Dethi tuyeån sinh vaøo lôùp 10 - Chuyeân Anh PHONETICS (20 ms) A. Pick out the word whose underlined part has the pronunciation different from that of the other words: 1. pain great bread break steak ……………………… 2. fan apple catch wash lamp ……………………… 3. ch air cheap chorus child champion ……………………… 4. full push pull just put ……………………… 5. picture chair machine question march ……………………… B. Put an accent mark (‘) over the main stressed syllable of: acrobat commuter cooperation gym-master interest nevertheless parade parliamentary trapeze series VOCABULARY (20 ms) Complete each sentence below with the correct form of the words provided: 1. The boys are much (interest) ……………………………. in football while the girls enjoy badminton. 2. As one of your (support) ……………………………. , I just wanted you to win the prize. 3. They heard the hens and the ducks sounding (sleep) ……………………………. and the women chattering gaily. 4. The discussion made a deep (impress) ……………………………. upon the pupils. 5. They use paper as (economy) ……………………………. as they used to. 6. How much time do you spend (watch) ……………………………. television every night? 7. – Where did the orphans at Dickens’ time live, Mum? – Of course, in an (orphan) …………………………… 8. The child’s illness is not as (hope) ……………………………. as you thought. He will get well soon. 9. Today’s youth work hard and always show their (patriot) ……………………………. in the building of a socialist country. 10. Grandmother had to (tell) ……………………………. the story several times to her grandchildren. READING A. Put the following sentences in the proper order (20 ms) a. Yes. I like London very much. Before I came here, I thought London had fog or rain every day. b. I hope you’ll enjoy your visit to our city. c. All right. Oh, I’m amazed to see that London drivers keep to the left. d. Yes. It’s our usual way of driving. e. We often have fog or rain. But in summer we have sunshine. Let’s have a porter carry your luggage to the car. 1. …………… 2. …………… 3. …………… 4. …………… 5. …………… 1 …………… …………… …………… …………… …………… B. Cloze test: (20 ms) London is the (1) …………………………………… of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It ranks as one of the world's oldest and (2) …………………………………… historic cities. London traces its history back nearly 2,000 years. Over the years, it became the (3) …………………………………… of Britain's once-enormous overseas empire (4) …………………………………… the home of many of the world's greatest artists, poets, scientists, and statesmen. London is a large, lively city as well (5) …………………………………… a historic one. It is one of the largest (6) …………………………………… in the world, with (7) …………………………………… 61/2 million people. London's banks, insurance companies, and shipping firms do business in almost (8) …………………………………… country. Few other cities have so (9) …………………………………… outstanding museums and art galleries or offer such a wide variety of plays and (10) …………………………………… entertainment. GRAMMAR A. Supply the correct tense and form of the verbs in brackets (20 ms) Letter of thanks to a teacher No. 153, Milton Street, Singapore. 17th November, 20 Dear Miss Alice, You may be surprised (1. receive) ……………………………………. this letter; but having passed all my exams, with distinction, I must tell you how grateful I (2. be) ……………………………………. to you for all that you (3. do) ……………………………………. for me. Like me, all the others whom you (4. teach) ……………………………………. all these years and (5. be) …………………………………… about to leave school would also like to express their gratitude to you for the knowledge that they acquire and the success that they (6. achieve) ……………………………………. with your help and advice. In a few weeks’ time I shall be leaving for further studies overseas, and I (7. be) ……………………………………. confident that the things that you have taught me, in studies in social behaviour, (8. enable) ……………………………………. me to complete my course with ease and pleasure. You (9. believe) ……………………………………. me when I say that I have always regarded you as one of the most important persons in my life. I thank you again for all the help you (10. give) ……………………………………. me. With best wishes, From your grateful student, Anita B. Fill in the blanks with proper prepositions or adverbial particles (20 ms) a. Mai: Oh, hello, Minh. What are you doing (1) …………………………. the school office? - Minh: Hi, Mai. I’m asking the man there to supply more chalk (2) …………………………. our class. (3) …………………………. the way, have you seen Lan? Mai: Oh, yes. We’ve just talked to each other (4) …………………………. David Copperfield. She’s going to report it this afternoon. Minh: Would you tell her to come and see our form teacher? She’s waiting (5) …………………………. Lan in the staffs room. b. Nam Lan reported David Copperfield (6) …………………………. a very moving tone, didn’t she? Ba Well, it has been said she was born an orator! What do you think (7) …………………………. Mr. 2 Micawber? Nam I feel pity (8) …………………………. him. As the father (9) …………………………. a large family, he was constantly (10) …………………………. debt! I hope I won’t live in such a large family as his! WRITING A. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it (40 ms) 1. The holiday lasted two months. It was a …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………… 2. He could drive very fast because he was a correspondent. As a …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………… 3. The actress will ask the photographer to take her some photos. The actress will have …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………….……… 4. The teacher is going to have Tom clean the window. The teacher is going to have the …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …. 5. I learn English a lot. I like it a lot. The more I learn …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………….………. 6. People say that she works 16 hours a day. She is said …… 7. He was lazy. He didn’t pass the examination. If he ……………… 8. Last year I got many bad marks. I wish … 9. Whose house is it? Who does . 10. I ride bicycle to school in twenty minutes. It takes … B. Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences (40 ms). 1. This table / too heavy / him / move. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………… 2. Jane / had / him / check / ticket / before / got on / train. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………… 3. I / saw / Mary / walk / her mother / the concert hall. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………… 4. Oliver Twist / such / unhappy boy / ran away / London. 3 …………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………… 5. Going on a trip / interesting / than / stay at home. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………… 6. The football fans / gathering / the stadium / since / I / arrive. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………… 7. We / be / very tired / last night / because / we / play / football / afternoon. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………… 8. The match / would / been / great fun / if it / not rain yesterday. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………… 9. That / be / the play / perform / the stage / by / the famous actors / actresses / last night. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………… 10. The story / short / enough / us / read it / one hour. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………… GOOD LUCK TO YOU 4 Kỳ thi tuyển sinh vàolớp10 - Chuyên Anh HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM MÔN TIẾNG ANH PHONETICS (20 ms) A. (10 ms – 2/ 1 w.) 1) bread 2) wash 3) chorus 4) just 5) machine B. (10 ms – 1/ 1 w.) ‘acrobat com’muter co’operation gym-‘master ‘interest neverthe’less pa’rade parlia’mentary tra’peze ‘series VOCABULARY (20 ms – 2/ 1 w.)) 1. interested 2. supporters 3. sleepily 4. impression 5. economically 6. watching 7. orphanage 8. hopeless 9. patriotism 10. retell READING (40 ms) 1) Right order (20 ms – 4/ 1 s.) 1. b 2. a 3. e 4. c 5. d 2) Cloze test (20 ms – 2/ 1 w.) 1. capital 2. most 3. center/ centre 4. and 5. as 6. cities 7. about / nearly 8. every 9. many 10. other GRAMMAR (40 ms) A. Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets (20 ms – 2/ 1 v.) 1. to receive 2. am 3. have done 4. have taught 5. are 6. have achieved 7. am 8. will enable 9. must believe 10. have given B. Fill in the blanks with proper prepositions or adverbial particles (20 ms/ 1 w.) 1. in 2. to 3. By 4. about 5. for 6. with 7. about(/ of) 8. for 9. of 10. in WRITING (80 ms) A. Finish each of the following sentences (40 ms – 4/1 s.) 1. It was a two-month holiday. 2. As a correspondent, he could write very fast. 3. The actress will have the photographer take her some photos. 4. The teacher is going to have the window cleaned. 5. The more I learn English, the more I like it. 6. She is said to work 16 hours a day. 7. If he hadn’t been lazy (/ had been hard working), he would have passed the examination. 8. I wish I hadn’t got many bad (/ had got many good) marks last year. 9. Who does this house belong to? 10. It takes me twenty minutes to ride bicycle to school. B. Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences (40 ms – 4/1 s.) 1. This table is too heavy for him to move. 2. Jane had him check her ticket before she got on the train. 3. I saw Mary walking with her mother into the concert hall. 4. Oliver Twist was such an unhappy boy that he ran away to London. 5. Going on a trip is more interesting than staying at home. 6. The football fans have been gathering into the stadium since I arrived. 7. We were very tired last night because we had played football in the afternoon. 8. The match would have been great fun if it had not rained yesterday. 9. That was the play performed on the stage by the famous actors and actresses last night. 10. The story is short enough for us to read it in one hour. 5 . De thi tuyeån sinh vaøo lôùp 10 - Chuyeân Anh PHONETICS (20 ms) A. Pick out the word whose underlined part has the pronunciation. ……………………………………………………………………………… GOOD LUCK TO YOU 4 Kỳ thi tuyển sinh vào lớp 10 - Chuyên Anh HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM MÔN TIẾNG ANH PHONETICS (20 ms) A. (10 ms – 2/ 1 w.) 1) bread 2) wash