Đề thi Tiếng Anh vào lớp 10 năm 2008 - 2009

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10 TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG
ĐẮK LẮK NĂM HỌC :2008-2009
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
MÔN : TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài :60 phút
I) Complete the following sentences appropriate words from the list : (1.5ms)
deposit — invented — space —material — clothes
dripping—discovered — information — moon measured
1. A _______________ faucet can waste 500 liters of water a month .
2. The Loma Prieta earthquake _______________ 7.1 on the Richter scale .
3. If you don’t pay in advanced , you must give us a 10 percent _______________
4. Before the newspapers were _______________ town criers would go through the town ringing a bell .
5. The word “Jeans” comes from a kind of _______________ that was made in Europe .
6. If you decide to take a _______________ trip , you will have to get ready a few months before the flight .
II) Rewrite the following sentences as directed (1.5 ms)
1. The first thing was a letter. He gave me that thing.
(Combine into one sentence, using that)
2. You’re quite clever. You can do it by yourself.
(Combine into one sentence, using enough)
3. I _______________ (watch) this film three or four times before.
(Complete the sentence, using the correct tense of the verb)
4. Someone has brought this child up very badly.
(Change into the passive voice)
5. The teacher said, “Which book are you taking, John?” (
Change into the reported speech)
6. I have to work late tomorrow, so I can’t meet you for dinner.
(Rewrite the sentence, beginning with If I …………. )
7. He said, “Let’s help elderly people and war invalids with their chores.”
(Rewrite the sentence, beginning with He suggested …… )
8. There were fewer people at this meeting than at the last one.
(Rewrite the sentence, using not as.. .as)

9. He rarely gets up before 7 o’clock , _______________
(Complete the sentence, using the correct tag question)
10. I’ve enjoyed _______________ (meet) you; I hope _______________ (see) you again.
(Complete the sentence, using the correct forms of the verbs)
III. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions: (2 ms)
Baird produced the first TV picture in 1926. Television was really a wonderful invention. It is a major instrument of
communication, permitting us to see as well as to hear the performer. Television can also be said to be broadening people’s
knowledge by introducing them to new ideas.
Television now plays an important part in our life. it keeps us informed of current events. Every day it is more
convenient to sit comfortably at home watching television than to go out for amusement elsewhere.
1. Was television a wonderful invention of the twentieth century?
2. What does television help us see and hear?
3. How can television broaden people’s knowledge?
4. Is it more convenient to go out for amusement than to sit at home watching TV?
IV. Complete the following sentences with the words or phrases provided:(1 .5 ms)
1. She/ not get hurt/ she/ fell down / stairs. .
2. Two department stores/ built/ our town / recently.
3. She moped / arrange / come early / help / cut / bread.
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