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KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH
VÀO LỚP 10 THPT CƠNG LẬP
NĂM HỌC 2022-2023
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
Mơn thi: Tiếng Anh (Lớp 10 chuyên - HS2)
(Đề thi có 06 trang)
Ngày thi: 10/6/2022
Thời gian: 150 phút (Không kể thời gian phát đề)
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Questions 1 - 2. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other
three in each of the following questions. (2 ms)
l. A. sought
B. drought
C. bought
D. fought
2. A. reservoir B. domestic
C. optimist
D. nursery
Questions 3 - 4. Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary
stress in each of the following questions. (2 ms)
3. A. advocate B. disallow
C. interrupt
D. overcome
4. A. comparable
B. benevolent
C. devastating

D. charitable
Questions 5 - 37. Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions. (33 ms)
5. I'd rather you _______ anything about the garden until the weather improves.
A. hadn't done
B. wouldn't have done C. won't do
D. didn't do
6. They have arranged special insurance to cover medical ________ in the event of an accident.
A. numbers
B. expenses
C. money
D. amounts
7. I really object _______ being charged for parking.
A. on
B. for
C. to
D. against
8. Now, don't tell anyone else what I've just told you. Remember, it is _______.
A. confident
B. confidence
C. confiding
D. confidential
9. Most people had moved to safe areas when the storm broke. Only _____ minor injuries were
reported.
A. a little
B. little
C. few
D. a few
10. It will be more effective if we all _________ and present a united front when we ask the coach to
change his training techniques.
A. speak out against

B. speak with one voice
C. tell the difference
D. lower our voice
11. Phone me before ten; _______ I'll be too busy to talk to you.
A. unless
B. whether
C. if
D. otherwise
12. The bank is reported in the local newspaper ________ in broad daylight yesterday.
A. to be robbed
B. having been robbed
C. to have been robbed
D. robbed
13. He _______ have watered the plants. If he had, they wouldn't have died.
A. shouldn’t
B. needn’t
C. wouldn’t
D. can’t
14. The brochure says that the hotel has a great ______ of the sea.
A. appearance
B. look
C. sight
D. view
15. The harder you try, _______ you will get.
A. better results
B. the better results C. more better results D. the best results
16. The webmaster will decide whether to _______ the web page or make the required changes.
A. write down
B. move down
C. pull down

D. take down
17. Carl was injured last week, and the doctor recommended that he _______ in the next match.
A. can't play
B. not play
C. won't play
D. might not play
18. _______ saying was so important that I asked everyone to stop talking and listen.
A. The woman was
B. That was the woman
C. The woman was
D. How was the woman
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19. Everyone knows about pollution problems, but not many people have _______ any solutions.
A. come up with
B. thought over
C. got round to
D. looked out
20. Unlike most birds, _______.
A. the heads and necks of vultures lack feathers
B. feathers are not found on the heads and necks of vultures
C. there are no feathers on vultures' heads and necks
D. vultures do not have feathers on their heads and necks
21. Even if you are rich, you should save some money for a ______ day.
A. windy
B. foggy
C. rainy
D. snowy
22. _______ the ringing phone when it went dead.

A. Hardly I reached
B. I had no sooner reached
C. Just as I reached
D. Scarcely had I reached
23. _______, he agreed to help his wife with the household chores.
A. So tired did he feel
B. Such was his tiredness
C. No matter how tired he felt
D. But for his tiredness
24. Although we argued with him for a long time, he _______ his ground.
A. remained
B. stood
C. kept
D. persisted
25. We regret to inform you that the materials you ordered are _______.
A. out of work
B. out of reach
C. out of stock
D. out of practice
26. It's often said that there's a _______ line between genius and madness.
A. long
B. short
C. fine
D. thick
27. Before you start cooking, you should gather together all the necessary _______.
A. factors
B. substances
C. elements
D. ingredients
28. I am writing ________ your advertisement for interns, which is currently posted on your website.

A. by all means of
B. with regard to
C. in place of
D. in honor of
29. The interviewer asked me a lot of professional questions, _______ I couldn't answer.
A. of which most
B. most of which
C. most of that
D. most of them
30. Shelley disagreed with the board's decision so she _______ and went to work for another company.
A. retired
B. sacked
C. fired
D. resigned
31. When his alarm went off, he shut it off and slept for ________ 15 minutes.
A. other
B. others
C. the others
D. another
32. Meet Gabriel, she's a _______ cat that we adopted a month ago.
A. British cute white tiny
B. cute tiny white British
C. cute white tiny British
D. tiny cute white British
33. The mother was afraid to let the boy _________ the street alone.
A. risk to cross
B. risk crossing
C. to risk crossing
D. to risk to cross
34. I disapprove _______ people whispering to each other in a meeting.

A. with
B. of
C. at
D. on
35. In football, a penalty shot is awarded when a major foul is _______ inside the 16.5-meter line.
A. prevented
B. presented
C. committed
D. contacted
36. He retired early _______ his ill health.
A. on behalf of
B. in front of
C. on account of
D. apart from
37. Don't smoke in the forest. Fires _______ easily at this time of the year.
A. catch up
B. break out
C. set off
D. trigger off
Questions 38 - 40. Choose the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following
sentences. (3 ms)
38. Once having provided with sufficient information, the freshmen will feel more confident to start
the new course.
A. having provided B. sufficient
C. freshmen
D. more confident
39. The aim of the award in this competition is to encourage participants' creation and innovation.
A. aim
B. this competition C. to encourage
D. creation

40. It's high time the government take tougher measures to reduce the pollution in this city.
A. high
B. take tougher
C. to reduce
D. in this
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Questions 41 - 50. Read the following passage and choose the correct word or phrase that best
fits each of the numbered blanks. (10 ms)
IS TRADITION AN OBSTACLE TO PROGRESS?
Most of what we do in our daily lives follows procedures that come from the past. They are
habits and customs (41) ______ throughout the centuries, and they have a profound relation to the
unchanging natural order of things. When people or institutions (42) ______ a custom, it is because its
efficiency had already been tested and approved for generations as the best way to act. (43) ______,
people and institutions have a large stock of these wise customs and a natural tendency to continue
them. They confer stability. Things become fixed in tradition because they work well that way: they
aren't seen as a straitjacket, limiting movement. One may adjust the custom, but only to improve it, not
destroy it. Of course, if one was to call every practice "tradition" and refuse to change anything for its
(44) ______, society wouldn't move forwards at all.
Some object that tradition produces (45) ______ because nothing changes. This is a rash
judgment. Traditions don't become mouldy; they constitute an inheritance of wise practices and
customs that prevent us from having to waste time figuring out (46) ______ our ancestors have already
figured out - where's the point in trying to reinvent the wheel? It is constantly starting again that
produces sluggishness. Leave (47) ______ enough alone. When one accepts established solutions for
problems, one is free to accomplish creative additions in other une.xplored fields. This is the way
societies progress and rise (48) ______ a higher level of civilisation. To constantly change everything
is to condemn society to instability, perpetually remaining at the same level of civilisation, or even (49)
______ into decay. Important traditions which are held sacred don't interfere with progress: they give
us a (50) ______ of belonging! When we belong, we care enough to think about how we can improve

our own lives and the lives of those around us.
41. A. posed
42. A. break
43. A. Therefore
44. A. right
45. A. stagnation
46. A. when
47. A. any
48. A. off
49. A. dropping
50. A. sense

B. caused
B. adopt
B. However
B. sake
B. difference
B. why
B. some
B. to
B. moving
B. mind

C. created
C. win
C. By contrast
C. role
C. revolution
C. what
C. just

C. on
C. falling
C. brain

D. raised
D. gain
D. Even if
D. self
D. improvement
D. where
D. well
D. with
D. holding
D. head

Question 51 - 57. Red the passage and choose the correct answer to each of the following
questions. (7 ms)
ME AND MY BRAINS
To paint a clearer picture, we should first familiarize ourselves with the different parts of the
brain. Did you know, for instance, that our brains are made up of around 100 billion nerve cells called
neurons? And stemming from these neurons are several branch-like structures for sending and
receiving electrical signals? Every time we do or think anything, a signal is transmitted. The signal
travels down a long structure called axon and, at the end it passes across tiny gaps called synapses to
the dendrites of another neuron, which receive the signal. In this way, messages are sent across our
neural network.
Our brain structure changes dramatically as we grow up. Newborn babies almost all their
neurons but few connections between them, which is why they can't do very much. After a few months
the number of connections explodes. which in turn helps tiny tots master a whole range of new skills
such as walking and talking. Despite earlier myths that, most brain development is completed in the
first few years, we know that our brains continue to develop throughout our lives und perhaps the most

dramatic time of change and development is during puberty.
During this penod of reorganization, the brain witnesses a sudden increase in neurons not
dissimilar to a plant growing uncontrollably in spring. Just as we prune a plant to make it stronger and
healthier, we prune our brains. The connections that are used become stronger, whereas those which
aren't used wither and die. So, the more frequently an action or thought is activated, the stronger the
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connections become between the neurons, which in turn strengthens the part of the brain being used.
This explatms why the more you do something, the better you become at it, reinforcing the old adage
"practice makes perfect". In fact, it would seem that the teenage brain provides optimum conditions for
perfecting skills such us playing a musical instrument, speaking another language or learning a
complex computer game. It could therefore be argued that teenagers determine the development of
their own grey matter through the activities and experiences they engage in.
It may also be unsurprising to many to learn that the last part of the adolescent brain to deiflop
is the frontal cortex, responsible for self-control, problem solving and decision making. Consequently,
long before teens become adept at rational, abstract thinking and logical decision making. they rely on
the emotional centre of the brain to make choices and think. So perhaps unpredictable, volatile risktaking teenage behaviour, often put down to hormones, may actually have more to do with what’s
going on inside our brain.
51. What do we learn about the structure of the brain?
A. All neurons are activated when we think.
B. The structure of a brain cell is compared to a tree.
C. The structure of a brain cell changes when a message is sent.
D. Neurons come into contact with one another to allow a message to travel around the brain.
52. What does the second paragraph tell us?
A. Brain development is an ongoing process.
B. Babies are bom with the capacity to do anything.
C. A reduction in connections between neurons helps babies learn how to speak.
D. It is no longer believed that most changes in the brain occur before adulthood.
53. What does the text tell us about brain reorganisation?

A. It norrnally occurs in the spring.
B. When we engage in an activity, we strengthen connections in the brain.
C. As the number of neurons increases, the brain gets stronger.
D. People who play a musical instrument have stronger brain connections than those who play
sport.
54. What does the writer imply in the third paragraph?
A. All teens should play a musical instrument.
B. It is just as difficult to speak another language as it is to play computer games.
C. If we don't practise an activity in our teenage years, we won't be able to do it as an adult.
D. Teens can influence their own brain development.
55. During adolescence, ________.
A. all parts of the brain develop simultaneously
B. we make emotional decisions because of our homones
C. we gradually improve our ability to think in abstract terms
D. we are unable to carry out problem-solving tasks
56. In the final paragraph. the word "volatile" is closest in meaning to ________.
A. unstable
B. bad-tempered
C. aggressive
D. lunatic
57. Overall. the writer thinks teenagers ________.
A. are misunderstood
B. want to learn more about the changes in their brains
C. are more tntclljpcnt than they used to be
D. can benefit from understanding the changes that happen in their brains
Quotions 58 - 62. Read the text. Fise sentences been removed from the text. Choose from
sentences A - F the one that best fits each gap. There is ONE extra sentence that you do not need.
(5 ms)
TREES IN TROUBLE
What is causing the decline of the world’s giant forests?

Big trees are incredibly important ecologically. (58) _______. Their trunks and branches can become
gardens, hung with green ferns, orchids and bromeliads, coated with mosses and draped with vines.
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With their tall canopies basking in the sun, they capture vast amounts of energy. This allows them to
produce massive crops of fruit, flowers and foliage that sustain much of the animal life in the forest.
Only a small number of tree species have the genetic capacity to grow really big. The mightiest are
native to North America, but big trees grow all over the globe, from the tropics to the boreal forests of
the high latitudes. To achieve giant stature, a tree needs three things: the right place to establish its
seedling, good growing conditions and lots of time with low adult mortality. (59) _______.
In some parts of the world, populations of big trees are dwindling because their seedlings cannot
survive or grow. In southern India, for instance, an aggressive nonnative shrub, Lantana camara, is
invading the floor of many forests. Lantana grows so thickly that young trees often fail to take root.
With no young trees to replace them, it is only a matter of time before most of the big trees disappear.
Across much of northern Australia, gamba grass from Africa is overrunning native savannah
woodlands. (59)_______. This creates super-hot fires that cause catastrophic tree mortality.
(60) _______. There is some evidence to suggest tree growth could slow in a warmer world,
particularly in environments that are already warm. Having worked for decades at La Selva Biological
Station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica, David and Deborah Clark and colleagues have shown
that tree growth there declines markedly in warmer years. “During the day, their photosynthesis shuts
down when it gets too warm, and at night they consume more energy because their metabolic rate
increases, much as a reptile’s would when it gets warmer,” explains David Clark. With less energy
produced in warmer years and more being consumed just to survive, there is even less energy available
for growth.
The Clarks’ hypothesis, if correct, means tropical forests would shrink over time. (62) _______.
According to the Clarks, this might trigger a destabilisation of the climate; as older trees die, forests
would release some of their stored carbon into the atmosphere, prompting a vicious cycle of further
warming, forest shrinkage and carbon emissions.
A. The loss of big trees has had impacts on the wider environment

B. The grass grows up to four meters tall and bums fiercely
C. The largest, oldest trees would progressively die off and tend not to be replaced
D. Without the right growing conditions, trees cannot get really big
E. They provide shelter for many animals
F. Disrupt any of these, and you can lose your biggest trees
Questions 63 - 70. Use one of the words listed in the box to form a new word and fill in each blank (8 ms)
attendance
popularity

competitor
present

identify
hoist

office
motive

The 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31), the region's biggest sporting event,
(63)_________ began with a grand opening ceremony held at My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi on
May 12 evening. President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue, and
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam were among the Vietnamese leaders (64) ________ the
ceremony. International guests include Speaker of the Singaporean Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin.
ministers and heads of the sports delegations of the 11 participating countries, chief (65) _________ of
international organisations, and foreign ambassadors.
The opening ceremony saw the presence of n large number of athletes and coaches from the 11
delegations who have been (66) _______ in 40 sports since May 4th. The Vietnamese delegation
comprises more than 1.300 members. The event began with the Vietnamese flag (67) _______
ceremony, which was followed by special art performances by over 1,000 artists and athletes to
introduce the Vietnamese culture and honour the cultural (68) _______ of the countries in Southeast

Asia, aiming to strengthen solidarity and friendship, promote the spirit of contribution, dedication and
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honesty, and (69) _________ people's inner strength through sports competition. The ceremony looked
to not only (70) _______ images of Vietnam but also express the country's readiness for integration
and contribution "For a Stronger Southeast Ana" the theme of the Games goes.

Questions 71-80. Read the following passage and think of a word that best fits cach gap. Use
ONLY ONE word in each gap. (10 ms)
There is emerging evidence that some people who develop long Covid have similar symptoms
to people with a condition known (71) _______ postural tachycardia syndrome, or postural orthostatic
tachycardia syndrome (PoTS). This condition can cause dizziness when moving to an upright position
and can be triggered by infections. The most common (72) _______ are feeling lightheaded,
palpitations (being aware of your heartbeat) and fatigue.
There have been several case reports in medical journals of people who had continuing
symptoms following Covid-19 infection, and some were found to have PoTS. PoTs happens because
your body's ways of avoiding a drop in blood pressure when you stand up aren't working (73)
_______. Normally when you sit up or stand up, gravity makes some of your blood flow downwards,
(74) _______ can cause a fall in blood pressure. Your body (75) _______ to prevent a fall in blood
pressure by narrowing your blood vessels and slightly increasing your heart rate. But (76) _______
you have PoTS these automatic changes don’t happen. When you move to an upright position the
supply of blood to your heart and brain drops and your heart starts (77) _______ faster to compensate.
While there is (78) _______ cure for PoTS, it can be managed by diet, exercise and medication,
and the researchers say it is important to get an accurate diagnosis so patients can be treated and
advised on how to manage their symptoms.
If this sounds (79) _______ your symptoms after having Covid-19, you should (80) _______
your doctor know to ensure you are correctly diagnosed and can receive effective treatment.
Questions 81 - 90. Complete the second sentence using the word given, so that it has a similar
meaning to the first sentence. DON'T CHANGE THE WORD GIVEN. Write between THREE

and SIX words. (20 ms)
81. Danny found it difficult to control his bicycle on the steep slope. (UNDER)
 Danny found it difficult to ...................................................................................... on the steep slope.
82. You should think about the price before you decide whether to buy it or not. (CONSIDERATION)
 You should .......................................................................... before you decide whether to buy it or
not.
83. Don't forget you are due to see the dentist at 10 o'clock. (APPOINTMENT)
 Don't forget ...................................................................................................... the dentist at 10
0'clock.
84. That dress is a third of the cost of the pink one. (MUCH)
 The pink dress is ...................................................................................................................... that one.
85. The tvvo theories appear to be completely different. (COMMON)
 The two theories ................................................................................................................................... .
86. Jake was the person who started my interest in collecting pottery. (GOT)
 It was ........................................................................................................................ collecting pottery.
87. I wish people wouldn't talk during a performance - it makes me really uptight! (NERVES)
 It really ............................................................................................. people talk during a performance.
88. We didn't understand how challenging the programme would be. (DEMANDS)
 Little ......................................................................................................... of the programme would be.
89. You have to use logic and lateral thinking in equal measure in this job. (STRIKE)
 You have to ................................................................................... logic and lateral thinking in this
job.
90. Being in prison seems to have changed Kevin's behaviour for the better. (LEAF)
 Kevin has ....................................................................................................... since he got out of
prison.
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