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NĂM HỌC 2014-2015 Môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 10 Khối D
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút
Họ, tên thí sinh: ……….
Số báo danh: ………
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
A Why not? B Shall we?
C Sounds terrible I’d love to D Yes, let’s do that
Câu 2: Sperm whale can _ in all oceans
A be found B find C found D being found
Câu 3: He said that he would come to see me _
A yesterday B the day before C the next day D tomorrow
Câu 4: Mozart _ his last opera shortly before he died
A composer B composed C composers D composition
Câu 5: Who is the first person _ discover America?
Câu 6: The air was _ with the perfume Mum is wearing
A fresh B full C pleased D sweet
Câu 7: _ early on a sunny morning makes me feel good
A Waking up B I woke up C To wake D I wake up
Câu 8: If they _ got married early, they would not have had so many children
A did not B had not C have not D would not
Câu 9: Jack is now _ than he used to be
A happier B happyer C happiest D happy
Câu 10: Hanoi is _ capital of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam
Câu 11: You look so tired, you _ take a rest
A should B would C could D might
Câu 12: Go _ ahead and then turn left
A around B back C straight D on
Câu 13: I’m sorry I cannot pick you up My bike is _
A out of work B out of order C out of date D out of time
Câu 14: A good dictionary is _ for learning a foreign language
A indispensable B easy C asked D expensive
Câu 15: _ you tried more, you would not pass the next exam
A Because B If C Although D Unless
Câu 16: Do you mind _ to work so late?
A to have B having C you having D have
Câu 17: We couldn’t play the match _ the thick fog
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Trang 2A because B although C because of D despite
Câu 18: The cozy traditional market _ part of Vietnamese life for centuries
A will be B was C is D has been
Câu 19: Look at those black clouds! It _ soon
A has rained B will rain C is going to rain D is raining
Câu 20: A: “ _ is the weather like in Hue?” B: “It’s very cold now.”
A What B How cold C Which D How
Câu 21: A cell phone _ to talk to people when you are away from home
A is used for B is used C uses D used
Câu 22: Nha Trang, _ is a famous beach in Vietnam, is very crowded in summer
A that B which C where D who
A Who B Which C What D How
Câu 24: What type of music we like is a matter of personal _
A preference B preferential C preferring D prefer
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Câu 25: The contented smile on her face shows that she finally passed the exam
A sad B boring C disgusting D happy
Câu 26: I’ll speak to her as soon as she comes out of the meeting
A leaves B appears C goes to D attend
Câu 27: The whale is an endangered species
A mysterious B threatened C contaminated D dangerous
Câu 28: They sometimes meet for a drink after work
A always B usually C occasionally D often
Câu 29: They tried to find a way of bettering their lives
A improving B moving C achieving D changing
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 30 to 39.
When the first white men came to America, they found vast amounts of natural resources of tremendous value Forests covered a large part of the nation; later gas, oil and minerals were found in unbelievable amounts There was a great abundance of very fertile soil Forests, prairies, streams and
rivers abounded with wildlife So vast were these resources that it seemed that they could never be used
up So forests were destroyed to make way for farmland Grasslands and prairies were ploughed and harrowed Minerals and oil were used in great quantities to supply a young industrial nation Almost every river became the scene of factories, mills and power companies Mammals and birds were slaughtered for food and sport
Within a short time, the results were obvious Floods caused millions of dollars worth of damage yearly The very fertile soil washed away or blew up in great clouds The seemingly inexhaustible oil and
minerals showed signs of depletion Rivers were filled with silt from eroding farms and wastes from
factories Many of the rivers were made unfit for fish Several species of birds disappeared, and some mammals seemed on the verge of going Future timber shortages were predicted In short, Americans soon became to realize that some sort of conservation program must be set up, if future as well as present Americans were to share in the resources that are the heritage of every American
Câu 30: The title that best expresses the main theme or subject of this selection is _
A The cause of timber shortage B What the first white men found in America
C The loss of topsoil D The story of America’s natural resources
Trang 3Câu 31: It seemed to the early American settlers that _.
A forests should not be cut B there was a shortage of minerals
C fertile soil was scarce D the natural resources were inexhaustible
Câu 32: The use of America's natural resources by the early settlers was _
A unbelievable B careless C scientific D predicted
Câu 33: Much of the fertile soil of America has _
A been eroded by wind and water B become the scene of factories
C sunk deep into the earth D been covered by lakes
Câu 34: According to the passage, all the following are true EXCEPT _
A They grew different kinds of plants in prairies
B They plowed and harrowed grasslands and prairies
C The early American settlers used a lot of minerals and oil
D They killed animals for food and sport
Câu 35: The word " abounded with" could best replaced by _.
A were a lot of B were rich with C were plentiful of D were abundant in
Câu 36: The word " silt" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _.
Câu 37: One reason why many of our rivers are no longer suitable living places for fish is that _
A a conservation program has been set up B too many fish have been caught
C factories have dumped waste into the rivers D floods have caused much damage
Câu 38: Some species of birds and mammals seemed _
A to be killed B to become extinct C to be slaughtered D to die
Câu 39: Americans soon came to realize that _
A They must give up exploiting minerals B They must establish a conservation program
C They shouldn't reclaim the land D They should stop killing animals for food
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 47.
Like other folk arts, folk music has been passed on primarily by word of mouth Because it is not fixed in writing, folk music is free to change as it travels from person to person, generation to generation, and even country to country
A folk music tradition is the characteristic expression of a group or community of people Folk music traditions tend to have long histories, even though new songs and tunes are always being added and
old ones dropped Folk music thus has the unique quality of being both old and new at the same time.
Câu 43: Folk music has been kept alive in many cultures _
A through oral transmission B for various reasons
C because of its long history D with the help of other folk arts
Câu 44: According to the passage, folk music traditions _
A are popular with ordinary people in society
B can be different from one community to another
C will soon be replaced or dropped
D only existed in ancient times
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Trang 4Câu 45: One particular characteristic of folk music is that _.
A changes make worse B it is often forgotten
C it keeps growing D its popularity is limited
Câu 46: The word quality in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _.
A tradition B property C condition D characteristic
Câu 47: What is the best title for the passage?
A Pop music B Classical music C Folk music D Rock and roll
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Câu 50: The boy spent all the evening play games on the computer
A B C D
Câu 51: I was extremely tired because of I hadn’t slept the night before
A B C D
Câu 52: If I were her, I will quit that job immediately and look for another one
A B C D
Câu 53: I know you’re too busy to stay, but I look forward to see you again
A B C D
Câu 54: The match between Hai Quan and The Cong has postponed due to bad weather
A B C D
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 55 to 64.
The shark is a meat-eating fish and one of the most feared animal of the sea Scientists (55) _ about 250 species of fish as sharks These fish live in oceans (56) _ the world, but they are most common in warm seas
Sharks (57) _ greatly in size and habits Whale sharks, the largest kind of shark, may grow 60 feet long A whale shark weighs up to 15 tons, more than twice (58) _ much as an African elephant The smallest shark may (59) _ only 4 inches long and weigh less than 1 ounce Some kinds of sharks live in the depth of the oceans, but (60) _ are found near the surface Some species live in coastal waters, but others (61) _ far out at sea A few species can even live in (62) _ water
All sharks are carnivores ( meat-eaters) Most of them eat (63) _ fish, including other sharks A shark’s only natural enemy is a larger shark Sharks eat their prey whole, or tear off large chunks of flesh They also (64) _ on dead or dying animals
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WRITING
Part I Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it.
Câu 65: He lost his job because he was late for work every morning
If he ………
Câu 66: We didn’t go to bed until midnight It was not until ………
Câu 67: You should complete the form in black ink The form ………
Câu 68: Although his book was successful, he decided not to write any more In spite ………
Câu 69: He said, “I bought these books last week.” He said ………
Part II In about 120 words, write a paragraph about the advantages OR disadvantages of computers. ………
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