DE THI TS VAO LOP 10 (08-09)

§Ò tuyÓn sinh líp 10 (2008 2009) – – ( No 1)
I. Pick out one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A.alien B.alike C.amount D.appear
2. A.jeans B.caps C.pants D.shirts
3. A.cheerful B.machine C.chance D.champion
4. A.bath B.bathe C.both D.breath
5. A.covered B.showed C.dressed D.sleeved
II. Circle the best option from A, B, C or D to fill in the blanks in the following sentences:
6. I suggest _________up the beach.
A. clean B. to clean C. cleaned D. cleaning
7. Thuy's grandmother turned the television _________ to see the weather forecast.
A. off B. on C. up D. down
8. There is too much traffic. _________, the air is polluted.
A. Since B. Therefore C. However D. But
9. There are_______________good programms on TV that I rarely watch it.
A. such few B. such little C. so few D. so little
10. It’s important that he_____________the book for me.
A. finds B. will find C. found D. find
11. Let’s go somewhere for a drink,___________?
A. shall we B. do we C. will you D. do you
12. He never stopped______________ until his last minute of life.
A. to work B. to be working C. working D. to have worked
13. I hurried____________I wouldn’t be late for class.
A. since B. so that C. as if D. unless
14. If people _________energy, there will be no shortage of electricity.
A. save B. will save C. saving D. would save
15.The children laughed _________when they are watching a comic.
A. happily B. happy C. happiness D. unhappy
16 ________ he worked hard, he couldn’t pass the exam.
A. So B. Because of C. Even though D. Therefore
17. + Can you tell me when________________is? _ Yes. It’s on the third Sunday in June.

A. Mother’s Day B. Father’s Day C. Tree Planting Day D. Thanks giving Day
18. Miss Hanh, ________ sings very well, is my English teacher.
A. whom B. who C. which D. that
19. What would you do if you ________ me?
A. are B. have been C. were D. will be
20. Three thousand cars___________ next year.
A. produced B. were produced C. will produce D. will be produced
III. Choose the best answer to complete the passage.
There has been a revolution in the world of newspapers. Not many years (21)………….,
newspapers were still being produced using techniques unchanged for (22)…………....hundereds
years.
The journalists gave their stories to a typist, who prepared them for an editor, who passed them on
(23)………..the printer. The printer, who was a (2) …………skilled man, set up the type. (2)
……….was then collected to make the pages. When the pages were completed, the printing machines
could be (2)……………..
Nowadays what (2)…………? The journalist types their stories into a computer. The (28 )
………………..checks their spelling, plans the pages, shape the articles. When the pages are ready,
another computer may control the spelling.
(29)……………...can be no doubt about it, producing a newspaper is an entiderely different (30)
……………..now.
IV. Read the text caefully, and then choose the correct answers.
To do well at school, college or university you usually need to do well in exams. All the students
hate exams’ may be a generalization, but it is fairly true one. Certainly, all of the students I’ve known
disliked doing exams. None of them thought that the exam system was fair; to do well in an exam you
simply had to be able to predict the questions which would be asked. This was the case as regards two
students in my class at college. Both of them were exceptionally bright, but in the final year exam
neither of them got an A grade. In fact, they both got Cs. The exam had tested us on questions which
had come up the previous year. They had both assumed that the same questions wouldn’t come up
again, and hadn’t prepared for them.
31. Students need todo well in exams……… ……… …....

A. in order to do well at school.
B. Because they need to do well at school .
C. So that to do well at school
D. Therefore they have to do well at school
32. The statement All the students hate exams is… … …… … ……… …….
A. extremely true B. completely true
C. quite true C. very true.
33. Which of the following sentences is Not true ?
A. All of the students the writter have known thought that the exam systerm was unfair.
B. To do well in an exam you simply had the ability to predict the questions which would be
asked.
C. None of the students the writter have known disliked doing exams.
D. All the students hate exams’ is fairy true generalization
34. Why did the two students in the writers class get C garades in the final exam?
A. Because the exam was really difficult.
B. Because they didn’t prepare for the questions that had come up the previous year.
C. Because they were dull students.
D. Because the questions weren’t in their lessons.
35. The writers main purpose of writing the passage is to… … ……… ……… ……… …...
A. describe the importantance of exams.
B. discuss how exams effect on the students.
C. explain the equality in examinations.
D. criticize the exam system.
V: Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one:
36. They had bad marks because they were lazy.
They
were ............................................................................................................................................
37. “Don’t go to bed too late”. My mother said to me.
My mother
asked .................................................................................................................................

38. I’m sorry I won’t be home tomorrow.
I
wish ..................................................................................................................................................
39. They enjoy walking in the rain.
They
are ..............................................................................................................................................
40. She moved to that house in 1973.
She
has ...............................................................................................................................................

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§Ò tuyÓn sinh líp 10 (2008 2009) – – ( No2)
I . Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced different from the others:
1- A. suggestion B. future C. question D. vacation
2- A.Christmas B. Champage C.scheme D. stomatchache
3- A.leave B. reason C.instead D. season
4- A.erupted B. wicked C. stopped D. divided
II. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences:
5- In Europe, there is a labeling ______ for a large number of machine and devices.
A. household B. housework C. consumption D.
scheme
6- ________ she was an hour late , she didn’t say “sorry” to the teacher.
A. Because B. In spite of C. However D. although
7- Your news was very interesting _____ my students
A. in B. with C. to D. for
8- My village lies near the _____ of the mountain and by the river
A.feet B. leg C. foot D.bottom
9- Motor vehicles account for 75 percent of _________ in the major
A. pollution air B. air pollution C. air polluting D. air
polluted

10- Would you like to have lunch with us ?
A. all right B. Yes, I would C. No, I wouldn’t like D. Yes, I’d love
to
11- Don’t make noise in class,_________?
A. do you B. do I C. will I D. will you
12-The man ______ son I often go to school with is a famous doctor
A. who B. whom C. which D. whose
13- I finished _____ the book and went to bed
A. to read B. reading C. read D. reads
14- A large number of the passengers _______ the bus here when it stops.
A. get in B. get out C. get off D. get at
15- If only you ______ here with me now.
A. would be B. will be C. were D. are
III. Choose the underlined word or phrase (A,B,C,D) that needs correcting:
16- That old house will replace by a modern building.
A B C D
17- One of the most important skill of learning English is listening.
A B C D
18- The manager asked me if I speak any other languages.
A B C D
19- Those kids are preparing with a picnic eagerly at the moment.
A B C D
IV. read the passage and correct if these statements are True or False:
A combination of water, salt, air pollution, sun, sand, and wind is destroying the huge statue
just outside Cairo. This five hundred year – old statue, which has the body of a lion and the face of a
human being, is too badly damaged to be completely saved. First, there is not a good drainage system
around the statue and too much water has been running into the stone statue for several years. As a
result, tiny pieces of salt have been left on the stone and have damaged it. Second, air pollution from
the increasing amount of traffic in Cario is also destroying the ancient statue. The air is so full of
poisonous gases that it is damaging the tstatue even faster. Third, the statue is being destroyed by the

extremes of temperature. The air is very cold at night , but during the day the stone of the statue
becomes very hot under the strong sunlight. Other natural forces such as severe sandstorms attack the
statue as well. Finally, the tourists who visit the statue everyday also cause a lot of damage to it.
20- There is a statue in the center of Cairo.
21- According to the passage, the statue was built 500 years ago.
22- All of the the following are mentioned as causes of damage to the statue except tourists.
23- It can be inferred from the text that tiny pieces of salt have been put on the statue to prevent
damage.
V. Choose the word or phrase (A,B,C,D) that best fits the blank space in the passage:
Tet holiday (24)_______ on first day of the Lunar New Year. Some weeks (25)______the New
Year, the Vietnamese clean their house and paint the wall. New clothes are (26)_______ for the
occasion. One or two days before the (27)______ people make Banh Chung, which is the traditional
cake, and other goodies. On the New Year’s (28)______ the whole family gets together for a ruinion
dinner. Every member of the family should be present during the( 29)_____ in which many different
kinds of dishes are served. (30)______the New Year morning, the young members of the family pay
their respects to the elders. In return they receive lucky money wrapped in red tiny envelopes. Then
people go to visit their neighbors, friends (31)______ relatives.
24- A. celebrate B. is celebrating C. is celebrated D. celebrating
24- A.after B. during C. before D. on
26- A.buy B. buying C. bought D. are buying
27- A. festival B. New Year Day C. New Year’s Eve D. celebration
28- A.Ever B. Eve C. Day D. Night
29- A.lunch B. night C. party D. dinner
30- A.on B. in C. at D. before
31- A.or B. but C. and D. with
VI. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence:
32- Mr Brown is talking to some volunteer ............................................ (conserve)
33- .................................... waves are the result of an abrupt shift in the underwater. (tide)
34- Five million of champage bottles will be ........................................ next year. (production)
35- We think that Mother’s Day should be celebrated ..................................... (nation)

VII. Rewite the sentences so that they mean almost the same as the ones printed before them:
36- Mrs White 's son isn’t old enough to drive a car.
 Mrss White 's son .............................................................................................................
37- The manager didn’t explain the project more carefully.
 The project ........................................................................................................................
38- Although he was ill, he did well in the exam.
 In spite of .........................................................................................................................
39- Tom doesn’t go to the library to do research any more.
 Tom ...................................................................................................................................
40- Jack said , “ I don’t have much time to enjoy myself”.
 Jack told Tom that ............................................................................................................
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