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

HẢI PHÒNG Năm học 2017-2018

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC

ĐỀ THI MÔN TIẾNG ANH (Chuyên)
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
LƯU Ý: - Thí sinh làm bài vào phiếu trả lời. Đề thi không thu lại.
- Đề thi gồm 4 trang. Tổng điểm: 100
- Thí sinh không được sử dụng bất cứ tài liệu gì.

PART ONE: PHONOLOGY

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group.
Write your answers A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. (5 pts)
1. A. champagne B. challenging C. chamber D. charity
2. A. obsolete B. obstacle C. occasion D. obstinate
3. A. comb B. abstract C. subtle D. doubt
4. A. exclamation B. preservation C. temporary D. prescription
5. A. brotherhood B. mathematics C. northern D. trustworthy
6. A. immediate B. private C. facilitate D. accurate
7. A. survive B. surgeon C. surfer D. surface
8. A. fireman B. gentleman C. policeman D. spaceman
9. A. quayside B. questionable C. quality D. quotation
10. A. conclusion B. dimension C. confusion D. occasion
II. Choose the word whose main stress position is placed differently from that of the others in each
group. Write your answers A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. (5 pts)
1. A. afternoon B. universe C. estimate D. annually
2. A. element B. appliance C. memory D. pharmacy
3. A. reservoir B. scholarship C. apprentice D. delicate
4. A. temparature B. presidential C. inappropriate D. questionnaire
5. A. multimedia B. politician C. lemonade D. photography
6. A. deposit B. reference C. important D. refusal
7. A. influence B. interpret C. reactor D. surrender
8. A. production B. desirable C. benefit D. bacteria
9. A. diagnosis B. companion C. democratic D. documentary
10. A. cooperative B. inaccuracy C. industriously D. analytical
PART TWO: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence.
Write your answers A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. (10 pts)
1. He has impressed his employers considerably and ______ he is soon to be promoted.
A. nevertheless B. accordingly C. however D. eventually
2. His new house must have cost _______.
A. an eye B. the earth C. the bank D. a leg
3. Parker has applied for a job as a window clean
aner even though he has no _____ for heights.
A. ability B. skill C. head D. balance
4. Ashley was _____ upset after being injected in this project.
A. completely B. bitterly C. highly D. deeply
5. It’s no good trying to _____ with Tony. You can never change his mind.
A. deal B. discuss C. reason D. side
6. His parents’ illness put him under a considerable _______.
A. strain B. tension C. stress D. worry
7. The man fell into the river and was _____ along by the fast current.
A. caught B. swept C. thrown D. swung
8. Although the name was not popularized until the Middle Ages, engineering ____ civilisation.
A. as old as B. is as old as C. that is old as D. as old as that
9. Some products are spread by word of ______ and not through the television or radio.
A. experience B. tradition C. mouth D. time
10. Parks, swimming pools and libraries are all examples of public ______.
A. amenities B. entertainments C. conveniences D. provisions
11. That publishing company is about to _____ a new book on exploring the World Wide Web.
A. mix up B. go through C. bring out D. hurry up
12. Under no circumstances _____ to play with fireworks without parental supervision.
A. a child be allowed B. allow a child
C. should a child be allowed D. a child should be allowed
13. ____ news of his failure came out of _____ blue. No one was expecting it.
A. The – the B. x – x C. x – the D. The – x
14. “When will you be informed of the test result ?” – “Not until Monday, so I’ll be _____ all the weekends.
A. at needles and pins B. on pins and needles C. on needles and pins D. at pins and needles
15. I don’t suppose there is anyone in the library now, _____ ?
A. is there B. isn’t there C. do I D. don’t I
16. Malcom: ‘Tell me what your dog likes’. - Vanessa: ‘_____’
A. Big, black and hairy B. Like a Dobermann C. He can run very fast D. Biscuits and bones
17. _____ reaches the cells of the body, it is oxidized, or slowly burned.
A. As digested food B. Digested food that C. Food is digested D. Why does digested food
18. It is a federal law ____ vaccinated before entering the first grade.
A. for children be B. which children will be C. that children be D. requires children to be
19. During our stay in Venice, we bought a ____ bottle for our beloved mother.
A. glass lovely perfume B. lovely glass perfume C. lovely perfume glass D. glass perfume lovely
20. In order to grow vegetables properly, gardeners must know _____.
A. that the requirements for each vegetable B. what the requirements for each vegetables are
C. what are each vegetable’s requirements D. that is required by each vegetable
II. Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete each sentence. Write your answers on your answer sheet. (10 pts)
1. This sauce is too runny. Do you think it needs (thick)?
2. The deforestation has caused many so-called (man) disasters.
3. The well-known humanitarian spoke (convince) of the need for a more humane prison system.
4. There is not much (clear) for tall vehicles passing under this bridge.
5. The meeting ended and the all-important questions remained (ask).
6. Some hospitals are so (staff) that nurses and doctors are having to work twenty-hour shifts.
7. The vault has been strengthened and it is now virtually (destroy) .
8. Although Christopher was the stronger of the two, his attacker soon (power) him.
9. By appearing on the shampoo commercials, she became a (house) name.
10. We have to take care of all our (possess) for nobody else will do this for us.
III. Fill each blank in the following sentences with a suitable preposition or adverb
particle. Write your answers on your answer sheet. (10 pts)
1. The company is _____ stake unless they can do _____ with the unpopular policy.
2. Betty is _____ the opinion that we should stay silent _____ the time being and wait.
3. If you persist _____ arriving late, I shall have to report you _____ the Principal.
4. Why does she object _____ his staying here? Is she prejudiced _____ him personally?.
5. I will send you a letter _____ confirmation _____ the arrangement.
6. We’re all anxious _____ an end _____ the present crisis.
7. Elena was walking _____ air when she got the job she had been longing _____.
8. I’m giving my laptop _____ because it’s _____ no use to me any more.
9. When the factory shut _____, hundreds of workers were laid _____.
10. Bernard has good ideas, but he sometimes has difficulty _____ getting them _____ to others.
IV. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets. Write your answers on your answer sheet. (10 pts)
1. Your request that the test (delay) (deny) already.
2. I’d like your bedroom (tidy) before I get home from work. It (be) in a terrible mess.
3. By the end of last year he (read) four Shakespeare plays and by next year he (read) two more.
4. It’s a pity you (not ask), for I (help) you.
5. (I/ become) President, my first act (be) to help the poor.
6. I’m sure they (win) the final, (Messi/ not send off) at the beginning of the second half.
7. (shoot) in the leg, the wolf ran (bleed) all the way into the woods.
8. They (barely/ start) the game when the rain (come down).
9. She risked (invest) all her savings in the property market. I’d rather she (not do) that.
10. You must (speed); otherwise you (not stop) by the police.
V. Identify one of the underlined parts in each sentence that is not correct and then get it right.
Write your answers A, B, C, or D and your corrections on your answer sheet. Number 0 is an example. (10 pts)
0. Grasses form a substantial partly of the diet of many animals Answer: C → part
A B C D
1. Ripe fruit is often stored in a place where contains much carbon dioxide so that the fruit will not decay too rapidly.
A B C D
2. “Gone with the Wind” written after Margaret Mitchell quit her job as a reporter because of an ankle injury.
A B C D
3. Parents feel that if their child becomes an artist, it will be difficult for him ot her finance.
A B C D
4. The light in the room had grown so dimly that she could no longer see well enough to read.
A B C D
5. Custom officers at the ports are looking out for a gang who are smuggling great quantities of alcohol into the country.
A B C D
6. What Marta was chosen as the most outstanding student of her school made her parents very happy.
A B C D
7. Sweetly-smelling perfumes are added to soap to make it appealing.
A B C D
8. Faced with petroleum shortages in the 1970s, scientists and engineers in the US stepped up their efforts to develop a more
A B
efficient heating system and good insulation.
C D
9. It was such a worrying news that they all kept silent on being informed.
A B C D
10. If only you are students can you get special reduced prices and some free samples of shampoo as well.
A B C D
PART THREE: READING
I. Read the passage below and choose the correct answer for each question.
Write your answers A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. (5 pts)
Having reached the highest point of our route according to plan, we discovered something the map had not told us. It was
impossible to climb down into the Kingo valley. The river lay deep between mountain sides that were almost vertical. We couldn’t
find any animals tracks, which usually show the best way across country, and the slopes were covered so thickly with bushes that
we could not see the nature of the ground. We had somehow to break through the river which would give us our direction out of the
mountains into the inhabited lowlands.
Our guide cut a narrow path through the bushes with his long knife and we followed in single file. Progress was slow. Then, when
we thought we had really reached the river, we found ourselves instead on the edge of a cliff with a straight drop of 1,000 feet to
the water below. We climbed back up the slope and began to look for another way down. We climbed, slipped, sweated and
scratched our hands to pieces and finally arrived at the river. Happily we strode downhill along its bank without having to cut our
way. However, after a few miles the river entered a sleep-sided gap between rocks and suddenly dropped thirty-five feet over a
waterfall. There was no path alongside it and no way round it.
Then one of the guides saw a way of overcoming the difficulty. There was a fallen tree lying upside down over the waterfall with its
leafy top resting on the opposite bank below the falls. Without hesitation he climbed down the slippery trunk to show us how easy it
was. Having got to the opposite bank, he moved the air like a footballer who has scored a goal, and cheerfully waving us on.
1. Having reached the highest point on their route, the travellers expected to be able to _____.
A. track the animals to the river B. approach the river from different directions
C. put away the map they had been using D. get down to the river without much difficulty
2. The travellers wanted to get to the river because _____.
A. it would lead them to the waterfall B. it would show them which way to go
C. it was the only possible route out of the mountains D. it was a quicker route than going over the mountaind
3. One reason why the travellers took so long to get to the river was that _______.
A. It was too hot to move quickly B. they were all tired to go different ways
C. there was no proper path D. they couldn’t follow the animal tracks
4. The travallers were happy when they reached the river because ______.
A. they had a sense of achievement B. their going was much easier then
C. they were eager to see the waterfall D. they knew they were near their destination
5. To get past the waterfall the guide had to _______.
A. use the fallen tree as a kind of bridge B. cross the river above the waterfall
C. slide down a steep river bank D. swing across the river from a high branch
II. Read the following passage carefully and fill each numbered blank with ONE suitable
word. Write your answers on your answer sheet. (10 pts)
Many parents today use technology incredibly well and feel comfortable with the programs and online venues that their children
are using. Nevertheless, for various (1) _______, some may find it difficult to relate to their digitally smart youngsters. Such
 parents may lack a basic understanding of these forms of socialisation, which are integral (2) _____ children’s lives. Frequently,
they do not have the technical abilities or time needed to keep (3) ____ with their children in their ever-changing Internet habits. In
(4) _________, these parents often lack a basic understanding that children’s online lives are an extension of their offline lives.
The result can be a knowledge and skill gap, which creates a disconnection in (5) ____ these parents and their children relate.
Social media sites (6) _______ young people to accomplish online many of the tasks that are important to them offline; staying
connected with friends and family, making new friends, and exchanging ideas. Older students also use social media to connect
with one another on school work. Some schools successfully use blogs (7) ____ teaching tools, which has the benefit of
reinforcing skills in written expression and creativity. Adolescents are (8) _____ finding that they can access online information
about their health concerns easily. (9) _________, because of their young age, adolescents can encounter inaccuracies during
these searches and may require parental involvement to (10) _______ that they are using reliable online resources, interpreting
the information correctly, and not becoming overwhelmed by what they are reading.

III. Read the passage below and choose the correct word to complete each numbered
blank. Write your answers A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. (5 pts)
FLORA AND FAUNA AT RISK
Although many leading zoologists and botanists have expressed their concern about the (1) ____ of endangered species, the current
indications are that most of the measures taken to protect these species against extinction have had only a limited effect.
From the (2) ____ of the sea to mountain slopes, tens of thousands of species have become extinct in the past 300 years. (3) ____
these species thousands have died out even before they have been discovered. It is no wonder then (4) ____ manhy experts believe
that mankind has reached the point of no return.
As well as hunting, the greatest threat to plants and animals is the destruction of rainforests. (5) ____ average, an area of forest the
size of Switzerland is destroyed every two and a half to three years. Consequently, (6) _____ regions are cleared every month which
means that animals have nothing to eat, birds have nowhere to (7) ____ and plants nowhere to grow.
Now CITIES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) has (8) ___ on the responsibility of getting 800 species of
animals and plants banned from international trade and (9) ___ 23,000 placed under strict control. This is a step in the right direction,
but should CITIES and other organizations fail, the (10) ____ of the wolf and noises made by other animals may only be heard on
tape or CD in the future.
1. A. maintenance B. preservation C. upkeep D. support
2. A. bed B. foot C. base D. bottom
3. A. From B. Between C. Within D. Among
4. A. which B. that C. what D. when
5. A. On B. At C. By D. To
6. A. total B. full C. entire D. complete
7. A. fly B. grow C. nest D. flock
8. A. seen B. turned C. worked D. taken
9. A. another B. other C. the other D. the another
10. A. grunt B. roar C. squeak D. howl
PART FOUR: WRITING
I. Finish the second sentence in such a way that its meaning is similar to that of the original one.
1. Do you agree with my view on this issue ? → Are you………………………………...?
2. Laura’s very charming, but I wouldn’t trust her. → Charming………………………………..
3. “I think the whole idea’s ridiculous”, she said. → She dismissed ………………………….
4. The night guard caught the burglar who was trying to break into the shop. → While trying……………………………...
5. Nobody disapproved of the plan, so I suggest we go ahead. → As nobody raised……………………….
6. Teddy disobeyed the boss; he has been sacked. → As a ……………………………………..
7. He seemed to have been involved in the burglary. → He looked ………………………………
8. Poverty and overcrowding are ruining the life of people in many big cities. → Due ……………………………………..
9. It was a mistake to lend your car to Joe. → You ……………………………………..
10. They have reported that the Prime Minister is making a surprise visit to Syria. → The Prime Minister ……………………
II. Rewrite each of the sentences below in such a way that its meaning is similar to that of the original one, using the
word given in brackets. Do not change this word in any way.
1. I think you’ve completely misunderstood me. (stick) → ……………...………………….............
2. This house is very different from the little flat we used to live in. (cry) → ...……….……………………………….
3. If anyone succeeds in solving the problem, it will probably be him. (likely) → ………………………………………….
4. He was raised by his aunt and uncle. (brought) → ………………………………………….
5. From the point of view of education, his childhood years had been well spent. (terms) → ………………………………………….
III. Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences. You can make some changes if necessary.
1. He/ be/ think/ have/ hand/ help/ prisoner/ escape. → …………………………………………..
2. We/ set off/ aventure/ take/ boat trip/ down/ Mekong river. → …………………………………………..
3. The monthly rent/ same/ irrespective/ whether/ there/ three/ four/ occupants. → ………………………………………….
4. There/ be/ no difference/ opinion/ two sides/ subject/ last meeting. → ………………………………………….
5. She/ shower/ congratulations/ if/ she/ win/ next competition. → ………………………………………….
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 SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN
HẢI PHÒNG Năm học 2017-2018

ANSWER SHEET
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH (Chuyên)

PART ONE: PHONOLOGY

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each
group (5 pts) 0.5 pt for each correct answer.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

II. Choose the word whose main stress position is placed differently from that of the others in each group (5 pts)
0.5 pt for each correct answer.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

PART TWO: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

I. Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence. (10 pts)
0.5 pt for each correct answer.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

II. Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the sentences. (10 pts)
1.0 pt for each correct word.
1. ___________ 2. ________ 3. ________ 4. _________ 5. _____________
6. ___________ 7. ___________ 8. __________ 9. __________ 10. _____________

III. Fill in each blank in the following sentences with a suitable preposition or adverb particle.
(10 pts) 0.5 pt for each correct preposition or adverb particle.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

IV. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets. (10 pts)
0.5 pt for each correct verb.
1. ______________________________ 6. _________________________________
2. _____________________________ 7. _________________________________
3. _____________________________ 8. _________________________________
4.
- _____________________________ 9. ___________________________________
5. ______________________________ 10. ________________________________
V. Identify one of the underlined parts in each sentence that is not correct and then get it right. (10 pts)
0.5 pt for correct identification and 0.5 for correction.
1. __ → _______________ 6. __ → ______________
2. __ → _______________ 7. __ → ______________
3. __ → _______________ 8. __ → ______________
4. __ → _______________ 9. __ → ______________
5. __ → _______________ 10. __ → ______________
PART THREE: READING
I. Read the passage below and choose the correct answer for each question. (5 pts)
1.0 pt for each correct answer.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

II. Read the following passage carefully and fill each numbered blank with ONE suitable word. (10 pts)
1.0 pt for each correct word.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

III. Read the passage below and choose the correct word to complete each numbered blank (5 pts)
0.5 pt for each correct answer.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

PART FOUR: WRITING

I. Finish the second sentence in such a way that its meaning is similar to that of the original one. (10 pts)
1.0 pt for each correct sentence.
1. Are you _______________________________________________________________________________?
2. Charming ______________________________________________________________________________.
3. She dismissed __________________________________________________________________________.
4. While trying ____________________________________________________________________________.
5. As nobody raised ________________________________________________________________________.
6. As a __________________________________________________________________________________.
7. He looked ______________________________________________________________________________.
8. Due ___________________________________________________________________________________.
9. You ___________________________________________________________________________________.
10. The Prime Minister _______________________________________________________________________.
II. Rewrite each of the sentences below in such a way that its meaning is similar to that of the original one,
using the word given in brackets. Do not change this word in any way. (5 pts)
1.0 pt for each correct sentence.
1. ______________________________________________________________________________________.
2. ______________________________________________________________________________________.
3. ______________________________________________________________________________________.
4. ______________________________________________________________________________________.
5. ______________________________________________________________________________________.

III. Use the suggested sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences. (5
pts) 1.0 pt for each correct sentence.
1. ______________________________________________________________________________________.
2. ______________________________________________________________________________________.
3. ______________________________________________________________________________________.
4. ______________________________________________________________________________________.
5. ______________________________________________________________________________________.

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