SỞ GD & ĐT HÀ NỘI ĐỀ THI THỬ HỌC SINH GIỎI

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TRƯỜNG THPT Năm học 2021-2022
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC

ĐIỂM MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH - LỚP: 10

(Thời gian làm bài:120 phút không kể thời gian giao đề)

Họ và tên thí sinh:……………………… Ngày sinh: ……………

STT:……………………… SBD:………………….

LƯU Ý DÀNH CHO THÍ SINH

* Học sinh chuyển đáp án vào ANSWER SHEET.
* Đề thi gồm 08 trang, thang điểm 20.
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SECTION 1. PHONETICS (2/ 20 points)

Part 1. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.
Question 1. A. smooth B. sunbath C. youth D. cloth
Question 2. A. rough B. touchy C. southern D. coup
Question 3. A. production B. propaganda C. promotion D. proceed
Question 4. A. express B. exciting C. expensive D. exhibition
Question 5. A. daunt B. astronaut C. vaulting D. aunt

Part 2. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others.
Question 6. A. geographical B. economics C. compulsory D. education
Question 7. A. comfortable B. excellent C. communicate D. confident
Question 8. A. enthusiast B. preferential C. participant D. particular
Question 9. A. internship B. necessary C. memorable D. unattractive
Question 10. A. enthusiasm B. punctuality C. anniversary D. intercultural

SECTION 2. LEXICO- GRAMMAR (9/20 points)

Part 1. Choose the best answer from the four options to complete each sentence below. (5/20 points)
Question 11: The instructor blew his whistle and______.
A. off the runners were running B. off ran the runners
C. off were running the runners D. the runners runs off
Question 12: When he started that company, he really went______. It might have been a disaster.
A. out on the limb B. on and off C. over the odds D. once too often
Question 13: We regret to tell you that the materials you ordered are______.
A. out of stock B. out of practice C. out of reach D. out of work
Question 14: My sister is a woman of______age.
A. marriage B. married C. marrying D. marriageable
Question 15: , Stan Lee, passed away at the age of 95 due to heart and respiratory failure.
A. Who is the Marvel Comics icon B. Marvel Comics icon
C. The Marvel Comics icon is D. That Marvel Comics icon
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Question 16: This is the latest news from earthquake site. Two- thirds of the city______in a fire.
A. has been destroyed B. have been destroyed C. were destroyed D. was destroyed
Question 17: There are many________in our library.
A. interesting American old history books B. old American interesting history books.
C. interesting old American history books D. American interesting old history books
Question 18: My friend is good at mimicking people. He ______ a great impression of Charlie Chaplin.
A. made B. did C. took D. gave
Question 19: You can ask Matin anything about history. He actually has quite a good _____ for facts.
A. head B. understanding C. knowledge D. ability
Question 20: His jokes seemed to ______ a treat with his audience, if their laughter was any indication.
A. go along B. go by C. go off D. go down
Question 21: It was such a sad film that we all were reduced_______ tears at the end.
A. with B. onto C. to D. into
Question 22: The children had to ______ in the principal's office after they took part in a fight.
A. hit the right notes B. beat around the bush
C. play second fiddle D. face the music
Question 23: The baby can't even sit up yet, ______ stand and walk!
A. but for B. let alone C. all but D. rather than
Question 24: : I don’t think that everyone likes the way he makes fun, ______?
A. don't I B. do I C. don’t they D. do they
Question 25: Unfortunately, the injury may keep him out of football _______. He may never play again.
A. for good B. now and then C. once in a while D. every so often
Question 26: The two cars for sale were in poor condition, so I didn't buy ______.
A. neither of them B. either of them C. each of them D. none of them
Question 27: I used to ______ reading comics, but now I've grown out of it.
A. take a fancy to B. keep an eye on C. get a kick out of D. kick up a fuss about
Question 28: The evidence suggests that single fathers ______ more likely to work than single mothers.
A. should be B. must be C. be D. are
Question 29: Little Deon: “This herb smells horrible, mommy!”
Mommy: “____, it will do you a power of good.”
A. Come what may B. By the by C. What is more D. Be that as it may
Question 30: I’m sure Luisa was very disappointed when she failed the exam
A. Luisa must be very disappointed when she failed the exam.
B. Luisa must have been very disappointed when she failed the exam.
C. Luisa may be very disappointed when she failed the exam.
D. Luisa could have been very disappointed when she failed the exam.
Question 31: We had planned to walk right round the lake, but the heavy rain made this impossible.
A. In spite of the heavy rain we managed to walk half way round the lake as planned.
B. The heavy rain nearly prevented us from walking right round the lake.
C. We would have walked right round the lake even if it had rained heavily.
D. If it hadn’t rained so heavily, we would have walked right round the lake.
Question 32: Ninety the maximum length of time allowed for entrance exams to this school.
A. minutes is B. minutes are C. minute are D. minute is
Question 33: James was from school for bad behavior.
A. exiled B. dismissed C. expelled D. discharged
Question 34: We on the beach now if we hadn't missed the plane.
A. will lie B. could be lying C. will be lying D. might have lain
Question 35: My older brother is extremely fond of astronomy, he seems to a lot of pleasure
from observing the stars.
A. possess B. seize C. reach D. derive
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Part 2. Identify one of the four underlined parts in each sentence that is incorrect. (1/20 points)
Question 36. Ocean currents that help transfer heat from the equator to the poles, thereby creating a
A B C
more balanced global environment.
D
Question 37. Our Spanish teacher would prefer us spending more time in the laboratory practicing our
pronunciation. A B C D
Question 38. She has been searching something in that book all morning, but she still hasn’t found anything.
A B C D
Question 39. There were inconsiderate amounts of money wasted on large building projects.
A B C D
Question 40. Rabbit and hares look much like and are often mistaken for each other.
A B C D

Part 3. Read the passage and fill each blank with the correct form of the word given. (2/20 points)
LIFE IN EXTREME CONDITIONS
Until relatively recently, it was thought that extreme heat and cold
41. MOUNT
presented (41) ___________ problems to living organisms and that
all life existed in a narrow range of (42) ___________ temperatures. 42. FAVOUR
However, the discovery of extremophiles has forced a (43) 43. ASSESS
___________ of that view.
44. SEEM
Extremophiles are bacteria that survive, and even thrive, in (44)
___________ impossible conditions. (45) ___________ as it may 45. PROBABLE
seem, some exist at temperatures exceeding 80 OC in geysers and hot 46. WILD
springs, while others live in the freezing conditions of the Antarctic
47. THREAT
(46) ___________ . While most species of large animals are (47)
___________ by global warming, even to the point of (48) 48. EXTINCT
___________ , that kind of (49) ___________ change may actually 49. ECOLOGY
benefit the extremophiles. These (50) ___________ organisms may
50. MYSTERY
survive long after the human race.

Part 4. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word (s) OPPOSITE in meaning to
the underlined word (s) in each of the following questions.(0,4p/20 points)
Question 51. The police intervened in order to stop the riot.
A. ignored B. patrolled C. attended D. cautioned
Question 52. His extravagant ideas were never brought to fruition.
A. impressive B. exaggerated C. unacceptable D. feasible

Part 5. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word (s) CLOSEST in meaning to
the underlined word (s) in each of the following questions. (0,6p/20 points)
Question 53. The way the care-taker treated those little children was deplorable. She must be punished for
what she did.
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 A. respectable B. unacceptable C. mischievous D. satisfactory
Question 54. My parent’ warnings didn’t deter me from choosing the job of my dreams.
A. influence B. discourage C. reassure D. inspire
Question 55. Laws on military service since 1960 still hold good.
A. remains for good B. is still in good condition
C. stands in life D. remains in effect

SECTION 3. READING (6/20 points)

Part 1.
Read the following passage and for questions 56-61, choose the answer A B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct answer to each of the questions
Very few people, groups, or governments oppose globalization in its entirety. Instead, critics of
globalization believe aspects of the way globalization operates should be changed. The debate over globalization
is about what the best rules are for governing the global economy so that its advantages can grow while its
problems can be solved.
On one side of this debate are those who stress the benefits of removing barriers to international trade
and investment, allowing capital to be allocated more efficiently and giving consumers greater freedom of
choice. With free-market globalization, investment funds can move unimpeded from the rich countries to the
developing countries. Consumers can benefit from cheaper products because reduced taxes make goods
produced at low cost from faraway places cheaper to buy. Producers of goods gain by selling to a wider market.
More competition keeps sellers on their toes and allows ideas and new technology to spread and benefit others.
On the other side of the debate are critics who see neo-liberal policies as producing greater poverty,
inequality, social conflict, cultural destruction, and environmental damage. They say that the most developed
nations – the United States, Germany, and Japan – succeeded not because of free trade but because of
protectionism and subsidies. They argue that the more recently successful economies of South Korea, Taiwan,
and China all had strong state-led development strategies that did not follow neo-liberalism. These critics think
that government encouragement of “infant industries” – that is, industries that are just beginning to develop –
enables a country to become internationally competitive.
Furthermore, those who criticize the Washington Consensus suggest that the inflow and outflow of
money from speculative investors must be limited to prevent bubbles. These bubbles are characterized by the
rapid inflow of foreign funds that bid up domestic stock markets and property values. When the economy cannot
sustain such expectation, the bubbles burst as investors panic and pull their money out of the country.
Protests by what is called the anti-globalization movement are seldom directed against globalization
itself but rather against abuses that harm the rights of workers and the environment. The question raised by
nongovernmental organizations and protesters at WTO and IMF gatherings is whether globalization will result
in a rise of living standards or a race to the bottom as competition takes the form of lowering living standards
and undermining environmental regulations.
One of the key problems of the 21st century will be determining to what extent markets should be
regulated to promote fair competition, honest dealing, and fair distribution of public goods on a global scale.

Question 56: Supporters of free-market globalization point out that

A. investment will be allocated only to rich countries B. taxes that are paid on goods will be increased
C. there will be less competition among producers D. consumers can benefit from cheaper products
Question 57: The word “allocated” in the passage mostly means
A. distributed B. solved C. removed D. offered
Question 58: The phrase “keeps sellers on their toes” in the passage mostly means
A. prevents sellers from selling new products B. forces sellers to go bare-footed
C. makes sellers responsive to any changes D. allows sellers to stand on their own feet
Question 59: According to critics of globalization, several developed countries have become rich because of
A. their help to developing countries B. their neo-liberal policies
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 C. their protectionism and subsidies D. their prevention of bubbles
Question 60: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. Critics believe the way globalization operates should be changed.
B. The anti-globalization movement was set up to end globalization.
C. Hardly anyone disapproves of globalization in its entirety.
D. Some Asian countries had strong state-led economic strategies.
Question 61: The debate over globalization is about how
A. to spread ideas and strategies for globalization
B. to govern the global economy for the benefit of community
C. to use neo-liberal policies for the benefit of the rich countries
D. to terminate globalization in its entirety

Part 2:
Reading Passage has seven paragraphs A-G. From the list of headings below choose the most suitable
heading for each paragraph. Write the appropriate numbers (i-x) in boxes on your answer sheet.

ROBOTS
Since the dawn of human ingenuity, people have devised ever more cunning tools to cope with work that is
dangerous, boring, onerous, or just plain nasty. That compulsion has culminated in robotics - the science of
conferring various human capabilities on machines.
A. The modern world is increasingly populated by quasi-intelligent gizmos whose presence we barely notice but
whose creeping ubiquity has removed much human drudgery. Our factories hum to the rhythm of robot
assembly arms. Our banking is done at automated teller terminals that thank us with rote politeness for the
transaction. Our subway trains are controlled by tireless robo-drivers. Our mine shafts are dug by automated
moles, and our nuclear accidents - such as those at Three Mile Island and Chernobyl - are cleaned up by robotic
muckers fit to withstand radiation.

Such is the scope of uses envisioned by Karel Capek, the Czech playwright who coined the term ‘robot’ in 1920
(the word ‘robota’ means ‘forced labor’ in Czech). As progress accelerates, the experimental becomes the
exploitable at record pace.

B. Other innovations promise to extend the abilities of human operators. Thanks to the incessant miniaturisation
of electronics and micromechanics, there are already robot systems that can perform some kinds of brain and
bone surgery with submillimeter accuracy - far greater precision than highly skilled physicians can achieve with
their hands alone. At the same time, techniques of long-distance control will keep people even farther from
hazard. In 1994 a ten- foot-tall NASA robotic explorer called Dante, with video-camera eyes and with spider-
like legs, scrambled over the menacing rim of an Alaskan volcano while technicians 2,000 miles away in
California watched the scene by satellite and controlled Dante’s descent.

C. But if robots are to reach the next stage of labour-saving utility, they will have to operate with less human
supervision and be able to make at least a few decisions for themselves - goals that pose a formidable challenge.
‘While we know how to tell a robot to handle a specific error,’ says one expert, ‘we can’t yet give a robot
enough common sense to reliably interact with a dynamic world.’ Indeed the quest for true artificial intelligence
(Al) has produced very mixed results. Despite a spasm of initial optimism in the 1960s and 1970s, when it
appeared that transistor circuits and microprocessors might be able to perform in the same way as the human
brain by the 21st century, researchers lately have extended their forecasts by decades if not centuries.

D. What they found, in attempting to model thought, is that the human brain’s roughly one hundred billion
neurons are much more talented - and human perception far more complicated - than previously imagined. They
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have built robots that can recognise the misalignment of a machine panel by a fraction of a millimeter in a
controlled factory environment. But the human mind can glimpse a rapidly changing scene and immediately
disregard the 98 per cent that is irrelevant, instantaneously focusing on the woodchuck at the side of a winding
forest road or the single suspicious face in a tumultuous crowd. The most advanced computer systems on Earth
can’t approach that kind of ability, and neuroscientists still don’t know quite how we do it.

E. Nonetheless, as information theorists, neuroscientists, and computer experts pool their talents, they are
finding ways to get some life like intelligence from robots. One method renounces the linear, logical structure
of conventional electronic circuits in favour of the messy, ad hoc arrangement of a real brain’s neurons. These
‘neural networks’ do not have to be programmed. They can ‘teach’ themselves by a system of feedback signals
that reinforce electrical pathways that produced correct responses and, conversely, wipe out connections that
produced errors. Eventually, the net wires itself into a system that can pronounce certain words or distinguish
certain shapes.

F. In other areas researchers are struggling to fashion a more natural relationship between people and robots in
the expectation that some day machines will take on some tasks now done by humans in, say, nursing homes.
This is particularly important in Japan, where the percentage of elderly citizens is rapidly increasing. So
experiments at the Science University of Tokyo have created a ‘face robot’ - a life-size, soft plastic model of a
female head with a video camera imbedded in the left eye - as a prototype. The researchers’ goal is to create
robots that people feel comfortable around. They are concentrating on the face because they believe facial
expressions are the most important way to transfer emotional messages. We read those messages by interpreting
expressions to decide whether a person is happy, frightened, angry, or nervous. Thus the Japanese robot is
designed to detect emotions in the person it is ‘looking at’ by sensing changes in the spatial arrangement of the
person’s eyes, nose, eyebrows, and mouth. It compares those configurations with a database of standard facial
expressions and guesses the emotion. The robot then uses an ensemble of tiny pressure pads to adjust its plastic
face into an appropriate emotional response.

G. Other labs are taking a different approach, one that doesn’t try to mimic human intelligence or emotions. Just
as computer design has moved away from one central mainframe in favour of myriad individual workstations -
and single processors have been replaced by arrays of smaller units that break a big problem into parts that are
solved simultaneously - many experts are now investigating whether swarms of semi-smart robots can generate
a collective intelligence that is greater than the sum of its parts. That’s what beehives and ant colonies do, and
several teams are betting that legions of mini-critters working together like an ant colony could be sent to
explore the climate of planets or to inspect pipes in dangerous industrial situations.
Questions 62 -67

List of headings

i. Some success has resulted from observing how the brain functions.
ii. Are we expecting too much from one robot?
iii. Scientists are examining the humanistic possibilities.
iv. There are judgements that robots cannot make.
v. Has the power of robots become too great?
vi. Human skills have been heightened with the help of robotics.
vii. There are some things we prefer the brain to control.
viii. Robots have quietly infiltrated our lives.
ix. Original predictions have been revised.
x. Another approach meets the same result.
62. Paragraph A 63. Paragraph B

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64. Paragraph C 65. Paragraph D
66. Paragraph E 67. Paragraph F
Example Answer
Paragraph G ii

Part 3. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap (68- 75). Use only one word in
each gap.
Video game research
Although video games were first developed for (68)__________, they are no longer exclusively reserved for the
grown-ups in the home. Given young children’s insatiable eagerness to learn, coupled with the fact that they are
clearly surrounded by these media, we predict that preschoolers will both continue and increasingly begin to
adopt video games for personal (69)_________. Although the majority of gaming equipment is still designed
for a much older target audience, once a game system enters the household it is potentially available for all
family members, (70)______ the youngest. Portable systems have done a particularly good job of penetrating
the younger market.

Research in the video game market is typically (71)__________ at two stages: some time close to the end of
the product cycle, in order to get feedback from consumers, so that a marketing strategy can be developed; and
at the very end of the product cycle to ‘fix bugs’ in the game. (72)__________ both of those types of research
are important, and may be appropriate for dealing (73)__________ adult consumers, neither of them aids in
designing better games, especially when it comes to designing for an audience that may have particular needs,
such as preschoolers or senior citizens. Instead, exploratory and formative research has to be (74)__________in
order to truly understand those audiences, their abilities, their perspective, and their needs. In the spring of
2007, our preschool-game production team at Nickelodeon had a hunch that the Nintendo DS - with its new
features, such as the microphone, small size and portability, and its relatively low price point - was a ripe
gaming platform for preschoolers. There were a few games (75)__________ the market at the time which had
characters that appealed to the younger set, but our game producers did not think that the game mechanics or
design were appropriate for preschoolers. What exactly preschoolers could do with the system, however, was a
bit of a mystery. So we set about doing a study to answer the query: What could we expect preschoolers to be
capable of in the context of hand-held game play, and how might the child development literature inform us as
we proceeded with the creation of a new outlet for this age group?

Part 4. Read the following passage on social issues in American schools, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on
your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 76 to 85.
In addition to the challenge to be excellent, American schools have been facing novel problems. They
must (76) ______ with an influx of immigrant children, many of whom speak little or no English. They must
respond to demands (77) ______ the curriculum reflect the various cultures of all children. Schools must make
sure that students develop (78) ______ skills for the job market, and they must consider the needs of
nontraditional students, such as teenage mothers.
Schools are (79)______ these problems in ways that reflect the diversity of the US educational system.
They are hiring or training large numbers of teachers of English (80)______ a second language and, in some
communities, setting up bilingual schools. They are opening (81)______ the traditional European-centered
curriculum to embrace material from African, Asian, and other cultures.
Schools are also teaching cognitive skills to the (82) ______ 40 percent of American students who do
not go on to higher education. In the (83) _______ of a recent report by the Commission on Achieving
Necessary Skills, “A strong back, the willingness to work, and a high school diploma were once all that was
necessary to (84) _______ a start in America. They are no longer. A well-developed mind, a continued

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willingness to learn and the ability to put knowledge to work are the new keys (85) ______ the future of our
young people, the success of our business, and the economic well-being of the nation.”
(Extracted from InfoUSA – CD Version)
Question 76: A. fight B. cope C. stay D. do
Question 77: A. that B. whether C. what D. who.
Question 78: A. basics B. basic C. basis D. base
Question 79: A. distributing B. delivering C. discharging D. addressing
Question 80: A. as B. from C. with D. like
Question 81: A. for B. up C. into D. on
Question 82: A. fairly B. nearly C. mostly D. slightly
Question 83: A. ways B. minds C. words D. directions
Question 84: A. take B. get C. bring D. make
Question 85: A. to B. for C. in D. at

SECTION 4. WRITING (3/20 points)

Part 1. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same as the sentence before it. (2/20
points)
Question 86. He is proud of being the captain of the national football team.
 He prides ………………………………………………………………………………………….
Question 87. However much effort he put into it, he will never make a go of the business.
 No matter…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Question 88. You should take regular exercises instead of sitting in front of the television all day.
 Taking ……………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………………….
Question 89. “Please accept my apology for arriving late,” said Janet to her employer.
 Janet apologised ………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Question 90. Soil erosion is a result of forests being cut down carelessly.
 That forests are………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………………
Question 91. The situation was so embarrassing that she did not know what to do.
 So………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Question 92. Martin missed his flight because he had not been informed of the change in flight schedule.
 Not having……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Question 93. He was successful because he was determined to pursue personal goals. He was not talented.
 It was …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Question 94. David was narrowly defeated and blew his own chance of becoming a champion.
 As a result………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……
Question 95. People say that Mr. Goldman gave nearly a million pounds to charity last year.
 Nearly a million pounds…………………………………………………………………………………….………………….
Part 2. For each of the sentences below, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the
first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. (1/20 points)
Question 96. The numbers of cars on the roads must be reduced. (down)
→…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Question 97. I’d made up my mind, but at the last minute I lost my confidence. (feet)
→…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Question 98. His irresponsible attitude is endangering his career as a doctor. (jeopardy)
→…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Question 99. He liked the new job straight away. (duck)
→…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Question 100. This house is very different from the little flat we used to live in. (cry)
→…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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