SỞ GIÁO DỤC&ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN LÊ QUÝ ĐÔN
QUẢNG TRỊ Khoá ngày: 10/07/2009
Bài thi môn: TIẾNG ANH
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PART 1 (5 ms)
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in the
same group.
1. A. watched B. naked C. washed D. stopped
2. A. good B. look C. took D. food
3. A. occupation B. occasion C. shake D. miraculous
4. A. design B. preserve C. basic D. physical
5. A. says B. plays C. stays D. days
Answers:
1. .......................... 2. .......................... 3. .......................... 4. .......................... 5. ..........................
PART 2 (5 ms)
Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others in the same group.
6. A. comfortable B. valuable C. enjoyable D. noticeable
7. A. extensive B. conclusive C. commercial D. wonderful
8. A. experience B. entertainment C. convenience D. experiment
9. A. education B. recognition C. application D. television

18. The thief was wearing glasses to avoid by the police.
A. recognizing B. recognize C. being recognized D. to be recognized
19. We ten books this morning.
A. have read B. have been reading C. had read D. both A&B
20. Everyone has heard the news from him, ?
A. hasn’t it B haven’t they C. haven’t them D. hasn’t everyone
21. Could you remember the girl ________ to Cathy in the café last night?
A. was speaking B. had spoken C. speaking D. spoke
22. ______ Titanic, a Bristish steamer, sank in ______ North Atlantic after hitting ______ iceberg.
A. the /∅ / a B. the / the / anC. ∅/ a / a D. the / a / the
23. She invited many people to the party but only a few ______ .
A. showed up B. turned up C. stayed up D. both A&B
24. Could you keep ______ on my dog when I’m away?
A. a hand B. an eye C. an ear D. a nose
25. ______ the storm, I would have been home before eight.
A. Instead of B. Because of C. During D. But for
26. He ______ on the bed staring at the ceiling wondering what to do next.
A. lay B. lied C. laid D. lain
27. They didn’t have enough ______ in their suitcase for all the things they had bought on holiday.
A. area B. room C. size D. place
28. His answer was so confusing that I could hardly make any ______ of it at all.
A. interpretation B. understanding C. sense D. meaning
29. The student’s hard work was ______ with the success in his examination.
A. rewarded B. gifted C. awarded D. presented
30. I remember _______ to the national park when I was a child.
A. to take B. to be taken C. taking D. being taken
Answers:
11. .................. 12. .................. 13. .................. 14. .................. 15. ..................
16. .................. 17. .................. 18. .................. 19. .................. 20. ..................
21. .................. 22. .................. 23. .................. 24. .................. 25. ..................

46. The fans of pop music were really shocked by the news of Michael Jackson’s ______. (DEAD)
47. This is a very affair. It mustn’t be discussed outside the office. (CONFIDENCE)
48. We haven’t got any answers from the manager. (SATISFY)
49. The results of the first experiments are very ______ . (PROMISE)
50. There are very few ______ places left on the earth. Man has been nearly everywhere. (EXPLORE)
51. A holiday in America can be______cheap. (SURPRISE)
52. We had the phone ______ because we are moving tomorrow. (CONNECTION)
Answers:
43........................................ 44........................................ 45........................................ 46. ...................................... 47. .....................................
48........................................ 49........................................ 50........................................ 51. ...................................... 52. .....................................
PART 7 (23 ms)
1. Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word.
Most people think of computers (53) _______ very modern inventions, products of our new
technological age. But actually the idea for a computer was worked (54) _______ over two centuries (55)
_______ by a man called Charles Babbage. Babbage was born in 1791 and grew up to be a brilliant
mathematician. He drew up plans for several calculating machines which he called “engines”. In (56)
________ of the fact that he started building some of these, he never finished any of them. Over the years,
people have argued (57) ______ his machines would ever work. Recently, however, the Science Museum in
London has finished building an engine based on one of Babbage’s designs. It has (58) _______ six years to
complete and (59) ______ than four thousand parts have been specially made. Whether it works or not, the
machine will be on at a special exhibition in the Science Museum to (60) _______ people of Babbage’s
work.
Answers:
53. ....................................... 54. ....................................... 55. ....................................... 56. .......................................
57. ....................................... 58. ....................................... 59. ....................................... 60. .......................................

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2. Read the passage and choose the best answers.
As viewed from space, Earth’s distinguishing characteristics are its blue waters and white clouds.

Answers:
61. .................. 62. .................. 63. .................. 64. .................. 65. ..................
3. Read the passage and choose the best answer to fill in each gap.
Languages are not easy to learn. (66) ______ people are learning a foreign language, they need not
feel embarrassed because they sometimes use the (67) ______ word. From time to time we all have (68)
______ even with our own language, and a new language may seem almost (69)______.
It is not unusual to (70) ______ someone say that he is going to buy a goat instead of coat, or that
crowds rather than clouds are in the (71) ______. If people think these mistakes are funny, they may (72)
______, but they do not (73) ______ to be rude. The important thing is that they admire people who try to
speak their language. Mistakes can be (74) ______ if we are not easily embarrassed. They also remind us to
say something (75) ______ next time.
66. A. Before B. After C. Since D. When
67. A. right B. wrong C. old D. new
68. A. questions B. difficulty C. lessons D. talks
69. A. impossible B. important C. necessary D. useful
70. A. see B. let C. hear D. make
71. A. sea B. space C. sky D. picture
72. A. laugh B. cheer C. cry D. shout
73. A. mean B. say C. think D. learn
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74. A. found B. made C. serious D. fun
75. A. interesting B. polite C. correctly D. loudly
Answers:
66. .................. 67. .................. 68. .................. 69. .................. 70. ..................
71. .................. 72. .................. 73. .................. 74. .................. 75. ..................
PART 8 (25 ms)
1. Finish the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one. (Write your answers on the
dotted lines)
76. My sister wished she had applied for that job.

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