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Sở GD&ĐT Nghệ An

Đề thi chính thức
Kì thi tuyển sinh vào lớp 10
Trường THPT chuyên Phan Bội Châu
Năm học 2009 - 2010
(Đề thi này có 4 trang)

Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian: 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) SECTION I: PHONETICS

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronouned differently from that of the others.
1. A. teacher B. clear C. reason D. mean
2. A. technique B. chemical C. attach D. chemistry
3. A. spaces B. houses C. couples D. cabbages
4. A. cost B. host C. most D. post
5. A. sort B. sure C. sing D. sit

II. Identify the word whose stressed pattern is different from that of the others.
1. A. environment B. electricity C. consumer D. pollution
2. A. experience B. advance C. linguistics D. intermediate
3. A. important B. generate C. villager D. interested
4. A. destroy B. receive C. problem D. mistake
5. A. mysterious B. temperature C. encourage D. experience

SECTION II: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR


4. have been investigating selenium’s role in the body since 1957. (RESEARCH)
5. During the festival were hanging from every tree. (DECORATE)
6. Last week, Mrs. Thu had some check the wire system in her house. (ELECTRIC)
7. I don’t know what’s the matter with Tommy lately. His seems to be getting worse and worse.
(BEHAVE)
8. It is becoming difficult to find a job nowadays. (INCREASE)
9. My brother and I were sent to school when we were seven. (BOARD)
10. Exercises should not be seen as a task. (DEMAND)

III. There are TEN mistakes in the passage. Find them out and correct them.
One of the most urgent environment problems in the world today is the short of clean water. Having clean
drinking water is a base human right. But acid rain, industrial pollution and garbage has made many sources of
water undrink. Lakes, reservoirs and even entire seas have become vast pools of poison. Lake Baikal in Russia is
one of the largest lakes in the world. It contains a rich various of animals and plants, including 1,300 rare species
do not exist anywhere else in the world. But they are being destroyed by the massive volumes of industrial effluent
which pour into the lake everyday. Even where law existed, the government did not have the power to enforce
them. Most of industries simply ignore the regulations. Mediterranean Sea occupies 1% the world’s water surface.
But it is the dumping ground for 50% of all marine pollution. Almost 16 countries regularly throw industrial wastes
a few miles off-shore.

SECTION III: READING COMPREHENSION

I. Choose one of the half-sentence endings from the list (A-K) to complete each blank in the passage. Number
zero (0) has been done for you.
A new generation of “intelligent” buildings can be seen (0) K Today, many of the buildings that people
work in (1) These decisions enable the buildings to (2)
If a fire should start in one, for example, the building’s alarm system sends a message to a computer, which
immediately instructs (3) The computer can also (4) Then it operates doors to contain the fire,
(5) The building can also take care (6) In the case of a faulty air-conditioner, for example,
(7)

In the modern technological world, the sea offers many resources to help mankind survive. Resources on land
are beginning to be used up. The sea, however, still can be hoped to supply many of man’s needs.
The list of riches of the sea yet to be developed by man’s technology is impressive. Oil and gas explorations
have been carried out for nearly 30 years. A lot of valuable minerals exist on the ocean floor ready to be mined.
Fish farming promises to be a good way to produce large quantities of food. The culture of fish and shellfish is
an ancient skill practised in the past mainly by Oriental people.
Besides oil and gas, the sea may offer new sources of energy. Experts believe that the warm temperature of the
ocean can be used in a way similar to the steam in a steamship. Ocean currents and waves offer possible use as a
source of energy.
Technology is enabling man to explore ever more deeply under the sea. The development of strong, new
materials has made this possible.
The technology to harvest the sea continues to improve. Experts believe that by the year 2050s the problems
that prevent us from fully exploiting the food, minerals, and energy sources of the sea will be largely solved.
1. The major things that the sea offers man are
A. fish and oil
C. food, energy sources and minerals
B. minerals and oil
D. ocean currents and waves
2. The sea serves the needs of man as
A. it provides man with food
C. it provides man with modern technology
B. it offers oil and other valuable sources
D. both A & B
3. We can conclude from the passage that
A. the sea resources have largely been used up
B. the sea, in a broad sense, hasn’t yet been developed
C. the problems that prevent us from fully exploiting the sea have already been solved
D. by the year 2050s, the technology will be good enough to exploit all the sea resources
4. The word Oriental people in the fourth paragraph means
A. people in Asia B. people in Africa C. European people D. American people

10. Although she was busy, she managed to find the time to proofread for me.

Busy

II. Use the suggestions to build the meaningful sentences.
1. If people/ stop/ use/ dynamite/ for/ fish/ lot/ sea creatures/ be/ well/ preserve.

2. Our runner/ be/ so/ exhausted/ that/ he/ not complete/ race/ yesterday.

3. The woman/ pale/ weak because/ lack/ fresh air.

4. I/ rather you/ not/ tell anyone/ what/ say.

5. I/ pick/ lot/ English/ my stay/ you/ last year. III. Write a composition on the following topic (about 150-200 words)
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
Grades (marks) encourage students to learn.
Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinions.