Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.. Choose the word that best fits the blank space in the following passage.. Read the passage carefully and choose the best a
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Môn: TIẾNG ANH (Không chuyên)
(Thời gian làm bài 60 phút , không kể thời gian phát đề)
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I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest (0.4 pt – 0.2 pt/each)
1 A extensive B excellent C expect D experience
II Choose the word with different stress pattern in each group (0.4 pt – 0.2 pt/each)
1 A dangerous B generous C effective D natural
2 A economic B compulsory C intelligent D impossible
III Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the sentences (3.2 pt – 0.2 pt/each)
1 Passover in Israel and by all Jewish people
A is celebrated B holds C is celebrating D celebrates
2 _ farming is a hard work, Mr Tam enjoys country life
3 Don’t him to agree to your proposal It’s no use
4 Everyone must take part in _ deforestation
A protecting B permitting C preventing D persuading
5 How many letters the secretary ?
A was / typing B does / type C is / typing D has / typed
6 Toan us to mountains if he had a car
A would drive B will drive C drives D drove
7 “I’m sorry I’ve broken your ruler.” - “ _.”
A Not at all B Don’t worry about it C It’s the same D Don’t mention it
8 This is Mrs Hoa, _ son is a famous doctor
9 Phuong Ngoc was very nervous as the plane
10 Most of the drivers are frightened driving in snow
11 My sister dogs but she doesn’t like them any more
12 We didn’t like the club the poor quality of its service
13 The printer _ has been repaired looks ok
14 “Let’s go to the pop concert!” - “ .”
A Yes, please B You’re going C We go D All right
15 The wine you are drinking is made _ fruit and sugar
16 What would you do if you _ a UFO?
IV Put the words in parentheses into their correct tense or form (1.0 pt – 0.2 pt/each)
1 I spend my in the country (CHILD)
2 The engineer is doing his research with great _ (PLEASE)
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3 Her daughter has a good _ (APPEAR)
4 A large number of fishermen in the storm last September (KILL)
5 The accident happened because of the driver’s _ (CARE)
V Choose the incorrect parts in the following sentences A, B, C or D (1.0 pt – 0.2 pt/each)
1 When (A) the phone rang, we had (B) our dinner with (C) the Smiths (D)
2 People who (A) exercise regularly (B) have greater physical endurance than (C) those who doesn’t (D)
3 The teacher told (A) us that there (B) will be (C) examination the following week (D)
4 What is the different (A) between (B) floods and (C) flash floods (D)?
5 According to (A) the sign on (B) the restaurant door, all (C) dinners are requiring (D) to wear shirts and shoes
VI Choose the word that best fits the blank space in the following passage (1.0 pt – 0.2 pt/each)
Air pollution is a (1) of ill health in human beings In a lot of countries there are laws limiting the amount of smoke (2) factories increasing produce Although there isn’t (3) information on the amount of smoke in the atmosphere, doctors have (4) _ that air pollution causes lung diseases Poisonous gases from the exhausts of cars have quickly increased air pollution in most cities The lead in petrol produces a poisonous gas which often (5) _ in busy streets surrounded by high buildings
VII Finish the second sentence in each pair in such a way that it is as similar in meaning as possible
to the first one (2.0 pts – 0.4 pt/each)
1 Huu Phuoc is my best friend He works in a foreign company
* Huu Phuoc
2 The car was too expensive for him to buy
* The car was so _
3 She is not on board now, so she can’t experience these marvelous things
VIII Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer A, B, C or D (1.0 pt – 0.2 pt/each)
The word “telephone” means hearing the (1) produced at a distance, just as we see distant objects through a “telescope” or we see things happening miles away through “television” The telephone was (2) _ more than one hundred years ago by Alexander Graham Bell It is now very extensively used everywhere In Vietnam, most of the people have their own telephone in their homes
It makes us possible to talk to our friends far away
In actually working it appears to be (3) _ It has a transmitter into which you speak and a receiver at which you hear, and these two are now (4) _ in the same small instrument, one at each end The two persons who want to speak have each an instrument There is a (5) wire and electric battery by the side of each, or there is a common connecting station It is the electric current that enables the
sound vibrations to be produced at the other end, and the person at the end hears the talk of his friend
5 A connective B connection C connecting D connected
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Họ tên thí sinh: Số báo danh Chữ kí giám thị 1: Chữ kí giám thị 2:
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KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 NĂM HỌC 2016-2017
Môn: TIẾNG ANH (CHUYÊN)
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Thời gian làm bài 120 phút , không kể thời gian phát đề
I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest (0.4pt - 0.1pt / each)
II Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the sentences (1.2pts - 0.1pt / each)
5 You are late again, please try to be in the future
6 That is the old lady talented husband won the Noble Prize
7 “Who is Mr Fraser?” - “I have no idea I’ve never heard _ him.”
8 Do you know who _ ?
A did he talk to B he talked to C talked to he D he talked
9 _ bad weather, we tried to get to school on time
10 She doesn’t allow anyone _ in her room
11 “How do you like your steak done?” - “ _”
A I don’t like it very much B I like it C Not very well D Well done, please
12 I’d rather you _ anything about it for the time being
13 If you _ mentioned it, nobody would ever have known
14 I to people borrowing my books, they always forget to return them
15 It rains so _ that we can’t go out now
16 You didn’t watch the football match on TV last night, _?
III Put the verbs in parentheses into their correct tense or form (1.2pts - 0.2pt / each)
17 The waste from this factory is really _ (POISON)
18 One of the solutions _ by environmentalists is to ban vehicles from the city center (SUGGEST)
19 Where did the orphans at Dickens’ time live, dad? - Of course, in an (ORPHAN)
20 After three years living in London, Long is used to _ on the left (DRIVE)
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22 After they _ their work, they went home (FINISH)
IV Choose the incorrect parts in the following sentences A, B, C or D and correct them (1.2pts-0.2pt/each)
23 We have to (A) save energy (B) because save (C) energy is very necessary (D)
24 The town we visited was (A) a four-days (B) journey from our hotel, so we took (C)
the train instead of the (D) bus
25 We had better to review (A) this lesson carefully (B) because we will have (C) some
questions on (D) it
26 The (A) house which (B) I used to (C) live is in the (D) North of Vietnam
27 They asked me what did happen (A) the night before (B), but I was unable to (C) tell them (D)
28 There were (A) so much (B) people trying (C) to recognize each other (D) at the anniversary
V Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space Use only ONE word
in each space There is an example at the beginning (0) (1.0pt - 0.2pt / each)
Example: (0) role
Computers play a (0) _ in our everyday lives Consider the uses (29) _ computers in
both shops and offices Big shops, especially chain stores with branches (30) _ over the country, have to deal with very large amounts of information They have to make (31) _ there
are enough goods on the shelves for customers to buy, they need to be able to re-order before
stocks (32) _ out, to decide which things are being sold well and so on All these processes (33) _ performed quickly and efficiently by computers
VI Choose the word that best fits the blank space in the following passage (1.0pt - 0.2pt / each)
Everyone wants to reduce pollution But the pollution (34) _ is as complicated as it is
serious It is complicated because much pollution is caused by things that benefit people For
example, (35) _ from automobiles causes a large percentage of all air pollution But the automobile provides transportation for millions of people Factories (36) _ much of material
that pollutes air and water, but factories give employment to a large number of people Thus, to
end or greatly reduce (37) immediately, people would have to stop using many things that benefit them Most of people do not want to do that, of course But pollution can be (38)
_ reduced in several ways Scientists and engineers can work to find ways to lessen the amount of pollution that such things as automobiles and factories cause
VII Finish the second sentence in each pair in such a way that it is as similar in meaning as possible to the first one (1.5pts - 0.3 / each)
39 Tuan and Phuoc are too young to ride motorcycles
* Tuan and Phuoc are not
40 Because the boy behaves well, everybody loves him
Trang 5VIII Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer A, B, C or D (1.0pt - 0.2pt / each)
During the teenage years, many young people can at times be difficult to talk to They often seem to dislike being questioned They may seem unwilling to talk about their work in school This is a normal development at this age, though it can be very hard for parents to understand It is
a part of becoming independent of teenagers trying to be adult while they are still growing up Young people are usually more willing to talk if they believe that questions are asked out of real interest or not because people are trying to check up on them
Parents should do their best to talk to their sons and daughters about school work and future plan but should not push them to talk if they don’t want to Parents should also watch for the dangerous signs: some young people in trying to be adult may experiment with sex, drugs,
alcohol, or smoking Parents need to watch for any signs of unusual behavior which may be
connected with these and get help if necessary
44 This passage is taken from a _
45 Why do adults sometimes find teenagers difficult to talk to?
A Because most teenagers are quiet B Because teenagers don’t want to talk to other people
C Because teenagers think adults are not honest D Because most teenagers hate adults
46 When can you expect young people to be more talkative than usual?
A When people talk to them, they are really interested and not just checking on them
B When adults give them a lot of money to spend
C When adults talk to them about something different from their work at school
D When adults talk to them about sex, alcohol and drugs
47 Some teenagers experiment with drinking or smoking because
A cigarettes and alcohol are available everywhere
B cigarettes and alcohol are cheap
C women prefer smoking and drinking
D they regard them as a mark of adulthood
48 The word behavior in the passage most nearly means
IX Writing (1.5pts)
Write a paragraph of about 100 words about the advantages and disadvantages of living in the city
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Họ và tên thí sinh: ……… Số báo danh: ………
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(Thời gian làm bài 180 phút , không kể thời gian phát đề)
- Thí sinh làm bài trên đề thi
- Thí sinh làm phần nghe hiểu trước
A Listening (3.6 points)
Part 1 You will hear people talking in eight different situations For questions 1-8,
choose the best answer (A, B or C) (1.6 points)
1 You are watching TV and you hear this advertisement
What is the speaker encouraging you to do?
A to watch out for children crossing
B to maintain your car’s tyres
C not to drink and drive
2 You overhear these two people discussing a football match
The speakers _
A both support Manchester United
B both support Liverpool
C support different teams
3 You are out shopping when you pass a man in the street selling something
The item he is selling is _
A cheaper than elsewhere B not available elsewhere C cheaper because it is damaged
4 You are at a wedding reception when a man starts to make a speech
Who is the speaker?
A the father of the bride B the best friend of the groom C the groom
5 Listen to this person speaking about a recent holiday
What is the speaker complaining about?
A the country she visited B the whole holiday C the holiday company
6 You are in an office when you hear a woman making this telephone call
The speaker complains about
A having paid too much
B being given the wrong supplies
C the lateness of the delivery
7 You hear a friend telephoning a sandwich delivery company
What is the speaker ordering?
A 2 sandwiches B 3 sandwiches C 4 sandwiches
8 You are watching the evening news on TV when you hear this item about Dino the dog
Dino _
A went to find his owners B got lost C travelled to his original home
Trang 7Part 2: You are going to hear somebody giving an introductory talk about a course of lessons at a summer school For questions 9-18, complete the sentences with a word or
short phrase (2.0 points)
Name of the college ( 9)
Students at the talk are studying (10) _
Time of seminars (11) _
Rooms for seminars (12) and _
Length of course (13) _
Saturday 5th July, visit to (14) _
Students should see the Parthenon Marbles and (15) _
Canteen opening times [Mon-Thurs] (16) 12 to and to 8
Sports facilities free except for (17) _
Accommodation office is room 16 in (18) _
B Lexico – Grammar (7.4 points)
Part 1 Circle the best option to complete each sentence (1.6 points)
1 The bracelet was _ with his name and date of birth
2 Phone George to remind him of the meeting He has been so _
A nervous B impatient C severe D absent-minded
3 Each prepackaged food item should have a label that tells you what is inside the food you are eating and lists its parts
A nutrition B designer C ingredient D flavour
4 In several developed countries, birthrates are declining slightly on average but _ greatly among them
5 Coin collectors can _ in coins of one country or in various kinds of coins such as cents or dollars
6 Education should be to the child’s needs
A exciting B remote C interesting D relevant
7 Conservationists are worried that many potentially valuable _ of plants and animals are threatened with extinction
A examples B variations C species D brands
8 I can’t quite _ out what the sign says
Part 2 Circle the correct verb tense (1.0 point)
1 A: I couldn’t sleep as you made so much noise
B: Really? I didn’t know you were asleep Otherwise, I _ any noise
A wouldn’t make B won’t make C didn’t make D wouldn’t have made
2 Now I _ for what I said about you It wasn’t true and I shouldn’t have said it
A apologized B was apologized C do apologize D had apologized
3 Not until he got home that he had taken someone else’s bike
A has he realized B did he realize C he realized D he realizes
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Son: I’d rather you it today
5 I _ scuba diving lessons since last year, but I still haven’t got accustomed to breathing with all that equipment
A took B have been taking C am taking D have taken
Part 3 Circle the underlined word or phrase ( A, B, C or D) that needs correcting (2.0 points)
1 Antique collecting became (A) a significant pastime in the 1800's when old object (B) began to be appreciated (C) for their beauty as well as their historical (D) importance
2 The teacher repeated the assignment again (A) for the students since (B) they had difficulty understanding (C) what to do after he had explained (D) it the first time
3 The largest (A) pyramid by volumn is the Great Pyramid of Cholula, which (B)
is considered (C) the largest monument ever constructing (D) anywhere in the world
4 It was suggested that Pedro studied (A) the material more (B) thoroughly before attempting (C) to pass (D) the exam
5 Many (A) environmentalists fear (B) that the earth will run out essential (C) natural resources before (D) the end of the twenty-fifth century
6 Visitors were (A) not permitted entering (B) the park after dark because of (C) the lack of
(D) security and lighting
7 AU nations may have to make (A) fundamental changes in (B) their economic, political, and the technological institutions (C) if they are to preserve (D) the environment
8 Breaking (A) her leg the last time she went (B), Brenda decided not to go (C) on the
school skiing trip (D) this year
9 Found (A) in the 12th century, Oxford University ranks (B) among (C) the world’s oldest
universities (D)
10 The woman I sat (A) next to said (B) that she would never (C) forget to walk (D) in the
rain for the first time
Part 4 Complete each sentence with a word formed from the word in brackets (2.0 points)
1 I think your son will be a successful novelist in the future because of his
mind (IMAGINE)
2 Laura told me that she is going to study abroad this
summer (CONFIDE)
3 Come to Canada and enjoy the great , its country
has spectacular landscapes (OUTDOOR)
4 Sally said that she is always treated with the greatest
by the working staff (COURTEOUS)
5 The report warned that unless illiteracy is eradicated, the
will slow down the national economy and defence (EDUCATE)
6 Smoking by mothers may increase the chances of
brain damage in their babies (EXPECT)
7 Cotton has high (ABSORB)
8 The animals were kept in cramped and conditions (HYGIENE)
9 Please _ our letter of the 14th We have not had a reply (KNOW)
10 People were so happy that they greeted the team members like
heroes (CONQUEST)
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1 The date of the demonstration must be notified _ the police
2 Burning coal to make electricity releases a large amount of carbon dioxide the atmosphere
3 There are always a lot of exceptions grammar rules
4 She looks people who haven’t been to college
C Reading (4 points)
Part 1 Fill in each numbered space with one appropriate word (2.0 points)
The Paralympics is the largest sporting event for disabled athletes in the world Athletes from six disability groups take (1) _ during eleven days of competition However, both the organizers and athletes stress that the sporting performance
is what’s important, (2) _ than the participants’ disabilities The Paralympics have come a long way since 1948, when a sports competition was first arranged in England for World War II veterans with spinal (3) _ Competitors from Holland joined a few years later and in Rome in 1960 the more official, Olympic-style Paralympics was first (4) _ The Paralympics include both Summer and Winter Games and now (5) _ place alongside Olympics at the same venue in the same year Events such as wheelchair rugby are very (6) with spectators and require great skill (7) _ favourite is three-track skiing Here disabled competitors ski on one leg while supporting themselves on two crutches (8) _ also have small skis attached to them In recent years, the Paralympics have grown dramatically, both in popularity and in the (9) of athletes taking part This growth will continue in the future (10) more and more countries send representatives to the Games
Part 2 Read the passage below and then circle the correct answer A, B, C or D (1.0 point)
The sea has been rising relative to the land for at least 100 years, geologists say During that same period, the Atlantic Coast has eroded an average of two to three feet per year, the Gulf Coast even faster Many engineers maintain that seawalls and replenished beaches are necessary
to protect the nation’s shoreline Too many people live or vacation in Miami Beach, Atlantic City,
or Martha’s Vineyard to allow their roads and buildings to simply fall into the sea
The problem with seawalls is that they simply don’t work One study has shown that,
in fact, seawalls make beaches erode faster
Faced with the loss of their beaches, other communities have tried a simple but expensive solution: replace the lost sand These replenishment programs, however, are
costly and of dubious value Another study has shown that only ten percent of replenished
beaches lasted more than 5 years
1 The best title of this passage might be _
A Replenished Beaches B Beach Erosion – A Big Problem
2 The Atlantic Coast has eroded an average of two to three feet per year for at least
A 1 period B 10 years C 100 years D 5 years
3 The word "dubious" could best be replaced by which of the following?
A uncertain B doubtless C reliable D huge
4 According to one study in the passage, what is the problem with seawalls?
A They prevent beaches from eroding B They do not last long
C They are costly D They make beaches erode faster
Trang 105 Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A The Gulf Coast has eroded more than three feet per year
B Many roads and buildings in Miami Beach are fallen into the sea
C Replenishing lost beaches is not expensive
D About ninety percent of replenished beaches lasted less than 5 years
Part 3 Read the following passage and decide which option (A, B, C or D) best fits
each gap Circle the option you choose (1.0 point)
There are so many threats to the wildlife on our planet nowadays that we are rarely surprised when we are _ (1) _ about another one However, some people might find it difficult to believe that small creatures like hedgehogs would be the cause One resident of
an island which _ (2) _ off the west coast of Scotland described how this extraordinary situation has come about It appears that hedgehogs are not _ (3) _ to the islands They were introduced by a gardener who thought they would be an effective way of controlling the slug population There are now so many hedgehogs on the island that they are putting many rare birds at _ (4) _ because they eat birds’ eggs One group of conservationists tried to transport hedgehogs to the mainland The plan might have succeeded if residents on the mainland hadn’t pointed out that the hedgehogs would become just as much of a threat on the mainland as on the island But unless action is _ (5) _ soon, the continuing increase in the hedgehog population will result in the disappearance of certain rare species of birds
1 A mentioned B told C explained D said
2 A extends B stretches C covers D lies
3 A native B related C original D wild
4 A trouble B danger C risk D difficulties
D Writing (5.0 points)
Part 1 Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one (1.0 point)
1 My parents had the chance to go abroad, but they turned it down
Part 2 Complete the second sentence in each pair Use between THREE AND EIGHT
WORDS including the word in capitals Do not change this word (1.0 point)
1 The war has caused emigration to increase (RESULTED)
– The war _ emigration
2 I don’t like it when people I don’t know very well ask me personal questions (BEING)
– I _ people I don’t know very well
3 “ Honestly, I will wash up for you this evening, “ Max told his mother (DO)
– Max evening
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– If it hadn’t my current job
5 We managed to finish the project in the shortest period of time (ABLE)
– We _ in the shortest period of time
Part 3 “It is said that insulting someone on Facebook or Twitter by posting offensive comments or videos online is illegal” Do you agree or disagree?
Write a passage of about 180-200 words to state your point of view (3.0 points)
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