Tiêu đề ĐỀ DUYÊN HẢI KIÊN GIANG LỚP 10 2024.pdf ✅

1 TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN HUỲNH MẪN ĐẠT ĐỀ THI ĐỀ XUẤT DUYÊN HẢI VÀ ĐỒNG BẰNG BẮC BỘ LẦN THỨ XV MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 10 (Đề thi gồm 15 trang) SECTION I. LISTENING (50 points) Part 1. Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/ OR A NUMBER for each answer. (10 points) ENQUIRY ABOUT BOOKCASES Number of bookcases available: two Both bookcases Width: (1) _______________ Made of: (2) _______________ First bookcase Cost: (3) _______________ Color: (4) _______________ Number of shelves: six (four are (5) _______________) Part 2. Listen to the extract of a television travel program, and then decide whether each of the following statements is true or false. (10 points) 6. A British passport holder has to pay $10 for a visa at the border of Guatemala. 7. A new limit of seven days will be imposed on tourist visas to visit Burma. 8. Tourists arriving in Burma will not be allowed to visit the capital, Rangoon. 9. At the moment, the only place you can obtain a visa to visit Burma is in Bangkok. 10. Not all resorts on the Costa del Sol will be offering reductions for children next year. Part 3. You will hear two psychologists talking about modern childhood. For each of the following questions, choose the option which fits best to what you hear. (10 points) 11. What does Daniel imply about past images of childhood? A. They are entirely fictional. B. They are diverse. C. They represent the innocence of childhood. D. They all show the misfotunes of childhood. 12. When mentioning the children throwing bags on the bus-stop, Louise is _______________. A. critical B. angry C. sarcastic D. amused
2 13. According to Daniel, _______________. A. children are failing to learn adequate social skills B. children do not eat a balanced diet C. children are far more sociable than they used to be D. children are becoming involved in political scandals 14. What does Louise say about the media? A. Manipulative actors have a negative effect on children. B. Adverts are aimed more at young people than adults. C. It glorifies unrealistic ideals. D. It encourages celebrities to inspire young children 15. Daniel implies that _______________. A. children would be happier if their parents taught them at home B. machines are more of a menace to children than people are C. teachers aren’t helping children to be competitive enough D. most teenage problems stem from an unbalanced diet. Part 4. You will hear part of a radio talk for young people about animals communicating with each other. For questions 16-25, complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer in the corresponding numbered boxes. (20 points) Bees do a (16) _______________ to communicate where to find food. Although parrots seem to speak, they are only (17) _______________ the human sounds. Primates can communicate a few (18) _______________ using simple sounds. Monkeys have not been observered to use any kind of (19) _______________. Although dolphins can make vowel sounds, they cannot accurately imitate our (20) _______________. Amazingly, dolphins demonstrate an (21) _______________ of when to use phrases. The sounds made by whales contain (22) _______________ than human speech. The songs of the bottle-nosed whale have many of the (23) _______________ of human speech. The unique grammatical nature of human language arose due to life in (24) _______________. Indeed, a young child needs enough (25) _______________ with other people to develop speech. SECTION II. LEXICO AND GRAMMAR (40 POINTS) Part 1. Choose one of the words marked A, B, C, or D which best completes each of the following sentences. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (30 points) 1. Would passengers please _______________ from using any electronic equipment until the plane is
3 airborne? A. refer B. resist C. restrain D. refrain 2. I'm afraid we got our _______________ crossed — I thought my husband would be picking up the children and he thought I was doing it. A. minds B. purposes C. wires D. fingers 3. Nam, remember, although money is important, never do anything that is not _______________. A. above board B. under the sky C. within the square D. in the cards 4. The child sat in the middle of the floor and _______________ refused to move. A. distinctively B. decisively C. flatly D. totally 5. Working night shifts at the weekend is _______________ of any job in hospitality. A. cut and thrust B. ebb and flow C. nuts and bolts D. part and parcel 6. The manager hesitated to assign the job to the newcomer as he was _______________. A. wet behind the ears B. feeling your ears burning C. ringing in your ears D. keeping your ears open 7. There has been a lot of _______________ surrounding the government’s proposed scheme. A. controversy B. consent C. conformity D. consequence 8. If she wins the prize again this year, it'll be a real _______________ in her cap. A. nutshell B. gemstone C. feather D. landmark 9. Going to the unemployment office and having to wait there for hours is a _______________ experience. A. soul-destroying B. heart-stopping C. power-sharing D. thought-provoking 10. When times are good, people can spend freely, but during bad times we have to _______________ our spending. A. multiple B. disperse C. curtail D. obstinate 11. She walked indolently along, with a mind at rest, its peace _______________ in her innocent face. A. reflected B. reflecting C. being reflected D. having reflected 12. _______________, the strollers can take another road. A. If need be B. When it must C. We might as well D. Come what may 13. The winning team were roundly criticized by the local media for the way in which they had _______________ over the losing team. It was considered very unsporting. A. gloated B. relished C. showed up D. dominated 14. My arguments with the boss got worse and worse, and it all _______________ in my deciding to change jobs. A. elaborated B. superseded C. regenerated D. culminated
4 15. I know you didn’t want to upset me but I’d sooner you _______________ me the whole truth yesterday. A. could have told B. told C. have told D. had told 16. _______________ with many personal responsibilities can help students to establish their independence will make them more flexible in working environment. A. That living alone B. Living alone C. What living alone D. To live alone 17. Mr Smith was talking to his friends and _______________. A. on a perch beside him sat a blue parrot B. on a perch beside him did a blue parrot sit C. did a blue parrot sit on a perch beside him D. a blue parrot did on a perch beside him sit 18. We all decreed that _______________. A. there be an end to their quarrel B. their quarrel should put an end to C. they ended their quarrel then D. their quarrel be coming to an end. 19. I _______________ him that he wasn’t telling the truth but he insisted he was. A. brought it up B. laid it off C. set it on D. put it to 20. A communications satellite orbits the earth at the same rate that the earth revolves _______________ over a fixed point on the surface. A. so it can remain B. so that it can remain D. provided that it can remain D. so long as it can remain 21. Facebook's shares are _______________ after the company launched a new Instagram feature that will compete with TikTok in the US. A. holding her thumb B. on high skies C. coming up roses D. on a tear 22. I never cease to admire the _______________ endurance of my grandfather when captured by the Nazi during World War Two. A. placid B. stoical C. immutable D. obstinate 23. If there happened to be both rich and poor people, as there happen to be both black and white ones, then the advantages of the _______________ might well spread in time to the hard-up. A. well-heeled B. big-hearted C. open-handed D. tight-fisted 24. An unusual noise from the back of the class during the exam _______________ the teacher’s attention. A. held B. sustained C. arrested D. upheld 25. Entering the National Competition for the gifted _______________ tremendous concentration and effort. A. stipulates B. extracts C. exacts D. inquires 26. It is often hard for parents to take the opinions of their children on _______________ due to the generation