SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN
CAO BẰNG NĂM HỌC 2021-2022
ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
(Đề thi có 05 trang) (Dành cho thí sinh vào chuyên Anh)
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề
PHONETICS
Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others in
each group.
1. A. champagne B. exchange C. chance D. reach
2. A. ragged B. naked C. learned D. played
Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others.
3. A. valuable B. entertain C. honesty D. mountain
4. A. deposit B. festival C. institute D. resident
GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following sentences.
5. I am afraid that these regulations have to be ___________ with.
A. complied B. provided C. face D. met
6. I must think that matter over carefully before I answer you.
A. remember B. decide C. consider D. memorize
7. I have ___________ down on salt and fat in my diet because they are not good for my health.
A. cut B. put C. got D. gone
8. - John: “I didn’t pass my driving test”
- Daisy: “___________”
A. Better luck next time B. So poor
C. Congratulations D. That was nice of them
9. He said that he ___________ badly sick since he returned from abroad.
A. had been B. has been C. was D. would be
10. Judo was ___________ developed in Japan in the late 19th century.
A. origin B. original C. originally D. originated
Complete the following sentences with the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets.
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11. I really wish I (invite) ___________ her to the party but I didn’t.
12. Not only Tom (visit) ___________ us but he also brought us many presents.
13. Less than half of the cans of paint (use) ___________ up to now.
14. I’d rather you (not tell) ___________ him the truth.
15. On their next anniversary, Peter and Jenny (be) ___________ married for 20 years.
Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the words in capital.
16. My elder brother has taken part in different charity activities in his town and has been nominated as the
most effective ___________ in the town charity program. (ACT)
17. Ba reads short stories in English every day to ___________ his vocabulary. (RICH)
18. Many people consider good luck charms foolish and ___________. (REASON)
19. Some guests arrived ___________ and caused trouble to the hostess. (EXPECT)
20. The climbers came down from Mount Everest with fingers so ___________ that they clinked like glass.
(FREEZE)
Complete each of the following sentences using the correct form of phrasal verb from the box.
live on look through pass down set off turn down
close down come back deal with get up keep up with
21. We’ll ___________ for Khuoi Ki village at 8 o’clock and arrive at 9 o’clock.
22. The government must now ___________ the preservation of traditional craft villages.
23. Many foreign tourists decided to ___________ Cao Bang for another holiday.
24. He has ___________ the report and found nothing interesting.
25. These traditional stories have been ___________ from parents to children over many generations.
There is one mistake in each sentence. UNDERLINE and CORRECT it.
26. Tom’s very good at science when his brother is absolutely hopeless.
27. Modern farms are much larger than that of former times.
28. A good artist like a good engineer learns as much from their mistakes as from successes.
29. It was such a complication problem that nobody could solve it.
30. Mary told me that it was the loveliest gift she has ever received.
READING
Read the following passage and fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word.
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Miss Darby was one of those people who never (31) ___________ anything away. “You never know
when you might need it” was one of her favorite (32) ___________. She lived by herself in a large Victorian
house across the road from us.
Although I never went to her house, I knew it was full of antique furniture, Persian carpets and so on.
In every room, there (33) ___________ dozens of paintings so that her house was like an art (34)
___________. I remember my father saying that she was a “Staffordshire Darby”, but I had no idea of what
he meant. I found out years later that the Darby family had made their money from coal-mining in
Staffordshire. We used to make stories about her. My sister, Alice, who was a romantic girl, told us that Miss
Darby once had a lover, but he walked out one day and she (35) ___________ saw him again!
Read the passage below and choose the best answer from A, B, C or D.
If we took a look at how people in Europe communicated just one hundred years ago, we would be
very surprised to find out that English was hardly used outside the United Kingdom. The language most
commonly used between people of different nationalities, and particularly the aristocracy, was French. In
fact, French was the language of diplomacy, culture and education. However, that is not the case nowadays.
English has replaced French as the international language of communication. Today, there are more people
who speak English as a second language than people who speak it as a first language.
There are many reasons why English has become the language of international communication.
Britain’s colonization of many parts of the world had something to do with it, but it is mainly due to
America’s rise to the position of major world power. This helped spread popular American culture
throughout the world bringing the language with it.
But is it good that English has spread to all parts of the world so quickly? Language specialists seem
to be divided over this issue. There are those who claim that it is important to have a language that the
people in our increasingly globalized world have in common. According to others, English is associated with
a particular culture and therefore promotes that culture at the expense of others. Linguists have suggested
“Esperanto”, an artificially put-together language, as a solution to international communication problems but
without success. So English will continue being the world language until some other language, maybe
Chinese, which is the most widely-spoken native language in the world, takes over as the world’s
international language instead of English.
36. What is chiefly responsible for the growth in popularity of English?
A. Britain’s becoming an international power.
B. The French losing many colonies.
C. American’s becoming powerful.
D. The development of American culture.
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37. What is meant by “the language of diplomacy”?
A. The language used by ordinary people.
B. The language used by the English and the French.
C. The language used by the aristocracy.
D. The language used by governments.
38. What is true according to the passage?
A. The linguists don’t like Esperanto.
B. Esperanto is difficult to learn.
C. Esperanto is not a natural language.
D. Esperanto is becoming more and more popular.
39. The linguists’ opinion on the spread of English is ___________.
A. split B. positive C. negative D. undecided
40. The author believes that ___________.
A. English is easier to learn than Chinese
B. English will probably be replaced as an international language.
C. Chinese is going to be the next language of international communication
D. Chinese is growing in popularity among non-native speakers.
WRITING
Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed
above it.
41. They tried hard so that they would pass the exam.
→ With .............................................................................................................................................................
42.Could you deliver the goods to my office?
→ Could I........................................................................................................................................................?
43. Foreigners find it difficult to use chopsticks.
→ Foreigners are ..............................................................................................................................................
44. Although the traffic was bad, I arrived on time.
→ In..................................................................................................................................................................
45. Bean gets on well with most of his colleagues.
→ Bean has ......................................................................................................................................................
Make all the changes and additions necessary to produce, from the following Series words and
phrases, sentences which together make a meaningful speech.
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46. We/ be/ close friends/ because/ have/ many things/ common.
→.......................................................................................................................................................................
47. The driver flash/ his car light several times/ indicate he wished/ overtake.
→ .....................................................................................................................................................................
48. Neither/ there excitement/ entertainment/ this small old town.
→ .....................................................................................................................................................................
49. I/ be used/ get up early/ so/ not mind/ leave/ 6 o’clock/ morning.
→ .....................................................................................................................................................................
50. Not/ have/ previous/ experience/ Tom/ not stand/ chance/ job.
→ .....................................................................................................................................................................
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