Đề thi tuyển sinh vào 10 môn Tiếng Anh (chuyên), THPT Chuyên Lam Sơn - Thanh Hóa năm học 2020-2021

ĐỀ THI VÀO 10 CHUYÊN ANH LAM SƠN (2020-2021) PART B: PHONETICS (5pts) I.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in the same line.(3pts) 1. A. educate B. climinate C. certificate D. dedicate 2. A. expand B.vacancy C. applicant D. category 3. A. chorus B. chaos C. orchard D. orchestra II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others in the same line.(2pts) 4. A. profession B. consequence C. substantial D. objective 5. A.obligatory B. geographical C. international D. undergraduate PART C: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (40pts) I. Supply the correct form of the verbs in blackets . Write the answers on your answer sheet. (7pts) 6. It is vitally important that the order (cancel ) __________ immediately. 7.I was thrill (award)________ a prize in such a big competition. 8. Look! The rain has spoiled our furniture. You (close) ______ all the windows last night. 9.Stylishly (decorate)__________ with beautiful ornaments, the houses costs a huge sum of money. 10. In a few minutes’time, When the clock strikes six, I (wait)_________ here for three hours. 11. So fast the thief (run) ________ that the police couldn’t catch him. 12. (grasp) _________ what I meant, he got down to work. II. Supply the correct form of the words in capital. Write the answers on your answer sheet. (8pts) 13. Luckily, my packback is __________so my clothes didn’t get wet. (WATER) 14. Politeness is one thing. Real kindness is another. You must learn to _______ between the two. ( DIFFER) 15. The road was icy but she stopped the car __________ (EXPECT) 16. It’s certainly _________ not being able to speak English and use a computer nowadays. ( ADVANTAGE) 17.Hundreds of unemployed __________ could be pushed back towards crime by the closure of job training programs ( PRISON) 18. The problems of children’s ______________ at school have worried both parents and teachers. (ATTEND) 19. Since drunken driving is dangerous the government has decided _____________ it, hoping to reduce road accidents (LAW) 20. According to the scientists, an estimated 40 to 45 percent of people with Covid-19 may be _____________ throughout the world. (SYMPTOM) III. The passage below contains 5 mistakes (from questions 21 to 25). Find out the mistakes and write correct answers on your answer sheet.(5pts) 1 Keeping food for length periods of time was a huge problem. this proved especially 2 crucial during times when agriculture production was severely limited by weather or crop 3 failure. People commomly used ice to keep food fresh but, of course, ice itself melts 4 relatively quickly. In 1859, an American. John Mason, invented a glass jar in a mental 5 screw – on lid, creating a perfect seal and making it possible to preserve food that would 6 previous not have remained edible. Manson’s jar is still in use throughout the world . 7 An even more successful method for keeping food by canning it in metal containers was 8 perfect between 1870 and 1920 by an Englishman Bryan Donkin. This preserved food 9 beautiful, though the early iron cans were expensive, heavy and difficult to open. A 10 breakthrough came in the 1880s with development of lighter materials that also 11 enabled massive production of cans. IV. Choose the word/phrase that best fits the gap in each of the following sentences and write A, B, C or D on you’re answer sheet.(20pts) 26. Unless you give up smoking , you’ll _________ the risk of damaging your health. . A. bear B. suffer C. make D. run 27. We’ll _________ a fortune if we can manage to secure a trading partner in Japan. A. make B. take C. do D. have 28. The unscrupulous salesman ___________ the old couple out of their life savings. A. swindled B. deprived C. robbed D. extracted 29. They had a four-day holiday, then began work ___________ . A. on end B. out of bounds C . in earnest D. In proportions 30. As we’ve been discussing for two hours without any solution. I ‘d like to _____ my solution to this problems. A. come up B. bring down C. take in D. put forward 31 Chris is a real introvert in contrast _________ his brother Tom. A. with B. by C. To D. against 32. We are going to donate clothes and food to the children , ________ were victims of the earthquake last week. A. whose their parents B. whose parents C. the parents of them D. Parents whose 33. I have had some summer jobs but I have never been _________ employed. A. ever B. occasionally C. rarely D. permanently 34. Where do you think his new enthusiasm _________ from? A. sources B.springs C.traces D.leaps 35.Andy : “I’ve been offered $550 for a stereo. Should I take it or wait for a better one ?” Kitty: “ Take the $ 550. ________.” A. Actions speak louder than words B. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush . C. Kill two birds with one stone D.The early bird catches the worm 36. The activities of the international marketing researcher are frequently much broader than ________. A. the domestic marketer has B. the domestic marketer does . C. those of the domestic marketer D. That which has the domestic marketer 37.It’s a pity that the children can’t choose what to learn at school, __________? A.is it B. isn’t it C.can’t they D.can they 38. Anna and John are talking to each other when he comes to her house. Anne: “Make yourself at home.” - John: “________” A.It’s very kind of you. Thank you. B.Not at all. Don’t mention it. C.Thanks!Same to you. D.Yes, can I help you? 39.__________wearing a facemask, regular hand washing is effective in the prevention of coronavirus infection. A.As long as B.As well as C.In addition D. Beside 40. Surely the whole _________ of learning a language is to be able to use it. A. aim B.goal C.reason D. point 41. There are hundreds of fruits in Vietnam and __________ of them grow in summer. A. most B.almost C.mostly D. the most 42. _________ that gold was discovered at Sutter’s Mill and that the California Gold Rush began. A. Because in1848 B. That in 1848 C. In 1848 that it was D. It was in 1848 43.Despite the financial problems, she managed to ___________ her possession. A. catch up with B. hold on to C.come up against D. stand in for 44.__________ success and downfalls that we experience in our lives helps create who we become. A. A B. An C.The D. 0 45. I can’t write that kind of letter unless I’m in the right __________ of mind. A. frame B.way C.set D.turn PART D: READING (30pts) I. Reading the following passage then fill in each gap with ONE suitable word (from question 46 to 55). Write the answers on your answer sheet.(10pts) EXERCISE AND HAPPINESS There is evidence to show that regular exercise and sport are associated not only with physical fitness but also with a lower incidence of depression. Scientists have been conducting research to discover why people who exercise on a regular (46)___________ feequently report that physical activity improves their mood, making them feel calmer and (47)_____ ________ apprehensive. Explanations (48)_____________ to precisely why it is mood-enhancing(49) ___________, with some reseachers arguing that exercise may be acting as a diversion(50) __________ negative thoughts, while others claim that it is developing a(51) ___________ of a new skill that is the most significant factor. In addition, it is undeniably true that the social(52) __________ which participation in sporting activities often involves also plays its part in mood enhancement. (53)___________ the reasons may be why vigorous activity should have(54) __________ a powerful effect on how people feel, it has been shown that exercise is as potent as any medication(55)___________ depression. II. Read the text and choose the most suitable word from ones given below to fill in each gap ( from question 56 to 65) . Write A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. (10pts) A FUTURE IN THE DARK . For many of us, we are working, travelling and shopping in hour that used to be (56) _______ for relaxation and sleep. But according to the results of test being (57) _________ by scientists, we are no longer getting enough darkness in our lives. In fact, reseach shows that a (58)__________ number of health and environmental problems are due to a loss of darkness. . Life has evolved with a day/night cycle. People who go(59) _______ this day/night rhythm will notice an adverse impact on their immune systems, and that’s not a good sign. We are creating a conflict between what our mind wants, and what our (60)________ body clock prepares us for. Some experts explain that our biological clock is similar to the conductor of an orchestra, with the multiple rhythms of the body (61) _________ the various orchestra sections. . The body clock is (62) ________ on the light/dark cycle and it governs us for every (63) ________ of activity and rest in our lives. In ensures that all our various internal systems are working together – this is its sole(64) ________ . By moving to (65)__________, not taking into account the dark side, we will effectively be throwing away the advantages of evolution, whether we care to admit it or not. 56. A. conserved B. reserved C. upheld D. defended 57. A . carried up B.carried through C.carried out D. carried off 58. A. booming B. raising C. growing D. boosting 59. A. down B.without C.through D.behind 60. A. internal B.interior C.inner D.inside 61. A.describing B.corresponding C. expressing D.representing 62. A.founded B.based C.decided D.established 63. A. prospect B.attitude C.position D.type 64. A. purpose B.reason C.project D.desire 65. A.living 24-hour B.24-hourly living C.24-hours living D.24-hour living III.Read the passage and choose the best answer to each question that follows (from 66 to 70).Write A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.(5 pts) Ralph Earl was born into a Connecticut farm family in 1751. He chose early to become a painter and looked for what training was available in his home state and in Boston. Earl was one of the first American artists to paint landscapes. Among his first paintings were scenes from the Revolutionary War battles of Lexington and Concord. In 1778 Earl went to London to study with Benjamin West for four years. When Earl returned to the United States, he was jailed for fourteen months for fourteen months for outstanding debts. While still a prisoner, he painted portraits of some of New York City’s most elegant society women and their husbands. After he release, he took up the trade of itinerant portrait painter, working his way through southern New England and New York. Earl didn’t flatter his subjects, but his portraits show a deep understanding of them, perhaps because he had sprung from the same roots. Among Earl’s most famous paintings in his portrait of Justice Oliver Ellsworth and his wife, Abigail. To provide counterpoint to the severity of the couple., he accurately details the relative luxury of the Ellsworth's interior furnishings. The view through the window behind them shows sunlit fields, well-kept fences, and a bend of the Connecticut River. One of the Earl’s paintings is something of an anomaly. Reclining Hunter, which for many years was attributed to Thomas Gainsborough, shows a well-dressed gentleman resting beneath a tree. In the foreground, he displays a pile of birds, the result of a day’s hunt. The viewer can also see a farmer’s donkey lying in the background, another of the hunter’s victims. This outrageously funny portrait couldn’t have been commissioned-no one would have wanted to be portrayed in such an absurd way. However, this painting uncharacteristically shows Earl’s wit as well as his uncommon technical skills. 66.What is the author’s main purpose? A.To discuss the life and work of an American painter B. To compare the art of Ralph Earl and Thomas Gainsborough C. To trace Ralph Earl’s artistic influences D. To describe the art scene in New York in the late eighteenth century 67. The word “itinerant” in the second paragraph is closet in meaning to __________. A. successful B. talented C. innovative D. travelling 68. According to the passage, one of the distinguishing features of the portrait of Oliver and Abigail Ellsworth is the contrast between _________. A. the two styles used to paint the two figures B. the sunlit fields and dark interior C. the plainness of the figures and the luxury of the furnishing D. the straight fences and the curving Connecticut river 69. Why does the author refer to Reclining Hunter as “something of an anomaly” in the third pararaph? A. It is so severe. B.It is quite humorous. C. It shows Earl’s talent. D.It was commissioned. 70.The author’s attitude toward Ralph Earl is __________. A. antagonistic B.neutral C.admiring D.unflattering IV. Read the following passage and choose the most suitable phrase from A-G tofill in each gap.( question 71 to75).There are two extra phrases that you don’t need to use. Write the answer on your answer sheet. (5pts) A. they went out in the midday sun B. pass their entire lives without a single drop C. lies in the combination of behavior and physiology D. they are not emaciated E.live in an accommodating environment F. are the deer, the coyote, and the bobcat G. they slept during the day Since water is the basis of life, composing the greater part of the tissues of all living things, the crucial problem of desert animals is to survive in a world where sources of flowing water are rare. And since man’s inexorable necessity is to absorb large quantities of water at frequent intervals, he can scarcely comprehend that many creatures of the desert (71)_____________. Uncompromising as it is, the desert has not eliminated life but only those forms unable to withstand its desiccating effects. No moist-skinned water- loving animals can exist there. Few large animals are found. The giants of the North American desert_(72)_____________. . Since desert country is open, it holds more swift-footed running and leaping creatures than the tangled forest. Its population is largely nocturnal, silent, filled with reticence, and ruled by stealth. Yet(73)_________. Having adapted to their austere environment, they are as healthy as animals anywhere else in the world. The secret of their adjustment(74) _________. None could survive if, like mad dogs and Englishmen, (75)_____________, many would die in a matter of minutes. So most of them pass the burning hours asleep in cool, humid burrows underneath the ground, emerging to hunt only by night. The surface of the sun baked desert averages around 150 degrees but 18 inches down the temperature is only 60 degrees. PART E: WRITING (15pts) I. Rewrite each of the following sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same. Write the answer on your answer sheet.(5 pts) 76. “Nothing will persuade me to sleep in that haunted house.” she said. => She flatly _______________________________________________________________________________________. 77. Everybody was honored by the boss with the exception of one clerk. => All but __________________________________________________________________________________________. 78. The last time there was such an exciting match was three years ago. => Not since _______________________________________________________________________________________. 79. Natasha is much better than the other dancers in her age group. => Natasha stands ________________________________________________________________________________. 80. Bruce said that the siuation at work was like a family argument. => Bruce likened __________________________________________________________________________________. III. Paragraph writing(10pts ) Write the paragraph about 150-180 words concerning the following topic: Should students be taught online at home instead of going to school ?