Đề thi tuyển sinh lớp 10 THPT môn Tiếng anh - Năm học 2014-2015 - Sở GD & ĐT Quảng Ngãi

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO	 KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
 QUẢNG NGÃI	 	 NĂM HỌC 2014-2015
	 Môn: Tiếng Anh ( THPT Chuyên)
	 Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút
PART A : PRONUNCIATION ( 1pt)
Section I :Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words : ( 5x 0,1 pt = 0,5pt)
1. A. parachute 	B. mechanic 	C. Christmas	D. scheme
2. A. southern	B. northern	C. gather	D. months 
3. A. problem	B. love	C. box 	D. hobby
4. A. used 	B. mentioned 	C. designed 	D. punished
5. A. although	B. cough	C. laugh	D. rough
Your answers:
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Section II : Pick out the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other words : ( 5x 0,1 pt = 0,5 pt )
6. A. hurricane	B. terrific	 C. experience	 D. volcano
7. A. earthquake	B. literature	C. disappear	D. generous
8. A. difference	 B. enormous	C. quality	D. interest
9. A. disaster 	B. tornado 	C. install 	D. thunderstorm 
10. A. damage	B. destroy	C. parade	D. depend
Your answers:
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PART B : STRUCTURES AND VOCABULARY ( 35 x 0,1pt = 3,5 pts)
Section I :Choose the correct answer ( A,B,C, or D ) to complete each of the following sentences : ( 20 x 0,1pt = 2,0 pts)
11. I prefer classical music............................. rock music.
A. than	 B. rather than	 C. to	 D. better than
12. “ Would you like something to drink?” “...............................”
A. No, thank you.	 	B. I’ll have some soup. 
C. It’s very nice of you. 	D. Yes, I do.
13.Women drive more carefully than men – that’s why they have ...................... accidents.
A. less 	 B. more 	 C. fewer 	D. little
14. Some scientists say it is essential that mankind  the amount of air pollution in big cities.
A. be reduced B. reduced C. should reduce D will reduce
15. I can’t remember the name of the hotel............................... . 
A. I stayed at 	 	B. at that I stayed 	 
C. which I stayed at it 	D. where I stayed at
16. She didn’t expect ..................................to his party.
A. inviting B. being invited 	C. to invite 	D to be invited.
17. .......................... he loved her, he didn’t forgive her for what she had done.
A. Much as	 	 B. Because	 	C. No matter	 D. However
18......................... for the intolerable heat in the hall, we would have stayed much longer.
A. If it weren’t	 B. Unless it were 	C. Hadn’t it been D. Had it not been
19. Have you ever been to DaLat City? I remember ....................... to the city by my teacher.
A. taking	 B. to take	 	C. to be taken	 	D. being taken
20. I ..........................very well with my father now , we never have any arguments .
A. go on	 	 B. carry on 	 C. get on 	 	D. put on 
21. That pagoda looks very old. When  ?
A. is it built B. was it built C. did it built D. has it been built
22. they decided not to go to Ha Long Bay for their holiday but went to NhaTrang beach.
A. At the end B. In the end C. In the least D. At least
23. Get me some coffee,................................ ?.
A. will you B. shan’t you C. don’t you D. shall you 
24. It took my little girl nearly half an hour ............................... for her comic book.
A. to look	B. looking	C. look	D. looked
25. All the huge building ................................... after a loud explosion.
A. destroyed	B. collapsed	C. erupted	D. crashed
26. ............................. his financial problem, Mr. Smith bought a new car.
A. Although	B. Because	C. Instead of	D. Despite
27. It’s no use .............................. him to help. He is very reserved.
A. ask	B. asked	C. asking	D. to ask
28. When David came to Britain, he had to get used ...........................on the left.
A. driving	B. to drive	C. to driving	D. drive
29. The number of unemployed people in that country is increasing rapidly.
A. retired	B. working	C. business	D. jobless
30. I wish you .......................... to the theater last night, but you didn’t.
A. would come	B. had come	C. was coming	D. came
Your answers:
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 Section II : Complete the following sentences with an appropriate form of the words in block capital : ( 10 x 0,1pt = 1,0 pt)
31.There are ..about wearing uniforms at school. (ARGUE) 
32.You’d better drive. I’m too ... for such traffic. (EXPERIENCE)
33. Ann’s grandfather was in hospital due to a severe heart  (ORDER)
34. Nam used to be when he was young. (PUNISHMENT)
35.Why is she standing  to the wall?	 (FACE)
36. She always listens .................. to what she is told. 	 	 (ATTEND)
37. Dogs can form strong bonds with people and usually show signs of  if their owners leave them unexpectedly.	 (HAPPY)
38. Burning coal is an ........................ way of heating a house. Gas is much cheaper. (ECONOMY) 
39. Gas and oil ........................ always increases in cold weather. (CONSUME)
40. Some people claim to be able to ............................. the future . (TELL)
Your answers:
31/...............................................	36/...............................................
32/...............................................	37/................................................
33/...............................................	38/................................................
34/................................................	39/................................................
35/................................................	40/.................................................
Section III : Identify the word or phrase ( A, B,C or D )that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct ( 5 x 0,1 = 0,5pt )
41. Having not read the book before, he didn’t remember who the author was.
	 A	 B	 C	 D
42. John always arrives lately for his chemistry class even though he leaves his house early.
	 A	 B	 C	 D
43. Could you tell me how far is it to the nearest hospital?
	 A	 B C 	 D
44. You never drink coffee in the morning, don’t you?
	 A B C	 D
45. Elephants have so long trunks that they seem clumsy when they walk.
 A B C D
Your answers:
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PART C : READING COMPREHENSION : ( 2,5 pts)
Section I : Read the following passage carefully, then fill in each blank with ONE suitable word : ( 10 x 0,1 pt = 1,0pt)
Even though spaceships have travelled to the Moon, people cannot visit the Moon without special suits. The Moon has no (46) _______ or water. Plants and animals can't live there (47) ________ . Astronauts first (48) _______ on the Moon in 1969. After that, there were six more (49) _________ to the Moon. They brought back Moon rocks, (50) __________ scientists are still studying. There are holes, or craters, all over the Moon's surface. Scientists believe that meteorites smashed into the Moon millions of years ago and formed the craters.
The Sun is the closest (51) _______ to our Earth. A star is a hot (52) ________ of burning gas. The Sun looks very big because it is so close. But the Sun is just a medium- sized star. Billions of far-away stars are much bigger than our Sun. The burning gases from the Sun are so hot that they (53) ________ the Earth from 93 million miles away! Even though the Sun is always glowing, the night here on Earth is dark. That's because the Earth (54) __________ , or turns around, every 24 hours. During the day, the Earth faces the Sun. Then we see light. During the night, the Earth turns away from the Sun. Then it faces the (55) _____________ of space.
Your answers:
46/...............................................	51/...............................................
47/...............................................	52/................................................
48/...............................................	53/................................................
49/................................................	54/................................................
50/................................................	55/.................................................
Section II: Read and complete the passage by choosing the best answer (A,B,C or D). (1.0pt)
Forest is a large area of land covered (56)....................... trees. But a forest is much more than just trees. It also includes smaller plants, such as mosses, shrubs, and wildflowers. In (57)....................., many kinds of birds, insects, and other animals (58)........................ their home in the forest. Millions of living things that can only be seen under a microscope also live in the forest. 
The forest ecosystem is highly complicated. The trees and other green plants (59)........................... sunlight to make their own food from the air and (60)........... water and (61)........................... in the soil. The plants themselves serve as food for certain animals. These animals, in turn, are eaten by other animals. After plants and animals die, their remains are (62)........................ by bacteria and other organisms, such as fungi. This process returns minerals to the soil, (63)............................ they can again be used by plants to make food.
(64).............................. individual members of the ecosystem die, the forest itself lives on. If the forest is wisely managed, it provides us (65).......................... a continuous source of wood and many other products.
56. A. by	B. with	C. from	D. for
57. A. decision	B. add	C. addition	D. instead
58. A. make	B. do	C. design	D. collected
59. A. focus	B. collect	C. usage	D. use
60. A. at	B. from	C. throughout	D. of
61. A. minerals	B. golden	C. sandy	D. silver
62. A. broke into	B. put down	C. broken down	D. took down
63. A. when	B. where	C. which	D. whose
64. A. Because	B. Despite	C. In spite of 	D. Although
65. A. with	B. by	C. of	D. from
Your answers:
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Section III : Read the following passage and choose the best answer ( A,B,C, or D):
 ( 5 x 0,1 pt = 0,5 pt )
	Television is one of man’s important means of communication. It brings events and sounds around the world into millions of homes. A person with the television set can sit in his house and watch the president making a speech or visiting a foreign country. He can see war being fought and watch statesmen try to bring peace. Through TV, home viewers can see and learn about people, places, and things in faraway lands. Television even takes its viewers out of this world. It brings them coverage of America’s astronauts as the astronauts explore outer space.
	 In addition to these things, TV brings its viewers a steady stream of programs that are designed to entertain. In fact, TV provides many more entertainment programs than any other kinds. The programs include action packed dramas, light comedies, sporting events and motion pictures.
 What does television bring us?
 A. Noise from around the world B. Man’s most important means of talking.
 C. Events and sounds around our globe. D. President making speech.
 67. What can’t viewers do with the TV at home?
 A. watch a president giving a talk.	
 B. see a war being fought.
 C. watch a statesmen making attempt to bring peace.
 D. see heavens and hells.
 68. Which of the following is NOT true?
 A. TV can bring us entertainment.
 B. By watching TV, people can widen their knowledge.
 C. People know events and sounds from different world.
 D. People can meet presidents without going out.
 69. According to the passage, what don’t entertainment programs include?
 A. dramas	 B. tragedies	 C. musicals	 D. motion pictures.
 70. With TV set a person can .....................
 A. watch the president making a speech. 	B. see a foreign country.
 C. learn things in faraway lands.	D. all of them.
Your answers:
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PART D : WRITING ( 3,0pts)
Section I : Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentence printed before it : ( 10 x 0,1pt = 1,0pt)
71. It is pointless to persuade her to accept this job..	
 → There is ..............................................................................................................................
72. He had just returned home when it started to rain.
→ No sooner............
73. “I’m sorry I didn’t phone you earlier, Mr. Brown”, Mary said.
→ Mary apologized................................................................................................................
74. We didn’t finish the work because of his carelessness. 
 → If he ...................................................................................................................................
75. “If I were you, I wouldn’t trust Mary” She told Sam.
 → She advised....................
76. If only we hadn’t invited him to our party.
 → We regretted................................
77. Charlie Chaplin died in 1977. His films amused millions of people.
→ Charlie Chaplin, 
78. Sue is excited about going to Spain on holiday.
→ Sue is looking..........................
79. It isn’t easy for Daniel to get up before the sun rises.
→ Daniel has difficulty...........
80. It is believed that the man escaped in a stolen car. 
→ The man .............................................................................................................................
Section II: ( 2pts)
1. Complete the letter using the following cues. (1.0pt)
Dear sir, 
81. I/write/complain/about/work/your company/do/my house/ last week
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82. Three men/arrive/Monday/paint/inside walls
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83. They/use/wrong color/and spill paint/over/carpets
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84. They also/break/valuable vase
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85. Foreman/assure me/they/repaint/walls
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86. I/go away/on business/and not/return/until Friday
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87. All/walls/still/same color
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88. Foreman also/promise/company/pay for/damage to/ vase
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89. I/enclose/bill/this
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90. I/not pay/your bills/decorating/until/house/paint/properly
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Yours faithfully,
Martin Smith
2. Write a paragraph about 100 - 120 words ( 1pt)
Topic: Advantages and disadvantages of playing computer games ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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HƯỚNG DẤN CHẤM MÔN TIẾNG ANH
PART A : PRONUNCIATION ( 1pt)
Section I :Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced different from that of the other words : ( 5x 0,1 pt = 0,5 pt)
1
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A
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 Section II : Pick out the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other words : ( 5x 0,1 pt = 0,5pt )
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A
PART B : STRUCTURES AND VOCABULARY (3,5pts)
Section I :Choose the correct answer ( A,B,C, or D )to complete each of the following sentences : ( 20 x 0,1pt = 2,0 pts) 
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Section II : Complete the following sentences with an appropriate form of the word in block capital : ( 10 x 0,1pt = 1,0 pt)
	31/ arguments	36/ attentively	
32/ inexperienced 	37/ unhappiness
	33/ disorder	38/ uneconomical / uneconomic
34/ punished 	39/ consumption
35/ facing	40/ foretell
Section III : Identify the word or phrase ( A, B,C or D )that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct ( 5 x 0,1 = 0,5pt )
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PART C : READING COMPREHENSION : (2,5 pts)
Section I : Read the following passage carefully , then fill in each blank with ONE suitable word : ( 10 x 0,1 pt = 1,0pt)
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air
either
landed
trips
which
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ball / sphere
warm / light
rotates / revolves
darkness
Section II: Read and complete the passage by choosing the best answer (A,B,C, or D ): ( 10 x 0,1 pt = 1,0 pt )
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Section III : Read the following passage and choose the best answer ( A,B,C, or D ): ( 5 x 0,1 pt = 0,5 pt )
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PART D : WRITING ( 3,0pts)
Section I : Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentence printed before it : ( 10 x 0,1pt = 1,0pt)
71. There is no point in persuading her to accept this job. 
72. No sooner had he returned home than it started to rain.
73. Mary apologized to Mr. Brown for (his) not phoning him earlier.
74. If he had been careful/ hadn’t been careless, we would have finished the work.
75. She advised Sam not to trust Mary. 
76. We regretted having invited / inviting him to our party. 
77. Charlie Chaplin, whose films amused millions of people, died in 1977.
78. Sue is looking forward to going to Spain on holiday. 
79. Daniel has difficulty(in) getting up before the sun rises
80. The man is believed to have escaped in a stolen car. 
Section II: (2pts)
1. Complete the letter using the following cues. (10x0,1=1.0pt)
Dear sir, 
81. I am writing/write to complain about the work ( which/that) your company did in my house last week.
82. Three men arrived on Monday to paint the inside walls.
83. They used the wrong color and spilt/spilled paint over the carpets.
84. They also broke a valuable vase.
85. The foreman assured me (that) they would repaint the walls.
86. I went away on business and did not return until Friday.
87. All the walls were still the same color.
88. The foreman also promised that the company would pay for the damage to the vase.
89. I enclose a bill for this.
90. I will not pay your bills for the decorating until the house is painted properly.
Yours faithfully,
Martin Smith
2. Write a paragraph: ( 1.0pt)
- Bài viết đảm bảo bố cục 3 phần, nội dung đúng với chủ đề của đề thi. (0,25 pt)
- Bài viết mạch lạc trôi chảy, đúng ngữ pháp và cấu trúc. (0,5 pt)
- Bài viết có liên hệ thực tiễn hoặc có ý sáng tạo (0,25 pt)
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