SỞ GD&ĐT KỲ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 10 THPT

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PART II. PHONETICS
I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from those of the other words.
Write your answers in the numbered blanks provided below (5pts)

1. C 2. B 3. B 4. D 5. C

II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is differently from those of the other words. Write your
answers in the numbered blanks provided below (5pts)

1.A 2.B 3.A 4.A 5.C

PART III. LEXICO-GRAMMAR

I. Read the sentences carefully and choose the best answers to make complete ones. (10pts)

1. B 2.D 3.B 4.B 5.C

6.D 7.C 8.B 9.B 10.B

II. The passage below contains 10 errors. IDENTIFY and CORRECT them. (0) has been done as an
example. Write your answers in the numbered blanks below (10pts)
1. visiting -->to visit 2. no --> not 3. right address -->the right address
4. their --> its 5. up --> down 6. had swept --> had been swept
7. risen --> raised 8.extending --> extended
9. previous --> previously 10. untidy gravel yard --> an untidy gravel yard

III. Fill in each blank with a suitable PREPOSITION or PARTICLE. Write your answers in the
numbered blanks provided below the passage.(10pts)

1. off 2. from 3. of 4. to 5. into

6. for 7. across 8. off 9. on 10. under

IV. Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word. Write your answers in the numbered spaces
provided below (10pts)

1. chaotic 2. immeasurably 3. indispensable 4. electrification 5. disregarding

6.underestimated 7. handful 8. differentiate 9. ill/bad- 10. annoying
mannered

PART IV. READING

I. Read the following text carefully and choose the answer which best fits each space (10pts)
1.B 2.B 3.A 4.D 5.B
6.C 7.C 8.D 9.D 10.A

II. Fill in each blank space with an appropriate word. (10pts)

1. who 2. what 3. at 4. in 5.with

6. ability 7. to 8.on 9. overcome 10. his
III. Read the following passage and choose the best answer. Write your answers in the numbered
blanks provided below the passage. (10pts)

1.D 2.C 3.B 4.A 5.A

6.B 7.D 8.D 9.B 10.A

PART V. WRITING
I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed
before it (10pts)

1. was robbed of her hand bag.

2. is based on a true story.
3. your test completed/ finished and you can go home.
1. a full bonus would satisfy the employee.
4. denied causing/having caused harm to anybody.
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PART II. PHONETICS

Choose the word whose stress pattern is differently from those of the other words. (5pts)
11. D 12. B 13. A 14. A 15. C
PART III. LEXICO-GRAMMAR
I. Read the sentences carefully and choose the best answers to make complete ones. (10pts)
16. A 17. A 18. B 19. D 20. A 21. C 22. C 23. D 24. D 25. C
II. Fill in each blank with a suitable PREPOSITION. (10pts)
26. on 27. with 28. for 29. into 30. from
31. from 32. of 33. of 34. at – on 35. about
III. Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word. (10pts)
36. scientific 37. permission 38. widen 39. endangered
40. miraculous 41. variety 42. combination 43. competition
44. disadvantages 45. poverty
PART IV. READING
I. Read the following text carefully and choose the answer which best fits each space. (10pts)
46. D 47. D 48. C 49. B 50. C 51. D 52. B 53. C 54. A 55. D
II. Read the following passage and choose the best answer. (10pts)
56. C 57. B 58. B 59. B 60. A 61. C 62. D 63. A 64. B 65. D
PART V. WRITING
I. (10pts)
66. The last time Tom watched a football match was 2 months ago.
67. Kevin advised me to apply for that job.
68. If I had had time, I wouldn’t have been late.
69. It is necessary for the employee to be given a full bonus.
(It is necessary that the employee should be given a full bonus.)
70. I was surprised at what I saw in the football match.
71. He broke the world record in his second attempt.
72. Had it not been for his incompetence, they wouldn’t have been arrested.
73. I’d rather you didn’t smoke in the kitchen.
74. Jean’s mother complimented on her new dress.
75. Much as I don’t really like her, I admire her achievements.
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LEXICO – GRAMMAR – 3 ĐIỂM

PART IV: 1 điểm = 0,05/ 1 câu đúng
26. A 27. B 28. B 29. D 30. D 31. D 32. C 33. D 34. A 35.A
36. D 37. B 38. D 39. B 40. D 41. C 42. B 43. C 44. D 45. A
PART V: 1 điểm = 0,1 / 1 câu đúng
46. is used → used 47. their path → its path
48. great impact → greater impact 49. has been → had been
50. make → makes/made 51. composes not only → not only composes
52. rarely we stop → rarely do we stop 53. have difficulty → have had difficulty
54. do yearly → make yearly 55. such difficult → so difficult
PART VI: 0,5 điểm = 0,05 / 1 câu đúng
56. at 57. at 58. for 59. in 60. in 61. at 62. in 63. in 64. on 65. into
PART VII: 0,5 điểm = 0,05 / 1 câu đúng
66. saying 67. outspoken 68. declaration 69. meaningless 70. writings
71. editor 72. rephrase 73. statement 74. implication 75. hearsay
READING – 2 ĐIỂM
PART VIII: 1 điểm = 0,1 / 1 câu đúng
76. B 77. B 78. C 79. C 80. A 81. A 82. A 83. D 84. B 85. D
PART IX: 1 điểm = 0,1 / 1 câu đúng
86. D 87. B 88. C 89. C 90. B 91. B 92. D 93. B 94. D 95. A
WRITING – 2,5 ĐIỂM
PART X. Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one. (1 điểm =
0,1 / 1 câu đúng)
96. This will be the first time my students have performed in Canada. (my student has given the
performance in Canada.)
97. In six- month-time we will have completed this course.
98. More people understand him than he expected./ has expected/ expects.
99. The moment he finishes she'll have to make her presentation.
100. Once Sharon finishes her exams, she will have more free time.
101. Neither Mary nor Peter prefers classical music to jazz.
102. I had my car repaired at the garage in town.
103. I will not/never speak to you (again).
104. I'd rather stay in than go out.
105. If -the questions hadn’t been easy, /- the questions had been (more) difficult,/- If it hadn’t been
for the easy questions, they wouldn’t have passed the driving test/ they would have failed the driving
test.
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Section A: Grammar & Vocabulary (40điểm)
Part I (1x 20= 20 điểm)
Câu 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
A C A D A A B A C D
Câu 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
D D C B A A D D B C
Part II (1 x 10 = 10 điểm)
1. acquiring → acquired 6. vocation → vocational
2. explicitness → explicitly 7. like → as
3. few → a few 8. assumption → assume
4. and → to 9. certainly → certain
5. but → to 10. intention → intended
Part III (1 x 10 = 10 điểm)
1. thunderstorm 2. raincoat 3. shopping 4. pleasure 5. deserted
6. beating 7. disturbance 8. entrance 9. led 10. slightest
Section B: Reading (35 điểm)
Part I ( 1x 10 = 10 điểm)
1. A 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. B 6. B 7. A 8. A 9. B 10. D
Part II (1x 10 = 10 điểm)
1.discovered 2. lead 3. suffer 4. contain 5. health
6. diseases 7. disorders 8. knowledge 9. necessary 10. available
Part III (1x 5= 5 điểm)
1. C 2. D 3. B 4. C `5. C
Part IV (1x 10= 10 điểm)
1.K 2.E 3.C 4.J 5.D 6.A 7.B 8.F 9.I 10H

Section C: Writing (25 điểm)

Part I (1x 10 = 10 điểm)
1. She reminded him to phone the police.
2. The man is believed to have escaped in a stolen car
3. At the foot of the hill lies a small church
4. Were you to change you mind, you’ll be welcome to join our club.
5. It is unnecessary to do so many things to please him.
6. He can’t have done it by himself.
7. He doesn’t have enough money to go to America this summer.
8. Timmy’s success has turned him into a confident person.
9. It’s a long time since I last saw my uncle/ I saw my uncle for the last time.
10. Not only does she dance beautifully but she also sings sweetly.
Part II (1x 5= 5 điểm)
1. You should take the price into consi…..
2. there is no(longer any)/ there isn’t much call for cars……..
3 .coal production/ the coal produced in this region has been halved in the 20 years.
4. there is little likelihood. The likelihood………is small of the PM calling an…/that the PM will call a…….
5. The policeman’s prompt action averted/ the prompt action of the policeman averted……..
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Part B: PHONETICS (1p)
I: Choose and write in your answer sheet the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from
the rest of the group.
1. D. chemical
2. B. extremely
3. C. convinced
II: Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the other three words in each question.
4. A. campfire
5. D. abandon
Part C. Vocabulary
I. Fill in each blank with the most suitable word.(1p)
1. popular
2. team
3. whistle
4. winner
5. scoring
II. Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence.(1p)
1. B. tournament
2. D. sub-tropical
3. C. quiz
4. A. part
5. B. coach
Part D: GRAMMAR
I. Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence. (1,6ps)
1. C. am going to paint
2. B. was eating
3. D. a/the
4. C. would have helped
5. D. to save
6. A. had earned
7. D. will telephone
8. B. used to
II. Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence. (1p)
1. B. contamination
2. C. accuracy
3. C. pollution
4. A. I’m sorry to hear that.
5. A. than that of a school teacher
III. Which sentence expresses the same idea as the given one.(1,4ps)
1. D The doctor advised me not to get up until I felt better.

2. B Although we rang the doorbell, nobody answered

3. B If the weather had been fine, we could have gone out.

4. A It is thought that an apple a day is good for you.
5. D All are correct
6. C It took him three months to get over his illness
7. C We could not get to work because of the train driver’s strike
IV. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the word given in brackets.(1p)
 1. permission
2. attractively
3. endangered
4. elimination
5. passionate
Part E: READING
I. Fill in each gap with one suitable word from the box.(2 ps)
1. warming 6. covering
2. screen 7. loss
3. from 8 suffer
4. it 9. which
5. rise 10. unless
II. Read the passage and answer the questions
1. They are acid rain, car exhaust fumes and oil spills
2. (It is harmful to our environment) because the smoke contains sulphur oxide and
nitrogen oxide. These gases combine with the moisture in the atmosphere to form
sulphuric acid with nitric acid.
3. “This” means to pump limestone into the acidic lakes.
4. They contain carbon monoxide and lead.
5. They are oil from ships which clean their fuel tanks while at sea, offshore oil wells, and
oil spills.
III. Read the passage and choose the best answers to questions below.(2 ps)
1. C. Hunter-gatherers 6. C. movable
2. D. Hunting and gathering 7. B. 2,000,000 years ago
3. B. preliminary 8 D. A large variety of plant life
4. D. to cut a long story short 9. A. By studying the remains of their camp sites
5. A. plenty 10. A. More and more people in the modern time
live on the food they gather in the natural
environment around their homes.
Part F: WRITING
I. There is one mistake in each sentence. Find the mistake and write your correction in the space
provided.(1p)
1. B -> which
2. B -> had driven
3. C -> his
4. D -> refuses
5. C -> cost most
II. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the
sentence printed before it. (1p)
1. The new was so bad that Helen burst into tears.
2. Never have there been more people out of work in this city.
3. Despite her severe disability/being severely disabled , Judy participated in many sports
4. If you had not reminded me about the meeting, I would have missed it.
5. Jenny makes two thousand dollars a month.
III. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word
given.(1p)
1. Do you mind taking care of the children?
2. A train is reported to have crashed in Berlin
3. Laura’s father prevented him from seeing Jake
4. Daily running quickly improves your breathing
5. Tina’s car broke down on the way to Scotland
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SECTION A: PHONETICS (10 POINTS)
1 point/correct answer.
I. 1. D 2. A 3. B 4. D 5. D II. 1. B 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. C
SECTION B: GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY (40 POINTS)
1 point/correct answer.
I. 1. C 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. B 6. A 7. B 8. A 9. C 10. B
II. 1. has been done 5. is dedicated 8. will be waiting
2. (should) be 6. is dedicated 9. has created
3. has finished 7. had our teacher entered 10. couldn’t have been imagined
4. was founded
III. 1. stability 3. endangered 5. destruction 7. indefensible 9. attractiveness
2. economically 4. terrorist 6. variety 8. disobedient 10.
unpredictable
IV. 1. C 2. D 3. D 4. B 5. D 6. C 7. C 8. B 9. D 10. B
SECTION C: READING (30 POINTS)
1 point/correct answer.
I. 1. from 3. attack 5. as 7. next/ 9. body
2. of 4. who 6. place following 10. birthday
8. on
II. 1. B 2. C 3. D 4. D 5. C 6. B 7. A 8. C 9. B 10. B
11. C 12. A 13. C 14. A 15. B
III. 1. B 2. A 3. B 4. D 5. D
SECTION D: WRITING (20 POINTS)
I. 1 point/correct answer.
1. Only after/ when all the guests had gone (home) could we/ were we able to relax.
2. There has been a sharp increase/ rise in (the) house prices this year.
3. Had it not been for the attendance / presence/ appearance of a famous film star the
party would not have been a success/ would have been a failure.
4. I’d rather you didn’t smoke in my house.
5. He broke the world record at/ on his second attempt.
Hardly a day passes/ goes by without me/ my writing to him/ but I write to him/ when I
6. don’t write to him.
7. All dogs are thought to have evolved from wolves.
8. Make sure you finish (typing) all these letters before going/ you go to lunch.
9. The annual rainfall in/ for the northwest of Britain is higher/ greater than (that in) the
southeast.
10 Henry wishes (that) he hadn’t bought the second - hand car.
.
II. 1 point/correct answer.
1. The two theories (appear to) have (got) nothing in common.
2. I can’t/ won’t put up with his rude behavior.
3. I have (considerable) difficulty (in) reading his hand writing.
4. He has neither money nor time to go on holiday.
5. A quiet holiday would do you good.
III. 1 point/correct answer.
1. My mother takes the responsibility for running the household.
2. ASEAN has a population of 575.5 million, accounting for (about) 8.7 % of the world’s
population.
3. It was not until Einstein was eight that he could speak.
4. Defensive players aren’t allowed to interfere with the opponent’s movements unless the
5. (that) player is holding the ball.
Never stop trying until/ till you get the right solution to the problem.
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