Đề thi tuyển sinh vào Lớp 10 THPT môn Tiếng Anh (Chuyên) - Test 15

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1. TEST 15 (1-10) Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence: 1/ This machine can help farmers to ___ the rice from the husk. A.mix B. prepare C. separate D. tidy 2/ The summit of Mount Everest was reached by two members of a British expedition and Nepalese guide ___ May 29th, 1953 A. on B. since C. at D. in 3/ I always keep the window open ___ let fresh air in . A. so as B. order to C. in order to D. so that 4/ Angkor Watt is the largest ___ in the world. A. temple B. statue C. city D. pyramid 5/ The earthquake in Kobe in 1995 caused ___ damage . A. sewage B. severe C. saving D. seriously 6/ UFOs mean ___ flying objects. A. unimaginable B. unknown C. unidentified D. unable 7/ The ___ of the volcano was a terrible disaster. A. cyclone B. eruption C. prediction D. shift 8/ Most of people believe that ___ from space have visited our earth. A. scientists B. aliens C. spacemen D. Mars 9/ Thunder kept me ___ sleeping well at night. A. for B. off C. from D. over 10/ The spacemen have been living in ___ for over three months. A. space B. evidence C. balloon D. creature Answer: 1/ ___ 2/ ___ 3/ ___ 4/ ___ 5/ ___ 6/ ___ 7/ ___ 8/ ___ 9/ ___ 10/ ___ (11-12) Choose the underlined word or phrase(A,B,C, or D) that needs correcting: 11/ If the crops die, many people will go hungry this come winter A B C D 12/ Humans have long been fascinating by outer space. A B C D Answer: 11/ ___ 12/ ___ (13-16) Use the correct tense or form of the verbs in parentheses.
2. 13/ Wear helmets when riding a motorbike! They are used to ___ our heads. (protect) 14/ I wish I ___ enough money to buy a laptop. ( have) 15/ Did you ask them ___ those flowers? ( cut) 16/ What would you do if you ___ rich. (be) Answer: 1/ ___ 2/ ___ 3/ ___ 4/ ___ 17-22) Use the correct form of the words in parentheses: 17/ People are interested in the ___ of wood to prevent floods. ( preserve) 18/ Bill Gate, who is known as the king of computer programs, is famous for his ___. work ( charity) 19/ I suggest ___ the light bulb. It is broken. ( replacement) 20/ ___, the snowstorm didn’t cause any damage on the farm. (lucky) 21/ Earthquakes, typhoons and volcanoes are ___ disasters. ( nature) 22/ The air is ___ polluted by exhaust fume from cars . ( serious) Answer: 1/ ___ 2/ ___ 3/ ___ 4/ ___ 5/ ___ 6/ ___ (23-28) Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage: Almost a hundred thousand people were killed and half a million homes destroyed as a result of an earthquake in Tokyo in 1923. The earthquake begin a minute before noon when the habitants of Tokyo (23)___ Their midday meals. Thousands of stoves were overturned as soon as the earth (24) ___ to shake. As a result, small fires (25) ___ everywhere and quickly spread. The fire engines were prevented (26) ___ to help because many of the roads ( 27) ___ open. It was impossible to use fighting equipment as most of the water pipes had burst. Consequently, over ninety percent of the damage (28) ___ by fire rather than by the collapse of buildings 23/ A. cooked B. were cooking C. would cook D. had cooked 24/ A. began B. was beginning C. used to begin D. begin
3. 25/ A. were breaking out B. would break out C. have broken out D. broke out 26/ A. from going B. to go C. for going D. he went 27/ A. had cracked B. cracking C. crack D. were cracking 28/ A. caused B. was causing C. causing D. was caused Answer: 1/ ___ 2/ ___ 3/ ___ 4/ ___ 5/ ___ 6/ ___ (29-32) Read the dialogue and then decide whether the statements that follow are true or false. Write True or False in your answersheet: The weather is not beautiful all of the time. Perhaps you can remember a day when bad weather made you afraid. One kind of bad weather that scares many people is called a thunderstorm. This is what happens when there is a thunderstorm. First, you see a sudden flash of bright light. A few seconds later you hear a loud rumbling sound. This quick flash is called lightning and the loud sound is called thunder. Lightning is colorful , but it can cause serious problems. Lightning is electricity that is moving very rapidly. It may be moving between a cloud and the ground, between two clouds, or between two parts of the same cloud. The lightning heats the air around it. This hot air expands, or get bigger, and it causes the air to move in waves. The air waves pass you in a series, one after another. For this reason, you may hear many rumbles and not just one sound ___ 29/ Lightning may move between a cloud and the ground. ___ 30/ Thunder is a very bright light in a thunderstorm. ___ 31/ When you hear thunder you may hear a series of loud sounds and not one big sound. This is because the air waves pass one after another. ___ 32/ Lightning always moves rapidly. (33-36) Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them. 33/ A man phoned and asked for you. He spoke with a foreign accent. The man ___
4. 34/ My advice to you is this: try to relax before the exam. If ___- ___ 35/ I suppose it’s possible her phone isn’t working I suppose ___ 36/ You have to hurry or you’ll be late for school. If ___