Đề thi Anh chuyên Chu Văn An

ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10
Trường THPT Hanoi - Amsterdam và Chu Văn An
Năm học: 1996 - 1997
Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút
I. Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences. (2.5 marks)
1. I remember ______ him once in my life.
A. to meet B. meeting C. to have met D. met
2. He has been waiting for this letter for days, and at ______ it has come.
A. last B. the end C. present D. the finish
3. The man who lives opposite us sometimes comes ______ for a cup of tea.
A. on B. over C. off D. to
4. There was a small room into ______ we all crowded.
A. which B. where C. that D. it
5. We were so late, we ______ had time to catch the train.
A. nearly B. almost C. hardly D. simply
6. Your work has been very good ______ this year.
A. so far B. by far C. as far as D. so long
7. Give her a telephone number to ring ______ she gets lost.
A. whether B. in case C. unless D. perhaps
8. Tell me ______ there is anything special that you would like to do.
A. that B. which C. so D. if
9. It was a great success. He succeeded ______ everyone laugh.
A. to make B. in make C. for making D. in making
10. He couldn't have known what was in the letter ______ he had written it himself.
A. until B. if C. unless D. if only
II. Fill each gap with a word or phrase. (2.5 marks)
1. He doesn't tell me since when ________________ English.
2. I don't know how far _________________ to the station.
3. She didn't tell me the reason _________________ his birthday party.
4. Tell me __________________ this box with.

5. If he had gone by bus, he ___________________ here now.
III. Read the text below. For questions 1 - 5 you are to choose one best
answer (a), (b), (c), or (d) to each question. (2.5 marks)
During the teenage years, many young people can at times be difficult to talk to.
They often seem to dislike being questioned. They may seem unwilling to talk about
their work in school. This is a normal development at this age, though it can be very
hard for parents to understand. It is part of becoming independent, of teenagers
trying to to be adult while they are still growing up. Young people are usually more
willing to talk if they believe that questions are asked out of real interest and not
because people are trying to check up on them.
Parents should do their best to talk to their son or daughter about school work and
future plans but should not push them to talk if they don't want to. Parents should
also watch for the danger signs: some young people in trying to be adult may
experiment with alcohol or smoking. Parents need to watch for any signs of unusual
behavior which may be connected with these and get help if necessary.
1. This is from a
a) parent's handbook b) teenage magazine
c) school timetable d) children's book
2. What is the writer trying to do?
a) to be amusing b) to be helpful
c) to be questionable d) to be sorry
3. Why do adults sometimes find teenagers difficult?
a) because most teenagers are quiet.
b) because teenagers don't want to talk to their parents.
c) because teenagers think adults are not honest.
d) because most teenagers hate adults.
4. When can you expect a young person to be more talkative than usual?
a) When people talk to them because they are really interested and not yet checking
up on them.
b) When adults giv them a lot of money to spend.

c) When adults talk to them about something other than their work in school.
d) When adults talk to them about alcohol and smoking.
5. Some teenagers experiment with drinking or smoking because
a) they regard it as a mark of adulthood.
b) women like a smoking and drinking man.
c) cigarettes and alcohol are cheap.
d) cigarettes and alcohol are available everywhere.
IV. Arrange the following sentences to make a complete letter. (3 marks)
Dear Carla,
(a) It has only rained once - and the rest of the time we've had bright sunshine.
(b) Every evening we sit on the beach and admire the wonderful colors in the sky.
(c) I'm writing to tell you that unfortunately our holiday is almost over.
(d) I'll give you a ring when we get back.
(e) One day we even walked about 10km along the coast.
(f) We've had the most wonderful 3 weeks.
(g) The sunsets are beautiful, too.
(h) But as I said, unfortunately it's nearly over, and we'll be leaving on Sunday.
(i) It's wonderful scenery with rocky cliffs and little sandy beaches.
(j) The weather has been just great.
(k) We, therefore, have spent all day, everyday, outside - either at the beach or
going for drives into the hills.
(l) And then when it gets dark, there are so many stars in the sky.
Lots of love,
Miriam
V. Finish each sentence so that it means exactly the same as the sentence
printed before it. (2 marks)
1. He often gets bad marks in history as he doesn't work hard at it.
If...
2. He borrowed my book, but he forgot to return it.
I...

3. We had never been so happy before.
We were...
4. People said that he had done his test quite well.
He was...
VI. Correct the mistake if necessary. (2.5 marks)
1. I wish that I received this letter before the office closed.
2. My telephone has been out of work for two weeks now.
3. They have to do it right now, haven't they?
4. Mary was so angry with Tom that she threw a stone to him.
5. I think this film is most interesting.
VII. Fill each blank with a suitable word. (5 marks)
I know a boy __1__ Michael who has a remarkable talent. He knows an incredible
amount __2__ football teams and football leagues. He can recite the names of the
players, tell you the __3__ of every match __4__ last weekend and who __5__ the
goals, and can give you the history of any football club you care to name.
__6__ I find the most extraordinary of all is that he is as knowledgeable about
Spanish and German football as he is about English. He spends a great amount of
time going __7__ football magazines and the sports pages of newspapers. He is
quite and __8__ on football. __9__ he does not play the game himself and __10__
goes very occasionally to a match.
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Re: Đề thi vào chuyên Anh (CVA và ams)
ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10
Trường THPT Hanoi - Amsterdam và Chu Văn An
Năm học: 1998 - 1999
Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút
I. Choose A, B, C or D to complete the sentences (2 marks)

1. His house has been sold ______ $ 1,000,000.
A. at B. for C. in D. with
2. Bread is usually ______ wheat.
A. made of B. made with C. made by D. made from
3. Peter, can I ______ you a drink?
A. buy for B. buy to C. buy D. invite
4. It isn't quite ______ that they will come to our party.
A. sure B. exact C. certain D. right
5. ______ goes to the bus; now we will have to walk home.
A. On time B. At once C. There D. Early
6. Don't hurry! There is no need ______.
A. running B. to run C. run D. you run
7. Mike had hoped ______ his letter.
A. her to answer B. that she answer
C. that she would answer D. her answering
8. Please write your answers ______ ink.
A. in B. with C. of D. by
9. Peter was not feeling well, so we gave him ______ to do than you.
A. fewer work B. less work C. little work D. least work
10. He spent half a year ______ this house.
A. to build B. building C. built D. on building
11. Will you ______ the door open?
A. leave B. allow C. permit D. give
12. What food should you eat if you want to ______ on weight?
A. take B. get C. put D. carry
13. It is a ______ skirt.
A. French cotton flowered B. cotton French flowered
C. flowered cotton French D. flowered French cotton
14. Do you know the beautiful girl ______?
A. sit in the car B. sat in the car

C. sitting in the car D. who sit in the car
15. The weather was cold. I wish it ______ warmer.
A. had been B. has been C. were D. was
16. Dickens ______ wrote a lot of interesting stories.
A. his is one of England's best-known writers
B. as one of England's best-known writers
C. besides one of England's best-known writers
D. one of England's best-known writers
II. Put the verb in brackets into the correct tense and form (2 marks)
Last night Mrs. Leidner (1. to go) to her room to rest as usual after we just (2. to
finish) dinner. I (3. to settle) her on her bed with plenty of pillows and her book. I
(4. to leave) the room when she (5. to call) me back.
'Don't go, nurse, there (6. to be) something I (7. to want) to say to you.'
I (8. to turn) round and she (9. to tell) me to shut the door. I (10. to do) it as I
(11. to tell). She (12. to rise) up from the bed and (13. to begin) to walk up and
down. I (14. can) see that she (15. to make) up her mind to something and I (16.
not to like) to interrupt her.
III. Arrange the numbered sentences to make a complete dialogue (1.25 marks)
a. Oh, I was just wondering if you wanted to go out tonight.
b. Tonight? You must be joking - it's too cold. What about coming round to my
place? We could watch TV or something?
c. Look, if you really want to go somewhere, you could come with me to the library.
d. Hi, Michael! How are things?
e. Oh, I think it's half past eight or something. I'll just get the paper and have a
look. Just hang on for a minute.
f. Hi, Liz. Good, thanks. What's new with you?
g. Well.. I was thinking of going to the school library to do a bit of study. What
have you got in mind?
h. OK. Just joking. What time does it start?
i. I thought we could just go for a walk. May be down to that park near the beach.

k. Oh, come on.
l. Watch TV? That's all you ever want to do! I want to go out somewhere. That new
Jane Fonda film is on in town. How about that?
IV. Write the second sentence so that it means the same as the first (2.25 marks)
1. The last time I went to the theatre was three years ago.
It is...
2. 'Who did you go to the cinema with?' she said to me.
She asked...
3. We are sorry we couldn't come to your birthday party.
We are sorry not...
4. 'I was born in 1983' Mary said to Peter.
Mary told...
5. The milk was so hot that the boy couldn't drink it.
The milk was...
6. He was very sad as he got a very bad mark in English.
If he...
7. You can't expect everyone in the village to help you, can you?
Not everyone...
8. There must be a good explanation for his absence.
I'm...
9. People said she had passed the exam.
She was...
V. Read the text carefully and do the exercises below it (1 mark)
Everybody loves movies. We see them at theatres and we watch them on TV. They
are popular with children and adults, too. We can learn from them or we can have a
good time watching them.
We also call movies 'motion pictures'. 'Motion' is a noun for 'moving'. People tried
to show motion in pictures for centuries. Even prehistoric artists showed animals