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

QUẢNG NAM Năm học 2014-2015

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Khóa ngày: 06/6/2014

Môn: TIẾNG ANH (chuyên)
Thời gian: 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)

Đề thi này gồm 08 trang, được đánh số từ 1-8. Thí sinh kiểm tra cẩn thận số trang trước khi làm bài.
..........................................Thí sinh làm bài vào tờ giấy đề thi này...............................................

SECTION ONE: PHONETICS (0.5 pt)

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the
others. Write your answers in the box numbered below. 0 has been done for you as an
example.
0. A. car B. hard C. late D. father
1. A. ought B. bought C. thought D. through
2. A. equality B. effective C. benefit D. energy
3. A. though B. laugh C. enough D. cough
4. A. campus B. blanket C. change D. access
5. A. healthy B. although C. throughout D. thunderstorm

0 1 2 3 4 5
C
SECTION TWO: USE OF ENGLISH (3.5 pts)
Question 1. Choose the best answer (marked A, B, C or D) to finish each of the
following sentences. Write your answers in the numbered box below. (0) has been done
as an example. (1.2 pts)
0. He ______ a teacher.
A. be B. is C. are D. am
1. The little girl wasted half an hour ______ for her picture book.
A. look B. looking C. to look D. looked
2. The sheet of paper slipped ______ his hand falling ______the ground.
A. off / onto B. from / down C. from / upon D. off / upon
3. I don’t know why ______.
A. was my sister, Mary, laughing B. did my sister, Mary, laugh
C. was laughing my sister, Mary D. my sister, Mary, was laughing
4. After a long walk in the fields, I wanted to drink ______.
A. something to make cold B. some cold thing
C. something cold D. cold something
5. The police have warned tourists to look ______ for pickpockets in the town centre.
A. out B. up C. down D. forward
6. You may get an electric ______ if you touch a plug with wet hands.

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 A. shock B. crash C. burn D. scream
7. One of the great ______ to the students when they go on a mountain walk is that they
learn a lot about wildflowers.
A. benefits B. supports C. returns D. profits
8. Hi, Mario. I do actually have a homework ______ to do. The deadline's Monday and I'm
afraid I'll have to do it during the weekend, so I'll be quite busy.
A. work B. assignment C. job D. duty
9. She finally ______ her ambition of publishing a novel when she was in her fifties.
A. reached B. solved C. achieved D. made
10. She was ______ singer that we turned off the TV set immediately.
A. so bad B. such bad C. so bad a D. such bad a
11. Mary is ______ an excellent writer.
A. considerate B. considered C. considerable D. considers
12. ______ our office, Mr. James votes against the proposal.
A. Representing B. Representation C. Representative D. Representative of

0. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
B
Question 2. Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are
correct and some have a word which should NOT be there. If the line is correct, put a
tick () by the number. If a line has a word which should NOT be there, write the word.
There are two examples at the beginning (0 and 00). (0.8 pt)

When Charles Babbage has developed the idea of a computer in 1830, he could 0. has .

have had no idea how widespread computers would become. As recently as 00.  .

1980, computers were used to be very expensive, but since then they have 01. ...............
become cheaper every year. Every child now learns how to use a computer at 02. ..............
school, and many have one at home that they use it to play games. So many 03. ...............
different machines are available in nowadays that it can be difficult to choose 04. ...............
which to buy. It depends, of course, on what do you want to use it for. If you 05. ...............
just want to do word processing, there is no any point in buying a very 06. ...............
expensive machine. If you have set up your heart on the very latest model, then 07. ...............
buy it - though it is likely to be out of date within two years. “If I’d waited,” 08. ...............
you’ll be saying, “I could have bought an even better one!”
Question 3. Use the word given in the box to the right of the text to form a word that fits
in the same numbered space in the text. Write your answers in the numbered box below.
(0) has been done for you as an example. (0.8 pt)
Last month I entered a (0)_______ to find the young 0. COMPETE
(1)_______ of the year. You had to send in a completed 1. INVENT
(2)_______ form, together with a diagram showing 2. APPLY
details of your (3)________ and a handwritten 3. INVENT
(4)_______ of how it works. The judges complained that 4. EXPLAIN
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 some of my handwriting was (5)______. They thought 5. LEGIBLE
my idea for self-cleaning windows was very (6)______, 6. ORIGIN
but that it would be (7)______ for most people to replace 7. PRACTICAL
all their windows. I think their comments were (8) _______. 8. RIDICULE

0. competition 1. 2.
3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8.
Question 4. Put each verb in the brackets into a suitable tense form to complete the text.
Write your answers in the numbered box below. (0) has been done for you as an
example. (0.7 pt)
I was delighted when I (0. become)______ a doctor because it (1. be)______ my
ambition since childhood. I (2. work)______at the hospital for six years now. Although
there (3. be) ______ bad times over the years, I (4. enjoy)______ my work at the moment.
I still (5. feel) ______ pleased every time one of my patients (6. recover) ______. I hope
that in ten years’ time I (7. have) ______ my own practice.

0. became 1. 2. 3.
4. 5. 6. 7.

SECTION THREE: READING (3.0 pts).

Question 1: Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each
numbered gap. Write your answers in the numbered box below. 0 has been done for you
as an example. (1.0 pt)
Meeting old school friends again can be a strange experience. Some have changed so much
that you can (0)______ recognize them: they speak with a different (1)______, are
interested in different things, and all you can do is to make (2)______ talk and hope they’ll
go soon. Others, though you might have been out of (3)______ with them for years, are
just the same as they always were – it’s (4)______ if you last saw them yesterday. Before
you know it, you’re exchanging (5)______ about your families and friends, and setting out
the (6)______for another game of chess. A few change for the better. There’s one person
that I get (7)______ with very well now, though we weren’t on speaking (8)______ for our
last two years at school. One day, we met at a party and made it (9) ______, and
(10)______ engaged the same evening.
0. A. nearly B. almost C. hardly D. easily
1. A. language B. accent C. way D. tongue
2. A. small B. little C. silly D. gossip
3. A. sight B. touch C. sound D. feel
4. A. just B. like C. so D. as
5. A. words B. speech C. talk D. gossip
6. A. counters B. draughts C. squares D. pieces
7. A. on B. off C. up D. down
8. A. relations B. terms C. situation D. condition
9. A. on B. off C. up D. down
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 10. A. came B. went C. got D. made

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
C

Question 2: Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only
ONE word in each gap. Write your answers in the box numbered below. 0 has been done
for you as an example. (1.0 pt)
Over the last few decades, people’s working lives (0)______ changed dramatically. In the
past, unless you were sacked for some reason, you expected to stay in the same job
(1)______ quite a few years. Nowadays jobs are much less secure. As companies try to
save as much money as they can, employees are (2)______ redundant in their thousands.
The workers who replace them are forced to (3)______ contracts that last only one or two
years. They are usually younger, and so (4)______ paid less money. It is not surprising,
then, that many older people decided to (5)______ up their own small businesses instead of
trying to (6)______ another job in someone else’s. Being self-employed certainly has its
advantages: you don’t have to (7)______ orders from anyone else, and if you make a
(8)______, you can keep it all for yourself. On the other hand, if you have had no previous
(9)______ of running your own business, it’s very easy to make mistakes. One common
mistake is to offer a service for which there is little or no demand. A business that
(10)______ faulty TV sets, for example, is unlikely to do well in an area where most
people rent their TVs rather than buy them.

0. have 1. 2.
3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8.
9. 10.

Question 3. Read the text and circle the best answer to each of the following questions.
Write your answers in the numbered box below.(1.0 pt)
LEARN INDIAN DANCING
I’ve always wanted to learn how to dance. When I was younger, I loved going to discos
and I used to spend hours practising my moves in front of the mirror! I think I was quite
good, but as I got older, I became less confident.

Recently I decided I’d join a dance class. The problem with most dance classes is that you
need a partner, and none of my male friends ever wanted to come with me. I was beginning
to give up on the idea when I came across a magazine article about Indian dancing. It
sounded great and best of all I could do it on my own! So, I found a class on the Internet
and booked myself onto a course.

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I turned up for our first lesson feeling very nervous. I needn’t have worried though because
everyone was really friendly. We were all female, the youngest was about eighteen and the
oldest was forty something.

Our teacher came in looking fantastic in her traditional dance clothes and we soon all
caught her energy and enthusiasm. She put on the music immediately which was a
combination of western pop songs set to an Indian beat, and we started following her
moves. Any nervousness soon disappeared because the moves are so complicated. There’s
no time to worry about whether you’re doing them right!

I’ve noticed a lot of changes about myself since I started dancing. I’m much fitter and I
feel more confident. I’ve also made some great friends at the class. If you’re interested in
dancing, or you just want to feel fitter, I’d recommend Indian dance!
1. What is the writer’s main purpose in writing the text?
A. to describe her childhood B. to say how she began her hobby
C. to explain why she likes dancing D. to talk about the people she has met
2. What would a reader learn about the writer from the text?
A. She is good at Indian dancing. B. She likes listening to pop music.
C. She enjoys dancing. D. She’s interested in keeping fit.
3. What does the writer say about herself?
A. She hasn’t always been confident. B. She doesn’t enjoy doing new things.
C. She likes meeting people. D. She was a very nervous child.
4. What does the writer say about the first dance class?
A. Everybody was keen to dance. B. Nobody spoke to each other at first.
C. Everybody admired the teacher. D. A lot of time was spent discussing the moves.
5. Which advert do you think the writer found on the internet?

A. Learn how to dance! No B. Have you always wanted to learn how

experience necessary! No need to to dance? We teach you simple steps from
bring a partner! We’ll match you
Latin American to Indian dancing.
with somebody when you arrive!

C. If you’re interested in dance why not D. Are you bored with doing the same old
learn the art of Indian dancing! Friendly thing? Persuade your partner to join a dance
classes! Excellent teachers! Everybody class! Have fun and keep fit at the same time!
welcome!

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

SECTION FOUR: WRITING (3.0 pts)

Question 1. Make any changes and additions when necessary to build the sentences
from the following sets of words and phrases. (0) has been done as an example. (0.6 pt)

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0. I/ be / teacher/.
I am a teacher.

1. watch/ I / give/ my 15th birthday/ invaluable present./

__________________________________________________________________________
2. I/ never/ meet/ anyone/ can type/ fast/ as/ you./
__________________________________________________________________________
3. book/ you/ read/ last night/ write/ Charles Dickens./
__________________________________________________________________________
4. She/ got/ degree/ Physics/ and then/ went/ on/ take/ course/ Applied Maths./
__________________________________________________________________________
5. We/ find/ impossible/ cross/ river/ flooded/ after/ storm./
__________________________________________________________________________
6. I/ use/ walk/ past/ temple/ way/ primary school/ little boy./
__________________________________________________________________________
Question 2. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
one, using the word given in capital. DO NOT CHANGE THE WORD GIVEN. You
must use between TWO and FIVE words, including the word given. 0 has been done for
you as an example. (1.4 pt)
0. Mary couldn’t stay here any longer. (HAD)
Mary had to go.
1. Mozart was thirty-five when he died. (AGE)
Mozart ____________________________ thirty-five.
2. Because of what you advised me, I did the right thing. (ADVICE)
Thanks ___________________________ me, I did the right thing.
3. If you pay no attention to him, he’ll soon go away. (NOTICE)
He’ll soon go away if you _______________________________.
4. I was surprised when I discovered the truth. (FIND)
I was surprised __________________________ truth was.
5. Hundreds of jobs were lost as a result of the company’s new policy. (LOSS)
The company’s new policy ______________________________ hundreds of jobs.
6. We’re so late now that we definitely won’t get to the party on time. (CHANCE)
We’re so late that we have __________________________ the party on time.
7. After nearly an hour, the coach had still not arrived. (SIGN)
After nearly an hour, ____________________________ of the coach.
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