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PHÒNG GD&ĐT …………………… ĐỀ THI CHỌN GVG CẤP TRƯỜNG
TRƯỜNG THCS …………. NĂM HỌC 2009 – 2010
Môn: Tiếng Anh
( Thời gian 150 phút không kể thời gian giao đề)

Part a: general knowledge

I. PHONETICS:
1. Pick out the word which is stressed differently from the other three
1. A. reliable B. novelist C. actual D. physical
2. A. probability B. attitude C. technological D. entertainment
3. A. secondary B. expectation C. supervision D. sociologist
4. A. influential B. creativity C. introduction D. university
5. A. information B. together C. residential D. cosmopolitan
2. Choose the underlined word that has different pronunciation from others.
1. A. captain B. table C. lazy D. favor
2. A. arrived B. finished C. laughed D. passed
3. A. repeats B. coughs C. lives D. attacks
4. A. good B. book C. foot D. food
5. A. parachute B. teacher C. which D. check
II. GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY:
1. Choose the best answer from A, B ,C or D to complete the following sentences:
1. The beautiful village is sheltered ………………………… the weather by the mountain
A. from B. by C. in D. of
2. It is better to try to work ………………………………. rather than against nature.
A. for B. with C. by D. along
3. They wanted us to pay …………………………. cheque.
A. for B. in C. on D. by
4. Andrew came to the party …………………….. he hadn’t been invited.
A. Although B. Despite C. incase D. even
5. PO box stands …………………………….. “Post Office” box.
A. as B. like C. for D. by
6. …………. he was good at physics in lower grades, he was terrible at in grade 12.
A. when B. While C. Except that D. Despite
7. The conference was organized for all of the ……………………. in the city
A. history teachers B. historical teachers
B. historic teachers C. historian teachers
8. Unless we ……………up to these problems, many species of animals will become extinct.
A. look B. Run C. face D. get
9. “…………………………….. do you go to the movies?” – “once a month”.
A. how far B. What Time C. How often D. How much time
10. The entrance exam is ………………………… far more difficult than the end of term one.
A. at B. by C. in D. from
2. Supply the correct form of the word in capital letter in the spaces provided:
1. This volcano is dead; it has been ………………….. for more than a century.(ACT)
2. There’s a serious …………………… of food in the disaster area.(SHORT)
3. He’s the only child in his family and hardly enjoys ………………(BROTHER)
4. Nobody is happy with their ……………… explanations they gave for the failure. (CONVINCE)
5. In nursing, women tend to ………….. men by four to one. (NUMBER)
6. “bye-bye” is a more…………………… word than “Goodbye”.(FORM)
7. Tests are often carried out to detect genetic ……………… before birth. (NORMAL)
8. It’s very …………………………….. of you to bring your umbrella today. (SENCE)
9. ……………….. to a new environment is a difficult thing for old people. (ADAPT)
10. The Result is impossible to predict with any degree of …………………….. (CERTAIN)

III. READING:
1. Insert ONE appropriate word in each blank to complete the passage:
If you live in a city, you probably see many people, hear the (1) …………………….. of traffic, and smell the pollution (2) ………………………. cars and factories.
We are entering a new time in (3) …………………………….. history of the world. Before this, most (4) ………………………. Were farmers. They lived in the country. Now many people are (5) …………………………….. the farms and moving into the cities. They are looking for better jobs. The cities are growing very quickly. Most cities very crowded. People are driving more cars, burning more fuels,(6) …………………………………. More water, eating more food