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1 SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO VĨNH PHÚC ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC (Đề thi có 13 trang) KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 THPT NĂM HỌC 2024-2025 ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH - CHUYÊN (Dành cho thí sinh thi vào lớp chuyên Tiếng Anh và chuyên Tiếng Pháp) Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề) PART A. LISTENING. You will listen to each section TWICE. Section 1. Questions 1-6. Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer. NOTES ON ADULT EDUCATION CLASSES Example: Answer Number of classes per week 7 Tuesday: (1) ___________ Workshop 6-7.30 p.m. Limited space: no more than (2) ___________ participants Book Club Must read (3) ___________ books (4) ___________ Group Learn about local events last century Wednesday: Scrabble Club (5) ___________ p.m. Popular Thursday: Chess Night Serious (6) ___________ For special occasions Questions 7-10. Complete the form below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. ADULTS LEARNERS' WEEK No cost but must make (7) ___________
2 September 1-8 Techno Expo Help you work with (8) ___________ tools Learn about online security issues and online entertainment Monday, 1-4.30 p.m. Wednesday: (9) ___________ Venue: (10) ___________ Section 2. Questions 11-15. Listen to the talk and choose the correct answer A, B or C. Winridge Forest Railway Park 11. Simon's idea for a theme park came from ___________. A. his childhood hobby B. his interest in landscape design C. his visit to another park 12. When they started, the family decided to open the park only when ___________. A. the weather was expected to be good B. the children weren't at school C. there were fewer farming commitments 13. Since opening, the park has had ___________. A. 50,000 visitors B. 1,000,000 visitors C. 1,500,000 visitors 14. The main idea of Liz's work is currently ___________. A. advertising B. animal care C. staffing 15. What is the area of the Go-Kart arena? A. 1.2 km² B. 120 m² C. 12 km² Section 3. Questions 16-20. You are going to listen to Tim Cole talking about guidebooks and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D), which fits best according to what you hear. 16. Once, when Tim used a guidebook in Australia, ___________. A. he found the best budget hotel ever B. it took him ages to find the place he was looking for C. he ended up at an unexpected destination. D. he travelled a lot to his favourite places 17. Tim believes the problem with guidebooks is that ___________.
3 A. some of them are very poorly researched B. many things have changed by the time you read the book C. they are only regularly updated D. some passengers cannot book their hotels 18. The thing Tim particularly dislikes about guidebooks is ___________. A. the recommendations about where to eat B . that they have too much information about nightlife C. the limited amount of information about history and culture D. that they are too heavy to carry 19. Other things which should be included in guidebooks are ___________. A. clear and detailed maps of the area B. as much information as possible about an area C. good pictures of well-known tourist sites D. as much money as possible 20. What is Tim's view on digital guidebooks? A. They can be problematic when downloading. B. He can't find what he wants as easily as he can in a traditional guidebook. C. He likes the fact that they're tailored to your individual requirements. D. Too many travellers are too trusting of their guidebooks. PART B. LEXICO - GRAMMAR. Section 1. Questions 1-20. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to each of the following questions and write your answers on the answer sheet. 1. I don't suppose you are telling us the true version of the story, ___________? A. do I B. are you C. aren't you D. will you 2. Many craters on the Earth's surface were probably formed by very large meteorites ___________. A. which smashed into the ground and an explosion B. smashing into the ground and exploding C. when smashed into the ground and exploded D. they smashed into the ground and exploded 3. The young boys were fortunate ___________ before the building was engulfed in fire. A. to rescue B. to have been rescued C. rescuing D. to have rescued 4. Gardeners must know ___________ in order to grow roses successfully.
4 A. that the requirements for each variety B. what the requirements for each variety are C. that the requirements for each variety are D. what are each variety's requirements 5. How can I pull myself together when this is not ___________ a challenge? A. more a worry than B. so much a worry as C. worth worrying for D. as worrying as 6. ___________, watching our every move. A. A tall man at the back of the room stood B. Stood a tall man at the back of the room C. Stood at the back of the room a tall man D. At the back of the room stood a tall man 7. My new pullover ___________ to half of its previous size when I washed it. A. dwindled B. reduced C. diminished D. shrank 8. Vinh Phuc has been attracting foreign investment due to the present favorable political ___________ of the province. A. temperature B. climate C. state D. weather 9. Don't forget to leave your ___________ address in case we have to send you mail to the new place. A. pursuing B. forwarding C. advancing D. following 10. He was ___________ devastated by the news. A. utterly B. extremely C. deeply D. immensely 11. The prices of some kinds of electronics have been ___________ by increases in production. A. sized down B. set down C. tied up D. brought down 12. Many local authorities realize there is a need to make ___________ for disabled people in their housing programmes. A. assistance B. conditions C. admittance D. provision 13. The plague, otherwise known as the Black Death, was a ___________ disease. A. contingent B. contiguous C. contagious D. congenial 14 . I really wasn't ready for the presentation, but was saved by the ___________ when Jack took over for me. A. tone B. bang C. bell D. ring 15. Ricky Gervais ___________ to fame when he wrote and acted in a funny TTV mock-documentary series called The Office. A. arose B. flew C. rose D. raised 16. Despite the fog, we were able to discern a ___________ of cottages in the distance. A. cluster B. clutter C. congregation D. constellation 17. I wish you would stop wasting so much time on computer games and do something a little more