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: 5

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other three.
(0.5 pts)
1. A. hates B. works  C. stops D. lives
2. A. school B. child   C. ache D. stomach
II. Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress. (0.5 pts)
3. A. ‘recent B. sug’gest C. ap’ply D. di’vide
4. A. ex’pensive B. of’ficial C. im’possible D. ‘beautiful
 
III. Choose the word/ phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence.   (2.5 pts)
5. The book, ____ is now out of print, has all the information you need.
A. that B. who C. whom D. which
6. We want to ____ the character of the town while improving the facilities.
A. submit B. extend C. preserve D. deliver
7. Turn left ____ the traffic lights, and you’ll see the hospital straight ahead.
A. on B. for C. at D. of
8. People’s voting habits are influenced by political, social and economic ____.
A. factors B. career C. mission D. accent
Factor (n): yếu tố
9. When George died, he and Anne ____ married for nearly fifty years.
A. had been B. have been C. has been D. have to be
10. The area has become a haven for people tired of the ____ pace of city life.
A. plastic B. direct C. fast D. distinct
Fast pace: nhịp sống nhanh
11. We have to continue to try ____ more about this.
A. learnt B. to learning C. to learn D. learn
Try to V: cố gắng
Try Ving: thử
12. ____ twenty years, he still had feelings for her.
A. After B. When C. Before D. Where
13. _ Nam: “How about going camping this Sunday?” _ John: “_______”
A. That's a good idea. B. Never mind.
C. The same to you. D. Have a nice weekend.
14. _ Son: “_______” _Minh: “It’s awesome but too expensive.”
A. This car isn't expensive. B. Do you think this new car good?
C. Why do you think this car is good? D. What do you think about this new car?

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. No cycling is allowed.
B. You should be careful as there are cyclists ahead.
C. Only cycling is allowed.
D. Cyclists are allowed to move first.
16. What does sign (B) say?
A. Vehicles can go over 30 miles per hour. 
B. All vehicles mustn’t travel above 30 km/h. (B) 
 C. Cars whose top speeds are over 30 km/h are not allowed.
D. You must drive at 30 miles per hour.
 
 
V. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage . (1.5 pts)
Personal space is a term that refers to the distance we like to keep between ourselves and (17)
_____. [When (18) _____ we do not know well] get too close we usually begin to feel
uncomfortable. If a business colleague comes closer than 1.2 meters, the most common response is
to move (19)_____. Some interesting studies have been done in libraries. The studies show that
many people will get up and leave the building if strangers come too close to them; others use
different methods such as turning their back on the intruder. 
Living in big cities has made people develop new skills for dealing with situations (20) _____ a
stranger gets too close to them. Most people on crowded trains try not to look at strangers; they (21)
_____ direct, skin-to-skin contact and apologize if they touch someone by mistake. People also use
newspapers (22) _____ a barrier between themselves and other people; and if they do not have one,
they stare into the distance, making sure they are not looking into anyone’s eyes. 
17. A. other B. the others C. the other D. others
18. A. people B. anybody C. somebody D. nobody 
19. A. up B. away C. on D. in 
20. A. where B. which C. who D. that
Vì là “in which situation”
21. A. increase B. alert C. avoid D. require
22. A. like B. alike C. as D. such as
Personal space: không gian cá nhân
Use sth as sth: dùng cái gì như công cụ
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)
People often call English the international language of business, and it is increasingly true as
international trade expands every year(23), bringing new countries into contact. Many of the best
MBA programs are taught in English, so speaking it well can put you in a position to get the best
training and credentials. Most multinational companies require a certain degree of English
proficiency from potential employees, so to get a position with a top company, more and more
people are learning English.(24)
If your ambitions lie in science or medicine, you cannot neglect English either (25). Much of the
technical terminology is based on English words, and if you want to learn about the latest
developments and discoveries from around the world, you’ll read about them in journals and
research reports published in English(26), no matter whether the scientists who wrote them are from
China or Norway. And of course, with good conversational English, you'll be able to network and
make important contacts at conferences and seminars.(28)
23. International trade expansion every year makes English more important. TRUE
24. More and more people are learning English to be the owners of top companies. FALSE
25. English is also important in science or medicine. TRUE
26. Journals and research reports written by scientists from China are in Chinese. FALSE
27. What is the passage mainly about?
A. The importance of English B. The international language of business
C. English and multinational companies D. English technical terminology

28. You’ll be able to network and make important contacts with:

A. ability to write Chinese B. ability to speak Norwegian
C. good conversational English D. research reports published in English
 Expand (a): mở rộng => expansion (n): sự mở rộng
More and more: ngày càng nhiều
Lie in: nằm trong
Neglect (v): lơ là, phớt lờ
Ambition (n): danh vọng
Journal (n): báo, tập san
Publish in English: xuất bản bằng tiếng Anh
Network (v): kết nối
VII. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence. (1.5 pts)
29. Children nowadays seem to have lost their ____ in reading. [enjoy]
30. In this school, French is an optional subject, but English is ____. [compel]
31. I like everything about summer – the light, the ____ , the clothes – the whole caboodle.
[warm]
32. There has been a great ____ in Bao’s English. [improve]
33. As a student she lived very ____, rarely going out and buying very few clothes.
[economy] 
34. It is a form of anemia which is nearly always fatal if left  ____. [treat]

Answers:  29. enjoyment 31. warmth 33. economically

30. compulsory 32. improvement 34.untreated

anaemia = anemia: bệnh thiếu máu

VIII. Rearrange the groups of words in the correct order to make complete sentences. (0.5 pts)
35. eating meat / the restaurant / We go to / whenever we’re tired of / for vegetarians/./
36. they receive / if they are not / Consumers should complain / the service / satisfied with/./
 We go to the restaurant for vegetarians whenever we’re tired of eating meat.
Vegetarian: người ăn chay
 Consumers should complain if they are not satisfied with the service they receive.
 
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.  “Why do you like this job?”, Tom asked me.
→ Tom asked me why I liked that job.
38. He started listening to the radio at two o’clock.
→ He has been listening/listened to the radio since two o’clock.
39. I regret refusing his invitation.
→ If only I I had not refused his invitation.
40. Because he broke his leg, he couldn’t go to the concert.
→ Because of his broken leg, he couldn’t go to the concert.