Đề thi thử tuyển sinh lớp 10 THPT môn Tiếng anh - Năm học 2012-2013 - Trường THCS Xuân Kiên

Phòng GD-ĐT Xuân Trường Đề thi thử tuyển sinh lớp 10 THPT 
Trường THCS Xuân Kiên Năm học 2012- 2013
 Môn : Tiếng Anh
 ( Thời gian làm bài : 60 phút)
Part I : Phonetics
I Choose the words having the underlined letters pronounced differentely by circling A,B,C or D. (1 pt)
1. A sound
B. best
C. same
D. pleasure
2. A. match
B. catch
C. watch
D. stomach
3. A. suft
B. publish
C. bulb
D. junkyard
4. A. trains
B. tickets
C. stars
D. weekends
5. A. though
B. this
C. thanks
D. than
Part II: Grammar and vocabulary (3.0p)
I/Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences. (2.0p)
1. The capital of Thailand is ..
A. London
B. Paris
C. Bangkok
D. Phnom Penh
2. You like watching spotrs, ., Peter?
A. do you
B. aren’t you
C. don’t you 
D. doesn’t he
3. You shouldn’t eat _. It not good for your health.
A. quick
B. quickly
C. fastly
D. slow
4. The librarian asked us ..so much noise.
A. not to make
B. no make
C. not making
D. don’t make
5. . it was raining heavily, we went out without a raincoat.
A. In spite of
B. Although
C. However
D. In spite
6. He is not very good .mathematics.
A. on
B. in
C. for
D. at
7. He ..us to join in their trip to the mountain.
A. enjoyed
B. offered
C. invited
D. would rather
8. After two hours traveling by coach, we ..Vung Tau.
A. came
B. got
C. reached
D. went
9. I asked Ann she liked learning Vietnamese.
A. did
B. has
C. whether
D. how many
10. This greeting card is from a friend used to study with me in primary school.
A. he
B. who
C. whom
D. which
II. Give the correct forms of the verbs in the brackets to complete the sentences (1pt)
1. Is he interested in (help )____________________ other students?
2. If I (be ) ________________ taller, I could be a policeman, but I’m too short.
3. Tet is a festival which ( occur ) __________________ in late January or early February.
4. Have you finished ( write )__________________ the letter yet, Nam?
5. This is the first time I ( hear ) ________________________ her sing.
Part III: Reading(3.0p)
I.Choose the best answer to complete the passage. (1.0p)
 I myself do not like (1) for pleasure. I have to help Mom with the odd jobs and take care (2) my younger sister and brother when Mom is at work. My parents (3).. factory workers who work hard to support the family and our schooling. Summer vacations mean I have more time to spend with the household chores and my younger sister. However, I have a favor during the summer vacation. I am (4). to stay up for late television movies (5).. are often very interesting.
1. A. travel
B. traveled
C. traveling
D.travels
2. A. of
B. on
C. after
D. at
3. A. is 
B. are
C. was
D. were
4. A. permitting
B. permit
C. permitted
D. permits
5. A. who
B. whom
C. which
D. where
II. Read thev passage carefully, then do the tasks below.(2.0pts)
 Christmas is the biggest festival of the year in most western countries. Celebrations start properly on December 24, Christmas Eve, although there have been several weeks of preparation before hand. The Christmas tree and all the presents, food, drinks, and decorations have been bought. Chrismas cards have already sent to friends and relatives. About a week, before Christmas, people usually put up their decorations and decorate the Christmas tree with electronic lights, various colored decorations and an angel on the top. Family presents are usually put under the Christmas tree.
 Christmas Day, December 25, is the biggest day of the holiday. On the Christmas morning ( very often early), children open the presents that are in their socks. Many families go to the church. The traditional Christmas dinner consists of roast turkey with potatoes and various other vegetables. Before the dinner, peole usually pull crackers – small rolls of paper that have gifts, jokes, and party hats inside.
* Answer the questions.
1. Is Christmas the biggest festival of the year in most eastern countries?
2. What is on the top of the Christmas tree ?
3. When do children open the presents ?
* Choose the best answer.
4. Which of the following is True ?
A. Roast turkey with potatoes and bread.
B. Roast beef with potatoes and various other vegetables.
C. Roast turkey with potatoes and various other vegetables.
D. Roast turkey with tomatoes and various other vegetables.
5. What are Christmas crackers ?
A. Christmas cards that have already been sent to friends and relatives.
B. The Christmas tree with lights and various colored decorations.
C. Small rolls of cards that have gifts, jokes, and party hats inside.
D. Small rolls of paper that have gifts, jokes and party hats inside.
Part IV: Writing(3.0p)
I. Read the first sentence, and then complete the second sentence with the same meaing(1.5pts)
1. It’s a pity I don’t know where she lives.
=> I wish ..
2. They sold the house at the end of the road.
=>The house ....
3. Despite the bad weather, they went swimming.
=>Even though 
4. Mount Pinatubo erupted in 1991. It is a vocano in the Philippines.
=>Mount Pinatubo, which ..
5. She would rather read a book than watch TV.
=>She prefers ..
II. Rearrange these words to make meaningful sentences (1.5 pts)
1. lives./ have / become / part / of / daily / Computers /our / 
2. why / I / asked / me / He / didn’t / go / with / him / .
3. What / English / is / your / like / ?
.
4. She / surfing / most / free time / Net./ of / her / spends / the / 
.
5. The student / is / very / poor / who / gets / the / scholarship / .
 Answer Key
Part I : Phonetics(1.0pt)
O.25 pt for each correct answer.
1. D
2. D
3. A
4. B
5. C
Part II: Grammar and vocabulary (3.0 pts)
I/Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences. (2.0 pts)
O.2 pt for each correct answer.
1. C
2. C
3. B
4. A
5. B
6. D
7. C
8. C
8. C
10. B
II. Give the correct forms of the verbs in the brackets to complete the sentences (1pt)
O.2 pt for each correct answer.
1. helping
2. were
3. occurs
4 writing
5. have heard
Part III: Reading(3.0p)
I.Choose the best answer to complete the passage. (1.0p)
O.2 pt for each correct answer.
1. C
2. A
3. B
4. C
5. C
II. Read thev passage carefully, then do the task below.(2,0pts)
* Answer the questions. ( 0.5pt for each correct answer) 
1. No, it isn’t .
2. An angel is on the top of the Christmas tree.
 Or An angel is .
3. Children / They open the presents on the Christmas morning.
* Choose the best answer.( 0.25pt for each correct answer) 
4. C 5. D
Part IV: Writing(3.0p)
I. Read the first sentence, and then complete the second sentence with the same meaing(1,5p)
O.3 pt for each correct answer.
1. I wish I knew where she lives.
2. The house was sold at the end of the road.
3. Even though the weather was bad, they went swimming.
4. Mount Pinatubo, which is a vocano in the Philippines, erupted in 1991
5. She prefers reading a book to watching TV.__
II. Rearrange these words to make meaningful sentences (1.5 pts)
O.3 pt for each correct answer.
1. Computers have become part of our daily lives.
2. He asked me why I didn’t go with him.
3. What is your English like ?
4. She spends most of her free time surfing the Net.
5. The student who gets the scholarship is very poor.