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ĐỀ THI TIẾNG ANH VÀO LỚP 10 TỈNH BẮC NINH NĂM HỌC 2020-2021
TIẾNG ANH (KHÔNG CHUYÊN) — mã 493, 04 trang
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút
Listening 1 — Mrs Ha’s family
Nick talks to Mrs Ha about her family in the past.
When Mrs. Ha was young, she lived in_________.
- a stilt house
- an apartment
- an extended family
- a nuclear family
How many people were there in her family at that time?
Who did the shopping and cooking in her family?
- Her daughter
- Her sister
- Her grandma
- Mrs. Ha
What was her grandma like?
- hard-working, tired, caring and tolerant
- hard-working, kind, careful and violent
- hard-working, kind, caring and tolerant
- hard-working, kind, careful and tolerant
Who made the final decision in her family?
- Her mother
- Her grandma
- Her father
- Her grandpa
Listening 2 — Women in Kenya
Listen to changes in the role of women in Kenya.
Back to the mid-twentieth century, Kenya was a more ________ society compared to today.
- female-dominated
- progressive
- democratic
- male-dominated
Higher education has witnessed a great _________ in the number of women attending colleges and universities.
- decrease
- rise
- improvement
- change
In 1995, __________ of Kenyan females stayed at home as housewives.
Only 22 percent of university students were girls in Kenya in _______
in 2025, about 48 percent of the student population will be made up of________.
- children
- males
- teenagers
- females
Pronunciation (11–12)
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs in pronunciation from the other three.
Pronunciation (11) · atmosphere / alternative / advertise / attitude
- atmosphere
- alternative
- advertise
- attitude
Pronunciation (12) · arrives / beliefs / towards / females
- arrives
- beliefs
- towards
- females
Stress (13–14)
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress.
Stress (13) · traditional / economy / entertainment / illiterate
- traditional
- economy
- entertainment
- illiterate
Stress (14) · damage / behave / event / surprise
- damage
- behave
- event
- surprise
Lexico – grammar
Choose the best answer.
_______ by the sea, the country has the advantage of having a large coastal area.
- Situating
- Locating
- Stood
- Located
Parking is very difficult in ______ city centre, so my father always goes there by ______ bus.
- a – Ø
- the – Ø
- the – the
- a – a
Remember _______ smartly when you attend an interview.
- dressing
- to dress
- dress
- dressed
The traffic system in the country ______ in the last decade.
- has upgraded
- upgraded
- was upgraded
- has been upgraded
Dong Khoi Street is the main shopping street in the _______ of downtown in Ho Chi Minh City.
It's hard for people of different _______ to get along in an extended family.
- blood
- genders
- families
- generations
________ don't visit this part of the town.
- The most tourists
- Most the tourists
- Most tourists
- Most of tourists
I asked him ________, but he said nothing.
- what the matter was
- the matter was that
- what was the matter
- what’s the matter was
All people should join hands in protecting the environment _______ we can gain better health.
- in order that
- when
- because
- even though
My sister lives in Alaska, so I only see her once in a ______ moon.
Reading helps you learn vocabulary easily as you will _______ new words without even realizing it when you read.
- pick up
- look in
- look up
- face up
Japan is the _______ developed country in the world.
- two most
- second most
- second in most
- most second
Closest meaning
Choose the closest meaning.
I unexpectedly met a very old friend yesterday. In fact, we hadn't seen each other for several years.
- ran over
- looked into
- looked for
- ran into
All teachers should be aware of the real challenges that visually handicapped pupils have to face.
- images
- tasks
- difficulties
- positions
Opposites
Choose the opposite.
If you are at a loose end this weekend, I will show you round the city.
- occupied
- free
- confident
- reluctant
The band had an outstanding performance at the Grand Theatre last night.
Speaking exchanges
Choose the suitable response.
John: "What kind of job would you like?" Tim: "_________."
- Anything to do with computers
- That will do
- Any of them are OK
- Any time after next week
Mary: "Mom, I’ve got the first rank in class this semester!" Mother: "__________"
- Thank you.
- Never mind.
- Well done!
- Let’s go.
Error correction
Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
George hasn't completed the assignment yet, and Maria hasn't too.
Careful planning is very important to help craft villages growing and flourish to attract more tourists to the country.
- Careful
- growing
- flourish
- to attract
In spite of my father is old, he still goes to work.
Cloze — Bengal tigers
Choose the word that fits each blank.
Since the world has become industrialized, there has been an increase in the number of animal species that have become extinct or nearly extinct. Bengal tigers, (36) were once found in a large number in jungles, now are thought to be only 2,300 in number. By the year 2025, their (37) in the world is estimated to be down to zero. The dangerous thing is that people don’t hunt them for money but mainly (38) they enjoy hunting them. Animals like the Bengal tiger, as well as other endangered species are very important to the world’s ecosystem. International laws (39) these animals must be passed to save them. Countries around the world have begun to solve the problem in various ways. Reserves and national parks have been established. Money provided (40) world organizations has been spent on maintaining the parks. The use of products made from endangered species has been stopped.
- population
- amount
- quantity
- diversity
- protect
- to protect
- protecting
- protected
Reading — Chu Van An
Choose the correct answer.
Chu Van An High School is one of the oldest and most prestigious state schools in Viet Nam. Established in 1908 by the French, the school was located beside the West Lake, and was originally named after the location it was in. It is a very pleasant, spacious school with great views of the lake from the classroom windows. In 1943, the school was moved to Ninh Binh, and was not moved back to Ha Noi until 1945. In that year, the school was renamed Chu Van An after a famous Vietnamese Confucianism teacher of the Tran Dynasty. Professor Nguyen Gia Tuong became the first Vietnamese principal of the school. Many famous people like ex-Prime Minister Pham Van Dong, Doctor Ton That Tung and poet Xuan Dieu used to be the school's students. Today the school is still located in the same area, and has maintained its prestige, as well as its reputation as one of the top schools in Ha Noi. It is very difficult to be admitted to the school. Every year, there are around three thousand applicants but only about five hundred are admitted. Those applicants have to take an entrance examination conducted by the Department of Education and Training of Ha Noi.
The underlined word “prestige” in the passage mostly means ________.
- status
- fame
- position
- respect
It can be understood from the passage that __________.
- the teachers at the school earn a lot of money
- the school fees are very high
- students of the school are very smart
- only children from prestigious families can enter the school
All of the following are true about the school EXCEPT____________.
- the school is large
- the school was originally named after the location it is in
- the school admits three thousand students every year
- the school has a view of the West Lake
The underlined word “it” refers to ________.
- the status
- the French
- the West Lake
- the school
The passage mainly discusses________.
- Chu Van An School over time
- Chu Van An, the teacher
- Chu Van An School in the future
- the difficulty of being admitted to Chu Van An School
Closest sentence
Choose the closest sentence.
Many people thought that Steve stole the money.
- Steve was thought to have stolen the money.
- The money was thought to have stolen by Steve.
- It was Steve who stole money.
- Many people thought the money was stealing by Steve.
Because he came to class late, the teacher punished him.
- The teacher punished him if he came to class late.
- The teacher threatened to punish him if he came to class late.
- He came to class late, but the teacher punished him.
- The teacher wouldn't have punished him if he hadn't come to class late.
It was such a hard cake that I couldn't eat it.
- The cake was very hard that I couldn't eat it.
- The cake was so hard that I couldn't eat it.
- The cake was too hard that I couldn't eat it.
- The cake was hard enough that I couldn't eat it.
Sentence combining
Choose the best combination.
The new restaurant looks good. However, it seems to have few customers.
- If it had a few more customers, the new restaurant would look better.
- In spite of its appearance, the new restaurant doesn’t appear to attract much business.
- In order to get more business, the new restaurant should improve its appearance.
- The new restaurant would have more customers if it looked better.
The children were attracted by the show. It was performed by the animals.
- The children were attracted by the show performed by the animals.
- The children were attracted by the show to have been performed by the animals.
- Performing by the animals, the show attracted the children.
- The children performed by the animals.