ĐỀ THAM KHẢO THI TUYỂN LỚP 10 – TEST 1

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others:
1. A. clean B. reason C. peaceful D. great
2. A. pleased B. raised C. practiced D. closed
3. A. together B. method C. death D. three
II. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence:
4. She loves to watch the stars ………………………………. night.
A. on B. in C. at D. to
5. We might find life……………………………another planet.
A. by B. at C. on D. in
6. She’s very excited ……………………………getting a part in the film.
A. from B. at C. about D. for
7. Mr. Smith is responsible ……………………………hiring employees.
A. with B. of C. to D. for
8. Miss Chi’s daily expenses are just about equal……………………………her income.
A. to B. with C. at D. for
9. Mr. Lam works is this factory, ……………………………?
A. does he B. doesn’t he C. does she D. doesn’t she
10. If Nam were rich, he……………………………buy a bigger house.
A. can B. will C. would D. should
11. I wish I ……………………………see her tomorrow.
A. could B. may C. will D. should
12. She said that she ……………………………in the hospital.
A. was B. were C. is D. are
13. Nam often spends free time ……………………………football.
A. plays B. playing C. played D. play
14. Mr. Johns likes to watch TV……………………………him, his wife enjoy video films.
A. However B. although C. but D. unlike
15. They prefer singing……………………………
A. to dance B. to dancing C. than dances D. than dancing
16. How ……………………………did you begin to study it?
A. long B. far C. long ago D. far away
17. Romeo and Juliet killed ……………………………
A. himself B. herself C. themselves D. each other
18. The printer ……………………………is repaired looks OK.
A. which B. who C. where D. what
19. ”I suggest going by bus. ”
A. That’s a trip. B. That’s a reason. C. Yes, please. D. That’s a good idea.
20. Mai: We are going to have cable TV soon, aren’t we?
Thang: ……………………………
A. Not yet. B. Yes, I think so.
C. All right D. No, we don’t think so.
21. He has already been ……………………………as a candidate.
A. called B. remembered C. said D. nominated
22. The continent of America was ……………………………after the name of a sailor of the Columbus’s crew.
A. described B. named C. missed D. behaved
III. Choose the word or phrases (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage:
There are about 3.000 (23) ……………………………languages in the world, but only six of them are the most important ones. Two-thirds of the world’s population (24) ……………………………those languages. More than 400 million people speak English as their mother tongue. Another 400 million speak it is a second language. (25) ……………………………knows how many people speak it as a (26) ……………………………language. Chinese is the language with more speakers than English, but it only the language for more than one billion. Chinese people, English is the official language on one-fifth of the land area (27) ……………………………the world. It is spoken in North America, Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand. In South Africa and India it is one of the official languages. In many countries, the textbooks in universities are (28) ……………………………in English. More than three-fourths of the world’s