Đề thi tuyển sinh môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 10 - Năm học 2017-2018 - Sở GD&ĐT Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu

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SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO 
TỈNH BÀ RỊA VŨNG TÀU 
KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 PTTH 
Năm học 2017 – 2018 
Môn: Tiếng Anh 
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút 
Ngày thi: 08/07/2017 
Họ và tên:  
Ngày, tháng, năm sinh:  
Số báo danh:  
Hội đồng thi:  
Giám thị 1 
(kí và ghi rõ họ tên) 
Giám thị 2 
(kí và ghi rõ họ tên) 
Số phách 
.. 
Điểm bài thi 
Giám khảo 1 
(kí và ghi rõ họ tên) 
Giám khảo 2 
(kí và ghi rõ họ tên) 
Số phách 
I. LISTENING (1.0 pt) 
Listen to an interview with Stella Kim, a fashion designer and CIRCLE the best answer to each of 
the questions. 
1. Where is Stella from? 
A) Toronto B) Paris C) London D) New York 
2. Where does she work? 
A) In the USA B) In Canada C) In England D) In France 
3. What does she usually do in her free time? 
A) Go shopping B) Play sports C) Travel and read D) Watch TV 
4. What is her favorite kind of music? 
A) Pop B) Classical C) Jazz D) Rock 
II. MULTIPLE CHOICE (4.0 pts) 
Circle the best answer 
1. I often help my mother_________my little brother when she is busy with the housework. 
 A. look after B. look up C. look forward D. look down 
2. World Environment Day, the biggest annual event for positive environmental action, 
occurs_________ June 5
th
 each year. 
 A. in B. on C. about D. at 
3. During summer vacation, most travellers want to stay at _____ hotel by _____ sea. 
 A. the / the B. the / a C. a / the D. a / a 
4. The New York Times, one of the most famous newspapers in the world, _____ online now. 
 A. is published B. was published C. published D. publishes 
5. The film “Fast And Furious 8” is on at all national cinemas these days, _____ ? 
 A. was it B. wasn’t it C. is it D. isn’t it 
6. “IOE” _____ a useful English contest for students since its first release in the school year 2010-2011. 
 A. is B. are C. has been D. have been 
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7. I’m looking forward _____ from you soon. 
 A. to hear B. hearing C. to hearing D. hear 
8. Le Quy Don Gifted High School in Ba Ria – Vung Tau ranked second in the “Olympic 30-4” 
competition, _____ was held in Ho Chi Minh City two months ago. 
 A. which B. who C. whom D. that 
9. Joanna: “What are you going to do this weekend?” – Marek: “_____” 
A. I think it will be interesting. B. I plan to visit my aunt. 
C. I’m very busy now. D. I hope it isn’t raining. 
10. Sam: “Thank you for the nice gift.” – Sue: “_____” 
A. How do you do? B. No, I don’t. 
C. I’m glad you like it. D. Nice to see you. 
11. Vietnamese teenagers are fond of listening to the song “Shape of you”. “Are fond of” means 
_____. 
 A. like B. hate C. believe D. think 
12. Linda asked Tom if he would go to Fahasa bookstore to buy the novel “Eragon” by Christopher 
Paolini _____. 
 A. the following day B. tomorrow C. the day before D. next day 
13. Students plant more trees along the streets _____ they want to have more shade and fresh air. 
 A. because B. although C. therefore D. however 
14. We wish we _____ organize a music show to raise money for poor children. 
 A. will B. can C. may D. could 
15. Solar energy can help people conserve the earth’s _____ resources. 
 A. naturally B. natural C. nature D. naturalize 
Choose the underlined part (A, B, C or D) that needs correction. 
16. If I were you, I will spend more time taking part in different charity activities. 
 A B C D 
III. READING 
A. Read the passage, and CIRCLE the answer (A, B, C or D) that best fits each blank. (1.25 pts) 
Da Nang International Fireworks Festival 2017 
On December 5
th
 2016, Da Nang city and Sun Group announced the Da Nang International Fireworks 
Festival 2017 (DIFF 2017) with the display theme “Shining with Marble Mountains”, which would (1) 
_____ place from April 30
th
 to June 24
th
, 2017. As one of (2) _____ fireworks festivals in Asia, DIFF 
2017 promised to bring Da Nang into an exciting festival city during this summer. 
The festival included five performance nights with the themes “Fire – Earth – Metal – Water – Wood”, 
held on Saturday (3) _____ week. All fireworks performances were broadcast live on Vietnam 
Television. 
This year, Da Nang fireworks team, the host team, was (4) _____ supported with high quality 
technologies in order (5) _____ better results. 
(Adapted from VIETNAM NEWS) 
1. A. happen B. take C. begin D. develop 
2. A. big B. bigger C. biggest D. the biggest 
3. A. all B. both C. most D. every 
4. A. slowly B. slow C. strongly D. strong 
5. A. to achieve B. achieve C. achieving D. achieves 
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B. Read the passage, and CIRCLE the best answers to the question. (1.25) 
Lincoln, a city in the east of England, is 2000 years old with a lot of interesting buildings to 
see. The cathedral is in the north of the city just outside the main city centre. You can walk to many 
of Lincoln’s other attractions from the cathedral. It is not far from the ancient castle. There is a 
delightful view of the city from there. Behind the castle is the Lawn, an old hospital, which is now a 
museum with shops and a café. 
During the summer, walking tours leave from the Tourist Information Centre, which is next to 
the castle. They are not expensive, last about an hour and tourists can visit all the main attractions, 
especially some very interesting museums. 
In the middle of the city centre, there are some beauty spots away from the crowds. For 
example, you can walk by the river or take a boat trip. Trips leave from Bay ford Pool. 
You can travel to Lincoln by train, bus or car. It is 216 km from London. The bus station is 
beside the river and the railway station is a few minutes’ walk away from the bus station on the 
other side of St Mary’s Street. 
(Adapted from Cambridge Objective PET) 
1. Lincoln is _____ . 
A. in the north of England B. in the west of England 
C. in the east of England D. in the south of England 
2. Which of the following statements is NOT true? 
A. We can see a lot of interesting buildings in Lincoln. 
B. The cathedral is near the castle, so we can walk there. 
C. Tourists can do the shopping in The Lawn. 
D. The cathedral is in the main city centre. 
3. The word “delightful” in paragraph 1 can be best replaced by _____. 
A. wonderful B. awful C. terrible D. horrible 
4. The word “They” in paragraph 2 refers to _____. 
A. castles B. tours C. attractions D. museums 
5. We can learn from the passage that _____ 
A. The Lawn is a hospital. 
B. It takes two hours to walk from the Tourist Information Centre to the castle. 
C. You need to cross the road to go from the bus station to the railway station. 
D. There aren’t any rivers going through the centre of the city. 
IV. WRITING 
A. Do as directed (1.5 pts) 
1. My father bought me a toy car. It was made in Vietnam. 
(Combine the sentences, using “which”) 
→ My father _______________________________________________________________ 
2. Miss Hoa said “I practise speaking English with foreigners regularly.” 
(Rewrite the sentence, using reported speech) 
→ Miss Hoa said that ________________________________________________________ 
3. The final decision will be yours. 
(Complete the sentence, using between 5 and 7 words) 
→ It is _____________________________________________________________ decision. 
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B. Answer the question in about 50 words (1.0 pt) 
Nowadays a lot of students surf the Internet in their free time. Do you think that the Internet is 
useful? Why? 
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GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL!