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K THI TUYN SINH VO LP 10 CHUYN

TRNG THPT CHU VN AN & H NI AMSTERDAM
Nm hc: 2007 - 2008
CHNH THC
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Ch k GK

Mn thi: Ting Anh

Ngy thi:
Thi gian lm bi: 150 pht

(Bi thi gm 04 trang. Th sinh lm trc tip vo bi trong khun kh t giy thi
ny v khng c dung bt c loi t in no. Gim th khng pht thm bt
c t giy thi no khc. Tri iu ny bi thi s b loi)

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chm thi ghi s
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I. PHONETICS (1 pt)
a. Which word has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others?
1. A. baggage
B. courage
C. damage
D. stage
2. A. depended
B. needed
C. wanted
D. striped
3. A. kitchen
B. Christmas
C. challenge
D. exchange
4. A. advertise
B. addition
C. advantage
D. adventure
5. A. thunder
B. ethnic
C. health
D. gather

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b. Circle the word whose main stress syllable is different from the rest.
6. A. prevention
B. agreement
C. satisfy
D. experience
7. A. camera
B. volcano
C. establish
D. industrial
8. A. elephant
B. violent
C. agree
D. mineral
9. A. exist
B. advance
C. pagoda
D. purpose
10. A. linguistic
B. experience
C. dormitory
D. communicate

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II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (4pts)

a. Circle the best one A, B, C or D and write it in the blank to complete the sentence.
11. One problem for any teacher is that each student has his own _________ needs.
A. separate
B. divided
C. individual
D. distinctive
12. Good theories are important of course, but we must have ____________ evidence
to support them.
A. empirical
B. true
C. realistic
D. first-class
13. If we hurry, we might get there ___________ to catch the early train.
A. right
B. in time
C. on time
D. before time
14. Joining a newsgroup allows computers users to make ____________ with other
who share a similar interest.
A. fun
B. touch
C. approach
D. contact
15. To get a passport, you must send in your birth ___________ and two photos.
A. certificate
B. license
C. paper
D. card
16. His face looks ___________, but I cant remember his name.
A. similar
B. alike
C. memorial
D. familiar
17. In special ____________, a person who is found guilty of murder may receive no
punishment at all from the court.
A. places
B. times
C. surroundings
D. circumstances
18. She tries to set ____________ an hour a week for practice.
A. about
B. down
C. aside
D. in
19. ___________ stay the night if its too difficult to get home.
A. At all costs
B. By all means
C. In all
D. On the whole

Kha ngy:
Hi ng coi thi:

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Dn tc: ..Nam/N
Sinh ngy: thng....nm
Hc sinh trng:

S bo danh:

MN THI:

Th sinh khng c k
tn hay vit du hiu g
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20. Theres no ______ to book tickets in advance. There are always plenty of seats.
A. problem
B. matter
C. need
D. demand
21. Robert and his wife ____________ to my house for tea yesterday evening.
A. came round
B. came about
C. came down
D. came away
22. Our house, which __________ by the river, has a beautiful and modern design.
A. is situated
B. situates
C. situate
D. has situated
23. Each of the guests _____________ a bunch of flower.
A. are given
B. is given
C. were given
D. give
24. I regret ___________ you the story. I really didnt know it would make you
disappointed.
A. tell
B. telling
C. to tell
D. told
25. I was made ___________ had when I was at high school.
A. studying
B. studied
C. to study
D study
26. To everyones surprise, Mr. Brown __________ at the Trade Union meeting.
A. turned in
B. turned over
C. turned up
D. turned
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b. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in capital letters.
27. Every ___________ in this country has the right to vote.
CITY
28.This city has over half a million ___________.
INHABIT
29. Our company helps __________ people to find new jobs.
EMPLOY
30. According to the ____________, the French lesson starts
TIME
at ten.
31. I cant sit on this chair. Its really ____________.
COMFORT
32. Harry asked for a ___________ and the cashier gave him
RECEIVE
one.
33. The conditions in the mans prison were ____________.
HUMAN
34. They frequently ____________ the traffic as they march
MOBILE
through the street.
35. In his family, he is a ____________ child.
TROUBLE
36. ____________ are doing the best to make people aware of ENVIRONMENT
the danger of all pollution.

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c. Fill in the gaps with prepositions or particles.

37. Is it possible to insure my bike __________ theft?
38. She was very critical ___________ her friends new furniture.
39. Im afraid I took your coat ___________ mistake.
40. He reluctantly consented ___________ his daughters marriage.
41. Government officials are looking ___________ reports that the river is being
polluted by a chemical factory.
42. Jack, you look tired. Are you ___________ the weather?
43. The doctor cured me _____________ my illness.
44. __________ luck, we should be in Japan by 4 p.m.
d. Fill in each blank with the correct tense of the verb in the brackets.
Nick disliked school. Being the class truant, he (45) _____ (not realize) the
importance of education. Then, one day while he (46) _____ (play) truant, he met a
beggar. Curious, the beggar (47) _____ (ask) him why he was not in school.
Knowing the reason, the beggar (49) _____ (warn) Nick that if continued as he
was, he (49) _____ (eventually end) up his life.
Plagued by fears, Nick decided to change for the better. His sudden change (50)
_____ (surprise) all his teachers. His improvement became obvious to all.
45. ______________ 46. _______________ 47. _______________
48. ______________ 49. _______________ 50. _______________

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III. READING (2 pts)

a. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word.
If you decide to take a space trip, you should have to get ready a few months (51) ______ the flight. You must be in
excellent (52) _____ condition. You should run a lot, swim everyday, and do aerobics and push-ups. You must get a letter
from the (53) ______ that shows you are in perfect health. Once you get on the trip, you will be in a different (54) _____.
You will see pictures (55) ______ the Earth. You may also find your country and other interesting places. You will be able
to see the oceans, the big rivers, and the tall mountains. You will be able to see (56) _____ many times because you will
(57) _____ the earth 16 times a day! You will also be able to see stars that you couldnt see from the earth.

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When you are in orbit, you will be able to get out of your seat and walk in the (58) _____. You will be able to walk on the
walls or on the ceiling (59) _____ in a circus. You will not weigh anything! You will (60) _____ totally free and enjoy the
wonderful feeling you have never had before. If you were on board now, you would experience those marvelous things.
So do you think you will be able to take a space trip? Start to dream now and your dream may come true some day.

51. ______________ 52. _______________ 53. ______________ 54. _______________ 55. ________________

56. ______________ 57. _______________ 58. ______________ 59. _______________ 60. ________________

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b. Read the text and circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete it.
Amelia Earhart, Americas most famous woman pilot, was born into a (61) ______ family in 1897. At the age of 23, she
began taking flying lessons in California. In spite of having a number of crashes, which were fairly common in the (62)
_____ days of aviation, she decided to make flying her career.

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In 1932 she became the first woman (63) ______ a solo flight across the Atlantic. She set out on May 20th, and not only did
she succeed in arriving safely, but she (64) ______ to do it in record time as well. She was awarded honours of all kinds. As
her fame grew, she travelled around the country giving lectures and (65) ______ womens rights.

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In 1937, she decided to do something that (66) ______ woman had tried before to fly all the way round the world. She
reached Australia, and set (67) ______ on the last part of her journey across the Pacific on July 2nd. A few hours later, she
sent a radio message saying she was running short of (68) _____. Then there was silence. President Roosevelt immediately
had the area searched, but the 9 ships and 66 planes were unable to find any sign of her. Since her death, there have been
many (69) _____ about her: some say that she was captured by the Japanese, others claim that she lived on a South Pacific
island with a fisherman. However, although many people have tried to work out exactly what happened, no (70) ______ of
her or the plane has ever been found.
B. healthful
B. sunny
B. was made
B. succeeded
B. promoting
B. not
B. off
B. food
B. lies
B. story

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61. A. health
62. A. late
63. A. to make
64. A. managed
65. A. prohibiting
66. A. some
67. A. on
68. A. water
69. A. claims
70. A. trace

C. wealth
C. bright
C. make
C. wanted
C. providing
C. no
C. in
C. fuel
C. stories
C. sign

D. wealthy
D. early
D. made
D. failed
D. promising
D. any
D. of
D. money
D. objections
D. sight

IV. WRITING (3 pts)

a. Circle the incorrect part (A, B, C or D) in each of the following sentences and then correct it.
71-72. The plane delayed for more than one hour because of the bad weather.
A
B
C
D
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73-74. Will you please pass me the salt shaker and the bowl of the spaghetti?
A B
C
D
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75-76. Last night we ate fresh fish with corn and rice in dinner.
A
B
C
D
______________________________________________________________________________________
77-78. I have never seen as many expensive cars than they were in that shopping center.
A
B
C
D
______________________________________________________________________________________
79-80. The new brochures describing all our services were delivered to us late yesterday and were shipped out early
A
B
C
D
tomorrow morning.
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b. Rewrite these following sentences, keep the same meaning.

81-82. Nobody expected her to lose, but she did. (against)
_________________________________________________________________________________________.
83-84. You must concentrate on your work more. (apply)
_________________________________________________________________________________________.
85-86. She will probably be elected. (stands)
_________________________________________________________________________________________.
87-88. The boss was annoyed because his secretary came to work late (objected)
_________________________________________________________________________________________.
89-90. The demand for tickets was so great that people queued day and night. (such)
_________________________________________________________________________________________.

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c. (91-100) Write not more than 150 words inside this space to tell your friends how to protect the school environment.
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