Đề thi thử môn Tiếng Anh - Kỳ thi tuyển sinh vào lớp 10 THPT Chuyên năm học 2015-2016 - Trường THPT Chuyên Nguyễn Huệ

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TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN 
 NGUYỄN HUỆ NĂM HỌC 2015 – 2016 
 Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH (ĐIỀU KIỆN) 
 Ngày thi: 19 tháng 4 năm 2015 
 Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút 
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 ONE: PHONETICS – GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY 
I. Questions 1 - 5: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the 
others by circling A, B, C or D and write your answers into the box below. (5 pts) 
1. A. Kicked B. Fixed C. Pleased D. Missed 
2. A. Ring B. Benefit C. Wander D. Wonderful 
3. A. Amount B. Count C. Mountain D. Course 
4. A. Reasonable B. Threaten C. Release D. Keenness 
5. A. Cities B. Workers C. Series D. Satellites 
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 
II. Questions 6 - 20: Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences 
and write your answers into the box below. (15 pts) 
6. That famous book _______ of five chapters. 
 A. comprises B. makes C. has D. consists 
7. Composing more than 40 per cent of the diet, fats are _______ by the body for energy. 
 A. using specifically B. used specifically C. the specific use D. specific use 
8. _______ along the street, he met a pretty girl. 
 A. To walk B. Walking C. Walked D. Walk 
9. I _______ a brief moment of panic. 
 A. received B. felt C. experienced D. took 
10. We’ll play tennis and _______ we’ll have lunch. 
 A. so B. so that C. then D. after 
11. Many of the students like to take _______ in the games, not only to watch them. 
 A. practice B. place C. exercice D. part 
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12. I wouldn’t like to have _______ a snake or a spider as a pet. 
 A. neither B. both C. nor D. either 
13. I didn’t _______ her as she was wearing a blond wig. 
 A. perceive B. know C. realize D. recognize 
14. Women's Aid is a UK charity _______ aim is to end domestic violence against women and children. 
 A. who B. whose C. which D. whom 
15. Do you _______ my turning the television on now? 
 A. want B. object C. mind D. disapprove 
16. Nothing is wrong, _______? 
 A. is it B. are they C. isn’t it D. aren’t they 
17. A newborn baby can neither walk nor crawl. A newborn antelope, _______, can run within minutes of 
birth. 
 A. however B. nevertheless C. otherwise D. even though 
18. Passover is also an _______ spring festival. 
 A. ancient B. anxious C. annual D. official 
19. Unfortunately, they _______ having stolen my car. 
 A. promised B. refused C. denied D. decided 
20. Lola is marrying a man _______. 
 A. that she hardly knows him B. whom she hardly knows him 
 C. she hardly knows D. she hardly knows him 
6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 
11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 
16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 
III. Questions 21 - 30: Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete sentences and write 
your answers into the box below. (10 pts) 
21. Sorry about the mistakes, I _______ the instruction you gave me. (UNDERSTAND) 
22. It is very hard for us to understand his explanation. It is _______. (LOGIC) 
23. The whole country is trying to get rid of _______. (POOR) 
24. English is a _______ easy language for Swedes to learn. (COMPARE) 
25. One of the _______ of the Internet is personal information leaking. (LIMIT) 
26. My teacher _______ me to take this exam. (COURAGE) 
27. It was very _______ of you to break that coffee cup. (CARE) 
28. _______, the Ao dai was frequently worn by both men and women. (TRADITION) 
29. The Internet has _______ developed and become part of our everyday life. (INCREASE) 
30. Easter is a _______ festival which is celebrated in many countries. (JOY) 
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21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 
26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 
IV. Questions 31 - 40: Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form or tense and write your answers 
into the box below. (10 pts) 
 - Mary (31. not wear) _______ her glasses at that time, so she (32. not notice) _______ what kind of car 
the man (33. drive) _______. 
 - He said that he (34. not allow) _______ (35. enter) _______the examination room because he was late. 
 - We will be away for 2 weeks on vacation. I will ask the postman (36. stop) _______ (37. deliver) 
_______ our mail until the 20
th
. 
 - This is the first time I (38. read) _______ a novel (39. write) _______ by an American novelist. 
 - _______ (40. write) the letter, she put it carefully in an envelope. 
31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 
36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 
V. Questions 41 - 50: Fill the gap in each sentence with a suitable phrasal verb from the box. Write 
your answers into the box below. (10 pts) 
look back take off bring along put off call on 
look after suck up cheer up clear up go on 
41. My little son is learning how to _______ his shoes. 
42. Please fasten your seat - belt. The plane is going to _______. 
43. Why are you so miserable? _______! It’s not the end of the world. 
44. John, would you _______ my handbag while I go to the ticket - box? 
45. When I’m eighty, I’ll _______ my life and realize what a mess I have made of it. 
46. I would suggest that we should ______ all the trash on the ground before leaving the camp site. 
47. If we _______ wasting water, there will be a shortage of fresh water in a few decades. 
48. “Don’t forget to _______ a rain coat, it is going to rain.” My mother said. 
49. Tornadoes can _______ anything that is in their path. 
50. We all need friends whom we can _______ when we are in trouble. 
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41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 
46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 
PART TWO: READING 
I. Questions 51 - 60: Read the passage carefully, then fill in each blank with ONE suitable word and 
write your answers into the box below. (10 pts) 
 It’s a marvelous idea for children to (51) _______ some cooking at an early age. General speaking, 
most children can’t wait to help the kitchen and love getting involved in the (52) _______ for their meals. 
They should be encouraged to do so, and care should be (53) _______ to ensure they enjoy the experience. It 
is important to show them how to do things correctly but they shouldn’t be criticized (54) _______ much. 
Although the finished result may not be quite perfect to your liking, the young cook will undoubtedly find 
(55) _______ the tastiest food he or she has (56) _______ eaten. 
 Kitchens can, of course, be (57) _______ places and so the absolute importance of (58) _______ an 
eye on children at all times cannot be emphasized too heavily. Sharp knives, for (59) _______, should be 
avoided until children are old (60) _______ to handle them safely. 
51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 
56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 
II. Questions 61 - 70: Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space 
and write your answers into the box below. (10 pts) 
Water is one of our most precious resources; put it simply, without water there would be no life. 
Unfortunately, many of us seem to have (61) _______ this fact, and as a result the world is (62) _______ the 
danger of running (63) _______ water. The actual (64) _______ of water on earth has changed little since 
the time of dinosaurs. The problem has been (65) _______ by people’s misuse of our water supply. This not 
only means that we have polluted our rivers and seas, but also that we are (66) _______ a great deal of this 
precious resource. Unfortunately the destruction of the rain forests has (67) _______ this problem worse 
since much of the rain that falls is lost because it runs off into the sea. The population of the earth is 
increasing daily, so it is vital that we (68) _______ a solution to this problem before it is too late. The first 
step is to educate people, especially by reminding them of the (69) _______ of water. For most of us it is 
available whenever we require it, whether to bathe in or to drink, so we seldom bother to think about it. 
People then need to be thought how to reuse bath or shower for household cleaning. Whatever methods we 
decide to use, we must comprehend the worth of water and (70) _______ we can conserve it. 
61. A. looked over B. omitted C. forgotten D. missed 
62. A. facing B. witnessing C. viewing D. noticing 
63. A. out of B. into C. off D. away with 
64. A. sum B. total C. number D. amount 
65. A. brought out B. caused C. done D. happened 
66. A. exploiting B. wasting C. spending D. throwing 
67. A. caused B. done C. created D. made 
68. A. recover B. work C. find D. come up 
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69. A. value B. cost C. price D. wealth 
70. A. what B. how C. where D. when 
61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 
66. 67. 68. 69. 70. 
III. Questions 71 - 75: Read the letter below carefully then choose the correct option A, B, C or D that 
best answers the questions about the passage. Write your answers into the box below. (5pts) 
Dear Editor 
I am writing with regards to the article 'Is the TV Dead?' that appeared in your newspaper on 
the 4th March. The author claimed that with the rise of the Internet, the TV was becoming less and 
less significant in our lives. 
I find it very difficult to agree with this view. The TV is still the main way most of us get our 
entertainment at home. It offers us the chance to see top musical artists, great films and 
documentaries and occasionally, thanks to important televised events, it has the power to bring 
the whole nation and all ages together in a way the Internet never could. 
Your article was particularly critical of the TV for the poor quality of programmes available on 
the many channels we now have. It is certainly true that many of the channels offer nothing 
more than repeats or low budget programmes. However, I would argue that the majority of 
content on the Internet is also of questionable quality. I agree with the writer that it is easy to 
keep up - to - date with the latest news on the Internet, but I'm sure most of us still enjoy sitting 
down to the News on TV in the evening just as much. 
The writer is correct in stating that the Internet has become our major source for research and I 
think this is its main strength. However, criticising the TV for not being as good is totally unfair. 
Information programmes like documentaries are made for their potential as entertainment not 
as research tools and as such will continue to be popular with viewers. 
So in conclusion I don't think the writer should be so quick to write the TV off. On the contrary, I 
think it has many more years left in it! 
Yours sincerely 
Samantha Johnson 
71. Why is the person writing this letter to the newspaper? 
 A. to make a complaint B. to offer a different point of view 
 C. to encourage people to watch more TV D. to persuade people to not use the Internet 
72. What do we learn about the writer's opinion of TV? 
 A. It is useful as a reference tool. B. It is excellent entertainment. 
 C. It is suffering because of the Internet. D. The quality of programmes is a problem 
73. Which of the following is seen as a problem with TV? 
 A. the quality of some of the programmes B. the lack of entertainment programmes 
 C. its poor use as a reference tool D its unpopularity with younger people 
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74. The word "questionable" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _______. 
 A. reasonable B. certain C. likely D. doubtful 
75. Which of the following words describes how the writer feels about TV? 
 A. excited B. worried C. pleased D. confused 
71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 
PART THREE: WRITING 
I. Questions 76 - 80: Circle the best option A, B, C, or D which has the same meaning as the given one. 
Write your answers into the box below. (5pts) 
76. The test we did last time was more difficult than this one. 
 A. We did an easy test last time and a difficult one this time. 
 B. This test is not as difficult as the one we did last time. 
 C. This time we have to do the most difficult test of all. 
 D. The test we have done this time is not difficult at all. 
77. “No, it’s not true. I didn’t steal the money!” Jean said. 
 A. Jean refused to steal the money. B. Jean did not intend to steal the money. 
 C. Jean admitted stealing the money. D. Jean denied having stolen the money. 
78. The road is so narrow that cars can not park here. 
 A. The road is too narrow for cars to park here. B. The road is too narrow that cars to park here. 
 C. The road is such narrow for cars to park here. D. The road is so narrow for cars to park here. 
79. He can shout even louder but I still won’t take any notice. 
 A. No matter how much louder he can shout, I still won’t take many notice. 
 B. No matter how much louder he can shout, I still will take any notice. 
 C. No matter how much louder he can shout, I still won’t take any notice. 
 D. No matter how many louder he can shout, I still won’t take any notice. 
80. I wish I had gone there with her. 
 A. I hadn’t gone there with her which makes me feel bad. 
 B. If only I went there with her. 
 C. I regret not having gone there with her. 
 D. If I had gone there with her, I wouldn’t have felt bad now. 
76. 77. 78. 79. 80. 
II. Questions 81 - 90: Arrange the words and phrases given in order to make meaningful sentences. 
(10 pts) 
81 - 82. hours / boat / got / main / after / traveling / to / island / three / by / the / we //. 
 _______________________________________________________________________________________ 
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83 - 84. language centre / would like / about / and / interested / your / information / I / learning / some / I / in 
/ am / English //. 
 _______________________________________________________________________________________ 
85 - 86. wanted / clearly / the front line / the President / we / so / to see / stood / in / we. 
 _______________________________________________________________________________________ 
87 - 88. people / mountain resorts / some rest / hard - working / many / go to / to have / a / after / week. 
 _______________________________________________________________________________________ 
89 - 90. the sun / the roof / solar panels / on / of / the energy / installed / a house / from / are / to receive. 
 _______________________________________________________________________________________ 
III. Questions 91 - 100: 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. (10 pts) 
91 - 92. Because of his illness he could not work effectively. (IMPOSSIBLE) 
 __________________________________________________________________________________ 
93 - 94. Would you like to join our local drama group? (INTERESTED) 
 __________________________________________________________________________________ 
95 - 96. I was about to go out for dinner when he phoned. (POINT) 
 __________________________________________________________________________________ 
97 - 98. Would you rather I stayed with you during the holidays? (PREFER) 
 __________________________________________________________________________________ 
99 - 100. It rained continuously but we all enjoyed the trip. (IN SPITE OF) 
 __________________________________________________________________________________ 
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