Đề thi tuyển sinh Lớp 10 THPT chuyên Lê Quý Đôn năm 2016 môn Tiếng Anh - Sở GD&ĐT Thành phố Đà Nẵng (Có đáp án kèm theo)

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5. It's not always easy to ______ the difference between fact and opinion.
	A make 	B do 	C. say 	D. tell 
6. This is ______ an important day.
	A. fairly 	B. rather 	C. extremely 	D. pretty
7. He's a very well-behaved little boy. I rarely have to ______ my voice to him.
	A. shout	B. lose	C. raise	D. lift 
8. After months of failure, the company finally ______on a brilliant idea. 
 	A. hit 	B. burst	C. struck	D. shot 
9. Because of the weather, Samantha's flight was ______. 
	A. undue 	B. unpunctual	C. overdue 	D belated 
10. It is believed that human beings have an unusually strong desire to ______ both with themselves and against nature. 
	A. compete 	B. attack 	C. oppose 	D. combat 
11. At 6.00, __________ was an hour before the plane took off, thick fog descended.
	A. when	B. which	C. that	D. what
12. I’d like to ______ this old car for a new model but I can’t afford it.
	A. interchange 	B. exchange 	C. replace 	D. convert 
13. If he discovers the truth, there’s no telling what ______ happen.
	A. should 	B. shall 	C. would 	D. might 
14. Religion and politics interest him almost ______.
	A. equally 	B. the same 	C. similarly 	D. alike
15. The drivers have rejected proposals to end the strike and the other workers have come out in ____.
	A. consent 	B. return 	C. sympathy 	D. collaboration 
16. Nobody phoned while I was out, ______?
	A. did they	B. was I 	C. wasn’t I 	D. didn’t they
17. The man was ______ guilty of theft. 
	A. condemned 	B accused	C. found 	D. convicted
18. These suggestions are ______ to be accepted by the majority of members.
	A. unlikely 	B. impossible 	C. undoubtedly 	D. inconceivable 
19. We were ______that if we didn't pay within five days, we would be taken to court. 
	A. explained 	B. threatened 	C. informed 	D. promised 
20. In my ______, freedom of the press must be maintained.
	A. mind 	B. view 	C. sight 	D. thought 
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19... given routinely to children which have (6)_______ our lives by providing immunity to some life (7)_______ diseases. There is, however, some (8)_______ over whether they actually weaken our immune systems and are being given (9)_______ for diseases which are not dangerous. In the meantime, a whole industry has developed around (10)_______ medicines which are very effective in treating allergies.

1. DIAGNOSE
2. CLEAN
3. SUFFER
4. EXPOSE
5. MEDICINE
6. REVOLUTION
7. THREAT
8. CONTROVERSIAL
9. NECESSARY
10. PREVENT

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III. Complete each of the following sentences with one suitable particle or preposition. Write the answer in the box provided. (10 pts)
1. How did that come ______? I can't understand how it happened.
2. He wanted to save money on a regular basis and put ______ fifty pounds a month.
3. Jane has taken ______ teaching like a duck to water.
4. Could you look ______ her number in the phone book?
5. He's against the idea, but I think I can talk him ______ it.
6. I have nothing but admiration ______ the way she tackled the problem. 
7. I’m sorry, this letter is addressed to you – I opened it ______ mistake.
8. If her temperature goes up, send ______ the doctor.
9. They agreed to lend us the car ______ condition that we returned it before the weekend.
10. Many houses in the area were pulled ______ to make way for new construction.
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IV. Read the text below carefully. There are TEN mistakes in the text below. Find, UNDERLINE 
each mistake and write the correction on the corresponding line in the box provided. (10 pts) 
 ALBERT EINSTEIN Answers 
 Albert Einstein is some of the best-known scientists of the twentieth century. Yet he was not the particularly good student. At school in Munich, he got reasonable grades in nearly all subjects, and was outstanding in mathematics and physics, but he disliked doing that he was told. He didn't like exams and nor did he .....
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SECTION B: READING (30 pts)
I. Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each space. Write the answer in the box provided. (10 pts)
HAIRSTYLES
	Hairstyles are not just about looking smart we also use them to (1)______ statements about ourselves. We can (2)______ our hair longer or shorter than other people to give the (3)______ that we are different or we can style our hair in imitation of a pop celebrity and (4)______ that people will think we are fashionable. 
	In the UK in the early 1960s, the Beatles' “mop-hair” style was copied by boys who, on the whole, wanted and (5)______ to shock their parents. Later, middle-class “hippies” let their hair grow long to (6)______ their commitment to an alternative lifestyle. In the 1970s, “skinheads” shaved their heads and (7)______ to represent the working class; and for those who felt themselves part of a multi-cultural society dreadlocks were (8)______ fashion.
	In recent years, though, men's hairstyles have been more dictated by fashion icons like the footballer David Beckham who changes his look every few months, (9)______ from styles anywhere in the world.
	In fact, one consequence of the Beckham phenomenon is that boys spend as much time and money (10)______ their appearance as girls and it's not uncommon for boys to cover their hair in so much gel that it's rock solid!
1. 	A. do 	B. cause 	C. make 	D. give
2. 	A. wear 	B. support 	C. hold 	D. carry
3. 	A. thought 	B. meaning 	C. design 	D. impre