Đề luyện thi vào 10 môn Tiếng anh năm 2023 có đáp án (Đề 12)

PRACTICE TEST 012
(BỘ ĐỀ ÔN THI VÀO LỚP 10 THPT NĂM HỌC 2022-2023)
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs
from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. laughed B. missed C. wasted
D. dropped
2. A. leak B. beach C. leaf D. great
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other
three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions. 3. A. account B. conserve C. install D. faucet
4. A. energy B. natural C. appliance D. furniture
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following questions.
5. They asked me what did happen last night, but I was unabl e to tell them. A B C D
6. The woman who son is excellent in maths lives next door to us. A B C D
7. The students laughed happy when they saw the monkeys eating bananas. A B C D
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
8. Nguyen Du is a famous Vietnamese _______________ . A. poem B. poetry C. poetic D. poet
9. The class is ________ control because of the game. A. off B. away from C. out of D. below
10. Nam wanted to know what time___________. A. the movie begins
B. the movie began
C. did the movie begin
D. does the movie begin
11. These clothes need ___________immediately . A. washed B. be washed C. to wash D. washing
12. Sarah has to stay in bed for a few days _________ she is sick. A. because B. and C. but D. although
13. We can't go along here because the road ________
A. is being repaired B. is repairing C. was repaired D. repaired
14. The material, called jean, was named_________ sailors from Genoa. A. as B. after C. of D. out
15. If you have finished the test, you_______the room A. would leave B. may leave
C. will be leaving
D. could have left
16. It was _______ an interesting book that he couldn't put it down. A. very B. enough C. such D. so
17. I wish I ________ what to do to help my mother now. A. know B. will know C. knew D. have known
18. Susan is very __________ of telling other people what to do. A. fond B. interested C. keen D. bored
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete
each of the following exchanges.
19. Mary and John are talking on the phone.
Mary: “I passed the driving test yesterday.” John: “________!” A. With pleasure
B. Congratulations
C. Have a good time
D. You’re welcome
20. John and Anna are having dinner together.


Anna: “Would you like some more chicken?”
John: “______.I’m full.” A. Yes, please B. No, thanks C. Yes, I would
D. No, I wouldn’t
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined word in each of the following questions.
21. It was getting late, so we hurriedly gathered all our things and ran home. A. leisurely B. quickly C. joyfully D. mutually
22. The doctor advised Peter to give up smoking. A. stop B. continue C. finish D. consider
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s)OPPOSITE in meaning to
the underlined word(s)in each of the following questions.
23. Fruit and vegetables grew in abundance on the island.The islanders even exported the surplus. A. excess
B. large quantity
C. small quantity D. sufficiency
24. Mr.Brown is a very generous old man.He has given most of his wealth to a charity organization. A. hospitable B. honest C. kind D. mean
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Levi Strauss, a young immigrant from Germany, arrived in San Francisco in 1850. California was
in the middle of the Gold Rush, thousand of men were coming to California to dig for gold. And Levi
Strauss came to sell canvas to these gold miner. Canvas is heavy fabric, (25) ______ Levi Strauss
thought the miners could use the canvas for tents.
One day Strauss heard a miner (26) _______ that he couldn’t find clothes strong enough for the
work he was doing. Strauss got an idea. He quickly took some of his canvas and made it (27) ______
pants. These are pants were (28) _____ the miners needed. In one day Strauss sold all the pants he had made. 25. A. so B. because C. although D. and 26. A. complain B. tell C. ask D. talk 27. A. from B. for C. into D. to 28. A. that B. what C. which D. whom
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer to each of the questions.
In the early years of television, educational specialists believed that it would be very useful in
teaching and learning. Many schools have brought television sets, intending to use them effectively to
improve the quality of education; but actually they are rarely used properly in classrooms. Meanwhile,
children spending the majority of their out-of-school hours watching TV and their typical school days
proceed as if television did not exist.
There are some explanations for the failure of television to get the interest of the teachers. Firstly,
the schools that purchased television sets have not set aside money for equipment repairs and
maintenance so these television sets are sooner and later out of work. Secondly these schools have not
found an effective way to train teachers to integrate television into their ongoing instructional
programs. Lastly, most teachers do not regard the quality of television and its usefulness in the classroom.
Teachers at the schools work hard for at least twelve years to train their students to become good
readers. However, according a recent statistics, teenagers seldom spend their free time reading books
and newspapers but watching television instead.
29. The text is about ________
A. the use of television at schools.
B. teaching and learning television
C. educational specialists.
D. watching TV outside school.
30. When TV first appeared, educational specialists ______


A. did not appreciate it.
B. did not appreciate it.
C. believed it would be useful for schooling.
D. banned children from watching TV.
31. According to the text, TV ______
A. has not been used properly in classrooms.
B. has been used effectively in classrooms.
C. has not existed in classrooms.
D. has not attracted students’ interest.
32. There are ______ explanations for the failure of television to get the interest of the teachers. A. two B. three C. four D. five
Mark letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to
the original sentence in each of the following questions.
33. “ Do you have a camera?” she asked.
A. She wanted to know if I have a camera.
B. She wanted to know if I had a camera.
C. She asked me whether I did have a camera.
D. she asked me whether did I have a camera.
34. The exam lasted three hours.
A. We finished the exam at three o'clock.
B. We had three-hours exam.
C. It was a three-hour exam.
D. It takes us three hours to take the exam.
35. They are watering the flowers in the garden.
A. The flowers are being watered in the garden.
B. They need some water and flowers in the garden.
C. There are some water on the flowers in the garden.
D. They are putting the flowers in water in the garden.
36. Unlike her friends, Jane prefers an independent life.
A. Jane doesn't like her friends because she prefers an independent life.
B. Her friends live in an independent life and Jane doesn't like it.
C. Jane doesn't like her friends to live in a dependent life.
D. Jane prefers an independent life but her friends do not.
37. When they arrived, the good seats were already taken.
A. They didn't get good seats because they arrived too late.
B. They arrived late enough to get good seats.
C. They had to stand for a long time to have good seats.
D. They couldn't get good seats although they arrived early.
38. Keeping calm is the secret of passing the driving test.
A. Keep calm or you will pass the driving test.
B. As long as you keep calm, you will pass the driving test.
C. Unless you keep calm you will pass the driving test.
D. Pass the driving test is without keeping calm.
39. The exam was much easier than he had expected.
A. The exam was much easier that he finished it all.
B. He did not find the exam as difficult as he had thought.
C. It's possible for him to perform well on the exam.
D. He had expected that the exam was easy.
40. John and Mary have been married for five years.
A. John and Mary's marriage life lasted five years.
B. It took John and Mary five years to prepare their wedding.
C. It is five years since John and Mary got married.
D. John and Mary got married after five years of being friends.


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