ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN
NĂM HỌC 2015-2016
Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH (Chuyên)
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
(Đề thi gồm 07 trang; thí sinh làm bài vào đề thi này)
Điểm của bài thi Họ tên, chữ ký giám khảo Số phách
Bằng số: Giám khảo số 1:
Bằng chữ: Giám khảo số 2:
SECTION A. LISTENING (20 points)
Part I. Questions 1-10. You will hear a radio programme about some historic places to
visit. For each question, fill in the missing information in the numbered space (10points)
HISTORIC PLACES TO VISIT
Black Rock Caves
- Over (1) years old.
- For half a million years, people and animals, especially (2)……………… lived here.
- Special evening tours during the month of (3)…………… ……………
Salter House
- Built in the year (4)………………………… ………………………….
- Made famous by the (5) called Aunt Dorothy
- All visitors want to see Dorothy’s (6) ……………………………….
The (7)
- Have a ride on an old tram to the (8)…………………………………….village.
- In the (9) , find out how people used to make (10)……
Part II. Questions 11- 15. You will hear Sarah Brown talking about her work as a
television weather forcaster. For each question, circle the correct answer A, B or C (5
points)
Example (0). How long has Sarah worked as a weather forecaster?
A. two years . seven years C. thirty years
11. What does Sarah say about her job?
A. She sometimes has to work at night.
B. She enjoys getting up early.

(NO)
16. Julia wants to choose a course as soon as possible.
17. Julia's father thinks that studying business may be boring.
18. Julia's father believes Julia's friend is making the wrong choice.
19. Julia's father thinks she might find studying business too difficult.
20. Julia is confident about her maths.
SECTION B. PHONETICS (5 points)
Part I. Circle the word whose underlined part is differently pronounced (2.5 points)
1. A. photo B. below C. wonder D. lotus
2. A. forest B. resort C. reason D. visit
3. A. health B. speak C. each D. seat
4. A. thirsty B. guitar C. dirty D. listen
5. A. president B. garden C. weekend D. event
Part II. Circle the word that has the stress differently from that of the other words (2.5 points)
1. A. environment B. electricity C. consumer D. pollution
2. A. experience B. advance C. linguistics D. intermediate
3. A. important B. generate C. villager D. interested
4. A. destroy B. receive C. problem D. mistake
5. A. mysterious B. temperature C. encourage D. experience
SECTION C. LEXICO & GRAMMAR (25 points)
Part I. Choose the best word or phrases (A, B, C or D) to complete these sentences (10 points)
1. _________ to the national park before, Sue was amazed to see the geyser.
A. Being not B. Not having been C. Have not been D. Having not been
2. Herbs _________ in soups and sauces.
A. are used to be B. are often used C. often use D. get used to being
3. _________ finds the treasure is entitled to twenty five percent of it.
A. Who B. The person who C. Whoever D. Man who
4. The passage _________ that the first settlers were Spanish.
A. refers B. instills C. implies D. infers
5. There are not many interesting _________ of news in the ‘Evening’.

20. How long _________ she _________ English in this school?
A. has/ taught B. have/ taught C. has/teached D. has/ teaching
Part II. Give the correct tense/form of the verbs in brackets to complete these
sentences (10 points)
1. She (1. learn) English at school, but she (2.
forget) most of it.
2. Jane (3. not wear) her glasses at the time, so she
(4. not notice) what kind of car the man (5.
drive)
3. On the left (6. be) three paintings by Picasso.
4. Anyone who (7. not finish) his work won't be
allowed to leave now.
5. John (8. admit) (9. surprise) by the unexpected
birthday party last night. We had a lot of fun (10. plan) it.
Part III. Identify and circle the incorrect underlined part in each sentence below (5 points)
1. So far Linda has been writing 5 novels on the problems teenagers have to cope with in
the new world. A B C D
2. Pele, from Brazil, is considered one of the greatest football player of all time.
A B C D
3. Is it important that the secretary finishes the typing today?
A B C D
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4. Preserving natural resources means reserved them for our future.
A B C D
5. There has been quite a few objections to the new policy.
A B C D
6. Japan is the country where occurs the most earthquakes in the world.
A B C D
7. There is still evidence for people to believe in the exist of UFOs.
A B C D

(10 points)
As Christmas evolved in the United States, new customs were adopted and many old
ones were reworked. The legend of Santa Claus, for example, had origins in Europe and
was brought by Dutch settlers to New York in the early 18
th
century. Traditionally, Santa
Claus- from the Dutch Sinter Klaas - was depicted as a tall, dignified, religious figure
riding a while horse through the air. Known as Saint Nicholas in Germany, he was usually
accompanied by Black Peter, an elf who punished disobedient children. In North America
he eventually developed into a fat, jolly old gentleman who had neither the religious
attributes of Saint Nicholas nor the strict disciplinarian character of Black Peter.
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Santa’s transformation began in 1823, when a New York newspaper published the
poem “A Visit From Saint Nicholas”, which Clement Clark Moore had written to amuse his
daughter. The poem introduced many Americans to the story of a kindly saint who flew
over housetops in a reindeer-drawn sleigh. Portraits and drawings of Santa Claus by
American illustrator Thomas Nast further strengthened the legend during the second half of
the 19 the century. Living at the North Pole and assisted by elves, the modern Santa
produced and delivered toys to all good children. By the late 19th century he had become
such a prominent figure of American folklore that in 1897, when Virginia O’Hanlon wrote
to the New York Sun newspaper asking if Santa was real, she received a direct answer:
“Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.”
1. Who brought the legend of Santa Claus to the USA according to the passage?
A. Sinter Klaas B. Saint Nicholas C. A German D. Dutch settlers
2. Santa Claus was traditionally described as a
A. tall man who could walk through the air.
B. far and old man.
C. religious figure riding a white horse through the air.
D. fat and old man riding a white horse.
3. Santa Claus in North America was described as

B. Living in a big city, Santa Claus visited children at Christmas.
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C. Santa Claus was a real man living in northern America.
D. Santa Claus was a story based on Saint Nicholas and Black Peter.
Part III. Fill in each gap in the following text with one suitable word (5 points)
When you hear the word "bank", what do you think of? A
(1) to put money? The land on the edge of a river? To
depend on something or someone? If you choose any of these things, you're right. Why?
Because words often have more than one meaning. The tricky part is figuring out
(2) meaning is appropriate.
Choosing the correct meaning of a word depends on (3) things.
First, it depends on the words and sentences surrounding your particular word. The other
words and sentences give you context clues. Secondly, the meaning depends on how the
word is (4) in the sentence. Is it a noun, a
verb, (5) adjective or part of a phrase? Knowing the
word's part of speech will help you discover the word's precise meaning.
SECTION E. WRITING (25 points)
Part I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the
same as the sentence printed before it (5 points)
1. You must submit articles for the magazine by June 18
th
.
The final date
2. They estimated the price, including all the costs.
Taking
3. I didn't see her again for ten years.
Five years
4. I can't understand him because he speaks so quickly.
If he didn't
5. People think that the prisoner was recaptured while drinking in the pub.
HẾT
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HƯỚNG DẪN
CHẤM THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN
NĂM HỌC 2015-2016
Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH (Chuyên)
* Tổng điểm tối đa của đề thi: 100;
* Điểm của thí sinh được quy về thang điểm 10; phần điểm thập phân của toàn bài
được quy đổi như sau:
Phần điểm thập
phân của bài thi
Điểm quy đổi
Phần điểm thập
phân của bài thi
Điểm quy đổi
0,00
0,00
0,65
0,75
0,05 0,70
0,10 0,75
0,15 0,80

1. C 2. A 3 .A 4 .D 5 .B
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Part II. Circle the word that has the stress differently from that of the other words
(2.5 points/5 questions; 0.5 point for each correct answer)
1. B 2. D 3. A 4. C 5. B
SECTION C. LEXICO & GRAMMAR (25 points)
Part I. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to complete these sentences
(10 points/20 questions; 0.5 point for each correct answer)
1.B 2.B 3.C 4.C 5.D 6.D 7.B 8.C 9.C 10.C
11.B 12.C 13.C 14.B 15.C 16.D 17.D 18.C 19.B 20.A
Part II. Give the correct tense/form of the verbs in brackets to complete these sentences.
(10 points/10 questions; 1 point for each correct answer)
1. learnt 6. hasn’t finished
2. has forgotten 7. are
3. wasn’t wearing 8. admitted
4. didn’t notice 9. being surprised/ having been surprised
5. was driving 10. planning
Part III. Identify and circle the incorrect underlined part in each sentence below
(5 points/10 questions; 0.5 point for each correct answer)
1. A 2. D 3. C 4. C 5. A 6. B 7. D 8. B 9. D 10. B
SECTION D. READING (25 points)
Part I. Read the following passage and decide which option A, B, C or D best fits each space
(10 points /10 questions; 1 point for each correct answer)
1. C 2. D 3. D 4. A 5. B 6. A 7. D 8. B 9. D 10. B
Part II. Read the passage below, then choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to each
of the following questions
(10 points/10 questions; 1 point for each correct answer)
1.D 2.C 3.B 4.A 5.B 6.B 7.D 8.D 9.B 10.A
Part III. Fill in each blank with a suitable word to complete the following passage
(5points/ 5 questions; 1 point for each correct answer)

relevant, well-developed/supported); coherence
3. Use of language: 6 points
+ Appropriate vocabulary
+ Correct grammatical structures and spelling
+ Right use of connectors & punctuation (cohesive devices)
****THE END****
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