SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI VÀO LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN LAM SƠN

THANH HÓA Năm học 2019-2020

ĐỀ THI THỬ SỐ 48 Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
(Đề thi có 5 phần, gồm 06 trang)
(Đề dùng cho thi sinh thi vào Chuyên Anh)
Ngày thi:…………06/2020………
Thời gian: 150 phút
PART A: LISTENING (15 points)
Part 1: You will a conversation twice. For questions 1-5, choose the correct answer.
1. In addition to paper books, what did the little girl make with paper at school?
A. an animal B. a person C. a building
2. What thing did she NOT talk about when making the object in Question 1?
A. paper B. glue C. scissors
3. What did the girl do after school?
A. She rode her bike B. She watches television C. She went to the store
4. Who did she meet and plat with at the junior high school?
A. her teacher B. her cousins C. her father
5. Where does this conversation most probably take place?
A. at a house B. at school C. at a park
Part 2: You will hear a tour guide talking about a day trip. Listen and complete questions 6-10. You will
hear the information twice.
TRIP TO CHESTER
Coach leaves: 9.15 a.m.
Arrives Chester: (6) ……….……….
Morning visit: (7) …….………….
Price of family ticket: (8) ………………..
Lunch in: (9) ………………..
Afternoon visit: (10) ……………….
PART B: PHONETICS (5 points)
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced different from that of the others in the same line
and write A, B, C o D on your answer sheet. (3 points)
11. A. advent B. invent C. decent D. percent
12. A. pursue B. hesitate C. comparison D. poster
13. A. ragged B. sacred C. dogged D. scared
II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others in the same line and write A,
B, C or D on your answer sheet. (2 points)
14. A. questionnaire B. introduce C. recommend D. concentrate
15. A. continuous B. scandalous C. malicious D. delicious
PART C: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (30 points)
I. Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Write the answers on your answer sheet. (8 points)
16. I (phone) ……………..………….. you yesterday, but I forgot.
17. It (not be) ………………..…….. Aunt Ann who cooked that food. She was out all day yesterday.
18. It’s advised that he (pay) ……………….…… more attention to his child.
19-20. Not until later (they discover)………………………..that the picture (steal)…………………

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21-22. In 2000, he (be)…………a teacher at the University, as his father (be)……..……before him.
23. She was breathing fast and deep, as if she (run)………………….
24. It is essential that he (arrive) ……………………….…….. before six.
25. On the first of next month, he (be) …………………………………. in prison for five years.
II. Supply the correct form of the words in capital. Write the answers on your answer sheet. (7 points)
26. It’s……………..………..when people won’t believe things that are obviously true. (FURY)
27. The world champion was……………..………by a younger Russian challenger. (THRONE)
28. ……………….……….., we could still win, but it’s not very likely. (THEORY)
29. I’ll resign if you continue to ……………….…….…. everything I say. (REGARD)
30. He will not benefit…………………….………….. from the deal. (FINANCE)
31. Her case was……………….……….………. argued. (CONVINCE)
32. The Wright brothers’ success……………………. the beginning of a new transport. (SIGNIFICANCE)
33. He spent many sleepless nights …………..……………….. over the decision. (AGONY)
34. He performed an act of ………………….. when he dived into the pool to save the drowning
child. (HERO)
35. The police ……………………… told the detective that the gangsters were planning to rob a
bank. (INFORM)
III. The passage below contains 5 mistakes (from questions 36-40). Find out the mistakes and write the
correct answers on your answer sheet. (5 pts)
Example: Line 1: outinto
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The other day, when I was in London, I ran out an old friend of mine who had been at university with me.
Although we hadn’t seen each other since ages and had lost touch, it was just like old times, and he told me
all his news. He moved to London after leaving university, and started to be trained as an accountant. He left
after a few months because he didn’t find it very interest, and he didn’t feel like spending the rest of his life
in an 5office. His parents were very helpful – they didn’t try to make him carrying on training as a chartered
accountant, and said they would continue to support him though the fact that he didn’t have a job to go to.
He soon found work to do what he really wanted – writing for a TV show. After the first series, the producer
let him have his own TV show even though he was relative young, and it turned out to be a great success.
IV. Choose the word/ phrase that best fits the gap in each of the following sentences and write A, B, C or
D on your answer sheet. (10 points)
41. The doctor _______ the cut on my knee and said it had completely healed up.
A. examined B. investigated C. researched D. looked into
42. The school was closed for a month because of serious _______ of fever.
A. outcome B. outburst C. outset D. outbreak
43. I agree with most of what you said, but I can't _______ your idea of letting children leave school at the
age of 14.
A. go along with B. put up with C. keep up with D. come up with
44. The climate of China is similar in many ways to _______.
A. which of the United States B. that of the United states
C. the United States D. this of the United States
45. He soon received promotion, for his superior realized that he was a man of considerable _______.
A. opportunity B. ability C. possibility D. future
46. Bill Gates is probably the best known and most successful _______in computer software.
A. pioneer B. navigator C. generator D. volunteer
47. We don’t sell foreign newspapers because there is no _______for them.
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 A. request B. claim C. requirement D. demand
48. The judge _______ the murderer to a lifetime imprisonment.
A. accused B. convicted C. sentenced D. prosecuted
49. She _______ modern art. She visits all the local exhibitions.
A. looks down on B. goes in for C. fixes up with D. comes up against
50. One wonders whether the current political _______ is right for such a move.
A. environment B. climate C. state D. standpoint
PART D: READING (30 points)
I. Read the following passage then fill in each gap with ONE suitable word. Write the answers on your
answer sheet. (10 points)
Many years ago, people believed that all (51) ………….. the heavenly bodies moved around the earth. As
we watch the sun rise and set and the stars move across the sky, it is easy to see (52) …………. the ancient
people believed (53) ………………. they did.
Today, we know that the earth and many of the other heavenly bodies move around the sun. The sun and all
of the heavenly bodies (54) ………….. moves around it make up the solar system. Since we owe almost
everything we have on this earth to the sun, it’s really the most (55) …………. member of the solar system.
(56) …………… the sun’s light, this would be a dark and gloomy world. Day and night might have become
(57) ……………. a habit with us that it’s hard to imagine living without (58) …………….. Our plants need
light to make their food. We need light for our health, work and play. A small (59) …………. of light comes
to us from other stars besides the sun, but this light alone wouldn’t be (60) ………. for living things to grow.
II. Read the text and choose the most suitable word from the ones given below to fill in each gap. Write A,
B, C or D on your answer sheet. (10 points)
Health and fitness are not just for young people. They are for anyone willing to accept the (61) ______ for a
good diet and (62) ________ exercise. With age, there is a tendency to feel that the body is no longer able to
(63) ________. Aches and pains are (64) ________ normal. Instead of pushing the body to do (65)
________, activities become limited. Yet examples after examples have shown us that older people can –
and should – be (66) ________. Men and women in their sixties have run in marathons, races of more than
twenty-six miles. Some professional athletes stay (67) ________ into their forties and fifties. For most
people, simple activities like walking and swimming are all that is needed to stay in (68) ________. It’s
important to include exercise in your daily routine. In the winter, (69) ________ push-ups, sit-ups, and other
indoor exercises. Of course, such exercises will be of little use (70) ________ you follow them with soda
and chips.
61. A. discipline B. ruling C. strictness D. regulation
62. A. useful B. regular C. much D. little
63. A. run B. malfunction C. operate D. perform
64. A. believed B. thought C. considered D. made
65. A. weaker B. more C. greater D. faster
66. A. eager B. bold C. active D. passive
67. A. competitive B. passive C. equal D. comparative
68. A. need B. form C. contact D. shape
69. A. make B. get C. work D. do
70. A. although B. unless C. if D. otherwise
III. Read the text and choose the best answer to each question that follows. Write A, B, C or D on your
answer sheet. (5 points)
A useful definition of an air pollutant is a compound added directly or indirectly by humans to the
atmosphere in such quantities as to affect humans, animals, vegetation, or materials adversely. Air pollution
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requires a very flexible definition that permits continuous change. When the first air pollution laws were
established in England in the fourteenth century, air pollutants were limited to compounds that could be seen
or smelled-a far cry from the extensive list of harmful substances known today. As technology has
developed and knowledge of the health aspects of various chemicals has increased, the list of air pollutants
has lengthened. In the future, even water vapor might be considered an air pollutant under certain conditions.
Many of the more important air pollutants, such as sulfur oxides, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen oxides, are
found in nature. As the Earth developed, the concentrations of these pollutants were altered by various
chemical reactions; they became components in biogeochemical cycles. These serve as an air purification
scheme by allowing the compounds to move from the air to the water or soil. On a global basis, nature's
output of these compounds dwarfs because of human activities. However, human production usually occurs
in a localized area, such as a city.
In this localized region, human output may be dominant and may temporarily overload the natural
purification scheme of the cycles. The result is an increased concentration of noxious chemicals in the air.
The concentrations at which the adverse effects appear will be greater than the concentrations that the
pollutants would have in the absence of human activities. The actual concentration need not be large for a
substance to be a pollutant; in fact, the numerical value tells us little until we know how much of an increase
this represents over the concentration that would occur naturally in the area. For example, sulfur dioxide has
detectable health effects at 0.08 parts per million (ppm), which is about 400 times its natural level. Carbon
monoxide, however, has a natural level of 0.1 ppm and is not usually a pollutant until its level reaches about
15 ppm.
71. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The economic impact of air pollution B. What constitutes an air pollutant
C. How much harm air pollutants can cause D. The effects of compounds added to the atmosphere
72. The word "adversely" in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to
A. negatively B. quickly C. admittedly D. considerably
73. It can be inferred from the first paragraph that ________.
A. water vapor is an air pollutant in localized areas
B. most air pollutants today can be seen or smelled
C. the definition of air pollution will continue to change
D. a substance becomes an air pollutant only in cities
74. According to the passage, which of the following is true about human generated air pollution in localized regions?
A. It can be dwarfed by nature's output of pollutants in the localized region.
B. It can overwhelm the natural system that removes pollutants.
C. It will damage areas outside of the localized regions.
D. It will react harmfully with naturally occurring pollutants.
75. According to the passage, the numerical value of the concentration level of a substance is only useful if ________.
A. the other substances in the area are known B. it is in a localized area
C. the naturally occurring level is also known D. it can be calculated quickly
IV. Read the following passage and choose the most suitable phrase from A to F to fill in each gap.
There is one extra phrase that you don’t need to use. Write the answers on your answer sheets. (5 pts)
A. started because both nations were worried that UNESCO was biased against Israel
B. protects cultural sites and traditions around the world
C. find it unnecessary to join the organization
D. pulled out of UNESCO at the stroke of midnight as the New Year came in
E. was co-founded by the US after World War II
F. intends to follow UNESCO as a non-member “observer state”
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The United States and Israel have officially quit UNESCO. This is the United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization. The two countries (76) ……….. It is the second time for the US to pull
out of UNESCO. The first time was in 1984, when it thought the agency was favoring the old Soviet Union
too much. The US then rejoined in 2003. The current withdrawal (77) ……….. Nikki Haley, the current US
ambassador to the United Nations, said: “UNESCO is among the most corrupt and politically biased UN
agencies. Today, the US withdrawal from thus cesspool became official.”
UNESCO (78) …………. It seeks to build peace through international cooperation in education, the science
and culture. The agency is best known for its World Heritage program, which (79) ……... UNESCO also
works to improve education for girls, promote understanding of the horrors of the Holocaust, and defend
freedom of the press. The US said it (80) …………. The Israeli envoy to the United Nations Danny Dannon
said his country “will not be a member of an organization whose goal is to deliberately act against us.”
PART E: WRITING (20 points)
I. Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same. Write the answers on
your answer sheet. (10 points)
81. Her success went beyond her expectation.
 Never………………………………………………………………………………………
82. I would do anything to prevent him from going there.
 There’s……………………………………………………………………………………..
83. Tony’s very charming, but I wouldn’t trust him.
 Charming………………………………………………………………………………….
84. He declared his disapproval of the behavior of some of his supporters.
 He let it……………………………………………………………………………………
85. I thought about what has happened all those years before.
 I cast……………………………………………………………………………………..
II. Rewrite each of the following sentences using the given word so that it keeps the same meaning. Write
the answers on your answer sheet. (5 points)
86. When I make my complaint, I hope you’ll say you agree with me (BACK)
 When I make my complaint, I hope that ………………………………………………
87. Many people believe that the death penalty deters criminals (DETERRENT)
 Many people believe that the death penalty …………………………………………..
88. He offers them more money to encourage them to do the job quickly (INCENTIVE)
 He offers them more money ………………………………………………………….
89. The young man was very embarrassed because his proposal was turned down (REJECTION)
 The ……………………………………………………………………………………
90. She stressed the importance of keeping the family together (EMPHASIS)
 She ……………………………………………………………………………………
III. Paragraph writing (10 points)
It’s a fact that a lot of Vietnamese students go abroad to study every year. However, studying in a foreign
country has both advantages and disadvantages. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this
statement? Write a paragraph of 120-150 words to support your opinion.
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