Đề thi tuyển sinh Lớp 10 THPT chuyên môn Tiếng Anh - Tỉnh Ninh Bình

23. Mike: “Would you like to have dinner with me?” Jane: “…………….”. A. Yes, I’d love to. B. Yes, so do I. C. I’m very happy. D. Yes, it is. 24. The child was sent to the…………….after her parents died in an accident. A. exhibition B. hospital C. factory D. orphanage 25. You should stop spending more money, …………….you’ll end up in debt. A. unless B. if C. otherwise D. in case II. Supply the correct tense/form of the verbs in the parentheses. 26. He said that he (look) ……….for a job the following week. 27. Ms. Li was badly hurt in a car accident. If she (wear) …. her seat belt, she (28. not hurt) ……. so badly. 29. We (make) ………… to work hard last week by the teacher. 30. Listen to those people! What language they (speak) ………….? 31. When I met Tom yesterday, it was the first time I (see) ………. him since Christmas. 32. We watched the children jump from a window and (fall) ………. into blanket. 33. The children are making a lot of noise now. I (be)………. afraid they (34. wake) ……… up my father, who (35. sleep) ………. in the next room. III. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence. 36. Our school has a lot of…………….…teacher. (qualify) 37. My teacher…………….…me to take this examination. (courage) 38. He’s an…………….child who likes telling stories. (imagine) 39. The shoes were very nice, but they were……………. . (comfort) 40. Computer is one of the greatest…………….…of the 20th century. (invent) 41. To win the gold medal you have to beat all the other……………. (compete) 42. I had my trousers…………….…because they were too short. (long) 43. It is very…………….for you to go alone on the road at night. (danger) 44. ……… has caused many so-called man-made disasters. (forest) 45. I watch the news everyday because it very…………….. . (inform) PART C: READING (2,0 POINTS) I. Read the following passage and choose the best option from 46 to 51 to complete it. WEATHER Weather influences the lives of everyone. The climate of any country depends on its position on earth, its (46)………….from the sea and how high it is. In countries which have sea all around them, like Britain and New- Zealand, winters are mild, and summers are cool. There is not a huge change from one season to (47)………….. Countries near the Equator have hot weather all year with some hard rain, except in deserts where it rains (48)………….little. Above the desert there are no clouds in the sky so the light of the sun can easily warm the ground during the day but it gets very cold at night. People are not always (49)………….in unusual weather. Strong winds and rain can (50)………….a lot of damage to buildings and in spite of modern tools of weather forecasting, they can (51)…………. surprise us. 46. A. distance B. space C. depth D. length 47. A. next B. another C. later D. other 48. A. not B. more C. quite D. slight 49. A. attracted B. interested C. keen D. excited 50. A. make B. happen C. have D. cause 51. A. still B. yet C. already D. ever II. Read the following passage then choose the best option. Computerization has changed high school education in many ways. In early 1980s only 20% of high school teachers in the US used computers. However, since then high schools in the US have computerized rapidly. In 1987, school acquired about 1.5 million computers with 95% of the schools having at least one computer. At school, teachers can use a computer to bring texts, sound and pictures into a classroom. With a computer, they can readily attract and retain students’ attention. Computers can also speed up the teaching process and make difficult- to- explain ideas straight forward. This means that teachers can spend more time answering students’ questions and catering for other needs. Computer software can shorten the learning process by illustrating real world applications of abstract theories. 52. What is the main idea of the text? A. Computers uses in the US. B. Students' using computer for studying. C. Uses of computers as a teaching aid. D. Applications of computer software. 53. According to the passage, which sentence is not true? A. Computerization is not done at high school. B. Students can get data from computers. C. Teachers can use the computer to attract students. D. Teachers can store data in a computer. 54. The word “they” in line 5 refers to…………………… . A. teachers B. students C. computers D. teaching aids 55. In 1987, …………………… . A. All teachers could use computers. B. 5% of the schools hadn't got any computer. C. computers were first used as a teaching aid. D. 150000 computers were used at schools. 56. With a computer, …………………… . A. nothing can be done for both teachers and students. B. students don’t have to learn their lessons. C. teachers must spend a lot of time explaining the lesson. D. teachers can speed up their teaching process. 57. The word “catering” in line 8 is closest in meaning to……………… . A. supplying B. preparing C. mentioning D. helping III. Fill in each of the gaps in the passage below with only one suitable word. No one really knows(58)……….rice came from. Some scientists (59)……….it started to grow in two places. They think that one kind of rice grew in Southern Asia thousands of (60)……….ago. Someone in China wrote (61)……….it almost 5,000 years ago. Another kind probably (62)………. in West Africa. Other (63)………. think rice came from India, and Indian travelers took it to other parts of the world. These are two main ways to grow rice. Upland rice grows in dry soil. Most rice grows in wet (64)………. . People in many countries do all of the work by hand. This is the same way farmers worked hundreds of years ago. Some countries now use machines on their rice farms. The farmers all use (65)….…. to protect their rice fields from insects. PART D: WRITING (2,0 POINTS) I. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that its meaning stays the same as the original sentence. 66. People think that the government will build a new hospital for children here. à The government ……………………………………………………………... 67. Due to the weather condition, the football match was cancelled. à If it ……………………………………………………………………..…….. 68. I realized how much I loved my country only after I had left it. à Only ………………………………………………………………..………… 69. He is excited about going to Greece on holiday. à He is looking……………………………………………………….………… 70. No explanation is necessary. à It is …………………………………………………………………..……….. II. Use the word given in brackets and make any necessary additions to write a new sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence. DO NOT change the form of the given word. 71. She has always had a good relationship with the children. (got) 72. The weather was bad, so we didn’t go out. (Because) 73. After being in England for a year, I still find driving on the left difficult. (used) 74. We have never been to Van Mieu before. (time) 75. My child cannot sit still for 15 minutes. (impossible) III. Do you agree or disagree with the idea that “Reading is, nowadays, of little importance to students?”. Write about 150 words to support your opinion. ------THE END------ SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO TỈNH NINH BÌNH HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN NĂM HỌC 2013 - 2014 Môn: TIẾNG ANH (Đề thi chuyên) Ngày thi: 21/6/2013 (Hướng dẫn chấm gồm 02 trang) I. Hướng dẫn chung 1. Điểm bài thi: - Từ câu 1 đến câu 75, mỗi đáp án đúng được 0,1 điểm - Bài viết luận: 1,0 điểm - Tổng điểm toàn bài: 8,5 điểm. Tuyệt đối không làm tròn điểm. 2. Đối với các câu trả lời tự luận, thí sinh phải viết đúng chính tả mới cho điểm. II. Hướng dẫn chi tiết PART A: LISTENING (1,5 POINTS) I. 1. Tortola 2. three/ 3 3. two/2 4. miles 5. available II. 6. False 7. True 8. False 9. False 10. True III. 11. A 12. C 13. B 14. D 15. C PART B: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (3,0 POINTS) I. 16. B 17. C 18. B 19. C 20. C 21. B 22. D 23. A 24. D 25. C II. 26. would look 27. had been wearing 28.wouldn't have been hurt 29. were made 30. are they speaking 31. had seen 32. fall 33. am 34. will wake 35. is sleeping III. 36. qualified 37. encouraged/ encourages 38. imaginative 39 uncomfortable 40. inventions 41. competitors 42. lengthened 43. dangerous 44. Deforestation 45. informative PART C: READING (2,0 POINTS) I. 46. A 47. B 48. C 49. B 50. D 51. A II. 52. C 53. A 54. A 55. B 56. D 57. A III. 58. where 59. think 60. years 61. about 62. grew 63. scientists 64. soil 65. pesticides/ chemicals PART D: WRITING (2,0 POINTS) I. 66. The government is thought to build a new hospital for children here. 67. If it hadn’t been for the weather condition/the bad weather, the football match wouldn’t have been cancelled. If it had been fine / If it hadn’t been bad, the football match wouldn’t have been cancelled. 68. Only after I had left my country/ Only after having left my country, did I realize how much I loved it. 69. He is looking forward to going to Greece on holiday. 70. It is unnecessary to explain. II. 71. She has always got on/ along (well) with the children. 72. Because the weather was bad/Because of the bad weather/Because of the fact that the weather was bad, we didn’t go out. 73. After being in England for a year, I still can’t get/ I am still not used to driving on the left. 74. It / This is the first time we have been to Van Mieu. 75. It is impossible for my child to sit still for 15 minutes. III. 1. Organization: 0,3 point - 1 beginning topic sentence - at least two supporting ideas - at least one supporting detail for each supporting idea - 1 ending concluding sentence 2. Coherence: 0,3 point Ideas are presented clearly and logically. 3. Cohesion: 0,1 point Appropriate uses of linking words 4. Language use: 0,3 point - Correct grammatical structures and spellings - A variety of vocabulary items. --------The end--------