Đề thi chất lượng tiếng anh lớp 10 tham khảo (4)

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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

Mã đề thi: 485

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

A. soil
B. land
C. mud
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. floods have caused much damage
B. a conservation program has been set up
C. too many fish have been caught
D. factories have dumped waste into the rivers
Câu 9: Some species of birds and mammals seemed _______.
A. to die
B. to become extinct
C. to be killed
D. to be slaughtered
Câu 10: Americans soon came to realize that _______.
A. They should stop killing animals for food
B. They must give up exploiting minerals
C. They shouldn't reclaim the land
D. They must establish a conservation program
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 11 to 20.
The shark is a meat-eating fish and one of the most feared animal of the sea. Scientists (11)_______
about 250 species of fish as sharks. These fish live in oceans (12)_______ the world, but they are most
common in warm seas.
Sharks (13)_______ 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 (14)_______ much as an African
elephant. The smallest shark may (15)_______ only 4 inches long and weigh less than 1 ounce. Some

kinds of sharks live in the depth of the oceans, but (16)_______ are found near the surface. Some species
live in coastal waters, but others (17) _______ far out at sea. A few species can even live in (18) _______
water.
All sharks are carnivores ( meat-eaters). Most of them eat (19)_______ 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 (20) _______ on dead or dying animals.
Câu 11:
Câu 12:
Câu 13:
Câu 14:
Câu 15:
Câu 16:
Câu 17:
Câu 18:
Câu 19:
Câu 20:

A. type
A. in
A. change
A. as
A. span
A. they
A. survive
A. brine
A. live
A. swim

B. classify
B. over

B. differentiate
B. too
B. expand
B. those
B. exist
B. fresh
B. alive
B. eat

C. sort
C. about
C. vary
C. not
C. stretch
C. others
C. dwell
C. salty
C. lively
C. live

D. rank
D. throughout
D. exchange
D. so
D. measure
D. another
D. inhabit
D. oceanic
D. living
D. feed

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 21 to 25.
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 21: Folk music has been kept alive in many cultures _______.
A. because of its long history
B. for various reasons
C. through oral transmission
D. with the help of other folk arts
Câu 22: According to the passage, folk music traditions _______.
A. only existed in ancient times
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B. will soon be replaced or dropped
C. are popular with ordinary people in society
D. can be different from one community to another
Câu 23: One particular characteristic of folk music is that _______.
A. it is often forgotten
B. its popularity is limited
C. it keeps growing
D. changes make worse
Câu 24: The word quality in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. tradition
B. condition

C. characteristic
D. property
Câu 25: What is the best title for the passage?
A. Classical music
B. Folk music
C. Pop music
D. Rock and roll
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 26:
Câu 27:
Câu 28:

A. provide
A. stimulation
A. solution

B. enjoy
B. generation
B. beautiful

C. exploit
C. traditional
C. biosphere

D. travel
D. satisfaction
D. tropical

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 29: They sometimes meet for a drink after work.
A. often
B. always
C. occasionally
D. usually
Câu 30: The contented smile on her face shows that she finally passed the exam.
A. disgusting
B. happy
C. boring
D. sad
Câu 31: The whale is an endangered species.
A. dangerous
B. mysterious
C. contaminated
D. threatened
Câu 32: They tried to find a way of bettering their lives.
A. moving
B. improving
C. changing
D. achieving
Câu 33: I’ll speak to her as soon as she comes out of the meeting.
A. leaves
B. goes to
C. appears
D. attend
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 34: I was extremely tired because of I hadn’t slept the night before.
A

B
C
D
Câu 35: The boy spent all the evening play games on the computer.
A
B
C
D
Câu 36: I know you’re too busy to stay, but I look forward to see you again.
A
B
C
D
Câu 37: If I were her, I will quit that job immediately and look for another one.
A
B
C
D
Câu 38: The match between Hai Quan and The Cong has postponed due to bad weather.
A
B
C
D
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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 39:
Câu 40:

A. campsite
A. contest

B. preserve
B. broken

C. music
C. body

D. physics
D. comedy

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Câu 41: You look so tired, you _______ take a rest.
A. could
B. should
C. would
D. might
Câu 42: What type of music we like is a matter of personal _______.
A. preferential
B. prefer
C. preferring
D. preference
Câu 43: A good dictionary is _______ for learning a foreign language.
A. easy
B. expensive
C. asked
D. indispensable

Câu 44: The cozy traditional market _______ part of Vietnamese life for centuries.
A. is
B. was
C. has been
D. will be
Câu 45: Sperm whale can _______ in all oceans.
A. be found
B. find
C. found
D. being found
Câu 46: A: “_______ is the weather like in Hue?”
B: “It’s very cold now.”
A. How
B. What
C. How cold
D. Which
Câu 47: I’m sorry I cannot pick you up. My bike is _______.
A. out of order
B. out of time
C. out of date
D. out of work
Câu 48: The air was _______ with the perfume Mum is wearing.
A. fresh
B. pleased
C. sweet
D. full
Câu 49: _______ you tried more, you would not pass the next exam.
A. Because
B. If
C. Unless

D. Although
Câu 50: Who is the first person _______ discover America?
A. who
B. whom
C. that
D. to
Câu 51: Mozart _______ his last opera shortly before he died.
A. composition
B. composer
C. composers
D. composed
Câu 52: Hanoi is _______ capital of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam.
A. Ø
B. an
C. a
D. the
Câu 53: Look at those black clouds! It _______ soon.
A. has rained
B. is going to rain
C. is raining
D. will rain
Câu 54: A cell phone _______ to talk to people when you are away from home.
A. is used
B. is used for
C. used
D. uses
Câu 55: Jack is now _______ than he used to be.
A. happiest
B. happyer
C. happier

D. happy
Câu 56: He said that he would come to see me _______.
A. the next day
B. yesterday
C. the day before
D. tomorrow
Câu 57: If they _______ got married early, they would not have had so many children.
A. would not
B. had not
C. did not
D. have not
Câu 58: Go _______ ahead and then turn left.
A. straight
B. around
C. on
D. back
Câu 59: Do you mind _______ to work so late?
A. having
B. you having
C. to have
D. have
Câu 60: We couldn’t play the match _______ the thick fog.
A. because
B. although
C. because of
D. despite
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Câu 61: A: “How about going fishing this afternoon?”

B: “ _______”
A. Sounds terrible. I’d love to
B. Why not?
C. Yes, let’s do that
D. Shall we?
Câu 62: Nha Trang, _______ is a famous beach in Vietnam, is very crowded in summer.
A. which
B. where
C. who
D. that
Câu 63: _______ early on a sunny morning makes me feel good.
A. Waking up
B. I wake up
C. I woke up
D. To wake
Câu 64: A: “_______ do you always go to school?”
B: “By bus.”
A. Which
B. Who
C. What
D. How
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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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