Đề ôn thi vào lớp 10 môn Tiếng Anh năm học 2016-2017 - Đỗ Bình

TEST 15
I/ (1,0 point) Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. Write your answers on the answer sheet.
1.
prevented
polluted
destroyed
provided
2. 
sugar
sight
source
sale
3.
skeptical
carol
document
process
4. 
seafood
weather
leave
beneath
5. 
mouth
house
around
touch
II/ (3,0 points) Choose the best word or phrase to complete the following sentences. Write A, B, C or D on your answer sheet
	1. He worked ______ than his workmates.
	A. more careful	B. as carefully	C. as careful	D. more carefully
	2. You can buy stamps at the ______.
	A. school	B. theater	C. post office	D. bank
	3. Auld Lang Syne	 is a song ______ people often sing on New Year’s Eve.
	A. who	B. whose	C. whom	D. which
	4. I suggest ______ garbage bins around the school yard.
	A. put	B. to put	C. putting	D. to putting
	5. We are talking about the preservation of ______ resources.
	A. natural	B. naturalize	C. naturally	D. nature
	6. Hoa wishes she ______ English well.
	A. could speak	B. speak	C. speaks	D. will speak
	7. Life in the country is different ______ life in the city.
	A. from	B. of	C. to	D. with
	8. “Can you help me to carry this box?” – “______”.
	A. No, thanks	B. I think so	C. Yes, I’d love to	D. Sure
	9. They often come to see their friends on Sunday, ______?
	A. do they	B. are they	C. don’t they	D. can they
	10. My mother came into my room while I ______ television.
	A. am watching	B. was watching	C. watch	D. watched
	11. She doesn’t know the man ______ sent her this letter.
	A. which	B. who	C. whom	D. whose
	12. ______ she is not happy, she always tries to smile.
	A. So	B. However	C. Although	D. And
	13. His business is growing so fast that he must take ______ more workers.
	A. up	B. on	C. in	D. over
	14. If Nam comes to England, it’ll be a good ______ for him to improve his English.
	A. opportunity	B. possibility	C. advantage	D. experience
	15. He taught me how ______ the new computer.
	A. starting	B. to start	C. start	D. started
III/ (1,5 points) Read the following passage then answer the questions. Write your answers on the answer sheet.
	Holidays and festivals connect the present with the past. They give new generations the chance to learn about the culture and events.
	Countries around the world celebrate their own holidays and festivals. People in the USA celebrate Thanksgiving Day on the fourth Thursday in November. In Canada, Thanksgiving is celebrated on the second Monday in October. In Switzerland, people celebrate coming spring season. Chinese and Vietnamese people around the world celebrate the Lunar New Year. This festival is in late January or early February. To prepare for the New Year, families clean their houses and decorate everything. The celebration includes fireworks and lion or dragon dances.
	Questions:
	1. What do new generations learn from holidays and festivals?
	2. When do people in the USA celebrate Thanksgiving Day?
	3. Do Chinese and Vietnamese people celebrate Lunar New Year?
	4. When does the Lunar New Year occur?
	5. What do they do to prepare for the New Year?
IV/ (1,5 points) Choose the word that best fits the blank space in the following passage. Write A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
	These days, it is impossible to open a newspaper without reading about the damage we are doing to the environment. The Earth is being threatened and the future looks bad. (1)______ can each of us do? We cannot clean (2)______ our polluted rivers and seas overnight. Nor can we stop the (3)______ of plants and animals. But we can stop adding the problem while scientists look for the answers.
	It may not be easy to change your lifestyle completely. But some steps are easy to take: cut down the amount of driving you do, or use as little plastic as possible. It is also easy to save (4)______, which also reduces household bills. We must all (5)______ personal decision to work for the future of our planet if we want to ensure a better world for our grandchildren.
	1. A. When	B. Where	C. What	D. Why
	2. A. to	B. in	C. on	D. up
	3. A. appear	B. disappear	C. appearance	D. disappearance
	4. A. water	B. energy	C. money	D. health
	5. A. make	B. do	C. take	D. have
V/ (1,0 point) Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting. Write A, B, C or D on the answer sheet. 
	1. They have been able to learn a lot about life on a farm when they came here.
 A B C D
	2. Minh was extreme pleased that he got mark 10 for the final test in Maths.
 A B C D
	3. A new department store was building in our town last month.
 A B C D
	4. If I were you, I didn’t buy that expensive car.
 A B C D
	5. The Internet is a very fast and convenient way for us to get a lot of informations.
 A B C D
VI/ (1,0 point) Rewrite the second sentences so that they have the same meaning to the original sentences. Write your answers on the answer sheet.
1. The school keeper cleans the classrooms everyday. 	à The classrooms _____________.	
2. “I’m going on business tomorrow,” said Hoa.	à Hoa said ___________________.	
3. The patient recovered more rapidly than expected.	à The patient made ____________.	
4. Work hard or you’ll fail the exams.	à If you _____________________. 	
5. Reading newspapers in the morning gives him pleasure.	à He enjoys __________________.	
VII/ (1,0 point) Complete the following letter, using the words or phrases suggested. Write your answers on the answer sheet.
Dear Mary,
1. It / be / long / time / since / I / last hear / you.
2. you / like / come / stay / me / my cottage / countryside?
3. You / your family / welcomed / if / want / visit / us.
4. What about / come / the end / next month?
5. Write / let / me / know / if / come.
Yours, 
Daisy.
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