PHÒNG GD & ĐT BÙ GIA MẬP TỈNH BÌNH PHƯỚC TRƯỜNG THCS BÙ NHO ĐỀ THI SỐ 13 ĐỀ ÔN THI VÀO LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN QUANG TRUNG BÌNH PHƯỚC MÔN: TIẾNG ANH Ngày thi: 19-09-2011 Thời gian làm bài 120 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề) Thí sinh làm vào tờ giấy thi được phát kèm cùng với đề thi này ======= === === === === === === === === === === === === === === === === === === === == I. Choose the word whose part underlinedpart is pronounced differently from the others in each group. (5pts) 1. A. almost B. not C. gold D. post 2. A. uniform B. ticket C. tide D. inspiration 3. A. great B. bread C. break D. steak 4. A. cleaned B. repaired C. planned D. laughed 5. A. beds B. doors C. students D. plays II. Choose the word with the main stress placed differently from the others in each group. (5pts) 6. A. extreme B.generous C.lonely D.clothing 7. A. friendly B.extra C.along D.orphanage 8. A. method B.quiet C.major D.electric 9. A. produce B.towel C.advent D.flower 10. A. interactive B.experience C.commercial D.linguistics III. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Circle the letter A, B, C or D next to the correct word or phrase (10 pts). 11. The social services are chiefly _______ with the poor, the old and the sick. A. Influenced B. related C. suffered D. concerned 12. I know you’re annoyed, but you must try to control your_______ A. blood B. storm C. explosion D temper 13. It was a hot day, and many people were_______ their way to the beach. A. taking B. hitting C. making D. setting 14. After a lot of difficulty, he _______ to open the door. A. managed B. succeeded C. obtained D. realized 15. The car was badly smashed up, but the driver escaped without serious_______ . A. damage B. pain C. wound D. injury 16. The country’s annual_______ of coffee beans has increased each year since 1977 A. produce B. growth C. outcome D. production 17. he kept his marriage a secret for years ,but eventually the truth_______ . A came out B. came through C. went out D turned out 18. Jane was shocked when I disagreed with her . She’s so used to getting her own_______ . A. mind B. way C. opinion D. views 19. When he sings, he has the _______ ability to make songs sound good. A. sparse B. rare C. infrequent D. scarce 20. The management are making _______ to increase the company's efficiency. A. measures B. steps C. moves D. deeds 21. Before he turned 14, Mozart ________ a few lesser piece for the piano. A. has composed B. had composed C. was composed D. would composed 22. Rarely________ succeed in ballet if they start after the age of 12. A. do children B. children have C. children D. are children 23. Have something to eat before you________. A. leave B. left C. will leave D. had left 24.What made you more interested ________ learning English? A. on B. in C. with D. to 25.When they get together, all they talk _______ is football. A. to B. with C. about D. on 1 26.Jim wishes he _______ Jane to his birthday party last night. A. invited B. would invite C. have invited D. had invited 27.________ from Bill, all the students said they would go to the party. A. Apart B. Only C. Except D. Separate 28. Jane is going to go abroad next month and she's having a ________ party on Sunday. A. birthday B. farewell C. wedding D. anniversary 29. I had no ________ a place to live. In fact it was surprising easy. A. difficulty to find B. difficulty finding C. difficulty when I find D. difficulty while finding 30. Look at the state of the gate. It needs ________ as soon as possible. A. to repair B. repairing C.being repaired D. be repaired 31. Alice didn't expect ________ to Bill's party. A. asking B. being asked C. to ask D. to be asked 32. We hope that students themselves will enjoy taking part ______ the projects. A. in B. on C. at D. for 33. Stacey seems like a bright student. She's always the first ______ her work. A. to finish B. finishing C. being finished D. to be finished 34. We were shocked to hear the news of your ______. A. having fired B. to be fired C. having been fired D. to have been fired 35. I think I hear someone ______ the back window. Do you hear it, too? A. trying open B. trying to open C. try opening D. try to open 36. Each nation has many people who voluntarily take care______ others. A. in B. on C. to D. of 37.They have no money and are forced to live on ______. A. fund B. saving C. charity D. donation 38. 'Is Marsha still here?' 'No. She was the first ______. A. leaving B. that she left C. to leave D. in leaving 39. I've heard a lot about Dr. James, and I'm looking forward ______ his talk tomorrow. A. hear B. hearing C. to hear D. to hearing 40. I don't blame you ______ to go outside in this awful weather. A. not wanting B. for not wanting C. not to want D. not to have wanted 41. They asked ______ our bags outside the exam room. A. to leave B. us to leave C. we leave D. us leaving 42. She was the first in her family ______ a college education. A. get B. getting C. to get D. gotten 43. A child's vocabulary _______ through reading. A. expands B. expends C. expels D. exposes 44. The lecturer recommended ______ a number of books before the exam. A. reading B. to read C. us reading D. to have read 45. If you saw a lawyer, he'd advise you _______ legal action. A. take B. taking C. to take D. for taking 46. Hardly _______ to the bus-stop when the bus suddenly pulled away. A. did they get B. they had got C. they got D. had they got 47. We are going to get our house _______ next week. A. painting B. to paint C. painted D. to be painted 48. He advised me _______ anything about it for the time being. A. didn't do B. not do C. don't do D. not to do 49. We managed to ______ over $4,000 through donations and other events. A. deposit B. donate C. raise D. exchange 50. The children were warned ______ in the lake without an adult present. 2 A. not swim B. not to swim C. not swimming D. to not swim 51. She'd wanted to know if I ______ Paul recently. A. saw B. have seen C. had seen D. would see 52.He apologized _______ not being able to complete the poem. A. in B. on C. of D. for 53.I am pleased to _______ the winner of the final competition. It's Group B. A. recite B. announce C. explain D. appoint 54.The winner of the contest was given a(n) _______ for her excellent performance. A. bonus B. reward C. fine D. award 55.My teachers always encourage _______ hard at school. A. to work B. us to work C. working D. that we work 56.Six months after the accident, he still has difficulty _______. A. to walk B. walking C. walked D. to walking 57.His doctor suggested that he _______ a short leave of absence. A. will take B. take C. would take D. took 58.It is no use _______ to school if you _______ to work hard. A. going - do not ready B. to go - do not ready C. going - are not ready D. go - are not ready 59.Family members who live apart try to get together ______ Tet. A. in B. at C. on D. during 60.Children are always ______ about Tet holiday. A. excited B. interested C. keen D. concerned 61.______ the furniture ______ arrived yet. A. None / has B. None / have C. None of / has D. None of / have 62.Three hours______ a long time to take on the homework. A. seems B. seem C. seemed D. has been 63.Neither Jane nor her brothers _______ a consent form for tomorrow's field trip. A. need B. needs C. is needing D. has need 64.The holiday nowadays is not as long as it _______. A. is used to be B. was used to be C. used to be D. is used to being 65.If I were you, _______ and tell her you're going to be late. A. I phone B. I'll phone C. I'd phone D. I'd have phoned 66.Let the boy _______ it himself before you offer to help. A. try B. to try C. trying D. will try 67.I suddenfy came __ a very valuable book when we was in the bookshop. A. up B. into C. across D. down 68.Prices are going _____ in a worry way. A. up B. over C. away D. off 69.Does he tell you how he is getting _____ his new colleagues? A. on with B. on of C. away with D. out of 70._____ of all the staff, I would like to wish you a happy retirement. A. On behalf B. In place C. Instead D. On account IV. Supply the correct form of the verb in brackets. (10pts) A. When I (71. look) _______ at my suitcase, I could see that somebody (72. try)_______ to open it. B. When we (73. get)_______ to the restaurant, we (74. find) _______ that nobody (75. remember) _______ to reserve a table. C. The doctor (76. examine)_______ him, and (77. find)_______ that he (78. break)_______ his arm. D. I could tell at a glance that the pile of letters on my desk (79. disturb)_______ while I (80. be) _______ out. E. We (81. be)_______ a few minutes late, so the film (82. already start)_______ when we (83. get) _______ to the cinema. F. As soon as she arrived England, she (84. find)_______ that the language (85. be) _______ quite different from 3 the English that she (86. learn)_______ at school. G. " Good afternoon. Can I help you ? " " Yes. I (87. bring)_______ my watch to you for repair three weeks ago. Is it ready yet ? " H. I wanted to be the first to tell her the news, but I was too late. Someone (88. already tell) _______ her. I. I'm going to bed. I (89. work)_______ for hours and I'm tired. J.We (90. cook)_______ all day for the party that evening and by 8 o'clock we still weren't ready. V. Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete sentences. (5pts) 91. I am afraid you have me because that is not what I meant (understand) 92. We had to take out a from the bank to buy the car. ( lend) 93. Everyone was very by the good news. (heart) 94. On a day we receive about fifty letters. (type) 95. Freedom of is one of the fundamental rights. (speak) 96. Irregular verbs must be (memory) 97. Carl is studying to become a (law) 98. We have decided to interview only the best six for the job (apply) 99. Uncle George lives in an attractive part of Sydney. (reside) 100. Everyone is worried about the of the rainforests (destroy) VI. Fill in each blank with one suitable word. (20pts) A. Nearly all the discoveries that have been made through the ages can be found in books. The (101)_______ of the book is one of humankind’s greatest achievements, the importance of which cannot (102)_______ overestimated. Books are very adaptable, providing us (103)_______ both entertainment (104)_______ information. The production of books began in Ancient Egypt, though not in a form (105)_______ is recognisable to us today. The books read by the Romans , (106)_______ , have some similarity to the ones we (107)_______ now. Until the middle of the 15 th century, in Europe, all books were (108)_______ by hand. They were often beautifully illustrated and always rare and (109_______ .With printing came the possibility of cheap, large-scale publication and distribution of books, making knowledge (110)_______ widespread and accessible. B. Jogging is running slowly (111) _______ long distance. Most joggers begin (112) _______ they hear jogging is very good exercise. Jogging makes the heart stronger and helps people (113) _______ weight. It can also help them feel better(114) _______ themselves. Ronald Robbins, (115) _______ is forty-two years old and works in an office, began jogging a few years ago because he felt he was too fat. At (116) _______ be could only run about 100 yards. It (117) _______ him three months to be able to run a mile. But two years later, he ran (118) _______ a marathon race - over twenty-six miles. Mary joggers, like Donald Robbins, feel that (119) _______ they can succeed in jogging, they succeed in other things and quite often this feeling helps them at (120) _______ jobs. VII. Fill in the blanks with a suitable preposition. (10pts) 121. Measuring money must be very difficult to carry _______ 122. In this respect, French differs_______ English 123. I'll come _______ to pick her up at 8 o'clock. 124. The passage is written_______ English . 125. Mr Duc Thanh is thinking of exporting rice _______ India. 126. As I was coming out of the room, I collided _______ somebody who was coming in. 127. The people next door are furious _______ us _______ making so much noise last night. 128. When I realized I was wrong. I apologized _______ them _______ my mistake. 129. She works quite hard. You can’t accuse her _______ being lazy. 130. It’s stupid _______ her to go out without a coat in such cold weather. VIII. Read the passage bellow and then choose a suitable word A, B, C or D to fill in each blank. (10pts) (131) …………. the clock every day is such an exhausting effort (132) …………. when I actually have a few free moments, I tend to collapse. Mostly I (133)…………. into a chair and stare into space while I imagine how lovely life would be (134) …………. I possessed the organizational skills and the energy of my super heroines. In fact, I waste (135) …………. of my spare time just 4 worrying about what other women are accomplishing in (136) ………… Sometimes I think that these modern fairy tales create as many problems for women as the old stories that had us biding our time for the day our prince would come. Yet superwomen tales continue (137) ………….me. Despite my friend’s warning against being taken in, despite (138) …………. I’ve learned, I find that I’m not only willing, but positively eager to buy that bridge she mentioned. Why? I suppose it has something to do with the (139) ………….of an optimistic approach (140) ………….life and the fact that extraordinary deeds have been accomplished by determined individuals who refused to believe that “you can’t” was the final word on their dreams. 131. A. Raced B. Race C. Racing D. Being raced 132. A. because B. if C. for D. that 133. A. sit B. sink C. seat D. sat 134. A. if only B. only if C. not only D. what if 135. A. a great many B. a good deal C. many D. a large number 136. A. their B. them C. they D. theirs 137. A. to charm B. to affect C. encourage D. fascinate 138. A. anything B. every C. something D. everything 139. A. attract B. appealing C. appeal D. influence 140. A. to B. for C. in D. of IX. Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning. (15pts) 141. Martin may not be very well but he still manages to enjoy life. => Martin’s ………………………………………………………………………………… 142. Thanks to his aunt’s legacy of £10.000 he was able to buy the house he wanted. => Had his ………………………………………………………………………………… 143.The workers only called off the strike after a new pay ofter. => Only after ………………………………………………………………………………… 144. I prefer going out for a meal to staying at home. => I’d rather …………………………………………………………………………………. 145. Mary was the only student absent from class. => Apart …………………………………………………………………………………… 146. It’s difficult for older people to learn a language. => Older people have ……………………………………………………………………… 147. Jane hasn’t made much progress at school. => Jena has only …………………………………………………………………………… 148. He does almost no work. => He hardly ………………………………………………………………………………… 149. I had expected the weather to be worse. => The weather was not …………………………………………………………………… 150. It’s the cheapest watch but it’s the nicest. => Not only ………………………………………………………………………………… 151. We had never been so happy before. => We were ………………………………………………………………………………… 152. “ What you have cooked is the best in the world!”, John said to his girlfriend. => John congratulated……………………………………………………………………… 153. They have read us an interesting story. => An………………………………………………………………………………………… 154. Now that his mother was being there, they said nothing about it. => On ……………………………………………………………………………………… 155. The last storm destroyed Lan’s house. => It‘s high time…………………………………………………………………………… 5 X. Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning. (5pts) 156.It would have been better if you had gone to bed earlier. should => You……………………………………………………………………………….………. 157.’Don’t swim just after you have eaten,’ she said to them. warned => She………………………………………………………………………………….…… 158. He would not stop talking although no one was listening. insisted => He ………………………………………………………………………………………… 159. The house was in darkness except for a light in the kitchen. apart => The house was completely …………………………………………………………… 160. They continued to look for the girl till it got dark. search => The ……………………………………………………………………………………… - The end - 6 ANSWER KEYS 1. B 2. C 3. B 4. D 5. C 6. A 7. C 8. D 9. A 10. A 11. D 12. D 13. C 14. A 15. D 16. B 17. A 18. B 19. B 20.C 21. B 22. A 23. A 24. B 25. C 26. D 27. A 28. B 29. B 30. B 31. D 32. A 33. A 34. C 35. B 36. D 37. C 38. C 39. D 40. B 41. B 42. C 43. A 44. A 45. C 46. D 47. C 48. D 49. C 50. B 51. C 52. D 53. B 54. D 55. B 56. B 57. B 58. C 59. B 60. A 61. C 62. A 63. A 64. C 65. C 66. A 67. C 68. A 69. A 70. A. V. 0,5đ /động từ 71. looked 72.had tried 73. got 74. Found 75. had remembered 76. examined 77. found 78. had broken 79. had been disturbed 80. was 81. were 82. had already started 83. got 84. found 85. was 86. had learned / had learnt 87. brought 88. had already told 89. have been working 90.had been cooking V. 0,5đ /từ 91.misunderstood 92.loan 93.heartened 94.typical 95.speech 96. memorized 97. lawyer 98. applicants 9 9. residential 100. destruction VI.1đ /từ A/ 101. invention 102. be 103. with 104. and 105. that 106. however 107. read 108. written 109. expensive 110. more B/111.for 112.because 113.lose 114.about 115.who 116. first 117. took 118. in 119. if 120. their VII. 1 đ /giới từ 121.out 122. to 123.over 124. in 125. to 126 with 127. of 128. with – for129. to – for 130.of VIII. 1 đ /câu 131. C 132. D 133. C 134. A 135. B 136. D 137. A 138. D 139. C 140. A IX. 1 đ /câu 141.Martin’s poor health doesn’t prevent him from enjoying life. 142.Had his aunt not died and left him her legacy of £10.000, he wouldn’t have been able to buy the house he wanted. 143.Only after a new pay offer, did the workers call off the strike. 144.I’d rather go out for meal than stay at home. 145.Apart from Mary every students was present in class. 146.Older people have difficulty in learning a language. 147.Jane has only made a little progress at school. 148.He hardly does any work. 149.The weather was not as bad as I had expected. 150.Not only is it the cheapest watch but it’s also the nicest. 151.We were happier than ever before. 152. John congratulated his girlfriend on her cooking. 153. An interesting story has been read to us. 154. On account of his mother’s being there, they said nothing about it. On account of the fact that his mother was being there, they said nothing about it. On account of his mother’s presence , they said nothing about it. 155. It’s high time Lan repaired her house. / It’s high time for Lan’s house to be repaired. XI. 1 đ /câu 156.You should not have gone to bed so late. 157. She warned them not to swim just as they had eaten. 158. He insisted on talking although no one was listening. 159. The house was completely dark apart from a light in the kitchen. 160. The search for the girl went on till it got dark. 7 . PHƯỚC TRƯỜNG THCS BÙ NHO ĐỀ THI SỐ 13 ĐỀ ÔN THI VÀO LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN QUANG TRUNG BÌNH PHƯỚC MÔN: TIẾNG ANH Ngày thi: 19- 09- 2011 Thời gian làm bài 120 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề) Thí sinh làm. been working 90 .had been cooking V. 0,5đ /từ 91 .misunderstood 92 .loan 93 .heartened 94 .typical 95 .speech 96 . memorized 97 . lawyer 98 . applicants 9 9. residential 100. destruction VI.1đ /từ A/ 101 receive about fifty letters. (type) 95 . Freedom of is one of the fundamental rights. (speak) 96 . Irregular verbs must be (memory) 97 . Carl is studying to become a (law) 98 . We have decided to interview