Đề thi chọn hsg môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 10 - Mã đề: 14 - Năm học 2017-2018 - Đỗ Bình

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ĐỀ 014
KỲ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 1 - THPT NĂM HỌC 2017 - 2018
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Week 07 (Date / /2017)
I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 
A. helped
B. booked
C. hoped
D. waited
A. name
B. natural
C. native
D. nation
A. blood
B. food
C. moon
D. pool
A. comb
B. plumb
C. climb
D. disturb
A. thick
B. though
C. thank
D. think
II. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others. 
A. provide
B. adopt 
C. happen 
D. inspire 
A. result
B. region
C. river 
D. robot 
A. constant
B. basic 
C. irate 
D. obvious 
A. become
B. carry 
C. appoint 
D. invent 
A. engine
B. battle 
C. career 
D. rabies
III. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D). Write your answers in the spaces bellow. 
1. The unemployment rate of the area_________ every year until 2003 then started to fall.
 	A. raised	 B. rose	C. dropped	D. decreased
2. It is gravity_________ objects towards the earth.
A. pulling 	B. to pull	C. what pulls	D. that pulls
3. _________ problems in sailing in tropical seas is the coral reefs.
A. One of the biggest B. The biggest one 	C. Of the biggest one D. There are the biggest
4. _________ foreign languages requires great effort.
A. Learn 	B. Learning 	C. To learn it 	 D. Learnt
5. Anna: "I am tired"	 	Marsha: “_____________.”
A. Me too 	B. Also me 	C. For me the same 	 D. I also
6. I’m really not satisfied with the way you have_________ the situation.
	A. dealt	B. handled	C. done	D. fingered
7. We may win, we may lose- It is just the_________ of the draw.
	A. strike	B. odds	C. chance	D. luck
8. War is_________ as open-armed conflict between countries or factions within countries.
	A. delineated	B. declared	C. defaulted	D. defined
9. I hope you won’t take it_________ if I suggest an alternative remedy.
	A. offence	B. amiss	C. upset	D. most
10. Claims for compensation could_________ run into billions of pounds.
	A. far	B. much	C. well	D. most
IV. Complete the spaces with a, an, the or 0. Write your answers in the spaces bellow. 
Countries around (21)________ world have begun to deal with (22)________ problem in various ways. Some countries, in (23)________ effort to circumvent the problem, have allocated large amounts of land to animal reserves. They then charge admission prices to help defray the costs of maintaining (24)________ parks, and they often must also depend on (25)________ world organizations for support. 
V. Give the correct preposition. Write your answers in the spaces bellow.
1. I’m sure you are capable (26)________ passing the exam.	
2. He is not aware (27)________ the dangers of smoking. 	
3. Many Vietnamese students have difficulty (28)________ learning English.
4. I get very annoyed (29)________ people who don’t queue at bus stop.
5. If you have any complaints, tell me (30)________ my face. I can’t stand people who do things behind my back.
VI. Give the correct forms and tenses of the verbs in brackets. 
31. She took a risk investing money with them. I’d rather she (not do)________ it.
32. He (not catch)________ cold if he would not have walked in the rain so long.
33. I'll wait until he (finish)________ his novel.
34. By next month I (leave)________ for India.
35. He volunteered (help)________ us.
VII. Choose the word which best fits each gap of the passage. 
Although all Americans do not (36)________ the same way, their speech has enough in common that American English can be recognized as a (37)________ of English distinct from British English, Australian English and other national varieties. American English has grown up with the country.
It began to (38)________ from British English during its colonial beginnings and (39)________ regional differences and ethnic flavor. Today it (40)________ other languages and other varieties of English because it is the medium by which the attractions of American culture - its literature, (41)________ pictures and television programs - are transmitted to the world.
All speakers of English (42)________ a common linguistic system and a basic set of words. But American English (43)________ from British English, Australian English and other national varieties in many of its pronunciations, words, spellings and grammatical (44)________. Words or phrases of American (45)________ and those used in America but not so much elsewhere, are called Americanisms.
36.
A. say
B. speak
C. talk
D. tell
37.
A. alteration
B. change
C. variety
D. variation
38.
A. diverge
B. divert
C. digress
D. depress
39.
A. enquired
B. inquired
C. required
D. acquired
40.
A. affluence
B. fluency
C. influences
D. nuances
41.
A. motion
B. moving
C. movement
D. removing
42.
A. have
B. bear
C. tear
D. share
43.
A. differentiates
B. differs
C. changes
D. alters
44.
A. constructions
B. building
C. points
D. syntax
45.
A. birth
B. source
C. origin
D. tradition
VIII. Fill in each blank with one suitable word. 	 
Is Photography Dead?
For a long time in the past photography was not regarded as an art. It was simply a skill and it was criticized for being too mechanical and not creative enough. At last, however, photography is now accepted as a unique and very important (46)_______ of art.
The photograph's claim to be an objective record of reality is now seriously challenged, and the important function of photography in modern-day society is consequently (47)_______ threat. The threat has suddenly become all the more serious as more and more photographers are (48)_______ to the new technology which computers offer. Moreover, a (n) (49)_______ number of colleges have now begun to offer (50)_______ in computer imaging. All these developments (51)_______ a disturbing question. Is photography, as we know (52)_______ dead?
In spite of its complete transformation by new technological developments, however, photography will continue to play a (53)_______ role in our culture. Although it may no longer (54)_______ to be realistic, modern photography can continue to provide us with fresh visual (55)_______ about ourselves and the world in which we live.
IX. Read the passage below carefully and choose the best answer.
Langston Hughes was one of the greatest American writers of the twentieth century. He was born in Joplin, Missouri, and moved to Cleveland at the age of 14. Several years later he spent one year in Mexico before attending Columbia University in New York. For a few years after that, he roamed the world as a seaman, visiting ports around the world and writing some poetry. He returned to the United States and attended Lincoln University, where he won the Witter Bynner Prize for undergraduate poetry. After graduating in 1928, he traveled to Spain and to Russia with the help of a Guggenheim fellowship. His novels include Not without Laughter (1930) and The Big Sea (1940). He wrote an autobiography in 1956 and also published several collections of poetry. The collections include The Weary Blues (1926), The Dream Keeper (1932), Shakespeare in Harlem (1942), Fields of Wonder (1947), One Way Ticket (1947), and Selected Poems (1959) A man of many talents, Hughes was also a lyricist, librettist, and a journalist. As an older man in the 1960s, he spent much of his time collecting poems from Africa and from African-Americans to popularize black writers. Hughes is one of the most accomplished writers in American literary history, and he is seen as one of the artistic leaders of the Harlem Renaissance, the period when a neighborhood that was predominantly black produced a flood of great literature, music, and other art forms depicting daily city life for African-Americans.
56. What is the main topic of this passage? 
A. The life of Langston Hughes 	 B. The Harlem Renaissance
C. African-American writers 	 D. American twentieth-century writers
57 .Where was Langston Hughes born?
A. Spain 	B. New York 	 C. Missouri 	D. North Carolina
58. As used in the passage, which of the following words could best replace the word "ports"?
A. Islands 	B. Ships 	C. Friends. 	D. Harbors
59. To which of the following movements might Shakespeare in Harlem refer? 
A. The Civil War 	B. The Harlem Riots 	
C. The Harlem Renaissance	D. The Civil Rights Movement
60. What provided Hughes with assistance for his travel to Spain and Russia? 
A. His job as a reporter 	B. His career as a soldier 
C. A literary fellowship 	D. A college study program
61. The word "talents" in the passage could be replaced by which of the following?
A Desires 	B. Abilities 	C. Strategies 	D. Careers
62. According to the author, what did Hughes do during the later years of his life? 
A. Write short stories 	B. Popularize African-American writers
C. Advocate racial equality . 	D. Write about life in Harlem 
63. Which of the following could best replace the word "accomplished" as used in the passage?
A Successful 	B. Prolific 	C. Brilliant 	D. Imaginative
64. Which of the following can best substitute for the word "depicting" in the passage?
A. Congratulating 	B. Blessing 	 	C. Screening	D. Portraying
65. According to the passage, Langston Hughes was all of the following EXCEPT:
A. A novelist	B. A poet	C. A historian	D. A journalism
IX. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as sentence printed before it.
66. “I am happy you have passed the final exams. Congratulations!” Tom said to me.
→ Tom congratulated_____________________________________.
67. You ‘d better not swim too far from the shore,” the lifeguard said to us.
→ The lifeguard advised__________________________________.
68. Birth rates have fallen sharply recently. 
→ There____________________________________________________.
69.I didn’t hear the news until the next day. 
→ It was not_______________________________________________.
70. Although it rain torrentially all day, we all enjoyed the excursion.
→ Despite__________________________________________________.
X. Within 300 words, write an essay on the following topic.
“Go green” is not only a trend of life but also a must.
__________________THE END_________________