Tài liệu ĐỀ ÔN THI HSG SỐ 02

PHÒNG GD & ĐT BÙ GIA MẬP
TRƯỜNG THCS BÙ NHO
ĐỀ THI SỐ 19
ĐỀ THI VÀO LỚP 10 THPT CHUYEN QUANG TRUNG BÌNH
PHƯỚC
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Ngày thi: 15-01-2011
Thời gian làm bài 120 phút(không kể thời gian phát đề)
Thí sinh làm vào tờ giấy thi được phát kèm cùng với đề thi này
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I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others:
1. A. sound B. southern C. drought D. mountain
2. A. headache B. character C. stomach D. challenging
3. A. faced B. wicked C. fixed D. wrapped
II. Choose the word that has the stress pattern different from the others:
4. A. understand B. engineer C. benefit D. Vietnamese
5. A. money B. army C. afraid D. people
III. Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences.
1. She ________ $ 20 out of the bank every Monday.
A. pulls B. draws C. moves D. removes
2. The thief was ________ to six months' imprisonment.
A. given B. sent C. sentenced D. changed
3. “Would you rather have wine or coke?” – “ ________ ”
A. It doesn’t matter B. No problem C. Sure D. None, please.
4. – “ ________ ” – “Thank you.”
A. What a nice house! B. Thanks for coming
C. Please help me with this D. Sorry
5. –“May I go out?” – “ ________ ”
A. Go ahead B. It doesn’t matter C. You may D. Be quick
6. –“What a lovely house you have!” - “ ________ ”
A. No problem B. I think so

C. Thank you. Hope you will drop in. D. Of course not. It’s not costly.
7. It really gets me ________ having to work so much overtime.
A. up B. on C. by D. down
8. It’s imperative that this letter ________ immediately.
A. were sent B. sent C. be sent D. send
9. Most people in cities should ________ cycling instead of using cars.
A. rely on B. take up C. set up D. get round to
10. It looks ________ the game will be cancelled ……….the rain stops.
A. like/ unless B. that/ as long as C. as/ for fear that D. as if/ unless
11. They are going to make ________ excursion next month.
A. a two-week B. two-week C. two weeks’ D. a two-week’s
12. . “I lost my wallet on my way to school this morning.”
“ ________ ! You must be careful next time.”
A. Take care B. Excuse me C. What a pity D. You’re welcome
13. “Hi, Bob. How’s your family?” “ ________ ”
A. Fine, thank you B. It’s a big one
C. Not at all D. They’re having breakfast
14. He said he was ______ debt and asked me _______ a loan _______ $50.
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A. on/ for/ of B. in/ for/ with C. on/ by/ of D. in/ for/ of
15. Despite a lot of hardship, the Green City Project will go ________ .
A. before B. forward C. advance D. ahead
16. There's a good film ________ town.
A. on at B. in over C. on in D. in on
17. The Vietnamese People’s Army took ________ Hanoi on the 10th of October 1954.
A. over B. up C. in D. back
18. “Hi, Bill! Congratulations!” “ ________ ”
A. All right B. You are right C. That’s good D. Thank you
19. Nobody seems to be ________ control of those children.
A. under B. over C. with D. in

20. There was no ________ in waiting longer than half an hour, so we left.
A. good B. use C. worth D. point
21. We have had the roof of our house ________ .
A. to replace B. replace C. been replaced D. replaced
22. “Excuse me. Is this the math class?” – “ ________ ”
A. Yes, they are your math teachers. B. Yes, it is. And I’m your teacher.
C. Not really. He’s the man over there. D. No, he isn’t here.
23. _________ she’s got a job that she likes, she’s a lot happier.
A. Since when B. Just as C. Now that D. Just now
24. _________ goes the bus; now we will have to walk!
A. On time B. At once C. There D. Early
25. It was impossible for her to tell the truth so she had to _________ a story.
A. invent B. combine C. manage D. lie
26. ________ been diverted, they would have arrived early.
A. Had the plane not B. Hadn't the plane
C. The plane had not D. The plane not had
27 I don’t believe a word he said, I think he just made ________ that story .
A. out B. off C. down D. up
28. She ________ her husband’s job for his ill health.
A. accused B. blamed C. caused D. claimed
29. It's time you ________ harder for the next exam.
A. work B. are working C. worked D.have worked
30. 'Is Marsha still here?' 'No. She was the first ________ .
A. leaving B. that she left C. to leave D. in leaving
31. Do you think he is ________ of doing the job?
A. capable B. competent C. able D. suited
32. In the hotel lobby the detective caught ________ of the man he had been hired to
follow.
A. glance B. view C. vision D. sight
33. Most people prefer flying ________ going by the sea because it’s too much faster.

A. from B. than C. to D. over
34. ‘Go on, finish the desert. It needs ________ up because it won’t stay fresh until
tomorrow.
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A. eat B. eating C. to eat D. eaten
35. Andrew couldn’t ________ himself laughing at the expression on Maggie’s face.
A. help B. stop C. escape D. avoid
36. Are you sure you can do it on ____________?
A. yourself B. your own C. date D. secret
37. I just can’t __________ that noise any longer!
A. put up with B. stand in for C. sit out D. stand up to
38. You must _____________ these instructions very carefully.
A. bring out B. carry out C. carry on D. get up to
39. I don’t think we can _____________ him to change it mind.
A. make B. persuade C. suggest D. insist
40. She _____________to tell them where the money was hidden.
A. objected B. rejected C. refused D. disagreed
41. She acted as if she ____________ a clown before.
A. has never seen B. not saw C. wouldn’t see D. had never seen
42. It’s about time ____________ care of yourself.
A. you took B. you take C. to talking D. you talking
43. Most of the computers in the laboratory are __________ now.
A. out of order B. out of work C. out of working D. out of function
44. It’s essential that every student __________ the exam before attending the course.
A. pass B. passes C. would pass D. passed
45. I'd prefer to stay at home tonight _________ to the cinema.
A. rather than go B. rather than would go
C. rather than will go D. rather than went
46. _________that she burst into tears.
A. Such her anger was B. She was so anger

C. So angry was she D. Such her anger was
47. “Why is Jane upset?”
- “She’s disappointed because her son’s low test scores prevented ________ to the
university.”
A. him from admitting B. to admit him
C. him to admit D. him from being admitted
48. “Will you write my term paper for me?”
“No. the only thing I can do is________ you write it.”
A. helping B. help to C. help with D. help
49. “John’s remark was very strange.”
“Yes, I was completely ________ by what he said.”
A. amaze B. amazing C. amazingly D. amazed
50. “Did Bob take the test?”
“Yes, and ________ , he passed it easily.”
A. surprisingly B. surprised C. so surprising D. by surprised
51. This summer resort is absolutely wonderful and I’d ________ it to anyone.
A. recommend B. talk C. accommodate D. praise
52. We had to walk since we couldn’t ________ to take a bus.
A afford B. be wealthy C. supply D. furnish
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53. Our life would be very difficult without ________ .
A. luxury furniture B. water D. electricity C. saving-labor machines
54. After retiring, my aunt spent her ________ on an expensive holiday.
A. dollars B. accounts C. savings D. cheques
55. A lot of people left school at 16 and they now________ leaving so early.
A. sorry B. regret C. confuse D. worry
56. Remember ________ the door before going to bed.
A. locking B. to lock C. locked D. not locking
57. Nancy talks as if she ________ everything.
A. knows B. had known C. knew D. not know

58. Many things which we can do now couldn't ________ years ago.
A. do B. done C. being done D. be done
59. When I first visited Moscow, I couldn't get used ________ the cold weather.
A. with B. to C. for D. in
60. They insisted she________ the party.
A. attended B. attends C. to attend D. attend
IV Supply the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1. What you (do)..................... after you (go).....................home yesterday?
2. Before leaving home in the morning, she (tell)..................... her mother she
(work)..................... in the factory that afternoon.
3. I realised that someone (steal)..................... my wallet when I felt his hand in my pocket.
4. She (be) .....................here but she (go)..................... down with flu.
5. Bill (have)..................... breakfast when I (stop)..................... at his house this morning.
V. In each sentence has one mistake, find and correct it.
1. No matter how hard his life be, he is determined to study well.
2. Could you mind telling me the way to the nearest restaurant?
3. Travelling by air is preferable than travelling by train.
4. She is looking forward to go to Europe after she finishes her studies at the university.
5. Sorry, I seem to have taken the wrong umbrella for mistake.
6. The farmers work hardly all day long on the farm to grow rice.
7. He has visited Ha Long Bay yet, he is going to visit it this summer.
8. The more he work the much he earns.
9. Bread is made of wheat or cereal product.
10. She is taken to the zoo when she was as young as your age.
VI. Fill each blank with the appropriate form of the word given in brackets.
1. Every year we celebrate our …...................... (depend)
2. There’s no …...................service in the United Kingdom. (nation)
3. The temperature is very …...................at this time of the year. (vary)
4. He gets very angry if you …...................with his ideas. (agree)
5. She smiles so …..................., doesn’t she? (attract)

6. The Internet has …………………… developed in every field. (increase)
7. The matter is under ………………… (investigate)
8. I quarreled with my ……………… ,and he dismissed me. (employ)
9. The teacher asked each student to write a ………....… of his hometown. (describe)
10. I prefer living in the countryside because of …………..…………… (quiet)
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VII. Fill each of the blank with the most suitable preposition.
1. Students were angry ….........…. being treated like children.
2. They export their products ….........….markets …...........the world.
3. I am extremely grateful ....to… all the teachers …...........their help.
4. She went to London …...........the aim …...........finding a job.
5. He’s sitting …...........the chair …...........to the piano.
6. She suffers …...........a lack of confidence.
VIII. Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use only ONE word in
each space.
Food plays an (1) .....................part in the development of nations. In countries where
food (2) ...................., people have to spend most of their time getting enough to eat.This
usually slows down(3) ...................., because men have little time to (4) ................to science,
industry, government, and art. In nations where food is (5) ...................and easy to get, men
have more time to spend in activities that (6) ....................to progress, and enjoyment of
leisure. The problem of (7) ......................good food for everybody has not yet been solved.
Many wars have been (8) ...................for food. But it is no longer necessary to go to
war for food. Nations are beginning to put scientific knowledge to work for a (9) ...................
of their food problems. They work together in the Food and Agriculture Organization of the
United Nations (FAO) to help hungry nations (10) ................more food.
IX. Read the text and choose the correct word for each space: English around the
world.
English is the first language of many people in countries outside the United Kingdom.
When you(1)................ speakers of English from around the world, you (2)................. notice
that they do not all speak in the same way. There are also some (3)................... in the words

they use, including the names of (4)................. objects that are part of everyone’s daily life.
But although pronunciation and (5)................ are not the same everywhere, it is interesting
that English speakers(6)................. opposite sides of the world can understand (7)................
other quite easily. It does not seem to(8)................ where they learnt the language. And of
course this is one reason why speakers of other languages are keen (9)................ learning
English too. If you know English, you are more(10)................ to be able to study or work in
all sorts of exciting places, such as the United States or Australia.
1. A. recognise B. meet C. find D. attend
2. A. originally B. strangely C. curiously D. immediately
3. A. mistakes B. corrections C. changes D. differences
4. A. common B. popular C. favourite D. general
5. A. reading B. composition C. dictation D. vocabulary
6. A. of B. in C. from D. at
7. A. each B. one C. the D. some
8. A. mine B. care C. matter D. worry
9. A. by B. on C. to D. for
10. A. likely B. probably C. possibly D. luckily
X. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same
as the sentence printed before it.
1. I’m sure he was at home last night.
--> He
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