TRƯỜNG THCS NAM CAO ĐỀ LUYỆN HSG NĂM HỌC 2019 - 2020

ĐỀ LUYỆN 10.22.2020 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH

CHUYÊN ĐỀ TỔNG HỢP

I- Sentence transformation
1. One advantage of living in the city is the range of clothes shops favor
One point…………………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. People often think that Peter is his twin brother mix
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3. Mai will find out if she has been deceived soon just
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4. I never forget to consider her ideas before making the final decision account
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5. I want to buy the bike but it is too expensive
I don’t……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
6. Anna and her mother are very similar, aren’t they? take
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7. I realized that I was making him annoyed
I found…………………………………………………………………………………………………......
8. Hang’s interests are completely different from mine
I don’t...........................................................................................................................................................
9. Sometimes my parents don’t agree with each other see
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10. Buying the red car was a mistake-everyone think that I am a firefighter should
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11. Although he can’t swim himself, Dan is very keen that he children should learn
Despite his…………………………………………………………………………………………………
12. I’ve had enough of your untidiness up
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13. I didn’t want a serious conversation mood mood
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14. It was the weakness of the foundation that led to the collapse of the building
If……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
15. He’s very good at tennis and he’s also a very good footballer addition
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II- Error identification: There are ten mistakes in the passage, find out and correct them
1. Children who say pop music do not interfere with their homework receive support
today, with the discovery that pay attention to visual stimuli and sounds requires completely
different brain pathways which can operate at a same time with your appreciation of either
being damaged. Researchers have found out that listening to car stereos does not create much
interference when you are driving. Similarly, pop music should not interfere to children’s
homework. The affect of pop music on their performance at it is far outweigh by other factors,
such as how happy they are to be doing it. These findings could be applied to the design of
places which people have to take in larger amounts of information very quickly. They could, for
example, be relevantly to the layout of pilot cockpits on aircraft.
Mistake Correction Mistake Correction
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.
2. Before man had flown in space it was thought that his physically and mental capabilities might be
affected to long periods of weightlessness, and that he might be endangered by high levels of radiation. Yuri
Gagarin’s first space flight in April 1961, showed that man could live in space and so this journey only lasted
for 108 minutes, it made encouragement to those interested in the future of manned space flight. In fact most of
the early fears about man’s health in space have proved ground, and although several odd medical effects have
been observed, none has serious affected man’s ability for useful work. All astronauts undergo strenuously
training to prepare them for the experience of space flight but, despite this, most astronauts suffered from space
sickness early in their flights. This effect, similar to sea sickness, soon wear off, and there appears to be no
medical reason why man cannot live in space for long periods of time. A constant check is kept on the health of
all astronauts during its mission. Small medical detections which monitor their heartbeats, pulse rates, breathe
and temperatures are taped to their bodies.
Mistake Correction Mistake Correction
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.
III- Give the correct form of the words
1. Important social changes are taking place in the areas of marriage and the family. There is a
global (1-revolve)_____________ going on in how we think of ourselves and how we form ties and
(2-connect) _____________ with others. What most people call the traditional family was in fact a
transitional phase in family (3-develop) _____________ in the 1950s. By then the idea that romantic
love was the best (4-found) _____________ for marriage had replaced the concept of marriage as
an economic contract. The family has since changed further.
In the traditional family the married couple was only one part of the family system. Ties with
children and other relatives were equally important in day-to-day (5- exist)
___________. Today the couple is at the core of what the family is. While statistically marriage is still
the norm, for most people its (6-sign) _____________has completely changed. Although marriage
promotes the (7-stable) _____________ of a relationship by making a public declaration of (8-commit)
_____________, it is now the quality of the couple’s relationship which is considered the most important
element. A couple has its own exclusive history. It is a unit based upon emotional communication or (9-
intimate) _____________. Communication is both the means of establishing the tie in the first place and
the basis for ensuring continuing (10-happy) _____________ in the relationship.
2. Many chemists caution that health risk assessment of chemical ( 1 - mix)____________ can be
complex and it is often very expensive to get sufficient evident-based data for proper
(2- evaluate)_____________. They assert that a single (3- expose)_____________to chemical mixture
(4-automate)_________________ places a person into a higher risk category is an urban myth that has no
(5- find)_______________. They state that: “The facts about toxicity remain the same for either a single
chemical or a mixture of chemicals: it is the (6- dose)________________ that makes them poisonous.”
When assessing the ( 7 - toxicity) of a substance, it is important to have a good understanding of how
the different (8- contaminate)_______________ in the mix may interact both with one another and
inside any creature which absorbs them. Sometimes these reactions can make a substance more, or less,
toxic. They said the cost of (9- analyze)______________ all the possible (10- act)_____________ and
effects of any compound mixture would be immense.
IV- Give the correct form of the verbs
1. She enjoys (invite)………………………. to parties (hold)…………………. at the weekends
2. “Where can I have my car back?” “I think it (finish)………………………… late this afternoon.”
3. Have you ever met the man (stand)………………….. over there?
4. If you want to develop inner tranquility, you have to stop (bother)………………………….. by every little
thing happens.
5. Neither industries nor the garbage disposal (account)………………………. for the pollution in this city.
6. If I weren’t working for an accounting firm, I (work)…………………………… in a bank.
7. It was very kind of you to get me something for my birthday, but you (not/buy)………………………….
me such an expensive present
8. Is it necessary that the luggage (take)………………………. upstairs?
9. No sooner he (arrive)………………………… than he had to leave again.
10. He told her not to eat the meat, (explain)………………………. that there was a risk of food poisoning.
11. I disapprove of people (smoke)…………………….. in public places.
12. I’ve got a terrible headache. If only I (not/drink)…………………………….. that wine.
13. Do you mind (disturb)………………………… when you (work)………………………..?
14. If you don’t mind, I’d sooner you (practice)………………………… your violin somewhere else
15. You can’t blame Tom for (tempt)……………………… (eat)………….. that dessert. It looked delicious.
16. That was a lucky escape! We (kill)……………………………….
V- Fill in the gap with a preposition
 1. Write in pencil then if you make a mistake, you can easily rub it_____out______.
2. She was____on_______ the point of saying something, but changing her mind, remained silent.
3. My name is William, they call me Bill_____for______ short.
4. The bus was held _____up____ because a tree had fallen_____onto______ the road.
5. You will have to work very hard today to make____up_____ ____for____ the time you wasted yesterday.
6. I was_____under______ the impression that I had paid you for the work you did out for me.
7. I think a sip of wine can bring him _______round / around______
8. We are______under______ no obligation to change goods which were not purchased here
9. I am not friends with Peter any more. We have fallen______out_______
10. The police came_____in______ ____for______ a great deal of criticism
11. I knew I was______over______ the hill when I started needing glasses to read.
12. I have gone______off _______ computer games. They are not as interesting as before.
13. This watch is still _____under _____ guarantee
14. It’s easy to get__________ the town with public transportation.
15. We’ve had nothing but trouble__________ this car
VI- Read, then choose
Accustomed though we are to speaking of the films made before 1927 as "silent", the film has never
been, in the full sense of the word, silent. From the very beginning, music was regarded as an indispensable
accompaniment; when the Lumpier films were shown at the first public film exhibition in the United States in
February 1896, they were accompanied by piano improvisations on popular tunes. At first, the music played
bore no special relationship to the films; an accompaniment of any kind was sufficient. Within a very short
time, however, the incongruity of playing lively music to a solemn film became apparent, and film pianists
began to take some care in matching their pieces to the mood of the film.
As movie theaters grew in number and importance, a violinist, and perhaps a cellist would be added to
the pianist in certain cases, and in the larger movie theaters small orchestras were formed. For a number of
years the selection of music for each film program rested entirely in the hands of the conductor or leader of the
orchestra, and very often the principal qualification for holding such a position was not skill or taste so much as
the ownership of a large personal library of musical pieces. Since the conductor seldom saw the films until the
night before they were to be shown (if, indeed, the conductor was lucky enough to see them then), the musical
arrangement was normally improvised in the greatest hurry.
To help meet this difficulty, film distributing companies started the practice of publishing suggestions
for musical accompaniments. In 1909, for example, the Edison Company began issuing with their films such
indications of mood as "pleasant', "sad", "lively". The suggestions became more explicit, and so emerged the
musical cue sheet containing indications of mood, the titles of suitable pieces of music, and precise directions
to show where one piece led into the next. Certain films had music especially composed for them. The most
famous of these early special scores was that composed and arranged for D. W. Griffith's film Birth of a
Nation, which was released in 1915.
1: The passage mainly discusses music  that was          .
A. performed before the showing of a film B. played during silent films
C. recorded during film exhibitions D. specifically composed for certain movie theaters
2: What can be inferred that the passage about the majority of films made after 1927?
A. They were truly “silent”. B. They were accompanied by symphonic orchestras.
C. They incorporated the sound of the actors' voices.
D. They corresponded to specific musical compositions.
3: It can be inferred that orchestra conductors who worked in movie theaters needed to               .
A. be able to play   many instruments                        B. have pleasant voices
C. be familiar with a wide variety of music              D. be able to compose original music
4: The word “them” refers to          .
A. years                      B. hands                     C. pieces                               D. films
5: According to the passage, what kind of business was the Edison Company?
A. It produced electricity.                                         B. It distributed films.
C. It  published musical arrangements.                      D. It made musical instruments. 
6: It may be inferred from the passage that the first musical cue sheets appeared around.
A. 1896                      B. 1909                      C. 1915                                 D. 1927
7: Which of the notations is most likely to have been included on a musical cue sheet of the early 1900's?
A. "Calm, peaceful"               B. "Piano, violin" C. "Key of C major"          D. "Directed by D. W. Griffith"
8: The word “composed” is closest in  meaning to          .
A. selected                 B. combined              C. played                               D. created
9: The word “scores” most  likely mean          .
A. totals                      B. successes C.  groups of musicians   D. musical compositions
 10: The passage probably continues with a  discussion of          .
A. other films directed by D. W. Griffith B. famous composers of the early twentieth century
C. silent films by other directors D. the music in Birth of a Nation
The first question we might ask is: What can you learn in college that will help you in being an employee?
The schools teach a (1) ____ many things of value to the future accountant, doctor or electrician. Do they also
teach anything of value to the future employee? Yes, they teach the one thing that it is perhaps most valuable
for the future employee to know. But very few students bother (2) ____it. This basic is the skill ability to
organize and express ideas in writing and in speaking. This means that your success as an employee will
depend on your ability to communicate, with people and to (3) ____ your own thoughts and ideas to them so
they will (4) ____ understand what you are driving at and be persuaded.
Of course, skill in expression is not enough (5) ____ itself. You must have something to say in the first
place. The effectiveness of your job depends (6) ____ your ability to make other people understand your work
as they do on the quality of the work itself. Expressing one's thoughts is one skill that the school can (7) ____
teach. The foundations for skill in expression have to be (8) ________ early: an interest in and an ear (9) ____
language; experience in organizing ideas and data, in brushing aside the irrelevant, and above all the habit of
verbal expression. If you do not lay these foundations (10) ____ your school years, you may never have an
opportunity again.
1. A. large B. great C. far D. lots
2. A. learning B. to learn C. with learning D. learn
3. A. interpret B. give out C. transfer D. present
4. A. both B. not C. as well D. either
5. A. on B. for C. by D. in
6. A. on most B. most on C. much on D. on much
7. A. quite B. hardly C. truly D. really
8. A. lied B. laid C. lain D. lay
9. A. by B. in C. for D. of
10. A. during B. of C. for D. when
VII- Fill in the gap with a word
1. Men have played a significant role in American society (1)_____________ the main breadwinner, and
protector of the family. But the traditional role of men has slowly been transferred to (2)_____________.
Society is changing with women going to college, and gaining jobs. It may even happen in several years’
(3)_____________ when women are given sole earning responsibility in American society as the main
breadwinner of the family. That is due in part to women gained working privileges equal to men in the 1970s.
Up until the 1970s, men were the (4)_____________ family breadwinners, while women stayed at home,
(5)_____________ the kids, made dinner every night, cleaned the house, and ran all of the errands. Men went
to work every day, making enough money to buy a nice home, buy a new car every so often.
Once women were afforded the opportunity to work in the same jobs men (6)_____________ held, men’s
more traditional foothold in the workplace was loosened. Women were given bigger jobs (7)_____________
more responsibility, but women take jobs with major responsibility with (8)_____________ pay than men. The
role of men in American society is changing with more women going to college, and obtaining careers; men are
playing more untraditional roles at home.
Women are still giving (9)_____________ to the kids, running errands, cleaning, making dinner. Young
children, boys as well as girls, are being raised with dad at home taking care of the kids. Millions of families
are also raising their young with mom and dad (10)_____________ all of the responsibilities. Today’s role of
men in American society is more of a shared role, with a more undefined role.
2. Man is a land animal, but he is (1)___________ closely tied to the sea. Throughout history the sea has
served the need of man. The sea has provided man with food and a convenient way to travel to many parts of
the world. Today, nearly two thirds of the world’s population live (2)_____________ 80 kms of the sea coast.
In the modern technological world, the sea offers many resources to help mankind survive. Resources on land
are beginning to be used up. The sea, however, still can be hoped to supply many of man’s (3)_____________.
The list of riches of the sea yet to be developed by man’s technology is impressive. Oil and gas explorations
have been carried out for nearly 30 years. A lot of valuable minerals exist on the ocean (4)_____________
ready to be mined.
Fish farming promises to be a good way to produce large (5)_____________ of food. The culture of fish
and shellfish is an ancient skill practiced in the past mainly by Oriental people.
Besides oil and gas, the sea may offer new sources of energy. Experts believe that the warm
(6)_____________ of the ocean can be used in a way similar to the steam in a steamship. Ocean currents and
waves offer possible use (7)_____________ a source of energy. Technology is enabling man to explore ever
more deeply (8)_____________ the sea. The development of strong, new materials has made this
(9)_____________. The technology to harvest the sea continues to improve. Experts believe that by the year
2050s the problems (10)_____________ prevent us from fully exploiting the food, minerals, and energy
sources of the sea will be largely solved.
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