Đề thi tuyển sinh lớp 10 (2008 – 2009)

ÑEÀ THI TUYEÅN SINH LÔÙP 10 (2008 – 2009)  
I – PHONETICS:
1- A. compulsory  	B. public   	C. polluted   	D. ultimately
2- A. Passover   	B. standard   	C. collapse   	D. decorate
3- A. stopped   	B. jogged   	C. raised   	D. lived
4- A. amount   	B. encourage   	C. account   	D. household 
II – MULTIPLE CHOICE:
5- By_____ it is enjoyable for many Americans to buy a Christmas tree and decorate it.
      A. celebration  	B. tradition  	  C. priority  	D. memory 
6- They went on walking ______ it started to rain.
       A. despite 	B. but    	 C. and   	D. although
7- The Ao Dai ________ of a long silk tunic that is slit on the sides.
      A. consists   	B. has    	 C. includes  	D. involves
8- Learning a foreign language also includes learning the ______ of that country.
      A. reputation   	B. rules   	 C. culture  	D. education
9- Pay the bill within 2 weeks or the electricity will be________ 
      A. cut in   	B. cut up   	C. cut down 	D. cut off
10- There is a shrine ___ the mountains near Ba’s village.
      A. out    	B. in   	 C. under  	D. from
11- He suggested that we _____ early tomorrow morning.
       A. start   	B. to start   	C. starting 	 D. should start
12- Do you know the woman ____ you met at the party yesterday?
       A. who   	B. whom   	C. which  	D. whose 
13- You never play computer games after school, ________?
      A. do you   	B. don’t you   	C. never you 	 D. not you
14- I used to visit my grandparents. I ______ them every weekend.
      A. visit  	 B. will visit    C. have visited 	D. visited  
15- The school year usually begins _______ September 5th every year. 
      A. in    	B. since   	C.  on   	D. during  
III- CHOOSE  THE UNDERLINED WORD OR PHRASE (A,B,C,D) THAT NEEDS CORRECTING: 
16- I  wish  I  can  go to the cinema with  you  tonight. 
                       A          B                               C       D
17- He  asked  me  if I know  that man  over there.
               A              B     C                        D
18- We  are used  to live next  door to each other  at  one time.
                  A           B                                                 C   D
19- Printing were invented by the Chinese.
           A           B                    C            D
IV- READ THE PASSAGE AND DECIDE IF THESE STATEMENTS ARE TRUE OR FALSE:
In many secondary schools in Britain the wearing of school uniform is compulsory. Some schools argue that there are many disadvantages to this system. Most students don’t agree with school uniform, however, for a number of reasons. Firstly when you have to wear the same clothes as everyone else you don’t have a chance to develop personal taste in the way you dress. Moreover, people who look scruffy usually look scruffy in their uniforms too and you can always tell the people who come from poor homes because their uniforms are not as new or don’t fit properly. Lastly the main reason why most students don’t like school uniforms is because most school choose such horrible colors and styles that don’t suit young people at all.
20- In Britain, the wearing of school uniform which most children disagree with many different reasons.
21-  The students in Britain mustn’t wear uniforms when they go to school.
22- Wearing uniform helps students feel equal in many ways, whether they are rich or poor.
23- Most students thinks the color of uniform is very beautiful.
V-CHOOSE THE WORD OR PHRASE (A,B,C,D)THAT BEST FITS THE BLANK SPACE IN THE PASSAGE: 
Our oceans are becoming (24)_______ polluted. Most of this (25)_________ comes from the lands, which means it comes (26)______ people. First, there is raw sewage, which is (27)______ directly into the sea. Many countries, both developed and developing, are guilty of (28)_______ this. Secondly, ships drop about six million tons of garbage into the sea each year. Thirdly, there are oil spills from ships. A ship has an accident and oil leaks from the vessel.
This is not (29)______ pollutes the water, but it also kills marine life. Next, there are (30)________ materials from factories. Without proper regulations, factory owners let the waste run directly into the rivers, which leads to the sea. And finally, oil is washed from the land. This can be the result of (31)__________ or a deliberate dumping of waste. 
24- A. extremely  	B. extreme   	C. extreming   	D. extremed
24- A. pollute  	B. pollution  	 	C. polluted    	D. polluting 
26- A. in   	B. on    	C. to     	D. from 
27- A. pumped  	B. pumping   	C. pump    	D. pumps 
28- A. do   	B. did    	C. done    	D. doing 
29- A. also   	B. only   	C. because    	D. Although 
30- A. waste   	B. wasteful   	C. wasting    	D. wasted 
31- A .carelessness 	B. carefulness  	C. carefully    	D. carelessly
VI- USE THE CORRECT FORM OF THE WORD GIVEN IN EACH SENTENCE:
32-  ______ air is one of the many problems we have to solve. ( pollute)
33- The shoes are nice, but they are very ________. ( comfort)
34- Our life is much better with the help of a lot of modern _________. (equip)
35- A baby is believed to be lifted and put down ______ by a tornado. ( safety)
VII- REWRITE THE SENTENCES SO THAT THEY MEAN ALMOST THE SAME AS THE ONES PRINTED BEFORE THEM:
36- I hope to see you at Christmas.
à  I’m____________________________________________.
37- Laurence last saw his sister when she left from Japan.
à  Laurence ‘s_____________________________________.
38-Do you spend two hours surfing the web every evening?
à Does it __________________________________________.
39- I think it is the better to wait for the next bus.
à I suggest__________________________________________. 
40- People have used the Internet all over the world.
à  The Internet_______________________________________.