ĐỀ THI NĂNG LỰC NGÔN NGỮ LỚP 10

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
SÓC TRĂNG
¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

KỲ THI KHẢO SÁT NĂNG LỰC
NGÔN NGỮ BẬC 2 NĂM HỌC 2014 – 2015
¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Đề chính thức
ĐIỂM BÀI THI
Ghi bằng số
Ghi bằng chữ

Họ, tên và chữ kí của giám khảo 1

Số phách

Họ, tên và chữ kí của giám khảo 2

Môn: tiếng Anh lớp 10
(Thời gian làm bài 90 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề)
¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
Đề thi này có 5 trang
LISTENING COMPREHENSION: (2.0 points)
PART 1: You will hear five short conversations. You will hear each conversation twice.
There is one question for each conversation. For questions 1-5, put a tick (√) in the box
under the right answer. (0.5 point)
Example:
0. What time will they meet?

1. What time does the bus leave?

2. Which room does the man want?

1


3. Which is Abigail’s family?

4. Which toy is Cerys going to buy?

5. How much does the ticket cost?

PART 2: Listen to Isobel talking to a friend about her holiday. What did she do on each
day? For questions 6-10, write a letter A-H next to each day. You will hear the
conversation twice. (0.5 point)
0. Monday

F

6. Tuesday
7. Wednesday
8. Thursday
9. Friday
10. Saturday

A. waterskiing
B. walking
C. horse riding
D. swimming
E. sightseeing

F. sailing
G. shopping
H. sunbathing

PART 3: Listen to a telephone conversation. A girl wants to speak to Edward, but he’s
not at home. Listen and complete the message to Edward. You will hear the
conversation twice. (1.0 point)
PHONE MESSAGE FOR EDWARD
11. From: Jackie _________________
12. Picnic in the _________________
13. Date: ________________, at one o’clock
14. Can you bring _______________ ?
15. Meet at ________________.
2


LANGUAGE FOCUS: (2.0 points)
I. Circle the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences. (1.0 point)
1. He asked me how many students ______ in my class.
A. are there

B. there were

C. there was

D. there are

2. He _____ football in the streets when he was a boy.
A. used to play

B. plays

C. has played

D. was playing

C. repaired

D. was repaired

C. do you

D. don’t you

3. My motorcycle _____ yesterday.
A. repairs

B. is repaired

4. You never go to school late, ________ ?
A. are you

B. aren’t you

5. If it __________________ , we would go to the movies.
A. won’t rain

B. doesn’t rain

C. didn’t rain

D. hadn’t rained

II. Circle the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the following passage (1.0 point)
Are you looking for a cheap, clean, (1) _______ source of power that doesn’t cause
pollution or waste natural resources? Look no further than solar energy from our Sun. At
present, most of our electricity comes from the use of coal, gas, oil, or nuclear power. This
power could be (2) _______ by the Sun. One percent of the solar energy that reaches the
Earth is enough to provide power for the total population. Many countries are already using
solar energy. Solar panels are placed on the (3) _______ of a house and the Sun’s energy is
used to heat water. The energy can be stored for a number of days, (4) _______ on cloudy
days you can use solar energy too. Sweden has an advanced solar energy program. There, all
buildings will be heated by solar energy and cars will use solar power (5) _______ of gas by
the year 2025.
1. A. electric

B. easy

C. effective

D. old

2. A. reduced

B. provided

C. prevented

D. polluted

3. A. side

B. wall

C. floor

D. roof

4. A. so

B. if

C. because

D. but

5. A. because

B. addition

C. instead

D. Except

READING COMPREHENSION: (2.0 points)
I. Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C, or D. (1.0 point)
FOOTPRINTS ON THE MOON
Long ago, a lot of people thought the moon was a God. Other people thought it was
just a light in the sky. And others thought it was a big ball of cheese.
Then telescopes were made. And men saw that moon was really another world. They

wondered what it was like. They dreamed of going there.
On July 20,1969, that dream came true. Two American men landed on the moon.
Their names were Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin. The first thing the men found was that
the moon is covered with dust. The dust is so thick that the men left footprints where they
walked. Those were the first marks a living thing had ever made on the moon. And they could
stay there for years and years. There is no rain or wind to wipe them off.
3


The two men walked on the moon for hours. They picked up rocks to bring back to
earth for study. They dug up dirt to bring back. They set up machines to find out things people
wanted to know. Then they climbed back into their moon landing craft.
Next day the landing craft roared as the two men took off from the moon. They joined
Michael Collins in the spaceship that waited for them above the moon. Then they went off on
their long back to earth. Behind them they left the plains and tall mountains of the moon.
They left the machines they had set up. And they left footprints that may be left forever.
1. This story is about ___________________ .
A. how men found footprints on the moon
B. who had left footprints on the moon before the two men landed there
C. the first men to walk on the moon
D. what the men brought back from their trip to the moon
2. A telescope ___________________________ .
A. makes many of men’s dreams come true
B. makes faraway things seem closer
C. makes balls of light seem brighter
D. turns the moon into another world
3. The men brought rocks and dirt from the moon because ___________________ .
A. they might sell them to scientists
B. they wanted to keep them as souvenirs
C. they wanted something to show they were there

D. People wanted to use them to learn about the moon
4. The Americans’ machines will most likely stay on the moon until ___________ .
A. someone takes them away
B. they become rusty and break to pieces
C. a storm covers them with dust
D. rain and wind destroy them
5. The next people who go to the moon are most likely to ____________________ .
A. find that dust had wiped off the two men’s footprints
B. find that the machines have disappeared
C. find the places where Armstrong and Aldrin walked
D. leave the first set of footprints on the moon
II. Read the passage and decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F). (1.0 point)
In the 19th century, fishermen in Peru noticed something unusual. They saw that the
Pacific Ocean water was sometimes warm in December. The fishermen called this El Nino.
The warm water caused problems. It kept many fish away. The fishermen caught fewer fish,
and their families were hungry. Today El Nino still causes problems. Every two to seven
years, warm water off Australia’s coast moves east to South America. This changes the
weather around the world. El Nino sometimes causes hot, dry weather in Southeast Asia, parts
of South America, and Australia. It can also cause very heavy storms and high tides in eastern
Africa and on the western coasts of North America, Central America, and South America.
4


True False
1. Fishermen in Peru named this phenomenon El Nino.

_____ _____

2. The fishermen caught fewer fish because of the cold water.

_____ _____

3. El Nino causes changes in winter weather around the world.

_____ _____

4. El Nino can cause heavy rains and high tides in eastern Africa
and on the western coasts of North America, Central America,
and South America.

_____ _____

5. Every two to seven years, warm water off Australia‘s coast
moves east to North America.

_____ _____

WRITING: (2.0 points)
PART 1: Rewrite each sentence below so that its meaning stays the same. Use the word
given in brackets without changing it. (1.0 point)
1. Daniel has a teacher who is Italian. (whose)
Daniel …………………………………………………………….
2. Is this Mary’s book? (belong)
Does …………………………………………………………….?
3. Probably no other painting is as famous as La Gioconda. (most)
La Gioconda is probably ………………………………………..
4. The museum is near the school. (not)
The museum …………………………………………………….
5. Why have you bought so much paint? (for)
What …………………………………………………………….?

PART 2: You are Minh. Your friend Alex has invited you to his party tomorrow, but
you can’t go. Write an email to Alex. In the email, you should
* apologise
* explain why you can’t go
* invite Alex to do something with you another day
Write about 50 - 60 words. (1.0 point)
.................................................................................................................................................
.................................................................................................................................................
.................................................................................................................................................
.................................................................................................................................................
.................................................................................................................................................
.................................................................................................................................................
.................................................................................................................................................
.................................................................................................................................................
.................................................................................................................................................
.................................................................................................................................................
.................................................................................................................................................
.................................................................................................................................................
----- The end ----5