ĐỀ SỐ 15 ĐỀ LUYỆN THI VÀO LỚP 10

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or
phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
The scenery in North Wales is magnificent and so this area is very popular with tourists. Situated
on the dramatic part of the rocky coastline is a village, (1)_________ in Britain, called Portmeirion.
The dream of the architect Clough Williams-Ellis, its construction began in 1925 and he finally
(2)_________ in finishing the task in 1973. The result is a copy of a small, and very beautiful, Italian
village.
As you wander down the (3)_________ paths toward the village you can glimpse the sea through
the trees, there is a marvelous (4)_________ of the whole coastline from the top of the church tower.
(5)_________ the houses, the shops and restaurants, there is a luxury hotel, which seems, at high tide,
almost to float on the water.
1. A. single B. unique C. particular D. only
2. A. succeeded B. managed C. resulted D. achieved
3. A. curling B. winding C. rolling D. waving
4. A. display B. view C. sight D. outlook
5. A. As well B. More than C. In addition to D. Apart

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions.
6. Mother Teresa devoted herself to caring for the sick and the poor.
A. spent B. contributed C. gave up D. dedicated
7. Our top priority is to clean and protect the environment in our neighbourhood.
A. hobby B. job C. preference D. idea

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to
each of the questions.
In the past, getting recipes and cooking tips was a complicated process. A person had to go to the
store and buy a cook book, or get recipes from friends. Fortunately, the Internet has changed all that.
Now, if you want to find a recipe for lasagne or Cobb salad, you just search online. It couldn’t be
simpler.
Cooking blogs are a great source of information because they are free and there are so many of
them. They are also nice because they give all different kinds of ideas. The problems with blogs is
that because we don’t know who is writing them, we need to use with caution. When you are looking
at a new blog, you don’t know if the writer knows what he or she is talking about.
We’d like to introduce two popular cooking blogs. The first is called Smitten Kitchen. This website
is run by a family living in New York City. It focuses on food that doesn’t require many ingredients.
If you want to make food that is simple but wonderful, then this is the site for you. It offers hundreds
and hundreds of recipes, divided into categories. You will be amazed at how many there are.
Wednesday Chef is another great cooking blog. It is run by a writer who lives in Berlin. This blog
also offers many recipes, along with recommendations for great restaurants in Berlin, and advice for
people who want to start their own blogs. Wednesday Chef has great pictures of its food, as well as
interesting pictures of Berlin. The blog got its name because in the past, newspapers published their
food articles on Wednesdays.
There are a lot of cooking blogs on the Internet, and most of them are pretty good. Go online and
check some of them out. You might be surprised at how much they can help you improve your
cooking.
8. How did Wednesday Chef get its name?
A. The writer posts recipes on Wednesdays.
B. The writer only cooks on Wednesdays.
C. The writer was born on a Wednesday.
D. Newspapers used to publish food articles on Wednesdays.

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9. Which of the following is NOT a benefit of cooking blogs?
A. There are many of them.
B. Everyone who writes them is an expert.
C. They are free.
D. They give a lot of different ideas.
10. Who runs the blog Smitten Kitchen?
A. A family in New York. B. A woman in New York.
C. A family in Berlin. D. A woman in Berlin.
11. What does the passage say about Smitten Kitchen?
A. It only gives recipes on Italian food.
B. It focuses on simple recipes.
C. It only offers a few recipes.
D. Most of the food on that blog is hard to make.
12. Why should we be careful when we are looking at new blogs?
A. We don’t know who the writers are.
B. Most new blogs are terrible.
C. The recipes on new blogs are usually hard to make.
D. They charge you some fees to get the recipes.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the
following questions.
13. The room is such dirty that it needs cleaning immediately.
A B C D
14. My father, that has a special craze for cars, has just bought another sports car.
A B C D
15. A lot of articles about the environment have written by my classmates.
A B C D

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct response to each of the following exchanges.
16. - “Do you think you’ll get better?”
- “_________”
A. I know so. B. I think not.
C. Well, I hope so. D. Yes, that’s right.
17. - “I don’t think we should exercise late at night”
- “_________”
A. So do I. B. I think so, too.
C. Neither do I. D. I don’t neither.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position
of primary stress in each of the following questions.
18. A. apology B. canoeing C. industry D. disaster
19. A. interview B. shortage C. applicant D. supportive

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following question.
20. Did you forget your purse ________ purpose so you wouldn’t have to pay?
A. on B. of C. in D. for
21. He was sentenced to ten years in prison on charges of drug ________.
A. charging B. stealing C. trafficking D. trading
22. In recent years, there has been thousands of victims of sexual and physical ________.
A. sentence B. crime C. abuse D. conduct
23. Harrison’s greatest attribute is his ability to work ________ pressure.
A. within B. under C. in D. on
24. My parents always criticize me for not getting good grades at school. I wish they put themselves
in my ________.

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A. pants B. legs C. hands D. shoes
25. He wondered ________ to tell the news to his parents.
A. why B. how C. what D. which
26. He ________ a bachelor’s degree in computer information systems in 1951.
A. forced B. sent C. took D. gained
27. “You must come to my party,” she told me.
A. She told me I come to her party. B. She told me to come her party.
C. She told me I had to come to her party. D. She told me I came to her party.
28. Thousands of acres of forest are being cut down every year and the ________ of many animals
are being destroyed.
A. natural resources B. natural habitats
C. ways of life D. living surroundings

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other
three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
29. A. chair B. cheap C. chemist D. child
30. A. easy B. head C. heavy D. weather

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions.
31. Compound exercise can increase strength and size far more effectively than isolation exercise.
A. Light B. Heavy C. Mixed D. Single
32. Care is also needed so that inner body parts (lungs, heart, liver, etc.) are not touched by the
needles.
A. external B. foreign C. superficial D. visible

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the
following questions.
33. She broke down the moment she heard the news.
A. She was broken down for a moment when she heard the news.
B. She broke her leg when she heard the news.
C. On hearing the news, she broke down.
D. When she heard the news, she was broken down.
34. The doctor told him not to talk during the meditation.
A. He was told by the doctor not to talk during the meditation.
B. He has been told by the doctor not to talk during the meditation.
C. He is told by the doctor not to talk during the meditation.
D. He was being told by the doctor not to talk during the meditation.
35. I had no sooner got to know my neighbors than they moved away.
A. Soon after I got to know my new neighbors, I stopped having contact with them.
B. If my new neighbors had stayed longer, I would have got to know them better.
C. Once I had got used to my new neighbors, they moved somewhere else.
D. Hardly had I become acquainted with my new neighbors when they went somewhere else to live.
36. He didn't eat anything but small pieces of bread and butter.
A. He ate small pieces of bread and butter but didn't like them.
B. He only ate some small pieces of bread and butter.
C. He didn't eat anything, not even the bread and butter.
D. He didn't touch the bread and butter, but he ate other things.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in
the following questions.
37. Susan didn't apply for the summer job in the bank. She now regrets it.
A. Susan wishes that she applied for the summer job in the bank.
B. Susan felt regret because she didn't apply for the summer job in the bank.

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C. If only Susan didn't apply for the summer job in the bank.
D. Susan wishes that she had applied for the summer job in the bank.
38. It is a basic requirement in the modern world to be able to deal with figures.
A. Dealing with the modern world requires a basic knowledge of figures.
B. Being able to deal with figures is a basic requirement in the modern world.
C. The world requires us to have a basic understanding of figures.
D. Dealing with figures requires a basic knowledge of the modern world.
39. The storm was so great. Many families had to be evacuated to safer parts of the city.
A. Although the storm was not great, many families had to be evacuated to safer parts of the city.
B. So great was the storm that many families had to be evacuated to safer parts of the city.
C. Many families had to be evacuated to safer parts of the city in spite of the great storm.
D. It was so a great storm that many families had to be evacuated to safer parts of the city.
40. She behaved in a very strange way. That surprised me a lot.
A. Her behaviour was a very strange thing, that surprised me most.
B. She behaved very strangely, which surprised me very much.
C. What almost surprised me was the strange way she behaved.
D. I was almost not surprised by her strange behaviour.