Bài tập ôn thi vào lớp 10 môn Tiếng anh - 4

I. Circle the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others in each line.
1. A. shape
B. planet
C. crazy
D. trace
2. A. mineral
B. evidence
C. terrify
D. pesticide
3. A. recent
B. ancient
C. celebrate
D. faucet
4. A. flow
B. grow
C. row
D. cow
5. A. wrap
B. warn
C. water
D. toward
II. Circle the best answer.
I’m taller than you, ______? 
A am I	 	B isn’t it	C aren’t you	D aren’t I
Halong is one of the most famous tourist ______ in Vietnam. 
A attractions 	B attract 	C attracted 	D attracting
My son has given a great deal of ______ to his future job. 
A thoughtless 	B thoughtful 	C thought 	D think
I don't think I am _____ of doing it myself. 
A capability 	B capabilities 	C capable 	D capacity
I’ve always enjoyed traveling. My brother, ______, prefers to stay at home.
A but	 	B although 	C however 	D even
I usually get up late and _______ breakfast at 7.30 a.m. 
A eat 	B have 	C take 	D get
It was ______ to listen to the story which the guide told. 
A exciting 	B excited 	C excite 	D excitement
During the trip to Japan, we ______ a lot of pictures. 
A took 	B did 	C made 	D got
He smokes a lot. He is a ______ smoker. 
A heavy 	B hard 	C much 	D big
It was _____ to see my old friends after a long time. 
A surprised 	B surprise 	C surprisingly 	D surprising
The ______ of Hanoi is about 5 million. 
A populated 	B population 	C popular 	D populate
I like to go _____ in the summer. 
A swim 	B swimming 	C swam 	D swimmer
We had a ______ discussion about football. 
A bore 	B boring 	C bored 	D boredom
She gave a long ______ about unemployment in Vietnam. 
A lecturer 	B lecturing 	C lectured 	D lecture
Money doesn't always bring _____. 
A happy 	B happily 	C happier	D happiness
His _____ makes his parents happy. 
A success 	B successful 	C succeed 	D succeeded
She has been talking to somebody ______ the telephone for two hours. 
A at 	B on 	C in 	D by
18. I knew him ______ I was a child.
	A. until	B. when	C. since	D. during
19. I suggest we ______ outside the cinema tomorrow at 8:45.
	A. meeting	B. should meet	C. met	D. will meet
20. You’d better ______ really early. It’s a very long journey.
	A. set up	B. set off	C. set down	D. set on
III. Complete the second sentences so that they mean the same as the sentences given. Use the words given. You must use between two and five words.
1. Carol would rather not come to the beach with us today. (FEEL)
àCarol _____________________________________________ to the beach with us today.
2. We didn’t manage to get to Chicago by midnight. (SUCCEED)
àWe _____________________________________________ to Chicago by midnight.
3. I can’t wait to go in the submarine. (FORWARD)
àI’m really _____________________________________________ in the submarine.
4. The film camera was invented by an American. (WHO)
àIt _____________________________________________ the film camera.
5. Uncle John didn’t let me borrow his motorboat. (ALLOWED)
àI _____________________________________________ Uncle John’s motorboat.
IV. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the original sentence.
1. If someone doesn’t put the coal in, the fire will go out.àUnless ______
2. In spite of not speaking Vietnamese, Mr. Anderson decided to settle in Hanoi.
àAlthough ______
3. We don’t see our parents very often because they live so far away.
àIf ______
4. They will have to change the date of the meeting again.àThe date ______
5. It’s a pity our teacher isn’t here at the moment.àI wish ______
6. I last heard this song ten years ago.àIt is ______
7. It was a two-hour flight from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh city.àIt took ______
8. It may rain on your way home, so take a raincoat with you. àIn case ______
9. Tom failed the exam because of his laziness.àBecause Tom ______
10. “Do these clothes belong to you?” said Liz to me.àLiz asked me ______
V. Read the text carefully and then choose the best answer among A/B/C or D. 
Earnest Hemingway (1899 – 1961)
Earnest Hemingway was born in Oakpark, a small town in the state of Illinois. As a boy, he was often taken on frequent hunting and fishing trips by his father to Michigan, the locale of many of his stories. It was in Michigan that he soon got acquainted with the life of the Indians and such virtues as courage and endurance, which were later revealed in his fiction.
After high school, Hemingway worked as a newspaper reporter and then joined a volunteer ambulance unit to take part in World War I. After the war, he came home a hero. He lived in Paris for several years after that. He joined a group of American writers who considered themselves a lost generation. In Paris, he published “Three Stories and Ten Poems” (1923) and “In Our Time” (1924) in which his own experiences of life are revealed and which brought him fame immediately.
In 1926, the year he left Paris, he published “The Sun Also Rises” that reflects the bitter feelings and the disillusionment of the so-called lost generation. The year 1929 was marked by the publishing of his famous novel “A Farewell To Arms”, an anti-war novel. In 1954, Hemingway was awarded the Novel Prize for literature.
1. ___ provided the setting for many of Hemingway’s stories.
A. Illinois	B. Florida	C. Paris	D. Michigan
2. Which qualities of the Indians were revealed in his novelists?
A. hunting and fishing ability	B. writing ability	C. courage and endurance D. heroism
3. Hemingway and many American writers thought of themselves as ___ after joining World War I.
A. a lost generation	B. heroes	C. newspaper reporters	D. great writers
4. What is the main character of “The Sun Also Rises”?
A. the Indians	B. the lost generation	C. American writers	D. American heroes
5. Which work of literature reflects Hemingway’s disapproval of the war?
A. Three Stories and Ten Poems	B. A Farewell To Arms	
C. In Our Time	D. All of the above mentions
VI. Use suggestions to make complete sentences. Write your answers on the spaces provided. There is an example at the beginning. 
1. Internet / increasingly / develop / become / part / everyday life.//
à________
2. my opinion / Internet / be / very fast / convenient way / me / get / information.//
à________
3. People / use / Internet / many purposes / education / communication / entertainment / commerce.//
à________
4. Baird / produce / first TV picture / 1926 / he?//à________
5. Ba / be tired / as / stayed / late / watch TV.//à________
6. The city / strike / by / huge earthquake / 1995/ Japan / be / Kobe.//
à________
7. If / Tom / rich / travel / around / world.//à________
8. For centuries / poets / writers / musicians / mention / ao dai / poems / novels / songs.//
à________
9. It / be / beautiful day / so / I / my friends / decide / go / picnic / countryside.//
à________
10. Last Sunday / boy / spend / much time / play / online games.//
à________
VII. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verbs below and the preposition OFF, FOR, UP or ON. Use each verb once and make any necessary changes. Write the answers on he spaces provided.
turn
go
divide
look
make
1. If we _______ _______ wasting water, there will be a shortage of fresh water in a few decades.
2. I think I’ve lost my new pen. I’ve _______ _______ it everywhere and I can’t find it anywhere.
3. Mrs. Lan forgot to _______ _______ the faucet when she left for work.
4. _______ _______ your mind or it will be too late.
5. The class was _______ _______ two groups by the teacher.
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