Đề thi tuyển sinh vào Lớp 10 THPT môn Tiếng Anh (Chuyên)

A- TS 10 CH-08_Doc
Mẵ ký hiệu D10A-08 TS10 CH
 Đề Tuyen Sinh 10 chuyên
Năm học: 2007-2008
Môn thi:
Thời gian làm bài150’( không kể thời gian giao đề)
(Đề này gồm: 9 câu3 trang)
I Read the following passage and answer the question below. (2p)
 English is the language of the people of England is in the south of the island of Great Britain. In the north of this island lies Scotland. To the west of England is Wales. The island of Ireland lies to the west of Great Britain. More than a thousand years ago the people who lived in these four countries were different, and they spoke different languages.
 Great Britain is not a large country. It is much smaller than France or Norway and smaller than Finland. England is the largest part of Britain and it has always been the strongest. Today the official name of Great Britain is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. English is the official language in all parts of the country.
 In the United States of American English is called the national language the language of the American nation. Four hundred years ago some English people sailed to North America to live there and they brought the English language to this new country. After them same people from all all the countries of Europe. And they learned English, but they made it a little different from British English. In the USA now people speak American English. Very many worlds are the same in American and in British English, but the American people do not speak the English language in the same as people do in England.
 Answer the following question:
Which part of Great Britain is the largest?
What is the official language in Great Britain?
What is the national language in the United States of America?
Who brought the English language to America?
 II Give the correct form of the verb in brackets. (2p)
 Every year thousands of people1. (to kill) in their homes. For example a lot of people 2(to die) just because somebody 3(to be) careless and 4(to mean) for somebody else. If a small child6(to find) a bottle of pills, he ..7(to open) it. Accidents in the home can.8(to prevent). If we want to stop them, we must learn to be more careful.
 III Give the correct form of the word in brackets a fill in the blank (1p)
 1. .Stamp is his favorite hobby. 
(collect)
 2. Owing to medical ..we may all expect to live longer than people in earlier times...  (discover)
3. Going out in the rain is .. (pleasure)
4. He is very good at English. He can speak it with ease and (fluently)
5. The soldier was given a medal for.. (brave)
6. Bill has taken up .....as a hobby. (carpenter)
7. Jerry picked up a of the money and smiled (hand)
8. He can’t win the race. (possibility)
IV. Fill in the blank with a suitable word. (2p)
Marking use of a library
 If you wish to make the best use of a library, you (1) first of all know how the book are arranged on the (2)In some very small libraries (3)the books are arranged (4)alphabetical order of the author’s surnames. In larger libraries, (5) the books are arranged (6) systematically. They are usually divided into two main categories – Fiction (Novels and Short Stories) and Non-Fiction (all other books).
 When you know the (7).. of a book, but not the author. And it is a novel or book of short stories; you may be able to refer to a title catalogue or card index, if the library is equipped with one. Non-fiction books are usually arranged (8)to the subject matter.
IV.Find a suitable preposition and fill in blank. (2p) 
1. Did you come here.foot?
2. Write .a fountain pen.
3. She is famous her intelligence.
4. Gas is made ..coal.
5. I can come any day.Monday.
6. What do you think..this sonata of Beethoven?
7. Is there anything good onthe cinema tonight?
8. My English teacher said he was quite satisfied .my class work.
 VI. There is a mistake in each the following sentences. Find and correct it. (2p)
This is our new employee. Will you show him how sending a fax?
Because the battery was dead, the engine will not start.
Be sure to have a mechanic testing the brake, the engine and the steering before a long trip.
This patient is very sick or should be taken to the hospital immediately.
The flight to Rome and Naples are at Gate 4 right now.
Would you like to go and see neither a movie at the cinema nor a play at the theatre?
Before decide where to go on holiday we always read lots of different brochures which we get from our local travel agency.
In the summer, Brighton, Hastings and Eastbound are always full of holiday makers both British or foreign.
VII. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence before it. (2p)
There’s a lot of fog today.
 It’s  
I was very interested in our conversation.
It was interesting
This journey has been tiring.
It..
We met in 1978. Do you remember?
Do on remember.
John borrow Janet’s bicycle.
Janet..
She knows how to draw well.
She is good
If you walk slowly, it takes longer to get there.
There more
Bob is a much better swimmer than George.
George can’t
 VIII. Put a /an or the in each space, or leave the space blank. (2p)
We went by..train to west of England.
people who live inNetherlands are calledDutch.
....judge sent me toprison for..ten years.
Columbus was one of .first people to cross..Atlantic.
As.captain of ..Ship, I have..completed authority.
David learned to payviolin when he was at..university.
Trafalgar Square is nearCharring Cross station.
 Did you readbook I lent you ..last week?
IX. Use the following prompts to write the biography of Abraham Lincoln. (4p)
Abraham Lincoln / born 1809.
Become 16th president / United States / 1861.
April 14, 1865 / he/ his wife / plan / go / see a play / Ford’s Theatre.
Secretary / Kennedy / advice / not go, / but / he go any way / shot in the head / as he watched the play.
Die the next day, / Vice –President Andrew Johnson / become president.
Man / shot Lincoln, John Wilkes Booth, shot him / theatre.
He escape / a warehouse.
But be shot / before / capture.
Người ra dề và đáp án Tổ trưởng chuyên môn Xác nhậ của nhà trường
Nguyễn Thị Hải Bùi Tùng Mậu