ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐH – SỐ 10 PART I: PHONETICS Exercise I: In each series of words below, there is one word, the underlined part of which is pronounced differently from that of other words. Find out that word by circling the capital letter A, B, C or D, which stands next to it. 1. A. smallest B. best C. longest D. biggest 2. A. coffee B. spot C. second D. stock 3. A. mountain B. ground C. blouse D. soup 4. A. bridge B. white C. size D. nine 5. A. department B. supermarket C. warm D. smart Exercise II: In each column, one of the four options A, B, C and D has the underlined part with the same pronunciation as that in brackets. Find out that word and circle either A, B, C or D to indicate your answer. 6. [ ] 7. [i] 8. [e] 9. [au] 10. [e ] A. colour A. try A. report A. trousers A. cheap B. season B. history B. interesting B. bought B. meat C. short C. dry C. region C. young C. wear D. shop D. type D. section D. group D. tea PART II: VOCABULARY Exercise III: Questions 11-20 are incomplete sentences. Choose from the four options given (marked A, B, C, and D) one best answer to complete each sentence by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. 11. Though this TV is a/an __________ one, it gives quite good pictures. A. expensive B. second- hand C. new D. nice 12. I will take these shoes. What’s the__________ ? A. price B. fare C. cost D. fee. 13. My Dinh is the national __________ of Vietnam. A. city B. theatre C. stadium D. cinema 14. There is a __________ across the river. A. road B. way C. boat D. bridge 15. I am __________ a new car because I sold my old one last week. A. selling B. finding for C. giving D. looking for 16. Yesterday, David was late because his __________ broke down while he was riding to school. A. watch B. bike C. car D. tire 17. In my opinion, Doremon is the most __________ picture story. Many children like it. A. boring B. interesting C. difficult D. expensive 18. In the summer, I like wearing a T-shirt because it is __________. A. comfortable B. expensive C. warm D. large 19. Those jeans are too small. Do you have a bigger __________ in stock? A. shape B. level C. size D. type 20. Those gloves are expensive because they are made from __________. A. pure wool B. glass C. cloth D. wood. Exercise IV: Questions 21-30 each contains a word in bracket. Choose from the options (marked A, B, C, and D) the correct form of the word in bracket by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. 21. In the supermarket, goods are (sell) at a fixed price. A. sale B. selling C. sold D. seller. 22. What is the (high) mountain in Vietnam? A. highest B. height C. heighten D. higher. 23. You should not leave (value) things in your car while you go shopping. A. valuation B. valuables C. values D. valuable 24. I would like to try on this dress. Where is the (change) room? A. changeable B. changing C. changed D. unchanged 25. (In the supermarket) Customer: Where can I find chocolates? Saleman: They are displayed at the (count). A. counting B. countless C. countable D. counter 26. This car is a/an (reality) bargain. A. real B. really C. reality D. unreal 27. Thang Long is the (long) bridge in Hanoi. A. longest B. length C. lengthen D. longer 28. I rarely make a (purchase) in big stores because they are more expensive than in the open market. A. purchasement B. purchase C. purchasing D. purchaser 29. In the (commerce) center, there is a wide range of commodities available. A. commerciality B. commercialize C. commercializing D. commercial 30. In Ho Chi Minh City, it is (heat) almost all year round. A. heated B. hottest C. hot D. heating PART III: GRAMMAR Exercise V: Choose from the alternatives given (marked A, B, C, and D) ONE best way to complete each sentence. Indicate your answers by circling the corresponding letters A, B, C, or D. 31. She is the most __________ girl in our class. A. intelligent B. intelligentest C. tall D. tallest 32. That T-shirt is the __________ we have in stock. A. big B. bigger C. small D. smallest 33. I think Smartcafé is __________ than other kinds of coffee. A. best B. better C. badder D. worst 34. This hat is the __________ of all. A. expensivest B. more expensive C. cheapest D. cheaper 35. Of all the stories I have, this is the most __________ one. A. better B. best C. interesting D. interestingest 36. That is the most __________ bed in the shop. A. wide B. widest C. comfortable D. comfortables 37. Food becomes __________ during the time of the flood. A. more scarcer B. most scarce C. scarcest D. scarce 38. Have you got any __________ shirt? A. cheapest B. cheaper C. expensiver D. expensivest 39. The shop faces its most __________ time of the year when sales have fallen by half. A. difficult B. difficultest C. easy D. easiest 40. Lan is the most __________ student in my class. A. hard-work B. hard-working C. good D. best Exercise VI: Questions 41 - 50 are incomplete sentences. Choose from the alternatives given ONE best way to complete each sentence by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. 41. At the age of 15, I was already __________. A. taller than my mother C. more tall than my mother B. tallest than my mother D. most tall than my mother 42. Microsoft is one of __________. A. bigger computer companies in the world B. the biggest computer companies in the world C. big computer companies in the world D. most big computer companies in the world 43. The more crowded the shop is, __________. A. longer you have to wait to pay for the goods B. the most long you have to wait to pay for the goods C. the longest you have to wait to pay for the goods D. the longer you have to wait to pay for the goods 44. They didn’t go __________. A. farest the others during their evening walk B. as far as the others during their evening walk C. farther the others during their evening walk D. furthest the others during their evening walk 45. A gold medal is given to __________. A. the fastest runner in the race C. faster runner in the race B. fast runner in the race D. most fastest runner in the race 46. John is __________. A. most old brother in the family C. the eldest brother in the family B. older brother in the family D. elder brother in the family 47. Much money is invested to manufacture __________. A. the best quality products C. well quality products B. goodest quality products D. better quality products 48. He tried to spend _________. A. littlest money as he could C. most little money as he could B. as little money as he could D. at least money as he could 49. Of all the singers in the singing contest, she has __________. A. very beautiful voice C. beautifulest voice B. more beautiful voice D. the most beautiful voice 50. She no longer feels __________. A. most happy as she did in the past C. happiest as she did in the past B. as happy as she did in the past D. happier as she did in the past Exercise VII: Choose from the alternatives given (marked A, B, C, and D) ONE best way to complete each sentence. Indicate your answers by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. 81. The blue shirt is as __________ as the red one. A. long B. longer C. more long D. longest 82. Mai dances as __________ as Lan. A. gracefully B. gracefuly C. graceful D. graceless 83. This book is the __________ of all. A. bored B. boring C. more boring D. most boring 84. Mary speaks English very __________. A. fluent B. fluently C. more fluently D. most fluently 85. Tom runs faster than John and David runs the __________ in the group. A. fast B. most fast C. fastest D. most fastly 86. She has __________ books than I do. A. least B. fewer C. more few D. fewest 87. I work as __________ as you do. A. hard B. hardly C. harder D. more hard 88. She looks __________ than me. A. thinner B. thin C. thinnest D. thinly 89. He is one of the __________ men in the world. A. rich B. richer C. richest D. more rich 90. A train is not so __________ as a bus. A. quick B. quicker C. quickest D. more quick Exercise VIII: Indicate one mistake in each of the following sentences. Circle either A, B, C, or D. 61. I find that tomato soup tastes well than potato soup. A B C D 62. Bill Clinton is famoustest for his shrewd diplomacy during his presidency. A B C D 63. This picture is most colourful than the one in the hall. A B C D 64. Tom is said to be smart than Mary at doing maths. A B C D 65. She moved to a comfortabler seat in the departure lounge. A B C D 66. Today is not hot as yesterday, as said in the weather forecast. A B C D 67. Goods are sold more quick at discount prices. A B C D 68. Harrods is the larger store in Europe with a huge amount of goods. A B C D 69. She is not so prettier as her sister. A B C D 70. The museum is the far away of the three buildings. A B C D PART IV: READING Exercise IX. Fill in the blanks with the most suitable words. BUY ME! People in cities all over the world ( 71)__________ in supermarket. Who decides what you buy in the supermarket, you or the supermarket? When you enter the supermarket, you see (72)__________ full of food. Maybe you go to the meat department first. There is some meat on sale with (73)__________ price and you want to find it. The manager of the supermarket knows where customers enter the meat department. The meat on sale is far away from where the customers enter. You have to walk by all the (74)__________ meat before you find the right meat you want. So maybe you will buy some of the more expensive meat instead of the meat on sale. The (75)__________ department sells milk and milk products such as butter and cheese. Many customers like milk with (76)__________ fat. One store has three different containers of milk with the first says “1% fat” on the container, the second says “ 99% fat free” and the third says “1% fat” in big letters. As you can see, the milk is all the same but the costs (77)__________ or less depending not much on the (78)__________ but how attractive it looks. Most of the food in the supermarket look (79)__________ and then are (80)__________ . It all says “Buy me!” to the customers. “Buy me!” The supermarket tells you what to buy. 71. A. shop B. buy C. go D. work 72. A. boxes B. shelves C. containers D. rooms 73. A. higher B. taller C. better D. lower 74. A. more expensive B. cheaper C. fresher D. better 75. A. dairy B. milk C. butter D. cheese 76. A. lower B. higher C. more D. bigger 77. A. much B. more C. little D. higher 78. A. quantity B. size C. style D. quality 79. A. attractive B. more attractive C. beautiful D. more beautiful 80. A. cheaper B. better C. dearer D. worse PART V: WRITING Exercise X: These sentences are rewritten by using the words given in bold type, with meaning unchanged from the original ones. Choose the correct rewritten sentence by circling either A, B, C, or D. 91. Fruit and vegetables at a greengrocer’s are fresher than in a supermarket. (as) A. Fruit and vegetables in a supermarket are as fresh as at a greengrocer’s. B. Fruit and vegetables in a supermarket are not as fresh as at a greengrocer’s. C. Fruit and vegetables in a supermarket are fresh as at a greengrocer’s. D. Fruit and vegetables in a supermarket are not fresh as at a greengrocer’s. 92. The food in that restaurant is more delicious than in any other restaurants.(most) A. The food in that restaurant is the most delicious. B. The food in that restaurant is most delicious. C. Most of the food in that restaurant is delicious. D. Most food in that restaurant is delicious. 93. They do not have any smaller shirts in stock. (smallest) A. That’s smallest shirt that they have in stock. B. That’s smallest size for the shirt that they have in stock. C. That’s the smallest shirt in stock. D. They have the smallest shirt in stock. 94. Summer time is hotter than any time of the year. (hottest) A. Summer is hottest time. B. Summer is hottest season of the year. C. Summer is hottest than any season. D. Summer is the hottest season of the year. 95. No one in the school is as tall as John. (tallest) A. John is the tallest boy in the school. B. John is tallest in the school. C. John is tallest boy in the school. D. John, the tallest boy in the school. 96. Beck can run faster than Joey. (as) A. Beck can run as fast as Joey. B. Joey can’t run as fast as Beck. C. Beck can’t run as fast as Joey. D. Joey can run as fast as Beck. 97. This dress is as long as the other one. (those) A. Those two dresses are long. B. Those two long dresses are similar. C. Those two dresses are long the same. D. Those two dresses are the same in length. 98. No boy in the class tries as hard as Jim. (hardest) A. Jim is the hardest boy in the class. B. Jim tries hardest of all the boys in the class. C. Jim is hardest in the class. D. Jim tries the hardest of all the boys in the class. 99. When he makes more money, he buys more expensive things. (the) A. The money he makes is more than things. B. The more expensive things he buys, the more money he makes. C. The more money he makes, the more expensive things he buys. D. The expensive things he buys make more money for him. 100. No younger girl has ever climbed the Everest. (youngest) A. She’s the youngest girl ever to climb the Everest. B. She, the youngest girl to climb the Everest. C. She is youngest among the Everest climbers. D. She is not the youngest girl to climb the Everest. . ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐH – SỐ 10 PART I: PHONETICS Exercise I: In each series of words below, there is one word, the. A. hard B. hardly C. harder D. more hard 88. She looks __________ than me. A. thinner B. thin C. thinnest D. thinly 89. He is one of the __________ men in the world. A. rich B. richer C expensive things. (the) A. The money he makes is more than things. B. The more expensive things he buys, the more money he makes. C. The more money he makes, the more expensive things he buys.