§Ò thi tuyÓn sinh vµo líp 10 – N¨m häc 2009 – 2010 I - Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced different from the other : 1. A. lose B. move C. stove D. improve 2. A. opens B. photographs C. performs D. pays 3. A. raised B. picked C. laughed D. watched 4. A. turn B. burn C. curtain D. bury II. Choose the best answer : 1. If you_________your passport, you will be in trouble. A. lost B. lose C. would lose D. losing 2. What’s the name of the man_________gave us a gift? A. he B. which C. who D. whose 3. The librarian asked us_________so much noise. A. not to make B. no make C. not making D. don’t make 4. We have lived in this flat_________five years. A. ago B. for C. since D. already 5. I really enjoyed the disco. It was great, _________? A. isn’t it B. is it C. wasn’t it D. weren’t it III- Put the word in the brackets into correct form 1. The lesson was so that all students listened carefully. INTEREST 2. Air and water can make people fall ill. POLLUTE 3. I always drive more at night. CARE IV. Use the correct tense or form of the verbs in the brackets. 1. You (get ) good marks if you study harder. 2. How long they (be)……………… here? Maybe, they (be) ……… here since 7 o’clock. 3. If we keep our class clean , we (make)………………… our school more beautiful and attractive. 4. Nga suggests ( save)…………………. electricity at home and at school. V. Find one mistake in each sentence below and correct 1. Marie Curie is born in Poland in 1867. 2. My house is the older house on the street. 3. If I am you, I would ask him for some advice 4. She was watching TV when someone knocks at the door. VI- Rewrite the following sentences, beginning with the words given 1. Peter doesn’t play football anymore. Peter used 2. “There are flights from Nha Trang to Ha Noi twice a week” They told me……… 3. I couldn’t sleep. I was tired. Although…………………………… 4. The planet is Venus. The planet is closest to the Earth. The planet which…………………. 5. They have just sent an ambulance to the school. An ambulance………………………………… VII. Complete the sentences with the words given 1. I / would read / more / if / he / have / more / time. ……………………………………………. 2. I/ wish/ can go/ party ……………………………………. VIII- Read the passage and answer the questions V. Find the once choice that best completes the passage below Rice is (19)……… by Vietnamese people every day. It often (20)………. in tropical countries such as Vietnam, Thailand or Malaysia. The Chinese have also been growing rice for (21) …………. years. The seeds are planted in special beds to grow into young rice plants. Then they are taken to fields covered (22)…………. muddy water called paddies. The fields of rice look very (23)…………… After 3 or 5 months, the rice is ready to be picked. People often drain away water before colleting rice. Eating rice is a special action in the world. They don’t use spoons or forks to enjoy bowls of rice. (24)………… , they use two short sticks known as chopsticks to put rice into their mouths. China and Vietnam are the four countries in which people use chopsticks very well. A. used B. taken C. eaten D. boiled A. grows B. keeps C. plants D. stays A. thousands B. thousand C. thousand of D. thousands of A. in B. by C. with D. of A. beauty B. beautiful C. beautifully D. the beauty A. However B. Moreover C. Besides D. Instead . §Ò thi tuyÓn sinh vµo líp 10 – N¨m häc 2009 – 2 010 I - Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced different. us_________so much noise. A. not to make B. no make C. not making D. don’t make 4. We have lived in this flat_________five years. A. ago B. for C. since D. already 5. I really enjoyed the disco.