Kì thi học sinh giỏi cấp trường môn tiếng Anh khối 10 (2007-2008)

Sở GD & ĐT Quảng Ngãi KÌ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TRƯỜNG Trường PTTH Chuyên Năm học 2007 - 2008 Lê Khiết Môn : Tiếng Anh Khối 10 Thời gian : 150 phút I. PHONETICS Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. usual B. treasure C. television D. excursion 2. A. pollutant B. solar C. hope D. control 3. A. fossil B. castle C. cancel D. isle 4. A. heat B. nuclear C. feat D. clean 5. A. power B. slow C. snow D. show Choose the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the others 6. A. plentiful B. energy C. release D. fossil 7. A. expensive B. electricity C. advantage D. researcher 8. A. chemical B. factory C. planet D. survival 9. A. endanger B. introduce C. establish D. prohibit 10. A. disappear B. population C. destruction D. interfere II. VOCABULARY – GRAMMAR: Choose the best answer 11. Now he’s grown up, he no longer takes any ……… in his stamp collection. A. interest B. attention C. concern D. notice 12. I ………… that a similar message ………….. to my office two days earlier. A. discovered - was sent B. had discovered – had been sent C. discovered – had been sent D. had discovered – was sent 13. I’ve never fallen in such a(n) ……….. situation before. A. embarrassed B. embarrassing C. confused D. confusing 14. You will not success …………. working harder. A. unless B. although C. if D. without 15. The police ………… to Claire's complaint because she had phoned them so many times before. A. paid no attention B. took no notice C. took no interest D. made no fuss 16. Just keep …………. on the baby while I cook the super, will you? A. a look B. a glance C. an eye D. a care 17. The curriculum at the public school is as good ………… of any private school. A. or better than B. as or better that C. as or better than that D. as or better than 18. Sleeping, resting and ……….... are the best ways to care for a cold. A. to drink fluids B. drank fluids C. one drink fluids D. drinking fluids 19. The man who managed ……….. the documents is now a national hero. A. obtain B. obtaining C. to obtain D. obtained 20. Under no circumstances ……….. to play with fireworks without parental supervision. A. should a child be allowed B. a child should be allowed C. a child be allowed D. allow a child 21. He appeared …………. something. A. to look for B. to be looking for C. looks for D. having looked for 22. She recommended that the trouble makers in the factory …………... A. is dismissed B. should be dismissed C. dismissed D. dismiss 23. I demanded that he …………. A. apologize B. apologizes C. should apologize D. A or C 24. I’m feeling sick. I ate too much. I …………. so much. A. must not eat B. shouldn’t have eaten C. haven’t eaten D. needn’t eat 25. I’ve lost one of my gloves. I ……….. it somewhere. A. must drop B. must be dropped C. must have dropped D. must have been dropping 26. She hasn’t received the letter. It ………… to the wrong address. A. might be sent B. must sent C. must be sent D. might have been sent 27. I’ll be home by 7 p.m on the 18th. . ……… before me, please pick up the mail. A. Should arrive B. Should you arrive C. You should arrive D. If you arrive 28. The area looked as though it …………… A. has been abandoned B. had abandoned C. had been abandoned D. is abandoned 29. My mother pays my fees. But for that, I ……….. here. A. wouldn’t be B. am not C. hadn’t been D. can’t 30. ………. for your help, I wouldn’t have completed the course. A. It had been B. If there hadn’t been C. Hadn’t it been D. Wouldn’t it be III. READING COMPREHENSION A. Read the text and use the word given in the capitals to form a word that fits in the space in each line. The first one has been done for you as an example. JUDO Judo is a sport that has a achieved great (0)_______________ in many parts of the world. It was (1)_____________developed in Japan in the late 19th century based on ancient methods of self-defence. There are two (2) _______________ Although they use physical (3)_____________against each other, they are (4) ____________ to their opponent and bow to each other before and after each contest. Judo is an (5)___________sport to take up because the only equipment you need is the special loose-fitting suit. It is very suitable for (6)________________if they join a club where the (7)__________are properly qualified and pay enough attention to safety. Although Judo is a physically (8)_____________ sport which requires a lot of (9)______________, practice and skill, there are many people who find it (10)____________as a means of relaxation in their spare time. POPULARITY ORIGIN FIGHT VIOLENT RESPECT EXPENSIVE YOUNG INSTRUCT DEMAND STRONG ENJOY B. Most people are afraid of sharks, but they usually do not know much about them. For example, there are 350 kinds of sharks, and all of them are meat eaters. Some sharks are very big. The whale sharks is 50 to 60 feet long. But some sharks are very small. The dwarf shark is only 6 inches long. Sharks are 100 million years old. In fact, they lived at the same time as dinosaurs. Today, sharks live in every ocean in the world, but most sharks live in warm water They keep the oceans clean because they eat sick fish and animals. Most sharks have four to six rows of teeth. When a shark’s tooth falls out another tooth moves in from behind. Sharks do not have ears. However, they “hear “ sounds and movements in the water. Any sound or movement makes the water vibrate. Sharks can feel these vibrations, and they help the sharks find food. Sharks use their large eyes to find food, too. Most sharks see best in low light. They often hunt for food at dawn, in the evening, or in the middle of the night. Scientists want to learn more about sharks for several reasons. For example, cancer is common in many animals including people. However, it is rare in sharks. Scientists want to find out why sharks almost never get cancer. Maybe this information can help people prevent cancer too. 1. Many people are afraid of sharks because ………............ A. there are many kinds of sharks. B. sharks are meat eaters. C. some sharks are small and some sharks are big. D. sharks live in every ocean in the world. 2. Where do most sharks live? A. in every ocean in the world B. in warm water. C. in the north pole D. in the south pole 3. Sharks are important because ………………. A. they clean the ocean B. they are very big C. they eat fish D. they are meat eaters. 4. What happens when a sharks’ tooth falls out? A. It cannot eat B. Another tooth moves in C. The sharks dies D. New tooth appear 5. Sharks can find food because ………………. A. they feel vibration B. they can see with their eyes C. they can hear D. A and B 6. Sharks hunt for food at night because ……………… A. they are hungry at night B. they see well in low light C. other fish are sleeping D. A and C 7. Information about sharks may ………………… A. help people prevent cancer B. help animals prevent cancer C. help sharks live longer D. B and C 8. What is the main idea of this passage? A. Sharks are dangerous B. Sharks are meat eaters C. Sharks can help people prevent cancer D. Sharks are important and useful animals C. Scientists claim that air pollution causes a decline in the world’s average air temperature. In order to prove that theory, ecologists have turned to historical data in relation to especially huge volcanic eruptions. They suspect that volcanoes effect weather changes that are similar to air pollution. One source of information is the effect of the eruption of Tambora, a volcano in Sumbawa, the Dutch East Indies, in April 1815. The largest recorded volcanic eruption, Tambora threw 150 million tons of fine ash into the stratosphere. The ash from a volcano spreads worldwide in a few days and remains in the air for years. Its effect is to turn incoming solar radiation into space and thus cool the earth. For example, records of weather in England show that between April and November 1815, the average temperature had fallen 4.5 0F. During the next twenty-four months, England suffered one of the coldest periods of its history. Farmers' records from April 1815 to December 1818 indicate frost throughout the spring and summer and sharp decreases in crop and livestock markets. Since there was a time lag of several years between cause and effect, by the time the world agriculture commodity community had deteriorated, no one realized the cause. Ecologists today warn that we face a twofold menace. The ever-present possibility of volcanic eruptions, such as that of Mt St. Helens in Washington, added to man’s pollution of the atmosphere with oil, gas, coal, and other polluting substances, may bring us increasingly colder weather. 1. It is believed that the earth get colder when …………………… A. volcanoes erupt B. the air is polluted by modern man. C. the rays of the sun are turned into space D. all of the above 2. The effects of Tambora’s eruption were ……………………. A. felt mainly in the Dutch East Indies B. of several days’ duration worldwide C. evidence of population’s cooling the earth D. immediately evident to the world’s scientist 3. The cause of cold weather in England from 1815 to 1818 was ………………….. decreased crop and livestock production volcanic ash in the atmosphere pollution caused by the Industrial Revolution its proximity to the North East 4. No one realized the cause of the deterioration of the world agricultural commodity market because …………………. A. there was a long delay between cause and effect B. the weather is beyond our comprehension C. weather forecasts were inaccurate D. ecologists didn’t exist until modern times 5. If, as some scientists predict, the world ends in ice, what might be the cause? A. modern man’s pollution of the air B. volcanic eruptions C. obliteration of solar radiation D. all of the above D. Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct and some have a word which shouldn't be there. If a line is correct, put a tick ( P) if a line has a word which shouldn't be there, write the word in the space provided. The first two have been done as examples. SPORTS FANS 0 For many people, sports is the most important one thing one 00 in their lives. In a great many countries in the world, football, P 1 for example, is followed with enormous passion by millions of 2 people. For such as fans, football is much more than just a game 3 It has a big effect on their emotions. If the team that they 4 support it wins, they are extremely happy but if it should lose, 5 they can become extremely depressed, angry and even go 6 aggressive. They regard the players in their team as heroes 7 if they play well but they quickly change their opinion if they 8 start to play so badly. In some places they celebrate all night if 9 their team wins an important game and some fans even they give 10 their children the names of their favourite players. The fortunes 11 of a team can affect to the mood of a whole town or country. 12 If it has won a big competition, production in factories can 13 increase because of the workers are happy. Some people find this 14 attitude to sport ridiculous. They can't understand that why 15 it is possible for adults to get so much excited about a group of 16 people kicking a ball around a filed. They think that 17 these kind fans are childish IV. WRITING A. Rewrite the sentences with the same meaning 1. The party didn’t come to an end until midnight. → It was not.............................................................................................................................. 2. Kate was in trouble because of her carelessness. → If it ............................................................................................................................. 3. They all got to work on time in spite of the heavy traffic → Although ........................................................................................................................... 4. I can't agree with that decision. → That is a ........................................................................................................................... 5. When did he start collecting coins? → How long ........................................................................................................................... 6. " You damaged my bicycle, John!" said Margaret → Margaret accused................................................................................................................ 7. It is a six hour drive from London to Edinburgh → It takes .............................................................................................................................. 8. Everyone started complaining the moment the decision was made. → No sooner ......................................................................................................................... 9. When are the council going to do something about the environmental pollution? → It's high time something ...................................................................................................... 10. You think that rich people are always happy but you are wrong. → Contrary ........................................................................................................................... B. Rewrite the sentences with the word provided. 1. Arthur said he was sorry he had hurt her feelings. (apologised) → .............................................................................................................................................. 2. " That's a lovely new hat, Jane" said her sister. (on) → ............................................................................................................................................. 3. I certainly don’t intend to reply to that rude letter from Edward (intention) → ............................................................................................................................................. 4. I was not surprised to hear that he had failed the entrance university exam. (came) → ............................................................................................................................................. 5. He couldn't drive because of the fog. 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