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

HÀ TĨNH TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN HÀ TĨNH

NĂM HỌC 2021 - 2022
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 SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10
HÀ TĨNH TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN HÀ TĨNH
NĂM HỌC 2021 - 2022
MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH
ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
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I. LISTENING
Part 1. Listen and complete the notes with ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER in each gap. Write
your answers in the numbered boxes.

Enquiry about joining Youth Council

Name: Roger Brown
Age: 18
Currently staying in a ___ (1) ___ during the week
Postal address: 17, ___ (2) ___ Street, Stamford, Lincs
Postcode: ___ (3) ___
Occupation: student and part-time job as a ___ (4) ___
Studying ___ (5) ___ (major subject) and history (minor subject)
Hobbies: does a lot of ___ (6) ___, and is interested in the ___ (7) ___
On Youth Council, wants to work with young people who are ___ (8) ___
Will come to talk to the Elections Officer next Monday at ___ (9) ___ pm
Mobile number: ___ (10) ___

Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

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Part 2. Listen and decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F). Write your
answers in the numbered boxes.
11. The police know what caused the factory explosion.
12. 60 people were inside the factory.
13. Residents will probably return home at the weekend.
14. The postal strike will last for 7 days.
15. Royal Mail have had a profitable year.
16. Jonathan Moore saved £12,472 by using fake tickets.
17. Moore also sold 70 tickets on the Internet.
18. The diamond weighs over 500 grams.
19. The diamond has been named ‘The Cullinan Diamond’.
20. Most areas will have some rain tomorrow.
Your answers:
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

Part 3. Listen to the conversation between Tony and Sue. Choose FIVE things (A - H) that helped
Sue. Write your answers (IN ANY ORDER) in the numbered box.
A. support from parents
B. being allowed to collaborate
C. meeting her tutor regularly
D. working on a previous project
E. volunteering with young people
F. visiting the university library
G. advice from an old friend
H. talking to young offenders
Your answers:
21 25: _________, _________, _________, _________, _________.

II. GRAMMAR AND LEXICAL ITEMS

Part 1. Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence. Write your answers A, B, C
or D in the numbered boxes.
1. It was lucky that I took the document home with me. Otherwise, it ______.
A. had been stolen B. would have been stolen C. was stolen D. must have been stolen
2.His doctor suggested that he ______ a short leave of absence.
A. will take B. would take C. take D. took
3.After having used the new technique, the factory produced ______ cars in 2014 as the year before.
A. as twice many B. as many twice C. twice many as D. twice as many
4. He ______ down as party leader. Since then, he’s spent lots of his time doing volunteer work for his
local community.
A. stepped B. is stepping C. would step D. has stepped
5. I think you should book a jazz band for your birthday party, ______?
A. do I B. don’t I C. should you D. shouldn’t you
6. There are a lot of children in the orphanage ______ lives depend on the donations from the local
companies.
A. which B. whose C. who D. whom
7. The more make-up she puts on, ______.
A. she looks less attractive B. less attractive does she look
C. the less attractive she looks D. the less she looks attractive
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8. Susan is still in Paris, so you ______ her in our school library.
A. couldn’t see B. can’t have seen C. mustn’t have seen D. weren’t able to see
9. Mr. Molar paid ______ visits to the dentist.
A. normal B. regular C. habitual D. customary
10. The bank is reported in the local newspaper ______ in broad daylight yesterday.
A. to be robbed B. to have been robbed C. robbed D. having been robbed
11. “Can’t you read?” Mary said, ______.
A. and angrily pointing to the notice B. pointing angrily to the notice
C. angrily pointed to the notice D. and pointed angrily the notice
12. When she first started work, she little thought she would come ______ such difficulties.
A. up against B. into C. up with D. in for
13. The book is written by a famous anthropologist. It’s about the people in Samoa ______ for two years.
A. that she lives B. that she lives among them
C. among whom she lived D. where she lived among them
14. Peter: “Are you going to buy a new computer or continue using the old one?”
Mary: “______”
A. Yes, I am. B. Yes, I’d like one. Thank you.
C. That’s impossible. I can’t afford a new one. D. Neither. I’m going to lease one.
15. Not until 1856 ______ across the Mississippi River.
A. the first bridge was built B. was the first bridge built
C. the first building a bridge D. the bridge building was
16. I was surprised to find my French was still ______ good. I could use it to speak during the meeting.
A. hardly B. pretty C. prettily D. hard
17. The color is wonderful and the jacket fits like a ______ but it's the price that puts me off buying it.
A. suit B. sock C. glove D. shirt
18. I wish you’d do the accounts. I don’t have ______ for numbers.
A. a head B. a mind C. the heart D. the nerve
19. All _____ is a continuous supply of the basic necessities of life.
A. what is needed B. our needs for C. the thing needed D. that is needed
20. I know you didn’t want to upset me but I’ sooner you ______ me the whole truth yesterday.
A. could have told B. told C. have told D. had told
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

Part 2. Fill in each gap the most suitable preposition or particle. Write your answers in the
numbered boxes.
21. I don't want to intrude __________ their conversation.
22. He didn't like any of the party, so he abstained __________ voting.
23. I always feel __________ ease with Janet.
24. You can't impose your views __________ your students.
25. Our Chinese teacher inspired us __________ a real love of things.
26. I don't have time to read Emma’s letter now. I will study it __________ leisure after supper.
27. You must try to win, but __________ all, you must play fair.
28. Don’t worry! Your mother will be here __________ long.
29. They blamed their defeat ______ the media's one-sided reporting of the election campaign.
30. As usual, the twenty-six-year-old boxer is secure __________ success.
Your answers:
21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
26. 27. 28. 29. 30.

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Part 3. Use the word given in CAPITAL to form a word that fits in the text. Write your answers in the numbered space
provided in the column on the right.

Culture shock for international students Your answers:

Students going to study in another country usually have to make a
number of cultural (31) ADJUST. They may find it difficult to form 31………………………….
(32) FRIEND with local people and they will certainly have to get 32………………………….
used to a (33) VARY of new things including food, the climate and the 33………………………….
language. An extra difficulty may be the different (34) EXPECT 34………………………….
which their teachers and tutors have of them in (35) COMPARE with 35………………………….
their home country. They may be (36) PREPARE for the amount of 36………………………….
work they have to do on their own or the fact that their tutors are
looking for originality and a capacity for (37) DEPEND thought rather 37………………………….
than an ability to memorize large quantities of information. Equally,
they may sometimes be surprised by the (38) BEHAVE of their fellow 38………………………….
students who, although usually friendly and (39) WELCOME, may 39………………………….
sometimes seem a little immature. As time passes, international
students will find that things become easier and what was (40) 40………………………….
FAMILIARITY to start with will eventually seem normal.

Part 4. Replace the words in bold type with a single word from the box with the same meaning.
There is one EXTRA word. Write your answers (A – K) in the numbered boxes.

A. stabilizers B. drought C. imminent D. identification

E. scope F. unpredictable G. prospering H. nepotism
I. espionage J. entail K. precarious

41. I judged from the state of the sky that a thunderstorm was coming on.
42. Most modern ships are fitted with devices intended to keep them on an even keel.
43. People who are found guilty of the practice of spying are put in jail.
44. Tom's character was such that no one could tell what he would do next.
45. Throughout history, many politicians have been guilty of handing out high offices to their relations.
46. Hilary's business is doing exceptionally well.
47. Astrophysics is a subject beyond the range of action and ability of my mind.
48. Last year's crop failed due to dry weather and lack of rainfall.
49. Cheating in the exam may have as a result your disqualification.
50. The company's position is far from safe.
Your answers:
41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50.

III. READING

Part 1. Read the following passage and decide which answer A, B, C, or D best fits each gap. Write
your answers in the numbered boxes.

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 For Nigel Portman, a love of travelling began with what’s called a ‘gap year’. In common with many
other British teenagers, he chose to take a year out before (1) ______ to study for his degree. After doing
various jobs to (2) ______ some money, he left home to gain some experience of life in different cultures,
visiting America and Asia. The more adventurous the young person, the (3) ______
the challenge they are likely to (4) ______ themselves for the gap year, and for some, like Nigel, it can
(5) ______ in a thirst for adventure.
Now that his university course has come to an end, Nigel is just about to leave on a three-year trip that
will take him (6) ______ around the world. What’s more, he plans to make the whole journey using only
means of transport which are (7) ______ by natural energy. In other words, he’ll be (8) ______ mostly on
bicycles and his own legs; and when there’s an ocean to cross, he won’t be taking a (9) ______ cut by
climbing aboard a plane, he’ll be joining the crew of a sailing ship instead.
As well as doing some mountain climbing and other outdoor pursuits along the way, Nigel hopes to
(10) ______ on to the people he meets the environmental message that lies behind the whole idea.
1. A. settling down B. getting up C. taking over D. holding back
2. A. achieve B. raise C. advance D. win
3. A. stronger B. wider C. greater D. deeper
4. A. put B. set C. aim D. place
5. A. result B. lead C. cause D. create
6. A. just B. complete C. whole D. right
7. A. pulled B. charged C. forced D. powered
8. A. relying B. using C. attempting D. trying
9. A. quick B. short C. brief D. swift
10. A. leave B. keep C. pass D. give
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Part 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 numbered boxes.

GENERATING ELECTRICITY FROM HEAT

What if every single gallon of gas in our cars and lump of coal in our power plants did extra duty?
What if we could get even (11) ______ out of our fuel? That is the basic idea of waste heat recovery
systems. A young business called Alphabet Energy based in California aims to take the well-known idea
of generating electricity from captured heat, and use (12) ______ on a massive scale with a (13) ______
help from nanotechnology.
Alphabet hopes to make its name by providing a tiny chip that can be inserted into any exhaust pipe or
engine to convert heat (14) ______ electrical power. This tiny chip is a clever device that can (15)
____use of heat to generate power without needing any moving parts at (16) ______ (in much the same
way as a solar cell generates electricity from light). It is based on the familiar principle that it is possible
to use heat to push electrons through a material. Alphabet says its innovation lies not (17) ______ in its
choice of material but also in its special technology, all of (18) ______ makes it highly suitable for use in
small pipes as well as in large factory chimneys. The device is connected by wire to the plant's electrical
system or to the grid (19) ______ that it is able to feed in power converted by heat in real time.
Still only a year old. Alphabet has the ambitious goal of leading (20) ______ it believes could be a
$200 billion global market.
Your answers:
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

Part 3. Read the following passage and choose the option A, B, C, or D that best answers the
questions. Write your answers in the numbered boxes.
Two Englishes
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 American English is the name given to the form of the language used by the people of the United
States. (Note that American English does not include Canadian English. The two nations use very similar
pronunciation, but in other respects, Canadian English is more like British English.) British English, or
Commonwealth English, is the variety used in the United Kingdom and its former colonies, including
much of Africa, the Indian subcontinent, Australia, New Zealand, and parts of Southeast Asia. While
American and British English are for the most part reciprocally intelligible, the differences are numerous
enough to cause awkward misunderstandings and the occasional breakdown of communication.
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Some of the most obvious differences are in vocabulary. Many of these developed between the mid-19
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and the mid-20 centuries. This was a period during which a variety of new concepts arose requiring new
words. For example, a large number of words connected with automobiles and other modern vehicles are
different in the two forms of English. The British use the Celsius temperature scale whereas Americans are
more used to Fahrenheit. An American “trunk” is a British “boot.” In the U.S., they put “gas” in their cars, but
in the UK, it’s “petrol.” Americans say “subway” while the British say “underground” or “tube”.
While many of these differences are well-known in both countries, there is an inequality in the
comprehensibility of American terms for the British, compared with that of British terms for Americans.
The use of many British words, such as “semi” (semi-detached house) or “busk” (to play music in public
in the hope of getting donations from passers-by) is likely to completely baffle an American. The global
popularity of American movies and television shows, on the other hand, means that few Americanisms
are unknown to British English speakers.
Less noticeable, though also numerous, are differences in grammar. The present perfect tense “I’ve
gone” is more commonly heard in British English whereas Americans use the simple past “I went.” “Did
you eat yet?” is a normal question in the U.S. while “Have you eaten yet?” is the only acceptable form for
British speakers. Collective nouns, singular nouns that describe multiple people, are another point of
difference. In British English, they are used with a plural verb: “The family are worried.” Americans use
them with a singular verb: “The family is worried.”
21. Which of the following best describes the reading passage?
A. An explanation of how American English and British English are often confused
B. A discussion of differences between American English and British English
C. An argument for choosing British English over American English
D. A listing of varieties of English and where they are spoken
22. According to the reading, Canadian English and American English are most alike in ______.
A. grammar B. spelling C. pronunciation D. meaning
23. The word “reciprocally” in the passage mostly means ______.
A. mutually B. periodically C. differently D. similarly
24. Which of the sentences below is NOT mentioned in the second paragraph?
A. New English words appeared.
B. The British use °C, whereas Americans are more used to °F.
C. There are two equivalent words in British English for “subway” in American English.
D. In the US, people don’t use cars on petrol.
25. According to the passage, the differences sometimes cause ______.
A. awkward customers B. communicative disruptions
C. new vocabulary items D. vacation breakdowns
26. The word “baffle” in the passage mostly means ______.
A. enhance B. confuse C. worsen D. dismiss
27. According to the passage, American movies are ______.
A. not well-known in Britain B. famous in the U.S. only
C. world-widely popular D. not normally watched
28. The word “they” in the last paragraph refers to ______.
A. nouns B. people C. speakers D. Americans
29. It can be inferred from the passage that in India, the “subway” might be called ______.
A. the trunk B. the train C. the tube D. subcontinent
30. According to the last paragraph, which of the following is LEAST likely said by the British?
A. “Has he come yet?” B. “The crowd were exciting”
C. “The crowd cheered excitedly” D. “Did he come yet?”

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Your answers:
21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.

Part 4. Read the following passage carefully then do the tasks given below.
The first steam-powered machine was built in 1698 by the English military engineer Thomas
Savery (c. 1650-1715). His invention, designed to pump water out of coal mines, was known as the
Miner's Friend. The machine, which had no moving parts, consisted of a simple boiler - a steam chamber
whose valves were located on the surface - and a pipe leading to the water in the mine below. Water was
heated in the boiler chamber until its steam filled the chamber, forcing out any remaining water or air.
The valves were then closed and cold water was sprayed over the chamber. This chilled and condensed
the steam inside to form a vacuum. When the valves were reopened, the vacuum sucked up the water
from the mine, and the process could then be repeated.
A few years later, an English engineer named Thomas Newcomen (1663-1729) improved the
steam pump. He increased efficiency by setting a moving piston inside a cylinder, a technique still in use
today. A cylinder - a long, thin, closed chamber separate from the boiler - replaced the large, open boiler
chamber. A piston - a sliding piece that fits in the cylinder - was used to create motion instead of a
vacuum. Steam filled the cylinder from an open valve. When filled, the cylinder was sprayed with water,
causing the steam inside to condense into water and create a partial vacuum. The pressure of the outside
air then forced the piston down, producing a power stroke. The piston was connected to a beam, which
was connected to a water pump at the bottom of the mine by a pump-rod. Through these connections, the
movement of the piston caused the water pump to suck up the water.
The most important improvement in steam engine design was brought about by the Scottish
engineer James Watt (1736-1819). He set out to improve the performance of Newcomen's engine and by
1769 had arrived at the conclusion: if the steam were condensed separately from the cylinder, the cylinder
could always be kept hot. That year he introduced the design of a steam engine that had a separate
condenser and sealed cylinders. Since this kept the heating and cooling processes separate, his machine
could work constantly, without any long pause at each cycle to reheat the cylinder. Watt's refined steam
engine design used one-third less fuel than a comparable Newcomen engine.
Over the next 15 years, Watt continued to improve his engine and made three significant
additions. He introduced the centrifugal governor, a device that could control steam output and engine
speed. He made the engine double-acting by allowing steam to enter alternately on either side of the
piston. This allowed the engine to work rapidly and deliver power on the downward and upward piston
stroke. Most important, he attached a flywheel to the engine.
Flywheels allow the engine to run more smoothly by creating a more constant load, and they
convert the conventional back-and-forth power stroke into a circular (rotary) motion that can be adapted
more readily to power machinery. By 1790, Watt's improved steam engine offered a powerful, reliable
power source that could be located almost anywhere. It was used to pump bellows for blast furnaces, to
power huge hammers for shaping and strengthening forged metals, and to turn machinery at textile mills.
More than anything, it was Watt's steam engine that speeded up the Industrial Revolution both in England
and the rest of the world.
Steam was successfully adapted to powerboats in 1802 and railways in 1829. Later, some of the
first automobiles were powered by steam. In the 1880s, the English engineer Charles A. Parsons (1854-
1931) produced the first steam turbine, a new steam technology that was more efficient and which
enabled the steam engine to evolve into a highly sophisticated and powerful engine that propelled huge
ships and ran turbogenerators that supplied electricity.
Once the dominant power source, steam engines eventually declined in popularity as other power
sources became available. Although there were more than 60,000 steam cars made in the United States
between 1897 and 1927, the steam engine eventually gave way to the internal combustion engine as a
power source for vehicles.

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 Match each statement from 31 to 35 with the correct person from A to D. Write your answers in
the numbered boxes.
A. Thomas Savery
B. Thomas Newcomen
C. James Watt
D. Charles A. Parsons
31. His invention allowed steam power to be converted into electric power.
32. His invention was the single biggest step in development.
33. His invention was a simple solution to an industrial problem.
34. His invention was the first continuous power source.
35. His invention first used a method people still use now.
Your answers:
31. 32. 33. 34. 35.

Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the passage for each answer to complete the box
below. Write your answers in the numbered boxes.

The Miner's Friend used condensed steam to (36) ______, which sucked water from mines.
Design improved: Newcomen (37) ______ using a piston and cylinder instead of an open boiler.
1769: separating heating and cooling processes meant no (38) ______ between power strokes.
Further development: became easier to (39) ______ through the use of the flywheel.
Nineteenth century: steam power (40) ______ for use in various means of transport.

Your answers:

36.
37.
38.
39.
40.

IV. WRITING
Part 1. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first printed, using the
word given in CAPITAL. Do not change the word given. You must use between three and eight
words. Write each answer in the space provided.
1. The coach accepted that he was fully responsible for the way his team performed. TOOK

→ The coach _____________________________________________________________ performance.

2. Mark promised sincerely that he wouldn’t watch so much TV. SINCERE

→ Mark made ______________________________________________________ to watch so much TV.

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3. You've been looking miserable all day. MOON

→ You’ve ____________________________________________________________________ all day.

4. I prefer to go by car rather than go by couch. SOONER

→ I ________________________________________________________________________ by couch.

5. Sheila has become too big to wear this pullover. GROWN

→ Sheila _____________________________________________________________________ pullover.

Part 2. ESSAY WRITING

It is said that grade-9 students should do nothing but spend most of their time studying for the
entrance examination to their favorite high schools. To what extent do you agree?
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