sở GD&ĐT Nghệ an kỳ thi tuyển sinh vào lớp 10 trường thpt chuyên phan bội châu
năm học 2005-2006

Môn thi : Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài : 150 phút ( không kể thời gian giao đề )


Điểm bằng số: ......................................

Điểm bằng chữ: ....................................


Họ tên, chữ ký GK 1 ........................................

Họ tên, chữ ký GK 1 :.......................................


Số phách


section I : vocabulary
I. Choose the best answer from A, B. C or D to complete each of the following sentences
1. Hanoi is ........ capital of Vietnam .
A. a
B. one
C. the
D. this

2. The ....... of days in a week is seven.
A. amount
B. number
C. figure
D. sum

3. I suggest that my family try to ............ on expenses.
A. cut
B. drop
C. reduce
D. cut down

4. She used to ......... her living by working as a typist.
A. win
B. raise
C. earn
D. want

5. There has been a huge increase ..... petrol prices.
A. of
B. in
C. to
D. by

6. Dickens’ ........ were full of colour in life.
A. actors
B. film stars
C. characters
D. persons

7. Cut the cakes into ......pieces.
A. same
B. like
C. alike
D. equal

8. The headmaster ........ several announcements.
A. did
B. said
C. made
D. spoke

9. He says he has got ......... in his stomach.
A. pains
B. aches
C. hurt
D. suffering

10. I looked up their number in the telephone .......... .
A. directory
B. list
C. guide
D. catalogue

your answers:
1 ..................... 2. ........................ 3 ..........................4 ............................ 5 ......................
6 .................... 7 ........................ .8 ......................... 9 .......................... 10. .....................
II. Fill in each gap in each sentence with the correct form of the word in capital letters.
1. She always listens ............ to what her teacher says. ( attention)
2. You shouldn’t leave ......things on car seats in full view of people walking past. ( value)
3. It’s a lovely old house, I agree but can we afford to .......... it? ( modern )
4. Please .......... your seat belt. The plane is taking off. ( fast )
5. There is a temporary ............. of sugar in the shop. ( short )
6. They rode their bicycles to the countryside for .................. . ( please)
7. After several .................. attempts we have finally done it. (succeed)
8. A lot of people do not seem to realise how ............. too much noise can be . ( danger )
9. He suffered from constant .................. . ( sleep )
10. Her .................. was so great that she broke a glass. ( anxious )
your answers:
1 ..................................... 2. ................................... 3 ..............................4 ................................
5 .................................... 6..................................... 7 ............................. .8 ...............................
9 .................................. 10 .......................................
section ii: grammar
I. There are eleven mistakes in the passage. Find them and correct them .
It is true, then, that a great much people – and a great many peoples are involve in the use of English. Millions of men and women in four continent use English as their first language, and million in every part of the world use it as their second or foreign language. This makes us to think of the important of English, and it shows both United States and Britain that the language is no the possession of these two nations alone. It is also the property of the Canadian and the Indian, the Australia and the Nigerian. It belongs those who uses it.
your answers:
Mistake
 Correction
Mistake
Correction

1
1
7
7

2
2
8
8

3
3
9
9

4
4
10
10

5
5
11
11

6
6




II . Fill in each blank with the correct tense or form of the verb in brackets.
Venice is a city in Italy which (1- build ) ..... on water many centuries ago.