SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG ĐẮK LẮK NĂM HỌC 2009- 2010 ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC MÔN: TIẾNG ANH (đề thi có 02 trang) Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút Họ và tên thí sinh:……………………………………. Số báo danh:…………………. I. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction. Question 1: Ho Chi Minh City is the bigger city in Viet Nam A. bigger B. in C. the D. is Question 2: I prefer the yellow dress than the white one. A. the yellow B. than C. one D. the white II. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best answer to each of the flollowing question Question 3: it’s dificult ________ traffic jams during rush hours. A. to avoid B. avoided C. avoiding D. avoid Question 4: Vietnam, ________ is in the south- east Asia, exports rice. A. whose B. where C. that D. which Question 5: __________ air is one of the many problems we have solve. A. plesant B. dust C. polluted D. pure Question 6: the Internet has helped students study more ________ . A. luckily B. hardly C. friendly D. effectively Question 7: if you __________ to improve your English, I can help you. A. wanted B. will want C. want D. could want Question 8: I don’t have enough money, but if I had, I _______ buy that schoolbag. A. can B. could C. will D. must Question 9: I’ll be waiting for you till you _____________. A. is going to come B. come C. will come D. coming Question 10: Lunar New Year holiday is the most important ___________ . A. celebration B. decoration C. preparation D. enjoyment Question 11: There is a meeting __________ 8: 00 AM and 2:00 PM. A. on B. at C. till D. between Question 12: Finally, Lan has found the document that she was looking __________ . A. for B. at C. up D. after Question 13: A person whom you make friends with by writing letters, especially somebody in another country, is call a _________ A. close friend B. pen pal C. nephew D. cousin Question 14: “ Don’t make so much noise ”, the teacher said. A.The teacher asked his students did not make so much noise. B. The teacher asked his students do not make so much noise. C. The teacher asked his student not to make so much noise. D. the teacher asked his student not making so much noise. Question 15: it’s pity that Nam isn’t here. I wish he ________ here. A. can be B. were C. is D. will be Question 16: Your shoes are so dirty. You’d better take them_________ before entering the house. A. off B. on C. away D. up Question 17: The house is very old. He lives in that house. A. The house which he lives in is very old B. The house where he lives in is very old. C. The house that he lives is very old D. The house which he lives is very old. Trang 1 Mã đề: 536 Question 18: You’re ____________ your time trying to persuade him; he’ll never help you. A. wasting B. missing C. spending D. losing Question 19: There are new laws to __________ wildlife in the area. A. deserve B. consist C. consume D. conserve Question 20: Most of the villagers relyon farming for __________ A. payment B. spending C. income D. production Question 21: The UFO stayed in the sky for about thirty seconds, and then it went away A. disappeared B. travelled C. appeared D. flew Question 22: This is the first time we _________ to Dalat, so it’s so all new to us. A. will go B. were C. are going D. have been Question 23: My younger brother __________ getting up earlyin the morning. A. used to B. is used to C. is used for D. is used Question 24: People grow rice in the tropical coutries. A. Tropical countries are grown rice B. Rice is grown in tropical coutries. C. Tropical coutries are grown rice by poeple D. Rice is grown by tropical coutries Question 25: Nam can hardly help you now, _________? A. doesn’t he B. does he C. can’t he D. can he Queston 26: I suggest ____________ canned food before a typhoon. A. to buy B. buying C. bought D. buy Question 27: He look very ____________ when he came to see me yesterday. A. cheer B. cheerfully C. cheerful D. cheered Question 28: “ Let’s have some drinks now”-“_____________________”. A . yes, we do B. yes, let’s drink C. that’s good idea D. Yes, we drink III. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best answer to each of th following questions. Every four to ten years something happens to the weather system of the Earth. Everything changes, and scientist don’t know why. The low- perssure area moves toward the east, the high- perssure erea is very weak, and the winds blow toward the east. A great pile of warm surface water moves toward South America. People call this “El Nino”. It usually happens at Chritmas time, and El Nino is the Spanish name for the baby Jesus. Usually the effects of El Nino are very mild. However, the one that started in 1982 was different from the other recent ones. It had a very powerful effect on the world’s climate. It caused huge changes in the ocean currunes. It caused floods in some areas and droughts into others. There were terrible windstorms and huge ocean waves. These waves swept houses onto the sea. El Nino did billions of the dollars worth of damage. Thousands of people lost their lives and thousands of others left homeless. Question 29: In the time of the El Nino, the warm surface water moves _________ A. Westward B. toward South America C. Southward D. Eastward Question 30: The weather system over the Pacific Ocean changes _________ A. Every 4 to 10 years B. every 10 years C. every year D. every 4 years Question 31: the reason why the weather system changes ________ A. are not mysterious to scientists today. C. are still unknown to scientists nowadays B. are known in advance by all scientists D. are easy and simple to scientists today. Question 32: the effect of El Nino are __________ . A. power C. terrible B. usually mild, sometimes very powerful D. very violent IV. Make the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differnetly from that of rest in each of the following questions. Trang 2 Question 33: A. wish B. ripe C. excite D. smile Question 34: A. watched B. stopped C. earned D. washed Questions 35: A. cycle B. type C. stype D. bicycle Question 36: A. books B. woods C. roofs D. boots V. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your sheet to indicate the best word for each of the numbered blanks. New Year is one of the most important(37) __________ in the United States. On New Year’s Eve, most people go to the parties. At twelve o’clock at night, everyone says “ Happy New Year ! ” and they ( 38 ) ________ their friends and relatives good luck. New Year’s Eve is usually a long night to this holiday , children dress witches, ghosts or others. Most children go from house to house asking for cady or fruit. ( 39)___________ ever happens. Many people give them candy or fruit. Question 37: A. meetings B. contests C. courses D. festivals Question 38: A. congratulate B. wish C. dream D. greet Question 39: A. if B. although C. whether D. so Question 40: A. always B. soon C. hardly D. hard HẾT Trang 3 . SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG ĐẮK LẮK NĂM HỌC 2009- 2 010 ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC MÔN: TIẾNG ANH (đề thi có 02 trang) Thời gian làm. Eastward Question 30: The weather system over the Pacific Ocean changes _________ A. Every 4 to 10 years B. every 10 years C. every year D. every 4 years Question 31: the reason why the weather system. waiting for you till you _____________. A. is going to come B. come C. will come D. coming Question 10: Lunar New Year holiday is the most important ___________ . A. celebration B. decoration C. preparation