UBND TỈNH THỪA THIÊN HUẾ

UBND TỈNH THỪA THIÊN HUẾ Trang 1/8 SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO THỪA THIÊN HUẾ KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN QUỐC HỌC NĂM HỌC 2018 2019 Khóa ngày 02 tháng 6 năm 2018 ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC (Đề thi có 08 t[.]

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO THỪA THIÊN HUẾ ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC (Đề thi có 08 trang) Điểm KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN QUỐC HỌC NĂM HỌC 2018-2019 Khóa ngày 02 tháng năm 2018 Mơn thi: TIẾNG ANH (CHUYÊN) Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) Họ tên chữ ký giám khảo 1: Mã phách (Bằng số chữ) Họ tên chữ ký giám khảo 2: *Ghi chú: - Học sinh làm đề thi khơng ghi vào phần trên; - Thí sinh khơng sử dụng tài liệu Giám thị khơng giải thích thêm I LISTENING (20 points) The listening test has TWO parts You will hear each part TWICE At the beginning of each part, you will have time to read the questions and at the end of each part, you will have time to complete your answers Part 1: (10 points) You will hear a conversation between an interviewer and an interviewee about the holiday vacation Questions 1-3 Choose the correct answer to the following questions Only ONE answer is possible for each question Which member or members of the speaker's family have health problems? A The speaker B The speaker's parents C The speaker's father and younger sister D None of the speaker's family does Why didn't the family go to Rotorua? A They couldn't afford it B They wanted to go somewhere with friends C Because of health problems D Because they wanted to go somewhere new How did the speaker's family first find out about the Waiwera spa? A From people they met in their hometown B From the Internet C From people they met in Rotorua D From a travel agent Questions 4-6 Complete the sentences using NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS OR NUMBERS for each gap Altogether, the number of people in the speaker's holiday group was _ One of the children from the other family was a boy one _ than the speaker Before leaving, the speaker and his family got information from the Internet and a _ Trang 1/8 Questions 7-10 Answer the following questions using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer What did the speaker especially like about the holiday? Where were the children most of the time? How does the speaker describe the people at the resort? 10 Which activities didn't the speaker participate in, even though those activities were available? Part 2: (10 points) You will hear a talk on the subject of travel in the 21 st century For questions 11-20, complete the notes World Tourism Organization predicts: - number of holiday trips will rise by (11.) _ per year - tourism will become a bigger industry than (12.) _ How tourism will change: - most 20th-century tourists chose classic (13.) _ holidays - what 21st-century tourists will want: + type of accommodation: (14.) _ + chance to try: local (15.) _ and _ + travel around by: (16.) _ Type of holiday that will become more popular: - visiting more than one (17.) _ - activity included, e.g (18.) _ Reasons for changing holiday habits: - changes in people’s (19.) _ lives - information available from (20.) _ II VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (10 points) For each of the following questions, circle the best answer (A, B, C or D) to fill the blank Don’t take that road There’s always very _ traffic along there A heavy B strong C powerful D hard This tea is too _ for me Could you bring me some hot water? A strong B thick C hard D heavy _ has caused many so-called man-made disasters A Forestry B Forest C Deforestation D Foresters Since he failed his exam, he had to _ for it again A make B sit C pass D take Trang 2/8 Young children didn’t use to be _ towards elderly people A dishonest B disrespectful C inattentive D untrustworthy All workers on the factory floor must wear protective boots and safety goggles, and there can be no _ to this rule A excesses B exceptions C expectations D excuses C on account of D in my view His father retired early _ his health A on behalf of B ahead of This car was the most expensive purchase I’ve ever _ A made B taken C put D done Thanks to my friends’ remarks, my essays have been improved A constructive B construction C constructor D construct 10 My friend eventually decided to quit her job, _ upset me a lot A that B when C which D who 11 Tom refused _ to school He preferred driving himself A to drive B to be driven C driving D being driven 12 _ my shyness, they refused to give me the job as a receptionist A Despite B As for C Instead of D Due to 13 Don’t drop your sweet wrapper on the floor, _? A you B aren’t you C will you D won’t you 14 If John hadn’t sold his car, he _ you to the station now A would drive B would have driven C will drive D drives 15 Susie and Frank _ in on us last night, so I had to quickly defrost a pizza A turned B went C came D dropped 16 Not having written about the required topic, _ a low mark A the teacher gave me B my presentation was given C I was given D the teacher gave 17 It is necessary _ what to when there is a fire A that everyone know B he must know about C that he knew D we knew 18 'The inflation rate in Greece is five times _ my country,' he said A as high as that in B as much as C more than D as many as that in 19 Vietnam's rice export this year will increase _ about 10%, compared with that of last year A with B at C by D on 20 I really admired you when you came first in that examination three years ago If you _ such a result, you _ an excellent student then A had achieved – would have been B achieved – were C achieved – would be D had achieved – would be Trang 3/8 III READING (25 points) Part 1: Read the following passage, choose and circle the best answer (A, B, C or D) for each question (5 points) Alison closed the door of her small flat and put down her briefcase It had been another exhausting day at the travel agency where she worked, and she was looking forward to being alone There was an interesting program she wanted to watch on television later in the evening She had just started preparing her dinner when there was a knock at her door ‘Oh, no Who on earth could that be?’ she muttered She went to the door and looked through the ‘spy hole’ A man of about sixty was standing there It took her a few seconds to realize who he was He lived in the flat below They had passed on the stairs once or twice and had exchanged the usual greetings He had a long, thin face with two large front teeth that made him look like a rabbit ‘Sorry to bother you, but uh there’s something I’d like to er talk to you about,’ he mumbled when she opened the door Alison hesitated but then asked him to come in Then she noticed the dog Alison detested dogs, particularly big ones This one was a very old and very fat bulldog The man went into her small living room and sat down on the sofa The dog followed him and climbed up on the sofa next to him Its mouth was open and it was breathing heavily Alison saw several drops of the dog’s saliva fall on the light green material that covered the sofa ‘Do you mind if I smoke?’ the man asked Without waiting for an answer, he lit a cigarette ‘You must be wondering why I’ve come Well, I hope you won’t be offended, but ’ he stopped suddenly and coughed His face went very red Another cough exploded from somewhere very deep inside him He pulled a dirty, grey handkerchief out of his pocket and spat into it Some ashes from his cigarette fell on the floor He looked around the room Alison glanced at her watch The man seemed to have forgotten what he wanted to say ‘Nice place you’ve got here,’ he said at last How you think Alison felt when she heard the knock at her door? A afraid B irritated C pleased D curious Who was the man at the door? A Someone she worked with B A friend who needed advice C A complete stranger D A neighbor she hardly knew What you think Alison said to herself when she saw the dog? A ‘I wish he hadn’t brought that dog in here.’ B ‘Oh, what a nice dog!’ C ‘I wonder what’s wrong with the poor thing.’ D ‘I like some dogs but not this one.’ Why did the man want to talk to Alison? A He had forgotten to tell her something B He wanted to tell her how nice her flat was C The text doesn’t tell us D He wanted to apologize for offending her Trang 4/8 What you think was Alison’s general impression of the man after he came in? A She had no feeling about him at all B She thought he was very interesting C She liked him but not his dog D He had some very annoying habits Part 2: Read the following passage, choose and circle the best answer (A, B, C or D) to fill in each of the blanks (10 points) A village (0.) B the foothills of the Italian Alps that sees no sun for nearly three months a year is to (1.) _ its winters by using a giant mirror to reflect sunshine onto its main square This week, the 197 inhabitants of Viganella, which is buried in the (2.) _ Antroma valley, north of Turin, will gather for the arrival of a tailor-made sheet of steel 8m wide and 5m high It will be flown by helicopter to a (3.) _ spot on the mountainside The mayor, Pierfranco Midali, who is spearheading the project, is (4.) _ that the hamlet will no longer have to suffer from the (5.) _ absence of direct sunlight for 83 days a year, from November 11 to February Midali first set the ball rolling with a (6.) _ he made seven years ago, after he commissioned a sundial for the facade of the parish church He told the architect who made this that if he could (7.) _ of a solution to bring the sun to Viganella, he would (8.) _ it all the way Weighing more than a ton, and (9.) _ on the nearby Colna Peak, the mirror will reflect the sun's rays onto the village square half a mile away and light up an area of 30 square metres for at least six hours a day The mirror's maker has (10.) _ it will stand up to the strongest winds and will last at least 30 years A at A enlighten A narrow A concluded A confident A full A word A draw A hold A held 10 A insured B in B reduce B thin B designated B endured B intact B comment B decide B carry B positioned B thought C under C brighten C shallow C best C convincing C complete C saying C make C support C lain C guaranteed D around D lift D brief D specialized D ascertaining D whole D speech D think D stand D dropped D hoped Part 3: Read the following passage and think of the word which best fits each space Use only ONE word in each space (10 points) A recent study has given new hope to people suffering (1.) _ heart complaints Up to now, most people with high (2.) _ pressure or with high levels of cholesterol in the blood have been prescribed pharmaceutical drugs, which they have to (3.) _ permanently Deterioration in their situation can lead to an operation or even a heart replacement Obviously, surgery carries serious risk, (4.) _ it is also true that the Trang 5/8 drugs are not without their problems, since they are known to have serious side effects and may (5.) _ lead to cancer The new study draws on the observation that very (6.) _ animals have heart problems, and suggests that the reason (7.) _ this is that animals are capable of producing vitamin C, something that humans are incapable of doing Since it cannot be generated internally, the (8.) _ source of vitamin C for human is their food Unfortunately, modern diets often have insufficient vitamins and (9.) _ essential elements, and so they need to be supplemented with specific pills In normal doses these not have any serious side effects, and it seems that in the long term they might even (10.) _ the drugs that until now have been the only viable treatment IV WRITING (25 points) Part 1: For each question, complete the second sentence in such a way that it is as similar in meaning as possible to the one printed before it (5 points) Somebody stole my bag while we were playing tennis → I was Scientists have tried very hard to find a cure for this disease → Enormous efforts Martin may not be very well but he still manages to enjoy life → Martin’s Although Mary was exhausted, she agreed to join in the activity → Exhausted The demand was so great that they had to reprint the book immediately → It was Part 2: For each question, complete the second sentence in such a way that it has the closest meaning to the original one, using the WORD given DO NOT change this word You must use between three and five words, including the word given (5 points) It has been months since I last spoke with Paul CONTACT → I haven’t …………………………… …………………………… Paul for months Becky didn’t tell you because she assumed you already knew GRANTED → Becky didn’t tell you because she …… … …………………………you already knew Our teacher doesn’t like it when we leave the classroom without asking first APPROVE → Our teacher doesn’t …………… ……… …………the classroom without asking first We found it difficult to choose WAS → It …………… .…………………… for us to make They’ve postponed the meeting until January to give the management team more time to come to the decision OFF Trang 6/8 →The meeting……………………… ………… until January to give the management team more time to come to the decision Part 3: Within from 250 to 300 words, write a short composition on the following topic (15 points) Some people think that only men, but not women, should be allowed to hold high positions at work Do you support this opinion? 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