There are a lot of rivers and canals in Da Lat. Da Lat is located in the highland province of Lam Dong.. The Cam Ly Falls is about ten kilometers from the town center. Da Lat is locate
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Trường THPT Đức Thọ Môn thi : Tiếng Anh 10
thời gian : 150 phút
năm học : 2010- 2011
I PHONETICS
A Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
01 A chorus B technicolor C chopstick D character
05 A walked B danced C laughed D studied
B Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others.
07 A background B humane C romantic D depend
08 A wonderful B cartoon C visual D passive
09 A audience B tournament C embarrassed D violent
10 A joyfulness B Emotion C favourite D beautiful
II VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
A Supply the correct form of the words.
11 She was very at being delayed (anger)
12 Both musically and it is very effective (lyrics)
13 His foolish mistakes all of us (amusement)
14 Why are you so ? My little sister drove me crazy.(frustrate)
15 Ann gave a brilliant as Juliet in the school play.(perform)
B Put the verbs in brackets in the correct forms of the verbs.
16 My cousin and I (watch) a movie on TV last night when
my brother (come)
17 She always (drink) a glass of milk for breakfast, but this
morning she (drink) a cup of coffee
18 Be quiet! The baby (sleep) in the room I just
(put) him in bed for sleeping
19 He (come) a moment ago and (turn) the
TV on very loudly
20 He (learn) two languages before he (move) to Canada last month
C Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D.
21 The cinema changed completely at _ end of _ 1920s
22 She was born _ April, 1991
23 We haven’t seen each other _ last January
24 _ other worker’s constant objection, the director dismissed the worker
A Because B Because of C Although D Inspite of
25 I spent a(n) _ night because of my toothache
26 The waste from the chemical factory is extremely _
27 A: Does Mr Tan travel to HCM city to work everyday?
B: Yes He takes a _ bus
A transportation B commuter C passenger D daily
Trang 228 Whenever my father travels by plane, he buys some _ goods at the airport.
A free of charge B duty-free C fax-free D free of duty
29 It was not until 1930 _ he became an actor
30 She study hard _ her parent’s expectation
31 We would stay at home _
A If it is snowing B If it is going to snow
C If it would snow D If it was snowing
32 If you’re too ill to come, _
A I’ll come over and see you B I wouldn’t have done all this for you
C I asked someone else D I could come over and see you
33 All the rooms in this small hotel are _, and that would make it
too expensive to stay in
A air-condition B air-conditioning C air conditioners D air-conditioned
34 He was _ the “golden kite” for being the best film director
35 When I _, everyone _
A arrived / had left B had arrived / left
C would arrive / haves D arrived / has left
36 I remember _ him once in my life
A to meet B meeting C to have met D met
37 He couldn't have known what was in the letter _ he had written it himself
38 It is an _ book I am _ in it
A interesting / interested B interesting / interesting
C interest / interested D interested / interested
39 Hoang is really _ about going to Ho Chi Minh City It will be an _ experience for him
A exhaust / exhausting B exhausting / exhausting
C exhausted / exhausting D exhausted / exhausted
40 _ do you always go to school? - By bus
41.This house, _ he bought in 1990, is being repaired at the moment
42 From the hotel there is a good of the mountain
43.John never comes to class on time and _
A neither does Peter B neither doesn’t Peter
C so doesn’t Peter D so does Peter
44 Chinese New Year is _ important holiday in Taiwan
45 I don't think that red dress her
A suits B matches C cheers D agrees
46 Can I _ your dictionary, please? I can’t find mine
47 How _ is your house from here? It’s about two hours by taxi
48 “How long have you known him?”
“ _”
Trang 3A since five years B for five years
C ever since five years D along five years
49 _ is yours, the red one or the green one
50 He is _ to do such work
A not enough strong B strong not enough
C not strong enough D enough strong
51 “I did my best,” she said, “so why are you angry _ me?”
52 They all laughed because the film was very _
53 Tim _ go fishing with his father when he was young
A used to B has used to C is used to D was used to
54 It’s no good _ your father about your failure
55 The boy fell into the water and was _
A missed B killed C destroyed D drowned
56 Last summer, we had _ holiday in Spain
A a two week’s B a two – weeks C two – week D a two – week
57 Amy, _ car had broken down, was in a very bad mood
58 Life here is much easier than it _
A would be B used to be C was D had better
59 Will you _ after the party
A call me off B get me on C take me up D pick me up
60 I am going to have my eye _ tomorrow
III READING COMPREHENSION
A Choose the word or phrase which best fits each gap of the passage.
Tropical forests have [61] us with many sorts of plants for food, medicine and
industry They also reduce [62] and droughts, keep water clean, and slow down
the Greenhouse Effect However, the tropical forests are being [63] to make rooms for
things like farms, ranches, mines and hydroelectric [64]
About twenty million hactares [65] each year– an area more than twice the size of Australia
61 A given B Supplied C provided D B and C
63 A destroying B destroyed C Endangering D endangered
65 A is lost B lost C are lost D are losing
B Read the passage and decide the statements are true(T) or false(F).
Da Lat lies on Lam Vien plateau, in the central highland province of Lam Dong Da Lat is a well-known city attracting all the people who have been there once DaLat is known as a city of pine trees, waterfalls and flowers Da Lat is described as a forest of flowers with different colors and various species Da Lat has the widestrange of orchid varieties in the country Da Lat has few rivers and canals but it has many picturesque waterfalls The famous Cam Ly Falls is only three kilometers from the town center The Prenn Falls is ten kilometers in the South of Da Lat The water pours down like a white shade Da Lat people are very proud of it They always boast to tourists about it in the
first place
Trang 466 Da Lat is located in the highland province of Lam Dong. Da Lat is located in the highland province of Lam Dong.
67 There are a lot of rivers and canals in Da Lat. Da Lat is located in the highland province of Lam Dong
68 The Cam Ly Falls is about ten kilometers from the town center. Da Lat is located in the highland province of Lam Dong
69 In Da Lat, there are various species of flowers with different colors. Da Lat is located in the highland province of Lam Dong
70 People know Da Lat as a city of trees, flowers and rivers. Da Lat is located in the highland province of Lam Dong
C Fill in each blank with a suitable word.
LOOKING FOR A JOB
I finished university six month [71] , I’ve got a degree in business administration I enjoyed the course very much [72] I realize I should have studied a lot harder! A few of my friends have [73] got full-time jobs but most, me, are still waiting [74] something suitable to turn up Meanwhile, I make sure that I keep myself busy I look through the job advertisements [75] the newspapers every day and I also ask all the people I know to tell me if they hear of any vacancies [76] they work What I am looking for is something challenging and I would certainly be happy to move to another city or even work abroad for a while The [77] is not so important at this stage, provided I earn enough to live on, because I don’t want to continue [78] to depend on my parents , although they are [79] generous to me At the moment, I’m working in a nearby restaurant two evenings [80] week, washing up and generally helping out, which brings
a little money The other people working there are very friendly, and many of them are in the same [81] as me, so we have lots of to talk [82]
IV WRITING
A Complete the second sentence so that the meaning is similar to the first one.
83 Although he has a very important job, he isn’t particularly well-paid
» In spite of
84 I have no right qualification and I can’t apply for the job
» If
85 The prime minister was going to open the new school
» The new school
86 Silent films didn’t become available until the late 1920s
» It was not until
87 He prefers plain water to coffee
» He’d rather
88 Although he wasn’t experienced, he got the job
» Despite
89 She didn’t say a word as she left the room
» She left the room
90 When did you last ride a bike?
» How long
91 The trip was so interesting that we couldn’t forget it
» It
92 “Don’t forget to go to the supermarket after work.”
» He reminded
B Choose the correct sentence with the same meaning as the one in italics.
93 The picnic was cancelled because it rained.
A If it didn’t rain, the picnic wouldn’t be cancelled
B If it hadn’t rained, the picnic wouldn’t have been cancelled
C If it didn’t rain, the picnic wouldn’t have been cancelled
D If it hadn’t rained, the picnic wouldn’t be cancelled
94 If I knew his telephone number, I would phone him.
A I didn’t know his telephone number, so I couldn’t phone him
Trang 5B Because I don’t know his telephone number, I can’t phone him.
C I don’t know his telephone number That why I can’t phone him
D I knew his telephone number, and I could phone him
95 “I think smoking in restaurants should be banned,” he says.
A He doesn’t think smoking in restaurants is permitted
B He doesn’t like smoking in restaurants
C He advised everybody not to smoke in restaurants
D He thinks the government should ban smoking in restaurants
96 It’s ages since I last saw you.
A I haven’t seen you for a long time
B I didn’t see you since ages
C I haven’t seen you since a long time
D I didn’t see you for ages
97 The building has been designed by a famous architect.
A A famous architect designed the building
B A famous architect has been designed the building
C A famous architect has designed the building
D A famous architect was designed the building
98 “No, I didn't steal anything from her,” said Henry.
A Henry confirmed that he had stolen things from her
B Henry refused to steal things from her
C Henry denied stealing things from her
D Henry said no to stealing things from her
99 “They received this present yesterday” means :
A This present is received yesterday B This present was received yesterday
C This present received yesterday D This present has received yesterday
C Use the words given to complete these sentences:.
100 She / want / buy / book / but / not / money
ằ
101 Mr Ba / postman / not / like / job
ằ
102 It / take / hour / half / go / station
ằ
103 He / pain / back / and / temperature
ằ
104 Farmers / get / early / and / bed / late
ằ
105 I / hungry / because / not / today / not / breakfast
ằ
V Write a composition of about 150 – 200 words , giving the advantages of learning a foreign language
-the
Đáp án đề thi hoc sinh giỏi trờng năm học 2010- 2011
Trang 6I ( 1 mark- 0,1 for each correct answer)
II ( 6 marks- 0,12)
B 16 were watching/ came 17 drinks/ is drinking
20 had learnt/ moved
III ( 3,4 marks- 0,15)
IV ( 6,6 marks- 0,2 )
A 83 In spite of having a very important job, he isn’t particularly well-paid.
84 If I had right qualification, I could apply for the job.
85 The new school was going to be opened by the new prime minister.
86 It was not until the late 1920s that silent films became available.
87 He’d rather drink plain water than coffee.
Trang 788 Despite his unexperience, he got the job.
89 She left the room without saying a word.
90 How long haven’t you riden a bike?
91 It was such an interesting trip that we couldn’t forget it.
92 He reminded me ( not to forget) to go to the supermarket after work.
C 100 She wants to buy a book / some books, but she doesn't have (any) money.
101 Mr Ba is a postman but he doesn't like his job.
102 It takes (me / us / Lan ) an hour and a half (half an hour) to go to the
station.
103 He has (got) a pain in his back but (he) hasn't got / doesn't have a
temperature.
104 Farmers (usually / often / always) get up early and go to bed late.
105 I am (very / too) hungry because today I don't have breakfast.
V ( 3 marks)
Essays are assessed according to 4 criteria: 1 points for idea; 1 points for coherence and cohesion; 1 points for syntax, spelling and vocabulary.