ĐỀ THI THỬ VÀO LỚP 10 THPT MÔN ANH NĂM 2014 I-PRONUNCIATION Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others. 1. A. sunny B. highland C. typhoon D. flashlight 2. A. nuclear B. suggest C. solar D. faucet Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. 3. A. wanted B. needed C. liked D. planted 4. A. meat B. seat C. please D. pleasure 5. A. cough B. through C. enough D. laugh II-VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence. 6. We are talking about the preservation of __________resources. A. nature B. natural C. naturally D. naturalize 7. The air in the city is very __________. A. pollute B. polluted C. pollution D. pollutant 8. A large number of inhabitants have made __________ on how to protect the environment. A. suggest B. to suggest C. suggestion D. suggested 9. She stays at home because she has to take care of her baby. A. look at B. look after C. look up D. look for 10. What can we do to spend less __________lighting? A. in B. on C. about D. of 11. – Well done Paul! -__________. A. You are welcome B. Thanks C. I’m sorry D. You are very nice 12. You were standing there while I was walking __________my groom. A. forward B. throughout C. towards D. untill 13. Mid-Autumn Festival is on the 15 th of the eighth __________month. A. moon B. sun C. solar D. lunar 14. A(n) __________is a sudden, violent shaking of the earth’s surface. A. snowstorm B. earthquake C. volcano D. typhoon 15. Many reports in newspapers talked about the __________of UFOs. A. appear B. appearance C. appeared D. appearing 16. A person who travels in a spacecraft is called a(n) __________. A. astronaut B. spaceman C. cosmonaut D. All are correct 17. Tet is a festival __________occurs in late January or early February. A. that B. which C. what D. A&B 18. You will fail the exam, __________you study harder. A. as B. if C. unless D. although 19. What would you do if you__________ in my position? A. are B. were C. am D. is 20. Scientists say that if people see a UFO, it __________be a spacecraft. A. will B. might C. is D. was III-ERROR IDENTIFICATION Choose the words or phrases that needs correction. 21. He couldn’t sleep, so he turned off the TV to watch some programs. A B C D 22. Nam asked Mai what could he do to help her A B C D 23. The man to who you have just spoken, is the secretary. A B C D 24. What would life be if there are no water? A B C D 25. Jane used to living with her grandparents when she was a child. A B C D IV-GAP-FILL Find the best choice to complete the passage below. DO ALL VOLCANOES ERUPT? Some volcanoes are always (21)___. They are called active volcanoes. Mount Etna in Italyis an active (22)____. Some volcanoes have not erupted since prehistoric times. These are (23)____ extinct volcanoes. Most of the Hawaiian Islandsare extinct volcanoes. These volcanoes no longer have a hot spot under them. They can not erupt anymore. Some volcanoes have not erupted for a long time, but they could erupt again. These are called dormant volcanoes. (dormant : temporarily inactive) Scientists try to figure out when volcanoes will erupt. Studying volcanoes is hard and dangerous work. Scientists drill into volcanoes. They make maps of the inside of the volcanoes. They use satellites to study volcanoes (29) ____ space. Scientists have been able to predict a few eruptions. But it is not (30)___ to tell what a volcano might do. 26. A. erupting B. running C. going D. firing 27. A. mountain B. volcano C. river D. hill 28. A. named B. thought C. called D. said 29. A. in B. from C. into D. out of 30. A. easy B. difficult C. able D. good V-WRITING Read the passage carefully, then answer the following questions. Christmas is the biggest festival of the year in most western countries. Celebrations start on December 24, Christmas Eve, although there have been several weeks of preparation beforehand. The Christmas tree and all the presents, food, drinks and decorations have been bought. Christmas cards have already been sent to friends and relatives. Christmas Day, December 25, is the biggest day of the holiday. On the Christmas morning, children open the presents that are in their socks. The traditional Christmas dinner consists of roast turkey with potatoes and various other vegetables. 31. Is Christmas the biggest festival of the year in most western countries? > ____________________________________________________________ 32. When does Celebrations start? > ____________________________________________________________ 33. What have been bought? > ____________________________________________________________ 34. Do children open the presents in the evening? > ____________________________________________________________ 35. What does the traditional Christmas dinner consists of? > ____________________________________________________________ Rewrite the following sentences as directed. 36. “Where are you going on your holidays?” I asked them. (use reported speech) > ____________________________________________________________ 37. People built this bridge ten years ago. (change into passive) > ____________________________________________________________ 38. He is tired, so he couldn’t score any goals. (use conditional clause) >_____________________________________________________________ 39. I can’t play basketball well because of my height. (use because) > ____________________________________________________________ 40. The children are playing soccer in the garden. (Write a question for the underlined part) >_____________________________________________________________ THE END . ĐỀ THI THỬ VÀO LỚP 10 THPT MÔN ANH NĂM 2014 I-PRONUNCIATION Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently. B. to suggest C. suggestion D. suggested 9. She stays at home because she has to take care of her baby. A. look at B. look after C. look up D. look for 10. What can we do to spend less __________lighting? A A&B 18. You will fail the exam, __________you study harder. A. as B. if C. unless D. although 19. What would you do if you__________ in my position? A. are B. were C. am D. is 20. Scientists