Đề thi vào 10 Chuyên Tiếng Anh Phổ thông năng khiếu Hồ Chí Minh năm 2001-2002 Mã A679313

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ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 NĂNG KHIẾU – NĂM HỌC 2001-2002 MÔN: ANH VĂN THỜI GIAN: 150 PHÚT

I. READING COMPREHENSION (50m)

A. Choose the word or phrase which best completes the sentences below by marking ‘X’ on your answer (10m)

1. My speech isn’t ready yet but I’ll have time to prepare it ________ the journey. a. for b. during c. in d. though 2. He enjoyed playing computer games at first but after ________ he got bored with them a. little time b. no time c. while d. a while 3. The school has ________ rules about wearing jewellery. a. strong b. hard c. strict d. sharp 4. I’m afraid I didn’t hear the doorbell when you rang, I ________ in the garden. a. worked b. have worked c. have been working d. was working 5. He always ________ paying the bills for as long as possible. a. puts off b. puts away c. puts out d. puts aside 6. We had to move the furniture to ________ room for the new piano. a. give b. make c. set d. do 7. Each student must be ________ for his or her own belongings a. interested b. careful c. responsible d. aware 8. I wouldn’t mind if he didn’t ________ me like a servant. a. treat b. behave c. pretend d. speak 9. The watch I bought is fine but the strap won’t go round my ________ a. waist b. wrist c. ankle d. elbow 10. ________ we do the same work, she earns more than I do. a. Despite b. However c. In spite d. Although

B. Reading the following passage, and then answer the question that follow (10m)

In most cases, you can transplant a tree successfully at any time, if you follow the instructions for planting a tree. The most important thing is to dig out enough roots, but this process is difficult with a large tree.

When you dig out the tree, leave a ball of earth around its roots. This ball of earth should measure about a foot wide for every inch of the tree trunk’s diameter. Dig deep enough to avoid cutting off too many taproots.

It is wise to call in professional tree expert to transplant a tree more than a few inches in trunk diameter.

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11. How is transplanting a tree?

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12. How is the ball of earth if you want to transplant a larger tree?

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13. If you want to transplant a tree successfully what should you do?

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14. What are taproots?

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15. What is the writer’s advice for transplanting a larger tree?

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C. Choose one word given which best completes the sentence. Each word can be chosen ONCE only (10m)

determination; behaviour; order; simplicity; patience; failure; annoyance; heart

By the age of seven I knew that I was a ____16____ at maths and I just didn’t have the ____17____ to conquer my problem. It all began when I was two and an aunt who was hired of my bad ____18____ tried to keep me occupied. She found great ____19____ and beauty in numbers and had endless ____20____ when it came to explaining them

D. Fill each of the numbered blanks in the passage with ONE suitable word. (20m)

In the last hundred years, great advances have been made in medical science. Drugs have been developed that ____21____ some diseases and that cure many ____22____. Medicine can stop pain, fight infection, and improve people’s ____23____. Surgery has been ____24____ safer. Research has taught us a lot about ____25____ the human body works. As a result of all these things, millions of ____26____ have been saved.

There are still, ____27____, many unsolved problems and many unanswered questions. No one knows, for example, how long it will take to find a cure for cancer or …