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1 SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO BÌNH THUẬN ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC (Đề này có 09 trang) KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10 THPT CÔNG LẬP NĂM HỌC 2024 - 2025 Môn thi: Tiếng Anh (Lớp 10 chuyên – HS 2) Thời gian: 150 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề) ĐỀ Questions 1 - 5: You will hear a woman talking on the radio about a competition. For each question, fill in the missing information in the numbered space. (5 ms) This month's competition Prize: a computer and a (1) ___________ sprinter Write a story • length: fewer than (2) ___________ words • subject: a short (3) ___________ story which takes place in the future Write your name, address, telephone number and (4) ___________ at the end. Story must arrive on or before (5) ___________ Questions 6 - 10: You will hear Sarah Brown talking about her job as a television weather forecaster. For each question, choose A, B or C. (5 ms). 6. Sarah has worked as a weather forecaster for ___________. A. two years B. seven years C. thirty years 7. What does Sarah say about her job? A. She sometimes has to work at night. B. She enjoys getting up early. C. She works ten or twelve hours a day. 8. When Sarah does a weather forecast, ___________. A. she prepares it in advance B. she sometimes forgets her words C. she worries about making a mistake 9. Sarah's husband ___________. A. works on the same days each week B. wants to move nearer his work C. spends a lot of time travelling
2 10. Sarah is pleased because she ___________. A. has got her pilot's licence B. taught her husband to play tennis C. took part in a long race Questions 11 - 12: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other three in each of the following questions. (2 ms) 11. A. honour B. honesty C. exhaust D. humour 12. A. expensive B. exciting C. excellent D. exclusive Questions 13 - 14: Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions. (2 ms) 13. A. innovate B. interfere C. sacrifice D. fertilize 14. A. academic B. confidential C. comparable D. advantageous Questions 15-39: Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions. (25 ms) 15. As an abundant source of clean energy, wave power can be categorized along with ___________ sustainable energy sources, such as wind and solar power. A. other B. another C. every D. others 16. I would have visited you before if there ___________ quite a lot of people in your house. A. weren't B. aren't C. wouldn't be D. hadn't been 17. I will call and tell you something interesting ___________. A. when I come home after work B. after I had come home after work C. before I came home after work D. while I was coming home after work 18. The truck ___________ crashed into the back of a bus scattering glass everywhere. A. it was loaded with empty bottles B. loaded with empty bottles C. which loading with empty bottles D. loading with empty bottles 19. With the help of the German experts, the factory produced ___________ cars in 1993 as the year before. A. as twice many B. many as twice C. as many twice D. twice as many 20. I don't know ___________. A. why they all looked so sad B. why did they all look so sadly C. why did they all look so sad D. why they all looked so sadly 21. The authorities ___________ actions to stop illegal purchase of wild animals and their associated products effectively. However, they didn't do so.
3 A. must have taken B. can't have taken C. needn't have taken D. should have taken 22. She described her new house ___________ it were a palace. A. even if B. even though C. in case D. as if 23. It is imperative that your Facebook password ___________ confidential. A. need keeping B. need to keep C. needs to be kept D. needed keeping 24. You should take your car to the mechanic to ___________. A. let the brakes repair B. get the brakes repair C. have the brakes repaired D. make the brakes repaired 25. ___________ the experiment many times, the scientists finally succeeded in developing a new vaccine. A. Have carried out B. Having carried out C. Having been carried out D. Have been carrying out 26 . ___________ did she realize her mistake. A. Only after the teacher had spoken to Mary B. No sooner had the teacher spoken to Mary C. Had the teacher spoken to Mary, D. Never had the teacher spoken to Mary, 27. At first sight I met her, I was impressed with her ___________ eyes. A. big beautiful round black B. beautiful black big round C. beautiful big round black D. beautiful round big black 28. Although the new library service has been very successful, its future is ___________ certain. A. by all means B. by no means C. by the way D. by any chance 29. The dentist gave me an injection that took ___________ almost immediately, and I didn't feel a thing. A. effect B. force C. influence D. action 30. I'll be absolutely ___________ to have tickets for the 2024 Olympics in France. A. over the moon B. under the sun C. down to earth D. in the fog 31. She ___________ till the early hours listening to pop music. A. took me up B. kept me up C. caught me up D. locked me up 32. My decision to leave university after a year is one thing I ___________ now regret. A. harshly B. painfully C. keenly D. heavily 33. The young actor was a rough ___________. With some training, she'd become a superstar. A. pearl B. diamond C. ruby D. sapphire 34. Due to time ___________, we'll have to end the meeting at three o'clock. A. processes B. functions C. boundaries D. constraints 35. The old man sat down again and glared ___________ at the frightened boy. A. significantly B. remarkably C . considerably D. suspiciously 36. These mangoes have been in the fridge for over a month! They are all ___________.
4 A. sour B. mouldy C. rotte n D. bitter 37. Many ___________ crafts such as weaving are now being revived. A. customary B. habitual C. traditional D. ordinary 38. Interestingly, girls tend to have higher standards for themselves and to judge their performance more ___________ than boys do. A. critical B. criticize C. critically D. criticism 39. Thomas and Jennifer are at a party. Thomas: "What an attractive hairstyle you've got, Jennifer!" Jennifer: "___________. I got it done yesterday." A. You are telling a lie B. I don't like your saying C. I'm not sure about that D Thank you for your compliment Questions 40-41: Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. (2 ms) 40. Dissemination of information is frequently carried out via satellite - through local or national TV networks. A. Dedication B. Compilation C. Condensing D. Dispersal 41. She is a very good worker but sometimes she's slow on the uptake. You have to explain everything twice. A. easy to hear things B. easy to understand things C. hard to hear things D. hard to understand things Questions 42 43: Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. (2 ms) 42. Many people perished in the Kobe earthquake because they were not prepared for it. A. departed B. damaged C. survived D. declined 43. We have to work against the clock so as to meet the deadline of the clients tomorrow. A. work in a haste B. work slowly C. work as fast as possible D. work strenuously Questions 44 - 45: Choose the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions. (2 ms) 44. My parents would prefer me to go to the university rather than start a job immediately. A. would B. to go C. the D. immediately 45. Mary closed the science-fiction book about an unreal extraterrestrial planet, drew a deep breath and was expressive of the wonder how people could turn this imaginable world into the real one.