ĐỀ ÔN THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO 10 SỐ 1(21/5/2013)
I. PHONETICS
Choose a word (A, B, C, D) that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. suggestion B. imagination C. capture D. question
2. A. wanted B. needed C. dedicated D. watche d
3. A. books B. clubs C. hats D. stamps
Choose the word (A, B, C, D) whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others.
4. A. optional B. religion C.separate D. different
5. A. collection B. compose C.bamboo D.listen
II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR.
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentences.
6. Nam suggested _______ to his home village near Ba Vi National Park.
A.go B.going C.went D.to go
7. We intend to have a picnic _______October 20th
A. between B. at C. in D. on
8. His brother is the same ____as mine .
A. age B. old C. older D. elder
9. Ba wishes he _____stay in Hue for a few days
A. can B. could C. will D. ought
10. The party will finish _____9p.m and 9.30p.m
A. from B. at C. among D. between
11. They ___ a new shop since last week .
A. opened B. were opened C. were opening D. have opened
12. Wearing uniforms encourages students to be proud ____their school .
A. with B. for C. at D. of
13. You look tired .Why don’t you have a __________?
A. lie B. rest C. stay D. stop
14. Most people were ____that she won the championship .
A. surprising B. surprised C. surprise D. surprisingly
15. We decided not to go camping ____the heavy rain
A. as B. because C. because of D. because that
16. If you come to England , you must get used _____________on the left
A. driving B. to drive C. to driving D. drove
17. The plane _____off despite the fog
A. went B. flew C. took D. put
18. Children were made ____to bed at 9.30 p.m
A. go B. to go C. for go D. going
19. When I was young , I ____three miles every day .
A. used to run B. often run C. used to running D. used to be run.
20. She passed the exams _____making any mistakes .
A. no B. with no C. not D. without
21. The group had two concerts _____because of the bad weather .
A. canceling B. canceled C. be canceled D. cancel
22. I wish you _________something instead of sitting and doing nothing .
A. will do B. would do C. doing D. do
23. The children , _______parents work late , are taken home by bus .
A. their B. whose C. who D. whom
24. –“Bye!” –“_____________.”
A. See you lately B. Thank you C.Meet you again D. See you later
25. Last night, while I __________chess with my uncle, my parents ___________ me.
A. was playing / phone B. was playing / phoned C. played / was phoning D. played / phoned
26. I would rather _______at home than go out on rainy days .
A. stay B. stayed C. to stay D. staying
27. We _______a whole day looking for these old pictures .
A. take B. spent C. took D. spend
28. Clark _________in a bank for 20 years .Then he gave it up .
A. works B. worked C. was working D. has worked
29. The program was so ___________that half of them fell asleep.
A.boring B. interesting C. bored D. interested
30. Islam is the country’s official ______________in Malaysia.
A.region B. currency C. religion D.capital
Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions
31. I have never eaten this kind of fruit before.
A. I last ate this kind of fruit a long time ago. B. This is the first time I have eaten this kind of fruit.
C. This is the last time I have eaten this kind of fruit. D. I have eaten this kind of fruit for a long time.
32. People say that these villagers are hospitable.
A. It is said that these villagers are not hospitable. B. These villagers are said not to be hospitable.
C. It is said that these villagers are hospitable. D. These villagers are not hospitable as they say.
33. I am very excited about seeing you next week.
A. I am looking forward to seeing you next week. B. I am happy about seeing you next week.
C. I am waiting to seeing you next week with excitement . D. You are excited about seeing next week
34. It took him three hours to do his homework.
A. He spent three hours doing his homework. B. He did his homework three hours ago.
C. He finished his homework three hours ago. D. He did his homework at three o’clock.
35. “Let’s go on a walking holiday!” said Jane.
A. Jane allowed us to go on a walking holiday B. Jane invited us to go on a walking holiday
C. Jane wanted us to go on a walking holiday D. Jane suggested going on a walking holiday
Choose the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
36. : I think it’s importance(A ) for us to find(B) solutions to(C) our problem(D).
37. Because of ( A) the rise_(B) in unemployment, people still seem to be_(C) spending_(D) more.
38. She is attending(A) a three-day(B) conference on(C) AIDS education, doesn’t(D) she?
39. The boy which( A) was given first prize in(B) the contest was(C) very happy(D).
40. In the past , students were made_*A) sit still( B ) for hours and memorize(C) all sorts of things( D ) .
Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best option to fit each space.
Nowadays people are more aware that wildlife all over the world is in__41____Many species of animals are
threatened, and could easily become ____42___if we do not make an effort to protect them. There are many reasons for
this. In some cases animals are hunted for their fur or for other valuable parts of their bodies. Some birds, such as parrots,
are caught_____43____ and sold as pets. For many animals and birds, the problem is that their habitats-the place where
they live-is disappearing. More land is used for farm, for houses and industry, and there are fewer open spaces than there
once were. Farmers use powerful chemicals to help them grow better crops, but these chemicals pollute the environment
and ____44___wildlife. The most successful animals on Earth, human beings, will soon be the only ones___45__less we
can solve this problem.
41. A. threat B.problem C. danger D. vanishing
42. A. empty B vanished C. extinct D. disappeared
43. A for life B. lively C. alive D. for living
44. A. spoil B. wound C. wrong D. harm
45. A. left B. over C. staying D. survived
Read the passage below then pick out ONE best option (A, B, C or D . to complete each of the following sentences:
Britain is now a highly industrialized country and there are only 238,000 farms in the UK. More and more farmers
leave the land because they can not earn enough money to survive. Only large farms are economic and because of this
most British farm are big. They usually grow cereals in the east of England and raise sheep and cowsin the north of
England and Scotland. The small family farms often have to earn more money by offering bed and breakfast
accommodation to tourists.
Farming methods in Britain have also changed. Fields used to be quite small, divided by hedges which were
sometimes a thousand years old and full of wild flowers and birds. Many hedges were pulled up to allow farmers to use
mordern machinery. Now most fields in England are large by European standards.
46. British farmers give up working on their farms because________ .
A.they are tired of the farm work B.they can’t earn their own living by farming
C.they want to continue to live D. they are forced to leave the land
47. . Most British farms are big because_________ .
A. there are plenty of abandoned land B.farming is now industrialized
C. small farms are unecenomic D. most British farmers are rich
48. The small family farms often offer bed and breakfast accommodation to tourists ______.
A. to show their friendship
B. because they want to have more tourists to their farms
C. in order to improve their earnings
D. so that the tourists will return in their farm the next time
49. Fields on British farms were __________ .
A. seperated from each other by hedges B. full of wild flowers and birds
C. a thousand years old D. all are correct
50. Which of the following sentences is not true?
A. Industries are developed in Britain
B. Breeding farms are usually in the north of England
C. Many hedges are pulled down for farmers to ex pand their farms
D. Most fields in England are now larger than they used to be
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