Đề thi vào lớp 10 môn tiếng Anh chuyên Nguyễn Trãi Hải Dương 2014 2015

SỞ GIÁO DỤC – ĐÀO TẠO HẢI DƯƠNG

KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10

THPT CHUYÊN NGUYỄN TRÃI

NĂM HỌC 2014-2015

( Thời gian làm bài 90 phút)

 

PART A: GRAMMAR – VOCABULARY – LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS

I. Choose the option A, B, C or D which best completes or responds to each sentence below (3.0 points):

1.The  woman              is talking with Tom is a

A. who       B. whom                   C.   whose                   D. she

2. Your father never smokes,            ?

A. doesn’t  he             B. will  he

C.  does  he                 D. is he

3. If it does not rain soon, all the trees             .

A. would  die              B. have  died

C.  are  going to die    D. will die

4. The storm last week              serious damage to the

A. made       B. caused           C.   resulted              D. built

5. I wish  I             speak English

A. could        B. can             C.   will                D. should

6. Laura is very interested              reading detective

A. at      B. about             C.   of                  D. in

7. “I will visit you tomorrow, John,” said the

A. The girl said that I will visit John

B. The girl said that she would visit me the next

C. The girl said that she would visit John

D. The girl said to John that she would visit him the next

8.               the weather was very bad yesterday, we decided to go

A. Because               B. Although

C.   However              D. Therefore

9. They in this city since last

A. are  living              B.  have  lived

C.   lived                   D. has lived

10. Jack: “Congratulations on passing the final ”       Lily:   “            ”.

A. You can  say that    B. Thanks. It’s very kind of you to say so.

C. Never mind.          D. You’re welcome.

11. If  I             you, I would not buy this

A. were        B. am            C.  would  be              D. have been

12. “You must  be              when you swim in this river,” the old man said to

A. care                      B. carefully

C.   carefulness           D. careful

13. “Do you  mind              the window? It’s rather cold here.” the mother

A. closing           B. to  close

C.  to  closing              D. close

14. Be quick! I think there are only              seats

A. a lot  of              B. many

C.  a  little                   D. a few

15. Girl: “Would you like a cup of coffee?”            Boy:   “            ”

A. Yes, I                      B.  Yes,  please.

C.  Yes, that’s right.     D. Yes, I do.

II.   Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence below that needs correcting (1.0 point):

16. Yesterday when Jane phoned, Mike had dinner with his

A B                C                D

17. This book was writing by Jack London, an American

A B        C                         D

18. Johnson used to running every morning, but he doesn’t now.                 A B                                C            D

19. Bob and Susan usually goes out for a meal on Saturday

A         B      C      D

20. I am afraid this camera is too expensive for we to buy. A B                          C     D

PART B: READING

I. There are five blanks in the passage below. From the words given in the box, choose the most suitable for each blank. There are TWO EXTRA WORDS that you do not need to use (1.0 point):

I  arrived  (21)             London at last. The railway station was big, black and dark. I did not know the way to my hotel, so I asked a porter. I spoke English not only carefully, (22)            clearly as well.  The porter, however,  could  not  understand  me. I (23)            my  question  several  times and finally he understood  what I meant. He answered me, but he spoke neither clearly nor slowly. I could not understand him. My teacher never spoke English like that! The porter and I looked at each other and smiled. Then he said (24)                  and I understood it. “You’ll soon learn English”, he said. I wonder English people speak in a (25)             language. The English understand each other. But I do not understand them.

II.   Read the passage and answer the questions that follow (2.0 points):

Kobe is a major commercial port city in Japan. It is situated in the Southwest of Honshu Island, on Osaka Bay, near the city of Osaka. Local agricultural production includes rice and other grains, fruits and vegetables, and tea. Shipbuilding and production of rubber goods are of primary importance to the city. Chemicals, machinery, electrical equipment, textiles, refined sugar, flour and sake are also produced here. Behind the narrow coastal site of the city are the Rokko Mountains, on which there are hot springs and suburban residences and hotels. The city did not become important until the 1860s, when Japan was opened to foreign trade.

On January 17, 1995, a terrible earthquake struck Kobe. It was the deadliest earthquake to hit Japan since 1923. The quake caused buildings and bridges to collapse and fires broke out throughout the city. In all, about 5,000 people were killed and more than 21,000 people were injured. More than 30,000 buildings were damaged by the quake and hundreds of thousands of people were left homeless.

26. Where is Kobe situated?

27. Are chemicals produced in Kobe?

28. What are behind the narrow coastal site of the city?

29. When did the deadliest earthquake since 1923 strike the city?

30. How many people were killed in the quake?

PART C: WRITING

I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it (1.0 point):

31. People use computers in all corners of the

⇒ Computers………………………………………………………………..

32. “Shall we meet at the school gate?” Peter

⇒ Peter suggested………………………………………………………….

33. My sister started learning French 2 months

⇒ My sister has……………………………………………………………..

34. The house has been rebuilt. It was destroyed in the fire last

⇒ The house which…………………………………………………….

35. Mai is very good at playing the

⇒ Mai plays………………………………………………………………

II.  Use the suggested words / phrases below to write complete sentences (2.0 points):

36. There / be / at least / 2,000 different languages / world /

37. Of / languages, / Chinese / have / greatest numbers /

38. However, / English / be / most widely

39. People / use / English / business / sports / science / pop

40. So / it / be / important / learn /

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