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Choose the word, phrase or expression which best completes each sentence below (17.0 points).. Hospital staff are _________ pressure to work longer hours.[r]
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HẢI DƯƠNG
ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN NGUYỄN TRÃI
NĂM HỌC 2016 - 2017
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh (Chuyên) Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút
(Đề thi có 05 trang) Thí sinh làm vào tờ giấy thi
Phần trắc nghiệm: Chỉ cần viết phương án chọn A, B, C D Phần tự luận: Viết đầy đủ theo yêu cầu
(Thí sinh khơng sử dụng tài liệu gì)
A LISTENING
Hướng dẫn làm Nghe:
Bài Nghe gồm có 02 phần, phần thí sinh nghe 02 lần Mở đầu kết thúc phần nghe có tín hiệu nhạc Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh (bằng tiếng Anh) có
Part I: Listen to seven conversations and fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS (14.0 points)
CONVERSATION - She was joking because she decided not (1) _ CONVERSATION 2 - It rained every day in Hawaii, so she didn’t get (2) _
CONVERSATION 3 - The vacation was disappointing He had to help his father (3) _ CONVERSATION 4 - He had a terrible vacation The (4) _ all the time
CONVERSATION 5 - He went to the countryside At six every morning, he was woken up (5) _ CONVERSATION 6 - His vacation was great until he (6) _
CONVERSATION 7 - She had to stay at home to study Finally, she (7) _
Part II: Listen to the recording and decide whether the statements are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F) (6.0 points) T F Dave works as a receptionist
9 Morton is invited to attend a party at the hotel on Friday evening 10 Morton is not sure if he can come at eight o’clock
11 Francesca asks Dave how to get to the corridor 12 At ten o’clock, Morton is preparing some drinks 13 Morton is too busy to go on chatting with Francesco
B PHONETICS
Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from that of the others (3.0 points) 14 A. congratulate B. celebrate C. compulsory D. communicate 15 A. interactive B. experience C. commercial D. linguistics 16 A. surgeon B. surprise C. surplus D. surface
C GRAMMAR – VOCABULARY – LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS
I Choose the word, phrase or expression which best completes each sentence below (17.0 points) 17 Hospital staff are _ pressure to work longer hours
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18 “ _ the villagers, I'd like to thank you for your generous donation,” Mr Lam said A. According to B. On behalf of C. In addition to D. Thanks to 19 The temperatures _ take place vary widely for different materials
A. which melting and freezing B. at which melting and freezing C. which they melt and freeze D. at which they melt and freeze
20 The environment is _ almost everywhere and many species of animals are in danger of extinction A. threatening seriously B. serious threatened
C. seriously threaten D. seriously threatened
21 “After careful consideration of your proposal, I regret _ that we are unable to accept it,” the manager said to Mr Edward
A. to say B. to saying C. saying D. having to say
22 _ a tornado spins in a counterclockwise direction in the northern hemisphere, it spins in the opposite direction in the southern hemisphere
A. That B. However C. Because of D. Although
23 The boy said, “But for your encouragement, I _ all the difficulties I had in the English course Thank you.” A. will not have overcome B. would not overcome
C. will not overcome D. would not have overcome
24 One difference between mathematics and language is that mathematics is precise _ A. language is not B. but language not C. while is language D. while language is not 25 The policeman asked Joe _
A. where had he gone the previous day B. where did he go the previous day C. where he had gone the previous day D. where he had gone yesterday 26 Parking near the school causes severe traffic _
A. accumulation B. concentration C. congestion D. condensation 27 Susan: “What a lovely house you have!” Tom: “ _.”
A. Thanks I can’t afford it B. Thanks Hope you’ll drop in C. Oh yes, yes! You’re right D. Of course not! It’s costly
28 Woman: “Could you please bring me some more sugar? Waiter: “ _.”
A. Yes, I can, Madam B. No, thanks C. Certainly, Madam D. I can’t agree with you more 29 Jeannette: “How are you going to get downtown this afternoon, Ann?” Ann: “ _.”
A. I’ll take a cab, perhaps B. It would be interesting C. About miles, I guess D. Thanks I’d love to
30 Bill: “What you think of what Mr Cook said at the meeting.” Susan: “ _” A. Well, I could help myself B. Sorry, I have no idea
C. Oh, he was good-looking, wasn’t he? D. Oh, the meeting was boring
31 Static electricity _ from one cloud to another or between clouds and the ground creates lightning A. flows B. the flow C. flowing D. is flowing
32 Sarah invited loads of friends to her party, but only a handful of them _ A. made up B. pulled up C. picked up D. turned up
33 “Just keep _ on the baby while I cook the dinner, will you?” Laura said to her husband A. a care B. an eye C. a look D. a glance
II Give the correct form of the words in brackets (5.0 points)
34 The golden autumn light provided the (INSPIRE) _ for the painting
35 John enjoys working in general medicine, but he hopes to be able to (SPECIAL) _ in the future 36 The children listened (ATTENTION) _ to the story because it was so interesting
37 Diana is fun to be with but can be a bit (PREDICT) _ at times We never know what kind of mood she is going to be in
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III Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting (5.0 points) 39 “Will you purchase the microwave oven advertising on TV now, Susan?” asked Carol
A B C D 40 Since his accident last week, Mr Lee has suffered from constantly headaches A B C D
41 The holiday turned out to be so disappointed that they decided to ask for their money back A B C D 42 As a matter of fact, the effective of learning with computers depends on many factors A B C D
43 The type of jazz known as “swing” was introduced by Duke Ellington when he wrote and records “It Don’t Mean a A B C D
Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing.”
D READING
I There are five blanks in the passage below From the options given in the box, choose the MOST SUITABLE for each blank There are THREE EXTRA OPTIONS that you not need to use (5.0 points)
A certain words B to simplify
C directories D to promote
E number F textbooks
G series of
H grammatical rules
Noah Webster’s goal in life was (44) _ the adoption of an American language He wanted to free Americans from British English as they had had freed themselves from the British crown To this end, he published a (45) _ three textbooks: a speller in 1783, a grammar in 1784 and a reader in 1785
Webster objected to the way (46) _ had been borrowed from other languages but had not been respelled The result, he claimed, was a confusing mixture of letters, many of which were not pronounced the way they looked, and others of which were not pronounced at all
Webster urged Americans (47) _ their spelling For example, he argued that “head” should be spelled “hed” and “bread” should be spelled “bred” Most of Webster’s suggestions did not catch on, but his (48) _ sold millions of copies
II Read the passage below and decide which option A, B, C or D best fits each space (10.0 points)
Health and fitness are not just for young people They are for anyone (49) _ to accept the discipline for a good diet and (50) _ exercise (51) _ age, there is a tendency to feel that the body is no longer able to perform Aches and pains are (52) _ normal Instead of (53) _ the body to more, activities become limited Yet examples after examples have shown us that older people can - and should - be (54) _ Men and women in their sixties have run in marathons, races of more than twenty-six miles Some professional athletes stay (55) _ into their forties and fifties For most people, simple activities like walking and swimming are all that is needed to stay in (56) _ It is important to include exercise in your daily routine In the winter, (57) _ push-ups, sit-ups, and other indoor exercises Of course, such exercises will be of little use (58) _ you follow them with soda and chips
49 A. suspicious B. willing C. aware D. conscious 50 A. regular B. useful C. abundant D. little
51 A. At B. In C. To D. With
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III Read the following passage and choose the best answer to each question (10.0 points)
Georgia O’Keefe was born in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, in 1887 She studied art in Chicago and New York from 1904 to 1908 Beginning as an advertising illustrator, she supported herself until 1918 by teaching in various schools and colleges in Texas After that date, she devoted herself entirely to painting Her paintings were first exhibited in 1916 at “291”, an experimental art gallery in New York City owned by Alfred Steiglitz, which was frequented by some of the most influential artists of the time O’Keefe married Steiglitz in 1924
O’Keefe’s early paintings were mostly abstract designs In the 1920s she produced depictions of flowers and precise cityscapes of New York City Whether painting flowers or buildings, she captured their beauty by intuitively magnifying their shapes and simplifying their details
O’Keefe’s style changed dramatically in 1929 during a visit to New Mexico She was enchanted by the stark but beautiful landscapes under the bright Southwestern sun, and she then adopted her characteristic style Thereafter, she most often painted desert landscapes, often with the blanched skull of a longhorn in the foreground
O’Keefe’s paintings were exhibited annually at several New York galleries until 1946, and she is represented in the permanent collections of most major American museums In her later years, she settled in Taos, New Mexico, becoming the dean of Southwestern painters and one of the best known of American artists
59 The author wrote this passage in order to _ A. give the highlights of Georgia O’Keefe’s artistic career B. discuss the early career of an important American artist C. compare abstract art and landscape art
D. criticize Georgia O’Keefe’s style of painting
60 The phrase “that date” in the first paragraph refers to _
A. 1887 B. 1908 C. 1916 D. 1918
61 According to the passage, Georgia O’Keefe received her formal art training in _
A. Texas B. Taos, New Mexico
C. Sun Prairie, Wisconsin D. Chicago and New York 62 The word “frequented” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to _
A. founded B. supported C. favored D. visited 63 Which of the following had the greatest influence on changing O’Keefe’s style of painting?
A. her job as an advertising illustrator B. meeting influential artists C. a trip to the Southwest D. Alfred Steiglitz’s photographs 64 Which of the following became the most common subject of O’Keefe’s after 1929?
A. city scenes B. desert scenes C. flowers D. abstract patterns 65 The word “annually” in the last paragraph means _
A. once a week B. once a month C. once a year D. once a century 66 It can be inferred from the passage that, in her later years, O’Keefe _
A. continued to be successful B. returned to New York City
C. took up photography D. could not match the success of her early career 67 The word “their” in the second paragraph refers to _
A. precise cityscapes B. flowers C. buildings D. flowers and buildings 68 Which of the followings is NOT true, according to the passage?
A. “291” belonged to Alfred Steiglitz
B. Georgia O’Keefe got married when she was in her thirties
C. After 1918 Georgia O’Keefe taught in various schools and colleges in Texas
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E WRITING
I Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it (5.0 points)
69 It was such a complicated problem that nobody could solve it
So ……….………
70 Mr Jacob only bought the parrot because his son wanted a pet
If………
71 Everybody was not surprised to hear that Caroline had not passed her driving test
It came ……….……… 72 My sister refused to get the job in spite of the attractive salary
Attractive ……… 73 The heavy snow prevented the students from going to the mountain
The heavy snow made ……… II Use the suggested words and phrases below to make a complete letter (10.0 points)
Dear Mai,
74 I / write / tell / holiday
75 I / be / Kuala Lumpur / two weeks / now / and / I / have / good time / beautiful country 76 I / spend / first few days / visit / Twin Towers / other / tourist attractions
77 must / say / Malaysian people / friendly / and / always / ready / help 78 Most places / Kuala Lumpur / crowded / tourists / over / world 79 Yesterday / shopping / and / buy / few souvenirs / parents / friends
80 I / lose / way back / hotel / but / not / matter / because / I / discover / fascinating market / lots / little stalls / sell / almost everything / needles / elephants
81 Today / I / be / couple / art galleries / and / meet / interesting people / there 82 I / guess / I / spend / lot / money / so far, / but / Malaysia / great country / visit 83 I / take / photos / and / I / show / you / when / get home / June 10th
See you again Trang
III It is a fact that a lot of Vietnamese students go abroad to study every year However, studying in a foreign country has both advantages and disadvantages To what extent you agree or disagree with this statement? Write an essay of about 180 - 200 words to support your opinion (10.0 points)
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