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

…………………………… NĂM HỌC 2019-2020

ĐỀ THI THỬ LẦN 10 ĐỀ THI MÔN TIẾNG ANH (Chuyên)
(Đề thi này gồm có 08 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)
I. TRẮC NGHIỆM NGÔN NGỮ (3,5 điểm)
Part 1. You will hear a man, called Martin Carter, talking on the radio, about a trip he is
going to make in a balloon. Choose the correct answer from A, B or C for each question.
1. When is the balloon flight most likely to begin?
A. January B. August C. December
2. What is different about his new balloon?
A. It is easier to land. B. It is lighter. C. It can carry more fuel.
3. What did he find difficult on his last flight?
A. He couldn't eat the food. B. His radio didn’t work properly. C. He got too little sleep.
4. What will he leave behind this time?
A. maps B. books C. his sleeping bag
5. What does he enjoy most on his trips?
A. the views B. being alone C. the silcnce
Part 2. You will hear a woman, talking on the radio, about hostels in the Easton area. Fill in
each blank with no more than two words or numbers.
Recommended hostels
in the East on area
Hostel Nova
- In town centre, not far from the (6) railway station
- Has a new (7) swimming pool
Carney Hostel
- 1 Km from town centre
- Has view across the park
- (8) Dinner provided at the hostel
Tidbury Hostel
- New hostel in village of Tidbury
- In the old (9) castle on a hill
- Will open on (10) 12th July
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. decide B. decisive C. decision D. reliable
12. A. changeable B. manage C. average D. singer
Task 2: Choose the word (A, B, c or D) whose main stress pattern is different from that of the
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rest in each of the following questions.
13. A. attitude B. argument C. relevant D. assistant
14. A. interact B. concentrate C. counsellor D. influence
15. A. mosquito B. elephant C. buffalo D. dinosaur
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. On the street:
– The man: “Have you found a good place to eat yet?
– The woman: “Yes, there’s a wonderful restaurant right down the street from the school.”
– The man: “___________?”
– The woman: “Yes. And the food is good too.”
A. Is it really like that B. Are the prices reasonable
C. Do you like good food D. Do they often go there
17. – “I think the teacher should give us more exercise.” – “_________.”
A. Yes, let’s B. Ok
C. That’s rubbish D. That’s just what I was thinking
18. – “Must we do it now?” – “No, you __________.”
A. won’t B. needn’t C. can’t D. mustn’t
19. – Harry: "_________." – Kate: "Yes. I'd like to buy a computer."
A. Do you look for something? B. Good morning. Can I help you?
C. Excuse me. Do you want to buy it? D. Can you help me buy something?
20. – Peter: “I’ve been awarded a scholarship to study in America.” – Kate: “Uh, really?
_______!”
A. Take care of yourself B. Congratulations
C. You are always lucky D. Lucky as you are
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. He was met by a throng of journalists and photographers.
A. crowd B. barrier C. group D. few
22. Some of the business practices of that chemical company make it a menace in this area.
A. large employer B. major producer C. leader D. threat
23. Newspapers are often guilty of distorting the truth.
A. abusing B. breaking C. twisting D. harming
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. We did a thorough search of the house, but we couldn't find my car keys.
A. complete B. careless C. funny D. smooth
25. It is difficult to tolerate person who continually lies.
A. welcome B. reject C. dismiss D. get rid of
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.
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26. Her parents gave her everything she asked for. She’s a completely________child.
A. destroyed B. damaged C. wounded D. spoilt
27. I’d ________you didn’t practice playing the trumpet while I’m trying to study.
A. rather B. prefer C. like D. better
28. ________you to be offered that job, would you have to move to another city?
A. Should B. Were C. Had D. Provided that
29. When the bombing started, plans were made for an immediate ________of the city.
A. vacation B. departure C. exodus D. evacuation
evacuation (n) sự sơ tán, sự tản cư
30. In blank verse, ________of ten syllables, five of which are accented.
A. consists of each line B. line consists of each
C. it consists of each line D. each line consists
blank verse khoảng lặng
31. Did you see the ________envelop?
A. small brown square B. small square brown
C. brown small square D. square brown small
32. The police are going to take a much tougher________towards crimes like burglary.
A. method B. procedure C. approach D. behavior
tough (a) dai, bền / approach (n) cách giải quyết
33. In order to cut ________, the company will no longer allow employees to claim for first- class
travel on their expenses.
A. prices B. fees C. charges D. costs
cut costs - cắt giảm chi phí
34. Tony seemed remarkably devoid of ________sense and did the most ridiculous things.
A. common B. ordinary C. average D. everyday
devoid không có, trống rỗng
common sense thường thức, thông thường
35. A young tourist has been declared ________after he got lost in the mountains last Monday.
A. absent B. deserter C. missing D. vanished
be declared missing được tuyên bố là mất tích
36. I am in a ________as how to use this CD Rom.
A. loss B. difficulty C. quandary D. mind- game
be in a quandary: ở trong một tình thế lúng túng khó xử
37. I hope this headache ________soon.
A. goes out B. comes away C. wears off D. passes away
go out (v) đi ra, đi ra ngoài, tắt (đèn, lửa...)
come away (v) đi xa, đi khỏi, rời khỏi
wear off (v) làm mòn mất; mòn mất, qua đi, mất đi
pass away (v) chết, qua đời, trôi qua, đi qua, đi mất
38. It is important to ________your qualifications to use.
A. turn B. let C. get D. put
put something into use đưa cái gì vào sử dụng
39. It cannot be denied that fireworks are a serious fire ________.
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 A. accident B. mishap C. danger D. hazard
mishap (n) việc rủi ro, việc không may; tai nạn
hazard (a) mối nguy
40. My parents always had a happily _______attitude to my staying out late in the evening.
A. cold- blooded B. long- suffering C. easy- going D. thick- skinned
cold- blooded (a) lạnh nhạt, hờ hững, phớt lạnh; nhẫn tâm
long- suffering (a) nhẫn nại, kiên nhẫn, chịu đựng
easy- going (a) thích thoải mái; vô tư lự, ung dung
thick- skinned (a) trơ, lì, vô liêm sỉ, không biết nhục
41. They are unlikely to find any new evidence because so much time has ________ since the
crime.
A. spanned B. postponed C. lapsed D. elapsed
elapse (v) trôi qua (thời gian)
42. Mai is a student in Ms Lan's writing class. She is asking for Ms Lan's comments on her last
essay. Select the most suitable response to fill in the blank.
- Mai: "You must have found reading my essay very tiring." - Ms Lan: "________. I enjoyed it."
A. You are welcome B. Just in case C. At all costs D. Not in the least
43. The ________against your having that kind of accident are about 500 to 1.
A. possibilities B. figures C. opportunities D. odds
44. ________ the two sisters, Mary is ________.
A. Of/ the prettier B. Between/ the prettiest
C. Of/ prettier D. Between/ the prettier
of the two + N trong số hai …. the + adj+er / the more + long adj người … hơn
45. A: Do you think it will rain tonight? B: ________. I am attending the evening class.
A. I don't hope so B. I hope so C. I hope not D. I am not hoping
II. TỰ LUẬN KIẾN THỨC NGÔN NGỮ (1,5 điểm)
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. The soldiers swore their loyalty to the king. (loyal)
47. The leaders gave an enthusiastic welcome to all the guests (enthusiasm)
48. He loved Mona for her honesty, her modesty and her unselfishness. (selfish)
49. She had a suspicion that Mr. Engel was not completely honest (suspect)
50. When you can sympathize with somebody, you have partly gained his or her (sympathy)
trust.
51. Moving house would be prohibitively expensive. (prohibit)
52. The ecological consequences of a nuclear war are incalculable. (calculate)
53. It was highly irresponsible of him to leave the children on their own in the (responsible)
pool.
54. He does a brilliant impersonation of Charles. (person)
55. He misaddressed the envelope, so I couldn’t receive his mail. (addresses)
PART 2: ERROR CORRECTION (0.5 pts – 0.1/ each)

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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 The second half of the twenty century saw more changes in technology than in previous
2 two hundred years. Penicillin has already been discovered and used to treatment
3 infections; there have been many remark advances in medicine that have helped to
4 increase our average life expectancy way beyond that of our ancestors. Incredible
5 innovations so as television have changed the way we spend our leisure hours. Perhaps the
6 most important breakthrough, however, has been the microchip. Nobody could have
7 imagined, when it was first invented, that within a matter of years, this tiny piece of silicon
8 and circuit would be found in almost every household object from the kettle to the video
9 recorder. And nobody could have predicted the sudden proliferation of computers that
10 would completely change our lives, allowing us accessing information from the other side
11 of the world via the Internet or send massages around the world by e-mail at the touch of a
12 button. Meanwhile, research into other aspects of information technology is doing it easier
13 and cheaper for us to talk to friends and relations around the world.

Line Error Correction

1 00. twenty à twentieth
2 56. treatment à treat
3 57. remark à remarable
5 58. so à such
10 59. accessing à to access
12 60. doing à making
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. The hotels were all full so we offered to put Carla up for the night.
62. An enquiry was set up into the use of chemicals in farming.
63. How are they going to make up for the time they wasted playing cards in the barracks?
64. They turned me down for the job. I was really disappointed not to get it.
65. As you’ve arrived late, you’ll have to make up for the time you’ve lost.
66. Jane had a problem with her finances, so we talked it over and no wit's fine.
67. I consulted my lawyer about the matter and I shall act on his advice.
68. We have finally reached agreement about changing the contract terms with our suppliers.
69. Please note that there is no connection between our company and the distributor.
70. Everyone in this town will benefit from the new hospital.
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.
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 Everyone wants to reduce pollution. But the pollution problem is (71) ________ complicated
as it is serious. It is complicated (72) ________ much pollution is caused by things that benefit
people. (73) ________, exhaust from automobiles causes a large percentage of air pollution.But the
automobile (74) ________ transportation for millions of people. Factories discharge much (75)
________ the material that pollutes the air and water, but factories give employment to a large
number of people. Thus, to end (76) ________ greatly reduce pollution immediately, people would
have to (77) ________ using many things that benefit them. Most of the people do not want to do
that, of course. But pollution can be (78) ________ reduced in several ways. Scientists and
engineers can work to find ways to lessen the (79) ________ of pollution that such things as
automobiles and factories cause. Governments can pass and enforce laws that (80) ________
businesses and traffic to stop, orto cut down on certain polluting activities.
71. A. as B. more C. less D. like
72. A. so B. while C. though D. because
73. A. Specific B. For example C. Such as D. Like
74. A. takes B. affords C. carries D. provides
75. A. about B. for C. of D. with
76. A. or B. and C. as well D. then
77. A. start B. continue C. stop D. go on
78. A. carefully B. unexpectedly C. gradually D. little
79. A. way B. amount C. number D. figure
80. A. forbid B. prevent C. request D. require
Task 2: READING COMPREHENSION
Read the passage and choose the best answer for each question below.
At the beginning of the nineteenth century, the American educational system was desperately in
need of reform. Private schools existed, but only for the very rich. There were very few public
schools because of the strong sentiment that children who would grow up to be laborers should not
“waste” their time on education but should instead prepare themselves for their life’s work. It was
in the face of this public sentiment that educational reformers set about their task. Horace Mann,
probably the most famous of the reformers, felt that there was no excuse in a republic for any
citizen to be uneducated. As Superintendent of Education in the state of Massachusetts from 1837
to 1848, he initiated various changes, which were soon matched in other school districts around the
country. He extended the school year from five to six months and improved the quality of teachers
by instituting teacher education and raising teacher salaries. Although these changes did not bring
about a sudden improvement in the educational system, they at least increased public awareness as
to the need for a further strengthening of the system.
81. The best title for the passage could be ______.
A. A Flight for Change
B. American Education in the Beginning of the 19th Century
C. Nineteenth - the Century of Reform
D. The Beginnings of Reform in American Education
82. The passage implied that to go to a private school, a student needed ______.
A. a high level of intelligence B. a strong educational background
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 C. a lot of money D. good grades
83. The word “desperately” in the passage mostly means ______.
A. partly B. urgently C. completely D. obviously
84. The author of the passage puts the word “waste” in quotation marks because he ______.
A. does not want students to waste their time on education
B. is quoting someone else who said that education was a waste of time
C. wants to emphasize how much time is wasted on education
D. thinks that education is not really a waste of time
85. According to the passage, Horace Mann wanted a better educational system for Americans
because ______.
A. education at the time was so cheap
B. people had nothing else to do except go to school
C. Massachusetts residents needed something to do with their spare time
D. all citizens should be educated in a republic
86. The word “reformers” in the passage mostly means ______.
A. people who work for the government
B. people who really enjoy teaching
C. people who try to change things for the better
D. people who believe that education is wasted
87. The word “citizen” in the passage mostly means ______.
A. a person who lives in a particular city
B. a person who works in a particular place
C. a person who has the legal right to belong to a particular country
D. a person who works, especially one who does a particular kind of work
88. From 1837 to 1848, Horace Mann ______.
A. worked as a headmaster in a schoolin the state of Massachusetts
B. raised money for the educational development in Massachusetts
C. funded many projects to improve the educational system for Americans
D. managed education in the state of Massachusetts
89. According to the passage, which sentence is NOT TRUE?
A. Horace Mann began raising teachers’ salaries.
B. Horace Mann suggested schools prepare children for their life’s work.
C. Horace Mann brought about changes in many schools in the United States.
D. Horace Mann was a famous US educational reformer.
90. According to the passage, which of the following is a change that Horace Mann instituted?
A. The five-month school year. B. Better teacher training.
C. Increased pay for students. D. The matching of other districts’ policies.
PART 2: WRITING (2 pts)
Task 1: SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (1.0 pt – 0.2/ each)
For questions 91–95, finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it has the same
meaning as the first sentence
91. The living-room hasn’t been painted for many years.
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 We haven’t had the living room painted for many years.
 We haven’t painted the living room for many years.
92. Harry broke his leg, and also injured his shoulder.
 Not only did Harry break his leg, but he (also) injured his shoulder.
 Not only did Harry break his leg, but he injured his shoulder as well.
93. The course finished with a big party.
 At the end of the course, there was a big party.
94. I wish I hadn’t heard that!
 I’d rather you hadn’t told me that.
95. There is a rumour that you stole it.
 It is rumoured/rumored that you stole it.
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.
96. “I am sorry I didn’t ring you earlier,” Tom said to you. (apologized)
 Tom apologized for not having rung me earlier
 Tom apologized for not ringing me earlier.
97. Because he didn’t follow his father’s instruction in the first place, he is in trouble now. (been)
 Had his father’s instructions been followed in the first place, he wouldn’t be in trouble now.
98. The man was unsuccessful in rescueing the victims in the flood. (vain)
 The man tried in vain to rescue the victims in the flood.
99. She didn’t pay any attention to his suggestions. (notice)
 She did not take much / any notice of his suggestions.
100. Because of his illness he could not work effectively. (impossible)
 His illness made it impossible for him to work effectively.
 His illness made him impossible to work effectively.
PART 2: PARAGRAPH WRITING
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