Đề thi chất lượng tiếng anh lớp 10 tham khảo (8)

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ĐỀ THI KHẢO SÁT CHUYÊN ĐỀ LẦN 4
NĂM HỌC 2014-2015
Môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 10 Khối D
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút

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Họ, tên thí sinh: ………………………………………….
Số báo danh: ……………………………………………..
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer to each of the questions from 1 to 10.
When the first white men came to America, they found vast amounts of natural resources of
tremendous value. Forests covered a large part of the nation; later gas, oil and minerals were found in
unbelievable amounts. There was a great abundance of very fertile soil. Forests, prairies, streams and
rivers abounded with wildlife. So vast were these resources that it seemed that they could never be used
up. So forests were destroyed to make way for farmland. Grasslands and prairies were ploughed and
harrowed. Minerals and oil were used in great quantities to supply a young industrial nation. Almost
every river became the scene of factories, mills and power companies. Mammals and birds were
slaughtered for food and sport.
Within a short time, the results were obvious. Floods caused millions of dollars worth of damage
yearly. The very fertile soil washed away or blew up in great clouds. The seemingly inexhaustible oil and
minerals showed signs of depletion. Rivers were filled with silt from eroding farms and wastes from
factories. Many of the rivers were made unfit for fish. Several species of birds disappeared, and some
mammals seemed on the verge of going. Future timber shortages were predicted. In short, Americans
soon became to realize that some sort of conservation program must be set up, if future as well as present
Americans were to share in the resources that are the heritage of every American.
Câu 1: The title that best expresses the main theme or subject of this selection is _______.

A. The loss of topsoil.
B. The story of America’s natural resources
C. The cause of timber shortage
D. What the first white men found in America.
Câu 2: It seemed to the early American settlers that _______.
A. the natural resources were inexhaustible
B. there was a shortage of minerals.
C. forests should not be cut
D. fertile soil was scarce
Câu 3: The use of America's natural resources by the early settlers was _______.
A. scientific
B. predicted
C. unbelievable
D. careless
Câu 4: Much of the fertile soil of America has _______.
A. been covered by lakes
B. sunk deep into the earth
C. become the scene of factories
D. been eroded by wind and water
Câu 5: According to the passage, all the following are true EXCEPT _______.
A. They grew different kinds of plants in prairies.
B. They killed animals for food and sport.
C. They plowed and harrowed grasslands and prairies.
D. The early American settlers used a lot of minerals and oil.
Câu 6: The word " abounded with" could best replaced by _______.
A. were a lot of
B. were rich with
C. were plentiful of
D. were abundant in
Câu 7: The word " silt" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _______.

A. mud
B. land
C. soil
D. dust
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Câu 8: One reason why many of our rivers are no longer suitable living places for fish is that _______.
A. a conservation program has been set up
B. floods have caused much damage
C. factories have dumped waste into the rivers
D. too many fish have been caught
Câu 9: Some species of birds and mammals seemed _______.
A. to be slaughtered
B. to die
C. to be killed
D. to become extinct
Câu 10: Americans soon came to realize that _______.
A. They must establish a conservation program B. They shouldn't reclaim the land
C. They should stop killing animals for food
D. They must give up exploiting minerals
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following questions.
Câu 11: The match between Hai Quan and The Cong has postponed due to bad weather.
A
B
C
D
Câu 12: If I were her, I will quit that job immediately and look for another one.
A

B
C
D
Câu 13: I was extremely tired because of I hadn’t slept the night before.
A
B
C
D
Câu 14: I know you’re too busy to stay, but I look forward to see you again.
A
B
C
D
Câu 15: The boy spent all the evening play games on the computer.
A
B
C
D

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs
from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Câu 16:
Câu 17:

A. music
A. comedy

B. preserve
B. body

C. campsite
C. broken

D. physics
D. contest

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer to each of the questions from 18 to 22.
Like other folk arts, folk music has been passed on primarily by word of mouth. Because it is not
fixed in writing, folk music is free to change as it travels from person to person, generation to generation,
and even country to country.
A folk music tradition is the characteristic expression of a group or community of people. Folk
music traditions tend to have long histories, even though new songs and tunes are always being added and
old ones dropped. Folk music thus has the unique quality of being both old and new at the same time.
Câu 18: Folk music has been kept alive in many cultures _______.
A. because of its long history
B. with the help of other folk arts
C. for various reasons
D. through oral transmission
Câu 19: According to the passage, folk music traditions _______.
A. are popular with ordinary people in society
B. only existed in ancient times
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C. will soon be replaced or dropped
D. can be different from one community to another
Câu 20: One particular characteristic of folk music is that _______.
A. changes make worse
B. its popularity is limited

C. it keeps growing
D. it is often forgotten
Câu 21: The word quality in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. tradition
B. characteristic
C. condition
D. property
Câu 22: What is the best title for the passage?
A. Pop music
B. Rock and roll
C. Folk music
D. Classical music
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 23 to 32.
The shark is a meat-eating fish and one of the most feared animal of the sea. Scientists (23)_______
about 250 species of fish as sharks. These fish live in oceans (24)_______ the world, but they are most
common in warm seas.
Sharks (25)_______ greatly in size and habits. Whale sharks, the largest kind of shark, may grow 60
feet long. A whale shark weighs up to 15 tons, more than twice (26)_______ much as an African
elephant. The smallest shark may (27)_______ only 4 inches long and weigh less than 1 ounce. Some
kinds of sharks live in the depth of the oceans, but (28)_______ are found near the surface. Some species
live in coastal waters, but others (29) _______ far out at sea. A few species can even live in (30) _______
water.
All sharks are carnivores ( meat-eaters). Most of them eat (31)_______ fish, including other sharks. A
shark’s only natural enemy is a larger shark. Sharks eat their prey whole, or tear off large chunks of flesh.
They also (32) _______ on dead or dying animals.
Câu 23:
Câu 24:
Câu 25:
Câu 26:

Câu 27:
Câu 28:
Câu 29:
Câu 30:
Câu 31:
Câu 32:

A. type
A. throughout
A. change
A. not
A. stretch
A. they
A. exist
A. brine
A. living
A. swim

B. sort
B. over
B. exchange
B. so
B. expand
B. others
B. survive
B. salty
B. live
B. eat

C. classify

C. about
C. vary
C. as
C. span
C. another
C. dwell
C. oceanic
C. lively
C. live

D. rank
D. in
D. differentiate
D. too
D. measure
D. those
D. inhabit
D. fresh
D. alive
D. feed

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Câu 33: They sometimes meet for a drink after work.
A. occasionally
B. usually
C. always
D. often
Câu 34: The contented smile on her face shows that she finally passed the exam.
A. disgusting

B. boring
C. sad
D. happy
Câu 35: I’ll speak to her as soon as she comes out of the meeting.
A. goes to
B. leaves
C. appears
D. attend
Câu 36: They tried to find a way of bettering their lives.
A. improving
B. achieving
C. changing
D. moving
Câu 37: The whale is an endangered species.
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A. dangerous

B. contaminated

C. mysterious

D. threatened

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Câu 38: Do you mind _______ to work so late?
A. having
B. have

C. you having
D. to have
Câu 39: Hanoi is _______ capital of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam.
A. a
B. the
C. an
D. Ø
Câu 40: The cozy traditional market _______ part of Vietnamese life for centuries.
A. has been
B. is
C. will be
D. was
Câu 41: I’m sorry I cannot pick you up. My bike is _______.
A. out of work
B. out of order
C. out of time
D. out of date
Câu 42: A cell phone _______ to talk to people when you are away from home.
A. is used
B. is used for
C. uses
D. used
Câu 43: We couldn’t play the match _______ the thick fog.
A. although
B. because of
C. because
D. despite
Câu 44: A: “_______ do you always go to school?”
B: “By bus.”
A. How

B. What
C. Who
D. Which
Câu 45: Who is the first person _______ discover America?
A. who
B. whom
C. that
D. to
Câu 46: A good dictionary is _______ for learning a foreign language.
A. easy
B. asked
C. expensive
D. indispensable
Câu 47: Mozart _______ his last opera shortly before he died.
A. composers
B. composition
C. composer
D. composed
Câu 48: Look at those black clouds! It _______ soon.
A. has rained
B. is raining
C. is going to rain
D. will rain
Câu 49: Sperm whale can _______ in all oceans.
A. be found
B. being found
C. find
D. found
Câu 50: He said that he would come to see me _______.
A. yesterday

B. the next day
C. tomorrow
D. the day before
Câu 51: _______ you tried more, you would not pass the next exam.
A. Because
B. Although
C. Unless
D. If
Câu 52: Nha Trang, _______ is a famous beach in Vietnam, is very crowded in summer.
A. where
B. that
C. who
D. which
Câu 53: Jack is now _______ than he used to be.
A. happyer
B. happier
C. happy
D. happiest
Câu 54: You look so tired, you _______ take a rest.
A. would
B. might
C. should
D. could
Câu 55: The air was _______ with the perfume Mum is wearing.
A. full
B. fresh
C. sweet
D. pleased
Câu 56: Go _______ ahead and then turn left.
A. straight

B. around
C. on
D. back
Câu 57: A: “How about going fishing this afternoon?”
B: “ _______”
A. Sounds terrible. I’d love to
B. Yes, let’s do that
C. Why not?
D. Shall we?
Câu 58: If they _______ got married early, they would not have had so many children.
A. did not
B. have not
C. had not
D. would not
Câu 59: A: “_______ is the weather like in Hue?”
B: “It’s very cold now.”
A. Which
B. What
C. How cold
D. How
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Câu 60: _______ early on a sunny morning makes me feel good.
A. Waking up
B. I woke up
C. I wake up

D. To wake

Câu 61: What type of music we like is a matter of personal _______.
A. preference
B. preferring
C. preferential

D. prefer

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other
three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Câu 62:
Câu 63:
Câu 64:

A. traditional
A. exploit
A. tropical

B. satisfaction
B. enjoy
B. solution

C. generation
C. travel
C. biosphere

D. stimulation
D. provide
D. beautiful

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WRITING
Part I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence
printed before it.
Câu 65: He lost his job because he was late for work every morning.
If he ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Câu 66: We didn’t go to bed until midnight.
It was not until ………………………………………………………………………………………………
Câu 67: You should complete the form in black ink.
The form ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Câu 68: Although his book was successful, he decided not to write any more.
In spite ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Câu 69: He said, “I bought these books last week.”
He said ...…………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Part II. In about 120 words, write a paragraph about the advantages OR disadvantages of computers.
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