§Ò tuyÓn sinh líp 10 (2008 2009) –
I . Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
1- A. tired B. enjoyed C. reached D. arrived
2- A.watch B. scholarship C.children D. teacher
3- A.plaid B. plain C.paint D. lain
4- A.always B. minibus C. minutes D. maps
II. Choose the best answer (A,B,C or D)
5- The “Oxford Advance learner’s Dictionary” is now in its 7
th
_________.
A. fee B. advance C. institude D. edition
6- “ You are a great dancer, Daisy!” – Thanks, Peter______________.
A. Well done B. I’m awfull dancer C. Let’s have a celebration D. That’s very nice of you
to say so
7- Martin is someone with________ I usually sgree.
A. him B.that C. who D. whom
8- If I were a bird, I _____ be a dove.
A.will B. am C. would D. can
9- I would rather you_________ the test well.
A. do B. did C. done D. to do
10- No smoking ia allowed in this room,_______?
A. is it B. isn’t it C. are they D. aren’t they
11- ________ are used to kill insects and weeds so as to help crops grow better.
A. Dynamite B. Treasures C. Pesticides D. Creatures
12- The gentleman _______ telling the story after having a cup of tea
A. turned on B. turned off C. went on D. looked for
13- He is not satisfied ______ his preparations for the birthday party.
A. in B. about C. with D. on
14- Lighting _________for 30 percent of our electricity bill.
A. accounts B.makes C. does D. puts
15- They receives _______ advice from the teachers that they make a lot of progress men.

is disappearing. More land is used for farms, for houses or industry, and there are fewer open spaces
than there once were. Farmers use powerful chemicals to help them grow better (28)________, but
these chamicals pollute (29)______ environment and harm widellife. The most successful animal
(30)______ earth – human beings – will soon be the only ones (31)______ unless we can solve
this problem.

VI. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence:
32- Please don’t laugh at him because he speaks English (nature)
33- He couldn’t give me explanation for his actions. (satisfy)
34- It’s the best not to try to lists of words. Instead, you should try to learn
how to use new words. (memory)
35- Air makes it difficult for us to breath. (pollute)
VII. Rewite the sentences so that they mean almost the same as the ones printed before them:
36. American people celebrate Mother’s Day in May.
 Mother
37. She bought too many clothes to wear.
 She bought so
38. It’s raining, so we can’t have lunch in the garden.
 I wish
39. I’ve never read such an interesting book before.
 It’s the
40. Wearing casual clothes to school is very interesting to secondary school students.
 Secondary students feel
***The end***
§Ò tuyÓn sinh líp 10 (2008 – 2009) – (No 2)
I . Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
1- A. compulsory B. public C. polluted D. ultimately
2- A.Passover B. standard C.collapse D. decorate
3- A.stopped B. jogged C.raised D. lived
4- A.optional B. mosque C. tropical D. notice

A B C D
18- If I had his phone number here, I will give it to you immadiately.
A B C D
19- My aunt has begun taught English for twenty years.
A B C D
IV. Read the passage and decide if these statements are True or False:
A massive earthquake struck central China on Monday12th May, 2008, killing more than
7,600 people and trapping nearly 900 students under the rubble of their school. The official Xinhua
News Agency said 80 percent of the buildings had collasped in Beichuan county in Sichuan
province after the 7.8- magnitude quake, raising fears the overall death toll could increase sharply.
The earthquake sent thousands of people rushing out of buildings and into the streets hundreds of
miles away in Beijing and Shanghai.The earthquake occurred in an area with numerous fault lines
that have triggered destructive temblor before. It hit about 60 miles northwest of Chengdu in the
middle of the afternoon when classrooms and office towers were full.The quake affected telephone
and power network and even state media appeared to have few details of the disaster. Traffic jams,
no running water, power outs, everyone sitting in the streets, patients evacuated from hospitals
sitting outside and waiting.
( New words: massive (to lín, nÆng nÒ, khæng lå , magnitude: to, lín, quake:
®éng ®¸t, rung chuyÓn ;
triggered destructive temblor : g©y ra sù ph¸ huû lín )
20- There was a terrible earhtquake which happened in China killed more people on the
thriteenth of May.
21-Thousands of people were buried under the rubble of their buildings and into the streets.
22- All most media were detroyed by the earthquake, so it prevented us from commnicating
with the victims.
23- The earthquake happened in the middle of the afternoon when most of classrooms and
office towers were inside.
V. Choose the word or phrase (A,B,C,D( that best fits the blank space in the passage:
Television and (24)________ of the media confuse me. Sometimes I’m not sure (25)_____ I saw on
TV and what I experienced in “real life”. I live in Los Angeles, where (26)______ are many TV and