Đề thi môn Tiếng Anh năm 2008-2009 - Kỳ thi tuyển sinh lớp 10 chuyên Quốc học - Sở GS & ĐT Thừa Thiên Huế

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
THỪA THIÊN HUẾ
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
( Đề thi gồm 05 trang)
KÌ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 CHUYÊN QUỐC HỌC
Môn : TIẾNG ANH - Năm học: 2008 - 2009
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút 
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I. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY ( 30 points)
Part 1: Choose the best answer among A,B,C or D (10 points)
1. It is the most beautiful building ................... the world.
 A. around	B. of 	C. in 	D. at
2. If you come to the cinema, ................... your friend with you.
 A. bring 	B. get 	C. invite	D. take
3. I’m sorry I missed the meeting yesterday. I didn’t ................... well.
 A. feel 	B. fell 	C. felt	D. feeling
4. We discussed the problem but we ................... a final decision.
 A. don’t reach 	B. won’t reach	C. hadn’t reached 	D. didn’t reach 
5. Tom, write carefully and don’t ................... any mistakes!
 A. do 	B. have 	C. give 	D. make
6. Sue can’t come to the party ...................she’s broken her leg.
 A. although 	B. because 	C. because of	D. so
7. ................... rush hour, the roads in the city are very busy.
 A. While 	B. During 	C. Through	D. On
8. Kate ...................a great time in France and doesn’t want to come back.
 A. is having 	B. has 	C. had	D. had had
9. If you ................... forty cigarettes a day, you would cough a lot.
 A. smoke 	B. smoked 	C. would smoke	D. smoking
10. When I went back to my home town after many years, I was surprised that it .................... changed so much.
 A. has 	B. had 	C. was	D. is
Part 2: Complete each sentence with a suitable preposition: (10 points)
1. We’ll have to use the stairs. The lift is ............................ of order.
2. Surely Peter can’t do all that work............................ his own.
3. Turn right ............................. the traffic lights and you’ll see the cinema.
4. This letter is full ............................. mistakes. Could you write it again, please?
5. You' re very different ............................ your brother.
6. Parents are responsible ............................ educating their children.
7. Could you explain this rule ............................ me?
8. Helen is excited ............................winning the prize.
9. I am very busy ............................my lessons and tasks today.
10. Who's the woman dressed ............................green?
Part 3: Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.The first one has been done for you :(0) (10 points)
WHERE TO EAT
It’s hard to find a place to eat which satisfies the whole family. (0) Perfection is not an easy thing to find when it comes to restaurants. I remember my parents taking me as a child to the most (1)...................................... restaurant they could find. They didn’t think it was worth spending a lot of money on someone who had no table manners! 
Today the choice of restaurants is so great, however, that total 
(2) ...................................... is rare. It’s difficult to explain exactly what I’m looking for in a restaurant. It’s certainly not (3) ...................................... surroundings, although I must admit that I’m usually (4) ................................ to go into a place which looks dirty or dingy. In these days of fast food, it takes a lot of (5) ...................................... to persuade my own children that a bowl of salad is every bit as tasty as a burger and chips! Some parents I know (6) ....................................... taking their children to fast food restaurants, but I’ve always made an effort to go and see just what’s available in those places. I can’t honestly say that some of the experiences were so good that they were (7) ...................................... , but at least I feel I have given the fast food chains a try. I would like to be able to say that we go out to dinner once a week. (8) ....................................... , this is not the case. We either seem to be too busy, or decide that it’s more (9) ............................ to have a family meal at home, which is probably for the best! But one thing is certain, I am still as (10) ...................................... about food as I ever was, and intend to remain so!
PERFECT
EXPENSE
DISAPPOINT
LUXURY
WILLING
DETERMINE
LIKE
FORGET
FORTUNATE
SATISFY
ENTHUSIASM
II. READING COMPREHENSION: ( 35 points)
Part 1: Read the passage and choose the correct answer among A, B, C or D: (15 points)
HEDGEHOGS THREATEN WILDLIFE
There are so many threats to the wildlife on our planet nowadays that we are rarely surprised when we are (1) .............. about another one. (2) .............., some people might find it difficult to (3) ..............that small creatures (4) ..............hedgehogs would be the cause, rather than the victims, of one of these threats. One resident of an island which (5) ..............off the west coast of Scotland (6) ..............how this extraordinary situation has come about. It appears that hedgehogs are not native to the islands. They were introduced by a gardener who thought they (7) ..............be an effective way of controlling the slug population. There are now so (8) ..............hedgehogs on the island that they are putting many rare birds at (9) ..............because they eat birds’ eggs. The hedgehogs, it seems, are (10) .............. , so what are the local people going to do (11) .............. it ? One group of conservationists tried to transport hedgehogs to the mainland. The plan might have (12)if residents on the mainland hadn’t pointed out that the hedgehogs would (13)just as much of a threat on the mainland as on the island. But, unless action is (14) soon, the continuing increase in the hedgehog population will (15) in the disappearance of certain rare species of birds.
1. A. mentioned 	B. explained 	C. told 	D. said
2. A. Even 	B. Although 	C. Yet 	D. However
3. A. believe 	B. convince 	C. suppose 	D. consider
4. A. so 	B. such 	C. like 	D. as
5. A. extends 	B. lies 	C. covers 	D. stretches
6. A. described 	B. commented 	C. talked 	D. meant
7. A. should 	B. can 	C. ought 	D. would
8. A. largely 	B. much 	C. many 	D.far
9. A. danger 	B. risk 	C. trouble 	D. difficulties
10. A. anywhere 	B. everywhere 	C. anything 	D. nothing
11. A. with 	B. about 	C. to 	D. for
12. A. beaten 	B. won 	C. caught 	D. succeeded
13. A. change 	B. become 	C. return 	D. move
14. A. made 	B. done 	C. taken 	D. held
15. A result 	B. lead 	C. cause 	D. turn
	( Note: hedgehog: con nhím)
Part 2: Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in each space. (15 points)
LOST AND FOUND
My father considered (0) himself to be a lucky man. He wasn’t rich or famous, but he was lucky. (1) ................................ he lost anything, he was usually (2)................................ to find it again. (3) ................................such example was a fountain pen, a present from my mother on (4) ................................ wedding anniversary. We had had a family day out in the mountains. My brother, (5) ................................ was about ten years old at the time, and I enjoyed going to a lake where you could hire a boat and row out across the water. (6) ................................ had once been a village in the valley, but the valley had been flooded in order (7) ................................ create a reservoir for a city many miles away. When the water was clear, you could still make out the top of the church spire and the walls of houses. (8) ................................ we were returning home that night, my father discovered that he had lost his treasured fountain pen. About two weeks later, he announced that in spite (9)................................the gloomy weather, we were going back to the lake for the day. We were surprised, but said nothing. We set (10)................................ about nine in the morning, and as (11)...............................as we arrived at the lake, we headed (12) ................................ the spot where we had had our picnic on the previous occasion. As we were deciding whether to hire a boat for the afternoon or (13) ................................ , my father gave a shout. There, lying on the ground, was a pen. There was (14)................................doubt at all in my mind that (15) ................................ was the pen he had lost two weeks beforehand.
Part 3: Read the following passage and answer the questions. (5 poínts)
Meetíngs can waste a great deal of time. But you can make your meeting run more smoothly by following a few simple rules. First, have an agenda. This will help keep you focused on what is important. Next, decide who needs to be involved. More people means less efficient discussion. Finally, keep the discussion moving. Thank each speaker as he or she finishes and move on to the next speaker. This encourages people to make their remarks short. And don’t forget: what happens after a meeting is more important than what happens during the meeting. The skills used then are more professional and less procedural. So no matter how well you run a meeting, it is the work that gets done after the meeting that is important. 
1. What is one way to run a meeting well?
A. Watch how your manager run meetings.	B. Minimize the number of participants.
C. Let the group make decisions.	D. Let everyone speak.
2. What is the purpose of a meeting agenda?
A. To keep the speakers organized.	B. To allow free discussion
C. To send to others in advance	D. To keep focused on improtant items
3. How should you receive other people’s comments at a meeting?
A. Try to keep others from talking.	B. Thank them and move on.
C. Give them as much time as they want.	D. Respond in detai to all comments.
4. How should people state their ideas?
A. Succinctly	B. Quietly	C. Wordily	D. Encouragingly
5. The author states that 
A. meetings should be held more frequently.	
B. all meetings should be in the morning.
C. no one should receive credit for their work.
D. the real work is accomplished after the meeting.
III. WRITING: ( 35 points)
Part 1: Complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first one, by using the word given.( Do not change the word given.) ( 10 points)
1. There was too little time to go back home for my umbrella.	not
There ..........................
2. It was necessary to book concert tickets well in advance.	be
Concert tickets ..........................
3. What interests you about this city?	find
What .........................?
4. I regret not studying harder at school.	only
If .................................
5. Could you come and collect me from the station?	up
Would you mind .........................?
6. Are you interested in sports ?	tell
Can you ........................?
7. They had extinguished the fire by the time the fire brigade arrived.	put
The fire . ..........................
8. I’m sure you were proud of your son’s success.	must
You ..............................
9 I started studying English three years ago.	for
I . ...........................
10. The football players’ training is still going on.	 finished
The football players ............................
Part 2: Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct, and some have a word which should not be there. If a line is correct, put a tick (P) by the number. If a line has a word which should not be there, write the word by the number. 
 ( 15 points)
ADVENTURE IN PERU
0 I’ve just been to see a film is called Touching the Void. It’s
00 about two climbers who decided to go climbing in the mountains
1 in Peru. It took them two days to reach the mountain they
2 had been decided to climb because it was in such a remote place.
3 They left a companion and the most of their supplies at a base camp,
4 optimistically thinking about they would be back in a couple of
5 days. After a difficult climb, they reached at the top of
6 the mountain. It was then that everything started to go wrong.
7 Because of one climber had broken his leg, he had to be
8 lowered down the mountain by means of a rope. His leg it was so
9 much painful that he couldn’t stand on it. After a very exciting bit
10 of the film, which I won’t describe, he found by himself alone
11 at the bottom of a crevasse. He managed to climb out and eventually
12 crawl to safety. The cold was so intense that he got frostbite in his hands,
13 but he was carried on, dragging himself down a glacier and across rocks.
14 When he arrived at the base camp, his friends were too amazed to see him.
15 They couldn’t believe that in despite his broken leg, he had managed to reach the camp.
0  is.
00 P.
1 ..
2 ..
3 ..
4 ..
5 ..
6 ..
7 ..
8 ..
9 ..
10 ....
11 ....
12 ....
13 ....
14 ....
15 ....
Part 3: Write an essay ( at least 200 words) on the following topic: (10 points) 
There have been many technological developments in the 20th century, for example in transport, telecommunications and health.
	What technological development do you think has been the most important ? How has it changed people's lives ? Have all the changes been positive ?
	Give reasons for your answer.
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 SỞ GIÁO DỤC-ĐÀO TẠO KÌ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 CHUYÊN QUỐC HỌC
 THỪA THIÊN HUẾ	 Môn: TIẾNG ANH - Năm học: 2008 - 2009 
 -------------------------	 Thời gian làm bài : 150 phút 
 ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC 
ANSWER KEY
I. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR: (30 points)
Part 1: (10 points) (one point for each correct answer)
Q#
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Key
C
A
A
D
D
B
B
A
B
A
Part 2: (10 points) (one point for each correct answer)
Q#
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Key
out 
on 
 at
of 
from/
to 
for 
to 
about/at 
with 
in 
Part 3: (10 points) (one point for each correct answer)
1. inexpensive	2. disappointment	3. luxurious	4. unwilling	5. determination
6. dislike	7. unforgettable	8. Unfortunately	9. satisfying	10. enthusiastic
II. READING: (35 points) 
Part 1: (15 points) (one point for each correct answer)
Q #
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Key
C
D
A
C
B
A
D
C
B
B
B
D
B
C
A
Part 2: (15 points) (one point for each correct answer)
1. Whenever/When/ If 2. able 	3. One 	4. their 	5. who	 	
6. There 	7. to	8. While/As/When 9. of 	10. off / out 	 11. soon 	12. for/to/towards 	13. not	14. no 	15. it / this / that
Part 3: (5 points) (one point for each correct answer)
1. B	2. D	3. B	4. A	5. D
III. WRITING: (35 points)
Part 1: (10 points) (one point for each correct answer)
1. There was not enough time (for me) to go back home for my umbrella.
2. Concert tickets had/needed to be booked well in advance.
3. What do you find interesting about this city?
4. If only I had studied harder at school.
5. Would you mind picking me up from the station?
6. Can you tell me if you are interested in sports ?
7. The fire had been put out by the time the fire brigade arrived.
8. You must have been proud of your son’s success.
9. I have been studying / have studied English for three years.
10. The football players haven’t finished their training yet.
Part 2: (15 points) (one point for each correct answer)
1. ü 	2. been 	3. the 	4. about 	5. at 	6. ü 	7. of 	
8. it 	9. much 	10. by 	11. ü 	12. ü 	13. was 	14. too 
15. in
Part 3: (10 points)
SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 CHUYÊN QUỐC HỌC
 THỪA THIÊN HUẾ	 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH - NĂM HỌC 2007-2008 	 
 ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Thời gian làm bài : 150 phút 
 (Đề thi gồm có 6 trang - Học sinh làm bài trên đề thi này)
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Mã phách:
I. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY ( 35 points)
	Part 1: Choose the best answer among A,B,C or D. (15 points)
 1. My mother used to . research in this library when she was a student.
A. make	B. do	C. making 	D. doing	 
 2. Let’s go to the beach this weekend,  ?
A shall we	B. do we	C. don’t we	D. will we
 3. I wish he .. that.
A. doesn’t say	B. didn’t say	C. hasn’t said	D. hadn’t said
 4. My father has gone away. He’ll be back  a week.
A. for	B. at	C. until	D. in
 5. Don’t do this all at once; Do it little .................... little.
A. by	B. to	C. from	D. with
 6. They are both good ............. because they type carefully.
A. typewriters	B. typists	C. typers	D. typemen
 7. We didn’t ...............to the station in time to catch the train.
A. get	B. reach	C. arrive	D. approach
 8. I don’t think that purple shirt .............. with your yellow skirt.
A. suits	B. fits	C. goes	D. wears
 9. We had to stop for gasoline at a filling ............... .
A. garage	B. service	C. station	D. pump
 10. ................ you study harder, you won’t pass the examination.
A. If	B. Although	C. Despite	D. Unless
 11. He ordered them .. it again.
A. don’t do	B. not do	C. not to do	D. didn’t do
 12. Quite soon, the world is going to ...................... energy resources.	
A. run out of	B. get into	C. keep up with	D. come up again
 13. We decided not to go camping because of the rain.
A. great	B. strong	C. heavy	 	 	D. extra
 14. Mary works at a supermarket. She . $ 5 an hour.
A. pays	B. brings	C. takes	D. earns
 15. The students have got .. news about their exams.
A. many	B. some	C. few	D. a few
Part 2: Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense or form. (10 points)
 1. Quang ......................................... (talk) to another student when I ................................... (see) 
 him today.
 2. That proposal ........................................( consider) by the members right now. 
 3. Less than half of the cans of paint ......................................(use) up to now.
 4. A: I ................................. (lose) my glasses. I can’t find them anywhere. I ................................. 
 (look for) them for hours. 
 B: Don’t worry. I .................................(do) the same thing the other week but I ..........................
 (find) them a few days later.
 5. He is working tomorrow. If he .................................(have) a day off tomorrow, he .................... 
 (go) to the beach.
. 	Part 3: Correct the words in bold. (10 points)
	Ex:: Jane did a lot of mistakes in her composition. 	 ..made...
 1. I’m afraid you’ve lost your test. You only got 23%.	
 2. Congratulations! You’ve gained first prize in the competitions! 	
 3. I’ve asked everyone where Jane is, but none can tell me. 	
 4. I’m a bit short of cash. Can you borrow me some until tomorrow? 	
 5. Gills has got a good job and wins a good salary. 	
 6. Do you mind if I make a photograph of you? 	
 7. Our school is nearby to the town centre. 	
 8. It’s so peaceful living in the nature away from the city. 	
 9. I feel asleep. Do you mind if I go to bed? 	
 10. My mother tried to avoid me from going to the club. ...
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II. READING COMPREHENSION ( 35 points)
Part 1: Use one of these words in its correct form to complete the text. (10 points)
 retire, promote, redundant, interview, contract, reference, 
 pensioner, applicant, career, train, employment
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 help 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 and 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! 
Part 2: Read the passage below and choose the correct answer among A, B, C or D (10 points)
GREEK THEATRES
The word theatre comes from Greek and literally means seeing place. The theatre has been popular in ancient times. People did not go to the theatre simply to see an interesting ........(1)........ for the plays formed part of religious festivals. ........(2)........ early Greek theatres consisted of no more than a flat space with an altar at the foot of a hillside. ........(3)........ that time, there were no........(4)........ as there are in modern theatres, so the ........(5)........ stood or sat on the slopes of the hillside. Gradually, special theatres were made by building large stone or wooden steps one ........(6)........ another up the hillside. In later times, a hut was built at the far side of the acting area where it formed a background for the actors ........(7)........ the parts of the different characters. Eventually, a ........(8)........ platform was built so that the actors could be seen more clearly. This was the first appearance of anything ........(9)........ our modern stage. As well as these permanent theatres, there were simple wooden stages .........(10)........ around by actors wandering from one place to another. There was also a hut with curtains that served both as background scenery and as a dressing room.
 1. 	A. scene	B. performance	C. scenery	D. stage
 2. 	A. Whole	B. Complete	C. Full	D. All
 3. 	A. In	B. For	C. At	D. On
 4. 	A. chairs	B. benches	C. seats	D. stools
 5. 	A. watchers	B. players	C. viewers	D. audiences
 6. 	A. among	B. between	C. around	D. behind
 7. 	A. playing	B. making	C. doing	D. being
 8.	A. lifted	B. raised	C. moved	D. pulled
 9. 	A. as	B. like	C. equal	D. similar
 10. 	A. carried	B. held	C. brought	D. fetched
Part 3: Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in each space. (15 points)
A POP STAR
	John Lennon was (0)born in Liverpool in 1940. He was always (1).................................on music and played in a pop group (2) ........................................ school and Art college . 
	John (3).................................. married to Cynthia in 1962 and they had a son (4)............................... name was Julian. At that time, John was a member of a group (5)................................“ The Beatles” . Many beautiful songs (6) .................................. written by John and wherever the group went, crowds of fans gathered to see them . They (7).................................... scream and faint when “ The Beatles” played and lots of people have their hair cut in a Beatles style. Soon, everyone had heard (8)..................................... “The Beatles” and John was (9).............................. richer than he had ever thought.
	Having achieved world-wide success, John started to make records (10)................................. his own after 1968 , and it was in the same year when (11).................................... marriage to Cynthia came to an end. He had met Yoko Ono (12).......................... he married the following year. John lost weight and grew his hair long , as can (13) ................................ seen on the covers of the records that he made with Yoko. He set up home in the United States and had a son called Sean.
	Many people considered John Lennon to be (14) ............................... most talented of all “The Beatles”. He sang about peace and love and so when he was murdered by one of his fans, outside his New York apartment , the whole world (15).................................... shocked . More than 50,000 fans turned up to a ceremony in his memory. He was only forty when he died.
III. WRITING: ( 30 points)
 Part 1: There is a mistake in each sentence below. Underline the mistake and write the correct sentence. (10 points)
	EX: I am reading a book which it is very interesting.
	→ I am reading a book which is very interesting.
 1. My mother, that is nearly 60, is coming to live with us.
 ......................................................	
 2. Andrew has been a teacher of English since a very long time.
 .......................................................
 3. It is not easy to grow up children in a modern world.
 ..........................................................
 4. I think we should go some sightseeing this afternoon.
..................................................
 5. The room where I am staying in is very noisy.
...............................................
 6. This is Peter, who his sister works at your school. 
...................................................
 7. Do you want to see the pictures that we took them on holiday?
...............................................
 8. Have you ever considered to become a professional footballer?
..................................................
 9. I’ll give Tania your letter if she will come to school tomorrow.
...............................
 10. I’ve really got to cut up smoking.
.............................................
Part 2: Complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first sentence using the word given. Do not change the word given. ( 10 points)
 1. Could you possibly help me with this box? 	mind
 Would ....................
 2. “Who ate the cake?” she asked.	 	had
She wanted...........................
 3. What sort of weather did you have on holiday? 	like
What ......................
 4. I am not good at skiing, but I’d like to learn.	 	not
I do..........................
 5. The exam wasn’t as hard as I expected.	 than 
The exam..................
 6. Don’t forget to contact me if you come to London. 	touch
Don’t forget to......... 
 7. Make sure that you don’t arrive late. 	turn
Make sure that........
 8. Your English will improve if you keep practising. 	get
Your English...........
 9. Normally I have a ten-minute journey to school. 	me
Normally.................
 10. She is keen on meeting people from other countries.	who
She wants..............
Part 3: In about 250 words, write about the advantages and disadvantages of a child in a large family. (10 points) 
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