SỞ GIÁO DỤC – ĐÀO TẠO NAM ĐỊNH ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN NĂM HỌC 2011-2012 Môn: TIẾNG ANH (chuyên) Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề). Đề thi gồm 07 trang Chú ý: Thí sinh làm bài vào đề thi này. Điểm bài thi Bằng số: Bằng chữ: Họ, tên và chữ ký 2 giám khảo Giám khảo 1: Giám khảo 2: SỐ PHÁCH (Do chủ tịch HĐ chấm thi ghi) PART I. PHONETICS (1.0 point) I. Choose the word whose BOLD part is pronounced differently from that of the others by circling A, B, C or D. There is an example at the beginning (0). (0.5 p) 0. A. thick B. think ©. they D. through 1. A. health B. appear C.bread D. heavy 2. A. attended B. wanted C. naked D. coughed 3. A. change B. children C. machine D. church 4. A. guitarist B. passenger C. generous D. village 5. A. other B. long C. possible D. constancy II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others by circling A, B, C or D. There is an example at the beginning (0). (0.5 p) 0. A. active B. section ©. appoint D. happy 1. A. community B. company C. commission D. protecting 2. A. infant B. apply C. standing D. crazy 3. A. concert B. allow C. reduce D. admit 4. A. repeat B. Chinese C. accept D. wonder 5. A. awake B. aboard C. channel D. amount PART II. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (3.0 points) I. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the following sentences by circling A, B, C or D. There is an example at the beginning (0). (1.0 p) 0. Many people nowadays have to wear false teeth _____ they are middle- aged. A. unless B. while ©. when D. because of 1. He regrets _____ Ann the truth. He shouldn't have trusted her. A. to tell B. tell C. telling D. have told 2. That old woman asked me _____ a coin but I didn't have any. A. with B. for C. by D. of 3. You are going to come to the party _____? A. will you B. aren't you C. do you D. won't you 4. We saw many soldiers and tanks _____ were moving to the front. A. that B. which C. who D. whose 5. We didn’t _____ to the station in time to catch the train. A. get B. reach C. arrive D. leave 6. Either John or his brothers _____ the money. 1 ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC A. has stolen B. have stolen C. has been stolen D. have been stolen 7. On Sundays in England, most shops were closed and _____ the theatres and cinemas. A. so were B. neither were C. were too D. so weren’t 8. ______ you study harder, you won’t be able to pass the examination. A. Unless B. Because C. if D. Without 9. Armed terrorists are reported to have _____ the Embassy. A. taken up B. taken to C. taken over D. taken into 10. There are two small rooms in the beach house, _____ served as a kitchen. A. smallest of that B. the smallest of which C. the smaller of them D. the smaller of which II. Give the correct form of the words in capital letters. Write your answers on the numbered blanks. There is an example at the beginning(0). (1.0 p) For many people, (0) playing card games is one of the most (1) ______________ ways of spending their leisure time. Indeed, in some cultures card games and even an element of (2) _____________ amongst friends and family is quite common on certain special occasions, such as New Year’s Eve. (3) ____________ at cards is a bit like having your fortune told - it is a (4) ____________ bit of fun even if you don’t win, you can take comfort in sayings, such as (5) “_____________ at cards, lucky in love.’’ It is often (6) _____________to watch someone who has never played cards before beats all the experts. This is called “beginner’s luck” and it adds to the fun. Some people find it (7) _______________ just watching a game of cards, while others find the whole thing (8) ________________ boring if they are not taking an active part.(9) ________________, for some people card games become an (10) ________________ that they can not control. 0. PLAY 1. ENJOY 2. GAMBLE 3. WIN 4. HARM 5. LUCK 6. AMUSE 7. FASCINATE 8. INCREDIBLE 9. FORTUNATE 10. ADDICT III. Put each verb given in brackets into an appropriate tense or form. Write full sentences in the space provided. There is an example at the beginning (0). (0.5 p) 0. We (already/ watch) the play for nearly thirty minutes when he came. We had already been watching the play for nearly thirty minutes when he came. 1. At this time next week, they (sit) in the train on their way to Paris. 2. No sooner the announcement (make) than everyone started complaining. 3. The pop star who has taken part in over 25 films always avoids (recognize) by wearing dark glasses. 2 4. He has had trouble with the second-hand car since he bought it. He wishes he (not / buy) it. 5. There’s no point in trying to get Tim (lend) you his car. IV. Fill in each gap with an appropriate preposition. (0.5 p) 1. I can’t tell the difference ____________ these two cameras. They look so alike. 2. They will provide you ____________ everything you need in your new flat. 3. Some new students objected ____________ having to pay extra money to use the computers. 4. I don’t think I’ll forgive him ____________ the way he made fun of me yesterday. 5. You can’t enter the theater to see this film. You are ____________ age. PART III. READING (3.0 points) I. Read the text and decide which answer best fits each space by circling A, B, C or D. There is an example at the beginning (0). (1.0 p) Humans have long been (0) ______ by outer space, and have wondered if there are intelligent life-forms elsewhere which we might be (1) ______ to contact. Naturally, we've all seen space (2) ______ on our TV and cinema screens, but ‘aliens’ like these owe more to the convenience of using (3) ______ actors to play the parts than to any (4) ______ form of scientific investigation. However, many serious space (5) ______ are now beginning to turn their attention to the question of what alien life might (6) ______ look like. One early result is Arnold the Alien, designed by biologist, Dougal Dixon. This strange being, (7) ______ humans, has its eyes, ears and limbs in groups of three (8) ______ of pairs, but (9) ______ its odd appearance, its behavior is not different (10) ______ our own. 0. A. tired B. bored ©. fascinated D. looked 1. A. capable B. able C. possible D. probable 2. A. creatures B. things C. furniture D. subjects 3. A. man B. kind C. human D. beings 4. A. true B. truthful C. right D. real 5. A. workers B. search C. researchers D. research 6. A. actually B. formal C. very D. much 7. A. likely B. unlike C. unlikely D. like 8. A. instead B. because C. due D. despite 9. A. in spite B. although C. despite D. regardless 10. A. to B. about C. in D. from II. Read the passage below and fill each blank with ONE suitable word. Write your answers in the numbered blanks provided in the passage. There is an example at the beginning (0). (1.0p) CELL PHONES Cell phones have been popular in Japan (0.) since the early 1990s, but it was (1) ________ until 1999 that their use really took off. The age of cell phones has emerged, but with it come problems. Cell phones are used (2) ________ buses and trains, in restaurants, and in all areas of life. They cause problems when they ring during meetings, concerts, weddings, (3) ________ even funerals. What's more, people speak loudly in public, and students read and send messages during lessons. More seriously, (4) ________ a cell phone is used near a person (5) 3 ________ a pacemaker to regulate his heartbeat, its radio waves may interfere with the functioning of the pacemaker. Now, something is being done to solve these (6) ________. In many places, new technology is being used to block cell phone calls. Airline (7) ________ are requested to stop using cell phones while on board. Concert halls ask their audience (8) ________ switch their phones to the silent mode. However, phone users fear that if they do not (9) ________ their phones, they will lose valuable business opportunities. That's why many do not (10) ________ off their phones even when they are asked to. III. Read the list of headings and then the text. Choose the most suitable heading from the list A-G for each paragraph (1-5) of the article. There is one extra heading you do not need. There is an example at the beginning (0). (0.5p) A. Convenient health care B. Don't rely on others to look after you C. Say goodbye to traffic jams D. Forget the annual seaside holiday E. A return to traditional values F. Until we get fed up with each other G. New ways of cleaning things (0) ___ G ___ A combination of a larger population and greater demands on resources will result in water becoming scarcer and all households will have water meters. There will, however, be a number of water-saving ideas, such as low-water washing methods. Dirty crockery and cutlery will be put in an ultrasound machine- from which they will come out spotless. Newly developed materials will not only be dirt-shedding but will also be crease-resistant and self- pressing. (1) _______ In some countries, only one in two marriages lasts, so marriage will almost certainly become less popular in the future. Instead of marrying for life, the majority of people will enter into voluntary partnerships and sign an agreement for a specific period of time. At the end of that time, it will be possible to renew the agreement if both partners want to. The rise in single- parent families will continue and, as the population increases, we may even introduce a tax system which encourages people to have no more than one child. (2) _______ The sea may still be fashionable but the sun will be a definite no-no. The ozone hole is now an accepted fact and is expected to get worse even if we stop producing all the CFC’s which are thought to be causing it, there are already enough in the atmosphere to continue their deadly work for another 75 years. A suntanned skin will be a sign of ill-health and no-one will lie on beaches, risking their lives for that important suntan. (3) _______ As the average age of the population increases, medical costs will also go up. In future, we won’t visit doctors. Family doctors will no longer exist, and in their place will come self- examination by computer. You’ll be able to carry out most of your own medical tests and check-ups at home and you’ll be able to transmit the results, with a description of any symptoms to a medical centre. Any medicines needed will be sent by post or special delivery. (4) ______ With fewer jobs and many people available for work, job-sharing will be common. The working week could be only 15 hours, and most of those who are in full-time jobs will have short-term contracts. Welfare benefits will disappear as governments cut back on spending. 4 State pensions and unemployment benefit will no longer exist. So start saving for your private pension and redundancy insurance now. (5) _______ People in the next century won’t have to deal with the congested roads of today. Cities and town centers will increasingly be car-free with hundreds of moving walkways to assist an ageing population. Public transport will become more popular and, within 10 years from now, most electric cars will offer the same performance as petrol and diesel vehicles. IV. Read the following passage and choose the best answer by circling A, B, C or D. (0.5p) Over the past 600 years, English has grown from a language of few speakers to become the dominant language of international communication. English as we know it today emerged around 1350, after having incorporated many elements of French that were introduced following the Norman invasion of 1066. Until the 1600s, English was, for the most part, spoken only in England and had not extended even as far as Wales, Scotland, or Ireland. However, during the course of the next two centuries, English began to spread around the globe as a result of exploration, trade (including slave trade), colonization, and missionary work. Thus small enclaves of English speakers became established and grew in various parts of the world. As these communities proliferated, English gradually became the primary language of international business, banking, and diplomacy. Currently, about 80 percent of the information stored on computer systems worldwide is in English. Two-thirds of the world’s science writing is in English, and English is the main language of technology, advertising, media, international airports, and air traffic controllers. Today there are more than 700 million English users in the world, and over half of these are nonnative speakers, constituting the largest number of nonnative users than any other language in the world. 1. What’s the main topic of the passage? A. the number of nonnative users of English B. The French influence on the English language C. The expansion of English as an international language D. The use of English for science and technology 2. The word “emerged” in bold in the passage could be best replaced by which of the following? A. appeared B. hailed C. frequented D. engaged 3. Approximately when did English begin to be used beyond England? A. in 1066 B. around 1350 C. before 1600 D. after 1600 4. According to the passage, all of the following contributed to the spread of English around the world EXCEPT______. A. the slave trade B. the Norman invasion C. missionaries D. colonization 5. According to the passage, approximately how many nonnative users of English are there in the world today? A. a quarter million B. half a million C. 350 million D. 700 million PART IV. WRITING (3.0 points) I. For each of the sentences below, write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original one, using the words given in brackets. These words MUST NOT be altered in any way. There is an example at the beginning (0). (1.0p) 0. I haven’t phoned her since she left for Paris. (LAST)  The last time I phoned her was when she left for Paris. 1. I can’t describe people as well as you can. (AT) 5  You’re I am. 2. Don’t you regret not learning to draw? (WISH)  Don’t you draw? 3. The police started looking for the criminal two months ago. (LOOKING)  For two months now ……………………… ………………………….the criminal. 4. People no longer smoke so many cigarettes as they used to. (SMOKING)  The it used to be. 5. Alex finally managed to get a good job. (GETTING)  Alex finally succeeded ……… ……………………………job. 6. It was easy for us to get tickets for the theater. (NO)  We had tickets for the theater. 7. While I was driving, I realized that the car wasn’t working properly. (WRONG)  While I was driving, I realized that the car. 8. “Why don’t you put your luggage under the seat?” he asked. (PUT)  He suggested …………………………………………… … the seat. 9. Her parents have encouraged her a lot. (GIVEN)  She has by her parents. 10. I have to get a new computer. (NEED)  What I really new computer. II. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. Write your answers in the spaces provided. There’s an example at the beginning (0). (1.0p) 0. We are looking forward to going abroad this summer.  We are excited about going abroad this summer. 1. I was on the point of leaving the office.  I was about 2. “Would you like some coffee, Dad?” said Jane.  Jane offered her 3. The car was so rusty that it couldn’t be repaired.  So 4. Martin had trouble in accepting the loss of his money.  It was difficult 5. All the students rushed to the notice board as soon as the exam results were put up.  Hardly 6. They believe that the thief broke into the building through the roof.  The thief 6 7. We went to the harbor in spite of the bad weather.  Although 8. You should really start training for the final match.  It’s high time 9. If she had not been determined, she wouldn’t have been able to get well so quickly.  It was her 10. The tourists couldn’t go out because of the heavy rain.  The heavy rain prevented …………… …………………………… III. Writing a passage on the following topic. (1.0p) Today, a lot of people go abroad to study English as they think it is easier for them to master it. What are the advantages of studying English in an English-speaking country? 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TẠO NAM ĐỊNH ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN NĂM HỌC 2011-2012 Môn: TIẾNG ANH (chuyên) Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) . Đề thi gồm 07 trang Chú ý: Thí sinh làm. trang Chú ý: Thí sinh làm bài vào đề thi này. Điểm bài thi Bằng số: Bằng chữ: Họ, tên và chữ ký 2 giám khảo Giám khảo 1: Giám khảo 2: SỐ PHÁCH (Do chủ tịch HĐ chấm thi ghi) PART I. PHONETICS (1.0. We (already/ watch) the play for nearly thirty minutes when he came. We had already been watching the play for nearly thirty minutes when he came. 1. At this time next week, they (sit) in the