TS lớp 10 chuyên Ninh Bình 2008-2009 (Có hướng dẫn chấm)

Sở giáo dục và đào tạo
Ninh bình
Đề CHíNH THứC
kì thi tuyển sinh lớp 10 thpt chuyên
Năm học 2008-2009
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
( Thời gian làm bài 150 phút không kể thời gian giao đề)

Điểm của bài thi Họ, tên và chữ kí của giám khảo Số phách
Bằng số:
Bằng chữ: ..
Giám khảo 1: ...
Giám khảo 2: ...
(Đề gồm 5 trang, thí sinh làm bài ngay vào các tờ đề thi)
I. Choose the best word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each
sentence.
1. I think you should choose Vietnamese dish in . to any others. Its the best.
A. preference B. comparison C. relation D. harmony
2. Hardly can find the answer to the complex problem.
A. no one B. someone C. anyone D. everyone
3. He doesnt take much exercise . from walking.
A. alone B. besides C. except D. apart
4. He was happy to be . friends again.
A. among B. in C. near D. off
5. I told her many times, but she doesnt remember .. the tickets for the show.
A. to have bought B. having bought C. buying D. to buy
6. I never wear yellow because it doesnt . me.
A. match B. fit C. like D. suit
7. Its Grandmothers birthday tomorrow, so dont forget to wish her many happy
of the day.
A. days B. returns C. years D. anniversary

8. Always . honest in whatever you do.
A. to be B. be C. being D. are
9. The Browns have moved into a huge ..
A. two-storey house B. house of two storey
C. two-storeys house D. house two-storey
10. Many of us feel . of the dark.
A. frighten B. frightenedC. frightening D. to frighten
1. .. 2. .. 3. . 4. .. 5. 6. .. 7. 8. .. 9. .. 10. ..
II. Complete each gap in the passage with the correct form of the word in
brackets.
The environment: our responsibility
These days it is (1) .( possible ) to open a newspaper without reading
about the damage we are doing to the environment. The earth is being (2)
( threat ) and
the future looks bad. What can each of us do? We can not clean up our (3)
.. ( pollute ) rivers and seas overnight. Nor can we stop the (4) ..
( appear ) of plants and animals. But we can stop adding to the problem while (5)
( science ) search for answers, and laws are passed in nature’s (6) …… ……
( defend ).
It may not be easy to change your lifestyle (7) ( complete ), but some ……
steps are easy to take : cut down the amount of (8) ( drive ) you do , or use as ……
little plastic as possible. It is also easy to save energy, which also reduces (9) ..…
( house ) bills. We must all make a personal decision to work for the future of our
planet if we want to (10) ..( sure ) a better world for our grand children. …
1 . 2. .. 3. 4. 5. ..……………… …………… ……………… …………… ……………
6. 7. .. 8. .. 9. ..10. ……………… …………… …………… …………… ……………
III. Read the passage and choose the best answer.
There is now increasing concern about the world’s energy (1) , particular … …
about those involving fossil (2) . In less than a hundred years we shall … …
probably…

(3) all the present (4) of oil and gas. The world’s coal (5) should last … … … … …
longer but, once used, these cannot be (6) . It is important, therefore, that we … …
should develop such (7) sources of energy as solar energy and nuclear energy … …
as well as water and wind (8) ( classed as (9) energy ). Until these energy… … … … …
(10)
… are widely used, it is important for the developed countries to reduce energy
consumption as much as possible.
1. A. possession B. resources C. goods D. materials
2. A. fuels B. powers C. forms D. energies
3. A. end B. complete C. total D. exhaust
4. A. findings B. productions C. amounts D. sources
5. A. reserves B. stores C. mines D. contents
6. A. updated B. repeated C. renewed D. produced
7. A. traditional B. alternative C. revolutionary D. surprising
8. A. force B. strength C. power D. motion
9. A. repeatable B. continual C. renewableD. continuous
10. A. goods B. supplies C. provisionsD. materials
1. …. 2. . 3. . 4. . 5. . 6. . 7. . 8. . 9. 10. ...… … … … … … … … …
IV. Fill in each gap with correct form of the verb given in the box.
do not remember watch do go out frighten
remember call out talk hear begin
Dear Winnie,
Thank you for your letter which I received this morning. You asked me what
we (1) ( do ) when the landslide occurred. I (2) ( not remember ) things too … … … …
clearly now but I think I (3) ( watch ) TV and my sister (4) ( do ) her … … … …
homework at the time. Suddenly all the lights (5) ( go out ) and I (6) ( frighten )..… …
.
I remember (7) ( call out ) to my parents, who (8) ( talk ) quietly in the next … … … …
room. The next minute we (9) ( hear ) a loud noise and the whole building (10)… …
( begin ) to shake.… …

It was a terrible experience and I never want to go through anything like it
again. We are all safe now but we were very lucky.
Love,
Anna
1 . 2. .. 3. 4. 5. ..……………… …………… ……………… …………… ……………
6. 7. .. 8. .. 9. ..10. ……………… …………… …………… …………… ……………
V. Fill each gap in the passage with one suitable word from the box.
apart river top air sunlight species
water animals cells polar mountain cellulose
plants world life material living groups
Plants grow in almost every part of the (1) . We see such plants as … …
flowers, grass, and trees nearly everyday. Plants grow high on (2) tops, far out in… …
the oceans, and in many desert and (3) regions.… …
Without plants, there could be no (4) on earth. Man could not live … …
without
…(5) or food, and so he could not live without plants. The oxygen in the air we …
breathe comes from (6) . The food we eat also comes from plants or from … …
animals that eat plants. We build houses and make many useful products from
lumber cut from trees. Much of our clothing is made from the fibers of the cotton
plant.
Scientists believe there are more than 350,000 (7) of plants, but no one … …
knows for sure. Some of the smallest plants, called diatoms, can be seen only with a
microscope. A drop of (8) may hold as many 500 diatoms. The largest (9) … … … …
things are the giant sequoia tree of California. Some of them stand more than 290
feet high and measure over 30 feet wide.
Scientists divide all living things into two main (10) - plants and animals.… …
It is usually easy to tell the two (11) . Almost all kinds of plants stay in one … …
place, but nearly all species of (12) move about under their own power. Most … …
plants make their own food from air, (13) , and water. Animals can not make … …
their own food. The basic of all life, called cells, are also different in plants and

animals . Most plant cells have thick walls that contain a material called (14) . … …
Animal cells do not have this (15) . .… …
1 . 2. .. 3. 4. 5. ..……………… …………… ……………… …………… ……………
6. 7. .. 8. .. 9. ..10. ……………… …………… …………… …………… ……………
11. .. 12. .13. 14. 15. …………… …………… …………… …………… ……………
VI. Fill in each of the blanks with One suitable word.
Language is considered a significant (1) of communication in … …
international relations. People in modern world have no (2) been bound to their … …
own countries. Moreover, in keeping informed with speedy scientific developments
nowadays, they must widen their cooperative relations with those highly developed
nations in (3) parts of the world. (4) to the fact that no one is able to (5) … … … … …
with any natives in the world, it is necessary for the people to choose to learn a… …
(6) language as a world –wide common means of communication besides their… …
(7) mother tongue or native language. That is why English has (8) chosen by … … …
most people to be a foreign language to master. More and more people use English
and the number of (9) who learn English as a foreign language has been … …
increasing so rapidly that it has outnumbered (10) of any other.… …
1 . 2. .. 3. 4. 5. ..……………… …………… ……………… …………… ……………
6. 7. .. 8. .. 9. ..10. ……………… …………… …………… …………… ……………
VII. Write each sentence so that it means almost the same as the one printed
before it.
1. He lives for the others and he finds his life the bank meaningful.
Unless ..………………………………………………………………………………
2. It’s vital that this work is finished by Monday.
This work ……………………………………………………………………………
3. I last spoke to Jim when I sold him my old car.
I haven’t ..……………………………………………………………………………
4. Please don’t smoke in the dining room.
I’d rather ……………………………………………………………………………
5. Mrs. Smith is the wisest member of the family.

No member .…………………………………………………………………………
6. I had better get back to work.
It’s ..…………………………………………………………………………………
7. English is easy to learn.
What…………………………………………………………………………………
8. The news was so good that she smiled happily.
It was .………………………………………………………………………………
9. If you don’t turn that music down, Dad will get angry.
Before Dad .…………………………………………………………………………
10. They didn’t find the trip interesting although the weather was fine.
In spite………………………………………………………………………………
VIII. Use the given words and phrases to make a meaningful sentence.
1. You’re always / find / fault / everything I do.
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2. I have / sorethroat / not / any food down.
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3. His success / much influence / me.
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4. Henry / not like / opera / does?
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5. He / show / photograph / hotel / stay/ during / holiday.
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6. Terry run / fast / that / break / previous speed record.
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7. Mr. Pike / charge of / office / while / director / away / vacation.
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8. Shakespeare / write / thirty seven plays / books of poems.
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9. He was / make / do something / not / want.
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10. Judy work / so / diligent / she received / increase / salary.
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IX. Write a passage telling about an importance of water in our life.
( You should write about 200 words )
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The end of the test