Tài liệu tham khảo về đề thi vào lớp 10 môn Tiếng Anh chuyên Vĩnh Phúc (2008-2009). Đây là đề thi chính thức của Sở giáo dục và đào tạo Vĩnh Phúc trong kỳ thi tuyển sinh vào lớp 10 THPT chuyên năm học 08-09. Thời gian làm bài là 120 phút không kể thời gian giao đề. Mời các bạn cùng tham khảo. | Teachers have often used memory tests to assess the intelligence of their students. But having a good memory often has little to (1) _ with intelligence. Studies have shown not only that some people of below (2) intelligence have exceptional memories, but (3)_ that some highly intelligent people have poor memories. A good memory is more often the (4) of using techniques that can be learned, and many of the books that have been written on the subject (5) people to use similar methods. One of these is that you make up short sentences or rhymes which can help you remember (6)_ you need to know by heart. For (7) __, the first letters of the words in the sentence ‘Rechard of York gained battles in vain’ are ROYBIV; these are the colors of the rainbow - red, orange, yellow, and so on. Another technique involves, linking the sounds of words with images, which can be particularly effective (8) _ learning new words. The learner needs to create an image to help to remember the word. By using techniques like this, many learners (9) it a lot easier than they had expected to keep (10) learning new vocabulary.