KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG NĂM HỌC 2009-2010, KHÓA NGÀY 24-6-2009 MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH (tại TP.HCM) (Thời gian làm bài: 60  phút, không kể thời gian giao đề)
I. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence (2.5 pts)
1. ___________ the Thi Vai River is awfully polluted, its water is not fit for fish to survive.
A. So that  B. Although  C. Since  D. If
2. If you park your car in the wrong place, you must pay a(n) ____________.
A. ticket  B. attention  C. fee  D. fine
3. - He’s not interested in physics, is he?
- ______________.
A. No problem  B. Yes, he is not at all  C. I promise he isn’t D. No, he isn’t, I’m afraid
4. What do you often do __________ weekends?
A. since  B. at  C. from  D. in
5. Mount Pinatubo, which is a volcano _______ the Philippines, erupted in 1991.
A. at  B. with  C. on  D. in
6. The teacher suggests _____________ something for the poor in our area.
A. us to do  B. we should do  C. we are doing  D. we will do
7. I have met her mother, ____ her father.
A. and neither  B. but not  C. so does  D. neither
8. She comes from Da Lat, _______ is the most beautiful tourist attraction in Vietnam.
A. where  B. which  C. that  D. what
9. - Thank you very much.
- ______________.
A. Welcome you!  B. Don’t mention it  C. That’s good!  D. Nothing impossible!
10. Everything is _______ satisfactorily.
A. going on  B. looking after  C. falling through  D. turning up
II. Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that needs correcting (0.5 pt)
11. It is said that tornadoes can suck up anything that is on their paths.
A. said that B. can suck C. anything  D. on their paths
12. The charity organization provides the poor with a lot of household furnitures.
A. charity B. the poor C. with D. furnitures
III. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage (1.5 pts)
The Director
L&P Transport Company
79B Nguyen Hue Boulevard
Ho Chi Minh City
I’m writing about the short stop that your trucks (13) ______ around my house on their way to the north. When the trucks of your company have a short (14) ______ there, the drivers have left lots of garbage on the ground after their refreshment. When the trucks leave the place, the ground is (15) _________ of trash and a few minutes later there is bad smell and flies all over the place. I myself, (16) ______ the people living around here, would urge that your company should tell your drivers to clean up all the trash on the ground before leaving. (17) _________ you do something about it and soon, we will have to report this to the local authority.
I am looking forward to hearing from you and (18) ______ positive response from your company.
13. A. produce       B. do      C. take       D. make
14. A. break      B. relax      C. advertise      D. entertain
15. A. crowded       B. filled      C. fond      D. full
16. A. as long as      B. as far as      C. as soon as      D. as well as
17. A. Although      B. If      C. Because      D. Unless
18. A. see      B. to see      C. seeing      D. saw
IV. Read the following passage, and then decided if the statements that follow are TRUE or FALSE (1 pt)
Giang is a student from Thanh Hoa province. He’s participating in a student exchange program, and he is now in the United States. It is the beginning of July now and he is staying with the Parker family on a farm 100 kilometers from Columbus, Ohio. He’s going to be there till the end of August.
Mr. Parker grows maize on his farm while Mrs. Parker