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ĐỀ THI TIẾNG ANH VÀO LỚP 10 TỈNH THÁI NGUYÊN NĂM HỌC 2023-2024
TIẾNG ANH — môn chung — Mã đề 402 — 05.06.2023
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút
I. Grammar & vocabulary (1–13)
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
My father _______________ the gardening right now.
Are you fond _______________ listening to pop music?
She always _______________ a bus to school in the morning.
- is taking
- was taking
- takes
- take
My uncle _______________ his car when it started to rain.
- was washing
- has washed
- washes
- washed
I _______________ him since we left school.
- am seeing
- see
- haven’t seen
- saw
He wants _______________ these children English.
- teach
- teaching
- to teach
- to teaching
She _______________ this dictionary to me last Sunday.
- has given
- gave
- will give
- gives
Her parents would be happy if she _______________ hard.
- worked
- works
- will work
- is working
He lived in Thai Nguyen some years ago, _______________?
- didn’t he
- doesn’t he
- does he
- did he
The house _______________ he bought was built 5 years ago.
My tooth doesn’t stop hurting. I’ll go and see the _______________.
- teacher
- worker
- dentist
- writer
I think this is _______________ most expensive shop in town.
The _______________ from the factory could be contaminating the nearby wells.
- unpolluted
- pollutants
- polluted
- pollute
II. Synonyms (14–15)
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
The smartphone my mother has just bought is very simple to use. (CLOSEST)
- difficult
- easy
- hard
- interesting
Nam looked through his notes before entering the examination room. (CLOSEST)
- discussed
- read quickly
- thought over
- learned
III. Pronunciation (16–20)
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.
Pronunciation (16) · thin / theater / these / thick
Pronunciation (17) · pens / tests / cups / desks
Pronunciation (18) · hunting / funny / punctual / pollute
- hunting
- funny
- punctual
- pollute
Pronunciation (19) · enjoyed / arrived / opened / watched
- enjoyed
- arrived
- opened
- watched
Pronunciation (20) · headache / mistake / station / account
- headache
- mistake
- station
- account
IV. Antonyms (21–22)
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions.
He began his trip to the remote area to teach poor children last Sunday. (OPPOSITE)
Could space tourism become affordable in the near future? (OPPOSITE)
- costly
- economical
- inexpensive
- necessary
V. Error identification (23–25)
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Tuan doesn’t have vocabulary enough, so he can’t write good essays.
- doesn’t
- vocabulary enough
- he
- good essays
If we don’t protect our environment, our life would be badly affected.
John can played the piano better than his friends can.
VI. Communication (26–27)
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges.
David: “I have a terrible cold.” — Mother: “_______________”
- Really? That’s too bad.
- No, I haven’t.
- That sounds good.
- Thanks so much.
Mary: “Excuse me. Is this the maths class?” — Teacher: “_______________”
- Yes, they are your maths teachers.
- Yes, it is. And I’m the teacher.
- Not really. He’s the man over there.
- No, he isn’t here.
VII. Cloze (28–32)
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.
A narrow rock that stands taller than the Empire State Building does not look like the most Welcoming place to set up home. But that did not stop an insect which was (28) _______________ to be extinct for 80 years from building its last known colony on the 562-meter tall Ball's Pyramid in the South Pacific Ocean. Scientists have discovered 24 of the creatures living around a plant on the rock. The “tree lobster” insect, which is as large as a human hand, had somehow made its camp (29) _______________ the lack of food.
In 2001, Australian scientists decided to investigate claims by climbers (30) _______________ tackled Ball's Pyramid that they had seen fresh droppings here. They too saw the droppings and upon returning (31) _______________ dark with flashlights were stunned to discover the insect colony around the only plant on the rock. Mr. Carlie said: “It felt like (32) _______________ back into the Jurassic age, when insects ruled the world.”
- required
- accepted
- supposed
- expected
- to step
- step
- stepped
- stepping
VIII. Reading (33–37)
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.
All students here come from very difficult backgrounds; they are street children, orphans, children of war-invalids, hearing-impaired students, and young people in very poor families.
This school provides us with free training in one of these areas: Vietnamese and Asian cooking, French and European cooking, French baking and pastry, restaurant and catering services, domestic services, sewing and embroidery. After one year of training at the school, full-time jobs are found for US and we could be working in a number of hotels, restaurants, private houses, embassies, or companies throughout Vietnam.
To cover all the training costs, our school runs four businesses: a restaurant, a bakery, a catering service, and a sewing & embroidery shop. These income-generating businesses also provide an excellent opportunity for us to gain valuable practical experiences. If you ever come to Vietnam, don’t miss the chance to taste delicious Vietnamese and French dishes at our restaurant.
Which of the statements is NOT true according to the text?
- The school sets up businesses in order to pay for its operation.
- After the training, the school finds jobs for the students.
- The students have to pay a lot of money for their training.
- The school accepts students who are in difficult situation.
Which of the following businesses is NOT done by the school?
- sewing and embroidery
- bakery
- tourism
- catering service
The word “street children” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _______________.
- hearing-impaired children
- orphans
- children of war-invalids
- homeless children
The word “us” in paragraph 2 refers to _______________.
- the school authorities
- the tourists
- the school teachers
- the students
What is the main purpose of the text?
- To give information about the school
- To discuss the difficulties of the school
- To prove how successful the school becomes
- To talk about the life of the students
IX. Sentence transformation (38–40)
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original one in each of the following questions.
Lan plays chess better than Hoang does.
- Lan plays chess as well as Hoang does.
- Hoang does not play chess as well as Lan does.
- Hoang plays chess better than Lan does.
- Lan plays chess more badly than Hoang does.
William installed the app successfully yesterday.
- The app was successfully installed by William yesterday.
- The app is successfully installed yesterday by William.
- The app has been successfully installed by William yesterday.
- The app was successfully installed yesterday by William.
“I go swimming every summer,” said Patrick.
- Patrick told to me that he goes swimming every summer.
- Patrick said to me that I go swimming every summer.
- Patrick said me that he went swimming every summer.
- Patrick told me that he went swimming every summer.