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KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10
Trường THPT chuyên Nguyễn Tất Thành,
Năm học 2022 – 2023

Môn: TIẾNG ANH (chuyên)
Ngày thi: 03/6/2022
Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
(Đề thi gồm 10 trang)
Giám khảo 1

SỐ PHÁCH

(Do Hội đồng chấm thi
ghi)

Giám khảo 2

ĐỀ THI
(Học sinh làm bài trên đề thi)
LISTENING (20 points)
HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU
 Bài nghe gồm 2 phần, mỗi phần được nghe 2 lần, mỗi lần cách
nhau 45 giây, mở đầu và kết thúc phần nghe có tín hiệu.
 Mọi hướng dẫn có đọc trong băng nghe (Bằng tiếng Anh).
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Listen to the conversation and fill in the missing information
(NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS). Write your answers on YOUR
ANSWERS part
A TRIP TO STONEHENGE
Sue went to Stonehenge at the weekend with her (1)_______ family.
Stonehenge is the best known and the most remarkable of prehistoric
(2)_______ in the UK. It has stood on Salisbury Plain for about (3)_______
years. There have been many different theories about its (4)_______ use.
One theory is that it was a place from where (5)_______ could be
observed. But no one is certain why it was built. It has been discovered
that the positions of (6)______ of the stones relate the movements of the
(7)_______, so that the stones could be used as a (8)_______.
Your answers
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

Part 2. (12 pts)
For question 9-14, listen to a report of an experiment and choose the correct answers:
A, B or C. Write your answer on YOUR ANSWERS part.
9. During the research, some of the participants_______
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A. made an advertisement with Bugs Bunny. B. drew pictures of
Bugs Bunny.
C. did not see Bugs Bunny at all.
10. All the participants_______
A. had visited Disneyland before.
B. said they wanted to visit
Disneyland.
C. told stories of meeting Bugs Bunny.
11. Bugs Bunny_______
A. sometimes visits Disneyland.
B. can be found at Warner Brothers Six Flags theme park.
C. does not appear at any theme park.
12. The point of the experiment was_______
A. to show how easily a false memory can be created.
B. to show how false memories can cause serious problems.
C. to explain why some people are more likely than others to have
false memories.
13. To create a false memory_______
A. we have to talk about it.
B. we must admit it could
have happened.
C. we must look at some pictures.
14. According to the text, nostalgic advertisements_______
A. refer to unhappy memories.
B. help you improve your
memory.
C. change the way we remember things.
Your answers
9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

USE OF LANGUAGE (30 points)
Part 1. (15 pts)
Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose
underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest. Write
your answer on YOUR ANSWERS part.
15. A. eventually
B. depletion
C. competitive D. regretful
16. A. endorsement B. sorry
C. doctor
D. clock
Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs
from the other three in the position of the primary stress. Write
your answer on YOUR ANSWERS part
17. A. circumstance B. interesting
C. amusing
D. purposeful
18. A. oceanic
B. legendary
C. intonation
D. energetic
Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to
each of the following questions. Write your answer on YOUR
ANSWERS part
19. Would you mind_______ in this public area?
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A. not to smoke B. not smoke
C. not smoking D. don't smoke
20. In the story 'Snow White and Seven Dwarfs', Snow White became
unconscious after biting the_______ apple.
A. poisonous
B. poisoning
C. poison
D. poisoned
21. If you come to the theatre late, you have to wait until the_______ to
get in
A. break
B. interval
C. refreshment D. half-time
22. I_______ work last week, but I changed my mind.
A. would start
B. had started
C. have started
D. was going to start SỐ PHÁCH
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23. It was announced that neither the passengers nor the driver_______
in the crash.
A. were injured B. are injured
C. was injured D. injured
24. John has just arrived and now the family_______ all here.
A. is
B. are
C. was
D. were
25. If she catches you_______ her zalo messages, she will be very angry.
A. to read
B. being read
C. read
D. reading
26. We are driving to Mang Den, Kon Plong_______way of the Pass.
A. in
B. by
C. through
D. with
27. He must be a brave soldier, _______?
A. must he
B. mustn't he
C. is he
D. isn't he
28. Recently nutritious foods have increased in_______.
A. popularity B. population
C. popular
D. populated
29. My friend had to_______ his holiday last year because of the
pandemic Covid-19.
A. put off
B. put down
C. put out
D. put up
Your answers
15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

29.

Part 2. (10 pts)
For question 30-39, read the text and look carefully at each
line. If a line is correct, put a tick (√) in the right column. If a
line has an unnecessary word, underline it and write it in the
right column. There are two examples at the beginning (0) and
(00).

0

SHOPPING IN THE FUTURE

Your
answers

In ten years' time, customers will be able to shop in

√
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ways that we
00

can't possibly be
revolutionising the

imagine

now.

Technology

is

be

30 whole process of shopping. Years ago people didn't
need go to the
31 shop everyday because they could have had things
delivered to
32 their homes. Home delivery may be quite possibly
become part of
33 modern life. In fact, the process is happening already.
Nowadays
34 we can all buy things over the Internet. We don't even
have need to
35 leave our chairs. I wonder if you can to imagine what a
'intelligent
36 kitchen' will be in the future? It will probably contain a
robot or
37 electronic "housekeeper'. It may be even contain an
'intelligent'
38 rubbish bin. This bin may be able to manage detect
when you
39 throw away your last tin of tomatoes. It can then 'tell'
the robot
housekeeper to buy more tins of tomatoes! Soon, you
won't need to make out a list before you go shopping.
Your shopping trolley will be able to speak to you while
you are walking round the shop. All you will have to do
is insert your personal 'smart card into the handle of
your trolley. The trolley will tell you what you should
buy.
Part 3. (5 pts)
For question 40-44, read the text. Use the words given in
CAPITALS to form a word that fits in the numbered gaps. Write
your answer on YOUR ANSWERS part
Saving languages
Linguist Jan Enkelmann's mission is to save as many endangered
languages as possible. He often goes to some of the most (40.
ACCESS) parts of the earth to make detailed (41. WRITE) records of
such languages. The work can be difficult and at times dangerous as
some tribes are deeply suspicious of language researchers like
Professor Enkelmann who ask them so many questions. Some linguists
have been (42. PRISON) or threatened with guns while working in
countries where the political situation is unstable. According to
Enkelmann, the (43. APPEAR) of a language begins when the younger
generation no longer uses it. And when there are fewer than 40
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speakers, the language is (44. LIKELY) to survive. If we can document
a language before it becomes extinct we can help to preserve the
knowledge which is possessed by the people who speak it, explains
Enkelmann.
Your answers
40.

41.

42.

43.

44.

READING COMPREHENSION (30 points)
Part 1. (5 pts)
Read the text and think of the word which best fits each gap
(45-49). Use only ONE WORD in each gap. Write your answer on
YOUR ANSWERS part.
The Kemp family lived next to me. They were interesting and
intelligent people, but they were always getting into some sort of
trouble. It was usually either illness (45)_______ accident, but there were
other things too. Their house (46)_______ fire twice, and twice the whole
family had to stay with me while repairs were made. The Kemps were
always losing things, important things (47)_______ money or keys.
Pictures often fell off the walls in their house: the children often fell out
of their (48)_______at night. I used to wake up in the mornings and
think: What strange thing will happen (49)_______ that family today?"
Your answers
45.

46.

47.

48.

49.

Part 2. (5 pts)
For question 50-54, Read the text and choose the answer (A, B,
C, or D) which you think fits best according to the text. Write
your answer on YOUR ANSWERS part.
Food and ideas about cooking it have been passing from one part
of the world to another ever since the Stone Age revolution began in
the Middle East. They were part of the spread of civilisation, though
since people change their tastes in painting and architecture much
faster than their tastes in food, knowledge of what was eaten is far less
than knowledge of the houses that were lived in or the clothes that
were worn. Cookery books were few before the 17th century - and how
close are the general eating habits at any period to the cookery books
published?
Change owed more to the movement of people, of armies, of
merchants, of wealthy landowners, than to books. Before canals, the
railways, good roads, most people ate what could be produced within a
thirty-mile area. Ports did better, of course, if they were on a big trade
route. For most people food was basically regional food and there was
not little to eat since most of what they produced went for sale at local
markets. Only wealthy men could buy expensive seeds to grow unusual
vegetables, or employ gardeners who understood how to grow fine fruit
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unfamiliar to the place they lived in, or afford cooks trained elsewhere
to provide variety at mealtimes.
The undoubted advantages of present-day large-scale manufacture
and organisation outstanding cleanliness, quick distribution prices that
allow far more people than ever in the past to satisfy their hunger- have
not so far come to us together with an excellent quality of flavour.
Moreover, in a world where possibilities are endless, business seems to
try to limit choice beyond a certain level. Of the 300 varieties of pear
that are listed by one French 17h century gardener - even though he
had to admit that only 30 of them were really worth eating - only about
half a dozen are now produced in Europe.
50. Why do we know so little about the food people ate in the past?
A. Eating habits used to change very quickly.
B. There were no cookery books before the 17th century.
C. Cookery books probably don't reflect contemporary eating
habits.
D. There are very few paintings of food.
51. Changes in eating habits were due to_______
A. shortages of basic foods.
B.
the
influence
of
travellers.
C. developments in agriculture.
D. the recipes of foreign
cooks.
52. What is the problem with our food today?
A. It's too expensive for many people. B. It's manufactured too
quickly.
C. It doesn't taste as it used to.
D. It's exported in very
large quantities.
53. What point is the author making in the example about the pear in
the last paragraph?
A. There is not as much variety now as before.
B. There was more variety in the past but quality was not as high.
C. Most pears which were produced were inedible.
D. There is more variety outside Europe than in Europe.
54. What does 'they' in paragraph 2 refer to?
A. canals
B. railways
C. roads
D. ports
Your answers.
50.

51.

52.

53.

54.

Part 3. (10 pts)
You are going to read a magazine article about childhood
experiences. For questions 55-64, answer these questions by
choosing from the people (A-D). The musicians may be chosen
more than once. There is an example at the beginning (0)
Which person mentions

Your answers
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Being particular close to family member?

0

His/ her intention to act differently from a parent?

55

Enjoying the fact that something was difficult?

56

A way of making sure that he/she did not leave
anything out?

57

An act of great generosity?

58

An opportunity to be creative?

59

Getting in touch with people who could be of help?

60

Regret at what may have been missed?

61

Someone who found something puzzling?

62

Someone else making a decision with his/ her
wellbeing in mind?

63

Learning to be more independent?

64

C

CHILDHOOD MEMORIES
Four successful people look back at significant events in their childhood
A COLIN
When I was 11 years old, my dad inherited quite a large amount of
money from a distant relative. It was typical of him that he decided
to use the money to take a whole party of local kids to Disneyland
in Florida for three days. Fortunately, I was able to go as well,
which was tremendous. In those days, you had to buy tickets for
each ride and so we made a checklist of them all and ticked them
off one by one until we'd been on every one. They still had a
donkey train and a canoe ride back then. My friend Eric bought a
funny hat with his name on the front and kept wondering how, all
over Disneyland, random people knew his name and kept saying,
'Hi, Eric!' My family will never let me forget how I ordered a bowl of
potato chips on room service at the motel, which cost them a
staggering $20. They were good chips, though!
B MARYLIN
Most teenagers' parents have normal jobs, you know like working in
an office or being part of a company, but not my mum. She lives for
her work and makes spur-of-the-moment decisions. When I was a
teenager, it almost felt as if I was the parent and she was the child,
as I tried to talk her out of whatever her latest scheme involved.
You see, my mum's an archaeologist. She travels round the world
finding exciting things n old ruins, and because she was always on
the move, so was I! Sometimes I used to wonder if we'd ever settle
down and lead a normal family life, but we never did, which is a
shame really. Of course, now I'm going to make sure that I don't do
the same to my daughter.
C JEREMY
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I suppose being twins, my brother and I were always regarded as a
single unit and we did do everything together. From an early age,
we were into inventing things, especially things which exploded like
rockets, although I don't ever recall any actually leaving the
ground. We were keen on Maths at school and bought a computer
when we were 11 years old. It was the best time for getting into
computers because there was very little software about in those
days, so if you wanted to make the computer do anything, you had
to write it yourself. Before long, we were selling the stuff we'd
written to software companies. I don't think we knew how to turn
our interest into money at that stage, having no commercial
experience. But we soon found plenty of people who did know, but
who couldn't handle the technical side. We haven't looked back
since.
D TANYA
When I was a teenager, my parents used to send my brother and
me off on a week-long summer activity camp each year. Actually,
we went to the same place five years running. I think it was
because they wanted us to do something outdoors rather than
have us sitting in front of a computer screen at home. And it was
certainly challenging, if you consider we learnt to do things like
climbing and caving. It wouldn't suit all kids, but for us it was great.
We found out how to fend for ourselves and we met lots of people
from around the world. I'm still in touch with some of them by email even now. Looking back, I guess it cost my parents a lot of
money, but as far as I'm concerned it was a good investment
because it really broadened my horizons.
Part 4. (10 pts)
You are going to read a newspaper article about fitness training
for footballers. Choose the most suitable heading A-H for each
part (65-69) of the article. There is one extra heading which you
do not need to use. There is an example at the beginning of this
article (00). Write your answer on YOUR ANSWERS part.
A
A break with tradition
B
A chance to make a good impression
C
Gradual acceptance
D
An established idea
E
A fortunate coincidence
F
A positive first response
G
Comparing approaches
H
Under expert guidance
00

H

In a room beneath a football stadium in Sheffield, a city in the north
of England, the teenagers who hope to be the football stars of tomorrow
are dancing up and down, balancing on one leg and performing various
steps and hops to the jazz music of Robbie Williams. Dressed in the
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traditional red and white strips of the local professional football club,
members of the club's youth team are being coached by Jane McClaren,
a fully-trained jazz dancer
65
The dance and football programme in Sheffield came about as a
result of a meeting between local football coaches and professional
dancers. The aim was to share ideas on fitness and training and see
how experts in different fields dealt with similar problems. The
programme that followed has been so successful that other teams are
now considering setting up similar schemes
66
The idea for the meeting came originally from Mileva Drljaca, a
specialist in contemporary dance. As she recalls, it happened quite by
chance: 'I joined a gym which, it turned out, was also being used by
injured players from the local professional football team. As I watched, I
realised that some of the training techniques used by ballet dancers
might help them towards recovery, and so I mentioned it to their
trainer'
67
It is mainly thanks to her suggestion that football clubs are now
discovering the concept of the 'strong center', one familiar to dancers
for decades. 'Both traditional and modern dance styles rely on strong
stomach muscles,' she explains. 'You can prevent injury to the back and
make it loose by having a strong center. Footballers need a loose back
so that they can kick and twist, jump and head the ball, and then land
without injury.'
68
17-year-old Lewis Killeen, one of the young players, was an instant
convert. 'I'm not really into dancing and don't go to discos,' he said.
'But as soon as I started doing it, I could see how it would help. The
movements are very similar to those we do in football, especially when
you have to turn quickly with the ball.'
69
According to the club's trainer, however, the initial reaction of most
players to the new idea was more cautious. Some of them were
obviously worried that they might be laughed at. But having tried it,
most began to see the advantages of the programme. 'They realise
there are benefits to gain from other disciplines,' he said. 'And anything
that improves balance, co-ordination and overall fitness must be a good
thing.' Young players at the club are now also being taught rock
climbing and swimming as an extension of the scheme.
Your answers
65.

66.

67.

68.

69.

WRITING (20 points)
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Part 1. (5 pts)
Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that
it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it.
70. “Let's go abroad for our holiday this year,” said I.

I
suggested .................................................................................................
........................
71. She last tasted this kind of food a long time ago.

She
hasn't
………………………………………………………………………………..
72. What a pity I missed the final match between Vietnam and Thailand.
 I wish ............................................................................. between
Vietnam and Thailand.
73. I have been working hard for this qualifying examination for
months.

I
started…………………………………………………………………………………..
74. It often takes me about 15 minutes to ride to school.
 I often spend …………….…………………………….………………………to
school.
Part 2. (5 pts)
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 TWO and FIVE words,
including the word given.
75. They can't prove that he is guilty (PROOF)
 They have……………………………………………………………………. his
guilt.
76. He telephoned several people before lunch (CALLS)

He……………………………………………………..…………………
before
lunch.
77. I couldn't concentrate because it was too noisy (TOO) SỐ PHÁCH
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
I
couldn't
concentrate
because
there……….……….
………………………………….
78. The witness had invented the whole story (MADE)
 The whole story…….…………………..……………….…………………. the
witness.
79. Fortunately, it was not necessary for us to go shopping last
weekend (NEED)
 Fortunately, ……..……………………….………………… go shopping last
weekend.
Part 3. (10 pts)
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What will be your studying plan in the first year in this Nguyen
Tat Thanh High school for the Gifted if you pass this
examination?
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