ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10
Trường THPT Hanoi - Amsterdam và Chu Văn An
Năm học: 1996 - 1997
Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút
I. Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences. (2.5 marks)
1. I remember ______ him once in my life.
A. to meet B. meeting C. to have met D. met
2. He has been waiting for this letter for days, and at ______ it has come.
A. last B. the end C. present D. the finish
3. The man who lives opposite us sometimes comes ______ for a cup of tea.
A. on B. over C. off D. to
4. There was a small room into ______ we all crowded.
A. which B. where C. that D. it
5. We were so late, we ______ had time to catch the train.
A. nearly B. almost C. hardly D. simply
6. Your work has been very good ______ this year.
A. so far B. by far C. as far as D. so long
7. Give her a telephone number to ring ______ she gets lost.
A. whether B. in case C. unless D. perhaps
8. Tell me ______ there is anything special that you would like to do.
A. that B. which C. so D. if
9. It was a great success. He succeeded ______ everyone laugh.
A. to make B. in make C. for making D. in making
10. He couldn't have known what was in the letter ______ he had written it himself.
A. until B. if C. unless D. if only
II. Fill each gap with a word or phrase. (2.5 marks)
1. He doesn't tell me since when ________________ English.
2. I don't know how far _________________ to the station.
3. She didn't tell me the reason _________________ his birthday party.
4. Tell me __________________ this box with.

c) When adults talk to them about something other than their work in school.
d) When adults talk to them about alcohol and smoking.
5. Some teenagers experiment with drinking or smoking because
a) they regard it as a mark of adulthood.
b) women like a smoking and drinking man.
c) cigarettes and alcohol are cheap.
d) cigarettes and alcohol are available everywhere.
IV. Arrange the following sentences to make a complete letter. (3 marks)
Dear Carla,
(a) It has only rained once - and the rest of the time we've had bright sunshine.
(b) Every evening we sit on the beach and admire the wonderful colors in the sky.
(c) I'm writing to tell you that unfortunately our holiday is almost over.
(d) I'll give you a ring when we get back.
(e) One day we even walked about 10km along the coast.
(f) We've had the most wonderful 3 weeks.
(g) The sunsets are beautiful, too.
(h) But as I said, unfortunately it's nearly over, and we'll be leaving on Sunday.
(i) It's wonderful scenery with rocky cliffs and little sandy beaches.
(j) The weather has been just great.
(k) We, therefore, have spent all day, everyday, outside - either at the beach or
going for drives into the hills.
(l) And then when it gets dark, there are so many stars in the sky.
Lots of love,
Miriam
V. Finish each sentence so that it means exactly the same as the sentence
printed before it. (2 marks)
1. He often gets bad marks in history as he doesn't work hard at it.
If...
2. He borrowed my book, but he forgot to return it.
I...

1. His house has been sold ______ $ 1,000,000.
A. at B. for C. in D. with
2. Bread is usually ______ wheat.
A. made of B. made with C. made by D. made from
3. Peter, can I ______ you a drink?
A. buy for B. buy to C. buy D. invite
4. It isn't quite ______ that they will come to our party.
A. sure B. exact C. certain D. right
5. ______ goes to the bus; now we will have to walk home.
A. On time B. At once C. There D. Early
6. Don't hurry! There is no need ______.
A. running B. to run C. run D. you run
7. Mike had hoped ______ his letter.
A. her to answer B. that she answer
C. that she would answer D. her answering
8. Please write your answers ______ ink.
A. in B. with C. of D. by
9. Peter was not feeling well, so we gave him ______ to do than you.
A. fewer work B. less work C. little work D. least work
10. He spent half a year ______ this house.
A. to build B. building C. built D. on building
11. Will you ______ the door open?
A. leave B. allow C. permit D. give
12. What food should you eat if you want to ______ on weight?
A. take B. get C. put D. carry
13. It is a ______ skirt.
A. French cotton flowered B. cotton French flowered
C. flowered cotton French D. flowered French cotton
14. Do you know the beautiful girl ______?
A. sit in the car B. sat in the car

k. Oh, come on.
l. Watch TV? That's all you ever want to do! I want to go out somewhere. That new
Jane Fonda film is on in town. How about that?
IV. Write the second sentence so that it means the same as the first (2.25 marks)
1. The last time I went to the theatre was three years ago.
It is...
2. 'Who did you go to the cinema with?' she said to me.
She asked...
3. We are sorry we couldn't come to your birthday party.
We are sorry not...
4. 'I was born in 1983' Mary said to Peter.
Mary told...
5. The milk was so hot that the boy couldn't drink it.
The milk was...
6. He was very sad as he got a very bad mark in English.
If he...
7. You can't expect everyone in the village to help you, can you?
Not everyone...
8. There must be a good explanation for his absence.
I'm...
9. People said she had passed the exam.
She was...
V. Read the text carefully and do the exercises below it (1 mark)
Everybody loves movies. We see them at theatres and we watch them on TV. They
are popular with children and adults, too. We can learn from them or we can have a
good time watching them.
We also call movies 'motion pictures'. 'Motion' is a noun for 'moving'. People tried
to show motion in pictures for centuries. Even prehistoric artists showed animals