Đề thi chính thức chuyên Anh vào 10 Sở Hà Nội năm 2022-2023

3/1/2023 8:39:00 PM

Đề thi môn Anh Chuyên cho các học sinh thi tuyển vào khối chuyên các trường THPT Chuyên trực thuộc Sở GD Hà Nội năm 2022-2023.

Listen to the audio and do the tasks.

You will hear part of a lecture about the development of suburbs in the USA.

Rich people have been known to live in suburbs _____.

at least since the 6th century BC
since the 1st century BC
only in modern times
as early as the 1st century BC

During the Middle Ages and Renaissance, London _____.

encouraged poor people to move to the edge of the city
expanded by incorporating nearby towns
rebuilt its walls to contain a larger area
was inhabited by many poor people

In the 19th century, the development of suburbs was encouraged by _____.

the high quality of suburban housing
improvements in public transport
a wish to own weekend homes
the widened streets

European suburbs, unlike those in North America, _____.

consist largely of low-density housing
are well planned
have nice weather
have individual characters

Suburban sprawl is said to destroy _____.

town centres
business activity
human relationships
local economy

A major reason for the development of suburban sprawl in the USA was _____.

improvements in car manufacture
highway programme
people's unwillingness to live in high density housing
the availability of money to buy homes

Choose 5 correct answers.

Which FIVE claims does the writer make about suburban sprawl?

Housing and other components are usually separated from each other.
There are insufficient controls over the actions of developers.
Life in housing districts is more limited than in traditional towns.
The residents have no input into the names of new suburbs.
Names may give a false impression of suburbs.
The design of school buildings tends to be old-fashioned.
The size of schools creates problems for their students.
The location of school encourages the use of cars.
The population is too small to support shops serving a small area.
One reason for heavy traffic in suburbs is that a car is likely to contain only the driver.

Listen to the audio.

Complete the summary below. Write only ONE word for each answer.

When companies are interviewing job applicants, one quality that they generally demand is personal initiative. This means that the person is a 8.1 and understands his or her needs for 8.2 and experience. Recruiters prefer candidates to show necessary 8.3 in their job applications. Another valuable quality is being able to deal with 8.4 without giving up. Candidates should feel positive about a 8.5. They should be confident, and treat other people with 8.6.

They should base their questions in the interview on previous 8.7. It is useful to record the 8.8 that they can offer the employer. It is essential to be good at 8.9 in a variety of situations.

Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

staple
versatile
buffalo
career

Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

conserve
reserve
preserve
observe

Choose the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress.

regretful
denial
sarcastic
secular

Choose the word that differs from the rest in the posittion of the main stress.

event
igloo
vehicle
pastime

Choose the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress.

variety
marinate
imperial
magnificence

The thieves cleared _____ when they heard the guard approaching.

off
away
out
up

If you catch them stealing again, there will be _____ for it but call the police.

no help
no choice
no knowing
saying

_____ we not got lost along the way, it would have been a great journey.

Might
Would
Should
Had

They are _____ the best employees in the company.

so far
as far
far better
by far

_____ I'd like to help you out, I'm afraid I just haven't got any spare money at the moment.

Even
Despite
Try as
Much as

Do not take it as _____ as that anyone applying for the course would have the necessary qualifications.

heard
written
spoken
read

You shouldn't accept everything politicians say at face _____ as they are often trying to win votes.

merit
value
worth
benefit

If a diamond is heated without oxygen, it will turn to graphite, a form of _____ that is used as a lubricant.

carbon is so soft
is carbon so soft
carbon so soft
so soft the carbon

It is important that you _____ there when he gets off the plane.

be standing
are standing
have stood
will be standing

After years of research, scholars have finally _____ this anonymous play to Christopher Marlowe.

subscribed
described
ascribed
prescribed

Think of ONE word only which can be used appropiately in all three sentences.

1.The long journey completely _____ me.

2. I've already _____ the prawns, Mum.

3. The long war had _____ the resources of both countries.

Answer:

Think of ONE word only which can be used appropiately in all three sentences.

1. It's a very stylish and beautiful film, but it lacks _____.

2. Women are no longer _____ with staying at home, in the sole role of a housewife.

3. You've got a whole week to yourself and you can read to your heart's _____.

Answer:

Think of ONE word only which can be used appropiately in all three sentences.

1.The teacher said he would not _____ such rude behavior in his class.

2. We do not _____ smoking in the hall.

3. These websites _____ consumers to compare the prices of all telephone providers.

Answer:

Think of ONE word only which can be used appropiately in all three sentences.

1. When Lily heard a strange noise upstairs, she suddenly _____ and listened attentively.

2. When the company was going bankrupt, the government _____ all their assets.

3. We _____ the leftovers from last night's meal in the fridge to keep them from going bad.

Answer:

Think of ONE word only which can be used appropriately in all three sentences.

1. Her hair was _____ brown.

2. They spent years travelling around in a _____ old van.

3. You may be a little _____ but past experience and teaching skills won't have been lost.

Answer:

Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the passage.

On the outskirts of Vietnam's capital, well removed from the tourist trail, is Dong Ngac, a 1,000-year-old 'village of scholars' that has barely changed for centuries.

Despite being tiny - the village is less than one square meter in size and home to 1,000 or so people, Dong Ngac has birthed an unusually large number of academic high (ACHIEVE) 29.1 including dozens of doctors of literature. These include Pham Gia Khiem, Vietnam's deputy prime minister from 1997 to 2011, and Hoang Tang Bi, a (REVERENCE) 29.2 writer and social activist in the early 1900s.

To this day, families here compete fiercely against each other to rear the most (STAND) 29.3 pupils. So valued is Dong Ngac for producing influential scholars that it has been presented with dozens of royal awards, dating as far back as Vietnam's Le Dynasty period (1428-1788).

The village's (LITERATURE) 29.4 tradition is even celebrated via its architecture. I didn't visit you because I didn't know you were in hospital. (SYMBOLIZE) 29.5 of books are carved into the old gates that sit at each end of its four hamlets. (SCATTER) 29.6 throughout these hamlets are almost 100 homes, the oldest of which date back to the early 1600s. The complexity of their stonemasonry and woodwork (CAPTIVATING) 29.7 as one walks through its nest of narrow lanes, being greeted by smiles and waves from residents, who share treats like (PIPE) 29.8 hot lotus tea and Banh Gio rice dumplings, two of local specialties.

Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s).

The security will always be on hand in case of emergency.

ready to help
able to respond promptly
completely busy
professional

Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s).

It's time you pulled your socks up and started working seriously. Your final exams are coming.

got furious
studied harder
stayed focus
became lazy

Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.

We have all heard that good study habits involve sitting somewhere quiet, sticking to a schedule and setting yourself targets. However, such habits don't work for everyone and cognitive scientists have come up with some new findings. In fact, the brain makes 32.1 associations between what it is studying and the background sensations it has at the time. 32.2 study to one place may therefore have 32.3 effects because when the context is varied, the information being studied is enriched and forgetting is slowed down. In 32.4, the information is given more support from the multiple associations. Evidence also shows that varying the type of material studied in a single sitting leaves a deeper impression on the brain than does concentrating on one skill at a time. Musicians have known this for years, as have athletes who routinely 32.5 strength, speed and skill drills into their workouts. These ideas seem to work when applied to any subject so it seems time for this 32.6 to studying to be taken more seriously.

Read the passage carefully and then fill ONE suitable word in each gap.

Until now, the word 'travel' has always conjured up visions of packed bags, the open road, and generally the idea of escape. However, an exciting new concept is changing all that. Not 33.1 may you now travel to another country, but to another 'world', 33.2 even leaving home.

'Second Life' is an interactive simulated world on the Internet which offers visitors the ultimate form of escapism: the ability to reinvent 33.3 and live their dream life. First, you create your persona, called an avatar, and give it a name. Then you start exploring the virtual environment, and choose to interact, or not, 33.4 the other avatars you meet. For many, the beauty of the avatars is that they can fly. You can travel great distances, gaining a bird's eye view of various 'environments', but the effect is rather surreal. The world changes while you watch, as other more experienced 'gamers' buy and sell property, using for currency the Linden dollar, which has an exchange rate against the US dollar. Never before 33.5 a game offered players so many options! You can shop, work, travel and form relationships, go to parties, or hold your own parties if you want to.

'Second Life' is expanding rapidly, as more and more people are 33.6 attracted to it, so don't miss out! Simply allow your PC to transport you there and let your imagination do the rest!

Read the following passage and answer the questions.

Islands remote areas are showing the world how sustainable it can be to use renewables for energy needs.

A There are many reasons why countries around the world are trying to switch to renewable sources of power such as wind, wave and solar power. First and foremost is the amount of environmental damage caused by fossil fuel use. CO2 emissions from oil and coal-powered electricity plants along with oil used in industry, and for transport, are all contributing to climate change, a threat that could have enormous consequences for the majority of populations on the planet. Another issue for remote areas in the world is the cost of transporting fossil fuels in order for them to be able to generate power. Transporting oil to remote areas and islands is costly and potentially dangerous. For these reasons, renewable sources of energy are very attractive to areas, such as small remote islands, where shipping in fossil fuels is prohibitively expensive and can be affected by the difficulties of getting supplies in by ship because of storms at sea.

B A number of islands around the world have switched to using renewables to meet the majority of their electricity needs and have also committed to becoming 100% self-sufficient in renewable energy in the near future. Islands make good test grounds for the use of renewable sources because they tend to be small, so it is relatively easy to produce enough energy to power an area of that size. Geography also contributes to making these experiments more productive as islands are more likely to be exposed to high winds, have access to waves as well as more days of sunshine. Islands can therefore pioneer the use of a variety of renewables together and give a picture, in microcosm, on how bigger states can follow their lead. The lessons that these smaller areas learn from use of renewables can be passed on to help to make transition to greater use of renewable sources smoother in larger areas, such as urban conurbations.

C One problem with renewables is whether they can be depended on to give unlimited energy. If there's no wind or the sun is behind a cloud then power can't be generated and energy storage technology is still in its infancy. This means that renewables can't always be depended on. And that isn't the only problem with renewable energy sustainability. Power companies need to make money in order to operate and provide energy to populations and businesses. One way renewables have affected power company viability is because governments have given households subsidies for installing solar panels. The subsidies are repaid by selling back excess energy to the power companies, which means that, in effect, those with solar power make no financial contribution to using the electricity grid's infrastructure and this leaves the other customers to pick up the slack with higher prices. But power companies are looking to reduce the price they pay for excess solar power from households so that other customers pay a fairer price and the power company remains competitive as a business.

D One island showing that renewable energy can be viable is the Spanish Canary Island of El Hierro. It is the smallest and most isolated of the Canary Islands and because of the geography of the local seabed, electricity cannot be supplied by underwater cables and shipping in fuel isn't always possible either when Atlantic storm systems are en route. So, to combat the problems caused by depending on one renewable for electricity, A1 Heirro has developed a mixed renewable energy system using both wind and hydro to produce most of the island's energy. The system consists of five wind turbines and two water reservoirs. One of the reservoirs is situated at 700 meters above sea level and the second is down on the coast. The reservoirs are connected by two 3 km long pipes that contain hydraulic turbines that also produce energy. Due to the island having a lot of wind, the wind turbines normally produce plenty of electricity to supply the grid and the excess electricity is used to pump water from the lower reservoir to the upper one. When the wind drops, the water from the upper reservoir can be released through the piping so the hydraulic turbines can create energy on windless days. This use of mixed renewables combats the problem caused when one source becomes inoperable because of unfavourable weather.

E Many other islands are developing renewable systems that can be regarded as test runs for similar projects in larger areas. Samso, in Demark is showing how switching to renewables not only means more environmentally friendly, cleaner energy, it can also help with economic regeneration by creating jobs related to the energy industry. Kodiak Island in Alaska is another place using a mixed renewable system. It has a back-up battery storage system that cuts in when the grid switches from wind to hydro and this prevents sudden power losses that cause flickering lights or cut-offs. The island of Tilos in Greece is not only working towards one hundred percent self-sufficiency with renewables but looking at using that energy to power motorbikes and vehicles on the islands as well. In short, small islands are showing the path the rest of the world can take to a sustainable energy future.

Label the diagram below.

Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the text for each answer.

63. Surplus 34.1 is created on windy days.

64. Water from the lower 34.2 is pumped 700 metres uphill.

65. During 34.3 periods, water is allowed to flow back downhill.

66. 34.4 turbines produce power in times of need.

Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the text for each answer.

Carbon dioxide are 35.1 a major factor in the creation of climate change.

Because of their small size, islands are ideal 35.2 for the use of renewable sources.

Households with solar power may not make a 35.3 to power companies although they still use existing structures.

Samso has shown how renewable energy can aid 35.4 as well as help the environment.

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the word in brackets. You must use between 2 and 5 words, including the word given. Do NOT change the word given.

The jumper you knitted for my daughter no longer fits her. (GROWN)

=> My daughter the jumper you knitted for her.

Minh was very pleased to be selected for the team. (DELIGHT)

=> Much , he was selected for the team.

I am dying to visit Santorini. (BUCKET)

=> Santorini is .

Diane finds that creating things stops her from thinking about her work. (MIND)

=> Diane finds that creating things her work.

The project has been given funding for another year, but there is still difficulty. (WOODS)

=> The project has been given funding for another year, but it is not yet.

He hasn't announced anything, but my take on the situation is that the Prime Minister's going to resign soon. (LINES)

=> He hasn't announced anything, but , I'd say that the Prime Minister's going to resign soon.

Fans were anxious waiting for the final whistle. (BREATH)

=> Fans waiting for the final whistle.

I promise that your money is safe with me. (WORD)

=> I give that your money is safe with me.