In Britain, traditions play a more important part in the life of the people than in other countries.. Englishmen are proud of their traditions and carefully keep them up.[r]
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kú thi tun sinh vµo líp 10 thpt chuyên Năm học 2013 - 2014
Môn thi:tiÕng anh Thêi gian lµm bµi: 60 phót
I/ (1,0 point) Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest Write your answers on the answer sheet.
1 schedule switch change challenge
2 food soon moon look
3 laughed reduced kicked amazed
4 measure release treasure pleasure
5 people possible psychology pleased
II/ (3,0 points) Choose the best word or phrase to complete the following sentences Write A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
1 The event happened 7.00 the evening
A in / at B to / in C at / to D at / in
2 We haven’t seen each other last January
A for B on C since D in
3 We are going to our 20th wedding anniversary Please come and stay.
A occur B celebrate C D parade
4 If Nam were rich, he around the world
A travel B will travel C traveled D would travel
5 The film about they are talking is fantastic
A who B which C whom D that
6 He his job last month and since then he out of work
A lost / was B was lost / has been C has lost / was D lost / has been Who will the children while you go out to work?
A look for B look up C look after D look at
8 I don't suppose you like pineapples, ?
A I B you C don't I D don't you She didn’t work hard enough, she lost her job
A so B but C although D yet
10 Trung: “Why you think most people learn English?” - Phong: “ ”
A All of them are B I heard it was very good
C Very often it’s to get a better job D Because I like it 11 We decided because of the bad weather
A not gone out B not go out C not to go out D not going out 12 It is usually better not to things, in case they are not returned
A lend B offer C borrow D lose 13 Some schools have very rules of behavior which must be obeyed
A strong B strict C straight D solid 14 He is very stubborn, so it will be difficult to him to go
A persuade B suggest C make D prevent 15 Leave it in the oven until it brown
A turns B colors C changes D cooks
III/ (1,5 points) Read the following passage then answer the questions Write your answers on the answer sheet.
TRADITIONS AND CUSTOMS IN GREAT BRITAIN
Every nation and every country has its own customs and traditions In Britain, traditions play a more important part in the life of the people than in other countries Englishmen are proud of their traditions and carefully keep them up
It has been the law for about 300 years that all theatres are closed on Sundays No letters are delivered, only a few Sunday papers are published
To this day an English family prefers a house with a large garden to a modern flat with central heating English people like gardens Sometimes the garden in front of the house is a little square covered with cement painted garden in imitation of grass and a box of flowers
Holidays are especially rich in old traditions and are different in Scotland, Ireland, Wales and England Christmas is a great English national holiday, and in Scotland it is not kept, except by clerks in banks, all shops and factories are working
1 How important are traditions in Britain? What Englishmen to their traditions?
3 Which does an English family prefer: a house with a garden or a modern flat? Do English people like gardens?
(2)IV/ (1,5 points) Fill in each blank with one suitable word Write your answers on the answer sheet.
The country is (1) beautiful than a town and more pleasant to live in Many people think so, and go to the country (2) the summer holiday though they can't live there all the year round Some have cottages built in a village (3) that they can go there whenever they can find the time
English villages are not alike, but in some ways they are not very different (4) each other Almost every village has a church, the round or square tower of which can be seen from many miles around Surrounding the church is the church yard, (5) people are buried
V/ (1,5 points) Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting Write A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
1 I spent a long time to that work, but in the end I finished it A B C D
2 Although he was very tired, but he tried to complete his assignments on time A B C D Sixty minutes are too short for me to finish this test
A B C D
4 The water and land around the chemical factory are serious polluted A B C D
5 John congratulated me with my passing the entrance examination A B C D
VI/ (1,5 points) 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 on the answer sheet.
1 “Can I borrow your typewriter, Jane?” asked Peter
Peter asked Jane The architect has drawn plans for an extension to the house
Plans for I haven’t eaten this kind of food before
This is the first _ Stop talking or you won’t understand the lesson
If you The value of Sterling has fallen considerably in the past week
There has _ THE END
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