ĐỀ THI ĐỀ XUẤT TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10 THPT

Năm học 2011-2012. Môn: Tiếng Anh. (Thời gian làm bài 60 phút)
I. Write into your answer sheet FOUR words that has the underlined part pronounced / e /. ( 1m)
earth said heat celebration meet energy weather media
II. Supply the correct verb form to complete the following sentences. (1, 5 ms)
1. He (not come)........to my party last week because he (be).....tired.
2. They (live).........here for 10 years.
3. It's kind of you (help)........us yesterday.
4. A: When your car (repair)..........? - B: Yesterday.
5. Students nowadays are fond of (wear).........jeans.
III. Write down and correct each mistake in each of the following sentences in your answer sheet. (1,5 ms)
1. Mr. Hung's car, who he has just bought, is very nice.
2. A: When have you buy this computer? - B: About two months ago.
3. The old man is walking slow to the park.
4. If I had a lot of money now, I will build a big house.
5. Mary wish she could visit my village again one day.
6. My brother was late for work so he got up late this morning.
IV. Fill in each space in the following passage with a word or phrase from the box. There are two phrases
you don't need to use. (1 m)
want to read compulsory it is necessary
young children go to school by bike must work hard

Every year many people in the world learn English. Some of them are (1)......... Others are teenagers. Many
are adults. Some learn at school, others learn in evening classes. A few learn English by themselves or just by
hearing the language on TV or among their friends. Most people (2)......... to learn English. Why do these
people want to learn English? It is not difficult to answer that question. Young children learn English at school
because it is one of their (3)....... subjects. Many adults learn English because it is useful for their work.
Teenagers often learn English for their higher study, because some of their books are in English at colleges or
universities. Other people learn English because they (4)....... newspapers or magazines in English.
V. Read the following passage to answer the questions below. (2,0 ms)
Britain is visited by lots of tourists every year. They go to London, Oxford, Cambridge, the Lake District,
Scotland and many other places but few people go to Cornwall. We think everyone ought to visit Cornwall!
Situated in the south- west of England, Cornwall is famous for its beautiful, rugged scenery. There is not much
industry and many people still earn their living by fishing.
Another important source of income is tourism. There are a lot of tea- shops, souvenir shops, and above all "bed
and breakfast". You can see signs for these small hotels everywhere. Most of them are pretty houses or bungalows
with nice gardens and they are run by family who lives there.
Cornwall is also famous for its history and its legends. For example, in Titagel you can visit the ruins of King
Arthur's Castle where King Arthur is said to have sat with his knights at the famous round table.
1. Do many or few tourists visit London every year?
2. Where is Cornwall?
3. What do many people in Cornwall still do to earn their living?
4. What is Cornwall famous for?
VI. Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one. (2 ms)
1. He drives carefully. = He is.........................................................................................................................
2. "What is the name of your school?" the tourist asked me. = The tourist asked.........................................
3. Why don't we grow some trees here? = What about.....................................................................................
4. My brother has just painted these chairs. = These chairs..................................................................................
V. Write sentences using word cues. (1m)
1. telephone / invent / 1876 / A. G Bell / wasn't?
2. Some/ my/ friend/ not / want / work / hard /earn / money / nowadays/ as / they / used / dependent/ parents.
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 ANSWER KEY

I. Write into your answer sheet FOUR words that has the underlined part pronounced / e /. (0,25 x 4 = 1m)
said celebration energy weather
II. Supply the correct verb form to complete the following sentences. (0,25 x 6 = 1, 5 ms)
1. didn't come; was 2. have lived/ have been living 3. to help
4. was your car repaired / was........repaired; 5. wearing
III. Write down and correct each mistake in each of the following sentences in your answer sheet.
(0,25 x 6 = 1,5 ms)
Mistake Correction
1. who which
2. have did
3. slow slowly
4. will would/ could
5. wish wishes
6. so because/ as/ since
IV. Fill in each space in the following passage with a word or phrase from the box. There are two phrases
you don't need to use. (0,25 x 4= 1 m)
1. young children 2. must work hard 3. compulsory 4. want to read
V. Read the following passage to answer the questions below. (0,5 x 4 = 2,0 ms)
1. Many / Lots of tourists visit London every year. / Many.
2. It/ Cornwall is (situated) in the south- west of England
3. They/ Many people still earn their living by fishing.
4. It/ Cornwall is famous for its beautiful, rugged scenery (its) history and (its) legends
VI. Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one. (0,5 x 4= 2 ms)
1. He is a careful driver.
2. The tourist asked me what the name of my/ our school was.
3. What about growing some trees here?
4. These chairs have just been repaired by my brother.
V. Write sentences using word cues. (0,5 x 2= 1m)
1. Telephone was invented in 1876 by A. G Bell wasn't it?
2. Some of my friends don't want to work hard to earn money nowadays as they are used to being dependent
on their parents.

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