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UBND TỈNH TIỀN GIANG SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO CỘNG HÒA XÃ HỘI CHỦ NGHĨA VIỆT NAM Độc lập – Tự – Hạnh phúc KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 Khóa ngày 01 tháng năm 2009 Đề thức Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH Chuyên Đề thi gồm 12 câu, 04 trang Thời gian làm : 120 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề) _ QUESTION I: Listen to the conversations from the CD two times, then complete each sentence below with the information you have heard (1 pt) Part A Brenda is ………………… to New Orleans Ted asks Brenda if she has been to ……………… yet and she says she has already been to several ones there Actually, Brenda has gone on a riverboat tour ……… times this week Because there’s a terrific show at the Saenger Theater, Brenda suggests ……………… Part B For her weekend, the girl went to see ……………… He is a(n) ……… He is terrific because he does some ……………… The man advises the girl to ………………… ……… sometime QUESTION II: Listen to the different students from the CD talk about how they organize their word learning two times, then state whether the following sentences are TRUE or FALSE: (1 pt) Her notebook is for the translation only The man has a notebook In it he categorizes words into groups and tries to complete one page a day He often learns it while phoning someone The girl learns vocabularies by seeing them everywhere all over her house She thinks that way is a problem If this man remembers the new words, he puts them into his right pocket If he does not remember them, they stay in his left pocket This girl enjoys reading easy English of stories in simple books She explains some difficult words in the books The picture dictionary helps him to learn the vocabularies and also helps to pronounce the words when he is not sure of their pronunciation He learns the new words by listening to them from a cassette recorder when driving With a pencil she marks the word she looks up to indicate that she has already dealt with it and this reminds her to try to learn it the next time QUESTION III: Pick out the word that has the main stressed syllable different from the others (0.5 pt) A separate A congratulate Đề Anh 10 Chuyên 2009 B category B disappointed C encourage C acquaintance D pesticide D appliance A intermediate A minimize B compulsory B dynamite C material C wonderful D linguistics D commercial QUESTION IV: Pick out the word whose underlined syllable is pronounced differently from the others (0.5 pt) A many B area C sandy D humanity A layer B payment C says D ways B scholar C solar D sonar A polar A county B mouth C mountainous D southern QUESTION V: Pick out the word that is of different topic from the others (0.5 pt) B blackmail C black sheep D black hole A blacklist A astronaut B alien C pilot D Martian B whale C shark D sperm whale A dolphin A inevitable B inflexible C inexpensive D invaluable QUESTION VI: Write the suitable form of the word in parentheses (0.5 pt) It’s hard to understand what he says His reasoning is ……… ( logical ) Mark Twain sold out a great number of ……… during his lifetime ( publish ) Finally, Mr Dawson accepted his children’s …… ( persuade ) In Western countries, there is a …… in price of goods in January ( reduce ) QUESTION VII: Write the correct tense and form of the verbs in parentheses (0.5 pt) Tony Diep ( bear ) in Hue in 1966 He went to England to study at the University of Oxford in 1992 He met Lucy Lan while they ( study ) together at the university They got married in 1999 and ( inhabit ) in London since then They have two daughters They ( come ) back to Viet Nam for their career in a fortnight’s time QUESTION VIII: Rewrite these sentences, beginning with the words given in such a way that they have exactly the same meaning as the original ones (1 pt) John smoked a lot a year ago, but now he doesn’t smoke any more ® John used I last saw her 10 years ago ® I haven’t Tom is always late for school ® Tom never I ’ll only help you if you promise to try harder → Unless We spend five hours getting to London → It takes The villagers have lived in difficulties due to the bad flood → Because the Đề Anh 10 Chuyên 2009 Charles lives quite near his aunt’s house → Charles doesn’t She asked, “ Did you come here with your son yesterday, John ? ” → She asked John QUESTION IX: Match each half-sentence in column A with its suitable one in column B , using “THEREFORE” or “HOWEVER” to build a complete sentence (1 pt) A Some people say we are improving the environment Tam seems capable as a mechanic Ben used to be an active person It was cold and wet in the afternoon The children had finished all their chores They couldn’t catch any fish this morning We have run out of gas Our refrigerator is full of food a b c d e f g h i j B He took part in every activity held by the school Others think the situation is worse than it was 20 years ago Tom put on his swimming suit and went to the beach They are going to have beans for dinner again I wouldn’t trust him with my motorbike We can’t ride my bike They could watch their favorite program on TV We will have to go to the market We use the microwave oven to cook dinner His brother has never been able to master another language QUESTION X: Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word (1 pt) Why did English become the international language ? In the middle of the nineteenth century, French was the ( ) language Then Britain became very powerful in the world England ( ) colonies in North America and India in the seventeenth ( ) By 1900 England also had colonies in other parts of Asia, Africa, and the South Pacific The people in the ( ) had to use English Slowly it became more important than French internationally After the Second World War, the United States became very ( ), and even more people began to learn English Is English a good international language ? It has more words than any other language The ( ) is simpler than in the other languages However, English spelling is ( ) Foreigners all have trouble spelling English So native speakers ! Since 1880, people have invented over 50 artificial languages No one speaks them as a native language Moreover, none of them has ever become ( ) Some people don’t want to study English, but it is the international language There is no way to change it now QUESTION XI: Read the passage then pick out one best option for your answer (1 pt) Maybe you recycle cans, glass, paper and metal Did you know that nature recycles, too? One of the things nature recycles is water Water goes from the ocean, lakes and rivers into the air Water falls from the air as rain or snow Rain and snow eventually find their way back to the ocean Nature’s recycling process for water is called the water cycle The water cycle has four stages: storage, evaporation, precipitation and run-off Water on Earth gets stored in oceans, lakes, rivers, ice and even underground Đề Anh 10 Chuyên 2009 Water goes from storage into the atmosphere by a process called evaporation When water evaporates, it changes from a liquid into a gas, called water vapor Water vapor goes up into the atmosphere Water returns to Earth as precipitation in rain or snow by changing into drops of water when the air gets cold enough Clouds are collections of water droplets Most precipitation falls into the oceans and goes right back into storage Water that falls on land always flows from higher places to lower ones - This flow is called runoff Water from land flows into streams Streams join together to make rivers and eventually the water flows into storage in the ocean, then the water cycle starts all over again What can nature recycle ? B Ocean C Lakes and rivers D Water A Cans, glass, paper and metal In recycling, where does water go from ? A From rivers, lakes to oceans B From oceans to lakes D From oceans, lakes and rivers into the air C From the ocean into lakes, rivers and ponds What is nature’s recycling process for water called ? B Waterfall C Run-off D Water vapor A Water cycle In what way, does water go from storage into the atmosphere ? B By a process called evaporation A By a process called precipitation D By moving of air C By tornadoes When water evaporates, how does it change ? B From water vapor up into the atmosphere A From the air as rain or snow C From a gas into a liquid called water vapor D From a liquid into a gas called water vapor How does water form and return to Earth ? A Water boils and evaporates into the air B Water ice melts into water and runs off on land C Water vapor precipitates into droplets and then they fall D Water freezes to clouds and water droplets and falls to Earth On land, how does water flow ? A From the pipes to the faucets B From the cracks of the pipes C From higher places to lower ones D From low places to higher ones In the end, where does water flow into ? A Wells B Ponds C Lakes D Storage in the ocean QUESTION XII: Writing (1.5 pts) Write an exposition ( about 200 words ) giving comparisons of country life and city life _ The end Thí sinh không sử dụng tài liệu Giám thị không giải thích thêm Họ tên thí sinh: ……………………… Số báo danh:……………….……………… Chữ ký giám thị 1:…………………………… Đề Anh 10 Chuyên 2009 Chữ ký giám thị 2:………………………… Đề Anh 10 Chuyên 2009 ... ……………………… Số báo danh:……………….……………… Chữ ký giám thị 1:…………………………… Đề Anh 10 Chuyên 2009 Chữ ký giám thị 2:………………………… Đề Anh 10 Chuyên 2009 ... and run-off Water on Earth gets stored in oceans, lakes, rivers, ice and even underground Đề Anh 10 Chuyên 2009 Water goes from storage into the atmosphere by a process called evaporation When water... The villagers have lived in difficulties due to the bad flood → Because the Đề Anh 10 Chuyên 2009 Charles lives quite near his aunt’s house → Charles doesn’t She asked, “