SỞ GD&ĐT VĨNH PHÚC KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN NĂM HỌC 2021-2022

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH

(Đề thi có 07 trang) Dành cho thí sinh thi vào lớp chuyên Tiếng Anh và chuyên Tiếng Pháp
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề.
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PART A. LISTENING. You will listen to each section TWICE
Section 1: You will hear a conversation between an employee at a removals company and a man who
is planning to move to London.
Questions 1-7. Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer:
Name: Mr (1) ________________
Current address: 4 West Cottages, Humblington, Devon, (2) ____
Destination address: 8b Greenend Road, E19 4RR
Date of move: (3) _________
Time booked: (4) ____________
Value of insurance cover: (5) ___________
Total cost for service: around £2,000
Telephone number: (6) __________
Website: (7) ________
Questions 8-10. Listen and decide whether following sentences are True (T) or False (F).
8. The removals package that the man chooses is Premium. ________
9. The woman believes that the best thing about We-Move-U is that they provide excellent service to their
clients. _______
10. After the man makes a booking, there will be a charge if the man changes the day of his move. ___

Section 2: You are going to listen to an interview with a health worker about vaccination programs in
less economically developed countries.
Questions 11-20. Choose the best answer A, B or C.
11. The proportion of the world's children receiving vaccinations is _________.
A just over two thirds B. just under three quarters C. just over four fifths
12. One achievement mentioned by the expert is that ___________.
A. measles cases have fallen by one quarter
B. polio has almost been eradicated
C. there are 200,000 fewer tetanus cases since the 1980s
13. The expert warns against ___________.
A. investing too heavily in immunization and neglecting other health issues
B. assuming that recent achievements are sufficient and withdrawing funding.
C. giving children one vaccination and not delivering a full course of injections
14. According to the expert, many children do not get immunized if they __________.
A. are already sick
B. live in isolated rural areas
C. do not live within an established system
15. Leaflets are not effective means of advertising immunization programs because _______.
A. some people cannot read
B. they are expensive
C. they do not reach people in isolated areas
16. To ensure that vaccinations reach everyone, it is necessary to __________.
A have an education program in place as well
B. pinpoint where the system fails and address these issues
C. only hire health workers who are well trained and trustworthy
17. To solve the storage problem, the expert's organization is _______.
A training health workers how to store vaccines properly
B. building cheap fridges that work reliably without mains electricity
C. creating vaccines that can be stored at any temperature

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18. The expert mentions that computers are necessary to ________.
A. manage distribution
B. maintain communications
C. keep knowledge up-to-date
19. The expert advises against using vaccines which are ___________.
A. cheap B. unbranded C. hot pre-qualified
20. A DALY is ________________.
A. the amount of time lost when a person is ill or dies prematurely.
B. the amount of money a country spends on its health service.
C. the loss of earnings due to ill health and caring for relatives.
PART B. LEXICO-GRAMMAR
1. Write the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
1. The new manager ________ before John left the company.
A had been hired B. had hired C. has been hired D. has hired
2. My company paid the air ______ for me on my last trip to Egypt.
A. fare B. bonus C. fee D. sum
3. Scarcely had the eagle been released from view ________.
A. that it was disappearing B. but it had disappeared
C. when it disappeared D. than it has disappeared
4. The curriculum at the public school is as good _______ of any private school.
A. as or better than those B. as or better than that
C. as or better that D. or better than
5. It was Martin who ____ the initiative in introducing our guests to the princess.
A. adopted B. took C. led D. pursued
6. The type of plant and animal life living in and around a pond depends on the soil of the pond, ____, and
the pond's location.
A. what the quality of the water is B. how is the water quality
C. the quality of water D. what is the water quality
7. Two friends are discussing the major they are going to choose at university
- Peter: "My parents gave me no choice but to study business." - Danny: “______”
A. No, I can't get it B. Well, so be it C. Of course not D. Oh, by all means
8. After several injuries and failures, things have eventually ______ for Todd when he reached the final
round of the tournament.
A taken up B. turned on C. gone on D. looked up
9. Most of the ____ in this workshop do not work very seriously or productively.
A. rank and file B. tooth and nail C. bits and pieces D. odds and ends
10. John knew _____ well what he was doing when he chose to confront his fiancé.
A. rather B. totally C. perfectly D. absolutely
11. The manager requested that all staff ____ present at the meeting.
A. be B. have been C. are being D. being
12. On being told about her sack, ________.
A. her boss felt sorry for Mary B. Mary was shocked
C. Mary's face turned pale D. her boss changed his attitude
13. My father _______ into a rage when he saw that somebody had scratched the bonnet of his brand new
Jaguar.
A. ran B. went C. flew D. rose
14. For his birthday, I just want to give Nemo something that is a bit out of the _________.
A. ordinary B. normal C. average D. everyday
15. The soldier has just been awarded with a medal in ____ of his bravery.
A. recognition. B.view C. regard D. light
16. Schoolchildren are gifted at _____ nicknames for their teachers.
A. coining B. defining C. developing D. hinting
17. __ his children's love of swimming, it's no surprise that his family spend every single holiday by the sea.
A. Given B. Recognizing C. Providing D. Granted
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18. Overpopulation in urban areas tends to create unfavorable conditions, which may result in _______ of
food in developing countries.
A shortages B. failures C. damages D. supplies
19. There _____ between 4,000 to 6.000 languages in the world, depending on how you count them
A. have been said to have B. are said that
C. are said to be D. are said to have been
20. The ____ prices of property in big cities may deter people on low incomes from owning a house there.
A. competitive B. forbidding C. prohibitive D. controlling
II. There are FIVE mistakes in the following paragraph except for the example. Identify and correct
them. There is one example that has been done for you.
One of the most interesting authors of the twenty century, J.R.R Tolkien, Line 1
achieved fame through his highly inventive trilogy, The Lord of the Rings. Born Line 2
in 1892, Tolkien receives his education from Oxford and then served in World Line 3
War I. After the war, he became a profession of Anglo-Saxon and English Line 4
language and literature at Oxford University. Line 5
Although published in 1965, the three books that comprise the Lord of the Line 6
Rings were written in intervals from 1936 to 1949. This was main due to Line 7
Tolkien's responsibilities as a professor and the outbreak of World War II. By the Line 8
late 1960s, this fascinated trilogy had become a sociological phenomenon as Line 8
young people intently studied the mythology and legends created of Tolkien. Line 10

Questions Mistakes Line Correction

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III. Complete each of the sentences in the following passage with the correct form of the word given in
CAPITALS. VITAMIN PILLS
In the fight to stay healthy, the vitamin pill is seen by many as a
great ally. Whereas once upon a time a small (26) ______ of vitamin 26. SELECT
bottles could be found reaching their expiry dates in the dusty corner of a
chemist's shelf, the market is now a hugely (27) ___________ one for the 27. PROFIT
pharmaceutical industry. Interestingly enough, as world obesity rates rise,
so does our (28) ____ of these dietary supplements as more and more 28. CONSUME
shoppers regard them as an absolutely (29) _________ part of their daily 29. VALUE
nutritional intake. The vast range of vitamins means that they are used for
numerous reasons, common ones being for the (30) _______ of skin cells, 30. GENERATE
as natural aids to digestion, cures for (31) ________ and for stress-related 31. SLEEP
symptoms such as headaches, (32) _________ and depression. However, 32. IRRITATE
vitamin manufacturers are (33) _______ coming under attack for making 33. INCREASE
(34) ________ claims about their products. Can the right mix of vitamins 34. REAL
really help you (35) ____ your contemporaries and reach great old age? 35. LIVE
There is no scientific evidence to support this.

PART C. READING
I. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer to each of the questions.
CROSSWORD PUZZLES - AND WHY THEY ATTRACT?
What is it about this enigmatic grid of black and white squares that holds such universal appeal?
Crosswords exercise our little grey cells, of course; and they test our vocabularies and general
knowledge. But the urge to solve a crossword is about more than mental gymnastics. Humans are, by

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nature, problem-solvers. We love the crossword because the puzzle is solvable and finite: there is a right
answer. The crossword allows us to bring order to chaos. It challenges, absorbs, comforts and distracts us.
As Martha Petheridge, the first female editor of the crossword puzzle, said at the height of the Great
Depression. "Who can worry about the rent when you are trying to solve 25 down?"
The very first puzzle resembling a crossword was devised by a man named Arthur Wynne.
Wanting something a bit special for that year's seasonal supplement, he came up with the "Word-Cross”.
Derived from the ancient game of acrostics and the Victorian pastime of word squares, Wynne's first
puzzle was diamond shaped. It was published on Sunday December 21st, 1913 with 31 simple clues, no
black squares and little fanfare. The story might have ended there, but a few readers wrote in expressing their
enthusiasm for the new brain-teaser and, much to the dismay of the typesetters, it was back the following
week.
The first crossword published in the United Kingdom appeared in the Sunday Express on
November 2, 1924. After initial skepticism, including an article in the Times branding the crossword a
menace that had "enslaved American, Britain succumbed to the puzzle's allure; but the challenge of the
straightforward “definitional” crossword – where the clue might be quick and the answer is "fast" - soon
began to pall. A new, distinctly British, style of crossword began to emerge: the cryptic. The cryptic was
complicated, intellectually brooding cousin of the definitional - it had mystique and depth. With English
being a language that consists of so many words from other languages and having so many ways of
saying the same things, it was hardly surprising that cryptic crosswords writes took pains to go beyond
simple definitions. But whether you enjoy a quick crossword or a cryptic one, the essential features are
the same. The best writers all know that the essence of a good crossword lies in providing a sufficient
number of questions for which the answers come with relative case and then grading the difficulty level
of those that remain. In other words, what you get is something that appears "doable" at first, but that
gradually opens up in the face of dogged persistence. This is where the addiction sets in: The more
crosswords one completes, the more fluent one and the more addicted you become.
Over the past century, there have been many imitators - and in recent years, a numerical challenge
in the form of the mathematical teaser, Sudoku - yet the appeal of the classic crossword remained
undimmed. In fact, a curious turnabout is taking place as crosswords hold their own against video games
and other competitions. Rather than competing, the internet facilitates endless discussions about clues and
answers, and, as a consequence, the typical crossword consumer appears to be getting considerably younger
than their counterparts in previous generations.
1. According to the writer, our main motivation for doing crossword puzzle is based on _______.
A. their potential to extend our lifespan
B. their ability to improve our language skills
C. the fact that we can do them alone
D. the knowledge that we can complete them
2. The Martha Petheridge quote illustrates the fact that _________.
A. some crossword clues are harder than others
B. some people are more obsessed with crosswords than others
C. solving a crossword clue can take someone's mind off other matters
D. solving a crossword clue can enhance someone's mental capacities
3. Which of the following does the writer suggest is true about Wynne's "word-cross"?
A. It was not easy for newspaper staff to print.
B. The name was taken from an existing game.
C. It was less popular than the newspaper had expected.
D. The design was the same as that of today's crosswords.
4. The word "succumbed" is closest in meaning to __________.
A. give in to B. refuse C. admit D. permit
5. The word "brooding" is closest in meaning to ___________.
A. competitive B. superior C. straining D. mysterious

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6. What's the writer's opinion of cryptic crosswords?
A. He sees them as unnecessary complex.
B. He prefers them to definitional crosswords.
C. He feels they suit people who are academic.
D. He thinks their development was inevitable.
7. In the fourth paragraph, the writer explains that the key characteristic of most crossword addicts is their
______.
A. need to search for harder and harder crosswords
B. determination to solve challenging clues
C. constant dissatisfaction with what they achieve
D. extraordinary good command of language
8. When the writer mentions a "turnabout" in the last paragraph, he is referring to a change in ________.
A. the approach to doing crossword puzzles
B. the relative popularity of crossword puzzles
C. the average age of people who do crossword puzzles
D. the number of types of puzzle competing with crosswords

II. Read the following passage and fill in each blank with ONE most suitable word.
PENGUINS IN PERIL
The emperor penguins of the Antarctic have survived some of the (9) ________ conditions on Earth
for centuries. However, their long-term survival now seems to be in doubt due to global warming, the
effects of (10) _________ became apparent in the region as early as 2001. In January of that year, a massive
iceberg broke (11) _________ from the Ross Ice Shelf, the largest platform of ice in Antarctica. At 290 km
long and 39 km wide, it was the biggest iceberg (12) ________ recorded. After drifting at sea, it eventually
(13) ________ with another section of the Ross Ice Shelf, destroying the nesting areas of emperor penguins
in (14) ___________ process. Many of the parent penguins that had been sitting on their eggs were crushed,
while those that survived (15) __________ the area. Consequently, chick production plummeted to less than
half the level it had been prior to the disaster.

III. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
AUDIOBOOKS - BOOKS ON CASSETTE
In the modern world, there is a (16) _____ of leisure activities to choose from. Entertainment
industries compete for your leisure time. You can watch TV, listen to music, go to an art gallery or
concert or, of course, read a book. Sometimes it seems that reading is neglected because, (17) ______
you're a fast reader, it can take a plentiful amount of time to finish a novel, for example. But in
the modern world, time is something that can be in short supply.
Book publishers haven't been slow to realize this and are now selling a product which needn't (18)
_____ as much of your time but still tells you an excellent story. The new product is the audiobook -
cassette recordings of shortened novels, often read by well-known personalities or the authors themselves.
Audiobooks are (19) ________ new but people are becoming more aware of them and sales are increasing
all the time.
One of the attractions of audiobooks is that they're like listening to the radio. You can listen to what
you want when you want, and you won't ever miss anything. Much of their appeal (20) _______ in their
flexibility. They allow you to do other things while you're listening, such as driving or doing the housework.
For some people, audiobooks can be a much more enjoyable way of gaining knowledge than reading.

16. A. plenty B. sea C. lots D. wealth

17. A. in spite B. even though C. regardless D. even if
18. A. take up B. fill out C. go through D. pass by
19. A. partly B.comparatively C. approximately D. roughly
20. A. stands B. belongs C. bases D. lies

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IV. Now read the texts and for questions 21-30, choose from the organizations (A-D). Some of the
organizations may be chosen more than once.
WE'RE YOUNGER THAN WE EVER WERE!
Today's mature adults are participating in all kinds of activities, both physical and intellectual. Old
people have never been so young.
A. A Helping Hand
If you belong to the older generation, Singapore is a good place to live! On this island, the
Ministry for Community Development and Sport is working hard to encourage sporting activities among
all age groups, including the older citizens, The Ministry believes that physical activity helps people to
keep a positive self-image and contributes to their sense of well-being: mental as well as physical. There
are two main programmes which aim to promote and encourage different activities among the older
generation. The first of these is a Mutual Help programme, where older people meet for various activities
including sports. Here, the emphasis is on helping and thinking of other people. The second programme is
a programme of activities organised by the Senior Citizens' Clubs. Many of these clubs have keep-fit
equipment, and a large number of social and cultural events take place there, as well as sporting activities.
Both programmes aim to encourage older people to lead an active, healthy and meaningful life.
B. Healthy Exercise
In Ireland, there is a national programme for sport and physical activity for older people. It is
called "Go for Life". The physical fitness professionals on this programme work exclusively with older
people. We know that regular physical activity is good for our health. Research also proves that it can
prevent many common illnesses, such as high blood pressure and asthma. Physical exercise will also help
people who already have such illnesses. However, people often become less active as they get older. This
is probably because they feel that they are "too old to participate in sports. Nothing could be less true.
Older people can take part in the programme on their own, with activities such as walking, gardening or
swimming, or they can bring their friends to organised events in their own area, such as bowling, tennis or
dancing. There is a free book called Opportunities in Retirement which suggests different kinds of
activities and gives contact details of different organisations.
C. Lifelong Learning
Elderhostel, founded in 1975, is the world's largest educational and travel organisation for older
adults. Its aim is to excite people's minds and enrich people's lives. There are no examinations or marks.
All that you need in order to enroll on a programme, is an enquiring mind and an adventurous spirit.
Also, of course, you need to believe that learning and discovery continue all your life. There are expert
instructors and experienced group leaders for field trips and cultural excursions. Elderhostel offers a large
number of programmes in a huge variety of areas. First of all, there are traditional programmes. Here,
people study ancient histories, literature and art, and can learn about different cultures, modern peoples
and issues. Then there is a group of adventure programmes involving activities like hiking, kayaking,
biking and studying whales. There are also programmes which give people the chance to help
communities in different ways, such as protecting endangered species, tutoring school children and
building affordable housing. Finally, there are programmes which take place aboard a boat, anywhere
from the Antarctic waters to the Mississippi River.
D. The Spice of Life
Port Lincoln, a city in Australia, is a place which is particularly geared to older people. This is
because of an organization called OPINACT (Older People in Action). OPINACT's motto is: "Promoting
the lifestyle of the over So's in Port Lincoln". Amongst other things, it provides simple, on-line
information on activities and services. For example, under the heading "Lifestyle", it lists 28 different
options, ranging from "Boating & Fishing" to "Yoga", from "Family History" to "Tai-Chi". There is no
shortage of activities, here! In the "Sports" section, there are 33 different possibilities. Alongside the
usual sports like swimming, hockey and cricket, you will find "Dog Clubs", "Flying Clubs" and "Aussie
Sports". The "Seniors" page shows fascinating headings, such as "Age of Reason", "Year of Older
Persons" and "Seniors in Cyberspace". Clearly, they believe in the connection between physical health
and mental health. The word "old" has a very different and very positive meaning in Port Lincoln.

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Which organization(s):
21. _______ has professionals to help older people with sporting activities?
22. _______ has a programme which enables you to find out about your ancestors?
23. _______ gives students the chance to construct low-price accommodation?
24. _______ is organized by a government department?
25. _______ is appropriate for people who like excitement?
26. _______ encourages activities for one person and for groups?
27. _______ enables students to help animals that are in danger of becoming extinct?
28. _______ has a big website?
29. _______ organizes sporting activities, and nothing else, for older adults?
30. _______ has two programmes of activities?

PART D. WRITING
I. 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 two and five words, including the word given.
1. Anna inherited a fortune when her father died. (into)
=> After the death of ___________ a fortune.
2. I'm afraid there is no room in the concert hall tonight. (booked)
=> I'm afraid the ______________ tonight.
3. They chose not to drive because they thought there would be too much snow. (fear)
=> They chose not to _______ too much snow.
4. She'll probably win first prize. (stands)
=> She _______ of winning.
5. When the assembly line was introduced, five hundred workers were dismissed. (advent)
=> With the _______ , five hundred worker were dismissed.

II. Essay writing

Some people think that schools should reward students who show the best academic results,
while others believe that it is more important to reward students who show improvements.
Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
Write 250-300 words.

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