ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10THPT. Môn ANH VĂN Năm học: 2007-2008. Question 1: Pick out the word that has the main stressed syllable different from the others. (0,5pt) A B C D 1 Temperature Congratulate Priority Environment 2 Communicate Minority Mausoleum Encourage Question 2: Pick out the word that has the underlined syllable pronounced differently from the others. (0,5pt) A B C D 1 Shrine Stripe Exist Design 2 Depend Equal Remote Separate Question 3: Pick out the word that is of different topic (or part of speech) from the others. (0,5pt) A B C D 1 Sewage Dormitory Garbage Pesticide 2 Beauty Difficulty Minority Tasty Question 4: Pick out ONE best option to complete these fol lowing sentences: (2,5pt) 1. Some _______ have modernized the long dress by printing lines of poetry on it. A. Journalists B. Engineers C. Writers D. Designers 2. Alice enjoys _______ etrange stamps. A. collect B. collecting. C. To collect D. Collector 3. Tonadoes are _______ storms which pass overland below a thunder-storm. A. Tropical B. Equatorial C. Funnel- shaped D. Circle – shaped 4. Your father loves cooking, ______? A. Doesn ’ t your father B. Doesn ’ t he C. Don ’ t you D. Does he 5. “______” means apiece of land full of rubbish. A. Junk-yard B. Treasure C. Hedge D. Stream 6. The washing machine was expensive ______ we couldn ’ t afford to buy it. A. However B. But C. So D. Because 7. The word “______” which means “big wind” comes from Chinese. A. Cyclone B. typhoon C. Tornado D.Hurricane 8. Dynamite ______ many centuries ago. A. Has invented B. Inventad C. Were invented D. Was invented 9. The Internet startsd in the 1960s. That it, it started in the______. A. 19 th century B. 20 th century C. 18 th century D. 21 th century 10. Mary said to me, “Can you speak English ?” She asked me ______________________ A. If I can speak English. B. If can I speak English. C. If I could speak English. D. If I could speak English? Question 5: Read the passage below then pick out ONE best option (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the following sentences: (1.5pt). More than to hundred years ago, the term “environmental polution” was quite strange to people. They lived healthily, drank pure water, and breathed fresh air. Nowedays, the situation is quite different. People on over the word are worried about things that are happening to environment. Actually it is man that is destroying the surrounding with many kinds of waters. Everybody knows that motorbikes and cars emit dangerous gases that cause poisonous air and canser, but no one want to travel on foot or by bicycle. Manufactures know that wastes from factories make water and soil polluted, but they do not want to spend a lot of their money on treating the wastes safely. Scattering rubbish is bad for our health, but no one wants to spend time burying it. Is it worth talking a lot about pollution ? 1. More than two hundred years ago _______. A. The environment was polluted as much as it is today. B. People knew nothing about environmental poluution. C. Air was polluted badly. D. People were faced with pollution. 2. In former days, people ______ A. Led a healthy life. B. Lived in polluted environment. C. Were worried about pollution. D. Drand contaminated. 3. Nowadays, many people are concerned about ______. A. The polluted water. B. The wastes from the factories. C. Dangerous gases emitted by cars and motorbikes. D. All are correct. Question 6: Write a passage (in about 100 words) about the benefits of televition. You can use the following cues: (3.0pt) - TV is a device for getting information (news, articles, weather forecast, etc…). - TV is a device for entertainment (music, movies, games, football, etc…). - TV is a means of education (distant education, discovery, traveling, etc…) END . ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10THPT. Môn ANH VĂN Năm học: 2007-2008. Question 1: Pick out the. lived healthily, drank pure water, and breathed fresh air. Nowedays, the situation is quite different. People on over the word are worried about things that