Từ vựng và bài tập ôn thi tuyển sinh lớp 10 môn Tiếng Anh - Unit 1: A visit from a pen pal

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UNIT 1: A VISIT FROM A PEN PAL 
- foreign (a) thuộc về nước ngoài 
- foreigner (n) người nước ngoài 
- activity (n) hoạt động 
- correspond (v) trao đổi thư từ 
- at least: ít nhất 
- modern (a) hiện đại 
- ancient (a) cỗ, xưa 
- impress (v) gây ấn tượng 
- impression (n) sự gây ấn tượng 
- impressive (a) gây ấn tượng 
- beauty (n) vẻ đẹp 
- beautiful (a) đẹp 
- beautify (v) làm đẹp 
- friendliness (n) sự thân thiện 
- mausoleum (n) lăng 
- mosque (n) nhà thờ Hồi giáo 
- primary school: trường tiểu học 
- secondary school: trường trung học 
- peaceful (a) thanh bình, yên tĩnh 
- peace (n) hòa bình, sự thanh bình 
- atmosphere (n) bầu không khí 
- pray (v) cầu nguyện 
- abroad (a) (ở, đi) nước ngoài 
- depend on = rely on: tùy thuộc vào 
- anyway (adv) dù sao đi nữa 
- keep in touch with: giữ liên lạc 
- worship (v) thờ phượng 
- similar to (a) tương tự 
- industrial (a) thuộc về công nghiệp 
- industry (n) ngành công nghiệp 
- temple (n) đền, đình 
- association (n) hiệp hội 
- Asian (a) thuộc Châu Á 
- divide into: chia ra 
- region (n) vùng, miền 
- regional (a) thuộc vùng, miền 
- comprise (v) bao gồm 
- tropical (a) thuộc về nhiệt đới 
- climate (n) khí hậu 
- unit of currency: đơn vị tiền tệ 
- consist of = include: bao gồm 
- population (n) dân số 
- Islam: Hồi giáo 
- official (a) chính thức 
- religion (n) tôn giáo 
- religious (a) thuôc về tôn giáo 
- in addition : ngoài ra 
- Buddhism (n) Phật giáo 
- Hinduism (n) Ấn giáo 
- widely (adv) môt cách rộng rãi 
- education (n) nền giáo dục 
- educate (v) giáo dục 
- educational (a) thuộc về giáo dục 
- instruction (n) việc giáo dục 
- instruct (v) hướng dẫn, chỉ dạy 
- instructor (n) người hướng dẫn 
- compulsory (a) bắt buộc 
- area (n) diện tích 
- member country: quốc gia thành viên 
- relative (n) nhân thân, bà con 
- farewell party: tiệc chia tay 
- hang – hung – hung: treo, máng
1. We said our sad _____________ and got on the bus. 
A. Compulsory B. farewells C. relative D. atmosphere 
2. English is ____________ for all students, but art and music are optional. 
A. Industrial B. compulsory C. educatinal D. peaceful 
3. I live in Cambridge, but my ___________ live up north in Manchester. 
A. Temples B. country C. instructor D. relatives 
4. The fund provides money to clean up chemically polluted_______________ sites. 
A. Worship B. industrial C. religious D. official 
5. This _____________ is a place of great holiness for the religion's followers. 
A. Area B. temple C. islam D. asian 
6. They socialize together and_______________in the same mosque. 
A. Mosque B. mausoleum C. worship D. religion 
7. I bought some new shoes which are very______________to a pair I had before. 
A. Religious B. similar C. beautiful D. relative 
8. Of course I don't mind taking you home - I'm going that way______________. 
A. Anyway B. at least C. ancient D. peacefully 
9. I'm afraid to say that I forgot your_____________ to get seats at the front. 
A. Instruction B. industrial C. education D. population 
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10. Let us_____________for the victims of this terrible disaster. 
A. Divide B. pray C. depend D. correspond 
11. We always go_________________ in the summer. 
A. Asociation B. impression C. abroad D. curency 
12. Whether or not we go to Mexico for our holiday_____________on the cost. 
A. Comprises B. consists C. depends D. modern 
13. The _______________ in the room was so stuffy I could hardly breathe. 
A. Atmosphere B. mausoleum C. friendliness D. beauty 
14. As a child he received most of his________________ at home. 
A. Mosque B. education C. secondary D. primary 
15. His plays are still________________performed in the USA. 
A. Widely B. beautifully C. peacefully D. officially 
16. Voting took place__________________ across most of the country. 
A. Educationally B. widely C. officially D. pecefully 
17. They work for the same company, socialize together and worship in the same___________. 
A. Mosque B. mausoleum C. abroad D. atmosphere 
18. I can't speak a word of French so everyone can tell I'm a_____as soon as I arrive in France. 
A. Asian B. foreigner C. islam D. Budhhism 
19. I __________________with him when he was at school. 
A. Divided B. corresponded C. prayed D. educated 
20. The_________________furniture was out of keeping with the old house. 
A. Regional B. tropical C. religious D. modern 
21. The________people of this area worshipped a huge bronze idol in the shape of an elephant. 
A. Modern B. ancient C. similar D. relative 
22. I didn't get much of an/a_______ of the place because it was dark when we drove through it. 
A. Impression B. educator C. peace D. activity 
23. The teams are playing a________________match on Sunday. 
A. Friend B. friendly C. friendliness D. friendless 
24. Now buildings for dead people are called_________________. 
A. Mausoleums B. mosques C. temples D. climates 
25. There's a shortage of cheap housing in the______________. 
A. Region B. religious C. regional D. religion 
26. The course______________a class book, a practice book, and a CD. 
A. Divides B. prays C. comprises D. instructs 
27. At the end of the lecture, I'd like all the students to ________into small discussion groups. 
A. Comprise B. consist C. impress D. divide 
28. Deforestation is destroying large areas of________________rain forest. 
A. Tropical B. official C. worship D. climate 
29. Millions of years ago, changes in the earth's________caused animal and plant life to diversify. 
A. Tropical B. climate C. weather D. season 
30. Take some foreign_______________to cover incidentals like the taxi fare to your hotel. 
A. Industry B. asian C. association D. currency 
31. His poetry is imbued with deep,_________________feeling. 
A. Region B. religion C. regional D. religious 
32. The Queen will attend the________________opening of the theatre in June. 
A. Official B. industrial C. tropical D. educational 
33. Ten percent of the__________________ lived in poverty. 
A. Population B. education C. addition D. instruction 
34. The crowd____________________mostly of college kids and office workers. 
A. Corresponded B. consisted C. divided D. prays 
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35. Most of the students at our school practise_______as this is a largely Muslim community. 
A. Islam B. Buddhism C. Hinduism D. Asian 
36. In___________to his apartment in Manhattan, he has a villa in Italy and a castle in Scotland. 
A. Addition B. association C. instruction D. population 
37. It falls to me to thank you for all you have done for the________________. 
A. Association B. division C. instruction D. education 
38. Her health is what matters - the cost of the treatment is of______________importance. 
A. Secondary B. primary C. correspondence B. impression 
39. This is an area of outstanding natural__________________. 
A. Beauty B. beautify C. beautiful D. beautifully 
40. It's a small house but________________there's a garden. 
A. Keep in touch B. in addition C. at least D. similar to 
READING 1 
 June the 1st is Pen Pal Day. I’m sure most of us have had a pen pal at one time in our lives. 
Many of us still have one. Today is the day to say thank you to your pen pals. It is also the day to 
thank your key pals too. Nowadays, most people_______ (1) _______ via e-mail, chat or text 
messaging. We type using keys, rather than write with pens. Using the latest technology, we can 
also have webcam pals. Times _____ (2) ______ since the original idea of a pen pal. Many 
language students have pen pals _____ (3) ____ it’s a great way to practice _____ (4) _____ 
in another language. There are many websites people can visit to find a pen pal. If you would like 
a pen pal, perhaps this is the day to start looking and make a new friend. 
 Being pen pals can lead to lifelong______ (5) _______. Some pen pals arrange to meet face to 
face and others even get married. It is a natural part of who we are to want to communicate with 
other people and share our hobbies, interests and facts ____ (6) ______ our life. Many of us 
are pen pals without even knowing it. Perhaps we all strike up a friendship with someone online 
and then ______ (7) ______in contact. It might be that the Internet will change the idea of a 
pen pal forever. The traditional mailing of a letter written on paper and then mailed in an envelope 
may soon disappear. Many traditionalists say it is more exciting ______ (8) _______ a real 
letter through the post. Before the Internet, opening and reading a letter from a pen pal was 
special. 
1. A. communicate B. talk C. speak D. say 
2. A. changed B. have changed C. changes D. is changing 
3. A. although B. therefore C. because D. but 
4. A. write B. writes C. to write D. writing 
5. A. friend B. friendship C. friendly D. friendliness 
6. A. about B. in C. on D. of 
7. A. put B. keep C. come D. go 
8. A. receive B. to receive C. receiving D. received 
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READING 2 
 Friendship Day______ (1) _______ on the first Sunday of August every year. It is one day of 
the year we can say thank you to our friends. The tradition began in the USA in 1935 and has 
slowly spread around the world. The U.S. Congress declared Friendship Day ______ (2) ______ 
a national celebration. It still has a way to go before it is as popular as Mother’s Day and Father’s 
Day. On Friendship Day people spend time with their friends and________ (3) ________ 
presents. Some people send cards, write special songs or______ (4) ________ friendship cakes. 
One great way to celebrate is to make a poster or create an album about your friend or friends. 
Perhaps include Winnie the Pooh on it because the United Nations made Pooh the world’s 
Ambassador of Friendship in 1997. 
 Friends are extremely important to us. They are often like______ (5) ________ of our own 
family. In fact, many people spend more time______ (6) _______ their friends than with their 
relatives. People also tell their friends more _____ (7) ______. We start friendships almost from 
the time we can walk. Everyone has special childhood friends, and some of these become lifelong 
friends. We usually meet out best friends early on in our life. Best friends usually stay best friends 
forever. Nowadays the Internet_______ (8) ________ the way we make friends. Many people 
strike up friendships online. The Web is also useful to find long-lost friends. There are many sites 
to find old friends. 
1. A. takes after B. takes place C. takes care of D. takes time 
2. A. like B. as C. on D. in 
3. A. change B. exchange C. receive D. send 
4. A. bake B. use C. shake D. take 
5. A. people B. humans C. men D. members 
6. A. on B. of C. with D. about 
7. A. stories B. secrets C. jokes D. humors 
8. A. changed B. is changing C. has changed D. changes 
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