Đề thi vào lớp 10 trường chuyên Phan Bội Châu năm 2004-2005

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kỳ thi tuyển sinh vào lớp 10
trờng THPT chuyên phan bội châu
năm học 2004-2005
môn thi: tiếng Anh

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section 1 : VOCABULARY
Question 1: Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences.

1.

Her parents never . her to go out after 8 p.m.
A. made

B. let

C. allowed

D. agreed

2. He turned off the TV, . I thought was quite surprising.
A. and

B. so

C. that

D. which

3. The two boys have many characters.
A. likely

B. alike

C. similar

D. same

C. blank

D. crisis

C. could

D. might

4. For a while I was at a . to know what to say.
A. loss

B. pain

5. If only I . play the guitar as well as you.
A. will

B. should

6. Fat people should . the temptation to eat a lot of sweet things.
A. disobey

B. resist

C. deny

D. refuse

C. accidental

D. by accident

7. The mirror was . broken.
A. accident

B. accidentally

8. How did you . to stop little Lisa from crying ?
A. help

B. control

C. aid

D. manage

9. We always spend our summer holidays . .
A. in the sea

B. at the country

C. in the beachD. at the seaside

10. The meeting had to be put . until a later date.
A. away

B. on

C. off

D. up

YOUR ANSWERS:

1. . 2. ...

3.

4.

5. ..

6. .. 7.

8. . 9. . 10. .

Question 2: Fill each gap in each sentence with the correct form of the word in capital

letters

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1. Alice had a …… day at work and went to bed early.

( TIRE

2. The party is ……, so you don’t have to dress up for it.

( FORM )

3. Travelling in big cities is becoming more …… everyday.

( TROUBLE )

4. He was …… because he couldn’t pay his debts.

( PRISON )

5. Librarians spend a lot of time …… books.

( CLASS )

6. There is extreme ……. in many Third World countries.
7. I’m afraid you have …… me because that is not what I meant.

)

( POOR)
(UNDERSTAND)

YOUR ANSWERS:

1. ………………

2………………..

3. ………………

5. ………………

6. ………………

7. ………………

4. ……………….

section 2 : GRAMMAR
Question 1: Fill in each blank with the correct tense or form of the verb in brackets

1. Do you mind ( disturb) ……… when you are working?
2. The teacher said that water ( consist ) ………of hydrogen and oxygen.
3. I wish you (not eat) ……… all the food. I am very hungry now.
4. It is raining now. It (rain) ……… for two hours.
5. There is somebody behind us. I think we (follow) ……… .
6. She finally decided (not / leave) ………her children alone in the house.
7. When I ( look ) ….. at my suitcase, I could see that somebody ( try) ….. to open it.
8. Honesty ( be ) ……. the best policy.
9. Had it not been for your help, I (not/ complete) ………….. the course.
YOUR ANSWERS:

1. …………………… 2. ……………….……… 3. ………….…………

4. ……..…………..

5. …………………….6.……….………………… 7. ……………..………... .……...……………
8 ……………………. 9 …………………….…….
Question 2: There are eight mistakes in the passage. Find them and correct them.
Living in our modern world is different from the living was when our grandfathers were young.

Learning to use machines is at great importance today. Only a few years ago, most of the works of
the world was done by hand. Today we use machines for everything, especial in working and
playing.

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Machines have effects in some ways on lives of people all over the world. They have made possible
mass production of all kinds of manufacture goods. Nowadays more family can buy cars,
refrigerators, washing machines, television sets, factory - made clothing and lot of things that our
grandfathers didn’t use to having.
YOUR ANSWERS:

Mistake
1
2
3
4

Correction
1
2
3
4

Mistake
5

6
7
8

Correction
5
6
7
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section 3: READING
Question 1: Read this passage and choose the best answer to each question below
After inventing dynamite, Swedish - born Alfred Nobel became a very rich man. However, he
foresaw its universally destructive powers too late. Nobel preferred not to be remembered as the
inventor of dynamite, so in 1895, just two weeks before his death, he created a fund to be used for
awarding prizes to people who had made worthwhile contributions to mankind. Originally there
were five awards: literature, physics, chemistry, medicine and peace. Economics was added in 1968,
just sixty - seven years after the first award ceremony.
Nobel's original legacy of nine million dollars was invested, and the interest on this sum is used for
the awards which vary from $30,000 to $125,000.
Every year on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel's death, the awards (gold medal, illuminated
diploma, and money) are presented to the winners. Sometimes, politics plays an important role in
the judges' decisions. Americans have won numerous science awards, but relatively few literature
prizes.
No awards were presented from 1940 to 1942 at the beginning of World War II. Some people have
won two prizes, but this is rare, others have shared their prizes.
1. When did the first award ceremony take place?
A. 1895

B. 1901

C. 1962

D.1968

2. Why was the Nobel prize established?
A. to recognize worthwhile contributions to humanity
B. to resolve political differences
C. to honor the inventor of dynamite
D. to spend money

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3. In which area have Americans received the most awards?
A. Literature

B. Peace

C. Economics D. Science

4. Which of the following statements is not true?
A. Awards vary in monetary value
B. Ceremonies are held on December 10 to commemorate Nobel's invention
C. Politics can play an important role in selecting the winners
D. A few individuals have won two awards
5. In how many fields are prizes presented?

A. 2

B. 5

C. 6

D. 10

YOUR ANSWERS:

1. …………

2. …………. 3. …………. 4. …………. 5. ……..….

Question 2: The following sentences make up two separate stories. Sort them into the two stories in
the correct order.

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
I.
J.

However, she never discovered if she had passed it
She sat down at her typewriter and started typing out the numbers from 1 to 1.000.000

His mother did not believe this, so she tried to prove otherwise.
Six months ago my aunt took her driving test for the fifth time.
She finished the task five years later after using two and a half thousand sheets of paper.
She immediately applied to take the test again, but still hasn’t had a reply.
This was that, according to his teacher, it was impossible to count up to one million.
He therefore had not been able to tell her whether she had passed or not.
An American schoolboy ran home one day and told his mother an amazing fact.
This was because her examiner was taken to hospital after she had driven.

YOUR ANSWERS:

Story I :

1…………… 2…………… 3…………… 4…………… 5……………

Story II:

1…………… 2…………… 3…………… 4…………… 5……………

Question 3: Fill each blank with one suitable word.
Problems for actors.

Many actors do not like working with children or animals. This is probably (1) … they are afraid
that the audience may become (2)… interested in children and animals than in them.

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Actors can have problems (3) …….. a different kind when they (4) ……..required to eat or drink on
stage. If they have (5) …….. much food in their mouths, the words they say may not (6) ………
clear, and they may even end up coughing and choking.
Other problems can occur with food (7) ……. films are being made. In a recent film, during (8)
………. a family was waiting to have a meal, one of the actors entered with a large roast chicken on
a tray and then had to begin to cut some meat from it while he was speaking. By mistake, the actor
cut off a whole leg of the chicken and then completely forgot (9) …….. his next words were. It was
necessary to film the scene (10) …….. . This would not really have mattered (11) ……… there had
been another chicken in the studio, but there was not. At (12 ) …….. , nobody knew what to do, but
eventually the problem was solved by putting a nail in the leg and attaching it back onto the chicken.
YOUR ANSWERS:

1. ………………

2. ………………

3. …………………

4. ……..……………

5. ………..……

6. ………………

7. ………………

8. ………..…………

9 …………..…… 10 ………………

11. …………………

12. …………………

Question 4: Fill in each blank with one word from the box to complete the paragraph.
successful, driver, career, successfully, problems, head, recorded, films, difficulty, sing

Elvis Presley was born in 1935 in Mississippi. Later, his poor family moved to Memphis, in search
of better opportunities. Elvis used to be a truck (1) …… . One day in 1954, he (2) …… a song at
the Memphis Recording Studio to send his mother as a birthday gift. Sam Philips, the studio (3)
…… heard him sing and recognized Elvis's potential in music. Elvis's (4) ….. was interrupted in the
late 1950s when he went into the army. When he came out, he acted in several movies. His (5) ……
were not very good but financially (6) …… . He had many (7) ……… with his weights and drugs.
He died in 1977 at the age of 42.
YOUR ANSWERS:

1. ……………………….

2. ………………… . 3. ………………….. ..4. ………………..

5 ..………………………... 6 ……………….…. 7.………………………

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section 4 : WRITING

Question 1: Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same
one.

as the first

1. “Can you give me a lift to school? ”
He asked his friend ………………………………………………………………………

2. I’m amazed by the mistakes you have made.
What ……………………………………………………………………….………………

3. The lights failed the moment they began work.
Hardly ………………………………………………………..…………………………….

4. What should one do in such cases.?
What should ……………………………………………………………………………… ?

5. If you walk slowly, it takes longer to get there.
The more ……………………………………………………………..……………………

6. They think that the burglar got in through the bathroom window.
The burglar …………………………………………………………………………………

7. John has not had his hair cut for over six months.
It is over ……………………………………………..………………………………………
Question 2: Use the following sets of words or phrases to write complete sentences

1. I / be/ sure / he / tell / truth ; he / never / tell / lie /life .
………………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. while / I / pack things / he / ring up / taxi / take / me /station.

………………………………………………………………….……………………………..

3. it / embarrassing / enter / classroom / after / lesson / start.
………………………………………………………………………………………………..

4. boy / put up / Christmas decorations /be / my brother.
………………………………………………………………………………………………..

5. I / wet through . If I / know / it / rain / I / take / umbrella.
…………………………………………………………………….…………………………..

6. the book / so / good / we / it / twice.
…………………………………………………………………….…………………………..

7. one / disadvantages / living here / the lack / public transport.
……………………………………………………………………..…………………………..

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8. No sooner / burglars / leave / building / someone / ring / alarm.
………………………………………………………………………………………………….

9. she / have / bike / repair / her husband / yesterday.
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Question 3: Write a composition on the following topic: ( about 150 – 200 words ) :
Why do you choose to learn at Phan Boi Chau Upper Secondary school ? “

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