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kỳ thi tuyển sinh vào lớp 10 thpt chuyên
Năm học 2013 - 2014
Môn thi: tiếng anh
Dành cho thí sinh dự thi vào lớp chuyên Toán, Lý,
Hoá, Sinh, Tin
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút
I/ (1,0 point) Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently
from the rest. Write your answers on the answer sheet.
1. slavery charity decorate parade
2. south outdoor cloud cough
3. author therefore weather these
4. doors students novels beds
5. hobby humor honest hole
II/ (3,0 points) Choose the best word or phrase to complete the following sentences. Write A, B, C
or D on your answer sheet.
1. I wish it ______ a holiday today.
A. were B. will be C. is D. be
2. The man ______ spoke to John is my brother.
A. whom B. whose C. who D. which
3. Would you mind ______ the door?
A. close B. closing C. to close D. to have closed
4. Paulo has learned English ______ five years.
A. since B. from C. to D. for
5. He failed his driving test ______ he didnt have enough lessons.
A. because B. however C. so D. but
6. Shell come home ______ April.
A. on B. in C. at D. for

Christmas concerts for their parents and communities. On Christmas Eve, family members gather around
the Christmas tree to sing traditional songs such as Jingle Bells and Silent Night and then give presents to
each other.
1. What are the popular traditions at Christmas?
2. Where is the evergreen tree put?
3. Where do children and their parents hang ornaments?
4. What do they do as they decorate their home?
5. What do the family members often do on Christmas Eve?
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IV/ (1,5 points) Choose the word that best fits the blank space in the following passage. Write A, B,
C or D on your answer sheet.
When you think of a language, you probably think of speaking and writing. There is, (1)______,
another kind of language - a sign one. It is called body language. People speak body language by the
(2)______ they sit, stand, look and walk, without saying a word.
Some body language is the (3)______ all over the world. All people smile when they're happy and
open their eyes wide when they are surprised. (4)______ body language is different in different
countries.
For example, when native English speakers talk, they stand quite close. All a friend to stand near
you, hold out your arms. If your fingers just touch the person's shoulder, you're at the (5)______ that
English speakers find comfortable.
1. A. indeed B. though C. however D. therefore
2. A. way B. action C. mode D. style
3. A. similar B. familiar C. equal D. same
4. A. Others B. Other C. The other D. The others
5. A. distance B. line C. length D. path
V/ (1,5 points) Complete the following sentences, using the words or phrases suggested. Write
your answers on the answer sheet.
1. If / I / be / you / I / not buy / that dictionary.
2. I / amazed / you / win / first prize / English speaking contest.
3. Nga / very tired / last night / however / she / have to / finish / homework.

4. measure release treasure pleasure
5. people possible psychology pleased
II/ (3,0 points) Choose the best word or phrase to complete the following sentences. Write A, B, C
or D on your answer sheet.
1. The event happened ________ 7.00 ________ the evening.
A. in / at B. to / in C. at / to D. at / in
2. We havent seen each other ________ last January.
A. for B. on C. since D. in
3. We are going to ________ our 20
th
wedding anniversary. Please come and stay.
A. occur B. celebrate C. do D. parade
4. If Nam were rich, he ________ around the world.
A. travel B. will travel C. traveled D. would travel
5. The film about ________ they are talking is fantastic.
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A. who B. which C. whom D. that
6. He ________ his job last month and since then he ________out of work.
A. lost / was B. was lost / has been C. has lost / was D. lost / has been
7. Who will ________ the children while you go out to work?
A. look for B. look up C. look after D. look at
8. I don't suppose you like pineapples, ________?
A. do I B. do you C. don't I D. don't you
9. She didn’t work hard enough, ________ she lost her job.
A. so B. but C. although D. yet
10. Trung: “Why do you think most people learn English?” - Phong: “________”.
A. All of them are B. I heard it was very good
C. Very often it’s to get a better job D. Because I like it
11. We decided ________ because of the bad weather.
A. not gone out B. not go out C. not to go out D. not going out

year round. Some have cottages built in a village (3) ______ that they can go there whenever they can
find the time.
English villages are not alike, but in some ways they are not very different (4) ______ each
other. Almost every village has a church, the round or square tower of which can be seen from many
miles around. Surrounding the church is the church yard, (5) ______ people are buried.
V/ (1,5 points) Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting. Write A, B, C or D on
your answer sheet.
1. I spent a long time to do that work, but in the end I finished it.
A B C D
2. Although he was very tired, but he tried to complete his assignments on time.
A B C D
3. Sixty minutes are too short for me to finish this test.
A B C D
4. The water and land around the chemical factory are serious polluted.
A B C D
5. John congratulated me with my passing the entrance examination.
A B C D
VI/ (1,5 points) Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the
same as the sentence printed before it. Write your answers on the answer sheet.
1. “Can I borrow your typewriter, Jane?” asked Peter.
 Peter asked Jane ________________________________________________
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2. The architect has drawn plans for an extension to the house.
 Plans for ______________________________________________________
3. I haven’t eaten this kind of food before.
 This is the first _________________________________________________
4. Stop talking or you won’t understand the lesson.
 If you ________________________________________________________
5. The value of Sterling has fallen considerably in the past week.
 There has _____________________________________________________

1. Nobody knows who invented the wheel, ______?
A. do they B. don’t they C. does it D. doesn’t it
2. ________ having the best qualifications among all the applicants, Justin was not offered the job.
A. Although B. While C. In spite of D. Despite of
3. You have been reading for four hours. This book _____ be very interesting.
A. can B. might C. must D. should
4. English is ________ used in the world.
A. wide B. widely C. wider D. widen
5. I can’t believe that you ______ all the five exercises. You just started ten minutes ago.
A. have finished B. will finish C. finished D. finishing
6. I can still vividly remember my father ______ me to ride a bicycle.
A. to teach B. teaching C. taught D. to have taught
7. My brother runs a business ______ he proves to have managerial skills.
A. however B. otherwise C. and D. but
8. The state laws limit the speed ______ motorists are permitted to drive.
A. at which B. which C. that D. where
9. ______ today, she would get home by Friday.
A. Would she leave B. Was she leaving C. Were she to leave D. If she leaves
10. He is _______ a lot of study pressure to win a place at university.
A. for B. under C. in D. with
11. Shy people often find it difficult to ________ group discussions.
A. take place in B. take part in C. get on with D. get in touch with
12. I live in a pleasant room _______ the garden.
A. to overlook B. overlooking C. overlooked D. which overlooking
13. No one knows what the ______ of the explosion is.
A. source B. cause C. reaction D. reason
14. I really can’t ______ the twins apart. They look so alike.
A. say B. talk C. take D. tell
15. The _______ age of the girls in this class is sixteen.
A. general B. average C. equal D. usual

English is the first language of many people in countries outside the United Kingdom.
When you (1)______ speakers of English from around the world, you (2)______ notice that they
do not all speak in the same way. There are also some (3)______ in the words they use, including the
names of (4)______ objects that are part of everyone’s daily life. But although pronunciation and
(5)______ are not the same everywhere, it is interesting that English speakers (6)______ opposite
sides of the world can understand (7)______ other quite easily. It does not seem to (8)______ where
they learnt the language. And of course this is one reason why speakers of other languages are keen
(9)______ learning English too. If you know English, you are more (10)______ to be able to study or
work in all sorts of exciting places, such as the United States or Australia.
1. A. recognise B. meet C. find D. attend
2. A. originally B. strangely C. curiously D. immediately
3. A. mistakes B. corrections C. changes D. differences
4. A. common B. popular C. favourite D. general
5. A. reading B. composition C. dictation D. vocabulary
6. A. to B. in C. from D. at
7. A. each B. one C. the D. some
8. A. mind B. care C. matter D. worry
9. A. by B. on C. to D. for
10
.
A. likely B. certainly C. possibly D. luckily
II. Read the following passage and choose the best answer to complete the sentences. Write A, B,
C or D on your answer sheet. (0,5 point)
Isn’t it amazing how much time we spend talking about food?, “Have you ever eaten ?”,
“What did you have for lunch?” and so on. And yet when you travel from one country to another,
you find that people have quite different feelings about food. People often feel that what they eat is
normal, and that what other people eat is strange or silly.
In most part of Asia, for example, no meal is complete without rice. In England, people eat
potatoes every day. In the Middle East, bread is the main part of every meal. Eating, like so many
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Although the world’s energy resources (1) __________ taken many millions of years to
produce, we (2) __________ quickly beginning to exhaust these supplies. Recently UN committee
reported that (3) __________ world’s oil and gas supplies would (4) __________ about 100 years if
used carefully.
The report stated that there (5) __________ be enough oil and gas for a century only if the
present demand could (6) __________ controlled. If the demand continued (7) __________ grow,
the report said that fuel supplies would last for less (8) __________ forty years. According to the
report, the governments now (9) __________ steps to control the amounts of fossil fuels (10)
__________ are used.
PART D: (4,0 points) WRITING
I. Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting. Write A, B, C or D on your answer
sheet. (1,0 point)
1. Do you make the children to do the morning exercise every day?
A B C D
2. There was nothing specially about his clothes apart from his flowery tie.
A B C D
3. He promised to telephone though I have never heard from him again.
A B C D
4. My big dog is perfectly harmful, and has never been known to attack anyone.
A B C D
5. Near the park is a famous landmark calling the Unification Palace.
A B C D
6. All Mike's friends felt sorry about him when he had to give up playing football.
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A B C D
7. We couldn’t find the man who car was blocking our driveway.
A B C D
8. A large number of people was killed during the earthquake in China in May 2012.
A B C D
9. The dentist g a

it has the same meaning as the first. You must use between three and five words. DO NOT
CHANGE THE WORD GIVEN IN CAPITAL. Write your answer on the answer sheet. (1,0
point)
1. If Alice hadn’t been delayed in the traffic, she would be here by now. (PREVENTED)
 The traffic _______________________________ on time.
2. It’s a long time since our last conversation. (SPOKEN)
 We haven’t _________________________________ a long time.
3. I was strongly impressed by the performance of that young singer. (IMPRESSION)
 The performance of that singer ____________________________ me.
4. John failed to find the source of the River Nile. (SUCCEED)
 John didn’t ________________________________ the source of the River Nile.
5. Without tourism, this area wouldn’t have much income. (DEPENDS)
 This area ______________________________________ its income.
III. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence printed before it. Write your answers on the answer sheet. (2,0 points)
1. Roger doesn’t play tennis as well as he used to.
 Roger used to ___________________________________________________________
2. I don’t have enough money with me now; otherwise I will buy that coat.
 If I ____________________________________________________________________
3. She thought it was too difficult for her to finish her work by lunchtime.
 She found ______________________________________________________________
4. He speaks more persuasively than his brother.
 He is __________________________________________________________________
5. “Shall I carry the suitcase for you, Pauline?” said John.
 John ___________________________________________________________________
6. You needn’t go to that meeting.
 It isn’t __________________________________________________________________
7. My birthday party was held in an expensive restaurant.
 The restaurant ___________________________________________________________
8. It was wrong of you to allow a three-year-old child to walk home alone.

Christmas are decorating the homes and singing the Christmas carols.
2. (It is put) in the corner of the living room. // Inside, an evergreen tree is usually placed in the corner of
the living room.
3. (They hang ornaments) on the branches.
4. They often put on Christmas record. // As the families decorate their homes, they often put on
Christmas record.
5. They gather around the (Christmas) tree to sing traditional songs and then give presents to each
other. // On Christmas Eve, family members gather around the Christmas tree to sing traditional songs
such as Jingle Bells and Silent Night and then give presents to each other.
* Nếu có sai sót, tuỳ theo mức độ Giám khảo có thể trừ 1/3 hoặc 2/3 số điểm thành phần.
IV/ (1,5 điểm) Mỗi đáp án đúng đợc 0,3 điểm.
1. C. however 2. A. way 3. D. same 4. B. Other 5. A. distance
V/ (1,5 điểm) Mỗi câu viết đúng đợc 0,3 điểm.
1. If I were you // I wouldnt buy that dictionary.
2. I am amazed (that) // you won the first prize // in the English speaking contest.
3. Nga was very tired last night // however, she had to finish // her homework.
4. The school (where / at which) // we are studying now // has excellent reputation.
The school (which) // we are studying at now // has excellent reputation.
5. You may find it // hard to accept // your (his/ her/ ) illness.
* Trong từng câu viết lại, nếu thí sinh có sai sót phần nào, Giám khảo trừ điểm thành phần của phần đó.
VI/ (1,5 điểm) Mỗi câu viết đúng đợc 0,3 điểm.
1. We havent decorated // this house for two years.
2. Tom said (that) he // lived in a small house // with his parents.
3. Books should be // arranged into sections (by you).
4. Unless you are careful // you will cut yourself with that knife.
5. My mother is a better // cook // than my sister.
* Trong từng câu viết lại, nếu thí sinh có sai sót phần nào, Giám khảo trừ điểm thành phần của phần đó.
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* Nếu có sai sót, tuỳ theo mức độ Giám khảo có thể trừ 1/3 hoặc 2/3 số điểm thành phần.
IV/ (1,5 điểm) Mỗi đáp án đúng đợc 0,3 điểm.
1. more 2. for 3. so 4. from 5. where
V/ (1,5 điểm) Mỗi câu viết đúng đợc 0,3 điểm.
1. B 2. B 3. A 4. D 5. C
VI/ (1,5 điểm) Mỗi câu viết đúng đợc 0,3 điểm.
1. Peter asked Jane if // he could // borrow her typewriter.
2. Plans for an extension to the house // have been // drawn by the architect.
3. This is the first time // I have // eaten this kind of food.
4. If you dont // stop talking // you wont understand the lesson.
5. There has been // a considerable // fall in the value of Sterling in the past week.
* Trong từng câu viết lại, nếu thí sinh có sai sót phần nào, Giám khảo trừ điểm thành phần của phần
đó.
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SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
HƯNG YÊN
ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC .
HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM
ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN
NĂM HỌC 2013 - 2014
Môn: TIẾNG ANH
(Dành cho thí sinh thi vào lớp chuyên Tiếng Anh)
(Hướng dẫn chấm gồm 02 trang)
Part A: Phonetics (0,5 điểm) Mỗi từ xác định đúng được 0,1 điểm
1. D. describe 2. B. encourage 3. C. misunderstand 4. A. intelligent 5. D. continuous
* Lưu ý: Thí sinh chỉ cần viết đáp án A, B, C hoặc D
Part B: Vocabulary and grammar (3,0 điểm)
I. (2,0 điểm) Mỗi đáp án đúng được 0,1 điểm
1. A. do they 2. C. In spite of 3. C. must 4. B. widely 5. A. have finished

smell
5. B. there is …
III. (1,0 điểm) Mỗi đáp án đúng được 0,1 điểm
1. have 2. are 3. the 4. last 5. would
6. be 7. to 8. than 9. take 10. which/ that
Part D: Writing (4,0 điểm)
I. (1,0 điểm) Mỗi đáp án đúng được 0,1 điểm
1. C 2. B 3. B 4. B 5. C
6. C 7. B 8. B 9. D 10. A
II. (1,0 điểm) Mỗi câu viết đúng được 0,2 điểm
1. If Alice hadn’t been delayed in the traffic, she would be here by now. (PREVENTED)
 The traffic PREVENTED ALICE FROM BEING HERE on time.
2. It’s a long time since our last conversation. (SPOKEN)
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 We haven’t SPOKEN TO EACH OTHER FOR a long time.
3. I was strongly impressed by the performance of that young singer. (IMPRESSION)
 The performance of that singer MADE A STRONG IMPRESSION ON me.
4. John failed to find the source of the River Nile. (SUCCEED)
 John didn’t SUCCEED IN FINDING the source of the River Nile.
5. Without tourism, this area wouldn’t have much income. (DEPENDS)
 This area DEPENDS (LARGELY / MOSTLY) ON TOURISM FOR its income.
* Nếu có sai sót, tuỳ theo mức độ Giám khảo có thể trừ 1/2 số điểm thành phần.
III. (2,0 điểm) Mỗi câu viết đúng được 0,2 điểm
1. Roger used to play tennis better than he does now.
2. If I had enough money with me now, I would buy that coat.
3. She found it difficult to finish her work by lunchtime.
4. He is a more persuasive speaker than his brother.
5. John offered to carry the suitcase for Pauline.
6. It isn’t necessary for you to go to that meeting.
7. The restaurant in which my birthday party was held was expensive.