Đề thi môn Tiếng Anh - Kỳ thi tuyển sinh Lớp 10 THPT Chuyên năm học 2012-2013 (Có đáp án)

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN
Khóa ngay 21/6/2012
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
(Đe thi gồm có 06 trang) Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)
Điêm băng sô Điêm băng chữ Họ tên và chữ ký:
Giám khảo 1 : ............................................................
Số phách
Giám khảo 2 : ............................................................
• Thỉ sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thỉ. Ghi các đáp án A,B, c hoặc D vào khung sổ dưới từng phần trắc 
nghiệm. Điền câu trả lời phần viết vào khoảng trổng cho sẵn.
• Thỉ sinh có mười phút đọc trước câu hỏi phần nghe. Thời gian này không tỉnh vào tổng thời gian của bài 
thi.
I/ LISTENING: (15 pts)
A) You will hear a radio interview with Jack Williams, who is talking about a town called swanton. For 
each question, write your answer A, B, or c in the numbered box below. (6pts)
1: Where is the town of Swanton located?
A. near the sea. B. by a lake. C. on a hill.
2: What does Jack like most about living in swanton?
A. There are opportunities for climbing nearby.
B. There is plenty of activity in the town.
C. There is interesting wildlife near the town.
3: What does Jack say about entertainment in swanton?
A. A music festival takes place in the town.
B. Its football club has done well this year.
C. An arts centre has recently opened.
4: Jack is worried about the envừonment of s wanton because
A. the water in the river is duty.
B. there are few wild buds around today.
C. pollution has destroyed the plants in one area.
5: What does Jack say about the way swanton has changed?
A. He preferred the town when it was smaller.
B. He thinks it is a more interesting place.
C. He is sorry that there are fewer jobs available.
6: Jack is positive about the future of swanton because
A. there is a successful new shopping centre.
B. there will soon be a new airport.
C. a new university is opening.
B) You will hear a woman talking on the radio about a singing course she attended. For each question, Jill 
in the missing information in the numbered space. (9 pts)
Singing for Beginners 
Place: Brownstoke College.
Course details:
• The course lasts (7)______________________.
• Lena Phipps, a very good former (8)__________________________, singer is the tutor.
• The maximum number of students per course is (9)______________________.
• All classes start with exercises that help students to (10)_______________________________.
• The warm- up exercise are followed to (11)__________________________the quality of voice.
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• Students learn to sing (12)___________________________________, modem and pop songs.
• Accommodation is in single or (13)______________________________rooms.
• Cooked breakfast, lunch and dinner are included.
• There's a very good lunch, especially (14)___________________________________.
• Date the next course starts: (15)_________________________________, 24 September.
w LEXICO-GRAMMAR: (35 pts)
A) Select the best option for each of the following questions from 16 to 40. (25pts)
16: - John: "Do you think that we should use public transportation to protect our envfronment?"
- Laura: "___________________"
A. Yes, it's an absurd idea. B. There's no doubt about it.
c. Well, that's very surprising. D. Of course not. You bet!
17: I've always______to Bill for his courage and determination.
A. come up B. looked forward c. gotten down D. looked up
18:______, this year has been excellent for business. I hope that the good luck continues.
A. So far B. In the end c. Recently D. From now on
19: W e______the rest of the souvenừs by tomorrow.
A. will have sold B. will have been sold c. shall sell D. will be selling
20: - Mike: "Mum, I've got 600 on the TOEFL test." - Mum: "___________________"
A. Good job! B. You are right. c . good way! D. Oh, hard luck!
21: They missed the beginning of the movie; they enjoyed it,_________.
A. either B. but c . though D. too
22: - Ella: "Can I come with you to the party, mum?
- Mum: "I'd rather you_____ home, darling. Don't you remember you '11 have an exam tomorrow?"
A. to stay B. staying c. stay D. stayed
23: The exam results don't_______until the end of August.
A. show up B. pass off c . go out D. come out
24 :1______into my English teacher at the movies last night. She was so nice!
A. met B. ran c. noticed D. caught
25: She was lying on her bed about the party
A. being thought B. think c. thinking D. to think
26: We live with my mum now, but we’ll set up home soon.
A. by herself B. by our way c. on our own D. with ourselves
27: We must in contact when the course ends.
A. hold B. maintain c. bring D. keep
28: The lift is out of . Let's take the staừs, instead.
A. date B. service c. job D. fashion
29: The area has some scenery-mountains, cliffs, lakes.
A. changing B. monotonous c. coastal D. breathtaking
30: Emma and Karen used to be______good friends that I'm surprised they don't get on now.
A. so B. too c. such D. enough
31: Look! The sky is getting gray. Bring a raincoat with you just______.
A. for use B. in case c. for need D. in time
32: Someone's been in here,______?
A. haven't they B. has he c. isn't she D. aren't they
33: "Don't talk to me like that. I don't like_____what to do!", Elena said angrily.
A. telling B. being told c. told D. to tell
34: It was no accident that he broke my glasses. He did i t______.
A. by chance B. with a crash c. for certain D. on purpose
35: Passengers requfrmg a special meal during the flight should inform the airline in_____.
A. front B. ahead c. advance D. forward
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36:1 get irritated sometimes because they're always up with the_____and I like to lie in.
A. lark B. stars c. dawn D. sun
37:_________is not clear to researchers.
A. Why dinosaurs having become extinct B. Why dinosaurs became extinct
c. Did dinosaurs become extinct D. Dinosaurs became extinct
38: Jane_____her pride and admitted that she was wrong.
B. felt c. expressed D. swallowed A. hid
39: - Ben: "_________" - Jane: "Never mind."
A. Sorry for staining your carpet. Let me have it cleaned.
B. Would you mind going to dinner next Sunday?
c. Thank you for being honest with me.
D. Congratulations! How wonderful!
40: Nobody_____to the meeting because Angela______to tell people about it.
A. comes - forgets B. came - had forgotten
c. had come - forgot D. came - had been forgetting
B) Supply the appropriate form of the words in brackets from questions 41 to 50. (10 pts)
Example: 0. Thanks to the television people can get the latest information. (INFORM)
41: It’s__________! Hennry’s hit the jackpot. (BELIEVE)
42:1 think we are all in_____that something must be done about the problem. (AGREE)
43: Should I write “British or “English” as my_______? (NATION)
44: I’m going to see a wonderful programme_______by a world-famous violinist at the Sydney Opera
House tonight. (PERFORMANCE)
45: Although there are some____between email and letters, there are also many differences. (SIMILAR)
46: Many companies choose_______young people to work for them. (AMBITION)
47: The more__________you are, the better chance you have of being promoted. (QUALIFY)
48:1 wouldn't describe the film as a comedy, but one or two scenes are mildly____. (HUMOUR)
49: This word is very difficult to say. I always________it. (PRONUNCIATION)
50: Traveling in big cities is becoming more________every day. (TROUBLE)
III/ READING COMPREHENSION: (30 pts)
A) Read the following passage and select the best answer to each of the questions. (10 pts)
Quite different from storm surges are the giant sea waves called tsunamis, which derive theừ name 
from the Japanese expression for "high water in a harbor". These waves are also referred to by the 
general public as tidal waves, although they have relatively little to do with tides. Scientists often refer to 
them as seismic sea waves, far more appropriate in that they do result from undersea seismic activity. 
Tsunamis are caused when the sea bottom suddenly moves, during an underwater earthquake or 
volcano, for example, and the water above the moving earth is suddenly displaced. This sudden shift of 
water sets off a series of waves. These waves can travel great distances at speeds close to 700 kilometers 
per hour. In the open ocean, tsunamis have little noticeable amplitude, often no more than one or two 
meters. It is when they hit the shallow water the coast that they increase in height, possibly up to 40 
meters.
Tsunamis often occur in the Pacific because the Pacific is an area of heavy seismic activity. Two 
areas of the Pacific well accustomed to the threat of tsunamis are Japan and Hawaii. Because the seismic 
activity that causes tsunamis in Japan often occurs on the ocean bottom quite close to the islands, the 
tsunamis that hit Japan often comes with little warning and can therefore prove disastrous. Most of the 
tsunamis that hit the Hawaiian Islands, however, originate thousands of miles away near the coast of 
Alaska, so these tsunamis have a much greater distance to travel and the inhabitants of Hawaii generally 
have time for warning of theừ imminent arrival.
Tsunamis are certainly not limited to Japan and Hawaii. In 1755, Europe experienced a calamitous 
tsunami, when movement along the fault lines near the Azores caused a massive tsunami to sweep onto 
the Portuguese coast and flood the heavily populated area around Lisbon. The greatest tsunami on 
record occurred on the other side of the world in 1883 when the Krakatoa volcano underwent a massive
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explosion, sending waves more than 30 meters high onto nearby Indonesian islands; the tsunami from 
this volcano actually traveled around the world and was witnessed as far away as the English Channel.
51: The paragraph preceding this passage most probably discusses
A. tidal waves B. tides c. storm surges D. underwater earthquakes
52: According to the passage, all of the following are true about tidal waves EXCEPT that
A. they are the same as tsunamis.
B. they are caused by sudden changes in high and low tides, 
c. this terminology is not used by the scientific community.
D. they refer to the same phenomenon as seismic sea waves.
53: The world "displaced" in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to_______________
A. located B. not pleased c. filtered D. moved
54: It can be inferred from the passage that tsunamis_______________.
A. cause severe damage in the middle of the ocean
B. are far more dangerous on the coast than in the open ocean 
c. generally reach heights greater than 40 meters
D. are often identified by ships on the ocean
55: As used in paragraph 2, water that is "shallow" isn't________.
A. clear B. deep c. tidal D. coastal
56: A main difference between tsunamis in Japan and in Hawaii is that tsunamis in Japan are more likely to 
A. arrive without warning. B. be less of a problem,
c. come from greater distances. D. originate in Alaska.
57: The possessive "their" in the third paragraph refers to __________.
A. the Hawaiian islands B. thousands of miles
c. these tsunamis D. the inhabitants of Hawaii
58: A "calamitous" tsunami in the last paragraph is the one that is_________.
A. expected B. at fault c. extremely calm D. disastrous
59: From the expression "on record" in the last paragraph, it can be inferred the tsunami that accompanied the 
Krakatoa volcano__________.
A. occurred before efficient records were kept B. was filmed as it was happening
c. was not as strong as the tsunami in Lisbon D. might not be the greatest tsunami ever
60: The passage suggests that the tsunami resulting from the Krakatoa volcano__________.
A. caused volcanic explosions in the English Channel
B. was far more destructive close to the source than far away 
c. was unobserved outside of the Indonesian islands
D. resulted in little damage
B) Choose the best word that fits each gap of the passage. (10 pts)
THE HISTORY OF WRITING
The development of writing__ (61)___a huge difference to the world and we might see it as the
beginning of the media. Pieces of pottery with marks on that are probably numbers have been___(62)___
in China that date from around 4000 BC. Hieroglyphics and other forms of “picture writing” developed in
the___(63) around Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq), where the ancient Sumerian civilization was
based, from around 3300 BC onwards. However, the first true alphabet was used by the Phoenicians
around 1050 BC. Thefr alphabet had 22 letters and it is___(64)___that it lasted for 1000 years. The first
two signs were called 'aleph' and 'beth’, which in Greek became 'alpha' and 'beta: which gave US 
the___(65) word 'alphabet'.
The modem European alphabet is based on the Greek and (66)___to other European countries
under the Romans. A number of changes took__(67)___ as time passed. The Romans added the letter G, and
the letters J and V were unknown to people in Shakespeare's time.
If we___(68)___the history of punctuation, we also find some interesting facts. The Romans used to
write quaesto at the end of a sentence in___(69)___to show that it was a question. They started to write
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Qo in___(70)___of the whole word, and then put the Q above the o. In the end, that became the question
mark
61. A. did B. had c. made D. took
62. A. invented B. displayed c. discovered D. appeared
63. A. distance B. area c. length D. earth
64. A. observed B. measured c. counted D. estimated
65. A. new B. trendy c. modem D. fashionable
66. A. spread B. appeared c. was D. occurred
67. A. place B. part c. control D. account
68. A. look into B. bring on c. make off D. hold up
69. A. turn B. fact c. order D. intention
70. A. position B. space c. spot D. place
C) Fill in each numbered space with one appropriate word. (10 pts)
Ludwig van Beethoven, one of the (0) most popular classical composers of all tune, is sometimes
___(71)___as 'the Shakespeare of music'. He was bom in Bonn in 1770, and published his first work at
the age of thirteen. Mozart was his teacher for a short time, although they did not___(72)___on very well
together; Beethoven was a difficult student.
As a composer, Beethoven was a genius - but as a person, he was not very easy to like. He was a
passionate man who___(73)___his temper very easily. He was also arrogant. The upper classes of Vienna
used to invite him to parties,___(74)___he was often quite rude. He was once___(75)___to say to a
prince: 'There will always be many princes, but there is___(76)___one Beethoven'.
Nevertheless, Beethoven___(77)___some of the most beautiful symphonies the world had ever heard.
How was___(78)___an arrogant, bad-tempered man inspired to write such romantic music?
Perhaps the answer lies in the three letters that were found after his death. They were addressed to his
'Immortal Beloved'.___(79) knows who this woman was, but it appears that Beethoven was deeply in
love___(80)__ her for most of his adult life.
IV: WRITING: (20 pts)
A) Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first. (10 pts)
For questions 81-90, 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.
Here is an example: What type of music do you like best? FAVOURITE 
What IS YOUR FAVOURITE type of music?
81:1 can't wait until I'm old enough to go to a match on my own. FORWARD
=> I'm really__________________________________________old enough to go to a match on my own.
82: Accidents are often caused by careless driving. RESULTS
=> Careless driving_________________________________________________________accidents.
83: It's a waste of time denying that you did it when we've got proof. POINT
=> There________________________________________________that you did it when we've got proof.
84:1 called the travel agent to check that I had the right timetable. MAKE
=> I called the travel agent to _________________________________________I had the right timetable.
85: I'm afraid you're too young to go down the water slide. OLD
=> I'm afraid you_________________________________________________to go down the water slide.
86: My mum says doctors weren't so expensive in the past. USED
=> My mum says doctors____________________________________________________so expensive.
87: It would be difficult for me to adjust to a new working environment. DIFFICULTY
=> I would__________________________________________________to a new working environment.
88: More dustbins have been put around so that people won't throw garbage in the streets. PREVENT
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=> More dustbins have been put around___________________________________ garbage in the streets.
89: They described the robber on the evening news. GAVE
=> They___________________________________________the robber on the evening news.
90: These two dictionaries are similar. LITTLE
=> There____________________________________________these two dictionaries.
B) Composition. (10 pts)
Should cell phones be allowed in schools? Use specific reasons and examples to explain your answer. 
(Write at least 100 words)
THE END
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SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO 
THÀNH PHỐ CẦN THO
KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN 
NĂM HỌC: 2012-2013 
Khóa ngay: 21 /6/2011
HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM MÔN TIÉNG ANH HỆ CHUYÊN
I/ LISTENING: (15 pts) lp/ each
1. A 2. A 3. C 4. B
5 B 6 A 7.3 DAYS 8 OPERA
9. 10 (STUDENTS) 10. RELAX 11. IMPROVE 12. CLASSICAL
13. TWIN 14. SALAD(S) 15. TUESDAY
w LEXICO-GRAMMAR: (2 pts) lp /EACH
A. Select the best option for each of the following questions from 16 to 40.
16. B 17. B 18. A 19 A 20. A 21. C 22. D 23. D 24. B 25. C 26. C 27. D
28. B 29. D 30. C 31. B 32. A 33. B 34. D 35. C 36. A 37. B 38. D 39. A 40. B
B. Supply the appropriate form of the words in the brackets from questions 41 to 50: (10 pts)
41. UNBELIEVABLE 
43 NATIONALITY 
45 SIMILARITIES 
47 QUALIFIED 
49. MISPRONOUNCE
III/ READING COMPREHENSION (30 pts)
42. AGREEMENT 
44 PERFORMED 
46 AMBITIOUS 
48 HUMOUROUS 
50. TROUBLESOME
A. Read the following passage and select the best answer to each of the questions (lOpts) lp /EACH 
51. C 52. B 53. D 54. B 55. B 56. A 57. C 58. D 59. D 60. B
B. Choose the best word that fits each gap of the passage. (10 pts) lp /EACH 
61. C 62. C 63. B 64. D 65. C 66. A 67. A 68. A 69. C 70. D
c. Fill in each numbered space with one appropriate word:(10 pts) lp /EACH 
71. KNOWN 72. GET 73. LOST 74. WHERE 75. HEARD
76. ONLY 77. COMPOSED 78. SUCH 79. NOBODY 80. WITH
IV: WRITING (20 pts)
A. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first. (10 pts)
81.1 can't wait until I'm old enough to go to a match on my own. FORWARD 
=> I'm really looking forward to being old enough to go to a match on my own.
82. Accidents are often caused by careless driving. RESULTS 
=> Careless driving results in accidents.
83. It's a waste of time denying that you did it when we've got proof. POINT 
=> There is no point denying that you did it when we've got proof.
84.1 called the travel agent to check that I had the right timetable. MAKE 
=> I called the travel agent to make sure that I had the right timetable.
85. I'm afraid you're too young to go down the water slide. OLD 
=> I'm afraid you are not old enouh to go down the water slide.
86. My mum says doctors weren't so expensive in the past. USED.
=> My mum says doctors never used to be / didn't use to be so expensive.
87. It would be difficult for me to adjust to a new working environment. DIFFICULTY 
=> I would have difficulty adjusting to a new working environment.
88. More dustbins have been put around so that people won't throw garbage in the streets. PREVENT 
=> More dustbins have been put around to prevent people from throwing garbage in the streets.
89. They described the robber on the evening news. GAVE
=> They gave the description of the robber on the evening news.
90. These two dictionaries are similar. LITTLE
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=> There is little difference between these two dictionaries.
B. Composition: (10 pts) Should cell phones be allowed in schools? Use specific reasons and examples to 
explain your answer. (Write at least 100 words)
+ Kỹ thuật: 3 điểm.
□ Thí sinh chỉ cần viết được đoạn văn (paragraph) (tối thiểu 100 từ ) một cách hoàn chỉnh
□ có “topic sentence”, supporting ideas, examples diễn giải minh họa ( 1 đ)
□ Dùng từ chính xác, phong phú, (lđ)
□ viết đúng ngữ pháp; câu văn mạch lạc, có từ hoặc câu liên kết giữa các đoạn văn (lđ).
+ Ý tưởng : (7 điểm) Thí sinh viết được các ý (details) dưới dạng các câu hoàn chinh và các ví dụ minh họa 
(examples)
- thí sinh có thể tán đồng hoặc không tán đồng, hoặc vừa tán đồng vừa không. Một số phần gợi ý :
□ Advantages of cell phones: communications, relaxation, seraching for information.....,
□ Disadvantages when used in classroom: distraction, impoliteness, means of exam cheating.....
□ Summing -up ideas: should or should not? In what cừcumtances?
+ Thang điểm 100 chia cho 10 lấy điểm trên
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