ON THI CHUYEN ANH

UBND TỈNH TIỀN GIANG CỘNG HÒA XÃ HỘI CHỦ NGHĨA VIỆT NAM Sở Giáo Dục & Đào Tạo Độc lập - Tự do - Hạnh phúc ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10 CHUYÊN ANH ---QUESTION 1: Listen to the passage i

UBND TỈNH TIỀN GIANG CỘNG HÒA XÃ HỘI CHỦ NGHĨA VIỆT NAM Sở Giáo Dục & Đào Tạo Độc lập - Tự do - Hạnh phúc

ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10 CHUYÊN ANH

-QUESTION 1: Listen to the passage in the tape two times, then state whether the following sentences are TRUE or FALSE : (1 pt)

1 The people on the plane found something wrong happening to the plane while

it was going to land

2 The air hostess seemed to be excited and frightened when she appeared

3 The pilot informed the passengers that one engine of the plane was out of order

4 One passenger came into the pilot’s cabin as the request of the air hostess

5 The man listened very carefully to the urgent instructions that were being sent

by radio from the airport below

6 The man tried his best but he could not control the plane

7 As the plane touched the ground, it shook violently then burnt

8 The man could land the plane successfully at last

QUESTION 2 : Listen to the passage two times, then complete each sentence below with the information you have heard (1pt)

1 Great white sharks weigh as much as………

2 The beings who dare to get close to great white shark are………

3 There are…… …teeth inside the gigantic jaws of a great white shark

4 The great white shark doesn’t chew its food but tears its prey into large pieces and…… … them whole

5 Great white sharks find their prey by feeling the prey’s …….………

6 To survive, baby sharks eat their ………

7 As soon as the surviving babies are born, the young sharks have to begin………

8 Great white sharks are in danger of disappearing because people hunt them for

QUESTION 3: Pick out the word that has the main stressed syllable different from the others(0.5 pt)

2 unpolluted interactive inspiration communicate

QUESTION 4: Pick out the word whose underlined syllable is pronounced differently from the others (0.5 pt)

QUESTION 5: Pick out the word that is of different topic from the others (0.5 pt)

4 poisonous valuable precious useful

QUESTION 6: Write the suitable form of the word in parentheses (0.5 pt)

1 He is quite an _ person He plays a lot of sports (energy).

2 This building is miracle of (architect).

3 Most ghost stories are set in old houses or castles.(mystery)

4 The doctor gives the patient an injection to ease his pain and _

(anxious)

QUESTION 7: Write the correct tense and form of the verbs in parentheses (0.5 pt).

I arrived home last night and found that my house (1 flood)

Someone forgot (2 turn) off the bathroom tap, and the water has been pouring out the whole day Before phoning the plumber, I (3 check) to see that the electricity supply (4 turn) off, because I didn’t want there was a

fire as well as a flood

QUESTION 8: Rewrite these sentences, beginning with the words given in such

a way that they have the same meaning as the first ones (1 pt)

1 I asked someone to draw the plan for the living room I had …

2 “Would you like to join a picnic?” She said to him She invited …

3 This city had old buildings, but none can be found nowadays There used …

4 Lan has no difficulty in making friends Lan finds…

5 He prefers typing to writing by hand He’d …

6 He left home six months ago It’s …

7 A train leaves for Hue at eight o’clock every morning There is …

8 Both of the chairs are uncomfortable Neither of …

QUESTION 9: Match each half-sentence in column A with a suitable one

in column B to build a complete sentence (1 pt)

1 Jeans are still used by people

all over the world nowadays

2 The earthquake in Kobe in

1995 was so strong

3 You will be able to see

pictures of the Earth 16 times a

day

4 Many people told that they had

seen a plate-like device

5 Many Vietnamese women

often prefer to wear modern

clothing at work today

6 Everyone felt tired and hungry

7 Mr Parker grows maize on his

farm

8 My father reads and writes

English very well

A which was thought to be a

UFO

B but he can only speak it a little.

C therefore students in the

countryside cannot easily get access to it

D although they were made many

centuries ago

E so they sat down under a tree

and had a snack

F once your spaceship orbits

around the Earth

G whenever they have free time

H that more than 30,000 buildings

were damaged and 5,000 people died

I because they are more convenient for them them.

J while his wife works part-time at a grocery

store in a nearby town

QUESTION 10: Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word (1 pt)

The country is more beautiful than a town and pleasanter to live in

Many people think so and go to the country for the summer holidays though

they can’t live _(1)_ all the year around Some have a cottage built in a

village so that they can go there whenever they can find the time

English villages are not all alike, but _(2)_ some ways they are not

different _(3)_ each other Almost _(4)_ village has church, the round and

square tower of which can be _(5)_ for many miles around Surrounding the

church is the churchyard, where people were buried

The village green is a wide stretch of grass, and houses or cottages

are_(6)_ round it Country life is now fairly comfortable and many villages

_(7)_ water brought through pipes into each _(8)_ Most villages are so

close to some small towns that people can go there to buy what they can’t

find in the village

QUESTION 11: Read the passage then pick out one best option for your answer (1pt)

Every four to ten years something happens to the weather system of the Earth Everything changes, and scientists don’t know why The low-pressure area moves toward the east, the high-pressure area is very weak, and the winds blow toward the east A great pile of warm surface water moves toward South America People call this “El Nino“ It usually happens at Christmas time, and El Nino is the Spanish name for the baby Jesus

Usually the effects of El Nino are very mild However, the one that started in

1982 was different from the other recent ones It had a very powerful effect on the world’s climate It caused huge changes in the ocean currents It caused floods in some areas and droughts in others There were terrible windstorms and huge ocean waves These waves swept houses into the sea El Nino did billions of dollars worth

of damage Thousands of people lost their lives and thousands of others were left homeless

In 1983, the winds, ocean currents, and pressure areas started to become normal again Meanwhile, scientists throughout the world organized research to learn more about El Nino They are using satellites and research boats to observe the atmosphere and the ocean It is a very complicated problem, but if the scientists

of the world work together, they should be able to learn the causes of El Nino Then they will be able to predict what will happen and work to prevent a repeat of the death and destruction of 1982-1983

1 The weather system over the Pacific Ocean changes

A every year B every 4 to 10 years

C every 10 years D every 4 years

2 The reasons why the weather system changes

A are known in advance by all scientists B are not mysterious to

scientists today

C are still unknown to scientists nowadays D are easy and simple to

scientists today

3 In the time of El Nino, the warm surface water moves

A eastward B westward

C toward South Africa D southward

4 The effects of El Nino are

A usually mild B very violent

C sometimes very powerful D both A and C

5 The El Nino that started in 1982 was

A the same as the other recent ones

B less powerful than the other recent ones.

C more powerful and destructive than the other recent ones.

D very powerful but caused no damage.

6 The word “El Nino” is the Spanish name for the baby Jesus because

A El Nino usually happens at Christmas time

B it first happened in Spain

C it first happened when Jesus was born

D Jesus used the Spanish name to call it.

7 Since1983, scientists all over the world

A have used satellites to study the oceans

B have used research boats to study the atmosphere.

C have organized research to learn more about El Nino

D have helped people to recover the damage and loss from El Nino.

8 If scientists knew the causes of El Nino,

A they could stop it from the distance

B they could predict what would happen and helped to prevent the damage

and loss

C they would work together to make it normal again

D they would work together to prevent the destruction of 1982-1983.

QUESTION 12: Writing (1.5 pts)

Write a short passage (about 120 to 150 words) on your plan and intention if you pass

the entrance exam into the gifted school You can use these details as suggestions:

- subjects you will study hard - equipment for your studying

- how to use your time - in-school and after-school activities

- methods to study - other plans……

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END UBND TỈNH TIỀN GIANG CỘNG HÒA XÃ HỘI CHỦ NGHĨA VIỆT NAM

Sở Giáo Dục và Đào Tạo Độc lập - Tự do - Hạnh phúc

HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM

ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10 CHUYÊN ANH QUESTION 1 : Nghe xác định câu TRUE or FALSE ( 1 đ ) Mỗi câu đúng

0,125đ

QUESTION 2 : Nghe hoàn chỉnh câu bằng thông tin từ bài nghe ( 1 đ ) Mỗi

thông tin đúng 0,125đ

1 1,800 kilos 2 humans 3 3,000 4 swallows

5 electricity 6 brothers and

sisters

7 their life alone 8 teeth, jaws and

fins

QUESTION 3 : Từ có dấu trọng âm khác với các từ khác ( 0,5 đ ) Mỗi từ đúng

0,125đ

QUESTION 4 : Từ có vần gạch chân được đọc khác với từ khác ( 0,5 đ ) Mỗi từ đúng

0,125đ

QUESTION 5 : Từ thuộc chủ đề khác với các từ khác ( 0,5 đ ) Mỗi từ đúng

0,125đ

QUESTION 6 : Dùng từ ở dạng thích hợp ( 0,5 đ ) Mỗi từ đúng 0,125đ

1 energetic 2 architecture 3 mysterious 4 anxiety

QUESTION 7 : Viết động từ ở thì và dạng thích hợp ( 0,5 đ ) Mỗi từ đúng

0,125đ

1 was flooded 2 turning 3 had checked 4 had been turned

QUESTION 8 : Viết câu đúng ( 1 đ ) Mỗi câu đúng 0,125đ Sai ngữ pháp không cho

điểm

1  I had the plan for the living-room drawn

2  She invited him to join a picnic

3  There used to be old buildings in this city

4  Lan finds it easy to make friends

5  He’d rather type than write by hand

6  It’s six months ago since he left home

7  There is an eight o’clock train to Hue every morning

8  Neither of the chairs are comfortable

QUESTION 9 : Ghép thành cặp câu có nghĩa ( 1 đ ) Mỗi cặp đúng 0,125đ

1 D 2 H 3 F 4 A

5 I 6 E 7 J 8 B

QUESTION 10 : Điền khuyết đọan văn ( 1 đ ) Mỗi từ đúng 0,125đ

1) there 2) in 3) from 4) every 5) seen 6) built 7) have 8) house

Notes : Thí sinh cĩ thể điền khuyết bằng từ khác, nếu đúng về ngữ nghĩa và hợp ngữ pháp vẫn cho điểm

QUESTION 11 : Chọn câu trả lời đúng ( 1 đ ) Mỗi câu đúng 0,125đ

1 B 2 C 3 A 4 D

5 C 6 A 7 C 8 B

QUESTION 12 : Viết một đoạn văn nĩi về kế hoạch và dự định của bạn nếu bạn thi

đậu kỳ thi tuyển sinh vào trường chuyên: 1.5 điểm

 Ý tưởng : 0.75 đ: viết được đoạn văn xuơi nĩi về kế hoạch và dự định của bạn sau khi

thi đậu như chọn mơn học trọng tâm, kế hoạch sử dụng thời gian, phương pháp học, sử

dụng các thiết bị hỗ trợ, tham gia các hoạt động trong và ngồi trường……

 Kỹ thuật: 0.75 đ: viết được đoạn văn xuơi dài khoảng 120-150 từ, cĩ bố cục rõ ràng , cách

viết văn mạch lạc, dùng từ phong phú,chính xác, đúng ngữ pháp

 Ghi chú:

- Nếu viết sai chủ đề hoặc khơng đúng loại hình văn xuơi: khơng cho điểm

- Tổng điểm tồn bài: 10.0 điểm

- Thi tuyển sinh nên chỉ làm trịn điểm đến 2 số lẻ thập phân dưới dạng: 0.25 , 0.50,

0.75 và 1.00

-Chấm sát đáp án biểu điểm