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1 SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO TỈNH BÀ RỊA - VŨNG TÀU ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN LÊ QUÝ ĐÔN NĂM HỌC 2024-2025 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH (CHUYÊN) Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút Ngày thi: 07/06/2024 (Hướng dẫn có 10 trang) I. LISTENING (2.0 pts.) PART 1. You will hear a discussion in which two biologists, Ian Cartwright and Angela Sharpe, talk about conservation and the public's perception of it. Listen TWICE and CHOOSE the best answer. 1. According to Ian, why aren't people easily convinced of the importance of protecting endangered species? A. They find it difficult to understand the concept. B. They are presented with information that is too vague. C. They do not believe human activity causes extinction. D. They think that conservationists are exaggerating the situation. 2. Angela says that eco-tourism has been successful because __________. A. it provides locals with a long-term source of income. B. it has been properly managed by governments in developing countries. C. it encourages people to have more respect for nature. D. it is affordable for a large number of people from developed countries. 3. The story Ian tells about how economists determined the value of the environment highlights __________. A. what a complex subject economics can be. B. the ease with which false promises are made. C. why companies get away with polluting lakes. D. people's ignorance of nature's role in their lives. 4. What explanation does Angela give for people being indifferent to the destruction of the ecosystem? A. They believe scientists will fix the problem. B. The vast majority do not suffer too much when it happens. C. They consider the exploitation of environmental resources necessary. D. They think the cost of replacing unrecognized benefits has been overestimated. 5. The species Ian refers to __________. A. indicate how fast an ecosystem is likely to collapse. B. only live in one specific ecosystem. C. are extremely sensitive to environmental change. D. appear to be in the greatest danger of extinction.
2 (Adapted from Cambridge Practice Tests) PART 2. You will hear a representative from British Waterway called John Sampson talking about a canal network in England. Listen TWICE and complete the sentences with a word or a short phrase. - The canals were built despite the fact that there was no (1) __________ and very little technology. - The new union of canals provided a (2) __________ between major industrial cities. - There are plenty of (3) __________ for a variety of wildlife on and around the canals. - Walkers can go to the nearest waterway office to get information on (4) __________ walks so they can start and end at the same place. - The waterways authority request that people are (5) __________ towards other canal users. (Adapted from Succeed in Cambridge English) II. CIRCLE the best answer to each of the questions. (1.4 pts.) 1. Circle the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation. A. chauffeur B. chamber C. archway D. hitcher 2. Circle the word which differs from the other three in the position of primary stress. A. legitimate B. disparaging C. equivocal D. superstitious 3. The inspector's function is not merely to __________ judgement, but also to suggest improvements to public services. A. speak B. pronounce C. tell D. acclaim 4. He drew the short __________ and had to clean the classrooms, which made him exasperated. A. straw B. ticket C. stick D. card 5. Children tend to __________ continually for what they want, so parents should be strict to help them have better manners. A. whine B. request C. savage D. protest 6. __________, modeling is actually hard work. A. Even it may seem glamorous B. Yet it may seem glamorous C. However glamorous it may seem D. Glamorous as though it may seem 7. Research groups were trying to __________ the government into giving money for the project to computerize the library system. A. change B. convert C. invest D. push 8. By law, tenants are jointly and __________ liable for payment of the rent. A. generally B. severally C. privately D. brusquely
3 9. When her parents are away, her oldest brother __________. He has to make sure that she won't come to any harm while she's in his care. A. knocks it off B. calls the shots C. draws the line D. covers his tracks 10. __________, we stood at the door and waited for Jim to pick us up. A. Bags packing B. Packed bags C. Bags packed D. Having been packed bags 11. Built by __________ Romans in 90 AD, the amphitheatre of Arles in __________ southwest France became __________ fortress with four towers after __________ fifth century. A. the/Ø/a/ the B. Ø/ Ø/ the/ the C. Ø/ the/ a/ the D. the/ the/ the/Ø 12. CIRCLE A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined word(s) that needs correcting. The ability to attribute failure and success to factors outside yourself is a crucial characteristic of optimism and results in more managerial reaction to events. A. to attribute B. to factors C. results in D. managerial 13. CIRCLE A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined word(s) that needs correcting. It is perfectly normal for brothers and sisters to fall out with one another over small things. But you should not try to let incidents like these have too big effect on your relationship. A. perfectly normal B. fall out C. these D. effect on 14. Mary and Peter are in a restaurant. - Mary: "The food is great. I'll get the bill." Peter: "__________" A. Yes, speak to you soon. B. No, this is on me. C. It's nothing. D. Don't mention it. III. Supply the appropriate forms of the words in brackets. (0.5 pt.) A GREAT STAYCATION Holidays at home are usually a last (1. course) __________ when all other options have been ruled out for one reason or another, but, in these tough times when money is perhaps tighter than ever before, the grim reality that the stay-at-home vacation may be the only realistic alternative is one that more and more of us are faced with. However, this does not have to mean a miserable time in the same old (2. round) __________ you are in for the other 355-odd days of the year. For those willing to think outside the box a little, there are, in
4 fact, a (3. multiple) __________ of possibilities that should be explored. Ever thought about a house swap, for example? The house swap is the ultimate holiday recession buster. And there are now websites on which (4. mind) __________ individuals, couples and families looking to get a flavor of the life lived in someone else's home can hook up and start house swapping. Okay, so it's not the two weeks in Gran Canaria you might have hoped for, but staying in someone else's (5. reside) __________ for a few days at least, whether it be ten, fifty or one hundred miles away, sure beats slouching around at home on your own sofa. (Adapted from Succeed in Cambridge English) IV. Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word to complete the passage. (1.0 pt.) TOO MUCH ON OUR PLATES An increasing proportion of the population are overweight, probably due to increased prosperity, cheaper food and changing dietary habits. One noticeable example of this is that portion sizes (1) __________ increased dramatically over the last 30 years. What's more, we are losing the ability to judge how large an "appropriate portion" should be. There is now so much food on our plates that if we eat up everything that is put in front of us, as our parents taught us to do, the (2) __________ are we will put on weight. Researchers at Pennsylvania State University investigating the factors that lead to obesity looked at the role portion size (3) __________ in determining how much people eat. In order to test this, researchers set the lunch table for four days for two groups of men and women. One group was given a plate (4) __________ containing a pre-measured portion. The others were handed an empty plate and allowed to serve themselves from the same-sized portions presented in a dish. Whether the participants put the food on their own plates or not, the larger the portion in front of them, the more they ate. Even if we think we are in control of what we eat, we all have the same innate (5) __________ to portion size. No matter how hungry we are, we eat more if we are given more. (Adapted from Mastermind) V. Read the passage below, and CIRCLE the best answer (A, B, C or D) to each numbered blank. (0.5 pt.) DIVERSITY OF LANGUAGE All languages have the same purpose - to communicate thoughts - and yet they achieve this single aim in a variety of ways. There is, it appears, no feature of grammar or syntax that is indispensable or universal. The ways of dealing with matters of number, tense, gender and the (1) __________ are wondrously various from one tongue to the next. Many languages manage without quite basic grammatical or lexical features, (2) __________ others burden themselves with remarkable complexities.