KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 THPT NĂM HỌC 2007-2008
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh - khóa ngày 20-6-2007
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
(1-3) Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others (0.6 pt)
1. A. set B. head C. heat D. dead
2. A. machine B. inspiration C. exchange D. ch
3. A. pleased B. erased C. increased D. amused
(4-20) Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence (3.8 pts)
4. The examination will be held ________ June, 2007.(A. in; B. on; C. at ;D. to)
5. _____ the first and second nights of Passover, Jewish families often enjoy the Seder( In; On; Over; At)
6. Wearing uniforms help poor students feel equal _________ others.( up; on; off; to)
7. The boy was greatly proud _______ his success at school.( on; of; at; in)
8. Cong Vinh seems to be well-qualified _________ the latest position.( in; by; for; of)
9. He read his article on the website last night, ________?(doesn’t he; didn’t he;did he; hasn’t he)
10. Are all the students used ___ their summer vacation in the countryside?( to spend; spend; to spending ;
spending)
11. Passover ___ in Israel and by all Jewish people.(is hold; is celebrating;celebrates; is celebrated)
12. “When will Mr. Ba retire? He began ____ for the company thirty years ago.”( to be worked ;. to working ;
will work ; to work)
13. If Ba were rich, he ________ around the world.( should travel ; travelled ; could travel ; must travel)
14. They are still playing on the field ___it is raining heavily.(though ;because ; but ; despite)
15. Study harder ________A. if you will pass the exam B. and you will pass the exam
C. unless you pass the exam D. or you will pass the exam
16. The girl wishes she __ in Nha Trang for the festival next week. A. will stay B. could stay C. is staying
D. can stay
17. On the way to school, Long often stops ______ a newspaper. A. to buy B. buy C. buying D. bought
18. The cooker _____ is displayed at Nguyen Kim Supermarket looks modern. A. why B. who C. which D.
whose
19. _ “Let’s go to Vung Tau on the weekend.”_ “______”A. That’s a fine day B. That’s a good trip C. Yes,
please D. Yes, let’s
20. _ “Thank you very much”_ “_____”A. Are you worried? B. You’re welcome C. Not all D. Nothing

A B C D
(35-38) Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence (0.8 pt)
35. The Internet has helped students study more ________________. (EFFECT)
36. It is __________ that our environment is more and more polluted. (DISAPPOINT)
37. We are trying to have a(n) ______________ world. (POLLUTE)
38. I am thankful to my teacher who always gives me lots of _______________ to better my knowledge.
(COURAGE)
(39-42) Read the dialogue and then decide whether the statements that follow are True or False (0.8 pt)
Mrs. Lan: What’s the matter, Mrs. Linh?
Mrs. Linh: I’ve just received my latest electricity bill. It’s so enormous.
Mrs. Lan: Let me see. It’s 350,000 VND. What an enormous bill it is!
Mrs. Linh: I paid 200,000 VND last month. I don’t know why it’s higher this month.
Mrs. Lan: Which counter is installed in your house?
Mrs. Linh: The usual mechanical counter was replaced with an electronic counter at the beginning of this
month. It is said to run more exactly and be more convenient for the power officials to record monthly
electricity numbers.
Mrs. Lan: I don’t know what happens. The usual mechanical counter is still used in my house. Why don’t you
complain to the Power Department of Ho Chi Minh City about it?
Mrs. Linh: Thanks for your advice. I am writing a complaint letter right now.
39. The bill Mr. Linh received last month was lower than the latest one.
40. Mrs. Linh has spent 550,000VND on electricity in the last two months.
41. Mrs. Lan insisted that the electrical counter is wrong.
42. Electricity numbers are recorded every month.
(43-46) Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them (1.6
pts)
43. Ba said, Why don’t we stop eating chicken to avoid being infected with bird flu?” Ba suggested that
chicken shouldn’t
44. The last time she went out with him was 9 months ago. It is
45. There was too much snow for us to
46. Miss Huong Tram is the best student in this class. Nobody

d.found
33. a.trust b.hungry c.humor d.thunderstorm 34. a.Easter b.weather c.teacher d. meal
35. a.sunny b.cyclone c.fly d.typhoon
V-B: Dïng tõ ®· cho s½n s¾p xÕp l¹i thµnh c©u hoµn chØnh:(2,00 ®iÓm)
( kh«ng ®îc thªm tõ, cã thÓ thªm dÊu )
1- air/ am/ that/ afraid/ the/ city/ polution/ in/ our/ getting/ worse/ and/ is/ worse/ I /.
2- energy/ can/ we/ save/ natural/ by/ fuels/ recources/ solar/ using/ of/ instead/ fossil/.
3- level/ there/ the/ sea/ if/ rises/,/ will/ be/ of/ floods/ in/ the/many/ parts/ world/.
4- lose/ many/ people/ and/ their/ homes/ land/,/ if/ they/ will/ and/ live/ in/ hunger/ poverty/
5- are/ countries/ many/ spending/ the/ much/ time/ more/ and/ doing/money/ research/ energy/ on/ from/
waves/ sun/,/ the/ and/ the/ why/ wind/ ?
6- can/ using/ we/ solar/ natural/ save/ resources/ by/ energy/ instead/ fossil/ of/ fuels/.
7- the/ way/ Internet/ we/ as/ can/ for/ use/ an/ effective/ self - study/.
8- writing/ in/ he/ Paris/,/ met/ many/ who/ friends/ him/ encouraged/ his/ in/ career/.
9- shouldn’t/ river/ we/ is/ swim/ in/ because/ this/ water/ polluted/ highly/ its/.
10- although/ job/ he/ isn’t/ has/ very/ a/ important/,/ he/ well-paid/ particulaly/.
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ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ NGHỊ
1. C 22. A
2. C 23. D
3. C 24. C
4. A 25. B
5. B 26. C
6. D 27. A
7. B 28. B
8. C 29. B
9. B 30. C
10. C 31. C
11. D 32. D
12. D 33. D