UBND TỈNH THÁI NGUYÊN KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 NĂM HỌC 2021-2022

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH

(Dành cho thí sinh thi chuyên Anh)
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề
(Đề thi gồm có 10 trang)

Điểm Giám khảo số 1 Giám khảo số 2 Số phách

Bằng số Bằng chữ (Họ tên, chữ ký) (Họ tên, chữ ký) (Do chủ tịch HĐ ghi)

(Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi và viết câu trả lời vào các ô cho sẵn
theo hướng dẫn của từng phần)

SECTION A: PHONOLOGY (1 point)

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others
in each group. (0.5 point)
01. A. nasty B. hasty C. tasty D. wastage
02. A. freight B. height C. weight D. eight
03. A. frown B. brown C. crown D. flown
04. A. approaches B. precedes C. obliges D. sacrifices
05. A. escalator B. although C. salmon D. bald
II. Choose the word whose main stress position is placed differently from that of the others
in each group. (0.5 point)
06. A. atlas B. basic C. police D. panel
07. A. enormous B. humorous C. generous D. populous
08. A. entertainment B. information C. education D. television
09. A. technological B. solidarity C. qualification D. undergraduate
10. A. responsibility B. originality C. accommodation D. mischievousness

SECTION B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (3 points)

I. Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each of the sentences. (0.5 point)
11. Grandpa seems ______ his glasses, and I don’t think he will be able to find them without our help.
A. to be losing B. having lost C. lost D. to have lost
12. When he woke up, he realized that the things he had dreamt about could not ______ have happened.
A. possibly B. likely C. certainly D. potentially
13. To ______ extent did she benefit from her uncle’s will?
A. what B. how C. which D. whom
14. ______ John Coltrane, Sun Ra also helped to develop the free jazz movement of the 1960s.
A. Very similar B. As well C. The same D. Just like
15. Before the meeting finished, they had arranged when ______ next.
A. they met B. they to meet C. to meet D. should they meet
16. These ______ aren’t effective anymore because insects have become resistant to them.

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 A. fertilizers B. pesticides C. herbicides D. composts
17. When he heard the joke, he burst into loud ______.
A. smile B. enjoyment C. amusement D. laughter
18. The traffic lights ______ green, and the cars drove on.
A. exchanged B. removed C. turned D. shone
19. I haven't had a very ______ week. I seem to have done nothing at all.
A. extensive B. productive C. enthusiastic D. economic
20. Don’t worry. I have ______ tire at the back of my car.
A. another B. other C. others D. the other

II. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space
in the same line. (0.5 point)
Responding to unprovoked insults that have been thrown at
you is a wonderful way of honing your sense of humor. The great
playwright George Bernard Shaw was a contemporary of Winston
Churchill's. George Bernard Shaw thoughtfully invited Churchill to
the first night of one of his plays, (21) enclosing two tickets with a CLOSE
note which said, 'One for yourself and one for a friend - if you have
one.' Churchill lost no time in writing back, saying that unfortunately,
due to pressure of work, he would be unable to come, but could he
have tickets for the second night - 'if there is one.'
This joke was (22) updated more recently by a prominent DATE
politician in the Labour Party, when speaking to a colleague and
long-term rival of his. The two men found themselves in the same
meeting, despite being (23) sworn enemies. The colleague (24) SWEAR
apparently rose to excuse himself, saying that he had arranged to APPEAR
phone some friends, whereupon the statesman handed him a small
coin (enough for a brief local call) and said (25) wittily ,'There you WIT
are. Go ahead and phone them all!'

III. Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable preposition or adverb particle. (0.5 point)
Performance Review – Summary
David feels that he has grown in confidence during his first year with the company,
although he admits to occasionally feeling (26) under pressure to work faster. He sometimes finds
it difficult to deal (27) with external clients who phone him. David recognises the need to acquire
more experience (28) in computer database systems and has agreed to attend training sessions.
David is aware of the roles of others in his department and how their work relates (29) to
his own. He describes himself as being (30) on good terms with his colleagues. David would like
to become more involved (31) in the running of the staff social programme. It was suggested that
he contact Carla Lopez. David understands that he will be eligible (32) for a pay rise next March,
depending on his performance (33) in the coming year. Any pay rise would only come (34) into
effect from March, as the terms of his contract specify his current salary for a period of eighteen
months.
It was agreed that David has applied himself well (35) to his job, and that his manager is
happy with his progress to date.

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IV. There are FIVE mistakes in the words used in the passage below. Identify them and
write the correct answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (0.5 point)
1 There are three different kinds of burns: first-degree, two-degree, and
2 third-degree burns. Each type of burns requires a different type of medical
3 treatment. The less serious burn is the first-degree burn. This burn causes the
4 skin to turn red but does not cause blistering. A mild sunburn is a good example
5 of a first-degree burn, and unlike a mild sunburn, first-degree burns generally
6 do not require medical treatment another than gently cooling the burned skin
7 with ice or cold tap water. Second-degree burns, on the other hand, do cause
8 blistering of the skin and should be treated immediately. These burns should be
9 immersed in warm water and then wrapped in a sterile dressing or bandage.
10 Third-degree burns are those that char the skin and turn it black or burn it so
11 deeply that the skin turns white. These burns usually result in direct contact
12 with flames and have a great chance of becoming infected. All third-degree
13 burn victims should be give immediate hospital care. If possible, a sterile
14 dressing or bandage should be applied to the burns before the victims are
transported to hospital.

Question Line Mistakes Correction

00 1 two-degree second-degree
36. 3 less least
37. 5 and but
38. 6 another other
39. 11 in from
40. 13 give given
V. Complete each of the following sentences using the correct form of a phrasal verb from
the box. There are two extra phrases that you do not need to use. (1 point)
catch up on make for get on well with do up
come over go through take on make up of
stand for do away with get into take up
41. As its sales have increased, that computer company is going to take on more staff.
42. Nancy is a very careful person. Usually, she doesn’t submit her test paper until she has
gone through her answer twice.
43. Dreams are commonly made up of both visual and verbal images.
44. I find that my work takes up so much of my time that I don’t have any free time.
45. The man who lives next door sometimes comes over for a cup of coffee.
46. The weather was fine, and everyone was making for the coast.
47. Deborah is going to take extra lessons to catch up on what she missed while she was away.
48. Because I hate doing up my shoes, I’ve bought a pair without any laces.
49. We intend to do away with the old system as soon as we have developed a better one.
50. While I was waiting for the bus, I got into a conversation with a friendly old woman.

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SECTION C: READING COMPREHENSION (4 points)
I. Read the passage below and choose the correct answer (A, B, C, or D) to each of the questions. (1
point)
Psychologists are interested in the reasons why some people like taking part in risky
sports. When they studied people who were learning to jump from a plane with a parachute, they
found that the parachutists’ bodies produced large amounts of two hormones, adrenaline and nor
adrenaline, just before they made their jump.
These hormones help to prepare us for any sudden activity. Adrenaline increases the heart
rate and provides more sugar for the muscles, while nor adrenaline makes us react more quickly.
However, nor adrenaline also stimulates the part of the brain which controls feelings of pleasure.
Some psychologists have concluded that it is a feeling of pleasure caused by this hormone that
makes certain people want to participate in dangerous sports.
Another possible reason is the level of arousal in part of the brain. According to some
psychologists, the brain tries to maintain a certain level of arousal. They believe that people who
normally have a low level of arousal look for excitement and new experiences in order to
stimulate themselves, whereas people who usually have a high level of arousal try to avoid risks
and unfamiliar situations in order not to become over excited. If the psychologists are right, people
with a low arousal are the ones who enjoy participating in dangerous sports and activities.
It is thought that people with low levels of arousal have a slower-reacting nervous system
than people with higher arousal levels. It may therefore be possible to find out your level of
arousal by testing your nervous system. A quick way of doing this is to put some lemon juice on
your tongue. If you produce a lot of saliva, your nervous system has been affected by the lemon
and so you probably have a high level of arousal. If you produce little saliva, you probably have a
low arousal level. If you have a low level, you might enjoy taking part in risky sports. However,
this does not mean that you have to try parachuting!
51. Why did the parachutists’ bodies produce a lot of adrenaline and nor adrenaline before they
jumped from a plane?
A. This is a natural reaction which helps to prepare one for sudden activities.
B. Because they had high arousal levels, which makes them enjoy risky sports.
C. It is a natural reaction which guards them against the effects of accidents.
D. Because they had taken drugs which led to the production of these two hormones.
52. What two possible reasons are given for some people’s desire to participate in dangerous sports?
A. A lack of common sense, and a high level of arousal which makes them seek excitement.
B. A low level of arousal, and an inborn desire for adventure burning inside.
C. The pleasure that results from the production of nor adrenaline, and a low level of arousal.
D. The desire to show off, and a lack of common sense due to the slow-reacting nervous system.
53. What does the brain try to maintain, according to some psychologists?
A. A high temperature B. A low temperature
C. A certain level of arousal D. A sense of safety
54. Why do psychologists believe that people with a high level of arousal try to avoid danger?
A. Because they already have the level of excitement which the brain tries to maintain.
B. Because they are more aware of the danger involved.
C. Because they already have enough of the two hormones, adrenaline and nor adrenaline.
D. Because they would not be able to cope with accidents.
55. What is shown by putting lemon juice on your tongue?
A. It shows that you have a high level of arousal if no saliva is produced.

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 B. It indicates your level of arousal by the amount of saliva that is produced.
C. It can indicate whether your saliva is more acidic or more alkaline.
D. It is a good test of your sense of taste with the amount of saliva produced.
56. What kind of substances are adrenaline and nor adrenaline?
A. subatomic particles B. minerals C. vitamins D. hormones
57. What substances is thought to stimulate the brain to make us feel pleasure?
A. adrenaline B. nor adrenaline C. lemon juice D. manganese dioxide
58. Which of the following does adrenaline do?
A. It weakens the muscles. B. It makes the heart beat more quickly.
C. It makes people afraid. D. It makes the heart beat more slowly.
59. Where were the parachutists when, according to the passage, they produced large amounts of
the two hormones?
A. On an airplane B. In the air C. On the ground D. At sea
60. According to some psychologists, what kind of people try to avoid unfamiliar situations?
A. People who do not like lemon juice.
B. People who have a low hormone content.
C. People who normally have a low level of arousal.
D. People who normally have a high level of arousal.

II. Read the following passage and fill in each of the blanks with ONE suitable word. (1 point)

In the American colonies there was little money. England did not supply the colonies with
coins and did not allow the colonies to (61) make their own coins, except for the Massachusetts
Bay Colony, which received permission for a short period in 1652 to make several kinds of silver
coins. England wanted to keep money out of America as a (62) means of controlling trade:
America was forced to trade only with England if it did not have the money to buy products from
other countries. The result during this pre-revolutionary period was that the colonists used various
goods in place of money: beaver pelts, Indian wampum, and tobacco leaves were all (63) then
used as substitutes for money. The (64) colonists also made use of any foreign coins they could
obtain. Dutch, Spanish, French, and English coins were all in use in the American colonies.

During the Revolutionary War, funds were needed to finance the world, so (65) each of the
individual states and the Continental Congress issued paper money. So much of this paper money
was (66) printed that by the end of the war, almost no one would accept (67) it. As a result, trade
in goods and the use of (68) foreign coins still flourished during this period.
By the time the Revolutionary War had been won by the American colonists, the monetary
system was in a state of total disarray. To remedy this situation, the new Constitution of the
United States, approved in 1789, allowed the Congress to issue money. The individual states could
no longer have (69) their own money supply. A few years later, the Coinage Act of 1792 made the
dollar the (70) official currency of the United States and put the country on a bimetallic standard.
In this bimetallic system, both gold and silver were legal money, and the rate of exchange of silver
to gold was fixed by the government at sixteen to one.

III. Read the passage and answer the questions 71-80 as directed. (1 point)
Why being bored is stimulating – and useful, too
The most common of emotions is turning out to be more interesting than we thought
A We all know how it feels – it’s impossible to keep your mind on anything, time

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 stretches out, and all the things you could do seem equally unlikely to make you feel better.
But defining boredom so that it can be studied in the lab has proved difficult. (71) For a start,
it can include a lot of other mental states, such as frustration, apathy, depression and
indifference. There isn’t even agreement over whether boredom is always a low-energy,
flat kind of emotion or whether feeling agitated and restless counts as boredom, too. In his
book, Boredom: A Lively History, Peter Toohey at the University of Calgary, Canada,
compares it to disgust – an emotion that motivates us to stay away from certain situations.
(77)
‘If disgust protects humans from infection, boredom may protect them from “infectious”
social situations,’ he suggests.
B By asking people about their experiences of boredom, Thomas Goetz and his team at
the University of Konstanz in Germany have recently identified five distinct types:
indifferent, calibrating, searching, reactant, and apathetic. (72) These can be plotted on two
axes – one running left to right, which measures low to high arousal, and the other from top
to bottom, which measures how positive or negative the feeling is. Intriguingly, Goetz has
found that while people experience all kinds of boredom, they tend to specialise in one. Of
the five types, the most damaging is ‘reactant’ boredom with its explosive combination of
high arousal and negative emotion. (78) The most useful is what Goetz calls ‘indifferent’
boredom: someone isn’t engaged in anything satisfying but still feels relaxed and calm.
However, it remains to be seen whether there are any character traits that predict the kind
of boredom each of us might be prone to.
C Psychologist Sandi Mann at the University of Central Lancashire, UK, goes further.
‘All emotions are there for a reason, including boredom,’ she says. Mann has found that
being bored makes us more creative. ‘We’re all afraid of being bored but in actual fact it
can lead to all kinds of amazing things,’ she says. In experiments published last year,
Mann found that people who had been made to feel bored by copying numbers out of the
phone book for 15 minutes came up with more creative ideas about how to use a
polystyrene cup than a control group. Mann concluded that a passive, boring activity is
best for creativity because it allows the mind to wander. (73) In fact, she goes so far as to
suggest that we should seek out more boredom in our lives.
D Psychologist John Eastwood at York University in Toronto, Canada, isn’t convinced.
‘If you are in a state of mind-wandering you are not bored,’ he says. ‘In my view, by
definition boredom is an undesirable state.’ That doesn’t necessarily mean that it isn’t
adaptive, he adds. ‘Pain is adaptive – if we didn’t have physical pain, bad things would
happen to us. Does that mean that we should actively cause pain? No. But even if boredom
has evolved to help us survive, it can still be toxic if allowed to fester. (74)’ For Eastwood,
the central feature of boredom is a failure to put our ‘attention system’ into gear. This
causes an inability to focus on anything, which makes time seem to go painfully slowly.
What’s more, your efforts to improve the situation can end up making you feel worse. (79)
‘People try to connect with the world and if they are not successful there’s that frustration
and irritability,’ he says. Perhaps most worryingly, says Eastwood, repeatedly failing to
engage attention can lead to a state where we don’t know what to do any more, and no
longer care.
E Eastwood’s team is now trying to explore why the attention system fails. It’s early
days but they think that at least some of it comes down to personality. Boredom proneness
has been linked with a variety of traits. People who are motivated by pleasure seem to
suffer particularly badly. Other personality traits such as curiosity are associated with a
high boredom threshold. (75) More evidence that boredom has detrimental effects comes
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 from studies of people who are more or less prone to boredom. It seems those who bore
easily face poorer prospects in education, their career and even life in general. But of
course, boredom itself cannot kill – it’s the things we do to deal with it that may put us in
danger. What can we do to alleviate it before it comes to that? Goetz’s group has one
suggestion. Working with teenagers, they found that those who ‘approach’ a boring
situation – in other words, see that it’s boring and get stuck in anyway – report less
boredom than those who try to avoid it by using snacks, TV or social media for distraction.
F Psychologist Francoise Wemelsfelder speculates that our over-connected lifestyles
might even be a new sources of boredom. (80) ‘In modern human society there is a lot of
overstimulation but still a lot of problems finding meaning,’ she says. So instead of seeking
yet more mental stimulation, perhaps we should leave our phones alone, and use boredom
to motivate us to engage with the world in a more meaningful way. (76)

For questions 71-76: Choose the correct heading for each of the paragraphs (A-F) from the
list of headings below. Write the correct numbers (i-viii) in the boxes provided. There are
two extra headings that you do not need to use.

List of Headings
i. The productive outcomes that may result from boredom (73-C)
ii. What teachers can do to prevent boredom
iii. A new explanation and a new cure for boredom (76-F)
iv. Problems with a scientific approach to boredom (71-A)
v. A potential danger arising from boredom (74-D)
vi. Creating a system of classification for feelings of boredom (72-B)
vii. Age groups most affected by boredom
viii. Identifying those most affected by boredom (75-E)

For questions 77-80: Look at the following names (questions 77-80) and the list of
ideas (A-E) below. Match each name with the correct idea. There is one extra idea
that you do not need to use.

Names List of ideas

77. Peter Toohey (E)
78. Thomas Goetz (B)
79. John Eastwood (D)
80. Francoise Wemelsfelder
(A)
A. The way we live today may encourage boredom.
B. One sort of boredom is worse than all the others.
C. Levels of boredom may fall in the future.
D. Trying to cope with boredom may increase its negative
effects.
E. Boredom may encourage us to avoid an unpleasant
experience.

IV- Choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D) to fill in each of the numbered blanks. (1 point)
The last two decades have seen enormous changes in the way people’s (81) ______ are
affected by Information Technology (IT). Twenty years ago, few people had access to a computer
whilst today (82) ______ people use them at work, home or school and use of e-mail and the
Internet is an everyday event.

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 These developments have brought many (83) ______ to our lives. E-mail makes
communication much easier and more immediate. This has numerous benefits for business,
commerce, and education. The World Wide Web means that information on every conceivable
subject is now (84) ______ to us. Clearly, for many people this has made life much easier and
more convenient.
However, not all the effects of the new technology have been beneficial. Many people feel
that the (85) ______ use of e-mail is destroying traditional forms of communication such as letter
writing, telephone, and face-to-face conversation. With ever increasing use of information
technology these (86) ______ elements are likely to increase in the future.
In addition, the huge size of the Web means it is almost (87) ______ to control and
regulate. This has led to many concerns regarding children (88) ______ unsuitable websites. Yet
perhaps the biggest threat to IT in years to come will be the computer (89) ______ - more
sophisticated or more destructive strains are almost inevitable.
In conclusion, developments in IT have brought many benefits, (90) ______ I believe
developments relating to new technology in the future are likely to produce many negative effects
that will need to be addressed very carefully.
81. A. live B. lives C. living D. life
82. A. most B. most of C. most of the D. almost
83. A. services B. uses C. benefits D. effects
84. A. free B. convenient C. unused D. available
85. A. widespread B. immediate C. particular D. continued
86. A. positive B. negative C. careless D. trivial
87. A. possible B. impractical C. likely D. impossible
88. A. accessing B. approaching C. entering D. getting
89. A. disease B. program C. virus D. software
90. A. so B. moreover C. therefore D. yet

SECTION D: WRITING (2 points)

I. Finish the second sentence in such a way that its meaning is similar to that of the original one. (1 point)
91. I was not surprised that you did very well in your exam.
It came as no surprise to me to hear that you did very well in your exam.
92. The reason why he applied for a job abroad was to earn more money.
With a view to earning more money, he applied for a job abroad.
93. These new machines have put an end to queuing.
Before these machines were invented, people had to queue.
94. Karajan was the first person to recognise her extraordinary musical gift.
It was Karagan who first recognised her extraordinary musical gift.
95. I am determined to refuse his offer.
I have no intention of accepting his offer.
96. He delayed writing his book until he had done a lot of research.
Only after he had done a lor of research did he start writing his book.
97. We were very impressed by the new cinema but found it rather expensive.
Impressed as/though we were by the new cinema, we found it rather expensive.

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98. Richard only took over the family business because his father decided to retire early.
But for his father’s early retirement, Richard wouldn’t have taken over the family business.
99. I left without saying goodbye as I didn’t want to disturb the meeting.
Rather than disturb the meeting, I left without saying goodbye.
100. The direct aim of the statement is to make the public aware of the present situation.
The statement boils down to making the public aware of the present situation.

II. Rewrite each of the sentences below in such a way that its meaning is similar to that of the
original one, using the word given in brackets. Do not change this word in any way. (1
point)

101. Not many people attended the concert. (POORLY)

The concert was poorly attended.
102. They received many letters of support after they had appeared on television. (FOLLOWING)
They received many letters of support following their appearance on television.
103. She checks the company accounts very efficiently. (EFFICIENT)
She is very efficient at checking the company accounts.
104. You have to use logic and lateral thinking in equal measure in this job. (STRIKE)
You have to strike a balance between logic and lateral thinking in this job.
105. Vanessa was taken on by a big law firm as soon as she graduated. (LANDED)
On graduation, Vanessa landed a job with a big law firm.
106. Taxpayers had to pay the cost of the privatization plan. (FOOT)
Taxpayers had to foot the bill for the privatization plan.
107. I think you should have some consideration for those who don’t have lives as privileged as
yours. (SPARE)
I think you should spare a thought for….
108. We decided to stay longer because we were so thrilled by the place. (EXTEND)
We decided to extend our stay because we were so thrilled by the place.
109. My grandmother was in very good health when I saw her. (PINK)
My grandmother was in the pink when I saw her.
110. There is an enormous variety of tourist attractions in this part of the country. (MANNER)
There are all manner of tourist attractions in this part of the country.

Total: 110 questions; 10 points

THE END

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