Choose the word or phrase A,B,C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage There are about 3000 13_______________languages in the world, but only six of them are the [r]
Trang 1Phòng Giáo dục – Đào tạo Quận Bình Thạnh ĐỀ THI THỬ TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10
NĂM HỌC 2012-2013 Thời gian: 60 phút
I Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence (2.5 pts)
1 Mr Eastwood plays tennis after a day
A hard work B hard-work C hard-working D hard works
2 “Wow! What a nice skirt you are wearing!” + “ ”
A Certainly Do you like it? B I like you to say that
C Yes Of course It’s expensive D Thanks My mother bought it for me
3 Don’t leave _on the ground after your refreshment
4 We are very happy to study under an _teacher.
A amuse B amusement C amused D amusing
5 A lot of trees _when the storm hit the city last year
A blew down B are blown down C have blown down D were blown down
6 A neon tube is believed an _device
A energy-safe B energy-save C energy-saving D energy-saved
7 It’s time for Mary to open the door greet her guests
8 We are here to provide good service the public
9 “ ” “Thanks a lot Happy Birthday to you!”
A What a wonderful cake you’ve made for me C Congratulations!
B You look so tired D How about going out for a drink?
10 Picture books _young students like most of all are kept on the lower shelves
Answer: 1/……., 2/…… , 3/……….,4/………,5/………,6/……,7/……,8/……,9/……,10/………
II Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting:
11 Mr Green has taught such many students that he can’t remember all of their names
A B C D
12 All listeners aren’t satisfied with the explaining she gave them
A B C D
Answer :11/ ……… , 12/…………
III Choose the word or phrase ( A,B,C or D ) that best fits the blank space in the following passage
There are about 3000 (13) _languages in the world, but only six of them are the most important ones Two-third of the world’s population (14) those languages More than 400 million people speak English as their mother tongue Another 400 million speak it as a second language
(15) _knows how many people speak it as a foreign language Chinese is the language with more speakers than English, but it only the language for more than one billion Chinese people English is the official language on one-fifth of the land area (16) _the world It is spoken in North America, Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand In South Africa and India it is one of the official languages In many
countries, the textbooks in universities are (17) _in English More than three-fourths of the world’s mail is composed in English More than three-fifths of the radio stations broadcast programs in English More than half of the scientific (18) research journals are in English English is the language of international communication
13 A live B living C alive D life
14 A speaks B talks C says D tells
15 A Someone B Anyone C Everyone D No one
16 A on B all over C through D at
17 A writing B written C to write D write
18 A but B or C and D yet
Answer: 13/………, 14/…… , 15/…… ,16/……… ,17/… …,18/…… …
Trang 2IV Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence(1.5pts)
19 Now we are in the age of space , searching for more information about the stars and
other planets (explore)
20 Less public transport is now because of the shortage of staff (avail)
21 I think you should arrange the meeting time more _.(logic)
22 Since it’s too late, the time is really for an appointment (convenience)
23 The _of their house left them no place to live (destroy)
24 Environmental protection is everybody’s _ (responsible)
Answer: 19/……….…, 20/……… , 21/……… , 22/……… ,23/……….…,23/…… …
V Use the correct form of the verb given in each sentence(1pt)
25 I ( give ) up smoking since last year.
26 If the owner sold his house more cheaply , I ( buy ) _ it.
27 No one (like ) listening to music and watching TV at the same time
28 His father ( take ) _ him to school on the motorbike last week.
Answer: 25/……….…, 26/……….… ,
27/……… … ,28/……… ,
VI Read the passage and then decide whether the statements that follow are True or False (1pt)
Children’s education is changing rapidly today In the past, teachers made children sit still for hours They made them memorize all sorts of things In other words, children had to go on repeating things until they knew them by heart Today, many teachers wonder if it is possible to make children learn at all They say you can only help them learn They say you must let children learn and discover things for themselves
29 Children’s education is changing quickly today
30 In the past, teachers made children stand still for hours
31 They made them memorize all sorts of things
32 Today, the teachers must let children learn and discover things for themselves
Answer: 29/……….…, 30/……….… ,
31/……… … ,32/……… ,
VII. Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before
them:
33 Miss Nga is sorry for being late.
Miss Nga wishes
34 When did you first know this planet ?
How long
35 Doing regular exercises will make you feel happy.
If _
33 That boy got terrible punishment from his father
That boy was
The end of the test