De thi thu vao lop 10

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de thi vao lop 10 thpt
I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. (1 pt)
1.      A. cry                      B. lively                        C. poetry              D. symbol
2.   A. race                        B. iron                             C. grow                    D. run
3.   A. drive                         B. live                              C. slim                      D. tropical
4.   A. wanted                     B. greeted                        C. needed                 D.smoked
II. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences by circling A, B, C or D. (2pts)
1. My brother was born in 1990 ______ Bac Giang.
A. in B. on C. at D. of
2. Nam suggested ______ a rest.
A. take B. taking C. took D. to take
3. The film started a few minutes ago, ______?
A. didn’t B. did it C. does it D. doesn’t it
4. There are two tables ______ the kitchen.
A. off B. at C. on D. in
5. ______ he studied hard, he failed his exam.
A. Although B. Because C. If D. However
6. Mary is sad ______ she has lost her calculator.
A. even though B. so C. but D. because
7. Would you mind _______ me a moment?
A. help B. helping C. to help D. helped
8. Alan and Ted took these photographs_______ .
A. themselves B. herself C. himself D. ourselves

III. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct forms. (1pt)
1.Hoang The Anh (be) .................the frist student of Bac Giang to take part in the final of “ The toad to Olympia peak “. 2. Hugo Chavez who (be)l................. ........the President of Venezuela from 1999 died on 5th March 2013. 3. About 16 million people (kill).........................by a double disaster on 11th March 2011 in Japan. 4. He was watching TV while his mother (cook) .................................dinner at 6 p.m yesterday.

IV. Give the correct forms of the words in brackets. (1 pt)
1.I think Dinh Manh Ninh sings the most………….in M4U. (BEAUTY)
2. Traditional……….are a good source of fun and entertainment. (CELEBRATE)
3. If you want to………your English, we can help you. (IMPROVEMENT)
4. Please phone this number for more………..(IMFORM)

V. Read the passage below and then choose the correct answer . (1 pt)
for tens important Markets unimportant construction


Ho Chi Minh City is the most (1) _________ economic center in Vietnam. It accounts (2)_________ a big percentage of Vietnam’s economy. Some 300,000 businesses, including and light industries, also in (3)________, building materials and agro_products. Investors are still pouring money into the city. There are 171 medium and large-scale markets, (4)___________of supermarket chains, dozens of luxury shopping smalls and many morden fashion or beauty centers. There are over 50 banks with hundreds of branches and about 20 insurance companies in the city. The city opened the first Stock Exchange of Vietnam in 2001 and it is today one of important Asian Stock Markets.
VI. Read the passage carefully, then answer the questions below. (2 pts)
In the first year of lower secondary school, I had some difficulties in learning English. My pronunciation of English words was bad and my English grammar wa also very bad. I did not know how to improve them.
Once, after the lesson, my teacher of English told me to wait for her outside the classroom. She took me to the school library and showed me cassettes of pronunciation drills in a glass bookcase. She also told me how to use an English grammar book to improve my grammar. “ Now you should work harder on your English grammar and pronunciation,” said me. I made much progress and only year later , I won the first prize in the English Speaking Contest for secondary school students in my home town.
1.What difficulties did Nam have in learning English in the first year?
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2.Did Nam’s teacher help him after the lesson?
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3.What did the teacher tell Nam to improve his English grammar?
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4.What did he win one year later?
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VII. Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning. (1 pt)
1. It`s useful to learn Enghlish. Learning ................................................
2."Do you listen to musicfrequently?" she ask me.
She asked me................................................
3. Why don`t we use banana leaves to wrap food? He suggests ................................................
4. We might find life on other planets.
Life................................................

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