Đề thi vào lớp 10 THPT Hà Nội năm học 2019-2020 môn Tiếng Anh (chuyên)

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KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10 THPT HÀ NỘI NĂM HỌC 2019-2020 Ngày thi: 04/6/2019 ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
Bài thi Ngoại ngữ môn: TIẾNG ANH (chuyên Anh)
(Đề thi có 07 trang)
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề Điểm
Chữ ký và họ tên
Chữ ký và họ tên Bằng số Bằng chữ CB chấm thi 1 CB chấm thi 2 SỐ PHÁCH (do Ban phách ghi) ............ Lưu ý:
Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào các trang của đề thi này và không được sử dụng bất kỳ loại tài liệu nào kể
cả từ điển. Cán bộ coi thi không giải thích gì thêm.
PART I. LISTENING (2.0 PTS)
You will hear each section TWICE. Section I (1.0 pt)
You will listen to a lecturer talking to a group of engineering students.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Engineering for sustainable development
The Greenhouse Project (Himalayan mountain region) Problem
- Short growing season because of high altitude and low (1) ..........................
- Fresh vegetables imported by lorry or by (2) .........................., so are expensive.
- Need to use sunlight to prevent local plants from (3) ..........................
- Previous programmes to provide greenhouse were (4) .......................... New greenhouse
Meets criteria for the sustainability
- Simple and (5) .......................... to build
- Made mainly from local materials (mud or stone for the walls, wood and (6) .......................... for the roof)
- Building and maintenance done by local craftsmen.
- Runs solely on (7) .......................... energy
- Only families who have a sustainable (8) .......................... can own one Design - Long side faces south - Strong polythene cover
- Inner (9) .......................... are painted black or white Social benefits
- Owners’ status is improved
- Rural (10) .......................... have greater opportunities - More children are educated Section II (1.0 pt) Trang 1/ 7
You will hear five short extracts in which people are talking about memorable events. While you listen,
you must complete BOTH tasks. Task One Task Two
For questions 1-5, choose from the list (A-H)
For questions 6-10, choose from the list (A-H) why the
what the event was.
speaker found the event memorable. A. a sporting event 1. _____ Speaker 1
A. It changed their opinion of 6. _____ Speaker 1 B. a special birthday someone. C. a train journey 2. _____ Speaker 2
B. It was very beautiful. 7. _____ Speaker 2 D. a theatre visit
C. Their companion reacted E. a musical event 3. _____ Speaker 3 unexpectedly. 8. _____ Speaker 3
F. the anniversary of a
D. It had an impact on their historic event 4. _____ Speaker 4 career. 9. _____ Speaker 4 G. a political speech
E. It helped them make a
H. the opening of a 5. _____ Speaker 5 decision. 10. _____ Speaker 5 public building
F. They found something there.
G. They bought something special there.
H. They met someone special there.
PART II. PHONETICS (0.5 PT)
I. Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three
in pronunciation in each of the following questions. (0.3 pt) 1. A. digest B. manage C. category D. legend 2. A. exist B. exhaustion C. explorer D. exhibit 3. A. transfer B. career C. variety D. afraid
II. Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of
the position of primary stress in each of the following questions. (0.2 pt) 1. A. certificate B. apartment C. individual D. biology 2. A. admirable B. advantageous C. conscientious D. analytic
PART III. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (2.5 PTS)
I. Circle the best option to complete each of the following sentences. (1.0 pt)
1. One of ________ days, I’m going to give him a piece of my mind. A. our B. those C. these D. the
2. Many more students tend to ________ in vocational school than in senior secondary schools. A. endow B. ensure C. enlist D. enroll
3. I have helped my wife with the cleaning, though ________ not for some time. A. in contrast B. especially C. alternatively D. admittedly
4. ________ to unaided eye, ultraviolet light can be detected in a number of ways.
A. Although is invisible B. Even though it invisible
C. Despite invisible D. Although invisible
5. They are like two peas in a pod. It’s amazing how their parents can ________ them apart. A. tell B. mean C. distinguish D. see
6. The incoming administration ________ to clean up corruption in the city. A. pledged B. contemplated C. suggested D. resumed
7. Those ________ boys often play tricks on their friends. A. mischievous B. obedient C. honest D. well-behaved
8. The students had to ________ before they became successful physicists. A. make a bundle
B. work flexitime C. burn the midnight oil D. burn the candles
9. In the future, teachers will be ________ rather than knowledge providers. A. facilitators B. attendants C. candidates D. workers
10. He spoke a ________ of French that we found hard to understand. Trang 2/ 7 A. slang B. jargon C. dialect D language.
II. Think of a word which can be used appropriately in all three sentences. (0.3 pt) 1. _______
- The pensioner owned a small vegetable .......... where he spent most of his days looking after his carrots and tomatoes.
- As the .......... unfolds, the film gathers pace and the actors can show their full potential.
- You can .......... all these numbers on one diagram for comparison. 2. _______
- There’s nothing better than an early morning swim to .......... your spirits and set you up for the day.
- Pressure from local shop keepers has led the council to .......... the ban on parking in the High Street.
- Sam was told not to .......... the lid of the saucepan while the meat was cooking. 3. _______
- Her car skidded on a slippery road and was about to .......... into a roadside tree when she managed to regain control.
- Nobody denies that he had a checkered .......... in business, but now he’s shining as one of the stars in our department.
- Being at a crossroads after leaving college, he sought some professional advice from a .......... counselor.
III. Form the collocations using the verbs and the prepositions from the boxes. Complete each sentence
using a collocation in the appropriate form. You must use each verb and each preposition ONCE only. (0.7 pt)
go bring live abide set split get
in back to up for off by over
1. I’d been looking forward to the course, but unfortunately it ......................................... my expectations.
2. Last year, the bad weather ......................................... the building programme by several weeks.
3. Local residents were angry at ............................................. on the housing proposal they were concerned about.
4. We have to ......................................... the decision of the committee; we have no choice.
5. Lots of fruits and vegetables will help you ......................................... the cold.
6. A branch ......................................... from the tree trunk by the previous storm.
7. They have a high level of unemployment - but the same ........................................ many other countries.
IV. Give the correct form of the words to complete the passage. (0.5 pt)
It seems our personality is affected by many things, including the position we sleep in! This is because
our sleeping position partly determines how we feel when we wake up. To (1. clear) ...........................,
people who sleep on their backs with their arms stretched out typically awake feeling (2. vital)
.............................. and eager for the day ahead. Conversely, those who sleep faced down with arms
outstretched awake feeling fatigued, as this position seems to generate a sense of losing control.
Apparently, those who sleep lying straight tend to show signs of stubbornness, although whether this is
simply because they feel stiff in the morning is (3. debate) .............................. . Most people appear to
sleep on their side with their knees drawn up, often described as “the foetal position”. Actually, this is
unsurprising because although the position is often said to denote stress, people who sleep like this awake
feeling (4. fresh) .............................., having somehow worked through their problems. It’s unclear what
it means if you are a (5. rest) .............................. sleeper and change your position frequently! PART IV. READING (3.0 PTS)
I. Circle the best option A, B, C or D that best fits each of the blanks (0.8 pt)
I suppose it’s human (1) .......... to try to judge someone by their appearance. The downside is that it’s
then hard to alter our original judgement which was based on that first impression they (2) .......... on us.
At any initial encounter, we take note of the person’s clothes, how they talk and what their body (3) .......... indicates.
But can this information be trusted Does it reveal the truth? A talkative person may appear friendly and
warm (4) .......... they are actually self-centred while an introvert may (5) .......... as arrogant when they are
the sweetest person in the world once you see beneath their quiet exterior. Why do we assume we
understand someone simply on what we suppose is absolute (6) .......... derived from a short acquaintance Trang 3/ 7
or that their appearance accurately reflects their personality? If we (7) ........... on our initial judgements
too heavily or are too ready to (8) .......... to conclusions, we may be making a big mistake. 1. A. nature B. feeling C. disposition D. temperament 2. A. got B. put C. gave D. made 3. A. manner B. movements C. language D. signs 4. A. alternatively B. in spite of C. even if D. as well as 5. A. come through B. come down C. come out D. come across 6. A. data B. proof C. demonstration D. justification 7. A. lean B. trust C. hang D. ride 8. A. arrive B. spring C. reach D. jump
II. Fill each of the following numbered blanks with ONE suitable word. (0.7 pt)
You got your blue eyes from your mother, and your ears from your father. But where did you get your
adventurous personality or your talent (1) ............... singing? Did you learn these from your parents or
were they predetermined by your genes? While it’s clear that physical characteristics are hereditary,
things are a little (2) ............... clear when it (3) ............... to an individual’s behavior, intelligence and
personality. Ultimately, the old argument of nature vs nurture has never really been won. We do not yet
know exactly how much of (4) ............... we are is determined by our DNA and how much by our life
experience. But we do know that both (5) ............... a part.
Some scientists think that people behave (6) ............... they do according to genetic predispositions or
even “animal instincts”. This is known as the “nature” theory of human behaviour. Other scientists
believe that people think and act in certain ways because they are taught to do so. This is the “nurture” theory.
Our growing understanding of human genome has recently made it clear that both sides are partly right.
Nature endows us (7) ............... inborn abilities and traits; nurture takes these natural tendencies and
moulds them as we learn and mature.
III. Read the passage and choose the best answer to each of the questions (0.9 pt)
A smart irrigation sensor that gives plants only as much to drink as they need can increase tomato
yields by more than 40 per cent. The sensor has been developed by Yehoshua Sharon and Ben-Ami
Bravdo at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s faculty of agriculture in Rehovot, Israel. The researchers
say that their system not only increases the yield of crops, but it also dramatically reduces water usage -
by up to 60 per cent for some crops.
At the heart of the system is an electronic sensor that dips onto a plant leaf and measures its thickness
to an accuracy of 1 micrometer. “A leaf’s thickness is dependent on the amount of water in a plant,” says
Sharon. “A healthy leaf is 60 per cent water.” A thin leaf is a sure sign that the plant is suffering stress
because it is thirsty, and stress is bad for yields.
The sensor consists of two plates, one fixed and the other spring-loaded, which together grip the leaf.
The moving plate is connected to a small computer that regulates the voltage in an electrical circuit. As
the leaf’s thickness changes, the plate moves, causing a change in the voltage. This signal is fed to a
processor that adjusts the plant’s water supply.
Unlike conventional irrigation systems, which water crops periodically, the Israeli system waters the
plants continuously, but adjusts the flow to the plant’s needs. “The idea is to give the plant the proper
amount of water at the correct time, according to what the plant requires,” says Sharon.
Field studies show the system increases the yields of several crops while reducing consumption of
water. Yields of grapefruit increased by 15 per cent while needing 40 per cent less water. For peppers, the
yield rose by 5 per cent while water usage fell by 60 per cent. Tomato plants yielded 40 per cent more
fruit while consuming 35 per cent less water.
“It is an interesting idea,” says John Sadler, a soil scientist at the US government’s Agricultural
Research Service in Florence, South Carolina. “Other researchers have measured stress by measuring a
plant’s temperature or stem thickness. But I haven’t heard of anyone doing irrigation at such a refined
level,” he says. But Sadler is a little surprised by the figures for water savings. “They would depend on
the technique you’re comparing these results with,” he says. Sharon says her savings are based on
comparisons with the Israeli government’s recommendations for irrigating crops. Trang 4/ 7
He admits that the system has to be very reliable if it is to be effective. “Because the plants are watered
continuously they are more susceptible to sudden changes in water supply,” he says. “This means our
system has to operate very reliably.”
The researchers have founded a company called Leafsen to sell the new irrigation system, and they
hope to start marketing it within the next few months.
1. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. The irrigation sensor can reduce the need for water in some plants.
B. A leaf’s thickness is dependent on the amount of water in a plant.
C. The conventional irrigation systems water the plant continuously.
D. Leafsen is the company that sold the new irrigation system.
2. According to the passage, the sensor is operated by ________. A. a computer B. a plate C. a spring D. a voltage
3. The phrase “the heart” in the second paragraph means ________. A. the most complex B. the smallest part C. the most important part D. the most accurate part
4. The word “fixed” in paragraph 3 is similar in meaning to ________. A. having a leaf B. stuck by glue C. not empty D. not moving
5. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. The new system helps reduce the water amount plants require.
B. The new system is welcomed by a US scientist.
C. The new system needs more time to become usable.
D. In order for the system to be effective, it has to be very reliable.
6. The phrase “at the correct time” in paragraph 4 mostly means ________.
A. at the time being B. when the plants require.
C. when the time is accurate. D. when the yields are increased.
7. When a plant is thirsty, ________. A. its yield is raised B. it is suffering stress C. it has healthy leaves
D. it can reduce its water usage
8. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as benefited from the new system? A. tomatoes B. peppers C. grapefruits D. eggplants
9. How is John Sadler’s attitude to the new system? A. critical B. doubtful C. ironical D. appreciative
IV. Read the article and choose your answers from the sections A-D. You may choose any of the
sections more than once. (0.6 pt)
In which section does the writer
praise the quality of some more serious films? 1. ______
mention a film character who learns from his experiences? 2. ______
explain how a director uses a film as a vehicle for his own opinion? 3. ______
mention a special technique used to create a feel-good reaction? 4. ______
insist that lighter films can also be clever? 5. ______
refer to films where ordinary people triumph over authority? 6. ______
Films that make you feel good A
Feel-good films stretch back right into the early days of cinema. The Brits were pioneers of the for
. m. Producer Cecil Hepworth’s Rescued by Rover (1905), a winsome yarn about a dog retrieving a
kidnapped baby, was an early example of feel-good film-making. What distinguished it was the tempo.
The film-makers used cross-cutting to crank up the tension, which is only finally released when the baby
is found. The film “mark a key stage in the medium’s development from an amusing novelty to the
‘seventh art,’ able to hold its own alongside literature, theatre, painting, music and other more traditional
forms,” claims the British Film Institute’s Screenonline website. Film historians today continue to study
Hepworth’s storytelling abilities but that wasn’t what interested the 1905 audiences who flocked to see it.
They went because it was a feel-good film. Trang 5/ 7 B
There has long been a tendency to sneer at feel-good films. Serious, self-conscious auteurs are often too busy .
trying to express their innermost feelings about art and politics to worry about keeping audiences
happy. However, as Preston Sturges famously showed in his comedy Sullivan’s Travels (1941), if you’re
stuck on a prison chain gang, you don’t necessarily want to watch Battleship Potemkin. Sullivan’s Travels
is about John L Sullivan, a glib and successful Hollywood director of comedies, who yearns to be taken
seriously. Sullivan dresses up as a hobo and sets off across America to learn more about the plight of the
common man. He ends up sentenced to six years in prison. One of the prisoners’ few escapes from
drudgery is watching cartoons. As he sits among his fellow cons and sees their faces convulsed with
laughter at a piece of what he regards as throwaway Disney animation, he rapidly revises his own
priorities. “After I saw a couple of pictures put out by my fellow comedy directors, which seemed to have
abandoned the fun in favour of the message, I wrote Sullivan’s Travels to satisfy an urge to tell them to
leave the preaching to the preachers,” Sturges recalled.
C A few years ago there were a lot of “deep-dish” movies. We had films about guilt (Atonement),
about the all-American dream coming apart at the seams (Revolutionary Road) and even a long account of
a very long life lived backwards (the deeply morbid The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button). Deep-dish,
feel-bad films have plenty to recommend them. If you’re not a teenager and you don’t just want to see the
next summer tent-pole blockbuster, you’ll welcome movies that pay attention to characterization and
dialogue and don’t just rely on computer-generated imagery or the posturing of comic book heroes.
However, as film-makers from Preston Sturges to Danny Boyle have discovered, there is no reason that a
feel-good movie needs to be dump. You can touch on social deprivation and political injustice: the trick is
to do so lithely and, if possible, with a little leavening humour.
D Historically, the best feel-good movies have often been made at the darkest times. The war years
and their immediate aftermath saw the British turning out some invigorating, entertaining fare alongside
all the propaganda. The Age of Austerity was also the age of the classic Ealing comedies, perfect
examples of feel-good film-making. In the best of these films like Passport To Pimlico or Whisky Galore,
a community of eccentric and mildly anarchic characters would invariably come together to thwart the
big, bad, interfering bureaucrats. Stories about hiding away a hoard of whisky or setting up a nation state
in central London were lapped up by audiences. To really work, feel-good movies must have energy and
spontaneity - a reckless quality that no amount of script tinkering from studio development executives can
guarantee. The best take you by surprise. What makes the perfect feel-good movie? That remains as hard
to quantify as ever - you only know one when you see one. PART V. WRITING (2.0 PTS)
I. Rewrite each of the following sentences beginning with the word(s) given in such a way that it means
the same as the original one. (0.5 pt)
1. Although she seems to be very courteous, she can also be very impolite.
 Courteous ....................................................................................................................................................
2. When we came back home, we realized our house had been broken into.
 On .............................................................................................................................................................
3. It is known that Ha Long Bay was recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1994.
 Ha Long Bay ...............................................................................................................................................
4. The class watched a film yesterday. The film was about Apollo 13 space mission.
 The film .............................................................................................................................................
5. It was the goalkeeper that saved the match for us.
 Had .............................................................................................................................................................
II. Rewrite each of the following sentences using the word given so that it has the same meaning as the original one. (0.5 pt)
1. I remained neutral during their disagreement because I like both of them. (sides)
 ....................................................................................................................................................................
2. A great many people will congratulate her if she wins. (showered) Trang 6/ 7
 .........................................................................................................................................................
3. I don’t think she was informed about the burglary. (can’t)
 .............................................................................................................................................................
4. Barney was not the only person who felt disappointed with the food in the restaurant. (alone)
 ..........................................................................................................................................................
5. One of the directors pointed out to the board a number of inconsistencies in the report. (attention)
 ............................................................................................................................................................
III. Write an essay on the following topic. (1.0 pt)
Global warming is one of the most serious issues that the world is facing today. What are the causes of
global warming and what measures can governments and individuals do to tackle this issue?
Use specific reasons and examples to support your view in about 200 - 250 words.
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