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DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH 10 THPT CHUYÊN LONG AN

LONG AN NĂM HỌC: 2014-2015
MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH (CHUYÊN)
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC THỜI GIAN LÀM BÀI: 120 phút
(Đề thi có 08 trang)

Thí sinh làm bài trên phiếu trả lời (Answer sheet), không làm bài trên đề này.

I. LISTENING (2 points)

PART 1: There are 5 questions in this part. For each question there are three pictures and a short
recording. Listen to each recording twice. Choose the correct picture and write it in the numbered box
on your answer sheet. (1 point)

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PART 2: You will hear a radio interview with a ballet dancer called Elena Karpov, who is talking
about her life and career. Listen to the recording twice. Choose the answer (A, B or C) which fits best.
Write your answer in the numbered box on your answer sheet. (1 point)

1.

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3.

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5.

II. READING (2 points)

PART 1: Read the following passage, then choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best
according to the text. Write your answer in the numbered box on your answer sheet. (1 point)
Dinosaurs were reptiles that lived during a period of earth's history called the Mesozoic Era,
which is also known as the Age of Reptiles. The first dinosaurs appeared more than 200 million years
ago. For many millions of years, they dominated the land with their huge size and strength. Then about
65 million years ago, they died out rather suddenly, never to re-emerge.
The word “dinosaur” comes from two Greek words meaning “terrible lizard”. Dinosaurs were not
lizards, but their appearance could be truly terrifying. The biggest ones weighed more than ten times as
much as a mature elephant and nearly equaled the size of most modern-day whales. The famous kinds of
dinosaurs, including the brontosaur, and tyrannosaurus rex, reached 80 to 90 feet in length. Not all
dinosaurs were giants, however; some were actually no larger than a chicken.

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 Scientists still do not know what caused dinosaurs to disappear. One theory involves a change in
the earth's climate. It is believed that temperatures dropped significantly towards the end of the
Cretaceous Period. Too large to hibernate and not having fur or feathers for protection, it is possible that
the climate became too chilly for dinosaurs. In contrast, other species having protection, such as the
mammals and birds, were able to survive.

1. What is the best title for this passage?

A. The History of Earth B. Earth's Largest Reptiles
C. The Metabolism of Dinosaurs D. The Domination of the Land

2. It can be inferred from the passage that the Age of Reptiles lasted about ________.
A. 65 million years B. 80 million years
C. 135 million years D. 200 million years

3. In line 4, the author uses the phrase "never to re-emerge" to indicate that the dinosaurs
________.
A. went into hiding B. became extinct
C. lost their way D. never died out

4. According to the passage, what is true about the size of dinosaurs?

A. It was rather uniform.
B. It guaranteed their survival.
C. It varied quite greatly.
D. It made them the largest creatures ever on earth.

5. The paragraph following the passage most likely discusses _____.

A. another theory about the disappearance of dinosaurs
B. other changes in the climate
C. the ability of mammals to survive
D. the protection of other species

PART 2: You are going to read a newspaper article about a schoolboy who set up a successful Internet
business. Five sentences have been removed from the text. Choose from the sentences A-F the one
which fits each gap (1-4). There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. There is an
example at the beginning (0). Write your answer in the numbered box on your answer sheet. (1 point)

MY SON’S A COMPUTER GENIUS

Tom Hadfield created a $15 m Internet business by the age of 16. His father describes life with
a child prodigy.
Tom was always advanced for his age. He learned to walk and talk early, and was fascinated by
words and numbers. He was only two when he got his first computer. In fact, it was bought for his older
sister. Even before his aptitude for mathematics became apparent, Tom was teaching himself to play
chess on it. (0) F .
Although Tom’s sister attended the local primary school, Tom never quite settled in at the
neighbourhood playground. Instead, he preferred to play by himself at home. Early pastimes included
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shuffling and memorizing the order of two packs of playing cards, or working out how many seconds
there are in a day, a week, a year.
We hoped that school would keep him occupied, but although he enjoyed the many friends he made,
he soon grew bored with lessons. It wasn’t the teachers’ fault. (1) ____ . What about his friends? What
would happen when he was in the top year? The proposed solution raised more problems than it tried to
solve.

By the time he was seven or eight, Tom was playing football regularly for his school and for a team
organized by supporters of the local football club. His skills as a businessman had begun to show through
as well. He washed our car, and those of the neighbours, for 50p each. (2) ____ . He preferred to invest it
in a bucket, sponge and bottle of car shampoo.

Secondary schools began and Tom soon discovered the World Wide Web. For his twelfth birthday,
we got him “wired up,” largely because this was the only way to get him home from the house of a friend
who already had Internet access. (3) ____ . We learned later that Tom was already planning then to
postpone serious studying until the year he took his final exams at 16.

Tom says that he drew up the business plan for Soccernet, now the world’s most popular football
website, while he was daydreaming in a lesson. Since then, its success has provided his father with full-
time employment, generated millions of dollars in advertising, and now attracts more than seven million
readers a year. The site is now valued at $ 15m. (4) ___ . He has also had the chance of leaving school to
pursue a football career as a goalkeeper with Brighton F.C. or stay at school and follow a business career.

A But he didn’t want to spend the money on sweets.

B His other interests haven’t harmed his education; they have added to it, made it more meaningful.

C They suggested the possibility of moving him up a year but that was no answer.

D From that day, school began to recede further and further into the background.

E As a result, Tom has been offered employment around the globe, frequently by corporations that
did not realize that he is still a schoolboy.

F By the age of three, he had learned how to break into the program and change sides every time the
computer was about to declare checkmate.

III. USE OF LANGUAGE (4 points)

PART 1: Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence. Write your answer A, B, C, or
D in the numbered box on your answer sheet. (0.5 point)

1. He seldom goes to the market, _________?

A. does he B. doesn’t he C. is he D. isn’t he

2. The textbook _________ to my teacher has just been stolen.

A. belonged B. belonging C. belongs D. belong
3. Margaret didn’t remember what I _________ her the day before.

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 A. would tell B. told C. had told D. have told

4. I wonder _________ .
A. where are my glasses B. the place of my glasses
C. where did I leave my glasses D. where I left my glasses
5. Students in hostels are _________ to keep their rooms clean and tidy.
A. hoped B. expected C. wanted D. desired

6. He was made _________ a fine.

A. pay B. paying C. to pay D. paid

7. If _________ sees Sophie, can they give her a message?

A. anyone B. anything C. anywhere D. any
8. _________ idea was it to visit the exhibition?
A. What B. Where C. Who D. Whose

9. _________ he had won a million pounds, he refused to give up work.

A. Even though B. Despite C. However D. As though

10. I’m sure they were _________ lies!

A. speaking B. talking C. saying D. telling

PART 2: Read the following passage and decide which answer (A,B,C, or D) best fits each gap. Write
your answer in the numbered box on your answer sheet. (1 point)
The wind controls our planet's weather and climate. But how much do we understand about this
complete force (1) _______ can kill and spread fear?
On the night of October 15, 1987, the south of England was (2) _______ by strong winds. Gusts of
over 130 km/h (3) _______ through the region. Nineteen people were killed, £l.5 billion worth of damage
was (4) _______ and 19 billion trees were blown down in just a few hours.
Although people thought of this (5) _______ hurricane, the winds of 1987 were only a (6) _______ 7
storm. They remain far better known than much more serious storms of January 25, 1990, (7) _______
most of Britain was hit by daytime winds of up to 173 km/h. On this occasion, 47 people were killed, even
though, (8) _______ in 1987, the weather forecasters issued accurate warnings.
Extreme weather events such as these are dramatic (9) _______ of the power of the wind. It is one
part of the weather that people generally do not give a second (10) _______ to, but across the world the
wind plays a crucial role in people's lives.
1. A. what B. which C. when D. where
2. A. attacked B. besieged C. struck D. beaten
3. A. ran B. blew C. flew D. spread
4. A. caused B. created C. resulted D. paid
5. A. like B. unlike C. same as D. as
6. A. strength B. length C. power D. force
7. A. until B. why C. when D. while
8. A. when B. like C. unlike D. such as
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 9. A. recalls B. remains C. memories D. reminders
10. A. thought B. think C. care D. help

PART 3: Fill each blank with ONE suitable word. Write your answer in the numbered box on your
answer sheet. (1 point)

Elvis Aaron Presley, Elvis Presley, or the King of Rock ‘N’ Roll was (1) _______ in Mississippi, in
1935. (2) _______ family moved to Memphis, Tennessee, in 1948, and Elvis graduated from high school
in 1953. Elvis’ musical influences were the pop and country (3) _______. As a Memphis teenager, he was
influenced (4) _______ the gospel music in church and the R&B. Elvis began his singing career with the
Sun Records in Memphis in 1954. In late 1955, his recording contract was sold to RCA Victor. By 1956,
he was (5) _______ international sensation. He began a whole new era (6) _______ American music and
popular culture with his uniquely combined sound and style which challenged the social and racial barriers
of the time.

Elvis Presley starred (7) _______ 33 successful films. He was acclaimed through his record-breaking,
live concert performances on tour and in Las Vegas. He has sold over one billion records, more (8)
_______ any other artist. His American sales have earned him gold, platinum, or multi-platinum awards.
He got 14 Grammy nominations and won 3 awards from the National Academy of Recording Arts &
Sciences. He got the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award at the age of 36, and was named One of the
Ten Outstanding Young Men of the Nation for 1970 by the United States Jaycees. He is regarded (9)
_______ one of the (10) _______ important figures of twentieth century popular culture. Elvis died at his
Memphis home, Graceland, in 1977.

PART 4: For questions1-10, give the correct form of the words in brackets. Write your answer in the
numbered box on your answer sheet. There is an example at the beginning (0) (1 point)

SAILING AWAY
One Sunday morning Aunt Emily made an (0. ANNOUNCE) announcement. She told us (1.
HAPPY) _______ that she was going to take us on a cruise! I was surprised, knowing how (2.
EXPENSE) _______ a holiday like that could be. We weren’t a (3. WEALTH) _______ family, but we
had put some money aside over the years, so in the end we used some of our (4. SAVE) _______ for the
holiday.
When the day of our (5. DEPART) _______ finally came, we were delighted and thrilled to see how
huge and (6. LUXURY) _______ the ship looked. Our cruise liner sailed elegantly out to sea and our
holiday began. But it was such a(n) (7. DISAPPOINT) _______!
There was so little to do on board. The (8. BORE) _______ almost drove us mad. We visited several
ports, but we didn’t have the (9. FREE) _______ to do what we wanted. We had to follow a very tight
schedule of guided tours and visits to museums. It was a (10. DISASTER) _______ holiday!

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PART 5: For questions 1-5, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between three and six
words, including the word given. Write your answer in the numbered box on your answer sheet. (0.5
point)
1. It’s not worth asking the manager for the day off. POINT
 There … …………………………………. the manager for the day off.
2. Our house is going to be painted by a local firm. HAVE
 We are……………………………………. by a local firm.
3. George made the same number of mistakes as Peter. AS
 George …… ………………………………. Peter.
4. “You broke that window Tom,” said Mr Smith. ACCUSED
 Mr. Smith …………………………………. the window.
5. I only learnt to drive because you taught me. NEVER
 I …… …………………………………….. drive if you hadn’t taught me.

For questions 6-10, finish each of the sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as
the sentence(s) printed before it. Write your answer in the numbered box on your answer sheet.

6. Five is an odd number. Seven is an odd number, too.

 Both …………………………………………………………….
7. It is a three-hour climb to the top of the hill.
It takes ………………………………………………………………………...
8. I think that this law should be abolished.
 I think they … …………………………….
9. It’s the first time he’s ever seen a skyscraper.
 He has … ………………………………………………..
10. The sun is one of millions of stars in the universe. It provides us with heat and light.
 The sun, …………………………………………………………………….

IV. WRITING (2 points)

Describe a favorite member of your family. Compare yourself with him/her using
appropriate language for describing people and making comparisons.
You should write about 120-180 words and include sections on:
- Physical appearance
- Personality
- Hobbies

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