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ĐỀ THI TIẾNG ANH VÀO LỚP 10 TỈNH THÁI NGUYÊN NĂM HỌC 2025-2026
TIẾNG ANH (KHÔNG CHUYÊN) — Mã đề 101 — 40 câu
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút
I. Phonetics (1–5)
Choose A, B, C or D.
Pronunciation (1) · beach / chalk / watch / school
Pronunciation (2) · replayed / attended / listened / installed
- replayed
- attended
- listened
- installed
Pronunciation (3) · old / shop / stop / clock
Pronunciation (4) · works / days / trees / comes
Pronunciation (5) · elevator / elephant / member / female
- elevator
- elephant
- member
- female
II. Grammar & vocabulary (6–18)
Choose A, B, C or D.
My father has agreed __________ our old house in the village.
- selling
- to sell
- sold
- be selling
When I came home yesterday, my parents ________.
- have slept
- would sleep
- were sleeping
- will sleep
Everybody was __________ that he passed the exam.
- surprising
- surprise
- surprised
- surprisingly
David __________ some trees in the garden at the moment.
- plants
- is planting
- planted
- has planted
Tom is reading a book __________ the library.
You should pay more __________ in class.
Ann wasn't wearing a coat _________ it was quite cold.
- in spite of
- because
- because of
- although
Her mother is cooking dinner in _________ kitchen.
I bought a computer _________ was made in the USA.
Nam usually _______ football with his friends on Saturday afternoons.
- plays
- was playing
- played
- will play
If it rains tomorrow, we _________ swimming.
- didn't go
- wouldn't go
- haven't gone
- won't go
Miss Lan _________ English in this school since 2020.
- is teaching
- has taught
- taught
- teaches
Can you ________ the lights? It's getting dark in here.
- take away
- turn on
- take off
- look after
III. Error identification (19–21)
Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
Error: Mary always rides her bike to work, but today she catches the bus.
Error: Doctors often suggest to quit smoking for better health.
Error: I think she is enough well now to make the trip.
- think
- trip
- enough well
- to make
IV. Synonym & antonym (22–25)
Choose A, B, C or D.
CLOSEST meaning: went on with the project
CLOSEST meaning: cozy little apartment
- dirty
- uncomfortable
- rotten
- comfortable
OPPOSITE: disappointed
- annoyed
- bored
- worried
- pleased
V. Communication (26–27)
Choose the most suitable response.
Tony: "I'll pick you up at eight o'clock on my way to the airport." Cindy: "________."
- I have a phone
- I don't know. Thanks
- Thanks. I'll see you then
- For pleasure
Jenifer: "Shall we eat out tonight?" Jack: "________!"
- See you next time
- That's a great idea
- That's easy
- You are welcome
VI. Cloze — Common cold (28–32)
Choose the best word for each blank.
You have a headache, sneeze, and cough. Your nose is all stuffed up, and it keeps running, so you have to blow it every few minutes. You know by these symptoms that you have a cold, and you feel completely (28) __________. You are not sure if you will live through the day.
Everyone suffers (29) _________ the common cold at one time or another. It isn't a serious (30) _________, but people spend over a billion dollars on different kinds of cold medicine every year. The medicine can relieve the symptoms. That is, it can make you cough less, make your headache less intense, and stop your nose from running for a while. Yet, it can't cure your cold. So far, (31) __________ no cure for the common cold and no medicine to prevent it.
However, people have all kinds of ideas about (32) __________ to prevent and treat colds. Some people think that if you eat a lot of onions, you won't catch a cold. Others say that you should avoid getting wet and chilled, or you will catch a cold. In reality, this varies from person to person.
- relaxed
- thirsty
- miserable
- hungry
- illness
- pain
- toothache
- headache
- there had been
- it has been
- they have been
- there has been
VII. Reading — Careers teacher (33–37)
Choose the best answer.
It is sometimes very difficult to decide which career to choose when you leave school. British students are helped by careers teachers, who inform them about different careers, the qualifications needed, and try to help them make up their minds. Mr. Hemmings, a careers teacher as well as a history teacher, talks about his experience.
"I've been a careers teacher for around five years and, on the whole, I've found it a rewarding experience. Our students, who are 15 and 16 years old, have careers lessons once a week. My task consists of explaining as accurately as possible the qualifications required for each job, as well as the type of work and personal skills involved.
Advising teenagers can be rather difficult some youngsters have no idea at all of what they want to do, or of what the real world outside school really is. They come to me and say 'I don't like ordinary office jobs. I'd like to do something that is exciting and pays well.' What can I say to him? That we're running out of exciting jobs? But they usually end up facing reality and come down to the senses after a while.
Anyway, here in school, we only give them advice according to what we know about their favourite and weakest subjects, pastimes and personality. But if you ask me, things are changing so quickly around here that sometimes you just don't know what best to say. A few days ago, I asked a fifteen-year-old boy what job he had in mind, and he replied 'I haven't got any plans. You see, Sir, I don't know what new jobs will replace today's'. What could I say to him?"
What does Mr. Hemmings say about his job as a careers teacher?
- It is a stressful job.
- It is an easy job.
- It is a challenging experience.
- It is a rewarding experience.
How often do British students have careers lessons?
- Once a fortnight.
- Twice a month.
- Twice a week.
- Once a week.
The word "accurately" in paragraph 2 is CLOSEST in meaning to _________.
- frequently
- exactly
- usually
- incorrectly
The word "They" in paragraph 3 refers to __________.
- the senses
- some youngsters
- personal skills
- office jobs
What does the passage mainly discuss?
- Merits of British careers teachers and their students in career advice
- Challenges faced by British careers teachers and their students in career advice
- Rewards for British careers teachers and their students in career advice
- Excitements among British careers teachers and their students in career advice
VIII. Sentence transformation (38–40)
Choose the sentence closest in meaning.
Closest meaning: Learning English is very easy.
- It is very easy to learn English.
- It is very easy learning English.
- It isn't very easy learning English.
- It isn't very easy to learn English.
Closest meaning: Minh isn't as good at maths as Phong.
- Minh studies maths as well as Phong.
- Phong studies maths worse than Minh.
- Phong is better at maths than Minh.
- Minh is better at maths than Phong.
"Do you sometimes go for a walk in the park?" he asked us.
- He promised us if we sometimes go for a walk in the park.
- He advised us if we sometimes went for a walk in the park.
- He told us if we sometimes went for a walk in the park.
- He asked us if we sometimes went for a walk in the park.