ĐỀ THI VÀO LỚP 10 (10)
TRUONG VAN ANH
SAIGON UNIVERSITY
I. Choose the word whose underlined part has a different pronunciation from the others in each group:
1. A. market B. depart
C. card D. scare
2. A. entrance B. paddy
C. bamboo D. banyan









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. precious B. depend C. cotton D. publish
4. A. remote B. predict C. collapse D. damage









III. Choose the word/ phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence.
5. In 1995, a huge earthquake ……severe damage to Kobe city, Japan.
A. has caused B. caused C. causes D. cause
6. We usually ……our grandparents on summer vacations.
A. to visit B. visited C. visiting D. visit
7. He’s living in Hanoi. He ……there since 2010.
A. lived B. lives C. has lived D. is living





8. When the weather is too hot for long trousers, people often wear ……with a T-shirt.
A. shorts B. blouses C. sweaters D. suits
9. The Kimono is a Japanese ……costume.
A. tradition B. traditions
C. traditional D. traditionally
10. There was no football match on VTV3, so I turned to another …… [tune in to]
A. media B. television C. channel D. number






11. The students are very …. that they are going to the countryside.
A. excited B. exciting C. excite D. excitedly
12. Tet is the most important ……for Vietnamese people.
A. celebration B. celebrate
C. celebrated D. celebrates
13. Who will look ……the baby while we go out?
A. out B. up C. on D. after







14. If he ……phone this afternoon, I will phone him this evening.
A. doesn’t B. won’t C. didn’t D. not
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 passage.
The History of Shoes
In the past, importance (17) ______ not given to shoes being comfortable or fashionable. These early foot coverings were probably animal skins, which people tied round their ankles during cold (18)______. We still use leather today, but other materials such as silk, plastic, or cotton are also popular, depending (19) _____ what is in fashion.
It was only one hundred and fifty years ago that people began to wear a different shoe on each foot. Formerly, the two shoes had been straight








instead of shaped and (20) ______ be worn on the left or the right foot. All shoes used to be made by hand, but now, (21) ______ there are shoemakers still using their traditional skills, most shoes are now machine-made in large factories. The introduction of sewing machines allowed the shoe industry to produce a large (22) ______ of cheaper shoes for a wider range of buyers.
17. A. is B. are
C. was D. were
18. A. weather B. climate
C. temperature D. condition







19. A. in B. of C. from D. on
20. A. had to B. could
C. ought to D. should
21. A. although B. if
C. unless D. since
22. A. number B. total C. sum D. size






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. They admire her timeless _______. [beautiful]
28. After the war many people became ______. [home]
29. Vietnam is an ______ country where most of people depend on the fields [agriculture]
30. Christmas is a big ______ in the world. [celebrate]
31. In the ______ system there are eight planets among which our earth is one. [sun]






32. The family was very ________ with the guests. [friend]
VIII. Use the correct tense or form of the verb given in each sentences.
33. A storm sometimes _____ in the rainy season. [happen]
34. He will wait until she ____ back. [come]
35. He _____ the film for three hours. [watch]
36. The teacher finished ____ the questions and gave marks. [ask]






IX. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it.
37. He cannot climb up the tree.
 He wishes
38. The man didn’t lock the door, and the car was stolen
 If the man
39. They began to build the bridge in June.
 They





40. He was too poor to buy a TV set.
 He was















Good luck!