Tài liệu Ôn thi vào 10 (Bài 9)



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I. Circle the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others in each line.
1. A. but
B. cut
C. sun
D. put

2. A. skill
B. fine
C. dinner
D. since

3. A. easy
B. seat
C. learn
D. eat

4. A. close
B. pop
C. cold
D. rose

5. A. lake
B. plane
C. plan
D. state

6. A. here
B. mere
C. there
D. sphere

7. A. said
B. laid
C. maid
D. aid

8. A. pity
B. tiny
C. hidden
D. forbid

9. A. education
B. editor
C. detective
D. wonderful

10. A. book
B. floor
C. look
D. hook

II. Circle the best answer.
1. The teacher wants every student to listen _____.(careful / carefully / careless / care)
2. He is sick ____he stayed up late watching soccer.(so / but / because / although)
3. ____ is a person who installs and repairs water pipes.(goldsmith / carpenter / A silversmith / A plumber)
4. If there is too much exhaust fume in the air, more and more people ____ with respiratory problems.(will cope / would cope / cope / coped)
5. He suggested ____ a show to raise money.(to organize / organizing / to organizing / organize)
6. Today I’m going to tell you how to reduce the air ____.(pollution / pollute / polluted / pollutant)
7. It’s raining, ____ I can’t go to the beach.(and / however / but / so)
8. I suggest that you ____ English in class.(should speak / shouldn’t speak / speaking / to speak)
9. Hanh can’t go to the movies with us tonight. She will have to ____ her little sister.(look through / look at / look after / look up)
10. You have never been to Nha Trang, ____?(have you / haven’t you / you have / you haven’t)
11. I broke the cup ___ I was careless.(because / therefore / although / if)
12. I’m pleased ___ you are working hard.(who / but / that / what)
13. It’s raining, ___ We can’t go to the seaside.(but / although / therefore / so)
14. Mrs. Yen forgot to ___ the faucet when she left for work.(turn off / look for / go on / open)
15. Auld Lang Syne is a song ___ is sung on New Year’s Eve.(who / whom / which / when)
16. Many tourists enjoy festivals in Vietnam ___ they don’t understand Vietnamese culture very much.(even / though even / if / although)
17. All my friends are at the cinema now. I wish ___ with them.(am / were / has been / would be)
18. You watch TV programs every day, ___?(do you / don’t you / you do / you don’t)
19. Vietnamese women today prefer to wear modern clothing at work because it is more ___.(convenience / inconvenience / convenient / inconvenient)
20. She always takes good care ___ her children.(for / in / of / with)
III. Fill each numbered blank with one suitable word to complete the passage.
Nowadays, more and more people are changing the way they use their televisions. Some years ago we (1)________ to turn on TV and watch whatever there was. But now we choose the programs we watch (2) ________ more carefully because we have many (3) ________ interesting things to do. One result of this change is that we are also becoming (4) ________ careful about the actual television set itself. As we watch fewer programs, we want to be sure that we will (5) ________ a really good picture, with bright color and clear sound. Because it will be switched off (6) ________ of the time, we also want the television to look good when we are not watching it. So when we (7) ________ or rent we look at the outside to make sure it is attractive and will look right (8) ________ other furniture. Of course, we have to pay more (9) ________ high quality. However, it seems that the number of people (10) ________ are content to do so is increasing and this should have a good result, because in the end all televisions will have better quality.
IV. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the original sentence.
1. Why don’t you install a burglar alarm in your house?(I suggest