Ôn tiếng Anh vào lớp 10 - Đề 33

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64. Mary started learning French five years ago. 
 Mary has ________________________________________________________________ 
65. The last time I saw Daniel was in 1995. 
 I haven’t ________________________________________________________________ 
66. Janet is the best tennis player in the club. 
 No one __________________________________________________________________ 
67. They sent off two players for deliberate fouls. 
 Two players _____________________________________________________________ 
68. “Where have you been, Sue?” said Mrs. Taylor. 
 Mrs. Taylor asked _________________________________________________________ 
69. I have been studying English for three years. 
 I started _________________________________________________________________ 
70. Kate played badminton very well. 
 Kate was ________________________________________________________________ 
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Grade 9 SECONDARY SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAM 33 
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ANSWER KEYS 
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced different from that of the others. 
1. A. charity B. lunar C. congratulate D. carriage 
2. A. compose B. purpose C. generous D. acquaintance 
3. A. claimed B. walked C. laughed D. helped 
Choose the word that has the main stress on the first syllable. 
4. A. considerate B. distinguish C. predict D. sticky 
 Choose the word that has the main stress on the second syllable. 
5. A. Jewish B. Easter C. humor D. occur 
Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c, d) that bests fits the blank space in each sentence. 
6. We lost the match _________we played well. 
 A. but B. and C. because D. although 
7. Auld Lang Syne _________on New Year’s Eve. 
 A. sang B. sings C. is to sing D. is sung 
8. I visited the city _________my father talked about 
 A. where B. which C. what D. it 
9. I congratulate Mai _________passing the exam. 
 A. about B. in C. for D. on 
10. It took hours to free the victims _________the collapsed buildings. 
 A. for B. in C. from D. away 
11. It’s late. It’s time for me _________home. 
 A. going B. went C. to go D. go 
12. I like _________on the beach. I always spend my holiday _________. 
 A. to lie/ to sunbath C. lying/ sunbath B. lying/ to sunbath D. lying/ sunbathing 
13. We must learn English at school. It’s a(n) _________subject. 
 A. primary B. compulsory C. national D. optional 
14. There is a river _________across the village. 
 A. running B. lying C. flowing D. reaching 
15. They put _________the blanket and laid _________food. 
 A. in/ on B. down/ over C. down/ out D. on/in 
16. It’s very crowded here. I wish _____________________ 
 A. there were a few people B. there is no one 
 C. there weren’t so many people D. there was somebody here. 
17. When I rang Tessa sometime last week, she said she was busy _______. 
 A. today B. that day C. this day D. the day 
18. The teacher asked me _________a passage into Vietnamese 
 A. translate B. to translate C. translating D. translated 
19. Be quiet, please. The head master would like to _________a few words. 
 A. talk B. say C. tell D. mention 
20. I’ve known him _________I left school. 
 A. when B. before C. until D. since 
21. _________we miss the train, we can get the next one. 
 A. when B. while C. if D. unless 
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22. Maria’s English is excellent. She speaks English _________. 
 A. very perfect B. perfective C. perfectively D. perfectly 
23. Nobody can deny _________benefits of Internet in our life. 
 A. a B. the C. an D. ф 
24. I’ll be in trouble if I _________my passport. 
 A. lose B. will lose C. lost D. would lose 
25. Crops are sprayed with _________to kill insects. 
 A. fertilizer B. manure C. dung D. pesticide 
Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C, D) that needs correcting. 
26. It’s late. It’s a time for us going home. 
 A B C D 
27. I thought I recognized the assistant which served us. 
 A B C D 
28. The twentieth century was a time when there was a lot of important events. 
 A B C D 
29. Tom has got the job. You must congratulate him for his success. 
 A B C D 
30. The cooker who is in the kitchen doesn’t work anymore. 
 A B C D 
Choose (A, B, C, D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage. 
Although there are many (31)_______throughout the year. Tet (32)_______the lunar New 
Year holiday is the most (33)_______celebration for Vietnamese people. Tet is a festival 
(34)______ occurs in late January or early February. It is a time for families (35)_______ and 
decorate their homes and enjoy (36)______ food such as sticky rice cakes. Family members 
(37)______ live apart try to be together (38)______Tet. 
31. A. celebrations B. activities C. information D. news 
32. A. and B. but C. or D. because 
33. A. beautiful B. important C. interesting D. interested 
34. A. what B. who C. which D. whom 
35. A. clean B. to clean C. cleaning D. cleaned 
36. A. special B. especially C. specially D. expecial 
37. A. what B. which C. who D. whom 
38. A. in B. on C. at D. for 
Decide which of the options (A, B, C, D) in the best answer. 
More than two hundred years ago, the term environmental pollution was quite strange to 
people. They lived healthily, drank pure water and breathed fresh air. Nowadays, the situation is 
quite different. People all over the world are worried about things that are happening to the 
environment. Actually it is man that is destroying the surroundings with many kinds of wastes. 
Everybody knows that motorbikes and cars emit dangerous gases that cause poisonous air and 
cancer, but no one wants to travel on foot or by bicycle. Manufactures know that wastes from 
factories make water and soil polluted, but they do not want to spend a lot of their money on 
treating the wastes safely. Scattering rubbish is bad for our health, but no one wants to spend 
time burying it. Is it worth talking a lot about pollution? 
39. More than two hundred years ago people knew nothing about environmental pollution. T 
40. In former days, people were worried about pollution. F 
41. Nowadays, many people are concerned about the pollution of the environment. T 
42. Everyone knows that cars emit dangerous gases, but they still prefer traveling by car. T 
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43. Factory owners treat wastes from their factories safely. F 
44. It’s harm for our health if we spend time burying rubbish. F 
WORD FORMS 
45. There are many _____________who work on this farm. (employ) ........................ employees 
46. We want to _____________our city. (beauty) ........................................................... beautify 
47. They took a _____________horse trip to the river. (leisure) .................................... leisurely 
48. We must get rid of the _____________which slows our development. (poor) ........ poorness 
49. He is a _____________soccer player. (promise) .................................................... promising 
50. She sings very _____________ (promise) ........................................................... promisingly 
51. White is the color of _____________. (pure) - ............................................. purity/pureness 
52. The floor is _____________. (sand) .............................................................................. sandy 
53. English is not the _____________of the US and Britain. (possess) ....................... possession 
54. There are many _____________of English. (vary) ...................................................... variety 
55. His project is convinced by a scientific ____________. (demonstrate) ......... demonstration 
REWRITE 
56. May I borrow your pen? 
 Would you mind if I borrowed your pen _____________? 
57. Although Judy was severely disable, she participated in many sports. 
 Despite Judy’s severe disability, she participated in many sports. ______________________ 
58. It’s such a pity your sister can come as well. 
 If only your sister could come as well. ____________________________________________ 
59. Although he was not guilty, they executed him. 
 In spite his guiltlessness, they executed him. _______________________________________ 
60. If you miss the program, you can’t really judge. 
 Unless you don’t miss the program, you can really judge. ____________________________ 
61. I never intended to go to the meeting. 
 I never had intention to go to the meeting. _________________________________________ 
62. The film star wore dark glasses so that no one would recognize him. 
 The film star avoided being recognized by wearing dark glasses. ______________________ 
63. You won’t find a more dedicated worker anywhere than Mrs. Jones. 
 Nowhere will you find a more dedicated worker than Mrs. Jones. _____________________ 
64. Mary started learning French five years ago. 
 Mary has learnt French for 5 years. _____________________________________________ 
65. The last time I saw Daniel was in 1995. 
 I haven’t seen Daniel since 1995. ________________________________________________ 
66. Janet is the best tennis player in the club. 
 No one in the club is taller than Janet. ___________________________________________ 
67. They sent off two players for deliberate fouls. (intentional) 
 Two players were sent off for deliberate fouls. _____________________________________ 
68. “Where have you been, Sue?” said Mrs. Taylor. 
 Mrs. Taylor asked Sue where she had been. _______________________________________ 
69. I have been studying English for three years. 
 I started studying English three years ago. ________________________________________ 
70. Kate played badminton very well. 
 Kate was a good badminton player. ______________________________________________ 
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