Phßng GD&§T Lôc nam Trêng THCS B¶o §µi §Ò chÝnh thøc ®Ò thi thö vµo líp 10 (Thêi gian lµm bµi: 60 phót) Häc sinh lµm bµi ra tê giÊy thi, kh«ng lµm vµo ®Ò thi I. Choose the word with the different pronunciation of the underlined part. 1. A. blanket B. fashion C. champagne D. material 2. A. children B. chair C. machine D. chest 3. A. disappointed B. reduced C. celebrated D. needed 4. A. energy B. eruption C. extensive D. replace 5. A. hour B. house C. hot D. head II. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best completes each sentence. 6. We used to ……….past the market on the way to school. A. walk B. walked C. walking D. have walked 7. Remember to turn ……….the light when leaving the office. A. off B. on C. down D. in 8. Ho Chi Minh City is the ……….one in the country. A. larger B. large C. largest D. largely 9. Some of my friends are going ……….the shore collecting garbage. A. along B. apart C. ahead D. upon 10. We are ……….that the people have spoiled the beach. A. disappointing B. disappointed C. disappointedly D. disappointingly 11. Have you ever ………a letter to the local authorities to complain about the public transport in your town? A. wrote B. writing C. write D. written 12. When are you ………vocation with your family, Lan? A. on B. by C. with D. to 13. If you ………late, you wouldn’t finish your work. A. come B. coming C. to come D. came 14. Huong wishes she ………free time to visit her close friend in hospital. A. to have B. have C. had D. having 15. I think I’ve lost my new hat. I’ve ………it everywhere but I can’t find it. A. looked out B. looked in C. looked on D. looked for 16. Hong failed the last test. ………she has to do the test again. A. However B. Although C. Therefore D. Because 17. Hue is not ………with her test result even though she’s got good marks. A. satisfied B. satisfying C. satisfactory D. satisfaction 18. The earthquake in Kobe in 1995 ………severe damage. A. made B. created C. caused D. worked out III. Choose one suitable word to complete each of spaces in the following passage. members, day, food, prepare, together, celebration, clean Tet, the lunar new year holiday, is the most important (19) ……………… for Vietnamese people. It is a time for families to (20)……………… and decorate their homes and enjoy special (21) ……………… such as sticky rice cakes. That is also a special occasion for family (22) ……………… living apart to have free time to get (23)……………… or visit their relatives, friends, acquaintance who they can not see all the year round because of their business. IV. Give the suitable form of the words in brackets. 24. If we go on wasting water, there will be a (short)……………… of fresh water in a few decades. 25. According to the weather forecast, it will be (sun) ……………… tomorrow. 26. Festivals are (culture) ……………… factors which can help to understand a country better. 27. The street is (crowd) ……………… with people watching parades. 28. Young people are now very (interest) ……………… in chatting on the Internet. V. Identify the error in each of the following sentences. 29. If you decide (A) to take the space trip you (B) will have to get ready (C) a few (D) month before the flight. 30. In 1964, a farmer (A) claimed he (B)saw an (C) egg-shape object in one of (D) his fields. 31. Many tourists (A) enjoying Vietnamese festivals (B) although they (C) do not understand Vietnamese (D) culture very much. 32. (A) The baby laughed (B) happy as she (C) played with her (D) toys. 33. I (A) met Dung, (B) who father (C) is working (D) with my brother. VI. Give the suitable form of the verbs in brackets. 34. Baird produced the first TV pictures in 1926, (do) ……………… he? 35. I ( not meet) ……………… Lan since we left school. 36. If Hoa (have) ……………… much money, she would travel around the world. VII. Rewrite the following sentences. 37. Although they were poor, the children seemed very happy . Despite their 38. Laura painted a picture, and it’s being shown in an exhibition. The picture 39. We have planted many tress in our school garden in the last few years. Many trees 40. Columbus discovered America. The explorer The end ANSWER KEYS: 1. D 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. A 6. A 7. A 8. C 9. A 10. B 11. D 12. A 13. D 14. C 15. D 16. C 17. A 18. C 19. celebration 20. clean 21. food 22. members 23. together 24. shortage 25. sunny 26. cultural 27. crowded 28. interested 29. D (months) 30. C (egg-shaped) 31. A( enjoy) 32. B ( happily) 33. B ( whose) 34. didn’t 35. have not met 36. had 37. Despite their poverty, the children seemed very happy . 38. The picture that Laura painted is being shown in an exhibition. 39. Many trees have been planted in our school garden in the last few years. 40. The explorer of America was Columbus. . chÝnh thøc ®Ò thi thö vµo líp 10 (Thêi gian lµm bµi: 60 phót) Häc sinh lµm bµi ra tê giÊy thi, kh«ng lµm vµo ®Ò thi I. Choose the word with the different pronunciation of the underlined part. 1 people watching parades. 28. Young people are now very (interest) ……………… in chatting on the Internet. V. Identify the error in each of the following sentences. 29. If you decide (A) to take the. of fresh water in a few decades. 25. According to the weather forecast, it will be (sun) ……………… tomorrow. 26. Festivals are (culture) ……………… factors which can help to understand a country better. 27.