SỞ GD&ĐT VĨNH PHÚC KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN NĂM HỌC 2022-2023

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH

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PART A. LISTENING. You will listen to each section TWICE.

Section 1: Questions 1-10.
Complete the form below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for
each answer.
 
Pinder's Animal Park

Example
Enquiries about: temporary work
Personal details:
Name: Jane (1)______________________
Address: (2) ___________________________________
Exeter
Telephone number: 07792430921
Availability: Can start work on (3) ________________________
Work details:
Preferred type of work: Assistant (4) ________________________________
Relevant skills: Familiar with kitchen (5)____________________________
Relevant qualifications: A (6) ______________________ certificate
Training required: A (7) ________________________ course
Referee:
Name:
Dr Ruth Price
Position:
(8) ___________________________
Phone number:
( 9 ) ____________________________
Other:
Applicant has a form of (10)___________________________

Section 2: Questions 11-15.

You will hear the Education Officer in a museum giving a talk to school students who are about
to start a one-week work placement in the museum. Choose the correct answer A, B or C.
Museum work placement
11. On Monday, what will be the students' working day?
A.9.00 a.m. - 5.00.p.m. B. 8.45 a.m. - 5.00 p.m. C. 9.00 a.m. - 4.45 p.m.
12. While working in the museum, students are encouraged to wear_______________
A. formal clothing such as a suit B. a cap with the museum logo C. their own casual clothes
13. If students are ill or going to be late, they must inform ____________
A. the museum receptionist B. their museum supervisor C. their school placement tutor
14. The most popular task whilst on work placement is usually________________
A. making presentations in local primary schools
B. talking to elderly people in care homes
C. conducting workshops in the museum
15. The best form of preparation before starting their work placement is to read __________
A. the history of the museum on the website
B. the museum regulations and safety guidance
C. notes made by previous work replacement students.
Section 3: Questions 16-20.
You will and hear a man talking to a group of people who are looking around the Community
Garden.
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Listen and choose the correct answer.
The Community Garden
16. What was recently discovered at this site?
A. a written text about the area.
B. various tools used for farming.
C. some drawings showing the garden.
17. This location is good for gardening because ________
A. the weather is warm B. there is enough water C. it is protected from the wind
18. In 1860, what was built on this site?
A. a medical centre. B. a type of factory. C. a base for soldiers.
19. Today, the fruit and vegetables from the gardens _________
A. are sold to businesses in the area
B. are given to certain local people
C. are used by those who work in the garden.
20. The local college now uses the gardens
A. as a location for scientific research
B. for educating the wider community
C. to teach its students gardening skills
PART B. LEXICO-GRAMMAR
I. Write the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
1. She was caught cheating in the race. ________ , she was disqualified.
A. Explicitly B. Accordingly C. Equally D. Fundamentally
2. Grace couldn't help feeling ______ about missing the championships because of her injury.
A. dehydrated B. despondent C. devoted D. disobedient
3. My father gave me _________ as a birthday present on my birthday.
A. a digital useful alarm clock B. an alarm useful digital clock
C. a useful alarm digital clock D. a useful digital alarm clock
4. There is no excuse for your late submission! You _______ the report by last Friday.
A. mightn't have finished B. should have finished
C. needn't have finished D. must have finished
5. _______, 70 percent alcohol is more effective than 100 percent alcohol.
A. An antiseptic used B. When used as an antiseptic
C. An antiseptic when used D. How an antiseptic is used
6. Harry was offered a scholarship to study in Spain and he______ the opportunity with both hands.
A. grasped B. grabbed C. held D. passed
7. A _________ of interest briefly crossed his face at the mention of her name.
A. hint B. mark C. flicker D. trace
8. He wasn't attending the teacher the lecture properly and missed most of _________
A. what the teacher said B. which the teacher said
C. things said by the teacher D. that the teacher said
9. Minh is ____________ the most successful student in my class.
A. so long B. by how C. by far D. so now
10. My decision to the leave the university after a year is one I now _______ regret.
A. harshly B. painfully C. keenly D. heavily
11. After the theft of his car, he put in an insurance _______ for $ 3.000.
A. account B. invoice C. assessment D. claim
12. Peter is inviting Mary to his house for lunch.
- Peter: “I'm having some friends over for lunch this Saturday. Would you like to join us?”
- Mary: “______”
A. Can I take a rain check? B. Come on. It's your turn.
C. Thanks, but I mustn't. D. As a matter of fact, I do.
13. In the middle of the blue river _________
A. does a tiny violet flower emerge B. did a tiny violet flower emerge

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14. He's such a hard man to _____ as he's always flitting from one site to another.
A. pin in B. lock in C. narrow down D. nail down
15. The management are making __________ to increase the company's efficiency.
A. measures B. steps C. moves D. deeds
16. We have to ______ the hard time hoping that things will change for the better in the future.
A. maintain B. endure C. persist D. outlive
17. The local council recommended that John ________ to the head of the department.
A. is appointed B. was appointed C. be appointed D. could be appointed
18. The room _____ and it looks a lot nicer than before.
A. has been refurbished B. had been refurbished
C. was refurbished D. is refurbished
19. I think people who spare time to help the old, sick and homeless are__________
A. two peas in a pod B. the salt of the earth
C. sour grapes D. full of beans
20. She did six hours' _______studying a day for her final exam.
A. solid B. heavy C. strong D. big
II. There are FIVE mistakes in the following paragraph except for the example. Identify and
correct them. There is one example that has been done for you.
We all know stories about people with exceptional memories which have the Line 0
possibility to remember hundreds of numbers after hearing them only once. Now Line 1
experts are saying that such feats can be taught. For example, most people can Line 2
repeat about nine numbers if they are read out slowly. In one experiment, ten Line 3
hours' training producing only a small improvement, but the result after Line 4
practicing for a thousand hours was amazing: some people remembered 80 or Line 5
even 100 numbers. Similarly, a number of adults can identify only about five out Line 6
a set of 21 colours that are only slightly different. But after 80 training hours one Line 7
person could recognize 18 of theirs. Studies of 76 major composers show that it Line 8
took at least ten years of musical training before any of them wrote a major work. Line 9
Psychologists are therefore rising the possibility that genius is the product of Line 10
teaching.

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III. Complete each of the sentences in the following passage with the correct form of the word
given in CAPITALS.
One of the most lethal poisons on Earth, ten thousand times more deadly than cyanide, is
tetrodotoxin, more concisely known as TTX. Its potency is well known in East Asia, where it
regularly kills (26. DINE) _____________ who have braved the capricious (27. DELICATE)
_____________ known as puffer fish. This toxin has a (28. TERROR) ______________ method of
operation: twenty-five minutes after (29. EXPOSE) _______________, it begins to paralyse its
victims, leaving the victim fully aware of what is happening. Death usually results, within hours,
from suffocation or heart failure. There is no known antidote. If lucky patients can (30. STAND)
________________ the symptoms for twenty-four hours, they usually recover without further (31.
COMPLICATE) _____________. It is no ordinary poison. What is strange about its (32.
OCCUR) ________________ is that it is found in such a wide range of creatures, from algae to
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angelfish spanning entire kingdoms of life. It is rather unlikely that such an unusual toxin evolved
(33. DEPEND) _______________ in so many unrelated animals. Marine biologists have
discovered that the poison is produced by bacteria living in the gut of its host. The best explanation
is that a symbiotic relationship exists between host and the not (34. WELCOME) ______________
guest, where microbes exchange poison for nutrients, providing a valuable (35. DEFEND)
______________ weapon for its host.
PART C. READING
I. Read the following passage and write the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct answer to each of the questions.
If you could travel back in time five centuries, you'd encounter a thriving Aztec empire
in Central Mexico, a freshly painted "Mona Lisa" in Renaissance Europe and cooler
temperatures across the Northern Hemisphere. This was a world in the midst of the Little Ice
Age (A.D. 1300 to 1850) and a period of vast European exploration now known as the Age of
Discovery. But what if we could look 500 years into the future and glimpse the Earth of the
26th century? Would the world seem as different to us as the 21st century would have
seemed to residents of the 16th century? For starters, what will the weather be like?
Depending on whom you ask, the 26th century will either be a little chilly
or infernally hot. Some solar output models suggest that by the 2500s, Earth's climate will
have cooled back down to near Little Ice Age conditions. Other studies predict that ongoing
climate change and fossil fuel use will render much of the planet too hot for human life by
2300.
Some experts date the beginning of human climate change back to the Industrial
Revolution in the 1800s, others to slash-and-burn agricultural practices in prehistoric times.
Either way, tool-wielding humans alter their environment - and our 26th century tools might be
quite impressive indeed.
Theoretical physicist and futurist Michio Kaku predicts that in a mere 100 years,
humanity will make the leap from a type zero civilization to a type I civilization on the
Kardashev Scale. In other words, we'll become a species that can harness the entire sum
of a planet's energy. Wielding such power, 26th-century humans will be masters of clean
energy technologies such as fusion and solar power. Furthermore, they'll be able to manipulate
planetary energy in order to control global climate. Physicist Freeman Dyson, on the other hand,
estimates the leap to a type I civilization would occur within roughly 200 years.
Technology has improved exponentially since the 1500s, and this pace will likely continue
in the centuries to come. Physicist Stephen Hawking proposes that by the year 2600, this
growth would see 10 new theoretical physics papers published every 10 seconds. If Moore's
Law holds true and both computer speed and complexity double every 18 months, then
some of these studies may be the work of highly intelligent machines.
What other technologies will shape the world of the 26th century? Futurist and author
Adrian Berry believes the average human life span will reach 140 years and that the
digital storage of human personalities will enable a kind of computerized immortality. Humans
will farm the oceans, travel in starships and reside in both lunar and Martian colonies while
robots explore the outer cosmos.
1. Which of the following could be the main idea of the passage?
A. How would the world change in the next 500 years?
B. What would we do in the next five centuries?
C. What problems would happen in the 26' century?
D. How would technology improve the life in the far future?
2. The word infernally in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to________
A. differently B. extremely C. permanently D. contemporaneously
3. The word harness in paragraph 4 could best be replaced by____________
A. renew B. adjust C. exploit D. discover
4. What does the word they in paragraph 4 refer to?
A. fusion and solar energy. B. clean energy technologies.
C. masters. D. 26th century humans.

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5. Which of the following is TRUE about the future predictions?
A. Michio Kaku believes that the progress from type 0 to type I civilization will take about two
centuries.
B. People in the 2500s are likely to control the energy of the Earth to limit the global climate.
C. The speed of technology improvement will remain changeable in the far future.
D. Solar energy will be the main power for the 26' century citizens.
6. According to Adrian Berry, the following are what future humans can do EXCEPT _________
A. cultivating in the oceans B. traveling between the stars
C. exploring the universe by robots D. living as long as they want
7. According to the passage, what do experts predict about the weather in the future?
A. The temperature will decline as much as possible because of the excessive fossil fuel use.
B. The Little Ice Age will return due to the influence of solar energy.
C. The Earth will have to face with extreme weather like frost or scorching period.
D. The climate change will happen more quickly because of deforestation.
8. It can be inferred from the passage that __________
A. no one could be sure what the life would be like in the 2500s.
B. what we imagine about the life in the 26th century may be the same what the 16th - century people
thought about the current life.
C. the predictions of different scientists may draw the same world in the next 500 years.
D. technology will affect most of the fields in the future life.
II. Read the following passage and fill in each blank with ONE most suitable word.
NOTHING'S NEW IN MEDICINE
Throughout the ages, disease has stalked (0) our species. Prehistoric humans must quickly
have learnt what could be eaten without danger, and how to avoid plants that could bring about
illness. They found leaves, berries and the bark of different trees that could actually heal wounds
and cure the sick, and (9) ________________ soon became a special skill to understand natural
medicine. Ever (10) ___________the dawn of history, medicine men and wise women have always
been expert in treating diseases and have dispensed medicine with ritual and magic. Through trial
and error they discovered treatments for almost (11) ______________ affliction prevalent at the
time. The precious recipes for preparations which could relieve pain, stop fits, sedate or stimulate
were (12) _________________ down from generation to generation, although there was (13)
________________ exact understanding of the way in which the medicines worked. Nevertheless,
(14) _______________ the power of these primitive medicines, generations were still ravaged by
disease. During the last 150 years, scientists and doctors (15) ____________ work has focused on
these early medicines, have learn that their power derived from certain chemicals which were found
in herbal remedies or could be synthesised in the laboratory. In just such a way, advances in modern
medicine continue, aided by the discoveries made centuries ago by our ancestors.
III. Read the following passage and write the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
The Alexandra Palace in north London was built with private funds as a “People’s Palace”.
Serviced by its own station, it was opened in 1873 and was extremely well (16)_______ until, two
weeks after its opening, it burnt down. It was replaced by a slightly larger building which opened in
1875 and featured, among other things, a splendid organ an Great Hall, which was the size of a
football pitch. Despite the extraordinarily wide range of events (17)_______ there – from dog
shows to great concerts and banquets, from elephant displays to bicycle matches – it always
operated (18) ___________ and by 1877 much of the park around it had been sold to speculative
builders, leaving only about half of the original land.

In 1900, a committee was appointed, whose principal duty was to run the palace and park “for the
free use of the people forever.” There were, (19) ________, powers to charge for entry so that the
substantial costs could be covered . The Palace continued, (20) ________ varying degrees of
success, as an entertainment centre. In the 1930s, it was probably most notable for being the home
of the world’s first high definition television broadcasts.
16. A. inhabited B. attended C. crowded D. visited

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17. A. performed B. set C. staged D. laid
18. A. at a loss B. at all costs C. at its disposal D. at a profit
19. A. however B. moreover C. for example D. though
20. A. for B. with C. as D. at
IV. Now read the texts and for questions 21-30, choose from the people (A-D). Some of the
people may be chosen more than once.
MEMORABLE TRAIN JOURNEY
A. London to Brighton (UK)
I spent over ten years doing this journey every day of the week. I'm very relieved I am retired now.
I still do the same journey sometimes but now I don't have to travel in the rush hour and if there are
delays it doesn't matter so much. The journey when it went well wasn't bad at all. It wasn't too long
and I was usually able to sit down and read the newspaper. It was quite pleasant as long as there
were no annoying people having loud phone conversations. But generally it was fine and not a bad
way to begin and end a busy day in the city. The problems and stress came with the all too frequent
delays and cancellations. It was extremely frustrating, especially as I was paying so much money
for my ticket. The cost was much too high in my opinion. I am glad I don't have to pay that
anymore.
B. Moscow to St Petersburg (Russia)
The most memorable train journey I have ever been on was between Moscow and St Petersburg in
Russia. We were about 17 years old and on a school trip to see the places we were studying in our
Russian history lessons. We spent three days in Moscow then took the overnight train to St
Petersburg, I remember feeling really excited about it. I had never been on an overnight train
journey before. We went to the theatre on our last evening in Moscow and then went straight to the
station to get on the train at about 11 pm. There were four of us in each room and our whole group
occupied about two carriages of the train. Our teachers were very aware of the dangers of travelling
by train at night in Russia and warned us never to walk around the train on our own. They told us to
go in groups of three to the toilets so that two people could wait outside together while one person
went in. That frightened us a little but nothing happened. I don't think we slept much; we stayed up
most of the night talking, but I remember waking up in the morning and realizing it was daylight
outside and that we were in a completely new city. It was amazing.
C. Casablanca to Marrakech (Morocco)
We decided to travel by train because it was cheap and it only took three hours. Also, I thought a
train journey through the desert would be interesting and different. In reality it wasn't quite as much
fun as I had hoped. We got to the station in plenty of time and got our tickets without too much
difficulty. The chaos started when we went out to the platform. It appeared that everyone else in the
station was also planning to get on the same train as us. It was really crowded. When the train
arrived it was a real fight to get on and all the seats were occupied in seconds. My friend and I got
separated in the confusion but there was no way we could move so we just had to stand where we
were and hold on. My friend managed to sit down after about an hour but I had to stand for the
whole three hours. The scenery was quite spectacular in places but the train was hot and
uncomfortable.
D. Cairns to Katanga (Australia)
I went on this train journey while I was visiting some friends who lived in Australia. I went away
for a few days on my own and before I left, my friends had recommended this trip; it was definitely
worth it. It used to be an old mining train that took miners to work every day. It starts on the coast
and goes right up the side of a mountain. It is very steep and the views are fantastic looking back
out to sea. There is lots of information in the different stations about the people who built the
railway originally. It was a very dangerous job and many of them died while they doing it, either
through accidents or disease. The whole journey only takes about an hour but you see all sorts of
amazing things on the way. At one point it even goes through a tropical rainforest and there are
some really beautiful plants. It is a wonderful trip to do as a tourist, but I'm sure the miners didn't
enjoy it quite so much.
Which person or people:
21. ________________ was disappointed by the experience?

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22. ________________ learnt something interesting while on the journey?
23. ________________ did this journey more than once?
24. ________________ did this journey with one friend?
25. ________________ thinks the price was too expensive?
26. ________________ chose to do the journey because of the low price?
27. ________________ says this was the first time they had been on a journey like this?
28. ________________ says they felt scared at one point on the journey?
29. ________________ mentions something which irritated them while on the train?
30. ________________ took this journey because of advice from friends?
PART D. WRITING
I. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the
word given. Do not change the word given.
1. The only thing that saved the whole team from being arrested was their ability to speak the
dialect. (able)
 Had they _________________________________________________________________
2. He finally accepted the situation, although he was concerned. (terms)
 Despite his _________________________________________________________________
3. Their first album was considerably more successful than their second. (near)
 Their second album ________________________________________________their first.
4. He makes sure that he isn't associated with policies he disagrees with. (distances)
 He _________________________________________________________________
5. That the prices of almost goods are increased forces people to spend less money. (belt)
 People have to _________________________________________________________________
II. Essay writing
The advancement of internet technology means people do not need to travel to foreign
countries to understand how people in other places live.
To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Write 250-300 words.
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