Đề thi tuyển sinh lớp 10 trường THPT chuyên môn Tiếng Anh (đề chuyên) - Năm học 2021-2022

Mountains, a mere stone’s throw away from Muddingfield Village. In this way, it was eventually possible to (10) __________ overcrowding while maintaining the essential character of the event.
1. A. over and out
B. over and under
C. in and out 
D. up and down
2. A. draw
B. pass
C. while
D. drive
3. A. siting
B. sighting
C. setting
D. settlement
4. A. heavy
B. burdened
C. saturated
D. choked
5. A. litany
B. diary
C. testimony
D. line
6. A. overflowing
B. ample
C. massive
D. significant
7. A. necessary
B. anxious
C. worried
D. serious
8. A. given
B. seeing
C. taking
D. owing
9. A. raised 
B. brought
C. drew
D. came
10. A. alleviate
B. calm down
C. scale down
D. renovate
II. Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. (0.5p)
 People have been playing with marbles for thousands of years. The first marbles were probably either river stones that happened to be naturally round enough to roll or, more likely, rounded globs of clay that were baked hardness. Such very old clay marbles have been found in both Greek and Roman ruins, and quartz spheres have been dated at around 6000 B.C. Harder and more durable marbles tend to inspire different kinds of games than soft clay marbles, which crack very easily. So with the advent of hand rounded and polished marbles made of agate or some other rugged, igneous rock, the ‘golden age’ of marbles and marble play flowered. Stone marbles began to appear in the early 1800s in what is now the southern part of Germany. Shortly after, handmade glass marbles appeared in the same part of Europe. For the next 120 years, marbles and marble playing-there were literally hundred of games - flourished in both Europe and America. Marble players developed their own vocabulary for different sizes and materials of marbles, as well as for the many kinds of games to be played and the way marbles were used in the games. For example, if you were going to play a game of Ring-Taw, one of the most popular and enduring marbles games, you would lag for the first shot, and then knuckle down from the baulk, trying your best to get a mib or two with your opponent’s immie.
1. The author makes the point in the passage that playing with marbles __________.
A. has been going on since ancient times 	
B. is a relatively recent phenomenon
C. is losing popularity	
D. is a very expensive pastime
2. According to the passage, which of the following was the least used substance for making marbles?
A. agate
B. glass
C. rock
D. clay
3. It can be inferred from the passage that the use of marbles became very popular in Europe and America __________.
A. in the 18th century	
B. in the 1970s	
C. in 6000 B.C	
D. after glass marbles were developed
4. We can infer from the passage that marble playing __________.
A. is a game only for children	
B. has many variations in games
C. is played according to one set of rules	
D. uses only one kind of marble
5. We can conclude from lines 11-12 of the passage that the terminology of marble playing is __________.
A. specialized	
B. used only by children
C. easy to understand	
D. derived from an ancient language
III. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word. Write the words in the spaces provided. (0.7p). 
OCEANS
Maybe you recycle cans, glass, and paper. Do you know that nature recycles, too ? One of the things nature (1) _______ is water. Water goes from oceans, lakes, and rivers into the air. Water falls from the air as (2) _______ or snow. Rain and snow eventually find their way back to the oceans. Nature’s recycling program for water is (3) _______ the water cycle.
The water cycle has four stages: storage, evaporation, precipitation, and runoff. Water on Earth gets stored (4) _______ oceans, lakes, rivers, ice, and even underground. Water goes from storage into the atmosphere by a process called evaporation. When water evaporates, it changes from a liquid (5) _______ a gas, called water vapor. Water vapor goes up into (6) _______ atmosphere. Water returns to the Earth as precipitation in rain or snow by changing into drops of water (7) _______ the air gets cold enough. Clouds are collections (8) _______ water droplets. Most precipitation falls into the oceans and goes right back into storage.
Water that falls on land always flows from (9) _______ places to lower ones. This flow is called runoff. Water from land flows into streams. Streams join together to make (10) _______ and eventually the water flows into storage in the oceans. Then the water cycle starts all over again.
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SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
ĐỀ ĐỀ XUẤT
NAM ĐỊNH
ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN
NĂM HỌC 2021 – 2022.
Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH (Đề chuyên)
Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút.
(Đề thi gồm: 08 trang)
Phòng thi số: 
Số báo danh
Điểm bài thi
Họ tên, chữ ký của giám khảo
Số phách
Số phách
Do hội đồng chấm thi ghi
Bằng số
Bằng chữ
1. ...........................................
2. ...........................................
Do hội đồng chấm thi ghi
Chú ý: Thí sinh làm bài vào đề thi này.
PART A. LISTENING (2.0 POINTS)
Hướng dẫn phần thi nghe hiểu:
Nội dung phần nghe gồm 03 phần, mỗi thí sinh được nghe 2 lần, đĩa CD tự chạy 2 lần.
Mở đầu và kết thúc phần nghe có tín hiệu nhạc.
Hướng dẫn làm bài chi tiết cho thí sinh (bằng Tiếng Anh) đã có trong bài nghe.
SECTION 1: (0.5p) Questions 1-5: Listen to the recording and complete the table below with ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer. 
PLANNING NOTES - THIS YEAR'S FETE
Date of the fete:
1 _______________.
Expected weather:
22 degrees and 2 _______________.
Fundraising purpose:
In aid of the roof of the 3 _______________.
Fundraising goal:
£4000
Last year's tickets:
400 adult tickets at £5 each, plus 4 _______________ discounted tickets at £2.50 each
Total from ticket sales 
last year:
5 _______________.
Amount needed from food and drink sales to reach overall target:
£1250 (assuming total from ticket sales is the same as
last year)
SECTION 2: (0.5p) Question 7-16: You will hear a man talking about hyper-parenting. Complete the sentences with a word or a short phrase of NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS. 
Cathy Hagner’s children have (7) ________________, soccer and piano practice at school.
Cathy admits that everyone in the family is suffering from (8) _____________ because of their lifestyle.
Hyper-parenting affects (9) ________________ parents in the United States and Britain.
Expectant mothers are told that they have to eat (10) ________________.
More and more children are getting (11) ________________ because they are getting so stressed and tired.
Many children have to attend (12) ________________ after school because both parents work.
Some of the children who do activities outside school are only (13) ________________ years of age.
Parents worry that they are (14) ________________ their children if they don’t give them every opportunity.
Terri Apter has found that many teenagers can’t cope with (15) ________________ they have when they start college. 
Apter advises that, along with organising extra-curricular activities for their children, parents should give them enough time for (16) _____________________. 
SECTION 3: Listen to a lecture about population growth and decide whether these statements are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F). (0.5p) 
1. Birth rate is the average number of children born in a year, per thousand people.
2. Fertility rate in UK was first reported to have been so high in 2008.
3. Fertility rate in the UK is higher than it was twenty years ago because a higher proportion of women are having children. 
4. 10% of of women in their mid-forties do not have children nowadays. 
5. Fertility rates are low partly because parents do not have time to have children.
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Bài thi môn: TIẾNG ANH (chuyên) KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN 2021 – 2022
Họ và tên thí sinh: .. Hội đồng coi thi: .
Ngày sinh: ... Họ tên, chữ ký của 2 giám thị:
Nơi sinh: .. 
 Trường: ....................................................................... 1.................................................................................. 
 2...................................................................................
...............
............be...be. 
Học sinh trường:  
Thí sinh không viết vào phần gạch chéo này
SECTION 4: You will hear an interview with the head of an employment agency, where she talks about expectations in today’s job market. Choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which fits best according to what you hear. You will listen TWICE. (0.5p) 
1. How does Diane Webber view “job for life”?
 A. She regrets the fact that this situation is no longer the norm.
 B. She feels that many long-serving employees fail to make a useful contribution.
 C. She believes that people should have challenged their employers’ motives more.
 D. She wishes the workplace had been more secure in the past. 
2. According to Diane, younger workers in today’s workplace 
 A. learn all the skills they need early on. 
 B. accept lateral moves if they are attractive.
 C. expect to receive benefits right from the start. 
 D. change jobs regularly to achieve a higher level. 
3. What does Diane say about continuity in companies?
 A. It is desirable in both junior and senior management.
 B. It is impossible to achieve in today’s more competitive environment.
 C. It is unimportant, due to the greater emphasis on teamwork.
 D. It is necessary, but only up to a point.
4. According to Diane, what is the actual benefit of higher levels of personnel movement?
 A. Higher levels of output.	B. Better problem-solving.
 C. More creativity.	D. Greater efficiency.
5. Diane considers that nowadays companies are at most risk from 
 A. run-of-the-mill employees who play safe.
 B. successful high-fliers who quickly move on.
 C. unreliable staff who lack commitment.
 D. external advisors who have undue power.
PART B. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (2.0 POINTS)
I. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the following sentences. Circle the letter A, B, C or D. (1.0p)
1. “Buy me a newspaper on your way back, ______?”
	A. do you	B. don’t you	C. can’t you 	D. will you
2. The bad weather caused serious damage to the crop. If only it ______ warmer. 
 A. were 	B. had been 	C. has been 	D. was 
3. We have to start early ______ we’ll be late for school.
 A. whereas	B. although 	C. or else 	D. so that
4. He managed to finish the report under the ______ of his tutor.
 A. guidance 	B. help 	C. aid 	D. assistance
5. What a mad thing to do! You could all have been killed! It was _________ folly.
 A. merely	B. only 	C. wild 	D. sheer 
6. Mr. Wright _________ his vegetable garden very carefully.
	A. tends 	B. grows C. maintains D. attends 	
7. I asked him to do exactly ______ what he had promised.
	A. like	B. same as 	C. such as 	D. as
8. The girl found it hard to______ the loss of her little dog. She cried a lot. 
A. get over	 B. turn over C. put off D. get along
9. Kelly wanted to have a live band _______ at her wedding.
 A. to be played 	 B. play C. played D. been playing
10. Lisa: “Have you been able to reach Peter?”        Gina: “ _______ ”
	A. Yes, I have known him for years.                        	B. It’s much too high.
	C. No, the line is busy.                                             	D. There’s no approval.
11. Mike was not feeling well, so we gave him ___________________ to do than you.
	 A. less work B. fewer workers C. litter works D. least work
12. In the hands of a reckless driver, a car becomes a ____ weapon.
A. lethal	B. fatal 	C. mortal 	D. venal
13. In some countries, many old-aged parents like to live in a nursing home. They want to _______ independent lives.
A. give	B. lead	C. take	D. see
14. Sheila will inherit everything ________ her uncle’s death.
 A. on account of 	B. in spite of 	C. in the event of 	D. in place of
15. Mike, _______, will you switch off that television!
 A. once and for all	 	B. now and then
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 C. over and above	D. from time to time
16. To get his proposal accepted, the Finance Manager had to ________ heavy pressure from colleagues.
 A. fend off	B. laugh off	C. send off	D. push off
17. She applied for paid leave but her boss rejected her application ________.
 A. out of hand 	 B. in hand	C. at hand	D. on hand
19. “What time is it ____ your watch?” 	
 A. at	 	 B. with 	C. by 	D. from
20. Ivan tells me he really	himself at your barbecue last week.
 A. pleased B. played C. enjoyed D. interested
21. Kate: “It seems to me that spring is the most beautiful time of the year.” 
 Tony: “____! It’s really lovely!” 
 A. You’re exactly right B. You could be right	
 C. You are wrong 	 D. I couldn’t agree less
II. Give the correct form of the words in capital letters. Write your answers in the blanks. (0.5p)
Forests from an integral component of the (SPHERE)_______________ are essential to the (STABILITY)__________________ of global climate and the management of water and land. They are home for (COUNT)______________ plants and animals that are vital elements of our life-supporting systems, as well as for millions of forest (DWELL)___________ . They provide goods for direct (CONSUME)_______________ (including recreational activities) and land for food production. They also represent capital when converted to shelter and (FRASTRUCTURE)__________________ .
The two main types of forests are tropical, which are rich in (DIVERSITY)_______________ and valuable tropical (WOOD)______________ and temperate, which serve as the world’s primary source of industrial wood. The temperate forests (1.5 billion hectares) can be found mainly in developed countries, whereas the tropical forests (both moist and dry, (TOTAL)______________ about 1.5 billion ha each) stretch across the developing world. Two thirds of the tropical moist forests are in Latin America, with the (REMAIN)_______________ split between Africa and Asia; three quarters of the tropical dry forests are in Africa.
III. Fill in each space provided in each sentence below with the correct form of one phrasal verb given. Each phrasal verb can be used ONCE only. (0.5p)
 put on hold on put back take back get on hold back take on go back on go on get back
1. When you have finished playing with yours toys, please..........them...in the cupboard.
2. Did youyour money..off the travel agent when the holiday was cancelled?
3. Can you.till I have finished talking to the manager? Then I’ll be right with you.
4. You gave me your word. You can’tit now.
5. Let’sfrom where we left off. Where were we before we were interrupted?
6. I’m determinded to succeed-nothing in the world will..me
7. your nicest clothes because I’m taking you to the best restaurant in town.
8. I’m afraid I don’tvery well withh the man who lives next door.
9. Hearing that song me.to my university days. I haven’t heard it fors years.
10. If weyou.., will you be able to work on Saturdays?
PART C. READING (2.5 POINTS)
I. Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space. (0.5p) 
MUDDINGFIELD FESTIVAL
 Every year hordes of people in their teens and twenties travel from (1)__________the country and descend on the tranquil village of Muddingfield for a three-day music festival, where they (2)__________ away their time listening to their favourite rock musicians. Attracted by the spectacular rural (3)__________ and an impressive line-up of performing artists, the number of pop fans attending has exploded in recent years, leaving narrow country lanes (4)__________ with traffic and the local police force contending with an ever-increasing (5)__________ of complaints and disturbances to deal with.
 Two years ago, however, things finally came to a head. Whereas in previous years, there had always been (6)__________ space at the festival site, in 2006 an estimated crowd of ninety thousand were crammed into three fields and there was a(n) (7)__________ lack of basic facilities such as toilets.
Fortunately, it was decided that (8)__________ the scale and evident popularity of the festival, it could not simply be called off. Working together, the local council and the festival organisers (9)__________ up a scheme to move the festival to a new location in national parkland on the lower slopes of the Grey 
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