Đề thi tuyển sinh lớp 10 đại trà tiếng Anh

®Ò thi TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 ®¹i trµ lo¹i 2

M«n : TIẾNG ANH
N¨m häc : 2007 -2008
Thời gian l m b i : à à 150 phót
( §Ò nµy gồm 100 c©u 6 trang)
Bµi 1 “ A visit from a pen pal”
Choose the best answwer to complete the sentences
C©u 1. The phone ........ constantly since Jack won the first prize this morning
a. has been ringing b. rang c. had rung d. had been ringing
C©u 2. The earth ......... on the sun for its heat and light
a. is depend b. depending c. has depended d. depends
C©u 3. It’s an hour since he ............., so he should be at the office now
a. left b. had left c. has left d. was leaving
C©u 4. Let me know as soon as Linda .............. here
a. gets b. got c. will get d. would get
C©u 5. Please send us a postcard as soon as you ............ in London
a. will arrive b. are going to arrive c. arrive d. arrived
C©u 6. “Hurry up. What’s taking you so long?”
“I ............. for an important phone call”
a. wait b. will wait c. waiting d. have been waiting
C©u 7. Robert is going to be famous some day. He ........ in three movies
a. has been appearing b. had appeared c. has appeared d. appeared
C©u 8. Where’s Polly? She .....................
a. is in her room study b. in her room is studying
c. studies in her room d. is studying in her room
C©u 9. What ........ about the new tax law?
a. are you thinking b. do you think
c. have you thought d. have you been thinking
C©u 10. Fish ........ on the earth for ages and ages
a. existed b. are existing c. exist d. have existed

Bµi 2: Clothing
A. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the
others
C©u 1 a. find b. bite c. since d. drive
C©u 2. a. breath b. breathe c. thank d. threat
C©u 3. a. chair b. cheap c. chorus d. child
C©u 4. a. filled b. landed c. suited d. needed
C©u 5. a. bears b. doors c. students d. plays
B. Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order to
make the sentence correct
C©u 1. Did you say that you will have a lot of things to do the following week
A B C D
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C©u 2. I would rather doing any job than be out of work
A B C D
C©u 3. Elizabeth Taylor was one of the most internationally famous actress
A B C D
C©u 4. She didn’t find it easily to keep the children amused
A B C D
C©u 5. He was sacked because of he was lazy and dishonest
A B C D
Bµi 3: A trip to the countryside
Choose the best answwer to complete the sentences
C©u 1 . Alexander Graham Bell was born ………. March 3
rd
, 1845 in Scotland.
a. in b. on c. at d. for
C©u 2. I’ll come to pick Mai ………….. at 7.p.m.

a. at b. on c. up d. for
C©u 3. Would you like to go to the cinema ………….. me tonight?
a. with b. for c. to d. of
C©u 4. Children are often fond …………… picture books.
a. of b. for c. at d. from
C©u 5. My sister is good ……………. Mathematics and English.
a. for b. at c. to d. of
C©u 6. Why don’t you get acquainted ……………. them first?
a. at b. with c. to d. for
C©u 7. Tom is different ……………. his parents.
a. for b. of c. from d. to
C©u 8 . Are you interested ……… that topic?
a. at b. in c. for d. of
C©u 9. It’s very kind ………………… you to say so.
a. to b. for c. of d. in
C©u 10 If we don’t do morning exercise, we won’t be certain ……….. our health.
a. from b. to c. of d. in
* Bµi 4 Learning foreign languages
Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase
Why does English (1) ........... an international language meanwhile Chinese is used
by more than (2) ......... of the world? There are some (3) ......... causes.
In the nineteenth century, Great Britain became (4) ......... after the Industrial Revolution.
The English Empire (5) .......... many other countries and made them as their colonies.
English was (6) ............ used there. Gradually, those countries spoke English as their native
language or second language.
After the World War II, the United States, one of the English – speaking (7) ...........,
become the most powerful and so then more people speak English.
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English grammar is rather easy and simple compared (8) ........... other languages.
However, English learners, even the native speakers, sometimes have troubles with English

(9) ......... That can be overcome. A lot of (10)........ methods are available to help them.
1. a. be b. become c. fet d. have
2. a. fifth-one b. first-fifth c. one-fifth d. one-five
3. a. main b. mean c. uneasy d. unreasonable
4. a. power b. powerless c. powerful d. powerfully
5. a. hit b. took c. kept d. conquered
6. a. rarely b. officially c. friendly d. hardly
7. a. states b. distances c. countries d. cities
8. a. with b. from c. in d. on
9. a. dictation b. written c. spoken d. spelling
10. a. teaching b. cooking c. writing d. doing.
Bµi 5: The media
Choose the best answer
C©u 1 . If we leave now, we can drive half the distance before we stop ....... lunch
a. to have b. having c. having had d. for having
C©u 2. I’ll never forget ....... that race. What a thrill!
a. winning b. being won c. win d. to win
C©u 3. His hand writing is very bad, so he had me ........ his paper for him last night
a. type b. to type c. typed d. to have typed
C©u 4. His parents agree ....... him their car while they were awy on holiday
a. lending b. to lend c. to lending d. lend
C©u 5. My father allowed ........ his car
a. me to use b. using c. to use d. use
C©u 6. The machine needs ............
a. repair b. to repair c. repairing d. repaired
C©u 7. You had better .......... at home until you feel better
a. stay b. to stay c. staying d. stayed
C©u 8. She suggested ....... a break for a while
a. take b. took c. taken d. taking
C©u 9. The baby ....... Don’t make so much noise

a. sleep b. sleeps c. slept d. is sleeping
C©u 10. Do you ......... my turning the television on now?
a. disapprove b. mind c. want d. object
* Bµi 6: The environment
Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
Acid rain will not be an easy problem (1) .......... As more and more countries become
(2) ..............., there will be more and more competition for petroleum for cars, home heating
and industry. While (3) ........ petroleum contributes greatly (4) ....... acid rain, it is less
polluted than coal. Unfortunately, petroleum is more (5) ...... than coal and no one knows
exactly (6) ...... petroleum is left. Therefore, there will be a pressure to burn coal for energy.
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Coal is a (7) ........ dirtier energy source than petroleum. Since we already know how
(8) ........... acid rain is, it is important (9) ......... we increase our efforts to find a (10) .........
source of energy as quickly as possible, so that we can a void further environmental damage.
1. a. solve b. to solve c. solved d. solving
2. a. industry b. industrial c. industrialize d. industrialized
3. a. firing b. shooting c. burning d. cooking
4. a. to b. for c. at d. with
5. a. expensive b. cheap c. clean d. dirty
6. a. how many b. how much c. how far d. how long
7. a. so b. many c. lot d. much
8. a. destroy b. destroyed c. destruction d. destructive
9. a. that b. if c. whether d. which
10. a. polluted b. polluting c. non-polluting d. unpolluting
Bµi 7: Saving energy
A. Choose the sentence which has a similar meaning to the original sentence
C©u 1 She visited a friend of hers yesterday
a. She visited her friends yesterday
b. She paid a visit a friend of hers yesterday
c. She paid visits to one of her friends yesterday

d. She paid a visit to a friend of hers yesterday
C©u 2. They know little about what to expect when they start work
a. They don’t know many about what to expect when they start work
b. They know few about what to expect when they start work
c. They don’t know much about what to expect when they start work
d. They know a lot about what to expect when they start work
C©u 3. He always gives a great deal of thought to his studies
a. He always thinks a lot of his studies
b. He always has a large number of thought to his studies
c. He always has a good deal of interest about his studies
d. He always has many thought about his studies
C©u 4. I started going to school in 1988
a. I’m a student since in 1988
b. I have been a student since 1988
c. I’m going to school in 1988
d. I was a student since 1988
C©u 5. I often get up early in the morning
a. I’m used to getting up early in the morning
b. I’m used to get up early in the morning
c. I used to get up early in the morning
d. I used to getting up early in the morning
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B. Choose the best answer
C©u 1. At present , most of our energy comes from.....
a. the sun b. the wind c. fossil suels d. heat
C©u 2. There was a tree.... in the storm last night.
a. blow b. to blow c. blowing d. blown
C©u 3. How many countries take.... in the Asian Games?
a. part b. a part c. a role d. a place
C©u 4. I will make every... to arrive on time.

a. affect b. effect c. effort d. result
C©u 5. A party is going to .......... by my mother next week.
a. gave b. be given c. given d. give
Bµi 8: Celebrations
Choose the best answwer to complete the sentences :
C©u 1 A.....is someone who steals things from a shop.
a. burglar b. shopkeeper c.shoplifter d. customer
C©u 2 An orphan is a child.... parents are dead.
a. which b. her c. whose d. a&c
C©u 3. It was a kind of of computer with ...I was not familiar.
a. that b. which c. who d. a&b
*C©u 4. Yuri Gagarin was the first man...into space.
a. flied b. to fly c. who flied d. b&c
*C©u 5. The first person....the ball will be the winner.
a. who catches b. to catch c. catch d. a&b
C©u 6. I .... to work if I had a car.
a. will drive b. had drive c. would drive d. drove
C©u 7. The man told her he... come to she her if he ....time.
a. would/ has b. will/ has c. would / had d. will/ had
C©u 8. Everyone said they would attend the party but....had turned up.
a. no one b. everyone c. anyone d. someone
C©u 9. Of the three bags I like the blue...
a. once b. ones c. one d. onces
C©u 10. This post office is equipped .....advanced technology.
a. by b. with c. of d. about
Bµi 9: Natural disasters
A.Pronunciation:pick out the word having the underlined part pronounced differently
from the rest :
C©u 1: .a, script b,edit c, writer d, public
C©u 2:. a, specific b,cancel c, course d,circumstance

C©u 3:. a, directed b,finished c,watched d,missed
C©u 4:. a,dramatic b,drama c,awareness d,particular
C©u 5:. a,beauty b,sky c,busy d,pretty
B. Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order to
make the sentence correct
C©u 1. I spent along time to travel to the skiing resort but in the end we got there
A B C D
C©u 2. I could not help laugh when I saw that comedy
A B C D
C©u 3. Peter is not used to speak in front of people
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