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ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10 CHUYÊN ANH
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QUESTION 1: Listen to the passage in the tape two times, then state whether the following sentences are TRUE or FALSE : (1 pt)
1. The people on the plane found something wrong happening to the plane while it was going to land.
2. The air hostess seemed to be excited and frightened when she appeared.
The pilot informed the passengers that one engine of the plane was out of order.
One passenger came into the pilot’s cabin as the request of the air hostess.
5. The man listened very carefully to the urgent instructions that were being sent by radio from the airport below.
6. The man tried his best but he could not control the plane.
7. As the plane touched the ground, it shook violently then burnt.
8. The man could land the plane successfully at last.
QUESTION 2 : Listen to the passage two times, then complete each sentence below with the information you have heard. (1pt)
1. Great white sharks weigh as much as……………………………..
2. The beings who dare to get close to great white shark are…………………………
3. There are……..........…teeth inside the gigantic jaws of a great white shark.
4. The great white shark doesn’t chew its food but tears its prey into large pieces and……..… them whole.
5. Great white sharks find their prey by feeling the prey’s …….………………
6. To survive, baby sharks eat their …………………………
7. As soon as the surviving babies are born, the young sharks have to begin……………
8. Great white sharks are in danger of disappearing because people hunt them for..
QUESTION 3: Pick out the word that has the main stressed syllable different from the others(0.5 pt)

A
B
C
D

1.
government
correspond
benefit
dormitory

2.
unpolluted
interactive
inspiration
communicate

3.
nomination
priority
congratulate
immediate

4.
celebrate
slavery
opinion
minimize.

QUESTION 4: Pick out the word whose underlined syllable is pronounced differently from the others (0.5 pt)

A
B
C
D

1.
only
most
purpose
smoke

2.
chemical
punishment
agriculture
fertilizer

3.
expensive
occasion
pleasure
television

4.
worse
world
 sword
worm

QUESTION 5: Pick out the word that is of different topic from the others (0.5 pt)

A
B
C
D

1.
sunflower
carnation
blue-bell
 cauliflower

2.
signature
specialist
inventor
manager

3.
liver
kidney
breathe
stomach

4.
poisonous
 valuable
 precious
 useful

QUESTION 6: Write the suitable form of the word in parentheses (0.5 pt)
1. He is quite an ___________ person. He plays a lot of sports (energy).
2. This building is miracle of ____________ (architect).
3. Most ghost stories are set in ____________ old houses or castles.(mystery)
4. The doctor gives the patient an injection to ease his pain and ___________ (anxious)
QUESTION 7: Write the correct tense and form of the verbs in parentheses (0.5 pt).
I arrived home last night and found that my house (1. flood). Someone forgot (2. turn) off the bathroom tap, and the water has been pouring out the whole day. Before phoning the plumber, I (3. check) to see that the electricity supply (4. turn) off, because I didn’t want there was a fire as well as a flood.
QUESTION 8: Rewrite these sentences, beginning with the words given in such a way that they have the same meaning as the first ones. (1 pt)
1. I asked someone to draw the plan for the living room. I had …
2. “Would you like to join a picnic?” She said to him. She invited …
3. This city had old buildings, but none can be found nowadays. There used …
4. Lan has no difficulty in making friends. Lan finds…
5. He prefers typing to writing by hand. He’d …
6. He left home six months ago. It’s …
7. A train leaves for Hue at eight o’clock every morning. There is …
8. Both of the chairs are uncomfortable. Neither of …
QUESTION 9: Match each half-sentence in column A with a