KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10 CHUYÊN ANH NĂM HỌC 2009- 2010
MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH
Thêi gian lµm bµi: 150 phót, kh«ng kÓ thêi gian giao ®Ò
I. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently. (5 pts)
1. A. there B. though C. than D. theme
2. A. snowstorm B. knowledge C. show D. slow
3. A. treasure B. sewage C. save D. campus
4. A. effective B. recognize C. sentence D. equality
5. A. enjoyed B. invited C. mended D. lasted
II. Use the verbs in brackets in the correct tense or form. (15 pts)
1. He (not finish) his work yet. He only (start) an hour ago.
2. I recommend that Bob (study) much more if he wants to pass all his classes.
3. If I (have) a typewriter, I would type it myself.
4. I tried (explain) but he refused to listen.
5. A lot of people (kill) by AIDS recently, and I wish nobody would die any more.
6. Only yesterday I (realise) what was going on.
7. George as well as his brothers (not go) to the cinema very often.
8. We are going (have) our house (repaint) next month.
9. After (stop) by the police, the man admitted (steal) the car but denied driving at 100 miles an hour.
10. Mary (not wear) her glasses at that time, so she (not notice) what kind of car the man (drive).
III. Supply each space with a suitable preposition to complete each sentence. (10 pts)
1. Did the children account ______ 45% of the total population affected by the tsunami?
2. You remind me of your uncle. We used to work ______ each other.
3. Take the bus, and get ______ in front of the library.
4. We’re always proud ______ your success.
5. Shall we go for a picnic tomorrow? It depends ______ the weather.
6. ______ heat from the sun, there would be no life on earth.
7. My mother is very keen ______ growing flowers.
8. We must wait ______ Friday for the final exam results.
9. What time did you arrive ______ the party?
10. It was careless ______ him not to lock the gate last night.

However, people who are speaking will sometimes look away for a (7) ______ seconds when they are
thinking or (8) ______ to find the right word. But they always turn immediately (9) ______ to look the
listener directly in the eyes. These social “rules” are the (10) ______ for two men, two women, a man and a
woman, or an adult and a child.
VII. Read the passage below carefully and answer the questions. (5 pts)
Sir Winston Churchill (1874 – 1965) was the greatest British statesman of modern times. During his long,
colourful public career, he was a Member of Parliament for 63 years. He also held almost every
government post. And most important of all, he led the country to victory in World War II. He also wrote
many important books and was a talented painter.
In May 1940, he became Prime Minister. Throughout the war, Churchill showed great strength and energy.
He worked for long periods with little sleep and travelled many thousands of miles. By courage and
determination expressed in his speeches, he inspired the people of Britain to keep on fighting. In the
general election at the end of the war, the Conservative Party, of which he was the leader, was defeated.
But he became Prime Minister again when he was seventy-seven. He resigned as Prime Minister in 1955.
1. When did Churchill first become Prime Minister?
2. By what did he inspire the people of Britain to continue with the fight?
3. How long was he a Member of Parliament?
4. When was his Conservative Party defeated?
5. How old was he when he resigned as Prime Minister?
VIII. Read the passage and then choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to each question below. (5 pts)
Ordinary houses are full of hazardous waste. The most important hazardous waste in the homes is
batteries. When you throw them out with your other garbage, they break open at the landfill. The poison
inside them moves through rainwater and other liquids to the bottom of the landfill. Then it can pollute the
natural water in the ground. We should use rechargeable batteries. Another hazardous waste in homes is
motor oil. Don't throw old motor oil on the ground or throw it on the garbage. It poisons the environment.
We should recycle motor oil. Paint is another kind of hazardous waste in homes. Some cities have a "Paint
Exchange Day". If you bring in open, unused blue paint and want red, they give you red. Sometimes they
mix the paints together into strange colors. If you paint walls with them, you help save the environment.
1. What is the most important dangerous waste in the homes?
A. motor oil B. paint C. batteries D. garbage

Could you tell me when______________________________________________ ?
2. The film is not interesting to me.
I __________________________________________________ _______________
3. The questions were so easy that all the students got them right.
They were __________________________________________________ _______ 
4. We can’t start the meeting until Tom comes.
Not until __________________________________________________ _________
5. I wish I had gone on holiday with you.
I regret __________________________________________________ __________
6. Tokyo is the most expensive city in the world.
No city __________________________________________________ __________
7. I have been studying English for five years.
I started __________________________________________________ _________
8. Although Mai was angry, she tried to hide her feeling.
Despite __________________________________________________ _________
9. We didn’t visit the museum because we didn’t have time.
If __________________________________________________ ______________
10. “Daisy, I’m sorry I broke your vase”.
He apologized __________________________________________________ ____
XI. Use the words or phrases given to make complete sentences. You can add more words if
necessary. (10 pts)
1. Internet / fast / convenient / way / get / information / which / very update.
2. Linda / phone / me / six times / this week, / she?
3. Never / her life / she / see / such / tall building.
4. It / take / two hours / go / Ho Chi Minh City / air.
5. The price / the holiday / depend / when and where / you / want / travel.
6. You / not get / good marks / unless / study / harder.
7. I / work / this office / since / my friend / move / Ho Chi Minh City.
8. He / one / best / students / class.
9. Last night, after / he / do / homework / he / watch / football match / TV.

2. you will -> will you
3. for -> why/ for which/ 
4. The whole of -> The whole
5. be -> being
6. since -> for
7. go some sightseeing -> do some sightseeing / go
sightseeing
8. although -> because
9. not know -> knows
10. twenty-inches -> twenty-inch
V. Fill in each gap with the correct form of the word in capital letter to complete each sentence. (10
pts) -(1 point for each correct answer)
1. standing 2. unpolluted 3. dissatisfied 4. success 5. childish
6. hopeless 7. considerably 8. surprising 9. unidentified 10. scientific
VI. Fill in each blank in the passage with one suitable word to complete the passage. (10 pts) - (1
point for each correct answer)
1.look 2.with 3.other 4.what 5.If
6.seem 7.few 8.trying 9.back 10.same
VII. Read the passage below carefully and answer the questions. (5 pts)(1 point for each correct answer)
1. (He first became Prime Minister) in May 1940.
2. (He inspired the people of Britain to continue with the fight) by courage and determination expressed in
his speeches.
3. (He was a Member of Parliament) for 63 years.
4. (His Conservative Party was defeated) at the end of the war.
5. (He resigned as Prime Minister) at the age of eighty-one / when he was eighty-one (years old).
VIII. Read the passage and then choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to each question below. (5 pts) - (1
point for each correct answer)
1. C 2. B 3. A 4. A 5. D
IX. Read the passage and choose one word from the box to fill in each gap. (10 pts) (1 point for each
correct answer)