Water returns to the Earth as precipitation in rain or snow by changing into drops of water (68)…... the air gets cold enough.[r]
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Sở Giáo dục và Đào tạo Thái Nguyên
Kỳ thi tuyển sinh lớp 10 THPT Chuyên năm học 2012 – 2013
Môn thi: Tiếng anh
(dành cho thí sinh thi vào chuyên tiếng Nga, tiếng Trung và tiếng Pháp)
Ngày thi: 30/6/2012
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Đề chính thức
(Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi theo h-ớng dẫn d-ới mỗi câu)
(họ tên, chữ ký)
Giám khảo số 2 (họ tên, chữ ký)
Số phách (do chủ tịch HĐ ghi) Bằng số Bằng chữ
Bài thi này gồm cú 6 trang được đỏnh số từ 1 - 6 Thớ sinh kiểm tra số tờ bài thi trước khi làm bài
SECTION A: PHONETICS
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest
Answer: 00 C
01 02 03 04 05
06 07 08 09 10
SECTION B: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
I Choose the best word from A, B, C, or D that fits each blank
11 The doctor …… me not to stay too late at night
A advised B suggested C insisted D forced
12 Tomorrow we’ll go to Noi Bai Airport to meet Maryam, … comes from Malaysia
13 His house looks very large and beautiful It is a …… house
A seven-room B seven-rooms C seven room D seven rooms
14 If you get up early, you … late for the meeting tomorrow
A weren’t B wouldn’t be C aren’t D won’t be
15 It’s very hot today I wish I … on the beach now
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A am B was C were D had been 16 Nobody went to the party, …….?
A does he B do they C didn’t they D did they 17 …… I was really tired, I couldn’t sleep A Even though B So C Therefore D Because of 18 I suggest … some money for poor children A raise B to raise C raised D raising 19 All the houses in the area … immediately A has to rebuilt B had to rebuild C have to be rebuilt D have to rebuild 20 Mr Long said that he … in Ho Chi Minh City A lived B is living C has lived D will live 21 …… Friday morning, there is a meeting between 9 a.m and 11 a.m A In B For C On D At 22 She was sick yesterday, …….she was absent from school A since B so C because D but 23 To get a passport, you must send in your birth … and two photos A certificate B license C paper D card 24 Each of the guests … a bunch of flowers A are given B is given C were given D give 25 His business is growing so fast that he must take … more workers A up B on C in D over 26 You are late again, please try to be … in the future A accurate B punctual C efficient D reliable 27 They could find no ….of the missing car despite an extensive search A clue B remnant C indication D trace 28 It is too early in the … to expect many visitors to the town A term B season C time D calendar 29 The stolen jewels were … a lot of money A valued B cost C priced D worth 30 ……, after trying three times, he passed the examination A Lastly B Last of all C Last D At last 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30
II Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets 31 I (meet)…….John before I was in Paris 32 Baird (produce)…… the first TV pictures in 1926, didn’t he? 33 We (not use)… the machine for ages 34 If Hoa had much money, she (travel)… around the world 35 The statue was broken while it (move) … to another room in the museum 36 While they were laying tables, he (listen) ….to the radio 31 32
33 34
35 36
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III Give the correct form of the words in brackets 37 The old theater of our city is being enlarged and ……… (modern) 38 ……should complain if they are not satisfied with the service they receive (consume) 39 The Kimonos are described as Japanese ………… dresses (tradition) 40 You can never be sure what he is going to do He is so………… (predict) 41 He said: “Good morning,” in a most … way (friend) 42 Despite having a good qualification, she found it …… hard to find a job (extreme) 43 This plan should …… the problem of traffic congestion in the city (easy) 44 If you are stressed, try to relax and spend some time on …… (entertain) 45 Before using the camcorder, you should spend time reading the ……carefully (instruct) 46 People want love stories with happy …… (end) 37 38
39 40
41 42
43 44
45 46
IV Fill in each blank with ONE suitable preposition 47 We’re always proud ……your success 48 A: “Shall we go for a picnic tomorrow?” B: “It depends ….the weather.” 49 I’m looking ……to seeing you 50 His breakfast consists ….dry bread and a cup of tea 51 Who is going to look … the children while you are away? 52 I’m going ….for a few days so don’t give me any more work 53 He is not concerned … the youth movements 47 48 49
50 51 52
53
V Each of the following sentences has a mistake Find and correct it 54 I met a lot of interesting people while I was studying at Ho Chi Minh City A B C D 55 If I were you, I didn’t buy that expensive car A B C D
56 Mr Thanh, who sing English songs very well, is my teacher of English
A B C D
57 My father asked us not to spending too much time playing computer games
A B C D
58 Ba can play the piano more better than his friends can
A B C D
59 We can save nature resources by using solar energy
A B C D
60 I saw the men, the women, and the cattle which went to the field
A B C D
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61 Look at the two dictionarys and you will see they are the same in some ways A B C D Example The thief asked her handing over her money A B C D C to hand 54 55
56 57
58 59
60 61
SECTION C: READING I Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to complete the following passage
Maybe you recycle cans, glass, and paper Do you know that nature recycles, too? One of the things that nature (62) … is water Water goes from oceans, lakes, and rivers into the air Water falls from the air as (63)… or snow Rain and snow eventually find their way back to the oceans Nature’s recycling program for water is (64)… the water cycle The water cycle has four stages: storage, evaporation, precipitation, and run-off Water on Earth gets stored (65)… 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 (66)… a gas, called water vapor Water vapor goes up into (67)… atmosphere Water returns to the Earth as precipitation in rain or snow by changing into drops of water (68)… the air gets cold enough Clouds are collections (69)… water droplets Most precipitation falls into the oceans and goes right back into storage Water that falls on land always flows from (70)… places to low ones This flow is called run-off Water from land flows into streams Streams join together to make (71)… and eventually the water flows into storage in the oceans Then the water cycle starts all over again 62 63
64 65
66 67
68 69
70 71
II Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D
The purpose of advertising is to (72)… people to buy things Nowadays, (73)… , advertisers
don’t attempt to sell a product to everybody; they try to target the product at a particular segment or group
of the population Market research attempts to identify these people and the products they need Most
products have a (74)… name and advertisers aim, through promotion and publicity, to turn these into
recognizable brands This gives the product an imaginary added (75) … which somehow convinces
people it is worth paying extra for
Once an (76)… agency has been commissioned by a producer, it will set about organizing an
advertising campaign Slogans will be invented, advertising copy will be written and the Media Planning
and Buying department will work out which media will be best (77)… for the particular niche the product
is (78)… at The advertiser will try to position the product relative to its rivals and will point out its
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(79)… and superiority (80)… products are often international, advertising tends to (81)… quite
different in different countries, often falling back on stereotype images for each national market
72 73 74 75 76
77 78 79 80 81
III Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each question
Mozart, who was born on January 27th, 1756 in the Australia city of Salzburg, was neither the first
nor the last child prodigy, but he was certainly the greatest He was born into a moderately prosperous
family where his unmatched musical genius made itself known extremely early
Mozart began learning to play harpsichord at three and his earliest known work was composed in
1761 when he was five, the age at which he also first appeared in public
From the age of six, when his father took him on the first foreign tour, Mozart toured the courts
and musical centers of Austria, Germany, France, England, Holland, Switzerland and Italy It has been
calculated that Mozart spent almost a third of his short life – he died at the age of thirty-five – travelling
As Mozart matured, he continued to tour and give concerts Mozart also wrote a lot of operas His
first opera, Mitridate, Re Di Ponto, was performed in Milan when he was 14, and it was his first success in
the theatre
82 How rich was Mozart’s family?
A Very rich B As rich as a financial
83 When did he take the step into the world of music as a composer?
A When he was three B When he was five
C When he was fourteen D When he was thirty-five
84 What did he do on his first tour to some major European countries?
A He made so much sightseeing B He toured the courts and musical centres
C He toured only D He did nothing
85 Why is it possible to name Mozart “A travelling composer”?
A Because he spent almost a third of his short life travelling
B Because he liked travelling a lot
C Because he never travelled
D Because he had good imagination
86 What expression in the passage means “an exceptionally clever child”?
A A child normal B A child clever
C A child prodigy D A child playing harpsichord
82 83
84 85
86
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SECTION D: WRITING
I Finish the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the one printed before
it
87 “How much do you think it will cost?” he said to me
He asked me………
88 Mr Brown’s team has lost the game He looks very sad
Mr Brown whose ………
89 It takes Minh two hours to do his homework every day
Minh spends ………
90 We were late for school because of the heavy rain
Because it ………
91 It’s two years since I last spoke to her
I haven’t ………
92 Going swimming in the river in the summer is interesting
It ……… ………
93 In spite of the bad weather, they had a wonderful holiday
Although ……… ………
II Complete each of the following sentences, using the words given
94 If/ it/ not rain/ tomorrow/ I/ go/ camping/ my friends
……… ……….………
95 I/ never/ travel/ by/ air/ before
……… ………
96 The students/ study/ for/ exam/ the moment
……… …………
97 It/ be/ such/ cold day/ we/ decide/ not/ go out
……… …
98 Tom/ always/ coming/ home/ late/ so/ mother/ be/ angry
……… ………
99 You/ never/ regret/ do/ kind action
……… ………
100 I/ keen/ play/ piano
………
Total mark: 100: 10 = 10
The end
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ANSWER KEYS
Sở Giáo dục và Đào tạo Thái Nguyên
Kỳ thi tuyển sinh lớp 10 THPT Chuyên năm học 2012 – 2013
Môn thi: Tiếng anh
(dành cho thí sinh thi vào chuyên tiếng Nga, tiếng Trung và tiếng Pháp)
Ngày thi: 30/6/2012
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Đề chính thức
(Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi theo h-ớng dẫn d-ới mỗi câu)
(họ tên, chữ ký)
Giám khảo số 2 (họ tên, chữ ký)
Số phách (do chủ tịch HĐ ghi) Bằng số Bằng chữ
Bài thi này gồm cú 6 trang được đỏnh số từ 1 - 6 Thớ sinh kiểm tra số tờ bài thi trước khi làm bài
SECTION A: PHONETICS
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest
Answer: 00 C
01 02 03 04 05
06 07 08 09 10
SECTION B: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
I Choose the best word from A, B, C, or D that fits each blank
11 The doctor …… me not to stay too late at night
12 Tomorrow we’ll go to Noi Bai Airport to meet Maryam, … comes from Malaysia
13 His house looks very large and beautiful It is a …… house
A seven-room B seven-rooms C seven room D seven rooms
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14 If you get up early, you … late for the meeting tomorrow A weren’t B wouldn’t be C aren’t D won’t be 15 It’s very hot today I wish I … on the beach now A am B was C were D had been 16 Nobody went to the party, …….?
A does he B do they C didn’t they D did they 17 …… I was really tired, I couldn’t sleep A Even though B So C Therefore D Because of 18 I suggest … some money for poor children A raise B to raise C raised D raising 19 All the houses in the area … immediately A has to rebuilt B had to rebuild C have to be rebuilt D have to rebuild 20 Mr Long said that he … in Ho Chi Minh City A lived B is living C has lived D will live 21 …… Friday morning, there is a meeting between 9 a.m and 11 a.m A In B For C On D At 22 She was sick yesterday, …….she was absent from school A since B so C because D but 23 To get a passport, you must send in your birth … and two photos A certificate B license C paper D card 24 Each of the guests … a bunch of flowers A are given B is given C were given D give 25 His business is growing so fast that he must take … more workers A up B on C in D over 26 You are late again, please try to be … in the future A accurate B punctual C efficient D reliable 27 They could find no ….of the missing car despite an extensive search A clue B remnant C indication D trace 28 It is too early in the … to expect many visitors to the town A term B season C time D calendar 29 The stolen jewels were … a lot of money A valued B cost C priced D worth 30 ……, after trying three times, he passed the examination A Lastly B Last of all C Last D At last 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30
II Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets 31 I (meet)…….John before I was in Paris 32 Baird (produce)…… the first TV pictures in 1926, didn’t he? 33 We (not use)… the machine for ages 34 If Hoa had much money, she (travel)… around the world 35 The statue was broken while it (move) … to another room in the museum 36 While they were laying tables, he (listen) ….to the radio 31 had met 32 produced
33 haven't / have not used 34 would travel
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35 was moved/ was being moved 36 was listening
III Give the correct form of the words in brackets
37 The old theater of our city is being enlarged and ……… (modern)
38 ……should complain if they are not satisfied with the service they receive (consume)
39 The Kimonos are described as Japanese ………… dresses (tradition)
40 You can never be sure what he is going to do He is so………… (predict)
41 He said: “Good morning,” in a most … way (friend)
42 Despite having a good qualification, she found it …… hard to find a job (extreme)
43 This plan should …… the problem of traffic congestion in the city (easy)
44 If you are stressed, try to relax and spend some time on …… (entertain)
45 Before using the camcorder, you should spend time reading the ……carefully (instruct)
37 modernised/ modernized 38 Consemers
39 traditional 40 unpredictable
45 instructions 46 endings
IV Fill in each blank with ONE suitable preposition
47 We’re always proud ……your success
48 A: “Shall we go for a picnic tomorrow?” B: “It depends ….the weather.”
49 I’m looking ……to seeing you
50 His breakfast consists ….dry bread and a cup of tea
51 Who is going to look … the children while you are away?
52 I’m going ….for a few days so don’t give me any more work
53 He is not concerned … the youth movements
47 of 48 on 49 forward
50 of 51 after 52 away
53 with
V Each of the following sentences has a mistake Find and correct it
54 I met a lot of interesting people while I was studying at Ho Chi Minh City
A B C D
55 If I were you, I didn’t buy that expensive car
A B C D
56 Mr Thanh, who sing English songs very well, is my teacher of English
A B C D
57 My father asked us not to spending too much time playing computer games
A B C D
58 Ba can play the piano more better than his friends can
A B C D
59 We can save nature resources by using solar energy
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A B C D 60 I saw the men, the women, and the cattle which went to the field A B C D 61 Look at the two dictionarys and you will see they are the same in some ways A B C D Example The thief asked her handing over her money A B C D C to hand 54 D -> in 55 C -> wouldn't 56 B -> sings 57 B -> not to spend 58 C -> better 59 B -> natural resources 60 C -> that 61 A -> two dictionaries SECTION C: READING I Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to complete the following passage
Maybe you recycle cans, glass, and paper Do you know that nature recycles, too? One of the things that nature (62) … is water Water goes from oceans, lakes, and rivers into the air Water falls from the air as (63)… or snow Rain and snow eventually find their way back to the oceans Nature’s recycling program for water is (64)… the water cycle The water cycle has four stages: storage, evaporation, precipitation, and run-off Water on Earth gets stored (65)… 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 (66)… a gas, called water vapor Water vapor goes up into (67)… atmosphere Water returns to the Earth as precipitation in rain or snow by changing into drops of water (68)… the air gets cold enough Clouds are collections (69)… water droplets Most precipitation falls into the oceans and goes right back into storage Water that falls on land always flows from (70)… places to low ones This flow is called run-off Water from land flows into streams Streams join together to make (71)… and eventually the water flows into storage in the oceans Then the water cycle starts all over again 62 recycles 63 rain
64 called 65 in
66 into 67 the
68 when/ as 69 of
70 high 71 river
II Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D
The purpose of advertising is to (72)… people to buy things Nowadays, (73)… , advertisers
don’t attempt to sell a product to everybody; they try to target the product at a particular segment or group
of the population Market research attempts to identify these people and the products they need Most
products have a (74)… name and advertisers aim, through promotion and publicity, to turn these into
recognizable brands This gives the product an imaginary added (75) … which somehow convinces
people it is worth paying extra for
Once an (76)… agency has been commissioned by a producer, it will set about organizing an
advertising campaign Slogans will be invented, advertising copy will be written and the Media Planning