Nghia binh secondary school Name: ……………………………………………… Test 1 (thi tuyeån sinh 10) Class: …………… Marks:…………………. I/. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently. (1) 1. A. campus B. publish C. supply D. difficult 2. A. about B. south C. young D. count 3. A. model B. boy C. body D. cover 4. A. scenery B. family C. try D. grocery III/. Choose the word (A, B,C or D) that best completes the sentence. (2,5) 5. It’s very kind …… you to help me. A. of B. to C. with D. for 6. A free …… is guaranteed to every citizen. A. educated B. education C. educating D. educational 7. AIDS is a newly-discovered and very …………………disease. A. danger B. dangerous C. endangered D. dangerously 8. Please ………your cigarette. I’m allergic to smoke. A. put aside B. put off C. put up D. put out 9. Let’s have a drink,……… ? A. shall we B. will we C. shall you D. do we 10. They didn’t go on a picnic ……………the weather was awful. A. so B. although C. because D. because of 11. Do you know the lady……… son is standing over there?. A. who B. whom C. which D. whose 12. I believe you because I know you are ……… A. true B. truth C. truthful D. truly 13. Water ……… at 100 degrees Celsius. A. boiling B. boil C. is boiling D. boils 14. Laziness is normally the cause of ………. A. poor B. poverty C. richness D. success IV/. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in standard English:( 1 ) 15. When she came to my house this morning, I still slept. A B C D 16. Is Fiona used to work late at the office? A B C D 17. He was punished because he did the test careless yesterday. A B C D 18. The doctor told my father stop smoking because of his sickness A B C D V/ Find the once choice that best completes the passage below : ( 1,5 ) Rice is (19)……… by Vietnamese people every day. It often (20)………. in tropical countries such as Vietnam, Thailand or Malaysia. The Chinese have also been growing rice for (21)…………. years. The seeds are planted in special beds to grow into young rice plants. Then they are taken to fields covered (22)…………. muddy water called paddies. The fields of rice look very (23)…………… After 3 or 5 months, the rice is ready to be picked. People often drain away water before colleting rice. Eating rice is a special action in the world. They don’t use spoons or forks to enjoy bowls of rice. (24)………… , they use two short Written by : Nguyen Van Thang Nghia binh secondary school sticks known as chopsticks to put rice into their mouths. China and Vietnam are the four countries in which people use chopsticks very well. 19. A. used B. taken C. eaten D. boiled 20. A. grows B. keeps C. plants D. stays 21. A. thousands B. thousand C. thousand of D. thousands of 22. A. in B. by C. with D. of 23. A. beauty B. beautiful C. beautifully D. the beauty 24. A. However B. Moreover C. Besides D. Instead VI/ Read the following passage and choose the best answers. (2) Children’s education is changing rapidly today. In the past, teachers made children sit still for hours. They made them memorize all sorts of things. In other words, children had to go on repeating things until they knew them by heart. Today, many teachers wonder if it possible to make children learn at all. They say you can only help them learn. They say you must let children learn and discover things for themselves. 25. What did teachers make children do in the past? A. stand for hours B. memorize everything C. repeat their homework D. sit for days 26. Children in the past were mase to learn everything………………… A. by head B. by hand C. by hair D. by heart 27. Nowadays, many teachers say that they only …………………… A. give children more homework B. make children learn C. help children D. teach children at home 28. Today, the modern learning method is …………………… A. Letting children play computer games B. making children read a lot of books C. doing homework for children D. letting children discover things for themselves VII/ Complete the second sentences without changing the meaning of the first sentences. (2) 29. No one in the group is younger than Mai  Mai is………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 30. “Where are you going for your holidays?” I asked them.  I asked them……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 31. The luggage is too heavy for her to carry.  The luggage is so……………………………………………………………………………………………. 32. He is tired, so he couldn’t score any goals.  If he……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Written by : Nguyen Van Thang Nghia binh secondary school Name: …………………… Test 2 Marks:…………………. (thi tuyeån sinh 10) I/. Choose the word that its main stress is placed differently from the others.1 1. A. invite B. pick C. ticket D. kitchen 2. A. lock B. shock C. block D. program 3. A. bad B. sad C. day D. catch 4. A. greet B. teeth C. deer D. knee II. Choose the correct word or phrase in each of the following sentences (2.5) 1. This newspaper is ………every day. It’s a daily newspaper. A. publishing B. published C. publish D. to publish 2. We are taking about the preservation of ………resources. A. natural B. nature C. naturally D. naturalize 3. Everyone must take part in ………forests and increase forestation. A. protect B. protecting C. protection D. protected 4. In order to save electricity, an ordinary 100-watt light bulb can be replaced by ________ . A. an energy-saving bulb B. a 1000-watt light C. an electric bulb D. a saving - energy bulb 5. ………we know her address, we will call you. A. Unless B. Since C. If D. Therefore 6. If you know where she lives, let me…………. A. to know B. knowing C. know D. knew 7. We’ll make the beach clean and ………… again A. polluted B. dirty C. awful D. beautiful 8. It is impossible ……………a newspaper without reading about the damage we are doing to the environment. A. open B. opening C. to open D. opened 9. If you are late again, you…………the job. A. won’t lost B. will lose C. lost D. will be lost 10. She never goes to the movies…………she is very busy. A. so B. because C. if D. because III/. Choose the word (A, B,C or D) that best completes the following passage. (1,5ms) Environmental (1)……………is one of the most serious problems (2)……………mankind today. Air, water and soil are necessary to the survival of all (3)………………things. Badly polluted air can (4)………………illness and even death. Polluted water (5)…………… many kinds of wild animals and other marine life. Pollution of soil reduces the amount of land (6) ……………growing food. 1.A. pollute B. polluted C. pollution D. polluting 2.A. face B. faces C. to face D. facing 3.A. lived B. living C. live D. lives 4.A. cause B. give C. make D. catch 5.A. kills B. kill C. are killing D. doesn’t kill 6.A. of B. to C. from D. for Written by : Nguyen Van Thang Nghia binh secondary school IV/. Answer the questions(2ms) 1.What is the most important problem of mankind nowadays? _______________________________________________________________________ 2.Which kinds of pollution are mentioned in this passage? _______________________________________________________________________ 3.Why do many kinds of wild animals and other marine life die? _______________________________________________________________________ 4. Does the pollution of soil make the amount of food-growing land narrower? _______________________________________________________________________ V/. Rewrite each of the sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same meaning 3 1. I think it would be good idea to take the train.  I suggest____________________________________________________ 2. “Why don’t you go with me?”, he asked me.  He asked ____________________________________________________ 3. Lan often stayed up late when she was young.  lan used to __________________________________________________ 4. Does it take you 3 hours to do this task?.  Do you spend________________________________________________ 5. I can’t buy this bike because I don’t have enough money.  If I have____________________________________________________ 6. I can’t play basketball well because of my height.  Because I_______________________________________________________ Written by : Nguyen Van Thang Nghia binh secondary school Name: …………………… Test 3 Marks:…………………. (thi tuyeån sinh 10) I/. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently. (0,5) 1. A. change B. charity C. chopstick D. character 2. A. depend B. poet C. equal D. region 3. A. plumber B. Some C. luxury D. consume 4. Acaused B. power C. shower D. amount III/. Choose the word (A, B,C or D) that best completes the sentence. (2,5) 25. Do you often go out …………Saturday evenings? A. in B. at C. on D. for 26. Hoa likes reading and …………… A. so is Minh B. Minh is too C. so does Minh D. Minh does either 27. They don’t like milk and ……………… A. neither do we B. so do we C. we do too D. neither don’t we 28. I have two brothers and we are ……………at school. A. both B. all C. either D. neither 29. The man………………we saw yesterday is a scientist. A. whom B. whom C. which D. whose 30. I feel ……………in this book. A. interesting B. interested C. interest D. interestingly 31. Vietnam is a …………country. A. develop B. developed C. developing D. development 32. There is …………time. Let’s hurry. A. a lot of B. few C. a few D. not much 33. This house is ………………of the three. A. old B. older C. oldest D. the oldest 34. If it …………, we’ll have the party outside. A. rains B. doesn’t rain C. rained D. didn’t rain IV/ Find the once choice that best completes the passage below : ( 1,5 ) Among the festivals (15)………… by some of Asian people is the Moon Cake Festival, also known (16)………… the Mid August Festival. Large numbers of small round moon cakes are eaten (17)…………. this day, and children enjoy carrying colorful (18)……………. lanterns come in all shapes; the most popular ones are shaped like fish, rabbits and butterflies. According to (19)…………, the moon shines the brightest on the night of the Moon Cake Festival. As the moon rises, tables are placed (20)……………… the house and women make offerings of fruit and moon cakes to the Moon Goddess. 35. A. celebrated B. made C. held D. set 36. A. like B. as C. such as D. Þ 37. A. in B. for C. at D. on 38. A. wood B. metal C. paper D. gold 39. A. they B. them C. it D. their 40. A. under B. near C. outside D. around Written by : Nguyen Van Thang Nghia binh secondary school V/. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in standard English:( 1 ) 41. Did the house broken when you were away? A B C D 42. That is the girl whom Jim wants to marry her. A B C D 43. Although it rained heavy, they went out last night. A B C D 44. The accident happened in front of my house last night because the driver’s carelessness. A B C D VI/ Read the following passage and choose the best answers. (2) I often hear or read about “natural disaster”- the eruption of Mount St Helen, a volcano in the state of Washington: Hurricane Andrew in Florida; the floods in the American Midwest; terrible earthquakes all over the world; huge fires; and so on. But I’ll never forget my first personal experience with the strangeness of nature – “the London Killer Fog” of 1952. It began on Thursday, December 4 th when a high –pressure system (warm air) cover southern England. With the freezing-cold air below, heavy fog formed. Pollution from factories, cars, and coal stoves mixed with the fog. The humidity was terribly high, there was no breeze at all. Traffic (cars, trains, and boats) stopped. People couldn’t see, and some walked onto the railroad tracks or into the river. It was hard to breathe, and many people got sick. Finally on Tuesday, December 9 th , the wind came and the fog went away. But after that, even more people got sick, many of them died. 33. Which natural disaster isn’t mentioned in the text? A. a volcanic eruption B. a flood C. a hurricane D. a tornado 34. What is his unforgettable person experience? A. the London killer B. the heavy fog in London C. the strangeness of nature D. a high-pressure system 35. What didn’t happen during the time of the “London Killer Fog”? A pollution humidity heavy rain heavy fog 36. The traffic stopped because of …………. The rain B. the windy weather C. the humid weather D. the heavy fog VII/ Complete the second sentences without changing the meaning of the first sentences. (2) 37. Hurry up or you will be late  If……………………………………………………………………………….…………………………………………… 38. Helen can play the piano better than Elizabeth.  Elizabeth……………………………………………………….………………………………………………………. 39. Learning English is interesting  It is…………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 40. No one has answered the questions yet.  The questions……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Written by : Nguyen Van Thang Nghia binh secondary school Name: …………………… Test 4 Marks:…………………. (thi tuyeån sinh 10) I/. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently. (0,5) 1. A. think B. thick C. this D. thanks 2. A. shoulder B. should C. could D. would 3. A. tutor B.doctor C. vsitor D. store 4. A. selection B. repair C. recycle D. convenient III/. Choose the word (A, B,C or D) that best completes the sentence. (2,5) 45. The boys looks very proud …………his success at school. A. of B. at C. about D. on 46. Is Dalat rather crowded?- No, there are …………people than in HCM. A. few B. fewer C. more D. less 47. In spite of ………late, he arrived in time. A. he started B. his being started C. he was started D. starting 48. It’s time the children ………here now. A. are B. are being C. were D. to be 49. I won’t go …………you explain everything to me. A. unless B. although C. because D. if 50. How many languages are there ……………the world? A. through B. over C. for D. in 51. Your son is not only intelligent ……………… handsome. A. but also B. and C. but D. with 52. The washing machine was very expensive, ………we couldn’t afford to buy it. A. though B. because C. therefore D. so 53. This is …………novel I’ve read. A. bad B. good C. better D. the worst 54. They don’t understand the matter ; ……………they didn’t ask for help. A. moreover B. therefore C. however D. but IV/ Find the once choice that best completes the passage below : ( 1,5 ) Nowadays, people are destroying rain forests of the earth seriously. It is (15)……………… that every year 100,000 (16)……………… kilometers of rain forests are destroyed for (17)……………… of wood paper and fuel as well as for the residence and (18)……………… land. Rain forests are very important for the world’s climate. They receive the rainfall on the earth and produce a large amount of the world’s oxygen. Destroying rain forests,(19)……………… , is destroying our environment. Saving rain forests is a(n) (20)……………… problem. Nations need cooperation to save rain forests, if not, it will be late. 55. A. exhausted B. pleasure C. interesting D. estimated 56. A. square B. cross C. round D. heart 57. A. bring B. supply C. support D. suggest 58. A. planting B. field C. farming D. rice 59. A. moreover B. however C. so D. therefore 60. A. national B. international C. world wide D. world Written by : Nguyen Van Thang Nghia binh secondary school V/. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in standard English:( 1 ) 61. When I was a boy, I was used to go fishing with my father. A B C D 62. My sister , Lan can neither sing or swim. A B C D 63. She always wears modern and fashioned clothes when she is at work A B C D 64. The last time he saw in public, he worn a great suit. A B C D VI/ Read the following passage and choose the best answers. (2) The zipper is a wonderful invention. They are very common so we forget that they are wonderful. They are strong, but they open and close very easily. They come in many colors and sizes. In 1810s, people in the US wore high shoes or clothes with long row of buttons. It was hard for them to wear anything. They wanted an easier way to put on and take off clothes. White comb Judson invented the first zipper in 1839. He called it a slide fastener. A zipper has three parts. There are dozens of metal or plastic teeth in two rows. These are fastened to two flexible strips of cloth. A fastener slides along and fastens the teeth together. When it slides the other way, it takes the teeth apart. 41. Many people forget that zippers are wonderful because ……………………… A. they are strong B. they open and close easily C. they are colorful D. they are common 42. The first zipper was invented ……………………………………… A. in 1800 B. in the 1800s C. in 1839 D. in 18 th century 43. A zipper consists of ………………………………… three metal of plastic teeth dozens of parts dozens of metal or plastic teeth only metal or plastic teeth, two flexible strips of cloth and fastener 44. It was …………for people in the US to wear clothes or shoes with a long row of buttons. easy B. difficult C. wonderful D. convenient VII/ Complete the second sentences without changing the meaning of the first sentences. (2) 45. Peter failed the exam because he was lazy.  Because of………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 46. Please don’t play your music loudly.  Would you mind……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 47. They didn’t have a map, so they got lost.  Because…………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 48. “Do you know my teacher’s telephone number, Lan? Said Minh.  Minh asked……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Written by : Nguyen Van Thang Nghia binh secondary school Name: …………………… Test 5 Marks:…………………. (thi tuyeån sinh 10) I/. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently. (1 ) 1. A. gather B. website C. persuade D. telegraph 2. A. guess B. stage C. teenager D. advantage 3. A. generous B. d dependence C. battery D. terrify 4. A. destroy B. erupt C. English D. spend III/. Choose the word (A, B,C or D) that best completes the sentence. (2,5) 65. TI just lend Jane some money for lunch …………she never pay me back my last loan. A. if B. unless C. only if D. when 66. They work in offices……………are air-conditioned. A. who B. which C. where D. what 67. Lan said that she ……………married soon. A. will get B. would get C. has got D. got 68. The children laughed …………when they were watching Tom and Jerry. A. on B. with C. in D. at 69. They felt ……………when Tet was coming near. A. excited B. exciting C. excitement D. excitingly 70. ……………it rained heavily, we stayed at home to watch TV. A. Like B. As C. Because of D. Although 71. The advantage of living in the countryside is that the air is……………… . A. polluted B. polluting C. unpolluted D. pollution 72. The band performed very ………………in the concert last night. A. impressed B. impressive C. impressively D. impressing 73. Her boring essay is the ………………one that I ‘ve ever read. A. length B. longest C. long D. longer 74. This house need ……………… A. to repaint B. repainted C. to be repainted D. being repainted IV/ Find the once choice that best completes the passage below : ( 1,5 ) . Energy is one of the problems that many people are interested in. It is not an unfamiliar word. It is heard, said, discussed day (15)………… day. It is close to everyone’s daily life. You turn (16) ………… a lamp and it is energy that gives you light. You turn on a TV and it is energy that gives you (17)…………. and sound. You ride a motorcycle and it is energy that gives you movement. You cook your meals and it is energy that gives you (18)……………to boil rice. The problem is that the demand for energy is rising and that the price of energy is getting higher and higher. The supply of energy on the earth is (19)…………. It cannot provide us all forever. The shortage of energy in the future is inevitable. (20)……………… , saving energy is a must if we want to continue to live in a safe and sound world. 75. A. before B. and C. by D. after 76. A. on B. off C. in D. up 77. A. news B. films C. pictures D. movies 78. A. light B. hot C. heat D. fire 79. A. long B. limited C. short D. little 80. A. Although B. Moreover C. However D. Therefore V/. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in standard English:( 1 ) 81. There are usually a lot of parties in New Year’s Eve. Written by : Nguyen Van Thang Nghia binh secondary school A B C D 82. No one died in the accident, didn’t they A B C D 83. Although they were poor, they had money enough to buy food and clothes for their family. A B C D 84. Both of the girls are pretty but neither of them are intelligent. A B C D VI/ Read the following passage and choose the best answers. (2) Christmas is the biggest festival of the year in most of Britain. Celebrations start properly on December 24, Christmas Eve, although there have been several weeks of preparation beforehand. The Christmas tree and all the presents, food, drink and decorations have been bought. Christmas cards have already been sent to friends and relations. About a week before Christmas, people usually put up their decorations and decorate the Christmas tree with lights, various colored decorations and an angel on the top. Family presents are usually put under the tree. Christmas Day is the biggest day of the holiday. On the Christmas morning (often very early), children open the presents that are in their socks. Some families go to church. The traditional Christmas dinner consists of roast turkey with potatoes and various other vegetables. Before the dinner, people usually pull crackers-small rolls of paper that have gifts, jokes, and party hats inside. 49. People usually decorate the Christmas tree …………………… A. on December 24 B. on December 25 C. several weeks before Christmas D. about a week before Christmas 50. The most important day of the holiday is …………………… A. the day before Christmas B. the day after Christmas Day C. Christmas Eve D. Christmas Day 51. Children open the presents………………………… on the Christmas morning on the Christmas afternoon on Christmas Eve on December 24 52. Which of the following is the traditional Christmas dinner? Roast turkey and potatoes and bread B. Roast potatoes, tomatoes with turkey and various vegetables C. Roast turkey with tomatoes and various other vegetables D. Roast turkey with potatoes and vegetables VII/ Complete the second sentences without changing the meaning of the first sentences. (2) 53. They have considered me as their great friend.  I have…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 54. All of the buildings in this town aren’t as high as yours.  Your building……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 55. The show was interesting to the boy.  The boy was……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 56. My father doesn’t smoke any more.  My father used………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Written by : Nguyen Van Thang [...]... will lose 11 Jim wants to live …………of his parents A dependent B dependently C independent D independently 12 Although they are poor, they still live ………… A happy B unhappy C happily D happiness Name: …………………… Written by : Nguyen Van Thang Nghia binh secondary school 13 We won’t go out …………it stops raining A if B unless C when D as 14 The phone ……………suddenly when Joanne was doing the housework A rang B... left a message C But I left a message D because I left a message 8 The road to our village ……………as soon as possible A will be widened B should be windened C must widen D has to widen 9 You must pass the wrtten exam if you want to…………… this course A offer B join C involve D attend 10 Mr Phong asked me how mnay boys …………in my class A are there B there are C were there D there were 11 Thanks to the Internet... because I left a C but I left a message D although I left a message 8 The road to our village ……………as soon as possible A will be widened B has to widen C must widen D should be widened 9 You must pass the written exam if you want to…………… this course A offer B join C involve D attend 10 Mr Phong asked me how many boys …………in my class A are there B there are C were there D there were 11 Thanks to the Internet... …………………… Test 7 Marks:………………… (thi tuyeån sinh 10/ 2008) I/ Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently (0,5) 1 A gather B website C persuade D telegraph 2 A guess B stage C teenager D advantage II/ Choose the word that its main stress is placed differently from the others.(0,5) 3 A generous B occasion C battery D terrify 4 A destroy B erupt C provide D purpose III/ Choose the... called (16)…………… or rubbish A definition of garbage is anything left behind at a place (17) ………….you used to be, but are not anymore In modern home and businesses, (18)…………… , garbage is normally separated and put where it can be (19)………….and taken to a place designed to hold, burn, or (20)…………….garbage Smoke is a cloud of very small, solid parts It is made when (21)…………….something Smoke is can be bad... natural materials and living things on the Earth This is also called the natural environment Some people call themselves environmentalists These people think that harmony with the environment is important They think we must protect the environment The important things in the environment that we value are called natural resources For example fish, sunlight, and forests These are renewable natural resources... start properly on December 24, Christmas Eve, although there have been several weeks of preparation beforehand The Christmas tree and all the presents, food, drink and decorations have been bought Christmas cards have already been sent to friends and relations About a week before Christmas, people usually put up their decorations and decorate the Christmas tree with lights, various colored decorations and... naturally when we use them Non-renewable natural resources are important things in the environment that do not come back naturally For example coal and natural gas 57 What does the world “environmentalists” in line 3 mean? A living things B people who protect the environment C people who destroy the environment D people who pollute the environment 58 One example of renewable natural resource is………………... secondary school C oil D natural gas 59 One example of renewable natural resource is……………… A fish B tree C water D coal 60 all of the following things are renewable natural resource except…………………… A Air B gas C silver D animal 61 What does the word “them” in line 7 refer to? A materials B environmentalists C renewable natural resources D non-renewable natural resources VII/ Complete the second sentences... so………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Test 8 Marks:………………… (thi tuyeån sinh 10) I/ Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently (0,5) 1 A hoped B missed C washed D stayed 2 A major B day C pay D play II/ Choose the word that its main stress is placed differently from the others.(0,5) 3 A official B optional C primary D separate 4 A economic B embroider C encourage D minority III/ Choose the word . interestingly 10. I think I……………my door key. I can’t find it anywhere. A. lost B. have lost C. am losing D. will lose 11. Jim wants to live …………of his parents. A. dependent B. dependently C. independent. Test 4 Marks:…………………. (thi tuyeån sinh 10) I/. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently. (0,5) 1. A. think B. thick C. this D. thanks 2. A. shoulder B. should C. could. possible. A. will be widened B. has to widen C. must widen D. should be widened 9. You must pass the written exam if you want to…………… this course. A. offer B. join C. involve D. attend 10. Mr. Phong