ĐỀ THI THỬ VÀO CHUYÊN LAM SƠN 4

TRƯỜNG THCS TRẦN PHÚ ĐỀ THI THỬ VÀO LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN NÔNG CỐNG LAM SƠN NĂM HỌC 2013-2014
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
(Môn chung cho tất cả thí sinh)
(Đề thi gồm 04 trang) Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)

Part A: PHONETICS (5 points)
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in the same line. (3 pts)
1. A. media B. deny C. remote D. response
2. A. pity B. wide C. violent D. variety
3. A. shore B. sand C. sugar D. share
II. Pick out the word whose main stressed syllable is different from the rest in the same line. (2 pts)
1. A. summer B. advice C. pastime D. daughter
2. A. yesterday B. applicant C. employment D. uniform

Part B: GRAMMAR(10pts)
Put the verbs in the brackets in the correct form/tense
1. Mary (make) all her own clothes. At the moment she ( make) a dress for herself.
2. (we/ buy)some cakes? No, let`s not. I still have some.
3. When I (see) her, she (hurry) to the station.
4. This is the third time you (be) here. What exactly (you / come ) for now?
5. Some animals (not eat) during the winter.
6. It has been two years since I (be) last in Rome.
7. They arrived here late. The train ( leave)

Part C: MULTIPLE-CHOICE (10pts)
Choose the best option to complete the sentences below.
1. In order to save time, they decided to ride ....................the forest.
A. over B. to C. for D. through
2. Let’s do something to protect the environment, ........................?
A. shall we B. shalln’t we C. don’t you D. shan’t I
3. I have already heard of the violent earthquake which caused terrible......................
A. destruction B. destroy C. destructive D. destroyer
4. He is going to the post office ............. he wants to send some postcards to his friends.
A. as B. however C. and D. although
5. She will save a lot of money........................ she uses energy-saving bulbs.
A. but B. if C. although D. unless
6. People can get the latest ......................and enjoy interesting programs on TV.
A. newspaper B. website C. news D. data
7. We should ........................all the electric appliances when leaving our room.
A. turn off B. turning off C. turn on D. turning on
8. People .........................take physical exercise can live longer.
A. whom B. whose C. which D. who
9. We’re very proud ...................our teachers.
A. about B. of C. for D. with
10. A: Let me congratulate you on your success.
B: ....................................................................
A. I`m sorry. I can`t. B. Yes, let`s.
C. That`s very kind of you to say so. D. Yes, please.

Part D: WORD FORMATION (5 pts)
Put the verbs in the brackets in the right form.
1. The little village is very quiet and ..................... at night. (peace)
2. In Malaysia, ..................... is free. (educate)
3. The Internet has ................. developed and become part of our every life. (increasing)
4. Many .................. come to Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum every day. (visit)
5. .................... are doing their best to make people aware of the danger of air pollution. (environment)

Part E: READING (15pts)
I. Read the passage below and choose the best option to fill in the blanks (10pts)
LEARNING A LANGUAGE
Speech is one of the most important ... (1) ... of communicating. It consists of far more than just making noises. To talk and to ... (2) ... by other people, we have to speak a language, that is, we have to use combinations of ... (3) ... that everyone agrees stand for a particular object or idea. Communication would be impossible if everyone made up his or her own language.
Learning a language properly is very ... (4) .... The basic ... (5) ... of English is not very large, and only about 2000 words are needed to speak it