Sở giáo dục và Đào tạo đề thi tuyển sinh vào lớp 10 thpt Lam Sơn
Thanh Hoá Năm học 2002 - 2003
Môn : Tiếng Anh
đề chính thức Thời gian: 150 Phút ( Không kể thời gian giao đề )
Question 1 ( 1,5 points) Put each verb in brackets into a suitable form.
1. Good, everybody's ready. If we ( leave ) now, we ( miss ) the rush hour traffic.
2. Yesterday I ( walk ) along the street when I realized that a man with a black beard, whom I had
seen three times already ( follow ) me.
3. He ( do ) nothing before he ( see ) me .
4. I prefer ( drive ) to ( be driven ).
5. Of course, I'm not going to give her a gold ring. If I (give) her a gold ring, she (sell) it.
Question 2: (1,5 points) Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use
only one word in each space.
The Browns live in the countryside. Last week when they came up to London, they ....1....
their time in seeing as much as ...(2). . Mrs Brown was most interested in stores, ...3... in Oxford
Street, and bought some of ...4.. things which she could not find in the shops in the countryside.
Their two children, George and Susan, ...5... had never been to London before, were
surprised ....6.... the crowds everywhere. They enjoyed travelling on the underground and going
down the moving stairs ...7... lead to the platforms.
One day they went to Hyde Park and walked along on the grass to Kensington Garden ...
8....the bright autumn sunshine. It was very quiet here. Only the noise from the streets ....9....them
that they were still in a city. The ...10....of the tall trees were turning red, brown and yellow, birds
were...11...about, sheep were eating the grass, there were...12... of flowers, and ducks were
swimming about on the Round Pond. George,...13...hobby was planes and boats, was very much
interested in the ..1... boats which boys were sailing on the Pond.
Before the end of the week they had seen a great deal. They hoped, ...15.. , to see more of
London on their next visit.
Question 3: ( 1,5 points ) Complete the following sentences with an appropriate form of
the word in brackets.
1. We started our trip on a beautiful ...... morning. ( sun )
2. He was very ............ of the work he had done. ( pride )

10. Sorry, I'm late, but I had a lot of ........ to do.
a. job b. work c. task d. labour
Question 5: ( 2,5 points)
a- Fill in the blanks with the appropriate prepositions.
1. They are looking ...... a house ...... four bedrooms and a garden.
2. Move your chair ......... the lights so you can see better.
3. I saw several new faces ........... the group of returning students.
4. He has had many experiences .......... his lifetime.
5. The child was almost .......... himself with fear.
6. He said he would come .......... a few days.
7. It was very good .......... you to help your friends with their homework.
8. Robert came......... the telephone box and got ........ his car.
b- Write sentences using suggested words.
1. That / hotel / where / I / stay / during my last holiday.
2. Peter / look for / better job / because / not earn much at the moment.
3. I / look / everywhere / but / couldn't find / keys.
4. What / weather / like / while / you / be / Da Lat last month ?
5. They / tall / than / me / a head.
Question 6: ( 1,5 points) Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the
meaning stays the same.
1. She and I have never been there before.
Neither ......................................................
2. John doesn't always speak the truth, I'm afraid.
You can't ....................................................
3. I'm always nervous when I face a lot of people.
Facing..................................................................
4. They never made us do anything we didn't want to do.
We ......................................................
5. We had to wait two hours for John.
John kept ........................................

take everything seriously sometimes, but she doesn't get excited. When we were small she almost
never ...4... at us. When we did some thing wrong, she ...5... to us about it very firmly, but in a
calm tone of voice. If we shouted and ..6.. , she made us go and sit by ..7..in her sewing room until
we calmed down. So when the news came, she acted in her ...8.. way, quietly seeing what she could
do to prepare for the ..9.. that were coming.
Dad, on the other hand, shouted, kicked a chair, and ..10.. for a long walk to try and cool
off. During the next few days he was ..11.. with us a lot of time, which ..12.. us , as nothing was
our fault. All of us kids were ..13.. about what was going to happen, and a bit afraid, but we didn't
talk to our parents much. Most of all we were ..14... about having to..15.. all of our school friends.
Question 3: ( 1,5 points) Complete the following sentences with an appropriate form of
the word in brackets.
1. He has never had any accident. He is a ...........driver. ( care )
2. Please .... your sit belt , the plane is taking off. ( fast )
3. I was so much ....... by the film . ( interest )
4. My car is much too ..... to take on a long journey. ( rely )
5. The old lady hid all her ..... under the floor. ( save )
6. In her ...... she was a well-known singer. ( young )
7. The gas from the chemical factory has caused serious ....... ( pollute )
8. The restaurant is now under new ........ ( manage )
9. Your money will be refunded if the goods are not to your .... ( satisfy )
10. Unfortunately, you will be at a ...... if you can't drive. (advantage)
Question 4:(1,5 points)Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each
sentence.
1. The final....... of the play will take place on Saturday.
A: action ; B: performance ; C: view ; D: sight
2. As it hasn't rained for several months , there was a .......of water.
A: waste ; B: shortage ; C: drop ; D: less.
3. The.....thought of exams makes her feel ill.
A: Sole ; B: Only ; C: Little ; D: mere.
4. Mordern buildings should......with the surrounding area.

Question 6: (1,5 points) Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the
meaning stays the same.
1. Where do you come from ?
Would you mind telling me ..............
2. I am taking the 5.30 train tomorrow evening.
Janet said ...........................................
3. I will call the police if you don't leave me alone !
Unless .....................................................
4. I wouldn't accept if you asked me to marry you.
If you were ....................................
5. Please don't eat in the classroom .
I 'd rather ................................
6. I don't like being so tall.
I wish I ........................................
7. People think that an apple a day is good for you.
An apple a day .......................................
8. Your hair is long . You ought to get it cut.
Your hair is long . It .......................................
9. Does this camera belong to you ?
Do .......................................
10. Do you thing you could possiblly carry this bag, David ?
Jean asked David to .......................................
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Sở giáo dục và Đào tạo đáp án - hớng dẫn chấm
Thanh Hoá đề thi tuyển sinh vào lớp 10 thpt chuyên Lam Sơn
Năm học 2002 - 2003
Môn : Tiếng Anh ( đề chính thức )
Question 1: 1,5 Points ( 0,15 P for each verb )

5. They are taller than me by a head.
Question 6: 1,5 Points ( 0,15 P for each correct sentence )
1. Neither of us have never been there before.
2. You can't believe John because he never speaks the truth.
3. Facing a lot of people always makes me nervous.
4. We were never made to do anything we didn't want to.
5. John kept us waiting for two hours.
6. Never have I written such a good essay.
7. You didn't need to go to all that trouble.
8. Only after a twelve - hour wait did their flight leave.
9. He invited me to come round for a drink.
10. Get the work finished by lunchtime and you can go home.
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