ĐỀ SỐ 2

Kỳ thi: Đề thi tuyển sinh chuyên THPT

Môn Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
PART I – listening (3.0 points)
I. Listen to a coversation between a shopkeeper and a customer and choose the correct answer
for each of the following questions. (1.0 point)
1. What is the customer looking for in the shop?
a. casual clothes b. suits c. swimsuits
2. What material are the baggy trousers made of?
a. silk b. cotton c. faded jean
3. What has the customer just bought?
a. Some plain shirts b. Some plain dress c. Some plaid shirts
4. What do baggy trousers go with?
a. white shirts b. long-sleeved shirts c. T-shirts
5. What is the cashier wearing?
a. a short-sleeved shirt and blue trouser
b. an embroidered skirt c. o long dress

II.Listen to the information about the founding of Facebook. Write No More THAN TWO
WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer. (2.0 points)
- It is (1)……………….that Facebook has become an essential part of our life.
- Zukerberg, (2)………….of Facebook understood that need and created Facebook to connect people.
- In (3)…………: Facemash was created in order for Harvard students to (4)…………….
- In (5)………………..: the Facebook was (6)………………in the school.
- Within a month after the creation: (7)……of the total number of Harvard students joined Facebook.
- In (8)…………….: (9)……………..were permitted to join Facebook.
- Up to now: More the (10)…………….million people use Facebook.

PART II – phonetics (1.0 point)

Question 1: Choose the word which has the different stress pattern (0.5 point)
1. a. picnic b. fishing c. arrive d. movie
2. a. tomorrow b. badminton c. aerobic d. usually
3. a. frequently b. gymnastic c. adjective d. difference
4. a. activity b. destination c. independent d. intersection
5. a. recycle b. potato c. collection d. dangerous
Question 2: Choose the word which is pronounced differently (0.5 point)
1. a. coughed b. laughed c. mapped d. played
2. a. addition b. adventure c. advertise d. advantage
3. a. common b. comma c. commerce d. comb
4. a. look b. food c. took d. book
5. a. ocean b. ceiling c. cereal d. circle
 PART III - vocabulary and structures (7.0 points)
Question 1: Choose the best answer ( 1.0 point )
1. Not until 2008 ______________________across the river.
A. the first bridge was built B. the first building of a bridge was
C. built the first bridge D. was the first bridge built
2. Neither the director nor his assistant ___________ yet.
A. has come B. hasn’t come C. have come D. haven’t come
3. A chemist always puts a_______________ on a bottle of medicine.
A. report B. label C. receipt D. ticket
4. By the time you receive this letter, I ____________for Japan.
A.will leave B.would have left C.have left will D. will have left
5. “Would you like to have noodles, spaghetti or something different?” - “___________.”
A. Anything will do B. Yes, please C. Never mind D. I don’t mind
6. We delayed our departure ___________ the weather condition.
A. in spite of B. on account of C. instead of D. on behalf of
7. She ___________him of lying to her.
A. threatened B. blamed C. criticised D. accused
8. One person _________ seven in the world speaks perfect English.
A. out of B. within C. for among D. from
9. We quarreled _________ the choice of a house.
A. on B. over C. for D. to
10. It’s difficult to pay one’s bills when prices keep_________.
A. growing B. gaining C. rising D. raising

Question 2: Give the correct form of the words ( 2.0 points )

Pioneer 10 left earth in 1972 and began to cross the unexplored asteroid (small planet) belt
four months later. Some people said it would be__________ ( possible ) to find a way through the
dust and ______________ ( count ) millions of rocks that lie beyond the inner planets; but despite its
very______________ ( base ) technology. Pioneer made a______________ ( success ) crossing and
went on to carry out its mission; to study Jupiter.
It continued past the______________ ( out ) planets until 1983, crossing the paths of Saturn and
Pluto before finally entering the vast______________ ( know ) area outside our solar system. There it
will maintain course on its______________ ( end ) journey, passing close to Proxima Centauri in
70,000 years’ time. Eventually,______________ ( science ) believe, in the safe vacuum of deep
space, it may even______________ ( live ) the earth, which in five billion years will
______________( appear ) as the Sun grows even bigger and swallows up our tiny planet.
Question 3: Find out unnecessary words in some lines. Check () if the line is correct ( 2.0
points )
Many species of animals , birds and even insects are in danger
1.................................
of disappearing off from the earth. Everyday, construction in
2.................................
the rain forests destroys the habitats of these creatures. They
3.................................
can not survive in the other environments. They rely on the food
4.................................
and shetler being in their own habitats. Each time a habitat is
5.................................
destroyed, the animals must search for new places. Luckily,
6.................................
there are some people who are doing something else about this
7.................................
situation. Animal protection societites are helping for the world
8.................................
to learn more than about endangered species. When people know
9.................................
more, they can fight against to protect and save the animals.
10...............................
Question 4: Fill in the gap with a suitable word ( 2.0 points )
1. After three years, their marriage broke...........................
2. I will never ................................. on. What you've said seems confusing
3. Do you know the prover: "An apple a day keeps the .............................. away"
4. Don't let your eyes are ................................ than your stomach
5. If you want to be taught by him, it seems like the blind leading the...........................
6. A hurricane blew off the.........................of the house
7. She is proud that she is.............................a good DJ
8. Mary was the..........................student absent from class
9. One....................................of living the city is the range of the shops
10. We couldn't relax............................all the guests had gone home

PART IV – reading (5.0 points)

Question 1: Choose the best option to fill in each of the blanks to make a meaningful
passage. (2.0 points)
All over the world, people are changing the face of the earth. Wild areas are cleared for farming
and to build roads and expand cities. Our factories, cars and power stations poison the (1)..... with
polluting gases and chemical waste. As well as transforming the environment, we are destroying
habitats, the home of (2)..... plants and animals. Living things have evolved over millions of years.
Many animals and plants can only (3)..... in certain environments. When (4)..... areas are destroyed,
wildlife can not always (5)..... to the new conditions and some species of plants and animals face
extinction because of human activities.
People can also (6)..... from habitat destruction. When forests are cut down, earth is washed
away , this causes crop failures and starvation. There is the future to consider, too; plants provide
essential foods and can also be used in medicines. If species (7)...... extinct, their potential value will
never be known. The scale of destruction is enormous. Swamps, forests, grasslands and jungle are
being cleared at an increasing extend. Half of the world’s tropical rainforests have (8)....... been
destroyed. Coral reefs, called the forests of the osean because they are so rich in life, are (9)......
around the world. We must limit the damage to habitats now (10) ........they remain a valuable
resource for the future.
1. A floor B ground C place D environment
2. A both B each C every D either
3. A go B attend C survive D persist
4. A. so B. this C. such D. that
5. A adapt B use C stand D bear
6. A fill B damage C suffer D experience
7. A. get B die C result D become
8. A. still B already C even D yet
9. A. spoilt B violated C wasted D threatened
10. A. so that B in case C in order to D as a result
Question 2. Read the following text then choose the best answer. (1.0 point)
Whales usually travel down the Pacific coast from Alaska to Mexico in the fall. They make
this long trip because they breed and have their young in the warm water near Mexico. In the fall of
1985, one young whale became confused, took a wrong turn, and swam into the Sanfracisco Bay by
mistake. Unable to find the narrow opening back to the sea, the whales began to swim up one of the
rivers that flows into the bay.
Many people became alarmed because the fresh water in the river can cause severe skin
problems for whales. People were afraid that the whales might die if he did not return to the salt water
of the ocean; therefore they oganized themselves along the river bank in boats. By using recorded
whale noise to attract the lost whale, these people gradually coaxed him back down the river toward
the ocean. As a result, the whale swam under the Golden Gate Brigde and was free. Everyone was
relieved because the whale was now safe.
1. What is this passage mainly discuss?
A. The way a whale lives. B. The way people hunt a whale.
C. The way people save a lost whale. D. A long trip a whale travel
2. Why do whales travel from Alaska to Mexico in the fall?
A. They like to make a long trip. B. They breed and have their young in the warm
water.
C. They want to swim up one of the rivers that flows into the bay.
D. They often become confused in the fall.
3. Why did the whale swim into the San Francisco Bay?
A. He wanted to see the beautiful scenery of San Francisco Bay. B. He wanted to swim in
fresh water.
C. He became confused and took a wrong turn. D. He became tired.
4. What were the people afraid?
A. The whale might die if he didn’t return to the salt water of the ocean.
B. The whale were too tired to swim any further.
C. The whale was too big to swim in the river. D. The whale returned to the
sea.
5. The word “coaxed” in the passage is closest in meaning to?
A. persuaded B. relieved C. protected D. saved
Question 3: Fill in the gap with a word (1.0 point)
A medical student had to read a text-book which was far ____________expensive for him to
buy. He couldn’t get it from the library and the ____________ copy he could find was in a
bookshop.. Every afternoon, ____________, he would go along to the shop and read a little
_________ the book at a time. One day, however, he was dispointed to find the book
____________from its usual place and was about to ____________ when he noticed the
____________of the shop beckoning to him. Expecting to be told ____________, he went towards
him . To his surprise, the owner pointed to the book,____________ was tucked in a corner. "I put it
there in ____________anyone was tempted to buy it," he said and left the delighted student to
continue his reading.
PART V – writing (5.0 points)
Question 1: Sentence transformation (1.0 point)
1. It isn’t necessary for you to remind him about it
You don’t................................................................................................................
2. The mechanic serviced my car last week.
I had.........................................................................................................................
3. My father doesn’t enjoy traveling any more.
No longer..................................................................................................................
4. She didn’t know you were in hospital, so she didn’t visit you
If she..........................................................................................................................................
5. It is said that he escaped to India.
He is ..........................................................................................................................
Question 2: Rewrite these sentences using the cues given (1.0 point)
1. She was out of work because her typing was poor. lost
 She …………………………………………………...........................................
2. I can’t get my feet into these shoes too
These shoes ………………………………………………….............................
3. He has a good relationship with all his students. gets
He …………………………………………….....................................................….
4. My friend finds driving on the left difficult used
My friend isn’t…………………………………………………………………….
5. Mr. Misery was the only student who didn’t smile except
All students…………………………...……..................................................……
Question 3: Write a passage (200-250 words) under the following topic (3. 0 points)
Man people said that human-beings are suffering from what they are doing to the environment
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