Đề thi tuyển sinh vào lớp 10 THPT chuyên năm học 2015 - 2016 tỉnh Hưng Yên môn thi: Tiếng anh

women. 
 In parts of Africa, this is a typical day for a village woman. At 4.45 am she gets up, washes, and 
eats. It takes her half an hour to walk to the fields, and she works there until 3.00 pm. She collects 
firewood until 4.00 pm then comes back home. She spends the next hour and a half preparing food to 
cook. Then she collects water for another hour. From 6.30 to 8.30 she cooks. After dinner, she spends an 
hour washing the dishes. She goes to bed at 9.30 pm. 
1. What is “domestic work”? 
 A. housework B. firework C. homework D. gardening 
2. The average woman earns ______ the average man. 
 A. more than B. less than C. the same as D. the most 
3. In Africa, women do _______ of all agricultural work. 
 A. four-fifths B. three-fourth s C. two-thirds D. one-fifth 
4. What is NOT mentioned as the work of a village woman in Africa? 
 A. working in the fields B. collecting firewood 
 C. bringing water home D. preparing food for children going to school 
5. What is the main topic of the passage? 
 A. Women work outside the home. B. Women work in the field. 
 C. The work of women. D. The role of women. 
III. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word. Write it on your answer sheet. (1,0 point) 
The country is more beautiful than a town and pleasant to live in. Many people think so, and go to 
the country (1)______ the summer holidays though they cannot live there all the year round. Some have a 
cottage built in a village (2)______that they can go there whenever they can find the time. English 
villagers are not all alike, but (3)______ some ways they are not very different from each other. Almost 
every village has a church, the round or square tower of (4)______ can be seen for many miles around. 
Surrounding the church is the churchyard, (5)______ people are buried. 
The village green (6)______ a wide stretch of grass, and houses or cottages are (7)______ round 
it. Country life is now fairly comfortable and many villages (8)______ water brought through pipes into 
each (9)______. Most villages are so close to some small towns that people can go there to buy 
(10)______ they can’t find in the village shops. 
PART D: (4,0 points) WRITING 
I. Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting. Write A, B, C or D on your answer 
sheet. (1,0 point) 
1. The sum of all chemical reactions in an organism’s living cells are called its metabolism. 
 A B C D 
2. My father has a mechanic to repair his motorbike monthly. 
 A B C D 
3. The woman tells them close their eyes tightly and cover them with their hands. 
 A B C D 
4. The lesson that we are learning now is very interested but difficult. 
 A B C D 
5. It is their nearly perfect crystal structure that gives diamonds their hardness, brilliance, and transparent. 
 A B C D 
6. There's hardly no sugar left, so we must get some when we go shopping. 
 A B C D 
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7. Mai and Lan have a row because they have misunderstood one another. 
 A B C D 
8. Some children, before going to school, go to kindergartens, officially are called nursery schools. 
 A B C D 
9. Mary Rinehart was a pioneer in the field of journalist in the early twentieth century. 
 A B C D 
10. Needles are simple-looking tools, but they are very relatively difficult to make. 
 A B C D 
II. Using the word given in each bracket and other words to complete the second sentence so that it has 
the same meaning as the first. You must use between three and five words. DO NOT CHANGE THE 
WORD GIVEN IN CAPITAL. Write your answer on the answer sheet. (1,0 point) 
1. They’re telling me that I must make a decision soon. (PRESSURE) 
 They are putting _______________________________ a decision soon. 
2. She was strongly impressed by his trip to India. (IMPRESSION) 
  His trip to India _______________________________ her. 
3. We needn’t get a visa for Singapore. (NECESSARY) 
  It isn’t _______________________________ a visa for Singapore. 
4. It would have been better if he had called the police earlier. (SHOULD) 
  He _______________________________ the police earlier. 
5. As long as you keep calm, you can pass the driving test. (SECRET) 
  Keeping calm _______________________ your driving test. 
III. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the 
sentence printed before it. Write your answers on the answer sheet. (2,0 points) 
1. Nam can describe people far better than me. 
 Nam is much better__________________________________________________. 
2. The boys prefer playing soccer to staying indoors. 
 The boys would rather _______________________________________________. 
3. People say that he sold his house to pay the debt. 
 He is _____________________________________________________________. 
4. I have never seen such a mess in my life. 
 Never in __________________________________________________________. 
5. You read a lot. You know much about the world. 
 The more __________________________________________________________. 
6. Do you have a good relationship with your boss? 
 Are ______________________________________________________________? 
7. It’s only when you’re ill that you start to appreciate good health. 
 It is not until _______________________________________________________. 
8. It was her lack of confidence that surprised me. 
 What I found _______________________________________________________. 
9. We haven’t decided where to go this weekend yet. 
 We haven’t made ___________________________________________________. 
10. The heavy rain prevented us from going camping in the mountain. 
 But for____________________________________________________________. 
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SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO 
HƯNG YÊN 
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC 
KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN 
NĂM HỌC 2015 - 2016 
Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH 
(Dành cho thí sinh thi vào lớp chuyên Tiếng Anh) 
HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM 
 (Hướng dẫn chấm gồm 02 trang) 
Part A: Phonetics (0,5 điểm) Mỗi từ xác định đúng được 0,1 điểm. 
1. C. benefit 2. A. casual 3. D. interesting 4. A. purpose 5. D. situation 
* Lưu ý: Thí sinh chỉ cần viết đáp án A, B, C hoặc D 
Part B: Vocabulary and grammar (3,0 điểm) 
I. (2,0 điểm) Mỗi đáp án đúng được 0,1 điểm. 
1. B. which 2. B. so that 3. A. are going 4. C. to apply 5. A. Due to 
6. D. otherwise 7. B. Few 8. A. That giant 
pandas are 
9. A. advertised 10. D. Not having 
spoken 
11. B. carry out 12. A. try out 13. A. means 14. C. culture 15. A. practice 
16. A. competitors 17. B. stressful 18. B. blamed 19. D. That’s very 
kind. Thank you. 
20. B. Not at all 
* Lưu ý: Thí sinh chỉ cần viết đáp án A, B, C hoặc D 
II. (1,0 điểm) Mỗi từ viết đúng được 0,1 điểm. 
1. unemployment 2. interview 3. applicants 4. reference 5. training 
6. successfully 7. promotion 8. unlucky 9. pension 10. retired 
Part C: Reading (2,5 điểm) 
I. (1,0 điểm) Mỗi đáp án đúng được 0,1 điểm. 
1. A. carried 2. C. contrary 3. A. mind 4. B. or 5. C. said 
6. A. go 7. B. real 8. D. out 9. A. unless 10. D. wake up 
* Lưu ý: Thí sinh chỉ cần viết đáp án A, B, C hoặc D 
II. (0,5 điểm) Mỗi đáp án đúng được 0,1 điểm. 
1. A. housework 2. B. less than 3. A. four-fifths 
4. D. preparing food for 
children going to school 
5. C. The work of 
women 
* Lưu ý: Thí sinh chỉ cần viết đáp án A, B, C hoặc D 
III. (1,0 điểm) Mỗi đáp án đúng được 0,1 điểm. 
1. for 2. so 3. in 4. which 5. where 
6. is 7. built 8. have 9. house 10. what 
Part D: Writing (4,0 điểm) 
I. (1,0 điểm) Mỗi đáp án đúng được 0,1 điểm. 
1. C 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. D 
6. B 7. D 8. D 9. C 10. C 
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* Lưu ý: Thí sinh chỉ cần viết đáp án A, B, C hoặc D 
II. (1,0 điểm) Mỗi câu viết đúng được 0,2 điểm. 
1. They’re telling me that I must make a decision soon. (PRESSURE) 
 They are putting PRESSURE ON ME (ME UNDER PRESSURE) TO MAKE a decision 
soon. 
2. She was strongly impressed by his trip to India. (IMPRESSION) 
  His trip to India MADE A STRONG IMPRESSION ON her. 
3. We needn’t get a visa for Singapore. (NECESSARY) 
  It isn’t NECESSARY FOR US TO GET a visa for Singapore. 
4. It would have been better if he had called the police earlier. (SHOULD) 
  He SHOULD HAVE CALLED the police earlier. 
5. As long as you keep calm, you can pass the driving test. (SECRET) 
  Keeping calm IS THE SECRET OF PASSING your driving test. 
* Nếu có sai sót, tuỳ theo mức độ Giám khảo có thể trừ 1/2 số điểm thành phần. 
III. (2,0 điểm) Mỗi câu viết đúng được 0,2 điểm. 
1. Nam can describe people far better than me. 
 Nam is much better at describing people than me. 
2. The boys prefer playing soccer to staying indoors. 
 The boys would rather play soccer than stay indoors. 
3. People say that he sold his house to pay the debt. 
 He is said to have sold his house to pay the debt. 
4. I have never seen such a mess in my life. 
 Never in my life have I seen such a mess. 
5. You read a lot. You know much about the world. 
 The more you read, the more you know about the world. 
6. Do you have a good relationship with your boss? 
 Are you getting along (getting on well) with your boss? 
7. It’s only when you’re ill that you start to appreciate good health. 
 It is not until you are ill that you start to appreciate good health. 
8. It was her lack of confidence that surprised me. 
 What I found surprising was her lack of confidence. 
9. We haven’t decided where to go this weekend yet. 
 We haven’t made up our mind where to go this weekend yet. 
 We haven’t made a decision about (on) where to go this weekend yet. 
10. The heavy rain prevented us from going camping in the mountain. 
 But for the heavy rain, we would (could) have gone camping in the mountain. 
 * Nếu có sai sót, tuỳ theo mức độ Giám khảo có thể trừ 1/2 số điểm thành phần. 
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