TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10 THPT

CHUYÊN
NGUYỄN HUỆ NĂM HỌC 2015 – 2016
Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH (ĐIỀU KIỆN)

PART ONE: PHONETICS – GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY

I. Questions 1 - 5: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from
that of the others by circling A, B, C or D and write your answers into the box below. (5 pts)
1. A. Kicked B. Fixed C. Pleased D. Missed
2. A. Ring B. Benefit C. Wander D. Wonderful
3. A. Amount B. Count C. Mountain D. Course
4. A. Reasonable B. Threaten C. Release D. Keenness
5. A. Cities B. Workers C. Series D. Satellites
II. Questions 6 - 20: Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete each of the following
sentences and write your answers into the box below. (15 pts)
6. That famous book _______ of five chapters.
A. comprises B. makes C. has D. consists
7. Composing more than 40 per cent of the diet, fats are _______ by the body for energy.
A. using specifically B. used specifically C. the specific use D. specific use
8. _______ along the street, he met a pretty girl.
A. To walk B. Walking C. Walked D. Walk
9. I _______ a brief moment of panic.
A. received B. felt C. experienced D. took
10. We’ll play tennis and _______ we’ll have lunch.
A. so B. so that C. then D. after
11. Many of the students like to take _______ in the games, not only to watch them.
A. practice B. place C. exercice D. part
12. I wouldn’t like to have _______ a snake or a spider as a pet.
A. neither B. both C. nor D. either
13. I didn’t _______ her as she was wearing a blond wig.
A. perceive B. know C. realize = understand D. recognize = identify
14. Women's Aid is a UK charity _______ aim is to end domestic violence against women and
children.
A. who B. whose C. which D. whom
15. Do you _______ turning the television on now?
A. want B. object C. mind D. disapprove
16. Nothing is wrong, _______?
A. is it B. are they C. isn’t it D. aren’t they
17. A newborn baby can neither walk nor crawl. A newborn antelope, _______, can run within
minutes of birth.
A. however B. nevertheless C. otherwise D. even though.
18. Passover is also an _______ spring festival.
A. ancient B. anxious C. annual D. official
19. Unfortunately, they _______ having stolen my car.
A. promised B. refused C. denied D. decided
20. Lola is marrying a man _______.
A. that she hardly knows him B. whom she hardly knows him
C. she hardly knows D. she hardly knows him
III. Questions 21 - 30: Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete sentences
and write your answers into the box below. (10 pts)
21. Sorry about the mistakes, I __misunderstood_____ the instruction you gave me.
(UNDERSTAND)
22. It is very hard for us to understand his explanation. It is __illogical_____. (LOGIC)
23. The whole country is trying to get rid of __poverty_____. (POOR)
24. English is a __comparatively_____ easy language for Swedes to learn. (COMPARE)
25. One of the ___limitations____ of the Internet is personal information leaking. (LIMIT)
26. My teacher ___encourages____ me to take this exam. (COURAGE)
27. It was very ___careless____ of you to break that coffee cup. (CARE)
28. __Traditionally_____, the Ao dai was frequently worn by both men and women.
(TRADITION)
29. The Internet has ___increasingly____ developed and become part of our everyday life.
(INCREASE)
30. Easter is a ___joyful____ festival which is celebrated in many countries. (JOY)
IV. Questions 31 - 40: Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form or tense and write
your answers into the box below. (10 pts)
- Mary (31. not wear) ___wasn’t wearing____ her glasses at that time, so she (32. not notice)
__didn’t notice_____ what kind of car the man (33. drive) __was driving_____.
- He said that he (34. not allow) ___didn’t allow____ (35. enter) ___enter____the examination
room because he was late.
- We will be away for 2 weeks on vacation. I will ask the postman (36. stop) ___to stop____ (37.
deliver) ___derlivering____ our mail until the 20th.
- This is the first time I (38. read) ___have read____ a novel (39. write) __ which was written
_____ by an American novelist.
- ___Having written____ (40. write) the letter, she put it carefully in an envelope.
V. Questions 41 - 50: Fill the gap in each sentence with a suitable phrasal verb from the
box. Write your answers into the box below. (10 pts)

look back take off bring along put off call on

look after suck up cheer up clear up go on

41. My little son is learning how to __put off_____ his shoes.

42. Please fasten your seat - belt. The plane is going to ___take off____.
43. Why are you so miserable? __Cheer up_____! It's not the end of the world.
44. John, would you ___look after____ my handbag while I go to the ticket - box?
45. When I'm eighty, I'll ___look back____ my life and realize what a mess I have made of it.
46. I would suggest that we should __clear up____ all the trash on the ground before leaving the
camp site.
47. If we ___go on = carry on____ wasting water, there will be a shortage of fresh water in a few
decades.
48. "Don't forget to __bring along_____ a rain coat, it is going to rain." My mother said.
49. Tornadoes can ___suck up____ anything that is in their path.
50. We all need friends whom we can ___call on____ when we are in trouble.
PART TWO: READING
I. Questions 51 - 60: Read the passage carefully, then fill in each blank with ONE suitable
word and write your answers into the box below. (10 pts)

It's a marvelous idea for children to (51) _______ some cooking at an early age. General
speaking, most children can't wait to help the kitchen and love getting involved in the (52)
_______ for their meals. They should be encouraged to do so, and care should be (53) _______
to ensure they enjoy the experience. It is important to show them how to do things correctly but
they shouldn't be criticized (54) _______ much. Although the finished result may not be quite
perfect to your liking, the young cook will undoubtedly find (55) _______ the tastiest food he or
she has (56) _______ eaten.
Kitchens can, of course, be (57) _______ places and so the absolute importance of (58)
_______ an eye on children at all times cannot be emphasized too heavily. Sharp knives, for (59)
_______, should be avoided until children are old (60) _______ to handle them safely.
51. A. do B. make C. take D. put
52. A. preparation B. manufacture C. process D. plan
53. A. taken B. taking C. take D. took
54. A. too B. quite C. few D. little
55. A. it B. them C. us D. ∅
56. A. ever B. already C. yet D. since
57. A. dangerous B. safe C. peaceful D. quiet
58. A. keeping B. touching C. placing D. taking
59. A. example B. reason C. explanation D. that
60. A. enough B. than C. much D. either
II. Questions 61 - 70: Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits
each space and write your answers into the box below. (10 pts)
 Water is one of our most precious resources; put it simply, without water there would be
no life. Unfortunately, many of us seem to have (61) _______ this fact, and as a result the world
is (62) _______ the danger of running (63) _______ water. The actual (64) _______ of water on
earth has changed little since the time of dinosaurs. The problem has been (65) _______ by
people's misuse of our water supply. This not only means that we have polluted our rivers and
seas, but also that we are (66) _______ a great deal of this precious resource. Unfortunately the
destruction of the rain forests has (67) _______ this problem worse since much of the rain that
falls is lost because it runs off into the sea. The population of the earth is increasing daily, so it is
vital that we (68) _______ a solution to this problem before it is too late. The first step is to
educate people, especially by reminding them of the (69) _______ of water. For most of us it is
available whenever we require it, whether to bathe in or to drink, so we seldom bother to think
about it. People then need to be thought how to reuse bath or shower for household cleaning.
Whatever methods we decide to use, we must comprehend the worth of water and (70) _______
we can conserve it.
61. A. looked over B. omitted C. forgotten D. missed
62. A. facing B. witnessing C. viewing D. noticing
63. A. out of B. into C. off D. away with
64. A. sum B. total C. number D. amount
65. A. brought out B. caused C. done D. happened
66. A. exploiting B. wasting C. spending D. throwing
67. A. caused B. done C. created D. made
68. A. recover B. work C. find D. come up
69. A. value B. cost C. price D. wealth
70. A. what B. how C. where D. when