de on thi tuyen vao lop 10

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Đề thi tuyển lớp 10 số 1

I Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others

1.

a I

b size

c chair

d right

2.

a raised

b chased

c stopped

d worked

3.

a boxes

b changes

c washes

d notes

II I Choose the word which has different stress from the others

4.

A religion

B rather

C western

D brother

5.

A surprise

B happen

C Chrismas

D tailor

IIIChoose the correct answer among A,B,C or D and cross it

6/ Don’t waste electricity and water or you will get an enormous ……….by the end of the month.

A paper

B money

C bill

D breakfast

7/ There are ……… methods and inventions to use solar energy.

A saving-energy

B energy-saving

C energy-saved

D saved-energy

8/ She had to pay a lot of money for the international………

A calls

B telephones

C phones

D dials

9/ A new washing machine will be …………this afternoon

A placed

B put

C set

D installed

10/ Scientists are looking for an effective way to reduce energy……….

A use

B saving

C consumption D construction

11/ You should get a …… to check your water pipes

A teacher

B checker

C piper

D plumber

12/ People suggested ……….cars from some streets in the city center

A driving

B selling

C prohibiting

D breakfast

13/ We can ………… environment by driving less

A protest

B protect

C collect

D contest

14/ The light ………… was invented by Edison in 1879

A candles

B tube

C bulb

D ball

15/ The ground was full of ………after the hot, dry summer

A cracks

B racks

C sacks

D rags

IV- Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, D) that best fits each blank space (1.5ms)

Based on a lunar calendar as opposed to the western Gregorian calendar, Lunar New Year can (1)

_ on any date between late January and early February Lunar New Year begins on the (2)

_ day of the lunar month Each year is symbolized by a different animal - rat, buffalo, tiger,

cat, dragon, snake, horse, goat, (3) _, rooster (chicken), dog, boar (pig).

According to the Vietnamese, red is a (4) _ color; therefore children are given money in little

red envelopes for good luck.

Before Lunar New Year arrives, it is customary to put your house in (5) _ , repaint gates,

and pay off debts (6) they don't carry bad fortune into the New Year.

1- a- compose

b- congratulate

c- describe

d- occur

2- a- last

b- second

c- first

d- one

3- a- rabbit

b- monkey

c- donkey

d- bull

4- a- lucky

b- hot

c- warm

d- cool

5- a- order

b- celebration

c- luck

d- condition

6- a- so as to

b- so that

c- because

d- although

B True or False (1 mark)

After you have thrown away your can, what happens? Well, first of all it is collected by the men

who empty your garbage bins each week and taken to a tip, together with all other household rubbish.

Then the rubbish is stored and the steel cans are taken separately to a special factory which turns

dirty old cans into high quality steel It’s this steel that may well find its way back into your home in the

form of knives and forks, garden equipment and, of course, food and drink cans.

V: Choose the INCORRECT WORD OR PHRASE among A,B,C or D and cross it

1.

The diameter of an immediate tornado is only about kilometers

A B C D

2.

The dangers of a storm includes torrential rains, high winds and storm surges

A B C D

3.

Sometimes

people have little time and escape before their houses get flooded

A B C D

4.

Flood

and flash floods generating by torrential rains also cause damage

A B C D

5.

Follow

a hurricane, inland streams and rivers can flood and trigger landslides.

A B C D

VI.Rewrite the following sentences, beginning with the words given

1/ Keep your neighborhood clean and you will have an ideal place to live

If………

2/ We couldn’t keep on clearing the beach because of the heavy rain

Because it …….

3/ You did nothing to conserve the environment and it made me disappointed

I was …

4/ We can’t swim in that part of the river because the water is polluted

Water pollution prevented…….

5/ He is a more persuasive speaker than his brother

He speaks……….

6/ In spite of being very tired, Mrs Thoa helped Tuan with his homework

Although ……….

7/ Auld lang Syne is a song It is sung on New Year’s Eve.

Auld lang Syne ………

8/ It will be nice to see you again at the party

I’m looking

9/ “Let’s go to the swimming pool,” Nick said

Nick suggested

10/ The librarian is Peter’s sister You met her at the gate.