ĐỀ THI VÀO LỚP 10 (2)
TRUONG VAN ANH
SAIGON UNIVERSITY
I. Choose the word whose underlined part has a different pronunciation from the others in each group:
1. A. eliminate B. equal C. elaborate D. ejection
2. A. carriage B. dosage C. massage D. voyage
II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others. Write A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
3. A. understand B. engineer
C. benefit D. Japanese
4. A. casual B. embroider
C. designer D. occasion
III. Choose the word/ phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence.
5. West Malaysia and East Malaysia ________ comprise an area of 329,758 sq km.
A. each other B. together C. one another D. both
6. We have arranged to meet each other ________ 8:00 AM this weekend.
A.to B. on C. in D. at
7. Juventus did their best;_______ , Barcelona won the match and the cup.
A. but B. however C. moreover D. otherwise
8. The examiner ______ that they keep silent during the exam.
A. said B. requested C- told D- admired
9. “ I promise I will study harder next term.” – “_________”
A. Good idea B. I hope so C. No, thanks D. I’m sorry I can’t
10. People speak Malay, English, Chinese and Tamil_______Malaysia.
A.at B . in C. on D. to
11. You should reduce _________ of water your family uses.
A. the number B. the quality C. a number D. the amount
12. A lot of Vietnamese people who live _________ want to celebrate Tet in Viet Nam, their motherland.
A. foreign B. far C. aboard D. abroad
13. Peter, bring a raincoat just _________. It looks like rain to me.
A. in case B. in time C. in turn D. in spite
14. Typhoons often ___________ in Viet Nam from June to November.
A. predict B. occur C. pass D. warn
IV. Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting.
15. She asked (A) me if I am able (B) to speak any other foreign language (C) and I said that I could speak Thai (D).
16. AAG has confirmed (A) the broken in some (B) of the sections of (C) the undersea cable (D).
V. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
The word jeans (17) ______ from a kind of material that was made in Europe. It is a strong material and it does not (18)_______ out easily. In the 1960s, many university and college (19)_____ wore jeans. Designers made different styles of jeans to match the 1960s’ fashions; embroidered jeans, painted jeans and so on. In the 1970s more and more people started wearing jeans because they became (20)_______. In the 1980s jeans finally became (21) _____ fashion clothing when famous designers started (22)______ their own styles of jeans, with their own labels on them. Sales of jeans always go up and up because jeans have never been out of fashion.
17. A. gets B. goes C. arrives D. comes
18. A. go B. wear C. call D. come
19. A. teenagers B. pupils C. students D. youngsters
20. A. higher B. costlier C. longer D. cheaper
21. A. low B. high C. up D. old
22. A. doing B. getting C. making D. buying
VI. Read the passage, then decide if the statements that follow it are True or False.
Are you looking for a cheap, clean, effective source of power that doesn’t cause pollution or waste natural resources? Look no further than solar energy from our sun. Many countries are already using solar energy. Solar panels are placed on the roof of a hous and the sun’s energy is used to heat water. The energy can be stored for a number of days, so on cloudy days you can use solar energy too. Sweeden has an advanced solar energy program. There, all buildings will be heated by solar energy; cars and buses will use solar power instead of gas by the year 2015.
23. Few countries in the world are ready to use solar energy.
24. We can hardly use solar energy on cloudy days.
25. Solar panels are used for water heating.
26. Some types of vehicles in Sweden will use solar power by 2015.
VII. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence .
27. We are worried that rivers and canals are becoming more and more _______. [pollute]
28. TV ______ are advertisements in which goods and services are promoted. [commerce]
29. It is ______ that some people poach fish in the Nhieu Loc Canal [disappoint]
30. Christmas is ______ celebrated in many countries. [joy]
31. Here is tomorrow’s weather ______. Ho Chi Minh city will be sunny, and …. [cast]
32. My sister is wearing a T-shirt of the latest model. She always dresses _____. [fashion]
VIII. Use the correct tense or form of the verb given in each sentences.
33. Unless she _____ the flowers regularly, they will wither. [water]
34. We all expect that Anh Vien ____ the most outstanding athlete in this SEA GAMES. [become]
35. He _____ five comic books since last Monday. [read]
36. The teacher suggested ____ these units carefully. [revise]
IX. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it.
37. Emily is sick today, so she cannot go to school.
If Emily
38. We consider Messi a soccer genius. He plays for Barcelona, Spain.
Messi, who
39. People celebreate Passover in Israel in late March or early April.
Passover is
40. The last time we saw the film was 10 years ago.
It has been
Good luck!
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