Question I: Phonetics (5points ) Part A: Choose a word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest of the group ( 3points ) 1. A. bear B. near C. dear D. fear 2. A. with B. both C. thing D. think 3. A. money B. mother C. donkey D. other Part B : Choose a word whose stress pattern is different from the rest of the group (2points). 1. A. transform B. office C. failure D. holiday 2. A. effort B. effect C. deafness D. speaker Question II : Verb forms (12 points ) Give the correct form of the verb given in brackets. 1. Look! They (put) sugar in their grapefruit before they eat it. 2. The race (start) as planned if the weather clears. 3. Tom was tired because he (study) hard all day. 4. George (fall) off the ladder while he was painting the ceiling. 5. Before you (leave), dont forget to shut the windows. 6. If I (know) we would have (wait) so long, I (bring) along a book. 7. It is raining now. It (rain) for 2 hours. 8. I knew I (not be) the first (arrive), because I saw smoke (rise) from the chimney. Question III: Word forms (10 points). Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word given in capital letters. 1. Tom is a friend of mine. He is . FRIEND 2. How of you to break that cup! CARE 3. His long .made us bored and sleepy. SPEAK 4. He never takes his fathers ADVISE 5. Although they are poor, they are living . HAPPY 6. He draws cartoons for a magazine. HUMOUR 7. Tom spoke because he was so excited. BREATHE 8. This car is really LUXURY 9. The staff consists of ten experienced journalists. EDIT 10. I am bored. I need some .in my life. EXCITE Question IV: Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences (15 points). 1. Whenever we meet, we stop A. talking B. to talking C. to talk D. talk Sở giáo dục và đào tạo Thanh Hoá Đề chính thức Đề thi có 04 trang kỳ thi vào lớp 10 THPT chuyên Lam sơn Năm học 2008-2009 Môn thi: Tiếng Anh (dành cho học sinh thi vào chuyên Anh ) Thời gian : 150 phút ( Không kể thời gian giao đề ) Ngày thi : 16 tháng 06 năm 2008 1 2. Are your plans for this weekend still ? ……………… A. the same B. same C. like D. alike 3. . you run quickly, you are likely to be late. ………… A. If B. Unless C. Since C. However 4. You should spend more time speaking English. …… A. to practise B. practising C. to practising D. practise 5. Before he joined the army, Danny always went out at night. He never stay in. …… A. would B. used to C. use to D. was used to 6. We always spend our summer holidays .………… A. in the sea B. in the beach C. at the country C. at the seaside 7. He says he enjoys job as a baker, but it has taken him over a year to to working at… night. A. be use B. get used C. used D. getting used 8. My brother refused me $10.………… A. lending B. lend C. to lend D. to lending 9. You should go and get rest before tonight’s performance. ……… A. lot of B. some C. many D. few 10. The new office block well with its surroundings. ……… A. blends in B. stands out C. shapes up D. sets off 11. Whole villages have been by the floods. ………… A. run down B. mopped up C. called off D. wiped out 12. .of an accident in the High Street, traffic is moving very slowly on the ……… London Road. A. Through B. Owing C. Because D. Since 13. It was a simple question that everyone answered it correctly. …… A. so B. such C. much D. too 14. The other day I came a really beautiful old house in the back street of ………… Birmingham. A. across B. over C. by D. down 15. He said he’d come to the meeting .he might be a little late. ……… A. although B. even C. whereas D. unless Question V: Reading (15 points ) Part A: Fill in each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with one suitable word (10 points) Have you ever followed the instructions for knitting something or have you read a (1)_____ of music? If you have, you have behaved in a similar way(2)____ a computer. A computer obeys a program to (3)_____ a particular task. Just(4)_____ a knitting pattern is expressed in numbers and a piece of music in lines and dots,(5)_____ a computer program is expressed in the form of programming language.(6)_____ the English language (or any other language), there are rules of grammar, and a program must be correct in every way. 2 There are hundreds of programming languages, which only a few are well known and widely used. The most popular language(7) _____ is used in offices and factories is called Cobol. This language is used for printing payrolls and keeping records of goods. Engineers and scientists use Fortran in order to carry out calculation. (8)_____ , neither of these two programs is very popular with people working in home computers. Basic is(9)_____ popular language for home computers,(10)______ because it is easy to learn and use. 1. A. bit B. slice C. piece D. sheet 2. A. to B. as C. so D. from 3. A. carry on B. carry out C. carry over D. carry through 4. A. alike B. by C. so D. as 5. A. so B. as C. thus D. such 6. A. So B. Like C. Same D. By 7. A. that B. which C. what D. it 8. A. In addition B. Therefore C. Consequently D. However 9. A. the most B. mostly C. most D. most of 10. A. probably B. chiefly C. hardly D. clearly Part B: Read the passage and choose the best answer. (5 points) Of all my relatives, I like Aunt Emily the best. She's my mother's youngest sister. She has never married, and lives alone in a small village near Bath. She is in her late fifties, but she is quite young in spirit. She has a fair complexion, and dark brown eyes. She has fair hair, which she wears in a bun. She has a kind face, and when you meet her, the first thing you notice is her smile. Her face is a little wrinkled now, but I think she is still rather attractive. She is the sort of person you can go to if you have a problem. She likes reading and gardening, and she still goes for long walks over the hills. She's a very active person. Either she's making something, or mending something, or doing something to entertain herself. She's extremely generous, but not very tolerant with people who don't agree with her. I hope I am as contented as she is when I am her age. 1. According to the writer, Aunt Emily is A. a kind and generous woman. B. a widow. C. quite young. D. older than his mother. 2. How old is Aunt Emily? A. About 40 B. About 50 C. About 55 D. About 58 3. In the sentence "She has fair hair, which she wears in a bun." We know that she has A. short hair B. long hair C. fair hair D. curly hair 4. Which of the following sentences is true? A. Aunt Emily is one of the writer's best relatives. B. Despite her age, her face is a little wrinkled. C. Despite her age, she is quite young in spirit. D. She is neither generous nor tolerant. 5. In the second paragraph the writer means that Aunt Emily 3 A. enjoys doing nothing. B. always keeps herself busy. C. is not very satisfied with her present life. D. is a selfish woman. Question VI: Writing (20 points) Part A: There is one mistake in each of the following sentences. Find out and correct it (5 points) 1. He has forgotten to tell us when will she be back. 2. It’s pleasant of reading books in spare time. 3. He is so slow as he never gets to class on time. 4. Ann prefers going swimming than playing table tennis. 5. Not only her parents but her brothers and sisters also live in London. Part B: Combine each pair of the following sentences, using the word in brackets. 1. Ann studied every subject very hard. She won her school's Best Student Prize this year. (so) 2. Mai was very good at Vietnamese in grade 8. Her teacher of Vietnamese was very happy. (so) 3. They can help us clean up the beach. They are certain. (that) 4. We go by plane. It will be quicker. (if) 5. The water is highly polluted. We can't swim in this river. (because) 6. My father went to work. It rained very hard. (although) 7. Mai tried her best. She failed the final exam last year. (but) 8. Ba sold his old newspapers. Ba bought textbooks for the new school year. (and) Part C: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. (10 points). 1. He borrowed my book, but he forgot to return it. I …………………………………………………… 2. They made him wait for two hours.  He was …………………………………………… 3. I must leave now, or I will miss the bus.  I will miss .………………………………………… 4. I can’t see that far. It is too……………………………………………… 5. She’s a slower driver than I am.  She drives…………………………………………… 6. The police started looking for him two months ago.  For two months now the .………………………… 7. How old do you think this house is? When do you think .……………………………… 8. This holiday’s so expensive. I don’t think I can go.  It’s such…………………………………………… 9. It’s the cheapest watch but it’s the nicest. Not only …………………………………………… 4 10. I will get home at about seven, and I’ll give you a ring then.  I’ll give you a ring ………………………………… THE END Hä vµ tªn thÝ sinh: sè b¸o danh 5 . giáo dục và đào tạo Thanh Hoá Đề chính thức Đề thi có 04 trang kỳ thi vào lớp 10 THPT chuyên Lam sơn Năm học 2008-2009 Môn thi: Tiếng Anh (dành cho học sinh thi vào chuyên Anh ) Thời gian : 150. two months now the .………………………… 7. How old do you think this house is? When do you think .……………………………… 8. This holiday’s so expensive. I don’t think I can go.  It’s such…………………………………………… 9 for long walks over the hills. She's a very active person. Either she's making something, or mending something, or doing something to entertain herself. She's extremely generous,