Đề thi chính thức vào 10 môn Anh Sở Thái Bình năm 2023

7/27/2024 6:05:00 AM

Mã đề 104.

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

Bill Gates is the co-founder of Microsoft, the world's largest PC software company. He is among the richest people in the world. Bill Gates' interest in computers started when he was a teenager. After high school, he was accepted to top colleges in the USA: Harvard, Yale and Princeton. He chose to go to Harvard to study law. At Harvard, he focused more on his interest in computers on coursework. He often relaxed by playing video games in Harvard's computer lab. He left Harvard before graduating because he wanted to open a software company with his friend Paul Allen. However, he later said, "I don't think dropping out is a good idea." In 2007, he an honorary degree from Harvard. He began his speech by saying this to his father in the audience. "I've been waiting for more than 30 years to say this: Dad, I always told you I'd come back and get my degree." Bill Gates is no longer working full time Microsoft. He is now, with his wife, running The Bill & Melinda Gate Foundation which aims to improve healthcare, reduce poverty and promote around the world.

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

They say that he invented the digital camera.

  • It says that he invented the digital camera.
  • It is said that he invented the digital camera.
  • He says that he invented the digital camera.
  • He is said that he invented the digital camera.

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

"I am going to replant this tree in a pot tomorrow," Nam said.

  • Nam said that he is going to replant this tree in a pot tomorrow.
  • Nam said that he was going to replant that tree in a pot tomorrow.
  • Nam said that he was going to replant this tree in the pot the next day.
  • Nam said that he was going to replant that tree in a pot the next day.

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

Dean finds Math easier than Chemistry.

  • Chemistry is as easy as Math for Dean.
  • Dean finds Math as easy as Chemistry.
  • Chemistry is not as easy as Math for Dean.
  • Dean finds Math more difficult than Chemistry.

Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s).

We didn't fly directly to Australia; we had a one-night stopover in Singapore.

  • exactly
  • indirectly
  • around
  • straight

Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s).

The most important characteristic of Japanese eating habits is that they like raw food.

  • baked
  • uncooked
  • overcooked
  • boiled

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

  • bikes

  • beds

  • kites

  • lamps

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

  • cleaned

  • burned

  • stayed

  • booked

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

  • warm

  • wrong

  • weak

  • wide

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

  • thunder

  • bathroom

  • brother

  • earthquake

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

  • lake

  • face

  • hat

  • cake

Choose the sentence that best combines this pair of sentences.

I have just moved to a new school. English is taught by native teachers there.

  • I have just moved to a new school that English is taught by native teachers.
  • I have just moved to a new school where English is taught by native teachers.
  • I have just moved to a new school which English is taught by native teachers.
  • I have just moved to a new school when English is taught by native teachers.

Choose the sentence that best combines this pair of sentences.

He is not here now. He can't help us carry our heavy luggage.

  • If he were here now, he could help us carry our heavy luggage.
  • If he is here now, he can help us carry our heavy luggage.
  • If he weren't here now, he could help us carry our heavy luggage.
  • If he were here now, he can help us carry our heavy luggage.

Susan often feels _____ before taking an important exam.

  • worried
  • worry
  • worrying
  • worrisome

Keo pagoda is one of the most _____ architectures in Vietnam.

  • ancient wooden beautiful
  • ancient beautiful wooden
  • beautiful ancient wooden
  • wooden beautiful ancient

After four years studying abroad, Xuan _____ back to her hometown last week.

  • came
  • come
  • comes
  • has come

There are many celebrations throughout the year in Britain, _____?

  • are there
  • aren't they
  • are they
  • aren't there

I wish I _____ with you to the countryside next weekend.

  • can go
  • could go
  • will go
  • am going

The kids are excited about _____ the gifts placed around the Christmas Tree.

  • to unwrap
  • unwrapping
  • unwrap
  • unwrapped

I invited her to join our trip to Ha Long Bay, _____ she turned down my invitation.

  • but
  • therefore
  • so
  • however

_____, he still managed to complete his assignment on time.

  • Although he was ill
  • Despite he was ill
  • Because he was ill
  • Because of being ill

Janet can speak English _____ in almost any situation.

  • confidence
  • confidently
  • confident
  • confide

We must _____ action to deal with the problem of global warming right now.

  • make
  • do
  • take
  • have

It's important to _____ the wonders of the world so that future generations can see them with their own eyes.

  • destroy
  • remain
  • damage
  • preserve

The Internet brings us many benefits in life, but it has some _____.

  • drawback
  • advantages
  • limitations
  • profits

He really likes the car _____ his father bought for him.

  • which
  • who
  • whom
  • whose

Son Doong Cave _____ by a local man named Ho Khanh in 1991.

  • is discovered
  • discovered
  • was discovered
  • discover

He decided _____ an electric car because it is environmentally friendly.

  • to buying
  • buy
  • buying
  • to buy

You _____ eat more vegetables and fruits because they are good for your health.

  • have to
  • should
  • may
  • can

Physics _____ one of my favorite subjects at school.

  • are
  • be
  • is
  • were

I have just bought a pair of rackets and this summer I am going to _____ badminton.

  • take off
  • take up
  • look up
  • look for

This is _____ first time I have visited such a beautiful place.

  • a
  • an
  • the
  • no article

Mr. Smith used to go to the cinema when he lived _____ Ho Chi Minh city.

  • on
  • in
  • at
  • under

If you _____ the meaning of a new word, you can look it up in the dictionary.

  • don't know
  • didn't know
  • know
  • knew

Quan and Nam are talking about the changing roles in society.

- Quan : "I think the modern father will not necessarily be the breadwinner of the family."

- Nam : "____. He may go out to work or stay at home to take care of his children."

  • I don't agree with you
  • I totally agree with you
  • I disagree with you
  • I can't agree with you no more

Sally and Jane are talking at the canteen.

- Sally: "Let's have a drink. What would you like?"

- Jane : "_____."

  • But I don't like orange juice
  • I'd love to
  • I'd like some orange juice
  • No, I don't like it

Choose the underlined part that needs correction.

When you will finish all your homework, you can go out with your friends.

  • will finish
  • homework
  • go out
  • with

Choose the underlined part that needs correction.

David was disappointed because he didn't pass her driving test yesterday.

  • disappointed
  • her
  • because
  • yesterday

Choose the underlined part that needs correction.

Today, most of Hoi An's historical structures have been preserved as landmarks.

  • of
  • been
  • as
  • historical

Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s).

I think the best way to reduce garbage is to reuse and recycle things.

  • decrease
  • increase
  • decline
  • protect

Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s).

Jane was on cloud nine when she was offered the scholarship to study abroad.

  • extremely happy
  • very excited
  • really proud
  • deeply disappointed

Read and choose the correct answer.

We celebrated Earth Day in my city last week. The idea of this special day began in the 1960s when life was very different. Few people talked, or even thought, about the environment. Most people had no idea how dirty our air and water were. This attitude bothered Gaylord Nelson, who was a senator in the US government, and he had an idea. If people around the world knew the planet was in danger, they might work harder to save it, so he just needed to get their attention. The first Earth Day was just in the United States but it led to events every year all around the world on April 22 or the nearest weekend, depending on where you are.

In my town, last Saturday afternoon lots of people rode their bikes from the park, around the town together and back to the park, taking as much time as they possibly could, so that the cars had to wait. Then we talked to all the drivers in cars which just had one person in them, to explain how wasteful that is and how much pollution it causes. The idea was to make people think about how much they use their cars. In other places, people collected plastic bags for a week and then made a pile of them in the town square. You can do anything as long as it makes people of all ages come together for a few hours and talk about the environment. Last year we had a big music event for young people. Some people said it was a waste of time, but there was information for people to read and announcements between the bands about how to help protect the environment.

Which can be the best title for the passage?

  • Earth Day Celebration
  • Environmental problems
  • Earth Day History
  • Environment-friendly people

The word "save" in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to _____.

  • help
  • threaten
  • provide
  • protect

According to the passage, Earth Day began because _____.

  • people were working hard to make the air and water cleaner
  • different governments decided it was a good idea
  • one man wanted people to know about the planet's problems
  • people had started to worry about damage to the environment

What can be inferred from the passage?

The most important thing about Earth Day events is that _____.

  • they should attract young people
  • people should become involved in them
  • there should be some music
  • they should last all day

On Earth Day this year, people in the writer's city did all the following EXCEPT _____.

  • celebrating a music event
  • riding their bikes
  • collecting plastic bags
  • talking to car drivers