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 a high standing in society explains why many parents want their children to
become doctors.

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 will be running less. These new
cars will be known as…………….
A. ‘expensive cars.’ B. ‘fast cars.’ C. ‘traffic cars’ D. ‘smart cars.’
2. Scottish people like to think that golf is a Scottish sport. The game did not come from Scotland, however. It was first
played in Holland in the 14
th

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) …………… but she also has
to make a whole new (6) …………… of friends each time she moves on. ‘It’s exhausting work but I like the circus (7)
……………,’ she says. ‘The worst (8) …………… is when I make new friends and have to leave them, although I try to (9)
…………… by letter.’
The Russian who runs the circus makes (10) …………… that all the children get a proper education. When the circus
first arrives in Britain, he (11) …………… the traveller education service and gives them the (12) …………… of all the
children, and when they will be in certain towns and cities. ‘It’s a fantastic (13) ……………,’ he says. ‘I receive a (14)
…………… when we reach the next town telling us where to meet. We are then accompanied to the school and introduced to
the head teacher. It works like (15) ………………

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
17. Anyone found …………… on the final exam will be given an incomplete grade in the course.
A. stealing B. cheating C. deceiving D. tricking
18. Steve was still hungry so he took another ………… of meat and vegetable.
A. helping B. recipe C. course D. flavor
19. He enjoys ………… activities like painting and playing music.
A. abstract B. creative C. powerful D. classic
20. In 1900, at the ………… of the century, there were very few cars in the world.
A. turn B. birth C. finish D. change

10. Five miles bevond the hills were a fire with its flames reaching up to the sky.
A B C D