DE THI VAO LOP 10 CHUYEN ANH 3

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I. Choose the word whose bold part is
pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. daughter B. draught C. naughty D.
taught
2. A. meadowB. pleasant C. lead
D. heal
3. A. scholar B. scheme C. schism
D.
schedule
4. A. sword B. swear
C. swam
D.
sweat
5. A. pole B. fold
C. role
D. solve


II. Choose the word whose stress is different from
the others.
6. A. pollution B. oxygen
C. carefullyD.
astronaut
7. A. dentist B. attend C. invent D. prefer
8. A. telephone B. artistic

C. history D. stadium
9. A. activity B. ability C. dangerously D.
astrology
10. A. vehicle B. forestry C. industry D. computer


III. Read the following passage, then choose the correct
answer to questions.
In 776 B.C. the first Olympic Games were held at the foot of
Mount Olympus to honor the Greeks’chief god, Zeus. The
Greeks emphasized physical fitness and strength in their
education of youth. Therefore, contests in running, jumping,
discus and javelin throwing, boxing, and horse and chariot
racing were held in individual cities, and the winners competed
every four years at Mount Olympus. Winners were greatly
honored by having olive wreaths placed on their heads and
having poems sung about their deeds. Originally these were
held as games of friendship, and any wars in progress were
halted to allow the games to take place. The Greeks attached
so much importance to these games that they calculated time
in four year cycles called “Olympiads” dating from 776 B.C.


11. Which of the following is not true?
A. Winners placed olive wreaths on their own
heads.
B. The games were held in Greece every four years.
C. Battles were interrupted to participate in the
games.
D. Poems glorified the winners in song.

12. Why were the Olympic Games held?
A. to stop wars
B. to honor Zeus
C. to crown the best athletes D. to sing songs
about the athletes


13. Approximately how many years ago did these games
originate?
A. 776 years B. 1,205 years
C. 2,277 years D. 2,760
years
14. Which of the following contests was not mentioned?
A. discus throwing B. boxing C. skating D. running
15. What conclusion can we draw about the ancient
Greeks?
A. They liked to fight B. They were very athletic.
C. They liked a lot of ceremony.
D. They couldn’t count, so they used “Olympiads” for
dates.


IV. Read the passage and the statements that follow. Write “T” in
the space if the statement is true according to the information in
the passage. Write “F” in the space if the statement is false or if
the information is not given in the passage.
The earliest form of dueling was the clash of mounted knights
armed with lances in medieval tournaments. These duels were
often purely sporting affairs in which special nonlethal lances were
used. They provided entertainment for the spectators and kept the

knights in good condition for battle. In Elizabethan days, duels no
longer took place on horse back, and the lance was exchanged for
a sword and dagger. The sword was held in the right hand and
used for attacking, while the dagger was held in the left hand and
used for defense. Dueling with swords as a means to decide a
point of honor became obsolete with the invention of pistols.
Pistols brought about a whole new set of rules and etiquette
unique to that form of dueling.


16. _________ A duel is a battle between armies
of knights on horseback.
17. _________ The knights used lances to fight
their duels.
18. _________ Spectators enjoyed watching
knights kill other knights in tournaments.
19. _________Fighting duels was a good way for
knights to maintain their physical fitness.
20. _________It became very dishonorable to
duel with swords after the invention of pistols.


V. Fill in the blank with ONE correct word.
Different as they (21) ____, all these advertisements are alike
in one important way. They have the (22) ____ purpose: to
get people to buy some product or some (23) _____.
Advertising helps (24) ____ more things to more people. This
in turn makes it (25) ____ to produce more things to sell.
Sometimes it even helps make things cost less. In the (26)
___, for example, radios cost much more than they (27) ____

today because they were turned out slowly and expensively
by (28) ____. But advertising made more people want radios.
When manufacturers began making them by the thousands,
they found quicker and cheaper (29) ____ of doing the job.
Because advertising starts us to buying and producing more
things, it is sometimes called the spark plug of the (30) ____
world.


VI. Choose the best answer from the four options
given (marked A, B, C, or D) to complete each
sentence.
31. Having been trained in the army, that man
always looks mature when he talks or does
anything.
A. experienced B. educated
C. qualified
D. simplified
32. Politicians and statesmen ,contacting everybody
anywhere, frequently seem sociable.
A. wise
B. intelligent
C. friendly
D. Both A and B


33. In our country government imposes high taxes on
the goods which are imported from other countries.
A. fixes
B. places

C. applies
D. checks
34. As gentle people, we should not despise the
handicapped, but always be ready to help them.
A. wounded
B. hurt
C. defected
D. disabled
35. Some remote places in Ca Mau have been changed
from wild and uncultivated land to abundant one.
A. inserted
B. converted
C. installed
D. fertilized


36. Before leaving on an expedition for South Pole,
Amundsens had prepared adequate supplies.
A. convenient B. comfortable
C. sufficient
D. modern
37. A road leading to Nam Can was constructed two
years ago, but it is still uneven.
A. smooth
B. rough
C. asphalted
D. slippery
38. During the storm all the boats at sea were
overturned .
A. capsized

B. sunk
C. drowned
D. failed


39. Bad people often distort others ' words and
points of views in order to degrade them and
upgrade himself/herself indirectly.
A. reshape
B. misrepresent
C.
blame
D. criticize
40. After having operated actively for twentytwo years, Tay Son college, _____________ the
Third Labour Order.
A. wins
B. won
C. has won
D. had won


VII. Read the following paragraph about a
computer error. One word is missing from each
line. Put an oblique stroke (/) where the word
has been omitted and write the missing word
in each blank.


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Nowadays a lot of important inventions/ carried 41 are
out scientists working for large industrial firms. 42 ___
However, there are still opportunities other people 43 ___
to invent various things. In Britain, is a weekly 44 ___
television programme attempts to show 45 ___
all various devices which people have recently 46 ___
invented. The people organizing programme47 ___
receive information about 700 inventions year. 48 ___
New ideas can still be developed private inventors. 49 ___
However, is important to consider these questions: 50 ___
Will it work? Will it be wanted? Is it new?


VIII. Complete the following sentence so that it
has a similar meaning to the preceding one.
51. It is our duty to support the family.
51. We are _____________________________
52. He was sure of her innocence.
52. He was _____________________________
53. He was late for school.

53. He wishes ________________________


54. The mason did not begin to pave until the
boss returned.
54. It was ___________________________
55. The traveler went far. He became tired.
55. The farther _____________________
56. The director makes her type the report today.
56. She is ______________________
57. The fortune-teller says that he will win the
lottery next week.
57. It is ___________________


58. They said that the robber had gone away
two hours before.
58. The robber ______________________
59. She let the peddler deceive her.
59. She let __________________________
60. She wanted everyone to praise her
everywhere.
60. She wanted _____________________
IX. Write about Ho Chi Minh (120 -130 words).


Good luck!