Đề ôn thi môn Tiếng Anh - Kỳ thi tuyển sinh vào lớp 10 năm học 2016-2017 - Đề số 4 - Đỗ Bình

Đấ̀ Sễ́ 4
Student’s name: ..	Mark:	
Pick out the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
a/ Christmas	b/ school	c/ occur	d/ celebrate
a/ program	b/ also	c/ nominate	d/ compose
a/ season	b/ support	c/ house	d/ gifts
Pick out the word that has the primary stress on the second syllable.
a/ cultural	b/ satisfied	c/ although	d/ decorate
a/ parade	b/ icon	c/ nationwide	d/ charity
Vocabulary and grammar (15mks)
She is never satisfied . what she has.
	a/ of 	b/ with	c/ at	d/ in
She cried with .. when she heard that she had passed the final exam.
 	a/ joyful	b/ joyfully	c/ joy	d/ joyfulness
People who cannot .. between colors are said to be color-blind.
 	a/ differ	b/ distinguish	c/ tell	d/ recognize
Do you know the shop  I often buy sweets and newspapers?
 	a/ which	b/ who	c/ where	d/ that
Auld Lang Syne is a song .. is sung on New Year’s Eve.
	a/ which 	b/ who	c/ where	d/ what
He is the man .. priority is his family.
	a/ which	b/ that 	c/who	d/ whose
 he likes chocolate, he tries not to eat it.
	a/ Because	b/ Though	c/ In spite of	d/ As
The gentle lady  before they said goodbye.
	a/ gave a hug for her new friend	b/ sent her new friend a hug
	c/ sent a hug to her new friend	d/ gave her new friend a hug
The Lunar New Year Holiday is the most important celebration .. Vietnamese people.
 	a/ of	b/ with	c/ for	d/ to
.. Passover, Jewish people celebrate freedom from slavery.
 	a/ on 	b/ at	c/ in 	d/ with
You can congratulate yourself  having done a good job.
	a/ on 	b/ at 	c/ in 	d/ for
The government should have . measures to reduce unemployment in the country.
	a/ effect 	b/ effective 	c/ in 	d/ effectiveness
A  is a person who is known for his humorous writing or talk.
	a/ humor 	b/ human	c/ humorer 	d/ humorist
Are you  with the works of Shakespeare?
	a/ acquaintance 	b/ acquainting 	c/ acquainted 	d/ acquaint
My uncle,  has just retired, is interested in gardening
	a/ who 	b/ that	c/ whose 	d/ which
For questions 16 – 20 , identify the error for each underlined part in the sentence.
This is the best place which I think of for our holiday.
 	a 	b 	c 	d
I think grey hair makes you look rather distinguishing.
 	a 	b 	c 	d
I don’t think it is fair for men to be treated as slavery.
 	 a 	b 	c 	d
The twentieth century was a time when there was a lot of important events.
 	a 	b 	c 	d
George was among the few students who are going to be chosen to lead the commencement exercise. 
	a 	b 	c 	d
 Reading comprehension (5mks) Read the text and questions below.
The second Sunday in May is Mother’s Day. It is a public holiday in both Britain and America. On that day, children send Mother’s Day cards to their mothers. They give their mothers flowers or sweets as presents. Fathers and children do the cooking so that mothers can have a rest.
In the USA, Mother’s Day started in 1860s. There was a small town called Pruntytown in the middle of the USA. People in the town fought against each other during a war. After the war, they hated each other. Mrs. Ann Reeves Janis wanted the people to make friends with each other again. So she started “Mother’s Friendship Day”. On that day, she visited all the other mothers in the town and said,” Let us be friends with each other again”.
Her idea succeeded. The same thing happened in other parts of the country. After she died, her daughter carried on her idea. In 1908, “Mother’s Friendship Day” became “Mother’s Day”
What is the writer trying to do in the text?
 	a. talk about a public holiday in the world. 	b. introduce the history of “Mother’s Day” in the USA.
 	c. describe when Mother’s Day started. 	d. encourage people to celebrate for their mothers.
Where can mothers have a rest on Mother’s Day?
 	a. in the USA 	b. in Britain 	c. in many countries. 	d.in both Britain and the USA
What do children give their mother on that day?
 	a. flowers 	b. clothes 	c. flowers or sweets 	d. nothing
Who started “Mother’s Friendship Day” in the USA?
 	a. a group of workers 	b. Mrs. Ann Reeves Janis 	c. Mrs. Janis’s daughter 	d. a social activist
What does the writer say about Mother’s Day ?
 	a. Mother’s Friendship Day became Mother’s Day in 1918. 	b.The second Sunday in June is Mother’s Day.
 	c. Father and children do the cooking on that day. 	d. In Britain, Mother’s Day started in 1860s. 
VI. Multiple-choice cloze test (10mks)
The Pilgrims left their home in England in (31) of religious liberty. After a long, hard (32)  across the Atlantic, their ship, the Mayflower, finally (33)  land. In November, 1620, the Pilgrims sailed into Cape Cod Bay in Massachusetts to start (34) new life. The first winter was (35) of hardship. Then in the spring they planted seeds, and all summer long they worked (36) their farms and prayed for good crops. When fall came, they had a very good harvest with plenty of food for the winter. In addition, the men went (37)  in the woods and shot wild turkeys. The Pilgrims were very thankful. They prepared a great feast (banquet :tieọc)and invited their friendly Indian (38) to enjoy it with them.
In memory of that happy day Americans (39) Thanksgiving Day every year. They (40) relatives and friends to eat turkey and other tasty foods and to give thanks for all good things.
31.	a/ interest 	b/ look 	c/ search	d/ need
32.	a/ trip 	b/ voyage 	c/ journey 	d/ travel
33.	a/ came 	b/ went 	c/ reached 	d/ got
34.	a/ his 	b/ her 	c/ their 	d/ its
35.	a/ filled 	b/ full 	c/ covered 	d/ lack
36.	a/ at 	b/ in 	c/ for 	d/ on
37.	a/ fishing 	b/ hunting 	c/ catching 	d/ searching
38.	a/ people 	b/ neighbors 	c/ residents 	d/ settlers
39.	a/ hold 	b/ organize 	c/ celebrate 	d/ give
40.	a/ ask	b/ call 	c/ want 	d/ invite
 Write the correct forms
Although she is rich, she lives . . . . . . . . . . (unhappy)
I would . . . . . . give up my job if I didn’t need the money. (happy)
Your recent work has some . . . .................................... . . . (improve)
They went to see most of the . . . . . . . . . . . . . places . (interest)
Air . . . . . ..................................... . . makes us unhealthy. (pollute)
My teacher is a man ( culture )
Many .activities will be held tomorrow ( culture )
We couldn’t win the prize. We were ( success )
Our team played . We lost ( success )
This man .in writing ( success )
C/ Rewrite the sentence as directed.
She couldn’t come to class because of her illness.
@ Since 	
Children often give their mothers flowers on the Women’s Day
@ Children’s mothers	 
 Those students were punished. They didn’t do their homework.
@ Those students, 	
 Although it was a bad day, we went out for a picnic.
@ In spite of 	
 Despite her doctor’s warnings, Carol has continued to smoke. 
@ Even though