TỔNG HỢP MỘT SỐ ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10 MÔN ANH VĂN
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I. Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the others: ( 1 mark )
1. A. leather B. dream C. weather D. ahead
2. A. thank B. they C. these D. than
3. A. talked B. watched C. lived D. stopped
4. A. balloon B. typhoon C. groom D. flood
II. choose the best answer to complete the following sentences: ( 3 marks )
1. She wishes she __________ a longer vacation.
A. has B. had C. have D. having
2. I saw that film ___________ 7 pm __________ Sunday.
A. on / from B. in / at C. at / at D. at / on
3. You like playing sports, __________ , Nam ?
A. do you B. aren't you C. don't you D. doesn't he
4. We feel very _________ today.
A. happiness B. happy C. happily D. are happy
5. We ____________ Lan since she left school.
A. met B. meet C. meeting D. haven't met
6. She asked me ____________ .
A. If I was good at English B. If was good at English
C. If I good at English D. If I am good at English
7. If you __________ your passport, you will be in trouble.
A. lost B. lose C. would lose D. losing
8. My brother asked us ___________ so much noise.
A. not to make B. no make C. don't make D. not making
9. Math is ___________ than English.
A. important B. more important C. importanter D. the most important
10. Malaysia __________ into regions: The East and the West Malaysia.
A. separate B. comprised C. parted D. divided
11. The Internet is very fast and ___________ way for me to get information.

things in faraway lands. Television widens our knowledge by introducing us to new ideas which may
lead us to new hobbies and recreations.
In addition to the new, television provides us with a variety of program that can satisfy every
taste. Most people now seem to like spending their evenings watching television. It is more
convenient for them to sit at home watching television than to go out for amusements elsewhere.
1. What can viewers see and learn through television ?
 ……………………………………………………………………………………………….……………
2. How does television widen our knowledge?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. Can television programs satisfy very taste, according to the text?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. Why do most people now seem to like spending their evenings watching television?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………..……

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Đề thi tuyển sinh vào lớp 10
PART I: LEXICO AND GRAMMAR
Circle the best option from A, B, C or D to fill in the blanks in the following sentences:
1. He never stopped______________ until his last minute of life.
A. to work B. to be working C. working D. to have worked
2. I hurried ____________I wouldn’t be late for class.
A. since B. so that C. as if D. unless
3. + would you like some bread?
- ________. I’m rather hungry.
A. No, I wouldn’t B. No, thanks C. Yes, I like D. Yes, please
4. There are _______________good programs on TV that I rarely watch it.
A. such few B. such little C. so few D. so little
5. It’s important that he _____________the book for me.
A. finds B. will find C. found D. find
6. Let’s go somewhere for a drink,___________?

2. A. accomplishment B. environment C. experience D. satisfaction
PART III: READING COMPREHENSION
Question 1 : Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word.
I have recently taken up cooking as a hobby. A lot (1)______________________ my friends find this
very amusing as I am not very (2) ________________________ at it yet. It’s much
(3)_____________________ difficult (4) ______________________. I thought it was. There are so
(5)____________________things to remember to do and it’s very easy to (6)
_______________________mistakes. Last week I invited several people round so I could try out a new
(7)_______________________. Everything was ready in the kitchen, so I relaxed with my guests and
we (8) ________________________a drink. But I’m not (9)______________________ to giving dinner
parties and i suddenly remembered that the chicken was still in the freezer. We had to wait two hours
(10) ____________________dinner.
Question 2 :Read the message and decide which is the best answer by circling the letter A, B, C,
or D next to the word you choose.
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Revising for the exam is not as easy as it looks. You will need to work out which method suits you
best, and (1)_________stick to it. Some people like studying at night when it’s quiet, but others find the
early morning is a (2)____________time to get things done. You might enjoy listening to music while
you revise, but this can be (3)____________. Can you really concentrate (4)______________two things
at once? So think (5)_________________ you turn your radio on !
Your (6)__________________is also important while you are revising. This may be a more than
usually (7)_______________period of your life, when you should take extra care to eat properly. No
missed meals, or junk food, or (8)________________cups of coffee! Get plenty of exercise as well. If
you ‘ve got fed up with what you’re doing, or find it hard to concentrate, go for a walk to clear your head.
(9)___________exercise will help to keep your body fit and your brain working well.
Finally, you also (10)_____________to take time off. Go out occasionally, see your friends, make
time to relax. Then you will return to your studies fresh and full of enthusiasm!
1. A. then B. than C. after D. often
2. A. best B. good C. worse D. well
3. A. unhelpful B. helpful C. helpless D. helping

A. interact B. express C. work D. use
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3. Which of the following is true about Westlake College ?
A. All teachers use computers B. 1500 students have laptops
C. It is an old college in American D. Students there can do everything
4. “A window on the world” in the last paragraph means that students can________________
A. attend lectures on information technology B. travel around the world
C. get information from around the world D. have free laptops
5. What can we infer from the passage?
A. The program is successful. B. The program is not workable.
C. The program is too expensive. D. We don’t know the result yet.
Question 4: Read the following passage and circle the best answer from A, B, C or D
The search for alternative sources of energy has led in various directions many communities
are burning garbage and other biological waste products to produce electricity. Converting waste
products to gases or oil is also an efficient way to dispose of waste.
Experimental work is being done to derive synthetic fuels from coal, oil shale and coal tars.
But today, that process has proved expensive. Other experiments are underway to harness power
with giant windmills. Geothermal power, heat from the earth, is also being tested.
Some experts expect utility companies to revive hydroelectric power derived from streams
and rivers. Fifty years ago, hydroelectric power provided one third of the electricity used in the United
States, but today it supplies only four percent. The oceans are another potential source of energy.
Scientists are studying ways to convert the energy of ocean currents, tides, and waves to electricity.
Experiments are also underway to make use of temperature differences in ocean water to produce
energy.
1. Which is the best title for the passage ?
A. The use of Water Products for energy B. The search for Alternative Sources of
Energy
C. Efficient Ways of Disposing of Waste D. New Discoveries in Geothermal Power.
2. Fifty years ago one third of the electricity in the United States was provided by______
A. wind B. waste products C. water D. oil

9. Even though she looks very young, she is twice older than my twenty- year- old sister.
A B C D
10.Dresses, skirts, shoes and children’s clothing are advertised at great reduced prices this
weekend.
A B C D
PART V: WRITING
Question 1: Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one
1. Without this treatment, the patient would have died.
If he ___________________________________________________________________________
2. Betty told me not to forget my tennis racket.
Betty said,”____________________________________________________________________”
3. It is necessary that I post this letter tonight.
I______________________________________________________________________________
4. Mark began playing the piano ten years ago.
Mark has ______________________________________________________________________
5. Susan is excited about going to Spain on holiday.
Susan is looking ________________________________________________________________
6.The typhoon blew the roof off the house.
The house _____________________________________________________________________
7. Jane is the cleverest student in her class.
Nobody________________________________________________________________________
8. I’d like the school holidays to be longer.
I wish__________________________________________________________________________
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9. Someone is going to tune my piano tomorrow.
I’m____________________________________________________________________________
10. Rich as he is, he lives unhappily.
No matter how_______________________________________________________________
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7. In 1870, _______, John D. Rockefeller and others created the Standard Oil Company.
A. that oil prices fluctuated B. despite fluctuating oil prices
C. but the oil prices fluctuated D. oil prices were fluctuating
8. ______ to school by bus.
A. Many a student goes B. Many the students go
C. Many of students go D. Much student goes
9. Careless driving also accounts ______ the increasing number of traffic accidents.
A. on B. into C. for D. with
10. ______ is not clear to researchers.
A. Why dinosaurs having become extinct B. Why dinosaurs became extinct
C. Did dinosaurs become extinct D. Dinosaurs became extinct
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11. The new manager is ______ easy-going. He is always very serious about the work.
A. by no means B. by means of C. by all means D. in the mean time
12. We enjoy the hams and coffee at this _______ restaurant.
A. family-owning B. family-owned C. owning-family D. owned-family
13. I’d rather ______ to the party with my parents because there was nothing interesting there.
A. haven’t been invited B. hadn’t been invited
C. not be invited D. not have been invited
14. When the university suggested _______, the student union protested vigorously.
A. tuition be raised B. to raise tuition
C. on raising tuition D. that tuition should raise
15. ______ one after another, parallel computers perform groups of operations at the same time.
A. Conventional computers, by handling tasks
B. Since tasks being handled by conventional computers
C. Whereas conventional computers handle tasks
D. While tasks handled by conventional computers
16. She ______ him of having lied to her.
A. threatened B. blamed C. criticized D. accused
17. We have bought extra food _______ our friends stay to have dinner.

31. By the time we get out of this traffic jam, all the guests _______ home.
A. have gone B. had gone C. will go D. will have gone
32. ______ members of the class has to be responsible for his own actions.
A. Each of the B. Every C. None of D. All
33. The teacher _______ them the answer to the question.
A. explained B. said C. discussed D. told
34. We met each other at the meeting ______ coincidence.
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A. by B. in C. for D. to
35. As we’ve been discussing for 2 hours without any solution, I’d like to ______ my own solution to
this problem.
A. come up B. bring down C. put forward D. take in
36. The accident resulted ______ some minor injuries.
A. to B. from C. in D. of
37. Dave, I really appreciate _______ me. But I think I could manage it myself.
A. you to help B. you helped C. your helping D. that you would help
38. One of the robbers was described by the witnesses _______ tall and about 25.
A. like B. by C. in D. as
39. I left the purse at home. Can you _______ without breakfast today, dear?
A. go B. do C. make D. live
40. One of the solutions _______ by environmentalists is to ban vehicles from the city center.
A. are suggested B. is suggested C. suggesting D. suggested
41. While the boss was away, her assistant stood ______ her and helped her solve any problems
arising.
A. up to B. in for C. up against D. out of
42. I would like to rent a house, modern, comfortable, and _______ in a quite place.
A. before all B. above all C. first of all D. after all
43. We could never get ready for the test at such short _______.
A. call B. notice C. advice D. note
44. To resist corrosion _______ for today's car to prevent havoc caused by road salts, gravel and

A B C
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surrounding the planet.
D
7. Why so many students graduate weak at reading and math are questions continuing to disturb
A B C D
educators.
8. Although apples do not grow during the cold season, apple trees must have such season in order to
A B C
flourish.
D
9. Dentistry is a branch of medicine that developed very dramatically in the last twenty years.
A B C D
10. Rabbits have large front tooth, short tails, and hind legs feet adapted for running and jumping.
A B C D
V. CHOOSE THE SUITABLE WORD TO FILL IN EACH BLANK:
While (1)________ everyone accepts the goal of developing (2)_______ in the three "R's" -
reading, writing, and arithmetic - it often seems impossible to (3)_______ agreement on any goal
beyond that. In the broadest (4)________, the conflict over educational goals can be (5)_______ as a
conflict between conservatives and liberals, or, (6)_______ they are sometimes called, essentialists
and progressives.
The conservatives, or essentialists, tend to identify (7)________ desirable education with the
transmission of the cultural heritage, a no-nonsense (8)_______ featuring the three R's at the
elementary-school level, and academic studies or strong vocational or business courses in the
secondary school. They put (9)_______ on the training of the mind and cultivation of the intellect.
The liberals, or progressives, tend to be interested in the development of the (10)_______
child, not merely in training the child's mind or in preparing the child for adult (11)_______ in a remote
future. They emphasize rich, meaningful school living in the present, and they view subject matter as
a resource (12)________ total human development (13)_______ as a goal in itself. They do not
downgrade content but believe it should be (14)_______ not for (15)________ own sake but as a

Noise was a constant intrusion into their homes. Many Franklin Street residents covered their doors
and windows and spent most of their time in the rear of their houses. Most families with children had
already left.
Conditions on Octavia Street were much different. Residents picked up trash. They sat on
their front steps and chatted with neighbors. They had three times as many friends and twice as
many acquaintances as the people on Franklin.
On Gough Street, residents said that the old feeling of community was disappearing as traffic
increased. People were becoming more and more preoccupied with their own lives. A number of
families had recently moved and more were considering. Those who were staying expressed deep
regret at the destruction of their community.
1. The word “astounding” in line 1 is closest in meaning to __________.
A. startling B. disappointing C. dubious D. alternative
2. The three streets mentioned in this passage are different in that __________.
A. they are in different cities. B. the residents are of different ethnic backgrounds.
C. they have varying amounts of traffic. D. the income levels of the residents vary considerably.
3. Approximately how many cars used Franklin Street daily?
A. 2,000 B. 8,000 C. 16,000 D. 20,000
4. All of the following are direct results of heavy traffic EXCEPT __________.
A. increased amount of trash B. greater danger to residents
C. more pollution D. more vibrations
5. The author’s main purpose in the second paragraph is to __________.
A. discuss the problem of trash disposal B. point out the disadvantage of heavy traffic
C. propose an alternate system of transportation D. suggest ways to cope with traffic problems
6. On which street was there the most social interaction?
A. Octavia Street B. Gough Street C. Franklin Street
D. There was no significance social interaction on any of the three streets
7. The word “chatted” in line 14 is closest in meaning to __________.
A. joked B. talked C. argued D. walked
8. Which of the following is NOT a statement you would expect from a resident of Gough Street?
A. People on this street are unhappy because the neighborhood is deteriorating.

5. Those rose bushes need protection. Spray them with ___________________. (INSECT)
6. Don’t you know that your good result will make your parents ________proud of
you? (MEASURE)
7. Be careful. You may be _________________to put all your eggs in one basket. (ADVICE)
8. The boy watched the performance of the tigers, _________________with
amazement. (BREATHE)
9. I would like to express my admiration for his _________________of knowledge. (PROFOUND)
10. The cancellation of the case resulted from the ______________court of the defendant resulted
in.
(APPEAR)
11. The ___________of the Ministry of Education announced the date of the graduation
exam. (SPEAK)
12. Mercedes is a very __________________car. (DEPEND)
13. There should be _____________staff in case someone is absent and needs to be
replaced. (STAND)
14. You’ll be punished for all your _________________. (DO)
15. With all the modern facilities, doing housework is still very _________________. (CONSUME)
IX. REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITHOUT CHANGING THE MEANING:
1. It was wrong of you to scare your little brother like that.
You oughtn’t ___________________________________________________________
2. I dislike it when people criticize me unfairly.
I object ________________________________________________________________
3. The fund-raisers haven’t officially decided where to send the proceeds of the concert.
No ___________________________________________________________________
4. She is proud that she is such a good DJ.
She prides _____________________________________________________________
5. He delayed writing the book until he had a lot of research.
Only _________________________________________________________________
6. Foolishly, I paid all the money before collecting the goods.
I paid _________________________________________________________________

9. We wish you __________________.
A. good luck B. congratulation C. happy D. enjoy yourself
10. The final match of EURO 2008 __________________on June 30th.
A. will be occurred B. takes place C. happening D. is going
II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others:
(0.75pt)
1. A. exactly B. example C. exercise D. examination
2. A. change B. champion C. choose D. toothache
3. A. waited B. erased C. needed D. ended
III. Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting: (0.75pt)
1. “Can you help me with my homework?” – “I wish I could but I couldn’t”
A B C D
2. The new film has been attracted a lot of people all over the world.
A B C D
3. We want to spend our holiday in a villa by the sea and enjoying sea food.
A B C D
IV. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following
passage: (2pts)
Every year many people in the world learn English. Some of them are young children.
(1)_________________ are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school, and some learn in
evening classes. A few learn English by (2)________________or just by (3)________________to
the language on television or among their friends. Most people must work hard to learn English.
(4)________________do all these people want to learn English? It is difficult to answer that
question.
Young children learn English at school to study better at their subject. Many adults learn
English because (5)______________useful for their work. Teenagers often learn English for their
(6)________________studies, because some of their books are written
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