SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO TỈNH ĐĂK NÔNG ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Điểm KÌ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10 THPT Khóa ngày 22 tháng năm 2012 MÔN THI: ANH VĂN (CHUYÊN) Thời gian: 150 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề) Giám khảo (Ký, ghi rõ họ tên) Giám khảo (Ký, ghi rõ họ tên) Mã phách A / CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER A, B, C OR D (3ms) I Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others (0.4ms) A benefit B biology C chemical D cricket A position B professor C population D possession II Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from others (0.6ms) A raised B stopped C forced D worked A character B equally C flatter D attraction A portage B manage C passage D massage III Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences (2ms) Dad in the living room Please don’t play the piano A is sleeping B sleeps C was sleeping D has slept Button decided to continue with his studies for another two years A get on B go on C carry out D turn off Susan a letter to her university after she had received her scholarship A sent B has sent C sends D send I here since last January A am studying B was studying C have studied D had been studying 10 I spoke very slowly he didn’t understand English very well A so that B because C though D however 11 Nam seldom goes to work on time, ? A doesn’t Nam B doesn’t he C will he D does he 12 I will see him when he here tomorrow A comes B will come C has come D had come 13 He felt asleep while he his homework A is doing B has been doing C did D was doing 14 This is the photo of the hero I like best A whom B which C who D whose 15 If I you, I would tell him the truth A was B be C were D had been B / READING (3ms) I Choose one word in the box that best complete each blank of the passage (1m) take comfortable rest send table wash dinner mother On mother’s Day, sons and daughters visit their mothers and bring them flowers and little presents The eldest son must bring his mother a good cake If sons or daughters cannot be with their mother on that day, they usually (16) ………………… her presents Mother’s Day must be a day of (17) …………………… for the mother of the family, so her daughters cook the dinner on that day and lay the (18) ………………… and the sons help to (19) …………………… the plates and dishes after dinner In the United States and Canada, Mother’s Day is the second Sunday in May They have a very beautiful stamp for mother’s Day in the United States It shows the portrait of the (20) …………………… of James Whistler, one of the greatest American painters II Read the passage carefully then answer the questions below (1m) The first stamp in the world was an English stamp It was made in 1840 Before that, people paid money to the postman for every letter that they receiced and the postman did not give the letters to anybody who did not pay him An English teacher, whose name was Rowland Hill, thought much about this One day, he said that the people who wrote the letter should pay for them, and not the people who got the letters He then spoke about it to the people in the Government Soon the post offices began to sell little pieces of paper with a stamp on them 21 Which country made the first stamp? ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 22 When did the first stamp appear? ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 23 Before that, what did people have to when they got a letter? ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 24 Did people get the letter if they refused to pay? ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 25 Who invented the stamp? ……………………………………………………………………………………………… III Read the passage carefully then choose the best answer (1m) Thomas Edison was born in Milan, Ohio, in 1847 His family moved to Port Huron, Michigan, when he was seven years old Surprisingly, he attended school for only two months His mother, a former teacher, taught him a few things, but Thomas was mostly self-educated His natural curiosity led him to start experimenting at a young age Thomas Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light Although the electric light was the most useful, it was not his only invention He also invented the record player, the motion picture camera, and over 1,200 other things About every two weeks he created something new He worked 16 out of every 24 hours Sometimes he worked so intensely that his wife had to remind him to sleep and eat Thomas Edison died in 1931, in West Orange, New Jersey He left numerous inventions that improved the quality of life all over the world 26 Thomas Edison was A a discoverer B a teacher C an explorer D an inventor 27 In 1854 Edison’s family A moved to Port Huron, Michigan B bought a new house in Milan, Ohio C decided to settle in Milan, Ohio D sent him to a school in New Jersey 28 The word “self-educated” in the passage mostly means A “having been well taught” B “having had good schooling” C “having taught himself” D “having had a high education” 29 Edison died at the age of A 76 B 84 C 47 D 74 30 Which of following statements is not true about Edison? A He invented the motion picture camera B He didn’t go to school at all C He made numerous inventions D He worked very hard C / WRITING (3ms) I Fill in each gap in the sentences with the correct form of the words in bracket (1m) 31 I don’t believe what he has just said It is very ……………………… (reason) 32 He will ……………………… die if you don’t call a doctor (certain) 33 She’s just won the “Miss Saigon” title because of her ………………… (beautiful) 34 Smoking isn’t ………………… …… in our school (allow) 35 That …………………… … spoke so fast that I couldn’t understand him (foreign) II Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences (1m) 36 Learning / foreign language / necessary / us / get / job ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 37 I / spoke / the man / wife / injured / accident / days ago ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 38 Your hair / look / different / You / cut / your hair? ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 39 I / went / school / age / six ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 40 I / taken / photographs / if / it / fine / yesterday ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… III Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentences printed before it (2ms) 41 What time does Nam have to leave? => Do you know ………………………………………………………………………… ? ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 42 I have never seen that play before => It’s ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 43 This shirt is too dirty for me to wear => This shirt ……………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 44 People say that he is a famous singer => It ………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 45 “Why don’t you ask Tom for help, Mary?” Ba said => Ba suggested …………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 46 You will catch a cold if you don’t keep your feet dry => Unless ………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 47 “If the flood gets worse, we must leave our house”, he said => He said that …………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 48 Although he is old, he often plays tennis => In spite of ……………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 49 John Speke failed to find the source of the Nile River => Jone Speke didn’t succeed ……………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 50 They think the owner of the house is abroad => The owner ……………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… - THE END Họ tên thí sinh: , SBD: Giám thị 1: ., Giám thị 2: ………………………………… ... invented the record player, the motion picture camera, and over 1,200 other things About every two weeks he created something new He worked 16 out of every 24 hours Sometimes he worked so intensely... ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 43 This shirt is too dirty for me to wear => This shirt ……………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………... anybody who did not pay him An English teacher, whose name was Rowland Hill, thought much about this One day, he said that the people who wrote the letter should pay for them, and not the people