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KÌ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10 NĂM HỌC 2014-2015
Đề thi môn: Tiếng Anh – Ngày thi 20/06/2014
Thời gian làm bài 60 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Mã: 09 – Khối THPT Chuyên
SECTION A: PHONETICS
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
01. A. nurse B. bury C. hurt D. curly
02. A. rays B. bays C. days D. says
03. A. laughed B. sacred C. naked D. wicked
04. A. grew B. threw C. knew D. flew
05. A. leaf B. knife C. café D. of
06. A. thousand B. proudly C. southern D. foul
07. A. situation B. question C. safety D. statue
08. A. alone B. own C. post D. cost
09. A. college B. colleague C. luggage D. huge
10. A. this B. thigh C. wealthy D. width
SECTION B: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
I. Choose the best answer from A, B, C, or D that fits each blank.
11. We usually write to each other _______.
A. every two weeks B. every week twice C. two every week D. none is correct
12. If you look _______ the book, you can find what you need.
A. at B. for C. up D. through
13. Do you think we’ll find a solution _______ the problem?
A. to B. for C. of D. about
14. I feel sick now. I wish I _______ so much cake.
A. not ate B. didn’t eat C. hadn’t eaten D. wouldn’t have eaten
15. _______ for the fact that he was working abroad, he would willingly have helped with the project.

29. You can stay here _______ you don’t make a loud noise.
A. as much as B. as long as C. as soon as D. as far as
30. _______ interested in that subject, I would try to learn more about it.
A. Should I B. I was C. If I am D. Were I
31. Sue was offered a job as a translator but she _______.
A. gave it away B. turned it down C. made it up D. filled it in
32. The building has a smoke detector … any fires can be detected immediately.
A. so that B. if C. such as D. as if
33. Not until 1856 _______ across the Mississippi River.
A. the first bridge was built B. was the first bridge built
C. the first building a bridge D. the bridge building was
II. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
34. Rebecca (wear) _______ a new dress today because it is her birthday.
35+36. He (die) _______ of cancer last year. He must (smoke) _______ a lot.
37+38. I don’t think it is worth (spend) _______ money on it. It (be) _______ there in the shop for ages.
39. It’s time we (do) _______ something to stop road accidents.
40. (Convince) _______ that they were trying to poison him, he refused to eat anything.
41. You should wear several layers of clothing (keep) _______ warm.
42. Up to now it (visit) _______ by thousands of people.
43. Cuckoos (not – build) _______ nests. They use the nests of other birds.
III. Use the word given in Capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same
line. There is an example at the beginning (00).
KEEPING WELL
Most people would be in (00) agreement with the idea, often
put forward by doctors, that we should avoid taking medicines
unnecessarily. Even people with only (44)_______ medical
knowledge say that it is not (45)_______ to take aspirin, for example,
whenever you have a (46)_______ or some other minor ailments. It is
certainly true that people have tended to become very (47)_______ on
pills when in any kind of discomfort, rather than simply waiting for the

A B C D
58. Japan is the country where occurs the most earthquakes in the world.
A B C D
59. There is still evidence for people to believe in the exist of UFOs.
A B C D
60. Fountain pens first became commercial available about a hundred years ago.
A B C D
61. I like to go to the countryside and my little sister does, either.
A B C D
62. We are confident that we will be ability to persuade our friends to keep the school clean.
A B C D
63. The town we visited was a four-days journey from our hotel, so we took the train instead of the bus.
A B C D
Example. 00. The thief asked her handing over her money.
A B C D
Answer: 00. C → to hand
SECTION C: READING
I. Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) that best fits the blank in the following passage.
SCHOOL LUNCH
Research has (00)_____ that over half the children in Britain who take their own lunches to school do
not eat (64)_____ in the middle of the day. In Britain schools have to (65)_____ meals at lunchtime. Children
can (66)_____ to bring their own food or have lunch at the school canteen.
One shocking finding of this research is that school meals are (67)_____ healthier than lunches
prepared by parents. There are strict standards for the preparation of school meals, which have to include one
portion of fruit and one of vegetables, as well as meat, a dairy item and starchy food like bread or pasta.
Lunchboxes (68)_____ by researchers contained sweet drinks, crisps and chocolate bars. Children consume
twice as much sugar (69)_____ they should at lunchtime.
The research will provide a better understanding of why the percentage of overweight students in
Britain has (70)_____ in the last decade. Unfortunately, the government cannot criticise parents, but it can
remind them of the (71)_____ value of milk, fruit and vegetables. Small changes in their children’s diet can

III. Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question.
Because writing has become so important in our culture, we sometimes think of it as more real than
speech. A little thought, however, will show why speech is primary and writing secondary to language.
Human beings have been writing (as far as we can tell from surviving evidence) for at least 5,000 years; but
they have been talking for much longer, doubtless ever since there have been human beings.
When writing did develop, it was derived from and represented speech, although imperfectly. Even
today there are spoken languages that have no written form. Furthermore, we all learn to talk well before we
learn to write; any human child who is not severely handicapped physically or mentally will learn to talk: a
normal human being cannot be prevented from doing so. On the other hand, it takes a special effort to learn to
write. In the past many intelligent and useful members of society did not acquire the skill, and even today
many who speak languages with writing systems never learn to read or write, while some who learn the
rudiments of those skills do so only imperfectly.
To affirm the primacy of speech over writing is not, however, to disparage the latter. One advantage
writing has over speech is that it is more permanent and makes possible the records that any civilization must
have. Thus, if speaking makes us human, writing makes us civilized.
84. We sometimes think of writing as more real than speech because_____.
A. it has become very important in our culture
B. people have been writing since there have been human beings
C. writing is secondary to language
D. human beings have been writing for at least 5,000 years
85. The author of the passage argues that_____.
A. writing has become too important in today’s society
B. speech is more basic to language than writing
C. everyone who learns to speak must learn to write
D. all languages should have a written form
86. Normal human beings_____.
A. learn to write before learning to talk B. learn to talk before learning to write
C. learn to talk after learning to write D. learn to write and to talk at the same time
87. According to the passage, writing_____.
A. is imperfect, but less so than speech B. represents speech, but not perfectly

98. We didn’t eat at home. We went to a restaurant instead.
Instead of _______________________________________________.
99. My lawyer said I shouldn’t say anything to the police
My lawyer advised ________________________________________.
100. We need to wash the car.
The car _________________________________________________.
Total mark: 100: 10 = 10
The end
SỞ GD & ĐT VĨNH PHÚC
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KÌ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10 NĂM HỌC 2014-2015
HD chấm thi môn: Tiếng Anh
Mã: 09 – Khối THPT Chuyên
SECTION A: PHONETICS
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
01. B 03. A 05.
02. D 04. C
01. A. nurse B. bury C. hurt D. curly
02. A. rays B. bays C. days D. says
03. A. laughed B. sacred C. naked D. wicked
04. A. grew B. threw C. knew D. flew
05. A. leaf B. knife C. café D. of
06. A. thousand B. proudly C. southern D. foul
07. A. situation B. question C. safety D. statue
08. A. alone B. own C. post D. cost
09. A. college B. colleague C. luggage D. huge
10. A. this B. thigh C. wealthy D. width
SECTION B: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
I. Choose the best answer from A, B, C, or D that fits each blank.
11. We usually write to each other ………

A. smoke B. smoking C. to smoke D. smoked
26. He to anyone suspicious when the class was over.
A. was not seen to talk B. was not seen talking
C. was not being seen walking D. had not seen to talk
27. We took part in a sponsored walk ……… to support the poor.
A. organized B. organizing C. that organized D. had organized
28. It’s very ……… of you to offer me your seat, but really I’m quite happy to stand.
A. sympathetic B. considerate C. grateful D. appreciative
29. You can stay here ……… you don’t make a loud noise.
A. as much as B. as long as C. as soon as D. as far as
30. ……… interested in that subject, I would try to learn more about it.
A. Should I B. I was C. If I am D. Were I
31. Sue was offered a job as a translator but she …
A. gave it away B. turned it down C. made it up D. filled it in
32. The building has a smoke detector … any fires can be detected immediately.
A. so that B. if C. such as D. as if
33. Not until 1856 ……… across the Mississippi River.
A. the first bridge was built B. was the first bridge built
C. the first building a bridge D. the bridge building was
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
26. 27. 28. 29. 30.
31. 32. 33.
II. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
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34. Rebecca (wear) ……… a new dress today because it is her birthday.
35+36. He (die) ……… of cancer last year. He must (smoke) ……… a lot.
37+38. I don’t think it is worth (spend) ……… money on it. It (be) ……… there in the shop for ages.
39. It’s time we (do) ……… something to stop road accidents.

will be considerably reduced. However, no matter how
well we look after ourselves and how much exercise
we do, illness, (53) ………, is not always preventable.
AGREE
LIMIT
ADVISE
HEAD
DEPEND
HEALTH
HELP
ENCOURAGE
CARE
PROBABLE
FORTUNATE

44. ……limited………………………… 45. ………advisable…………………………
46. ……headache……………………. 47. ………dependent… ……………………
48. …… unheathy ……………… 49. ………helpful……………………………
50. …… encouragement …………… 51. ………carefully…………………………
52. ………probability…………………… 53. ………unfortunately………………………
IV. Each of the following sentences has a mistake. Find and correct it.
54. Just look at Mary. She looks so beautifully today.
A B C D
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55. It seems difficult for us having a trip abroad at the moment.
A B C D
56. We have to save energy because save energy is very necessary.
A B C D
57. Thanks for TV, people can enjoy interesting programs in an inexpensive and convenient way.
A B C D

Lunchboxes (68) by researchers contained sweet drinks, crisps and chocolate bars. Children consume
twice as much sugar (69) they should at lunchtime.
The research will provide a better understanding of why the percentage of overweight students in
Britain has (70) in the last decade. Unfortunately, the government cannot criticise parents, but it can
remind them of the (71) value of milk, fruit and vegetables. Small changes in their children’s diet can
(72) their future health. Children can easily develop bad eating (73) at this age, and parents are the
only ones who can prevent it.
64. A. appropriately B. properly C. probably D. possibly
65. A. give B. provide C. make D. do
66. A. prefer B. manage C. want D. choose
67. A. many B. much C. more D. less
68. A. examined B. found C. taken D. investigated
69. A. so B. than C. as D. such
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70. A. increased B. expanded C. extended D. added
71. A. positive B. healthy C. nutritional D. good
72. A. damage B. predict C. destroy D. affect
73. A. behaviours B. styles C. attitudes D. habits
Example: 00. A. informed B. told C. shown D. said
Answer: 00. C
64. 65. 66. 67. 68.
69. 70. 71. 72. 73.
II. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to complete the following passage.
MY HOME TOWN
I was born in one of (00) most interesting cities in Malaysia. It has a rich, colourful history and
many parts of the city have hardly changed at (74) during the last five centuries. However, nowadays, it
is (75) longer the trade centre that it once (76) . It is difficult to imagine that at one time its
harbour (77) to be visited by over 2,000 ships a week, and that the huge warehouses along the quayside
would have (78) full of spices and silks, jewels and tea.
The old city centre is small, which (79) it very easy to explore (80) foot. A river neatly

A. it has become very important in our culture
B. people have been writing since there have been human beings
C. writing is secondary to language
D. human beings have been writing for at least 5,000 years
85. The author of the passage argues that
A. writing has become too important in today’s society
B. speech is more basic to language than writing
C. everyone who learns to speak must learn to write
D. all languages should have a written form
86. Normal human beings
A. learn to write before learning to talk B. learn to talk before learning to write
C. learn to talk after learning to write D. learn to write and to talk at the same time
87. According to the passage, writing
A. is imperfect, but less so than speech B. represents speech, but not perfectly
C. developed from imperfect speech D. is represented perfectly by speech
88. In the author’s judgment,
A. writing has more advantages than speech
B. speech is essential but writing has important benefits
C. speech conveys ideas less accurately than writing does
D. writing is more real than speech
89. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Writing has become so important in our culture.
B. It is easy to acquire the writing skill.
C. Writing represents speech, but not perfectly.
D. Speech is essential but writing has important benefits.
90. The word “advantage” in the last paragraph most closely means
A. benefit B. rudiments C. domination D. skill
84. 85. 86. 87.
88. 89. 90.
SECTION D: WRITING