Tiếng Anh 10 (Sách nâng cao). Đề thi chọn HSG

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỒNG NAI
KÌ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN TỈNH LƯƠNG THẾ VINH
Môn thi: Tiếng anh (môn chuyên)
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
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(Đề bài gồm 06 trang, gồm 10 phần)
Part I: PHONETICS (6pts)
Find out one word with the underlined part pronounced differently from the others
1. A. tidal B. sight C. mineral D. describe
2. A. though B. throw C. through D. thought
3. A. thunder B. erupt C. trust D. pull
Find out one word with a different stress pattern
4. A. teenager B. message C. village D. advantage
5. A. access B. website C. violent D. interparty
6. A. disappear B. understand C. celebrate D. recommend
Part II: VOCABULARY (14pts)
Take the option that best completes the gap or replaces the underlined part of each sentence
7. India and Persia learned about umbrellas from………….
A. Aztec Indians B. Egypt C. China D. Spanish explorers
8. …………. are natural disaster.
A. Tidal waves B. Earthquakes C. Typhoons D. All are correct
9. Old Behrman wanted to paint a ………………… one day.
A. masterpiece B. painting C. picture D. work
10. Sherlock Holmes is a genius …………………
A. character B. policeman C. detective D. investigator
11. If you would like to ……….a space trip, you must be in excellent physical ……………
A. travel/ heath B. take/ condition C. realize/ fit D. go/ situation
12. Nowadays, women like to eat ……………..foods.
A. high-quality B. low-fat C. high-rise D. high-tech
13. At home you may put money in a ………… bank, to keep it safe.
A. piggy B. coin C. wardrobe D. pocket
14. The bank uses the money it receives to help the ……………
A. community B. poor C. lenders D. borrowers
15. It may be ………………… for people to carry in their pockets all their unspent money.
A. dangerous B. risky C. harmful D. useless
16. The final match of EURO 2008 …………….. on June 30th.
A. will be occurred B. takes place C. happening D. is going
17. If you park your car in the wrong place, you must pay a(n) ………………..
A. ticket B. attention C. fee D. fine
18. Everything is …………………. satisfactorily.
A. going on B. looking after C. falling through D. turning up
19. They seemed to be ………………….to the criticism and just carried on as before.
A. disinterested B. indifferent C. sensitive D. uncaring
20. He spoke …………………all the families who had lost relatives in the disaster.
A. with a view to B. in respect of C. on behalf of D. in aid of.
Part III: GRAMMAR (10pts)
Make the best choice that grammatically fits the gap of each sentence.
21. I ……….. an important phone call from America. Could you tell me when it comes?
      A. had expected       B. have been expecting      C. expected      D. am expecting
22. You look so tired! You …………. out too late last night.
      A. had to be        B. should have been       C. had been        D. must have been
23. We all know that it is important …. medical directions to be understood clearly.
      A. with       B. for       C. of       D. in
24. ……… children were injured. They all came back unharmed.
A. Not any of the   B. None of the     C. Not any of     D. None of
25. …………, he could not lift the trap door.
A.  As he was strong  B. Strong as was he  C. As strong he was    D. Strong as he was
26. Of the two new secretaries, one is competent and ………….is not.
A. another     B. other     C. the other      D. the second
27. The building work is still on schedule …… a problem in digging the foundation.
A. due to     B. despite     C. so as     D. only if
28. John is going to get ……….. Lisa.
   A. marry with   B. marry to   C. married with    D. married