Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.

1. A. any                      B. daddy                     C. cat                        D. chat

2. A. talked                  B. passed                   C. called                    D. washed

3. A. come                   B. something              C. comb                    D. grow

Choose the word that has the stress differently from that of the other words.

4. A. company             B. official                     C. Australia              D. encounter

5. A. knowledge          B. bracket                    C. although              D. neighbor

6. A. hopelessness     B. athletics                   C. resident               D. tolerance

Choose the best answer to complete the blank in each of the following sentences.

7. This room__________since I was born.

A. has been painted    B. was painted            C. painted                 D. has painted

8. What__________ you__________if you __________a billionaire? –I would take a trip into space.

A. will/do / are             B. would/do / were       C. can/do/was          D. shall/do / are

9. Have you seen the Titanic yet? _ No, I haven't. I__________it next Saturday.

A. would see               B. will see                    C. am going to see    D. see

10. After__________dinner, I often watch TV.

A. ate                          B. eat                           C. eaten                     D. eating

11. Tom said that he __________his motorbike the day before.

A. had lost                   B. lost                         C. has lost                   D. lose

12. Do you believe__________God?

A. at                            B. of                            C. about                       D. in

13. Air and water are necessary__________us.

A. of                            B. for                           C. with                         D. to

14. The beautiful woman has a busy__________life.

A. society                    B. socialize                 C. social                       D. socializing

15. English has become the main language of__________.

A. communication       B. communicate          C. communicant          D. communicative

16. Do you think doing the household chores is the__________of the women only?

A. responsibly             B. responsible             C. responsibility           D. responsive

17. He did some odd jobs at home__________.

A. disappointment       B. disappointedly        C. disappointed            D. disappoint

18. "I have bought you a toy. Happy birthday to you!" –"__________"

A. What a lovely toy! Thanks.                         B. Have a nice day!
C. The same to you!                                       D. What a pity!

19. " Your hairstyle is terrific, Cindy" – "__________"

A. It's nice                   B. You're welcome      C. Not at all                  D. Thanks, Peter

20. When students finish the secondary education, they have to take a(n)__________called GCSE.

A. check                      B. examination            C. interview                  D. test

21. I spoke very slowly __________he didn't understand English very well.

A. to                             B. so that                    C. because                   D. so

22. When being interviewed, you should concentrate on what the interviewer is saying or asking you.

A. be related to            B. express interest in  C. be interested in        D. pay attention to

23. " I'm going away tomorrow, mother."_ Leo told his mother that__________away the__________.

A. he was going / following day                       C. I was going / day after
B. I'm going / day after                                     D. he's going / following day

24. " It was nice of you to give me the present. Thank you" Ben said to Mary.
      Ben thanked Mary__________the present.

A. of giving him                                                C. for giving him
B. it had been nice of her to give him               D. that she had been nice to give him

25. Shakespeare wrote " Romeo and Juliet" in 1605.

A. "Romeo and Juliet" were written by Shakespeare in1605

B. "Romeo and Juliet" was written by Shakespeare in 1605.

C. "Romeo and Juliet" was written in 1605 by Shakespeare.

D. "Romeo and Juliet" were written in 1605 by Shakespeare

26. The hurricane has totally destroyed the villages._ The villages__________by the hurricane.

A. have been totally destroyed                           C. have totally been destroyed
B. has been totally destroyed                             D. has totally been destroyed

27. If you don't work much harder, you won't pass the exam.

      Unless you__________much harder, you__________the exam.

A. work/ will pass                                                B. don't work/ will pass

C. don't work/ won't pass                                    D. work/ won't pass

28. My sister is often sick because she doesn't do physical exercise.

A. If my sister does physical exercise, she won't often be sick.

B. If my sister isn't physical exercise, she does sick.

C. If my sister did physical exercise, she wouldn't often be sick.

D. If my sister wasn't physical exercise, she would do sick.

29. The river from__________we get our water- supply is nearly empty.

A. whose                         B. that                           C. where                        D. which

30. My father wants to speak to you. You met him yesterday.

      My father__________you met yesterday, wants to speak to you.

A. whose                       B. whom                        C. whom                        D. that

31. In spite of his poorness, he is honest.

A. Although he is poor, he is honest.                    C. Despite he is poor, he is honest.

B. Although he is poor, but he is honest.              D. In spite of he is poor, he is honest.

32. He only accepted the job__________the high salary.

A. though                         B. because                    C. because of               D. in spite of

33. Did you read__________novel I lent you__________last week?

A. ф/ in                           B. a/ ф                          C. ф/ on                        D. the/ ф

34. __________rich should help__________poor and__________disabled.

A. a/ a/ a                        B. the/ the/ the             C. ф/ ф/ ф                  D. the/ the/ ф

35. The man who is speaking to John is my brother.

A. The man spoke to John is my brother.

C. The man spoken to John is my brother.

B. The man is speaking to John is my brother.

D. The man speaking to John is my brother.

36. He read The Old Man and The Sea, a novel__________by Ernest Hemingway.

A. written                          B. writing                       C. which written             D. that wrote

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Pick out the words underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.

1. A. message             B. begin           C. repeat              D. repair

2. A. dinner                 B. drink            C. child                 D. children

3. A. ready                  B. meat           C. defeat               D. beat

4. A. kitchen               B. history         C. time                  D. finish

5. A. arrive                 B. fit                 C. fine                   D. drive

Pick out the words that have the stress different from that of the others.

6. A. usually              B. continue        C. family               D. buffalo

7. A. tobacco            B. breakfast       C. children            D. several

8. A. biology             B. alarm             C. transplant         D. sometimes

9. A. airport              B. passenger     C. technology        D. chemistry

10. A. routine           B. tobacco          C. neighbor           D. experience

Choose the best answer.

11. I know ______ how she felt.

A. exact                        B. exactly                   C. exactness                 D. exacting

12. I felt quite _______ with my day's work. 

A. satisfy                       B. satisfactory                  C. satisfied                D. satisfaction

13. I was late for school this morning because my alarm did not ____.

A. go away                       B. go up                           C. go on                     D. go off

14. I have not met him since he ______ school.

A. left                                B. was leaving                     C. had left              D. has left

15. My house isn't very far _____ school, so I usually go to school _____ bike.

A. from - on                          B. away - in                       C. of - by               D. from - by

16. _____ films should be made for school.

A. Educational                          B. Educating                   C. Educated              D. Education

17. Mr. Lam goes to work on foot once a week. It means he ____ walks to work.

A. never                                    B. sometimes                     C. often                        D. usually

18. When I was a child, I usually ______ fishing with my brother.

A. go                                         B. went                              C. gone                       D. used to go

19. We _____ dinner at home on Saturdays.

A. haven't had                              B. didn't had                       C. doesn't have                   D. don't have

20. _______ class allows students to acquire knowledge about living things.

A. Geography                             B. Chemistry                          C. Biology                     D. History

21. The contented smile on her face shows that she finally passed the exam.

A. bored                                     B. boring                              C. happy                 D. disappointed

22. Now I don't take the bus to school as I ____.

A. used to                                     B. did                              C. took                     D. was

23. It ___ me 15 minutes to get to school every morning.

A. takes                                        B. took                             C. spends                          D. spent

24. - "_______ do you often go to school?"

- "At 6.30 every morning."

A. How                                       B. What time                         C. Who                         D. With whom

25. He's not really interested in ____ on the farm.

A. to work                               B. being worked                           C. working                   D. worked

Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one.

31. The milk was too sour to drink.

A. The milk was sour in order to drink.

B. The milk was very sour to be drunk.

C. The milk wasn't fresh enough to drink.

D. The milk wasn't enough fresh to drink.

32. We started to write to each other two years ago.

A. We used to write to each other for two years.

B. We used to write to each other since two years.

C. We've written to each other for two years.

D. We've written to each other since two years.

33. He last had his eyes tested a year ago.

A. He has not had his eyes tested for a year.

B. He had not had his eyes tested for a year.

C. He had not tested his eyes for a year.

D. He did not have any tests on his eyes in a year

34. Mary is contented with what she does.

A. What she does doesn't make her pleased.

B. Mary is satisfied with what she does.

C. Whatever Mary does, she makes nobody pleased.

D. She feels happy when she does something.

35. My brother always drives to work.

A. My brother always goes to work on the car.

B. My brother always gets to work by car.

C. My brother always repairs cars at work.

D. My brother's driver is always off work.

Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question.

My name is Seumas McSporran and I am a very busy man. I am 60 years old and I have thirteen jobs. I am a postman, a politician, a fireman, a taxi driver, a school- bus driver, a boatman, an ambulance man, an accountant, a petrol attendant, and an undertaker. Also, I and my wife, Margaret, have a shop and a small hotel.

I live and work on the island of Gigha in the west of Scotland. Only 20 people live there but in summer, 150 tourists come by boat every day.

Every weekday I get up at 6:00 and make breakfast for the hotel guests. At 8.00 I drive the island's children to school. At 9:00 I collect the post from the boat and deliver it to all houses on the island. I also deliver beer to the island's only pub. Then I help Margaret in the shop.

My wife likes being busy, too. We never have holidays and we don't watch television. In the evenings Margaret makes supper and I do the accounts. At 10:00 we have a glass of wine and then we go to bed. Perhaps our life isn't very exciting, but we like it.

36. Mr. McSporron does all the following jobs EXCEPT ______

A. a firefighter                 B. a driver                   C. a farmer               D. a mailman

37. Gigha is the name of _______.

A. his wife                                               B. his hotel

C. the shop where they work                 D. the island where they live

38. Tourists ________ to the island.

A. sail                              B. fly                         C. swim                 D. drive

39. The word "it" in paragraph 3 refers to the ______.

A. beer                              B. post                      C. boat                     D. pub

40. According to the passage which is TRUE about Seumas McSporran?

A. He likes the job as a postman most.                          B. He and his wife go on holiday every year.

C. He does the accounts in the evenings.                      D. He goes to bed very late.

Read the following passage and choose the best option for each blank.

The 29th of August in 2006 is a day I shall never forget. On that day, I stared ___41__ in the face. Our flight was ___42__ to leave at 10:30 a.m., and arrived at the airport with plenty of time to spare. We started boarding 10:00 a.m. Most of us were holiday makers and there ___43__ a lot of laughing and joking going on. It was raining slightly, but visibility was good and the plane ___44__ on time. The cabin staff were just beginning to bring round the duty- free goods when the plane began ___45__ . At first, we thought we had just hit bad weather. We were told to sit down and to fasten our seat belts. Then suddenly, the front of the plane seemed to ___46__ and we realized we were speeding towards the ground. People screamed in ___47__. Strangers joined hands and prayed. We thought we had only minutes to live. Then, just when we had __48__ all hope, we felt the plane level out, and slowly we began to gain height. A few minutes later, the pilot announced that everything was now ___49__ control, and we all began to clap and cheer hysterically. Twenty minutes ___50__ we landed safely.

Pick out the words underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.

1. A. message             B. begin           C. repeat              D. repair

2. A. dinner                 B. drink            C. child                 D. children

3. A. ready                  B. meat           C. defeat               D. beat

4. A. kitchen               B. history         C. time                  D. finish

5. A. arrive                 B. fit                 C. fine                   D. drive

Pick out the words that have the stress different from that of the others.

6. A. usually              B. continue        C. family               D. buffalo

7. A. tobacco            B. breakfast       C. children            D. several

8. A. biology             B. alarm             C. transplant         D. sometimes

9. A. airport              B. passenger     C. technology        D. chemistry

10. A. routine           B. tobacco          C. neighbor           D. experience

Choose the best answer.

11. I know ______ how she felt.

A. exact                        B. exactly                   C. exactness                 D. exacting

12. I felt quite _______ with my day's work. 

A. satisfy                       B. satisfactory                  C. satisfied                D. satisfaction

13. I was late for school this morning because my alarm did not ____.

A. go away                       B. go up                           C. go on                     D. go off

14. I have not met him since he ______ school.

A. left                                B. was leaving                     C. had left              D. has left

15. My house isn't very far _____ school, so I usually go to school _____ bike.

A. from - on                          B. away - in                       C. of - by               D. from - by

16. _____ films should be made for school.

A. Educational                          B. Educating                   C. Educated              D. Education

17. Mr. Lam goes to work on foot once a week. It means he ____ walks to work.

A. never                                    B. sometimes                     C. often                        D. usually

18. When I was a child, I usually ______ fishing with my brother.

A. go                                         B. went                              C. gone                       D. used to go

19. We _____ dinner at home on Saturdays.

A. haven't had                              B. didn't had                       C. doesn't have                   D. don't have

20. _______ class allows students to acquire knowledge about living things.

A. Geography                             B. Chemistry                          C. Biology                     D. History

21. The contented smile on her face shows that she finally passed the exam.

A. bored                                     B. boring                              C. happy                 D. disappointed

22. Now I don't take the bus to school as I ____.

A. used to                                     B. did                              C. took                     D. was

23. It ___ me 15 minutes to get to school every morning.

A. takes                                        B. took                             C. spends                          D. spent

24. - "_______ do you often go to school?"

- "At 6.30 every morning."

A. How                                       B. What time                         C. Who                         D. With whom

25. He's not really interested in ____ on the farm.

A. to work                               B. being worked                           C. working                   D. worked

Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one.

31. The milk was too sour to drink.

A. The milk was sour in order to drink.

B. The milk was very sour to be drunk.

C. The milk wasn't fresh enough to drink.

D. The milk wasn't enough fresh to drink.

32. We started to write to each other two years ago.

A. We used to write to each other for two years.

B. We used to write to each other since two years.

C. We've written to each other for two years.

D. We've written to each other since two years.

33. He last had his eyes tested a year ago.

A. He has not had his eyes tested for a year.

B. He had not had his eyes tested for a year.

C. He had not tested his eyes for a year.

D. He did not have any tests on his eyes in a year

34. Mary is contented with what she does.

A. What she does doesn't make her pleased.

B. Mary is satisfied with what she does.

C. Whatever Mary does, she makes nobody pleased.

D. She feels happy when she does something.

35. My brother always drives to work.

A. My brother always goes to work on the car.

B. My brother always gets to work by car.

C. My brother always repairs cars at work.

D. My brother's driver is always off work.

Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question.

My name is Seumas McSporran and I am a very busy man. I am 60 years old and I have thirteen jobs. I am a postman, a politician, a fireman, a taxi driver, a school- bus driver, a boatman, an ambulance man, an accountant, a petrol attendant, and an undertaker. Also, I and my wife, Margaret, have a shop and a small hotel.

I live and work on the island of Gigha in the west of Scotland. Only 20 people live there but in summer, 150 tourists come by boat every day.

Every weekday I get up at 6:00 and make breakfast for the hotel guests. At 8.00 I drive the island's children to school. At 9:00 I collect the post from the boat and deliver it to all houses on the island. I also deliver beer to the island's only pub. Then I help Margaret in the shop.

My wife likes being busy, too. We never have holidays and we don't watch television. In the evenings Margaret makes supper and I do the accounts. At 10:00 we have a glass of wine and then we go to bed. Perhaps our life isn't very exciting, but we like it.

36. Mr. McSporron does all the following jobs EXCEPT ______

A. a firefighter                 B. a driver                   C. a farmer               D. a mailman

37. Gigha is the name of _______.

A. his wife                                               B. his hotel

C. the shop where they work                 D. the island where they live

38. Tourists ________ to the island.

A. sail                              B. fly                         C. swim                 D. drive

39. The word "it" in paragraph 3 refers to the ______.

A. beer                              B. post                      C. boat                     D. pub

40. According to the passage which is TRUE about Seumas McSporran?

A. He likes the job as a postman most.                          B. He and his wife go on holiday every year.

C. He does the accounts in the evenings.                      D. He goes to bed very late.

Read the following passage and choose the best option for each blank.

The 29th of August in 2006 is a day I shall never forget. On that day, I stared ___41__ in the face. Our flight was ___42__ to leave at 10:30 a.m., and arrived at the airport with plenty of time to spare. We started boarding 10:00 a.m. Most of us were holiday makers and there ___43__ a lot of laughing and joking going on. It was raining slightly, but visibility was good and the plane ___44__ on time. The cabin staff were just beginning to bring round the duty- free goods when the plane began ___45__ . At first, we thought we had just hit bad weather. We were told to sit down and to fasten our seat belts. Then suddenly, the front of the plane seemed to ___46__ and we realized we were speeding towards the ground. People screamed in ___47__. Strangers joined hands and prayed. We thought we had only minutes to live. Then, just when we had __48__ all hope, we felt the plane level out, and slowly we began to gain height. A few minutes later, the pilot announced that everything was now ___49__ control, and we all began to clap and cheer hysterically. Twenty minutes ___50__ we landed safely.

I.Choose the word whose bold part is pronounced differentlyfrom that of the others                                                                     1.A.dishes      B.wacthes     C.boxes        D.potatoes                                                                                                                          2.A. heath       B.think         C.toothache      D.other                                                                                                                           3.A. pet           B.basket      C.enough          D.met                                                                                                                             4.A.favorite       B.cake         C.late               D.happy                                                                                                                         5.A.thank         B.gather        C.ethic             D.thing                                                                                                                        6.A.chemist       B.church       C.chest            D.chese                                                                                                                      7A. spot             B.oject         C.hole               D.model                                                                                                                                                                                                              (Tài liệu ôn thi tuyển sinh vào lớp 10)