SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 THPT NĂM 2017

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Chữ kí của cán bộ coi thi Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH (chuyên) Số báo danh
(Dành cho thí sinh thi vào Trường THPT
Chuyên Hạ Long)
1. ................................... Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
không kể thời gian giao đề
2. ...................................
(Đề thi này có 08 trang)

Số phách
Họ tên thí sinh: .................................................................................................
Ngày sinh: ........................................................................................................
Nơi sinh: ...........................................................................................................
Học sinh trường: ...............................................................................................
Hội đồng coi thi: ...............................................................................................

Ghi chú: - Thí sinh trả lời ngay vào bài thi này. Nếu viết sai phải gạch bỏ rồi viết lại.
- Thí sinh không được sử dụng tài liệu, kể cả từ điển.
- Cán bộ coi thi không giải thích gì thêm.

HƯỚNG DẪN THÍ SINH PHẦN NGHE HIỂU

 Bài nghe gồm 3 phần, mỗi phần thí sinh được nghe 2 lần. Trước mỗi phần nghe sẽ có thời
gian 20 giây để các thí sinh đọc câu hỏi.
 Mở đầu và kết thúc bài nghe có tín hiệu nhạc.
 Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh (bằng Tiếng Anh) đã có trong bài nghe.
 Số phách Điểm bài thi: Họ tên, chữ ký của giám khảo: Số phách
phúc khảo: Bằng số: ...................................... 1: ................................................

Bằng chữ:……………………… 2: ...............................................

Số phách Điểm bài thi chấm phúc khảo: Họ tên, chữ ký của giám khảo:
phúc khảo: Bằng số: ………………………………… 1: ................................................

Bằng chữ:………………………………. 2: ...............................................

A. LISTENING (2.0 POINTS)

Part I. Listen to the passage and decide if the following sentences are True or False. Put a tick
() next to the correct answer. (0.5 point)
True False
1. Michelangelo was born in 1475.
2. His mother died when he was 11 years old.
3. Michelangelo enjoyed going to school.
4. Lorenzo was Michelangelo’s brother.
5. He fell in love with Vitoria in Rome.

Part II. Listen and choose the best answer by circling the letter A, B, or C. (0.5 point)
1. What time does the farm museum close in the winter?
A. 3 p.m B. 4 p.m C. 6 p.m
2. When did the Steiner S15 tractor arrive at Westford?
A. 1961 B. 1974 C. 1978
3. Where can you see the processing of wheat?
A. The Ground Barn B. The Old Stable C. Westford Grange
4. How much does it cost for a student to visit Westford?
A. £8.70 B. £11.60 C. £14.50
5. Which bus can you catch to Westford on a national holiday?
A. 143 B. 126 C. 132

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Part III. Listen and fill in the numbered space with ONE WORD OR A NUMBER. (1.0 point)

TIME CONTENT LOCATION

(1)_________ a.m Title of the lecture: Main Hall
Computer is a (2) _________
Lecturer: John Smith from the
(3) _________ of Melbourne
10:30 a.m Presentation of papers (4) _________ Room on the
ground floor
11:15 a.m Coffee (5) _________ Main Hall
1:00 p.m Sea View Restaurant on the
Lunch (6) _________ floor
The (7) _________ on the ground
floor
2:00 p.m Presentation of further papers Ballroom
(8) _________ p.m Afternoon tea Ballroom
5:00 p.m (9) _________ will be finished Main Hall
5:10 – 6:10 p.m (10) _________ reception Palm Lounge
Your answers:
1. ___________ 2. ___________ 3. ___________ 4. ___________ 5. ___________
6. ___________ 7. ___________ 8. ___________ 9. ___________ 10. ___________

B. LEXICO - GRAMMAR (2.5 points)

Part I. Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
(1.0 point)
1. He managed to keep his job ________ the manager had threatened to sack him.
A. although B. because C. unless D. therefore
2. It’s very late. You’d better ________ a taxi home.
A. taking B. to take C. take D. taken
3. Let’s begin our discussion now, ________?
A. will we B. don’t we C. won’t we D. shall we
4. The factory is said to ________ in a fire two years ago.
A. be destroyed B. destroy C. have been destroyed D. have destroyed
5. The boy was sent to the police because of the several ________that he had taken part in.
A. set-to B. set-tos C. set-toes D. sets-to
6. British and Australian people share the same language, but in other respects they are as
different as ________.
A. chalk and cheese B. cats and dogs C. here and there D. salt and pepper
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7. “Do you mind if I take a seat?”  “________.”
A. Yes, I don’t mind B. No, do as you please
C. No, I mind D. Yes, do as you please
8. There’s no point in telephoning him. He’s certain ________by now.
A. to leave B. to have left C. left D. having left
9. Alice finally________ her job because she couldn’t stand its high pressure anymore.
A. admitted B. accepted C. adopted D. quit
10. There was a big snow storm in Denver that ________a lot of flights.
A. delayed up B. postponed up C. held up D. hung up
Part II. Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to show the underlined part that needs correcting in each
of the following questions. (0.5 point)
1. When many of my friends take a shower in the morning, I usually take one before bed.
A B C D
2. Born in Texas in 1890, Katherine Anne Porter produced three collection of short stories
A B C
before publishing her well-known novel Ship of Fools in 1962.
D
3. Helen as well as her friends have never been out of town since they were five years old.
A B C D
4. A mammal can be defined as a warm-blooded animal that feeds their babies with mother’s milk.
A B C D
5. Elected to serve in the United States House of Representatives in 1968, Shirley Chisholm
A
was known for advocacy the interests of the urban poor.
B C D
Part III. Read the text below. Use the word given in brackets to form a word that fits in the gap.
(1.0 point)
THE LONDON EYE
The London Eye, the giant (1. observe)_________wheel, is one of the most popular
attractions in London. The wheel is one of the tallest of its kind, at a (2. high) ________ of 135
meters. 1,700 tons of steel were used for its (3. construct) ________. People make special
journeys to see the (4. excite) ________ wheel. Fifteen thousand visitors can ride on the Eye
every day. The architects, Julia Barfield and her husband David Marks, won the (5. compete)
________ to design a Millennium landmark. Their design was the most (6. imagine) ________ of
all projects and the first (7. draw) _________ of the wheel were made on their kitchen table in
1993. Julia found the (8. idea) ________ site by drawing a circle round London and finding its
centre.
Not (9. surprise) ________, it took about three years to get the wheel built. In (10.
recognize) ________ of their work, the couple were awarded the MBE, a special honor that is
given in the UK to someone who has achieved something special.
Your answers:
1. ____________________________ 2. ____________________________
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3. ____________________________ 4. ____________________________
5. ____________________________ 6. ____________________________
7. ____________________________ 8. ____________________________
9. ____________________________ 10. ___________________________

C. READING (3.0 points)

Part I. Read the text below and fill each blank with ONE suitable word. (0.7 point)
LUCKY ACCIDENTS
Sometimes, scientists know what they (1)_______ looking for and they find it. At other
times, things are discovered by accident. Two famous examples of this are gravity and penicillin.
Isaac Newton, (2)_______ first used maths to describe gravity, was sitting (3)_______ his garden
when he saw (4)_______ apple fall – some fell on his head! This made him think about why, and
he realized he (5)_______ explain it using maths.
Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, (6)_______ was the first antibiotic. It completely
changed medicine. He was working in his laboratory when he saw that something (7)_______
started growing on one of his experiments. He analysed it and realized that it would be very useful
in fighting disease. Sometimes luck can be a big help!
Your answers:
1. ___________ 2. ___________ 3. ___________ 4. ___________
5. ___________ 6. ___________ 7. ___________

Part II. Read the text below and circle the letter A, B, C or D that best fits each gap. (0.7 point)
WORKING PARENTS
Reliable studies have shown that children of parents who both go out to work have no more
problems than children with one parent staying at home. My personal (1)________ is that both
parents should go out to work if they wish.
Some parents invest so much in a career that they cannot bear to (2)________ it up. Others
have to work because of economic necessity. There are several options when it comes to choosing
childcare from child minders to the kind neighbor (3)________ the street.
No (4)________ how good the childcare may be, some children protest if their parents
aren’t around. Babies become dependent (5)_________ parents and close family members, so
parents should make sure they allow (6)________ time to help their child settle in with their new
career.
Remember: if parents want to (7)________ the best for their children, it’s not the quantity
of time they spend with them, it’s the quality that matters.
1. A. idea B. view C. thought D. decision
2. A. give B. put C. take D. pick
3. A. of B. opposite C. across D. next to
4. A. way B. matter C. surprise D. exception
5. A. on B. of C. up D. in
6. A. little B. no C. lots D. plenty of
7. A. make B. give C. have D. do
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Part III. Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions from 1 to 10. (1.0 point)
Reading to oneself is a modern activity which was almost unknown to the scholars of the
classical and medieval worlds, while during the fifteenth century the term “reading” undoubtedly
meant reading aloud. Only during the nineteenth century did silent reading become
commonplace.
One should be wary, however, of assuming that silent reading came about simply because
reading aloud was a distraction to others. Examinations of factors related to the historical
development of silent reading have revealed that it became the usual mode of reading for most
adults mainly because the tasks themselves changed in character.
The last century saw a steady gradual increase in literacy and thus in the number of readers.
As the number of readers increased, the number of potential listeners declined and thus there was
some reduction in the need to read aloud. As reading for the benefit of listeners grew less
common, so came the flourishing of reading as a private activity in such public places as libraries,
railway carriages and offices, where reading aloud would cause distraction to other readers.
Towards the end of the century, there was still considerable argument over whether books
should be used for information or treated respectfully and over whether the reading of materials
such as newspapers was in some way mentally weakening. Indeed, this argument remains with us
still in education. However, whatever its virtues, the old shared literacy culture had gone and was
replaced by the printed mass media on the one hand and by books and periodicals for a
specialized readership on the other.
By the end of the twentieth century, students were being recommended to adopt attitudes to
books and to use reading skills which were inappropriate, if not impossible, for the oral reader.
The social, cultural and technological changes in the century had greatly altered what the term
“reading” implied.
1. Reading aloud was more common in the medieval world because ________.
A. there were few places available for private reading
B. people relied on reading for entertainment
C. few people could read to themselves
D. silent reading had not been discovered
2. The word “commonplace” in the first paragraph mostly means “________”.
A. most preferable B. widely used
C. for everybody’s use D. attracting attention
3. The development of silent reading during the last century indicated ________.
A. an increase in the number of books B. a change in the nature of reading
C. a change in the status of literate people D. an increase in the average age of readers
4. Silent reading, especially in public places, flourished mainly because of ________.
A. the decreasing number of listeners B. the decreasing need to read aloud
C. the development of libraries D. the increase in literacy
5. It can be inferred that the emergence of the mass media and specialized reading materials was
an indication of ________.
A. a change in the readers’ interest B. a decline of standards of literacy
C. an improvement of printing techniques D. an alteration in educationalists’ attitudes
6. The phrase “a specialized readership” in paragraph 4 mostly means “_________”.
A. a limited number of readers in a particular area of knowledge
B. a reading volume for particular professionals
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 C. a status for readers specialized in mass media
D. a requirement for readers in a particular area of knowledge
7. The phrase “oral reader” in the last paragraph mostly means “a person who _________.”
A. is good at public speaking B. practises reading to an audience
C. takes part in an audition D. is interested in spoken language
8. All of the following might be the factors that affected the continuation of the old shared literacy
culture EXCEPT _________.
A. the printed mass media B. the diversity of reading materials
C. the specialized readership D. the inappropriate reading skills
9. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A. Reading aloud was more common in the past than it is today.
B. The change in reading habits was partly due to the social, cultural and technological changes.
C. The decline of reading aloud was wholly due to its distracting effect.
D. Not all printed mass media was appropriate for reading aloud.
10. The writer of this passage is attempting to _________.
A. encourage the growth of reading
B. explain how reading habits have developed
C. show how reading methods have improved
D. change people’s attitudes
Part IV. You are going to read an article about robot shops. Six sentences have been removed
from the article. Choose from the sentences A - G the one which fits each gap (1 - 6). There is
one extra sentence which you do not need to use. (0.6 point)
THE ROBOT SHOP
Like most ideas that seem absolutely revolutionary, the concept behind the robot shop is
actually very simple. In fact, it has already been around for many years in the form of vending
machines selling bars of chocolate or drinks. This idea has been further developed to create the
first robot shop, which may eventually change the future of shopping.
The prototype robot in a suburb of London looks like a giant vending machine. (1)_____
The display on the right is refrigerated and holds items such as milk, yoghurt and cheese, while
the display on the left has an impressive selection of biscuits, coffee, cakes and crisps. It does not
have the variety of conventional shops, but it can cope with a late-night request for bread or
painkillers.
A central console is what allows you to actually do your shopping. You key in the code
numbers of the goods you want, which are displayed just underneath each item in the window,
and a huge robot arm reaches out and picks up each item, bringing it over to the console inside the
shop.
An electronic display shows you the total you have to pay. (2)_____Unlike supermarkets,
in robot shops you can only collect the goods after you’ve paid. When the robot arm finds the
things you want, it drops them into a hatch and you reach inside to take them out. If this happened
before you paid, you could easily walk off with the goods without having paid for them.
The system couldn’t yet be described as entirely efficient. There’s a lot of room for
improvement. The robot arm represents one of the biggest problems. (3)______ The arm has to be
very accurate in order to pick up the item it has reached for, carry it to the hatch and safely drop it
into it.
The difficulty of judging customer attitudes is another reason why the robot shop has to be
tested. Customers are still cautious about doing most of their shopping in a robot shop, but this is
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only to be expected; every new invention has been regarded with some suspicion at first.
(4)______
The manufacturers of robot shops suggest that the small shopkeeper in inner-city areas
represents their biggest potential client. (5)______ People in the area value the convenience of
being able to pop out virtually all hours of the day and night for some item they have forgotten or
suddenly feel like buying. Small shopkeepers are likely to invest in robot shop equipment, rather
than employ part-time staff to work twenty-four hours a day.
The question is whether customers will prefer the impersonal service of a robot shop to the
conventional type of shopping where there’s human contact. (6)______ Machines do not take
lunch breaks, they hardly ever make mistakes and they are never rude to customers. Isn’t this the
sort of efficiency people want from a shop these days?
A. Not least of which are concerns about mechanical failure, especially when they occur in the
middle of the night.
B. The first thing you notice are the two large display windows which are absolutely packed
with goods.
C. The real question is whether, over the three-month testing period, enough people will
overcome their doubts and start shopping here in significant numbers.
D. For security reasons, you have to do this before the robot arm starts gathering your goods.
E. Many shops like these only survive because they stay open late, or even around the clock in
some cases.
F. Experience with similar mechanized service equipment, such as cash dispensers, suggest
that there are considerable advantages for both customers and shop owners.
G. The challenge is to create a piece of machinery which will be delicate enough to pick up eggs
but at the same time strong enough to pick up bottles of mineral water and baked-bean cans.
Your answers:
1. _________________ 2. _________________ 3. _________________
4. _________________ 5. _________________ 6. _________________

D. WRITING (2.5 points)

Part I. Complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first sentence,
using the word given in CAPITALS. Do not change the word given, you must use between
three and eight words, including the word given. (0.5 point)
1. They never made us do anything we didn’t want to do. TO
 We __________________________________________________________ we didn’t want to.
2. We finished our work because of her help. HAVE
 But for her help, we ___________________________________________________ our work.
3. It's such a wonderful opportunity that we mustn't miss it. TOO
 It ______________________________________________________________________ miss.
4. He never suspected that she was a witch. NO
 At ____________________________________________________________ she was a witch.
5. I wasn't a bit surprised to hear that Carol had changed her job. CAME
 It _________________________________________________ that Carol had changed her job.
Part II. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the
sentence printed before it. (0.5 point)
1. I haven’t met him since I was in London.
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 I last ______________________________________________________________________.
2. He wore a mask because he didn’t want to be recognized by others.
 So as _____________________________________________________________________.
3. I don’t really like her even though I admire her achievement.
 Much_____________________________________________________________________.
4. “You should have waited for us,” the team leader said to John.
 The team leader criticized _____________________________________________________.
5. He is proud of being such a good teacher.
 He prides__________________________________________________________________.
Part III. In about 150 words, write a paragraph about the benefits of studying at a high school
for gifted students. (1.5 points)
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