SỞ GD & ĐT VĨNH PHÚC
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ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
KÌ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN
NĂM HỌC: 2008 - 2009
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề
(Đề thi gồm: 04 trang)
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A. PHONETICS
I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.
Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
1. A. sugar B. sight C. source D. sale
2. A. sensitive B. benefit C. pretty D. remedy
3. A. host B. cold C. short D. close
4. A. thirsty B. guitar C. dirty D. listen
5. A. safe B. map C. bag D. hat
II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter
A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
1. A. visit B. prevent C. pollute D. suggest
2. A. compose B. parade C. sample D. aboard
3. A. begin B. cover C. return D. admire
4. A. Vietnamese B. European C. African D. Westerner
5. A. novel B. poet C. gather D. remote
B. LEXICAL - GRAMMAR
I. Choose from the four options given (marked A, B, C and D) one best answer to complete each sentence.
Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
1. He __________ out of his house since he __________ his color TV.
A. hasn’t been - has bought B. hasn’t been - bought
C. wasn’t - has bought D. wasn’t - bought
2. __________ adequate precautions are taken, there is no risk involved in the operation.

17. I am _________ that you liked it.
A. surprised B. surprising C. surprise D. surprisingly
18. Very often the chocolate inside is not as exciting as its __________ .
A. coat B. wrapper C. cover D. paper
19. Alan is really impressed by the _________ of the city and by the friendliness of its people.
A. beautiful B. beauty C. beautifully D. beautify
20. The boss said that he would fly to Ho Chi Minh City __________ day.
A. next B. the previous C. the following D. the before
21. This book isn’t very interesting,……….?
A. is it B. isn’t it C. is this D. isn’t this
22. He refused………… with me.
A. go B. to go C. going D. having gone
23. I can …………with my friends and relatives by means of e-mail.
A. relate B.get C.gather D. communicate
24. We are depending……….you to help us.
A. at B. in C. on D. with
25. Mr. Brown needs to leave right now,…………?
A. doesn’t he B. . needn’t he C. need he D.does he
26. The nurse suggested………..two aspirins.
A. to take B.take C. taking D.being taken
27. Our teacher asked us to learn the poem…………heart.
A. in B. by C. at D.on
28.The journey to the countryside is very ______
A. interest B. interesting C. interested D. a and b
29. We both like sailing , ______ we choose to live near the sea .
A. and B. because C. so D. although
30. We wish It ______ now .
A. doesn’t rain B. isn’t rain C. didn’t rain D. wasn’t rain
31. They ______ Hanoi with their family 2 days ago .
A. left B.leave C. haven left D.a and c

A. decorated B. to decorate C. decorating D. decorate
47. I wanted some coffee but there was .......................... in the pot.
A. any B. no C. out D. nothing
48. they have made a lot of progress.............. the country became independent.
A. for B. since C. before D. until
49. Desgners made different______________ of jeans to match the 1960s fashions.
A. form B. appearenee C. moduls D. styles
50. When ? In 1876.
A. the telephone was invented B. was the telephone invented
C. did the telephone invented D .did the telephone invent
II. Each of the following sentences has one mistake. Identify the mistake by writing the corresponding letter
A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
1. Lan didn’t go to the cinema with her friends last Saturday evening because her sickness.
A B C D
2. The water and land around the chemical factory are serious polluted.
A B C D
3. The letter has just written by one of my closest friends.
A B C D
4. They played so good game of tennis last night that they surprised their audience.
A B C D
5. My daughter likes watching cartoon films, and so do my son.
A B C D
6. If I was in your place, I would make a trip to England.
A B C D
7. I bought a computer which screen was not very good.
A B C D
8. Physics are very difficult for students to learn.
A B C D
9. The harder you learn, the most knowledge you get.
A B C D

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Teachers have often used memory tests to assess the intelligence of their students. But having a good
memory often has little to (1) __________ with intelligence. Studies have shown not only that some people
of below (2) _________ intelligence have exceptional memories, but (3)__________ that some highly
intelligent people have poor memories. A good memory is more often the (4) _________ of using
techniques that can be learned, and many of the books that have been written on the subject (5) _________
people to use similar methods. One of these is that you make up short sentences or rhymes which can help
you remember (6)__________ you need to know by heart. For (7) ________, the first letters of the words in
the sentence ‘Rechard of York gained battles in vain’ are ROYBIV; these are the colors of the rainbow -
red, orange, yellow, and so on. Another technique involves, linking the sounds of words with images, which
can be particularly effective (8) __________ learning new words. The learner needs to create an image to
help to remember the word. By using techniques like this, many learners (9) _________ it a lot easier than
they had expected to keep (10)_________ learning new vocabulary.
D. WRITING
I. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the original one.
1. Her voice is so beautiful that everyone admires it.
--> She ...................................................................................................................
2. He regrets telling her the truth.
--> He wishes..........................................................................................................
3. The last time it rained was a fortnight ago.
--> It hasn't..............................................................................................................
4. We don’t buy the house because we don’t have enough money.
--> If we had...........................................................................................................
5. “How old is your son?” the nurse said to Mrs. Green.
--> The nurse ..........................................................................................................
6. It's years since we decorated this room.
--> We haven't .....................................................................................................

4. C 8. B 12. C 16. B 20. C
II. Each of the following sentences has one mistake. Identify the mistake by writing the corresponding letter
A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. (1 ®iÓm: 0,1 ®iÓm/c©u)
1. C 3. A 5. D 7. C 9. B
2. D 4. A 6. A 8. A 10. D
C. READING
I. Read the following passage then choose the best answer from the four options (marked A, B, C or
D) to complete the numbered blanks in the passage. (2 ®iÓm: 0,2 ®iÓm/c©u)
1. B 3. D 5. A 7. B 9. C
2. D 4. B 6. C 8. D 10. A
II. Complete the following passage by choosing one suitable word in the box to fill in each blank.
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1. do 3. also 5. encourage 7. example 9. find
2. average 4. result 6. what 8. when 10. on
D. WRITING
I. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the original one.
(0,5 ®iÓm: 0,1 ®iÓm/c©u)
1. She has such a beautiful voice that everyone admires it.
2. He wishes he hadn't told her the truth.
3. It hasn't rained for a fortnight. / It hasn't been raining for a fortnight.
4. If we had enough money, we would buy the house.
5. The nurse asked Mrs. Green how old her son was.
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