Đề kiểm tra kiến thức vào lớp 10 THPT chuyên môn Tiếng Anh (chuyên) - Năm học 2015-2016

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TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN ĐỀ KIỂM TRA KIẾN THỨC 
 NGUYỄN HUỆ VÀO LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN 
 Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH (CHUYÊN) 
 Ngày thi: 10 tháng 4 năm 2016 
 Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút 
 (Đề thi gồm 06 trang) 
- Thí sinh điền đáp án vào khung kẻ trống trong đề. 
- Thí sinh không được sử dụng bất kỳ loại tài liệu nào kể cả từ điển và điện thoại. 
- Giám thị không giải thích gì thêm. 
Họ & tên: 
SBD: 
Phòng thi số: 
Học sinh trường THCS: 
ĐIỂM 
(Thống nhất) 
GIÁM KHẢO 1 
(Điểm/họ tên/chữ ký) 
GIÁM KHẢO 2 
(Điểm/họ tên/chữ ký) 
PART I: LISTENING (15 points) 
Listen to a conversation between Mrs. Phillips and Robert about library work, answer the questions. 
Questions 1-6: Answer the following questions. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR 
A NUMBER for each answer. Write your answers into the box below. 
1. What is Mrs. Phillip‟s job at the library? 
2. What is Robert‟s job at the library? 
3. What time does the library open? 
4. What time does Robert can go home after he finishes his duty in the library? 
5. Where are fiction and non-fiction books collected? 
6. Where can children find their suitable books? 
Your answers: 
1. 2. 3. 
4. 5. 6. 
Questions 7-11: Decide whether these statements are True (T) or False (F). Write your answers in the 
box below. 
7. The books in the brown cart are for republishing. 
8. The books in the black cart need to be repaired. 
9. The white cart books are to be sold as used books to raise money for the laboratory. 
10. “Fashion show” is the most popular activity of the library. 
11. It costs children nothing to see movies on Saturday noon. 
Your answers: 
7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 
Questions 12-15: Complete the table. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORD AND/OR A NUMBER 
for each answer. Write your answers into the box below. 
Activity Location Day and Time 
(12 ) ____________________ Children‟s Room Thursday at 11:00 
Family Movies (13 ) ____________________ ( 14) ____________________ 
(15 ) ____________________ Meeting Room Friday at 6:30 
Your answers: 
12. 13. 14. 15. 
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. 
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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. argumatative B. psychological C. contributory D. hypersensitive 
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 beacutiful 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. Nearlly all 
27. After a lengthy debate, the spokesman announced the board had _______ a unanimous conclusion. 
 A. commited 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. 
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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 for 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. 
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(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: 
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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 ________________________________________________________________________ 
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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 _______________________________________________________________________ 
Questions 81-85: Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the 
sentence printed before it. Use the bold words given in brackets. Do not alter the given words in any 
way. 
81. The two theories appear to be completely different. (COMMON) 
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82. His rude behaviour is too much for me. (PUT) 
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83. I find his handwriting very hard to read. (DIFFICULTY) 
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84. He doesn‟t have money to go on holiday. He doesn‟t have time, either. (NEITHER) 
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85. You‟d feel better if you had a quiet holiday. (DO) 
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Questions 86-100: (In about 200 words) Write an essay about the advantages and disadvantages of 
studying in groups. 
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 TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN ĐÁP ÁN HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM 
 NGUYỄN HUỆ ĐỀ KIỂM TRA KIẾN THỨC 
 VÀO LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN 
 Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH (CHUYÊN) 
- Tổng điểm toàn bài: 100 điểm (100 câu x 1 điểm)  Điểm cuối cùng rút gọn = 10 điểm 
- Từ câu 1 đến câu 85 x 1 điểm = 85 điểm; từ câu 85-100: bài viết luận = 15 điểm 
- Chú ý: Khi cộng điểm toàn bài, giám khảo chấm làm tròn điểm đến 0,25/0,5/0,75 
 (lẻ 0,1 – 0,2 làm tròn thành 0,25; lẻ 0,3 – 0,4 làm tròn thành 0,5; lẻ 0,6 – 0,7 làm tròn thành 0,75) 
PART I: LISTENING (15 points) 
1. (a/the) head librarian 2. library assistant 3. 8.30 a.m 
4. 4.30 p.m 5. second floor / 2nd floor 6. third floor / 3rd floor 
Questions 7-11: 
7. F 8. T 9. F 10. F 11. T 
Questions 12-15: 
12. Story Time 13. Reference Room 14. Saturday at 2:30 15. Lecture Series / Lectures 
PART II: PRONUNCIATION, VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR (35 points) 
16. B 17. A 18. C 19. D 20. B 
Questions 21-30: 
21. B 22. B 23. B 24. D 25. D 
26. A 27. C 28. C 29. A 30. B 
Questions 31-35: 
31. APPLE 32. SCHOOL 33. FIGURES 34. LAY 35. RUN 
Questions 36-45: 
36. compatitive 37. knowledgeable 38. argumentative 39. traditional 40. impossible 
41. excessive 42. beneficial 43. productive 44. resistant 45. preferable 
Questions 46-50: 
46. draw up 47. turn in 48. came into 49. turned down 50. take after 
PART III:READING COMPREHENSION (25 points) 
Questions 51-55: 
51. C 52. E 53. A 54. F 55. D 
Questions 56-65: 
56. A 57. A 58. B 59. C 60. A 
61. A 62. D 63. C 64. B 65. C 
Questions 66-75: 
66. about 67. end 68. result 69. an 70. who/that 
71. single 72. tested 73. not 74. if 75. allowed 
PART IV: WRITING (25 poitns) 
Questions 76-80: 
76. Only after/when all the guests had gone (home) could we be / were we able to relax 
77. There has been a sharp increase/ rise in (the) house prices this year 
78. Such was her fury that she threw the book across the room. 
79. All dogs are thought to have evolved from wolves 
80. The annual rainfall in/ for the northwest of Britain is higher/ greater than (that in) the southeast 
Questions 81-85: 
81. The two theories (appear to) have (got) nothing in common. /There is nothing in common between the 
two theories. 
82. I can’t/ won’t put up with his rude behaviour. 
83. I have (considerable) difficulty (in) reading his hand writing. 
84. He has neither money nor time to go on holiday. 
85. A quiet holiday would do you good. 
86-100. (In about 200 words) Write an essay about the advantages and disadvantages of studying in 
groups.