Sở giáo dục và đào tạo hảI dơng Kì thi tuyển sinh lớp 10 thpt năm học 2015-2016 MễN thi : Tiếng Anh Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề (Đề thi gồm có 02 trang) L u ý: Thí sinh làm bài trên giấy thi Phần trắc nghiệm: Chỉ cần viết phơng án A, B, C hoặc D ứng với câu trả lời vào tờ bài làm Phần tự luận : Viết đầy đủ theo yêu cầu của bài (Thí sinh không đợc sử dụng bất cứ tài liệu gì) PART A: GRAMMAR VOCABULARY LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS Choose the word, phrase or expression that best completes each sentence below (5.0 points): 1. I wish I ________ more time to relax. A. having B. had C. have D. will have 2. Although they live apart, they still ________. A. keep in touch B. keep up with C. lose touch D. look after 3. A new factory ________ here next month. A. was built B. will build C. will be built D. is built 4. My mother told me to ________ my grandmother when she was ill. A. look after B. look for C. look at D. look up 5. I suggest ________ some money for poor children. A. raise B. to raise C. raised D. raising 6. David: I wish I could visit your school again some day. Nga: ________. A. Youll always be welcome here, David C. Do as you please, David B. Just go ahead D. If you are not busy 7. Your car is ________ than mine. A. very bigger B. much bigger C. a lot more bigger D. more bigger 8. John is the boy ________ is wearing a white T-shirt. A. which B. whose C. who D. whom 9. My teacher often tells us to be proud ________ our Vietnamese tradition. A. about B. to C. of D. for 10. If you ________ your best, you will pass the exam. A. will try B. try C. tried D. are trying 11. Mary: Let me congratulate you on passing your English test. Bob: ________. A. Thanks B. Id like it C. Thats great D. Oh, Im good at English 12. I think chatting on the Internet is ________. A. required B. compulsory C. time-consuming D. violent 13. Tim saw his friends while he ________ Hai Ba Trung street. A. was crossing B. cross C. is crossing D. crossed 14. Uncle Ho was born ________ 19 th May, 1890. A. at B. in C. of D. on 15. She asked me ________. A. if I was good at English C. if I good at English B. if was I good at English D. if I am good at English 16. Catherine: Why dont we go to the cinema this evening? Hoa: ________ A. Will you join us? B. Yes, lets! C. Id like it. D. What play is it? 17. The children laughed ________ while they were watching Tom and Jerry. A. unhappy B. happiness C. happy D. happily 18. Tungs never seen Titanic, ________? A. has he B. hasnt he C. is he D. isnt he 19. I like to visit Viet Nam ________ Vietnamese people are very friendly. A. so B. but C. because D. though 20. Trang: Would you like something to eat, Ha? Ha: ________. Im full. A. Great B. No, thanks C. Good idea D. My pleasure PART B: READING Read the passage and answer the questions that follow (2.5 points): Tropical rainforests are found in Amazon region of South America, Central America, and South and Southeast Asia. Rainforests are very important to the worlds climate. The Amazon rainforest alone Trang 1/5 Trang 1/5 receives about 30 to 40 percent of the total rainfall on the earth and produces about the same percentage of the world’s oxygen. Some scientists believe that the decreasing size of rainforests will affect the climate on the earth, making it uncomfortable or even dangerous for life. Saving our rainforests is an international problem. One country or even a few countries cannot solve the problem alone. The nations of the world must work together to find a solution before it is too late. 1. Where are tropical rainforests found? 2. Do rainforests play an important role in the world’s climate? 3. How much percent of the world’s oxygen does the Amazon rainforest produce? 4. What do some scientists believe? 5. Is saving our rainforests the problem of one country? PART C: WRITING I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it (1.5 points): 1. “Why do you like soccer?” asked Nam. → Nam asked me 2. It’s a pity that our teacher isn’t here at the moment. → I wish 3. The weather is not nice today, so we will not go to the park. → If the weather 4. Spending the weekend in the countryside is very wonderful. → It’s very 5. We last saw our grandfather five months ago. → We haven’t 6. My mother used to make me clean the house. → I used II. Write a letter of inquiry (1.0 point) You have seen this advertisement: Improve your English with SYDNEY LANGUAGE CENTER 123 Ly Nam De, Ha Noi We offer afternoon, evening and weekend classes. Foreign and well-qualified teachers. Courses: from June to August, 2015. Phone number: (04)8 278 787. Trang 2/5 Trang 2/5 You are interested in these courses and want to improve your English. In about 100 words, write a letter of inquiry to the center requesting for more information about the courses and fees. Your letter should include: - How you come to know about the center. - How good your English is. - What kind of information you want. - What you are ready to supply. Begin and end your letter as follow: 456 Quang Trung street, Hanoi 10 th June, 2015 Dear Sir, Yours faithfully, Nguyen Minh Tam THE END H v tờn thớ sinh: S bỏo danh H tờn, ch ký giỏm th 1: H tờn, ch ký giỏm th 2: Sở giáo dục và đào tạo hảI dƯơng Hớng dẫn chấm thi Kì thi tuyển sinh lớp 10 thpt năm học 2015-2016 MễN thi : Tiếng Anh Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút Ngày thi: 10/6/2015 PART A: GRAMMAR VOCABULARY LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS (5 points) (0.25 point for each correct answer) 1. B. had 2. A. keep in touch 3. C. will be built 4. A. look after 5. D. raising 6. A. Youll always be welcome here, David 7. B. much bigger 8. C. who 9. C. of 10. B. try 11. A. Thanks 12. C. time-consuming 13. A. was crossing 14. D. on 15. A. if I was good at English 16. B. Yes, lets! 17. D. happily 18. A. has he 19. C. because 20. B. No, thanks Trang 3/5 Trang 3/5 PART B: READING (2.5 points) (0.5 point for each correct answer) 1. Where are tropical rainforests found? → They are found in Amazon region of South America, Central America, and South and Southeast Asia. Or, Tropical rainforests are found in Amazon region of South America, Central America, and South and Southeast Asia. Or, Amazon region of South America, Central America, and South and Southeast Asia. 2. Do rainforests play an important role in the world’s climate? → Yes, they do Or, Yes. Rainforests are very important to the world’s climate. 3. How much percent of the world’s oxygen does the Amazon rainforest produce? → About 30 to 40 percent. Or, It produces about 30 to 40 percent of the world’s oxygen. Or, The Amazon rainforest produces about 30 to 40 percent of the world’s oxygen. 4. What do some scientists believe? → Some scientists believe that the decreasing size of rainforests will affect the climate on the earth, making it uncomfortable or even dangerous for life. Or, They believe that the decreasing size of rainforests will affect the climate on the earth, making it uncomfortable or even dangerous for life. 5. Is saving our rainforests the problem of one country? → No, it isn’t Or, No, it is not. Or, No. Saving our rainforests is an international problem. PART C: WRITING (2.5 points) I. (1.5 points) (0.25 point for each correct answer) 1. Nam asked me why I liked soccer 2. I wish (that) our teacher were /was here at the moment 3. If the weather were / was nice today, we would go to the park 4. → It’s very wonderful to spend the weekend in the countryside 5. We haven’t seen our grandfather for (the last) five months 6. → I used to be made to clean the house by my mother II. (1.0 point) Form: (0.1 point) - Correct form of a formal letter. Task fulfillment: (0.4 point) - Tasks completed with relevant information. (0.2 point) - Well – organized. (0.2 point) Language: (0.5 point) - Accurate grammar. (0.2 point) - Appropriate vocabulary. (0.2 point) - Correct spelling and punctuation (0.1 point) Chú ý: Thang điểm 10, và làm tròn đến số thập phân thứ nhất. Trang 4/5 Trang 4/5 The end Trang 5/5 Trang 5/5 . dơng Kì thi tuyển sinh lớp 10 thpt năm học 2015-2016 MễN thi : Tiếng Anh Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề (Đề thi gồm có 02 trang) L u ý: Thí sinh làm bài trên giấy thi Phần. thớ sinh: S bỏo danh H tờn, ch ký giỏm th 1: H tờn, ch ký giỏm th 2: Sở giáo dục và đào tạo hảI dƯơng Hớng dẫn chấm thi Kì thi tuyển sinh lớp 10 thpt năm học 2015-2016 MễN thi : Tiếng Anh Thời. hasnt he C. is he D. isnt he 19. I like to visit Viet Nam ________ Vietnamese people are very friendly. A. so B. but C. because D. though 20. Trang: Would you like something to eat, Ha? Ha: ________.