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TỔ NGOẠI NGỮ MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 10

ĐỀ 1
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. marvel B. package C. farther D. lastly
2. A. traffic B. mature C. husband D. another
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in meaning to the underlined
word(s)
3. She passed the exam with flying colors.
A. successfully B. badly C. difficultly D. easily
4. The fire alarm went off when smoke rose.
A. exploded B. shouted C. rang D. burned
5. During his break, Mr. Pike used to drink tea with his fellow peasants.
A. workers B. mechanics C. doctors D. farmers
Mark A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose meaning is OPPOSITE to the underlined word(s)
6. Some of the more time-consuming jobs can now be done by machines.
A. taking much time B. taking little time C. add D. not affected by time
7. The streets are very narrow and crowded, the liitle boy can't ride to school by himself
A. limited B. tiny C. small D. large
8. After the ………………… death of her husband, Marie Curie took up his position at the
Sorbonne.
A. tragic B. tragedy C. tragical D. tragically
9. Marie Curie received some ………………… training from her father.
A. sciences B. scientists C. scientific D. scientifically
10. Marie Curie was ………………… the Nobel Prize in chemistry for determining the atomic
weight of radium.
A. won B. awarded C. dedicated D. devoted
11. Her students are not normal. In fact, they are....................children.
A. unreal B. discarded C. dislike D. disabled
12. The second world war …………………… in 1939 and …………………… in 1945.
A. begins/ends B. had begun/ended C. has begun/had ended D.
began/ended
13. Choose the incorrect part: He  always doesn’t  check his motorbike before starting.
14. Every day I ……… up at 6 o'clock, have breakfast at 7 o'clock and ……… for work at 8 o'clock
A. get / leave B. have got / leaving C. got/ left D. will get / left
15. I ___ like going to pop concerts when I was a teenager.
A. would B. used to C. must D. could
16. My teachers always expected me …………………… well in the exams.
A. do B. doing C. to do D. to have done
17. Just keep on ……………………what you like.
A. do B. did C. doing D. done
18. A: Good luck in your exam! B: ……………………………. I hope we both pass.
A. Like you B. Same to you C. Same of you D. You do
19. A: Are you enjoy the party? - B:………………..
A. Sure B. Yes, I am C. I really like it D. Yes, that’s right
20. It is said that Robin Hood robbed the rich and gave the money to the poorness.
A B C D
21. Hang comes always home after she finishes school.
A B C D
22. My mother often …………… morning excercises.
A. do B. does C. doing D. has done
23. We …………that game when we were young.
a. are used to play b. are used to playing c. used to play d. used to playing
24. Lam is talking to his neighbour, Quan, about the routine.
 Lam: " What do you usually do after school?" Quan: "..............................................................."
A. I usually play football B. I have an English lesson.
C. I get up and brush my teeth D. I have breakfast and go to school

Reading
Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each sentence.
Edison’s first great interest was chemistry and he read all he could find about it. He was only ten
when he began to grow and sell vegetables so that he could have money to buy chemicals for
making experiments. When he was fifteen, he got a job selling magazines and fruit on a train
and began printing a weekly newspaper on the printing press set up in the luggage van. But one
day, one of his bottles of chemicals broke and set fire to the van. He was put off the train and
lost the job.
25. What was Edison greatly interested in?
A. studying chemistry B. growing vegetables
C. selling magazines D. selling vegetable
26. The word “it” refers to………
A. money B. interest C. chemistry D. job
27. He needed money……………
A. to buy chemicals for experiments B. to grow vegetables
C. to set fire to the van D. to print a weekly magazine
28. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Edison is interested in chemistry.
B. He printed his weekly newspaper in the coffee shop.
C. He began to grow and sell vegetables in very young age.
D. He sold magazines when he was 15 ages.
WRITING. Combine these sentences using the words given in bracket
1. The house burned to the ground . Then, the firemen arrived (After)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. Tom lost the job. That was not interesting. ( which)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. My uncle was a bus driver some years ago, but now he has a desk job. (used to)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. Mr Baker was born in 1990 in London
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
 ĐỀ 2
I. MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A. chemistry B. prepare C. receive D. degree
2. A. bat B. dad C. far D. cat
3. There is no................... explanation for what happened.
A. scientist B. scientific C. scientifically D. science
4. Thuy’s class is _________ from other classes because the children are disabled.
A. different B. indifferent C. differently D. difference
5. Choose the mistake which needs correcting: The unemployed really needs to be given
more help
A. unemployed B. needs C. given D. help
6. The World War II ………………. in 1939 and ………………. 1945.
A. begins/ end B. had begun/ ended C. has begun/ had ended D. began/
ended
7. Before she became a film star, she has been a stand up comedian
A. became B. has C. been D. stand up
8. My father usually……….....a short rest before leaving for work in the afternoon.
A. had taken B. takes C. has taken D. take
9. I remember you. You ........... to school here.
A. were used to going B. have already gone C. went D. used to go
10. I remember...................you about this before.
A. tell B. to tell C. telling D. told
11. Hung: What do you usually do on your day off?
Nga: _________________
A. I usually drive to work. B. I will sleep all day.
C. I usually do not much. D. Nothing much. I always sleep until noon.
12. Lam: What's your new address? Mai: _______________
A. It's the old one. B. Go straight on
C. Flat 42B, 225 Nathan Road, Kowloon. D. two kilometres, at least.
13. He behaved like an adult. I think he is more ________ than the other boys at his class.
A. intelligent B. mature C. ambitious D. developed
14. I was late for school this morning because my alarm did not ____.
A. go away B. go up C. go on D. go off
15. The disabled has difficulty in learning
A. The B. learning C. has D. difficulty
16. She does always her homework every evening
A. evening B. always C. every D. her
17. It ___ me 15 minutes to get to school every morning.
A. takes B. took C. have taken D. had taken
18. ------------------ eat a lot of candies when you were a child?
A. Did you used to B. Were you used to C. Were you using to    D. Did you use to
19. A: …...........................................     B: It’s on May 27th.
a. What do you do ? b. Which class are you in?

c. Where do you live ? d. When is your birthday ?

20. Did you get good marks in the first semester tests?
A. term B. year C. class D. season
21. The government should have special policies to help the ……………. .
A. disable B. disabled C. disability D. disablement
22. Marie Curie was ………………. a Nobel prize in Chemistry in 1911.
A. gained B. taught C. obtained D. awarded
23. The young ……………….. always very enthusiastic.
A. is B. were C. are D. was
24. He ………………….me two day ago.
A. visit B. visits C. visited D. has visited
 25. She …………………..a good student when she was in lower secondary school but she is very
lazy now.
A. used to be B. is C. has been D. wasn’t
26. They were hungry, so she suggested……………..…dinner early.
A. to have B. not to have C. not having D. having
27. They want ……………. by air because it is much faster than other means of transport.
A. travelling B. not to travel C. travel D. to travel
28. Lan and Nam are at school.
Lan: “ Good afternoon !” Nam: “_______________”
A Hello. How are you? B Goodbye. See you later. C Nice to meet
you? D Bye.
29. Mary and Tom are at the canteen.
Tom: “What do you want to drink?” – Mary“……………”
A. A cup of coffee, please. B. I want a comic book.
C. No, I don’t like cake. D. I love to go camping.
II. WRITNG
Combine the sentences using the word in brackets.
1. She wrote a letter. Then she went to bed. (Before)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. Phong usually comes to class late. This makes his form teacher angry. ( which)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. He was a doctor when he was at the age of  25, but now he isn’t a doctor any longer. (used)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. He did his homework. After that, he went to bed. (Use: “After”)
After………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...
REWRITE SENTENCES
1. He failed the examination .This made his parents disappointed . (which)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. She isn’t on the phone. This makes it difficult to contact her. (Use: “Which”)
She ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. The women prayed aloud all night. This kept us awake. (which)
->………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. Dennis gave up smoking three years ago. (used to)
->Dennis…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. My parents lived in the USA when they were young. (used to)
->My parents………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
6. We had snack then we had a look around the shops.
After……………………………………………………………...…………………………………………………
7. We had lunch then we took a look around the shops.
Before ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
8. He took some medicine. After that, he felt a little better. (Before)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...
9. She went to the doctor because she was sick
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
10. We meet her at the City’s Theater last night
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………