Đề thi môn Tiếng Anh - Kỳ thi tuyển sinh vào lớp 10 trường THPT chuyên Phan Bội Châu năm học 2010-2011

 of the mountains. The Moon is _______ (7) a very silent world for sound waves can only ________ (8) through air. But beyond the broken horizon, you see a friendly sight, our Earth is shining more brightly_____ (9) the stars. From this distance, it looks ______ (10) a large ball, coloured blue, green and brown. 
Your answer: 
1……………….
3……………
5……………….
7……………
9……………
2……………….
4……………
6……………….
8……………
10…………..
II. Read the following passage and choose the best answer from A, B, C or D.
If parents bring up a child with the aim of turning the child into a genius, they will cause great damage to him. According to several leading educational psychologists, this is one of the biggest mistakes which some parents make. Generally, the child will understand very well what the parents expect, and will fail. Unrealistic parental expectations can cause great damage to the children.
However, if parents are not unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are hopeful in a sensible way, the child may succeed in doing very well especially if the parents are very supportive of their children.
Michael Smiths is very lucky. He is very fond of music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and arranging private piano and violin lessons. Although Michael’s father plays the trumpet in a large orchestra, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling.
Michael’s friend, Winston Maier, however, is not so lucky. As both his parents are successful musicians, they set too high a standard for Winston. They want their son to be as successful as they are, and so they enter him in every piano competition held. They are very unhappy when he does not win. “When I was at your age, I used to win every competition I entered,” Winston’s father tells him. Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy.
1. The main idea of the passage is __________.	
 A. how parents should make a child a musician	
 B. how parents should bring up a child
 C. what differences there are between two kinds of parents
 D. what aim of a child can be much earlier to reach
2. Michael is lucky because __________.
 A. his parents help him in a sensible way	 B. his family is rich enough to have a car
 C. his father is a musician in an orchestra	 D. he is free to do anything that he likes best
3. Winston’s parents set so high a standard for him that __________.
 A. he has to do his best to do everything	 B. he has made great progress in music
 C. he is afraid that he may disappoint them D. he often wants to kill himself some day
4. It is one of parents’ mistakes if __________.
 A. they want their child to be a musician
 B. they help their child to win music competitions
 C. they don’t care for their child’s education much
 D. they make their child try to achieve too much
5. According to the author’s opinion, __________.
 A. it is unimportant to let the child develop in the way they want
 B. parents should be supportive of their children
 C. all sensible parents can train their children to succeed in everything
 D. unrealistic parents should arrange private lessons for their children
Your answer:
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
5. 
SECTION D: WRITING
I. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the first one.
1. Her friend came and saw her in hospital, which was kind.
It was kind……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. Nobody left the party before me.
I was……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. “Don’t break the doll, John, or I’ll scream,” said Mary.
Mary threatened……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. Can you describe him to me?
What………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………?
5. We live far from our relatives. We miss them very much.
The farther………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
6. It is a pity you didn’t tell me earlier.
 I wish………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
7. Is it true that you haven’t found a job yet?
Are you still………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………?
8. You can talk all you want, but I never believe you.
Nothing you say………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
9. Rita doesn’t realize how serious her husband’s operation is going to be.
Little…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
10. Driving at that speed is dangerous on this road, whether you are an experienced driver or not.
 However…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………..
II. Use the following sets of words or phrases to write complete sentences.
1. I /be used / get up early / so / not mind / leave / 5 o’clock / morning.
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2. She / be / good / singer / that / she / ask / join / band.
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3. Jane / promise / keep / touch / us / while / she / be / Australia.
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4. Despite / leave / home / early / we / miss / beginning / film.
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5. They / have / dog / look / neighbour / whenever / they / go / holiday.
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III. Write an essay on the following topic: (150-200 words)
Do you agree with the following statement?
“Traveling is a good way of improving our knowledge.”
Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinions.
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ĐÁP ÁN VÀ HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM ĐỀ THI TUYỂN
VÀO LỚP 10 CHUYÊN PHAN BỘI CHÂU NĂM HỌC 2010- 2011
SECTION A: PHONETICS AND SPEAKING
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other three. (1 x 5 = 5 marks)
1. C
2. D
3. A
4. C
5.A
II. Identify the word whose main stress is different from that of the other three. (1 x 5 = 5)
6. A
7. C
8. A
9. B
10. D
III. Rearrange the following sentences to make a logical dialogue between two people. Number the sentences in order. (1 x 10 = 10)
1. D
2. G
3. J
4. F
5. H
6. B
7. I
8. A
9. E
10. C
SECTION B: LEXICO- GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences. (1 x 10 = 10)
1. C
2. D
3. A
4. B
5. A
6. D
7. C
8. B
9. A
10. C
II. Supply the correct word form to complete the following sentences.(1 x 10 = 10)
1. eruption
6. unreasonable
2. inexperienced
7. misunderstood
3. admitted
8. anxiety
4. eventually
9. comparatively
5. expectation 
10. variety
III. Each line contains ONE mistake. Find them out and correct them.(1 x 10 = 10)
Line
Mistakes
Corrections
Line
Mistakes
Corrections
1.
responsible
responsibility
6
patient
patience
2.
what
which/that
7. 
No
Not
3.
such
such as/like
8.
safely
safe
4. 
a start
the start
9. 
do
make
5. 
in
on
10.
drive
driving
SECTION C: READING
I. Fill each blank in the following passage with one suitable word.(1 x 10 = 10) 
1. what
3. kind/sort
5. in
7. also
9. than
2. water
4. after
6. If/When
8. travel
10. like
II. Read the following passage and choose the best answer from A, B, C or D. (5 x 2 =10) 
1. B
2. A
3. C
4. D
5. B
SECTION D:
I. Finish the second sentence in such a way………….. (1 x 10 = 10)
1. It was kind of her friend to come and see her in hospital.
2. I was the first (person) to leave the party.
3. Mary threatened to scream if John broke the doll.
4. What does he look like? / What is he like?
5. The farther/further we live from our relatives, the more we miss them.
6. I wish you had told me earlier.
7. Are you still looking for a job? Are you still unemployed?
8. Nothing you say makes/will (can) make me believe (in) you. 
9. Little does Rita realize how serious her husband’s operation is.
10. However experienced a driver may be, driving at that speed is dangerous. 
II. Use the following sets of words or phrases to write complete sentence. (1 x 5 = 5)
1. I am used to getting up early so I don’t mind leaving at 5 o’clock in the morning/ next morning/ tomorrow morning.
2. She is/was such a good singer that she was asked/has been asked to join (in) the band.
3. Jane promised to keep in touch with us while she was in Australia.
4. Despite leaving home early, we missed the beginning of the film.
5. They have their dog(s) looked after by their neighbour(s) whenever they go on holiday.
 III. Write an essay on the following topic… (15 marks)
	- Lay out and length.
	- Grammar, structure and vocabulary.
	- Content.
	- Discourse: + Sentence connection
	+ Variety of types of sentence.
	+ Flexible
Total marks: 100: 10 = 10 marks
THE END.