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<span class='text_page_counter'>(1)</span>Phòng GD-ĐT Thanh Bình Trường THCS Bình thành. pass: 123…. ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 THPT NĂM 2012 (ĐỀ THAM KHẢO) Môn thi: Tiếng Anh Thời gian: 60 phút I. READING COMPREHENSION: (3ms ) A. Fill the blanks with the words given : ( 2ms) celebrated prepare late wear from sticky known dinner Vietnamese’s New Year is (1)_______according to the Lunar calendar. It is officially (2)______ as the Lunar New Year or Tet. It occurs in (3)_______ January or early February. The exact date changes (4)_______ year to year. Vietnamese people usually (5)_______ for Tet holiday several weeks beforehand. They clean and decorate their homes, cook special food such as (6)_______ rice cakes, and make offerings on the family altars. On the New Year’s Eve, the whole family get together for the reunion (7)______ in which many different kinds of dishes are served. At Tet, people usually (8)_______ their new clothes. B. Read the following passage and choose the best answers.(1m) Children’s education is changing rapidly today. In the past, teachers made children sit still for hours. They made them memorize all kinds of things. In other words, children had to go on repeating things until they knew them by heart. Today, many teachers wonder if it possible to make children learn at all. They say you can only help them learn. They say you must let children learn and discover things for themselves. 1. What did teachers make children do in the past? A. stand for hours B. memorize everything C. repeat their homework D. sit for days 2. Children in the past were made to learn everything_________. A. by head B. by hand C. by hair D. by heart 3. Nowadays, many teachers say that they only _________. A. give children more homework B. make children learn C. help children D. teach children at home 4. Today, the modern learning method is _________. A. Letting children play computer games B. making children read a lot of books C. doing homework for children D. letting children discover things for themselves II. LANGUAGE FOCUS: (4 ms) A. Circle the best answer to complete each sentence: (0,8 m) 1. Pompeii was completely …………..…. in AD 79 by an eruption of Mount Vesuvius. A. to destroy B. destroy C. destroyed D. destruction 2. Her father enjoys films, …………..… her mother is fond of plays. A. although B. but C. and. D. however 3. Mr. Brown, …………… came to our school yesterday, has received an a ward from the Government. . A. which B. who C. whom D. that 4. Can you turn ……………... the radio? I want to listen to the weatherforecast. A. up B. off C. in D. on B. Each sentence has a mistake. Find and circle the letter (A,B,C or D) of the word or phrase that is not correct: (0,8 m) 1. Between 1998 to 1990 , the area was hit by five disastrous tornadoes A B C D.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(2)</span> 2. You never drink tea, don’t you ? A B C 3.My father suggested to fill all buckets with water. A B C D 4. She spoke very quick, so I didn’t understand what she meant A B C D C. Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets: (0,8 m) 1. . He (work)……………………………for that company for 5 years 2. The phone rang while An (have) …………………………dinner. 3. Most of people enjoy (write )……………………… letters to their friends . 4.Have you ever tried ( cook )…………………… meat in wine instead of water ? D . Supply the correct form of the words in brackets: (0,8 m) 1. The ao dai is the …………………….. dress of Vietnamese women (tradition ) 2.English, Chinese are also ………………….. spoken ( wide ) 3.Tet is the most important …………………….. for Vietnamese people ( celebrate) 4.We have ………………..- qualified teachers . ( good ) E. Fill in the blanks with correct prepositions: (0.8 m) 1. The bus collected us ……………. 5 oclock 2.We usually go to our home village at least once ……………….. the summer . 3.Milk is good ………………….. children . 4.Why she doesn’t go …………………. with her university study ? III. WRITING: (3 ms) Write the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one. 1.They built this house last month This house ………………………………………………. 2. He started to learn English in 1998 He has ……………………………………………………. 3. “ When will you return the books to the library ?” she asked me She asked me …………………………………………………… 4.He isn’t rich but he always helps the poor Although …………………………………………………… 5 study hard or you won’t pass the exam If …………………………………………………………. 6.What a pity , I don’t know your telephone numbers I wish …………………………………………………………. Answers I. READING COMPREHENSION: (3ms ) A. Fill the blanks with the words given : ( 2ms) 1. celebrated 2. known 3. late 4. from 5. prepare 6. sticky 7. dinner 8. wear B. Read the following passage and choose the best answers.(1m) 1. B 2. D 3. C 4. D II. LANGUAGE FOCUS: (4 ms) A. Circle the best answer to complete each sentence: (0,8 m) 1. C 2. B 3. B 4. D B. Each sentence has a mistake. Find and circle the letter (A,B,C or D) of the word or phrase that is not correct: (0,8 m) 1. A (to  from) 2. C (don’t  do) 3. B (fill  filling) 4. A (very quick  quickly).

<span class='text_page_counter'>(3)</span> C. Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets: (0,8 m) 1. worked 2. was having 3. writing 4. cooking D . Supply the correct form of the words in brackets: (0,8 m) 1. traditional 2. widely 3. celebration 4. well E. Fill in the blanks with correct prepositions: (0.8 m) 1. at 2. in 3. for 4. on III. WRITING: (3 ms) Write the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one. 1. This house was built last month. 2. He has learned English since 1998. 3. She asked me when I would return the books to the library. 4. Although he isn’t rich, he always helps the poor. 5. If you don’t study hard, you won’t pass the exam. 6. I wish I knew your telephone numbers..

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