Đề thi môn Tiếng Anh - Kỳ thi tuyển sinh lớp 10 THPT Chuyên Quang Trung năm học 2008-2009

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 UBND TỈNH BÌNH PHƯỚC KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN QUANG TRUNG 
 SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO NĂM HỌC 2008-2009 
 Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH 
 Ngày thi: 04/07/2008. Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút. 
 (Đề thi này gồm có 06 trang) 
Họ và tên thí sinh: ... Số báo danh: ... 
Chú ý: Thí sinh làm bài vào phiếu trả lời (có phát kèm đề). 
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Part 1: Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 
1. A. fond B. gorilla C. colleague D. monument 
2. A. cleared B. heart C. beard D. feared 
3. A. celebration B. cigarette C. castle D. ceiling 
4. A. pressure B. mission C. assure D. massive 
5. A. terrorist B. techno C. program D. sociable 
Part 2: Pick out the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others. 
6. A. preference B. colorful C. continue D. favorite 
7. A. cotton B. baggy C. ignore D. label 
8. A. material B. completely C. economy D. tropical 
9. A. memory B. neighbor C. typical D. sincerity 
10. A. hamburger B. blanket C. relax D. picnic 
Part 3: Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence. 
11. Vietnam is a _______ country of ASEAN. 
A. friend B. member C. region D. foreign 
12. My mother often spends hours reading _______ about cooking in the magazines. 
A. essays B. guidelines C. lessons D. articles 
article (on / about sth) a piece of writing about a particular subject in a newspaper or magazine: 
Have you seen that article about young fashion designers? 
13. After dinner we used to go for a walk _______ after lunch. 
A. along the sea B. along the shore C. in the beach D. in the sand 
14. I usually write emails or _______ with my friends about our hobby. 
A. chat B. tell C. speak D. reach 
15. We had a day _______ to my friend’s village last Sunday. 
A. travel B. trip C. went D. reach 
16. Stirring is a _______ town not far from Edinburgh. 
A. medium-large B. medium-sized C. medium D. middle-sized 
17. The Browns _______ a lot of maize on their farm. 
A. rise B. raise C. grow D. feed 
18. What foreign languages you know _______ English. 
A. together B. apart C. besides D. next 
19. When learning English, you should have a dictionary to _______ the new words. 
A. look in B. look after C. look for D. look up 
20. On the way to the village we saw a man _______ with his buffalo. 
A. plowing B. feeding C. raising D. collecting 
21. If you _______ her this weekend, could you ask her to call me? 
A. see B. will see C. saw D. would see 
22. Does your father enjoy _______ tennis? 
A. play B. playing C. to play D. to playing 
23. The books _______ at least by next Monday. 
ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC 
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A. must returned B. must have returned 
C. must be returned D. must is returned 
24. You _______ free this weekend, aren’t you? 
A. are B. aren’t C. do D. don’t 
25. I _______ reading this book by next weekend. 
A. finish B. will be finishing C. have finished D. will have finished 
26. _______ you arrived on time, you would have understood the lectures. 
A. If B. Had C. Unless D. As long as 
27. The baby _______ when her mother_______ home. 
A. was sleeping/came B. was sleeping / comes 
C. was sleeping / was coming D. slept / came 
28. Each of the room _______ a different color. 
A. have B. has C. to have D. are having 
29. He prefers _______. 
A. go for a swim to study B. going for a swim to study 
C. going for a swim to studying C. go for a swim to studying 
30. We left early _______ avoid the traffic jams. 
A. so that B. in order that C. so as D. in order to 
31. The town crier shouted the _______ news as he was walking. 
A. late B. later C. latest D. lately 
32. I’d like Ao dai because it is both traditional and _______. 
A. funny B. fashionable C. moveable D. comic 
33. I wish I _______ money to buy a laptop. 
A. have B. had C. will have D. shall have 
34. I wish I _______ very far from the school. 
A. don’t live B. won’t live C. haven’t lived D. didn’t live 
35. This color TV_______ for over ten years. 
A. was using B. was used C. has been used D. is using 
36. A new supermarket _______ in our town. 
A. is build B. is being built C. has built D. was building 
37. I arrived in Singapore _______ last evening. 
A. in B. on C. at D. 0 
38. Danny was out when I came,_______ I left a message. 
A. so B. so that C. such D. such that 
39. He asked me if I _______ at that school. 
A. study B. am studying C. will study D. studied 
40. Jenny said that she had to leave _______. 
A. now B. tonight C. this afternoon D. the following day 
41. My sister has just bought a small house _______ of the town. 
A. in the district B. in the edge C. in the suburb D. on the outskirts 
42. People _______ new words, borrow words from other language. 
A. discover B. invent C. excavate D. try on 
43. My youngest brother always wanted to be an actor when he _______ up. 
A. grew B. brought C. settled D. came 
44. If you like skiing, there’s a ski _______ under an hour’s drive from Madrid. 
A. station B. resort C. place D. port 
45. The word Jeans comes from a kind of _______ that was made in Europe. 
A. furniture B. tool C. material D. clothes 
46. Harrods, in London, is probably one of the best-known _______ in the words. 
A. department store B. departmental stores C. department shops D. departmental shops 
de'partment store 
a large shop / store that is divided into several parts, each part selling a different type of goods 
 => the answer will be department stores 
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47. Bob told me he _______ that book. 
A. read already B. have just read C. had read D. already read 
48. He set up a new world record. He _______ a new record. 
A. did B. played C. created D. found 
49. The guard told the prisoner _______. 
A. not to smoke B. to not smoke C. not smoking D. no smoking 
50. If you _______ attended the English course last year, you wouldn’t have been given that scholarship. 
A. shouldn’t B. didn’t C. hadn’t D. wouldn’t have 
51. I will have your car _______ soon. 
A. being repaired B. to repair C. repairing D. repaired 
52. She could find the book _______ at the library _______ at the bookstore. 
A. rather / than B. so / as C. such / as D. neither / nor 
53. After I _______ the grass, it _______ to rain. 
A. have watered / will begin B. water / began 
C. had watered / began D. had watered / will have begun 
54. “The last time I saw him was in 1999.” Means _______. 
A. I have usually seen him since 1999 B. I have not seen him since 1999 
C. I have not seen him for 1999 D. I saw him since 1999 
55. He is a person who loves party. He is always the first _______ and the last _______. 
A. coming / leaving B. to come / leaving C. to come / to leave D. coming / to leave 
56. I think you need to have _______. 
A. your fridge repaired B. repair your fridge C. fridge repaired D. repaired your fridge 
57. Look! They’ve put up a road block. I wonder what’s going _______. 
A. over B. through C. on D. in 
58. Since they had that big argument, he crosses the street whenever he _______ her. 
A. saw B. sees C. will see D. is seeing 
59. I live in a small apartment _______ the ground floor. 
A. under B. by C. in D. on 
60. This broken window cannot _______. 
A. repair B. repairing C. be repaired D. to be repaired 
61. Unless he _______ harder, he won’t succeed. 
A. will try B. tries C. is trying D. has tried 
62. My brother has _______ in the military. 
A. joined B. entered C. served D. participated 
63. _______ Hong Kong used to be part of the British Empire. 
A. The B. A C. An D. no article 
64. Let’s save our energy, _______? 
A. do we B. will you C. shall we D. don’t we 
65. He asked what time the bank _______. 
A. close B. closed C. closing D. to close 
66. The new motorway _______ and built last year. 
A. was planned B. was planning C. planned D. had planned 
67. _______ to take you fishing when you were younger. 
A. Did you father use B. Did your father used 
C. Use your father D. Would your father 
68. If I _______ ill, I wouldn’t have been absent from school. 
A. had been B. hadn’t been C. would have been D. weren’t 
69. The north-west of Scotland is _______ and there are a lot of lakes. 
A. country B. woody C. hills D. mountainous 
70. They’ve _______ a horrible new tower block where that lovely old building used to be. 
A. put up B. put down C. pushed up D. pulled down 
71. The Browns live in a four bedroomed bungalow in a very nice_______ area. 
A. resident’s B. residence C. residential D. residents’ 
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72. It’s high time Tommy got a steady job and_______ . He’s almost thirty. 
A. turned in B. turned down C. settled in D. settled down 
73. I enjoy my job as a baker but it’s taken me over five years to _______ to working at night. 
A. be use B. get used C. used D. getting used 
74. I remember Betty as a spotty young girl but she has turned _______ a beautiful woman. 
A. to B. in C. into D. on 
75. Goals _______ were first tamed more than 9,000 years ago in Asia, have provided people with milk, meat, 
wool since prehistoric times. 
A. which B. that C. what D. where 
76. If the weather _______ good, we’ll have a picnic beside the river. 
A. will be B. is C. were D. would be 
77. The old man _______ a black suit is a skilled mechanic. 
A. to wear B. wearing C. whom is wearing D. is wearing 
78. Each of the students _______ ready for the oral test. 
A. is B. be C. were D. would be 
79. Doing mathematics puzzles _______very interesting to me. 
A. were B. is C. are D. have been 
80. The suffixes of “hope” are _______. 
A. –less B. –ful C. –ness D. A and B are correct 
Part 4: Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank. 
 In school boys and girls study math. Counting, adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing are parts 
of (81)______ what they learn. Schools teach (82) ______ because it plays (83) ______ an important part in our 
lives. How could we do such things (84) ______ figure time, make change, build houses, or even keep score for 
a game without knowing (85) ______ numbers? 
 Simple (86) ______ with numbers, or arithmetic, is one branch of mathematics. Among the many (87) 
______ branches are geometry, algebra, trigonometry, and calculus. Mathematics has grown (88) ______the 
need for it has grown. 
 Geometry has to (89) ______ mostly with form – with (90) ______ things angles, triangles, circles and 
spheres. 
 Algebra is a sort of mathematical (91) ______. By using algebra we can state many mathematical ideas 
with just (92) ______ letters and signs. If we want to say, for example, (93) ______ in any circles the (94) 
______ is twice the radius we can write: D = 2r. 
 Gradually other branches of mathematics (95) ______ added. Mathematics today (96) ______of great 
use to (97) ______ other sciences. Mathematics, however, is much more than a tool. It is a way of thinking – of 
drawing conclusions (98) ______ facts. 
 One (99) ______ advance in mathematics is the building of great electronic computers, or calculating 
machines. In a few seconds a computer can (100) ______ problems that might take a man years to solve alone. 
81. A. in B. of C. on D. about 
82. A. history B. geography C. mathematics D. physics 
83. A. so B. very C. too D. such 
84. A. like B. as C. are D. is 
85. A. in B. of C. on D. about 
86. A. calculate B. calculator C. calculation D. calculating 
87. A. another B. other C. others D. the other 
88. A. as B. though C. while D. but 
89. A. do B. perform C. make D. function 
90. A. such B. many C. so D. lot of 
91. A. abbreviation B. shorthand C. writing D. thinking 
92. A. few B. a few C. little D. a little 
93. A. that B. what C. which D. for 
94. A. sphere B. triangle C. rectangle D. diameter 
95. A. was B. were C. has been D. have been 
96. A. are B. is C. lot D. has 
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97. A. much B. many C. a lot of D. a great deal of 
98. A. in B. upon C. from D. of 
99. A. modern B. recent- C. lately D. soon 
100. A. do B. make C. get D. solve 
Part 5: Each underlined sentences has a mistake find and correct it. 
101. That was the day which I mislaid my passport. 
 A B C D 
102. Married customs differ greatly from society to society. 
 A B C D 
 Marriage Customs 
103. I said the old man what his recipe for long life was. 
 A B C D 
104. The making of leather goods from animal skins is one of the soonest accomplishments of humankind. 
 A B C D 
 Latest 
105. I’m afraid I hadn’t sent exactly what he asked for. 
 A B C D 
 B – didn’t send 
106 Could we arrange a time on when we’ll be both free? 
 A B C D 
107. Peter and John are roomates, but they don’t like together. 
 A B C D 
108. I know a little tavern at where you can get a wonderful meal. 
 A B C D 
 B – at which / where 
109. It has been known since the eighteenth century that the adrenal glands are essential of life 
 A B C D 
110. Do you hope getting married within the next 5 years. 
 A B C D 
Part 6: Choose the correct sentence which is closest meaning to the one in bold. 
111. When I was in the department store, someone thought I was a shop assistant. 
A. I worked as a shop assistant in the department store. 
B. When I was in the department store, someone took me to the shop assistant. 
C. I met a shop assistant in the department store. 
D. When I was in the department store, someone took me for a shop assistant. 
112. I would like to know how she learnt to speak English so well. 
A. I hope she will show me how to learn to speak English. 
B. I wonder how she learnt to speak English so well. 
C. I was interested in the way she spoke English. 
D. She spoke English so well, which was wonderful. 
113. I am totally convinced that our team will win. 
A. In my opinion, there is no chance of our team losing. 
B. Is there any chance of winning the match? 
C. If our team loses, I will be very disappointed. 
D. I have good opinion of our team. 
114. It’s a good thing you write that letter or we wouldn’t have known what had happened. 
A. Unless you write to us, we won’t know what has happened. 
B. We didn’t know what had happened because you didn’t write to us. 
C. We would like to thank you for having written that letter. 
D. We wouldn’t have known what had happened without your having written that letter. 
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115. They are going to demolish that old power station. 
A. That old power station is in bad condition. 
B. They are going to work for that old power station 
C. That old power station is going to be closed for refurbishment. 
D. That old power station is going to be pulled down. 
116. My watch is so badly damaged that it wasn’t worth keeping. 
A. My watch was so badly damaged that there was no point in keeping it. 
B. What is the point of keeping this watch. 
C. I don’t want to keep my watch any more. 
D. I didn’t like my watch because it was badly damaged. 
117. I expect he was exhausted after his long journey. 
A. He found it tiring to go on a long journey. 
B. He must have been exhausted after his long journey. 
C. Did he feel tired after his long journey? 
D. He had a terrifying journey. 
118. It was unfair that the gymnast was given such low marks. 
A. The gymnast didn’t deserve to be given such low marks. 
B. The gymnast would have been given high marks if he had play fair. 
C. The gymnast must have received low marks. 
D. The gymnast should have been fairer. 
119. “ If you wanted to take the car, you should have asked me first” said Tom to his son. 
A. Tom criticized his son for having taken his car without asking him first. 
B. Tom asked his son if he wanted to take the car. 
C. Tom told his son to ask him if he wanted to take the car. 
D. Tom wondered why his son had taken his car without asking him. 
120. Mike rarely goes swimming on Saturday morning. 
A. If Mike is free on Saturday morning, he will go swimming. 
B. It is unusual for Mike to go swimming on Saturday morning. 
C. Mike feels like going swimming on Saturday morning. 
D. Mike is used to going swimming on Saturday morning. 
Part 7: Read the text and choose the best answer to each question. 
If you want to take the whole family on holiday, and keep everybody happy, then I have found just the 
place for you. I recent went with a group of friends, to stay at the Greenwood Holiday Village, which is open 
from May to October. 
Built in the center of the forest, Greenwood is a great place to stay whatever the weather. Its main 
attraction for families is the indoor world of water, where young and old can have fun in different pools. Some 
of these, however, are for serious swimmers only. 
For sporty people, the Country Club offers tennis, squash and badminton. If your children are too young 
to join in these sports, there are activity clubs. Greenwood is a good place for families as it is traffic-free – you 
explore on foot or bike. Some people complained that was inconvenient, but it was pleased to be out in the 
fresh air. For evening entertainment, there are shows and cinemas. 
Accommodation is in a variety of apartments of different sizes. These have up four bedrooms, a kitchen 
and a bathroom, as well as a dining area. Before going, I thought the apartment might not big enough for all of 
us, but I was pleasantly surprised – it was not too crowded at all. 
I’ll definitely go back to Greenwood next year. Why don’t you give it a try? Visit their website for more 
information now. 
121. What is the writer’s main purpose in writing the text. 
A. to give her opinion of the holiday village. 
B. to describe what her family did at the holiday village. 
C. to give advice to a friend going to the holiday village. (If you want to take the whole family on 
holiday, and keep everybody happy, then I have found just the place for you. + I’ll definitely go back to 
Greenwood next year. Why don’t you give it a try? Visit their website for more information now.) 
D. to complain about the holiday village. 
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122. From the text, the reader can find out _________. 
A. the best way to get to the holiday village. 
B. the best time of the year to visit the holiday village. 
C. what activities are available at the holiday village. 
D. how to reserve accommodation at the house village. 
123. What does the writer think about the holiday village. 
A. the apartments there are not big enough. B. It is not convenient because you can’t use your car. 
C. It can only be enjoyed in good weather. D. There is something there for all ages. 
124. What does the writer say about the apartment? 
A. There is not much space between them. B. Each one has its own bathroom. 
C. They all have four bedrooms. D. Not all of them have dining area. 
125. Which postcard would somebody send from the holiday village? 
 A. Dear Jane 
 The children love the beach and all the activities. We’ve got a lovely four-bedroom apartment. Love 
 Ann 
 B. Dear Jane 
 As it’s April, the weather isn’t good, but it doesn’t matter as there’s a lovely swimming pool. 
 Love Ann 
 C. Dear Jane 
 My parents love the swimming pool, and the children love riding around the forest on their bicycles. 
 Love Ann 
 D. Dear Jane 
 We are a bit disappointed that we have to drive everywhere, but there’s a lot to see and do. Love Ann 
Part 8: Read the text and fill in each space with only one suitable word. 
 The house is situated among a beautiful scenery, two miles from the nearest village, surrounded 
(1)________ fields. On a hill a short distance from the house is a wood (2)____AND____ a small stream flows 
past (3)________ the end of the garden, (4)________ also contains a small pond. The name of the (5)________, 
Rose Cottage, (6)____WRITTEN____ on the garden gate, from (7)________a path leads (8)________ the 
front door (9)____ON or OF?____ the ground floor, there is a large living (10)________, a kitchen and a toilet. 
In the bathroom (11)________are three bedrooms. There is (12)________ a garage next to the house. The 
village (13)________ a post (14)________, a small shop and a pub, and there is a railway 
(15)____STATION____three miles away. 
Part 9: Complete the second sentence so that is has similar meaning to the first sentence. Use the word in 
the parentheses. 
1. Chrissie can’t draw as well as her sister (good) 
=> Chrissie is ____________________________________________________________________ 
2. Although she had set off late, Jenny caught the train. (managed) 
=> Despite ______________________________________________________________________ 
3. I can’t run any faster than that. (able) 
=> That’s________________________________________________________________________ 
4. Nobody thought Alan was good enough to win the championship. (capable) 
=> Nobody thought _______________________________________________________________ 
5. The rescuers continued their research for the lost climbers. (gone) 
=> The research __________________________________________________________________ 
6. “Can anyone cook trout?” She asked (how) 
=> She asked if anyone ____________________________________________________________ 
7. In Britain you can’t ride a bicycle on a motorway. (allowed) 
=> In Britain you__________________________________________________________________ 
8. We left home too late to catch the 9 o’clock train. (enough) 
=> We didn’t_____________________________________________________________________ 
9. I’d prefer you to start work next week. (rather) 
=>I_____________________________________________________________________________ 
10. It was already too late when I discovered the truth. (out) 
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=> I didn’t ______________________________________________________________________ 
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ĐÁP ÁN VÀ HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM 
ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN QUANG TRUNG NĂM HỌC 2008 - 2009 
- Từ câu 1 đến câu 110 mỗi câu đúng được 0.5 điểm = 55 điểm 
- Phần 6 mỗi câu đúng dược 1 điểm = 10 điểm 
- Phần 7 mỗi câu đúng dược 1 điểm = 5 điểm 
- Phần 8 mỗi câu đúng được 1 điểm = 15 điểm 
- Phần 9 mỗi câu đúng đước 2 điểm = 15 điểm 
 Tổng: 100 điểm / 10 
Part 1: Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 
1. B 2. B 3. C 4. D 5. A 
Part 2: Pick out the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others. 
6. C 7. C 8. D 9. D 10. C 
Part 3: Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence. 
11. B 12. B 13. B 14. A 15. B 16. B 17. C 18. C 19. D 20. A 
21. A 22. B 23. C 24. A 25. D 26. B 27. A 28. B 29. C 30. D 
31. C 32. B 33. B 34. D 35. C 36. B 37. D 38. A 39. D 40. D 
41. D 42. B 43. A 44. B 45. C 46. B 47. C 48. C 49. A 50. C 
51. D 52. D 53. C 54. B 55. C 56. A 57. C 58. B 59. D 60. C 
61. B 62. C 63. D 64. C 65. B 66. A 67. A 68. B 69. D 70. A 
71. C 72. D 73. B 74. C 75. A 76. B 77. B 78. A 79. B 80. D 
Part 4: Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank. 
81. B 82. C 83. D 84. B 85. D 86. C 87. B 88. A 89. B 90. A 
91. D 92. B 93. D 94. D 95. D 96. B 97. B 98. A 99. B 100. D 
Part 5: Each underlined sentences has a mistake find and correct it. 
101. C => when 102. B. => vary 103. A => asked 104. C=> bỏ s 105. B => haven’t 
106. C => when/ at which 107. D => each other 108. B => which 109. D => for 110. B => to get 
Part 6: Choose the correct sentence which is closest meaning to the one in bold. 
111. D 112. B 113. A 114. C 115. D 
116. A 117. B 118. A 119. A 120. B 
Part 7: Read the text and choose the best answer to each question. 
121. A 122. C 123. D 124. C 125. C 
Part 8: Read the text and fill in each space with only one suitable word. 
1. by 2. with 3. at 4. it 5. house 
6. put 7. there 8. to 9. on 10. room 
11. there 12. also 13. has 14. office 15. From 
Câu 2.  And (vì sau đó là 1 clause) nếu with thì a small stream flowing past (và đây là 2 câu đơn 
ghép lại dùng từ AND) On a hill a short distance from the house is a wood and at the end of the garden is a 
small stream 
Câu 6.  Written 
Câu 9.  ON or OF? 
Câu 15.  railway station ( không nói from  away) chỉ nói 3 km away. 
Part 9: Complete the second sentence so that is has similar meaning to the first sentence. Use the word in 
the parentheses. 
1. Chrissie is not as good at drawing as her sister. 
2. Despite having set off late, Jenny managed to catch the train. 
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3. That’s the first time I was able to run fast like that. 
Người ta có viết thế này không nhỉ? 
 I can’t run faster than that (ý muốn nói: tôi chỉ có thể chạy được có thế) 
 That’s the fastest I am able to run. 
 That's not able of me to run faster than that 
4. Nobody thought Alan was capable of winning the championship. 
5. The research for the lost climbers was gone on by the rescuers. 
6. She asked if anyone knew how to cook trout. 
7. In Britain you are not allowed to ride a bicycle on a motorway. 
8. We didn’t leave home early enough to catch the 9 o’clock train. 
9. I rather you started work next week. 
10. I didn’t find out the truth early enough.