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ĐỀ TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 THPT TẠI TP.HCM NĂM HỌC 2006-2007

(1-3) Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differentyly from that of the others:

1.
A. seat
B. head
C. meat
D. feed

2.
A. watches
B. washes
C. clauses
D. likes

3.
A. pleased
B. smoked
C. stopped
D. missed

(6-22) Choose the word or phrase (A,B,C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence:

6. The final examination will be held_________June 12th, 2006
A. in
B. on
C. at
D. to

7. How many languages are there______the world?
A. in
B. on
C. over
D. through

8. Egypt is famous_________ancient pyramid.
A. on
B. to
C. from
D. for

9. The boy looks very proud_______his success at school.
A. on
B. of
C. at
D. in

10. When the trucks leave the police, the ground is covered________trash.
A. in
B. by
C. with
D. of

11. You have read this article on the website,________?
A. don"t you
B. aren"t you
C. didn"t you
D. haven"t you

12. All the students are looking forward________their summer vacation in the countryside.
A. to spend
B. spend
C. to spending
D. spending

13. Did your children enjoy________in the sea?
A. swimming
B. swim
C. to swim
D. swam

14. "When is Mr Ba planning to retire? He__________for the company for thirty years now".
A. works
B. is working
C. will work
D. has been working

15. Flowers should_________in warm places.
A. be keep
B. kept
C. be kept
D. be keeping

16. They went on walking_____________it started to rain.
A. though
B. because
C. but
D. despite

17. Study harder_________-.
A. if you will fail the exam
B. and you would fail the exam
C. unless you fail the exam
D. or you will fail the exam

18. The girl wishes she____________in Hue for the festival next week.
A. had stayed
B. was staying
C. stay
D. could stay

19. Miss Lan stopped_________her letter because she had to leave for the hospital.
A. to write
B. write
C. writting
D. wrote

20. Do you know the man______________car Jack is driving?
A. who
B. whom
C. which
D. whose

21. "I suggest going to Vung Tau on the weekend." - "________".
A. That"s a fine day
B. That"s a good idea
C. That"s a trip
D. That"s a reason

22. "________" - "Don"t worry. I can fix it".
A. Are you worried?
B. May i fix your TV?
C. The TV is out of order again.
D. I want to fix your TV.

(23-30) Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage:

New Year is one of the most important (23) ____________ in the United States. On New Year"s Eve, most people go to the parties. At twelve o"clock (24) ____________ night, everyone says "Happy New Year" and they (25) _____________ their friends and relatives good luck. New Year"s Eve is usally a long night to this holiday children (26) ___________ as witches, ghosts or orthers. Most children go from house to house asking for candy or fruit. (27) ___________ the people at the house do not give (28) _____________ candy, the children will (29) ___________ a trick on them. But this (30) __________ ever happens. Many people give them candy or fruit.

23.
A. festivals
B. meetings
C. contests
D. courses

24.
A. on
B. at
C. in
D. for

25.
A. dream
B. greet
C. wish
D. congratulate

26.
A. wear
B. dress
C. put on
D. take off

27.
A. Whether
B. So
C. Although
D. If

28.
A. they
B. them
C. their
D. theirs

29.
A. say
B. tell
C. play
D. speak

30.
A. hardly
B. hard
C. soon
D. always

(31-34) Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting:

31. You"retired althoughyou stayed uptoo late to watch TVlast night.
A B C D

32. Tuan sighedsadwhen he heard thathe failedthe test.
A B C D

33. Don"tspeak English with him; he hardly not knowanyEnglish.
A B C D

34. 90 percent ofearthquakesoccursaround thePacific Rim.
A B C D

(35-38) Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence:

35. Fuel ______________ can be cut down by having fewer cars on the roads. (consume)

36. Many chemicals have a ___________ effect on the environment. (disaster)

37. __________, the typhoon didn"t cause any damage on the village. (lucky)

38. The next stage in the ___________ of television is interactive TV. (develop)

(39-42) Read the passage and then decide whether the statements that follow are True or False. Write True or False in your answer sheet:

Daddy,

I am writing this to tell you how much you are missed and loved. I will always remember that day - my wedding day. You were standing there with tears in your eyes while I was walking towards my groom. You gave me a hug, and the feeling that you never wanted to let me go. But at last I had to leave you and start my new life... a moment in time that lasted forever. I now have children, Dad, but I will always be your little girl! Happy Father"s Day.

39. This is a letter written by a daughter to her father.

40. The father in the letter is not loved much.

41. The man did not let his daughter go at last.

42. The writer of this letter hasn"t got any children.

(43-46) Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them:

43. Ba said, "I am going to meet your sister in front of the station, Liz".
Ba told Liz that ________________________________________

44. The last time she went out with him was two years ago.
She hasn"t ____________________________________________

45. She is not on board now, so she can"t experience these marvelous things.
If she ________________________________________________

46. The show was interesting to the boys.
The boys felt __________________________________________

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