Đề thi vào 10 chuyên Lam Sơn ( Số 1)

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Thanh Hoá
Đề chính thức
Đề thi có 04 trang
kỳ thi vào lớp 10 THPT chuyên Lam sơn
Năm học 2008-2009
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh (dành cho học sinh thi vào lớp chuyên Pháp)
Thời gian : 150 phút ( Không kể thời gian giao đề )
Ngày thi : 16 tháng 06 năm 2008


Question I: Phonetics (5points)
Part A: Choose a word whose underlined part is pronounced
differently from the rest of the group ( 3 points ).
1. A. decided B. lived C. stayed D. studied
2. A. likes B. days C. lives D. earns
3. A. fade B. label C. happy D. sale
Part B : Choose a word whose stress pattern is different from the rest
of the group ( 2 points ).
4. A. freedom B. humor C. solar D. suggest
5. A cover B. account C. install D. prevent
Question II : Verb forms ( 15 points )
Give the correct form of the verb given in the brackets.
My dad (not like) coffee, he never (drink) it .
Ba is short. He wishes he (be) taller.
This house is empty. It (not live) in for many years.
I hate (get) up early in winter.
Traditionally, the ao dai (wear) by both men and women.
This is my house. I (live) here for 7 years.
I`m busy at the moment. I (clean) the floor.
Where you (spend) your holiday last summer ?
I (see) Nam while I (go) to school yesterday. We (say) hello and
(walk) the rest of the road to school together.
My brother is a teacher. He (work) in a school in the city centre.
Listen! They (sing) an English song.
Question III : Word forms ( 10 points )
Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word given in capital letters.
1. There are many ............ parks in Hanoi. BEAUTY
2. ........... is now a serious problem in Viet Nam. FOREST
3. Hoa has a lot of friends as she is so ........... FRIEND
4. This magazine is ............ read by both teenagers and adults. WIDE
5. I hope to speak English as ........ as my teacher. GOOD
6. Viet Nam is interested in saving .......... resources. nature
7. We should prepare food ............. before turning on the stove. careful
8. ............. are concerned about the use of dynamite to catch fish.
environment
9. Ba is very strong. He runs........... than anyone in the class. fast
10. I like this website because it is .........for me. Use
Question IV: Choose the best option to complete each of the following
sentences. ( 15 points)
1. I didn`t go to school yesterday............. I was ill.
A. because
B. and
C. but
D. so

 2. He will stay at home ................. it rains.
A. or
B. however
C. if
D. but

3. That man lives next door, .................. he?
A. does
B. doesn`t
C. don`t
D. isn`t

4. Mary wishes she............. speak Vietnamese.
A. can
B. could
C. should
D. will

5..............the afternoon, mum feeds the chickens.
A. Over
B. On
C. In
D. For

6. She was ill, ............., she offered to help.
A. although
B. because
C. therefore
D. however

7. Viet Nam, ................is in the south-east Asia, exports rice.
A. who
B. which
C. that
D. whose

8. What ............ you do if you saw a UFO?
A. will
B. do
C. would
D. can

9. Nobody came here yesterday, ................ ?
A. didn`t they
B. didn`t he
C. did he
D. did they

10 Do you remember the name of the girl ............ we met at the party last
night ?
A. which
B. where
 C. who
D. whose

11. We have English ..............