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C The best and worst language speakers in Europe.. B Why people don't learn foreign languages.. ……… The British are the European Union's worst linguists while the citizens of Luxembourg

SỞ GIÁO DỤC-ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH 10 CHUYÊN/2007-2008 KHÁNH HÒA Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH

Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút

PART A: LISTENING

SECTION I:

* Listen and fill in the gaps: (10m)

There are many species of animals in danger of extinction The Indian Crocodile is one It’s found in (1) _, Sri Lanka, and Burma There are very few (2) now because they are hunted for their skins which are made into handbags, purses, shoes, and (3)

The African Elephant is also in danger This (4) _animals is hunted only for its tusks These tusks are (5) _ a lot of money and are made into ornaments,

necklaces, and knife-handles, among other things

Many women like wearing (6) _ and stoles Harp seal coasts are very

beautiful They are made from the skins of the pups The hunters do not (7) _ the pups, but club them to death in order not to (8) _ the skins The adult Harp seal

is hunted for its oil which is used for making lubricants and (9) _ and, of course, the Harp seal population is (10) _fast

SECTION II:

• Listen to these people talking about their friends Look at the example Complete the other boxes: (10m)

turned-up nose, full lips

Distinguishing features dimples

Personality lively, talkative

SECTION III:

You are going to hear a lecture about immigration to the United States Listen and fill

in the blanks in the following sentences (20m)

1 Immigrants to the U.S came from different countries

2 The Kennedy originally came from _

3 The U.S has over ethnic restaurant

4 The most popular of these are _ and _

5 About % of Americans have ancestors from northern Europe

7 Laborers from and built the Transcontinental Railroad

8 Many Germans came after _

9 The biggest wave of immigrants came in

10 There were fewer immigrants after the early 1900’s because

PART B:

I/ Choose the word in each group that has the underlined, italic part pronounced differently from the rest (5 m).

Answers: 1 2 _ 3 4

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II/ Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern (5m)

Answers: 1 2 _ 3 4

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III Choose the word/phrase that the best completes each sentence or that best keeps the meaning of the original sentences if it is substituted for the underlined part (30m)

1 What you have to do is to a new idea that will enable us to make a

lot of money

a think over b think out c think about d think up

2 As I was a stranger in that country I was not with some of their

customs and didn't understand why people were laughing at me

a addicted b attracted c acquainted d acquired

3 The telephone connection was very poor and we only heard a

account of what the reporter was describing

a gesticulated b gambled c garrulous d garbled

4 Everyone went outside the building the false alarm

a because of b in front of c on top of d instead of

5 Oh no! I failed all my exams last week I'm dead when my parents

see my final report card

a as good as b as long as c as soon as d as much as

6 Actually I had it to her before we set out

a mention b mentions c mentioning d mentioned

7 I must admit I thought how the story would finish before I read the

book

a haven't b hadn't c aren't d couldn't

8 The teacher found it quite to try and teach the children because they

refused to listen to a word she was saying

a festive b futile c feeble d fatuous

9 His attempt to make fun of the situation was considered to be in bad taste

and in the extreme

a fertile b frequent c febrile d facetious

10 No sooner I shut the door, when the telephone rang

a have b did c will d had

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11 The witness everyone that he hadn't had anything to do with the

crime

a convinces b is convincing c convinced d has convinced

12 Any arguments he put up in his defense were regarded as a by

people who were determined to see him convicted

a cloud b smokescreen c confusion d fog

13 By then of course it was too late because the damage had already been

done to his career, which everything else he did for the rest of his life

a overtook b overcame c overran d overshadowed

14 The flight has been put off from Nha Trang to Ho Chi MInh City To put

off means

a destroy b postpone c cancel d wait

15 If you take a train or a bus, you must pay a

16 Another word for fortune is

17 If Lan comes to England, it will be a good for her to improve her

English

18 All his children speak English

19 If a bomb goes off, it

20 We went to the airport to off the friend who was leaving for

London

a tell b say c join d see

21 I wish you _ leave now Can’t you stay a bit longer?

a don’t have to b didn’t have to c won’t have to d hadn’t to

22 If only I _ play the guitar as well as you!

23 The party, at I was the guess honor, was extremely enjoyable

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24 I need to find some kind of chemical that will the weeds in the

garden

a keep off b keep out c keep down d keep on

25 You can tell by the way she talks and behaves that she her mother

a takes to b takes in c takes back d takes after

26 The theatre was to display in the entrance some of the excellent

newspaper reviews the play had received

a deluded b developed c demanded d delighted

27 As the hospital had been careless with its hygiene procedures, the patient

found she had been with a harmful virus

a detected b rejected c infected d suspected

28 There is a new company regulation to remove the danger of passive

smoking, which all employees from smoking at their place of work

a prohibits b promotes c professes d protests

29 This is a sort of shortened version of what happened and has been

to fit into the newspaper

a adopted b attuned c abbreviated d added

30 It was quite obvious from the secretive manner in which he left the shop

and the looks he kept giving that he hadn't paid for the items of

clothing

a furtive b fugitive c furious d famous

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IV WORDFORM:

* Give the correct form of the word (10m)

4 You shouldn’t _ others if you also have a lot of mistakes CRITIC

10 That was an _ remark NECESSITY

It would have been better to keep silent

Your answers:

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(4) ……… (5) ……… (6) ………

(7) ……… (8) ……… (9) ………

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V Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentences to be correct Then correct them (10m) 1 If he would speak (A) more slowly (B) , I could (C) understand him (D) 2 Kangaroo, that (A) can be seen (B) everywhere in Australia (C), have long tails(D) 3 After living(A) in London for (B) two months, my brother got used to drive (C) on the left (D) 4 Linh wishes (A) that she is given (B) a teddy (C) bear at Christmas (D) 5 Hoang has (A) felt (B) much better when (C) he took (D) the pill 6 I suggested (A) that you writing (B) to them to (C) accept their offer (D) 7 They asked (A) me where was I (B) going to spend (C) my vocation that summer.(D) 8 Even though (A) being ill (B), Phong still went (C) to school last Monday (D) 9 My brother enjoys (A) to read (B) detective stories (C) in his (D) free time 10 Your brother (A) hardly goes (B) to work by (C) bus, doesn’t he (D)? Your answers: (1) ……… (2) ……… (3) ………

(4) ……… (5) ……… (6) ………

(7) ……… (8) ……… (9) ………

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PART C: READING

SECTION ONE:

Read the text below and decided which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space (15m)

In the spring of 1891, a young Canadian named James Naismith (1) …… the staff of the International YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts, where he was instructed

to devise an (2) …… game that did not (3) ……… bodily contact, would not (4) …………

in damage to the gym and which every player had a (5) ……… to get in on the action The game he invented was basketball – or basket ball as it was (6) ………… until about 1912 Naismith hung peach baskets at (7) ……… end of the gym and used a soccer ball to play with The first game, in December 1891, was played (8) …… two team of mine men each and was not exactly a classic He final (9) ………… was 1-0 (10) ………an off-season recreation, basketball took (11) ……… in a big way, largely because it was cheap and easy

to (12) ……… up Oddly, although peach baskets were soon (13) ……… by nets, until 1912

it didn’t (14) ……… to anyone to cut a hole in the bottom of them Until then it was

necessary (15) ……… someone to climb a ladder and retrieve the ball after each score

SECTION TWO:

Complete the text with suitable words, using the word of your own (25m)

When I was sixteen I _ (1) to school and went to work in a butcher’s shop The manager was a young man, only a _ (2) years older _ (3) me, and he

was very ambitious Also, he was a _ (4) bit dishonest When the customers asked (5) best steak he would sell them poor-quality beef He used to do this to young housewives, who if the meat (6), blamed _ (7) for not cooking it properly Sometimes, he did not give the _ (8) change and the customers did not notice One day, _ (9) before Christmas, we decided to close early because we (10) sold all our meat, except for one small turkey As I was (11)

to lock the door, a woman rushed in and said that she really had (12) have a ten- pound turkey The manager tried to sell her the _ (13) one we had left “It’s too small”, she said The manager said he (14) get another one and went to the back of the shop with the turkey I knew we did not have _ (15) more, so I followed him to see _ (26) he was going to do He pulled and stretched the turkey to _ (17)

it look bigger and then went back (18) said,” Here _ (19) are, madam Here is a bigger one” “Yes”, she said, “but not (20) bigger I’ll take both of them”

SECTION THREE:

Choose the best heading for each paragraph in the article Choose A, B, or C (10m)

1 Paragraph 1

A The worst language speakers in Europe

B The best language speakers in Europe

C The best and worst language speakers in Europe

2 Paragraph 2

A British second language speakers

B A comparison of European countries

C Details of how the poll was carried out

3 Paragraph 3

A Use of English in Europe

B Languages of travelers in Europe

C Comparison of languages spoken in Europe

4 Paragraph 4

A Use of languages in Europe

B Reasons to learn English

C Attitudes to foreign languages.

5 Paragraph 5

A Year of languages begins in December

B Why people don't learn foreign languages

C EU initiative to teach language

Paragraph 1 ………

The British are the European Union's worst linguists while the citizens of Luxembourg are the best, according to an EU poll published Monday

Paragraph 2 ………

Almost two-thirds of Britons know no language apart from their mother tongue, the highest figure recorded in the 15 EU countries in the European Commission's "Eurobarometer'' survey That compares to just 2.2 percent in Luxembourg, 12.3 percent of Danes and an EU average of 47.3 percent of people who speak no other language but their own, the poll of 16,000 EU citizens said

Paragraph 3 ………

But British travelers to Europe need not worry English is the most common second language in the EU, spoken by 41 percent of the bloc's citizens In Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands, at least 78 percent of people speak English as a second language

Paragraph 4 ………

Although 47 percent of EU citizens know only their mother tongue, there is wide agreement that speaking a foreign language is a good thing Across the EU, 72 percent of those polled believe foreign language skills are useful, 71 percent said everyone should know one foreign language and 69 percent said everyone should speak English Paragraph 5 ………

The reasons given why people do not learn languages were lack of time, lack of motivation and the cost of language lessons The poll conducted in December, marks the launch of the European Year of Languages, an EU initiative to promote language learning

PART D: WRITING

Use the underlined words to complete the second sentences in such a way that their meaning original meanings are unchanged: (20m)

1 It’s Huong ‘s job to look after her little brother

responsible

 Huong ……… ……

2 Tom missed the ferry because his car broken down

if

 Tom ………

3 I haven’t decided yet whether to move or not

mind

 I haven’t ………

4 It’s unlikely that I’ll see you again this week

probably

 We ………

5 You’ll hurt yourself if you are not careful

or

 Be ………

6 They decided to build a new school immediately

should

 They decided that a ………

7 You’re going to fast for me

keep

 I ………

8 Martin has to wear glasses to read the newspaper

without

 Martin ………

9 Lan moved here in 1980

living

 Lan ………

10 Nam likes staying in hotels but he prefers camping

as much as

 Nam doesn’t ………

II Letter writing:

IMAGINE YOU ARE A TOURIST ON VACATION IN CERTAIN PLACE/ CITY IN VIETNAM WRITE A LETTER TO A FRIEND ABOUT YOUR TRIP, TELLING HIME/ HER HOW ENJOYABLE YOUR TRIP IS (your writing should not be more

than 250 words) (30m)

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