Đề thi tuyển sinh vào lớp 10 trung học phổ thông môn Tiếng Anh (Chuyên) - Năm học 2009-2010 - Sở GD&ĐT Đắk Lắk

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO	 KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10 TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG
 ĐĂK LĂK	 	 NĂM HỌC 2009-2010
 ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC	MÔN: TIẾNG ANH- CHUYÊN
 Thời gian: 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Điểm số 
Giám khảo 1
Giám khảo 2
Mật mã


 Chú ý: Đề thi này gồm có 5 trang. Thí sinh làm bài trên đề thi này. Với các phần trắc nghiệm thí sinh phải khoanh tròn câu trả lời đúng. Ví dụ: A B © D
A. PHONETICS:(20 ms)
 I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others: (10 ms)
A. three	B. think	C. those	D. thanks
A. brothers	B. reads	C. runs	D. seats
A. wear	B. hair 	C. ear	D. share
A. worked	B. cleaned 	C. watched	D. stopped
A. loud 	B. about	C. found	D. flavour
A. hobby	B. help	C. hour	D. house
A. lived	B. living	C. lift	D. lively
A. nicest 	B. largest 	C. hottest	D. best
A. depend	B. even	C. event	D. prevent
A. ancient	B. cancer	C. occur	D. accurate
 II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others: (10 ms)
A. possession 	B. property 	C. industry 	D. element
A. basically 	B. eminent 	C. ordinary 	D. maternal
A. shortcoming 	B. leopard 	C. kindergarten 	D. personify
A. undoubtedly 	B. economic 	C. university 	D. agricultural
A. enthusiasm 	B. fertilizer 	C. indicator 	D. socializing
A. sincere	B. portable	C. element	D. fortunate
A. recommend	B. spectator	C. individual	D. unexpected
A. gardening	B. furious	C. familiar	D. relative
A. physician	B. employee	C. impolite	D. afternoon
A. repair	B. enough	C. resign	D. creature
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR:(60ms)
 I. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D ) that best fits the blank in each sentence: (30 ms)
Before newspapers were invented, town criers often walked along the streets ______ the latest news.
A. saying	B. talking	C. shouting	D. speaking
If there is too much exhaust _______ in the air, more and more people will cope with respiratory problems.
A. fume	B. fog	C. smoke	D. fuel
It will be raining along the _______ of Thanh hoa.
A. sea	B. seaside	C. coast	D. beach
He has been waiting for this letter for days, and ______ it has come.
A. at last 	B. at the end 	C. in present 	D. to the finish
Give her a telephone number to ring ______ she gets lost.
A. whether	B. in case	C. unless	D. perhaps
It was a great success. He succeeded ______ everyone laugh.
A. to make	B. making	C. for making	D. in making
_________Easter, many children and adults enjoy painting eggs.
A. On	 	B. In	C. At	D. For
She ______ him of having lied to her.
A. threatened 	B. blamed 	C. criticized 	D. accused
Cut this cake into six _______ pieces.
A. same 	B. alike	C. like 	D. equal 
We suggest _______ part in many different charitable activities in our neighborhood.
A. to take	B. taken	C. taking	D. should take
________many households use energy-saving light bulbs, their electricity bill is still enormous.
A. Since	B. Although	C. When	D. If
This dish_________. Is it spicy?
A. smells well	B. smells good	C. is smelled well	D. is smelling good 
In the USA, _______ the states but Hawaii is an island.
A. neither of 	B. no	C. all	D. none of
Mary. to me once a month last year.
A. is used to writing	B. used to write 	C. is used to write	D. was used to write
Wearing uniform helps students .equal in many ways.
A. fell 	B. felt 	C. feel 	D. feeling
He hates being..at.
A. to look 	B. look 	C. looking 	D. looked
Many designers took.from Vietnam’s ethnic minorities.
A. fashion	B. information 	C. creation 	D. inspiration
We _______ hurry. We’ve got plenty of time.
A. shouldn’t	B. mustn’t 	C. don’t have to	D. won’t
I don’t _____ to see her again until next Tuesday.
A. think	B. wait	C. attend	D. expect
_____ your house _____ the year before last?
A. Will/ be rebuilt 	B. Was/ rebuilt 	C. Is/ rebuilt 	D. Has/ been rebuilt
______ the Christmas shopping season begins.
A. That is after Thanksgiving 	B. After Thanksgiving it is 
C. It is after Thanksgiving that 	D. It is Thanksgiving that
Old people must _______ politely.
A. speak	B. speak to	C. be spoken	D. be spoken to
I wish _______ the competition this time.
A. I would win	B. to win	C. I could win	D. won
Dinosaurs are believed _______ millions of years ago.
A. to die out	B. dying out	C. to have died out 	D. to be dying out
He’s never been to Paris, _______?
A. is he	B. has he	C. isn’t he	D. hasn’t he
_______ did you say would undertake the task?
A. Who	B. Whom	C. What	D. Whose 
The problem _______ never occurred.
A. I had expected it	B. which I expected 	C. I had expected 	D. that I had expected it 
28. Just as we ______ the house, it began to rain.
A. left	B. were leaving	C. had left	D. leave
29. Scientists say it is essential that mankind _______ the amount of air pollution in big cities.
A. be reduced 	B. reduced 	C. reduce 	D. will reduce
 30. I had difficulty _______ her to go with us.
A. persuade	B. to persuade 	C. for persuade 	D. persuading
 II. Fill each blank with the correct form of the words given: (20 ms)
He always listens _______ to what she is told.	 (ATTENTION)
He was _______ of consequences in advance.	 (INFORM)
I was kept _______ last night by the noise from a party in the flat above.	 (WAKE)
Elizabeth Taylor won an Oscar for her _______ in “Who’s afraid of Virginia Wolf”	 (PERFORM)
The result was very strange. In fact, it was _______.	 (BELIEF)
The people in the neighboring states did not pay their tributes to the King _______	 (VOLUNTEER)
How could there possibly be any _______ between these two separate incidents?	 (RELATE)
I don’t want to _______ you from becoming a nurse, but the hours are long and the pay is not good. (COURAGE)
Is it _______ to tip waiters in your country.	 (CUSTOM)
I believe you because I know you are _______.	 (TRUE)	 
III. Choose the lettered part that contains a mistake: (10 ms)
They couldn’t hear the music down there because it wasn’t enough loud.
 A	 B C	 D
Einstein was the physicist who has developed the theory of relativity.
 A	 B	 C	 D
As I knew she was interested in tennis, so I decided to buy her a book about Wimbledon. 
 A	 B	 C D
Two thirds of the money were spent on the laboratory equipment.
 A	 B C	 D
When I bought the dress, I didn’t notice nothing wrong with it.
 A	 B	C	 D
My examination results were just like I had expected.
 A B C D
When he saw the teacher looking at him , he stopped to talk.
 A	 B	 C	 D
Almost people still believe that marriage and family life are the basis of our society.
 A	 B	C	 D
I will return back to Athens at the end of June.
 A B C	 D
She sometimes wonders that her mother is really happy.
 A	 B	 C	 D	
C. READING:(60 ms)
 I. Read these passage carefully and choose the best answer for each space:(10 ms)
 A village is a _____ (1) place where the influence of the city is not _____ (2) much. It is indeed a very good place for rest and relaxation.
 In a village people do not live very close to one another. Their houses are far _____ (3). Each house therefore has a lot of _____ (4) around it. So, almost every house is _____ (5) by flowers and fruit plants and vegetables. All these make the village look _____ (6) and fresh. There are also tall trees everywhere which provide ______ (7) from the sun and keep the village _____ (8).
 Some villages are surrounded by paddy fields or mountains. There are also many streams and rivers in many villages. All these _____ (9) great beauty and variety to the village scene.
 The village people are friendly and helpful. They work together and live in peace . Living among _____ (10) friendly and simple people, in such a quite place, is indeed a real pleasure.
A. noisy	B. quiet	C. busy	D. interesting
A. done	B. made	C. felt	D. got
A. apart	B. away	C. from	D. along
A. air	B. space	C. areas	D. environment
A. surrounded	B. covered	C. grown	D. occupied
A. green	B. blue	C. beauty	D. gray
A. shadow	B. light	C. heat	D. shade	
A. hot	B. cold	C. cool	D. fresh
A. make	B. plus	C. add	D. increase
A. so	B. with	C. between	D. such
 II. Read these passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question:(20 ms)
 The research of alternative resources of energy has resulted in various directions. Many communities are burning garbage and other biological waste products to produce electricity. Changing waste products into gases or oil is also an efficient way to dispose of waste. Experimental work is being done to make synthetic fuels from coal, or coal tars. But today, that process has proved expensive. Giant windmills have been built to provide a considerable source of electricity. Other experiments in geothermal power are being tested to harness power deep inside the earth.
 Some experts are trying to revive hydroelectric power which is derived from streams and rivers. Fifty years ago, hydroelectric power provided one third of the electricity used in the United States, but today it supplies only four percent. The oceans are another source of energy. Scientists are studying ways to change the energy of ocean currents, tides, and waves into electricity. Experiments are also underway to make use of temperature differences in ocean water to produce energy.
1. According to the writer synthetic fuels from coals or coal tars are _____________
A. not difficult to make. 	B. easy to use instead of oil or gases.
C. not cheap to make.	 	D. burnt to produce electricity.
	 2. The words “geothermal power” means most nearly the same as ____________
 A. solar energy	B. heat from the earth 	C. hot water	D. nuclear power in the earth
 3. What percentage of the electricity used in the United States did hydroelectric power use to provide?
 	 A. over 30%	B. less than 50%	C. 4%	 	D. 40%.
 4. What are the other sources of energy being experimented?
 A. wind power	B. biological wastes	 	 C. hydroelectricity	D. geothermal energy, the ocean temperature differences.
 5. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?
 A. Windmills have been used for ages.	 
	 B. Heat from the earth has never been used.
C. Changing waste products into gases or oil is an efficient way to dispose of waste.	 	 	 
D. Energy derived from streams and rivers used to be an important supply of electricity.
 III. Cloze: Fill each space with ONE suitable word:(30 ms)
 In the modern world today, which has been changing rapidly, the Internet is of great benefit as it has many advantages. First of all, it is a rich source of information. _____ (1) the Internet, you can get information of _____ (2)all fields, from science, technology, current affairs to prices of the latest fashion. You can also find a wide _____ (3) of information on a certain topic, which is very useful as you have a chance to consider different ideas on the _____ (4) topic, or to understand it from different aspects. For school-age children, the Internet prove to be of great _____ (5) when they can get access to information about schools, courses, schedules, and so on. The Internet is also the place _____ (6) they can learn and widen their knowledge in different fields. _____ (7), using the Internet is extremely time-saving. As it is a rich source of information, just a click or to and you can get a large bulk of information you need. You don't have to _____ (8) hours searching in the library for the books you need. What's more, you can do the shopping from home, which otherwise may take you a few hours. In addition, if you are _____(9) line, you communicate more with people from around the world. It takes just a few minutes to send _____ (10) through e-mail.
D. Writing: (60 ms)
I. Rewrite each sentence , beginning as shown , so that the meaning stays the same :(30 ms)
I’m sorry I was so rude to you last night.
I apologize _________________________________________________________________
They went on smoking all through the meal.
 They didn’t__________________________________________________________________
The suitcase was extremely heavy, but he managed to lift it easily.
In spite of __________________________________________________________________
Nobody has ever speak to me like that before!
I have _____________________________________________________________________
He prefer playing computer games to reading books.
He would rather _____________________________________________________________
My grandfather was born in this small village.
This is _____________________________________________________________________
I started to play the guitar four years ago.
I have _____________________________________________________________________
We suggested a lot of things , which were all rejected .
Everything we _______________________________________________________________
Jim used to be married to that girl .
That’s the girl ________________________________________________________________
Collecting English folk songs is one of my sister’s interests.
My sister is __________________________________________________________________
 II. You are studying hard for your exam. Write a short letter to tell your friend, who is living in another province, about what you are doing to prepare for it : (not more than 120 words) (30 ms)
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