Đề thi tuyển sinh vào Lớp 10 môn Tiếng Anh (Chuyên)

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1. PART ONE: PHONETICS – GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY I. Questions 1-5: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others by circling A, B, C or D and write your answers into the box below. (5 pts) 1. A. kicked B. fixed C. pleased D. missed 2. A. ring B. benefit C. wander D. wonderful 3. A. amount B. count C. mountain D. course 4. A. reasonable B. threaten C. release D. keenness 5. A. cities B. workers C. series D. satellites 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. II. Questions 6-20: Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences and write your answers into the box below. (15 pts) 6. That famous book ___ of five chapters. A. comprises B. makes C. has D. consists 7. Composing more than 40 per cent of the diet, fats are ___ by the body for energy. A. using specifically B. used specifically C. the specific use D. specific use 8. ___ along the street, he met a pretty girl. A. To walk B. Walking C. Walked D. Walk 9. I ___ a brief moment of panic. A. received B. felt C. experienced D. took 10. We’ll play tennis and ___ we’ll have lunch. A. so B. so that C. then D. after 11. Many of the students like to take ___ in the games, not only to watch them. A. practice B. place C. exercice D. part 12. I wouldn’t like to have ___ a snake or a spider as a pet. A. neither B. both C. nor D. either 13. I didn’t ___ her as she was wearing a blond wig. A. perceive B. know C. realize D. recognize 14. Women's Aid is a UK charity ___ aim is to end domestic violence against women and children. A. who B. whose C. which D. whom 15. Do you ___ my turning the television on now? A. want B. object C. mind D. disapprove 16. Nothing is wrong, ___? A. is it B. are they C. isn’t it D. aren’t they 17. A newborn baby can neither walk nor crawl. A newborn antelope, ___, can run within minutes of birth. A. however B. nevertheless C. otherwise D. even though 18. Passover is also an ___ spring festival. A. ancient B. anxious C. annual D. official 19. Unfortunately, they ___ having stolen my car. A. promised B. refused C. denied D. decided 20. Lola is marrying a man ___. A. that she hardly knows him B. whom she hardly knows him C. she hardly knows D. she hardly knows him 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. III. Questions 21-30: Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete sentences and write your answers into the box below. (10 pts) 21. Sorry about the mistakes, I ___ the instruction you gave me. (UNDERSTAND) 1
2. It’s a marvelous idea for children to (51) ___ some cooking at an early age. General speaking, most children can’t wait to help the kitchen and love getting involved in the (52) ___ for their meals. They should be encouraged to do so, and care should be (53) ___ to ensure they enjoy the experience. It is important to show them how to do things correctly but they shouldn’t be criticized (54) ___ much. Although the finished result may not be quite perfect to your liking, the young cook will undoubtedly find (55) ___ the tastiest food he or she has (56) ___ eaten. Kitchens can, of course, be (57) ___ places and so the absolute importance of (58) ___ an eye on children at all times cannot be emphasized too heavily. Sharp knives, for (59) ___, should be avoided until children are old (60) ___ to handle them safely. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. II. Questions 61-70: Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space and write your answers into the box below. (10 pts) Water is one of our most precious resources; put it simply, without water there would be no life. Unfortunately, many of us seem to have (61) ___ this fact, and as a result the world is (62) ___ the danger of running (63) ___ water. The actual (64) ___ of water on earth has changed little since the time of dinosaurs. The problem has been (65) ___ by people’s misuse of our water supply. This not only means that we have polluted our rivers and seas, but also that we are (66) ___ a great deal of this precious resource. Unfortunately the destruction of the rain forests has (67) ___ this problem worse since much of the rain that falls is lost because it runs off into the sea. The population of the earth is increasing daily, so it is vital that we (68) ___ a solution to this problem before it is too late. The first step is to educate people, especially by reminding them of the (69) ___ of water. For most of us it is available whenever we require it, whether to bathe in or to drink, so we seldom bother to think about it. People then need to be thought how to reuse bath or shower for household cleaning. Whatever methods we decide to use, we must comprehend the worth of water and (70) ___ we can conserve it. 61. A. looked over B. omitted C. forgotten D. missed 62. A. facing B. witnessing C. viewing D. noticing 63. A. out of B. into C. off D. away with 64. A. sum B. total C. number D. amount 65. A. brought out B. caused C. done D. happened 66. A. exploiting B. wasting C. spending D. throwing 67. A. caused B. done C. created D. made 68. A. recover B. work C. find D. come up 69. A. value B. cost C. price D. wealth 70. A. what B. how C. where D. when 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70. III. Questions 71-75: Read the letter below carefully then choose the correct option A, B, C or D that best answers the questions about the passage. Write your answers into the box below. (5pts) Dear Editor I am writing with regards to the article 'Is the TV Dead?' that appeared in your newspaper on the 4th March. The author claimed that with the rise of the Internet, the TV was becoming less and less significant in our lives. I find it very difficult to agree with this view. The TV is still the main way most of us get our entertainment at home. It offers us the chance to see top musical artists, great films and documentaries and occasionally, thanks to important televised events, it has the power to bring the whole nation and all ages together in a way the Internet never could. 3
3. 76. 77. 78. 79. 80. II. Questions 81-90: Arrange the words and phrases given in order to make meaningful sentences. (10 pts) 81-82. hours / boat / got / main / after / traveling / to / island / three / by / the / we //. ___ 83-84. language centre / would like / about / and / interested / your / information / I / learning / some / I / in / am / English //. ___ 85-86. wanted / clearly / the front line / the President / we / so / to see / stood / in / we. ___ 87-88. people / mountain resorts / some rest / hard-working / many / go to / to have / a / after / week. ___ 89-90. the sun / the roof / solar panels / on / of / the energy / installed / a house / from / are / to receive. ___ III. Questions 91-100: Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it. Use the bold words given in brackets. Do not alter the given words in any way. (10 pts) 91-92. Because of his illness he could not work effectively. (IMPOSSIBLE) ___ 93-94. Would you like to join our local drama group? (INTERESTED) ___ 95-96. I was about to go out for dinner when he phoned. (POINT) ___ 97-98. Would you rather I stayed with you during the holidays? (PREFER) ___ 99-100. It rained continuously but we all enjoyed the trip. (IN SPITE OF) ___  The end  5