Chuyen Anh 6 Quoc Hoc Hue

Part 3: Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.. (10 points).[r]

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO THỪA THIÊN HUẾ

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC (Đề thi gồm 06 trang)

KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH THPT CHUYÊN QUỐC HỌC Khóa ngày 24.6.2010

Môn : TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút

-Điểm (bằng số chữ) Giám khảo 1: Mã phách:

Giám khảo 2:

I GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY ( 30 points)

Part 1: Choose the best answer among A,B,C or D Circle your choice (10 points) Why don’t you go to the park ?

A in the car B with the car C with car D by the car Give her a telephone to ring she gets lost

A if B whether C although D in case She him of lying to her

A threatened B blamedC accused D criticised Losing my job was a great shock, but I think I’m it

A seeing to B putting up with C standing for D getting over No one’s got to stay late this evening, ?

A is it B have they C isn’t it D don’t they I was in a such hurry that I left one of my bags

A out B behind C on D aside

7 On the first day of our holiday we just by the hotel pool A enjoyed B calmed C comforted D relaxed

8 Jane likes watching films but she is not keen on any kind A specially B certainly C largely D particularly

9 My hands were so cold that I couldn’t my coat buttons A open B remove C undo D put out

10 Mary looked up the fastest train to Glasgow in the A catalogue B timetable C dictionary D programme

Part 2: Complete each sentence with a word from the box: (10 points)

call draw fall get take come face fill go turn

1 I think we should over our plan again before we tell the managing director

2 Have you up with any ideas for advertising the new products?

3 Our deal with the Chinese company may through, but we can sell the machinery to the German firm if necessary

6 If they don’t give us a better price, we’ll down their offer I’m afraid we have to up to the fact that we are losing money Our lawyers are going to up a new contract tomorrow

9 A multinational company is trying to over our firm, but we want to stay independent

10 We had to off the office party because of the economic situation Part 3: Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line (10 points)

EVENING CLASSES

Recently I decided to go to evening classes twice a week During the day I work in a (1) agency as a telephonist It is not a very interesting (2) and I get bored I also got tired of coming home every evening, putting a (3) meal in the oven and then watching TV So I decided to take up (4) as a hobby Perhaps I should give you an (5) for my choice Learning a skill is a good (6) to the problem of boring work Also, I felt I was a (7) because any time I tried to put up a shelf, for example, it always fell down! Now I am quite a (8) wood-worker! I am working on the (9) of some furniture at the moment And although there are only two other girls in the class, I don’t feel any (10) I’ve just turned out to be the best student in the class!

1 SECRETARY 2 OCCUPY

3 FREEZE 4 CARPENTER 5 EXPLAIN 6 SOLVE 7 FAIL

8 SUCCESS 9 CONSTRUCT

10 EMBARRASS

II READING COMPREHENSION: ( 35 points)

Part 1: Decide which answer ( A, B, C or D) best fits each space Circle your choice (15 points)

LEARNING HOW TO LEARN

There is usually one important (1) missing from most school (2) Very few students are (3) how to organize their learning and how to (4) the best use of their time Let’s take some simple (5) Do you know how to (6) up words in the dictionary?, and you understand all the (7) the dictionary contains? Can you (8) notes quickly, and can you understand them (9) ? For some reason, many schools give learners no (10) with these matters Teachers ask students to (11) pages from books, or tell them to write ten pages, but don’t explain (12)……… ….… to it Learning by (13)……….……… can be useful, but it is important to have a genuine (14) ……… …… of a subject You can (15) ……… a lot of time memorizing books, without understanding anything about the subject!

1 A theme B book C subject D mark

3 A taught B learnt C educated D graduated

4 A take B give C get D make

5 A sentences B results C rules D examples

6 A find B look C research D get

7 A information B advice C subjects D themes

8 A B send C take D revise

9 A after B afterwards C lastly D at last 10 A teaching B ability C instruction D help 11 A concentrate B remind C forget D memorize

12 A how B what C why D it

13 A the way B heart C now D law

14 A information B success C understanding D attention

15 A pass B waste C tell D use

Part 2: Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space Use only ONE word in each space (15 points)

Computers

Recent years have seen the appearance of different (1) of communication More and (2) people have a computer (3) home and they use it to play games, find information (4) the Net and also to communicate You can send e-mails, write your own blog and (5) … to other people It is amazing how easily you can communicate (6) someone on the other side of the world It has brought happiness (7) reassurance to many, knowing that a friend or member of their family is only a click of the mouse away Some people say it has become (8) aid in education and even brought more equality, as most children become computer literate But it has also (9) concern Who takes the responsibility of making (10) that the Net doesn’t give false facts? (11) there enough protection from fraud and misinformation? Do young people rely too much (12) computers for their entertainment? (13) it destroy our creativity? The experts (14) now trying to find answers to these (15) Part 3: Read the following passage and choose the best answer among A, B, C or D Circle your choice (5 points)

STUDYING ABROAD

Before applying to a foreign university, one should consider the disadvantages of studying abroad First, a student may feel lonely by being far from home and friends Also, difficulty in understanding a foreign language can be very disappointing and can affect the student’s grades It can be very expensive to pay the costs of travel and housing in a different country Finally, if there is an emergency at home, it will be hard to get home in a hurry

1 to study abroad

A There are only disadvantages B There are only advantages

C There are both advantages and disadvantages D There are neither advantages nor disadvantages When studying abroad, a student

A is homesick and feels lonely

B spends a lot of money for accommodation and transportation C cannot go home immediately in an emergency

D All are correct

3 When studying abroad, a student is exposed to a new culture that A has no advantages

B enriches his knowledge about people and other ways of thinking C has no effects

D causes some trouble

4 At a foreign university, a student

A can learn a foreign language B cannot learn a foreign language C has to learn his mother tongue D doesn’t have to learn a language At a foreign university, a student may

A meet his neighbour B travel a lot

C meet a leading expert in his field D All are correct III WRITING: ( 35 points)

Part 1: Complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first one, by using the word given.( Do not change the word given.) ( 10 points)

1 I haven’t decided yet whether to move or not mind I haven’t ……… ……… The weather is fine, but my flowers haven’t come out of

My flowers ……… ……….……… I probably forgot to mention that the deadline is Tuesday may

I ……… ……… I like going sailing more than swimming rather

I’d ……… ……… “You’ve passed your driving test, Ron Well done!” said Carol on

Carol congratulated ……… ……… I was never allowed to walk barefoot when I was a child let

My parents ……… ……… ……… They have collected the tests and checked the answers been

The tests ……… ……… No one gave us instructions and showed us what to not

9 The boy said that he hadn't done anything wrong denied The boy ……… ……… 10 Amanda has improved a lot this term progress Amanda ……… ……… Part 2: Read the text below and look carefully at each line Some of the lines are correct, and some have a word which should not be there If a line is correct, put a tick () by the number If a line has a word which should not be there, write the word by the number ( 15 points)

0 00 10 11 12 13 14 15

The stadium is only a few minutes away from where I live so I usually go to the matches on the foot I put on my team's colours and set off with a couple of friends from work I always feel a sense of excitements as I turn to the corner and the tall floodlights come into view at the top of the main stand of the stadium By the time we will get to the stadium, there are big enough crowds, all heading in the same direction As soon as we get inside, the chanting begins and the suspense builds up I have been to a lot of games which were utterly boring: the weather was such cold and drizzly and the game finished in a goal-less draw After going games like that, some fans express their disappointment through acts of violence but I just look ahead to the next game Violence on and off of the pitch is the biggest problem in football, but the behaviour of some of the stars also gives the game a bad name Take Maradona of Argentina: he was, as everyone knows it, a great

player but he got involved with drugs and was excluded from the 1994 World Cup after he failing a drugs test Another of the greatest players was the Englishman George Best, but again the pressure of being a star was too great for him He turned up to drink and retired when he was only twenty-six

0 …… 00 …the… 10 11 12 13 14 15 Part 3: Write an essay of at least 200 words on ONE of the following topics: (10 points) Topic 1.

The difficulties of learning English and how to overcome them

Topic 2.

If you could change one important thing about your hometown, what would you change? Use reasons and specific examples to support your answer.

SỞ GIÁO DỤC-ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH THPT CHUYÊN QUỐC HỌC THỪA THIÊN HUẾ Khóa ngày 24.6.2010

ANSWER KEY I VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR: (30 points)

Part 1: (10 points) (one point for each correct answer)

Q# 10

Key A D C D B B D D C B

Part 2: (10 points) (one point for each correct answer)

1 go come fall fill get

6 turn face draw take 10 call

Part 3: (10 points) (one point for each correct answer)

1 secretarial occupation frozen carpentry explanation solution failure successful construction 10 embarrassment

II READING: (35 points)

Part 1: (15 points) (one point for each correct answer)

Q # 10 11 12 13 14 15

Key C B A D D B A C B D D A B C B

Part 2: (15 points) (one point for each correct answer)

1 means more at on talk with

7 and an caused 10 sure 11 Is 12.on

13 Does 14 are 15 questions

Part 3: (5 points) (one point for each correct answer)

1 C D B A C

III WRITING: (35 points)

Part 1: (10 points) (one point for each correct answer)

1 I haven’t made up my mind yet/yet made up my mind whether to move or not My flowers haven't come out in spite of the fine weather

3 I may have forgotten to mention that the deadline is Tuesday I'd rather go sailing than swimming

5 Carol congratulated Ron on passing/ having pased his driving tests My parents never let me walk barefoot when I was a child

9 The boy denied having done/doing anything wrong

10 Amanda has made much/good/great/a lot of progress this term

Part 2: (15 points) (one point for each correct answer)

1  to will enough  such going  of 10  11 it 12  13 he 14  15 up

Part 3: (10 points)