Đề thi tuyển sinh vào Lớp 10 chuyên Hùng Vương môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 (Dành cho thí sinh Chuyên Anh) - Năm học 2014-2015 - Sở GD&ĐT Phú Thọ (Kèm đáp án)

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1. SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN HÙNG VƯƠNG PHÚ THỌ Năm học: 2014 – 2015 MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC (Dành cho thí sinh thi vào lớp chuyên Tiếng Anh) Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề (Đề thi có 07 trang) Chú ý: - Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi này. - Thí sinh không được sử dụng bất cứ tài liệu gì, kể cả từ điển. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SECTION A. PHONETICS I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the numbered box. (5 points) 1. A. accord B. source C. decorate D. aboard 2. A. compose B. replace C. collapse D. reduce 3. A. weather B. treasure C. zealous D. break 4. A. comment B. possessive C. minority D. populate 5. A. sacred B. increased C. polluted D. exploded Write your answer here: 1 .. 2.......................... 3........................... 4........................... 5.......................... II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others. Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the numbered box. (5 points) 1. A. difference B. garbage C. battery D. approval 2. A. category B. adequate C. promise D. necessity 3. A. mausoleum B. government C. excellent D. benefit 4. A. return B. manage C. survive D. include 5. A. habitual B. consistent C. convince D. negative Write your answer here: 1 .. 2.......................... 3........................... 4........................... 5.......................... SECTION B. LEXICO - GRAMMAR I. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the numbered box. (20 points) 1. It is essential that every student _______ to learn English at university. A. to have B. have C. has D. had 2. I do not mind your using my bike _______you take care of it. A. although B. for fear that C. provided that D. unless 3. The new students hope ________in many of the school’s social activities. A. to include B. being included C. to be included D. including 4. Earthworms breathe through their skin _______must be kept moist. A. which B. on which C. whom D. where 5. Jack: “Would you like to join our volunteer group this summer?” Alex: “___________.” A. Do you think I would? B. I wouldn’t. Thank you. C. Yes, you’re a good friend. D. Yes, I’d love to. Thanks. 6. Tide is a natural change of the sea level happening on ______ days. A. full moon B. moon full C. moon shape D. shape moon ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ -Trang 1/7 -
2. 7. Passengers requiring a special meal during the flight should inform the airline in_______. A. ahead B. front C. advance D. forward 8. The Vietnamese celebrate their New Year basing on the ______ calendar. A. roman B. lunar C. solar D. ornamental 9. Tom always _______ the crossword in the paper before breakfast. A. makes B. writes C. does D. works 10. She spoke quietly to him ______ nobody else could hear a word. A. because B. in case C. in order that D. although 11. Rarely ________about the environment enough to give up their cars. A. do people care B. are people care C. people care D. care people 12. ______to what the papers claim, the coach is not going to change the captain. A. Owing B. Thanks C. Contrary D. Regardless 13. She’d rather watch television, ______? A. wouldn’t she B. didn’t she C. hadn’t she D. doesn’t she 14. She wants to go shopping, but she has hardly ______. A. no money B. some money C. little money D. any money 15. _______, my tennis went daily from bad to worse, and the worse it became, the more I loved it. A. Being honestly B. Being honest C. To be honest D. To be honestly 16. Lora: “Do you want me to turn on the heater?” ~ Maria: “ _______.” A. Not now. It's quite warm here. B. It's my pleasure. C. No, go right ahead. D. Thanks. I'll be right back. 17. The volcano had been _____ for years before it suddenly exploded. A. passive B. idle C. immobile D. inactive 18. Sydney now is the land of mixed population people from all over the world. A. of B. with C. by D. for 19. Peter: “I don’t enjoy listening to classical music.” ~ Anne: “________.” A. I don’t, neither B. I’m, too C. Neither do I D. So do I 20. This cabinet is beautiful. Did you make it yourself? ~ No, I had__________. A. it built B. built it C. to build it D. it build Write your answer here: 1 .. 2........................... 3........................... 4........................... 5.......................... 6 .. 7........................... 8........................... 9........................... 10........................ 11 .. 12.......................... 13.......................... 14.......................... 15........................ 16 .. 17.......................... 18.......................... 19.......................... 20........................ II. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Write your answer in the numbered box. (5 points) 1. Uruguay was the first country (1. host) ______ the World Cup in 1930. 2-3.Mike: “When is Mr. Wilkins planning to retire?” Brenda: “Soon, I think. He (2. work) ______here for a long time. He probably (3. retire) ______ either next year or the year after that.” 4. Scarcely the match (4. start) _________when it rained heavily. 5. Santos’ goal (5. disallow) _________ because he was offside. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ -Trang 2/7 -
3. Write your answer here: 1 .... 2............................................ 3....................................... 4 .. 5............................................. III. Complete the passage by filling in each blank with the correct form of the word in brackets. Write your answer in the numbered box. (10 points) There is a well-known (1. say) _______: “School days are the best days of your life”. No (2. study) ______ at school ever believes it though, and by the time you realize it’s true, it’s too late! It’s when you’re worried about your (3. finance) ________ situation and are beginning to hate the (4. bore) ________ of working in the office or factory everyday that you look back fondly on the (5. excite) _______ times you had at school. When you’re still at school, you hate paying attention to (6. fright) _______ math lessons, being punished for bad (7. behave) _______, or feeling (8. help) _______ in an exam because you didn’t know any of the answers (and, in fact, had completely (9. understand) ______ the questions too!). But it’s quite (10. accept) ______ to complain about things and then have great memories afterwards. Just have a good time at the time as well! Write your answer here: 1 .. ... 2...................................... 3............................... 4............................... 5 .. .. .. 6..................................... 7............................... 8.............................. 9................................... 10.................................... IV. Identify the underlined word or phrase that must be changed to make the sentence correct by writing your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the numbered box. (10 points) 1. Two these dresses are almost alike, but she doesn’t like either of them. A B C D 2. He felt ashamed by his carelessness for having taken someone else’s bicycle. A B C D 3. Coastal waters are inhabited not only by fish but also by such sea creature as shrimps and clams. A B C D 4. No other quality is more important for a scientist to acquire as to observe carefully. A B C D 5. The most effective measure increasing production is to mechanize farming. A B C D 6. Although the increase in airfares, most people still prefer to travel by plane. A B C D 7. No matter how intelligence he is, he can’t solve this difficult problem. A B C D 8. All Americans love going to concerts, plays, art galleries and watch their favorite sports and teams. A B C D 9. As soon as we’ve finished supper, we’ll all go to downtown to see our friends. A B C D 10. Wealthy people have always desired and wear precious stones because their beauty is lasting. A B C D Write your answer here: 1 .. 2.......................... 3........................... 4........................... 5.......................... 6 .. 7.......................... 8........................... 9........................... 10......................... ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ -Trang 3/7 -
4. SECTION C. READING I. Read the passage below and fill each numbered blank with ONE suitable word. Write your answer in the numbered box. (10 points) Many people dream of living in a foreign country. It can be an amazing experience for those who (1) ____ the courage to leave their family and friends to settle down in a new place. However, there’s one potential problem you should be aware of: Culture shock. Culture shock is the feeling we get from living in a place that is so different to where we (2) _____up that we are not sure how to deal with it. Societies are organized in many different ways, and we can often be (3) ______ aback by some of the things we find in foreign countries. Customs and tradition can be very different and that can sometimes make it difficult to (4) ______on with local people and to (5) ______friends. They might not approve of things you do or object to things you say. You might even be banned (6) _____ doing things in another country that are perfectly legal in your own. (7)______you were to move to a country such as Singapore, you might find some of the laws very strict. There, people can be forced to pay for a large fine just for dropping litter. Eventually, though, most people who live abroad (8) ______in love with their adopted country and learn to accept its differences. It does (9) ______real courage to make such a big change to your life, but many people agree (10) ______ it is worth it in the end. Write your answer here: 1 .. 2........................... 3........................... 4........................... 5.......................... 6 .. 7........................... 8........................... 9........................... 10........................ II. Read the passage and choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) for each of the questions below. Write your answer in the numbered box. (5 points) When I opened the first ‘Body Shop’ in 1976 my only object was to earn enough to feed my children. Today ‘The Body Shop’ is an international company rapidly growing all around the world. In the years since we began, I have learned a lot. Much of what I have learned will be found in this book, for I believe that we, as a company, have something worth saying about how to run a successful business without giving up what we really believe in. It’s not a normal business book, nor is it just about my life. The message is that to succeed in business you have to be different. Business can be fun, a business can be run with love and it can do good. In business, as in life, I need to enjoy myself, to have a feeling of family and to feel excited by the unexpected. I have always wanted the people who work for ‘The Body Shop’ to feel the same way. Now this book sends these ideas of mine out into the world, makes them public. I’d like to think there are no limits to our ‘family’, no limits to what can be done. I find that an interesting thought. I hope you do, too. 1. What is the writer’s main purpose in writing this text? A. to tell the reader her life story B. to introduce her ideas to the reader C. to explain how international companies operate D. to tell the reader how she brought up a family 2. What would someone learn from this text? A. how to make a lot of money B. how to write a book about business C. what the writer’s family is like D. what the writer’s book is about ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ -Trang 4/7 -
5. 3. How does the writer feel about the business she runs? A. She doesn’t care about success if her children are fed. B. She just runs it for her own entertainment. C. It is not like any other company. D. It is likely to become even more successful. 4. What kind of workers does the writer like to employ? A. workers who can explain her ideas B. workers who get on well with the public C. workers who have the same attitudes as she does D. workers who have their own families 5. What kind of person does the writer seem to be? A. She seems to be someone with strong opinions. B. She doesn’t seem to be very confident. C. She is mainly interested in making money. D. She sees running a business as just a job. Write your answer here: 1 .. 2........................... 3........................... 4........................... 5.......................... III. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage. Write your answer in the numbered box. (10 points) The history of the teddy bear goes back no further than 1903. In that year, a cartoon (1)_______ in an American newspaper showing President Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt (2)_______ to shoot a bear cub on a hunting expedition. Soon after this, an enterprising toy shop owner in New York made some toy bears and (3) ______them in his shop window with a sign that said ‘Teddy’s bear’. These bears proved to be so popular that they soon sold (4) ______, and it wasn’t long before a factory was established to take advantage of the great (5) ______ for these new toys. At about the same time, the Steiff toy factory in Germany had introduced a (6) ______ of soft toys, made out of mohair and wood shavings, with movable heads and limbs. (7)______ the popularity of teddy bears in the USA, Steiff decided to (8) ______making these as well and they were modeled on the real bears in Stuttgart zoo. It is these early Steiff bears that are now most eagerly sought after by collectors. These days, teddy bears are a good investment for people who want to sell them years later at a much (9)______price. However, it’s obvious that most teddy lovers collect them for (10)_____ rather profit. 1. A. remarked B. appeared C. approached D. reported 2. A. defending B. letting C. denying D. refusing 3. A. displayed B. published C. introduced D. demonstrated 4. A. out B. up C. off D. away 5. A. claim B. order C. demand D. request 6. A. grade B. chain C. kind D. range 7. A. Given B. As C. Although D. Since 8. A. enter B. put C. set D. begin 9. A. hotter B. higher C. harder D. heavier 10. A. charm B. purpose C. pleasure D. choice Write your answer here: 1 .. 2........................... 3........................... 4........................... 5.......................... 6 .. 7........................... 8........................... 9........................... 10........................ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ -Trang 5/7 -
6. SECTION D. WRITING I. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word in bold given in brackets. Do not change the word given. (5 points) 1. If the curtain were longer, it would reach the floor. (enough) The curtain is . 2. Wendy is so cheerful that he makes other people around him happy. (such) Wendy is he makes other people around him happy. 3. Living in a foreign country isn’t strange to me now. (got) I in a foreign country. 4. “I don’t think you should become a model” Jane’s teacher said to her. (becoming) Jane’s teacher advised . 5. Helen plays the guitar better than Liz. (so) Liz doesn’t .. II. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. (5 points) 1. George didn’t know any Portuguese, so he used a phrase book when he was there. Not 2. Don’t worry about your costume; concentrate on learning your lines. Instead .. 3. People think that heart disease is caused by eating the wrong things. Heart disease 4. We’re staying in the same hotel so that we can save some money. So as . .. 5. I think there’s little chance of Spain’s winning the competition. I don’t think it’s likely .. III. Use suggestions to make complete sentences. Make any changes if necessary. You can add more words but cannot omit the given words. Write your answers in the spaces provided. (10 points) 1. Brown bears / good / swimmers / and / love / wallow / water / warm days. .. .. 2. My aunt / earn / living / sell / vegetables. .. .. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ -Trang 6/7 -
7. 3. Unlike / automated machines, / robots / programme / do / variety / jobs. .. .. 4. It/ practical / plant / maize / rainy season. .. .. 5. Neither / Tim / his wife / be going / attend / meeting / tomorrow. .. .. 6. It/ common truth / success / not / always / bring / everyone / happiness. .. .. 7. According / scientists, / high-risk sports / be / only / suitable / certain type / people. .. .. 8. Traffic jam / be / one of / problem / big cities / to / face / now. .. .. 9. Janet / plan / visit / parents, / but / in the end / she / go / Glasgow/ instead. .. .. 10. Volcanoes / locate / southern coast / erupt / for / millions / years. .. .. ----------- The End ------------ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ -Trang 7/7 -