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

TỈNH PHÚ YÊN NĂM HỌC 2020-2021

Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH (chuyên)
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)

Điểm bằng số Điểm bằng chữ Họ tên và chữ ký Họ tên và chữ ký Mã phách
GK1 GK2 (Do Chủ tịch HĐ
chấm thi ghi)

Lưu ý: Đề thi có 06 trang. Thí sinh làm bài trên đề.

LISTENING
1. You will hear a woman on the radio talking about some classes at a summer school. Listen and fill
in the missing information. You will hear the information twice. (1.5 points)
Summer School - North Road College
Classes in: (1) ___________
Day: (2) _____________
Classes begin at: (3)________ a.m.
Cost per week: (4) £_________
Go there by: (5) _____________
Take to first class (6) _________
II. You are going to hear a conversation between two pupils in a school canteen. Decide if the
statements 7-12 are true (T), false (F) or there is no information (N). You will hear the conversation
twice. (1.5 points)

Your answers
7. Tommy is not with them because he's got a PE lesson now. 7. _________
8. David thinks that Geography is a useless subject. 8. _________
9. The next lesson is History. 9. _________
10. David hasn't done his History homework because his computer crashed. 10. ________
11. David and Jenny have got exams in three months' time. 11. ________
12. David thinks Ms. Fitzwilliam sets too much homework. 12. ________

GRAMMAR, STRUCTURE AND VOCABULARY

I. Choose the word/phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence. (2 points)
13. “My daughter is always on the phone."
"Mine irritates me too. She ______ her wet towels on the floor."
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 A. always leave B. is always leaving C. always is leaving D. always leaving
 Thì hiện tại tiếp diễn với always để diễn tả sự phàn nàn: be + always + Ving
14. Canada has got ______ rain for my taste.
A. far too much B. far too many C. much too few D. rather little
 far too + adj/adv = much too + adj/adv
15. I love ______ cars.
A. two-door sports red modem B. modern red two-door sports
C. modern sports two-door red D. red modern sports two-door
 OPSASCOMP: opinion - size - age - shape - color - origin - material - purpose
modern -> age, red -> color, two-door -> material, sports -> purpose
16. We _________ while we were hailing a cab.
A. were stolen of our money B. were stolen
C. were robbed of our money D. had been robbed
 rob sbd of sth: trộm của ai cái gì
17. "Where is the car now?” "I left it ______ the hill."
A. at the bottom from B. on the bottom of
C. at the bottom of D. down the bottom of
 at the bottom of sth: ở cuối cái gì
18. "Could you please tell me how to get to the city hall?"
"Sure, go down and take ____ your right."
A. the second street at B. the second street on
C. Second the street on D. on the second street on
 take the second street on your right: rẽ ở đường thứ 2 bên phải
19. When are you leaving?" "I don't know, _____ four weeks or so."
A. probable for B. probability for C. probably in D. probably to
 probably (adv): chắc là
20. "Where are the kids?" "In bed, but it's time _______”
A. they get up B. them to get up C. for them to get up D. for they got up
 It’s time for sbd to do sth: đến lúc ai đó phải làm gì

II. Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct, and some have a
word which should nor be there. If a line is correct, put a stick in the space on the right. If a line has a
word which should not be there, write the word in the space on the right (2.5 points)
TO BEE OR NOT TO BEE
You'll be surprised to learn that the amount of the honey 0. the
you get from your beehives depends mainly on four very 00. v
simple things. Firstly, it is very much important that you 21. ___much_________
have a young queen bee in the hive. The queen bee she 22. ____she________
must be being replaced at least every two years. Secondly, 23. ___being_________
you never let to the bees run short of food. If you 24. ___to_________
will allow this to happen, or if they run out of food, 25. ___will_________
your honey production will suffer itself a serious set back. 26. ___itself_________
In addition, the bees need to be given enough room 27. ___v_________
at the right time to store on their honey crop. Finally, 28. ___on_________
knowing how and when to spot disease in your 29. ___v_________
bees or your hives is essential. Because of disease in bees 30. ___of_________
occurs so rarely, you may get little lazy or careless in 31. ___little_________
checking your bees regularly for tell-tale signs or 32. ___v_________

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 problems. The main thing to remember is that bee-keeping 33. ___v_________
is not difficult if you follow these four rules. Never forget. 34. ___v_________
"Bees make honey in spite that of beekeepers." 35. ___that_________
21. very: rất, much: rất -> không dùng chung 2 từ với nhau
22. Chủ ngữ của câu là the queen bee rồi -> thừa she
23. Bị động: must be + PII: cần phải được làm gì
24. let sb do sth: để ai làm gì
25. If + S + V hiện tại đơn, S + will + Vinfi -> Câu điều kiện loại 1
26. suffer sth: chịu đựng, trải qua cái gì
28. store sth: dự trữ cái gì
30. Because + S + V, còn because of + N
31. little: một số ít của cái gì, không đủ, có ít
a little: một chút
35. in spite of: mặc cho

III. Use the right form of the word given in brackets to complete each sentence. (2.5 points)
People have gradually, although (36. RELUCTANT) ___reluctantly____ , woken up to the
(37.SEVERE) _severity____ of the situation in our environment. The authorities in some countries have
taken measures to try to give people the (38. MOTIVATE) __motivation_____ to start repairing some of
this daninge. However the (39. ENFORCE) ___enforcement___ of these measures is difficult, if not
impossible at times. (40. CONSERVE) __Conservation___ is a catch word these days and includes a
variety of ideas, among them (41. REFOREST) __reforestation____. The world's forests have been (42.
SUBSTANTIAL) _substantially__ reduced and this has become (43. HAZARD) __hazardous_ to the
world's climate. Because our irresponsible behaviour towards the environment deserves (44.
CONDEMN) ___condemnation__, it's high time we found a solution to the (45. ACCUMULATE)
__accumulation____ of environmental problems. However small it is, we could all be making a
contribution to save our planet.

36. reluctantly (adv): miễn cưỡng, bất đắc dĩ | Ở đây là adv vì có gradually là adv ở đằng trước
37. severity (N): tính khốc liệt, tính dữ dội, tính gay go, tính ác liệt | the + N
38. motivation (N): động lực | the + N
39. enforcement (N): sự bắt tôn trọng, sự bắt tuân theo; sự đem thi hành (luật lệ) | the + N
40. Conservation (N): sự bảo tồn môi trường thiên nhiên | S + V. Ta có is là V -> (40) cần là một S -> N
41. reforestation (N): sự tái trồng rừng
42. substantially (adv): về thực chất, về căn bản | adv + V. V là reduced
43. hazardous (adj): mạo hiểm; nguy hiểm | become + adj
44. condemnation (N): sự kết án, sự kết tội, sự xử phạt
45. accumulation (N): sự chất đống, sự chồng chất, sự tích luỹ, sự tích lại, sự tích tụ, sự góp nhặt | the + N

READING
I. Read the following passage and choose the correct answers. (1.25 points)
Before the world had uniform calendars, different parts of the world followed different days, months
and years. In ancient times, people used the Moon to record time. Since the Moon orbits the Earth
approximately every 29.5 days, twelve lunar months give a lunar year of approximately 354 days.
Unfortunately, this is about eleven days shorter than the solar year, the period in which the Earth revolves
around the Sun, a difference that would later cause much confusion.
In 45 BC, Julius Caesar introduced a solar calendar, the Julian Calendar, that fixed the year at 365
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days, with a leap year every fourth year. Although this established the days and months we use today, it
also required eight extra years in every thousand. The Julian calendar was also eleven minutes and
fourteen seconds longer than the solar year. Consequently, the calendar continued to move further out of
phase with seasons as time passed, and by 1582 the first day of spring, March 21, was occurring ten days
early, and Easter was moved forward accordingly.
In 1582, the Gregorian calendar was introduced. As a result, Thursday October 4, 1582 was
followed by Friday October 15, 1982, thereby losing ten days forever. Also, the first day of the year, which
had been established as March 25 by the Romans, was changed to January 1. It was also decided that century
years divisible evenly by 400 should be leap years, the first being 1600.
Although universally accepted today, many people are dissatisfied with the Gregorian calendar.
The fact, however, that it gives an error of one day in approximately 3,225 years, and that it will not be
necessary to add another day to the calendar until the year 4317, means that it is going to be difficult to
replace with a more accurate calendar.
Note: A "leap year” is every four years when the year has 366 days instead of 365
46. According to the passage, what was one of the problems with the Julian Calendar?
A. Easter began to be celebrated later each year. B. It was necessary to change the leap years.
C. It differed in length from the solar year. D. The days and months were changed
=> Although this established the days and months we use today, it also required eight extra years in every
thousand. The Julian calendar was also eleven minutes and fourteen seconds longer than the solar
year. Consequently, the calendar continued to move further out of phase with seasons as time passed
47. Prior to the Julian Calendar
A. each area had its own calendar system.
B. people used both the solar and lunar year calendar.
C. people were confused over which calendar to use.
D. ancient peoples used the Sun as a time marker.
=> Before the world had uniform calendars, different parts of the world followed different days,
months and years.
48. It can be inferred from the passage that 1582
A. had a short month in October. B. was a leap year.
C. was a nine-month year. D. had two first days of the year.
=> As a result, Thursday October 4, 1582 was followed by Friday October 15, 1982, thereby losing
ten days forever. Also, the first day of the year, which had been established as March 25 by the Romans,
was changed to January 1.
49. The writer implies in the last paragraph that
A. some places would like to use a different calendar.
B. the Gregorian calendar is not universally accepted.
C. many people prefer the Julian calendar.
D. it would be hard to find a better calendar.
=> means that it is going to be difficult to replace with a more accurate calendar.
50. The world “uniform" is used in the first line, is closest in meaning to
A. different. B. the same.
C. local D. similar
uniform: không thay đổi về hình thức hoặc tính cách

II. Fill each of the numbered blanks in the passage with one suitable word. (3 points)
Eldest Child
The first-born is an only child until the second child comes along - when they go from (51)

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__being_______ the centre of attention to sharing the care (52) _____of______ parents. This
"dethronement” may be extremely traumatic and forever shape the first-born's outlook (53) ____on_____
life. They may spend the rest of their lives striving to regain their parents' approval. They could even
unconsciously feel their parents had (54) _______another_____ child because somehow they weren't good
(55) ____enough________. This may lead to feelings of inadequacy and also contributes to resentment of
subsequent siblings. The first-born is often the least warm (56) ____and_______ frequently the most
hostile to their brothers and sisters.
First-born children always have novice parents, (57) __therefore_____they grow up in (58)
___an______ early atmosphere of greater parental anxiety, which may leave the child anxious. New
parents' ambitions for their sons and daughters often get channelled most into the first-born. But (59)
_______when______ other offspring arrive, they become (60) _____more________ relaxed about their
aspirations for their children. This may explain why first-borns are thought to be overrepresented (61)
______as________ ambitious achievers. First-borns are significantly more often found as world political
leaders than (62) ____any_______ other birth order position.

51. be the center of: là trung tâm của

52. of: của
53. outlook on something: cách nhìn; quan điểm
54. another: (một người hoặc vật) khác
55. good enough: đủ tốt
56. The first-born is often the least warm and frequently the most hostile to their brothers and sisters: Con
đầu lòng thường ít ấm áp nhất và thường thù địch nhất với anh chị em của họ.
57. therefore: vì thế
58. an: một
59. when other offspring arrive: khi những đứa con khác được sinh ra
60. more relaxed: thoải mái hơn
61. as: như, thực tế là như vậy
62. any other: bất kì vật/người nào khác
III. Read the passage and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. (2 points)
The truth behind a smile
People smile a great deal, and we seem to know instinctively that some smiles are more genuine
than others. But is there any scientific (63) _____ for this? Recent research suggests that a mechanism in
the brain can help us (64) _____ whether a smile is really heartfelt or whether it is just being put on for
show.
According to various long-held traditions, a genuine smile involves the eyes as well as the mouth.
In the nineteenth century, a French anatomist (65) _____ to prove this. He used electrodes to stimulate the
facial muscles of volunteers, (66) _____ creating false smiles. He found that real smiles were always (67)
_____ with the contraction of a muscle around the eye, but that his artificially induced ones were not
During more recent research, volunteers were shown a variety of human facial (68) _________ and
their reactions to these were monitored. When they were shown a happy face, 35% of the volunteers
immediately started looking at the eye area, checking for tell-tale crinkles that would
(69) ___________ that the smile was genuine: but when shown a sad or neutral face, they did not. So why
did the human brain evolve to distinguish between real and false smiles? It could be that this ability to
make a quick assessment of a smile has an important role to play in successful communication. A genuine
smile (70) ______________ as a gesture of conciliation in conflict, and it's important to know whether we
are really being offered a truce or not.
63. A. sign B. basis C. root D. fact

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  scientific basis: nền tảng, cơ sở khoa học
64. A. recollect B. accept C. admit D. recognize
 recognize: nhận ra
65. A got down B. set out C. went off D. carried out
 set out: tô điểm, sắp đặt, trình bày
66. A. despite B. thereby C. however D. nonetheless
 despite + N: mặc dù
 thereby: bằng cách ấy, theo cách ấy; bằng phương tiện đó; do đó
 however: mặc dù
 nonetheless: tuy nhiên, dù sao
67. A. associated B. mixed C. joined D. accompanied
 associate with: hợp sức
68. A. exhibitions B. resemblances C. appearances D. expressions
 facial expression: nét mặt, biểu cảm khuôn mặt
69. A. assure B. confirm C. justify D. approve
 assure: đảm bảo
 confirm: xác nhận, xác định
 justify: bào chữa; thanh minh
 approve: chấp thuận
70. A. aims B. serves C. portrays D. applies
 serve as: đóng vai trò như

WRITING
1. For each of the sentences below, write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the
original sentence. (1 point)
71. It's time we were planning our next holiday, isn't it?
Don't you think we __should be planning our next holiday?______
 It’s time S + V quá khứ -> Đã đến lúc ai đó phải làm gì
72. We've had lots of arguments with that particular harbor master before.
This isn't ___the first time we've had arguments with that particular harbor master._____
 This is the first/second/third/last/… time + S + V hiện tại hoàn thành
73. People are constantly threatened by violence in some large cities.
There is ___a constant threat of violence in some large cities____
 There is + (a/an) + adj + N: có
74. People should be careful when walking alone at night.
It is __best to be careful when walking alone at night.___
 It’s best to + V: tốt nhất là làm gì
II. For each of the sentences below, write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the
original sentence, using the word given. This word must not be altered in any way. (1 point)
75. The question of medical costs often makes old people become anxious. common
The question __of medical costs is a common cause of anxiety among old people._____

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  common cause of: nguyên nhân phổ biến cho cái gì
76. It's entirely your own fault that you failed the exam. blame
You have no one ____but yourself to blame for failing the exam____________
 to blame for: đổ lỗi
77. Was your mother any better when you visited her? improvement
Was there __any improvement in your mother’s health when you visited her?____
 improvement in: sự cải thiện cái gì
78. The climbers will try to reach the summit again in the morning. another
The climbers will ___make another attempt to reach the summit again in the morning__
 make an attempt to: nỗ lực

III. Children are currently having extra classes after normal lessons. What are the positive and
negative effects? What is your opinion? Write a paragraph about 120 words. (1.75 points)
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