Tải FREE Đề Thi Học Sinh Giỏi Tiếng Anh Lớp 10 PDF – Trường THPT Chuyên Bắc Giang Năm 2017 – 2018

A. SECTION I: LISTENING

Part 1: For questions 1 – 5, listen to part of a discussion about a book on laughter. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER taken from the recording for each answer in the spaces provided. (10 points)

1. Provine’s book proposes that laughter is used to improve human ________________________ .
2. Mark says that today people often only laugh at TV ________________________ .
3. Diana says that women think a good ________________________ is vital in personal male/female relationships.
4. Diana thinks that the fact that there haven’t been many ________________________ in the past reflects a commonly held attitude.
5. Although laughter is important in relationships, there is no evidence to suggest that our ________________________ would benefit.

Part 2: Listen to a conversation between two psychologists about modern childhood. For questions 1-5, decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F). Write your answers in the numbered boxes below. (10 points)

1. Daniel implies that past images of childhood are entirely fictional.
2. According to Daniel, children are failing to learn adequate social skills.
3. Louise believes that modern life has a negative effect on children.
4. Louise says that the media encourages celebrities to inspire young children.
5. Daniel implies that machines are more of a menace to children than people are.

Part 3: For questions 1 – 5, listen to Tim Cole talking about guidebooks and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D). Write your answers. (10 points)

1. Once, when Tim used a guidebook in Australia, _____.
   A. he found the best budget hotel ever
   B. it took him ages to find the place he was looking for
   C. he ended up at an unexpected destination
   D. he travelled a lot to his favourite places
2. Tim believes the problem with guidebooks is that _____.
   A. some of them are very poorly researched
   B. many things have changed by the time you read the book
   C. they are only regularly updated
   D. some passengers cannot book their hotels
3. The thing Tim particularly dislikes about guidebooks is _____.
   A. the recommendations about where to eat
   B. that they have too much information about nightlife
   C. the limited amount of information about history and culture
   D. that they are too heavy to carry
4. Other things which should be included in guidebooks are _____.
   A. clear and detailed maps of the area
   B. as much information as possible about an area
   C. good pictures of well-known tourist sites
   D. as much money as possible
5. What is Tim’s view on digital guidebooks?
   A. They can be problematic when downloading.
   B. He can’t find what he wants as easily as in a traditional guidebook.
   C. He likes that they’re tailored to your individual requirements.
   D. Too many travellers trust their guidebooks.

Part 4: Listen to the news about Reindeer and fill in each blank. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER. (20 points)
Polar bears aren’t the only beloved Arctic animal threatened by climate change. Scientists believe reindeer are at risk as a warming world makes their main winter food source disappear. But reindeer on one Alaskan island are (1) ______________.
Historically, the reindeer population on St. Paul island ate (2) _________, a small type of plant or fungus that grows on rocks in cold areas. However, climate change makes it harder for lichen to grow, and the reindeer ate it faster than it could grow back. Researchers thought the population would starve without lichen, but these reindeer found another way to survive.
Reindeer are not (3) ___________ to Alaska, and they were introduced to rural villages in the (4) __________, to provide an alternative food source. In communities like St. Paul, where grocery prices are (5) ___________, residents depend on reindeer. And to (6) ____________ winter, the reindeer need something too.
Fortunately, after the reindeer depleted the lichen supply, they went (7) ___________. They began digging and found new food: roots and grass shoots. These grow more quickly than lichen in warmer, wetter conditions brought by climate change, and the reindeer’s (8) ___________ to their new diet is a good sign for the species.
However, researchers are not so (9) ___________. They warn that global reindeer populations are still in danger, as climate change warms and alters their (10) _______________, as are other cold-dependent animals.

B. SECTION TWO: LEXICO-GRAMMAR (50 points)

Part 1. For questions 1–20, choose the most suitable word.

1. A. impair B. impart C. compare D. deport
2. A. onslaught B. assault C. onset D. offensive
3. A. despicably B. eerily C. aptly D. wantonly
4. A. apportion B. decriminalize C. exculpate D. discharge
5. A. tottering B. doddering C. dithering D. faltering
6. A. inundated B. cloaked C. manhandled D. acquiesced
7. A. spectacle B. exuberance C. abundance D. plethora
8. A. aggressive B. confrontational C. malignant D. rigorous
9. A. sticky B. sick C. soft D. thick
10. A. nowhere like ambitious as B. nothing near as ambitious as C. nothing as ambitious like D. nowhere near as ambitious as
11. A. battened B. cordoned C. fastened D. shuttered
12. A. pervasive B. effusive C. extensive D. diffuse
13. A. have kittens B. put the cat among the pigeons C. let the cat out of the bag D. kill two birds with one stone
14. A. sentence B. bail C. punishment D. fine
15. A. ground B. way C. lane D. line
16. A. trudge B. tread C. trace D. trickle
17. A. knocks it off B. calls the shot C. draws the line D. is in the same boat
18. A. demands B. gains C. deserts D. wins
19. A. gimmicks B. snare C. plots D. scams
20. A. hole B. breach C. pool D. crack

Part 2: The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Find and correct them.
It was the human factor that contributes to the absolute majority of road accidents which involves the tremendous toll of fatalities each year. Other, less decisive, causes are vehicle functions or road shortcomings. Speeding motorists are notorious about failing to give way at junctions, judging the situation on the road or being unable to accurately estimate the distance while overtaking the “snailpacers” ahead. Drinkers who settle behind the wheel after one glass or two may be running the risk of causing a tragedy through their impairing perception, which is not so rare a case, again.
Unfortunately, it is much simpler to introduce the necessary alterations in the traffic system that change the behavioural patterns of drivers. There are voices that more severe disciplinary resolutions ought to put into practice if the vehicle users are to benefit from greater security on the road. The idea of producing safe road users through pre-school parental instruction or through incorporating the safety regulations for school curriculum has been widely acclaimed in many communities and are expected to yield the required results as the first step in bettering the qualifications of the future drivers and acquaint them with the potential hazards that may arise en route.

1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____
2. _____ 7. _____ 8. _____ 9. _____ 10. _____

Part 3. Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition or particle.

1. flying ______ the handle
2. expert ______ name only
3. cut ______ being a teacher
4. drew the lecture ______ to three hours
5. on ______ the up and up
6. worm it ______ her
7. fathom ______ why
8. be ______ the misapprehension
9. while ______ a whole day
10. knuckle ______ and get on ______ your homework

Part 4: Write the correct form of each word.
Every Picture Tells a Story
Adapting novels for film involves reduction, (1) ______, and deletion. A (2) ______ scene may be (3) ______ with while maintaining meaning. The origin description was not (4) ______. Each medium (5) ______ different redundancy, not in the (6) ______ sense but technical. Redundancy includes repeated (7) ______ to traits and speech tags. Stage drama (8) ______ this with varying (9) ______. Some modern dramas use almost purely phatic dialogue, leaving us unsure what is being (10) ______.

C. SECTION III: READING (50 points)

Part 1. Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D.

1. A. informs B. provides C. suggests D. notifies
2. A. result B. turn C. sequence D. case
3. A. trials B. attempts C. searches D. courses
4. A. indicative B. promising C. fortunate D. ideal
5. A. distance B. length C. duration D. extent
6. A. signals B. factors C. signs D. features