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Trang 1/11 SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO TỈNH NINH BÌNH ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC (Đề thi có 04 phần, 11 trang) KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 THPT NĂM HỌC 2024 - 2025 Bài thi môn chuyên: TIẾNG ANH Ngày thi: 03/6/2024 Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề) Điểm của bài thi Họ và tên, chữ ký của Cán bộ chấm thi Số phách Bằng số: .........../9.0 điểm Bằng chữ: ............................................. Cán bộ chấm thi số 1: ................................................................... Cán bộ chấm thi số 2: ................................................................... (Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp trên đề thi này. Thí sinh phải ghi đúng thứ tự đáp án vào ô được đánh số tương ứng) PART 1: LISTENING (2.0 points) HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU: - Phần thi nghe hiểu dài 21 phút 03 giây. - Phần thi nghe hiểu gồm 3 bài, 20 câu hỏi. Mỗi bài nghe, thí sinh được nghe 2 lần liên tiếp. - Hướng dẫn làm bài chi tiết cho thí sinh bằng tiếng Anh đã có trong từng bài nghe. I. You will hear people talking in five different situations and choose the best answers. Write your answers A, B, C or D in the corresponding numbered boxes. (0.5 point) Question 1: You hear a phone-in program on the radio. Why has the man phoned? A. to complain about the traffic scheme B. to express his support for the traffic scheme C. to question the aims of the traffic scheme D. to suggest alternatives to the traffic scheme Question 2: What should students take on the school trip? A. Drink, fruit, and some change B. Drink, fruit and colored pencils C. Fruit, some change and colored pencils D. Fruit and colored pencils Question 3: What does the woman’s house look like now? A. It has another bedroom over the garage. B. It has trees in the garden. C. It has a hedge in the front. D. It looks the same as in the past. Question 4: What is the next TV program about? A. African animals B. the Earth C. satellite technology D. photography Question 5: You hear someone telling a story about a strange thing that happened in the mountain. What point does the story prove? A. how strange things can be explained simply B. how easy it is to imagine things C. how you can be tricked by the silence D. how friendly animals are to visitors Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. II. Listen to a recorded message about an arts festival and fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (0.5 point) ARTS FESTIVAL Duration: 12 th - (1) __________ Theatre Royal 12 th : a jazz concert by Elaine Delmar 13 th : a jazz concert by George Melly Corn Exchange 15 th : dance music by London All Stars Steel Band 20 th & 27 th : lunchtime jazz concerts with complimentary (2) __________ Ickworth Park 15 th : (3) __________around Ickworth Library 19 th : a piano concert by Oliver Davies Included in the ticket fare: (4) __________ Contact for more details: In person at Box Office Bookings: in person / by post / by telephone Fax number: (5) __________
Trang 2/11 Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. III. Listen to Tricia Simpkins talking at a public meeting about a plan to create a nature reserve and choose the best answers to the following questions. Write your answers A, B, C or D in the corresponding numbered boxes. (1.0 point) Question 1: How did Tricia once feel about the countryside? A. She preferred it to the city. B. She paid no attention to it. C. She wanted others to experience it. D. She was strongly attached to it. Question 2: What is TRUE about Tricia’s neighborhood? A. The waste ground is along the road. B. Every house has a big garden. C. Local residents lead a quiet life. D. It is crowded with people and vehicles. Question 3: Why did Tricia take part in a wildlife survey? A. She was required to do it. B. She preferred it to being at school. C. She was asked to do it by her neighbors. D. She was keen on local wildlife. Question 4: What does Tricia say about the results of the survey? A. They were unsatisfactory. B. They were confusing. C. They were unexpected. D. They were disappointing. Question 5: What did Tricia and her friends do after collecting the survey’s results? A. They were informed to set a world record for these results. B. They contacted another nature reserve for further information. C. They gathered to see wild animals in their natural habitat. D. They opened up a nature reserve in the countryside. Question 6: Why have one hundred big old trees been cut down in Tricia’s neighborhood this year? A. They have been damaged in a storm. B. They have damaged local houses in a storm. C. They have not served their role as ornamental trees. D. They have discouraged underground equipment installation. Question 7: What does Tricia say about the problems created by trees? A. People exaggerate them. B. People ignore them. C. People accept them. D. People underestimate them. Question 8: According to Tricia, what is wrong with the trees the council is planting?
Trang 3/11 A. They fail to attract wildlife. B. They are expensive to replace. C. They are too small for the area. D. They do not look attractive to local residents. Question 9: What used to happen in the wasteland in Tricia’s neighborhood? A. Dog owners used to go there. B. People used to leave rubbish there. C. Children used to play there. D. There used to be a few little trees. Question 10: What is Tricia's suggestion for the new nature reserve? A. allowing the planting of trees B. protecting it from visitors C. letting it go wild D. preventing the loss of trees Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. PART 2: VOCABULARY (2.0 points) I. Choose the best option to complete each sentence. Write your answers A, B, C or D in the corresponding numbered boxes. (1.0 point) Question 1: Thanks to her teacher's encouragement, she has made great ______ in her study. A. impacts B. acquisitions C. contributions D. strides Question 2: According to the scheme of the publishing house, the new teenager magazine ______ next week. A. hits the decks B. hits the streets C. hits the spots D. hits the buffers Question 3: After the crash, the truck driver was ______ on a charge of drunken driving. A. brought up B. brought out C. brought about D. brought back Question 4: In a consumer society, it is easier to purchase inexpensive items; nonetheless, buying a cheap thing may be a/an ______ economy. A. false B. artificial C. fake D. unreal Question 5: The local celebrities joined hands to ______ a fund-raising campaign for charity. A. aim B. call C. pose D. mount Question 6: Maria’s natural talent for public speaking allowed her to steal the ______ and win over the audience. A. flashlight B. greenlight C. limelight D. headlight Question 7: Going on a roller coaster ride for the first time made him experience motion ______. A. illness B. weakness C. tiredness D. sickness Question 8: After the leader’s suggestions, all members said nothing, and she was the first one to ______ the silence in the discussion. A. stop B. drop C. break D. pause Question 9: They had to use candles when the light suddenly ______ during the dinner. A. switched off B. went out C. cut off D. put out Question 10: She couldn’t help but ______ her breath away as she witnessed the spectacular view from the top of Mua Cave. A. bring B. take C. give D. get Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. II. Give the correct form of the bold words in capital to complete the following passage. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (0.5 point) Until the twentieth century most scientists argued that dream was nothing but a random jumble of completely (1. COMPREHEND) ______ images remaining from the sensory accumulation of our daily lives. Since the idea that dreams are meaningful in their own way became popular, psychologists have proposed (2. COUNT) ______ theories to explain the logic of dreams.
Trang 4/11 The bewildering nature of this logic reflects the primary source of the dreams outside the tidy confines of the conscious mind. A dream can be a response to events in the outside world, or it can (3. ORIGIN) ______ within, expressing aspects of the dreamer’s deep-seated feelings; it can fulfil desires or highlight unresolved emotions in the dreamer’s life. Not unexpectedly, the contradictions implicit in these complex processes are reflected in the syntax of dreams. The language of dreams can warp time, bringing together historical and contemporary figures. It can mix the familiar with the (4. KNOW) ______, and make fantastic transformations by its own band of magic. Scenes in dreams merge mysteriously into one another, as in certain movies. People or animals may fly or inanimate things may move (5. DEPEND) ______ and talk. It is out of such complex and contrary happenings that the meanings of dreams have to be teased out. Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. III. There are 5 mistakes in the following passage. FIND and CORRECT them. Write your answers in the boxes. One example has been done for you. (0.5 point) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 For anyone with a fascination for the study of the night sky, Hawaii is one of the best places in the world to get a clear scenery of the stars and planets. This is because of the island's geographical setting. Situated in the middle of a large expense of the ocean, Hawaii is much less affected by light pollution than almost other parts of the world. An unmissable spot in Hawaii is the top of the dormant volcano known as Mauna Kea, which arises to a height of 4205 meters. It is one of the best places in the world to get uninterrupted views of the night sky and therefore is the location for more than a dozen of the world's finest telescopes. To special significance is the WM Keck Observatory, where there are a pair of extremely large and powerful telescopes. In recent years, these telescopes have been responsible for the discovery of around forty new planets beyond our solar system. By proving the existence of these planets, astronomers have increased the probability that one day another inhabited planet as our own will be found. Your answers: Line Mistake Correction 2 scenery view PART 3: READING (3.0 points) I. Read the following passage and decide which answer best fits each gap. Write your answers A, B, C or D in the corresponding numbered boxes. (1.0 point) A recent survey of a language learning magazine has consulted a number of experts in the (1) _______ of a second language acquisition. Their advice may prove (2) _______ for those considering a language course. One suggestion is that you (3) _______ whether you are likely to be successful at learning a language or whether you enjoy studying languages at school, for example. The major (4) ________ will be your own time and effort. Therefore, you must be sure that the course on