Đề thi thử vào 10 môn tiếng Anh trường THPT Lương Thế Vinh năm 2023-2024

ĐỀ THI TIẾNG ANH VÀO LỚP 10
TRƯỜNG THPT LƯƠNG THẾ VINH CÓ ĐÁP ÁN
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
THANKSGIVING IN THE USA
Americans celebrate Thanksgiving every year on the fourth Thursday in November. It's a very
important festival for families, (1) ______ usually come together for a long weekend-even if some of
them have to travel long distances to get home. According to American tradition, the first
Thanksgiving took place in 1621, soon in North America. The most common meal at Thanksgiving in
the after the first European settlers (2) ______ USA is roast turkey and vegetables. According to
tradition, the person who gets the 'wishbone' must break it and (3) ______ a wish. Of course, you
needn't have turkey at Thanksgiving. Lobster and crab are also popular. (4) ______ tradition, autumn
festivals are an occasion to give thanks for having plenty of food. (5) ______ Thanksgiving is also an
opportunity to remember those people who are less fortunate. In many US cities, volunteers spend
some of the holidays working in soup kitchens which distribute free food to (6) ______ poor and homeless.
Question 1. A which B. That C. who D. whom
Question 2. A. came B. reached C. got D. arrived
Question 3. A make B. take C. have D. do
Question 4. A. With B. By C. On D. At
Question 5. A. However B.Moreover C. Consequently D. Fortunately
Question 6. A. some B. many C. the D. most
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is the best complete
sentence based on the given prompts
Question 7. My grandpa / recover/quickly/his serious illness//.
A. My grandpa was recovered very quickly from his serious illness.
B. My grandpa has recovered quite quickly from his serious illness.
C. My grandpa will recover quite quickly after his serious illness.
D. My grandpa recovered more quickly over his serious illness.
Question 8. If/ there/be/ much/ exhaust fume/ air/more/ people/ cope/ respiratory problems//.
A. If there is too much exhaust fume in the air, more and more people will cope with respiratory problems.
B. If there will be too much exhaust fume in the air, more and more people will cope problems.
C. If there are too much exhaust fume in the air, more and more people will cope with respiratory problems.
D. If there was too much exhaust fume in the air, more and more people will cope with respiratory problems.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of
primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 9. A. virtual B. rocket C. career D. factor
Question 10. A. Facilitate B. astronomy C. Certificate D. academic
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in
the following question.
Question 11. The dog is starving. It hasn't got anything to eat for nearly a week. A. quite happy B. very hungry C. rather full D. extremely thirsty
Question 12. He repeated that he had never knowingly taken illegal drugs. A. respectively B. intentionally C. especially D. immediately
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs
from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 13. A. extreme B. express C. exotic D. exclaim
Question 14. A. home B nothing C. globe D. tomato
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs
correcting in each of the following questions.
Question 15. Meal time gives children a time to learn how some of their favorite dishes make. A. gives B. to learn C. how D. make
Question 16. On May 26th, Facebook announces the launch of a program designed to control
the spread of misinformation on the platform. A. On B announces C. designed D. misinformation
Question 17. K-pop girl group Blackpink will be celebrating the fifth anniversary of her debut
with the unveiling of a special film. A. celebrating B. anniversary C. her D. a
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to
the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 18. Punctuality is a key element for those who travel frequently for business. A. Being effective B. Being polite C. Being glad D. Being late
Question 19. Cooking times may vary slightly, depending on your oven. A stay unchanged B. fluctuate C. remain unstable D. restrain
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning
to each of the following questions.
Question 20. These students became doctors after six years' training.
A. Before these students became doctors, they had trained for six years.
B. Becoming doctors had taken these students for six years' training.
C. After these students had been trained for six years, they became doctors.
D. In order to become doctors, these students had been trained for six years.
Question 21. It's ages since I last had a holiday at the sea.
A. I may have had a holiday at the sea ages ago.
B. I haven't had a holiday at the sea for a long time.
C. I have never had a holiday at the sea before.
D. It's ages since I last went to the sea.
Question 22. Helen's boss earns more money than she does.
A. Helen doesn't earn as much money as her boss.
B. Helen's boss earns as much as she does.
C. Helen earns more money than her boss.
D. Helen's boss earns less money than she does.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
Question 23. -"Would you mind if I used your bike for some days?" A. Not at all. B. Yes, you can use it.
C. Of course not. I still need it. D. Yes, It's all right.
Question 24. "That's very generous of you to offer to pay the bill!" - A. I'm glad you like it. B. Thanks a million. C. You can say that again.
D. That was the least I could do.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each
pair of sentences in the following questions.
Question 25. He behaved in a very strange way. That surprised me a lot.
A. What almost surprised me was the strange way he behaved.
B. His very strange behavior was surprised to me.
C. He behaved very strangely, which surprised me very much.
D. His behavior was a very strange thing, that surprised me most.
Question 26. Lan usually helps her classmates with their studies. Her classmates appreciate her.
A. Lan usually helps her classmates with their studies, but they appreciate her.
B. Lan usually helps her classmates with their studies, yet they appreciate her.
C. Lan usually helps her classmates with their studies, so they appreciate her.
D. Lan usually helps her classmates with their studies, or they appreciate her.
Question 27. We had advised him to quit. Barry continued to smoke.
A. Barry took our advice so he stopped smoking.
B. If we had advised Barry, he would have quit smoking.
C. Despite being told not to smoke, Barry continued to do so.
D. Barry did not quit smoking because of our advice.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of
the following questions.
Question 28. People today seem to have ______ time for each other. A. fewer B. small C. many D. less
Question 29. ______ in space, a rocket has to be powerful enough to break out of the pull of the Earth's gravity. A. To travel B. It is travel C. Travel D. That travel
Question 30. He didn't feel like ______ to work; He was having a terrible headache. time for each other. A. go B. to go C. going D. being gone
Question 31. In the morning, Sandra usually eats a ______ of bread and drinks a cup of coffee. A. bow B. slice C. stick D. bunch
Question 32. We met each other at my grandparents' house three years ago and ______ friends ever since. A. are B. have been C. were D. had been
Question 33. If it's raining tomorrow, we shall have to ______ the match till Sunday. A put off B. call off C. keep on D. carry out
Question 34. ______the rain was still falling steadily, she went out without a raincoat A. If B. Since C. Although D. Because
Question 35. ______- raise money for charity? - That's a good idea. A. How about B. Let's C. What about D.Why don't we
Question 36. Such characters as fairies or witches in Walt Disney animated cartoons are purely ______ . A. imaginary B. imagining C. imaginative D. imaginable
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer to each of the questions.
The country is more beautiful than a town and pleasant to live in. Many people think so and go to the
country for the summer holidays though they cannot live there all the year round. Some have a cottage
built in a village so that they can go there whenever they can find the time. Almost every village has a
church, the round or square tower of which can be seen from many miles around. Surrounding the
church is the churchyard where people are buried. The village green is a wide stretch of grass. Houses
or cottages are built round it. Country life is now fairly comfortable and many villages have the water
brought through pipes into houses. Most villages are so close to some small towns that people can go
there to buy what they can't find in the village shops.
Question 37. What can be easily seen in most villages? A. a church B. a tower C. a shop D. a cottage
Question 38. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Many villagers now have water inside their homes.
B. People are buried near the village church.
C. Many English people prefer living in the country.
D. People can buy anything from the village shops.
Question 39. What does the word "it" in paragraph 2 refer to? A. grass B. a cottage C. a house D. the village green
Question 40. What is the best title for the passage? A. The English countryside B. Advantages of country life
C. Things in an English village D. Summer holiday in England ĐÁP ÁN 1.C 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. B 6. C 7. B 8. A 9. C 10. D 11. B 12. B 13. C 14.B 15. D 16. B 17. C 18. D 19. A 20. C 21. B 22. A 23. A 24. D 25. C 26.C 27. C 28. D 29. A 30. C 31. B 32. B 33. B 34. C 35. D 36. A 37. A 38. D 39. D 40. A