Híng dÉn «n thi häc kú ii m«n tiÕng anh 10– I. PHONETICS Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words. 1) A. here B. bear C. hear D. engineer 2) A. parked B. watched C. endangered D. stopped 3) A. stationed B. belonged C. established D. studied 4) A. books B. students C. things D. delights 5) A. cuts B. lives C. business D. roles 6) A. one B. follow C. horror D. across 7) A. champion B. chairman C. character D. which 8) A. something B. think C. without D. thank 9) A. those B. they C. themselves D. theatre II. VOCABULARY Choose the best answer to complete each sentence. 1) The United Kingdom is divided … 4 parts: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. A. between B. among C. into D. for 2) Carnivores are animals which … A. eat meat B. eat plants C. swim very fast D. live on the bottom 4) The starfish live on or depend … the bottom. A. in B. for C. on D. of 5) The life … of sperm whale can be up to seventy years. A. period B. length C. distance D. span 6) Hydroelectric dams in Vietnam have provided power … millions of homes and businesses. A. for B. to C. with D. of 7) Trees and shrubs … an important part in preserving land. A. make B. keep C. have D. play 8) New York is famous … its skyscrapers. A. as B. with C. for D. of 9) Without plants, most water would … as soon as it falls. A. run off B. run after C. run away D. run by 10) Wildlife all over the world is in … A. risk B. danger C. threat D. death 12) We were very … at his success. A. surprised B. interested C. keen D. fond 15) The … has threatened many of the animals in this park. A. population B. remain C. increase D. contamination 16) Van Cao was a well-known … A. band B. composer C. musician D. B&C 17) Jack Dawson is a person in the film Titanic. The word “person” means …. A. decade B. character C. cinema D. scene 18) If you know English, you can … with people in the world. A. entertain B. communicate C. lull D. delight 9) Tom and Jerry is a(n) …. film. A. action B. science fiction C. love story D. cartoon 20) Music can … ideas, thoughts and feeling. A. play B. express C. talk D. compose 22) I … thriller films to action films. A. enjoy B. like C. would rather D. prefer 23) Which do you prefer. Action films … love stories? A. but B. and C. with D. or 24) Germany was the … of the 2006 World Cup. The 18 th World Cup was held there. A. trophy B. host nation C. continent D. tournament 26) In the final match, our school team defeated the visiting team by 4 … 3. A. against B. with C. up D. to 30) Uruguay gained a victory over Argentina in the final and became the first … in history of the World Cup. A. victory B. champion C. championship D. hero 31) My village is located … the western part of the city. A. at B. in C. of D. on 32) New York was … by the Dutch in 1624. A. found B. finding C. founded D. finded 33) London … an area of 1610 square kilometers. A. have B. gets C. covers D. fills 35) There are … tall offices and apartment buildings in New York. A. hundred B. hundreds C. hundred of D. hundreds of III. GRAMMAR Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence 2) What … if you had had a day off yesterday? A. would you have done B. would you do C. will you do D. you would have done 5) If you didn't stay up late, you … get up earlier. A. can B. could C. will D. can 6) If I had heard from Jack, I … let you know. A. will B. would have C. shall D. had 7) If I knew her number, I … her. A. phone B. will phone C. would phone D. had phoned 8) If they were rich, they … buy a castle. A. will B. can C. would D. were able to 9) If you … this glass, you would have to pay for it. A. broke B. break C. have broken D. had broke 11) The road in front of your house … A. repairs B. is preparing C. is being repaired D. repairing 14) New machines … used on this farm. A. have B. are being C. being D. were being 16) I went to the library … last night. A. for studying B. studying C. to study D. to studying 17) It was not until 1980 that they … to learn English. A. began B. begin C. didn’t begin D. to begin 18) I got … envelop this morning. There was $5000 in … envelop. A. the/ the B. a/ an C. a/ the D. an/ the 19) … did you buy this book? – I bought it yesterday. A. When B. What C. Why D. Who 20) They have just bought some paint. They … their house this afternoon. A. be going to paint B. will paint C. to painting D. are going to paint 21) Yesterday she heard a … news. She was so … that she couldn’t say anything. A. surprising/ surprising B. surprised/ surprising C. surprising/ surprised D. surprised/ surprised 22) I do not think Robert … the gold medal. A. is going to win B. is winning C. will win D. won’t win 23) Peter has practiced playing the piano … the piano contest next week. A. in order enter B. to entering C. to enter D. to not enter 24) … you stay there? – I spent three wonderful weeks there. A. How long B. How far C. How much D. How often 25) It was not until I was 15 years old that I … how to ride a bicycle. A. learned B. had learned C. was learning D. is learning 26) It is an … game. A. excitement B. exciting C. excited D. excite 27) … are you learning Chinese for? – To sing Chinese songs. A. When B. Where C. What D. Why 28) … earth moves round … sun. A. The / the B. A / a C. An / the D. An / an 29) He is very … in my story. A. interestingly B. interest C. interesting D. interested 30) She took a train … on time. A. arrive B. to arrive C. arriving D. arrived 31) We are going to visit Ha Noi, … is the capital of Vietnam. A. which B. that C. where D. in which 32) … living in the country, Mr. Lam is working in the city. A. Although B. Despite C. In spite D. But 33) I couldn’t sleep … very tired. A. although I was B. despite I was C. in spite of D. despite of being 34) We know a lot of people … live in London. A. which B. that C. whom D. whose 35) I enjoy living in the city … everything is expensive. A. although B. but C. despite D. in spite of III. WRITING Choose the correct sentence that best rewrites the root one 16) I have to work tomorrow evening, so I can’t meet you. A. If I have to work tomorrow evening, I can meet you. B. If I didn’t have to work tomorrow evening, I would meet you. C. I could meet you tomorrow evening if I don’t have to work. D. I can meet you if I didn’t have to work tomorrow evening. 17) People must not leave bicycles in the hall. A. Bicycles must not be left in the hall. B. Bicycles in the hall must not being left. C. Bicycles in the hall must not left. D. Bicycles must been not left in the hall. 18) Dangerous driving causes many accidents. A. Causes many accidents are being driven by dangerous. B. Accidents are caused by many dangerous driving. C. Many accidents are caused by dangerous driving. D. Many are caused accidents by dangerous driving. 19) He didn’t work hard, so he failed the exam. A. If he worked hard, he wouldn’t fail the exam. B. If he hadn’t worked hard, he would have failed the exam. C. He wouldn’t have failed the exam if he had worked hard. D. He hadn’t failed the exam if he would have worked hard. 20) I was tired because I stayed up late last night. A. If I hadn’t stayed up late last night, I wouldn’t have been tired. B. I hadn’t been tired if I wouldn’t have stayed up late last night. C. If I had stayed up late last night, I would have been tired. D. I wouldn’t be tired if I didn’t stay up late last night. 21) I am going to the capital. I wanted to find a good job. A. I am going to the capital to finding a good job. B. I am going to the capital will find a good job. C. I am going to the capital for finding a good job. D. I am going to the capital to find a good job. 22) Why are you saving money? A. What reasons are you saving money? B. What are you saving money? C. What kind of money are you saving? D. What are you saving money for? 23) John finds astronomy very interesting. A. John is interested in astronomy. B. Astronomy is one of John’s favourite branches of science. C. John reads a lot of books about astronomy. D. Astronomy makes John become more interested in science. 24) She didn’t write to him until she received his letter. A. It was not until she received his letter that she wrote to him. B. It was not until she received his letter which she wrote to him. C. It was not until she write to him that she received his letter. D. It was not until she receive his letter that she write to him. 25) We didn’t recognize him until he came into the light. A. It was not until we recognized him that he came into the light. B. It was not until he came into the light that we recognized him. C. It was not until we didn’t recognize him that he came into the light. D. It was not until he came into the light that we didn’t recognize him. 26) I haven’t had enough lessons for my driving test tomorrow. A. I think I will going to fail my driving test tomorrow. B. I think I will fail my driving test tomorrow. C. I think I have failed my driving test tomorrow. D. I think I am going to fail my driving test tomorrow. 27) We stayed in Asia Hotel. Mr. Thanh recommended it to us. A. We stayed in Asia Hotel, which Mr. Thanh recommended to us. B. Mr. Thanh stayed in Asia Hotel, which we recommended to us. C. We stayed in Asia Hotel, which Mr. Thanh recommended it to us. D. We which Mr. Thanh recommended to us stayed in Asia Hotel. 28) He dislikes big cities. He is moving to London next month. A. Although disliking big cities, he is moving to London next month. B. Although he dislikes big cities, he is moving to London next month. C. He dislikes big cities although he is moving to London next month. D. In spite of he dislikes big cities, he is moving to London next month. 29) He has good salary. He feels unhappy. A. In spite of having good salary he feels unhappy. B. Although having good salary he feels unhappy. C. Despite of having good salary he feels unhappy. D. In spite of he has good salary, he feels unhappy. 30) She is the singer. She has just signed a contract with a recording company. A. She is the singer, who has just signed a contract with a recording company. B. She is the singer which has just signed a contract with a recording company. C. She is the singer who has just signed a contract with a recording company. D. She has just signed a contract with a recording company who is the singer. V. READING . driving test tomorrow. A. I think I will going to fail my driving test tomorrow. B. I think I will fail my driving test tomorrow. C. I think I have failed my. threatened many of the animals in this park. A. population B. remain C. increase D. contamination 16) Van Cao was a well-known … A. band B. composer C. musician