Đề thi thử môn Tiếng Anh - Kỳ thi tuyển sinh vào lớp 10 THPT năm học 2016-2017 - Trường THCS Hương Sơn

PHÒNG GD&ĐT LẠNG GIANG
TRƯỜNG THCS HƯƠNG SƠN
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ĐỀ LUYỆN THI VÀO LỚP 10 THPT
NĂM HỌC 2016 - 2017
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian: 60 phút
 I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from others. (1pt)
1.
A. ploughs
B. contacts
C.  stops
D. talks
2.
A. subject
B. lunar
C. erupt
D. public
3.
A. label
B. locate
C. gather
D. inspiration
4.
A. southern
B. sunbathing
C. breathe
D. thunder
II. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete sentences. (2pts)
1. English is one of ______ subjects for children in Vietnam.     
   A. primary         B. compulsory           C. optional              D. national
2. The air is polluted ______ there’s too much traffic.         
 A. however           B. Because              C. therefore                D. but
3. – “I suggest we go on a picnic on the other side of the river.” –“______.”
A. It’s a nice day!          
B. Have a good trip!      
C. Great idea!                        
D. Congratulations!
4. Earthquakes, volcanoes, hurricanes and floods are all ______.
A. natural resources      
B. natural material          
C. natural disasters                 
D. natural causes
5. To save energy in the kitchen, we should prepare food carefully before ______ the stove.
     A. looking after              B. looking for                  C. going on                 D. turning on
6. ______ believe that we should preserve the tropical rainforests in the world.
     A. Conservationists       B. Aliens                      C. Plumbers                  D.Consumers
7.  Your brother read this article on the website last night, ______?  
 A. didn’t he                    B. couldn’t he                C. did he                      D. does he
8. My friend - Paul, _______ sings Western folk songs very well, can compose songs.  
 A. which                     B. whom                      C. who                          D. whose
 III. Give correct tense of the verbs in brackets. (1pt)
1. If you (sell) _____________________ more products, you’d earn more money.
2. Mrs Lien (teach) _____________________ in this school since 1999.
3. Lan wishes she (speak) _____________________ English more fluently.
4. “Nhandan” newspaper (publish)_____________________ every day. It’s a daily newspaper. 
5. Maryam wishes she (have) ..a trip to Vietnam again next year. 
 IV. Supply the correct form of the words in brackets to complete each sentence. (1pt)
1. Vietnam’s New Year is ______________known as the Lunar New Year or Tet in Vietnamese. (OFFICE) 
2. This book is not _________________. (AVAIL)
3. There will be a _________________ of fresh water in a few decades. (SHORT)
4. Nowadays, people are seriously _________________ rain forests of the Earth. (DESTRUCTION)
5. We all know that using our cars causes air .. , but we still do that. (POLLUTE)                      
V. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word from the box to complete the passage. (1pt)
       celebrate           reached                buildings              turned               house              gathered
   Thousands of people (1) ___________ at the August Revolution Square in front of the Hanoi Opera House from 8:30 p.m to 9:30 p.m on March 29 to join the 2014 Earth Hour Campaign.
    The lights and unnecessary electrical appliances of the (2) ___________, shops and local families around the Hoan Kiem Lake and the Hanoi Opera House were (3) ___________ off during one hour of the campaign. A wide variety of unique arts performances were held at the Square to (4) ____________ this year’s Earth Hour.
    This is the sixth time Vietnam responds to the Earth Hour campaign launched by the World Wild Fund for Nature (WWF). ‘Let’s unite to save the Earth’ is the message that this year campaign conveys to people around the world.
 VI. Read the passage and answer the question. (1 pt)
         Vo Nguyen Giap (25 August 1911 – 4 October 2013) was a General in the Vietnam People's    Army and a politician. He first grew to prominence during World War II, where he served as the military leader of the Viet Minh resistance against the Japanese occupation of Vietnam. Giap was a principal commander in two wars: the First Indochina War (1946–54) and the Vietnam War (1960–1975). He participated in the following historically significant battles: Lang Son (1950), Hoa BIih (1951–52), Dien Bien Phu (1954), the Tet Offensive (1968), the Easter Offensive (1972), and the final Ho Chi Minh Campaign (1975).
   Giap was taught at home by his father before going to the village school. His precocious intelligence meant that he was soon transferred to the district school and in 1924, at the age of thirteen, he left home to attend the Quốc Học (also known in English as the “National Academy”), a French-run lycée in Hue, earned a bachelor's degree in law with a major in political economy.
    While studying at university, Giap had taken lodgings with Professor Dang Thai Minh, whose daughter, Nguyen Thi Minh Giang (also cited as Nguyen Thi Quang Thai), he had first met at school in Hue. She too had learned nationalism from her father and had joined the revolutionary activities which Giap was involved with.
1. When did General Giap die?
__________________________________________________________________
2. Did his mother teach him before going to the village school?
__________________________________________________________________
3. At what age was he when he left home to attend Quoc Hoc?
__________________________________________________________________
4. Who did he first meet at school in Hue?
 __________________________________________________________________
 VII. Rewrite these sentences so that the meaning doesn’t change. (1pt)
1. He often played played the piano at night.  
=> He used................................................................
2. “Do you like traditional music, Mai?” Linh asked.
=> Linh asked ____________________________
3. They must answer these questions carefully.
=> These questions __________________________________________
4. My mother spends three hours doing the housework every day.
=> It takes _____________________________________________
5. Because of the heavy rain, we couldn’t go to school yesterday. 
=> We couldn’t ______________________________
VIII. Use the suggestions to complete the sentences. (1 pt)
1. I wish / my entrance exam / not be / difficult.
=>__________________________________________________
2. My father / tell / us / not go out / the evening.
=>___________________________________________________________
3. The book / I / give / him / yesterday / very interesting.
=>____________________________________________________________
 IX- In about 60 – 80 words, write a paragraph about the importance of English in our life. (1 pt)