Phòng gd & Đt tiên lữ Trờng thcs hải triều đề Thi chính thức (Đề thi có 02 trang) Đề thi thử vào lớp 10 Năm học 2015 - 2016 Môn thi: tiếng anh Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút ( không kể thời gian giao đề) I/ (1,0 point) Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. Write A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. 1. A.doors B.students C.novels D.beds 2. A.food B.soon C.moon D.look 3. A.laughed B.reduced C.kicked D.amazed 4. A.measure B.release C.treasure D.pleasure 5. A.people B.possible C.psychology D.pleased II/ (3,0 points) Choose the best word or phrase to complete the following sentences. Write A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. 1. I wish it ______ a holiday today. A. were B. will be C. is D. be 2. The man ______ spoke to John is my brother. A. whom B. whose C. who D. which 3. Would you mind ______ the door? A. close B. closing C. to close D. to have closed 4. Paulo has learned English ______ five years. A. since B. from C. to D. for 5. If Nam were rich, he ________ around the world. A. travel B. will travel C. traveled D. would travel 6. He ________ his job last month and since then he ________out of work. A. lost / was B. was lost / has been C. has lost / was D. lost / has been 7. Who will ________ the children while you go out to work? A. look for B. look up C. look after D. look at 8. I don't suppose you like pineapples, ________? A. do I B. do you C. don't I D. don't you 9. She didnt work hard enough, ________ she lost her job. A. so B. but C. although D. yet 10. Trung: Why do you think most people learn English? - Phong: ________. A. All of them are B. I heard it was very good C. Very often its to get a better job D. Because I like it 11. We decided ________ because of the bad weather. A. not gone out B. not go out C. not to go out D. not going out 12. It is usually better not to ________ things, in case they are not returned. A. lend B. offer C. borrow D. lose 13. Some schools have very ________ rules of behavior which must be obeyed. A. strong B. strict C. straight D. solid 14. When Carol ______ last night, I ______ my favorite show on television. A. was coming / watched B. came / have watched C. came / was watching D. comes / have watched 15. Everyone hopes to succeed in life, ______? A. doesnt he B. hasnt he C. havent they D. dont they III/ (1,5 points) Read the following passage then answer the questions. Write your answers on the answer sheet. TRADITIONS AND CUSTOMS IN GREAT BRITAIN Every nation and every country has its own customs and traditions. In Britain, traditions play a more important part in the life of the people than in other countries. Englishmen are proud of their traditions and carefully keep them up. It has been the law for about 300 years that all theatres are closed on Sundays. No letters are delivered, only a few Sunday papers are published. To this day an English family prefers a house with a large garden to a modern flat with central heating. English people like gardens. Sometimes the garden in front of the house is a little square covered with cement painted garden in imitation of grass and a box of flowers. Holidays are especially rich in old traditions and are different in Scotland, Ireland, Wales and England. Christmas is a great English national holiday, and in Scotland it is not kept, except by clerks in banks, all shops and factories are working. 1. How important are traditions in Britain? 2. What do Englishmen do to their traditions? 3. Which does an English family prefer: a house with a garden or a modern flat? 4. Do English people like gardens? 5. How is Christmas kept in Scotland? Trang 1/2 IV/ (1,5 points) Choose the word that best fits the blank space in the following passage. Write A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. When you think of a language, you probably think of speaking and writing. There is, (1)______, another kind of language - a sign one. It is called body language. People speak body language by the (2)______ they sit, stand, look and walk, without saying a word. Some body language is the (3)______ all over the world. All people smile when they're happy and open their eyes wide when they are surprised. (4)______ body language is different in different countries. For example, when native English speakers talk, they stand quite close. All a friend to stand near you, hold out your arms. If your fingers just touch the person's shoulder, you're at the (5)______ that English speakers find comfortable. 1. A. indeed B. though C. however D. therefore 2. A. way B. action C. mode D. style 3. A. similar B. familiar C. equal D. same 4. A. Others B. Other C. The other D. The others 5. A. distance B. line C. length D. path V/ (1,5 points) Complete the following sentences, using the words or phrases suggested. Write your answers on the answer sheet. 1. If / I / be / you / I / not buy / that dictionary. 2. I / amazed / you / win / first prize / English speaking contest. 3. Nga / very tired / last night / however / she / have to / finish / homework. 4. The school / we / study / now / have / excellent reputation. 5. You / may / find / hard / accept / illness. VI/ (1,5 points) Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. Write your answers on the answer sheet. 1. “I live in a small house with my parents,” Tom said.  Tom said ____________________________________________________ 2. You should arrange books into sections.  Books ______________________________________________________ 3. If you are not careful, you will cut yourself with that knife.  Unless ______________________________________________________ 4. The architect has drawn plans for an extension to the house.  Plans for ______________________________________________________ 5. The value of Sterling has fallen considerably in the past week.  There has _____________________________________________________ THE END Hä vµ tªn thÝ sinh: Sè b¸o danh:……………… Phßng thi sè:……… Ch÷ ký cña gi¸m thÞ :……………………………… Trang 2/2 . tiên lữ Trờng thcs hải triều đề Thi chính thức (Đề thi có 02 trang) Đề thi thử vào lớp 10 Năm học 2015 - 2016 Môn thi: tiếng anh Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút ( không kể thời gian giao đề) I/ (1,0. She didnt work hard enough, ________ she lost her job. A. so B. but C. although D. yet 10. Trung: Why do you think most people learn English? - Phong: ________. A. All of them are B. I heard it. space in the following passage. Write A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. When you think of a language, you probably think of speaking and writing. There is, (1)______, another kind of language -