SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHUYÊN VÀO LỚP 10

________________ NĂM HỌC 2020-2021

ĐỀ THI THỬ SỐ 17 Môn: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút
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SECTION I: LISTENING (3.0 points)

Part 1: Questions from 1 to 10. (1.5 points -0.15/ each)
Listen to the recording twice. Choose the correct answer from A, B or C for each of the following blanks.
1. The teacher wants the students to ________.
A. take notes after she has finished speaking.
B. take notes while she is speaking.
C. forget about taking notes.
2. The teacher suggests eating ________.
A. sugary snacks. B. only apples. C. fruit and cereals.
3. The teacher suggests finding a study place with a lot of ________.
A. light. B. space. C. books.
4. If students feel stressed they should ________.
A. go to bed. B. go out for a walk. C. drink some water.
5. Students are advised to ________.
A. select the important things to learn.
B. read through everything once.
C. make notes about every topic.
6. The teacher understands that repeating things can be ________.
A. difficult. B. uninteresting. C. tiring.
7. Students can do past exam papers ________.
A. in the library only.
B. at home if they take photocopies.
C. in the after-school study group.
8. The teacher recommends a break of five minutes every ________.
A. hour. B. two hours. C. thirty minutes.
9. It’s important to ________.
A. keep hydrated. B. sleep when you feel tired. C. eat regularly.
10. The teacher is sure that the students will ________.
A. pass their exams. B. fail their exams. C. do their best.
Part 2: Questions from 11 to 20. (1.5 points - 0.15/ each)
Part 2. Listen to the recording twice. Complete the form below. Write no more than two words or
numbers for each answer.
PHONE INTERVIEW
Name: John Murphy
Example Answer
Position applying for: lifeguard
Street Address: (11) 45  …………………………………..Court
Contact phone number: (12) …………………………
Current part-time job: (13) …………………………
Previous job at Ridgemont High School: (14) …………………………
Additional relevant work experience: (15) …………………………………..
Relevant skills/qualifications: CPR certification & (16) …………………………………..
CPR certification expiration date: (17) …………………………………..
Preferred weekly shift: (18) …………………………………..
Time available to start work: (19) …………………………………..o’clock

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 Advertisement source: (20) …………………………………..
SECTION II: LEXICO – GRAMMAR (7.0 points)
Part 1: Questions from 20 to 40. (3.0 points - 0.15/ each)
Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to best complete the following sentences.
21. ________ the time you get to the theatre, the play will have finished.
A. Until B. In C. By D. On
22. They are going to make ________ excursion next month.
A. a two-week B. two-weeks C. two weeks' D. a two-week's
23. He refused to give up work , ________ he had won a million pounds.
A. despite B. however C. even though D. as though
24. The new system didn’t ________ our expectations.
A. catch up with B. bring about C. come across D. come up to
25. You ________ better be careful not to miss the train.
A. would B. should C. had D. did
26. Helen asked me ________ the film called “Stars Wars”.
A. have I seen B. have you seen C. if had I seen D. If I had seen
27. The noise ________ from the boat engine might disturb sea animals.
A. comes B. came C. coming D. has come
28. We are very happy to have received a(n) ________of 500 dollars from a foreign company.
A. charity B. donation C. hospital D. organisation
29. How many ________are there in the competition?
A. participants B. participations C. participative D. participates
30. We don't allow ________in the classrooms.
A. people smoke B. smoke C. people to smoke D. to smoking
31. The party ________ I was the guest of honors was extremely enjoyable.
A. by which B. at which C. for which D. to which
32. It’s a good idea to see your doctor regularly for ________.
A. a revision B. a control C. an investigation D. a check-up
33. He said that the plane had already left and that I ________arrived an hour earlier.
A. must have B. had to C. should have D. was supposed to
34. Anne: “Make yourself at home”. - John: “________”
A. Yes, can I help you B. Not at all. Don’t mention it
C. Thanks! Same to you D. That’s very kind. Thank you
35. Yuri Gagarin was the first person . ________into space.
A. flew B. to fly C. flown D. fly
36. Many parents do not let their children make a decision ________their future career.
A. in B. about C. out D. on
37. ________ saying was so important that I asked everyone to stop talking and listen.
A. What the woman was B. The woman was C. That the woman was D. What was the woman
38. In 1870, ________, John D. Rockefeller and others created the Standard Oil Company.
A. in spite of oil prices fluctuated B. despite fluctuating oil prices
C. but the oil prices fluctuated D. oil prices were fluctuating
39. We delayed our departure ________the weather condition.
A. in spite of B. on account of C. instead of D. on behalf of
40. - “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
Part 2: Questions from 41 to 50. (2 points - 0.2/ each)
Use the correct form of the word in brackets to complete each sentence.
41. Many people make their living on theater. In essence the theater is not only for (live)
entertainment, it is a …………………………...
42. They never dare to leave their only child ………………………….for even a moment. (attend)
43. What I don’t like about school uniform is that it completely destroys all …………………………..
44. The main reason I believe children shouldn’t be exposed to violence on TV is that they are (individual)
so ………………………….at that age.
45. His ………………………….of his opponent led to his biggest failure. (impress)
46. The curriculum is ………………………….developed; therefore, students benefit a great deal. (estimate)
47. The mother is usually the homemaker and the father is the …………………………. (system)
48. There was a donation of $100,000 made by an anonymous ………………………….
49. Being the hardest natural substance, diamond is practically ………………………….. (bread)
50. The government’s …………………………………….approach has brought criticism. (benefit)
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 (destroy)
(compromise)
Part 3: Questions from 51 to 55. (1 point - 0.2/ each)
Each of the following sentences has an error. Find the errors and correct them.
51. Landscape painting was a dominant art forms during much of the nineteenth century. 
52. Almost American Indian culture have been agricultural societies since 2000 B.C. 
53. The symptoms of diabetes in the early stages are too slight that people don't notice them. 
54. The shore patrol has found the body of a man who they believe to be the missing marine biologist.
55. The athlete, together with his coach and several relatives, are traveling to the Olympic Games.
Part 4: Questions from 56 to 60. (1 point - 0.2/ each)
Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition.
56. I vouched …………………….Tom as I trust him and believe he is an honest person.
57. The instructor warned the students…………………….swimming alone in the pool.
58. She had fainted, but we managed to bring her …………………….by splashing water on her face.
59. We have called ………………….the meeting until we can find someone who can write a protocol.
60. Prices have gone ……….….in the supermarket, so everything is much more expensive than a year ago.
SECTION III: READING (6.0 POINTS)
Part 1. Questions 61 to 70 (2 points - 0.2/ each)
Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question.
The computer is undoubtedly one of the most (61) _________ and important inventions of the twentieth
century. Boring or time-consuming jobs which, in the past, would have been (62) _________by hundreds of
workers can now be done by one small computer. However, the (63) _________of the computer has not been
entirely problem-free. Many people feel that we are already too (64) _________on computers. They think that
computers themselves are (65) _________too powerful, and that people are no longer in control of them. One of
the problems with a computer is that, like any other machines, it can (66) _________. If a computer is (67)
_________, the information it is storing can be lost. If a computer program has a(n) (68) _________in it, the
computer’s calculation can be seriously (69) _________. A faulty program in a hospital or police computer
could (70) _________terrible mistakes.
61. A. shocking B. amazing C. astonishing D. surprising
62. A. done out B. made out C. carried out D. figured out
63. A. usage B. experiment C. introduction D. operation
64. A. dependent B. based C. influenced D. carried
65. A. becoming B. getting C. running D. turning
66. A. break up B. break down C. break into D. break out
67. A. changed B. modified C. contaminated D. damaged
68. A. foul B. abnormality C. wrongdoing D. error
69. A. devalued B. affected C. fooled D. broken
70. A. do B. produce C. find D. cause
Part 2. Questions 66 – 75 (2.0 points - 0.2/ each)
Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question.
Basic to any understanding of Canada in the 20 years after the Second World War is the country's impressive
population growth. For every three Canadians in 1945, there were over five in 1966. In September 1966 Canada's
population passed the 20 million mark. Most of this surging growth came from natural increase. The depression
of the 1930's and the war had held back marriages, and the catching-up process began after 1945. The baby boom
continued through the decade of the1950's, producing a population increase of nearly fifteen percent in the five
years from 1951 to 1956. This rate of increase had been exceeded only once before in Canada's history, in the
decade before 1911 when the prairies were being settled. Undoubtedly, the good economic conditions of the
1950's supported a growth in the population, but the expansion also derived from a trend toward earlier
marriages and an increase in the average size of families. In 1957 the Canadian birth rate stood at 28 per
thousand, one of the highest in the world.
After the peak year of 1957, the birth rate in Canada began to decline. It continued falling until in 1966 it
stood at the lowest level in 25 years. Partly this decline reflected the low level of births during the depression and
the war, but it was also caused by changes in Canadian society. Young people were staying at school longer;
more women were working; young married couples were buying automobiles or houses before starting families;
rising living standards were cutting down the size of families. It appeared that Canada was once more falling in
step with the trend toward smaller families that had occurred all through the Western world since the time of the
Industrial Revolution.
Although the growth in Canada's population had slowed down by 1966 (the increase in the first half of the
1960's was only nine percent), another large population wave was coming over the horizon. It would be
composed of the children who were born during the period of the high birth rate prior to 1957.
71. What does the passage mainly discuss?
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 A. Educational changes in Canadian society B. Canada during the Second World War
C. Population trends in postwar Canada D. Standards of living in Canada
72. According to the passage, when did Canada's baby boom begin?
A. In the decade after 1911 B. After 1945
C. During the depression of the 1930's D. In 1966
73. The word "five" in line 2 refers to _______.
A. Canadians B. years C. decades D. marriages
74. The word "surging" in line 3 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. new B. extra C. accelerating D. surprising
75. The author suggests that in Canada during the1950's _______.
A. the urban population decreased rapidly B. fewer people married
C. economic conditions were poor D. the birth rate was very high
76. The word "trend" in line 9 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. tendency B. aim C. growth D. directive
77. The word "peak" in line 12 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. pointed B. dismal C. mountain D. maximum
78. When was the birth rate in Canada at its lowest postwar level?
A. 1966 B. 1957 C. 1956 D. 1951
79. Why does the author mention humans in the second paragraph?
A. people being better educated B. people getting married earlier
C. better standards of living D. couples buying houses
80. It can be inferred from the passage that before the Industrial Revolution _______.
A. families were larger B. population statistics were unreliable
C. the population grew steadily D. economic conditions were bad
Part 3: Questions 76 – 85. (2.0 points- 0.2/ each).
Read the text and think of one word which best fits each gap.
Hawaii is famous all (81) …………………….the world for its stable climate. The temperature never changes that
much and ocean currents keep it cool, even (82) …………………….the area lies within the tropics. The western sides of
the islands are dry, while further to the north, (83) …………………….the island is more mountainous, there is a high (84)
…………………….of rainfall, in some places higher than anywhere else in the world. The stable climate and the fertile
soil are the reasons (85) …………………….agriculture being an important source of income. Pineapples and sugar (86)
…………………….grown all year round. Tourism is also important, although it is banned on (87) a few of the islands.
Hawaii is covered with flowers the (88) …………………….year round. There are more than 1700 species of flowering
plants and trees and many of them (89) …………………….been imported from around the world. You will (90)
…………………….forget a visit to this island paradise in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
SECTION IV. WRITITNG (4 points)
Part 1: Questions 91 – 100. (2 points- 0.2/ each)
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before
it.
91. If we can solve the problem soon, it will be better for all concerned.
 The sooner ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
92. The demand was so great that they had to reprint the book immediately.
 So ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
93. I prefer going out for a meal to staying at home.
 I’d rather .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
94. The value of these goods has fallen considerably in the past week.
 There........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
95. While I strongly disapprove of your behaviour, I will help you this time.
 Despite ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
96. “Shall we go to Paris for the weekend, John?” Mary asked.
 Mary suggested ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
97. It is thought that the accident was caused by human error.
 The accident ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
98. Agree to be back by midnight and you can go.
 Providing ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
99. I would suggest seeing a doctor if it doesn't clear up.
 You’d .....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
100. Tom insisted on being told the complete story.
 Nothing but .....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Part 2: Questions 101 – 110. (2 points - 0.2/ each)

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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.
101. I offered to help her but she said “No, thanks” (turned)
 She ………………………………………………………………………. to help.
102. I would prefer you not to phone me at work. (rather)
 I’d ………………………………………………………………………. me at work.
103. He is determined to campaign for his son’s freedom. (intention)
 He has ………………………………………………………………………. for his son’s freedom.
104. “It is not worth worrying about the past” I told him. (point)
 I told him that ………………………………………………………………………. about the past.
105. I tried as hard as I could, but I just couldn’t get the money. (matter)
 No ………………………………………………………………………., I couldn’t get the money.
106. You’ve got to persuade the editor not to publish that story. (out)
 You’ve got to ………………………………………………………………………. that story.
107. It was wrong of you to borrow my book without asking me first. (have)
You ………………………………………………………………………. before you borrowed my book
108. I sincerely promise you that I am telling you the truth (bottom)
I promise you ………………………………………………………………………. that I'm telling you the truth
109. We were just about to leave for the airport when hearing about the explosion. (point)
 We were ………………………………………………………for the airport when hearing about the explosion.
110. We should use gasoline sparingly. (economize)
 We ………………………………………………………………………. gasoline.

HUY: 13,9……, DUY: 12.1…, KIEN:11.25

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