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KÌ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 CHUYÊN QUỐC HỌC
Môn : TIẾNG ANH - Năm học: 2008 - 2009
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút

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I. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY ( 30 points)
Part 1: Choose the best answer among A,B,C or D (10 points)
1. It is the most beautiful building ................... the world.
A. around B. of C. in D. at
2. If you come to the cinema, ................... your friend with you.
A. bring B. get C. invite D. take
3. I’m sorry I missed the meeting yesterday. I didn’t ................... well.
A. feel B. fell C. felt D. feeling
4. We discussed the problem but we ................... a final decision.
A. don’t reach B. won’t reach C. hadn’t reached D. didn’t reach
5. Tom, write carefully and don’t ................... any mistakes!
A. do B. have C. give D. make
6. Sue can’t come to the party ...................she’s broken her leg.
A. although B. because C. because of D. so
7. ................... rush hour, the roads in the city are very busy.
A. While B. During C. Through D. On
8. Kate ...................a great time in France and doesn’t want to come back.
A. is having B. has C. had D. had had
9. If you ................... forty cigarettes a day, you would cough a lot.
A. smoke B. smoked C. would smoke D. smoking
10. When I went back to my home town after many years, I was surprised that it .................... changed so much.
A. has B. had C. was D. is
Part 2: Complete each sentence with a suitable preposition: (10 points)
1. We’ll have to use the stairs. The lift is ............................ of order.
2. Surely Peter can’t do all that work............................ his own.
3. Turn right ............................. the traffic lights and you’ll see the cinema.
4. This letter is full ............................. mistakes. Could you write it again, please?
5. You` re very different ............................ your brother.
6. Parents are responsible ............................ educating their children.
7. Could you explain this rule ............................ me?
8. Helen is excited ............................winning the prize.
9. I am very busy ............................my lessons and tasks today.
10. Who`s the woman dressed ............................green?

Part 3: 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.The first one has been done for you :(0) (10 points)

WHERE TO EAT

It’s hard to find a place to eat which satisfies the whole family. (0) Perfection is not an easy thing to find when it comes to restaurants. I remember my parents taking me as a child to the most (1)...................................... restaurant they could find. They didn’t think it was worth spending a lot of money on someone who had no table manners!
Today the choice of restaurants is so great, however, that total
(2) ...................................... is rare. It’s difficult to explain exactly what I’m looking for in a restaurant. It’s certainly not (3) ...................................... surroundings, although I must admit that I’m usually (4) ................................ to go into a place which looks dirty or dingy. In these days of fast food, it takes a lot of (5) ...................................... to persuade my own children that a bowl of salad is every bit as tasty as a burger and chips! Some parents I know (6) ....................................... taking their children to fast food restaurants, but I’ve always made an effort to go and see just what’s available in those places. I can’t honestly say that some of the experiences were so good that they were (7) ...................................... , but at least I feel I have given the fast food chains a try. I would like to be able to say that we go out to dinner once a week. (8) ....................................... , this is not the case. We either seem to be too busy, or decide that it’s more (9) ............................ to have a family meal at home, which is probably for the best! But one thing is certain, I am still as (10) ...................................... about food as I ever was, and intend to remain so!

PERFECT

EXPENSE


DISAPPOINT
LUXURY
WILLING

DETERMINE

LIKE


FORGET

FORTUNATE
SATISFY

ENTHUSIASM



II. READING COMPREHENSION: ( 35