Phòng Giáo dục – Đào tạo Quận Bình Thạnh ĐỀ THI THỬ TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10
NĂM HỌC 2012-2013
Thời gian: 60 phút
I. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence (2.5 đ)
1. Do you think television is ___________ popular form of entertainment ? A. more B. the most C. most D. mostly
2. To live in a clean and fresh atmosphere, I think we should ___________ the pollution in our city. A. avoid B. give out C. spoil D. minimize
3. ____________ he tried hard, he couldn’t lift up the package. A. When B. Although C. Because D. If
4. That’s the girl _______________ mother tongue is French. A. which B. that C. who D. whose
5. People often give the best wishes each other ______________ New Year. A. in B. on C. at D. to
6. Do you agree that nothing is more precious than ________________? A. freedom B. freeing C. freely D. free
7. If you want to ____________ your English, you must practice it day by day. A. collect B. succeed C. control D. improve
8. Nowadays , advertisements on the media are very important and _____________ in business. A. communicative B. considerate C. commercial D. standard
9. P1: “Happy New Year”. P2: “_______________________.” A. Of course B. Happy New Year C. You, too D. The same to you
10. P1: _______________.________________ ” P2: - “ Thanks. You’re very nice to say so. ”
A. Never mind. It’s such an amazing news ! C. Good luck. Your trip went on.
B. Excuse me. Can you help me ? D. Well done. Your job was so great !

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II. Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting: ( 0.5 đ )
11 My older brother says that he will try his best to be an university student next school year.
A B C D
12. These lazy students were made to do a lot of homeworks last week.
A B C D
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III. Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting: ( 1.0 đ )
13. When a boy, I used to ( live ) _________________ in the countryside.
14. It’s two years since we ( leave ) ________________ our home town.
15. Nam said that he ( prepare ) _____________ for the coming entrance exam then.
16. They suggested that used glasses and bottles ( recycle) __________________.

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IV.Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence: ( 1.5 đ )
17. Vietnamese soccer players played an __________________ match. (enjoy)
18. That was an _________________ performance from such a young tennis player. (impress)
19. I found his talk ________________ so I left the meeting early. (interest)
20. Smoke is one of the most ____________ in our city that causes a lot of diseases. (pollute)
21. Doctors always advise us to do morning exercises ________________. ( regular )
22. She looked at the finished painting with _______________________. (satisfy)

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V. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage: ( 1.5 đ)
Long time ago, man did not think about conservation. Not many; however, there were only (23)_______ people. Then, people learned to use natural resources, which are all the things on the Earth to (24)_________ life. Plants, animals, air, and water are natural resources. They learned that (25)__________wood, ores, and other natural resources could make their lives easier. People began to live longer. The amount of people living on the Earth grew and grew.
Today, billions of people live on the Earth. All these people use more and more natural resources. People are using (26)___________fossil fuels and other natural resources