speaker Question II : Verb forms 12 points Give the correct form of the verb given in brackets.. Question III: Word forms 10 points.. EXCITE Question IV: Choose the best option to compl
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KỲ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 10 - THPT NĂM HỌC 2013- 2014
ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
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Question I: Phonetics (5points )
Part A: Choose a word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest of the group ( 3points )
1 A bear B near C dear D fear
2 A with B both C thing D think
3 A money B mother C donkey D other
Part B : Choose a word whose stress pattern is different from the rest of the group (2points).
1 A transform B office C failure D holiday
2 A effort B effect C deafness D speaker
Question II : Verb forms (12 points )
Give the correct form of the verb given in brackets.
1 Look! They (put) sugar in their grapefruit before they eat it
2 The race (start) as planned if the weather clears
3 Tom was tired because he (study) hard all day
4 George (fall) off the ladder while he was painting the ceiling
5 Before you (leave), don’t forget to shut the windows
6 If I (know) we would have (wait) so long, I (bring) along a book
7 It is raining now It (rain) for 2 hours
8 I knew I (not be) the first (arrive), because I saw smoke (rise) from the chimney
Question III: Word forms (10 points).
Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word given in capital letters
1 Tom is a friend of mine He is ………… FRIEND
2 How ……… of you to break that cup! CARE
3 His long ………….made us bored and sleepy SPEAK
4 He never takes his father’s……… ADVISE
5 Although they are poor, they are living…… HAPPY
6 He draws cartoons for a ………magazine HUMOUR
7 Tom spoke ……because he was so excited BREATHE
8 This car is really……… LUXURY
9 The ……staff consists of ten experienced journalists EDIT
10 I am bored I need some…….in my life EXCITE
Question IV: Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences (15 points).
1 Whenever we meet, we stop ………
A talking B to talking C to talk D talk
2 Are your plans for this weekend still ……… ?
A the same B same C like D alike
3 ………… you run quickly, you are likely to be late
A If B Unless C Since C However
4 You should spend more time …… speaking English
A to practise B practising C to practising D practise
5 Before he joined the army, Danny always went out at night He never …… stay in
A would B used to C use to D was used to
6 We always spend our summer holidays …………
A in the sea B in the beach
C at the country C at the seaside
7 He says he enjoys job as a baker, but it has taken him over a year to … to working at
night
A be use B get used C used D getting used
Trang 28 My brother refused ………… me $10.
A lending B lend C to lend D to lending
9 You should go and get ……… rest before tonight’s performance
A lot of B some C many D few
10 The new office block ……… well with its surroundings
A blends in B stands out C shapes up D sets off
11 Whole villages have been ………… by the floods
A.run down B mopped up C called off D wiped out
12 ……….of an accident in the High Street, traffic is moving very slowly on the
London Road
A Through B Owing C Because D Since
13 It was ……a simple question that everyone answered it correctly
A so B such C much D too
14 The other day I came …………a really beautiful old house in the back street of
Birmingham
A across B over C by D down
15 He said he’d come to the meeting ……….he might be a little late
A although B even C whereas D unless
Question V: Reading (15 points )
Part A: Fill in each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with one suitable word (10 points)
Have you ever followed the instructions for knitting something or have you read a (1) _ of music? If you have, you have behaved in a similar way(2) a computer A computer obeys a program to (3) _ a particular task Just(4) _ a knitting pattern is expressed in numbers and a piece of music in lines and dots,(5) _ a computer program is expressed in the
form of programming language.(6) _ the English language (or any other language), there are rules of grammar, and a
program must be correct in every way
There are hundreds of programming languages, which only a few are well known and widely used The most popular
language(7) _ is used in offices and factories is called Cobol This language is used for printing payrolls and keeping records
of goods Engineers and scientists use Fortran in order to carry out calculation (8) _ , neither of these two programs is very popular with people working in home computers Basic is(9) _ popular language for home computers,(10) because
it is easy to learn and use
3 A carry on B carry out C carry over D carry through
8 A In addition B Therefore C Consequently D However
9 A the most B mostly C most D most of
10 A probably B chiefly C hardly D clearly
Part B: Read the passage and choose the best answer (5 points)
Of all my relatives, I like Aunt Emily the best She's my mother's youngest sister She has never married, and lives alone
in a small village near Bath She is in her late fifties, but she is quite young in spirit She has a fair complexion, and dark brown eyes She has fair hair, which she wears in a bun She has a kind face, and when you meet her, the first thing you notice is her smile Her face is a little wrinkled now, but I think she is still rather attractive She is the sort of person you can go to if you have
a problem
She likes reading and gardening, and she still goes for long walks over the hills She's a very active person Either she's making something, or mending something, or doing something to entertain herself She's extremely generous, but not very tolerant with people who don't agree with her I hope I am as contented as she is when I am her age
1 According to the writer, Aunt Emily is
A a kind and generous woman B a widow
C quite young D older than his mother
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A About 40 B About 50 C About 55 D About 58
3 In the sentence "She has fair hair, which she wears in a bun." We know that she has
A short hair B long hair C fair hair D curly hair
4 Which of the following sentences is true?
A Aunt Emily is one of the writer's best relatives
B Despite her age, her face is a little wrinkled
C Despite her age, she is quite young in spirit
D She is neither generous nor tolerant
5 In the second paragraph the writer means that Aunt Emily
A enjoys doing nothing
B always keeps herself busy
C is not very satisfied with her present life
D is a selfish woman
Question VI: Writing (20 points)
Part A: There is one mistake in each of the following sentences Find out and
correct it (5 points)
1 He has forgotten to tell us when will she be back
2 It’s pleasant of reading books in spare time
3 He is so slow as he never gets to class on time
4 Ann prefers going swimming than playing table tennis
5 Not only her parents but her brothers and sisters also live in London
Part B: Combine each pair of the following sentences, using the word in brackets.
1 Ann studied every subject very hard She won her school's Best Student Prize this
year (so)
2 Mai was very good at Vietnamese in grade 8 Her teacher of Vietnamese was very
happy (so)
3 They can help us clean up the beach They are certain (that)
4 We go by plane It will be quicker (if)
5 The water is highly polluted We can't swim in this river (because)
6 My father went to work It rained very hard (although)
7 Mai tried her best She failed the final exam last year (but)
8 Ba sold his old newspapers Ba bought textbooks for the new school year (and)
Part C: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly
the same as the sentence printed before it (10 points)
1 He borrowed my book, but he forgot to return it
I ………
2 They made him wait for two hours
He was………
3 I must leave now, or I will miss the bus
I will miss………
4 I can’t see that far
It is too………
5 She’s a slower driver than I am
She drives………
6 The police started looking for him two months ago
For two months now the ………
7 How old do you think this house is?
When do you think………
8 This holiday’s so expensive I don’t think I can go
It’s such………
9 It’s the cheapest watch but it’s the nicest
Trang 4Not only………
10 I will get home at about seven, and I’ll give you a ring then
I’ll give you a ring………
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Sở giáo dục và đào tạo
Đề thi chính thức
Đề THAM KHảO Năm học 2008-2009 Môn thi: Tiếng Anh (dành cho học sinh thi vào lớp chuyên Anh )
A: đáp án:
Question I: Phonetics (5points )
Part A: ( 3points )
1 A 2 A 3 C
Part B : (2points).
1 A 2 B
Question II : Verb forms (12 points )
1 are putting 2 will start/ will be started 3 had studied/ studied 4 fell 5 leave
6 had known; to wait; would have brought 7 has been raining 8 wasn’t; to arrive; rising
Question III: Word forms (10 points).
1 friendly 2 careless 3.speech 4 advice 5 happily 6 humorous
7 breathlessly 8 luxurious 9 editorial 10 excitement
Question IV: (15 points).
1 C 2 A 3 B 4 B 5 B 6 D 7 B 8.C 9.B 10.A 11.D 12.C 13.B 14.A 15.A
Question V: Reading (15 points )
Part A:(10 points)
1 C 2 A 3.B 4.D 5.A 6.B 7.A 8.D 9.A 10.B
Part B: ( 5 points)
Question VI: Writing (23 points)
Part A: (5points)
1 will she à she will
2 of readingàto read
3 asàthat
4 thanàto
5 but her brothers and sisters alsoàbut also her brothers and sisters
Part B: ( 8 points)
1 Ann studied every subject very hard, so she won her school's Best Student Prize this year
2 Mai was very good at Vietnamese in grade 8,so her teacher of Vietnamese was very happy
3 They are certain that they can help us clean up the beach
4 If we go by plane, it will be quicker
Trang 55 We can not swim in this river because the water is highly polluted.
6 My father went to work although it rained very hard/ Although it rained very hard, my father went to work
7 Mai tried her best, but she failed the final exam last year
8 Ba sold his old newspapers and bought textbooks for the new school year
Part C: (10points)
1 I lent him my book, but he forgot to return it
2 He was made to wait for two hours
3 I will miss the bus if I don’t leave now/ unless I leave now
4 It’s too far (for me) to see
5 She drives more slowly than me/ I do
6 For two months now the police have been looking for him
7 When do you think this house was built? /they built this house?
8 It’s such an expensive holiday that I don’t think I can go
9 Not only is it the cheapest watch, but it’s also the nicest
10 I’ll give you a ring when I get home at about seven
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