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CHUYÊN Môn thi:
TIẾNG ANH (CHUYÊN)

Ngày thi: 10 tháng 4 năm

2016
ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút
(Đề thi gồm 06 trang)

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PART II: PRONUNCIATION, VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR (35 points)

Questions 16-17: Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently
from that of the others. Write your answers into the box below.
16. A. hasty B. nasty C. tasty D. wastage
17. A. rough B. thought C. thorough D. through
Questions 18-20: Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that differs from the others in the position of the
primary stress. Write your answers into the box below.
18. A. B. psychological C. contributory D. hypersensitive
argumentative
19. A. compensate B. competence C. communist D. commitment
20. A. mysterious B. preferable C. modernity D. historical
Your answers:
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Questions 21-30: Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the following sentences.
Write your answers into the box below.
21. Although he was completely as a furniture maker, he produced the most beautiful chairs.
A. unable B. untrained C. incapable D. uneducated
22. There is no point in telephoning him. He‟s certain by now.
A. to leave B. to have left C. left D. having left
23. , dolphins have no sense of smell.
A. As known as far B. As far as is known
C. It is known as far D. Known as far as it is
24. When I finish writing this composition, I‟m going to and go to bed.
A. make time B. hit the day C. hit the big time D. call it a day
25. It could have been a lot worse there.
A. when he was not B. whether or not he had been
C. for he had not been D. had he not been
26. kind of organization throughout the world uses computers to conduct business.
A. Virtually every B. Virtually all C. Nearly most D. Nearly all
27. After a lengthy debate, the spokesman announced the board had a unanimous conclusion.
A. committed B. solved C. reached D. compromised
28. Not only in the project, but he also wanted to become the leader.
A. did Jack involve B. had Jack been involved
C. was Jack involved D. was involved Jack
29. The factory is closed today. The workers are strike because their demand increase
pay has not been met.
A. on – for – in B. in – for – in C. for – on – in D. on – in – for
30. snow that covers top of mountain is beautiful sight.
A. The – the – the – the B. The – the – the – a
C. Ø – the – the – the D. Ø – Ø – the – the
Your answers:
21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
26. 27. 28. 29. 30.
Questions 31-35: Find one word that can fill in the blank of the three given sentences. Write your
answers into the box below.
31.
a. An a day keeps a doctor away.
b. I am the of our parents‟ eye.
c. The doesn‟t fall far from the tree.
32.
a. They are looking at the of fish in the lake.
b. My younger brother is studying at a private .
c. A bus is very popular nowadays.
33.
a. Could you add this up for me? I'm not good at all with .
b. The cocktail party was attended by several well-known public .
c. Models have to watch their all the time so they eat very carefully.
34.
a. Anna in bed looking at the ceiling and wondering whether or not to get up.
b. I'm going to a dustsheet down on the floor and start painting the walls immediately.
c. Will you the table while I get the meal ready?
35.
a. Why don't more women for public office?
b. Does your car _ on unleaded petrol or diesel?
c. We are going to a series of advertisements in the local paper.
Your answers:
31. 32. 33. 34. 35.
Questions 36-45: Use the correct form of the bracketed word to complete the passage. (0) has been
done as an example. Write your answers into the box below.
What kind of education (0. EDUCATE), experience and background should we be giving our children? In a
(36. COMPETE) western economy, they need to be well-informed and (37.
KNOW). In a complex ever-changing modern world, it is (38. ARGUE) that the task of preparing the
next generation cannot be carried out within the (39. TRADITION) classroom framework, because
acquiring a proper education in this way is simply (40. POSSIBLE). This is where computer-aided
learning steps in, providing children with the skills that they will need in tomorrow‟s world, in a one-to-one learner-
center environment.
There are those who claim, however, that _ (41. EXCEED) exposure to computers may prove to
be harmful rather than (42. BENEFIT) to children and that is more (43. PRODUCE) for education to
take place in the classroom. They say that, although computers seem to hold a (44. RESIST) appeal for some
people, particularly young children, it is (45. PREFER) for children to have a person, rather than
a machine, for a teacher.
Your answers:
36. 37. 38. 39. 40.
41. 42. 43. 44. 45.
Questions 46-50: Replace each underlined verb with the correct form of a synonymous phrasal verb in
the box. There are two extra ones that you do not need to use. Write your answers into the box below.
come into turn in draw up let on
make out take after turn down
46. Before we do anything else, we ought to prepare a plan of action.
47. It was getting late so I decided to go to bed.
48. I believe that Diana has recently inherited a lot of money.
49. I was rejected from the army on the health ground.
50. I resemble my mother. She was small with blond hair and had a terrible memory too.
Your answers:
46. 47. 48. 49. 50.
PART III:READING COMPREHENSION (25 points)
Questions 51-55: You are going to read an extract from a magazine article about psychology. Five
paragraphs have been removed from the extract. Choose from the paragraphs A-F the one which fits
each gap (51- 55). There is one extra paragraph which you do not need to use. Write your answers
into the box below.

Unless you're a loner, you're probably a member of many different groups. Some are long lasting, like your family,
while others, such as a football crowd, are temporary. Every group functions in different ways but there are still some
common psychological features to any group.
(51)
Being part of a group changes the way you behave. The presence of others has a generally arousing effect on the
nervous system. This is natural-you don't know what they will do. They may move about, speak to you, or even attack
you, and your brain has to pay attention to all these messages. Having others around is just distracting. It divides your
attention, so you can't focus on the task in hand.
(52)
But when it comes to complex tasks, the prospect of not being evaluated may free you from anxiety, so encouraging
you to perform better. To test this, psychologists asked volunteers to carry out a complex computer task in separate
rooms. Some were told performance would be evaluated individually - causing performance anxiety - while others
were told the results would be averaged with the rest of the group. As expected, the second group did better than the
first.
(53)
The problem becomes even worse when individuals are disguised with war paint or uniforms. Analysis shows that the
more people there are in a mob, the greater the antisocial behaviour. Being 'submerged' within a group does have
many negative connotations but it's not always a bad thing. Instead of thinking about a rowdy mob, think of relaxing,
dancing and enjoying yourself at a party where you are also just a part of the crowd.
(54)
But surprisingly, research has shown that the use of this technique by groups isn't that effective in either the number or
quality of ideas generated. You get better results if you set people to work individually on a problem. We also tend to
assume that decisions made by groups are better than those made by individuals, which is why we form committees.
(55)
But any group can get a decision badly wrong because their thought processes can go awry. This is a process
psychologists call 'groupthink'. A close-knit group of advisers isolated from argument and criticism can grow to
believe they can do no wrong. The group then becomes more important than the individuals who are part of it.
Further, a leadership style which concentrates on the group rather than the individual can contribute to this.
For a group and its behaviour are shaped by who is in charge and the roles the other members play. A good front man
or woman is persuasive, not directive, communicates and speaks clearly, listens well and appeals to group members'
emotions and feelings as well as thoughts and ideas. Many, but not all, leaders show dominance in the group. But the
dominant person in the group doesn't always make the best leader, and it isn't necessarily true that having the smartest
people always makes for the most successful group.

A. This lack of individual accountability may lead to people letting go of their inhibitions - a process
known as 'deindividuation'. Sometimes this is dangerous, releasing violent and impulsive behaviours
that individuals would never dream of indulging in alone.

B. They have a need for power, characterised by talking a lot, wanting to be listened to and to make
decisions. In a group it can be easy to spot the dominant people. They make eye contact, point and
even touch people but don't encourage return gestures. Such behaviour studies have been key in
shaping business organisation.

C. For example, in general, humans are social animals, that's why we get together in groups in the first
place. Important elements of our individual identity come from being part of a group. Most people
enjoy being in a group - it's a way of forming emotionally satisfying relationships.

D. But it has to be a carefully selected team, not a randomly generated group, if creative decisions are to
be made. In fact, theory on team building has shown that it is better if people work in small teams of
complementary pairs. Big teams don't get anything done, even though people like them.

E. So, how does all this stimulation affect achievement? It has been argued that people do better on
simple well-rehearsed activities when they're with others than when they are alone. Also, if their
individual efforts within the group are not being monitored, there's a tendency to relax and merge
into the crowd.

F. Another positive feature of groups is that they generate ideas and opinions, and use these to make
decisions. That's why the modern trend in teaching is for students to work in small groups to prepare
presentations and why brainstorming is so popular in the work context.
Your answers:
51. 52. 53. 54. 55.

Questions 56-65: Read the following passage and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each
numbered blank. Write your answers into the box below.
A LOVE OF TRAVELLING
For Nigel Portman, a love of travelling began with what‟s (56) a „gap year‟. In common
with many other British teenagers, he chose to take a year out before (57) to study for his degree.
After doing various jobs to (58) some money, he left home to gain some experience of life in
different cultures, visiting America and Asia. The more adventurous the young person, the (59) the
challenge they are likely to set themselves for the gap year, and for some, like Nigel, it can (60) in
a thirst for adventure.
Now that his university course has (61) _ to an end, Nigel is just about to leave on a three- year
trip that will take him right around the world. What‟s more, he plans to make the whole journey using only means of
transport which are (62) by natural energy. In other words, he‟ll be (63) _
mostly on bicycles and his own legs; and when there‟s an
ocean to cross, he won‟t be taking a (64) cut by climbing aboard a plane, he‟ll be joining the crew of a
sailing ship (65) .
As well as doing some mountain climbing and other outdoor pursuits along the way, Nigel hopes to passon to
the people he meets the environmental message that lies behind the whole idea.
56. A called B. named C. referred D. Known
 57. A. settling down B. getting up C. taking over D. holding back
58. A. achieve B. raise C. advance D. win
59. A. stronger B. wider C. greater D. deeper
60. A. result B. lead C. cause D. create
61. A. come B. turned C. reached D. brought
62. A. pulled B. charged C. forced D. powered
63. A. attempting B. using C. relying D. trying
64. A. quick B. short C. brief D. swift
65. A. anyway B. alike C. instead D. Otherwise
Your answers:
56. 57. 58. 59. 60.
61. 62. 63. 64. 65.

Questions 66-75: Read the passage carefully, then fill in each blank with ONE
suitable word. Write your answers into the box below.

Students frequently complain (66) studying for hours on (67) _ and then not doing
well in their final exams. Many factors can (68) in poor performances: (69) illness or a
personal problem. Getting high grades can also put a terrible strain on students (70) don‟t want to
let their parents down.
Can students‟ knowledge be judged by a (71) exam? Certainly not! If we want to be fair,
students ought to be (72) on a regular basic. So does that mean more exams? Yes, but (73)
many written ones. In many countries, student do not have to take written exams (74)
they don‟t want to, they are (75)
to take oral ones instead. This seems to be fairer way of assessing understanding, not just testing it.
Your answers:
66. 67. 68. 69. 70.
71. 72. 73. 74. 75.
PART IV: WRITING (25 poitns)
Questions 76-80: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the
sentence printed before it.
76. We couldn‟t relax until all the guests had gone home.
⇨ Only
77. House prices have risen sharply this year.
⇨ There has
78. She furiously threw the book across the room.
⇨ Such

79. Experts think that all dogs evolved from wolves.

⇨ All dogs are

80. The northwest of Britain has more rain each year

than the southeast.
⇨ The annual
 TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN NGUYỄN HUỆ ĐỀ KIỂM TRA KIẾNTHỨC VÀO LỚP 10
THPT CHUYÊN
Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH (Điều kiện)
ĐỀ THI CHÍNH
THỨC Ngày thi:
08 tháng 05
năm 2016
Thời gian
làm bài:
120 phút

(Đề thi gồm: 07

trang)
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- Giám thị không giải thích gì thêm.

ĐIỂM GIÁM KHẢO 1 GIÁM KHẢO 2

Họ & tên: (Thống nhất) (Điểm/họ tên/chữ ký) (Điểm/họ tên/chữ ký)
SBD:
Phòng thi số:
Học sinh trường THCS:

PART I - PHONETICS, GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (5.5 pts)

I. Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. (0.5 pt)

1. A. dead B. leave C. creature D. teacher

2. A. succeed B. accept C. account D. accident
3. A. energy B. baggy C. deny D. primary
4. A. birthday B. within C. mouth D. thing
5. A. cause B. clause C. audience D. laugh
Your answers:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
II. Circle the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the following sentences. (2.0 pts)
6. They all laughed because the film was very .
A. amused B. amuse C. amusement D. amusing
7. His father, is a university professor, is very generous.
A. who B. that C. which D. whom
8. John bought a new dictionary, but he didn’t tell me how much .
A. did it cost B. it costs C. has it cost D. it cost
9. Here's some iced tea. - This is too sweet to guests.
A. to serve B. for serving C. to serve it D. serve
10. In addition _the news, television provides us with variety of programmes that
 can satisfy taste.
A. to/ every B. to/ each C. for/ every D. for/ all
11. I don’t like to ask people for help as a rule but I wonder if you could me a favour.
 A. make B. pick C. do D. find
12. When you the intersection of Fifth Road and Broadway, turn right.
A. come B. get C. reach D. arrive
13. I haven't seen Tom__ he got married.
A. before B. until C. since D. although
14. Your grandfather is rather tired so do not your visit.
A. prolong B. lengthen C. delay D. shorten
15. The doctor told him to keep sweets and chocolate to lose weight.
A. at B. back C. up D. off
16. They'll never _to get here by six - the roads are quite busy today.
A. manage B. arrive C. succeed D. able
17. The meeting had been cancelled the chairman's absence.
A. because B. because of C. despite D. although
18. The teacher told us an essay and any mistake.
A. to write/ not to do B. to write/ not to make
C. write/ not to do D. to write/ to make
19. If he the music so loud, the neighbours wouldn’t have called the police.
A. has played B. didn't play C. was playing D. hadn't played
20. She wondered _her only son was then.
A. where B. if C. whether D. what
21. schooling is compulsory in Australia between ages of six and seventeen.
A. The/ Ø B. The/ the C. Ø/ the D. A/ an
22. It is found that endangered species are often concentrated in areas that are poor and densely
populated, such as much of Asia and Africa.
A. disappeared B. increased C. reduced D. threatened
23. The children don’t like living in the countryside, ?
A. do the children B. don’t they C. don’t the children D. do they
24. "I suggest fixing the dripping faucet." - " "
A. We will B. Good idea C. I'm afraid not D. Yes, please
25. Televisions, dishwashers and refrigerators are electrical .
A. appliances B. tools C. things D. households

Your answers:

6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
III. Complete the sentences by using the correct form of the words in brackets. (1.0 pt)
26. Students have a between studying English or Russian. (CHOOSE)
27. He has overcome his difficulties with courage and . (DETERMINE)
28. I live alone and I don’t have many . (VISIT)
29. There should be parking spaces for the . (DISABLE)
30. Robin Hood is a hero who lived in Sherwood Forest in Nottingham. (LEGEND)
31. He was extremely of her public image. (PROTECT)
32. All the in the conference had an opportunity to speak. (PARTICIPATE)
33. What's your nationality? - I'm a . (JAPAN)
34. The recent floods cause damage. (WIDE)
35. The police recovered the jewelry yesterday. (STEAL)

Your answers:

26. 27. 28. 29. 30.

31. 32. 33. 34. 35.

IV. Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences. (1.0 pt)
36-37. If I (have) wings, I (have to, not) take an airplane to fly home.
38-39. Peter (drive) towards Victoria Point when he (lose) control of his vehicle.
40-41. I (go) to Toronto last year for business. I (go) there several times since
then.
42-43. I didn’t feel like (talk) to him after what (happen) .

44.It takes a long time (learn) a foreign language.

45.The names of the winners (give) out on the radio 2 hours ago.

Your answers:

36. 37. 38. 39. 40.

41. 42. 43. 44. 45.

V. Fill each gap with a suitable preposition to complete each of the sentences. (1.0 pt)
46.It was only accident when I found out who the man really was.
47.Next month I'm going to Scotland a short holiday.
48.Long skirts are fashion nowadays.
49.I don’t care money. It is not important to me.
I'll be moving to a new address------------the end of Your answers:
September.
50.I didn’t have any money on me, so I
paid------------cheque.
56. 57. 58.
51.She broke the eggs carefully the bowl.
61. 62. 63.
52.I don’t feel well, but I don’t know what's the II. Read the text below and circle the option (A, B,
matter C or D) that best fits each gap. (1.0 pt)

me. HOLIDAYS THAT

DON’T COST THE
53.Do you know any songs the Beatles? EARTH
54.They have complained the council The tourist industry is considered to be the
about the noise.
world's largest industry. Before 1950 about one
Your answers: million people (66) abroad each year (67)
by the 1990s the figure had
(68) to over 400 million every
46. 47. 48. year.
51. 52. 53.
PART II - READING (2.5 pts) (69) large numbers of tourists,
I. Read the passage and fill each gap with ONE however, are beginning to cause problems. For
suitable word. (1.0 pt) example, in the Alps the skiers are destroying the
A national park is a large piece of land in mountains (70) came to enjoy. Even parts of
(56)_ animals are free to come and go. Mount Everest in the Himalayas are reported to
Trees and (57) grow everywhere. People go to a be covered (71)
national park to (58) old tins, tents and food that have
nature. Many people stay in been (72) away.
campgrounds in natural parks. They sleep in tents and
But at a time when we have greater freedom
cook (59) food over campfires. They also walk
to travel (73)
(60) trails or paths in the park.

Yellowstone is the world's oldest (61) ever before, more and more people are asking how
_park. It became a national park in 1872. It is (62) they can enjoy their holiday (74)_
the world's largest park. Yellowstone
is (63) for its geysers. These holes in the causing problems by spoiling the countryside.
ground shoot hot water into the air. There are about
Now there is a new holiday guide called Holidays
seventy geysers in the park. The most famous is Old
That Don’t Cost The Earth. It (75)
Faithful. About (64)
hour Old Faithful shoots hot water
you how you can help the tourist industry by asking
hundreds of feet into the air.
your travel agent or your tour operator the right
Two and a half million people visit this questions before you go on holiday.
beautiful park each year. Visitors are not allowed to 66. A. traveled B. came C. sailed
pick the flowers. They (65) not feed or hunt the
67. A. as B. because C. but
animals, either. 68. A. gone B. flown C. risen
69. A. Such B. More C. Few
70. A. which B. you C. who 77. Why would somebody read this text?
71. A. for B. on C. with A. to find out about the weather.
B. to get information on driving lessons.
72. A. put B. thrown C. given
C. to learn about better driving.
73. A. than B. when C. then
D. to decide when to travel.
74. A. outside B. instead C. beside
78. What does the writer think?
75. A. says B. offers C. tells
A. People should avoid driving in the snow.
Your answers:
B. Drivers should expect problems in winter.
66. 67. 68. 69. 70. C. People drive too fast in winter.
III. Read the text below and circle the correct
D. Winter drivers should use their brakes less.
answer A, B, C or D. (0.5 pt)
79. Why does the writer talk about a cup of coffee?
Winter driving is dangerous because it's so
difficult to know what is going to happen and
A. to explain the importance of smooth movements.
B. because he thinks refreshments are important for
accidents take place so easily. Fog can be waiting to
drivers
meet you over the top of the hill. Ice might be hiding
C. because he wants drivers to be more relaxed.
beneath the melting snow, waiting to send you off the
D. to show how it can be spilt.
road. The car coming towards you may suddenly
80. Which traffic sign shows the main idea of the
slide across the road.
text?
Rule Number One for driving in icy roads is A. Drive Carefully - Ice On Road Ahead.
to drive smoothly. Uneven movements can make a B. Reduce Speed Now - Fog Ahead.
car suddenly very difficult to control. So every time C. Drive Carefully - Road Repairs Ahead.
you turn the wheel, touch the brakes or increase your D. Slow Down - Accident Ahead.
speed, you must be as gentle and as slow as possible.
Your answers:
Imagine you are driving with a cup of hot coffee on
the seat next to you. Drive so that you wouldn’t spill
it.
76. 77. 78.
PART III - WRITING (2.0 pts)
Rule Number Two is to pay attention to what I. Circle the correct sentence (A, B, C or D) that is
might happen. The more ice there is, the further down made from the words given. (0.6 pt)
the road you have to look. Test how long it takes to 81. my/ father/ teach/ me/ how/ use/ computer/.
stop by gently braking. Remember that you may be A. My father taught me how to use the computer.
driving more quickly than you think. In general, B. My father taught me how use the computer.
allow double your normal stopping distance when the C. My father taught me how using the computer.
road is wet, three times this distance in snow, and D. My father taught me how used the computer.
even more on ice. Try to stay in control of your car at
82. mother/ ask/ me/ I/ do/ all/ homework/.
all times and you will avoid trouble.
A. My mother asked me whether I have done all
76. What is the writer trying to do in tAhis text? my homework.

A. to complain about bad winter driving. B. My mother asked me whether I have been doing
B. to give information about winter weather. all my homework.

C. to warn people against driving in winter. C. My mother asked me whether I do all my

homework.
D. to advise people about safe driving in winter. D. My mother asked me whether I had done all my
 homework. ………………………………………….
83. Nowadays/ children/ kept/ in/ day-care centre/ 88. If you work hard, you will find it easy to get
while/ their/ mothers/ are/ working/. good marks.
A. Nowadays, children kept in a day-care centre 🡪 The
while their mother are working. harder……………………………………………………
……………………………………………….
B. Nowadays, children are kept in a day-care centre
while their mother are working. 89. Paul said he was going to visit China the
following year.
C. Nowadays, children are kept in a day-care centre
🡪
while their mother working.
"…………………………………………………………
D. Nowadays, children were kept in a day-care ………………………………………" Paul said.
centre while their mother are working.
90. They sent millions of Christmas cards last
84. Ha Long Bay/ recognized/ eight wonder/ month.
world/. 🡪
A. Ha Long Bay recognized the eighth wonder of Millions…………………………………………………
the world. …………………………………………………….

B. Ha Long Bay had been recognized the eighth 91. I have a terrible headache because I stayed up
wonder of the world. late last night.

C. Ha Long Bay was recognized the eighth wonder 🡪 If

I…………………………………………………………
of the world.
…………………………………………………..
D. Ha Long Bay is recognized as the eighth wonder
92. "Don’t live in this area because it is very
of the world.
dangerous" they asked me
85. my younger brother/ learnt/ use/ computer/ 🡪They
since/ he/ 8 years old/. told………………………………………………………
A. My younger brother learnt to use the computer ………………………………………………
since he was 8 years old. 93. We were late for the meeting due to the heavy
B. My younger brother had learnt to use the traffic.
computer since he was 8 years old. 🡪
Because…………………………………………………
C. My younger brother has learnt to use the
……………………………………………………..
computer since he was 8 years old.
94. I regret that you didn’t give me a chance to tell
D. My younger brother is learnt to use the computer
you the truth.
since he was 8 years old.
🡪I
Your answers: wish……………………………………………………
……………………………………………………..
95. Nobody had invited Jane to the party, which
annoyed her.
81. 82. 83.
II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a 🡪 As
Jane……………………………………………………
similar meaning to the first sentence. (0.8 pt)
……………………………………………….......
86. I don’t like you to play the music so loudly at
III. Complete the second sentence so that it has
night.
a similar meaning to the first sentence, using
🡪 I'd
rather…………………………………………………… the words in brackets. Do not change the words
………………………………………………….
given. (0.6 pt)
87. We can't sit on the grass because it is too wet.
96. "Try your best study", my father said to me.
🡪 The grass
(encouraged)
isn't………………………………………………………
🡪…………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………….
97. They have very little money. They are happy.
(In spite of)
🡪…………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………….
98. Last year they painted our house. (had)
🡪…………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………….
99. I haven't contacted my best friend for several
months. (touch)
🡪…………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………….
100. He objects to people laughing at his
appearance. (being)
🡪…………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………….
 TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN that differs from the others in the position of the
primary stress. Write your answers into the box
below.
19. A. questionnaire B. introduce
20. A. continuous B. scandalous
ĐỀ KIỂM TRA KIẾN Your answers:
16. 17. 18.

THỨC Questions 21-30: Choose the best option (A, B,

C or D) to complete each of the following
sentences. Write your answers into the box
below.
21. I’d like to make for crashing your car.
Let me pay for the repairs.
A. improvements B. corrections
C. amends D. adjustments
VÀO LỚP 10 THPT 22. Thanks for lending me your umbrella; it really
came in
CHUYÊN Môn thi:
.
TIẾNG ANH A. used B. handy
C. handful D. needy
23. James never shows his emotions; no matter
(CHUYÊN) what happens, he always keeps a stiff upper

.
ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC NgàyA. mouth B. eye
C. head D. lip
24. I got a new baseball yesterday.
A. stick B. racket
C. club D. bat
25. Eat your vegetables. They’ll you good.
A. do B. make
C. get D. help
26. Don’t drop your sweet wrapper on the floor,
(Đề thi? gồm
06 trang)
A. do you B. aren’t you
- Thí sinh điền đáp án vào khung kẻ trống C. will you D. won’t you
trong đề. 27. She may have missed the train, she
- Thí sinh không được sử dụng bất kỳ loại won’t arrive for another hour.
tài liệu nào kể cả từ điển và điện thoại. A. at the case B. all the case
- Giám thị không giải thích gì thêm. C. just in case D. in which case
PART II: PRONUNCIATION, VOCABULARY 28. I should like to rent a house, modern,
& GRAMMAR (35 points) comfortable, and
Questions 16-17: Choose the word (A, B, C or in a quiet position.
D) whose underlined part is pronounced A. most of all B. above all
differently from that of the others. Write your C. first of all D. after all
answers into the box below. 29. I was disappointed that the restaurant had
16. A. advent B. invent flowers on the table.
17. A. pursue B. hesitate C. compari
A. false B. untrue
18. A. ragged B. sacred C. artificial D. forged
30. write with your left hand when you
Questions 18-20: Choose the word (A, B, C or D) broke your arm?
 A. Did you have to B. Had you have to MAKI
C. Needed you to D. Must you NG
Your answers: When it rains, it does not always pour. During a
21. 22. 23. typical storm, a (41. COMPARE)
26. 27. 28. small amount of the lock-up moisture in each cloud
reaches the ground as rain. So the idea that human
intervention - a rain dance, perhaps - might
Complete the sentences with the appropriate encourage the sky to give up a little (42. ADD)
phrasal verbs from the box in their correct
form. There are two extra ones that you do water has been around since prehistoric times. More
not need to use. Write your answers into the recently, would-be rain makers have used a more
box below. direct procedure - that of throwing (43. VARY)
put through come by die down chemicals out of aeroplanes in an effort to wring more
look on join in give away rain from the clouds, a practice known as “cloud
seeding”.
Yet such techniques, which were first developed
31. I didn’t think he would so well in that in the 1940s, are (44. NOTORIETY)
situation. difficult to evaluate. It is
32. Come and help me to carry the boxes! Don’t hard to (45. CERTAIN) , for example, how much
just stand there rain would have fallen anyway. So, despite much
anecdotal evidence of the advantages of cloud seeding,
which has led to its adoption in more than 40 countries
!
around the world, as far as scientists are concerned,
33. I watched a horror film on TV last night, but I results are still (46. CONCLUSIVE)
can’t remember how it ended. I must have . That could be about to
before the end. change. For the past three years (47. RESEARCH)
34. Tomorrow, we will be an experiment have been carrying out the most extensive and (48.
to test this theory. RIGOUR) evaluation to date of a
35. Just ask them if you can play and I’m sure revolutionary new technique that will substantially
they’ll let you boost the volume of (49. RAIN)
.
. The preliminary (50. FIND) of their
36. Do you think the wind has enough for experiments indicate that solid evidence of the
us to go sailing without any danger? technique’s effectiveness is now within the scientists’
37. Environmentalists are stricter controls grasp.
on the use of leaded petrol. Your answers:
38. The robber couldn’t explain how he 41. 42. 43.
such a large amount of money when the police 46. 47. 48.
caught him.
39. Did you hear about the millionaire who
his entire fortune to charity? PART III:READING COMPREHENSION (25
40. Who is going to the family business points)
when Arstha’s father retires? Questions 51-55: You are going to read a
Your answers: magazine article on space travel. Five
paragraphs have been removed from the
31 32. 33. article. Choose from the paragraphs A-G the
one which fits each gap (51- 55). There is one
36. 37. 38. extra paragraph which you do not need to use.
There is an example at the beginning (0).
Write your answers into the box below.
CHE
Questions 41-50: Complete the following
AP
passage by writing the correct form of the
words given in brackets. Write your answers ACCE
into the box below. SS TO
RAIN SPAC
 E claiming that there’s nothing in it for
Charles Conrad went to the moon with Apollo 12 and investors. At the same time, they do accept
circled the Earth in Skylab. But from now on, he is that these missions could bring scientific
going to aim high for himself. His company, benefits.
Universal Space Lines, hopes to produce a more
economic rocket that will be able to go in space again
and again. B. He sees the NASA program as a bit of a
dinosaur. “25 years after the Wright
(0) G Brothers, people could buy a commercial
NASA, the U.S, government-owned space program, plane ticket ... but many years after landing
plans to develop such a rocket. However, the on the moon, we sat around watching old
immediate priority is missions to Mars, which will astronauts on TV talking about the good
require different technology. So it is more likely that
old days.”
people outside the NASA program will develop re-
useable rocket design. Rick Tumlinson runs an
independent organization called the Space Frontier C. In 1997, the SFF ran a survey on the
Foundation and firmly believes that it is time for Internet, called “Cheap Access to Space”,
business to get involved. where it asked American taxpayers for
(51) their views on the U.S space program and
on what American’s future priorities
So Tumlinson is also in business to prove a point. should be in space transportation.
Space is our destiny, he says, so why not get on with
it a bit more eagerly? To this end, the SFF is holding
a conference in Los Angeles shortly, to be called D. U.S government officials don’t see the
Space: Open for Business. future for space tourism. Here again,
(52) private companies may well prove them
wrong. David Ashford, director of Bristol
Another company, Kistler Aerospace, has similar Spaceplanes Limited, once said that space
plans; “Our goal is to become a delivery service to
tourism would begin ten years after people
low Earth orbit that will radically re-align the
economics of doing business in space. Satellites will stopped laughing at the concept. Recently,
be our parcels: our vehicles will be operated in he added this striking comment: “people
repeated flights with air freights efficiency.” have stopped laughing.”
(53)
E. Charles Conrad is due to speak there. But
Their own view is that it is impossible for NASA,
his company is in fact only one of several
which is government-owned, to offer an “open
frontier”. This is not a matter of budgets or that already have blueprints for getting into
schedules, but of fundamental purpose and design. space and back cheaply. Rotary is working
NASA is “elitist and on something that would be launched like a
rocket but return like a helicopter. Pioneer
exclusive”, whereas the SFF believes in opportunities
Rocket plane believes there could be a
for everyone “a future of endlessly expanding new
choices”.
million dollar market in delivering
packages from one side of the planet to the
(54) other in an hour.
Of course, the ex-astronaut and businessman Charles
Conrad agrees. “I’m trying to get affordable space F. They would like to see “irreversible human
transportation up and operative so that everybody
settlement” in space as soon as possible
can enjoy space. And by the way, the Japanese are
hard at work building a space hotel.”
and maintain that this will only happen
through free enterprise. “Building
(55) buildings and driving trucks is not what
If he is right, mass space travel will have arrived by astronauts should be doing; that’s what the
2050 and space tourism will have become a viable private sector does.”
industry. More importantly, the human race will have
made serious progress in crossing that final frontier.
G “Cheap” is an important word in space
technology nowadays and re-useable
A. Companies will always be looking for rockets will be a key way of controlling
profit. For this reason, the SFF is not in costs. They will deliver things to orbits,
favor of American missions to Mars, bring stuff back to Earth and then go up
 again, perhaps with machinery for a space Questions 66-75: Read the passage
factory, or even carrying tourists.
Your answers:
0. G carefully, then fill in each blank
51. 52. 53.
with ONE suitable word. Write
Questions 56-65: Read the following passage and your answers into the box below.
decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each
numbered blank. Write your answers into the
box below. Maybe you recycle cans, glass, and paper. Do
CR you know that nature recycles, too? One of the things
ITI nature (66) is water. Water goes from
CIS oceans, lakes, and rivers into the air. Water falls from
the air as (67) or snow. Rain and snow eventually
M find their way back to the oceans. Nature’s recycling
It can take a long time to become successful in your program for water is (68) the water cycle.
chosen field, however (56) you are. One thing
you have to be (57) of is that you will The water cycle has four stages: storage,
face criticism along the way. The world is (58) evaporation, precipitation, and runoff. Water on Earth
of people who gets stored in oceans, lakes, rivers, ice, and even
would rather say something negative than positive. If underground. Water goes from storage into the
you’ve made up your (59) to atmosphere by a
achieve a certain goal, such as writing a novel, don’t (69) called evaporation. When water
let the negative criticism of others (60) evaporates, it changes from a liquid (70)
you from reaching a gas,
your target, and let constructive criticism have a
positive effect on your work. If someone says you’re called water vapor. Water vapor goes up into (71)
totally (61) talent, ignore
them. That’s negative criticism. If, however, someone atmosphere. Water returns to the Earth as
advises you to revise your work and gives you good precipitation in rain or snow by changing into drops of
reasons for doing so, you should (62) their water when the air (72)
suggestions carefully. There are many film stars who
were once out of work. There are many famous cold enough.
novelists who made a complete (63) of their first
novel – or who didn’t, but had to (64) Clouds are collections of water droplets. Most
precipitation (73)
approaching hundreds of publishers before they could _ into the oceans and goes right back into storage.
get it published. Being successful does (65)
Water that falls on land always flows from
on luck, to a certain extent. But things are more likely (74)
to turn out well if you preserve and stay positive.
56. A. talented B. invested places to lower ones. This flow is called runoff. Water
57. A. alert B. cleaver from land flows into streams. Streams join (75)
58. A. overflowing B. full
59. A. mind B. brain to make rivers and eventually the water flows into
60. A. cease B. remove storage in the oceans. Then the water cycle starts all
61. A. lacking B. short over again.
62. A. think B. consider
Your answers:
63. A. rubbish B. trash
66. 67. 68.
64. A. put off B. bank on
65. A. require B. depend 71. 72. 73.
Your answers:
56. 57. 58.
PART IV: WRITING (25 poitns)
61. 62. 63. Questions 76-80: Finish each of the following
sentences in such a way that it means the same
as the sentence printed before it.
76. The teachers agreed to introduce the new
methods. so that others will be afraid to behave as he did.
⇨ There was

77. There was no need for you to have gone to all

that trouble.
⇨ You

78. It’s sad, but unemployment is unlikely to go

down this year. _
⇨ Sad T
H
E
79. You must never mention this secret to him.
⇨ Under E
N
80. If you were in the situation I’m in, you’d feel D
_
the same.
⇨ If you put

Questions 81-85: Complete the second

sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the
first sentence, using the word given. Do not
change the word given. You must use between
two and five words, including the word given.
81. I was about to leave when she turned up.
(POINT)
⇨ I was
when she turned up.
82. I wasn't expecting my colleagues to organise a
farewell party on my last day at the company.
(TAKEN)
⇨I

when my colleagues organised a farewell party on my

last day at the company.
83. Considering that Luke is so young,
you must admit he’s making excellent
progress as a musician. (ACOOUNT)
⇨ If you

young Luke is, you must admit he’s making excellent

progress as a musician.
84. Peter was in trouble with his boss because he
didn’t finish an important project by the deadline.
(HOT)
⇨ Peter was

because he didn’t finish an important project by the

deadline.
85. You should punish him severely so that others
will be afraid to behave as he did. (EXAMPLE)
⇨ You should