ĐỀ THI VÀO LỚP 10 (9)
TRUONG VAN ANH
SAIGON UNIVERSITY
I. Choose the word whose underlined part has a different pronunciation from the others in each group:
1. A. looked B. finished C. rented D. passed
2. A. puppet B. plumber C. thunder D. humor









II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others. Write A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
3. A. passed B. watched
C. played D. washed
4. A. proud B. about
C. around D. would









III. Choose the word/ phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence.
5. He gets used to_____________ early in the morning to do morning exercises
A. get B. got C. getting D. to get
6. It`s very hot today. I wish I _________on the beach now.
A. am B. was C. were D. had been
7. When he lived in the city, he _________to the theater twice a week.
A. uses to go B. has gone
C. used to go D. use going





8. My father asked us _________too much time playing computer games. Because it does harm to my eyes.
A. not to spending B. did not spend C. not to spend D. to not spent
9. Hoa cannot remember the name of the restaurant ____she ate her favorite roasted duck.
A. which B. whose C. whom D. where
10. John drives very ……………., he has never had any accidents.
A. careful B. carefully C. carelessly D. careless






11. Nobody went to the party, _________?
A. does he B. do they
C. didn’t they D. did they
12. It is nearly 3 months _________he visited his parents.
A. while B. during
C. since D. when
13. Remember _____________Lan a present because today is her birthday.
A. send B. sending
C. to send D. sent







14. If we have _________enough time, we’ll study this exercise more carefully.
A. the enough time B. enough time C. the time enough D. time enough
IV. Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting.
15. When I walk (A) past the park, I saw (B) some children (C) play (D) football.
16. He often (A) lets (B) me to use (C) his mobile phone (D).







V. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following questions.
Smoking causes lung cancer, which is the number one cancer among men. Ninety percent of the people who get lung cancer die. Smoking is also the leading cause of mouth cancer, tongue cancer, and throat cancer. Many smokers have heart disease and pneumonia. Smoking causes one million early deaths in the world every year.
Smokers not only harm themselves but also harm others. Smokers breathe smoke out into the air. They breathe it out on their children and their wives or husbands. Children whose parents smoke have more breathing and lung problems than other children. Women who are married to smokers are more likely to have lung cancer









than those married to non-smokers. We are all aware that smoking is bad. So why do people smoke?
17. The number one cancer among men is_____.
A. tongue cancer B. throat cancer
C. lung cancer D. mouth cancer
18. The main cause of mouth cancer, tongue cancer and throat cancer is__________.
A. drinking B. overeating C. breathing D. smoking
19. Every year, smoking causes about one million__. A. cancer patients B. killing diseases
C. early deaths D. injured men






20. The word “it” in the passage refers to____________.
A. cancer B. smoke C. air D. breath
21. Who are more likely to have lung cancer and lung problems?
A. People who live in the city
B. People who live with smokers.
C. People who live with non-smokers.
D. People who live in the country.
22. People know that smoking is ________.
A. good B. bad C. fair D. healthy





VI. Read the passage, then decide if the statements that follow it are True or False.
You are feeling weak. You`ve got a headache and pain in your back and limbs. Your temperature is up over 38 C. You may sweat a lot and don`t want to eat. Those symptoms show that you`ve got flu. There is no quick cure for flu because when you have flu you have a virus. You don`t have to see the doctor because the medicines can`t cure the flu. They just relieve the symptoms. You`ll feel better after a few days. So what should you do when you`ve got flu? You`d better stay indoors and keep warm. Besides, you should have plenty of cool drinks: water, fruit or milky drinks. Try to have three










light meals a day and rest bed if you can. And remember to stay away from the crowds so that you don`t give flu to others.
23. One symptom of flu is headache.
24. When you`ve got flu, you have a slight fever.
25. Medicines can cure flu quickly.
26. Medicines just relieve the symptoms.









VII. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence .
27. The film was _______. [interest]
28. The audience in the stadium was ______. [excite]
29. Through two centuries the USA became a powerful country. Its ______ amazes the world. [develop]
30. The food is ______ for sick people. [health]
31. The boy can solve many complicated problems. His ______ surprised everyone. [intelligent]






32. The project has passed a _____ stage. [progress]
VIII. Use the correct tense or form of the verb given in each sentences.
33. Before 1925 he _____ to many countries in the world. [go]
34. If she has passed the exam, she ____ a good job. [get]
35. He gets a boy _____ down the well. [climb]
36. The teacher delayed ____ the test. [give]






IX. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it.
37. Because she was sick, she stayed home.
 Because of
38. Kathy did the test for two hours.
 It took
39. They began to build the house in June.
 They have
40. Although it rained heavily, the hunter went out.
 Despite








Good luck!