Đề thi tuyển sinh lớp 10 THPT chuyên Lương Thế Vinh môn Tiếng Anh (Chuyên) - Sở giáo dục và đào tạo Đồng Nai

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SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỒNG NAI KÌ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN TỈNH LƯƠNG THẾ VINH Môn thi: Tiếng anh (môn chuyên) Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) _______________________ (Đề bài gồm 06 trang, gồm 10 phần) Part I: PHONETICS (6pts) Find out one word with the underlined part pronounced differently from the others 1. A. tidal B. sight C. mineral D. describe 2. A. though B. throw C. through D. thought 3. A. thunder B. erupt C. trust D. pull Find out one word with a different stress pattern 4. A. teenager B. message C. village D. advantage 5. A. access B. website C. violent D. interparty 6. A. disappear B. understand C. celebrate D. recommend Part II: VOCABULARY (14pts) Take the option that best completes the gap or replaces the underlined part of each sentence 7. India and Persia learned about umbrellas from…………. A. Aztec Indians B. Egypt C. China D. Spanish explorers 8. …………. are natural disaster. A. Tidal waves B. Earthquakes C. Typhoons D. All are correct 9. Old Behrman wanted to paint a ………………… one day. A. masterpiece B. painting C. picture D. work 10. Sherlock Holmes is a genius ………………… A. character B. policeman C. detective D. investigator 11. If you would like to ……….a space trip, you must be in excellent physical …………… A. travel/ heath B. take/ condition C. realize/ fit D. go/ situation 12. Nowadays, women like to eat ……………..foods. A. high-quality B. low-fat C. high-rise D. high-tech 13. At home you may put money in a ………… bank, to keep it safe. A. piggy B. coin C. wardrobe D. pocket 14. The bank uses the money it receives to help the …………… A. community B. poor C. lenders D. borrowers 15. It may be ………………… for people to carry in their pockets all their unspent money. A. dangerous B. risky C. harmful D. useless 16. The final match of EURO 2008 …………….. on June 30th. A. will be occurred B. takes place C. happening D. is going 17. If you park your car in the wrong place, you must pay a(n) ……………….. A. ticket B. attention C. fee D. fine 18. Everything is …………………. satisfactorily.

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A. going on B. looking after C. falling through D. turning up 19. They seemed to be ………………….to the criticism and just carried on as before. A. disinterested B. indifferent C. sensitive D. uncaring 20. He spoke …………………all the families who had lost relatives in the disaster. A. with a view to B. in respect of C. on behalf of D. in aid of. Part III: GRAMMAR (10pts) Make the best choice that grammatically fits the gap of each sentence. 21. I ……….. an important phone call from America. Could you tell me when it comes? A. had expected B. have been expecting C. expected D. am expecting 22. You look so tired! You …………. out too late last night. A. had to be B. should have been C. had been D. must have been 23. We all know that it is important …. medical directions to be understood clearly. A. with B. for C. of D. in 24. ……… children were injured. They all came back unharmed.

A. Not any of the B. None of the C. Not any of D. None of 25. …………, he could not lift the trap door.

A. As he was strong B. Strong as was he C. As strong he was D. Strong as he was 26. Of the two new secretaries, one is competent and ………….is not.

A. another B. other C. the other D. the second 27. The building work is still on schedule …… a problem in digging the foundation.

A. due to B. despite C. so as D. only if 28. John is going to get ……….. Lisa. A. marry with B. marry to C. married with D. married to 29. She had changed so much that …………..anyone recognized her A. almost B. not C. hardly D. nearly 30. The number of tourists …………. this year as a result of the good weather A. doubled B. doubles C. have doubled D. has doubled Part IV: READING COMPREHENSION (10pts) Reading the passage and do the tasks set below Long ago prehistoric man began to domesticate a number of wild plants and animals for his own use. This not only provided more abundant food but also allowed more people to live on a smaller plot of ground. We tend to forget that …