Write A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the following sentences.. Write them on your answer sheet.. Choose the word or phrase that best fits
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Sở giáo dục và đào tạo
Hưng yên
đề Thi chính thức
(Đề thi có 04 trang)
kỳ thi tuyển sinh vào lớp 10 thpt chuyên
Năm học 2012 - 2013 Môn thi: tiếng anh
(Dành cho thí sinh thi vào lớp chuyên Tiếng Anh)
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút
Part A: (1,0 point) Phonetics
Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others Write A, B, C or D on your answer sheet
1 A official B adventure C separate D religion
2 A development B beautifully C accessible D assistance
3 A material B completely C economy D tropical
4 A international B expression C believable D unhappily
PART B: (3,0 points) VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I Choose the best word or phrase to complete the following sentences Write A, B, C or D on your answer sheet (2,0 points)
1 I television a lot but I don’t any more
A was watching B was used to watching C used to watch D has watched
2 It was very good you to help David with his homework
3 Several people, voice could be clearly heard, were waiting outside
4 He says he doesn’t like his new school because he feels like a out of water there
5 Nothing matters, ?
6 Like you all, I dislike people their promises
A who aren’t keeping B that doesn’t keep C whom don’t keep D who don’t keep
7 Nga is the of the two girls
8 Laura: “Would you please drive me to class today? My car won’t start.”
Peter: “ ”
A Yes, I would B I would C I’d be glad to D No, I wouldn’t
9 He to be the best chess player in the district
10 John: “Would you like some beer?”
George: “Not while I’m ”
11 Scott: “How is Sarah’s essay in the history exam?”
Andy: “ , her work has been good, but this one is dreadful.”
A General B In generally C In the general D In general
12 had she reached school when the bell rang
13 Passengers travel on this bus buy their tickets in books
14 I object to do all the work myself
A to being asked B to asking C being asked D on being asked
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16 Please your hand if you want to ask the teacher a question
17 How many hours a week do you spend English?
18 She came an old friend while she was walking along the street
19 I’ll show you around the city when you to visit me
20 Mr Pike has taken swimming as he wants to keep fit
II Supply the appropriate form of the bold words in the brackets Write them on your answer sheet (1,0 point)
1 She is one of the most famous in the world (environmen
2 English is a difficult language for the Chinese to learn (compare)
4 Their behavior made a deep upon the guests (impress)
5 Don’t try to do things too quickly Set yourself targets (real)
6 The damage caused by the earthquake cannot be imagined It was (describe)
7 Students should be to be proud of their school uniforms (courage)
8 The of ready meal has increased enormously in recent years (consume)
9 Great works of art like the Mona Lisa are (price)
PART C: (3,0 points) READING
I Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage Write A, B, C
or D on your answer sheet (1,0 point)
Making an English-speaking friend is a good way to improve your English and enjoy (1) at the same time It is not always easy for foreign students to make British friends, however, (2) British people do not talk much to people they don’t know They often create a group of close friends and meet others (3) are introduced by one of those friends It can be difficult for a foreign student to make friends in the UK at first This doesn’t mean that people are (4) Be patient, and don’t (5) that the person doesn’t like you Once you have made a friend, that (6) can often be very warm and may (7) for life (8) your friend is not a native English speaker, you will still learn a lot by talking to each other in English If you are in the UK, try
to (9) making friends only with people of your own language, or (10) to speak in English when you meet
1 A themselves B himself C herself D yourself
4 A reserved B sociable C unfriendly D easy-going
6 A friendship B relationship C friend D mate
8 A Because B Even if C Only when D However
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II Read the following passage and choose the best answer to complete the sentences Write A, B, C
or D on your answer sheet (1,0 point)
Rachel Carson was born in 1907 in Springdale, Pensylvania She studied biology at college and zoology at Johns Hopkins University, where she received her master's degree in 1933 In 1936, she was hired by the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service, where she worked most of her life
Carson's first book, Under the Sea Wind, was published in 1941 It received excellent reviews, but sales were poor until it was reissued in 1952 In that year she published The Sea Around Us, which
provided a fascinating look beneath the ocean's surface, emphasizing human history as well as geology and marine biology Her imagery and language had a poetic quality Carson consulted no less than 1,000 printed sources She had voluminous correspondence and frequent discussions with experts in the field However, she always realized the limitations of her non-technical readers
In 1962, Carson published Silent Spring, a book that sparked considerable controversy It proved how much harm was done by the uncontrolled, reckless use of insecticides She detailed how
they poison the food supply of animals, kill birds and fish, and contaminate human food At the time, spokemen for the chemical industry mounted personal attacks against Carson and issued propaganda
to indicate that her findings were flawed However, her work was proved by a 1963 report of the president's Science Advisory Committee
1 The passage mainly discuses Rachel Carson's work
C at the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service D as a writer
2 According to the passage, what did Carson primarily study at Johns Hopkins University?
3 It can be inferred from the passage that in 1952, Carson’s book Under The Sea Wind
A was outdated B became more popular than her other books
C was praised by critics D sold many copies
4 Which of the following was NOT mentioned in the passage as a source of information The Sea
Around Us?
C a research expedition D letters from scientists
5 The word "reckless" in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to
A irresponsible B limited C continuous D unnecessary
III Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word Write it on your answer sheet (1,0 point)
Computers are helpful (1) many ways First, they are fast They can work with information even more quickly than a (2) Second, computers can work with a lot of information at the (3) time Third, they can (4) information for a long time They do not forget things the common people do Moreover, computers are (5) always correct They are not perfect, of course, but they usually do not (6) mistakes
These days, it is important to (7) about computers There are a number of things to learn Some companies have classes (8) work Also, most universities offer day and night courses in computer science (9) way to learn is from a book, or from a friend (10) a few hours of practice, you can work with computers You may not be an expert, but you can have fun
PART D: (3,0 points) WRITING
I Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting Write A, B, C or D on your answer
sheet (1,0 point)
1 Her teacher advised her taking part in the city’s beauty contest
A B C D
2 Sandra has not rarely missed a play or a concert since she was seventeen years old
A B C D
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A B C D
4 George is not enough intelligent to pass the economics class without help
A B C D
5 Louis got his sister read his class assignment, and then asked her to write the report for him because
A B C
he did not have enough time
D
6 When we arrived at the store to purchase the dishwasher advertise in the newspaper, we learnt that
A B C
all the dishwashers had been sold
D
7 Writers like Williams Shakespeare and Edgar Allan Poe are not only prolific but too interesting
A B C D
8 My family as well as Tom’s family spent an interested holiday in Europe last summer
A B C D
9 Although the serious problem of pollution, many people prefer to live in big cities
A B C D
10 She was wearing dark glasses so as not to recognize
A B C D
II Using the word given in each bracket and other words to complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first You must use between three and five words DO NOT CHANGE
THE WORD GIVEN IN BOLD Write your answer on the answer sheet (1,0 point)
1 Lucia was last heard of a month ago (for)
Nobody a month
2 “I’ll give the money back tomorrow”, said Phillip (promised)
Phillip back the next day
3 She doesn’t intend to give up her hobby (intention)
She has _ her hobby
4 Ann talks well but she doesn’t always communicate what she wants to say (how)
No matter _ she doesn’t always communicate what she wants to say
5 I’d prefer you not to drink tea at night (rather)
I’d _ tea at night
III Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it Write your answers on the answer sheet (1,0 point)
1 Working for this travel agency will not be possible without a good command of English
Unless you have _
2 There is no better teacher in this school than Miss Jones
Miss Jones is
3 My friend finds driving on the left quite hard
My friend isn’t _
4 It’s difficult for older people to learn a language
Older people have
5 They think the man holding the hostage is heavily armed
The man holding _
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