Đề thi vào 10-TEST 14

FURTHER PRACTICE 14
Name: ………………………………………………….
I. Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.( 1 pt)
1. A. action B. national C. partial D. question
2. A. tidal B. sight C. describe D. cinema
3. A. connect B. comfort C. computer D. contest
4. A. cough B. though C. rough D. tough
5. A. pleased B. erased C. increased D. amused
II. Choose the word or phrase ( A,B,C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence. ( 2pts)
1. - Mary: “Is 11 o’clock alright?” - Tom: “______.”
A. Yes, that’s fine B. No, I don’t want to go C. Wait a minute D. Sounds interesting
2. Typhoons, floods or droughts can easily ______ a harvest.
A. finish B. destroy C. provide D. defeat
3. You should pay ______ to what the instruction is saying.
A. attendance B. intention C. convention D. attention
4. My friends usually enjoy my ______ of humor.
A. sense B. kind C. means D. form
5. - Mother: “Could you do me a favor?” - Kate: “______.”
A. No, thanks. I’m fine B. Yes, that’s kind of you C. Yes, sure D. Yes, thank you
6. Practising ______ English anywhere you can is a way to better your speaking skill.
A. speak B. speaking C. to speak D. for speaking
7. Soak some old newspapers in a ______ of water overnight.
A. pair B. bunch C. bucket D. tube
8. Mrs. Thanh: “______ you give the book to me, please?” - Mai: “Of course.” .
A. Will B. Shall C. Do D. Should
9. The winners are the first ones ______ a fire.
A. make B. makes C. making D. to make
10. Do you know the man………………… met our teacher yesterday?
A. who B. whom C. which D. whose
III. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets.( 2pts)
1. How many times you (1.be) to London this year?

2. The two girls (2.play) chess over there are my classmates.

3. We must take an umbrella. It (3.rain).

4. The guests (4.arrive) while I (5.still / cook).

5. The rice-cooking festival (6.hold) every two years.

6. I often (7.climb) trees when I was a little girl.

7. Two miles (8.be) enough for her to go jogging every morning.

8. I’m very bored. My mother always (9.complain) about her housework.

9. Fred would like (10.admit) to the college.

IV. Choose the word or phrase ( A,B,C or D) that best fits the blank space in the passage. ( 1,5pts)
Have you ever been to Britain? I’ve dreamed of going there (1) ______ I was a little girl and finally, in the spring of 2012, it happened. I was there three weeks and (3) ______ much of that time soaking up the culture, history, and scenery of this incredible island. I visited several districts in England, Wales and Scotland and even (4) ______ a site trip to Ireland. Every place I went to seemed to be more interesting and more beautiful than the last.
The tour I was with began in London. Of all the sights I saw there, the Tower of London was the most (6) ______. The Tower is a building complex of incredibly rich history.
Also on the Thames are the Houses of Parliament and, of course, the clock tower housing “Big Ben”. I saw so many landmarks I can hardly remember them all. Although it was just a glimpse of London I did, (7) ______, get a chance to see all the most famous places.
After a couple of days in London we traveled to the south of England stopping to visit Stonehenge. If you don’t know about Stonehenge there are a couple of links on my links page that will (10) ______ you to sites that can fill you in.
1. A. for B. while C. since