SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 NĂM HỌC 2022-2023

TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH

(Đề thi gồm có 04 trang) (Dành cho thí sinh thi chuyên Anh)
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề
Họ và tên: ................................... Mã đề thi 202
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I. Read the following passage and fill in each of the blanks with ONE suitable word. (1 point)
HERBS AND SPICES
There is nothing (71) ________in the use of herbs and spices. They have enriched human life
for thousands of years, providing (72) _______comfort and luxury. They have flavored our
food, cured our ailments and surrounded us with sweet scents. They have also played their
(73)______in our folklore and magic. It (74)_______be a very different world without them.
Nobody really knows who first used herbs and spices, or for (75) ______ purpose. All their
properties were known to the ancient Greeks and Egyptians as well as those (76) ______ in
early Biblical times. The knowledge that they employed, and that we still use today, must have
been based on the trial and (77) ______ of early human, who was originally drawn to the plants
(78)______ of their tantalizing aroma. He gradually discovered their individual effects on his
food and well-being and our use of them comes from those early experiments. For centuries
herbs and spices were appreciated to the (79)_______ but in modern times the arrival of the
convenience foods and new medicines of the twentieth century almost made us forget them. But
anything that has been so much loved and valued will never be completely neglected. The
knowledge has been (80) ______ alive and in our present-day search for all things natural, herbs
and spices have come into their own again.
Your answers
71. 72. 73.
74. 75. 76.

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 77. 78. 79.
80.
II. Finish the second sentence in such a way that its meaning is similar to that of the original one. (0.5 point)
Question 81. This patient’s condition is rather worrying if you look at his medical history.
→ Given…………………………………………………………………………
Question 82. According to the headmaster, only two hundred pupils will be admitted to the
school next term.
→On the ............................................................................................................................................
Question 83. Those terrapins which survive their first year may live to be twenty.
→Should ..........................................................................................................................................
Question 84. Under no circumstances should you cheat in the final exam.
→The last ........................................................................................................................................
Question 85. No one stands a chance of beating Mansell in this year’s championship.
→It’s a foregone ..........................................................................................................................
III. Rewrite each of the sentences below in such a way that its meaning is similar to that of the
original one, using the word given in brackets. Do not change this word in any way. (0.5 point)
Question 86. When Mary was pregnant, all she wanted to eat was jelly.(CRAVING)
............................................................................................................................... .
Question 87. The interview panel thought that Sarah had a very good manner.
(IMPRESSION) ..............................................................................................................................
........
Question 88. Organic vegetables are said to be healthy.(WONDERS)
............................................................................................................................................
Question 89. The fact that he will never race again is something he cannot accept.
(TERMS) .........................................................................................................................................
......
Question 90. My father persuaded me to learn another foreign language. (TALKED)
................................................................................................................................................
IV. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space. (0.5 point)
Question 91. You needn’t have planted the geraniums yesterday. The morning ..............has
destroyed most of them, unfortunately. (FREEZE)
Question 92. According to the map, there is a source of ................ water somewhere near the
temple ruins. (POT)
Question 93. Brian is thinking of becoming a world famous ................after he finishes his
studies. (SCHOOL)
Question 94. My husband is so depressed. He has been.............. from continuing his research
after his findings were rejected by the experts. (HEART)
Question 95. My neighbour is a ............... No wonder he works around the clock. (WORK)
Your answers
91. 92. 93.
94. 95.

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V. Choose the correct heading for each paragraph from the list of headings below. Write
the appropriate numbers (i-xii) in boxes 96-100. Paragraphs C and G have been done for
you. (0.5 point)
Trees in troubles
What is causing the decline of the world’s giant forests?
A. Big trees are incredibly important ecologically. For a start, they sustain countless other
species. They provide shelter for many animals, and their trunks and branches can become
gardens, hung with green ferns, orchids and bromeliads, coated with mosses and draped with
vines. With their tall canopies basking in the sun, they capture vast amounts of energy. This
allows them to produce crops of fruit, flowers and foliage that sustain much of the animal life in
the forest.
B. Only a small number of tree species have the genetic capacity to grow really big. The
mightiest are native to North American, but big trees grow all over the globe, from the tropics to
the boreal forests of the high latitudes. To achieve giant stature, a tree needs three things: the
right place to establish its seedling, good growing conditions and lots of time with low adult
mortality. Disrupt any of these, and you can lose your biggest trees.
C. In some parts of the world, populations of big trees are dwindling because their seedlings
cannot survive or grow. In southern India, for instance, an aggressive non-native shrub, Lantana
camara, is invading the floor of many forests. Lantana grows so thickly that young trees often
fail to take roof. With no young trees to replace them, it is only a matter of time before most of
the big trees disappear. Across much of northern Australia, gamba grass from Africa is
overturning native savannah woodlands. The grass grows up to four metres tall and burns
fiercely, creating super-hot fires that cause catastrophic tree mortality.
D. Without the right growing conditions trees cannot get really big, and there is some evidence
to suggest tree growth could slow in a warmer world, particularly in environments that are
already warm. Having worked for decades at La Selva Biological Station in Puerto Viejo de
Sarapiqui, Costa Rica, David and Deborah Clark and colleagues have shown that tree growth
there declines markedly in warmer years. “During the day, their photosynthesis shuts down
when it gets too warm, and at night they consume more energy because their metabolic rate
increases, much as a reptile’s would when it gets warmer,” explains David Clark. With less
energy produced in warmer years and more being consumed just to survive, there is even less
energy available for growth.

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E. The Clark’s hypothesis is correct, means tropical forests would shrink over time. The largest,
oldest trees would progressively die off and tend not to be replaced. According to the Clarks,
this might trigger a destabilization of the climate; as older trees die, forests would release some
of their stored carbon into the atmosphere, prompting a vicious cycle of further warming, forest
shrinkage and carbon emissions.
F. Big trees face threats from elsewhere. The most serious is increasingly mortality, especially
of mature trees. Across much of the planet, forests of slow-growing ancient trees have been
cleared for human use. In western North America, most have been replaced by monocultures of
fast-growing conifers. Siberia’s forests are being logged at an incredible rate. Logging in
tropical forests is selective but the timber cutters usually prioritize the biggest and oldest trees.
In the Amazon, my colleagues and I found the mortality rate for the biggest trees had tripled in
small patches of rainforest surrounded by pasture land. This happens for two reasons. First, as
they grow taller, big trees become ticker and less flexible; when winds blow across the
surrounding cleared land, there is nothing to stop their acceleration. When they hit the trees, the
impact can snap them in half. Second, rainforests fragments dry out when surrounded by dry,
hot pastures and resulting drought can have devastating consequences: one-four year study has
shown that death rates will double for smaller trees but will increase 4.5 times for bigger trees.
G. Particular enemies to large trees are insects and disease. Across vast areas of western North
America, increasingly mild winters are causing massive outbreaks of bark beetle. These tiny
creatures can kill entire forests as they tunnel their way through the inside of trees. In both
North America and Europe, fungus-causing diseases such as Dutch elm disease have killed off
millions of stately trees that once gave beauty to forests and cities. As a result of human activity,
such enemies reach even the remotest corners of the world, threatening to make the ancient
giants a thing of the past.

Choose the correct heading for each paragraph from the list of headings below. Write the
appropriate numbers (i-xii) in boxes 96-100. Paragraphs C and G have been done for you.

List of headings
i. How deforestation harms isolated trees
ii. How other plants can cause harm
iii. Which big trees support the most diverse species
iv. Impact of big tree loss on the wider environment

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 v. Measures to prevent further decline in big tree populations.
vi. How wildlife benefits from big trees
vii. Risk from pests and infection
viii. Ways in which industry uses big tree products
ix. How higher temperatures slow the rate of tree growth
x. Factors that enable trees to grow to significant heights.

Question 96. Paragraph A ...........................

Question 97. Paragraph B ...........................
Paragraph C .......ii..................
Question 98. Paragraph D ...........................
Question 99. Paragraph E ...........................
Question 100. Paragraph F ...........................
Paragraph G ........vii...............

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