THI THỬ VÀO LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN - BÀI THI SỐ 1

NĂM HỌC 2024 - 2025

Môn: Tiếng Anh; Thời gian làm bài:120 phút

(Đề thi gồm 08 trang, thí sinh làm bài ngay vào đề thi này)

LISTENING: (2.0 pts)

PART 1.
Questions 1-10: Listen to the recording and write no more than TWO WORDS and/or A NUMBER for
each answer.
West Bay Hotel- details of jobs
 Newspaper advert for 1._____________
 Vacancies for waiter
 Can choose your 2._____________( must be the same each week)
 Pay:£ 5. 50 per hour, including a 3._____________
 A 4._____________is provided in the hotel
 Total weekly pay: £ 231
 Dress: a white shirt and 5_____________trousers ( not supplied)
a 6_____________( supplied)
 Starting date: 7_____________
 Call Jane 8_____________( service Manager) before 9_____________tomorrow
 She will require a 10 _____________

PART 2:
Questions 11-15: Choose the best answer to the question:
Latin American studies
11. Paul decided to get work experience in South America because he wanted
A. to teach English there.
B. to improve his Spanish.
C. to learn about Latin American life.
12. What project work did Paul originally intend to get involved in?
A. construction
B. agriculture
C. tourism
13. Why did Paul change from one project to another?
A. His first job was not well organized.
B. He found doing the routine work very boring.
C. The work was too physically demanding.
14. What does Paul say about his project manager?
A. He let Paul do most of the work.
B. His plans were too ambitious.
C. He was very supportive of Paul.
15. Paul was surprised to be given
A. A computer to use.
B. So little money to live on.
C. An extension to his contract.
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PART 3:
Questions 16-20: You will hear a representative from British Waterways called John Sampson taling about
the canal network in England. Listen and decide whether each of the following statements is true (T) or
false (F)
16. The canals were built despite the fact that there was no public finance and very little technology.
17. From 1919 to 1929, there were many canals that were competing with each other but were not uniform
in size.
18. The new union of canals provided a continuous link between major industrial cities.
19. There are plenty of natural habitats for a variety of wildlife on and around the canals.
20. Walkers can go to the nearest waterway office to get information on circular walks so they can start
and end at the same place.

PHONETICS (0.4 pts)

Part 1. Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced
differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.
21. A. dizzy B. embezzle C. quizzes D. paparazzi
22. A. bath B. bathe C. clothier D. mouths
Part 2. Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position
of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
23. A. delegate B. elevate C. cathedral D. discipline
24. A. geocentric B. prerequisite C. diminutive D. impolitic

LEXICAL AND GRAMMAR (2.4 pts)

Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
25. ________two fingerprints have ever been found to be exactly the same.
A. No B. Never C. Not D. None
26. _______ at 2a.m, he was thought to be the suspect.
A. Seeing and leaving B. Seen and left C. Seen leaving D. To be seen leaving
27. I’ve heard that argument before and quite frankly it just doesn’t !
A. face the music B. hit the roof C. cany’ weight D. hold water
28. Not only _____ a good physician but also a talented violi
A. she is famous B. failing C. for all of D. given
as
29. It seems a lot of us are putting ourselves the mercy of material comfort.
A. at B. in C. on D. under
30. In spite of working their fingers to the , all the staff were made redundant.
A. nail B. edge C. flesh D. bone

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31. I thought she was being serious, but she was only having me .
A. up B. on C. over D. round
32. When his parents are away, his oldest brother .
A. knocks it off B. calls the shots C. draws the line D. is in the same boat
33. The new secretary seems a bit lazy, she doesn’t really her weight.
A. push B. give C. act D. pull
34. “What do you think of these books?” - “ , the two novels are similar.”
A. To their respects B. At many respects
C. In many respects D. The many respects
Part 2. Think of ONE word which can be used appropriately in all THREE sentences. Write your
answer in the numbered space.
35.
- Your work has not been up to standard in the last three months, but we are prepared to let you me a
start.
- Write the report today while die events are still in your mind.
- You will find that Professor Stanton has an entirely approach to this problem.
36.
- I do not with young people staying up till all hours.
- Ben’s parents shares in several major multinational companies.
- Computers can huge amounts of information.
37.
- It’s not worth arguing with Jane, as I learned to my .
- If we build an airport on this land, the to the environment will be enormous.
- When Andrew’s boss found out that he had lied on his CV, it him his job.
38.
- If the examiner asks you something, don’t spend too long thinking about what to say - just give a answer
to the question using everyday language.
- Ginny was delighted to get A’s from the judges, the highest possible marks anyone could get
in the competition.
- The shelf isn’t - it sags in the middle.
39.
- I usually up a big appetite after patrolling the streets all day.
- This video game doesn’t the way it’s supposed to.
- We need to out a way to reduce costs without firing anyone.
Part 3. Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the passage.
Most people would probably name around six categories into which they place their music, including
classical, rock, pop, folk, blues and soul, but could this breakdown be divisive, even elitist? Could music
be labelled more (41. include) ? One suggestion would be to consider its purpose and impact
rather than its genre. To test the (42. feasible) of this, consider the kind of music people find (43.
lift)
. Most would accept that singing creates a feeling of well-being, but the actual music that’s
sung seems to be (44. relevant) . It may straddle more than one traditional category, but its effect is
(45. deny) the same. Now take the need for (46. assure) . Everyone hums
soothing melodies to crying babies or plays nostalgic tunes at times of emotional turmoil. Yet one person’s
musical choice in such situations may be (47. comprehend) to others. It follows that we shouldn’t
pigeonhole ourselves as classical or rock fans, but how we use music and what it does for us. Although
some may find this provocative, they might actually be surprised at the (48. diverse) of their
own playlists!
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Part 4. Circle the best option A, B, C, or D to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined
one in the following question.
49. Albert Einstein is lauded as one of the greatest theoretical physicists of all time.
A. dictated B. acclaimed C. described D. rumored
Part 5. Circle the best option A, B, c, or D to indicate the word OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined
one in the following question.
50. Golf wear has become a very lucrative business for both manufacturers and golf stars.
A. unprofitable B. impoverished C. inexpensive D. unfavorable

READING (2.0 pts)

Part 1. Read the passage and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.
Humans live in interdependent societies where people (51) together in groups for mutual aid
and protection. We have always had a conscious (52) that group survival means personal
survival, that the individual benefits by supporting the group, because the group reciprocates by supporting
the individual. Our primitive ancestors worked collectively to hunt for food and to fight off (53)
of dangerous animals. They were nomads who lived in (54) and followed seasonally available
wild plants and game for their subsistence. These hunter-gatherers migrated when food resources became
scarce or the environment less hospitable.
When they learnt how to farm, they were finally able to (55) away with their nomadic
lifestyle. They formed small permanent settlements where they harvested crops for their sustenance and
kept (56)
of livestock. Over time, the settlements grew. Now, super cities with millions of inhabitants
dot the planet, but many people feel a greater sense of isolation and a very real disconnect from their
fellow human beings.
51. A. form B. match C. make D. band
52. A. effort B. decision C. awareness D. attempt
53. A. packs B. clans C. squads D. throngs
54. A. factions B. tribes C. races D. unions
55. A. keep B. run C. do D. get
56. A. hordes B. crowds C. masses D. herds
Part 2. Read the passage carefully and then fill ONE suitable word in each gap.
It is often said that non-native speakers don’t get the British (57) of humor, and it’s easy to
see why this is so. Almost every conversation between Brits has an undercurrent of humor, making it
difficult for a non-native speaker to decipher (58) a Brit is joking or being serious. In addition, the
British also have a particular fondness for understatement. In refusing to be overwhelmed by anything, the
British might retort ‘Not bad’ when they really mean, ‘That’s great’. Furthermore, the British don’t like
to (59)
their own trumpet. They tend to make (60) of their accomplishments by being
excessively modest and putting themselves down. But the most difficult part of British humor for
foreigners is that much of British humor is not obviously hilarious and does not result in fits (61) laughter.
However, those unaccustomed to British humor need not worry, for the best thing about it is that it is not
something you can learn, it’s something that (62) on you.
Part 3. Read the following passage and do the tasks that follow
A. For many hundreds of thousands of people worldwide, online networking has become enmeshed in our
daily lives. However, it is a decades-old insight from a study of traditional social networks that best
illuminates one of the most important aspects of today’s online networking. In 1973 sociologist Mark
Granovetter showed how the loose acquaintances, or ‘weak ties’, in our social network exert a
disproportionate influence over our behaviour and choices. Granovetter’s research showed that a
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significant percentage of people get their jobs as a result of recommendations or advice provided by a
weak tie. Today our number of weak-tie contacts has exploded via online social networking. “You
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those weak ties on your own,” says Jennifer Golbeck of the University of Maryland. “Online sites, such as
Facebook, give you a way of cataloging them.” The result? It’s now significantly easier for the
schoolfriend you haven’t seen in years to pass you a tip that alters your behaviour, from recommendation
of a low- cholesterol breakfast cereal to a party invite where you meet your future wife or husband.
B. The explosion of weak ties could have profound consequences for our social structures too, according to
Judith Donath of the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University. “We’re already
seeing changes,” she says. For example, many people now turn to their online social networks ahead of
sources such as newspapers and television for trusted and relevant news or information. What they hear
could well be inaccurate, but the change is happening nonetheless. If these huge ‘supernets’ - some of them
numbering up to 5,000 people - continue to thrive and grow, they could fundamentally change the way we
share information and transform our notions of relationships.
C. But are these vast networks really that relevant to us on a personal level? Robin Dunbar, an
evolutionary anthropologist at the University of Oxford, believes that our primate brains place a cap on the
number of genuine social relationships we can actually cope with: roughly 150. According to Dunbar,
online social networking appears to be very good for ‘servicing’ relationships, but not for establishing
them. He argues that our evolutionary roots mean we still depend heavily on physical and face-to-face
contact to be able to create ties.
D. Nonetheless, there is evidence that online networking can transform our daily interactions. In an
experiment at Cornell University, psychologist Jeff Hancock asked participants to try to encourage other
participants to like them via instant messaging conversation. Beforehand, some members of the trial were
allowed to view the Facebook profile of the person they were trying to win over. He found that those with
Facebook access asked questions to which they already knew the answers or raised things they had in
common, and as result were much more successful in their social relationships. Hancock concluded that
people who use these sites to keep updated on the activities of their acquaintances are more likely to be
liked in subsequent social interactions.
E. Online social networking may also have tangible effects on our well-being. Nicole Ellison of Michigan
State University found that the frequency of networking site use correlates with greater self-esteem.
Support and affirmation from the weak ties could be the explanation, says Ellison. “Asking your close
friends for help or advice is nothing new, but we are seeing a lowering of barriers among acquaintances,”
she says. People are readily sharing personal feelings and experiences to a wider circle than they might
once have done. Sandy Pentland at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology agrees. “The ability to
broadcast to our social group means we need never feel alone,” he says. “The things that befall us are often
due to a lack of social support. There’s more of a safety net now.”
F. Henry Holman, also at MIT, who studies the interface between online social networking and the real
world, points out that increased visibility also means our various social spheres - family, work, friends - are
merging, and so we will have to prepare for new societal norms. “We’ll have to learn how to live a more
transparent life,” he says. “We may have to give up some ability to show very limited glimpses of
ourselves to others.”
G. Another way that online networking appears to be changing our social structures is through dominance.
In one repeated experiment, Michael Kearns of the University of Pennsylvania asked 30 volunteers to
quickly reach consensus in an online game over a choice between two colours. Each person was offered a
cash reward if they succeeded in persuading the group to pick one or other colour. All participants could
see the colour chosen by some of the other people, but certain participants had an extra advantage: the
ability to see more of the participants’ chosen colours than others. Every time Kearns found that those who
could see the choices of more participants (in other words, were better connected) persuaded the group to
pick their colour, even when they had to persuade the vast majority to give up their financial incentive.
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warns that the setting was artificial, he says it’s possible that greater persuasive power could lie with well-
connected individuals in the everyday online world too.
Questions 63-66: Look at the following findings and the list of researchers below. Match each finding with
the correct researcher, A-F. Write the correct letter, A-F, in the space given at the end of each question.
63. People who network widely may be more able to exert pressure on others.
64. We have become more willing to confide in an extensive number of people.
65. There is a limit to how many meaningful relationships we can maintain.
66. There is a social advantage in knowing about the lives of our online contacts.

List of researchers
A. Mark Granovetter D. Jeff Hancock
B. Judith Donath E. Nicole Ellison
C. Robin Dunbar F. Michael Kearns
Questions 69-70: Which TWO of these disadvantages of online social networking are mentioned in the
reading passage? Circle your answers.
A. Information from online social contacts may be unreliable.
B. We may become jealous of people who seem to have a wide circle of friends.
C. We may lose the ability to relate to people face-to-face.
D. It is easy to waste a lot of time on social networking sites.
E. Using social networking sites may result in a lack of privacy.

WRITING (3.0 pts)

Part 1. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the original one.
Write your answer in the spaces provided. (0.8 pts)
71. Redundancy has caused a lot of domestic problems.
 Many a.........................................................................................................................................redundancy.
72. If the weather is fine, we may go camping at the weekend.
 Weather..................................................................................................................................at the weekend.
73. It was not until five years had elapsed that the whole truth about the accident came out.
 Not for......................................................................................................................................................out.
74. I think you should have some consideration for those who don’t have lives as privileged as yours.
 I think you should spare.....................................................................................aren’t as privileged as yours.
75. James and Jane do not think in a similar way and understand each other well about how to deal with the
problem.
 James and Jane.......................................................................wavelength about the solution to the problem.
76. Many creatures still survive and thrive in the harsh conditions of the deserts.
 Harsh..........................................................................................................................still survive and thrive.
77. Nowadays I consider taking up a hobby to be far less important than I used to.
 Nowadays I don’t attach nearly........................................................................................................I used to.
Part 2. Rewrite each of the following sentences using the word given in bold so that it has the same
meaning as the original one. You MUST use between 2-5 words, including the word given. (0.7 pts)
79. I know it was a waste of money - don’t make me feel worse about it! SALT
 I know it was a waste of money - there’s no need to.........................................................by reminding me!
80. When they started their trek, they had no idea how bad the weather would become. OUTSET
 Nobody realized.............................................................................trek how bad the weather would become.
81. Guy made absolutely sure nothing would go wrong when he planned the expedition. CHANCE

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  Guy..............................................................................................................when he planned the expedition.
82. As a pop singer, Kay has recently become involved in more diverse styles of music. BRANCHED
 As a pop singer, recently Kay........................................................................................other styles of music.
83. She speaks Spanish very well. COMMAND
 She.....................................................................................................................................................Spanish.
84. He is likely to be promoted. CARDS
 His promotion ...............................................................................................................................................
85. The meeting will be an opportunity for everyone to express their feelings. VENT
 The meeting will be an opportunity for everyone.....................................................................their feelings.
Part 3. Write an academic essay of about 250 words on the following topic. (1.5 pts)
It is reckoned that making mistakes is inevitable and can be a valuable growth experience for teenagers. To
what extent do you agree with this idea?
Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
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