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SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10
TEST NO 15 NĂM HỌC 2023 - 2024
(Đề thi này gồm có 08 trang) ĐỀ THI MÔN: Tiếng Anh (Chuyên)
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút Ngày thi: …. / …. / 2023
Họ và tên thí sinh: ......................................................................................... số báo danh: ....................
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SECTION I. LISTENING (1.5 pts – 0.1/each)
There are three parts in the listening section. You will hear each part twice. After each part,
you will have a ten-second pause to do.
Part 1. Listen to the recording twice. Choose the correct answer from A, B or C for each question.
1. How well did the speaker do at school?
A. He was an average student.
B. His parents helped him.
C. He had problems passing exams.
2. What did he do when he left school?
A. He got a job to earn a lot of money.
B. He did a business course.
C. He went to Art College.
3. What did he learn from his part time job?
A. how to sew B. how clothes are made C. how to run a large business
4. When did he go to London?
A. at the age of seventeen
B. as soon as he had enough money
C. when he won a prize
5. How long did he stay in Milan?
A. three months B. nine months C. three years
Part 2. Listen to the recording twice. Complete each blank with no more than two words or numbers.
Visit to shopping centre
- Bank is on the (6) ______________.
- Get a map from the news agent
- Restaurant is opposite the (7) ______________in the main square.
- Snack bar next to the (8) ______________closes at (9) ______________ p.m
- Meet outside shop called (10) ______________.
Part 3. Look at the six sentences for this part. Listen to the recording twice. Decide if each sentence is
correct or incorrect.
11. They are going to have the practice outdoors today. ______________
12. Sam has decided he no longer wants to be Romeo. ______________
13. Alice agrees with Miss Hayes about Sam's voice. ______________
14. Alice persuades Sam to take a smaller part in the play. ______________
15. Someone is needed to produce the scenery. ______________
SECTION II. KNOWLEDGE OF LANGUAGE
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Part 1: Phonetics (0.4 pts - 0.1/ each)
Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest
in each of the following questions.
16. A. leather B. feature C. teacup D. please
17. A. manufacture B. mature C. pasture D. agriculture
Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose main stress pattern is different from that of the rest in each of
the following questions.
18. A. documentary B. conversation C. preferential D. intelligent
19. A. alternative B. fashionable C. announcement D. material
Part 2: Language function (0.4 pts - 0.1/ each)
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes each of the following exchanges.
20. Mary is talking to her professor in his office.
Mary: “Can you tell me how to find material for my science report, professor?”
Professor: “___________”
A. I like it that you understand. B. Try your best, Mary.
C. You can borrow books from the library. D. You mean the podcasts from other students?
21. Tim and Tom are discussing where their study group will meet.
- Tim: “Where is our study group going to meet next weekend?” - Tom: “____________”
A. Studying in a group is great fun. B. We are too busy on weekdays.
C. Why don’t you look at the atlas? D. The library would be best.
22. Mark: ~ "Can you give me a hand?” John: ~ “_________”
A. Sorry. My hands are dirty. B. I’d be glad to.
C. I’d like a cup of tea. D. Why? I’m busy now.
23. Tom is talking to the shop assistant
Tom: ~“Have you got this jacket in a smaller size?” Shop assistant: ~ “_________”
A. How can you believe it? B. I’m so happy that you have taken it.
C. I’m afraid it’s been out of stock. D. You should ask yourself.
Part 3: Synonym and antonym (0.4 pts - 0.1/ each)
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that is closest in meaning to the underlined part in
each of the following sentences.
24. Dark clouds began to spread out across the sky, so we rushed to the house as fast as possible.
A. shrink B. diminish C. lessen D. extend
25. Darwin's theory of evolution incorporates the principle of natural selection.
A. radical revolution B. gradual development
C. radical resolution D. practical involvement
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that is opposite in meaning to the underlined part in each of
the following sentences.
26. We greatly respect my teacher for all of the best things that she brought to us.
A. look up to B. look forwards C. look for D. look down on
27. Scientists believe that it is possible for waves to reach the heights described when they come into
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A. touch B. avoid C. meet D. enter
Part 4: Lexicon - Grammar (1.8 pts - 0.1/ each)
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes each of the following sentences.
28. If I were rich, I_________ that Ferrari we saw yesterday.
A. will buy B. would buy C. would have bought D. will have bought
29. The traveler, _________ his things with his practiced hands, began fastening his coat.
A. being packed B. packed C. to have packed D. having packed
30. “This is not a good essay”, said the lecturer. “I find your arguments _______.”
A. convincing B. convincingly C. unconvincing D. unconvincingly
31. The population of India is estimated to be denser than _______.
A. China in 2020 B. that of China in 2020
C. Chinese population in 2020 D. the 2020 Chinese population
32. _______ appear, they are really much larger than the Earth.
A. As the small stars B. The stars as small
C. Despite the small stars D. Small though the stars
33. The book would have been perfect _______ the ending.
A. had it not been for B. it had not been for C. it hadn’t been for D. hadn’t it been for
34. John lost the _______ he bought last week and his parents were very angry with him because of
his carelessness.
A. beautiful Japanese blue new bicycle B. beautiful new blue Japanese bicycle
C. new beautiful blue Japanese bicycle D. Japanese beautiful new blue bicycle
35. _______, 70 percent alcohol is more effective than 100 percent alcohol.
A. An antiseptic used B. How an antiseptic is used
C. An antiseptic when used D. When used as an antiseptic
36. Jim: “What’s your proposal?” – Lan: “I propose that the meeting _______at once.”
A. is postponing B. be postponed C. to be postponed D. postpones
37. Having been asked to speak at the convention, _______.
A. some notes were prepared for Dr. John
B. Dr. John prepared some notes
C. the convention members were pleased to hear Dr. John
D. some notes were prepared carefully by Dr. John
38. Down _______ for three days.
A. the rain poured B. poured the rain C. did the rain pour D. do the rain poor
39. I suppose I could ________ advertising.
A. catch up with B. get out of C. go in for D. work out of
40. British and Australia people share the same language, but in other respects they are as different
as _______.
A. cats and dogs B. salt and pepper C. chalk and cheese D. here and there
41. Please don’t _______ it amiss if I make a few suggestions for improvement.
A. think B. judge C. take D. Assume
42. She will take management training course _______
A. right after the epidemic has been controlled
B. as soon as the epidemic was controlled
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C. when the epidemic had been controlled
D. until the epidemic will be controlled
43. That’s the trouble with the night shift. It your private life too much.
A. breaks in B. breaks into C. breaks through D. breaks up
44. I would like to thank you, ________my colleagues, for the welcome you have given us.
A. on account of B. instead of C. because of D. on behalf of
45. He looks very aggressive and threatening, and so his soft, gentle voice is rather________.
A. disembodied B. dismissive C. disconcerting D. discordant
Part 5: Word form (0.5 pts – 0.05/ each)
Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the following sentences.
46. Mind your language, you guys. It is ______________rude. (excuse)
47. She ______________stood in the way of the escaping robbers. (courage)
48. You should ______________yourselves with the new environment. (family)
49. We were shocked by the ______________of the staff of that firm. (friend)
50. He was ______________in politics and he never votes for any parties. (interest)
51. The health report stresses the ______________of fresh food in a diet. (important)
52. He has been criticized for his ______________in foreign affairs. (experience )
53. It’s education that helps with the ______________of knowledge for the young (rich)
54. The show was ______________organized by all the members of our group. (impress)
55. In London she was ____________by a rich woman who looked after her and helped her. (friend)
Part 6: Error correction (0.5 pts – 0.1/ each)
There are 05 errors in the following passage. Identify the errors, write the line number and correct
them. Write your answers in the numbered spaces below. Number (00.) is done as an example.
Line Passage
1 Our obsession with recording every details of our happiest moments could be
2 damaging our able to remember them, according to new research. Dr Linda Henkel, from
3 Fairfield University, Connecticut, described this like the ‘photo-taking impairment effect’.
4 She said, ‘People often whip out their cameras almost mindlessly to capture a moment, to
5 the point that they are missing what is happening right in front of them. When people rely
6 on technology to remember for them, counting in the camera to record the event and thus
7 not needing to attend to it fully themselves — it can have a negative impact on how good
8 they remember their experiences. In Dr Henkel’s experiment, a group of university students
9 were led on a tour of a museum and asked to either photograph and try to remember
10 objects on display. The next day each student’s memory was tested. The results showed that
11 people were less accurate in recognizing the objects they had photographed compared with
12 those they had only looked at.

Line Error Correction

1 00. details →
56. →
57. →
58. →
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60. →
Part 7: Prepositions and phrasal verbs (0.5 pts – 0.05/ each)
Supply each space with a suitable preposition or adverbial particle to complete each of the following
sentences.
61. My sister had to let her dress _______because she’d put on weight.
62. Did your son get _______the university entrance examination?
63. I don’t believe a word he said; I think he just made _______that story.
64. I was very unlucky. My car was broken _______on my way home.
65. What brought _______the changes in the position of women in society?
66. Yesterday I ran _______Sam at the grocery store. I had not seen him for years.
67. UNESCO stands _______United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
68. Unfortunately, our school had to do away ______the music department because of lack of funds.
69. The white flowers are my favorite. They give ______a wonderful smell that scents the entire garden.
70. If you have an old blanket, bring it ______so that we have something to sit on at the beach.
SECTION III. READING (2 pts - 0.1/ each)
Part 1. Guided cloze test
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits each blank in the following passage.
THE CHANGING EARTH
Although the earth was formed about 4,500 million years ago, human beings have inhabited it
for less than half a million years. Within this time, population has increased hugely and people have
had a vast (71) _______ upon the earth. They have long been able to (72) _______ the forces of nature
to use. Now, with modern technology, they have the power to alter the balance of life on earth. Reports
back from the first astronauts helped dispel the dangerous notion that the world had no boundaries
and had limitless resources. (73) _______ ecologists have shown that all forms of life on earth are
interconnected, so it follows that all human activity has an effect on the natural environment.
In recent years, people have been putting the environment under stress. As a result, certain
(74) _______ materials such as timber, water and minerals are beginning to run short. Pollution and
the disposal of waste are already critical issues, and the (75) _______ of the environment is fast
becoming the most pressing problem confronting us all. The way we respond to the challenge will have
a profound effect on the earth and its life support systems.
However, despite all these threats there are (76) _______ signs. Over the past few decades, the
growth in population has been more than matched by food production, indicating that we
should be able to feed ourselves for some time yet.
71. A. imprint B. indication C. impression D. impact
72. A. put B. make C. place D. stand
73. A. However B. Moreover C. Likewise D. Otherwise
74. A. raw B. coarse C. crude D. rough
75. A. case B. situation C. state D. circumstance
76. A. stimulating B. welcoming C. satisfying D. reassuring
Part 2. Open cloze test
Read the passage and choose the best answer to fill in each blank space.
WILL TECHNOLOGY REPLACE SCHOOLS?
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Some people believe that soon schools will no longer be necessary. These people say that
because of the Internet and other new technology, there is no longer any need for school buildings,
formal classes, or teachers. Perhaps this will be true one day, but it is hard for me to imagine a world
without (77) _____________. In fact, we need to look at how we can use new technology to make
schools better not to eliminate them. We should invent a new kind of school that is linked to libraries,
museums, science centers, laboratories, and (78) _____________corporations.
Corporations- Corporators? ought to create learning programs for schools in their area of
expertise. Independent experts could give talks on video or over the Internet. TV networks and local
stations could develop programming about things students are actually (79) _____________in
schools. Laboratories could set up web sites to demonstrate new technology so students could view it
on the Internet.
Is this just a dream? No. Already there are several towns where this is beginning to happen.
Blacksburg, Virginia, is one of them. Here the entire city is linked to the Internet, and learning can (80)
_____________place at home, at school, and in the office. Businesses (81) _____________
programs for the schools and the community. The schools provide computer labs for people at home.
Because everyone has Internet access, older people participate as much as younger ones, and
everyone can visit distant libraries and museums as easily as nearby ones.
How will this new kind of school change learning? It is (82) _____________ early to be sure,
but it is very exciting to think about. Technology will change the way we learn; schools will change as
well and we will all learn something in the process.
Part 3. Reading comprehension
Read the passage and choose the best answer for each question below.
WARNING ON GLOBAL WARMING
Global warming could cause drought and possibly famine in China, the source of much of Hong
Kong’s food, by 2050, a new report predicts. Hong Kong could also be at risk from flooding as sea level
rose. The report recommends building sea-walls around low-lying areas such as the new port and
airport reclamations. Published by the World-Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), the report, which includes
work by members of the Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, uses the most recent
projections on climate change to point to a gloomy outlook for China.
By 2050 about 30 to 40 percent of the country will experience changes in the type of vegetation it
supports, with tropical and subtropical forest conditions shifting northward and hot desert conditions
rising in the west where currently the desert is temperate. Crop - growing areas will expand but any
benefit is expected to be negated by increased evaporation of moisture, making it too dry to grow crops
such as rice. The growing reason also is expected to alter, becoming shorter in southern and central
China, the mainland’s breadbasket. The rapid changes make it unlikely that plants could adapt.
“China will produce smaller crops. In the central and northern areas, and the southern part, there
will be decreased production because of water limitations,” Dr. Rik Lemans, one of the author of the
report, said during a brief visit to the territory yesterday. Famine could result because of the demands
of feeding the population - particularly if it grows - and the diminished productivity of the land. “It looks
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Global warming is caused by the burning of large amounts of fossil fuels, such as coal and oil, which
release gases that trap heat in the atmosphere. World temperatures already have increased this
century by about 0.6 degrees Celsius and are projected to rise by between 1.6 degrees and 3.8 degrees
by 2100.
Dr. Lemans said China’s reliance on coal - fired power for its industrial growth did not bode well for
the world climate. “I think the political and economic powers in China are much greater than the
environmental powers, and greenhouse gas emissions could accelerate,” Dr. Lemans said. “China is not
taking the problem seriously yet, although it is trying to incorporate this kind of research to see what is
going to happen.”
The climate change report, which will be released tomorrow, focuses on China but Mr. David
Melville of WWF - Hong Kong said some of the depressing scenarios could apply to the territory. Food
supplies, for instance, could be affected by lower crop yields. “Maybe we could afford to import food
from elsewhere but you have to keep in mind that the type of changes experienced in southern China
will take place elsewhere as well,” he said. Sea levels could rise as glaciers melted and the higher
temperatures expanded the size of the oceans, threatening much of developed Hong Kong which is
built on reclaimed land. Current projections are that sea levels worldwide will rise by 15 to 90
centimeters by 2100, depending on whether action is taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
“Hong Kong has substantial areas built on reclaimed land and sea level rises could impact on that,
not only on Chek Lap Kok but the West Kowloon Reclamation and the Central and Western Reclamation
- the whole lot,” Mr. Melville said, adding that sea - walls would be needed. Depleted fresh water
supplies would be another problem because increased evaporation would reduce levels. Mr. Melville
said the general outlook could be helped if Hong Kong used water less wastefully and encouraged
energy efficiency to reduce fuel - burning. He also called on the West to help China improve its
efficiency.
83. Overall, what sort of picture is painted of the future effects of global warming?
A. disastrous B. potentially disastrous
C. relatively optimistic D. on balance things are going to be satisfactory
84. Mr. David Melville suggests that in future more food could be imported into Hong Kong. He thinks
these measures could be _____.
A. efficient B. sufficient C. insufficient D. inefficient
85. The main point of paragraph 3 is to describe _____.
A. effects of changes in the climate of China on food production
B. future changes in the climate of China.
C. effects of changes in the climate of China on the growing season
D. projected future changes in the climate of China
86. The main point of paragraph 5 is to describe _____.
A. global warming
B. the effects of global warming
C. the causes and projected effects of global warming
D. the causes and effects of global warming
87. In paragraph 7, which point is Mr. Melville NOT making?
A. suggesting that there is a potential disaster in Hong Kong
B. suggesting that reclamation areas are at risk
C. criticizing current safeguards
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D. making a call for action
88. How would you describe the Dr. Leman’s attitude towards China?
A. mainly favorable B. critical C. supportive in theory D. admiring
89. In paragraph 2, “negated” is closest in meaning to _____.
A. made possible B. made ineffective C. reduced D. paid for
90. In paragraph 7, “depleted” could be replaced by which of the following?
A. reduced B. poor C. decaying D. decimated
SECTION IV. WRITING (2 pts)
Part 1. For questions 91–100, finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it has the same
meaning as the first sentence. (1 pt – 0.1/each)
91. “I didn’t steal your car yesterday,” he said to me.
 He denied ___________________________________________________________
92. I’m absolutely sure that they weren’t playing in this weather.
 They can’t ___________________________________________________________
93. It’s thought that the accident was caused by human error.
 The accident _________________________________________________________
94. Mary now regrets not having studied harder at school.
 Mary now wishes ______________________________________________________
95. Though Caroline was competent in her work, she found it hard to deal with that client.
 Competent __________________________________________________________
Part 2. For questions 96–100, 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 pt – 0.1/each)
96. She is determined to become a doctor. (heart)
 She has _________________________________________becoming a doctor.
97. I thought about what had happened all those years before. (cast)
 I _____________________________________________what had happened all those years before.
98. No advanced booking is necessary for this event. (in)
 You don't need _________________________________________for this event.
99. It’s impossible that you saw him driving. He doesn’t even have a driving license. (seen)
 You _________________________________________driving. He doesn’t even have a driving license.
100. Someone has suggested abolishing income tax. (been)
 It _________________________________________should be abolished.
Part 3. Writing a paragraph (1 pt)
Write a paragraph of 120 words about the negative effect on your daily life during the covid-19 social
distancing.
Note: You are not allowed to include any personal information such as your name, your school’s name,
your address ... in your writing.
_________________________________________________________________________
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