Đề thi tuyển sinh Lớp 10 THPT môn Tiếng Anh (Chuyên) - Năm học 2022-2023 - Sở GD&ĐT Ninh Bình (Có hướng dẫn chấm)

 SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 THPT 
 TỈNH NINH BÌNH NĂM HỌC: 2022 - 2023
 Bài thi môn chuyên: Tiếng Anh 
 ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC Ngày thi: 10/6/2022
 Đề thi gồm 04 phần, 09 trang
 Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)
 Họ và tên
 Điểm bài thi Số phách
 chữ ký của giám khảo
Bằng số: .........../8,0 điểm Giám khảo số 1: ..............................................
Bằng chữ: ........................ Giám khảo 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 dưới mỗi bài.)
 PART A: LISTENING (2.0 points)
HƯỚNG DẪN THI NGHE HIỂU: 
- Bài nghe hiểu dài 16 phút 00 giây.
- Bài nghe gồm 3 phần, 20 câu hỏi. Thí sinh được nghe 2 lần liên tiếp. 
- Hướng dẫn làm bài chi tiết cho thí sinh bằng tiếng Anh đã có trong từng phần nghe.
I. Listen to the conversation between a girl and her father about what she’s going to 
study next year. Decide whether the following statements are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F). 
Write your answers in the numbered boxes. (0.5 point)
 Statements T F
 1. Chartlotte’s grandmother was born in England.
 2. Charlotte’s father is sorry he can’t speak Chinese.
 3. Charlotte’s father is keen on her studying in China.
 4. Charlotte plans to go to China alone.
 5. Charlotte and her father agree that her mother wants to visit China.
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
 1 II. Listen to the talk and fill in each blank with ONE word/number. Write your answers 
in the numbered boxes (1,0 point)
 In a speech to the Congress in 1961, the US President Kennedy challenged the nation to 
put a man in the moon before the end of the (6) _________. After the president’s speech, 
NASA’s Apollo program was developed to meet the (7) _________. 
 On July 16, 1969, the Apollo 11 was (8) _______ . The astronauts on board of the 
spacecraft were Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins.
 On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first man on the moon. He was followed 
by Aldrin (9) ______ minutes later. To walk on the moon (10) _________, the astronaut 
needed to wear a spacesuit with a portable life support system. This controlled the oxygen, 
temperature and (11) ______ inside the spacesuit.
 Armstrong and Aldrin spent a total of two and a half hours on the moon’s surface. They 
performed a variety of (12) _________ and collected soil and rock samples to return to the 
Earth. An American flag was left on the moon’s surface as a (13) ________ of the 
achievement.
 The (14) _________ of Apollo 11 returned to the Earth on July 24, 1969. They 
successfully completed their historic mission. It is (15) _________ as one of the greatest 
human efforts in the history of mankind.
Your answers:
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
III. Listen to Thomas Lambert talking about his life as a ballet dancer and choose the 
correct answer. Write your answers in the numbered boxes. (0.5 point)
16. How did Thomas feel about doing performing arts? 
 A. It was important to maintain a family tradition. 
 B. It was something he was born to do.
 C. He wasn’t talented enough to become a pianist.
 D. He found it interesting and important.
17. Thomas went to different ballet schools because _________.
 A. he liked performing in different places. 
 B. he enjoyed travelling to different countries.
 C. he needed to find out what suited him best.
 D. he wanted to get the widest range of experience.
18. What does Thomas like best about ballet? 
 A. It’s difficult to get it right. 
 B. It involves more than movement.
 C. Each ballet tells a story and it attracts him.
 D. It’s fun performing in front of an audience.
 2 19. What does Thomas like best about awards? 
 A. Some of them are worth more than others.
 B. It is very important to him.
 C. Dancers have to win them while they are young.
 D. It’s difficult to win them because dancers have a short career.
20. Thomas says that by the time he stops dancing he wants to have _________.
 A. studied more about ballet.
 B. started to teach ballet to new students.
 C. increased audiences for ballet.
 D. made the most of his time on stage.
Your answers:
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
 PART B: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (2.0 points)
I. Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete each sentence. Write your 
answers in the numbered boxes. (1.2 point)
1. Never _________ until tomorrow what you can do today.
 A. put offB. look forC. throw awayD. turn up
2. My parents lent me the money. ________, I couldn’t have afforded the trip.
 A. However B. ThereforeC. Only if D. Otherwise
3.- “Do you mind if I take a seat?” - “______________”
 A. Yes, I don’t mind B. No, do as you please 
 C. No, I mindD. Yes, do as you please
4. Florida _______ Georgia to the North.
 A. bordersB. stretchesC. frontiersD. boundaries
5. The new school complex cost _______ the city council had budgeted for.
 A. twice more by far thanB. twice much more than
 C. almost twice as much asD. just twice as much as
6. I usually buy my clothes _________. It’s cheaper than going to the dress maker.
 A. on the houseB. in publicC. off the pegD. on the shelf
7. By the time you come back next year, a new stadium_____________ in our province.
 A. must have builtB. will need being built
 C. will have been buildingD. will have been built
8. It takes a great deal of _________for the class to make a trip abroad.
 A. arrangementB. organizationC. expenseD. business
9. No matter how angry he was, he would never _________ to violence.
 A. resolveB. recourseC. exertD. resort
 3 10. _________ more carefully, he wouldn’t be in the hospital now. 
 A. Had he drivenB. If he droveC. If he drivesD. If he hadn’t driven
11. According to a recent survey, most people are _________ their neighbours.
 A. acquaintance with B. on good terms with 
 C. on good relationships with D. in relation to
12. Many lists of “Wonders of the World” _________ during the Middle Ages.
 A. said to be existedB. are said to exist 
 C. said to existD. are said to have existed
13. The road _________ is shaded with trees.
 A. on which we go to school every dayB. from which we go to school every day
 C. at which we go to school every dayD. where we go to school every day
14. You look really tired. You could _________ a week’s holiday, I think. 
 A. do with B. make for C. pass for D. make with
15. I really must go and lie down for a while, I’ve got a _____ headache.
 A. cuttingB. splittingC. ringingD. cracking
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
II. Give the correct FORM of the words in capital to complete the following sentences. 
Write your answers in the numbered boxes. (0.4 point)
1. How do you ________ the real painting from the fake one? (DIFFERENT)
2. TH means true ____________ in the phrase “TH - true milk”. (HAPPY)
3. I’m afraid that your report is full of ________. (ACCURATE)
4. There is a shortage of pure water in the city nowadays. We have to use it ______. 
(ECONOMY) 
5. Peter fell off the ladder, but his ________ were not very serious. (INJURE) 
Your answers: 
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
III. Identify a mistake in each of the following sentences. Write your answers (A, B, C or 
D) in the numbered boxes. (0.4 point)
1. I do remember to pay her back money last Friday but she doesn’t. 
 A B C D
 4 2. Reading the instructions carefully, mistakes on the examination can be avoided.
 A B C D
3. Computers can also produce complex and original highly music.
 A B C D
4. I’d like this parcel to send to Malaysia, please. How much will it cost?
 A B C D
5. Both Peter and his brother are working for the factory which makes electrical bikes.
 A B C D
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
 PART C : READING (2.0 points)
I. Read the following passage and fill in each blank with ONE suitable word. Write your 
answers in the numbered boxes. (0,8 point) 
 The legend of the root
 Ginseng is one of the great mysteries of the east. Often referred to as the “elixir of life”, 
its widespread use in oriental medicine has led to many myths and legends building up around 
this remarkable plant. Ginseng has featured (1) ____ an active ingredient in oriental medical 
literature for over 5,000 years. Its beneficial effects were, at one time, (2) ____ widely 
recognized and praised that the root was said to be worth its weight in gold.
 (3) ____ the long history of ginseng, no one fully knows how it works. The active part 
of the ____ (4) is the root. Its full name is Panax Ginseng – the word Panax, (5) ____ the word 
panacea, coming from the Greek for “all healing”. There is growing interest by western 
scientists in the study of ginseng. It is today believed that this remarkable plant may (6) ____ 
beneficial effects in the treatment of many diseases which are difficult to treat with synthetic 
drug.
 Today, ginseng is (7) ____ longer a myth or a legend. Throughout the world it is 
becoming widely recognized that this ancient herb holds the answer to relieving the stresses 
and ailments of modern living. It is widely used for the treatment of various ailments (8) ____ 
as arthritis, diabetes, insomnia, hepatitis and anemia. However, the truth behind (9) ____ 
ginseng works still remains a mystery. Yet its widespread effectiveness shows that the 
remarkable properties are (10) ____ than just a legend.
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
 5 II. Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each gap. 
Write your answers in the numbered box. (0,4 point)
 In the United States and Canada, it is very important to (1)______ a person directly in 
the eyes when you are having a conversation with him or her. If you look down or to the side 
when the (2)______ person is talking, that person will think that you are not interested in 
(3)______ he or she is saying. This, of course, is not polite. If you look down or to the side 
when you are talking, it might seem that you are not honest. However, people who are 
speaking will sometimes look away for (4)______ seconds when they are thinking or trying to 
find the right word. But they always turn immediately back to look the listener directly in the 
eyes. These social "rules" are (5)______ for two men, two women, a man and a woman, or an 
adult and a child. 
1. A. talk B. notice C. get D. look 
2. A. others B. another C. one D. other 
3. A. which B. what C. that D. where 
4. A. a little B. a few C. little D. few 
5. A. like B. the same C. likely D. such as 
 Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 
III. Read the passage and choose the best option (A, B, C or D) for each of the following 
questions. Write your answers in the numbered boxes. (0,8 point)
 Water scarcity is fast becoming one of the major limiting factors in world crop production. 
In many areas, poor agricultural practices have led to increasing desertification and the loss of 
formerly arable lands. Consequently, those plant species that are well adapted to survival in 
dry climates are being looked at for an answer in developing more efficient crops to grow on 
marginally arable lands.
 Plants use several mechanisms to ensure their survival in desert environments. Some 
involve purely mechanical and physical adaptations, such as the shape of the plant's surface, 
smaller leaf size, and extensive root systems. Some of the adaptations are related to chemical 
mechanisms. Many plants, such as cacti, have internal gums and mucilage which give them 
water-retaining properties. Another chemical mechanism is that of the epicuticular wax layer. 
This wax layer acts as an impervious cover to protect the plant. It prevents excessive loss of 
internal moisture. It also protects the plant from external aggression, which can come from 
inorganic agents such as gases, or organic agents which include bacteria and plant pests.
 Researchers have proposed that synthetic waxes with similar protective abilities could be 
prepared based on knowledge of desert plants. If successfully developed, such a compound 
could be used to greatly increase a plant's ability to maintain health in such adverse situations 
as inadequate water supply, limited fertilizer availability, attack by pests, and poor storage 
after harvesting.
 6 1. This passage deals mainly with ____. 
 A. desertificationB. decreasing water supply
 C. factors limiting crop productionD. developing efficient plants
2. The word “arable” in the 1st paragraph is closest in meaning to ________.
 A. fertileB. parchedC. barrenD. marsh
3. Which of the followings is a mechanical or physical mechanism that desert plants use?
 A. the plant’s shapeB. the small root system
 C. the vast leaf size D. the high water system
4. The word “extensive” in the 2nd paragraph is closest in meaning to _________.
 A. spongyB. shallowC. widespreadD. comprehensive
5. Which is one of the ways in which the epicuticular wax protects the plant?
 A. It helps the plant to avoid excessive moisture intake
 B. It helps the plant to attack aggressors.
 C. It releases gases against plant pests.
 D. It guards against bacteria.
6. The word “It” in the 2nd paragraph refers to________.
 A. another chemical mechanismB. the epicuticular wax layer
 C. an impervious plant like coverD. the loss of internal moisture
7. The word “aggression” in the 2nd paragraph is closest in meaning to_________.
 A. attackB. agitationC. conditionsD. surroundings
8. What is an example of an inorganic agent that may attack plants?
 A. bacteriaB. insectsC. gasD. pests
9. It can be inferred that synthetic stimulate waxes_____. 
 A. have not been developed yet 
 B. have not succeeded 
 C. have been determined to be impervious to organic and inorganic agents
 D. have the quality of causing bacteria
10. All of the followings are examples of an adverse situation for crops EXCEPT________.
 A. inadequate water B. insufficient fertilize
 C. pest aggressionD. proper storage
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
 7 PART D. WRITING (2.0 points)
 I. Email writing. (0.8 point)
 Vietnam successfully held the 31st SEA Games. Write an email of about 120 - 140 
words to a foreign friend of yours to give him some information about the 31st SEA Games in 
Vietnam and how we celebrated the victory.
 You must NOT write your own name and address. Begin your email as follows:
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 Yours sincerely,
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 8 II. Paragraph writing. (1.2 point)
 It is popular belief that nowadays students lack several necessary life skills. What more 
life skills do you think students should be taught at school? 
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