SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠOKỲ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10 TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG

ĐẮK LẮK NĂM HỌC 2018 – 2019

Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH – CHUYÊN

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề
(Đề thi gồm có 08 trang)

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hướng dẫn.

Điểm Giám khảo 1 Giám khảo 2 Mã bài thi

(do HĐ chấm ghi)

PART A. PHONETICS (10.0 pts)

I. Choose the option A, B, C, or D that has the underlined part pronounced differently
from the others. (5.0 pts)

1. A. cupboard B. pneumonia C. descriptionD. receipt

2. A. calcite B. palaeography C. palmist/ D. salmon
3. A. gem B. vague C. allergy D. geminate
4. A. chortle B. epoch C. arch D. perch
5. A. ceiling B. seize C. neigh D. leisure
6. A. thus B. width C. theme D. thorn
7. A. dispose B. hesitation C. pantyhose D. increase
8. A. compensate B. devil C. stereo D. impede
9. A. subtle B. combust C. doubt D. womb
10. A. augmentative B. gauge C. fraudster D. tautology

II. Choose the option A, B, C, or D that has the different stress pattern from the others.
(5.0 pts)

11. A. compulsory B. curriculum C. appropriate D. secondary

12. A. hospital B. different C. supportive D. compliment
13. A. stimulate B. maximize C. interrupt D. register
14. A. tsunami B. terrorist C. tradition D. disaster
15. A. application B. certificate C. biology D. security
16. A. identify B. television C. particular D. majority
17. A. academic B. engineering C. available D. sympathetic
18. A. psychology B. mischievousness C. impossible D. photography
19. A. obligatory B. geographical C. international D. undergraduate
20. A. university B. punctuality C. agricultural D. mathematician

PART B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (30.0pts)

I. Choose the best word or phrase from A, B, C, or D to complete these sentences. (10.0 pts)
21. I saw a _______ scarf in a shop near my house.
A. sweet little green silk B. little green silk sweet
C. sweet green little silk D. green little sweet silk
22. There has been a recommendation that Peter _______ the president of the country.
A. will be elected B. be elected C. is elected D. was elected
23. He kept his marriage for years, but eventually the truth _______.
A. came out B. went out C. came through D. fell out
24. It was in this house _______.
A. I was born in B. in which I was born C. where I was born D. that I was born
25. It is difficult for museums to find funds to protect the nation’s_______.
A. inheritance B. heritage C. possessions D. legacy
26. Tom: “I thought your performance last Sunday was wonderful.”
Laura: “_______”
A. Don’t tell a lie. I thought it was terrible.
B. You must be kidding. It was not as good as I had expected.
C. I completely agree with you. It was terrific.
D. No doubt!
27. When his alarm went off, he shut it off and slept for _______ 15 minutes.
A. other B. others C. another D. the others
28. _______ every industry in our modern world requires the work of engineers.
A. Wholly B. Hardly C. Most D. Virtually
29. He felt ______when he failed the exams the second time.
A. discouraged B. discouraging C. encouraged D. encourage
30. ______ I had nothing for breakfast but an apple, I had lunch early.
A. However B. Since C. Due to D. Therefore
31. Let’s go for a picnic this week, _______?
A. do we B. don’t we C. shall we D. have we
32. No sooner _______ to marry Jack _______ to have serious doubts.
A. had Carol agreed / than she began B. Carol has agreed / than she began
C. had Carol agreed / than she begins D. had Carol agreed / than she had begun
33. Boy: “What is your greatest phobia?” Girl: “_______”
A. I'm afraid not. B. Worms, definitely!
C. Probably people who smoke. D. I haven’t made up my mind yet.
34. I wouldn’t waste time _______ that book if I were you.
A. to reading B. reading C. read D. to be read
35. It is _______ for you to stay in New York with just a few dollars in your pocket.
A. incapable B. unable C. impossible D. irresponsible
36. I wish you _______ me a new one instead of having it _______ as you did.
A. would give / to repair B. gave / to repair
C. had given / to be repaired D. had given / repaired
37. When the electricity failed, he _______ a match to find the candles.
A. rubbed B. scratched C. struck D. started
38. It’s four miles further if you don’t take the _______ cut.
A. narrow B. by C. short D. half
39. When _______ to explain his mistake, the new employee cleared his throat nervously.
A. asking B. to be asked C. to be asking D. asked
40. Be careful! The mountain road is _______ slippery.
A. terrify B. terrifyingly C. terrifying D. terrified

21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.
31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40.

II. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the words in parentheses. (10.0 pts)
A MEXICAN COOKERY COURSE
On holiday last year my two travelling (0. COMPANY) companions and I joined a day's
cookery course in a Mexican restaurant. There were eight (41. PARTICIPATE) participants,
all keen to learn the secrets of the nation's cuisine. The students ranged from people who already
had some (42. EXPERT) expertise in the kitchen, to totally (43. SKILL) unskilled people like
myself.
Our teacher, Liana Cabrera, started with a short talk, then handed out some notes giving
(44. EXPLAIN) explanations of terms we'd be coming across. Soon we were trying out a range
of exotic ingredients, with (45. SURPRISE) suprisingly good results. Cabrera started giving
cookery lessons five years ago, and has become quite a (46. CELEBRATE) celebrity with long
waiting lists for her courses. And because of her extensive knowledge of almost-forgotten
regional dishes she is also a regular (47. CONTRIBUTE) contributor to cookery programs on
national television.
In the afternoon I joined the salsa-making team, with rather (48. DISASTER) disastrous
results. My colleagues complained that my food was so (49. PAIN) painfully hot it made their
eyes water. Their own efforts turned out (50. CONSIDER) considerably better than mine. The
communal meal at the end of the day was delicious, and I'd not only learnt something about
cooking, but I'd also broadened my understanding of Mexican culture.

III. Each numbered line in the following passage has one missing word. Put an oblique
stroke (/) where the word has been omitted and write the missing word in each blank. The
first one has been done for you. (5.0 pts)

Cleaner wrasses are small marine fish / feed on the parasites 00.________
living on the bodies of larger fish. Each cleaner owns a ‘station’ that___________
on a reef where clientele come(/) to get their mouths and teeth
cleaned. Client fish come in two varieties: residents and 51.______________________
roamers. Residents belong(/) to species with small territories; 52.______________________
they have no choice(/) but to go to their local cleaner. Roamers, 53.______________________
on the(/) other hand, either hold large territories or travel 54.______________________
 widely,(/) which means that they have several cleaning stations 55.______________________
to choose from. The cleaner wrasses sometimes ‘cheat’. This
occurs when the fish takes a bite out(/) of its client, feeding on 56.______________________
healthy mucus. This makes the client jolt and swim away. 57.______________________
Roamers(/) are more likely to change stations if a cleaner has 58.______________________
ignored(/) them for too long or cheated them. Cleaners seem to 59.______________________
know this: if a roamer and a resident arrive at the(/) same time, 60.______________________
the cleaner almost always services the roamer first. Residents
can(/) be kept waiting.

IV. Use the correct forms of the verbs in brackets to complete the following passage. (5.0
pts)
A pioneer in the field of telecommunications, Alexander Graham Bell (61. bear) was
born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He moved to Ontario, and then to the United States, (62.
settle) settling in Boston, before (63. begin) beginning his career as an inventor. Throughout his
life, Bell had been interested in the education of deaf people. This interest led him to (64. invent)
inventing the microphone and, in 1876, his “electrical speech machine,” which (65. call) is
called a telephone today. News of his invention quickly spread throughout the country, even
throughout Europe. By 1878, Bell (66. set) had set up the first telephone exchange in New York
City. Bell imagined great uses for his telephone, like the model from the 1920s, but would he
(67. ever/ think) have ever thought of telephone lines (68. use) being used to transmit video
images? Since his invention in 1922, the telecommunication industry (69. undergo) has
undergone an amazing revolution. Today, non-hearing people are able to use a special display
telephone (70. communicate) to communicate. Bell’s “electrical speech machine” paved the
way for the Information Superhighway.

PART C. READING (30.0 pts)

I. Choose one word from A, B, C or D that best completes each gap in the passage. (5.0 pts)
GIRLS AND TECHNOLOGY
If you want your daughter to succeed, buy her a toy construction set. That is the advice
from Britain’s (71) _______ female engineers and scientists. Marie-Noelle Barton, who heads an
Engineering Council campaign to encourage girls into science and engineering, maintains that
some of Britain’s most successful women have had their careers (72) _______ by the toys they
played with as children. Even girls who end (73) _______ nowhere near a microchip or
microscope could benefit from a better (74) _______ of science and technology.
‘It’s a (75) _______ of giving them experience and confidence with technology so that
when they are (76) _______ with a situation requiring some technical know-how, they feel they
can handle it and don’t just (77) _______ defeat immediately,’ says Mrs. Barton. ‘I believe that
lots of girls feel unsure of themselves when it comes (78) _______ technology and therefore they
might be losing out on jobs because they are reluctant even to apply for them.’ Research recently
carried (79) _______ suggests that scientific and constructional toys should be (80) _______ to
girls from an early age, otherwise the result is ‘socialisation’ into stereotypically female
character, which may explain why relatively few girls study science and engineering at
university in Britain.
(Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English 1, CUP)

71. A. foremost B. uppermost C. predominant D. surpassing

72. A. styled B. shaped C. built D. modeled
73. A. in B. by C. on D. up
74. A. hold B. grasp C. insight D. realisation
75. A. matter B. situation C. state D. cause
76. A. approached B. encountered C. presented D. offered
77. A. admit B. allow C. receive D. permit
78. A. for B. to C. from D. with
79. A. off B. through C. forward D. out
80. A. accessible B. feasible C. reachable D. obtainable

71. 72. 73. 74. 75.

76. 77. 78. 79. 80.

II. Read the passage and fill in each blank with ONE suitable word. (15.0 pts)
GARDEN WILDLIFE
The age of a garden (0) has a great effect on the abundance of its wildlife. Since most
animals depend ultimately on plants for their food, animal life cannot easily establish (81) itself
in the absence of plant life. A lot of land behind a newly-built house, even (82) though covered
with a layer of good soil, will support very (83) few resident species other (84) than microscopic
organisms. (85) apart from the odd worm or spider, not (86) many creatures will be able to earn
a (87) living in the garden at this stage.
Colonisation takes (88) place gradually. Humans may introduce plants, and weed seeds
will arrive on the breeze or be dropped (89) by passing birds. Insects and other animals visit the
garden and, given suitable conditions, they take (90) up residence there. (91) Despite all this
activity, however, it (92) takes years for a garden to become fully populated, and it cannot really
be regarded as mature until it is (93) capable of supporting fully-grown shrubs and trees. On this
basis, a large (94) number of British gardens are immature, inasmuch as they do not support
(95) such a variety of wildlife as an older garden.

III. Read the following passage and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete each
sentence. (10.0 pts)
Learning means acquiring knowledge or developing the ability to perform new behaviors.
It is common to think of learning as something that takes place in school, but much of human
learningoccurs outside the classroom, and people continue to learn throughout their lives.
Even before they enter school, young children learn to walk, to talk, and to use their
hands to manipulate toys, food, and other objects. They use all of their senses to learn about the
sights, sounds, tastes, and smells in their environments. They learn how to interact with their
parents, siblings, friends, and other people important to their world. When they enter school,
children learn basic academic subjects such as reading, writing, and mathematics. They also
continue to learn a great deal outside the classroom. They learn which behaviors are likely to be
rewarded and which are likely to be punished. They learn social skills for interacting with other
children. After they finish school, people must learn to adapt to the many major changes that
affect their lives, such as getting married, raising children, and finding and keeping a job.
Because learning continues throughout our lives and affects almost everything we do, the
study of learning is important in many different fields. Teachers need to understand the best
ways to educate children. Psychologists, social workers, criminologists, and other human-service
workers need to understand how certain experiences change people’s behaviors. Employers,
politicians, and advertisers make use of the principles of learning to influence the behavior of
workers, voters, and consumers.
Learning is closely related to memory, which is the storage of information in the brain.
Psychologists who study memory are interested in how the brain stores knowledge, where this
storage takes place, and how the brain later retrieves knowledge when we need it. In contrast,
psychologists who study learning are more interested in behavior and how behavior changes as a
result of a person’s experiences.
There are many forms of learning, ranging from simple to complex. Simple forms of
learning involve a single stimulus. A stimulus is anything perceptible to the senses, such as a
sight, sound, smell, touch, or taste. In a form of learning known as classical conditioning, people
learn to associate two stimuli that occur in sequence, such as lightning followed by thunder. In
operant conditioning, people learn by forming an association between a behavior and its
consequences (reward or punishment). People and animals can also learn by observation - that is,
by watching others perform behaviors. More complex forms of learning include learning
languages, concepts, and motor skills.
(Extracted from Microsoft® Student 2009 – DVD
Version)
96. According to the passage, which of the following is learning in broad view comprised of?
A. Acquisition of social and behavioural skills
B. Knowledge acquisition and ability development
C. Knowledge acquisition outside the classroom
D. Acquisition of academic knowledge
97. According to the passage, what are children NOT usually taught outside the classroom?
A. literacy and calculation B. right from wrong
C. interpersonal communication D. life skills
98. Getting married, raising children, and finding and keeping a job are mentioned in paragraph 2
as examples of _______.
A. the changes to which people have to orient themselves
B. the situations in which people cannot teach themselves
C. the ways people’s lives are influenced by education
D. the areas of learning which affect people’s lives
99. Which of the following can be inferred about the learning process from the passage?
A. It takes place more frequently in real life than in academic institutions.
B. It becomes less challenging and complicated when people grow older.
C. It is more interesting and effective in school than that in life.
D. It plays a crucial part in improving the learner’s motivation in school.
100. According to the passage, the study of learning is important in many fields due to _______.
 A. the exploration of the best teaching methods
B. the need for certain experiences in various areas
C. the influence of various behaviours in the learning process
D. the great influence of the on-going learning process
101. It can be inferred from the passage that social workers, employers, and politicians concern
themselves with the study of learning because they need to _______.
A. make the objects of their interest more aware of the importance of learning
B. understand how a stimulus relates to the senses of the objects of their interest
C. thoroughly understand the behaviours of the objects of their interest
D. change the behaviours of the objects of their interest towards learning
102. The word “retrieves” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. generates B. creates C. recovers D. gains
103. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Psychologists studying memory are concerned with how the stored knowledge is used.
B. Psychologists studying memory are concerned with the brain’s storage of knowledge.
C. Psychologists studying learning are interested in human behaviours.
D. Psychologists are all interested in memory as much as behaviours.
104. According to the passage, the stimulus in simple forms of learning _______.
A. is created by the senses B. bears relation to perception
C. makes associations between behaviours D. is associated with natural phenomena
105. The passage mainly discusses _______.
A. practical examples of learning inside the classroom
B. application of learning principles to formal education
C. general principles of learning
D. simple forms of learning
PART D. WRITING (30.0 pts)
I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the
sentence printed before. (5.0 pts)
106. In the unlikely event of a fire, please do not use the lift.
 Should there be a fire, please do not use the lift.
107. They declared war on the pretext of defending their territorial rights.
The excuse for their declaration of the war was the defense of their territorial rights.
108. I wasn't surprised when they refused to pay me.
As I had expected, they refused to pay me.
109. I am absolutely sure he took the money on purpose.
He couldn’t have taken the money by mistake/chance/accident.
110. Her success went beyond her expectation.
Never had she expected she was so successful.

II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. Do not
change the word given. (5.0 pts)

111. ‘You should stop your children watching too much television,’ the psychologist told Mary.
(LET)
 The psychologist advised Mary not to let her children watch too much TV.
112. The local council wants to impose a ban on driving at more than 30 kilometres per hour anywhere
in this area. (ILLEGAL)
 The local council wants to make it illegal to drive at more than 30 kilometers per
hour anywhere in this area.
113. Tommy missed the plane because he was late leaving for the airport. (TIME)
 If only Tommy had left for the airport on time, he wouldn’t have missed the plane.
114. The guidelines for the appointment of new staff need to be thoroughly revised.
(THOROUGH)
 There needs to be a thorough revision of the guidelines for the appointment of new
staff.
115. The change in the company’s logo didn’t make any difference to the majority of its customers.
(CONSEQUENCE)
 The change in the company’s logo wasn’t of any consequence to the majority of its
customers

III. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using
between three and five words and including the word given. (5.0 pts)

116. It took me some time to understand fully what happened. (WHILE)

 It was a while until I fully understood what had happened.
117. It looks as though the thieves escaped in a white Mercedes van. (GETAWAY)
 The thieves may have made their getaway in a white Mercedes van.
118. Can I speak to you privately for a few minutes? (WORD)
 Can I have a private word with you for a few minutes?
119. I was amazed because there were no problems throughout the holiday. (WENT)
 To my amazement, nothing went wrong throughout the holiday.
120. He really wanted to impress the interviewers. (DESPERATE)
 He was desperate to give the interviewers a good impression.

IV. Write an essay of about 150-180 words on the advantages and disadvantages of
learning online. (15.0 pts)