Đề thi vào chuyên Anh Lam Sơn

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
THANH HOÁ

Đề thi chính thức
Đề thi gồm có 05 trang
KÌ THI VÀO LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN LAM SƠN
NĂM HỌC 2012-2013

Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
(Dành cho thí sinh thi vào lớp chuyên Anh)
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Ngày thi: 18 tháng 6 năm 2012

I. PHONETICS: (5 POINTS)
Part A: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest of the group. (3 points)
A. threaten B. smoothly C. theory D. cloth
A. material B. attraction C. access D. applicant
A. most B. purpose C. only D. photo
Part B: Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the rest of the group. (2 points)
A. recent B. replace C. defeat D. describe
A. extensive B. considerate C. confident D. destroy
II. VERB FORMS: (20 POINTS)
Supply the correct form of the verb in the brackets.
1. Finally the chocolate is wrapped in paper. It’s now ready ……….. ( sell).
2. When he was a student, he always ……….. (chat) with his friends in the class, which annoyed his teachers very much.
3. I pretended ……….. (not hear) his question. I didn’t want to answer it.
4. Rarely we ……….. (have) free time when we were upper secondary students.
5. “It was wrong of them to touch the gun of the robber.”
- “You are right. Nothing ……….. (touch) before the police arrived.”
6. A: “I’d like to see your new flat.”
B: -“Well, come tomorrow, but it ……….. (not look) its best, for the painters will still be working on it.”
7. If it……….. (not be) for Mary’s help, I ……….. (not be) able to take part in the competition. As it ……….. (be), I managed to win the first prize, so I ……….. (be) eternally indebted to her now.
8. The fire ……….. (spread) to the next building before the firemen ……….. (arrive).
9. By the time he gets back I ……….. (finish) my homework, and then I ……….. (help) him with his.
10. She demands that the garden ……….. (weed) now.
11. The lift ……….. (be) full, I decided to take the stairs.
12. “I saw Peter on the way home yesterday afternoon.” – “You ………..(see) someone else. He is abroad now.”
13. You ………… (see) Mary, tell her to phone me.
14. A: “Did you remember ……….. (give) him the key of the safe?”
B: - “No, I didn’t. I ………. (do) it now.”
III. WORD FORMATION: (10 POINTS)
Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in capital letters.
As a child I had an ……….. friend called Polly. (IMAGINE)
The competitor was ……….. even though his denial of having used the steroids was so firm. (QUALIFICATION)
3. Parents often choose …………. software for their children to use. (EDUCATE)
4. Chemical ……….. from factories have destroyed our environment. (POLLUTE)
5. Whether there’s life in the other galaxies seems to be an ………..question. (ANSWER)
6. Energy - ……….. bulbs should be used to save electricity. ( SAVE )
7. ……….., the train had left when we arrived at the station. (LUCKY)
8. What foreign languages do they learn ……….. English? (SIDE)
9. Do you want to send this letter by ………….mail? (FACE)
10. The university has ……….. the use of dictionaries during language examinations. (AUTHOR)
IV. MULTIPLE - CHOICE: (15 POINTS)
Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete each sentence below.
1. Is it possible to ……….. the twin brothers apart?
A. recognize B. tell C. distinguish D. see
2. ………..its busy nightlife, Amsterdam also offers great shops and many interesting museums.
A. In addition to B. More than C. As well D. Apart to
3. “Those students study a lot.” – “Yes, ……….. students here are very serious.”
A. most B. almost C. most of D. almost of
4. The whole situation is getting out of _____. Let’s do something before it