SỞ GIÁO ĐỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI VÀO LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN LAM SƠN

THANH HÓA Năm học: 2020-2021

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
(Đề dùng cho thí sinh thi vào lớp chuyên Anh)
Ngày thi: 18 tháng 07 năm 2020
(Để thi gồm có 08 trang, 05 phần) Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)
PART A: LISTENING (10 points)
 Bài nghe gồm 2 phần, mỗi phần được nghe 2 lần.
 Thi sinh có 2 phút để hoàn chỉnh bài sau khi kết thúc 2 phần nghe.
 Mọi hướng dẫn cho thi sinh đã có trong để thi.
I. You will hear a man who is looking for a new apartment to rent talking to a landlady who is
showing him round an apartment. Complete the form below. Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD
for each answer on your answer sheet. (5 pts)

NEW APARTMENT
Landlady's name: Mary Jones
General + partly furnished
+ no (1) ___________ are allowed
Kitchen + nice and big
+ old but (2) ___________ dishwasher
+ there is a new (3) ___________
Lounge + some shelves will be built soon
Bedroom + good clothes storage
+ need to bring a (4) ___________
Bathroom + there is a (5) ___________
+ the water is heated by gas

II. Listen to a conversation between a boy, Tom, and his sister, Clare, about school. Then decide
whether each of the following statements is True (T) or False (F). Write the answers on your answer
sheet. (5 pts)

6. Clare thinks their father will be pleased by Tom's news. T/ F

7. Tom believes he can manage both swimming and school work. T/ F
8. Tom's teacher thinks Tom is clever. T/ F
9. Clare thinks it is a bad idea to take a friend's advice. T/ F
10. Tom will ask for his father's advice tonight. T/ F
 PART B: PHONETICS (5 points)
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in the
same line and write A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. (3 pts)
11. A. educate B. eliminate C. certificate D. dedicate
12. A. expand B. vacancy C. applicant D. category
13. A. chorus B. chaos C. orchard D. orchestra

II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others in the same line and
write A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. (2 pts)
14. A. profession B. consequence C. international D. objective
I5, A. obligatory B. geographical C. substantial D. undergraduate

PART C: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (40 points)

I. Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Write the answers on your answer sheet. (7pts)
16. It is vitally important that the order (cancel) ___________ immediately.
17. I was thrilled (award) ___________ a prize in such a big competition.
18. Look! The rain has spoiled our furniture. You (close) ___________ all the windows last night.
19. Stylishly (decorate) ___________ with beautiful ornaments, the house costs a huge sum of money.
20. In a few minutes' time, when the clock strikes six, I (wait) ___________ for you here.
21. So fast the thief (run) ___________ that the police couldn't catch him.
22. (grasp) ___________ what I meant, he got down to work.

II. Supply the correct form of the words in capital. Write the answers on your answer sheet. (8 pts)
23. Luckily, my backpack is ___________so my clothes didn't get wet. (WATER)
24. Politeness is one thing. Real kindness is another. You must learn to (DIFFER)
___________ between the two.
25. The road was icy but she stopped the car ___________. (EXPERT)
26. It's certainly ___________ not being able to speak English and use a (ADVANTAGE)
computer nowadays.
27. Hundreds of unemployed ___________ could be pushed back towards crime (PRISON)
by the closure of job training programs.
28. The problems of children's ___________ at school have worried both parents (ATTEND)
and teachers.
29. Since drunken driving is dangerous the government has decided to (LAW)
___________ it, hoping to reduce road accidents.
30. According to the scientists, an estimated 40 to 45 percent of people with (SYMPTOM)
Covid-19 may be ___________ throughout the world.
III. The passage below contains 5 mistakes (from questions 31 to 35). Find out the mistakes and
write the correct answers on your answer sheet. (5 pts)

Example: line 1: length → long

1 Keeping food for length periods of time was a huge problem. This proved especially
2 crucial during times when agriculture production was severely limited by weather or crop
3 failure. People commonly used ice to keep food fresh but, of course, ice itself melts
4 relatively quickly. In 1859, an American, John Mason, invented a glass jar in a metal
5 screw – on lid, creating a perfect seal and making it possible to preserve food that would
6 previously not have remained edible. Manson's jar is still in use throughout the world.
7 An even more successful method for keeping food by canning it in metal containers was
8 perfect between 1870 and 1920 by an Englishman Bryan Donkin. This preserved food
9 beautiful, though the early iron cans were expensive, heavy and difficult to open. A
10 breakthrough came in the 1880s with the development of lighter materials that also
11 enabled massive production of cans.

IV. Choose the word/ phrase that best fits the gap in each of the following sentences and write A, B,
C or D on your answer sheet. (20 pts)

36. Unless you give up smoking, you'll ___________ the risk of damaging your health.
A. bear B. suffer C. make D. run
37. We'll _____ a fortune if we can manage to secure trading partner in Japan.
A. make B. take C. do D. have
38. The unscrupulous salesman ______ the old couple out of their life savings.
A. swindled B. deprived C. robbed D. extracted
39. They had a four-day holiday, then began work _________
A. on end B. out of bounds C. in earnest D. in proportions
40. As we've been discussing for two hours without any solution, I'd like to __________ my solution to
this problem.
A. come up B. bring down C. take in D. put forward
41. Chris is a real introvert in contrast _________ his brother Tom.
A. with B. by C. to D. against
42. We are going to donate clothes and food to the children, ___________ were the victims of the
earthquake last week.
A. whose their parents B. whose parents C. the parents of them D. parents whose
43. I have had some summer jobs but I have never been _________ employed.
A. ever B. occasionally C. rarely D. permanently
44. Where do you think his new enthusiasm __________ from?
A. sources B. springs C. traces D. leaps
45. Andy and Kitty are talking:
Andy: "I've been offered $ 550 for a stereo. Should I take it or wait for a better one?
Kitty: "Take the S550. _______________”
A. Actions speak louder than words B. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
C. Kill two birds with one stone D. The early bird catches the worm
46. The activities of the international marketing researcher are frequently much broader than
___________.
A. the domestic marketer has B. the domestic marketer does
C. those of the domestic marketer D. that which has the domestic marketer
47. It's a pity that the children can't choose what to learn at that school, ________?
A. is it B. isn't it C. can't they D. can they
48. Anne and John are talking to each other when he comes to her house.
Anne: "Make yourself at home." - John: "______”
A. It's very kind of you. Thank you. B. Not at all. Don't mention it.
C. Thanks! Same to you. D. Yes, can I help you?
49. ________ wearing a facemask, regular hand washing is effective in the prevention of coronavirus
infection.
A. As long as B. As well as C. In addition D. Beside
50. Surely the whole _____________ of learning a language is to be able to use it.
A. aim B. goal C. reason D. point
51. There are hundreds of fruits in Vietnam and _________ of them grow in summer.
A. most B. almost C. mostly D. the most
52. ___________ that gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill and that the California Gold Rush began.
A. Because in 1848 B. That in 1848 C. In 1848 that it was D. It was in 1848
53. Despite the financial problems, she managed to ________her possession.
A. catch up with B. hold on to C. come up against D. stand in for
54. ______ success and downfalls that we experience in our lives help create who we become.
A. A B. An C. The D. 
55. I can't write that kind of letter unless I' m in the right _____of mind.
A. frame B. way C. set D. turn

PART D: READING (30 points)

1. Read the following passage then fill in each gap with ONE suitable word (from questions 56 to
65). Write the answers on your answer sheet. (10 pts)

EXERCISE AND HAPPINESS

There is evidence to show that regular exercise and sport are associated not only with physical
fitness but also with a lower incidence of depression. Scientists have been conducting research to
discover why people who exercise on a regular (56) ______ frequently report that physical activity
improves their mood, making them feel calmer and (57) ______ apprehensive. Explanations (58)
_______ to precisely why it is mood-enhancing (59) ______ with some researchers arguing that
exercise may be acting as a diversion (60) ______ negative thoughts, while others claim that it is
developing a (61) ____ of a new skill that is the most significant factor.
In addition, is undeniably true that the social (62) ________ which participation in sporting
activities often involves also plays its part in mood enhancement.
(63) ________ the reasons may be why vigorous activity should have (64) ______ a powerful
effect on how people feel, it has been shown that exercise is as potent as any medication (65) _______
depression.
II. Read the text and choose the most suitable word from the ones given below to fill in each gap
(from questions 66 to 75). Write A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet. (10 pts)
A FUTURE IN THE DARK
For many of us, we are working, travelling and shopping in hours that used to be (66) _________ for
relaxation and sleep. But according to the results of test being (67) ____ by scientists, we are no longer
getting enough darkness in our lives. In fact, research shows that a (68) ______ number of health and
environmental problems are due to a loss of darkness.
Life has evolved with a day/night cycle. People who go (69) ______ are this day/night rhythm will
notice an adverse impact on their immune systems, and that's not a good sign. We are creating a
conflict between what our mind wants, and what our (70) ________ body clock prepares us for. Some
experts explain that our biological clock is similar to the conductor of an orchestra, with the multiple
rhythms of the body (71) _______ the various orchestra sections.

The body clock is (72) _________ on the light/dark cycle and it governs us for every (73)
_________ of activity and rest in our lives. It ensures that all our various internal systems are working
together- this is its sole (74) _________. By moving to (75) _____, not taking into account the dark
side, we will effectively be throwing away the advantages of evolution, whether we care to admit it or
not.
66. A. conserved B. reserved C. upheld D. defended
67. A. carried up B. carried through C. carried out D. carried off
68. A. booming B. raising C. growing D. boosting
69. A. down B. without C. through D. behind
70. A. internal B. interior C. inner D. inside
71. A. describing B. corresponding C. expressing D. representing
72. A. founded B. based C. decided D. established
73. A. prospect B. attitude C. position D. type
74. A. purpose B. reason C. project D. desire
75. A. living 24-hour B. 24-hourly living C. 24-hours living D. 24-hour living
III. Read the passage and choose the best answer to each question that follows (from questions 76 to
80). Write A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet. (5 pts)

Ralph Earl was born into a Connecticut farm family in 1751. He chose early to become a painter
and looked for what training was available in his home state and Boston. Earl was one of the first
American artists to paint landscapes. Among his first paintings were scenes from the Revolutionary
war battles of Lexington and Concord. In 1778, Earl went to London to study with Benjamin West for
four years.

When Earl returned to the United States, he was jailed for fourteen months for outstanding debts.
While still a prisoner, he painted portraits of some of New York's city most elegant society women and
their husbands. After his release, he took up the trade of itinerant portrait painter, working his way
through southern New England and New York. Earl didn't flatter his subjects, but his portraits showed
a deep understanding of them, perhaps because he had sprung from the same root.

Among Earl's most famous paintings is his portrait of Justice Oliver Ellsworth and his wife,
Abigail. To provide counterpoint to the severity of the couple, he accurately details the relative luxury
of the Ellsworth's interior furnishings. The view through the window behind Earl's painting is
something of an anomaly. Reclining Hunter, which for many years was attributed to Thomas
Gainsborough, show a well-dressed gentleman resting beneath a tree. In the foreground, he displays a
pile of birds, the result of a day's hunt. The viewer can also see a farmer's donkey lying in the
background, another of the hunter's victims. This outrageously funny portrait couldn't have been
commissioned-no one would have wanted to be portrayed in such an absurd way. However, this
painting uncharacteristically shows Earl's wit as well as his uncommon technical skills.

76. What is the author's main purpose?

A. To discuss the life and the work of an American painter.
B. To compare the art of Ralph Earl and Thomas Gainsborough.
C. To trace Ralph Earl's artistic influences.
D. To describe the art scene in New York in the late eighteen century.
77. The word "itinerant" in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to
A. successful B. talented C. innovative D. travelling
78. According to the passage, one of the distinguishing features of the portrait of Oliver and Abigail
Ellsworth is the contrast between ________.
A. the two styles used to paint the two figures
B. the sunlit fields and the dark interior
C. the plainness of the figures and the luxury of the furnishing
D. the straight fences and the curving Connecticut river
79. Why does the author refer to Reclining Hunter as "something of an anomaly" in the third
paragraph?
A. It is so severe. B. It is quite humorous.
C. It shows Earl's talent. D. It was commissioned.
80. The author's attitude toward Ralph Earl is _______
A. antagonistic B. neutral C. admiring D. unflattering
IV. Read the following passage and choose the most suitable phrase from A -G to fill in each from
questions 81 to 85). There are two extra phrases that you don't need to use. Write the answers on
your answer sheet. (5 pts)
A. they went out in the midday sun
B. pass their entire lives without a single drop
C. lies in the combination of behavior and physiology
D. they are not emaciated
E. live in an accommodating environment
F. are the deer, the coyote, and the bobcat
G. they slept during the day
Since water is the basis of life, composing the greater part of the tissues of all living things, the
crucial problem of desert animals is to survive in a world where sources of flowing water are rare. And
since man's inexorable necessity is to absorb large quantities of water at frequent intervals, he can
scarcely comprehend that many creatures of the desert (81) ____________.
Uncompromising as it is, the desert has not eliminated life but only those forms unable to
withstand its desiccating effects. No moist- skinned, water-loving animals can exist there. Few large
animals are found. The giants of the North American desert (82) _______.
Since desert country is open, it holds more swift-footed running and leaping creatures than the
tangled forest. Its population is largely nocturnal, silent, filled with reticence, and ruled by wealth. Yet
(83) ___________. Having adapted to their austere environment, they are as healthy as animals
anywhere else in the word. The secret of their adjustment (84) _______. None could survive if, like
mad dogs and Englishmen, (85) _____; many would die in a matter of minutes. So most of them pass
the burning hours asleep in cool, humid burrows underneath the ground, emerging to hunt only by
night. The surface of the sun-baked desert averages around 150 degrees, but 18 inches down the
temperature is only 60 degrees.
PART E: WRITING (15 points)
I. Rewrite each of the following sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same.
Write the answers on your answer sheet. (5 pts)
86, "Nothing will persuade me to sleep in that haunted house," she said.
→ She flatly
87. Everybody was honored by the boss with the exception of one clerk.
→ All but
88. The last time there was such an exciting match was three months ago.
→ Not since
89. Natasha is much better than the other dancers in her age group.
→ Natasha stands
90. Bruce said that the situation at work was like a family argument.
→ Bruce likened

II. Paragraph writing (10 pts)

Write a paragraph about 150-180 words concerning the following topic:
Should students be taught online at home instead of going to school?

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