Đề thi môn Tiếng Anh - Kỳ thi tuyển sinh Lớp 10 THPT - Năm học 2014-2015

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A. PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM (4 pts)
I. PHONETICS (0.5 pt)
Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions. (0.25 pt)
A. laugh 	B. plough 	C. enough 	D. cough
A. reserve	B. conserve	C. preserve	D. observe
A. ancient	B. educate	C. strange	D. address
A. dissolved 	B. weighed 	C. misused 	D. increased
A. moon	B. good	C. noodle	D. food
Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose main stress pattern is different from that of the rest in each of the following questions. (0.25 pt)
A. continue	B. understand	C. imagine	D. inhabit
A. vulnerable 	B. disappearance 	C. generation 	D. engineering 
A. habitat	B. antelope	C. sociable 	D. gorilla
A. improve	B. require	C. promise	D. ensure
A. community	B. fascinated	C. illiterate	D. significant	
II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (2.5 pts)
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes each of the following sentences. 
Pressure on natural recourses will _______ as we face a population explosion.
	A. increase 	B. decrease 	C. decline 	D. raise
Many people become _______ because of the natural disasters every year.
	A. home-made 	B. homesick	C. homely	D. homeless
All fossil fuels are _______ resources that cannot be replaced after use.
	A. unlimited	B. renewable	C. available 	D. non-renewable
Outdoor _______ are good for children and teenagers.
	A. acts	B. activities	C. actions	D. actors
Today, household chores have been made much easier by electrical _______.
	A. utilities	B. applications	C. appliances	D. instruments
“Can you _______ me a favor, Bill?” Peter said.
	A. put	B. do	C. make	D. get
He is a typical _______ person, always looking on the bright side of everything.
	A. optimistic	B. careful	C. happy	D. pessimistic
Tet is one of the most important _______ in Vietnam.
	A. celebrations	B. parades	C. ceremonies	D. parties
All salespeople are expected to _______ client complaints in a polite and restrained manner.
	A. arrive	B. address	C. inform	D. stand
The kind-hearted woman _______ all her life to helping the disabled and the poor.
	A. wasted	B. spent	C. dedicated	D. lived
Stop _______ about the bush, John! Just tell me exactly what the problem is.
	A. rushing	B. hiding	C. beating	D. moving
Thanks to television, people can get the latest information and enjoy interesting programmes in 
 an _______ and convenient way.
	A. expensive 	B. expensively	C. expense	D. inexpensive
Nguyen Du is considered a famous Vietnamese _______ .
	A. poem	B. poet	C. poetry	D. poetic
During the trip to Japan, we _______ a lot of pictures.
	A. took	B. did	C. made	D. got
To reduce garbage and save our natural resources, we should _______ bottles and cans.
A. discard	B. recycle	C. throw away	D. misuse
You should take a shower instead of a bath to _______ water.
A. save	B. waste	C. keep	D. store
If you go on wasting water, there will be a _______ of fresh water in a few decades.
A. growth	B. decrease	C. shortage	D. lot
He is very _______ because he is concerned only with his own interests and feelings.
	A. selfish	B. helpful	C. grateful	D. confident
A person who performs operations at a hospital is called a(n) _______.
	A. operator	B. physician	C. dentist	D. surgeon
You’d better take his proposal _______ before _______ your final decision.
	A. by surprise/ making	B. by surprise/ doing	
	C. into account/ making	D. into account/ doing
Nowadays children would prefer history _______ in more practical ways.
	A. to be taught	B. teach	C. be taught	D. to be teaching
Women should not try to do too much, nor _______ too little.
	A. they should do	B. should they do	C. they shouldn’t do	D. they do
You _______ us about the changes in the plans. We need time to prepare for everything.
 	A. should have told	 B. must have told 	C. can’t have told 	D. might tell
_______ appears considerably larger at the horizon than it does overhead is merely an optical illusion.
	A. The moon	B. The moon which	C. When the moon	D. That the moon
_______ students attended the meeting that there weren't enough chairs for all of them. 
	A. So much 	B. So few 	C. So many	D. Too many 
Harvard University, which _______ in 1639, is one of the oldest universities in the United States of America.
	A. found	B. founded	C. was founded	D. was found 
We _______ in such a great mess now if we _______ it before.
	A. wouldn't have been - have known 	B. won't be - knew
	C. won't have been - have known 	D. wouldn't be - had known
I won’t change my mind _______ what you say.
	A. whether	B. no matter	C. because	D. although
_______ smoking is a causative factor of many diseases, there is not a ban on tobacco advertising.
	A. However	B. Although	C. Because	D. Therefore
Before leaving the train, _______.
	A. all luggage should be checking 	B. luggage should be checked by passengers
C. passengers should check their luggage 	D. luggage must have been checked
He shouted at us, _______ was very unpleasant.
	A. whom	B. who	C. where	D. which
It is imperative that this bridge _______ before May.
	A. were built	B. built	C. be built	D. build
The more electricity you use, _______.
	A. the higher your bill will be	B. the higher will be your bill 
	C. your bill will be higher	D. the highest your bill will be
My father doesn’t like soccer, and _______ .
	A. neither does my mother 	B. my mother does neither 	
	C. so does my mother 	D. my mother doesn’t too
Neil Armstrong was _______ first person to walk on _______ moon.
	A. the / a	B. the / the	C. the / Ø	D. a / Ø	
They are looking forward _______ food and clothes from the government.
	A. to be receiving	B. to receive	C. receiving	D. to receiving
Mary used to work as a typist, _______?
	A. didn’t Mary	B. did she	C. didn’t she	D. wouldn’t she
The film on TV last night was so boring. I wish I _______ time seeing it.
	A. didn’t spent	B. haven’t spent	C. wouldn’t spend	D. hadn’t spent
Tom can speak two languages. One is English and _______ is French.
	A. the other	B. other	C. another	D. the others
Tom, together with his classmates, ______ going on an excursion to Huong Pagoda next weekend.
	A. is	B. were	C. are	D. was	
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each 
of the following sentences.
Music is very much an integral part of our life.
	A. essential 	B. valuable 	C. special 	D. useful
The whole village was wiped out in the bombing raids.
	A. changed completely	B. cleaned well	
	C. destroyed completely 	D. removed quickly
My uncle, who is an excellent guitarist, taught me how to play the guitar.
	A. skillful	B. famous	C. perfect	D. modest
Although I work hard all the year round, I am contented with my life.
	A. dreadful	B. proud	C. bored	D. satisfied
The hotel staff are always friendly and courteous.
	A. polite	B. rude	C. helpful	D. impolite
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each
of the following sentences.
The earth is being threatened and the future looks bad. 
	A. done 	B. made 	C. defended 	D. varied
In the first two decades of its existence, the cinema developed rapidly. 
	A. leisurely 	B. slowly 	C. weakly 	D. shortly
Vietnam’s admission to the World Trade Organization (WTO) has promoted its trade relations with other countries.
	A. balanced	B. expanded	C. restricted	D. boosted
The Red Cross is an international humanitarian agency devoted to reducing the sufferings of wounded soldiers, civilians and prisoners of wars.
	A. worry and sadness	B. happiness	C. pain and sorrow	D. loss
We didn’t enjoy our picnic because the weather was depressing.
	A. bad	B. cold	C. severe	D. fine	
III. GUIDED CLOZE TEST (0.5 pt)
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits each blank space in the following passage.
	Wind, water, air, ice and heat all work to cause erosion. As the wind blows over the land, it often (61) _______ small grains of sand. When these grains of sand strike against solid rocks, the rocks are slowly worn away. In this way, (62) _______ very hard rocks are worn away by the wind. 
	When particles of rocks or soil became loosened in any way, running water carries them down the (63) _______. Some rocks and soil particles are carried into streams and then into the sea. 
	Land that is covered with trees, grass and other plants wears away very slowly, and so loses very (64) _______ of its soil. The roots of plants help to (65) _______ the rocks and soil in place. Water that falls on grasslands runs away more slowly than water that falls on bare ground. Thus, forests and grasslands (66) _______ to slow down erosion. 
	Even where the land is (67) _______ covered with plants, some erosion goes on. In the spring, the (68)_______ snow turns into a large quantity of water that then runs downhill in streams. (69)_______ a stream carries away some of the soil, the stream bed gets deeper and deeper. (70) _______ thousands of years of such erosion, wide valleys are often formed.
A. picks up
B. cleans out
C. carries out
D. holds up
A. though
B. still
C. such
D. even
A. borders
B. hillsides
C. backside
D. topside
A. large
B. much
C. few
D. little
A. stay
B. back
C. store
D. hold
A. facilitate
B. assist
C. help
D. aid
A. scarcely
B. strongly
C. thickly
D. thinly
A. melted
B. formed
C. melting
D. building
A. As
B. Till
C. Although
D. Until
A. Among
B. After
C. In
D. During
IV. LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS (0.25 pt)
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes each of the following sentences.
- David: “This grammar test is the hardest one we’ve ever had this semester!”
 	- Peter: “_______.”
	A. No way	B. I couldn’t agree with you more
	C. I understand what you’re saying	D. I don’t see in that way
- Nancy: “How about a biscuit?” 
 	- David: “_______. I’m on a diet.”
 	A. Yes, I’d love to	 	B. No, thanks 	
	C. Yes, thank you	D. It’s OK
- Patient: “Can I make an appointment to see the doctor, please?”
	- Receptionist: “_______.”
 	A. Not at the moment. He can't be disturbed 	B. OK, you will need to check my diary
	C. OK, let me just check the diary	D. Have a seat and I'll be with you in an hour
- John: “_______”
- George: “Thank you. I can manage.”
	A. Can you give me a hand with this please? 	B. Do you need their support?
	C. Can you manage the job? 	D. Can I carry the big bag for you?
- Tony: “Thanks for your gift, Jenny.”
- Jenny: “_______ .”
	A. Yes, of course	B. You shouldn’t have said that	
	C. I’m glad you like it	D. Yes, thank you
V. READING COMPREHENSION (0.25 pt)
Read the passage and choose the best answer for each question below. 
	The sun today is a yellow dwarf star. It is powered by thermonuclear reactions near its centre that change hydrogen into helium. The sun has existed in its present state for about 4 billion, 600 million years and is thousands of times larger than the earth.
	By studying other stars, astronomers can predict what the rest of the sun’s life will be like. About 5 billion years from now, the core of the sun will shrink and become hotter. The surface temperature will fall. The higher temperature of the centre will increase the rate of thermonuclear reactions. The outer regions of the sun will expand approximately 35 million miles, about the distance to Mercury, which is the closest planet to the sun. The sun will then be a red giant star. Temperatures on the earth will become too hot for life to exist.
	Once the sun has used up its thermonuclear energy as a red giant, it will begin to shrink. After it shrinks to the size of the earth, it will become a white dwarf star. The sun may throw off huge amounts of gases in violent eruptions called nova explosions as it changes from a red giant to a white dwarf.
	After billions of years as a white dwarf, the sun will have used up all its fuel and will have lost its heat. Such a star is called a black dwarf. After the sun has become a black dwarf, the earth will be dark and cold. If any atmosphere remains there, it will have frozen onto the earth’s surface.
It can be inferred from the passage that the sun _______ .
A. is approximately halfway through its life as a yellow dwarf
B. has been in existence for 10 billion years
C. is rapidly changing in size and brightness
D. will continue as a yellow dwarf for another 10 billion years
When the sun becomes a red giant, what will conditions be like on earth?
	A. Its atmosphere will freeze and become solid.
	B. It will be enveloped in the expanding surface of the sun.
	C. It will become too hot for life to exist.
	D. It will be destroyed in nova explosions.
As a white dwarf, the sun will be_______.
	A. the same size as the planet Mercury
	B. thousands of times smaller than it is today
	C. around 35 million miles in diameter
	D. cold and dark
According to the passage, which of the following best describes the sequence of stages that the sun will probably pass through?
	A. Yellow dwarf, white dwarf, red giant, black giant.
	B. Red giant, white dwarf, red dwarf, nova explosions.
	C. Yellow dwarf, red giant, white dwarf, black dwarf.
	D. White dwarf, red giant, black dwarf, yellow dwarf.
The word “there” in the last line refers to _______.
	A. our own planet
	B. the outer surface of the sun
	C. the core of a black dwarf
	D. the planet Mercury
B. PHẦN TỰ LUẬN ( 6 pts)
I. VERB FORMS (0.75 pt)
Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences.
- When we (81. come) _______ out of the restaurant, we saw that our car (82. disappear) _______.
- She had an accident last week. If she (83. wear) ______ her seat belt, she (84. not hurt) ______ so badly.
- The first library (85. establish) _______ in the Nebraska Territory was built in Fort Atkinson in 1870.
- At this time tomorrow, we (86. lie) _______ on a beach in Nha Trang.
- I would like (87. invite) _______ all of my classmates to my birthday party.
- We would rather (88. stay) _______ at home than go out tonight.
- I regret (89. go) _______ to the art gallery because there was nothing worth (90. see) _______ there.
II. WORD FORMS (0.75 pt)
Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the following sentences.
To keep the air unpolluted, people ought to use _______ energy to create electricity. (SUN)
One of the _______ diseases that mankind has ever had is AIDS. (BAD)
Mr. Smith has a valuable _______ of foreign stamps. (COLLECT)
My wife finds it really _______ to listen to rock music. (EXCITE)
We should use wind energy. It is clean and _______ . (LIMIT)
They are going to _______ the road to the village. (WIDE)
He felt very _______ when he failed the exam again. (COURAGE)
_______ is one of the serious problems in America. (EMPLOY)
English is a _______ easy language for us to learn. (COMPARE)
Women nowadays have more _______ to participate in social activities. (FREE)
III. READING COMPREHENSION (0.5 pt)
Read the passage carefully and decide whether the following statements are True (T), False (F), or No Information (NI).
	The Internet links millions of computers all over the world and allows your computer to get information stored on other computers far away. In 1981, only 213 computers were connected to the Internet. At the end of 2006, there were more than one billion Internet users. No one knows for sure exactly how many people use the Internet today.
	You get on the Internet by joining a computer network which is called an Internet Service Provider (ISP). You can hook up to the ISP with a modem and your home telephone line. This is called dial-up access. Another way to hook up to the ISP is with Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) or a cable modem which bring Web pages to your computer screen much faster than a dial-up connection.
	People use the Internet for different purposes such as communication, information search, and entertainment. Businesses use the Internet for advertising and electronic commerce. Organizations use the Internet for teleconferencing and telecommuting. Media and entertainment companies use the Internet for on-line news or games. Universities use the Internet to perform research, communicate, and distribute lectures.
	One of the most popular uses of the Internet is sending and receiving e-mail. An e-mail message has a delivery address, just like any mail. The Internet has special computer devices called routers that can read the e-mail address, which tells the routers where the e-mail should be routed, or sent, on the Internet.
	As more people are getting on the Internet, newer ways of using the Internet are being invented. For example, keeping blogs has been popular recently. A blog is a Web site which provides commentary or news on a particular subject. Some blogs are personal on-line diaries where people write their day-to-day experiences. Nearly 60 million blogs were being tracked at the end of 2006. Many bloggers said that they could not share their experiences and opinions so quickly and easily if there weren’t Internet connectivity. The Internet has really made big changes in the way many people live and work.
_______ More than one billion computers were connected to the Internet at the end of 2006.
_______ You cannot get on the Net without connecting to an ISP.
_______ The dial-up access is slower than the connection with ADSL.
_______ People in different places can attend a meeting with the help of Internet connectivity.
_______ Blogs are replacing traditional paper diaries.
IV. PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS (0.75 pts)
Supply each space with a suitable preposition or adverbial particle to complete each of the following sentences. 
Lan is fed up _______ doing the same things every day.
Yesterday I was late for work because my alarm clock didn’t go _______.
_______ all the novels that I’ve read, I enjoy this one most.
Forest destruction results _______ floods and air pollution.
Too many tests and exams have put high school students _______ pressure.
The forecast has revealed that the world’s reserves of fossil fuel will have run _______ by 2015.
The police are looking _______ the missing boy.
Clean air provides us _______ a health supply of oxygen.
We can see many stars _______ the sky at night.
Hello. Is that 4578? Please put me _______ to the manager.
V. ERROR CORRECTION (1 pt)
There are 10 errors in the following passage. Identify the errors, underline and correct them. Write your answers in the numbered spaces below. Number (000.) is done as an example.
A combination of water, salt, air pollution, sun, sand, and wind is destroyed the huge statue just outside Cairo. This five-thousand-years-old statue, which has the body of a lion and the face of a human being, is too bad damaged to be completely saved. First, there is not a good drainage system around the statue and too many water has been running into the stone statue for several years. As the result, tiny pieces of salt have been left on the stone and have damaged them. Second, air pollution from the increased amount of traffic in Cairo is also destroying the ancient statue. The air is such full of poisonous gases that it is damaging the statue even faster. Third, the statue is being destroyed by extremes of temperature. The air is very cold on night, but during the day the stone of the statue becomes very hot under the strong sunlight. Another natural forces such as severe sandstorms attack the statue as well. Finally, the tourists who visit the statue everyday also causes a lot of damage to it.
Error
Correction
000. 	destroyed
	destroying
116.
117.
118.
119.
120.
121.
122.
123.
124.
125.
VI. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (1.25 pts)
Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that their meanings remain unchanged, using the words given. 
He passed the final exam easily.
® He had no 	
"Leave my house or I'll call the police!" shouted the lady to the man.
® The lady threatened	
We can get into the house if someone has a key. 
® Unless 	
Keeping calm is the secret of passing your driving test. 
® As long 	
Where did they hold the 2010 World Cup?
® Where 	
Maradona does not play football as well as he did.
® Maradona used 	
That restaurant is so dirty that no one wants to eat there.
® So 	
It's thought that the accident was caused by human error.
® The accident is 	
When I got up, the rain was coming down in torrent. (dogs)
® When I got up, it was	 
Mary could answer the question immediately because it was really easy. (cake)
® Mary could answer the question immediately because it was	 
VII. WRITING (1 pt)
Write a passage about the following topic:
Nowadays, many rare species of animals are in danger of extinction. Give the reasons for this problem and suggest some possible solutions to save these animals.
You should write about 200 words. 
* Note: You are not allowed to include any personal information such as your name, your school’s name, your address, etc in your writing.
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