Tiêu đề ĐỀ THI CHUYÊN ANH THỪA THIÊN HUẾ 2024 2025.docx ✅

1 SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO THỪA THIÊN HUẾ ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC (Đề thi có 10 trang) KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 CHUYÊN NĂM HỌC 2024-2025 Môn chuyên: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề I. LISTENING (2.0 points) The listening test has TWO parts. You will hear each part TWICE. At the beginning of each part, you will have time to read the questions and at the end of each part, you will have time to complete your answers. Part 1: You will hear two overseas students called Spiros and Hiroko discussing with their English language teacher how they cope with the course. Listen and choose the best answer among A, B or C. Write your answers in the numbered boxes provided. (1.0 point) 1. One reason why Spiros felt happy about his marketing presentation was that ___________. A. he was not nervous B. the presentation was the best in his group C. his style was good 2. What surprised Hiroko about the other students' presentations? A. Their presentations were not interesting. B. They found their presentations stressful. C. They didn't look at the audience enough. 3. After she gave her presentation, Hiroko felt ___________. A. delighted B. dissatisfied C. embarrassed 4. How does Spiros feel about his performance in tutorials? A. not very happy B. really pleased C. fairly confident 5. Why can the other students participate so easily in discussions? A. They are polite to each other. B. They agree to take turns in speaking. C. They know each other well. 6. Why is Hiroko feeling more positive about tutorials now? A. She finds the other students' opinions more interesting. B. She is making more of a contribution. C. The tutor includes her in the discussion. 7. To help her understand lectures, Hiroko ___________.
2 A. consulted reference materials B. had extra tutorials with her lecturers C. borrowed lecture notes from other students 8. What does Spiros think of his reading skills? A. He reads faster than he used to. B. It still takes him a long time to read. C. He tends to struggle with new vocabulary. 9. What is Hiroko's subject area? A. environmental studies B. health education C. engineering 10. Hiroko thinks that in the reading classes the students should ___________. A. learn more vocabulary B. read more in their own subject areas C. develop better reading strategies Part 2: You will hear Dr Angela Keats talking about the influence of birth order. Listen and complete the sentences with a word or short phrase. Write your answers in the numbered boxes provided. (1.0 point) Birth Order Effect Birth order can influence your 1. ___________ and how successful you will be. Dr Keats uses 2. ___________ as an example of other things that influence who you are. She says that children compete for their 3. ___________. The eldest child gets about 4. ___________ more attention than younger brothers and sisters. Interestingly, most 5. ___________ are the first-born children in their families. Middle children have very good 6. ___________. The youngest child gets 7. ___________ than the older brothers and sisters because their parents usually worry less about them. The youngest child is the most likely to work in entertainment because they usually have the most 8. ___________. You are probably more 9. ___________ than other children if you are an only child. Dr Keats finds that 10. ___________ have a hard time making friends. II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (1.5 points) Part 1: Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (1.25 points)
3 1. Forget all and do your best next time. Lightning never ___________ twice in the same place. A. strikes B. attacks C. beats D. hits 2. ___________ so incredible is that these insects successfully migrate to places that they have never even seen. A. That makes the monarch butterflies' migration B. The migration of the monarch butterflies is C. What makes the monarch butterflies' migration D. The migration of the monarch butterflies, which is 3. He blamed ___________ me ___________ not explaining the lesson ___________ her carefully. A. on/for/to B. Ø/about/for C. for/on/for D. Ø/for/to 4. ___________ with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountains do not seem high at all. A. A comparison B. Compare them C. If you compare D. When compared 5. So ___________ in her work was she that she didn't hear us come in. A. fascinated B. occupied C. concentrated D. absorbed 6. After the department store opened, many smaller stores ___________ because they lost so much custom. A. resigned and closed themselves B. resigned themselves to closing C. had to resign to close D. were to resign and close 7. It is essential that your luggage ___________ thoroughly before delivery. A. to be checked B. being checked C. be checked D. check 8. It takes courage to ___________ a bully and tell him how you feel. A. confront B. address C. encounter D. engage 9. Choose the word or phrase which is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined and bold part. Stash's point of view was correct but his behavior with his father was quite impertinent. A. healthy B. inadequate C. respectful D. smooth 10. Choose the word or phrase which is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined and bold part. - Lilly: "I heard you have a part in the school play tonight." - Edward: "Yes, and I'm on pins and needles." A. happy B. angry C. confused D. nervous 11. ___________ that protective clothing must be worn at all times. A. So toxic is the substance B. So is the substance C. Such a toxic substance D. Such toxic the substance is 12. Come on! I wish they ___________ that terrible noise on the upper floor. A. all could stop B. had all stopped C. would all stop D. are all stopping
4 13. There need to be ___________ changes to the health system to bring it up to date. A. eventful B. radical C. liberal D. primitive 14. Vegetarians are often advised to take iron and vitamin ___________ to make up for any deficiencies in their diet. A. complements B. ailments C. imitations D. supplements 15. Choose the underlined and bold part that needs correction in the following statement. Asking about the day of the election, the prime minister commented that no decision had yet been made. A. Asking about B. commented C. no decision D. had yet been made 16. Her outgoing character contrasts ___________ with that of her sister. A. thoroughly B. fully C. sharply D. coolly 17. I can't give you the answer on the ___________; I'll have to think about it for a few days. A. place B. minute C. scene D. spot 18. If you don't get your full ___________ of sleep, your work will begin to suffer. A. extent B. quota C. degree D. ratio 19. Susan will graduate in June ___________ she submits her dissertation on time. A. unless B. provided C. otherwise D. supposing 20. It was Martin who ___________ the initiative in introducing our guests to the princess. A. adopted B. took C. led D. pursued 21. The researchers realized they were ___________ and had to change the focus of their experiment. A. in the footsteps B. ahead of schedule C. on the wrong track D. off the beaten track 22 . Nick was only ___________ injured in the car accident, and was still able to go to work. A. visibly B. deeply C. unavoidably D. superficially 23. As we don't know anyone here and they're discussing stuff that doesn't concern us, we ___________ leave. A. should as well B. would C. had better to D. might just as well 24. The rain forest, ___________ large trees that provide shade to the vegetation below, is home to unique flora and fauna. A. has B. with its C. and D. although having 25. ___________ her inexperience, her failure to secure the contract was not surprising. A. In the hope of B. With regard to C. In view of D. In recognition of Part 2: Read the passage and fill each blank with the correct form of the word in brackets. There is an example at the beginning (0). Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. (0.25