PHÒNG GD & ĐT BÙ GIA MẬP
TRƯỜNG THCS BÙ NHO
ĐỀ THI SỐ 19
ĐỀ THI VÀO LỚP 10 THPT CHUYEN QUANG TRUNG BÌNH
PHƯỚC
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Ngày thi: 15-01-2011
Thời gian làm bài 120 phút(không kể thời gian phát đề)
Thí sinh làm vào tờ giấy thi được phát kèm cùng với đề thi này
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I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others:
1. A. sound B. southern C. drought D. mountain
2. A. headache B. character C. stomach D. challenging
3. A. faced B. wicked C. fixed D. wrapped
II. Choose the word that has the stress pattern different from the others:
4. A. understand B. engineer C. benefit D. Vietnamese
5. A. money B. army C. afraid D. people
III. Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences.
1. She ________ $ 20 out of the bank every Monday.
A. pulls B. draws C. moves D. removes
2. The thief was ________ to six months' imprisonment.
A. given B. sent C. sentenced D. changed
3. “Would you rather have wine or coke?” – “ ________ ”
A. It doesn’t matter B. No problem C. Sure D. None, please.
4. – “ ________ ” – “Thank you.”
A. What a nice house! B. Thanks for coming
C. Please help me with this D. Sorry
5. –“May I go out?” – “ ________ ”
A. Go ahead B. It doesn’t matter C. You may D. Be quick
6. –“What a lovely house you have!” - “ ________ ”
A. No problem B. I think so

20. There was no ________ in waiting longer than half an hour, so we left.
A. good B. use C. worth D. point
21. We have had the roof of our house ________ .
A. to replace B. replace C. been replaced D. replaced
22. “Excuse me. Is this the math class?” – “ ________ ”
A. Yes, they are your math teachers. B. Yes, it is. And I’m your teacher.
C. Not really. He’s the man over there. D. No, he isn’t here.
23. _________ she’s got a job that she likes, she’s a lot happier.
A. Since when B. Just as C. Now that D. Just now
24. _________ goes the bus; now we will have to walk!
A. On time B. At once C. There D. Early
25. It was impossible for her to tell the truth so she had to _________ a story.
A. invent B. combine C. manage D. lie
26. ________ been diverted, they would have arrived early.
A. Had the plane not B. Hadn't the plane
C. The plane had not D. The plane not had
27 I don’t believe a word he said, I think he just made ________ that story .
A. out B. off C. down D. up
28. She ________ her husband’s job for his ill health.
A. accused B. blamed C. caused D. claimed
29. It's time you ________ harder for the next exam.
A. work B. are working C. worked D.have worked
30. 'Is Marsha still here?' 'No. She was the first ________ .
A. leaving B. that she left C. to leave D. in leaving
31. Do you think he is ________ of doing the job?
A. capable B. competent C. able D. suited
32. In the hotel lobby the detective caught ________ of the man he had been hired to
follow.
A. glance B. view C. vision D. sight
33. Most people prefer flying ________ going by the sea because it’s too much faster.

C. So angry was she D. Such her anger was
47. “Why is Jane upset?”
- “She’s disappointed because her son’s low test scores prevented ________ to the
university.”
A. him from admitting B. to admit him
C. him to admit D. him from being admitted
48. “Will you write my term paper for me?”
“No. the only thing I can do is________ you write it.”
A. helping B. help to C. help with D. help
49. “John’s remark was very strange.”
“Yes, I was completely ________ by what he said.”
A. amaze B. amazing C. amazingly D. amazed
50. “Did Bob take the test?”
“Yes, and ________ , he passed it easily.”
A. surprisingly B. surprised C. so surprising D. by surprised
51. This summer resort is absolutely wonderful and I’d ________ it to anyone.
A. recommend B. talk C. accommodate D. praise
52. We had to walk since we couldn’t ________ to take a bus.
A afford B. be wealthy C. supply D. furnish
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53. Our life would be very difficult without ________ .
A. luxury furniture B. water D. electricity C. saving-labor machines
54. After retiring, my aunt spent her ________ on an expensive holiday.
A. dollars B. accounts C. savings D. cheques
55. A lot of people left school at 16 and they now________ leaving so early.
A. sorry B. regret C. confuse D. worry
56. Remember ________ the door before going to bed.
A. locking B. to lock C. locked D. not locking
57. Nancy talks as if she ________ everything.
A. knows B. had known C. knew D. not know

6. The Internet has …………………… developed in every field. (increase)
7. The matter is under ………………… (investigate)
8. I quarreled with my ……………… ,and he dismissed me. (employ)
9. The teacher asked each student to write a ………....… of his hometown. (describe)
10. I prefer living in the countryside because of …………..…………… (quiet)
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VII. Fill each of the blank with the most suitable preposition.
1. Students were angry ….........…. being treated like children.
2. They export their products ….........….markets …...........the world.
3. I am extremely grateful ....to… all the teachers …...........their help.
4. She went to London …...........the aim …...........finding a job.
5. He’s sitting …...........the chair …...........to the piano.
6. She suffers …...........a lack of confidence.
VIII. Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use only ONE word in
each space.
Food plays an (1) .....................part in the development of nations. In countries where
food (2) ...................., people have to spend most of their time getting enough to eat.This
usually slows down(3) ...................., because men have little time to (4) ................to science,
industry, government, and art. In nations where food is (5) ...................and easy to get, men
have more time to spend in activities that (6) ....................to progress, and enjoyment of
leisure. The problem of (7) ......................good food for everybody has not yet been solved.
Many wars have been (8) ...................for food. But it is no longer necessary to go to
war for food. Nations are beginning to put scientific knowledge to work for a (9) ...................
of their food problems. They work together in the Food and Agriculture Organization of the
United Nations (FAO) to help hungry nations (10) ................more food.
IX. Read the text and choose the correct word for each space: English around the
world.
English is the first language of many people in countries outside the United Kingdom.
When you(1)................ speakers of English from around the world, you (2)................. notice
that they do not all speak in the same way. There are also some (3)................... in the words