Bo de thi tuyen sinh vao l10-2012

Gv : Nguyen Thu Lan Đề thi thử vào lớp 10

I.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest.
1. circus earth creature term
2. sight mineral might device
3. flood moon typhoon balloon
4. earthquake healthy thunder weather
5. claimed walked laughed helped
II. Choose the best answer.
She was really (interested/impressed/excited/enjoyed) by the beauty of the city.
Nguyen Du,(who/whose/that/which) is a great poet, was born in Nghi Xuan, Ha Tinh.
(Let’s/Why don’t we/I suggest/How about) put garbage bins around our school yard?
I will be in trouble if I (lose/will lose/lost/would lose) my passport.
Minh’s English is excellent. He speaks (perfectly English/English perfectly/ perfect English/English perfect).
We couldn’t go on a picnic as planned (however/but/because/so) it was raining hard.
It’s late.It’s time for us (go/going/went/to go) home.
At last I have found the information that I was looking (up/at/for/after).
The unit of (currency/ money/ change/ bank-note) used in the USA is dollar.
10.We can’t go along here because the road(is been repaired/ is being repaired/ is repairing/isrepaired).
III. Rewrite the following sentences.
1. Felix Reeve is a journalist. His tape recorder was stolen.
→ Felix Reeve, ……………………………………………………………
2. We haven’t used the machine for ages.
→ The machine …………………………………………………………….
3. I started learning English when I was 15 years.
→ I have…………………………...................................................................
4. A hurricane destroyed this tree last year.
→ This tree……………………………………………………………………
IV. Put a preposition into each gap.
We’re always proud………..your success .
Shall we go for a picnic tomorrow ? It depends………..the weather.
I’m looking………………..to seeing you.
. His breakfast consists …………….dry bread and a cup of tea
V . Read the passage and then answer the questions :
Zamenhof invented a new language called Esperanto to improve understanding between people of different countries. He showed Esperanto to his friends to find out what they thought about it. Later in the same year he went to study at a university in Moscow. He wanted to improve Esperanto. Zamenhof’s friends then worked hard to spread the new language. They tried to persuade schools through out the world to teach it. However, only a few people today speak Esperanto because more and more people use English as a foreign language.
1. What did Zamenhof invent Esperanto for ?
.......................................................................................................................................................
2.Who helped Zamenhof to spread Esperanto?
……...............................................................................................................................................
3.How widely is Esperanto spoken nowadays ?
........................................................................................................................................................
4. Is Esperanto as old as English ?
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5.Why did he go to Moscow to study ?
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VI. Complete the sentences using given words
1. It/ necessary / students/ know/ foreign languages/ nowadays.
………………………………………………………………………………
2.We/ not meet/ each other/ for/ 3 years.
…………………………………………………………………………………......
3. I/ keen/ play/ piano.
……………………………………………………………………………………….



ANSWER

I. (1 điểm) Mỗi câu đúng 0,2 điểm.
1. creature
2. mineral
3. flood
4. weather
5. claimed
II. (2 điểm) Mỗi câu đúng 0,2 điểm.
1. impressed
2. who
3.. Why don’t we
4. lose
5. English perfectly
6. because
7. to go
8. for
9. currency
10. is being repaired/ is repairing
III. (2 điểm) Mỗi câu đúng 0,5 điểm.
1. Felix Reeve, whose tape recorder was stolen, is a journalist
2. The machine hasn’t been used for ages.
3. I have learnt English since I was 15 years.
4. This tree was destroyed (by a hurricane) last year.
IV. (1 điểm) Mỗi câu đúng 0,2 điểm.
1. of
2.on
3. forward
4. of
V . (3 điểm) Mỗi câu đúng 0,6 điểm.
Zamenhof (He ) invented Esperanto to improve understanding between people of different countries.
His friends .( His friends helped him to spread the language. )
Today only a few people speak Esperanto.
No, it isn’t.
Because he wanted to improve Esperanto.