SỞ GD-ĐT BÌNH ĐỊNH. KÌ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10 THPT NĂM HỌC 2013-2014
KHÓA NGÀY 29-6-2013

Part 1. Pick out TWO WORDS whose underlined parts are pronounced / s / (0.5 m)
pens says books faces months cars
Part 2. Choose the word or phrase in brackets that best completes each sentence. (1.5 m)
1. You seem to be quite good (for/ about / at / to) …..physics.
2. - A: “I suggest fixing the dripping faucet.” - B: “(We will / Good idea/ Yes, please / You are welcome) … ”
3. - A: How (far / long / often / much)…do you play football? - B: Twice a week.
4. He always takes full (advantage / benefit / profit / advice) ….of the mistakes made by the competitors.
5. Mount Pinatubo, which is a volcano in (a / an / the / some)….Philippines, erupted in 1991.
6. Students in secondary schools should wear uniforms, (shouldn’t they / should they / should he / shouldn’t he)…?
Part 3. Give the correct form of the verb in bracket. (1.5 m)
1. Our friends suggest (go)…..on a picnic next week.
2. Please don’t make so much noise. I (check)…..my assignment before handing it in.
3. Our dustbins (empty)…………..every Monday.
4. Just as I (wonder)…………….. what to do next, the phone rang.
5. Maryam wishes she (have)…………… a trip to Vietnam again next year.
6. Congratulations, Trang. You (just, win)……….the first prize in the English Speaking Contest.
Part 4. Give the correct form of the word in bracket. (1 m)
1. This stamp (collect)……is valuable.
2. The villagers welcomed the visitors (warm)……
3. In some areas, water has to be boiled to (pure) …..it
4. Don’t worry about the volcano. It’s been (act)….for years.
Part 5. Read the following passage carefully and do the following tasks.
A. Use ONE of the following words to complete each numbered blank. (1m)
strongly were special made and dyed
Sailors first used jeans. They needed sturdy clothing. Their pants had to be strong. They found a (1)…type of cloth. This material was thick and (2)….blue. Genoa first made pants for the sailors. The first person to sell jeans Levi Strauss. Later, famous stars (3)…jeans popular. Jeans really caught on with teenagers. Today, young people want to keep up with the trend. They want to stay fashionable (4) ….buy designer jeans.
B. Answer the questions. (0.5 m)
1. Were jeans first used by teenagers?
2. By whom were jeans first sold?
Part 6. Four phrases have been removed from the passage. Choose from the phrase A-F the one which best fits each gap. (1m)
Earthquakes are most common (1)…bump against each other. More earthquakes happen (2)…anywhere else. The plate that makes up the bottom of the Pacific is constantly squeezed by the surrounding plates. The pressure causes (3) ….of the plate. The edge of the Pacific plate runs along the western coast of North and South America. Japan, China, Eastern Russia, and the countries of Southeast Asia lie on (4)… . All of these plates have frequent earthquakes.
A. in the area around the Pacific Ocean than D. the focus of the earthquake
B. in Earth’s crust between the huge plates E. in plates where Earth’s plates
C. the other edge of the Pacific plate F. earthquakes around the edges
Part 7. Combine each pair of the following sentences into one, using the word in brackets. (1.5 m)
1. Nam has just bought a laptop. It is very expensive. (WHICH)
2. My mother was tired. She helped me with my homework. (ALTHOUGH)
3. My sister studied every subject hard. She won her school’s Best Student Prize last year. (THEREFORE)
Part 8. Finish each sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the one printed before it. (1.5m)
1. Lan said to me, “I am waiting for my parents now”
→ Lan told me ………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. We can’t have a holiday because we don’t have enough money.
→ If we ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. Mr. John is going to take all