ĐỀ TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 MÔN TIẾNG ANH (ĐỀ SỐ 5)

I. Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. (0,8 )
1. A. stopped B. agreed C. listened D. cleaned
2. A. wants B. says C. looks D. laughs
3. A. rather B. them C. neither D. think
4. A. butcher B. butter C. summer D. plumber

II. Choose the best answer. (3,2 )

1. I didn’t do well the written test. I __________ so many mistakes.

A. did B. made C. gave D. had

2. Wearing uniforms helps poor students feel equal _________ others.

A. up B. on C. off D. to

3. When did you pick ______ those English words?

A. up B. from C. by D. at

4. The girl is so ______ that everyone likes her.

A. beautiful B. beauty C. beautifully D. beautify

5. Thousands of lives were saved________ the scientists had warned them about the tsunami.

A. although B. however C. because D. therefore

6. No house in the village is ________than mine.

A. more beautiful B. beautifuler C. beautiful D. as beautiful

7. Mary often drinks coffee in the evening, ________?

A. doesn’t Jane B. does not she C. does she D. doesn’t she

8. The ________ will judge you on your quality and performance.

A. examining B. examinees C. examiners D. examination

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9. I wish Miss Brown _______ come here and stay with us next week.

A. should B. can C. would D. will

10. - John: “I have never traveled to America.” - Peter: “_________”

A. I have, either. B. I have, too. C. I haven’t, neither. D. I haven’t, either.

11. If I were you, I ______ English newspapers to improve the reading skill.

A. read B. will read C. reads D. would read

12. She looked so beautiful in her ______ dress.

A. white long wedding B. long white wedding C. wedding white long D. white wedding long

Mark the letter A, B, C, D to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part

13. I'll take a new job whose salary is fantastic.

A. expensive B. cheap C. interesting D. wonderful

14. Mr. Parker grows maize on his farm.

A. rice B. corn C. vegetable D. tree

Choose the best one

15. A: “Thank you very much.” - B: “______________”

A. That's very kind of you. B. You’re welcome. C. Great! D. Well done!

16. - Mother: “Could you do me a favor?” - Kate: “______________”

A. No, thanks. I’m fine. B. Yes, that’s kind of you. C. Yes, sure. D. Thanks. I'd love to.

III. Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting. (0,8)

1. Smith (A) is an (B) old customer and (C) the (D) honest man.

2. Our teacher said (A) that all the exercises (B) should done (C) at home (D).

3. She doesn’t (A) have (B) money enough (C) to buy (D) that expensive car.
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4. We are going (A) to have (B) all the windows repaint (C) next week (D).

IV. Correct the verb form. (0,8)

was having
1. At 6.30 last night, when I (have) ______ dinner, my friend phoned me.

have moved
2. They (move) _______ three times since they got married.

taking
3. Mrs Thanh suggests (take ) _______ showers to save water.

to live
4. I used (live) ________ in the countryside when I was a child.

V. Write the correct form of the word in brackets . (0,8)

performers
1. She is one of the greatest __________ to appear on this theatre. (perform)

cultural
2. We took part in the __________ activity at school last week. (culture)

irresponsibly
3. They were criticized for having acted __________ towards the environment. (responsible)

inventions
4. The Internet is one of the most important __________ of our life. (invent)

VI. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer (0,8)

Although most families in the United States enjoy a high living standard, many American women have to work
hard at home and in their offices. Despite their husbands' share of the housework, it is women (1) ______ have
to do most of the housekeeping tasks. In single-parent families, the mothers may not have many children to
(2)_______ care of, but they have to raise their families alone and have to provide for all the housekeeping
money. Therefore, the single mothers have (3) ________very hard to earn their living. (4) _______, in spite of
the fact that the single mothers have all the modern conveniences at their homes, they find that bringing up their
teenage children alone is not easy.

1. A. which B. who C. when D. whom

2. A. keep B. put C. get D. take
3. A. work B. to work C. working D. worked
4. A. Because of B. Although C. Moreover D. Because

VII. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions below (0,8)

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Ted Robinson has been worried all the week. Last Tuesday he received a letter from the local police. In the
letter he was asked to call at the station. Ted wondered why he was wanted by the police, but he went to the
station yesterday, and now he is not worried any more. At the station he was told by a smiling police-man that
his bicycle had been found.

Five years ago, the policeman told him, the bicycle was picked up in a small village four hundred miles away.
It’s now being sent to his home by train. Ted was most surprised when he heard the news. He was amused too,
because he never expected the bicycle to be found. It was stolen twenty years ago when Ted was a boy of
fifteen.

Because he received a letter asking him to call at the station from the local
1. Why was Ted worried all the week? -> police last Tuesday

2. What was he told at the police station? -> A smiling police told him that his bicycle had been found.

3. Was Ted surprised when he heard the news? -> Yes

4. How old is Ted now? -> 35

VIII. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions below (0,8)

Every nation and every country has its own customs and traditions. In Britain traditions play a more important
part in the life of the people than in other countries. Englishmen are proud of their traditions and carefully keep
them up. It has been a law for about 300 years that all theaters are closed on Sundays. No letters are delivered;
only a few Sunday papers are published.

To this day, an English family prefers a house with a garden to a modern house with central heating. English
people like gardens. Sometimes the garden in front of the house is a little square covered with cement painted
garden in imitation of grass and a box of flowers.

Holidays are especially rich in old traditions and are different in Scotland, Ireland, Wales and England.
Christmas is a great English national holiday, and in Scotland it is not kept, except by clerks in banks and all
shops and factories are working.

1. What is the best title for the passage?

A. British traditions B. British houses C. British holidays D. British people

2. What often happens on Sundays in Britain?

A. Gardening is done B. Letters are delivered

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C. Most papers are published D. Theaters are closed

3. What does the word “it” refer to?

A. Christmas B. holiday C. tradition D. Scotland

4. What does the word “published” in line 5 mean?

A. taken B. brought out C. sold D. bought

IX Rewrite the second sentence that has a similar meaning to the original one. (1,2 )

1. My father planted that tree in the garden last spring.

-> That tree was …………………………………….............................

planted in the garden by my father last spring.

2. She said: “My children are reading books in their room now.”

-> She said that ……………………………………………………......

her children was reading books in their room at the moment.

3. If you don’t put too much salt in the soup, we will eat it at all.

-> Unless …………………………………………………………………

you put too much salt in the soup, we will eat it at all.

4. The last time we taught in this school was in 2010.

taught in this school since 2010.

-> We haven’t ……………………………………………………………

5. Muong Thanh is higher than the other buildings in Viet Tri city.

-> No …………………………………………………………………………
buildings in Viet Tri city are higher than Muong Thanh.

6. He was punished because he behaved badly.

-> Because of …………………………………………………………………

his bad behaviour, he was punished.

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