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<span class='text_page_counter'>(1)</span>PHÒNG GD & ĐT NÔNG CỐNG THI THỬ VÀO LỚP 10 CHUYÊN LAM SƠN TRƯỜNG THCS TRẦN PHÚ NĂM HOC 2013-2014 Môn thi: Tiếng Anh (Môn chung cho tất cả thí sinh) Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) Part A: PHONETICS (5 points) I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in the same line. (3 pts) 1. A. chair B. cheap C. chorus D. child 2. A. stored B. ploughed C. laughed D. smiled 3. A. arrive B. sight C. island D. prison II. Pick out the word whose main stressed syllable is different from the rest in the same line. (2 pts) 1. A. realize B. improve C. possible D. cofortable 2. A. important B. especially C. prefer D. influence Part B: GRAMMAR(10pts) Put the verbs in the brackets in the correct form/tense 1. While I (study) last night, Tom (drop) to visit me. 2. The children are late. They (not come) home from school yet. I hope nothing’s wrong 3. Tuong Vi isn't in her room. She (cook) in the kitchen. 4. Look at those black clouds. It (rain) 5. Neither my husband nor my children (meet) my uncle yet. 6. I wish they (be) here next time. 7. If I (drink) so much coffee, I wouldn't be able to sleep 8. Listen to those people. What language they (speak) ? 9. Avoid (use) the infinitive after expression. “ It’s no use” Part C: MULTIPLE-CHOICE (10pts) Choose the best option to complete the sentences below. 1. .............you do better work than this, you won’t pass the exam. A. Although B. If C. Unless D. When 2. I’m very busy at the moment so it may take a ............... time to answer your letter A. little B. few C. small D. some 3. Don’t you get tired .......... watching every night ? A. with B. by C. of D. at 4. Take this road and you will .............. at the hotel in five minutes. A. come B. arrive C. find D. reach 5. She was really ........by the beauty of the city. A. impress B. impressed C. impression D. impressive.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(2)</span> 6. He is the man ...........helped me yesterday. A. which B. who C. whom D. whose 7. All the classes were ..............painted. A. bad B. badly C. worse D. good 8. Listen to what I am saying,.....................? A. don’t you B. will you C. do you D. are you 9. Peter: “Congratulation!” John:- “……..” A. You are welcome. B. What a pity. C. Thank you. D. I’m sorry. 10. My English teacher told me, “...............spend more time on pronunciation practice?” A. Why to not B. Why not C. Why not to D. Why don’t Part D: WORD FORMATION (5 pts) Put the verbs in the brackets in the right form. 1. Every week, there are two …...……. from Ha Noi to HCM city. 2. We're very impressed by the ………….. of your town's people. 3. ................ is a very serious problem in many countries. 4. He is a fine ..................... . He has composed a lot of beautiful songs. 5. In the future, many building will be ....................by solar energy.. fly friend employ music hot. Part E: READING (15pts) I. Read the passage below and choose the best option to fill in the blanks (10pts) English has for more than a century and …….(1) half …….(2) called a word language. The number of people who speak it ……(3) their mother tongue has been estimated at between three hundred million and four hundre million. It is recognized as an ………(4) language in countries ………. (5) 1.5 billion people live in. In China, the importance attached to ……… (6) English was spoken by just under five million people. The …….. (8) of English on North American was the …….. (9) in it worldwide expansion. The United States is a huge commercial market and this has tended to promote the English language in many other nations. About 80% of the data stored on the world’s computers …….(10) believed to be in English and nowadays insuffcient knowledge of English can be a problem in busines. 1. a. a b. one c. about d. ⊗ 2. a. be b. been c. being d. was 3. a. as b.like c. with d. such as 4. a. office b. offices c. official d. officious 5. a. where b. when c. what d. which 6. a. learn b. learning c. be learn d. being learn 7. a. late b. latest c. lately d. later 8. a. arrive b. arrived c. arrival d. arriving 9. a. lock b. chain c. rope d. key 10. a. has b. were c. are d. is II. Read the passage below and choose the best option to complete the sentences (5pts) Nowadays people are more aware that wildlife all over the orld is in danger. Many species of animals are threatened, and could easily become extinct if we don’t make an effort to protect them. These are many reasons of this. In some cases, animals are hunted for their fur or for other valuable parts of their bodies. Some birds such as parrots are.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(3)</span> caught alive and sold as pets. For many animals and birds, the problem is that their habitat – the place where thay live is diappearing. Move land 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 crops, but these chemicals pollute the environment and harm their wildlife. The most successful animals on earth – human beings will soon be the only one left, unless we can solve this problem. 1. What does the word “extinct” in line 2 mean ? A. dead B. no longer in existence C. not in a place because of illness D. suffering from a mental or physical handicap 2. The word “this” in line 3 refers to …………… A. wildlife B. danger C. the fact that people are more aware that wildlife is in danger. D. the fact that many species of animal could easily become extinct 3. According to the passage, one of the reasons that people hunt animals is ………. A. they want their fur or other valuable parts of their bodies. B. they want to kill them C. they consider this a sports. D. they want to sell them as pets 4. Which of the following is NOT true ? A. Human being are the most successful animals on earth. B. If we can solve the problem, we will soon be the only one left. C. Farmers use chemicals in order to grow better crops. D. Chemicals pollute the environment. 5. What can be the best title of the passage? A. Bird are in danger B. The threat to the environment C. The most successful animals D. Protect our Earth Part F: WRITING (15pts) I. Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same (5pts) 1. " Don't open the door please." said Mary - Mary told ................................................................................................. 2. This is his first visit to London - He has....................................................................................................... 3. They have decorated their room recently. - Their room ............................................................................................... 4. I love music although I can’t play any musical intrument. - Despise ..................................................................................................... 5. He has an intelligent daughter. She won all the prizes ar her school. - His daughter is so ..................................................................................... II. Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting(5pts) 1. We were surprising at the result of the test. A B C D 2. Mr Smith asked me what did I think of the flat..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(4)</span> A B C D 3. She prefers walking to going by his car. A B C D 4. He tried to go to work in spite of he was ill. A B C D 5. If the question were not so difficult, we will be able to answer it. A B C D III. Use the words and phrases below to make complete sentences (5pts) 1. If / I / you / , / I / learn harder. 2. She / suggest / go / Huong pagoda / this weekend. 3. Two days ago, / my brother / come / school late / because / he / get up / late. 4. The Internet / wonderful invention / modern life. 5. Our school / going / hold / English-speaking contest / celebrate / Teacher’s Day. -------------------------THE END-----------------------------.

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