Đề minh họa thi vào 10 môn Anh năm 2025 - Sở GD&ĐT Ninh Bình

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Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

  • packed

  • turned

  • seemed

  • skilled

Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

  • history

  • hour

  • hurry

  • height

Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

  • shoulder

  • about

  • counting

  • mountain

Choose the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress.

  • believe
  • center
  • agree
  • decide

Choose the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress.

  • decision
  • romantic
  • engineer
  • financial

In 1990, due to the change of the economic situation, it was very difficult to sell Dong Ho paintings and many _____ quit their job. 

  • craft unions
  • crafts
  • craftsmanship
  • craftsmen

This river now is much less _____ than before. People are aware of the environment and they try to keep the river clean. 

  • polluted
  • pollutes
  • polluting
  • pollution

Huy got a bad mark for his English test. He must have been really_____.

  • disappointed
  • relaxing
  • interested
  • happy

Eating from _____ is a popular habit of people in big cities in Vietnam.

  • canteens
  • libraries
  • street vendors
  • shops

The children in my home village used to go _____, even in winter. Now they all have shoes.

  • on foot
  • barefooted
  • ground
  • soil foot

Last Wednesday witnessed a _____ drop in raw oil price, which is really a big surprise. 

  • significant
  • gradual
  • sharp
  • considerable

The clanging sound of the Ha Noi _____ in the 1970s has gone deep into people’s collective memory.

  • tram
  • sky train
  • flyover
  • tunnel

The closest potentially _____ planet ever found has been spotted by Australian scientists, and it’s just 14 light-years away.

  • habitable
  • foreseeable
  • transferable
  • workable

I don’t think Fred gets _____ with Daniel. They always argue.

  • up
  • through
  • over
  • on well

The _____ of living in big cities is usually higher than that in the rural areas.

  • life
  • cost
  • price
  • money

While we _____ Son Dong, we found a river in this biggest cave.

  • were exploring
  • explore
  • was exploring
  • explored

He suggested _____ tickets in advance to have good view.

  • booking
  • book
  • to book
  • booked

My sister didn’t know who _____  when she had difficulty in deciding her future job.

  • should ask
  • to ask
  • ask
  • asked

If she learned English well, she _____ in English-speaking countries.

  • study
  • would have study
  • would study
  • will study

I wish I _____ how to paint on ceramic pots. 

  • know
  • knew
  • knows
  • known

_____ it rains heavily, we decide to start the match on time.

  • Since
  • Although
  • However
  • Because

Today's cities are _____ than cities in previous time.

  • lots larger
  • much larger
  • as large
  • the largest

She told me I _____ learn hard to pass the entrance exam the following month.

  • must
  • have to
  • had to
  • has to

John: Sorry, I forgot to phone you last night. 

Mary: _____

  • You were absent-minded.
  • I have nothing to tell you.
  • Never mind.
  • No, thanks.

Mai: Thanks a lot for your wonderful gift.

Lan: _____

  • Thank you.
  • You’re welcome.
  • Cheer.
  • That sounds nice.

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

Bau Truc pottery are made from clay from the Quao River mixed with sand. Clay is collected from the river only once a year, each lasting for half a month. Clay is taken or less depending on the ability of each person. In the clay collecting season, local people try to take as much clay as they can to store, for use in an entire year. 

Currently, people are skillful artisans in Bau Truc pottery village still make pottery products in the traditional way. They do not use the wheel, the craftsmen have to turn around the products. The potters shape their products by their skillful hands and feet around a pole-round pillar, rather than on one wheel. From this step, silky clay block initially gradually forms a smooth rounded hollow block, then the formation of flower vases, or water pots.

Bau Truc’s craftsmen use wet cloths to make the product surface smooth. These items are decorated with seashells, snails or paintings featuring the daily life of Bau Truc’s people.

Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions.

Unlike life in the countryside which is often considered to be simple and traditional, life in the city is modern and complicated. People, from different regions, move to the cities in the hope of having a better life for them and their children. The inhabitants in city work as secretaries, businessmen, teachers, government workers, factory workers and even street vendors or construction workers. 

The high cost of living requires city dwellers, especially someone with low income, to work harder or they have to take a part-time job to support their family. For many people, an ordinary day starts as usual by getting up in the early morning to do exercise in public parks, preparing for a full day of working and studying, then travelling along crowded boulevards or narrow streets filled with motor scooters and returning home after a busy day. They usually live in large houses, or high-rise apartment blocks or even in a small rental room equipped with modern facilities, like the Internet, telephone, television, and so on. Industrialization and modernization as well as global integration have big impact on lifestyle in the cities. The most noticeable impact is the Western style of clothes. The "ao dai" – Vietnamese traditional clothes are no longer regularly worn in Vietnamese women’s daily life. Instead, jeans, T-shirts and fashionable clothes are widely preferred.

The reason why people move to the city is _____.

  • to look for a complicate life
  • to take part-time jobs
  • to have busy days
  • to look for a better life

The word "they" in paragraph 2 refers to _____.

  • people
  • city dwellers
  • workers
  • teachers

Industrialization, modernization and global integration may lead to _____.

  • the fact that women no longer wear ao dai

  • the disappearance of Western-styled clothes
  • big impact on lifestyles in the city
  • the changes in women’s life

The word "impact" in paragraph 2 is closet in meaning to _____.

  • force
  • action
  • situation
  • effect

Which is the best title of the passage?

  • The life in the city
  • Life is busy
  • The country life is simple
  • The impact of modern life

Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions.

Metropolitan areas with a population of over 10 million are called megacities, and currently, there are 37 of them dotted around the planet. Included in this number are Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya, Japan’s three biggest cities. While Japan is currently experiencing a decline in the population overall, Tokyo is an exception and keeps growing, boasting the largest number of people of all the cities in the world.

People who come to Japan for the first time are often surprised by the mass of people in Tokyo’s rush-hour trains during weekdays. Sightseeing spots, too, are always crowded and even when walking down the street in a popular area, it is often hard to not bump into someone all the time. Tokyo city itself has a population of 13 million people and it houses about 10% of the population of all of Japan.

When are cities called megacities?

  • When their population reaches 10 million.
  • When their population reaches 37 thousand.
  • When their population reaches over 10 million.
  • When their population reaches over 37 thousand.

The word "it" in paragraph 2 refers to _____.

  • Tokyo
  • Osaka
  • world
  • Nagoya

What is the population of Tokyo?

  • 10 million
  • 37 million
  • 13 million
  • 23 million

How do people feel when they come to Japan for the first time?

  • Happy
  • Bored
  • Surprised
  • Excited

Which is the best title of this passage?

  • The three populous cities in Japan
  • The world’s largest population density city
  • How populous Japan is
  • What are megacities?

Choose the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to the sentence given.

She let them dry in some minutes then she painted on their surface.

  • Before she let them dry, she painted on their surface.
  • Before she let them dry, she had painted on their surface.
  • After she let them dry, she had painted on their surface.
  • After she had let them dry, she painted on their surface.

Choose the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to the sentence given.

"We will go to Ha Long Bay this summer." my friend said.

  • My friends said that they will go to Ha Long Bay that summer.
  • My friends said that we would go to Ha Long Bay that summer.
  • My friends said that they would go to Ha Long Bay this summer.
  • My friends said that they would go to Ha Long Bay that summer.

Choose the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to the sentence given.

I often lived in an extended family when I was young.

  • I was used to live in an extended family when I was young.
  • I used to live in an extended family when I was young.
  • He used to living in an extended family when I was young.
  • He is used to living in an extended family when I was young.

Choose the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to the sentence given.

Some tourists litter everywhere, so the natural beauty is destroyed.

  • If some tourists isn’t litter everywhere, the natural beauty won’t be destroyed.
  • If some tourists don’t litter everywhere, the natural beauty wouldn’t be destroyed.
  • If some tourists didn’t litter everywhere, the natural beauty wouldn’t be destroyed.
  • If some tourists didn’t litter everywhere, the natural beauty won’t be destroyed.

Choose the sentence that best combines this pair of sentences.

Life in the big cities is convenient. Many people like living there.

  • Because life in the big city is convenient, many people like living there.
  • Although life in the big city is convenient, many people like living there.
  • Because many people like living there, life in the big city is convenient.
  • Many people like living there although life in the big city is convenient.

Choose the sentence that best combines this pair of sentences.

Hoa can’t understand what the native speakers are speaking. She wants to understand them.

  • Hoa wishes that she could understand what the native speakers are speaking.
  • Hoa feels regret not to understand what the native speakers are speaking.
  • If only Hoa can understand what the native speakers are speaking.
  • Hoa wishes that she had understood what the native speakers are speaking.

Choose the sentence that best combines this pair of sentences.

I have to look after my little sister. My mother is out. 

  • Since my mother is out, I have to take after my little sister.
  • My mother is out, so I have to take care of my little sister.
  • Because my mother is out, I have to take up my little sister.
  • As my mother is out, I have to look up my little sister.

Choose the sentence that best combines this pair of sentences.

The first boy has just moved. He knows the truth.

  • The first boy which know the truth has just moved.
  • The first boy that knows the truth just moved.
  • The first boy whom knows the truth has just moved.
  • The first boy who knows the truth has just moved.

Choose the best way to rearrange the following sentences in order to make a meaningful letter.

Dear Ann,

a. It is surprising to me to hear that you are about to visit my country on your vacation next month. I’m willing to be your instructor about everything Vietnam.  

b. Therefore, show your respect by staying and talking to others when you finish your meal. It is an opportunity for you to learn more about Vietnamese culture.

c. Secondly, stay until others finish. It is not polite to leave the table too soon as other people may think that you do not want to talk to them.  

d. Lastly, you should say thanks to the hosts to show that you’re pleased with the meal they’ve prepared. You can congratulate them on well-prepared meal and they will feel that their efforts are not wasted. 

e. I will share with you some table manners that help you during the trip. Firstly, you shouldn’t stick the chopstick against the bowl of rice.      

Look forward to seeing you soon! 

Love,

Mai 

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a. In addition, they provide employment for residents living in these villages. Income from these production activities will not only help them support their families but also develop the country’ economy.  

b. In modern society, traditional craft villages still play an important role because of the benefits they bring about.  

c. In my opinion, obviously, the vital roles of traditional craft villages about cultural and economic values might be remain all the time.  

d. About the tradition, they play an important role in preserving traditional values for future generations. The artisans in these villages help the youngsters to know and understand about the long-lasting culture, symbols of each region.  

e. We clearly see that the craft villages help to boost the country’s tourism since unique handcraft items usually attract foreign tourists so much. This also contributes to the whole economy's development from tourist products and services.

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