Đề ôn thi vào Lớp 10 THPT chuyên môn Tiếng Anh - Đề số 26 - Năm học 2011-2012 - Trường THCS Bù Nho

PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
HUYỆN BÙ GIA MẬP
TRƯỜNG THCS BÙ NHO
ĐỀ THI SỐ 26
ĐỀ ÔN THI VÀO LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút
Ngày làm bài 16 – 05 - 2011
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I. Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. 	A. stays	B. plays	C. lays	D. says
2. 	A. chorus	B. cherish	C. chaos	D. scholarship
3. 	A. wricked	B. looked	C. booked	D. cooked
4.	A. abuse 	B. refuse 	C. fuss 	D. future
5.	A. touch 	B. enough 	C. cousin 	D. doubt
II. Pick out the word which is stressed differently from the other three.
6.	A. violence	B. dinosaur	C. gorilla	D. pharmacy
7.	A. economics 	B. occupation 	C. sentimental 	D. traditional 
8.	A. discussion 	B. character C. expensive 	D. assistant
9.	A. obedient	B. confidence	C. mischievous	D. reference
10.	A. pleasure	B. believe 	C. pursuit	D. describe
III. Choose the correct word to complete the sentences.
11. It’s vital that our children’s handwriting should be _______.
	A. illiterate	B. legible	C. legitimate	D. literate
12. She’s doing _______ into the spread of Mesopotamian culture.
	A. an examination	B. a poll	C. a research	D. a survey
13. It looks _______ it’s going to rain.
	A. as	B. like as	C. as if	D. if
14. The festival this years contains a well-_______program of classical and modern music.
	A. balanced	B. formed	C. thought	D. meant
15. Babies have to learn how to _______ before they can walk.
	A. creep	B. crawl	C. stride	D. stroll
16. The _______ of Turner’s paintings finishes at the end of the week.
	A. demonstration	B. spectacle	C. exhibition	D. show
17. The critic gave them a very _______ review of the film.
	A. favourite	B. favorable	C. preferable	D. preferred
18. I have had a _______ of misfortunes.
	A. success	B. continuation	C. repetition	D. succession
19. The music aroused an _______ feeling of homesickness in him.
	A. intense	B. intensional	C. intensive	D. intended
20. I’m not sure, but _______ I know he has decided to accept the job in London.
	A. according	B. on the whole	C. as far as	D. as long as
21. It was over 30 feet in length. That how _______ it was.
A. length	B. tall	C. large	D. long
22. He set up a new world record. He_______ a new record.
A. did	B. played	C. created	D. found
23. John promised us he would finish by _______day.
A. previous	B. before	C. tomorrow	D. the following
24. My brother has________ in the military.
A. joined	B. entered	C. served	D. participate
25. I knew him ________ I was a child.
A. until	B. when	C. since	D. during
26. The nurse was on ________ in the hospital last night.
A. work	B. alarm	C. duty	D. service
27. I suggest we ________ outside the cinema tomorrow at 8.30.
A. meeting	B. meet	C. met	D. will meet
28. ________ playing professional basketball, she also enjoys tennis.
A. Besides	B. Moreover	C. Apart	D. together
29. He was happy to be _________friends again.
	A. among 	B. in 	C. near 	D. off
30. The teacher said, with a smile _________his face, that the pupils all passed th exam.
	A. over 	B. in 	C. above 	D. on
31. Do you know the beautiful girl________?
	A. sit in the car	B. sat in the car 	C. sitting in the car D. who sit in the car
32. It’s _________hot
	A. too much	B. much 	C. much too 	D. very too
33. I haven’t seen that film ____________.
	A. for I was a student	B. at the age of a student
	C. since I was a student	D. when I was a student
34. We were so late, we________had time to catch the train.
	A. nearly	B. hardly 	C. almost	D. simply
35. Give her a telephone number to ring ___________she get lost.
	A. whether 	B. in case	C. unless 	D. perhaps
36. He has been waiting for the letter for days, and at _________it has come.
	A. last 	B. the end 	C. present 	D. the finish 
37. It’s ________ price to pay for the violin lessons.
	A. so a high 	B. a so high 	C. a such high 	D. so high a 
38. Yesterday he made a(n) ________ to see the dentist.
	A. request	B. appointment	C. offer	D. comment
39. The United Nations ________ about 160 nations.
	A. composes of	B. concludes	C. consists of	D. is made up
40. I remember ________ you before, but I have forgotten your name.
	A. meet	B. to meet	C. meeting	D. being met
41. ________ busy with his homework, he didn’t come to the party.
	A. Being	B. Having been	C. He was 	D. Because of his
42. Our business is ________ well.
	A. taking	B. doing	C. making	D. getting
43. This is such an important question that we can’t ________ thinking it over.
	A. point	B. use	C. help	D. stand
44. He cannot buy that bicycle because he has ________ money.
	A. lots of	B. few	C. quite a little	D. little
45. _________ parents are doctors.
	A. My neither	B. Either of	C. Neither of my	D. One of my
46. Excuse me, is anybody sitting here? - ________. 
	A. No, thanks.	B. Yes, I am so glad.
	C. Sorry, the seat is taken.	D. Yes, yes. Just sit here.
47. Before she applied for her present job, she ________ for a small firm.
	A. had worked	B. was working	C. was worked	D. working
48. Doctors _____ an answer to AIDS yet.
A. have found 	B. found 	C. haven't found 	D. hasn't found
49. We spent half a year _____ this hotel.
A. to build 	B. built 	C. building 	D. with building
50. There is a _____ on the table.
A. lamp reading 	B. read lamp 	C. reading lamp 	D. reading lamps
51. She is bored _____ getting up early.
A. with 	B. of	C. in 	D. to
52. You'd better _____ at night. It's dangerous.
A. not go out 	B. don't go out 	C. to go out 	D. not to go out
53. He feels like _____ in a big city.
A. live 	B. to live 	C. living 	D. lives
54. They are trying to look _____ new jobs.
A. after 	B. at 	C. for 	D. forward
55. This is the store _____ you can buy almost everything from.
A. which 	B. where 	C. what 	D. in which
56. He is the most intelligent student _____ I've ever taught at school.
A. who 	B. whom 	C. which 	D. that
57. Uncle Ho was born _____ Kim Lien village.
A. in 	B at 	C. from 	D. on
58 That man can tell us where _____.
A. does John live	B. is John living 	C. John lives 	D. John living
59. I found history very _____.
A. amusing B. amused 	C. amuse 	D. to amuse
60. English tends towards _____.
A. simple 	B. simplicity	C. simplier 	D. simply 
61. Mark Twain is a famous _____.
 	A. American writer 	B. American playwright 
 	C. English writer 	D. English playwright
62. I bought a new jacket last week but I _____ it yet.
A. didn't wear 	B. not weared 	C. haven't wear 	D. haven't worn
63. It's not worth _____ a tax home.
A. taking 	B. to take 	C. take 	D. took
64. Teenagers don’t like _______ by others people.
	A. be questioned	B. questioned	C. question	D. being questioned
65. It’s his recommendation that she _______ that English course.
	A. takes	B. taking	C. take	D. to take
66. The people protested __________ the new legislation
	A. over	B. against	C. to	D. from	
67. _________ had Oswald reached school when the bell rang.
	A. No sooner	B. Although	C. Hardly	D. Rarely
68. Despite all their effort, _______.
	A. they could not score another goal	B. however they could not score another goal.
	C. yet they could score another goal	D. but they could not score another goal
69. There was no news; _________ , she went on hoping.
	A. moreover	B. in other words	C. otherwise	D. nevertheless
70. –“You were late for your dental appointment” 
 –“I know, I shouldn’t ________ so long at the library”
	A. have been staying B. have stayed	C. had stayed	D. be staying
71. She _________ the examination again since she had already passed it.
	A. needn’t have taken	B. didn’t need to take
	C. needn’t take	D. mustn’t take
72.The two bombs exploded simultaneously.
	A. accidentally	B. all of a sudden	C. violently 	D. at the same time
73. If that firm wants to attact workers it must _____ the pay. 
	A. lower 	B. raise	C. spread	D. rise
74. I oject to ______ like this.
	A. be treating	B. treating	C. being treated	D. have been treated
75. Don’t take any _____of Mike. He’s always rude to everybody.
	A. look	B. attention	C. notice	D. sight
76. I think it a bit ____to hope that we can beat them easily. They are much younger and better.
	A. reality       	B. really       	C. realized       	D. unreal
77. It is recommended that he _____ this course.
	A. took 	 B. takes 	C. take 	D. taking
78. Tet holiday is the most important _______ for Vietnaamese people.
A. culture	B. celebration	C. custom	D. religion
79. It surprised me _______ John would do such a thing.
A. what	B. which	C. that	D. how
80. The more _______ we walk, the longer it will take us to get home.
A. slowest	B. slower	C. slowly	D. slow
IV. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
1. The vase broke when it (81. move)__________ to the other room.
2. When I entered his room, I saw him (82. sleep ) __________ in a chair.
3. If only I (83. have) __________ money with me, I (84. lend) __________ you some.
4. Why are you under the table? You (85. look) __________ for something?
5. David (86. wash) __________ his hands. He just (87. repair) __________ the TV set
6. The radio (88. play) __________ since 7 a.m. I wish someone would turn it off.
7. "Where is Jane?" "Down stairs sir" ."She (89. greet) __________ the guests."
8. How you (90. get) __________ on at school ?
V. Fill in the gap with the correct form of the word in capital letters. 
	Apart from television, the cinema is the most popular form of (0) entertainment (ENTERTAIN) for most people because it is still relatively (91) ....................... (EXPENSE) 
Hollywood is, of course, the capital of the (92) ............................ (NATION) cinema industry. 
Hollywood movies make up (93) ............................ (ROUGH) 75% of all the films we watch at 
our local cinemas. 
	Although we may find it difficult to remember the names of (94) ..................... (ITALY) and French film stars, Hollywood stars, such as Sylvester Stallone and Meryl Streep are (95) ......................... (HOUSE) names all around the world. Moreover, only Hollywood seems to make certain kind of films (96) ........................... (SUCCESS). (97) ........................ (MUSIC) are one example but we can also include westerns although for a time “spaghetti westerns” were quite (98) .............................. (FASHION) with cinema goers. But cowboys and Indians are really a Hollywood (99) ............................ (SPECIAL) and they are still going strong after all these years. Such films, however, have not remained (100) ....................(TOUCH) by time and changes in attitudes, the cowboys are no longer always the goodies as they were in the 1940s.
VI. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word. 
	There has been a revolution in the world of newspapers. Not many years (101) ..............., newspapers were still being produced using techniques unchanged for(102) .................. hundred years. 
	The journalists gave their stories to a typist, who prepared them for an editor who passed 
them on (103)....................the printer. The printer, who was a (104)....................... skilled man, set up the type. (105)....................... was then collected to make the pages. When the pages were 
complete, the printing machines could be (106)........................ 
	Nowadays what (107)......................? The journalists type their stories into a computer. The (108)....................... checks their spelling, plans the page, shapes the articles. When the pages are ready, another computer may control the printing. (109)...................... can be no doubt about it, producing a newspaper is an entirely different (110).......................now.
VII. Read the text then choose the best option to complete the sentences.
	In the United States and Canada, it is very important to look a person directly in the eyes when you are having a conversation with him or her. If you look down or to the side when the other person is talking, that person will think that you are not interested in what he or she is saying. This, of course, is not polite. If you look down or to the side when you are talking, you may appear to be hiding something; that is, it might seem that you are not honest. However, people who are speaking will sometimes look away for a few seconds when they are thinking or trying to find the right word. But they always turn immediately back to look the listener directly in the eyes. These social “rules” are the same for two men, two women, a man and a woman, or an adult and a child.
111. In the US and Canada, when you are having a conversation with someone, ________.
	A. do not look directly in the eyes	
	B. it is impolite to look at the eyes of the speaker or hearer
	C. you should look him or her directly in the eyes
	D. look down or to the side
112. If you look down or to the side when the other person is talking, you ________.
	A. will be thought to be not interested in the conversation
	B. are very interested in what is being said
	C. are very polite	D. are the interesting person
113. If you look down or to the side when you are talking,________.
	A. the Americans are interested in you	B. you are thought to be dishonest
	C. you are very polite	D. you are interested in the conversation
114. The speaker will sometimes look away because ___________.
	A. he or she wants to end the conversation	
	B. he or she thinks that the hearer is not honest
	C. the hearer is interested in what is being said
	D. because they are thinking or finding the right word
115. These social “rules” are ________.
	A. for men only	B. for women only
	C. for children only	D. the same for everybody
VIII. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before. 
116. They knew little about the job of their choice. 
=> They had ...............................................................................................................................
117. I got on a train. I wanted to go to a station. The train didn’t stop there. 
=> The train I ..............................................................................................................................
118. “When did you get to know him”, My mother said to me. 
=> My mother............................................................................................................................. 
119. Without a passport she couldn’t have left the country. 
=> If she ......................................................................................................................................
120. That restaurant is so dirty that no one wants to eat there. 
=> It ‘s such ...............................................................................................................................
121. I thought this meal would cost more than it did 
=> This meal didn’t ....................................................................................................................
122. Can you give me a lift? I’ll be late otherwise 
=> Unless ................................................................................................................................
123. I haven’t been to the cinema for two months 
=> The last time....................................................................................................................... 
124. Immediately after his arrival, things went wrong. 
=> No sooner ...........................................................................................................................
125. She urged her husband to write the letter. 
=> She urged that......................................................................................................................
IX. Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences: 
126. boy/ whose work/ I/ show / you/ yesterday/ cleverest/ school. 
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127. After/ walk / three hours / we/ stop/let/ others/ catch / up/ us. 
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128. It / about/ time/ you/ have/ hair/ cut. 
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129. When/ you/ see/ me/ airport/ this morning/ see off/ friend. 
 ................................................................................................................................................. 
130. She/come/ home early/ so as/ plenty/ time / cook /dinner/ yesterday. 
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