Đề thi môn Anh khối 10 - Kỳ thi Olympic truyền thống 30/4 Trường THPT chuyên Lê Hồng Phong năm 2010

 of phobia gets longer everyday, but for people who have a real terror of something, help is (14) _______ hand. Researchers are making enormous progress (15) _______ understanding what a phobia is and what makes it come (16) _______ .
It is surprising how many people think they suffer from a phobia when actually all they are really experiencing is a strong dislike or distaste (17) _______ something.
You may think you are computer phobic and want to throw your machine out of the nearest window. But that is not the same as being really 'mechanophobic', suffering from a racing heart and being short of breath (18) _______ the mere sight of a computer.
Experts say that you cannot take a true phobia (19) _______ anything else as it affects the whole of your nervous system. If you cannot run away from whatever is causing the fear, you feel that is inevitable. On the other hand, it's natural for most people to be afraid if they are aboard an airplane which is flying into a storm. Most psychologists agree that phobias can be described (20) _______ three main ways: social phobias, panic disorders and specific phobias.
V. OPEN CLOZE TEST 
Passage 1
Although noise, commonly (l) _______ as unwanted sound, is a widely recognized form of pollution, it is very difficult to measure because the discomfort (2) _______ by different individuals is highly subjective and, therefore, variable. Exposure to lower levels of noise may be (3) _______ irritating, whereas exposure to higher levels may actually cause (4) _______ loss. Particularly in congested urban areas, the noise produced (5) _______ a by-product of our advancing technology causes physical harm, and detracts from the quality of life for those who are exposed to it.
Noise causes effects that the hearer cannot control and to (6) _______ the body never becomes accustomed. Loud noises instinctively signal danger (7) _______ any organism with a hearing mechanism, including human beings. (8) _______ response, heartbeat and respiration accelerate, blood vessels constrict, the skin pales, and muscles tense. In fact, there is a general increase in functioning (9) _______ about by the flow of adrenaline release in response to fear, and some of these responses persist even longer than the noise, occasionally as long as 30 minutes (10) _______ the sound has ceased. 
Passage 2
Unlikely (11) _______ it may seem, there has now been expert confirmation that wild pumas and lynxes are at (12)_______ in parts of Britain, rather than being the figments of some wild imaginations. Previous sightings of such large cats had been put (13) _______ to exaggeration. After all, the argument went, some people are prone to seeing flying saucers and Loch ness monsters, particularly when under the influence of one drink. Some newspapers were suspected of having made up stories such as (14) _______ of the Beast of Exmoor, an animal that is responsible for the deaths of hundreds of sheep over the past ten years. (15) _______ experts have now come up with proof that such stories were in earnest after all. The animals are in all (16) _______ pets which have escaped from small zoos, or been abandoned by their owners. Because the keeping of such animals is severely restricted under the (17) _______ of the Dangerous Wild Animal Act of 1976, owners of unlicensed animals might not (18) _______ an escape for fear of prosecution. Britain's only surviving native species, the wild cat, is confined to Scotland. After examining hair samples, experts now say that the Best of Exmoor in the south of England is without (19) _______ a puma or lynx, both of which are normally native (20) _______ the Middle East and Asia.
III. WORD FORMS 
Part 1: Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the given words.
1. His _______ annoys some members of the committee because he is always expressing his ideas frankly. (speak)
2. George is very disorganized and not very_______ (business)
3. She was fully aware of her own _______ . (short)
4. Low income and little administrative support make teachers _______ _______ with their profession. (heart)
5. A film about the _______ ancestors is available in the library. (reptile)
6. There are people whose _______ begins from the moment of their death. (mortal)
7. It's undeniable that the _______ of the local incompetent healer was responsible for her sudden death. (diagnose)
8. As the sole _______ of his uncle's will, he inherited a huge fortune. (benefit)
9. This _______ faulty washing machine should be returned to the manufacturer. (repair)
10. The first time I tried out my new bike I _______ and fell off. (balance)
Part 2: Complete the following passage with the correct forms of the given words.
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INVADE ORIGIN LONELY QUARTER	POPULARITY
The Beatles became the most popular grouping rock music history. The (11) _______ of extraordinarily talented musicians generated a frenzy that transcended countries and economic strata. While all of them sang, John Lennon and Paul McCartney wrote the majority of their songs. 
(12) _______ , Lennon and five others formed a group called Quarrymen in 1956, with McCartney
joining them later that year. George Harrison, John Lennon and Paul McCartney, together with Stuart Sutcliffe, who played the bass guitar, and Pete Best on the drums, performed together in several bands for a few years, until they finally settled on the Silver Beatles in 1960. American Rock musicians, such as Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley, influenced Lennon's and McCartney's music, whose first hits consisted of simple tunes and lyrics about young love. The Beatles' U.S. tour propelled them to (13) _______ and led to two movies filmed in 1964 and 1965. The so-called British (14) _______ of the United States was in full swing when they took the top five spots on the singles' charts, followed by the release of their first film.
During the 1960s, their music matured and (15) _______ a sense of melody. The lyrics of their song became deeper and gained in both imagination and meaning. Their popularity continued to grow as the Beatles turned their attention to social problems and political issues in "Nowhere Man" and Eleanor Rigby". (16) _______ and nostalgia come through in their ballad "Michelle" and 'Yesterday", which fully displayed the group's (17)_______ development and sophistication.
Lennon's sardonic music with lyrics written in the first person, and McCartney's songs that created scenarios with off beat individuals, contributed to the character of the music produced by the group. In addition to their music, the Beatles set a social trend that (18)_______ long hair, Indian music, and moss dress.
For a variety of reasons, the musicians began to drift apart, and their last concert took place in San Francisco in 1966. The newspapers and tabloids publicized their quarrels and lawsuits, and the much idolized group finally (19)_______ in 1970. However, their albums had (20) _______ those of any other bands in history. Although all of the Beatles continued to performed solo or form new rock groups alone, none could achieve the recognition and success that they had been able to win together.
VI. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION 
Rewrite the sentences with the given words or beginning in such a way that their meanings remain unchanged.
1. The only reason the party was a success was that a famous film star attended.
→ Had it ……………………………………………………………………………......................
2. Government guidelines really do emphasize the importance of starting education early.
→ A lot of emphasis ……………………………………………………………………………....
3. The trip was so amazing that we will never forget it. 
→ It's too …………………………………………………………………………….....................
4. Your silly questions distracted me.
→ You drove ……………………………………………………………………………...............
5. She was so disgusted at the way her friend behaved that she refused to speak to him.
→ Such ……………………………………………………………………………........................
6. Mike is never reluctant to make tough decisions as a manager. (SHRINKS) 
→ ……………………………………………………………………………................................
7. The film is similar to Shakespeare's Hamlet in a number of ways. (RESEMBLANCE) 
→ The film …………………………………………………………………………….................
8. He is determined to become a doctor. (HEART) 
→ ……………………………………………………………………………................................
9. Alison bought the big house because she wanted to open a hotel. (VIEW) 
→ Alison bought ….………………………………………………………………………………....
10. We feel uncomfortable in the house. (FISH) 
→ ………………………………………………………………………………................................
IV. ERROR IDENTIFICATION 
Identify 10 errors in the following passage and correct them.
Between 1977 and 1981, three groups of American women, numbered 27 in all, between the age of 35 and 65, were given month-long tests to determine how they would response to conditions resembling those on the space shuttle. Carefully selected from among many applicants, the women were volunteers and pay was barely above the minimum wage. They weren't allowed to smoke or drink alcohol during the tests, and they were expected to tolerate each other's company at closed quarters for the entire period. Among other things, they had to stand pressure three times of the force of gravity and carry out both physical and mental tasks while exhausted from strenuous physical exercises. At the end often days, they had to spend a further twenty days absolutely confined to bed, during that time they suffered backaches and discomforts, and when they were finally allowed up, the more physically active women were especially subject to pains due to a light calcium loss. Results of the tests suggest that women have significant advantages on men in space. They need less food and less oxygen and they stand up to radiation well. Men's advantages in terms of strength and stamina, meanwhile, are virtually wiped out by the zero-gravity condition in space.
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