SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO THANH HÓA ĐỀ THI THỬ SỐ 04 KÌ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10

Môn: Tiếng Anh

ĐỀ THI THAM KHẢO Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)
(Đề thi có 03 trang)

Họ tên thí sinh:……………………........... Số báo danh:………

A. PRONUNCIATION:
I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. changes B. boxes C. phones D. brushes
2. A. casual B. locate C. fade D. nation
3. A. scheme B. mechanic C. machine D. chemistry
II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the rest of the group.
4. A. action B. affect C. rapid D. weather
5. A. major B. public C. teammate D. suggest
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets in the following sentences.
6. He (always / make)…………………….. so much noise in class.
7. Oh no, I forgot (lock)………………………….. the door.
8. Last winter Robin (stay) …………………….with his father in the Alps for three days
9. The candidates ( sit) ………………………for the exam are all from Vietnam.
10. I remember ( give ) ………………………..a toy drum on my fifth birthday.
II. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.
11. There will be a prize for the …………… of the game WIN
12. In my opinion, this film is………………… for the children. It’s too violent SUITABLE
13. He used all his…………………. to force the door open. STRONG
14. Computer are popular…………………. nowadays WORLD
15. Here is the weather forecast for tomorrow. Thanh Hoa will be clear and …… CLOUD
III. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence.

16. I’ll phone you as soon as I …………………..to Ho Chi Minh city.

A. reach B. arrive C. get D. will get
17. If only my father …………………………a doctor.
A. is B. be C. were D. has been
18. Is this my key, or is it …………………..?
A. your B. yours C. the your D. the yours
19. My sister always goes to school …………………foot.
A. by B. on C. with D. in
20 ………………he was sick, he still turned up for his guitar lesson.
A. Because B. Despite C. Although D. Since
21. The man and the dog……………………. I had taken a photo of were in the park.
A. which B. who C. whose D. that
22. She washes her hands before meals, and ……………………
A. so does he B. he is, too
C. neither does he D. he doesn’t either
23. Do you mind getting me a sandwich?
A. Yes, I’d be glad to B. No, not at all
C. Great D. Yes, let’s
24. This bicycle costs………………………….. the other one.
A. twice as much as B. as twice much as
C. as much as twice D. twice as much than
25. She was the first woman in India ……………..the president.
A. be B. is C. to be D. being

C. READING
I. Complete the passage with the words in the box.
doing up university tested predict
To do well at school, college or (26)………you usually need to do well in exams. “All students
hate exams” may be a generalization, but it is fairly true one. Certainly, all of the students I’ve
known disliked (27)………..exams, None of them thought that the exam system was fair, to do
well in a exam you simply had to be able to (28)…………..the questions which would be
asked, this was the case as regards tow students in my class at college. Both of them were
exceptionally bright, but in the final year “exam” neither of them got an a grade. In fact, they
both got Cs. The exam had (29) ………….us on questions which had come up the previous
year. They had both assumed that the same questions wouldn’t come (30) …………again, and
hadn’t prepared for them.
II. Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions from 31 - 35.
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 4th 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 9th , the wind came and the fog went away. But after that, even more people got
sick, many of them died.
31. Which natural disaster isn’t mentioned in the text?
A. a volcanic eruption B. a flood C. a hurricane D. a tornado
32. What is his unforgettable person experience?
A. the London killer B. the heavy fog in London in 1952
C. the strangeness of nature D. a high-pressure system
33. What didn’t happen during the time of the “London Killer Fog”?
A. pollution B. humidity C. heavy rain D. heavy fog
34. How long did the “London Killer Fog” last?
A. for four days. B. for five days. C. for six days. D. for a week.

35. The traffic stopped because of ………….

A. The rain B. the windy weather
C. the humid weather D. the heavy fog
III. Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct
word that best fits each of the numbered blanks
Television is one of man’s most (36) ………means of communication. It brings events
and sounds (37)……….. around the world into millions of homes .A person with a television
set can sit in his house and watch the president making a (38)…………. or visit a foreign
country He can see a war being fought and watch statesmen try (39)………….about peace .
Through television, home viewers can see and learn about people, places, and things all over
the world. TV even takes its (40) ……………….out of this world. It brings them coverage of
America’s astronauts as the astronauts explore outer space.
36. A. importance B. important C. unimportance D. unimportant
37. A. from B. at C. in D. to
38. A. speak B. speaking C. speech D. spoken
39. A. bring B. brought C. bringing D. to bring
40. A. viewers B. seers C. lookers D. watchers
D. WRITING
I. Rewrite the following sentence so that keep the same meaning.
41. The last time she saw her elder sister was in 1999.
=> She hasn’t ………………………………………………………………………….
42. If you are happier, you look younger.
=>The happier ………………………………………………………………..……….
43.I don’t really like her even though I admire her achievements
=>Much as …………………………………………………………………………….
44. She says “I don’t want to stay at home every day.”
=> She tells me ……………………………………………………….……………….
45. The film I saw last week was better than this one.
=>This film…………………………………………………………………………….
II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence,
using the word given. Do not change the word given.
46. Jane didn’t write and he didn’t phone. NEITHER ….NOR ….
=> ……………………………………………………….……………….
47. Mike can’t stand the noise of the traffic anymore. PUT
=> ……………………………………………………….……………….
48. The man couldn’t say a word. He was so surprised. TOO
=> ……………………………………………………….……………….
49. Unless we finish our homework, we cannot go out this evening. IF
=> ……………………………………………………….……………….
50. These days, she is very cheerful. SPIRITS
=> ……………………………………………………….……………….
 ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THI THỬ VÀO LỚP 10 THPT
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
A. PRONUNCIATION:
I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. C 2. A 3. C
II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the rest of the group.
4. B 5. D
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets in the following sentences.
6. is always making 7. to lock 8. stayed
9. sitting 10. being given/having been given
II. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.
11. winner 12. unsuitable 13. strength
14. worldwide 15. cloudless
III. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence.
16. C 17. C 18. B 19. B 20. C
21. D 22. A 23. B 24. A 25. C
C. READING
I. Complete the passage with the words in the box.
26- university 27- doing 28- predict 29- tested 30- up
II. Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions from 31-35.
31- D. 32- B. 33- C. 34-C. 35- D
III. Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct
word that best fits each of the numbered blanks
36- B. 37- A. 38- C. 39- D. 40- A
D. WRITING
I. Rewrite the following sentence so that keep the same meaning.
41. She hasn't seen her elder sister since 1999.
42. The happier you are, the younger you look.
43. Much as I admire her achievements, I don't really like her.
44. She tells me that she doesn’t want to stay at home everyday
45. This film is not as good as the one I saw last week
II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence,
using the word given. Do not change the word given.
46 . Jane neither wrote nor phoned.
47. Mike can't put up with the noise of the traffic anymore.
48. The man was too surprised to say a word.
49. If we don't finish our home, we cannot go out this evening.
50. She is in high spirits these days.