SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN QUỐC HỌC

THỪA THIÊN HUẾ NĂM HỌC 2017-2018

Khóa ngày 02 tháng 6 năm 2017
ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH (CHUYÊN)
(Đề thi có 07 trang) Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)

Điểm Họ tên và chữ ký giám khảo 1: Mã phách

(Bằng số và bằng chữ)

Họ tên và chữ ký giám khảo 2:

*Ghi chú: - Học sinh làm bài trên đề thi và không ghi gì vào phần trên;
- Thí sinh không được sử dụng tài liệu. Giám thị không giải thích gì thêm.
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I. LISTENING (20 points)

The listening test has TWO parts. You will hear each part TWICE. At the beginning
of each part, you will have time to read the questions and at the end of each part,
you will have time to complete your answers.

Part 1: (10 points)

Questions 1 - 4
Listen to the recording of three students talking to their tutor about the presentation
they are planning. Circle the best letter among A, B, or C.

1. The topic of the presentation is

A. how mobile phones are designed.
B. the risks caused by mobile phones.
C. how mobile phones are used.

2. The introduction explains the

A. dangers of mobile phones.
B. importance of mobile phones.
C. importance of understanding the dangers of mobile phones.

3. On the second slide, the students are planning to

A. point out some different kinds of risks.
B. explain why mobile phones are dangerous.
C. mention ways to avoid the risks.

4. The tutor suggests

A. not discussing the dangers of mobile phones.
B. discussing the benefits of mobile phones.
C. having an argument.

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Questions 5 - 7
Listen to the next part of the recording and complete the information for each slide.
Write ONE WORD ONLY.

Slide 1
Slide 2 Slide 3
Introduction
- Health (7) _________________ for
(5) _________________ of
- (6) _________________ avoiding dangers
using mobile phones
- Security

Questions 8 - 10
Listen to the last part of the recording and complete the sentences. Write NO MORE
THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER.

8. The actual talk will last for ______________________.

9. Each student will speak for _____________________.
10. The slides must all have the ___________________.

Part 2: (10 points)

You will hear a woman called Yvonne on a TV programme giving her opinion about
children being punished at school. For questions 1 – 10, complete the sentences
with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.
The strap was a long piece of leather made especially for (1) ___________________
children’s palms.
Today, children who misbehave at school seldom even get a (2) ____________________.
In the fifties, Yvonne was strapped for coming to school in (3) ______________________.
Yvonne thought the way she was disciplined at school was (4) _____________ and unfair.
The members of the organization P.O.P.P.I. all had (5) ___________________________.
In 1979, because of P.O.P.P.I., (6) __________________________ made the strap illegal.
Yvonne describes her children as (7) ___________________________ and irresponsible.
Yvonne does not think her children understand (8) _______________________ they are.
She is now sorry that the government (9) ___________________.
She believes that there would be less (10) ___________________ if the strap was still used.

II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (10 points)

For each of the following questions, circle the best answer (A, B, C or D) to fill the
blank.
1. The noise got __________ as the car disappeared into the distance.
A. smaller B. slighter C. weaker D. fainter
2. She __________ her neighbor’s children for the broken window.
A. accused B. blamed C. denied D. complained

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3. To a large extent, slavery was __________ during the past century.
A. prevented B. abolished C. uprooted D. removed
4. Despite the storm, the plane__________ down at Heathrow Airport as planned.
A. landed B. took C. touched D. flew
5. Could you __________ this parcel to my parents when you come to Rome?
A. bring B. take C. fetch D. carry
6. He looked __________ with such a big scar on his face.
A. frightening B. frightened C. frightenedly D. frighteningly
7. Before you start cooking, you should gather together all the necessary __________.
A. ingredients B. factors C. substances D. elements
8. The actor got his moustache shaved so as to avoid __________.
A. being recognized B. to be recognized
C. recognizing D. be recognized
9. My classmate, __________ father has been in hospital for a month, looked depressed
this morning.
A. which B. who C. of whom D. whose
10. We all have to follow the rules, and none of us is __________ the law.
A. beyond B. over C. above D. onto
11. This is __________ the most difficult job I’ve ever had to do.
A. by heart B. by chance C. by far D. by myself
12. They asked me a lot of questions, __________ I couldn’t answer.
A. neither of them B. most of them C. neither of which D. most of which
13. Be patient; __________ you won’t succeed.
A. otherwise B. or C. because D. unless
14. Peter is a good teacher who taught me__________ Maths and __________ Physics at
secondary school.
A. the/the B. a/the C. the/a D. Ø/Ø 
15. Let your younger brother talk first, __________?
A. will you B. would you C. shall we D. do you
16. It is essential that she __________ her English for the course she is going to do at
Queensland University of Technology.
A. improves B. improve C. improving D. improved
17. Why don’t we emigrate? If we __________ in Australia, at least the weather
__________ better.
A. lived/would be B. didn’t live/is C. live/would be D. live/will be
18. “It is said that these herbs are good for you.” has the same meaning as __________.
A. “These herbs are said to do very good.”
B. “These herbs is said to do you good.”
C. “These herbs are said are good for you.”
D. “These herbs are said to do you good.”
19. After graduating from university in Vietnam, she went on __________ for a Ph.D.
course at an Australian University.
A. applying B. apply C. applied D. to apply
20. Jeff is calling Alice.
- Jeff: “Hello? Alice? This is Jeff. How are you?”
- Alice: “Jeff? What a coincidence! I __________ about you when the phone rang.
A. have just been thinking B. just thought
C. was just thinking D. was just thought

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III. READING (25 points)
Part 1: Read the following passage, choose and circle the best answer (A, B, C or D)
to fill in each of the blanks. (10 points)
PROOF THAT SILENCE IS GOLDEN FOR STUDYING
The combination of music and study has long been a source of disagreement between
adults and children. Parents and teachers alike maintain that silence is important when
learning, (1) _______ youngsters insist that their favorite sounds help them concentrate.
Now a study shows that the grown-ups have been (2) _______ all along. Psychologists
in Florida tested how fast students wrote essay with and without music in the (3) _______.
They found that the sounds slowed progress down by about sixty words per hour. “This
demonstrates clearly that it is difficult to (4) _______ with listening and writing at the same
time”, said Dr. Sarah Randall. She also (5) _______ to the conclusion that it is a myth that
instrumental music is less distracting than vocals. “All types of music (6) _______ the
same effect”, she said in her report. “One’s ability to pay attention and write fluently is
likely to be (7) _______ by both vocal and instrumental music”, she added.
Dr. Randall claimed the research (8) _______ that the idea that music could improve
performance was wrong. “Writing an essay is a complex (9) _______. You are recalling
information and putting it in (10) _______. An additional stimulus in the form of music is
bound to distract. But music is not the only distractor. What is particularly worrying is that
more and more teenagers are studying in front of the television”.
1. A. whereas B. unlike C. besides D. despite
2. A. precise B. right C. valid D. true
3. A. setting B. background C. surrounding D. circumstances
4. A. manage B. support C. cope D. stand
5. A. reached B. drew C. arrived D. came
6. A. made B. had C. brought D. kept
7. A. disturbed B. interfered C. bothered D. shocked
8. A. pointed B. displayed C. demonstrated D. presented
9. A. project B. concern C. scheme D. task
10. A. order B. arrangement C. line D. pattern
Part 2: Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use
only ONE word in each space. (10 points)
KEEPING FIT
Bodies are made to move! They are not designed for sitting around in front of the
television or reading magazines. Keeping fit doesn’t (1) _______ you have to be a super-
athlete, and even a (2) _______ exercise can give a lot of fun. When you are fit and healthy,
you will find you look better and feel better. You’ll have more energy and self-confidence.
Every time you move you are exercising. The human body is designed to blend,
stretch, run, jump and climb. The (3) _______ it does, the stronger and fitter it will become.
Best of (4) _______, exercise is fun. It’s (5) _______ your body likes doing most – keeping
on the move.
Physical exercise is not only good for your body. People who take regular exercise are
usually happier, more relaxed and more alert (6) _______ people who sit around all day.
Try an experiment – next time you’re (7) _______ a bad mood, go for a walk or play a ball
game in the park. See how (8) _______ better you feel after an hour.
A sense of achievement is yet (9) _______ benefit of exercise. People feel good about
themselves when they know they have improved their fitness. People who exercise
regularly will (10) _______ you that they find they have more energy to enjoy life. So have
a go; you’ll soon see and feel the benefits!

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Part 3: You are going to read a newspaper article about the problems caused by acid
rain. Six sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from the
sentences A–G the one which fits each gap (0–5). Number (0) has been done for
you. There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. (5 points)

RUINING THE RUINS

Acid rain is now a familiar problem in the industrialized countries in Europe. Gases like
sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide are produced by power stations and cars. (0) ___E___.

Acid rain is also capable of dissolving some rocks, and buildings made of soft rock, such
as limestone, are particularly badly affected. The acid rain attacks the rocks, and so
carvings and statues are eroded more quickly.

(1) ___________. According to a report in the New Scientist, acid rain is being blamed for
the rapid decay of ancient ruins in Mexico. The old limestone buildings in places like
Chichen Itza and Palenque are wearing away very quickly indeed. These sites are the
remains of the buildings built by the Mayas between 250 BC and AD 900, and the
spectacular ruins of Mayan civilization are visited by thousands of tourists every year. But
those ruins are in danger of being seriously damaged by pollution. At many sites the stone
has been covered with a layer of black substance like tar. (2) ___________.

Scientists estimate that about one millimeter of stone is worn away every twelve years. (3)
___________. The acid rain is said to be caused by pollution from oil wells in the Gulf of
Mexico. Car exhaust gases are also a problem. Local volcanic eruptions make the problem
even worse. Nevertheless, with enough money and effort, researchers say that many of
the problems could be solved and the rate of erosion reduced. (4) ____________.

Mexico’s current lack of funds is also partly due to oil. The country has rich oil fields and a
few years ago, when oil was expensive, Mexico was selling large quantities of oil to the
USA and earning a lot of money. (5) ___________. However, the price of oil then dropped,
and Mexico has been left owing enormous sums of money and with not enough income
from oil sales to pay back the loans. So unless the price of oil rises, it is unlikely that
Mexico will be able to afford to clean up the pollution and save its Mayan ruins from
destruction.

A. At others the painted surfaces inside temples are lifting and flaking off and the stone is
being eaten away.
B. That is enough to have caused some of the ancient carvings to become seriously
damaged already.
C. These measures would reduce the pollution, but would not stop it completely.
D. The government was therefore able to borrow huge sums of money from banks around
the world, thinking they would have no problem repaying their debts.
E. They dissolve in rainwater and this makes acid rain, which damages trees, river and
streams.
F. The problem, however, is not just a European one.
G. However, the Mexican government does not have enough money to do the work, and
needs to spend what money it has on the Mexican people.

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IV. WRITING (25 points)
Part 1: For each question, complete the second sentence in such a way that it is as
similar in meaning as possible to the one printed before it. (5 points)
1. The number of road accidents has soared in recent months.
There ................................................................................................................................ .
2. People no longer smoke so many cigarettes as they used to.
The smoking ..................................................................................................................... .
3. I don't intend to apologize to either of them.
I have ................................................................................................................................. .
4. Nobody expected her to lose, but she did.
Against ............................................................................................................................... .
5. I'm more interested in the people than the job.
It's not the ......................................................................................................................... .
Part 2: For each question, complete the second sentence in such a way that it has the
closest meaning to the original one, using the WORD given. DO NOT change
this word. You must use between THREE AND FIVE WORDS, including the
word given. (5 points)
1. I found it difficult to follow the instructions. TROUBLE
 I ............................................................................................................... the instructions.
2. The neighbors’ all-night parties were too much for me, so I moved. PUT
 I moved because I .......................................................... the neighbors’ all-night parties.
3. Nigel should leave soon if he’s catching the 8.30 train. HAD
 Nigel ................................................................................... if he’s catching the 8.30 train.
4. Things are much more expensive here than we thought they would be. EXPECTED
 We had ....................................................................................................... cheaper here.
5. The news was such a shock to them that they all sat there without saying a word.
SILENCE
 They all sat there ....................................................................... so shocked by the news.

Part 3: Within from 200 to 250 words, write a short composition on the following
topic. (15 points)
Should teenagers spend more time on such cultural activities as enjoying music or
theatre, etc and less time on sports? Why or why not?
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