Đề thi môn Tiếng Anh - Kỳ thi tuyển sinh lớp 10 THPT chuyên năm học 2007-2008

s of time and money (133)______programs using passwords and 
codes. Of course all this is no use (134)_____if computer users tell each 
other their password, stick it on their screen so they don’t (135)______it or 
use passwords like “password”. It all happens. There are plenty of software 
companies which specialize in writing software that makes computers 
hacker-proof. One company in the States set (136)______to prove that its 
system can defeat hacker by asking over 2000 of them to try to hack it. The 
hackers were given 2 weeks to discover the secret message stored on 2 PCs 
in offices in New York and San Francisco. The message (137)______: “The 
persistent hunter who (138)____his prize (139)______becomes the hunted.” 
You will be relieved – or perhaps disappointed – to learn that 
(140)______hacker managed it. 
121. A. covers 
B. veils 
C. masks 
D. helmets 
122. A. supported 
B. armed 
C. provided 
D. tampered 
123. A. connect 
B. link 
C. combine 
D. join 
124. A. further 
B. out 
C. about 
D. off 
125. A. off 
B. to 
C. with 
D. within 
126. A. dealt 
B. progressed 
C. tackled 
D. processed 
127. A. held 
B. asked 
C. kept 
D. captured 
128. A. turn off 
B. break into 
C. get into 
D. come up with 
129. A. on the verge of 
B. with exception of 
C. in answer to 
D. in return for 
130. A. anything 
B. everybody 
C. nothing 
D. somebody 
131. A. able 
B. capable 
C. possible 
D. enabled 
132. A. scattering 
B. dumping 
C. distributing 
D. loading 
133. A. thinking 
B. discovering 
C. devising 
D. manufacturing 
134. A. of all 
B. in all 
C. even 
D. whatsoever 
135. A. forget 
B. notice 
C. bother 
D. mention 
136. A. about 
B. out 
C. off 
D. away 
137. A. read 
B. is read 
C. was reading 
D. had been read 
138. A. offers 
B. reaches 
C. obtains 
D. wins 
139. A. now and then 
B. now and again 
C. sooner or later 
D. safe and sound 
140. A. none 
B. not any 
C. neither 
D. hardly 
G. Read the following passages and choose the best answer to the questions: 
 KETCHUP 
The sauce that is today called ketchup ( or catsup) in Western cultures is a 
tomato_based sauce that is quite distinct from Eastern ancestors of this 
product. A sauce called ke-tjap was in used in China at least as early as the 
17th century, but the Chinese version of the sauce was made of picked fish, 
shellfish, and spices. The popularity of this Chinese sauce spread to 
Singapore and Malaysia, where it was called kechap. The Indonesian ketjab 
derives its name from the same source of the Malysian sauce but is made 
from very different ingredients. The Indonesian ketjab is made by cooking 
black soy beans, fermenting them, placing them in a salt brine for at least a 
week , cooking the resulting solution further, and sweetening it heavily; this 
process results in a dark, thick and sweet variation of soy sauce. 
Early in the 18th century, sailors from the Bristish navy came across this 
exotic sauce on voyages to Malaysia and Singapore and brought samples of 
it back to England on return voyages. English chefs tried to recreate the 
sauce but were unable to do exactly because key ingredients were unknown 
or unavailable in England; chefs ended up substituting ingredients such as 
mushrooms and walnuts in an attempt to recreate the special taste of the 
original Asian sauce. Variations of this sauce became quite the rage in the 
18th century England, appearing in a number of recipe books and features as 
an exotic addition to menus from the period. 
The English version did not contain tomatoes, and it was not until the end of 
the 18th century that tomatoes became a main ingredients in the ketchup of 
the United States. It is quite notable that tomatoes were added to the sauce 
and that tomatoes had previously been considered quite dangerous to health. 
That tomato had been cultivated by the Aztecs, who had called it tomalt; 
however, early botanists had recognized that tomato was a member of the 
Solanecaea family, wich does include a number of poisonous plant. The 
leaves of the tomato plant are poisonous, though of course the fruit is not. 
Thomas Jefferson, who cultivated the tomato in his gardens at Monticello 
and served dishes containing tomatoes at lavish feasts, often receive credit 
for changing the reputation of the tomato. Soon after Jefferso had introduced 
the tomato to American society, recipes combining the new fashinonabe 
tomato with the equally fashionable and exotic sauce known as ketchap 
began to appear. By the middle of the 19th century, both of the tomato and 
tomato ketchup were stables of the American kitchen. 
Tomato ketchup,popular though it was,was quite time-consuming to prepare. 
In 1876,the first mass-produced tomato ketchup, a product of German-
American Henry Heizn,went on sale and achieved immediate success. From 
tomato ketchup, Heizn branched out into a number of other products, 
including various sauces, pickles, and relishes. 
141. It is not stated in paragraph 1 that 
A. the Chinese sauce was in existence in the 17th century 
B. the Malaysian sauce was similar to the Chinese sauce 
C. the Chinese sauce was made from seafood and species 
D. the Indonesian sauce was similar to the Chinese sauce 
142. “it” in paragraph 1 refers to 
A. a salt brine 
B. a week 
C. the resulting solution 
D. this process 
143. What ingredient is not used to make Indonesian sauce? 
A. soy beans 
B. sugar 
C. salt 
D. mushrooms 
144. It can be inferred from the second paragraph that mushrooms and 
walnuts were 
A. difficult to find in England 
B. not part of the original Asian recipe 
C. not native to England 
D. transported to England to Asia 
145. The phrase “became quite the rage” in paragraph 2 means 
A. became an anger 
B. became strange 
C. became popular 
D. became a protest 
146. The author mentions the English version at the beginning of the third 
paragraph in order to 
A. indicate what will be discussed in the coming paragraph 
B. explain why tomatoes were considered dangerous 
C. make a reference to the topic of the previous pharagraph 
D. provide an example of a sauce using tomatoes 
147. According to the paragraph 3, the tomato plant 
A. was considered poisonous plants 
B. is related to some poisonous plants 
C. has edible leaves 
D. has fruit tat is sometimes quite poisonous 
148. the word “staples” in paragraph 4 could be best replaced by 
A. standard elements 
B. strong attachment 
C. necessary utensils 
D. rare alternatives 
149. Where in paragraph 4 can the following sentence go in? “It turned from 
very bad to exceedingly good” 
A. at the beginning of the paragraph 4 
B. before the sentence “ Soon after Jefferson …” 
C. before the sentence “By the middle of the 19th century …” 
D. at the end of the paragraph 4 
150. Tomato ketchup is closest to the word 
A. ketchap 
B. ke-tjap 
C. ketjab 
D. kechap 
THE BEATLES 
In the 1960s, The Beatles were probably the most famous pop group in the 
whole world. Since 
then, there have been a great many groups that have achieved enormous 
fame, so it is perhaps difficult now to imagine how sensational The Beatles 
were at that time. They were four boys from the north of England and none 
of them had any training in music. They started by performing and recording 
songs by black Americans and they had some success with these songs. 
Then they started writing their own songs and that was when they became 
really popular. The Beatles changed pop music. They were the first pop 
group to achieve great success from songs they had written themselves. 
After that it became common for groups and singers to write their own 
songs. The Beatles did not have a long career. Their first hit record was in 
1963 and they split up in 1970. They stopped doing live performances in 
1966 because it had become too dangerous for them – their fans were so 
excited that they surrounded them and tried to take their clothes as 
souvenirs! However, today some of their songs remain as famous as they 
were when they first came out. Throughout the world many people can sing 
part of a Beatles song if you ask them. 
151. The passage is mainly about 
A. How the Beatles became more successful than other groups 
B. Why the Beatles split up after 7 years 
C. The Beatles’ fame and success 
D. Many people’s ability to sing a Beatles song 
152. The four boys of the Beatles 
A. Came from the same family 
B. Were at the same age 
C. Came from a town in the north of England 
D. Received good training in music 
153. The word “sensational” is closest in meaning to 
A. Notorious 
B. Bad 
C. Shocking 
D. Popular 
154. The first songs of the Beatles were 
A. Written by themselves 
B. Broadcast on the radio 
C. Paid a lot of money 
D. Written by black Americans 
155. What is not true about the Beatles? 
A. The members had no training in music 
B. They had a long stable career 
C. They became famous when they wrote their own songs 
D. They were afraid of being hurt by fans 
156. The Beatles stopped their live performances because 
A. They had earned enough money 
B. They did not want to work with each other 
C. They spent more time writing their own songs 
D. They were afraid of being hurt by fans. 
157. The year 1970 was the time when 
A. They split up 
B. They changed pop music 
C. They started their career 
D. They stopped singing live 
158. What the fans of the Beatles often did was 
A. Sing together with them 
B. Take their clothes as souvenirs 
C. Ask them to write more songs 
D. Ask them why they should separate 
159. Some songs of the Beatles now 
A. Are still famous as they used to be 
B. Became too old to sing 
C. Are sung by crazy fans 
D. Are the most famous 
160. The tone of the passage is that of 
A. Admiration 
B. Criticism 
C. Neutral 
D. Sarcasm