Đề thi tuyển sinh vào lớp 10 môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 - Năm học 2017-2018

SỞ GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO	KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 NĂM HỌC 2017 – 2018
 TP HỒ CHÍ MINH	Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH – Khóa ngày 02/06/2017
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
	Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
L Choose the word/ phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence. (2.5 pts)
Are you very busy ______________ Monday mornings? - No! I always have time for a cup of coffee
A. from	B. to	C. out	D. on
London is also known	______________ "The Square Mile" because its area is almost one square mile.
A. with	B. of	C. as	D. for
She didn’t hear the dog barking outside because she __________________ headphones.
A. wore	B. was wearing	C. wearing	D. is wearing
That is Maryam, the girl ________________ visited Lan and Nga last week.
A. who	B. whom	C. whose	D. which
She felt a little bit cold, ________________ she put on her coat.
A. or	B. because	C. so	D. but
My Japanese pen pal, Yoko, speaks English very _________________ 
A. best	B. excellent	C. well	D. good
I like the new idea of those ____________ spoons which can be eaten after use as it is made of good rice.
A. edible	B. inedible	C. poisonous	D. wooden
One plastic bottle recycled saves enough energy to run a 60-watt light _____________ for 6 hours.
A. bulb	B. standard	C. electricity	D. bill
David: It’s terrible. I don't think I will be able to pass the exam." — Mary: “___________________”
A. Let's try it	B. Don't worry. Everything will be all right.
C - Ok. What's that?	D. Why not pass it?
Sue: -You have read that article on the website, haven't you" - Peter: “___________________ ”	
A. Sure thanks	B. Not at all! Go ahead.
C. Not yet. Why?	D. Yes, of course, I will.
B. Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting. (0,5 pt)
Don’t use so much fossil fuel although there will be nothing left for future generations. 
 A B C D
Recycling plastics reduce the amount of oil needed for making new plastics. 
 A B C D
II. Read the following letter. Decide if the statements from 13 to 16 are True or False and choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) for the questions 17 and 18.
Today almost everyone walking down the street has at least one mobile phone in their pocket. That is because many mobile phones are upgraded every year around the world; and most people are interested in changing their old mobile phone for a new one. There has been an estimated number of 90 million unwanted mobile phones in the UK alone! This mountain weighs around 12.000 tonnes, but only about 5°a of it is recycled. What makes us worried most is that mobile phones contain harmful chemicals which are released into the environment when phones begin to degrade and, in addition, large amounts of carbon dioxide are also produced during the manufacture of phones. It seems that the more modern mobile phones become, the worse our environment gets.
Mobile phones are modernized every year around the world.
Most people are keen on having a newer mobile phone.
About half of unwanted mobile phones in the LTK are recycled.
Old mobile phones do no harm to the environment.
What is the passage mainly about?
The modernization of mobile phones is necessary.
There are more and more mobile phones in the world.
The modernization of mobile phones make the environment worse.
The manufacture of phones produces carbon dioxide. 
Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
Modern mobile phones are worse for the environment than the older ones.
Mobile phones are getting cheaper and more modern.
People in the UK are very concerned to recycle old mobile phones.
Used mobile phones can pollute the environment. 
IV. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage. (1,5pts)
In many Western countries, people (19) . Halloween on October 31. The word Halloween (20) .. from All Hallows- Eve". It is the night before All Saints- Day, a religious holiday in some parts of the world. On this night, children dress up in special costumes, put (21) .. masks , and go door to door saying -trick-or-treat" to get candy. Many people decorate their homes with paper ghosts, black cats or witches to give their houses a (22) .. look. People also decorate their homes with jack-o-lanterns. They carve scary faces on pumpkins, and (23) .. candles inside the pumpkins. In some places, both children and adults can make (24) . of haunted houses. They all seem very excited about the festival.
A. celebrate	B. reduce	C. save	D. exchange
A. gets	B. goes	C. comes	D. reaches.
A. in	B. off	C. out	D. on
A. bored	B. relaxed	C. careful	D. scary
A. light	B. to light	C. lighting	D. lighted
A. parts	B. tours	C. turns	D. prizes
VI_ Use the correct tense or form of the verb given in each sentences. (1.5 pts)
My pen pal was really ____________________ by the beauty of Ha Long Bay. (impress)
Both competitors are ____________________ strong and fast. (surprise)
The company has made a new motorbike having very low fuel ____________________. (consume)
A large number of car accidents are caused by fast and ____________________ driving. (care)
Could You send me details of courses for _______________ who have never learnt English before. (begin)
Ba's family and Liz had a very ____________________ day in the countryside last weekend. (enjoy)
VI. Rearrange the groups of words in a correct order to make complete sentences (0.5 pt) 
have lost their lives/ Many people around the world/ natural disasters/ and homes because of/ 
The survival of/ depends on each and/ the natural world/ every one of us/
VII. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it. (2.0 pts)
He can't drive because he's very young
He is not _______________________________________________________________________ 
City life is not as peaceful as country life.
Country ________________________________________________________________________
It's not safe for kids to go hunting Pokemon on the street 
Going hunting ________________________________________________________________
The boy hasn't visited his grandparents for two months.
The boy last __________________________________________________________________