(2017) ĐỀ VÀ ĐÁP ÁN CÁC MÔN THI THỬ LẦN 2 NĂM 2017 – Trung Tâm Phổ Thông Năng Khiếu (Dạy – Học Thêm) 135

TRUNG TÂM DẠY THÊM – HỌC THÊM PHỔ THÔNG NĂNG KHIẾU THI THỬ TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 lần thứ hai Môn thi:TIẾNG ANH (chuyên) Thời gian làm bài:120 phút cho phần trắc nghiệm phần tự luận, không kể thời gian phát đề Đề thi Phần trắc nghiệm có trang Mã đề thi: 135 Read the four texts below There are ten questions about the texts Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on the answer sheet to indicate which text tells you the answer to each of the questions from to 10 The same text may be used more than twice A B Flower Remedies Dr Edward Bach – The Flower Remedy Man Q What is the likelihood of reactions and Edward Bach, born in 1886, was always interested in rashes, e.g to Crab Apple, and how are they medicine and after qualifying in bacteriology and caused? pathology at University College Hospital, he set up a A Crab Apple floods out negative emotions On general practice in Harley St It was here that he became very rare occasions this can result in a rash dissatisfied with the orthodox view that doctors were expected to concentrate on disease rather than the person or unexpected feelings being stirred up Where such things occur they can be suffering from it He believed it should be the other way disregarded and there is no reason to stop round Bach found that when he treated the personality taking the remedies and feelings of his patients, then the bodily manifestations – illness in all its forms – would be alleviated, proving that Q In your personal experience is it safe to take remedies if you are pregnant? both were inherently linked A Yes, it is safe but if you have any worries on Dr Bach passed away peacefully in 1936, leaving behind this score, we would advise you to talk to him a system of remedies which are now used all over the your doctor or midwife world D C In Nature’s Hands Q&A Edward Bach was inspired by his work with ‘I feel down – what should I take?’ Gentian is for a mild despondency after a setback – maybe homoeopathy, but wanted to find remedies that would be purer and less reliant on the products of you want to improve your career prospects, you’ve disease He was convinced that nature held the applied for a job and haven’t got it Gorse is effective when you feel very pessimistic – you keys to unblocking people’s negative moods and decide to give up applying for jobs and tear the application anxieties and to restoring a holistic equilibrium After moving to Mount Vernon in Oxfordshire, form up he used the fields and lanes in the different Sweet Chestnut is a different thing altogether It’s to be seasons to gather the plants He would suffer an recommended when all avenues really are closed off Imagine someone who has tried and tried to get a job All emotional state that he needed to cure and then try drinking the extracts from the various plants the savings are gone, the rent’s not paid, the family’s hungry This is absolute despair, the dark night of the soul and flowers until a particular one helped The process required a high degree of selfsacrifice Finally, mustard is effective when you’ve got the job but you still feel gloomy, see the cloud hanging over you and was often slow and painstaking In which text does the writer 1: respond to specific queries? 2: use an analogy to explain? 3: outline Bach’s research methods? 4: seek to allay fears? 5: qualify a recommendation? Which text is saying the following? 6: Emotional and physical states are inseparable 7: It’s important to comprehend the degrees of an illness 8: Bach reversed conventional medical thinking 9: Bach didn’t feel the need to use guinea pigs 10: Remedies sometimes produce unexpected effects Trang 1/6 - Mã đề thi 135 Read the following extract from The Fun They Had by Isaac Asimov and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on the answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 11 to 20 THE DISCOVERY Margie wrote about it that night in her diary On the Tommy looked at her with very superior eyes page headed May 17, 2155, she wrote, “Today “Because it’s not our kind of school, stupid This is Tommy found a genuine book!” It was a very old the old kind of school that they had hundreds and book Margie’s grandfather had once said that when hundreds of years ago.” He added arrogantly, he was a little boy, his grandfather had told him that pronouncing the word carefully, “Centuries ago.” there was a time when all stories were printed on Margie felt slightly offended “Well, I don’t know paper and bound together what kind of school they had all that time ago.” She They turned the pages, which were yellow and read the book over his shoulder for a while, then crinkly, and it was awfully funny to read words that said, “In any event, they had a teacher.” stood still instead of moving the way they were “Sure they had a teacher, but it wasn’t a regular supposed to – on a screen, you know And then, teacher It was a person.” when they turned back to the page before, it had the “A person? How could a person be a teacher?” same words on it that it had had when they read it “Well, they just told the boys and girls things and the first time They found it astonishing gave them homework and asked them questions.” “A person isn’t nearly smart enough.” “Wow,” said Tommy, “what a waste When you’re through with the book, you just throw it away, I “Sure he is My father knows as much as my guess Our television screen must have had a teacher.” million books on it and it’s good for plenty more I “He can’t A man can’t know as much as a teacher And I wouldn’t want a strange person in my house wouldn’t throw it away.” to teach me.” “Same with mine,” said Margie She was eleven and hadn’t seen as many telebooks as Tommy had Tommy burst into laughter, “You don’t know He was thirteen much, Margie The teachers didn’t live in the house She said, “Where did you find it?” They had a special building and all the kids went there.” “In my house.” He pointed without looking, because he was busy reading “In the attic.” “And all the kids learned the same thing?” “What’s it about?” “Sure, if they were the same age.” “School.” “But my mother says a teacher has to be adjusted to fit the mind of each boy and girl it teaches and that Margie was scornful “School? What’s there to each kid has to be taught differently.” write about school? I hate school.” Margie had “Just the same, they didn’t it that way then If always hated school, but now she hated it more than you don’t like it, you don’t have to read the book.” ever So she said to Tommy, “Why would anyone “I didn’t say I didn’t like it,” Margie said hastily write about school?” She desperately wanted to read about those funny schools 11: What is Margie doing in the first paragraph? A writing a novel B trying to learn from a book C recording an earlier event D expressing doubt about how books were made 12: Who had told Margie about how books were once made? A her grandfather B her great-grandfather C her great-great-grandfather D Tommy 13: Which word best describes how the children felt about Tommy’s find? A amazed B proud C ashamed D determined 14: Why had Margie seen fewer telebooks than Tommy? A She had difficulty reading moving words on a screen B Her television screen had fewer books on it than Tommy’s C She did not have a television screen at home D Tommy was older than her 15: Which word best sums up Margie’s attitude to school? A fondness B loathing C boredom D contentment 16: What was Margie ‘slightly offended’ by (paragraph 7)? A Tommy’s derogatory remark B teachers of the past C schools of the past D Tommy’s careful pronunciation Trang 2/6 - Mã đề thi 135 17: According to the writer, schools of the future… A not have human teachers B use the same methodology as schools of the past C are unbearable D are located very close to the pupils’ homes 18: Tommy believes that… A school is a waste of time B machines are better than human teachers C teachers shouldn’t live in student’s homes D humans can be very knowledgeable 19: Pupils of the future are taught… A by their parents B using books C in their homes D in specially designed buildings 20: How does Margie feel about the schools of the past? A envious B inquisitive C indifferent D moved Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the questions from 21 to 25 21: A delicious B encourage C excited D motivate 22: A successful B official C physical D surprising 23: A different B following C relative D understand 24: A continue B amazing C annoying D meaningful 25: A administrative B geological C metropolitan D multinational Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the questions from 26 to 35 26: The Dominican Republic is the second largest Caribbean nation after Cuba, with nearly 10 million A B C people, one million of them live in the capital city Santo Domingo D 27: Nowadays, more and more people around the world are learning Engtish as the second language A B and the way that they study it is changing C D 28: If you join a Japanese meal, you may be excited to see what the colourful dishes are arranged A B C D according to a traditional pattern 29: After touchdown, please remains seated until the aircraft comes to a standstill outside A B C D the terminal building 30: Many cities and towns have become overcrowded with tourists, with all their vehicles A B cause traffic jams as well as air and noise pollution C D 31: Thanks for the widespread use of modern means of transport, people have more choice of A B C holiday destination and can now visit even the remotest parts of the world D 32: Most of people enjoy travelling abroad, and having the chance to stay in an exotic city or a seaside resort A B C D 33: Son Doong Cave has become more famous after the ABC aired a live programme featured A B its magnificence on ‘Good Morning America’ in May 2015 C D 34: Traditional Vietnamese cooking usually uses fresh ingredients, few dairy and oil, and various A B C D herbs and vegetables 35: Different sauces such as fish sauce, shrimp paste, and soya sauce are quite popularly in various regions A B C D Trang 3/6 - Mã đề thi 135 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on the answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 50 36: What’s wrong with you? You didn’t say _ at the meeting A anything B barely anything C hardly something D nothing 37: Our basketball coach said it was imperative _ three times a week A us to attend training B we attend training C attending training D that we will attend training 38: I _ errands since the morning, and I’m not finished yet A had run B ran C was running D have been running 39: Had you followed her instructions, you _ confused A would have gotten B will get C have gotten D had gotten 40: You _ those old shorts, because I was going to throw them away A needn’t have washed B shouldn’t be washed C needn’t washed D might not wash 41: I’ll get my husband _ me move these boxes when he gets home A helping B helped C help D to help 42: Ryan and Lee want to sit next to _ in class A each the other B one the other C one other D each other 43: Thanks for the advice, but I’d rather _ an apartment downtown A to not rent B not to rent C not rent D I don’t rent 44: _ to university every day is becoming unaffordable A Driving B To driving C Having driven D Driven 45: My friends wish that I _ to the beach with them more often A go B have gone C will go D could go 46: My secretary won’t let me down She’s a very _ employee A reliable B relied C rely D relying 47: Sorry, but _ I wanted to was open the window to get some fresh air A the only B whatever C every D all 48: He used to work as a bank clerk, _? A didn’t he B wasn’t he C used he D did he 49: _ I had nothing to last night, I reformatted my computer's hard drive A The reason why B Due to C Since D Thanks to 50: It’s no _ denying you were there I saw you with my own eyes A point B good C reason D worth Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on the answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 51 to 70 51: The President of the company _ denied the accusations made against him A innately B virtuously C permissively D vehemently 52: Hey, _ in there – I’m trying to study for my exam! A sit up B log on C let go D pipe down 53: You will _ your eyes reading in such bad light A strain B wither C drain D sprain 54: “I could with something to eat.” – “Me too Those snacks we had have really _ my appetite.” A honed B motivated C whetted D inspired 55: Only five minutes to go and our team are two points down Do you think they’ll _ it off? A get B set C pull D take 56: The physicist’s theory on nuclear fusion was _ by later research A dissuaded B disregarded C discredited D dispensed 57: Nick is usually very calm, but he loses his _ when he has to give a speech A participation B menace C diversion D composure 58: The young man never _ in his determination to establish his own business A speculated B wavered C endowed D eroded 59: Katherine’s a really _ speaker; it’s a pleasure listening to her lectures A divergent B cryptic C articulate D long 60: The students’ poor participation in the charity event _ a clear lack of interest on their part A attributed B depicted C declined D revealed Trang 4/6 - Mã đề thi 135 61: When the minister of finance reduced spending, the whole educational system went _ A downtown B downstream C downhill D downstairs 62: The long bus drive in the tropical midday heat made all the tourists _ A squeamish B sluggish C agile D alert 63: Were you aware that the bridge across this river _ almost four kilometers? A repeals B spans C paces D radiates 64: They had to make some _ to their schedule due to unforeseen circumstances A interventions B projections C adjustments D supplements 65: The President has recently _ an increase in funding for AIDS research A measured B empowered C authorized D elevated 66: NASA uses the unique _ point of space to improve prediction of climate, weather, and natural hazards A vantage B convenience C location D magnified 67: All the files you need to read through for your presentation are _ neatly on that table A restrained B lured C stacked D crouched 68: You’ve still got time to send in your application The _ is tomorrow A pedigree B heritage C deadline D elevation 69: It’s our duty to _ natural resources such as trees by enforcing reforestation policies A replenish B diminish C contribute D include 70: The discovery of penicillin was hailed as a great scientific _ A obstinacy B breakthrough C upshot D meticulousness Choose the sentence A, B, C, or D which is closest in meaning to the first sentence of each of the questions from 71 to 75 71: George meets his old friends whenever he goes to London A Each time George is in London, he meets his old friends B When George goes to London, he will meet his old friends C George is meeting old friends while he is in London D George goes to London in order to meet his old friends 72: Surely someone must have seen the thief leave the building A The thief left the building before someone saw him B It seems unlikely that the thief left the building without being seen C It seems that no one saw the thief as he left the building D When the thief left the building, someone saw him 73: I wish I were as good at learning languages as Julia is A Julia is good at learning languages and so am I B Julia is better at learning languages than I am C I am not good at learning languages and neither is Julia D No one is as good at learning languages as Julia 74: It is not worth having a party if you not have time to organise it A You need time to arrange a party, otherwise it is better not to have one B Do not have a party because it will take too much time to organise C Organising a party takes less time than you might expect D Unless you enjoy organising parties, you should not have one 75: We were already late for the show by the time we had found a taxi A It took a long time to find a taxi but the show began later than expected B We found a taxi in order not to be late for the show C We eventually found a taxi to go to the show, which had already begun D The taxi was late, so we missed the start of the show Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the questions from 76 to 80 76: A launch B gauge C astronaut D assault 77: A cab B gap C grade D fat 78: A confuse B confusion C refusal D confusing 79: A exotic B erode C operate D workshop 80: A paradise B merchandise C jeopardise D disembark Trang 5/6 - Mã đề thi 135 Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 81 to 90 Long thought to be (81) _, fossil fuels have been used (82) _ since the Industrial Revolution However, many believe that the world is using fossil fuels at an (83) _ rate Some experts believe that industries have reached their (84) _ for oil extraction and production, and that it is only a matter of time before natural gas and coal follow suit Fossil fuels have provided us with cheap, (85) _ electricity for so long that only recently has serious research been (86) _ into developing alternatives Wind power already supplies 20% of Denmark’s electricity demands, and it’s on the (87) _ elsewhere Solar power is growing by 30% a year, and solar technology is improving all the time Wave and tidal power are also promising, (88) _ in the UK, although it will be a while before these alternative energy sources will be up and running on a (89) _ scale Another alternative energy source is geothermal power, which (90) _ the heat below the Earth’s surface In Iceland, it is used to heat 90% of buildings, and is one of the reasons why Iceland is expected to be the world’s first carbon neutral country by 2050 81: A inexhaustible B inaccurate C incompatible D incidental 82: A exotically B extensively C expectantly D excitably 83: A unsustainable B uncertain C uninhabited D unattractive 84: A height B top C point D peak 85: A disciplined B costly C insufficient D plentiful 86: A overtaken B undertaken C retaken D taken 87: A development B improvement C encouragement D increase 88: A sensibly B precisely C exact D especially 89: A high B huge C significant D main 90: A imposes B abuses C applies D exploits Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 91 to 100 Who doesn’t need more energy these days? No matter how old you are, we all could use more energy to help us (91) _ those endless days at work! But why can’t we have healthy energy drinks that not only (92) _ us with that energy we need (93) _ the day, but benefit our bodies as well? Most energy drinks contain (94) _ amounts of caffeine, and most of them are not considered healthy for the human body They should be watched carefully because of their (95) _ and how powerful they can be Most energy drinks trigger reactions that help boost our blood pressure and heart (96) _, which isn’t always the best thing for us They can often prevent sleep (97) _ taken at the wrong time, or dehydrate our body, which is really not what we intend to with the energy drinks we purchase In most cases, people mainly turn to energy drinks to help them with school or workouts or on-the-job (98) _ Energy drinks should not be used while exercising as the (99) _ of all the stimulants and other ingredients they contain may result in loss of fluid from sweating and (100) _ cause dehydration 91: A get by B get through C get up D get over 92: A prolong B protect C provide D produce 93: A throughout B overall C around D within 94: A varying B fluctuating C alternating D modifying 95: A ingredients B substitutions C constituents D components 96: A speed B place C rate D measure 97: A as long as B if C as D although 98: A illness B dullness C disability D fatique 99: A contemplation B combination C conservation D correlation 100: A appropriately B relevantly C consequently D unsuitably - - HẾT Trang 6/6 - Mã đề thi 135 ... questions from 21 to 25 21 : A delicious B encourage C excited D motivate 22 : A successful B official C physical D surprising 23 : A different B following C relative D understand 24 : A continue... remark B teachers of the past C schools of the past D Tommy’s careful pronunciation Trang 2/ 6 - Mã đề thi 135 17: According to the writer, schools of the future… A not have human teachers B use... to 50 36: What’s wrong with you? You didn’t say _ at the meeting A anything B barely anything C hardly something D nothing 37: Our basketball coach said it was imperative _ three times a