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UBND HUYỆN LƯƠNG TÀI
PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
TH&THCS MINH TÂN

ĐỀ THI THỬ VÀO LỚP 10 THPT
NĂM HỌC 2019 - 2020
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh (50 câu trắc nghiệm)
Thời gian: 60' ( không kể thời gian giao đề )
Ngày thi:
Mã đề 321

SECTION A
Listen to an old man talking about his school days and choose the correct answer to fill in the
blank.
1. How old is the boy?
A. 14
B. 15
C. 16
D. 17
2. When do the under 16s train?
A. on Tuesday and Thursday evenings B. on Monday evening
C. on Sundays from 6:30- 8:00pm
D. at weekends
3. When does the training start?
A. tomorrow
B. next week C. next month
D. next year
4. How much are the classes?
A. 50 pounds B. 100 pounds
C. 200 pounds
D. Free for under 18s

5. What does he have to do to join?
A. complete form
B. bring a camera
C. choose one swimming pool
D. meet the manager.
Listen to Tamara and Mario talking about their arrangement to see a film. Then choose the correct
answer.
6. “Mr and Mrs Jones” and “ War Games” are ……………….
A. science fiction films
B. action films
C. comedy films
D. documentary films
7. Mario hasn’t seen the film “ Robot…………”
A. 2015
B. 2055
C. 2065
D. 2075
8. The film “ Forever” is a………..
A. romantic film
B. comedy film
C. romantic comedy film D. horror film
9. The film “ midnight and Moon” is on at……………..
A. 7 o’clock
B. 7:15
C. 7:30
D. 8 o’clock
10. They will meet at………………………
A. the cinema
B. Tamara’s house
C. Mario’s house

D. the park
SECTION B
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is
CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.(11 to 12)
Question 11: I could see the finish line and thought I was home and dry.
A. hopeless
B. hopeful
C. successful
D. unsuccessful
Question 12: Though many scientific breakthroughs have resulted from mishaps it has taken brilliant
thinkers to recognize their potential. A. accidents
B. misunderstandings C.
incidentals
D. misfortunes
II. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is
OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions. (13 to 14)
Question 13: The government is not prepared to tolerate this situation any longer.
A. look down on
B. put up with
C. take away from
D. give on to
Question 14: I clearly remember talking to him in a chance meeting last summer.
A. unplanned
B. deliberate
C. accidental
D. unintentional
III. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that has the stress
pattern different from that of the rest in each of the following questions. (15 to 16)
Question 15: . A. departure
B. festival

C. religious
D. convenient
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Question 16: . A . device
B. cupboard
C. comfort
D. nature
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part
differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions from 17 to 18.
Question 17. A. challenge
B. change
C. charity
D. champagne
Question 18. A. ideal
B. idiot
C. iron
D. idea
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in
meaning to each of the following questions.(19 to 24)
Question 19: If he doesn’t apologize, I will never invite him here again.
A. Unless he apologizes, then I will never invite him here again.
B. Unless he apologizes, otherwise I will never invite him here again.
C. Unless he apologizes, or I will never invite him here again.
D. Unless he apologizes, I will never invite him here again.
Question 20: The writer Kate Millett was forced to stay in a psychiatric hospital by her family.
A. The writer Kate Millett’s family made her stay in a psychiatric hospital.
B. The family of the writer Kate Millett convinced her to remain in a psychiatric hospital.
C. Together with her family, the writer Kate Millett was made to go into a psychiatric hospital.

D. Problems with her family made the writer Kate Millett go to a psychiatric hospital.
Question 21: I regret not going to the airport to say goodbye to her.
A. I wish I had gone to the airport to say goodbye to her.
B. I wish I would go to the airport to say goodbye to her.
C. I wish I went to the airport to say goodbye to her.
D. I wish I would have gone to the airport to say good bye to her.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to finish each of the
following questions.(22 to 24)
Question 22: To solve this problem, it is advisable ________.
A. that a drastic measure be adopted
B. that a drastic measure is adopted
C. a drastic measure to be adopted
D. that to adopt a drastic measure
Question 23: 47. What you ask us to do now is out of the question.
A. We cannot answer your question right now.B. It is not in the question that you can find the answer.
C. What you ask us to do now is undeniable.
D. What you ask us to do now is impossible.
Question 24: ______________, Sir Isaac Newton described the laws of gravitation.
A. A seventeenth-century scientist
B. When was a seventeenth-century scientist
C. Was a seventeenth-century scientist
D. Who was a seventeenth-century scientist
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions. From question 25 to question 26
Question 25. - “Oh, I’m terribly sorry?” - “________.”
A. I’m sorry,too
B. That’s alright
C. You made me hurt
D. You’re welcome
Question 26 : (After a party at Mary’s house). Bill: ______.

Mary: Thanks for your compliment. Good night!
A. You are a good cooker. Good night!
B. You are a good cook. Good night!
C. Long time no see. Good night!
D. Many happy returns. Good night!
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions from 27 to 35.
Question 27: 7. Sound symbolism means that we often _________ the meaning of a word from its
sound.
A guess

B.judge

C imagine

D. expect

Question 28: Top fashion models often spend hundreds of pounds______.
A. getting straightened their teeth
B. having got their teeth straightened
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C. getting their teeth straightened
D. straightening their teeth
Question 29: ______, Edison didn’t have much schooling and he was taught by his mother.
A. When was a boy B. A boy was when C. Was a boy
D. When a boy
Question 30: Mach numbers describe the velocity of airplanes ______ over the speed of sound.
A. have moved

B. move
C. moving
D. moved
Question 31: It is ______ that so many young people leave school without qualifications.
A. to be regretted
B. to be regrettable C. to be regretful
D. to regret
Question 32 ____is visiting important and historic places in a city or an area as a tourist.
A Travelling

B. Sightseeing

C. Wandering

D Sunbathing

Question 33: I've applied for several jobs. I don't want to ______.
A. be a good egg
B. have an egg on my face
C. kill the goose that lay the golden eggs
D. put all my eggs in one basket
Question 34: Mary lost one of her running shoes, but won the race despite this ______
A. disaster
B. feat
C. awkwardness
D. handicap
Question 35: ______ your precious help, I wouldn’t have certainly overcome most of the practical
difficulties
A. If not
B. Provided

C. Unless
D. Without
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following questions.(36 to 40)
Question 36. We are confident that we will be possible to persuade our friends to keep the school
clean.
A
B
C
D
Question 37. Students should be encouraged to discuss critically about the information that they are
given.
A
B
C
D
Question 38. The package containing books and records were delivered last week.
A
B
C
D
Question 39. Jack had to skip breakfast; otherwise, he will be late for class.
A
B
C
D
Question 40. Studying the science of logic is one way to cultivate one’s reason skills.
A
B
C

D
Read the passage about Chu Van An High School in Ha Noi, Choose the best answer A,B,C or D
to each question below (41 to 45)
Chu Van An High School is one of the oldest and most prestigious state schools in Viet Nam.
Established in 1908 by the French, the school was located beside the West Lake, and was originally
named after the location it was in. It is a very pleasant, spacious school with great views of the lake
from
the
classroom
windows.
In 1943, the school was moved to Ninh Binh, and was not moved back to Ha Noi until 1945. In that
year, the school was renamed Chu Van An, after a famous Vietnamese Confucianism teacher of the
Tran Dynasty. Professor Nguyen Gia Tuong became the first Vietnamese principal of the school.
Many famous people like ex-Prime Minister Pham Van Dong, Doctor Ton That Tung, and poet Xuan
Dieu used to be the school’s students.
Today the school is still located in the same area, and has maintained its prestige, as well as its
reputation as one of the top schools in Ha Noi. It is very difficult to be admitted to the school. Every
year, there are around three thousand applicants but only about five hundred are admitted. Those
applicants have to take an entrance examination conducted by the Department of Education and
Training of Ha Noi.
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41. The passage mainly discusses ___________.
A.Chu Van An, the teacher
B.Chu Van An School in the future
C.Chu Van An School over time
D.the difficulty of being admitted to Chu Van An School
42. All of the following are true about the school EXCEPT ___________.
A.the school was originally named after the location it is in

B.the school admits three thousand students every year.
C.the school has a view of the West Lake
D.the school is large
43. The word ‛principal’ is closest in meaning to ___________.
A.teacher
B.head teacher
C.founder D.supporter
44.The word ‛prestige’ in the passage mostly means ___________.
A.respect
B.fame
C.status
D.position
45.It can be understood from the passage that ___________.
A.students of the school are very smart
B.the school fees are very high
C.only children from prestigious families can enter the school
D.the teachers at the school earn a lot of money
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct word for each of the blanks from 46 to 50.
I’m fascinated (46)… traditional handicrafts. At weekends, I usually go to Bat Trang where I
was born. It’s a pottery village not far from Ha Noi centre. My uncle and my aunt still live in Bat
Trang and they own a big workshop there. In fact, my grandparents (47)… that workshop and
some years ago, my uncle and my aunt(48) … the business because my grandparents are very old.
My grandfather is a well-known artisan in the village. Every time I go there, he teaches me how
to make things from clay such as pots, vase and bowls.
There are (49) … of tourists coming from all over the country and the world to Bat Trang craft
village. They can make pottery themselves in workshops and they learn how to paint on ceramics.
They can buy the things they like or need (50) … their houses. Many people enjoy their visit to
Bat Trang and they feel very interested after their trip.
46. A . in

47. A. started
48. A. looked after
49. A. much
50. A. on

b. of
b. set
b. took care
b. lot
b. for

c. by
c. went
c. set up
c. a lot
c. at

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d. with
d. made
d. took over
d. little
d. of


Key

UBND HUYỆN LƯƠNG TÀI
PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
TH&THCS MINH TÂN

ĐỀ THI THỬ VÀO LỚP 10 THPT
NĂM HỌC 2019 - 2020
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh (50 câu trắc nghiệm)
Thời gian: 60' ( không kể thời gian giao đề )
Ngày thi:
Mã đề 321

SECTION A
Listen to an old man talking about his school days and choose the correct answer to fill in the
blank.
1. How old is the boy?
A. 14
B. 15
C. 16
D. 17
2. When do the under 16s train?
A. on Tuesday and Thursday evenings B. on Monday evening
C. on Sundays from 6:30- 8:00pm
D. at weekends
3. When does the training start?
A. tomorrow
B. next week C. next month
D. next year
4. How much are the classes?
A. 50 pounds B. 100 pounds
C. 200 pounds

D. Free for under 18s
5. What does he have to do to join?
A. complete form
B. bring a camera
C. choose one swimming pool
D. meet the manager.
Listen to Tamara and Mario talking about their arrangement to see a film. Then choose the correct
answer.
6. “Mr and Mrs Jones” and “ War Games” are ……………….
A. science fiction films
B. action films
C. comedy films
D. documentary films
7. Mario hasn’t seen the film “ Robot…………”
A. 2015
B. 2055
C. 2065
D. 2075
8. The film “ Forever” is a………..
A. romantic film
B. comedy film
C. romantic comedy film D. horror film
9. The film “ midnight and Moon” is on at……………..
A. 7 o’clock
B. 7:15
C. 7:30
D. 8 o’clock
10. They will meet at………………………
A. the cinema
B. Tamara’s house

C. Mario’s house
D. the park
SECTION B
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is
CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.(11 to 12)
Question 11: I could see the finish line and thought I was home and dry.
A. hopeless
B. hopeful
C. successful
D. unsuccessful
Question 12: Though many scientific breakthroughs have resulted from mishaps (việc ko may/ bất
hạnh)it has taken brilliant thinkers to recognize their potential.
A. accidents
B. misunderstandings
C. incidentals
D. misfortunes
II. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is
OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions. (13 to 14)
Question 13: The government is not prepared to tolerate this situation any longer.
A. look down on
B. put up with
C. take away from
D. give on to
Question 14: I clearly remember talking to him in a chance meeting last summer.
A. unplanned
B. deliberate
C. accidental
D. unintentional
III. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that has the stress
pattern different from that of the rest in each of the following questions. (15 to 16)

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Question 15: . A. departure
B. festival
C. religious
D. convenient
Question 16: . A . device
B. cupboard
C. comfort
D. nature
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part
differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions from 17 to 18.
Question 17. A. challenge
B. change
C. charity
D. champagne
Question 18. A. ideal
B. idiot
C. iron
D. idea
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in
meaning to each of the following questions.(19 to 24)
Question 19: If he doesn’t apologize, I will never invite him here again.
A. Unless he apologizes, then I will never invite him here again.
B. Unless he apologizes, otherwise I will never invite him here again.
C. Unless he apologizes, or I will never invite him here again.
D. Unless he apologizes, I will never invite him here again.
Question 20: The writer Kate Millett was forced to stay in a psychiatric hospital by her family.
A. The writer Kate Millett’s family made her stay in a psychiatric hospital.

B. The family of the writer Kate Millett convinced her to remain in a psychiatric hospital.
C. Together with her family, the writer Kate Millett was made to go into a psychiatric hospital.
D. Problems with her family made the writer Kate Millett go to a psychiatric hospital.
Question 21: I regret not going to the airport to say goodbye to her.
A. I wish I had gone to the airport to say goodbye to her.
B. I wish I would go to the airport to say goodbye to her.
C. I wish I went to the airport to say goodbye to her.
D. I wish I would have gone to the airport to say good bye to her.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to finish each of
the following questions.(22 to 24)
Question 22: To solve this problem, it is advisable ________.
A. that a drastic measure be adopted
B. that a drastic measure is adopted
C. a drastic measure to be adopted
D. that to adopt a drastic measure
Question 23: 47. What you ask us to do now is out of the question.
A. We cannot answer your question right now.B. It is not in the question that you can find the answer.
C. What you ask us to do now is undeniable.
D. What you ask us to do now is impossible.
Question 24: ______________, Sir Isaac Newton described the laws of gravitation.
A. A seventeenth-century scientist
B. When was a seventeenth-century scientist
C. Was a seventeenth-century scientist
D. Who was a seventeenth-century scientist
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions. From question 25 to question 26
Question 25. - “Oh, I’m terribly sorry?” - “________.”
A. I’m sorry,too
B. That’s alright
C. You made me hurt

D. You’re welcome
Question 26 : (After a party at Mary’s house). Bill: ______.
Mary: Thanks for your compliment. Good night!
A. You are a good cooker. Good night!
B. You are a good cook. Good night!
C. Long time no see. Good night!
D. Many happy returns. Good night!
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions from 27 to 35.
Question 27: 7. Sound symbolism means that we often _____ the meaning of a word from its sound.
A guess

B.judge

C imagine

D. expect

Question 28: Top fashion models often spend hundreds of pounds______.
A. getting straightened their teeth
B. having got their teeth straightened
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C. getting their teeth straightened
D. straightening their teeth
Question 29: ______, Edison didn’t have much schooling and he was taught by his mother.
A. When was a boy B. A boy was when C. Was a boy
D. When a boy
Question 30: Mach numbers describe the velocity of airplanes ______ over the speed of sound.

A. have moved
B. move
C. moving
D. moved
Question 31: It is ______ that so many young people leave school without qualifications.
A. to be regretted
B. to be regrettable C. to be regretful
D. to regret
Question 32 ____is visiting important and historic places in a city or an area as a tourist.
A Travelling

B. Sightseeing

C. Wandering

D Sunbathing

Question 33: I've applied for several jobs. I don't want to ______.
A. be a good egg
B. have an egg on my face
C. kill the goose that lay the golden eggs
D. put all my eggs in one basket
Question 34: Mary lost one of her running shoes, but won the race despite this ______
A. disaster
B. feat
C. awkwardness
D. handicap
Question 35: ______ your precious help, I wouldn’t have certainly overcome most of the practical
difficulties
A. If not

B. Provided
C. Unless
D. Without
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following questions.(36 to 40)
Question 36. We are confident that we will be possible to persuade our friends to keep the school
clean.
A
B
C
D
Question 37. Students should be encouraged to discuss critically about the information that they are
given.
A
B
C no preposition
D
Question 38. The package containing books and records were delivered last week.
A
B
C
D
Question 39. Jack had to skip breakfast; otherwise, he will be late for class.
A
B
C
D
Question 40. Studying the science of logic is one way to cultivate one’s reason skills.
A
B

C
D
Read the passage about Chu Van An High School in Ha Noi. Choose the best answer A,B,C or
D to each question below (41 to 45)
Chu Van An High School is one of the oldest and most prestigious state schools in Viet Nam.
Established in 1908 by the French, the school was located beside the West Lake, and was originally
named after the location it was in. It is a very pleasant, spacious school with great views of the lake
from the classroom windows.
In 1943, the school was moved to Ninh Binh, and was not moved back to Ha Noi until 1945. In that
year, the school was renamed Chu Van An, after a famous Vietnamese Confucianism teacher of the
Tran Dynasty. Professor Nguyen Gia Tuong became the first Vietnamese principal of the school.
Many famous people like ex-Prime Minister Pham Van Dong, Doctor Ton That Tung, and poet Xuan
Dieu used to be the school’s students.
Today the school is still located in the same area, and has maintained its prestige, as well as its
reputation as one of the top schools in Ha Noi. It is very difficult to be admitted to the school. Every
year, there are around three thousand applicants but only about five hundred are admitted. Those
applicants have to take an entrance examination conducted by the Department of Education and
Training of Ha Noi.
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41. The passage mainly discusses ___________.
A.Chu Van An, the teacher
B.Chu Van An School in the future
C.Chu Van An School over time
D.the difficulty of being admitted to Chu Van An School
42. All of the following are true about the school EXCEPT ___________.
A.the school was originally named after the location it is in
B.the school admits three thousand students every year.
C.the school has a view of the West Lake

D.the school is large
43. The word ‛principal’ is closest in meaning to ___________.
A.teacher
B.head teacher
C.founder D.supporter
44.The word ‛prestige’ in the passage mostly means ___________.
A.respect
B.fame
C.status
D.position
45.It can be understood from the passage that ___________.
A.students of the school are very smart
B.the school fees are very high
C.only children from prestigious families can enter the school
D.the teachers at the school earn a lot of money
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word for each of the blanks from 46 to 50.
I’m fascinated (46)… traditional handicrafts. At weekends, I usually go to Bat Trang where I
was born. It’s a pottery village not far from Ha Noi centre. My uncle and my aunt still live in Bat
Trang and they own a big workshop there. In fact, my grandparents (47)… that workshop and
some years ago, my uncle and my aunt(48) … the business because my grandparents are very old.
My grandfather is a well-known artisan in the village. Every time I go there, he teaches me how
to make things from clay such as pots, vase and bowls.
There are (49) … of tourists coming from all over the country and the world to Bat Trang craft
village. They can make pottery themselves in workshops and they learn how to paint on ceramics.
They can buy the things they like or need (50) … their houses. Many people enjoy their visit to
Bat Trang and they feel very interested after their trip.
51. A . in
52. A. started
53. A. looked after

54. A. much
55. A. on

b. of
b. set
b. took care
b. lot
b. for

c. by
c. went
c. set up
c. a lot
c. at

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d. with
d. made
d. took over
d. little
d. of