SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 THPT

THANH HÓA Môn: TIẾNG ANH

Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề
MÃ ĐỀ 009

PHẦN A: NGỮ ÂM (1,0 điểm)

I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. changes B. boxes C. phones D. brushes
2. A. casual B. locate C. fade D. nation
3. A. scheme B. mechanic C. machine D. chemistry
II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the rest of the group.
4. A. action B. affect C. rapid D. weather
5. A. major B. public C. teammate D. suggest

PHẦN B: NGỮ PHÁP VÀ TỪ VỰNG (4,0 điểm)

I. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets in the following sentences.
6. He ______ (always/make) so much noise in class.
7. Oh no, I forgot ______ (lock) the door .
8. Last winter, Robin ______ (stay) with his father in the Alps for three days.
9. The candidates ______ (sit) for the exam are all from Vietnam.
10. I remember ______ (give) a toy drum on my fifth birthday.
II. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.
11.There will be a prize for the ______ of the game. (WIN )
12. In my opinion, this film is ______ for the children. It’s too violent. (SUITABLE)
13. He used all his ______ to force the door open. (STRONG )
14. Computer are popular ______ nowdays. (WORLD )
15. Here is the weather forecast for tomorrow. Thanh Hoa will be clear and ______. (CLOUD )
III. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence.
16. I’ll phone you as soon as I ______ to Ho Chi Minh city.
A. reach B. arrive C. get D. will get
17. If only my father ______ a doctor.
A. is B. be C. were D. has been
18. Is this my key, or is it ______?
A. your B.yours C. the your D. the yours
19. My sister always goes to school ______ foot.
A. by B. on C. with D. in
20. ______ he was sick, he still turned up for his guitar lesson.
A. Because B. Despite C. Although D. Since
21. The man and the dog ______ I had taken a photo of were in the park.
A. which B. who C. whose D. that
22. She washes her hands before meals, and ______.
A. so does he B. he is, too C. neither does he D. he doesn’t either
23. Do you mind getting me a sandwich?
A. Yes, I’d be glad to B. No, not at all C. Great D. Yes, let’s
24. This bicycle costs ______ the other one.
A. twice as much as B. as twice much as C. as much as twice D.twice as much than
25. She was the first woman in India ______ the president.
A. be B. is C. to be D. being

PHẦN C: ĐỌC HIỂU (3,0 điểm)

I. Complete the passage with the words in the box.
doing up university tested predict
To do well at school, college or ______ (26) you usually need to do well in exams. “All students
hate exams” may be a generalization, but it is fairly true one. Certainly, all of the students I’ve known
disliked ______ (27) exams, None of them thought that the exam system was fair; to do well in a exam you
simply had to be able to ______ (28) the questions which would be asked, This was the case as regards two

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students in my class at college. Both of them were exceptionally bright, but in the final year “exam” neither
of them got an A grade. In fact, they both got Cs. The exam had ______ (29) us on questions which had
come up the previous year. They had both assumed that the same questions wouldn’t come ______ (30)
again, and hadn’t prepared for them.
II. Read the following passage and circle the letter A,B,C or D to indicate the correct answer to each
of the questions from 31 - 35.
I often hear or read about “natural disaster”- the eruption of Mount St Helen, a volcano in the state of
Washington; Hurricane Andrew in Florida; the floods in the American Midwest; terrible earthquakes all
over the world; huge fires; and so on. But I’ll never forget my first personal experience with the
strangeness of nature – “the London Killer Fog” of 1952. It began on Thursday, December 4 th when a high
–pressure system (warm air) covered southern England. With the freezing-cold air below, heavy fog
formed. Pollution from factories, cars, and coal stoves mixed with the fog. The humidity was terribly high,
there was no breeze at all. Traffic (cars, trains, and boats) stopped. People couldn’t see, and some walked
onto the railroad tracks or into the river. It was hard to breathe, and many people got sick. Finally on
Tuesday, December 9th , the wind came and the fog went away. But after that, even more people got sick,
many of them died.
31. Which natural disaster isn’t mentioned in the text?
A. a volcanic eruption B. a flood C. a hurricane D. a tornado
32. What is his unforgettable personal experience?
A. the London killer B. the heavy fog in London in 1952
C. the strangeness of nature D. a high-pressure system
33. What didn’t happen during the time of the “London Killer Fog”?
A. pollution B. humidity C. heavy rain D. heavy fog
34. How long did the “London Killer Fog” last?
A. for four days. B. for five days. C. for six days. D. for a week.
35. The traffic stopped because of ______.
A. the rain B. the windy weather C. the humid weather D. the heavy fog
III. Read the following passage and circle the letter A,B,C or D to indicate the correct word that best
fits each of the numbered blanks
Television is one of man’s most (36) ______ means of communication. It brings events and sounds (37)
______ around the world into millions of homes .A person with a television set can sit in his house and
watch the president making a (38) ______ or visit a foreign country , He can see a war being fought and
watch statesmen try (39) ______ about peace . Through television, home viewers can see and learn about
people, places, and things all over the world. TV even takes its (40) ______ out of this world. It brings
them coverage of America’s astronauts as the astronauts explore outer space.
36. A. importance B. important C. unimportance D. unimportant
37. A. from B. at C. in D. to
38. A. speak B. speaking C. speech D. spoken
39. A. bring B. brought C. bringing D. to bring
40. A. viewers B. seers C. lookers D. watchers

PHẦN D: VIẾT (2,0 điểm)

I. Rewrite the following sentence so that keep the same meaning.
41. The last time she saw her elder sister was in 1999. She hasn’t ______________________________.
42. If you are happier, you look younger. The happier _______________________________________.
43. I don’t really like her even though I admire her achievements. Much as ______________________.
44. She says “I don’t want to stay at home every day.” She tells me ___________________________.
45. The film I saw last week was better than this one. This film _______________________________.
II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word
given. Do not change the word given.
46. Jane didn’t write and he didn’t phone. (NOR)
47. Mike can’t stand the noise of the traffic anymore. (PUT)
48. The man couldn’t say a word. He was so surprised. (TOO)
49. Unless we finish our homework, we can not go out this evening. (IF)
50. These days, she is very cheerful. (SPIRITS)
THE END

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 SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 THPT
THANH HÓA Môn: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề
MÃ ĐỀ 009
ĐÁP ÁN
A. PRONUNCIATION:
I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. C. phones
2. A. casual
3. C. machine
II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the rest of the group.
4. B. affect
5. D. suggest
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets in the following sentences.
6. is always making 7. to lock 8. stayed
9. sitting 10. being given
II. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.
11. winner 12. unsuitable 13. strength 14. worldwide 15. cloudless
III. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence.
16. C. get 17. C. were 18. B.yours 19. B. on
20. C. Although 21. D. that 22. A. so does he 23. B. No, not at all
24. A. twice as much as 25. C. to be
C. READING
I. Complete the passage with the words in the box.
26. university 27. doing 28. predict 29. tested 30. up
II. Read the following passage and circle the letter A,B,C or D to indicate the correct answer to each
of the questions from 31 - 35.
31. D. a tornado
32. B. the heavy fog in London in 1952
33. C. heavy rain
34. C. for six days
35. D. the heavy fog
III. Read the following passage and circle the letter A,B,C or D to indicate the correct word that best
fits each of the numbered blanks
36. B. important 37. A. from 38. C. speech
39. D. to bring 40. A. viewers
D. WRITING
I. Rewrite the following sentence so that keep the same meaning.
41. She hasn’t seen her elder sister since 1999.
42. The happier you are, the younger you look.
43. Much as I admire her achievements I don’t really like her.
44. She tells me she doesn’t want to stay at home every day.
45. This film isn’t as /so good as the one I saw last week.
II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word
given. Do not change the word given.
46. Jane neither wrote nor phoned.
47. Mike can’t put up with the noise of the traffic anymore.
48. The man was too surprised to say a word.
49. If we don’t finish our homework, we can not go out this evening.
50. She is in high spirits these days.

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