Đề thi vào 10 chuyên Anh (5)

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO  LONG AN
(Đề thi chính thức)
KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10 HỆ CHUYÊN NĂM HỌC 2012 – 2013 Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH (Chuyên)
(Thời gian làm bài 120 phút không kể thời gian giao đề) Ngày thi: 05/07/2012

I. Read the text and questions below. For each question, choose the correct letter A,B,C or D. (1 point)
Craigie Aitchison
The painter Craigie Aitchitson was born in Scotland. He came to London intending to study law, but went to art school instead. There he found the traditional drawing classes difficult, but still kept on painting.
In his late twenties, he was given money by the Italian government to study art, and became interested in early Italian artists, which shows in some of his work. He loved the greens and browns of the Italian fields and the clear light there, and wanted to put this light into his paintings.
This led him to paint colors thinly one on top of another from light to dark, but he insists he’s never sure what the results will be. He says, “It’s a secret – because I don’t know myself. I don’t start by painting yellow, knowing I’m going to put anything on top.” Like most talented people, Atchison makes it sound easy. “Anyone can do the colors – you can buy them. I simply notice what you put the colors next to.”
Unlike some artists, he never does drawings before he starts a painting, as he feels that if he did, he might get bored and not do the paintings afterwards. Instead, Aitchison changes his paintings many times before they are finished. This explains why his favorite models are people who don’t ask to see their pictures while he’s painting them. “If I feel they’re worried and want to look at the painting, I can’t do it.”
Since moving to London years ago, he has not felt part of the Scottish painting scene. He says he is not interested in following any tradition, but just paints the way he can. However, his work still influences young British painters.
1. What is the writer trying to do in the text? A. describe popular works by Craigie Aitchison B. teach readers how to paint like Craigie Aitchison C. introduce readers to the artist Craigie Aitchison D. explain how Craigie Aitchison has made money from painting
2. What can the reader learn about Aitchison from the text? A. He works in a different way from other artists. B. He often gets bored with his paintings. C. He improved his drawing by going to art school. D. He did some paintings for the Italian government.
3. What does Aitchison say about his use of color? A. He likes starting with the darkest colors first. B. He knows the colors he’s aiming for when he begins. C. He prefers to paint with yellows, greens, and browns. D. He understands how different colors work together.
4. Aitchison prefers models who don’t A. keep talking to him while he’s working. B. ask him about his strange method of working. C. worry about how long the work will take. D. feel anxious to see the work as it’s developing.
5. What might a visitor at an exhibition say about Aitchison’s work? A. I love his recent paintings of Scotland, which are very similar to a number of other Scottish painters. B. You can still see the influence of his trip to Italy in some of these pictures C. You can tell he spent a lot of time drawing the picture before he started painting. D. I wonder if his law training helps him at all, especially in selling his work .
II. Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space. (1 point)
San Francisco
San Francisco lies on the coast of Northern California. The earliest Europeans to discover the area were led by a Spanish explorer (1) _____ name was Gaspar de Portola.
He first saw it in 1769. Surprisingly, (2) _____ San Francisco Bay is a wonderful natural harbor, it was discovered by land rather than by sea.
In 1849, people (3) _____ in San Francisco in their thousands hoping to find gold. However, it was not the men looking for the gold that got rich. The richest people (4) _____ their money from owning banks and law firms and they built themselves large houses on one of the hills. This was known as Nob Hill.
Nowadays, tourists are attracted to San Francisco because there they can see famous places like Chinatown and the Golden Gate Bridge. Many even (5) _____ the short boat trip to the island of Alcatraz to see the former prison.
1. A. who          B. whose                 C. what                    D. which 2. A. if              B. unless                 C. although               D. despite