NAME: ___________________________ CLASS: __________ ĐỀ THI THỬ VÀO LỚP 10 (LTT: 2014-2015) I. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence: (2.5pts) 1. I always want to visit the marine Platform DK1, ______________in the East Vietnam Sea. A. it was built B. which built C. in which is built D. which was built 2. Because I don’t have much time, I want to know ________________it takes to install this software. A. how far B. how long C. how much D. how many 3. X: “Sorry, I’m late.” – Y: “_____________________” A. Well, it’s bad. B. Not at all. C. No, I wouldn’t mind at all. D. That’s all right. 4. Who was responsible __________________all that noise last night? A. with B. for C. of D. about 5. HCM City will be one the ten worst-______________cities in the world in case of climate change. A. hit B. hits C. hitted D. hitting 6. The roof of our classroom is ____________________; we must get if fixed. A. dropping B. leaking C. dripping D. polluting 7. ____________the afternoon, when Tom completes his homework, he helps Mr. Brown on the farm. A. At B. In C. On D. From 8. ________________a lot of things were on sale, he couldn’t buy what he wanted. A. Unless B. Although C. However D. Therefore 9. When the lights __________________, we couldn’t see anything. A. went out B. turned on C. turned off D. went on 10. Many people go to the pagoda to ______________for a happy year, for themselves and their family. A. long B. meet C. pray D. ask II. Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting: (0.5pt) 11. The results of the test proved to Fred and me that we need to study harder and watch fewer A B C movies if we wanted to receive scholarships. D 12. Swimming, like all other kinds of sports, which is a form of muscle exercise. A B C D III. Read the advertisements and decide if the statements that follow it are True or False: (1pt) Thousands of hopeless Nepalese spent another night in the open in the early hours of Monday, terrorized by strong aftershocks that continued to shake the country two days after a massive earthquake struck, killing almost 2,500 people. Across the capital, Kathmandu, and beyond, exhausted families whose homes were either flattened or at risk of collapse laid mattresses out on streets and put up tents to shelter from rain. Outside Kathmandu Medical College, doctors set up an operating theatre inside a tent. People queued for water given out from the back of trucks, while the stores still open had next to nothing on their shelves. High in the Himalayas, hundreds of foreign and Nepalese climbers remained trapped after a huge snowstorm killed 17 people in the worst disaster to hit Mount Everest. 13. The passage is about an earthquake in Nepal. 14. Kathmandu is the capital of Nepal. 15. Kathmandu Medical College is a school of teenagers. 16. Hundreds of foreign and Nepalese climbers couldn’t go down Mount Everest because of a snowstorm. IV. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the passage: (1.5pts) Our earth is warming. The earth’s average temperature (17)_________________by 1ºC over the past century, small changes in the average temperature of the planet can translate to huge and possibly dangerous (18)________________in climate and weather. Rising global temperatures have gone together with changes in the weather and climate. Many places have seen changes in rainfall, resulting (19)_________________more floods, droughts, or heavy rain, as (20)_________________more frequent and severe hot waves. If the sea level (21)________________by 1m, about 40% of the Mekong Delta area, 3% of coastal provinces and over 20% of HCMC will be underwater. The Southernmost Ca Mau Province is in danger of sinking below sea level in the next few decades. Some changes to the climate are unpreventable. CO2 can stay in the atmosphere for nearly a century, so the earth will continue to warm. It is important that we learn (22)_________________to reduce climate change, and put them into practice now before it is too late. 17. A. has rised B. has risen C. raised D. rose 18. A. movements B. occur C. shifts D. motions 19. A. on B. by C. from D. in 20. A. long as B. more as C. far as D. well as 21. A. rises B. rose C. has risen D. is rising 22. A. how B. what C. where D. when V. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence: (1.5pts) 23. Nepalese said they had never seen such a _____________________earthquake. (destroy) 24. The chemical ___________________from cars and factories make the air, water and soil dangerously dirty. (pollute) 25. The ___________________of weather is already making farming activities difficult. (predict) 26. The Ao dai was _____________________worn by both men and women. (tradition) 27. Human activities have released large amounts of CO2 and other _________________gases into the atmosphere. (house) 28. Are you ____________________with the new arrangement? (satisfy) VI. Use the correct form or tense of the verb given in each sentence: (1pt) 29. His mother will be surprised if he ___________________up his room. (tidy) 30. This is the first time he ____________________the feeling of floating in the air. (experience) 31. The water bill can ____________________by turning off the faucet after use. (reduce) 32. My teacher told us _____________________noise. (not make) VII. Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentences printed before them: (2pts) 33. “If I were you, I would discuss how to protect the environment.” He suggested ____________________________________________________ 34. This is the most interesting film I have ever watched. I have never _____________________________________________________ 35. Has anyone repaired your motorbike? Have you _______________________________________________________ 36. The book published last week is his first novel. The book which __________________________________________________ THE END NAME: ___________________________ CLASS: __________ ĐỀ THI THỬ VÀO LỚP 10 (LTT: 2014-2015) ĐÁP ÁN I. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence: (2.5pts) 1. I always want to visit the marine Platform DK1, ______________in the East Vietnam Sea. A. it was built B. which built C. in which is built D. which was built 2. Because I don’t have much time, I want to know ________________it takes to install this software. A. how far B. how long C. how much D. how many 3. X: “Sorry, I’m late.” – Y: “_____________________” A. Well, it’s bad. B. Not at all. C. No, I wouldn’t mind at all. D. That’s all right. 4. Who was responsible __________________all that noise last night? A. with B. for C. of D. about 5. HCM City will be one the ten worst-______________cities in the world in case of climate change. A. hit B. hits C. hitted D. hitting 6. The roof of our classroom is ____________________; we must get if fixed. A. dropping B. leaking C. dripping D. polluting 7. ____________the afternoon, when Tom completes his homework, he helps Mr. Brown on the farm. A. At B. In C. On D. From 8. ________________a lot of things were on sale, he couldn’t buy what he wanted. A. Unless B. Although C. However D. Therefore 9. When the lights __________________, we couldn’t see anything. A. went out B. turned on C. turned off D. went on 10. Many people go to the pagoda to ______________for a happy year, for themselves and their family. A. long B. meet C. pray D. ask II. Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting: (0.5pt) 11. The results of the test proved to Fred and me that we need to study harder and watch fewer A B C movies if we wanted to receive scholarships. D 12. Swimming, like all other kinds of sports, which is a form of muscle exercise. A B C D III. Read the advertisements and decide if the statements that follow it are True or False: (1pt) Thousands of hopeless Nepalese spent another night in the open in the early hours of Monday, terrorized by strong aftershocks that continued to shake the country two days after a massive earthquake struck, killing almost 2,500 people. Across the capital, Kathmandu, and beyond, exhausted families whose homes were either flattened or at risk of collapse laid mattresses out on streets and put up tents to shelter from rain. Outside Kathmandu Medical College, doctors set up an operating theatre inside a tent. People queued for water given out from the back of trucks, while the stores still open had next to nothing on their shelves. High in the Himalayas, hundreds of foreign and Nepalese climbers remained trapped after a huge snowstorm killed 17 people in the worst disaster to hit Mount Everest. 13. The passage is about an earthquake in Nepal. T 14. Kathmandu is the capital of Nepal. T 15. Kathmandu Medical College is a school of teenagers. F 16. Hundreds of foreign and Nepalese climbers couldn’t go down Mount Everest because of a snowstorm. T IV. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the passage: (1.5pts) Our earth is warming. The earth’s average temperature (17)_________________by 1ºC over the past century, small changes in the average temperature of the planet can translate to huge and possibly dangerous (18)________________in climate and weather. Rising global temperatures have gone together with changes in the weather and climate. Many places have seen changes in rainfall, resulting (19)_________________more floods, droughts, or heavy rain, as (20)_________________more frequent and severe hot waves. If the sea level (21)________________by 1m, about 40% of the Mekong Delta area, 3% of coastal provinces and over 20% of HCMC will be underwater. The Southernmost Ca Mau Province is in danger of sinking below sea level in the next few decades. Some changes to the climate are unpreventable. CO2 can stay in the atmosphere for nearly a century, so the earth will continue to warm. It is important that we learn (22)_________________to reduce climate change, and put them into practice now before it is too late. 17. A. has rised B. has risen C. raised D. rose 18. A. movements B. occur C. shifts D. motions 19. A. on B. by C. from D. in 20. A. long as B. more as C. far as D. well as 21. A. rises B. rose C. has risen D. is rising 22. A. how B. what C. where D. when V. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence: (1.5pts) 23. Nepalese said they had never seen such a destructive earthquake. (destroy) 24. The chemical pollutants from cars and factories make the air, water and soil dangerously dirty. (pollute) 25. The unpredictability of weather is already making farming activities difficult. (predict) 26. The Ao dai was traditionally worn by both men and women. (tradition) 27. Human activities have released large amounts of CO2 and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. (house) 28. Are you satisfied with the new arrangement? (satisfy) VI. Use the correct form or tense of the verb given in each sentence: (1pt) 29. His mother will be surprised if he tidies up his room. (tidy) 30. This is the first time he has experienced the feeling of floating in the air. (experience) 31. The water bill can be reduced by turning off the faucet after use. (reduce) 32. My teacher told us not to make noise. (not make) VII. Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentences printed before them: (2pts) 33. “If I were you, I would discuss how to protect the environment.” He suggested discussing how to protect the environment. 34. This is the most interesting film I have ever watched. I have never watched such an interesting film. 35. Has anyone repaired your motorbike? Have you had your motorbike repaired? 36. The book published last week is his first novel. The book which was published last week is his first novel. THE END . NAME: ___________________________ CLASS: __________ ĐỀ THI THỬ VÀO LỚP 10 (LTT: 2014-2015) I. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank. ________________a lot of things were on sale, he couldn’t buy what he wanted. A. Unless B. Although C. However D. Therefore 9. When the lights __________________, we couldn’t see anything. A. went out. __________________________________________________ THE END NAME: ___________________________ CLASS: __________ ĐỀ THI THỬ VÀO LỚP 10 (LTT: 2014-2015) ĐÁP ÁN I. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the