KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10 TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG NĂM HỌC: 2009 – 2010 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút I Mark the letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction Question I prefer the yellow dress than the white one A than B the yellow C one D the white Question Ho Chi Minh is the biggest city in Vietnam A in B bigger C is D the II Read the following passage and mark the letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best answer to each of the following questions Every four to ten years something happens to the weather system of the Earth Everything changes, and scientists don’t know why The low-pressure area moves toward the east, the high pressure-pressure area is very weak, and the winds blow toward the east A great pile of warm surface water moves towad South American People call this “El Nino” It usually happens at Christmas time, and EL Nino is the Spanish name for the baby Jesus Usually the effects of EL Nino are very mild However, the one that started in 1982 was different from the other recent ones It had a very powerful effect on the world’s climate It caused huge changes in the ocean current It caused flood in some areas and drought in others There were terrible windstorms and huge ocean waves These waves swept houses into the sea El Nino did billions of dollars worth of damage Thousanda of people lost their lives and thousands of others were left homeless Question 3: The effects of El Nino are……………… A usually mild, sometimes very powerful B terrible C very violent D powerful Question I the time of El Nino, the warm surface water moves…………………… A toward South Africa B Eastward C Southward D Westward Question The weather system over the Pacific Ocean changes…………… A every 10 years B every year C every to 10 years D every years Question The reason why the weather system changes ……………… A are known in advance ny all scientists B are easy and simple to scientist today B C are not mysterious to scientists today D are still unknown to scientists nowadays III.Mark the letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions Question A excite B wish C smile D ripe Question A books B roofs C woods D boots Question A watched B washed C stopped D earned Question 10 A bicycle B style C type D cycle IV Read the following passage and mark the letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best answer to each of the following questions New year is one of the most important……………….in the United States On New year eve, most people go to the parties At twelve oclock at night, evryone says “happy new year!” and they …………………….their friends and relatives good luck New Year’s Eve is usually a long night to this holiday, children dress as witches, ghosts or others Most children will say a trick o them But this……………….ever happens Many people give them candy or fruit Question 11 A contests B courses C festivals D meetings Question 12 A greet B wish C dream D congratulate Question 13 A so B Whether C Although D If Question 14 A hardly B hard C soon D always V Mark the letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best answer to eaach of the following questions Question 15 People grow rice in tropical countries A tropical countries are grown rice B Rice is grown by tropical countries C Rice is grown in tropical countries D tropical countries are grown rice by people