ÐE THI TUYEN SINH VAO 10 CHUYÊN ANH

ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO 10 CHUYÊN ANH
I. VOCABULARY: (30 points)
Part 1: Circle the letter A, B, C or D next to the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.
1. It`s a good idea to see your doctor regularly for................................
A. a revision B. a control C. an investigation D. a check-up
2. Last year the potato harvest was very disappointing, but this year it looks as though we shall have a better................................
A. product B. outcome C. amount D. crop
3. When the starter gave the................................all the competitors in the race began to run round the track.
A. signal B. warning C. shot D. show
4.................................from Bill, all the students said they would go.
A. Except B. Only C. Apart D. Separate
5. The new manager explained to the staff that she hoped to ................................new procedures to save time and money.
A. manufacture B. establish C. control D. restore
6. There is a fault at our television station. Please do not............................... your television set.
A. change B. adjust C. repair D. switch
7. The crowd at football match are often................................
A. excite B. excited C. exciting D. excitement
8. I`m very................................in the information you have given me.
A. concerned B. surprised C. bored D. interested
9. I saw a thief take Peter`s wallet so I ran................................him, but I didn`t catch him.
A. into B. after C. over D. near
10. If it`s raining tomorrow, we shall have to................................the match till Sunday.
A. put off B. cancel C. play D. put away
Part 2: Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.
Kids watch more TV
A study into children`s television (0) viewing habits reveals that children whose parents have a high level of (1)............ tend to watch less television than children from less educated family (2) ........................... The report also suggests that a high rate of TV watching among children in poorer (3).......................... areas and in the provinces, compared to those living in large urban centres, is often due to (4).............................and a lack
of other kinds of (5)............................in the area. Disco, cinema, theatre and sports (6)............................ offer children in urban centres a wider range of pastimes, which leads to far (7)............................hours being spent in front of the box. (8)............................, comedies and adventure films are children`s (9)............................ programmes, while twenty per cent of children said they preferred (10)............................films and thrillers.

VIEW
EDUCATE
BACK

SUBURB
POOR
ENTERTAIN
ACTIVE
FEW
COMMERCE
FAVOUR
VIOLENCE

Part 3: Match each phrasal verb with the correct definition.
A
B
A
B

1. fill in
2. turn into
3. go away
4. put away
5. run out of
A. participate
B. avoid punishment
C. select, choose
D. change into, become
E. continue
6. get away with
7. join in
8. pick out
9. keep on
10. get over
F. complete, (a form)
G. leave
H. recover from
I. use up completely
J. return something to its correct place

II. GRAMMAR (20 points)
Part 1: Use the correct forms of the verbs in the brackets to complete the passage below.
I (write) (1).............................to express my dissatisfaction of my stay at the Lord Hotel in London last weekend. I (book) (2)................................ the hotel in Sweden and also (receive) (3)................................information
about the hotel. I (promise) (4)................................ a luxury weekend.
However, I (be) (5) ................................ not satisfied. The room was comfortable, but the traffic from the road opposite the hotel (make) (6)................................ it impossible to "(sleep) (7)................................ I (ask) (8) ............................... for another room, but no single rooms (be) (9)................................available. I required room-service one night and I (have) (10)................................to wait for almost one hour before someone came.
Part 2: Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions.
1. She was very conscious (1)................................her lack of experience on her first day at work.
2. He has a new solution (2)................................the problem.
3. Nobody helped him. He managed it (3)................................his own.