ĐỀ THI CHUYÊN ANH HƯNG YÊN 2009

Sở giáo dục và đào tạo
Hng yên
đề Thi chính thức
(Đề thi có 04 trang)
kỳ thi tuyển sinh vào lớp 10 thpt chuyên
Năm học 2009 2010
Môn thi: tiếng anh
(Dành cho thí sinh thi vào lớp chuyên Tiếng Anh)
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút
Part I: Phonetics (1,0 point)
Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the
rest. Write A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
11 1. A. environment B. government C. comment D. development
2. A. hamburger B. logical C. religion D. teenager
3. A. equation B. reputation C. pollution D. innovation
4. A. hard B. father C. rather D. sacrifice
5. A. assume B. sure C. size D. soup
Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others. Write A, B, C or D
on your answer sheet.
6. A. support B. respond C. finish D. occur
7. A. memory B. compliment C. charity D. tradition
8. A. appliance B. efficiency C. misunderstand D. identify
9. A. violent B. encourage C. occasion D. material
10. A. magnificent B. necessary C. considerate D. accessible
PART II: (3,0 points) VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the word or phrase with the same meaning as the underlined part. Write A, B, C or
D on your answer sheet (0,5 point).
1. The swimming pool in this hotel is always empty.
A. free of charge B. without any person C. without water D. closed
2. The medical community continues to make progress in the fight against cancer.
A. speed B. expectation C. improvement D. treatment

3. A nuclear station may take risk going off due to unexpected incidents.
A. demolishing B. exploding C. developing D. running
4. Be careful! The tree is going to fall.
A. Look out B. Look up C. Look on D. Look after
5. From the evidence they inferred that he was guilty.
A. extended B. started C. commenced D. concluded
II. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the following sentences. Write A, B, C or D on
your answer sheet (1,5 point).
1. You will never finish that job by tomorrow morning unless you ...... some help.
A. get B. would get C. will get D. will have got
2. How many pages ...... so far? Ten.
A. do you study B. did you study C. have you studied D. had you studied
3. Only because she had to support her family ...... to leave.
A. that Alice decides B. did Alice decide C. does Alice decide D. Alice decided
4. Ive been working ...... quite a lot of pressure lately.
A. in B. with C. on D. under
5. Ive known a person ...... hometown is famous for grapefruits.
A. who B. that C. whose D. whom
6. Look at these two beautiful vases. Which one do you like ......?
A. most B. better C. more than D. best
7. She never let you cook the meal, ......?
A. didnt she B. doesnt she C. did she D. does she
8. The doctor asked me to ...... my shirt.
A. put off B. take off C. take out D. put out
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9. I can’t imagine ...... anywhere except London.
A. living B. live C. to live D. that I live
10. The village seemed strangely familiar, ...... I’d never been there before.
A. however B. in spite of C. although D. despite
11. Don’t be late for the interview, ...... people will think you are a disorganized person.

A. unless B. or so C. if not D. otherwise
12. Those letters ...... now. You can do the typing later.
A. need typing B. needn’t be typed C. need to type D. needn’t typing
13. Some of my friends are taking extra classes in English ...... become tourist guides.
A. so that B. so as C. in order D. so as to
14. When I graduate from college next June, I ...... a student here for five years.
A. will have been B. have been C. had been D. will be
15. We talked for hours of things and friends ...... we remembered in the old school days.
A. which B. whom C. who D. that
III. Supply the appropriate form of the words in the brackets.Write them on your answer sheet.
(1,0 point)
1. ...... in Viet Nam has brought a lot of big changes. INDUSTRY
2. More and more women know how to ...... themselves. BEAUTY
3. It is usually forbidden to destroy ...... buildings. HISTORY
4. She always listens ...... to what she is told. ATTEND
5. Thousands of people were made ...... by the earthquake. HOME
6. He was given an award for his ...... actions. COURAGE
7. I’ve been a ...... since I had a heart attack. SMOKE
8. The man was found guilty of fraud and sentenced to three years’ ...... PRISON
9. The cost of ...... must be paid by the buyer. CARRY
10. The ...... of the building has shocked everyone. DESTROY
PART III : (3,0 points) READING
I. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage. Write A,
B, C or D on your answer sheet. (1,0 point)
The threat to the environment
Nowadays, people are more aware that wildlife all over the world is in ...(1)... . Many ...
(2)... of animals are threatened and could easily become ...(3)... if we do not make any effort to ...
(4)... them. There are many reasons for this. In some cases, animals are hunted for their fur or for
other valuable parts of their bodies. Some birds, such as parrots, are caught ...(5)..., and sold as
pets. For many animals and birds, the problem is that their habitat – the ...(6)... where they live

– is ...(7)... . More ...(8)... is used for farms, for houses or industry, and there are fewer open
spaces than there once were. Farmers use powerful chemicals to help them grow better ...(9)..., but
these chemicals pollute the environment and harm the wildlife. The most successful animals on
Earth - human beings - will soon be the only ones ...(10)... unless we can solve this problem.
1. A. danger B. threat C. problem D. vanishing
2. A. marks B. more C. species D. forms
3. A. disappeared B. vanished C. empty D. extinct
4. A. harm B. safe C. protect D. serve
5. A. likely B. alive C. for life D. for living
6. A. spot B. point C. place D. site
7. A. exhausting B. departing C. escaping D. disappearing
8. A. earth B. land C. soil D. area
9. A. crops B. fields C. herbs D. products
10. A. survived B. over C. missing D. left
II. Read the following passage and choose the best answer to complete the sentences. Write A,
B, C or D on your answer sheet. (1,0 point)
The invention of electric telegraph gave birth to the communication industry. Although Samuel
Morse succeeded in making the invention useful in 1837, it was not until 1843 that the first
telegraph line of consequence was constructed. By 1860 more than 50,000 miles of lines
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connected people east of the Rockies. The following year, San Francisco was added to the
network.
The national telegraph network fortified the ties between East and West and contributed to
the rapid expansion of the railroads by providing an efficient means to monitor schedules and
routes. Furthermore, the extension of the telegraph, combined with the invention of the steam
-driven rotary printing press by Richard M. Hoe in 1846, revolutionized the world of journalism.
When the business of news gathering had been dependent upon the mail and on hard-operated
presses, the telegraph expanded the amount of information a newspaper could supply and allowed
for more timely reporting. The establishment of the Associated Press as a central wire service in
1846 marked the advent of a new era in journalism.

1. It can be inferred from the passage that ......
A. Morse’s invention did not immediately achieve its full potential.
B. the extension of the telegraph was more important than its invention.
C. journalists have the Associated Press to thank for the birth of the communication industry.
D. Samuel Morse did not make a significant contribution to the communication industry.
2. This passage would most likely be found in a ......
A. book on trains B. U.S history book C. computer magazine D. science textbook
3. The word “gathering” refers to ......
A. people B. objects C. substances D. information
4. The author’s main purpose in this passage is to ......
A. compare the invention of the telegraph with the invention of the steam driven rotary press.
B. show how the electric telegraph affected the communication industry.
C. criticize Samuel Morse.
D. propose new ways to develop the communication industry.
5. The main topic of the passage is .......
A. the origin of the national telegraph.
B. the history of journalism.
C. the contributions and development of the telegraph network.
D. how the telegraph network contributed to the expansion of railroads.
III. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word. Write it on your answer sheet. (1,0 point)
(1)……….. many years people believed that the cleverest animals (2)……….. man were
chimpanzees. Now, however, there is proof that dolphins may be even (3)……….. than these big
apes.
Although a dolphin lives in the (4)……….., it is not a fish. It is a mammal. It is in many
ways, therefore like human beings.
Dolphins have a simple language. They are (5)……….. to talk to one another. It may be (6)
……….. for man to learn how to talk to dolphins. But this will not be easy (7)……….. dolphins
cannot hear the kind of sounds that man can make. If man wants to talk to dolphins, therefore, he
will (8)……….. to make a third language which both he and the dolphins can understand.
Dolphins are (9)……….. very friendly towards man. They often follow ships. There are

many stories of dolphins guiding (10)……….. through difficult and dangerous water.
PART IV : WRITING (3,0 points)
I. Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting. Write A, B, C or D on your
answer sheet. (1,0 point)
1. Hung Yen has long been well-known for it’s excellent longan fruits.
A B C D
2. The price of crude oil used to be a great deal lower than now, wasn’t it?
A B C D
3. If he were not too old, he would apply to the job as a war reporter.
A B C D
4. The bridge was hitting by a large ship during a sudden storm last week.
A B C D
5. The water and land around the chemical factory are serious polluted.
A B C D
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6. Our neigbor will look for the garden when we go on holiday.
A B C D
7. Few airports in the United States are as modern as that in Atlanta.
A B C D
8. The twentieth century was a time when there was a lot of important events.
A B C D
9. We were sacked due to Bill’s carelessly schedule, and we all blamed him for that.
A B C D
10. We were at trouble because we had entered the building without permission.
A B C D
II. Using the word given in each bracket and other words to complete the second sentence so
that it has the same meaning as the first. You must use between two and five words. DO NOT
CHANGE THE WORD GIVEN. Write your answer on the answer sheet. (1,0 points)
1. I haven’t seen my brother since he left for Australia. (last)
 The ......................................................... my brother was when he left for Australia.

2. It was snowing so they cancelled the football match. (owing)
 The football match ............................................................ the snow.
3. They couldn’t understand the lecturer because she spoke so fast. (too)
 The lecturer spoke ........................................................... understand.
4. The manager said I could have three days off. (permission)
 The manager ...................................................... to have three days off.
5. We didn’t finish the work because of his carelessness. (careful)
 If he .................................................................., we would have finished the work.
6. He drove so badly that he kept having accidents. (such)
 He was .............................................. that he kept having accidents.
7. “You damaged my bicycle, John,” said Jane. (accused)
 Jane ....................................................................... his bicycle.
8. Without tourism, this area wouldn’t have much income. (depends)
 This area ................................................. its income.
9. In spite of working until very late, I couldn’t complete the task. (fact)
 Despite ................................................... until very late, I couldn’t complete the task.
10. Helen plays the piano better than Elizabeth. (so)
 Elizabeth doesn’t ............................................... as Helen.
III. Using the words/ phrases given to complete each sentence of the following letter. (1,0 point)
Dear Mrs. Harlock,
1. I / write / thank / enjoyable / two weeks / I / spend / conversation class / last year.
2. I / already / be / England / six weeks / when / I / join / class / but / this / first opportunity /
speak / English / properly.
3. country / students / not / really / teach / how / speak / listen.
4. Instead, / teachers / concentrate / grammar / translation, / make / difficult / students /
communicate.
5. I / really / appreciate / advice / you / give / find / temporary work / Britain.
6. Now, / I / look / job / I / use / English, / perhaps / waiter / shop assistant.
7. I / hope / find / something / suitable / next week / or two.
8. Then, / if / I / afford / it / I / like / stay / Christmas.

9. Thank / once again / give / confidence / speak English / without / worry / mistakes.
10. I / look forward / see / you / when / I / be / next / Cambrige.
Yours sincerely,
Gunther Schaudi.
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