ĐỀ THI VÀO LỚP 10 MÔN TIẾNG ANH
NĂM HỌC 2019 - 2020
I/. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently.
1. A. intestine B. mind C. spine D. reliable
2. A. angry B. needy C. supply D. country
II/. Choose the word that its main stress is placed differently from the others.
3. A. successful B. announcement C. ignorant D. experience
4. A. disadvantaged B. environment C. advertisement D. unfortunate
III/. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence. (2,5)
5. Luckily, I got some _ advice on how to make a presentation on ‘For a better
community’ from my class teacher.
A. useless B. useful C. usefulness D. uselessness
6. These ____ children encounter many problems and really need our help.
A. disadvantaged B. advantaged C. disadvantage D. advantage
7. I’ve been a night owl ____ up late for years, hitting the sheets anytime between 12 and
3 a.m.
A. finishing B. getting C. staying D. waking
8. Listen! There's someone at the door. I ____ the door for you.
A. am going to open B. am opening C. open D. will open
9. Thunder kept me ________ sleeping well at night.
A. for B. off C. from D. over
10. What is your response ___________ this forum.
A. about B. for C. with D. to
11. The men and animals ________ were coming through the streets made a big cloud of
dust.
A. who B. which C. that D. whom
12. This wall is said ________ three hundred years ago.
A. to build B. to have been built C. to have built D. to be built
13. Only because she had to support her family ________ to leave school 
A. that Alice decides B. did Alice decide C. does Alice decide D. Alice decided

V. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct response to each of the
following exchanges.
17. “Why don’t we visit the Happy Mind Charity Centre this weekend?” – “____”
A. Because it is so useful. B. That’s a good idea!
C. I’ll tell you about this centre. D. Until next time.
18. “Hello, I’m Minh, the leader of Dream Sky volunteer team.” - “ ____”
A. Nice to meet you. I’m John, from Volunteer Bolivia.
B. It's nice of you so say so, I'm John, from Volunteer Bolivia.
C. Fine, see you again soon, Minh.
D. Don’t mention it. I'm John, from Volunteer Bolivia.
VI. 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.
19. Mother Teresa devoted herself to caring for the sick and the poor.
A. spent B. contributed C. gave up D. dedicated
20. Our top priority is to clean and protect the environment in our neighbourhood.
A. hobby B. job C. preference D. idea
VII. 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.21. We are looking for camp helpers who are hard-working, energetic, and able to
organise activities for young children.
A. active B. dynamic C. passive D. reluctant
22. Volunteering also means getting to meet people with a similar passion.
A. alike B. identical C. common D. distinct
VIII. 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.
Our oceans are becoming (23) _________ polluted. Most of this pollution comes (24)
_________ the land, which means it comes from people. Firstly, there is raw sewage,
which is pumped directly into the sea. Many counties, (25)_________ developed and
developing, are guilty of doing this. Secondly, ships drop about 6 million tons of garbage
into the sea each year. Thirdly, (26)_________ are oil spills from ships. A ship has an
accident and oil leaks from the vessel. This not only pollutes the water, but it also kills
marine life. Next, there are waste materials from factories. (27)_________ proper
regulations, factory owners let the waste run directly into the rivers, which then leads to the sea.
And unfortunately , oil is washed from the land. This can be the result of carelessness or a
deliberate dumping of waste.
23. A. extremely B. extreme C. complete D. serious
24. A. for B. by C. from D. with
25. A. between B. both C. consist D. with
26. A. there B. they C. you D. we
27. A. With B. Therefore C. Without D. However

IX. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the
correct answer to each of the questions.
WITCH DOCTORING
Many early ideas about the causes and cures of illness seem ridiculous to us today.
Yet in some respects the medicine man of uncivilized tribes used the method for curing
sick persons which are known to have had real value.
In early time when people became ill, they turned for help to the medicine man of
the tribe. It was generally believed that sickness was caused by evil spirits, and it was the
medicine man’s task to drive these bad spirits out of the sick man. To do this, he wouldry to frighten them away by making loud noise and wearing frightening masks. Usually
he would chant magic words, sing special songs, and performed special dances. Nearly
always he used a particular kind of plant which was supposed to be a remedy for a
particular sickness.
Some of these cures used by the medicine men did help. The plants which these
early doctors used were frequently drugs now understood to be medicinal or pain-
relieving. The respect and confidence which the people had in their medicine man gave
sick persons hope and helped them feel better.
28. Which not directly stated, it can be reasoned from the article that ________
A. witch doctors have always failed.
B. witch doctors have never failed.
C. witch doctors might have cured some people.
D. witch doctors were really ridiculous people.
29. The article as a whole is about________
A. medicinal plants B. uncivilized doctoring
C. magic chants. D. sick tribe people
30. Which of the following sentences is TRUE?
A. Medicine men always worked in silence.
B. Medicine men sang to invite back the Spirit of Health.
C. Medicine men wore masks to frighten the sick persons.
D. The life of tribal people in early time was very hard.
31. Which of the following sentences is NOT TRUE?
A. Savage tribes believe that illness was caused by evil spirits.
B. Medicine men often used special plants in making their cures.
C. Everything that medicine men did is now known to be dangerous.
D. Medicine men sometimes performed dances.
32. The word “THEM” in the second paragraph refers to
A. evil spirits B. sick persons
C. other medicine men D. magic words
X. Rewrite
33. With luck, he may pass the entrance examination.
If __________________________________________________________________
34. Thien Kim looked everywhere for the key.
 I wish ______________________________________________________________
35. Because of the high cost of visiting Ha Long Bay, There are fewer tourists here this
year.
 Because ____________________________________________________________
36. I would like you to put the chairs away.
Do you mind ____________________________________________________?
XI. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence,
using the word in capital
37. I’d prefer a salad to a cooked meal. ( RATHER)
_________________________________________________________________
38. I'm on the fifth page of the letter I'm writing ( SO FAR)
_______________________________________________________________________
39. I haven’t decided to continue my study in a foreign country. (DECISION)
______________________________________________________________
40. Thanks to Lan’s help, I was able to finish the project. (HAD)