Đề thi tuyển sinh lớp 10 năng khiếu – năm học 2002-2003 môn: Anh Văn

 ẹAẽI HOẽC QUOÁC GIA TP HOÀ CHÍ MINH COÄNG HOAỉ XAế HOÄI CHUÛ NGHểA VIEÄT NAM 
 TRệễỉNG PHOÅ THOÂNG NAấNG KHIEÁU ẹOÄC LAÄP Tệẽ DO HAẽNH PHUÙC 
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ẹEÀ THI TUYEÅN SINH LễÙP 10 NAấNG KHIEÁU – NAấM HOẽC 2002-2003 
MOÂN: ANH VAấN 
THễỉI GIAN: 150 PHUÙT 
 I. READING COMPREHENSION (50m) 
A. Choose the word or phrase (in a, b, c, d) which best completes each of the sentences below. 
Mark ‘X’ on your answer. (10m) 
 1. I called on her yesterday; she ________ at the time . 
 a. cooked b. had cooked c. was cooking d. would cooked 
 2. She finally decided ________ her children alone in the house. 
 a. not leaving b. do not leave c. not leave d. not to leave 
 3. Your letter was received the week ________ last. 
 a. before b. after c. ago d. from 
 4. Some young people feel that sometimes they must disagree________ their parents. 
 a. from b. with c. about d. against 
 5. If you go to the beach you can get a lot of fresh air and also ________ the sunshine. 
 a. enjoy b. look c. like d. regard 
 6. It’s high time you ________ to study seriously. 
 a. begin b. began c. did begin d. would begin 
 7. They left at 10:00 AM and ________ a taxi to the airport. 
 a. take b. are taking c. took d. have taken 
 8. If she ________ call me, she could do so. 
 a. has wanted to b. will want to c. wanting to d. wanted to 
 9. No one knows how many books ________ been lost. 
 a. has b. have c. had d. has had 
10. ________ we arrived late, we were given the least desirable seats in the stadium. 
 a. Although b. Even c. Because d. Despite 
B. Choose the correct answer (in A,B,C,D) to fill in each blank. Mark ‘X’ on your answer. (10m) 
A. Are you going to the meeting tomorrow? 
B. Where ____11____ going to be? 
A. At the home of some friends ____12____. 
B. ____13____ is it going to start? 
A. If everyone ____14____ there on time, at about 8:30. 
B. What are we going to ____15____ ? 
A. Well, in this district a lot of parents have young children. They’re not ____16____ school but 
there isn’t ____17____ for them. 
B. So what can we do? 
A. We must find someone ____18____ a big garden. We also need someone who likes children 
and can ____19____. 
B. ____20____ of my friends have big gardens, but I still come to the meeting. 
11. A is it B it is C is there D there is 
12. A to us B of us C to ours D of ours 
13. A Which hour B What time C What hour D Which time 
14. A will get B shall get C get D gets 
15. A talk about B speak on C tell on D say about 
16. A old enough to B old enough for C enough old to D enough old for 
17. A somewhere other B somewhere else C anywhere other D anywhere else 
18. A which have B who has C who have D which has 
19. A look after it B looks after it C look after them D looks after them 
20. A Not any B nobody C No one D None 
C. Choose one word given which best completes the sentence. Each word can be chosen ONCE 
only. (10m) 
 Bear; learned; prefers; expected; continued 
21. We ________ our team to win, but they were badly beaten. 
22. Ba ________ to speak French when he was at school. 
23. Even when the examiner told him to stop, Bill ________ speaking. 
24. I’m sorry, but I can’t ________ to listen to this awful music. 
25. Sam usually ________ playing football to doing homework. 
D. Fill each of the numbered blanks in the passage with ONE suitable word. (20m) 
Rice is one of the most important crops of the Far East. Much of it is ____26____ in the 
lowlands of southern China. 
In the ____27 ____ , when dry ____28____ spoiled the crop, many people in Asia went 
hungry. But in 1960, ____29____ Rice Research Institute opened in the Philippines. Here, 
researchers ____30____ developed new ____31____ stronger rice plants. They have found new 
ways to fertilize the ____32____ and make it richer. They have learned how to protect rice 
____33____ harmful insects. 
In the Philippines, four rice crops a ____34____ can be grown now instead of two. But the 
Institute has not helped people all ____35____ Asia grow better rice crops. 
II. WRITING (50m) 
A. Fill in the blanks with ONE appropriate word. (5m) 
 1. The police believe that Simon committed the crime________ leaving the office and arriving 
home. 
 2. Apart ________ giving the police general details of what was about to happen, he could not 
provide any useful information. 
 3. I’m not sure my brother will ever get married because he hates the feeling of being tied 
________. 
 4. Police fear that an increasing number of young people in the city are becoming addicted 
________ cocaine. 
 5. The prisoner’s case was re-opened after some new evidence came ________ light. 
B. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the 
sentence printed before it. (10m) 
 Example: She often gets angry for no reason. 
 Lose 
 She tends to lose her temper for no reason. 
 6. The children prefer cycling to walking. 
 Rather 
 ________________________________________________________________________ 
 7. Agnes was upset by some of her husband’s religious views. 
 Found 
 ________________________________________________________________________ 
 8. No one ever benefited from being poor. 
 Good 
 ________________________________________________________________________ 
 9. You have 30 days in which to complete and return this form. 
 Within 
 ________________________________________________________________________ 
10. It’s why you want to live in Africa at all that I can’t understand. 
 What 
 ________________________________________________________________________ 
C. Make all the changes and additions necessary to produce correct sentences. (20m) 
 Example: I / be / study / English / year. 
 I have been studying English for a year. 
11. accident victim / manage / pull through / despite / serious condition. 
 ________________________________________________________________________ 
12. Argument / management / staff / result / postponement / the Annual General Meeting. 
 ________________________________________________________________________ 
13. new terminal / they build / finish / next year. 
 ________________________________________________________________________ 
14. I / intend / leave / today / but I / stay / because / work. 
 ________________________________________________________________________ 
15. Richard / real expert / lay / carpets. 
 ________________________________________________________________________ 
16. thief / send / prison / crimes / he / commit. 
 ________________________________________________________________________ 
17. we / avoid / accidents / take care / when we / cross / road. 
 ________________________________________________________________________ 
18. because / delay / we miss / connecting flight. 
 ________________________________________________________________________ 
19. reports / damage / cause / strong winds / exaggerate. 
 ________________________________________________________________________ 
20. book / camping holiday / big mistake / our part. 
 ________________________________________________________________________ 
D. Write a short paragraph of 80-100 words. Choose ONE of the following topics. (15m) 
1. Why do you choose this school? 
2. Why do you expect to gain from this school?