Đề tuyển sinh lớp 10 (2008 – 2009)
I . Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
1- A. tired B. enjoyed C. reached D. arrived
2- A.watch B. scholarship C.children D. teacher
3- A.plaid B. plain C.paint D. lain
4- A.always B. minibus C. minutes D. maps
II. Choose the best answer (A,B,C or D)
5- The “Oxford Advance learner’s Dictionary” is now in its 7th_________.
A. fee B. advance C. institude D. edition
6- “ You are a great dancer, Daisy!” – Thanks, Peter______________.
A. Well done B. I’m awfull dancer C. Let’s have a celebration D. That’s very nice of you to say so
7- Martin is someone with________ I usually sgree.
A. him B.that C. who D. whom
8- If I were a bird, I _____ be a dove.
A.will B. am C. would D. can
9- I would rather you_________ the test well.
A. do B. did C. done D. to do
10- No smoking ia allowed in this room,_______?
A. is it B. isn’t it C. are they D. aren’t they
11- ________ are used to kill insects and weeds so as to help crops grow better.
A. Dynamite B. Treasures C. Pesticides D. Creatures
12- The gentleman _______ telling the story after having a cup of tea
A. turned on B. turned off C. went on D. looked for
13- He is not satisfied ______ his preparations for the birthday party.
A. in B. about C. with D. on
14- Lighting _________for 30 percent of our electricity bill.
A. accounts B.makes C. does D. puts
15- They receives _______ advice from the teachers that they make a lot of progress men.
A. so good B. such good C. was spoken D. is spoken
III. Choose the unerlined word or phrase (A, B, C, D) that needs correcting:
16- Mary asked me how did I went to school everyday.
A B C D
17-Mr John was disappointed which Liz didn’t phone him about it.
A B C D
18- We went to HANOi to watch the parade on the National Day last year but we live in Nam ẹũnh
A B C D
19- If only we would learn about keeping our environment polluted
A B C D
IV. Read the passage and decide if these statements are True or False:
The Internet has rapidly developed and becomes an improtant part of our daily life. It is a very fast and convenient way to get information. People use the Internet for such a lot of purposes as education, communication, entertainment and commerce. The Internet helps people communicate with their friends and relatives by means of e- mail or chatting. However, the Internet also has some limitations. It is not only time consuming and costly but also dangerous because of viruses and bad programs. Moreover, the Internet users sometimes have to suffer various risks such as spam or electronic junk mail and personal information leaking. So, while enjoying surfing, be alert!
20- Nowaday, the Internet goes up and up and becomes familiar with our life.
21- The Internet can’t help people communicate with friends and relatives.
22- The Internet is seriously damaged by viruses and bad programs
23- The Internet users get access to the net because of getting only education.
V. Choose the word or phrase (A,B,C,D) that best fits the blank space in the passage:
The threat to the environment
Nowadays people are more aware that wildlife all over the world is in (24)_______ . Many species of animals are threatened, and could easily become extinct if we do not make an effort to protect them. There are many reasons for this. In some cases, animals are (25)_____ for their fun or other valuable parts of their bodies. Some birds (26)_____ as parrots are caught (