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SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10
ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC
Môn thi:
TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian:
180 phút (không kể thời gian
NĂM HỌC 2022 – 2023
SỐ PHÁCH
giao đề)
Đề thi có 8 trang
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I. LISTENING (10 points)
Part 1:
Questions 1-10
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Enquiry about joining Youth Council
Name: Roger Brown
Age: 18
Currently staying in a 1 _______________ during the week
Postal address: 2 17, _______________Street, Stamford, Lincs
Postcode: 3 _______________
Occupation: student and part-time job as a 4 _______________
Studying 5 _______________ (major subject) and history (minor subject)
Part 2:
1. What is the defining characteristic of a specialised course?
A Taking a proficiency exam
B Attending the class frequently
C Compulsory and regular
2. The Microbiology courses are available for
A full-time and flexible-time students.
B Microbiology students only.
C students on a flexible schedule.
3. The Biology courses are available for
A all students.
B full-time students only.
C freshmen only.
4. Who are interested in Microbiology courses?
A People who need work experience
B People from off-campus
C People who work at hospital
5. A Medical Science course will be opened next year because
A there are no experimental facilities.
B the lab equipment is too expensive.
C the building is damaged.
Question 1: On 6th August 1945, an atomic bomb was dropped in Hiroshima, killing
thousands of citizens and almost_______the city.
A. eradicating
B. annihilating
C. obliterating
D. annulling
Question 2: My sister, who just came back from Paris, had bought a ___________ as a
gift for me.
A. a pair of sport new French shoes
B. a pair of new sport French shoes
C. a pair of new French sport shoes
D. a pair of French new sport shoes
Question 3: Parents should protect children from getting into trouble in their early teens
or else they will go on to become_______offenders.
A. relentless B. insistent
C. persistent D. consistent
Question 4: Our host had prepared a_______meal with seven courses to celebrate our
arrival.
A. generous B. profuse
C. spendthrift D. lavish
Question 5: I don't think students who volunteer in high school will continue to
volunteer throughout their lives, _______?
A. don't they B. will they
C. do they
D. won’t they
Question 6: Many people have written to the newspaper to show their _______of such
behaviors.
A. antipathy B. aversion C. animosity D. abhorrence
Question 7: China fueled fears that its_______economy is about to slow further after
Beijing cut its main interest rate by 0.25 percentage points.
A. ailing
B. sickening C. diseased D. unwell
Question 8: Maria and Daniel had a_______romance - they met and married within two
months.
A. whirlwind B. cyclone
C. typhoon
D. hurricane
Question 9: The pointless's war between the two countries left thousands of people
dead and seriously _______.
A. injured
B. wounded C. spoilt
D. damaged
Question 10: He will definitely be sued for_______of contract if he does not do what he
promised
A. fracture
B. breach
C. crack
D. rupture
Question 11: _______ more water than the ground can absorb, the excess water flows
to the lowest level, carrying loose material.
A. Any area receiving
B. When might any area receive
C. Whenever any area receives D. If any area is receiving
Question 12: Another, perhaps inspired by the nursery rhyme, is that a: Several of the
advertising hoardings had been_______by anti- exist slogans.
A. deleted
B. mutilated C. erased
D. defaced
Question 13: The little calico cat slept peacefully_______in the long grass.
A. nestled
B. huddled
C. snuggled D. cuddled
Question 14: Here________from Rangoon.
A. is an interesting news
B. is an interesting item of news
C. are interesting news
D. are some interesting news item
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST
in meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions.
Question 15. Every time he opens his mouth, he immediately regrets what he said.
He’s always putting his foot in his mouth.
A. making a mistake
B. doing things in the wrong order
C. saying embarrassing things
D. speaking indirectly
Question 16. In the Navajo household, grandparents and other relatives play
indispensable roles in raising the children.
A. demanding
B. outstanding
C. dominant
D. essential
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s)
OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following
questions.
Question 17. I must have a watch since punctuality is imperative in my new job.
A. being late B. being efficient
C. being cheerful
D. being courteous
Question 18. That businessman makes a killing by boasting about his products’
efficiency.
A. murders somebody
C. is forced into bankruptcy
B. makes a lot of money
D. overexaggerates
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that
best completes the following exchanges.
Question 19. - Mike: “My first English test was not as good as I expected.”
- Thomas: “__________________”
A. Never mind, better job next time!
B. Good Heavens!
C. That’s brilliant enough!
D. It’s okay, don’t worry.
Question 20. - John: “Do you think that we should use public transportation to protect
our environment?”
- Linda: “___________________”
A. Well, that’s very surprising
B. Yes, it’s an absurd idea
C. Of course not. You bet
D. There is no doubt about it
II. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheer to indicate the underlined
part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Question 1: To felicitate learning, each class is no larger than 30 students.
A
B
C
D
Question 2: His moods are so flexible that I don’t know where I am with him.
A
B
C
D
Question 3: Kazakova's performance made her the heroin of the Moscow
A
B
C
Film Festival.
D
Question 4: I should have listened to my father's wise council, and saved some
A
B
money instead of spending it all.
C
D
Question 5: My biology teacher said that Oxygen Defuses from the lungs into
A
B
C
D
the bloodstream.
III. Give the correct form of the verbs in the brackets. Write your answers in the
numbered box.
1. If I hadn’t eaten all the sashimi on the dish, my stomach (hurt) ________ this
much.
2. The manager insisted that all assignments (do) _______ on the spot.
3. No smoking or drinking ___________ allowed during work time.
4. It would be useless anyway to talk him into investing any more money. From my
perspective, I (find) __________ another person to ask.
5. I was trying to walk across the street when two cars suddenly (crash) ________
into each other.
IV. Complete the sentences by filling in each blank with the correct form of the word in
each bracket. Write your answers in the numbered box.
1. Fatigue and boredom combine to cause _______ - one of the biggest reasons
people quit. (BURN)
2. He was a modest and ___________ man who never gave the impression that he
knew all the answers. (ASSUME)
3. When I arrived in the UK for one week, I thought I could never be (CUSTOM)
_________ to the surrounding and the culture.
4. He’s the most (PLEASE) ...................... , ill-mannered person I’ve ever met.
5. The (PLACE) ........................ of natural resources is becoming inadequate for the
support of increasing population.
III. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your
answer sheet to indicate the correct answer for each of the blanks.
THE PERFORMING ARTS
In the past, British children were frequently encouraged to try out their performing skills
for the benefit of adults. They did this by reading aloud, acting or (16)
a musical
instrument. As they grew up they were taken to public places of entertainment - the
theatre, opera, circus or ballet.They looked forward to these (17)
with great
excitement and would remember and discuss what they had seen for many weeks
afterwards. But nowadays television and computers supply an endless stream of
easily (18)
entertainment, and children quickly accept these marvelous
inventions as a very ordinary part of their everyday lives. For many children,
the sense of witnessing a very (19)_
_ live performance is gone forever.But all is not
lost. The presence of a TV set may have encouraged a very lazy response from (20)____
in their own homes, but the desire of those with ambitions to become performing artists
themselves does not seem to have been at all diminished. And live performances in public
are still relatively popular, albeit with an older, more specialist audience.
Question 1: A. handling B.controlling
Question 2: A. developed B. brought
Question 3: A. circumstances B. occasions
Question 4: A. sensation B. action
Question 5: A. send
B.supply
Question 6: A. convenient B. free
Question 7: A. designs B.inventions
Question 8: A. presence B.attendance
Question 9: A. spectators B. viewers
Question 10: A. want
B.appeal
C.doing
C.advanced
C.incidents
C.thrill
C.stock
C.applicable
C.exhibits
C.company
C.onlookers
C.pressure
D.playing
D.grew
D.situations
D.excitement
D.store
D.available
D.appearances
D.being
D.listener
D.desire
IV. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your
answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
For many American university students, the weeklong spring break holiday means
an endless party on a sunny beach in Florida or Mexico. In Panama City Beach,
Florida, a city with a permanent population of around 36,000, more than half a
million university students arrive during the month of March to play and party,
making it the number one spring break destination in the United States.
A weeklong drinking binge is not for anyone, however, and a growing number of
American university students have found a way to make spring break matter. For
them, joining or leading a group of volunteers to travel locally or internationally and
work to alleviate problems such as poverty, homelessness, or environmental
damage makes spring break a unique learning experience that university students
can feel good about.
During one spring break week, students at James Madison University in Virginia
participated in 15 “alternative spring break” trips to nearby states, three others to
more distant parts of the United States, and five international trips. One group of
JMU students traveled to Bogalusa, Louisiana, to help rebuild homes damaged by
Hurricane Katrina. Another group traveled to Mississippi to
organize creative activities for children living in a homless shelter. One group of
students did go to Florida, but not to lie on the sand. They performed exhausting
physical labor such as maintaining hiking trails and destroying invasive plant species
that threaten the native Florida ecosystem.
Students who participate in alternative spring break projects find them very
rewarding. While most university students have to get their degrees before they can
start helping people, student volunteers are able to help people now. On the other
hand, the accommodations are far from glamorous. Students often sleep on the floor
of a school or spend the week camping in tents. But students only pay around $250
for meals and transportation, which is much less than some of their peers spend to
travel to more traditional spring break hotspots.
Alternative spring break trips appear to be growing in popularity at universities
across the United States. Students cite a number of reason for participating. Some
appreciate the opportunity to socialize and meet new friends. Others want to
exercise their beliefs about people’s obligation to serve humanity and make the
world a better place whatever their reason, these students have discovered
something that gives them rich rewards along with a break from school work.
(“Active Skills for Reading: Book 2” by Neil J.Anderson – Thompson, 2007)
1: How many university students travel to Panama Beach City every March for
spring break?
A. Around 500,000
B. Around 10,000
C. Around 36,000
D. Around 50,000
2: The article is mainly about .
A. sleeping on the floor or camping in tents.
B. alternative spring break trips.
C. drinking problems among university students.
D. spring break in Florida and Mexico
3: The word “binge” in the second paragraph probably means_ .
A. having very little alcohol.
B. refusing to do something.
C. studying for too long.
D. doing too much of something.
4: Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a problem that alternative spring
break trips try to help solve?
A. Alcoholism.
B. Environmental damage.
C. Poverty.
D. Homelessness.
5: Which of the following gives the main idea of the third paragraph?
A. One group of JMU students worked on homes damaged by a hurricane.
B. Some students work to help the environment on alternative spring break trips.
C. Children living in homeless shelters enjoy creative activities.
D. University students do many different types of work on alternative spring break
trips.
SECTION 5: WRITING (20 PTS)
I. Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it has similar
meanings to the sentence given before.
1. Immediately after his arrival, things went wrong.
No sooner …………………………………………………………………………….
2. It was only when I left home that I realized how much my father meant to me.
Not until ……………………………………………………………………………….
3. I dislike it when people criticize me unfairly.
I object …………………………………………………………………………………
4. My shoes need to be cleaned before the interview.
I must ………………………………………………………………………………….
5. Our present financial problems will soon be a thing in the past.
We …………………………………………………………………………………….
II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence, using the word given in bold. Do not change the word given.
1, The price of prescriptions will increase tomorrow. (effect)
The price of prescriptions will increase ................................tomorrow.
2, I can’t understand why anyone would want to commit suicide, can you? (own)
I can’t understand why anyone would want to ......................., can you?
3, You’re going to enjoy tonight! (treat)
You’re ...................................tonight.
4, Honestly, it was impossible not to laugh when Mrs Harrison slipped in the corridor.
(face)
Honestly, ............................was impossible when Mrs Harrison slipped in the
corridor.
5, The parents of that girl are furious about her expulsion. (arms)
That’s the girl...................................about her expulsion.
III. The COVID-19 has transformed the way we work and study into mostly onlinebased. Write a paragraph (from 120 to 150 words) about the benefits of online
learning.
listening key:
b1:
Answer Key:
1. hostel
2. Buckleigh
3. PE9 7QT
4. waiter
5. politics
b2
Answer key:
1. C
2. A
3. B
4. B
5. A