De chuyen Anh Lam Son chuan 2009.doc

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KỲ THI VÀO LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN LAM SƠN
NĂM HỌC 2009-2010

Môn thi : Tiếng Anh
( Dành cho học sinh thi vào chuyên Anh)
Thời gian : 120 phút ( Không kể thời gian giao đề )
Ngày thi : 19 tháng 06 năm 2009

Question I: (5points).
Part A: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from
the rest of the group.
1. A. bear
B. stream
C. each
D. piece
2. A. country
B. though
C. enough
D. encourage
3. A. cheap
B. clean
C. heat
D. near
Part B : Choose a word whose stress pattern is different from the rest of the group.
4. A. border

B. decorate
C. predict
D. label
5. A. behave
B. order
C. occur
d. destroy
Question II: Supply the correct forms of the verbs in parentheses. (10 points)
1. Her throat is really sore. She (sing) all night.
2. I phoned you at 8 o'clock last night but you didn’t answer. What you (do) then?
3. The cat (not eat) the fish as he was outside all that night.
4. When did you last have your hair (style)?
5. Stop! Don’t risk (run) over by that lorry.
6. He stopped (go) out in the evening to have more time with his children.
7. Somebody (steal) your bike if you leave it unlocked.
8. In the 18th century, jean cloth (make) completely from cotton.
9. I wish I (not, listen) to you before.
10. I think you (take) a shower instead of a bath to save energy.
Question III: Supply the correct forms of the words in capital letters. (10 points)
1. The danger that the earth is quickly getting hotter and hotter is ____. DENY
2. In Malaysia, English is a _______ second language.
COMPEL
3. The Internet is time-consuming, _______ and dangerous.
COST
4. Trung sent his friend Michael in the USA a small ______ of stamps. COLLECT
5. In the 1990s the _______economic situation got worse and
WORLD
the sale of jeans stopped growing.
6. People can get the latest information and enjoy interesting
programs in an ______ and convenient way from television.

expensive
7. Many foreign ______ enjoy festival in Nha Trang in June every year. tour
8. If we go on wasting water, there will be a _______ of fresh water
short
in a few decades.
9. It is _____ of him not to help us.

kind

10. Her grandmother is ________ ill.

danger

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Question IV: Fill in the blank in each of the following sentences with one suitable
preposition.( 5 points )
1. We usually go to our home village ______ least once in the summer
2. Her new novel will probably be translated ______ English.
3. The oranges should be cut ______ a knife.
4. The T- shirt is too tight _______ him to wear.
5. We might find life ______ another planet.
Question V: Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences.
(10 points).
1. I’d love to play soccer ______ I have to complete an assignment.
A. and
B. but
C. or
D. so

2. Open the door, _______?
A. do you
B. don’t you
C. will you
D. have you
3. The soles of my shoes have ________. I think I’ll have to buy a new pair.
A. gone off
B. come off
C. cut off
D. seen off
4. Ann cannot go with us because she has to _______ her little brother.
A. look after
B. look for
C. look up
D. look into
5. As a child, I took the things my parents did for me for _______.
A. nothing
B. a change
C. ages
D. granted
6. He was made ______ his case by the policeman.
A. open
B. opening
C. opened
D. to open
7. Thirty-five dollars _______ too much for this shirt.
A. are
B. is
C. were
D. was

8. He _______ the office when I arrived.
A. was leaving
B. has left
C. should leave
D. leaves
9. She said that she _______ the gardening since 7 o’clock.
A. did
B. was doing
C. has done
D. had done
10. The hotel _______ has 40 floors is very comfortable.
A. which
B. where
C. who
D. where
Question VI: Read the passage and choose the best answer. (5 points)
Every nation and every country has its own customs and traditions. In Britain
traditions play a more important part in the life of the people than in other countries.
Englishmen are proud of their traditions and carefully keep them up. It has been the law
for about 300 years that all theaters are closed on Sundays. No letters are delivered, only
a few Sunday papers are published.
To this day an English family prefers a house with a garden to a flat in a modern
house with central heating. English people like gardens. Sometimes, the garden in front
of the house is a little square covered with cement painted green in imitation of grass and
a box of flowers.
Holidays are especially rich in old traditions and are different in Scotland, Ireland,
Wales and England. Christmas is a great English national holiday, and in Scotland it is
not kept, except by clerks in banks, all shops and factories are working.
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1. What do Englishmen think of customs and traditions?
A. They think every nation should have its own traditions and customs.
B. They think customs and traditions of their country are more important
than those of other countries.
C. They think customs and traditions are important to their life.
D. They don’t like customs and traditions.
2. Which of the following can’t people do on Sundays in Britain?
A. post letters.
B. buy Sunday newspapers.
C. talk about the law.
D. watch a play in a theater.
3. English people think _______ is important to their house.
A. central heating
B. a garden
C. grass
D. a box of flowers
4. It can be implied that people in Britain ________ .
A. celebrate holidays in the same way throughout the country.
B. celebrate holidays to become rich.
C. celebrate holidays differently in different regions.
D. only celebrate Christmas.
5. Which of the following people are most unlikely to work on Christmas Day in
Scotland?
A. factory workers.
B. shop assistants.
C. bank clerks.
D. postmen.
Question VII: Fill in each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with one
suitable word. (10 points).

Language is a (1) _____ of communication so each nation has its (2) _____
language. However some nations have the same language. According to the speakers'
use of language, it is called the first, second or (3) ______ language. Among the
languages used by most people in the world (4) ______ English. This does not mean that
English is spoken by greater number of speakers (5) ______ any other languages, for it
is easily (6) ______ by Chinese in this respect. However, it is (7) _____ most
international of languages because it provides ready access to the world scholarship and
world trade. That is the (8) _____ why millions of men (9) _____ women try (10) _____
master it.

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Question VIII: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means
exactly the same as the sentence printed before it.(10 points).
1. I will forgive you if you promise not to do it again.
Unless.......................................................................................................................
2. He said: "We must have a party to celebrate this".
He said that ............................................................................................................
3. The poor farmer was tired but he kept working.
In spite of .................................................................................................................
4. Let's go abroad for our holiday this year.
Why.........................................................................................................................?
5. It is said that he died by his own hand.
He is........................................................................................................................
6. Harry broke his leg, and also injured his shoulder.
Not only ..................................................................................................................
7. The noise next door didn’t stop until after midnight.
It was .....................................................................................................................
8.Janet is the best tennis-player in the club.

No one...................................................................................................................
9. Peter regrets buying that old car.
Peter wishes ...........................................................................................................
10. He was so tired that he couldn’t see the end of the film.
He was too .............................................................................................................
Question IX: There is one mistake in each of the following sentences. Find out and
correct it. (5 points).
1. Marry suggests to use energy - saving bulbs.
2. Ba is studying hardly in order to pass the final exam.
3. I have the lovely puppy. I call it Rex.
4. The music on a compact disk is record by lasers.
5. We can usually predict when a volcano will eruption.
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