Đề thi môn Tiếng Anh tuyển sinh vào lớp 10 THPT chuyên tỉnh Thái Bình năm học 2008-2009

me. I (34. stay) .......... 
here until the middle of August. Then I (35. go) ........... on holiday to Scotland. 
Please write soon 
Margaret 
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V. Điền vào chỗ trống bằng một giới từ thích hợp để hoàn thành các câu sau (1,0 điểm) 
36. We both share a love ............... music.. 
37. .............. 3 o’clock, all the runners had arrived. 
38. Robert has been married .......... Deborah for over a year now. 
39. Brenda decided to discuss her problems ............ a psychiatrist. 
40. The company blamed the drop in sales ....... the economic situation. 
41. This bread tastes ............ fish! 
42. Shall we go .......... your car or mine? 
43. Is it okay if I write ......... pencil? 
44. Why can’t you look at the problem ......... my point of view? 
45. Jessica fell ill while she was ......... a trip to Ireland. 
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41. ....................... 42. ........................ 43. ....................... 44. ........................ 45. ......................... 
VI. Điền một mạo từ (a, an, the hoặc ) vào mỗi chỗ trống trong đoạn văn sau (1,0 điểm) 
I came home from.........(46)...... school one day with a slight headache, and so I took two 
aspirins from a bottle in.....(47)...... medicine cupboard. They left....(48)...... curious taste in my 
mouth, and when my mother came home half.....(49)...... hour later I told her what I had done. She 
shrieked and ran to.....(50)...... telephone; I had taken some tablets that .....(51)...... doctor had 
prescribed for her stomach cramps, and she had been warned that it was dangerous to 
exceed.....(52)...... stated dosage- one tablet.....(53).....day. She had broken.....(54)..... bottle that 
morning, and transferred.....(55)...... tablets to an empty aspirin bottle. 
46. ....................... 47. ........................ 48. ....................... 49. ........................ 50. ......................... 
51. ....................... 52. ........................ 53. ....................... 54. ........................ 55. ......................... 
VII. Viết dạng đúng của các từ trong ngoặc để hoàn thành các câu sau (0,5 điểm) 
56. The machine stopped working due to............ fault . (ELECTRICITY) 
57. They had a quarrel after .................... about who was responsible. (AGREE) 
58. Her parents .............. her to apply for the job. (COURAGE) 
59. I was late because I ............ how much time I’d need. (ESTIMATE) 
60. He is very generous and everyone admired his .................. . (SELF) 
56. ....................... 57. ........................ 58. ....................... 59. ........................ 60. ......................... 
VIII. Mỗi câu dưới đây có một lỗi sai. Hãy tìm và gạch chân lỗi sai đó rồi sửa lại (0,5 điểm) 
61. I found living in the country rather bored. 
62. A friend of him got married at the age of eighteen. 
63. Jane, would you like to have a toast with your coffee? 
64. Don’t you wish you would have blue eyes? 
65. No sooner had he arrived home when the phone rang. 
61. ................................................ 62. ................................................ 63. ................................................ 
64. ................................................ 65. ................................................ 
C. ĐỌC HIỂU 
IX. Chọn đáp án thích hợp nhất (A, B, C hoặc D) để điền vào mỗi chỗ trống trong đoạn văn sau. (1,0 điểm) 
THE LANGUAGE OF CLOTHES 
We don’t only choose clothes to make us look.........(66)......, we also use them to tell the world 
.........(67)...... our personality. The clothes we wear and our appearance......(68)...... a whole give 
other people useful information about what we think and.........(69)...... we feel. If we feel cheerful, 
we usually wear......(70)...... clothes and if we feel.........(71)...... we sometimes put on dark clothes. 
But why do teenagers wear black so.........(72)......? Is it because they feel miserable 
all.........(73)......? This is unlikely the case. It is probably just because it is.........(74)...... to wear 
black, and young people they are real fans.........(75)...... fashion. 
66. A. attract 
67. A. of 
68. A. on 
69. A. which 
70. A. colorful 
71. A. depress 
72. A. frequent 
73. A. the time 
B. attractive 
B. with 
B. as 
B. what 
B. colors 
B. depressed 
B. frequency 
B. the times 
C. attractively 
C. by 
C. for 
C. how 
C. colorfully 
C. depressing 
C. frequently 
C. the week 
D. attraction 
D. about 
D. in 
D. when 
D. colorless 
D. depression 
D. infrequency 
D. the month 
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74. A. fashion 
75. A. of 
B. fashionable 
B. in 
C. fashioner 
C. from 
D. fashioned 
D. with 
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71. ....................... 72. ........................ 73. ....................... 74. ........................ 75. ......................... 
X. Tìm một từ thích hợp điền vào mỗi chỗ trống trong đoạn văn sau (1,0 điểm) 
Laura, the woman......(76)..... works in our office, wanted to phone Mr. Robinson, but she 
dialed the......(77)..... number. The number she......(78)..... turned out to be the number of a public 
call box in the street. A man, ......(79)..... was passing ......(80)..... the time, heard the 
phone......(81)..... and answered it. “ Is that Mr. Robinson ?” Laura asked. “Speaking”, the man 
answered. It turned......(82)..... that the man she was speaking......(83)..... was actually......(84)..... 
Robinson and had just happened to be passing the call box......(85)..... she rang! 
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81. ....................... 82. ........................ 83. ....................... 84. ........................ 85. ......................... 
D. VIẾT 
XI. Dùng từ gợi ý để viết lại các câu dưới đây sao cho nghĩa không đổi so với câu cho trước (1,0 điểm) 
86. It is thought that the Prime Minister is considering raising taxes. 
 The Prime Minister .......................................................................................................................... 
87. Mary told the police about the burglary. 
 Mary reported .................................................................................................................................. 
88. I didn’t know you were coming, so I didn’t wait for you. 
 If ....................................................................................................................................................... 
89. The bank lent him the money. 
 He ..................................................................................................................................................... 
90. The chairs and the tables have to be moved from this room. 
 The furniture .................................................................................................................................... 
91. She’s very pleased to be going away on holiday soon. 
 She’s looking ................................................................................................................................... 
92. I’m sure that someone forgot to lock the door. 
 Someone .......................................................................................................................................... 
93. Someone has stolen her bike. 
 She ................................................................................................................................................... 
94. If you changed your mind, you’d be welcome to join us. 
 Were you .......................................................................................................................................... 
95. “ I didn’t attack anybody!” said the accused. 
 The accused denied ......................................................................................................................... 
XII. Dùng từ gợi ý trong ngoặc để viết lại các câu dưới đây sao cho nghĩa không đổi so với câu 
cho trước (Lưu ý không được thay đổi hình thức của từ trong ngoặc) (0,5 điểm) 
96. I always admire my teacher for his hard work. (look) 
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97. I said to the waiter : “ Could I have another coffee?” (bring) 
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98. Tim is out of work at the moment. (job) 
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99. This city seems very crowded. (people) 
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100. Can you tell me about guided tours of the city? (information) 
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