Đề ôn thi vào lớp 10 - 2023

Đề số 01

A. PRONUNCIATION 

I. Choose one word in A, B, C or D whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 

1. A. reduce               B. education              C. enjoy                     D. event

2. A. thoughts             B. feelings                 C. dreams                  D. ideas

3. A. laughed             B. hoped                    C. played                   D. worked

II. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others. 

4. A. physical            B. comedy                 C. unpleasant             D. scientist

5. A. allow                 B. cartoon                  C. succeed                 D. failure

B. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

I. Write the correct form of the verb in each bracket.

6. English (speak) _______ by 59.3% of the population in Canada.

7. She was 11 when she (begin) _______ her career as an actor, before making her debut in 2009.

8. Since the film was released, its soundtrack (attract) _______more than 30 million views on YouTube.

9. I wish my parents (be) _______ here with me now to celebrate New Year’s Eve.

10. When I arrived, I saw him (wait) _______ for me.

II. Give the correct form of the words in brackets.

11. A puppet show was a(n) _______way to enjoy yourself so people could go to see the same performance again and again.                                                                                (EXPENSIVE)

12. Saving natural resources is of great _______.                                                  (IMPORTANT)

13. I was really _______ by the beauty of your country.                                       (IMPRESS)

14. Flying saucer is another word used to describe a(n) _______  flying object. (IDENTIFY)

15. Australia’s deadly wildfires left thousands of people _______ .                    (HOME)

III. Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.

16. Kyoto, _______  as the heart and soul of traditional Japan, attracts around 50 million visitors every year.

A. is known               B. which known                    C. known                   D. that is known

17. It was not easy for us _______ tickets for the concert.

A. get                          B. to get                                  C. getting                   D. to getting

18. - Maria: “I’m taking my end-of-term examination tomorrow.”          - Sarah: “_______ ”

A. Good day!             B. Good luck!                        C. Good time!            D. Good chance!

19. We decided to keep walking _______  the rain.

A. because                 B. though                               C. in case                   D. in spite of

20. John’s grades are really bad, but Tim’s grades are_______.

A. worse                     B. worst                                 C. more bad               D. the worst

21. She asked the children _______ quiet.

A. be                           B. to be                                   C. being                     D. were

22. I suggest _______ some money for poor children.

A. raising                   B. raise                                   C. rise                         D. rising

23. I haven’t been able to play tennis _______  I broke my arm.

A. unless                    B. until                                   C. since                      D. for

24. That book is neither interesting _______  helpful.

A. or                           B. also                                    C. and                         D. nor

25. They _______  into a new house, haven’t they?

A. moved                   B. didn’t move                      C. have moved          D. haven’t moved

C. READING

I. Choose the correct word for each space from the list in the box.

order              openness        go on              postponing                change

Studies have shown that in teenage years, people are more likely to try out new experiences. However, when they get older, (26) _______ is less attractive.

This age-related trend can be observed in all cultures. The truth is that, as we get older, we prefer the things we know. We tend to (27) _______ the same meals in restaurants, sit on the same side of the train when we commute to work, (28) _______ holiday to the same places and construct our day in the same way. If you are older than 30, remember that your (29) _______ to new experiences is

slowly declining. So you are better off making a new start today than (30) _______ it until later.

II. Choose a correct answer to fill in each gap of the following text.

Many people believe that health is very important and, because of this, many are trying to eat more (31) _______. For example, people in the UK are eating less salt and more low-fat margarine and milk; fruit is now America’s favourite snack.

These changes in eating habits are also having an (32) _______on the food market. Global sales are increasing for soy drinks and drinkable yoghurts more than any other food, and sales of bread, pasta, and cereals are growing much more slowly.

People are also becoming interested (33) _______ fresh fruit and vegetables, and farmers markets are getting more popular throughout Europe. They are buying more products (34) _______ are healthy, like fruit, salads, and nuts. They are also buying products that help to protect the environment, like organic vegetables, (35)         _______, it's clear that things in the food world will never be the same again.

31. A. healthy            B. healthily                C. fastly                     D. balanced

32. A. importance     B.change                    C. affect                     D. effect

33. A. in                     B. with                       C. at                            D. on

34. A. who                 B. of which                C. that                        D. what

35. A. so                     B. but                         C. and                         D. yet

III. Read the text below and circle the best answer A, B, C or D