TUYỂN SINH 10-022

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
A. seat B. read C. wear D. meal
A. Christmas B. machine C. mechanic D. scholarship
A. needed B. worked C. stopped D. watched
Choose the word that has different stress pattern.
A. earthquake B. energy C. experience D. exercise
A. throughout B. volcanic C. unpleasant D. fashionable
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits the blank in each sentence.
He had lived _________that farm all his life.
A. in B. at C. on D. with
Look_________! There’s a big hole in front of you.
A. at B. out C. on D. down
Hurricane Andrew swept through southern Florida _________August 1992.
A. in B. on C. since D. from
He was quietly proud _________his literary achievements.
A. on B. of C. at D. in
The report_________that thousands of people had seen UFOs.
A. warned B. suggested C. claimed D. blamed
These children, _________parents work late, are taken home by bus.
A. their B. that C. whom D. whose
You should have a _________check your motorcycle regularly.
A. plumber B. mechanic C. driver D. pilot
Are you looking forward _________abroad on your vacation?
A. to go B. going C. to going D. you go
Only in the last few years_________to use home computers.
A. have begun people B. have people begun C. when people began D. people have begun
It’s an interesting film. I _________it three times.
A. saw B. had seen C. have already seen D. was to see
Can’t we do something about the situation?- Something _________right now.
A. is doing B. is done C. is being done D. has been doing
_________it was a formal dinner party, James wore his blue jeans.
A. Since B. Even though C. Despite D. Therefore
_________taking me downtown on your way to work this morning?
A. Would you mind B. Can you C. Why don’t you D. Could you please
_________to fly if they had feathers instead of hair?
A. Should people able B. Were people able C. Will people able D. Would people be able
I wish you_________making that noise. It’s bothering me.
A. stop B. can stop C. would stop D. will stop
Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that needs correction.
Manufacturers are now producing such many inexpensive computers that many people can afford to buy one for their home. A B C D
Not until the early 1900s women were allowed to vote in the United States.
A B C D
I like lying on the beach. Therefore, I always spend my holiday to sunbathe.
A B C D
Ninety percent of earthquakes occur around the Pacific Rim, which is knowing as the ‘Ring of Fire’.
A B C D

Don’t forget to come here in time, do you?
A B C D
Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank in the following passage.
By using computers people can do things faster (26)_______by using other means. Computers can do any calculations (27)_______than a skilled mathematician. Because a computer is programmed properly, it can work accurately. When we look back the history of computer scientifically we can see the great differences (28)_______the old computers and the modern ones. The old computers work much slower than the modern ones. We can use the new generation of computers conveniently because of their small size and many applied programs (29)_______are widely used all over the world. We can get any sorts of information (30)_______the Internet. These are the reasons why computers appear not only at offices but also at homes.
A. as B. than C. more D. less
A. more rapid B. rapidly C. more rapidly D. as rapidly
A. on B. to C. between D. from
A. which B. who C. where D. when
A. into B. from C. of D