SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
TUYÊN QUANG
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10 TRƯỜNG
THPT CHUYÊN NĂM HỌC 2006-2007
Môn Tiếng Anh
Ngày thi: 05/ 7/ 2006
Thời gian: 150 phút
(Không tính thời gian phát đề)
Đề này có 5 trang
(Thí sinh làm bài luôn vào giấy thi, không phải chép lại đề)
Điểm Chữ ký, họ tên của Giám khảo
Bằng số Bằng chữ Giám khảo số 1 Giám khảo số 2
I. PHONETICS
Exercise 1. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the
others. Circle the corresponding letter A or B, C, D. (Chọn 1 từ mà phần gạch chân của nó
được phát âm khác với các phần tương tự của từ khác. Khoanh tròn chữ A hoặc B, C, D
tương ứng).
1. A. arrangement B. vacation C. conversation D. dictionary
2. A. semester B. difference C. sentence D. festival
3. A. community B. computer C. instruction D. population
4. A. complete B. promise C. recognize D. comprise
5. A. until B. admire C. sightseer D. website
6. A. dormitory B. internet C. football D. limitation
7. A. without B. window C. widely D. winner
8. A. typhoon B. terrify C. energy D. dynamite
9. A. fashion B. champagne C. teenager D. hamburger
10. A. precious B. forecast C. efficient D. commercial
II. VOCABULARY-GRAMMAR
Exercise 2. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Circle the letter A
or B, C, D.
11. The way to learn English is different …… the way to learn other subjects.
A. from B. to C. with D. for
12. Our class are going to Sam Son beach …….. Sunday.
A. in B. on C. at D. from
13. Thank you very much for the fruits you …… me while I was ill at home.
A. would send B. was sendingC. sent D. send
14. …….. you want to get good marks, you must study hard.
A. if B. how C. why D. what
15. I disagree because we can’t practice speaking English ……... native speakers.
A. at B. of C. for D. with
16. What is the name ………. your school?
A. to B. for C. of D. at
17. An Ninh The Gioi is one of ………. newspapers being read by people in Viet Nam.
A. the best popular B. the most popular
C. the more popular D. the much popular
18. You like watching football, ……….., Quang?
A. don’t you B. do you C. will you D. haven’t you
19. The television ……… increasingly and become part of our everyday life.
A. develop B. develops C.developed D. has developed
20. She forgot to tell him that she ……… to my house.
A. goes B. is going C. was going D. going
21. They’re studying hard …….. they want to pass their exams.
A. because B. so C. in order D. so that
22. Women generally live about six years …….. than men.
A. long B. longer C. more long D. longest
23. My younger brother is fond ……… playing games.
A. with B. to C. for D. of
24. My mother made the soup by mixing ……… meat with some tomatoes and onions.
A. little B. few C. a little D. a few
25. …….. he works harder, he is going to fail his exam.
A. If B. Unless C. Although D. Because
Exercise 3. There is a mistake in each sentence. Correct it and rewrite the right sentence in
the space provided.
26. For most Northern America households, lighting accounts for 10 percent of electricity bill.
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27. We have the evening free, but there’s not nothing on TV.
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28. My grandfather told me that he has worked for that factory since 1960.
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29. On the Women Day, my mother and I often receive especially gifts from my father and
brother.
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30. There is a shortage of water because it had not rained for several months.
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31. Can you turn down the television, please? It’s too loud that I can’t hear the phone call.
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32. Ms. Lien said that the children enjoyed taking to the park.
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33. Quang couldn’t watch the film on TV last night because he had to look at his little brother.
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Exercise 4. Put a suitable word or phrase in each blank to complete the dialogue.
A. … (34) …………………….. you like reading?
B. Yes, I … (35)…………………….
A. What … (36)…………………….. your favourite books?
B. I … (37) … ………………….. adventure stories. Do you?
A. No, I … (38) ……………………. I like detective stories. … (39) ……………………. you
got any
other hobbies besides reading?
B. Yes. I like lots of things. But I don’t … (40) ………..………….. answering lots of questions!
III. READING
Exercise 5. Choose the best word or words to fill in each blank to complete the passage.
Circle the corresponding letter A or B, C, D.
Late in the afternoon, the boys … (41) … their tent in the middle of a field. As soon as this …
(42) …, they cooked a meal … (43) … an open fire. They were all hungry and the food smelt …
(44) … . After a wonderful mean, they told stories and sang songs … (45) …the camp fire. But
some time … (46) … it began to rain. The boys felt tired so they … (47) … the fire and crept into
their tent. Their … (48) … were warm and comfortable, so they all slept soundly. In the middle of
the night, two boys woke up and began shouting. The tent was full of water! They all leapt out
their sleeping-bags and hurried … (49) … . It was raining heavily and they … (50) … that a
stream had formed in the field. The stream wound its way across the field and then flowed right
below their tent!
41. A. put up B. put off C. put in D. put out
42. A. is done B. was done C. had been done D. has been done
43. A. on B. above C. over D. by
44. A. well B. nice C. beautiful D. good
45. A. by B. in C. on D. at
46. A. late B. later C. lately D. lateness
47. A. put up B. put off C. put out D. put on
48. A. beds B. handbags C. sheets D. sleeping-bags
49. A. inside B. outside C. away D. up
50. A. find B. found C. had found D. have found
Exercise 6. Read the following passage and choose the best answer. Circle the corresponding
letter A or B, C, D.
Soccer, game played by two teams on a rectangular field, in which players attempt to knock a
round ball through the opponent’s goal, using any part of the body except the hands. Generally,
players use their feet and heads as they kick, dribble, and pass the ball toward the goal. One player
on each team guards the goal. This player, the goalkeeper, is the only player allowed to touch the
ball with the hands while it is in play.
Soccer is a free-flowing game that has relatively few rules and requires little equipment. All that is
needed to play is an area of open space and a ball. Much of the world’s soccer is played
informally, without field markings or real goals. In many places, the game is played barefoot
using rolled-up, rags or newspapers as a ball. Soccer is the world’s most popular sport, players by
people of all ages in about 200 countries. The sport has millions of fans through out the world.
51. Soccer is the game that requires little equipment. All that is …
A. a field and a ball B. a goal and a part of body
C. a team and a goal D. a goal and a player
52. The word “to knock” in the first line is closest in meaning to
A. to have B. to throw C. to give D. to kick
53. What does the phrase “the opponent’s goal” mean?
A. the opposite team B. a part of the body
C. the goal of the opposite team D. the goalkeeper
54. What can a goalkeeper play the ball with?
A. his feet B. his head C. his hands D. All A, B and C.
55. The word “it” in line 5 means…
A. the ball B. the goal keeper C. the goal D. the player
Exercise 7. Use the correct form of the word in capital letters.
The USA has a much (56) BIG population than Australia, and 56. ……………………..………
(57) AMERICA cities are more crowded than Australian ones. 57………………………………
There are not as many mountains in Australia as in the USA.
Both countries have deserts and (58) BEAUTY beaches, but 58…………………………...…
America has many more rivers than Austrlia. The northern and
central parts of the USA have much more snow in winter than
anywhere in Australia and (59) GENERAL these two areas 59.………………………….…
have a (60) COLD winter than Australia does. Australia is in 60.………………………….…
the (61) SOUTH hemisphere and doesn’t have its winter at the 61..……………………………
same time as countries in the northern hemisphere. Most
people
in these countries sepak the same language as each other –
English – but their accents are very (62) DIFFER. Some 62.………………………….…
person say that the Americans are (63) WARM and more 63.……………………….……
(64) FRIEND than the Australians but I don’t see any 64………………………….…
(65) DIFFER. 65………………………….…
Exercise 8. Read the following paragraph. Write true (T) or false (F) for each of the
sentences below.
Parents speak in a diferent way to young children. They are not aware of doing this, but they
actually change the way they speak. When a baby says its first words, its parents speak very
clearly to it. They stop making the kinds of errors which are usually so common in ordinary
speech. They also speak to the baby in a slightly higher voice. Finally, they usually ask simple
questions and do not use many statements.
T F
66. Parents always speak to young children in the same way.
67. They generally speak in a very clear way to young children.
68. They also speak correctly and do not make mistakes.
69. They usually speak to young children in a low voice.
70. Young children are not asked questions by their parents.
IV. WRITING
Exercise 9. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same as the sentence
before it.
71. It is a four hour drive from Tuyen Quang to Hanoi.
It takes
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72. She has also been studying Chinese for three years.
She started
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73. Her father repaired her bicycle yesterday.
She had
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74. “Don’t forget to lock the door before going to bed!”, she said.
She told him
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75. He didn’t hurry. So he got wet.
If he
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….
76. “Did you watch the football match on TV last ninght?”, I asked my father.
I asked
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77. “Why didn’t you watch the match between Brazil and Ghana?”, a friend asked me.
A friend asked me
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78. Hoa is very ill. She can’t eat anything.
Hoa is
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79. My sister makes these flowers of silk.
These flowers
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80. “I haven’t got any free time to read your book”.
He wishes
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Exercise 10. Complete the following sentences.
81. Tuyen Quang is the place where
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82. Having done the homework ……………………………………………..
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83. What’s the name of the film
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84. If you speak English well
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85. The reason why he is late today
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Exercise 11. Protecting environment is very necessary now. Write a letter to your pen-pal to
share this idea. Tell him/ her what, in your opinion, people should do to protect the
environment. You should write about 150-200 words.
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