ĐỀ LUYỆN THI LỚP 10

I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined, italic part pronounced different from the rest. (10 points)
1. A. hear B. spear C. dear D. swear
2. A. tension B. confusion C. measure D. seizure
3. A. since B. fine C. sin D. twins
4. A. try B. reply C. my D. quickly
5. A. most B. cost C. coast D. host
6. A. hear B. near C. beer D. hair
7. A. south B. brown C. soup D. house
8. A. mechanic B. chance C. chapter D. campus
9. A. hidden B. light C. shine D. guide
10. A. bus B. bury C. up D. nut

II.Fill in each blank with a correct relative pronoun (who,that,which,where or whose). Add comma(s) if it is necessary.(10 points)
1. Last week we went to Hue ……………… is the ancient capitalof Viet Nam.
2. The woman ………………. lives next door to us is a weathercaster pn a local TV station.
3. The shoes ……………… I bought were made in Italy.
4. What’s the name of the lady ……………….. was wearing the gold dress.
5. Ha Long Bay …………….. consists of hundreds of beautiful islands, is the world’s heritage.
6. The cat ……………… tail is long doesn’t belong to me.
7. Show me the place ………………. the ship sank.
8. Jack London ………………. wrote “The call of the Wild”, is a famous American writer.
9. This is the house ……………… he used to live.
10. Next summer holiday, our family will go to Da Lat ………………….. my sister is living.

III. Choose the word phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence (30 points).
1. I had no money ……… me when I came across a nice shirt.
A. by B. at C. on D. over
2. He was happy to be …………. friends again.
A. among B. in C. near D. off
3. The doctor was attending ………. the sick.
A. by B. to C. over D. with
4. Five minutes later the actor appeared …………………. torn costume.
A. by B. under C. with D. in
5. The teacher said, with a smile ……………. her face, that the students all passed the exam.
A. on B. in C. over D. above
6. Sixteen people showed …………. for the volleyball training session.
A. on B. up C. over D. through
7. Never put …………… till tomorrow what you can do today.
A. off B. over C. back D. away
8. Were you brought …………… in the city or in the country?
A. off B. forward C. up D. over
9. Look …….! There’s a big hole in front of you.
A. on B. over C. off D. out
10. Your computer can sometimes let you ………………..
A. up B. down C. out D. off
11. Don’t be late for the interview, …………….. people will think you area disorganized person.
A. otherwise B. unless C. if not D. or so
12. The shark ……….. him while he was padding on his surfboard.
A. has attacked B. had attacked C. attacked D. was attacked
13. If he …………. on the ice, he wouldn’t have broken his arm.
A. have slipped B. didn’t slip C. hadn’t slipped D. wouldn’t slip
14. Why did you do it? Was it ……….. what you said yesterday?
A. because of B. because C. in account of D. for reason
15. Throughout history, the moon has inspired not only song and dance ………….
A. and also poetry and prose B. but poetry also prose
C. together with poetry and prose D. but poetry and prose as well
16. Precausions are taken ………… a hurricane threatens to strike the coast of the United States.
A. whenever B. however C. always D. whether
17. …………….. about how much sleep is necessary?
A. No rules are B. There are no rules C. No rules discuss D. No rules are required
18. Any job well done gives infinitely more satisfaction than …………. tackled halt-heartedly.
A.