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Kú thi tuyÓn sinh vµo líp 10 thpt chuyªn N¨m häc 2008 - 2009 M«n thi: TiÕng Anh 9 (Cho thÝ sinh thi vµo chuyªn Anh) Thêi gian: 120 phót ( kh«ng kÓ thêi gian giao ®Ò ) Ngµy thi:  25/ 6/ 2008

A. pronunciation (10 points).

I. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that has the underlined part pronunced differently from the others in each group. (5 points)

II. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others. (5 points)

B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (40 points).

I. Choose the best answers to completes each sentence. (10 points)

1.      Kathy was as pleased as ________ when she heard she had passed the exam .

2.      I haven’t had an accident yet but I’ve had a number of ________  shaves .

3.      All the ________  of the dances went to charity .

4.      Enough money has been raised to ________  the hospital’s survival .

5.      Many students do ________  jobs in hotesl over the summerto earn money .

6.      They could find no _______ of the mising car despite an extensive search.

7.      When they retired they bought a tiny ________  in the country .

8.      It is too early in the ________  to expect many visitors to the town .

9.      Is promoting public health ________  as state concern ?

10.There are different kinds of music to ________  your taste.

II. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (10 points)

1.      He no sooner (reach) ­­__________ the door than he (come) __________ back.

2.      I (be) __________ very careful not to hint or remind her in any way of what she (tell) __________ me.

3.      While he (learn) __________ to drive he (have) __________ twenty five accidents.

4.      The man at the corner table (glance) __________ my way to see if I (listen) __________.

5.      When I (look) __________ at my suitcase, I could see that somebody (try) __________ to open it.

III. Give the correct form of the verbs to complete the passage. (10 points)

1.      The duty of the police is the ________ law and order. ( maintain )

2.      Our tomatoes are ________ nicely; they’ll be ready to eat in about a week. (ripe)

3.      Look at this picture of Bill and his father, you can see the ________ clearly, can’t you? (like)

4.      He said “Good morning” in a most ________ way. (friend)

5.       “This is not a good essay”, said the lecturer. “I find your arguments ________” (convince)

6.      It’s a lovely old house, I agree, but can we afford to ________ it? (modern)

7.      George and I have been friends since ________: he use to live next door. (child)

8.      In winter it is important for farmers to provide food and ________ for their animals. (warm)

9.      Pele ________ Ronaldo to take part in 2002 World Cup. (courage)

10.Playing for the national team for the first time was an ________ experience for Huynh Duc. (forget)

IV. There are ten mistakes in the text . Identify each mistake, write it down and give your correction. (10 points)

C. READING (30 points).

I. Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each question. (5 points)

Mozart, who was born on January 27, 1756 in the Austrian city of Salzburg, was neither the first nor the last child prodigy, but he was certainly the greatest. He was born into a moderately prosperous family where his unmatched musical genius made itself known extremely early.

Mozart began leaning to play harpsichord at three and his earliest known work was composed in 1761 when he was five, the age at which he also first appeared in public.

From the age of six, when his father took him on the first foreign tour, Mozart toured the courts and musical centres of Austria, Germany, France, England, Holland, Switzerland and Italy. It has been calculated that Mozart spent almost a third of his short life - he died at the age of thirty five – travelling.

As Mozart matured, he continued to tour and give concerts. Mozart also wrote a lot of operas. His first opera, Mitridate, Re di Ponto, was performed in Milan when he was 14, and it was the first of many successes in the theatre.

1.  How rich was Mozart’s family?

2.  When did he take the first step into the world of music as a composer?

3.  What did he do on his first tour to some major European countries?

4.  Why is it possible to name Mozart “A travelling composer”?

5.  What expression in the passage means “an exceptionally clever child” ?

II. Read the text and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space. (15 points)

SAVE MONEY ON THE BOOK THAT AIMS TO SAVE ANIMALS

Do you want to take part in the battle to save the world’s wildlife? Animal Watch is the book which will (1) ________ you in the fight for survival that (2) ________ many of our endangered animals and show how they struggle on the (3) ________ of extinction .

As you enjoy the book’s 250 pages and over 150 colour photographs, you will have the (4) ________ of knowing that part of your purchase money is being used to (5) ________ animals (6) ________ from the comfort of your armchair, you will be able to observe the world’s animals close-up and explore their habitats. You will also discover the terrible results of human (7) ________ for land, flesh and skins.

Animal Watch is packed with fascinating facts. Did you know that polar bears cover their black noses (8) ________ their (9) ________ so they can hunt their prey in the snow without being seen, for example? Or that (10) ________ each orang-utan which is captured, one has to die?

This superb (11) ________ has so (12) ________ Britain’s leading wildlife charity that it has been chosen as Book of the Year, a (13) ________awarded to books which are considered to have made a major contribution to wildlife conservation. You will find Animal Watch at a special low ( 14) ________ price at all good bookshops, but hurry while (15) ________ last.

III. Fill in each blank with one suitable word to complete this passage. (10 points)

Maybe you recycle cans, glass, and paper. Do you know that nature recycles, too ? One of the things nature (1) _______ is water. Water goes from oceans, lakes, and rivers into the air. Water falls from the air as (2) _______ or snow. Rain and snow eventually find their way back to the oceans. Nature’s recycling program for water is (3) _______ the water cycle.

The water cycle has four stages: storage, evaporation, precipitation, and runoff. Water on Earth gets stored (4) _______ oceans, lakes, rivers, ice, and even underground. Water goes from storage into the atmosphere by a process called evaporation. When water evaporates, it changes from a liquid (5) _______ a gas, called water vapor. Water vapor goes up into (6) _______ atmosphere. Water returns to the Earth as precipitation in rain or snow by changing into drops of water (7) _______ the air gets cold enough. Clouds are collections (8) _______ water droplets. Most precipitation falls into the oceans and goes right back into storage.

Water that falls on land always flows from (9) _______ places to lower ones. This flow is called runoff. Water from land flows into streams.  Streams join together to make (10) _______ and eventually the water flows into storage in the oceans. Then the water cycle starts all over again.

D. WRITING (20 points).

I. Rewrite the sentences in such a way that they mean almost the same as those printed before them. (10 points)

1.      If I met the author one day, I'd ask him to sign my copy of this book.

Were I ..........................................................................................................................................

2.      He always has his nose in a book and never pays attention to what I say.

If he didn't ...................................................................................................................................

3.      Alice and Charles did not decide to move to a bigger house until after the birth of their second child.

Only when ...................................................................................................................................

4.      You are under no obligation to accept their offer.

You can please ............................................................................................................................

5.      Martin may not be very well but he still manages to enjoy life.

Martin's poor ...............................................................................................................................

6.      The Pacific Ocean is on average deeper than the Atlantic.

The average .................................................................................................................................

7.      I don't really like her , even though I admire her achievements.

Much ...........................................................................................................................................

8.      There were not nearly as many people there as I had expected.

here were far ................................................................................................................................

9.      There was no need for you to have gone to all that trouble.

You ..............................................................................................................................................

10.This is the best essay I have ever written.

Never ...........................................................................................................................................

II. Use the promps provided to write full sentences to make a complete letter. (10 points)

Dear Jane,

1.      Not see you / long time.

2.      We / really pleased / move to / country /, I / get / fed up / live / London.

3.      In/ city/ much traffic / noise / no time / relax.

4.      In / country / life / slower / more peaceful.

5.      Now / example / able / a walk / with / dog / across fields / before breakfast !

6.      Children / enjoy fresh air / make  new  friends.

7.      people/  helpful / kind / friendly .

8.      But we miss / friends / London ,especially you.

9.      Come / see us soon.

10.We  all / look forward / see you again.

Love,

Milly, Bob, Tim  and Teresa.

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