KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 CHUYÊN THPT_ TP.HCM NĂM HỌC 2008-2009
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH (môn chuyên)(thời gian 150 phút)
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others:
1. A. eventually B. depletion C. competitive D. regretful
2. A. vacancy B. wholesale C. inflation D. stagnant
3. A. education B. bridges C. garage D. enlarge
4. A. box B. clocks C. class D. relics
5. A. church B. further C. sure D. urgent
II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others:
1. A. possession B. property C. industry D. element
2. A. basically B. eminent C. ordinary D. maternal
3. A. shortcoming B. leopard C. kindergarten D. personify
4. A. undoubtedly B. economic C. university D. agricultural
5. A. enthusiasm B. fertilizer C. indicator D. socializing
III. Choose the correct answer to fill in the blank:
1. I don’t see any _______ in arriving early at the theater if the show doesn’t start until 9 o’clock.
A. cause B. reason C. aim D. point
2. The new manager’s office has _______ new equipment.
A. many B. a lot of C. some of D. a few
3. I don’t _______ to change my job because I like it.
A. risk B. intend C. persist D. insist
4. You thought I did wrong but the result _______ my action.
A. agreed B. approved C. proved D. justified
5. Thomas has a garden which is _______ mine.
A. double as large B. semi-larger than
C. twice as large as D. as two-time as large
6. _ “What do you think of the film we’ve watched?” _ “____________”
A. It’s a breeze! B. No kidding!
C. I’ve seen better. D. None of your business!
7. In 1870, _______, John D. Rockefeller and others created the Standard Oil Company.
A. that oil prices fluctuated B. despite fluctuating oil prices
C. but the oil prices fluctuated D. oil prices were fluctuating
8. ______ to school by bus.
A. Many a student goes B. Many the students go
C. Many of students go D. Much student goes
9. Careless driving also accounts ______ the increasing number of traffic accidents.
A. on B. into C. for D. with
10. ______ is not clear to researchers.
A. Why dinosaurs having become extinct
B. Why dinosaurs became extinct
C. Did dinosaurs become extinct
D. Dinosaurs became extinct
11. The new manager is ______ easy-going. He is always very serious about the work.
A. by no means B. by means of C. by all means D. in the mean time
12. We enjoy the hams and coffee at this _______ restaurant.
A. family-owning B. family-owned C. owning-family D. owned-family
13. I’d rather ______ to the party with my parents because there was nothing interesting there.
A. haven’t been invited B. hadn’t been invited
C. not be invited D. not have been invited
14. When the university suggested _______, the student union protested vigorously.
A. tuition be raised B. to raise tuition
C. on raising tuition D. that tuition should raise
15. ______ one after another, parallel computers perform groups of operations at the same time.
A. Conventional computers, by handling tasks
B. Since tasks being handled by conventional computers
C. Whereas conventional computers handle tasks
D. While tasks handled by conventional computers
16. She ______ him of having lied to her.
A. threatened B. blamed C. criticized D. accused
17. We have bought extra food _______