Đề thi Tuyển sinh vào lớp 10 chuyên Tiếng Anh TP Hồ Chí Minh năm 2019 Mã A115161

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SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 THPT – NĂM HỌC 2018-2019 THÀNH PHỐ HỒ CHÍ MINH NGÀY THI 03/6/2018 *** MÔN: TIẾNG ANH (Môn chuyên) ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (Đề này gồm 4 trang) (Không kể thời gian phát đề) I. USE OF ENGLISH (3.0 PTS) PART A: CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER TO FILL IN THE BLANK. (1.5 PTS) 1. Every Christmas of my childhood was the same. My father __________ late for lunch, weighed down with presents for the family. A. would arrive B. could arrive C. was arriving D. got used to arriving 2. If I __________ you a free ticket, would you go to Florence with me? A. would offer B. were to offer C. had offered D. were offered 3. “You __________ things. Can’t you be more careful?” said Tom’s mother. A. always lose B. are losing C. always lost D. are always losing 4. __________ in the next room, her voice is like __________ of a boy. A. Hearing / the sound B. Hearing / the one C. Heard / that D. Having been heard / that one 5. I’d say let’s meet on Saturday but I’m none __________ sure what’s happening at the weekend. A. so B. very C. that D. too 6. When the exam is over, I’ll go fishing - __________ I haven’t done for weeks. A. anything B. something C. things D. everything 7. We’re going to visit the Great Walls. Everybody says this is __________. A. a too good chance for being lost B. too good a chance to be lost C. too good a chance for being lost D. a too good chance to lose 8. __________, her suggestion is of greater value than her friend’s. A. All things considered B. All things considering C. Considering all things D. Considered all things 9. As far as I am concerned, education is about learning and the more you learn, __________. A. the more for life are you equipped B. the more life you equip for C. the more equipped for life you are D. the more life you are equipped for 10. He wants to give his daughters __________ he can afford. A. all for the best B. the very best C. at best D. what best 11. __________ Sam had was gone when she heard that nearly all her classmates had failed to answer the teacher’s question. A. A little confidence B. The little confidence C. Little confidence D. Little of confidence 12. __________ the difficulty of the task, I shall be lucky to have completed it by June. A. Regarding B. Presuming C. Given D. Encountered 13. Diana took a course in shorthand and typing __________ applying for a secretary job. A. on account of B. with a view to C. with a reason for D. for fear of 14. Jessica has bungled every task her boss has given her so far. __________, he’s prepared to give her one last chance. A. Notwithstanding B. Instead C. Furthermore D. Nevertheless 15. The restaurant is popular with film stars and the __________. A. same B. like C. such D. similar 16. Tom’s decision to leave university after a year is one he now __________ regrets. A. painfully B. harshly C. heavily D. deeply 17. Pollutants in this river are increasing __________ - something must be done about it immediately. A. chillingly B. utterly C. rigorously D. alarmingly 18. Although his paintings are abstract, the artist __________ inspiration from the natural world. A. draws B. pulls C. makes D. has 19. She __________ with pleasure at the unexpected compliment. A. grinned B. glared C. beamed D. laughed 20. As Jane lay in her cabin, she heard the gentle sound of waves __________ against the hull. A. pelting B. splashing C. gushing D. lapping 21. David was so __________ by the beauty of Ha Long Bay that he instantly decided to move there. A. captured B. captivated C. accumulated D. beckoned 22. Many species of fish have __________ ways of protecting their eggs from predators. A. ingenious B. indicative C. inspiring D. ingenuous 23. No-one knows how the rival company got __________ of the plans for their new marketing campaign. A. wind B. breeze C. voice D. ear 24. Family relationships later __________ a great significance in his life. A. built up B. kept on C. took on D. made up 25. For …