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Trang 1ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH CHUYÊN ANH LỚP 10
NĂM HỌC 2014 – 2015 THỜI GIAN: 120 phút
PART I: (2.0 pts) Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) which best completes each sentence.
1 The plane will at 6.30 so you must be there at 6.00
A take after B take down C take off D take up
2 She spent her free time watching TV
3 We were having dinner the telephone rang
4 I asked Hoa if
A she enjoys her music class B she will enjoy her music class
C did she enjoy her music class D she enjoyed her music class
5 There is no that her has been here
A thing B existence C evidence D signature
6 They want to know
A which grade was I in B which grade was I on
C which grade I was in D which grade I was on
7 The journey to the village is very
A interested B interesting C disinterested D interest
8 Hurry up you will be late for the bus
9 It’s so hot Why don’t we go swimming?
A Yes, we do B No, we don’t C That’s a good idea D Yes, thanks
10 The man sell cars
A who we know B who we knows C which we know D that we knows
11 Everything is expensive here, ?
A is it B isn’t it C are they D aren’t they
12 My son loves music At the moment he to play the piano
A learn B learns C will learn D is learning
13 Mount Everest is the world’s mountain
14 This is the first time I to play badminton
A have tried B am trying C was trying D would be try
15 You eat these mushrooms They are poisonous
A needn’t B mustn’t C can’t D may not
16 If there were flying saucers, there traces of their landing
17 This chair needs It’s almost broken
18 Could you show me where the tickets?
Trang 219 I wish I more attention to English lessons at school last year.
A had paid B paid C have paid D pay
20 She go fishing with her father when she was young
A used to B is used to C was used to D used to going
PART II (1.0 pt) Fill each gap in the passage with ONE suitable word.
A hundred years ago, most people traveled on foot, by train, or on horseback Railways made (1) possible to travel rapidly over long distances (2) were also becoming popular after the invention of air – filled tire, which made cycling a lot more comfortable Buses, trams and underground railways (3) invented, and cities all over the (4) already had traffic jams There were very (5) private cars and city streets were still full of horses What a difference a hundred years have made? Nowadays we have got used (6) the problem of private cars, and some cities are (7) noisy and polluted that in many places vehicles have been banned from the city center (8) will we travel in a hundred year’s time? Perhaps by then there will be only personal helicopters (9) may be no need to travel
to work or school in the future, since everyone will have a computer at home There might even be more (10) walking and horse-riding, for pleasure and exercise
PART III (1.0 pts) Read the text below and choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) for each space.
An unidentified flying object (UFO) is any light or object seen in the sky that can’t be explained Hundreds of UFO sighting are reported every year More than nine-tenths of (1) are later identified as or dinary objects They (2) be planes, satellites, or planets They might be balloons, kites, clouds, or birds But some UFOs remain unidentified So some people believe (3) they come from other planets Some even claim to have met aliens and been brought (4) their spacecraft
It is indeed possible that intelligent life might exist somewhere beyond the (5) system But no one has ever produced proof of visitors from (6) space No paragraph of a spaceship has ever been accepted as genuine Many UFOs (7) in the sky opposite the sun Their shapes may appear strange But they’re actually ordinary objects that reflect the sun’s rays They are often planes or balloons They can look (8) saucers
If you see a UFO, look at it carefully Note (9) time it is Where are you? In what direction does the object appear in the sky? Does it change as it move? Such careful (10) can usually identify a UFO
2 A will B shall C might D should
4 A aboard B to C towards D up
5 A sun B sunny C solar D sunlight
6 A outing B out C outside D outer
7 A appear B appears C appeared D appearing
Trang 310 A observe B observing C observed D observation
PART IV (1.0 pt) Read the following passage carefully and choose the best word A, B, C or D for the questions below.
Along with jogging and swimming, cycling is one of the best all-round forms of exercise It can help to increase your strength and energy, giving you more efficient muscles and a stronger heart But increasing your strength is not the only advantage of cycling because you are not carrying the weight
of your body on your feet It’s a good form of exercise, it’s important to start slowly and build up gently Doing too much too quickly can damage your muscles that aren’t used to working If you have any doubts about taking up cycling for health reason, talk to your doctor and ask for his or her advice Ideally, you should be cycling at least two or three times a week For the exercise to be doing you good, you should get a little out of breath Don’t worry that if you begin to lose your breath, it could be dangerous and there must be something wrong with your heart This is simply true; shortness of breath shows that the exercise is having the right effect However, if you find you are in pain, then you should stop and take a rest
1 This piece of writing is for
A children B doctors C anyone D sportsmen and women
2 What is the writer’s purpose?
A to amuse B to worry C to persuade D to warn
3 People with back problems might go cycling because
A the exercise will cure their bad back
B they avoid putting all their weight on their feet
C doctors make them do so
D the exercise will help to straighten their backs
4 What is the disadvantage of sudden exercise?
A You will break your bone
B It will make your back ache
C You will damage muscles that aren’t used to working
D You can die a violent death
PART V(1.0 pt) Use the correct FORM of the words to completes the sentences.
1 Some designers have the Aodai by printing lines of poetry on it (modern)
2 I remember them somewhere in the city (see)
3 Her clothes look very modern and (fashion)
4 Please listen to the lecture (care)
5 We’ll make this beach clean and again (beauty)
6 The Internet has developed nowadays (increase)
7 I’ve made a to the police about the noise (complain)
8 Please phone this number for more (inform)
9 I strongly with the director’s decision I think it is unfair (agree)
10 There is a big between the new shopping mall and the present shopping area (differ)
Trang 4PART VI: (2.0 pts) Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it.
1 I don’t have a computer
I wish
2 People have used the Internet all over the world
The Internet
3 “Do you find this test easy?”
The teacher asked the students
4 Let’s go to school by bus today
What about ?
5 “Where will we meet tonight?”
6 I last saw her three years ago
I haven’t
7 I’ve never met a more intelligent man than him
He is
8 If you don’t succeed, you will have to try it again
Unless
9 Despite her dislike of coffee, she drank it
Although
10 Peter was too ill to get up
Peter was so