kú thi chuyªn ®Ò líp 10 - m«n tiÕng anh I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others Câu 1. A. tease B. leader C. instead D. peace Câu 2. A. campfire B. part C. animal D. natural Câu 3. A. furniture B. cure C. lecture D. picture Câu 4. A. hit B. hour C. honor D. exhaust Câu 5. A. business B. compose C. easily D. serious II. Choose one word whose stress partern is different from that of the others. Câu 6. A. century B. arrival C. president D. visitor Câu 7. A. nation B. nationalityC. nature D. national Câu 8. A. technological B. representative C. personality D. environmental Câu 9. A. computer B. exercise C. accurate D. customer Câu 10. A. cousin B. country C. polite D. borrow III. Choose A, B, C or D as the best choice to complete the following sentences. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. Câu 11. John is not looking __________ today. Is he okay? A. well B. good C. finely D. best Câu 12. If I ________ your were coming, I'd have met you at the station. A. knew B. has known C. had known D. would know Câu 13. The car is in __________ good condition, but the price is not high. A. reasons B. reasoning C. reasonably D. reasonable Câu 14. It is impossible to __________ why so many people go in for that kind of sport. A. cause B. account C. reason D. explain Câu 15. Road accident victims often __________ from severe shock. A. suffer B. experience C. stand D. have Câu 16. After years of war, we tried to __________ in touch with our relatives. A. get B. lose C. maintain D. do Câu 17. I was late in getting to the station, but __________, the train was late too. A. unfortunately B. fortunately C. fortunate D. unfortunate Câu 18. One species is dependent on another for _________. A. survival B. arrival C. national D. approval Cau 19. This is ________ the most beautiful place of interest in this country. A. by far B. a lot C. slightly D. furthest Câu 20. What I like best of him is his __________. A. dependence B. dependable C. independence D. dependency Câu 21. Who __________ wrote Pride and Prejudice? A. was the writer English who B. the English was writer who C. the English writer who was D. was the English writer who Câu 22. I ________ Poland before, so the trip there with Mike was unforgettable. A. have never visited B. was never visiting C. never visited D. had never visited Câu 23. You'd better stop spending money, __________ you 'll end up in debt. A. in case B. otherwise C. unless D. if Câu 24. Zoos don't want _________ as places where animals are imprisoned. A. to be seen B. to see C. seeing D. being seen Câu 25. _______ a kind of everlasting energy, solar energy may be the solution to our crisis. A. With B. Because C. Since D. As Câu 26. I will have finished college by the time my father _________. A. will retire B. is retired C. retires D. will have retired Câu 27. The plants need _________ before noon. A. watering B. to water C. being watered D. be watered Cau 28. The librarian gave us a lot of information, ________ was very useful. A. this B. which most if it C. most of that D. most of which Câu 29. This article gives young people advice ________choosing a career and getting a good job. A. with B. into C. on D. in Câu 30. It is the first time I _________ a bird of this colour. A. have seen B. see C. would see D. am seeing IV. Indentify the mistake in each of the following sentences by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. 31. Many people are still unaware about environmental pollution A B C D 32. She kept the children amusing for hours by telling them funny stories. A B C D 33. Keep walk until you see the bank ahead of you. A B C D 34. Our lifestyle changed since running water came to our village A B C D 35. Whales are under danger because of the increase in the number of hunters. A B C D 36. After waiting for half an hour, I started to grow impatiently. A B C D 37. The film, which we went to yesterday, has just opened for a week. A B C D 38. How far does it take to get to the new railway station?" - 5 minutes. A B C D 39. To come into the room, I recognized that it was in a mess. A B C D 40. The building is currently being used like a furniture store. A B C D V. Read the text and choose A, B, C or D to answer the following questions. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. Thomas A. Edison was born in Milan, Ohio, on February 11th, 1847. His family moved to Port Huron, Michigan, when he was seven years old. Surprisingly, he attended school for only two months. His mother, a former teacher, taught him a few things, but Thomas was mostly self - educated. His nature curiousity led him to start experimenting at a young age. Thomas Alve Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light. Although the electric light seems to be the most useful, it was not his only invention. He also invented the record player, the motion picture camera, and over 1,200 other things. About every two weeks, he created something new. He worked 16 out of every 24 hours. Sometimes he worked so intensely that his wife has to remind him to sleep and eat. Thomas Edison died at the age of 84 on October 18th, 1931, at this estate in West Orange, New Jersey. He left numerous inventions that improved the quality of life all over the world. Câu 41. Where was Edison born? A. In Ohio B. In Michigan C. In Hurom D. In New Jersey Câu 42. What is considered Edison's most useful invention? A. the record player B. telephone C. the camera D. the electric light Câu 43. The word "was mostly self - educated" in paragraph 1 can be best replaced by A. mostly taught himself B. thought of himself C. was born a genius D. loved school Câu 44. How old was Edison when he died? A. 16 B. 47 C. 84 D. 24 Câu 45. Which is NOT true about Edison? A. He was the author of more than 1,200 inventions B. He didn't go to school at all. C. He worked 16 hours everyday D. He invented the electric light VI. Choose A, B, C or D to fill in the blanks. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. Many people remember being taken to the zoo as a child. They remember especially the excitement of (46)________ seeing animals for the first (47)________, when before they had only read about them in books or seen them on television. However, there is considerable discussion today (48)________ about the future of zoos and what their role should be. Supporters of zoos claim that they have an (49)_________ function and represent a good way for people of (50)________ ages to learn more about the natural world. Also, zoos provide (51) ________ for important research and frequently (52)________ scientists to help save those animals (53)________ are becoming increasingly rare in the wild. Opponents, (54)________, criticise zoos for a number of reasons. Firstly, they say that it is cruel to keep animals in cages. Even in the best zoos, animals may (55)_______ because the places in which they have to live are both restricted and (56)______. This can (57)________ them to experience stress and can affect their health. Secondly, they believe that money would be (58) ________ spent on protecting animals in their (59)________ environment. Finally, opponents point out that most people nowadays can see well - made nature documentaries on television and that this is much more (60) _______ experience than going to a zoo. Câu 46. A. positively B. genuinely C. truly D. actually Câu 47. A. event B. time C. moment D. occasion Câu 48. A. at B. about C. with D. of Câu 49. A. educating B. education C. educate D. educational Câu 50. A. several B. every C. both D. all Câu 51. A. reasons B. ways C. opportunities D. methods Câu 52. A. let B. arrange C. make D. allow Câu 53. A. what B. who C. they D. which Câu 54. A. otherwise B. besides C. however D. moreover Câu 55. A. injure B. hurt C. suffer D. fail Câu 56. A. false B. designed C. artificial D. manufactured Câu 57. A. ask B. make C. cause D. let Câu 58. A. better B. more C. further D. rather Câu 59. A. standard B. daily C. typical D. natural Câu 60. A. valuables B. valuation C. value D. valuable VII. Rewrite the sentence so that it has the same meaning as the original one. Câu 61. We had never stayed in such an expensive hotel before. The hotel was more expensive ________________________________________________ Câu 62. "You damaged my bicycle, John!", said Mary. Mary accused ______________________________________________________________ Câu 63. I'm always nervous when I travel by air. Travelling ________________________________________________________________ Câu 64. Although he didn't speak Dutch, Tom decided to settle in Amsterdam. Inspite ____________________________________________________________________ Câu 65. You can leave only when I tell you. Until _____________________________________________________________________. Câu 66. 'I must see the manager!" he cried. He insisted ________________________________________________________________ Câu 67. The last time I played football was in 1971. I haven't __________________________________________________________________ Câu 68. I recommend going to Brighton for a week. I think____________________________________________________________________ Câu 69. "Why don't you put your luggage under the seat?" He suggested ______________________________________________________________ Câu 70. Without this treatment, the patient would have died. If he _____________________________________________________________________ . best of him is his __________. A. dependence B. dependable C. independence D. dependency Câu 21. Who __________ wrote Pride and Prejudice? A. was the writer. 33 . Keep walk until you see the bank ahead of you. A B C D 34 . Our lifestyle changed since running water came to our village A B C D 35 . Whales are under