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

ore optimistic, some one who always (1) _______ to be
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successful? Having some one around who always (2) _______ the worst isn’t really a lot
of (3) _______ we all know someone who sees a single cloud on a sunny day and says,b
“It looks (4) _______ rain.” But if you catch yourself thinking such things, it’s important
to do something (5) _______ it. You can change your view of life, (6) _______ to
psychologists, it only takes a little effort, and you’ll find life more rewarding as a (7)
_______ . Optimism, they say, is partly about self-respect and confidence, but it’s also a
more positive way of looking at life and all it has to (8) _______ . Optimists are more (9)
_______ to start new projects and generally more prepared to take risks.
Upbringing is obviously very important in forming your (10) _______ to the world.
Some people are brought up to (11) _______ too much on others and grow up forever
blaming other people when anything (12) _______ wrong. Most optimists, on the (13)
_______ hand, have been brought up not to (14) _______ failure as the end of the
world-they just (15) _______ with their lives.
1. A. counted B. expected C. felt D. waited
2. A. worries B. cares C. fears D. doubts
3. A. musement B. play C. enjoyment D. fun
4. A. so B. to C. for D. like
5. A. with B. against C. about D. over
6. A. judging B. according C. concerning D. following
7. A. result B. reason C. purpose D. product
8. A. supply B. suggest C. offer D. propose
9. A. possible B. likely C. hopeful D. welcome
10. A. opinion B. attitude C. view D. position
11. A. trust B. believe C. depend D. hope
12. A. goes B. falls C. comes D. turns
13. A. opposite B. next C. other D. far
14. A. regard B. respect C. suppose D. think
15. 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)
Traveling to all corners of the world is (1) _______ easier and easier. We live (2)
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_______ 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 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)
1. My brother studies now harder than he used to.
My brother .............................................................................................................................
2. Please don’t ask me that question.
I’d rather ................................................................................................................................
3. I last saw Bob when I was in Ho Chi Minh City.
I haven’t ................................................................................................................................
4. John only understood very little what the teacher said.
John could hardly ..................................................................................................................
5. Tom will be twenty next week.
It’s Tom’s ..............................................................................................................................
6. She is fond of her nephew although he behaves terribly.
She is fond of her nephew in .................................................................................................
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7. He prefers reading books to watching TV.
He would ...............................................................................................................................
8. He didn’t hurry, so he missed the bus.
If ............................................................................................................................................
9. The train takes longer than the plane.
The plane ...............................................................................................................................
10. I don’t suppose you have change for 2 pounds, do you?
Do you happen ......................................................................................................................
II. Use the promps provided to write full sentences to make a complete letter. (10
points)
Dear Sir / Madam,
1. I / like / express / concern / increasing number / karaoke bars / city.
2. There be / lot / reason / I object / places.
3. Firstly, / owners / take / much money / those / come / sing.
4. Secondly, / they cause / much noise / neighborhood.
5. Thirdly, / there / number / pupils / play truant / just / go / those places / sing.
6. Last / least / these bars / do harm / appearance / city / because / their / ugly flashing
lights.
7. I want / say / I / not / old fashioned person.
8. I hope / authority / take / matter / careful consideration.
9. I / not mean / ban them / but / there should / effective way / control / this kind /
entertainment places.
10. I / look / see / city council / do / this master.
Yours truly, Thomas Cruise.
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ANSWER KEYS
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. VOCABULARYAND GRAMMAR (35 points)
I. Choose the best answers to completes 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.
1. met – had been.
2. had gone – were sitting.
3. was being played – came.
4. had been wearing – wouldn’t have been hurt.
5. saw – had left.
III. Give the correct form of the verbs to complete the passage (10 points) - 1/ each.
1. vegetarians 6. consumers
2. entrance 7. unsatisfactory
3. modernized 8. Conservationists
4. incomes 9. sportsmanship
5. opposite 10.unpredictable
IV. Arrange these sentences to make a complete passage (10 points)
g b j f d c i a h e
C. READING (30 points)
I. Read the passage and choose the best answer to each question (5 points) - 1/ each.
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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
III. 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)
1. My brother didn't use to study as/ so hard as he does now/ used to study more lazily
than he does now.
2. I’d rather you didn’t ask me that question.
3. I haven’t seen Bob since I was in Ho Chi Minh City.
4. John could hardly understand what the teacher said.
5. It's Tom's twentieth birthday next week.
6. She is fond of her nephew in spite of his terrible behavior.
7. He would rather read books than watch TV.
8. If he had hurried he would/could have caught / wouldn’t have missed the bus
9. The plane does not take as long as/takes a shorter time than/ is quicker/faster than the
train.
10. Do you happen to have change for 2 pounds?
II. Use the promps provided to write full sentences to make a complete  (10 points)
- 1/ each.
Dear Sir/ Madam,
1. I would like to express (my) concern about the increasing number of karaoke bars in
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the/ our city.
2. There are a lot of reasons that/ why I object to these/ those places.
3. Firstly, the owners take too much money from those people who come to sing.
4. Secondly, they cause/ are causing too much noise in/ to the neighborhood.
5. Thirdly, there are a number of pupils who/ that play truant just to go to those places to
sing.
6. Last but not least, these bars do harm to the appearance of the city because of their ugly
flashing light.
7. I (also) want to say (that) I am not an old fashioned person.
8. I hope (that) the authority will take this matter into careful consideration.
9. I do not mean to ban them, but there should be an/ some effective way to control this
kind of entertainment places.
10. I look/ am looking forward to seeing the city council doing something about this
matter.
Yours truly, Thomas Cruise.
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