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(1)Sở Giáo dục Đào tạoThái Nguyên
Kỳ thi tuyển sinh lớp 10 THPT Chuyên năm học 2012 2013
Môn thi: Tiếng anh
(dành cho thí sinh thi vào chuyên ting Nga, ting Trung v ting Pháp) Ngày thi: 30/6/2012
Thi gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) Đề thức
(Thí sinh làm trực tiếp vào đề thi theo h-ớng dẫn d-ới cõu)
Điểm Giám khảo số
(họ tên, chữ ký)
Giám khảo số (họ tên, chữ ký)
Số phách (do chủ tịch HĐ ghi)
B»ng sè B»ng ch÷
Bài thi gồm có trang đánh số từ - Thí sinh kiểm tra số tờ thi trước làm
SECTION A: PHONETICS
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest Example: 00 A man B bad C many D manage
Answer: 00 C
01 A proud B about C around D would
02 A market B department C card D scare
03 A entrance B paddy C bamboo D banyan
04 A problem B love C box D hobby
05 A claimed B warned C occurred D existed
06 A health B appear C ready D heavy
07 A tidal B sight C mineral D describe
08 A though B throw C through D thought
09 A thunder B erupt C trust D pull
10 A teenager B message C village D advantage
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
SECTION B: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
I Choose the best word from A, B, C, or D that fits each blank 11 The doctor …… me not to stay too late at night
A advised B suggested C insisted D forced
12 Tomorrow we’ll go to Noi Bai Airport to meet Maryam, … comes from Malaysia
A who B whom C whose D that
13 His house looks very large and beautiful It is a …… house
A seven-room B seven-rooms C seven room D seven rooms
14 If you get up early, you … late for the meeting tomorrow
A weren’t B wouldn’t be C aren’t D won’t be
(2)A am B was C were D had been 16 Nobody went to the party, …….?
A does he B they C didn’t they D did they
17 …… I was really tired, I couldn’t sleep
A Even though B So C Therefore D Because of
18 I suggest … some money for poor children
A raise B to raise C raised D raising
19 All the houses in the area … immediately
A has to rebuilt B had to rebuild C have to be rebuilt D have to rebuild 20 Mr Long said that he … in Ho Chi Minh City
A lived B is living C has lived D will live
21 …… Friday morning, there is a meeting between a.m and 11 a.m
A In B For C On D At
22 She was sick yesterday, …….she was absent from school
A since B so C because D but
23 To get a passport, you must send in your birth … and two photos
A certificate B license C paper D card
24 Each of the guests … a bunch of flowers
A are given B is given C were given D give
25 His business is growing so fast that he must take … more workers
A up B on C in D over
26 You are late again, please try to be … in the future
A accurate B punctual C efficient D reliable
27 They could find no ….of the missing car despite an extensive search
A clue B remnant C indication D trace
28 It is too early in the … to expect many visitors to the town
A term B season C time D calendar
29 The stolen jewels were … a lot of money
A valued B cost C priced D worth
30 ……, after trying three times, he passed the examination
A Lastly B Last of all C Last D At last
11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30
II Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets 31 I (meet)…….John before I was in Paris 32 Baird (produce)…… the first TV pictures in 1926, didn’t he? 33 We (not use)… the machine for ages 34 If Hoa had much money, she (travel)… around the world 35 The statue was broken while it (move) … to another room in the museum 36 While they were laying tables, he (listen) ….to the radio 31 32
33 34
(3)III Give the correct form of the words in brackets
37 The old theater of our city is being enlarged and ……… (modern) 38 ……should complain if they are not satisfied with the service they receive (consume) 39 The Kimonos are described as Japanese ………… dresses (tradition) 40 You can never be sure what he is going to He is so………… (predict) 41 He said: “Good morning,” in a most … way (friend) 42 Despite having a good qualification, she found it …… hard to find a job (extreme) 43 This plan should …… the problem of traffic congestion in the city (easy) 44 If you are stressed, try to relax and spend some time on …… (entertain) 45 Before using the camcorder, you should spend time reading the ……carefully (instruct)
46 People want love stories with happy …… (end)
37 38
39 40
41 42
43 44
45 46
IV Fill in each blank with ONE suitable preposition 47 We’re always proud ……your success 48 A: “Shall we go for a picnic tomorrow?” B: “It depends ….the weather.” 49 I’m looking ……to seeing you 50 His breakfast consists ….dry bread and a cup of tea 51 Who is going to look … the children while you are away? 52 I’m going ….for a few days so don’t give me any more work 53 He is not concerned … the youth movements 47 48 49
50 51 52 53
V Each of the following sentences has a mistake Find and correct it 54 I met a lot of interesting people while I was studying at Ho Chi Minh City A B C D
55 If I were you, I didn’t buy that expensive car A B C D
56 Mr Thanh, who sing English songs very well, is my teacher of English A B C D
57 My father asked us not to spending too much time playing computer games A B C D
58 Ba can play the piano more better than his friends can A B C D 59 We can save nature resources by using solar energy A B C D
(4)61 Look at the two dictionarys and you will see they are the same in some ways A B C D
Example The thief asked her handing over her money
A B C D
C to hand
54 55
56 57
58 59
60 61
SECTION C: READING I Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to complete the following passage Maybe you recycle cans, glass, and paper Do you know that nature recycles, too? One of the things that nature (62) … is water Water goes from oceans, lakes, and rivers into the air Water falls from the air as (63)… or snow Rain and snow eventually find their way back to the oceans Nature’s recycling program for water is (64)… the water cycle The water cycle has four stages: storage, evaporation, precipitation, and run-off Water on Earth gets stored (65)… oceans, lakes, rivers, ice, and even underground Water goes from storage into the atmosphere by a process called evaporation When water evaporates, it changes from a liquid (66)… a gas, called water vapor Water vapor goes up into (67)… atmosphere Water returns to the Earth as precipitation in rain or snow by changing into drops of water (68)… the air gets cold enough Clouds are collections (69)… water droplets Most precipitation falls into the oceans and goes right back into storage Water that falls on land always flows from (70)… places to low ones This flow is called run-off Water from land flows into streams Streams join together to make (71)… and eventually the water flows into storage in the oceans Then the water cycle starts all over again 62 63
64 65
66 67
68 69
70 71 II Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D
The purpose of advertising is to (72)… people to buy things Nowadays, (73)… , advertisers don’t attempt to sell a product to everybody; they try to target the product at a particular segment or group of the population Market research attempts to identify these people and the products they need Most products have a (74)… name and advertisers aim, through promotion and publicity, to turn these into recognizable brands This gives the product an imaginary added (75) … which somehow convinces people it is worth paying extra for
(5)(79)… and superiority (80)… products are often international, advertising tends to (81)… quite different in different countries, often falling back on stereotype images for each national market
72 A make B persuade C try D sell
73 A although B well C but D however
74 A brand B ancient C bad D excellent
75 A price B value C personal D government
76 A old B other C estate D advertising
77 A paid B rewarded C suited D engineered
78 A thrown B shot C aimed D regarded
79 A errors B size C advantages D disadvantages
80 A Very B Although C Well D Nevertheless
81 A have B be C come D fall
72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 III Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each question
Mozart, who was born on January 27th, 1756 in the Australia city of Salzburg, was neither the first nor the last child prodigy, but he was certainly the greatest He was born into a moderately prosperous family where his unmatched musical genius made itself known extremely early
Mozart began learning to play harpsichord at three and his earliest known work was composed in 1761 when he was five, the age at which he also first appeared in public
From the age of six, when his father took him on the first foreign tour, Mozart toured the courts and musical centers of Austria, Germany, France, England, Holland, Switzerland and Italy It has been calculated that Mozart spent almost a third of his short life – he died at the age of thirty-five – travelling As Mozart matured, he continued to tour and give concerts Mozart also wrote a lot of operas His first opera, Mitridate, Re Di Ponto, was performed in Milan when he was 14, and it was his first success in the theatre
82 How rich was Mozart’s family?
A Very rich B As rich as a financial
C Not very rich D Very poor
83 When did he take the step into the world of music as a composer?
A When he was three B When he was five
C When he was fourteen D When he was thirty-five
84 What did he on his first tour to some major European countries?
A He made so much sightseeing B He toured the courts and musical centres
C He toured only D He did nothing
85 Why is it possible to name Mozart “A travelling composer”? A Because he spent almost a third of his short life travelling B Because he liked travelling a lot
C Because he never travelled
D Because he had good imagination
86 What expression in the passage means “an exceptionally clever child”?
A A child normal B A child clever
C A child prodigy D A child playing harpsichord
(6)SECTION D: WRITING
I Finish the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the one printed before it
87 “How much you think it will cost?” he said to me
He asked me……… 88 Mr Brown’s team has lost the game He looks very sad
Mr Brown whose ……… 89 It takes Minh two hours to his homework every day
Minh spends ……… 90 We were late for school because of the heavy rain
Because it ……… 91 It’s two years since I last spoke to her
I haven’t ……… 92 Going swimming in the river in the summer is interesting
It ……… ……… 93 In spite of the bad weather, they had a wonderful holiday
Although ……… ……… II Complete each of the following sentences, using the words given
94 If/ it/ not rain/ tomorrow/ I/ go/ camping/ my friends
……… ……….……… 95 I/ never/ travel/ by/ air/ before
……… ……… 96 The students/ study/ for/ exam/ the moment
……… ………… 97 It/ be/ such/ cold day/ we/ decide/ not/ go out
……… … 98 Tom/ always/ coming/ home/ late/ so/ mother/ be/ angry
……… ……… 99 You/ never/ regret/ do/ kind action
……… ……… 100 I/ keen/ play/ piano
………
(7)ANSWER KEYS
Sở Giáo dục Đào tạoThái Nguyên
Kỳ thi tuyển sinh lớp 10 THPT Chuyên năm học 2012 – 2013
M«n thi: TiÕng anh
(dµnh cho thÝ sinh thi vµo chuyên ting Nga, ting Trung v ting Pháp) Ngày thi: 30/6/2012
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (khơng kể thời gian giao đề) Đề thức
(Thí sinh làm trực tiếp vào đề thi theo h-ng dn d-i mi cõu)
Điểm Giám khảo số
(họ tên, chữ ký)
Giám khảo số (họ tên, chữ ký)
Số phách (do chủ tịch HĐ ghi)
Bằng số Bằng chữ
Bài thi gồm có trang đánh số từ - Thí sinh kiểm tra số tờ thi trước làm
SECTION A: PHONETICS
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest Example: 00 A man B bad C many D manage
Answer: 00 C
01 A proud B about C around D would
02 A market B department C card D scare
03 A entrance B paddy C bamboo D banyan
04 A problem B love C box D hobby
05 A claimed B warned C occurred D existed
06 A health B appear C ready D heavy
07 A tidal B sight C mineral D describe
08 A though B throw C through D thought
09 A thunder B erupt C trust D pull
10 A teenager B message C village D advantage
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
SECTION B: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
I Choose the best word from A, B, C, or D that fits each blank 11 The doctor …… me not to stay too late at night
A advised B suggested C insisted D forced
12 Tomorrow we’ll go to Noi Bai Airport to meet Maryam, … comes from Malaysia
A who B whom C whose D that
13 His house looks very large and beautiful It is a …… house
(8)14 If you get up early, you … late for the meeting tomorrow
A weren’t B wouldn’t be C aren’t D won’t be
15 It’s very hot today I wish I … on the beach now
A am B was C were D had been
16 Nobody went to the party, …….?
A does he B they C didn’t they D did they
17 …… I was really tired, I couldn’t sleep
A Even though B So C Therefore D Because of
18 I suggest … some money for poor children
A raise B to raise C raised D raising
19 All the houses in the area … immediately
A has to rebuilt B had to rebuild C have to be rebuilt D have to rebuild 20 Mr Long said that he … in Ho Chi Minh City
A lived B is living C has lived D will live
21 …… Friday morning, there is a meeting between a.m and 11 a.m
A In B For C On D At
22 She was sick yesterday, …….she was absent from school
A since B so C because D but
23 To get a passport, you must send in your birth … and two photos
A certificate B license C paper D card
24 Each of the guests … a bunch of flowers
A are given B is given C were given D give
25 His business is growing so fast that he must take … more workers
A up B on C in D over
26 You are late again, please try to be … in the future
A accurate B punctual C efficient D reliable
27 They could find no ….of the missing car despite an extensive search
A clue B remnant C indication D trace
28 It is too early in the … to expect many visitors to the town
A term B season C time D calendar
29 The stolen jewels were … a lot of money
A valued B cost C priced D worth
30 ……, after trying three times, he passed the examination
A Lastly B Last of all C Last D At last
11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 II Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets
31 I (meet)…….John before I was in Paris
32 Baird (produce)…… the first TV pictures in 1926, didn’t he? 33 We (not use)… the machine for ages
34 If Hoa had much money, she (travel)… around the world
35 The statue was broken while it (move) … to another room in the museum 36 While they were laying tables, he (listen) ….to the radio
31 had met 32 produced
(9)35 was moved/ was being moved 36 was listening
III Give the correct form of the words in brackets
37 The old theater of our city is being enlarged and ……… (modern) 38 ……should complain if they are not satisfied with the service they receive (consume) 39 The Kimonos are described as Japanese ………… dresses (tradition) 40 You can never be sure what he is going to He is so………… (predict) 41 He said: “Good morning,” in a most … way (friend) 42 Despite having a good qualification, she found it …… hard to find a job (extreme) 43 This plan should …… the problem of traffic congestion in the city (easy) 44 If you are stressed, try to relax and spend some time on …… (entertain) 45 Before using the camcorder, you should spend time reading the ……carefully (instruct)
46 People want love stories with happy …… (end)
37 modernised/ modernized 38 Consemers 39 traditional 40 unpredictable
41 friendly 42 extremely
43 ease 44 entertainment
45 instructions 46 endings
IV Fill in each blank with ONE suitable preposition 47 We’re always proud ……your success
48 A: “Shall we go for a picnic tomorrow?” B: “It depends ….the weather.” 49 I’m looking ……to seeing you
50 His breakfast consists ….dry bread and a cup of tea 51 Who is going to look … the children while you are away? 52 I’m going ….for a few days so don’t give me any more work 53 He is not concerned … the youth movements
47 of 48 on 49 forward 50 of 51 after 52 away 53 with
V Each of the following sentences has a mistake Find and correct it 54 I met a lot of interesting people while I was studying at Ho Chi Minh City A B C D
55 If I were you, I didn’t buy that expensive car A B C D
56 Mr Thanh, who sing English songs very well, is my teacher of English A B C D
57 My father asked us not to spending too much time playing computer games A B C D
(10)A B C D
60 I saw the men, the women, and the cattle which went to the field A B C D
61 Look at the two dictionarys and you will see they are the same in some ways A B C D
Example The thief asked her handing over her money
A B C D
C to hand
54 D -> in 55 C -> wouldn't 56 B -> sings 57 B -> not to spend 58 C -> better 59 B -> natural resources 60 C -> that 61 A -> two dictionaries SECTION C: READING
I Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to complete the following passage
Maybe you recycle cans, glass, and paper Do you know that nature recycles, too? One of the things that nature (62) … is water Water goes from oceans, lakes, and rivers into the air Water falls from the air as (63)… or snow Rain and snow eventually find their way back to the oceans Nature’s recycling program for water is (64)… the water cycle
The water cycle has four stages: storage, evaporation, precipitation, and run-off Water on Earth gets stored (65)… oceans, lakes, rivers, ice, and even underground Water goes from storage into the atmosphere by a process called evaporation When water evaporates, it changes from a liquid (66)… a gas, called water vapor Water vapor goes up into (67)… atmosphere Water returns to the Earth as precipitation in rain or snow by changing into drops of water (68)… the air gets cold enough Clouds are collections (69)… water droplets Most precipitation falls into the oceans and goes right back into storage
Water that falls on land always flows from (70)… places to low ones This flow is called run-off Water from land flows into streams Streams join together to make (71)… and eventually the water flows into storage in the oceans Then the water cycle starts all over again
62 recycles 63 rain 64 called 65 in
66 into 67 the 68 when/ as 69 of 70 high 71 river II Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D
The purpose of advertising is to (72)… people to buy things Nowadays, (73)… , advertisers don’t attempt to sell a product to everybody; they try to target the product at a particular segment or group of the population Market research attempts to identify these people and the products they need Most products have a (74)… name and advertisers aim, through promotion and publicity, to turn these into recognizable brands This gives the product an imaginary added (75) … which somehow convinces people it is worth paying extra for
(11)and Buying department will work out which media will be best (77)… for the particular niche the product is (78)… at The advertiser will try to position the product relative to its rivals and will point out its (79)… and superiority (80)… products are often international, advertising tends to (81)… quite different in different countries, often falling back on stereotype images for each national market
72 A make B persuade C try D sell
73 A although B well C but D however
74 A brand B ancient C bad D excellent
75 A price B value C personal D government
76 A old B other C estate D advertising
77 A paid B rewarded C suited D engineered
78 A thrown B shot C aimed D regarded
79 A errors B size C advantages D disadvantages
80 A Very B Although C Well D Nevertheless
81 A have B be C come D fall
72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 III Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each question
Mozart, who was born on January 27th, 1756 in the Australia city of Salzburg, was neither the first nor the last child prodigy, but he was certainly the greatest He was born into a moderately prosperous family where his unmatched musical genius made itself known extremely early
Mozart began learning to play harpsichord at three and his earliest known work was composed in 1761 when he was five, the age at which he also first appeared in public
From the age of six, when his father took him on the first foreign tour, Mozart toured the courts and musical centers of Austria, Germany, France, England, Holland, Switzerland and Italy It has been calculated that Mozart spent almost a third of his short life – he died at the age of thirty-five – travelling As Mozart matured, he continued to tour and give concerts Mozart also wrote a lot of operas His first opera, Mitridate, Re Di Ponto, was performed in Milan when he was 14, and it was his first success in the theatre
87 How rich was Mozart’s family?
A Very rich B As rich as a financial
C Not very rich D Very poor
88 When did he take the step into the world of music as a composer?
A When he was three B When he was five
C When he was fourteen D When he was thirty-five
89 What did he on his first tour to some major European countries?
A He made so much sightseeing B He toured the courts and musical centres
C He toured only D He did nothing
90 Why is it possible to name Mozart “A travelling composer”?
A Because he spent almost a third of his short life travelling
B Because he liked travelling a lot C Because he never travelled
D Because he had good imagination
91 What expression in the passage means “an exceptionally clever child”?
A A child normal B A child clever
C A child prodigy D A child playing harpsichord
(12)84 85 86
SECTION D: WRITING
I Finish the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the one printed before it
87 “How much you think it will cost?” he said to me He asked me how much I thought it would cost
88 Mr Brown’s team has lost the game He looks very sad Mr Brown, whose team has lost the game, looks very sad 89 It takes Minh two hours to his homework every day Minh spends two hours doing his homework every day 90 We were late for school because of the heavy rain Because it rained heavily, we were late for school 91 It’s two years since I last spoke to her
I haven’t spoken to her for two years
92 Going swimming in the river in the summer is interesting It is interesting to go swimming in the river in the summer 93 In spite of the bad weather, they had a wonderful holiday Although the weather was bad, they had a wonderful holiday
II Complete each of the following sentences, using the words given 94 If/ it/ not rain/ tomorrow/ I/ go/ camping/ my friends
If it does not rain tomorrow, I will go camping with my friends 95 I/ never/ travel/ by/ air/ before
I have never travelled by air before
96 The students/ study/ for/ exam/ the moment
The students are studying for the/ their exam at the moment 97 It/ be/ such/ cold day/ we/ decide/ not/ go out
It was such a cold day that we decided not to go out
98 Tom/ always/ coming/ home/ late/ so/ mother/ be/ angry Tom is always coming home late, so his mother is angry 99 You/ never/ regret/ do/ kind action
You will never regret doing a kind action 100 I/ keen/ play/ piano
I am keen on playing the piano