Title Đề thi chuyên anh Bắc Ninh 2023-2024.docx ✅

1 SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO BẮC NINH ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC (Đề thi có 11 trang) ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN NĂM HỌC 2023-2024 Môn thi: Tiếng Anh (dành cho thí sinh thi chuyên Tiếng Anh) Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) ___________________________ Họ và tên thí sinh:.................................................................................... Số báo danh:................................. PART A: LISTENING (20 POINTS) 1. Margaret is telephoning Bob. Before you listen to the conversation, read the Applicant enquiry carefully, then listen and complete each gap with ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER. (10 points) Example: Name: Margaret ___Smith___ Cycle Tour Leader: Applicant Enquiry About the applicant:  wants a (1) ___________ job  will soon start work as a (2) ____________  has led cycle trips in (3) ____________  interested in being a leader of a cycling trip for families  is currently doing voluntary work with members of a (4) ___________ club  available for five months from the 1st of (5) ____________  can't eat (6) __________ Contact details:  address: 27 (7) __________ Place, Dumfries  postcode: (8) __________ Interview:  interview at 2.30 pm on (9) ___________  will plan a short (10) __________ about being a tour guide II. You will hear a woman, Vanessa, talking about a journey she made with her husband, Robert, and her baby, Ben. Listen and choose the best answer A, B, or C for each of the following questions. (5.0 points)
2 1. What did Vanessa and Robert decide to do last year? A. Get married. B. Travel to England by boat. C. Travel to Hong Kong by boat. 2. Vanessa was worried that _______. A. they wouldn't be prepared B. the living space would be too small C. the baby would get ill 3. How did Vanessa feel when they reached Singapore? A. She wondered if she should fly home. B. She was worried about the boat. C. She enjoyed the break from travelling. 4. Why was Vanessa's father-in-law particularly helpful? A. He was a good cook. B. He looked after the baby. C. He helped to sail the boat. 5. Because of spending so much time on the boat, the baby ________. A. learnt to walk late B. doesn't play by himself C. only likes a certain kind of food III. You will hear a woman talking to a doctor at a clinic about her medical problem. Listen carefully and decide whether the following statements are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F). (5.0 points) 1. Julie's exact date of birth is October 10th, 1991. 2. Julie is working as a manager in Cawley Life Insurance Company. 3. Julie's been on medication for the pain in her knee. 4. Julie has taken Tylenol as a painkiller and applied both heat and ice to deal with the pain. 5. Her legs are getting quite a pounding after an accident. PART B: PHONETICS (5.0 POINTS) I. Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. (2.0 points) 1. A. chaos B. chalet C. chauffeur D. champagne 2. A. adventure B. future C. mature D. figure
3 II. Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions. (3.0 points) 1. A. confide B. purchase C. prefer D. maintain 2. A. imprison B. endanger C. horrify D. develop 3. A. establishment B. amphibian C. magnificence D. astrophysics PART C. LEXICO- GRAMMAR (25 POINTS) I. Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D to complete the sentence in each of the following questions. (10.0 points) 1. _______ precipitation events have produced more rain and become more common since the 1950s in many regions of the world, including much of the United States. A. Extreme B. Supreme C. Utmost D. Drastic 2. _______ one after another, parallel computers perform a group of operations at the same time. A. Conventional computers, by handling tasks B. Since tasks being handled by conventional computers C. Whereas conventional computers handle tasks D. While tasks handled by conventional computers 3. The storm _______ havoc on trains and highways, making it unlikely thousands of investors and traders would arrive at work. A. made B. executed C. wreaked D. exercised 4. He was a great athlete when he was younger. He now still _______ had it not been for that accident. A. would have been B. had been C. will be D. would be 5. Your _______ depends on such things as your genes, behaviors, attitudes, environment, and a little bit of luck. A. expectancy B. longevity C. endurance D. durability 6. More and more investors are pouring ________ money into food and beverage start-ups. A. an B. the C. no article D. a 7. Giving up smoking is just one of the ways to _______ heart disease. A. push off B. put off C. ward off D. brush off 8. Only by reducing its brightness and shutting down apps running in the background ______ in 20 hours. A. you can prevent this iPhone from going dead B. can you prevent this iPhone from going dead C. you prevent this iPhone going dead D. can you prevent this iPhone from not going dead
4 9. Fixed term employment, also known as contract work, is used for single projects or to replace workers on ________. A. permission B. leave C. break D. absence 10. Uneducated people, the kind ______ lack information about life, themselves, and the world, make poor choices in their life. A. who B. whose C. which D. whom 11. ______, they remained optimistic. A. Though fairly unsure about the final outcome of the trial his lawyers were B. Fairly unsure about the final outcome of the trial as his lawyers were C. Fairly unsure about the final outcome of the trial as were his lawyers D. Despite fairly unsure about the final outcome of the trial his lawyers were 12. Emma: "I love your gardens. The plants are well taken care of!" Dennis: "Thanks. Yes, I suppose I've always ________.” A. had a good root round B. had green fingers C. been up a gum tree D. taken leave of my senses 13. Some teachers have a tendency to _______ preference to students with disadvantaged backgrounds such as poor and handicapped students. A. lend B. give C. deliver D. send 14. The residents living in this area were warned not to be extravagant with water, _______ the low rainfall this year. A. in view of B. with a view to C. regardless of D. for fear that 15. I will never forget the look of _______ joy on her face at the time her boyfriend gave her his proposal. A. deep B. steep C. high D. sheer 16. The skyscraper, _______ with multi-colored lights, looked incredible. A. illuminating B. illuminated C. was illuminated D. illuminate 17. _______ a parent, I think that more should be done to protect our children. A. Like B. As C. Unlike D. Alike 18. Christine is inviting Gillian to dinner. Christine: "I'm having some friends over for dinner this Saturday. Would you like to join us?" Gillian: "_________” A. Can I take a rain check? B. Come on. It's your turn. C. Thanks, but I mustn't. D. As a matter of fact, I do. 19. Joyce wants to talk to Mr. Smith, but he is not in the office at the moment. She is talking to his secretary instead.