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kỳ thi tuyển sinh vào lớp 10 thpt

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Năm học 2012 - 2013
Môn thi:
tiếng anh

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

Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others. Write A, B, C or D on
your answer sheet.
1. A. official B. adventure C. separate D. religion
2. A. development B. beautifully C. accessible D. assistance
3. A. material B. completely C. economy D. tropical
4. A. international B. expression C. believable D. unhappily
5. A. promise B. perform C. advice D. rewrite

PART B: (3,0 points) VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR


A. which B. who C. whom D. when
14. I object ______ to do all the work myself.
A. to being asked B. to asking C. being asked D. on being asked
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15. ______ applying for hundreds of jobs, he is still out of work.
A. Although B. However C. Despite D. Thanks to
16. Please ______ your hand if you want to ask the teacher a question.
A. elevate B. raise C. rise D. lift
17. How many hours a week do you spend ______ English?
A. on study B. in studying C. to study D. studying
18. She came ______ an old friend while she was walking along the street.
A. into B. for C. across D. over
19. I’ll show you around the city when you ______ to visit me.
A. come B. will come C. came D. are coming
20. Mr. Pike has taken ______ swimming as he wants to keep fit.
A. off B. up C. in D. on

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

1.
She is one of the most famous
______ in the world.

(environmen

2. English is a
______ difficult language for the Chinese to learn.

(compare)


______.

(price)

10. Catching common cold is ______ for everybody.
(please)PART C: (3,0 points) READING
I. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage. Write A, B, C
or D on your answer sheet. (1,0 point)
Making an English-speaking friend is a good way to improve your English and enjoy
(1)______ at the same time. It is not always easy for foreign students to make British friends, however,
(2)______ British people do not talk much to people they don’t know. They often create a group of
close friends and meet others (3)______ are introduced by one of those friends. It can be difficult for a
foreign student to make friends in the UK at first. This doesn’t mean that people are (4)______. Be
patient, and don’t (5)______ that the person doesn’t like you. Once you have made a friend, that
(6)______ can often be very warm and may (7)______ for life. (8)______ your friend is not a native
English speaker, you will still learn a lot by talking to each other in English. If you are in the UK, try
to (9)______ making friends only with people of your own language, or (10)______ to speak in
English when you meet.
1. A. themselves B. himself C. herself D. yourself
2. A. much B. many C. little D. any
3. A. who B. when C. whose D. which
4. A. reserved B. sociable C. unfriendly D. easy-going
5. A. expect B. tell C. assume D. approve
6. A. friendship B. relationship C. friend D. mate

A. was outdated B. became more popular than her other books
C. was praised by critics D. sold many copies
4. Which of the following was NOT mentioned in the passage as a source of information The Sea
Around Us?
A. printed matter B. talks with experts
C. a research expedition D. letters from scientists
5. The word "reckless" in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to
A. irresponsible B. limited C. continuous D. unnecessary

III. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word. Write it on your answer sheet. (1,0 point)

Computers are helpful (1)______ many ways. First, they are fast. They can work with
information even more quickly than a (2)______. Second, computers can work with a lot of
information at the (3)______ time. Third, they can (4)______ information for a long time. They do not
forget things the common people do. Moreover, computers are (5)______ always correct. They are not
perfect, of course, but they usually do not (6)______ mistakes.
These days, it is important to (7)______ about computers. There are a number of things to learn.
Some companies have classes (8)______work. Also, most universities offer day and night courses in
computer science. (9)______ way to learn is from a book, or from a friend. (10)______a few hours of
practice, you can work with computers. You may not be an expert, but you can have fun.

PART D: (3,0 points) WRITING
I. Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting. Write A, B, C or D on your answer
sheet. (1,0 point)

1. Her teacher advised her taking part in the city’s beauty contest.
A B C D
2. Sandra has not rarely missed a play or a concert since she was seventeen years old.
A B C D
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2. “I’ll give the money back tomorrow”, said Phillip. (promised)
 Phillip ______________________________________ back the next day.
3. She doesn’t intend to give up her hobby. (intention)
 She has _____________________________________ her hobby.
4. Ann talks well but she doesn’t always communicate what she wants to say. (how)
 No matter___________________________________ she doesn’t always communicate
what she wants to say.
5. I’d prefer you not to drink tea at night. (rather)
 I’d ___________________________________________ tea at night.

III. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence printed before it. Write your answers on the answer sheet. (1,0 point)
1. Working for this travel agency will not be possible without a good command of English.
 Unless you have _____________________________________________________
2. There is no better teacher in this school than Miss Jones.
 Miss Jones is ________________________________________________________
3. My friend finds driving on the left quite hard.
 My friend isn’t _______________________________________________________
4. It’s difficult for older people to learn a language.
 Older people have ____________________________________________________
5. They think the man holding the hostage is heavily armed.
 The man holding _____________________________________________________
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