THCS TRƯỜNG THỌ - ĐỀ THAM KHẢO TUYỂN SINH 10 NĂM HỌC 2024-2025

I. Pronunciation.
Identify the underlines letters that are pronounced differently from the ot hers.
1. A. beloved B. paved C. loved D. wanted
2. A. depots B. pierrots C. cuts D. shows
Identify the words whose main stresses are different from the others.
3. machine B. arrive C. terrific D. terrible
4. economical B. unbelievable C. unforgettable D. uncomfortable
II. Choose the word / phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence.
5. She complains noisily about anything ______ she doesn’t like.
A. what B. that C. about which D. whose
6. – “Would you like a glass of green tea?” – “_____________”
A. No, let’s not. B. No, I don’t. C. No, thanks. D. No, I wouldn’t.
7. Mr Long often goes swimming ______ Sunday morning.
A. in B. on C. until D. at
8. We’re good friends. We ______ each other since we were in primary school.
A. know B. have known C. have been known D. knew
9. The final match ______ on June 30th .
A. will be occurred B. takes place C. happening D. is going
10. Today our teacher gives us some _______ on how to save energy at home.
A. advice B. advise C. advises D. advised
11. Don’t throw trash onto the water ______ you want to make the environment polluted.
A. unless B. though C. because D. if
12. It is essential that teachers _____ friendly to students.
A. should B. be C. ought to D. are
Look at the sign or picture. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for each.
13. Look at the sign. What does it mean?
A- It’s necessary to listen to music.
B- It’s necessary to protect your ears.
C- It’s necessary to make noise.
D- It’s necessary to wear headphones.
14. What should we do if we see this sign?
A- We should be alert.
B- We should cross children.
C- We should keep children carefully.
D- We should stop and wait for children.
III. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
Most people think of computers as very modern inventions, products of our new technological age.
But actually the idea for a computer was (15) ______ out over two centuries ago by a man (16)
______ Charles Babbage.
Babbage was born in 1791 and (17)______ up to be a brilliant mathematician. He drew up plans for
several calculating machines (18) ______ he called 'engines'. But despite the fact that he (19) ______
building some of these he never finished any of them. Over the years people have argued (20) ______
his machines would ever work. Recently, however, the Science Museum in London has finished
building an engine (21)_____ on one of Babbage's designs. It has taken six years to complete and
more (22) ______ four thousand parts have been specially made. Whether it works or not, the
machine will be on show at a special exhibition in the Science Museum to remind people of
Babbage's work.
15. A. turned B. thought C. invented D. worked
16. A. known B. recognized C. called D. written
17. A. developed B. grew C. brought D. expected
18. A. which B. who C. these D. whose
19. A. wanted B. made C. started D. missed
20. A. until B. whether C. while D. though
21. A. depended B. based C. insisted D. influenced
22. A. than B. therefore C. when D. then
IV. Read the following passage. Decide if the statements from 23 to 26 are True or False, and choose
the correct answers (A, B, C or D) for the questions 27 and 28.
Tropical forests have provided us with many kinds of food , medicine and industry . They also reduce
flood , keep water clean and slow down the Greenhouse Effect . However , the tropical forests are being
destroyed to make rooms for farms and fields . Besides that , forest fires are the most terrible destruction .
About 20 million hectares of forest are lost every year . The World Wildlife Fund is working to protect
and save the forests which are in danger , to plant new trees and to slow the Greenhouse Effect . It
encourages governments to think about the forests and their inportance
23. We can get medicine from tropical forests. _____
24. Farms, fields and fires cause the loss of forests. _____
25. Fires destroy about 20 million hectares of forest. _____
26. Greenhouse effect encourages governments to think about the forests and their importance. _____
Now read the text again, and then choose the best option to answer the questions below.
27. What can we avoid if we keep tropical forests in good conditions?
A. water B. food C. field D. farm
28. How many hectares of forest are lost every year?
A. 20.000 B. 20.000.000 C. 20.000.000.000 D. 200.000.000
V. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence.
29. The ___________________ eruption caused a lot of bad effects. (volcano)
30. The American boy spoke Vietnamese _______________, but we all encouraged him to go on with
his impressive speech. (nature)
31. There are a lot of _____ at tourist attractions in Ho Chi Minh city. (sightsee)
32. Her appearance is ________________ today. We don’t need her. (need)
33. I’d like to make a _______________ about the faulty goods I bought. (complain)
34. His generosity_________ him from others (distinct)
VI. Rearrange the groups of words in a correct order to make complete sentences.
live programs on TV/ we can easily enjoy/ artificial satellites of communication/ due to//
35. ______________________________________________________________________
how to describe/ my great parents/ I do not know/ with a few words//
36. _____________________________________________________________________
VII. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the
sentence printed before it.
37. They don’t usually drink beer.
→ They do not get ________________________________________________ .
38. The boy looks very handsome. He has just come back from Europe.
→ The boy who has just ___________________________________________ .
39. He cannot speak English, but he chooses to live in Australia.
→ Despite his____________________________________________________ .
40. She said to Peter: “Would you mind opening the door?”
She asked___________________________________________________________