ĐẠI HỌC QUỐC GIA TP HỒ CHÍ MINH CỘNG HÒA XÃ HỘI CHỦ NGHĨA VIỆT NAM
TRƯỜNG PHỔ THÔNG NĂNG KHIẾU Độc lập – Tự do – Hạnh phúc
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KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 – NĂM HỌC 2005 – 2006
Môn: TIẾNG ANH _ Thời gian: 150 phút
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I. PRONUNCIATION
A. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. (5
marks)
1. A. burst B. bury C. burn D. burg
2. A. soap B. hope C. sold D. soup
3. A. what B. hot C. most D. salt
4. A. chain B. champion C. champagne D. channel
5. A. breathe B. breath C. myth D. mythical
B. Choose the word that has the stress pattern different from the others. (5 marks)
1. A. elevate B. liquefy C. separate D. represent
2. A. bother B. include C. injure D. struggle
3. A. comfort B. migrant C. typhoon D. nature
4. A. contact B. annoy C. transmit D. escape
5. A. tragedy B. gallery C. departure D. festival
II. READING
A. In this section you will find after the passage a number of questions, each with four
suggested answers. You must choose the one which you think fits best. Give one answer
only to each question. (10 marks)
WHICH CAREER?
1. MEDICINE
A medical career means years of studying and dedication and although it is a prestigious career, doctors
must be prepared to sacrifice some of their private life. To become a doctor you need to spend years at
university before working in a hospital. During the first few years of a medical career a doctor has to be on
call day and night. Then, depending on the area of specialization, for example they could choose to become a
surgeon, a doctor may start to make a lot of money. This ability to make money and the fact that doctors have

1. Which career used to be only for men?
A. 1 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
2. Which of the jobs is considered to be the least pretigious?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 5
3. Which job is highly rated by parents?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 4 D. 5
4. If you want to make a lot of meny which profession should you avoid?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 5
5. For which two careers do you have to go to university?
A. 1 and 2 B. 1 and 4 C. 2 and 5 D. 1 and 5
6. Which career promises steady work?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
7. For which careers must you make sacrifices in your family life?
A. 1 and 2 B. 2 and 4 C. 1 and 4 D. 2 and 5
8. If you like traveling which jobs should you consider?
A. 1 and 2 B. 2 and 3 C. 3 and 4 D. 4 and 5
9. For which job must you pass a medical?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
10. If you had young children which profession should you consider?
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
B. Choose the best ending for each paragraph (10 marks)
Ex: 0  A
0. Fog is a major cause of accidents on highways in some areas. Every year many thousands of people
lose their lives because fog can dangerously reduce visibility. The drivers can not see very far ahead so
they ………………….
A. do not have time to avoid accidents. B. go faster to avoid accidents.
C. have more time to read the signs. D. don’t have time to have accidents.
1. The idea of a car that knows where to go may seem impossible. However, new technology may soon
make this possible. Cars will have computers to tell drivers which roads have the least traffic. That way
the drivers will not waste time in traffic jams. There will also be less pollution because the car engines

population began to grow again. Now there are………..
A. no more alligators in the United States. B. fewr alligators than there were in 1967.
C. more alligator skins for making shoes and purses.D. nearly two million alligators in the United States.
8. It used to be fashionable for women to have very small waists. They often wore tight clothes around
their middles to make them thinner. A woman with a very thin waist was said to be “wasp-waisted”
because her body looked like the body of a wasp. The wasp is an insect with ………..
A. a large head and small body. B. a very thin middle.
C. tight clothes around its middle. D. long, thin legs.
9. The tulip is a flower that originally grew in Turkey. In the 17
th
century it became very popular in
Holland. Some Dutch merchants became very rich by importing tulips. They sold them to the
………………..
A. Dutch at high prices. B. Turkish at very high prices.
C. Turkish at very low prices. D. Dutch at very low prices.
10. Most flowering plants bloom in the spring or summer. But there are some plants that also have flowers
in the winter. One of these is the peony. Certain kinds of peonies can produce beautiful red or pink
flowers even ……………..
A. on the warmest days of the year. B. when other flowers are blooming.
C. on the coldest days of the year. D. when it has no leaves.
III. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
A. For questions 31-45, read the tes below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space. There is
an example at the beginning (0) . (15 marks)
Ex:
0. A. goes B. makes C. sets D. does
When the Moscow State Circus (0) …..goes….. on its annual tour of Europe, the younger members of
the circus are still expected to (1) ………….. with their education. The circus usually (2)…………. For a few
days in each town, so how do the young performers manage?
One twelve-year-old gets up at the crack of (3) …………… to practise her act before (4) ……………
off to school. She returns at lunchtime to her family’s caravan and more practice. Not only does she work (5)

A. determine B. determining C. determined D. to determine
4. My letter …………… have arrived yesterday, but it didn’t.
A. must B. may C. should D. can
5. The Earth and Pluto are …………… believed to have a single moon.
A. only the two planets B. the only two planets C. the two only planets D. the two planets only
6. Art critics do not agree on …………… qualities make a painting great.
A. why B. whose C. what D. how
7. Half of the planet will be covered in green vegetation and …………… half will be a huge blue ocean.
A. another B. other C. one another D. the other
8. I’m not planning to buy anything, but I’ll take my credit card just …………… .
A. so B. that C. the same D. in case
9. He had made excellent progress and was in the Southern Ocean, only ……………
A. 900 miles north of Antartica. B. 900 miles of north Antartica.
C. north of 900 miles Antartica. D. north of Antartica 900 miles.
10. The parents left a phone number with the baby – sister in case a problem …………… with the children.
A. occurred B. would occur C. occurs D. will occur
11. I’d rather to save my money …………… than spend it on rubbish like that.
A. more B. other C. rather D. better
12. It is probable that …………… two doctors will treat this rare condition in the same way.
A. no B. not C. none D. neither
13. …………… when the vault will be opened.
A. Not even the bank president knows B. Even not the bank president knows
C. The bank president even not knows D. The bank president not even knows
14. We must do this exercise …………… we have been taught.
A. by the way B. on the way C. in the way D. as the way
15. He is said to be …………… .
A. the wealthiest man alive B. the alive wealthiest man
C. the man wealthiest alive D. the wealthiest alive man
16. Having a(n) ………… mind, she always wants to learn what she can about new subjects.
A. sensitive B. inquiring C. questionable D. insincere

A B C D
7. He broke the window because there was not other way to get into the house.
A B C D
8. Every man, woman and child in this line are required to sign the forms in order to complete the registration