MỘT số đề THI vào lớp 10 môn TIẾNG ANH

Choose the word or phrase A, B, C.or D that best fits the blank space in the .Mr Brown and some 23 eonservationiats' are on a very dirty beach now.. Every year many people in the world l

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PHAN IV MOT SO DE THI TUYEN SINH VAO La

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-KY THI TUYEN SINH LOP 10 TRUNG HQC PHO THO~G

NAM HQC 2007 - 2008, KH6A NGAy 20/06/2007

Mon thi: TIENG ANH

Thai gian lam bai: 60 phut

, 1·31.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that ofthe

others (0.6 pt)

2 A mamine· B inspiration ,C excllange D mampagne

3 A pi.eas.e,d B eras.e,d C increas.e,d D amus.e.d

4·2~1.Ch~ose the word or phrase (A, B,C or DI that best fits the blank space in each

sentence.(3.8 pts)

4 The examinatio will be held June, 2007

5 the first and second nights of Passover, Jewish families often

enjoy the Seder

6 Wearing uniforms helps poor students feel equal others

7 The boy was greatly proud his Success at school

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8 Cong Vinh seems to be well-qualified the latest position

9 He,read this article on the website last night, ? ,

A doesn't he B di~n't he C did he D hasn't he

10.Are all the students used ' ' their summer vacation in the countryside?

f to spend , B spend C.to spending D spending

11 Passover in Israel andby all Jewish people.. .

,A is hold B is celebrating C celebrates D is celebrated

12 "WhenwillMr Ba retire? He began for the company thirty years ago."

A to be worked B to working C win work D to work

13.If Ba were rich, he around the world

A should travel B travelled' .C could travel D must travel

14.They are still playing on the field it is raining heavily

.

l ti - Ili ~.e : u " _ L~

15.·Study harder _

A if you will pass the exam B arid you will pass the exam' ·C.unless yo pass the exam ~ D or you will pass the exam

16 The girl wishes she in Nha Trang for the festival next week,

A.will stay B could stay C is,staying D can stay ,17 On the way to 'school, Long often stops a newspaper

1 The cooker is displayed at Nguyen Kim Supermarket looks modern

1 _~Let's go to Vung Tau on the weekend.";

A That's a fine day

C Yes, please

20 _ "Thank you very much"

B That's a good trip

D Yes, let's,

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A Are you worried? B You're welcome

21 For most households, lighting for 10 percent to 15 percent of the electricity bill '

A accounts B applies· C: 'asks D.prepares

2 Ho Chi Minh city will 'temperatures between 25°C and ao° tomorrow

A experience B arrive C achieve D occur (23·30) Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C.or D) that best fits the blank space in the

.Mr Brown and some (23) eonservationiats' are on a very dirty beach now Today they are ready, to make the beach a clean and beautiful, place again After listening to Mr Brown's instructions, they are divided _ (24) three' groups Group 1 necadsto walk alons the shore Group 2should check the sand, (25) group 3 has to check among the rocks Garbage must be put into plastic bags, and the bags will be ' (26) _

by Mr Jones H'e will ta~e the bags to the garbage (27) Each member is giv.en a map to find the rig t place rhey won't eat ~he picnic lunch _ (28) by Mrs Smith until the whole area is clean (29) , are eager to work.-hard so as to refresh this (30) \ area

23 A voluntary B volu~teers C volunteering D volunteer

26 A selected B chosen C collected D elected

27. A dump

28 A happened

29 A Them all

30.A. spoiling

B. yard

B. provided

B. They all

B. spoi

C.area

C achieved

C All them

C spoiled

D place

n shown

D All-they

D..spcils ' (31.34) Chooseth~ underlined word or phrase'(A, B,C orD)that needscorrecting (0.8pt)

31.You're "tred Myou ~ too late to watch' TV last night.'

A ' B, ,C ' ' D '," ,

3 :The Internet is avery fast and QonyEmient way for us'~ alot of

" " A' B', ' G ", ,

informatiOns

D

3 ;The bus is sUChan inexpensive means of transport that people take

~ very often

3 She has been playing M Jl professional tennis player from 1990s

(35.38).•Use the cor red f01m'of the word given inaaeh~entence.(0.8 pt)'

,35 The Intern,et has helped students study more, (effect)

36:' It is ' that· our enviro~ment is' more and more polluted

'(disappoint)" '

, 31.We'are trying to have s.(n) , world (pollute) , '

3 I am thankful to my teacher who al-ways'gives me lots of '- to

better my knowledge (courage) ,

(39-42) Read the dlalolue and th.n decide whether the statements that follow are True

Mr Lan: " ~W h at ' s the mat te r , Mr s :tin h ' "

MrlJ Linh~,I ' ve.just re c eioed my · l p te~t electricity bill Lt's so 'enormous :

Mrs Lam Let me see It ' s 350 000 VND. What an enormousbillit is!

Mrs Linh: I paid 200.000', VND last month, I don"t know why i ' s higher this'

Mrs Lam Which counter is in~talled in your house?

Mrs Linh: The usual mechanical,' counter was replaced with an electronic

exactly and be more convenient for the power officials to record

Mrs Lan: I don ' t know what happens The usual mechanical counter is still

Mrs Linh:Thanks LQryour advice I amwriting a complain letter right now

39 The bill Mrs Linh received last month was lower than thelatest o e

40 Mrs Linh has·spent 550.000 vND on electricity in the "last two mo~~h~ 4L'Mrs Lan insisted that the electrical counter is wrong

42 Electricity n mbers are recorded' every mo~th ' (43-4Ei) Rew~ite the senten~es s~that 'they are'nearest iit meaning to the'se'nten

43 Ba said: ~'Why don't we stop eating chicken to avoid being infected wi

;44 The last time she'went out with him was 9 months ago

Jti r THI TUYEN SINH Ldp , 10TRUNG HQC P1I6 THONG

.,.' NAM'HQC 2008 ; 2009 '

others (0.75 pt)

L A.~actly

2 A.mange

.3 A wait~

B ~ample' ·C ~ercise ' 'D.~amimition ,B cllampion C;rooose' D.tOQ~hacl1e

B era,s~ C need~ D end~

II Cho~se the correct p.hrase(A, B, C, or' D) that best fits the,blank space in eac~

,1 ' there have been many' changes in his.1if~, he,still remains a nice

A.However ' B Despite, 9.Because D Althou h

2 She complains noisily about anything she doesn't like'

A what B that ,C about which D whose 3.Y6u seem to be quite good physics

4 Our house needs to be _

A painting B paint C painted D.'paints

-,D to

5 If you saw a UFO, what you do?

6 _ "Would you like aglass of gre n tea?" .:" "

A No, let's not B No, 1don't C.No, thanks D.No, 1wouldn't

8 We're goodfriends We each other since we were in primary school

A know B have known C.have been known D knew

D enjoy yourself

D is going

2 The new film has been attracted a lot of people all over the worid '

3 We want to spend our holiday in a villa by the sea and enjoying sea food

Every year many people in the world learn English Some of the~ are young

1 to the language on television or among their friends Most people must "

Young children learn English at school to study better at their subject Many

(7) English at' their college or university Other people' learn English

1 A The others BOthers

2 A them B their

5 A they are B it is

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C Another

.C themselves

C talking

C.Why

C.there is

D Each other

n theirs

D hearing

D Where D.of.being

.6 A taller B higher , C better D fuller

8 A equipment B example t. transportation : 0.information

Dev helps me a lot not only with my study but also,in my daily life We often practice speaking Vietna~ese 'and do our homework together Thanks to his help,

a test and I did a really good job Our papers will be returned tomorrow And

I hope that ~ewill get good marks I'm very happy to have a friend like De~." , 1 This is th~ first time Phil ha~been in a foreign country '

2 Dev~Phil's new.friend, is Canadian

3 Phil can now speak better Vietnamese than Dev can

4 In Phil's opinion, Dev is ahelpful 'friend

1 'There' are a lot of at tourist attractions in Ho Chi Min

City (SIGHTSE,E)

2 He felt because he' lost the match (D~SAPPOINT)

3 She drives ,so she has never caused anacciderit (CARE)'

~4 Teachers now give more : -_ to their students in classroom activities.' (FREE) 1 \

1 The children are excited about going to the circus

The children are looking ; ~ ~ - : - - i -

'2 She.talks too much in class

.3 When did you start learning English?

4 The teacher said, "Let's elect Ha Long Bay to be one of the World Wonders" The teacher suggested that Ha Long Bay " _ '- , _

PHAN IV MQTs6DE THI TU Y EN SI NHvAoLtYP 10 15 1

.KY~iuTuriN SiNH LOP 10 CHUnN THPT

Man thi: TItNG ANH (M6n ehuyen)

I Choosethe wo;d whose underlined part Is'pronounced cflfferently from that oUhe ~thers

B. depl§.tion "

B. wholesale

B. bri"~s

C. compgtitive

, C.Jnfliltitm

C gara"e

C sm:e

1 A ev~ntually

2 A vilcancy

a A. education

I '

4 A.box

5 Achm:ch

D r~gr~tful

D enlarge

D reli~

D.llcient

t Choose the word whose stress pattern ~sdifferent from that of the o~hers

1 A possession' B property C industry D element

2 A.basically B eminent: 'C:ordinary D maternal·

3' A shortcoming B.leopard ' C.kindergarten D personify

4 A. undoubtedly '.Bieconomic C university D agricultural

5 A enthusiasm B fertilizerC indicator Disocializing

II Choose the correct answer to fill' in the blank.'

1 I don't see any in arriving early at the theater if the show 'do~sn't

start until 9 o'clock

.A cause Be.reason C.'aim D~point

2 The'new manager's office has ' hew equipment ,

A.many , B a lot of C some of ' D a few

3 I'don't to change my job because ilike it

A risk B intend ~ Cipersist D insist

,4 You thought I did wrong but the result' my action

A agreed B approved C proved Dijustified

5 Thomas has a garden which is mine .'

A. doubie as.large B semi-larger than

.C twice as large as' D.' as two-time as large

6._ "What do you think of the film we've watched?" " , "

A It's a bre.eze!' B No kidding!

C I've seenbetter 'D None of your business!

7 In 1870, ~ JohnD Rockefeller and others created the' Standard

Oil Company

A that oil prices fluctuated

C but the oil p:rices fluctuated

B.despite fluctuating oil prices D~oil price's were fluctuating

-.-_ to school by bus

A Many a student goes B Many the students go '

C Many of students go' D: Much student goes

9 Careless driving also accounts the increasing number oftraffic accidents ,

10 is not clearto researchers

A Why dinosaurs having become extinct

B Why dinosaurs became extinct

C.Did dinosaurs become extinct '

D.,Dinosaurs became extinct

'11.The new manager i8 '-easy-going He is alwaysvery serious about

the work Aby no means B.by means of C.by all means D.in the mean time

12 We enjoy the hams and coffee at this , restaurant

A family-owning B family-ownedC owning-family D owned-family

13:I'd rather to theparty with my parents because the~e was nothing

interesting there , ,

A haven't beeninvited B hadn't been invited: '

C.not be invited' D not have been invited

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14~When the university suggested ' ;.the student union protested

vigorously

A tuition be raised / 1 B to raise tuition

C on raising tuition D that tuition should raise "

15 one after another, parallel computers perform groups Ofoperations

A: Conventional computers,by handling tasks

B.Since tasks being handled by conventional computers

C Whereas c~nventional computers handle tasks

D Whiie tasks handled by.conventional computers

16 She him of having lied to her

A threatened B. blamed C criticized D accused

.1.7 We have bought extra food our friends stay to have dinner '

A in.case R if C provided D as long as

\ 18.Cut this cake into six pieces

A same .B alike C like D equal

19 If only it differently! I had hoped to be acquitted

A had been concluded B wereconciuded

8.

C. for D with

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20.I was in the countryside but went to school in HCMC.

A brought u B taken over, C.made up D.put of'!'

21.Most of archaeologists know about-prehistoric cultures is based on

studies of material remains ' ,

2 We couldn't afford that house because it _'

A was over my head; B paid through the nose

C cost an arm and a leg D blew my own trumpet

23 the Chrstmas shopping season begins '

A That is after Thanksgiving B After Thanksgrvmg it is

C.It is after Thanksgiving that D I is Thanksgiving that

24.New York Ciy is America's largest city, ' it is not the capital of New

York State

A therefore B but' ' ,C.so D however

25 He promised her an Oxford dictionary, but disappointingly he on

his word

A turned 'over B stood up C went back

26 This young music composer is very famous the mostInfluential

composer

27 She came a lot of problems 'at work

A.up with B down with C in for

28 They take each other like two peas

29.Didn't it ever to them that they would be severely punished?

A occur B happen' C enter D come

30 If you want to weight, cut down on fat

A put of B come down 'C take over D cut off

31.By the time we get out of this traffic jam, all the guests home

A have gone B had gone, C will go D.will have gone

32 members of the class has to be responsible for his own actions

A Each of the B Every C None of D All

33.The teacher ' them the answer to the question

A explained B said C discussed

34 We met each other at the meeting coincidence

35 As we've been discussing tor 2 hours without any solution, I'd like to _

my own solution to this problem

,A come u B bring down

D their

D sat down

D with

D;up against

D told

C put forward D take in

36.The accident resulted some minor injuries

37.Dave, I really appreciate me But I think I could manage it myself,

A you to help a you helped

\ C your'helping D that you would help , ,

38 One ofthe robbers was described by the witnesses tall and about 25

3 I left the purse at home Can you 'without breakfast today, dear?

4Q.One of the, solutions by environmentalists is to,ban vehicles from the city center

A are suggested- B is suggested" C suggesting D suggested

41.While the boss was away, her assistant stood her and' helped her

42.I would like to rent a house, modern, comfortable, and _, _- _in a quiet place'

A before 'all B.'above all C first of al~ D after all

43 We could never get ready forthe test at such short -,

-A call B notice C. advice " D note

44.To resist corrosion for.today's car to prevent havoc caused by road salts, gravei and other materials

A have new coatings been developed 'R new coatings developing

C development of new coatings D new coatings havebeendeveloped

,45 Some scientists say it is essential that 'mankind the amount of air pollution in big cities

A be,reduced B reduced

, 46 She couldn't but _,, '_ there crying ",

47 where to find the key, the boy could not open the safe

A Knowing not B Knew not C Not knowing' n Didn't know

48 They received , advice from their parents that they became successful

A so good ' B such a'good 'C so good an ,D such good

49.Computers are said to be ' for the development of mankind

C here and there D here today, 'gone tomorrow

50 _ "She's the best pi~~ist in the school." " "

C That's OK! D You can say that again

C reduce' D will reduce '

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IV Identify the mlstake in ea'chsentence.

1 Although most knoWn for her prose works, Maya Angelou also published

,several collections of poetry

D

2 Technically speaking, astronauts can be able to riill the moon and live,

there briefly

D

3 There are many species of birds in danger of extinction, with a large

number ofwhich, 117 i n al l, found on oceanic islands

4 Ifit is ~ dry, a seed can still sprout 1 Ul.tQforty years afterthci.r formation

5 ~ snakes have hollow teeth they are called fangs that they J l lil to

poison their victims '

D

6 The nitrogen makes up Q!m:78 percent of the Earth's atmosphere, the

ABC'

gaseous mass surrounding the planet

7 Why so many students graduate weak at reading and math ate Questions

continuing to disturb educators

D

8 AlthOug apples do not grow during the cold season, apple trees 'must

have such season in order to flourish

9 Dentistry is a branch of medicine that developed very dramatically in

,the last twenty years

10 Rabbits have large front t QQfu " short tails, and hind legs feet adapted for

runrihig and jumping

D

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Choosethe suitable word to fill in each blank

While (1) everyone accepts the goal of developing (2) in the three

'R's" - reading, writing, and arithmetic ~'it often seems impossible to (3)

greement on any goal beyond that In the broadest (4) , the conflict over

ducational goals can be (5) as a conflict between conservatives and liberals,

r, (6) ' 'they are sometimes called, essentialists and progressives

The conservatives, , , or essentialists, tend to identify (7) desirable

education with the transmission of the cultural heritage, a no-nonsense (8)_ featuring the three R'~ at' the elementary-schoollevel, and academic studies or

.strong vocationalor business courses in the secondary school They put (9)_

The liberals, Or progressives, tend to be interested 'in the development ofthe (10) ,_child, not 'merely in training the child's mind or in prepaz:ing the child for adult (11) , in a remote future They emphasizerich, meaningful school living in the present, and they view subject matter as a resource (12) total human development (13) -; -'as a goal in itself Theydo not downgrade content but believe it should be (14)_',_" notfor (15) own sake but as a means of fostering thought and inquiry ' '

L A.-most B mostly

2 A talents ' B: actions

; 3 A get ',B.accomplish ,I

4 A terms B..words

'5 A viewed -,' B thought

6: ,A.'but B when

7 A. certain B.'a

8.,' A s,~bj~ct 'B curriculum

9 A significance 'B ~tress

1 A complete B whole

11.A livi'ng B iives

1 A at 'B in " i

1 A but for 'B. rather than

14 A inquired B required

15 A, it B its;

C almost, 'C skills

C take

C letters

C counted

,C although

C the'

O. object

C emphasis

C all-round

C. liveliness c.er

,C instead

C: acquired

C them

,D utmost

D techniques

D reach

D means,

D named

D as

'D as

D program'

,D s.t en~h

D total

D life

D for'

D better

,D.requested

,D their

VI: R'eadthe following passage and choose th~ best answers to th~ qu~stio~s

A pioneering study by Donald Appleyard made the astounding discovery that

a sudden increase in the volume of traffic through an area affects people in the

way that a sudden increase 'in crime does Appleya~d observed this by finding

three blocks of ho~ses in San Francisco that looked much alike and had the same

kind 'of middle-class and working-class residents, with approximately the same

ethnic -mix, The difference was that only 2,000 cars a day ran down Octavia

Street (LIGHT street, in Appleyard's terminology) while Gou h Street (MEDIUM

,street) was used by 8,000 cars daily, and Franklin Street (HEAVY street) had

around 16,000 c rs a day Franklin Street often had as many cars in an hour as

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4 I've never met such a strong man 'His energy seems _-,- (EXHAUST)

5 Those rose bushes ne~d protection Spray them with (INSECT)

6 Don't you know that your good result will make, your parents _

proud of you? (MEASURE)

7 Be careful You may be 'to put all your eggs in one basket (ADVICE)

8 The boy watched the performance of thetigers, with amazement

(BREATHE)

9 I would like to express my admiration for his ,.- of knowledge

(PROFOUND)

10.The cancellation of the case resulted from the in court of the

defendant resulted in (APPEAR)

11.The " ,of the' Ministry of Education announced the date of the

graduation exam: (SPEAK)

12 Mercedesis a very _-: car (DEPEND)

13.There should be staff i.n case someone is absent: and needs to

be replaced (STAND)

14 You'll be punished for all your (DO)

,15 With all the modern facilities, doing housework is still very _

(CONSUME)

IX Rewrite the followlng.entenee without than.lng the meaning.

1 It was wrong of you to scare your little brother like that

You oughtn't -"' - - : -~- : -""""7" : _ - '

2 I dislike it when people criticize me unfairly

3 .The fund-raisers haven't officially decidea.'where to send the proceeds of

the concert

4; She is proud that she is such a good DJ

_: -5.' He delayed writing'thebook until he had a lot of research

Only_=-·'_~ '- _:_ '-

-_:_-6 Foolishly, I paid all the money before collecting the goods:

7 It was an impressive building but it wasn't to my taste

,

8 The idea no longer interests her

16D

9 It-would have been a superb weekend if the weather had been bette. . . . r

10 Scientists have tried very hard to find a cure,for this disease.'

~ nE¥l ,~ KY THI TVYEN SINH LOP 10 TRUNG HQC PHO THONG

NAM HOC 2009 - 2010, KHOA NGAy 24/6/2009

Mo~ thi: TIENq ANH,(tl;li TP.HCM)

sentence, (2.5 pts)

1 the Thi Vai River is awfully polluted, its water is not fit for fish to survive

A So that "B Aithough C Since D If

2 If you park your car in the wrong place, you must pay a(n) -,

A ticket B attention C fee D fine

3 _ He's not interested in physics, is he?

A.No problem B Yes, heis not at all

·C I promise he isn't , D No, he isn't, I'm afraid

4 What do you often do weekends?

5.'Mount Pinatubo;' which is a volcano the Philippines, erupted in

6 The teacher suggests something for the poor in our area -,

A us to do B we should do C we are doing D we will do

7 I have met her mother, her father

A ~nd neither, B.but notC so does Deneither

8 She comes from Da Lat, _"_.; _ is the most beautiful tourist attractio' n in

,Vietnam

9 _ Thank you very much .; _

A Welcome you! 'B Don't mention it

C That's good! n. Nothing impossible!

10; Everything.is satisfactorily.,

A.going on B looking after C falling through D turning up

I

II Choose the underlin ed w ord o r ph rase (A, B, C, or D) that n e eds correcting (0.5 pt)

furnitures

D

III Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits the blank space in the f o ll ow i ng

passage (J.5 p t s)

The Director

79B Nguyen Hue Boulevard

Ho Chi Minh City

Dear Sir/Madam,

B as far as

C take

C advertise

C Because

B If

B to see

D make

IV Read the following passage, and then decid ed if th e s t a teme nts t h at f oll ow ar e T r u e

Mr Parker grows maiz on his farm while Mrs Parker works part-ime at a

V Useth'ec or r ect form of t~eword given in each sentence (1 5 pts)

24 Like beverage cans and bottles, this can be recycled, (PRODUCE)

(DISAPPOINT)

,

(

33.Ba said to Tung, "Would you like a cup of tea?"

34 They did the work exceltently

35.Hue, the former capital of Vietnam, is acknowledged as the World's Cultural

Man thi: TIENG ANH (Manchuyen)

warming

<

D probability

him guilty

,the situation

A Sorry, I don't think so

D. in

D Never remind me

B No, no, it's n t true

D I'd prefer it