Đề thi tuyển sinh vào lớp 10 chuyên Anh TPHCM năm học 2015 -2016

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO                             KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG

THÀNH PHỐ HỒ CHÍ MINH                                             NĂM HỌC 2015-2016

       ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC                                             MÔN THI (CHUYÊN): TIẾNG ANH

                                                                                        Ngày Thi: 12 tháng 6 năm 2015

                                                                              Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)

I. CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER TO FILL IN THE BLANK (2 PTS)
1. ........could only have been made by someone incompetent.
A. How serious a mistake                  B. Such serious mistake  
C. So serious is this mistake                 D. So serious a mistake
2. She insisted that the report ........ as his source of information.
A. not be mentioned          B. not to mention     C. not mentioning      D. not mention
3. …... traveling is educational, it can also be stressful and expensive.
A. Since            B. Providing        C. While         D. Even
4. They arrived home only to find their house........in their absence.
A. was burgled        B. has burgled     C. had been burgled    D. was burgling
5. There isn't a.........of truth in his words. What a liar!
A. wealth            B. trace         C. pack        D. grain
6. Don't count your........ before they 
A. ducklings            B. chickens         C. puppies        D. birds
7. Manh: Should I buy a new bike or a used one?  ~  Dung: Buy ......you can afford.
A. the one whichever        B. which one that    C. those that        D. whichever one
8. Dung: “Merry Christmas!”   ~ Manh: ".......... ."
A. You, too            B. Merry Christmas    C. You are welcome    D. You bet
9. I hope everything is OK. They ........several hours ago.
A. would have called        B. supposed to call    C. must have called    D. were to have called
10. He was a great athlete when he was younger. He now still ........if he hadn't had that accident.
A. would have been        B. had been        C. will be        D. would be

II. CHOOSE THE WORD OR PHRASE THAT BEST FITS EACH BLANK IN THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE. (1.5PTS)

On a yearly (1)......, the USA is afflicted by hurricanes on the east coast, flooding in the Midwest, forest fires, earthquakes and any number of tornadoes, blizzards and storms. Historically, the weather has (2) ..... as harsh a chord in people's lives as any we feel today. Historians list the four major events to wreak devastation (3) ......the country as the Chicago fire in 1871, the Johnstown flood and the Galveston hurricane of 1900, and San Francisco earthquake in 1906. These (4).....provide a flavor of the havoc that natures storms have wrecked on humanity, and our reactions to them. Galveston, Texas, (5).......on the island of Galveston in the gulf of New Mexico, (6) .... on industry and exports. Its over 30,000 citizens in the early 1900's were generally economically successful and comfortable with existing conditions. (7)......the ill-fated morning of Sept. 7, 1900, the  people of Galveston enjoyed their life on the remote island. (8)......weather watchers had been following  a (9)....storm in the Atlantic for several days and were warning of the (10)......danger of a hurricane. Unfortunately, people (11).... the warnings. A day after the hurricane had hit the island, all that (12)......of the beautiful city was a mass of crumbled buildings, debris and hopeless survivors (13)......aimlessly with the stench of rotting flesh all around. However, a few days later, that the city was beginning to heal became (14)......everywhere - soon new buildings were (15) ..... the burned, and the lifeblood of the ravaged city was returning.

1. A. foundation         B. theory                     C. basis                        D. institution

2. A. punched             B. struck                      C. pinched                   D. played

3. A. on                       B. at                            C. with                        D. for

4. A. dangers               B. risks                        C. threats                     D. catastrophes

5. A. lied                     B. placed                     C. located                    D. built

6. A. flourishes            B. thrives                     C. grows                      D. develops

7. A. After                  B. Up to then              C. So far                      D. Until

8. A. Therefore            B. Correspondingly     C. However                 D. Consequently

9. A. growing              B. enlarging                 C. massive                   D. stretching

10. A. potential           B. embedding             C. intending                D. impending

11. A. refused             B. rejected                   C. ignored                   D. denied

12. A. remained          B. existed                    C. lingered                  D. maintained

13. A. wandered         B. to wander               C. were wandering      D. wandering

14. A. concealed         B. notorious                C. obscure                   D. evident

15. A. overwhelming  B. rebuilding               C. designing                D. refurbishing

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