Đề thi Tuyển sinh vào lớp 10 chuyên Tiếng Anh TP Hồ Chí Minh năm 2020 Mã A714214

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SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 THPT – NĂM HỌC 2019-2020 THÀNH PHỐ HỒ CHÍ MINH NGÀY THI 03/6/2019 *** MÔN: TIẾNG ANH (Môn chuyên) ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (Đề này gồm 4 trang) (Không kể thời gian phát đề) I. USE OF ENGLISH (30 PTS) PART A: CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER TO FILL IN THE BLANK. (10 PTS) 1. __________ comes a time when you have to make a decision and stick to it. A. It B. That C. Then D. There 2. You __________ come out to the airport to meet me. I could have taken a bus. A. needn’t have B. needn’t C. don’t need to D. didn’t need to 3. By the end of the first half of the twenty-first century women __________ against men in many sports. A. compete B. are competing C. are going to complete D. will be competing 4. More and more trees in this area are found __________ from the effect of pollution. A. died B. to be dead C. to be dying D. having died 5. The food she has prepared for the party is not enough, for there are __________ more people showing up. A. so B. too C. any D. many 6. Minh Thu changed her major from literature to English __________. A. with the hope to be offered employment easier B. hoping more easily she gets a job C. with the hope for being able to find better job D. hoping to find a job more easily 7. __________, the film began. A. All of us have taken the seats B. All of us having taken the seats C. We all having seated D. We all have been seated 8. They still haven’t made a decision __________ the new color scheme. A. on reflection of B. with a view to C. with regard to D. by contrast with 9. ‘The 20-year policy would be a good investment’, said the insurance agent, ‘__________ you wanted to cash it within the first ten years.’ A. even though B. in case C. lest D. even if 10. I often wish I could afford to work less, __________ people, I suspect. A. like do most B. as do most C. the same most D. as much the same most 11. How much __________ do Jerry’s opinions carry with the committee? A. importance B. value C. weight D. worth 12. Many small businesses have __________ victim to the recent economic recession. A. become B. been C. blamed D. fallen 13. Road conditions are difficult because of the __________ rain. A. driving B. jumping C. riding D. running 14. Kathy __________ comes up with a solution when everyone else is at a loss. A. absolutely B. invariably C. persistently D. universally 15. She __________ till the early hours listening to music. A. caught me up B. picked me up C. kept me up D. took me up 16. Making mistakes is all __________ of growing up. A. flesh and blood B. odds and ends C. part and parcel D. top and bottom 17. They live miles away, __________. A. split down the middle B. from a distance C. nearly nowhere D. in the middle of nowhere 18. Many students __________ night after night to prepare for their coming exams. A. burn the midnight oil B. turn the tables on C. rack their minds D. fight tooth and nail 19. _ Mary: ‘Could I go out with my friends tonight, Mommy?’ _ Mother: ‘__________.’ A. Yes, you go B. Yes, you can C. Yes, you will D. Yes, let’s 20. _ Mai: ‘How was the film you saw last night?’ _ Hoa: ‘__________.’ A. I’ve seen better B. No, I didn’t C. I think of it much D. I like them all PART B: CHOOSE THE WORD OR PHRASE THAT BEST FITS EACH SPACE IN THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE. (20 PTS) PASSAGE 1 In this week’s issue, our resident film critic discusses the etiquette of cinema going, and the audiences who prefer chewing hotdogs, slurping drinks, gossiping and rustling crisp packets to actually watching the film. (1) __________ complaint, or just cinema snobbery? It’s the munchers and talkers, not those who complain about them, who are (2) __________ other people’s simple pleasures and the (3) __________ seem to me to be self-evident. Junk foods and even popcorn and choc ices, when eaten in a (4) __________ and possibly crowded space, are (5) __________ to demand living space. They spread themselves – usually onto other people’s (6) __________. …