Many schools have bought television sets, intending to use them effectively to improve the quality of education; but actually they rarely used properly in classrooms.. Meanwhile, childre
Trang 1KÌ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10 NĂM HỌC 2008-2009
THỜI GIAN :60 PHÚT
I VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURES :Choose the best answer among that best completes each sentence (2pts)
1 She worked with the sick child She was a very _worker
A.carefully, carefully B careful, careful
C careful, carefully D.carefully, careful
2 It just isn’t fair, while I (work) as a waiter last month, my friends (lie) on the beach
C.worked, were lying D.was working, were lying
3.You (type) _ all morning, but you only (do) three letters!
A have been typed, have only done B were typing, only did
C typed, only did D have typed have only done
4 he prefers _a walk TV at home
A taking, to watching B to take, watching
C taking, to watch D t take, watch
5 I (know) _ Carl since I (be) a little child
A have known, have been B have known, was
6 I wish he here with us tonight
7 They have finished their homework, _?
A have they B.don’t they C.aren’t they D.haven’t they
8 The teacher arrived _the school late _Monday morning
9 Who was that girl _whom you were yesterday?
10 I have just got me car
11 You must study harder you’ll fail the coming exam
12 My brother Jim, lives in Houston, is a doctor
13 The children are looking forward _their grandma again
14 Please turn the radio I am studying
15.I found this novel very It me a lot
A.interested, interested B.interesting, interesting
C.interesting, interested D interested, interesting
16 It was too late, they dicided to spend the night at the foot of the mountain
17 Her voice sounds She sang the song as it was written
A beautiful, exact B.beautifully, exactly
C beautiful, exactly D beautifully, exact
18.I’m tired, I’d rather _out this evening if you don’t mind
Trang 219 Doc Let is the beach on _I used to sunbathe.
20 Don’t you remember _before?
A.to see him B.saw him C to have seen him D.seeing him
II SPEAKING: Rearrange the sentencesin each of the following dialogue to make the
conversation logical (1.6pts)
a Good idea Is eight o’clock all right?
b Where would you like to go?
c Shall we go out for meal on Saturday night?
d OK Here’s the phonebook
e How about that new Japanese restaurant in the square?
f Yes, eight’s fine
g Mmm, that would be nice
h Right Shall I give the restaurant a ring and make a reservation?
III WRITING: Complete Nam’s diary routine(1.4pts)
1 I/ get up/ five o’clock/ morning
2 I/ wash/ face/ then/ prepare/ lesson
3 6.15/ I/ take/ bus/ school It/ take/ 20 minutes
4 classes/ begin/ 7.30/ finish/ 11.20
5 I/ no classes/ afternoon/ so/ I/ do/ exercise/ sometimes/ football/ friends
6 evening/ I/ television/ and/ study/ lesson
7 I/ often/ bed/ 10.00
IV.CLOZE TEST: Fill in each blank withsuitable words in the box(2pts)
Eve, possible, pay off, clothes, families, arrives, prosperity, decorating, who, before
Preparations for Tet, Vietnamese new Year, start two or three months before the actual
celebrations People try to(1) _their dbts in advance so that they can be debt-free on Tet Parents buy new(2) for their children so that the children can wear them when Tet(3) Because a lot of commercial activities will stop during the celebrations, people try to stock up on supplies as much as (4) _
In the days leading up to Tet, the streets and markets are full of people Everyone is busy byuing food, clothes, and (5) for their house Each family prepares some special foods for the holiday Those(6) live far away from home will try to come home to celebrate Tet with their family Vietnamese(7) _usually have a family altar to pay respect to their ancestors During Tet, the altar is thoroughly cleaned and new offerings are placed there
On New Year’s (8) , each home is thoroughly cleaned and decorated with flowers and offerings for ancertors by the night (9) tet Many people stay up until midnight to welcome the New Year or go to the pagoda to pray for luck, (10) _ and happiness
V READING COMPREHENSION: Read the text carefully then answer the following questions (1pt)
In the early years of television, educational specialist believed that it would be very useful in teaching and learning Many schools have bought television sets, intending to use them effectively
to improve the quality of education; but actually they rarely used properly in classrooms
Meanwhile, children spending the majority of their out-of-school hours watching TV and their typical school days proceed as if television did not exist
There are some explanations for the failure of television to get the interet of the teachers Firstly, the schools that purchased television sets have not set aside money for equipment repairs
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instructional programs Lastly, most teachers do not regard the quality of television and its
usefulness in the classroom
Teachers at the schools work hard for at least twelve years to train their students to become good readers However, according to a recent statistics, teenagers seldom spend their free time reading books and newspapers but watching television instead
Questions:
1 What have many schools bought television sets for?
2 Do teachers use televisions very properly in classroom?
3 How many explanations are there for the failure of television to get the interestof the teachers? 4.Why are these television sets sooner and later out of work?
5 Which do teenagers prefer, reading books and newspapers or watching television?
VI TRANSFORMATION: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first (2pts)
1 “ Can I borrow your typewriter, Mary?”asked Peter
Peter asked………
2 She started working as a secretary five years ago
She has ………
3 John is fat because he eats so many chips
If ………
4 Sally’s parents gave her a computer for her birthday
Sally ………
5 It was such bad news that Helen burst into tears
The news ………
THE END