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<span class='text_page_counter'>(1)</span>M«n thi: TiÕng anh. Së Gi¸o dôc vµ §µo t¹o Kú thi tuyÓn sinh líp 10 THPT n¨m häc 2012 - 2013. (dµnh cho thÝ sinh thi vµo líp chuyªn TiÕng Anh) Ngµy thi: 30/ 6/ 2012 Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề). §Ò chÝnh thøc (Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi theo h-ớng dẫn d-ới mỗi câu) §iÓm Gi¸m kh¶o sè 1 B»ng sè B»ng ch÷. Gi¸m kh¶o sè 2 (hä tªn, ch÷ ký). Sè ph¸ch (do chñ tÞch H§ ghi). (hä tªn, ch÷ ký). Bài thi này gồm có 6 trang được đánh số từ 1 - 6. Thí sinh kiểm tra số tờ bài thi trước khi làm bài.. SECTION A: PHONETICS Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. Example: 00. A. man Answer: 00. C 01. A. nurse 02. A. rays 03. A. laughed 04. A. grew 05. A. leaf 06. A. thousand 07. A. situation 08. A. alone 09. A. college 10. A. this. B. bad B. bury B. bays B. sacred B. threw B. knife B. proudly B. question B. own B. colleague B. thigh. C. many C. hurt C. days C. naked C. knew C. café C. southern C. safety C. post C. luggage C. wealthy. D. manage D. curly D. says D. wicked D. flew D. of D. foul D. statue D. cost D. huge D. width. 01. ..................................................................... 02. ................ 03. ................ 04. . ................................................................................................................................... 05. .............. 06. ..................................................................... 07. ................ 08. ................ 09. . ................................................................................................................................... 10. .............. SECTION B: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY I. Choose the best answer from A, B, C, or D that fits each blank. 11. We usually write to each other ……… A. every two weeks B. every week twice C. two every week D. none is correct 12. If you look ……… the book, you can find what you need. A. at B. for C. up D. through 13. Do you think we’ll find a solution ……… the problem? A. to B. for C. of D. about 14. I feel sick now. I wish I ......... so much cake. A. not ate B. didn’t eat C. hadn’t eaten D. wouldn’t have eaten 15. ......… for the fact that he was working abroad, he would willingly have helped with the project. A. If it had been B. If it hadn’t been C. Had it been D. Hadn’t it been 16. “Who is Mr. Madely?” “ I have no idea. I’ve never heard . ....... him”. `ˆÌi`ÊÜˆÌ ÊÌ iÊ`i“œÊÛiÀȜ˜ÊœvÊ A. about B. from C. after D. of ˜vˆÝÊ*ÀœÊ* Ê `ˆÌœÀÊ 17. . ....... lion dancing is very popular in Vietnam, my friend, Andy, does not enjoy it. /œÊÀi“œÛiÊÌ ˆÃʘœÌˆVi]ÊۈÈÌ\Ê A. But B. Although C. If D. However ÜÜÜ°ˆVi˜ˆ°Vœ“É՘œVŽ° 1̓.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(2)</span> 18. Harry: “Thank you for your help, Judy.” – Judy: “…………” A. With all my heart B. Never mention me C. It’s my pleasure D. No problem 19. Ann was robbed on the way home yesterday. She was made ……… all her money to the robber. A. give B. to give C. giving D. given 20. ……… many times I tell him, he always forgets to pass on phone messages. A. Wherever B. Whatever C. Whenever D. However 21. She never let you cook the meals, .........? A. didn't she B. doesn't she C. did she D. does she 22. If you had taken my advice, you ............ in this mess now. A. wouldn’t be B. won’t be C. aren’t D. wouldn’t have been 23. It’s no use ......... a language if you don’t try to use it. A. to learn B. learned C. learning D. learn 24. She drove so .......... that she had an accident. A. careful B. carefully C. careless D. carelessly 25. She doesn’t allow anyone ......... in her room. A. smoke B. smoking C. to smoke D. smoked 26. He ......... to anyone suspicious when the class was over. A. was not seen to talk B. was not seen talking C. was not being seen walking D. had not seen to talk 27. We took part in a sponsored walk ……… to support the poor. A. organized B. organizing C. that organized D. had organized 28. It’s very ……… of you to offer me your seat, but really I’m quite happy to stand. A. sympathetic B. considerate C. grateful D. appreciative 29. You can stay here ……… you don’t make a loud noise. A. as much as B. as long as C. as soon as D. as far as 30. ……… interested in that subject, I would try to learn more about it. A. Should I B. I was C. If I am D. Were I 31. Sue was offered a job as a translator but she … A. gave it away B. turned it down C. made it up D. filled it in 32. The building has a smoke detector … any fires can be detected immediately. A. so that B. if C. such as D. as if 33. Not until 1856 ……… across the Mississippi River. A. the first bridge was built B. was the first bridge built C. the first building a bridge D. the bridge building was 11. ..................... 12. ................. 13. ................. 14. .................. 15. ............... 16. ..................... 17. ................. 18. ................. 19. .................. 20. ............... 21. ..................... 22. ................. 23. ................. 24. .................. 25. ............... 26. ..................... 27. ................. 28. ................. 29. .................. 30. ............... 31. ..................... 32. ................. 33. ................. II. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets. 34. Rebecca (wear) ……… a new dress today because it is her birthday. 35+36. He (die) ……… of cancer last year. He must (smoke) ……… a lot. 37+38. I don’t think it is worth (spend) ……… money on it. It (be) ……… there in the shop for ages. 39. It’s time we (do) ……… something to stop road accidents. 40. (Convince) ……… that they were trying to poison him, he refused to eat anything. 41. You should wear several layers of clothing (keep) ……… warm. 42. Up to now it (visit) ……… by thousands of people. 43. Cuckoos (not – build) ……… nests. They use the nests of other birds. 2.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(3)</span> 34. ……………………………………….. 36. ……………………………………….. 38. ……………………………………….. 40. ……………………………………….. 42. ………………………………………... 35. ……………………………………….. 37. ……………………………………….. 39. ……………………………………….. 41. ……………………………………….. 43. ………………………………………... III. Use the word given in Capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (00). KEEPING WELL Most people would be in (00) ….agreement… with the idea, often put forward by doctors, that we should avoid taking medicines unnecessarily. Even people with only (44)……… medical knowledge say that it is not (45) ……… to take aspirin, for example, whenever you have a (46) ……… or some other minor ailments. It is certainly true that people have tended to become very (47)………. on pills when in any kind of discomfort, rather than simply waiting for the symptoms to pass. Many people would do well to take a different attitude to preventing illness. The best way to keep well is to avoid (48)…..…. foods and habits. It is also (49) ……… to take plenty of exercise, and we should give (50)………. to people of all ages to do this, particularly the young ones. If we can educate people at an early age to keep fit and to look after themselves (51) ……………….……, then the (52) ……….of their having problems in later life will be considerably reduced. However, no matter how well we look after ourselves and how much exercise we do, illness, (53) ………, is not always preventable. 44. ……………………………………….. 46. ……………………………………….. 48. ……………………………………….. 50. ……………………………………….. 52. ………………………………………... AGREE LIMIT ADVISE HEAD DEPEND. HEALTH HELP ENCOURAGE. CARE PROBABLE. FORTUNATE. 45. ……………………………………….. 47. ……………………………………….. 49. ……………………………………….. 51. ……………………………………….. 53. ………………………………………... IV. Each of the following sentences has a mistake. Find and correct it. 54. Just look at Mary. She looks so beautifully today. A B C D 55. It seems difficult for us having a trip abroad at the moment. A B C D 56. We have to save energy because save energy is very necessary. A B C D 57. Thanks for TV, people can enjoy interesting programs in an inexpensive and convenient way. A B C D 58. Japan is the country where occurs the most earthquakes in the world. A B C D 59. There is still evidence for people to believe in the exist of UFOs. A B C D 3.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(4)</span> 60. Fountain pens first became commercial available about a hundred years ago. A B C D 61. I like to go to the countryside and my little sister does, either. A B C D 62. We are confident that we will be ability to persuade our friends to keep the school clean. A B C D 63. The town we visited was a four-days journey from our hotel, so we took the train instead of the bus. A B C D Example. 00. The thief asked her handing over her money. A B C D Answer: 00. C → to hand 54. ………………………………………... 55. ………………………………………... 56. ………………………………………... 57. ………………………………………... 58. ………………………………………... 59. ………………………………………... 60. ………………………………………... 61. ………………………………………... 62. ………………………………………... 63. ………………………………………... SECTION C: READING I. Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) that best fits the blank in the following passage. SCHOOL LUNCH Research has (00) ......... that over half the children in Britain who take their own lunches to school do not eat (64) ......... in the middle of the day. In Britain schools have to (65) ......... meals at lunchtime. Children can (66) ......... to bring their own food or have lunch at the school canteen. One shocking finding of this research is that school meals are (67) ......... healthier than lunches prepared by parents. There are strict standards for the preparation of school meals, which have to include one portion of fruit and one of vegetables, as well as meat, a dairy item and starchy food like bread or pasta. Lunchboxes (68) ......... by researchers contained sweet drinks, crisps and chocolate bars. Children consume twice as much sugar (69) ......... they should at lunchtime. The research will provide a better understanding of why the percentage of overweight students in Britain has (70) ....... in the last decade. Unfortunately, the government cannot criticise parents, but it can remind them of the (71) ....... value of milk, fruit and vegetables. Small changes in their children’s diet can (72) ...... their future health. Children can easily develop bad eating (73) ...... at this age, and parents are the only ones who can prevent it. 64. A. appropriately 65. A. give 66. A. prefer 67. A. many 68. A. examined 69. A. so 70. A. increased 71. A. positive 72. A. damage 73. A. behaviours. B. properly B. provide B. manage B. much B. found B. than B. expanded B. healthy B. predict B. styles. C. probably C. make C. want C. more C. taken C. as C. extended C. nutritional C. destroy C. attitudes. D. possibly D. do D. choose D. less D. investigated D. such D. added D. good D. affect D. habits. Example: 00. A. informed B. told Answer: 00. C 64. .................... 65. ................. C. shown. D. said. 66. ................. 67. .................. 68. ............... 69. ..................... 71. ................. 72. .................. 73. ............... 70. ................. 4.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(5)</span> II. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to complete the following passage. MY HOME TOWN I was born in one of (00) ......... most interesting cities in Malaysia. It has a rich, colourful history and many parts of the city have hardly changed at (74) ......... during the last five centuries. However, nowadays, it is (75) ......... longer the trade centre that it once (76) ......... . It is difficult to imagine that at one time its harbour (77) ......... to be visited by over 2,000 ships a week, and that the huge warehouses along the quayside would have (78) ......... full of spices and silks, jewels and tea. The old city centre is small, which (79) ......... it very easy to explore (80) ......... foot. A river neatly divides the town, (81) ......... only physically but in spirit, too. On one side, you find many grand houses, but on crossing the river, you find yourself in ancient Chinatown, where you really take a step back into the past. It is great fun to wander through the colourful, noisy backstreets. As well as having shops that sell a wide range of clothes and shoes, some of these streets are also famous (82) ......... high quality antiques. Unfortunately, most of the bargains disappeared many years ago. However, (83) ......... you look around carefully, you can still come across an interesting souvenvir. Example: 00. the 74. ……………………………………….. 76. ……………………………………….. 78. ……………………………………….. 80. ……………………………………….. 82. ………………………………………... 75. ……………………………………….. 77. ……………………………………….. 79. ……………………………………….. 81. ……………………………………….. 83. ………………………………………... III. Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question. Because writing has become so important in our culture, we sometimes think of it as more real than speech. A little thought, however, will show why speech is primary and writing secondary to language. Human beings have been writing (as far as we can tell from surviving evidence) for at least 5,000 years; but they have been talking for much longer, doubtless ever since there have been human beings. When writing did develop, it was derived from and represented speech, although imperfectly. Even today there are spoken languages that have no written form. Furthermore, we all learn to talk well before we learn to write; any human child who is not severely handicapped physically or mentally will learn to talk: a normal human being cannot be prevented from doing so. On the other hand, it takes a special effort to learn to write. In the past many intelligent and useful members of society did not acquire the skill, and even today many who speak languages with writing systems never learn to read or write, while some who learn the rudiments of those skills do so only imperfectly. To affirm the primacy of speech over writing is not, however, to disparage the latter. One advantage writing has over speech is that it is more permanent and makes possible the records that any civilization must have. Thus, if speaking makes us human, writing makes us civilized. 84. We sometimes think of writing as more real than speech because ......... A. it has become very important in our culture B. people have been writing since there have been human beings C. writing is secondary to language D. human beings have been writing for at least 5,000 years 85. The author of the passage argues that ......... A. writing has become too important in today’s society B. speech is more basic to language than writing C. everyone who learns to speak must learn to write D. all languages should have a written form 5.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(6)</span> 86. Normal human beings ......... A. learn to write before learning to talk B. learn to talk before learning to write C. learn to talk after learning to write D. learn to write and to talk at the same time 87. According to the passage, writing ......... A. is imperfect, but less so than speech B. represents speech, but not perfectly C. developed from imperfect speech D. is represented perfectly by speech 88. In the author’s judgment, ......... A. writing has more advantages than speech B. speech is essential but writing has important benefits C. speech conveys ideas less accurately than writing does D. writing is more real than speech 89. Which of the following is NOT true? A. Writing has become so important in our culture. B. It is easy to acquire the writing skill. C. Writing represents speech, but not perfectly. D. Speech is essential but writing has important benefits. 90. The word “advantage” in the last paragraph most closely means ......... A. benefit B. rudiments C. domination D. skill 84. ..................... 85. ................. 86. ................. 88. ..................... 89. ................. 90. ................. 87. .................. SECTION D: WRITING Finish the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the one printed before it. 91. Steve said to Mike, “Don’t touch the electric wires”. Steve warned ………………………………………………………………. 92. He was sorry he hadn’t said goodbye to her at the airport. He regretted ………………………………………………………………... 93. He looks older when he wears glasses. Glasses make ………………………………………………………………... 94. I don’t find it difficult to get up early in the morning. I am used ……………………………………………..……………………... 95. Sue is excited about going to Spain on holiday. Sue is looking ………………………………………………………………. 96. “Why didn’t you go to school yesterday, John?” the teacher asked. The teacher asked John ..………………………………….………………… 97. It is expected that the US President will lose the election. The US President …………………………………………………………… 98. We didn’t eat at home. We went to a restaurant instead. Instead of ……………………………………………….………………….. 99. My lawyer said I shouldn’t say anything to the police My lawyer advised ……………………………………………….………… 100. We need to wash the car. The car .…………………………………………………………………….. Total mark: 100: 10 = 10 The end 6.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(7)</span> Answer keys M«n thi: TiÕng anh. Së Gi¸o dôc vµ §µo t¹o Th¸i Nguyªn Kú thi tuyÓn sinh líp 10 THPT Chuyªn n¨m häc 2012 - 2013. (dµnh cho thÝ sinh thi vµo líp chuyªn TiÕng Anh) Ngµy thi: 30/ 6/ 2012 Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề). §Ò chÝnh thøc (Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi theo h-ớng dẫn d-ới mỗi câu) §iÓm B»ng sè. Gi¸m kh¶o sè 1 (hä tªn, ch÷ ký). Gi¸m kh¶o sè 2 (hä tªn, ch÷ ký). Sè ph¸ch (do chñ tÞch H§ ghi). B»ng ch÷. Bài thi này gồm có 6 trang được đánh số từ 1 - 6. Thí sinh kiểm tra số tờ bài thi trước khi làm bài.. SECTION A: PHONETICS Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. Example: 00. A. man Answer: 00. C. B. bad. C. many. D. manage. 01. A. nurse 02. A. rays 03. A. laughed 04. A. grew 05. A. leaf 06. A. thousand 07. A. situation 08. A. alone 09. A. college 10. A. this. B. bury B. bays B. sacred B. threw B. knife B. proudly B. question B. own B. colleague B. thigh. C. hurt C. days C. naked C. knew C. café C. southern C. safety C. post C. luggage C. wealthy. D. curly D. says D. wicked D. flew D. of D. foul D. statue D. cost D. huge D. width. 01. ..................... 02. ................. 03. ................. 04. .................. 05. ............... 06. ..................... 07. ................. 08. ................. 09. .................. 10. ............... SECTION B: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY I. Choose the best answer from A, B, C, or D that fits each blank. 11. We usually write to each other ……… A. every two weeks B. every week twice C. two every week D. none is correct 12. If you look ……… the book, you can find what you need. A. at B. for C. up D. through 13. Do you think we’ll find a solution ……… the problem? A. to B. for C. of D. about 14. I feel sick now. I wish I ......... so much cake. A. not ate B. didn’t eat C. hadn’t eaten D. wouldn’t have eaten 15. ......… for the fact that he was working abroad, he would willingly have helped with the project. A. If it had been B. If it hadn’t been C. Had it been D. Hadn’t it been 16. “Who is Mr. Madely?” “ I have no idea. I’ve never heard ......... him”. A. about B. from C. after D. of 7.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(8)</span> 17. ......... lion dancing is very popular in Vietnam, my friend, Andy, does not enjoy it. A. But B. Although C. If D. However 18. Harry: “Thank you for your help, Judy.” – Judy: “…………” A. With all my heart B. Never mention me C. It’s my pleasure D. No problem 19. Ann was robbed on the way home yesterday. She was made ……… all her money to the robber. A. give B. to give C. giving D. given 20. ……… many times I tell him, he always forgets to pass on phone messages. A. Wherever B. Whatever C. Whenever D. However 21. She never let you cook the meals, .........? A. didn't she B. doesn't she C. did she D. does she 22. If you had taken my advice, you ............ in this mess now. A. wouldn’t be B. won’t be C. aren’t D. wouldn’t have been 23. It’s no use ......... a language if you don’t try to use it. A. to learn B. learned C. learning D. learn 24. She drove so .......... that she had an accident. A. careful B. carefully C. careless D. carelessly 25. She doesn’t allow anyone ......... in her room. A. smoke B. smoking C. to smoke D. smoked 26. He ......... to anyone suspicious when the class was over. A. was not seen to talk B. was not seen talking C. was not being seen walking D. had not seen to talk 27. We took part in a sponsored walk ……… to support the poor. A. organized B. organizing C. that organized D. had organized 28. It’s very ……… of you to offer me your seat, but really I’m quite happy to stand. A. sympathetic B. considerate C. grateful D. appreciative 29. You can stay here ……… you don’t make a loud noise. A. as much as B. as long as C. as soon as D. as far as 30. ……… interested in that subject, I would try to learn more about it. A. Should I B. I was C. If I am D. Were I 31. Sue was offered a job as a translator but she … A. gave it away B. turned it down C. made it up D. filled it in 32. The building has a smoke detector … any fires can be detected immediately. A. so that B. if C. such as D. as if 33. Not until 1856 ……… across the Mississippi River. A. the first bridge was built B. was the first bridge built C. the first building a bridge D. the bridge building was 11. ..................... 12. ................. 13. ................. 14. .................. 15. ............... 16. ..................... 17. ................. 18. ................. 19. .................. 20. ............... 21. ..................... 22. ................. 23. ................. 24. .................. 25. ............... 26. ..................... 27. ................. 28. ................. 29. .................. 30. ............... 31. ..................... 32. ................. 33. ................. II. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets. 34. Rebecca (wear) ……… a new dress today because it is her birthday. 35+36. He (die) ……… of cancer last year. He must (smoke) ……… a lot. 37+38. I don’t think it is worth (spend) ……… money on it. It (be) ……… there in the shop for ages. 39. It’s time we (do) ……… something to stop road accidents. 40. (Convince) ……… that they were trying to poison him, he refused to eat anything. 41. You should wear several layers of clothing (keep) ……… warm. 8.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(9)</span> 42. Up to now it (visit) ……… by thousands of people. 43. Cuckoos (not – build) ……… nests. They use the nests of other birds. 34. ……is wearing …………………… 35. ……died…………………………… 36. ……have smoked………………. 37. ……spending…………………….. 38. ……has been……………………… 39. ……did…………………………….. 40. ……Convinced…………………….. 41. ……to keep………………………….. 42. ……has been visited…………….. 43. ……don't build……………………….. III. Use the word given in Capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (00). KEEPING WELL Most people would be in (00) ….agreement… with the idea, often put forward by doctors, that we should avoid taking medicines unnecessarily. Even people with only (44)……… medical knowledge say that it is not (45) ……… to take aspirin, for example, whenever you have a (46) ……… or some other minor ailments. It is certainly true that people have tended to become very (47)………. on pills when in any kind of discomfort, rather than simply waiting for the symptoms to pass. Many people would do well to take a different attitude to preventing illness. The best way to keep well is to avoid (48)…..…. foods and habits. It is also (49) ……… to take plenty of exercise, and we should give (50)………. to people of all ages to do this, particularly the young ones. If we can educate people at an early age to keep fit and to look after themselves (51) ……………….……, then the (52) ……….of their having problems in later life will be considerably reduced. However, no matter how well we look after ourselves and how much exercise we do, illness, (53) ………, is not always preventable. 44. ……limited………………………… 46. ……headache……………………. 48. …… unheathy ………………... 50. …… encouragement …………… 52. ………probability……………………. AGREE LIMIT ADVISE HEAD DEPEND. HEALTH HELP ENCOURAGE. CARE PROBABLE. FORTUNATE. 45. ………advisable………………………… 47. ………dependent… …………………… 49. ………helpful…………………………… 51. ………carefully………………………… 53. ………unfortunately………………………. IV. Each of the following sentences has a mistake. Find and correct it. 54. Just look at Mary. She looks so beautifully today. A B C D 55. It seems difficult for us having a trip abroad at the moment. A B C D 56. We have to save energy because save energy is very necessary. A B C D 57. Thanks for TV, people can enjoy interesting programs in an inexpensive and convenient way. A B C D 58. Japan is the country where occurs the most earthquakes in the world. A B C D 9.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(10)</span> 59. There is still evidence for people to believe in the exist of UFOs. A B C D 60. Fountain pens first became commercial available about a hundred years ago. A B C D 61. I like to go to the countryside and my little sister does, either. A B C D 62. We are confident that we will be ability to persuade our friends to keep the school clean. A B C D 63. The town we visited was a four-days journey from our hotel, so we took the train instead of the bus. A B C D Example. 00. The thief asked her handing over her money. A B C D Answer: 00. C → to hand 54. …D -> beautiful……………………... 55. ………C -> to have…………………. 56. …C -> saving………………………. 57. ………A -> Thanks to………………. 58. …B -> which………………………... 59. ………D -> existence………………... 60. …B -> commercially………………... 61. ………D -> too………………………... 62. …B -> able…………………………... 63. ………B -> four-day…………………. SECTION C: READING I. Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) that best fits the blank in the following passage. SCHOOL LUNCH Research has (00) ......... that over half the children in Britain who take their own lunches to school do not eat (64) ......... in the middle of the day. In Britain schools have to (65) ......... meals at lunchtime. Children can (66) ......... to bring their own food or have lunch at the school canteen. One shocking finding of this research is that school meals are (67) ......... healthier than lunches prepared by parents. There are strict standards for the preparation of school meals, which have to include one portion of fruit and one of vegetables, as well as meat, a dairy item and starchy food like bread or pasta. Lunchboxes (68) ......... by researchers contained sweet drinks, crisps and chocolate bars. Children consume twice as much sugar (69) ......... they should at lunchtime. The research will provide a better understanding of why the percentage of overweight students in Britain has (70) ....... in the last decade. Unfortunately, the government cannot criticise parents, but it can remind them of the (71) ....... value of milk, fruit and vegetables. Small changes in their children’s diet can (72) ...... their future health. Children can easily develop bad eating (73) ...... at this age, and parents are the only ones who can prevent it. 64. A. appropriately 65. A. give 66. A. prefer 67. A. many 68. A. examined 69. A. so 70. A. increased 71. A. positive 72. A. damage 73. A. behaviours. B. properly B. provide B. manage B. much B. found B. than B. expanded B. healthy B. predict B. styles. C. probably C. make C. want C. more C. taken C. as C. extended C. nutritional C. destroy C. attitudes. D. possibly D. do D. choose D. less D. investigated D. such D. added D. good D. affect D. habits. Example: 00. A. informed B. told Answer: 00. C 64. .................... 65. ................. C. shown. D. said. 66. ................. 67. .................. 68. ............... 69. ..................... 71. ................. 72. .................. 73. ............... 70. ................. 10.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(11)</span> II. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to complete the following passage. MY HOME TOWN I was born in one of (00) ......... most interesting cities in Malaysia. It has a rich, colourful history and many parts of the city have hardly changed at (74) ......... during the last five centuries. However, nowadays, it is (75) ......... longer the trade centre that it once (76) ......... . It is difficult to imagine that at one time its harbour (77) ......... to be visited by over 2,000 ships a week, and that the huge warehouses along the quayside would have (78) ......... full of spices and silks, jewels and tea. The old city centre is small, which (79) ......... it very easy to explore (80) ......... foot. A river neatly divides the town, (81) ......... only physically but in spirit, too. On one side, you find many grand houses, but on crossing the river, you find yourself in ancient Chinatown, where you really take a step back into the past. It is great fun to wander through the colourful, noisy backstreets. As well as having shops that sell a wide range of clothes and shoes, some of these streets are also famous (82) ......... high quality antiques. Unfortunately, most of the bargains disappeared many years ago. However, (83) ......... you look around carefully, you can still come across an interesting souvenvir. Example: 00. the 74. ……all…………………………… 76. ……was………………………… 78. ……been………………………… 80. ……on…………………………… 82. ……for……………………………. 75. …………no…………………………….. 77. …………used……………………………. 79. …………makes………………………… 81. …………not……………………………. 83. …………if……………………………... III. Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question. Because writing has become so important in our culture, we sometimes think of it as more real than speech. A little thought, however, will show why speech is primary and writing secondary to language. Human beings have been writing (as far as we can tell from surviving evidence) for at least 5,000 years; but they have been talking for much longer, doubtless ever since there have been human beings. When writing did develop, it was derived from and represented speech, although imperfectly. Even today there are spoken languages that have no written form. Furthermore, we all learn to talk well before we learn to write; any human child who is not severely handicapped physically or mentally will learn to talk: a normal human being cannot be prevented from doing so. On the other hand, it takes a special effort to learn to write. In the past many intelligent and useful members of society did not acquire the skill, and even today many who speak languages with writing systems never learn to read or write, while some who learn the rudiments of those skills do so only imperfectly. To affirm the primacy of speech over writing is not, however, to disparage the latter. One advantage writing has over speech is that it is more permanent and makes possible the records that any civilization must have. Thus, if speaking makes us human, writing makes us civilized. 84. We sometimes think of writing as more real than speech because ......... A. it has become very important in our culture B. people have been writing since there have been human beings C. writing is secondary to language D. human beings have been writing for at least 5,000 years 85. The author of the passage argues that ......... A. writing has become too important in today’s society B. speech is more basic to language than writing C. everyone who learns to speak must learn to write D. all languages should have a written form 11.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(12)</span> 86. Normal human beings ......... A. learn to write before learning to talk B. learn to talk before learning to write C. learn to talk after learning to write D. learn to write and to talk at the same time 87. According to the passage, writing ......... A. is imperfect, but less so than speech B. represents speech, but not perfectly C. developed from imperfect speech D. is represented perfectly by speech 88. In the author’s judgment, ......... A. writing has more advantages than speech B. speech is essential but writing has important benefits C. speech conveys ideas less accurately than writing does D. writing is more real than speech 89. Which of the following is NOT true? A. Writing has become so important in our culture. B. It is easy to acquire the writing skill. C. Writing represents speech, but not perfectly. D. Speech is essential but writing has important benefits. 90. The word “advantage” in the last paragraph most closely means ......... A. benefit B. rudiments C. domination D. skill 84. ..................... 85. ................. 86. ................. 88. ..................... 89. ................. 90. ................. 87. .................. SECTION D: WRITING Finish the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the one printed before it. 91. Steve said to Mike, “Don’t touch the electric wires”. Steve warned Mike not to touch the electric wires. Steve warned Mike against touching the electric wires. 92. He was sorry he hadn’t said goodbye to her at the airport. He regretted not saying goodbye to her at the airport. 93. He looks older when he wears glasses. Glasses make him look older. 94. I don’t find it difficult to get up early in the morning. I am used to getting up early in the morning. 95. Sue is excited about going to Spain on holiday. Sue is looking forward to going to Spain on holiday/ forward to having a holiday in Spain. 96. “Why didn’t you go to school yesterday, John?” the teacher asked. The teacher asked John why he hadn't gone to school the day before/the previous day. 97. It is expected that the US President will lose the election. The US President is expected to lose the election. 98. We didn’t eat at home. We went to a restaurant instead. Instead of eating at home, we went to a restaurant. 99. My lawyer said I shouldn’t say anything to the police My lawyer advised me not to say anything to the police. 100. We need to wash the car. The car needs washing/ to be washed. Total mark: 100: 10 = 10 The end 12.

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<span class='text_page_counter'>(14)</span> Së Gi¸o dôc vµ §µo t¹o Th¸i Nguyªn Kú thi tuyÓn sinh líp 10 THPT Chuyªn n¨m häc 2012 – 2013. M«n thi: TiÕng anh (dµnh cho thÝ sinh thi vµo chuyªn tiếng Nga, tiếng Trung và tiếng Ph¸p) Ngµy thi: 30/6/2012 Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) §Ò chÝnh thøc (Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi theo h-ớng dẫn d-ới mỗi câu) §iÓm B»ng sè. Gi¸m kh¶o sè 1 (hä tªn, ch÷ ký). Gi¸m kh¶o sè 2 (hä tªn, ch÷ ký). Sè ph¸ch (do chñ tÞch H§ ghi). B»ng ch÷. Bài thi này gồm có 6 trang được đánh số từ 1 - 6. Thí sinh kiểm tra số tờ bài thi trước khi làm bài. SECTION A: PHONETICS Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. Example: 00. A. man B. bad C. many D. manage Answer: 00. C 01. A. proud 02. A. market 03. A. entrance 04. A. problem 05. A. claimed 06. A. health 07. A. tidal 08. A. though 09. A. thunder 10. A. teenager. B. about B. department B. paddy B. love B. warned B. appear B. sight B. throw B. erupt B. message. C. around C. card C. bamboo C. box C. occurred C. ready C. mineral C. through C. trust C. village. D. would D. scare D. banyan D. hobby D. existed D. heavy D. describe D. thought D. pull D. advantage. 01. ..................... 02. ................. 03. ................. 04. .................. 05. ............... 06. ..................... 07. ................. 08. ................. 09. .................. 10. ............... SECTION B: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY I. Choose the best word from A, B, C, or D that fits each blank. 11. The doctor …… me not to stay too late at night. A. advised B. suggested C. insisted D. forced 12. Tomorrow we’ll go to Noi Bai Airport to meet Maryam, ….. comes from Malaysia. A. who B. whom C. whose D. that 13. His house looks very large and beautiful. It is a …… house. A. seven-room B. seven-rooms C. seven room D. seven rooms 14. If you get up early, you ….. late for the meeting tomorrow. A. weren’t B. wouldn’t be C. aren’t D. won’t be 15. It’s very hot today. I wish I ….. on the beach now. 1.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(15)</span> A. am B. was C. were 16. Nobody went to the party, …….? A. does he B. do they C. didn’t they 17. ……. I was really tired, I couldn’t sleep. A. Even though B. So C. Therefore 18. I suggest …. some money for poor children. A. raise B. to raise C. raised 19. All the houses in the area …. immediately. A. has to rebuilt B. had to rebuild C. have to be rebuilt 20. Mr. Long said that he ….. in Ho Chi Minh City. A. lived B. is living C. has lived 21. ……. Friday morning, there is a meeting between 9 a.m and 11 a.m. A. In B. For C. On 22. She was sick yesterday, …….she was absent from school. A. since B. so C. because 23. To get a passport, you must send in your birth …..and two photos. A. certificate B. license C. paper 24. Each of the guests …..a bunch of flowers. A. are given B. is given C. were given 25. His business is growing so fast that he must take …..more workers. A. up B. on C. in 26. You are late again, please try to be …..in the future. A. accurate B. punctual C. efficient 27. They could find no ….of the missing car despite an extensive search. A. clue B. remnant C. indication 28. It is too early in the …..to expect many visitors to the town. A. term B. season C. time 29. The stolen jewels were …..a lot of money. A. valued B. cost C. priced 30. ……, after trying three times, he passed the examination. A. Lastly B. Last of all C. Last. D. had been D. did they D. Because of D. raising D. have to rebuild D. will live D. At D. but D. card D. give D. over D. reliable D. trace D. calendar D. worth D. At last. 11. ..................... 12. ................. 13. ................. 14. .................. 15. ............... 16. ..................... 17. ................. 18. ................. 19. .................. 20. ............... 21. ..................... 22. ................. 23. ................. 24. .................. 25. ............... 26. ..................... 27. ................. 28. ................. 29. .................. 30. ............... II. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets. 31. I (meet)…….John before I was in Paris. 32. Baird (produce)…… the first TV pictures in 1926, didn’t he? 33. We (not use)….. the machine for ages. 34. If Hoa had much money, she (travel)….. around the world. 35. The statue was broken while it (move) ….. to another room in the museum. 36. While they were laying tables, he (listen) ….to the radio. 31.......................................................... 32.................................................................. 33........................................................... 34.................................................................. 35........................................................... 36.................................................................. 2.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(16)</span> III. Give the correct form of the words in brackets. 37. The old theater of our city is being enlarged and ………. 38. ……should complain if they are not satisfied with the service they receive. 39. The Kimonos are described as Japanese ………… dresses. 40. You can never be sure what he is going to do. He is so………… 41. He said: “Good morning,” in a most …... way. 42. Despite having a good qualification, she found it ……..hard to find a job. 43. This plan should ……..the problem of traffic congestion in the city. 44. If you are stressed, try to relax and spend some time on ……. 45. Before using the camcorder, you should spend time reading the ……carefully. 46. People want love stories with happy ……. (modern) (consume) (tradition) (predict) (friend) (extreme) (easy) (entertain) (instruct) (end). 37.......................................................... 38.................................................................. 39........................................................... 40.................................................................. 41........................................................... 42.................................................................. 43........................................................... 44.................................................................. 45........................................................... 46.................................................................. IV. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable preposition. 47. We’re always proud ……your success. 48. A: “Shall we go for a picnic tomorrow?” B: “It depends ….the weather.” 49. I’m looking ……to seeing you. 50. His breakfast consists ….dry bread and a cup of tea. 51. Who is going to look …..the children while you are away? 52. I’m going ….for a few days so don’t give me any more work. 53. He is not concerned ….. the youth movements. 47......................... 48.......................... 49......................... 50......................... 51.......................... 52......................... 53........................ V. Each of the following sentences has a mistake. Find and correct it. 54. I met a lot of interesting people while I was studying at Ho Chi Minh City. A B C D 55. If I were you, I didn’t buy that expensive car. A B C D 56. Mr. Thanh, who sing English songs very well, is my teacher of English. A B C D 57. My father asked us not to spending too much time playing computer games. A B C D 58. Ba can play the piano more better than his friends can. A B C D 59. We can save nature resources by using solar energy. A B C D 60. I saw the men, the women, and the cattle which went to the field. A B C D 3.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(17)</span> 61. Look at the two dictionarys and you will see they are the same in some ways. A B C D Example. The thief asked her handing over her money. A B C D C  to hand 54........................................................... 55................................................................... 56........................................................... 57................................................................... 58........................................................... 59................................................................... 60........................................................... 61................................................................... SECTION C: READING I. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to complete the following passage. Maybe you recycle cans, glass, and paper. Do you know that nature recycles, too? One of the things that nature (62) ….. is water. Water goes from oceans, lakes, and rivers into the air. Water falls from the air as (63)….. or snow. Rain and snow eventually find their way back to the oceans. Nature’s recycling program for water is (64)….. the water cycle. The water cycle has four stages: storage, evaporation, precipitation, and run-off. Water on Earth gets stored (65)….. oceans, lakes, rivers, ice, and even underground. Water goes from storage into the atmosphere by a process called evaporation. When water evaporates, it changes from a liquid (66)….. a gas, called water vapor. Water vapor goes up into (67)…... atmosphere. Water returns to the Earth as precipitation in rain or snow by changing into drops of water (68)….. the air gets cold enough. Clouds are collections (69)…..water droplets. Most precipitation falls into the oceans and goes right back into storage. Water that falls on land always flows from (70)….. places to low ones. This flow is called run-off. Water from land flows into streams. Streams join together to make (71)….. and eventually the water flows into storage in the oceans. Then the water cycle starts all over again. 62........................................................... 63................................................................... 64........................................................... 65................................................................... 66........................................................... 67................................................................... 68........................................................... 69................................................................... 70........................................................... 71................................................................... II. Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D. The purpose of advertising is to (72)….. people to buy things. Nowadays, (73)….., advertisers don’t attempt to sell a product to everybody; they try to target the product at a particular segment or group of the population. Market research attempts to identify these people and the products they need. Most products have a (74)….. name and advertisers aim, through promotion and publicity, to turn these into recognizable brands. This gives the product an imaginary added (75) ….. which somehow convinces people it is worth paying extra for. Once an (76)…..agency has been commissioned by a producer, it will set about organizing an advertising campaign. Slogans will be invented, advertising copy will be written and the Media Planning and Buying department will work out which media will be best (77)…..for the particular niche the product is (78)…..at. The advertiser will try to position the product relative to its rivals and will point out its. 4.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(18)</span> (79)….. and superiority. (80)….. products are often international, advertising tends to (81)….. quite different in different countries, often falling back on stereotype images for each national market. 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. 77. 78. 79. 80. 81.. A. make A. although A. brand A. price A. old A. paid A. thrown A. errors A. Very A. have. B. persuade B. well B. ancient B. value B. other B. rewarded B. shot B. size B. Although B. be. C. try C. but C. bad C. personal C. estate C. suited C. aimed C. advantages C. Well C. come. D. sell D. however D. excellent D. government D. advertising D. engineered D. regarded D. disadvantages D. Nevertheless D. fall. 72. ..................... 73. ................. 74. ................. 75. .................. 76. ............... 77. ..................... 78. ................. 79. ................. 80. .................. 81. ............... III. Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each question. Mozart, who was born on January 27th, 1756 in the Australia city of Salzburg, was neither the first nor the last child prodigy, but he was certainly the greatest. He was born into a moderately prosperous family where his unmatched musical genius made itself known extremely early. Mozart began learning to play harpsichord at three and his earliest known work was composed in 1761 when he was five, the age at which he also first appeared in public. From the age of six, when his father took him on the first foreign tour, Mozart toured the courts and musical centers of Austria, Germany, France, England, Holland, Switzerland and Italy. It has been calculated that Mozart spent almost a third of his short life – he died at the age of thirty-five – travelling. As Mozart matured, he continued to tour and give concerts. Mozart also wrote a lot of operas. His first opera, Mitridate, Re Di Ponto, was performed in Milan when he was 14, and it was his first success in the theatre. 82. How rich was Mozart’s family? A. Very rich B. As rich as a financial C. Not very rich D. Very poor 83. When did he take the step into the world of music as a composer? A. When he was three B. When he was five C. When he was fourteen D. When he was thirty-five 84. What did he do on his first tour to some major European countries? A. He made so much sightseeing B. He toured the courts and musical centres C. He toured only D. He did nothing 85. Why is it possible to name Mozart “A travelling composer”? A. Because he spent almost a third of his short life travelling. B. Because he liked travelling a lot. C. Because he never travelled. D. Because he had good imagination. 86. What expression in the passage means “an exceptionally clever child”? A. A child normal B. A child clever C. A child prodigy D. A child playing harpsichord 82........................................................... 83................................................................... 84........................................................... 85................................................................... 86.......................................................... 5.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(19)</span> SECTION D: WRITING I. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the one printed before it. 87. “How much do you think it will cost?” he said to me. He asked me………………………………………………………………………………………….. 88. Mr. Brown’s team has lost the game. He looks very sad. Mr. Brown whose …………………………………………………………………………………….. 89. It takes Minh two hours to do his homework every day. Minh spends …………………………………………………………………………………………... 90. We were late for school because of the heavy rain. Because it ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 91. It’s two years since I last spoke to her. I haven’t ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 92. Going swimming in the river in the summer is interesting. It ………………………………………………………………………………………………..……… 93. In spite of the bad weather, they had a wonderful holiday. Although …………………………………………………………………………………..…………… II. Complete each of the following sentences, using the words given. 94. If/ it/ not rain/ tomorrow/ I/ go/ camping/ my friends. ………………………………………..………………………………….………………………………… 95. I/ never/ travel/ by/ air/ before. ………………………………………………………………………………………………..……………. 96. The students/ study/ for/ exam/ the moment. …………………………………………………………………………………………………..…………. 97. It/ be/ such/ cold day/ we/ decide/ not/ go out. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…. 98. Tom/ always/ coming/ home/ late/ so/ mother/ be/ angry. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..………. 99. You/ never/ regret/ do/ kind action. ……………………………………………………………………………………………..………………. 100. I/ keen/ play/ piano. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Total mark: 100: 10 = 10 The end 6.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(20)</span> ANSWER KEYS Së Gi¸o dôc vµ §µo t¹o Th¸i Nguyªn Kú thi tuyÓn sinh líp 10 THPT Chuyªn n¨m häc 2012 – 2013. M«n thi: TiÕng anh (dµnh cho thÝ sinh thi vµo chuyªn tiếng Nga, tiếng Trung và tiếng Ph¸p) Ngµy thi: 30/6/2012 Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) §Ò chÝnh thøc (Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi theo h-ớng dẫn d-ới mỗi câu) §iÓm B»ng sè. Gi¸m kh¶o sè 1 (hä tªn, ch÷ ký). Gi¸m kh¶o sè 2 (hä tªn, ch÷ ký). Sè ph¸ch (do chñ tÞch H§ ghi). B»ng ch÷. Bài thi này gồm có 6 trang được đánh số từ 1 - 6. Thí sinh kiểm tra số tờ bài thi trước khi làm bài. SECTION A: PHONETICS Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. Example: 00. A. man B. bad C. many D. manage Answer: 00. C 01. A. proud 02. A. market 03. A. entrance 04. A. problem 05. A. claimed 06. A. health 07. A. tidal 08. A. though 09. A. thunder 10. A. teenager. B. about B. department B. paddy B. love B. warned B. appear B. sight B. throw B. erupt B. message. C. around C. card C. bamboo C. box C. occurred C. ready C. mineral C. through C. trust C. village. D. would D. scare D. banyan D. hobby D. existed D. heavy D. describe D. thought D. pull D. advantage. 01. ..................... 02. ................. 03. ................. 04. .................. 05. ............... 06. ..................... 07. ................. 08. ................. 09. .................. 10. ............... SECTION B: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY I. Choose the best word from A, B, C, or D that fits each blank. 11. The doctor …… me not to stay too late at night. A. advised B. suggested C. insisted D. forced 12. Tomorrow we’ll go to Noi Bai Airport to meet Maryam, ….. comes from Malaysia. A. who B. whom C. whose D. that 13. His house looks very large and beautiful. It is a …… house. A. seven-room B. seven-rooms C. seven room D. seven rooms 7.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(21)</span> 14. If you get up early, you ….. late for the meeting tomorrow. A. weren’t B. wouldn’t be C. aren’t 15. It’s very hot today. I wish I ….. on the beach now. A. am B. was C. were 16. Nobody went to the party, …….? A. does he B. do they C. didn’t they 17. ……. I was really tired, I couldn’t sleep. A. Even though B. So C. Therefore 18. I suggest …. some money for poor children. A. raise B. to raise C. raised 19. All the houses in the area …. immediately. A. has to rebuilt B. had to rebuild C. have to be rebuilt 20. Mr. Long said that he ….. in Ho Chi Minh City. A. lived B. is living C. has lived 21. ……. Friday morning, there is a meeting between 9 a.m and 11 a.m. A. In B. For C. On 22. She was sick yesterday, …….she was absent from school. A. since B. so C. because 23. To get a passport, you must send in your birth …..and two photos. A. certificate B. license C. paper 24. Each of the guests …..a bunch of flowers. A. are given B. is given C. were given 25. His business is growing so fast that he must take …..more workers. A. up B. on C. in 26. You are late again, please try to be …..in the future. A. accurate B. punctual C. efficient 27. They could find no ….of the missing car despite an extensive search. A. clue B. remnant C. indication 28. It is too early in the …..to expect many visitors to the town. A. term B. season C. time 29. The stolen jewels were …..a lot of money. A. valued B. cost C. priced 30. ……, after trying three times, he passed the examination. A. Lastly B. Last of all C. Last. D. won’t be D. had been D. did they D. Because of D. raising D. have to rebuild D. will live D. At D. but D. card D. give D. over D. reliable D. trace D. calendar D. worth D. At last. 11. ..................... 12. ................. 13. ................. 14. .................. 15. ............... 16. ..................... 17. ................. 18. ................. 19. .................. 20. ............... 21. ..................... 22. ................. 23. ................. 24. .................. 25. ............... 26. ..................... 27. ................. 28. ................. 29. .................. 30. ............... II. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets. 31. I (meet)…….John before I was in Paris. 32. Baird (produce)…… the first TV pictures in 1926, didn’t he? 33. We (not use)….. the machine for ages. 34. If Hoa had much money, she (travel)….. around the world. 35. The statue was broken while it (move) ….. to another room in the museum. 36. While they were laying tables, he (listen) ….to the radio. 31. had met. 32. produced. 33. haven't / have not used. 34. would travel. 8.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(22)</span> 35. was moved/ was being moved. 36. was listening. III. Give the correct form of the words in brackets. 37. The old theater of our city is being enlarged and ………. 38. ……should complain if they are not satisfied with the service they receive. 39. The Kimonos are described as Japanese ………… dresses. 40. You can never be sure what he is going to do. He is so………… 41. He said: “Good morning,” in a most …... way. 42. Despite having a good qualification, she found it ……..hard to find a job. 43. This plan should ……..the problem of traffic congestion in the city. 44. If you are stressed, try to relax and spend some time on ……. 45. Before using the camcorder, you should spend time reading the ……carefully. 46. People want love stories with happy …… 37. modernised/ modernized. 38. Consemers. 39. traditional. 40. unpredictable. 41. friendly. 42. extremely. 43. ease. 44. entertainment. 45. instructions. 46. endings. (modern) (consume) (tradition) (predict) (friend) (extreme) (easy) (entertain) (instruct) (end). IV. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable preposition. 47. We’re always proud ……your success. 48. A: “Shall we go for a picnic tomorrow?” B: “It depends ….the weather.” 49. I’m looking ……to seeing you. 50. His breakfast consists ….dry bread and a cup of tea. 51. Who is going to look …..the children while you are away? 52. I’m going ….for a few days so don’t give me any more work. 53. He is not concerned ….. the youth movements. 47.......of.................. 48......on.................... 49........forward............. 50.......of.................. 51......after.................. 52....away..................... 53......with.............. V. Each of the following sentences has a mistake. Find and correct it. 54. I met a lot of interesting people while I was studying at Ho Chi Minh City. A B C D 55. If I were you, I didn’t buy that expensive car. A B C D 56. Mr. Thanh, who sing English songs very well, is my teacher of English. A B C D 57. My father asked us not to spending too much time playing computer games. A B C D 58. Ba can play the piano more better than his friends can. A B C D 59. We can save nature resources by using solar energy. 9.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(23)</span> A B C D 60. I saw the men, the women, and the cattle which went to the field. A B C D 61. Look at the two dictionarys and you will see they are the same in some ways. A B C D Example. The thief asked her handing over her money. A B C D C  to hand 54. D -> in. 55. C -> wouldn't. 56. B -> sings. 57. B -> not to spend. 58. C -> better. 59. B -> natural resources. 60. C -> that. 61. A -> two dictionaries. SECTION C: READING I. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to complete the following passage. Maybe you recycle cans, glass, and paper. Do you know that nature recycles, too? One of the things that nature (62) ….. is water. Water goes from oceans, lakes, and rivers into the air. Water falls from the air as (63)….. or snow. Rain and snow eventually find their way back to the oceans. Nature’s recycling program for water is (64)….. the water cycle. The water cycle has four stages: storage, evaporation, precipitation, and run-off. Water on Earth gets stored (65)….. oceans, lakes, rivers, ice, and even underground. Water goes from storage into the atmosphere by a process called evaporation. When water evaporates, it changes from a liquid (66)….. a gas, called water vapor. Water vapor goes up into (67)…... atmosphere. Water returns to the Earth as precipitation in rain or snow by changing into drops of water (68)….. the air gets cold enough. Clouds are collections (69)…..water droplets. Most precipitation falls into the oceans and goes right back into storage. Water that falls on land always flows from (70)….. places to low ones. This flow is called run-off. Water from land flows into streams. Streams join together to make (71)….. and eventually the water flows into storage in the oceans. Then the water cycle starts all over again. 62............recycles.................................. 63.................rain................................................ 64...........called....................................... 65.................in.................................................. 66............into........................................... 67.................the.................................................. 68.............when/ as................................. 69.................of..................................................... 70.............high....................................... 71...................river............................................. II. Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D. The purpose of advertising is to (72)….. people to buy things. Nowadays, (73)….., advertisers don’t attempt to sell a product to everybody; they try to target the product at a particular segment or group of the population. Market research attempts to identify these people and the products they need. Most products have a (74)….. name and advertisers aim, through promotion and publicity, to turn these into recognizable brands. This gives the product an imaginary added (75) ….. which somehow convinces people it is worth paying extra for. Once an (76)…..agency has been commissioned by a producer, it will set about organizing an advertising campaign. Slogans will be invented, advertising copy will be written and the Media Planning 10.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(24)</span> and Buying department will work out which media will be best (77)…..for the particular niche the product is (78)…..at. The advertiser will try to position the product relative to its rivals and will point out its (79)….. and superiority. (80)….. products are often international, advertising tends to (81)….. quite different in different countries, often falling back on stereotype images for each national market. 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. 77. 78. 79. 80. 81.. A. make A. although A. brand A. price A. old A. paid A. thrown A. errors A. Very A. have. B. persuade B. well B. ancient B. value B. other B. rewarded B. shot B. size B. Although B. be. C. try C. but C. bad C. personal C. estate C. suited C. aimed C. advantages C. Well C. come. D. sell D. however D. excellent D. government D. advertising D. engineered D. regarded D. disadvantages D. Nevertheless D. fall. 72. ..................... 73. ................. 74. ................. 75. .................. 76. ............... 77. ..................... 78. ................. 79. ................. 80. .................. 81. ............... III. Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each question. Mozart, who was born on January 27th, 1756 in the Australia city of Salzburg, was neither the first nor the last child prodigy, but he was certainly the greatest. He was born into a moderately prosperous family where his unmatched musical genius made itself known extremely early. Mozart began learning to play harpsichord at three and his earliest known work was composed in 1761 when he was five, the age at which he also first appeared in public. From the age of six, when his father took him on the first foreign tour, Mozart toured the courts and musical centers of Austria, Germany, France, England, Holland, Switzerland and Italy. It has been calculated that Mozart spent almost a third of his short life – he died at the age of thirty-five – travelling. As Mozart matured, he continued to tour and give concerts. Mozart also wrote a lot of operas. His first opera, Mitridate, Re Di Ponto, was performed in Milan when he was 14, and it was his first success in the theatre. 87. How rich was Mozart’s family? A. Very rich B. As rich as a financial C. Not very rich D. Very poor 88. When did he take the step into the world of music as a composer? A. When he was three B. When he was five C. When he was fourteen D. When he was thirty-five 89. What did he do on his first tour to some major European countries? A. He made so much sightseeing B. He toured the courts and musical centres C. He toured only D. He did nothing 90. Why is it possible to name Mozart “A travelling composer”? A. Because he spent almost a third of his short life travelling. B. Because he liked travelling a lot. C. Because he never travelled. D. Because he had good imagination. 91. What expression in the passage means “an exceptionally clever child”? A. A child normal B. A child clever C. A child prodigy D. A child playing harpsichord 82........................................................... 83................................................................... 11.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(25)</span> 84........................................................... 85................................................................... 86.......................................................... SECTION D: WRITING I. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the one printed before it. 87. “How much do you think it will cost?” he said to me. He asked me how much I thought it would cost. 88. Mr. Brown’s team has lost the game. He looks very sad. Mr. Brown, whose team has lost the game, looks very sad. 89. It takes Minh two hours to do his homework every day. Minh spends two hours doing his homework every day. 90. We were late for school because of the heavy rain. Because it rained heavily, we were late for school. 91. It’s two years since I last spoke to her. I haven’t spoken to her for two years. 92. Going swimming in the river in the summer is interesting. It is interesting to go swimming in the river in the summer. 93. In spite of the bad weather, they had a wonderful holiday. Although the weather was bad, they had a wonderful holiday. II. Complete each of the following sentences, using the words given. 94. If/ it/ not rain/ tomorrow/ I/ go/ camping/ my friends. If it does not rain tomorrow, I will go camping with my friends. 95. I/ never/ travel/ by/ air/ before. I have never travelled by air before. 96. The students/ study/ for/ exam/ the moment. The students are studying for the/ their exam at the moment. 97. It/ be/ such/ cold day/ we/ decide/ not/ go out. It was such a cold day that we decided not to go out. 98. Tom/ always/ coming/ home/ late/ so/ mother/ be/ angry. Tom is always coming home late, so his mother is angry. 99. You/ never/ regret/ do/ kind action. You will never regret doing a kind action. 100. I/ keen/ play/ piano. I am keen on playing the piano. Total mark: 100: 10 = 10 The end 12.

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