ĐỀ THI THỬ TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG

Năm học 2020 - 2021

Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH (không chuyên)
Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)
Mã đề thi: 2
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other three. (0.5 pts)
1. A. accent B. factor C. anniversary D. variety
2. A. raised /z/ B. helped C. looked D. reduced
/ed/
t, d: nhóm 1
p, t, k, f, s, sh, ch, c, se, ce: nhóm 2
tất cả chữ còn lại: nhóm 3
II. Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress. (0.5 pts)
3. A. ‘fluent B. ‘language C. ex’plore D. ‘massive
4. A. im’mersion B. multi’national /sh/ C. flexi’bility D. inac’cessible / -able
III. Choose the word/ phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence.  (2.5 pts)
5. Susan is sure that I locked the door, but I don’t really remember _____ it.
A. locking B. to lock C. to have locked D.  to be locked
remember / forget + to V : nhớ / quên phải làm gì
0

remember / forget + V-ing: nhớ / quên việc đã làm

6. We’d rather _______ in this room. The air conditioner is running.
A. you not to smoke C. you shouldn’t smoke
B. you didn’t smoke D. that you don’t smoke
would rather + V / not V : muốn làm gì / thà làm gì (hơn làm gì)
0 0 

would rather + S + V / didn’t V

2 0

7. I liked the book very much _____ I didn't have enough money to buy it.
A. because B. while C. but D. unless
8. Life in the city is much more _____ than that in the country.
A. expense B. expensive /ɪk’spensɪv/ C. expensively D. expend
9. We were planning to have a picnic, but it rained heavily, _____.
A. fortune B. fortunately C. fortunate D. unfortunately
10. The _____ is the place where a particular species of animals is normally found.
A. habitat B. surrounding C. region D. area
11. The _____ of this city has increased rapidly in recent years.
A. number B. population C. crowd D. total
12. The girl _____ photo was in the paper today lives in our street.
A. who B. whom C. which D. whose
13. _ Will: “Television will no longer be the dominant form of family entertainment.”
_ Bob: “_______” 
A. Oh, but what will replace it?
B. How come? Nothing can really replace human beings.
C. I’m so proud because I have an expensive TV set at home.
D. Do you like to buy a new TV?
14. _ Tom: “______” _ Mike: “I won’t say no!”
A. How are things with you, Mike?
B. What about playing badminton this afternoon?
C. Mike, do you know where the scissors are?
D. What’s your favourite, tea or coffee?

IV. Look at the signs. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) according to each sign. (0.5pts)
15. What does sign (A) say?
A. Children should go slowly on this road.
B. You don’t have to go slowly because children are fast. (A)
C. You can take a slow walk here with your children.
 D. There might be children crossing ahead. 
16. What does sign (B) say?
A. Careless behaviours on this street are dangerous.
B. You can’t drive while being drunk. (B)
C. The road is slippery.
D. Racing is not allowed on this street.
 

V. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage . (1.5 pts)
Traditionally, the British have always been very fond (17) _____ their eccentrics. Even today, British
eccentrics are considered to be the strangest, (18) _____ to American psychologist David Weeks. Take “the
Leopard Man” Tom Leppard, for example. He lived alone in a cave on the Isle of Skye. He was tattooed
from (19) _____ to toe with leopard spots, and made a living selling seafood. But is this bizarre (20) _____ a
type of mental illness? It has long been believed that creativity and insanity are connected. In the last 30
years or so, psychologists have tried to find evidence to (21) _____ this belief. One study found that creative
people have a lot in common with eccentrics and also that they are more likely to suffer from extreme
depression, which is often associated with mental illness. But during David Weeks’ detailed research into
the personalities of eccentrics, he found that they are among the happiest and healthiest of people. Not (22)
_____ do they visit their doctors much less often than the rest of us, but they are also usually interested in
several things at one time, so they always have a goal in life.
17. A. for B. about C. of D. with
* fond + of = love
* Eccentrics (n): người lập dị
18. A. concerning B. considering C. responding D. according
19. A. finger B. hair C. top D. forehead
* from top to toe
* bizzare (a): kì quái
20. A. acting B. action C. treatment D. behaviour
* insanity (n): tình trạng điên, mất trí => (in)sane (a)
21. A. support B. bear C. hold D. help
22. A. just B. only C. until D. even
 
VI. Read the following passage. Decide if the statements from 23 to 26 are True or False and choose the
correct answer (A, B, C or D) for the questions 27 and 28. (1.5 pts)
Today, millions of people want to learn or improve their English but it's difficult to find the best
method. Is it better to study abroad or in your own country?
The advantages of studying in an English-speaking country seem obvious. First, you'll be able to
hear the language all the time you're in the country. You'll be surrounded completely by the language
wherever you go. Another advantage is you have to speak the language if you are with others. In Italy – a
country whose official language is not English – for example, it's always possible, in an English class, to
speak Italian if you want to and as a result, the learning is slower.(24)
On the other hand, there are also advantages to staying in your motherland to study. You don't have
to make big changes to your life. As well as this, it's also a lot cheaper than studying overseas(28), although
it'll be much harder to achieve the same results as living in Britain or the United States. If you have a good
teacher in your local area, however, you can always learn in a concentrated way with him or her rather than
being in another country without going to any language school.(26)
In conclusion, if you have enough time and money, the best choice is to spend some time with a
native community. This is simply not possible for people who can’t spend a fortune (much money) on
studying overseas, so practising English in their homeland is the only viable option. The most important
thing to do in this situation is to maximize your opportunities: to speak only English in class and to try to use
English whenever possible.

23. Speaking languages other than (khác) English when being with native English speakers is not
advisable. TRUE
 24. English students outside Britain can never speak their mother tongue (tiếng mẹ đẻ) in their English
classes. FALSE
25. People who don't have a lot of money should go to Italy to study English. FALSE
26. A person can never be good at English if they live in a non-English speaking country. FALSE
27. What is the article mainly about?
A. How many people study English nowadays.
B. Different ways to improve English.
C. English schools in England and America.
D. The advantages of studying English abroad.
28. It can be inferred from the passage that:
A. English teachers are always better in English-speaking countries than other countries.
B. People have to work very hard while studying in Britain.
C. Studying in the United States costs a lot of money.
D. Every school in Britain is more expensive than in the United States.

VII. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence. (1.5 pts)
29. One of the most iconic tourist _____ of this town is the traditional market. [attract]
30. We begin with an analysis of the _____ development of British industrial relations. [history]
31. Much to her _____, she realized everyone had been listening to her singing. [embarrass]
32. Jack was walking and smiling _____ at the camera when the accident happened. [confident]
33. While television is more _____ than newspaper, it is less persuasive. [inform]
34. _____ is one of the biggest problems in this city. [employ]

Answers:  29. attractions 31. embarrasment 33. informative

30. historical 32. (un)confidently 34. Unemployment

VIII. Rearrange the groups of words in the correct order to make complete sentences. (0.5 pts)
35. the first Indian woman/ the Indian National Congress / Sarojini Naidu was / to become / the president
of /./
 Sarojini Naidu was the first Indian woman to become the president of the Indian National Congress.

36. wearing a mask, / mouth with / If you aren’t / cover your nose and / your sleeve / whenever you
sneeze /./
 If you aren’t wearing a mask, cover your nose and mouth with your sleeve whenever you sneeze.

 
IX. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the
sentence printed before it. (1.0 pt)
37. “Where is the girl who came here last night?”, his mother asked.
→ His mother wanted to know where the girl who had come there the night before was.
38. I regret not inviting Jenny to my birthday party. (Fact: I did not invite her.)
→ If only I had invited Jenny to my birthday party.
39. Their parents found it difficult to drive on the left.
→ Their parents didn’t get used to driving on the left
40. Hard work always leads to success. 
→ Unless you work hard, you will not succed/ be successful.