SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10 THPT

HẢI PHÒNG NĂM HỌC 2022 - 2023

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
MÃ ĐỀ 656 Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Mark letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose main stress position is placed differently from
that of the others in each group.
Question 1: A. financial B. skyscraper C. fabulous D. negative
Question 2: A. generation B. environment C. communicate D. historical
Mark letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the part that is incorrect.
Question 3: I like watching the plays whom were written by William Shakespeare.
A. watching B. whom C. written D. plays
Question 4: Neither John nor his friends is going to the beach today.
A. the beach B. Neither C. nor D. is
Read the following passage and mark letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the
questions that follow.
Unlike life in the countryside, which is often considered to be simple and traditional, life in the
city is modern and complicated. People from different regions move to cities in the hope of having a
better life for themselves and their children. With plenty of job opportunities available in the city, the
inhabitants work as secretaries, businessmen, teachers, government officials, factory workers, street
vendors or construction workers and so on.
The high cost of living requires city dwellers, especially those with low income, to work harder
or to take part-time jobs. For many people, daily life typically involves getting up in the early morning
to do exercise in public parks, preparing for a hard day of working and studying, then travelling along
crowded boulevards or narrow streets filled with motor scooters and returning home late at night. They
usually live in large houses, high-rise apartment blocks or even in small rental rooms equipped with
modern facilities, like the Internet, telephone, television, and so on. Industrialization and modernization,
as well as global integration, have big impacts on lifestyle in cities. The most noticeable impact is the
Western style of clothes. The “Ao dai" - Vietnamese traditional clothes - is no longer regularly worn in
Vietnamese women's daily life. Instead, jeans, T-shirts and fashionable clothes are widely preferred.
Question 5: What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Advantages of living in the city B. Differences between country life and city life
C. Typical life of a city dweller D. Life in the city
Question 6: The most important reason why people move to the city is .
A. to have busy days B. to take part-time jobs
C. to look for a better life D. to look for a complicated life
Question 7: The word "impact" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to .
A. force B. action C. situation D. effect
Question 8: Industrialization and modernization may lead to .
A. the disappearance of Western-styled clothes
B. changes in lifestyles
C. the fact that women no longer wear Ao dai
D. global integration
Question 9: According to the passage, city life can offer city dwellers all of the following
things EXCEPT .
A. modern facilities B. friendly communication with neighbors
C. the Internet D. a variety of jobs in different fields
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word.
Question 10: It is very dangerous for children to swim in this river without supervision.
A. threatening B. convenient C. safe D. risky
Mark letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase to complete each of the sentences.
Question 11: He his homework before he went out with his friends last night.
A. finishes B. is finishing C. had finished D. will finish
Question 12: Duong and Daisy are talking about Duong's IELTS test.
- Duong: "I'm taking my IELTS test tomorrow."
- Daisy: " !”
A. Good job B. Good luck C. Good fortune D. Good outcome
Question 13: I'm very careful about what to eat, so I only eat fast food .
A. the sky's the limit B. over the moon
C. once in a blue moon D. out of this world
Question 14: The doctor suggested she _ more exercise to improve her health.
A. did B. doing C. does D. do
Mark letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from
that of the others in each group.
Question 15: A. sugar B. situate C. simplify D. section
Question 16: A. improved B. explored C. relaxed D. delayed
Mark letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct preposition or phrasal verb that completes each of the
sentences.
Question 17: The trip to the National Gallery has been until next Friday.
A. put off B. turned up C. looked into D. found out
Question 18: These factors contribute _ making city life more difficult for its residents.
A. with B. in C. on D. to
Read the following passage and mark letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer that fits each
blank.
Teenagers today live in a very competitive world. It is more important than ever to succeed at
school if they hope to have a chance in the job market afterwards. It's no wonder that many young
people (19) about letting down their parents, their peers and themselves. To try to please
everyone, they take on too many tasks until it becomes harder and harder to balance their homework
assignments, parties, sports activities and relationships. The result is that young people suffer stress.
There are different ways of dealing with stress. Everyone knows that caffeine, in the form of coffee or
soft drinks, keeps you awake and alert. But caffeine is a drug which can become (20) . In the
end, like other drugs, caffeine only leads to more stress. There are better ways to deal with stress.
Physical exercise is a good stress reliever (21) it increases certain chemicals in the brain
which calm you down. It is also advisable that you should get enough sleep at night and spend more
time hanging out with you friends or taking part in outdoor activities.
Question 19: A. inform B. inform C. worry D. talk
Question 20: A. likable B. reliable C. addictive D. negative
Question 21: A. however B. if C. although D. because
Mark letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to the given one.
Question 22: Richard no longer rides his motorbike to the countryside at the weekend.
A. Richard used to ride his motorbike to the countryside at the weekend.
B. Richard doesn't use to ride his motorbike to the countryside at the weekend.
C. Richard uses to ride his motorbike to the countryside at the weekend.
D. Richard didn't often ride his motorbike to the countryside at the weekend.
Question 23: We've never seen such an impressive firework display before.
A. This is the most impressive firework display we've ever seen.
B. This firework display is more impressive than some we've ever seen.
C. This firework display isn't as impressive as those we've seen.
D. This is one of the most impressive firework displays we've ever seen.
Question 24: Study harder or you won't pass the exam.
A. If you don't pass the exam, you will have to study harder.
B. If you don't study harder, you will fail the exam.
C. Only if you study harder, you will fail the exam.
D. Unless you study harder, you will pass the exam.
Question 25: My uncle is old, but he can play badminton with me every morning.
A. In spite being old, my uncle can play badminton with me every morning.
B. Although my uncle is old, he can play badminton with me every morning.
C. Although my uncle is old, but he can play badminton with me every morning.
D. Despite of his old age, my uncle can play badminton with me every morning.

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