Chuyên TNH Long Xuyên 12-13

ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN THOẠI NGỌC HẦU
Năm học 2012 – 2013
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
(Dành cho học sinh chuyên Tiếng Anh)
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)

I. Listen to Nick talking to a friend about his birthday presents. What present did each person give him? You will hear the conversation twice (1m)
Example:
0. Cousin B
PEOPLE PRESENTS
1. Mum __ A. bike
B. book
2. Brother __ C. cinema tickets
D. clothes
3. Aunt __ E. computer game
F. mobile phone
4. Uncle __ G. money
H. music CD
5. Grandmother __

II. Put the verb in brackets into the correct tense or form (1m)
a) I ………….. (1. spend) this weekend in Dalat. I ………….. (2. go) there nearly every month.
b) When I was fifteen, I usually ………….. (3. go) to school by bike.
c) Paper money ………….. (4. use) for over a thousand years.
d) The house …………..(5. be) quiet when I got home. Everybody ………….. (6. go) to bed.
e) Remember ………….. (7. lock) the door before going to bed.
f) Nancy talks as if she ………….. (8. know) everything.
g) I tried………….. (9. catch) the bus, but I missed it.
h) How much time do you spend ………….. (10. surf) the Internet each day?
III. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word given in brackets (0.5m)
1. The instructions are very………….. . I am not clear what I should do. (confuse)
2. David fell off his bike, but his………….. were not very serious. (injure)
3. Life in the city is …………..from life in the country. (difference)
4. He speaks French very………….. . (good)
5. Lan has a ………….. of many lovely dolls. (collect)
IV. From the four underlined word or phrases (A, B, C, or D), identify the one that is not correct
(0.5 m)
1. They asked me what did happen last night, but I was unable to tell them.
A B C D
2. She has taught in this school since five years.
A B C D
3. Would you mind to help me with this English exercise?
A B C D
4. Many people believe that New York is the most great city in America.
A B C D
V. Read the text below and then choose the option (A, B, C, or D) that best fits each space (1m)
AIR POLLUTION
Everyone wants to ...(1)... pollution. But the pollution problem is as complicated as it is
...(2)... . It is complicated ...(3)... much pollution is caused by things that benefit people. For example,
...(4)... from automobiles causes a large ...(5)... of all air pollution. But the automobile ...(6)... transportation for millions of people. Factories ...(7)... much of waste that pollutes air and water, but factories give employment to a large number of people.
Thus to end or greatly reduce pollution ...(8)... people would have to stop using many things that benefit them. Most of people don’t want to do that, of course. But pollution can be ...(9)... reduced in several ways. Scientists and engineers can work to lessen the amount of pollution that such things as automobiles and factories cause. Governments can pass and enforce laws that
...( 10)... businesses and traffic to stop or cut down on certain polluting activities.
1. A. cause B. destroy C. lessen D. increase
2. A. easy B. simple C. permanent D. serious
3. A. because B. so that C. although D. when
4. A. gas B. exhaust C. vapour D. garbage
5. A. series B. percentage C. number D. emission
6. A. carries B. gives C. provides D. brings
7. A. discharge B. provide C. supply D. cause
8. A. gradually B. obviously C. differently D. immediately
9. A. only B. clearly