SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 THPT

TỈNH NINH BÌNH NĂM HỌC 2018 - 2019

Bài thi môn chuyên: TIẾNG ANH - Ngày thi 03/6/2018
ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)

(Đề thi này gồm 04 phần, 07 trang)

SỐ PHÁCH
ĐIỂM BÀI THI HỌ, TÊN VÀ CHỮ KÝ (Do Chủ tịch hội
đồng chấm thi ghi)
Bằng - Cán bộ chấm thi 1:
số: ................................. .......................................................
Bằng - Cán bộ chấm thi 2:
chữ: ............................... .......................................................

Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp trên đề thi này.

PART A: LISTENING. (2.0 POINTS)

Hướng dẫn thi nghe: Nội dung thi nghe gồm 03 phần. Thí sinh được nghe mỗi phần 02 lần
liên tiếp. Mở đầu và kết thúc có tín hiệu nhạc. Thời gian đọc đề bài được mặc định trong
đĩa CD.
I. Listen and decide whether the statements are True (T) or False (F). Write your
answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (0.7 point)
Statements True/ false
1. Lisa disliked the book when she first started reading it. 1. ________
2. Sam and Lisa felt sorry for Paul, the main character in the book. 2. ________
3. Lisa thought that the book was well written. 3. ________
4. Sam didn’t care so much about the mystery about Paul and his
4. ________
brother.
5. Lisa thought the author helped the readers to understand Paul. 5. ________
6. Sam wished there were more information about football in the book. 6. ________
7. The best part of the book was when Paul realized what’s important in
7. ________
life and how to deal with tough situations.

II. Listen and fill in each of the following blanks with ONE word or number. Write
your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (0.8 point)
These messages were on the answerphone.
• Sarah Smith rings to say she left her (1) ________ behind yesterday.
• Alex arrives about 6.00 tomorrow evening. He asks his mother to collect him from
(2) ________. He has lots of luggage.
• Helen phones to invite Ann to have (3) ________ on Saturday. She has friends visiting
from (4) ________.
• Premier Travel says holiday tickets have arrived. There is one small change of
departure time from 7.30 a.m to (5) ________ a.m. This means 7.30 check-in instead of
5.30. The passenger is quite (6) ________ when arriving.
• Mary calls to inform the problem at Australian (7) ________. Call at once. Mary’s at
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 home (8) ________ 7.00.
Your answers:
1- 2- 3- 4-
5- 6- 7- 8-

III. Listen to an announcement about what is on television tomorrow and choose the
correct answer A, B, C or D to each of the following questions. Write your answers in
the corresponding numbered boxes. (0.5 point)

1. “The Railway Princess” is on television from ________.

A. 7.00 to 9.00 B. 9.00 to 10.00
C. 9.00 to 10.30 D. 9.30 to 11.00
2. There is a music programme for teenagers ________.
A. early in the morning B. in late afternoon
C. before lunch time D. at lunch time
3. You can see a football match between ________.
A. Ireland and Spain B. Brazil and Ireland
C. Brazil and Italy D. Spain and Italy
4. If the weather is bad, there will be no ________.
A. cycling B. skiing
C. tennis D. horse racing
5. What programme is on TV at 6 o’clock?
A. comedy B. news quiz C. game show D. music show

Your answers:
1- 2- 3- 4- 5-

PART B: GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY. (1.5 POINTS)

I. Choose the correct answer to complete each of the following sentences. Write your
answers (A, B, C or D) in the corresponding numbered boxes. (0.5 point)

1. Mary: “Have a nice day!”

Peter: “Thank you. ________!”
A. It’s none of your business B. I don’t care
C. I agree D. The same to you
2. Jenny bought a ________ when she was in Paris.
A. silk pretty red dress B. red pretty silk dress
C. dress pretty silk red D. pretty red silk dress
3. I went to see the dentist yesterday. Luckily, I ________any treatment!
A. didn't need to have B. shouldn’t have had
C. mustn't have had D. hadn't have
4. What she said ________ me to believe that they had left the city.
A. made B. assured C. led D. confirmed
5. The football match was ________ because of the heavy rain.
A. called on B. called off C. called about D. called to

Your answers:
1- 2- 3- 4- 5-
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II. Give the correct form of the word in each of the blanks below. Write your answers in the
corresponding numbered boxes. (0.5 point)

1. Water ________ is increasing this summer. (CONSUME)

2. In our office, the women ________ the men by two to one. (NUMBER)
3. The speech was so________ that many people got up and left before the end. (INSPIRE)
4. Robin Hood is a ________ hero living in Sherwood Forest in Nottingham. (LEGEND)
5. Please ________ your seat belt. The plane is taking off. (FAST)

Your answers:
1- 2- 3- 4- 5-

III. There is one mistake in each of the sentences below. Find and correct it. Write your
answers in the corresponding numbered spaces. (0.5 point)

1. The botanists Katherine Hunter and Emily Fose spent many difficult months making
research in the Rocky Mountains.
2. Paper was such expensive during the Middle Ages that it had to be used sparingly.
3. When a patient's blood pressure is much higher than it should be, a doctor usually insists
that he will stop smoking.
4. Some people believe that humans will never use away all the natural resources of the
earth.
5. The number of students who knew the answer to the last question were very low.

Your answers:
1. _____________________ → _____________________
2. _____________________ → _____________________
3. _____________________ → _____________________
4. _____________________ → _____________________
5. _____________________ → _____________________
PART C: READING. (2.0 POINTS)
I. Read the following passage and fill in each of the numbered blanks with ONE
suitable word. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (0.5 point)

TECHNOLOGY AND LIFE

Our life is surrounded by objects and systems that we take for granted, but they
profoundly (1) ________ the way we behave, think, work, play, and in general lead our
lives. Look, for example, at the place in (2) ________ you are reading this now, and see
how much of what surrounds you is understandable, how much of it you could actually
build yourself or repair if it should cease to function. When we start the car or press the
button in the elevator, or buy something in the supermarket, we give no thought to the
complex devices or systems that make the car move, or the elevator rise, or the food appear
on the shelves. Throughout this century we have become increasingly (3) ________ on the
products of technology. They have already changed our lives; at the simplest level, the
availability of transport has made us physically less fit (4) ________ our ancestors. Many
people are alive only because they have been given immunity to diseases through drugs. The
majority of the world’s population relies on the ability of technology to provide and
transport food. We are unable to feed or clothe or keep ourselves warm (5) ________
technology.

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Your answers:
1- 2- 3- 4- 5-

II. Read the passage below and choose the correct answer to each of the questions.
Write your answers (A, B, C or D) in the corresponding numbered boxes. (0.5 point)

Foot racing is a popular activity in the United States. It is seen not only as a
competitive sport but also as a way to exercise, to enjoy the camaraderie of like-minded
people, and to donate money to a good cause. Though serious runners may spend months
training to compete, other runners and walkers might not train at all. Those not competing to
win might run in an effort to beat their own time or simply to enjoy the fun and exercise.
People of all ages, from those of less than one year (who may be pushed in strollers) to
those in their eighties, enter into this sport. The races are held on city streets, on college
campuses, through parks, and in suburban areas, and they are commonly 5 to 10 kilometers
in length.
The largest footrace in the world is the 12-kilometer Bay to Breakers race that is held
in San Francisco every spring. This race begins on the east side of the city near San
Francisco Bay and ends on the west side at the Pacific Ocean. There may be 80,000 or more
people running in this race through the streets and hills of San Francisco. In the front are the
serious runners who compete to win and who might finish in as little as 34 minutes. Behind
them are the thousands who take several hours to finish. In the back of the race are those
who dress in costumes and come just for fun. One year, there was a group of men who
dressed like Elvis Presley, and another group consisted of firefighters who were tied
together in a long line and who were carrying a fire hose. There was even a bridal party, in
which the bride was dressed in a long white gown and the groom wore a tuxedo. The bride
and groom threw flowers to bystanders, and they were actually married at some point along
the route.
1. The main purpose of this passage is to ______.
A. encourage people to exercise
B. describe a popular activity
C. make fun of runners in costume
D. give reasons for the popularity of footraces
2. The word "beat" in the first paragraph could be best replaced by which of the following?
A. incline B. overturn C. outdo D. undermine
3. The second paragraph is mainly concerned with which of the following?
A. a description of the Bay to Breakers race
B. the reasons people run the Bay to Breakers race
C. a wedding during the Bay to Breakers race
D. a description of the location of the Bay to Breakers race
4. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in this passage?
A. Some runners looked like Elvis Presley.
B. Some runners were ready to fight against violence.
C. Some runners were participating in a wedding.
D. Some runners were serious about winning.
5. Which of the following best describes the organization of this passage?
A. chronological order B. specific to general
C. cause and result D. statement and example

Your answers:
1- 2- 3- 4- 5-

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III. Read the passage below and choose the correct answer to each of the questions.
Write your answers (A, B, C or D) in the corresponding numbered boxes. (0.5 point)

Many people now think that teachers give students too much homework. They say
that it is unnecessary for children to work at home in their free time. Moreover, they argue
that most teachers do not properly plan the homework tasks they give to students. The
result is that students have to repeat tasks which they have already done at school.
Recently in Greece, many parents complained about the difficult homework which
teachers gave to their children. The parents said that most of the homework was a waste of
time, and they wanted to stop it. Spain and Turkey are two countries which have stopped
homework recently. In Denmark, West Germany and several other countries in Europe,
teachers cannot set homework at weekends. In Holland, teachers allow students to stay at
school to do their homework. The children are free to help one another. Similar
arrangements also exist in some British schools.
Most people agree that homework is unfair. A student who can do his homework in a
quiet and comfortable room is in a much better position than a student who does his
homework in a small room with the television on. Some parents help their children with
their homework. Other parents take no interest at all in their children's homework.
It is important, however, that teachers talk to parents about homework. A teacher
should suggest suitable tasks for parents to do with their children. Parents are often better at
teaching their own children.

1. What does the passage mainly discuss?

A. People protest against children’s doing homework in some countries.
B. That children have to do homework is unfair.
C. Parents should help their children to do homework.
D. It is necessary for teachers to plan the homework tasks in advance.
2. The word “properly” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to_______.
A. attentively B. suitably C. complicatedly D. confusedly
3. It can be inferred from the passage that______.
A. a good working environment helps students to do their homework more effectively
B. comfortable rooms help students to have better social positions in the future
C. small rooms equipped with TV sets help students to get more information for their
homework
D. children in poor families have to share small rooms and do homework together
4. Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. Students have to do their tasks repeatedly.
B. In some countries, students are allowed to do their homework at school.
C. Some parents pay no attention to their children’s homework.
D. It is essential that parents assign their children homework rather than teachers.
5. The pronoun “their” in the last paragraph refers to______.
A. teachers’ B. parents’ C. tasks’ D. children’s

Your answers:
1- 2- 3- 4- 5-

IV. Read the passage below and choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) that best fits
each gap. Write your answers (A, B, C or D) in the corresponding numbered boxes.
(0.5 point)

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 Cartoon films have very few limits. If you can draw something, you can make it
move on the cinema screen. The use of new ideas and advanced computer programs means
that cartoons are becoming exciting again for people of (1) _______ ages.
By the end of the 1970s, the cinema world had decided that cartoons were only for
children. But soon (2) _______ one or two directors had some original new ideas. They
proved that it was possible to make films in which both adults and children could share the
fun. (3) _______, not every cartoon film was successful. The Black Cauldron, for example,
failed, mainly because it was too (4) _______ for children and too childish for adults.
Directors learnt from this (5) _______ and the film companies began to make large amounts
of money again.
1. A. more B. other C. all D. these
2. A. later B. afterwards C. next D. then
3. A. Moreover B. However C. Whereas D. Therefore
4. A. nervous B. stressed C. afraid D. frightening
5. A. damage B. crime C. mistake D. fault

Your answers:
1- 2- 3- 4- 5-

PART D: WRITING. (2.5 POINTS)

I. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same
as the sentence printed before it. (0.5 point)

1. Nobody except for Graham felt disappointed with the food in the restaurant.
→ Graham was the _________________________________________________________.
2. He only made that terrible mistake as he didn’t concentrate.
→ If he __________________________________________________________________.
3. The plan may be ingenious, but it will never work in practice.
→ Ingenious ______________________________________________________________.
4. Please don't smoke in the kitchen.
→ I’d rather ______________________________________________________________.
5. She listens more sympathetically than anyone else I know.
→ She is a ________________________________________________________________.

II. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same
as the sentence printed before it, using the word given. (Do not change the word given.)
(0.5 point)

1. She got a scholarship as soon as she registered for the training course. (HARDLY)
→_______________________________________________________________________.
2. They say that the leisure industry will be the money spinner in the future. (SAID)
→_______________________________________________________________________.
3. He doesn’t have money to go on holiday. He doesn’t have time, either. (NEITHER)
→_______________________________________________________________________.
4. A heavy shower prevented them from finishing their game of tennis. (UNABLE)
→_______________________________________________________________________.
5. In those days, she usually stayed at home in the evenings. (USE)
→ In those days, ____________________________________________out in the evenings.

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III. Write a paragraph of about 150 words to present your opinions about the
following topic. (1.5 points)
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THE END.
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