SỞ GD&ĐT VĨNH PHÚC KỲ THI VÀO LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN NĂM 2009 - 2010
ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Dành cho thí sinh chuyên Anh
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề

(Đề thi gồm có 03 trang)
Họ và tên thí sinh:
Số báo danh:
I. Phonetics:
Pronunciation: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the
others.
1. A. surface B. palace C. replace D. purchase
2. A. idol B. idiot C. idiom D. recipe
3. A. adventure B. advantage C. advertise D. addition
4. A. useful B. nose C. bus D. seen
5. A. chalk B. chemist C. chaos D. psychologist
Stress: Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others.
1. A. vacancy B. calculate C. delicious D. furniture
2. A. biology B. comfortable C. chemistry D. company
3. A. textile B. perfect C. discuss D. decade
4. A. mature B. access C. occur D. extend
5. A. imperative B. aviation C. immediate D. consolidate
II. Choose the best answer from the four options (marked A, B, C or D) to complete each of the
following sentences.
1. The girl you ________ yesterday is waiting for you outside.
A. told me B. told me about C. told about D. told me about her
2. There isn’t any sugar, I’m afraid. You’ll have to _______.
A. run out B. make for C. take up D. do without
3. What _______ so seriously these last two hours?
A. were you discussing B. did you discuss
C. have you discussed D. have you been discussing

A. and B. although C. except D. or
18. It is believed _________causes insomnia.
A. it is too much caffeine B. too much caffeine that
C. too much caffeine D. that is too much caffeine
19. ________ by the cinema, we found it rather expensive.
A. We were impressed B. Impressed we were
C. We were as impressing D. Impressed as we were
20. When was the Red Cross _________? In 1864.
A. found B. find C. founder D. founded
III. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the words given in parentheses.
Priscilla Presley, (1) _______(ACT) and widow of Elvis Presley, entered the acting profession
quite (2) ________(ACCIDENT). On being asked to do a television (3) ________(COMMERCE) for a
well-known shampoo, she took what turned out to be an important (4) _______(DECIDE): to take acting
classes.
She did this in an attempt to overcome her acute (5) ______(SHY) at being in the public eye, but
to her (6) _______(AMAZE) she loved every minute. Her extreme lack of confidence stemmed from the
early days of her (7) _______(MARRY) to Elvis, which she remembers were often spent sitting in dark,
(8) _______ (DEPRESS) hotel rooms away from the glare of publicity, which Elvis was so (9)
_______(ANXIETY) to avoid.
Film work, including the highly (10) ________(SUCCESS) slapstick comedy The naked Gun,
quickly followed the television contract.
IV. Read the passage then choose the best option (marked A, B, C or D) to answer each of the
following sentences.
Lead poisoning in children is a major health concern. Both low and high doses of lead often suffer
permanent nerve damage, mental retardation, blindness and even death. Low doses of lead can lead to
mild mental retardation, short attention spans, distractibility, poor academic performance, and behavioral
problems.
This is not a new concern. As early as 1904, lead poisoning in children was linked to lead-based
paint. Microscopic lead particles from paint are absorbed into the bloodstream when the children ingest
flakes of chipped paint, plaster or paint dust from sanding. Lead can also enter the body through

problems with parking, as everywhere is becoming more and more crowded _______ (6) cars. However,
most people feel that the advantages of owning a car _______ (7) the disadvantages.
Consequently most young people of my age start driving as soon as they can. Personally, I think that cars
nowadays have become ________ (8), but I also feel that they cause a lot of problems, since they are
noisy and dirty. Moreover, the large numbers of cars ______(9) the road means that most towns and cities
are organised for the _______ (10) of cars, and the needs of pedestrians are ignored.
1. A. As a result B. Besides C. First of all D. Personally
2. A. personally B. since C. As a result D. however
3. A. give B. make C. take D. hand
4. A. thing B. hand C. issue D. problem
5. A. servicing B. service C. serve D. serving
6. A. of B. with C. in D. by
7. A. outweigh B. outweight C. more than D. less than
8. A. essentially B. essence C. essential D. essenced
9. A. in B. on C. above D. from
10. A. convenience B. favour C. priority D. benefit
VI. Write the sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the original one.
1. If it hadn’t been for their support, I wouldn’t have finished the task.
If
2. I was very sorry I wasn't able to see him off at the station.
If only
3. “ I’m sorry, Angela” said Martin , “I’m afraid I've damaged your car”
Martin apologised
4. “ If Brian doesn’t train harder, I won’t select him for the team”, said the manager.
The manager threatened ……………………………………………………
5. Marry finds it easy to make friends.
Marry has no
VII. Writing:
Within 150 words, write a passage about the advantages and disadvantages of the Internet.
HẾT

1. If they hadn’t supported, I wouldn’t have finished the task.
2. If only I had been able to see him off at the station.
3. Martin apologised to Angela for having damaged her car.
4. The manager threatened not to select Brian for the team if he didn’t train harder.
5. Marry has no difficulty (in) making friends.
VII. Writing: (2 điểm)
Within 150 words, write a passage about the advantages and disadvantages of the Internet.
- Bố cục chặt chẽ, rõ ràng: 0.5 điểm
- Nội dung đầy đủ thông tin: 0.75 điểm
- Không mắc lỗi chính tả, ngữ pháp, từ vựng: 0.75 điểm
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