Tuyển sinh 10 Test 3

NAME: ___________________________ CLASS: 9A__
ĐỀ ÔN THI VÀO LỚP 10 - TEST 3
Question 1: Supply the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
1. It is crucial that Dido (stop) ________________ using Quang Ha.
2. I will ring the bell one more. if he (not answer) ________________, I think he must( go) ________________ out.
3. I am sorry about the noise last night. We (have) ________________ a party.
4. The man who (rescue) ________________ had been in the sea for ten hours.
5. A great deal of time (be) ________________ spent for his exercise.
6. We want (pay) ________________ better wages.
7. People always (blame) ________________ their circumstances for what they are.
8. You (stop) ________________ by a policeman if you (try) ________________ to cross the road now.
Question 2: Use the correct form of the words to complete the passage.
The families in our streets are slowly being driven mad by the (1- refuse) _______________ of the inhabitants of No.13 to have any form of (2-communicate) ________________ with them. The trouble started over what is known as noise ( 3 - pollute) ________________. Every evening, the (4- think) ________________ neighbours used to turn up the volume on the TV so loud that no one in the (5 - neighbour) ________________ was able to hear anything else. Not knowing what (6 - act) ________________ to take, local residents held a meeting to see if anyone had any (7 - suggest) ________________ as to how to deal with the problem. A decision was made to send a number of people to talk to the family in No. 13 and ask them (8- polite) ________________ to turn their music down after six in the evening. Unfortunately, the visit did not turn out to be (9 - succeed) ________________, as the inhabitants of No.13 refused to talk to them. So on the (10 - advise) ________________ of local police, the matter is now in the hands of the court.
Question 3: Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word.
When you hear the word "bank", what do you think of ? A (1) ________________ to put money? The land on the edge of a river? To depend on something or someone ? If you choose any of (2) ________________ things, you`re right. Why ? because words often have (3) ________________ than one meaning. The tricky part is figuring out (4) ____________ meaning is appropriate.
Choosing the correct meaning of a word depends on (5) ________________ things. First, it depends on the words and (6) ________________ surrounding your particular word. The other words and sentences give you context clues. (7) ________________, the meaning depends on how the word is (8) ________________ in the sentence. Is it a noun, a verb, (9) ________________ adjective or part of a phrase? Knowing the word`s part of speech will (10) ________________ you discover the word`s precise meaning.
Question 4: Read the text then choose the correct answer.
Computing is now at the same stage as printing was when the first printing presses were used. Before printing presses were invented, only rich people like kings and dukes could afford to buy books. Often these people were unable to read and hadn`t enough time to learn. In any case, the books were so big that it was difficult for anyone to relax with a book as we do today. They wanted books because they were expensive and there was something magical about them. Only a few people were able to write, and it took an extremely long time to write a book. Monks and other people who could write said ordinary people could not learn to read.
The position with computers in very similar today. A few years ago, computers were very large and expensive. Business managers and rich people ordered them but they didn’t know how to use them. In many countries, however, the situation has now completely changed. Lots of people not only own microcomputers but also know how to use them.
1. What happened before printing presses were invented?
A. Books were so big that people didn’t want to buy them.
B. Only intelligent and rich people could read books.
C. Only kings and dukes had enough money to buy books.
D. All rich people bought books.
2. Why were books wanted before printing presses were invented?
A. to show that the people who owned the books were rich and intelligent.
B. to show that the people who owned the books could write.
C. Because books were dear and magical.
D. Because books showed that the person who owned them were magical people.
3. What is the common feature of a book and a computer?
A. They were only for intelligent people. B. They were too expensive