Đề thi môn Tiếng Anh lớp 10 THPT chuyên năm học 2007-2008

 users tell 
each other their password, stick it on their screen so they 
don’t (135)______it or use passwords like “password”. It 
all happens. There are plenty of software companies 
which specialize in writing software that makes 
computers hacker-proof. One company in the States set 
(136)______to prove that its system can defeat hacker by 
asking over 2000 of them to try to hack it. The hackers 
were given 2 weeks to discover the secret message stored 
on 2 PCs in offices in New York and San Francisco. The 
message (137)______: “The persistent hunter who 
(138)____his prize (139)______becomes the hunted.” 
You will be relieved – or perhaps disappointed – to learn 
that (140)______hacker managed it. 
121. A. covers 
 B. veils 
 C. masks 
 D. helmets 
122. A. supported 
 B. armed 
 C. provided 
 D. tampered 
123. A. connect 
 B. link 
 C. combine 
 D. join 
124. A. further 
 B. out 
 C. about 
 D. off 
125. A. off 
 B. to 
 C. with 
 D. within 
126. A. dealt 
 B. progressed 
 C. tackled 
 D. processed 
127. A. held 
 B. asked 
 C. kept 
 D. captured 
128. A. turn off 
 B. break into 
 C. get into 
 D. come up with 
129. A. on the verge of 
 B. with exception of 
 C. in answer to 
 D. in return for 
130. A. anything 
 B. everybody 
 C. nothing 
 D. somebody 
131. A. able 
 B. capable 
 C. possible 
 D. enabled 
132. A. scattering 
 B. dumping 
 C. distributing 
 D. loading 
133. A. thinking 
 B. discovering 
 C. devising 
 D. manufacturing 
134. A. of all 
 B. in all 
 C. even 
 D. whatsoever 
135. A. forget 
 B. notice 
 C. bother 
 D. mention 
136. A. about 
 B. out 
 C. off 
 D. away 
137. A. read 
 B. is read 
 C. was reading 
 D. had been read 
138. A. offers 
 B. reaches 
 C. obtains 
 D. wins 
139. A. now and then 
 B. now and again 
 C. sooner or later 
 D. safe and sound 
140. A. none 
 B. not any 
 C. neither 
 D. hardly 
G. Read the following passages and choose the best 
answer to the questions: 
KETCHUP 
The sauce that is today called ketchup ( or catsup) in 
Western cultures is a tomato_based sauce that is quite 
distinct from Eastern ancestors of this product. A sauce 
called ke-tjap was in used in China at least as early as the 
17th century, but the Chinese version of the sauce was 
made of picked fish, shellfish, and spices. The popularity 
of this Chinese sauce spread to Singapore and Malaysia, 
where it was called kechap. The Indonesian ketjab derives 
its name from the same source of the Malysian sauce but 
is made from very different ingredients. The Indonesian 
ketjab is made by cooking black soy beans, fermenting 
them, placing them in a salt brine for at least a week , 
cooking the resulting solution further, and sweetening it 
heavily; this process results in a dark, thick and sweet 
variation of soy sauce. 
Early in the 18th century, sailors from the Bristish navy 
came across this exotic sauce on voyages to Malaysia and 
Singapore and brought samples of it back to England on 
return voyages. English chefs tried to recreate the sauce 
but were unable to do exactly because key ingredients 
were unknown or unavailable in England; chefs ended up 
substituting ingredients such as mushrooms and walnuts 
in an attempt to recreate the special taste of the original 
Asian sauce. Variations of this sauce became quite the 
rage in the 18th century England, appearing in a number 
of recipe books and features as an exotic addition to 
menus from the period. 
The English version did not contain tomatoes, and it was 
not until the end of the 18th century that tomatoes became 
a main ingredients in the ketchup of the United States. It 
is quite notable that tomatoes were added to the sauce and 
that tomatoes had previously been considered quite 
dangerous to health. That tomato had been cultivated by 
the Aztecs, who had called it tomalt; however, early 
botanists had recognized that tomato was a member of the 
Solanecaea family, wich does include a number of 
poisonous plant. The leaves of the tomato plant are 
poisonous, though of course the fruit is not. 
Thomas Jefferson, who cultivated the tomato in his 
gardens at Monticello and served dishes containing 
tomatoes at lavish feasts, often receive credit for changing 
the reputation of the tomato. Soon after Jefferso had 
introduced the tomato to American society, recipes 
combining the new fashinonabe tomato with the equally 
fashionable and exotic sauce known as ketchap began to 
appear. By the middle of the 19th century, both of the 
tomato and tomato ketchup were stables of the American 
kitchen. 
Tomato ketchup,popular though it was,was quite time-
consuming to prepare. In 1876,the first mass-produced 
tomato ketchup, a product of German-American Henry 
Heizn,went on sale and achieved immediate success. 
From tomato ketchup, Heizn branched out into a number 
of other products, including various sauces, pickles, and 
relishes. 
141. It is not stated in paragraph 1 that 
A. the Chinese sauce was in existence in the 17th century 
B. the Malaysian sauce was similar to the Chinese sauce 
C. the Chinese sauce was made from seafood and species 
D. the Indonesian sauce was similar to the Chinese sauce 
142. “it” in paragraph 1 refers to 
A. a salt brine 
B. a week 
C. the resulting solution 
D. this process 
143. What ingredient is not used to make Indonesian 
sauce? 
A. soy beans 
B. sugar 
C. salt 
D. mushrooms 
144. It can be inferred from the second paragraph that 
mushrooms and walnuts were 
A. difficult to find in England 
B. not part of the original Asian recipe 
C. not native to England 
D. transported to England to Asia 
145. The phrase “became quite the rage” in paragraph 2 
means 
A. became an anger 
B. became strange 
C. became popular 
D. became a protest 
146. The author mentions the English version at the 
beginning of the third paragraph in order to 
A. indicate what will be discussed in the coming 
paragraph 
B. explain why tomatoes were considered dangerous 
C. make a reference to the topic of the previous 
pharagraph 
D. provide an example of a sauce using tomatoes 
147. According to the paragraph 3, the tomato plant 
A. was considered poisonous plants 
B. is related to some poisonous plants 
C. has edible leaves 
D. has fruit tat is sometimes quite poisonous 
148. the word “staples” in paragraph 4 could be best 
replaced by 
A. standard elements 
B. strong attachment 
C. necessary utensils 
D. rare alternatives 
149. Where in paragraph 4 can the following sentence go 
in? “It turned from very bad to exceedingly good” 
A. at the beginning of the paragraph 4 
B. before the sentence “ Soon after Jefferson …” 
C. before the sentence “By the middle of the 19th century 
…” 
D. at the end of the paragraph 4 
150. Tomato ketchup is closest to the word 
A. ketchap 
B. ke-tjap 
C. ketjab 
D. kechap 
THE BEATLES 
In the 1960s, The Beatles were probably the most famous 
pop group in the whole world. Since then, there have been 
a great many groups that have achieved enormous fame, 
so it is perhaps difficult now to imagine how sensational 
The Beatles were at that time. They were four boys from 
the north of England and none of them had any training in 
music. They started by performing and recording songs 
by black Americans and they had some success with these 
songs. Then they started writing their own songs and that 
was when they became really popular. The Beatles 
changed pop music. They were the first pop group to 
achieve great success from songs they had written 
themselves. After that it became common for groups and 
singers to write their own songs. The Beatles did not have 
a long career. Their first hit record was in 1963 and they 
split up in 1970. They stopped doing live performances in 
1966 because it had become too dangerous for them – 
their fans were so excited that they surrounded them and 
tried to take their clothes as souvenirs! However, today 
some of their songs remain as famous as they were when 
they first came out. Throughout the world many people 
can sing part of a Beatles song if you ask them. 
151. The passage is mainly about 
A. How the Beatles became more successful than other 
groups 
B. Why the Beatles split up after 7 years 
C. The Beatles’ fame and success 
D. Many people’s ability to sing a Beatles song 
152. The four boys of the Beatles 
A. Came from the same family 
B. Were at the same age 
C. Came from a town in the north of England 
D. Received good training in music 
153. The word “sensational” is closest in meaning to 
A. Notorious 
B. Bad 
C. Shocking 
D. Popular 
154. The first songs of the Beatles were 
A. Written by themselves 
B. Broadcast on the radio 
C. Paid a lot of money 
D. Written by black Americans 
155. What is not true about the Beatles? 
A. The members had no training in music 
B. They had a long stable career 
C. They became famous when they wrote their own songs 
D. They were afraid of being hurt by fans 
156. The Beatles stopped their live performances because 
A. They had earned enough money 
B. They did not want to work with each other 
C. They spent more time writing their own songs 
D. They were afraid of being hurt by fans. 
157. The year 1970 was the time when 
A. They split up 
B. They changed pop music 
C. They started their career 
D. They stopped singing live 
158. What the fans of the Beatles often did was 
A. Sing together with them 
B. Take their clothes as souvenirs 
C. Ask them to write more songs 
D. Ask them why they should separate 
159. Some songs of the Beatles now 
A. Are still famous as they used to be 
B. Became too old to sing 
C. Are sung by crazy fans 
D. Are the most famous 
160. The tone of the passage is that of 
A. Admiration 
B. Criticism 
C. Neutral 
D. Sarcasm