Đề thi tuyển sinh lớp 10 THPT Chuyên tỉnh Thái Nguyên năm 2012 – 2013 môn Tiếng Anh – Có đáp án Sở GD&ĐT Thái Nguyên

SECTION A: PHONETICS

Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.

01. A. nurse B. bury C. hurt D. curly

02. A. rays B. bays C. days D. says

03. A. laughed B. sacred C. naked D. wicked

04. A. grew B. threw C. knew D. flew

05. A. leaf B. knife C. café D. of

06. A. thousand B. proudly C. southern D. foul

07. A. situation B. question C. safety D. statue

08. A. alone B. own C. post D. cost

09. A. college B. colleague C. luggage D. huge

10. A. this B. thigh C. wealthy D. width

Answer:

01. ……………….. 02. ……………. 03. ……………. 04. …………….. 05. …………..
06. ……………….. 07. ……………. 08. ……………. 09. …………….. 10. …………..

SECTION B: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

I. Choose the best answer from A, B, C, or D that fits each blank.

11. We usually write to each other ………
A. every two weeks B. every week twice C. two every week D. none is correct

12. If you look ……… the book, you can find what you need.
A. at B. for C. up D. through

13. Do you think we’ll find a solution ……… the problem?
A. to B. for C. of D. about

14. I feel sick now. I wish I ……… so much cake.
A. not ate B. didn’t eat C. hadn’t eaten D. wouldn’t have eaten

15. ……… for the fact that he was working abroad, he would willingly have helped with the project.
A. If it had been B. If it hadn’t been C. Had it been D. Hadn’t it been

16. “Who is Mr. Madely?” “ I have no idea. I’ve never heard ……… him”.
A. about B. from C. after D. of

17. ……… lion dancing is very popular in Vietnam, my friend, Andy, does not enjoy it.
A. But B. Although C. If D. However

18. Harry: “Thank you for your help, Judy.” – Judy: “…………”
A. With all my heart B. Never mention me
C. It’s my pleasure D. No problem

19. Ann was robbed on the way home yesterday. She was made ……… all her money to the robber.
A. give B. to give C. giving D. given

20. ……… many times I tell him, he always forgets to pass on phone messages.
A. Wherever B. Whatever C. Whenever D. However

21. She never let you cook the meals, ………?
A. didn’t she B. doesn’t she C. did she D. does she

22. If you had taken my advice, you ………… in this mess now.
A. wouldn’t be B. won’t be C. aren’t D. wouldn’t have been

23. It’s no use ……… a language if you don’t try to use it.
A. to learn B. learned C. learning D. learn

24. She drove so ………. that she had an accident.
A. careful B. carefully C. careless D. carelessly

25. She doesn’t allow anyone ……… in her room.
A. smoke B. smoking C. to smoke D. smoked

26. He ……… to anyone suspicious when the class was over.
A. was not seen to talk B. was not seen talking
C. was not being seen walking D. had not seen to talk

27. We took part in a sponsored walk ……… to support the poor.
A. organized B. organizing C. that organized D. had organized

28. It’s very ……… of you to offer me your seat, but really I’m quite happy to stand.
A. sympathetic B. considerate C. grateful D. appreciative

29. You can stay here ……… you don’t make a loud noise.
A. as much as B. as long as C. as soon as D. as far as

30. ……… interested in that subject, I would try to learn more about it.
A. Should I B. I was C. If I am D. Were I

31. Sue was offered a job as a translator but she …
A. gave it away B. turned it down C. made it up D. filled it in

32. The building has a smoke detector … any fires can be detected immediately.
A. so that B. if C. such as D. as if

33. Not until 1856 ……… across the Mississippi River.
A. the first bridge was built B. was the first bridge built
C. the first building a bridge D. the bridge building was

II. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

34. Rebecca (wear) ……… a new dress today because it is her birthday.

35+36. He (die) ……… of cancer last year. He must (smoke) ……… a lot.

37+38. I don’t think it is worth (spend) ……… money on it. It (be) ……… there in the shop for ages.

39. It’s time we (do) ……… something to stop road accidents.

40. (Convince) ……… that they were trying to poison him, he refused to eat anything.

41. You should wear several layers of clothing (keep) ……… warm.

42. Up to now it (visit) ……… by thousands of people.

43. Cuckoos (not – build) ……… nests. They use the nests of other birds.

III. Use the word given in Capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (00).

IV. Each of the following sentences has a mistake. Find and correct it.

54. Just look at (A) Mary. She looks (B)so (C)beautifully (D) today.

55. It seems (A)difficult (B) for us having (C) a trip abroad at (D) the moment.

56. We have to (A) save energy (B) because save (C) energy is very necessary (D).

57. Thanks for (A) TV, people can enjoy interesting (B) programs in an inexpensive (C) and convenient (D) way.

58. Japan is (A) the country where (B) occurs the most (C) earthquakes in the world (D).

59. There is still (A) evidence for (B) people to believe (C) in the exist (D) of UFOs.

60. Fountain pens first (A) became commercial (B) available about (C) a hundred years ago (D).

61. I like (A) to go to (B) the countryside and (C) my little sister does, either (D).

62. We are confident (A) that we will be ability (B) to persuade (C) our friends to keep (D) the school clean.

63. The town we visited was (A) a four-days (B) journey from our hotel, so we took (C) the train instead of the (D) bus.

SECTION C: READING

I. Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) that best fits the blank in the following passage.

SCHOOL LUNCH

Research has (00) ……… that over half the children in Britain who take their own lunches to school do not eat (64) ……… in the middle of the day. In Britain schools have to (65) ……… meals at lunchtime. Children can (66) ……… to bring their own food or have lunch at the school canteen.

One shocking finding of this research is that school meals are (67) ……… healthier than lunches prepared by parents. There are strict standards for the preparation of school meals, which have to include one portion of fruit and one of vegetables, as well as meat, a dairy item and starchy food like bread or pasta. Lunchboxes (68) ……… by researchers contained sweet drinks, crisps and chocolate bars. Children consume twice as much sugar (69) ……… they should at lunchtime.

The research will provide a better understanding of why the percentage of overweight students in Britain has (70) ……. in the last decade. Unfortunately, the government cannot criticise parents, but it can remind them of the (71) ……. value of milk, fruit and vegetables. Small changes in their children’s diet can (72) …… their future health. Children can easily develop bad eating (73) …… at this age, and parents are the only ones who can prevent it.

64. A. appropriately B. properly C. probably D. possibly
65. A. give B. provide C. make D. do
66. A. prefer B. manage C. want D. choose
67. A. many B. much C. more D. less
68. A. examined B. found C. taken D. investigated
69. A. so B. than C. as D. such
70. A. increased B. expanded C. extended D. added
71. A. positive B. healthy C. nutritional D. good
72. A. damage B. predict C. destroy D. affect
73. A. behaviours B. styles C. attitudes D. habits

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