Đề thi đề nghị môn: Tiếng Anh khối 10 - Đề 10

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1. SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO GIA LAI TRƯỜNG : THPT CHUYÊN HÙNG VƯƠNG KỲ THI OLYMPIC TRUYỀN THỐNG 30 - 4 LẦN THỨ XXIV ĐỀ THI ĐỀ NGHỊ MÔN: TIẾNG ANH ; KHỐI: 10 NĂM HỌC 2017 - 2018 Số phách ___ Số phách I. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (40 pts) QUESTION 1: WORD CHOICE ( 5pts) Choose the word or phrase from A, B, C or D that fits each blank. 1.I’m afraid Jennifer’s very ___ She believes everything she’s told. A. gullible B. trustworthy C. credible D. honest 2.In the hands of a reckless driver, a car becomes a ___ weapon. A. lethal B. fatal C. mortal D. venal 3. I slept badly last night and am feeling particularly ___ this morning. A. slow-witted B. far-reaching C. off-hand D. top-heavy 4.Radio and television make it possible for the news to be widely___ . A. disseminated B. dislocated C. dismantled D. expressed 5. You can’t bury your head ___ and hope that this problem goes away, you know. A. in the mud B. in the pool C. in the sand D. in the water 6.Unanswered, the demands for nuclear deterrents have ___ fears of civil war. A. flashed up B. prognosticated C. sidetracked D. stoked up 7.This evidence should prove ___ that he was telling the truth A.once and for all B.from time to time C.over and above D.now and then 8.A new computer has been produced, which will ___ all previous models A.overdo B.supersede C.excel D.overwhelm 10. My decision to drop out of university after a year is one I now ___ regret. A. painfully B. harshly C. heavily D. keenly KEYS : 1A 2.A 3. D 4.A 5.C 6. D 7. A 8. B 9. D 10. A
2. QUESTION 2 : STRUCTURES AND GRAMMAR (5pts) Choose the answer which best complete each sentence 1. I supposed, as ___ we all, that the meeting would be cancelled. A. did B. would C. only D. just 2. Although the Moon appears ___, it reflects on average only 7 percent of the light that falls on it. A. bright to the eye B. brightly to the eye C. bright in the eye D. brightly in the eye 3. “What would you do in my place?” - “Were ___ treated like that, I’d complain to the manager.” A. I to be B. I to had been C. I have been D. to I be 4. ___ the catfish is prized for its taste. A. With ugly look B. As ugly looking C. Ugly looking as it is D. As it is ugly looking 5. His advice that it ___ at once is reasonable. A. should do B. be done C. needs to be done D. is done 6. At no time ___ you pay a rise. A. did I ever promise B. do ever I promise C. I have ever promised D. had ever I promised 7. Dick put ___ ball in ___ net in ___ second half but ___ goal was disallowed A. a/a/a/a B. the/the/the/the C. the/the/a/a D. a/a/the/the 8. ___ about what he had heard, John telephoned hia brother A. Having worried B.To worry C. He worried D. Worried 9. ___ given to the various types of microscopic plants and animals found in water A. Named plankton B. the name of plankton C. Plankton’s name D. Plankton is the name 10. You must ___ asleep in the train. A. have been tired if you fallen B. be tired if you fallen C. have been tired if you fell D. have been tired if you fall KEYS : 1A 2.A 3. A 4.C 5.B 6. A 7. B 8. D 9. D 10. C
3. QUESTION 3 : PREPOSTIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS (5pts) Choose the most suitable options to complete each sentence 1. Both the favourite and then the second favourite pulled out. Naturally, we thought we were ___ a chance. A in with B up for C in for D up with 2. His company went bankrupt, three years of hard work ___ the drain. A. into B. in C. down D. low 3. Don’t quote me. What I am about to say is ___ the record. A. on B. off C. without D. above 4.I was so tired that I just ___ in the armchair A.flaked out B.broke up C.dropped out D.fell over 5.The subject of sex equality seem to ___ in every discussion lesson in my school A.burst out B.zero in C.crop up D.harp on 6.Our teacher tendsto ___ certain subjects which she finds difficult to talk about A.boil down B.string along C. skate over D.track down 7.It’s a good idea to ___ people before taking them into your confidence A.tumble to B.root out C.bank on D.size up 8.Some people can just ___ a cold,but my colds seem to linger for weeks A.shrug off B.cough up C.pull through D.stamp out 9.The man in the market was selling leather coats very cheaply: they were such bargainsthat were soon ___ . A.cleared off B.done for C.bought out D. snapped up 10.I couldn’t remember where I had left my car , when it suddenly ___ me that I didn’t have a car any longer! A.dawned on B.ran into C.went through D.tumbled to KEYS : 1A 2.C 3. B 4.A 5.C 6. C 7. D 8. A 9. D 10. A
4. QUESTION 4 : COLLOCATIONS AND IDIOMS ( 5pts) Choose the answer which best complete each sentence 1. It’s great here. Have had ___ ever since we arrived. We’re having a wonderful time. A. broken sunshine B. unbroken sunshine C. unbroken light D. unbroken clouds 2. Palair Airlines offers excellent ___ entertainment, with the latest movies and music. A. on-flight B. during-flight C. in-flight D. over-flight 3. The cottage is in some wonderful ___ countryside on the edge of a dense forest. A. far B. unspoiled C. great D. spoilt 4. As students, David, Kevin and William were as thick as ___ . A. thieves B. boy scouts C. a team D. thistles 5. Whenever I feel embarrassed I always go as red as ___ . A. a rose B. lipstick C. a raspberry D. a beetroot 6. He might look kind and sympathetic, but deep down he’s as hard as ___ . A. nails B. a mountain C. a gangster D. an iceberg 7. Nagging Susan to stop smoking has no effect on her. It’s like water off ___ . A. a windmill B. a duck’s back C. a dripping tap D. an umbrella 8. My father ___ when he found out that I’d damaged the car. A. hit the roof B. saw pink elephants C. made my blood boil D. brought the house down. 9.My mother ___ for an anvironmental group. She helps raise money to protect wildlife A. indentifies B. encourages C. shares D. volunteers 10.At the 1952 Olympics, speed skaters who had taken amphetamines became ___ ill. A grimly B. gravely C. solemnly D. rigorously KEYS : 1D 2.C 3. A 4.A 5.D 6. A 7. B 8. A 9. D 10. B
5. QUESTION 5: READING COMPREHENSIONS. (10ms) Passage 1: Read the following passage and choose the best option to complete the blank or answer the question. (5 pts) Life originated in the early seas less than a billion years after Earth was formed. Yet another three billion years were to pass before the first plants and animals appeared on the continents. Life's transition from the sea to the land was perhaps as much of an evolutionary challenge as was the genesis of life. What forms of life were able to make such a drastic change in lifestyle ? The traditional view of the first terrestrial organisms is based on megafossils ― relatively large specimens of essentially whole plants and animals. Vascular plants, related to modern seed plants and ferns, left the first comprehensive megafossil record. Because of this, it has been commonly assumed that the sequence of terrestrialization reflected the evolution of modern terrestrial ecosystems. In this view, primitive vascular plants first colonized the margins of continental waters, followed by animals that fed on the plants, and lastly by animals that preyed on the plant-eaters. Moreover, the megafossils suggest that terrestrial life appeared and diversified explosively near the boundary between the Silurian and the Devonian periods, a little more than 400 million years ago. Recently, however, paleontologists have been taking a closer look at the sediments below this Silurian-Devonian geological boundary. It turns out that some fossils can be extracted from these sediments by putting the rocks in an acid bath.The technique has uncovered new evidence from sediments that were deposited near the shores of the ancient oceans ― plant microfossils and microscopic pieces of small animals. In many instances, the specimens are less than one-tenth of a millimeter in diameter. Although they were entombed in the rocks for hundreds of millions of years, many of the fossils consist of the organic remains of the organism. These newly discovered fossils have not only revealed the existence of previously unknown organisms, but have also pushed back these dates for the invasion of land by multicellular organisms. Our views about the nature of the early plant and animal communities are now being revised. And with those revisions come new speculations about the first terrestrial life-forms. 1. The word “drastic” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to ___. A. widespread B. radical C. progressive D. risky 2. According to the theory that the author calls “the traditional view,” what was the first form of life to appear on land? A. Bacteria B. Meat-eating animals C. Plant-eating animals D. Vascular plants 3. According to the passage, what happened about 400 million years ago? A. Many terrestrial life-forms died out B. New life-forms on land developed at a rapid rate. C. The megafossils were destroyed by floods. D. Life began to develop in the ancient seas. 4. The word “extracted” in line 18 is closest in meaning to ___. A. located B. preserved C. removed D. studied 5. What can be inferred from the passage about the fossils mentioned in lines 17-20 ?
6. A. They have not been helpful in understanding the evolution of terrestrial life. B. They were found in approximately the same numbers as vascular plant fossils. C. They are older than the megafossils. D. They consist of modern life-forms. 6. The word “instances” in line 21 is closest in meaning to ___. A. methods B. processes C. cases D. reasons 7. The word “they” in line 22 refers to ___. A. rocks B. shores C. oceans D. specimens 8. The word “entombed” in lime 22 is closest in meaning to ___. A. crushed B. trapped C. produced D. excavated 9. Which of the following resulted from the discovery of microscopic fossils? A. The time estimate for the first appearance of terrestrial life-forms was revised. B. Old techniques for analyzing fossils were found to have new uses. C. The origins of primitive sea life were explained. D. Assumptions about the locations of ancient seas were changed. 10. With which of the following conclusions would the author probably agree? A. The evolution of terrestrial life was as complicated as the origin of life itself. B. The discovery of microfossils supports the traditional view of how terrestrial life evolved. C. New species have appeared at the same rate over the course of the last 400 million years. D. The technology used by paleontologists is too primitive to make accurate determinations about ages of fossils. KEYS: 1. B 2. D 3. B 4. C 5. C 6. C 7. D 8. B 9. A 10. A
7. Passage 2: Read the following passage and choose the best option to complete the blank or answer the question. (5 pts) Animation traditionally is done by hand-drawing or painting successive frames of an object, each slightly different than the preceding frame. In computer animation, although the computer may be the one to draw the different frames, in most cases the artist will draw the beginning and ending frames and the computer will produce the drawings between the first and the last drawing. This is generally referred to as computer-assisted animation, because the computer is more of a helper than an originator. In full computer animation, complex mathematical formulas are used to produce the final sequence of pictures. These formulas operate on extensive databases of numbers that define the objects in the pictures as they exist in mathematical space. The database consists of endpoints, and color and intensity information. Highly trained professionals are needed to produce such effects because animation that obtains high degrees of realism involves computer techniques for three-dimensional transformation, shading, and curvatures. High-tech computer animation for film involves very expensive computer systems along with special color terminals or frame buffers. The frame buffer is nothing more than a giant image memory for viewing a single frame. It temporarily holds the image for display on the screen. A camera can be used to film directly from the computer's display screen, but for the highest quality images possible, expensive film recorders are used. The computer computes the positions and colors for the figures in the picture, and sends this information to the recorder, which captures it on film. Sometimes, however, the images are stored on a large magnetic disk before being sent to the recorder. Once this process is completed, it is repeated for the next frame. When the entire sequence has been recorded on the film, the film must be developed before the animation can be viewed. If the entire sequence does not seem right, the motions must be corrected, recomputed, redisplayed, and rerecorded. This approach can be very expensive and time consuming. Often, computer-animation companies first do motion tests with simple computer-generated line drawings before selling their computers to the task of calculating the high-resolution, realistic-looking images. 1. What aspect of computer animation does the passage mainly discuss? A. The production process B. The equipment needed C. The high cost D. The role of the artist 2. According to the passage, in computer-assisted animation the role of the computer is to draw the___. A. first frame B. middle frames C. last frame D. entire sequence of frames 3. The word "they" in the second paragraph refers to___. A. formulas B. databases C. numbers D. objects 4. According to the passage, the frame buffers mentioned in the third paragraph are used to___. A. add color to the images B. expose several frames at the same time C. store individual images D. create new frames 5. According to the passage, the positions and colours of the figures in high-tech animation are determined by___.
8. A. drawing several versions B. enlarging one frame at a lime C. analyzing the sequence from different angles D. using computer calculations 6. The word "captures" in the fourth paragraph is closest in meaning to___. A. separates B. registers C. describes D. numbers 7. The word "Once" in the fourth paragraph is closest in meaning to___. A. before B. since C. after D. while 8. According to the passage, how do computer-animation companies often test motion? A. They experiment with computer-generated line drawings. B. They hand-draw successive frames. C. They calculate high-resolution images. D. They develop extensive mathematical formulas. 9. The word "task" in the 4th paragraph is closest in meaning to___. A. possibility B. position C. time D. job 10. Which of the following statements is supported by the passage? A. Computers have reduced the costs of animation. B. In the future, traditional artists will no longer be needed. C. Artists are unable to produce drawings as high in quality as computer drawings. D. Animation involves a wide range of technical and artistic skills. KEYS: 1A 2B 3D 4C 5D 6B 7C 8A 9D 10D
9. QUESTION 6: CLOZE TEST (10 PTS) Passage 1: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks. (5pts) Why did you decide to read this, and will you keep reading to the end? Do you expect to understand every single part of it and will you remember anything about it in a fortnight’s (1) ___? Common sense (2) ___ that the answers to these questions depend on “readability”- whether the (3) ___ matter is interesting, the argument clear and the (4)___ attractive. But psychologists are trying to (5)___why people read - and often don’t read certain things, for example technical information. They also have examined so much the writing as the readers. Even the most technically confident people often (6)___ instructions for video or home computer in favor of hands - on experience. And people frequently take little notice of consumer information, whether on nutritional labels or in the small print of contracts. Psychologists researching reading (7)___to assume that both beginners and competent readers read everything put in front of them from start to finish. There are (8)___among them about the roles of eyes, memory and brain during the process. Some people believe that fluent readers take in very letter or word they see; others (9)___ that readers rely on memory or context to carry them from one phrase to another. But they have always assumed that the reading process is the same: reading starts, comprehension (10)___ then reading stops. 1. A. term B. gap C. period D. time 2. A. informs B. transmits C. suggests D. advises 3. A. text B. content C. subject D. topic 4. A. layout B. assembly C. pattern D. formation 5. A. value B. determine C. rate D. ensure 6. A. pass B. miss C. ignore D. omit 7. A. tend B. lead C. undertake D. consent 8. A. contests B. arguments C. objections D. separations 9. A. direct B. insist C. press D. urge 10. A. issues B. sets C. establishes D. occurs KEYS: 21D 22C 23C 24A 25B 26C 27A 28B 29B 30D
10. Passage 2: Read the following passage and mark the latter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. (5pts) Why is it that many teenagers have the energy to play computer games until late at night but can’t find the energy to get out of bed (1) ___ for school? According to a new report, today’s generation of children are in danger of getting so (2)___ sleep that they are putting their mental and physical health at (3)___. Adults can easily survive on seven to eight hours’ sleep a night, (4)___teenagers require nine or ten hours. According to medical experts, one in five youngsters (5)___ anything between two and five hours’ sleep a night less than their parents did at their age. This (6) ___ serious questions about whether lack of sleep is affecting children’s ability to concentrate at school. The connection between sleep deprivation and lapses in memory, impaired reaction time and poor concentration is well (7) ___. Research has shown that losing as little as half an hour’s sleep a night can have profound effects (8) ___how children perform the next day. A good night’s sleep is also crucial for teenagers because it is while they are asleep (9)___ they release a hormone that is essential for their ‘growth spurt’ (the period during teenage years when the body grows at a rapid rate). It’s true that they can, to some (10) ___, catch up on sleep at weekends, but that won’t help them when they are dropping off to sleep in class on a Friday afternoon. By Tim Falla and Paul A.Davies, Solutions Advanced. OUP 1. A. behind time B. about time C.in time D. at time 2. A. few B. less C. much D. little 3. A. jeopardy B. threat C. risk D. danger 4. A. or B. because C. whereas D. so 5. A. puts B. gets C. brings D. makes 6. A. raises B. rises C. results D. comes 7. A. organized B. arranged C. established D. acquired 8. A. in B. on C. to D. at 9. A. at which B. which C. where D. that 10. A. rate B. extent C. level D. point KEYS: 1C 2D 3C 4C 5B 6A 7C 8B 9D 10B
11. B. WRITTEN TEST QUESTION 1: OPEN CLOZE TEST: (20pts) Close test 1: Fill each blank with ONE word. (10 pts) CELL PHONES Cell phones have been popular in Japan since the early 1990s, but it was not (1) ___ 1999 that their use really took off. The age of cell phones has emerged, but with it come problems. Cell phones are used on buses and trains, in restaurants, and in all (2) ___ of life. They cause problems when they (3) ___ during meetings, concerts, wedding, or even 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 (4) ___ to regulate his heartbeat, its radio waves may (5) ___ with the functioning of the pacemaker. Now, something is being done to (6) ___ these problems. In many places, new technology is being used to block cell phone calls. Airline (7) ___ are requested to stop using cell phones while on board. Concert halls ask their audience to switch their phones to the (8) ___ mode. However, phone users fear that if they do not answer their phones, they will (9) ___ valuable business opportunities. That’s why many do not (10) ___ off their phones even when they are asked to. KEYS: 1. until 2. areas 3. ring 4. pacemaker 5. interfere 6. solve 7. passengers 8. silent 9. lose 10. turn Close test 2: Fill each blank with ONE word. (10 pts) The Importance of Being Sporty It is a multi-million dollar industry and that attracts some of the most talented individuals alive, it generates further millions (1) ___ advertising revenue and has spawned a whole celebrity culture of its (2) ___ . But what role does sport play in our ordinary lives? Few people are untouched (3) ___ sport. We all have (4) ___ favorite football team or tennis player or, at least, support our national side in major sporting events like the Olympics. How can it be, then, that so (5) ___ people actually play sports and that obesity is becoming a major threat in the developed world? Well, in part, the answer is (6) ___ the question. Obesity is not a problem in the developing world (7) ___ participation in sport is still high. True, there may be few organized leagues but children the world still go out to play games like football with other children and this comes the supremacy of countries like Brazil in the world of football. So, what is stopping the British or the Americans? After (8) ___ , they still have organized sports in schools and a myriad of clubs and teams to join in their spare time. What they lack is a public space for children to play unsupervised outdoors. As a result, they are kept indoors and encouraged to play online (9) ___ of getting our in the fresh air. They may of course still develop a love of sport as spectators but this is unlikely to do much to lower levels of obesity (10) ___ the young. KEYS: 1. in 2. own 3. by 4. our 5. few 6. in 7. where 8. all 9. instead 10. among
12. QUESTION 2: WORD FORMS (20 pts) Part 1: Complete the sentence with the correct form of the given word. (10 pts) 1. Janet’s exam results turned out to be ___ DISASTER 2.You look rather ___. Are you worried about something? OCCUPY 3. There are very few ___ places on earth today. Man has been nearly everywhere. EXPLORE 4.The doctor gave him an injection to ___ the pain. DIE 5. Nowadays people may no longer suffer from lifetime physical ___. NORMAL 6. Home-made ice-cream is one of our ___. SPECIAL 7. The meeting has been ___ arranged for 3 p.m next Friday. PROVIDE 8. The government’s ___ approach has brought criticism. COMPROMISE 9. Jim is one of the most ___ members of the committee. SPEAK 10.Many newspapers today gave very sensational ___ about the private life of that Hollywood star. CLOSE KEYS: 1. disastrous 2. preoccupied 3. unexplored 4. deaden 5. abnormalities 6. specialties 7. provisionally 8. Uncompromisin9. outspoken 10. disclosures Part 2: Complete the passage with appropriate forms from the words given in the box.(10 pts) angry fashion foreign frustrate generate patient polite secret serve tradition “All things come to those who wait.” It’s a (1) ___ phrase that has kept the British patiently in line for years. For (2) ___we’ve been waiting our turn. This may sometimes have led to (3) ___ abroad, when (4) ___ haven’t always respected the rules of the orderly queue. But at home we have (5) ___ enjoyed our reputation. It’s rather (6) ___, though, isn’t it? Today’s highly developed culture of (7) ___ to the public seems to have more in common with the American “I want it and I want it now” philosophy. But our (8) ___ seems to be growing. We may wait with less (9) ___ than we used to – you only have to observe the (10) ___ shoppers in a supermarket queue. But wait we still do. KEYS: 1. traditional 2. generations 3. anger 4. foreigners 5. secretly 6. unfashionable 7. service 8. patience 9. politeness 10. frustrate
13. QUESTION 3: ERROR IDENTIFICATION (10 pts) Identify 10 errors in the following passage and correct them. It is very difficult to succeed in the music business; nine out of ten bands that release a first record fail to produce the second. Surviving in the music industry requires luck and patience, but most of all it requires and intricate knowledge of how a record company is functioned. The process begins when a representative of a company's Artists and Reportoire (A & R) department visits bars and night clubs, scouting for young, talented bands. After the representative identifies a promised band, he or she will work to negotiate a contract with that band. The signature of this recording contract is a slow process. A company will spend a long time to investigate the band itself as well as current trands in popular music. During this period, it is important that a band reciprocates with an investigation of its own, learning as much as possible about the record company and making personnel connections within the different departments that will handle their recordings. Write your answers here: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 KEYS: 1. the second a second 2. and intricate an intricate 3. is functioned functions 4. Reportoire Repertoire 5. promised promising 6. signature signing 7. to investigate investigating 8. trands trends 9. reciprocates reciprocate 10. personnel personal
14. QUESTION 5: SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (20pts) Part 1:Finish each of the second sentences in such a way that they have the same meaning as the original ones: 1. I left without saying goodbye as I didn’t want to disturb the meeting.  Rather ___ 2. For further information, please send a self-addressed envelope to the above address. → Further information can ___ 3. It shouldn’t have surprised me that my children didn’t like the new, cheaper ice-cream → I might ___ 4. The noise made by the children didn’t prevent the baby from sleeping soundly. → Whatever ___ 5. Don’t run away with the idea that this job is easy. (conclusion) → ___ 6. Russ’s opinions on the new management policies were very different from those of his fellow workers. (odds) → Russ ___ the new management policies. 7. The young actress was very nervous before the audition. (butterflies) → ___ 8. Margaret is said to be a very good cook. ( reputation) → ___ 9. She chooses the kind of hotels she stays in very carefully. → She’s very fussy ___ 10. The rocketing prices have proved too much for most salaried people. (cope) → ___
15. KEYS: 1. Rather than disturb the meeting, I left without saying goodbye. 2. Further information can be obtained by sending a self-addressed envelope to the above address. 3. I might have known my children would not like the new, cheaper ice-cream. 4. Whatever the noise the children made, the baby slept soundly. 5. Don’t come to/ draw the conclusion that job is easy. 6. Russ was at odds with his fellow workers over the new management policies. 7. The young actress had butterflies in her stomach before the audition. 8. Margaret has a reputation for being a very good cook. 9. She’s very fussy about the kind of hotels she stays in. 10. Most salaried people haven’t been able to cope with the rocketing prices.