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KÌ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG
Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH (Môn Chuyên)
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
I. Choose the correct answer to fill in the blank. (20 pts)
1. The grey back beetle is a ___________ threat to sugar-cane crops throughout the world. A. serious B. strict C. harmful D. disadvantaged
2. John tried to remember his aunt’s address, but it had completely ___________ out of his mind. A. flew B. pushed C. gone D. left
3. Charles Dickens ___________ use of his unhappy childhood in his novels. A. made B. took C. put D. had
4. Mother Teresa, who was born in Albania, became a nun ___________ twelve. A. aging B. at the age of C. of the age D. at aged
5. Though he house looked quite new and in good condition, there was a ___________ carpet on the stairs. A. brand-new B. laid-out C. done-up D. worn-out
6. I’m looking forward ___________ my aunt in New York for a couple of weeks. A. to visit B. to visiting C. visiting D. to the visit
7. The most impressive profile ___________ to the editors belonged to a ninety-year- old lady. A. which was sent B. sending C. that was sent D. having sent
8. We had to contend ___________ some difficult driving conditions in Lapland. A. on B. for C. to D. with
9. After retiring, I decided to ___________ gardening. A. go over B. get at C. take up D. come up with
10. Let’s ___________ a glass and drink to the happy couple! A. raise B. tinkle C. toast D. cheer
11. I have stored up so many memories over the years. Each picture is ___________ with one incident in my life. A. combined B. faced C. associated D. coincided
12. Please don’t talk about that day - I want to ___________ it all behind me. A. put B. make C. drop D. leave
13. Don’t add too much water ___________ the yeast. It’ll be spoiled. A. for B. to C. in D. with
14. Earthquakes sometimes come so soon ___________.

A. one and another B. one after another C. one after the others D. one or another
15. I do hope that the crisis will ___________ out the best in our team. A. get B. try C. make D. bring
16. If you ___________ the speed limit, you will be fined. A. pass B. overtake C. spoil D. break
17. ___________ its rigid home on its back, the land tortoise is well protected from predators. A. Having carried B. It carries C. Carrying D. To carry
18. I’d rather ___________ television, the programs seem to get worse. A. read than watch B. read to watch C. reading to watching D. reading than watching
19. Mark often attempts to escape ___________ whenever he breaks traffic regulations. A. having been fined B. to have been fined C. to be fined D. being fined
20. If I had remembered ___________ the window, the thief would not have got in. A. to close B. closing C. to have closed D. having closed
21. It goes without ___________ that you’ll be paid for all this extra time you’re spending on this project. A. telling B. saying C. mentioning D. wondering
22. The Boston Marathon ___________ every April on Patriot’s Day attracts thousands of runners and tourists. A. is held B. was held C. held D. holding
23. ___________ that you can get some kind of grant for your studies. A. There are little chances B. The chances are few C. The chance is little D. There is little chance
24. ___________, we would have lost the game.
A. Had it not been for Mike’s support
B. Were Mike not to support us. C. If Mike didn’t support us D. Without Mike’s support us
25. Some people find it ___________ to draw mind maps when they are studying than to take traditional notes. A. so useful B. most useful C. quite useful D. more useful
26. ___________ this workshop, you will know how to analyse large amounts of numerical data. A. Completed B. You have completed C. Being completed D. On completing


27. - Are you going to the volleyball match? - ___________ A. You bet! B. I do. C. Yes, please. D. That’s alright.
28. Have you ever experienced your mind ___________ blank during an exam? A. going B. go C. to go D. gone
29. ___________ I could not put it down until I finished it.
A. The article was such interesting that
B. It was so interesting article
C. So interesting the article was that
D. Such was an interesting article that
30. If we had speculated how difficult the situation would be, things ___________ different now. A. would have been B. will be C. are D. would be
31. ___________ all the shareholders, I would like to express our great thanks to you. A. In view of B. On behalf of C. With respect to D. In advance of
32. We heard the ___________ sound of three military aircraft hovering above our heads. A. humming B. melodious C. deafening D. dull
33. - ___________? - I am a press photographer. A. What’s job B. How do you do C. What are you doing D. How do you earn a living
34. She is said ___________ in all the assignments before the deadlines. A. to have handed B. to handed C. handing D. that she has handed
35. It is required that every student ___________ basic knowledge of the nation’s history and geography. A. masters B. master C. should be mastered D. is mastering
36. The research project done into the history of our school was supposed ___________ in English. A. written B. to write C. writing D. to be written
37. Get one more copy of the page ___________ you need it later for reviewing. A. so that B. while C. and D. in case
38. These athletes, ___________ have been interviewed on TV a few times, are quite popular in town. A. whom B. that C. who D. whose
39. It’s highly likely that the orchestra ___________ two performances this week. A are going to give B. will give C. have given D. gives
40. ___________, Barbara can sing out the notes clearly and accurately.
A. Though she was a young infant B. Young infant as she is

C. She is a young infant D. Though a young infant
II. Choose the word or phrase that best fits each space in the following passage. (15 pts)
Psychologists have (1) ___________ known that having a set of cherished companions is crucial to
mental well-being. In addition, a recent study by Australian investigators concluded that our friends even
help to (2) ___________ our lives. The scientists analyzed data from a decade-long survey called the
Australian Longitudinal Study of Aging, which was initiated in 1992. It concentrated (3) ___________ the
social environment, general health, lifestyle and age of death of 1,477 persons older than 70 years. Study
participants were asked how much personal and telephone (4) ___________ they had with friends, children, relatives and acquaintances.
Researchers were surprised to learn that friendships increase life (5) ___________ to a far greater (6)
___________ than, say, frequent contact with children and other relatives. This benefit held true even after
these friends had moved away to another city and was (7) ___________ of factors such as socioeconomic
status, health and way of life. What (8) ___________ has this effect on longevity? Apparently, scientists
posit, it is not (9) ___________ the mutual buoying of spirits that occurs among associates. What is more
important is that the support (10) ___________ and received by friends is voluntary and pleasurable and not
just the result of a (11) ___________ of study or convention. In (12) ___________ to our families, we were
able to choose our friends. According to the Australian scientists, the ability to have relationships with
people to whom one is important has a (13) ___________ effect on physical and mental health. Stress and
tendency towards depression are reduced, and behaviours that are (14) ___________ to health, such as
smoking and drinking, occur less frequently. It is speculated that in times of hardship, our support networks can raise our
(15) ___________ and feelings of self-worth and offer helpful strategies for dealing with difficult personal challenges. 1. A. once B. long C. yet D. soon 2. A. prolong B. lengthen C. stretch D. expand 3. A. in B. with C. on D. in 4. A. link B. number C. relationship D. contact 5. A. expectation B. length C. expectancy D. age 6. A. level B. extent C. degree D. amount 7. A. aware B. conscious C. independent D. full 8. A. exactly B. casually C. luckily D. finally 9. A. merely B. completely C. totally D. readily 10. A. made B. taken C. given D. enjoyed