Đề thi tuyển sinh vào lớp 10 Tiếng anh THPT chuyên - Năm học 2011-2012 - Sở GD & ĐT Bắc Ninh

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ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN
NĂM HỌC 2011-2012
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh (Dành cho thí sinh thi vào chuyên Anh)
Thời gian làm bài: 120phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)
Ngày thi: 09 tháng 7 năm 2011
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A. PHONETICS, VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (50 POINTS)
 I. Circle the word (A, B, C or D) which has the stress pattern different from that of the others (5 pts)
 1. A. comic 	B. region 	C. impress	 	D. picnic
 2. A. hamburger	 	B. internet 	C. teenager 	D mausoleum
 3. capture 	B. compose 	C. destroy 	D. erupt 
 4. A. garbage 	 	B. reduce 	C. nuclear 	D. plumber
 5. A. inspiration 	B. minority 	C. compulsory 	D. communicate
 II. Circle the best answer to complete each sentence. (10 pts)
 1. ___________ are easy to dissolve.
 A. Plastic bags 	B. Banana leaves 	C. Glass bottles 	 D. Tins and cans
 2. The boy ________ next to me is very good at English.
 A. is sitting 	B sitting 	C. sits 	D. sat
 3. _______ art appreciation is an individual matter, no work of art is perceived by two persons in exactly the same ways.
 A. Since 	B. According to 	C. Because of 	D. Perhaps
 4. “Hoa Hoc Tro” is one of the most popular magazines and is ______ read by both teenagers and adults.
 A. wide 	B. widely 	C. widen 	D. width
 5. Aberdeen, ________ my brother lives, is a town in Scotland
 A. which 	B. who 	C. when 	D. where
 6. Adel usually goes to the cinema ____ the evening.
 A. in 	B. at 	C. on 	D. of
 7. Please fasten your seatbelts! The plane will __________ in a few minutes.
 A. take off 	B. go down 	C. turn off 	 D. turn down
 8. My room is small. __________, it is very comfortable.
 A. but 	B. so 	C. in spite of 	D. however
 9. You are speaking very quietly. I ___________ hear you.
 A. can hard 	B. can’t hard 	C. can hardly 	D. can hardness
 10.  number of boys were swimming in the lake, but I didn’t know  exact number of them.
 A. The / the 	B. The / an 	C. A / the 	D. A / an
III. Give the correct forms of the verbs in brackets to complete each sentence. (10 pts)
 1. Henry would rather his girlfriend (work) _______________ in the same department as he does.
 2. I (buy) ______________ a new carpet. Come and look at it.
 3. You will not be permitted (enter) ______________ the building without the Chief Fire Officer’s permission.
 4. I was late for the bus. I wish I (take) ______________ the shortcut to get to the bus-station earlier.
 5. Supposing the computer (break down) ________________ , what would you do?
 6. We didn’t hear the intruder because we (sleep) _______________ on the top floor that night.
 7. My brother as well as I still clearly remember (take) ____________ good care of when we were young.
 8. A classmate of ours (always talk) _________________ in class. He has been expelled from class many times.
 9. I wish they (stop) ________________ making so much noise so that I could concentrate .
 10. I suggest that she (see) _______________ a doctor.
 IV. Give the correct form of the word in brackets to complete each sentence. (5 pts)
 1. All the runners, with the _________________ of Mark, were exhausted. (EXCEPT)
 2. A holiday in America can be ________________ cheap. (SURPRISE)
 3. I met Lily for the first time, but I was impressed by her _______________ . FRIEND
 4. These shoes look quite smart, but they are terribly ___________________. (COMFORT)
 5. ____________ are doing their best to make people aware of the danger of pollution. (ENVIRONMENT)
 V. Complete the sentences with a suitable preposition. (10 pts)
 1. Could you please put _____ your cigar? It’s a non-smoking section here.
 2. Don’t think too much about this problem. You’d better get rid _____ it.
 3. Turn _______ the music! It’s too loud!
 4. I live in Bristol now, but I grew _______ in Leicester
 5. Come _______! Hurry up! You’ll be late for school
 6. Don’t worry about the baby. I’ll look _______ her while you’re out
 7. What a pretty dress! Turn _______ ! Let me look at it from the back
 8. I’m going to take these shoes _______ to the shop. The heel has broken already.
 9. I used to smoke, but I gave _______ last year.
 10. The history of the famous Bewley's Oriental Cafés began in 1835 when Charles Bewley imported over 2000 chests of tea directly _______ the Chinese province of Canton to Dublin. 
VI. For each sentence, match a beginning in column A with the most suitable ending in column B to make a meaningful sentence or a conversation. (5 pts)
 A	 B
1. Which of these would you like?
2. What shall we do this evening?
3. How far is it from the city?
4. She asked me
5. Tornadoes are funnel – shaped storms.
a. Which pass overland below a thunderstorm.
b. Whether I liked pop music.
c. How about going to the cinema?
d. The green one, please.
e. 15 kilometers from the city.
 Answer: 1............. 	2. .................... 3. ......................... 	4. .................... 5.........................
 VII: Identify the one underlined word or phrase that should be corrected or rewritten. Circle A, B, C or D (5 pts)
 1. Located in the cranial cavity in the skull, the brain is the larger mass of nerve tissue in the 
 A B	 C
human body.
 D
 2. She burst into tears when her boyfriend spoke to her sharp.
 A B C D
 3. Despite of the pills which are available, many people still have trouble sleeping.
A B	 C	 D
 4. The food that Mark is cooking in the kitchen is smelling delicious.
 A B C	 D
 5. A fax is a machine by which written messages can send over the telephone line.
 A B	 C	 D
B. READING (30 POINTS)
 I. Read the text below and fill in each gap with one suitable word. (10 pts)
 The Taj Mahal (1) ________ India is one of the most beautiful buildings in the world. (2) ________ story behind the making of the Taj Mahal is (3) ________ beautiful. In 1612, an Indian King, Shah Jahan (4) _________ a beautiful young woman. It was his second marriage, but he truly loved his new wife.
For the (5) ________ 18 years, Shah Jahan and his wife, Mumtaz Mahah, traveled everywhere together. Sadly, Mumtaz died (6) ___________ having her 14th child in 1630. Shah Jahan decided (7) ________ build the most beautiful tomb in the world for his wife. Even (8) _________ 22,000 workers, the work took over 22 years. Finally, in 1653, Shah Jahan (9) _________ his wife’s tomb. It was the most beautiful tomb in the world, the reminder (10) __________ the love Shah Jahan had for his wife.
 II. The reading is followed by several questions about it. There are four possible answers (A, B, C or D) for each question. Circle the best answer. (10 pts)
 The invention of the electric telegraph gave birth to the communications industry. Although Samuel B. Morse succeeded in making the invention useful in 1837, it was not until 1843 that the first telegraph line of consequence was constructed. By 1860 more than 50,000 miles of lines connected people east of the Rockies. The following year, San Francisco was added to the network.
The national telegraph network fortified the ties between East and West and contributed to the expansion of the railroads by providing an efficient means to monitor schedules and routes. Furthermore, the extension of the telegraph, combined with the invention of the steam- driven rotary printing press by Richard M. Hoe in 1846, revolutionized the world of journalism. Where the business of news gathering had been dependent upon the mail and on hand – operated presses, the telegraph expanded the amount of information a newspaper could supply and allowed for more timely reporting. The establishment of the Associated press as a central wire service in 1846 marked the advent of a new era in journalism.
 1. The main topic of the paragraph is ..
 A. the history of journalism
 B. the origin of the national telegraph
 C. how the telegraph network contributed to the expansion of railroads
 D. the contributions and development of the telegraph network.
 2. According to the passage, how did the telegraph enhance the business of news gathering?
 A. By adding San Francisco to the network
 B. By allowing for timely reporting
 C. By expanding the railroads
 D. By monitoring schedules and routes for the railroad
 3. The author’s main purpose in the passage is to ..
 A. compare the invention of the telegraph with the invention of the steam – driven rotary press
 B. propose new ways to develop the communications industry.
 C. show how the telegraph affected the communications industry.
 D. criticise samuel B.Morse.
 4. It can be inferred from the passage that ..
 A. Samuel Morse did not make a significant contribution to the communications industry.
 B. Morse’s invention did not achieve its full potential.
 C. The extension of the telegraph was more important than its invention.
 D. Journalists have the Associated Press to thank for the birth of the communications industry.
 5. According to the passage, Which of the following is not true about the growth of the communications industry?
 A. Morse invented the telegraph in 1837
 B. People could use the telegraph in San Francisco in 1861
 C. The telegraph lead to the invention of the rotary printing press.
 D. The telegraph helped connect the entire nation 
 III. Read the article and decide which word or phrase below best fits each space. Circle A, B, C or D (10 pts)
AIR POLLUTION
 Air pollution is a (1) ____ of ill health in human beings. In a lot of countries, (2) ____ laws limiting the amount of smoke which factories can produce. (3)____ there isn’t enough information (4) ____ the effects of smoke in the atmosphere, doctors have proved that air pollution (5) _____ lung diseases.
The gases from the exhausts of cars have alse air pollution in mostcities. The lead in petrol produces a poisonous gas (7) ____ often collects in busy streets surrounded by high buildings. Children who live in areas where there is (8) ____ lead in the atmosphere can not think (9) _____ other children and clums when they use their hands.
There are (10) _____ long term effects of pollution. If the gases in the atmosphere continue to increase, the earth’s climate may become warmer. A lot of the ice near the Poles may melt and may cause serious floods.
 1. A. cause 	B. damage	 	C. make 	D. reason
 2. A. there have 	B. there is 	C. have 	D. there are
 3. However 	B. Although 	C. Despite 	D. But
 4. A. at 	B. with	C. on 	D. by
 5. A. makes	B. creates 	C. carries 	D. causes
 6. A. increased 	B. reduced 	C. risen 	D. gone up
 7. A. it 	B. which 	C. what 	D. who
 8. A. many 	B. little 	C. a lot of 	D. few
 9. quickly as	B. more quickly as 	C. as quickly as 	D. much quickly than
 10. A. another 	B. other 	C. others 	D. the other
C. WRITING (20 POINTS)
 I. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the setence printed before it, begin with the given word(s) or phrase(s). (10 pts)
 1. Their teacher is making them study hard.
 	They are _________________________________________________________
 2. You remembered to post the letter, didn’t you?
You didn’t _______________________________________________________
 3. I think the last time I saw you was at Diana’s house – warming party.
I do not think _____________________________________________________
 4. Although he had a salary, he was unhappy in his job.
In spite __________________________________________________________
 5. I won’t swim in the sea because it is too cold.
The sea is not ____________________________________________________
 6. My neighbor is so noisy that I get sick
There ___________________________________________________________
 7. We can only get into the house if someone has the key to the door.
Only when _______________________________________________________
 8. I am very pleased that we will meet again soon.
I am looking _____________________________________________________
 9. “You musn’t tell the boss what I’ve done, Peter!” said William.
William prohibited ________________________________________________
 10. The train couldn’t run because of the storm.
The storm _______________________________________________________
 II. Make full sentences based on the given cues. You can make any changes or addition if necessary (10 pts)
 1. He/made/strange decision/that/everyone/surprised/.
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 2. His mother/is/proud/him/she/?
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 3. I/wear/sunglasses/today/because/sun/very strong/.
 .............................................................................................................................
 4. He/apologize/not/reply/letter/.
 .........................................................................................................................................
 5. If/I/you/not/do/that/.
 .................................................................................................................................
 6. the/smoke/ come/ lit cigarettle/contain/poisonous/chemicals
 . 
 7. in/ past/scientists/ not think/ these chemicals/ harmful/ non-smokers’ health
 8. chirdren/bored/watch//same/programme/day/day
 .
 9. some kinds/ rare animals/be/think/be/danger/extinction 
 ..
 10. the British Prime Minister/pay/official visit/USA/ these days
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