Question IV: Fill in the blank in each of the following sentences with one suitable preposition.. Question V: Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences.. 5 point
Trang 1SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI VÀO LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN LAM SƠN
THANH HOÁ NĂM HỌC 2009-2010
Đề chính thức Môn thi : Tiếng Anh
Đề thi có 04 trang ( Dành cho học sinh thi vào chuyên Anh)
Thời gian : 120 phút ( Không kể thời gian giao đề )
Ngày thi : 19 tháng 06 năm 2009
Question I: (5points).
Part A: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from
the rest of the group
Part B : Choose a word whose stress pattern is different from the rest of the group
4 A border B decorate C predict D label
5 A behave B order C occur d destroy
Question II: Supply the correct forms of the verbs in parentheses (10 points)
1 Her throat is really sore She (sing) all night
2 I phoned you at 8 o'clock last night but you didn’t answer What you (do) then?
3 The cat (not eat) the fish as he was outside all that night
4 When did you last have your hair (style)?
5 Stop! Don’t risk (run) over by that lorry
6 He stopped (go) out in the evening to have more time with his children
7 Somebody (steal) your bike if you leave it unlocked
8 In the 18th century, jean cloth (make) completely from cotton
9 I wish I (not, listen) to you before
10 I think you (take) a shower instead of a bath to save energy
Question III: Supply the correct forms of the words in capital letters (10 points)
1 The danger that the earth is quickly getting hotter and hotter is DENY
2 In Malaysia, English is a _ second language COMPEL
3 The Internet is time-consuming, _ and dangerous COST
4 Trung sent his friend Michael in the USA a small of stamps COLLECT
5 In the 1990s the _economic situation got worse and WORLD
the sale of jeans stopped growing
6 People can get the latest information and enjoy interesting
programs in an and convenient way from television expensive
7 Many foreign enjoy festival in Nha Trang in June every year tour
8 If we go on wasting water, there will be a _ of fresh water short
9 It is _ of him not to help us kind
10 Her grandmother is ill danger
Trang 2Question IV: Fill in the blank in each of the following sentences with one suitable preposition.( 5 points )
1 We usually go to our home village least once in the summer
2 Her new novel will probably be translated English
3 The oranges should be cut a knife
4 The T- shirt is too tight _ him to wear
5 We might find life another planet
Question V: Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences (10 points).
1 I’d love to play soccer I have to complete an assignment
2 Open the door, _?
A do you B don’t you C will you D have you
3 The soles of my shoes have I think I’ll have to buy a new pair
A gone off B come off C cut off D seen off
4 Ann cannot go with us because she has to _ her little brother
A look after B look for C look up D look into
5 As a child, I took the things my parents did for me for _
A nothing B a change C ages D granted
6 He was made his case by the policeman
A open B opening C opened D to open
7 Thirty-five dollars _ too much for this shirt
A are B is C were D was
8 He _ the office when I arrived
A was leaving B has left C should leave D leaves
9 She said that she _ the gardening since 7 o’clock
A did B was doing C has done D had done
10 The hotel _ has 40 floors is very comfortable
A which B where C who D where
Question VI: Read the passage and choose the best answer (5 points)
Every nation and every country has its own customs and traditions In Britain
traditions play a more important part in the life of the people than in other countries Englishmen are proud of their traditions and carefully keep them up It has been the law for about 300 years that all theaters are closed on Sundays No letters are delivered, only
a few Sunday papers are published
To this day an English family prefers a house with a garden to a flat in a modern house with central heating English people like gardens Sometimes, the garden in front
of the house is a little square covered with cement painted green in imitation of grass and
a box of flowers
Holidays are especially rich in old traditions and are different in Scotland, Ireland, Wales and England Christmas is a great English national holiday, and in Scotland it is not kept, except by clerks in banks, all shops and factories are working
Trang 31 What do Englishmen think of customs and traditions?
A They think every nation should have its own traditions and customs
B They think customs and traditions of their country are more important than those of other countries
C They think customs and traditions are important to their life
D They don’t like customs and traditions
2 Which of the following can’t people do on Sundays in Britain?
A post letters
B buy Sunday newspapers
C talk about the law
D watch a play in a theater
3 English people think _ is important to their house
A central heating
B a garden
C grass
D a box of flowers
4 It can be implied that people in Britain
A celebrate holidays in the same way throughout the country
B celebrate holidays to become rich
C celebrate holidays differently in different regions
D only celebrate Christmas
5 Which of the following people are most unlikely to work on Christmas Day in Scotland?
A factory workers
B shop assistants
C bank clerks
D postmen
Question VII: Fill in each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with one suitable word (10 points).
Language is a (1) _ of communication so each nation has its (2) _ language However some nations have the same language According to the speakers' use of language, it is called the first, second or (3) language Among the languages used by most people in the world (4) English This does not mean that English is spoken by greater number of speakers (5) any other languages, for it
is easily (6) by Chinese in this respect However, it is (7) _ most international of languages because it provides ready access to the world scholarship and world trade That is the (8) _ why millions of men (9) _ women try (10) _ master it
Trang 4Question VIII: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it.(10 points)
1 I will forgive you if you promise not to do it again
Unless
2 He said: "We must have a party to celebrate this"
He said that
3 The poor farmer was tired but he kept working
In spite of
4 Let's go abroad for our holiday this year
Why ?
5 It is said that he died by his own hand
He is
6 Harry broke his leg, and also injured his shoulder
Not only
7 The noise next door didn’t stop until after midnight
It was
8.Janet is the best tennis-player in the club
No one
9 Peter regrets buying that old car
Peter wishes
10 He was so tired that he couldn’t see the end of the film
He was too
Question IX: There is one mistake in each of the following sentences Find out and correct it (5 points).
1 Marry suggests to use energy - saving bulbs
2 Ba is studying hardly in order to pass the final exam
3 I have the lovely puppy I call it Rex
4 The music on a compact disk is record by lasers
5 We can usually predict when a volcano will eruption
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