SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KÌ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 TRUNG

THÀNH PHỐ ĐÀ NẴNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG

Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút (không tính thời gian giao đề)

Giám khảo 2
Giám khảo 1 Điểm bằng số Điểm bằng chữ Mã phách

I.Choose the word or phrase that best completes each of the following
sentences or do as directed. (2.5pts)
1. It’s our pleasure to welcome you _______ Da Nang City.
A. for B. in C. to D. on
2. Mary often takes part _______ most of the youth activities in her school.
A. in B. on C. of D. to
3. Hurry up or you’ll be late _______ the first bus.
A. about B. at C. with D. for
4. Lan: “_______ does your brother go swimming?” Hung: “Three times a week.”
A. How much B. How far C. How often D. How fast
5. A new school is going to _________ in this town.
A. build B. built C. building D. be built
6. Peter: “_______ you very much for your help.” Mary: “You’re welcome.”
A. Thanking B. Thank C. Thankful D. Thankfully
7. The examination is coming near. I think you _______ study harder.
A. shouldn’t B. can’t C. should D. can
8. Teenagers nowadays often prefer to _______ jeans.
A. put B. take C. get D. wear
9. He was ________ in English when he was in school.
A. interested B. interest C. interesting D. interestingly
10. People usually jog, swim or _______ aerobics every day to be healthy.
A. do B. make C. doing D. making
11. Your stamp collection is ________ than mine.
A. large B. larger C. largest D. the largest
12. I hope you don’t mind ______ me a lift to the library.
A. give B. gave C. giving D. to give
13. The city ______ was struck by a huge earthquake in 1995 in Japan is Kobe.
A. who B. whom C. which D. what
14. The air in the country is very fresh, _______ people like to live there.
A. but B. so C. because D. however
15. People use the Internet for many purposes, _______?
A. does it B. doesn’t it C. do they D. don’t they
16. The doctor advised my father to give up smoking. In this sentence, “give up”
means ________.
A. continue B. stop C . start D. begin
17. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of
the others.
A. weather B. team C. please D. teach
18. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of
the others.
A. wanted B. decided C. needed D. stayed
19. Choose the incorrect part indicated by A, B, C or D in the following sentence.
That chair isn't enough strong for you to stand on.
A B C D
20. Choose the incorrect part indicated by A, B, C or D in the following sentence.
My father asked me how many students were there in my class.

II. Supply the correct form of the word in parentheses to complete each of
the following
sentences. (1.5pts)
1. There are many ……………….…… beaches in our city. (beauty)
2. My father has just bought me a new ……………..… . (compute)
3. Scientists can ……………….…… when a volcano will erupt. (prediction)
4. Thanks to the ……………….. of television, people can enjoy different
interesting programs. (invent)
5. ……………, he broke his leg while playing tennis with his friends. (Lucky)
6. I don’t want to go out in the ………………. of the day. (hot)

III. Supply the correct tense of the verb in parentheses to complete each of
the following
sentences. (1.5pts)
1. Her aunt always ………………..… the dishes right after meals. (wash)
2. I’m afraid he can’t help you. He …………….……...… a report now. (write)
3. They ………………… basketball at 5 p.m. yesterday. (play)
4. I got to the post office just before it closed and …………. the letter. (send)
5. My mother is so busy. I wish she ……… more free time to play with me. (have)
6. We ……..……..……. each other since last summer. (not / meet)

IV. Fill in each numbered blank with the proper word from the box. (1.5pts)
TWO FESTIVALS
performances like different takes for from

Glastonbury Festival is a rock and pop festival. It (1)__________ place every year
in June on a farm in the south-west of Britain, and it lasts for three days. About
150,000 people come (2)________all over the UK and Europe to hear the bands
and singers on three enormous stages. But there isn’t only music - there are also
comedy shows, plays and circus acts. In total there are 380 (3)__________.
WOMAD stands (4)____________ “World of Music, Arts and Dance”. Every year
there are WOMAD festivals in several (5)___________ countries. You can hear
many kinds of music at WOMAD festivals, for example, bands (6)____________
BaaBa Maal from Senegal and Chambao from Spain.
V. Read the passage and answer the following questions. (1.5pts)
Barbara Morgan’s dream was to travel into space. One day, her wish came true.
She was one of the seven astronauts on the Space Shuttle Endeavour, which took
off into space from NASA’s Kennedy Space Station in Florida.
Morgan taught at an elementary school in Boise from 1975-1998, with some time
off for astronaut training. In 1985, she and Christa McAuliffe were chosen from
11,000 applicants to become part of the teacher-in-space program. They trained
together for the mission. But then, tragedy happened.
On January 28,1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded. After the Challenger
accident, Morgan continued to teach. In 1998, she was asked again to become an
astronaut. She accepted the offer and in the end her dream came true.

1. What was Barbara Morgan’s dream?

………………………………………………………………………………
2. Where did the Space Shuttle Endeavour take off into space from?
………………………………………………………………………………
3. Who were chosen to become part of the teacher-in-space program in 1985?
……………………………………………………………………………..
4. When did the Space Shuttle Challenger explode?
……………………………………………………………………………..
5. What did Morgan do after the Challenger accident?
…………………………………………………………………………….
6. Did Morgan become an astronaut in the end?
…………………………………………………………………………….

VI. Write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original

sentence, using the
word(s) given. (1.5pts)
1. Sam works very hard so he often gets good marks.
………………………………… because ……………………………….. .
2. I don’t know his new address. I can’t visit him.
If …………………………………………………………………………….. .
3. My sister spent two hours writing that essay yesterday.
It ………………………………………………………………… yesterday.
4. We haven’t seen Tom since December, 2010.
We ……………………………………………………… in December, 2010.

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