ĐỀ THI THỬ TUYỂN SINH 10 TP HCM ĐỀ 34

Phòng Giáo dục – Đào tạo Quận Bình Thạnh ĐỀ THI THỬ TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10
NĂM HỌC 2012-2013 Thời gian: 60 phút
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. A. foam B. wrappings C. dump D. fume
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. A. and B. or C. so D. but
8. We are here to provide good service ____________________the public. A. with B. for C. from D. to
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. A. which B. who C. whose D. what

Answer: 1/……., 2/…….., 3/……….,4/………,5/………,6/……,7/……,8/……,9/……,10/………

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/…………
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/……...…..
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.