ĐỀ THI THỬ TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG

Năm học 2020 - 2021

Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH (không chuyên)
Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)
Mã đề thi: 3

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other three:
(0.5 pts)
1. A. curly B. bury C. hurt D. nurse
2. A. recommended B. enjoyed C. recognized D. arrived
II. Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress: (0.5 pts)
3. A. event B. behave C. surprise D. damage
4. A. impossible B. academic C. optimistic D. education
III. Choose the word/ phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence.  (2.5 pts)
5. Do you mind if I _____ the cooking?
A. doing B. to do C. do D. did
Do you mind if I V0 but Do you mind if I V2
6. They gave _____ looking for her when it grew dark.
A. out B. away C. in D. up 
7. She is one of those who _____ as much money on new clothes as possible.
A. enjoys to spend B. enjoy spending C. enjoy to spend D. enjoys spending
8. You know I have never had any liking for cake, _____?
A. don’t you B. have I C. haven’t you  D. had I
9. Luke really loves his parents' house, _____ he was born.
A. which B. in where C. in that D. in which
10. The internet is regarded as an effective _____ of global communication.
A. method B. medium C. result D. solution
Media (plural of medium): phương tiện
11. After he __________ his homework, he went to bed.
A. finishes B. finished C. had finished D. has finished
After S.O had V3, S.O V2
12. I have a lot of books, _____ I haven't read.
A. many of them B. most of which C. some of them D. lots of whom
13. Nick and Natasha are university students. They are talking about Natasha's upcoming
reunion.
_ Nick: “So, you have your first secondary-school reunion coming up?” _ Natasha: “_____”
A. Oh, the school reunion was wonderful.
B. The food at the reunion was excellent.
C. No. You're in no mood for the event.
D. Yeah. I'm really looking forward to it.
14. _ Steve: “Rogers is the best singer in our school.” _Chris:“He’s amazing. _____”
A. Yes, please. B. No problem!
C. I can't agree with you more! D. Yes, tell me more about him
 I can’t agree with you more = Totally agree
 I can’t agree with you less = Totally disagree
IV. Look at the signs. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) according to each sign. (0.5 pts)
15. What does sign (A) say?
A. You mustn’t toilet train your dog here.
B. There mustn’t be dog-walking in this area. (A) 
C. Dogs mustn’t be chained while walking around. 
D. You mustn’t follow your dog around this place. 
16. What does sign (B) say?
A. This road is designed for pedestrian traffic only. 
B. People can walk if they don’t want to drive. (B)
C. Drivers should notice pedestrian activities.
D. There is a crossroad ahead.
 Crossroad: ngã 3, ngã 4
 Crosswalk, zebra crossing: vạch kẻ đường
V. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage . (1.5 pts)
Although the plane is the fastest means of transport, the idea of travelling by plane does not
appeal to everyone because of the frequent delays. It is extremely frustrating when you allow
yourself plenty of time to get to the airport and – once there – it is brought to your (17) ____ that
there is a problem with your flight. The staff at the check-in are trying to convince you that it won't
be long before the problem is solved. Yet, hours later you feel let down, as you (18) ____ to wait
patiently for your boarding call. Of course, you won't win anything by complaining.
By this stage, you realise you are going to miss your connecting flight and now you must change
your bookings. You feel (19) ____ you're never going to get to your destination. However, there is
the slight chance that you could be one of the lucky ones spending the night at a top-class hotel at
the expense of the airline that caused your problem in the first place. Admittedly, you would rather
(20) ____ heading for your original destination.
Regular customers advise us just to accept the fact that no matter how frustrating this situation
might be, it's unavoidable and shouldn't (21) ____ us that much. Nevertheless, it will always be a
(22) ____ sight to see people eagerly waiting, in the hope of hearing their flight announced.
17. A. care B. interest C. liking D. attention
18. A. remain B. finish C. end D. continue
19. A. even if B. if only C. as if D. as well
20. A. be B. to be C. being D. been
21. A. effect B. influence C. affect D. appeal
22. A. common B. general C. wide D. strong
 Bring to your attention: khiến ai chú ý
 Continue to V; finish Ving
 As if (= as though): như thể là
 Would rather V0
 Influence: ảnh hưởng từ những người xung quanh, làm thay đổi lối sống
 Affect: ảnh hưởng làm thay đổi một người / vật
 Nevertheless = however: tuy vậy
 VI. Read the following passage. Decide if the statements from 23 to 26 are True or False and
choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) for the questions 27 and 28. (1.5 pts)
In 2006 Liverpool city council wanted to clear the city of fat pigeons. They said that that visitors
were feeding the birds, which made them fat.(23) The pigeons got bigger because their normal diet
would consist of seeds and insects, not high-fat junk food they were eating in the city centre.
The council wanted people to know that everybody who fed the pigeons was responsible for the
streets being so crowded with these birds.(24) They hoped to encourage the birds to move away from
the city centre and into parks and open spaces.(25)
Ten robotic birds had been brought into the city centre to scare the pigeons away and visitors
were asked not to give the pigeons any food. The mechanical birds – known as “robops” – would sit
on the roofs of buildings. They were moved around to different locations. They looked like a
peregrine falcon, which is a bird that kills pigeons. They even made noises and flapped their wings
to scare the pigeons. 
The citizens of Liverpool had hoped that the pigeons would go away before it became the
European Capital of Culture in the following two years.
23. The pigeons got fat because they ate seeds and insects. FALSE
24. According to the council, everyone was to blame for the number of pigeons. FALSE
25. Visitors wanted the pigeons to move out of the city centre. FALSE
26. Liverpool was the European Capital of Culture in 2008. TRUE
27. What is the article mainly about?
A. How a city faced their problem.
B. The pigeons in Liverpool.
C. A city of fat pigeons.
D. A technological innovation.
28. It can be inferred from the passage that “robops”:
A. moved around the city centre on their own.
B. were harmless to the pigeons.
C. were disliked by visitors.
D. could kill pigeons.
 Consist of: bao gồm
 Blame: đổ tội
 On sb’s own: tự làm, => on their own = by themselves
VII. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence. (1.5 pts)
29. My father has made a full _____ from the operation. [recover]
30. Nowadays gambling is still _____ in most countries in the world. [legal]
31. During his tough _____, he was moved from family to family. [child]
32. It was so _____ of you to let Oprah drive home when she was so drunk last night. [respond]
33. Carol has been living _____ of her parents since high school. [depend]
34. This year has seen a 33% _____ in the number of hospital beds available. [reduce]

Answers:  29. recovery 30. illegal 31. childhood

32. irresponsible 33. independently 34. reduction
 Make a full recovery = recover
 Gambling: đánh bạc
 Dependent on >< independent of
VIII. Rearrange the groups of words in the correct order to make complete sentences. (0.5 pts)
35. to use the refracting telescope/ astronomical discoveries/ to make important / Galileo was the
first /./
 Galileo was the first to make important astronomical discoveries to use the refracting telescope.
36. with chocolate colored stripes / They have / a creamy white fur covered/ blue eyes, pink nose
and /./
 They have blue eyes, pink nose and a creamy white fur covered with chocolate colored stripes.
 S.O be the first to V
 Refracting telescope: kính khúc xạ
 Astronomical (a): thuộc về thiên văn
IX. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the
sentence printed before it. (1.0 pt)
37. “I’m so sorry to hear that you can’t come to our party next week, Sue”, Richie said.
(Fact: Richie [said that he] was sorry to hear that Sue couldn’t come to their party the following/next
week.)
→ Richie wished that Sue could have come to their party the following/next week.
38. She will not date him because she knows he always cheats.
→ If she didn’t know he always cheats, she would date him.
39. His mother’s advice to him was to relax and remain calm in that situation.
→ His mother suggested [that] he should relax and remain calm in that situation
40. It's ten years since my father last drove me to school.
→ I have not been driven to school my father for ten years.