Tuyen Sinh 10 Chuyen Anh (2015)
Tuyen Sinh 10 Chuyen Anh (2015)
Tuyen Sinh 10 Chuyen Anh (2015)
II. CHOOSE THE WORD OR PHRASE THAT BEST FITS EACH BLANK IN THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE. (7.5PTS)
On a yearly (1) _____, the USA is afflicted by hurricanes on the east coast, flooding in the Midwest, forest fires,
earthquakes and any number of tornadoes, blizzards and storms. Historically, the weather has (2) _____ as harsh a
chord in people’s lives as any we feel today. Historians list the four major events to wreak devastation (3) _____ the
country as the Chicago fire in 1871, the Johnstown flood 0f 1889, the Galveston hurricane of 1900, and the San
Francisco earthquake of 1906. These (4) _____ provide a flavor of the havoc that nature’s storms have wrecked on
humanity, and our reactions to them. Galveston, Texas,(5) _____ on the island of Galveston in the gulf of New Mexico,
(6) _____ on industry and exports. Its over 30,000 citizens in the early 1900’s were generally economically successful
and comfortable with existing conditions. (7) _____ the ill-fated morning of Sept. 7, 1900, the people of Galveston
enjoyed their life on the remote island. (8) _____, weather watchers had been following a (9) _____ storm in the Atlantic
for several days and were warning of the (10) _____ danger of a hurricane. Unfortunately, people (11) _____ the
warnings. A day after the hurricane had hit the island, all that (12) _____ of the beautiful city was a mass of crumbled
buildings, debris and forlorn, hopeless survivors (13) _____ aimlessly with the stench of rotting flesh all around.
However, a few days later, that the city was beginning to heal became (14) _____ everywhere – soon new buildings
were (15) _____ the burned, and the lifeblood of the ravaged city was returning.
1. A. foundation B. theory C. basis D. institution
2. A. punched B. struck C. pinched D. played
3. A. on B. at C. with D. for
4. A. dangers B. risks C. threats D. catastrophes
5. A. lied B. placed C. located D. built
6. A. flourishes B. thrives C. grows D. develops
7. A. After B. Up to then C. So far D. Until
8. A. Therefore B. Correspondingly C. However D. Consequently
9. A. growing B. enlarging C. massive D. stretching
10. A. potential B. embedding C. intending D. impending
11. A. refused B. rejected C. ignored D. denied
12. A. remained B. existed C. lingered D. maintained
13. A. wandered B. to wander C. were wandering D. wandering
14. A. concealed B. notorious C. obscure D. evident
15. A. overwhelming B. rebuilding C. designing D. refurbishing
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III. IDENTIFY THE MISTAKE IN EACH SENTENCE BELOW. (2.5PTS)
1. Tropical forests exist close to the equator, which both high temperatures and abundant rainfall occur year-round.
A B C D
2. The Smiths are very proud of that their son always gets high marks in his courses.
A B C D
3. We called the baseball park up to ask that when the game was scheduled to begin that afternoon.
A B C D
4. The American Indians killed the buffalo only when necessity to obtain food, clothing and shelter.
A B C D
5. Some relatives of mine like staying at their cabin on Lake Omega every summer holidays.
A B C D
6. In the United States among 60 percent of the space on the pages of newspapers is reserved for advertising.
A B C D
7. Gilbert Newton Lewis, a chemist, helped to develop the modern electron theory of valence, a theory explains the
A B C
forces holding atoms together in molecules.
D
8. Because of a high birthrate and considered immigration, the United States population in the late nineteenth century
A B C
increased tremendously from 31 million in 1860 to 76 million in 1900.
D
9. For most of their history, especially since the 1860’s, New York City has been undergoing major ethnic population changes.
A B C D
10. Rocks have forming, wearing away and re-forming ever since the Earth took shape.
A B C D
IV. READ THE PASSAGE AND CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW. (5PTS)
Television’s contribution to family life in the United States has been an equivocal one. For while it has, indeed, kept
the members of the family from dispersing, it has not served to bring them together. By dominating the time families
spend together, it destroys the special quality that distinguishes one family from another, a quality that depends to a
great extent on what a family does, what special rituals, games, recurrent jokes, familiar songs, and shared activities it
accumulates.
“Like the sorcerer of old,” writes Urie Bronfenbrenner, “the television set casts its magic spell, freezing speech and
action, turning the living into silent statues so long as the enchantment lasts. The primary danger of the television
screen lies not so much in the behavior it produces — although there is danger there — as in the behavior it prevents :
the talks, games, the family festivities, and arguments through which much of the child’s learning takes place and
through which character is formed. Turning on the television set can turn off the process that transforms children into
people.”
Of course, families today still do special things together at times : go camping in the summer, go to the zoo on a
nice Sunday, take various trips and expeditions. But the ordinary daily life together is diminished — that sitting around at
the dinner table, that spontaneous taking up of an activity, those little games invented by children on the spur of the
moment when there is nothing else to do, the scribbling, the chatting, the quarreling, all the things that form the fabric
of a family, that define a childhood. Instead, the children have their regular schedule of television programs and
bedtime, and the parents have their peaceful dinner together. But surely the needs of adults are being better met than
the needs of children, who are effectively shunted away and rendered untroublesome.
If the family does not accumulate its backlog of shared experiences, shared everyday experiences that occur and recur
and change and develop, then it is not likely to survive as anything other than a caretaking institution.
1. Which of the following best represents the author’s argument in the passage?
A. Television has negative effects on family life.
B. Television has advantages and disadvantages for children.
C. Television should be more educational.
D. Television teaches children to be violent.
2. The word it in the passage refers to _____.
A. dominating B. time C. television D. quality
3. Why is Urie Bronfenbrenner quoted in paragraph 2?
A. To present a different point of view from that of the author
B. To provide an example of a television program that is harmful
C. To expand the author’s argument
D. To discuss the positive aspects of television
4. The word freezing in the passage is closest in meaning to _____.
A. controlling B. halting C. dramatizing D. encouraging
5. Urie Bronfenbrenner compares the television set to _____.
A. a statue B. an educator C. a family member D. a magician
6. The thing that “form the fabric of a family” in paragraph 3 are _____.
A. special things B. ordinary things C. television programs D. children
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7. Which of the following would be an example of what the author means by a special thing that families do?
A. Going on vacation in the summertime B. Playing cards together in the evening
C. Reading to the children at bedtime D. Talking to each other
8. The word it in the passage refers to _____.
A. the television B. the family C. its backlog D. an institution
9. According to the author, what distinguishes one family from another?
A. Doing ordinary things together B. Watching television together
C. Celebrating holidays together D. Living together
10. It can be inferred from the passage that a caretaking institution is one in which care is given _____.
A. charitably B. lovingly C. constantly D. impersonally
V. SUPPLY THE APPROPRIATE FORMS OF THE WORDS IN THE BRACKETS. (7.5PTS)
1. Joining this project is a _____. Just do it. (BRAIN)
2. There are a lot of ______ articles in this newspaper. Why not read it? (NEWS)
3. My cousin is a _____ person. He is aware of all the latest fashions and wanting to follow them. (FASHION)
4. The burglar gained entry to the building after _____ the alarm. (ABILITY)
5. Whatever happens, don’t let this failure _____ you. (HEART)
6. Your carelessness may do _____ harm to people. (CALCULATE)
7. The _____ listed for the pills meant that she couldn’t take them because she may be allergic to some of the
chemicals in them. (INDICATE)
8. We were defeated because we were ______. (NUMBER)
9. It is _____ summer, but it’s rather autumnal today. (THEORY)
10. This type of _____ screen enable drivers to have a clear view even when it is smashed. (SHATTER)
VI. SUPPLY EACH BLANK WITH ONE SUITABLE WORD. (7.5PTS)
The human race is not the only one species of beings in the living (1) _____. Many other species exist on this
planet. However, human beings have a great influence on the (2) _____ of the world. They are changing the
environment by building cities and villages where forests (3) _____ stood. They are affecting the water supply by using
water for industry and agriculture. They are changing (4) ______ conditions by cutting down trees in the forests and are
destroying the air by adding pollutants to it.
It can be said that human beings are changing the environment in all respects (5) _____ their actions and their
habits. This has (6) ______ in two serious consequences. The first is that many species of animals are killed. The second
is that the environment (7) ______ these animals are living is (8) _____ destroyed. As a result, the number of rare
animals is decreasing so rapidly that they are in danger of becoming (9) _____.
In order to make sure that these rare animals do not disappear, (10) _____ have been made to protect
endangered nature. Scientists have made (11) _____ of these species and suggested ways to save them. Many
organizations have been set up and funds have been (12) _____. Thousands of national parks all over the world have
been established to protect endangered animals. (13) _____ have been introduced to prohibit killing endangered animals
and destroying the natural habitats where animals are living.
If people’s interference with the environment decreases, more species will survive and (14) _____ offspring. The
earth will be a happy planet where human beings, animals and plants peacefully (15) _____.
VII. REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITHOUT CHANGING THE MEANING. (10PTS)
1. You have to accept the truth although it is hurtful. (TERMS)
Hurtful ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. The wind was so strong that we couldn’t walk. (HARDLY)
Such …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. You will start to feel better as soon as this drug is effective. (EFFECT)
The moment …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. My dad is now abroad and I am in charge of the office. (UNDER)
My dad has …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
5. He was extremely happy because he won that scholarship. (MOON)
Had ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
6. He received another letter from her as soon as he found the time to reply to her. (ROUND)
No sooner ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
7. I really don’t like it when you cheated me yesterday. (RIDE)
I’d rather you ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
8. Don’t make a fuss over such trivial things. (MOUNTAIN)
Don’t ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
9. We were amazed to know that he was a liar. (UNTRUTH)
To ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
10. Everyday television viewers witness some sort of violence or crime on their screens. (GOES BY)
Hardly …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………