Ñeà thi tuyeån lôùp 10 soá 1
I Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others
1. a. I b. size c. chair d. right
2. a. raised b. chased c. stopped d. worked
3. a. boxes b. changes c. washes d. notes
II I Choose the word which has different stress from the others
4. A. religion B. rather C. western D. brother
5. A. surprise B. happen C. Chrismas D. tailor
IIIChoose the correct answer among A,B,C or D and cross it
6/ Don’t waste electricity and water or you will get an enormous ……….by the end of the month.
A. paper B. money C. bill D. breakfast
7/ There are …………………..methods and inventions to use solar energy.
A. saving-energy B. energy-saving C. energy-savedD. saved-energy
8/ She had to pay a lot of money for the international……………………
A. calls B. telephones C. phones D. dials
9/ A new washing machine will be …………this afternoon
A. placed B. put C. set D. installed
10/ Scientists are looking for an effective way to reduce energy……………………….
A. use B. saving C. consumption D. construction
11/ You should get a ……..to check your water pipes
A. teacher B. checker C. piper D. plumber
12/ People suggested ………………….cars from some streets in the city center
A. driving B. selling C. prohibiting D. breakfast
13/ We can …………..environment by driving less
A. protest B. protect C. collect D. contest
14/ The light …………..was invented by Edison in 1879
A. candles B. tube C. bulb D. ball
15/ The ground was full of ……………after the hot, dry summer
A. cracks B. racks C. sacks D. rags
IV- Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, D) that best fits each blank space (1.5ms)
Based on a lunar calendar as opposed to the western Gregorian calendar, Lunar New Year can (1)
_______ on any date between late January and early February. Lunar New Year begins on the (2)
_______ day of the lunar month. Each year is symbolized by a different animal - rat, buffalo, tiger,
cat, dragon, snake, horse, goat, (3) _______, rooster (chicken), dog, boar (pig).
According to the Vietnamese, red is a (4) _______ color; therefore children are given money in little
red envelopes for good luck.
Before Lunar New Year arrives, it is customary to put your house in (5) _______ , repaint gates,
and pay off debts (6) ________ they don't carry bad fortune into the New Year.
1- a- compose b- congratulate c- describe d- occur
2- a- last b- second c- first d- one
3- a- rabbit b- monkey c- donkey d- bull
4- a- lucky b- hot c- warm d- cool
5- a- order b- celebration c- luck d- condition
6- a- so as to b- so that c- because d- although
B. True or False. (1 mark)
After you have thrown away your can, what happens? Well, first of all it is collected by the men
who empty your garbage bins each week and taken to a tip, together with all other household rubbish.
Then the rubbish is stored and the steel cans are taken separately to a special factory which turns
dirty old cans into high quality steel. It’s this steel that may well find its way back into your home in the
form of knives and forks, garden equipment and, of course, food and drink cans.
1) The men who empty the garbage bins collect your thrown can a) Trueb) False
2) The rubbish and the steel cans are stored at the same factory a) Trueb) False
3) The factory turns dirty old cans into high quality steel a) Trueb) False
4) Knives, forks, garden equipment, …are recycled from your old cans a) Trueb) False
V: Choose the INCORRECT WORD OR PHRASE among A,B,C or D and cross it
1. The diameter of an immediate tornado is only about 4 kilometers
A B C D
2. The dangers of a storm includes torrential rains, high winds and storm surges
A B C D
3. Sometimes people have little time and escape before their houses get flooded
A B C D
4. Flood and flash floods generating by torrential rains also cause damage
A B C D
5. Follow a hurricane, inland streams and rivers can flood and trigger landslides.
A B C D
VI.Rewrite the following sentences, beginning with the words given.
1/ Keep your neighborhood clean and you will have an ideal place to live .
If………………………
2/ We couldn’t keep on clearing the beach because of the heavy rain.
Because it …….
3/ You did nothing to conserve the environment and it made me disappointed.
I was …
4/ We can’t swim in that part of the river because the water is polluted.
Water pollution prevented…….
5/ He is a more persuasive speaker than his brother.
He speaks………………………….
6/ In spite of being very tired, Mrs. Thoa helped Tuan with his homework.
Although …………………….
7/ Auld lang Syne is a song. It is sung on New Year’s Eve.
Auld lang Syne ……………………………
8/ It will be nice to see you again at the party.
I’m looking . . . . . . .
9/ “Let’s go to the swimming pool,” Nick said.
Nick suggested . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10/ The librarian is Peter’s sister. You met her at the gate.
The librarian whom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .