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ĐỀ THI TIẾNG ANH VÀO LỚP 10 TỈNH THỪA THIÊN HUẾ NĂM HỌC 2024-2025
TIẾNG ANH (KHÔNG CHUYÊN) — Mã đề 156
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút
Cloze — Dogs
Choose A–D for each blank.
Many people have dogs for pets, but did you know that the dog was the first animal to be domesticated? That means it was the first animal (1) __________ was kept and cared for by humans. Dogs have been kept as workers, hunters, and friends for much of human history.
Dogs were originally gray wolves, but domestication gradually (2) __________ this. Humans have selectively bred dogs for traits that they believed were good. That's how many varieties of dogs came to exist today.
Dogs come in all (3) __________ and sizes. Dogs also have different kinds of coats. Some of them have long hair, while others have short. This hair can come in (4) __________ different colors and patterns. Dogs also have different skills. Some varieties are good at hunting wild animals, while others are good at herding cattle or (5) __________ people.
Because dogs are closely related (6) __________ wolves, it might seem like they would be violent. (7) __________ some dogs are violent, over 15,000 years of domestication has made most dogs friendly to humans. Today's dogs are much easier to train than wolves. They respond well to human training, learning to sit, roll over, and even (8) __________ dog shows. Training dogs is a practice that has been improved for many, many years.
- exchanged
- covered
- changed
- remained
- proceeding
- preparing
- protecting
- preventing
- However
- Although
- Therefore
- Because
- pass down
- turn off
- participate in
- take after
Sentence combining
Choose the best combined sentence.
They don't tell her the truth. She is upset.
- If they told her the truth, she wouldn't be upset.
- If they told her the truth, she would be upset.
- If they tell her the truth, she won't be upset.
- If they tell her the truth, she will be upset.
I explained the rules of the game carefully. However, he didn't understand them.
- I explained the rules of the game carefully, so he didn't understand them.
- Although I explained the rules of the game carefully, he didn't understand them.
- Because I explained the rules of the game carefully, he didn't understand them.
- He didn't understand the rules of the game, but I explained them carefully.
I spent 30 minutes reading books. I, then, went to bed.
- After I had spent 30 minutes reading books, I went to bed.
- Before I spent 30 minutes reading books, I had gone to bed.
- As soon as I went to bed, I spent 30 minutes reading books.
- While I was reading books for 30 minutes, I went to bed.
Mrs. Brown is nice. I borrowed her car yesterday.
- Mrs. Brown, who borrowed her car yesterday, is nice.
- Mrs. Brown, whose car I borrowed yesterday, is nice.
- Mrs. Brown's car, which I borrowed yesterday, is nice.
- Mrs. Brown's car, which was borrowed yesterday, is nice.
Exchanges
Choose the best response.
Tom: "How often do you go to school, Susan?" Susan: "__________"
- My Daddy rarely takes me.
- Going to school is often fun.
- Every day, except for Sunday.
- By bus, sometimes on foot.
Minh: "I think that teenagers should do housework." Anna: "__________ Doing housework makes them love their parents more."
- That's quite wrong.
- I don't think so.
- I'm not sure.
- I agree with you.
Stress
Choose different stress.
Stress (15) · narrow / perfect / lucky / afraid
Stress (16) · computer / capital / potato / decision
- computer
- capital
- potato
- decision
Closest meaning
Choose closest sentence.
He used to write to his girlfriend once a week.
- He no longer writes to his girlfriend once a week.
- He enjoys writing to his girlfriend every week.
- He didn't write to his girlfriend once a week.
- He is still writing to his girlfriend every week.
The last time Daisy heard from Ben was five months ago.
- Ben hardly heard from Daisy five months ago.
- Daisy didn't hear from Ben five months ago.
- Daisy hasn't heard from Ben for five months.
- Ben has heard from Daisy for five months.
"We went for a trip to Vietnam last month," said Mr. Smith.
- Mr. Smith said that we had gone for a trip to Vietnam the month before.
- Mr. Smith said that they went for a trip to Vietnam the previous month.
- Mr. Smith said that we went for a trip to Vietnam the previous month.
- Mr. Smith said that they had gone for a trip to Vietnam the month before.
The man is old, so he can't take a long trip.
- The man can't take a long trip because he is old.
- The man isn't old so that he can take a long trip.
- The man is old, but he can't take a long trip.
- The man is old enough to take such a long trip.
Error identification
Choose the underlined error.
The children are often keen on playing computer games, watching cartoons, and go for a picnic with their family.
- watching
- go
- keen on
- a picnic
I can't find the letter I received from my boss some days ago. I might have thrown them into the trash bin yesterday.
- yesterday
- them
- received
- can't find
The girl who were injured in the accident yesterday is now in hospital.
Last week, I asked my aunt to show me how using the digital camera.
Opposites
Choose opposite meaning.
I believe that walking can offer numerous health benefits to people of all ages.
- advantages
- objections
- drawbacks
- profits
The air conditioner Mary has just bought is very difficult to use.
Reading — Plastic recycling
Choose A–D.
Plastic is everywhere: in our streets, in the countryside, in rivers, in seas and in oceans. In the UK, over 13 billion plastic bottles are used every year. The good news is that more and more people are recycling plastic and there are also some clever ways to use it.
Roads are usually made of asphalt, but in some countries like the USA and the UK, engineers have started to use plastic to make new roads. First, they collect the plastic, wash it and dry it. Then they cut it into small pieces and heat it to about 170°C. After that, they mix it with hot asphalt and use it to make the road surface. This way of making roads is more difficult than the usual way, but the plastic and asphalt mixture is harder and better than asphalt only.
How about wearing a pair of trainers made from recycled plastic bottles? Some well-known sports companies use six to eleven plastic bottles to make one pair of trainers. This means that fewer plastic bottles are thrown away, and they end up on people's feet, not in the ocean!
Plastic can be recycled in other clever ways too. It is used to make rubbish bins, toys, tables and chairs, sleeping bags, backpacks and hundreds of other things. One clothes company cuts it into very small pieces to make clothes. Believe it or not, the England women's national football team wears a kit made from recycled bottles!
The passage mainly discusses __________.
- the process of making plastic
- several ways to recycle plastic
- the use of plastic in making shoes
- the negative impacts of plastic
According to paragraph 2, which of the following is TRUE?
- In the USA and the UK, roads are made of asphalt only.
- Roads are globally made of the mixture of plastic and asphalt.
- Engineers mix plastic with cold asphalt to make the road surface.
- Using the mixture of plastic and asphalt to make roads is better.
What does the word "they" in paragraph 3 refer to?
- plastic bottles
- sports companies
- pairs of trainers
- people's feet
Which of the following is NOT MENTIONED as the things made from recycled plastic?
- rubbish bins
- robots
- sleeping bags
- toys
The word "kit" in paragraph 4 is CLOSEST in meaning to __________.
- suitcase
- backpack
- equipment
- jewelry
Grammar & vocabulary
Choose A–D.
I __________ this film so many times that I can remember the style of each character.
This is the first __________ craft village I've visited.
- traditional
- traditionally
- tradition
- traditionalist
They suggested that we __________ some tiny daisies on the baby's scarf.
- should embroider
- embroidered
- embroiders
- could embroider
Next Saturday, there'll be a conference on women's rights held __________ this room.
They are living in __________ old charming house that is painted yellow over there.
Some years ago, my uncle __________ a small library for poor kids in this remote mountainous area.
- took off
- put out
- got over
- set up
She will be a better cook than her mother, __________?
- will she
- doesn't she
- does she
- won't she
These trees __________ by my father yesterday.
- have planted
- planted
- plant
- were planted
Luke wishes he __________ the piano well.
- can play
- could play
- will play
- plays
The problem seems not to be __________ as we thought.
- most serious
- serious
- more serious
- as serious
I am tired of doing a lot of homework, so I stop __________ my favourite TV show.
- watch
- to watch
- watching
- from watching
Synonyms
Choose closest word.
All the flower pots in his workshop are made by hand.
- electronically
- mechanically
- manually
- automatically
Hoang arrived at the door, asking me to lend him the Maths book.
- recognized
- disappeared
- sat down
- turned up
Vocabulary
Choose A–D.
Many people love to go to the __________ for the low price.
- street vendors
- sky lights
- street lights
- software vendors
It takes the Earth 365 days and 6 hours for the Earth to __________ the Sun.
Pronunciation
Choose different sound.
Pronunciation (47) · belief / plumber / member / bacon
Pronunciation (48) · peak / meat / beat / head
Pronunciation (49) · called / watched / passed / talked
- called
- watched
- passed
- talked
Pronunciation (50) · reads / wants / works / stops