đề thi tuyển sinh lớp 10 THPT chuyên hùng vơng Năm học: 2009 - 2010 Môn thi: Tiếng Anh ( chuyên tiếng pháp ) Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) _________________________________________________ L u ý : - Đề thi có 04 trang, thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi. - Thí sinh không đợc sử dụng bất cứ tài liệu nào kể cả từ điển. I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest by circling the corresponding letter A or B, C, D (10 points ) : Example: 00. A. man B. hand C. bad table 01. A. shape B. planet C. gave D. ate 02. A. mine B. evidence C. terrify D. pesticide 03. A. recent B. ancient C. celebrate D. faucet 04. A. clothes B. drove C. gone D. ghost 05. A. beach B. break C. great D. steak 06. A. mouth B. loud C. southern D. boundary 07. A. sing B. sure C. same D. sign 08. A. both B. birth C. they D. thick 09. A. flood C. room B. typhoon D. balloon 10. A. missed B. fixed C. liked D. lived II. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence by circling the corresponding letter A or B, C, D (20 points ) 11. Ive always enjoyed traveling. My brother, . , prefers to stay at home A. but B. although C. however D. even. 12. My father has to go to work .it is raining A. although B. but C. because D. and 13. Im very that I will go to Da Lat tomorrow. A. excite B. excited C. excitedly D. exciting 14. We should learn about keeping the environment A. pollute B. polluting C. polluted D. unpolluted 15. I dont know how to drive this car. I wish I it A. drive B. could drive C. can learn D. will drive 16. They .in Hanoi since last Sunday. A. have been B. were C. are D. will be 17. Lets go shopping , ? A. can we B. do we C. should we D. shall we 18. We have just had our house A. rebuild B. rebuilt C. rebuilding D. to rebuild 19. If anybody . a question, please ask me after class. A. has B. have C. had D. will have 20. He worked . than his workmates A. more careful B. as carefully C. careless D. more carefully 21. energy can be cheap and clean A. Sun B. Sunny C. Solar D. Solarize 22. Do you object. my sitting here? A. for B. against C. to D. on 23. Well be there five oclock early . the morning. A. in / on B. on / in C. at / in D. in / at 24. Peter go fishing when he was a boy. A. used to B. is used to C. has used to D. was used to 25. The book is on the table belongs to my father A. who B. where C. whose D. which 1 D . 26. Eating carrot is good…. our eyes. A to B on C in D for. 27. Why don’t you buy bananas when they are much… than apples? A. less expensive B. not expensive C. as expensive D. lesser expensive. 28. ……….I know, there are no problems with the class. A. As far as B. So much as C. Much more than D. Except that. 29. I can’t go to the movies with you if it heavily. A. rain B. rains C. rained D. raining 30. Is there ……… for every one ?. A. wine enough B. enough of wine C. enough wine D. of wine enough III. Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each blank by circling the corresponding letter A or B, C, D (10 points ) : There can’t be many people who are (31) …… of e-mail, even if they have never actually sent one. Although there are some (32) ……. between e-mail and letters, there are also many differences. The first is that e-mail is delivered (33) …… ., so it can be a very (34) ……… means of communication when speed is important. This speed means that e-mail is more (35) …… for communicating over large distances. Another difference is that e-mail tends to be (36) ……. informal. People are much more likely to use language that they would consider (37) ……. for a formal letter. Words spelled (38) ……. in an e-mail are less likely to be checked than in a letter. One explanation for this is that an e-mail seems to be less permanent than something (39) ……. on paper. We can be sure that the future development of e-mail will have all kinds of (40) …… effects on the way we communicate. 31. A. aware B. unaware C. awareness D. unawareness 32. A. similar B. similarity C. similarities D. dissimilar 33. A. instant B. instance C. intances D. instantly 34. A. effect B. effecting C. effective D. effected 35. A. practice B. practiced C. practical D. impractical 36. A. related B. relating C. relative D. relatively 37. A. suited B. sutable C. unsuitable D. suitably 38. A. correct B. incorrect C. corectly D. incorrectly 39. A. written B. writing C. to write D. being written 40. A. expected B. unexpected C. expecting D. unexpectedly IV. Use the correct form of the word given in capitals in each space to complete the passage: (10 points ) The Cotswords is an area of great (41. BEAUTIFUL) …. in England. It has a number of delightful villages and small towns with (42. LOVE) … old buildings that have remained unchanged since the area was a major commercial centre several (43. CENTURY) …. ago. The countryside in the area is charming and most of the buildings there are (44. MAKE) … from an ( 45. ATTRACT) …. type of light stone that is particular to the Cotswords. In the summer, the Cotswords can get rather (46. CROWD) …. but it is always possible to find pretty places that do not have the (47. FAMOUS) … of the more well-known villages and towns. There is no (48. SHORT) … of pleasant hotels and (49. TRADITION) …. inns for visitors to stay in and the Cotswords area is an excellent place for an (50. ENJOY) . weekend or long trip. Write your answers : 41. 43. 45. 47. 49. 42. 44. 46. 48. 50. V. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word to complete the following passage ( 10 points ) Public reaction to the Disney film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs when it was first shown in 1937 was extraordinary. It was (51) …… with great excitement and it immediately became enormously popular (52) …… the world. Good advertising was not the only reason for this worldwide (53) …….; the film and its characters captured the (54) …… . of people all over the world like no film before it. 2 In Britain there were daily newspaper articles about the film and (55) ……. it was made. Snow White toys and books were on (56) …… everywhere. Some people thought it might be upsetting (57) …… children but most people saw it as harmless (58) ……… . (59) ……….1937, it has been re-issued every few years, (60) ……… enjoyment to many generations of children. Write your answers : 51. 53. 55. 57. 59. 52. 54. 56. 58. 60. VI. Read the following passage and then answer the questions below by circling the corresponding letter A or B, C, D (5 points ) : Cabbage is a very common vegetable native to England and northwestern France but now grown in many parts of Europe, Asia, and the American continents. There are three kinds of cabbage, and all have the common characteristic of leaves grown very close together, forming a hard, round head. The three types are white, savoy, and red. While the white and red cabbages have prominent veins in their leaves, the Savoy has wrinkled and blistered leaves. Cabbage seeds are quite small. Farmers normally sow the seed in rows that are about 36 inches apart. After young plants have sprouted, the rows are thinned to allow a space of 18 to 24 inches part between plants. Cabbage is a biennial. Farmers normally grow it one year, store it during the winter, and replant it in the spring to produce seed. By controlling the temperature to which the plant is subjected in this way, farmers can produce either heads or seeds. 61. Where was cabbage originally found? A. All over the world B. In France and England C. In Europe, the Americas, and Asia D. In Asia 62. What is the main difference given in the passage between the types of cabbage mentioned? A. tasteB. method of cultivation C. appearance D. ability to withstand cold. 63. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the cabbage? A. loose leaves and soft head B. biennial growing season C. being grown successfully in many parts of the world D. small seed 64. How are the young plants cultivated? A. Foot and a half to two feet apart, in rows that are three from the adjacent rows. B. In rows that are 18 to 24 inches from nearby rows. C. In three foot rows, very close together. D. No closer than 36 inches from the next plant. 65. What is biennial? A. Something that is able to fertilizer seeds without another plant. B. A member of the cabbage family. C. Something that grows over a two-year period, alternating between producing plants and seeds. D. Something that cannot withstand cold temperature. VII. Identify the underlined word or phrase that must be changed to make the sentence correct by circling the letter A or B, C, D ( 5 points ) 66. John always arrives lately for his chemistry class even though he leaves his dormitory in plenty of time. A B C D 67. Soon after Mr. Pike has finished his thesis, he will leave for Boston, where he had a job waiting on him. A B C D 68. After John eaten dinner, he wrote a letter to his friend and went to bed. A B C D 69. Bess is used to fly after having crossed the continent many times during the past decade. A B C D 70. Visitors were not permitted entering the park after dark because of the lack of security and lighting. A B C D VIII. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the one given. (20 points ) 3 71. “ Don’t swim after you have eaten“ she said . - She warned us ………………………………………………………………………………….… 72. I play sports because I want to keep fit. - In order …………………………………………………………………………………………… 73. There are 10,000 books in this library. - This library …………………………………………………………………………………….… 74.“ Let’s use fewer plastic bags” he said. - He suggested . 75. We last saw our grandfather five months ago. - We haven’t 76. They’ll change the date of the meeting . - The date . 77. “ Do you like English, Mai ? ” Lan said to her friend. - Lan asked 78. It’s a pity, our teacher isn’t here at the moment. - I wish 79. Mary always went swimming after school last year. - Mary used 80. It is sometimes difficult for me to fall asleep at night. - I sometimes find ………………………………………………………………………….…….… IX. Put the following words in the correct order to make meaningful sentences (10 points ) 81. keeping / our / know / the environment / responsibility / we / unpolluted / that / is / should // ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 82. they / very / although / jogging / the park / hot / in / went / the weather / was // ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 83. tomorrow / stay / watch / it / he / and / if / will / at / TV / rains / home // ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 84. who / water pipes / is / and / a plumber / repairs / a person / installs // ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 85. Singapore / vacation / because / school’s / this year / offered / a / his / in / he / was / Best Student Prize / won / Nam // …………………………………………………………………………………………… …….…. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… The end HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC THI VÀO LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN HÙNG VƯƠNG 4 M«n thi: TiÕng Anh ( chuyªn tiÕng ph¸p ) NĂM HỌC 2009- 2010 _______________________ I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest by circling the corresponding letter A or B, C, D (10 points ) : 1.B 2.A 3.B 4.C 5.A 6.C 7.B 8.C 9.A 10.D Note: 1 p for each correct choice. II. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence by circling the corresponding letter A or B, C, D (20 points ) 11.C 12.A 13.B 14.D 15.B 16.A 17.D 18.B 19.A 20.D 21.C 22.C 23.C 24.A 25.D 26.D 27.A 28.A 29.B 30.C Note: 1 p for each correct choice. III. Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each blank by circling the corresponding letter A or B, C, D (10 points ) : 31.B 32.C 33.D 34.C 35.C 36.D 37.C 38.D 39.A 40.B Note: 1 p for each correct choice. . IV. Use the correct form of the word given in capitals in each space to complete the passage: (10 points ) 41. beauty 42. lovely 43. centuries 44. made 45. attractive. 46. crowded 47. fame 48. shortage 49. traditional 50. enjoyable Note: 1 p for each correct word form. V. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word to complete the following passage ( 10 points ) 51. received 52. throughout 53. popularity 54. imagination 55. how 56. sale 57. for 58. entertainment 59. Since 60. giving Note: 1 p for each correct word VI. Read the following passage and then answer the questions below by circling the corresponding letter A or B, C, D (5 points ): 61.B 62.C 63.A 64.A 65.C Note: 1 p for each correct choice. VII. Identify the underlined word or phrase that must be changed to make the sentence correct by circling the letter A or B, C, D ( 5 points ) 66.B 67.D 68.A 69.A 70.B. Note: 1 p for each correct choice. VIII. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the one given. (20 points ) 71. She warned us not to swim after we had eaten. 72. In order to keep fit, I play sports. 73. This library has 10,000 books. 74. He suggested using / that we ( should ) use fewer plastic bags. 75. We haven’t seen our grandfather for five months. 76. The date of the meeting will be changed. 77. Lan asked Mai if / whether she liked English. 78. I wish our teacher were here at the moment. 79. Mary used to go swimming after school last year 80. I sometimes find it difficult to fall asleep at night. Note: 2 p for each correct sentence. IX. Put the following words in the correct order to make meaningful sentences (10 points ): 81. We should know that keeping the environment is our responsibility. 82. Although the weather was very hot, they went jogging in the park. 83. If it rains tomorrow, he will stay at home and watch TV. 84. A plumber is a person who installs and repairs water pipes. 85. Nam was offered a vacation in Singapore because he won his school’s Best Student Prize this year. Note: 2 p for each correct sentence. * NÕu thÝ sinh cã c¸ch lµm kh¸c mµ ®óng th× cho ®iÓm tèi ®a. Tæng sè ®iÓm : 100 : 10 = 10 ( Kh«ng lµm trßn ) The end 5 . đề thi tuyển sinh lớp 10 THPT chuyên hùng vơng Năm học: 2009 - 2010 Môn thi: Tiếng Anh ( chuyên tiếng pháp ) Thời. Đề thi có 04 trang, thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi. - Thí sinh không đợc sử dụng bất cứ tài liệu nào kể cả từ điển. I. Pick out the word whose underlined