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LẦN THỨ XIV, NĂM 2024
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ĐỀ THI MÔN:TIẾNG ANH- KHỐI 10

Thời gian: 180 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)
(Đề thi gồm 14 trang)

A. LISTENING (50 pts)

Part 1. For questions 1-5, listen to Jane asking about moving service and complete the form
with NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER. Write your answers in the
corresponding numbered boxes provided. (10pts)
MOVING COMPANY SERVICE REPORT
Full Name: Jane Bond
Phone Number: 1. ___________
USA Address: 509 2. ___________
1137 3. ___________, Seattle
Packing Day: 4. ___________
Date: 11th March
Clean-up by: 5:00 p.m.
Day: Thursday 14th
About the Price: Rather expensive
Storage Time: 6. ___________

Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Part 2. For questions 1 - 5, listen to a guide speaking about the historical Haybridge Hall and
decide whether these statements are True (T), False (F), or Not Given (NG). Write your
answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (10pts)
1. The army made a small change to the Haybridge Hall.
2. The church was gradually abandoned when the Yardley family managed the land.
3. The actual area of land today has shrunk.
4. The Hoaten family donated the land for charity work.

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5. English Heritage tried to instil modern life into Haybridge Hall.
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Part 3: For questions 1-5, listen to two friends talking about the newspapers in their local area
and choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which fits best according to what you hear.
Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (10pts)
1. Gemma believes that The Times ___________.
A. has too many lengthy articles
B. considers the horoscopes as unimportant
C. puts too much emphasis on sports
D. fails to bring a critical writing style
2. What does Gemma think about The Times’ campaign of saving the hospital?
A. It is not worth appreciating.
B. The purpose was to make an impact on authority.
C. It goes against their viewpoint in a previous article.
D. They only did that to sell more newspapers.
3. What is Ben’s attitude towards international topics in a local newspaper?
A. He doubts its credibility.
B. He considers the topics as unattractive.
C. He is indifferent to international affairs.
D. He believes they are written for the sake of the writers.
4. Both Gemma and Ben agree that ______________.
A. most people read The Times for its job section
B. price is a competitive advantage of The Times
C. Internet will replace newspapers soon
D. the operation of a newspaper is related to the local economy
5. Gemma found the reducing number of local newspapers __________.
A. distressing
B. reasonable
C. beneficial
D. unpredictable
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

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Part 4. For questions 1-10, listen to a speech about the Pacific island of Vanuatu and supply
the blanks with the missing information. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS taken
from the recording for each answer in the space provided. (20pts)

Many of the islands of Vanuatu have been inhabited for thousands of years, the oldest 1. _________
found dating to 2000 BC.
In 1887, the islands began to be administered by a French-British 2. ___________. In 1906, the
French and British agreed to joint Anglo-French rule over the New Hebrides. Vanuatu suffered from
a practice wherein half of the adult male population of some of the islands became 3. ____________
in Australia.
During World War II, two of the islands were used as 4. ____________. In the 1960s, the Vanuatu
people started to press for self-governance and later independence; 5. ___________ was finally
granted by both European nations on July 30, 1980.
During the 1990s, Vanuatu experienced political instability, which eventually resulted in a more 6.
___________. The Vanuatu Mobile Force attempted a coup in 1996, because of a 7.____________.
The economy is based primarily on agriculture. Mineral deposits are negligible and the country has
no known 8. _________. Economic development is hindered by dependence on relatively few
commodity exports, vulnerability to natural disasters, and long distances from main markets and
between 9. _________.
There are three official languages: English, French and Bislama,
Most of the islands are mountainous and of volcanic origin, and have a tropical or sub-tropical
climate.
The future for Vanuatu is very uncertain. Global warming and the threat of rising sea levels puts this group of
islands in 10. __________.
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

B. LEXICO- GRAMMAR (40 pts)

Part 1 : Choose the best option A, B, C, or D to complete the following sentences
and write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (20 pts)
1. He didn’t have a _________ of evidence to support his claims.
A. sign B. scrap C. sense D. state
2. It's normal for salaries to be paid monthly in______, meaning you'll need to work
four weeks first.
A. advance B. full C. arrears D. debt
3. The delight in treasure finding doesn’t always ________acquiring tremendous
amounts of valuables.
A. dwell on B. poke around C. lay about D. hinge upon
4. In times of _________ , unemployment figures usually rise dramatically.
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A. austerity B. severity C. sobriety D. gravity
5. He let it __________ that the Prime Minister was a close friend of his.
A. infer B. talk C. drop D. fall
6. When are we going to get rid of all these empty cartons? They've been _________
up the office for weeks now.
A. buttering B. clutching C. cluttering D. botching
7. The luxurious office accentuated the manager's position _________. It enhanced his
power and his sense of his own worth. And it made other people feel small.
A. on the pecking hole B. in the nibbling line
C. at the nipping post D. in the pecking order
8. We don’t have a secretary _________, but we do have a student who comes in to do
a bit of filing.
A. as such B. the least bit C. whatsoever D. little more
9. Her punky hairstyle showed she was not one for following the _________.
A. flock B. herd C. swarm D. group
10. A full scholarship to Harvard and you are worried about leaving your job? You’d be a fool to _____
up a chance like that.
A. pass B. miss C. brush D. cast
11. Even though there have been setbacks, because of their determination I’m sure
they’ll achieve their goals, _____ .
A. suffice to say B. be that as it may
C. so be it D. come what may
12. As she didn’t understand the teacher’s question, she merely gave him a _______ look.
A. dim B. blank C. cold D. clean
13. There were probably moments when you wondered if anyone spoke the truth or
was ______.
A. under the baton B. below bar C. off the beg D. on the level
14. Many victims of the earthquake pay ______ to the ones who took them out of rubble.
A. tributes B. respects C. homage D.deference
15. I don't like intellectual novels, serious music or films; my tastes are quite _______.
A. flat-topped B. lowbrow C. shamefaced D. slow-witted
16. ______ her job, her sons and the housework, she doesn’t have a minute for herself.
A. What with B. If it weren’t for C. Barring D. Given
17. The Conservatives declared their intention of ______the whole Act once they came into power.
A. repulsing B. repelling C. impelling D. repealing
18. The growth of psychobiology owes ______to major conceptual advances in the way
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A. much B. as much as C. much which D. so much as
19. Not only is little Johnny's grammar incoherent and his spelling atrocious but also his
pronunciation______.
A. heedless B. slothful C. sluggish D. haphazard
20. The statement from the ministers contrasts ______ with comments by European Commission
President Jean-Claude Juncke.
A. flatly B. utterly C. heavily D. sharply
21. There has been a recommendation that authority to make financial decisions
________ to a special committee.
A. will be delegated B. is delegated
C. was delegated D. be delegated
22. ______, we missed our plane.
A. The train is late B. The train was late
C. To be late D. The train being late
23. Peter: “Do you mind if I put the television on?” Susan: “___________.”
A. You are welcome B. No, not in the least
C. Not mention it D. It’s no matter to me
24. The company had sent the advertisement to the newspaper when they realized
they’d mistyped the salary they were offering for the position. Luckily, they
___________ the newspaper to correct their mistake before they printed it.
A. could have asked B. might have asked
C. must have asked D. were able to ask
25. You have cut the material in the wrong place. It ought _______ just here but it
wasn’t.
A. to be cut B. to have been cut C. to have cut D. to cut
26. ___________, the kitchen is well designed. That’s the reason why we like it
A. Although small B. Though it small C. Small although D. Small as
27. He wants to keep them all in his office for reasons _________ to himself .
A. are best known B. which best known
C. best known D. which were best known
28. There ________ between 4,000 to 6,000 languages in the world, depending on
how you count them.
A. say to be B. are said that C. are said to be D. said being
29. I woke up late for my interview because I ________ about it all the night and
didn’t get much sleep.
A. worried B. have been worrying
C. had been worrying D. had worried

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30. After a month-long investigation, the police still aren’t sure who __________.
A. is blamed by them B. do they blame
C. to lay the blame on D. to be blaming
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.

Part 2: Give the correct form of each bracketed word in the following passage.
Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (10 pts)
1. Pressure was applied with cool precision: women had discovered that to ________
male dominance was to avoid destructive rage. (STEP)
2. Growth and ________ of vascular plants are often controlled by light, usually in conjunction
with temperature. (MATURE)
3. It encouraged experimenters to propose ________ or novel approaches to problems. (BEAT)
4. The bank is ________ and will be unable to live up to its obligations. (SOLVE)
5. He was in the ________ position of having to choose between imprisonment or exile.
(ENVY)
6. The state ________ refused to settle this matter at any time. (FAST)
7. The teacher said that he found it difficult to cope with a class of ________ teenagers.
(AFFECT)
8. James had been a reasonable man to work for, had never asked her to do anything illegal or
________. (TASTE)
9. For twenty-five years he ________ amassed evidence to support his hypothesis. (PAIN)
10. She unveiled the picture with a(n) ________ gesture. (CEREMONY)
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

C. READING (60 pts)

Part 1: Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to fill in each blank in the following
passage. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (15 pts)
Although the earth was formed about 4,500 million years ago, human beings have
inhabited it for less than half a million years. Within this time, population has
increased (0) ______ and people have had a vast (1) _______ upon the earth. They
have long been able to (2) _______ the forces of nature to use. Now, with modern
technology, they have the power to alter the balance of life on earth.
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Reports back from the first astronauts helped dispel the dangerous (3) _______ that the
world had no boundaries and had limitless resources. (4) _______, ecologists have
shown that all forms of life on earth are interconnected, so it (5) _______ that all
human activity has an effect on the natural environment.
In recent years, people have been putting the environment under stress. As a result,
certain (6) _______ materials such as timber, water and minerals are beginning to (7)
_______ short. Pollution and the (8) _______ of waste are already critical issues, and
the state of the environment is fast becoming the most pressing problem (9) _______
us all. The way we respond to the challenge will have a profound effect on the earth
and its life support system.
However, despite all these threats there are (10) _______ signs. Over the past few
decades, the growth in population has been more than matched by food production,
indicating that we should be able to feed ourselves for some time yet.
(Source: CAE 1, Test 2, Paper 3)
0. A. highly B. hugely C. vastly D. expansively
1. A. imprint B. indication C. impression D. impact
2. A. put B. make C. place D. stand
3. A. judgement B. notion C. reflection D. concept
4. A. However B. Likewise C. Moreover D. Otherwise
5. A. results B. follows C. complies D. develops
6. A. raw B. coarse C. crude D. rough
7. A. turn B. come C. go D. run
8. A. disposal B. displacement C. dismissal D. disposition
9. A. encountering B. opposing C. meeting D. confronting
10. A. stimulating B. welcoming C. satisfying D. reassuring
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Part 2: Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use
only one word in each space. Write your answers in the space provided. (15 pts)
Just as a language may develop varieties in the (1) _____ of dialects and argots, languages as a
whole may change (Latin, for example, evolved into the different Romance languages). Sometimes
rapid language change occurs as a result of (2) _____ between people who each speak a different
language. In such (3) _____ a pidgin may arise. Pidgins are grammatically based on one language
but are also influenced, (4) _____ in vocabulary, by (5) _____; they have relatively small sound
systems, reduced vocabularies, and simplified and altered grammars, and they rely heavily on

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context in order to be (6) _____. Pidgins are often the (7) _____ of contact by traders with island and
coastal peoples. A pidgin has no native speakers; when speakers of a pidgin have children who learn
the pidgin as their first language, that language is then (8) _____ a creole. Once the creole has
enough native speakers to form a speech community, the creole may (9) _____ into a fuller
language. This is the case with Krio, now the national language of Sierra Leone in West Africa. Krio
arose from what was (10) _____ an English-based pidgin.
(Source: https://www.uefap.com/vocab/exercise/awl/language.htm)
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Part 3: Read an extract from an article and answer the questions. Write your
answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (15 pts)
Visitors to Prince Edward Island, Canada, delight in the “unspoiled” scenery – the well-kept
farms and the peaceful hamlets of the island’s central core and the rougher terrain of the east
and west. In reality, the Island ecosystems are almost entirely artificial.
Islanders have been tampering with the natural environment since the eighteenth century and
long ago broke down the Island’s natural forest cover to exploit its timber and clear land for
agriculture. By 1900, 80 percent of the forest had been cut down and much of what remained
had been destroyed by disease. Since then, however, some farmland has been abandoned and
has returned to forest through the invasion of opportunist species, notably spruce. Few
examples of the original climax forest, which consisted mostly of broadleaved trees such as
maple, birch, and oak, survive today.
Apart from a few stands of native forest, the only authentic habitats on Prince Edward Island
are its sand dunes and salt marshes. The dunes are formed from sand washed ashore by waves
and then dried and blown by the wind to the land beyond the beach. The sand is prevented from
spreading farther by marram grass, a tall, long-rooted species that grows with the dunes and
keeps them remarkably stable. Marram grass acts as a windbreak and allows other plants such
as beach pea and bayberry to take hold. On dunes where marram grass is broken down – for
instance, where it is trampled – the dunes may spread inland and inundate agricultural lands or
silt up fishing harbors. The white dunes of the north coast are the most impressive. There are
also white dunes on the east and west coasts. Only in the south are there red dunes, created
when the soft sandstone cliffs crumble into the sea and subsequently wash ashore as red sand.
The dunes were once used as cattle pasture but were abandoned as the early settlers moved
inland.
Salt marshes are the second remaining authentic habitat. These bogs are the result of the
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marsh area remains and plants take root, notably cord grass, the “marsh hay” used by the early
settlers as winter forage for their livestock. Like the dunes, though, the marshes were soon
dismissed as wasteland and escaped development.
(Source: Peterson’s TOEFL Practice)
1. On what aspect of Prince Edward Island does the author focus?
A. Its tourist industry B. Its beaches C. Its natural habitats D. Its agriculture
2. Why does the author use quotation marks around the word unspoiled in line 1?
A. He is quoting from the other author.
B. The scenery is not as attractive as it once was.
C. The scenery looks unspoiled but is not.
D. He disagrees with the ideas in this paragraph.
3. The phrase tampering with in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _____________ .
A. preserving B. interfering with C. remembering D. dealing with
4. What can be inferred about Prince Edward Island’s forests?
A. Only a few small stands of trees still exist.
B. They are more extensive than they were in 1900.
C. They are virtually the same as they were in the eighteenth century.
D. About 80 percent of the island is covered by them.
5. Which of the following type of tree is most common in the forests of Prince Edward
Island today?
A. Oak B. Birch C. Spruce D. Maple
6. What does the author say about the beach pea and bayberry?
A. They have become commercially important plants.
B. They grow on dunes after marram grass is established.
C. They were once an important food crop for early settlers.
D. They are spreading across the Island, destroying important crops.
7. According to the passage, what effect does the destruction of marram grass have?
A. It permits the sand dunes to cover farmland.
B. It creates better conditions for fishing.
C. It allows seawater to flood agricultural land.
D. It lets the sand wash into the sea.
8. What conclusion can be drawn from the passage abut both the sand dunes and salt
marshes of Prince Edward Island?
A. They were once used but have long since been abandoned.
B. They have never been used.
C. They have been used continuously since the island was first settled.
D. They were long unused but have recently been exploited.

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9. In which of these paragraphs does the author discuss the destruction of an ecosystem?
A. The first B. The second C. The third D. The fourth
10. The phrase inundate in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _____________ .
A. confound B. dissolve C. deluge D. swoop
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Part 4: Read the passage and do the tasks that follow. (15 pts)
The history of glass
From our earliest origins, man has been making use of glass. Historians have discovered that a type
of natural glass - obsidian - formed in places such as the mouth of a volcano as a result of the intense
heat of an eruption melting sand - was first used as tips for spears. Archaeologists have even found
evidence of man-made glass which dates back to 4000 BC; this took the form of glazes used for
coating stone beads. It was not until 1500 BC, however, that the first hollow glass container was
made by covering a sand core with a layer of molten glass.
Glass blowing became the most common way to make glass containers from the first century BC.
The glass made during this time was highly coloured due to the impurities of the raw material. In the
first century AD, methods of creating colourless glass were developed, which was then tinted by the
addition of colouring materials. The secret of glass making was taken across Europe by the Romans
during this century. However, they guarded the skills and technology required to make glass very
closely, and it was not until their empire collapsed in 476 AD that glass-making knowledge became
widespread throughout Europe and the Middle East. From the 10th century onwards, the Venetians
gained a reputation for technical skill and artistic ability in the making of glass bottles, and many of
the city’s craftsmen left Italy to set up glassworks throughout Europe.
A major milestone in the history of glass occurred with the invention of lead crystal glass by the
English glass manufacturer George Ravenscroft (1632 - 1683). He attempted to counter the effect of
clouding that sometimes occurred in blown glass by introducing lead to the raw materials used in the
process. The new glass he created was softer and easier to decorate, and had a higher refractive
index, adding to its brilliance and beauty, and it proved invaluable to the optical industry. It is
thanks to Ravenscroft’s invention that optical lenses, astronomical telescopes, microscopes and the
like became possible.
In Britain, the modem glass industry only really started to develop after the repeal of the Excise Act
in 1845. Before that time, heavy taxes had been placed on the amount of glass melted in a
glasshouse, and were levied continuously from 1745 to 1845. Joseph Paxton’s Crystal Palace at
London’s Great Exhibition of 1851 marked the beginning of glass as a material used in the building
industry. This revolutionary new building encouraged the use of glass in public, domestic and

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horticultural architecture. Glass manufacturing techniques also improved with the advancement of
science and the development of better technology.
From 1887 onwards, glass making developed from traditional mouth-blowing to a semi- automatic
process, after factory- owner HM Ashley introduced a machine capable of producing 200 bottles per
hour in Castleford, Yorkshire, England - more than three times quicker than any previous production
method. Then in 1907, the first fully automated machine was developed in the USA by Michael
Owens - founder of the Owens Bottle Machine Company (later the major manufacturers Owens-
Illinois) - and installed in its factory. Owens’ invention could produce an impressive 2,500 bottles
per hour Other developments followed rapidly, but it was not until the First World War when Britain
became cut off from essential glass suppliers, that glass became part of the scientific sector.
Previous to this, glass had been seen as a craft rather than a precise science.
Today, glass making is big business. It has become a modem, hi-tech industry operating in a fiercely
competitive global market where quality, design and service levels are critical to maintaining market
share. Modem glass plants are capable of making millions of glass containers a day in many
different colours, with green, brown and clear remaining the most popular. Few of us can imagine
modem life without glass. It features in almost every aspect of our lives - in our homes, our cars and
whenever we sit down to eat or drink. Glass packaging is used for many products, many beverages
are sold in glass, as are numerous foodstuffs, as well as medicines and cosmetics.
Glass is an ideal material for recycling, and with growing consumer concern for green issues, glass
bottles and jars are becoming ever more popular. Glass recycling is good news for the environment.
It saves used glass containers being sent to landfill. As less energy is needed to melt recycled glass
than to melt down raw materials, this also saves fuel and production costs. Recycling also reduces
the need for raw materials to be quarried, thus saving precious resources.
(Source: Cambridge IELTS 12, Reading test 4)
Complete the notes below. Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer.
• Early humans used a material called 1. _______ to make the sharp points of their spears.
• 4000 BC: 2. ________ made of stone were covered in a coating of man-made glass.
• First century BC: glass was coloured because of the 3. ______ in the material.
• Until 476 AD: Only the Romans knew how to make glass.
• From 10th century: Venetians became famous for making bottles out of glass.
• 17th century: George Ravenscroft developed a process using lead to avoid the occurrence of
4. _______ in blown glass.
• Mid-19th century: British glass production developed after changes to laws concerning 5.
_______.

Write TRUE, if the statement agrees with the information.

FALSE, if the statement contradicts the information.

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 NOT GIVEN, if there is no information on this.
6. In 1887, HM Ashley had the fastest bottle-producing machine that existed at the
time.
7. Michael Owens was hired by a large US company to design a fully- automated
bottle manufacturing machine for them.
8. Nowadays, most glass is produced by large international manufacturers.
9. Concern for the environment is leading to an increased demand for glass containers.
10. It is more expensive to produce recycled glass than to manufacture new glass.
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

D. WRITING (50 pts)

Part 1: The charts below show the percentage of food budget the average family spent on
restaurant meals in different years. The graph shows the number of meals eaten in fast food
restaurants and sit-down restaurants.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons
where relevant. You should write about 150 words.

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Part 2: Write an essay of 250 words on the following topic. (30 pts)
Innovation is often driven by the pursuit of profit and economic growth. However, some argue
that it should prioritize addressing social and environmental issues.
Discuss both sides and give your own opinion.

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