Đề thi chuyên Anh tỉnh Cao Bằng năm học 2021-2022 có đáp án

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO

CAO BẰNG

ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC

(Đề thi có 03 trang)

ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN

NĂM HỌC 2021-2022

Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH

(Dành cho thí sinh vào chuyên Anh)

Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề

PHONETICS

Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others in each group.

1.    A. champagne      B. exchange C. chance   D. reach

2.    A. ragged   B. naked    C. learned  D. played

Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others.

3.    A. valuable B. entertain      C. honesty  D. mountain

4.    A. deposit  B. festival C. institute      D. resident

GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following sentences.

5. I am afraid that these regulations have to be __________ with.

A. complied B. provided C. face     D. met

6. I must think that matter over carefully before | answer you.

A. remember B. decide   C. consider D. memorize

7. I have __________ down on salt and fat in my diet because they are not good for my health.   

A. cut      B. put      C. got      D. gone

8. - John: “I didn’t pass my driving test”

- Daisy: “__________”

A. Better luck next time      B. So poor  C. Congratulations      D. That was nice of them

9. He said that he __________ badly sick since he returned from abroad.

A. had been B. has been C. was      D. would be

10. Judo was __________ developed in Japan in the late 19th century.

A. origin   B. original C. originally     D. originated

Complete the following sentences with the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets.

11. I really wish I (invite) __________ her to the party but I didn’t.

12. Not only Tom (visit) __________ us but he also brought us many presents.

13. Less than half of the cans of paint (use) __________ up to now.

14. I’d rather you (not tell) __________ him the truth.

15. On their next anniversary, Peter and Jenny (be) __________ married for 20 years.

Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the words in capital.

16. My elder brother has taken part in different charity activities in his town and has been nominated as the most effective __________ in the town charity program. (ACT)

17. Ba reads short stories in English every day to __________ his vocabulary. (RICH)

18. Many people consider good luck charms foolish and __________. (REASON)

19. Some guests arrived __________ and caused trouble to the hostess. (EXPECT)

20. The climbers came down from Mount Everest with fingers so __________ that they clinked like glass. (FREEZE) 

Complete each of the following sentences using the correct form of phrasal verb from the box.

live on     look through      pass down   set off     turn down

close down  come back   deal with   get up      keep up with

21. We’ll __________ for Khuoi Ki village at 8 o’clock and arrive at 9 o’clock.

22. The government must now __________ the preservation of traditional craft villages.

23. Many foreign tourists decided to __________ Cao Bang for another holiday.

24. He has __________ the report and found nothing interesting.

25. These traditional stories have been __________ from parents to children over many generations.

There is one mistake in each sentence. UNDERLINE and CORRECT it.

      Mistakes    Corrections

26. Tom’s very good at science when his brother is absolutely hopeless. __________  __________

27. Modern farms are much larger than that of former times. __________  __________

28. A good artist like a good engineer learns as much from their mistakes as from successes.    __________  __________

29. It was such a complication problem that nobody could solve it.      __________  __________

30. Mary told me that it was the loveliest gift she has ever received.  __________  __________

READING 

Read the following passage and Jill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word.

Miss Darby was one of those people who never (31) __________ anything away. “You never know when you might need it” was one of her favorite (32) __________. She lived by herself in a large Victorian house across the road from us. 

Although I never went to her house, I knew it was full of antique furniture, Persian carpets and so on. In every room, there (33) __________ dozens of paintings so that her house was like an art (34) __________. I remember my father saying that she was a “Staffordshire Darby”, but I had no idea of what he meant. I found out years later that the Darby family had made their money from coal-mining in Staffordshire. We used to make stories about her. My sister, Alice, who was a romantic girl, told us that Miss Darby once had a lover, but he walked out one day and she (35) __________ saw him again!

Read the passage below and choose the best answer from A, B, C or D.

If we took a look at how people in Europe communicated just one hundred years ago, we would be very surprised to find out that English was hardly used outside the United Kingdom. The language most commonly used between people of different nationalities, and particularly the aristocracy, was French. In fact, French was the language of diplomacy, culture and education. However, that is not the case nowadays. English has replaced French as the international language of communication. Today, there are more people who speak English as a second language than people who speak it as a first language.

There are many reasons why English has become the language of international communication. Britain’s colonization of many parts of the world had something to do with it, but it is mainly due to America’s rise to the position of major world power. This helped spread popular American culture throughout the world bringing the language with it.

But is it good that English has spread to all parts of the world so quickly? Language specialists seem to be divided over this issue. There are those who claim that it is important to have a language that the people in our increasingly globalized world have in common. According to others, English is associated with a particular culture and therefore promotes that culture at the expense of others. Linguists have suggested “Esperanto”, an artificially put-together language, as a solution to international communication problems but without success. So English will continue being the world language until some other language, maybe Chinese, which is the most widely-spoken native language in the world, takes over as the world’s international language instead of English.

36. What is chiefly responsible for the growth in popularity of English?

A. Britain’s becoming an international power.

B. The French losing many colonies.

C. American’s becoming powerful.

D. The development of American culture.

37. What is meant by “the language of diplomacy”?

A. The language used by ordinary people.

B. The language used by the English and the French.

C. The language used by the aristocracy.

D. The language used by governments.

38. What is true according to the passage?

A. The linguists don’t like Esperanto.

B. Esperanto is difficult to learn.

C. Esperanto is not a natural language.

D. Esperanto is becoming more and more popular.

39. The linguists’ opinion on the spread of English is __________.

A. split    B. positive C. negative D. undecided

40. The author believes that __________.

A. English is easier to learn than Chinese

B. English will probably be replaced as an international language.

C. Chinese is going to be the next language of international communication

D. Chinese is growing in popularity among non-native speakers.

WRITING

Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed above it.

41. They tried hard so that they would pass the exam.

=> With __________________________________________________________________________________.

42. Could you deliver the goods to my office?

=> Could I ________________________________________________________________________________?

43. Foreigners find it difficult to use chopsticks.

=> Foreigners are ___________________________________________________________________________.

44. Although the traffic was bad, I arrived on time.

=> In ____________________________________________________________________________________.

45. Bean gets on well with most of his colleagues.

=> Bean has _______________________________________________________________________________.

Make all the changes and additions necessary to produce, from the following Series words and phrases, sentences which together make a meaningful speech.

46. We/ be/ close friends/ because/ have/ many things/ common.

47. The driver flash/ his car light several times/ indicate he wished/ overtake.

48. Neither/ there excitement/ entertainment/ this small old town.

49. I/ be used/ get up early/ so/ not mind/ leave/ 6 o’clock/ morning.

50. Not/ have/ previous/ experience/ Tom/ not stand/ chance/ job.

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