Ôn tiếng Anh vào lớp 10 - Đề 36

bulb can be replaced by ________. 
 A. an energy-saving bulb B. a 1000-watt light 
 C. an electric bulb D. a saving - energy bulb 
22. _________we know her address, we will call you. 
 A. Unless B. Since C. If D. Therefore 
Choose the words or phrases that needs correction. 
23. When she came to my house this morning, I still slept. 
 A B C D 
24. Is Fiona used to work late at the office? 
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 A B C D 
25. He was punished because he did the test careless yesterday. 
 A B C D 
26. The doctor told my father stop smoking because of his sickness. 
 A B C D 
27. They didn’t go on a picnic because of the weather was awful. 
 A B C D 
Find the best choice to complete the passage below. 
Rice is (28)______by Vietnamese people every day. It often (29)______in tropical countries such 
as Vietnam, Thailand or Malaysia. The Chinese have also been growing rice for (30)______years. The 
seeds are planted in special beds to grow into young rice plants. Then they are taken to fields covered 
(31)______muddy water called paddies. The fields of rice look very (32) .______After 3 or 5 months, 
the rice is ready to be picked. People often drain away water before collecting rice. Eating rice is a 
special action in the world. They don’t use spoons or forks to enjoy bowls of rice. (33)______, they use 
two short sticks known as chopsticks to put rice into their mouths. China and Vietnam are the two 
countries in which people use chopsticks very well. 
28. A. used B. taken C. eaten D. boiled 
29. A. grows B. keeps C. plants D. stays 
30. A. thousands B. thousand C. thousand of D. thousands of 
31. A. in B. by C. with D. of 
32. A. beauty B. beautiful C. beautifully D. the beauty 
33. A. However B. Moreover C. Besides D. Instead 
Read the following passage and choose the best answers. 
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. 
34. What did teachers make children do in the past? 
 A. stand for hours B. memorize everything 
 C. repeat their homework D. sit for days 
35. Children in the past were made to learn everything_________. 
 A. by head B. by hand C. by hair D. by heart 
36. Nowadays, many teachers say that they only _________. 
 A. give children more homework B. make children learn 
 C. help children D. teach children at home 
37. 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 
Rewrite the following sentences as directed. 
38. No one in the group is younger than Mai. (use superlative comparison) 
 ______________________________________________________________________________ 
39. “Where are you going on your holidays?” I asked them. (use reported speech) 
 ______________________________________________________________________________ 
40. The luggage is too heavy for her to carry. (use so that) 
 ______________________________________________________________________________ 
41. He is tired, so he can’t score any goals. (use conditional sentence type 2) 
 ______________________________________________________________________________ 
42. I can’t play basketball well because of my height. (use because) 
 ______________________________________________________________________________ 
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ANSWERS KEYS 
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. 
1. A. campus B. publish C. supply D. difficult 
2. A. about B. south C. young D. count 
3. A. wanted B. shouted C. needed D. helped 
Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others. 
4. A. model B. admire C. happy D. cover 
5. A. scenery B. hamburger C. pagoda D. grocery 
Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence. 
6. It’s very kind _________you to help me. 
 A. of B. to C. with D. for 
7. A: “I’ve passed my exam.” - B: “_________.” 
 A. Good luck B. It’s nice of you to say so 
 C. That’s a good idea. D. Congratulations! 
8. Mary: “That’s a very nice skirt you are wearing.” Julia: “_________.” 
 A. That’s nice B. I like it C. That’s all right D. I’m glad you like it 
9. A free _________is guaranteed to every citizen. 
 A. educated B. education C. educating D. educational 
10. AIDS is a newly-discovered and very _________disease. 
 A. danger B. dangerous C. endangered D. dangerously 
11. Please _________your cigarette. I’m allergic to smoke. 
 A. put aside B. put off C. put up D. put out 
12. Let’s have a drink, _________? 
 A. shall we B. will we C. shall you D. do we 
13. They didn’t go on a picnic _________the weather was awful. 
 A. so B. although C. because D. because of 
14. Do you know the lady _________son is standing over there? 
 A. who B. whom C. which D. whose 
15. I believe you because I know you are _________. 
 A. true B. truth C. truthful D. truly 
16. Water _________at 100 degrees Celsius. 
 A. boiling B. boil C. is boiling D. boils 
17. Laziness is normally the cause of _________. 
 A. poor B. poverty C. richness D. success 
18. This newspaper is _________every day. It’s a daily newspaper. 
 A. publishing B. published C. publish D. to publish 
19. We are talking about the preservation of _________resources. 
 A. natural B. nature C. naturally D. naturalize 
20. Everyone must take part in _________forests and increase forestation. 
 A. protect B. protecting C. protection D. protected 
21. 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 
22. _________we know her address, we will call you. 
 A. Unless B. Since C. If D. Therefore 
Choose the words or phrases that needs correction. 
23. When she came to my house this morning, I still slept. [was still sleeping] 
 A B C D 
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24. Is Fiona used to work late at the office? [working] 
 A B C D 
25. He was punished because he did the test careless yesterday. [carelessly] 
 A B C D 
26. The doctor told my father stop smoking because of his sickness. [to stop] 
 A B C D 
27. They didn’t go on a picnic because of the weather was awful. [because] 
 A B C D 
Find the best choice to complete the passage below. 
Rice is (26)______by Vietnamese people every day. It often (27)______in tropical countries such 
as Vietnam, Thailand or Malaysia. The Chinese have also been growing rice for (28)______years. The 
seeds are planted in special beds to grow into young rice plants. Then they are taken to fields covered 
(29)______muddy water called paddies. The fields of rice look very (30)______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. (31)______, they use two 
short sticks known as chopsticks to put rice into their mouths. China and Vietnam are the two countries 
in which people use chopsticks very well. 
28. A. used B. taken C. eaten D. boiled 
29. A. grows B. keeps C. plants D. stays 
30. A. thousands B. thousand C. thousand of D. thousands of 
31. A. in B. by C. with D. of 
32. A. beauty B. beautiful C. beautifully D. the beauty 
33. A. However B. Moreover C. Besides D. Instead 
Read the following passage and choose the best answers. 
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. 
34. What did teachers make children do in the past? 
 A. stand for hours B. memorize everything 
 C. repeat their homework D. sit for days 
35. Children in the past were made to learn everything_________. 
 A. by head B. by hand C. by hair D. by heart 
36. Nowadays, many teachers say that they only _________. 
 A. give children more homework B. make children learn 
 C. help children D. teach children at home 
37. 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 
Complete the second sentences without changing the meaning of the first sentences. 
38. No one in the group is younger than Mai. 
 Mai is the youngest in the group. __________________________________________________ 
39. “Where are you going on your holidays?” I asked them. 
 I asked them where they were going on their holidays. _________________________________ 
40. The luggage is too heavy for her to carry. 
 The luggage is so heavy that she cannot carry. ________________________________________ 
41. He is tired, so he couldn’t score any goals. 
 If he weren’t tired, he could score some goals. ________________________________________ 
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42. I can’t play basketball well because of my height. 
 Because I am short, I can’t play basketball well. ______________________________________ 
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