QUẬN 12 – ĐỀ CƯƠNG TIẾNG ANH – ÔN THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 NĂM HỌC 2020-2021

TRƯỜNG THCS NGUYỄN VĨNH NGHIỆP (UNIT 2)

I. Choose the word (A,B,C or D) that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each
of the following questions. (0.5 m)
1. A. musician B. fashion C.country D.language
2. A.cyclone B.furniture C.movement D. abrupt

Answer: 1._________ 2.__________

II. Choose the word (A,B,C or D) whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in
each of the following questions. (0.5 m)
3.A. dynamite B.pesticide C.motorbike D. family
4. A. argued B.organized C.wished D.studied

Answer 3. 4.
III. Choosethewordorphrase(A,B,CorD)thatbestfitstheblankspaceineachsentence:(2.5ms)

5. She enjoys collecting stamps __________ all over the world.

A. in B. on C. of D.from
6. The Ao dai is the __________ dress of Vietnamese woman .
A.beautiful B.traditional C. casual D. baggy
7. A __________ is a man who makes weather forecasts at regular times on TV or radio.
A. weather forecaster B. weatherman C.weather proof D.weather station
8. Have you ever seen __________ leaves , Lucy?
A. heart- shape B.heart- shaped C. shape - heart D. shape-hearted
9. She lives in a hotel __________ is restricted to senior citizens .
A. that B. which C.where D.Both A and B
10. A new phone line was __________ in the apartment recently.
A.reduced B. installed C.saved D.compared
11. I don’t shop on-line __________ I like to ask salespeople questions in person.
A.therefore B. and C. because D.although
12 . __________ some computer games?
A. Shall we play B.How about playing C.Why don’t we play D.All are correct
13.You’re never read this article about the website , __________?
A. have you B. don’t you C.haven’t you D. do you
14.Do you like reading short stories __________ English ?
A. in B. with C. by D. of

Answer 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
10. 11. 12. 13. 14.

IV. Look at the sign/picture. Choose the best answer (A,B,C, or D) for each sign/picture (0,5m)
15. What does this sign mean ?
A.mountainous road
B.Ocean road
C.Airway road
D. fallen rock road
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16. What does this sign mean?

A. beautiful road
B. dangerous road
C. construction site ahead
D.repairing road

Answer 15. 16.

V. Reading comprehension(1,5m)
Levi Strauss a young immigrant from Germany ,arrived in san francisco in 1850 .California was in the
middle of the Gold Rush, thousands of men were coming to California to dig for gold and Levi Strauss
came to sell canvas to these gold miners . Canvas is a heavy fabric. So Levi Strauss thought the miners
could use the canvas for tents.
One day Strauss heard a miner complain that he couldn´t find clothes strong enough for the work he
was doing Strauss got an idea he quickly took some of his canvas and made it into pants these pants were
what the miners needed . In one day Strauss sold all the pants he had made.
Strauss wanted to improve his pants he wanted to make them even better .He bought a fabric that was
softer than canvas but just as strong. This fabric came from Nimes , a city in France and was called serge
de Nimes .The miners liked this fabric they called it "denim" (from de Nimes) and bought even more pants
from Strauss.
However denim had no color because of this the denim pants did not look very interesting and they got
dirty easily .To solve these problems Strauss made the denim blue.
Strauss continued to improve his jeans .Today the company he started is known around the world and
jeans are considered not just practical but very fashionable as well.
A. Choose true orfalse:
17. Levi Strauss came to Germany in 1850.
18. Levi Strauss came to import canvas .
19. Strauss got the denim from France.
20. Strauss dyed the denim blue.
Answer17. 18. 19. 20.
B. Choose the most suitableitem.
21. What does the word” to improve” in line 8 mean?
A. to make better B. to take care
C. to find more D. to look after
22. People like jeans because they are...............................
A. practical C. colorful
B. fashionable D. A and B

Answer: 21. ___________ 22. ____________

VI. Choosetheword(A,B,CorD)thatbestfitstheblankspaceinthefollowingpassage.(1,5m)
Clothes can tell a lot about a person. Some people like very colorful clothes because they want
everyone (23)…………at them and they want to be the center of things. (24)………. People like to wear
nice clothes, but their clothes are not (25)…………..or fancy. They do not like people to look at them.
Clothes today are very different from the clothes of the 1800s.
One (26).........................is the way they look. For example, in the 1800s, all women wore dress. The
dresses all had long skirts. But today, women do not always wear dresses with skirts. Sometimes they wear
short skirts. Sometimes they wear pants. Another difference between 1800 and today is the (27)…….. In
the 1800s, clothes (28)………… natural kinds of cloth. They were from cotton, wool, silk on linen. But
today, there are many kinds of man- made cloth. A lot of clothes are now made from nylon, rayon or
polyester.
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23. A. look B. to look C. looked D. looking

24. A. each other B. another C. others D. other
25. A. color B. colorfully C. colorful D. colored
26. A. differ B. difference C. different D. differences
27. A. cloth B. clothing C. clothe D. clothes
28. A. were made only by B. were made only of
C. were made only in D. were made only from

Answer23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28.

VII. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence.(1,5m)
29. _______________, a Vietnamese woman wear the ao dai on her wedding day. (tradition)
30. Poets take_________________ from many things in life. (inspire)
31. These ________________pants are too big for me. (bag)
32. She is a(n)______________ mother who doesn't allow her daughter to phone her friends. (fashion)
33. The ______________ of textile industry can be seen everywhere. (grow)
34. Jeans and T-shirts are his _____________ clothes. ( favour)
Answer 29. 30. 31.
32. 33. 34.
VIII. Rearranging the words or phrases tomake a complete sentence.(0,5ms)
35. has raised / and ducks/ Uncle Lum/ a lot of/ on the farm/ chickens /./

36. disappointed/ my children/ yet/ haven't cleaned up/ I'm/ to know/ all the trash/./

Answer: 35. ________________________________________________________________

36.______________________________________________________________
IX. Transformation (1m)
37. They gave me two shillings change at the shop.
=> I .
38. Mr. Thanh said to Mrs. Nhi," What are you doing now?"
=> Mr. Thanh asked .
39. Mary started working as a secretary 2 years ago.
=>Mary
40. " Let's go on a sightseeing tour of the city." said Lan.
=>Lan suggested that .

Answer:
37. I .
38. Mr. Thanh asked ________________________________________________.
39. Mary ________________________________________________________.
40. Lan suggested that______________________________________________.