music help people to 2___get___ started and also to exercise for a longer time.. There are three main types of educational institutions: primary elementary schools, secondary schools and
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KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN NGUYỄN TRÃI - NĂM HỌC 2009 - 2010
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút Ngày thi: 8 tháng 7 năm 2009 (Đề thi gồm: trang)
(Chú ý: Thí sinh làm bài vào giấy thi Phần trắc nghiệm chỉ cần ghi chữ cái trước
phương án chọn A, B, C hoặc D Phần tự luận làm đầy đủ theo yêu cầu của đề bài)
Question I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words (5 points)
A1
2 A scientist B alive C industrial D advice
A2
1 A individual B reputation C experience D scientific
4 A television B decoration C introduction D expectation
A3
1 A achievement B pesticide C minimize D dynamite
4 A deforestation B examination C documentary D underdeveloped
5 A profitable B ultimately C efficiently D innovative
AK
Question II Choose the word or phrase A, B, C or D which best completes each sentence (10 points)
A1
9- That teacher is a (n) one His pupils like his sense of humor
A amusing B amused C amusement D self- amused 1-The class is control because of the game
2- Let’s go to the cinema,
A2
1 Give her a telephone to ring _she gets lost
2 The party, at _I was the guest honor, was extremely enjoyable
3 The children _to the zoo
C were enjoyed taking D enjoyed taking
4 Go and get me some coffee, _ ?
A shall we B shan’t we C will you D won’t you
A 3
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Trang 22 He was unwilling to explain the reason _ his absence.
3 She used to a living by delivering vegetables to local hotel
4 I’d have told you if I _ the book
A had seen B should have seen C saw D would have seen
8 He was so tired that he wasn’t capable _ driving himself home
9 Please shut the gate _ the cows won’t get out of the field
10 Although I tried my best, I was _for the interview
A late very much B ten minutes late C late ten minutes D not late
Question III Each of the following sentences contains one error Identify and correct the errors (10 points)
A2
1 Could you bring me the book I lend you last week on your way to school?
3 We are quite free tonight so shall we to go out together?
4 In spite the danger, they managed to cross the river during the night
5 George has not completed the assignment yet, and Maria hasn’t neither
A3
3 I think it is necessary to students to wear uniforms when they are at school If you cut down the trees in the forest, there are big floods every year
5 Even though being ill, Mr Ba went to the meeting last Monday
6 A new department store was buiding in this town two years ago
7 M Nam talked to his students very friendly
8 There were never any secret among my sister and me when we were growing up
9 It wasn’t very nice of you not to inviting me to your party
10 I looked all over the house for her, but I couldn’t find her nowhere
Question IV Provide the correct form of the words in brackets (10 points)
A1
This knife is (use ) _It can’t cut anything useless
Every week, there are two ( fly ) _from Ha Noi to Nha Trang
flights
Graham hates queuing He is very (patient) _ impatient
A2
Their office equipment needs to be (modern) Modernized/ modernised
There is no easy to the problem (solve) solution
They celebrate their on 4th July (depend)
independence
He was turned down for the job because he was not (qualify) unqualified
There were so many in the talent contest (compete) competitors
Kính
Do you know what the (wide) _ of the road to our school is ? width
They won the match; actually, they played very (skill) _
skillfully
You should pay attention to the (safe) _ in the kitchen safety
Question V Read the following passage and decide which option A, B, C or D best fits each space (15 points).
Trang 3Speech is one of the most important (1) _of communicating It consists of far more than just making noises To talk and also to (2) _by other people, we have to speak a language, that is, we have to use combinations of (3) _ that everyone agrees stand for a particular object or idea Communication would be impossible if everyone made up their own language Learning a language properly is very (4) _ The basic (5) _of English is not very large, and only about 2,000 words are needed to speak it quite (6) _ But the more words you know, the more ideas you can (7) _and the more precise you can be about their exact meaning Words are the (8) thing we use in communicating what we want to say The way we (9) the words is also very important Our tone of voice can express many emotions and (10) whether we are pleased or angry, for instance.
2 A be examined B be understood C be talked D be spoken
1 A 2 B 3 B 4 A 5 B 6 C 7 D 8 A 9 C 10 D
A2
There is now increasing concern about the world’s energy resources, particularly about those involving fossil (1) _ In less than a hundred years, we shall probably (2) _ all the present (3) _ of oil and gas The world’s coal (4) _ should last longer but, once used, these cannot be (5) _ It is important, therefore, that we should develop such (6) _ sources of energy as solar energy as well as water and wind (7) _ (classes as (8) _ energy) Until these energy (9) _ are widely used, it is important for the developed countries to reduce energy (10) _ as much as possible
6 A traditional B alternative C revolutionary D surprising
8 A repeatable B continual C renewable D continuous
10 A exhaustion B destruction C waste D consumption
Question VI Read the following passage and fill each blank with one suitable word
(10 points)
VI Fill one word into each blank to complete the passage
Kính Do you need to get off the sofa and go to the gym? If you want to get motivated to exercise, (1) try listening to your favorite songs or to dance music Psychologists at Brunel University in London say that certain types of
Trang 4music help people to (2) _get _ started and also to exercise for a longer time People who listen to music exercise for 13 percent longer than people who (3) don’t International athletes often listen to music when they are (4) training
Doctors know about the therapeutic effects of music Listening to music can help people (5) recover after operations Teachers should pay attention, too
In a study at the University of California, students who took a test (6) while listening to Mozart sonata scored 30 percent higher than students who took the test (7) in silence
Music (8) _also _ relaxes people after a stressful day Pauline Etkin, director
of a music therapy center in London, says that throughout life’s ups and downs, people always (9) respond _ to music When someone is nervous or afraid, it can make them feel better “Music’s rhythm is closely linked (10) with the rhythms of the body,” she says
Question III: Read the passage and answer the question (5 pts)
A1
Every child in Great Britain between the age of five and fifteen must attend school There are three main types of educational institutions: primary elementary schools, secondary schools and universities
State schools are free, and attendance is compulsory Morning school begins at nine o’clock and last until half past four School is open five days a week On Saturdays and Sundays there are no lessons There are holidays at Christmas, Easter and in summer In London as in all cities there are two grades of state schools for those who will go to work at fifteen primary schools for boys and girls between the ages of five and eleven , and secondary schools for children from eleven to fifteen years
The lessons are reading, writing, the English language, English literature, English history, geography, science Nature study, drawing, painting, singing woodwork and drill (physical training)
1 - What are the three main types of educational institutions?
Primary elementary schools, secondary schools and universities
2- What are the two grades of state schools for those who will go to work at
fifteen?
The two grades of state schools are primary and secondary schools
3- What subjects do children study at school?
They study reading, writing, the English language, English literature,
English history, geography, science, nature study, drawing, painting, singing, woodwork and drill
4- Are state schools free?
Yes, they are
5- When do pupils have holidays?
They have holidays at Christmas, Easter and summer
Question VIII Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it (10 points)
A1
Trang 51- She feels strange when she drives on the left.
-> She is not used to driving on the left
2- Let’s buy Alice a gift when we come to her house
-> I suggest buying Alice a gift when we come to her house
3- You might fall if you are not careful
-> Be careful otherwise you might fall
6- She has such a soft voice that it is impossible for me to hear it
-> Her voice is so soft that it is impossible for me to hear it
7- “I must see the dentist tomorrow because my toothache is getting worse “ said
my friend
-> My friend said that he/ she had to see his/ her dentist the next/ following day
A2
1 We couldn’t get work because of the heavy snow
-> The heavy snow prevented us from getting work
2 It would be better to be able to understand the language when I go to France ->I wish could understand the language when I go to France
3 I haven’t seen my cousin, Lan for ages
-> It is ages since I last saw my cousin, Lan
4 I asked the hotel porter to wake me at 8 o’clock the following morning
-> “Please wake me at 8 o’clock tomorrow morning” I said to the hotel porter
5 Someone repaired her car yesterday
->She had someone repair her car yesterday She had her car repaired yesterday
6 Every day my younger brother spends two hours learning English
-> Every day it takes my younger brother two hours to learn English
7 An old school friend gave me a good job
-> The person who gave me a good job is my old friend
8 He began to decorate the house 3 hours ago
-> The house has been decorated for 3 hours
9 Mrs Mai hasn’t been to the cinema for 2 months
->The last time Mrs Mai went to the cinema was 2 months ago
10 Nobody has watered the flowers in the garden for many weeks
-> The flowers in the garden haven’t been watered for many weeks
A3
4 He would rather watch TV than go to the cinema
=> He prefers watching TV to going to the cinema
5 I haven’t been to Hanoi for 2 years
=> The last time I went to Hanoi was 2 years ago
2 His parents made him study for his exams
=>He was made to study for his exams by his parents
Kính
2 Our driving laws and theirs are not the same
- Our driving laws are different from theirs
3 Is it necessary for me to confirm my reservation?
- Do I have to confirm my reservation?
4 I completed the jigsaw puzzle in 20 minutes
Trang 6- It took me 20 minutes to finish the jigsaw puzzle.
5 It was such a stale cake that nobody wanted to eat it
- The cake was so stale that nobody wanted to eat it / The cake was too stale to eat
6 My uncle has never been abroad before
- It is the first time my uncle has been abroad
9 Can you do the shopping tomorrow?
- Will you be able to do the shopping tomorrow?
13 They continued to play despite the heavy rain
- They continued to play in spite of the heavy rain / They continued to play although/ though/ even though it rained heavily
20 He can hardly understand this matter because he's too young
- He’s too young to understand this matter
Question IX
He broke the window; moreover, he stole two watches
He is one of the best teachers in our school and in the area; so, he is very popular with students
I will go on a vacation with my family as soon as I finish the grade 10 entrance exam
We went very early so that we could catch the last bus
I will phoneyouas soon as I come home
They will get married as soon as they finish university
I will go wherever to find a suitable job for me
Do as I told you to do
It was a pity the weather was so bad
Don t worry (about) how the money was lost
Have you decided (on) what to do next?
Does anyone know how it happened?
Come and see what I’ve done!
I wonder whether/if he’ll come.
She asked why I was late.
Did you see/notice anyone leave the house?
We felt the house shake.
I once heard her sing the part of Aida.
8 I showed them how to do it.
Tell him where to put it.
Ask your teacher how to pronounce the word.
Trang 7Tell me what your name is.
Ask him where he put ii.
Kính
Imagine you have a toothache and today you go to see a dentist Make a short dialogue between you and the dentist (at least 5 turns of dialogue) for this situation
These words my help you: (matter, toothache, open, mouth, cavity, not serious, fill, feel, happy after that)
Question X Write a paragraph of about 100 words about the following topic: (10 points)
Kính
A2 Write a paragraph about l5O words about one of the popular celebrations in Vietnam (e.g The Lunar New Year, Teacher’s Day, National Independence Day) Your writing should include the following main points (1 5pts)
- Name of the festival
- Time of the festival
- Purpose of the festival
- Main activities of the festival
- Your feeling about the festival (whether you like it or not and the reasons)
Imagine you have a toothache and today you go to see a dentist Make a short dialogue between you and the dentist (at least 5 turns of dialogue) for this situation These words my help you: (matter, toothache, open, mouth, cavity, not serious, fill, feel, happy after that)
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Chữ ký của giám thị 1: …….……….… Chữ ký của giám thị 2: ………