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Sở giáo dục và đào tạo Hng yên đề Thi chính thức (Đề thi có 02 trang) kỳ thi tuyển sinh vào lớp 10 thpt Năm học 2010 2011 Môn thi: tiếng anh Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút I/ (1,0 point) Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. Write your answers on your answer sheet. 1. enjoyed invited mended lasted 2. like decide begin behind 3. health ready heavy appear 4. energy category generous suggest 5. sure scales serious stir II/ (3,0 points) Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences. Write your answers on your answer sheet. 1. That is the house ______ my grandparents lived all their life. A. whom B. where C. when D. who 2. I suggest ______ a picnic on the weekend. A. to have B. have C. had D. having 3. Do you know the name of the man ______ came and talked about New Year in Canada? A. who B. whom C. which D. where 4. Why dont you buy bananas when they are much ______ apples? A. expensive than B. not expensive than C. less expensive than D. expensive less than 5. Its Mr. Smith, ______ ? A. isnt it B. isnt he C. is it D. is he 6. How can I ______ to the post office? A. reach B. find C. get D. arrive 7. If it ______ , well go to the movies. A. wont rain B. doesnt rain C. didnt rain D. wouldnt rain 8. Dont let children ______ near the river. A. to play B. play C. played D. playing 9. She has taught English here ______ 1990. A. in B. for C. since D. from 10. The doctor advised me not to take ______ so much work in future. A. after B. to C. over D. on 11. I ______ to a party tonight. Would you like to come, too? A. was going B. am going C. will go D. go 12. She failed her driving test ______ she didnt have enough lessons. A. because B. however C. and D. but 13. Although we live in a fairly ______ society, theres still a lot of poverty. A. wealth B. mean C. poor D. affluent 14. If I were you, I ______ do that. A. dont B. cant C. wont D. wouldnt 15. The guide walked so ______ that most of the party couldnt keep up with him. A. quick B. rapid C. lively D. fast III/ (1,5 points) Read the following passage then answer the questions. Write your answers on your answer sheet. Tet is a national and family festival. Its an occasion for every Vietnamese to have a good time while thinking about the last year and the next year. At Tet, spring fairs are organized, streets and public buildings are brightly decorated and almost all stores are crowded with people shopping for Tet. At home, everything is tidied, special food is cooked. First-footing is made when the first visitor comes, and children are given lucky money wrapped in a red tiny envelop. Tet is also a Trang 1/12 time for peace and love. During Tet, children often behave well and friends, relatives and neighbors give each other best wishes for the new year. Questions: 1. Is Tet an occasion for Vietnamese people to think about the last year and the next year? 2. What do people organize at Tet? 3. Who makes the first-footing? 4. What are children given? 5. Do children often behave badly during Tet? IV/ (1,5 points) Read the passage then choose the answer A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage. Write your answers on your answer sheet. Jeans are very popular with young people all (1)_________ the world. Some people say that jeans are the “uniform” of youth. But they haven’t been always popular. The story of jeans started (2)_________ two hundred years ago. People in Genoa, Italy, made pants. The cloth made in Genoa was called “jeanos”. The pants were called “jeans”. In 1850, a salesman in California began selling pants made of canvas. His name was Levis Straus. (3)_________ they were so strong, “Levis’ pants” became popular with gold miners, farmers and cowboys. Six years (4)_________, Levis began making his pants with blue cotton cloth called denim. Soon after, factory workers in the United States and Europe started (5)_________ jeans. Young people usually wear them. 1. A. on B. over C. above D. in 2. A. lots B. much C. most D. almost 3. A. Because B. Although C. But D. So 4. A. late B. later C. latest D. last 5. A. wearing B. wear C. wore D. worn V/ (1,5 points) Choose the underlined word or phrase A, B, C or D that needs correcting. Write your answers on your answer sheet. 1. My uncle has worked in that company since ten years now. A B C D 2. Each of the beautiful apartments in the building was quickly sold to their new owner. A B C D 3. This chair, that has been broken for weeks, must be repaired. A B C D 4. Nobody were injured in the accident, were they? A B C D 5. I remember to meet you before, but I have forgotten your name. A B C D VI/ (1,5 points) Rewrite the second sentences so that they have the same meaning to the original sentences. Write your answers on the answer sheet. 1. They will translate this book into English.  This book 2. It’s a pity I am not on the beach now.  I wish 3. “Is your father working in the garden now?” he said to me.  He asked me 4. It’s pointless to have that old bike repaired.  That old bike is not 5. He was annoyed because his secretary came late to work.  He objected THE END Hä vµ tªn thÝ sinh: .…………………………… …… Sè b¸o danh: . . Phßng thi sè: … … ……… … … Ch÷ ký cña gi¸m thÞ : . .… … …… … … … … Trang 2/12 sở giáo dục-đào tạo kỳ thi tuyển sinh vào lớp 10 chuyên thừa thiên huế năm học 2005 - 2006 *** Môn thi: tiếng anh Thời gian: 150 phút, (không kể thời gian giao đề) I. vocabulary and grammar (40 points) Part 1. Identify a mistake in the underlined words or phrases in the following senetnces. Circle the letter A, B, C or D for your choice. 1. California has (A) more land under (B) irrigation than (C) any another (D) state. 2. Beside (A) the ages of nine and fifteen, almost (B) all young (C) people undergo a rapid (D) series of physiological changes. 3. In (A) the 1920's cinema became (B) an important art form and (C) one of the ten largest industry (D) in the United States. 4. To improve (A) effectively, a musician must thorough (B) understand the conventions of (C) a given (D) musical style 5. Some (A) hangars, buildings used to hold large aircraft, are very (B) tall that rain occasionally falls from (C) clouds that form along (D) the ceilings. 6. According to (A) most psychological (B) studies, body language expresses (C) a speaker's emotions and attitudes and it also tends to affect the emotions and attitudes of the listen (D). 7. Chocolate is prepared by a complexity (A) process of cleaning, blending (B), and roasting cocoa beans, which must be (C) ground and mixed (D) with sugar. . 8. Antique collecting became (A) a significant pastime in the 1980's when (B) old object (C) began to be appreciated for (D) their beauty as well as for their historical importance. 9. American painter, Georgia O'Keeffe is well known as (A) her large paintings of flowers in which (B) single blossoms (C) are presented (D) as if in close up. 10. Despite (A) television is the dominant entertainment medium for United States households, Garrison Kellers Saturday night radio show (B) of folk songs and stories is (C) heard by millions (D) of people. 11. Ripe (A) fruit is often stored (B) in a place who (C) contains much carbon dioxide so that the fruit will not decay too rapidly (D). 12. Mathew C. Perry, a United States naval (A) commander, gained (B) fame not in war and (C) through diplomacy (D). 13. One of the most impressive collections (A) of nineteenth-century European paintings (B) in the United States can (C) be found to (D) the Philadelphia Museum of Art. 14. In the (A) nineteenth century, women (B) used quilts to inscribe their responses to (C) social, economic, and politics (D) issues. 15. Hot (A) at the equator causes the air (B) to expand, rise (C), and flow toward (D) the poles. Part 2 : Fill in the gaps with the most suitable prepositions to complete the letter. Dear Mr. Markham, Thank you very much for your letter (1) 14 th March. Naturally I am delighted, and very excited at the prospect of my holiday (2) Britain. I would like to take my holiday (3) 15 th June (4) 5 th July, which I believe is the time (5) the Wimbledon tennis championships, and I would be very grateful if you could arrange (6) me to see some of the matches. I would also like to see some test cricket. There will be no football then, but perhaps I could spend a day (7) the races at Ascot, too. The places I would like to visit are the university towns (8) Oxford and Cambridge, where I would like to see one of Shakespeare's plays, and if possible I would really love to visit an old English village (9) a typical country pub. I am very grateful to you and the company (10) giving me this opportunity of a lifetime. Trang 3/12 Yours sincerely, Joseph Degama Part 3: Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense, active or passive. 1. The robbers ( catch) as they (leave) the bank. 2. Mr. Taylor was angry with the newspaper agent because his Sunday newspaper (not deliver). 3. Don't worry. When you (arrive) in New York, you (pick up) by one of our drivers and (take) to the conference centre. 4. After my operation, all my hair (fall out). It's growing back now though. 5. Our dustbins (empty) every Monday. 6. When I woke up this morning, the world look like a wonderland. It (snow) all night. 7. Ten people (kill) in a train crash in Sweden two days ago. Part 4. Fill in the gap with the correct form of the word in capital letters. Apart from television, the cinema is the most popular form of (0) entertainment for most people because it is still relatively ENTERTAIN (1) Hollywood is, of course, the capital of the EXPENSE (2) cinema industry. Hollywood movies make up NATION (3) 75% of all the films we watch at our local ROUGH cinemas. Although we may find it difficult to remember the names of (4) and French film stars, Hollywood stars, such as ITALY Sylvester Stallone and Meryl Streep are (5) names HOUSE all around the world. Moreover, only Hollywood seems to make certain kind of films (6) . SUCCESS (7) are one example but we can also include westerns MUSIC although for a time "spaghetti westerns" were quite (8) FASHION with cinema goers. But cowboys and Indians are really a Hollywood (9) and they are still going strong after all these SPECIAL years. Such films, however, have not remained (10) TOUCH by time and changes in attitudes. The cowboys are no longer always the goodies as they were in the 1940s. II. Reading (30 points) Part 1: Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space. Who are the best drivers? Which drivers are the safest on the (1) ? According to a recent survey, young and inexperienced drivers are the most likely to have an (2) . Older drivers are more careful. Gender makes a difference, too. Young men have (3) worst accidents records of all. They are (4) aggressive than older (5) . They also choose faster (6) with bigger engines. One of the most interesting facts in the survey (7) the passengers have an effect on the (8) . When young male drivers have their friends in their car, their driving becomes worse . When their wife or their girlfriend is in the car, however, their driving is Trang 4/12 (9) . But the opposite is true for women. Their driving is more (10) when their husband or boyfriend is in the car. Part 2. Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space. WALT DISNEY There is no one who has not heard of Walt Disney; he is without (0) B one of the most famous figures in the twentieth century and (1) most people know hardly anything about him. (2) he became one of the most successful men in history, he (3) school at the age of sixteen and then studied art for a short time. By the (4) years of this century, he had (5) started to produce cartoons in Hollywood in (6) with his brother Roy, who, is for some reason, never (7) to become as famous as Walt. Disney is perhaps most well known on (8) of his lovable cartoon character, Mickey mouse, who first (9) in 1928 in a film called Steamboat Willie. One of the most (10) cartoon films of all time is Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, which when it was (11) in 1937, was the first full-length cartoon in the history of the cinema. (12) the 1950s, Walt Disney had become one of the world's major (13) of films for cinema and television. As Disney Productions (14) , its founder retained complete artistic control of the films and he also (15) on to publish books for children and cartoon strips in newspapers, featuring such characters as Donald duck and Pluto the dog. 0. A. comparison B. doubt C. disagreement D. explanation 1. A. yet B. then C. already D. however 2. A. Despite B. In spite of C. Although D. even 3. A. graduated B. completed C. left D. failed 4. A. primary B. early C. beginning D. initial 5. A. still B. soon C. yet D. already 6. A. partnership B. friendship C. relationship D. membership 7. A. achieved B. reached C. succeeded D. managed 8. A. case B. account C. view D. regard 9. A. appeared B. performed C. starred D. began 10 A. common B. excited C. popular D. known 11 A. seen B. released C. circulated D. advertised 12 A. Until B. Since C. By D. To 13 A. businessmen B. owners C. publishers D. producers 14 A. grew B. enlarged C. increased D. succeeded 15 A. took B. put C. pushed D. went Part 3: Read the text below and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F)or if the text doesn't say (DS). Put a tick (  ) in the right box. The first one has been done as an example. Many countries around the world have no caves. This is not because there are no hills or mountains in those places. Some of the world's biggest mountains have no caves because they are not made of the right sort of stone. But the low, limestone hills of the north of England and the south of France are full of interesting caves. For hundreds of years, people have enjoyed finding caves and going inside them. This sport is called "caving", and the people who do it are called "cavers. Cave exploration began in Europe and even today most cavers come from there. That is why we know so much about European caves. But in many other parts of the world there are hundreds of caves which few people have ever visited. For example, there are many caves in Russia and Afghanistan, in Albania and China, Trang 5/12 but not many cavers in those countries and it is often very difficult for foreign cavers to get permission to visit. T F DS 0 Every country in the world has caves.  1 Caves are found in limestone hills and mountains. 2 The south of England has very few hills or mountains. 3 Most cavers are European. 4 There are still many unexplored caves in the world. 5 Many foreigners visit the caves in Russia. III. Writing (25 points) Part 1: Put these sentences in the right order to complete the text. Number 1 has been done for you as an example. A. is also an international city where you can eat food from B. wonderful beaches! When they think of Sydney, many people think C. opened in 1973 for music, theatre and dance. Near D. building looks like sails on Sydney Harbor. It was E. the Opera House is one of the longest F. all over the world, or just visit some of the thirty G. Sydney is the oldest and biggest city, with 3,7 million H. buildings are the centre for much of Australian business. It I. people. It is a busy modern city and its high-rise J. of the Sydney Opera House. The roof of this beautiful K. bridges in the world - the Sydney Harbor Bridge. Your answer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 G Part 2 : Use the words in the brackets to combine the following sentences. 1. He said, “Arrive on time for the interview tomorrow.” (reminded) 2. I didn’t know I had to write my name in block capitals. (wish) 3. This man used to smoke. Now he stops smoking. (no longer) 4. You will meet her later. You will have an opportunity of it. (meeting) 5. I have forgotten the tickets. I’m sorry for it. (having) Trang 6/12 SỞ GIÁO DỤC - ĐÀO TẠO HẢI DƯƠNG KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN NGUYỄN TRÃI - NĂM HỌC 2009 - 2010 Môn thi: Tiếng Anh Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút Ngày thi: 8 tháng 7 năm 2009 (Đề thi gồm: 04 trang) (Chú ý: Thí sinh làm bài vào giấy thi. Phần trắc nghiệm chỉ ghi số câu hỏi và phương án chọn A, B, C hoặc D. Phần tự luận làm đầy đủ theo yêu cầu của đề bài) Question I. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence (10 pts) 1. He took his seat quietly_____ their conversation. A. in order that not to disturb B. so as to disturb C. so as not to disturb D. in order not disturb 2. The ________noise startled the woman. A. frightened B. frighten C. frightening D. fright 3. His shoes are very dirty. They need________ . A. cleaning B. cleaner C. to clean D. clean 4. His pronunciation causes me a lot of________ . A. difficulties B. difficult C. difficulty D. difficultly 5. _____ time you put your toys away. A. It’s the B. There’s C. It’s D. There is a 6. I caught ________of a lion lying under the tree, and my heart jumped. A. view B. scene C. look D. sight 7. The students are used to ________in the school library. A. work B. working C. worked D. being worked 8. I’d rather ________until Jill comes back. Let’s go home. A. not to wait B. not wait C. have not waited D. I didn’t wait 9. We tried a lot of hotels, but ________of them had any free rooms. A. neither B. none C. no D. not 10. You want to address an envelope to a whole family. You write:_____ . A. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson and family B. Family Wilson C. Family Mr. & Mrs. Wilson D. Wilson’s family Question II: Each of the following sentences has an error marked A, B, C or D. Identify it. (10p) 1. I suggested that you taking his advice to treat your cough. A B C D 2. The pollution of the sea can be the result of careless or dumping of waste. A B C D 3. The bridge was hitting by a large ship during a sudden storm last week. A B C D 4. If you took more exercise, you might feel healthily. A B C D 5. A daily newspaper was published in Germany in 1650, didn’t it? Trang 7/12 §Ò thi chÝnh thøc A B C D 6. I think it is necessary to students to wear uniforms when they are at school. A B C D 7. Though being ill, Mr. Ba went to the meeting last Monday. A B C D 8. There was never any secret among my sister and me when we were growing up. A B C D 9. It was very nice of you inviting me to your party. A B C D 10. I looked all over the house for her, but I couldn’t find her nowhere. A B C D Question III. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others. (5 pts) 1. A. understand B. engineer C. benefit D. Japanese 2. A. television B. decoration C. introduction D. expectation 3. A. achievement B. pesticide C. minimize D. dynamite 4. A. medicine B. decide C. distance D. patient 5. A. design B. exist C. install D. ethnic Question IV: Provide the correct form of the words in brackets. (10 pts) 1. The _____ are scheduled to take off at 15:00 and 15:30. (FLY) 2. It was the most _______ visit to Hue Citadels. (EDUCATE) 3. There were 50 ______in the talent contest. (COMPETE) 4. Sorry about the mistake, I ____ the instructions you gave me. (UNDERSTAND) 5. His ________has not improved much. (BEHAVE) 6. She has an ________command of the language. (IMPRESS) 7. It was extremely ________of you to leave your library books on the bus. (CARE) 8. She always listens ________to what she is told. (ATTENTION) 9. This knife is _________ . It can’t cut anything. (USE) 10. There is no easy ________to the problem. (SOLVE) Question V. Read the following passage and decide which option A, B, C or D best fits each space (10 points). POLAR ADVENTURER In March 1999, Amyr Klink, a Brazilian yachtsman and polar adventurer, became the first man to circle Antarctica while staying south of 50 degrees latitude. He took the most dangerous sea route in the world. Klink was already _(1)____ known because in 1984 he had rowed across the Atlantic in a small boat. The book which he wrote, based on his _(2)____ on that trip, had by then _(3)_____ millions of copies. For his polar adventure, Klink built his _(4)____ boat. He _(5)____ off in 1998 from South Georgia and he arrived back there 88 days later-although he _(6)____ eleven of those days on dry land in Antarctica. He did not stop there out of necessity, but because he wanted to see the Antarctic Peninsula. Trang 8/12 Klink knew that his _(7)____ would be dangerous. On the way he had to be careful to (8)_____ huge floating blocks of ice. These icebergs, as they are called, were everywhere. As Klink knew that any rescue mission would have been impossible in the rough sea, he did not bother to take a life-boat. When he sailed into (9)_____winds 750 miles south of Tasmania, he met waves that were twenty-five meters high. This meant staying awake most of the time. He only managed to sleep for twenty- minute periods at a stretch. But he succeeded in the end, _(10)____ all the difficulties that he had to face. 1. A. really B. widely C. broadly D. thoroughly 2. A. events B. incidents C. happenings D. experiences 3. A. sold B. printed C. bought D. produced 4. A. proper B. individual C. own D. single 5. A. set B. put C. left D. got 6. A. passed B. lived C. spent D. remained 7. A. excursion B. tour C. voyage D. cruise 8. A. expect B. avoid C. escape D. refuse 9. A. fast B. strong C. heavy D. hard 10. A. as far as B. apart from C. according to D. in spite of Question VI: Fill in each gap with one suitable word to complete the following passage. (10 pts) About twenty percent of the world’s present energy already (1)________ from the sun in one form or another. Special devices have already been made to (2)_____ on the roofs of houses and flats to (3)______ the sun’s ray and thus heat water. Thousands (4)________ these devices are now being used to provide (5)________ in houses throughout the United States while more (6)______ a million solar water-heating units (7)______already been built in houses in Japan. Other purposes for which solar energy is at present being used include the removal of salt (8)_____ seawater and sewage disposal. For most people (9)______ developing countries, the need is not for air- conditioners or central heating but for cheap ways of (10)_____ food, drying crops and lighting houses. Question VII. Read the following passage then answer the questions below (10 pts) Every child in Great Britain between the age of five and fifteen must attend school. There are three main types of educational institutions: primary elementary schools, secondary schools and universities. State schools are free, and attendance is compulsory. Morning school begins at nine o’clock and lasts until half past four. School is open five days a week. On Saturdays and Sundays there are no lessons. There are holidays at Christmas, Easter and in summer. In London as in all cities there are two grades of state schools for those who will go to work at fifteen primary schools for boys and girls between the ages of five and eleven, and secondary schools for children from eleven to fifteen years. The lessons are reading, writing, the English language, English literature, English history, geography, science, nature study, drawing, painting, singing, woodwork and drill (physical training). Trang 9/12 1. Is it compulsory for all children in Great Britain to attend schools? 2. On which days are there lessons for children? 3. What subjects do children study at school? 4. When do children have their holidays? 5. How old are secondary school children in Great Britain? Question VIII: Complete the second sentence in such a way that it is almost the same as the first. (10 pts): 1. Although his father took a taxi, he still arrived late for the meeting. →Despite .……………………………… … … 2. It is ages since she last visited her parents. →She .……………………………… …… 3. Handicapped people find shopping in supermarkets difficult. →It is .………………… 4. It isn’t necessary to book tickets for the show in advance. →You need …………… …………… 5. We got lost because we didn’t have a map. →Had .……………… …………… 6. The cake was so hard that I could not eat it. →It was……………… …………… 7. We couldn’t drive because of the fog. →The fog prevented……… ……… 8. They are going to tune my piano tomorrow. →I am…………… … 9. Nobody has watered the flowers in the garden for many weeks. →The flowers 10. Every day my younger brother spends two hours learning English. → Every day it takes Question IX : Complete these sentences in your possible ways. (10 pts) 1. There are still many exercises to do. Therefore, we .…… 2. I don’t really want to go. Besides, 3. You should take a little rest after you 4. The boy whom………… .yesterday is my friend. … 5. His parents follow him wherever 6. It doesn’t matter whether . or ………………… …… …… 7. Do you think that ? 8. I showed them how to 9. Show me what I 10. Students should do exercises as Question X: Use the cue words in brackets to write a passage about the advantages of the television (about 120 words). (15 pts) (news, education, music, movies, research, cartoons, weather forecast, plays, training programmes, concerts, etc.) H t ế Trang 10/12 [...]... go/going/went) 8 Do you like the book I gave you last night (whom/who/whose/which) 9 Nga is very student (beaty/beautiful/beautifully/beautiful) 10.You should English everyday (pratise/to practice/practising/practiced) III Điền từ Usually student play because uniform in I am a (1)of a secondary school in Ha Noi I am (23) grade 9 I always wear shool (3).on school days: a white shirt and dark blue trousers But on... he passes the exam? V Viết lại câu: 1 The weather was not good The boys play football ->Although 2 I want to be a footballer Tom said ->Tom said that 3 Millions of people are watching the 2010 world cup -> The 2010 world cup 4 I dont have a computer -> I wish VI Hoàn thành câu: 1 We/visit/our grandfather/Ho Chi Minh City/last month 2 It/be/necessary/learn/English nowadays 3 I /not see/Jane/for 3...Sở giáo dục và đào tạo Bắc giang đề Thi chính thức (Đề thi có 02 trang) kỳ thi tuyển sinh vào lớp 10 thpt Năm học 2010 2011 Môn thi: tiếng anh Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút I Cho dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc: 1 If it rains this evening, we out.(not go) 2 My children love cartoon film.(watch) 3 Mr.Huy for this . a national and family festival. Its an occasion for every Vietnamese to have a good time while thinking about the last year and the next year. At Tet, spring fairs are organized, streets and. (D) the ceilings. 6. According to (A) most psychological (B) studies, body language expresses (C) a speaker's emotions and attitudes and it also tends to affect the emotions and attitudes. a place who (C) contains much carbon dioxide so that the fruit will not decay too rapidly (D). 12. Mathew C. Perry, a United States naval (A) commander, gained (B) fame not in war and (C) through