SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10

KHÁNH HÒA TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN LÊ QUÝ ĐÔN

 Năm học 2018 – 2019
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ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH (CHUYÊN)
Ngày thi: 06/6/2018
(Thời gian: 150 phút – không kể thời gian phát đề)
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I. LEXICO-GRAMMAR: (70 points)

Part 1: For questions 1-20, choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to each of the following questions.
Write your answers on the answer sheet. (20 pts.)
1. The word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation is ______.
A. manual B. dangerous C. habitat D. fabric
2. “We’d better take a taxi to the station.” – “Yes. The train _____ in fifteen minutes.”
A. can leave B. has left C. may leave D. leaves
3. She was very tired, _____ she couldn’t sleep.
A. despite that B. although C. yet D. in spite
4. The word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress is ______.
A. extraordinary B. expenditure C. embarrassment D. rhetoric
5. Have you ever seen any photographs _____ from great distances in outer space?
A. whick took B. taken C. taking D. took
6. The word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation is ______.
A. question B. combustion C. equation D. exhaustion
7. Nga: “Would you mind if I closed the door? It’s too cold outside.” – Robert: “______ It’s stuffy.”
A. No, I don’t like. B. I’d rather you didn’t. C. Why not do it? D. No, never mind.
8. You should be aware _____ to your stress level.
A. of how your eating is related B. how your eating is related
C. of how is your eating related D. that how is your eating related
9. Sulphur dioxide is a _____ that is released into the atmosphere by coal-fired power stations.
A. pollution B. pollutant C. polluted D. pollute
10. At the time being, many products are nearly identical _____ one another _____ quality and price.
A. upon – at B. with – of C. to – in D. for – between
11. The word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress is ______.
A. admirable B. military C. industry D. determine
12. No one has been told what’s going to happen at the conference yet. We’re all being kept in _____
for some reason.
A. the limelight B. charge C. the dark D. the long run
13. Not until the next morning _____ how serious it was.
A. she realized B. she did realize C. did she realize D. that she realized
14. I feel I ought to _____ another small matter.
A. bring up B. back down C. come out D. get off
15. The word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation is ______.
A. baths B. through C. northern D. smooth
16. Judging by the casual clothes he is wearing, he doesn't _____ much significance to being elegant at work.
A. attach B. assign C. entrust D. devote
17. I saw the customer _____ in the hall. He asked _____ the manager.
A. wait – seeing B. to wait – to be seen C. waiting – to see D. wait – to be seen
18. I don’t think she can sing as beautifully as her brother, _____?
A. do I B. can she C. can’t she D. can he
19. He has gained _____ that he cannot get into his trousers.
A. such a lot of weight B. so many weight C. so heavy D. lots of weight
20. Andrew _____ lunch with Sue.
A. said to me if Mandy would have B. asked would Mandy have
C. asked if would Mandy have D. asked me if Mandy would have
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Part 2: For questions 21-30, the following passage contains TEN words which should NOT be there
apart from the example at the beginning (0). Identify and write them on the answer sheet. (10 pts.)
Example: 0. Line 1: out
Line HOME AUDIOVISUAL EDUCATION
1 Audiovisual equipment is breaking out new ground in the field of outside-classroom education.
2 Currently, students are willing to enrich their knowledge on a variety of subjects needn’t cover
3 large distances to their libraries or expend much time on leafing through fat volumes in search of
4 the required information on any condition that they are the proud possessors of a personal
5 computer or other audiovisual accessories.
6 Extreme technological advancement has been accelerated radical changes in the way people gather
7 information and in the mutual relationship between humans and electronic machines. It was for the
8 first time in the 21st century so that this silicon wonder has turned into the primary source of
9 information would rather than an auxiliary one. Optical videodiscs as well as compact discs have
10 developed them into the most substantial mass storage media whereas satellite broadcast and
11 optical fibre connections have made an immeasurable amount of data accessible to all the
12 individuals that capable of taking advantage of the Internet.
13 The expectations are that in the future ahead home audiovisual education will replace the
14 conventional methods which including tutors, blackboards and stuffy classrooms, which may be
15 an encouraging piece of news to all those who tremble and sweat awaiting the school bell.
Part 3: For questions 31-40, read the passage below and think of the word which best fits each space.
Use only ONE word in each space. Write your answers on the answer sheet. (20 pts.)
FLOOD CRISIS DEEPENS
After the worst floods in Pakistan for 80 years, (31) ______ over 14 million people, the crisis has now
deepened as further heavy rains hamper the relief (32) ______. Helicopters, vital in the rescue of stranded
(33) ______, are being grounded because of bad weather. These helicopters are essential (34) ______
many of the bridges have been swept away, and they are the only way of (35) ______ the many villages
which have been cut (36) ______ by the flood waters. The situation is particularly bad in the Swat Valley,
(37) ______ there has been a series of new flood alerts. The government has already (38) ______ a
million people, and many more are now fleeing the area. (39) ______, aid is finally beginning to arrive.
The (40) ______ are food, clean drinking water, medicine and shelter.
Part 4: For questions 41-50, read the letter below and use the word given in capitals to form a word
that fits each space. Write your answers on the answer sheet. (20 pts.)
The Manager
Transworld Air
Portugal Street
London
Dear Sir or Madam, 41. OUT
I travelled last week on a Transworld Airbus from London Gatwick to
Copenhagen. This was the (41) _____ journey of a holiday in Denmark, a 42. PACK
(42) _____ tour arranged through a company called ‘Sunset’. My (43) _____ 43. FLY
was due to leave at 8.20 am on Tuesday 25th November, but did not in fact
leave until 20.30, a delay of more than eight hours. The reason given was 44. MAINTAIN
that vital (44) _____ work had to be carried out. Although all passengers 45. ASSIST
were given a free meal, no other offer of (45) _____ was given. Such a long
46. ACCEPT
delay is totally (46) _____, and I feel justified in the circumstances in
requesting some form of financial (47) _____. 47. COMPENSATE
I have written to the tour (48) _____, who denied responsibility and 48. OPERATE
(49) _____ me to write to you.
I look forward to hearing from you. 49. ADVICE
Yours (50) _____, 50. FAITH
Charles Rogers
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II. READING: (70 points)
Part 1: For questions 51-60, read the passage below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits
each space. Write your answers on the answer sheet. (10 pts.)
A FASHION OBSESSION
Where will the current obsession with designer (51) ______ all end? Over the last ten years or so (52)
______ names have become the (53) ______ way to sell anything. Now everybody seems to have become
a fashion (54) ______ so that people are constantly commenting on whether something is (55) ______ of
fashion or not. People are prepared to pay extraordinary prices, even for jeans and trainers, just because
they are a status (56) ______. However, you can get copies of top designs as these are starting to become
available to the (57) ______ market. Now anybody can get the latest (58) must-______ and the copies are
so good that their friends need not know that it cost so little. So my advice is to (59) ______ out these
cheaper stores if you want to see what is coming (60) ______ fashion next!
51. A. tokens B. badges C. labels D. stamps
52. A. brand B. mark C. logo D. sign
53. A. certain B. secure C. sure D. guaranteed
54. A. survivor B. victim C. casualty D. criminal
55. A. on B. over C. off D. out
56. A. figure B. symbol C. image D. logo
57. A. crowd B. group C. common D. mass
58. A. buy B. take C. have D. get
59. A. check B. find C. figure D. work
60. A. inside B. along C. at D. into
Part 2: For questions 61-68, read a passage about the seashore ecosystem. Choose the answer A, B, C
or D which fits best according to the text. Write your answers on the answer sheet. (16 pts.)
THE SEASHORE ECOSYSTEM
The seashore or coastline is the unique area where seawater borders land to create a diverse and very
important ecosystem. It is special in that the freshwater carried along by rivers and streams flows into the
ocean and mixes with salt water to provide rich nutrients and food to a variety of marine plants and
animals. The wildlife along the coast is part of a never-ending food chain as each tiny insect depends on
its nourishment on other even smaller creatures; therefore, any human interference in the life cycle of the
seashore will cause irreplaceable damage to the environment in the long run.
To better understand how people can destroy seashores without any chance of recovery one needs to take
a better look at how this area is formed. Seashores are ever-changing environments that depend on the
constant movement of tidal waves. According to the placement of the moon in relation to the sun, the
waves that pound and beat the shore can either come up to the land or move away from it. This movement
is called a tide, and when the sea rises and drowns the land, there is high tide, while the reverse is a low
tide. The area of the seashore that is submerged during high tides and above water is called the inter-tidal
zone. Subtidal zones are always under water.
Both these areas, as well as the upper shores support an abundance of marine wildlife. Many types of
seaweed cling to rocks by using their ‘holdfast’ at the base of the stem, while others live in deep water
and are often washed ashore by high tides. Several crabs and prawns feed on seaweed, while humans also
use this plant as food, fertilizer or medicine. Sea otters often wrap their bodies with seaweed before
dozing off so as not to accidentally move into the ocean while sleeping.
Other fascinating creatures are sea anemones, sponges and corals, which may look like delicate and
colourful flowers, but are actually animals. Anemones catch and eat other animals with their parts like
flowers, while corals are indeed hardened colonies of marine creatures, which offer rich feeding grounds
for fish and also regulate the water’s carbon dioxide content. Several coral formations are now being
threatened by the rising temperature of seas worldwide.
Seashores are popular areas for people to come and collect shells, which used to provide protection for
soft-bodied creatures called mollusks. Mollusks can move at a snail’s pace only. This slow movement is
due to the fact that they have only one muscular footlike body part to help them move along. Commonly
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shells. Besides mollusks, people also gather sea urchins, which look like balls covered with many long
and sharp needles. The small sea urchins use their needles to scrape and dig holes inside rocks, where
they lay their eggs. These eggs are a very sought-after restaurant delicacy.
The incoming tidal waves often create small pools of water that remain in place even after the tide goes
out to sea. These tidal pools harbour and shelter numerous sea creatures as well. Among these are crabs
and lobsters, whose soft bodies are protected by hard shells and which therefore belong to the crustacean
family. Other animals that may be found in tidal pools are starfish, which use their sharp spikes as
defense against predators, and which hold onto rocks and pull themselves along by means of a row of
suckers. Tidal waves also wash up jellyfish on the shore, tiny creatures that sting and push themselves
along by sucking water into their bodies then pushing it out underneath.
Seashores are a haven for a variety of birds and mammals. Many seabirds live in large colonies on rocky
cliffs. Each bird species builds its nest at a different height, where it gathers in spring and early summer
to lay eggs. As soon as fall arrives, cliff birds abandon their nests and migrate to warmer climates. Human
settlements have wreaked havoc amongst many bird species by destroying nests or hunting them down.
61. Seashores are unique areas because _____.
A. they are an important ecosystem of our planet
B. the combination of freshwater and salt water supports the existence of diverse wildlife
C. even tiny insects that live on seashores are part of a never-ending food chain
D. seashores are currently threatened by human activities
62. An inter-tidal zone is an area _____.
A. that is under water only when the tide is high B. that may be often drowned during high tides
C. that is not influenced by tide movements D. where high tides reverse to low tides and back
63. If there were no seaweed on the seashores, otters would lack _____.
A. an important food item B. important medical supplies
C. a way to fertilize their feeding grounds D. vital support while taking a rest
64. What may be inferred about sea anemones and corals?
A. They are often mistaken for animals. B. They suffer from the effects of global warming.
C. They are meat eaters. D. They are often confused with plants.
65. What do mollusks and sea urchins have in common?
A. Both cannot move very fast. B. Both have a similar body structure.
C. Both make delicious food items. D. Both lay their eggs inside rocks.
66. How are starfish able to move?
A. They use their spikes to swim.
B. They use suckers to propel themselves forward.
C. They use suckers to suck water and push themselves ahead.
D. They use suckers to hold onto rocks until they are washed ashore.
67. Why do cliff birds leave their nests in the fall?
A. They fly to warmer climates.
B. They move their eggs to safer places.
C. They fear they might be hunted down.
D. They have little space left among human settlements.
68. The phrase “wreaked havoc” in the last paragraph could best be replaced by _____.
A. taken measures B. offered protection C. caused destruction D. made profits

Part 3: For questions 69-76, you are going to read a magazine article about friends. TEN sentences have
been removed from the article. Choose from the sentences A-J the one which fits each gap. There is ONE
EXTRA SENTENCE which you do not need to use. There is an example at the beginning (0). Write your
answers on the answer sheet. (16 pts.)
A It’s unwise to isolate yourself when you’re in a boy / girl relationship.
B Suppose you’re going through a bad patch with your boyfriend or girlfriend.
C It’s stimulating to be surrounded by a mix of personalities with their different attitudes and behaviour.
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D Even your best friend may get jealous if they feel pushed out by your girlfriend or boyfriend.
E There might well be some more reserved characters too.
F To the majority of us this is someone we trust completely and who understands us better than anyone else.
G Or they may be someone you meet by chance and instantly get on with.
H There are all sorts of things that can bring about this special relationship.
I Of course, not all friendships stand the test of time.
J To many people, their friends are the most important thing in their life.
FRIENDS
0 J To many people, their friends are the most important thing in their life. Really good friends
share the good times and the bad times, help you when you’ve got problems, never judge you and never
turn their backs on you. Your best friend may be someone you’ve known all your life, someone you’ve
grown up with and been through lots of ups and downs with.
69 It may be the result of enjoying the same activities, having the same outlook on life, or sharing
similar experiences. Most of us have met someone that we’ve immediately felt relaxed with, as if we’ve
known them for years. But usually it really does take years to get to know someone well enough to
consider them your ‘best friend’.
70 It’s the person you can turn to for impartial advice and a shoulder to cry on when life lets you
down. You know that no matter what the problem or what time of day or night it is, your best friend will
drop everything and put you first. No relationship is more important than the one with your best friend.
71 It will probably be your best friend you go to for help. Perhaps your parents are being too heavy-
handed; maybe you’re not happy at work or at school. Whatever the problem, you know you can rely on
your best friend.
72 All sorts of things can come between friends. Sometimes people just drift apart over time. One
of you may leave the area and you simply lose touch. But sometimes other relationships can conflict with
your friendship and cause powerful emotions.
73 If they do and you want to keep them, it’s important to make them feel valued. Set aside some
time to go out with them on your own, or introduce them to your new boyfriend or girlfriend, and do
things together.
74 If you do, you may find that one day you break up and you’ve lost touch with all your old
friends. And besides, it’s fun to go out in groups, especially when you’re young.
75 People who you might not expect to get on with each other can often make a good combination.
Usually in a particular group of friends there’ll be a ringleader, someone the rest look up to to make
decisions. Often there’s a bit of a comedian, always cracking jokes and entertaining the rest. 76
They all have something to contribute.
Remember, unlike your family, you can choose your friends. If you choose them carefully and treat them
well, they could turn out to be friends for life.
Part 4: For questions 77-90, read the following passage and do the tasks below. (28 pts.)
VIDEO GAMES AND VIOLENCE
For quite some time now, video games that involve significant amounts of violence have been blamed for
growing numbers of violence by young people, the demographic most likely to play these games. Debate
about this has even reached the courts, with both sides of the argument claiming that the scientific
literature supports their opinions. Some experts involved have proclaimed that the debate is scientifically
settled and that only people holding personal concerns and biases oppose these established truths.
Scientifically, two competing social theories have been formulated about the potential effects of video
game violence. The first is that video games increase violence because they teach players how to be
violent and reinforce violent tendencies. The second theory is that video games have a possibly beneficial
effect, because they provide a socially acceptable outlet for the release of aggression and thereby promote
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Articles reviewing the effects of video games on general populations have found links between playing
video games and changes in behaviour, and/or thought process, with some finding that people who played
realistic violent games for 45 minutes had a greater increase in violent and aggressive feelings than
persons who played unrealistic violent games or non-violent video games for the same period. What
seems clear though is that certain populations are more at risk and/or are more likely to play video games
than others. Studies suggest that at-risk individuals are usually male, have pre-existing personality
disorders or traits, for example a conduct disorder, have pre-existing mental health conditions, have had
difficult or traumatic upbringings, and are insecure with poor self-esteem. Children with attention deficit
disorder were also seen to be at a higher risk of showing addictive behaviour to violent video games and
that video games might be a significant risk variable for aggressive behaviour in person who already have
aggressive personality traits. There are, of course, plenty of other groups of people (probably the majority
of users) who play and enjoy video games, with or without violence, that have no character disorders at
all. Another recent key report which relied on parents’ self-report of their children’s video game-playing
behaviours suggests that spending a large amount of time playing violent video games was correlated
with troublesome behaviour and poor academic achievement. The same study also indicated that children
who played more educational games had more positive outcomes.
What is interesting is that the comic book debate of the 1950’s is eerily similar when compared to the
current debate about the effects of video games on children. In 1954, the US Senate Subcommittee on
Juvenile Delinquency held hearings on the effects of comic books on America’s youth. The primary focus
of the Senate hearings was ‘crime and horror’ comic books, some of which graphically showed horrific
images, such as dismembered bodies. Concerns were voiced that these comics would lead to a decline in
public morals, an increase in violence and aggression, an increase in general lawlessness, and societal
disrespect and deterioration. Medical and social science experts become involved in the debate, writing
articles in reputable journals. Many of the concerns that dominate the current video game debate were
also expressed and it could show the frequently experienced perception that violent behaviour is always
more prevalent in the present than in the past and that people just search for a scapegoat on which to
blame it.
Although many articles have suggested a connection between violent video games and aggression, several
studies have found no such relationship. One study in fact showed that non-gamers and excessive gamers
both had lower self-reported mental wellness scores than low to moderate gamers. This finding suggests
that excessive playing may be detrimental, but that there are some protective and non-harmful
consequences to playing in moderation. This finding is in line with social theory, which suggests that
video games, like sports, may provide an outlet for individuals to work through aggression and, therefore,
have better mental functioning and overall lower levels of aggression. The same study pointed to the
positive attributes of violent video game playing, such as improved visual-spatial coordination, increased
peripheral attention, and increased decision-making capabilities. People who play a lot of video games
also generally have better overall computer skills than people who do not.
Another study examining the multivariate risk issues for youth violence showed that the most common
positive predictors of youth violence were delinquent peer influences, antisocial personality traits,
depression, and parents or guardians who use psychological abuse in family relationships. The factors that
were not found to be predictive of youth violence included neighbourhood quality, parental use of
domestic physical violence in intimate relationships, and exposure to violent television or video games.
A recent neurological study provided further evidence that video games do not increase violent behaviour
by users. The study examined whether there was a change in brain imaging that suggested a loss of
distinction between virtual and actual violence in players of violent video games compared with controls.
What was found was that the ability to differentiate automatically between real and virtual violence was
not diminished by a long-term history of violent video game play, and nor were gamers’ neural responses
to real violence subject to desensitisation processes. This would indicate that video games do not cause
people to lose their grip on what is real in comparison with what is fantasy.
Many questions are raised by the split nature of the scientific literature regarding violence and video
games and it should also be remembered that a correlation does not prove a causation. Stakeholders need
to examine the current video game debate in order to decide how to sensibly influence social policy.

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For questions 77-83, do the following statements agree with the information given in the reading
passage? Write on the answer sheet:
TRUE if the statement agrees with the information;
FALSE if the statement contradicts the information;
NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this.
77. Violent video games are most likely to be played by people in their youth and middle age.
78. It has been claimed that people who still feel the effects of violent video games are not decided and
clear have vested interests in the debate.
79. It is claimed that men and women are more or less equally threatened by the effects of violent video games.
80. One study has found a link between usage of violent video games and poor school performance.
81. Various violent video games are based on stories previously published in comic books.
82. Some of the comic books of the 1950’s had shocking images of mutilated people.
83. It has been claimed that violence has always been present in society and video games are just the
latest thing to blame it on.
For questions 84-90, complete the sentences below with word(s) taken from the reading passage. Use
NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. Write your answers on the answer sheet.

Studies Defending the Use of Violent Video Games

* Non-gamers and excessive gamers had similar grading in terms of (84) _____.
* It shows excessive gaming can have protective effects.
* Similar ideas in social theory – users can rid themselves of (85) _____ and therefore have a
Study 1
better mental condition.
* Gaming can improve visual-spatial coordination, peripheral attention, (86) _____ and
computer skills.
* It examined the various risk factors for youth violence – peers, personality, depression and
Study 2 (87) _____.
* Non-factors were (88) _____, violence at home and violent TV and video games.
* A neurological study examining variations in (89) _____ when users interacted with virtual
or real violence.
* Results showed that users’ differentiation between virtual or real violence was not affected
Study 3 by the use of violent video games.
* The (90) _____ with regards to real violence in users’ neural reactions were also not
affected.
* It shows video games do not affect people’s perceptions of what is real or what is fantasy.

III. WRITING: (60 points)

Part 1: For questions 91-100, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
one, using the word given. DO NOT CHANGE THE WORD GIVEN. You must use between TWO and
FIVE words, including the word given. Write your answers on the answer sheet. (20 pts.)
91. You can stay with us for a few days.
you
 We can ________________________________________________________ for a few days.
92. I think a change would do you good.
from
 I think _____________________________________________________________ a change.
93. “You are not allowed to smoke in your room, Dick,” said his mother.
forbade
 Dick’s mother ______________________________________________________in his room.
94. I waited for him until 6.30 and then gave up.
point
 I waited for him until 6.30, ______________________________________________ gave up.
95. He insisted on a refund.
satisfy
 Nothing _________________________________________________________________him.
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96. Everyone was exhausted apart from Sally.
of
 With _________________________________________________ , everyone was exhausted.
97. Karen received a medal for her services to the country.
recognition
 Karen received a medal __________________________________ her services to the country.
98. Foolishly, I paid all the money before collecting the goods.
which
 I paid all the money before collecting the goods, _______________________________ to do.
99. Nobody there had heard of Miss Rutherford.
who
 Nobody there ____________________________________________________________ was.
100. My friends persuaded me to go to the party in fancy dress.
talked
 My friends _____________________________________________ to the party in fancy dress.

Part 2: For questions 101-105, rewrite or combine the following sentences with the given beginning in
such a way that their meanings remain unchanged. Write your answers on the answer sheet. (10 pts.)
101. He delayed writing his book until he had done a lot of research.
 Only after ___________________________________________________________________ .
102. We were in a hurry. We didn’t wait for them.
 The reason __________________________________________________________________ .
103. The “environmentally friendly” label on this product is misleading.
 Despite what is printed ________________________________________________________ .
104. The man tiptoed into the room. He didn’t want to wake his son up.
 Not ________________________________________________________________________ .
105. It wasn’t worth wasting so much time waiting for the film star to turn up.
 We should __________________________________________________________________ .
Part 3: Write about the following topic on the answer sheet. (30 pts.)
Many parents today organise extra classes for their children after school and at the weekends.
Do you feel that this is a worthwhile thing to do or do you feel children have enough education
at school?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or
experience.
You should write at least 250 words.
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