Đề thi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 10 - Kỳ thi tuyển sinh vào lớp 10 THPT tỉnh Phú Thọ năm học 2008-2009

 KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10 THPT NĂM HỌC 2008- 2009
 TỈNH PHÚ THỌ
 Đề chính thức: môn thi: Tiếng Anh; thời gian làm bài: 60 phút
 I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from others.(1.25 pts)
1. A. mood B. shoot C. foot D. poor
2. A. house B. hour C. hundred D. head
3. A. thank B. this C. then D. these
4. A. game B. page C. go D. gift
5. A. worked B. stopped C. forced D. wanted
II. Find the one choice that best completes the sentences.(5.0 pts) 
1. The chirlden are playing __________ in the garden.
A. happy B. happily C. happier D. happiness
2. If I _______ a bird, I’d be a dove.
A. were B. am C. is D. are
3. He didn’t allow me ________, so I had to stay at home.
A. go B. to go C. going D. gone
4. I have known her _______ a long time.
A. since B. for C. in D. during
5. The telephone was _________ by Alexander Bell.
A. invent B. inventing C. invents D. invented
6. The man ______ you met at the party was a famous film star.
A. who B. whose C. whom D. A and C 
7. American studebt have to __________ each day.
A. twenty- minutes break B. twenty- minute breaks
C. twenty- minute break D. twenty- minutes breaks
8. I didn’t hear you _______ in. You must have been very quiet
A. coming B. to come C. came D. have come
9. He didn’t like living in the city at first. But now he ________ living here.
A. like B. is liking C. likes D. liking
10. The children __________ their parents for a long time.
A. didn’t see B. haven’t seen C. don’t see D. are seeing
11. My children want __________ bread for breakfast.
A. have B. to have C. having D. had
12. The performing animals ___________ in iron cages.
A. keep B. are keeping C. are kept D. to keep
13. The children start at school _________ seven o’clock every morning.
A. at B. about C. on D. in
14. Our teacher suggests __________ a meeting to discuss about the solution to keep our environment clean.
A. to hold B. hold C. holding D. have hold
15. She _______ the new words before using them in the writing.
A. looks up B. look after C. look out D. look into
16. Lan __________ writing to Mary because they are pen friend.
A. is used to B. used to C. use to D. use for
17. There is a football match ________ television tonight.
A. at B. in C. on D. over
18. The car ________ she has just bought is very expensive.
A. who B. which C. that D. B and C 
19. You didn’t learn the old lesson, _________?
A. do you B. didn’t you C. did you D. don’t you
20. What would you do if you ________ me?
A. was B. were C. are D. had been
III. Use the correct tense or form of the verbs in the brackets. (1.75 pts)
1. I __________ (do) my homework when you ________ me last night.
2. It often ________(rain) hard in the summer.
3. You __________( get) good marks if you stude harder.
4. My brother enjoys ________(read) in his free time. Now he _________ (read) a magazine.
5. We ___________ (not see) him for two weeks.
IV. Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that the meaning of the second sentence remains unchanged as the first one’s (1.0 pt)
1. I’d like you to help me to open the window.
 Do you mind ____________________________________________?
2. Nam is reading an English novel. It is very interesting.
 The English novel ________________________________________.
3. “ Do you like English, Lan?”, Hoa asked.
 Hoa asked ______________________________________________.
4. They built a new school in our village last year.
 A new school ____________________________________________.
V. Read the text, then answer the questions below it. (1.0 pt)
A Hobby is what a person likes to do in his/ her spare time. Hobbyists raise pets, watch birds, or hunt animals. They also climb the mountain, fish, ski, skate, and swim. Hobbyists also paint pictures, attend concerts and play musical instruments. Some hobbyists like collecting things. They collect everything from books to butterflies and from shells to stamps. People have hobbies because these activities offer enjoyment, friendship, knowledge and relaxation. Sometimes they can bring financial profit. Hobbies also bring interestind activities for people who have retired. People rich or poor, old or young, sick or well, can follow a satisfying hobby, regardless of their age, position, or income. Hobbies can help person’s mental and physical health. Doctors have found that hobbies are available in helping patients acttivities suffering from physical or mental illness. Hobbies give these patients activities to do, and provide the interests that prevent from thinking about themselves.
1. What is a hoppy ?
___________________________________________________________________________
2. What do some hobbyists collect ?
___________________________________________________________________________
3. Why do people have hobbies ?
___________________________________________________________________________ 
4. Who can folllow a satifying hobby ?
___________________________________________________________________________
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 ANSWER KEY
 I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from others.(1.25 pts)
 1. D 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. D
II. Find the one choice that best completes the sentences.(5.0 pts) 
 1. B 2. A 3. B 4. B 5. D
 6. D 7. B 8. A 9. C 10. B
 11. B 12. C 13. A 14. C 15. A
 16. A 17. C 18. D 19. C 20. B
III. Use the correct tense or form of the verbs in the brackets. (1.75 pts)
was doing - phoned 2. rains 3. will get
4. reading – is reading 5. have not seen 
IV. Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that the meaning of the second sentence remains unchanged as the first one’s (1.0 pt)
Do you mind helping me to open the window ?
or:Do you mind opening the window (for me)?
The English novel ( which/ that) Nam is reading is very interesting .
Hoa asked ( Lan) if wether Lan (she) liked English.
A new school was built in our villlage last year.
 V. Read the text, then answer the questions below it. (1.0 pt)
 1. A hobby/ It is what person like to do in his/ her free time.
 or: A hobby/ It is what a person likes to do when he/ she has spare/ free time.
 2. Some hobbyists/ They collect everything from book to butterflies and from shells to stamps.
 3. ( People/ They have hobbies) because these activities offer enjoynent, friendship, knowledge, and relaxation.
 4. People rich or poor, old or young, sick or well, can foloow a satisfying hobby ( regardless of their age, position, or income).
 Total: 10 points