UBND TỈNH HẢI DƯƠNG KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH LỚP 10 THPT

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO NĂM HỌC 2022-2023

MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút
Ngày thi: 10/04/2023
(Đề thi có 09 trang)

CHÚ Ý:
Thí sinh làm bài vào tờ giấy thi
Phần trắc nghiệm: Chỉ cần viết đáp án: A, B, C, hoặc D.
Phần tự luận: Viết đầy đủ theo yêu cầu của bài.
(Thí sinh không được sử dụng bất cứ tài liệu gì.)

A. LISTENING
I. You will hear five short conversations. For each question, write your answer, A, B, C or D on
your answer sheet. You will listen twice. (5.0 points)
1. What is the woman's first memory?
A. Her father took her to the zoo.
B. She went to the beach with her mother and her brother.
C. She played on the sand with her father.
D. She went swimming with her family.
2. Which train will the woman catch?
A. 8:15 B. 10:15 C. 9:15 D. 10:30
3. What should the students take with them tomorrow?
A. A sweater and a hat. B. A hat, a pen and some drink.
C. A pen and a sweater. D. A hat and some food.
4. What will they do at the weekend?
A. Visit the zoo. B. Go to the beach.
C. Take a trip to the river. D. Have a picnic.
5. What does the woman need to buy?
A. Some eggs and butter. B. Some milk, bread and apples.
C. A toothpaste and a purse. D. Some milk, bread and a toothpaste.

II. You will hear some information about voluteering. For each question, write your answer,
A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. You will listen twice. (5.0 points)
6. What is GreenHelp?
A. An application B. An event C. An organisation D. An anniversary
7. What was Edward doing when he came up with the idea of GreenHelp?
A. He was volunteering to plant trees.

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 B. He was organising a volunteering event.
C. He was watching a documentary on animal communication.
D. He was reading an article about wildlife conservation.
8. GreenHelp was initially created by _______.
A. 3 people B. 10 people C. 15 people D. 20 people
9. What CAN’T users do on GreenHelp?
A. Create volunteering activities.
B. Search volunteering activities.
C. Get alerts for nearby volunteering activities.
D. Donate foods for the organisation.
10. What is true about GreenHelp?
A. It’s connected with big organisations.
B. It currently has more than 10,000 volunteering activities.
C. It encourages more people to volunteer.
D. It encourages more people not to volunteer.

III. You will hear a young woman who has applied for an office job talking about her jobs
abroad. For each question, fill in the missing information in the numbered space with NO
MORE THAN 3 WORDS/NUMBERS. You will listen twice. (6.0 points)

INTERVIEW FORM
Name: Vicky Brownlow
Age : 22 years
Position applied for: Office Manager
Two years’ experience abroad
First job
- worked for (11) _____________________
- stayed for (12) _____________________
Second job
- worked as (13) _____________________ in a hotel
Third job
- worked for (14) _____________________
- got up at (15) _____________________ every day.
Bank International
- worked in (16) _____________________

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IV. You will hear a conversation between a teenage boy, Josh, and his friend, Lucy, about
learning to drive. Listen and decide whether the statements are True (T) or False (F). Write T
or F on your answer sheet. (4.0 points)
STATEMENTS T F
17. Josh thinks that parking is the hardest thing to learn.
18. Lucy thinks that she is too young to learn to drive.
19. Josh is confident that he’ll pass his driving test soon.
20. Josh and Lucy agree that driving to college would be expensive.

B. GRAMMAR - VOCABULARY
I. Choose the word, phrase or expression which indicates the best option to complete each of
the following blanks. (8.0 points)
21. The first explorer ______ California by land was Jedediah Strong Smith, a trapper who
crossed the southwestern deserts of the United States in 1826.
A. to reach B. reach C. reached D. reaching
22. There ______ a number of reasons for the fall of the Roman Empire.
A. are said to have been B. said to be
C. are said being D. was said being
23. ______ have at least four hours of hazardous materials response training is mandated by
federal law.
A. All police officers B. All police officers must
C. That all police officers D. For all police officers
24. The unpleasant smell in the restaurant ______ me off my dinner.
A. set B. put C. sent D. took
25. Although he was completely ______ as a furniture maker, he produced the most beautiful
chairs.
A. unable B. untrained C. incapable D. uneducated
26. To everyone’s surprise, Jack was appointed the head of the sales division inspite of his poor
______.
A. achievements B. expressions C. qualifications D. disqualifications
27. Anh Vien’s efforts were much ______ when she won 2 gold medals in 100m swimming and
freestyle swimming.
A. appreciated B. required C. expended D. considered
28. Mick has been in trouble with the police a few times, but now he has promised his parents
that he will turn over ______.
A. a new page B. a new leaf C. a corner D. a towel

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II. Choose the underlined part in each of the following questions that needs correcting. (3.0
points)
29. My father used to give me a good advice whenever I had a problem.
A. give B. a good advice C. a problem D. whenever
30. Air pollution, together with littering, are causing many problems in our large, industrial
cities today.
A. are B. with C. many D. industrial
31. Marie Curie, a famous Polish physician, won the Nobel Prize when she discovered the
radioactive metals such as radium and polonium.
A. when she discovered B. metals
C. Polish physician D. won

III. Choose the word/phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in the
following sentences. (2.0 points)
32. Only excellent students are entitled in a full scholarship of that prestigious university.
A. are given the right to B. are refused the right to
C. are exposed to D. have the obligation to
33. I’d rather stay in a hotel with all the amenities than camp in the woods.
A. expense B. honors C. conveniences D. privileges

IV. Choose the word/phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in the
following sentences. (2.0 points)
34. If you say bad things about the person who gives you a job, you bite the hand that feeds you.
A. be devoted B. be ungrateful C. be thankful D. be unfriendly
35. The soldiers were told to commence firing in the mock battle.
A. continue B. stop C. begin D. evoke

V. Give the correct form of the words in brackets. (5.0 points)

36. He was very ____________ about his scar and thought everyone was (SENSE)
staring at him.
37. Many of the immigrants have intermarried with the island's original (INHABIT)
____________.
38. We do not ____________ between our workers on the basis of their (DIFFERENT)
background or ethnic origin.
39. “How to win friends and influence people” is really a(n) (PUT)
____________ book for all generations of readers.
40. She stood there completely ____________, so I had no idea at all (EXPRESS)
what she was thinking.

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C. READING
I. There are FIVE blanks in the text below. From the options A, B, C, D, E, F and G in the box,
choose ONE suitable phrase for each blank. Each option is used ONCE only. (5.0 points)
A. at most
B. an interview
C. one reference
D. responsibility and money
E. a pension scheme
F. at least
G. a loan
In these days of high unemployment, it is often difficult for young people to find a job. If
they are lucky enough to be asked to go for (41) ______, they may find that there are (42)
______ twenty other applicants for the job. If a company is thinking of offering you a job, they
will ask you for at least (43) ______ from either your previous employer or someone who
knows you well. Before taking up your job, you may have to sign a contract. You will probably
have to do some training, which helps you to do the job more successfully. Once you have
decided that this is your chosen career, you will then have to work hard to try and get
promotion, which usually brings more (44) ______. If you are unlucky, you may be made
redundant and not be able to find another job. It is also a good idea to pay some money into
(45) ______, which will help you to look after yourself and your family when you are retired.
Finally, good luck.

II. Read the following text and choose the best heading from the list of headings below (A-G)
for each paragraph. (5.0 points)
List of Headings
A. A. A solution which is no solution.
B. B. Changing working practices.
C. C. Closing city centers to traffic.
D. D. Making cars more environmentally friendly.
E. E. Not doing enough.
F. F. Paying to get in.
G. G. A global problem.
There are no easy answers to the problems of traffic congestion
46. Paragraph 1: _______
Traffic congestion affects people throughout the world. Traffic jams cause smog in
dozens of cities across both developed and developing world. In the United States, computers
spend an average of a full working week each year sitting in traffic jams, according to Texas

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Transportation Institute. While alternative ways of getting around are available, most people
still choose their cars because they are looking for convenience, comfort and privacy.
47. Paragraph 2: _______
The most promising technique for reducing city traffic is called congestion pricing,
whereby cities charge to toll to enter certain parts of town at certain times of day. In theory, if
the toll is high enough, some drivers will cancel their trips or go by bus or train. And in practice,
it seems to work. Singapore, London and Stockholm have reduced traffic and pollution in city
centres thanks to traffic congestion.
48. Paragraph 3: _______
Another way to reduce rush hour traffic is for employers to implement flextime which
lets employees travel to and from work at off-peak traffic time to avoid rush hours. Those who
have to travel during busy times can do the part of sharing cars. Employers can also allow more
staff to telecommute (work from home) so as to keep more cars off the roads altogether.
49. Paragraph 4: _______
Some urban planners still believe that the best way to ease the traffic congestion is to
build more roads, especially roads can take drivers around or over crowded city streets. But
such techniques do not really keep cars off the roads; they only accommodate more of them.
50. Paragraph 5: _______
Others, more forward-thinking planners, know that more and more drivers and cars are
taking to the roads every day, and they are unwilling to encourage more private automobiles
when public traffic is so much better for people and the environment. For this reason, the
American government has decided to spend some $7 billion on helping to increase capacity on
public-transport system and upgrade with more efficient technologies. But environmentalists
complain that such finding is tiny compared to the $50 billion being spent on roads and bridges.

III. Read the passage below and decide which option A, B, C, or D best fits each space. (10.0
points)
These days in business, people have to face many challenging questions when designing
and implementing new projects in undeveloped areas of the countryside. One issue (51)
______ has to be faced is whether it is possible to introduce new technologies without
destroying the local environment.
Economic (52) ______ and environmental conservation are often seen as natural
enemies. It is unfortunate that in the past this has often been true, and it has been
necessary to choose between (53) _____ the project or protecting the environment. (54)
_____, by taking environmental considerations seriously at an early stage in a project,
companies can significantly reduce any impacts on local plants and animals.
For example, in southern Africa, a company called CEL was asked to put up 410 km of a
power transmission line without disturbing the rare birds which inhabit that area. The project

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was carried out with (55) ______ disturbance last summer. What may surprise many business
people is the fact that this consideration for local wildlife did not in any way (56) _____ down
the project. Indeed, the necessary advanced planning (57) _____ with local knowledge and
advanced technology meant that the project was actually completed ahead of schedule. CEL
was contracted to finish the job by October and (58) _____ to do so two months earlier.
CEL is one of those companies which is committed (59) _____ the principle of
environmental conservation. Many other companies have yet to be (60) _______ of the
importance of balancing the needs of people with those of the environment. However, it may
be the only realistic way forward.
51. A. which B. who C. whom D. what
52. A. development B. progression C. rise D. increase
53. A. running B. dealing C. controlling D. leading
54. A. Moreover B. However C. As a result D. In addition
55. A. bare B. smallest C. least D. minimal
56. A. turn B. slow C. speed D. hold
57. A. tied B. combined C. added D. related
58. A. managed B. succeeded C. achieved D. fulfilled
59. A. for B. in C. on D. to
60. A. argued B. convinced C. urged D. impressed

IV. Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.
(10.0 points)
Collecting maps can be an enjoyable hobby for antiquarian booksellers, a captivating
interest for cartographers, a lucrative vocation for astute dealers, and an inspirational part of
the occupational functioning of map catalogers, archivists, and historians. Among recognized
collectibles, maps are relatively rarer than stamps, but they have had their avid enthusiasts and
admirers ever since copies were made by hand only for the affluent, the commanding officer,
and the ship captain.
Whether the interest is business-related or amateur, the economic means abundant or
slim, a collection needs a theme, be it associated with contemporary changes in cartographic
representation or geographic knowledge, or a more accessible goal centered on a particular
mapmaker, technique, or type of subject matter. Collectors should not overlook topical maps
issued predominantly or exclusively after World War II, such as navigational charts, industrial
compound road layouts, or aerial projections. Potential collectors ought not to disregard two
superficially prosaic, yet important themes: maps of travel routes for family trips, and maps
that, for aesthetic reasons, they personally find intriguing or simply attractive. In the first case,
like the box with old family photos, the collection will give the travelers the opportunity to
reminisce and relive the journey.

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 In most cases, photocopies are worthy alternatives to originals. For example, historical
society collections customarily include the high quality facsimiles needed to make a collection as
comprehensive and practical as possible, supplementing the contributions made by well-to-do
donors and benefactors. If not predisposed to wait patiently, and possibly ineffectually, for a
lucky find, collectors may choose to sift through dealer stock, peruse through advertisements in
local, regional, or national periodicals, and solicit the assistance of the U.S. Library of Congress
and private agencies. Government and public agencies, companies, and trade associations can
advise the collector about maps currently in circulation and pending sales of dated
reproductions, editions and prints.
61. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Why hobbyists always flaunt their map collections.
B. How maps can be collected by professionals and enthusiasts.
C. How to assure an interrupted flow of collectibles.
D. What cartographers advocate as a worthy undertaking.
62. The word “lucrative” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. instructive B. insensitive C. profitable D. profuse
63. The word “they” in paragraph 1 refers to _______.
A. booksellers B. maps C. stamps D. historians
64. According to the passage, map collecting as a hobby is ______.
A. not deserving of the time and resources B. not as conventional as collecting stamps
C. as eccentric as collecting dolls D. conformist in the best sense of the word
65. It can be inferred from the passage that, at a time when maps were accessible to the
affluent, they appealed also to a fair number of ______.
A. professional copiers B. ardent devotees
C. buried-treasure hunters D. obscure amateur dealers
66. The word “economic means” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. economic maps B. fiscal responsibility
C. available funds D. capital investment
67. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as sources of procuring maps?
A. Fellow collectors. B. Map vendors.
C. Personal archives. D. Publishers.
68. The word “superficially prosaic” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. described in informal prose B. seemingly boring and unimaginative
C. useful for travellers who enjoy a change D. potentially uncovered in a box of photos
69. The word “predisposed” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. pressured B. provoked C. condemned D. inclined
70. A paragraph following the passage would most likely discuss ______.
A. specific organizations to contact about map acquisition

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 B. specific mapping techniques used to enlarge scale
C. trimming and framing valuable acquisitions
D. volunteering time and work to maintain obsolete maps

D. WRITING
I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence printed before it. (3.0 points)
71. I am sure that he missed the eight o’clock train.
He can’t ______________________________________________________________.
72. Although he was exhausted, he agreed to join in the activity.
Exhausted _____________________________________________________________.
73. “You stole my best cassette, Amanda”, said William.
William accused ________________________________________________________.

II. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it contains the given word in brackets. You
may have to change the form of the given words. (2.0 points)
74. The mistake in the accounts was not noticed until the figures were rechecked. (LIGHT)
.______________________________________________________________________.
75. Jackie was the fastest runner in the recent marathon. (OUTRAN)
.______________________________________________________________________.

III. You are a member of your school’s volunteer club. Write an email of about 120 words to a
friend of yours and tell him/her about one of the most meaningful activities that you did for
your community. (10.0 points)
 Your email should include:
- what activity you did
- how you did it
- why you did it
 You are required to sign your name as Jane.

IV. Extracurricular activities are being carried out much more often at schools. What are the
reasons for the trend and what should be done to make these activities more and more
effective? Write an essay of about 250 words to answer the questions above. (15.0 points)
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