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UBND TỈNH BÌNH PHƯỚC KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN QUANG TRUNG
SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO NĂM HỌC 2014-2015
Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH (chuyên)
Ngày thi: 21/01/2014.
(Đề thi này gồm có 06 trang) Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút
Họ và tên thí sinh: ……….……… Số báo danh: ………
Chú ý: Thí sinh làm bài vào phiếu trả lời (có phát kèm đề)
A PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM.
I PHONETICS (1 pt)
1 Choose a word (A, B, C, D) that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.(0.5 pt)
4 A wood B look C cook D blood
5 A china B check C chemist D chocolate
2 Choose the word (A, B, C, D) whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others (0.5 pt)
6 A computer B imprudent C powerful D tradition
7 A allocation B locality C respectfully D successfully
8 A beloved B decision C motorbike D proficient
9 A athletics B hopelessness C resident D tolerance
10 A practical B notation C reconcile D wanderings
II VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (5 pts)
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentences.
11 You are late again! Please, try to be in future
A accurate B efficient C punctual D reliable
12 According to the of the contract, tenants must give six months notice if they intent to leave
13 All the of the dances went to charity
A results B proceeds C rewards D finances
14 Enough money has been raised to the hospital’s survival
15 When they retired they bought a tiny in the country
16 It is too early in the to expect many visitors to the town
17 There is no reason to his honesty; he is absolutely sincere
18 Blue whales are considered _ species
A dangerous B danger C endangered D endanger
19 Fax machines were a wonderful _ at the time
A inventive B invention C discover D discovery
20 A computer is _ of doing almost anything you ask it to
21 He was offered the job _ his qualifications were poor
A although B in spite of C because of D because
22 Do you know the reason _he didn’t marry her?
23 I can answer the question _ you say is difficult
24 Bao Yen sings _ than this singer
Trang 2A well B better C gooder D more good
25 Paper money _ for over a thousand years
26 She apologized _ late
A to arriving B in arriving D for arriving D at arriving
27 We're in good time; there's to hurry
A no purpose B no need C unnecessary D impossible
28 Mary never cooks ?
A did not she B doesn’t she C does she D did she
29 For lunch, you may have fish or chicken
30 The stereo radio is twice _ the cassette player
A cheaper than B as cheap as C as cheapest as D much cheaper as 31.There are ten children _ in the yard near my house
32 “If I were you, I would go to the doctor,” Peter said to Mary
A Peter told Mary to become a doctor
B Peter told Mary that he will go to the doctor
C Peter advised Mary not to go to the doctor
D Peter advised Mary to go to the doctor
33 In today’s paper it _that we shall have an election this year
A says B admits C expresses D proposes
34 Tropical diseases are comparatively _ in Europe
35 She _ the cold climate
A used to B get used to C got used to D has used to
36 He was surprised _her wonderful beauty on the Women’s Day
37 A dictionary is a _ book
A research B fiction C reference D catalogue
38 The _ in Viet Nam usually begins in December and ends in July
A football match B football team C football fan D football season
39 I am going to a job _tomorrow
A arrangement B appointment C interview D meeting
40 I shall do the job to the best of my _
A capacity B ability C knowledge D talent
41 The woman said “This carpet was made _so it is expensive”
A by hand B by the hand C by hands D by our hands
42 When they could put _ the noise no longer, they banged on their neighbor’s door
43 We don’t sell foreign newspaper because there is no _for them
44 In the legal profession, men _women by 5 to 1
A outnumber B supersede C overcome D outclass
45 That was absolutely delicious Can you give me the _?
A formula B instruction C prescription D recipe
46 I wish I _ all about this matter a week ago
47 _ I hear that song, I think of you
A Whatever B Forever C Whenever D However
48 He was made _ for two hours
Trang 349 My boss is angry with me I didn’t do all the work that I _ last week.
A should do B should have done C must have done D might have done
50 Your bad result made me
A disappoint B disappointed C disappointing D disappointedly
Select the synonym of the following bold and underlined word in each sentence.
51 This contamination has threatened the park and many of the animals in it
52 Why would November be a suitable time to visit this park?
53 This national park is special because it has plants and animals from both tropical and temperate zones
54 This contamination has threatened the park and many of the animals in it
55 An interesting feature of this park is the Orphanage where lots of orphaned or abandoned animals are taken care of
A immoral B wicked C shameless D deserted
Select the antonym of the following bold and underlined word in each sentence.
56 Visitors, especially children, can go there to learn how to recognize the different species of animals and plants
57 An interesting feature of this park is the Orphanage where lots of orphaned or abandoned animals are taken care of
58 Due to an increase in population and the use of nearby land for farming, there are toxic levels of chemicals
in the water
59 When did Nguyen Hue defeat Thanh enemies?
60 Rearrange the following sentences to make a letter of acceptance responding to an invitation to spend a weekend in the country
A dislike B disparagement C rebuke D refusal
III LANGUAGE FUNTIONS (0.5 pt)
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentences.
61 –“Did you finish the report? – “Yes, but I wish I had known .”
A how hard would it be B how hard it would be
C would be hard D how would it be hard
62 – “What was the weather like yesterday?” – “It was a _afternoon.”
63 – “This traffic is terrible! – “You're right People should _.”
A less use their cars B use less their cars C use their cars less D their cars use less
64 – “Those students study a lot.” – “Yes, the students here are very serious.”
65 –“Why did Bob get into trouble?” – “Someone heard him his views of the boss.”
A to express B expressing C expressed D was expressing
IV GUIDED CLOZE TEST (1 PT)
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits each blank space in the following passage.
Cotton has been grown for thousands of years in places as (66) apart as Mexico, China, Egypt, and India American colonists (67) to grow cotton in the early 1600s Before 1800, cotton was a great luxury, more expensive than silk, (68) so many workers were needed to pick it (69) , a huge increase in the number of slaves in the American South (70) in much greater cotton production and a fall (71) the price This, and the new technology of the industrial (72) , made cotton the cheapest fabric in history By 1820, cotton (73) more money for the United States than tobacco,
Trang 4and more money worldwide than sugar Many Southern farmers and plantation (74) believed that slave labor was (75) for them to make money growing cotton
69 A In addition B Since C However D Therefore
72 A factory B reform C revolution D company
73 A will make B has made C makes D had made
74 A keepers B owners C growers D directors
V READING COMPREHENSION (0.5 pt)
Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each question.
By adopting a few simple techniques, parents who read to their children can substantially increase their children's language development It’s surprising, but true How parents talk to their children makes a big difference in the children's language development If a parent encourages the child to actively respond to what the parent is reading, the child's language skills increase
A study was done with two- to three-year-old children and their parents Half of the thirty children participated in the experimental study; the other half acted as the control group In the experimental group, the parents were given a two-hour training session in which they were taught to ask open-ended questions rather than yes/no questions For example, the parents should ask, "What is the doggie doing?" rather than, "Is the doggie running away?" Experimental parents were also instructed in how to expand on their children's answers, how to suggest alternative possibilities, and how to praise correct answers
At the beginning of the study, the children did not differ on measures of language development, but at the end of one month, the children in the experimental group tested 5,5 months ahead of the control group on a test
of verbal expression and vocabulary Nine months later, the children in the experimental group still showed an advance of 6 months over the children in the control group
76 Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A Children who talk a lot are more intelligent
B Parents who listen to their children can teach them more
C Active children should read more D Verbal ability can easily be increased
77 In line 2, what does Ifs refer to?
A Parents increasing children's language development
B Reading techniques being simple
C Parents reading to children D Children's language development
78 According to the author, which of the following questions is the best type to ask children about reading?
A Do you see the elephant? C What animals do you like?
B Is the elephant in the cage? D Shall we go to the zoo?
79 What was the difference between the control group and the experimental group?
A The training parents received C The books that were read
B The age of the children D The number of children
80 What conclusion is best supported by the passage?
A Parents should be trained to read to their children
B The more children read, the more intelligent they become
C Children's language skills increase when they are required to respond actively
D Children who read actively act six months older
B PHẦN TỰ LUẬN
I VERB FORMS (1.5 pts)
Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences.
1 We enjoy (81 permit) _ (82 stay) _ up late if there is something special on TV
2 Tom (83 lose) _ his job eight months ago, and since then he (84 be) _ unemployed
Trang 53 Look, Trung! You (85 know) _the man who (86 talk) _ to our teacher?
4 This morning while I (87 wait) _for the bus, the rain (88 stop) _
5 Jenny (89 study) _French for a few month last year
6 We decide (90 spend) _ our holiday at DaLat
II WORD FORMS (1.5 pts)
91 He treated them with _ (generous)
92 How many _entered the race? (compete)
93 If you are _with our service, please write to the manager (satisfy)
94 He drives so _that he often has accidents (care)
95 Flowers are often _by bees as they gather nectar (fertile)
96 I think these thin clothes are _for cold weather (suit)
97 The computer is one of the most marvelous _in our modern age (invent)
98 She is always worried about her children’s _ (safe)
99 He was kept in the hospital overnight as a _measure (precaution)
100 Housework has _ been regarded as women’s work (tradition)
III READING COMPREHENSION (1 pts)
Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer: True (T), False (F), No information (NI)
Many countries around the world have no caves This is not because there are no hills or mountains in those places Some of the world largest mountains have no caves because they are not made of the right sort of stone But the low, limestone hills of north of English and the south of France are full of interesting caves
For hundreds of years, people have enjoyed finding caves and going inside them This sport is called
“caving” and the people who do it are called “cavers” Cave exploration began in Europe and even today most cavers come from there That is why we know so much about European cavers But in many parts of the world there are hundreds of cavers which few people have ever visited For example, there are many caves in Russia and Afghanistan, in Albania and China But not many cavers in those countries and it is often very difficult for foreign cavers to get permission to visit
101 Every country in the world has caves
102 Caves are found in limestone hills and mountain
103 Most cavers are European
104 There are still many unexplored caves in the world
105 Cavers can visit any caves in the world
IV PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS.
Supply each space with a suitable preposition to complete each sentence.
106 His reaction _winning the prize was quite funny
107 I am writing to ask _ some information about courses
118 After her marriage broke _, Emma went to live in London
109 The headquarters _ the United Nations is in New York
110 It's dangerous to play football _the streets
111 The report about the accident was _the front page of the newspaper
112 Give me some solution _this problem
113 There is no difference _ those two colors
114 Are you acquainted _ the lady?
115 Miss White was very upset _ the news of her father’s death
V ERROR CORRECTION (2 pts)
There are ten errors in the following passage Identify the errors, then underline and correct them Write your answers in the numbered spaces.
Sally Ride, American’s first spacewoman, doesn’t looks very different from a lot of other American professional women She is attracting with curly brown hair, dark brown eyes, and a bright smile She like to dress simply: she wears comfortable but colorful clothes, like much people from California But in 1983 Sally
Trang 6Ride became America's first woman astronaut She was one of the five astronaut on the space shuttle Challenger, which completed a successful six-days voyage in space in June 1983 What makes a woman want to
go in space?
Sally Ride grows up in Los Angeles, California Her father is a professor at Santa Monica College, and his mother is housewife At Westlake High School for girls, she was both an excellent student but a tennis player.Today she still looks like a sportswoman She is 1.6 meters tall, weighs 52 kilos, and very fit While she was till a student, she became a very successful tennis player She thought on becoming a professional sportswoman but she decided to continue with her studies at college, and later at university.
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VI SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (2.5 pts) 126 The teacher allowed me to stay at home to finish the assignment => The teacher
127 Unless the train arrives on time, we shall miss the start of the concert => If
128 Children between the age of 6 and 16 have to go to school in Malaysia => Education
129 Due to the traffic in Viet nam, foreign tourists prefer walking to driving => Foreign tourists would rather
130 Please don’t smoke in the kitchen => I’d rather
131 My sister rarely takes a holiday => It is rare
132 I work in a factory which has more than a thousand employees => There
133 There is no one I like more than you => You
134 Her behaviour annoyed me => I found
135 The name of the film is “ The river of Hope” => The film is
III It is widely recognized that we have to protect the environment, not only for our own sake but for our next generations’ as well Write a composition of around 200 words to say what you would and would not do in order to keep the world unpolluted, fresh and green ………
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UBND TỈNH BÌNH PHƯỚC KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN QUANG TRUNG
SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO NĂM HỌC 2014-2015
Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH (chuyên)
Ngày thi: 21/06/2014.
(Đề thi này gồm có 06 trang) Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút
Họ và tên thí sinh: ……….……… Số báo danh: ………
Chú ý: Thí sinh làm bài vào phiếu trả lời (có phát kèm đề)
A PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM.
I PHONETICS (1 pt)
1 Choose a word (A, B, C, D) that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.(0.5 pt)
3 A fly B scenery C slowly D usually
4 A wood B look C cook D blood
5 A China B check C chemist D chocolate
2 Choose the word (A, B, C, D) whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others (0.5 pt)
6 A computer B imprudent C powerful D tradition
7 A allocation B locality C respectfully D successfully
8 A beloved B decision C motorbike D proficient
9 A athletics B hopelessness C resident D tolerance
10 A practical B notation C reconcile D wanderings
II VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (5 pts)
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentences.
11 You are late again! Please, try to be in future
A accurate B efficient C punctual D reliable
12 According to the of the contract, tenants must give six months notice if they intent to leave
13 All the of the dances went to charity
A results B proceeds C rewards D finances
14 Enough money has been raised to the hospital’s survival
A ensure B enlarge C enable D empower
15 When they retired they bought a tiny in the country
16 It is too early in the to expect many visitors to the town
17 There is no reason to his honesty; he is absolutely sincere
18 Blue whales are considered _ species
A dangerous B danger C endangered D endanger
19 Fax machines were a wonderful _ at the time
A inventive B invention C discover D discovery
20 A computer is _ of doing almost anything you ask it to
21 He was offered the job _ his qualifications were poor
A although B in spite of C because of D because
22 Do you know the reason _he didn’t marry her?
23 I can answer the question _ you say is difficult
Trang 824 Bao Yen sings _ than this singer.
25 Paper money _ for over a thousand years
26 She apologized _ late
A to arriving B in arriving D for arriving D at arriving
27 We're in good time; there's to hurry
A no purpose B no need C unnecessary D impossible
28 Mary never cooks ?
A did not she B doesn’t she C does she D did she
29 For lunch, you may have fish or chicken
30 The stereo radio is twice _ the cassette player
A cheaper than B as cheap as C as cheapest as D much cheaper as 31.There are ten children _ in the yard near my house
32 “If I were you, I would go to the doctor,” Peter said to Mary
A Peter told Mary to become a doctor
B Peter told Mary that he will go to the doctor
C Peter advised Mary not to go to the doctor
D Peter advised Mary to go to the doctor
33 In today’s paper it _that we shall have an election this year
A says B admits C expresses D proposes
34 Tropical diseases are comparatively _ in Europe
35 She _ the cold climate
A used to B get used to C got used to D has used to
36 He was surprised _her wonderful beauty on the Women’s Day
37 A dictionary is a _ book
A research B fiction C reference D catalogue
38 The _ in Viet Nam usually begins in December and ends in July
A football match B football team C football fan D football season
39 I am going to a job _tomorrow
A arrangement B appointment C interview D meeting
40 I shall do the job to the best of my _
A capacity B ability C knowledge D talent
41 The woman said “This carpet was made _so it is expensive”
A by hand B by the hand C by hands D by our hands
42 When they could put _ the noise no longer, they banged on their neighbor’s door
43 We don’t sell foreign newspaper because there is no _for them
44 In the legal profession, men _women by 5 to 1
A outnumber B supersede C overcome D outclass
45 That was absolutely delicious Can you give me the _?
A formula B instruction C prescription D recipe
46 I wish I _ all about this matter a week ago
47 _ I hear that song, I think of you
A Whatever B Forever C Whenever D However
48 He was made _ for two hours
Trang 9A to wait B wait C waiting D waited
49 My boss is angry with me I didn’t do all the work that I _ last week
A should do B should have done C must have done D might have done
50 Your bad result made me
A disappoint B disappointed C disappointing D disappointedly
Select the synonym of the following bold and underlined word in each sentence.
51 This contamination has threatened the park and many of the animals in it.
52 Why would November be a suitable time to visit this park?
53 This national park is special because it has plants and animals from both tropical and temperate zones.
54 This contamination has threatened the park and many of the animals in it.
55 An interesting feature of this park is the Orphanage where lots of orphaned or abandoned animals are taken
care of
A immoral B wicked C shameless D deserted
Select the antonym of the following bold and underlined word in each sentence.
56 Visitors, especially children, can go there to learn how to recognize the different species of animals and
plants
57 An interesting feature of this park is the Orphanage where lots of orphaned or abandoned animals are taken
care of
58 Due to an increase in population and the use of nearby land for farming, there are toxic levels of chemicals
in the water
A drop B lowness C shortage D illness
59 When did Nguyen Hue defeat Thanh enemies?
60 Rearrange the following sentences to make a letter of acceptance responding to an invitation to spend a
weekend in the country
A dislike B disparagement C rebuke D refusal
III LANGUAGE FUNTIONS (0.5 pt)
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentences.
61 –“Did you finish the report? – “Yes, but I wish I had known .”
A how hard would it be B how hard it would be
C would be hard D how would it be hard
62 – “What was the weather like yesterday?” – “It was a _afternoon.”
63 – “This traffic is terrible! – “You're right People should _.”
A less use their cars B use less their cars C use their cars less D their cars use less
64 – “Those students study a lot.” – “Yes, the students here are very serious.”
65 –“Why did Bob get into trouble?” – “Someone heard him his views of the boss.”
A to express B expressing C expressed D was expressing
IV GUIDED CLOZE TEST (1 PT)
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits each blank space in the following passage.
Cotton has been grown for thousands of years in places as (66) apart as Mexico, China, Egypt, and India American colonists (67) to grow cotton in the early 1600s Before 1800, cotton was a great luxury, more expensive than silk, (68) so many workers were needed to pick it (69) , a huge increase in the number of slaves in the American South (70) in much greater cotton production and a fall (71) the price This, and the new technology of the industrial (72) , made cotton
Trang 10the cheapest fabric in history By 1820, cotton (73) more money for the United States than tobacco, and more money worldwide than sugar Many Southern farmers and plantation (74) believed that slave labor was (75) for them to make money growing cotton
67 A started B brought C came D carried
69 A In addition B Since C However D Therefore
70 A took B resulted C brought D was
72 A factory B reform C revolution D company
73 A will make B has made C makes D had made
74 A keepers B owners C growers D directors
75 A necessary B based C certain D made
V READING COMPREHENSION (0.5 pt)
Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each question.
By adopting a few simple techniques, parents who read to their children can substantially increase their
children's language development It’s surprising, but true How parents talk to their children makes a big
difference in the children's language development If a parent encourages the child to actively respond to what the parent is reading, the child's language skills increase
A study was done with two- to three-year-old children and their parents Half of the thirty children participated in the experimental study; the other half acted as the control group In the experimental group, the parents were given a two-hour training session in which they were taught to ask open-ended questions rather than yes/no questions For example, the parents should ask, "What is the doggie doing?" rather than, "Is the doggie running away?" Experimental parents were also instructed in how to expand on their children's answers, how to suggest alternative possibilities, and how to praise correct answers
At the beginning of the study, the children did not differ on measures of language development, but at the end of one month, the children in the experimental group tested 5,5 months ahead of the control group on a test
of verbal expression and vocabulary Nine months later, the children in the experimental group still showed an advance of 6 months over the children in the control group
76 Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A Children who talk a lot are more intelligent
B Parents who listen to their children can teach them more
C Active children should read more D Verbal ability can easily be increased.
77 In line 2, what does It’s refer to?
A Parents increasing children's language development
B Reading techniques being simple
C Parents reading to children D Children's language development
78 According to the author, which of the following questions is the best type to ask children about reading?
A Do you see the elephant? C What animals do you like?
B Is the elephant in the cage? D Shall we go to the zoo?
79 What was the difference between the control group and the experimental group?
A The training parents received C The books that were read
B The age of the children D The number of children
80 What conclusion is best supported by the passage?
A Parents should be trained to read to their children
B The more children read, the more intelligent they become
C Children's language skills increase when they are required to respond actively
D Children who read actively act six months older
B PHẦN TỰ LUẬN
I VERB FORMS (1.5 pts)
Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences.
1 We enjoy (81 permit) being permitted (82 stay) to stay _up late if there is something special on TV