SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10 THPT HÀ NAM NĂM HỌC 2009-2010 ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm bài 60 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề. Question I:Choose the word or phrase (A,B,C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence (2.0p) 1. Our daughter doesn't go to school Sunday. A. at B. on C. for D. in 2. They French at school for 4 years. A. will learn B. have learned C. learning D. learn 3. John is the student in my class. A. good B. well C. best D. better 4. I can't go with you I am very busy. A. because B. but C. and D. so 5. The man is standing at the door is my old classmate. A. whose B. when C. who D. which 6. Her house many years ago. A. built B. is built C. has been built D. was built 7. You like watching TV, ? A. don't you B. do you C. are you D. didn't you 8. My father has given up A. smoke B. smoking C. smoked D. to smoke Question II: Choose the best word (A,B,C or D) to finish the passage. (2.0p) Nobody knows how many different languages there are in the world. There are about two thousand. Among these languages, English is the most widely used 1 the world. It is the language of business, pop music, sports and science. So it is very important 2 English. I have learnt English 3 four years. I find English very interesting. I think that English is not easy to learn. It is very 4 from Vietnamese language. English grammar is rather difficult. Although English is not easy to master, I try hard to learn 5 well. I spend 6 lot of time listening to the tape or radio, speaking English with my friends and teachers, reading books, magazines and newspapers. I write in English,too. I'm not afraid of making mistakes. I think that the 7 way to learn a foreign language is to use it 8 day. 1. A. in B. on C. of D. at 2. A. learning B. learned C. learn D. to learn 3. A. since B. for C. in D. during 4. A. difference B. differently C. different D. differ 5. A. it B. its C. they D. them 6. A. the B. a C. an D. O 7. A. good B. well C. best D. better 8. A. many B. much C. all D. every Question II: Give the correct tense or form of the verds in brackets (2.0p) a. If the weather (1. be)…………… good, we (2. go) ……………….to the beach this Sunday. b. My father (3. be)………… a doctor. H (4. work)………… in Bach Mai hospital since 1986. c. When I (5. arrive) ………….yesterday, they (6. talk) ………… in the sitting room. d. My daughter likes (7. read)……… She often goes to the library (8. borrow)………. books. Question IV: Read the passage then answer the question below. (2.0p) I was born in Newcastle - a city in the Northeast of England. It is quite big, with a population of about 200,000 people. There is a cathedral and a university. ther are five bridges over the River Tyne, which link Newcastle to the next town Gateshead, where there is one of the biggest shopping centers in the world, the Metro Center. A few years ago, the main industries were ship-building and coal-mining, but now the chemical and soap industries are more important. I moved from Newcastle ten years ago, but I often return. I miss the people who are so warm and friendly, and I miss the wild, beautiful countryside near the city, where there are so many hills and streams. People who are born near the River Tyne have a special name. They are called "Geordies". I'm very pleased to be a "Geordie" 1. Where is Newcastle? ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 2. Is there a university in Newcastle? …………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. Where is the Metro Center? ………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. What was the main industries in Newcastle a few years ago? …………………………………………………………………………………………. Question V: Use the words or phrases given to make complete sentences. (1.0p) 1. If/ I/ be/ you/ I/ travel/ around the world. …………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. I/ think/ it/ not difficult/ learn English. …………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. The man/ live/ next door to us/ be/ very friendly. ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 4. I/ look/ forward/ to/ see/ you/ again. …………………………………………………………………………………………… Question VI: Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same. (1.0p) 1. I don't have a dictionary. -> I wish 2. They have done all their exercises. -> All their exercises 3. "I can play the piano very wel." said Lan. -> Lan said that 4. It took two hours to fly from Noi Bai to Tan Son Nhat. -> It was The End . SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10 THPT HÀ NAM NĂM HỌC 2009-2 010 ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm bài 60 phút, không kể thời gian. interesting. I think that English is not easy to learn. It is very 4 from Vietnamese language. English grammar is rather difficult. Although English is not easy to master, I try hard to learn. I miss the wild, beautiful countryside near the city, where there are so many hills and streams. People who are born near the River Tyne have a special name. They are called "Geordies".