Đề thi tuyển sinh vào lớp 10 Tiếng anh THPT chuyên - Năm học 2014-2015 - Sở GD & ĐT Bắc Ninh

UBND tỉnh Bắc Ninh
Sở Giáo dục và Đào Tạo
Đề chính thức
đề thi tuyển sinh vào lớp 10 thpt chuyên
Năm học: 2014 - 2015
Môn thi : Tiếng Anh (Dành cho thí sinh thi vào chuyên Anh)
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Ngày thi: 20 tháng 6 năm 2014
(Đề thi gồm 04 trang, thớ sinh làm bài ra tờ giấy thi)
PART I. PHONETICS (0.5 POINT)
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. (0.2 pt)
1. A. education	B. behaviour	C. performance	D. stimulation
2. A. foot	B. cook	C. book	D. afternoon	
II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others (0.3 pt)
1. A. occasional	B. information	C. industrial 	D. variety
2. A. presentation	B. economy	C. accompany	D. successfully
3. A. passenger	B. explorer	C. closing	D. action
PART II. VOCABULARY, GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE (4.0 POINTS)
I. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence. (1.5 pt)
1. She has to go on a _____ course in cooking because next month she’s getting married.
A. crash	B. speedy	C. quick	D. fast
2. On the table ________.
A. the disks lay	B. did the disks lay 	C. lay the disks	D. lied the disks
3. _______ about what he had heard, John telephoned his brother.
A. Worried	B. To worry	C. He worried	D. Worry
4. John never comes to class on time and_______.
A. neither does Peter	B. so does Peter C. so doesn’t Peter D. neither doesn’t Peter
5. Despite the bad weather, the plane ________ on time.
A. set down	B. landed	C. fell down	D. took down
6. He suggested that I ______ kind to others.
A. am	B. was	C. be	D. would be
7. She’d go to the end of _______ to save her children.
A. the	life	B. the house	C. the world	D. the earth 
8. It suddenly ______ his mind that he had forgotten to tell his wife he would be late.
A. passed	B. crossed	C. filled	D. occurred
9. She never says a word; she is as quiet as a ________.
A. mouse	B. rat	C. fish	D. shell
10. Tom: Take care of yourself. Mary: _________.
A. I will	B. Yes, I do	C. Not bad	D. You’re welcome
11. I wish you ______ stop interrupting me whenever I speak.
A. will	B. would	C. did	D. might
12. When Bill saw my new car, he was ______ with envy.
A. blue	B. green	C. yellow	D. white
13. The city _______ to host the championships must have excellent sports facilities.
A. choosing	B. chosen	 C. where is chosen	D. which chooses
14. Mai: Thank you very much. I’ve had a great time. Lan: _________________ 
	A. Are you worried?	B. Not all.	
	C. You’re welcome.	D. Nothing.
15. Of course, you’ll pass. You write well and you have an excellent _____ of the subject.
	A. grip	B. seizure	C. grasp	D. embrace
II. Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (1.0 pt)
1. I would rather you ___________ (not be) absent from class yesterday. 	
2. Mr. Taylor was angry with the newspaper agent because his Sunday newspaper ___________ (not deliver).
3, 4. All the lights are on. You _____________ (forget) ____________ (turn) the lights off before going to bed last night.
5. It is our recommendation that Bob _____________ (study) much more if he wants to pass all his classes.
6. George as well as his brothers ______________ (not go) to the cinema very often. 
7. The children are looking forward to ___________ (film) for that television program. 
8. She spoke about her daughter, then she went on (talk) ____________ about her son.
9. If these machines _________________ (not invent), we couldn’t live as we do now. 
10. I appreciated _________________ (invite) to your home. 
III. Fill in the blank with a preposition. (0.5 pt)
1. Did you see Jack ............. chance?
2. Don’t judge people ............. their appearance.
3. The young doctor devoted himself ............. helping the poor and the sick. 
4. Mary broke down .............. tears when we told her about the accidents.
5. I had to send ............. an electrician to mend the switch.
IV. Use the correct form of the given word in capitals to fit each gap in the text below (1.0 pt)
An e-mail fan
	I think the computer is such a useful invention. Take e-mail, for example. It’s such an easy and (1. PAIN) ______________ way to write letters. When I was younger, I rarely ever put pen to paper, not even to say “thank you” for presents sent by (2. THOUGHT) _______________ relatives. They must have thought I was so (3. GRATITUDE) _______________. Now, though, you can’t keep me away from the keyboard. I can (4. CHEER) ___________ spend hours typing away on my computer, all types of messages to all types of people.
	One of the worst (5. ADVANTAGE) _____________ for me of writing by hand was always the (6. EMBARRASS) ______________ of knowing that people would be able to see and criticize my untidy handwriting and (7. CARE) ___________ spelling. Now, of course, thanks to the spell-check, I can edit what I’ve written quickly and (8. EFFORT) ______________ before I send it off. I just can’t get over how (9. WONDER) ___________ fast everything is. Teenagers nowadays take all this for granted, but when I was this age, none of this existed. Young people don’t realize how (10. FORTUNE) _________ they are.
PART III. READING (2.5 points)
I. Read the passage and then decide which word (A, B, C or D) best fits each space. (0.5 pt)
Everyone wants to reduce pollution. But the pollution (1) ......... is as complicated as it is serious. It is complicated (2) .......... much pollution is caused by things that benefit people. For example, (3) ............ from automobile causes a large percentage of air pollution. But automobile (4) ......... transportation for millions of people. Factories (5) ........ much of material that pollutes air and water, but factories give employment to a large number of people.
	Thus, to end (6) .......... greatly reduce pollution immediately, people would have to stop using many things that (7) .......... them. Most of people do not want to do that, of course. But pollution can be (8) .......... reduced in several ways. Scientists and engineers can work to find ways to lessen the amount of pollution that such things as automobiles and factories cause. Governments can pass and enforce laws that (9) ........... businesses and (10) ......... to stop, or cut down on certain polluting activities.
1. A. work	B. problem	C. accident	D. event
2. A. because	B. so	C. that	D. while
3. A. exhaust	B. fire	C. gas	D. liquid
4. A. carries	B. takes	C. affords	D. provides
5. A. offer	B. bring	C. discharge	D. cause
6. A. to 	B. or	C. so	D. that
7. A. benefit	B. harm	C. motivate	D. encourage
8. A. little	B. gradually	C. so	D. only
9. A. require	B. forbid	C. prevent	D. remind
10. A. commercials B. surroundings	C. individuals	D. traffic 
II. Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D. (1.0 pt)
It is a common saying that we do not fully value a thing until we lose it. We often value the love and worth of a friend when he has been taken from us by death more than when he was with us in the flesh; it is only when we have left school or college that we understand the greatness of our opportunity of education, which has gone forever; it is the sick and the ailing who realize the value of good health. When we are young and strong, we cannot imagine what it is to be weak and ailing. We are so used to vigorous health that we take it for granted. The organs of our body work so smoothly that we scarcely know we have lungs and liver, heart and stomach. But when any of these gets upset and gives us pain and sickness, we learn by bitter experience what an unspeakable blessing it is to be well.
Loss of health makes us miserable and a burden to ourselves and our friends. It cripples our efforts so that we cannot accomplish many of the good and great things we might have done. It spoils our life. What must we do to keep our health?
We must be moderate in eating and drinking and wise in the choice of plain, wholesome simple food. Gluttony has killed thousands, and strong drink tens of thousands. We must, when young, get plenty of sleep, which is “nature’s sweet restorer”, and not try to burn the candle at both ends. We must live as much as possible in the open air and keep our rooms well ventilated. We must get sufficient and regular physical exercise, and keep our body clean. And we must avoid bad habits and secret sins as we avoid the devil, and keep our thought clean, our bodies pure. Our ideal must be the sound mind in the sound body.
1. According to the passage, we often appreciate our friends only when ..
A. they are with us	 B. they are good to us
C. they passed away	 D. they live a long way from us
2. We do not take care of our health because ..
A. we are so accustomed to good health B. we are so busy making a living
C. we are always in good health	 D. most of the diseases can be cured
3. Poor health makes us ..
A. useless and selfish	 B. unable to fulfill our expectations
C. a shame to our friends	 D. fail to become famous
4. According to the author, having plenty of sleep when young ..
A. is wasting our time	 B. can help us regain our strength
C. may cause loss of health	 D. can reduce our vigor
5. The best title for the passage is ..
A. Health and Human Aspirations	 B. Health and our Success
C. How to Keep our Health	 D. The Value of Health
III. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to complete this passage. (1.0 pt)
A pioneer in the field of telecommunications, Alexander Graham Bell was (1)  in 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He moved to Ontario, and then to the United States, settling in Boston, before beginning his career as an inventor. Throughout his life, Bell had been interested (2) the education of deaf people. This interest led him to (3)  the microphone and, in 1876, his “electrical speech machine”, which we now call a (4) . News of his invention quickly (5)  throughout the country, even throughout Europe. By 1878, Bell had set up the first telephone exchange in New Haven, Connecticut in city. By 1884, long distance connections were (6)  between Boston, Massachusetts and New York City.
Bell imagined great uses for his telephone, like the model from (7).. 1920s but would he never have (8) . telephone lines being used to transmit video images? Since his (9) .. in 1922, the telecommunications industry has undergone an amazing revolution. Today, non-hearing people are able to use a special display telephone to communicate. Bell’s “electrical speech machine” paved the way (10) . the information Superhighway. 
PART IV. WRITING (3 POINTS)
I. Rewrite the sentences so that they mean almost the same as those printed before them. (0.8 pt)
1. Thanks to her mother’s encouragement, she entered the beauty contest.
Had it ...................................................................................................................
2. They say that Nam is the brightest student in our school.
No other ...............................................................................................................
3. “I’m sorry that I broke the valuable vase, Tina,” said Tom.
Tom apologized .....................................................................................................
4. We couldn’t get nearer because of the police.
The police wouldn’t .............................................................................................
5. I only recognized him when he came into the room.
It was .....................................................................................................................
6. Although Richard is competent in his work, he does not know how to deal with this client.
Competent ............................................................................................................
7. It was wrong of you to allow a 4-year-old child to walk home alone.
You should ...........................................................................................................
8. Fiona was so disappointed that she could not keep on working.
Such .....................................................................................................................
II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. (0.7 pt)
1. I haven’t decided yet whether to move or not. (mind)
I haven’t ...................................................................................................................
2. The weather is fine, but my flowers haven’t come out. (of)
My flowers ...............................................................................................................
3. What interests you about this city? (find)
What ..........................................................................................................................
4. The teacher started to write the lesson plan right after he returned home. (when)
Hardly ...............................................................................................................
5. They had extinguished the fire by the time the fire brigade arrived. (put)
The fire ......................................................................................................................
6. His last letter to me was written two years ago. (heard)
I .........................................................................................................................
7. I must thank Jane and Alice for their presents. (thanks)
 I must send .........................................................................................................
III. Paragraph writing (1.5 pt)
In about 150 words, write a paragraph about the advantages of the Internet in our modern life.
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