ĐỀ LUYỆN TẬP THI VÀO LỚP 10 CHUYÊN ANH THPT SỐ 1
I, Put the verbs in parentheses into the correct tense and form
1, I know that he …( live) in Ha Noi since 2000.
2, The car….( break) down when he was driving home from work.
3, What your father … ( do) when you came home yesterday?
4, He’s used to….( ask) what to do at home.
5, We were all looking forward to ( have) dinner together.
6, Everyone ….( hope) that I will pass the entrance exams to Hung Vuong gifted
high secondary school.
7, You’d better have your hair….( cut).
8, You ............(have) your bicycle repaired at the moment?
9, A man ….( carry) a large parcel got out of the car.
10, Much progress …. ( make) in study in this class this term.

II. Choose the best answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D :
1, The boy, …father is the director of the company, helps me a lot at school.
A, who B, whose C, whom D, who’s
2, I’m trying to …into my favourite programme
A, tune B, turn C, choose D, catch
3, We should …waste paper to save money and labour.
A, select B, destroy C, recycle D, produce
4, He shows us the picture of Ha Noi, … he visited last week.
A, that B, which C, where D, what
5, The football match will be… live.
A, sent B, broadcast C, given D, played
6, ... you run quickly, you are likely to be late.
A, If B, Since C, Unless D, However
7, She does her work with…..
A, care B, careful C, carefully D, careless
8, Not only her friends but also her teacher … her very much.
A, like B, liking C, likes D, likeing

4, He has a good …of English.( know)
5, There are many people living in …..( poor)
6, I will never forget the … you have shown me. Thank you very much.( kind)
7, He feels a great deal of…. for the way he behaved. ( ashamed)
8, Unfortunately, you will be at a… if you can’t drive. ( advantage)
9, We are selling these toys at a very …. price. ( compete)
10, I am just a beginner in … with you. ( compare)
IV, Compl ete the following sentence by filling a suitable preposition in each
blank.
1, We have had nothing but trouble …this car.
2, Students are angry …being treated… children.
3, My eyes slowly grew accustomed …the dark.
4, ...... mistake, I opened your letter instead.... my own.
5, I certainly hope that David is aware…the problem involved.
6, The orphan child was hungry …affection.
7, Look! The blue lamp …top….the police car is flashing.
8, The mechanic is trying to find the cause….the strange noise …the back of the car.
9, You were very kind …me when I asked you…. some help.
10, The explorers were indifferent …the dangers and the discomforts of the
expedition
V, Complete each of the following sentences, using the clue word(s) given.
Change the word if necessary.
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1, I/ do my homework/ an hour/ a half/ but/ not finish it yet.
2, I expect/ they/ build/hotel/ by the time/ we come back/ next summer.
3, Unless/ weather/fine/ tomorrow/ we/ not play football.
4, This time next week/ I lie/ beach/ listen/ radio.
5, She said that/ she leave/ before news/come.
VI, Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that the meaning of the
second sentence remains the same as the origin.

9, A, push B, fun C, sun D, much
10, A, tough B, rough C, cough D, enough
VIII, Fill in each blank with a correct word for the definition.
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1, The person who flies an aeroplane is a ………….
2, The place where plays and dramas are acted on stage is a .............
3, The person who sells green vegetables is a ...............
4, The place where scientific experiments are carried out is a …….
5, The place where tourists and travelers stay for the nights is a ………..
IX, Complete the passage by filling in each space with one suitable word.
The world's oceans are……… (1) vast that they can cope with the present
levels of pollution. However, little ………(2) known about the long-term effects of
such low poisoning. The …….(3) serious problems of modern times is that man is
destroying the earth’s natural resources and transforming huge areas ……..(4)
wasteland. …….(5) a result, it is becoming extremely difficult to grow ……..(6) to
feed the world’s rapidly increasing population. A way of protecting all the
wildlife ................(7) the earth must also be found as many species are in danger of
disappearing completely from the face of the earth. The danger , however, are not
confined solely to the land ..........(8) the sea. The smoke in the atmosphere, for……..
(9), is increasing so much that the amount of sunlight has ………(10) reduced in
many cities. Man’s whole environment is being changed in a serious way.
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Answer keys
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I, Put the verbs in parentheses into the correct tense and form .10 points; 1
point for one
1, has been living
2, broke
3, was your father doing

2, dangerous
3, unsuccessful
4, knowledge
5, poverty
6, kindness
7, shame
8, disadvantage
9, competitive
10, comparison

IV, Find a suitable preposition and fill in the blank.15 points; 1 point for one
1, with
2, for , like
3, to
4, by, of
5, of
6, for
7, on, of
8, of, in
9, to , for
10, to
V, Complete each of the following sentences, using the clue word(s) given.
Change the word if necessary. 10 points; 2p for each sentence.
1,I have been doing my homework for an hour and a half but I have not finished it
yet.
2, I expect that they will have built the hotel by the time we come back next
summer.
3, Unless the weather is fine tomorrow, we will not (won’t) play football.
4, This time next week, I will be lying on the beach listening to the radio.
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