Đề thi tuyển sinh vào Lớp 10 THPT môn Tiếng Anh (Chuyên) - Test 9 (Có đáp án)

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1. TEST 9 (1-10) Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence: 1/ Pompeii was completely destroyed in AD 79 by a (an) ___ of volcano Vesuvius. A. prediction B. eruption C. election D. destruction 2/ We can usually ___ when a volcano will erupt. A. predict B. fell sure C. guess D. say 3/ In Australia, a tropical storm is known as a ___ . A. snowstorm B. earthquake C. cyclone D. delta 4/ And then the ___ will drop to about 10C. A. weather B. atmosphere C. temperature D. climate 5/ Many people were killed in an earthquake when homes, tall buildings and highways ___ . A. got down B. collapsed C. settled down D. fell over 6/ The weather ___ for tomorrow isn’t very good. A. foreman B. news C. forcast D. foresee 7/ A man reported that he saw a plate- like device at a ___ 30 meters away from his garden. A. plant-high B. tree-tip C. tree -top D. tree-high 8/ It’s also going to rain ___ there in the evening. A. thinly B. thickly C. heavily D. strongly 9/ They showed me the hospital whose buildings had been ___ by US bombings. A. decided B. caused C. spoilt D. destroyed. 10/ 90% ___ occur around the Pacific Rim, which is known as the " Ring of Fire” A. typhoons B. Eearthquakes C. tornadoes D. thunderstorms 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/ Mr. Pike, that got the award last month, is a good doctor. A B C D
2. 12/ The weather yesterday was so bad for us to go on a picnic. A B C D Answer: 11/ ___ 12/ ___ (13-16) Use the correct tense or form of the verbs in parentheses. 13/ A large number of fishermen ___ when the storm struck. (kill) 14/ In 1995, a huge earthquake ___ the city of Kobe in Japan. ( strike) 15/ Don’t forget ___ home as soon as you arrive at your destination. ( call) 16/ He is often interested in ___ questions. (ask) Answer: 1/ ___ 2/ ___ 3/ ___ 4/ ___ 17-22) Use the correct form of the words in parentheses: 17/ The ___ of the volcano was a terrible disaster. ( predict) 18/ Thousands of people were ___ kill in that evening. ( disaster) 19/ Thanks to the weather forecast, we know when a volcano will ___. ( erupt) 20/ Tidal waves are the result of an abrupt shift in underwater ___ of the earth. (move) 21/ Remember to buy some ___ food in case there is a sudden storm. ( can) 22/ ___ , the typhoon didn’t cause any damage on the village . ( lucky) Answer: 1/ ___ 2/ ___ 3/ ___ 4/ ___ 5/ ___ 6/ ___ (23-28) Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage: A volcano is an opening in the earth’s surface through (23)___ lava, hot, gases and rock fragments erupt. (24) ___ an opening occurs when melted rock from deep within the earth blasts through the surface. Most volcanoes are a top mountains, particularly cone-shaped mountains. The mountains themselves are also called volcanoes. Eruptions of volcanic mountains are spectacular sights. In some eruptions, huge fiery clouds rise over the mountain, and growing rivers of lava flow down (25) ___ sides. In other eruptions, red- hot ash and cinders shoot out the mountaintop, and large chunks of hot rockare blasted (26) ___ into the air. A few eruptions are so ( 27) ___ that they blow the mountain apart.
3. Some eruptions occur on volcanic islands. Such islands are the tops of volcanic mountains that have been built (28) ___ from the ocean floor by repeated eruptions. Other eruptions occur along narrow cracks in the ocean floor. 23/ A. which B. that C. where D. when 24/ A. So B. Such C. That D. Many 25/ A. its B. it C. their D. theirs 26/ A. high B. low C. below D. above 27/ A. gentle B. violent C. terrible D. awful 28/ A. up B. on C. into D. onto 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: Bad weather comes in many different forms. One kind of bad weather is the tornado. It is one of the most destructive storms that we have on the earth. A tornado is a long cloud which comes down from the sky. It is shaped like a funnel and consists of windwhich whirls around and around extremely fast. In fact, the wind can reach a speed of more than nine hundred kilometers per hour. Weather scientists are unable to know exactly when a tornado will occur. Fortunately, the tornado is not usually very big and it does not last long. There are about two hundred tornadoes annually in the United States, but in some years there are many more. Tornadoes that occur over water are called waterspouts ___ 29/ One good thing about a tornado is that it does not last long ___ 30/ Tornadoes over water are called funnels. ___ 31/ The annually number of tornadoes in the United States is about one hundred. ___ 32/ There are about two hundred tornadoes in one year in America. (33-36) Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them. 33/Hong Tam used to live in the village That is ___ 34/ Quoc Hoa enjoys reading books. He particularly enjoys reading thrillers.
4. The kind of ___- ___ 35/ Oliver Twist was written by Charles Dickens. It’s about an orphan boy who lived in the orphanage. Charles Dickens ___ 36/ Michael Crichton wrote Jurassic Park. He used to be a hospital doctor. Michael Crichton ___ Test 9 I. 1. In 1897, when Jack was 21, gold was discovered in Alska. 2. He answered the call of adventure. 3. He took part in the famous "gold rush". 4. His experiences in the wild northern country provided him with material for many of his later stories and novels. 5. His best-known novels include/ included The Call of the wild and the Sea- wolf. II. 1. B 2. C 3. C 4. C 5. A 6. D 7. D 8. A 9. A 10. D 11. A 12. B III. 1. to 2. with 3. in 4. at 5. about 6. for 7. on 8. of