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SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO

ĐỀ KHẢO SÁT LỚP CHỌN KHỐI 10 LẦN 2

TRƯỜNG THPT NGUYỄN TRÃI

NĂM HỌC 2015 – 2016

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MÔN: TIẾNG ANH

MÃ ĐỀ THI 357

Ngày thi: 21/05/2016
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút

Họ, tên thí sinh:..........................................................................
Số báo danh:...............................................................................
MULTIPLE CHOICE (8.0 POINTS)
I. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined
part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. breakfast

B. peasant

C. pleasure

D. creation


C. initial

D. unhelpful

III. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of
the following questions.
Question 6: I would rather ______ at home last night. The film was very boring.
A. to stay

B. stay

C. have stayed

D. I stayed

Question 7: It’s difficult to decide which is ______ between the two machines.
A. the better

B. the best

C. the good

D. better than

Question 8: I am sure I locked the door. I clearly remember _______ it.
A. lock

B. to lock



C. for

D. of

Question 12: I _______ with my teenage children now, we haven’t had any arguments.
A. keep in touch
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B. keep pace

C. am on good terms

D. get on my nerves

13: I’ve got to take my son to the dentist’s for a check-up tomorrow. I just hope he

doesn’t need to _______.
A. have anything done

B. get him to do anything

C. be done anything

D. have him do

Question 14: Peter went out of his house ______ his favorite song.
A. and whispering

B. whisper

D. his sister is

Question 18: Will you buy a 3D television when they _______ available?
A. are becoming

B. become

C. became

D. will become

Question 19: ______ you cheated at the examination was reported to the headmaster.
A. What

B. When

C. All the things

D. That

Question 20: If you are too_______, other people will take advantage of you.
A. untrustworthy

B. trusted

C. trustworthy

D. trusting

Question 21: “It’s my birthday today, dear.”


Question 24: The female birds eat very little food _______ the males.
A. in addition to

B. compared to

C. according to

D. dedicate to


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IV. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 25: In 1985, the Coca cola company altered the secret formula of the drink’s ingredients.
A. proposed

B. modified

C. restored

D. enriched

Question 26: In my experience, freshmen today are different from those I knew 2 years ago.
A. new students
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B. new counselors



B. unless

C. restricted

D. instead of

V. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following questions.
Question 30: In the middle of the grassland a lot of tiny flowers are blooming because it is spring
time.
A. it is spring time

B. a lot of tiny flowers are blooming

C. the grassland

D. the middle

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31: Finally, the rescuers found the couple and their car which were swept away by the

flood.
A. which

B. found

C. Finally



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VI. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
STUDYING ENGLISH ABROAD
Just more English is being taught in primary schools worldwide, so there are a (35)
_______number of language schools in English-speaking countries that are (36) _______courses for
younger learners. In Britain, most young learners’ courses are (37) _______to 11- years-olds and
upwards, with a few that cater for children as young as seven. But is a sensible age to start sending
children abroad to study? (38) _______, even adults learners find the experience of traveling to a
strange country and encountering people who speak a barely comprehensible language challenging.
A great deal depends on how a child has been (39) _______up. For example, if they have been
exposed to new things and have already started to learn independence, then thy are (40) _______to
enjoy the experience. (41) _______, children who have previously traveled abroad with their parents
will be well prepared to undertake a study (42) _______in an English-speaking country on their (43)
_______Getting (44) _______to the idea that other countries have different customs and cultures is
an important stage in the process of learning a foreign language.
Question 35: A. increasing

B. raising

C. growing

D. rising

Question 36: A. setting

B. studying


B. about

C. easily

D. likely

Question 41: A. On the other hand
C. More of

B. Further on
D. In addition

Question 42: A. trip

B. travel

C. voyage

D. journey

Question 43: A. own

B. self

C. alone

D. lonely

Question 44: A. aware


Question 45: The purpose of the passage is to ______.
A. explain how Lake Vostok was discovered
B. discuss future plans for Lake Vostok
C. present an unexpected aspect of Antarctica’s geography
D. provide satellite data concerning Antarctica
Question 46: The word “lies” could best be replaced by ______.
A. tells falsehoods

B. sits

C. sleeps

D. inclines.

Question 47: What is true of Lake Vostok?
A. It is completely frozen.

B. It is not a saltwater lake.

C. It is beneath a thick slab of ice.

D. It is heated by the sun.

Question 48: Which of the following is closet in meaning to “frigid”?
A. Rarely recorded
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B. Extremely cold

C. Never changing

B. Rays of light

C. Pieces of dust

D. Trapped bubbles

Question 52: Lake Vostok was potentially important t scientists because it ______.
A. It has already been contaminated
B. It may have elevated levels of ultraviolet light
C. It can be studied using radio waves
D. It may contain uncontaminated microbes
Question 53: The word “downside” is closest in meaning to ______.
A. negative aspect

B. buried section

C. underside

D. bottom level

Question 54: The paragraph following the passage most probably discusses ______.
A. further discoveries on the surface of Antarctica
B. ways to study Lake Vostok without contaminating it
C. the harsh climate of Antarctica
D. problems with satellite- borne radar equipment
VIII. Read the passage and choose the best answer to each questions.
Very few people in the modern world obtain their food supply by hunting and gathering in the
natural environment surrounding their homes. This method of harvesting from nature’s provision is
the oldest subsistence strategy, and has been practiced for at least two million years. It was, indeed,
the only way to obtain food until rudimentary farming and the domestication of animals were

A. farming

B. migrating

C. domesticating animals

D. hunting and gathering

Question 57: The word “ rudimentary” is closest in meaning to ______.
A. rough

B. backward

C. preliminary

D. ancient

Question 58: The phrase “in short” can be replaced by ______.
A. in want

B. shortly

C. in demand

D. to cut a long story short

Question 59: The word “abundance” is closest in meaning to ______.
A. plenty

B. amount

Question 63: How can we know more about hunter-gathers of prehistoric time?
A. by studying similar contemporary societies. B. by studying the remains of their campsites.
C. by practicing hunting and gathering.

D. by studying the prehistoric environment.

Question 64: Which of the following is not mentioned in the above passage?
A. Because of the shorter growing season in higher latitude, the availability of plants is limited.
B. More and more people in the modern time live on the food they gather in the natural
environment.
C. The more vegetable in the lower latitude in the tropics there is, the greater opportunity for
gathering around their homes.
D. The environmental differences result in restricted diet.
WRITING (2 POINTS)


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Part I. Finish each of the following the sentences in such a way that it means the same as the
sentence given
Question 65: “Why don’t you complain to the company, Peter?” asked William.
William suggested…………………………………………………………..
Question 66: He started learning English five years ago.
He has ……………………………………………………………………..
Question 67: I can’t swim because the water is too cold
So cold …….………………………………………………………………
Question 68: Mary wasn’t capable of finishing the project on time.
It was ……..………………………………………………………………..
Question 69: Ann prefers books to music.
Ann would rather ……………………………………………………………