De thi Tieng Anh chuyen lop 10

SỞ GIÁO DỤC-ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH 10 CHUYÊN/2007-2008
KHÁNH HÒA Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút

PART A: LISTENING
SECTION I:
* Listen and fill in the gaps: (10m)
There are many species of animals in danger of extinction. The Indian Crocodile is one. It’s found in (1) _________, Sri Lanka, and Burma. There are very few (2) __________ now because they are hunted for their skins which are made into handbags, purses, shoes, and (3) __________.
The African Elephant is also in danger. This (4) _________animals is hunted only for its tusks. These tusks are (5) ___________ a lot of money and are made into ornaments, necklaces, and knife-handles, among other things.
Many women like wearing (6) ___________ and stoles. Harp seal coasts are very beautiful. They are made from the skins of the pups. The hunters do not (7) ___________ the pups, but club them to death in order not to (8) _____________ the skins. The adult Harp seal is hunted for its oil which is used for making lubricants and (9) _________ and, of course, the Harp seal population is (10) _________fast.

SECTION II:
Listen to these people talking about their friends. Look at the example. Complete
the other boxes: (10m)
Name
Donna
Colin
Janet

Age
late teen



Build
good figure



Height
fairly tall



Hair color
black



Hairstyle
long, wavy



Face
Heart-shaped, turned-up nose, full lips





Eyes
blue, long eyelashes



Complexion
olive-skinned



Distinguishing features
dimples



Dress




Personality
lively, talkative




SECTION III:
You are going to hear a lecture about immigration to the United States. Listen and fill in the blanks in the following sentences. (20m)
Immigrants to the U.S. came from ____________ different countries.
The Kennedy originally came from _____________.
The U.S. has over ____________ ethnic restaurant
The most popular of these are ___________ and _________.
About ____________ % of Americans have ancestors from northern Europe.
The first big wave of immigrants in the 19th century came from ____________.
Laborers from __________ and __________ built the Transcontinental Railroad.
Many Germans came after ___________.
The biggest wave of immigrants came in ____________.
There were fewer immigrants after the early 1900’s because ____________.
PART B:
I/ Choose the word in each group that has the underlined, italic part pronounced differently from the rest (5 m).
1. A. says B. plays C. rays D. stays
2. A. appeared B. formed C. imagined D. vanished
3. A. exchange B. champagne C. teacher D. children
4. A. sensitive B. benefit C. pretty D. remedy
5. A. oranges B. figures C. classes D. watches
Answers: 1. ________ 2. _______ 3. ________ 4. ________
5. ________
II/ Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern. (5m)
1. A. appliance B. activity C. adventure D. average
2. A. chemical B. effective C. experience D. biology
3. A. primary B. satisfy C. variety D. remedy
4. A. compulsory B. population C. occasionally D. immediate
5. A. favorite B. government C. influence D. identify
Answers: 1. ________ 2. _______ 3. ________ 4. ________
5. ________

III. Choose the word/phrase that the best completes each sentence or that best keeps
the meaning of the original sentences if it is substituted for the underlined part. (30m)

1. What you have to do is to ......... a new idea that will enable us to make a
lot of money.
a. think over b. think out c. think about d. think up
2. As I was a stranger in that country I was not ......... with some of their
customs and didn`t understand why people were laughing at me.
a. addicted b. attracted c. acquainted d. acquired
3. The telephone connection was very poor and we only heard a.........
account of