ĐỀ THI THỬ TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 – NĂM HỌC 2022-2023

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. visited B. learned C. formed D. played
2. A. benches B. places C. classmates D. oranges
3. A. watch B. school C. chemistry D. stomach
4. A. funny B. humor C. future D. computer
5. A. dry B. sticky C. supply D. fly
II. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the following sentences.
6. Look! The faucet is running. Will you help me turn it _________ ?
A. up B. down C. on D. off
7. - Lan: “Well done! That’s a very nice picture!” - Mai: “_______”
A. Thanks. It’s nice of you to say so. B. Wow. What’s a nice compliment!
C. Yes. I think so, too. D. Right. I’ve painted a nice picture.
8. Tet is a festival…………… occurs in late January or early February.
A. whom B. when C. where D. which
9. The girl wishes she_________ in Nha Trang for the festival next week.
A. will stay B. would stay C. is staying D. can stay
10. After changing trains three times we arrived at our __________in the end.
A. destination B. departure C. package D. countries
11. My elder brother _________ with his friends in an apartment in Ha Noi since last week.
A. has lived B. have lived C. lived D. live
12. This is one of the most beautiful stamp _________ in the library.
A. collection B. collective C. collections D. collector
13. Tomorrow, the director will have a meeting _________ 8:00 a.m to 10:00 a.m.
A. between B. in C. among D. from
14. My father always helps my mother with the housework______ he is very busy.
A. despite B. although C. therefore D. because
15. Your brother doesn’t like coffee, _________ ?
A. doesn’t your brother B. does your brother C. does he D. doesn’t he
16. His father used to ________ jeans when he was young.
A. wear B. wearing C. worn D. wore
17. My mum likes _______________ special food and cakes for us.
A. doing B. making C. taking D. having
18. A new school will ______________ in this area next year.
A. is built B. be built C. build C. built
19. “What is Peter’s family like?” “……….”
A. His family is just like me. B. They all like sports and games.
C. Oh, it’s really a big one. D. They are all warm-hearted and helpful.
20. My younger sister is good at English. She speaks English very___________.
A.good B. fluent C. fluently D. friendly
III. Each of the following sentences has one mistake. Identify the underlined word/ phrase (A or B,C,D)
that needs correcting.
21. One of the most beautiful landmarks in Ha Tinh are Thien Cam beach.
A B C D
22. Our English teacher told us that we will have an English test the next week.
A B C D
23. The film was such boring that I felt asleep in the middle.
A B C D
24. I haven’t met my best friend since we leave school.
A B C D
25. The old car making in Japan is not expensive now.
A B C D
IV. Fill in the numbered blanks in the passage with ONE suitable word from the box. There is ONE
extra word.
pollution province to seriously take affected

The recent announcement from the Viet Nam government has claimed that Formosa , a Taiwan steel
corporation based in Ha Tinh, was responsible for the mass fish deaths in central Vietnamese provinces in
April and May 2016. According _____(26) this announcement, Formosa has discharged a significant amount
of industrial waste, containing lots of harmful chemicals, into the ocean. This ______(27) polluted the water
and killed the fish. The officials of the company, in a national correspondence meeting, apoloigzed the
Vietnamese people with a bow. Formosa would pay $500 million to treat the oceanic ____ ( 28) and to
compensate for economic losses of the region. However, according to environmentalists it will _____(29) a
long time for the ecosystem of the central Viet Nam to fully recover. In the mean time, local tourism and
fishing industries have already been negatively ____ (30). Due to the fear of polluted water and seafood,
many tourists have cancelled their pre-booked tours to Ha Tinh, and fishermen haven’t been able to sell their
fish to customers.
V. Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to the questions.
The thing I liked most when I was small was the change of seasons. Spring, summer, autumn and
winter. I could see them all come and go and each one was completely different. Now in the city, you can buy
summer flowers in winter and eat the same vegetables all the year round.
Whereas, in the country, I could only eat things at certain times of the year, for example, strawberries in June
and turnips in winter. I live my childhood with the seasons. We also made most of our food and would never
eat frozen or tinned food. Everything was fresh, so it must be better than the type of food I am taking now in
the city. City people may think people in the country miss a lot of things about modern life. In fact, in my
opinion they miss a lot more than people in the country, they miss real life.
31. What did the writer like most about living in the country?
A. Flowers in spring B. Leaves in autumn
C. The wild animals and plants D. The change of seasons
32. What does the word “them” in line two refer to?
A. four seasons B. winter and autumn
C. countryside people D. plants
33. In the countryside, which season can we buy strawberries?
A. Spring B. Summer C. Autumn D. Winter
34. The word tinned food in the passage mostly means…………………..
A. The food was frozen. B. The food was preserved in metal containers.
C. The food was very fat. D. The food was fresh.
35. Which of the following sentences is NOT TRUE.
A. In the countryside, turnips are grown in winter.
B. People in the city can grow vegetables all year round.
C. Many city people think they live better than those in the country.
D. The writer often takes frozen and tinned food now.
VI. Rewrite each of the following sentences without changing meaning.
36. Magazines are not so informative as newspapers.
-> Newspapers……………………………………………………..
37. We haven’t met each other for two years.
-> The last time……………………………………………………
38. People have used the internet all over the world.
-> The internet……………………………………………………..
39. “Is your father working in the garden now?” he said to me.
-> He asked me……………………………………………………...
40. It is not certain that Jack will get the job.
-> It is open…………………………………………………………
 ĐÁP ÁN
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A 2.C 3.A 4.A 5.B
II. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the following sentences.
6.D 7.A 8.D 9.B 10.A 11.A 12.C 13.A
14.B 15.C 16.A 17.B 18.B 19.D 20.C
III. Each of the following sentences has one mistake...........................
21. D 22.C 23.B 24.D 25.B
IV. Fill in the numbered blanks in the passage with ONE suitable word from the box…..
26. to
27.seriously
28. pollution
29. take
30. affected
V. Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to the questions...
31. D 32.A 33.B 34.B 35.B
VI. Rewrite each of the following sentences without changing meaning.
36. Newspapers are more informative than magazines.
37. The last time we met each other was two years ago.
38. The internet has been used all over the world.
39. He asked me if/whether my father was cooking in the garden then.
40. It is open to question whether Jack will get the job.