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KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 Năm học 2017-2018
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Đề chính thức
Môn: TIẾNG ANH
(Thời gian làm bài 60 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề)
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Đề này có 02 trang
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest. (0.6 pt - 0.2 pt/each)
1. A. manage B. shortage C. garage D. village
2. A. accept B. occur C. success D. accident
3. A. divide B. primary C. pioneer D. assistance
II. Choose the word with different stress pattern in each group. (0.6 pt - 0.2 pt/each)
1. A. advertise B. continue C. modify D. modernize
2. A. correspondence B. international C. independent D. electrical 3. A. enthusiasm B. indicator C. socializing D. fertilizer III. Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. (3.6 pts - 0.2 pt/each)
1. Children are looking forward _______________________ Tet holiday.
A. to have B. to having C. having D. have
2. This house _______________________ twenty-eight years ago.
A. was built B. was building C. built D. is built 3. _______________________ it was so cold, he went out without an overcoat.
A. Because B. Since C. If D. Although
4. Mathematics and literature are _______________________ subjects in schools.
A. optional B. additional C. compulsory D. religious 5. She was surprised _______________________ his action.
A. at B. with C. to D. for
6. Mrs. Huong, _______________________ yesterday, teaches Chemistry.
A. that I met B. I met C. with whom I met D. whom I met 7. Those materials can be _______________________ into other packaging products.
A. reduced B. recycled C. reused D. removed
8. “I suggested going to Ho Be on the weekend.” - “______________________________ .”
A. That’s a trip B. That’s a fine day C. That’s a good idea D. That’s a reason 9. I’ve never seen that word before. Use a dictionary to _______________________.
A. look it up B. look it after C. look it at D. look it over 10. He has _______________________ money that he can’t afford to buy food.
A. so many B. so much C. so few D. so little
11. In order to save electricity, an ordinary 100-watt light bulb can be replaced by A(n) ___________ bulb.
A. saving energy B. save-energy C. energy-saving D. energy-save 12. After the summer holiday, the children all looked _______________________ .
A. healthful B. healthy C. healthily D. health
13. Are you looking for my younger brother? He isn’t at home now. He _________ to the amusement park.
A. has gone B. went C. is going D. goes
14. My father works _______________________ a big law firm in this city.
A. with B. for C. on D. at
15. The horse runs very _______________________ .
A. fastly B. faster C. fast D. fastest
16. A tornado touched down today in Kansas, _______________________ destruction to telephone lines.
A. it caused B. that caused C. caused D. causing 17. The audience in the stadium was very _______________________ .
A. excited B. excitedly C. exciting D. excitingly 18. That was a _______________________ ceremony.
A. prepare-well B. well-prepare C. well-prepared D. prepared-well
2 IV. Choose the incorrect parts in the following sentences A, B, C or D. (1.2 pts - 0.2 pt/each)
1. Thank you for (A) looking up (B) the children (C) while I was out (D).
2. His father asked (A) him to pay (B) much attention (C) to English next year (D).
3. Tracey is really enjoying (A) the smart phone that (B) she bought it (C) last month (D).
4. Aren’t you (A) afraid that they will sack you if you didn’t (B) start coming (C) to work on time (D)?
5. I was amazing (A) that (B) he was interested (C) in (D) our plan.
6. Kate will pass (A) these exams whether (B) she tries (C) to study hard (D).
V. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer A, B, C or D. (1.0 pt - 0.2 pt/each)
I had a terrible time last Saturday. It was rather cold, but quite sunny, (1)_______ after lunch I walked into town.
I wanted (2)_______ a pullover. I was looking in the window of a clothing shop when someone stole my wallet. While I (3)_______ home, it started to rain and I arrived home cold and miserable. I decided to have a hot bath. I was getting ready to have my bath when the doorbell rang. It was a salesman and it (4)_______ me several minutes to make him go away. Unfortunately, all the time he was talking to me the water (5)_______. You can imagine the state of the kitchen!
1. A. and B. because C. so D. unless
2. A. buy B. to buy C. buying D. bought
3. A. walked B. walking C. is walking D. was walking
4. A. took B. had C. made D. got
5. A. has run B. ran C. was running D. is running
VI. Finish the second sentence in each pair in such a way that it is as similar in meaning as possible to the first one. (2.0 pts - 0.4 pt/each)
1. Keeping the environment clean is very important.
– It’s ________________________________________________________________________________.
2. Lien is very tired today, so she goes to bed early.
– If Lien _____________________________________________________________________________.
3. Those outdoor activities are suitable for young children.
– Young children should take _____________________________________________________________.
4. He has to pay the bills before the twentieth of the month.
– The bills ____________________________________________________________________________.
5. Tuan Hiep painted a picture, and it’s being shown in an exhibition.
– The picture __________________________________________________________________________.
VII. Choose the word that best fits the blank space in the following passage. (1.0 pt - 0.2 pt/each)
The streets are crowded with traffic. Taxis are bringing tired people from the airport and the train stations to the hotels. They hope to sleep a few hours before their busy day in the big city. Trucks are bringing fresh fruits and vegetables into the city. Ships loading with food and fuel are tied up at the dock.
Towards morning the streets are quieter. But they are never deserted in the big city.
Soon it’s morning in the big city. By eight o’clock the streets are filled again with people. Millions of people live in the big city. And millions of people who work in the big city live in the suburbs, the commuters, are hurrying out of the train stations, subways, buses, and apartment houses. Hurry, hurry, hurry. Everyone is in a hurry. Some stop only to drink a quick cup of coffee. There is no time for breakfast. Others stop to buy the morning paper. They read the headlines before they hurry to the tall office buildings where they work.
The noise of traffic grows louder. Trucks are loading and unloading. The early shoppers are stepping out of buses and cars. The policemen blow their whistles to stop the traffic or to hurry it along. Elevated trains are roaring overhead. Subways are rumbling below the ground. There are the noises of a city at work.
1. The writer says that, in the big city, _______________________________________________________
A. trucks are being unloaded. B. the streets are deserted.
C. the streets are always crowded. D. Ships are being loaded with food and fuel.
2. The streets in the big city are quieter _____________________________________________________.
A. in the day time B. in the evening C. at night D. towards morning 3. Where are elevated trains? - They are ____________________________________________________.
A. underground B. overhead C. on the bridge D. on the highway 4. The word “busy” in paragraph can be replaced with _________________________________________.
A. engaged B. quick C. hard-working D. effective
5. The correct definition of “suburb” is ____________________________________________________.
A. an area B. a district on the outskirts of a city C. a residential district D. a poor populous area in the city --- Hết ---
