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ĐỀ THI TIẾNG ANH VÀO LỚP 10 TỈNH HÀ TĨNH NĂM HỌC 2024-2025
TIẾNG ANH (KHÔNG CHUYÊN) — 40 câu — mã 02
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút
Part 1. Error identification
Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
This issue was such important that we had to handle it with great care.
While Jane is walking along the street with her friends, she saw a lovely rabbit.
- is walking
- the
- friends
- lovely
Tom was given a fascinated novel on his 17th birthday last Sunday.
- was given
- fascinated
- on
- last Sunday
Both of his sisters works for international firms from the United States.
He asked us when would we have a new school for children in our community.
- asked
- when
- would we
- community
Part 2. Pronunciation
Choose the odd one out.
Pronunciation (6) · watched / stopped / washed / changed
- watched
- stopped
- washed
- changed
Pronunciation (7) · like / find / miss / fine
Pronunciation (8) · hope / honor / house / hat
Pronunciation (9) · sea / hear / near / clear
Pronunciation (10) · think / thank / though / thing
Part 3. Cloze (Oscars)
Words: get / exactly / interested / sell / choices / However / Moreover (two extra).
The Oscars award ceremony is one of the most famous ceremonies in the world, and is watched live on TV in over 200 countries. The first one took place in Hollywood in 1929, and all of the prizes were for silent films. For the first ten years, the results were given to the newspapers before the event. (11) __________, since 1941, the names of winners have been a secret until the last moment. No one is (12) __________ sure where the name “Oscars” came from. Each year, members of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences vote for the winners in 25 categories. The most important categories are Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress and Best Actor. Not many people are (13) __________ in men’s clothes, but the big fashion houses, like Chanel and Dior, try to persuade the nominated females stars to wear their dresses. The stars usually (14) __________ the dresses for free and they look really great. But there are some bad (15) __________, too!
Part 4. Grammar & vocabulary
Choose A, B, C or D.
It rained heavily last night, __________?
- didn't it
- doesn't it
- does it
- did it
It's very hot here __________ summer, so there are more activities at night.
Brian: “How beautiful your daughter is!” Susan: “__________.”
- You're welcome
- Never mind
- No problem
- Thank you
The doctor __________ has just moved to live next door to us is very friendly.
Tom __________ his classmates since they left school.
- didn't meet
- hasn't met
- doesn't meet
- won't met
Trung: “How often do you play soccer…?” Toan: “__________.”
- Never mind
- Three times a week
- Thank you
- That's right
I love playing in jazz bands because the music is so __________ from others.
- differ
- difference
- differently
- different
You can __________ the meaning of this word in the dictionary if you want.
- look out
- look down
- look after
- look up
Could you __________ me a favour to take Sony, my son to school today?
Have you decided __________ your old house yet?
- repairing
- repair
- to repair
- repaired
We __________ our final match if it snows tomorrow.
- will postpone
- have postponed
- would postpone
- postponed
The flowers in our school __________ by students every day.
- are watered
- water
- are watering
- have watered
He got a good mark for his English test __________ he studied hard.
- although
- because
- despite
- because of
Linh went to see the __________ this morning to have her decayed tooth removed.
- vet
- engineer
- dentist
- teacher
Three policemen have been killed in the __________ of duty in the last three months.
Part 5. Reading (health gadgets)
Choose A, B, C or D.
The programme was about apps and gadgets that check our health and daily exercise. In the programme, three female office workers used this new technology for three weeks. What did they do and did it work?
Firstly, university scientist Blaine Price lent the women a gadget to count their steps, and a specially-programmed smartphone to check their sleep. After that, the women went back to their normal lives and used the gadget to check their exercise. At the end of each day, the scientist sent them an email with the number of their steps. At the beginning they only took 5,000 steps, but the target was 10,000 a day. Next, they examined their sleep. Every night, they put their smartphones on their beds when they went to sleep. The next morning, they looked at the phones and knew the number of hours and how deeply they slept. Finally, the three women and Blaine met again to talk about their progress.
All the women said they were healthier and fitter. They all lost weight, and they all understood better why and when they slept well. The programme showed that new gadgets and technology can help us change our routine and get healthier.
Best title?
- Technology to help you lose weight
- Technology to make you go to bed early
- Technology to help you sleep many hours
- Technology to make you healthier
The three participants started with __________ steps a day.
examined is closest in meaning to __________.
they in paragraph 3 refers to __________.
- women
- gadgets
- hours
- smartphones
Which is TRUE?
- All three participants used the new technology for three months
- All three participants in the programme were male
- All three participants were aware of the reason and time of a good sleep
- All three participants didn’t know how many hours they slept
Part 6. Sentence transformation
Rewrite so that it means the same.
They will widen this road next month. → This road ______
They last talked to each other in 2019. → They haven’t ______
Mary is more intelligent than David. → David isn’t ______
We were surprised at her outstanding performance. → What made ______
She is determined to make a success of this project. → She sets ______