Giải Đề Thi Vào 10 Chuyên Anh – THPT Chuyên Lê Hồng Phong – Nam Định – 2016-2017

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO NAM ĐỊNH
ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN | Năm học 2016 – 2017
Môn: TIẾNG ANH (chuyên)
Thời gian làm bài:120 phút

(Tải về đề bài, đáp án và phân tích ở cuối trang)

PART A. LISTENING (2.0 POINTS)

PART B. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (2.0 POINTS)

I. PART 1: Choose the best word or phrase to complete the following sentences. Put a tick (√) next to the correct answer A, B, C or D. There is an example at the beginning (0). (1.0 p)

0. Peter tried to avoid ______ my questions.
A. answer                                
B. to answer                           
√ C. answering                        
D. answered

1. For the last few months, the south-central coastal provinces ______ significantly less precipitation and prolonged drought.
A. have experienced                                    
B. experience
C. are experiencing                                       
D. have been experienced 
Þ    Thì hiện tại hoàn thành để diễn tả một hành động bắt đầu từ quá khứ và kéo dài đến hiện tại.

2. _______ my friends knew I was going to study overseas.
A. Not much of                   
B. Not many of                                   
C. Not a lot of                     
D. Not many
Þ    Not many of: không nhiều

3. There was a terrible accident last night. When I arrived at the scene, ______ injured had been taken away.
A. the              
B. an           
C. one                         
D. some
Þ    The + adj để chỉ một nhóm người

4. Nobody wants to be the first to make a sacrifice, _______?
A. does she or he                    
B. does anybody                     
C. do we                        
D. do they
Þ    Với những đại từ bất định everyone, someone, nobody, anyone, no one, …, dùng they ở câu hỏi đuôi
Þ    Nobody mang nghĩa phủ định là không ai, vì vậy phải dùng do

5. He always ______ the crossword in the newspaper before breakfast.
A. writes             
B. makes                
C. does                 
D. works
Þ    do the crossword: giải ô chữ

6. I know her _______ sight, but I’ve never talked to her.
A. in                       
B. at               
C. on                           
D. by
Þ    know sbd by sight: nhận ra một người nhờ vẻ ngoài của người ấy, tuy nhiên không viết về tên tuổi hay bất kì thông tin gì khác về người ấy

7. “How about going fishing this Sunday?” – “______ “
A. That’s a good idea.                             
B. Never mind.
C. Yes, I am fishing.                                
D. That’s my pleasure.
Þ    How about + Ving +… ?: đưa ra lời đề nghị hoặc gợi ý
Þ    That’s a good idea: Hay đó
Þ    Never mind: Đừng bận tâm
Þ    That’s my pleasure: Đó là vinh dự của tôi

8. _______ is more interested in rhythm than in melody is apparent from his compositions.
A. Philip Glass                                     
B. Philip Glass, who
C. That Philip Glass                                
D. Because Philip Glass
Þ    That + clause + V_chính +… : Cái điều mà … làm cho …

9. I don’t see any________ in arriving early at the theatre.
A. cause                 
B. point                       
C. reason                        
D. aim
Þ   no point in doing Sth: chẳng có nghĩa lý gì, chẳng có ích gì để làm một việc gì

10. You will have to ________ your holiday if you are too ill to travel.
A. put out                 
B. put off                  
C. put down            
D. put up
Þ    put out: tắt đèn, đuổi, …
Þ    put off: hoãn lại
Þ    put down: để xuống
Þ    put up: để lên

II. PART 2: Each of the following sentences has ONE mistake. Underline the mistake and write the correction in the provided blank on the right. There is an example at the beginning (0). (0.5 p)

Þ    (1) make mistakes: mắc sai lầm
Þ    (2) excited cho con người, exciting cho vật
Þ    (3) like: giống, tương tự điều gì (chứ không phải là điều đó)
as: giống, tương tự điều gì (vì chính là điều đó)
Þ    (4) Vừa có each of (mỗi), lại có động từ be chia ở dạng số ít là was nên ta phải dùng its
Þ    (5) give sbd sth: đưa cho ai cái gì

III. PART 3: Give the correct form of the words in capital letters. Write your answers in the blanks. There is an example at the beginning (0). (0.5p)

0. If you get a burn, cool it (IMMEDIATE) _____immediately______.

1. Robbers broke into the art gallery and took away many (VALUE) ___valuable____ paintings.
Þ    valuable (adj): có giá trị
Þ    adj + N

2. George and I have been friends since (CHILD)____childhood______. He used to live next door.
Þ    childhood (N): tuổi thơ

3. John lost his job because he often behaved (POLITE) _____impolitely_____ towards his customers.
Þ    V + adv
Þ    polite (adj): lịch sự
Þ    impolitely (adv): không lịch sự, vô lễ

4. Peter fell off the ladder, but his ____injuries_____ (INJURE) were not very serious.
Þ    injury (N): vết thương
Þ    injure (V): làm bị thương

5. Hoang Anh was _____encouraged____ (COURAGE) to apply for the job.
Þ    Passive Voice: be + P_II
Þ    encourage (V): động viên

PART C. READING (3.0 POINTS)

I. PART 1: Read the following passage and answer the questions. For question 1-4, put a tick (√) next to the correct answer A, B, C or D. For question 5-8, write your answers in the spaces provided (you can give short but enough information answers). (0.8p)

In the world today, particularly in the two most industrialized areas, North America and Europe, recycling is the big news. People are talking about it, practicing it, and discovering new ways to be sensitive to the environment. Recycling means finding ways to use products a second time. Themotto of the recycling movement is “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle”.

The first step is to reduce garbage. In stores, a shopper has to buy products in blister packs, boxes and expensive plastic wrappings. A hamburger from a fast food restaurant comes in lots of packaging: usually paper, a box and a bag. All that packaging is wasted resources. People should try to buy things that are wrapped simply, and to reuse cups and utensils. Another way to reduce waste is to buy high-quality products. When low-quality appliances break, many customers throw them away and buy new ones – a loss of more resources and more energy. For example, if a customer buys a high-quality appliance that can be easily repaired, the manufacturer receives an important message. In the same way, if a customer chooses a product with less packaging, that customer sends an important message to the manufacturers. To reduce garbage, the throw-away must stop.

The second step is to reuse. It is better to buy juices and soft drinks in returnable bottles. After customers empty the bottles, they return them to the stores. The manufacturers of the drinks collect bottles, wash them, and then fill them again. The energy that is necessary to make new bottles is saved. In some parts of the world, returning bottles for money is a common practice. In those places, the garbage dumps have relatively little glass and plastic from throw-away bottles.

The third step being environmentally sensitive is to recycle. Spent motor oil can be cleaned and used again. Aluminum cans are expensive to make. It takes the same amount of energy to make one aluminum can as it does to run a color TV set for three hours. When people collect and recycle aluminum (for new cans), they help save one of the world’s precious resources.

1. What is the topic of the passage?

A. How to live sensitively to the environment       
B. How to reduce garbage disposal.
C. What is involved in the recycling movement.   
D. What people understand the term “recycle”
Þ    In the world today, particularly in the two most industrialized areas, North America and Europe, recycling is the big news. People are talking about it, practicing it, and discovering new ways to be sensitive to the environment. Recycling means finding ways to use products a second time. Themotto of the recycling movement is “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle”.

2. What does the word “sensitive” means?
A. cautious                              
B. logical                                
C. responding                
D. friendly
Þ    People are talking about it, practicing it, and discovering new ways to be sensitive to the environment
Þ    sensitive to the environment = friendly to the environment: thân thiện với môi trường

3. What best describe the process of reuse?
A. The bottles are filled again after being returned, collected and washed.
B. The bottles are collected, washed, returned and filled again.
C. The bottles are washed, returned filled again and collected.
D. The bottles are collected, returned, filled again and washed.
Þ    The second step is to reuse. It is better to buy juices and soft drinks in returnable bottles. After customers empty the bottles, they return them to the stores. The manufacturers of the drinks collect bottles, wash them, and then fill them again. The energy that is necessary to make new bottles is saved.

4. The word “practice” is closest in meaning to _______.
A. training                              
B. exercise                              
C. deed                                                
D. belief
Þ    In some parts of the world, returning bottles for money is a common practice
Þ    common practice: thói quen, thông lệ
Þ    deed: việc làm, hành động, hành vi

5. What are the two most industrialized areas in the world today?
North America and Europe
      Þ In the world today, particularly in the two most industrialized areas, North America and Europe, recycling is the big news

6. What kind of products should people buy to reduce waste?
They should buy simply-wrapped things and high-quality products
      Þ People should try to buy things that are wrapped simply, and to reuse cups and utensils. Another way to reduce waste is to buy high-quality products

7. What happens to the garbage dumps in the areas where each returned bottle is paid?
They have relatively little glass and plastic (from throw-away bottles).
Þ    In some parts of the world, returning bottles for money is a common practice. In those places, the garbage dumps have relatively little glass and plastic from throw-away bottles.

8. What are the two things mentioned as examples of recycling?
Spent motor oil and aluminum cans           
Þ    Spent motor oil can be cleaned and used again. Aluminum cans are expensive to make.

II. PART 2: Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space. Put a tick (√) next to the correct answer. There is an example at the beginning (0). (0.8 p)

There can be no (0) ______ at all that the Internet has made a huge difference to our lives. Parents are worried that children spend too much time playing on the Internet, hardly (1) ______ doing anything else in their spare time. Naturally, parents are (2) ______ to find out why the Internet is so attractive and they want to know if it can be harmful for their children. Should parents worry if their children are spending that much time (3) ______ their computers?

Obviously, if children are bent over their computers for hours, (4) _____ in some game, instead of doing their homework, then something is wrong. Parents and children could decide how much use the child should (5) ______ of the Internet, and the child should give his or her word that it won’t interfere with homework. If the child is not holding to this arrangement, the parent can take more drastic (6) ______. Dealing with a child’s use of the Internet is not much different from negotiating any other sort of bargain about behavior.

Any parent who is seriously alarmed about a child’s behavior should make an appointment to (7) ______ the matter with a teacher. Spending time in front of the screen does not necessarily affect a child’s performance at school. Even if a child is (8) ______ crazy about using the Internet, he or she is probably just going through a phase, and in a few months there will be something else to worry about!

0. A. reason            √ B. doubt             C. purpose                        D. motive
Þ    there is no doubt: không còn nghi ngờ gì nữa

1. A. always              B. rarely              C. never                          D. ever
Þ    hardly ever: hầu như không bao giờ

2. A. worried             B. concerned       C. curious                        D. hopeful
Þ    be curious: tò mò

3. A. staring at           B. stare at             C. stared at                     D. tostare at
Þ    spend time doing sth: dùng thời gian vào việc làm gì
Þ    stare at: nhìn chằm chằm vào

4. A. supposed           B. occupied          C. excited                         D. absorbed
Þ    be absorbed in: miệt mài, mê mải

5. A. do                       B. have                C. make                            D. create
Þ    make use of: dùng, tận dụng được cái gì

6. A. rules                   B. procedures       C. regulations             D. steps
Þ    take steps in a matter: có biện pháp để giải quyết một vấn đề

7. A. speak                 B. discuss              C. talk                               D. say
Þ    make an appointment with: có cuộc hẹn với ai
Þ    discuss sth with sbd: thảo luận về cái gì với ai

8. A. absolutely             B. more                   C. less                                     D. few
Þ    absolutely (adv): hoàn toàn, chắc chắn

III. PART 3: Read the following passage and do the tasks that follow. (0.8 p)

A. Famous for its beautiful setting, San Francisco is built on a series of steep hills located on the northern tip of a peninsula at the entrance to San Francisco Bay. The bay and its extensions, constitute one of the great natural harbors of the world, embracing nearly 1,200 square km of water. Because of this, San Francisco was once the major Pacific Coast seaport of the United States. Today the city is an important center for finance, technology, tourism, and culture.

B. San Franciscans, and in some cases their counterparts in the Bay Area, have successfully undertaken mammoth construction projects such as the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, the Golden Gate Bridge, and the Bay Area Rapid Transit system. Since at least the 1950s, San Franciscans have also earned a reputation for tolerance of and respect for diversity.

C. The most serious social problems facing the city are not unique to San Francisco, but some have taken on greater dimensions in the city than they have elsewhere. One such problem is homelessness. From 1988 to 1992, the plaza in front of city hall became an encampment for homeless people, rendering other use impossible and raising public health concerns. The problem of homelessness persists despite the efforts of city agencies and private charities to provide shelter, health care, and drug, alcohol, and mental health treatment. In the mid-and late 1990s mayors Frank Jordan and Willie Brown both sought to discourage homeless people from living in public space in the downtown area and, in Brown’s case, in Golden Gate Park. However, residents of other areas complained that because of these projects, the displaced homeless had moved into their neighborhoods.

D. In other areas the city has made some progress toward addressing social problems. As was true across much of the nation, the crime rate in San Francisco dropped in the 1990s, as did the rate of drug-related violence. In addition, some public housing projects in San Francisco that were especially prone to violence and drug-related activity were razed and rebuilt with designs considered less likely to encourage those activities. Other public housing projects received stepped up security patrols.

E. Some social critics have pointed to an increasing economic and social polarization of San Francisco’s population. Those who work in finance or high-tech fields are increasingly affluent, pushing rents and home prices to among the highest levels in the nation. At the same time, people who labor in the service sector often work for the minimum wage, cannot share the affluent lifestyles around them, and are hard-pressed to afford rising rents. This economic polarization coincides in part with ethnic and educational patterns. Workers in the low-wage end of the service sector are likely to have limited English proficiency and a high-school education or less; many workers in those areas are also disproportionately African American and Hispanic. By contrast, those people who work in the finance and high-tech sectors are more likely to be white or Asian American and to have one or more college degrees.

Question 1-5: The five paragraphs of the Reading Passage are lettered A-E.

Choose the most suitable headings for paragraphs A-E from the list of headings below.
NB There are more headings than paragraphs, so you will not use them all.

Questions 6-8: Do the following statements agree with the information given in the Reading Passage?
In the spaces provided, write:
TRUE if the statement agrees with the information.
FALSE if the statement contradicts the information.
NOT GIVEN if there is no information.

6. ___T___ San Francisco has achieved tremendous successes in construction.
Þ    San Franciscans, and in some cases their counterparts in the Bay Area, have successfully undertaken mammoth construction projects such as the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, the Golden Gate Bridge, and the Bay Area Rapid Transit system.

7. ___F___ City agencies and private charities have succeeded in addressing the problem of homelessness.
Þ    The problem of homelessness persists despite the efforts of city agencies and private charities to provide shelter, health care, and drug, alcohol, and mental health treatment.

8. ___F___ The increasing economic polarization in San Francisco has no relation to ethnic and educational patterns.
Þ    This economic polarization coincides in part with ethnic and educational patterns.

IV. PART4: Fill each of the following numbered blanks with ONE suitable word and write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. There is an example at the beginning (0) (0.6p)

Everyone wants (0)           to          reduce pollution. But the pollution problem is as complicated as it is serious. It is complicated because much pollution (1) _____is _____ caused by things that benefit people. For example, exhaust (2) ____ from ___ automobiles causes a large percentage of all air pollution. But the automobiles provide transportation for millions of people. Factories (3) ____ discharge____ much of the material which pollutes air and water, but factories give employment to a large number of people.

Thus, to end or greatly reduce pollution immediately, people would have to stop using many things (4) ___ that/ which ____ benefit them. Most of the people do not want to do that, of course. But pollution can be gradually reduced in several ways. Scientists and engineers can work to find ways to lessen the (5) ____amount____ of pollution that such things as automobiles and factories cause. Governments can pass and enforce laws that require businesses and individuals to stop, or cut (6) ______down_____ on certain polluting activities.

–        (1) be + P_II: Passive Voice
–        (2) exhaust from: khí thải từ
–        (3) discharge (V): tuôn ra, tháo ra
–        (4) Mệnh đề quan hệ
–        (5) the amount of + N_{không đếm được}
–        (6) cut down on: giảm cái gì

PART D. WRITING (3.0 POINTS)

I. PART 1:

Question 1-5: Finish each second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first sentence, using the clues at the beginning of each sentence. There’s an example at the beginning (0). (0.5p)

0. It takes him at least three hours a day to chat on facebook.
->  Everyday he spends     at least three hours chatting on facebook   .

1. As soon as we had finished dinner, the thunderstorm broke.
Hardly had we finished dinner when the thunderstorm broke
Þ Hardly had + S + P_II + when + S + V_ed: Ngay khi… thì…

2. It’s thought that he was staying in London at the time of the assault.
He is thought to have been staying in London at the time of the assault
Passive Voice với các động từ say, think, believe, report, …
Þ Active: S₁ + V₁ + (that) + S₂ + V₂ + O
Þ Passive: – S₂ + be_{chia theo V1} +P_II + to + Vinfi (nếu V₁, V₂ cùng thì. Vd: cùng thì hiện tại, cùng thì quá khứ)/to have + P_II (nếu V_1, V₂ khác thì. VD: V₁ thì hiện tại, V₂ thì quá khứ)
          – It + be_{chia theo V1} + P_II + that + S₂ + V₂ +O

3. President Obama was surprised when he saw the hospitability of Vietnam government and people.
It came as a surprise to President Obama when he saw / to see the hospitability of Vietnam government and people.
Þ come as a surprise: đó là điều ngạc nhiên, bất ngờ cho ai

4. He always has his nose in a book and never pays attention to what I say.
If he didn’t have his nose in a book, he would/ might pay attention to what I say
Þ Conditional Sentences Type 2 diễn tả một điều kiện không thể xảy ra ở hiện tại

If + S + V_ed/were + …, S + would + V_infi +…

5. Martin may not be very well but he still manages to enjoy life.
Martin’s poor health doesn’t stop (prevent) him from enjoying life
Þ manage to: xoay sở để làm gì
Þ prevent sbd from doing sth: ngăn cản ai khỏi làm gì

Question 6-10: Complete the second sentence using the word given so that it has a similar meaning to the following sentence. Write between two and five words in the space provided on the answer sheet. Do NOT change the word given in brackets in any way. There’s an example at the beginning (00). (0.5p)

00. David praised her exceptionally good choice of venue for the party. (CONGRATULATED)
David        congratulated her on         a good venue for the party.
Þ    congratulate sbd on sth/doing sth: chúc mừng ai về cái gì
Þ    praise sbd/sth for sth: khen ngợi, tán dương

6. Lisa was just about to leave the house when the phone rang. (POINT)
Lisa was _____ on the point of leaving ______ the house when the phone rang.
Þ    be about to: gần như, sắp
Þ    be on the point of doing sth: sắp sửa làm cái gì

7. A number of sporting events had to be cancelled owing to the bad weather. (LED)
Bad weather____ led to the cancellation/cancelling ___ of a number of sporting events.
Þ    Owing to = because of: vì
Þ    Lead to: dẫn đến

8. When it comes to computer games, Gareth is a real expert. (CONCERNED)
As far as _____ computer games are concerned ______, Gareth is a real expert.
Þ    As far as Sth be concerned: mỗi khi cái gì được đề cập đến
Þ    When it comes to Sth: khi nói đến cái gì

9. I’ve been greatly impressed by the way Jasper deals with problems. (MADE)
Jasper’s way of dealing with problems has ____ made a great/big/deep impression on __ me.
Þ    Make a strong/great impression on sbd: gây ấn tượng mạnh mẽ với ai

10. “Is Peter likely to change his mind?” Rob asked. (CHANCE)
“Is there ____ any chance of Peter _____ changing his mind?” Rob asked.
Þ    Be likely to: có khả năng, giống như
Þ    Is there any chance of sbd doing sth?: liệu có khả năng người nào đó làm gì không

Question 11-15: Use the given word to write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence. Do NOT change the word given in brackets in any way. There’s an example at the beginning (000). (0.5p)

000. Turning down that job was very foolish of you. (FOOL)
You were a fool to turn down that job.

11. This mix-up is not my fault. (BLAME)
______ I am not to blame for this mix-up ________________________
Þ    to be to blame for sth: đáng bị khiển trách vì điều gì

12. My brother is not feeling terribly well these days. (WEATHER)
______ My brother is feeling (a bit) under the weather these days _
Þ    be under the weather: cảm thấy không khỏe

13. I’d like to express my thanks for everything you’ve done for me (THANKFUL)
_______ I am very thankful for everything you’ve done for me _______________
Þ    be thankful to sbd for sth: biết ơn ai vì cái gì

14. On no account will I lend you $500. (QUESTION)
_______ There is no question of my lending you $500 ___________________
Þ    on no account: không vì bất kì lí do nào
Þ    there is no question of: không có khả năng

15. His smooth manner didn’t deceive us. (TAKEN)
________ We were not taken in by his smooth manner _____________________________
Þ    deceive someone: lừa đảo, đánh lừa ai
Þ    take in: lừa phỉnh, lừa gạt                                                                                                                  

II. PART 2: Writing an argument (1.5 pts)
Nowadays, most students take extra classes. Do you think this is a good idea? Or would is it be better for students to invest all that time in self-study?
Write a paragraph of about 150 words. Support your points with examples and relevant evidence.

Điểm của bài thi là tổng điểm của các câu cộng lại, không làm tròn điểm.