LESSON 4: SYNONYMS

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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.
1. At weekends the city centre is always packed with people.
A. busy B. crowded C. full D. heavy
2. John isn’t contented with his present salary.
A. excited about B. satisfied with C. disappointed about D. interested
in
3. Doing homework is a student’s daily routine.
A. thing one rarely does B. thing one regularly does
C. thing one occasionally does D. thing one never does
4. We had a nice chat over a cup of tea.
A. formal talk B. informal talk C. serious talk D. long talk
5. She’s upstairs getting ready to go out.
A. dressing B. determining C. planning D. preparing
6. What’s your surname?
A. first name B. second name C. nickname D. family name
7. Computer models help to determine whether a particular area is likely to flood.
A. make up B. find out C. take over D. put up
8. He passed his exams with flying colours.
A. successfully B. difficultly C. badly D. quickly
9. Take some aspirin. They can ease your headache.
A. make more serious B. make less severe C. get rid of D. hurt
10. With great effort, she passed the driving test at the first attempt.
A. succeeded in B. failed C. enrolled D. deferred

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 LESSON 5: ANTONYMS
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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.
1. Before you read, work in pairs, ask and answer the questions.
A. While B. After C. When D. By the time
2. She received a general education in local schools and some scientific training from her father.
A. offered B. had C. gave D. asked
3. And in 1891, the shy Marie, with very little money to live on, came to Paris to continue her
studies at the Sorbonne.
A. many B. a lot C. few D. much
4. In spite of her difficult living conditions, she worked extremely hard.
A. lazily B. softly C. simply D. easily
5. After the tragic death of Pierre Curie in 1906, she not only took charge of educating her two
children but also took the position which her husband had finally obtained at the Sorbonne.
A. one B. firstly C. early D. soon
6. After the tragic death of Pierre Curie in 1906, she not only took charge of educating her two
children but also took the position which her husband had finally obtained at the Sorbonne.
A. gave away B. threw away C. lost D. left
7. When you put on clothing or make-up, you place it on your body in order to wear it.
A. take off B. look after C. wash up D. get on
8. My mother often tells me never to accept a lift from someone I've just met!
A. assist B. deny C. refuse D. prevent
9. When you bought that new computer a couple of years ago, you probably thought its 500-
megabyte hard disk would last for ever.
A. certainly B. absolutely C. possibly D. generally
10. “Green” tourists or “eco-tourists” are upset by the effects of mass tourism.
A. tense B. troubled C. nervous D. relaxed
 ĐỀ LUYỆN SỐ 02 ĐỀ LUYỆN - KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10
(Đề thi có 03 trang) Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề

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Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that indicate the word/phrase which is OPPOSITE
in meaning to the underlined part.
Question 1. My grandma usually takes care of us when my parents are away on business.
A. follows B. abandons C. concerns D. bothers
Question 2. Miss Walker was a mature lady when she married.
A. annoyed B. childish C. energetic D. sensitive

Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.
Question 3. It is nearly 3 months since he _____ his parents.
A. visit B. has visited C. visited D. had visited
Question 4. The hotel is _____ located in a quiet spot near the river.
A. beauty B. beautiful C. beautifully D. beautified
Question 5. She doesn't enjoy _____ the children.
A. looking for B. looking in C. looking after D. looking at
Question 6. If I were in your shoes, I’d take it easy and try _____ it.
A. forget B. to forget C. forgetting D. to forgetting
Question 7. Everyone should learn _____ to swim.
A. where B. when C. how D. what
Question 8. My sister is very ________of spiders.
A. terrifiedly B. terrifyingly C. terrified D. terrifying
Question 9. I telephoned the station to make sure of _______ time of the train.
A. the B. a C. an D. no article
Question 10. Plastic bags will cause pollution _____ they are very hard to dissolve.
A. so B. but C. or D. because
Question 11. Son Doong Cave is recognised _____ the largest cave in the world by BCRA.
A. like B. as C. for D. with
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to
each of the following exchanges.
Question 12. "Mum. I’ve got 600 on the TOEFL test" - "_____ "
A. Good way! B. You are right. C. Oh, hard luck! D. Good job!
Question 13. Tom: “Thank you very much.” - John: “ _____ ”
A. You're welcome. B. Are you worried? C. Nothing. D. Not all.

Choose one word (A, B, C or D) whose stress pattern is different from the others.
Question 14. A. permission B. magazine C. national D. newspaper
Question 15. A. factor B. event C. complex D. tunnel

Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of
the others.
Question 16. A. shout B. tour C. about D. count
Question 17. A. received B. destroyed C. appeared D. erupted

Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting.

Question 18. If I know his telephone number, I would give it to you.
A. If B. know C. give it D. to

Question 19. My father used to giving me some good advice whenever I had a problem.
A. giving B. some good advice C. whenever D. a problem
Question 20. She finished all her homework before go to bed.
A. finished B. all her homework C. go D. to bed

Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that indicate the word/phrase which is CLOSEST in
meaning to the underlined part.
Question 21. The boy was brought up with a family in the countryside.
A. reared B. bred C. raised D. grown
Question 22. As a government official, Benjamin Franklin often traveled abroad.
A. widely B. secretly C. alone D. overseas
Read the text carefully, then choose the most suitable answers (A, B, C or D).
These days, most people in Britain and the US do not wear very formal clothes. But
sometimes it is important to wear the right thing. Many British people don't think about clothes
very much. They just like to be comfortable. When they go out to enjoy themselves, they can wear
almost anything. At theatres, cinemas and concerts you can put on what you like from elegant
suits and dresses to jeans and sweaters. Anything goes, as long as you look clean and tidy.
But in Britain, as well as in the US, men in offices usually wear suits and ties, and women
wear dresses or skirts (not trousers). Doctors, lawyers and business people wear quite formal
clothes. And in some hotels and restaurants men have to wear ties and women wear smart dresses.
In many years, Americans are more relaxed than British people, but they are more careful with
their clothes. At home, or on holiday, most Americans wear informal or sporty clothes. But when
they go out in the evening, they like to look elegant. In good hotels and restaurants, men have to
wear jackets and ties, and women wear pretty clothes and smart hairstyles.
It is difficult to say exactly what people wear informal or formal in Britain and the US,
because everyone is different. If you are not sure what to wear, watch what other people do and
then do the same. You'll feel more relaxed if you don't look too different from everyone else.
Question 23. Many British people wear freely when they_____
A. attend lectures B. attend meetings
C. spend their spare time D. work in offices
Question 24. If you are in a foreign country, the best way the writer suggests to you is to wear
_______.
A. strange clothes B. as the people there do
C. your native clothes D. comfortable clothes
Question 25. The word “they” in paragraph 3 refers to ______.
A. American peple B. British people
C. men D. women
Question 26. The word “elegant” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. Decent B. confident
C. comfortable D. neat
Question 27. What do you think the passage is mainly about?
 A. Recent dressing habits in Great Britain and the United States.
B. The reason why informal clothing is popular in the UK and USA.
C. When we should wear in a formal way.
D. Where we should wear in a informal way.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate correct word for each
of the blanks
Rivers all of the world’s most important natural resources. Many cities are on large rivers,
and (28) _______ every country has at least one river that plays an important part in the lives of
its people.
Besides transportation, rivers (29) ________ food , water for crops, water to drink and
opportunities for recreation for people who live along their bank and (30) ________ get water for
crops engineers sometimes build a dam over a river and let the water become a lake behind the
dam. Then people can use their water not only to irrigate fields but also to make electricity for
home and industries.
However the water often becomes (31) ________ when cities on river bank grow inside
and (31) ________ number of industries increases. We are learning that it is necessary to keep
rivers clean if we want to enjoy the ________ of the natural resources.
Question 28. A many B. a lot C. plenty D. almost
Question 29. A. provided B. support C. assist D. create
Question 30. A. so that B. in order to C. despite D. because of
Question 31. A. pollute B. polluting C. polluted D. pollution
Question 32. A. a B. an C. the D. no article

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.
Question 33. They will open the National stadium next Sunday.
A. The National stadium next Sunday will open.
B. They will be opened the National stadium next Sunday.
C. Next Sunday, the National stadium will be opened.
D. The National stadium will next Sunday be open.
Question 34. He last had his eyes tested ten months ago.
A. He had tested his eyes ten months before.
B. He had not tested his eyes for ten months then.
C. He hasn't had his eyes tested for ten months.
D. He didn't have any test on his eyes in ten months.
Question 35. "If I were you, I would take the job," said my room-mate.
A. My room-mate was thinking about taking the job.
B. My room-mate advised me to take the job.
C. My room-mate introduced the idea of taking the job to me.
D. My room-mate insisted on taking the job for me.
Question 36. I can't go on a picnic because I am not free today.
A. If I’m free today, I can go on a picnic.
B. I could go on a picnic if I’m free today.
C. I could go on a picnic if I were free today.
D. If I was free today, I will go on a picnic.