Đề thi thử vào Lớp 10 THPT môn Tiếng Anh - Đề 34 - Sở GD & ĐT Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh

Phòng Giáo dục – Đào tạo Quận Bình Thạnh	ĐỀ THI THỬ TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 
	 	 NĂM HỌC 2012-2013 Thời gian: 60 phút
Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence (2.5 pts)
1. Mr. Eastwood plays tennis after a ______________day.
A. hard work	B. hard-work	C. hard-working	D. hard works
2.	“Wow! What a nice skirt you are wearing!”	+ “____________________”
 A. Certainly. Do you like it?	 B. I like you to say that.
 C. Yes. Of course. It’s expensive	D. Thanks. My mother bought it for me.
3.	Don’t leave _______________on the ground after your refreshment.
 A. foam	B. wrappings	C. dump	D. fume
4.	We are very happy to study under an _______________teacher.
 A. amuse	B. amusement	C. amused	D. amusing 
5. A lot of trees ___________________when the storm hit the city last year.
 A. blew down	B. are blown down	C. have blown down	D. were blown down
6.	A neon tube is believed an ___________________device.
 A. energy-safe	B. energy-save	C. energy-saving	D. energy-saved
7.	It’s time for Mary to open the door ________________ greet her guests.
 A. and	B. or	C. so	D. but
8.	We are here to provide good service ____________________the public.
 A. with	B. for	C. from	D. to
9.	“________________________”. “Thanks a lot. Happy Birthday to you!”
 A. What a wonderful cake you’ve made for me. 	 C. Congratulations!
 B. You look so tired.	 D. How about going out for a drink?
10.	Picture books _______________young students like most of all are kept on the lower shelves.
 A. which	B. who	C. whose	D. what
Answer: 1/., 2/.., 3/.,4/,5/,6/,7/,8/,9/,10/
 Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting:
11. 	Mr. Green has taught such many students that he can’t remember all of their names.
 	 A B C D
12. All listeners aren’t satisfied with the explaining she gave them.
 A B C D 
Answer :11/ .., 12/
Choose the word or phrase ( A,B,C or D ) that best fits the blank space in the following passage
There are about 3000 (13)_______________languages in the world, but only six of them are the most important ones. Two-third of the world’s population (14)____________those languages. More than 400 million people speak English as their mother tongue. Another 400 million speak it as a second language. (15)_____________knows how many people speak it as a foreign language. Chinese is the language with more speakers than English, but it only the language for more than one billion Chinese people. English is the official language on one-fifth of the land area (16)_______________the world. It is spoken in North America, Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand. In South Africa and India it is one of the official languages. In many countries, the textbooks in universities are (17)_____________in English. More than three-fourths of the world’s mail is composed in English. More than three-fifths of the radio stations broadcast programs in English. More than half of the scientific (18)____________research journals are in English. English is the language of international communication.
13. A. live 	B. living	 C. alive 	D. life
14. A. speaks	B. talks C. says 	D. tells
15. A. Someone 	B. Anyone C. Everyone 	D. No one
16. A. on 	B. all over C. through 	D. at
17. A. writing 	B. written C. to write 	D. write
18. A. but 	B. or C. and 	D. yet
Answer: 13/, 14/.., 15/..,16/..,17/..,18/.....
Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence(1.5pts)
19.	Now we are in the age of space ______________________, searching for more information about the stars and other planets. (explore)
20.	Less public transport is now ________________________because of the shortage of staff. (avail)
21.	I think you should arrange the meeting time more ___________________.(logic)
22.	Since it’s too late, the time is really __________________ for an appointment. 	(convenience) 
23. The _______________of their house left them no place to live. (destroy)
24. Environmental protection is everybody’s _____________. (responsible)
Answer: 19/., 20/...., 21/...,
 22/..,23/.,23/........................................
Use the correct form of the verb given in each sentence(1pt)
25. I ( give ) ________________ up smoking since last year.
26. If the owner sold his house more cheaply , I ( buy ) _________________ it.	 
27. No one (like ) ______________listening to music and watching TV at the same time. 
28. His father ( take ) _______________ him to school on the motorbike last week.
Answer: 25/., 26/....., 
 27/.....,28/..,
 Read the passage and then decide whether the statements that follow are True or False. (1pt)
Children’s education is changing rapidly today. In the past, teachers made children sit still for hours. They made them memorize all sorts of things. In other words, children had to go on repeating things until they knew them by heart. Today, many teachers wonder if it is possible to make children learn at all. They say you can only help them learn. They say you must let children learn and discover things for themselves.
29.	Children’s education is changing quickly today.	 
30.	In the past, teachers made children stand still for hours.	 
31.	They made them memorize all sorts of things.	 
32.	Today, the teachers must let children learn and discover things for themselves.	 
Answer: 29/., 30/....., 
 31/.....,32/..,
Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them:
33. Miss Nga is sorry for being late.
à Miss Nga wishes ________________________________________________________
34.	When did you first know this planet ?
à How long ______________________________________________________________
35.	Doing regular exercises will make you feel happy.
 à If _____________________________________________________________________
That boy got terrible punishment from his father. 
à That boy was ____________________________________________________________
The end of the test