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ĐỀ THI TIẾNG ANH VÀO LỚP 10 TỈNH LONG AN NĂM HỌC 2024-2025
TIẾNG ANH (Công lập) — tự luận
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút
I. Verb forms
Put the verbs in the correct form or tense.
Last year, Jack (visit) __________ Phong Nha Cave, a tourist attraction in Quang Binh.
Mary promises that she (be) __________ at home before 9 o'clock tonight.
Besides medical knowledge, a surgeon must (have) __________ physical and mental strength.
I (spend) __________ two hours playing sports every day.
She enjoys (read) __________ novels in her free time.
Minh and Mai (know) __________ each other since they were 5 years old.
II. Prepositions & connectives
Complete with one word from the box (one extra). Words: although, In, therefore, on, because, of
Lan didn't come to the party __________ she had to look after her children.
__________ Sunday afternoons, he usually goes shopping with his family.
He dreams __________ becoming a physicist because he really likes physics.
Tom isn't a member of the chess club; __________ he has to pay a small fee for practice.
Mai is interested __________ history. She often goes to museums to see new exhibits.
III. Word form
Use the correct form of the word in brackets.
__________ gives girls the opportunity to have a better life. (educate)
The modern father will not __________ be the breadwinner of the family. (necessary)
Since the mid-20th century, English has been an official language of __________ organisations such as the United Nations. (nation)
IV. Cloze (given words)
Complete the text with the words given (one extra): for, causes, especially, hundreds, and, reach, strongest
A tornado is a kind of storm that looks like a huge funnel. Tornadoes are the (1) __________ winds on Earth. They can reach 480km per hour. With such great strength, a tornado (2) __________ a lot of damage. It can uproot trees, flatten buildings, and throw heavy things such as cars (3) __________ of meters away. It is especially dangerous (4) __________ people in cars or mobile homes.
Tornadoes differ in their duration (5) __________ the distance they travel. Most last less than ten minutes and travel five to ten kilometers. Some special tornadoes can last several hours and travel up to more than 150km. Tornadoes can occur almost anywhere on Earth, but most of them happen in the United States, (6) __________ in the Great Plains region. This area may experience more than 200 tornadoes each year.
V. Reading
Answer the questions. WRITE NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for 1–2; full answers for 3–4.
The giraffe is the tallest living animal. It can reach a height of more than 5.5 meters. Giraffes live in eastern Africa. The scientific name of the giraffe is Giraffa camelopardalis. Giraffes have a short body, but their legs and neck are very long. The coat is light brown with reddish brown spots. Many giraffes have two short horns between the ears.
Giraffes have large nostrils and a good sense of smell. Giraffes have long tongues of between 45 and 50 centimeters. Giraffes are plant eaters. They can reach leaves at the top of trees. But they do not eat grass. It is very hard for them to reach the ground because the neck is stiff. To drink, a giraffe must spread its legs far apart to reach down.
Giraffes live in herds of up to twenty animals. They use their good eyesight to watch for danger. Lions, cheetahs, and crocodiles are the giraffe's enemies. Giraffes will try to gallop away from danger, but they can fight if necessary. They can run about 50 kilometers an hour. A female giraffe gives birth to one calf at a time. The newborn can usually follow its mother around within hours.
Giraffes live about 20 to 25 years. Giraffes are still common in eastern Africa. They are protected there inside national parks. In other places, however, hunting has reduced the number of giraffes.
Where do giraffes live? => They live in __________.
What do giraffes look like? => They have a short body, but their __________ are very long.
What do giraffes use to watch for danger?
How soon can a newborn usually follow its mother?
VI. Rewrite
Rewrite as directed.
Let's join hands to protect the environment! => Shall we __________
Lan cannot run as fast as her friends. => Lan wishes she __________
People speak English in many countries. => English __________
The movie is very interesting. We saw it last week. => The movie which __________
VII. Sentence building
Make meaningful sentences from the cues.
Because/ she/ too busy, she/ can't/ go/ the cinema/ me/ tonight.
If/ the weather/ fine, we/ go on/ an excursion/ tomorrow.