ĐỀ LUYỆN SỐ 3 ĐỀ LUYỆN - KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10

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Name: ……………………………………………… Class: 8A2-NCT Total: …………./ 40

Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others
1. A. lived B. liked C. watched D. washed
2. A. conduct B. urban C. tunnel D. thunder
Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A, B, C, or D
3. A. baby B. novel C. people D. remind
4. A. elegant B. regional C. musical D. effective
Circle the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting
5. His mother is very proud of him, doesn’t she?
A. of B. His C. she D. doesn’t
6. The man whom robbed you has been arrested.
A. you B. whom C. arrested D. The
7. Miss Hoa stopped to type the letter when she saw me coming.
A. to type B. me C. coming D. the
Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the sentences:
8. Mrs. Brown forgot her raincoat _________ she got wet.
A. so B. however C. because D. if
9. If you were able to take a space trip, what_________ along?
A. will you bring B. are you going to bring
C. are you bringing D. would you bring
10. She asked me _________ had been working in my present job.
A. what B. how long D. what time D. how often
11. A recent survey has shown that____increasing number of people are willing to travel abroad on their holidays.
A. a B. an D. the D. some
12. _________ the stove when you have finished cooking.
A. Put off B. Put out C. Put D. Put up with
13. Her________ include swimming and reading.
A. interesting B. interests C. interested D. interest
14. She arranged _________her friends in the afternoon as the weather was fine.
A. meeting B. to be meeting C. to have met D. to meet
15. If you say so, I shall _________ to your judgment out of respect for you.
A. defer B. refer C. adhere D. resign
16. You are at _________ to do what you like.
A. freedom B. odds C. disposal D. liberty
Mark the letter to indicate the most suitable response.
17. John offered his mother a nice gift on her birthday.
John's mother: “Thank you very much for your gift! How wonderful it is!”
John: “______”
A. Never mind! B. I'm happy you like it. C. That's right. D. Of course.
18. William is talking to Jennie about his headache.
William: “Oh, dear. The pain in my head is killing me.”
Jennie: “________”
A. How do you do? B. What can I do for you now?
C. Don't mention it. D. I'm sorry. I can't.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in
meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
19. It takes me 15 minutes to get ready for the trip.
A. prepare B. go C. wake up D. get up
20. School uniform is compulsory in most of Vietnamese schools.
A. depended B. required C. divided D. paid
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in
meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
21. Later that evening, when I was almost asleep, the sound of a crowd brought me back to full consciousness.
A. afraid B. tired B. awake D. aware
22. There were so many members of the political party who had gone against the leader that he had to resign.
A. invited B. opposed B. insisted D. supported
Read the following passage carefully and choose the best option to fit each space.
When you visit London, one of the first things you will see is Big Ben, the famous clock which can be
heard all over the world on the BBC. If the Houses of Parliament hadn't burned (23) ________ in 1834, the great
clock would never have been erected. Big Ben takes its (24) ________from Sir Benjamin Hall who was
responsible for the making of the clock when the new Houses of Parliament were being built. It is not only of
immense size but is extremely accurate as well. Officials from Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked
(25) ________a day. On the BBC, you can hear the clock when it is actually striking because microphones (26)
________to the clock tower. Big Ben has rarely gone wrong. Once, however, it failed to give the correct time. A
painter (27) ________had been working on the tower hung a pot of paint on one of the hands and slowed it
down.
23. A. up B. on C. down D. off
24. A. place B. name C. fame D. time
25. A. two B. two time C. couple D. twice
26. A. connects B. are connected C. is connected D. connect
27. A. who B. whom C. which D. where
Read the text carefully, then choose the most suitable answers.
It is often considered that the schoolyard is where bullies go to make other kids a miserable school life,
but a new study suggests that classrooms are another popular place.
The study, presented recently at the American Public Health Association’s yearly meeting in Philadelphia,
is based on the results of the research from more than 10,000 middle school students who answered questions
online.
Of those researched, 43% said they’d been physically bullied within the last month. A bit more than half
said they had been laughed at in an unfriendly way, and half reported being called hurtful names. About one
third said groups had excluded them to hurt their feelings. 28% said their belongings had been taken or broken;
21% said someone had threatened to hurt them. According to the results, two-thirds of the students said they
had been bullied in more than one way over the previous month.
The study authors mentioned that 8% of the students who answered said they had missed school at
least once during the school year because of fear of being bullied, 25% said they had taken other actions, such
as missing recess, not going to the bathroom or lunch, missing classes, or staying away from some area of the
school to escape from experiencing a bully. Bullies did too much to the school life.
28. Bullies can happen in the following places EXCEPT_________.
A. schoolyards B. classrooms C. bathrooms D. teachers’ offices
29. The underlined phrase “laughed at” in the passage is closest in meaning to_________.
A. made fun of B. smiled nicely C. shouted at D. looked after well
30. Which of the following might some students do to protect themselves from bullies?
A. They miss school. C. They try to hurt others.
B. They call their parents for help. D. They break others’ belongings
31. The word “they” in the last paragraph refers to ______.
A. authors B. students C. schools D. action
32. Which of the following is probably the best title for the passage?
A. Bad school life B. Bullies at school C. Fear at school D. School problems
Mark letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the
original sentence in each of the following questions.
33. It's more than a couple of years since I last went there.
A. I have never stayed there for longer than two years.
B. It was only after two years that I went there again.
C. I haven’t been there since my visit over two years ago.
D. I had never been there until the year before last.
34. "John left here an hour ago," said Jane.
A. Jane told me that John had left there an hour before.
B. Jane said John left here an hour before.
C. Jane told John to have left there an hour before.
D. Jane told me that John to leave there an hour before.
35. They have just sent an ambulance to the school.
A. An ambulance has just been send to the school. B. An ambulance has just been sent to the school.
C. An ambulance has just sent to the school. D. An ambulance has just being sent to the school.
36. I don’t have the key, so I cannot get into the house.
A. If I have the key, I can get into the house. B. Unless I have the key, I can get into the house.
C. I could get into the house if I had the key. D. If I had the key, I can get into the house.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair
of sentences in the following questions.
37. She will go camping with us. She hopes that.
A. She wishes she will go camping with us. B. She wishes she would go camping with us.
C. She hopes that she would go camping with us. D. She hopes that she goes camping with us.
38. Most of the people recovered quickly. They were injured in the crash.
A. The people who were injured in the crash, most of them recovered quickly.
B. Most of the people who recovered quickly were injured in the crash.
C. Most of the people recovered quickly after the crash.
D. Most of the people who were injured in the crash recovered quickly.
39. You cannot completely avoid stress in your life. You need to find ways to cope with it.
A. After you can completely avoid stress in your life, you need to find ways to cope with it.
B. As long as you can completely avoid stress in your lives, you need to find ways to cope with it.
C. As you cannot completely avoid stress in your life, you need to find ways to cope with it.
D. Because stress can completely be avoided in your life, you need to find ways to cope with it.
40. I leave home late. The buses are less crowded.
A. The later I leave home, the less the buses are crowded.
B. The later I leave home, the less crowded the buses are.
C. The less the buses are crowded, the later I leave home.
D. The least crowded the buses are, the latest I leave home.
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