ÔN TẬP THI VÀO LỚP 10
MÔN TIẾNG ANH
Năm học : 2016- 2017
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CONTENTS
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PART 1 : GRAMMAR PRACTICE
Topic 1 : Tenses of the verb
Topic 2 : Subject and verb agreement
Topic 3 : Forms of the verb
Topic 4 : Tag question
Topic 5 : Prepositions
Topic 6 : Adverbs, Adjectives and Comparisons
Topic 7 : It’s time, would rather, present perfect transformation
Topic 8 : Causative form
Topic 9 : The Passive voice
Topic 10 : Reported Speech
Topic 11 : Wish sentences
Topic 12 : Connectives
Topic 13 : Making suggestions
Topic 14 : Conditional Sentences
Topic 15 : Relative Clauses
Topic 16 : Phrases and Clause of
• PURPOSE
• RESULT
• REASON
• CONCESSION
Topic 17 : Cleft sentences, conjunctions and inversions

PART 2 : MIXED EXERCISES
1. Multiple choice

20.I (be)……………… busy since we last met.
21.I’m very fond of Jane but I (not see)……………….much of her lately.
22.There (be)……… no guests at all since I left?
23.I never(see)………….anyone more beautiful than your wife.
24.I (meet)……………… your husband this afternoon at the station.
25.He solved the problem more quickly than I (do)………….
26.This one of the best books that I (ever read)………………….
27.She has already telephoned the people who (come)………tomorrow.
28.I’ll never forget the kindness that you (show)………………me.
29.Are they the Italians who (own)………… this store?
30.It was the Smiths who (call)………….you.
31.She left her home last week and nobody (see)……….her since.
32.The video film is so interesting that I (see)…………it twice.
33.It is the first time I (meet)……………… him here.
34.It was at the age of 14 that Jack London (leave) ……………… school and
(become) ……… a sailor.
35.The video film was so interesting that I (see)…………it twice.
36. It was the first time they (ever meet)……………….
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37.The news (be)………quite alarming yesterday.
38.We (not live)……… in England for two years now.
39.I (never forget) ………………… what you (just tell) ………….me.
40.They (prepare)………… the Christmas dinner at the moment.
41.When I last (stay)……… in Cairo, I (ride)………to the Pyramids on a camel that
my friend (borrow)………… the day before.
42.Our teacher (tell)………………… us yesterday that he (visit)………England in
1970.
43.George (work)……………………at the university so far.
44.When he lived in Manchester, he (work)……… in a bank.
45.Birds (build)……………their nests in the summer and (fly)…….to the south in

71.He (leave)…………for London 2 years ago and I (not see)…… him since.
72.You (be)…………………to the laboratory this week?
73.Thousands of people (see)……… this exhibition by the end of the month.
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74.By the time you (finish)…………. cooking they (do)……………… their
homework.
75.I don’t think he (change)………in the thirty years I (know)…… him.
76.Then about a year ago he (disappear)………….and I (never hear)……… from
him since.
77.My father (fight)…………. for 4 years in the last war.
78.I’m taking my daughter out tonight. She (not have)………… fun for a long time.
79. When I (look)………… at my suitcase, I could see that somebody (try)……….to
open it.
80.When we (get)…………. to the restaurant, we (find)……….that nobody
(remember)………………… to reserve a table.
81.The doctor (examine)……….him, and that he (break)……… his arm.
82.As soon as she arrived England, she (find)…… that the language (be)……quite
different from the English that she (learn)……………… at school.
83.I’m going to bed. I (work)……………… for hours and I’m tired.
84.Good afternoon. Can I help you? – Yes. I (bring)…………… my watch to
youfor repair 3 weeks ago. Is it ready yet?
85.I wanted to be the first to tell her the news, but I was too late. Someone (already
tell)……………………her.
86.He (come) ………in to the room a moment after I (get)……. there.
87.I hardly (be)………there 5 minutes when Mrs. Brown (come)…………in with the
coffee.
88.Scarcely they (move)…………… into the new house when their friends (come)
…… in.
89.I (meet)…………… John before I (be)…………… a fortnight in Paris.
90.He no sooner (reach)…… the door than he (come)…….back.

111. Look out! The ceiling (fall)………………in.
112. It’s too late. Nothing (matter)………… now.
113. I (listen) ……… to the radio when you (ring)………… the bell first time , and
that’s why I (not hear)………….you.
114. At school, We (learn)…… two foreign languages.
115. As a boy , I (always read)………….I always (have)……… my nose in a book.
116. John (learn)……….English for seven years, and at last he (master)………the
irregular verbs.
117. It (rain)……… but it (stop)………… now.
118. When I (open)…… the door this morning I (see)…… a man on his knees.
119. When I (ask)………him what he (do)………, he (say)……. that he (drop)
………a 50p piece outside the door and (look)…………for it.
120. By the time I (recover)………. from the shock he (disappear)………round the
corner.
121. I am going to write John as soon as I (have)……….spare moment.
122. The thief was arrested as he (leave)………. the bank.
123. We (send)……… the money as soon as the goods are delivered.
124. Before we (go)……very far we found that we (lose)……………. our way.
125. By the end of this year I (be)………… here for fifteen years.
126. After I (hear)………. the news yesterday evening I (hurry)………… to see
him.
127. I (not give)……………another cake till you (finish)……….your milk.
128. I’m busy at the moment. I (decorate)…………….the living room.
129. I see that Tom (write)…………… his composition.
130. He says that he (look)………….for a job next week.
131. They think he (be)……………here last night.
132. He tells us that he (be)…………… to the mountains before.
133. I hoped that he (be)………… able to attend.
134. He wants to do it before his father (come)………………………
135. The student who answered the question (be)…………… John.

164. John (watch)…………………….TV at 8 last evening.
165. By the end of last March, I (study)……………………….English for 5 years.
166. By next month. I (finish)………………my first novel.
167. By this time next week, he (write)……………… his novel for 6 months.
168. By the time you arrive, I (finish)……………….writing an essay.
169. He might get fat if he (stop)………………… smoking.
170. If I had seen the movie, I (tell)………………………you about it last night.
TOPIC 2 : SUBJECT AND VERB AGREEMENT
(Sự hòa hợp giữa chủ ngữ và động từ)
Use the correct verb tense or form :
1. Rickets …………… a children’s disease cause by a lack of vitamin D. (be)
2. Measles …………… a dangerous disease for pregnant women. (be)
3. Statistics …………… a difficult course for people to understand. (be)
4. Statistics …………… that approximately 40 percent of all marriages in the
Unites States ……………… in divorce. (show / end)
5. The United States ……………… of 50 states. (consist)
6. Two hours ……………. too long to wait, don’t you think ? (be)
7. Cattle ………………. to graze near the church. (allow)
8. The police …………………… the thief recently. (arrest)
9. Peaches and cream …………… delicious. (be)
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10. Peaches and cream …………… perishable and be refrigerated. (be)
11. The majority of the birds ………………. for winter. (migrate)
12. The majority of the homework ………………. useful. (be)
13. A number of books on U.S universities ………………. in the library. (be)
14. The number of books on U.S universities ………………. fifteen. (total)
15. Kara Walters, together with her classmates, …………………… a formidable
opponent on the basketball court. (present)
16. Either the physicians in the hospital or the chief administrator …………. going to
have to make a decision. (be)

TOPIC 3 : FORMS OF THE VERBS
(Các dạng của động từ)
I. Use the correct verb form
1. Tourists could see fish (swim)………………… along the brook.
2. We enjoy (swim) ………………… along this river.
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3. The form teacher has asked Jack (write) …………………an essay on the
Thames.
4. It sometimes may be difficult (get) ………………… a taxi during rush- hours.
5. The rain has made the children (stop) ………………… their games.
6. She tells the driver(take) …………………… her to the railway station.
7. Does Mrs. Green have them (carry) ………………………those books back
home?
8. The principal noticed those pupils (try) …………………… harder and harder.
9. Children have just stopped ( play) ……………………… football.
10. They keep (talk) …………………………… about an old friend they met
yesterday.
11. Is Black Pool (visit) …………………………. by thousands of tourists each year?
12. We heard Mr. Brown (park) ……………………… his car near the gate.
13. They’ve finished (do) …………………………… their homework.
14. They had their house (paint) ……………………… before Tet holiday.
15. I advised him (wait) ………………………………. for me at the airport.
16. Would you mind (help) ……………………………. me with this work?
17. Do you smell something (burn) ………………… in the kitchen?
18. Mother requests her daughter not (come) ……………………back home late.
19. We shall have the grass (cut)……………………. tomorrow.
20. They noticed lots of sheep (graze) ……………………. in green meadows.
21. Would you like (have) ………………………… something to eat?
22. It started (rain) ……………… an hour ago. Has it stopped (rain)
………………… yet?

44. I remember (lock)…………. the door when I left but forgot ( shut) ………… the
window.
45. I finished (read)………………………… the book and went to bed.
46. My teachers always expected me (do)………………………………… well in
exams
47. It’s difficult (get) ……………used to (eat) ………………………… with
chopsticks.
48. Gravity keeps the moon ………………………. around the earth instead of
…………………… off into space. (travel / shoot)
49. If you go on …………………… the dog ……………… after cars, he’ll end by
……………… run over. (let / run / be)
50. There is no point …………………………… about the bill. (worry)
51. In order ……………………… ……………………… with bird flu, Ba
suggested that chicken shouldn’t ……………………… (avoid / infect / eat)
52. He is too ill ……………………. anything. (do)
53. The students were made ………………………. hard during the exam. (study)
54. I’d rather ………………… my living by ………………… the floor than
………………. money by …………………… people. (earn / clean / make /
blackmail)
55. He should be advised ……………………… a lot of milk. (drink)
56. We remember ……………………. him before. (meet)
57. They don’t allow …………………… in the auditorium, they don’t want
…………………… …………………. it on fire. (smoke / risk / set)
58. That boy was used to …………………… from school by his mother. (collect)
59. Do you know the man ………………………at the door ? (stand)
60. This castle is believed ………………………… hundreds of years ago. (build)
61. You should consider ……………………… on a picnic at the weekend. (go)
62. She didn’t enjoy ………………………… by his neighbors. (help)
63. I wish you wouldn’t keep …………………… to me. (lie)
64. On the way home, Long often stops ……………………… a newspaper. (buy)

A. stay B. to stay C. staying D. stayed
14.The machine needs_____ .
A. B & C are correct B. to be repaired C. repairing D. to repair
15.I couldn’t help _____ when I heard the story.
A. laughing B. to laugh C. laughed D.laugh
16.She used that money _____ a new car.
A.buy B. buying C. to buy D. for buying
17.Rex hotel was the best place for us _____.
A. stays B. staying C. to stay D. stay
18.You can’t stop me from _____ what I want.
A. doing B. do C. to do D. that I do
19.Peter usually help his mother ______.
A. to do housework B. do housework
C. with housework D.all are correct
20.I must go now. I promise _______ late.
A. not being B. not to be C. to not be D. I won’t be
21.Can you manage_____ ______ the report in the morning?
A. finishing / to write B. to finish / writing
C. finishing / writing D. to finish / to write
22.Do you want ______ with you or do you want to go alone?
A. me coming B. me to come C. that I will come D. that I come
23.I’m sure I locked the door. I clearly remember _____ it.
A. locking B. to lock C. to have locked D. to be locked
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24.She tried to be serious, but she couldn’t help ______.
A. laughing B. to laugh C. that she laughed D. laugh
25.I like _____ the kitchen as often as possible.
A. not cleaned B. clean C. to clean D. that I clean
26.He tried to avoid ______ my question.
A. answering B. to answer C. answer D. how to answer

42.We must do something. We can’t go on _____ like this.
A. to live B. living C. life D. live
43.My mother rarely allows me _____ things for myself.
A. to buy B. bought C. buy D. buying
44.She admitted _____ the money.
A. to steal B. steals C. steal D. having stolen
45.It was late, so we decided ______ a taxi home.
A. to take B. taken C. taking D. was taken
46.Simon was in a difficult situation, so I agreed _______ him some money.
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A. lend B. lending C. to lend D. lender
47.How old were you when you learnt ______ ?
A. how to drive B. how driving C. how drive D. how drivers
48.I waved to Karen but I failed ____her attention.
A. to be attracted B. to attract C. attracting D. attracted
49.We decided ______ because of the bad weather.
A. not going out B. not to go out C. not go out D. not gone
50.She always encouraged her son _____ .
A. to jog B. jogged C. is jogging D. jogging
51.They seem _____ plenty of money.
A. are having B. to have C. having D. had
52.I like Simon, but I think he tends ___too much.
A. to talk B. talking C. talk D. is talking
53.Ann pretended ______ me as he passed me in the street.
A. not seeing B. not to seen C. not see D. not to see
54.I happened ______ that news from a magazine.
A. known B. to be known C. to know D. know
55.He has been on a diet to _____weight.
A. have lost B. having lost C. to have lost D. lose
56.I don’t know whether ______ for the job or not.

A. whether I should to go B. whether go
C. whether going D. whether I should go
71.Health experts advise ______ breakfast.
A. us not skipped B. us not skipping C. us not to skip D. us not skip
72.I would rather ______ this job.
A. not taken B. not take C. not to take D. not taking
73.I spent some time ______ around the shops in Elizabeth street yesterday.
A. looked B. be looking C. look D. looking
74.She will probably offer ____the stereo for you .
A. to repair B. to be repairing C. repair D. repairing
75.She always proves _______ a true friend.
A. be B. being C. to been D. to be
TOPIC 4 : TAG QUESTION
(Câu hỏi đuôi)
Add a correct question tag to each sentence
1. You aren't afraid of snakes…………………?
2. Ann isn't at home……………… ……?
3. You don't know French………………?
4. Tom didn't see her……………………?
5. This isn't yours………………………?
6. Mary wasn't angry……………………?
7. Bill hasn't had breakfast………………?
8. You won't tell anyone…………………?
9. I didn't wake you up……………………?
10. Tom doesn't like oysters………………?
11. You don't want to sell the house………………?
12. It doesn't hurt…………………………?
13. People shouldn't drink and drive…………………?
14. You aren't going alone………………………?
15. They couldn't pay the rent……………………?

45. George can leave his case here………………………?
46. This will fit in your pocket……………………?
47. His wife has headaches quite often…………………?
48. She's got lovely blue eyes…………………?
49. The twins arrived last night…………………?
50. Mary paints portraits……………………?
51. Bill puts the money in the bank……………………?
52. Prices keep going up…………………?
53. I've seen you before……………………?
54. Bill's written a novel………………?
55. His mother's very proud of him…………………?
56. The twins used to play rugby………………………?
57. Tom might be at home now…………………?
58. We must hurry………………………?
59. You'd been there before……………………?
60. You'd like a drink……………………?
61. The boys prefer a cooked breakfast…………………?
62. Mary ought to cook it for them……………………………?
63. That was Ann on the phone………………………?
64. The Smiths need two cars………….……?
65. He used to eat raw fish………….………?
66. You'd better wait for Bill………………?
67. You'd come if I needed help……………?
68. You could come at short notice…………………?
69. You take sugar in tea…………………?
70. But you don't take it in coffee……………………?
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71. The lift isn't working today……………………
72. It never works very well………………………?
73. The area was evacuated at once ………………………?

1. Water consists ………… hydrogen and oxygen.
2. She lived independently ………… her parents.
3. Santa Claus is based ………. the description of Saint Nicholas in the poem.
4. We give each other presents …………. Christmas.
5. Don’t sit …………. the floor.
6. I’m going away …………. the end of January.
7. I met Tom …………. the street yesterday.
8. They sent me a cheque …………. $ 50.
9. There has been some decrease …………. military spending this year.
10. Nobody knows what the cause …………. the explosion was.
11. Do you think we’ll find a solution …………. this problem?
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12. Have you ever read any books …………. Mark Twain?
13. It’s unreasonable …………. you to expect her to love you at first sight.
14. They were furious ………….me ………….not inviting them to the party.
15. Were you disappointed ………….your examination results?
16. Everybody was shocked ………….the news.
17. She is scared ………….going out alone.
18. I’m not ashamed ………….what I did.
19. My sister won’t have dinner 11.30 p.m.
20. She is engaged ………….an American.
21. Who was responsible …………. all the noise last night?
22. Your writing is similar ………….mine.
23. Ann wasn’t keen ………….going out in the rain.
24. The city centre was crowded ………….tourists.
25. I always try my best to get along other officers.
26. Why don’t you apply ………….a position in that company?
27. He is very selfish. He doesn’t care ………….other people.
28. Don’t look out of the window. Concentrate ………….your work!
29. He lost control of the car and crashed ………….a wall.

56. Children’s shoes are often worn ………. very easily.
57. Ao dai is the compulsory uniform of women teacher ………… work.
58. Hanoi and Kuala Lumpur are the same ……… many ways.
59. ………. tradition, the marriages of the girls are arranged by their parents.
60. The office is closed …………. the weekend.
61. My uncle left our house three years ago, and we haven’t seen him …………
62. I have been playing computer games ………… 8 am this morning.
63. Vietnamese people made a deep impression ……… her mother.
64. Their son has cleaned the floors ……… three hours.
65. This machine hasn’t been used ……… ages.
66. Maryam was really impressed ……… the beauty of Hanoi.
67. They arrived ………… this gas station ……… 5 o’clock yesterday.
68. I was watching TV ………. 9 ……… 12 o’clock yesterday.
69. She will be ………… home ……… Tuesday afternoon.
70. You shouldn’t believe everything you read ………. the newspaper.
71. The course starts ……… November 3
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and ends ……… January.
72. ………. first, we didn’t like each other, but …… the end we are good friends.
73. I was disappointed ……… the grade I received in Math.
74. Are you interested ……… listening to pop music ?
75. We are looking forward ………. new possibilities.
76. We can live ………… a dormitory ………. campus.
77. What aspect ………… learning English do you find difficult ?
78. Practicing listening ………. English tapes or English programs ……… the
radio.
79. The hotel is close …………. the historical district of the city.
80. I saw a big old banyan tree ………. the entrance to your village.
81. Ann’s birthday is ……… November 25
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population.
107. The toilet roll is finished. It should be replaced ………… a new one.
108. The TV repairman will be here ……… about five minutes.
109. It was considerate ………… to share your room with me.
110. Don’t ask the police ………… information. I will provide you ……… all you
need.
111. Despite being tired, my father still helped me ………. my homework.
112. Let me congratulate you ………. your success ………. your study.
113. It rained heavily ………… the night.
114. He was very kind ………. me to bring me a lot of useful news.
115. He went there ………… Quynh’s car.
116. Can you turn ………… the TV a bit while I am studying ?
117. Her father warned her not to spend a lot of money ………. picture books.
118. They are going to the park ……… the other side of the city.
119. The room was crowded ………… students.
120. Are you aware …………… regulation against smoking in this area ?
121. Can you distinguish Mr. James …………. his son ?
122. He is very considerate ………… his children.
123. Frozen foods are so popular today that many people wonder how they live
……… them ?
124. Go to the international ticket desk immediately ……… arrival.
125. Her whole life was devoted ………… helping the poor and the miserable.
126. Do your parents take interest ……… your friends ?
127. She burst ……… tears when she heard the news.
128. How did you get ……… your examination yesterday ?
129. The country looks very beautiful …………… spring.
130. There is a vocabulary ……………. the end of this book.
131. The train arrives …………. Victoria Station …………. five o’clock yesterday.
132. Were your friends successful ………… getting a loan from the bank ?
133. We were very grateful ………… our friends …………. all of their assistance.

(Tính từ, trạng từ và các dạng so sánh)
I. Use the correct tense or form of the words in parentheses :
1. Most of the students did …………… on their test. Their test results were
………… (good)
2. James looked very (sad) ………………… because she lost the game.
3. The children seemed ……………………. They played …………… in the
garden. (happy)
4. He is a ……………… man. He always drives ………………… (careful)
5. The weather was so …………… yesterday. (awful)
6. I can’t remember ……………………… what happened. (clear)
7. I was disappointed that I did so …………………… in the exam. (bad)
8. It was raining ………………………. so we stayed at home. (heavy)
9. Mary speaks English very ………………………. (fluent)
10. Nam is a …………………… student. (good)
II. Use the correct kind of comparison form of adjectives and adverbs :
1. Your house is ………………… than my house. (big)
2. These books are ………………… than those books. (thick)
3. Hoi An Ancient Town is the …………………… town in Vietnam. (old)
4. The Great Wall of China is the world’s …………………. structure. (long)
5. Nam is ………………. than Ba. He is ……………………. boy in class 6A. (tall)
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6. This girl is …………………… than that girl. (clever)
7. Mary is ……………………… as her sister. (pretty)
8. The Nile River is the ………………… river in the world. (long)
9. A new house is ………………………. than an old one. (expensive)
10. We’ve had …………………. difficulty with this part than that one. (little)
11. His English is …………………… of these students. (good)
12. Mount Everest is ……………………… mountain in the world. (high)
13. Travelling by air or car, which is ………………………… ? (interesting)
14. It’s too noisy here. Can we go somewhere …………………… ? (quiet)

IV. Combine these pairs of sentences into one, using the double comparative
clauses :
1. The sun is high. The shadow is short.
……………………………………………………………
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2. He works a lot. He earns much.
…………………………………………………………………
3. He works little. He will be paid little.
……………………………………………………………
4. It is heavy. It becomes expensive.
……………………………………………………………….
5. She eats little, she becomes thin.
…………………………………………………………………
6. He talked much. I became bored.
………………………………………………………………
7. I waited long. I got angry .
………………………………………………………………………
8. You are old. You understand more.
……………………………………………………………
9. She drove fast. I became nervous.
………………………………………………………………
10. We ran fast to go home. The sky went dark.
……………………………………………………
11. She does many exercises. He gets healthy.
………………………………………………………
12. The air is polluted. Diseases are great.
…………………………………………………………
13. We went far. We felt tired.
……………………………………………………………………….
14. The soil was poor. The famers tried hard.

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V. Combine each pairs of sentences, using Adverbial clause of comparison (as
… as)
1. Lipton tea costs 10$. Oolong tea costs 9 $.
………………………………………………………
2. Vinh is 1.65 meters tall. Hai is 1.7 meters tall.
…………………………………………………
3. Mary isn’t big. She was very big last year.
………………………………………………………
4. You are happier than she looks.
………………………………………………………………….
5. My bicycle is more expensive than yours.
……………………………………………………….
6. Tom doesn’t try hard. His brother tried hard.
…………………………………………………….
7. The boy doesn’t run fast. He used to run very fast.
………………………………………………
8. Mai is the best violinist in her family.
……………………………………………………………
9. The summer isn’t hot. Last summer it was hot.
………………………………………………….
10. She is active now. She didn’t use to be active.
…………………………………………………
11. Jimmy is clever. We think he is clever.
…………………………………………………………
12. This boy doesn’t help me much. He can help me much.
…………………………………………………………………………………………
………………
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13. We don’t export much wood this year. We exported more wood last year.

…………………………………………
2. It’s time for the children to go to bed.  I’d rather the
………………………………………
3. Please help your mother with housework.  I’s rather you
……………………………………
4. I don’t like you to come to class late.  I’d rather
…………………………………………….
5. Please keep silent I the classroom.  I’d rather you
……………………………………………
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