SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
TỈNH NINH BÌNH
ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 THPT
NĂM HỌC 2013-2014
Môn: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
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ĐIỂM BÀI THI
HỌ VÀ TÊN, CHỮ KÝ SỐ PHÁCH
Bằng số:
Bằng chữ:
Giám khảo số 1:
Giám khảo số 2:
PHẦN A: NGỮ ÂM (1,0 ĐIỂM)
Chọn từ có phần gạch chân được phát âm khác với các từ còn lại:
1. A. claimed B. warned C. occurred D. existed
2. A. comes B. walks C. tries D. goes
3. A. busy B. visit C. museum D. conversation
4. A. problem B. love C. box D. hobby
Đáp án:
1. …………… 2. …………… 3. …………… 4. ……………
PHẦN B: NGỮ PHÁP VÀ TỪ VỰNG (5,0 ĐIỂM)
I. Chọn một từ/cụm từ thích hợp nhất để hoàn thành mỗi câu sau:
1. Helen asked me … the film called "Star Wars".
A. have I seen B. have you seen
C. if I had seen D. if had I seen
2. What's the name of the man … gave us a lift?
A. who B. which C. whom D. when
3. They didn’t go on a picnic … the weather was awful.
A. so B. although C. because D. but
4. He has lived in this house … five years.

A. for B. since C. ago D. in
5. If you … a UFO, what would you do?
A. see B. have seen C. are seeing D. saw
6. Jean cloth was … completely from cotton in the 18
th
century.
A. invented B. created C. made D. worn
7. Ba wishes he … a new computer.
A. will have B. has C. had D. have
8. I find it difficult to drive on the left. I am used … on the right.
A to drive B. to driving C. driving D. drive
9. You have never been here before, …?
A. have you B. you haven’t C. you have D. have not you
10. There is a meeting … 8 o’clock and 10 o’clock.
A. at B. between C. on D. from
11. I suggest … some money for poor children.
A. raise B. to raise C. raised D. raising
12. I am sure it will get …
A. warm B. warmer C. more D. the warmest
Đáp án:
1. ………… 2. …………. 3. …………. 4. …………. 5. …………. 6. ………….
7. ………… 8. …………. 9. …………. 10. ……… 11. …… 12. ……
II. Viết dạng đúng của từ trong ngoặc để hoàn thành mỗi câu sau:
1. The … is getting worse because of the traffic in our street. (pollute)
2. Many … come to Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum every day. (visit)
3. I watch the news every day because it’s very … (inform)
4. It was such an … film. (interest)
Đáp án:
1. …………… 2. …………… 3. …………… 4. ……………
III. Chia động từ trong ngoặc để hoàn thành mỗi câu sau:

1. Ha often … (practice) playing the violin when he has free time.
2. Would you like … (go) to the cafeteria with me?
3. If you work harder, you … (pass) the entrance examination.
4. When I came, they … (play) badminton in the schoolyard.
Đáp án:
1. …………… 2. …………… 3. …………… 4. ……………
PHẦN C: ĐỌC HIỂU (2,0 ĐIỂM)
I. Đọc đoạn văn dưới đây và chọn câu trả lời cho mỗi câu hỏi:
CHRISTMAS
Two popular traditions at Christmas are: decorating the home and singing the
Christmas carols. The home is the center of the Christmas celebration. Inside, an
evergreen tree is usually placed in the corner of the living-room. Children and their
parents wrap string of colorful lights around the tree, they hang ornaments on the
branches. A star or angle often crowns the top. Carefully wrapped gifts are placed
beneath. Outside, families often string lights around the windows and wind light around
trees and shrubs in the front yard. As the families decorate their homes, they often put on
Christmas record. Almost every family has at least one favorite album or compact disc.
School children of all ages perform Christmas concerts for their parents and communities.
On Christmas’ Eve, family members gather around Christmas tree to sing traditional
songs such as Jingle bells and Silent night and then give presents to each other.
1. What are the popular traditions at Christmas?
A. Decorating the home. B. Singing Christmas carols.
C. Eating Christmas pudding. D. A and B are correct.
2. Where is the evergreen tree put?
A. In the middle of the living-room.
B. In the middle of the bedroom.
C. In the corner of the living-room.
D. In the corner of the bedroom.
3. How do they decorate the Christmas tree?
A. They wrap string of colorful lights around the tree.

B. They hang ornaments on branches.
C. They crown a star on the top of the tree.
D. A, B and C are correct.
4. What do they do as they decorate their home?
A. They sing traditional songs. B. They eat Christmas pudding.
C. They put on Christmas record. D. A, B and C are correct.
Đáp án:
1. …………… 2. …………… 3. …………… 4. ……………
II. Chọn từ thích hợp cho sẵn để hoàn thành đoạn văn sau:
London biggest ago
tourists
London has a population of about 7,500,000. It lies on the river Thames. From
about 1800 until World War II, London was the … (1) city in the world, but now, there
are many cities which are much bigger.
London is famous for many things. … (2) come from all over the world to visit its
historic buildings such as St. Paul’s Cathedral, the Houses of Parliament, where you can
see and hear the famous clock, Big Ben. They also come to visit its theatres, its museums,
its many shops such as Harrods, where you can buy anything. Like many big cities,
London has problems with traffic and pollution. Over 1,000,000 people a day use the
underground, but there are still many cars on the streets. The air isn’t clean, but it is
cleaner than it was 100 years … (3). … (4) is famous for its fog or “smog” which is a
mixture of smoke and fog.
Đáp án:
1. …………… 2. …………… 3. …………… 4. ……………
PHẦN D: VIẾT CÂU (2,0 ĐIỂM)
I. Viết lại mỗi câu sau, bắt đầu bằng từ/cụm từ gợi ý:
1. Although it rained, we went to school.
……………………………………………………………………
2. They built the church in the 18
th

century.
……………………………………………….……………… …
3. I went to see a doctor. She had helped my father
…………………………………….……………….
4. “Can you speak English?” Mr. Brown asked.
…………………………….………………… ………
II. Sử dụng từ/cụm từ gợi ý viết thành câu hoàn chỉnh:
1. I / not see / Mai / since / we / leave / school.
………………………………………………………………………………
2. it / difficult / remember / 30 new words / day?
………………………………………………………………………………
3. Mr. Nam / used / smoke / a lot.
………………………………………………………………………………
4. He / like / read / books in his free time.
………………………………………………………………………………
THE END
SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
TỈNH NINH BÌNH
ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 THPT
NĂM HỌC 2012-2013
Môn: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
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ĐIỂM BÀI THI
HỌ VÀ TÊN, CHỮ KÝ SỐ PHÁCH
Bằng số:
Bằng chữ:
Giám khảo số 1:
Giám khảo số 2:
PHẦN A: NGỮ ÂM (1,0 ĐIỂM)

Chọn từ có phần gạch chân được phát âm khác với các từ còn lại.
1. A. finished B. watched C. played D. washed
2. A. watch B. channel C. chat D. chemistry
3. A. close B. pop C. cold D. rose
4. A. rides B. puts C. looks D. maps
Đáp án:
1. …………… 2. …………… 3. …………… 4. ……………
PHẦN B: NGỮ PHÁP VÀ TỪ VỰNG (4,5 ĐIỂM)
I/ Chọn một từ/cụm từ thích hợp nhất để hoàn thành mỗi câu sau.
1. I can’t understand what French visitors say. I wish I French.
A. knew B. will know C. know D. have known
2. The church about 100 years ago.
A. is built B. was built C. will be built D. has been built
3. People in Israel are going to celebrate their festival is called
Passover.
A. whose B. who C. which D. where
4. I was really tired, I couldn’t sleep.
A. Even though B. So C. Therefore D. Because of
5. His son is fond folk music.
A. on B. of C. with D. to
6. Your sister works in a foreign company, she?
A. isn’t B. didn’t C. wasn’t D. doesn’t
7. Do you enjoy English?
A. learn B. to learn C. learning D. learnt
8. If I you, I wouldn’t tell her about that bad thing.
A. is B. are C. be D. were
9. Let’s this interesting book.
A. to have B. have C. having D. had
10. The doctor told me more exercise.
A. do B. did C. to do D. doing

Đáp án:
1. ………… 2. ………… 3. ………… 4. ………… 5. …………
6. ………… 7. ………… 8. ………… 9. ………… 10. ………
II/ Viết dạng đúng của từ trong ngoặc để hoàn thành mỗi câu sau.
1. Vietnamese people are very (friend)
2. I want some more about your school. (inform)
3. We often take part in many activities at school. (difference)
4. He didn’t go to work because of his (sick)
Đáp án:
1. …………… 2. …………… 3. …………… 4. ……………
III/ Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thời/dạng thích hợp để hoàn thành mỗi câu sau.
1. Tom can’t do that work because it (be) too difficult for him.
2. They (learn) English since 2008.
3. The students mustn’t (bring) any documents into the exam rooms.
4. I suggest (go) there by bus.
Đáp án:
1. …………… 2. …………… 3. …………… 4. ……………
PHẦN C: ĐỌC HIỂU (2,5 ĐIỂM)
I/ Đọc đoạn văn và trả lời các câu hỏi dưới đây.
MOTHER’S DAY
The second Sunday in May is Mother's Day. It is a public holiday in both Britain
and America. On that day children send Mother's Day cards to their mothers. They give
their mothers flowers or sweets as presents. Fathers and children do the cooking so that
mothers can have a rest.
In the USA, Mother's Day started in 1860s. There was a small town called Prunty
town in the middle of the USA. People in the town fought against each other during a
war. After the war they hated each other. Mrs. Ann Reeves Janis wanted the people to
make friends with each other again. So she started “Mother's Friendship Day”. On that
day she visited all the other mothers in the town and said: "Let us be friends with each
other again".

Her idea succeeded. The same thing happened in other parts of the country. After
she died, her daughter carried on her idea. In 1908 “Mother's Friendship Day” became
Mother's Day.
1. When is Mother's Day?

2. Who does the cooking on Mother's Day?

3. When did Mother's Day start in the USA?

4. Where was Prunty town?

5. Did Mrs. A.R. Janis’s idea stop after her death?

II/ Chọn từ/cụm từ thích hợp để hoàn thành đoạn văn sau.
Almost a hundred thousand people were (1) … and half a million homes were
destroyed as a result of an earthquake in Tokyo in 1923. The earthquake began a minute
before noon (2) … the inhabitants of Tokyo were cooking their midday meals.
Thousands of stoves were overturned as soon as the earth began to shake. (3) … a result,
small fires broke (4) … everywhere and quickly spread. The fire engines were prevented
from (5) … to help because many of the roads had cracks open.
1. A. kill B. to kill C. killed D. killing
2. A. what B. when C. where D. why
3. A. Too B. Such C. So D. As
4. A. up B. out C. in D. to
5. A. going B. to go C. go D. gone
Đáp án:
1. ………… 2. ………… 3. ………… 4. ………… 5. …………
PHẦN D: VIẾT CÂU (2,0 ĐIỂM)
I/ Viết lại mỗi câu sau, bắt đầu bằng từ/cụm từ gợi ý.
1. I’m sorry. I can’t attend your party next week.

I wish
2. The children are lovely. They are playing there.
The children who
3. In spite of the bad weather, they had a wonderful holiday.
Although
4. They will build a new mall.
A new mall
II/ Sử dụng từ/cụm từ gợi ý viết thành câu hoàn chỉnh.
1. If/ it/ not rain/ tomorrow/ I/ go/ camping.

2. I/ never/ travelled/ by air / before.

3. The students / study/ for the exam/ now.

4. The weather / be/ so / cold / we/ decided/ not/ go out.

THE END
SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
TỈNH NINH BÌNH
ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN
NĂM HỌC 2012-2013
Môn: Tiếng Anh !
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
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ĐIỂM BÀI THI
HỌ VÀ TÊN, CHỮ KÝ CỦA
GIÁM KHẢO
SỐ PHÁCH
(Do Chủ tịch
Hội đồng chấm thi ghi)

Bằng số:
Bằng chữ:
Giám khảo số 1:

Giám khảo số 2:

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PART I: PRONUNCIATION: (1,0 POINT)
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. seat B. head C. meat D. feed
2. A. watches B. washes C. clauses D. likes
3. A. wanted B. smoked C. stopped D. missed
4. A. machine B. church C. exchanged D. champion
5. A. sky B. shy C. century D. recycle
-.
1. …………… 2. …………… 3. …………… 4. …………… 5. ……………
PART II: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY: (4,0 POINTS)
I. Match the question in column A with the right answer in column B. (0.5 point)
A B Answers
1. How far is it from your house to your school? A. I like Math. 1…………
2. Do you like learning English? B. For four years. 2…………
3. What is your favorite subject? C. About one kilometer. 3…………
4. How often do you go to school? D. Six times a week. 4…………
5. How long have you learnt English? E. Yes, I do. 5…………
II. Choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence. (1.5 point)
1. After arriving home, they usually ……their uniforms.
A. take out B. take off C. put on D. put off
2. You have read this article on the website, ………?
A. don’t you B. aren’t you C. didn’t you D. haven’t you
3. The book …… is on the table belongs to my teacher.

A. who B. where C. what D. which
4. Do you know the man……… is talking to our teacher?
A. whom B. who C. whose D. he
5. We haven’t seen Mai ……… last Sunday.
A. since B. for C. until D. before
6. She asked me ………she could come that day.
A. when B. about C. whenever D. if
7. They ……… cycle to school when they were students.
A. was used to B. used to C. did used to D. are used to
8. Lan took a lot of photos to show the trip ………her parents.
A. for B. about C. to D. at
9. It rained heavily, so they ……… to stay at home yesterday.
A. decide B. decided C. would decide D. have decided
10. They reached the village before sunset ……… the road was flooded.
A. although B. whether C. as if D. even
11. It is easy to get ………to Internet.
A. contact B. access C. use D. touch
12. A funnel – shaped storm passing overland below a thunderstorm is called a ………
A. typhoon B. tornado C. hurricane D. tidal wave
13. Have you ever seen ……… UFO in your life?
A. a B. the C. an D. some
14. Computer is one of the most wonderful ………of the 20th century.
A. inventings B. inventories C. inventors D. inventions
15. The air in the city ……… with traffic fumes.
A. is heavy polluted B. heavily is polluted
C. is heavily polluted D. polluted heavily
-.
1. ………………. 2. ………………. 3. ………………. 4. ………………. 5. ……………
6. ………………. 7. ………………. 8. ………………. 9. ………………. 10. …………
11. …………… 12. …………… 13. …………… 14. …………… 15. …………

III. Supply the correct form/tense of the verbs in parentheses. (1,0 point)
1. Would you mind (open) …… the door for me?
2. When I came to see Mr. Robinson last night, he (read) …… a newspaper.
3. Listen! She (sing) …… an English song.
4. My teacher advised me (not - go) …… to class late.
5. They are going to have their car (repair) …… next week.
6. I’m sorry I (not - finish) …… this work yet.
7. He (watch) …… TV when I came yesterday.
8. Her mother (teach) ……… her to cook when she was young.
9. Lam (play) ……… badminton with Mai now.
10. I think that I (pass) …… the entrance exam.
-.
1. …………… 2. …………… 3. …………… 4. ……………
5. …………… 6. …………… 7. …………… 8. ……………
9. …………… 10. ……………
IV. Use the correct form of the word given to complete each sentence. (1,0 point)
1. We like the beauty of the city and the ……… of the people. /0!
2. We must be ……….when we cross the streets. !
3. There are many ……… in a year in our country. /1!
4. Math and Literature are ……… at secondary school. /!
5. The price of ……… has gone up again. /!
-.
1. …………… 2. …………… 3. ……………
4. …………… 5. ……………
PART III: READING: (3,0 POINTS)
I. Read the following passage and choose the best option to complete it. (1,0 point)
In Western countries, electricity, gas, and water (1) …… luxuries but necessities.
Companies now realize that consumers (2) …… products that will not only work effectively but
also save money.
For most North American households, lighting (3) …… for 10 percent to 15 percent of

the electricity bill. However, this amount can (4) …… by replacing an ordinary 100-watt light
bulb with an (5) …… bulb. These bulbs use a quarter of the electricity of standard bulbs and last
eight times longer. Therefore consumers can save about US$7 to US$21 per bulb.
1. A. be not B. is not C. are not D. was not
2. A. want B. wants C. wanting D. to want
3. A. apply B. account C. make D. work
4. A. reduce B. to reduce C. reducing D. be reduced
5. A. save-energy B. saving-energy C. energy-saved D. energy-saving
-.
1. …………… 2. …………… 3. …………… 4. …………… 5. …………
IIFill in each numbered blank with a suitable word. (1,0 point)
for more in each there
The country is (1) …… beautiful than a town and more pleasant to live in. Many people
think so, and go to the country (2) …… the summer holiday though they can't live (3) …… all
the year round. Some have cottages built in a village so that they can go there whenever they can
find the time.
English villages are not alike, but (4) …… some ways they are not very different from (5)
…… other. Almost every village has a church, the round or square tower of which can be seen
from many miles around. Surrounding the church is the church yard, where people are buried.
-.
1. …………… 2. …………… 3. …………… 4. …………… 5. …………
III. Read the following passage and then choose the best answer by circling its
corresponding letter A, B, C or D. (1,0 point)
The thing I like most about living on a farm when I was small was the change of seasons.
Spring, summer, autumn and winter - I could see them all come and go and each one was
completely different. If I hadn't been born and raised in the country, I would have never been able
to tell the difference - now in the city, you can buy summer flowers in winter and eat the same
vegetables all the year round. Whereas, in the country, I could only eat things at certain times of
the year - for example strawberries in June and turnips in winter. I lived my childhood with the
seasons.

Also we made most of our food and would never eat frozen or tinned food. Everything was
fresh - so it must be better than the type of food I am taking now in the city. City people may
think people in the country miss a lot of good things about modern life, but in my opinion they
miss a lot more than  - they miss real life.
1. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Comparison between life on a farm and that in the city.
B. Food in the country in comparison to that in the city.
C. Seasons in the country.
D. The author's childhood.
2. According to the author, the seasons on the farm were …………….
A. similar B. very different from one another
C. beautiful D. different from those in the city
3. What can be inferred from the passage about the experience of seasons in a year for the city
people?
A. Seasons are similar.
B. It may be difficult for them to tell seasonal difference.
C. They see different seasons come and go.
D. Food is similar in all four seasons.
4. The word "" in line 10 refers to …………….
A. city people B. four seasons
C. good things about modern life D. people in the country
5. According to the passage, all the followings are true EXCEPT that …………….
A. there are four seasons in the country where the author used to live.
B. the author was born and raised on a farm.
C. people in the country eat the same type of food all the year round.
D. the author takes frozen and tinned food now.
-.
1. …………… 2. …………… 3. …………… 4. …………… 5. ……………
PART IV. WRITING: (2.0 POINTS)
I. Rewrite each of the sentences so that its meaning stays the same as the sentence printed

before it. (1,0 point)
1. Did you manage to solve the problem?
20…………………………….……………………………… …… ?
2. Tom failed the exam because of his laziness.
…………………………………………………………………………
3. Why don’t we go out for dinner?
31…………………… ……………………………….…………….…….?
4. “How often do you go to the movie theater?” he asked me.
4………………………………………………………………………….
5. I’m sorry that I didn’t take your advice.
…………………………………………………….……….………………….
II. Complete the sentences, using the cues given. (1,0 point)

1. Next Sunday / we / go / Hai Phong / which / big city / northeast / Viet Nam.
……………………………………………………………………………………….
…………………
2. Nowadays / Internet / increasingly / develop / and / become / part / our / daily life.
………………………………………………………………………………………….
………………
3. I suggest / that / you / collect / all / bag / and / take / garbage dump.
……………………………………………………………………………………….
…………………
4. I/ want/ have/ that suit/ clean/ before/ meeting.
…………………………………………………………………………………….
……………………
5. I/ not think / this program / suitable / children.
………………………………………………………………………………….
………………………
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TỈNH NINH BÌNH
ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN
NĂM HỌC 2013 - 2014
Môn: TIẾNG ANH !
Ngày thi: 21/6/2013
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)


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Họ và tên thí sinh: Số báo danh:
Họ và tên, chữ ký: Giám thị 1: Giám thị 2:
PART I: PRONUNCIATION (0,5 POINT)
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. looked B. stopped C. stayed D. watched
2. A. kindness B. village C. climate D. climbing
3. A. woman B. pond C. involve D. borrow
4. A. heart B. house C. home D. hour
5. A. walks B. pens C. cups D. students
PART II: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (3,5 POINTS)
I. Match the utterances in column A with the right responses in column B.
A B
6. Will you empty the basket for me, please?
7. How are you today?
8. Do come in.
9. Where is your house?
10. Shall we go to the stadium now?
11. Will you have some more cakes?
A. It’s near here.
B. No, thank you. I’m full.

C. Yes, certainly.
D. Yes, let’s.
E. Thank you.
F. I’m fine, thanks. And you?
II. Choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.
12.Peter used to…………… swimming every Friday when he was a student.
A. went B. goes C. going D. go
13.My friend…………… me that he was going to take a driving test.
A. spoke B. told C. said D. talk
14.I’m learning English…………… I want to get a better job.
A. or B. but C. therefore D. because
15.She looks forward…………… seeing her mother coming back soon.
A. to B. on C. with D. at
16.He is…………… to ride his bike to school.
A. not enough old B. enough not old C. not old enough D. enough old
17.They are both good………………because they type carefully.
A. typers B. typewriters C. typists D. typemen
18.He retired yesterday. He doesn't work here…………… .
A. any longer B. anymore C. no longer D. A and B
19.I got up late, …………… I didn’t have time for breakfast.
A. so B. because C. as D. although
20.I knew him I was a child.
A. until B. when C. during D. after
21.I always wanted to be a great…………………. .
A. science B. scientific C. scientist D.
scientifically
III. Supply the correct form/tense of the verbs in parentheses.
22.When I got to the station, my pen pal (wait) …………………for me.
23.Tom enjoys (collect) …………………foreign stamps.
24.What tune (play)…………………when we came in?

25.This pagoda (build) …………………nearly one thousand years ago.
26.Tom (not go) ………………out since he (27. fail) ………………in his exam.
28. This exercise (look) ………………difficult. You (29. do) ……………one like this
before?
IV. Use the correct form of the word given to complete each sentence.
30. I don’t agree with his…………………. . (choose)
31. We can see many…………………on TV everyday. (advertise)
32. She received a lot of…………………from her mother. (encourage)
33. Do you have a…………………costume in your country? (nation)
34. There are over fifty……………….in the talent contest. (compete)
35. His story is very amusing. We are at hearing it. (amuse)
V. Identify the underlined word/phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting. 0 is an
example.
0. Helen invited me come over for lunch with them on Saturday. E: E
A B C D
36.Your new bicycle is more cheap than John’s.
A B C D
37.Look at the two dictionarys and you will see they are the same in some ways.
A B C
D
38.There is no water in the house. If there is, we could cook dinner.
A B C D
39.She did her test careful last week.
A B C D
40.My father prefers watching films at home than going to the cinema.
A B C D
PART III: READING: (3,0 POINTS)
I. Choose the words in the box to fill in each blank to complete the following passage.
Alexander Graham Bell was born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. His father was
an expert in phonetics. As a boy, Alexander became

(41)
………….in sounds and speech. In
1870, the Bells decided to move to America. They lived in Boston,
(42)
………….
Alexander taught in a school for the deaf. There, he began experimenting with a machine
to help the deaf hear. While experimenting with this machine, Bell had an idea, “Why do
not use electricity to
(43)
…………. the human voice from one place to another?” He
began to work on a new invention. For years, Bell and his assistant, Thomas Watson,
worked day
(44)
…………. night. They rented rooms in a boarding house. Bell was on one
floor and Watson was on another. They tried to send speech through a wire. Finally, on
March 19
th
, 1876, Watson heard these words very clearly: “Mr. Watson, come here. I
want you.” Watson rushed upstairs, ran
(45)
…………. Bell’s room and shouted: “I heard
you !”
II. Read the following passage and choose the best option to complete it.
An increasing number of people are now going on
(46)
………….to Egypt. Last year,
for example about 1.5 million tourists visited Egypt. The
(47)
………… of Egypt is about
fifty million and the

(48)
…………is Cairo, a busy city of just nearly nine million people.
Although the
(49)
………… is hot and dry and most of the country is desert, the average of
(50)
……………from October to March is not too high. The most
(51)
……………….sights
are the pyramids of Giza. However, it is also pleasant to visit Alexandria and several
other places and do as much
(52)
………………as possible in the time available. A
(53)
…………… to Luxor is an unforgettable experience.
46.A. visit B. holiday C. trip
D. excursion
47.A. people B. citizenship C. nation
D. population
48.A. town B. head C. capital
D. state
49.A. climate B. condition C. temperature
D. position
50.A. weather B. measurement C. temperature
D. climate
51.A. famous B. requested C. known
D. visited
52.A. looking B. sightseeing C. inspecting
D. viewing
53.A. picnic B. entertainment C. trip

D. guide
III. Read the text and answer the questions.
Tropical rain forests are found in Amazon region of South America, Central
America, Africa, South and Southeast Asia. Rain forests are very important to the world’s
climate. The Amazon rain forest alone receives about 35 percent of the total rainfall on
the earth and produces about the same percentage of the world’s oxygen. Some scientists
believe that the decreasing size of rain forests will affect the climate on the earth, making
it uncomfortable or even dangerous for life. Saving rain forests is an international
problem. One country or even a few countries can not solve the problem alone. We must
work together to find a solution before it is too late.
54.Where are tropical rain forests found?
55.How much percent of the world’s oxygen does Amazon rain forest produce?
56.What do scientists think about the decreasing size of rain forests?
57.Is saving rain forests a national or an international problem?
58.Do you think that Viet Nam should cooperate with other countries to save the rain
forests?
IV. Read the passage and fill in each blank with ONE word.
We moved into our new house
(59)
………….a warm September day. It is not really a
new house, it was a hundred and four years
(60)
…………., but it was new to us. The house
had water, gas and electricity, but for
(61)
………….reasons there was no electric light in
the kitchen. We had not noticed this shortage when we had first looked over the house. It
was something quite unexpected: a house with electricity but
(62)
………….a kitchen light.

It was especially puzzling because our kitchen was a large room, perhaps
(63)
………….largest in the house. I telephoned an electrician. He came and fixed it for us and
he charged us $ 85 for
(64)
………….the job.
PART IV. WRITING: (3.0 POINTS)
I. Arrange the given words to make meaningful sentences. 0 is an example.
0. factory / careful / Mr. Tam / worker / the most / in the / is /.
→
/0
65.football / doesn’t / anymore / play / Peter /.
66.you / me / Would / finish / like / the / tonight / to / work / ? /
67.That / when / with / lived / used to / New York / man / work / me / I / in /.
68.has / years / been / for / collecting / He / stamps / five /.
II. Rewrite each of the sentences so that its meaning stays the same as the sentence
printed before it.
69.He drives carelessly, so he usually has accidents.
→
He is such …
70.“Let’s use fewer plastic bags,” he said.
→
He suggested…………………………………………………………………………….
71.We clean the garages everyday.
→
The garages ………………………………………………………… ………………
III. Write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original one using
the words given in bracket. 0 is an example.
0. If she doesn’t hurry, she will miss the last train.
→

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72. Would you like to go for a picnic with us this weekend?
73. Could you possibly help me with this box?
74. What sort of weather did you have on holiday?
75. Don't forget to contact me if you come to London.
(Unless)
(about)
(mind)
(like)
(touch)
IV. Use the given words to write meaningful sentences. You can make any additions
or changes. 0 is an example.
0. It / not easy / do / this work / a short time.
→
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76.I / wish / our teacher / be / here / moment.
77.The door / was / heavy / that / child / can / not / push / open.
78.Mr. Green / used / take / children / circus.
79.He / can't / go / work / bicycle / because / live / far / office.
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SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN
TỈNH NINH BÌNH NĂM HỌC 2011 - 2012
Môn: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao
đề)
Đề thi gồm 4 phần, 5 trang
ĐIỂM BÀI THI
HỌ VÀ TÊN, CHỮ KÝ CỦA
GIÁM KHẢO
SỐ PHÁCH

(Do Chủ tịch Hội đồng
chấm thi ghi)
Bằng số:
Bằng chữ:
Giám khảo số 1:

Giám khảo số 2:

PART A: PHONETICS:
I/ Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. steak B. bread C. break D. great
2. A. described B. encouraged C. behaved D. published
3. A. picture B. question C. machine D. march
4. A. similar B. silence C. examiner D. filter
5. A. figures B. oranges C. classes D. watches
Your answers:
1. ………… 2. ………… 3. ………… 4. ………… 5.
…………
II/ Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the rest of the same
group.
1. A. linguistics B. pollution C. generous D. commercial
2. A. distinguish B. classify C. terrify D. interest
3. A. associate B. operate C. decorate D. recognize
4. A. tropical B. dangerous C. government D. biology
5. A. impression B. wonderful C. minority D. vocabulary

Your answers:
1. ………… 2. ………… 3. ………… 4. ………… 5.
…………
PART B: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY:

I/ Choose the best answer from the four options to complete each of the sentences.
1. When ………… a dictionary, you need to be able to understand the symbols and the
abbreviations it contains.
A. having used B. use C. used D. using
2. How can I know ………… book is yours? They are so alike.
A. what B. which C. this D. the
3. …………. Paul brings the money for lunch, we’ll go right down to the restaurant.
A. As soon as B. Thanks to C. Besides D. Until
4. If I ………… you, I’d take some rest before the game tomorrow.
A. am B. could be C. were D. would be
5. You have never been to Nha Trang, …………?
A. have you B. haven’t you C. you have D. you haven’t
6. I find the time of English meals very strange. I’m not used …………. dinner at 5 pm.
A. to have B. having C. to having D. have
7. Three of those we invited to the party did not ………….
A. set off B. turn up C. see off D. set up
8. The secretary to …………. I talked didn’t know where the meeting was.
A. which B. who C. that D. whom
9. Can you ………… me a favour, please ?
A. make B. do C. try D. help
10. I remember ………. him say the grass needed ………….
A. to hear/cutting B. hearing/to cut C. to hear/to be cut D. hearing/cutting
Your answers:
1. ………… 2. ………… 3. ………… 4. ………… 5.
…………
6. ………… 7. ………… 8. ………… 9. ………… 10.
………
II/ Give the correct form/tense of the verb in brackets to complete each of the
sentences.
1. If the weather had been nicer, we ………… (go) sailing last weekend.

2. We were made ………… (finish) all the work by our boss.
3. When is Allen planning to retire? He ……… (work) for the company for thirty years
now.
4. The shark attacked him when he ………… (paddle) on his surfboard.
5. This book ………… (write) by a famous writer 10 years ago.
6. Smoking ………… (not - allow) here.
7. Where ………… you first ………… (meet) your husband?
8. Are you looking for Jack? I think that he ………… (read) in the library.
9. When we went back to the shop, the book we wanted ………… (sell).
10. The film star wore dark glasses to avoid ………… (recognize).
Your answers:
1. ……………….…… 2. ……………….…… 3. ……………….…… 4.
……………….…
5. ……………….…… 6. ……………….…… 7. ……………….…… 8.
……………….…
9. ……………….…… 10. ……………….…
III/ Fill in each of the blanks a suitable preposition.
1. This computer isn’t capable …………. running this software.
2. The New Year is celebrated …………. midnight on January 1
st
.
3. The town is famous …………. its historical buildings.
4. My mother is very keen …………. growing flowers.
5. The children have all worn …………. their shoes.
6. A football match is divided …………. two halves.
7. These exercises are too difficult for the students to do ………… mistakes.
8. Were you surprised ……… the grade you received?
9. I find it hard to live ……… my own in a big city.
10. Watching television too much may discourage people ………… taking exercise.
Your answers:

1. ………… 2. ………… 3. ………… 4. ………… 5.
…………
6. ………… 7. ………… 8. ………… 9. ………… 10.
………
IV/ Give the correct word form to complete each of the following sentences.
1. The child’s illness is not as ………… as you thought. He will get well soon. (hope)
2. It is music that makes people ……………
(excite)
3. Nobody likes him because he is very ……………
(friend)
4. As one of your …………, I just wanted you to win the prize.
(support)
5. Don’t worry. I’ll try to finish this work ……………
(success)
6. The discussion made a deep ………… upon the pupils.
(impress)
7. I like this machine because it works very …………
(effect)
8. Smoking is ………… to our health.
(harm)
9. I don’t want my money back, I want a …………
(replace)
10. A lot of colorful lighting ………… the garden.
(beauty)
Your answers:
1. ……………….…… 2. ……………….…… 3. ……………….…… 4.
……………….…
5. ……………….…… 6. ……………….…… 7. ……………….…… 8.
……………….…
9. ……………….…… 10. ……………….…

PART C: READING:
I/ Read the following passage and choose the word or phrase that best fits each
numbered
space.
For many people, traveling by plane is an exciting experience. Others, however,
find the whole idea quite terrifying, (1)……… flying is no more dangerous (2) ………
any other form of travel and some experts say it is considerably safe. It is known,
however, that most accidents occur (3) ………. take-offs and landing when a (4)… ……
decisions are vitally important.
The people (5) … …. job it is to look (6) … …. the passengers - the stewards
and stewardesses - play an important part in helping passengers (7) … …. that being
(8).… … such care of is all part of the total experience. (9)… … other form of travel
involves waiting on people in quite the same (10) …….…, with food, drinks, newspapers,
magazines, music, and even video films.
1. A. although B. too C. and D. because
2. A. so B. as C. than D. with
3. A. while B. during C. for D. through
4. A. leader’s B. chief’s C. driver’s D. pilot’s
5. A. whose B. which C. their D. that
6. A. for B. up C. after D. down
7. A. feel B. rest C. hear D. taste
8. A. sent B. kept C. shown D. taken
9. A. Any B. No C. All D. Not
10. A. way B. kind C. sort D. part
Your answers:
1. ………… 2. ………… 3. ………… 4. ………… 5.
…………
6. ………… 7. ………… 8. ………… 9. ………… 10.
………
II/ Read the following passage and choose the correct answer.

Our demand for water is constantly increasing. Every year there are more and more
people in the world. Factories  more and more products and need more and more
water. We live in a world of water. But almost all of it - about 97% - is in the oceans. This
water is too salty to be used for drinking, farming, and manufacturing. Only about 3% of
the world's water is fresh. Most of this water is not easily available to man because it is
locked in glaciers and icecaps.
There is as much water on earth today as there ever was or will ever be. Most of
the water we use finds its way to the oceans. There, it is evaporated by the sun. It then
falls back to the earth as rain. Water is used and reused over again. It is never used up.
Although the world has plenty of fresh water, some regions have a water shortage. Rain
does not fall evenly over the earth. Some regions are always too dry, and others too wet.
A region that usually gets enough rain may suddenly have a serious dry spell and another
region may be flooded with too much rain.
1. According to the passage, all of the following statements are true
EXCEPT
A. We need more and more water.
B. Factories also need more water.
C. Most of the world’s water is locked in glaciers and icecaps.
D. The population of the world is increasing every year.
2. The phrasal verb “” in line 2 is closest in meaning to
A. sell B. close C. switch D. produce
3. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. The vast majority of the world’s water is ocean water.
B. Ocean water is salty enough to be used for drinking, farming, and
manufacturing.
C. Most fresh water is locked in glaciers and icecaps.
D. The percentage of fresh water is very small.
4. It is implied in the second paragraph that
A. The amount of water on earth is always the same.
B. Water will be exhausted.

C. Water can be used once only.
D. Most of the water we use is salty water from the oceans.
5. It can be inferred from the passage that
A. no region in the world suffers from a lack of fresh water.
B. rain does not fall equally everywhere on earth.
C. the world has plenty of fresh water in comparison with salty water.
D. a region that usually gets enough rain never has a dry spell.
Your answers:
1. ………… 2. ………… 3. ………… 4. ………… 5.
…………
PART D: WRITING:
I/ Use the following sets of words to write complete sentences.
1. She / not pass / coming exam / unless / she / work / hard.
…………………………………………………………………………………
……………
2. Going on a trip / interesting / than / staying at home.
…………………………………………………………………………………
……………
3. He / live / far / office / he / can’t / go / work / bicycle.
…………………………………………………………………………………
……………
4. I / not see / Susan / since / we / leave / school.
…………………………………………………………………………………
……………
5. It / be / kind / you / invite / me / your home.
…………………………………………………………………………………
……………
II/ Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the
same as
the sentence printed before it.

1. The actress will ask the photographer to take some photos.
The actress will have
…………………………………………………………………………
2. People say that she works 16 hours a day.
She is said
……………………………………………………………………………………….
3. Because of the heavy rain, we had to stay at home.
Because it………………………
……………………………………………………………….
4. Last year I got many bad marks.
I wish
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. I ride bicycle to school in twenty minutes.
It takes
…………………………………………………………………………………………
6. He had hardly left the office when the phone rang.
No sooner
………………………………………………………………………………………
7. “I am sorry I couldn’t come to your party, Nina”, said Mary.
Mary apologized
………………………………………………………………………………
8. It was such a cold night last night that we decided not to go out.
It was so
…………………………………………………………………………………………
9. “Who is going to London with me tomorrow?” said Mark.
Mark wondered ……………………………….
………………………………………………
10. Although it was dangerous, they tried to climb the mountain.
In spite of
………………………………………………………………………………………

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