Đáp án Tiếng Anh thi vào lớp 10 Chuyên Bình Dương năm 2018-2019

I. Listening (40 points) Each recording will be played twice.

Part 1: You will hear people talking in different situations. Choose the best answer (A, B or C).

1. You hear a man talking about moving house. How did he feel after moving to a new area? .

A. worried that he wouldn't see his old friends

B. concerned about how his children would adapt

C. surprised by how welcoming his new neighbors were

2. You overhear a conversation about evening classes. Why did the girl decide to register for a photography course?

A. She wanted to take better holiday snaps.

B. She thought it would help her in her career.

C. She needed a relaxing change from her studies.

3. You overhear two people talking about a new cafe. What did they both approve of?

A. the size of the portions

B. the originality of the food

C. the efficiency of the service

4. On the radio, you hear a man talking about food. What does he do?

A. He's a shop owner.

B. He's a cookery writer.

C. He's a chef in a restaurant.

5. You overhear a woman talking about a job interview she had. What does she say about it?

A. Some of the questions were unfair.

B. She felt she was insufficiently prepared. e

C. The interviewers put her under pressure.

6. You overhear a woman talking about a language course. What does she criticize about it?

A. There are many students.

B. Grammar isn't focused on.

C. It isn't challenging enough.

Part 2: Listen to a lecture in a zoology class and answer the questions below. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D).

7. What is the main topic of the lecture?

A. What animals live in the hot wet parts of the world.

B. How crocodiles and alligators are different.

C. Why crocodilians live in or near the water.

D. How crocodiles and alligators catch their prey.

8. How does the teacher talk about the appearance of crocodiles and alligators?

A. He explains the unique features that crocodilians have.

B. He describes how they are different from other crocodilians.

C. He compares the similarities and differences between them.

D. He shows students photos of crocodiles' and alligators'.

9. Which of the following describes crocodiles?

A. They have wider V-shaped snout.

B. They have a narrow U-shaped snout.

C. They have dark grayish-black skin.

D. They don't have bumps on their skin.

10. What is true about alligators' teeth?

A. Alligators' teeth are bigger than crocodiles' teeth.

B. Alligators' upper teeth are sharper than their lower teeth.

C. Alligators' lower teeth are as small as their upper teeth.

D. Alligators upper teeth can cover their lower teeth.

Part 3: You will hear five different people talking about shopping for food. Choose from the list (A-F) what each speaker says. Use the letters only once. There is one extra letter which you do not need to use.

11. Speaker 1	A. I always spend more than I intended to.
12. Speaker 2	B. I avoid going shopping when I'm hungry.
13. Speaker 3	C. I dislike going shopping with other people.
14. Speaker 4	D. I usually buy fruit and vegetables last.
15. Speaker 5	E. I only buy things if their prices are reduced.
	F. I hate waiting in a long queue to pay.

Part 4: Listen and write no more than three words or a number for each answer.

16 + 17. What are the two collections which have not yet been fully moved in?

16...................................................................+ 17..............................................

18. What is currently being built?

19. How many computer places have been installed? 19..............................................

20. What else can you get from the librarians if you ask? 20..................................................

II. Reading (60 points)

Read the text and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for each question.

Being an older student

At 32, I have just finished my first year at university. As well as attending lectures regularly, I have had to learn to read books quickly and write long essays.

I decided to go to university after fourteen years away from the classroom. As a secretary, although I was earning a reasonable amount of money, I was bored doing something where I hardly had to think. I became more and more depressed by the idea that I was stuck in the job. I was jealous of the students at the local university, who looked happy, carefree and full of hope, and part of something that I wanted to explore further.

However, now that I've actually become a student I find it hard to mix with younger colleagues. They are always mistaking me for a lecturer and asking me questions I can't answer. I also feel separated from the lecturers because, although we are the same age, I know so much less than them. But I am glad of this opportunity to study because I know you need a qualification to get a rewarding job, which is really important to me. Unlike most eighteen-year-olds, I much prefer a weekend with my books to one out partying. Then there are the normal student benefits of long holidays and theatre and cinema discounts. I often have doubts about what I'll do after university, but I hope that continuing my education at this late date has been a wise choice.

21. What is the writer trying to do in the text?

A. Help lecturers understand older students.

B. Suggest some good methods for studying.

C. Complain about the attitude of students.

D. Explain her reasons for returning to study.

22. What can a reader find out about the writer from this text?

A. When she left school.

B. What subject she is studying.

C. Where she will work in future.

D. How long her university course is.

23. How did the writer feel about her job as a secretary?

A. Her salary wasn't good enough.

B. It gave her the opportunity to study.

C. It didn't make use of her brain.

D. Her colleagues made her depressed.

24. In her spare time, the writer likes to___________?

A. go out to parties

B. do extra study

C. earn some money

D. travel a lot

25. Which of these sentences describes the writer?

A. She is confident about the future.

B. She gets on well with the other students.

C. She realises the value of a university degree.

D. She finds university life easier than she expected.

Five people below are all looking for second-hand books. There are descriptions of eight secondhand bookshops (A-H). Decide which bookshop would be the most suitable for them.

26. Yang is looking for used copies of modern novels for her book group. She would like to visit a bookshop where her two young daughters will be welcome, with drinks and snacks available.

27. Stefan loves beautiful art books but would like to check what's available online before visiting. He wants to find a bookshop where he can get lunch and spend the afternoon looking at books.

28. Scott has been unable to get a particular textbook which he needs urgently for his project on health care for the elderly. He is very busy, and would prefer to have it delivered.

29. Jasmin is setting up a library of classic fiction for her primary school. Before buying some books online, she would like to go to the shop and discuss suitable books with staff.

30. lan wants a quiet bookshop where he can relax in comfort with a coffee for a few hours after a long day at work. He'd like to get a few cheap novels to take home.

SECOND-HAND BOOKSHOPS

A. Bookworm

This shop has used books for all tastes but customers will have to visit in person and look around as Bookworm does not have a website. The best sections are on medicine; cookery and art. These include some rare and expensive books.

B. Bales

This shop is famous for its range of titles, from college textbooks to classic literature, and is known for its peaceful atmosphere. Regular customers come for the excellent cafe with its sofas and armchairs, which stays open until late.

C. Westwood's

There's no room to sit down in this tiny back street bookshop, and the owner is often too busy to chat. On the first floor are children's books and fine art books for collectors. At entrance level there are less expensive general fiction hardbacks.

D. Topping's

You'll only find good-quality used hardback books here on certain subjects. Topping's is run by three experts in art, travel and literature for the young. They are happy to chat and advise customers. The shelves are well-organised, and books can also be ordered from the shop's website.

E. Scrimshaw's

Scrimshaw's has a huge selection of books showing the works of the great painters. Most are in excellent condition and reasonably priced, and the store's online guide is regularly updated. The basement also has a cafe and a large number of out-of-date school textbooks on sale.

F. Regal

Here you'll find the country's largest selection of science-related books, including topics such as psychology and medicine. There are 70,000 used and new books, all at discount prices. Regal also has an efficient online ordering service plus comfortable sofas and freshly made coffee, and is open during office hours.

G. Holt's

Although its prices are high, the fun of Holt's is its lively atmosphere. It's in an old railway station, where you can enjoy afternoon tea and cake in the waiting room. Or leave the kids to play in the former ticket office while you look at the huge selection of recent fiction.

H. Wenlock's

This prize-winning bookshop is noted for its wide selection of titles. Fiction is downstairs, nonfiction upstairs under the ancient roof of this 15th century building. The book club welcomes new members to discuss a different novel one evening each month.

Read the passage and choose the best word (A, B, C or D) for each of the blanks.

GLOBAL WARMING

Few people now (31)___ the reality of global warming and its effects on the world's climate. Many scientists put the blame for recent natural disasters on the increase in the world's temperatures and are convinced that, more than ever before, the Earth is at (32)____ from the forces of the wind, rain and sun. According to them, global warming is making extreme weather events, such as hurricanes and droughts, even more (33)___ and causing sea levels all around the world to rise.

Environmental groups are putting pressure on governments to take action to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide which is given (34)___ by factories and power plants, thus attacking the problem at its source. They are in (35)___ of more money being spent on research into solar, wind, and wave energy devices, which could then replace existing power (36)___ .Some scientists, however, believe that even if we stopped releasing carbon dioxide and other gases into the atmosphere tomorrow, we would have to wait several hundred years to notice the results. Global warming, it seems, is to stay.

31.

A. approve

B. realize    

C. differentiate  

D. distinguish

32.

A. risk    

B. harm        

C. danger          

D. threat

33.

A. strong  

B. strict      

C. heavy          

D. severe

34.

A. off    

B. up          

C. over            

D. away

35.

A. request

B. suggestion  

C. belief          

D. favor 

36.

A. houses  

B. factories  

C. stations        

D. generation

Seven sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from the sentences (A-H) the one which fits each gap (37-43). There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use.

GETTING RID OF PLASTIC BAGS

By Michael McCarthy 

Plastic bags are one of the greatest problems of the consumer society - or to be more precise, of the throwaway society. First introduced in the United States in 1957, and into the rest of the world by the late 1960s, they have been found so convenient that they have come to be used in massive numbers. In the world as a whole, the annual total manufactured now probably exceeds a trillion - that is, one million billion, or 1,000,000,000,000,000.

According to a recent study, whereas plastic bags were rarely seen at sea in the late eighties and early nineties, they are now being found almost everywhere across the planet, from Spitsbergen in the Arctic to the South Atlantic close to Antarctica. 

They are among the 12 items of rubbish most often found in coastal clean-ups.(37)___ Windblown plastic bags are so common in  Africa that a small industry has appeared: harvesting bags and using them to make hats and other items, with one group of people collecting 30,000 per month. In some developing countries they are a major nuisance in blocking the drainage systems of towns and villages.

What matters is what happens to them after use. Enormous numbers end up being buried or burnt, which is an enormous waste of the oil products which have gone into their manufacture (38)____ Turtles mistake them for their jellyfish food and choke on them; birds mistake them for fish with similar consequences; dolphins have been found with plastic bags preventing them breathing properly.

The wildlife film-maker Rebecca Hosking was shocked by the effects of the bags on birds on the Pacific island of Midway. She found that two-fifths of the 500,000 albatross chicks born each year die, the vast majority from swallowing plastic that their parents have mistakenly brought back as food. (39)____ Many local residents and shopkeepers joined in, and the idea of getting rid of them completely soon spread to other towns and villages.

Although some people remain unconvinced, it does seem possible that the entire country could eventually become plastic-bag free. Who could have imagined half-a-century ago that our public places would one day all become cigarette-smoke free? Or that we would all be using lead free petrol? Who would have thought even a decade ago, come to that, that about two-thirds of us would by now be actively involved in recycling? (40)____

What is needed is a general change in consumer attitudes, towards the habit of using re-usable shopping bags. Older people will remember how this used to be entirely normal as every household had a "shopping bag", a strong bag which was used to carry items bought in the daily trip to the shops. (41)___Today, many of us tend to drive to the supermarket once a week and fill up the car with seven days' worth of supplies, for which plastic bags, of course, are fantastically useful. It's a hard habit to break.

However, there has already been a big drop in plastic bag use, partly because the leading supermarkets and other shopkeepers are making a major effort to help us give up the habit, with a whole variety of new ideas. (42)___ It is clear that habits are starting to change, reusaone bags are more visible than they were even two years ago.

Many believe there should be a tax on plastic bags. and the governments of a number of countries are considering the idea. What people have in mind is the example of Ireland, where a tax Of €0.22 was introduced on all plastic bags, the first of its kind in the world. (43)___In addition, all the money from the new tax is used for environmental clean-up projects.

A. Major changes in public opinion and behavior can certainly occur. B. On land they are everywhere, too. C. These range from cheap 'bags for life' offers to bag-free check-outs. D. Worse still, billions get into the environment, especially the ocean environment, where they become a terrible threat to wildlife. E. But there was a very different pattern of household shopping then: the purchase of a much smaller number of items, on a daily basis, after a walk to small, local shops. F. She realised then that it was too late to do anything about this man-made disaster. G. This quickly brought about a quite amazing reduction of 90 per cent, from 1.2 billion bags a year to fewer than 200,000 and an enormous increase in the use of cloth bags. H. As a result, she started a movement to turn her home town into the first community in the country to be free of plastic bags.

 

Read the text below and think of ONE word that best fits each gap. Write the words in your answer sheet.

WEATHER IN ANTARCTICA

The most extreme weather conditions experienced in Antarctica are associated (44)______ 1 blizzards. These are simply strong winds with falling snow or, more commonly, snow that is picked up and pushed along the ground by the wind. Blizzards may last for days at (45)_______ time, and in some cases it can be almost impossible for people to see. It is not unusual (46)______ objects only about a metre or two away to become unrecognisable. Scientists doing research in the area are then confined to their tents or caravans. We think of blizzards (47)______ extremely cold, while in fact temperatures in the Antarctic are usually higher than normal during a blizzard. Major blizzards of several days in length occur more frequently in some locations than in others. (48)______ may be eight or ten such blizzards in any particular place (49)______ an annual basis. They often cause considerable damage, so that any scientific buildings or equipment constructed in this region must be specially made to give as (50)______protection as possible.

III. Pronunciation and Communication (40 points)

Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress.

51.	A. universal	B. application	C. technology	D. entertainment
52.	A. mathematics	B. engineering	C. scientific	D. laboratory
53.	A. certificate	B. necessary	C. economy	D. geography
54.	A. interviewer	B. preparation	C. economics	D. education
55.	A. considerate	B. information	C. librarian	D. environment
56.	A. relevant	B. descendant	C. redundant	D.consultant
57.	A. sacrifice	B. supportive	C. compliment	D. maintenance
58.	A. penalty	B. vertical	C. tsunami	D. childbearing
59.	A. determine	B. argument	C. counterpart	D. marvelous
60.	A. represent	B. introduce	C. understand	D. industry

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other three.

61. A. bear              B. bean            C. weak              D. seat

62.A. book               B. foot              C. good              D. moon

63 A. event              B. recent          C. delete             D. select

64.A. feature            B. measure      C. leather            D. weather

65. A. thankful          B. thorough      C. thinking          D. Thailand

66. A. boarding        B. boardroom    C. cupboard       D. billboard

67. A. chaos            B. chemist.        C. channel          D. Christmas

68. A. without          B. theater          C. southern         D. worthy

69. A. volcano          B. tornado        C. chocolate        D. correspond

70. A teenage          B. village           C. image              D. sewage

Choose the best response (A, B, C) for each conversation.

71. What time did the bus arrive?

A. It's three o'clock.

B. About 20 minutes ago.

C. For half an hour.

72. Would you like some more dessert?

A. No thanks, I'm full.

B. Enjoy your meal!    

C. It's delicious!

73. Dan's got a new bicycle, hasn't he?

A. He's a good driver.

B. He's too old.

C. It's his brother's.

74. Have you got any free time later?

A. It's almost ten o'clock.

B. Sorry, I'm busy all day.

C. You'll be late.

75. Why not come to the pool with me?

A. I haven't got one.
B. Twenty minutes ago.
C. That's a good idea.

76. Where will you spend the weekend?

A. We haven't decided yet.

B. I haven't been anywhere.

C. Next week will be fine.

77. Whose seat is this?

A. I'm not sure.

B. Yes, you can.

C. Jenny's done it.

78. I feel really cold.

A. There's more in the fridge.

B. Turn on the heating then.

C.It must be easy.

79. How did you get here?

A. I can come on the bus.

B. Is it far from here?

C. Sally brought me.

80. How often do you go hiking?

A. I go with three friends.

B. We stay for a weekend.

C. Most weekends

Rearrange the statements (A-F) to complete the conversation between Ms Blue the librarian and Pinky. Number O has been done for you as an example.

Ms Blue: What do you need? Pinky: (0) _____ Ms Blue: (81) _____ Pinky: (82)____ Ms Blue: (83) Pinky: (84) Ms Blue: (85) Pinky: Okay. Here you go. Ms Blue: Now, sign your name on the back of the card. Pinky: Here you go. Ms Blue: Here's your library card. Pinky: Thanks. Now I'd like to check out this book.

(A) I would like to check out a book. (B) Sure. That would be great. (C) I don't have a library card. (D) I'm going to need your library card. (E) Please fill out this application. (F) Why don't you apply for one right now?

Choose the statements (A-F) to complete the conversation between Mom and Tom. What does Mom say to Tom? Number O has been done for you as an example.

Mom: (0) ____ A _____ Tom: I'm so tired. Let me sleep for five more minutes. Mom: (86)___________ Tom: I know, but just five more minutes. Mom: (87) ______ Tom: I promise I'll wake up, in five minutes. Mom: (88) ______ Tom: I know that, and I can do all that when I wake up in  five minutes. Mom: (89)_____ Tom: I'm not going to be late today. Mom: (90) ____ Tom: Thank you.

(A) Wake up, it's time for school. (B) Fine, five more minutes. (C) I can't let you go back to sleep, because you won't wake back up. (D) I don't want you to be late for school today. (E) You have to get up and get ready five minutes. for school. (F) You still need to eat breakfast, take a shower, and get dressed.

IV. Grammar and Vocabulary (20 points)

Choose the best word or phrase (A, B, C or D) to fill in each blank.

91. People have hunted animals food, hides, and ivory.

A. for                       B. on                      C. in                               D. with

92. She has two brothers, ___ are engineers.

A. whom both          B. both who            C. both of whom             D. both whom

93. ______ I am aware, there were no problems during the first six months.

A. As far as             B. So much as         C. Much more than        D. Except that

94. Mr Pike ________ English at our school for 20 years before he retired last year.

A. has been taught        B. has been teaching         C. had been teaching        D. was being taught

95. "I suppose Jenny's always wanted to get to the top of her career, _____?

       - "Yes, she's an ambitious girl."

A. aren't I            B. don't I           C. isn't she          D. hasn't she

96. Mary eats ______ she used to.

A. less meat and fewer bananas than

B. the least meat and fewest bananas than

C. fewer meat and bananas than

D. less and less meat and bananas than

97. George wouldn't have met Mary ______ to his brother's graduation party.

A. if he wouldn't have gone

B. had he not gone

C. if he shouldn't have gone

D. had not he gone

98. She has just bought _______.

A. an interesting French old painting

B. an old interesting French painting

C. an old French interesting painting

D. an interesting old French painting

Choose the underlined part (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting.

99. I wish you didn't risk to damage your health by smoking so much.
                           A                   B                           C                     C

100. It's high time the government does something about air pollution.
         A                                               B                         C              D

Supply the appropriate form of the words in brackets.

101. My opinion is that ghosts are _________. There are no ghosts in this world. (EXIST)

102. The advantage of living in the countryside is that the air is _________ (POLLUTE)

103. Teenagers always try to be ______ of their parents. (DEPEND)

104. Being a career woman, Alice devoted herself exclusively to ________ her career. (FURTHER)

105. Many students apply for _________ to more than one college. (ADMIT)

106. When is the final date for the ________ of the essay? (SUBMIT)

107. A good teacher can encourage artistic ________ (CREATE)

108. What is the minimum entrance ____ for this course? (REQUIRE)

109. Such a bad behavior is totally _____ in a civilized society. (ACCEPT)

110. The police did an ______ job in keeping the fans calm. (ADMIRE)

V. Writing (40 points).

Part A: Rewrite the following the sentences without changing the meaning.

111. She said, "Peter, I'm sorry for breaking your favorite vase."

→ She apologized to .............

112. He told me, "Don't go to the beach today because there's a storm coming."

→ He warned me against ...........

113. Helen is smarter than Alice.

→ Of the two girls, Helen and ...........

114. People believe that he quit because of ill health.

→ He is .............

115. Sally said, "You spoiled my kid, Kevin.'

→ Sally blamed Kevin...........

116. Stephanie said to him, "You must be here by 6 o'clock".

→ Stephanie insisted that.........

117. But for your help, I would have failed.

→ If it...........

118. He regrets not telling her the truth.

→ He wishes ......

119. The accusation that he had stolen the painting was unfounded.

→ He was wrongly .....

120. The only reason I was late this morning was that the traffic was so heavy.

→ Had it not.......

Part B: You are Mary. Write a letter of at least 80 words to your Uncle John. You MUST follow these guidelines:

- Begin your letter with "Dear Uncle John".

- Thank your uncle for giving you a top quality mountain bike on your birthday.

- Say why you like the present.

- Say how you will use the bike.

- End your letter with "Mary".

Part C: Write an essay of at least 200 words about the benefits of reading books.

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