Sở Giáo dục và Đào tạo Thái Nguyên Môn thi: Tiếng anh
Kỳ thi tuyển sinh lớp 10 THPT Chuyên (dành cho thí sinh thi vào lớp chuyên Tiếng Anh)
năm học 2012 - 2013 Ngày thi: 30/ 6/ 2012
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Đề chính thức
(Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi theo hớng dẫn dới 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
Bi thi ny gm cú 6 trang c ỏnh s t 1 - 6. Thớ sinh kim tra s t bi thi trc khi lm bi.

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. cafộ 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
01. 02. 03. 04. 05.
06. 07. 08. 09. 10.

24. She drove so that she had an accident.
A. careful B. carefully C. careless D. carelessly
25. She doesn’t allow anyone in her room.
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.
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.

can educate people at an early age to keep fit and to
look after themselves (51) ……………….……, then
the (52) ……….of their having problems in later life
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. ……………………………………… 45. ………………………………………
46. ……………………………………… 47. ………………………………………
48. ……………………………………… 49. ………………………………………
50. ……………………………………… 51. ………………………………………
52. ……………………………………… 53. ………………………………………
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
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

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
(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
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.
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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

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
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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.

Sở Giáo dục và Đào tạo Thái Nguyên Môn thi: Tiếng anh
Kỳ thi tuyển sinh lớp 10 THPT Chuyên (dành cho thí sinh thi vào lớp chuyên Tiếng Anh)
năm học 2012 - 2013 Ngày thi: 30/ 6/ 2012
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Đề chính thức
(Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi theo hớng dẫn dới 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
Bi thi ny gm cú 6 trang c ỏnh s t 1 - 6. Thớ sinh kim tra s t bi thi trc khi lm bi.

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. cafộ 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
01. 02. 03. 04. 05.

A. to learn B. learned C. learning D. learn
24. She drove so that she had an accident.
A. careful B. carefully C. careless D. carelessly
25. She doesn’t allow anyone in her room.
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.
34. Rebecca (wear) ……… a new dress today because it is her birthday.

all ages to do this, particularly the young ones. If we
can educate people at an early age to keep fit and to
look after themselves (51) ……………….……, then
the (52) ……….of their having problems in later life
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
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.

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
(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
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
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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,

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
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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.

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