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§Ò «n thi vµo líp 10 Test 1–
I. Circle the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others in
each line.
1. A. but B. cut C. sun D. put
2. A. skill B. fine C. dinner D. since
3. A. easy B. seat C. learn D. eat
4. A. close B. pop C. cold D. rose
5. A. lake B. plane C. plan D. state
6. A. here B. mere C. there D. sphere
7. A. said B. laid C. maid D. aid
8. A. pity B. tiny C. hidden D. forbid
9. A. education B. editor C. detective D. wonderful
10. A. book B. floor C. look D. hook
II. Circle the best answer.
1. The teacher wants every student to listen _____.(careful / carefully / careless / care)
2. He is sick ____he stayed up late watching soccer.(so / but / because / although)
3. ____ is a person who installs and repairs water pipes.(goldsmith / carpenter / A silversmith / A
plumber)
4. If there is too much exhaust fume in the air, more and more people ____ with respiratory problems.(will
cope / would cope / cope / coped)
5. He suggested ____ a show to raise money.(to organize / organizing / to organizing / organize)
6. Today I’m going to tell you how to reduce the air ____.(pollution / pollute / polluted /
pollutant)
7. It’s raining, ____ I can’t go to the beach.(and / however / but / so)
8. I suggest that you ____ English in class.(should speak / shouldn’t speak / speaking / to speak)
9. Hanh can’t go to the movies with us tonight. She will have to ____ her little sister.(look
through / look at / look after / look up)
10. You have never been to Nha Trang, ____?(have you / haven’t you / you have / you haven’t)
11. I broke the cup ___ I was careless.(because / therefore / although / if)
12. I’m pleased ___ you are working hard.(who / but / that / what)
13. It’s raining, ___ We can’t go to the seaside.(but / although / therefore / so)

14. Mrs. Yen forgot to ___ the faucet when she left for work.(turn off / look for / go on / open)
15. Auld Lang Syne is a song ___ is sung on New Year’s Eve.(who / whom / which / when)
16. Many tourists enjoy festivals in Vietnam ___ they don’t understand Vietnamese culture very much.
(even / though even / if / although)
17. All my friends are at the cinema now. I wish ___ with them.(am / were / has been / would be)
18. You watch TV programs every day, ___?(do you / don’t you / you do / you don’t)
19. Vietnamese women today prefer to wear modern clothing at work because it is more ___.
(convenience / inconvenience / convenient / inconvenient)
20. She always takes good care ___ her children.(for / in / of / with)
III. Fill each numbered blank with one suitable word to complete the passage.
Nowadays, more and more people are changing the way they use their televisions. Some
years ago we (1)________ to turn on TV and watch whatever there was. But now we choose the
programs we watch (2) ________ more carefully because we have many (3) ________ interesting
things to do. One result of this change is that we are also becoming (4) ________ careful about
the actual television set itself. As we watch fewer programs, we want to be sure that we will (5)
________ a really good picture, with bright color and clear sound. Because it will be switched off
(6) ________ of the time, we also want the television to look good when we are not watching it.
So when we (7) ________ or rent we look at the outside to make sure it is attractive and will look
right (8) ________ other furniture. Of course, we have to pay more (9) ________ high quality.
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However, it seems that the number of people (10) ________ are content to do so is increasing and
this should have a good result, because in the end all televisions will have better quality.
IV. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
original sentence.
1. Why don’t you install a burglar alarm in your house?I suggest you _____________
2. Let’s put garbage bins around the school yard.I suggest ______________________
3. We watched the football match between Liverpool and Manchester United last Saturday.
The football match _____________________________________________________
4. I haven’t seen that man here before.It’s the ________________________________
5. We don’t have a lot of money, so we don’t buy a lot of new books.

If ___________________________________________________________________
6. We last saw our parents five months ago.  We haven’t _______________________
The last time __________________________________________________________
7. Tom failed the exam because of his laziness. Because Tom ___________________
8. Don’t you think it’s better for you to walk to school instead of riding your motorbike?
I suggest _____________________________________________________________
9. You may get hungry on the train, so take some sandwiches.In _________________
10. All visitors to the town fall in love with it. Everyone who ____________________
V. Read the text carefully and then decide the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
Bill Gate is a very important person in the computer industry. He has been chief executive
officer of Microsoft Corporation for several years. HE is also richest person in the United States.
How did he do it?
He learned a lot from his parents. When Bill was going to school, his father went to college,
got a degree, and became a successful lawyer. From this, Bill learned that you have to work hard
if you want something. His mother was a very busy teacher, but she also enjoyed going to parties.
From this, he learned something else: if you want to work hard and play hard, you have to make a
schedule.
When Bill was young, he spent a lot of time alone. While most of his friends were playing,
Bill read al of the World Book Encyclopedia and finished it when he was 8 years old.
Bill’s childhood was not all work, however. He used to ply a lot of sports- swimming, water-
skiing, tennis. He was very serious about sports. He loved winning and he hated losing. When Bill
got older, he spent more and more time working- and playing – on a computer.
Before he was 20, Bill developed the world’s first computer language for the personal
computer. Once when he was thinking about the future, he realized some thing important. He
thought that every home was going to have a computer, and every computer would need soft
ware- his software. He said, “I’m going to make my first million dollars on software by the time
I’m 25.” And he did!
1. Bill Gate learned that you have to play hard for what you want.
2. He used to read a lot when he was young.
3. He was happy to lose a game of tennis

4. He enjoyed playing game on the computer.
5. He wasn’t making much money when was 25 years old.
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The great English scientist Isaac Newton, whose theory of gravitation is well- known
throughout the world, was born in the little village Woolthorpe, not far from his own town of
Cambridge, on December 25th, 1642. His father was a farmer who died when Newton was
fourteen years old. His mother, uncle and grandmother took care of him.
When still young, Newton was more of a mechanic than a scholar. His neighbours thought
he would probably become a well- known clockmaker, become he had already made a clock his
neighbours had never heard of before. It worked by water. Besides the water clock Newton also
made a sundial. When he grew older, he became interested in mathematic and physics. His first
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physical experiment was carried out in 1658, when he was 16 years old. On June 5th, 1661
Newton entered the University of Cambridge where he studied mathematics and soon became
famous at the age of 21.
When Newton was 22 years old, he began studying the theory of gravitation. In 1669 he was
appointed professor and began giving lectures on mathematics at Cambridge. Isaac Newton died
in 1727 at the age of 85.
1. Newton was not a physicist, he was a mathematician.
2. He was born in the town of Cambridge.
3. When young he was very intelligent.
4. He wasn’t very interested in mathematics until he grew older.
5. His first physical experiment was carried out when he was not yet twenty.
6. He was famous when he was in his early twenties.
7. He became a professor when he was not yet 30.
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VIII. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting.
1. Last summer my family went to Vung Tau, where my aunt is living there.
A B C D
2. After living in London for two months, my brother got used to drive on the left.
A B C D
3. Linh wishes that she is given a teddy bear at Christmas.
A B C D
4. Even though being ill, Ba still went to school last Monday.
A B C D
5. Your brother hardly goes to work by bus, doesn’t he?
A B C D
6. Nha Trang, that has a long beach, attracts many foreign visitors.
A B C D
IX. Complete the sentences with the suitable form of the words.
1. The ____________________ situation in that country is getting worse and worse.
(ECONOMY)
2. The Internet has ____________________ developed in every field. (INCREASE)
3. We should use paper as ____________________ as we can. (ECONOMY)
4. His sudden ____________________ must be a shock to his family. (DIE)
5. You shouldn’t ____________________ others if you also have a lot of mistakes. (CRITIC)
6. There are over 50 ____________________ in the talent contest. (COMPETE)
7. My teacher ____________________ me to take this examination. (COURAGE)
8. The ring is not valuable. In fact, it is almost ____________________. (WORTH)
9. I’m full of ____________________ for my English teacher. (ADMIRE)

10. That was an ____________________ remark. It would have been better to keep silent.
(NECESSITY)
11. Some people think that gods create ____________________ eruption. (VOLCANO)
12. Everyone has a number of ____________________, but no one has many true friends.
(ACQUAINT)
13. Do you understand the saying “____________________ is better than cure”? (PREVENT)
14. The earthquake caused terrible ____________________. (DESTROY)
15. The cost of the ____________________ must be paid by the buyer. (CARRY)
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§Ò «n thi vµo líp 10 Test 2–
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I. Circle the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others in
each line.
1. A. study B. much C. century D. button
2. A. page B. game C. go D. gift
3. A. royal B. moment C. only D. total
4. A. spoon B. blood C. tool D. noon
5. A. many B. handy C. mad D. daddy
II. Circle the best answer.
1. My father ____ for the motor- bike factory since 1995.a
A. worked B. was working C. has worked D. is working
2. I don’t have a computer. I wish I ____ a new one.
A. have B. have had C. had D. will have
3. The city theatre ____ in 1900.
A. built B. was built C. has been built D. will be built
4. The teacher said: “This homework ____ carefully”
A. has to do B. has to be done C. had to do D. had to be done
5. Her children all have been ____ in their chosen careers.
A. succeeded B. succeed C. successful D. success
6. Your father doesn’t work in that bank, ____ he?

A. is B. does C. doesn’t D. isn’t
7. If he ____ soon, we might miss the last bus.
A. doesn’t come B. isn’t coming C. didn’t come D. won’t come
8. The interviewer asked me why I ____ learning English.
A. like B. will like C. liked D. would like
9. Tom said that he ____ in Leeds in Great Britain.
A. has lived B. is living C. were living D. lived
10. He asked me ____.
A. what is my phone number B. what my phone number is
C. what was my phone number D. what my phone number was
11. ____ Monday morning, there is a meeting between 11 am and 1 pm.
A. on B. for C. in D. at
12. He was sick yesterday, ____ he didn’t go to school.
A. since B. because C. so D. but
13. People in Israel are going to celebrate their festival _____ is called Passover.
A. where B. who C. whose D. which
14. ____ I was really tired, I couldn’t sleep.
A. Therefore B. Because of C. Even though D. So
15. If I ____ enough money, I’ll buy a dictionary.
A. have B. had C. will have D. would have
16. Tomorrow we’ll go to Noi Bai Airport to meet David, ____ comes from England.
A. whom B. who C. which D. that
17. What would you do if you _____ a ghost?
A. see B. have seen C. saw D. will see
18. Lan is very tired. _____, she has to finish her assignment before going to bed.
A. However B. Therefore C. So D. Although
19. I suggest ____ some money for poor children.
A. to raise B. raising C. raised D. raise
20. I ____ telephone her if I knew her number.
A. will B. shall C. would D. have to

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III. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
original sentence.
1. Marconi invented radio about a hundred years ago. Radio _________________________
2. It’s a pity my father can’t speak English. If only _________________________________
3. She last wrote to me seven months ago. She hasn’t _______________________________
4. Does your brother use the Internet every day? Your brother ________________________
5. “Do your grandparents still live in Nha Trang now?” said Nam to me.
Nam asked ________________________________________________________________
IV. Read the passage and do the tasks that follow.
Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, is a city of contrasts. It is an exciting, crowded, modern
city and, at the same time, a city that is full of history. The streets of Bangkok are usually noisy
and have too many people. Some people are selling food; others are selling clothing, cassette
tapes, flowers, or souvenirs. Visitors love the river markets, the beautiful temples and architecture,
and the nightlife.
Most of the year, Bangkok is hotter than any other capital city in Asia, but from December to
February, the weather is not as warm and so it is much more comfortable. Actually, it’s an
interesting city to visit at any time of the year. The shopping is excellent, and the prices are not as
high as in many other large cities in Southeast Asia.
There is always so much to do in Bangkok at anytime of the day or night – from watching
Thai dancing or boxing to taking a boat trip on the river or trying some of the delicious and spicy
food. And if you get tired of the city and want a quiet place, there are beautiful beaches only two
hours away by bus.
Task 1: Match the word in A with its meaning in B.
A B
1. contrasts
2. full of
3. spicy
4. nightlife
a. strong and hot

b. evening entertainment
c. something that is different from something else.
d. having a lot of
Task 2: Answer the questions by circling the option A/B/C or D.
1. Which words are used to describe the streets of Bangkok?
A. a city of contrasts B. noisy and crowded C. full of history D. excited and modern
2. When is the best time to visit Bangkok?
A. in December B. in January C. in February D. in A, B, and C
3. What does not interest visitors in Bangkok?
A. the shopping B. sightseeings C. the weather D. the nightlife
4. “so much to do in Bangkok” means ____.
A. easy to find a job in Bangkok B. much free time
C. lot of entertainment D. lot of souvenirs
5. What visitors cannot see or watch at any time of the day?
A. Thai dancing B. Thai boxing C. river markets D. nightlife
6. Where is the nearest beach from Bangkok?
A. only two hours B. only two hours away
C. only two hours from Bangkok D. only two hours away by bus
V. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting.
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