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Sở Giáo dục và Đào tạoThái Nguyên
Kỳ thi tuyển sinh lớp 10 THPT Chuyên năm học 2014 - 2015
Môn thi: Tiếng anh (dành cho tất cả các thí sinh)
Ngày thi: 29/6/2014
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) Đề chính thức
(Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi theo hướng dẫn dưới mỗi câu)
Điểm Giám khảo số 1
(họ tên, chữ ký)
Giám khảo số 2 (họ tên, chữ ký)
Số phách (do chủ tịch HĐ ghi) Bằng số Bằng chữ
Bài thi này gồm cú 4 trang được đánh số từ 1 - 4. Thí sinh kiểm tra số tờ bài thi trước khi làm bài.
I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
Example: 00. A. man B. bad C. many D. manage Answer: 00. C
1. A. hobby B. deny C. poetry D. primary
2. A. claimed B. warned C. occurred D. existed
3. A. health B. ready C. heavy D. appear
4. A. sugar B. sight C. source D. sale
5. A. where B. winter C. warm D. wrong
1. B 2. D 3. D 4. A 5. D
II. Give the correct form of the verbs in bracket.
Janet Snow (6. be)... a politician. She (7. go).... to Oxford University in 1970 and (8.
become)... a Member of Parliament for the Labor Party in 1978. She (9. be)... a Member of Parliament since then. She (10. write).... three story books including her autobiography. She (11. be) ... married to an artist, John Smith, and they (12. have).... two children. They (13. live).... in Oxford for ten years, then (14. move).... to London in 1990. They now (15. live).... in Cardigan Square in centre London.
6. is 7. went 8. became
9. has been 10. has written 11. was
12. have 13. lived 14. moved
15. live
III. Choose the correct answer.
16. ... energy can be cheap and clean.
A. Sun B. Sunny C. Solar D. Solarize
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17. I am writing this to tell you ... you are missed and loved.
A. how many B. how long C. how far D. how much
18. We should learn about keeping the environment ...
A. pollute B. polluting C. polluted D. unpolluted
19. They suggested that he ... by bicycle or public transport.
A. should travel B. might travel C. travels D. A and C are correct
20. Minh is motivated to study ... he knows that a good education can improve his life.
A. therefore B. however C. because D. so 21. The light ... so we couldn’t see anything in the dark.
A. went on B. went off C. went by D. went out 22. Hurry up... you will miss the train.
A. so ... B. but C. and D. or
23. You should get a ... to check if there is any crack in the pipe.
A. electrician B. plumber C. carpenter D. goldsmith 24. He is now living with his family... a farm.
A. in B. on C. at D. from
25. ... weekends, the three boys help Mr. Parker with farm work.
A. From B. In C. Since D. On
26. Go and turn the faucet ... before the bathtub overflows.
A. on B. off C. over D. down
27. People use the Internet for many purposes, ...?
A. do they B. don’t they C. doesn’t it D. does it 28. “...?” “By bus.”
A. What did you take to get there B. How did you get there
C. Did you get there by motorbike D. How long did it take to get there 29. “Why don’t we have a look round the campus?” “...”
A. Yes, thanks. B. Yes, why not? C. It’s my pleasure. D. Do we?
30. “Would you like some bread?” “ ... I’m full.”
A. Yes, please. B. All right C. No, thanks D. Never mind
16. C 17. D 18. D 19. A 20. C
21. D 22. D 23. B 24. B 25. D
26. B 27. B 28. B 29. B 30. C
IV. There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. Find the mistakes and correct them.
Example: 00. I has been learning English for 4 years.
A B C D Answer: 00. A → have been
31. Vung Tau, that has a long beach, attracts many foreign visitors.
A B C D 32. A new department store was building in our town last month.
A B C D 33. Mary asked me how did I go to school every day.
A B C D
34. I haven’t visited Mr. Ba when he moved to his new house.
A B C D
35. You have to be back both 9 o’clock and 9.30 in the evening.
A B C D
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31. A. that → which 32. C. building → built
33. B. did I go → I went 34. B. when → since
35. C. both → between
V. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each question.
How many times have you used the electricity today? Here are a few of the electrical appliances you may have switched on: the light, the radio, the stove, the toaster, the refrigerator, the television, the washing machine.
For all these wonderful things and many more, you owe a “Thank you” to an English scientist named Michael Faraday, who is known as the Pioneer of the Electrical Age.
Of course, Faraday was not the first to discover electricity. The early Greeks learned they could get electrical spark by rubbing a piece of amber from certain pine trees. The Greek name for amber was “electron”, from which we get the word “electricity”. In 1752 the American inventor Benjamin Franklin performed his famous kite-flying experiment, and discovered that lightning is electricity.
In 1800 an Italian scientist named Volta invented the first electric battery, which produced a continuous flow of electricity. But the man who really put electricity to work was Michael Faraday.
He showed the world how to make electricity run a motor. Then he showed us how to make a motor produce electricity. His experiments were the beginning of the Electrical Age.
36. The early Greeks learned that they could... by rubbing a piece of amber.
A. produce a flow of electricity B. get an electrical light C. get an electrical spark D. get some energy 37. The word “electron” comes from...
A. English B. Italian C. Latin D. Greek
38. ... discovered that lighting is electricity.
A. Faraday B. Volta C. Franklin D. Greeks
39. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Faraday was the first to discover electricity.
B. Faraday showed the world how to make electricity run a motor.
C. Faraday showed the world how to make a motor produce electricity.
D. Faraday’s experiments were the beginning of the Electrical Age.
40. The best title for this passage is...
A. The Beginning of the Electrical Age B. The Pioneer of the Electrical Age C. Faraday, Franklin and Volta
D. The Three Great Men and Electricity
36. C 37. D 38. C 39. A 40. B
VI. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it.
41. Linh is a better cook than Hoa.
Hoa can’t ...
Hoa can’t cook as well as Linh (can).
42. “You’d better not lend that man any more money, Mary” said John.
John advised ...
John advised Mary not to lend that man any more money.
43. It was two-hour flight from Ha Noi to Ho Chi Minh City.
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It took...
It took two hours to fly from Ha Noi to Ho Chi Minh City.
44. We don’t have enough money, so we can’t buy that house.
If we ...
If we had enough money, we could/would buy that house.
45. Although Bill took a taxi, he still arrived late for the concert.
Despite ...
Despite taking a taxi, Bill still arrived late for the concert.
VII. Complete each sentence of the following letter.
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Hung,
46. I/ write/ give / you/ wonderful news.
46. I am writing to give you (some) wonderful news.
47. Daughter / take part/ school/ language contest/ and / luckily/ win/ first prize.
47. My daughter took part in the/her school language contest and luckily won the first prize.
48. We/ have/ small party/ July 10th.
48. We are going to have/are having a small party on July 10th. 49. You / think/ you / able/ come?
49. Do you think (that) you will be able to come?
50. We/ really/ look forward/ see/ both/ you again.
50. We really look forward to/are really looking forward to seeing both of you again.
Yours,
Mr. Binh
