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Trang 1đề tuyển sinh lớp 10 thpt tỉnh hà nam NĂM HỌC 2012-2013
Môn: tiếng anh - đề đại trà
(Thời gian làm bài 60 phút không kể thời gian giao đề)
I Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others (1.0p)
2 A benefit B energy C intelligent D convenient
II Circle the best answer to complete each of the following questions (3.0p)
1 He didn't run to get there first
A enough fast B fast enough C enough to fast D to fast enough
2 .the weather was bad, the football match was put off
3 Even it was very cold, Mr Ba was waiting for the bus
A although B though C despite of D in spite of
4 September 2nd has been considered a great holiday in Viet Nam 1945
5 Her father taught her to cook when she was young
6 Nam two days going on a trip to the countryside last week
7 Is this expensive car they have got in the store?
8 Remember to all the lights and the TV set before going to bed
A turn on B turn off C take off D cut off
9 I'm really bad at English, I wish I speak English fluently
10 It's raining very hard, we can't go out
11 They are going on a holiday there, ?
A aren't they B haven't they C don't they D aren't them
12 Last month I went to Ho Chi Minh City my brother is working
13 We should plant more trees make the air fresher
A in order to B so as C so that D for
14 He is a driver and he often has road accidents
A carefully B carelessly C careless D slow
15 David: " What a beautiful dress you have!" - Helen: " "
III Complete each sentence with appropriate forms of the verb in brackets (2.0p)
1 If tghe weather is good tomorrow, we (1 go) swimming
2 My mother came in while I (2 watch) TV in my room
3 It's Laura Smith, I (3 know) for a long time And at the moment we (4 work) together for the same company
4 The weather is terrible today If the weather were good, I (5 go) for a walk
5 My brother is fond of football He always (6 play) football in the afternoon
6 We would rather (7 stay) at home than go out on rainy days
7 I enjoy (8 teach) , but I don't want ( 9 do) all my life
8 I always suggest (10 burn) coal to heat the house but my mother does not use coal for fear of air pollution
IV Read the passage and circle the best answer to each of the following questions about it (1.0p)
Trang 2Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821 and came to live in New York City when she was ten years old One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor while it was nearly impossible for a woman to become a doctor in the middle the nineteenth century After writing many letters seeking admission to medical school, she worked at a school and gave music lessons to earn money for her tuition
In 1849 after graduation from medical school, she decided to further her study in Paris She wanted to be a surgeon, but a serious eye infection forced her to abandon the idea
Upon returning to the United States, by 1857, Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another female doctor managed to open a new hospital, the irst for women and children Besides being the first female physican and founding her own hospital, she also established the first medical school for women
1 Where was Elizabeth Blackwell born?
c in the middle of nineteenth centuryD in Paris
2 When did Elizabeth Blackwell move to live in America?
3 What was nearly impossible for a woman to do in the middle of the nineteenth century?
A To move to New Work City B To write many letters
C To become a doctor D To teach music at schools
4 What did she decide to do in 1849?
A To further her study in Paris B To graduate from education school
C To give music lessons D To earn money for her tuition
5 What did she manage to do in 1857?
A To open the first hospital for women and children
B To further education in Paris
C To have a serious eye infection
D To earn money for her tuition
V Choose the best word from the box to fill in each gap in the following passage (1.0p)
for who invention delivered send
Before the (1) of the postage stamp, it was difficult to (2) a letter to another country The sender paid (3) the letter to travel
in his or her own country Then the person in the other country was the payer of that part of the trip
If a letter crossed several countries, the problem was worse Rowland Hill, (4) was
a British teacher, had the idea of a postage stamp with gum on the back The Bristish post office made the first stamp in 1840 A person bought a stamp and put it on a letter, the post office (5) the letter When people received letters, they didn't pay anything The letter was prepaid
VI Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed berore it (2.0p)
1 They will build a new hospital in my village
A new hospital
2 " I am learning English now." Ellen said
Ellen said
3 Finding an apartment in a big city is not easy
It is not
4 Mary usually went swimming after school last year
Mary used
5 They live near a lake The lake is heavy polluted (use a relative pronoun to combine the
sentence.)
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