KÌ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG
Khoá ngày 21 tháng 06 năm 2011 tại TP.HCM
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC            Môn thi : ANH VĂN
Thời gian: 60 phút (không tính thời gian giao đề)
 
I. Choose the word/ phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence. (2.5 pts)
1.- “May I go out for just a while?”
  - “__________”
  A. It’s a nice day!  B. That’s great!  C. Go ahead!  D. Yes, you could!
2. Tidal waves are the result of an abrupt shift in the underwater________ of the earth.
  A. movement  B. moment  C. pollution  D. celebration
3.  Thousands of lives were saved________ the scientists had warned them about the tsunami.
  A. although  B. however  C. because  D. therefore
4.  Jane often drinks coffee in the evening, ________?
  A. doesn’t Jane  B. does not she  C. does she  D. doesn’t she
5.  I suggest that you ________ buy a present for her on her birthday.
  A. may  B. can  C. should  D. will
6.  He wants to know________ we will have the seminar at the Town Hall.
  A. what  B. when  C. that  D. where
7.  - “Rita, I’d like________ a friend of mine, Lucie.”
  - “Pleased to meet you, Lucie!”
  A. to meet you  B. introduce you to  C. you see  D. you to meet
8.  The match takes place________ Saturday afternoon this week.
  A. of  B. on  C. after  D. to
9.  She is the girl ________ eyes are beautiful.
  A. her  B. whom  C. whose  D. those
10. - “Why don’t we go to the cinema now?”
  - “________”
  A. Will you join us?  B. Yes, let’s!  C. I’d like it.  D. What play is it?
II. Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting. (0,5 pt)
11. The best defense against tsunamis are early warning that allows people to seek higher ground.
                                  A                      B                                                                C                  D
12. Lyn asked Dan that she would come to the meeting the following day.
                            A                B                  C                    D
III. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage. (1,5pts)
  One  good  reason  for  people  to  learn  a  foreign  language  is  work.  If  your  work  involves  regular
contact with (13) ________ of foreign languages, being able to talk to them in their own languages
will help you to communicate with them. It may also help you to make sales and to negotiate and
secure contracts. Knowledge of foreign language may also increase your chances of (14) ________
a  new  job,  getting  a  promotion  or  a  transfer  overseas,  or  of  going  on  foreign  business  (15)
________.
  Many  English-speaking business people don’t bother to learn other languages because they
believe  (16)  ________  most  of  the  people  they  do  business  with  in  foreign  countries  can  speak
English, and if they don’t speak English, interpreters can help. The (17)  ________  of  foreign
language  knowledge  puts  the  English  speakers  at  a  disadvantage.  In  meetings,  for  example,  the
people  on  the  other  side  can  discuss  things  among  themselves  in  their  own  language  without  the
English  speakers  understanding,  and  using  interpreters  slows  everything  down.  In  any  socialising after  the  meetings,  the  locals  will  probably  (18)  ________  more  comfortable  using  their  own
language rather than English.
13. A. talkers  B. sayers  C. tellers  D. speakers
14. A. looking  B. finding  C. applying  D. offering
15. A. trips  B. journeys  C. tours  D. holidays
16. A. what  B. when  C. that  D. how
17. A. use  B. study  C. fluency  D. lack
18. A. know  B. feel  C. behave  D. come
 
IV. Read the passage, then decide if the statements that follow it are True or False.  (1,0 pt)
  My name is Phat, an exchange student. Here I am in America. My host family lives in Tucson,
Arizona. I’m attending high school, seeing the country and studying lots of different subjects. As
you know, I love athletics, so I’m doing some serious running, as the school sports facilities here are
excellent. I’m also learning how to play baseball and American football.
  I’m finding the high school environment very relaxed and quite different from school back
home: no uniform, not many rules, and you can even eat and drink in class. We start school at 8 am
and finish at 3 pm, so we have lots of time for sports and other activities. We take eight subjects in the
semester and have one lesson in each subject every day. I can choose seven of the subjects myself –
the only compulsory one is American history.
  19. Phat is now staying in Arizona on a study exchange program.   
  20. Phat has been playing baseball for a long time and is very good at it. 
  21. Students in his school wear nice uniforms.       
  22. American history is an optional subject at his school.     
 
V. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence.  (1.5 pt)
23. Their time spent in the countryside provided the ___ for their novels.  (inspire)
24. The newspaper is published ___. You can get it everyday.  (day)
25. I never receive any ___ to my email from her.    (respond)
26. Many ___ walked around the tourist attraction to take photos.  (sight)
27. What were the reasons for the worldwide ___ crisis?    (economy)
28. We should make the most efforts to stop ___.    (forest)
 
VI. Use the correct tense or form of the verb given in each sentence.  (1.0 pt)
29. In the last ten years, life in our city ___ (change) dramatically.
30. She will tell him about the news when he ___ (phone) her tomorrow morning.
31. They were ___ (plant) roses in the garden when I came to see them.
32. Thank you for ___ (look) after my grandpa while I was away last week.
 
VII. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as
the sentence printed before it.  (2.0 pt)
33. The exercise was so difficult that we couldn’t do it.
-> ________________________________________.
34. He is sorry he is not able to speak English well.
-> ____________________________________________________.
35. Tom passed the test easily.
-> __________________________________.
36. My friend cannot run as fast as me.
-> _____________________________.