Đề thi tuyển sinh lớp 10 môn Tiếng Anh năm 2012

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ĐỀ TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN KHOA HỌC TỰ NHIÊN NĂM 2014
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)
Câu 1 - 3. Chọn từ có phần gạch chân có cách phát âm khác các từ còn lại.
Khoanh tròn đáp án A, B, C hoặc D.
1.
A. pretty
B. print
C. quiz
D. hero
2.

A. sale

B. area

C. label

3.
A. type
B. style
C. young
Câu 4 - 6. Chọn từ có vị trí trọng âm khác với những từ còn lại.
Khoanh tròn đáp án A, B, C hoặc D.
4. A. planet
B. support
C. percent

D. tape

D. why

D. occur

5.

A. capture

B. damage

C. eighty

D. severe

6.

A. carefully

B. internet

C. opinion

D. heavily

Câu 7 – 30. Chọn phương án đúng để hoàn thành mỗi câu sau.
Khoanh tròn đáp án A, B, C hoặc D.
7. My sister won't get married until she ________ 25 years old.
A. isn't
B. is
C. is going

D. has been
8. The Prime Minister ____to Paris several times.
A. is
B. has been
C. were
D. was
9. When I rang the bell, Mary ________ in the garden.
A. work
B. works
C. is working D. was working
10. It ____ while we were sleeping soundly.
A. rains
B. rained
C. has rained D. had rained
11. This is the most interesting story ________ .
A. I've been reading
B. I had read C. I've ever read D. I've never read
12. 'Have you ever been to Hanoi, Linh?'
- 'Yes, I ________ there last summer'
A. was
B. were
C. have been
D. has been
13. 'Let's go to Nha Trang next week.'
- '______________'

A. That's a fine day.

B. That's a good trip.

C. Yes, please.
D. Yes, let's.
14. 'What ________ yesterday?'
- 'I did my home work.'
A. you did
B. did you do
C. do you do
D. will you do
15. Mr. Jonhson can't use his office at this moment. It ________.
A. is redecorated
B. is being redecorated
C. has redecorated
D. was redecorated
16. My friend, Bob ________ tour Europe next month.
A. going is to B. is to going
C. is going to
D. to is going
17. John Wayen is famous ____ his sense of humor.
A. at
B. by
C. for
18. In ____ 1980s, jeans finally became high fashion clothing.
A. a
B. an
C. the
19. Vietnam, ________ is in the Southeast Asia, exports rice.
A. who
B. whom
C. whose
20. I'm so ________ of my father and love him very much.

A. alike
B. proud
C. keen
21. The Internet makes our world _______ small village.
A. a
B. an
C. the
22. We like watching the stars ________ night.
A. in
B. at
C. on

D. with
D. ϕ
D. which
D. interested
D. ϕ
D. to


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23. Vietnam is a rice ________ country.
A. exporting B. exported
C. exports
D. exportive
24. We should recycle ___________ wastes from the factories in our area.
A. industry
B. industrious
C. industrial

D. industrialize
25. In Vietnam, Tet is a festival ________ takes place in late January or early February.
A. who
B. whom
C. that
D. whose
26. In the past, most people believed that the world's resources could never be used ____.
A. up
B. all
C. whole
D. at all
27. Before the New Year's Day, people often _______ their house.
A. clean
B. do
C. make
D. push
28. If I knew her address, I ____ you.
A. tell
B. told
C. will tell
D. would tell
29. Let's go dancing, ________?
A. do we
B. will we
C. shall we
D. should we
30. Why don't you have your car ________?
A. to wash
B. wash
C. washing

D. washed
Câu 31 – 35. Đọc bài dưới đây và trả lời vắn tắt các câu hỏi từ 31 đến 35.
One of the main sources for the spreading of news and events throughout the world is the
newspaper. The purpose of newspapers is to inform the public of political, social, economic and
entertainment happenings, among other things. Generally, there are three types of newspapers: daily
newspapers, weekly newspapers, and special-interest newspapers. Daily newspapers are published at
least one edition every weekday. Most dailies also have a weekend edition. Daily newspapers often
have sections for news, sports, arts and entertainment, business, and classified advertising. Weekly
newspapers are printed once a week and cover news of interest to readers in a smaller area than that of
a daily paper. They focus on local happenings rather than national or international events. Specialinterest newspapers may be published daily, weekly, monthly, or even less frequently. They generally
disseminate news of interest to a particular group of readers or future news about a specific topic.
Thanks to the development of the Internet, we can now get access to electronic newspapers. To some
extent, e-newspapers are cheap, up-to-date, and convenient for most readers in the world.
31. How many types of newspapers are there?
31. ……………
32. How often are daily newspapers published?

32. ……………

33. What do weekly newspapers focus on?

33. ……………

34. To whom do special-interest newspapers cover news of interest? 34. ……………
35. What types of newspaper do we have thanks to the Internet?

35. ……………

Câu 36 – 40. Đọc đoạn sau và chọn đáp án đúng. Khoanh tròn A, B, C hoặc D.
Charles Robert Darwin was born in Shrewsbury, England, on February 12, 1809. He came from a

wealthy family and never had to work. He studied medicine and theology. In 1831, he had the chance
to go on a scientific expedition. He sailed as a volunteer scientist aboard the HMS Beagle.
Everywhere the Beagle stopped, Darwin made observations of plants and animals. In the Galápagos
Islands, Darwin noted that each island had its own form of tortoise, mockingbird, and finch. Each
species on each island was slightly different. Darwin wondered if there were links between the similar
species.
For the next 20 years Darwin thought about what his observations might mean. He decided that the
young of any species must compete for food in order to survive. Those with traits best suited to
survival would grow up and reproduce offsprings with those traits. Eventually, a new species would
evolve.
Darwin also thought that all species were descended from common ancestors. In 1859, he wrote a book


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called On the Origin of Species.
Many scientists did not believe his theory until modern genetics - the study of inherited traits began in the early 1900s. Most attacks on Darwin’s ideas came from religious opponents. They thought
that evolution denied the divine creation of human beings and made people and animals equal.
Darwin spent the rest of his life writing about his theory. He died on April 19, 1882.
36. Charles R. Darwin did not have to work because _________ .
A. his family was rich
B. he did not want to go to school
C. he joined a scientific expedition
D. he worked as a sailor
37. HMS Beagle is possibly the name of __________ .
A. a train
B. a ship
C. a coach
D. a plane
38. What made Charles R. Darwin think of the links between similar species?

A. that each island had its own form of the same species.
B. that each species on each island was slightly different.
C. that it was his own observations made on plants and animals everywhere.
D. both A and B
39. According to Charles R. Darwin, a new species would evolve when __________ .
A. the young species competed for food to survive
B. the species with traits best suited to survival would grow up
C. the species with traits best suited to survival would reproduce
D. all of the above take place
40. Who would not believe Charles R. Darwin’s idea of evolution?
A. Charles R. Darwin himself
B. scientists of his time
C. religious opponents
D. geneticists
Câu 41 – 45. Đọc bài dưới đây và trả lời các câu từ 46 đến 50. Khoanh tròn (True) cho câu trả lời
đúng, (False) cho câu trả lời sai.
Spoken language is made of sounds. Letters in the alphabet represent these sounds. The sounds
usually do not have meaning by themselves. But they can be combined with other sounds to create
words that do have meaning. The letters p, e, and n do not in themselves mean much, but their
combination as pen means something you write with.
Words get combined into more complicated constructions, called phrases. Then phrases get
combined to make sentences. The proper ordering of words in sentences is called syntax.
All human languages have a structure. We call this structure grammar. “I went shopping today and
bought a new coat” is a clear sentence. Its grammar is correct. But “I shopping today go coat new have
bought” sounds wrong and is hard to understand. That’s because the grammar is incorrect.
41. Sounds in languages are represented by letters.

True

False

42. In combination with other sounds, sounds take their meaning.

True

False

43. A sentence is the most complicated combination of words.

True

False

44. Grammar is the structure of a language.

True

False

45. It is hard to understand a sentence of incorrect grammar.

True

False

Câu 46 – 50. Hoàn thành đoạn văn sau bằng các từ cho sẵn điền vào các chỗ trống.
report recycling claim to reuse area like in
place
as
Earth Day raises awareness of our planet’s problems. Millions of school children participate

(46)___________ Earth Day projects. Each Earth Day, people who study the environment
(47)___________ on the problems that face our planet. Earth Day pushes people to look for ways to
slow, or even reverse, the damage we’ve done. (48)____________ materials like cans, glass, and


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paper saves natural resources. People are encouraged to conserve energy (49) _________ oil,
gasoline, and electricity. Environmental groups encourage governments to pass laws protecting land,
animals, plants, water, and air. Laws also ban dangerous chemicals that pollute our air and water.
Think about what you can do to help make the planet a cleaner and healthier (50)___________.
Câu 51 – 55. Hoàn thành các câu sau sử dụng dạng đúng của các từ cho sẵn.
51. Solar energy is ___ .
52. My colleagues are very pleasant but the manager is a little ___.
53. Nowadays, few people find the Internet ___.
54. ___, the ao dai was frequently worn by both men and women.
55. The scientists did warn the local people about the volcano_______.

renew
friend
use
tradition
erupt

Câu 56 – 60: Tìm lỗi sai trong các phần gạch chân ở các câu sau. Khoanh tròn chữ cái A, B, C, hoặc
D tương ứng.
56. Many (A) people (B) has complained (C) about the (D) polluted river.
57. It was (A) so (B) a hot day (C) that we wanted to stay (D) at home.
58. (A) If I were (B) you, I (C) didn’t buy that (D) expensive car.
59. (A) Would you mind (B) to help me (C) with my (D) homework, please?

60. Our teacher (A) of English (B) advises us (C) practicing (D) the language every day.
Câu 61 – 65. Hoàn thành mỗi câu sau sao cho nghĩa của nó tương đương với nghĩa của câu cho
trước.
61. It isn’t necessary for students to wear uniforms today.
Students …...........................................................................................................................
62. It takes Minh 2 hours to do his homework every day.
Minh spends .......................................................................................................................
63. Unless he takes these pills, he won’t get better.
If ….....................................................................................................................................
64. “What is your name?” Mr. Brown asked me.
Mr. Brown ………………………………….......................................................................
65. My father is the owner of that car.
That car ............................................................................................................................
Câu 66 – 70. Sử dụng những từ cho sẵn dưới đây để viết thành câu hoàn chỉnh.
66. Energy-saving/ bulbs/ help/ save/ electricity.
…………………………………………………………………………..................
67. English /be/ official language/ 75 countries/world.
…………………………………………………………………………....…...........
68. he/not pass/ coming exam/ unless/ study/ harder.
…………………………………………………………………………....…...........
69. It/ be/ such/ cold day/ we/ decide/ not/ go out.
…………………………....…………………………………………………...........
70. Flight 710 / Chicago /will/ take off / ten / minutes.
……………………………....………………………………………………...........
Câu 71 – 75. Đọc bức thư sau và xác định chức năng từng phần của bức thư. Viết các chữ cái
tương ứng từ A đến F vào chỗ trống đã cho.
A. Greetings
B. States the reasons for writing
C. Mentions the problem
D. Makes a suggestion

E. Talks about future action
F. Ends the letter politely
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am writing to you about the short stop of your trucks around my house on their way to the north. (71)
____________
When the trucks of your company have a short break on the streets around my house, the drivers have
left lots of garbage on the ground after their refreshment. When the trucks leave the place, the ground
is covered with trash and a few minutes later there is smell and flies. (72) ____________


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I would suggest that your company should tell your drivers to clear up all the trash on the ground before
leaving. (73) ____________
I look forward to hearing from you and seeing good response from your company. (74)____________
Yours faithfully, (75) ____________
Tran Van A

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