ĐỀ THI VÀO LỚP 10 (3)
TRUONG VAN ANH
SAIGON UNIVERSITY
I. Choose the word whose underlined part has a different pronunciation from the others in each group:
1. A. played B. climbed C. warned D. wrapped
2. A. fame B. play C. waste D. plastic
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. advise B. practise
C. erupt D. collect
4. A. fortunate B. difficult
C. different D. successful
III. Choose the word/ phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence.
5. The librarian asked us........so much noise.
A. don`t make B. to not make C. not to make D. not making
6. The second-hand car Patrick bought was almost new.......... it was made in the 1990s.
A. or B. although C. because D. however
7. Were you able to find the person .......wallet you found?
A. who B. which C. whose D. that
8. Lan: “Let`s go to Vung Tau on the weekend. ~ Tom: “..........”
A. Yes, please B. Yes, let`s C. That’s a fine day D. That`s a good trip
9. I`ll give you another hour to.........up your mind.
A. give B. go C. make D. take
10. Dick.........in London when I last saw him.
A. is working B. was working C. has worked D. has been working
11. I wish I........a lot of money but I don`t.
A. have earned B. earn C. earned D. will earn
12. Egypt is famous.........ancient pyramids.
A. on B. for C. from D. to
13. Designers have taken.......from many things in life.
A. inspiration B. inspire C. inspired D. inspiring
14. If….....interested in that subject, I would try to learn more about it.
A. I were B. were I C. I had D. had I
IV. Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting.
15. The sum of all (A) chemical reactions in (B) an organism’s living cells are (C) called its (D) metabolism.
16. My father has (A) a mechanic (B) to repair (C) his motorbike monthly (D).
V. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
WILL OUR PLANET SURVIVE?
There are over 7 billion people in the world today. The richest 1.5 billion (17) ..... 75% of all the world`s resources. To give the other 5.5 billion people who live in (18) ..... a better life, we will need the resources of (19).......four or five planets. (20) ..... we have only one, and 1.5 billion of us have already (21)......a large part of it.
Forests are essential to life. They give us clean air and plants for medicines, (22) ..... contain over half the world`s animals, birds, and plants.
17. A. control B. get C. hold D. use
18. A. shortcoming B. richness C. wealth D. poverty
19. A. the other B. others C. other D. another
20. A. So B. Therefore C. However D. But
21. A. killed B. collapsed C. destroyed D. cancelled
22. A. then B. but C. and D. or
VI. Read the passage, then decide if the statements that follow it are True or False.
How many calories can you burn in one hour? Well, it all depends on the activity. You use calories all the time, even when you are resting. Reading, sleeping, sitting and sunbathing all use about 60 calories an hour. Very light activities use 75 calories. Examples are eating, writing, knitting, shaving, driving and washing up. Light activities which use about 100 calories an hour include playing the piano, getting dressed and having a shower.
Under moderate activities which use between 100 and 200 calories an hour we can put walking, doing housework, shopping and skating. Energetic activities use 200-400 calories. These include horse riding, cycling, swimming, skipping and dancing. Finally there are strenuous activities which use up to 600 calories an hour. These activities include climbing stairs, jogging, digging the garden and playing football.
23 _________The amount of calories we use an hour depends on the activity we do.
24 _________ When we are resting we don`t burn calories.
35 _________ Reading uses as many calories as writing.
26 _________ The calories we burn for eating and washing up are the same.
VII. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence .
27. After the earthquake, thousands of people in this area became (home).
28. The media help increase the (popular) of sports and games.
29. She is very happy because her application for a (scholar) has been accepted.
30. The roads are rough in (mountain) areas, so it’s hard to travel by car.
31. He is one of the most effective (activity) in this campaign.
32. She made a deep (impress) on the members of the club.
VIII. Use the correct tense or form of the verb given in each sentences.
33. This is the first time I (read) a novel written by an American writer.
34. The last time we saw him in public, he (wear) a black suit.
35. Would you mind (tell) your children to keep quiet for a moment?
36. Unless you study hard, you (not pass) the coming exam.
IX. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it.
37. It was such lovely weather that we decided to spend the day on the beach.
The weather
38. Since he was careless, John lost his job.
Because of
39. ‘I’ll ring you tomorrow,’ Mary said to me.
Mary said to me that
40. She doesn’t know how to get access to the Internet.
She wishes
Good luck!
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