Sở Giáo dục & Đào tạo Thanh hoá kỳ thi tuyển sinh vào lớp 10 THPT chuyên lam sơn Năm học 2004-2005 Question 1: Supply the correct form of the verb in brackets It (be) my birthday tomorrow I (not play) football since I (break) my leg I (telephone) Bill as soon as I (get) home this evening It was eleven oclock and we (just go) to bed when the telephone .(ring) I .(think) your fathers health (improve) so much since I (see) him last Question 2: Fill each blank with the correct form of the word given in capital letters a We must take before things get worse b Dont worry about the volcano Its been for years c She said she wanted to be a television BASE a My grandfather only had a very education b The organization is run on a voluntary CONTINUE a His latest book is a of his previous one b The train service was because it wasnt used by many people c Peter couldnt get much work done as he was being interrupted by people telephoning him ACT Compare a Im just a beginner in with her b What happened two years ago is not really in the situation now Question 3: Fill each of the numbered blank spaces with the most suitable preposition There has been a university in Oxford . more than eight hundred years They have been married 2001 From 1992 last year we had a flat in the center of town Can you wait for a few minutes Im ready ? I havent spoken to Bill we were at school Question 4: Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage Use only ONE word in each space A good memory is a great (1) in learning a language Everybody learns his own language by .2 what he hears when he is a small child, and some children like boys and girls who live with their seem to learn .5 languages almost as easily as In school, its not so .7 to learn a second language because the pupils have so little for it, and they are busy other 10 as well The best 11 for most of us to remember things is to join them in our mind with something 12 we know already, or which we easily remember because we have a picture of it in our 13 That is why it is 14 to learn words in sentences, not by 15 , or to see, or to do, or to feel what a word means when we first use it Question 5: a Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below 1- Each birthday is an occasion for various members of the family and friends (together / to gather / to show ) 2- The essay ( reminds/ remembers / makes ) him of his family members and friends 3- (Rush-hours / Traffic-lights / Traffic-jams) usually happen in the busiest areas of the city 4- We heard the birds (sang / singing / to sing ) a beautiful song 5- He tries to avoid (took / take / taking ) his lesson a- Correct the mistake in the following sentences Here she comes the new employee She isnt thought she is a nine year old girl Can you remember when did he left ? We bought a new furniture for the living-room We saw several kinds birds at the wildlife preserve Question 6: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it Nobody has heard of John since he went to live in America John It was dark when we arrived because the journey took a very long time . . so that Youve passed your driving test, Ron! Well done ! said Carol He felt ill to get up Carol congratulated 10 Mary hasnt finished her work yet Mary is He did not I was sitting next to a boy in the exam He told me the answers The boy I The days get colder and colder Each day I thought that learning to drive would be difficult, but it isnt Learning to drive is If I take the job Ill have to move to London Taking the job will A week ago today we were in China This Sở Giáo dục & Đào tạo sơn Thanh hoá đáp án - hdc đề thi tuyển Năm học 2004-2005 Môn: Tiếng Anh ( Đề thức ) Question 1: ( 10 points ) is have not played / broke Question 2: ( 10 points ) a- action a basic a continuation a comparison sinh vào lớp 10 THPT lam will telephone / get b inactive b basis b discontinued b comparable had just gone / rang think / has improved / saw c actress c continually Question 3: ( points ) for since Question 4: ( 15 points ) help time until until since remembering abroad parents two one easy with 10 subjects 11 way 12 which 13 mind 14 better 15 themselves Question 5: ( 10 points ) a 1- to gather b 1- Here she comes 2- She isnt thought she is 3- when did he left ? 4- We bought a new 5- We saw several kinds birds 2- reminds Question 6: ( 10 points ) 3- traffic-jams 4- singing taking Here comes (without she) She isnt thought to be when he left ? (without did ) We bought new (without a) We saw several kinds of birds John has not been heard of since he went to live in America The journey took so long that it was dark when we arrived Carol congratulated Ron on passing his driving test He did not feel well enough to get up The boy I was sitting next to in the exam told me the answers Each day it gets colder Learning to drive is not as difficult as I thought it would be Taking the job will mean moving to London This time last week we were in China 10 Mary is still working