Đề thi Tiếng Anh 9 - Kỳ thi tuyển sinh vào lớp 10 THPT chuyên Hà Nội năm học 2006-2007

A. possible 
B. likely 
C. hopeful 
D. welcome 
A. opinion 
B. attitude 
C. view 
D. position 
A. trust 
B. believe 
C. depend 
D. hope 
A. goes 
B. falls 
C. comes 
D. turns
A. opposite 
B. next 
C. other 
D. far 
A. regard 
B. respect 
C. suppose 
D. think
A. get up 
B. get on 
C. get out 
D. get over 
III. Fill in each blank with one suitable word to complete this passage. (10 points)
Travelling to all corners of the world is (1) _______ easier and easier. We live (2) _______ a global village, but how well do we know and understand each other? Here is (3) _______ simple test. Imagine you have arranged a meeting at 4 p. m. What time should you expect your foreign business colleagues to arrive? If they are German, they‘ll be exactly (4) _______ time. If they are American, they‘ll probably be 15 minutes early. If they are British, they’ll be 15 minutes (5) _______, and you should allow up to an hour for the Indians. Therefore, these are some small advice in (6) _______ not to behave badly abroad. In France you shouldn’t sit down in a cafard until you are shaken hands with everyone you know .In Afghanistan you‘d better spend at last 5 minutes (7) _______ hello. In Pakistan you mustn’t wink. It is offensive. In the Middle East you must never use the left hand for greeting, eating, drinking or smoking. Also, you should care not to admire (8) _______ in your host’s home. They will feel that they have to give it to you .In Russia you must your hosts drink for drink or they will think you are unfriendly. In Thailand you should clasp your hands (9) _______ and lower your head and your eyes when you greet someone. In America you should eat your hamburger with both hands and as quickly as (10) _______. You shouldn’t try to have a conversation until it is eaten. 
D. WRITING (20 points).
I. Rewrite the sentences in such a way that they mean almost the same as those printed before them. (10 points)
My brother studies now harder than he used to.
My brother .............................................................................................................................
Please don’t ask me that question.
I’d rather ................................................................................................................................
I last saw Bob when I was in Ho Chi Minh City.
I haven’t .................................................................................................................................
John only understood very little what the teacher said.
John could hardly ..................................................................................................................
Tom will be twenty next week.
It’s Tom’s ..............................................................................................................................
She is fond of her nephew although he behaves terribly.
She is fond of her nephew in .................................................................................................
He prefers reading books to watching TV.
He would ...............................................................................................................................
He didn’t hurry, so he missed the bus.
If ............................................................................................................................................
The train takes longer than the plane.
The plane ...............................................................................................................................
I don’t suppose you have change for 2 pounds, do you?
Do you happen .......................................................................................................................
II. Use the prompts provided to write full sentences to make a complete letter. (10 points)
Dear Sir / Madam,
I / like / express / concern / increasing number / karaoke bars / city.
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There be / lot / reason / I object / places.
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Firstly, / owners / take / much money / those / come / sing.
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Secondly, / they cause / much noise / neighborhood.
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Thirdly, / there / number / pupils / play truant / just / go / those places / sing.
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Last / least / these bars / do harm / appearance / city / because / their / ugly flashing lights.
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I want / say / I / not / old fashioned person.
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I hope / authority / take / matter / careful consideration.
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I / not mean / ban them / but / there should / effective way / control / this kind / entertainment places.
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I / look / see / city council / do / this master.
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Yours truly, Thomas Cruise.
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bé Gi¸o dôc - §µo T¹o 
§Ò chÝnh thøc
®¸p ¸n ®Ò thi tuyÓn sinh vµo líp 10 thpt chuyªn
N¨m häc 2006 - 2007
M«n thi : TiÕng Anh
Thêi gian: 120 phót ( kh«ng kÓ thêi gian giao ®Ò )
Ngµy thi: 25/ 6/ 2006
A. pronunciation (10 points).
I. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others in each group. (5 points) - 1/ each.
1. A
2. B
3. B
4. D
5. C
II. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others. (5 points) - 1/ each.
1. A
2. D
3. C
4. A
5. C
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (35 points).
I. Choose the best answers to complete each sentence (10 points) - 1/ each.
1. C
2. D
3. B
4. A
5. C
6. B
7. A
8. B
9. C
10. B
II. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets (10 points) - 1/ each.
met – had been.
had gone – were sitting.
was being played – came.
had been wearing – wouldn’t have been hurt.
saw – had left.
III. Give the correct form of the verbs to complete the passage (10 points) - 1/ each.
vegetarians
consumers
entrance 
7. unsatisfactory
modernized
8. Conservationists
incomes
9. sportsmanship
opposite
10.unpredictable
IV. Arrange these sentences to make a complete passage (10 points).
g g b g j g f g d g c g i g a g h g e .
C. READING (30 points).
I. Read the passage and choose the best answer to each question (5 points) - 1/ each.
1. A
2. D
 3. D
 4. B
5. A
II. Read the text and decide which answer best fits each space (15 points) - 1/ each.
1. B
2. C
3. D
4. D
5. C
6. B
7. A
8. C
9. B
10. B
11. C
12. A
13. C
14. A
15. B
II. Fill in each blank with one suitable word to complete this passage (10 points) - 1/ each.
 1. getting
 2. in
 3. a
 4. on
 5. late
 6. order
 7. saying
 8. anything
 9. together
 10. possible
D. WRITING (20 points).
I. Rewrite the sentences in such a way that they mean almost the same as those printed before them. (10 points)
My brother didn't use to study as/ so hard as he does now/ used to study more lazily than he does now.
I’d rather you didn’t ask me that question.
I haven’t seen Bob since I was in Ho Chi Minh City.
John could hardly understand what the teacher said.
It's Tom's twentieth birthday next week.
She is fond of her nephew in spite of his terrible behavior.
He would rather read books than watch TV.
If he had hurried he would/could have caught / wouldn’t have missed the bus
The plane does not take as long as/takes a shorter time than/ is quicker/faster than the train.
Do you happen to have change for 2 pounds?
II. Use the prompts provided to write full sentences to make a complete … (10 points) - 1/ each.
Dear Sir/ Madam,
I would like to express (my) concern about the increasing number of karaoke bars in the/ our city.
There are a lot of reasons that/ why I object to these/ those places.
Firstly, the owners take too much money from those people who come to sing.
Secondly, they cause/ are causing too much noise in/ to the neighborhood.
Thirdly, there are a number of pupils who/ that play truant just to go to those places to sing.
Last but not least, these bars do harm to the appearance of the city because of their ugly flashing light.
I (also) want to say (that) I am not an old fashioned person.
I hope (that) the authority will take this matter into careful consideration.
 I do not mean to ban them, but there should be an/ some effective way to control this kind of entertainment places.
I look/ am looking forward to seeing the city council doing something about this matter.Yours truly, Thomas Cruise.
Tæng ®iÓm bµi thi : Tæng sè c©u ®óng/ 10.
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