ĐỀ SỐ 21

(Đề thi tuyển sinh vào lớp 10 THPT chuyên Hà Tĩnh)

(Thời gian: 150 phút)
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest.
1. A. hope B. stop C. slope D.cope
2. A. technical B. attention C. event D. talent
3. A. encounter B. enter C. enlarge D. entrust
4. A. call B. count C. centre D. cable
5. A. pure B. durable C. cure D. pursue
II. Pick out the word whose syllable is stressed differently from the others.
1. A. passage B. enjoyable C. moment D. matches
2. A. associate B. together C. traveler D. protected
3. A. weather B. Electric C. absorb D. potential
4. A. preference B. attraction C. advantage D. discover
5. A. escaping B. eruption C. delicate D. explain
III. Choose the correct word or phrase underlined to complete the sentence.
1.  What _______ your sister like? She is funny and intelligent.
A. is  B. does C. was D. did
2. If I knew you _______ busy, I wouldn’t disturb you. 
A. were B. had been   C. are D. would be
3. The man _______ towards us is an engineer.
A. coming B. comes C. is coming D. to come
4. If you had come to the party, you _______her.
A. would meet
B. would have meet
C. had met
D. met
5. The company _______ employees are on strike is closing down soon.
A. which B. whose  C. that D. where
6. Water ______ at 100 C.0 

A. boil B. is boiling C. boils  D. was boiling

7. Sunday is a holiday _______ most people rest.
A. which B. that C. where D. when 
8. When she was cooking dinner, she _____ her finger.
A. cuts B. cut C. was cutting D. is cutting
9. I have lived here since I__________10.
A. am  B. have been  C. will be D. was
10. They would be angry if you ___________them.
A. aren’t B. don’t C. won’t D. didn’t visit
11. What will you do if you_______________ a million dollars?
A. win B. won C. had won D. will win
12. If you stay up late, you_______________ sleepy the next morning.
A. feel  B. felt C. would feel  D. will feel 
13. _______________which attract so many visitors as Venice, Italy.
A. Fewer B. As few C. There are few D. Few places
14. He was ____________ of all his money.
A. stolen B. robbed C. removed     D. taken
15. I____________ him to arrive in a fortnight.
A. expect B.wait C.hope    D. suspect
16. The question was difficult therefore________________ of students could answer it.
A. few B.a lot of C.a few     D. a bit
17. The people in the theatre are the______________
A. audience B. lookers C.observers     D.watchers
18. If you live in a house which is not yours you have to pay___________ .
A. a fee B. rent C. fare D. charge
19. The person who designs a house is the____________ .
A. engineer B. architect C. painter   D. builder
20. Can you________a pound note? I need some coins for the telephone box.
A. exchange B. change C. give  D. offer
21. What___________ advice she gave us !
A. so good B. such good C. a good  D. good
22. My dog as well as my cats___________ twice a day.
A. eat B. eats C. has eaten D. have eaten
23. When I came into the class, I realized I knew___________ .
A. them all B. all them C. they all D. all of they
24. Do it right now,_________ ?
A. do you  B. aren’t you C. will you D. don’t you
25. We___________ for her for ten minutes.
A. wait B. waited C. are waiting  D. have been waiting
26. His father is not interested in tennis and_______________ .
A. he doesn’t, either B. so doesn’t he C. neither does he D. neither is he
 
27. The little girl wasted half an hour________ for her picture book.
A. look B. looking C. to look D. looked
28. ________ does it take you to do the washing?
A. How fast B. What time C. How long D. How often
29. Your hair is long. Are you going to______________ ?
D. have it
A. have it cut B. have cut it C. be cutting it  cutting
30. Would you like tea or coffee? – I _______drink tea than coffee.
B. would
A. would like prefer C. would rather D. would wish
31. It is high time you____________________ more attentive in class.
A. are B. were C. must be D. have been
32. He was__________ that we turned off the TV set immediately.
A. so bad singer
B. such bad singer
C. such bad a singer   
D. so bad a singer
33. I wish you________________ that! It’s really annoying habit.
A. won’t do B. couldn’t do C. wouldn’t do D. don’t do
34. “I’m sorry about that!” – “________________ !”
A. That’s right B. Of course C. It’s OK D. You’re welcome
35. Not until 2008___________ across the river.
A. the first bridge was built
B. the first building of a bridge was
C. built the first bridge   
D. was the first bridge built
36. Excuse me! I’m learning my lesson.________turning down your stereo a bit?
A. Would you please
B. Would you mind
C. Could you
D. Would you like
37. I was just ________ to go out when Peter phoned.
A. used B. planned C. about D. around
38.The book provides students________  useful tips to pass the coming exam.
A. of B. about C. on D. with
39. ________ he practiced hard, he didn’t pass the driving test.
A. As long as B. Even though C. In spite of D. If
40. I felt disappointed because I was_________by the company I applied to.
A. criticized B. rejected C. blamed D. forgotten
41. If I were you, I________harder to pass the examination.
A. would work B. will work C. worked D. work
42. We were all hungry, so she suggested________________ dinner early.
A. to have B. having C. had D. have
43. I wish I________ in London with my friends now.
A. am  B. was C. were D. will be
44. I find it difficult to make a good______________ on this problem.
A. want B. decision C. thought D. view
45. We didn’t___________ to the station in time to catch the train.
A. reach B. arrive C. get D. lead
46. My mother is one of the women who______ money.   
A. enjoys to spend
B. enjoys spending
C. enjoy spending
D. enjoy to spend
47. Their exports are just________ours. 
A. similar B. like C. as D. same
48. You may put money in a small coin bank, ________ a piggy bank at home to keep it safe.
A. as such  B. such C. such as D. so
49. It is time you _______hard for the exam.
A. to revise B. revise C. revised D. revising
50. I live in Dalat,________ is one of the most beautiful cities of Vietnam.
A. who B. where C. which D. that
 
IV. Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the following sentences. deaf
science apply care success
deaf science apply care success
live  blood     health attention       short
 
1. Nowadays laser beams can be used to treat__________ .
2. Thousands of _______ are working hard to find out remedies to swine flu.
3. Only five_______ were shoplifted for the interview.
4. Peter drives very   . He’s hardly had a minor accident.
5. My father has lately   in giving up smoking.
6. After the earthquake, very few people were found to be_______ .
7. Your son is very naughty. He has cut himself again, and it is_______
8. The doctor tried to_________ the soldier’s wound in a fierce battle.
9. She is a studious pupil. She always listens___________ to her teachers’ lessons.
10. Whenever there are food ________ people immediately preserve food.
V. There is a mistake in each of following sentence find and correct it.
1. He spent two hours to translate this text into English yesterday morning.
2. We are going on a trip to a countryside with our classmates next month.
3. Many of the peoples in my home village have lived in their village all their lives.
4. First the examiner asked me what my name was, and where I come from.
5. Could you send me some information about a possibly course that I can take?
6. They who arrive early will get the best selection of seats.
7. Fertilize farmland is one of the biggest natural resources in the Central States.
8. There are many different ways of comparing the economy of one nation with those of another.
9. Drug addition has resulted of many destroyed careers and expulsions from school or college.
10. The company did not want to hire a man that his experiment was so limited.
11. I have a very interested job because as a journalist I meet many people.
12. My boss watches me closely and lets me know how I am doing and tells me if I am doing
bad.
13. You probably have never heard of my country where I live because it’s very far of your
home.
14. I would like you see some pictures of my country and I will attach them to my next report.
15. I am trying since I was at school to learn a foreign language but it was difficult for me.
16. On their very first evening he told his wife he was just going out for a short walking but it
was really to buy her some flowers.
17. He found a shop quickly and brought the flowers but he couldn’t get back to the hotel.
18. I have eaten too many of those greasy bacon pies, and now I feel sickly.
19. He was upset last Monday morning by her bad attitudes.
20. My brother is not old enough for driving a car.
VI. Choose the best answer to fill in each of the gaps in the text below.
    There’s now increasing concern about the world’s energy resources, particularly about those
involving fossil (1)_________ . In less than a hundred years we shall probably (2)______ all the
present (3)________ of oil and gas. The world’s coal (4)_____ should last longer but, once used,
these can not be (5)_______________ .
It is important, therefore, that we should develop such (6)_____ sources of energy as solar
energy and nuclear energy as well as water and wind(7)______ ( classed as (8) ______ energy).
Until these energy (9)_____ are widely used, it is important for the developed countries to reduce
energy (10)_____as much as possible.
1. A. fuels B. powers C. forms D. energies
2.A. end B. complete C. total D. exhaust
3. A. findings B. productions C. amounts D. sources
4. A. resserves B. stores C. mines D. contents
5. A. updated B. repeated C. renewed D. produced
D.
6. A. traditional B. alternative C. surprising revolutionary
7. A. force B. strength C. power D. motion
8. A. repeatable B. continual C. renewable D. continuous
9. A. goods B. supplies C. provisions D. materials
10. A.
exhaustion B. destruction C. waste D. consumption
VII. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word.
     George Washington was born on February 22nd, 1732 in Virginia. His (1)________ were
Augustine and Mary Washington. George (2)________ up on a farm in Virginia. Little is
(3)__________ of his early childhood. He attended (4)___________ irregularly from his 7th to
his 15th year. His (5)____________ subject was mathematics. He learned to be a surveyor of
land when he grew up. He (6)__________ the army and was a leader during the American
Revolution. He later became the first (7)___________ of the United States. George Washington
is (8)__________ by his people the “Father of our country”. The Americans (9)_________ his
birthday on Presidents’ Day in February. His (10)______ is on the one-dollar bill.
VIII. Read the following passage and then put a circle round the letter of the correct words
to complete each sentence which follows.
KEPPING OUR TEETH HEALTHY
    It’s very important to have healthy teeth. Good teeth help us to chew our food. They also help
us to look nice.
    How does a tooth go bad? The decay begins in a little crack in the enamel covering of the
tooth. This happens after germs and bits of food have collected there. Then the decay slowly
spreads inside the tooth. Eventually, poison goes into the blood, and we may feel quite ill.
    How can we keep our teeth healthy? First, we ought to visit our dentist twice a year. He can
fill the small holes in our teeth before they destroy the teeth. He can examine our teeth to check
that they are growing in the right way. Unfortunately, many people wait until they have
toothache before they see a dentist. Secondly, we should brush our teeth with a toothbrush and
fluoride toothpaste at least twice a day once after breakfast and once before we go to bed. We
can also use wooden toothpicks to clean between our teeth after a meal.
    Thirdly, we should eat food that is good for or teeth and our body: milk, cheese, fish, brown
bread, potatoes, red rice, raw vegetables and fresh fruit. Chocolate, sweets, biscuits and cakes are
bad, especially when we eat them between meals. They are harmful because they stick to our
teeth and cause decay.
1. Good teeth help us_______
A. be nice
B. have good eyesight
C. chew our food
D. be important
2. When food and germs collect in a small crack, our teeth__________ .
A. become hard
B. begin to decay
C. send poison into the blood
D. make us feel quite ill
3. A lot people visit a dentist only when_______________ .
A. their teeth grow properly
B. they have holes in their teeth
C. they have toothache
D. they have brushed their teeth
4. We ought to try to clean our teeth_______________ .
A. once a day
B. at least twice a day
C. between meals
D. before breakfast
5. We shouldn’t eat a lot of_____________ .
A. red rice
B. fresh fruit                   
C. fish                       
D. chocolate
6. Sweets are harmful because they make our teeth__________________ .
A. black               
B. ache                           
C. bad                         
D. cracked
IX. Rewrite the following sentences, begin as shown and keep the meaning unchanged.
1. The flight from Bangkok to London lasted for more than twelve hours.
—> It
took…………………………………………………………………………………………………
….         
2. No decision on the issue has been made yet.
—> Nothing
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. It was such a boring film that she felt asleep.
—>The film
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. One of my favorite pastimes is watching plays.
—> Going
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. You can borrow the car but you’ve got to fill it up with petrol.
—>
Provided……………………………………………………………………………………………
…….
6. It’s quite pointless to complain about the situation.
—>There is
no…………………………………………………………………………………………………
7. She spends too much money on clothing.
—
>If…………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………..
8. You are the worst footballer in the world.
—> No
one…………………………………………………………………………………………………
…
9. Susan finds it easy to make friends at her new school.
—> Susan has
no…………………………………………………………………………………………….
10. There are a lot of vehicles on the road today.
—> There
is…………………………………………………………………………………………………..
X. Use the words given to make meaningful sentences so as to complete a story.
1. man/ holiday/ London/ first time
2. after/ arrive/ hotel/ he/ send/ wife/ telegram
3. in/ telegram/ he/ inform/ wife/ of/ safe/ arrival
4. he/ also/ give/ her/ name/ address/ hotel
5. next day/ he/ go/ sightseeing/ round/ London
6. he/ satisfy/ enjoy/ visit/ much/ as/ it/ one/ most beautiful cities/ world
7. he/ go/ restaurant/ have/ dinner/ after/ tour
8. he/ tired/ want/ go back/ hotel/ get/ some sleep
9. unfortunately/ he/ not remember/ name/ address/ hotel
10. late that night/ wife/ receive/ strange/ telegram/ say/ “please/ send/ name/ address/ hotel/ at
once”.

Đáp án đề 21 – đề thi vào lớp 10

 I. Pronunciation
l.B 2.D 3.B 4.C
II.
l.D 2.A 3.D 4.D
III. Multiple choice
1. A 2.C 3.A 4.B 5.B 6.C 7.D 8.B 9.D 10.D
11.A 12.D 13.C 14.B 15.A 16.A 17.A 18.B 19.B 20.B
21.C 22.B 23.A 24.C 25.D 26.D 27.B 28.C 29.A 30.C
31.B 32.D 33.C 34.C 35.D 36.B 37.C 38.D 39.B 40.B
41.A 43.B 43.C 44.B 45.C 46.B 47.B 48.C 49.C 50.C
IV. Word formation
1. deafness 2.scientists 3.applicants 4.carefully 5.succeeded
6.alive 7.bleeding 8.heal 9.attentively 10.shortages
V. Error shooting
1. to translate 2. a countryside 3. the peoples 4. come 5. possibly course
6. They 7. Fertilize 8. those 9. of 10. that his
11. interested 12.bad 13.of 14. see 15. I am
16. walking 17. brought 18. sickly 19. attitudes 20. for diving
VI. Multiple choices
1.A 2.D 3.D 4.A 5.C 6.B 7.C 8.C 9.B 10.D
VII. Gap filling
1. parents 2. grew 3. known 4. school 5. favorite/best
6. joined 7. President 8. called 9. celebrate 10. picture/photo
VIII. Complete each sentence
1.C       2.B          3.C         4.B         5.D        6.C
IX. Rewriting
1. It took (me) more than twelve (/12) hours to fly from Bangkok to London.
2. Nothing (on the issue) has been decided yet.
3. The film was so boring that she felt asleep.
4. Going to the theatre is one of my favorite pastimes/ something I really enjoy doing.
5. Provided (that) you fill the car up with petrol, you can borrow it.
6. There is no point/sense/good (in) complaining about the situation.
7. If I were her, I wouldn’t spend too much/ I would spend less money on clothing.
   (If only she wouldn’t spend too much/ she would spend less money on clothing).
8. No one (else) in the world plays football as/so badly as you (do).
9. Susan has no difficulty/difficulties in making friends at her new school.
10. There is a lot of/ heavy traffic in the road today.
X. Sentence completing
1. A man was/went on holiday in London for the first time.
2. After arriving/ he (had) arrived at the hotel, he sent his wife a telegram.
3. In the telegram he informed his wife of his/the safe arrival.
4. He also gave her the name and the address of his/the hotel.
5. The next day he went sightseeing round London.
6. He was satisfied and enjoyed his visit very much as it was one of the most beautiful cities in/
of the world.
7. He went to a restaurant to have/ and had dinner after his/the tour.
8. He was tired and wanted to go back to the hotel to/ and get some sleep.
9. Unfortunately, he couldn’t remember the name and (the) address of the/his hotel.
10. Late that night his wife received a strange telegram which said “Please send me the name and
(the) address of my hotel at once”.