SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
BÌNH THUẬN
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
(Đề này có 03 trang)

KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH
VÀO LỚP 10 THPT CÔNG LẬP
NĂM HỌC 2023 - 2024
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh (Lớp 10 chung)
Ngày thi: 05/6/2023
Thời gian: 60 phút (Không kể thời gian phát đề)

ĐỀ:
Lưu ý: Thí sinh làm bài trên Tờ giấy thi, KHÔNG làm bài trên Đề thi này.

Questions 1 – 2: Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in
pronunciation in each of the following questions. (0.5 m)
1. A. booked
B. danced
C. hunted
D. washed
2. A. bike
B. bill
C. kite
D. light
Questions 3 – 4: Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary
stress in each of the following questions. (0.5 m)
3. A. arrange
B. begin
C. include
D. offer
4. A. dangerous
B. delicious
C. expensive
D. important
Questions 5 – 16: Choose the word or phrase that best fits the gap in each sentence. (3.0 ms)
5. Last year, Binh Thuan ______ over 5 million visitors, including 200,000 international ones.
A. is welcoming
B. has welcomed
C. welcomed
D. welcomes
6. I suggest ______ some money for poor children.
A. raise
B. to raise
C. raised
D. raising
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7. The new school year often begins ______ September 5 .
A. on
B. at
C. in
D. between
8. You don't like this food, ______?
A. do I
B. don't I
C. do you
D. don't you
9. I come from a city ______ is located in the southern part of the country.
A. who
B. whose
C. whom
D. which
10. If John were here now, he ______ me with the work.
A. would help
B. will help
C. can help
D. helps
11. ______ there is no official day for Mothers and Fathers in Viet Nam, people always think of
their parents.
A. Because
B. Although
C. However
D. Therefore
12. You should have a ______ check the water pipes in your house regularly.
A. doctor
B. mechanic
C. plumber
D. farmer
13. I think I lost my key. I've ______ it everywhere but I can't find it.
A. looked out
B. looked for
C. looked after
D. looked in
14. Linda and Jeremy are talking about their results of final exam.
Linda: “Congratulations! You have passed the final exam with the high mark.”
Jeremy: “______”
A. Oh! What a pity!
B. You're welcome.
C. I'd love to say so.
D. It's kind of you to say so.
15. Natural ______ cause a lot of damages for countries every year.
A. disasters
B. features
C. resources
D. scenes
16. Tet holiday is the most important ______ for Vietnamese people.
A. costume
B. nation
C. religion
D. celebration
Questions 17 – 18: Choose the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following
questions. (0.5 m)
17. They asked me where I am going to spend my vacation that summer.
A. me
B. am
C. my
D. that
18. The students were taking notes careful while their English teacher was explaining the lesson.
A. The
B. careful
C. their
D. was explaining
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Questions 19 – 22: Read the following passage and choose the word that best fits each of the
numbered blanks. (1.0 m)
As a child, Phong always dreamed of going abroad to study. (19) ______ he had graduated
from high school, his parents sent him over to New Zealand to attend college. Phong was very
happy that his dream finally came true. When he first arrived in the country, Phong's English was
not very good and sometimes he did not understand what other people said. He also had
difficulties in class because he was not familiar with the new teaching and learning method. He
felt (20) ______ in this new place, and missed all his buddies in Viet Nam. The food there was so
different to what his mum used to (21) ______ for him. Besides, for the first time in his life,
Phong had to think about his finances and to plan his spending carefully. However, Phong was
young and enthusiastic. He learnt to adapt to this new environment. After two years, Phong is
now very fluent in English and has achieved the top academic award at his school. He has a lot of
friends from different countries. He is even good (22) ______ being able to earn money for his
daily needs from his part-time job at a restaurant.
19. A. During
B. After
C. While
D. When
20. A. creative
B. comfortable
C. lonely
D. happy
21. A. cook
B. cooks
C. cooking
D. cooked
22. A. about
B. off
C. on
D. at
Questions 23 – 28: Read the passage and do the tasks that follow. (1.5 ms)
Travelling is one of the most popular forms of recreation in the USA. Most American
employees receive an annual vacation with pay, and it is a good time off for travelling. Travelling
within the country is popular because foreign travel generally takes more time and money.
However, Americans who wish to vacation outside the USA are free to go almost anywhere.
Obtaining a passport is a routine matter.
Every year, about 13 million Americans travel abroad. The most popular vacation periods
are during the summer and during the two-week school break on the Christmas and New Year's
holidays. These periods are also the most crowded and generally the most expensive time to
travel, so people who can adjust their schedules sometimes choose vacation in the autumn.
American vacationers often travel by car. Most families have a car, and those who do not have a
car can rent one. Cars are usually the economical way to travel, especially for the families. It is
also fairly fast and convenient. Excellent highways connect the major cities. They enable
vacationers to travel at an almost steady speed of 55 to 65 miles an hour. Tourists that want to
travel faster often fly to their destination and then rent a car to go around when they get there.
Task 1: Choose the best answers to the following questions. (1.0 m)
23. One of the most popular forms of recreation in the USA is ______.
A. travelling
B. swimming
C. cooking
D. shopping
24. Americans who wish to vacation outside the USA ______.
A. often choose vacation in the autumn
B. are free to go almost anywhere
C. can only travel by car and ship
D. like to travel to Asian countries
25. The word “They” in paragraph 2 refers to ______.
A. American vacationers
B. Excellent highways
C. New Year's holidays
D. Vacation periods
26. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A. Most American employees receive an annual vacation with pay.
B. One of the most popular vacation periods is in summer.
C. Families like to travel by car because it's economical.
D. Tourists that want to travel faster often go by train.
Task 2: Answer the questions. (0.5 m)
27. How many Americans travel abroad every year?
28. Do excellent highways connect all the cities?
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Questions 29 – 30: Complete each of the following sentences with the correct form of the
words in brackets. (0.5 m)
29. It is clear that regular exercise is part of a ______ lifestyle. (HEALTH)
30. When Minh opened an office file in the desktop app, he got the “Cannot download the ______
you requested” error message. (INFORM)
Questions 31 – 32: Rearrange the following words or phrases to make complete sentences. (0.5 m)
31. by car / about two hours / It takes / from Ho Chi Minh City to Phan Thiet City / to travel /.
32. mobile phones / people continue / In spite of the law, / to use / while driving /.
Questions 33 – 36: Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means
almost the same as the original sentence, beginning with the words given. (2.0 ms)
33. It's a pity. She can't go to the party with me.
I wish ____________________________________________________________________________________________
34. “I want to buy a new bike for my son,” said Mr Nam.
Mr Nam said _____________________________________________________________________________________
35. My father last went to his doctor for regular check-ups six months ago.
My father hasn't __________________________________________________________________________________
36. People think that Peter stole the money.
Peter _______________________________________________________________________________________________
----------HẾT---------Họ và tên thí sinh:………………………………..………………….. Số báo danh:…………….…….
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