SỞ GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10 TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG ĐĂK LĂK NĂM HỌC: 2009-2010 ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC MÔN: TIẾNG ANH ( Đề thi có 02 trang) Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút Mã đề: 563 Họ, tên thí sinh: Số báo danh: I. 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 the following questions. Every four to ten years something happens to the weather system of the Earth. Everything changes, and scientists don't know why. The low-pressure area moves toward the east, the high-pressure area 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 Christmas 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 currents. It caused floods in some areas and droughts in others. There were terrible windstorms and huge ocean waves. These waves swept houses into the sea. El Nino did billions of dollars worth of damage. Thousands of people lost their lives and thousands of others were left homeless. Question 1. The reasons why the weather system changes_____________. A. are still unknown to scientists nowadays B. are easy and simple to scientists today. C. are known in advance by all scientists. D. are not mysterious to scientists today. Question. The effects of El Nino are__________________ . A. very violent B. terrible C. powerful D. usually mild, sometimes very powerful Question3. In the time of El Nino, the warm surface water moves_______________ . A. toward South Africa. B. Eastward C. Southward D. Westward Question 4. The weather system over the Pacific Ocean changes _________________ . A. every 4 years B. every year C. every 4 to 10 years D. every 10 years II. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions. Question 5. A. excite B. wish C. smile D. ripe Question 6. A. bicycle B. cycle C. type D. style Question 7. A. washed B. watched C. earned D. stopped Question 8. A. boots B. books C. roofs D. woods III. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best answer to each of the following questions. Question 9. People grow rice in tropical countries. A. Rice is grown in tropical countries. B. Tropical countries are grown rice. C. Rice is grown by tropical countries. D. Tropical countries are grown rice by people. Question10. It's pity that Nam isn't here. I wish he _____________here. A. will be B. were C. can be D. is Question 11. There are new laws to ___________ wildlife in the area. A. consume B. consist C. conserve D. deserve Question 12. If you _____________ to improve your English, I can help you. A. will want B. want C. wanted D. could want Question 13. You're ____________ your time trying to persuade him; he'll never help you. A. spending B. missing C. wasting D. losing Question 14. Nam can hardly help you now, ____________? A. doesn't he B. does he C. can't he D. can he Question 15. A person whom you make friends with by writing letters, especially somebody in another country, is called a____________. A. close friend B. pen pal C. cousin D. nephew Question16. Lunar New Year holiday is the most important __________ for Vietnamese people. A. decoration B. preparation C. enjoyment D. celebration Trang 1/2- Mã đề 563 Question 17. Finally, Lan has found the document that she was looking ___________ . A. after B. at C. for D. up Question 18. There is a meeting ……………8:00 AM and 2:00 PM. A. at B. between C. on D. till Question 19. The UFO stayed in the sky for about thirty seconds, and then it went away . A. flew B. traveled C. disappeared D. appeared Question 20. "Let's have some drinks now." _ "_____________ ." A. Yes, we do B. Yes, let's drink C. Yes, we drink D. That's a good idea Question 21. It's difficult ______________traffic jams during rush hours. A. avoiding B. avoided C. avoid D. to avoid Question 22. He looked very _____________when he came to see me yesterday. A. cheerful B. cheered C. cheerfully D. cheer Question 23. The house is very old. He lives in that house. A. The house that he lives is very old. B. The house which he lives in is very old. C. The house where he lives in is very old. D. The house which he lives is very old. Question24. Vietnam, __________is in the south-east Asia, exports rice. A. where B. whose C. that D. which Question 25. My younger brother ____________ getting up early in the morning. A. is used to B. is used C. is used for D. used to Question 26. This is the first time we _____________to DaLat, so it's all new to us. A. have been B. are going C. were D. will go Question 27. Your shoes are so dirty. You'd better take them_________before entering the house. A. off B. up C. on D. away Question 28. The Internet has helped students study more _____________. A. luckily B. friendly C. effectively D. hardly Question 29. I don't have enough money, but if I had, I _________ buy that schoolbag. A. will B. must C. would D. can Question 30. Most of the villagers rely on farming for __________________ . A. income B. production C. payment D. spending Question31. _____________ air is one of the many problems we have to solve. A. Dust B. Polluted C. Pleasant D. Pure Question 32. I suggest _____________ canned food before a typhoon. A. to buy B. bought C. buy D. buying Question 33. "Don't make so much noise", the teacher said. A. The teacher asked his students do not make so much noise. B. The teacher asked his students not to make so much noise. C. The teacher asked his students not making so much noise. D. The teacher asked his students did not make so much noise. Question 34. I'll be waiting for you till you ____________. A. come B. is going to come C. coming D. will come IV. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best word for each of the numbered blanks. New Year is one of the most important (35) 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 (36) their friends and relatives good luck. New Year's Eve is usually a long night to this holiday, children dress as witches, ghosts or others. Most children go from house to house asking for candy or fruit. (37) people at the house do not give them candy, the children will say a trick on them. But this (38) ever happens. Many people give them candy or fruit. Question 35. A. contests B. festivals C. courses D. meetings Question 36. A. wish B. greet C. dream D. congratulate Question 37. A. So B. Whether C. Although D. If Question 38. A. always B. soon C. hardly D. hard V. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction. Question 39. Ho Chi Minh City is the bigger city in Vietnam A. bigger B. in C. is D. the Question 40. I prefer the yellow dress than the white one. A. the yellow B. than C. one D. the white Trang 2/2- Mã đề 563 SỞ GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10 TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG ĐĂK LĂK NĂM HỌC: 2009-2010 ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC ĐÁP ÁN MÔN: TIẾNG ANH Câu 563 1 A 2 D 3 B 4 C 5 B 6 A 7 C 8 D 9 A 10 B 11 C 12 B 13 C 14 D 15 B 16 D 17 C 18 B 19 C 20 D 21 D 22 A 23 B 24 D 25 A 26 A 27 A 28 C 29 C 30 A 31 B 32 D 33 B 34 A 35 B 36 A 37 D 38 C 39 A 40 B . KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10 TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG ĐĂK LĂK NĂM HỌC: 2009-2010 ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC MÔN: TIẾNG ANH ( Đề thi có 02 trang) Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút Mã đề: 563 Họ, tên thí sinh: Số. the white Trang 2/2- Mã đề 563 SỞ GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10 TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG ĐĂK LĂK NĂM HỌC: 2009-2010 ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC ĐÁP ÁN MÔN: TIẾNG ANH Câu 563 1. Vietnamese people. A. decoration B. preparation C. enjoyment D. celebration Trang 1/2- Mã đề 563 Question 17. Finally, Lan has found the document that she was looking ___________ . A.