Đề thi tuyển sinh vào Lớp 10 Trường THPT Chuyên Phan Bội Châu môn Tiếng Anh - Năm học 2006-2007 - Sở GD&ĐT Nghệ An

sở GD&ĐT Nghệ an 	 kỳ thi tuyển sinh vào lớp 10 trường thpt chuyên phan bội châu
Đề chính thức
	năm học 2006-2007
Bản chính
	Môn thi : Tiếng Anh
	Thời gian làm bài : 150 phút ( không kể thời gian giao đề )	
Điểm bằng số: ..................................
Điểm bằng chữ: ................................
Họ tên, chữ ký GK 1 ......................................
Họ tên, chữ ký GK 2 :.....................................
Số phách
section I : pronunciation and speaking
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other three.
1.
A. looked
B. finished
C. hoped
D. closed
2.
A. focus
B. cancer
C. facial
D. carry
3.
A. pollute
B. polite
C. possible
D. police
4.
A. conserve
B. preserve
C. serve
D. restore
5.
A. lunar
B. computer
C. humour
D. communicate
6.
A. accurate
B. roommate
C. hate
D. straight
Your answers:
1
2
3
4
5
6
II. Rearrange the following sentences to make a complete telephone conversation between Tran Linh and Linda. Number the sentences in order. 
a. Linda: Could you come and get the registration form at the office? Or you can give us your contact address so that we can send it to you.
b. Tran Linh: I’m sorry. Would you say the names of the courses again...slowly, please?
c. Linda: Would you say your address again, Sir?
....Thank you for calling. Have a good day, Sir.
d. Tran Linh: Good morning. Well, I would like to register for an English course. Can you give me some information concerning such courses at your school?
e. Linda: Sure. General English, Intensive English, International Business English, TOEFL, and IELTS. Which course are you interested in, Sir?
f. Tran Linh: That’s very kind of you. Would you send the registration form to my address-555, Nguyen Chi Thanh, Da Nang. My telephone number is 05-8356111.
g. Linda: Good morning. International English School. What can I do for you, Sir? 
h. Tran Linh: Thank you. I’d like to take the TOEFL. How can I register for this course, please?
i. Linda: Certainly, sir. There are many courses such as General English, Intensive English, International Business English, TOEFL, and IELTS . Which course are you interested in?
Your answers:
1
2
3
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8
9
section Ii : vocabulary And Grammar
I. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences
1. To get in touch with someone is to him.
A. touch
B. communicate with
C. respect
D. criticize
2. I was caught parking on a double yellow line and had to pay a 5 pound parking.
A. cost
B. fee
C. charge
D. fine
3. I’d like to book two, please.
A. seats
B. chairs
C. places
D. positions
4. Mary Smith decided to give up her job for the ..........of her children.
A. care
B. sake
C. advantage
D. concern
5. The girl looks exactly her mother when she was young.
A. like
B. as
C. such as
D. so as
6. It was raining very..........
A. wet
B. badly
C. firmly
D. hard
7. John believed that his friends him.
A. forgot
B. had forgotten
C. forget
D. will forget
8. Stop now. You’ve donework for one day.
A. too many
B. plenty
C. quite enough
D. quite now
9. I didn’t know you were asleep. Otherwise, I  so much noise when I arrived
 A. don’t make
B. didn’t make
C. won’t make
D. wouldn’t have made
10. parrots are tropical birds, they can live in a temperate or cold climate.
 A. Despite
B. Even though
C. Nevertheless
D. But
11. Where..all this morning? It’s nearly midday.
 A. were you
B. are you
C. have you been
D. are you being
12. If you don’t want this pen, takeThere are some left in the box.
 A. the other
B. others
C. another
D. one other
13. If I had met you last Sunday, I....here today.
A. wouldn’t have been
B. wouldn’t be
C. were not
D. am not
14. This food is a bit. Ask them to put it back in the oven.
 A. overcooked
B. overcooking
C. undercooking
D. undercooked
15. If you need any information, .the librarian..at the desk on the second floor. 
 A. see/who sat
B. seeing/ sitting
C. seeing/ who sitting
D. see/sitting
your answers: 
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II. Fill in each gap in each sentence with the correct form of the word in capital letters. 
1. ... are very concerned about the oil floating on the sea which is killing marine life. (ENVIRONMENT)
2. The main character in the film has a lovely (PERSON) 
3. So far hundreds of .....have lost their lives in the Typhoon Chanchu. (FISH) 
4. They’ve my name on this form: the first letter is L not R. ( SPELL)
5. The banking industry has become more and more.. 	 (COMPUTER) 
6. Vietnam is trying to eliminate the..bird-flu virus or H5N1 to protect both domestic and international community. 	 (DEAD) 
7. On-line games will be strictly managed by the Government to reduce the negative effects on society,the youth. 	 (SPECIAL) 
8. There is a.... living room with a French window in his house. (SPACE)
9. Peter usuallyMary at the piano when she sings. (COMPANY)
10. I thought the test was..easy, actually. 	 (COMPARE)
your answers: 
1 
2.......
3.
4..
5
6. 
7...
8
9
10..
III. There are eight mistakes in the passage. Find them and correct them.
Every four of ten years something happens to the weather system . Everything changes, and scientists don’t understand why.
People call this “ El Nino “ . It usually happens at Christmas time and El Nino is name for the baby Jesus. 
The El Nino that was started in 1982 was different with the other recent one. It caused huge changes in the ocean currents. It caused floods in some areas and droughts in other. There were terrible windstorms and huge ocean waves swept houses into the sea. It did billions of dollars cost of damage. Thousands of people lost their lives and thousands of others was left homeless. 
In 1983, the winds, ocean currents and pressure areas started to become normally again. Scientists throughout the world are using satellites and researches boats to observe the atmosphere and the ocean. 
your answers: 
Mistake
Correction
Mistake
Correction
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1
5
5
2
2
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3
3
7
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4
4
8
8
section iII : reading comprehension
I. Fill in each blank with one suitable word from the box to complete the paragraph 
cause listen rises temperature immediately see reason healthy fit healthful normally one unfortunately for develops 
SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) is a fatal disease. It is new and more dangerous than pneumonia and fluenza. Scientists have not found the (1)...... of this disease. SARS is dangerous because it (2)... quickly. Patients (3)...... have a high fever, a sore throat and cough. Their body (4)...... is above 380 C. 
Antibiotics cannot treat SARS, and scientists are looking (5)...... a vaccine to prevent the disease. Before they can find (6)......, it is important to have a (7)... lifestyle . You should keep (8)..., have plenty of fresh air, and eat lots of foods with vitamin C. If you (9)...... someone develop symptoms of SARS, take that person (10) ...... to hospital.
Your answers: 
1. ......................
2........................
3......................
4. ......................
5......................
6. ......................
7........................
8......................... 
9. ......................
10. ....................
 II. Fill in each blank with one suitable word .
Thousands of years before Columbus came to the New World, the American Indians entered North America by (1)...... a narrow stripe of land that once connected Alaska and Siberia. The migrants entered a new world in which there were no people at (2)...... But there were many animals (3)...... hunt, and there were forests (4)..... nuts, roots, and berries could be gathered.
When the Europeans came to the New World, the Indians, at (5)., taught the settlers how to (6).. corn, bake fish, make canoes, and smoke tobacco. In (7).., the white introduced horses, guns, gun-powder and alcohol. But at last, there were struggles for land, and the 
struggles could have (8) ... only one result - war. When the (9).... were over, all the Indians were moved to large areas of land called reservations. Now, some of them, suffering from past mistreatment, are determined to preserve their tribal (10). ; some wish to modernise the reservations. These alternatives, with many variations, are what most Indians have chosen – a future in modern technology and education.
your answers:
1. ......................
2........................
3......................
4. ......................
5......................
6. ......................
7........................
8........................
9. ......................
10. ....................
III. Read the passage and choose the correct answer to each question below
 	Glass making
Champagne is the king of wines and wine of kings, tastes all the better when it is drunk from an elegant, fine- quality glass. That, however, is only one of thousands of ways glass is used today. And for all those different uses, many different types of glass are produced. Glass products are manufactured in different ways. Today glass is blown by hand in a traditional way which the Romans first developed, but now this work is done by robots, too . Generally, in industry, much faster methods of mass production are needed . Often, for example, glass is pressed into the necessary shape by machine. Glass is shaped in other ways, too. For example, it is made into long, very thin fibres. Fibres like these are required to make the fibre - cables that help to build the information Super – Highway around the world. 
The phrase “the king of wines and the wine of kings” means.........
Champagne is the best wine of kings.
Champagne is the king that drinks lots of wine.
Champagne is the best wine and is made for kings
Champagne is the best wine made by kings.
According to the passage.........
the only way glass is used today is for drinking wine.
Today glass is used in one thousand different ways.
An elegant, fine-quality glass makes champagne taste better.
Champagne is drunk in thousands of ways.
It can be inferred from the passage that.........
the traditional way of blowing glass by hand is still in use today.
Today the blowing of glass is all done by robots.
The Romans first developed methods of mass production.
The traditional way is no longer in use today.
According to the passage, which of the following is correct?
Mass production of glass is done by robots.
Glass can be shaped in many different ways.
In industry, glass is often shaped by machine.
Both B and C
The passage primarily discusses
champagne, a kind of wine	C. the types of glass products
the uses of glass	D. the ways of making glass
your answers: 	
1
2
3
4
5
section Iv: writing
I. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the first one:
1. When the Minister was asked about the strike, he declined to comment .
 	On .................................................................................................................................
2. We can’t eat now because there isn’t enough time.
 	There is too ....................................................................................................................
3. If he phones immediately, he will get some information about her.
 	 Unless............................................................................................................................
4. It is possible that he didn’t get my letter.
	He might.........................................................................................................................
5. We didn’t expect you, but we’re glad you’ve come. 
	Although..........................................................................................................................
6. “ I wish I were a boy, “ Mary said .
	Mary said ....
II. Use the following sets of words or phrases to write complete sentences.
1. sister/wear/ new ao dai/twice/she/buy/it.
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2. What/you/do/if/ be/invite/ flying saucer?
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3. Bus/not/always/come/time/so/we/might/ have/wait/ few minutes.
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4. high time/someone/tell/him/stop/behave/child.
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5. Easter/joyful festival/ which/ celebrate/many countries/world.
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III. Write a paragraph on the following topic ( about 150 - 200 words ):
"It is necessary to study a foreign language in its speaking countries." Do you agree or disagree with the statement? Give your own opinion.
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sở GD&ĐT Nghệ an 	 kỳ thi tuyển sinh vào lớp 10 trường thpt chuyên phan bội châu
	năm học 2006-2007
	Môn thi : Tiếng Anh
	Đáp án đề thi chính thức 
section I : pronunciation and speaking 15M
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently: 1 mark for 1 correct answer x 6 = 6m. 
1
2
3
4
5
6
D
C
C
B
A
A
II. Rearrange the sentences to make a complete conversation:1 mark for 1 correct answer x 9 = 9m. 
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g
d
i
b
e
h
a
f
c
section II: vocabulary And Grammar 33m 
I. Choose the best answer from A, B. C or D : 1 mark for 1 correct answer x 15 = 15 .
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15
b
D
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B
A
D
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c
d
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C
c
B
D
D
II. Fill in each gap with the correct form of the word . 1 mark for 1 correct answer x 10=10 m
1. Environmentalists 
2. personality
3. fishermen
4. misspelt
5. computerized
6. deadly
7. especially
8. spacious
9. accompanies
10. comparatively
III. There are eight mistakes in the passage. 1 mark for 1 correct answer x 8	 = 8 m
Mistake
Correction
Mistake
Correction
1. name
1. the name
5. cost
5. worth
2. was started
2. started
6. was left
6. were left
3. different with
3. different from
7. normally
7. normally
4. other
4. others
8. researches
8. research/researching
section iii: reading 30m
I. Fill in each blank with one word from the box 1 mark for 1 correct answer x 10	= 10 m
1. cause
3. normally 
5. for
7. healthy
9. see
2. develops
4. temperature
6. one
8. fit
10. immediately
II. Fill in each blank with one suitable word .1 mark for 1 correct answer x 10	 = 10 m
1.crossing/passing
3. to
5. first
7. return
9. wars/ struggles
2. all
4. where
6. plant/grow
8. the
10. life
 III. Read the passage and choose the correct answer: 2 marks for 1 correct answer x 5 = 10 m
1
2
3
4
5
C
C
A
D
D
section iv: writing : 22 m
I. Rewrite the second sentencey1 mark for 1 correct answer x6	 = 6 m 
1. On being asked about the strike, the Minister declined to comment. 	
2. There is too little time (for us) to eat now.
3. Unless he phones immediately, he won’t get any information about her.
4. He might not have got my letter.
5. Although we didn’t expect you, we’re glad you’ve come.
6. Mary said she wished she were a boy.
II. Use the following sets of words or phrases to write .1 mark for 1 correct answer x 5 = 5 m
1. My sister has worn her/the new ao dai (only) twice since she bought it.
2. What would you do if you were invited into a flying saucer?
3. The bus doesn’t always come on time, so we might have to wait (for/for it/them) a few minutes/Buses do not......
4. It’s high time someone told him to stop behaving like a child.
5. Easter is a joyful festival which is celebrated in many countries in the world.
III. Write a composition on the following topic : 	 11m
 - Layout and length
- Grammar, structures and vocab
- Content 
- Discourse : Sentence connection, variety of types of sentences, flexibility.
Total : 100 / 5 = 20 Marks