Đề thi tuyển sinh vào Lớp 10 THPT môn Tiếng Anh (Chuyên) - Năm học 2019-2020 - Sở giáo dục và đào tạo TP. Hồ Chí Minh (Kèm đáp án)

Thẩm Tâm Vy, June 19, 2019 TUYEN SINH ANH CHUYEN TP HCM 2019

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 ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC MÔN TIẾNG ANH (Môn Chuyên) Đề này gồm 4 trang (Thời gian làm bài 150 phút)

*** I. USE OF ENGLISH (30 PTS) PART A. CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER TO FILL IN THE BLANK, (10 PTS) 1. .........comes a time when you make a decision and stick to it. A. It B. That C. Then D. There 2. You ......... come out of 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 compete 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 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 taken the seats 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. imporatnce B. value C. weight D. worth 12. Many 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 every one 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 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. PASSAGE 1 In this week’s issue, our resident critic discusses the etiquette of cinema going, and the audiences who prefer chewing hotdogs, slurping drinks, gossiping and rusting crisp packets to actually watching the film. (1).........complaint, or just cinema snobbery? It is the munchers and talkers, not those who complain about them, who are (2).........other people’s simple pleasures and (3).........seem to me to be self-evident. Junk food and even popcorn, and choc ices, when eaten in a (4).........and possibly crowded space, are (5).........to demand living space. They spread themselves about – usually onto other people’s (6).......... Crisps, peanuts and boiled sweets make a …