ENTRY TEST

GRADE: 10
PART 1: PRONUNCIATION (1 POINT)
I. Khoanh trn A, B, C hoc D ng vi cc t c phn gch chn pht m khc cc t cn li (1 im)
1. A. Comprised
B. Enjoyed
C. Lived
D. Wanted
2. A. Days
B. Says
C. Plays
D. Stays
3. A. Supply
B. Recyle
C. Reply
D. Energy
4. A. think
B. therefore
C. throughout
D. thanks
5. A. stood
B. blood
C. good
D. foot
PART 2: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (3.0 POINTS)
I.Khoanh trn A, B, C hoc D ng vi cc t, cm t thch hp in vo mi ch trng (2 im)
1. The church ________ about 100 years ago.
A. was built
B. is built
C. has been built
D. will be built
2. We feel very _________ today.
A. excited
B. exciting
C. excite
D. to excite
3. Where are the photos _________ were taken at the Christmas party?
A. whom
B. which
C. who
D. whose
4. We are saving money _________ we want to buy a new house.
A. so
B. and
C. because
D. but
5. He wishes he ________ English well.
A. study
B. will study
C. studied
D. has studied
6. She likes watching the stars _________ night.
A. at
B. on
C. in
D. for
7. He told me he _______ to leave the city the following day.
A. will have
B. would have
C. has
D. had
8. Thuy's grandmother turned the television _______ to see the weather forecast.
A. off
B. up
C. on
D. down
9. Your sister works in a foreign company, _____________ she ?
A. isn't
B. doesn't
C. won't
D. can't
10. - "How long ________ you _________ for me?" - "For about 30 minutes".
A. are / waiting
B. were / waiting
C. did / wait
D. have / waited
II. Cho dng ng ca t trong ngoc. (1 im)
1. The old man walked ____________________ in the park. (SLOW)
2. I'm very ____________________ because they use electricity to catch fish. (WORRY)
3. If the ____________________ continues, what will happen? (POLLUTE)
4. By learning English, you can get access to the world's ____________________ . (DEVELOP)
5. Vietnamese people are very ____________________ and hospitable. (FRIEND)
PART III: READING (3.0 POINTS)
I. c on vn v khoanh trn mt phng n thch hp nht A, B, C hoc D ng vi cc t, cm t thch
hp in vo mi ch trng trong on vn sau nh v d (cu 0) lm. (1 im)
William Shakespeare was the (0)______ writer in the English language. He was born in 1564 in Stratfordupon- Avon. (1)_______ the age of eighteen he married Anne Hathaway, (2) ________ was eight years older than
himself. A few years later he moved to London, where he worked as a actor and a playwright. Shakespeare
(3)_______ thirty seven plays and 154 sonnets (a kind of poem). His most famous plays are the four great
tragedies - Othelo, Macbeth, Hamlet, and King Lear. Shakespeare died in Stratford on 23 April 1616, (4)_______
his plays are still very popular today. They have been translated into different languages, and many of them have
been (5) ________ into films, both in English and other languages. Shakespeare's plays are about the great issues
of life - love, hatred, jealousy, power, ambition, death and so on. So, his plays are just relevant today as they were
in the sixteenth century.
0. A. great
B. greater
C. greatest
D. greatly

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1. A. At
B. In
C. On
D. By
2. A. whom
B. who
C. whose
D. which
3. A. write
B. writes
C. has written
D. wrote
4. A. so
B. but
C. because
D. therefore
5. A. did
B. done
C. made
D. make
II. c on vn sau v chn p n ng (2 im)
The invention of the phonograph (record player) happened quite by accident. Thomas Edison moved to
Menlo Park, New Jersy in 1876, where he established an industrial research laboratory. There, Edison was working
on a carbon telephone transmitter to improve the existing Bell telephone system.
In that laboratory a year later, Edison invented the phonograph while he was trying to improve a telegraph
repeater. He attached a telephone diaphragm to the needle in the telegraph repeater; in this way, he was able to
reproduce a recording that could be played back. After he made some improvements to the machine, he tested it.
He recited Mary Had a Little Lamb into the machine and played his voice back to a very surprised audience.
1. What is the best title for the passage?
A. Thomas Edisons many inventions
B. Improvements in telephone and telegraph
C. The History of Menlo Park
D. An accidental invention
2. In what year did the invention of phonograph occur?
A. 1876
B. 1877
C. 1878
D. the article does not say
3. What was Edison working on when he created the phonograph?
A. A telegraph repeater
B. A telegraph diaphragm
C. A telephone repeater
D. A telephone diaphragm
4. According to the passage, how was the phonograph made?
A. With a telephone needle and a recorder
B. From a recording of a telegraph
C. With only a telegraph repeater
D. From a combination of telephone & telegraph part
5. According to the passage, how did Edison test his new invention?
A. He made improvements to the machine.
B. He used a carbon transmitter.
C. He read a childrens rhyme.
D. He produced the audience voice.
PART IV: WRITING (3.0 POINTS)
I.Hon thnh cu th hai sao cho khng thay i ngha so vi cu cho nh v (cu 0) lm (1.5 im)
1. Its three years since I last spoke to her.
I havent.
2. We were late for school because of the heavy rain.
Because it
3. " Would you like to go to the movies with me tonight?" he said to me.
He invited me .................................................................................................................................
4. I don't have much free time, so I can't visit you more often.
If I ..................................................................................................................................................
5. People make wine from grapes.
Wine ...............................................................................................................................................
II. Sp xp li cc t bn trn tr thnh cu c ngha. (1.5 im)
1. going / What / picnic / about / a / this / on / Sunday / ? /
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2. brother / two / London / ago / I / your / met / in / weeks .
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3. your / far / is / to / your / How / it / house / from / school / ? /
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4. holiday / she / in / wishes / Nha Trang / spend / summer / her / Liz / could / next.
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5. you / get / If / marks / want / you / , / to / study / good / must / hard .
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