CHUYEN ANH HA NOI AMSTERDAM 2007

<span class='text_page_counter'>(1)</span>SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO HÀ NỘI KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10 CHUYÊN TRƯỜNG THPT CHU VĂN AN & HÀ NỘI AMSTERDAM Năm học: 2007 - 2008 ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Điểm. Chữ kí GK. Môn thi: Tiếng Anh Ngày thi: Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút. Phách. (Bài thi gồm 04 trang. Thí sinh làm trực tiếp vào bài trong khuôn khổ tờ giấy thi này và không được dung bất cứ loại từ điển nào. Giám thị không phất thêm bất cứ tờ giấy thi nào khác. Trái điều này bài thi sẽ bị loại) I. PHONETICS (1 pt) a. Which word has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others? 1. A. baggage B. courage C. damage D. stage 2. A. depended B. needed C. wanted D. striped 3. A. kitchen B. Christmas C. challenge D. exchange 4. A. advertise B. addition C. advantage D. adventure 5. A. thunder B. ethnic C. health D. gather b. Circle the word whose main stress syllable is different from the rest. 6. A. prevention B. agreement C. satisfy D. experience 7. A. camera B. volcano C. establish D. industrial 8. A. elephant B. violent C. agree D. mineral 9. A. exist B. advance C. pagoda D. purpose 10. A. linguistic B. experience C. dormitory D. communicate II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (4pts) a. Circle the best one A, B, C or D and write it in the blank to complete the sentence. 11. One problem for any teacher is that each student has his own _________ needs. A. separate B. divided C. individual D. distinctive 12. Good theories are important of course, but we must have ____________ evidence to support them. A. empirical B. true C. realistic D. first-class 13. If we hurry, we might get there ___________ to catch the early train. A. right B. in time C. on time D. before time 14. Joining a newsgroup allows computers users to make ____________ with other who share a similar interest. A. fun B. touch C. approach D. contact 15. To get a passport, you must send in your birth ___________ and two photos. A. certificate B. license C. paper D. card 16. His face looks ___________, but I can’t remember his name. A. similar B. alike C. memorial D. familiar 17. In special ____________, a person who is found guilty of murder may receive no punishment at all from the court. A. places B. times C. surroundings D. circumstances 18. She tries to set ____________ an hour a week for practice. A. about B. down C. aside D. in 19. ___________ stay the night if it’s too difficult to get home. A. At all costs B. By all means C. In all D. On the whole. SMARTIE ENGLISH CENTRE – Phone: 0435 145 579 or 0985 536 368. -------------------------------------Trước khi bài cho người chấm thi, chủ tịch hội đồng dọc phách theo đường kẻ này. -------------------------------------. NGƯỜI COI THI Họ và tên. Ký. 1.. 2.. Chủ tịch Hội đồng chấm thi ghi số phách. Kỳ thi: …………………… Khóa ngày: ……………… Hội đồng coi thi: ………… …………………………… Họ tên thí sinh: ……………. …………………………… Dân tộc: …………..Nam/Nữ Sinh ngày: …tháng....năm… Học sinh trường: ………… …………………………… Số báo danh:. MÔN THI: …………………………… Thí sinh không được ký tên hay viết dấu hiệu gì vào tờ giấy thi. Trái điều. Page 1/4. này, bài thi sẽ bị loại..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(2)</span> 20. There’s no ______ to book tickets in advance. There are always plenty of seats. A. problem B. matter C. need D. demand 21. Robert and his wife ____________ to my house for tea yesterday evening. A. came round B. came about C. came down D. came away 22. Our house, which __________ by the river, has a beautiful and modern design. A. is situated B. situates C. situate D. has situated 23. Each of the guests _____________ a bunch of flower. A. are given B. is given C. were given D. give 24. I regret ___________ you the story. I really didn’t know it would make you disappointed. A. tell B. telling C. to tell D. told 25. I was made ___________ had when I was at high school. A. studying B. studied C. to study D study 26. To everyone’s surprise, Mr. Brown __________ at the Trade Union meeting. A. turned in B. turned over C. turned up D. turned round b. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in capital letters. 27. Every ___________ in this country has the right to vote. CITY 28.This city has over half a million ___________. INHABIT 29. Our company helps __________ people to find new jobs. EMPLOY 30. According to the ____________, the French lesson starts TIME at ten. 31. I can’t sit on this chair. It’s really ____________. COMFORT 32. Harry asked for a ___________ and the cashier gave him RECEIVE one. 33. The conditions in the man’s prison were ____________. HUMAN 34. They frequently ____________ the traffic as they march MOBILE through the street. 35. In his family, he is a ____________ child. TROUBLE 36. ____________ are doing the best to make people aware of ENVIRONMENT the danger of all pollution. c. Fill in the gaps with prepositions or particles. 37. Is it possible to insure my bike __________ theft? 38. She was very critical ___________ her friends’ new furniture. 39. I’m afraid I took your coat ___________ mistake. 40. He reluctantly consented ___________ his daughter’s marriage. 41. Government officials are looking ___________ reports that the river is being polluted by a chemical factory. 42. Jack, you look tired. Are you ___________ the weather? 43. The doctor cured me _____________ my illness. 44. __________ luck, we should be in Japan by 4 p.m. d. Fill in each blank with the correct tense of the verb in the brackets. Nick disliked school. Being the class truant, he (45) _____ (not realize) the importance of education. Then, one day while he (46) _____ (play) truant, he met a beggar. Curious, the beggar (47) _____ (ask) him why he was not in school. Knowing the reason, the beggar (49) _____ (warn) Nick that if continued as he was, he (49) _____ (eventually end) up his life. Plagued by fears, Nick decided to change for the better. His sudden change (50) _____ (surprise) all his teachers. His improvement became obvious to all. 45. ______________ 46. _______________ 47. _______________ 48. ______________ 49. _______________ 50. _______________. SMARTIE ENGLISH CENTRE – Phone: 0435 145 579 or 0985 536 368. Page 2/4.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(3)</span> III. READING (2 pts) a. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word. … If you decide to take a space trip, you should have to get ready a few months (51) ______ the flight. You must be in excellent (52) _____ condition. You should run a lot, swim everyday, and do aerobics and push-ups. You must get a letter from the (53) ______ that shows you are in perfect health. Once you get on the trip, you will be in a different (54) _____. You will see pictures (55) ______ the Earth. You may also find your country and other interesting places. You will be able to see the oceans, the big rivers, and the tall mountains. You will be able to see (56) _____ many times because you will (57) _____ the earth 16 times a day! You will also be able to see stars that you couldn’t see from the earth. When you are in orbit, you will be able to get out of your seat and walk in the (58) _____. You will be able to walk on the walls or on the ceiling (59) _____ in a circus. You will not weigh anything! You will (60) _____ totally free and enjoy the wonderful feeling you have never had before. If you were on board now, you would experience those marvelous things. So do you think you will be able to take a space trip? Start to dream now and your dream may come true some day. 51. ______________ 52. _______________ 53. ______________ 54. _______________ 55. ________________ 56. ______________ 57. _______________ 58. ______________ 59. _______________ 60. ________________ b. Read the text and circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete it. Amelia Earhart, America’s most famous woman pilot, was born into a (61) ______ family in 1897. At the age of 23, she began taking flying lessons in California. In spite of having a number of crashes, which were fairly common in the (62) _____ days of aviation, she decided to make flying her career. In 1932 she became the first woman (63) ______ a solo flight across the Atlantic. She set out on May 20th, and not only did she succeed in arriving safely, but she (64) ______ to do it in record time as well. She was awarded honours of all kinds. As her fame grew, she travelled around the country giving lectures and (65) ______ women’s rights. In 1937, she decided to do something that (66) ______ woman had tried before to fly all the way round the world. She reached Australia, and set (67) ______ on the last part of her journey across the Pacific on July 2nd. A few hours later, she sent a radio message saying she was running short of (68) _____. Then there was silence. President Roosevelt immediately had the area searched, but the 9 ships and 66 planes were unable to find any sign of her. Since her death, there have been many (69) _____ about her: some say that she was captured by the Japanese, others claim that she lived on a South Pacific island with a fisherman. However, although many people have tried to work out exactly what happened, no (70) ______ of her or the plane has ever been found. 61. A. health 62. A. late 63. A. to make 64. A. managed 65. A. prohibiting 66. A. some 67. A. on 68. A. water 69. A. claims 70. A. trace. B. healthful B. sunny B. was made B. succeeded B. promoting B. not B. off B. food B. lies B. story. C. wealth C. bright C. make C. wanted C. providing C. no C. in C. fuel C. stories C. sign. D. wealthy D. early D. made D. failed D. promising D. any D. of D. money D. objections D. sight. IV. WRITING (3 pts) a. Circle the incorrect part (A, B, C or D) in each of the following sentences and then correct it. 71-72. The plane delayed for more than one hour because of the bad weather. A B C D ______________________________________________________________________________________. SMARTIE ENGLISH CENTRE – Phone: 0435 145 579 or 0985 536 368. Page 3/4.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(4)</span> 73-74. Will you please pass me the salt shaker and the bowl of the spaghetti? A B C D ______________________________________________________________________________________ 75-76. Last night we ate fresh fish with corn and rice in dinner. A B C D ______________________________________________________________________________________ 77-78. I have never seen as many expensive cars than they were in that shopping center. A B C D ______________________________________________________________________________________ 79-80. The new brochures describing all our services were delivered to us late yesterday and were shipped out early A B C D tomorrow morning. ______________________________________________________________________________________ b. Rewrite these following sentences, keep the same meaning. 81-82. Nobody expected her to lose, but she did. (against) _________________________________________________________________________________________. 83-84. You must concentrate on your work more. (apply) _________________________________________________________________________________________. 85-86. She will probably be elected. (stands) _________________________________________________________________________________________. 87-88. The boss was annoyed because his secretary came to work late (objected) _________________________________________________________________________________________. 89-90. The demand for tickets was so great that people queued day and night. (such) _________________________________________________________________________________________. c. (91-100) Write not more than 150 words inside this space to tell your friends how to protect the school environment. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________. THE END. SMARTIE ENGLISH CENTRE – Phone: 0435 145 579 or 0985 536 368. Page 4/4.

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