Gợi ý phần giải đề thi môn Tiếng Anh (thời gian 60 phút), kỳ thi tuyển sinh lớp 10 năm học 2008-2009 khóa ngày 18 và 19-6-2008 tại TP.HCM.KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 THPT NĂM HỌC 2008-2009 MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH (thời gian 60 phút),
I. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence. (2.5 pts)
 1. ______there have been many changes in his life, he still remains a nice man to everyone.
  A. However    B. Despite    C. Because    D. Although
 2. She complains noisily about anything______ she doesn’t like.
  A. what    B. that    C. about which    D. whose
 3. You seem to be quite good ______ physics.
   A. for    B. about    C. at    D. to
 4. Our house needs to be______.
   A. painting    B. paint    C. painted    D. paints
 5. If you saw a UFO, what______ you do?
   A. will    B. would    C. can    D. did
 6. – “Would you like a glass of green tea?”
   A. No, let’s not.   B. No, I don’t.    C. No, thanks.    D. No, I wouldn’t.
 7. Mr Long often goes swimming______ Sunday morning.
   A. in    B. on    C. until    D. at
 8. We’re good friends. We ______ each other since we were in primary school.
   A. know    B. have known    C. have been known    D. knew
 9. We wish you______.
   A. good luck    B. congratulation    C. happy    D. enjoy yourself
 10. The final match of EURO 2008______ on June 30th.
   A. will be occurred    B. takes place    C. happening    D. is going
II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. (0.75 pt)
 1.  A. exactly       B. example       C. exercise       D. examination
 2.  A. change      B. champion      C. choose      D. toothache
 3.  A. waited  B. erased  C. needed  D. ended
III. Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting (0.75 pt)
 1. “Can you help me with my homework?” – “I wish I could but I couldn’t”.
       A. Can        B. with       C. homework       D. couldn’t
 2. The new film has been attracted a lot of people all over the world.
       A. The new film  B. has been attracted      C. a lot of people      D. all over the world
 3. We want to spend our holiday in a villa by the sea and enjoying sea food.
      A. our holiday       B. by       C. enjoying       D. food
IV.Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage(2.0 pts)
  Every year many people in the world learn English. Some of them are young children. (1) _______ are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school, and some learn in evening classes. A few learn English by (2) _______ or just by (3) _______ to the language on television or among their friends. Most people must work hard to learn English. (4) _______ do all these people want to learn English? It is difficult to answer that question.
  Young children learn English at school to study better at their subject. Many adults learn English because (5)______ of their useful for their work. Teenagers often learn English for their (6) ______  studies, because some of their books are written (7) ______ English at college and university. Other people learn English because they want to read English newspapers or magazines for (8) ______ and entertainment.
(1)  A. The others       B. Others       C. Another       D. Each other
(2)  A. them       B. their       C. themselves