Ts10

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đề thi tuyển sinh lớp 10 thpt – 25
Năm học: 2008 - 2009

I. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence: (2.5pts)
1. ______there have been many changes in his life, he still remains a nice man to everyone. A. However B. Despite C. Because D. Although
2. She complains noisily about anything ________she doesn’t like. A. what B. that C. about which D. whose
3. You seem to be quite good ________physics. A. for B. about C. at D. to
4. Our house needs to be _____. A. painting B. paint C. painted D. paints
5. If you saw a UFO, what ________you do? A. will B. would C. can D. did
6. “Would you like a glass of green tea?” – “__________” A. No, let’s not B. No, I don’t. C. No, thanks. D. No, I wouldn’t.
7. Mr. Long often goes swimming ________Sunday morning. A. in B. on C. until D. at
8. We’re good friends. We _________each other since we were in primary school. A. know B. have known C. have been known D. knew
9. We wish you _______. A. good luck B. congratulation C. happy D. enjoy yourself
10. The final match of EURO 2008 ________on June 30th. A. will be occurred B. takes place C. happening D. is going
II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others: (0.75pt)
1. A. exactly B. example C. exercise D. examination
2. A. change B. champion C. choose D. toothache
3. A. waited B. erased C. needed D. ended
4. A. cinema B. diner C. ninth D. wine
5. A. root B. boot C. cool D. floor
6. A. though B. enough C. cough D. rough
III. Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting: (0.75pt)
1. “Can you help me with my homework?” – “I wish I could but I couldn’t”
A B C D
2. The new film has been attracted a lot of people all over the world.
A B C D
3. We want to spend our holiday in a villa by the sea and enjoying sea food.
A B C D
4. “Can you play guitar?” —“Yes, I can.”
A B C D
5. Your writing is terrible. I can’t never read it.
A B C D
6. We had a very good weather when we were on holiday.
A B C D
7. You don’t have a cigarette, will you?
A B C D
8. What did you do at 8 .00 last night? I phoned you but no one answered.
A B C D
IV. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage: (2pts)
Every year many people in the world learn English. Some of them are young children. (1)________are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school, and some learn in evening classes. A few learn English by (2)______or just by (3)_______to the language on television or among their friends. Most people must work hard to learn English. (4)______do all these people want to learn English? It is difficult to answer that question.
Young children learn English at school to study better at their subject. Many adults learn English because (5)______useful for their work. Teenagers often learn English for their