TRƯỜNG THCS LÊ VĂN TÁM
ĐỀ THAM KHẢO TUYỂN SINH 10 2019-2020
I. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence. (2.5 pts)
1. Why don’t we put more effort in _________________ the endangered animals?
A. keeping
B. encouraging
C. preserving
D. maintaining
2. We should ban farmers from ____________ pesticides carelessly.
A. spinning
B. putting
C. wasting
D. spraying
3. She spoke softly to him __............. nobody else could hear a word.
A. because
B. unless
C. although
D. so that
4. The hotel _____________ I stayed last summer was good, so I want to recommend it to you.
A. whose
B. where
C. when
D. which
5. Jamie is the first student to _____________ the talk-show with Dr. Hofstader.
A. attend
B. participate
C. work
D. meet
6. “Would you like to go to the movie with me tonight?” – “……………”
A. I’d love to. What’s time? B. I’m busy.
C. Yes, I’d like it. D. No, I wouldn’t think
so.
7. To save energy in the kitchen, we should prepare food carefully before ___________ the stove.
A. looking after
B. looking for
C. going on
D. turning on
8. _________ the differences in language and custom, it will take the young couple a long time to
understand each other.
A. Although
B. Because
C. Because of
D. Despite
9. A tropical storm which ____ 120 meters per hour is called a hurricane in North and South
America.
A. struck
B. hit
C. reaches
D. travelling
10. There are a lot of technological _______ designed to save energy.
A. necessities
B. limitations
C. innovations
D. consumption
Answers : 1. __________2. __________3. __________4. __________5.__________
6. __________7. __________8. __________9. __________10._________
II. Read the signs and choose the best answer (0.5pt)
11. In order not being infectious with Coronavirus, we
should
A. Wear a facemask when you are around other people.
B. Cover your mouth with thick facemask
C. Wear facemask to avoid the crowd
D. Use facemask only in hospital
12.
To protect yourself from COVID-19, we should
A. Wash your hands with soap and water regularly
B. Drink water after washing hands
C. Rub your hands carefully to kill viruses.
D. Hold water in your hands
Answers : 11. __________ 12. __________
III. Read the following passage. Decide if the statements from 13 to 16 are True or False and choose
the correct answer (A, B, C or D) for the questions 17 and 18.
Dear Daddy,
(1.5 pts)
I’m writing this to tell you how much you are missed and loved, especially on such a special
day as today. I will never forget that day- my graduation day. You were standing there with tears in
your eyes while I was walking towards the stage to get my diploma, a moment in time that would last
forever. You are such a devoted father who was always taken very good care of the whole family. I
now live independently. I have experienced the difficulties of being an adult, and I’m going to have
my own children with all the burden of being a parent. I understand and love you more and more,
Dad. After all, I will always be your little son! Happy Father’s Day.
13. This is a letter written by a man to his father.
14. The father cried when his son was on his way to the stage.
15. The letter is sent from a son to his father on the son’s graduation day.
16. The more difficulties the son has in life, the more love he saves for his father.
17. What is the letter mainly about?
A. The writer’s thankfulness to the father
B. The writer’s present life
C. The writer’s life after the graduation day
D. The writer’s childhood memory
18. The word “special” has the closest meaning to
A. important
B. exciting
C. interesting
D. terrible
Từ câu 13 đến câu 16, thí sinh viết đầy đủ từ True hoặc False vào ô trả lời. Mọi cách viết khác đều
khơng chấm điểm. Đối với câu 17 và 18, thí sinh lựa chọn đúng (A, B, C hoặc D) vào ô trả lời.
Answers: 19. _______ 20. ________ 21. ________ 22. ________ 23. ________ 24. _______
IV. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in the following passage. (1.5 pts)
Some disasters cannot be stopped. These disasters include earthquakes and tornadoes.
Tornadoes ruin whatever is (19)______________ their path. They can destroy houses and other
buildings. Earthquakes have a wider range of intensity—some are so small that (20) ______________
even notices them, except for the people checking earthquake monitoring equipment. Others have
leveled cities. It is very hard to deal with these disasters, and it can take a very long time for life (21)
____________ back to normal.
(22)_____________ people are outside during an earthquake, it is best to get into an open spot. They
should get away from buildings, power lines, and anything else that may fall and hurt (23)
________________ Electrical lines (24) _______________ have already fallen are also dangerous—
they may be capable of electrocuting people!
19.
A. under
B. in
C. at
D. on
20.
A. everyone
B. no one
C. anyone
D. someone
21.
A. to get
B. getting
C. get
D. got
22.
A. But
B. Unless
C. If
D. Because
23.
A. it
B. us
C. them
D. him
24.
A. what
B. who
C. whom
D. which
Answers :
19.__________20. __________21. __________22. __________23. __________24. _________
V. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence. ( 1.5 pts)
25. The champion was offered a lot of ______________ on her win.
(congratulate)
26. We are disappointed that we made an ____________ attempt to win the match. (effect)
27. After a careful preparation, he planned an____________ evening for his girlfriend. (enjoy)
28. The hotel is ___________located far from the downtown area.
(convenience)
29. Using electric stove is an __________way of cooking. Gas is cheaper now.
(economy)
30. I have ______________ to the manager about the project for the third time.
(response)
Answers : 25.__________________ 26. ___________________27. __________________
28. __________________ 29. ___________________30. __________________
VI. Rearrange the groups of words in a correct order to make complete sentences.
(0.5pt)
31. called coronavirus/ that your lungs can affect / COVID-19 / is a new illness / by a virus / and it's caused /
32. customers want products / and money-saving. / that are / Companies realize that / both effective //
Answers :
31.COVID-19 ________________________________________________________________
32. Companies realize that _____________________________________________________
VII. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the
sentence printed before it. (2.0pts)
33. Jenny is the best English student in our school.
� No students __________________________________________________
34. “Why don’t we collect these empty bottles for recycling?” said Mai
� Mai suggested that those ________________________________________
35. If we had more rain, our crops would grow faster.
� Unless ______________________________________________________
36. Though there are many energy-saving products, people don’t want to use them.
� In spite of ______________________________________________________
Answers :
33.
34.
35.
36.
_________________________