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Kỳ thi: Đề thi tuyển sinh chuyên THPT
Môn Tiếng Anh Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút PART I – listening (3.0 points)
I Listen to a coversation between a shopkeeper and a customer and choose the correct answer for each of the following questions (1.0 point)
1 What is the customer looking for in the shop?
a casual clothes b suits c swimsuits
2 What material are the baggy trousers made of?
3 What has the customer just bought?
a Some plain shirts b Some plain dress c Some plaid shirts
4 What do baggy trousers go with?
a white shirts b long-sleeved shirts c T-shirts
5 What is the cashier wearing?
a a short-sleeved shirt and blue trouser
b an embroidered skirt c o long dress
II.Listen to the information about the founding of Facebook Write No More THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer (2.0 points)
- It is (1)……….that Facebook has become an essential part of our life
- Zukerberg, (2)………….of Facebook understood that need and created Facebook to connect people
- In (3)…………: Facemash was created in order for Harvard students to (4)………
- In (5)……… : the Facebook was (6)………in the school
- Within a month after the creation: (7)……of the total number of Harvard students joined Facebook
- In (8)……….: (9)……… were permitted to join Facebook
- Up to now: More the (10)……….million people use Facebook
PART II – phonetics (1.0 point) Question 1: Choose the word which has the different stress pattern (0.5 point)
3 a frequently b gymnastic c adjective d difference
4 a activity b destination c independent d intersection
Question 2: Choose the word which is pronounced differently (0.5 point)
1 a coughed b laughed c mapped d played
2 a addition b adventure c advertise d advantage
3 a common b comma c commerce d comb
4 a look b food c took d book
5 a ocean b ceiling c cereal d circle
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1 Not until 2008 across the river
A the first bridge was built B the first building of a bridge was
C built the first bridge D was the first bridge built
2 Neither the director nor his assistant _ yet
A has come B hasn’t come C have come D haven’t come
3 A chemist always puts a _ on a bottle of medicine
4 By the time you receive this letter, I for Japan
A.will leave B.would have left C.have left will D will have left
5 “Would you like to have noodles, spaghetti or something different?” - “ _.”
A Anything will do B Yes, please C Never mind D I don’t mind
6 We delayed our departure _ the weather condition
A in spite of B on account of C instead of D on behalf of
7 She _him of lying to her
8 One person _ seven in the world speaks perfect English
9 We quarreled _ the choice of a house
10 It’s difficult to pay one’s bills when prices keep _
Question 2: Give the correct form of the words ( 2.0 points )
Pioneer 10 left earth in 1972 and began to cross the unexplored asteroid (small planet) belt
four months later Some people said it would be ( possible ) to find a way through the dust and ( count ) millions of rocks that lie beyond the inner planets; but despite its very ( base ) technology Pioneer made a ( success ) crossing and went on to carry out its mission; to study Jupiter
It continued past the ( out ) planets until 1983, crossing the paths of Saturn
and Pluto before finally entering the vast ( know ) area outside our solar system There it will maintain course on its ( end ) journey, passing close to Proxima Centauri in 70,000 years’ time Eventually, ( science ) believe, in the safe vacuum of deep space, it may even ( live ) the earth, which in five billion years will ( appear ) as the Sun grows even bigger and swallows up our tiny planet
Question 3: Find out unnecessary words in some lines Check () if the line is correct ( 2.0 points )
Many species of animals , birds and even insects are in danger
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of disappearing off from the earth Everyday, construction in
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the rain forests destroys the habitats of these creatures They
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can not survive in the other environments They rely on the food
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and shetler being in their own habitats Each time a habitat is
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destroyed, the animals must search for new places Luckily,
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situation Animal protection societites are helping for the world
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to learn more than about endangered species When people know
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more, they can fight against to protect and save the animals
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Question 4: Fill in the gap with a suitable word ( 2.0 points )
1 After three years, their marriage broke
2 I will never on What you've said seems confusing
3 Do you know the prover: "An apple a day keeps the away"
4 Don't let your eyes are than your stomach
5 If you want to be taught by him, it seems like the blind leading the
6 A hurricane blew off the of the house
7 She is proud that she is a good DJ
8 Mary was the student absent from class
9 One of living the city is the range of the shops
10 We couldn't relax all the guests had gone home
PART IV – reading (5.0 points)
Question 1: Choose the best option to fill in each of the blanks to make a meaningful
passage (2.0 points)
All over the world, people are changing the face of the earth Wild areas are cleared for farming and to build roads and expand cities Our factories, cars and power stations poison the (1) with polluting gases and chemical waste As well as transforming the environment, we are destroying habitats, the home of (2) plants and animals Living things have evolved over millions of years Many animals and plants can only (3) in certain environments When (4) areas are destroyed, wildlife can not always (5) to the new conditions and some species of plants and animals face extinction because of human activities
People can also (6) from habitat destruction When forests are cut down, earth is washed away , this causes crop failures and starvation There is the future to consider, too; plants provide essential foods and can also be used in medicines If species (7) extinct, their potential value will never be known The scale of destruction is enormous Swamps, forests, grasslands and jungle are being cleared at an increasing extend Half of the world’s tropical rainforests have (8) been destroyed Coral reefs, called the forests of the osean because they are so rich in life, are (9) around the world We must limit the damage to habitats now (10) they remain a valuable resource for the future
1 A floor B ground C place D environment
3 A go B attend C survive D persist
4 A so B this C such D that
6 A fill B damage C suffer D experience
9 A spoilt B violated C wasted D threatened
10 A so that B in case C in order to D as a result
Question 2 Read the following text then choose the best answer (1.0 point)
Whales usually travel down the Pacific coast from Alaska to Mexico in the fall They make this long trip because they breed and have their young in the warm water near Mexico In the fall of
1985, one young whale became confused, took a wrong turn, and swam into the Sanfracisco Bay by
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Many people became alarmed because the fresh water in the river can cause severe skin problems for whales People were afraid that the whales might die if he did not return to the salt water
of the ocean; therefore they oganized themselves along the river bank in boats By using recorded
whale noise to attract the lost whale, these people gradually coaxed him back down the river toward
the ocean As a result, the whale swam under the Golden Gate Brigde and was free Everyone was relieved because the whale was now safe
1 What is this passage mainly discuss?
A The way a whale lives B The way people hunt a whale
C The way people save a lost whale D A long trip a whale travel
2 Why do whales travel from Alaska to Mexico in the fall?
A They like to make a long trip B They breed and have their young in the warm water
C They want to swim up one of the rivers that flows into the bay
D They often become confused in the fall
3 Why did the whale swim into the San Francisco Bay?
A He wanted to see the beautiful scenery of San Francisco Bay B He wanted to swim in fresh water
C He became confused and took a wrong turn D He became tired.
4 What were the people afraid?
A The whale might die if he didn’t return to the salt water of the ocean
B The whale were too tired to swim any further
C The whale was too big to swim in the river D The whale returned to the sea
5 The word “coaxed” in the passage is closest in meaning to?
Question 3: Fill in the gap with a word (1.0 point)
A medical student had to read a text-book which was far expensive for him to
buy He couldn’t get it from the library and the copy he could find was in a bookshop Every afternoon, , he would go along to the shop and read a little _ the book at a time One day, however, he was dispointed to find the book from its usual place and was about to when he noticed the of the shop beckoning to him Expecting to be told , he went towards him To his surprise, the owner pointed to the book, was tucked in a corner "I put it there in anyone was tempted to buy it," he said and left the delighted student to continue his reading
PART V – writing (5.0 points) Question 1: Sentence transformation (1.0 point)
1 It isn’t necessary for you to remind him about it
You don’t
2 The mechanic serviced my car last week
I had
3 My father doesn’t enjoy traveling any more
No longer
4 She didn’t know you were in hospital, so she didn’t visit you
If she
5 It is said that he escaped to India
He is
Question 2: Rewrite these sentences using the cues given (1.0 point)
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These shoes ………
3 He has a good relationship with all his students gets
He ……… …
My friend isn’t………
5 Mr Misery was the only student who didn’t smile except
All students……… …… ……
Question 3: Write a passage (200-250 words) under the following topic (3 0 points)
Man people said that human-beings are suffering from what they are doing to the environment
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