Đề thi thử tuyển sinh vào 10 môn Tiếng Anh

SỞ GD – ĐT THÀNH PHỐ HỒ CHÍ MINH
ĐỀ THI THỬ SỐ 1
KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút
Họ và tên học sinh:	
Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 
	A. curly	B. bury	C. hurt	D. nurse
	A. recommended	B. enjoyed	C. recognized	D. arrived
Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group. 
	A. event	B. behave	C. surprise	D. damage
	A. impossible	B. academic	C. optimistic	D. education
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence
- “_______________ stay with Vietnamese friends in the college dormitory.”
- “Sorry, but I disagree with you, Ben. It's not convenient for practicing speaking English there.”
	A. Why don't we	B. Why not 	C. What about	D. I think we should
Many foreigners found the ao dai very special and impressive. Actually, it is the _______________ dress of Vietnamese women. 
 	A. comfortable 	B. unique	C. casual	D. modern 
Lan used to walk past the mosque _______________ her way to primary school.
 	A. through 	B. at 	C. from	D. on
I don’t like doing the _______________, especially cleaning the windows.
 	A. homework 	B. occupation 	C. housework	D. job 
_______________ his frequent absence from class, he passed the test.
 	A. Because 	B. Though	C. Therefore 	D. In spite of
Nobody can deny the _______________ of the internet in our life.
	A. benefits	B. inspiration 	C. information 	D. reputation
Remote controls are used _______________ with TV.
 	A. to interacting	B. interacting 	C. to interact	D. to be interacted
_______________ television, people can get the latest information and enjoy interesting programs.
 	A. In spite of 	B. Because 	C. Thankfully 	D. Thanks to
The Internet is now _______________ not only in cities, but also in the countryside.
 	A. being	B. available	C. coming	D. having
 - “Could you do me a favor, please?” - “_______________”
 	A. Let me help you. 	 	B. Yes, go ahead!	
 	C. No, Thanks. I'm fine 	D. Sure. What can I do for you?
Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for the following picture or sign. 
This road sign means:
A. you must not use a mobile phone here	
B. you must not use a camera here.
C. dogs can’t be entered.
D. you can’t come into.
This road sign means:
A. you must not use a camera here.
B. you must not use a mobile phone here
C. you must not turn right.
D. you must wash your hands.
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage. 
	Humans are destroying the Earth’s tropical rain forests. Nearly 80,000 square kilometers are being destroyed every year. About a quarter of the (17)__________ comes from people cutting trees for fuels. Another quarter is to make grassland for their cattle. The (18)___________ trees are cut down to sell the wood or to start farm.
	The population in cities all over the world is growing, and more and more wood is needed to build huge new buildings. For example, 5,000 trees from the Sarawak rain forest in Malaysia were used to build just one tall building. (19)___________ people continue cutting down trees in Sarawak rain forest, all the trees could be gone in eight years.
	The world needs more food, and it seems like a good idea to clear the rain forests and use the land for (20)___________. Many people think that the land (21)___________ these huge, thick forests must be in rich nutrients, but it isn’t. This is another surprising thing about rain forests. Most of the land in tropical rain forests is very (22) ___________.
A. destroying	B. destruction	C. destroyer	D. destructive
A. remaining	B. staying	C. enduring	D. dwelling
A. Unless	B. Although	C. While	D. If
A. urbanization	B. forestry	C. agriculture	D. cultivation
A. in	B. beyond	C. under	D. over
A. poor	B. short	C. unfortunate	D. ill	
Read the passage, and then decide if the statements that follow it are TRUE or FALSE. 
Electricity is the most common form of energy today. In the modern world electricity is very available at the touch of a switch. Electricity has many uses. The most common use of electricity is to provide artificial lighting. In factories, electricity is used to light up the workplace. It also used to operate air-conditioners, computers and many other machines. Electricity is also used to power the many appliances that we have in our homes. Such appliances include television sets, computers, electric fans, irons and many others. The list is simply endless. Modern man will most probably be lost without electricity.
The passage is about a kind of energy. 	
Electricity has a lot of uses. 	
Without electricity, our life will not be affected.	
The appliances depended on electricity are endless. 	
Read the passage again and choose the best answer.
Electricity is the most ______________ form of energy today.
	A. popular	B. famous	C. expensive	D. easy
Modern man will most probably be lost _______________ electricity.
	A. for	B. at	C. without	D. with
 Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence. 
________________________, the Ao dai was frequently worn by both men and women. 	(tradition)
Some designers _______________________ the Ao dai by printing lines of poetry on it. 	(modern)
Thi Vai River was used for years as _______________________________ waste dump. 	(industry)
They are planning to protect the forest from ___________________________________.	(forest)
He is one of the most famous ____________________________________ in the world.	(environment)
It was your ______________________ to leave matches where children could get them.	(care)
Put the words in the correct order to make meaningful sentences. 
is / to / conservationists / some / Mr. Brown / talking / volunteer /? // 
Is	
the trucks / When / trash / covered with / the ground / , / leave / is /. //
When	
Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it.
“Don’t forget to do your assignment, Jack.” said Jack’s mother.
Jack’s mother asked	
Lan is the best student in my class.
Nobody	
Because of their good performance, they won that match.
Because they	
My father teaches Math well.
My father is