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<span class='text_page_counter'>(1)</span>ĐỀ 4. Pass: 123….. KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG NĂM HỌC 2012 – 2013 ĐỀ THI THAM KHẢO MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm bài 60 phút I. READING (2 ms ) In Britain there is a holiday now which people call Mother’s day. In old days many girls from working – class family in towns and cities and from farmers’ family in the country worked in rich houses. Once a year, it was usually on Sunday in March, they could visit their mothers. They went home and brought presents for their mothers and for other members of their families. People call that day Mothering Day or Mothering Sunday. Mothering Day later became Mother’s Day. It is the last Sunday in March. In 1914, President Woodrow Wilson and congress agreed that the second Sunday in May should be observed as Mother’s Day in America. On that day, children give mothers flowers, presents and cards to show their love to their mothers. Americans spend millions of dollars to buy Mother’ Day gifts. Clothes, perfume, jewelry and books or tickets to the theater are given to mothers. People who can not be with their mothers on that day usually send them presents and call them on the phone. A.Read the passage and then decide whether the following statements are true or false. 1. ___ Mother’s Day is a day to honor mothers and motherhood. 2. ___ Mother’s Day began as a day when servants could return home for the day to visit Their mothers. 3. ___ The United States and Britain celebrate Mother’s Day on the second Sunday in May. 4. ___ Americans usually offer expensive gifts to their mothers on Mother’s Day. 5. ___ People who cannot visit their mothers on Mother’s Day often call on them the next day. B. Read the text again and circle the best answer for each questions 1. There is a holiday which people call ___________ in Britain. A. Mother’s Day B. Teacher’s Day C. Woman’s Day D. Father’s Day 2. What do children give on Mother’s Day ? A. flowers, presents and money B. flowers, presents and cards C. flowers, presents and clothes D. clothes, perfume and books or tickets 3. Do Americans usually offer expensive gifts to their mothers on Mother’s Day ? A. Yes, he does B. No, they don’t C. Yes, they do D. Yes, she does II. LANGUAGE FOCUS (5 ms) A. Cirle the letter of the best answer to complete each sentence. (1m) 1. You can look ________ a word in a dictionary if you don’t know what it means. A. into B. for C. up D. over 2. I was late again ________ I got up very early. A. because B. so C. if D. though 3. Passover is a festivel _________ is celebrated by all Jewish people. A. where B. which C. who D. whom 4. Tidal waves are the result of an abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the earth. A. clear B. sudden C. impressive D. slight B. Choose the underlined word or phrase ( A,B,C or D) that needs correcting (1m) 1.The doctors have never had a drink with each other, haven’t they ? A B C D 2. They told us that they enjoyed to listen to pop music in their free time. A B C D.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(2)</span> 3. I know you are too busy to stay, but I look forward to see you again. A B C D 4. Tornadoes are funnel shaped storms who pass overland below a thunder storm A B C D 5. Everybody sang and danced happy at the party last night. A B C D C. Supply the correct verbs in parentheses (1m) 1. I (have) these shoes since my eighteenth birthday. …………………………………………………………………………………………. 2. The last time I (go) to Brighton was in August. …………………………………………………………………………………………. 3. My sister started ( play ) the piano five years ago. …………………………………………………………………………………………. 4. I wish I ( know ) what to do about the problem. …………………………………………………………………………………………. D. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence. (1m) 31.We must learn about keeping the environment ___________ (pollute) 32. The girl was not very pretty but she sang________________ (beautiful ) 33.We’ll live a happier and ____________ life if we keep our environment clean. (health) 34. What is the ______________ between the ao dai nowadays and the one 100 years ago? (different) 35.Environmental ________ is everybody’s responsibility. (protect) E. Fill in the blanks with correct prepositions (1m) 1. Khanh is good …………………. Math. 2. The school has taken part ____________ the festival since 1997. 3. The teacher divided the class __________ four groups. 4. New Year’ Day is ___________ January 1st. III.WRITING :(3 ms) Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them 1. The fish was not good. I ate it yesterday. The fish ……………………………………………………………………………… 2. The man was a doctor. His son was intelligent. The man ……………………………………………………………………………… 3. Tom failed the exam because of his laziness. Because Tom ………………………………………………………………………… 4. Although she was successful, she felt dissatified. In spite of ……………………………………………………………………………. 5. Unless we reduce the use of water and electricity, we’ll have to pay more this month If we …………………………………………………………………………………. 6. “Can you speak Vietnamese, Maryam ?” Nga asked. Nga asked ……………………………………………………………………..

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