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(1)Sở giáo dục-đào tạo kỳ thi tuyển sinh trung học phổ thông Năm học 2008-2009
Môn: tiếng anh ( Thời gian làm bµi 60 phót) PART I: LANGUAGE FOCUS
I.Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words. (1.0p)
0 A.what B.which C.whose D.where
1 A.thank B.this C.there D.those
2 A.city B.my C.sky D.cry
3 A.know B.now C.how D.cow
4 A.speak B.beach C.heart D.leave
5 A.teacher B.children C.lunch D.school
II Macth the answer in B to questions in A (1.0p)
A B How are you today?
1.What's your sister's name? 2.Why are you learning English? How you get to school? 4.How long have you been learning English?
5 Have a nice weekend
A She's Julia B By bus
C For three years D Same to you E Fine, thank you
F Because I need it for my job
0. _E _ _ _
III Choose the best option to complete the following sentences (2.0p)
0 This test must be done
A care B careful C carefully D careless
1 I wish you here with us now
A be B were C are D would be
2 I haven't seen her
A for two weeks B since two weeks C weeks ago D in weeks He was born 1987
A on B in C of D at
4 If he soon, he will miss the last train
A doesn't come B isn't coming C didn't come D won't come Peter and David part in the competition last week
A take B takes C.took D taken
6 .I was really tired, I couldn't sleep
A Therefore B Because of C Although D So
7 He laughed when he was watching "Tom and Jerry" on TV
A happy B happily C happiness D unhappy
8 I suggest a pinic on the weekend
A to have B having C had D have
9 Vietnam is a country exports a lot of rice
A who B what C when D which
10 Solar energy doesn't cause
A pollution B polluted C pollute D pollutant
PART II: WRITING I Write meaningful sentences, using the words given (1.5p)
0 She/ be/ teacher/ English/ 1995
She has been a teacher of English since 1995.
1 She/ usually/ go/ school/ bike
We/ not see/ each other/ for five months
What/ you/ do/ if/ you/ be/ me?
Mr Bill/ used/ go/ swimming/ when/ he/ young
(2)5 I/ suggest/ your company/ employ/ more qualified staff
II Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that it has the same meaning to the first given. (1.5p)
0 People speak English all over the world
English is spoken all over the world.
1 They grow rice in tropical countries
Rice It's a pity he can't come to the party
I wish he She is font of listening to pop music
She is interested
in "Would you like to go to the movies with me?"He asked me
He invited me I hadn't made a speech before so I was very nervous
Because I wasn't used
to
PART II: READING
I Choose the answer A, B, C, or D to complete the following passage (1.0p)
David Evans is a farmer He does farming on his own land(0) Wales The farm has belonged to his family for generations David (1) sheep on his land He doesn't employ (2) fulltime workers His sons help him when they are not (3) school The guests from the city enjoy their qiet holidays in the clean country (4) and they come to visit their farm However, it's a lonely life for the Evans family when the guests have gone The question is that if his children want to (5) the farm when Mr Evans gives up working
0 A at B on C in D of
1 A feeds B grows C raises D leads
2 A some B more C much D any
3 A in B for C at D on
4 A wind B sight C life D air
5 A take off B take over C take after D take care
II Read the passage then answer the questions (2.0p)
Brazil, the largest country in South America and the fifth largest country in the world, is located in the eastern half of South America The people of Brazil are famous for their outgoing, friendly, and fun-loving nature Brazilian women are considered to be among the best dressed in the world
Brazil is a federal republic with 23 states The capital city is Brasilia Portuguese is the official language and it is spoken with a distinct Brazilian accent Brazil has population of over 138 million, which is made of people of many different races and ethnic groups
A number of industrial products are produced in Brazil, including cars, chemicals, ships, machines, and military weapons Mining is also an important industry Agriculture is another important industry Many crops are exported including coffee( Brazil is the largest coffee grower in the world), cotton, soybeans, sugar, cocoa, rice, corn and fruit
1 Where is Brazil?
What are the people of Brazil like?
What is the official language in Brazil?
Is Brazil a nation of different races?
What is the most significant agricultural product in Brazil?