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TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN LẦN THỨ XII

HOÀNG VĂN THỤ MÔN: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 10
Ngày thi: 02 tháng 08 năm 2016
Thời gian: 180 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)
Đề thi gồm: 17 trang (Thí sinh viết câu trả lời vào bảng cho sẵn
trong đề)
ĐỀ ĐỀ NGHỊ

PART I. LISTENING
SECTION 1. Complete the details below. Write no more than TWO WORDS or A
NUMBER for each answer
LAPTOP FOR SALE

Condition Almost new

Weight 1………………….
Make Allegro
Memory 2………………….
Screen 3………………….
Touching pad but with cordless mouse
Number of ports Two
Battery lasts 4.………………….
Latest programmes Not 5………………….
Your answers
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

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SECTION 2. GAP FILLING
Listen to the recording. Complete the notes below by writting no more than three words in
the space provide.
The Mystery Personality
 is a (6) ………………..
 plays for a (7)………………..
 has played for (8)………………..
 is a (9)…………….
John Tebbit’s group
 aimed at young people (10)………………
 connected with sports which involve some (11)………………
 after appeal many people offered their services as (12)………………..
 received many offers (13)……………….free (14)……………….
 Some donations over (15)…………………
Your answers
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

SECTION 3. FOUR- OPTION MCQ

Question 16-20
Choose the correct letter A,B or C
16.What does the speaker say about the judges in the competition?
A. Most people judging will have some experience
B. None of the judges will have experience
C. Every judges will be experienced
17. The winner in each of the competitions will
A. be given vouchers
B. awarded cash prize
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C. receive book-tokens
18. The profits from the marathon will be given to the children’s Hospital to help
A. buy new specialist equipment
B. decorate the hospital wards
C. provide books for children
19. Wardens will be needed at car park because
A. They help organize the parking well last year
B. the parking last year was disorganized
C. they will be needed to collect parking fees
20. Bags will be provided by the council
A. for all the rubbish
B. only for food rubbish
C. only for material that can be recycled
Your answers
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

PART II. LEXICO - GRAMMAR

SECTION 1. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences
1. The office needs ____________ renovation.
A. instructive B. selective C. extensive D. inventive
2. Dan wouldn’t sign the contract because he felt it was ____________.
A. his line of work B. none of his business
C. out of work D. a raw deal
3. Why doesn't Mike ____________ some of his work to his assistant?
A. demand B. resign C. widen D. delegate
4. Legal matters are not my ____________ - you’ll have to consult a lawyer.
A. domain B. aspect C. prospect D. excess
5. The producer refused ____________ to discuss any of the actor’s demands for more pay.
A. down and out B. outlook C. outright D. downright
6. Of course, I thought your song was the ____________ of the show.
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 A. spotlight B. forefront C. limelight D. highlight
7. His negative attitude ____________ across in the interview.
A. went B. came C. played D. branched
8. Ms Fisher has a very ____________ position on the committee.
A. preferential B. residential C. influential D. beneficial
9. I wonder if my lecturer can ____________ any light on this essay for me.
A. dawn B. shed C. snap D. dub
10. He's so ambitious that he’ll do anything to _____ his career, even at the expense of others.
A. enlarge B. widen C. further D. expand
11. No amount of encouragement ______ jump into the pool.
A. would he make B. he would make himself
C. would make him D. would he make himself
12. The city______ at one time prosperous, ______ it enjoyed a high level of civilization.
A. must have been - for B. can have been - and
C. may have been - and D. was for
13. I reckon Martin is _________ of a nervous breakdown.
A. in charge B. indicative C. on the verge D. under suspicion
14. I don’t think you’ll show a callous disregard for life and property, ______.
A. will you B. do I C. won’t you D. didn’t I
15. There are ______ in your theses.
A. too many but B. too many buts on C. too many “but” D. many too buts
16. Sorry, I can’t go out with all these dishes and plates ______.
A. to be washed B. washed C. washing D. to have washed
17. During the day tigers usually lie ______, ______ in the long grass.
A. rested – hidden B. rested – hiding C. resting – hidden D. resting – hide
18. ______ be sent to work there?
A. Who do you suggest that should B. Do you suggest who should
C. Who do you suggest D. Do you suggest whom should
19. As a result of their financial problems, the company got a consultant to help them
____________.
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 A. deteriorate B. shrink C. diminish D. downsize
20 . Iron should not be taken in ____________ with certain vitamins.
A. conjunction B. connection C. consistency D. concentration

SECTION 2. WORD FORM

Complete the following passage with the correct forms of the words given in the box.
1. Gold is _________ more precious than iron. In fact, there is no really comparison.
(COMPARE)
2. Until the situation has settled down, it is _________ to travel to the area hardly hit by ebola
epidemic. (ADVISE)
3. If looks could kill, I’d be dead because she just gave me a _________ glare. (MURDER)
4. Every Christmas, they donate some food and clothes to the _________ . (NEED)
5. He lost his temper and used disgusting _________ language. (REPEAT)
6. Politeness is one thing. Real kindness is another. You must learn to _________ between
the two. (DIFFERENT)
7. This machinery has been coated with a certain chemical to make it _________ . (RUST)
8. “This minor mistake is _________ . Be more careful the next time,” said the teacher.
(PARDON)
9. Film directors usually ask actors to _________ the scene in their mind. (VISUAL)
10. They were _________ off the coast of Sunmatera. (SHIP)
Your answers
1.comparably 2. inadvisable 3. murderous 4. needy 5. unrepeatable
6. differenciate 7. rustproof 8. pardonable 9. visualize 10. shipwrecked
SECTION 3. ERROR CORRECTION
The following passage contains 10 errors. Identify and correct them.
(0) has been done for you : grass  grassy
All at once it was night. The track was grass and even in daylight showed up hard hardly at
all against the moor, so it was difficult to keep on it now. If only I had been a smoker with a
match always to hand, or if my torch had been in my pocket instead of in the suitcase, I must
could have walked with more assurance. As it was, I was terrifying terrified of hurling over

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the edge in the cliff to the rock below. When I did stray, however, they it was towards the
hills. I felt my feet squelching and sticking in something soggy. There was no bog to my
knowledges near the track, so I must have wandered the a long way off my course. I
extricated myself with difficulty and very cautious cautiously edged myself towards the
sound of the sea. Then I bumped in a little clump of trees that suddenly loomed up behind
me.
SECTION 4. GAP FILLING WITH PARTICLES AND PREPOSITIONS
1. In rough weather the coast guard is _________ constant stand-by to respond quickly
_________ distress signals from boats.
A. on / to B. at / with C. for / at D. about / for
2. The workers were rather cynical after the meeting. Most of them were _________ no
illusion that the management would take their complaints seriously.
A. with B. under C. at D. beyond
3. The police moved swiftly _________ action to stop fighting _________ rival groups of
football fans.
A. into / between B. about / against C. with / for D. for / with
4. It was such a sad film that we were all reduced _________ tears at the end.
A. with B. for C. off D. to
5. All new models have been fitted _________ a safety lock.
A. with B. on C. in D. for
6. Can you tuck your shirt _________ your trousers?
A. with B. around C. into D. at
7. Erica is an excellent worker. She goes _________ her job calmly and efficiently.
A. on B. with C. about D. at
8. The school ran _________ financial trouble when 80% of the staff went _________ strike.
A. about / off B. into / on C. with / for D. for / at
9. Jane is out in the garden mulling _________ a problem to do _________ work.
A. over / with B. away / without C. in / to D. into / for
10. Oh, it gets dark. I have immersed myself _________ reading the novel.
A. with B. from C. off D.in
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PART III. READING
SECTION 1. Read the passage below and then choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.
(15pts)
Do you ever wish you were more optimistic, someone who always (1) ______ to be
successful? Having someone around who always (2) ______ the worst isn’t really a lot of (3)
______ – we all know someone who sees a single cloud on a sunny day and says, ‘It looks (4)
______ rain.’ But if you catch yourself thinking such things, it’s important to do something
(5) ______ it.
You can change your view of life, (6) ______ to psychologists. It only takes a little effort,
and you will find life more rewarding as a (7) ______. Optimism, they say, is partly about
self-respect and confidence, but it’s also a more positive way of looking at life and all it has
to (8) ______. Optimists are more (9) ______ to start new projects and are generally more
prepared to take risks.
Upbringing is obviously very important in forming your (10) ______ to the world. Some
people are brought up to (11) ______ too much on others and grow up forever blaming other
people when anything (12) ______ wrong. Most optimists, on the (13) ______ hand, have
been brought up not to (14) ______ failure as the end of the world- they just (15) ______
with their lives.
1. A. counted B. expected C. felt D. waited
2. A. worries B. cares C. fears D. doubts
3. A. amusement B. play C. enjoyment D. fun
4. A. so B. to C. for D. like
5. A. with B. against C. about D. over
6. A. judging B. according C. concerning D. following
7. A. result B. reason C. purpose D. product
8. A. supply B. suggest C. offer D. propose
9. A. possible B. likely C. hopeful D. welcome
10. A. opinion B. attitude C. view D. position
11. A. trust B. believe C. depend D. hope
12. A. goes B. fails C. comes D. turns
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13. A. opposite B. next C. other D. far
14. A. regard B. respect C. suppose D. think
15. A. get up B. get on C. get out D. get over
SECTION 2. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use
only one word in each space.
THE HISTORY OF THE CINEMA
In Britain, the cinema was, without doubt, the most important form of public
commercial entertainment of the twentieth century. Until its popularity was eclipsed in the
1950s by television, cinema (1) ______________ a period of some fifty years during (2)
______________ its appeal far exceeded that of sport or indeed any other commercial leisure
activity.
The popularity of the cinema at that time is (3) ______________ difficult to explain: it
was accessible, glamorous and cheap. At its (4)______________ , between 1920 and 1950, a
very small sum of money (5) ______________ guarantee a good seat in the cinema. In the
1920s, the usual venue was a small, neighborhood hall. The (6)______________ was drawn
from the local area, and could (7) ______________ some occasions be rather noisy. By the
end of the 1930s, (8) ______________, the venue was more (9) ______________ to be in
one of the larger cinemas known as “picture palaces”, which were springing up everywhere in
city centres to accommodate audiences of over two thousand people. (10) ______________
these establishments, the audiences were expected to be well behaved; the
(11)______________ were organized just (12) ______________ military operations, (13)
______________ uniformed staff on hand to control the queues and usherettes to direct
seating arrangements.
These large cinemas attracted (14) ______________ very mixed audience, although
older people were less likely to be cinema-goers than adolescents. As might be expected,
people in rural areas were less immersed in the cinema than were people in towns, simply
(15) _________ of the greater provision of cinemas in urban areas.
Your answers
1. 2. which 3. not 4. 5. could

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6. 7. on 8. however 9. likely 10.

11. 12. like 13. 14. a 15. instead

SECTION 3. Read the following passage and choose the best answer
Overland transport in the United States was still extremely primitive in 1790. Roads
were few and short, usually extending from inland communities to the nearest river town or
seaport. Nearly all interstate commerce was carried out by sailing ships that served the bays
and harbors of the seaboard. Yet, in 1790 the nation was on the threshold of a new era of
road development. Unable to finance road construction, states turned for help to private
companies, organized by merchants and land speculators who had a personal interest in
improved communications with the interior. The pioneer in this move was the state of
Pennsylvania, which chartered a company in 1792 to construct a turnpike, a road for the use
of which a toll, or payment, is collected, from Philadelphia to Lancaster. The legislature gave
the company the authority to erect tollgates at points along the road where payment would be
collected, though it carefully regulated the rates. (The states had unquestioned authority to
regulate private business in this period.)
The company built a gravel road within two years, and the success of the Lancaster
Pike encouraged imitation. Northern states generally relied on private companies to build
their toll roads, but Virginia constructed a network at public expense. Such was the road
building fever that by 1810 New York alone had some 1,500 miles of turnpikes extending
from the Atlantic to Lake Erie.
Transportation on these early turnpikes consisted of freight carrier wagons and
passenger stagecoaches. The most common road freight carrier was the Conestoga wagon, a
vehicle developed in the mid-eighteenth century by German immigrants in the area around
Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It featured large, broad wheels able to negotiate all but the deepest
ruts and holes, and its round bottom prevented the freight from shifting on a hill. Covered
with canvas and drawn by four to six horses, the Conestoga wagon rivaled the log cabin as
the primary symbol of the frontier. Passengers traveled in a variety of stagecoaches, the most
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wheels, with no springs; slender poles held up the top, and leather curtains kept out dust and
rain.
1. Paragraph 1 discusses early road building in the United States mainly in terms of the
A. popularity of turnpikes B. financing of new roads
C. development of the interior D. laws governing road use
2. The word "primitive" in the passage is closest in meaning to
A. unsafe B. unknown C. inexpensive D. undeveloped
3. In 1790 most roads connected towns in the interior of the country with
A. other inland communities B. towns in other states
C. river towns or seaports D. construction sites
4. The phrase "on the threshold of" in the passage is closest in meaning to
A. in need of B. in place of
C. at the start of D. with the purpose of
5. According to the passage, why did states want private companies to help with road
building?
A. The states could not afford to build roads themselves.
B. The states were not as well equipped as private companies.
C. Private companies could complete roads faster than the states.
D. Private companies had greater knowledge of the interior.
6. The word "it" in the passage refers to
A. legislature B. company C. authority D. payment
7. The word "imitation" in the passage is closest in meaning to
A. investment B. suggestion C. increasing D. copying
8. Virginia is mentioned as an example of a state that
A. built roads without tollgates
B. built roads with government money
C. completed 1,500 miles of turnpikes in one year
D. introduced new law restricting road use
9. The "large, broad wheels" of the Conestoga wagon are mentioned in the passage as an
example of a feature of wagons that was
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 A. unusual in mid-eighteenth century vehicles
B. first found in Germany
C. effective on roads with uneven surfaces
D. responsible for frequent damage to freight
10. The word “slender “in the passage is closest in meaning to
A. fat B. big C. large D. thin

PART IV. WRITING

SECTION 1. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
1. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in
meaning to the sentence printed before it.
1. He will be returning from Africa quite soon.
It won't __be long before he returns from Africa___ .
2. You can use it as long as you like, and it won't wear out.
No matter __how long you use it, it won’t wear out__ .
3. The only thing that makes this job worthwhile is the money.
Were __it not for the money, this job wouldn’t be worthwhile_ .
4. It was not until five years had elapsed that the whole truth about the murder came out.
Not for another __five years did the whole truth about the murder come out_.
5. Most people know that Britain's economy is heavily dependent on North Sea oil.
It is common__knowledge that Britain’s economy is heavily dependent on North Sea
oil_ .
2.Rewrite the sentences below using the words in brackets without changing their original
form.
6. Don't pay any attention to what she says. notice
__Don’t take notice of what she says_ .
7. You couldn’t do anything more stupid than to give up your job now. height
_____________________________________________________ .
8. My father is not feeling well these days. weather
__My father is feeling under the weather these days__ .
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9. Tom’s presence at the party always adds to everyone’s enjoyment. soul
__Tom is the life and soul of the party__ .
10. In the area, Thailand is much better than all other countries in football. shoulders
___In the area, Thailand is head and shoulders above all other…_ .
SECTION 2. PARAGRAPH WRITING
“Obstacles are what you see when you take your eyes off the goal.” Do you agree with this
statement?Write a paragraph of about 180 words to state your viewpoint.

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