Đề thi tuyển sinh vào lớp 10 môn tiếng anh trường THPT chuyên phan bội châu

SỞ GD&ĐT NGHỆ AN
Đề thi chính thức
Kì thi tuyển sinh vào lớp 10
Trường THPT chuyên Phan Bội Châu
Năm học 2009 - 2010
(Đề thi này có 4 trang)
Mơn thi: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian: 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
SECTION I: PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronouned
differently from that of the others.
1. A. teacher B. clear C. reason D. mean
2. A. technique B. chemical C. attach D. chemistry
3. A. spaces B. houses C. couples D. cabbages
4. A. cost B. host C. most D. post
5. A. sort B. sure C. sing D. sit
II. Identify the word whose stressed pattern is different from
that of the others.
1. A. environment B. electricity C. consumer D. pollution
2. A. experience B. advance C. linguistics D. intermediate
3. A. important B. generate C. villager D. interested
4. A. destroy B. receive C. problem D. mistake
5. A. mysterious B. temperature C. encourage D. experience
SECTION II: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to fill in the gaps.
1. The famous................of The Red Cross is the white flag
bearing a red cross.
A. sign B. signal C. symptom D. symbol
2. I am very................to you for giving me the advice on how to
study effectively.
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A. thanking B. helpful C. grateful D. kind
3. They looked very unhappy because they lost the
match................one goal.
A. by B. for C. with D. from
4. This is one of the exceptions................the rule.
A. of B. to C. on D. about
5. Have you considered................for that position of sales
manager?
A. applying B. to apply C. looking D. to look
6. You look tired. ................hard all day?
A. Are you working
C. Do you work
B. Have you been working
D. Did you work
7. Last night thieves................goods to the value of $10,000
from Goodbuy Supermarket in Elm Lane.
A. robbed B. stole C. burgled D. shoplifted
8. The policeman................me the way.
A. told B. said C. explained D. directed
9. He is................a very old man but in fact he is only fifty.
A. evidently B. apparently C. obviously D. actually
10. From the hotel, there is a good................of the mountains.
A. vision B. sight C. picture D. view
II. Fill in each gap with the correct form of the given words.
1. The Times is a serious and................newspaper. (INFORM)
2. This company treats all its................equally. (EMPLOY)
3. Our firm closed down because of ......situation. (ECONOMY)
4. ................have been investigating selenium’s role in the body

since 1957. (RESEARCH)
5. During the festival................were hanging from every tree.
(DECORATE)
6. Last week, Mrs. Thu had some................check the wire
system in her house. (ELECTRIC)
7. I don’t know what’s the matter with Tommy lately.
His................seems to be getting worse and worse.
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(BEHAVE)
8. It is becoming................difficult to find a job nowadays.
(INCREASE)
9. My brother and I were sent to................school when we were
seven. (BOARD)
10. Exercises should not be seen as a................task. (DEMAND)
III. There are TEN mistakes in the passage. Find them out and
correct them.
One of the most urgent environment problems in the world
today is the short of clean water. Having clean drinking water is
a base human right. But acid rain, industrial pollution and
garbage has made many sources of water undrink. Lakes,
reservoirs and even entire seas have become vast pools of
poison. Lake Baikal in Russia is one of the largest lakes in the
world. It contains a rich various of animals and plants, including
1,300 rare species do not exist anywhere else in the world. But
they are being destroyed by the massive volumes of industrial
effluent which pour into the lake everyday. Even where law
existed, the government did not have the power to enforce them.
Most of industries simply ignore the regulations. Mediterranean

Sea occupies 1% the world’s water surface. But it is the
dumping ground for 50% of all marine pollution. Almost 16
countries regularly throw industrial wastes a few miles offshore.
SECTION III: READING COMPREHENSION
I. Choose one of the half-sentence endings from the list (A-K)
to complete each blank in the passage. Number zero (0) has
been done for you.
A new generation of “intelligent” buildings can be seen
(0)......K....... Today, many of the buildings that people work in
(1)................. These decisions enable the buildings to
(2).................
If a fire should start in one, for example, the building’s alarm
system sends a message to a computer, which immediately
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instructs (3)................. The computer can also (4).................
Then it operates doors to contain the fire, (5)................. The
building can also take care (6)................. In the case of a faulty
air-conditioner, for example, (7) ................. But an intelligent
building does more (8)................. Twenty-four hours a day, it
checks (9)................. It adjusts the condition of each to suit
those working inside during the day, (10).................
A. than just react to emergencies
B. the building will telephone the service engineers and tell
them what has gone wrong
C. and turns off some of the systems at night
D. lighting, heating and ventilation
E. can make their own decisions
F. the telephone system to call the fire department

G. of breakdowns
H. tell the employees what to do
I. while at the same time allowing people to escape
J. look after themselves and the people inside them
K. in cities all around the world
II. Fill each blank in the following passage with one suitable
word.
Rivers are one of the world’s most
important natural resources. Many cities are on
large rivers, and (1)................every country has
at least one river that plays an important part in
the
(2)................of
its
people.
Besides
transportation, rivers (3)
.........food, water for
crops, water to drink, and opportunities for
recreation
for
people who live along their
(4) .......... And in order to get (5)................ for
crops,
engineers sometimes build a dam
(6)................a river and let the water become a
lake behind the dam. Then people can use their
water not only to irrigate fields but to make
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electricity
for
homes
and
industries
as
(7)................. However, the water often becomes
(8)................when cities on river banks grow in size
and the number of industries (9)................. We are
learning that it is necessary to keep rivers clean
(10)................we don’t want to enjoy the benefits
of the natural resources.
III. Read the passage and answer the question
below.
Man is a land animal, but he is also closely tied
to the sea. Throughout history the sea has served
the need of man. The sea has provided man with
food and a convenient way to travel to many parts
of the world. Today, nearly two thirds of the world’s
population live within 80 kms of the sea coast. In
the modern technological world, the sea offers
many resources to help mankind survive.
Resources on land are beginning to be used up.
The sea, however, still can be hoped to supply
many of man’s needs. The list of riches of the sea
yet to be developed by man’s technology is
impressive. Oil and gas explorations have been
carried out for nearly 30 years. A lot of valuable
minerals exist on the ocean floor ready to be

mined. Fish farming promises to be a good way to
produce large quantities of food. The culture of fish
and shellfish is an ancient skill practised in the past
mainly by Oriental people. Besides oil and gas,
the sea may offer new sources of energy. Experts
believe that the warm temperature of the ocean
can be used in a way similar to the steam in a
steamship. Ocean currents and waves offer
possible use as a source of energy. Technology is
enabling man to explore ever more deeply
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under the sea. The development of strong,
new materials has made this possible. The
technology to harvest the sea continues to
improve. Experts believe that by the year 2050s
the problems that prevent us from fully exploiting
the food, minerals, and energy sources of the sea
will be largely solved.
1. The major things that the sea offers man
are.................
A. fish and oil
C. food, energy sources and minerals
B. minerals and oil
D. ocean currents and waves
2. The sea serves the needs of man as.................
A. it provides man with food
C. it provides man with modern technology
B. it offers oil and other valuable sources

D. both A & B
3.
We
can
that.................

conclude

from

the

passage

A. the sea resources have largely been used up
B. the sea, in a broad sense, hasn’t yet been
developed
C. the problems that prevent us from
exploiting the sea have already been solved
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D. by the year 2050s, the technology will be good
enough to exploit all the sea resources
4. The word Oriental people in the fourth
paragraph means.................
A. people in Asia B. people in Africa C. European
people D. American people

5. The best title for this passage is.................
A. Sea food
C. Sea Harvest
B. Technology for Exploiting the Sea
D. Man and the Sea

SECTION IV: WRITING
I. Rewrite the following
changing their meanings.

sentences

without

1. His disabilities did not prevent him from sailing
around
the
world.
Despite.....................................................................
.................................................................................
..................
2. I am amazed by the mistakes he makes.
What.........................................................................
.................................................................................
..................
3. Keeping calm is the secret of passing your
driving test.
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As
long
as .............................................................................
.....
.................................................................................
. ....................
4. The police didn’t at all suspect that the judge
was the murder.
Little.........................................................................
.................................................................................
.................. .........................
5. Nobody apart from my brother thought I would
win the race.
My
brother
was .........................................................................
......................................................................... .......
.....................
6. Tom had difficulty concentrating on his book
because of the noise.
Tom found ............................................................
....................
.................................................................................
......................
7. Both my sister and I are not good at speaking
English.
Neither
my
………………………………………..............

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sister


.................................................................................
......................
8. My parents find fault with everything I do.
No mater …………………………………………………
…..
.................................................................................
......................
9. I am sure she was very beautiful when she was
young.
She
must
.
…................................................................. ............
.................................................................................
......................
10. Although she was busy, she managed to find
the time to proofread for me.
Busy..................................................................... ....
.....................
.................................................................................
......................
II. Use the suggestions to build the meaningful
sentences.
1. If people/ stop/ use/ dynamite/ for/ fish/ lot/ sea
creatures/ be/ well/ preserve.

.................................................................................
.................................................................................
.......................
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2. Our runner/ be/ so/ exhausted/ that/ he/ not
complete/ race/ yesterday.
.................................................................................
.................................................................................
.......................
3. The woman/ pale/ weak because/ lack/ fresh air.
.................................................................................
.................................................................................
.......................
4. I/ rather you/ not/ tell anyone/ what/ say.
.................................................................................
.................................................................................
.......................
5. I/ pick/ lot/ English/ my stay/ you/ last year.
.................................................................................
.................................................................................
.......................

III. Write a composition on the following topic
(about 150-200 words)
Do you agree or disagree with the following
statement?
Grades (marks) encourage students to learn.
Use specific reasons and examples to support your

opinions.

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