TRUNG TÂM DẠY THÊM – HỌC THÊM CỘNG HOÀ XÃ HỘI CHỦ NGHĨA VIỆT NAM Phòng thi

CỘNG HOÀ XÃ HỘI CHỦ NGHĨA VIỆT NAM Phòng thi số:
PHỔ THÔNG NĂNG KHIẾUa Độc lập - Tự do - Hạnh phúc

THI THỬ TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 lần thứ hai Số báo danh:

Bài thi môn: TIẾNG ANH (CHUYÊN) - Phần tự luận

Họ tên và chữ ký Họ tên và chữ ký Số phách:
Giám thị 1 Giám thị 2 (do Hội đồng
Họ và tên thí sinh: ................................................................... chấm thi ghi)

Ngày sinh: ........................... Nơi sinh:.....................................

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Họ tên và chữ ký Giám khảo 1 Họ tên và chữ ký Giám khảo 2 Điểm kết luận của bài thi Số phách:
Ghi bằng số Ghi bằng chữ (do Hội đồng
chấm thi ghi)

Word Formation
Read the text below and complete each gap with the correct form of the word at the end of the line. Do not
write more than ONE word in each gap. Two examples are given below.
The (0) of power between men and women is being hotly debated. But no 0. BALANCE
one benefits from a (00) society, so how did we get here, and where should we 00. PATRIARCH
go next?
There is still a long way to go, however. In most cultures around the world, men
are still more (101) _ to hold positions of economic, cultural and political power 101. LIKE
and earn the biggest salaries. One stark example can be seen at the very top: of 193
member states of the United Nations, just 12 have a female head of government.
Anyone who doubts the (102) of the patriarchy has a mountain of similar 102. EXIST
empirical data to argue their way over.
This is hardly a recent state of affairs – and gender (103)_ has been much 103. EQUAL
worse in the past. But with (104) like #MeToo and people from all walks of life 104. MOVE
expressing (105) with the status quo, the movement for gender equality finally 105. SATISFY
seems to be winning the (106) . 106. ARGUE
This makes now a good time to ask why the patriarchy exists and why does it
persist? There is no (107) of explanations. Most are political, social or economic. 107. SHORT
But there is also a good deal to be gained from examining these questions from a
scientific perspective – especially the (108) origins of inequality and the 108. EVOLVE
psychology of gender, sex and power.
Our special report on the science of the patriarchy doesn’t supply a complete
explanation or (109) for change. But if you want to understand why we live in a 109. PRESCRIBE
man’s world, it adds a fresh and (110) new perspective. 110. VALUE

Your answers
0. imbalance 00. patriarchal 101.

102. 103. 104.

105. 106. 107.

108. 109. 110.

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Cloze: Complete the passage below by writing ONE word in each gap.
Campaigners have hailed a decision by European countries to bring (111) a near-total ban on
pesticides linked to declines in bees (112) a “major victory”.
European Union member states (113) decided on a ban on the outdoor use of “neonicotinoid”
pesticides, after an assessment (114) the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) confirmed in
February the (115) they posed to bees.
Use of the three pesticides is already restricted in the European Union (116)_ crops such as
oilseed rape, because (117) _ the concerns they have “sub-lethal” effects such as harming the bees’
(118) to forage and form colonies.
Member states have now endorsed (119) by the European Commission to completely ban the
outdoor uses of the three active substances, meaning they can only be used in greenhouses.
However, (120) _ farmers replace the pesticides will be crucial, says Dave Goulson of the
University of Sussex, UK. “(121)_ these neonicotinoids are simply replaced by other similar
compounds (122) _ as sulfoxaflor, cyantraniliprole and flupyradifurone (all new systemic insecticides),
then we will simply be (123) _ round in circles,” he says. “(124) is needed is a move (125)
truly sustainable farming methods that minimise pesticide use, encourage natural enemies of crop pests, and
support biodiversity and healthy soils.”

Your answers
111. 112. 113.

114. 115. 116.

117. 118. 119.

120. 121. 122.

123. 124. 125.

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Sentence Transformation: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between THREE and EIGHT
words, including the word given.
126. “I can give you a hand later this evening," Mary said to him. ABLE
Mary told him that give him a hand later that evening.
127. If he had any free time, he would spend it with his friends. HAVE
Were free time, he would spend it with his friends.
128. He regrets having confided in her. NOT
He _ _ in her.
129. It was the first time we had travelled by plane. BEFORE
Never by plane.
130. The man who usually criticises my work is my husband. CRITICISING
The man is my husband.
131. After he had played truant, his parents grounded him for the weekend. HAVING
After , his parents grounded him for the weekend.
132. She seems to be earning a lot less than last year. MUCH
It seems she is she did last year.
133. He would sooner not go out than spend all his allowance. RATHER
He'd prefer not spend all his allowance.
134. There is a shortage of fresh vegetables in winter time. COME
Fresh vegetables in winter time.
135. It's unlikely that Jane will attend the meeting. OF
There is _ the meeting.
136. You should have taken notice of what he said. BETTER
if you had taken notice of what he said.
137. "You ought to concentrate on the lesson," she said to him. SUGGESTED
She on the lesson.
138. The hotel which they stayed at had a lot of facilities. THAT
They _ had a lot of facilities.
139. The minute she arrived, he left. WHEN
Hardly he left.
140. He would pay someone to do his accounts once a month. DONE
He used _ once a month.
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Error Identification and Correction

The following text comes from a student's essay. It contains 10 mistakes of grammar or vocabulary. There
are no punctuation mistakes. Find the mistakes, UNDERLINE them and WRITE the corrections in the space
provided to the right of the text. Remember to write the corrections in the order in which they appear in
the passage. (0) has been done as an example.
No one can deny that young people, especial teenagers, prefer the 0. especial especially
advice of a friend in the event of problems. I am of the opinion that
141.
this is wrong. I believe that a friend’s advice is not as sound as a
parent, in most cases. Asking for advice from one of your parents is a
far better for many reasons. 142.
First of all, parents are more mature and as a result more
experience. They can deal with any kind of problem a teenager may 143.
have. How I'm trying to say is that one can depend on adults more,
since a teenager’s friends are of his/her own age, and are therefore
144.
unable to offer mature advice.
Moreover, it's a sad reality that friends are not always the most
reliable people to turn because a friendship is not true always. In other 145.
words, a friend may feel enviable of our success and his advice will be
affected by his feelings. 146.
On the other hand, it could be arguing that a teenager could
understand another teenager's problem better, but I still think that if
parents try to have a good relationship between their teenage children 147.
they can understand them deeply too.
To sum up, it is evident that the true love of a parent feels for 148.
his/her child will lead to effective solutions to teenagers’ problems.
149.

150.