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ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10 THPT LAM SƠN

THANH HOÁ
ĐỀ DỰ BỊ

NĂM HỌC 2002 - 2003
THỜI GIAN: 150 phút

Question 1 (1,5 points) Put each verb in brackets into a suitable form.
1. This building (be).................... finished by the end of 2002.
2. Yesterday I (walk) .................... along the street when I realized that a man with a black beard, whom I (see)
.................... three times already, (follow) .................... me.
3. They wish it (not rain) .................... much in London.
4. It's time we (leave) .................... for the airport.
5. He said the earth (be) .................... round.
6. Don't regret (tell) .................... her what I thought.
7. Is there anything here worth (buy) .................... ?
8. Pupils are made (work) .................... hard at this school.
Question 2: (1,5 points) Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use only one word in each
space.
My parents are very ..1.. ............. . Mum is always very ...2.............. , not exactly ..3.. ............because she
does 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

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.

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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. speaking

A. telling

B. making

A. notice

B. mark

D. spoken

C.

saying

D. talking
7. Everything in the supermarket is marked with a price......

C. tag

D. stain
8. You ought.....this to me last week.

A. to mention

B. to mentioned

C. to have mentioned



2................... that she was take the 5.30 train the next (following )

evening.
3. ................ you leave me alone, I'll call the police. 4. ................. to ask me to marry you, I wouldn't accept.
5. ................ you didn't eat in the classroom.

6. ................ wasn't so tall.

7. ................ is thought to be good for you.

8. ............... ought to be cut.

9................. you own this camera?

10. ............. carry her bag.

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- Correct mistakes in the following sentences

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1. On this record twins play piano duet
2. There are going to be fog and cold weather all next week.
3. Tokyo is as large or larger than New York.


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 think you could possibly carry this bag, David ?  Jean asked David to .......................................
Question 7: (1, 5 points): Phonetics
1. A. burn

B. turn

3. A. heat

B. beam

C. receive

D. risen

6. A. leisure

B. editor

D. setting
C.

C. marry

D. breath
7. A. field

B. peace

English

D. film

9. A. loose

B. raise

C. rising

D. advise



D. dancer

4. A. dangerous

B. popular

C.

environment

D. beautiful
5. A. career

B. redial

C. beautiful

D. Cambodia 6. A. purpose B. entrance

C. music

D. depend
7. A. although B. remove

C. together

D. poison

8. A. general B. maintain



Question 1: 1,5 Points ( 0,15 P for each verb )
1. will have been

2. was walking / had seen / was following

5. was

6. telling

7. buying

3. didn't rain

4. left

8. to work

Question 2 : 1,5 Points ( 0,1P for each word )
1. different

2. calm

3. easy-going

8. usual

9. changes



5. savings

9. satisfaction

6. youth

10. disadvantage

Question 4: 1,5 Points ( 0,15 P for each correct choice )
1. B

2. B

3. D

4. A

5. A

6. A

7. C

8. C

9. A

10. D


1. ................ where you come from?

2................... that she was take the 5.30 train the next (following )

evening.
3. ................ you leave me alone, I'll call the police. 4. ................. to ask me to marry you, I wouldn't accept.
5. ................ you didn't eat in the classroom.

6. ................ wasn't so tall.

7. ................ is thought to be good for you.

8. ............... ought to be cut.

9................. you own this camera?

10. ............. carry her bag.

Question 7

1. D

2. C

3. C

4. D

5. D


10. A

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