ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 (2008 – 2009) – Soá I – PHONETICS: 1- A tired B enjoyed C reached D arrived 2- A.watch B scholarship C.children D teacher 3- A.plaid B plain C.paint D lain 4- A.always B minibus C minutes D maps II – MULTIPLE CHOICE: 5- The “Oxford Advance learner’s Dictionary” is now in its 7th _ A fee B advance C institude D edition 6- “ You are a great dancer, Daisy!” – Thanks, Peter A Well done B I’m awfull dancer C Let’s have a celebration D That’s very nice of you to say so 7- Martin is someone with I usually sgree A him B.that C who D whom 8- If I were a bird, I _ be a dove A.will B am C would D can 9- I would rather you _ the test well A B did C done D to 10- No smoking ia allowed in this room, _? A is it B isn’t it C are they D aren’t they 11- are used to kill insects and weeds so as to help crops grow better A Dynamite B Treasures C Pesticides D Creatures 12- The gentleman _ telling the story after having a cup of tea A turned on B turned off C went on D looked for 13- He is not satisfied his preparations for the birthday party A in B about C with D on 14- Lighting _for 30 percent of our electricity bill A accounts B.makes C does D puts 15- They receives _ advice from the teachers that they make a lot of progress men A so good B such good C was spoken D is spoken III- CHOOSE THE UNDERLINED WORD OR PHRASE (A,B,C,D) THAT NEEDS CORRECTING: 16- Mary asked me how did I went to school everyday A B C D 17-Mr John was disappointed which Liz didn’t phone him about it A B C D 18- We went to HANOi to watch the parade on the National Day last year but we live in Nam Định A B C D 19- If only we would learn about keeping our environment polluted A B C D IV- READ THE PASSAGE AND DECIDE IF THESE STATEMENTS ARE TRUE OR FALSE: The Internet has rapidly developed and becomes part of our daily life It is a very fast and convenient way to get information People use the Internet for such a lot of purposes as education, communication, entertainment and commerce The Internet helps people communicate with their friends and relatives by means of e- mail or chatting However, the Internet also has some limitations It is not only time consuming and costly but also dangerous because of viruses and bad programs Moreover, the Internet users sometimes have to suffer various risks such as spam or electronic junk mail and personal information leaking So, while enjoying surfing, be alert! 20- Nowaday, the Internet goes up and up and becomes familiar with our life 21- The Internet can’t help people communicate with friends and relatives 22- The Internet is seriously damaged by viruses and bad programs 23- The Internet users get access to the net because of getting only education V-CHOOSE THE WORD OR PHRASE (A,B,C,D)THAT BEST FITS THE BLANK SPACE IN THE PASSAGE: The threat to the environment Nowadays people are more aware that wildlife all over the world is in (24) _ Many species of animals are threatened, and could easily become extinct if we not make an effort to protect them There are many reasons for this In some cases, animals are (25) _ for their fun or other valuable parts of their bodies Some birds (26) _ as parrots are caught (27) and sold as pets For many animals and birds, the problem is that their habitat – the place where they live - is disappearing More land is used for farms, for houses or industry, and there are fewer open spaces than there once were Farmers use powerful chemicals to help them grow better (28) , but these chamicals pollute (29) environment and harm widellife The most successful animal (30) earth – human beings – will soon be the only ones (31) unless we can solve this problem 24 A danger B threat C problem D vanishing 25 A chased B hunted C escape D survived 26 A like B or C such D where 27 A lively B live C alive D living 28 A products B fields C herbs D crops 29 A an B a C the D that 30 A in B on C at D within 31 A leave B left C missing D lived VI- USE THE CORRECT FORM OF THE WORD GIVEN IN EACH SENTENCE: 32- Please don’t laugh at him because he speaks English _ (nature) 33- He couldn’t give me _ explanation for his actions (satisfy) 34- It’s the best not to try to lists of words Instead, you should try to learn how to use new words ( memory) 35- Air _ makes it difficult for us to breath ( pollute) VII- REWRITE THE SENTENCES SO THAT THEY MEAN ALMOST THE SAME AS THE ONES PRINTED BEFORE THEM: 36- American people celebrate Mother’s Day in May Mother 37- She bought too many clothes to wear She bought so _ 38-It’s raining, so we can’t have lunch in the garden I wish 39- I’ve never read such an interesting book before It’s the 40- Wearing casual clothes to school is very interesting to secondary school students Secondary students feel _ GOODLUCK