Đề thi tuyển sinh vào lớp 10 chuyên anh năm học 2009- 2010 môn thi: Tiếng anh

 the ground. We should use rechargeable batteries. Another hazardous waste in homes is motor oil. Don't throw old motor oil on the ground or throw it on the garbage. It poisons the environment. We should recycle motor oil. Paint is another kind of hazardous waste in homes. Some cities have a "Paint Exchange Day". If you bring in open, unused blue paint and want red, they give you red. Sometimes they mix the paints together into strange colors. If you paint walls with them, you help save the environment.
1. What is the most important dangerous waste in the homes?
 A. motor oil B. paint C. batteries D. garbage
2. How can batteries at the landfill pollute the underground water?
 A. They break open at the landfill. 
 B. Their poison moves to the bottom of the landfill.
 C. They move to the underground water.
 D. They combine with rainwater and other liquids.
3. Why should we use rechargeable batteries?
 A. To protect the environment. B. They are durable.
 C. They pollute the underground water. D. They are convenient.
4. Why shouldn't we throw motor oil on the ground?
 A. It poisons the environment. B. It is a waste of money.
 C. It pollutes the ground. D. It is dangerous.
5. What should we do with motor oil?
 A. Sell it B. Throw it on the garbage.
 C. Throw it away. D. Recycle it.
IX. Read the passage and choose one word from the box to fill in each gap. (10 pts)
retired, promotion, redundant, interview, contract, reference,
pension, applicants, career, training, unemployment, work
ADVICE TO YOUNG PEOPLE ABOUT TO START WORK
In these days of high (0) unemployment, it is often difficult for young people to find a job. If they are lucky enough to be asked to go for a(n) (1) _______, they may find that there are at least 20 other (2) _______ for the job. If a company is thinking of offering you a job, they will ask you for at least one (3) _______ from either your previous employer or someone who knows you well. Before taking up your job, you may have to sign a (4) _______. You will probably have to do some (5) _______, which helps you to do the job more successfully. Once you have decided that this is your chosen (6) _______, you will then have to work hard to try to get (7) _______, which usually brings more responsibility and more money! If you are unlucky, you may be made (8) _______, and not be able to find another job. It is also a good idea to pay some money into a (9) _______ scheme, which will help you to look after yourself and your family when you are (10) _______. Finally, good luck! 
X. Complete the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the first one. (10 pts)
1. Could you tell me the time of the last train to London?
@ Could you tell me when______________________________________________ ?
2. The film is not interesting to me.
@ I __________________________________________________ _______________
3. The questions were so easy that all the students got them right.
@ They were __________________________________________________ _______ 
4. We can’t start the meeting until Tom comes.
@ Not until __________________________________________________ _________
5. I wish I had gone on holiday with you.
@ I regret __________________________________________________ __________
6. Tokyo is the most expensive city in the world.
@ No city __________________________________________________ __________
7. I have been studying English for five years. 
@ I started __________________________________________________ _________
8. Although Mai was angry, she tried to hide her feeling.
@Despite __________________________________________________ _________
9. We didn’t visit the museum because we didn’t have time. 
@ If __________________________________________________ ______________
10. “Daisy, I’m sorry I broke your vase”.
@ He apologized ______________________________________________________
XI. Use the words or phrases given to make complete sentences. You can add more words if necessary. (10 pts)
1. Internet / fast / convenient / way / get / information / which / very update.
___________________________________________________________________________________
2. Linda / phone / me / six times / this week, / she?
___________________________________________________________________________________
3. Never / her life / she / see / such / tall building.
___________________________________________________________________________________
4. It / take / two hours / go / Ho Chi Minh City / air.
___________________________________________________________________________________
5. The price / the holiday / depend / when and where / you / want / travel.
___________________________________________________________________________________
6. You / not get / good marks / unless / study / harder.
___________________________________________________________________________________
7. I / work / this office / since / my friend / move / Ho Chi Minh City.
___________________________________________________________________________________
8. He / one / best / students / class.
___________________________________________________________________________________
9. Last night, after / he / do / homework / he / watch / football match / TV.
___________________________________________________________________________________
10. All / us / accustomed / work / eight hours / day.
___________________________________________________________________________________
ĐÁP ÁN thi chuyên anh 2009- 2010
Đáp án gồm 02 trang
(Tổng 100 điểm)
I. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently. (5 pts) - (1 point for each correct answer)
1. D. theme
2. B. knowledge
3. A. treasure
4. D. equality
5. A. enjoyed
II. Use the verbs in brackets in the correct tense or form. (15 pts)(1 point for each correct answer)
1. hasn’t finished - started
2. (should) study
3. had
4. to explain
5. have been killed
6. did I realize
7. does not go 
8. to have - repainted
9. After being stopped - stealing / having stolen
10. wasn’t wearing - didn’t notice - was driving.
III. Supply each space with a suitable preposition to complete each sentence. (10 pts) (1 point for each correct preposition)
1. for
2. with
3. off
4. of
5. on
6. Without
7. on
8. until/ till
9. at
10. of
IV. Each sentence has ONE mistake, find and correct it. (10 pts)(0.5 point for each mistake found, 0.5 point for each right correction)
1. badly -> bad
2. you will -> will you
3. for -> why/ for which/ f
4. The whole of -> The whole
5. be -> being
6. since -> for
7. go some sightseeing -> do some sightseeing / go sightseeing 
8. although -> because
9. not know -> knows 
10. twenty-inches -> twenty-inch
V. Fill in each gap with the correct form of the word in capital letter to complete each sentence. (10 pts) -(1 point for each correct answer)
1. standing
2. unpolluted
3. dissatisfied
4. success
5. childish
6. hopeless
7. considerably
8. surprising
9. unidentified
10. scientific
VI. Fill in each blank in the passage with one suitable word to complete the passage. (10 pts) - (1 point for each correct answer)
1.look
2.with
3.other
4.what
5.If
6.seem
7.few
8.trying
9.back
10.same
VII. Read the passage below carefully and answer the questions. (5 pts)(1 point for each correct answer)
1. (He first became Prime Minister) in May 1940.
2. (He inspired the people of Britain to continue with the fight) by courage and determination expressed in his speeches.
3. (He was a Member of Parliament) for 63 years.
4. (His Conservative Party was defeated) at the end of the war.
5. (He resigned as Prime Minister) at the age of eighty-one / when he was eighty-one (years old).
VIII. Read the passage and then choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to each question below. (5 pts) - (1 point for each correct answer)
1. C 2. B 3. A 4. A 5. D
IX. Read the passage and choose one word from the box to fill in each gap. (10 pts) (1 point for each correct answer)
1. interview
2. applicants 
3. reference 
4. contract 
5. training
6. career 
7. promotion 
8. redundant 
9. pension 
10. retired
X. Complete the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the first one. 
(10 pts) - (1 point for each correct answer)
1. Could you tell me when the last train to London leaves?
2. I am not interested in the film / watching the film.
3. They were such easy questions that all the students got them right.
4. Not until Tom comes can we start the meeting.
5. I regret not having gone / going on holiday with you.
6. No city in the world is as expensive as Tokyo.
7. I started studying / to study English five years ago.
8. Despite (her) being angry, Mai tried to hide her feeling / Mai’s anger, she tried to hide her feeling. / the fact that Mai was angry, she tried to hide her feeling. 
9. If we had had time, we would/could have visited the museum.
10. He apologized to Daisy for having broken / breaking her / his vase.
XI. Use the words or phrases given to make complete sentences. You can add more words if necessary. (10 pts) - (1 point for each correct answer)
1. The internet is a fast and convenient way to get information which is very update / of getting information which is very update.
2. Linda has phoned me six times this week, hasn’t she?
3. Never in her life has she seen such a tall building.
4. It takes two hours to go to Ho Chi Minh city by air.
5. The price of the holiday depends on when and where you want to travel.
6. You won’t / will not get good marks unless you study harder.
7. I have worked / have been working in / for this office since my friend moved to Ho Chi Minh City.
8. He is one of the best students in my class.
9. Last night, after he had done his homework, he watched a football match on TV.
10. All of us are / get / become accustomed to working eight hours a day.
______ The end ______