Đề thi chuyên môn Tiếng Anh vào lớp 10 chuyên Lam Sơn Thanh Hóa năm học 2018-2019

PART D:  READING (30 points)

I. Read the following passage then fill in each gap with ONE suitable word. Write the answers on your answer sheet. (10 pts)

Our love of the fuel-burning car with its poisonous exhaust fumes has had a devastating effect (51)________ our environment and oil supplies. It is unlikely we will abandon our cars in large enough numbers to resolve this problem, so there is a pressing need to find an (52)________fuel. Many car companies are exploring ecofriendly energy sources. Hybrid cars were first developed in 1997 and they are likely to become more commonplace in the future. Hydrogen vehicles that use solar panels to extract hydrogen from water are likely to be (53)________in the near future. These vehicles (54)_______only water  (55)_______and so do not contribute to greenhouse gases. However, critics say that building a network of fueling stations and converting existing petrol stations to hydrogen will prove too (56)_______and will limit this vehicle’s potential. Nevertheless, countries (57)_______ as the US, Germany, Japan and Iceland already have ambitious hydrogen plans.

Others believe that biofuels are the future. These fuels are based on plant oils and so can be grown. The concept of using vegetable oil as a fuel (58)_______ back to 1895 when Dr Rudolf Diesel developed the first diesel engine to run on vegetable oil. He demonstrated his engine at the World Exhibition in Paris in 1900 and described an (59)_______ using peanut oil as fuel in his engine. In 1912, Diesel said, ‘The use of vegetable oil for engine fuels may seem negligible today. But such oils may become in the course of time as important as (60)_______ and the coal tar products of the present time.’

II. Read the text and choose the most suitable word from the ones given below to fill in each gap. Write A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet. (10 pts)

A POWERFUL INFLUENCE

There can be no doubt at all that the Internet has made a huge difference to our lives. However, most parents worry that children spend too much time browsing the Internet or playing computer games, hardly (61)________ doing anything else in their spare time. Naturally, parents want to know if these activities are harmful to their children. What should they do if their children spend hours (62)________ a computer screen?

Obviously, if children spend too much time being(63)________ in some games instead of doing their homework, then something is wrong. It is a good idea if parents and children decide together how much use should be (64)_________ of the Internet, and the child should (65)_________ that it won’t interfere with homework. If the child does not (66)_________ to this arrangement, parent can take more drastic (67)_________. 

Any parent who is (68)_________ alarmed about a child’s behavior should make an appointment to (69)_________ the matter with a teacher. Spending time in front of a computer screen does not (70)_________ affect a child’s performance at school. Even if a youngster seems obsessed with the computer, he or she is probably just going through a phase, and in a few months parents will have something else to worry about!

61. A. always B. ever C. never D. rarely

62. A. peeping at B. glancing at C. staring at D. seeing 

63. A. involved B. occupied C. taken D. absorbed

64. A. done B. had C. made D. taken 

65. A. promise B. assure C. secure D. claim

66. A. commit B. stick C. follow D. hold 

67. A. rules B. procedures C. steps D. regulations 

68. A. actually B. heavily C. seriously D. urgently 

69. A. speak B. discuss C. talk D. debate 

70. A. possibly B. consequently C. probably D. necessarily 

III. Read the text and choose the best answer to each question that follows. Write A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet. (5 pts)

As Philadelphia grew from a small town into a city in the first half of the eighteenth century, it became an increasingly important marketing center for a vast and growing agricultural hinterland. Market days saw the crowded city even more crowded, as farmers from within a radius of 24 or more kilometers brought their sheep, cows, pigs,  vegetables, cider, and other products for direct sale to the townspeople. 

The High Street Market was continuously enlarged throughout the period until 1736, when it reached from Front Street to Third. By 1745 New Market was opened on Second Street between Pine and Cedar. The next year the Callowhill Market began operation.

Along with market days, the institution of twice-yearly fairs persisted in Philadelphia even after similar trading days had been discontinued in other colonial cities. The fairs provided a means of bringing handmade goods from outlying places to would-be buyers in the city. Linens and stockings from Germantown, for example, were popular items.

Auctions were another popular form of occasional trade. Because of the competition, retail merchants opposed these as well as the fairs. Although governmental attempts to eradicate fairs and auctions were less than successful, the ordinary course of economic development was on the merchants' side, as increasing business specialization became the order of the day. Export merchants became differentiated from their importing counterparts, and specialty shops began to appear in addition to general stores selling a variety of goods.

71. What does the passage mainly discuss?

A. Philadelphia's agriculture importance.

B. Philadelphia's development as a marketing center.

C. The sale of imported goods in Philadelphia.

D. The administration of the city of Philadelphia.

72. The word "hinterland” in line 2 is closest in meaning to ______.

A. tradition B. association C. production D. region

73. According to the passage, fairs in Philadelphia were held _______.

A. on the same day as market says B. as often as possible

C. a couple of times a year D. whenever the government allowed it

74. The word "eradicate" in line 14 is closest in meaning to_______.

A. eliminate B. exploit C. organize D. operate

75. What does the author mean by stating in line 15 that "economic development was on the merchants' side"?

A. Merchants had a strong impact on economic expansion.

B. Economic forces allowed merchants to prosper.

C. Merchants had to work together to achieve economic independence.

D. Specialty shops near large markets were more likely to be economically successful.