THÀNH CÔNG CỦA TRÒ LÀ THƯỚC ĐO NĂNG LỰC CỦA THẦY – A GUIDE TO SUCCESS!
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KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 THPT NĂM HỌC 2024-2025
[ĐỀ LUYỆN 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 letter 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. phone
B. none
C. zone
D. stone
2. A. started
B. leaned
C. moved
D. thrilled
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. import
B. pretty
C. usual
D. listen
4. A. theory
B. volunteer
C. physical
D. principle
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
5. Maria is talking to Marx about the coming term examination.
Maria: “I'm taking my end term examination tomorrow.”
Marx: “__________________.”
A. Good luck
B. Good day
C. Good time
D. Good chance
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. If you ______ at a computer screen for too long, it will eventually damage your eyesight.
A. stared
B. will stare
C. stare
D. would stare
8. One ______ method for keeping our mind active is doing crossword puzzles.
A. popularly
B. popularity
C. popularize
D. popular 
9. A new primary school near my house ______ recently.
A. has been built
B. was building
C. have built
D. will build
10. Pitt is an ambitious man who will never ______ till he gets what he wants.
A. take off
B. put on
C. turn off
D. give up
11. He drives ______ than he used to years ago.
A. more careful
B. as careful
C. as carefully
D. more carefully
12. Because of the coming examination, I am under a lot of study ______.
A. responsibility
B. activities
C. pressure
D. confidence
13. His boss usually threatens ______ him if he continues to ignore the company's regulation.
A. to sack
B. sack
C. sacking
D. sacked
14. Air pollution is getting more serious in ______ big cities such as Hanoi and Beijing.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. 0 (no article)
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions.
15. My mother mistakenly believes that my fashion style breaks the norm of society.
A. routine
B. barrier
C. rule
D. conflict
16. Kate felt very tense before the important interview, so she couldn't sleep all night.
A. nervous
B. tired
C. bored
D. calm
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions.
17. Using more natural resources without causing further degradation for the planet is illegal.
A. destruction
B. management
C. prevention
D. improvement
18. I can't concentrate on my work because of the noise caused by my children.
A. focus
B. abandon
C. allow
D. neglect
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.
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19. In spite its frightening appearance, the squid is shy and completely harmless.
A. In spite
B. frightening
C. harmless
D. its
20. Kazakova's performance took her the heroine of the Moscow Film Festival.
A. performance
B. her
C. took
D. of
21. He wishes he will be a policeman so he tries his best to realize his dream.
A. so
B. will be
C. best
D. realize
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.
Education can be (22) ______ of as the transmission of the values and accumulated
knowledge of a society. In this sense, it is equivalent to what social scientists term socialization or
enculturation. Children, (23) ______ conceived among New Guinea tribespeople, the Renaissance
Florentines, or the middle classes of Manhattan, are born without culture. Education is designed
to guide them in learning a culture, to mold their behaviour in the ways of adulthood, and
directing them toward their eventual role in society. In the most primitive cultures, (24) ______ is
often little formal learning, little of what one would (25) ______ call school or classes or teachers;
instead, frequently, the entire environment and all activities are viewed as school and classes, and
many or all adults act as teachers. As societies grow more complex, (26) ______, the quantity of
knowledge to be passed on from one generation to the next becomes more than any one person
can know; and hence there must evolve more selective and efficient means of cultural
transmission.
22. A. seen
23. A. who
24. A. there
25. A. primarily
26. A. although

B. regarded
B. when
B. it
B. simply
B. but

C. thought
C. if
C. this
C. rarely
C. therefore

D. considered
D. whether
D. they
D. ordinarily
D. however

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.
Before applying to a foreign school, one should consider the disadvantages of studying
abroad. First, a student may feel lonely by being far home and friends. Also, difficulty in
understanding a foreign language can be very disappointing and can affect the student's grades. It
can be very expensive to pay the costs of travel and housing in a different country. Finally, if there
is an emergency at home, it will be hard to get home in a hurry.
However, studying in another country is advantageous in many ways. A student is exposed to
a new culture. This culture teaches him or her about other people and other way of thinking,
which can be promote friendships among countries. He can learn a new language which may be
beneficial for keeping up with research after student has finished studying. He can learn
experience not available in his country. The student may also get the opportunity to study at a
school where leading expert in his field may be teaching. The leading expert can introduce the
student to the most up-to-date finding of the tops researches in the field. Exposure to such
available knowledge and insights into the field can aid the student in becoming an expert as well.
27. What would be the best title of the reading passage?
A. Foreign School: What to Gain?
B. Studying Abroad: How to Be Good?
C. Studying Abroad: Problems & Benefits? D. Foreign School: What to Face?
28. The word “which” in paragraph 2 refers to ______.
A. a culture
B. a country
C. a friendship
D. a new language
29. The word “available” in paragraph 2 is the closest in meaning to ______.
A. difficult
B. ready
C. mischievous
D. domestic
30. When studying abroad, a student is exposed to a new culture that ______.
A. gives no advantages
B. offers some advantages
C. has no effects
D. causes some troubles
31. When studying in another country, a student CAN'T ______.
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A. learn a foreign language
B. be exposed to a new culture
C. get the opportunity to study
D. use mother tongue all the time
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. It's ages since I last did such an important test.
A. I last did such an important test for ages.
B. I had last done such an important test for ages ago.
C. I won't do such an important test for ages.
D. I haven't done such an important test for ages.
38. “I would like a cup of coffee, please,” Mr. Smith said to the waitress.
A. Mr. Pike advised the waitress to drink a cup of coffee.
B. Mr. Pike ordered the waitress to bring him a cup of coffee.
C. Mr. Pike warned the waitress not to drink coffee.
D. Mr. Pike invited the waitress a cup of coffee.
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. Tim dropped out of college after his first year. Now he regrets it.
A. Tim regretted having dropped out of college after his first year.
B. Tim wishes he didn't drop out of college after his first year.
C. Tim regrets having dropped out of college after his first year.
D. Only if Tim had dropped out of college after his first year.
40. Mike spent all his money. He even borrowed some from me.
A. Were Mike to spend all his money, he would borrow some from me.
B. Not only did Mike spend all his money but he also borrowed some from me.
C. Hardly had Mike spent all his money when he borrowed some from me.
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D. Not until Mike spent all his money did he borrow some from me.
____HẾT____

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