Đề chuyên Sơn La 2022-2023

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
SƠN LA
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
(Đề thi có 06 trang)

KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10 THPT
NĂM HỌC 2022-2023
Mơn thi: Tiếng Anh (Dành cho thí sinh dự thi Chuyên Anh)
Ngày thi: 07/06/2022
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề

I. LISTENING: (2,0 points)
Hướng dẫn phần thi nghe hiểu:
• Bài nghe gồm 3 phần, mỗi phần được nghe 02 lần
• Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh (bằng tiếng Anh) đã có trong bài nghe
PART 1: You will listen to a telephone conversation. For questions 1 to 10, complete the table with
NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS OR A NUMBER for each answer on your answer sheet.
Problem
Who to contact
Broken (1) ___________

(2) ________ officer
Name: (3) __________

Dangerous (4) __________

(5) _________ (secretary of the (6) ________ )
Telephone: (7) __________

(8) _______ needed on Bramhurst Road

John Marsden (the local (9) ______ of (10) _______ )

PART 2: You will hear a woman talking on the radio about things for children to do during the
school holidays. For questions 11 to 15, complete the notes using NO MORE THAN ONE WORD
for each answer on your answer sheet.
Things to do in the holidays:
• Main problem: children do not have a traditional (11) ________
Some ideas:
• Give children jobs, for example cleaning the car
• At home, ask children to help in the (12) ________
• Get children to make (13) ________ ahead of time
• Get children involved in community work such as visiting the elderly
• Involve older children in long- term (14) ________ in your community
• You may get some ideas from the internet
• The local (15) ________ is often the best place to find ideas
PART 3: You will hear a conversation between a girl, Jill, and a boy, Guss, about an adventure
park they have both visited. For questions 16 to 20, listen and write the correct answer A, B, C, or
D on your answer sheet.
16. What is Guss's uncle uninterested in?
A. the park
B. saving money
C. going on rides
D. Thunder Mountain
17. How many times has Jill gone on the Thunder Mountain?
A. one
B. two
C. three
D. four
18. Jill might visit the park again on a rainy day because ________.
A. she loves getting wet

B. Guss might go riding with her
C. fewer people will wait in line for the ride D. she will have a school break soon
19. Which part of the park may Guss visit on his next trip?
A. Future World
B. the Jungle Walk
C. the Sea Life Theatre D. the new food court
20. Certain areas of the park ______.
A. are under construction
B. have been closed down
C. are not on the map
D. don't impress the public
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II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (3,0 points)
PART 1: Write the best answer A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to complete the sentences.
1. The exam ________ when Jimmy finally found the right room.
A. has already started B. already started

C. had already started D. already starts

2. If she hadn't been determined to succeed when she was younger, she _______ successful today.
A. wouldn't be

B. won't be

C. wouldn't have been D. is not

3. Julie wondered _______ to tell her.
A. what he wants

B. what he wanted

C. what did he want D. what he want

4. I have three brothers, _______ are businessmen.
A. all of whom

B. all of them

C. that all of them

D. who they all

5. I suggest ________ English in class more often to improve our speaking skills.
A. to speak

B. speaking

C. speak

D. spoke

6. The water supply ________ by the fertilizers and the pesticides used on many farms.
A. is polluted

B. is polluting

C. pollutes

D. will pollute

7. This is really difficult to understand. Why don't we _______ it a little?
A. simple

B. simplicity

C. simplify

D. simply

8. My mother doesn't _______ eye to eye with my father sometimes.
A. see

B. glance

C. look

D. agree

9. Many foreigners found the Ao dai very special and impressive. Actually, it is the ________ dress
of Vietnamese women.
A. comfortable

B. unique

C. casual

D. modern

10. The problems of the past few months have ________ their toll on her health and there are
shadows under her eyes.
A. taken

B. affected

C. had

D. changed

11. I'm sorry. I don't pay close attention ________ what you have said.
A. on

B. at

C. in

D. to

12. In the early years of the 20th century, several rebellions ______ in the northern parts of the
country.
A. turned

B. rose up

C. broke out

D. came up

13. Never put ________ till tomorrow what you can do today.

A. off

B. over

C. back

D. away

14. The world of work is developing very quickly. If you don't self-learn continuously, you will not
______ social movements.
A. put up with

B. keep up with

C. get on with

D. deal with

15. The British and the American share the same language, but in other aspects of life they are as
different as ________.
A. cats and dogs

B. chalk and cheese

C. salt and pepper

D. here and there
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PART 2: Write the correct form of the CAPITALIZED words on your answer sheet to complete the
sentences.
16. What a lovely present! That was very _______ of you. (THINK)
17. I can say in all ______ that I know nothing of this plan. (SINCERE)
18. She always ________her keys, so her assistant used to carry spare ones for her. (PLACE)
19. You can relax on the beach or ________ visit the bustling town centre. (ALTERNATE)
20. Some designers have _______ the Ao dai by printing lines of poetry on it. (MODERN)
21. Thi Vai River was used for years as a/an ________ waste dump. (INDUSTRY)
22. They are planning to protect the forest from __________. (FOREST)
23. He is one of the most famous __________ in the world. (ENVIRONMENT)
24. It was your ________ to leave matches where children could get them. (CARE)
25. It was _________ that he didn't pass the driving test. (FORTUNE)
PART 3: Fill in each blank with ONE correct preposition on your answer sheet.
26. The school principal is ________ good terms with all the teaching staff.
27. I ran all the way home and I was just ________ time for my favourite programme.
28. Everyone clapped when the singer came ________ stage.
29. At the cinema, Mum sat on the right, Dad sat on the left and I sat ________ the middle.
30. My favourite football team is ________ the top of the league.
III. READING (2,5 points)
PART 1: Read the following text and write the correct answer A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet
to each of the questions.
Most languages have several levels of vocabulary that may be used by the same speakers. In
English, at least three have been identified and described.
Standard usage includes those words and expressions understood, used, and accepted by a
majority of the speakers of a language in any situation regardless of the level of formality. As such,
these words and expressions are well defined and listed in standard dictionaries. Colloquialisms, on
the other hand, are familiar words and idioms that are understood by almost all speakers of a
language and used in informal speech or writing, but not considered acceptable for more formal
situations. Almost all idiomatic expressions are colloquial language. Slang, refers to words and
expressions understood by a large number of speakers but not accepted as appropriate formal usage

by the majority. Colloquial expressions and even slang may be found in standard dictionaries but will
be so identified. Both colloquial usage and slang are more common in speech than writing.
Colloquial speech often passes into standard speech. Some slang also passes into standard
speech, but other slang expressions enjoy momentary popularity followed by obscurity. In some
cases, the majority never accepts certain slang phrases but nevertheless retains them in their
collective memories. Every generation seems to require its own set of words to describe familiar
objects and events.
It has been pointed out by a number of linguists that three cultural conditions are necessary
for the creation of a large body of slang expressions. First, the introduction and acceptance of new
objects and situations in the society; second, a diverse population with a large number of subgroups;
third, association among the subgroups and the majority population.
Finally, it is worth noting that the terms “standard”, “colloquial”, and “slang” exist only as
abstract labels for scholars who study language. Only a tiny number of the speakers of any language
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will be aware that they are using colloquial or slang expressions. Most speakers of English will,
during appropriate situations, select and use three types of expressions.
1. Which of the following is the main topic of the passage?
A. Standard speech and writing

B. Idiomatic phrases

C. Different types of vocabulary

D. Dictionary usage

2. Which of the following is frue of standard usage?
A. It can be used in formal or informal settings.

B. It is limited to written language.

C. It is only understood by the upper classes.

D. It is constantly changing.

3. Which of the following is true of colloquialisms?
A. Colloquialisms are found in both speech and writing in formal settings.
B. Familiar situations that are expenenced by most people called colloquialisms.
C. Informal language contains colloquialisms, which are not found in more formal languages.
D. Colloquialisms can be used in both formal and informal speech in appropriate situations.
4. According to the author, what is slang?
A. Words and phrases accepted by the majority for formal usage and found in standard
dictionaries.
B. Words and phrases understood by the majority but not found in standard dictionaries.
C. Words and phrases that are understood by a restricted group of speakers.
D. Words and phrases understood by a large number of speakers but not accepted as formal
usage.
5. The word "appropriate" is closest in meaning to ________.
A. old

B. large

C. correct

D. important

C. memories

D. the majority

6. The word "them" refers to ________.
A. words

B. slang phrases

7. Where colloquial language and slang are most commonly used?
A. in speech than in writing

B. in standard dictionaries

C. in formal situations

D. in standard writing

8. The author mentions all of the following as requirements for slang expressions to be created
EXCEPT _______.
A. new situations

B. a new generation

C. interaction among diverse groups

D. a number of linguists

9. The word "diverse" could best be replaced by _________.
A. different

B. minor

C. numerous

D. major

10. It can be inferred from the passage that the author _________.
A. does not approve of either slang or colloquial speech in any situation
B. approves of colloquial speech in some situations, but not slang
C. approves of slang and colloquial speech in appropriate situations
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D. does not approve of colloquial usage in writing
PART 2: Read the text below and write on your answer sheet which answer A, B, C or D best fits each
space.
One of the most important factor of a standardized test is time. You’ll only be allowed a certain
number of minutes for each section, so it is very important that you use your time (11) ______. The most
important time strategy is pacing yourself. Before you begin, take just a few seconds to survey the test, noting
the (12) _______ of questions and the sections that looks easier than the rest. Then, make a rough time
schedule based on the amount of time (13) _______ to you. Mark the half-way point on your test and make a
note beside that mark of the time (14) _______ the testing period is half over.
Once you begin the test, continue moving. If you work slowly in an attempt to make fewer mistakes,
your mind will become bored and begin to wander. You’ll end up making far more mistakes if you’re not
concentrating. If you take too long to answer questions that stump you, you may end up running (15) _______
of time before you finish. So don’t stop for difficult questions. Skip them and move on. You can come back to
them later if you have time. A question that takes you five seconds to answer counts as much as one that takes
you several minutes, so (16) _______ up the easy points first. (17) _______, answering the easier questions
first helps build your confidence and gets you in the testing groove. If you are a little ahead, you know you are
on track and may even have a (18) _______ time left to check your work. If you are a little behind, you have
several choices. You can pick up the pace a little, but do this only if you can do it comfortably.
11. A. wise

B. wisdom

C. wisely

D. wiselike

12. A. number

B. many

C. much

D. amount

13. A. close

B. similar

C. available

D. suitable

14. A. while

B. when

C. which

D. why

15. A. on

B. out

C. away

D. up

16. A. get

B. take

C. gain

D. pick

17. A. Therefore

B. However

C. So

D. Besides

18. A. little

B. a little

C. few

D. a few

PART 3: Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Write only ONE word in
each numbered space on your answer sheet.
TAKING TO THE SKIES
Every day millions of people travel by plane. However, a small percentage of passengers go weak at
the knees just thinking about flying, (19) _______ others suffer acute physical discomfort, which is mostly
brought about (20) _______ the change in air pressure.
So what can be done to prevent problems? If you move about as often as (21) _______ that is walking
up and down the aisle, you can prevent sluggish circulation and stiff joints.
In (22) _______ of breathing difficulties, you will be able to ease the problem only if your oxygen
intake before boarding. A good thirty-minute brisk walk should help.
If you intend to fly, it might also be wise to follow some general advice. Firstly, if you suffer
(23)_______ any serious health problems, ask your doctor whether it's safe for you to travel or not. If you have
a medical condition, don't forget to (24) _______ your medicine along. It has been suggested that if you can

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climb a dozen stairs without getting out of (25) _______, it is safe for you to fly. Should you have a heavy cold
or a bad cough, try to avoid flying.
As long as you follow this advice, you will have no problem during your flight.
IV. WRITING (2,5 points)
PART 1: Combine each pair of sentences with the words provided.
1. My brother was so rude to my friends last night. He now regrets it.
 My brother wishes ______________________________________________________________________.
2. We had a good goalkeeper. We didn't lose the final match.
 But for _______________________________________________________________________________.
3. Hans told us about his investing in the company. He did it right after he arrived at the meeting.

 No ___________________________________________________________________________________.
4. We have advised you on how to cut down your energy use. We remember that.
 We remember __________________________________________________________________________.
5. The substance is very toxic. Protective clothing must be worn at all times.
 So ___________________________________________________________________________________.
PART 2: Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that the meaning stays the same. DO
NOT change the words in bracket.
6. My can't get used to travelling abroad every fortnight. (ACCUSTOMED)
 My is _________________________________________________________________________________.
7. Don't tell your colleagues anything about this. (BREATHE)
 Don't _________________________________________________________________________________.
8. The residents protested loudly against the closure of the local library. (ARMS)
 The residents were ______________________________________________________________________.
9. We were very impressed by the new cinema but found it rather expensive. (AS)
 Impressed _____________________________________________________________________________.
10. We found it absolutely astonishing that Manchester City lost in the final match. (ABSOLUTE)
 To ___________________________________________________________________________________.
PART 3: Paragraph writing
Reading paper books has become less popular among teenagers.
Write a paragraph of about 150 - 170 words to give the reasons for this trend.
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