Đề thi tuyển sinh vào lớp 10 môn tiếng anh trường THPT chuyên phan bội châu tỉnh nghệ an năm học 2009 2010 đề 1

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Đề thi chính thức
Kì thi tuyển sinh vào lớp 10
Trường THPT chuyên Phan Bội Châu
Năm học 2009 - 2010
(Đề thi này có 4 trang)

Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian: 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)


SECTION I: PHONETICS

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronouned differently from that of the others.
1. A. teacher B. clear C. reason D. mean
2. A. technique B. chemical C. attach D. chemistry
3. A. spaces B. houses C. couples D. cabbages
4. A. cost B. host C. most D. post
5. A. sort B. sure C. sing D. sit

II. Identify the word whose stressed pattern is different from that of the others.
1. A. environment B. electricity C. consumer D. pollution
2. A. experience B. advance C. linguistics D. intermediate
3. A. important B. generate C. villager D. interested
4. A. destroy B. receive C. problem D. mistake
5. A. mysterious B. temperature C. encourage D. experience

SECTION II: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

I. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to fill in the gaps.
1. The famous of The Red Cross is the white flag bearing a red cross.
A. sign B. signal C. symptom D. symbol
2. I am very to you for giving me the advice on how to study effectively.
A. thanking B. helpful C. grateful D. kind
3. They looked very unhappy because they lost the match one goal.
A. by B. for C. with D. from
4. This is one of the exceptions the rule.
A. of B. to C. on D. about
5. Have you considered for that position of sales manager?
A. applying B. to apply C. looking D. to look
6. You look tired. hard all day?
A. Are you working
C. Do you work
B. Have you been working
D. Did you work
7. Last night thieves goods to the value of $10,000 from Goodbuy Supermarket in Elm Lane.
A. robbed B. stole C. burgled D. shoplifted
8. The policeman me the way.
A. told B. said C. explained D. directed
9. He is a very old man but in fact he is only fifty.
A. evidently B. apparently C. obviously D. actually
10. From the hotel, there is a good of the mountains.
A. vision B. sight C. picture D. view
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II. Fill in each gap with the correct form of the given words.
1. The Times is a serious and newspaper. (INFORM)
2. This company treats all its equally. (EMPLOY)
3. Our firm closed down because of situation. (ECONOMY)

4. have been investigating selenium’s role in the body since 1957. (RESEARCH)
5. During the festival were hanging from every tree. (DECORATE)
6. Last week, Mrs. Thu had some check the wire system in her house. (ELECTRIC)
7. I don’t know what’s the matter with Tommy lately. His seems to be getting worse and worse.
(BEHAVE)
8. It is becoming difficult to find a job nowadays. (INCREASE)
9. My brother and I were sent to school when we were seven. (BOARD)
10. Exercises should not be seen as a task. (DEMAND)

III. There are TEN mistakes in the passage. Find them out and correct them.
One of the most urgent environment problems in the world today is the short of clean water. Having clean
drinking water is a base human right. But acid rain, industrial pollution and garbage has made many sources of
water undrink. Lakes, reservoirs and even entire seas have become vast pools of poison. Lake Baikal in Russia is
one of the largest lakes in the world. It contains a rich various of animals and plants, including 1,300 rare species
do not exist anywhere else in the world. But they are being destroyed by the massive volumes of industrial effluent
which pour into the lake everyday. Even where law existed, the government did not have the power to enforce
them. Most of industries simply ignore the regulations. Mediterranean Sea occupies 1% the world’s water surface.
But it is the dumping ground for 50% of all marine pollution. Almost 16 countries regularly throw industrial wastes
a few miles off-shore.

SECTION III: READING COMPREHENSION

I. Choose one of the half-sentence endings from the list (A-K) to complete each blank in the passage. Number
zero (0) has been done for you.
A new generation of “intelligent” buildings can be seen (0) K Today, many of the buildings that people
work in (1) These decisions enable the buildings to (2)
If a fire should start in one, for example, the building’s alarm system sends a message to a computer, which
immediately instructs (3) The computer can also (4) Then it operates doors to contain the fire,
(5) The building can also take care (6) In the case of a faulty air-conditioner, for example,
(7)

But an intelligent building does more (8) Twenty-four hours a day, it checks (9) It adjusts
the condition of each to suit those working inside during the day, (10)
A. than just react to emergencies
B. the building will telephone the service engineers and tell them what has gone wrong
C. and turns off some of the systems at night
D. lighting, heating and ventilation
E. can make their own decisions
F. the telephone system to call the fire department
G. of breakdowns
H. tell the employees what to do
I. while at the same time allowing people to escape
J. look after themselves and the people inside them
K. in cities all around the world

II. Fill each blank in the following passage with one suitable word.
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Rivers are one of the world’s most important natural resources. Many cities are on large rivers, and
(1) every country has at least one river that plays an important part in the (2) of its people.
Besides transportation, rivers (3) food, water for crops, water to drink, and opportunities for recreation
for people who live along their (4) And in order to get (5) for crops, engineers sometimes
build a dam (6) a river and let the water become a lake behind the dam. Then people can use their water
not only to irrigate fields but to make electricity for homes and industries as (7)
However, the water often becomes (8) when cities on river banks grow in size and the number of
industries (9) We are learning that it is necessary to keep rivers clean (10) we don’t want to
enjoy the benefits of the natural resources.

III. Read the passage and answer the question below.
Man is a land animal, but he is also closely tied to the sea. Throughout history the sea has served the need of
man. The sea has provided man with food and a convenient way to travel to many parts of the world. Today, nearly
two thirds of the world’s population live within 80 kms of the sea coast.

In the modern technological world, the sea offers many resources to help mankind survive. Resources on land
are beginning to be used up. The sea, however, still can be hoped to supply many of man’s needs.
The list of riches of the sea yet to be developed by man’s technology is impressive. Oil and gas explorations
have been carried out for nearly 30 years. A lot of valuable minerals exist on the ocean floor ready to be mined.
Fish farming promises to be a good way to produce large quantities of food. The culture of fish and shellfish is
an ancient skill practised in the past mainly by Oriental people.
Besides oil and gas, the sea may offer new sources of energy. Experts believe that the warm temperature of the
ocean can be used in a way similar to the steam in a steamship. Ocean currents and waves offer possible use as a
source of energy.
Technology is enabling man to explore ever more deeply under the sea. The development of strong, new
materials has made this possible.
The technology to harvest the sea continues to improve. Experts believe that by the year 2050s the problems
that prevent us from fully exploiting the food, minerals, and energy sources of the sea will be largely solved.
1. The major things that the sea offers man are
A. fish and oil
C. food, energy sources and minerals
B. minerals and oil
D. ocean currents and waves
2. The sea serves the needs of man as
A. it provides man with food
C. it provides man with modern technology
B. it offers oil and other valuable sources
D. both A & B
3. We can conclude from the passage that
A. the sea resources have largely been used up
B. the sea, in a broad sense, hasn’t yet been developed
C. the problems that prevent us from fully exploiting the sea have already been solved
D. by the year 2050s, the technology will be good enough to exploit all the sea resources
4. The word Oriental people in the fourth paragraph means
A. people in Asia B. people in Africa C. European people D. American people

5. The best title for this passage is
A. Sea food
C. Sea Harvest
B. Technology for Exploiting the Sea
D. Man and the Sea

SECTION IV: WRITING

I. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meanings.
1. His disabilities did not prevent him from sailing around the world.

Despite
2. I am amazed by the mistakes he makes.
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What
3. Keeping calm is the secret of passing your driving test.
As long as
4. The police didn’t at all suspect that the judge was the murder.
Little
5. Nobody apart from my brother thought I would win the race.
My brother was
6. Tom had difficulty concentrating on his book because of the noise.
Tom found
7. Both my sister and I are not good at speaking English.
Neither my sister
8. My parents find fault with everything I do.
No
matter
9. I am sure she was very beautiful when she was young.
She must

10. Although she was busy, she managed to find the time to proofread for me.

Busy

II. Use the suggestions to build the meaningful sentences.
1. If people/ stop/ use/ dynamite/ for/ fish/ lot/ sea creatures/ be/ well/ preserve.

2. Our runner/ be/ so/ exhausted/ that/ he/ not complete/ race/ yesterday.

3. The woman/ pale/ weak because/ lack/ fresh air.

4. I/ rather you/ not/ tell anyone/ what/ say.

5. I/ pick/ lot/ English/ my stay/ you/ last year.


III. Write a composition on the following topic (about 150-200 words)
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
Grades (marks) encourage students to learn.
Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinions.

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