from question 23 to 27 Câu 23: Around 1750, electricity A experiments B became popularly C as entertainment D at the court of the French King, Louis XV.. computer Câu 25: Some people t
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TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC SƯ PHẠM HÀ NỘI
TRƯỜNG THCS VÀ THPT NGUYỄN TẤT THÀNH
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ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10
Năm học 2015 - 2016 Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút
ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ II Năm học 2014-2015 Lớp 10 - Ban cơ bản Môn : Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút
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Họ và tên : ……….……… ……… Ngày sinh: ……….……… Phòng thi: ……
101
Số báo danh
(HS ghi)
Cán bộ coi thi thứ nhất
(Kí và ghi rõ họ tên)
Cán bộ coi thi thứ hai
(Kí và ghi rõ họ tên)
101
Số phách
(HĐTS ghi)
Cán bộ chấm thi thứ nhất
(Kí và ghi rõ họ tên)
Cán bộ chấm thi thứ hai
(Kí và ghi rõ họ tên)
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from
the others by circling A, B, C or D (from question 1 to 3)
Câu 1: A night B slight C tighten D wisdom
Câu 2: A drought B cough C doubt D about
Câu 3: A sewage B steward C shipwreck D waist
Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others
by circling A, B, C or D (from question 4 to 6)
Câu 4: A typhoon B festive C machine D resource
Câu 5: A compliment B mechanic C government D poisonous
Câu 6: A disappear B congratulate C disastrous D appliance
Choose the best word or phrase to complete the following sentences by
circling A, B, C or D (from question 7 to 22)
Câu 7: You can get a running–up nose if you ………or an allergy
A had a cold B caught cold C will catch cold D have a cold
Câu 8: Nepal was by a magnitude-7.3 earthquake on Tuesday,
just weeks after the devastating quake that killed more than 8,000 people
A stuck B beaten C defeated D hit
Câu 9: The ideal tiger territory is a large forested area with rich vegetation
For cover, plentiful water to drink and cool off in, and deer, swine,
and other large mammals to eat
A abundant B dangerous C fierce D extinct
Câu 10: Your car is very It hardly seems to use any petrol at all
A economy B economical C economic D economically
Câu 11: It’s crucial that everybody the ceremony
A attends B must attend C has to attend D attend
Câu 12: you cut down your sugar intake, you’d have lost weight
by now
A Had B If C Were D Should
Câu 13: The teacher was absent today,
A but classed was cancelled B and classes was cancelled
C so that class was cancelled D so class was cancelled
Câu 14: Sam warned the air conditioner on all night
A me not leaving B me not left C me not to leave D my not leaving
Câu 15: She’s changed her mind, ?
A didn’t she B isn’t she C has she D hasn’t she
Câu 16: It’s against the law to kill the black rhinoceros They extinct
A became B have become C become D are becoming
Câu 17: I’m really sleepy today I wish I too much time on computer
games last night
A didn’t spend B hadn’t spent C wouldn’t spend D don’t spend
Câu 18: Singapore national swimming head coach and Olympic bronze
medalist Sergio Lopez said that Vien was an excellent swimmer
has been improving leaps and bounds
A which B whose C who D whom
Câu 19: he worked with the deaf for many years and patented
many devices to help them, Alexander Graham Bell will mainly forever
be remembered for inventing the telephone
A Even though B In spite of C Despite D Because
Câu 20: Tom:“I didn’t understand what the girl said.”
Peter:“ ………”
A So did I B I did too C I did either D Neither did I
Câu 21: Teacher: “Your English is very good, Nam.”
Nam: “ ”
A Yes, of course I know it is perfect
B Thanks Are you telling lies?
C Thanks for your compliment It’s certainly encouraging
D No, I don’t like it
Câu 22: Would you mind …… your radio a little, please?
A turning out B turning down C to turn down D to turn out
Choose the underlined part (A, B, C or D) that needs correction in each
of the following sentences by circling A, B, C or D (from question 23 to 27)
Câu 23: Around 1750, electricity (A) experiments (B) became popularly
(C) as entertainment (D) at the court of the French King, Louis XV
A electricity B experiments C popularly D entertainment
Câu 24: The keyboard with alphabet keys is (A) enough easy (B) to use to
give program instructions (C) to the computer (D)
A is B enough easy C program instructions D computer
Câu 25: Some people take (A) vitamin E to relieve muscular cramps, to
extend life span (B), and fighting (C) skin problems (D)
A take B life span C and fighting D problems
Câu 26: Albany, a (A) city on (B) the Hudson River, was (C) the (D)
capital of New York State since 1797
Câu 27: Sequoyah, that (A) worked on (B) the alphabet for twelve years,
finally completed (C) it in (D) 1823
A that B worked on C finally completed D in
Read the text and decide which answer best fits each space by circling A,
B, C or D (from question 28 to 37)
The world around us is very colorful The place (28) be very dull if there was no color People like to surround themselves with (29) things Many years (30) , people wanted to make themselves as colorful as the things they (31) They did this by making patterns on their bodies and (32) themselves
(33) they learnt to make cloth to cover their bodies, they tried
to find ways and means of coloring it brightly In time, they discovered the method of dyeing their (34)
People knew how to (35) their clothes even before they knew to read or write (36) that time, men did not know how to make dye,
so they got their colors from what they could find (37) them
Câu 28: A will B should C ought D would
Câu 29: A colorful B some C own D useful
Câu 30: A then B ago C later D earlier
Câu 31: A have seen B did C saw D have
Câu 32: A painting B repairing C painted D repaired
Câu 33: A Before B While C After D When
Câu 34: A bodies B pants C shirts D clothes
Câu 35: A dye B make C knit D sew
Câu 36: A From B On C In D During
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Câu 37: A through B in C over D around
Read the passage and choose the best answer by circling A, B, C or D
(from question 38 to 47)
Man discovered fire many thousands of years ago The first time he saw
fire was probably when a tree struck by lightning He soon learned how to
make fire for himself However, man probably made his first fire by rubbing
two sticks together Fire was very important to man He needed fire to keep
himself warm at night He used fire to cook his food He used fire to frighten
away enemies and wild animals In some parts of the world he used fire to
signal messages Red Indians, for example, used fire to make smoke signals
In some other countries, people lit fires to warn their friend of danger Fire
was also used to give light Before the invention of the oil lamp, men used
burning sticks as torches And before man discovered gas and electricity, he
hung small wire baskets from posts to light streets One man even used fire to
tell the time He invented a candle clock He made a candle that took exactly
twelve hours to burn Then he marked this candle in twelve equal parts He lit
the candle and could tell the time by counting the number of parts left of the
burning candle But the candle clock did not always work well If there was a
wind blowing on the candle, the flame burned too quickly
Câu 38: The best title for the passage can be
A how fire was discovered B the use of fire
C the danger of fire D fire and candle
Câu 39: How were the streets lit before gas and electricity were invented?
A from a tree struck by lightning B from wire baskets hung on posts
C from two sticks together D from a candle
Câu 40: Man probably used fire to do a lot of things except
A to tell the time B to make swords
C to send signal D to keep warm at night
Câu 41: Red Indians used fire
A to make gas and electricity B to frighten away enemies
C to burn down trees D to signal messages
Câu 42: According to the passage, man used the following to give light
A oil lamp B wire baskets C candle D all are correct
Câu 43: The first street lights were
A large bonfires B burning trees
C candles D small fires in hanging baskets
Câu 44: How did man count the time from the candle clock?
A He marked it in twelve parts B He counted the burned parts
C He took a twelve- hour burning candle D He made it burn in the wind
Câu 45: The candle clock burned for
A one hour B a day C 12 hours D 12 days
Câu 46: Candles did not work well because
A it was easily blown away B it made flame
C the wind could make it burn faster D the flame burned too quickly
Câu 47: The word “danger” most closely means
A threat B accident C fault D incident
Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits in the gap (from question 48 to 57) There is an example at the beginning (0)
Remembering your dreams
A team of (0) … scientists……, who have studied the subject of dreams, have come up with some (48 INTEREST) conclusions First of all,
everybody, without exception, has them Secondly, dreams can be of (49 PRACTICE) value, acting as a (50 REMIND) of things of importance that we
need to do in our waking lives If you dream of the punishment you may receive for not handing in your homework (51 PUNCTUAL), for example, this
may help you to do it on time Indeed, things we are anxious about in our ( 52 DAY) lives often feature in our dreams But it is hard to make sense of your
dreams if you lack the (53 ABLE) to remember them in the first place One recommendation is that you should keep a diary and pen by your bed, so you
can write down your dreams as soon as they (54 OCCURRENCE).You should concentrate on three aspects Firstly, record the strongest emotion in your
dream, whether it is fear, (55 ANGRY) or whatever Then write down anything strange or (56 USUAL) that happened and the names of the people who
made an appearance in your dream This way, according to the experts, you will have a (57 RELY) and meaningful dream record, which will make for
fascinating reading
Read the passage and fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word (from question 58 to 67)
The only language that is easy to learn is one’s mother (58)… And think
how much practice that gets! Before the Second World War people usually
learnt a (59)……… language to read the literature of the country Now
speaking a foreign language is what most people want Every year many
millions of people started learning one (60)… … do they do it? Some try
(61)… home with books and records of tapes; some use radio or television
programs; some use computers and network; (62)…… go to evening classes
If they use the language only two or three (63) a week, learning it will
take a long time, like learning a foreign language at school A (64)…
people try to learn a language fast by studying for 6 or more hours a day It is clearly easier to learn a language in the country (65) it is spoken However, most people cannot (66) this, and for many it is not necessary They need the language in order (67) do their work 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 WRITING Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first Do not change the word given Write your answers on the spaces provided (from question 76 to 80) 68 “Why don’t we go somewhere for a change?” said Mary (SUGGESTED) Mary
69 Everyone think Alan will accept the job within the next few days (EXPECTED) Alan
70 The information I got from the assistant was so confusing that I didn’t know what to do (SUCH) The assistant gave me
71 It is not very likely that Angela will be given the leading role (CHANCE) Angela has
72 The fridge was so heavy that we couldn’t move it (TOO) The fridge was
Imagine you have just come back to Vietnam from Singapore, the host of the 28 th SEA Games In about 100-120 words write a paragraph about what you learnt or impressed about the country
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