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GIÁO VIÊN: PHẠM THỊ THANH HƯƠNG KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 THPT

PTTH CHUYÊN TRẦN PHÚ NĂM HỌC 2021 - 2022


HẢI PHÒNG ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
(Tuyển học sinh chuyên)
1822 FURTHER.C N10

NGÀY 17-12-2021 Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
LƯU Ý: - Thí sinh làm bài vào phiếu trả lời. Đề thi không thu lại.
- Đề thi gồm 6 trang. Tổng điểm: 100. NAME: …………………………………………
- Thí sinh không được sử dụng bất cứ tài liệu gì. CLASS: ………………………………………..

A. CONSTRUCTED-RESPONSE QUESTIONS (65 pts)


I. LISTENING (15 pts)
Part 1. You will hear an interview with an engineer called Roger Moffar, whose working life has changed
dramatically over the last ten years. For questions 1 – 7, choose the correct answer A, B, C or D. (5 points)
1. The interviewer says that Roger is the kind of person who ___.
A. is reluctant to try something different. B. does not want to spend his money.
C. enjoys entertaining others. D. is happy to reveal the tricks of his trade.
2. How did Roger feel initially about what happened ten years ago?
A. angry B. resigned C. depressed D. disinterested
3. Roger regards his early days in business as ___.
A. frustrating B. demanding C. irrelevant D. boring
4. What does Roger feel is the greatest benefit of running his own business?
A. He arranges his free time as he pleases B. He gets on better with other people
C. He has more leisure time than before. D. He is free of an environment he disliked.
5. What is Roger’s attitude toward his future?
A. He considers his position to be no less secure than before
B. He thinks he will be more vulnerable than he used to be.
C. He’d feel financially more secure working for someone else.
D. He considers himself too old to change direction again.
6. Which description best sums up Roger’s appraisal of engineers?
A. dedicated workers B. creative artists
C. well- balanced realists D. powerful leaders
7. What does Roger find most satisfying about the “tools of his trade”?
A. They are intricate beyond belief. B. They are the creations of colleagues.
C. They are theoretical in design. D. They are exciting to contemplate.
Part 2. You will hear a teacher talking to students about how to read faster. For questions 1-10, complete the
sentences with a word or short phrase. (10 pts)
Speed reading is about learning new (1) ___, not just reading in the same way but more quickly. Start by (2) ___ your
reading speed. The most important thing is not to say the words (3) ___. To avoid pronouncing the words, run a (4)
___ along the lines of text quite quickly. Unlike verbs and nouns, many words in a text don’t carry (5) ___. Focus on
groups of words, like blocks of (6) ___ seen from an aeroplane. Use paragraph (7) ___ to get an overall idea of the
general topic. The (8) ___ sentences often give you an idea of the meaning of a paragraph. Re-reading parts of a text
is a sign that you don't have the (9) ___ to continue reading it. Try to (10) ___ what you have read to see if you
remember the main points.
II. LEXICO – GRAMMAR (30 pts)
PART 1. Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete each sentence. Write your answers on
your answer sheet. (10 pts)
1. She was suffering from headaches and ___ at night. REST
2. She decided to take a nap even though she was ___ to sleeping in the afternoon. CUSTOM
3. It's unlikely that the hospital will be closed in the ___ future. SEE
4. After a heart attack, you have to live calmly and be careful not to ___ things. DO
5. You can't act ___ and then expect me to take the blame. RESPONSIBLE
6. If you don’t hang out with your friends, they’ll consider you weird and ___. SOCIETY
7. The pieces he is reading are adapted from the writings of ___ and novelist Michael Frayn. PLAY
8. The foreign aid budget has been virtually ___ from $18m to just over $10m. HALF
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9. The agency will make travel arrangements for you. ___, you can organize your own transport. ALTERNATE
10. A service was held in ___of local soldiers killed in the war. REMEMBER
Part 2. Fill in each gap with a suitable phrasal verb in the correct form or tense to complete each of the
following sentences. (10 pts)
a. Let’s run ___ the details of the arrangements just once more.
b. She's totally wild ___ him.
c. We existed ___ a diet of rice and very little else.
d. No one expected the government to stand ___ the agreement.
e. Soviet citizens were prohibited ___ travelling abroad.
f. Hundreds of people turned ___ in the rain to see the prince.
g. She is, ___ reputation, very difficult to please.
h. She was discharged ___ the police force for bad conduct.
i. He was banned ___ driving for six months.
j. Firefighters were ___ the scene immediately.
Part 3. The passage below contains 10 mistakes in spelling, grammar and word form. UNDERLINE the
mistakes and WRITE THEIR CORRECT FORMS in the space provided. (10 pts)
Line
1 Too many parents have a tough time get clear and accessible information about the public schools at their
2 communities. That is why President Clinton had announced an initiative requiring all states to produce annual
3 reports cards that are easily understood by and widely distributing to parents and the public, for each school,
4 school district and the state as a whole. The report cards will include information to student achievement,
5 teacher professionally qualifications, class size, school safety and other factors that will help parents judging
6 the overall performance of the schools. President Clinton’s proposal will help ensure which parents in every
7 state have access to the information they need to determine the quality of their schools and identity areas in
8 which improvement is needed.
III. READING (5 pts)
Read the following passage carefully and fill each numbered blank with ONE suitable word. Write your
answers on your answer sheet. (5 pts)
Kite surfing
It’s the fastest-growing watersport in the world. Five years ago, there were a few hundred kite surfers in the UK. Now
the number (1) ___ nearer 10 000. Kite surfers use the wind to sail across the water on a surfboard. The kite is
attached (2) ___ the rider's waist by a harness and controlled by a bar. It’s thrilling to watch the brightly coloured kites
zipping through the skies, pulling their riders at enormous speed. But it's even (3) ___ thrilling to do it. Aaron Hadlow,
the wonderkid of the sport, explains the appeal. 'There's so (4) ___ you can do. You can ride waves, jump high or just
cruise around. You can also go out in risky conditions and scare yourself - it's definitely high adrenalin.' Hadlow tried
it out at the (5) ___ of 10 and started competing when he was 12. Three years later, he was world champion, a title
he has held (6) ___ four years. Richard Gowers, chairman of the British Kite Surfing Association, says the sport is
popular (7) ___ it is so easy to learn. ‘You don't have to be superhuman to do it. It normally (8) ___ two to three days
to master the basics. (9) ___ of the best things is that you don't need a lot of equipment. You can pack (10) ___ all in
the back of a car.’
IV. WRITING (15 pts)
Part 1. Finish the second sentence in such a way that its meaning is similar to that of the original one. Write
your answers on your answer sheet. (10 pts)
1. I'm absolutely sure that he didn’t break the window on purpose.
He can’t ..................................................................................................................................................................
2. Laura had no difficulty in making friends when she studied abroad.
Laura found ............................................................................................................................................................
3. People say that there are only 2 tigers left in this forest.
There are ................................................................................................................................................................
4. There is so much uncertainty that all the financial markets remain closed.
Such........................................................................................................................................................................
5. I was particularly impressed by her accent-free pronunciation.
What .......................................................................................................................................................................
6. Children and older people are much more prone to infection than young adults.
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Children and older people pick ...............................................................................................................................
7. It’s nobody’s fault that the match was cancelled.
Nobody is to............................................................................................................................................................
8. The only thing that makes this job worthwhile is the money.
Were .......................................................................................................................................................................
9. No one could explain why the money had disappeared.
No one could account.............................................................................................................................................
10. When it comes to punctuality, Fiona really takes after her mother.
As far as .................................................................................................................................................................
Part 2. Rewrite each of the sentences below in such a way that its meaning is similar to that of the original
one, using the word(s) given in brackets. Do not change this word in any way. Write your answers on your
answer sheet. (NO MORE THAN 5 WORDS) (5 pts)
1. This part of the building can only be accessed by authorized staff. RESTRICTED
Access to this part of .................................................................................................................... authorized staff.
2. He thinks his friends do not appreciate him. GRANTED
He dislikes ........................................................................................................................................ by his friends.
3. She had four daughters. The youngest of them was her favourite. APPLE
She had four daughters, the youngest of whom was.............................................................................................
4. The failure of the company was incredibly disappointing. BITTERLY
.................................................................................................................................... the failure of the company.
5. Being in prison seems to have changed Kevin’s behaviour for the better. LEAF
Kevin has ....................................................................................................................... since he got out of prison.
B. MULTIPLE – CHOICE QUESTIONS (35 pts)
I. PHONOLOGY (5 pts)
Part 1. Choose the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group.
Write your answers A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. (2.5 pts)
1. A. whistle B. costly C. ballet D. depot
2. A. northern B. within C. thorough D. although
3. A. service B. commerce C. determine D. persuade
4. A. adequate B. associate C. donate D. fascinate
5. A. quota B. conquer C. qualitative D. questionable
Part 2. Choose the word whose main stress position is placed differently from that of the others in each
group. Write your answers A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. (2.5 pts)
1. A. admirable B. desirable C. believable D. hospitable
2. A. magnificent B. oceanic C. mechanical D. miraculous
3. A. overtax B. overcoat C. overcome D. overnight
4. A. prerequisite B. academy C. certificate D. kindergarten
5. A. unofficially B. absolutely C. individually D. advantageously
II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence. Write your answers A, B, C or D on your
answer sheet. (10 pts)
1. The roots of plants which grow on the prairies can ___ fires, which sometimes sweep across the plains, and
remain alive to send up new shoots.
A. avoid B. anticipate C. withstand D. withhold
2. A new law was passed to obtain more ___ for the government.
A. respect B. power C. revenue D. excuses
3. Buying a yellow car was a mistake. I ___ it - everyone thinks I drive a taxi!
A. didn’t need buying B. shouldn't have bought
C. ought to not have bought D. couldn’t have bought
4. Nancy: “Doesn't it cost an arm and a leg for Linda to attend a private college?”
Betty: ‘’___.’’
A. It does, but her grandparents are footing the bill.
B. Sorry, I don't have any money either.
C. Are you kidding? I think you paid through the nose for it.
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D. Yes, I do, but at least I don't have one now.
5. Danny: ‘It’ll be easy to pick her out in that bright red coat of hers.’
John: ‘But she ___ the red coat! She has given it away already.’
A. will not be wearing B. hasn’t worn
C. hasn’t been wearing D. is not wearing
6. It is recommended that he ___ a gallon of water with him if he wants to hike to the bottom of the Grand
Canyon.
A. takes B. take C. taking D. to take
7. The marsh is an area of great scientific interest ___ its wild flowers.
A. in recognition of B. in the event of C. as a means of D. on account of
8. When we went to Egypt he knew ___ no Arabic, but within six months he had become extremely fluent.
A. entirely B. virtually C. barely D. scarcely
9. Charles was so ___ that he was exhausted after just half a day on the building site.
A. out of shape B. at a loose end C. by the board D. for the best
10. Anne: ‘You haven’t been to the bank today, have you?’ Barbara: ‘___’
A. Yes, I haven’t. I’m busy. B. No, I have. I got some money.
C. No, I haven’t any money. D. No, I haven’t. I’m about to.
11. I think I understand the nuts and ___ of the operation.
A. screws B. hammer C. nails D. bolts
12. Misuse of the world’s resources is one of the ___ issues of our times.
A. burning B. heating C. firing D. boiling
13. You have to ___ to get a job like this.
A. keep your eyes open B. be on pins and needles
C. jump through so many hoops D. be on tenterhooks
14. That night there was ___ amazing sky, full of ___ different colours.
A. Ø – Ø B. the – Ø C. Ø – the D. an – Ø
15. The fashion model is said ___ by her agent while working at a restaurant.
A. to have discovered B. to have been discovered
C. to discover D. to be discovered
16. I suppose coal fires aren't very convenient, ___?
A. don’t I B. do I C. are they D. aren’t they
17. Jeremy, who you are talking to me about, is ___ Jonathan.
A. not so fast a runner as B. not quite a as fast runner as
C. nearly not as like fast runner as D. not like as faster runner than
18. Of all the cereals, rice is the one ___ food for more people than any of the other grain crops.
A. it provides B. that providing C. provides D. that provides
19. They were ___ with excitement at the thought of seeing the sea.
A. acting out B. bubbling over C. jumping on D. sweeping away
20. ___ led to his sentence of six years in prison.
A. That his part in the bribery
B. That is his part in the bribery
C. It was his part in the bribery that
D. It is that his part in the bribery
III. READING (20 pts)
Part 1. Read the passage below and choose the correct word to complete each numbered blank. Write your
answers A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. (5 pts)
AN ORANGE A DAY KEEPS THE DOCTOR AWAY
Most people today know how important it is to have a (1) ___ diet. If for some reason this is not possible we have available
to us a wide (2) ___ of dietary supplements including vitamins and minerals. One of the earliest researchers to recognize the
role dietary deficiencies (3) ___ in disease was the Scottish surgeon, James Lind. Lind analysed the diets of thousands of
British sailors who had taken long sea voyages and discovered that they ate (4) ___. Or no fresh fruit such as lemons or
oranges. He (5) ___ to the conclusion that a lack of these fruits led to the disease (6) ___ as a “scurvy”. Scurvy had occurred
(7) ___ human history during times of warfare and famine when people could not get fresh foods like fruit, vegetables and
meat. However, when Europeans began to make long voyages of exploration in the fifteen and sixteen centuries the problem
(8) ___ more acute. By the eighteenth century, more sailors were dying of scurvy on British ships than as a result of warfare.
Lind proved his theory by (9) ___ the crew of one ship with a supply of fresh lemon juice and comparing the health of the
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sailors at the end of a long voyage with a second crew that had had only conventional meals. Many of this second group of
sailors developed scurvy while the crew who had had (10) ___ to the lemon juice were healthy.
1. A. equal B. even C. careful D. balanced
2. A. range B. collection C. set D. series
3. A. do B. make C. play D. affect
4. A. little B. few C. scarce D. less
5. A. reached B. came C. arrived D. got
6. A. called B. named C. known D. well-known
7. A. along B. over C. in D. throughout
8. A. turned B. turned out C. came D. became
9. A. providing B. giving C. delivering D. bringing
10. A. access B. right C. permission D. admission
Part 2. Read the passage below and choose the correct answer for each question. Write your answers on
your answer sheet. (5 pts)
Many ants forage across the countryside in large numbers and undertake mass migrations; these activities proceed
because one ant lays a trail on the ground for the others to follow. As a worker ant returns home after finding a source of food,
it marks the route by intermittently touching its stinger to the ground and depositing a tiny amount of trail pheromone – a
mixture of chemicals that delivers diverse messages as the context changes. These trails incorporate no directional
information and may be followed by other ants in either direction. Unlike some other messages, such as the one arising from
a dead ant, a food trail has to be kept secret from members of other species. It is not surprising then than ant species use a
wide variety of compounds as trail pheromones. Ants can be extremely sensitive to these signals. Investigators working with
the trail pheromone of the leafcutter ant Attatexana calculated that one milligram of this substance would suffice to lead a
column of ants three times around Earth. The vapor of the evaporating pheromone over the trail guides an ant along the way,
and the ant detects this signal with receptors in its antennae. A trail pheromone will evaporate to furnish the highest
concentration of vapor right over the trail, in what is called a vapor space. In following the trail, the ant moves to the right and
left, oscillating from side to side across the line of the trail itself, bringing first one and then the other antenna arrives in the
vapor space. The signal it receives causes it to swing to the left, and the ant then pursues this new course until its right antenna
reaches the vapor space. It then swings back to the right, and so weaves back and forth down the trail.
1. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The mass migration of ants
B. How ants mark and follow a chemical trail
C. Different species of ants around the world
D. The information contained in pheromones
2. The word “forage” in the passage is closest in meaning to ___.
A. look up B. walk toward C. revolve around D. search for food
3. According to the passage, why do ants use different compounds as trail pheromones?
A. To reduce their sensitivity to some chemicals
B. To attract different types of ants
C. To protect their trail from other species
D. To indicate how far away the food is
4. According to the passage, how are ants guided by trail pheromones?
A. They concentrate on the smell of food.
B. They follow an ant who is familiar with the trail
C. They avoid the vapor spaces by moving in a straight line.
D. They sense the vapor through their antennae.
5. According to the passage, the highest amount of pheromone vapor is found
A. in the receptors of the ants B. just above the trail
C. in the source of food D. under the soil along the trail
Part 3. Read the passage below and choose the correct answer for each question. Write your answers on
your answer sheet. (10 pts)
During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, almost nothing was written about the contributions of women during the
colonial period and the early history of the newly formed United States. Lacking the right to vote and absent from the seats of
power, women were not considered an important force in history. Anne Bradstreet wrote some significant poetry in the
seventeenth century, Mercy Otis Warren produced the best contemporary history of the American Revolution, and Abigail
Adams penned important letters showing she exercised great political influence over her husband, John, the second President

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of the United States. But little or no notice was taken of these contributions. During these centuries, women remained invisible
in history books.
Throughout the nineteenth century, this lack of visibility continued, despite the efforts of female authors writing about
women. These writers, like most of their male counterparts, were amateur historians. Their writings were celebratory in
nature, and they were uncritical in their selection and use of sources.
During the nineteenth century, however, certain feminists showed a keen sense of history by keeping records of activities
in which women were engaged. National, regional, and local women’s organizations compiled accounts of their doings.
Personal correspondence, newspaper clippings, and souvenirs were saved and stored. These sources form the core of the
two greatest collections of women’s history in the United States one at the Elizabeth and Arthur Schlesinger Library at Radcliffe
College, and the other the Sophia Smith Collection at Smith College. Such sources have provided valuable materials for later
Generations of historians.
Despite the gathering of more information about ordinary women during the nineteenth Century, most of the writings about
women conformed to the “great women” theory of History, just as much of mainstream American history concentrated on
“great men.” To demonstrate that women were making significant contributions to American life, female authors singled out
women leaders and wrote biographies, or else important women produced their autobiographies. Most of these leaders were
involved in public life as reformers, activists working for women’s right to vote, or authors, and were not representative at all
of the great of ordinary women. The lives of ordinary people continued, generally, to be untold in the American histories being
published.
1. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The role of literature in early American histories
B. The place of American women in written histories
C. The keen sense of history shown by American women
D. The “great women” approach to history used by American historians
2. The word “contemporary” in the 1st paragraph means that the history was
A. informative B. thoughtful C. written at that time D. faultfinding
3. In the first paragraph, Bradstreet, Warren, and Adams are mentioned to show that ___.
A. a woman’s status was changed by marriage
B. even the contributions of outstanding women were ignored
C. only three women were able to get their writing published
D. poetry produced by women was more readily accepted than other writing by women
4. The word “celebratory” in the 2nd paragraph means that the writings referred to ___.
A. related to parties B. religious C. serious D. full of praise
5. The word “they” in the 2nd paragraph refers to ___.
A. efforts B. authors C. counterparts D. sources
6. In the 2nd paragraph, what weakness in nineteenth-century histories does the author point out?
A. They put too much emphasis on daily activities
B. They left out discussion of the influence of money on politics.
C. The sources of the information they were based on were not necessarily accurate.
D. They were printed on poor-quality paper.
7. On the basis of information in the third paragraph, which of the following would most likely have been
collected by nineteenth-century feminist organizations?
A. Newspaper accounts of presidential election results
B. Biographies of John Adams
C. Letters from a mother to a daughter advising her how to handle a family problem
D. Books about famous graduates of the country’s first college
8. What use was made of the nineteenth-century women’s history materials in the Schlesinger Library and the
Sophia Smith Collection?
A. They were combined and published in a multivolume encyclopedia
B. They formed the basis of college courses in the nineteenth century.
C. They provided valuable information for twentieth- century historical researchers.
D. They were shared among women’s colleges throughout the United States.
9. In the last paragraph, the author mentions all of the following as possible roles of nineteenth- century “great
women” EXCEPT ___.
A. authors B. reformers
C. activists for women’s rights D. politicians
10. The word “representative” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to ___.
A. typical B. satisfied C. supportive D. distinctive
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