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TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC VINH NĂM 2015 MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH
(Dành cho hệ chuyên Anh)
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)
Thí sinh làm bài vào đề thi

Họ và tên thí sinh: Họ tên và chữ ký của CBCT 1: Phách

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Số báo danh: …………………….. Họ tên và chữ ký của CBCT 2: …………
Phòng thi: …………………….. …………………………………

Điểm CB chấm thi 1 CB chấm thi 2 Phách

(Bài thi gồm có 06 trang)

A. PHONETICS: Circle A, B, C or D next to the word whose underlined part is pronounced
differently from those of the other words (0.5 point)
1. A. chorus B. charity C. ache D. orchestra
2. A. without B. cloth C. wealth D. marathon
3. A. advantage B. addition C. advertise D. adventure
4. A. treasure B. sewage C. save D. campus
5. A. push B. pull C. rush D. butcher
B. GRAMMAR AND LEXICOLOGY
I. Circle A, B, C or D next to the word or phrase which best completes each sentence below
(1.5 points)
6. Mary stopped swimming and just _________ on the surface.
A. sank B. floated C. dived D. poured
7. It is very important that students have full ________ to all library facilities, including multimedia
and group-work rooms.
A. access B. license C. update D. agreement
8. The man ______________ a grey suit works in the bank near our house.
A. on B. in C. at D. by
9. Caroline is definitely _______ of those two girls.
A. smarter B. smart C. the smarter D. the smartest
10. Peter: It was very kind of you to invite us to your party!
Mary: ________
A. It’s my pleasure B. No, thanks C. Ok. That’s great D. Good idea, thanks
11. Michael ___________ be watching TV now. I just saw him outside some minutes ago.
A. mustn’t B. shouldn’t C. can’t D. won’t
12. Not until ________ her did I realize how beautiful she was.
A. saw I B. did I see C. I did see D. I saw
13. It has been raining all day. This weather makes me__________.
A. depressed B. depressing C. depress D. depression
14. Everyone is ready, _________?
A. isn’t he B. isn’t she C. aren’t they D. are they
15. “_________ do you participate in extracurricular activities?” - “Never”
A. What B. How much C. How long D. How often
16. Could you recommend me a shop ________ I can buy a reliable laptop?
A. which B. where C. who D. that
17. He hurried __________ he wouldn’t be late for school.
A. since B. so that C. although D. because
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18. Peter _________ to the operating theatre when the police arrived and arrested him.
A. was taking B. was taken C. had taken D. was being taken
19. This is the third time James _______ the volunteer program to the village.
A. joined B. joins C. has joined D. is joining
20. Professor Alan insisted that every student __________ their report by Friday.
A. finish B. finishes C. finished D. to finish
II. There is a mistake in one of the four underlined parts of each sentence. Identify the mistake
by circling A, B, C or D below the underlined part (0.5 point)
21. A huge amount of tourists come to this city every year.
A B C D
22. There are different ways of comparing the economy of one nation with those of another.
A B C D
23. Harry never pays his bills on time, and his brother does too.
A B C D
24. Harmony, melody and rhythm are important elements in mostly forms of music.
A B C D
25. No one knows exactly how many species of animals lives on earth.
A B C D
III. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each sentence to form a word that fits in the
gap. Write your answers in the boxes (1.0 point)
26. Bill was given a medal in _____________ of his services. RECOGNIZE
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27. Please ___________ our letter of the 14 . We have not had a reply. KNOW
28. I’m applying for _____________ of the tennis club. MEMBER
29. Sam was accused of stealing some ______ documents from the safe. CONFIDENCE
30. I thought the test was _____________ easy, actually. COMPARE
31. What are the entry ______________ at this university? REQUIRE
32. Dave isn’t really a friend, only an _____________. ACQUAINT
33. He ____________ this morning and was late for school. SLEEP
34. I was so angry that I was absolutely ____________. SPEECH
35. I am afraid that your report is full of ____________. ACCURATE

26. ..................... 27. .................... 28. .................... 29. ..................... 30. ....................
31. .................... 32. .................... 33. .................... 34. .................... 35. ....................

IV. Fill in the blank with ONE suitable particle or preposition. Write your answers in the
boxes (0.5 point)
36. I hope I will never go ________________an experience like that again!
37. I picked __________ some of my English by listening to pop music.
38. Michael is stubborn. You’ll never talk him ________ changing his mind.
39. I’ll tell you as long as you promise not to give _________ my secret.
40. My aunt broke _________ when she heard the awful news.
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36…………… 37…………… 38……………… 39……………. 40…………

C. READING
I. Circle A, B, C or D which best completes each blank in the following passage (1.0 point)
There is usually one important subject missing from most school timetables. Very few
students are (41) _______ how to organize their learning and how to (42) ______ the best use of
their time. Let’s take some simple (43) __________. Do you know how to (44) _________ up words
in a dictionary, and do you understand all the (45) _________ the dictionary contains? Can you
make notes quickly and can you understand them (46) _____________? For some reason, many
schools give learners no (47) __________ with these matters. Teachers ask students to memorize
pages from books, but don’t explain (48) _________ to do it. Learning by heart can be useful but it
is important to have a genuine (49) _______ of a subject. You can (50) _______ a lot of time
memorizing books, without understanding anything about the subject.
41. A. taught B. learnt C. educated D. graduated
42. A. take B. give C. make D. get
43. A. sentences B. results C. rules D. examples
44. A. find B. look C. research D. get
45. A. information B. advice C. subjects D. themes
46. A. after B. afterwards C. lastly D. at last
47. A. teaching B. ability C. instruction D. help
48. A. how B. what C. why D. where
49. A. information B. success C. understanding D. attention
50. A. pass B. waste C. tell D. use
II. Read this passage carefully and then choose the best answers to the questions below by
circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D (0.5 point)
In today’s competitive world, what kinds of parents would not want to give their children the
best possible start in life? For this reason, many parents want their children, often as young as ten
months old, to become familiar with computers. They seem to think that if their children grow up
with computers, they will be better equipped to face the challenges of the future.
No one has proved that computers make children more creative or more intelligent. The truth
may even be the opposite. Educational psychologists claim that too much exposure to computers,
especially for the very young, may negatively affect normal brain development. Children gain
valuable experience of the world from their interaction with physical objects. Ten-month-old babies
may benefit more from bumping their heads or putting various objects in their mouths than they will
from staring at eye-catching cartoons. A four-year-old child can improve hand-eye coordination and
understand cause and effect better by experimenting with a crayon than by moving a cursor around a
computer screen. So, as educational psychologists suggest, instead of government funding going to
more and more computer classes, it might be better to devote resources to music and art programs.
It is ludicrous to think that children will fall behind if they are not exposed to computers from an
early age. Time is too precious to spend with a “mouse”. Now is the time when they should be out
there learning to ride a bike. There will be time later on for them to start banging away at keyboards.
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51. Why do parents want their children to learn how to use a computer from an early age?
A. Because they are afraid their children will become competitive.
B. Because they want their children to be well prepared for their future.
C. Because this is what all the other parents seem to do.
D. Because they believe the children will have difficulty using one if they don’t start early.
52. Children who spend a lot of time on their computers _______________
A. make more progress than those who don’t.
B. tend to like music and art more than those who don’t.
C. may suffer from brain damage.
D. tend to have more accidents than those who don’t.
53. The author implies that children learn better _______________
A. after they have developed hand-eye coordination.
B. when they use a computer.
C. as they get older.
D. when they hold and feel things around them.
54. What would be an appropriate title for this passage?
A. Never too early to start
B. Let kids be kids
C. Computers in schools
D. More computers mean brighter future
55. What is true according to the passage?
A. It is better for children to take computer lessons than art lessons.
B. Parents should not put off buying a computer for their children.
C. Computers seriously harm children’s eyesight.
D. There is no evidence that children who use computers are cleverer than those who do not.

III. Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word. Write your answers in the boxes
(1.0 point)
Have you ever wondered (56) _____ exactly you will be doing in ten years time? Well,
according (57) ____ computer expert Tom Vincent, computers will soon be (58) _______ to make
accurate predictions about the future. Professor Vincent, from Cambridge, is holding (59) _____
press conference next week to describe the computer which he calls “Computafuture”. “This
computer can (60) _______ us what life will be, based on data describing past events”, explains
Professor Vincent. For example, Computafuture can predict how many people (61) ____ live in a
particular area, or whether (62) _____ will be a lot of rain during a particular period. Professor
Vincent also believes that (63) ______ the year 2050, computers will have replaced teachers, and
will also (64) _______ most of the jobs now being done by the police. “Computers (65)
_____becoming more intelligent all the time”, says Professor Vincent. “Soon they will be directing
traffic and will be teaching our children, and telling us about the future”.
56. ..................... 57. ..................... 58. ..................... 59. ..................... 60. .....................
61. ..................... 62. ..................... 63. ..................... 64. ..................... 65. .....................
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D. WRITING
I. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence using the
word given. Do not change the word given. You must use BETWEEN TWO AND FIVE
WORDS including the word given (1.0 point)
66. The karate class is so fantastic that we’re going again next week.
SUCH It is .................................................................that we’re going again next week.
67. It was wrong of you to allow a four-year-old child to walk home alone.
ALLOWED You should ................................................a four-year-old child to walk home alone.
68. I could hold a big party due to my Mom’s help.
BEEN Had it .......................................... my Mom’s help, I could not have held a big party.
69. They repaired my car at the garage in town.
HAD I ........................................................................ at the garage in town.
70. Some people have complained about the noise.
SEVERAL There have .......................................................................about the noise.
71. I didn’t know anything about Rosa’s problem at work.
UNAWARE I ......................................................................... Rosa’s problem at work.
72. I’d rather not go out this afternoon.
FEEL I ............................................................................................ out this afternoon.
73. She has been working here since she was 20.
WHEN She .......................................................................................she was 20.
74. I don’t know why Paul left the classroom so suddenly.
MADE I don’t know .................................................................the classroom so suddenly.
75. Tom passed the test easily.
DIFFICULTY Tom had ……………………………….…………………….the test.
II. Use the given words and phrases to complete the following sentences. Make sure that you
do not change the order of these given words and phrases (0.5 point)
76. Wear/uniforms/ help/ poor students/ feel/ equal/ others.
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77. Doctors/ advise/ not spend/ too many hours/ watch television.
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78. Mary/ be/ last/ applicant/ interview/ yesterday.
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79. We/ write/ fifty percent/ report/ already.

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80. Alexander Flemming/ discover/ penicillin/ chance.
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III. Write a paragraph (about 120-150 words) about the benefits of reading books (2 points)

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-THE END-
Chú ý: - Thí sinh làm mất đề thi không được phát lại.
- CBCT không giải thích gì thêm.
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 KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN NĂM 2015
ĐÁP ÁN VÀ THANG ĐIỂM
MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH (Dành cho hệ chuyên Anh)

A. PHONETICS: [0,1 x 5= 0,5 point]

Circle A, B, C or D next to the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently
from those of the other words.

1. B. charity 2. A. without 3. C. advertise 4. A. treasure 5. C. rush

B. GRAMMAR AND LEXICOLOGY: [0,1 x 35= 3,5 points]

I. Circle A, B, C or D next to the word or phrase which best completes each sentence
below.
6. B 7. A 8. B 9. C 10. A 11. C 12. D 13. A
14. C 15. D 16. B 17. B 18. D 19. C 20. A

II. There is a mistake in one of the four underlined parts of each sentence. Identify
the mistake by circling A, B, C or D below the underlined part.

21. A (amount) 22. D (those) 23. D (does too) 24. C (mostly) 25. D (lives)

III. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each sentence to form a word that fits
in the gap. Write your answers in the boxes.

26. RECOGNITION 31. REQUIREMENTS

27. ACKNOWLEDGE 32. ACQUAINTANCE
28. MEMBERSHIP 33. OVERSLEPT
29. CONFIDENTIAL 34. SPEECHLESS
30. COMPARATIVELY 35. INACCURACIES

IV. Fill in the blank with ONE suitable particle or preposition.

36. through 37. up 38. into 39. away 40. down

C. READING: [0,1 x 25 = 2,5 points]

I. Circle A, B, C or D (the word or phrase) which best completes each blank in the
following passage
41. A 42. C 43. D 44. B 45. A
46. B 47. D 48. A 49. C 50. B

II. Read this passage carefully and then choose the best answers to the questions
below by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D
51. B 52. C 53. D 54. B 55. D
III. Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word. Write your answers in the
boxes
56. what 57. to 58. able/used 59. a 60. tell/show
61. will 62. there 63. by 64. do 65. are

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D. WRITING

I. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence
using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use BETWEEN TWO
AND FIVE WORDS including the word given. [0,1 x 10=1 point]

66. .........such a fantastic karate class..........

67. .........not have allowed.........
68. .........not been for.........
69. .........had my car repaired.........
70. .........been several complaints.........
71. .........was (completely/ absolutely) unaware of .........
72. .........do not feel like going .........
73. .........started/ began working here when.........
74. ……what made Paul leave…………
75. …….had no difficulty (in) passing ……….

II. Use the given words and phrases to complete the following sentences. Make sure
that you do not change the order of these given words and phrases. [0,1 x5=0,5 point]

76. Wearing uniforms helps poor students (to) feel equal to others.
77. - Doctors advise not spending too many hours watching television.
- Doctors advised me/ them/ her etc not to spend too many hours watching television
78. Mary was the last applicant to be interviewed yesterday.
79. We have written fifty percent of the report already.
80. Alexander Flemming discovered penicillin by chance.

III. Write a paragraph (about 120-150 words) about the benefits of reading books. [2
points]
Criteria for marking:
• Well-organized
• Sufficient supporting ideas
• Good examples to illustrate supporting ideas.
• Academic vocabulary
• Few grammatical mistakes
• Use of appropriate transition signals.

TOTAL: 10 POINTS

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