Sở gd&T hòa bình đề thi tuyển sinh vào lớp 10 chuyên Anh chính thức THPT chuyên Hoàng văn thụ (2010-2011) Môn: Tiếng Anh (Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi) Thi gian: 120 phút (không k thi gian giao ) im Giám kho 1 Giám kho 2 S phách Bng s Bng ch A. Phonetics Question I: choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. Write your answers in the space provided. (0.5p) 1. A. soon B. book C. took D. look 2. A. tease B. heat C. meat D. dead 3. A. author B. other C. there D. they 4. A. chin B. character C. chat D. chalk 5. A. baggage B. village C. stage D. manage Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. B. LEXICO-GRAMMAR Question II: Choose one answer among A, B, C, or D that best completes the following sentences. Write your answers in the space provided. (1.5pts) 1. Believe, dream, hope was____________ the writer wanted to tell the children. A. how B. when C. what D. where 2. Thomas Edison had very little_____________. A. learning B. schooling C. studying D. graduating 3. He quitted school ___________ fourteen to become a sailor. A. on B. in C. at D. from 4. She spoke quietly to him ________nobody else could hear a word. A. because B. if C. although D. so that 5. As children, we were____________ to respect our elders. A. brought up B. kept up C. grown up D. held up. 6. I didnt come to the party because I_____________. A. dont invite B. am not invited C. was not invited D. didnt invite 7. His parents are old and he doesnt want to rely___________ them for his expenses. A. with B. for C. on D. to 8. The van had turned the corner when one of the back wheels_____________. A. broke away B. turned round C. came off D. rolled down 9. I wish Mark would ____________ a little better when we have visitors. A. affect B. compose C. conduct D. behave 10. Walt Disney had done a number of jobs before he__________ the film industry. A. made B. came C. entered D. worked 11. Despite the fact___________, Lisa went on stage. A. she was ill B. that she was ill C. which she was ill D. she being ill 12. They would _______ go by air than spend a week traveling by train. A. always B. rather C. prefer D. better 13. He was nervous. He felt _____________. A. angry B. bad- tempered C. annoyed D. anxious 1 14. “She is an excellent professor.” – “Yes, she is better than ________ teachers we have. A. some other B. some C. any other D. any 15. Everyone burst out laughing. There was a lot of_______________. A. laughs B. laughter C. laughings D. laugh Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Question III: Put the correct form of the words in brackets. Write your answers in the space provided. (1.0p) 1. My father often talks about the ______of studying and hard work. (Important) 2. Every _________ in this country has the right to vote. (City) 3. Our company helps__________ people to find new jobs. (Employ) 4. This city has over half a million_________. (Inhabit) 5. I can’t sit on this chair. It’s really __________. (Comfort) 6. The conditions in the man’s prison were _________. (Human) 7. The police are interested in the sudden ___________ of the valuable painting. (Appear) 8. There are still thousands of people living in ___________. (Poor) 9. We can’t depend on him; he’s a _________ person. (Rely) 10. Due to the increasing number of visitors we have decided to ______ the car park. (Large) Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Question IV: Give the right forms of the verbs in the brackets. Write your answers in the space provided. (1.0p) 1. You (1-not tidy) this room for weeks. 2. As soon as I graduate, I (2- return) to my hometown. 3. I (3- sit) down for a rest while the shoes (4- repair). 4. She dislikes (5-ask) to do something by others. 5. How long ago you (6- not see) him? 6. Stay here till the light (7- turn) green. 7. When I first met him, he (8- work) in a restaurant. 8. The last time he (9- see) in public, he (10- wear) a grey suit. Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. C. reading Question V. Complete the passage by filling in each space with one suitable word. Write your answers in the space provided. (1.0 p) The importance of computers Many of the things we do depend on receiving information from other people. Catching a train, making a phone call and going to the cinema all involve information (1) ________ is stored, possessed and communicated. In the past this information used to (2) ______ kept on paper in (3) ______form of, for example, books, newspapers and timetables. Now more and more information is put (4) _______computers. Computers play an important (5) ______ in our everyday lives. Consider the use of 2 computers in both shops and offices. Big shops, especially chain stores with branches all over the country, have to deal with very large amount of (6)______ .They have to make (7) _______ there are enough goods on the shelves for customers to buy, they need to be (8) ________ to re-order before stocks (9) ______ out, to decide which things are selling well and so on. All these processes (10) _______ performed quickly and efficiently by computers. Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Question VI: Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C, or D. Write your answers in the space provided. (1.0 p) Energy resources. There is now increasing concern about the world’s energy resources, particularly about those involving fossil (1) __________. In less than a hundred years we shall probably (2) __________ all the present (3) ________ of oil and gas. The world’s coal (4) ______ should last longer, but, once used, these cannot be (5) ________. It is important, therefore, that we should develop such (6) _________ sources of energy as solar energy and nuclear energy as well as water and wind (7) ______ classed as (8) _________ energy. Until these energy (9) ________ are widely used, it is important for the developed countries to reduce energy (10) ______ as much as possible. 1. A. fuels B. powers C. forms D. energies 2. A. end B. complete C. total D. run out of 3. A. findings B. productions C. amounts D. sources 4. A. reserves B. stores C. mines D. contents 5. A. update B. repeated C. renewed D. produced 6. A. traditional B. alternative C. revolutionary D. surprising 7. A. force B. strength C. power D. motion 8. A. repeatable B. continual C. renewable D. continuous 9. A. goods B. supplies C. provisions D. materials 10 A. exhaustion B. destruction C. waste D. consumption Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Question VII: Answer the question by choosing the best answer A, B, C or D. Write your answers in the space provided. (1.0 p) During the teenage years, many young people can at times be difficult to talk to. They often seem to dislike being questioned. They may seem unwilling to talk about their work in school. This is a normal development at this age, though it can be very hard for parents to understand. It is a part of becoming independent, of teenagers trying to be adult while they are still growing up. Young people are usually more willing to talk if they believe that questions are asked out of real interest and not because people are trying to check up on them. Parents should do their best to talk to their son or daughter about school work and future plan but school should not push them to talk if they don’t want to. Parents should also watch for the danger signs; some young people in trying to be adult may experiment with drugs, alcohol or smoking. Parents need to watch for any signs of unusual behavior which may be connected with these and get help if necessary. 1. This is from a ___________. A. parents’ handbook B. school timetable C. teenage magazine D. children’s book 2. What is the writer trying to do? A. to be amusing B. to be argumentative C. to be helpful D. to be apologetic 3. Why do adults sometimes find teenagers difficult? A. Because teenagers are quiet. B. Because teenagers don’t want to talk to their parents. 3 C. Because teenagers think adults are not honest. D. Because most teenagers hate adults. 4. When can you expect a young person to be more talkative than usual? A. When people talk to them because they are really interested and not just checking on them. B. When adults give them a lot of money to spend. C. When adults talk to them about something other than their work in school. D. When adults talk to them about drugs, alcohol and smoking. 5. Some teenagers experiment with drinking or smoking because ___________. A. they regard it as a mark of adulthood B. women like smoking and drinking men C. cigarettes and alcohol are cheap D. cigarettes and alcohol are available everywhere Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. D. Writing Question VIII: Rewrite each of the following sentences using the suggested words given so that it has exactly the same meaning as the one printed before it. (1.0 p) 1. “Have you had enough for lunch?” the landlady asked me. =>The landlady asked…………………………………………………………………………………. 2. It is thought that the accident was caused by human error. =>The accident is……………………………………………………………………………………… 3. “Would you like to go to the concert with us tonight?” They said to me. =>They………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. I can’t understand him because he speaks so quickly. =>If he ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 5. Please do not smoke in this area of the restaurant. =>Customers are requested …………………………………………………………………………… 6. I last saw Bob when I was in Ho Chi Minh City. =>I haven’t 7. John only understood very little what the teacher said. =>John could hardly 8. She prefers books to television. => She’d rather………………………………………………………………………………………… 9. I expect that he will get there by lunch time. =>I expect him………………………………………………………………………………………… 10. No one has explained why our flight is delayed. =>No one has…………………………………………………………………………………………… Question IX: Choose the incorrect part in the following sentences among A, B, C or D and correct them. Write your answers in the space provided. (1.0 p) 1. After living in London for two months, my brother got used to drive on the left. A B C D 2. Even though being ill, Mary still went to school last Monday. A B C D 4 3. Kangaroos, that can be seen everywhere in Australia, have long tails. A B C D 4. Your brother hardly goes to work by bus, doesn’t he? A B C D 5. We looked to hundreds of books before we found what we were looking for. A B C D 6. She couldn’t come in time because of she missed the bus. A B C D 7. John has felt much better when he took the pill. A B C D 8. Who do you use a fax machine for? A B C D 9 The Browns bought the most expensive car than we did. A B C D 10. Either John or his brothers is going to help her. A B C D Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Question X: Use the suggestions to make complete sentences. (1.0p) 1. Eiffel Tower/ design/ French/ engineer/ 1889. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. Please give me/ ring/let/ me/know/you/come or not. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. I/ be/ write/ tell/ you/ my holiday/ here/ Ha long. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. One/ advantages/ own/ a car/ be/ its comfort. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. She/ looking forward/ see/ boyfriend/ again. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6. The Internet/ be/ very/ fast/ convenient way/ me/ get/ information. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 7. We/ decide/ go/ short walk/ before/ sit down/ lunch. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 8. The price/ the holiday/ depend/ when/ you/ want/ travel. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9. The graph/ show/ total number/ foreign tourists/ visit Malaysia/ over/ past few years. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 10. Use/ banana leaves/ instead/ paper/ plastic/ wrap food/ be/ good way/ protect/ environment. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… THE END 5 . hòa bình đề thi tuyển sinh vào lớp 10 chuyên Anh chính thức THPT chuyên Hoàng văn thụ (2 01 0- 2011) Môn: Tiếng Anh (Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi) Thi gian: 120 phút (không k thi gian. You (1-not tidy) this room for weeks. 2. As soon as I graduate, I ( 2- return) to my hometown. 3. I ( 3- sit) down for a rest while the shoes ( 4- repair). 4. She dislikes (5-ask) to do something. long ago you ( 6- not see) him? 6. Stay here till the light ( 7- turn) green. 7. When I first met him, he ( 8- work) in a restaurant. 8. The last time he ( 9- see) in public, he (1 0- wear) a grey