SỞ GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO HÀ NỘI ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI

TRƯỜNG THPT SƠN TÂY MÔN: TIẾNG ANH KHỐI 10

Năm học: 2014- 2015
Thời gian: 180 phút
(Không kể thời gian giao đề)
Ngày thi: 16 tháng 3 năm 2015

PART A: LISTENING

1. 8 6. castles 11. King Street 16. Advance

2. (in/ on) Tamer 7. old clothes 12. central 17. (seat) reservation
3. green button 8. bottle tops 13. half hour/ 30 18/ 19/ 20: C/ D/ G
minutes (in any order)
4. library 9. Undersea World 14. refreshment
5. education 10. silver paper 15. 10.15
department

PART B: PHONETICS
I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others by
circling A, B, C or D.

21. B 22. D 23. C 24. C 25. A

II. Choose the word whose main stress is different from the others by circling A, B, C or D.

26. A 27. B 28. A 29. A 30. C

PART C: GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY

I. Choose the word or phrase that best fits each sentence. Write your answer in the space
provided.

31. B 32. D 33. C 34. B 35. C

36. C 37. C 38. B 39. A 40. A

II. Complete each sentence with the correct form of ONE of the phrasal verbs by matching
a verb in column A with the particle(s) in column B below.

41. brought about 44. called off

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 42. go in for 45. drop out of
43. come up with

III. Complete each of the following sentences with a suitable preposition or particle.

46. about 47. for 48. through 49. for 50. out/ off

IV. Give the correct form of the words in brackets.

51. safety 56. uninhibited

52. handful 57. co-operative
53. consultant 58. readily
54. enabled 59. deterrent
55. freedom 60. temptation

PART D: READING
I. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in
each gap.
61. out 62. to 63. too 64. a 65. it
66. (al)though 67. had 68. than 69. unless 70. till/ until

II. Read the passage and choose the correct answer for the following questions:

71. D 72. B 73. C 74. A 75. A

III. Read the following texts about some famous walls around the world, then choose from
the four texts about walls (A-D) to answer the questions that follow. The texts may be
chosen more than once.
76. B 77. C 78. B 79. A 80. B
81. B 82. C 83. A 84. B 85. A

PART E: WRITING
I. Rewrite the sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one, using the word given.
86. Could I put forward an idea?
87. When she left home, she had to fend for herself.
88. He is an authority on primitive religion.

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 89. - The wishes of the residents/ The residents’ wishes rarely seem to be taken into
consideration/ account by the town council.
- The town council rarely seems to take the wishes of the residents/ the residents’ wishes
into consideration/ account.
90. We are on (very) good terms with Laura’s parents.
II. Finish each of the sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence
printed before it.
91. Had it not been for Nick’s advice, I would have gone bankrupt.
92. The children are under a cloud because of their bad behavior.
93. I took little notice of what he had said.
94. Much as I admire her achievements, I don’t really like her.
95. The exhibition has not been well attended this year.
96. Peter prides himself on never being late
97. I bumped into some old friends in the pub.
98. It came as no surprise to me to hear that Karen had changed her job.
99. The very thought of his face at that moment makes me laugh.
100. The more qualification you are able to amass, the more successful you are in the academic
field.
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