ a musical instrument but I don’t have time.
A. take up B. take in C. take off D. take after
17. Tuan: I think we should use shower instead of bath to save water. Lan: - _____________
A. Yes, I’d love to B. That’s a good idea C. I’m sorry D. Yes, I’ll take it
18. My watch was _________. Could you have the time?
A. out of order B. out of reach C. out of work D. out of the blue
19. Cinderrella danced__________ than any other girls at the ball.
A. more graceful B. gracefuler C. gracefully D. more gracefully
20. If I _________ that yesterday, I ____________ them.
A. had discovered / would inform B. had discovered / would have informed
C. had discovered / could inform D. discovered / can inform
II. Give the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets. (10pts)
a. The children were frightened because the lights suddenly (1.go) ________ out and they (2.sit)
________ in the dark.
b. What tune (3. play) ________ when we (4. come) ________ in?
c. I'd rather you (5. not wear) _________________________________ jeans to the office.
d. She (6. hold) ________________ some roses now. They (7. smell) _________________lovely.
e. They watched their children (8. play) _______________ football.
f. Tom had a lucky escape. He (9. kill) ________ when a car crashed into the front of his house.
g. He admitted (10. steal) _______________ our car.
III. There is one mistake in each of the following sentences. Find and correct it. (5pts)
1. The church where we are going to visit isn't far from here.
2. One of the most important things in life is a good health.
3. Sue plans study abroad next year according to her parent’s advice.
4. Doing housework every day is really boring and tired.
5. People are now enjoying a higher level of living.
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IV. Give the correct form of the words in the brackets in each of the following sentences. Write
your answer in the space provided.(10pts)
1. He treated them with (GENEROUS) __________________________________.
2. The book doesn’t say much about prices, but it is very (INFORM) ___________ about
everything else.
3. Consider that there are a good number of book (PUBLISH)_____________________now
putting their content online.
4. There are many people living in (POOR)_________________________ now in the world.
5. I couldn’t help it. The accident was (AVOID) _________________.
6. She was (EXTREME) ________________ knowledgeable about the history of China.
7. He was very (SET) _________________ when his cat was run over.
8. Experts predict that the world's rain forests could completely disappear in 100 years at the
current rate of (DEFOREST) __________________________.
9. Many people were buried (LIVE) ____________________ after the earthquake.
10. She studied (ECONOMY) ___________________ at university.
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V. Fill each gap in the following sentences with one suitable prepositions or particles. (5pts)
1. He likes to show _________ how well he speaks French.
2. She wrote the book _________ collaboration with one of her students.
3. You'd better write _________ the appointment in your agenda, or you'll probably forget.
4. Mary has always looked _________ to her uncle, who is a very successful actor.
5. I do feel ________ you, honestly!
SECTION C: READING COMPREHENSION
I. Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each gap.
(10pts)
What do you do well? What do you enjoy doing? Your answers to these two questions will
help you identify your (1)______. An employer will consider you seriously for a (2)______ when
you can show them that you know who you are, what you can offer and which you have studied.
Sometimes it is difficult to know what your weaknesses are. Clearly not everyone is equally good
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(3)______ everything. You may need to improve yourself and so (4)______ courses in that field
could turn a weakness into strength.
You will need to (5)______ some time on your self-assessment. Your honesty and the desire
for self-improvement will lead to (6)______ in getting the right job. Explore the following seven
areas to start to get to know yourself: your aptitude, your skills, your personality, the level of
responsibility you feel comfortable with, your interests and your needs.
Ask (7)______ if you have any special talents and if you need to consider your physical health
when choosing a job. Be as honest and realistic as you can, and ask for other people's (8)______ if
necessary. Make a list of these things. It is usually a good idea to talk about your aptitudes with
teachers, family and friends.
If you are considering a career that (9)______ a special talent, such as art, acrobatics,
mathematics or music, discuss your aptitudes with (10)______ expert in that area and discover
how they fit the needs of the occupation.
1. A. strong B. strength C. strengthen D. strengthened
2. A. position B. location C. spot D. room
3. A. upon B. in C. at D. for
4. A. meeting B. taking C. making D. interviewing
5. A. use B. make C. lose D. spend
6. A. success B. successful C. successfully D. succeed
7. A. you B. your C. yours D. yourself
8. A. interests B. fields C. opinions D. attendances
9. A. requires B. asks C. tells D. urges
10. A. a B. an C. the D. this
II. Read the following passage and choose the best answer. Write your answers in the numbered
blanks provided below the passage. (10pts)
In addition to the great ridges and volcanic chains, the oceans conceal another form of
undersea mountains: the strange guyot, or flat-topped seamount. No marine geologist even
suspected the existence of these isolated mountains until they were discovered by geologist Harry
H. Hess in 1946. He was serving at the time as naval officer on a ship equipped with a fathometer.
Hess named these truncated peaks for the nineteenth-century Swiss-born geologist Arnold Guyot,
who had served on the faculty of Princeton University for thirty years. Since then, hundreds of
guyots have been discovered in every ocean but the Arctic. Like offshore canyons, guyots present
a challenge to oceanographic theory. They are believed to be extinct volcanoes. Their flat tops
indicate that they once stood above or just below the surface, where the action of waves leveled
off their peaks. Yet today, by definition, their summits are at least 600 feet below the surface, and
some are as deep as 8,200 feet. Most lie between 3,200 feet and 6,500 feet. Their tops are not
really flat but slope upward to a low pinnacle at the center. Dredging from the tops of guyots has
recovered basalt and coral rubble, and that would be expected from the eroded tops of what were
once islands. Some of this material is over 80 million years old. Geologists think the drowning of
the guyots involved two processes: The great weight of the volcanic mountains depressed the sea
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floor beneath them, and the level of the sea rose a number of times, especially when the last Ice
Age ended, some 8,000 to 11.000 years ago.
1. What is the author's main purpose in writing this passage?
A. To trace the career of Arnold Guyot.
B. To describe feature of the undersea world.
C. To present the results of recent geologic research.
D. To discuss underwater ridges and volcano chains
2. The word “conceal” is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A. Contain B. Erode C. Hide D. Create
3. The passage implies that guyots were first detected by means of________.
A. a fathometer B. computer analysic
C. a deep-sea diving expedition D. research submarines
4. The author indicates that Arnold Guyot________.
A. was Harry Hess's instructor B. invented the fathometer
C. named the guyed after himself D. taught at Princeton University
5. What does the passage say about the Arctic Ocean?
A. The first guyot was discovered there.
B. No guyots have ever been found there.
C. There are more guyots there than in any other ocean.
D. It is impossible that guyots were ever formed there.
6. The author states that offshore canyons and guyots have which of the following characteristics
in common?
A. Both are found on the ocean floor near continental shelves.
B. Both present oceanographers with a mystery.
C. Both were formed by volcanic activity.
D. Both were, at one time, above the surface of the sea.
7. According to the passage, most guyots are found at a depth of________.
A. less than 600 feet. B. between 600 and 3,200 feet.
C. between 3,200 and 6,500 feet D. more than 8,200 feet
8. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “rubble”?
A. Fragments B. Mixture C. Columns D. Core
9. According to the passage, which of the following two processes were involved in the
submersion of guyots?
A. Erosion and volcanic activity.
B. The sinking of the sea floor and the rising of sea level.
C. Mountain building and the action of ocean currents
D. High tides and earthquakes
10. According to the passage, when did sea level significantly rise?
A. In 1946 B. In the nineteenth century
C. From 8,000 to 11,000 years D. 80 million years ago