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ĐẠI HỌC QUỐC GIA TP HỒ CHÍ MINH
TRƯỜNG PHỔ THÔNG NĂNG KHIẾU
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CỘNG HOÀ XÃ HỘI CHỦ NGHĨA VIỆT NAM
ĐỘC LẬP TỰ DO HẠNH PHÚC
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ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 NĂNG KHIẾU – NĂM HỌC 2002-2003
MÔN: ANH VĂN
THỜI GIAN: 150 PHÚT
I. READING COMPREHENSION (50m)
A. Choose the word or phrase (in a, b, c, d) which best completes each of the sentences below.
Mark ‘X’ on your answer. (10m)
1. I called on her yesterday; she ________ at the time .
a. cooked
b. had cooked
c. was cooking
d. would cooked
2. She finally decided ________ her children alone in the house.
a. not leaving
b. do not leave
c. not leave
d. not to leave
3. Your letter was received the week ________ last.
a. before
b. after
c. ago
d. from
4. Some young people feel that sometimes they must disagree________ their parents.
a. from

b. with
c. about
d. against
5. If you go to the beach you can get a lot of fresh air and also ________ the sunshine.
a. enjoy
b. look
c. like
d. regard
6. It’s high time you ________ to study seriously.
a. begin
b. began
c. did begin
d. would begin
7. They left at 10:00 AM and ________ a taxi to the airport.
a. take
b. are taking
c. took
d. have taken
8. If she ________ call me, she could do so.
a. has wanted to
b. will want to
c. wanting to
d. wanted to
9. No one knows how many books ________ been lost.
a. has
b. have
c. had
d. has had
10. ________ we arrived late, we were given the least desirable seats in the stadium.
a. Although

b. Even
c. Because
d. Despite
B. Choose the correct answer (in A,B,C,D) to fill in each blank. Mark ‘X’ on your answer. (10m)
A. Are you going to the meeting tomorrow?
B. Where ____11____ going to be?
A. At the home of some friends ____12____.
B. ____13____ is it going to start?
A. If everyone ____14____ there on time, at about 8:30.
B. What are we going to ____15____ ?
A. Well, in this district a lot of parents have young children. They’re not ____16____ school but
there isn’t ____17____ for them.
B. So what can we do?


A. We must find someone ____18____ a big garden. We also need someone who likes children
and can ____19____.
B. ____20____ of my friends have big gardens, but I still come to the meeting.
11. A
12. A
13. A
14. A
15. A
16. A
17. A
18. A
19. A
20. A

is it

to us
Which hour
will get
talk about
old enough to
somewhere other
which have
look after it
Not any

B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B

it is
of us
What time
shall get
speak on
old enough for
somewhere else
who has
looks after it

nobody

C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C

is there
to ours
What hour
get
tell on
enough old to
anywhere other
who have
look after them
No one

D
D
D
D
D
D

D
D
D
D

there is
of ours
Which time
gets
say about
enough old for
anywhere else
which has
looks after them
None

C. Choose one word given which best completes the sentence. Each word can be chosen ONCE
only. (10m)
Bear; learned; prefers; expected; continued
21. We ________ our team to win, but they were badly beaten.
22. Ba ________ to speak French when he was at school.
23. Even when the examiner told him to stop, Bill ________ speaking.
24. I’m sorry, but I can’t ________ to listen to this awful music.
25. Sam usually ________ playing football to doing homework.
D. Fill each of the numbered blanks in the passage with ONE suitable word. (20m)
Rice is one of the most important crops of the Far East. Much of it is ____26____ in the
lowlands of southern China.
In the ____27 ____ , when dry ____28____ spoiled the crop, many people in Asia went
hungry. But in 1960, ____29____ Rice Research Institute opened in the Philippines. Here,
researchers ____30____ developed new ____31____ stronger rice plants. They have found new

ways to fertilize the ____32____ and make it richer. They have learned how to protect rice
____33____ harmful insects.
In the Philippines, four rice crops a ____34____ can be grown now instead of two. But the
Institute has not helped people all ____35____ Asia grow better rice crops.
II.
A.

WRITING (50m)
Fill in the blanks with ONE appropriate word. (5m)

1. The police believe that Simon committed the crime________ leaving the office and arriving
home.


2. Apart ________ giving the police general details of what was about to happen, he could not
provide any useful information.
3. I’m not sure my brother will ever get married because he hates the feeling of being tied
________.
4. Police fear that an increasing number of young people in the city are becoming addicted
________ cocaine.
5. The prisoner’s case was re-opened after some new evidence came ________ light.
B. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence printed before it. (10m)
Example:
She often gets angry for no reason.
Lose
She tends to lose her temper for no reason.
6.

The children prefer cycling to walking.

Rather
________________________________________________________________________

7.

Agnes was upset by some of her husband’s religious views.
Found
________________________________________________________________________

8.

No one ever benefited from being poor.
Good
________________________________________________________________________

9.

You have 30 days in which to complete and return this form.
Within
________________________________________________________________________

10.

It’s why you want to live in Africa at all that I can’t understand.
What
________________________________________________________________________

C.

Make all the changes and additions necessary to produce correct sentences. (20m)

Example:
I / be / study / English / year.
I have been studying English for a year.

11.

accident victim / manage / pull through / despite / serious condition.

12.

________________________________________________________________________
Argument / management / staff / result / postponement / the Annual General Meeting.


13.

________________________________________________________________________
new terminal / they build / finish / next year.

14.

________________________________________________________________________
I / intend / leave / today / but I / stay / because / work.

15.

________________________________________________________________________
Richard / real expert / lay / carpets.

16.

________________________________________________________________________
thief / send / prison / crimes / he / commit.

17.

________________________________________________________________________
we / avoid / accidents / take care / when we / cross / road.

18.

________________________________________________________________________
because / delay / we miss / connecting flight.

________________________________________________________________________
19. reports / damage / cause / strong winds / exaggerate.

20.

________________________________________________________________________
book / camping holiday / big mistake / our part.
________________________________________________________________________

D. Write a short paragraph of 80-100 words. Choose ONE of the following topics. (15m)
1. Why do you choose this school?
2. Why do you expect to gain from this school?