Đề thi tuyển sinh vào Lớp 10 THPT môn Tiếng Anh (Chuyên) - Test 26

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1. TEST 26 (1-10) Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence: 1/ In winter, heating ___ for 50 percent of our electricity bill. A. accounts B. costs C. occupies D. takes 2/ To save money, we should ___ the amount of energy used in our homes. A. increase B. leave C. reduce D. stop 3/ He fell and hurt himself ___ he was playing volleyball. A. while B. if C. because D. when 4/ I suggest you shoild ___ the windows to let the sunshine into the house. A. to open B. opened C. open D. opening 5/She hasn’t gone to school ___ she has been sick since Sunday. A. because B. since C. if D. unless 6/ It’s raining ___ we can’t go out. A. so B. because C. but D. however 7/ It is possible to store solar energy ___ a number of days . A. in B. of C. for D. from 8/ They were bitterlydisappointed ___ the result of the game. A. at B. with C. in D. for 9/ When you leave the room, remember to turn all lights and fans ___ . A.on B. up C. down D. off 10/ I suggest fixing the dripping faucet. –“ ___ .” A. Yes, please. B. Good idea. C. We will. D. I’m afraid not 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/ Mrs. Lien, that teaches you English, is my aunt. A B C D 12 It’d be better if we use banana leaves instead paper or plastic bags to wrap food. A B C D Answer: 11/ ___ 12/ ___
2. (13-16) Use the correct tense or form of the verbs in parentheses. 13/ They___ penpals for over two years. (be) 14/ Ba wishes he ___ have a new computer . ( can) 15/ In the 1960s, many university and college students ___ Jeans. ( wear) 16/ My father likes ___ sports. (watch) Answer: 1/ ___ 2/ ___ 3/ ___ 4/ ___ 17-22) Use the correct form of the words in parentheses: 17/ Mrs. Smith has___ provided a picnic lunch for us. ( kind) 18/ There is a___ faucet in your kitchen. ( drip) 19/ Drug___ led to his early death. ( depend) 20/ How can we do to keep the environment ___ . (pollute) 21/ ___ the Ao dai was frequently worn by both men and women. ( tradition) 22/ Some designers ___ the Ao dai by printing lines of poetry on it (modern) Answer: 1/ ___ 2/ ___ 3/ ___ 4/ ___ 5/ ___ 6/ ___ (23-28) Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage: Few people now question the reality of global warming and its effects on the world’s climate. Many scientists put the blame for recent disasters on the increase (23)___ the world’s temperatures and are convinced that, more than ever before, the Earth is at risk from the forces of the wind, rain, and sun.(24) ___ to them, global warming is making extreme weather events, (25) ___ as hurricanes and droughts, even more severe and (26) ___ sea levels all around the world to rise. Environmental groups are putting pressure on governments to take actions to reduce the ( 27) ___ of carbon dioxide which is given off by factories and power plants, thus attacking the problem at its source. They are in favor of more money being spent on research into solar, wind and wave energy devices, which could then replace existing power stations. Some scientists, (28) ___, believe that even if we stopped releasing carbon dioxide and other gases into the atmosphere tomorrow, we should have to wait several hundred years to notice the result.
3. 23/ A. at B. in C. by D. to 24/ A. Concerning B. Depending C. Regarding D. According 25/ A. well B. such C. even D. just 26/ A. causing B. letting C. damaging D. making 27/ A. amount B. number C. plenty D. deal 28/ A. really B. despite C. therefore D. however 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: Electricity is the most common form of energy today. In the modern world electricity is very avail able at the touch of a switch. Electricity has many uses. The most common use of electricity is to provide artificial lighting. In factories, electricity is used to light upthe workplace. It is also used to operate air- conditioners, computers and many other machines. Electricity is also used to power the many appliances that we have in our homes. Such appliances include television sets, computers, electric fans, irons and many others. The list is simply endless. Modern man will most probably be lost without electricity. ___ 29/ The passage is about a kind of energy. ___ 30/ Electricity has a lot of uses. ___ 31/ Without electricity, our life will not be affected ___ 32/ The appliances depended on electricity are endless. (33-36) Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them. 33/ Because of their good performance, they won that match. Because they ___ 34/ My father teaches Math well. My father is ___- ___ 35/ There isn’t much rain to make the crops better. The crops aren’t ___ 36/ Why don’t you have your hair cut?
4. She suggests ___