SỞ GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO LÀO CAI ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN

 NĂM HỌC 2018-2019

ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC Môn thi: Tiếng Anh (Không chuyên)
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút
(Đề thi gồm 05 trang)
Điểm bài thi Số phách
Giám khảo 1 Giám khảo 2
(Do chủ tịch HĐ
(Kí, ghi rõ họ tên) (Kí, ghi rõ họ tên)
Bằng số Bằng chữ chấm thi ghi)

PART I: (4.0 points)

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. (0.5pt)
1. A. promoted B. decided C. started D. danced
2. A. pandas B. contests C. perhaps D. students
3. A. place B. watch C. day D. sale
4. A. church B. chemistry C. charity D. choose
5. A. hug B. dump C. junk D. pull
Your answers:
1.D 2.C 3.D 4.A 5.B
II. Choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) to complete each sentence. (1.0pt)
1. Football is thought ___________ the most popular sport in the world.
A. to being B. to be C. been D. being
2. When I was a little girl, I ______ dream that I would be a princess.
A. used to B. was used to C. got used to D. use to
3. Mom asked her daughter ______.
A. where would she go the following day B. where you will go tomorrow
C. where you have gone tomorrow D. where she would go the following day
4. If Hoa comes tomorrow, I _________her around.
A. will introduce B. would introduce C. introduce D. introduces
5. ‘Tuyet, do you know the person _________ sits next to you in the evening class?’
A. whose B. whom C. who D. which
6. Last Sunday was __________that my family took a drive to Bac Ha.
A. so beautiful day B. such a beautiful day
C. so a beautiful day D. such beautiful day
7. Let’s begin our discussion now, ________?
A. shall we B. will we C. don’t we D. won’t we
8. ________ his poor English, the student managed to communicate his problem very clearly.
A. Because B. Even though C. Because of D. In spite of
9. Two girls are talking about their plan for the weekend during a class break.
Tuyet: “ Do you fancy going to a movie this weekend ? ”
Van: “ ____________”
A. I’m sorry. I don’t know that. B. Not at all. Go ahead.
C. Not so bad. And you ? D. That would be nice.
10. Tung and Dung are discussing about their future job.
Tung: “ What kind of job would you like ?
Dung: “ __________. “
A. All of them are B. I heard it was very good
C. Anything to do with computers D. Anytime after next week

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Your answers:
1.D 2.A 3.D 4.C 5.C
6.B 7.A 8.B 9.D 10.C
III. Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting. (1.0pt)
1. Mr The Anh wanted to know why was the boy late.
A B C D
2. Mr David can speak Vietnamese gooder now.
A B C D
3. In spite of she didn’t like the pullover, she decided to buy it.
A B C D
4. In 2005, he left high school and started work.
A B C D
5. Huong looked beautifully in that red dress.
A B C D
6. While my sister cooked dinner, my brother was watering the plants.
A B C D
7. There is no water in the house. If there is some, we could cook breakfast.
A B C D
8. My sister enjoys take photos of wild animals so my parents often drive us to the national park.
A B C D
9. Van wishes she will be able to visit Hollywood in America someday.
A B C D
10. Our little old house has built by the sea since I was a child.
A B C D
Your answers:
1.C 2.D 3.B 4.B 5.C
6.C 7.B 8.D 9.B 10.B
IV. Supply the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the following sentences. (0.5pt)
1. That ___________ is the person who designed the building. (DESIGN)
2. You must read the question ____________before you answer it. (CARE)
3. She is very ______________, she can do the test so quickly. (INTELLIGENCE)
4. The farmers work hard in order to __________good crops from poor soil. (PRODUCT)
5. Many foreigners have been attracted by the ___________of Sa Pa. (BEAUTIFUL)
Your answers:
1.DÉIGNER 2.CAREFULLY 3.INTELLIGENCENT 4.PRODUCE 5.BEAUTIFULLY
V. Put the correct form of verbs in brackets. (0.5pt)
1. Every year CLC Link_____________ new students by organizing ’12-hour challenge’. (WELCOME)
2. Teachers often advise students ________ before the examination. (RELAX)
3. A lot of clothes, foods and notebooks _____________last month to give young children in Lung Vai town.
(COLLECT)
4. Noi Bai – Lao Cai Highway _____________in use for several years. (BE)
5. If I pass the entrance examination to Lao Cai High School for Gifted Students, I _____________a chance to get a
scholarship. (HAVE)
Your answers:
1.WELCOME 2.RELAX 3.COLLECTED 4.HAVE BEEN 5.WOULD HAVE
VI. Complete following sentences with a preposition or particle. (0.5pt)
1. Some students often go to school ____________bus.
2. Huy is a good student. He is never late __________school.
3. Lao Cai High School for gifted students was founded ___________ July 14, 2003.
4. Nowadays, many young children are interested _____________reading history books.
5. Vietnamese people are used ___________driving on the right.
Your answers:
1.BY 2.FOR 3.IN 4.AT 5.TO
PART II: READING (4.0 points)

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I. Read the passage and fill a suitable word/ phrase given in the box to complete it. (1.0pt)
should habit with of on
can surprising every have about
HOW TO BE HAPPIER
Our happiness does not depend only 1. ______ON_____ what we have, say scientists. What we realise we have is
just as important. This is why the rich often seem miserable but people with very little 2. ___CAN________ be
much happier with their lives.
It is 3. ____SURPRISING_______ how rarely we think about how lucky we are. Most of us have good health,
homes and friends. We don’t notice how good life normally is until we’re feeling sad 4. __ABOUT_______
something. But we don’t 5. ___HAVE________ to wait for something negative to happen.
Instead, we 6. _____SHOULD______ be grateful all the time for the good things in our lives. We can do this by
writing down five of them 7. EVERY night. For example, something that we own, or the people we are fond 8.
_______WITH____.
By repeating this every day for a month it will become a 9. ____HABIT_______. People who do this are healthier,
more successful and more satisfied 10. ______FOR_____ their own lives.
(Source: Cambridge English Complete PET)
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
II. Read the passage and then answer the following questions. (1.0pt)
Vitamins that boosted student's brainpower
A secondary school has claimed to have improved their students’ reading and writing skills by giving the children
vitamins.
Children took the vitamins and had three extra lessons during the three-month experiment. The children who took
the vitamins could read and write better than those who didn't. The children were also able to concentrate better on
their homework.
The children were tested on their reading and writing skills before and after the experiment. Teachers found that
after the experiment 58% of the children had improved their reading skills and 38% had improved their spelling and
writing skills.
Teachers believe that the experiment shows how a poor diet with not many vitamins affects children's learning. The
school now has lessons teaching the children how to eat healthy.
(source: Succeed in KET – Andrew Betsis ELT)
1. How long did the experiment last?
_________________three-month___________________________________________________________
2. Could the children concentrate better on their homework?
_________________YES ,THEY COULD___________________________________________________________
3. What were the children tested on before and after the experiment?
____The children were tested on their reading and writing skills before and after the experiment
4. How many extra lessons did the children have during the experiment?
_______________TU LAM DI_____________________________________________________________
5. Did the teachers also take vitamins?
________YES ,THEY ARE____________________________________________________________________
III. Read the passage and then choose correct answer A, B, C or D to complete the passage. (1.0pt)
WILLIAM THE HERO!
Brave William Baldock, who is six years old, is a hero after helping his mother when she fell downstairs. William
quickly rang for an ambulance when he discovered his mother had broken her leg. In spite of being frightened, he
1. ________ the emergency services what had happened and answered all the questions they asked him. He also
telephoned his father at work, and then his grandmother, to explain what he had 2. _________. While waiting for
these people to come, William looked after his 18-month-old sister. When ambulance man Steve Lyn went to the
house, he was amazed: 'It's great that a young boy of six knew the right number to dial, and was able to give us
the correct information. 3. ________ of William's quick thinking, we were able to 4. ________ there immediately."
Mrs. Baldock left hospital yesterday, very 5. ________ to both William and the ambulance service.
1. A. called B. talked C. spoke D. told
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2. A. done B. made C. acted D. worked
3. A. Since B. Because C. In spite D. Instead
4. A. manage B. find C. get D. search
5. A. agreeable B. happy C. grateful D. approving
(Source: retrieved from the Internet)
Your answers:
1.D 2.A 3.B 4.A 5.C
IV. Read the passage and do the task that follows. (1.0pt)
All foods contain water - cabbage and other leaf vegetables contain as much as 93% water, potatoes and other root
vegetables 80%, lean meat 75% and fish anything from 80% to 60% depending on how fatty it is. If this water is
removed, the activity of the bacteria which cause food to go bad is checked.
Fruit is sun-dried in Asia Minor, Greece, Spain and other Mediterranean countries, and also in California, South
Africa and Australia. The methods used vary, but in general the fruit is spread out on trays in drying yards in the hot
sun. In order to prevent darkening, pears, peaches and apricots are exposed to the fumes of burning sulphur before
drying. Plums for making prunes, and certain varieties of grapes for making raisins and currants, are dipped in an
alkaline solution in order to crack the skins of the fruit slightly and remove their wax coating, so increasing the rate
of drying.
Nowadays most foods are dried mechanically; the conventional method of such dehydration is to put food in
chambers through which hot air is blown at temperatures of about 110°C at entry to about 45°C at exit. This is the
usual method for drying such things as vegetables, minced meat, and fish.
Liquids such as milk, coffee, tea, soups and eggs may be dried by pouring them over a heated horizontal steel
cylinder or by spraying them into a chamber through which a current of hot air passes. In the first case, the dried
material is scraped off the roller as a thin film which is then broken up into small, though still relatively coarse
flakes. In the second process it falls to the bottom of the chamber as a fine powder. Where recognizable pieces of
meat and vegetables are required, as in soup, the ingredients are dried separately and then mixed.
Dried foods take up less room and weigh less than the same food packed in cans or frozen, and they do not need
to be stored in special conditions. For these reasons they are invaluable to climbers, explorers and soldiers in battle,
who have little storage space. They are also popular with housewives because it takes so little time to cook them.
(Source: retrieved from the Internet)
1. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Advantages of dried foods.
B. Water: the main component of food.
C. Disadvantages of dried foods.
D. Different methods of drying foods.
2. Potatoes and other root vegetables contain as much as _______________ water.
A. 80% B. 93% C. 75% D. 60%
3. Nowadays the common method for drying vegetables and minced meat is ______.
A. spreading them out on trays in drying yards
B. putting them in chambers and blowing hot air through
C. dipping them in an alkaline solution
D. pouring them over a heated horizontal steel cylinder
4. According to the passage, how many ways can liquids be dried?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
5. According to the passage, dried foods are invaluable to ______.
A. explorers B. soldiers C. housewives D. All are correct.
Your answers:
1.A 2.A 3.B 4.C 5.D
PART III: WRITING (2.0 points)
I. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same as the given one. (0.5 pt)
1. I last visited Trang An, a famous tourist attraction in Ninh Binh in 2009.
I haven’t ____________________________________________________________________
2. The children bought some candies during their trip to Nam Dinh last summer.
Some candies _________________________________________________________________
3. The young boy doesn’t know enough English vocabulary to talk to foreign visitors.
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The young boy wishes __________________________________________________________
4. “We will know the results of the entrance test next week.” the boy told the girl.
The boy said to the girl that ______________________________________________________.
5. The Principal often says that self-study is important for students to get better results .
The principal often says that it is __________________________________________________

II. Rewrite the following sentences, using the given words. (0.5pt)
1. If the weather is good, it is certain that my class will have a field trip in A Mu Sung this weekend. (UNLESS)
____________________________________________, it is certain that my class will have a field trip in A Mu Sung
this weekend.
2. My friend bought a dog yesterday. It is a Poodle. (WHICH)
The dog ________________________________________ is a Poodle.
3. He spent two years preparing for the entrance examination. (TOOK)
It _________________________________________________for the entrance examination
4. ‘Why don’t we go to the Old Forest in Y Ty, Bat Xat?’ the monitor said. (SUGGESTED)
The monitor ____________________________________in Y Ty, Bat Xat.
5. Kien joined the English Speaking Club. He wanted to improve his speaking skills. (BECAUSE)
Kien joined___________________________________________ his speaking skills.
III. Paragraph writing (1.0pt)
What is your plan for this summer?
Write a paragraph (100-120 words) to express your opinion.
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_THE END_