®Ò thi TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 ®¹i trµ lo¹i 2 M«n : TIẾNG ANH N¨m häc : 2007 -2008 Thời gian l m b i : à à 150 phót ( §Ò nµy gồm 100 c©u 6 trang) Bµi 1 “ A visit from a pen pal” Choose the best answwer to complete the sentences C©u 1. The phone constantly since Jack won the first prize this morning a. has been ringing b. rang c. had rung d. had been ringing C©u 2. The earth . on the sun for its heat and light a. is depend b. depending c. has depended d. depends C©u 3. It’s an hour since he ., so he should be at the office now a. left b. had left c. has left d. was leaving C©u 4. Let me know as soon as Linda here a. gets b. got c. will get d. would get C©u 5. Please send us a postcard as soon as you in London a. will arrive b. are going to arrive c. arrive d. arrived C©u 6. “Hurry up. What’s taking you so long?” “I . for an important phone call” a. wait b. will wait c. waiting d. have been waiting C©u 7. Robert is going to be famous some day. He in three movies a. has been appearing b. had appeared c. has appeared d. appeared C©u 8. Where’s Polly? She . a. is in her room study b. in her room is studying c. studies in her room d. is studying in her room C©u 9. What about the new tax law? a. are you thinking b. do you think c. have you thought d. have you been thinking C©u 10. Fish on the earth for ages and ages a. existed b. are existing c. exist d. have existed Bµi 2: Clothing A. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others C©u 1 a. find b. bite c. since d. drive C©u 2. a. breath b. breathe c. thank d. threat C©u 3. a. chair b. cheap c. chorus d. child C©u 4. a. filled b. landed c. suited d. needed C©u 5. a. bears b. doors c. students d. plays B. Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order to make the sentence correct C©u 1. Did you say that you will have a lot of things to do the following week A B C D 1 m· ký hiÖu §02A-08- TS10DT2 C©u 2. I would rather doing any job than be out of work A B C D C©u 3. Elizabeth Taylor was one of the most internationally famous actress A B C D C©u 4. She didn’t find it easily to keep the children amused A B C D C©u 5. He was sacked because of he was lazy and dishonest A B C D Bµi 3: A trip to the countryside Choose the best answwer to complete the sentences C©u 1 . Alexander Graham Bell was born ………. March 3 rd , 1845 in Scotland. a. in b. on c. at d. for C©u 2. I’ll come to pick Mai ………… at 7.p.m. a. at b. on c. up d. for C©u 3. Would you like to go to the cinema ………… me tonight? a. with b. for c. to d. of C©u 4. Children are often fond …………… picture books. a. of b. for c. at d. from C©u 5. My sister is good ……………. Mathematics and English. a. for b. at c. to d. of C©u 6. Why don’t you get acquainted ……………. them first? a. at b. with c. to d. for C©u 7. Tom is different ……………. his parents. a. for b. of c. from d. to C©u 8 . Are you interested ……… that topic? a. at b. in c. for d. of C©u 9. It’s very kind ………………… you to say so. a. to b. for c. of d. in C©u 10 If we don’t do morning exercise, we won’t be certain ……… our health. a. from b. to c. of d. in * Bµi 4 Learning foreign languages Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase Why does English (1) . an international language meanwhile Chinese is used by more than (2) . of the world? There are some (3) . causes. In the nineteenth century, Great Britain became (4) . after the Industrial Revolution. The English Empire (5) many other countries and made them as their colonies. English was (6) used there. Gradually, those countries spoke English as their native language or second language. After the World War II, the United States, one of the English – speaking (7) ., become the most powerful and so then more people speak English. 2 English grammar is rather easy and simple compared (8) . other languages. However, English learners, even the native speakers, sometimes have troubles with English (9) . That can be overcome. A lot of (10) methods are available to help them. 1. a. be b. become c. fet d. have 2. a. fifth-one b. first-fifth c. one-fifth d. one-five 3. a. main b. mean c. uneasy d. unreasonable 4. a. power b. powerless c. powerful d. powerfully 5. a. hit b. took c. kept d. conquered 6. a. rarely b. officially c. friendly d. hardly 7. a. states b. distances c. countries d. cities 8. a. with b. from c. in d. on 9. a. dictation b. written c. spoken d. spelling 10. a. teaching b. cooking c. writing d. doing. Bµi 5: The media Choose the best answer C©u 1 . If we leave now, we can drive half the distance before we stop . lunch a. to have b. having c. having had d. for having C©u 2. I’ll never forget . that race. What a thrill! a. winning b. being won c. win d. to win C©u 3. His hand writing is very bad, so he had me his paper for him last night a. type b. to type c. typed d. to have typed C©u 4. His parents agree . him their car while they were awy on holiday a. lending b. to lend c. to lending d. lend C©u 5. My father allowed his car a. me to use b. using c. to use d. use C©u 6. The machine needs a. repair b. to repair c. repairing d. repaired C©u 7. You had better at home until you feel better a. stay b. to stay c. staying d. stayed C©u 8. She suggested . a break for a while a. take b. took c. taken d. taking C©u 9. The baby . Don’t make so much noise a. sleep b. sleeps c. slept d. is sleeping C©u 10. Do you . my turning the television on now? a. disapprove b. mind c. want d. object * Bµi 6: The environment Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. Acid rain will not be an easy problem (1) As more and more countries become (2) ., there will be more and more competition for petroleum for cars, home heating and industry. While (3) petroleum contributes greatly (4) . acid rain, it is less polluted than coal. Unfortunately, petroleum is more (5) than coal and no one knows exactly (6) petroleum is left. Therefore, there will be a pressure to burn coal for energy. 3 Coal is a (7) dirtier energy source than petroleum. Since we already know how (8) . acid rain is, it is important (9) . we increase our efforts to find a (10) . source of energy as quickly as possible, so that we can a void further environmental damage. 1. a. solve b. to solve c. solved d. solving 2. a. industry b. industrial c. industrialize d. industrialized 3. a. firing b. shooting c. burning d. cooking 4. a. to b. for c. at d. with 5. a. expensive b. cheap c. clean d. dirty 6. a. how many b. how much c. how far d. how long 7. a. so b. many c. lot d. much 8. a. destroy b. destroyed c. destruction d. destructive 9. a. that b. if c. whether d. which 10. a. polluted b. polluting c. non-polluting d. unpolluting Bµi 7: Saving energy A. Choose the sentence which has a similar meaning to the original sentence C©u 1 She visited a friend of hers yesterday a. She visited her friends yesterday b. She paid a visit a friend of hers yesterday c. She paid visits to one of her friends yesterday d. She paid a visit to a friend of hers yesterday C©u 2. They know little about what to expect when they start work a. They don’t know many about what to expect when they start work b. They know few about what to expect when they start work c. They don’t know much about what to expect when they start work d. They know a lot about what to expect when they start work C©u 3. He always gives a great deal of thought to his studies a. He always thinks a lot of his studies b. He always has a large number of thought to his studies c. He always has a good deal of interest about his studies d. He always has many thought about his studies C©u 4. I started going to school in 1988 a. I’m a student since in 1988 b. I have been a student since 1988 c. I’m going to school in 1988 d. I was a student since 1988 C©u 5. I often get up early in the morning a. I’m used to getting up early in the morning b. I’m used to get up early in the morning c. I used to get up early in the morning d. I used to getting up early in the morning 4 B. Choose the best answer C©u 1. At present , most of our energy comes from . a. the sun b. the wind c. fossil suels d. heat C©u 2. There was a tree in the storm last night. a. blow b. to blow c. blowing d. blown C©u 3. How many countries take in the Asian Games? a. part b. a part c. a role d. a place C©u 4. I will make every . to arrive on time. a. affect b. effect c. effort d. result C©u 5. A party is going to by my mother next week. a. gave b. be given c. given d. give Bµi 8: Celebrations Choose the best answwer to complete the sentences : C©u 1 A .is someone who steals things from a shop. a. burglar b. shopkeeper c.shoplifter d. customer C©u 2 An orphan is a child parents are dead. a. which b. her c. whose d. a&c C©u 3. It was a kind of of computer with .I was not familiar. a. that b. which c. who d. a&b *C©u 4. Yuri Gagarin was the first man .into space. a. flied b. to fly c. who flied d. b&c *C©u 5. The first person the ball will be the winner. a. who catches b. to catch c. catch d. a&b C©u 6. I to work if I had a car. a. will drive b. had drive c. would drive d. drove C©u 7. The man told her he . come to she her if he time. a. would/ has b. will/ has c. would / had d. will/ had C©u 8. Everyone said they would attend the party but had turned up. a. no one b. everyone c. anyone d. someone C©u 9. Of the three bags I like the blue . a. once b. ones c. one d. onces C©u 10. This post office is equipped .advanced technology. a. by b. with c. of d. about Bµi 9: Natural disasters A.Pronunciation:pick out the word having the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest : C©u 1: .a, script b,edit c, writer d, public C©u 2:. a, specific b,cancel c, course d,circumstance C©u 3:. a, directed b,finished c,watched d,missed C©u 4:. a,dramatic b,drama c,awareness d,particular C©u 5:. a,beauty b,sky c,busy d,pretty B. Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order to make the sentence correct C©u 1. I spent along time to travel to the skiing resort but in the end we got there A B C D C©u 2. I could not help laugh when I saw that comedy A B C D C©u 3. Peter is not used to speak in front of people 5 A B C D C©u 4 They are looking forward to meet their friends again A B C D C©u 4. The doctor suggested that she does not smoke A B C D Bµi 10: Life on other planet A.Reading comprehension. It was a Friday, when I woke up it was 7.00 a.m. The sun was already shining brightly. I had to be at the bus stop at latest 7.15 a.m to reach school by 7.30 a.m. I rushed to the bathroom for a quick wash and turned on the tap. There was no water, it was dry! However, I managed with a bucket of water, which my mother had left there for me. Later on, I reached the bus stop within 5 minutes only to find out the bus had gone a few seconds before. I concluded as there were no students at the bus stop. I had no choice but to call a passing taxi to school. C©u 1.What time did he get up on that day? a, 7.00 p.m b, 7.00 a.m c,7.15 a.m d, 7.30 a.m C©u 2.How much time did he have to wash and get ready for school? a, 30 minutes b, 30 seconds c, 15 minutes d, 15 seconds C©u 3.What was wrong when he wanted to have quick wash? a. There was no water. b. The bathroom was locked c. He broke his leg. d. His mother was in the bathroom. C©u 4.How did he know that the bus had gone when he got to the bus stop? a.His friends told him. b. Someone told him. c.He found that there were no students at the bus stop. d.His mother told him. C©u 5.How did he get to school ? a.by bus b.by bike c.on foot d.by taxi B. Choose the best answwer to complete the sentences : C©u 1 Were not for your help, I would still be homeless a. it b. there c. he d. I C©u 2 If you . help me, I would still be homeless a. don’t b. did not c. are not d. were not C©u 3 If it hadn’t rained, the farmers would have a good crop. a. have b. had c. been d. be *C©u 4 .the medicine which she bought in Paris , he would have died a. if b. unless c. But for d. for C©u 5 If I a boy, I would be a pilot. a. be b. were c. is d. would be ---------The end--------- 6 . ®Ò thi TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 ®¹i trµ lo¹i 2 M«n : TIẾNG ANH N¨m häc : 2007 -2008 Thời gian l m b i : à à 150 phót ( §Ò nµy gồm 100 c©u 6 trang). about the new tax law? a. are you thinking b. do you think c. have you thought d. have you been thinking C©u 10. Fish on the earth for ages