Read the passage, fill in each blank with ONE suitable word and answer the questions.(1.5pts) Lewis Carroll was the pen name of Charles Dodgson, the write who wrote a famous book for ch[r]
(1)ĐỀ THI THỬ TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10- NĂM HỌC 2012-2013 Môn thi : TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian 90 pút ( kh ơng tính thời gian giao đề)
I Circle the best word or phrase to complete the following sentences or as directed (2,5pts)
1 My father used to take me (at/ to/ in/ on) the park on Saturday mornings The next entrance examination will be held (in/ at/ for/ on) June
3 The word “jeans” comes from a kind of material (made/ is made/ was made/ be made) in Europe
4 She told me that she (will/ would/ can/ may) come to her homeland the following day He looks at me (angry/ angrily/ anger/ angrily)
6 This computer, (whom/ who/ that/ which) was bought in Hai Phong last year, is under guarantee
7 I like Sundays (although/ therefore/ because/ so) I don’t have to my homework This is (more/ less/ the most/ fewer) interesting book I have ever read
9 She was very tired ;(therefore/ although/ however/ so), she helped her son with his homework 10 Your sister likes roses, (does she/ doesn’t she/ is she/ isn’t she)?
11 I usually spend an hour (learn/ to learn/ learning/ learnt) French every day 12 This school (built/ is built/ was built/ has been built) ten years ago
13 The (communication/ advertisements/ media/ forecasts) tell us what is happening in our city, in our country and in the world
14 Please (look after/ look for/ look up/ look at) my little dog when I go away next week
15 Tim: “Thanks for the lovely evening.” – Daisy “ (I’m glad you enjoyed it./ Oh, that’s right./ Yes, it’s really great./ No, it’s not good.)”
16 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others : tidal ; website ; provide ; religion
17 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others :
looked ; cleaned ; missed ; watched
18 Choose the word with the different stress pattern
fashion ; dormitory ; pollution ; energy
19 Choose the incorrect part indicated by A, B, C or D in the following sentence Mrs Brown is very proud on her son because he is always a good boy 20 Choose the incorrect part indicated by A, B, C or D in the following sentence
We should use paper bags instead of plastics ones protecting the environment II Supply the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the sentences (1.5pts) Fish can’t live in this lake because the water is ……… (pollute)
2 He had an accident because he drove ………… (dangerous)
3 I saw your school’s ……… (advertise)
4 Energy-saving bulbs should be ……… (use)
5 Passover of the Jewish people is a festival which celebrates … from slavery (free) ………, people eat sticky rice cakes at Tet (tradition) III Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tenses (1.5pts)
(2)2 We ………… a bus to school every day (take)
3 Peter wishes he ………… a computer now (have)
4 Look! That man………… to open the door of your car (try)
5 My brother ………… stamps for three months (collect)
6 I could go out with you tonight if I ………… too much homework (not have) IV Fill in the numbered blank in the passage with ONE suitable word from the box (1.5pts)
A recent investigation by (1)……… at the U.S Geological Survey shows that strange animal behavior might help (2)……… future earthquake Investigators found such
occurrences in a ten-kilometer radius or the epicenter of a recent quake Some birds screeched and flew about, dogs yelped and ran around uncontrollably
Scientists believe that (3) ………… can perceive these environmental changes several days before the mishap
(4)……… 1976 after observing animal behavior, the Chinese were able to predict a (5)………… earthquake Although hundreds of thousands of people were (6) ……… millions of other people were saved
V Read the passage, fill in each blank with ONE suitable word and answer the questions.(1.5pts) Lewis Carroll was the pen name of Charles Dodgson, the write who wrote a famous book for children, “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” Charles Dodgson was born in England in 1832 When Charles finished school, he became a student at Oxford University He studied mathematics and later he began to teach this subject at this University Charles had no family, but he loved children very much He often visited his friends, Henry George Liddell Henry had three little girls and Charles liked Alice most He often told her interesting stories about the adventures of a little girl in Wonderland Alice liked these stories very much When Alice Liddell was ten years old, she asked Charles to write down these stories for her The name of the little girl in the stories was Alice, too The Charles decided to publish the book and took the pen name of Lewis Carroll Charles Dodgson’s ……… name was Lewis Carroll
2 He taught ……… at Oxford University He didn’t get ………… in his life
4 Was Charles Dodgson an Englishman?
5 What is the book “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” about? Who told Charles to write down the stories of adventures?
VI Write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence, using the words given or combine the sentences as directed (1.5pts)
1 They are rich They don’t want to buy a car
Although……… The gave me a bike on my 12th birthday.
I……… The weather was bad yesterday, so we didn’t go swimming
……… because of……… “Where you live?” he asked
He asked Lan ………
(3)5 Work hard or you will fail the next examination
If you ……… Minh began learning English in 2000