BÀI ĐỌC THI VÀO LỚP 10

C. READING COMPREHENSION:
1. Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following passage:
Almost a hundred thousand people (1) ………………….. and half a million homes (2) ……………….. as a result (3) ……………. an earthquake in Tokyo in 1923. The earthquake began a minute before noon when the (4) …………………… of Tokyo were cooking their midday meals. Thousands of stoves were overturned as soon as the earth began to shake. As a result, small fires (5) ……………….. out everywhere and quickly spread. The fire engines were prevented from going to help (6) ……………… many of the roads had cracked open. It was impossible to use fire fighting equipment as most of the water pipes had burst. Consequently, over ninety per cent of the damage was caused by fire rather than by the collapse of the buildings. Most of those (7) ……………….. died were not killed in the earthquake itself but in the fires, which followed. If the earthquake had occurred at night while people (8) ………………. far fewer would have died.
1. A- was killed B- were killed C- are killed D- will be killed
2. A- destroyed B- destroy C- destruction D- destructive
3. A- in B- from C- to D- of
4. A- inhabit B- inhabitance C- inhabitants D- inhabitation
5. A- break B- broke C- broken D- will break
6. A- and B- but C- so D- because
7. A- which B- whose C- who D- whom
8. A- were sleeping B- are sleeping C- slept D- have slept
2. Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following passage:
One of the (1) ……………… things that can happen on our earth is an earthquake. When earthquake happen near large cities, many people may be (2) ……………….. and many buildings are knocked (3} …………………… Fires may start and do more damage than the quake (4) …………………
Earthquake comes (5) ………………. a shaking of the rocks under surface of the earth. Force within the earth push against the rocks until they break. Sometimes, the earth above the break will split open.
We cannot tell (6) ………………… an earthquake is coming, but we know places on the earth (7) where they happen most often. Much damage is stopped by building stronger buildings in these places.
As many as a million earthquakes may happen in a year, but most of do no damage (8) because they happen under the sea.
1. A- bad B- badly C- worse D- worst
2. A- kill B- killed C- killing U- to Kill
3. A- down B- up C- to D- under .
4. A- myself B- himself C- itself D- themselves
5. A. in B- down C- from D- to
6. A- when B- what C- who D- whom
3. Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following passage:
Air (1) ……………….. is caused of ill-health in human beings. (2) ……………… a lot of countries. there are laws limiting the amount of smoke which factories can (3) …………….. although there is not enough information on the effects of smoke on the atmosphere. (4) ……………… have proved that air pollution causes lung diseases. The gases from the exhausts of cars have also (5)……………… air pollution in most cities. The lead in petrol produces a poisonous gas, whichh is often (6) …………….. in busy streets circled by high buildings. Children who live in areas where there is (7) ……………lead in the atmosphere cannot think as (8) …………….as other children, and are clumsy when they use their hands.
1. A- pollute B- pollution C- polluted D- polluting
2. A- On B- At C- For D- In
3. A- to produce B- produced C- producing D- produce
4. A- Singers B- Teachers C- Doctors D- Engineers
5. A- increased B- increasing C- to increase D- increase
6. A- collected B- collect C- collecting D- collects
7. A- lot of B- a lot of C- a lots D- a lots of
8. A- more quickly B- quick C- quickly D- quicker
4. Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following passage:
Our oceans are becoming extremely (1)……………… Most of