ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO 10-2009

SỞ GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10 TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG
ĐĂK LĂK NĂM HỌC: 2009-2010

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
( Đề thi có 02 trang) Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút
Mã đề: 563


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I. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best answer to each of the following questions.
Every four to ten years something happens to the weather system of the Earth. Everything changes, and scientists don`t know why. The low-pressure area moves toward the east, the high-pressure area is very weak, and the winds blow toward the east. A great pile of warm surface water moves toward South America. People call this "El Nino". It usually happens at Christmas time, and El Nino is the Spanish name for the baby Jesus.
Usually the effects of El Nino are very mild. However, the one that started in 1982 was different from the other recent ones. It had a very powerful effect on the world`s climate. It caused huge changes in the ocean currents. It caused floods in some areas and droughts in others. There were terrible windstorms and huge ocean waves. These waves swept houses into the sea. El Nino did billions of dollars worth of damage. Thousands of people lost their lives and thousands of others were left homeless.
Question 1. The reasons why the weather system changes_____________.
A. are still unknown to scientists nowadays B. are easy and simple to scientists today.
C. are known in advance by all scientists. D. are not mysterious to scientists today.
Question. The effects of El Nino are__________________ .
A. very violent B. terrible
C. powerful D. usually mild, sometimes very powerful
Question3. In the time of El Nino, the warm surface water moves_______________ .
A. toward South Africa. B. Eastward C. Southward D. Westward
Question 4. The weather system over the Pacific Ocean changes _________________ .
A. every 4 years B. every year C. every 4 to 10 years D. every 10 years
II. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.
Question 5. A. excite B. wish C. smile D. ripe
Question 6. A. bicycle B. cycle C. type D. style
Question 7. A. washed B. watched C. earned D. stopped
Question 8. A. boots B. books C. roofs D. woods
III. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best answer to each of the following questions.
Question 9. People grow rice in tropical countries.
A. Rice is grown in tropical countries. B. Tropical countries are grown rice.
C. Rice is grown by tropical countries. D. Tropical countries are grown rice by people.
Question10. It`s pity that Nam isn`t here. I wish he _____________here.
A. will be B. were C. can be D. is
Question 11. There are new laws to ___________ wildlife in the area.
A. consume B. consist C. conserve D. deserve
Question 12. If you _____________ to improve your English, I can help you.
A. will want B. want C. wanted D. could want
Question 13. You`re ____________ your time trying to persuade him; he`ll never help you.
A. spending B. missing C. wasting D. losing
Question 14. Nam can hardly help you now, ____________?
A. doesn`t he B. does he C. can`t he D. can he
Question 15. A person whom you make friends with by writing letters, especially somebody in another country, is called a____________.
A. close friend B. pen pal C. cousin D. nephew
Question16. Lunar New Year holiday is the most important __________ for Vietnamese people.
A. decoration B. preparation C. enjoyment D. celebration
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Question 17. Finally, Lan has found the document that she was looking ___________ .
A. after B. at C. for D. up
Question 18. There is a meeting ……………8:00 AM and 2: