Đề thi tuyển sinh vào Lớp 10 THPT môn Tiếng Anh năm 2008 - Sở GD & ĐT Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
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THÀNH PHỐ HỒ CHÍ MINH
 SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
Thời gian làm bài : 60 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)
Môn thi : TIẾNG ANH - Khóa ngày 21/06/2008
KÌ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 NĂM HỌC 2008 – 2009
KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THƠNG
SỞ GIÁO DUC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO TP.HỒ C
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others (0.75 pt).
A. exactly	B. example	C. exercise	D. examination
A. change	B. champion	C. choose	D. toothache
A. waited	B. erased	C. needed	D. ended
Choose the correct phrase ( A, B, C or D ) that best fits the blank space in each sentence (2.5 pt).
________there have been many changes in his life, he still remains a nice man to everyone.
However	B. Despite	C. Because	D. Although
She complains noisily about anything ___________ she doesn’t like.
what	B. that	C. about which	D. whose
You seem to be quite goo __________ physics.
for	B. about	C. at	D. to
Our house need to be ___________.
painting	B. paint	C. painted	D. paints
If you saw a UFO, what __________ you do?
will	B. would	C. can	D. did
– “ Would you like a glass of green tea? “
________________________________
No let’s not	B. No, I don’t	C. No, thanks	D. No, I wouldn’t
Mr.Long often goes swimming _____________ Sunday morning.
in	B. on	C. until	D. at
We’re good friends. We ______________ each other since we were in primary school.
know	B. have known	C. have been known	D. knew
We wish you __________.
good luck	B. congratulation	C. happy	D. enjoy yourself
The final match of EURO 2008 _______________ on June 30th.
will be occurred	B. takes place	C. happening	D. is going
Choose the underlined word or phrase ( A, B, C or D ) that needs correcting (0.75 pt ).
1. “Can you help me with my homework?” - “I wish I could but I couldn’t”
 A	B	 C	 D
2. The new film has been attracted a lot of people all over world.
	 A	 B	 C	 D
3. We want to spend our holiday in a villa by the sea and enjoying sea food.
	 A	 B	 C	D
Choose the word or phrase ( A, B, C or D )that best fits the blank space in the following passage ( 2.0 pt)
Every year many people in the world learn Englisg. Some of them are young children. (1) ________ are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school, and some learn in evening classes. A few learn Enlish by (2)_______ or just by (3)________ to the the language on television or among their friends. Most people must work hard to learn English. (4)________ do all these people want to learn Enlish? It is difficult to answer that question.
Young children learn English at school to study better at their subject. Many adults learn English because (5)________ useful for their work. Teenagers often learn English for their (6)__________ studies, because some of their books are written (7)___________ English at their college or university. Other people learn English because they want to read English newspapers or magazines for (8)___________ and entertainment.
A. The others	B. Others	C. Another 	D. Each other
A. them	B. their	C. themselves	D their
A. listening	B. speaking	C. talking	D. hearing
A. What	B. How	C. Why	D. Where
A. they are	B. it is	C. there is	D. of being
A. taller	B. higher	C. better	D. fuller
A. in	B. at	C. by	D. with
A. equipment	B. example	C. transportation	D. information
Read the passage, then decide if the statements that follow are True or False ( 1.0 pt ).
“ My name is Phil. I’m from Canada. I’m living in a flat in HCM City, where I’m taking a Vietnamese course. 
It’s my first time abroad. I’m sharing the flat with another student called Dev. We have known each other for just some months, since we entered the class. Dev had studied Vietnamese before he came here. So he can speak a little Vietnamese. We go to class in the morning, so in the afternoon we have time to work in groups. Dev helps me a lot not only with my study but also in my daily life. We often practice speaking Vietnamese and do our homework together. Thanks to his help, I have made big progress in speaking and listening as well. Last week we had a test and I did a really good job. Our papers will be returned tomorrow. And I hope that we will get good marks. I’m very happy to have a friend like Dev. ”
This is the first time Phil has been in a foreign country.	_______
Dev, Phil’s friend, is Canadian.	_______
Phil can now speak better Vietnamese than Dev can.	_______
In Phil’s opinion, Dev is a helpful friend.	_______
Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence ( 1pt ).
There are a lot of _______________ at tourist atractions in Ho Chi Minh City. ( SIGHTSEE )
He felt ______________ because he lost the match. ( DISAPPOINT )
She drives ________________, so she has never caused accident. ( CAREFUL )
Teachers now givw more ________________ to their students in class room activities. ( FREE )
Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them ( 2.0 pt )
The children are excited bout going to the circus.
→ The children are looking ______________________________________________.
She talks too much in class.
→ I wish _____________________________________________________________.
When did you start learning English?
→ How long __________________________________________________________
The teacher said, “Let us elect Ha Long Bay to be the one of the World Wonder”.
→ The teacher suggested that Ha Long Bay _________________________________.
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