TRUNG TÂM DẠY THÊM – HỌC THÊM THI THỬ TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 lần thứ nhất

PHỔ THÔNG NĂNG KHIẾU Môn thi:TIẾNG ANH (chuyên)

Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút
(Đề thi có 12 trang: (cho cả 2 phần trắc nghiệm và tự luận),
- phần trắc nghiệm 8 trang không kể thời gian phát đề
- phần tự luận 4 trang)

Mã đề thi: 210
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on the answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions
from 1 to 20.
Question 1: Competition was fierce in the recent elections, with the highest _____ ever.
A. documented cases B. turnout rate C. public outcry D. inherent traits
Question 2: _____ speaking, many nations in Africa are poor despite their abundance of natural wealth.
A. Relatively B. Largely C. Mainly D. Basically
Question 3: Syphilis reached epidemic _____ during European colonial expansion.
A. proportions B. capacities C. dosages D. scopes
Question 4: “What’s your opinion Sally?” – “Look, let’s stop _____ and get to the point!”
A. begging question B. pulling your socks up
C. beating around the bush D. beavering away
Question 5: The president is going to _____ his $2 billion development plan in his State of the Union
radio address.
A. unveil B. urge C. implement D. induce
Question 6: Never again will desperately sick children be _____ hospitals which do not have the money
to provide emergency treatment.
A. thrown out for B. turned out for C. turned away from D. thrown away from
Question 7: Instead of being sent to prison, the defendant _____ a suspended sentence.
A. did with B. got off with C. took up D. got by on
Question 8: Don’t _____ to any conclusion before you know the full facts.
A. rush B. dive C. leap D. fly
Question 9: Desmond’s _____ employer has been sued for firing him without a good reason.
A. prior B. foremost C. former D. past
Question 10: Economists claim that restricting the free flow of goods will cause global economic _____
and decline.
A. deadline B. boom C. regimen D. stagnation
Question 11: Strong winds and heavy seas often play _____ with Gulf Coast oil production from
September to November.
A. chaos B. cluster C. fatal D. havoc
Question 12: One should never buy or sell property without having it _____ by an expert.
A. appraised B. detected C. imposed D. concluded
Question 13: It is of _____ importance that these files stay in the office.
A. paramount B. superior C. dominant D. foremost
Question 14: Any members not _____ with the existing dress code will not be permitted to enter the
club.
A. relating B. abiding C. corresponding D. in compliance
Question 15: One should not look forward in life and not _____ on the past.
A. surge B. aim C. repent D. dwell
Question 16: Freda was _____ of crying when she was left alone in the locked car.
A. on the rim B. on the verge C. at the edge D. across the line

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Question 17: It serves her right. She should have _____ than to answer her boss back.
A. known better B. been better C. thought more D. restricted more
Question 18: This art class has been _____ for students with no experience whatsoever.
A. resigned B. designed C. involved D. encompassed
Question 19: Children with learning difficulties should not be placed in a school system that treats them
as if they were _____ limited.
A. indigenously B. potentially C. voraciously D. apprehensively
Question 20: Because of the technical challenges _____, most films were silent before the late 1920s.
A. yielded B. involved C. implicated D. enclosed

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs
from the other three in pronunciation in each of the questions from 21 to 25.
Question 21: A. THEME B. THOUGH C. THYSELF D. THUS
Question 22: A. ASSURE B. ENSURE C. CLOSURE D. CENSURE
Question 23: A. AGENDA B. GEAR C. PIGEON D. ANGEL
Question 24: A. DEALT B. LEANT C. CLEANSER D. GLEAM
Question 25: A. CHILDISH B. ARCHIVE C. CHIMERICAL D. CHIP

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to
the first sentence of each of the questions from 26 to 30.
Question 26: “Shall I correct your mistakes?” he asked me.
A. He offered to correct my mistakes. B. He advised me to correct my mistakes.
C. He accused me of making mistakes. D. He insisted that I should correct my mistakes.
Question 27: He has been so busy lately that he is likely to forget his dental appointment.
A. His busy schedule will not prevent him from visiting the dentist.
B. Being so busy lately, he may not remember his dental appointment.
C. In spite of being busy lately, he is not likely to miss his dental appointment.
D. He forgot his dental appointment because he had to work till late.
Question 28: It is not worth having a party if you do not have time to organise it.
A. Unless you enjoy organising parties, you should not have one.
B. Organising a party takes less time than you might expect.
C. Do not have a party because it will take too much time to organise.
D. You need time to arrange a party, otherwise it is better not to have one.
Question 29: “No, I didn’t take part in the armed robbery,” the suspect said.
A. The suspect was charged with armed robbery but wasn’t found guilty.
B. The suspect refused to take part in the armed robbery.
C. The suspect denied having been involved in the armed robbery.
D. The suspect admitted to having been partly involved in the armed robbery.
Question 30: George meets his old friends whenever he goes to London.
A. George goes to London in order to meet his old friends.
B. Each time George is in London, he meets his old friends.
C. George is meeting old friends while he is in London.
D. When George goes to London, he will meet his old friends.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in
each of the questions from 31 to 40.
Question 31: Between the Starbuck’s Coffee House and the BP gas station are the actual barber shop
A B
where my Dad took me for my first haircut.
C D

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Question 32: The pond that is surrounded by tall pines and sycamore trees had been there
A B
ever since I first visited as a young child.
C D
Question 33: Abraham and Ruth Ann offered their old roller blades to my sister and I, but we
A B
politely refused their charity, and we decided to earn money to buy new ones.
C D
Question 34: Every day after work Sartu takes a 3-mile jog to clear her head, to tone her body
A B
and thinking about the day she has just had.
C D
Question 35: Whomever is responsible for the accident is not important; what is important is that
A B
everyone has learned a lesson from this experience.
C D
Question 36: According to the real estate agent, neither the empty building next to the strip mall
A B
nor the vacant lot next to the park provides a good location with my new shop.
C D
Question 37: Little league soccer helps young children build coordination, strengthen their bodies,
A B
learn how to play on an organized team and practicing sportsmanship.
C D
Question 38: Tomas and Jose went on their annual biking trip even though he was suffering from
A B
a sprained ankle and they had to stop often to rest.
C D
Question 39: To celebrate their colleague’s graduation, co-workers in the office agreed to contribute
A B
equal to a catered lunch and a few silly presents.
C D
Question 40: Participating in camp fire songs, fighting off hungry mosquitoes and bursting many
A B
blisters on his feet quickly squelched Giorgio’s desire camping.
C D

Read the text below and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word
that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 41 to 50.
Because of the symbolism that it bears, the loss of the British ocean liner R.M.S Titanic (41)_____ its
maiden voyage became the archetypal tragedy of the previous century. The opulent vessel (42)_____
promoted over and over as unsinkable but sink it did.
The ship, speeding to (43)_____ a new record for the North Atlantic crossing, collided with an iceberg
shortly before midnight on April 14. The Titanic broke apart and sank just (44)_____ two hours later.
There was no time to (45)_____ the vessel, and too few lifeboats for (46)_____. As its orchestra played,
approximately 1,500 of its passengers and crew (47)_____ down with the ship, including Captain E. J.
Smith.
Scientists have made repeated dives to the remains of the Titanic and have taken numerous
photographs of the (48)_____. These have shown that the damage caused by the iceberg, far from
(49)_____ the mighty gash some had suspected, (50)_____ to no more than six small holes located in a
12-sq.-ft. area of the ship’s starboard watertight holds.

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Question 41: A. at B. on C. having D. sailing
Question 42: A. was B. it C. had D. that
Question 43: A. enter B. break C. set D. place
Question 44: A. below B. before C. over D. within
Question 45: A. remove B. withdraw C. depart D. evacuate
Question 46: A. them B. anybody C. everyone D. all
Question 47: A. sank B. went C. broke D. took
Question 48: A. sea B. wreck C. research D. dives
Question 49: A. making B. doing C. having D. being
Question 50: A. responded B. compared C. amounted D. added

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in
the position of the primary stress in each of the questions from 51 to 55.
Question 51: A. differential B. terrestrial C. interracial D. superficial
Question 52: A. appropriate B. delinquency C. literacy D. catastrophe
Question 53: A. gregarious B. melodious C. superstitious D. injurious
Question 54: A. chamber B. chagrin C. chastise D. stable
Question 55: A. tablespoon B. charity C. statuesque D. microchip

You are interested in attending summer camp this year and find this article in a magazine. Read it
carefully and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on the answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of
the questions from 56 to 65.
KIMBERLY
By Elaine Dobbs – External Correspondent
Every summer, thousands of kids from across the US flock to Kimberly, a once affluent, ex-mining
village in the heart of the Rocky Mountains. Wearing baggy pants, oversized T-shirts and cool sneakers,
they blare hip-hop and punk rock music from their boomboxes. But they don’t bring cell phones to this
desolate place; it’s almost impossible to get reception here. So, what brings them to this community in the
middle of nowhere, a place with a population of slightly over 120, where the one small grocery store
still has a hitching post for horses?
Kimberly Summer Camp does, and it’s not your run-of-the-mill summer experience. It’s regarded as
the centre of the universe for the extreme sport set, where every aspiring skateboarder, in-line skater and
biker dreams of one day setting foot. Interest in action sports, their alternative term, is growing in leaps
and bounds while participation in organized sports such as football, baseball and basketball is on the
decline. Driving the trend are the X Games, which showcase the world’s best action-sport athletes, who
compete for more than $1 million in prizes every year. “The X Games were first held in 1995,” says Rob
Lee, Kimberly’s director. “Most people think that we jumped on the bandwagon after they were held; it
was actually the reverse.” Whatever the case may be, the event has not only legitimized action sports,
but it has created a demand for alternative summer camps like Kimberly.
More than 150 professional action-sport athletes train at Kimberly each year, solidifying the camp’s
prestigious status and giving the young campers a rare opportunity to mingle with their idols. Kimberly
was established in the early 1970s as a top-notch training facility for elite gymnasts, but enrolment nose-
dived in the late 1970s when the US decided to boycott the 1980 Moscow Olympics. In response, the
camp built a BMX track and began holding local competitions. The gamble paid off, and BMX ramps and
coaching were added to the program in 1982. Skateboarding joined the line-up in 1988, followed by in-
line skating, mountain biking and parkour in the years that followed.
Today Kimberly is crammed with skate bowls, ramps, dirt jumps, trampolines and half-pipes, drawing
around 10,000 kids each summer. “It’s a great place to learn the latest tricks and we don’t get harassed by
folks who want to take a nap in the afternoon,” says Dave Denny, one of the campers. “There are no
rules, no boundaries. We can skate all day; after the morning lesson, we’re free for the rest of the day,”
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 “I’ve never seen anything like it,” says Carol Skinner, whose son, Matt, went to Kimberly this
summer. “All you hear is the sound of wheels turning and kids egging each other on; the kids are so
obedient. There’s no yelling or screaming – and Matt was more mature when he came back home; that
alone was worth the $500 fee,” she adds.
Kimberly takes a hard line, though, when it comes to safety, requiring campers to wear helmets as well
as knee and elbow pads. In-line skaters must also wear wrist guards and staff members are stationed on
decks around the camp to enforce safety rules. But still, there are daily spills, resulting in sprained fingers,
bruises and the occasional broken arm or leg. “Anytime kids put wheels under their feet, there will be
more chance of them getting hurt than when they’re in front of their computer, game console or television
set, so you can never totally rule out accidents,” says Rob Lee. “However, according to official US
statistics, the injury rate for action sports is no worse than it is for organized sports,” he adds.
To find out more about Kimberly Summer Camp or request their online brochure, visit
www.kimberlysummercamp.com
Question 56: How does the author depict the village of Kimberly?
A. as prosperous B. as cosmopolitan C. as overpopulated D. as remote
Question 57: In paragraph 1, the author says ‘where the one small grocery store still has a hitching
post for horses’. What does she want to stress?
A. the number of people that still live in Kimberly
B. the lack of facilities existing in Kimberly
C. the means of transport that some of the locals use
D. the size of the grocery store
Question 58: What does Rob Lee mean when he says ‘it was actually the reverse’ in paragraph 2?
A. The X Games contributed to the popularity of Kimberly Camp.
B. Kimberly Camp offered action sports before 1995.
C. The X Games could have been held before 1995.
D. Kimberly Camp objects to the competitive nature of the X Games.
Question 59: What has contributed most to the camp’s good reputation?
A. the superior facilities it provides for action athletes
B. its long history as a training facility for leading gymnasts
C. the action-sport competitions it holds every year
D. the number of professional action athletes that train there
Question 60: When did the camp first provide training in an extreme sport?
A. in the late 70s B. in the early 80s C. in the early 70s D. in the late 80s
Question 61: Which of the following is closest in meaning to ‘egging each other on’ in paragraph 4?
A. imitating each other B. congratulating each other
C. assisting each other D. encouraging each other
Question 62: What does Carol Skinner find surprising about the camp?
A. how well-behaved the kids are at the camp
B. how many kids participate in the weekly sessions
C. the cost of a one-week training session
D. the lack of restrictions placed on the kids
Question 63: How does Kimberly’s director view safety and accidents in sport?
A. Athletes sometimes object to safety regulations.
B. Safety rules have done little to reduce sporting accidents.
C. Sports need to improve their safety records.
D. Accidents can be expected in all sports.
Question 64: What does the author say about extreme sports?
A. They are less common than organized sports. B. They are more dangerous than action sports.
C. They are rapidly gaining in popularity. D. They are no longer considered extreme.
Question 65: Which of the following best completes the title of the article?
A. The Birthplace of Action Sports B. A Summer Camp with a Difference
C. An Ideal Family Getaway D. The Home of the X Games
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on the answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions
from 66 to 80.
Question 66: The insolent child didn’t obey his teacher _____ threatened.
A. even if he is B. were he to be C. even when D. if he were
Question 67: “This car is far more economical than that one.” – “_____ it that way, I guess it’s a better
buy.”
A. Being seen B. To see C. The seeing of D. Seeing
Question 68: The big trouble was that I really didn’t have _____ an idea of what I wanted Charles to
say.
A. none of B. many of C. too much D. very much of
Question 69: “Is it difficult ___ a watch?” – “No, I’ve actually gotten used to guessing the time.”
A. not having B. your not to having C. to have not D. having not
Question 70: I came up with a list of chores and went at them every day until I was _____ to do anything
but crawl into bed.
A. so exhausted B. exhausted C. quite exhausted D. too exhausted
Question 71: Father has seemed so angry and disappointed _____ me for not coming home sooner.
A. at B. about C. with D. in
Question 72: Using bare toes, lift a towel from the floor 10 times with the painful foot, then 10 times
with _____.
A. others B. another C. the other D. each other
Question 73: “I don’t know what I was thinking.” – “Well, _____.”
A. I do neither B. I do either C. I do D. I do too
Question 74: We have gone on holiday together several times since we ____ friends.
A. are B. had been C. were D. have been
Question 75: “Have you been trying to lose weight?” – “No, but I’ve been thinking _____.”
A. about dieting B. of going diet C. to go dieting D. to diet
Question 76: I have no idea where they are. They could be _____.
A. anywhere B. somewhere C. anything D. everywhere
Question 77: With the increase in international crime, it is logical to _____ searched at customs
nowadays.
A. assume to be B. assume being
C. assume you will be D. assuming that you are
Question 78: Our neighbour set his dog ___ the burglar, who is now being treated at the hospital.
A. on B. in C. at D. off
Question 79: In none of this morning’s papers _____ a picture of the plane crash.
A. had I found B. did I find C. I found D. found I
Question 80: Three hours _____ enough, and that’s the most frustrating part.
A. long are B. isn’t long C. aren’t long D. long is

Read the text below and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word
that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 81 to 90.
HANDPRINTS TELL THEIR STORY
Analysis of stencilled handprints found on the walls of two Indonesian caves (81)_____ that
prehistoric men and women chose not to mix genders when it came to this enigmatic art form. The two
sites, found in limestone rock in the highlands of Borneo, (82)_____ hundreds of hand stencils believed to
be between 8,000 and 20,000 years old.
Experts looked at handprints left at a cave in Indonesia (83)_____ a new computer model to determine
(84)_____ the hand which made the mark was male or female. They found that the male cave (85)_____
grouped their handprints in given locations and the females put their own handprints in other areas.
The discovery supports evidence put (86)_____ by ethnologists showing that prehistoric men had
different rituals than women. They also suggest that the female role was far more (87)_____ than
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previously thought, (88)_____ suggesting that women in primitive societies might have played the part of
magician or shaman.
The new software used to analyse the handprints can calculate the gender of a hand’s owner according
to the (89)_____ lengths of the ring and index fingers. These two fingers are of equal lengths among
women, but there is a (90)_____ difference in their length among women.
Question 81: A. suggests B. gets C. hands D. contemplates
Question 82: A. comprise B. make C. displace D. count
Question 83: A. using B. applied C. where D. employed
Question 84: A. that B. either C. what D. whether
Question 85: A. dwellers B. alien C. thrillers D. stuntmen
Question 86: A. back B. forward C. out D. up
Question 87: A. important B. useless C. thoughtless D. main
Question 88: A. even B. except C. despite D. but
Question 89: A. proportionately B. proportions C. proportion D. proportionate
Question 90: A. big B. heavy C. large D. high

Read the four texts on page 8. There are ten questions about the texts. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on the
answer sheet to indicate which text tells you the answer to each of the questions from 91 to 100. The same
text may be used more than twice.
In which text does the writer
Question 91: recommend that information is given to the teaching profession?
Question 92: fail to explain why a condition affects more boys than girls?
Question 93: review historical background to educational differences between girls and boys?
Question 94: find that girls improve most after their early school years?
Question 95: claim that girls’ superiority is not borne out by facts?

Which text is saying the following?

Question 96: Girls haven’t always outperformed boys in school.
Question 97: If you believe something enough it becomes fact.
Question 98: Girls perform better than boys simply because they don’t lose concentration so quickly.
Question 99: The differences relate to performance in tests rather than intelligence.
Question 100: Reading support for children at home is not evenly divided between the parents.

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 A B
In a study involving more than 8,000 males and
females ranging in age from 2 to 90, researchers
Stephen Camarata and Richard Woodcock
discovered females have a significant advantage over
males on timed tests and tasks, especially among
preteens and teens.
‘We found very minor differences in overall
intelligence,’ said Camarata. ‘But if you look at the
ability of someone to perform well in a timed
situation, females have a big advantage.
‘It is very important for teachers to understand
this difference in males and females when assigning
work and structuring tests,’ he added.
The study focused on understanding differences in
‘processing speed’ between males and females – the
ability to effectively, efficiently and accurately
complete work that is of moderate difficulty.
They found although males and females showed
similar processing speed in kindergarten and
preschool, females became much more efficient than
males in elementary, middle and high school.
C D
Boys’ attitudes to reading and writing have been
the focus of much Government and media attention.
Girls started outperforming boys at GCSE when new
exams were introduced in 1988. In 2000, girls scored
better at A-level than boys for the first time. In 2001
women achieved more first-class degrees than men.
In 2007, 76% of 11-year-old boys reached the
expected level 4 in English, compared with 85% of
11-year-old girls.
In March 2005, the Department for Children,
Schools and Families concluded that boys’
performance was lower than girls’ in all literacy
related tasks and tests in England. Three-quarters of
mothers read with their children but only half of
fathers do so. Girls do better in every area of
learning before they are five.
The National Literacy Trust has attempted to pull
together a range of viewpoints relating to this as well
as girls’ attitudes to reading, useful statistics, and
resources.
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----------- HẾT ----------
Girls aren’t better than boys. Boys aren’t better
than girls. We may each have genetic
predispositions towards certain traits, which may
be explainable through Evolutionary Theory. But
the changes in performance we see today in
education are largely related to the Women’s
Movement which resulted in changes in the
curriculum, more positive female role models
(hard working, career driven) and a reversal of
potential based stereotyping. Now girls are seen
as hard working, organised and more likely to
succeed in early education; boys are seen as lazy,
disobedient and less likely to succeed. These
stereotypes are internalised by the schoolchildren
and teachers (everyone in fact), resulting in self-
perpetuating beliefs and related performance.
Education now is largely seen as a ‘girly’ thing by
many adolescent boys, who have adopted an
attitude that learning will damage their
masculinity, so they generally focus on activities
that are either gender equal or male dominated.
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
(ADHD) affects between 1.5 and 3.5 million
school-age children in the U.S., or an estimated
5% of all boys and 2% of all girls. Why ADHD
affects more boys than girls is a mystery at this
point. Up to 60% of these children will continue
to have symptoms into adulthood. According to
the National Institutes of Health, more than a
million children take prescription medicines to
control hyperactive behaviour. The estimated cost
to schools is about 3 billion dollars.
If you had ADHD, you might have had trouble
reading that first paragraph without getting
distracted. You might have thought of other
things to do. You might have looked around the
room, focusing on things other than the computer
screen. You might have even gotten up and
wandered off. No wonder children with ADHD
have trouble being in school and focusing on
school work.
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