Đề thi thử vào 10 theo mẫu chuẩn SGD TP.HCM số 63

2/17/2022 1:45:57 AM

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

natural
disaster
damage
grandma

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

character
chemistry
champion
chorus

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

borrow
inform
exist
depend

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

action
factor
amount
feature

Even _____ lunch time in Paris, department stores have never been empty.

They couldn't help _____ when they heard the little boy singing a love song.

laughing
to laugh
laugh
laughed

Remember to follow _____ all signs at the swimming pool.

strict
strictly
careful
carelessly

Crossing Death Valley, _____ temperatures reach well above 40 degrees centigrade, was a difficult task for the early pioneers.

when
which
where
who

You can't leave the classroom without your teacher's _____.

ignorance
assignment
permission
participation

We rarely _____ out these days because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

break
make
dine
put

It's _____ that Luke had a good day because of the huge smile on his face.

essential
obvious
doubtful
unlikely

Luckily the dog's loud barking was enough to _____ the burglar.

frighten
irritate
encourage
freeze

Mary: "Thanks a lot for your help.”

John: "_____."

My happiness
My pleasure
My excitement
My delight

Mary: “Let me bring something to your party, won’t you?”

Laura: “_____”

That really surprises me.
It’s enough, just to have you come.
Sorry, I’ve ready had planned for tonight.
In my opinion, you’re right.

Read the text and choose the best answer to fill in the blanks.

Learning collocation or words that go together in English is very important. Certain English words are 15.1 only with some others, so when you learn lexical items, do not learn them 15.2 isolation. Rather learn them in contexts and 15.3 attention to word combinations. Using collocations correctly will help you sound natural. If you combine words in English by literally 15.4 meanings from your mother tongue, your word choice might not be correct or might sound weird. Reading and listening extensively in English is very helpful. You will be exposed to the ways 15.5 speakers use English in spoken and written texts. 15.6 learning collocations from dictionaries is useful. Oxford collocations Dictionary for Students of English is an extremely good resource.

Read the passage then choose the correct answer to each question.

In the 1960s, it took pop and rock groups one or two days to record their songs. Nowadays, it can take months and months. Many rock groups begin by recording only one instrument, for example, the voice. Then they record other instruments – electric piano, synthesizer, guitars, drums and so on.

Next, they might use a computer to add special effects. Finally, they ‘mix’ all the instruments until they get the sound that they want. This means that a CD or cassette will always sound very different from a live concert.

Music engineers have developed a new computer program that will change the future of music. A computer can analyze a singer’s voice. Then if you give the computer the lyrics and music of a song, the computer can ‘sing’ it in that voice. This means that a singer only needs to record one song and the computer can then sing other songs in the singer’s own voice. Singers can sing new songs many years after they have died.

Most of us listen to music for pleasure, but for the record companies, music is a product, the same as soap powder. When a record company finds a new group (or ‘band’), they first try to develop the band’s ‘profile’. They will try to create an ‘image’ for the band that they think will attract young people. Instead of allowing the band’s full artistic freedom, they will often tell the band what they should wear, what they should say and how they should sing and play.

In recent years, many rock groups have started their own record companies because they say that the big companies are too commercial.

The passage mainly focuses on _____.

modern rock bands
changes in today's music industry
new music genres made by computers
computer's ability to 'sing'

Today, to record songs, it takes _____.

longer than it used to do
shorter than it used to do
only one or two days
the same amount of time as the 1960s

Some recording begins with only one instrument and then others.

Today’s record procedure results in differences in recorded and live-performed versions.

The new computer program needs three songs of a singer to imitate and sing other songs in his or her voice.

Record companies always give the band freedom to do things.

What does the sign mean?

We don't sell junk food at night.
You can buy beverages in this area.
Dining out are strictly prohibited.
Outside food and drink are not allowed.

What does the sign mean?

Pedestrians can cross the road here.
Only adults are allowed to cross the road.
Youngsters can skate across the road.
Pedestrian crossing is prohibited.