The young leaves are sprouting and then almost shade the street with many big light green umbrella, giving people a sense of peace and relax when you are exploring this small town duri[r]
(1)SỚ GIÁO DỤC ĐAO TẠO ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO TRƯỜNG CHUYÊN TRÀ VINH MÔN : TIẾNG ANH – THỜI GIAN :150 phút
NĂM HỌC : 1999- 2000
I Use the correct tense of the verb in brackets(2ms) Sue: Our team ( win ) (1) - tonight Tom : They (lose) (2) - last Saturday Sue : That was because Lee (not play) (3) - Tom : Why wasn’t he on the team ?
Sue : He (be) (4) - ill , but he has recovered now II Fill in each blank with a correct preposition (2ms)
1 School finishes (5) - three o’clock (6) - Thursday The town hall is (7) - the library and the museum
3 He was there (8) - January to March III Complete the following sentences (3ms)
9.We visited the school where 10 That’s the students whose -11 Tom isn’t working hard for his exams
I wish -12 My camera is being repaired at the moment
I’m having -IV Fill in the blank with ONE suitable word (2ms)
A grasshopper spent the summer singing and dancing in the sun One day he (13) an ant hurrying by She look very (14) and hot “ Why are you working on _ (15) a lovely day ?” asked the grasshopper
“I’m collecting food (16) the winter ”, said the ant and went on her way She _(17) all the other ants carrying food to their store The grasshopper sang (18) song and carry on dancing When winter came and there was snow on the ground, the grasshopper had (19) to eat He was very hungry , so he went and asked the ant to give him (20) food
V Arrange the conversation in its correct order The first sentence has been done for you (1m)
1.Uncle Tom has just rang up
a No , the bus is stuck behind the truck Nothing can move b Is he coming for lunch ?
c But the flood was on Monday d He could come by bus
e Now his truck is stuck in the mud
(2)MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm :150 phút I Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense (2ms):
1 He (go) - swimming every day Sue (come) - here last year
3 They (listen) - to music now She (be) - here next week
II Fill in the blank with a correct preposition (1m): Peter was born - 1819
6 They started - 6.30’
III Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it (3ms) :
7 Charles Dickens wrote the book
The book -8 I was very sad I couldn’t say anything
I was too -9 Tom wrote the letter It arrived this morning
Tom wrote the letter -10 He isn’t here now
I wish -11 Their house was painted last year
They had -12 She met the engineer He works with her father
She met
-IV Make an accent mark over the stressed syllables of the words provided (1m): 13 second, expensive, international, fortunately
V Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word (2ms):
… Alice came back to England ………… (14) bought antique shop, where she worked till last year “ I’ve had a wonderful life I’ve never ………(15) to Hollywood but I don’t regret that I’m -(16) healthy and active I feel much
- (17) than ninety seven”
VI Arrange the dialogue in the correct order (1m):
- Oh yes! How wonderful! Where are you going after……… - To see the tulips, of course
- Why ?
(3)SỞ GIÁO DỤC-ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH VAO LỚP 10 TRÀ VINH NĂM HỌC : 2004- 2005
- MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm :150 phút
I.Put the correct tense of the verbs in brackets (0,5m) : Tom (finish) the book last month
2 Jeff ( love) this song
3 He (be) there since he was 15 They (play) football now
II Choose the best word or phrase to complete each sentences (2ms): She enjoys - (cook, cooking, cooks)
6 The test is - than I thought ( hard, harder, hardly)
7 He drives as ……… as his mother (carefully, more carefully, careful) This is ……… interesting book he wrote last year (the more, most, the most) We all work very fast but Jack works ………… (fastest, fast, the fastest)
10 He is a good boy He is always … … to help his friends (readily, ready, readiness) 11 They …… walked down the path of roses (quickly, quickness, quick)
12 Mr Smith ………… a lot of old coins (collective, collected, collection) 13 This is not a place of ………… (entertaining, entertainment, entertain) 14 It was a beautiful morning ……… May (in, on at)
15 Are you interested ……… reading books? (in, on, at)
16 He won’t leave if he ……… you (can’t see, see, will not see)
17 Will it be ……… for you to come back tomorrow (`convenient, con`venient, conve`nient)
18 I was late, ……… the teacher hadn’t come (`fortunately, for`tunately, fortu`nately)
19 We ……… to start early (`decided, de`cided, deci`ded)
20 It is ……… to understand that? (`difficult, di`fficult, diffi`cult) III Read the passage and the exercises:
Some trees give their early flowers in February but others still wait until the end of March when it gets hotter and hotter The sky looks like a red umbrella lined with soft young leaves Students walk round the schoolyard picking up the red flowers and make lovely butterflies of different shapes and hearts of different sizes Those then are put nicely in their special notebooks
Most of the red flowers disappear when the students meet again for the new school year in September Only the red flowers in their special notebooks remain as fresh as the
sweetest memories of their school days A Write True or False (T/F) (1 m):
21 Red flowers all appear in February
22 “Lovely butterflies” are made of red flowers 23 “Hearts” are made of young leaves
24 Students love the red flowers B Answer the questions (1 m)
(4)(27) smiles, gestures and … Unlike many Asians, Americans smile only around good news or happy (28) An American smiles often, but not (29) embarrassed or confused Bad news does not (30) with a smile
IV Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it: (1.5 ms)
31 They built this house last year
This house ………
32 Jerry drives carelessly Nick drives more carelessly Nick drives ……… 33 This is the book Sue bought the book five years ago This is the book ……… 34 Lan is only 20 years old She can’t this job If Lan ……… 35 He is the man He always helps the poor
He is the man ……… 36 She was drawing the pictures when the light went out The picture was ………
V Write a paragraph about your summer holidays (at least 100 words) (3ms)
(5)SỞ GIÁO DỤC-ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH VAO LỚP 10 TRÀ VINH NĂM HỌC : 2002- 2003
- MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm :150 phút
I. Put the verb in brackets into the correct tense (2ms): I (live) here ten years ago
2 My grandfather (go) fishing every Sunday They (talk) on the phone now
4 They (sing) at six yesterday
II.Fill in each blank with a correct preposition: in, on, at, from, to: It was opened………1973 for music, theatre and dance The course started………… a.m
III Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it (3ms) :
7 He gave her a red rose
She……….…… The film was very good We all liked it
It was such a ……… … Someone repaired the machine last week
We had ……… 10 Why don’t we go out more often?
I wish we ……… 11 I looked at the postcard more I missed her more
The more ……….……… 12 I don’t have time I can’t help you
If I had ……… IV Make an accent mark over the stressed syllables of the words provided (1 m):
13 distant, broadcast, adventure, expensive
V Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word (2ms):
Everyone loves the sleepy grey koalas (14)………… kangaroos, they have a pouch (a kind of pocket) on the front for their babies, (15)……… six months here, baby koalas ride on their mother’s back They live in eucalyptus trees, sleeping for eighteen hours, (16)……… eating one kilo of leaves, each day They drink (17)………… nothing the word koala means “no water”
VI Arrange the dialogue in the correct order (1m): - I’d like a mushroom pizza, please
- Could we see the menu please? - What would you like?
- Let’s sit here
(6)Thời gian làm :150 phút
I Choose the best word or phrase to complete each sentence (2 ms)
1 Who ……….the telephone ? ( built, invented, made, organized ) His books are ……….read ? (costly, strongly, widely, ultimately) It’s ……… to see you (wonderful, wonderfully, wonderingly)
4 Julia has passed her exam We’re going out to ………… (celebrate, have, open, organize) If I ………time, I’ll help you (had, has, have, having)
6 I wish I ……… there in a minute (can be, could be, will be, would be)
7 ………we came, the women were sitting there, looking to the sea (So, When, Which, Why)
8 I starting early (ask, command, order, suggest) II Reading: (4ms)
A/ Summer comes again The young leaves are sprouting and then almost shade the street with many big light green umbrella, giving people a sense of peace and relax when you are exploring this small town during the hot days Tiny flowers soon dot your green umbrella with lime
shapes A breeze will shower your hair with the flower sparkling like diamonds on the princess’s hair
If you visit the town at the beginning of December, you will see tamarinds hanging like strange lanterns Schoolgirls in pairs or in groups of three- in white ao dai, stroll down the street enjoying their juicy tamarinds The sun goes though the foliage just to light the innocent faces ! Their voice seems to rhyme with the twittering of the sparrows in the high branches ! Tamarinds are used in cooking and can be preserved for future use People make no profit from the fruit, but the street has reminded people of the town, of something ancient, yet charming and nice
1 Write T/F or DS
9 The town looks beautiful in summer 10 There are tamarind trees in every street… 11 Schoolgirls like juicy tamarinds
12 Other people like ripe tamarinds Answer the questions:
13 Do you like eating tamarinds?
14 Have you ever been to such a beautiful street? B/ Cloze reading:
… Some older people still talk about “home” and mean Britain, and you can still find (15) that really belong to Britain more (16) Australia or New Zealand At Christmas, for example, you can (17) and send Christmas cards with pictures (18) snow and wood fires, although (19) temperature may be 250C and (20) are going to spend Christmas day at the beach!
III Writing: (4ms)
(7)SỞ GIÁO DỤC-ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH VAO LỚP 10 TRÀ VINH NĂM HỌC : 200?- 200?
- MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm :150 phút
I Choose the best word from the box to complete each sentence:
if provided staying equal invention looked make did not amazed enjoyable met official practice was seen
1 Have you ever ……… a UFO? She asked me ……… I liked that film
3 I would be very happy if I ……….a man from outer space? I suggest ……… there
5 She ……… pleased that I didn’t say a word
6 It was a(n) ……… day We laughed all the time Is the Internet a wonderful ………of modern life? You can ……… speaking English with Tom
9 When we arrived, they all ……… 10 English is a(n) language in many countries
II Reading:
A Read the following paragraph and answer the questions:
The city’s main economic activity was cod fishing, the white fish found mainly in the North Atlantic But from the 1980s less and less fish were being caught and the government effectively banned cod fishing to protect the species This was a major blow to the region However, the sea instead provided them with oil and gas reserves to exploit which now is the principal activity
So, what to look for when you are here? Firstly, there are two traditions These in fact become popular tourist activities The first is kissing the cod Remember that fish mentioned earlier? Well, as a visitor you have to kiss one The second is called the “screech in” You simply have to drink a glass of Jamaican rum Screech in English means a little scream of displeasure You can imagine how this rum tastes All good entertainment of the locals!
Write T, F or DS (True, False or Doesn’t say): 11 The main activity now is cod fishing
12 No more cod can be found in the sea Answer the questions:
13 There are two tourist tradition, what are they?
14 If you visit the city, will you that? Why or why not? B Cloze reading:
Treforest is a small town in South Wales not so far from Cardiff It’s not a particularly impressive place and being home to the university of Glamorgan Its population goes up (15) down according to when the students are (16) However, Treforest can be proud (17) the fact that it produced one of (18) greatest singers and performers of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries – Tom Jones
III Writing:
(8)22 “Oh, yes But/forget/prepared/for/party? 23 “She/ been/ in/ kitchen/ o’clock!” 24 “Oh, no I’ll and her.”