Đáp án Chuyên Hà Nam 2008 - 2009

I/ Give the correct tense of  verbs in brackets  (1.0p)

1/ has              2/ was watching                     3/ told              4/ had seen
5/ do not know/don’t know                            6/ has not changed/ hasn’t changed
7/ came          8/  have lost                            9/ find              10 /will tell

II/ Use the correct form of the word given at the end of each line to fill the gap (1.0p)
1/  invention           2/ increasingly         3/ disappointed         4/ poisonous
5/ disappeared     6/ extremely             7/ congratulations      8/ better

9/ interesting         10/ beautiful

III/ Underline and correct the error in each line or put a cross (x) at the end of the line which has no error (1.0p)

IV/ Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to complete these sentences (1.5p)

V/ Fill in each gap with a suitable preposition to complete the passage (1.0p)

 1/ at                             2/ in                             3/ in                             4/ at
 5/ behind                     6/ at                            7/ with                         8/ down
 9/ in                             10/ at

VI/ Read the passage and choose the correct answer from A, B, C or D ( 0.5p)

VII/ Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to complete the passage (1.0p)

9/ fisherman               10/ pair

IX/ Rewrite the following sentences in such a way  that has a similar meaning to the original sentences (1.0p)

1/ People should stop experiments on animals.

- Experiments  on animals should be stopped.

2/ “Did you meet Jim  yesterday, Mai?” Nam asked.

- Nam asked Mai if she had met Jim the day before.

3/  They didn’t like the news, did they ?

- They hated the news, didn’t they?

4/ I don’t bring  any money. I don’t  buy you a hat.

- If I brought some money, I would buy you a hat.

5/ Could you lend me some money?

- Would you mind lending me some money?

X/ Use the given words / phrases to write a complete letter. (1.0p)

Dear Peter,

1/ We are having a wonderful time in Hanoi

2/ We have been here for a week. Life in Hanoi is very exciting.

3/Hanoi is a large city and it is also interesting.

4/Vietnamese people are very friendly and hospitable

5/Yesterday we saw a street musician playing the guitar on the pavement

6/ He played quite beautifully.

7/ I am sending here a photo of our hotel.

8/It looks very nice, doesn’t it?

9/It is so quiet that we can hardly believe it is in the capital of Vietnam.

10/I hope you are all well. Please send my regards to your parents.

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Đề Thi Vào 10 Chuyên Anh Hà Nam 2008-2009