Đề thi môn Tiếng Anh - Kỳ thi tuyển sinh lớp 10 chuyên THPT TP HCM năm học 2008-2009

D. total
11. 	A. living 	B. lives 	 	C. liveliness 	D. life
12. 	A. at 	 	B. in 	 	C. of 	D. for
13. 	A. but for 	B. rather than 	C. instead 	 	D. better
14. 	A. inquired 	B. required 	C. acquired 	 	D. requested
15. 	A. it	B. its 	 	C. them 	 	D. their
VI. Read the following passage and choose the best answers to the questions:
A pioneering study by Donald Appleyard made the astounding discovery that a sudden increase in the volume of traffic through an area affects people in the way that a sudden increase in crime does. Appleyard observed this by finding three blocks of houses in San Francisco that looked much alike and had the same kind of middle-class and working-class residents, with approximately the same ethnic mix. The difference was that only 2,000 cars a day ran down Octavia Street (LIGHT street, in Appleyard’s terminology) while Gough Street (MEDIUM street) was used by 8,000 cars daily, and Franklin Street (HEAVY street) had around 16,000 cars a day. Franklin Street often had as many cars in an hour as Octavia had in a day.
Heavy traffic brought with it danger, noise, fumes and soot, directly, and trash secondarily. That is, the cars didn’t bring in much trash, but when trash accumulated, residents seldom picked it up. The cars, Appleyard determined, reduced the amount of territory residents felt responsible for. Noise was a constant intrusion into their homes. Many Franklin Street residents covered their doors and windows and spent most of their time in the rear of their houses. Most families with children had already left.
Conditions on Octavia Street were much different. Residents picked up trash. They sat on their front steps and chatted with neighbors. They had three times as many friends and twice as many acquaintances as the people on Franklin.
On Gough Street, residents said that the old feeling of community was disappearing as traffic increased. People were becoming more and more preoccupied with their own lives. A number of families had recently moved and more were considering. Those who were staying expressed deep regret at the destruction of their community. 
1. The word “astounding” in line 1 is closest in meaning to __________.
 	A. startling 	 B. disappointing 	 C. dubious 	 	D. alternative
2. The three streets mentioned in this passage are different in that __________.
 	A. they are in different cities. 
 	B. the residents are of different ethnic backgrounds. 
 	C. they have varying amounts of traffic. 
 	D. the income levels of the residents vary considerably.
3. Approximately how many cars used Franklin Street daily?
 A. 2,000 	 B. 8,000 	 	C. 16,000 	 	D. 20,000
4. All of the following are direct results of heavy traffic EXCEPT __________.
 	A. increased amount of trash 	 	B. greater danger to residents 
 	C. more pollution 	 	D. more vibrations
5. The author’s main purpose in the second paragraph is to __________.
	A. discuss the problem of trash disposal 	
B. point out the disadvantage of heavy traffic 
	C. propose an alternate system of transportation 	
D. suggest ways to cope with traffic problems
6. On which street was there the most social interaction?
	A. Octavia Street 	 B. Gough Street 	 
	C. Franklin Street 	 D. There was no significance social interaction on any of the three streets
7. The word “chatted” in line 14 is closest in meaning to __________.
 	A. joked 	 B. talked 	C. argued 	 	D. walked
8. Which of the following is NOT a statement you would expect from a resident of Gough Street?
 A. People on this street are unhappy because the neighborhood is deteriorating.
 	B. People on this street think mostly of themselves. 
 	C. People on this street have more and more space for which they feel responsible. 
 	D. A number of people are preparing to leave this street.
9. In what order does the author present detailed discussions of the three streets?
 	A. LIGHT, MEDIUM, HEAVY 	 B. HEAVY, MEDIUM, LIGHT 
 	C. HEAVY, LIGHT, MEDIUM 	 D. LIGHT, HEAVY, MEDIUM 
10. What is the writer’s attitude toward heavy traffic when he mentions the Appleyard’s study?
 	A. neutral 	 B. favorable 	 C. critical 	 D. doubtful
VII. Supply each blank with one suitable word:
Many tourists who visit Central America find (1)______ surprising to learn that the Mayas still live there. (2)______ it is true that their ancient civilization came to an end when their country was (3)______ over by the Spanish conquistadors, the Mayan people carried (4)______ living in the area. Today there are an estimated 1.2 million Mayas (5)______ live in southern Mexico, and many other areas of Central America states have large Mayan populations as (6)______.
Many of their stories and art forms have remained (7)______ over time, and today, women weave clothing and carpets that have signs and symbols that are the same as (8)______ found in ancient temples.
The different patterns and symbols on these brightly coloured (9)______ not only look attractive, (10)______ can also communicate important information such as marital (11)______.
Even though the majority of the Mayas are now Catholics, many of the festivals that they (12)_______ part in are a mixture of the old rituals that their ancestors (13)______ to practise and more modern Christian elements. It was perhaps the Mayas' ability to (14)_______ and change that made it possible for them to survive to the (15)______ day.
VIII. Supply the appropriate forms of words in the brackets:
1. Young children should be well aware of their ________ manner. (BEHAVE) 
2. Please put the books back to where you took them. Don’t ________ any of them. (PLACE)
3. The ________ are scheduled to take off at 15:00 and 15:30. (FLY) 
4. I’ve never met such a strong man. His energy seems ________. (EXHAUST) 
5. Those rose bushes need protection. Spray them with ________. (INSECT) 
6. Don’t you know that your good result will make your parents _______ proud of you? (MEASURE)
7. Be careful. You may be _______ to put all your eggs in one basket. (ADVICE)
8. The boy watched the performance of the tigers, _______ with amazement. (BREATHE)
9. I would like to express my admiration for his _______ of knowledge. (PROFOUND)
10. The cancellation of the case resulted from the ________ in court of the defendant resulted in. (APPEAR)
11. The _______ of the Ministry of Education announced the date of the graduation exam. (SPEAK)
12. Mercedes is a very ________ car. (DEPEND) 
13. There should be ________ staff in case someone is absent and needs to be replaced. (STAND) 
14. You’ll be punished for all your ________. (DO)
15. With all the modern facilities, doing housework is still very ________. (CONSUME) 
IX. Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning:
1. It was wrong of you to scare your little brother like that.
 You oughtn’t ____________________________________________________________
2. I dislike it when people criticize me unfairly.
 I object ____________________________________________________________
3. The fund-raisers haven’t officially decided where to send the proceeds of the concert.
 No ____________________________________________________________
4. She is proud that she is such a good DJ.
 She prides ____________________________________________________________
5. He delayed writing the book until he had a lot of research.
 Only ____________________________________________________________
6. Foolishly, I paid all the money before collecting the goods. 
 I paid ____________________________________________________________
7. It was an impressive building but it wasn’t to my taste.
 Impressive ____________________________________________________________
8. The idea no longer interests her.
 She has gone ____________________________________________________________
9. It would have been a superb weekend if the weather had been better.
 But ____________________________________________________________
10. Scientists have tried very hard to find a cure for this disease.
 Enormous ____________________________________________________________
ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ NGHỊ
Phần I:
1. B	2. D	3. C	4. C	5. C
Phần II:
1. A	2. D	3. D	4. A	5. A
Phần III:
1.
D
11.
A
21.
B
31.
D
41.
B
2.
B
12.
B
22.
C
32.
A
42.
B
3.
B
13.
D
23.
C
33.
D
43.
B
4.
D
14.
A
24.
B
34.
A
44.
D
5.
C
15.
C
25.
C
35.
C
45.
C
6.
C
16.
D
26.
C
36.
C
46.
D
7.
B
17.
A
27.
D
37.
C
47.
C
8.
A
18.
D
28.
B
38.
D
48.
D
9.
C
19.
A
29.
A
39.
B
49.
A
10.
B
20.
A
30.
A
40.
D
50.
D
Phần IV:
1.
A
6.
A
2.
B
7.
C
3.
C
8.
C
4.
D
9.
C
5.
B
10.
B
Phần V:
1.
C
6.
D
11.
D
2.
C
7.
B
12.
D
3.
D
8.
B
13.
B
4.
A
9.
C
14.
C
5.
A
10.
C
15.
D
Phần VI:
1.
A
6.
A
2.
C
7.
B
3.
C
8.
C
4.
A
9.
C
5.
B
10.
C
Phần VII:
1.
IT
6.
WELL
11.
STATUS
2.
ALTHOUGH/ THOUGH
7.
UNCHANGED
12.
TAKE
3.
TAKEN
8.
THOSE
13.
USE
4.
ON
9.
CLOTHES
14.
ADAPT
5.
WHO/ THAT
10.
BUT
15.
PRESENT
Phần VIII:
1.
BEHAVIORAL
6.
IMMESUARABLY
11.
SPOKEMAN
2.
MISPLACE
7.
ILL-ADVISED
12.
DEPENDABLE
3.
FLIGHTS
8.
BREATHLESS
13.
STANDBY
4.
INEXHAUSTIBLE
9.
PROFUNDITY
14.
WRONGDOINGS
5.
INSECTICIDE(S)
10.
NON-APPEARANCE
15.
TIME-COMSUMING
Phần IX:
1. You oughtn’t to have scared your little brother like that.
2. I object to people criticizing me unfairly.
3. No official decision on where to send the proceeds of the concert has been made by the the fund-raisers.
4. She prides herself on being a good dj.
5. Only after he had a lot of research did he (begin to) write the book.
6. Ipaid all the money before collecting the goods, which was foolish.
7. Impressive as the building was/ might be, it wasn’t to my taste.
8. She has gone off the idea.
9. But for the bad weather, it would have been a superb weekend.
10. Enormous effort has been made by scientists to find a cure for this disease.