Tuyen sinh vao 10

I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently. (0,6m)
1.A. peer B. fee C. sleeve D. feed
2.A. lamb B. doubt C. both D. climb
3. A. claimed B. warned C. occurred D. existed
II. Choose the word that its main stress is placed differently from the others.(0,4m)
1. A. answer B. begin C. complain D. refuse
2 .A. result B. river C. rewrite D. reuse
III. Choose the best option.(3m)
1. Minh aksed me .... keep in touch on leaving.
A. promise to B. promise C. promising to D. to promise to
2. She ...... be late for class but she often comes late nowadays.
A. didn`t use to B. doesn`t use to C. didn`t used to D. doesn`t used to
3. My sister wishes ...... beautiful and young forever.
A. she be B. she were C. she could D. she is
4. The teacher wanted to know ......
A. which grade was I on? C. which grade I was in.
B. which grade was I in? D. which grade I was on.
5. She rarely goes to the library, .......?
A. does she? B. doesn`t she? C. does he? D. doesn`t he?
6. The college got some money by selling one of its……… old pictures.
A. useful B. usual C. valuable D. helpful
7. I met him ....... the entrance to the village just this morning.
A. on B. in C. at D. from
8. Several people were hurt in the accident but only one ………… to hospital.
A. was taken B. was taking C. has taken D. has been taking
9. I telephoned the station to make ……….of the time of the train.
A. true B. sure C. real D. right
10. He………… in the cafe when she came.
A. sat B. has sat C. has been sitting D. was sitting
11. He has applied for a………..in a new company.
A. career B. work C. task D. job
12. We’re looking forward to …… our summer vacation.
A. have B. had C. having D. be having
13. She can not remember the name of the restaurant………she ate her favorite roasted duck.
A. where B. whose C. whom D. which
14. The examiner didn’t tell me…….. I passed or not.
A. whether B. how C. if D. why
15. They decided to go…… it was raining heavily.
A. and B. but C. though D. since
IV. Choose A,B,C or D to complete the passage. (2m)
BIRTH OF THE COMPUTER
Most people think of computers as very modern inventions, products of our new technological (1) ................. But actually the idea for a computer (2) ................. worked out over two centuries ago by a man (3)................. Charles Babbage. Babbage was born in 1791 and grew up to be a brilliant mathematician. He drew up plans for several calculating machines (4) .................he called “engines”. But despite the fact that he (5) ................ building some of these, he never finished any of them. Over the years, people have argued (6)................. his machines would ever work. Recently, however, the Science Museum in London has finished building (7)................. engine based on one of Babbage’s designs. (8)................. has taken six years to complete and more (9) ................four thousand parts have been specially made. Whether it works or not, the machine will be on at a special exhibition in the Science Museum (10) .................. remind people of Babbage’s work.
1: A. age B. days C. times D. year
2: A. had B. was C. is D.