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ĐỀ THI VÀO LỚP 10 CHUYÊN ANH

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

1 A booksB slidesC proofs D months

2 A jagged B beloved C rugged D needed

3 A smooth B toothC threat D breath

4 A hopper B rhythm C SarahD Langhorne

5 A compromise B minus C Christmas D

Christ

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

6 A alone B attach C birthmark D regret

7 A preserveB pollute C peptic D involve

8 A intensityB intimacyC investigate D

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

Of the six outer planets, Mars, commonly called the Red Planet, is the closest to the earth Mars, 4,200 miles in diameter and 55% of the size of the earth, is 34,600,000 miles from the earth, and 141,000,000 miles from the sun It takes this planet, along with its two moons, Phobos and Deimos, 1,88 years to circle the sun, compared

to 365 days for the earth

For many years, Mars had been through thought

of as the planet with the man-made canals, supposedly discovered by an Italian astronomer, Schiaparelli, in 1877 With the United States spacecraft Viking I’s landing on Mars in 1976, the man-made canal theory was proven to be only a myth

Viking I, after landing on the soil of Mars, performed many scientific experiments and took numerous pictures

The pictures showed that the red color of the planet is due to the reddish, rocky Martian soil No biological life was found, though it had been speculated by many scientists The Viking also monitored many weather changes including violent dust storms Some water vapor, polar ice and permafrost (frost below the surface) were found, indicating that at one time there were significant quantities of water on this distant planet Evidence collected by the spacecraft shows some present volcanic action, though the volcanoes are believed

to be dormant, if not extinct

11 The passage mainly tells us about _

A The earth B Mars C Viking I D The solar system

12 Which of the following is not true?

A Mars has two moons

B It takes longer for Mars to circle the sun

than it takes the earth

C Martian soil is rocky

D Mars is larger than the earth

13 In the passage it is implied that _.

A the earth rotates faster than Mars does

B the earth rotates more slowly than Mars does

C the earth rotates as fast as Mars does

D the earth rotates as slowly as Mars does

14 The Viking I exploration accomplished all of the following except

A performing scientific experiments

B collecting information showing volcanic action

C monitoring weather conditions

D discovering large quantities of polar ice and

permafrost

15 What does the Red Planet mean?

A The sun B The earth C The moon D Mars

IV Read the following passage Write T for the sentence which has the same idea of the reading, F for the wrong, and NI for the one that is not mentioned in the reading at all

Why did English become the international language? In the middle of the nineteenth century, French was the international language Then Britain became very powerful

in the world England started colonies in North America and India in the seventeenth century By 1900 England also had colonies in other parts of Asia, Africa, and South Pacific The people in the colonies had to use English Slowly, it became more important than French internationally After the Second World War, the United States became very powerful, and even more people began to learn English.

16. _ English has been the only international language since the nineteenth century.

17. _ England started a colony in India in the 17th century

18. _ People were forced to use their native

languages in the colonies

19. _ The U.S became very strong after World War II

20. _ French gradually became more popular than English

V Fill in the blank with ONE correct word.

People all over the world (21) _ rice Millions of people in Asia, Africa, and South America eat (22) _every day of their lives Some people eat almost nothing but rice

Rice (23) _ a kind of grass There are more than 7,000 kinds of rice Most kinds are water plants (24) _grow rice in many countries, even in the southern part of the Soviet Union (25) _ in eastern Australia

No one really knows (26) _rice came from Some scientists think (27) _it started to grow in two places They think that one kind of rice grew in southern Asia thousands

of years ago Someone (28) _china wrote about it almost 5,000 years ago Another kind probably grew (29) _ West Africa Other scientists think rice came from India, (30) _ Indian travelers took it to other parts of the world

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

31 The reason most of those people very extreme is not clear to people of other religions

A why B for which C which

D Both A and B

32 The Vietnamese, from this time on, will always remember September The Second, 1945, Uncle Ho declared the foundation of The Democratic Republic of Vietnam.

A which B on which C when

D Both B and C

33 That a lot of teenagers have committed crimes nowadays is really our food thought.

A in B on C for

D at

34 Since the early age, her only cherished wish has been _ overseas, and she has tried her best to get that goal

A study B to study C studying D All are correct

35 People in Ho Chi Minh city were very happy and felt relieved when the gangster and the members of his underground society .

A arrested B have been arrested C had been arrested D were arrested

36 From the helicopter the old soldier sees the river _ he used to row a small boat

A where B along which C that

D Both A and B

37 Coming to Lang Son town, tourists can not stand _ in three-star hotel Phuong Nam, which is the most beloved in Lang Son province.

A live B living C to live

D lived

38 The Trem river, was made into a film, flows windingly through U Minh forest

A that B which C where

D Both A and B

39 Waving to the people saying, "Goodbye", _ left the quay in a hurry for Nam Can.

A the boat B the ship C the

businessman D Both A and B

40 Simple compositions in elementary level consist of describing things, animals and people

A showing B telling C depicting D imagining

VII Read the following paragraphs about booking a flight.

When you want to book a flight to certain place, visit your nearest travel agent Tell the travel agent the date when you want to travel and the destination to which you want

to go The travel agent will then type this information into

a small computer After checking everything on the computer screen, he/she will send this information to a central computer This central computer contains all information about books and destinations, and sends a reply, showing which are the most suitable flights It also shows whether the flights are fully booked or not The information which is now shown on the small computer screen is continually changing as other bookings are made in the other parts of the world.

Travel agent now types in your booking Then the computer will ask for your name and address as well as for certain other information It will also ask how you will pay for your ticket (by cheque or

by credit card) Next, the computer confirms the booking and makes a request for payment When you have paid for your ticket, the travel agent types this information into the computer as well When you have paid for your ticket, the travel agent types this information into the computer as well Finally, some computers print out a ticket before you leave the travel agent’s

Now put the following sentences in their correct order Write the appropriate number for each sentence in the box provided.

A  Details about the flights and seats available are sent back.

B  The computer then wants information about the method of

payment.

C  The tickets are issued either at that time or later.

D  The computer asks for personal details.

E  Make your request to the travel agent and give him/her all the details.

F  Your request is then checked and sent to the main computer.

G  Go to a travel agent.

H  The computer asks for payment.

I  The travel agent feeds your initial request into a small computer.

J  The booking is typed into the small computer.

K  The booking is confirmed.

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

51 Despite the heavy snow, his father went out to work

55 She was careless A fire broke out in the kitchen.

Good luck!