$6 GIAO DUC VA DAO TAO KY THI TUYEN SINH LOP 10 THPT CHUYEN Al PHONG Naim hge 2020-2021 DE THI MON: TIENG ANH (Chuyén) . ‘Thi gian lim bai: 150 phuit (Rhdng ké thdi gian giao dé) = Thi sinh lam bai vio phiéu tré toi. = Dé thi gam S trang. Tong diém: 100 - Thi sinh khong dege sie dung bat cit tai ligu gi. pk CHiNH THUC LuUY: PART ONE: PHONOLOGY |. Choose the word whose underlined partis pronounced differently from that ofthe others in each group. (5 pts) 1. A.seedbed C. attendee committee 2. A camiages C. costumes D. assures 3. A.poulty ©. shoulder D. calcium 4. Aventich C enlist D. enterprise 5. A. crooked C. washed D. jagged 6. A danger C. ancient D. manger 7. A bargain B. gelatin C.fragile D. margarine 8. A protect B. profess C. proverb 9. A chauffeur 8. brochure C. parachute 10. A. beardie B. rehearse C. hearsay |l. Choose the word whose main stress position is placed differently from that of the others in each group. (5 pts) 1. A.destroy B, involve C. distract D. comment 2. A-conquest B. canteen C. parade . campaign 3. A. severe B. diverse C fertile D. mature 4. A overhear B. overcharge C. overcoat D. overact 5. A. prestigious B. ascertain . construction D. substantial 6. A intellectual B. stability €. geocentric D. interference 7. A.spontaneity B. centenarian argumentative. metabolism 8. A.domineering B. interupt reconcile D. picturesque 9. A inoffensive B.disheartening ——_C. uncical D. implausible 10. A archaeology B. continental C. photosynthesis _D. entrepreneur PART TWO: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR. |, Choose the correct word or phrase to compl 1. There are no problems with Dan. He seems B. to have looked ‘A to be looking A skin changes that darken . his skin may darken ach of the following sentences. (10 pts) after in a proper way. C. tohave been looked D. to look 2. Inhot and sunny weather, man acclimatizes by eating less, drinking more liquids, and___, B. experiencing a darkening of the skin D. darkening their skin 3. Trade __ from bad to worse and staff redundant now. ‘A-have gone — is made C. went have made BB. has gone ~ are being made had gone ~ are made 4, Nancy: ‘Would you mind posting this eter for me on the way tothe shopping mall, Betty?" Betty: ‘A. No problem. Give it to me before | go. B. Yes, | postitfor you. . Never mind. You don't have to do tow. _D.Itis very kind of you to say so. 5. ___ snow that covers the fp ofthe mountain s__ beautiful sigh. AG-a B.The-a 0-9 D, The the 6. Itisa federal law __ vaccinated before entering the first grade. A. for children be 8. that children willbe 7. The campers were asked to throw all recyclable trash into. ‘A the green big plastic bag C. the green plastic bag ‘A. must have imagined . should have imagined 9, Ofthe two fms we watched last night, “The Avengers” is . C. that children be D. requires children to be 8. the big plastic bag green D. the big green plastic bag 8, There was no one downstairs, so the woman tumed off the lights and decided that she things, B. can't have imagined D, needn't have imagined ‘A. more interesting B. as interesting . the moreinferestng —D. the most interesting 410. Ifyou need to the teachers attention, just put your hand up. A pull B. obtain C.take D. attract Page 1 of 511. ___itreviole light can be detected in a number of ways. 2 Arowahteing invisible B. Even thoughitinvisible to, Obese nisi D. Although invisible Poe endo become ss to new ideas as they grow er. ta, eztv, B. available C. attractive D. hospitable t te ond president remains a(n). guarded secret. ly leeply C. high D. entire 14, Saorele fret, abr le ond span rouse are among he aeons of Glaie Naonal Pak. A. scene B. scenery C. sights D. views 16. Tha uo al companies are going to__due o economic criss. . ix B. meet C.merge 416 My snburn skin made me fel ather fort frst ew days ofthe poly. A.selfconfdent B. seltcentred C.sel-conscious __D. self-contained 417. The git was over the ___when she won a scholarship to study in the United States. A.sky 8. sun , moon D. planet 18, Tis pech reds obese ourcountyn the 1970s. with regardto —B. witha view fo _C. inconsideaton of _D. in the cor 19. Daisy really liked the dress she found for her site's wedding oneer,shedseded lo fr abet deal A. sellout 8, shop around ring up D. shell out 20. The fumes were so thick that she was _for breath. A.heartto-heart B.bodyandsoul _C. flesh and blood D. skin and bone IL Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete each of the following sentences. (10 pts) 1. (EXPOSE) to direct sunight for long periods oftime is dangerous to our skin, 2. Alack of ertiizer had (POOR) the sol 3. Inctcal situations, they often lose because they play so (PROFESBIQN). 4, The referee's (PART) in the game was admirable, 5, Oureffors to persuade her proved (FRUIT) - she accepted to come in the end! 6. Acrowd of (STAND) gathered atthe scene of the crash, leading toa hold-up on the motorway. 7. Youdon't need to read the instruction manual since the use ofthe camera is (EXPLAIN). 8, We (ESTIMATE) how long it would take to get othe stadium, so we were ten minutes late forthe event. 9, You can't get burnt with these dishes because they are (HOT). 410. After taking an IC test, students will be (QUALIFY) separated into thre diferent classes. IIL Fileach blank with a suitable preposition or adverb particle to complete each of the following sentences. (10 pts) ‘Advances: technology wil result more leisure time for working people. ‘Alot of young people are seen ___ this new hairstyle, which seems to be catching ‘They agreed to the policy the understanding that it would be thei benef Peter won't do anything asking his mother fist. She's really got him her thumb, Just look at these old photographs. | came them when | was clearing ‘an old bookcase. That conservationist is going to bring ‘@book ___ wilfe habitat next month. my point of view, the changes the education system have been to good effect. ‘Anne is sorry to let you for not attending your party tonight but she's in bed cold. He was wounded the shoulder by a bullet fred le upstairs window. 40. The stores marked the products just before selling them a discount IV. The following passage contains 10 mistakes. Identify the mistakes and write the corrections in the corresponding numbered boxes. Number 0 is an example, (10 pts) 0. Line 4: number —+ amount LINE RAIN MAKING ‘When it rains, it doesn't always pour. During a typical storm, a comparatively small number of the locking uP moisture in each cloud reaches the ground like rain. So the idea that human intervention - a rain dance, perhaps - might encourage the sky to give out a litle additonal water has been around in prehistoric imes. More recenly, ‘would-be rain-makers have attempted direct intervention, by lobbing various chemicals out of aeroplanes in the efor to wring more rain from the clouds, a practice knowing as ‘loud seeding. Yet such techniques, which were fist developed in the 1940s, are notoriously diffcut to evaluate It is hard to ascertain, for example, how much rain would have falen anyway. So, though much anecdotal evidence of the fdvantages of cloud seeding, that has led tots adoption in more than 40 countries around the wodd, as far as Scientists are concerned, results are stil inconclusive. That could be about o changing For the past three years, researchers have been carrying on the most extensive and rigorous evaluation of a revolutionary new technique 14 | which wil substantially boost the volume of rainfall 42. | The preliminary findings oftheir experiments indicate that sod evidence of the techique's effectiveness is now 13 | within the scientists’ grasp. Page 2 of5PART THREE: READING |. Read the passage below and choose the correct answer to each of the questions. (10 pts) Federal Express is a company that specializes in rapid overnight delivery of high-priority packages. The frst company of its type, Federal Express was founded by the youthful Fred Smith in 1971, when he was only 28 years old. Smith had actually developed the idea forthe rapid delivery service ina term paper for an economics class when he was a student at Yale University. The term paper reputedly received a less-han-stellar grade because ofthe infeasibility ofthe project that ‘Smith had outined. The model that Smith proposed had never been tried; it was a model that was efficient to operate but at the same time was very dificult to institute. Smith achieved efficiency in his model by designing a system that was separate from the passenger system and could, therefore, focus on how to deliver packages most efficiently. His strategy was to own his ow planes so that he could create his own schedules and to ship al packages through the hub city of Memphis, a set-up which resembles the spokes on the ‘wheel ofa bicycle. With this combination of his own planes and hub set-up, he could get packages anywhere in the United States overnight What made Smith’ idea dificult to institute was the fact that the entire system had to be created before the company Could begin operations. He needed a fleet of aircraft to collect packages from airports every night and deliver them to ‘Memphis, where they were immediately sorted and flown out to their new destinations; he needed a fleet of trucks to deliver Packages to and from the various airports; he needed facilities and trained staff all in place to handle the operation. Smith had a $4-milion inheritance from his father, and he managed to raise an addtional $91 milion dollars from venture capitalists to get the company operating, ‘When Federal Express began service in 1973 in 25 cts, the company was not an immediate success, but success did come within a relatively short period of time. The company lost $29 milion in the first 26 months of operations. However, the tide was to tum relatively quickly. By late 1976, Federal Express was carrying an average of 19,000 packages per night and had made a proft of $3.6 milion. 41. The most appropriate tile for this passage is AA The Capitalization of Federal Express B. The Importance of Business Studies C. The Implementation of a Successful Business . The Problem and Frustrations of a Business Student 2. Whatis stated in the passage about Smith's term paper? A Is grade was of only average standard B.Itwas written by a student of Smits. CC. Smith submited it trough a delivery service, D. The professor thought it had great potential 3. What was a key idea of Smith's? AA That he should focus on passenger service. B, That passenger service had to be efficient, C. That packages could be delivered on other companies’ planes. D. That package delivery should be separate from passenger service. 4, A“hub city’ in paragraph 2 is CLOSEST in meaning to ‘Aa large city wth small cities as destinations B. acity thats the final destination for many routes . a city where many bicycle routes begin D. a centralized cty with destinations emanating from it 5. Itcan be inferred from the passage that Smith selected Memphis as his hub city because it. Ahad a large number of passenger aircraft B, was near the middle ofthe country C. already had a large package delivery service D. was a favourite passenger airport The pronoun ‘they’ in paragraph 3 refers to A aircrafts B. airports C. packages D. destinations 7. tis NOT mentioned in the passage that, in order to set up his company, Smith needed AA faculty B. personnel C. trucks D. airplanes How long didi take Federal Express to become profitable? A One year B. Two years C.Three years. Sikyears 9. Which paragraph explains what made Smith's model effective? AParagraph1 —B.Paragraph2—«C. Paragraph3 (Last paragraph 10. The tone ofthe passage in describing Smith's accomplishments is_. ‘A unflattering B.unconvincing ——C. ironie D-sincere Page 3 ofSIl Read the passage below and choose the correct answer to each of the questions. (6 pts) Harvard University, today recognized as pat of the top echelon ofthe world's universities, came from very inauspicious ‘and humble beginnings. This oldest of American universities was founded in 1636, ust siteen years after the Pigrims landed at Plymouth. Included inthe Puritan emigrants tothe Massachusetts colony during this period were more than 100 graduates of England's prestigious Oxlord and Cambridge universes, and these university graduates in the New World were determined that theit ‘sons would have the same educational opportunities that they themselves had had. Because of this support in ‘the colony for an institution of higher learning, the General Court of Massachusetts appropriated 400 pounds fora college in October of 1836 and early the following year decided on a parcel of land for the school; this land was in an area called Newetowne, ‘which was later renamed Cambridge after its English cousin and is the site of the present-day university. John Harvard, who came from the neighbouring town of Charlestown, died from estate of 1,700 pounds to the fledgling college. In spite of the fact that only half of the bequest was actully pai, the General Court named the college after the minister in appreciation for what he had done. The amount of the bequest may not have been large, particularly by today's standards, but it was more than the General Court had found it necessary to appropriate inorder to open the colege. Henry Dunster was appointed the first president of Harvard in 1640, and it should be noted that in addition to serving as president, he was also the entre faculty, with an entering freshman class of four students. Although the staff dd expand ‘somewhat, forthe ist century of is existence, the enti teaching staf consisted of the president and three or four tutors. When a young minister named tuberculosis in 1638, he willed half of his 1, The main idea of this passage is that __. ‘A. Harvard is one ofthe word's most prestigious universities B. what is today a great university started out small C. John Harvard was key to the development of a great university D. Harvard University developed under the auspices of the General Court of Massachusetts 2. The passage indicates that Harvard is , A. the oldest universities in the world B. one of the oldest universities in the world C. one ofthe oldest universities in America the oldest university in America 3. Itcan be inferred from the passage that the Puritans who travelled to the Massachusetts colony were _. A. rather rich B. rather undemocratic C. rather well-educated D. rather supportive of the English goverment 4. Which of the following is NOT mentioned about John Harvard? ‘A What he died of B. Where he was buried C. Where he came from D. How much he bequeathed to Harvard 5. The passage implies that . ‘A. Henry Dunster was an ineffective president 8. someone els really served as president of Harvard before Henry Dunster C. Henry Dunster spent much of his time as president managing the Harvard faculty D. the position of president of Harvard was not merely an administrative positon in the early years I Read the following passage and fill each of the numbered blanks with ONE suitable word, (10 pts) . Adolescence always has been and always will be (1) very difficult time in life. You are lost somewhere (2)___ childhood and adulthood, but stl ths is the time in fife when you have to break free fram the conformity of your peers to find your self. Some people argue that it's more difficult to be young today than it (3) to be. Is this true, and in that case, why? — In modem society, teenagers are pressured to mature (4) more quickly than one or two hundr Today, minors at a very earfy stage have to, make decisions regarding educaton ofr bearing upon their fire Seen the past, children were expected to (5), in the footsteps of their parents, (6) is to say, the son was supposed to take up the profession of his father, while the daughter was expected to stay at home to take care of (7) domestic duties as ‘ooking and cleaning. Futhemere today is much more dul to find your place in sot cites grow, crime increases, and the anonymi ople e» ti 4 Keereases, and fe anonymity people experienc wa a (6) Itbecomes more difficult to find and cultivate your own On the (9)_ hand, the adolescent of today have greater opportunities than ever before. In the if was a blacks Farm, in en years, 0 wold you be. Today, eenagers have te possi fo (1) > tana ‘dreams and ambitions, — eer Page 4 of 5'V. Read the passage below and choose the correct word or phrase to complete each ofthe blanks (5 pts) — ‘TALKING RUBBISH luce! Re-use! Recycle! The message hits Canadian consumers through all the media. As newcomers from Sti Lanka, we compare the situation here withthe one back home. We may nt be the most envronmentaly (1) ciizens inthe word but, compared with this, we do not havea rubbish problem - yet Uke many shoppers in Colombo, m my partner Shahid and | used to have a cane basket we took along with us tothe Sunday market or pola every week. No envinmentast could have complained about. You need a good stong basket at the pola, There ay > uPemarket cars to push around. Most items - rice, four, vegetables, ui biscuits, eggs - are bought bt by bt or wrapped (2), ‘newspaper. At(3)__, we would cary one plastic bag separately. For eggs, we took a reusable plastic tray with us. When income (4)____ are low, people need to buy in small quantities. It is quite noma to ask fr an envelope, two 29g oF 100 grams of sugar. The (5) is that, forthe most part, urban consumers in Sri Lanka cannot afford the kixury ‘of waste, Most people do not buy more from the grocers than they know they will (6) (7) they can and are loath to discard bags, jars, tins or boxes that can be put to other uses Buti recent years, Westem-style supermarkets have begun to spring up in Colombo. They (8) _the evidence of a clean, eficient, streamlined service to customers. A (9) of imported goods, dressed up in ther layers of atractve, colourful packs beckons from the shelves. These are the (10) products that demand your attention on the TV adverisements, Aon wih them, Sri Lanka, Ike 80 many cher developing counties, may have imported a problem that once never existed. consume. They re-use 1, A.qualifed B, concemed C. wontied D. experienced 2 Awith Bion Cin D.by 3. A-maximum B, most C. highest D. best 4. Arates B. amounts C.sizes D.levels 5. A.point Bcase C. example D. question 6. A.absolutely ——_B. purposefully © actually D. completely 7. A.whenever B. however C. wherever D. whatever 8A sortout B. rule out . hold out D. tryout 9. Aset B range C. store D. band 10. Avery B.just ©. tkely D. similar PART FOUR: WRITING |. Finish the second sentence in such a way that its meaning is similar to that ofthe original one. (10 pts) 4. People think that cty life in the 21+ century offers them alt of advantages. © City life... 2. Itwasn't necessary for you to go to so much trouble on my behalf, = You needn't 3. She's very patient and loyal. That's why she hasnt lft her company. eitit 4, ‘The workers started jumping forjy the moment the announcement ofa pay rise was made. = No soone 5. His condition improved so rapidly that he was discharged from the hospital early. <> There was. 6 7. 8 8 ‘The woman bears a strong resemblance to someone else that | used to know. © The woman reminds Scientists inthe word are trying very hard to find a cue for ths infectous disease, © ENOMMOUS nn Success in the academic field depends on your abilty to amass qualifications. © The more qualifcatons ‘The young man gave up his job to pursue his own interests despite his high salary. => No matter. 10. People were aware ofthe damage to the environment when many species had © Iwas the become extinct. Il, Rewrite each of the sentences below in such a way that its meaning is simifar to that ofthe original one, using the word given in brackets. Do not change this word in any way. (10 pts) 1. After Covid-19, many people find it increasingly dificult to ive on the money they eam. (ENDS) > 2. The fridge was absolutely empty yesterday. (LEFT) 2 3, ‘Idon't approve of people who tell lies,” said Jack (EXPRESSED) & 4. Anna complained about the tourism services throughout the holiday. (ENTIRE, 5. [felt relaxed at her house as her parents treated me so well (ASE) 6. She's always criticizing her children infront of thei frends, (DOWN). 7. dohn has a lt of experience in traveling, so he can arrange this trp very easily. (YES) 8, His football team has been defeated forthe eighth ime this season. (SUFFERED) = 9. None of us was expecting to have a fiteen-minute test on English this moming. (BLUE) 2 10. Jane's father became extremely angry when he knew she had broken his crystal vase. (STACK) => THE END Ho va tén thi si Gidmm thi 1: rian Gidm th 2: ... 86 béo danh: Page 5 of 5