ĐỀ THI THỬ TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 (NH : 2012-2013) Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence (2.5 pts) 1. We haven’t seen each other ___________ last January. A. for B. on C. since D. in 2. I wrote her lots of letters but she has never ____________ my letters. A. answered about B. replied with C. responded to D. read of 3. The boy ____________ test should be done more carefully got a good grade. A. who B. that C. whose D. which 4. Many people said that this movie was ____________ for an Oscar. A. agreed B. accepted C. nominated D. recognized 5. The ___________ tell us what is happening in our city ,in our country , and around our world. A. communication B. advertisements C. media D. forecasts 6. ___________ your present, I can wake up on time. A. Thanks to B. Thanks for C. Thanks of D. Thanking on 7. There you are! I ___________ for you for two hours. A. am waiting B. wait C. waited D. have been waiting 8. _ “ ________________________ ” - “ That’s a good idea ! Let’s do that ” A. How can we recycle bottles and cans ? B. Would you mind recycling bottles and cans ? C. Why don’t we recycle bottles and cans ? D. I think only the factory can recycle bottles and cans 9. _________________ Mr. Nam was a vegetarian, he avoided eating meat. A. Although B. Because C. If D. Unless 10. _____________________________ - It’s not for sale. A. How much do you want for that chair? B. What is your price of that chair? C. What is the cost for that chair? D. How much is its price? Answers : 1. __________ , 2. ____________, 3. ______________, 4. _______________, 5. _______________ 6. __________ , 7. ____________, 8. ______________, 9. _______________, 10. _______________ Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting (0.5pt) 11. Thousands of people take part in the parades in Ba Đình Square in Independence Day. A B C D 12. If you work hard , you would be successful in anything that you do. A B C D Answers : 11. __________ , 12. ____________ Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence (1.0pts): 13. Hoa wishes she ( speak ) __________ English more fluently, but she can’t. 14. Mr. Minh said that he ( come ) _____________ back from Hue the following week. 15. There ( be ) __________ interesting news about a new game show on TV last night. 16. “Don’t go outside at present, Lan ! It ( rain) ____________ so heavily.” said her mother. Answers : 13. __________________________ 14. ____________________________ 15. ___________________________ 16. ____________________________ Choose the word or phrase ( A, B ,C or D ) that best fits the blank space in the following passage (1.5pts) One of the main sources for the spreading of news and events throughout the world is the newspaper. The (17)___________of newspapers is to inform the public of political, social, economic and entertainment happenings among other things. Generally, there are three types of newspaper: daily newspapers, weekly newspapers (18) ___________ special-interest newspapers. Daily newspapers publish (19) ____________ least one edition every week. Most dailies also have a weekend edition. Daily newspapers often have sections for news, sports, arts and entertainment, business, and classified (20) ____________. Weekly newspapers print once a week and cover news of interest to readers in a (21) _____________ area than that of a daily paper. They focus on local happenings rather than national or international events. Special-interest newspapers may be published daily, weekly, monthly, or even less frequently. They generally disseminate news of interest to a particular group of readers or feature news about a specific topic. Thanks to the development of the Internet, we can now get (22)_________ to electronic newspapers. To some extent, e-newspapers are cheap, up-to-date, and convenient for most readers in the world. 17. A. news B. way C. name D. purpose 18. A. so B. but C. or D. and 19. A. in B. at C. of D. as 20. A. advertisement B. advertising C. advertise D. advertiser 21. A. small B. smallest C. smaller D. as small as 22. A. information B. news C. connection D. access Answers : 17. _________ 18. _________ 19. ________ 20. __________,21. ___________ 22. _____________ Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence (1.5pts): 23. Nowadays , the Internet is _____________ used . We can see many products advertised on it . ( commerce ) 24. Nam always feels _______________ before the coming examination. ( worry ) 25. In order to keep our environment _______________ , we shouldn’t drop litter in public places. ( pollute ) 26. ____________ often take a lot of photos from this ancient town when visiting . ( Sight) 27. It’s certain that human will use ____________ energy in the near future. (sun ) 28. Christmas is one of the most popular _____________ in the world. (celebrate) Read the passage and then decide whether the statements that follow are True or False. Today, when English is one of the major languages in the world, it requires an effort of the imagination to realize that this is a relatively recent thing – that in Shakespeare’s time, for example, only a few million people spoke, and the language was not thought to be very important by the other nations of Europe, and was unknown to the rest of the world. English has become a world language because of its establishment as a mother tongue outside England, in all the continents of the world. This exporting of English began in the seventeenth century, with the first settlements in the United States, assisted by massive immigration in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, that has given the English language its present standing in the world. 29. English was spoken by a few million people in Shakespeare’s time. 30. It is considered as a mother language outside England. 31. English was spoken in North America in the 17 th century. 32. Most of the immigration in the USA do not speak English. Answers : 23. __________ , 24. ____________, 25. ______________, 26. _______________ Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them: 33. They can’t go on working because they are very tired. If _______________________________________________________ 34. The trip was not interesting enough for me to remember. The trip was so __________________________________________ 35. “Do you like using Internet for searching information?” The examiner asked me The examiner asked _________________________________________ 36. There is a difference between the two books. This book is _________________________________________________ THE END OF THE TEST . ĐỀ THI THỬ TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 (NH : 2012-2013) Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the. and cans ? D. I think only the factory can recycle bottles and cans 9. _________________ Mr. Nam was a vegetarian, he avoided eating meat. A. Although B. Because C. If D. Unless 10. _____________________________. languages in the world, it requires an effort of the imagination to realize that this is a relatively recent thing – that in Shakespeare’s time, for example, only a few million people spoke,