SỞ GD&ĐT TUYÊN QUANG

ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN NĂM HỌC 2009-2010
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút
(Không kể thời gian giao đề)

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I. PRONUNCIATION (1 point)
Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D to indicate your answers.
1. A. house B. hire C. honest D. here
2. A. stopped B. cleaned C. shaped D. worked
3. A. eats B. gains C. signs D. sings
4. A. study B. ready C. shy D. puppy
5. A. tooth B. booth C. smooth D. look
II. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE (5 points)
Part 1: Choose one word or phrase to complete the sentence by circling its corresponding letter A, B, C or D. (3,5 points)
1. Nam: It’s very kind of you to help me.
Hoa: ________________.
A. Yes, certainly. B. Not really C. Not at all D. Thanks
2. How long is this pencil?
A. 5 inches B. 5 kilograms C. 5 pence D. 5 pounds
3. Marry: You look nice today. I like your new dress?
Laura: _________________.
A. I feel interesting to hear that B. Shall I? Thanks
C. Oh, well done D. It’s nice of you to say so
4. ____________ he has a lot of money, he leads an unhappy family life.
A. Since B. Although C. Because D. However
5. In 1995, a huge earthquake ____________ the city of Kobe in Japan.
A. happened B. took place C. occurred D. struck
6. There was hardly ____________ money left in my bank account.
A. more B. no C. some D. any
7. Everyone ____________ Tom was invited to the party.
A. as B. from C. but D. for
8. She didn’t get ____________ well with her boss, so she left the company.
A. at B. on C. through D. up
9. Nobody agreed with the new project, ____________?
A. was he B. were they C. did they D. didn’t they
10. I wish I ____________ how to use a computer now.
A. know B. knew C. was known D. have known
11. Please divide this cake ____________ four equal pieces.
A. in B. into C. at D. among
12. - “You have been spending too much money lately”.
- “You’re right. I need to ____________ on my expenses”.
A. cut down B. cut up C. cut out D. cut away
13. Nearly 1000 of the world`s bird species are threatened with ____________.
A. appearance B. protection C. destruction D. extinction
14. It`s true that _____ rich lead a different life from ____________ poor.
A. a - a B. the - the C. the – a D. ø- ø
15. If Mary ____________ her homework last night, she wouldn’t get punished by the teacher now.
A. did B. had done C. has done D. does
16. Young people prefer seeing the film at the cinema____________ watching it on television.
A. than B. rather C. to D. or
17. That’s the old lady____________ talented husband won the Nobel Prize.
A. who B. whom C. whose D. That
18. From the hotel, there is a good ____________ of the mountains.
A. vision B. view