Đề thi thử vào 10 môn Tiếng Anh ( đề số 1 đến đề số 10-có đáp án)

đề thi thử vào 10 môn tiếng anh

ĐỀ THI VÀO LỚP 10 MÔN TIẾNG ANH

NĂM HỌC 2019 – 2020

Đề 1  

I – Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (0,2)

  1. A. passed             B. watched                 C. played                   D. washed
  2. A. proud             B. about                     C. around                   D. would
  3. A. market             B. depart                    C. card                        D. scare
  4. A. entrance             B. paddy                    C. bamboo                 D. banyan
  5. A. problem             B. love                        C. box                         D. hobby

II – Choose the best answer from the four options given (marked A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence. (0,2)

  1. My house _________in 1986.
  2. is built             B. was building         C. was built               D. has been built
  3. The doctor _________me not to stay up too late at night.
  4. advised             B. suggested              C. insisted                  D. forced       
  5. Tomorrow we’ll go to Noi Bai Airport to meet Maryam, _________comes from Malaysia.
  6. who                         B. whom                     C. whose                    D. that
  7. His house looks very large and beautiful. It is _________house.
  8. a seven-room B. a seven-rooms      C. seven room           D. seven rooms
  9. If you get up early, you _________late.
  10. weren’t             B. wouldn’t be           C. aren’t                      D. won’t be
  11. It’s very hot today. I wish I _________on the beach now.
  12. am                         B. was                         C. were                       D. had been
  13. When he lived in the city, he _________to the theater twice a week.
  14. uses to go             B. has gone                C. used to go            D. was going
  15. My father asked us _________too much time playing computer games.
  16. not to spending             B. did not spend       C. not to spend          D. to not spent
  17. Hoai can not remember the name of the restaurant _________she ate her favorite roasted duck.
  18. which                         B. whose                    C. whom                     D. where
  19. If I were a flower, I _________a sunflower.
  20. was                         B. were                       C. will be                   D. would be
  21. Nobody went to the party, _________?
  22. does he             B. do they                  C. didn’t they                        D. did they
  23. It is nearly 3 months _________he visited his parents.
  24. while                         B. during                    C. since                      D. when
  25. _________population is another unpleasant result we have to solve.
  26. Increased             B. Increasing             C. The increase         D. To increase
  27. If we _________enough time, we’ll study this exercise more carefully.
  28. will have             B. have                       C. had                         D. would have
  29. What would you do, if you _________a UFO?
  30. see                         B. saw                         C. would see              D. had seen

III – Identify the underlined word/ phrase (A or B, C, D) that needs correcting to become an exact one. (0,2)

  1. The picture was painting by Michael last year.

          A                      B           C                     D

  1. There’s the woman who she sold me the handbag.

             A                B                            C           D

  1. Mr. Smith is going to buy a new Japanese car, doesn’t he?

               A                         B               C                           D

  1. I met a lot of interesting people while I was studying at Ho Chi Minh City.

             A                       B                     C                           D

  1. If I were you, I didn’t buy that expensive car.

        A              B         C                        D

IV – Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 26 – 30. (0,2)  (đề thi thử vào 10 môn tiếng anh)I went to Australia on a student program last year and I like to (1)_______you about it. I was very (2)_______when I knew I was going to Australia because I had never been there before. I didn’t think about the problems of speaking English (3)_______I met my host family. At first I couldn’t communicate with them because my English was so bad. All the five years I had been learning English wasn’t much used at all (4)_______we didn’t have real practice at school. Even though my grammar was good, my pronunciation wasn’t. My problem is (5)_______ ‘l’ and ‘r’. For example, Australian people often asked “What do you eat in Vietnam?” I wanted to tell them that we eat rice, but they didn’t understand when I said “We eat lice”…

  1. A. say                         B. tell                                      C. talk                         D. speak
  2. A. exciting             B. excites                               C. excited                  D. excite
  3. A. after                         B. until                                   C. when                      D. while
  4. A. although             B. even                                   C. because                 D. so
  5. A. pronouncing B. speaking                            C. reading                  D. telling
  6. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. (0,4)
  7. They suggested banning advertisements on TV.        

–     They suggested that advertisements on TV should be banned.

  1. People say that they bought this shop last year.

–     It is_______________________________________________________________________.

–     They are____________________________________________________________________.

  1. “How much do you think it will cost?” he said to me.

–     He asked me____________________________________________________________.

  1. Mr.Brown’s team has lost the game. He looks very sad.

–     Mr. Brown whose______________________________________________________.

  1. Do you know the man who sat next to me at Nam’s birthday party last night?

–     You know______________________________________________________________.

  1. It takes Minh 2 hours to do his homework every day.

–     Minh spends____________________________________________________________.

  1. We were late for school because of the heavy rain.

–     Because it_____________________________________________________________.

  1. My mother used to make us clean the house.

–     We used_______________________________________________________________.

  1. “I’m working in a restaurant, and don’t care much for it.”she said

–     She said______________________________________________________________.

  1. It’s two years since I last spoke to her.

–     I haven’t___________________________________________________________.

  1. Going swimming in the river in the summer is interesting.

–     It___________________________________________________________________.

KEY

I – Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (0,2)

  1. A. passed             B. watched                 C. played                   D. washed
  2. A. proud             B. about                     C. around                   D. would
  3. A. market             B. depart                    C. card                        D. scare
  4. A. entrance             B. paddy                    C. bamboo                 D. banyan
  5. A. problem             B. love                        C. box                         D. hobby

II – Choose the best answer from the four options given (marked A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence. (0,2)

  1. My house _________in 1986.
  2. is built             B. was building         C. was built               D. has been built
  3. The doctor _________me not to stay up too late at night.
  4. advised             B. suggested              C. insisted                  D. forced       
  5. Tomorrow we’ll go to Noi Bai Airport to meet Maryam, _________comes from Malaysia.
  6. who                         B. whom                     C. whose                    D. that
  7. His house looks very large and beautiful. It is _________house.
  8. a sevenroom B. a seven-rooms      C. seven room           D. seven rooms
  9. If you get up early, you _________late.
  10. weren’t             B. wouldn’t be           C. aren’t                      D. won’t be
  11. It’s very hot today. I wish I _________on the beach now.
  12. am                         B. was                         C. were                       D. had been
  13. When he lived in the city, he _________to the theater twice a week.
  14. uses to go             B. has gone                C. used to go            D. was going
  15. My father asked us _________too much time playing computer games.
  16. not to spending             B. did not spend       C. not to spend          D. to not spent
  17. Hoai can not remember the name of the restaurant _________she ate her favorite roasted duck.
  18. which                         B. whose                    C. whom                     D. where
  19. If I were a flower, I _________a sunflower.
  20. was                         B. were                       C. will be                   D. would be
  21. Nobody went to the party, _________?
  22. does he             B. do they                  C. didn’t they                        D. did they
  23. It is nearly 3 months _________he visited his parents.
  24. while                         B. during                    C. since                      D. when
  25. _________population is another unpleasant result we have to solve.
  26. Increased             B. Increasing             C. The increase         D. To increase
  27. If we _________enough time, we’ll study this exercise more carefully.
  28. will have             B. have                       C. had                         D. would have
  29. What would you do, if you _________a UFO?
  30. see                         B. saw                         C. would see              D. had seen

III – Identify the underlined word/ phrase (A or B, C, D) need correcting to become an exact one. (0,2)

  1. The picture was painting by Michael last year.                                                 (was painted)

          A                      B           C                     D

  1. There’s the woman who she sold me the handbag.                                     (NOT she)

             A                B                         C            D

  1. Mr. Smith is going to buy a new Japanese car, doesn’t he?                         (isn’t he)

               A                         B               C                           D

  1. I met a lot of interesting people while I was studying at Ho Chi Minh City. (in)

             A                       B                     C                           D

  1. If I were you, I didn’t buy that expensive car.                                                 (wouldn’t)

        A              B         C                        D

IV – Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 26 – 30. (0,2)

            I went to Australia on a student program last year and I like to (26)_______you about it. I was very (27)_______when I knew I was going to Australia because I had never been there before. I didn’t think about the problems of speaking English (28)_______I met my host family. At first I couldn’t communicate with them because my English was so bad. All the five years I had been learning English wasn’t much used at all (29)_______we didn’t have real practice at school. Even though my grammar was good, my pronunciation wasn’t. My problem is (30)_______ ‘l’ and ‘r’. For example, Australian people often asked “What do you eat in Vietnam?” I wanted to tell them that we eat rice, but they didn’t understand when I said “We eat lice”…

  1. A. say                         B. tell                                      C. talk                         D. speak
  2. A. exciting             B. excites                               C. excited                  D. excite
  3. A. after                         B. until                                   C. when                      D. while
  4. A. although             B. even                                   C. because                 D. so
  5. A. pronouncing B. speaking                            C. reading                  D. telling
  6. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. (0,4)
  7. They suggested banning advertisements on TV.        

–     They suggested that advertisements on TV should be banned.

  1. People say that they bought this shop last year.

–    It is  said that they bought this shop last year.   /  –  They are said  to have bought this shop last year.

  1. “How much do you think it will cost?” he said to me.

–     He asked me how much I thought it would cost.

  1. Mr.Brown’s team has lost the game.He looks very sad.

–     Mr. Brown whose team has lost the game looks very sad. 

  1. Do you know the man who sat next to me at Nam’s birthday party last night?

–     You know the man who sat next to me at Nam’s birthday party last night, don’t you?

  1. It takes Minh 2 hours to do his homework every day.

–     Minh spends 2 hours doing his homework every day.

  1. We were late for school because of the heavy rain.

–     Because it  rained heavily, we were late for school.

  1. My mother used to make us clean the house.

–     We used to be made to clean the house by my mother.

  1. “I’m working in a restaurant, and don’t care much for it.”she said

–     She said that she was working in a restaurant and didn’t care much for it.

  1. It’s two years since I last spoke to her.

  –     I haven’t spoken to her for two years.

  1. Going swimming in the river in the summer is interesting.

–     It is interesting to go swimming in the river in the summer.

Đề 2

I – Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (0,2)

  1. A. claimed             B. warned                  C. occurred                D. existed
  2. A. health                         B. appear                   C. ready                     D. heavy
  3. A. tidal                         B. sight                       C. mineral                  D. describe
  4. A. though             B. throw                     C. through                  D. thought
  5. A. thunder             B. erupt                      C. trust                       D. pull

II – Choose the best answer from the four options given (marked A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence. (0,2)

  1. I can’t understand the French visitors. I wish I ________French.
  2. knew                         B. will know              C. know                      D. have known
  3. The church ________about 100 years ago.
  4. is built             B. was built               C. will be built          D. has been built
  5. People in Israel are going to celebrate their festival ________is called Passover.
  6. whose                         B. who                                    C. which                     D. where
  7. ________I was really tired , I couldn’t sleep.
  8. Even though             B. So                           C. Therefore              D. Because of
  9. Lan is very tired. ________, she has to finish her assignment before going to bed.
  10. Although             B. So                           C. Therefore              D. However
  11. I suggest ________some money for poor children.
  12. raise                         B. to raise                  C. raised                     D. raising
  13. She asked me if I ________a laptop computer the following day.
  14. buy                         B. will buy                 C. bought                   D. would buy
  15. I ________telephone her if I knew her number.
  16. would             B. have to                  C. will                         D. shall
  17. Honda motorbikes ________in Viet Nam.
  18. produce                         B. will produce         C. are produced        D. would be produced
  19. We have learnt English ________2001.
  20. for                         B. since                      C. in                            D. during
  21. We ________already ________Huong Pagoda.
  22. were…seeing B. have…seen                       C. are…seeing                      D. will…see
  23. All the houses in the area ________immediately.
  24. has to rebuilt             B. had to rebuild       C. have to be rebuilt            D. have to rebuild
  25. If he ________soon, he might miss the train.
  26. isn’t coming             B. doesn’t come        C. won’t come                       D. didn’t come
  27. Mr. Long said that he ________in Ho Chi Minh City.
  28. lived                         B. is living                 C. has lived               D. will live
  29. Your sister works in a foreign company, ________she?
  30. isn’t                         B. didn’t                     C. wasn’t                    D. doesn’t

III- Identify the underlined word/ phrase (A or B,C,D) that needs correcting to become an exact one. (0,2)

  1. My sister enjoys read about wild animals and natural mysteries.            

                               A           B              C                     D

  1. Mr. Thach who sing English songs very well is my teacher of English.            

                A             B                         C                              D

  1. My father asked us not to spending too much time playing computer games.

                          A                   B                          C            D

  1. Ba can play the piano better more than his friends can

                  A                         B           C                            D

  1. We can save nature resources by using solar energy.

                     A                               B                 C            D

IV – Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 26 – 30. (0,2)

            Today, supermarkets are found in almost every large city in the world. But the first supermarket (26)_________opened only fifty years ago. It was opened in New York by a man named Michael Cullen.

            A supermarket is different (27)___________other types of stores in several ways. In supermarkets, goods are placed on open shelves. The (28)__________ choose what they want and take them to the checkout counter. This means that fewer shop assistants are needed than in other stores. The way products are displayed is another difference between supermarkets and many other types of stores; (29)__________ example, in supermarkets, there is usually a display of small inexpensive items just in front of the checkout counter: candies, chocolates, magazines, cheap foods and so on.

            Most customers (30)__________go to a supermarket buy goods from a shopping list. They know exactly what they need to buy. They do the shopping according to a plan.

  1. A. is                         B. has been                C. was                         D. were
  2. A. in                         B. from                       C. of                            D. with
  3. A. customers             B. managers               C. assistants              D. sellers
  4. A. in                         B. for                          C. of                            D. by
  5. A. who                         B. what                       C. which                     D. whom

V –  Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. (0,4)

  1. They have just sold that old house.

–      That old house______________________________________________________________.

  1. In spite of the bad weather, they had a wonderful holiday.

–      Although______________________________________________________________.

  1. They will build a new mall here.

–      A new mall_______________________________________________________________.

  1. Unless he takes these pills, he won’t be better.

–      If_________________________________________________________________.

  1. Despite working hard, he can’t support his large family.

–      Although_______________________________________________________________.

VI – Complete each of the following sentences, using the words given. (0,4)

  1. If/ it/ not rain/ tomorrow/ I/ go/ camping/ my friends.

–       ___________________________________________________________________.

  1. If/ I/ meet/ alien/ outer space/ I/ invite/ home/ talk.

–       __________________________________________________________________.

  1. I/ never/ travelled/ by/ air.

–       ____________________________________________________________________.

  1. The students/ study/ for exam/ now.

–       ___________________________________________________________________.

  1. It/ be/ such/ cold day/ we/ decide/ not/ go out.

–       _____________________________________________________________.

KEY

I – Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (0,2)

  1. A. claimed             B. warned                  C. occurred                D. existed
  2. A. health                         B. appear                   C. ready                     D. heavy
  3. A. tidal                         B. sight                       C. mineral                  D. describe
  4. A. though                         B. throw                     C. through                  D. thought
  5. A. thunder             B. erupt                      C. trust                       D. pull

II – Choose the best answer from the four options given (marked A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence. (0,2)

  1. I can’t understand the French visitors. I wish I ________French.
  2. knew                         B. will know              C. know                      D. have known
  3. The church ________about 100 years ago.
  4. is built             B. was built               C. will be built                      D. has been built
  5. People in Israel are going to celebrate their festival________is called Passover.
  6. whose                         B.who                         C. which                     D. where
  7. ________I was really tired , I couldn’t sleep.
  8. Even though             B. So                           C. Therefore              D. Because of
  9. Lan is very tired. ________, she has to finish her assignment before going to bed.
  10. Although             B. So                           C. Therefore              D. However
  11. I suggest ________some money for poor children.
  12. raise                         B. to raise                  C. raised                     D. raising
  13. She asked me if I _______a laptop computer the following day.
  14. buy                         B. will buy                 C. bought                   D. would buy
  15. I ________telephone her if I knew her number.
  16. would             B. have to                  C. will                         D. shall
  17. Honda motorbikes ________in Viet Nam.
  18. produce                         B. will produce         C. are produced       D. would be produced
  19. We have learnt English ________2001.
  20. for                         B. since                      C. in                            D. during
  21. We ________already _______Huong Pagoda.
  22. were…seeing B. haveseen                       C. are…seeing                      D. will…see
  23. All the houses in the area ________immediately.
  24. has to rebuilt             B. had to rebuild       C. have to be rebuilt            D. have to rebuild
  25. If he ________soon, he might miss the train.
  26. isn’t coming             B. doesn’t come        C. won’t come                       D. didn’t come
  27. Mr. Long said that he ________in Ho Chi Minh City.
  28. lived                         B. is living                 C. has lived               D. will live
  29. Your sister works in a foreign company, ________she?
  30. isn’t                         B. didn’t                     C. wasn’t                    D. doesn’t

III- Identify the underlined word/ phrase (A or B, C, D) that needs correcting to become an exact one. (0,2)

  1. My sister enjoys read about wild animals and natural mysteries.            

                        A          B                     C                     D

  1. Mr. Thach who sing English songs very well is my teacher of English.            

              A                  B              C                         D

  1. My father asked us not to spending too much time playing computer games.

                          A                   B                             C           D

  1. Ba can play the piano better more than his friends can

                  A                         B           C                            D

  1. We can save nature resources by using solar energy.

                     A                               B                 C               D

IV – Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 26 – 30. (0,2)

            Today, supermarkets are found in almost every large city in the world. But the first supermarket (26)_________opened only fifty years ago. It was opened in New York by a man named Michael Cullen.

            A supermarket is different (27)___________other types of stores in several ways. In supermarkets, goods are placed on open shelves. The (28)__________ choose what they want and take them to the checkout counter. This means that fewer shop assistants are needed than in other stores. The way products are displayed is another difference between supermarkets and many other types of stores; (29)__________ example, in supermarkets, there is usually a display of small inexpensive items just in front of the checkout counter: candies, chocolates, magazines, cheap foods and so on.

            Most customers (30)__________go to a supermarket buy goods from a shopping list. They know exactly what they need to buy. They do the shopping according to a plan.

  1. A. is                         B. has been                C. was                         D. were
  2. A. in                         B. from                       C. of                            D. with
  3. A. customers             B. managers               C. assistants              D. sellers
  4. A. in                         B. for                          C. of                            D. by
  5. A. who                         B. what                       C. which                     D. whom

V –  Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. (0,4)

  1. They have just sold that old house.            

–  That old house has just been sold (by them).

  1. In spite of the bad weather, they had a wonderful holiday.

–      Although the weather was bad, they had a wonderful holiday.

  1. They will build a new mall here.                        

–  A new mall will be built here (by them).

  1. Unless he takes these pills, he won’t be better.

–  If he does not take these pills, he won’t be better.

  1. Depite working hard, he can’t support his large family.

–      Although he works hard, he can’t support his large family.

VI – Complete each of the following sentences, using the words given. (0,4)

  1. If/ it/ not rain/ tomorrow/ I/ go/ camping/ my friends.

–       If it does not rain tomorrow, I will go camping with my friends.

  1. If/ I/ meet/ alien/ outer space/ I/ invite/ home/ talk.

–       If I met an alien from outer space, I would invite him/her/it to my home and talk/ to talk.

  1. I/ never/ travelled/ by/ air.                         –       I have never travelled by air.
  2. The students/ study/ for exam/ now.             –       The students are studying for their exam now.
  3. It/ be/ such/ cold day/ we/ decide/ not/ go out.

–       It was such a cold day that we decided not to go out.

 

Đề 3

I –  Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (0,2)

  1. A. information             B. informative           C. forward                 D. formal
  2. A. shout                         B. through                  C. mountain               D. household
  3. A. teenager             B. message                 C. village                   D. advantage
  4. A. control             B. folk                        C. remote                   D. documentary
  5. A. access                         B. website                  C. violent                   D. internet

II – Choose the best answer from the four options given (marked A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence. (0,2)

  1. They _________Ho Chi Minh City last summer.
  2. visit                         B. will visit                C. have visit              D. visited
  3. He asked me if I _________to school by bicycle every day.
  4. am going             B. go                           C. was going              D. went
  5. _________Friday morning, there is a meeting between 11am and 1 pm.
  6. In                         B. For                         C. On                          D. At
  7. The article was posted by Jimhello on Tuesday,_________?
  8. didn’t it             B. wasn’t it                C. was it                     D. did it
  9. She was sick yesterday, _________she was absent from school.
  10. since                         B. so                           C. because                 D. but
  11. You really saw a UFO, _________?
  12. aren’t you             B. don’t you              C. didn’t you             D. weren’t you
  13. If Mr. John _________rich, he would travel around the world.
  14. is                         B. will be                   C. was                         D. were
  15. Lan ________the train if she _________in a hurry.
  16. will miss/ is not B. misses/ is not        C. misses/ is             D. will miss/ does not
  17. The book _________is on the table belongs to my brother.
  18. which             B. where                     C. whose                    D. who
  19. I didn’t go to the party yesterday because _________.
  20. I am sick             B. I will be sick         C. I was sick              D. I would be sick
  21. _________it was so cold, he went out without an overcoat.
  22. Although             B. Since                      C. If                             D. Because
  23. Tom said that he _________in Leeds in England.
  24. is living             B. has lived               C. lived                      D. were living
  25. He asked me_________.
  26. what my phone number                         B. what my phone number were
  27. what my phone number was                         D. what was my phone number
  28. Don’t forget to buy me a dictionary,_________?
  29. do you                         B. will you                 C. shall you               D. don’t you
  30. The examiner didn’t tell me _________I passed or not.
  31. whether             B. how                                    C. if                             D. why

III – Identify the underlined word/ phrase (A or B,C,D) that needs correcting to become an exact one. (0,2)

  1. I saw the men, the women and the cattle which went to the field.            

                                    A                          B         C        D

  1. Look at the two dictionarys and you will see they are the same in some ways.

     A                            B                       C                   D

  1. There is no water in the house. If there is, we could cook dinner.            

                          A                                    B                        C       D

  1. She did her test careful last week.                                                                                    

                A         B       C           D

  1. Would you mind turn on the lights, please? It’s too dark for me to read.         

           A                           B                                              C                      D

IV – Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 26 – 30. (0,2)

            Today, computer companies sell many different programs for computers. First, there are programs for doing math problems. (26)_________, there are programs for scientific studies. Third, some programs are like fancy typewriters. They are often used by writers and business people. Other (27)_________are made for courses in schools and universities. And finally, there are programs for fun. They include word games and puzzles for children and adults.

            There are many wonderful new computer programs, but there are other reasons to like (28)_________. Some people like the way computers hum and sing when they (29)_________. It is a happy sound, like the sounds of toy and childhood. Computers also have lights and pretty pictures. And computers even seem to have personalities. That may sound strange, but computers seem to have feelings. Sometimes they seem happy, sometimes they seem angry. It is easy (30)_________they are like people.

  1. A. Two                         B. Second                  C. Twice                     D. Double
  2. A. programs             B. people                   C. students                 D. typewriters
  3. A. programs             B. reasons                  C. games                    D. computers
  4. A. work                         B. have worked         C. are working          D. worked
  5. A. to think             B. thinking                 C. for thinking                      D. that thought

V –  Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. (0,4)

  1. Can you use this computer?           

– You can________________________________________?

  1. I can’t remember the answers to these questions.

–      I wish___________________________________________________________________ .

  1. “I must go to Ha Noi tomorrow.” said Nam.

–      Nam said_______________________________________________________________ .

  1. Nga spends 4 hours a day practicing English with her friends.

–      It takes_______________________________________________________________ .

  1. We take our umbrellas because it is raining heavily.

–      It is___________________________________________________________________ .

VI – Complete each of the following sentences, using the words given. (0,4)

  1. You / mind / if I / borrow / car / ?            

-__________________________________________.

  1. Tom / always / going / home / late / so / mother / be/ angry / .

–      ____________________________________________________________________.

  1. It / be/ necessary / you/ practice English / every day / .

–      _______________________________________________________________.

  1. Compost / can / made / household / garden waste / .

–      ____________________________________________________________________.

  1. Flight 710 / Chicago / take off / ten / minutes / .

–      ____________________________________________________________________.

 

KEY

I –  Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (0,2)

  1. A. information             B. informative           C. forward                 D. formal
  2. A. shout                         B. through                 C. mountain               D. household
  3. A. teenager             B. message                 C. village                   D. advantage
  4. A. control             B. folk                        C. remote                   D. documentary
  5. A. access                         B. website                  C. violent                   D. internet

II – Choose the best answer from the four options given (marked A, B,C, or D) to complete each sentence. (0,2)

  1. They_________Ho Chi Minh City last summer.
  2. visit                         B. will visit                C. have visit              D. visited
  3. He asked me if I_________to school by bicycle every day.
  4. am going             B. go                           C. was going              D. went
  5. _________Friday morning, there is a meeting between 11am and 1 pm.
  6. In                         B. For                         C. On                          D. At
  7. The article was posted by Jimhello on Tuesday,_________?
  8. didn’t it             B. wasn’t it                C. was it                     D. did it
  9. She was sick yesterday,_________she was absent from school.
  10. since                         B. so                           C. because                 D. but
  11. You really saw a UFO, _________?
  12. aren’t you             B. don’t you              C. didn’t you             D. weren’t you
  13. If Mr. John_________rich, he would travel around the world.
  14. is                         B. will be                   C. was                         D. were
  15. Lan_________the train if she_________in a hurry.
  16. will miss/ is not B. misses/ is not        C. misses/ is             D. will miss/ does not
  17. The book_________is on the table belongs to my brother.
  18. which                         B. where                     C. whose                    D. who
  19. I didn’t go to the party yesterday because _________.
  20. I am sick             B. I will be sick         C. I was sick              D. I would be sick
  21. _________it was so cold, he went out without an overcoat.
  22. Although             B. Since                      C. If                             D. Because
  23. Tom said that he_________in Leeds in England.
  24. is living             B. has lived               C. lived                       D. were living
  25. He asked me_________.
  26. what my phone number                         B. what my phone number were
  27. what my phone number was                         D. what was my phone number
  28. Don’t forget to buy me a dictionary,_________?
  29. do you                         B. will you                 C. shall you               D. don’t you
  30. The examiner didn’t tell me_________I passed or not.
  31. whether             B. how                                    C. if                             D. why

III – Identify the underlined word/ phrase (A or B,C,D) that needs correcting to become exact one. (0,2)

  1. I saw the men, the women and the cattle which went to the field.             (that)

                                    A                             B             C         D

  1. Look at the two dictionarys and you will see they are the same in some ways. (dictionaries)       

                                        A                              B                       C               D

  1. There is no water in the house. If there is, we could cook dinner.             (there was) 

                          A                                    B                        C       D

  1. She did her test careful last week.                                                             (carefully)                

                A         B       C           D

  1. Would you mind turn on the lights, please? It’s too dark for me to read.          (turning on)

           A                           B                                              C                      D

IV – Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 26 – 30. (0,2)

            Today, computer companies sell many different programs for computers. First, there are programs for doing math problems. (26)_________, there are programs for scientific studies. Third, some programs are like fancy typewriters. They are often used by writers and business people. Other (27)_________are made for courses in schools and universities. And finally, there are programs for fun. They include word games and puzzles for children and adults.

            There are many wonderful new computer programs, but there are other reasons to like (28)_________. Some people like the way computers hum and sing when they (29)_________. It is a happy sound, like the sounds of toy and childhood. Computers also have lights and pretty pictures. And computers even seem to have personalities. That may sound strange, but computers seem to have feelings. Sometimes they seem happy, sometimes they seem angry. It is easy (30)_________they are like people.

  1. A. Two                         B. Second                  C. Twice                     D. Double
  2. A. programs             B. people                   C. students                 D. typewriters
  3. A. programs             B. reasons                  C. games                    D. computers
  4. A. work                         B. have worked         C. are working          D. worked
  5. A. to think             B. thinking                 C. for thinking                      D. that thought

V –  Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. (0,4)

  1. Can you use this computer?            – You can  use this computer, can’t you?
  2. I can’t remember the answers to these questions.

–      I wish  I could remember the answers to these questions.

  1. “I must go to Ha Noi tomorrow.” said Nam.

–      Nam said  he had to go to Ha Noi the next/following day .

  1. Nga spends 4 hours a day practicing English with her friends.

–      It takes Nga 4 hours a day to practice English with her friends.

  1. We take our umbrellas because it is raining heavily.

–      It is  raining heavily, so we take our umbrellas.

VI – Complete each of the following sentences, using the words given. (0,4)

  1. You / mind /if I / borrow / car / ?

–      Do you mind if I borrow your car?/ Would you mind if I borrowed your car?

  1. Tom / always / going / home / late / so / mother / be/ angry / .

–      Tom is always going home late, so his mother is very angry.

  1. It / be/ necessary / you/ practice English / every day.

–      It is necessary for you to practice English every day.

  1. Compost / can / made / household / garden waste / .

–      Compost can be made from  household and garden waste.

  1. Flight 710 / Chicago / take off / ten / minutes / .

–      The flight 710 to Chicago takes off  in ten minutes.

 

Đề 4

I –  Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (0,2)

  1. A. wanted             B. needed                   C. dedicated              D. watched
  2. A. dislike             B. design                    C. music                     D. light
  3. A. know             B. so                           C. go                           D. now
  4. A. that                         B. their                       C. the                          D. thank
  5. A. number             B. return                     C. summer                 D. product

II – Choose the best answer from the four options given (marked A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence. (0,2)

  1. Have you ever met the man ________Mary’s cousin?
  2. who married B. who is married     C. whom married      D. who was married
  3. They are living in a house that ________in 1930.
  4. is built                         B. was built               C. built                       D. was building
  5. If the weather ________worse, we won’t go to the beach.
  6. gets                         B. will get                  C. got                          D. would get
  7. I’m learning English ________I want to get a good job after school.
  8. but                         B. because                 C. so                           D. therefore
  9. She’d love to take part in the evening class. ________, she has to look after the baby in the evening.
  10. Therefore             B. However               C. but                         D. Although
  11. My sister is very fond ________eating chocolate candy.
  12. at                         B. about                     C. of                            D. with
  13. Paul was ________sad about his exam results that he didn’t smile all week.
  14. such                         B. enough                  C. too                          D. so
  15. I suggest ________a short cut through the park. It’ll take much less time.
  16. take                         B. to take                   C. taking                    D. took
  17. Why ________go to the park for a change?
  18. we don’t             B. don’t we                C. we should             D. we should not
  19. My sister is very ________of spiders.
  20. terror             B. terrify                    C. terrified                 D. terrifying
  21. Ba wishes he ________have a new bicycle.
  22. may                         B. will                         C. can                         D. could
  23. This pen, ________is made of gold, was given to me by my father on my 14th birthday.
  24. that                         B. which                     C. whose                    D. when
  25. The interviewer asked me why I ________learning English.
  26. like                         B. will like                 C. liked                      D. would like
  27. Your father doesn’t work in that bank, ________he?
  28. is                         B. isn’t                                   C. does                       D. doesn’t 
  29. My father ________for the car factory since 1995.
  30. worked             B. was working         C. has worked                       D. is working

III – Identify the underlined word/ phrase (A or B, C, D) that needs correcting to become an exact one. (0,2)

  1. I haven’t got some money to buy that English book.

                    A           B                   C                     D

  1. If I am you, I would take a taxi to the airport.

         A                 B                C                     D

  1. Tam Dao is one of the mountainously areas of Vinh Phuc province.
  2. Thank you for looking up the children while I was out.

                            A          B                C                             D

  1. The teacher said that she would attend the class meeting following day.

                              A                           B                     C                     D        

IV – Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 26 – 30. (0,2)

            Plants supply man with food clothing, and shelter- his most important needs.

            Many of our most useful medicines are also made (26)_________plants. In addition, plants add beauty and pleasure to our lives. Most people enjoy the smell of flowers, the sight field of waving grain, and the quiet of a forest. Not (27)_______plants are helpful to man. Some species grow in fields and gardens  as weeds that choke off useful plants. Tiny hits of pollen from (28)_______plants cause such (29)_________as asthma and hay fever. Other plants destroy millions of dollars (30)_______of crops yearly.

  1. A. of                         B. from                       C. by                           D. with
  2. A. all                         B. every                     C. any                         D. some
  3. A. any                         B. certain                   C. most                       D. all
  4. A. accidents             B. diseases                 C. misfortune                        D. disasters
  5. A. worth             B. value                      C. price                      D. money

V – Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one. (0,4)

  1. “Do you know Long’s address?” he asked me.
  2. He asked me for Long’s address. B. He asked me if someone knew Long’s address.
  3. He asked me if I know Long’s address. D. He asked me if I knew Long’s address.
  4. They are building a new bridge over the river.
  5. A new bridge is building over the river. B. A new bridge is being built over the river.
  6. A new bridge is going to build over the river. D. A new bridge is built over the river.
  7. I used to go to the cinema on Sundays.
  8. I usually went to the cinema on Sundays. B. I got used to going the cinema on Sundays.
  9. I didn’t go to the cinema on Sundays. D. I usually go to the cinema on Sundays.
  10. You feel unhealthy because you don’t take any exercise.
  11. If you don’t take any exercise, you will feel unhealthy.
  12. If you took more exercise, you would feel healthier.
  13. If you take more exercise, you will feel healthier.
  14. If you were healthier, you would take more exercise.
  15. Unless we protect the environment, our life will be badly affected.
  16. If we protect the environment, our life will be badly affected.
  17. If we don’t protect the environment, our life will be badly affected.
  18. If we don’t protect the environment, our life won’t be badly affected.
  19. If our life is badly affected, we will protect the environment.

VI – Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. (0,4)

  1. If he doesn’t work harder, he’ll lose his job.

            – Unless____________________________________.

  1. I have never been here before.            

– It is the first________________________________.

  1. You have read this novel, haven’t you?

– Have you__________________________________?

  1. It was raining hard, so we had to cancel the game.

–     We had to_______________________________________________________________.

  1. It’s very wonderful to spend the weekend in the countryside.

–     Spending_____________________________________________________________.

 

KEY

I –  Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (0,2)

  1. A. wanted             B. needed                   C. dedicated              D. watched
  2. A. dislike             B. design                    C. music                     D. light
  3. A. know             B. so                           C. go                           D. now
  4. A. that                         B. their                       C. the                          D. thank
  5. A. number             B. return                    C. summer                 D. product

II – Choose the best answer from the four options given (marked A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence. (0,2)

  1. Have you ever met the man________Mary’s cousin?
  2. who married B. who is married     C. whom married      D. who was married
  3. They are living in a house that________in 1930.
  4. is built                         B. was built               C. built                       D. was building
  5. If the weather________worse, we won’t go to the beach.
  6. gets                         B. will get                  C. got                          D. would get
  7. I’m learning English ________I want to get a good job after school.
  8. but                         B. because                 C. so                           D. therefore
  9. She’d love to take part in the evening class. ________, she has to look after the baby in the evening.
  10. Therefore                 B. However                C. but                         D. Although
  11. My sister is very fond________eating chocolate candy.
  12. at                         B. about                     C. of                            D. with
  13. Paul was________sad about his exam results that he didn’t smile all week.
  14. such                         B. enough                  C. too                          D. so
  15. I suggest________a short cut through the park. It’ll take much less time.
  16. take                         B. to take                   C. taking                    D. took
  17. Why________go to the park for a change?
  18. we don’t             B. don’t we                C. we should             D. we should not
  19. My sister is very________of spiders.
  20. terror             B. terrify                    C. terrified                 D. terrifying
  21. Ba wishes he________have a new bicycle.
  22. may                         B. will                         C. can                         D. could
  23. This pen, ________is made of gold, was given to me by my father on my 14th birthday.
  24. that                         B. which                     C. whose                    D. when
  25. The interviwer asked me why I ________learning English.
  26. like                         B. will like                 C. liked                       D. would like
  27. Your father doesn’t work in that bank,________he?
  28. is                         B. isn’t                                   C. does                       D. doesn’t 
  29. My father________for the car factory since 1995.
  30. worked             B. was working         C. has worked                       D. is working

III – Identify the underlined word/ phrase (A or B,C,D) that needs correcting to become an exact one. (0,2)

  1. I haven’t got some money to buy that English book.

                    A           B                   C                     D

  1. If I am you, I would take a taxi to the airport.

         A                 B                C                     D

  1. Tam Dao is one of the mountainously areas of Vinh Phuc province.
  2. Thank you for looking up the children while I was out.

                            A          B                C                             D

  1. The teacher said that she would attend the class meeting following day.

                              A                           B                     C                     D        

IV – Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 26 – 30. (0,2)

Plants supply man with food clothing, and shelter- his most important needs.

Many of our most useful medicines are also made (26)_________plants. In addition, plants add beauty and pleasure to our lives. Most people enjoy the smell of flowers, the sight field of waving grain, and the quiet of a forest. Not (27)_______plants are helpful to man. Some species grow in fields and gardens  as weeds that choke off useful plants. Tiny hits of pollen from (28)_______plants cause such (29)_________as asthma and hay fever. Other plants destroy millions of dollars (30)_______of crops yearly.

  1. A. of                         B. from                       C. by                           D. with
  2. A. all                         B. every                     C. any                         D. some
  3. A. any                         B. certain                   C. most                       D. all
  4. A. accidents             B. diseases                C. misfortune                        D. disasters
  5. A. worth             B. value                      C. price                      D. money

V – Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one. (0,4)

  1. “Do you know Long’s address?” he asked me.
  2. He asked me for Long’s address. B. He asked me if someone knew Long’s address.
  3. He asked me if I know Long’s address. D. He asked me if I knew Long’s address.
  4. They are building a new bridge over the river.
  5. A new bridge is building over the river. B. A new bridge is being built over the river.
  6. A new bridge is going to build over the river. D. A new bridge is built over the river.
  7. I used to go to the cinema on Sundays.
  8. I usually went to the cinema on Sundays. B. I got used to going the cinema on Sundays.
  9. I didn’t go to the cinema on Sundays. D. I usually go to the cinema on Sundays.
  10. You feel unhealthy because you don’t take any exercise.
  11. If you don’t take any exercise, you will feel unhealthy.
  12. If you took more exercise, you would feel healthier.
  13. If you take more exercise, you will feel healthier.
  14. If you were healthier, you would take more exercise.
  15. Unless we protect the environment, our life will be badly affected.
  16. If we protect the environment, our life will be badly affected.
  17. If we don’t protect the environment, our life will be badly affected.
  18. If we don’t protect the environment, our life won’t be badly affected.
  19. If our life is badly affected, we will protect the environment.

VI – Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. (0,4)

  1. If he doesn’t work harder, he’ll lose his job. – Unless he works harder, he’ll lose his job.
  2. I have never been here before.             – It is the first time I have ever been here.
  3. You have read this novel, haven’t you? –  Have you read this novel?
  4. It was raining hard, so we had to cancel the game.

–     We had to cancel the game because it was raining hard.

  1. It’s very wonderful to spend the weekend in the countryside.

–     Spending the weekend in the countryside is very wonderful.

 

Đề 5

I –  Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (0,2)

  1. A. think                         B. therefore               C. throughout            D. thanks
  2. A. cleaned             B. played                   C. used                       D. hoped
  3. A. stood                         B. blood                     C. good                       D. foot
  4. A. nation             B. natural                   C. matter                    D. anger
  5. A. books             B. clubs                      C. hats                        D. stamps

II – Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence. (0,2)

  1. Helen: “Where do you come from?”             ~ Ann “________.”
  2. I come from London                         B. In London            
  3. Yes, I’ve just come here                             D. I’m living in London
  4. He ________in the cafe when she came.
  5. sat                         B. has sat                   C. has been sitting    D. was sitting
  6. Mr. Dung will be leaving ________Son La on Sunday.
  7. in                         B. at                            C. from                       D. for
  8. “Pass me that pen, please!” ~ “________”.
  9. Here you are             B. No, it isn’t             C. Yes, please                       D. It doesn’t matter
  10. Where is Huong? ~ She’s out. She said she ________back soon.
  11. is                         B. was                         C. came                      D. would be
  12. Thang has applied for a ________in a new company.
  13. career                         B. work                      C. job                          D. task
  14. ________you let me take a photograph of you?
  15. Will                         B. Shall                      C. May                       D. Must
  16. All of us were ________that he came first. He hasn’t been working hard so far.
  17. surprising             B. to surprise             C. surprised               D. to be surprised
  18. I telephoned the station to make ________of the time of the train.
  19. sure                         B. true                                    C. real                         D. right
  20. My brother loves ________to music very much.
  21. to be listened B. listening                C. to listen                 D. listened
  22. He ________his grandparents every Sunday.
  23. has visited             B. visits                      C. is visiting              D. was visiting
  24. The policeman explained to us ________to get to the airport.
  25. how                         B. how can we           C. how can                 D. how we can
  26. Several people were hurt in the accident but only one ________to hospital.
  27. was taken             B. was taking             C. has taken               D. has been taking
  28. He ________in London at the moment.
  29. studies             B. is studying                        C. has studied                       D. will study
  30. The college got some money by selling one of its ________old pictures.
  31. useful                         B. usual                      C. valuable                D. helpful

III – Identify the underlined word/ phrase (A or B,C,D) that needs correcting to become an exact one. (0,2)

  1. Hurry up! She’s cut herself. It bleeds quite badly.

                           A              B            C             D

  1. The printed paper will get out from the output path on a minute.

                 A                              B          C                               D

  1. My computer doesn’t work. I think that it is broke.

                     A                        B                           C               D

  1. Everybody I know like to eat chocolates and ice-cream.

                                 A                        B                 C                     D

  1. The teacher is telling the pupils what to use the new equipment.

                  A               B                                 C                                 D

IV – Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 26 – 30. (0,2)

            Solar energy is a long lasting source of energy, and it can (26)________almost anywhere. To generate solar energy, we only need solar cells and (27)________! Solar cells can easily be installed on house (28)________, so we don’t need any new space. Compared to other renewable sources, they also possess many advantages: wind and water power rely on turbines which (29)________noisy, expensive and which take up large space. Solar cells are totally silent and (30)________. As they have no moving parts, they require little maintenance and have a long lifetime.

  1. A. be used             B. is used                   C. be using                 D. to be used
  2. A. the earth             B. the planet              C. the sun                   D. the moon
  3. A. yards             B. roofs                      C. gardens                  D. doors
  4. A. is                         B. be                           C. are                         D. was
  5. A. polluted             B. polluting               C. non-polluted        D. non-polluting

V – Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 31 – 35. (0,4)

            Devastating floods along the coast have left many people homeless. People are asked to help by donating food, clothes, furniture, and other supplies to the Assistance Fund. Donations of bottled water are especially needed, since the floods have disrupted the local water supply. In addition, volunteers are needed to travel to the flooded area to help distribute the donations.

  1. What does this notice concern?
  2. Help for flood victims B. Safety precaution
  3. Dangerous roads D. Warning about weather
  4. What kind of supplies is NOT mentioned?
  5. Furniture B. Clothing                C Food.                      D. Medicine
  6. In addition to supplies, what is needed?
  7. Volunteers B. New bridges         C. Places to stay       D. Teacher
  8. devastating floods” in line 1 refer to those that_________.
  9. happen suddenly B. are very short
  10. last for a long time D. cause a lot of damage
  11. The word “donating” in line 2 is closest in meaning to_________.
  12. selling B. buying                   C. giving                    D. taking

VI – Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. (0,4)  (đề thi thử vào 10 môn tiếng anh)

  1. I couldn’t sleep. I was tired.            

– Although_________________________________.

  1. The planet is Venus. The planet is closest to the Earth.

–     The planet which________________________________________________________.

  1. They have just sent an ambulance to the school.

–     An ambulance________________________________________________________.

  1. “There are flights from Nha Trang to Ha Noi twice a week” they said to me.

–     They told me_____________________________________________________.

  1. “Don’t interrupt me while I am speaking.” Nam said to Hoa.

–     Nam told Hoa not____________________________________________________.

 

KEY

I –  Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (0,2)

  1. A. think                         B. therefore               C. throughout            D. thanks
  2. A. cleaned             B. played                   C. used                       D. hoped
  3. A. stood                         B. blood                     C. good                       D. foot
  4. A. nation                         B. natural                   C. matter                    D. anger
  5. A. books             B. clubs                      C. hats                        D. stamps

II – Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence. (0,2)

  1. Helen: “Where do you come from?”             ~ Ann “________.”
  2. I come from London                                     B. In London            
  3. Yes,I’ve just come here                              D. I’m living in London
  4. He________in the cafe when she came.
  5. sat                         B. has sat                   C. has been sitting    D. was sitting
  6. Mr. Dung will be leaving________Son La on Sunday.
  7. in                         B. at                            C. from                       D. for
  8. “Pass me that pen, please!” ~ “________”.
  9. Here you are             B. No, it isn’t             C. Yes, please                       D. It doesn’t matter
  10. Where is Huong? ~ She’s out. She said she________back soon.
  11. is                         B. was                         C. came                      D. would be
  12. Thang has applied for a________in a new company.
  13. career                         B. work                      C. job                          D. task
  14. ________you let me take a photograph of you?
  15. Will                         B. Shall                      C. May                       D. Must
  16. All of us were________that he came first. He hasn’t been working hard so far.
  17. surprising             B. to surprise             C. surprised              D. to be surprised
  18. I telephoned the station to make________of the time of the train.
  19. sure                         B. true                                    C. real                         D. right
  20. My brother loves________to music very much.
  21. to be listened B. listening                C. to listen                 D. listened
  22. He________his grandparents every Sunday.
  23. has visited             B. visits                      C. is visiting              D. was visiting
  24. The policeman explained to us________to get to the airport.
  25. how                         B. how can we                       C. how can                 D. how we can
  26. Several people were hurt in the accident but only one________to hospital.
  27. was taken             B. was taking             C. has taken               D. has been taking
  28. He________in London at the moment.
  29. studies             B. is studying                        C. has studied                       D. will study
  30. The college got some money by selling one of its________old pictures.
  31. useful                         B. usual                      C. valuable                D. helpful

III – Identify the underlined word/ phrase (A or B,C,D) that needs correcting to become an exact one. (0,2)

  1. Hurry up! She’s cut herself. It bleeds quite badly.

                           A              B            C             D

  1. The printed paper will get out from the output path on a minute.

                 A                              B          C                               D

  1. My computer doesn’t work. I think that it is broke.

                     A                        B                     C                D

  1. Everybody I know like to eat chocolates and ice-cream.

                             A             B                        C                        D

  1. The teacher is telling the pupils what to use the new equipment.

                  A               B                           C                           D

IV – Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 26 – 30. (0,2)

            Solar energy is a long lasting source of energy, and it can (26)________almost anywhere. To generate solar energy, we only need solar cells and (27)________! Solar cells can easily be installed on house (28)________, so we don’t need any new space. Compared to other renewable sources, they also possess many advantages: wind and water power rely on turbines which (29)________noisy, expensive and which take up large space. Solar cells are totally silent and (30)________. As they have no moving parts, they require little maintenance and have a long lifetime.

  1. A. be used             B. is used                   C. be using                 D. to be used
  2. A. the earth             B. the planet              C. the sun                   D. the moon
  3. A. yards             B. roofs                      C. gardens                  D. doors
  4. A. is                         B. be                           C. are                                     D. was
  5. A. polluted             B. polluting               C. non-polluted        D. non-polluting

V – Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 31 – 35. (0,4)

            Devastating floods along the coast have left many people homeless. People are asked to help by donating food, clothes, furniture, and other supplies to the Assistance Fund. Donations of bottled water are especially needed, since the floods have disrupted the local water supply. In addition, volunteers are needed to travel to the flooded area to help distribute the donations.

  1. What does this notice concern?
  2. Help for flood victims B. Safety precaution
  3. Dangerous roads D. Warning about weather
  4. What kind of supplies is NOT mentioned?
  5. Furniture B. Clothing                C Food.                      D. Medicine
  6. In addition to supplies, what is needed?
  7. Volunteers B. New bridges         C. Places to stay       D. Teacher
  8. Devastating floods” in line 1 refer to those that_________.
  9. happen suddenly B. are very short
  10. last for a long time D. cause a lot of damage
  11. The word “donating” in line 2 is closest in meaning to_________.
  12. selling B. buying                   C. giving                    D. taking

VI – Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. (0,4)

  1. I couldn’t sleep. I was tired.             – Although I was tired, I couldn’t sleep.
  2. The planet is Venus. The planet is closest to the Earth.

–     The planet which is closet to the earth is Venus.

  1. They have just sent an ambulance to the school. – An ambulance has just been sent to the school.
  2. “There are flights from Nha Trang to Ha Noi twice a week” they said to me.

–     They told me that there were flights from Nha Trang to Ha Noi twice a week.

  1. “Don’t interrupt me while I am speaking.” Nam said to Hoa.

–      Nam told Hoa not to interrupt him while he was speaking.

 

Đề 6

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 

  1. A. shut                         B. put                          C. cut                          D. such
  2. A. the                         B. there                      C. think                      D. this
  3. A. books             B. clubs                      C. hats                        D. stamps
  4. A. paper                         B. happy                    C. passage                  D. handbag
  5. A. flood                         B. moon                     C. food                       D. soon

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence. 

  1. The children felt __________when their mother was coming back home.
  2. excitement             B. excitedly               C. excited                  D. exciting
  3. He laughed __________when he was watching “Tom and Jerry” on TV.
  4. happy             B. happily                  C. happiness              D. unhappy
  5. If I __________free, I’ll come to see you.
  6. am                         B. was                         C. will be                   D. have been
  7. What would you do if you __________me?
  8. are                         B. have been             C. were                       D. will be
  9. She felt tired. __________, she had to finish her homework.
  10. However             B. Therefore              C. So                           D. Although
  11. I suggest __________a picnic on the weekend.
  12. to have                         B. having                   C. had                         D. have
  13. You __________better if you took this medicine.
  14. will feel             B. feel                         C. felt                         D. would feel
  15. Lan and her family had a _________to their home village.
  16. two-days trip B. day-two trip          C. two-day trip          D. day trips
  17. A country which exports a lot of rice is called a(n)__________country.
  18. rice-export             B. exporting-rice      C. export-rice                        D. rice-exporting
  19. He __________to Ha Noi ten days ago.
  20. has gone             B. went                       C. was going              D. goes
  21. When my father was young, he __________get up early to do the gardening.
  22. was used to             B. use to                     C. got used to                        D. used to
  23. __________I came to see her yesterday, she was reading a book.
  24. Before                         B. When                     C. While                     D. After
  25. The boy _________eyes are brown is my friend.
  26. whose             B. who                                    C. whom                     D. which
  27. The teacher told his students __________laughing.
  28. stop                         B. stopping                C. to stop                   D. stopped
  29. I don’t have a computer. I wish I __________a new one.
  30. have                         B. have had               C. had                         D. will have

Identify the underlined word/ phrase (A or B, C,D) that needs correcting to become an exact one. 

  1. At the moment I am spending my weekend go to camping with my friends.

                  A                         B                               C         D

  1. My father asked me to pay much attention to English next year.

                            A             B             C                                    D

  1. When she came to my house I lied in bed listening to music.

          A               B                              C                 D

  1. I think I prefer country life more than city life.

         A                           B                 C            D

  1. Can you tell me what you have done at 8 o’clock last night?

         A               B                           C                   D

Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 26 – 30.

            Jeans are very popular with (26)________people all over the world. Some people say that jeans are the “uniform” of youth. But they haven’t always been popular. The story of jeans (27)________almost two hundred years ago. People in Genoa, Italy made pants. The cloth made in Genoa was (28)________“jeanos”. The pants were called “jeans”. In 1850, a salesman in California began selling pants made of canvas. His name was Levi Strauss. Because they were so strong, “Levi’s pants” became (29)________with gold miners, farmers and cowboys. Six years later Levis began making his pants with blue cotton cloth called denim. Soon after, factory (30)________in the US and Europe began wearing jeans. Young people usually didn’t wear them.

  1. A. rich                         B. old                          C. young                    D. poor
  2. A. start                         B. starts                      C. was starting          D. started
  3. A. call                         B. calls                       C. calling                   D. called
  4. A. famous             B. popular                  C. good                       D. wonderful
  5. A. workers             B. drivers                   C. cowboys                D. farmers

Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 31 – 35.

            Smoking causes lung cancer, which is the number one cancer among men. Ninety percent of the people who get lung cancer die. Smoking is also the leading cause of mouth cancer, tongue cancer, and throat cancer. Many smokers have heart disease and pneumonia. Smoking causes one million early deaths in the world every year.

            Smokers not only harm themselves but also harm others. Smokers breathe smoke out into the air. They breathe it out on their children and their wives or husbands. Children whose parents smoke have more breathing and lung problems than other children. Women who are married to smokers are more likely to have lung cancer than those married to non-smokers.

            We are all aware that smoking is bad. So why do people smoke?

  1. The number one cancer among men is____________.
  2. tongue cancer             B. throat cancer        C. lung cancer                       D. mouth cancer
  3. The main cause of mouth cancer, tongue cancer and throat cancer is__________.
  4. drinking             B. overeating             C. breathing               D. smoking
  5. Every year, smoking causes about one million____________.
  6. cancer patients             B. killing diseases    C. early deaths                      D. injured men
  7. The word “it” in the passage refers to____________.
  8. cancer             B. smoke                    C. air                           D. breath
  9. Who are more likely to have lung cancer and lung problems?
  10. People who live in the city                         B. People who live with smokers.
  11. People who live with non-smokers.             D. People who live in the country.

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.

  1. It’s 3 years since I last saw Nam.                                    

–      I haven’t_______________________________________________________.

  1. “Don’t make so much noise, Peter.” said Carol            

–      Carol told Peter_____________________________________________________.

  1. Keeping the environment clean is very important.         

–      It’s_____________________________________________________________.

  1. “You should turn off the lights before going out”. Mrs. Hoa said.

–      Mrs. Hoa suggested_________________________________________________.

  1. Why don’t you plant some trees around your house to get more fresh air?

–      How about__________________________________________________________?

 

KEY

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

  1. A. shut                         B. put                          C. cut                          D. such
  2. A. the                         B. there                      C. think                      D. this
  3. A. books             B. clubs                      C. hats                        D. stamps
  4. A. paper             B. happy                    C. passage                  D. handbag
  5. A. flood                         B. moon                     C. food                       D. soon

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

  1. The children felt____________when their mother was coming back home.
  2. excitement             B. excitedly               C. excited                   D. exciting
  3. He laughed_______________when he was watching “Tom and Jerry” on TV.
  4. happy             B. happily                  C. happiness              D. unhappy
  5. If I_______________free, I’ll come to see you.
  6. am                         B. was                         C. will be                   D. have been
  7. What would you do if you______________me?
  8. are                         B. have been             C. were                       D. will be
  9. She felt tired. ______________, she had to finish her homework.
  10. However             B. Therefore              C. So                           D. Although
  11. I suggest________________a picnic on the weekend.
  12. to have                         B. having                   C. had                         D. have
  13. You______________better if you took this medicine.
  14. will feel             B. feel                         C. felt                         D. would feel
  15. Lan and her family had a________________to their home village.
  16. two-days trip B. day-two trip          C. two-day trip          D. day trips
  17. A country which exports a lot of rice is called a(n)________________country.
  18. rice-export             B. exporting-rice      C. export-rice                        D. rice-exporting
  19. He__________to Ha Noi ten days ago.
  20. has gone             B. went                       C. was going              D. goes
  21. When my father was young, he________get up early to do the gardening.
  22. was used to             B. use to                     C. got used to                        D. used to
  23. _________I came to see her yesterday, she was reading a book.
  24. Before                         B. When                     C. While                     D. After
  25. The boy_________eyes are brown is my friend.
  26. whose             B. who                                    C. whom                     D. which
  27. The teacher told his students_________laughing.
  28. stop                         B. stopping                C. to stop                   D. stopped
  29. I don’t have a computer. I wish I_______a new one.
  30. have                         B. have had               C. had                         D. will have

Identify the underlined word/ phrase (A or B,C,D) that needs correcting to become an exact one.

  1. At the moment I am spending my weekend go to camping with my friends.

                  A                         B                               C         D

  1. My father asked me to pay much attention to English next year.

                            A             B             C                                    D

  1. When she came to my house I lied in bed listening to music.

          A               B                              C                 D

  1. I think I prefer country life more than city life.
  2. Can you tell me what you have done at 8 o’clock last night ?

         A               B                           C                   D

Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 26 – 30.

            Jeans are very popular with (26)________people all over the world. Some people say that jeans are the “uniform” of youth. But they haven’t always been popular. The story of jeans (27)________almost two hundred years ago. People in Genoa, Italy made pants. The cloth made in genoa was (28)________“jeanos”. The pants were called “jeans”. In 1850, a saleman in California began selling pants made of canvas. His name was Levi Strauss. Because they were so strong, “Levi’s pants” became (29)________with gold miners, farmers and cowboys. Six years later Levis began making his pants with blue cotton cloth called denim. Soon after, factory (30)________in the US and Europe began wearing jeans. Young people usually didn’t wear them.

  1. A. rich                         B. old                          C. young                    D. poor
  2. A. start                         B. starts                      C. was starting          D. started
  3. A. call                         B. calls                       C. calling                   D. called
  4. A. famous             B. popular                 C. good                       D. wonderful
  5. A. workers             B. drivers                   C. cowboys                D. farmers

Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 31 – 35.

            Smoking causes lung cancer, which is the number one cancer among men. Ninety percent of the people who get lung cancer die. Smoking is also the leading cause of mouth cancer, tongue cancer, and throat cancer.Many smokers have heart disease and pneumonia. Smoking causes one million early deaths in the world every year.

            Smokers not only harm themselves but also harm others. Smokers breathe smoke out into the air. They breathe it out on their children and their wives or husbands. Children whose parents smoke have more breathing and lung problems than other children. Women who are married to smokers are more likely to have lung cancer than those married to non-smokers.

            We are all aware that smoking is bad. So why do people smoke?

  1. The number one cancer among men is____________.
  2. tongue cancer             B. throat cancer        C. lung cancer                      D. mouth cancer
  3. The main cause of mouth cancer, tongue cancer and throat cancer is__________.
  4. drinking             B. overeating             C. breathing               D. smoking
  5. Every year, smoking causes about one million____________.
  6. cancer patients             B. killing diseases    C. early deaths         D. injured men
  7. The word “it” in the passage refers to____________.
  8. cancer             B. smoke                    C. air                           D. breath
  9. Who are more likely to have lung cancer and lung problems?
  10. People who live in the city                         B. People who live with smokers.
  11. People who live with non-smokers.             D. People who live in the country.

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.

  1. It’s 3 years since I last saw Nam.                                    

–      I haven’t seen Nam for 3 years.

  1. “Don’t make so much noise, Peter.” said Carol            

–      Carol told Peter not to make so much noise.

  1. Keeping the environment clean is very important.         

–      It’s very important to keep the environment clean.

  1. “You should turn off the lights before going out”. Mrs. Hoa said.

–      Mrs. Hoa suggested turning off the lights before going out/ (that) we (should) turn off the lights …

  1. Why don’t you plant some trees around your house to get more fresh air?

–      How about planting some trees around your house to get more fresh air?

 

Đề 7  (đề thi thử vào 10 môn tiếng anh)

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

  1. A. kids                         B. roofs                      C. banks                     D. hats
  2. A. heading             B. clearing                 C. realize                   D. Korea
  3. A. go                         B. game                      C. give                        D. large
  4. A. time                         B. shine                      C. mine                       D. thing
  5. A. looked             B. moved                   C. gained                    D. prepared

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

  1. The _________growth rate of Vietnam reached about 8.0% in 2007.
  2. economics             B. economic             C. economy               D. economically
  3. She is going to finish her work, _________?
  4. is she                         B. isn’t she                C. will she                  D. doesn’t she
  5. I would like _________Holland.
  6. visit                         B. to visit                   C. visiting                  D. visited
  7. Don’t forget _________the door when you go out.
  8. locking                         B. for locking                        C. to lock                   D. lock
  9. We couldn’t go out _________the storm.
  10. because                         B. owing                     C. as of                       D. because of
  11. The couple _________divorce was in the newspaper has got married again.
  12. who                         B. whose                    C. which                     D. people
  13. John F.Kennedy wouldn’t have died in 1963 if he _________to Dallas.
  14. didn’t go             B. wouldn’t go          C. hadn’t gone                      D. not go
  15. One of the students in my class _________off sick today.
  16. were                         B. was                         C. have been             D. are
  17. Alan and Ruth took these photographs_________.
  18. themselves             B. herself                   C. himself                  D. ourselves
  19. The teacher said that we had to learn all these expressions_________heart.
  20. on                         B. with                                    C. by                           D. in
  21. He was homesick, and he_________all his family and friends.
  22. lacked             B. missed                   C. desired                  D. hoped
  23. _________it was raining heavily, we went out without a raincoat.
  24. In spite of             B. Although               C. However               D. In spite
  25. She never wears red because it doesn’t _________to her.
  26. suit                         B. match                     C. fit                           D. like
  27. He is not very good _________mathematics.
  28. on                         B. in                            C. for                          D. at
  29. The articles _________the magazine has published are very scholarly.
  30. of                         B. on                           C. which                     D. and

Choose the underlined part (marked A, B, C or D) that needs correction.

  1. Are you interested between learning English?                                                            

         A                            B            C            D

  1. My brother enjoys to go to the park on Summer evenings.                                                                                                   A       B    C                      D
  2. If it rain, I will stay at home and watch TV.                                                            

                A            B      C                     D

  1. Florida, that is known to be the Sunshine State, attracts many tourists every year.

                       A                      B                                      C                            D

  1. When the university suggested to raise the tuition again, the student senate protested vigorously.

           A     B                                        C                                                                                       D

Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 26- 30.

            Planet earth is part of a system of planets and their moons, as well as numerous asteroids and comets which (26)_________around a huge star we call the Sun. The Sun itself (27)_________of gas. Nuclear reactions inside its core (28)_______the heat and light that make life on the Earth (29)________. The Earth is the third of four small terrestrial (Earth like) planets that orbit close to the (30)_________. Further out in our Solar System are four huge gas planets, while distant Pluto, (31)_________planet, is made (32)_________rock and ice. Our Earth is one of the ten planets that orbit the Sun- a huge, burning-hot star in the center of our Solar System. The Solar System and all the stars in the (33)_________are part of our galaxy-the Milky Way, which (34)________as many as 200 billions stars. Beyond our galaxy (35)_________millions more galaxies. They all add together to make up the Universe.

  1. A. run                         B. orbit                       C. turn                                    D. walk
  2. A. consists             B. remains                 C. includes                D. maintains
  3. A. produce             B. product                  C. production                        D. productive
  4. A. able                         B. possibility             C. possible                 D. ability
  5. A. Earth             B. Mars                      C. Mercury                D. Sun
  6. A. the smaller             B. smallest                 C. the most smallest D. the smallest
  7. A. from                         B. of                            C. for                          D. in
  8. A. space             B. Universe               C. Moon                     D. sky
  9. A. consists             B. makes from                       C. stays                      D. contains
  10. A. is                         B. are                          C. to be                       D. Get

Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets.

  1. When my mother came home from work, I_________(cook) dinner.            
  2. Jane_________(go) to school by bicycle every day.                                    
  3. The children_________(play) badminton in the stadium now.                        
  4. You_________(go) to London last month?                                    
  5. The candidates mustn’t_________(bring) books into the examination room.

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.

  1. The girl is very friendly. She lived next door to us.

–     The girl who____________________________________________________.

  1. “What is your name?” Mr. Brown asked me.            

–      Mr. Brown asked me_________________________________________.

  1. Learning English is very necessary.                        

–      It is__________________________________________________________.

  1. Although his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car.

–     In spite of his______________________________________________________.      

–     In spite of the________________________________________________________.

  1. If someone doesn’t put the coal in, the fire will go out.

–     Unless__________________________________________________________.

KEY      

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

  1. A. kids                         B. roofs                      C. banks                     D. hats
  2. A. heading             B. clearing                 C. realize                   D. Korea
  3. A. go                         B. game                      C. give                        D. large
  4. A. time                         B. shine                      C. mine                       D. thing
  5. A. looked             B. moved                   C. gained                    Dprepared

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

  1. The_________growth rate of Vietnam reached about 8.0% in 2007.
  2. economics             B. economic             C. economy               D. economically
  3. She is going to finish her work, _________?
  4. is she                         B. isn’t she                C. will she                  D. doesn’t she
  5. I would like_________Holland.
  6. visit                         B. to visit                   C. visiting                  D. visited
  7. Don’t forget_________the door when you go out.
  8. locking                                    B. for locking                        C. to lock                   D. lock
  9. We couldn’t go out_________the storm.
  10. because                         B. owing                     C. as of                       D. because of
  11. The couple_________divorce was in the newspaper has got married again.
  12. who                         B. whose                    C. which                     D. people
  13. John F.Kennedy wouldn’t have died in 1963 if he_________to Dallas.
  14. didn’t go             B. wouldn’t go          C. hadn’t gone                      D. not go
  15. One of the students in my class_________off sick today.
  16. were                         B. was                         C. have been             D. are
  17. Alan and Ruth took these photographs_________.
  18. themselves             B. herself                   C. himself                  D. ourselves
  19. The teacher said that we had to learn all these expressions_________heart.
  20. on                         B. with                                    C. by                           D. in
  21. He was homesick, and he_________all his family and friends.
  22. lacked             B. missed                   C. desired                  D. hoped
  23. _________it was raining heavily, we went out without a raincoat.
  24. In spite of             B. Although               C. However               D. In spite
  25. She never wears red because it doesn’t_________to her.
  26. suit                         B. match                     C. fit                           D. like
  27. He is not very good_________mathematics.
  28. on                         B. in                            C. for                          D. at
  29. The articles_________the magazine has published are very scholarly.
  30. of                         B. on                           C. which                     D. and

Identify the underlined word/ phrase (A or B,C,D) that needs correcting to become an exact one.

  1. Are you interested between learning English?                                                             in

         A                            B            C            D

  1. My brother enjoys to go to the park on Summer evenings.                                     going

                               A       B    C                      D

  1. If it rain, I will stay at home and watch TV.                                                 rains

                A            B      C                     D

  1. Florida, that is known to be the Sunshine State, attracts many tourists every year. which

                       A                                 B                          C                             D

  1. When the university suggested to raise the tuition again, the student senate protested vigorously.

           A     B                                        C                                                                                       D

Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 26 – 35.

            Planet earth is part of a system of planets and their moons, as well as numerous asteroids and comets which (26)_________around a huge star we call the Sun. The Sun itself (27)_________of gas. Nuclear reactions inside its core (28)_______the heat and light that make life on the Earth (29)________. The Earth is the third of four small terrestrial (Earth like) planets that orbit close to the (30)________. Further out in our Solar System are four huge gas planets, while distant Pluto, (31)________ planet, is made (32)_________rock and ice. Our Earth is one of the ten planets that orbit the Sun- a huge, burning-hot star in the center of our Solar System. The Solar System and all the stars in the (33)________are part of our galaxy-the Milky Way, which (34)_______as many as 200 billions stars. Beyond our galaxy (35)________millions more galaxies. They all add together to make up the Universe.

  1. A. run                         B. orbit                       C. turn                        D. walk
  2. A. consists             B. remains                 C. includes                D. maintains
  3. A. produce             B. product                  C. production                        D. productive
  4. A. able                         B. possibility             C. possible                 D. ability
  5. A. Earth             B. Mars                      C. Mercury                D. Sun
  6. A. the smaller             B. smallest                 C. the most smallest D. the smallest
  7. A. from                         B. of                            C. for                          D. in
  8. A. space             B. Universe               C. Moon                     D. sky
  9. A. consists             B. makes from           C. stays                      D. contains
  10. A. is                         B. are                         C. to be                       D. get

Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets.

  1. When my mother came home from work, I_________(cook) dinner.             was cooking
  2. Jane_________(go) to school by bicycle every day.                                     goes
  3. The children_________(play) badminton in the stadium now.                         are playing
  4. You_________(go) to London last month?                                     Did you go
  5. The candidates mustn’t_________(bring) books into the examination room. bring

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.

  1. The girl is very friendly. She lived next door to us.

–     The girl who lived next door to us is very friendly.

  1. “What is your name?” Mr. Brown asked me.            

–      Mr. Brown asked me  what my name was.

  1. Learning English is very necessary.                        

–      It is  very necessary to learn English.

  1. Although his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car.

–     In spite of his broken leg, he managed to get out of  the car.

–     In spite of the fact that his leg was broken, he managed to get out of  the car.

  1. If someone doesn’t put the coal in, the fire will go out.

–     Unless someone puts the coal in, the fire will go out.

 

Đề 8  (đề thi thử vào 10 môn tiếng anh)

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

  1. A. thank                         B. they                        C. these                      D. than
  2. A. walks                         B. cups                       C. students                 D. pens
  3. A. talked             B. watched                 C. lived                      D. stopped
  4. A. stream             B. leather                   C. cream                     D. dream
  5. A. striped             B. slice                       C. diet                         D. recipe

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B,C, or D) to complete each sentence.

  1. Lan wishes she _________a long vacation.
  2. has                         B. had                         C. have                       D. having
  3. He saw that film _________7.00 p.m _________Sunday.
  4. on-from             B. in-at                                   C. at-at                                   D. at-on
  5. You like watching sports, _________, Peter?
  6. do you                         B. aren’t you             C. don’t you              D. doesn’t he
  7. You shouldn’t eat_________. It’s not good for your health.
  8. quick                         B. quickly                  C. fastly                     D. slow
  9. Minh got wet _________he forgot his umbrella.
  10. so                         B. because                 C. and                         D. therefore
  11. The girl _________is standing near the window is my sister.
  12. who                         B. when                      C. where                     D. in which
  13. We _________Nam since he left school.
  14. met                         B. meet                       C. meeting                 D. haven’t met
  15. Do you mind_________me home?
  16. taking             B. take                                    C. took                                   D. to take
  17. This building_________in 1980.
  18. built                         B. builds                    C. was built               D. is built
  19. She asked me_________ at English.
  20. if I was good             B. if was I good         C. if I good                 D. if I am good
  21. If you_________your passport, you will be in trouble.
  22. lost                         B. lose                                    C. would lose                        D. losing
  23. What’s the name of the man_________gave us a gift?
  24. he                         B. which                     C. who                                    D. whose
  25. The librarian asked us_________so much noise.
  26. not to make             B. no make                C. not making                        D. don’t make
  27. We have lived in this flat_________five years.
  28. ago                         B. for                          C. since                      D. already
  29. I really enjoyed the disco. It was great, _________?
  30. isn’t it             B. is it                         C. wasn’t it                D. weren’t it

Choose the underlined part (marked A, B, C or D) that needs correction.

  1. I look forward to have the resolution to the problem I have mentioned.

                     A                           B                          C                                  D

  1. They have moved nothing in your room while they sent you to the hospital.            

                                          A                              B              C          D

  1. Aren’t you afraid that they will sack you if you didn’t start coming to work on time?

            A                                                                       B                           C             D

  1. I had to drive to the factory to pick up my brother, who’s car wouldn’t start.            

            A                     B                     C                               D

  1. It was not easy for us getting tickets for the concert.

       A                       B           C                       D                                                        

Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 26- 30.

            The invention of the phonograph happened quite by accident. Thomas Edison moved to Menlo Park, New Jersy in 1876, where he established an industrial research laboratory. There, Edison was working on a carbon telephone transmitter to improve the existing Bell telephone system.

            In that laboratory a year later, Edison invented the phonograph while he was trying  to improve a telegraph repeater. He attached a telephone diaphragm to the needle in the telegraph repeater; in this way, he was able to reproduce a recording that could be played back. After he made some improvements to the machine, he tested it. He recited “Mary Had a Little Lamb” into the machine and played his voice back to a very surprised audience.

  1. What is the best title for the passage?
  2. Thomas Edison’s many inventions             B. Improvements in telephone and telegraph
  3. The History of Menlo Park             D. An accidental invention
  4. In what year did the invention of phonograph occur?
  5. 1876                         B. 1877                      C. 1878                      D. the article does not say
  6. What was Edison working on when he created the phonograph?
  7. A telegraph repeater                                     B. A telegraph diaphragm  
  8. A telephone repeater                                     D. A telephone diaphragm
  9. According to the passage, how was the phonograph made?
  10. With a telephone needle and a recorder B. From a recording of a telegraph
  11. With only a telegraph repeater             D. From a combination of telephone & telegraph part
  12. According to the passage, how did Edison test his new invention?
  13. He made improvements to the machine. B. He used a carbon transmitter.
  14. He read a children’s rhyme.                         D. He produced the audience voice.

Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 31- 35.

            Singapore is an island city of about three million people. It’s a beautiful city with lots of parks and open spaces. It’s also a very (31)______ city.

            Most of the people (32)______ in high-rise flats in different parts of the island. The business district is very modern with (33)______ of high new office buildings. Singapore also has some nice older sections. In Chinatown, there  (34)______ rows of old shop houses.  The government buildings in Singapore are very beautiful and date from the colonial days.

            Singapore is famous (35)______ its shops and restaurants. There are many good shopping centers. Most of the goods are duty free. Singapore’s restaurants sell Chinese, Indian, Malay and European food, and the prices are quite reasonable.

  1. A. large                         B. dirty                       C. small                      D. clean
  2. A. live                         B. lives                       C. are living               D. lived
  3. A. lot                         B. lots                         C. many                      D. much
  4. A. is                         B. will be                   C. were                       D. are
  5. A. in                         B. on                           C. at                            D. for

Choose the correct answer (marked A, B, C or D) to each of the following questions.

  1. _________with you again next summer.
  2. I look forward to staying                         B. She look forward to staying                  
  3. I look forward to stay                                     D. She looks forward to stay
  4. “What are you doing now?”, the teacher asked Tom. – The teacher asked Tom_________.
  5. what he was doing now                         B. what was he doing then
  6. what he was doing then                         D. what was I doing then.
  7. Mary spent_________ the countryside last week.
  8. 2 hours travel to B. 2 hour to travel    C. 2 hours travel       D. 2 hours traveling to
  9. I like playing badminton in summer. ~ _________.
  10. So am I             B. I do, too                 C. I do so                    D. I like, either
  11. Do you mind_________?
  12. if I borrow your car B. borrowing your car C. to borrow your car          D. if I borrowed your car

KEY

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

  1. A. thank                         B. they                        C. these                      D. than
  2. A. walks                         B. cups                       C. students                 D. pens
  3. A. talked                         B. watched                 C. lived                       D. stopped
  4. A. stream             B. leather                   C. cream                     D. dream
  5. A. striped             B. slice                       C. diet                         D. recipe

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

  1. Lan wishes she_________a long vacation.
  2. has                         B. had                         C. have                       D. having
  3. He saw that film_________7.00 p.m_________Sunday.
  4. on-from             B. in-at                                   C. at-at                                   D. at-on
  5. You like watching sports, _________, Peter?
  6. do you                         B. aren’t you             C. don’t you              D. doesn’t he
  7. You shouldn’t eat_________. It’s not good for your health.
  8. quick                         B. quickly                  C. fastly                     D. slow
  9. Minh got wet_________he forgot his umbrella.
  10. so                         B. because                 C. and                         D. therefore
  11. The girl_________is standing near the window is my sister.
  12. who                         B. when                      C. where                     D. in which
  13. We_________Nam since he left school.
  14. met                         B. meet                       C. meeting                 D. haven’t met
  15. Do you mind_________me home?
  16. taking             B. take                        C. took                                   D. to take
  17. This building_________in 1980.
  18. built                         B. builds                    C. was built               D. is built
  19. She asked me_________ at English.
  20. if I was good B. if was I good         C. if I good                 D. if I am good
  21. If you_________your passport, you will be in trouble.
  22. lost                         B. lose                                    C. would lose                        D. losing
  23. What’s the name of the man_________gave us a gift?
  24. he                         B. which                     C. who                                    D. whose
  25. The librarian asked us_________so much noise.
  26. not to make             B. no make                C. not making                        D. don’t make
  27. We have lived in this flat_________five years.
  28. ago                         B. for                          C. since                      D. already
  29. I really enjoyed the disco. It was great, _________?
  30. isn’t it             B. is it                         C. wasn’t it                D. weren’t it

Choose the underlined part (marked A, B, C or D) that needs correction.

  1. I look forward to have the resolution to the problem I have mentioned.             having

                     A                           B                          C                                  D

  1. They have moved nothing in your room while they sent you to the hospital.             since

                                          A                              B              C          D

  1. Aren’t you afraid that they will sack you if you didn’t start coming to work on time? don’t

            A                                                                       B                           C             D

  1. I had to drive to the factory to pick up my brother, who’s car wouldn’t start.             whose

            A                     B                     C                               D

  1. It was not easy for us getting tickets for the concert.                                                 to get

Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 26- 30.

            The invention of the phonograph happened quite by accident. Thomas Edison moved to Menlo Park, New Jersy in 1876, where he established an industrial research laboratory. There, Edison was working on a carbon telephone transmitter to improve the existing Bell telephone system.

            In that laboratory a year later, Edison invented the phonograph while he was trying  to improve a telegraph repeater. He attached a telephone diaphragm to the needle in the telegraph repeater; in this way, he was able to reproduce a recording that could be played back. After he made some improvements to the machine, he tested it. He recited “Mary Had a Little Lamb” into the machine and played his voice back to a very surprised audience.

  1. What is the best title for the passage?
  2. Thomas Edison’s many inventions             B. Improvements in telephone and telegraph
  3. The History of Menlo Park             D. An accidental invention
  4. In what year did the invention of phnograph occur?
  5. 1876                         B. 1877                      C. 1878                      D. the article does not say
  6. What was Edison working on when he created the phonograph?
  7. A telegraph repeater                                     B. A telegraph diaphragm  
  8. A telephone repeater                                     D. A telephone diaphragm
  9. According to the passage, how was the phonograph made?
  10. With a telephone needle and a recorder B. From a recording of a telegraph
  11. With only a telegraph repeater D. From a combination of telephone & telegraph part
  12. According to the passage, how did Edison test his new invention?
  13. He made improvements to the machine. B. He used a carbon transmitter.
  14. He read a children’s rhyme.             D. He produced the audience voice.

Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 31- 35.

            Singapore is an island city of about three million people. It’s a beautiful city with lots of parks and open spaces. It’s also a very (31)______ city.

            Most of the people (32)______ in high-rise flats in different parts of the island. The business district is very modern with (33)______ of high new office buildings. Singapore also has some nice older sections. In Chinatown, there  (34)______ rows of old shop houses.  The government buildings in Singapore are very beautiful and date from the colonial days.

            Singapore is famous (35)______ its shops and restaurants. There are many good shopping centers. Most of the goods are duty free. Singapore’s restaurants sell Chinese, Indian, Malay and European food, and the prices are quite reasonable.

  1. A. large                         B. dirty                       C. small                      D. clean
  2. A. live                         B. lives                       C. are living               D. lived
  3. A. lot                         B. lots                         C. many                      D. much
  4. A. is                         B. will be                   C. were                       D. are
  5. A. in                         B. on                           C. at                            D. for

Choose the correct answer (marked A, B, C or D) to each of the following questions.

  1. _________with you again next summer.
  2. I look forward to staying                         B. She look forward to staying                  
  3. I look forward to stay                                     D. She looks forward to stay
  4. “What are you doing now?”, the teacher asked Tom. – The teacher asked Tom_________.
  5. what he was doing now                         B. what was he doing then
  6. what he was doing then                         D. what was I doing then.
  7. Mary spent_________the countryside last week.
  8. 2 hours travel to B. 2 hour to travel    C. 2 hours travel       D. 2 hours traveling to
  9. I like playing badminton in summer. ~ _________.
  10. So am I             B. I do, too                 C. I do so                    D. I like, either
  11. Do you mind_________?
  12. if I borrow your car B. borrowing your car         C. to borrow your car          D. if I borrowed your car

 

Đề 9  (đề thi thử vào 10 môn tiếng anh)

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

  1. A. chemistry             B. kitchen                  C. watch                     D. catch
  2. A. moment             B. slogan                    C. comb                      D. opposite
  3. A. produce             B. huge                       C. lunar                      D. cure
  4. A. bomb                         B. debt                        C. describe                D. doubt
  5. A. teenage             B. luggage                  C. image                     D. damage

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

  1. We feel very_________today.
  2. happiness             B. happy                    C. happily                  D. are happy
  3. The government should do something to help_________.
  4. the poors             B. the poor ones       C. poor                       D. the poor
  5. When I looked round the door, the baby_________quietly.
  6. is sleeping             B. was sleeping         C. slept                       D. were sleeping
  7. Do you feel like_________to the cinema or would you rather_________TV at home?
  8. going-watching             B. going-watch          C. go-watch               D. go-watched
  9. The policeman warned us_________there.
  10. not to go             B. to not go                C. not to going          D. not go
  11. This food is the worst I_________tasted.
  12. had never             B. have ever              C. did                          D. had
  13. London_________an underground train system since the nineteeth century.
  14. has                         B. had                         C. have had               D. has had
  15. I haven’t written any letters home since I _________here.
  16. came                         B. come                      C. coming                  D. comes                               
  17. It’s time we went. If we don’t leave now, we _________the last train.
  18. miss                         B. will miss                C. would miss                       D. missed      
  19. It is impossible for me _________in all this noise.
  20. work                         B. to work                  C. working                 D. worked
  21. They asked me a lot of questions, most of _________I couldn’t answer well.
  22. whom                         B. whose                    C. which                     D. that                                   
  23. They explained _________him how they should operate the machine.
  24. to                         B. with                        C. for                          D. about                                
  25. We didn’t like the club _________the poor quality of his service.                     
  26. so                         B. however                C. because of                        D. because    
  27. I am angry because you didn’t tell me the truth. I don’t like_________.
  28. being deceived             B. to be deceive        C. be deceived          D. being deceiving
  29. I have already finished all my work, so I don’t have _________tonight. I think I will read for a while.
  30. study                         B. to study                 C. studying                D. studied

Choose the underlined part (marked A, B, C or D) that needs correction.

  1. In order to being a good salesclerk, you mustn’t be rude to the customers.

                A        B                                             C                  D

  1. According to the sign on the restaurant door, all dinners are requiring to wear shirts and shoes.

                A                        B                                  C                         D

  1. My mother always made me to wash my hands before every meal.

                                         A                B                        C        D

  1. Although his leg was broken however, he managed to get out of the car.

            A                                             B                               C               D

  1. The information I got from the assistant was such confusing that I didn’t know what to do.

         A                                                                          B                           C                                  D

Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 26- 35.

            The traffic light signal was invented by a railway signaling engineer. It was installed (26)_________The House of Parliament in 1868. It (27)_________like any railway signal of the time, and was operated by gas. (28)_________, it exploded and killed a policeman, and the accident (29)_________further development until cars became common.

            (30)_________traffic lights are an American invention. Red-green (31)_________were installed in Cleveland in 1914. Three-color signals, (32)_________by hand from a tower in the (33)_________of the street, were installed in New York in 1918. The (34)________lights of this type to (35)________in Britain were in London, on the junction between St James’s street and Piccadilly in 1925.

  1. A. outside             B. out                          C. out of                     D. outdoors
  2. A. resembled             B. looked                   C. showed                  D. seemed
  3. A. However             B. Therefore              C. Although               D. Despite
  4. A. forbade             B. avoided                 C. discouraged          D. disappointed
  5. A. New                         B. Recent                   C. Modern                 D. Late
  6. A. methods             B. systems                 C. means                    D. ways
  7. A. worked             B. operated                C. turned                    D. held
  8. A. heart                         B. focus                      C. halfway                 D. middle
  9. A. original             B. primary                 C. first                        D. early
  10. A. show             B. appear                   C. happen                  D. become

Choose the correct answer (marked A, B, C or D) to each of the following questions.

  1. It is time___________.
  2. the children to go to bed                         B. for the children to go to bed
  3. for the children to going to bed             D. for the children go to bed
  4. It took___________.
  5. me one hour to go to work by bicycle B. I one hour to go to work by bicycle
  6. me one hour going to work by bicycle D. my one hour to go work by bicycle
  7. It is two months___________.
  8. since it has rained                                     B. since last it rained          
  9. since it last rained                                     D. since it was last rained
  10. He couldn’t set up a new world record___________.
  11. although he tried hard                         B. even though he tried hard
  12. in spite of the fact that he tried hard                    D. All are correct.
  13. I really wish ____________but I didn’t.
  14. I had invited her to the party                         B. had I invited her to the party
  15. I invited her to the party                         D. I has invited her to the party

KEY

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

  1. A. chemistry             B. kitchen                  C. watch                     D. catch
  2. A. moment             B. slogan                    C. comb                      D. opposite
  3. A. produce             B. huge                       C. lunar                      D. cure
  4. A. bomb                         B. debt                        C. describe                D. doubt
  5. A. teenage             B. luggage                  C. image                     D. damage

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B,C, or D) to complete each sentence.

  1. We feel very_________today.
  2. happiness             B. happy                    C. happily                  D. are happy
  3. The government should do something to help_________.
  4. the poors             B. the poor ones       C. poor                       D. the poor
  5. When I looked round the door, the baby_________quietly.
  6. is sleeping             B. was sleeping         C. slept                       D. were sleeping
  7. Do you feel like_________to the cinema or would you rather_________TV at home?
  8. going-watching             B. going-watch         C. go-watch               D. go-watched
  9. The policeman warned us_________there.
  10. not to go             B. to not go                C. not to going          D. not go
  11. This food is the worst I_________tasted.
  12. had never             B. have ever              C. did                          D. had
  13. London_________an underground train system since the nineteeth century.
  14. has                         B. had                         C. have had               D. has had
  15. I haven’t written any letters home since I_________here.
  16. came                         B. come                      C. coming                  D. comes                               
  17. It’s time we went. If we don’t leave now, we_________the last train.
  18. miss                         B. will miss                C. would miss                       D. missed      
  19. It is impossible for me_________in all this noise.
  20. work                         B. to work                  C. working                 D. worked
  21. They asked me a lot of questions, most of_________I couldn’t answer well.
  22. whom                         B. whose                    C. which                     D. that                                   
  23. They explained_________him how they should operate the machine.
  24. to                         B. with                        C. for                          D. about                                
  25. We didn’t like the club_________the poor quality of his service.                     
  26. so                         B. however                C. because of                        D. because    
  27. I am angry because you didn’t tell me the truth. I don’t like_________.
  28. being deceived             B. to be deceive        C. be deceived          D. being deceiving
  29. I have already finished all my work, so I don’t have_________tonight. I think I will read for a while.
  30. study                         B. to study                 C. studying                D. studied

Choose the underlined part (marked A, B, C or D) that needs correction.

  1. In order to being a good salesclerk, you mustn’t be rude to the customers.             be       

                A        B                                              C                 D

  1. According to the sign on the restaurant door, all dinners are requiring to wear shirts and shoes.

                A                        B                                   C                         D                                             required

  1. My mother always made me to wash my hands before every meal.                         wash

                                         A                B                         C       D      

  1. Although his leg was broken however, he managed to get out of the car.                         x

            A                                             B                               C               D

  1. The information I got from the assistant was such confusing that I didn’t know what to do. so

          A                                                                    B                                 C                                             D

Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 26- 35.

            The traffic light signal was invented by a railway signaling engineer. It was installed (26)_________The House of Parliament in 1868. It (27)_________like any railway signal of the time, and was operated by gas. (28)_________, it exploded and killed a policeman, and the accident (29)_________further development until cars became common.

            (30)_________traffic lights are an American invention. Red-green (31)_________were installed in Cleveland in 1914. Three-color signals, (32)_________by hand from a tower in the (33)_________of the street, were installed in New York in 1918. The (34)________lights of this type to (35)________in Britain were in London, on the junction between St James’s street and Piccadilly in 1925.

  1. A. outside             B. out                          C. out of                     D. outdoors
  2. A. resembled             B. looked                   C. showed                  D. seemed
  3. A. However             B. Therefore              C. Although               D. Despite
  4. A. forbade             B. avoided                 C. discouraged         D. disappointed
  5. A. New                         B. Recent                   C. Modern                 D. Late
  6. A. methods             B. systems                  C. means                    D. ways
  7. A. worked             B. operated               C. turned                    D. held
  8. A. heart                         B. focus                      C. halfway                 D. middle
  9. A. original             B. primary                 C. first                        D. early
  10. A. show             B. appear                   C. happen                  D. become

Choose the correct answer (marked A, B, C or D) to each of the following questions.

  1. It is time___________.
  2. the children to go to bed                         B. for the children to go to bed
  3. for the children to going to bed             D. for the children go to bed
  4. It took___________.
  5. me one hour to go to work by bicycle B. I one hour to go to work by bicycle
  6. me one hour going to work by bicycle D. my one hour to go work by bicycle
  7. It is two months___________.
  8. since it has rained                                     B. since last it rained          
  9. since it last rained                                     D. since it was last rained
  10. He couldn’t set up a new world record___________.
  11. although he tried hard                         B. even though he tried hard
  12. in spite of the fact that he tried hard        D. All are correct.
  13. I really wish____________but I didn’t.
  14. I had invited her to the party                         B. had I invited her to the party
  15. I invited her to the party                         D. I has invited her to the party

 

Đề 10  (đề thi thử vào 10 môn tiếng anh)

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

  1. A. lose                         B. move                      C. stove                      D. improve
  2. A. opens             B. photographs         C. performs               D. pays
  3. A. raised             B. picked                   C. laughed                 D. watched
  4. A. cough             B. plough                   C. weigh                     D. though
  5. A. turn                         B. burn                       C. curtain                   D. bury

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B,C, or D) to complete each sentence.

  1. They are not _________to take part in this program of the World Health Organization.
  2. so old                         B. old enough                        C. enough old                        D. as old
  3. The football match was postponed _________the bad weather.
  4. despite                         B. in spite                  C. because                 D. because of
  5. Peter doesn’t like scuba-diving. _________does his brother.
  6. Too                         B. Neither                  C. So                           D. Either
  7. If I had the map now, I _________a short-cut across the desert.
  8. could have taken B. take                                    C. could take             D. can take
  9. If I were you, I would advise _________the new teaching method.
  10. try                         B. trying                     C. to try                      D. tries
  11. My father is very busy. _________, he is always willing to give a hand with the housework.
  12. Despite                                    B. Although               C. However               D. Therefore
  13. The capital of Thailand is_________.
  14. London                         B. Paris                       C. Bangkok                D. Phnom Penh
  15. This detailed map is _________the atlas.
  16. more useful             B. more useful than  C. more useful as      D. usefuler than
  17. The smaller the room is, the _________furniture it needs.
  18. less                         B. fewer                     C. smaller                  D. more
  19. He hates _________at while he is out in the street.
  20. stared                         B. be stared               C. is stared                 D. being stared
  21. If I _________you, I’d take some rest before the exam tomorrow.
  22. is                         B. are                          C. were                       D. would be
  23. It was _________hot day that we decided to leave work early.
  24. such                         B. so                           C. so a                                    D. such a
  25. Let’s go for a walk, _________we?
  26. will                         B. shall                       C. do                           D. must
  27. I wish I _________to him. Now it is too late.
  28. had listened             B. would listen          C. listened                 D. have listened
  29. Ellen: “_________?” ~ Tom: “He’s tall and thin with blue eyes.”
  30. How is John doing                                     B. What does John like
  31. What does John look like                         D. Who does John look like

Choose the underlined part (marked A, B, C or D) that needs correction.

  1. It was important that we should be on time at the meeting tonight.            

           A                     B          C                     D

  1. Nam is tallest student in his class.                                                            

              A    B                      C        D

  1. People who exercise frequently have greater physical endurance than those who doesn’t.

                   A                       B                                                                           C                       D

  1. It was such a terrible fire that the whole building were destroyed.            

                    A                                   B                        C              D

  1. They suggested ban the sale of alcohol at football matches.

                        A        B                C              D                                              

Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 26- 30.

            It can be shown in facts and figures that cycling is the cheapest, most convenient, and most environmentally desirable form of transport (26)______ towns, but such cold calculations do not mean much on a frosty winter morning. The real appeal of cycling is that it is so (27)______. It has none of the difficulties and tensions of other ways of travelling so you are more cheerful after a ride, even through the rush hour.

            The first thing a non-cyclist says to you is: “But isn’t it (28) ______ dangerous?” It would be foolish to deny the danger of sharing the road with motor vehicles and it must be admitted that there are an alarming (29) ______ of accidents involving cyclists. However, although police records (30) ______ that the car driver is often to blame, the answer lies with the cyclist. It is possible to ride in such a way as to reduce risks to a minimum.

  1. A. in                         B. at                            C. to                            D. on
  2. A. boring             B. careful                   C. enjoyable              D. excited
  3. A. expectedly             B. strangely               C. terribly                  D. comfortably
  4. A. size                         B. number                  C. deal                                    D. digit
  5. A. point                         B. indicate                 C. display                  D. exhibit

Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 31- 35.

            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.

  1. Ted was worried because_________.
  2. he received a letter                                     B. he went to the police station yesterday
  3. the police would catch him                         D. he didn’t know why the police wanted him
  4. The police who talked to Ted was_________.
  5. pleasant                         B. worried                  C. surprised               D. small
  6. Why was Ted very surprised when he heard the news?
  7. Because his bicycle was stolen 20 years ago.
  8. Because his bicycle was found when he was a boy of fifteen.
  9. Because he thought he would never find the bicycle.
  10. Because the bicycle was sent to him by train.
  11. When was Ted’s bicycle found?
  12. Last Tuesday             B. Five years ago      C. Twenty years ago            D. Yesterday
  13. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
  14. The police asked Ted to go to their station. B. The policeman told Ted the good news 5 days ago.
  15. Ted is no longer anxious now.                         D. Ted is 35 years old now.

Choose the correct answer (marked A, B, C or D) to each of the following questions.

  1. ___________, Bill arrived late.
  2. In spite of having taken a taxi             B. Despite of having taken a taxi
  3. Although of having taken a taxi             D. Though having taken a taxi
  4. The nurse asked Mrs. Green_________.
  5. how was old her son       B. how old son was
  6. how old her son is D. how old her son was
  7. The more a car costs, __________.
  8. faster it goes             B. the faster it goes  C. so faster it goes    D. the fastest it goes
  9. The students never understand you, do they? ~ __________?
  10. Do the students never understand you? B. Are the students never understand you?              
  11. Don’t the students never understand you?D. Do they the students never understand you?
  12. __________, he’ll lose his job.
  13. If he works harder                                     B. If he doesn’t works harder
  14. Unless he doesn’t work harder             D. Unless he works harder

KEY

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

  1. A. lose                         B. move                      C. stove                      D. improve
  2. A. opens             B. photographs         C. performs               D. pays
  3. A. raised             B. picked                   C. laughed                 D. watched
  4. A. cough             B. plough                   C. weigh                     D. though
  5. A. turn                         B. burn                       C. curtain                   D. bury

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B,C, or D) to complete each sentence.

  1. They are not_________to take part in this program of the World Health Organization.
  2. so old                         B. old enough                       C. enough old                        D. as old
  3. The football match was postponed _________the bad weather.
  4. despite                         B. in spite                  C. because                 D. because of
  5. Peter doesn’t like scuba-diving. _________does his brother.
  6. Too                              B. Neither                  C. So                           D. Either
  7. If I had the map now, I_________a short-cut across the desert.
  8. could have taken B. take                                    C. could take             D. can take
  9. If I were you, I would advise _________the new teaching method.
  10. try                         B. trying                     C. to try                      D. tries
  11. My father is very busy. _________, he is always willing to give a hand with the housework.
  12. Despite                         B. Although               C. However                D. Therefore
  13. The capital of Thailand is_________.
  14. London                         B. Paris                       C. Bangkok                D. Phnom Penh
  15. This detailed map is_________the atlas.
  16. more useful             B. more useful than  C. more useful as      D. usefuler than
  17. The smaller the room is, the_________furniture it needs.
  18. less                         B. fewer                     C. smaller                  D. more
  19. He hates_________at while he is out in the street.
  20. stared                         B. be stared               C. is stared                 D. being stared
  21. If I_________you, I’d take some rest before the exam tomorrow.
  22. is                         B. are                          C. were                       D. would be
  23. It was_________hot day that we decided to leave work early.
  24. such                         B. so                           C. so a                                    D. such a
  25. Let’s go for a walk, _________we?
  26. will                         B. shall                       C. do                           D. must
  27. I wish I_________to him. Now it is too late.
  28. had listened             B. would listen          C. listened                 D. have listened
  29. Ellen: “_________?” ~ Tom: “He’s tall and thin with blue eyes.”
  30. How is John doing                                     B. What does John like
  31. What does John look like                         D. Who does John look like

Choose the underlined part (marked A, B, C or D) that needs correction.

  1. It was important that we should be on time at the meeting tonight.                         is

           A                     B          C                     D

  1. Nam is tallest student in his class.                                                                         the tallest

              A    B                             C        D

  1. People who exercise frequently have greater physical endurance than those who doesn’t. don’t

                   A                       B                                                                       C                     D

  1. It was such a terrible fire that the whole building were destroyed.                         was

                    A                                   B                          C        D

  1. They suggested ban the sale of alcohol at football matches.                                     Banning

                        A       B                C              D

Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 26- 30.

            It can be shown in facts and figures that cycling is the cheapest, most convenient, and most environmentally desirable form of transport (26)______ towns, but such cold calculations do not mean much on a frosty winter morning. The real appeal of cycling is that it is so (27)______. It has none of the difficulties and tensions of other ways of travelling so you are more cheerful after a ride, even through the rush hour.

            The first thing a non-cyclist says to you is: “But isn’t it (28) ______ dangerous?” It would be foolish to deny the danger of sharing the road with motor vehicles and it must be admitted that there are an alarming (29) ______ of accidents involving cyclists. However, although police records (30) ______ that the car driver is often to blame, the answer lies with the cyclist. It is possible to ride in such a way as to reduce risks to a minimum.

  1. A. in                         B. at                            C. to                            D. on
  2. A. boring             B. careful                   C. enjoyable              D. excited
  3. A. expectedly             B. strangely               C. terribly                  D. comfortably
  4. A. size                         B. number                  C. deal                                    D. digit
  5. A. point                         B. indicate                 C. display                  D. exhibit

Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 31- 35.

            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.

  1. Ted was worried because_________.
  2. he received a letter                                     B. he went to the police station yesterday
  3. the police would catch him                         D. he didn’t know why the police wanted him
  4. The police who talked to Ted was_________.
  5. pleasant             B. worried                  C. surprised               D. small
  6. Why was Ted very surprised when he heard the news?
  7. Because his bicycle was stolen 20 years ago.
  8. Because his bicycle was found when he was a boy of fifteen.
  9. Because he thought he would never find the bicycle.
  10. Because the bicycle was sent to him by train.
  11. When was Ted’s bicycle found?
  12. Last Tuesday             B. Five years ago     C. Twenty years ago            D. Yesterday
  13. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
  14. The police asked Ted to go to their station. B. The policeman told Ted the good news 5 days ago.
  15. Ted is no longer anxious now.                         D. Ted is 35 years old now.

Choose the correct answer (marked A, B, C or D) to each of the following questions.

  1. ___________, Bill arrived late.
  2. In spite of having taken a taxi             B. Despite of having taken a taxi
  3. Although of having taken a taxi             D. Though having taken a taxi
  4. The nurse asked Mrs. Green_________.
  5. how was old her son B. how old son was C. how old her son is           D. how old her son was
  6. The more a car costs, __________.
  7. faster it goes             B. the faster it goes  C. so faster it goes    D. the fastest it goes
  8. The students never understand you, do they? ~ __________?
  9. Do the students never understand you? B. Are the students never understand you?              
  10. Don’t the students never understand you? D. Do they the students never understand you?
  11. __________, he’ll lose his job.
  12. If he works harder                                     B. If he doesn’t works harder
  13. Unless he doesn’t work harder             D. Unless he works harder

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