tuyển lớp 10 Chuyên Vĩnh Phúc 2008 - 2009 (With key)

SỞ GD & ĐT VĨNH PHÚC ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC KÌ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN NĂM HỌC: 2008 - 2009 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề (Đề thi gồm: 03 trang) A. PHONETICS I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. 1. A. sugar B. sight C. source D. sale 2. A. sensitive B. benefit C. pretty D. remedy 3. A. host B. cold C. short D. close 4. A. thirsty B. guitar C. dirty D. listen 5. A. safe B. map C. bag D. hat II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. 1. A. visit B. prevent C. pollute D. suggest 2. A. compose B. parade C. sample D. aboard 3. A. begin B. cover C. return D. admire 4. A. Vietnamese B. European C. African D. Westerner 5. A. novel B. poet C. gather D. remote B. LEXICAL - GRAMMAR I. Choose from the four options given (marked A, B, C and D) one best answer to complete each sentence. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. 1. He __________ out of his house since he __________ his color TV. A. hasn’t been - has bought B. hasn’t been - bought C. wasn’t - has bought D. wasn’t - bought 2. __________ adequate precautions are taken, there is no risk involved in the operation. A. Although B. Providing C. Nevertheless D. Even 3. The computer won’t work unless you _________ these cables. A. connect B. connected C. don't connect D. didn’t connect 4. Let’s go to the zoo, _________? A. don’t we B. don’t you C. shall we D. will you 5. He ran out of money so he had to ________ some from his friend. A. borrow B. ask C. lend D. earn 6. Not once _________ his promises. A. he is keeping B. he keeps C. did he keep D. has he kept 7. The teacher didn't explain the reason ________ he was punished. A. what B. which C. how D. why 8. Mothers are always _________ towards their children, aren’t they? A. protect B. protective C. protected D. protections 9. Don’t tell me I didn’t lock the door last night. I remember __________ it. A. to lock B. lock C. locked D. locking 10. I’ll give you a ring _________ we get back from our vacation. A. and B. as soon as C. as long as D. since 11. Would you mind _________ in this library? A. not to smoke B. not smoke C. not smoking D. don’t smoke 12. Those mushrooms are ________. Don’t eat them! A. poisoned B. poisoning C. poisonous D. poison 13. I __________ the piano in my room at this time yesterday. A. played B. were playing C. was playing D. have played 14. I saw your school's ________ in today's edition of The Vietnam News. A. advertising B. advertises C. advertised D. advertisement 15. He tried to walk ________ so as not to be late for school. 1 A. fast B. quick C. rapid D. slowly 16. Do you want _________ by the doctor? A. to examine B. to be examined C. being examined D. examining 17. I am _________ that you liked it. A. surprised B. surprising C. surprise D. surprisingly 18. Very often the chocolate inside is not as exciting as its __________ . A. coat B. wrapper C. cover D. paper 19. Alan is really impressed by the _________ of the city and by the friendliness of its people. A. beautiful B. beauty C. beautifully D. beautify 20. The boss said that he would fly to Ho Chi Minh City __________ day. A. next B. the previous C. the following D. the before II. Each of the following sentences has one mistake. Identify the mistake by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. 1. Lan didn’t go to the cinema with her friends last Saturday evening because her sickness. A B C D 2. The water and land around the chemical factory are serious polluted. A B C D 3. The letter has just written by one of my closest friends. A B C D 4. They played so good game of tennis last night that they surprised their audience. A B C D 5. My daughter likes watching cartoon films, and so do my son. A B C D 6. If I was in your place, I would make a trip to England. A B C D 7. I bought a computer which screen was not very good. A B C D 8. Physics are very difficult for students to learn. A B C D 9. The harder you learn, the most knowledge you get. A B C D 10. Mary's mother gave her a new hat at her birthday. A B C D C. READING I. Read the following passage then choose the best answer from the four options (marked A, B, C and D) to complete the numbered blanks in the passage. Identify your answers by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. Although some groups of people have always lived outdoor in tents, camping as we know it today only began to be (1) _________ about 50 years ago. The increase in the use of cars and improvement in camping equipment have (2) __________ more people to travel longer (3) __________ into the countryside and to stay there in greater comfort. Many campers like to be (4) __________ themselves in quiet areas, so they (5)__________ their tent and food, and walk or cycle into the forests or the mountains. Others, preferring to be near people, drive to a public or privately-owned campsite (6) __________ has up-to-date facilities, (7)__________ hot showers and swimming pools. Whether campers are (8) ________ in the mountains or on a busy site, they should remember to (9)________ the area clean and tidy. In the forests, they must put out any fires and keep food hidden to avoid attracting (10) _________ animals. 1. A. fame B. popular C. favorite D. current 2. A. asked B. let C. made D. allowed 3. A. parts B. directions C. voyages D. distances 4. A. on B. by C. at D. of 5. A. take B. make C. pick D. do 6. A. where B. who C. which D. when 2 7. A. such B. like C. as D. just 8. A. lonely B. single C. separate D. alone 9. A. remain B. stay C. keep D. let 10. A. wild B. natural C. loose D. free II. Complete the following passage by choosing one suitable word in the box to fill in each blank (each word must be used one time only). make on during also example an do find what up reason average which when encourage result think Teachers have often used memory tests to assess the intelligence of their students. But having a good memory often has little to (1) __________ with intelligence. Studies have shown not only that some people of below (2) _________ intelligence have exceptional memories, but (3)__________ that some highly intelligent people have poor memories. A good memory is more often the (4) _________ of using techniques that can be learned, and many of the books that have been written on the subject (5) _________ people to use similar methods. One of these is that you make up short sentences or rhymes which can help you remember (6)__________ you need to know by heart. For (7) ________, the first letters of the words in the sentence ‘Rechard of York gained battles in vain’ are ROYBIV; these are the colors of the rainbow - red, orange, yellow, and so on. Another technique involves, linking the sounds of words with images, which can be particularly effective (8) __________ learning new words. The learner needs to create an image to help to remember the word. By using techniques like this, many learners (9) _________ it a lot easier than they had expected to keep (10)_________ learning new vocabulary. D. WRITING I. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the original one. 1. Her voice is so beautiful that everyone admires it. > She 2. He regrets telling her the truth. > He wishes 3. The last time it rained was a fortnight ago. > It hasn't 4. We don’t buy the house because we don’t have enough money. > If we had 5. “How old is your son?” the nurse said to Mrs. Green. > The nurse II. Writing Write a passage about the ways to learn a foreign language well, focusing on 2 main points: • the ways to learn grammar and vocabulary • the ways to learn speaking, listening, reading and writing You write about 150 words. Họ và tên thí sinh: Số báo danh: 3 S GD & T VNH PHC CHNH THC P N THI TUYN SINH VO LP 1O THPT CHUYấN NM HC: 2008 - 2009 MễN: TING ANH A. PHONETICS I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words. (0,5 điểm: 0,1 điểm/câu) 1. A 2. C 3. C 4. D 5. A II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different. (0,5 điểm: 0,1 điểm/câu) 1. A 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. D B. LEXICAL - GRAMMAR I. Choose from the four options given (marked A, B, C and D) one best answer to complete each sentence. (2 điểm: 0,1 điểm/câu) 1. B 5. A 9. D 13. C 17. A 2. B 6. D 10. B 14. D 18. B 3. A 7. D 11. C 15. A 19. B 4. C 8. B 12. C 16. B 20. C II. Each of the following sentences has one mistake. Identify the mistake by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. (1 điểm: 0,1 điểm/câu) 1. C 3. A 5. D 7. C 9. B 2. D 4. A 6. A 8. A 10. D C. READING I. Read the following passage then choose the best answer from the four options (marked A, B, C or D) to complete the numbered blanks in the passage. (2 điểm: 0,2 điểm/câu) 1. B 3. D 5. A 7. B 9. C 2. D 4. B 6. C 8. D 10. A II. Complete the following passage by choosing one suitable word in the box to fill in each blank. (1 điểm: 0,1 điểm/câu) 1. do 3. also 5. encourage 7. example 9. find 2. average 4. result 6. what 8. when 10. on D. WRITING I. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the original one. (0,5 điểm: 0,1 điểm/câu) 1. She has such a beautiful voice that everyone admires it. 2. He wishes he hadn't told her the truth. 3. It hasn't rained for a fortnight. / It hasn't been raining for a fortnight. 4. If we had enough money, we would buy the house. 5. The nurse asked Mrs. Green how old her son was. II. Writing (2,5 điểm) - Bố cục rõ ràng, chặt chẽ (mở bài, thân bài, kết luận): 0,5 điểm - Không có lỗi ngữ pháp, chính tả: 0,5 điểm - Nội dung viết đầy đủ thông tin: 1,5 điểm 1 . SỞ GD & ĐT VĨNH PHÚC ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC KÌ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN NĂM HỌC: 2008 - 2009 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút, không. his house since he __________ his color TV. A. hasn’t been - has bought B. hasn’t been - bought C. wasn’t - has bought D. wasn’t - bought 2. __________ adequate precautions are taken, there. mountains. Others, preferring to be near people, drive to a public or privately-owned campsite (6) __________ has up-to-date facilities, (7)__________ hot showers and swimming pools. Whether campers