Đề thi tuyển sinh vào Lớp 10 THPT chuyên Hạ Long môn Tiếng Anh - Năm học 2013-2014 - Sở GD & ĐT Quảng Ninh (Có đáp án)

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SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO 
TỈNH QUẢNG NINH 
ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC 
KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN HẠ LONG 
NĂM HỌC 2013 - 2014 
 Môn: Tiếng Anh (đề chuyên) 
Ngày thi: 29/6/2013 
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút 
(không kể thời gian giao đề) 
Chữ ký GT 1: 
......................... 
Chữ ký GT 2: 
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(Đề thi này có 05 trang) 
(Thí sinh làm bài thi trên tờ giấy thi, không làm bài thi vào bản đề thi, 
không được dùng các loại từ điển) 
PART I. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY. (3.0 pts) 
I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the 
others. Write the letter A, B, C or D which stands next to the word you choose in 
your paper sheet. (0.5 pt) 
1. A. tropical B. collection C. occasion D. comprise 
2. A. regularly B. charity C. battery D. deny 
3. A. detail B. aircraft C. claim D. acquaintance 
4. A. face B. baggy C. pants D. added 
5. A. jeans B. styles C. students D. labels 
II. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the following sentences. Write the 
letter A, B, C or D which stands next to the word you choose in your paper sheet. (1.5 
pts) 
1. You need about forty different nutrients to stay ______. 
 A. health B. healthily C. wealthy D. healthy 
2. The rivers are becoming extremely ______. 
 A. pollute B. pollution C. polluted D. polluting 
3. Assistant: “Is there anything I can do for you, sir?” - Customer: “_______” 
 A. Yes, you’re welcome. B. OK. Your time. 
 C. Not now. Thanks anyway. D. Sure. Go ahead, please. 
4. We’ll go out as soon as it ______ raining. 
 A. has stopped B. is stopping C. stop D. will stop 
5. It was his home town that ______ in his novel. 
 A. was described B. describes C. described D. was describing 
6. “Is that a new coat?” - “Yes, what _____ it?” 
 A. are you thinking of B. do you think of 
 C. is your idea in D. did you think about 
7. Cindy: “Your hairstyle is terrific, Mary!” - Mary: “ _______” 
 A. Yes, all right. B. Thanks, Cindy. I had it done yesterday. 
 C. Never mention it. D. Thanks, but I'm afraid. 
8. Jack can speak two languages. One is English. _____ is Vietnamese. 
 A. Other B. The other C. Another D. Others 
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9. “______ children like ice-cream.” - “That's quite natural.” 
 A. Most B. Most of C. The most D. The most of 
10. “Don’t forget to do as I have told you.” - “_______” 
 A. No, I don’t. B. No, I will remember. 
 C. Yes, I will. D. No, I won’t. 
11. He is thought ______ in a foreign country when he was 20. 
 A. to work B. to have worked C. working D. has worked 
12. Get me some stamps, ______? 
 A. have you B. will you C. do you D. don’t you 
13. Susan couldn’t help ______ when I told her the joke. 
 A. laughing B. laugh C. to laugh D. laughed 
14. If they worked more carefully, they ______ so many mistakes. 
 A. won’t make B. don’t make C. wouldn’t make D. didn’t make 
15. Mr. Vo Van Kiet, ______ was our former Prime Minister, was born in Vinh Long. 
 A. that B. whose C. who D. both A & C 
III. Give the correct form of the words in capital in the brackets. Write your answers 
in your paper sheet. (0.5 pt) 
LIFE ON THE OTHER PLANETS 
Humans have long been fascinated by outer space, and have wondered if there are 
intelligent life-forms elsewhere, which we might be able to contact. (1. NATURE) 
______, we’ve all seen space creatures on our TV and cinema screens, but “aliens” like 
these owe more to the (2. CONVENIENT) ______ of using human actors or actresses to 
play the parts than to any real form of (3. SCIENCE) ______ investigation. 
However, many serious space (4. RESEARCH) ______ are now being to turn their 
attention to the question of what alien life might actually look like. One early result is A 
mold the Alien, (5. DESIGN) ______ by the biologist, Dougal Dixon. This strange being, 
unlike humans, has its eyes, ears and limbs in groups of three instead of pairs but, despite 
its odd appearance, its behavior is not very different from our own. 
IV. Choose the underlined part that is incorrect in each of the following sentences. 
Write the letter A, B, C or D which is under the part you choose in your paper sheet. 
(0.5 pt) 
1. I think I’m very lucky to having been noticed so early in my career. 
 A B C D 
2. Lately, scientists has observed increasing pollution in the water supply. 
 A B C D 
3. Both Mr. John or his wife have been to France twice before. 
 A B C D 
4. Although she was very tired, she decided going out with us. 
 A B C D 
5. She was unable to warn her mother that she would be late because of the 
 A B C 
 telephone was out of order. 
 D 
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PART II. READING (4.0 pts) 
I. Read the text below and fill in each space with ONE suitable word. Write your 
answers in your paper sheet. (1.0 pt) 
 Anyone who visits England would like to spend a lot of time in Stratford-upon-Avon. 
Located in the centre of England, (1) ______ is a town that is rich in both history and 
culture. Its population is (2) ______ 23,000. Stratford-upon-Avon is famous because it is 
the place (3) ______ the talented playwright Shakespeare was born (4) ______ died. When 
you go (5) ______ , you can visit his birthplace, and some buildings which used to belong 
to (6) ______ family. There are many other buildings (7) ______ are worth visiting in the 
town. Enjoying an evening in Stratford-upon-Avon is very interesting. There are 
restaurants that are suitable (8) ______ all tastes. In the evening, the Royal Shakespeare 
Theatre offers interesting plays written by Shakespeare and (9) ______ have a chance to 
see some of the best actors and actresses of England on stage. There are many other (10) 
______ of amusement and entertainment waiting for you. 
II. Read the passage and do the tasks below. (1.5 pts) 
Baseball is the most popular sport in America. In a baseball game there are two 
teams of nine players. Players must hit a ball with a bat and then run around four bases. A 
player who goes around all the bases scores a run for his team. The team that finishes with 
more runs wins the game. 
Where did baseball come from? No one knows for sure. Many people believe that 
the idea came from a game played by children in England. Other people believe that a man 
named Abner Doubleday invented the game in Cooperstown, New York, in 1839. But the 
first real rules of baseball were written in 1845 by Alexander Cartwright. Two teams from 
New York played a game following Cartwright’s rules. The rules worked well. Soon there 
were many teams. 
These early teams were not professional. They played only for fun, not money. But 
baseball was very popular from the start. Businessmen saw that they could make money 
with professional baseball teams. 
The first professional team was started in 1869. This team was the Red Stockings 
of Cincinnati. Within a few years, there were professional teams in other cities. In 1876 
these teams came together in a league, or group, called National League. The teams in the 
National League played one another. 
In 1901 a new league, called the American League, was formed. To create some 
excitement, in 1903 the two leagues decided to have their first-place teams play each 
other. This event was called the World Series. 
Each year since then the National League winner and the American League winner 
play in the World Series. And, each year, millions of people look forward to this exciting 
sports event. 
Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences. Write the letter A, B or 
C which stands next to the answer you choose in your paper sheet. 
1. A group of people that play together is a _______. 
 A. team B. league C. game 
2. A wooden stick used to hit a ball in baseball is called a _______. 
 A. ball B. sport C. bat 
3. The four stations the players must go around are _______. 
 A. rules B. bases C. wins 
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4. When a player runs around all four bases, he makes a _______. 
 A. four B. winner C. run 
5. Teams that play a game in the correct way are following the _______. 
 A. runs B. rules C. players 
6. A group of sports teams is called _______. 
 A. first-place teams B. a league C. a series 
7. When teams play sports for money, they are _______. 
 A. businessmen B. fun C. professional 
Decide if the following statements are true, false or no information. Write T next to 
the numbers of the questions (8, 9, 10, ...) if the sentence below is true, write F if it is 
false and write NI if it has no information in your paper sheet. 
8. Baseball was invented in England. 
9. Abner Doubleday played the game with Alexander Cartwright. 
10. The early teams played for fun. 
11. The Red Stockings were the first professional team. 
12. In 1876 nonprofessional teams came together in a league. 
13. The World Series has been played since 1903. 
14. Baseball players must hit a ball with a bat and run around nine bases. 
15. The winning teams in each league play each other in the World Series. 
III. Read the text below and choose the best word to complete the text. Write the 
letter A, B, C or D which stands next to the word you choose in your paper sheet. (1.5 
pts) 
Modern cinema audiences expect to see plenty of thrilling scenes in action films. 
These scenes, which are (1) ______ as stunts, are usually (2) ______ by stuntmen who are 
specially trained to do dangerous things safely. (3) ______ can crash a car, but if you’re 
shooting a film, you have to be extremely (4) ______ sometimes stopping (5) ______ in 
front of the camera and film crew. At an early (6) ______ in the production, an expert 
stuntman is (7) ______ in to work out the action scenes and form a team. He is the only 
person who can go (8) ______ the wishes of the director, (9) ______ he will usually only 
do this in the (10) ______ of safety. 
Many famous actors like to do the dangerous parts themselves, which produces 
better shots, since stuntmen don’t have to (11) ______ in for the actors. Actors like to 
become (12) ______ in all the important aspects of the character they are playing, but 
without the recent progress in safety equipment, insurance companies would never (13) 
______ them take the risk. To do their own stunts, actors need to be good athletes, but 
they must also be sensible and know their (14) ______ . If they were to be hurt, the film 
would (15) ______ to a sudden halt. 
1. A. remarked B. known C. referred D. named 
2. A. performed B. given C. fulfilled D. displayed 
3. A. Everyone B. Someone C. Anyone D. No-one 
4. A. detailed B. plain C. straight D. precise 
5. A. right B. exact C. direct D. strict 
6. A. period B. minute C. part D. stage 
7. A. led B. taken C. drawn D. called 
8. A. over B. against C. through D. across 
9. A. despite B. so C. although D. otherwise 
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10. A. interests B. needs C. purposes D. regards 
11. A. work B. get C. put D. stand 
12. A. connected B. arranged C. involved D. affected 
13. A. allow B. let C. permit D. admit 
14. A. limits B. ends C. frontiers D. borders 
15. A. come B. fall C. pull D. go 
PART III. WRITING. (3.0 pts) 
I. Use the word in the brackets to write the second sentence as similar as possible in 
meaning to the first one. Don’t change the word in the brackets. Write your answers 
in your paper sheet. (0.6 pt) 
1. It is impossible for me to catch an earlier train. (way) 
2. The teacher is sure to ask you such questions. (asked) 
3. The original painting and the copy look the same to me. (tell) 
4. I used to be a friend of his. (with) 
5. "I'm sorry I have to leave so early," John said. (apologized) 
6. I will continue speaking if you don't interrupt me any more. (stop) 
II. Use the following set of words or phrases in each line to make a complete sentence. 
Write your answers in your paper sheet. (0.9 pt) 
1. the Battle/ Dien Bien Phu/ end/ the Indochina War/ 1954. 
2. today/ Dien Bien Phu/ be/ tourist destination. 
3. many visitors/ be/ members of the battle. 
4. when/ visit/ battle site/ tourists/ enjoy/ beautiful scenery/ the Muong Thanh Valley. 
5. tourists/ visit/ neighboring villages/ share/ hospitability of the local people. 
6. most/ people/ who/ live/ area/ be/ members/ the Thai or H’Mong ethnic minorities. 
7. however/ they/ not depend/ tourism alone to live. 
8. because/ Dien Bien Phu/ be/ important trading center. 
9. food/ leave/ here/ Laos and Thailand/ goods/ arrive back/ Vietnam. 
III. Write a passage IN 10 SENTENCES in your paper sheet about the importance of 
English and what you should do to learn English well. (1.5 pts) 
_________The end_________ 
(Cán bộ coi thi không giải thích gì thêm) 
Họ và tên thí sinh: ........................................................ Số báo danh: ....................... 
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SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO 
TỈNH QUẢNG NINH 
HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 
 ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC MÔN: TIẾNG ANH (ĐỀ CHUYÊN) 
Part I. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY. (3,0 điểm) 
I. 0,5 điểm. Mỗi câu đúng 0,1 điểm. 
1. A 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. C 
II. 1,5 điểm. Mỗi câu đúng 0,1 điểm. 
1. D 2. C 3. C 4. A 5. A 
6. B 7. B 8. B 9. A 10. D 
11. B 12. B 13. A 14. C 15. C 
III. 0,5 điểm. Mỗi câu đúng 0,1 điểm. 
1. Naturally 2. convenience 3. scientific 4. reseachers 5. designed 
IV. 0,5 điểm. Mỗi câu đúng 0,1 điểm. 
1. B 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. C 
Part II. Reading. (4,0 điểm) 
I. 1,0 điểm. Mỗi câu đúng 0,1 điểm. 
1. it 2. about/ approximately/ over 3. where 4. and 5. there 
6. his 7. that/ which 8. for 9. you 10. kinds 
II. 1,5 điểm. Mỗi câu đúng 0,1 điểm. 
1. A 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. B 6. B 7. C 
8. F 9. NI 10. T 11. T 12. F 13. T 14. F 15. T 
III. 1,5 điểm. Mỗi câu đúng 0,1 điểm. 
1. B 2. A 3. C 4. D 5. A 6. D 7. D 8. B 
9. C 10. A 11. D 12. C 13. B 14. A 15. A 
Part III. Writing (3,0 điểm) 
I. 0,6 điểm. Mỗi câu đúng 0,1 điểm. 
1. There is no way that I can catch an earlier train. 
 OR There is no way for me to catch an earlier train. 
2. You are sure to be/ must be asked such questions by the teacher. 
3. I can’t tell the difference between the original painting and the copy. 
4. I used to be friends with him. 
5. John apologised for having to leave so early. 
 OR John apologised that he had to leave so early. 
6. I will continue speaking if you stop interrupting me. 
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II. 0,9 điểm. Mỗi câu đúng 0,1 điểm. 
1. The Battle of Dien Bien Phu ended the Indochina War in 1954. 
2. Today Dien Bien Phu is a tourist destination. 
3. Many visitors are members of the battle. 
4. When visiting the battle site, tourists (can) enjoy the beautiful scenery of the 
Muong Thanh Valley. 
5. Tourists (can also) visit the neighboring villages and share the hospitability 
of the local people. 
6. Most of the people who live in the/ this area are members of the Thai or/ and 
H’Mong ethnic minorities. 
7. However, they do not depend on tourism alone to live. 
8. Because Dien Bien Phu is an/ a very important trading center. 
9. Food leaves here for Laos and Thailand and goods arrive back for Vietnam. 
III. 1,5 điểm. 
a) Yêu cầu thí sinh viết thành bài văn hoàn chỉnh có mở bài, thân bài và kết luận 
(0,25 điểm). Nếu thí sinh viết thiếu mở bài hoặc kết luận trừ mỗi phần 0,1 
điểm. 
b) Thân bài phải có đủ 2 nội dung chính: Tầm quan trọng của tiếng Anh và làm 
thế nào để học giỏi tiếng Anh (0,25 điểm). Nếu thí sinh chỉ viết được 1 trong 
2 nội dung thì cho 0,1 điểm. Nếu thí sinh viết sai nội dung (lạc đề) thì không 
cho điểm. 
c) Viết 10 câu đúng chủ đề, đúng ngữ pháp, không sai lỗi chính tả (1,0 điểm, 
mỗi câu đúng 0,1 điểm). Nếu thí sinh viết quá 10 câu thì chỉ chấm điểm từ 
câu 1 đến câu 10. Từ câu 11 trở đi không chấm điểm. 
Tổng số: 10 điểm, không làm tròn số. 
_________The end_________