Đề thi Tiếng Anh vào lớp 10

I. Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others by circling the letter A, B, C or D. (1.0 point)
1. A. fence
B. invent
C. media
D. spend
2. A. exist
B. despite
C. public
D. opinion
3. A. stayed
B. traveled
C. enjoyed
D. blocked
4. A. glasses
B. classes
C. boxes
D. clothes
5. A. clothing
B. cloth
C. ethnic
D. think
II. Choose the best word or phrase to complete each of the following sentences others by circling the letter A, B, C or D. (2.0 points)
1. My mother congratulated me_______ getting good marks in all my exams.
A. in
B. at
C. on
D. of
2. I’m really looking forward _______ to university.
A. to go
B. going
C. go
D. to going
3. Hoa failed her math test. _______, she has to do the test again.
A. However
B. Therefore
C. Because
D. So
4. Nam: Well done! You have been nominated as the most excellent football player in our school.
 Hung: _______.
A. It’s very nice of you to say so.
C. Oh, no. That is a normal thing.
B. Don’t mention it.
D. You are very wonderful.
5. Many people _______ were killed in that earthquake were sleeping and knew nothing about it.
A. whom
B. who
C. which
D. whose
6. Phong wishes he _______ Ha Noi some day.
A. will visit
B. visits
C. would visit
D. visit
7. _______ you want to keep fit, you should do more exercises.
A. Although
B. If
C. When
D. Whether
8. Do you want _______ by the doctor?
A. being examined 
B. to be examined
C. to examine
D. examining
9. He wonders _______ with my heavy luggage.
A. what I will do
B. what will I do
C. what I would do
D. what I do
10. Everyone looks much _______ today than they did yesterday.
A. happy
B. happily
C. more happily 
D. happier
11. They were ten minutes late but they came _______ last.
A. in
B. on
C. at
D. end
12. Would you mind _______ in this library?
A. not to smoke
B. not smoke
C. not smoking 
D. don’t smoke
13. We have been married _______ .
A. over twenty years
C. over twenty years ago
B. for over twenty years
D. since over twenty years
14. _ "How do you get to work?"	_ "_______"	
A. Every weekday.
B. It's a boring job.
C. It's a travel agency.
D. By bicycle. 
15. My family has decided _______ Da Lat in the summer.
A. visited
B. visit
C. visit
D. to visit
16. If he _______ hard, he will fail the final exam.
A. doesn’t work
B. works
C. didn’t work
D. worked
17. Don't be afraid. This snake is _______ .
A. harm
B. harmful
C. harmless
D. unharmed
18. She did the job_______.
A. succeed 	
B. successful
C. successfully
D. unsuccessful
19. The secretary to _______ I talked didn't know where the meeting was.
A. whom
B. which
C. that
D. who
20. Lan said that she didn’t think she _______ to pass the final exam.
A. has been able
B. will be able
C. is able to
D. would be able
III. Use the correct form of the word given to complete each sentence. Write your answer in the space provided below. (1.0 point)
1. Traveling by subway is fast, _______, and cheap.
2. Susan is attractive because she always dresses very _______. 	
3. The Internet is a very useful means of _______.
4. It was very _______ of you to leave the medicine where the children could get it.
5. The factory must be_______ as soon as possible.
 CONVENIENCE
 FASHION	 VILLAG
 COMMUNICATE
 CARE
 MODERN
Your answers:
1.
4
2.
5
3.
IV. Read the text below and choose the best answer to complete the text by circling the letter A, B, C or D. (2.0 points)
Everyone wants to reduce pollution. But the pollution problem is (1) ______ complicated as it is serious. It is complicated (2) ______ much pollution is caused by things that benefit people. (3)______, exhaust from automobiles causes a large percentage of air pollution. But the automobile (4)______ transportation for millions of people. Factories discharge much (5) ______ the material that pollutes the air and water, but factories give employment to a large number of people. Thus, to end (6)_______ greatly reduce pollution immediately, people would have to (7)______ using many things that benefit them. Most people do not want to do that, of course. But pollution can be (8) ______ reduced in several ways. Scientists and engineers can work to find ways to lessen the (9) ______ of pollution that such things as automobiles and factories cause. Governments can pass and enforce laws that (10) ______ businesses and traffic to stop, or to cut down on certain polluting activities.
1. A. as 
B. more
C. less
D. like
2. A. so 
B. while
C. though
D. because
3. A. Specific 
B. For example
C. Such as
D. Like
4. A. takes 
B. affords
C. carries
D. provides
5. A. about 
B. for
C. of
D. with
6. A. or 
B. and
C. as well
D. then
7. A. start 
B. continue
C. stop
D. go on
8. A. carefully 
B. unexpectedly
C. gradually
D. little
9. A. way 
B. figure
C. number
D. amount
10. A. forbid 
B. prevent
C. make
D. require
V. Read the following text and choose the best answer to each question by circling the letter A, B, C or D. (1.0 point) 
 Well, I think that living in Bangkok is very exciting. I haven’t lived here all my life. My family came here when I was three. But now it is my home. Nearly all my friends live here.
 It is our capital city, and very big. From morning till night there are crowds of people on the main streets. Some parts of the city are very noisy. I have a long journey to school every day, but I don’t mind because it is so interesting. There’s always something happening on the streets. There are all kinds of people selling things: fruits, flowers, cooked food, clothes, everything you could imagine. I really enjoy the excitement of the crowded streets and large modern buildings. I love walking around the streets with some other boys from my class at the weekend.
1. When did the writer move to Bangkok? 
A. When he was three months old.
C. When he was in grade three. 
B. At the age of three.
D. At the age of thirteen.
2. What does the word ‘main’ in line 4 mean?
A. quiet 
B. minor 
C. major 
D. clean
3. Why doesn’t the writer mind the long journey to his school?
A. Because he travels by bus.
B. Because he is selling fruits.
C. Because he can see many interesting things in the streets.
D. Because he can enjoy cooked food.
4. Which of the following sentences is NOT true?
A. The writer was born in Bangkok.
B. The writer’s house is very far from his school.
C. Bangkok is the capital city of Thailand.
D. Some streets in Bangkok are crowded and busy.
5. Who does the writer walk around the streets with at weekends?
A. his sister 
B. his brother 
C. his cousins 
 D. his classmates
VI. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. (1.4 points)
1. The story was very interesting to me.
 → I was .
2. She knows a lot more about it than I do.
 → I don’t know
3. It was such an interesting novel that I read it again and again. 
→ The novel ...................................................................................................................................
4. My mother was a worker in a factory when she was young.
 → My mother used ........................................................................................................................
5. “I’ll buy him a new computer after high school,” she said.
 → She promised............................................................................................................................
6. The children like candies but their parents don’t allow them to eat sweet food.
 → The children wish ..
7. Turn off all the lights before you go out.
 → All the lights must 
VII. Use the words given to make complete sentences. Make other changes or add other words if necessary. (1.6 points)
0. I / not / much time, / so / not / use / Internet / very often.
 - I do not have much time, so I do not use the Internet very often.
1. Internet / be / very fast / convenient way / get / information.
2. You / mind / if I / borrow / car /?
3. She / ask / what aspect / learn / English / I / find / most difficult. 
4. If / it / not rain / tomorrow / I / go / camping / my friends.
5. It / be / necessary / you / practice English / every day.
6. Because / heavy rain / many students / be late / class / yesterday.
7. My brother / often / spend / spare time / read / books / watch / television.
8. Everest / high / Mount / world.
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