ĐỀ THI THỬ VÀO LỚP 10 THPT LẦN 04

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KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN NĂM HỌC 2015-2016
ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Dành cho thí sinh thi vào lớp chuyên Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài 150 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề.
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A. LISTENING. You'll listen to the disk twice then do the exercises below.
I. Listen to the first conversation then complete the form below. Write no more than TWO
WORDS and/ or A NUMBER for each answer
SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVALBOOKING ROOM
NAME:
George O'Neill
ADDRESS:
(1)___________
POSTCODE:
(2)___________
TELEPHONE:
(3)___________
Date
Event
Price per ticket
No of tickets.
5 June
Instrumental group
£ 7.50
2
- Gutamini

(4)___________
Singer (price includes) £ 6
2
(5)___________in the
garden
22June
(6)___________
£ 7.00
1
Anna Venture
(7)___________
Spanish Dance and
(8) £___________.
(9)___________
Guitar concert
NB: Children/ Students/Senior citizens have (10)___________discount on all tickets.
II. Listen to the second conversation about the Dinosaur museum then answer the
following questions:
1. What time does the Museum close on Monday?
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2. What will the tour guide do when a school group arrive and gather at the car park of the
Museum?
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3. How much time do the school groups need for the guided tour?
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4. How can the students have lunch at the museum?
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5. What do students have to do before entering the museum?
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6. What can students bring into the museum?

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7. What shouldn't the students bring into the museum?
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8. After the tour what can students do?
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B. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY.
I. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of
the following questions.
1.______ my shyness, they refused to give me the job as a receptionist.
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A. Despite
B. As for
C. Due to
D. Instead of
2. They didn’t have______ in their suitcase for all the things they had bought here.
A. room
B. place
C. area
D. size.
3. I found it interesting to live in the______ cultural society of Australia although it was confusing sometimes.
A. poly
B. counterC. interD. multi4. To my______, the washing machine helps lighten women’s hard work.
A. belief
B. concern
C. opinion
D. mind.
5. Quite______ people have complained about this behavior. ______ people have voiced their support for him.
A. a few/ many

B. very few/ some C. a lot/ few
D. a few/ very few.
6. He likes nearly everything on TV, but his favorite programmes are chat______.
A. shows
B. videos
C. series
D. broadcasts.
7. I’m tired of washing by hand. I could______ with a washing machine.
A. make
B. get
C. have
D. do.
8. The origin of the moon______ a mystery.
A. remains
B. keeps
C. stays
D. causes.
9. Don’t forget______ the plants!
A. to water
B. watering
C. water
D. about watering.
10. I didn’t recognize Pau at first______ to have moustache?
A. did he used
B. wasn’t he used
C. didn’t he use
D. was he used.
11. Every computer consists of a number of systems______ together.
A. who work
B. work

C. they work
D. that work.
12. Be careful not to______ silly mistakes.
A. do
B. set
C. have
D. make.
13. The tourists asked me______ to the museum.
A. how could they get
B. how to get
C. could they get
D. how they
get.
14. Janet has______ several prizes for her singing.
A. won
B. gained
C. made
D. taken
15. He asked me if I______ the instructions for what to do in case of fire.
A. had read
B. read
C. have read
D. reading.
16. Doctors advise______ too many hours watching television.
A. not to spend
B. not being spent C. not spend
D. not spending.
17. ______ to the national park before, Sue was amazed to see the Geyser.
A. being not
B. not having been C. have not been

D. having not been.
18. I am sorry. I have forgotten______ a table at the restaurant for you.
A. reserving
B. to reserve
C. having reserve
D. to be reserved.
19. I am leaving the key under the pot in the garden______ you should be home earlier than usual.
A. because
B. in case
C. so that
D. though.
20. Studies indicate that______ collecting art today than ever before.
A .there more people
B. more people that are
C. there are more people
D. people there are more.
II. Supply the correct form of the word in capital letter, write your answer on your answer
sheet.
The media have a strong social and cultural impact upon
society. This is predicated upon their (1)______ to reach a wide 1.able
audience with a strong and (2)______ message. Marshall 2. influence
McLuhan uses the phrase “the medium is the message’’ as a
means of explaining how the (3)______ of a message can often 3.distribute
be more important than content of the message itself. It is 4.persuade
through the (4)______ of media such as television, radio and
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print media that messages reach their target audiences. These
have been influential media as they have been (5)______

responsible for structuring people’s (6)______ lives and
routines. Television broadcasting has a large amount of
control over the content society watches and the times in
which it is viewed. This is a distinguishing features of (7)______
media which New media have challenged by altering the
participation habits of the public. The internet creates a space
for more diverse political opinions, (8)______ and cultural
viewpoints and a heightened level of consumer participation.
There have been (9)______ that allowing consumers to
produce information through the internet will lead to an
(10)______ of information

5.large
6.day
7. tradition
8. society
9. suggest
10. load

III. Find one mistake in each of the following sentences by choosing A, B, C or D then correct
them. Write your answers on your answer sheet.
1. The town has had two big snowstorms before Christmas last year.
A
B
C
D
2. My father has smoke for a long time but now he has given up.
A
B
C

D
3. Oh, no! It started to rain and my clothes are on the line.
A
B
C
D
4.Martin has won many tennis tournaments for she moved from Slovakia.
A
B
C
D
5. I thought I would get to the restaurant first, but Paul has arrived before me.
A
B
C
D
6. Last night I came home, cooked dinner, and watching TV.
A
B
CD
7. A fire protection device had a mechanism that reacts to smoke and heat.
A
B
C
D
8. I saw the movie before, but I decided to see it again.
A
B
C
D

9. Actually, I miss the good old day when we used to cycle to the shops.
A
B
C
D
10. Long ago there used to be a beautiful island on the Atlantic Ocean.
A
B
C
D.
C. READING
I. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in
each space. Write your answer on your answer sheet.
Using less water.
The consumption of water in the home has risen quickly, partly as a result of the popularity of
gardening and also because of the rapid growth (1)______ the number of domestic appliances that
use a lot of water, such as the dishwashers and (2)______ machines. With the construction of millions
more (3)______ expected over the next ten years, a continuous rise in total water (4)______ in the
future is now a certainty. Experts believe (5)______ the only way to bring about a big reduction in
average (6)______ use is to educate the public. There has to be much greater awareness they say, of
the harmful (7)______ on this country’s lakes and rivers. (8)______ we continue to be so wasteful,
many of these will (9)______ completely, and the wildlife that (10)______ on them- the fish, the
flowers, the animals and the birds-will be lost, too.
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II. Read the following passage then choose the options among A, B, C or D that best
completes the blanks. Write your answers in your answer sheet..
Mobile phones (1)______ microwave radio emissions. Researchers are questioning whether
exposure to these radio waves might (2) to brain cancer.

So far, the data are not conclusive. The scientific evidence does not (3)______ us to say with
certainty that mobile phones are categorically (4)______. On the other hand, current research has not
yet (5)______ clear adverse effects associated with the prolonged use of mobile phones.
Numerous studies are now going (6)______ in various countries. Some of the results are
contradictory but others have shown as association between mobile phone use and cancer. (7)______
these studies are preliminary and the issue needs further, long –term investigation.
(8)______ the scientific data are more definite, it is prudent for people to try not to use mobile
phone for long (9)______ of time. Don’t think that hand-free hones are any safer either. At the
moment, research is in fact showing the (10)______ and they may be just as dangerous.
1. A. send
B. give
C. emit
D. charge.
2. A. cause
B. lead
C. produce
D. bring
3. A. enable
B. make
C. able
D. let
4. A. risky
B. secure
C. unhealthy
D. safe
5. A. investigated
B. demonstrated
C. caused
D .produced
6. A.by

B. on
C. through
D. about
7. A. though
B. additionally
C. however
D. while
8. A. provide
B. as
C. when
D. until
9. A. amounts
B. periods
C. quantities
D. intervals
10. A. fact
B. opposite
C. way
D. truth
III. Read the passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet t indicate the correct
answer to each of the following questions.
It was once believed that being overweight was healthy, but nowadays few people subscribe
to this viewpoint. While many people are fighting the battle to reduce weight, studies are being
conducted concerning the appetite and how it is controlled by both emotional and biochemical
factors. Some of the conclusions of these studies may give insights into how to deal with weight
problems. For example, when several hundred people were asked about their eating habits in times
of stress, 44 percent said they reacted to stressful situations by eating. Further investigations with
both humans and animals indicated that it is not food which release tension but rather the act of
chewing.
A test in which subjects were blindfolded showed that obese people have a keener sense of

taste and crave more flavorful food than non- obese people. When deprived of the variety and
intensity of taste, obese people are not satisfied and consequently eat more to fulfill this need. Blood
samples taken from people after they were shown a picture of food revealed that overweight people
reacted with an increase in blood insulin, a chemical associated with appetite. This did not happen
to average-weight people.
In another experiment, results showed that certain people have a specific, biologically
induced hunger for carbohydrates subsides. Eating carbohydrates raises the level of serotonin, a
neurotransmitter in the brain. Enough serotonin produces a sense of satiation, and hunger for
carbohydrates subsides.
Exercise has been recommended as an important part of a weight-loss program. However, it
has been found that mild exercise, such as using stairs instead of the elevator, is better in the long
run than taking on a strenuous program, such as jogging, which many people find difficult to
continue over a long periods of time and which also increases appetite.
1. Years ago being overweight meant_______.
A. being rich
B. being stylish
C. being physically strong D. being unhealthy
2. The word “crave” in line 8, can be best replaced with
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A. devour
B. absorb
C. season
D. desire.
3. It can be inferred from the passage that_______.
A. overweight people are tense
B. These of people don’t eat when under stress
C. Weight watchers should chew of something inedible when tense
D. 56 percent of the population isn’t overweight.

4. It can be inferred from the passage that_______.
A. Thin people don’t enjoy food
B. A variety of foods and strong flavors satisfies heavy people.
C. Overweight people have an abnormal sense of taste.
D. Deprivation of food makes people fat.
5. According to the passage, Insulin
A. increase in the bloodstream when people eat large amounts of food
B. Can be used to lessen the appetite.
C. Causes a chemical reaction when food is seen.
D. levels don’t change in average weight people who see food.
6. It can be inferred that for certain people.
A. Eating carbohydrates eliminates hunger.
B. Carbohydrates biologically induce hunger.
C. Carbohydrates don’t satisfy a hunger person.
D. Carbohydrates subside when serotonin is produced.
7. What can be said about serotonin?
A. it is a chemical that increase the appetite
B. Only certain people produce it in their brain.
C. it tells the brain when a person is full
D. It neurotransmits carbohydrates to the train.
8. In order to lose weight, it would be a good idea for heavy people to
A. jog 3 miles a day and chew on carrot sticks
B. walk up stairs and look a t pictures of food.
C. Eat plenty of chewy carbohydrates
D. Avoid stressful situation and eat spicy foods.
9. Which of the following exercises might be best for an overweight person to engage in daily?
A. an evening walk
B. along swim
C. cross-country skiing
D. 10 mile bicycle rides.

10. Strenuous programs are believed
A. to make people feel like eating
B. To be favorite exercise for many people in their attempt at losing weight in the long run.
C. To be as good as mild exercises for gaining weight
D. to be as easy as mild exercise to continue over long periods of time
D. WRITING.
I - Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the original one.
1. They think that he was a spy.
He______________________________________________________________
2. “Don’t swim out too far,” the guard said to us.
The guard told____________________________________________________
3. We could not have finished our project without your help.
Had it___________________________________________________________
4. A man’s daughter is a doctor. That is the man.
That is__________________________________________________________
5. I do not know one of her friends.
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I do not know a___________________________________________________
II – Essay writing:
Some people regard traditional clothes as out of date and no longer suitable. But others
advocate that we should encourage more and more people to wear traditional clothes.
Write an essay of 200 – 300 words to state your opinion and reasons.
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ĐÁP ÁN MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Dành cho thí sinh thi vào lớp chuyên Tiếng Anh
ĐÁP ÁN
Thời gian làm bài 150 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề.
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A. LISTENING (20ps)
I. (10pts. 1 p/each correct answer)
1. 48 North Avenue
2. WS62YH
3. 01674553242
4. 17 June
5. (free) drink(s)/ refreshment(s) 6. (The/a) pianist/piano
player.
7. 23 June
8.10.50
9. 4
10. 50%
II. (10 ps. 1.25 pts/ each correct answer)
1. (It closes) at 1.30 pm
2. He/ She will welcome the students, brief the program of the tour
3. ( It needs)45 minutes.
4. They can (reserve a seat)/have lunch/ in one of the two cafe's at the museum or eat their own
lunch in the open air.
5. They have to check in pack backs with their books or lunch boxes.
6. Papers , pen(s) and camera(s)
7. They shouldn't bring with them their food(s) or drink(s)/ refreshment(s) into the museum
8. They can watch films or play games about dinosaurs.
B. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY.(25ps)
I. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of
the following questions. (10ps). 1/2 p per each correct answer.

1.C
2.A
3.D
4.D
5.A
6.A
7.D
8.A
9.A
10.C
11.D
12.D
13.B
14.A
15.A
16.A
17.B
18.B
19.C
20.C
II. Supply the correct form of the word in capital letter, write your answer on your answer
sheet.(10ps)
1.ability
2.influential
3.distribution
4.persuasivenes 5. largely
s
6. daily
7.traditional
8. social

9.suggestions
10.overloaded.
III. Find the mistake in each of the following sentences by choosing A, B, C or D. Write your
answers on your answer sheet.(5ps)
1.A- had had
6. D - watched
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2.A-had smoked/ smoked
3. B- starts
4. C- since
5. C- had arrived

7. B- has
8. A- had seen
9. C- days
10.C- in

C. READING (30ps)
I. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in
each space. Write your answer on your answer sheet.(10ps)
1.in
2.washing
3.homes
4.use
5.that
6.water
7.effects
8.if

9.disappear
10.depends
.

II.Read the following passge then choose the options among A, B, C or D that best completes
the blanks. Write your answers in your answer sheet.(10ps))
1.C
2.B
3.A
4.D
5.B
6.B
7.C
8.B
9. B
10.B
III. Read the passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet t indicate the
correct answer to each of the following questions.(10ps)
1. C
2.D
3.C
4.B
5.D
6.A
7.C
8.D
9.A
10.A.

D. WRITING.(25ps)

I - Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the original one.
(1 point/ 1 item)
1. He is thought to have been a spy.
2. The guard told us not to swim out too far.
3. Had it not been for your help, we could not have finished our project.
4. That is the man whose daughter is a doctor.
5. I do not know a friend of hers.
II – Essay writing (20 points)
Some people regard traditional clothes as out of date and no longer suitable. But others
advocate that we should encourage more and more people to wear traditional clothes.
Write an essay of 200 – 300 words to state your opinion and reasons.
MARKING SCHEME
The scoring is based on the following scheme:
1. Content (50% (10pts): Adequately supported (main ideas and details)
2. Language: 30% (6pts): Varied lexical items and structures
3. Presentation: 20% (4pts): Style, cohesion, coherence
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