Đề thi chính thức vào 10 môn Tiếng Anh trường THPT Chuyên TP Hồ Chính Minh năm 2014-2015 (Có lời giải chi tiết)

Câu 1 : “I’m sure the Whitleys were involved.” “They have since they know nothing about the business.”

A can’t

B wouldn’t

C shouldn’t

D mustn’t

Câu 2 : “Candy’s an excellent pianist, isn’t she?” “She to win the prize if she plays this well during the competition.”

A is due

B is bound

C is about

D is set

Câu 3 : , the balcony chairs will be ruined in this weather

A Leaving uncovered

B Having left uncovered

C Left uncovered

D Been left uncovered

Câu 4 : His friends offered to the next time he was in town so that he wouldn’t have to pay for a hotel.

A place him in

B put him up

C back him up

D turn him out

Câu 5 : Susan became so tired of city life that she decided to buy a piece of land

A out of the ordinary

B as the crow flies

C far and away

D in the middle of nowhere

Câu 6 : The of our cruise includes stops at six ports in three different countries

A timetable

B intention

C itinerary

D itemisation

Câu 7 : My mind went when the official asked me my phone number – I couldn’t remember it at all

A empty

B clear

C blank

D vacant

Câu 8 : The life of individuals in developed countries increases dramatically every decade

A expectation

B exception

C exertion

D expectancy

Câu 9 : She believes that all countries should the death penalty as it is inhumane

A put down to

B catch up on

C get down to

D do away with

Câu 10 : Although the journey was with danger, it turned out to be a rewarding experience for everyone

A fraught

B filled

C full

D littered

Câu 11 : One way to let off after a stressful day is to take some vigorous exercise

A cloud

B tension

C steam

D sweat

Câu 12 : I’m amazed that this game ever – it is so silly!

A took in

B caught on

C took up

D caught by

Câu 13 : They avoid the usual tourist attractions in favour of places that are off the track

A gone

B worn

C beaten

D ridden

Câu 14 : Their research into the causes of cancer promises to break new in the field and possibly lead to a cure

A earth

B ground

C soil

D land

Câu 15 : The of the building of the new shopping centre are doing everything they can to prevent the project from even starting

A advocates

B opponents

C independents

D opposites

Câu 16 : After three days in the desert, his mind began to play on him

A games

B jokes

C tricksfun

Câu 17 : Finding the gorillas alive had been his wildest dreams

A past

B beneath

C beyond

D without

Câu 18 : He has been to supporting his nephews

A determined

B allowed

C compromised

D committed

Câu 19 : She worried about her exam and couldn’t focus on her revision

A constantly

B practically

C decidedly

D effectively

Câu 20 : Different measures have been to help the homeless

A made

B taken

C done

D conducted

Câu 21 : The noisy music the students from their test

A distracted

B disrupted

C dissolved

D disqualified

Câu 22 : Health food is now in popularity

A growing

B raising

C getting

D flying

Câu 23 : fire, please break the glass and ring the bell

A In case of

B During

C Because of

D With a view to

Câu 24 : Left-handed children are said to be to accidents in the kitchen

A prone

B clear

C clear

D bound

Câu 25 : It was of Harry to arrive late and then try to dominate the meeting

A common

B usual

C usual

D typical

Câu 26 : During their first date, Jane had nervously peppered the conversation with talk

A unimportant

B tiny

C small

D trivial

Câu 27 : The match will be screened on ITV with commentary by Andy Gray

A lively

B live

C alive

D living

Câu 28 : The job creation scheme is still in its

A childhood

B babyhood

C opening

D infancy

Câu 29 : I am subjected to smoking in the office and at home

A passive

B inactive

C involuntary

D reluctant

Câu 30 : Dr Chen advised me to use this remedy in as it is extremely potent

A restraint

B moderation

C control

D regulation

Câu 31 : I’m my brother is

A nowhere like so ambitious

B nothing near as ambitious as

C nothing as ambitious than

D nowhere near as ambitious as

Câu 32 : Reports are coming in that a flood has hit a heavily- area in the south of India

A crowded

B personalised

C peopled

D populated

Câu 33 : It was a victory that even Smith’s fans couldn’t believe it

A such surprising

B so surprising

C too surprising

D surprising

Câu 34 : I always clean the flat before my mom comes round, but she always finds at least one of dust

A scrap

B gust

C gust

D blade

Câu 35 : Everyone around the old woman on the floor, but no one offered her any help

A crowded

B spread

C put

D hung

Câu 36 : I do agree there simple solution to this problem

A is no

B be not

C not to be

D not being

Câu 37 : I know you didn’t want to upset me but I’d sooner you me the whole truth yesterday

A could have told

B told

C have told

D had told

Câu 38 : As the drug took , the patient became quieter

A effect

B force

C influence

D action

Câu 39 : The dawn redwood appears some 100 million years ago in northern forests around the world

A was flourished

B having to flourish

C to have flourished

D have flourished

Câu 40 : His comments little or no relation to the facts and the figures of the case

A reflect

B bear

C give

D possess

Câu 41 : Asteroids may be fragments (A) of a planet shattered (B) long ago (C) or from material (D) the nuclei of old comets

A fragments

B shattered

C long ago

D from material

Câu 42 : Between (A) the ages of nine and fifteen, almost (B) all young people undertake (C) a rapid series of (D) psychological changes

A Between

B almost

C undertake

D series of

Câu 43 : Ponds are noted (A) for their rich and varied types of (B) plant and animal life, all maintain (C) in a delicate ecological balance (D)

A are noted

B types of

C maintain

D balance

Câu 44 : The explorers said that (A) they could make (B) the round trip shorter if (C) the weather had not been that bad (D)

A said that

B could make

C if

D that bad

Câu 45 : The Pinebrook Inn has (A) a courtesy bus which (B) runs every thirty minute (C) both to and from (D) the downtown area

A has

B which

C every thirty minute

D to and from

Câu 46 : Most authorities consider both (A) dreaming while (B) sleep and daydreaming to be (C) forms of fantasy (D)

A both

B while

C to be

D of fantasy

Câu 47 : Antique auctions (A) are getting more and more (B) popular in the United States because of increasingly (C) public awareness of the value of (D) investing in antiques

A auctions

B more and more

C increasingly

D the value of

Câu 48 : An X-ray microscope enables (A) a person to see on (B) solid materials such as (C) metal and bone (D).

A enables

B on

C such as

D bone

Câu 49 : The growth rate (A) of the Pacific Rim countries is twice faster than (B) other comparable (C) areas during (D) the Industrial Revolution

A growth rate

B faster than

C comparable

D during

Câu 50 : Computers have (A) made access (B) to information instantly available (C) just to push (D) a few buttons

A have

B access

C instantly available

D to push

Câu 51 : It can be inferred from the first paragraph that in the USA in the early 19th century

A the recipient had to pay to receive the letters

B the recipient paid the same for all kinds of letters

C postage stamps for letters came into use

D the mail carriers earned a lot of money from the government

Câu 52 : In the 1950s,

A American people were happy with every postal service

B people in Philadelphia had their letters delivered free of charge by the government

C there was a preference among Americans for private mail services

D the American government managed their mail businesses satisfactorily

Câu 53 : The word ‘they ’ refers to

A Boston and Philadelphia

B businesses

C arrangements

D letters

Câu 54 : All of the following statements are true of the American postal service in the second half of the 19th century EXCEPT

A Delivery service distinguishes cities from the countryside

B People paid more to get their letters delivered to their home.

C Small towns did not provide delivery service

D About 55 million people had to get to the post office to receive their mail

Câu 55 : The word ‘confined ’ is closest in meaning to

A granted

B scheduled

C limited