Tiêu đề ĐỀ THI HSG ANH 10 THÁI NGUYÊN 2023-2024.pdf ✅

1 UBND TỈNH THÁI NGUYÊN SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Đề thi gồm 10 trang THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH LỚP 10 THPT NĂM HỌC 2023-2024 Môn: Tiếng Anh (Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề) Chú ý: - Thí sinh không được sử dụng tài liệu, kể cả từ điển. - Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi này. - Giám thị không được giải thích gì thêm. A. LISTENING Hướng dẫn phần thi nghe hiểu: - Nội dung nghe gồm 02 phần. - Hướng dẫn làm bài chi tiết cho thí sinh (bằng tiếng Anh) đã có trong bài nghe. I. Part 1: Questions 1 - 10. You will hear a teacher giving her students advice for exams. Listen carefully and complete the passage below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR NUMBERS for each blank. Advice for exams “Morning, everyone. Quiet, please. Right, OK! So today, I’m going to give you some advice to help you prepare for the exams next week. So (1) ____________ as I’m talking. Everyone ready? While you are studying, eat food that gives you energy. Don’t be tempted to eat sweets or drink cola. Sugar won’t help you study but (2) ____________ will. Apples are especially good. Find a comfortable place with (3) ____________ when you study. But not “too” comfortable or you’ll fall asleep! Try and keep a positive mind. It is easier to study when you are positive and relaxed. If you start (4) ____________, have a break. Go out for a stroll around the block. Don’t try to learn everything. There isn’t time. Choose the (5) ____________, the things that will get you most points in an exam. If you aren’t sure about this, ask me. First learn the main ideas and don’t worry too much about (6) ____________. If you have time, you can come back later and read the details. Make notes of (7) ____________ and read them, then cover them up and try to remember all the points. It might be boring, but repetition helps you to remember. Use past exam papers to study. They will help you understand what kind of questions (8) ____________. There are plenty of past exam papers in the library. You can photocopy them and take them home. Take (9) ____________ while you are studying. A five-minute break every half hour is usually enough. Get (10) ____________ and stretch your arms and legs. Drink a glass of water too. It’s important to keep
2 hydrated. And, last but not least, good luck! I’m sure you will all do your best.” II. Part 2: Listen to the recording. Questions 11 – 14. Choose the correct letter A, B or C. Boat trip round Tasmania 11. What is the maximum number of people who can stand on each side of the boat? A. 9 B. 15 C. 18 12. What colour are the tour boats? A. dark red B. jet black C. light green 13. Which lunchbox is suitable for someone who doesn’t eat meat or fish? A. lunchbox 1 B. lunchbox 2 C. lunchbox 3 14. What should people do with their litter? A. take it home B. hand it to a member of staff C. put it in the bins provided on the boat Questions 15 – 16. Choose TWO letters, A – E Which TWO features of the lighthouse does Lou mention? A. Why it was built B. Who built it C. How long it took to build D. Who staffed it E. What it was built with Questions 17 – 18. Choose TWO letters, A – E Which TWO types of creature might come close to the boat? A. Sea eagles B. Fur seals C. Dolphins D. Whales E. Penguins Questions 19 – 20. Choose TWO letters, A – E
3 Which TWO points does Lou make about the caves? A. Only large tourist boats can visit them. B. The entrances to them are often blocked. C. It is too dangerous for individuals to go near them. D. Someone will explain what is inside them. E. They cannot be reached on foot. B. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY I. Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 21. - Jack: Did you know Jim's car broke down on the highway late at night? - Jane: Unfortunately, that’s a situation anyone ____________. A. might have to confront with B. might be confronted with C. might be confronted D. might have been confronted with 22. –“Did the kids enjoy the circus?” –“Absolutely! The clown got them ____________ all the time.” A. laugh B. to be laughing C. laughed D. laughing 23. The teacher has gone home, so you ____________ her at the library. A. can’t have seen B. mustn't have seen C. weren't able to see D. couldn’t see 24. On the way to Cambridge yesterday, the road was blocked by a fallen tree, so we had to make a ____________. A. deviation B. digression C. detour D. departure 25. –“Have you heard Samuel has just been awarded his Ph.D.?" –“Yes, but intelligent ____________ he is, he has no basic common sense." A. although B. though C. however D. while 26. When the coffee shop in my neighbourhood tripled its prices, customers ____________ and stopped going there. A. stuck their neck out B. washed their hands of C. voted with their feet D. looked down their nose 27. Abstract art is a(n) ____________; no one is born knowing that Michelangelo is wonderful. A. acquired taste B. increasing liking C. growing taste D. improving flavour 28. Could I sip your water just to ____________ my thirst? A. mitigate B. quench C. diminish D. exacerbate 29. ____________ in 1607, Jamestown in Virginia was the first settlement in the New World.
4 A. Founded B. It was founded C. Founding D. To be found 30. ____________ will be increasingly used as a source of petrochemicals when oil begins to run out. A. No matter coal B. No doubt coal C. If coal D. That coal II. Each of the following sentences has 4 underlined parts. Choose A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part of the sentence that needs correction. 31. Nearly all chemical agents are harmful to living tissue if enough of them is taken. A B C D 32. Robert Frost was not well known as a poet until he reached the forties. A. B C D 33. Peas require rich soil, constant moistures, and a cool growing season to develop well. A B C D 34. Pigeons, like many migratory birds, read the positions of the sun and stars to orient them. A B C D 35. Musical comedies, as an American form of entertainment, often take its subjects from America's present or past. A B C D III. Read the text below. Use the words given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. Write your answers in ‘Your answers’ part. Life on a Native American reservation There are around 800 reservations in the US where Native American tribes live and they are proud people. Over 30 000 members of the Lakota tribe live on the Pine Ridge Reservation, but life there is not easy. Some people do not have a car or telephone and many live in simple (36. WOOD) ____________ houses. There are only one or two stores where they can buy things. Lots of people are (37. EMPLOY) ____________ and times are tough. Despite the many (38. DIFFICULT) ____________ of life on the reservation, people still choose to live there and want to stay. Some Native Americans are trying to attract (39. VISIT) ____________ to come and learn more about their lives, their traditions and their music. On some reservations, people are opening shops selling Native American (40. JEWEL) ____________ and modern Native American music on CD. Children of the Lakota learn from their elders, who hold the (41. WISE) ____________ of the tribe. (42. TRADITION) ____________ stories are very important to Native Americans. The elders tell their children and (43. CHILD) ____________ about their people and their tribal history. It is important that the tradition of storytelling is continued by the younger members if these stories are not to be (44. FORGET) ____________. Even writing down the stories or putting them onto a computer may not prevent them from being lost (45. EVER) ____________.