Đề thi tuyển sinh lớp 10 THPT chuyên môn Tiếng Anh - Năm học 2010-2011 - Sở GD&ĐT Ninh Bình (Có đáp án)

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
 TỈNH NINH BÌNH
ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN
NĂM HỌC 2010 - 2011
ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC THƯTHỨCTHỨC
 Môn: TIẾNG ANH
 Thời gian làm bài 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) 
 (Đề thi gồm có 4 phần 05 trang)
ĐIỂM BÀI THI
HỌ VÀ TÊN, CHỮ KÍ CỦA GIÁM KHẢO
SỐ PHÁCH
(Do chủ tịch Hội đồng chấm ghi)
Bằng số:............................
Bằng chữ:..........................
Giám khảo 1:
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Giám khảo 2:
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(Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào các tờ đề thi)
SECTION A : PHONETICS
I. Circle the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others in each group.
1. 	A. promise	B. horse	C. exercise	D. practice
2. 	A. monkey	B. money	C. donkey	D. ink
3. 	A. teenage	B. luggage	C. image	D. damage
4. 	A. pretty	B. precious	C. preservation	D. preparation
5. 	A. environment	B. device	C. provide	D. service
 1. .. 2. .. 3.  4.  5. 
II. Circle the word that has a different stress position in each group. 
6. A. occasion	B. religion	C. federation	D. collection
7. A. economic	B. encourage	C. embroider	D. experience
8. A. puppet	B. unique	C. tunic	D. notice
9. A. objection	B. opinion	C. official	D. optional
10. A. compulsory	B. convenient	C. correspond	D. communicate
 6. .. 7. .. 8.  9.  10.  
SECTION B : LEXICO-GRAMMAR.
I. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence. 
1. The soccer teams continued playing ........... it began to snow.
	A. however	B. so	C. therefore	D. though
2. Tigers are magnificent animals. We .......... allow them to become extinct.
	A. mustn’t	B. don’t have to	C. mayn’t	D. must
3. That was an interesting play, ..........................?
	A. is it	B. didn’t it	C. wasn’t it	D. was it
4. We ............. to France for our holidays last year.
	A. goes	B. going	C. have gone	D. went
5. The boy, ......... father is the director of the company, helps me a lot at school.
	A. who	B. whose	C. whom	D. who’s
6. He read his article on the website last night, ________?
	A. doesn’t he 	B. didn’t he 	C. did he 	D. hasn’t he
7. Are all the students used ___________ their summer vacation in the countryside?
	A. to spend 	B. spend 	C. to spending 	D. spending
8. Passover ________ in Israel and by all Jewish people.
	A. is hold 	B. is celebrating 	C. celebrates 	D. is celebrated
9. “When will Mr. Ba retire? He began ________ for the company thirty years ago.”
	A. to be worked 	B. to working 	C. will work 	D. to work
10. If Ba were rich, he ________ around the world.
	A. should travel 	B. travelled 	C. could travel 	D. must travel
 1. .. 2.  3. .. .. 4.  5. . 6.  7. . 8.  9.  10 .
II. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences. 
1. When I first (come)...............to this house, it (be)..........a very quiet area. But since then a new housing estate (build).............and it (become).....................very noisy.
2. I wish I (know).................what is wrong with my car.
3. If you (have)..................a peep hole in your door you would have seen who was standing outside and kept the door shut.
4. I advise you (start)..............(look)..................for a flat at once.
5.We are going (have) our house (repaint). next month.
1. .. -  - . .. - .. 
2. . 3. ... 4. .. -  
 5.  - .
III. Give the correct word forms.
1. We should use paper as . as we can. (ECONOMY)
2. They live in a . area in the north – east of the country. (MOUNTAIN)
3. His sudden . must be a shock to his family. (DIE)
4. You shouldn’t .. others if you also have a lot of mistakes. (CRITIC)
5. There are over 50 . in the talent contest. ( COMPETE )
6. Television is one of the cheapest forms of .. . (ENTERTAIN)
7. My teacher  me to take this examination. (COURAGE)
8. The ring is not valuable . In fact, it is almost  . (WORTH)
9. I’m full of .. for my English teacher. ( ADMIRE )
10. That was an remark. It would have been better to keep silent. (NECESSITY)
1.  2.  3. ..4. .
5.. 6.  7. .. 8. 
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IV. Choose the suitable preposition to fill in the gap in each sentence. 
1. This machine is out ...................order.	 
2. The pupils in Vietnam will be keen ............ learning English 	 
3. She has good knowledge ...................history . 	 
4. All of us have to contribute.......... the building of our country.	 
5. Are you..................... the phone ? 	 
6. She is shy . She has difficulty ................talking to people she doesn’t know well . 
7. He is dishonest thus nobody relies .............him. 	 
8. George’s salary is very low . It isn’t enough to live ................	 
9. He lost control of the car and crashed...................... a wall	 
10. The students never complain................... their English teacher . 	 
 1. . 2.  3. .. 4. .. 5. .
 6.  7.  8. . 9.  10 . .
SECTION C : READING.
I. Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space 
THE THREAT TO THE ENVIRONMENT
	Nowadays people are more aware that wildlife all over the world is in .........(1) . Many species of animals are threatened, and could easily become ..........(2) if we do not make an effort to .........(3) them. There are many reason for this. In some case, animals are .........(4) for their fur or for other valuable parts of their bodies. Some birds, such as parrots, are caught ...........(5) and sold as pets. For many animals and birds, the problem is that their habitat - the place where they live - is .......(6) . More land is used for farms, for houses or industry, and there are fewer open ..........(7) than there once were. Farmers use 
powerful chemicals to help them grow better .........(8), but these chemicals pollute the environment and ........(9) wildlife. The most successful animals on earth - human beings - will soon be the only ones .........(10), unless we can solve this problem.
 1.	A. danger	B. threat	C. problem	D. vanishing
 2.	A. disappeared	B. vanished	C. empty	D. extinct
 3. 	A. harm	B. safe	C. protect	D. serve
 4. 	A. hunted	B. chased	C. fed	D. raised
 5. 	A. lively	B. alive	C. for life	D. for living
 6. 	A. exhausting	B. departing	C. escaping	D. disappearing
7. 	A. spaces	B. air	C. up	D. parts
 8. 	A. products	B. fields	C. herbs	D. crops
 9. 	A. spoil	B. harm	C. wound	D. injure
10. 	A. survived	B. over	C. missing	D. left 
 1. . 2.  3. .. 4. .. 5. .
 6.  7.  8. . 9.  10 . .
II. Read the passage and choose the best answer to each question that follows.
	The invention of the photograph happened quite by accident. Thomas Edison moved to Menlo Park, New Jersey in 1876, where he established an industrial research laboratory. There, Edison was working on a carbon telephone transmitter to improve the existing Bell telephone system.
	In that laboratory a year later, Edison invented the photograph while he was trying to improve a telegraph repeater. He attached a telephone diaphragm to the needle in the telegraph repeater, in this way, he was able to reproduce a recording that could be played back. After he made some improvements to the machine, he tested it. He recited “Mary Had a Little Lamb” into the machine and played his voice back to a very surprised audience.
1. What is the best title for the passage?
 A. Thomas Edison’s many inventions	B. Improvements in telephone and telegraph
 C. The history of Menlo Park	D. An accidental invention
2. In what year did the invention of photograph occur?
 A. 1876 	 B. 1877	 C. 1878	 D. the article does not say.
3. What was Edison working on when he created the photograph?
 A. A telegraph repeater	B. A telegraph diaphragm
 C. A telephone repeater	D. A telephone diaphragm
4. According to the passage, how was the phonograph made?
 A. With a telephone needle and a recorder. B. From a recording of a telegraph
 C. With only a telegraph repeater. D. From a combination of telephone and telegraph.
5. According to the passage, how did Edison test his new invention?
 A. He made improvements to the machine. B. He used a carbon transmitter.
 C. He read a children’s rhyme. D. He produced the audience voice.
 1. . 2. . 3. .. 4. . 5. .
SECTION D : WRITING.
I. Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences.
1. This table / too heavy / him / move.
 ...
2. Jane / had / him / check / ticket / before / got on / train.
3. I / saw / Mary / walk / her mother / the concert hall.
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4. They / enjoy/ watch / action films.
........
5. Christmas Day/ people / receive/ greeting cards/ friends.
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II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the sentence printed before it, begin with the given word(s) or phrase.
It is such a pity your sister can’t come as well.
 If only...................................................................................................................................
2.“It certainly wasn’t me who took your car!” said Bob.
 Bob denied...........................................................................................................................
3.They never made us do anything we didn’t want to do.
We........................................................................................................................................
4.She started working as a secretary five years ago.
 She has..................................................................................................................................
5. He met Jane, whom he later married, when he was at Cambridge.
 He met Jane, who was..........................................................................................................
6. It was overeating that caused his heart attack.
 If he ..................................................................................................................................
7. “I have seen the film three times, Mary” said George.
 George told...........................................................................................................................
8. She asked John how he liked her new dress.
 “How..........................................................................................?”
9. They think the burglar got in through the bathroom window.
 The burglar...........................................................................................................................
10. We can’t sit on the grass because it is too wet.
 The grass isn’t......................................................................................................................
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