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Năm học 2010 2011
Môn thi:
tiếng anh

(Dành cho thí sinh thi vào lớp chuyên Tiếng Anh)
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút Part I: Phonetics (1,0 point)

Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
Write A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
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1. A. deny B. deposit C. benefit D. respond
2. A. neighbor B. accurate C. debate D. roommate
3. A. result B. subject C. other D. whole
4. A. though B. therefore C. theatre D. gather
5. A. charity B. chopstick C. champagne D. exchange

Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others. Write A, B, C or D on

A. to talk B. talking C. from to talk D. from talking
9. You cannot fail to obey it. You cant ______ to do it.
A. refuse B. deny C. resist D. withdraw
10. We think that we will elect Williams ______
A. our chairman B. for our chairman C. be our chairman D. being our chairman
11. The river ______ with chemicals from factories and rubbish from households nearby.
A. contaminates B. is poisoned C. is contaminated D. poisons
12. Be quiet! Its rude to ______ people when they are speaking.
A. interfere B. interrupt C. prevent D. introduce
13. The doctor examined me and then wrote out a ______ for me to take to the chemist.
A. paper B. recipe C. prescription D. ticket
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14. When ______ a dictionary, you need to be able to understand the symbols and the
abbreviations it contains.
A. having used B. use C. to use D. using
15. There is always ______ traffic in the city centre at rush hours.
A. strong B. full C. heavy D. many
16. I drink ______ coffee than you.
A. a little B. few C. fewer D. less
17. The boy ______ is here.
A. whose sick sister B. whose sister sick
C. who his sister is sick D. whose sister is sick
18. The person who would service your car is ______
A. a mechanic B. an engineer C. a technician D. a driver
19. We try to ______ to see our parents at least twice a month.
A. call up B. drop in C. go up D. come on
20. You can’t communicate with her at the moment. She’s in a real ______
A. situation B. state C. position D. condition

II. Supply the appropriate form of the words in the brackets. Write them on your answer sheet. (1,0 point)

hope
)

7. The police are investigating the sudden ______ of the valuable painting.
(
appearance
)

8. Can you ______ this shirt for me? It’s a bit long.
(
short
)

9. This time his ______ were not believed.
(
den
y
)

10. Mr. Brown’s truck is going to be ______ with a telephone.
(
equip
)PART III : (3,0 points) READING
I. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage. Write A, B, C

of other people and thus keep the death toll at a lower level.
1. What prediction may be made by observing animal behavior?
A. an impending earthquake. B. the number of people who will die.
C. The ten-kilometer radius of the epicenter. D. environmental changes.
2. Why can animals perceive these changes when humans cannot?
A. Animals are smarter than humans.
B. Animals have certain instincts that humans don’t possess.
C. By running around the house, they can feel the vibrations
D. Humans don’t know where to look.
3. Which of the followings is NOT true?
A. Some animals may be able to sense an approaching earthquake.
B. By observing animal behavior, scientists perhaps predict earthquakes.
C. The Chinese have successfully predicted an earthquake and saved many lives.
D. All birds and dogs in a ten-kilometer radius of the epicenter went wild before the quake.
4. In this passage, the word “evacuate” most nearly means:
A. remove B. exile C. destroy D. emaciate
5. If scientists can accurately predict earthquakes, there will be
A. fewer animals going crazy B. fewer people evacuated
C. a lower death rate D. fewer environmental changes

III. Read the following items of information then match each one with a suitable headline. Write
your answers on the answer sheet. (1,0 point)

A. LOST ART F. A LUCKY GIRL
B. THIEVES WITH PETS

G. TRAFFIC CHAOS

C. WEATHER FORECAST


I. Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting. Write A, B, C or D on your answer
sheet. (1,0 point)

1. When I came back, I found that my camera had been disappeared
A B C D
2. It is difficult to get
used to sleep in a tent after having a soft, comfortable bed to lie on.
A B C D
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3. Mrs. Stevens, along with her cousins from New Mexico, are planning to attend the festivities
A B C D
4. Working
provides people for personal satisfaction as well as money.
A B C D
5. They are going to get their house to decorate for the Christmas.
A B C D
6. My mother doesn’t care how much does the car cost because she is going to buy it anyway.
A B C D
7. No sooner had the secretary hang up than the phone rang again.
A B C D
8. I find the Internet very usefully because there are many English-learning websites on the Internet.
A B C D
9. Hundreds of
houses and other buildings were destroying by the tropical storm which later developed into a hurricane.
A B C D
10. The balloon rises because of the hot air or gas inside the balloon is lighter than the air outside.
A B C D

II. Using the word given in each bracket and other words to complete the second sentence so that it
has the same meaning as the first. You must use between two and five words. DO NOT CHANGE

7. Please / tell / much / fees / course / be.
8. I / like / know / date / course / begin.
9. I / look forward / hear / you / soon.
10. Your / sincere.
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