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: 9
I. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the
others. 
1. A. active B. natural C. latter D. famous
2. A. likes B. aches C. marches D. lakes
II. Choose the word (A, B, C or D)whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each
group. 
3. A. ex’perience B.'compliment C. relative D.
commerce
4. A. interact B. international C. ‘internet D. intermediate
III. Choose the word/ phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence.  
5. China is ____ far the most populated country in the world.
A.as B. by C. so D. too
so far: đến bây giờ
by far: sử dụng so sánh nhất, so sánh hơn: đối với những cái khác thì cái đó nhất
6. “____ stay with Vietnamese friends in the college dormitory.”
     “I won’t. It's not convenient for me to practice speaking English there.”
    A. Why don't you B. Let C. How about you D. I think you should
7. Lan used to walk past the mosque ____ the way to her school.
    A. through            B. at                            C. from D. on
8. ____ his frequent absence from class, he passed the test.
     A. Despite           B. Though C. Because of D. In
spite 
9. Nobody can deny the ____ of the internet in our life.
A. benefits B. inspiration         C. information            D. fame
10. During this quarantine period, the only thing he ____ with is his computer!   
A. interacted B. interacting        C. interacts D. is interacted
Interact (v): tương tác
The only thing S.O V(chia theo S.O) is( chia theo “The only thing S.O V…”)
11. Son Doong Cave is ____ as the largest cave in the world by BCRA.
A. recognised B. thought C. estimated D.
believed 
Estimate (v): tính toán, ước lượng
Recognize as: công nhận
12. My friend, _____bicycle was stolen last week, has decided to buy a motorbike
A. whom B. which C. who D. whose
13. I’m going to the hospital now. Don’t touch my computer when I’m away, _____?
A. do you B. don’t you C. will you D. can’t you
14. _Quan: “Could you do me a favor, please?” _Hector: “____”
     A. Let me help you.                     B. Yes, go ahead!
     C. No, Thanks. I'm fine                           D. Sure. What can I do for you?
 
IV. Look at the signs. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) according to each sign.
15. What does sign (A) say?
A. Children must not take any dogs here.
 B. You can’t bring your children here without your dogs. (A)
C. No dogs are allowed to be with children here.
D. This area is restricted only to dogs.
16. What does sign (B) mean?
A. Motorbikes here are not for sale.
B. Motorbikes must not be parked on this road. (B) 
C. Motorbikes are not allowed on this street.
D. Motorbikes here cannot be ridden.
Restricted to S.O/ Sth: giới hạn cho ai/cái gì

V. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following
passage. 
Face-to-face conversation is a two-way process: you say something and I reply, and vice versa.
Two-way (17) _____ depends on having a coding system that is understood by both sender and (18)
_____, and an agreed convention about signaling the beginning and end of the message. In speech,
the coding system is the language, like English, Spanish, Chinese, …. The signals [which are] (19)
_____ in conversation and meetings are often (20) _____. For example, lowering the pitch of the
voice may mean the end of a sentence; a sharp intake of (21) _____ may signal the desire to
interrupt; catching the chairman’s eye may indicate the desire to speak in a formal setting like a
debate; or a clenched fist may indicate anger. When (22) _____ visual signals are not possible, more
formal signals may be needed.
17. A. exchange B. interaction C. communication D. correspondence
18. A. announcer B. receiver C. messenger D. transmitter
19. A. used B. are used C. using D. use
20. A. informal B. non-verbal C. verbal D. formal
21. A. breathing B. breathe C. breath D. breathlessness
22. A. their B. these C. this D. that 
 Exchange (v): trao đổi
 Sender and receiver: người nói và người nghe
 Recipient: người nhận
 Non-verbal: không nói ra thành lời => verbal (a): nói ra thành lời
 Breathe (v): thở => breath (n): hơi thở => breathless (a): hết hơi
 Visual (a): thuộc về mắt
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. 
If parents bring up a child with the sole aim of turning the child into a genius, they will cause
a disaster. According to several scientists, this is one of the biggest mistakes which ambitious
parents make. Generally, the child will be only too aware of what his parents expect, and will fail.
Unrealistic parental expectations can cause great damage to children. However, if parents are not
too unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are ambitious in a sensible way, the
child may succeed in doing very well – especially if the parents are supportive of their child.
Michael is very lucky. He is crazy about music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him
to concerts and arranging private piano and violin lessons for him. They even drive him 50
kilometers twice a week for violin lessons. Michael’s mother knows very little about music, but his
father plays the trumpet in a large orchestra. However, he never makes Michael enter music
competitions if he is unwilling.
Winston, Michael’s friend, however, is not so lucky. Both his parents are successful
musicians, and they set too high a standard for Winston. They want their son to be as successful as
 they are and so they enter him for every piano competition held. They are annoyed when he does
not win. Winston is always afraid of disappointing his parents, that’s why now he always seems
quiet and unhappy.
23. Parents’ ambition for their children is not wrong if they understand and help their children.
TRUE
24. Michael is fortunate because his parents force him to become successful.  FALSE
25. Michael’s parents took him to a musical instrument class every week. TRUE
26. Winston’s mom won a lot of piano competitions in the past. FALSE
27. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Successful parents and their intelligent children.
B. Successful parents often have unsuccessful children.
C. Parenting should be about letting children develop in the way they want.
D. How much money should be spent on a child’s education.
28. It can be inferred from the passage that one of the serious mistakes that parents can
make is to: 
A. push their child into trying too much.
B. help their child to become a genius.
C. make their child become a musician
D. neglect their child’s education.
Sole: only, duy nhất
Ambitious (a): có tham vọng => ambition (n): tham vọng 

VII. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence. 
29. The _______ aim of this course is to improve your spoken English. (prime)
30. She is visiting her family after a long _____. (separate)
31. Thi Vai River was used for years as an _____ waste dump. (industry)
32. They are planning to protect the forest from _____. (forest)
33. He is one of the most famous _____  in the world. (environment)
34. It was so _____ of you to leave matches where your children could get them. (care)

Answers:  29. Primary 30. separation 31. industrial

32. deforestation 33. environmentalists 34. careless

VIII. Put the words in the correct order to make meaningful sentences.  
35. to brightness / a Greek astronomer / Around 150 B.C., / classify stars according / developed a
system to /./
 Around 150 B.C., a Greek astronomer developed a system to classify stars according to
brightness.
Class (n): tầng lớp => classifly (v): phân loại
 36. to tell him / his best friend / in the city recently / Joe wrote / about how hard life has been / a
letter yesterday /./
 Joe wrote his best friend a letter yesterday to tell him about how hard life has been in the city
recently.
Write S.O a letter = write a letter to S.O
IX. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as
the sentence printed before it.
37. Maria always feels sad about being so short.
 Maria wishes that she were not so short.
 Maria wishes that she were taller.
 Maria wishes that she could be taller.
38. Lan is the best student in my class.
 Nobody else in my class is as good as Lan.
 Nobody else in my class studies as well as Lan.
 Nobody else in my class is as good a student as Lan.

39. John has not gone to the barbershop for over two months.
 It is over two months since John last went to the barbershop.
40. I’m often nervous when flying.
 Flying often makes me nervous.