THÀNH CÔNG CỦA TRÒ LÀ THƯỚC ĐO NĂNG LỰC CỦA THẦY – A GUIDE TO SUCCESS!
SỞ GD&ĐT VĨNH PHÚC
KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 THPT NĂM HỌC 2024-2025
[ĐỀ LUYỆN SỐ 15]
ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
(Đề thi có 3 trang)
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề
Điểm: …………. Số câu đúng: ………../40 Họ và tên: ………………………………………………………………….
Mark the fetter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part
differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1: A. link
B. pick
C. litter
D. line
2: A. earned
B. clicked
C. banned
D. mined
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the
other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
3: A. prefer
B. produce
C. practice
D. provide
4: A. remember
B. deliver
C. educate
D. production
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
5:
- Huy: “What do you think about the book?”
- Mai: “__________”
A. Yes, let's read it together.
B. The best I've ever read!
C. I can't agree with you more.
D. I wish I could buy one.
6: People will travel in solar-powered cars in the future, ______?
A. will people
B. will they
C. won't people
D. won't they
7: He will have moved to England ______.
A. until we finished the project
B. by the time we finish the project
C. before we will finish the project
D. when we had finished the project
8: Sports can be an effective way to foster blood circulation, and improve our stamina and ______.
A. flexible
B. flexile
C. flexibility
D. flextime
9: On 5th April, 2021, Mr. Pham Minh Chinh ______ as the 8th Prime Minister of Viet Nam.
A. elected
B. was electing
C. was elected
D. elects
10: Some high school students often ______ helping the disadvantaged or handicapped children.
A. look after
B. clean up
C. make out
D. participate in
11: The situation is ______ than I thought at first.
A. more serious
B. serious
C. as serious D. most serious
12: He refused ______ us a hand because he was in a hurry.
A. giving
B. given
C. gave
D. to give
13: TV companies ______ their programmes across the country or even across the world.
A. broadcast
B. refresh
C. connect
D. publish
14: Look! There are some clouds in ______ sky. I think it's going to rain.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. 0 (no article)
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
15: Mother Teresa devoted herself to caring for the sick and the poor.
A. spent
B. contributed
C. gave up
D. dedicated
16: Everyone agreed with Janice's point that the accounts could have been falsified.
A. forged
B. innovated
C. revealed
D. improvised
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
17: Some students found it a little boring for the first week in a new university.
A. unhappy
B. exciting
C. tiring
D. useful
18: Her career ground to a halt when the twins were born.
A. stopped suddenly B. was interrupted C. made her tired
D. developed quickly
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following questions.
19: It is done that these good life skills will make young people become more confident.
A. become
B. these
C. is done
D. young
20: They have used a refrigerator to hot beverages and preserve the edible for years.
A. have used
B. edible
C. for
D. hot
21: He is a really respected leader who is always willing to devote his time from the group.
A. respected
B. from
C. to devote
D. a
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Amy Tan was born on February 19, 1952 in Oakland, California. Tan grew up in Northern
California, (22) ______ when her father and older brother both died from brain tumors in 1966, she
moved with her mother and younger brother to Europe, where she attended high school in
Montreux, Switzerland. She returned to the United States for college. After college, Tan worked as
a language development consultant and as a corporate freelance writer. (23) ______ 1985, she
wrote the “Rules of the Game” for a writing workshop, which laid the early foundation for her first
novel The Joy Luck Club. Published in 1989, the book explored the (24) ______ between Chinese
women and their Chinese-American daughters, and became the longest-running New York Times
bestseller for that year. The Joy Luck Club received numerous awards, including the Los Angeles
Times Book Award. It has been translated into 25 languages, including Chinese, and was made
into a major motion picture for (25) ______ Tan co-wrote the screenplay. Tan's (26) ______ works
have also been adapted into several different forms of media.
22: A. however
23: A. Until
24: A. association
25: A. whom
26: A. another

B. moreover
B. Before
B. correspondence
B. that
B. other

C. so
C. Since
C. relationship
C. what
C. the other

D. but
D. In
D. solidarity
D. which
D. others

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct answer to each of the questions.
Every day on radio, on TV, and in the newspaper, we hear, see or read about many
problems in the world, for example, pollution problems.
Air pollution is the first kind. It mostly comes from fumes released from motorbikes, cars,
airplanes, trains and poisonous gases emitted from factories. Also, waste is dumped anywhere,
even in the city where many people are living. The second pollution problem is sea pollution.
Many people earn their living from fishing in the sea, and the fish they catch feed many people.
But the sea has become so polluted from oil spills and factory wastes that the fish are dying. This
pollution is not only killing the fish, but is also affecting those people who eat fish.
Seldom do you find a place nowadays that is not polluted. This problem is growing more
difficult every day. We must find a good solution that makes the world a better place to live.
27: According to the reading, we hear, see, and read about problems in the world ______.
A. once a week
B. every day
C. every week
D. every year
28: What does NOT cause the air pollution?
A. fumes from vehicles
B. poisonous gases from factories
C. waste from everywhere
D. solutions to the pollution problems
29: The word “poisonous” in paragraph 2 is the closest meaning to ______.
A. delicious
B. toxic
C. prestigious
D. natural
30: In order to make the world a better place to live, we should ______.
A. not prevent pollution
B. find a good solution
C. kill the fish
D. not eat fish
31: What is the reading passage mainly about?
A. Pollution in the air and sea
B. Pollution kill animals
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C. Pollution in the world around
D. Pollution with waste
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct answer to each of the questions.
Have you ever heard someone sing, “Happy birthday to you … happy birthday to you …”? If
so, you are hardly alone - millions of people sing that song every year, and the tune is one of the
most familiar of any song in North America.
Ironically, it is not known who wrote it! The tune was written by two sisters, Patty and
Mildred Hill, who were school teachers in the late 19th century. But their song had different
words; instead of “happy birthday to you,” the song ran “good morning to all.” The two sisters
would sing this ditty to their students each morning as school began.
In 1924, the tune was published in a song book, which added the “happy birthday” lyrics as
verse two. Today, the second verse of that song has become one of the best known tunes in the
world – and nobody knows who wrote the words!
32: Which can be the best title for the passage?
A. What is “Happy birthday to you!”?
B. Who are the two sisters?
C. Which made the song popular?
D. Who wrote the song?
33: Why is it ironic that the author of the words to “Happy Birthday” is not known?
A. because of modern copyright laws
B. because almost everyone knows the song
C. because it was published in 1924
D. because it shows how unjust life can be
34: The word their in paragraph 2 refers to ______.
A. two sisters'
B. Patty Hill's
C. Mildred Hill's
D. school teachers'
35: The word ditty in paragraph 2 mostly means ______.
A. silly
B. song
C. shoe
D. flower
36: What happened in 1924 to make “Happy Birthday” famous?
A. The authors of the tune passed away.
B. Hitler came to power in Germany.
C. The tune was published in a song book with the words as a second verse.
D. Nothing significant happened.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in
meaning to each of the following questions.
37: The last time I saw David was when I went to my friend's birthday party.
A. I haven't seen David since my friend's birthday party.
B. When I last went to my friend's birthday party, I met David.
C. It's long time ago when I last saw David at my friend's birthday party.
D. I finally saw David when I was going to my friend's birthday party.
38: “Believe me. It's no use reading that book,” Janet told her boyfriend.
A. Janet suggested to her boyfriend that reading the book was useful.
B. Janet managed to persuade her boyfriend that reading the book was worthwhile.
C. Janet tried to convince her boyfriend that the book was not worth reading.
D. Janet opposed her boyfriend's idea that reading the book was not useful.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines
each pair of sentences in the following questions.
39: Mary was not here yesterday. Perhaps she was ill.
A. Mary needn't be here yesterday because she was ill.
B. Because of her illness, Mary shouldn't have been here yesterday.
C. Mary might have been ill yesterday, so she was not here.
D. Mary must have been ill yesterday, so she was not here.
40: Friendly though she may seem, she's not to be trusted.
A. However friendly she seems, she's not to be trusted.
B. She's too friendly to be trusted.
C. However she seems friendly, she's not to be trusted.
D. She may have friends, but she's not to be trusted.
_____HẾT_____
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