SỞ GD&ĐT VĨNH PHÚC KỲ THI VÀO LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN NĂM 2009 - 2010
ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Dành cho thí sinh chuyên Anh
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề
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(Đề thi gồm có 03 trang)
Họ và tên thí sinh:..........................................................................
Số báo danh:...............................................................................
I. Phonetics:
Pronunciation: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the
others.
1. A. apple B. lane C. perhaps D. handbag
2. A. get B. gentle C. give D. guest
3. A. marathon B. cloth C. with D. wealth
4. A. pleasure B. same C. sound D. site
5. A. reference B. sensitive C. prefer D. evidence
Stress: Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others.
1. A. order B. arrive C. decide D. prevent
2. A. enjoy B. require C. apply D. whisper
3. A. different B. generous C. extensive D. beautiful
4. A. employment B. atmosphere C. customer D. applicant
5. A. teacher B. design C. kingdom D. label
II. Choose the best answer from the four options (marked A, B, C or D) to complete each of the
following sentences.
1. If I were you, I __________ harder to pass the examination.
A. would workB. will work C. worked D. work
2. We were all hungry, so she suggested __________ dinner early.
A. to have B. having C. had D. have
3. I wish I _______ in London with my friends now.
A. am B. was C. were D. will be
4. I find it difficult to make a good _________ on this problem.

A. whose culture B. the culture that C. which culture D. that culture
18. __________ he always did well on his English tests, his parents were not surprised that he got an A.
A. Since B. Even though C. If D. Because of
19. You should pay attention ________ what the teacher said.
A. of B. with C. in D. to
20. Sue was _______ in the accident; meanwhile, her sister has only minor injuries.
A. seriously ill B. badly injure C. seriously hurt D. bad hurt
III. Write the correct form of the words given in parentheses to complete the following sentences.
1. Having good interpersonal skills can be _________ for getting a good job. (ADVANTAGE)
2. The ________ program put the children to sleep. (BORE)
3. We admire Peter for his intelligence and ________. (HONEST)
4. Mary was shouting ________, waving her certificate in the air. (EXCITE)
5. The gas from the chemical factory was extremely ________. (HARM)
6. She’d rather have a job involving creative work or ________ skills. (ART)
7. I am a ________ person. I’d like to participate in outdoor activities. (SOCIETY)
8. I am sorry about my ________, but I hate being kept waiting. (PATIENT)
9. We received a lot of ________ from our teacher. (ENCOURAGE)
10. It is ________ to drink alcohol and drive. (RESPONSIBLE)
IV. Choose the best answer from the four options (marked A, B, C or D) to complete each of the
numbered blanks in the following passage.
A hundred years ago, most people travelled on foot, by train, or on horseback. Railways had made
(1) ________ possible to travel rapidly over long (2) _______. Bicycles were also becoming popular, after
the invention of the (3) _______ tyre, which made cycling a lot (4) ________ comfortable. Buses, trams and
underground railways had already been invented, and cities all over the world already had traffic (5)
________. There were very few private cars, and city streets were still full (6) _______ horses.
What a difference a hundred years have made? Nowadays we have got (7)_______ to the problem of
private cars, and some cities are so noisy and polluted that in many places (8) _______ have been banned
from the city centre. How will we be travelling in a hundred years’ time? Perhaps by then there will be only
personal helicopters. There may be no (9) _______ to commute to work or school in the future, (10)
_______ everyone will have a computer at home. There might even be more people walking and horse –

D. many people’s ability to song a Beatles song
2. The four boys of The Beatles ________.
A. came from the same family B. came from the north of England
C. were at the same age D. received good training in music
3. The word “sensational” is closest in meaning to ______.
A. notorious B. bad C. shocking D. popular
4. The first song of The Beatles were _________.
A. written by themselves B. broadcast on the radio
C. paid a lot of money D. written by black Americans
5. All of the following statements are true about The Beatles EXCEPT __________.
A. the members had no training in music
B. they had a long stable career
C. they became famous when they wrote their own songs
D. they changed pop music
6. The Beatles stopped their live performances because _______.
A. they had earned enough money B. they did not want to work with each other
C. they spent more time writing their own songs D. they were afraid of being hurt by fans
7. The year 1970 was the time when ________.
A. they split up B. they changed pop music
C. they started their career D. they stopped singing live
8. According to the passage, the fans of The Beatles often __________.
A. sang together with them B. took their clothes as sourvenirs
C. asked them to write more songs D. asked them why they would separate
9. Some songs of The Beatles now ________.
A. are still famous as they used to be B. became too old to sing
C. are sung by crazy fans D. are the most famous
10. The tone of the passage is that of ________.
A. admiration B. criticism C. neutral D. sarcasm
VI. Write the sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the original one.
1. She doesn’t know the answer, so she can’t tell you.