Đề Thi Tuyển Sinh Tiếng Anh Trường THPT Chuyên Sư Phạm Hà Nội (năm 2015)

BỘ GlÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO CỘNG HÒA XÃ HỘI CHỦ NGHĨA VIỆTNAMTRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC SƯ PHẠM HÀ NỘl Độc lập – Tự do – Hạnh phúcĐỀ THI TUYỂN S1NHVÀO TRƯỜNG TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG CHUYÊN NĂM 2015Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH(Dùng cho thí sinh thi vào chuyên Anh)Thời gian làm bài: 120 phútMã đề số: 210Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.Question 1 : A . l au ghter B. c au ght C. d au ghter D. au gmentQuestion 2 : A. in c line B. eradi c ate C . exa c erbate D. en c losureQuestion 3 : A. friend s B. opinion s C . picnic s D. computer sQuestion 4 : A. chimpanz ee B. interview ee C. refug ee D . committ eeQuestion 5 : A. p o liteness B . c o nversation C. res o lution D. intr o ductionChoose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.Question 6 : I'd love to have lived in the old days, when people.......to market by horse andcarriage.A. have been travelling B. got used to travellingC . would travel D. had been travellingQuestion 7 : I'll give you the phone number of my hotel so that you can reach me if anythinghappens. ......anything happen. I want you lo look after my children.A. Can B. Might C. Will D . ShouldQuestion 8 : We've been together through......in our friendship, and we won't desert each othernow. A. bad and good B . thick and thin C. odds and ends D. spick and spanQuestion 9 : ......a scholarship, I entered the frightening and unknown territory of privateeducation.A. To award B. Having awardedC. To be awarded D. Having been awardedQuestion 10 : Millions of people say Coke tastes best from a bottle, and whether this isscientifically provable or not. These millions know they like the look of the bottle and the way itfits so......into the hand. A . neatly B. orderly C. tidily D. finitelyQuestion 11 : Language is so......woven into human experience that it is scarcely possible toimagine life without it.A . tightly B. tautly C. rigidly D. stifflyQuestion 12 : ......I'd like to help you out, I'm afraid I just haven't got any spare money at themoment.A . Much as B. Try as C. Even D. DespiteQuestion 13 : She was very badly depressed after the car accident. Now she is beginning to thinkthat there could be light at the end of the.......A . tunnel B. subway C. passage D. journeyQuestion 14 : The government must......strong measures against crime.A. be seen be taking B. see to be takingC . be seen to be taking D. seen to takeQuestion 15: Athough she would have preferred to carry on working, my mum........her career inorder to have children.A. devoted B. aholishcd C. repealed D. sacrificedQuestion 16: A number of landslides have ....... Nepal since the 7.8-magnitude earthquake on25 th April which killed more than 8,000 people and injured many more.A . stroke B. caused C. hit D. blownChoose the word whose primary stress is placed differently from that of the others. Question 17 : A. compliment B. excellent C. nominate D . distinguishQuestion 18 : A. remember B . quality C. occasion D. terrificQuestion 19 : A . worldclass B. wheelchair C. firewood D. blackmailQuestion 20 : A. volunteer B. referee C . spiritual D. recommendQuestion 21 : A. influential B . accessible C. rudimentary D. incidentalRead the passage and choose the best answer to each of the questions that follow. GETTING THE BEST OUT OF OUR CHILDREN There is a strange paradox to the success of the Asian education model. On the one hand, classsizes are huge by western standards with on average between 30 and 40 students per class incountries like Japan and Korea. On the other hand, school children in developed Asianeconomies rank among the highest in the world for academic achievement in the areas of scienceand mathematics, especially on standardised tests. Meanwhile, British secondary school studentsfail to shine in conditions most educational researchers would say are far more likely to helpthem succeed. Why do Asian students seem to perform so well then? Is it their legendary discipline? Certainly,classroom management seems to be a whole lot easier in places like Korea, and perhaps lessonsare more effective as a direct consequence. After all, we are only too aware of the decline indiscipline standards in our own schools; belligerent and disrespectful students appear to be thenorm these days. Teachers in Britain seem powerless to control what happens any more. Surelythis situation cannot create a very effective learning environment, so perhaps the number ofstudents is far less relevant than is the manner in which they conduct themselves. But there are other factors to consider, too. Korean students spend a lot more time with theirteachers. It seems logical to suggest, therefore, that they might form stronger bonds and greatertrust, and that Korean teachers, in understanding their pupils better, might be able to offer them amore effective learning programme. Of course, trust and understanding leads to greater respectas well, so Korean students are probably less likely to ignore their teachers’ advice. Then there is the home environment. The traditional family unit still remains relatively intact inKorea. Few children come from broken homes, so there is a sense of security, safety and trustboth at home and at school. In Britain meanwhile, one in every two marriages fails and divorcerates are sky-high. Perhaps children struggle to cope with unstable family conditions and theironly way to express their frustration is by misbehaving at school. Maybe all this delinquentbehaviour we are complaining about is just a cry for help and a plea for attention. But while the Japanese, Korean and Asian models generally do seem to produce excellentresults, the statistics don’t tell the truth. Asian sludents tend to put their education before literallyeverything else. They do very few extracurricular activities and devote far more time to theirstudies than their British peers. And this begs the question: is all that extra effort justified for afew extra percentage points in some meaningless international student performance survey? SoAsian students are on average 3-5% better at maths than Britons – big deal! What is their qualilyof life like? Remember, school days are supposed to be the best, are they not? There has been a lot of attention and praise given to these Asian models and their impressivestatistics of late. And without question, some of this praise is justified, but it seems to be a caseof two extremes in operation here. At one end, there is the discipline and unbelievably hard workethic of the Asian students success in education before all else. At the other end, Brilish studentsat times appear careless and extremely undisciplined by comparison, but at least they DO havethe free time to enjoy their youth and explore their interests. Is either system better outright? Oris it perhaps about time we stopped comparing and started trying to combine the best bits of both,so that we can finally offer our students a balanced, worthwhile education? We are not justdealing with statistics; never forget that every statistic is a little human being somewhere whodesperately needs our help and guidance - who deserves it.Question 22 : What does the writer mean when he says there is a paradox in the Asian educationmodel? A. There are too many students in each class.B . Larger classes are expected to lead to poorer results but they do not.C. Asian students outperform their peers in other countries.D. Class sizes in Asia are much smaller in other parts of the world. Question 23 : British secondary school students........A. do better on standardised tests B. have larger class sizesC . fail at school more than they succeed D. enjoy better classroom conditions Question 24 : What does the writer suggest might make lessons in Korean schools moresuccessful than in Britain?A. stricter classroom discipline B. better school Boards of ManagementC . more effective lesson planning D. better teachersQuestion 25 : What can be inferred from the utterance perhaps the number of students is far lessrelevant than is the manner in which they conduct themselves? A . Class size does not affect student performance.B. Class size is important to maintaining control.C. How students behave might be more important than class size. D. How teachers conduct classes affects student performance.Question 26 : The traditional family unit.......A. is unstable in Korea due to conditions in the home B. is bad for children that come frombroken homesC. is disappearing in Korea due to high divorce rates D . is more common in Korea than inBritainQuestion 27 : Look at the following sentence.You see, behind those great maths and science scores, there is a quite remarkable work ethic. Where does the sentence best fit in the paragraph? But while the Japanese, Korean and Asian models generally do seem to produce excellentresults, the statistics don’t tell the truth. [1] Asian sludents tend to put their education beforeliterally everything else. They do very few extracurricular activities and devote far effort moretime to their studies than their British peers. [2] And this begs the question: is all that extra effortjustified for a few extra percentage points in some meaningless international student performancesurvey? So Asian students are on average 3-5% better at maths than Britons – big deal! [3] Whatis their qualily of life like? Remember, school days are supposed to be the best, are they not?[4] A. [4] B. [3] C. [2] D . [1]Question 28 : According to the wriler, Asian students ........ A . don't allow themselves much time to relax and have funC. don't have as good a work ethic as British onesD. make a big deal of their good resultsQuestion 29 : What are the 'too exlremes’ mentioned in the last paragraph?A . good discipline and a hard work ethic B. success and failureC. carelessness and indiscipline D. neglecting school and neglecting freetimeQuestion 30 : Which conclusion about the two educational systems discussed would the authormost probably agree with?A. Neither system is perfect. B. Both systems are quite satisfactory.C . The Asian system is obviously better. D. The British system is too strict.Read the text below and decide which answer best fits each gap. The first one has beendone as an example (0).Example : (0). A . beginning B. first C . primary D . basicVOLUNTEERING When Pamela Janett left university to become a ( 0 ).....school teacher, it was by no (31)...... easyto find a job. She therefore decided to go abroad as a volunteer teacher for a year. When sherealized she would be teaching deaf and blind children, she was a (32)...... taken aback. But aftera month's training she felt more confident that she would be able to cope with the situation. Thebasic living conditions also (33)......as something of a shock. Pamela's school was situated in a remote Ethiopian village, where her accommodation(34) ......of one room and a shared bathroom. Not only was the space cramped, but there was noelectricity, Internet or telephone access, so she felt totally cut (35)...... from the outside world.Now back home in Britain, Pamela has used her (36) ...... experience to set up a similar schoolfor the deaf and blind which has made a huge (37)......to dozens of children who would(38)......find themselves struggling to learn. She is now concentrating her efforts on (39)......herschool to cater for children with other learning difficulties, too. It seems as if the more people getto know her, the (40).....the demand is for her skills.Question 31 : A . means B. extent C. ways D. accountQuestion 32 : A. rather B. quite C . little D. somewhatQuestion 33 : A. appeared B . came C. proved D. arrivedQuestion 34 : A. combined B . consisted C. contained D. composedQuestion 35 : A. down B. away C. out D . offQuestion 36 : A. worthy B . valuable C. priceless D. preciousQuestion 37 : A. contrast B. difference C. change D .transformationQuestion 38 : A. furthermore B . nonetheless C. otherwise D. howeverQuestion 39 : A. growing B. widening C . expanding D. stretchingQuestion 40 : A . greater B. larger C. steeper D. tallerPut each verb in brackets into a suitabie tense or form. The first one has been done as anexample (0).Example : (0) took LEARNING TO SURVIVE Last summer I (0. take ).....a three-week survival course. The purpose of the course was (41.teach ) ..... us how to survive outdoors, where there are no shops, no houses and no electricity. Ihad never slept outdoors before the course, and here I was (42. learn ) .....to make a fire,navigate and find food in the forest. The part that I (43. like ) .....the most was catching our ownfish and cooking them over a fire. While (44. do ) .....the course, I realised how much people (45.depend ) .....on modern technology. They think that they can't survive without it. but they can ifthey (46. learn ) ..... how. I did! I (47. never forget) .....that course - it was the greatest experienceI (48. ever have ) .....so far. Now I think if I (49. not take ).....the survival course, I (50. notbe ) .....able to deal with so many difficult situations in life.41. teaching – 42. learning – 43. liked - 44. doing – 45. depended – 46. Learn - 47. will neverforget – 48. have ever had – 49. had not taken – 50. would not have beenUse the word given in brackets to form a word that fits in the space. The first one has beendone as an example (0). Example: (0.) likelyMODERN CULTURE? When people talk about contemporary culture they are just as (0. LIKE)....to be talking aboutfast cars, trainers or high heels as they are to be talking about Shostakovich or Shakespeare. Goods have become as (51. MEAN) ..... a measure and marker of culture as the Great and theGood. The word "culture" can now cover just about anything. Culture is no longer merely thebeautiful and (52. SINGLE) ….... until the late twentieth century that a (53.SCHOLAR)....interest in objects began to (54. PLACE)…....the traditional interest in -isms, withhistorians, (55. LITERATE).... critics and philosophers all suddenly becoming fascinated bythe meaning of objects, large and small. Is this a sign, perhaps, of a society cracking under thestrain of too many things? Our current (56. OBSESSIVE)......with material culture, one might argue, is simply a (57.RESPOND.) to the Western crisis of abundance. There are obvious problems with this (58.MATERIAL) ....conception of culture. If our experience of everyday life is so (59SATISFY) ......, then how much more so is the (60. SPECTATOR)... of our everyday thingsunder scrutiny.51. MEANINGFUL – 52. SINGLENESS – 53. SCHOLASTIC – 54. PLACE – 55. LITERARY – 56.OBSESSION – 57. RESPONSE – 58. MATERIALISTIC – 59. SATISFACTORY – 60. SPECTATORRead the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE wordin each space.The first one (0) has been done as an example. Example : (0) with When presented (0) ...... the idea of international boarding school, parents are (61) ......to baulkof emptying their bank (62) .....to send their darlings to live a life permeated by blackboards,bunk beds and Bovril. (63) ...... conversely, will feel overjoyed at the prospect of signing(64) .....for a literally fantastic life at Hogwarts. Such misconceptions neatly miss the point ofinternalional boarding education, sidestepping its capacity to (65) ....... solid foundations forstudents' academic and professional success in today’s increasingly global society. Parents, understandably, require justification for (66) ..... a considerate amount of money intheir offspring's education. Their offspring, on the other hand, should be made (67) ..... of thehuge number of opportunities provided by boarding school life. Most of the world's leadingboarding schools offer stimulating, progressive (68) .....which prioritizes their students' needs,thus consistently produce graduates (69) .....are confident learners, critical thinkers and selfstarters. Therefore, the time has come for parents and students (70) ..... to discover the unique,intellectually challenging experiences offered by internalional boarding schools worldwide.61. ready – 62. and – 63. They – 64. up – 65. lay – 66. save – 67. aware – 68. opportunities –69. who – 70. themselvesComplete each of the following sentences with one of the phrasal verbs given in the box.Each phrasal verb is used only ONCE. Make any necessary changes. put up go up come off make up for call forcome up drop out of set up take up grow out ofQuestion 71 . The hotels were all full so we offered to........Carla….....for the night. putCarla upQuestion 72 . Early that morning, we set off on our journey as the sun was .........coming upQuestion 73 . An enquiry was........into the use of chemicals in farming. set upQuestion 74 . You're such a good singer that you, should........ it........ professionally. take itupQuestion 75 . How are they going to........the time they wasted playing cards in the barracks?make up forQuestion 76 . Stop wasting your time. The whole situation......... an immediate response thatcould bring more decisive effects. calls forQuestion 77. I like this photograph so much that I am going to have it…..... coming offQuestion 78 . As far as I know, the idea of the party does not quite appeal to him and that's whyhe's thinking of..... dropped out of itQuestion 79. I can't stop thinking there's something more that the scheme needs......... will go up .Question 80 . Peter used to be fond of collecting mascots, but after his military service,he........the hobby. grew out ofComplete the second sentence using the word given so that it has a similar meaning to thefollowing sentence. Write between two and five words in the space provided on the answersheet. Do NOT change the word given in brackets in any way.Question 81 . That historian is famous for his vast knowledge of primitive life. ( AUTHORITY )  He is....................................................................................... He is an authority on (the history of) primitive life.Question 82 . Nobody could possibly believe the story about her achievements. ( BEYOND ) The story about her achievements ..........................................The story about her achievements was beyond belief.Question 83 . I couldn't make sense of the radio message because of the interference. ( IMPOSSIBLE ) The interference on the radio ........................ to make sense of the message. The interference on the radio made it impossible to make sense of the message.Question 84 . They arrived at the station with only a minute to spare. ( NICK )  They arrived at the station.................... time. They arrived at the station in the nick of time.Question 85 . David praised her exceptionally good choice of venue for the party. ( CONGRATULATED ) David......................................................a good venue for the party. David congratulated her on a good venue for the party.Complete the unfinished sentence in such a way that it means nearly the same as thesentence printed before it .Question 86 . Were Jack not so affluent a man, she would not be dating with him. But.............................................................................. But for Jack’s being so affluent , she would not be dating with him.Question 87 . It is likely that they forgot about the extra class. They............................................................................. They probably forgot about the extra class .Question 88 . Do you have any scarves? I'm looking for one that's woolen, green and fairly long. I'm looking for a........................................................... I’m looking for a woolen, green and fairly long scarf .Question 89 . You should not lock this door for any reason when the building is open to thepublic. Under no ..................................................................... Under no circumstance should you open this door when the building is open to the public.Question 90 . A bee sting is more likely to cause death these days than a snake bite. Death............................................................................ Death is more likely to be caused by a bee sting than by a snake bite these days.Write a paragraph of about 150 words about the benefits of studying at a gifted school.A Suggested Writing SampleA gifted school is really good environment to study and culivate the mind. We all can see thatstudying in a gifted school bring us many benefits.Firstly, if you’re a student at a gifted school, you will have good conditions to developabilities in your favorite subjects, help you to build dream and orient your future career.Secondly, most of the teacher in the gifted school are good and enthusiatic. They alwayscreate comfortable atmosphere in studying for students to receive knowledge easily.Besides, there are many valuable scholarships for good students, especially, for students thathave difficult circumstances. Finally, the gifted school always has many different facilities for students to relax afterstudying hard. There are many advantages of studying in a gifted school. Therefore, we need to make thebest use of these benefits to have the most best results. [143 words]THE END