UBND TỈNH THÁI NGUYÊN THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO NĂM HỌC 2023 – 2024

MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH
(Dành cho thí sinh thi vào chuyên Nga, Pháp, Trung)
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Mã đề thi: 601
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PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM (Thí sinh làm bài trên phiếu trả lời trắc nghiệm)

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined
part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. insist B. pleasure C. decision D. measure
Question 2: A. vacation B. associate C. amount D. camera
Question 3: A. think B. bank C. change D. sing
Question 4: A. extinct B. tradition C. statue D. statement
Question 5: A. stopped B. booked C. increased D. smiled
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose primary
stress differs from that of the other three in each of the following questions.
Question 6: A. jealous B. pretend C. hurry D. struggle
Question 7: A. discovery B. equality C. simplicity D. difficulty
Question 8: A. volunteer B. recommend C. understand D. potential
Question 9: A. private B. emit C. indeed D. belong
Question 10: A. mathematics B. spectacular C. continental D. academic
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each
of the following questions.
Question 11: Don’t give up habouring your dream. ______ working harder and harder.
A. Try out B. Speed up C. Keep on D. Go off
Question 12: This factory produced ______ motorbikes in 2022 as in the year 2021.
A. twice as many B. as twice as many C. as many as twice D. as twice many
Question 13: No sooner ______ arrived home than it rained heavily.
A. had he B. he had C. he has D. has he been
Question 14: My job is so ______ that I don’t think I’ll be able to take a summer break.
A. persisting B. demanding C. pleasant D. simple
Question 15: A bridge must be strong enough to support its own weight ______ that of the
people and vehicles that use it.
A. as well as B. so well as C. as long as D. as far as
Question 16: Mr Brown is the landlord _____ we rent the house.
A. who B. whom C. from whom D. of whom
Question 17: The wild area to the north of the lake______ of conifer forests and small lakes full of trout.
A. comprises B. makes C. contains D. consists

Question 18: Speed limits on the road ______ to protect pedestrians as well as motorists.

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 A. plan B. serve C. succeed D. intend
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Question 19: The portrait ______ by a well-known Italian artist in the 19 century.
A. known to have been painted B. is knowing to be painted
C. is known to be painted D. is known to have been painted
Question 20: Our new cat is black with white ______.
A. claws B. paws C. wings D. hooves
Question 21: She ______ the beds every morning.
A. has B. does C. takes D. makes
Question 22: ______ interested in that subject, I would try to learn more about it.
A. If I am B. Were I C. I was D. Should I
Question 23: Nothing is spoiled, ______?
A. isn’t it B. aren’t they C. is it D. are they
Question 24: ______ have cards been used for playing games but also for fortune-telling.
A. Not only B. Only when C. Not until D. Not as much
Question 25: Owls can hunt in total darkness ______ their remarkably keen sense of smell.
A. since B. because of C. in spite of D. the result
Question 26: I’m sorry for ______ such a fuss about the plan.
A. making B. paying C. doing D. taking
Question 27: After a month in the sunshine, she was well on the ______ to recovery.
A. direction B. route C. avenue D. road
Question 28: You can take a bus ______ you don’t mind waiting.
A. except B. provided C. unless D. whether
Question 29: I ______ happy to see him, but I didn’t have time.
A. will have been B. would be C. would have been D. will be
Question 30: ______ young enjoy outdoor activities.
A. An B. The C. A D. Some
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that
needs correction in each of the following questions.
Question 31: Rocks have forming, wearing away and re-forming ever since the Earth took shape.
A. have forming B. wearing away C. ever since D. took
Question 32: Because oak trees are highly resistant of storm damage, they usually live a long
time.
A. resistant of B. highly C. Because D. they usually
live
Question 33: For most of their history, especially since the 1860s, New York City has been
undergoing major ethnic population changes.
A. the B. changes C. especially D. their
Question 34: More than 80 percent of the labours at the construction site are temporary workers.
A. labours B. temporary C. More than D. are
Question 35: One of the essential features of the modern skyscraper is being the elevator.
A. elevator B. modern skyscraper C. is being D. essential
Question 36: Laminated safety glass is produced with combining alternate layers of flat glass and
plastic.
A. safety B. with C. alternate D. flat glass
Question 37: Ultraviolet rays are invisible to humans, and ants and honeybees are sensitive to them.

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 A. Ultraviolet rays B. sensitive C. to D. and
Question 38: Compared with another types of spiders, tarantulas actually have very little
poison, and some have no poison at all.
A. Compared B. another C. little poison D. at all
Question 39: The biggest single hobby in America, the one that Americans spend most time,
energy and money, is gardening.
A. spend B. biggest single C. the one D. that
Question 40: For centuries the aromatic spices of the Far East has been in demand by the
people of the East and West.
A. For B. the aromatic C. has been D. demand by
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct preposition or
adverb particle to complete each of the following questions.
Question 41: The fish did not see the shark because it attacked them from ______.
A. beside B. around C. behind D. between
Question 42: The chemical that his company is producing is dangerous ______ humans.
A. under B. for C. with D. against
Question 43: The war victims suffered terribly ______ cold and hunger.
A. from B. away C. through D. along
Question 44: Helen is travelling to Germany tomorrow on her first working trip and she is
very excited ______ it.
A. against B. about C. for D. with
Question 45: He died ______ lung cancer last month, leaving his wife in great shock.
A. by B. of C. for D. in
Question 46: I really like this country. ______ first I did not understand the people but it was
much better later.
A. At B. From C. In D. By
Question 47: We drove ______ the river bank as far as the village nearby.
A. before B. over C. along D. into
Question 48: I’m going to take a couple of days ______ next month to help my sister move house.
A. over B. off C. out D. up
Question 49: He became an orphan at 12, and has learnt to stand ______ his own feet since then.
A. on B. by C. up D. with
Question 50: Jonathan takes ______ his father, you know. They are both very kind-hearted.
A. in B. on C. after D. off
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 51 to 60.
The Arts and Crafts Movement in the United States was responsible for sweeping
changes in attitudes toward the decorative arts, then considered the minor or household arts. Its
focus on decorative arts helped to induce United States museums and private collectors to begin
collecting furniture, glass, ceramics, metalwork, and textiles in the late nineteenth and early
twentieth centuries. The fact that artisans, who were looked on as mechanics or skilled workers
in the eighteenth century, are frequently considered artists today is directly attributable to the
Arts and Crafts Movement of the nineteenth century. The importance now placed on attractive
and harmonious home decoration can also be traced to this period, when Victorian interior
arrangements were revised to admit greater light and more freely flowing spaces.

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 The Arts and Crafts Movement reacted against mechanized processes that threatened
handcrafts and resulted in cheapened, monotonous merchandise. Founded in the late nineteenth
century by British social critics John Ruskin and William Morris, the movement revered craft
as a form of art. In a rapidly industrializing society, most Victorians agreed that art was an
essential moral ingredient in the home environment, and in many middle- and working-class
homes craft was the only form of art. Ruskin and his followers criticized not only the
degradation of artisans reducing to machine operators, but also the impending loss of daily
contact with handcrafted objects, fashioned with pride, integrity, and attention to beauty.
In the United States as well as in Great Britain, reformers extolled the virtues of
handcrafted objects: simple, straightforward designs; solid materials of good quality; and
sound, enduring construction techniques. These criteria were interpreted in a variety of styles,
ranging from rational and geometric to romantic or naturalistic. Whether abstract, stylized, or
realistically treated, the consistent theme in virtually all Arts and Crafts designs is nature.
The Arts and Crafts Movement was much more than a particular style; it was a
philosophy of domestic life. Proponents believed that if simple designs, high-quality materials,
and honest construction were realized in the home and its appointments, then the occupants
would enjoy moral and therapeutic effects. For both artisans and consumers, the Arts and Crafts
doctrine was seen as a magical force against the undesirable effects of industrialization.
Question 51: The passage primarily focuses on nineteenth century arts and crafts in terms of
which of the following?
A. Their naturalistic themes B. Their role in an industrialized society
C. Their British origin D. Their importance in museum collections
Question 52: According to the passage, before the nineteenth century, artisans were thought to be ______.
A. creators of cheap merchandise B. skilled workers
C. defenders of moral standards D. talented artists
Question 53: It can be inferred from the passage that the Arts and Crafts Movement would
have considered all of the following to be artists EXCEPT ______.
A. operators of machines that automatically cut legs for furniture
B. metalworkers who create unique pieces of jewelry
C. people who produce handmade glass objects
D. creators of textile designs
Question 54: The word “revered” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. dubbed B. created C. described D. respected
Question 55: According to paragraph 2, the handcrafted objects in the homes of middle- and
working-class families usually were ______.
A. thought to symbolize progress B. made by members of the family
C. regarded as being morally uplifting D. the least expensive objects in their homes
Question 56: The word “extolled” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. exposed B. accepted C. believed D. praised
Question 57: The author mentions all of the following as attributes of handcrafted objects
EXCEPT ______.
A. the long time that they lasted
B. the quality of their materials
C. the complexity of their design
D. the pride with which they were crafted

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Question 58: According to the passage, which of the following changes occurred at the
same time as the Arts and Crafts Movement?
A. The creation of brighter and more airy spaces inside homes.
B. An increase in the buying of imported art objects.
C. The rejection of art that depicted nature in a realistic manner.
D. A decline of interest in art museum collections.
Question 59: The word “it” in paragraph 4 refers to ______.
A. a particular style B. nature in the Arts and Crafts design
C. the Arts and Crafts Movement D. the Arts and Crafts design
Question 60: Which of the following statements is supported by the passage?
A. Handcrafted objects in the United States and Britain in the nineteenth century did not
use geometric designs.
B. Private collectors in the nineteenth century concentrated on acquiring paintings.
C. The Arts and Crafts Movement believed in the beneficial effect for people from being
surrounded by beautiful objects.
D. The Arts and Crafts Movement in the United States, unlike the one in Britain, did not
react strongly against mechanized processes.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 61 to 70.
Certainly no creature in the sea is odder than the common sea cucumber. All living
creatures, especially human beings, have their peculiarities, but everything about the little sea
cucumber seems unusual. What else can be said about a bizarre animal that, among other
eccentricities, eats mud, feeds almost continuously day and night but can live without eating
for long periods, and can be poisonous but is considered supremely edible by gourmets?
For some fifty million years, despite all its eccentricities, the sea cucumber has subsisted on
its diet of mud. It is adaptable enough to live attached to rocks by its tube feet, under rocks in
shallow water, or on the surface of mud flats. Common in cool water on both Atlantic and Pacific
shores, it has the ability to suck up mud or sand and digest whatever nutrients are present.
Sea cucumbers come in a variety of colors, ranging from black to reddish-brown to
sand-color and nearly white. One form even has vivid purple tentacles. Usually the creatures
are cucumber-shaped - hence their name - and because they are typically rock inhabitants,
this shape, combined with flexibility, enables them to squeeze into crevices where they are
safe from predators and ocean currents.
Although they have voracious appetites, eating day and night, sea cucumbers have the
capacity to become quiescent and live at a low metabolic rate - feeding sparingly or not at
all for long periods, so that the marine organisms that provide their food have a chance to
multiply. If it were not for this faculty, they would devour all the food available in a short
time and would probably starve themselves out of existence.
But the most spectacular thing about the sea cucumber is the way it defends itself. Its
major enemies are fish and crabs. When attacked, it squirts all its internal organs into the
water. It also casts off attached structures such as tentacles. The sea cucumber will
eviscerate and regenerate itself if it is attacked or even touched; it will do the same if the
surrounding water temperature is too high or if the water becomes too polluted.

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Question 61: What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. Places where the sea cucumber can be found B. The reason for the sea cucumber's name
C. How to identify the sea cucumber D. What makes the sea cucumber unusual
Question 62: The word “bizarre” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. rare B. marine C. simple D. odd
Question 63: According to the passage, why is the shape of sea cucumbers important?
A. It helps them to protect themselves from danger.
B. It helps them to digest their food.
C. It makes it easier for them to move through the mud.
D. It makes them attractive to fish.
Question 64: The word “this faculty” in paragraph 4 refers to the sea cucumber's ability to ______.
A. squeeze into crevices B. suck up mud or sand
C. devour all available food in a short time D. live at a low metabolic rate
Question 65: Paragraph 4 of the passage primarily discusses ______.
A. the reproduction of sea cucumbers B. the food sources of sea cucumbers
C. the eating habits of sea cucumbers D. threats to sea cucumbers' existence
Question 66: The phrase “casts off” in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. grabs B. grows again C. uses as a weapon D. gets rid of
Question 67: Of all the characteristics of the sea cucumber, which of the following seems to
fascinate the author most?
A. Where it lives B. What it does when threatened
C. How it hides from predators D. What it eats
Question 68: What can be inferred about the defense mechanisms of the sea cucumber?
A. They require group cooperation.
B. They are almost useless.
C. They are very sensitive to surrounding stimuli.
D. They are similar to those of most sea creatures.
Question 69: Which of the following would NOT cause a sea cucumber to release its
internal organs into the water?
A. A touch B. Unusually warm water
C. Food D. Pollution
Question 70: Which of the following is an example of behavior comparable with the sea
cucumber living at a low metabolic rate?
A. A bear hibernating in the winter
B. A pig eating constantly
C. A parasite living on its host's blood
D. An octopus defending itself with its tentacles

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