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đề thi tuyển sinh lớp 10 thpt
Năm học: 2009 - 2010
Môn: Tiếng Anh( Đề thi gồm 02 trang. Thời gian làm bài 60 phút )
A. PRONOUNCIATION
I. Choose the word in each that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest
1. A - which B - whose C - what D - where
2. A d ead B l eave C t each D - meal
3. A celebr ate B congratul ate C nomin ate D - considerate
II. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others
4. A. activity B. congratulate C. distinguish D. compliment
5. A. response B. support C. memory D. terrific
B. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES
I. Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences.
6. Solar energy doesn t cause
A. pollution B. polluted C. pollute D. pollutant
7. What .you do if you had a car?
A. would B. do C. will D. did
8. My family is aware of saving .
A. energetic B. energy C. energize D. energetically
9. The people .live next door keep having all night parties
A. which B. whose C. whom D. who
10. He a new bike.
A. has just been give B. has just been gave
C. has just been given D. has just been giving
11. Who will go with you tomorrow? The man ..to my mother.
A. talk B. talking C. talked D. to talk
12. The teacher said that we should work harder on our .
A. pronounce B. pronunciation C. pronouciation D. pronunciasion
13. Don t let children ..in the kitchen.
A. play B. playing C. to play D. played
14. Tornadoes or funnel shaped storms can suck up anything ..is in their path.
A. whose B. whom C. that D. when
15. Who is the girl .we met yesterday?
A. whom B. that C. which D. whose
16. We can t go out tonight ..we are short of money.
A. so B. and C. however D. because
17. She didn t want to go she knew all her friends would be there.
A. even though B. therefore C. so that D. wherever
18. My father is very busy.------------, he is always willing to give a hand with the housework.
A. despite B. although C. therefore D. however
19. Loan: What .this weekend? - Hoa: Oh, we re going windsurfing. It s fantastic!
A. would you do B. are you doing C. are you going D. do you do
20. We can protect the environment by air pollution.
A. to reduce B. reduced C. reducing D. reduce
21. If people stop using dynamite for fishing, a lot of sea creatures will be well
A. preservation B. preserved C. preserve D. preservative
22. Was telephone by Alexander Bell?
A. invented B. invention C. inventing D. inventor
23. She wanted to know why away
A. she goes B. does she go C. did she go D. she went
24. the teacher reminded her not to talk so much in class , she kept on doing that.
A. Although B. But C. because D. However
25. This is the best movie I have seen.
A. which B. that C. who D. where
II. Choose A<B<C<D to complete the passages
Our oceans are becoming extremely----(26)----. Most of this pollution comes from the land, which means it comes-(27)
..people. Firstly, there is raw sewerage, which is pumped directly into the sea. Many----(28)----, both developed and
developing , are guilty of doing this. Secondly ships drop about 6 million tons of garbage into the sea each year. Thirdly, there
are oil spills from ships . A ship has an accident ---(29)---oil leaks from the vessel. This not only pollutes the ---(30)---, but it
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also kills marine life. Next, there are waste materials from factories. Without proper regulation, factory owner let the waste run
directly into the----(31)---, which then leads to the sea . And finally, oil is ---(32)---from land. This can be the result of---33----or
a deliberate dumping of waste.
26. A. pollute B. polluted C. polluting D. pollutant
27. A. in B. at C. from D. of
28. A. highlands B. farms C. countries D. villages
29. A. and B. but C. however D. although
30. A. water B. air C. atmosphere D. space
31. A. hills B. rivers C. mountains D. valleys
32. A. wash B. washing C. washes D. washed
33. A. care B. careful C. careless D. carelessness
III. Choose the word and phrases that are not correct in Standard English
34. When her dog died, she cried very hardly for half an hour
A B C D
35. Could you tell me how much does it cost and where to buy it?
A B C D
36. The journey took a long time because the train traveled so slow
A B C D
37. Unless we work harder, we will finish on time
A B C D
38. A number of students has participated in intensive language programs abroad
A B C D
39. Nha Trang, that has a long beach, attracts many foreign visitors
A B C D
C. Writing
Choose the correct sentence
40. The woman was too weak to lift the basket.
A. Although the woman was very weak, she could lift the basket
B. The woman shouldn t have lifted the basket because she was so weak.’
C. The woman was so weak that she couldn t lift the basket.’
D. The woman lifted the basket, so she wasn t very weak’
41. He used to write home once a week.
A. He enjoys writing home every week B. He doesn t now write home once a week’
C. He writes home every week now. D. He was forced to write home every week
42. They are building a new bridge over the river.
A. A new bridge is building over the river B. A new bridge is going to build over the river
C. A new bridge is built over the river D. A new bridge is being built over the river
43. “Do you know Lan’s address? “ he asked me
A. he asked me for Lan s address.’ B. He asked me if someone knew Lan s address.’
C. He asked me if I knew Lan s address. ’ D. He asked me if I know Lan s address.’
44. I haven’t seen An for 6 months.
A. The last time I saw An was 6 months ago B. It is 6 months since I last saw An
C. Six months ago was the time I first saw An D. I last saw An six months ago
D. Give the correct form of the words
45. The Cotswold is an area of great……………(beautiful)
A. beauty B. beautifully C. beauties D. beautiful
46. Nowadays Viet Nam is a (develop) country.
A. developed B. developing C. develop D. developes
47. The government is very concerned about the (destroy) of the rain forest.
A. destroying B. destroyable C. destrucsion D. destruction
48. Tung s sense of humor ’ (distinct) him from other students
A. distinguish B. distinguishing C. distinguishes D. distinguished
49. She receives a lot of (courage) from her friends.
A. encouragement B. encourage C. courage D. encouraging
50. Mai asked me where I (stay) the night before.
A. have stayed B. were staying C. stay D. stayed