Đề thi tuyển sinh vào Lớp 10 THPT môn Tiếng Anh năm 2008 - Sở GD & ĐT Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh

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KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG

SỞ GIÁO DUC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO TP.HỒ C

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others (0.75 pt).

1. A. exactly B. example C. exercise D. examination 2. A. change B. champion C. choose D. toothache 3. A. waited B. erased C. needed D. ended II. Choose the correct phrase ( A, B, C or D ) that best fits the blank space in each sentence (2.5 pt).

1. ________there have been many changes in his life, he still remains a nice man to everyone.

A. However B. Despite C. Because D. Although 2. She complains noisily about anything ___________ she doesn’t like.

A. what B. that C. about which D. whose 3. You seem to be quite goo __________ physics.

A. for B. about C. at D. to 4. Our house need to be ___________.

A. painting B. paint C. painted D. paints 5. If you saw a UFO, what __________ you do?

A. will B. would C. can D. did 6. – “ Would you like a glass of green tea? “

________________________________ A. No let’s not B. No, I don’t C. No, thanks D. No, I wouldn’t 7. Mr.Long often goes swimming _____________ Sunday morning.

A. in B. on C. until D. at 8. We’re good friends. We ______________ each other since we were in primary school.

A. know B. have known C. have been known D. knew 9. We wish you __________.

A. good luck B. congratulation C. happy D. enjoy yourself 10. The final match of EURO 2008 _______________ on June 30th.

A. will be occurred B. takes place C. happening D. is going

III. Choose the underlined word or phrase ( A, B, C or D ) that needs correcting (0.75 pt ).

1. “Can you help me with my homework?” - “I wish I could but I couldn’t”

A B C D 2. The new film has been attracted a lot of people all over world.

A B C D 3. We want to spend our holiday in a villa by the sea and enjoying sea food.

A B C D IV. Choose the word or phrase ( A, B, C or D )that best fits the blank space in the following passage ( 2.0 pt)

Every year many people in the world learn Englisg. Some of them are young children. (1) ________ are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school, and some learn in evening classes. A few learn Enlish by (2)_______ or just by (3)________ to the the language on television or among their friends. Most people must work hard to learn English. (4)________ do all these people want to learn Enlish? It is difficult to answer that question.

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KÌ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 NĂM HỌC 2008 – 2009

Môn thi : TIẾNG ANH - Khóa ngày 21/06/2008 Thời gian làm bài : 60 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)

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Young children learn English at school to study better at their subject. Many adults learn English because (5)________ useful for their work. Teenagers often learn English for their (6)__________ studies, because some of their books are written (7)___________ English at their college or university. Other people learn English because they want to read English newspapers or magazines for (8)___________ and entertainment.

1. A. The others B. Others C. Another D. Each other 2. A. them B. their C. themselves D their 3. A. listening B. speaking C. talking D. hearing 4. A. What B. How C. Why D. Where 5. A. they are B. it is C. there is D. of being 6. A. taller B. higher C. better D. fuller 7. A. in B. at C. by D. with 8. A. equipment B. example C. transportation D. information V. Read the passage, then decide if the statements that follow are True or False ( 1.0 pt ). “ My name is Phil. I’m from Canada. I’m living in a flat in HCM City, where I’m taking a Vietnamese course. It’s my first time abroad. I’m sharing the flat with another student called Dev. We have known each other for just some months, since we entered the class. Dev had studied Vietnamese before he came here. So he can speak a little Vietnamese. We go to class in the morning, so in the …