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

…………………………… NĂM HỌC 2019-2020

ĐỀ THI THỬ LẦN 6 ĐỀ THI MÔN TIẾNG ANH (Chuyên)
(Đề thi này gồm có 06 trang) Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút Ngày thi: …………………

Họ và tên thí sinh:...............................................................số báo danh:....................

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A. LISTENING (1 pt)
Part 1. Listen to Helen and Alex talking about going shopping. Choose the correct answer
from A, B or C for each of the following questions.
1. Alex has seen a nice, but expensive ________.
A. skirt B. dress C. shirt D. sweater
2. What does Helen suggest Alex buy?
A. trousers B. jeans C. T-shirt D. pants
3. How many skirts does Alex have?
A. four B. three C. two D. one
4. What is the name of the new shop on George street?
A. Shooz B. Raw C. Sonic D. Peaky
5. What colour of the shoes will Helen wear?
A. black B. blue C. white D. pink
Part 2. You will hear a man talking about a special sports school on the radio. For each
question, fill in the missing information in the numbered space.
International Sports Academy (ISA)
For students aged 12-18.
Interviews
The interviews for new students are on (6) April 22
To arrange an interview call Leo (7) Hawkins on 0998 354678.
Programme
Students choose one main sport (ISA are offering hockey as a new sport).
Students must do sports training and (8) homework each week after school.
To perform well in competitions, students must also learn to train their (9) mind
The personal coach helps students with organising their (10) time.
I. TRẮC NGHIỆM NGÔN NGỮ (3,5 điểm)
PART 1: PHONETICS (0.5 pts - 0.1/ each)
Task 1: 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.
11. A. drought B. sought C. wrought D. nought
12. A. resign B. resound C. resonant D. resource
Task 2: 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.
13. A. expert B. contrast C. postpone D. product
14. A. necessary B. benefit C. vulnerable D. parade
15. A. relationship B. equipment C. customer D. deliver
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PART 2: LANGUAGE FUNCTION (0.5 pts - 0.1/ each)
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes each of the following
exchanges.
16. John”: “Would you like me to get a taxi for you?” – Mary: “____”
A. Well, let’s see B. Yes, please, if it’s no bother
C. That would be delightful. Thanks D. Yes, I see
17. Mrs Ha is at the clothing store
Shop assistant: “Can I help you?” _Mrs. Ha: “ ___________”.
A. No, thanks. I’m just looking B. No, I’m seeing
C. Yes, I’m watching D. Yes, I’m thinking
18. Peter: “I’ve been awarded a scholarship to study in America.” Kate: “Uh, really? _____!”
A. Take care of yourself B. Lucky as you are
C. You are always lucky D. Congratulations
19. Jane: “Would you mind if I use you computer for an hour?” Tony: “________”
A. Not at all. I’ve finished my job B. Yes, you can use it.
C. Of course not. I still need it now D. Yes, It’s all right
20. Mike: “Would you mind getting me a cup of coffee ?” -Cathy: “_____________”
A. No, I’d be glad to. B. Cream and sugar, please.
C. Yes, I’d love to, thanks D. I never drink coffee.
PART 3: SYNONYM AND ANTONYM (0.5 pts - 0.1/ each)
Task 1: 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.
21. Have you ever tried using hydrogen peroxide as a person to induce vomiting instead of the
good old traditional methods?
A. control B. clean C. cause D. stop
22. He was mystified by my experience, though perhaps not particularly envious.
A. perplexed B. shocked C. upset D. excited
23. I was horrified to find a drug tablet which had been left on purpose in my room yesterday.
A. ashamed B. shocked C. nervous D. surprised
Task 2: 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.
24. He wants to find a temporary job or a seasonal one.
A. eternal B. genuine C. permanent D. satisfactory
25. The names of the participants in the survey were changed to preserve anonymity.
A. cover B. conserve C. presume D. reveal
PART 4: LEXICO - GRAMMAR (2.0 pts - 0.1/ each)
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes each of the following
sentences.
26. I’m sorry, but I just can’t ________ your behaviour any longer.
A. go along with B. get on with C. keep up with D. put up with
27. It is doubtful whether newspapers ________ governments to any great degree.
A. draw B. influence C. catch D. attract
28. Many companies ________ to take part in illegal logging.
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 A. denied B. rejected C. protested D. refused
29. The music ________ the composer’s joy of life.
A. arouses B. appeals C. expresses D. attracts
30. The Grand Canyon is the product of centuries of ________.
A. erosion B. decay C. crumbling D. deterioration
31. The Keep Environment Clean campaign raised far more than the ________.
A. target B. object C. goal D. aim.
32. The other day I came ________ a really beautiful old house in the back streets of London.
A. over B. down C. by D. across
33. Black, red, and even bright pink diamonds________.
A. occasionally found B. have occasionally been found
C. have occasionally found D. occasionally to find
34. Before________, they used horse drawn wooden carts.
A. farmers had tractors B. farmers have had tractors
C. tractors owned by farmers D. having tractors farmers
35. The door is unlocked; ________ here last night.
A. Something strange was happened B. Something strange should have happened
C. Something strange had happened D. Something strange could have happened
36. By the 1300s, the Spanish had learnt that gunpowder could ________ propel an object with
incredible force.
A. using it to B. used to C. be used to D. been used to
37. Tennessee has about 140 newspapers, ________ 25 are issued daily.
A. of which about B. which is about C. about which D. which are about
38. When consumers cannot have everything that they want, they have to choose ________ most.
A. they want what B. what they want C. they want it D. that they want
39. Rodney ________ for the company for very long before he was promoted.
A. hadn’t been working B. hasn’t been working
C. didn’t used to work D. didn’t work.
40. “Do you think Harry will want something to eat after he gets here?”
“I hope not. It’ll probably be after midnight, and we ________.”
A. be sleeping B. are sleeping C. will be sleeping D. have been sleeping
41. Mr. Lee was upset by ________ him the truth.
A. us not tell B. we didn’t tell C. not to tell D. our not having told.
42. ________ for the fact that he was working abroad, he would have helped win the project.
A. Had it been B. Hadn’t it been C. If it hadn’t been D. If it had been
43. “Could you please turn off the stove? The potatoes ________ for at least thirty minutes.”
A. are boiling B. were boiling C. boiling D. have been boiling
44. I didn’t see anyone but I felt as though I ________.
A. am watched B. have been watched C. was being watched D. be watched
45. Let’s leave early, so we’ll be ahead of the rush of commuters. We can’t risk ________in
heavy traffic during rush hour.
A. to hold up B. holding up C. having held up D. being held up
II. TỰ LUẬN KIẾN THỨC NGÔN NGỮ (1,5 điểm)
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PART 1: WORD FORM (0.5 pts – 0.05/ each)
Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the following sentences.
46. Due to the clerk’s stubbornness we missed the train. (stubborn)
47. Very few countries have corporal punishment in schools. (punish)
48. We are trying to find some suitable methods to teach the kids good (sport)
sportsmanship.
49. He completed the report with the assistance of his secretary. (assist)
50. The happy beggar thanked the passer-by for his generosity. (generous)
51. It was a terrible game Our team played very unimaginably. (imagine)
52. A Iist of forthcoming / upcoming meetings will be posted on the (come)
noticeboard in the corridor.
53. You look rather preoccupied. Are you worried about something? (occupy)
54. You do have some good ideas but your work is very disorganised. (organise)
55. The traffic problem has improved unexpectedly. (expect)
PART 2: 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 One of the most important discovery of the nineteenth century was a method of
2 using natural gas for cooking and heating. Large amounts of natural gas are found in the
3 United States, usually several feet over the surface of the earth. Natural gas is most often
4 found in places where petroleum, the oil from which gasoline is made, is found. Often the
5 natural gas must be remove before the oil itself can be reached. For many years after
6 natural gas was first discovered, it was thought to have no valuable. Finally, however,
7 people began to understand its use and to find ways of storing it and moving it from place
8 to place. Today natural gas is stored in large tanks and used for lighting, cooking and
9 heat. It has also been used for electric generators and hybrid cars recently. In many ways
10 natural gas is one of our finest fuels. It can be used for cooking without making the room
11 hot. It is cheap and can be moved easily from one place to another through long pipelines,
12 some of that are hundreds of miles in length.

Line Error Correction

1 00. discovery à discoveries
3 56. over à below
5 57. remove à removed
6 58. valuable à value
9 59. heat à heating
12 60. that à which
PART 3: 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. Every student has to looked up to their teachers. They give them moral lessons everyday.
62. They put off the cricket match because of the hurricane.
63. The room was so hot and stuffy that he passed out. pass out
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64. He asked her to marry him but she turned him down. She said she didn't really love him.
65. She should not to use so much sweet food. She put on so much weight in the last two months.
66. He finally turned up at my house half an hour late.
67. I tried to get on with him but he was rude I found it impossible to be friends with him.
68. I want to talk things over with Freddie first. He always gives good advice.
69. I had to take my coat off when the sun came out, it was so warm.
70. The wet clay fell apart in the water. The pot was ruined and she had to start again.
KỸ NĂNG NGÔN NGỮ
PART 1: READING (2 pts - 0.1/ each)
Task 1: GUIDED CLOZE TEST
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits each blank in the following passage.
The Industrial Revolution in Britain was built on the use of machines in factories.
Since the 1950s, Britain’s (71) ________ industries have replaced machine operators with
computers, and this (72) ________ has led to a decline in the number of (73) ________ in
many factories. Goods are bought and used much more than ever before industrial
countries like the USA were (74) ________ with Britain’s exports, and countries in the
Far East have been able to provide cheaper (75) ________ since the 1970s. Areas located
with heavy industries are suffering high unemployment.
During the last 30 years, there has been a constant rise in smaller industries (76)
________ as “light industries”. These ones use electricity and are not (77) ________ on
raw materials such as coal so they are “footloose”, i.e. they can be located anywhere. They
produce such things as washing machines or spare (78) ________. Some of these
industries produce nothing at all, but provide services like distribution. The consumer
boom of the 1980s and the increased leisure time of most Britons have led to rapid (79)
________in service industries like banking, tourism, retailing and information processing,
and in industries which distribute, maintain, and repair (80) ________consumer goods.
71. A. manufacturing B. running C. large D. big
72. A. change B. automation C. replacement D. exchange
73. A. employers B. servers C. labours D. employees
74. A. working B. familiar C. competing D. fed up
75. A. products B. things C. imports D. produce
76. A. worked B. considered C. regarded D. known
77. A. dependent B. command C. dependable D. reliable
78. A. details B. parts C. sections D. gadgets
79. A. extension B. expansion C. growth D. increase
80. A. everyday B. household C. expensive D. home
Task 2: READING COMPREHENSION
While most desert animals will drink water if confronted with it, for many of them the
opportunity never comes. Yet all living things must have water, or they will expire. The
herbivores find it in desert plants. The carnivores slake their thirst with the flesh and blood of
living prey. One of the most remarkable adjustments, however, has been made by the tiny
kangaroo rat, who not only lives without drinking but subsists on a diet of dry seeds containing
about 5% free water.

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 Like other animals, he has the ability to manufacture water in his body by a metabolic
conversion of carbohydrates. But he is notable for the parsimony with which he conserves his
small supply by every possible means, expending only minuscule amounts in his excreta and
through evaporation from his respiratory tract.
Investigation into how the kangaroo rat can live without drinking water has involved
various experiments with these small animals. Could kangaroo rats somehow store water in their
bodies and slowly utilize these resources in the long periods when no free water is available from
dew or rain? The simplest way to settle this question was to determine the total water content in
the animals to see if it decreases as they are kept for long periods on a dry diet. If they slowly use
up their water, the body should become increasingly dehydrated, and if they begin with a store of
water, this should be evident from an initial high water content. Results of such experiments with
kangaroo rats on dry diets for more than 7 weeks showed that the rats maintained their body
weight. There was no trend toward a decrease in water content during the long period of water
deprivation. When the kangaroo rats were given free access to water, they did not drink water.
They did nibble on small pieces of watermelon, but this did not change appreciably the water
content in their bodies, which remained at 66.3 to 67.2 during this period.
This is very close to the water content of dry-fed animals (66.5), and the availability of
free water, therefore, did not lead to any “storage” that could be meaningful as a water reserve.
This makes it reasonable to conclude that physiological storage of water is not a factor in the
kangaroo rat’s ability to live on dry food.
81. What is the topic of this passage?
A. Kangaroo rats B. Water in the desert
C. Desert life D. Physiological experiments
82. The word “expire” is closest in meaning to
A. become ill B. die C. shrink D. dehydrate
83. Which of the following is NOT a source of water for the desert animals?
A. Desert plants
B. Metabolic conversion of carbohydrates in the body
C. The blood of other animals
D. Streams
84. The word “it” refers to
A. water B. the desert C. the opportunity D. a living thing
85. The author states that the kangaroo rat is known for all of the following EXCEPT
A. the economy with which it uses available water
B. living without drinking water
C. breathing slowly and infrequently
D. manufacturing water internally
86. The word “parsimony” is closest in meaning to
A. intelligence B. desire C. frugality D. skill
87. It is implied by the author that desert animals can exist with little or no water because of
________.
A. less need for water than other animals
B. their ability to adjust to the desert environment
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D. many opportunities for them to find water
88. The word “deprivation” is closest in meaning to
A. preservation B. renewal C. examination D. loss
89. According to the passage, the results of the experiments with kangaroo rats showed that
A. kangaroo rats store water for use during dry periods.
B. kangaroo rats took advantage of free access to water.
C. there was no significant change in body weight due to lack of water or accessibility
to water.
D. a dry diet seems detrimental to the kangaroo rat’s health.
90. The tone of the passage is ________.
A. critical B. scientific C. optimistic D. negative
PART 2: WRITING (2.0points)
Task 1: SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (1.0 pt – 0.1/ each)
For questions 1–5, finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it has the same
meaning as the first sentence
91. He left school and then he joined the army.
 After he had left school, he joined the army.
92. People believe that he speaks six languages fluently.
 He is believed to speak six languages fluently.
93. Something must be done quickly to solve the problem of homelessness.
 Urgent action must be taken to solve the problem of homelessness.
 Urgent solution to the the problem of homelessness must be done quickly.
94. The teachers agreed to introduce the new methods.
 There was an agreement among the teachers to introduce the new methods.
 There was an agreement among the teachers with the introduction of the new methods.
95. But for his contributions, the project wouldn’t have been completed successfully.
 Had it not been for his contributions, the project wouldn’t have been completed successfully.
For questions 6–10, 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.
96. The previous manager wasn't running the club well, so he was replaced. (badly)
@ The club was being badly run by the previous manager, so he was replaced.
97. You got lost because you didn't do what I told you. (instructions)
@ If you had followed my instructions you wouldn't have got lost.
@ If you had listened to my instructions you wouldn't have got lost.
98. We were all surprised when she suddenly left the job. (found)
@ All of us found it surprising when she suddenly left the job.
99. He doesn't often find it difficult to earn money. (trouble)
@ He seldom has trouble (in) earning money.
100. Could you deliver the goods to my home? (delivered)
@ Could I have/get the goods delivered to my home?

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Part 2: PARAGRAPH WRITING (1.0 pt)
Some students prefer to study alone. Others prefer to study with a group of students. Which do
you prefer? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. Write a paragraph in
about 120-150 words to express your ideas.