Đề thi tiếng Anh chuẩn vào lớp 10 2008-2009

ully.
Mr Cuong told/asked us/me not to throw that bottle away (because) they could reuse it.
Tom told us that he didn’t understand what we were saying.
	b) Fill in the blanks with a suitable preposition.
out	2. to	3. over	4. in	5. to
Question 4: Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word 
noise	6.using
from	7. ever
the	8. up
people	9. faster
leaving	10. of
Question 5: Read the passage and choose the best answer.
 1. C	2. B	3.C	4. B	5.D
Question 6: 	a/ Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences.
This video film is so interesting that I have seen it twice.
It is difficult to learn English without a good dictionary.
He has been learning/ has learnt English for 2 years now.
She used to study with her uncle when she was a child.
Question7: Complete the second sentence with the same meaning.
Vinh is always forgetting his homework.
I wish your friend were at the party.
We have lived/have been living here for 15 years.(since 15 years ago)
Trung was given a microcomputer on his birthday.
This is the first time he has played a computer game.
Nga is looking forward to meeting her aunt again.
He is so old that he can't have more children.
Susan said to me that she was very busy so she would ring me the following/next day.
They are being made to study hard by their teacher.
Noone has signed this cheque.
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Question 1: Choose the word whose part underlined is pronounced differently from the others in each group.
1. D	2. B	3. C	4. D	5. C
Question 2: Supply the correct form of the verb in brackets.
has collected	 5.is going to rain	9.were sleeping
seeing	 6. was rebuilt	10. is explaining
eating	 7. has been used	11. playing
have(just) made	 8. to use - show	12. isn't (is not) - is cooking
Question 3:	Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete sentences
energetic	4. traditional
magically	5. action
broken	6. officially
Question 4: Choose the word or phrase that best complete each sentence.
B
C
D
A
A
C
B
B
A
C
B
C
A
C
C
Question 5: Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D ) for each space
C	
A	
D	
D	
A
C	
 B	
B	
A	
B
Question 6: Read the passage and answer the questions below.
It was about dynamite
He was very unhappy.
No,he didn’t .
(his money is now used) for the best working one of the following subjects: physics, chemistry, medicine, literature and peace.
No, we can't. Some of the world's greatest scientists.
Question 7: 
a) There is a mistake in the sentence. Find the mistake and correct it.
to eat à eating
to tell à telling
is à were
will à would
on à to
to watch à watching
	b)Put the parts of the sentences below into the correct order.
The postman has just come and given me a letter.
We will get to the station before the train comes.
Let him do it alone.
They play football after work, don’t they?
 	 c) Fill in the blanks with a suitable preposition.
1. by	2. for	3. of	4. about	5. since
Question8: Complete the second sentence with the same meaning.
What an excellent girl !
He spends two hours each day doing his homework.
The stomachache prevented Mr Binh from enjoying the meal.
As soon as the next lecture ends, we will leave.
People use computers to design new models.
The red car is more expensive than the black car.
Their house has been decorated recently.
Why don’t we go to the sports centre this weekend?
She asked him: "Have you studied French?" (did you study French?)
Peter said he didn’t behave very well in front of a crowd.
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Question 1: (5 points) Choose the word whose part underlined is pronounced differently from the others in each group.
1. C	2. B	3. A	4. C	5. B
Question 2: ( 10 points) Supply the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
has had	6. has been done
was watching	7. taking
washed	8. haven't had
would be	9. did
drank	10.paying
Question 3: (10 points)Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete sentences
unfortunately	6.distinguishes
excited	7. appreciatively
urbanized	8. beggar
oceanic	9.personal
compulsory	10.loan
Question 4: (10points) Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word 
young	6.night
a	7. people
others	8. be
read	9. questions
but	10. of
Question 5: (5 pionts)Read the text then answer the question below.
to keep himself warm at night.
to make smoke signals
small fires hung in wire bastkets from post.
12 hours.
the clock would be slow.
Question 6: (15 points) Choose the best answer
D	4.A	7. B	10. D	13. C	
A	5.C	8. A	11. B	14. B
B	6.C	9. B	12. B	15. A
Question 7: 
a) (5points) There is a mistake in the sentence. Find the mistake and correct it.
to review à review
spending à to spend
was à were
get à getting
on à of
b/ (5 points) Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences.
If I were him, I would choose English to learn.
In the end, I decided not to buy that dictionary because it was too expensive.
This video film is so interesting that I have seen it twice.
Mai is worse at Math than Lan (is)
Hoa has more books than her sister (does)
	c/ (5 points)Change these sentences into passive voice.
By whom was this book written?
She likes that report to be written by me.
We enjoy the letters being written.
You are supposed to do this work.
He was seen to pick up the gun.
Question8 : (10 points)following sentences so that the meanings stay the same.
it was very kind of you to help me.
Mary told me/us not to open the door.
I'd rather stay at home than go out tonight.
It hasn’t rained here for a fortnight.
He's always short/lack of money( he's always broke)
Mr Tuan was said to be a good teacher.
My french friend isn't used to driving on the left.
I think Paris is the most beautiful city in the world.
It took three and half hours to fly to Moscow.
No matter how rich he was, he never helped the poor.
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Question 1: (5 points)
	1. C	2. C	3. A	4. A	5. B
Question 2: (10 points)
1. is going to rain
6. be woken
2. are being followed
7. were practicing
3. to use
8. have travelled
4. am not using
9. has promised - has
5. living
Question 3: (8 points)
1. action
5. disconnected
2.electricity
6. loyalty
3. magically
7. nationwide
4. application
8. classifying
Question 4: (12 points)
1. C
5. A
9. D
2. B
6. C
10. A
3. D
7. B
11. D
4. D
8. A
12. A
Question 5: (15 points) 	a) (10 points)Fill in the gaps
1. if/though
5. course
9.responsible
2. between/of
6. different
10. is/remains/stays
3. longer/more
7. who
4. his/the
8. and
	b) (5points)What do these sentences imply?
	1. A	2. B	3. A	4. B	5. B
Question 6: (20points) 	a) change into passive voice.
This motor hasn’t been used for a long time.
I think everybody should be told about it.
This letter neednot be typed.
The house began to be built last year.
b) Change into reported speech.
John told me that if I wanted to learn English, he could help me.
Minh asked me if/whether I lived there.
Hoa told me that I must/had to come that day.
The man asked Mr Hai what his son wanted to learn.
c) Fill a suitable preposition
into	2. from	3. for	4. in
d)Correct mistakes
1. taking	correct à to take
2. used to be having	correct à used to have
	 à is used to having
3. can	correct à could
4. didn’t he	correct à did they
	e) Sentence building
1. Life in Vietnam in the year 2100 will be very different from what it is today.
2. Football seems to the most popular game in England.
3. It's wrong of you not to help him with his studies.
4. They caught so many fish that they couldn’t count.
Question7: ( 10 points) Complete the second sentence with the same meaning.
 1. The cake was so hard that I couldn’t eat it.
 ( the cake was too hard for me to eat)
2. He hates being asked about his past.
3. It took two hours to fly from Ha Noi to Ho Chi Minh City.
(It took two hours)to get/go/travel from Ha Noi to Ho Chi Minh City by air/plane)
4. He suggested using fewer plastic bags.
5. I'll finish the work tonight if you like.
6. After he had worked hard for many years,he retired.
7.I prefer reading newspapers to watching TV.
8. Your brother uses the Internet everyday, doesn’t he?
9. I remember being taken to a well-known theatre in the city.
10. Without saying anything, she stood looking at him.
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Question 1: ( 2,0 ®iÓm) mçi ®éng tõ lµm ®óng cho 0,2 ®iÓm
1. did you do / had gone
2. told / would work
3. was stealing / felt
4. should have been / has gone
5. was having / stopped
Question 2: ( 2,0 ®iÓm)
a- ( 1,0 ®iÓm) mçi c©u lµm ®óng cho 0,2 ®iÓm
1. be	--> is
2. Could 	--> Would
3. than	 --> to
4. go 	--> going
5. for 	--> by
b- ( 1,0 ®iÓm) mçi tõ lµm ®óng cho 0,2 ®iÓm
independence
national
variable
disagree
attractively
Question 3: ( 1,0 ®iÓm) mçi giíi tõ lµm ®óng cho 0,1 ®iÓm
1. at
2. to... .throughout
3. to ...for 
4. with ...of 
5. on... next
6. from
Question 4: ( 2,0 ®iÓm) mçi tõ ®iÒn ®óng cho 0,2 ®iÓm
1. important	6. lead	
2. scarce	7. providing	
3. progress	8. fought	
4. devote	9. solution	
5. plentiful	 10. produce
Question 5: ( 1,0 ®iÓm )
1- B	 	2- D 	 	3- D 	 	4- A 	 	 5- D 	 	
6- C 	 	7- A 	 	8- C 	 	9- B 	 	10- A 
Question 6: ( 2,0 ®iÓm ) Mçi c©u viÕt ®óng cho 0,2 ®iÓm
a- 
1. -->He must have been at home last night.
2.-->Nam’s parents, who were here last week, gave us a present.
3.-->Despite feeling tired, Sue stayed up late talking to Jill.
4.-->It was such a hot day that we had lunch outside in the garden. 
5.-->I started working for this company ten years ago.
b. 
1. --> The book I lent you was written by a friend of mine who lives in France.
2.--> The dog I used to own never barked at people who came to the door.
3. --> The woman I bought my car from lives in the house you can see over there.
4. --> My friend Bill, whose car was stolen last week, has decided to buy a motor-bike.
5.--> The new car I bought cost me a lot of money.