Đề thi thử vào lớp 10 môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 9

TEST 1
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. 	A. snowstorm	B. knowledge	C. show	D. know
2. 	A. volcano	B. volume	C. solve	D. love
3. 	A. earthquake	B. quality	C. quantity	D. qualify
4. A. books B. students C. pencils D. lakes 
5. A. families B. fridges C. telephones D. apples 
II. Choose the word or phrase(A, B, C or D) which best completes each following sentence. 
6. They made their living by __________fish in the ocean everyday. 
	A. catch	B. caught	C. to catch	D. catching
7. Easter is a joyful festival__________comes in early spring. 
	A. which	B. that it	C. where	D. when
8. Anna Jarvis was the woman__________first thought of Mother’s Day. 
	A. who	B. who she	C. she	D. whose
9. Mrs. Thoa is generous to the poor__________she is not rich. 
	A. although	B. but	C. however	D. and
10. Father’s Day __________a national holiday in America since 1972. 
	A. has been	B. was	C. is	D. will be
11. “You are a great dancer, Doris!”	“Thanks, Rita__________”
	A. That’s very nice of you to say so	B. I’m an awful dancer
	C. Let’s have a celebration	D. Well done!
12. HCM city, __________I live, lies on Sai Gon River. 
	A. which in	B. which	C. in where	D. where
13. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson will never forget their trip to Hue, __________was the old capital of Vietnam, under the Nguyen dynasty. 
	A. which	B. where	C. in which	D. that
14. He is famous for his __________. He is very helpful to those less fortunate than himself. 
	A. kind	B. unkind	C. kindly	D. kindness
15. If it __________, we will go to the movies. 
	A. doesn’t rain	B. didn’t rain	C. hadn’t rain	D. won’t rain
III. Put the words in the correct forms.
16. He’s very ____________________in scientific subjects. (interest) 
17. There have been many wonderful ____________________in this century. (develop) 
18. We are faced with a difficult ____________________. (choose) 
19. Your evidence was ____________________one. (decide) 
20. It will take a long time to find out a thorough ____________________to this problem. (solve) 
IV. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) to fill in each blank.
At six o’clock yesterday evening, the River Thames burst its banks and flooded a wide area. By nine o’clock the floods had reached the town of Dorchester. The main street was soon ____(21) three feet of water. Water engines arrived quickly to pump away the water, but heavy rain made their job very _____ (22). 
Mrs Rose Willow, a _____ (23) nearly 80 years old, and living alone in her cottage, was trapped upstairs for three hours. Finally, rescue workers were able to rescue her with ladder and a small boat. “My cat, Tibbles, stayed with me all the time,” said Mrs Willow. “She helped me a lot. She sat with me, so I didn’t feel afraid.”
The rain has finally stopped, the river level is falling and the weather forecast is good, _____(24) the floods have done a great deal of damage. “Luckily, nobody was drowned (die in water) or injured,” Chief Rescue Office Hawkins told the reporters, “but it will take a long time to _______(25) the mess.”
21. 	A. over	B. under	C. through	D. between
22. 	A. easy	B. difficult	C. difficultly	D. easily
23. 	A. girl	B. man	C. lady	D. child
24. 	A. but	B. also	C. therefore	D. so
25. 	A. clear	B. develop	C. take	D. fight
V. Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 
	Devastating floods along the coast have left many people homeless. People are asked to help by donating food, clothes, furniture, and other supplies to the Assistance Fund. Donations of bottled water are especially needed, since the floods have disrupted the local water supply. In addition, volunteers are needed to travel to the flooded area to help distribute the donations.
26. What does this notice concern?
A. Help for flood victims	B. Safety precaution	C. Dangerous roads 	D. Warning about weather
27. What kind of supplies is NOT mentioned?
A. Furniture	B. Clothing	C Food.	D. Medicine
28. In addition to supplies, what is needed?
A. Volunteers	B. New bridges 	C. Places to stay	D. Teacher
29. “devastating floods” in line 1 refer to those that_________.
A. happen suddenly	B. are very short 	C. last for a long time	D. cause a lot of damage
30. The word “donating” in line 2 is closest in meaning to_________.
A. selling	B. buying	C. giving	D. taking
VI - Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. 
31. I couldn’t sleep. I was tired. 	
- Although..
32. The planet is Venus. The planet is closest to the Earth. 
- The planet which..
33. They have just sent an ambulance to the school.
- An ambulance
34. “There are flights from Nha Trang to Ha Noi twice a week” they said to me.
- They told me.
35. “Don’t interrupt me while I am speaking.” Nam said to Hoa.
- Nam told Hoa ...
VII. Make sentences.
36. If you/ not go/ the party/ I/ go/ either.
.
37. Unless/ I / have/ quiet room/ I/ not/ able/ do/ work.
.
38. nurse/ kind enough/ help him/ walk.
.
39. I/ return/ visit/ Japan. It/ wonderful trip.
.
40. My father/ person/ whom/ I/ respect/ most/ my family.
.
KEY-TEST 1
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. 	A. snowstorm	B. knowledge	C. show	D. know
2. 	A. volcano	B. volume	C. solve	D. love
3. 	A. earthquake	B. quality	C. quantity	D. qualify
4. A. books B. students C. pencils D. lakes 
5. A. families B. fridges C. telephones D. apples 
II. Choose the word or phrase(A, B, C or D) which best completes each following sentence. 
6. They made their living by __________fish in the ocean everyday. 
	A. catch	B. caught	C. to catch	D. catching
7. Easter is a joyful festival__________comes in early spring. 
	A. which	B. that it	C. where	D. when
8. Anna Jarvis was the woman__________first thought of Mother’s Day. 
	A. who	B. who she	C. she	D. whose
9. Mrs. Thoa is generous to the poor__________she is not rich. 
	A. although	B. but	C. however	D. and
10. Father’s Day __________a national holiday in America since 1972. 
	A. has been	B. was	C. is	D. will be
11. “You are a great dancer, Doris!”	“Thanks, Rita__________”
	A. That’s very nice of you to say so	B. I’m an awful dancer
	C. Let’s have a celebration	D. Well done!
12. Ho Chi Minh City, __________I live, lies on Sai Gon River. 
	A. which in	B. which	C. in where	D. where
13. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson will never forget their trip to Hue, __________was the old capital of Vietnam, under the Nguyen dynasty. 
	A. which	B. where	C. in which	D. that
14. He is famous for his __________. He is very helpful to those less fortunate than himself. 
	A. kind	B. unkind	C. kindly	D. kindness
15. If it __________, we will go to the movies. 
	A. doesn’t rain	B. didn’t rain	C. hadn’t rain	D. won’t rain
III. Put the words in the correct forms.
16. He’s very ____________interested________in scientific subjects. (interest) 
17. There have been many wonderful _________developments___________in this century. (develop) 
18. We are faced with a difficult _____choice_______________. (choose) 
19. Your evidence was __________decided__________one. (decide) 
20. It will take a long time to find out a thorough _____solution_____________to this problem. (solve) 
IV. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) to fill in each blank.
_____(21) six o’clock yesterday evening, the River Thames burst its banks and flooded a wide area. By nine o’clock the floods had reached the town of Dorchester. The main street was soon _____ (22) three feet of water. Water engines arrived quickly to pump away the water, but heavy rain made their job very _____ (23). 
Mrs Rose Willow, a _____ (24) nearly 80 years old, and living alone in her cottage, was trapped upstairs for three hours. _____ (25), rescue workers were able to rescue her with ladder and a small _____ (26). “My cat, Tibbles, stayed with me all the time,” said Mrs Willow. “She _____(27) me a lot. She sat with me, so I didn’t feel afraid.”
The rain has finally stopped, the river level is falling and the weather forecast is good, _____(28)the floods have done a great deal of damage. “Luckily, nobody was drowned (die in water) or injured,” Chief Rescue Office Hawkins _______ (29) reporters, “but it will take a long time to _______(30) the mess.”
21. 	A. over	B. under	C. through	D. between
22. 	A. easy	B. difficult	C. quick	D. lean
23. 	A. girl	B. man	C. lady	D. child
24. 	A. but	B. also	C. therefore	D. so
25. 	A. clear	B. develop	C. take	D. fight
V. Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 
	Devastating floods along the coast have left many people homeless. People are asked to help by donating food, clothes, furniture, and other supplies to the Assistance Fund. Donations of bottled water are especially needed, since the floods have disrupted the local water supply. In addition, volunteers are needed to travel to the flooded area to help distribute the donations.
31. What does this notice concern?
A. Help for flood victims	B. Safety precaution	C. Dangerous roads 	D. Warning about weather
32. What kind of supplies is NOT mentioned?
A. Furniture	B. Clothing	C Food.	D. Medicine
33. In addition to supplies, what is needed?
A. Volunteers	B. New bridges 	C. Places to stay	D. Teacher
34. “devastating floods” in line 1 refer to those that_________.
A. happen suddenly	B. are very short 	C. last for a long time	D. cause a lot of damage
35. The word “donating” in line 2 is closest in meaning to_________.	
A. selling	B. buying	C. giving	D. taking
VI - Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. 
36. - Although I was tired, I couldn’t sleep. 
37. - The planet which is closet to the earth is Venus.
38. - An ambulance has just been sent to the school.
39. - They told me that there were flights from Nha Trang to Ha Noi twice a week. 
40. - Nam told Hoa not to interrupt him while he was speaking.
VII. Make sentences.
41. If you/ not go/ the party/ I/ go/ either.
If you do not go to the party, I won’t go either.
42. Unless/ I / have/ quiet room/ I/ not/ able/ do/ work.
Unless I have a quiet room, I won’t be able to do any work.
43. nurse/ kind enough/ help him/ walk.
The nurse is/ was kind enough to help him (to) walk.
44. I/ return/ visit/ Japan. It/ wonderful trip.
I have (just) returned from a visit to Japan. Itwasc a wonderful trip.
45. My father/ person/ whom/ I/ respect/ most/ my family.
My father is the person whom I respect the most in my family.