TRUNG TÂM DẠY THÊM – HỌC THÊM CỘNG HOÀ XÃ HỘI CHỦ NGHĨA VIỆT NAM Phòng thi

CỘNG HOÀ XÃ HỘI CHỦ NGHĨA VIỆT NAM Phòng thi số:
PHỔ THÔNG NĂNG KHIẾU Độc lập - Tự do - Hạnh phúc

THI THỬ TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 lần thứ nhất Số báo danh:

Bài thi môn: TIẾNG ANH (CHUYÊN) - Phần tự luận

Họ tên và chữ ký Họ tên và chữ ký Số phách:
Giám thị 1 Giám thị 2 (do Hội đồng
Họ và tên thí sinh: ................................................................... chấm thi ghi)

Ngày sinh: ........................... Nơi sinh:.....................................

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Họ tên và chữ ký Giám khảo 1 Họ tên và chữ ký Giám khảo 2 Điểm kết luận của bài thi Số phách:
Ghi bằng số Ghi bằng chữ (do Hội đồng
chấm thi ghi)

Word Formation
Read the text below and complete each gap with the correct form of the word at the end of the line. Do not
write more than ONE word in each gap. Two examples are given below.
(0)_____ the origins of the cinema is no easy thing. How can we draw a (00)_____ 0. CHART
between a projection of moving pictures and one marking a new stage in technology? 00. DISTINCT
In 1888, the kinetoscope was built by Thomas Edison and W.K.L. Dickson. However,
their discovery had depended on the film roll promoted by the (101)_____ of Kodak, 101. INVENT
George Eastman, who recognised the (102)_____ of celluloid as a base for the film 102. SUIT
strip. Who then was the father of the cinema?
Darwin might have been more than satisfied with the (103)_____ of the cinema’s 103. INTRICATE
(104)_____ and stunned by its great speed. It didn’t take more than a century for the 104. EVOLVE
cinema to develop into its current form and to become the most (105)_____ form of 105. INFLUENCE
entertainment all over the world.
When the first public showing of the cinematographe made its (106)_____, it was only 106. APPEAR
(107)_____ related to the idea of film as an entertainment industry. Antoine Lumiere 107. ACCIDENT
and his (108)_____ son, Louis, came up with a piece of equipment which was both a 108. OLD
camera and projector. (109)_____, Louis’s care for detail resulted in a highly 109. DOUBT
accomplished piece of equipment, which, according to many, made Antoine Lumiere
the (110)_____ of the cinema. 110. ORIGIN

Your answers
0. Charting 00. distinction 101.

102. 103. 104.

105. 106. 107.

108. 109. 110.

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Cloze: Complete the passage below by writing ONE word in each gap.
POST IN HISTORY
Although it may come as a surprise to many people, postal services have existed in various parts of the
world for thousands of years. (111)_____ is ample evidence to suggest that (112)_____ the Assyrians and
Babylonians had postal services. In China, a regular postal service was established in the seventh century
BC, which attained (113)_____ a high level of efficiency (114)_____ the centuries that, some 2,000 years
after its institution, it was winning the admiration of European explorers (115)_____ Marco Polo. Efficient
postal services were also established in the Persian and Roman empires, (116)_____ these services were
mainly confined (117)_____ members of the state; private citizens had to make (118)_____ with slaves and
merchants to deliver their correspondence. In medieval Europe, official postal services were organised by
emperors and the papacy. (119)_____ as in ancient times, though, private citizens continued to entrust their
correspondence (120)_____ various travellers. lt wasn't (121)_____ the fourteenth century AD that
merchants – those private citizens (122)_____ the greatest need for a speedy and regular exchange of
correspondence – began to (123)_____ up regular courier services. The needs of business (124)_____ to the
development of the postal service (125)_____ we know it today.

Your answers
111. 112. 113.

114. 115. 116.

117. 118. 119.

120. 121. 122.

123. 124. 125.

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Sentence Transformation: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between THREE and EIGHT
words, including the word given.
126. I was not brave enough to tell Daddy I was interested in the paintings he obviously liked. ONLY
_____________________________ to tell Daddy I was interested in the paintings he obviously liked.
127. It was thanks to his leadership that this result was possible. BUT
This result would _________________________________________ leadership.
128. You have to credit the copyright holder with images used in glogs. BE
It is ___________________________________________________________ to the copyright holder.
129. Chapman wanted nothing more than to enter the world of Formula One racing. HEART
Chapman ______________________________________________ the world of Formula One racing.
130. We believe that they have taken the photograph just north of Grassmoor. BEEN
The photograph ___________________________________________ just north of Grassmoor.
131. If you learn more about it, you will further understand how to use it. FURTHER
The ________________________________________________ you will understand how to use it.
132. The consequence is that many more boys than girls are excluded from school. FAR
The consequence is that _________________________________________ excluded from school.
133. It should have been half the length and taken half the time. BETTER
It ____________________________________________ been half the length and taken half the time.
134. The minute the play started, the smell of vomit wafted through the orchestra at the Eugene O'Neill
Theater. WHEN
Hardly ____________________________________________ the smell of vomit wafted through the
orchestra at the Eugene O'Neill Theater.
135. It is unlikely that his works will be performed. OF
There _____________________________________________________ performed.
136. They may be weak, but they remain outside the treaty's remit and safeguards. THOUGH
They remain outside the treaty's remit and safeguards, __________________________________ be.
137. She will ask them to submit the report tomorrow. HAND
They will _____________________________________________________ the report tomorrow.
138. After she had been given the sack, Christine started behaving uncharacteristically. HERSELF
Christine _______________________________________________ since she was given the sack.
139. Although she had behaved impeccably, she was discriminated against. BEHAVIOUR
However ____________________________________________, she was discriminated against.
140. He reduced the amount of alcohol he drank to avoid having health problems. CUTTING
The reason ___________________________________ alcohol was to avoid having health problems.
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Error Identification and Correction
The following text comes from a student's essay. It contains 10 mistakes of grammar or vocabulary. There
are no punctuation mistakes. Find the mistakes, UNDERLINE them and WRITE the corrections in the space
provided to the right of the text. Remember to write the corrections in the order in which they appear in
the passage. (0) has been done as an example.
It is an undeniable fact that nowadays teenagers have to face 0. danger dangers
numerous danger. Parents feel unable to protect them and they wish to
141.____________________
believe that their teenage children are very mature to deal with any
difficulty. There are ways, moreover, for teenagers to show that they
can be dependable. 142.____________________
First of all, in order for teenagers to be regarded as reliable by
their parents, they should be disciplinary and consistent. In other 143.____________________
words, teenagers ought to persuade their parents that they can be
reliable enough with every day tasks; for example, they ought to do
144.____________________
their best at school.
Moreover, teenagers should act maturely. They should be social
and helpful with other people. Also, they should be able to handle their 145.____________________
pocket money. Finally, in order for teenagers to prove them
trustworthy, they should not use explicit language and avoid bad 146.____________________
influences or peer pressures.
To conclude, I believe that teenagers can be relied. They have just
to be very careful, to make right decisions, and above all, they should 147.____________________
avoid lying, so that to gain their parents' trust and enjoy more freedom.
148.____________________

149.____________________

150.____________________