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

HƯNG YÊN NĂM HỌC 2018 - 2019

Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC (Dành cho thí sinh thi vào lớp chuyên Tiếng Anh)
(Đề thi có 05 trang) Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)

PART A: PHONETICS
Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others. Write A, B, C or D on your
answer sheet. (0.5 point)
1. A. practice B. vanish C. promise D. contain
2. A. recommend B. potential C. volunteer D. understand
3. A. perseverance B. application C. agriculture D. dedication
4. A. responsible B. fascinate C. interesting D. dangerous
5. A. career B. approach C. achieve D. challenge
PART B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the following sentences. Write A, B, C or D on your
answer sheet. (2.0 points)
1. His house is ________ bad condition.
A. at B. on C. under D. in
2. Nobody but John and Peter ________ interested in Physics.
A. is B. are C. have D. seem
3. I am made ________ the kitchen once a week.
A. clean B. cleaning C. cleaned D. to clean
4. Stop talking and listen to me, ________?
A. will you B. are you C. do you D. aren’t you
5. He didn’t discuss the matter with her. ________, he didn’t contact her after the meeting.
A. Moreover B. Nevertheless C. However D. On the other hand
6. Some people like to rest in their free time. ________ like to travel.
A. Other B. Others C. The others D. Each other
7. By the time you come back next year, a new stadium ________ in our province.
A. will have built B. will need being built
C. will have been building D. will have been built
8. We should participate in the movements ________ the natural environment.
A. organizing to conserve B. organized to conserve
C. organized conserving D. which organize to conserve
9. ________ he kept everyone waiting made him rather unpopular.
A. Because B. That C. What D. Although
10. By ________ used paper, plastic and metal you can decrease the amount of waste produced at home.
A. reducing B. retaining C. redoing D. recycling
11. When I was cleaning the floor, I ________ a five-dollar note.
A. came to B. came in C. came across D. came into
12. She acted as if she ________ a clown before.
A. has never seen B. not saw C. wouldn’t see D. had never seen
13. My close friend shouted “________” when I entered on the stage.
A. Break a leg B. Blow your mind C. Hand off D. Snap their head off
14. A part-time job gives me freedom to ________ my own interests.
A. chase B. seek C. pursue D. catch
15. They suggested that the road to the city ________ as soon as possible.
A. be widened B. will be widened C. is widened D. would be widened
16. I am sorry to hear that Peter and Dick have ________. They were such good friends.
A. fallen against B. fallen out C. dropped out D. dropped against
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17. The singer said she was over the ________ at receiving such an important award.
A. rainbow B. moon C. stars D. sun
18. Crops are often completely destroyed by ________ of locusts.
A. bands B. troupes C. swarms D. flocks
19. Loan and Tuan are talking about the previous English test.
Tuan: “My English test wasn’t so good as I expected.” - Loan: “________”
A. Good Heavens! B. It’s Ok, don’t worry!
C. That’s brilliant enough! D. Never mind. Better job next time.
20. Tom: “We’ll have to hurry if we want to finish this project on time.” - Nick: “________”
A. OK. But I’ll call you later. B. I’ll say we will.
C. I’m tired. I’ll go home early. D. What a wonderful idea!
II. Choose the word or phrase which is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined one in each of the
following sentence. Write A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. (0.3 point)
1. During the earthquake, a lot of buildings collapsed, which killed thousands of people.
A. went off accidentally B. exploded suddenly
C. fell down unexpectedly D. erupted violently
2. Training for the Olympics requires an enormous amount of work.
A. really common B. hardly enough C. very large D. quite unusual
3. The bully doesn’t have any friends at school as the rest of the students keep away from him.
A. behave B. avoid C. attack D. betray
III. Choose the word or phrase which is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word in each of the
following sentence. Write A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. (0.2 point)
1. With the final examinations coming very soon his anxiety was rising to almost unbearable limits.
A. joy B. confidence C. boredom D. apprehension
2. A new study suggests that artificial sweaters are linked to weight gain- not weight loss.
A. traditional B. unhealthy C. natural D. innovative
IV. Supply the appropriate form of the words in the brackets. Write them on your answer sheet. (1.0 point)
1. We serve a range of vegetarian dishes at very ________ prices. (REASON)
2. She was severely ________ by the long illness she had. (WEAK)
3. The ________ his father created in him helps him to be a good doctor. (INSPIRE)
4. I’m sorry I haven’t phoned. I’ve been ________ busy this week. (CREDIBLE)
5. Everybody loves Thanh because he is ________ to others. (HELP)
6. That girl is ________ beautiful. We can’t help looking at her. (SURPRISE)
7. I felt tired now because of the ________ last night. (SLEEP)
8. This city has over half million ________. (INHABIT)
9. We should encourage the children to use their ________ abilities. (CREATE)
10. You must learn to ________ between politeness and real kindness. (DIFFERENT)
PART C: READING COMPREHENSION
I. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage. Write A, B, C or D
on your answer sheet. (1.0 point)
PROOF THAT SILENCE IS GOLDEN FOR STUDYING
The combination of music and study (1) ________ long been a source of disagreement between
adults and children. Parents and teachers alike maintain that silence is important when learning, (2)
________ youngsters insist that their favorite sounds help them concentrate.
Now a study shows that the grown-ups have been right all along. Psychologists in Florida tested
(3) ________ fast students wrote essays with and without music in the circumstances. They found that the
sounds reduced progress down by about sixty words per hour. “This demonstrates clearly that it is
difficult to cope (4) ________ listening and writing at the same time,” said Dr. Sarah Randall. She also
(5) ________ the conclusion that it is a myth that instrumental music is less distracting than vocals. “All

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types of music had the same (6) ________,” she said in her report. “One’s ability to pay attention and
write fluently is likely to be (7) ________ by both vocal and instrumental music,” she added.
Dr. Randall claimed the research displayed that the ideas that music could improve performance was
wrong. “Writing an essay is a complex task. You are (8) ________ information and putting it in order logically.
An additional stimulus in the (9) ________ of music is bound to distract. But music is not the only distractor.
What is (10) ________ worrying is that more and more teenagers are studying in front of the television.”
1. A. had B. have C. has D. having
2. A. whereas B. unlike C. besides D. despite
3. A. when B. how C. what D. where
4. A. in B. on C. of D. with
5. A. reached B. went C. arrived D. came
6. A. affect B. affected C. effect D. effected
7. A. disturbed B. interfered C. bothered D. shocked
8. A. recalling B. recall C. recallable D. recalled
9. A. form B. middle C. end D. corner
10. A. partly B. largely C. particularly D. mainly
II. Read the following passage and choose the best answer to complete the sentences. Write A, B, C or
D on your answer sheet. (1.0 point)
The cause of tooth decay is acid, which is produced by bacteria in the mouth. The acid removes
minerals from tooth enamel, allowing tooth decay to begin; the saliva in your mouth encourages
demineralization and neutralizes the acid. The rate at which bacteria in the mouth produce acid depends
on the amount of plaque on the teeth, the composition of the microbial flora, and whether the bacteria of
the plaque have been “prime” by frequent exposure to sugar. To keep your teeth healthy, a regular dental
hygiene program should be followed.
Removing plaque with a toothbrush and dental floss temporarily reduces the numbers of bacteria
in the mouth and thus reduces tooth decay. It also makes the surfaces of the teeth more accessible,
enabling saliva to neutralize acid and demineralize lesions. If fluoride is present in drinking water when
teeth are forming, some fluoride is incorporated into the enamel of the teeth, making them more resistant
to attack by acid. Fluoride toothpaste seems to act in another way, by promoting the demineralization of
early carious lesions.
In addition to a regular dental hygiene program, a good way to keep your teeth healthy is to
reduce your intake of sweet food. The least cavity – causing way to eat sweets is to have them with meals
and not between. The number of times you eat sweets rather than the total amount determines how much
harmful acid the bacteria in your saliva produce. But the number of sweets influences the quality of your
saliva. Avoid, if you can, sticky sweets that stay in your mouth a long time. Also try to brush and floss
your teeth after eating sugary foods. Even rinsing your mouth with water is effective. Whenever possible,
eat foods with fiber, such as raw carrot sticks, apples, celery sticks, etc., that scrape off plaque, acting as a
tooth brush. Cavities can be greatly reduced if these rules are followed when eating sweets.

1. What does this passage mainly about?

A. Good nutrition. B. Food with fiber.
C. Ways to keep your teeth healthy. D. Fluoridization and cavities.
2. The word “it” in paragraph 2 refers to ________.
A. dental floss B. bacteria C. removal of plaque D. plaque
3. The word “influences” in paragraph 3 mostly means ________.
A. destroys B. affects C. consists of D. makes up
4. According to the passage, the value of eating foods with fiber is that ________.
A. they are less expensive than a toothbrush B. they contain Vitamin A
C. they can remove plaque from your teeth D. they contain no sugar

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5. The author of the passage states that the amount of acid produced by the bacteria in your saliva
increases ________.
A. with the number of times you eat sweets B. with the amount of sweets you eat
C. if you eat sweets with the meals D. if you eat sticky sweets
III. Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word. Write it on your answer sheet. (1.0 point)
Many of the world’s people are concerned (1) ________ the dwindling number of whales in the
oceans and seas. They are worried because the number of whales is (2) ________ so small. Whales are
very large, aquatic animals. People have hunted whales (3) ________ about the eleventh century. Certain
types of whales have been hunted too much. Recently, their numbers have decreased so much that they
are in (4) ________ of becoming extinct. These concerned people are working to save the whales.
Why do people want to save the whales? There are two important reasons. One reason is that
whales help to keep a balance between plants and animals. People have distributed this balance. People
get (5) ________ of their wastes by throwing them into the oceans and seas. People’s sewage and
garbage increase the (6) ________ of salt in ocean and sea water. The increased salt helps some plants
and some very small animals (7) ________. These plants and animals can be (8) ________ to fish.
Whales eat enormous amounts of plankton, the plants and animals that thrive in very salty water. (9)
________, whales are very important because they keep the ocean environment clean (10) ________ for
fish. In addition, because fish provide necessary food for many people, people need whales, and many
people want to save them.

PART D: WRITING
I. Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting. Write A, B, C or D on your answer
sheet. (1.0 point)
1. If the water level had raised any higher, the dam would probably have broken.
A B C D
2. Hummingbirds are the only birds capable to fly backward as well as forward, up and down.
A B C D
3. Students suppose to read all the questions carefully and find out the answers to them.
A B C D
4. They are impossible to pass the mountains now because there is a snow storm.
A B C D
5. The earth is the only planet with a large number of oxygen in its atmosphere.
A B C D
6. She has found that nobody can help her if she did not try her best to do it herself.
A B C D
7. Linh did not expect the mathematic class to be very interesting but they were excellent.
A B C D
8. The development of transistors made possible it to reduce the size of many electronic devices.
A B C D
9. A desert area that has been without water for six years will still bloom when rain will come.
A B C D
10. Molly did not understand how some of her classmates could claim to enjoy reading, writing, and
A B C
to do math problems.
D
II. Using the word given in each bracket and other words to complete the second sentence so that it has
the same meaning as the first. You must use between THREE AND FIVE WORDS. DO NOT
CHANGE THE WORD GIVEN IN CAPITAL. Write your answer on the answer sheet. (1.0 point)
1. It’s very difficult to predict the weather here. (TENDS)
 The weather tends to be very unpredictable here.
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2. She lived just outside the town. (OUTSKIRTS)
 She lived on the outskirts of the town.
3. Do you agree with national service? (FAVOR)
 Are you favour of national service?
4. Dickens’s last novel was unfinished when he died. (WITHOUT)
 Dickens died without finishing his last novel.
5. The car wasn’t cheap enough for us to buy. (EXPENSIVE)
 So ________________________ we couldn’t buy it.
6. She always has a good relationship with the children. (ON)
 She always got on well with the children.
7. We’ve only got half the people we need to make up a team. (TWICE)
 We need ________________________ we’ve got to make up a team.
8. Mrs. Brown expressed her thanks for all the help she’s received. (GRATEFUL)
 Mrs. Brown said that ________________________ the help she’s received.
9. “Could you guard my handbag when I go to the toilet?” (EYE)
 “Could you ________________________ my handbag when I go to the toilet?”
10. Because it rained heavily yesterday, they couldn’t continue their football match. (OF)
 They couldn’t continue their football match ________________________ yesterday.
III. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence printed before it. Write your answers on the answer sheet. (1.0 point)
1. Nam regrets not learning English before.
 Nam wishes_____________________________________________________________________.
2. They don’t take a trip to space because they don’t have enough money.
 If _____________________________________________________________________________.
3. I'd rather not go out this afternoon.
 I do not feel_____________________________________________________________________.
4. People think that the prisoner was recaptured while drinking in the pub.
 The prisoner is thought to have been recaotured while drinking in the pub___________________.
5. “Would you like to go to the concert with me tonight?” David said to Mai.
 David invited ___________________________________________________________________.
6. She didn’t say a word to me when she left.
 Not a _________________________________________________________________________.
7. It was her fault that they lost the volleyball match.
 She was________________________________________________________________________.
8. We were all shocked by his reaction.
 His reaction came _______________________________________________________________.
9. It is not a habit of mine to sleep in the afternoon.
 I’m ___________________________________________________________________________.
10. He took the advantage of his time there by learning a language.
 He made _______________________________________________________________________.
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