SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO BÌNH THUẬN ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC (Đề thi có 06 trang) KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10 THPT CÔNG LẬP NĂM HỌC 2022-2023 Môn thi: Tiếng Anh (Lớp 10 chuyên - HS2) Ngày thi: 10/6/2022 Thời gian: 150 phút (Không kể thời gian phát đề)
SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO BÌNH THUẬN KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10 THPT CÔNG LẬP NĂM HỌC 2022-2023 ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Mơn thi: Tiếng Anh (Lớp 10 chuyên - HS2) (Đề thi có 06 trang) Ngày thi: 10/6/2022 Thời gian: 150 phút (Không kể thời gian phát đề) _ ĐỀ: Lưu ý: Thí sinh làm Tờ giấy thi, KHÔNG làm Đề thi Questions - Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other three in each of the following questions (2 ms) l A sought B drought C bought D fought A reservoir B domestic C optimist D nursery Questions - Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions (2 ms) A advocate B disallow C interrupt D overcome A comparable B benevolent C devastating D charitable Questions - 37 Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions (33 ms) I'd rather you _ anything about the garden until the weather improves A hadn't done B wouldn't have done C won't D didn't They have arranged special insurance to cover medical in the event of an accident A numbers B expenses C money D amounts I really object _ being charged for parking A on B for C to D against Now, don't tell anyone else what I've just told you Remember, it is _ A confident B confidence C confiding D confidential Most people had moved to safe areas when the storm broke Only _ minor injuries were reported A a little B little C few D a few 10 It will be more effective if we all _ and present a united front when we ask the coach to change his training techniques A speak out against B speak with one voice C tell the difference D lower our voice 11 Phone me before ten; _ I'll be too busy to talk to you A unless B whether C if D otherwise 12 The bank is reported in the local newspaper in broad daylight yesterday A to be robbed B having been robbed C to have been robbed D robbed 13 He _ have watered the plants If he had, they wouldn't have died A shouldn’t B needn’t C wouldn’t D can’t 14 The brochure says that the hotel has a great of the sea A appearance B look C sight D view 15 The harder you try, _ you will get A better results B the better results C more better results D the best results 16 The webmaster will decide whether to _ the web page or make the required changes A write down B move down C pull down D take down 17 Carl was injured last week, and the doctor recommended that he _ in the next match A can't play B not play C won't play D might not play 18 _ saying was so important that I asked everyone to stop talking and listen A The woman was B That was the woman C The woman was D How was the woman Trang 1/6 19 Everyone knows about pollution problems, but not many people have _ any solutions A come up with B thought over C got round to D looked out 20 Unlike most birds, _ A the heads and necks of vultures lack feathers B feathers are not found on the heads and necks of vultures C there are no feathers on vultures' heads and necks D vultures not have feathers on their heads and necks 21 Even if you are rich, you should save some money for a day A windy B foggy C rainy D snowy 22 _ the ringing phone when it went dead A Hardly I reached B I had no sooner reached C Just as I reached D Scarcely had I reached 23 _, he agreed to help his wife with the household chores A So tired did he feel B Such was his tiredness C No matter how tired he felt D But for his tiredness 24 Although we argued with him for a long time, he _ his ground A remained B stood C kept D persisted 25 We regret to inform you that the materials you ordered are _ A out of work B out of reach C out of stock D out of practice 26 It's often said that there's a _ line between genius and madness A long B short C fine D thick 27 Before you start cooking, you should gather together all the necessary _ A factors B substances C elements D ingredients 28 I am writing your advertisement for interns, which is currently posted on your website A by all means of B with regard to C in place of D in honor of 29 The interviewer asked me a lot of professional questions, _ I couldn't answer A of which most B most of which C most of that D most of them 30 Shelley disagreed with the board's decision so she _ and went to work for another company A retired B sacked C fired D resigned 31 When his alarm went off, he shut it off and slept for 15 minutes A other B others C the others D another 32 Meet Gabriel, she's a _ cat that we adopted a month ago A British cute white tiny B cute tiny white British C cute white tiny British D tiny cute white British 33 The mother was afraid to let the boy _ the street alone A risk to cross B risk crossing C to risk crossing D to risk to cross 34 I disapprove _ people whispering to each other in a meeting A with B of C at D on 35 In football, a penalty shot is awarded when a major foul is _ inside the 16.5-meter line A prevented B presented C committed D contacted 36 He retired early _ his ill health A on behalf of B in front of C on account of D apart from 37 Don't smoke in the forest Fires _ easily at this time of the year A catch up B break out C set off D trigger off Questions 38 - 40 Choose the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following sentences (3 ms) 38 Once having provided with sufficient information, the freshmen will feel more confident to start the new course A having provided B sufficient C freshmen D more confident 39 The aim of the award in this competition is to encourage participants' creation and innovation A aim B this competition C to encourage D creation 40 It's high time the government take tougher measures to reduce the pollution in this city A high B take tougher C to reduce D in this Trang 2/6 Questions 41 - 50 Read the following passage and choose the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks (10 ms) IS TRADITION AN OBSTACLE TO PROGRESS? Most of what we in our daily lives follows procedures that come from the past They are habits and customs (41) throughout the centuries, and they have a profound relation to the unchanging natural order of things When people or institutions (42) a custom, it is because its efficiency had already been tested and approved for generations as the best way to act (43) , people and institutions have a large stock of these wise customs and a natural tendency to continue them They confer stability Things become fixed in tradition because they work well that way: they aren't seen as a straitjacket, limiting movement One may adjust the custom, but only to improve it, not destroy it Of course, if one was to call every practice "tradition" and refuse to change anything for its (44) , society wouldn't move forwards at all Some object that tradition produces (45) because nothing changes This is a rash judgment Traditions don't become mouldy; they constitute an inheritance of wise practices and customs that prevent us from having to waste time figuring out (46) our ancestors have already figured out - where's the point in trying to reinvent the wheel? It is constantly starting again that produces sluggishness Leave (47) enough alone When one accepts established solutions for problems, one is free to accomplish creative additions in other une.xplored fields This is the way societies progress and rise (48) a higher level of civilisation To constantly change everything is to condemn society to instability, perpetually remaining at the same level of civilisation, or even (49) into decay Important traditions which are held sacred don't interfere with progress: they give us a (50) of belonging! When we belong, we care enough to think about how we can improve our own lives and the lives of those around us 41 A posed 42 A break 43 A Therefore 44 A right 45 A stagnation 46 A when 47 A any 48 A off 49 A dropping 50 A sense B caused B adopt B However B sake B difference B why B some B to B moving B mind C created C win C By contrast C role C revolution C what C just C on C falling C brain D raised D gain D Even if D self D improvement D where D well D with D holding D head Question 51 - 57 Red the passage and choose the correct answer to each of the following questions (7 ms) ME AND MY BRAINS To paint a clearer picture, we should first familiarize ourselves with the different parts of the brain Did you know, for instance, that our brains are made up of around 100 billion nerve cells called neurons? And stemming from these neurons are several branch-like structures for sending and receiving electrical signals? Every time we or think anything, a signal is transmitted The signal travels down a long structure called axon and, at the end it passes across tiny gaps called synapses to the dendrites of another neuron, which receive the signal In this way, messages are sent across our neural network Our brain structure changes dramatically as we grow up Newborn babies almost all their neurons but few connections between them, which is why they can't very much After a few months the number of connections explodes which in turn helps tiny tots master a whole range of new skills such as walking and talking Despite earlier myths that, most brain development is completed in the first few years, we know that our brains continue to develop throughout our lives und perhaps the most dramatic time of change and development is during puberty During this penod of reorganization, the brain witnesses a sudden increase in neurons not dissimilar to a plant growing uncontrollably in spring Just as we prune a plant to make it stronger and healthier, we prune our brains The connections that are used become stronger, whereas those which aren't used wither and die So, the more frequently an action or thought is activated, the stronger the Trang 3/6 connections become between the neurons, which in turn strengthens the part of the brain being used This explatms why the more you something, the better you become at it, reinforcing the old adage "practice makes perfect" In fact, it would seem that the teenage brain provides optimum conditions for perfecting skills such us playing a musical instrument, speaking another language or learning a complex computer game It could therefore be argued that teenagers determine the development of their own grey matter through the activities and experiences they engage in It may also be unsurprising to many to learn that the last part of the adolescent brain to deiflop is the frontal cortex, responsible for self-control, problem solving and decision making Consequently, long before teens become adept at rational, abstract thinking and logical decision making they rely on the emotional centre of the brain to make choices and think So perhaps unpredictable, volatile risktaking teenage behaviour, often put down to hormones, may actually have more to with what’s going on inside our brain 51 What we learn about the structure of the brain? A All neurons are activated when we think B The structure of a brain cell is compared to a tree C The structure of a brain cell changes when a message is sent D Neurons come into contact with one another to allow a message to travel around the brain 52 What does the second paragraph tell us? A Brain development is an ongoing process B Babies are bom with the capacity to anything C A reduction in connections between neurons helps babies learn how to speak D It is no longer believed that most changes in the brain occur before adulthood 53 What does the text tell us about brain reorganisation? A It norrnally occurs in the spring B When we engage in an activity, we strengthen connections in the brain C As the number of neurons increases, the brain gets stronger D People who play a musical instrument have stronger brain connections than those who play sport 54 What does the writer imply in the third paragraph? A All teens should play a musical instrument B It is just as difficult to speak another language as it is to play computer games C If we don't practise an activity in our teenage years, we won't be able to it as an adult D Teens can influence their own brain development 55 During adolescence, A all parts of the brain develop simultaneously B we make emotional decisions because of our homones C we gradually improve our ability to think in abstract terms D we are unable to carry out problem-solving tasks 56 In the final paragraph the word "volatile" is closest in meaning to A unstable B bad-tempered C aggressive D lunatic 57 Overall the writer thinks teenagers A are misunderstood B want to learn more about the changes in their brains C are more tntclljpcnt than they used to be D can benefit from understanding the changes that happen in their brains Quotions 58 - 62 Read the text Fise sentences been removed from the text Choose from sentences A - F the one that best fits each gap There is ONE extra sentence that you not need (5 ms) TREES IN TROUBLE What is causing the decline of the world’s giant forests? Big trees are incredibly important ecologically (58) _ Their trunks and branches can become gardens, with green ferns, orchids and bromeliads, coated with mosses and draped with vines Trang 4/6 With their tall canopies basking in the sun, they capture vast amounts of energy This allows them to produce massive crops of fruit, flowers and foliage that sustain much of the animal life in the forest Only a small number of tree species have the genetic capacity to grow really big The mightiest are native to North America, but big trees grow all over the globe, from the tropics to the boreal forests of the high latitudes To achieve giant stature, a tree needs three things: the right place to establish its seedling, good growing conditions and lots of time with low adult mortality (59) _ In some parts of the world, populations of big trees are dwindling because their seedlings cannot survive or grow In southern India, for instance, an aggressive nonnative shrub, Lantana camara, is invading the floor of many forests Lantana grows so thickly that young trees often fail to take root With no young trees to replace them, it is only a matter of time before most of the big trees disappear Across much of northern Australia, gamba grass from Africa is overrunning native savannah woodlands (59) _ This creates super-hot fires that cause catastrophic tree mortality (60) _ There is some evidence to suggest tree growth could slow in a warmer world, particularly in environments that are already warm Having worked for decades at La Selva Biological Station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica, David and Deborah Clark and colleagues have shown that tree growth there declines markedly in warmer years “During the day, their photosynthesis shuts down when it gets too warm, and at night they consume more energy because their metabolic rate increases, much as a reptile’s would when it gets warmer,” explains David Clark With less energy produced in warmer years and more being consumed just to survive, there is even less energy available for growth The Clarks’ hypothesis, if correct, means tropical forests would shrink over time (62) _ According to the Clarks, this might trigger a destabilisation of the climate; as older trees die, forests would release some of their stored carbon into the atmosphere, prompting a vicious cycle of further warming, forest shrinkage and carbon emissions A The loss of big trees has had impacts on the wider environment B The grass grows up to four meters tall and bums fiercely C The largest, oldest trees would progressively die off and tend not to be replaced D Without the right growing conditions, trees cannot get really big E They provide shelter for many animals F Disrupt any of these, and you can lose your biggest trees Questions 63 - 70 Use one of the words listed in the box to form a new word and fill in each blank (8 ms) attendance popularity competitor present identify hoist office motive The 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31), the region's biggest sporting event, (63) _ began with a grand opening ceremony held at My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi on May 12 evening President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue, and Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam were among the Vietnamese leaders (64) the ceremony International guests include Speaker of the Singaporean Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin ministers and heads of the sports delegations of the 11 participating countries, chief (65) _ of international organisations, and foreign ambassadors The opening ceremony saw the presence of n large number of athletes and coaches from the 11 delegations who have been (66) _ in 40 sports since May 4th The Vietnamese delegation comprises more than 1.300 members The event began with the Vietnamese flag (67) _ ceremony, which was followed by special art performances by over 1,000 artists and athletes to introduce the Vietnamese culture and honour the cultural (68) _ of the countries in Southeast Asia, aiming to strengthen solidarity and friendship, promote the spirit of contribution, dedication and Trang 5/6 honesty, and (69) _ people's inner strength through sports competition The ceremony looked to not only (70) _ images of Vietnam but also express the country's readiness for integration and contribution "For a Stronger Southeast Ana" the theme of the Games goes Questions 71-80 Read the following passage and think of a word that best fits cach gap Use ONLY ONE word in each gap (10 ms) There is emerging evidence that some people who develop long Covid have similar symptoms to people with a condition known (71) _ postural tachycardia syndrome, or postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (PoTS) This condition can cause dizziness when moving to an upright position and can be triggered by infections The most common (72) _ are feeling lightheaded, palpitations (being aware of your heartbeat) and fatigue There have been several case reports in medical journals of people who had continuing symptoms following Covid-19 infection, and some were found to have PoTS PoTs happens because your body's ways of avoiding a drop in blood pressure when you stand up aren't working (73) _ Normally when you sit up or stand up, gravity makes some of your blood flow downwards, (74) _ can cause a fall in blood pressure Your body (75) _ to prevent a fall in blood pressure by narrowing your blood vessels and slightly increasing your heart rate But (76) _ you have PoTS these automatic changes don’t happen When you move to an upright position the supply of blood to your heart and brain drops and your heart starts (77) _ faster to compensate While there is (78) _ cure for PoTS, it can be managed by diet, exercise and medication, and the researchers say it is important to get an accurate diagnosis so patients can be treated and advised on how to manage their symptoms If this sounds (79) _ your symptoms after having Covid-19, you should (80) _ your doctor know to ensure you are correctly diagnosed and can receive effective treatment Questions 81 - 90 Complete the second sentence using the word given, so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence DON'T CHANGE THE WORD GIVEN Write between THREE and SIX words (20 ms) 81 Danny found it difficult to control his bicycle on the steep slope (UNDER) Danny found it difficult to on the steep slope 82 You should think about the price before you decide whether to buy it or not (CONSIDERATION) You should before you decide whether to buy it or not 83 Don't forget you are due to see the dentist at 10 o'clock (APPOINTMENT) Don't forget the dentist at 10 0'clock 84 That dress is a third of the cost of the pink one (MUCH) The pink dress is that one 85 The tvvo theories appear to be completely different (COMMON) The two theories 86 Jake was the person who started my interest in collecting pottery (GOT) It was collecting pottery 87 I wish people wouldn't talk during a performance - it makes me really uptight! (NERVES) It really people talk during a performance 88 We didn't understand how challenging the programme would be (DEMANDS) Little of the programme would be 89 You have to use logic and lateral thinking in equal measure in this job (STRIKE) You have to logic and lateral thinking in this job 90 Being in prison seems to have changed Kevin's behaviour for the better (LEAF) Kevin has since he got out of prison HẾT Trang 6/6 Họ tên thí sinh: Số báo danh: (Cán coi thi khơng giải thích thêm) Trang 7/6 ... terms D we are unable to carry out problem-solving tasks 56 In the final paragraph the word "volatile" is closest in meaning to A unstable B bad-tempered C aggressive D lunatic 57 Overall... understanding the changes that happen in their brains Quotions 58 - 62 Read the text Fise sentences been removed from the text Choose from sentences A - F the one that best fits each gap There is ONE extra... your symptoms after having Covid-19, you should (80) _ your doctor know to ensure you are correctly diagnosed and can receive effective treatment Questions 81 - 90 Complete the second sentence