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TS10 CH
§Ò Tuyen Sinh 10 chuyªn
N¨m häc: 2007-2008
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I Read the following passage and answer the question below. (2p)
English is the language of the people of England is in the south of the
island of Great Britain. In the north of this island lies Scotland. To the west of
England is Wales. The island of Ireland lies to the west of Great Britain. More than a
thousand years ago the people who lived in these four countries were different, and
they spoke different languages.
Great Britain is not a large country. It is much smaller than France or
Norway and smaller than Finland. England is the largest part of Britain and it has
always been the strongest. Today the official name of Great Britain is the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. English is the official language in all
parts of the country.
In the United States of American English is called the national language
the language of the American nation. Four hundred years ago some English people
sailed to North America to live there and they brought the English language to this
new country. After them same people from all all the countries of Europe. And they
learned English, but they made it a little different from British English. In the USA
now people speak American English. Very many worlds are the same in American
and in British English, but the American people do not speak the English language in
the same as people do in England.
Answer the following question:
1. Which part of Great Britain is the largest?
2. What is the official language in Great Britain?
3. What is the national language in the United States of America?

……………the books are arranged (4)………alphabetical order of the author’s
surnames. In larger libraries, (5)…… the books are arranged (6)… systematically.
They are usually divided into two main categories – Fiction (Novels and Short
Stories) and Non-Fiction (all other books).
When you know the (7)….. of a book, but not the author. And it is a novel or
book of short stories; you may be able to refer to a title catalogue or card index, if the
library is equipped with one. Non-fiction books are usually arranged (8)………to the
subject matter.
IV.Find a suitable preposition and fill in blank. (2p)
1. Did you come here…….foot?
2. Write …….a fountain pen.
3. She is famous …………her intelligence.
4. Gas is made ……..coal.
5. I can come any day………….Monday.
6. What do you think…………..this sonata of Beethoven?
7. Is there anything good on………the cinema tonight?
8. My English teacher said he was quite satisfied ………….my class work.
VI. There is a mistake in each the following sentences. Find and correct it. (2p)
1. This is our new employee. Will you show him how sending a fax?
2. Because the battery was dead, the engine will not start.
3. Be sure to have a mechanic testing the brake, the engine and the steering before a
long trip.
4. This patient is very sick or should be taken to the hospital immediately.
5. The flight to Rome and Naples are at Gate 4 right now.
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6. Would you like to go and see neither a movie at the cinema nor a play at the
theatre?
7. Before decide where to go on holiday we always read lots of different brochures
which we get from our local travel agency.
8. In the summer, Brighton, Hastings and Eastbound are always full of holiday

2. Become 16
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president / United States / 1861.
3. April 14, 1865 / he/ his wife / plan / go / see a play / Ford’s Theatre.
4. Secretary / Kennedy / advice / not go, / but / he go any way / shot in the head / as
he watched the play.
5. Die the next day, / Vice –President Andrew Johnson / become president.
6. Man / shot Lincoln, John Wilkes Booth, shot him / theatre.
7. He escape / a warehouse.
8. But be shot / before / capture.
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