ĐỀ THI VÀO LỚP 10 CHUYÊN ANH 1

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ĐỀ THI VÀO LỚP 10 CHUYÊN ANH

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Trương Văn ÁnhTrường Đại học Sài Gòn

I Choose the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from the others.

1 A leisure B treason C occasion

D measure

2 A agile B reply C gyp D file

3 A surface B replace C discipline

D comic

4 A verse B firm C pearl D collar

5 A oven B touch C forget D

other

II Choose the word whose stress is different from the others.

6 A tattoo B statue C schedule D keeper

7 A carefully B architect C employee D

employer

8 A cact B trainee C lion D spider

9 A diamond B harmony C lemonade D

finishing

10 A barbecue B volunteer C engineer D

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III Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions.

The Great Pyramid of Giza, a monument of wisdom and prophecy, was built as a tomb for Pharaoh Cheops in 2720 B.C Despite its antquity, certain aspects of its constructon make it one of the truly great wonders of the world The four sides of the pyramid are aligned amost exactly on true north, south, east, and west – an incredible engineering feat The ancient Egyptans were sun worshipers and great astronomers, so computatons for the Great Pyramid were based on astronomical observatons.

Exploratons and detailed examinatons of the base of the structure reveal many intersectng lines Further scientfic study indicates that these represent a type of tme line of events – past, present, and future Many of the events have been interpreted and found to coincide with known facts of the past Others are prophesied for future generatons and are presently under investgaton.

Was this superstructure made by ordinary beings,

or one built by a race far superior to any known today?

11 Approximately how long ago was the Great Pyramid constructed?

A 640 years B 2,720 years C 4,000 years

C advanced tools of measurement

D knowledge of the earth’s surface

13 Why was the Great Pyramid constructed?

A as a solar observatory C as a tomb for the pharaoh

B as a religious temple D as an engineering feat

14 One side of the pyramid indicates the exact north like a _

A compass B combC telescope D barometer

15 Why is the Great Pyramid of Giza considered one

of the seven wonders of the world?

A It is perfectly aligned with the four cardinal points

of the compass and contains many prophecies.

B It was selected as the tomb of Pharaoh Cheops.

C It was built by super race D It is very old

IV Read the following passage Write true (T) or false (F) for each of the sentences below, according to the information given If the information is not given, put a question mark (?)

People all over the world use kilograms, centmeters, square meters, liters, and Celsius (C) These are all ways to measure things They are all part of the metric system.

During the French Revoluton (1789-1799) against the king, the revolutonary government started the metric system Before that, every part of France had a different system for measuring things Also, cloth makers measured cloth with one system Jewelers used another system Carpenters used another Other countries used other systems The revolutonary government wanted one internatonal scientfic system of measurement They asked a group of scientsts and mathematcians to invent a system.

16 _ Celsius is part of the metric system.

17 _ Hectares are part of the metric

V Fill in the blank with ONE correct word.

(21) the middle of this century, women around the world have been seeking greater independence and recogniton No longer content (22) _their traditonal roles as housewives and mothers, women have joined (23) to create the so-called

“women’s liberaton movement.” While the forces behind this internatonal (24) _ vary from culture

to culture and from individual to individual, the basic (25) in the United States can be traced to three events: the (26) _of effectve birth-control methods, the inventon of labor-saving devices for the home, and the (27) _ of World War II.

These three events planted the (28) _of a great change in society, and the effects of this change are being felt (29) _ all levels: in the family, in business, and in (30) .

VI Choose the best answer from the four options given (marked A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

31 In a traffic accident his car crashed into a truck, and one of his legs was broken terribly

A cut B fractured C shared

33 Sometmes Mrs Smith had a discount from the shop because she was its usual customer.

A patent B acquaintance C client

36 Scientsts have been doing their research and wondering if there are intelligent creatures in strange planets in the universe.

A new B unknown C alien

D secret

37 It is important that children should be brought

in educatonal and moral atmosphere.

39 Binladen did to the World

Trade Center in New York made the Americans shocked

A That B Which C

Where D What

40 After having cultvated rice for tens of years, many farmers in Jackvin decide to culture shrimps a change

A in B on C to

D for

VII Look at the passage below, in most lines of the passage there is one word which is not in the correct form, put a stick in the right or wrong space to indicate your choice Give the correct form in the space provided.

AN ASTRONOMY LECTURE

VIII Complete the following sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the preceding one.

51 The officer allowed holding a carnival the

54 It was boring to read this novel.

58 "She has helped me many tmes", he told

Good luck!