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(1)sở giáo dục đào tạo TỈNH quảng ninh
kú thi tun sinh líp 10 trƯờng thpt chuyên hạ long
năm học 2012 - 2013
đề thi thức
m«n: TiÕng Anh (đề chun) Ngày thi: 29/6/2012
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút (khơng kể thời gian giao đề)
Chữ ký GT 1: Chữ ký GT 2: (ðề thi có 05 trang)
(Thí sinh làm thi tờ giấy thi, không làm thi vào đề thi, khơng dùng loại từ điển)
PART I GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (4,0 pts)
I Choose the word which has the underlined part is pronounced differently from the others Write the letter A, B, C or D which stands next to the word you choose in your paper sheet (0,5 pt)
1 A study B pub C butterfly D put A jacket B charity C car D man A wonderful B custom C mother D other A themselves B thumb C think D through A devise B promise C surprise D realise
II Choose the best word or phrase to complete the following sentences Write the letter A, B, C or D which stands next to the word you choose in your paper sheet (2,0 pts)
1 I was so pleased to have the to visit your country
A opportunity B necessity C possible D possibility -“Congratulations! You won the first prize in the competition!” - “ ”
A The same to you! B Have a nice day!
C Congratulations! D Thank you That’s great! -“Would you mind closing the window?” -“ _”
A Yes, of course Are you cold? B No, not at all I will close it now C Yes, I You can close it D Yes, of course, you can it He was successful making money
A to B in C on D for
5 A(n) is a sudden violent shaking of the earth’s surface
A snowstorm B earthquake C volcano D typhoon Lan goes to _ local church every Sunday with her parents
A a B an C the D no article She had her suit two weeks ago
A pressured B washed C washing D wash The robbery took place in _
(2)9 Travellers _ their reservations well in advance if they want to fly during the Christmas holidays
A had better get B had to get better C had better to get D had better got 10 What time _ on television?
A is the news B are the news C is the new D are news 11 Tom doesn’t know the answer and Jenry doesn’t _
A too B neither C either D so 12 You can’t use my car _ you bring it back tomorrow
A as long as B when C unless D in spite of 13 I know the man to _ Miss Lan is talking
A who B whom C that D whose 14 I think it would be a good idea if we _ a new car
A buy B bought C would buy D had bought 15 The car _ in Japan is very expensive
A was made B is made C made D making 16 Pete: What a fantastic cook you are, Margaret!
Margaret: _
A Sorry, I don’t think so B No, no, it’s not true C It’s kind of you to say so D I’d prefer it
17 Michael and his friend were badly injured in the last match, so _ can play today
A both of them B either one of them C neither of them D not any of them
18 Since 1918, automobiles, buses, and trucks have become common _ A of transportation B transport form
C forms of transportation D transportation of form 19 I’m sorry for opening your handbag, but I it for mine
A recognized B confused C imagined D mistook 20 This is the pen _ was given to me by my friend on my birthday A who B which C where D what
III Give the correct form of the words in capital in the same line Write your answers in your paper sheet (1.0 pt)
(1) Olympic Games began in Ancient Greece in BC 776 in Olympia The Games were very popular and were held (2) every four years until AD 393 when they were stopped by the Roman Emperor The modern games were started again in Athens in 1896
The Games have become the World’s most (3) international athletics (4) , in which the best athletes spend years training in (5) for this great event Sports range from basketball to horse riding Perhaps the most challenging track and field event is the decathlon Athletes take part in ten (6) running, jumping and throwing events Almost every nation sends a team to the Olympic Games and one of the ideas is that the Games encourage (7) between countries Dedicated sports lovers travel thousands of miles to watch the Games and most
ORIGIN REGULAR
IMPORTANCE COMPETE PREPARE
DIFFERRENCE
(3)(8) athletes want the chance of winning an Olympic medal Such an (9) can make them known (10) the world
AMBITION ACHIEVE 10 THROUGH
IV Choose the underlined word(s) that is incorrect in each of the following sentences Write the letter A, B, C or D which is under the word(s) you choose in your paper sheet (0,5 pt)
1 Because of he was ill he couldn’t go to school A B C D
2 Ann told Rich that she had bought that dress last week A B C D Demands for these cars is high, in spite of their high price A B C D
4 Sandy called from Miami during the storm and said she was swimming here A B C D He came to the meeting despite of his illness
A B C D
PART II READING (3,0 pts)
I Read the text below and fill in each space with ONE suitable word Write your answers in your paper sheet (1,0 pt)
One day a man was walking past a house in Bournemouth (1) he heard a woman’s (2) shouting for help The man thought (3) was probably trying to murder her He ran to a phone box and (4) _ the police The police came quite quickly, (5) _ by now the shouting had stopped However, the man was quite sure (6) he had heard cries for help When the police knocked on the (7) , there was no answer So they broke down the door (8) went in Inside the house was a woman (9) _ had just got out of the shower She explained to the (10) _ that she had been singing a long to the Beatles song “Help!”
II Read the text below and choose to the best word to complete the text Write the letter A, B, C or D which stands next to the word you choose in your paper sheet (1,5 pts)
There are various types of pollution in the world The most (1) one is air pollution It is (2) mostly by factories which exude smoke This smoke pollutes the atmosphere (3) dust and cinder which can cause various types of diseases (4) lung cancer, heart failure and sinus infection once inhaled Carbon monoxide from exhaust pipes of vehicles is also very dangerous and can cause instant (5) when installed in (6) amount
Water pollution is the pollution (7) occurs in the rivers, seas, oceans, lakes, and other waterways Water pollution is normally caused by the (8) of waste like garbage and faeces The marine life in these waters will be (9) Some sea creatures perish while (10) store the toxic extracts of poisonous waste in their fat glands (11) human beings eat these creatures, they will (12) fall ill or die In Japan (13) , every year, thousands of people suffer (14) strange diseases due to mecury poisoning Others lose their mental (15) or meet their deaths
(4)3 A through B in C by D with A as B like C such D or A dead B deadly C death D deathly A little B few C big D excessive A that B what C it D this A putting B getting C dumping D giving A hurt B affected C injured D wounded 10 A other B others C another D the other 11 A Although B Because C When D Where 12 A either B both C equally D constantly 13 A alone B single C unique D lonely 14 A by B from C through D with 15 A knowledge B disability C quality D capacity
III Read the following passage then choose the best sentence from A-G to fill in each of the gaps There is one extra sentence Write your answers in your paper sheet There is an example at the beginning Example: 0- F (0,5 pt)
Despite advances in data-storage technology, huge hard-disk drives and computer faxes, the volume of paper in the average office has continued to grow (0) _ While the younger generation are comfortable working on screen, a lot of older people are not happy with a document draft unless they have a printed copy of it (1) Older computer programs were generally not capable of producing screen previews of what was to be printed, and you simply had to see a draft copy (2)
This led to more copies, until the computer software finally produced a satisfactory document (3) Word processing programs today are capable of showing, on screen, exactly what the output will look like, so that the hard-copy drafts are generally not required for documents, spreadsheets, etc (4) But in doing so, they miss the point, because the document is already on file (5) On the other hand, disk drives are now big and cheap enough that they are a much better way of storing data
A Those days are now long gone
B Printing it out is wasteful, because laser cartridges and paper are both very expensive
C There used to be a good reason for this
D Consider, for example, how much time it takes to send a fax E This draft would then need to be corrected for layout several times F The reason for this is computers with printers
G But, even though they don’t need to print out documents any more, people still want copies “for the file”
PART III WRITING (3,0 pts)
I Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it Write your answers in your paper sheet (1,5 pts)
1 I enjoy watching football more than motor racing
(5)3 “I am sorry I didn’t ring you to say I’d be late”
He apologized We have no seats left for the show on July 9th
All the tickets for I don’t want you to buy me a present
I’d rather _ She can’t find any good jobs because of her age
She is too _ Turn off all switches before leaving your house
All the switches I am not at all interested in Chemistry
Chemistry
9 If you want my advice, I would forget about buying a new house If I _
10 It started raining an hour ago
It has _
II Use the word in the brackets to write the second sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the first one Don’t change the words in the brackets (0,7 pt)
1 There are English and French translations of his book (been) His book has ………… into English and French
2 Dane asked me how much I had paid for my new car (cost) Dane wanted to know ……… my new car
3 “Remember to turn off the lights before going to bed.” he said to me (reminded) He ………… the lights before going to bed
4 This city is the same as it was in the 1990s (changed) This city has ………… the 1990s
5 The weather was so beautiful that we decided to go to the beach (such) It was that we decided to go to the beach
6 She called me all those names, which was wrong (of) It was ………… me all those names
7 I live far from school, so I have to go to school by bus every day (wouldn’t) Unless I go to school by bus every day
III Use the following set of words or phrases in each line to make a complete sentence of a postcard Write your answers in your paper sheet (0,8 pt)
1 I/ be here/ my family/ seven days now
2 last week/ we/ visit/ many interesting places/ see/ lots of exciting things the buildings here/ be/ much old/ Vietnam
4 the people/ we/ meet/ be/ kind/ friendly
5 I/ like most/ be/ kind of noodles soup/ call/ “Pho” we/ be/ here/ only three more days
7 we/ plan/ visit/ National Museum
8 we/ go there/ tomorrow/ in order/ miss/ this great chance _The end _ (Cán coi thi khơng giải thích thêm)