De thi chuyen tinh Ha Nam 2

Sở Giáo dục - đào tạo
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Kỳ thi tuyển sinh vào lớp 10 thpt chuyên
Năm học 2007-2008
Môn thi: tiếng anh
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
(Đề thi gồm 5 trang, thí sinh làm ngay vào đề thi này)










Part A: grammar and vocabulary
Question I: Give the correct tense / form of the verbs in brackets. ( 1,0 p)
One day John`s father (1. buy) ..... him a computer. He thought it was a good replacement for John`s typewriter. John (2. use) ..... the computer to write his essays. He (3. not expect) ..... that John would spend all his time (4. play) ...... computer games on it, John (5. neglect) ..... his studies and actually failed his tests.
When that happened, John (6. realize) ..... that he (7. make) ..... a terrible mistake. Now, he (8. use) ..... the computer mainly for (9. type) ..... his essays. He plays computer only in his free time. Recently, he (10. top) ..... his classmates in the mid-year examination.
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Question II: Finish the following sentences. Use the correct form of the word given at the end of each line. (1,0 p)
1. Lam is a ................... boy who is loved by all his classmates. consider
2. Tet is a .................. festival of the Vietnamese people. joy
3. My brother can repair electric ................... very well. apply
4. We must keep the environment ................... . pollute
5. This knife is very .................... . It can`t cut anything. . use
6. The .................... which have just been built look very beautiful. build
7. He drives the ...................... of all. bad
8. It is ..................... of you not to help us. kind
9. After the earthquake, a lot of people suffered from .................... . home
10. When you take an examination. You are an .................... . examine
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Question III: Combine the following sentences. Use the given words. (1,0 p)
1. This car is very expensive. We can`t buy it. (so ... that)
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2. This exercise is difficult. I can`t do it. (if)
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3. I tried to finish all my homework. I was very tired. (though)
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4. The boy is brought up by his grandfather. His parents are abroad now. (whose)
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5. I don`t think he is strong. He can`t lift the box. (enough)
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Question IV: There are eleven errors in the passage. Underline the errors and write the correction in the blank provided. (1,0 p) (The first one has been done as an example)
Do you want to planning for some kind of excited trip? Do you have a million dollar? Are you very health? Are you good a traveler? Do you want to go nowhere? Then you can have a trip for space. If you decide to take the trip, you will have to get ready a few months before the fly. You
must being in excellent physical condition. You shouldn`t run a lot, swim every day, and do aerobics and push-ups. You must get a letter of the doctor that shows you are in perfect health.
Once you get on the trip, you would be in a different world. You will see pictures the Earth. You may also find your country and other interested places. You will be able to see the oceans, the big rivers, the tall mountains. You will be able to see them many times because of you will orbit the Earth 16 times a day.
Your answer: (0) Planning -> plan

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