Đề thi tuyển sinh Lớp 10 THPT môn Tiếng Anh - Năm học 2020-2021 - Sở GD&ĐT Ninh Bình (Có hướng dẫn chấm)

 SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 THPT 
 TỈNH NINH BÌNH NĂM HỌC: 2020 - 2021
 Bài thi môn: TIẾNG ANH - Ngày thi 16/7/2020
 ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)
 (Đề thi này gồm 04 trang)
 MÃ ĐỀ THI: 001
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined 
part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. booksB. clubsC. hatsD. stamps
Question 2: A. prettyB. websiteC. sunsetD. helping
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the 
other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3: A. nationB. natureC. musicD. achieve
Question 4: A. disasterB. unpleasantC. carelessD. occasion
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of 
the following questions.
Question 5: It was an interesting lecture, _____?
 A. is itB. didn’t it C. was itD. wasn’t it 
Question 6: Christopher Colombus was _____ first person to discover America.
 A. B. a C. theD. an
Question 7: Why are these two schools so different _____ each other?
 A. fromB. with C. atD. of
Question 8: In the future, high technology _____ women from most housework.
 A. freeB. will free C. freedD. to free
Question 9: They wish they ____ speak many languages well.
 A. canB. do C. couldD. are
Question 10: Doctors suggest _____ face masks to avoid infectious diseases.
 A. wearingB. to wear C. woreD. worn
Question 11: We went to the restaurant _____ there was no food in the house.
 A. butB. although C. soD. because 
Question 12: Parents sometimes don’t know how _____ to their children when they are in the 
period of adolescence.
 A. talkB. talks C. to talkD. talking
Question 13: It’s really dangerous. She is always forgetting to _____ the gas stove.
 A. go onB. turn off C. put onD. get over
Question 14: There are many tourist _____ in Ninh Binh province.
 A. attractB. attractive C. attractivenessD. attractions 
Question 15: The _____ of living in cities is higher than that in the countryside.
 A. standardB. level C. priceD. life
Question 16: If I _____ a powerful president, I would stop all the wars in the world.
 A. amB. are C. wereD. is
Question 17: My father works in a big company with high salary and he is the _____ of my 
family. My mother stays at home and does the housework.
 A. tutorB. facilitator C. adviserD. breadwinner
 Trang: 1/4 – Mã đề thi: 001 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes 
each of the following exchanges.
Question 18: Hoa: “I think we should preserve traditional craft villages.”
 Mai: “_____”
 A. That’s a good idea!B. Well done!
 C. Congratulations! D. Good job!
Question 19: John: “Thank you very much for driving me home.”
 Tom: “_____”
 A. I can’t believe that.B. You’re welcome.
 C. Oh, I see. D. Yes, please.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs 
correction in each of the following sentences.
Question 20: Look! The students are so excited and energetically.
 A B C D
Question 21: He stop smoking because cigarettes are harmful to his health.
 A B C D
Question 22: I don’t mind get up early and doing morning exercise.
 A B C D
Question 23: She is the more beautiful woman I have ever met.
 A B C D
Question 24: There are many seasons to explain why people don’t want to live in
 A B C 
extended families.
 D
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in 
meaning to the sentence given in each of the following questions.
Question 25: When I was a child, we usually lived in London.
 A. When I was a child, we used to live in London.
 B. When I was a child, we are used to live in London.
 C. When I was a child, we are used to living in London.
 D. When I was a child, we used to living in London.
Question 26: The teacher said: “I will explain the problem one more time.”
 A. The teacher said I would explain the problem one more time.
 B. The teacher said she would explain the problem one more time.
 C. The teacher said she will explain the problem one more time.
 D. The teacher said she explained the problem one more time.
Question 27: People believe that Viet Nam has been successful in dealing with Covid-19.
 A. Viet Nam is believed to being successful in dealing with Covid-19.
 B. Viet Nam was believed to have been successful in dealing with Covid-19.
 C. It is believed that Viet Nam has been successful in dealing with Covid-19.
 D. It was believed that Viet Nam has been successful in dealing with Covid-19.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best 
combines the pair of sentences given in each of the following questions.
 Trang: 2/4 – Mã đề thi: 001 Question 28: The traffic was bad. We arrived on time. 
 A. Although the fact that the traffic was bad, we arrived on time.
 B. We arrived on time although the traffic is bad. 
 C. Though the traffic was bad, we arrived on time.
 D. We arrived on time despite of the bad traffic. 
Question 29: The woman is my mother’s close friend. You met her yesterday.
 A. The woman who you met her yesterday is my mother’s close friend.
 B. The woman whom you met yesterday is my mother’s close friend.
 C. The woman whose you met yesterday is my mother’s close friend. 
 D. The woman which you met yesterday is my mother’s close friend.
Question 30: We were happy. We came back to school after a long time.
 A. We were happy that we coming back to school after a long time.
 B. We were happy come back to school after a long time.
 C. We were happy coming back to school after a long time.
 D. We were happy to come back to school after a long time.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to 
indicate the word that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
 English is my mother (31) _____. Besides, I can speak French and Spanish. I studied 
these two languages when I was at high school. Now, I am still learning Spanish at the 
University. As for me, mastering a foreign language is not easy. After studying a language, I 
find that practice is very necessary and useful. Traveling to the country where the target 
language is spoken is very helpful, (32) _____ if you cannot speak the language well enough, 
you will certainly have troubles. I also frequently go to the movies, watch television, listen to 
the radio in the language (33) _____ I am trying to learn. Reading is another good way to 
learn. Books are good, but I personally think newspapers and magazines are better. However, 
getting (34) _____ knowledge of the language is one of the most (35) _____ things. That’s the 
reason why grammar and vocabulary should be mastered first.
Question 31: A. mouthB. noseC. earD. tongue 
Question 32: A. orB. althoughC. butD. that
Question 33: A. whichB. whoC. whomD. whose
Question 34: A. anyB. littleC. lessD. some
Question 35: A. importanceB. importantC. unimportantD. importantly
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to 
indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
 Mercury is the smallest member of the sun's family which is only 3,100 miles across. It 
is also the sun's swiftest planet. Its yearly journey round the sun is only 85 days.
 Mercury always keeps one side towards the sun. On this side it is always day, on the 
other side it is always night. We only see the lighted side.
 Mercury appears to us like a yellowish orange star. The nearest planet to the sun, it is 
always seen near the sun, either just before sunrise or soon after sunset. People sometimes call 
Mercury the morning star or evening star.
 Mercury is half the size of the earth. Because it is much lighter, it has much less gravity. 
If you can visit Mercury in a spaceship, you will find it a strange world. Its low gravity makes 
you feel very light. If your weight on earth is 100 pounds, your weight on Mercury is only 27 
 Trang: 3/4 – Mã đề thi: 001 pounds. Looking at the sun from Mercury, you can see that it's much more brilliant than it is 
seen from the earth. And the yellow centre of the sun appears three times bigger from Mercury. 
On its lighted side, Mercury's temperature is about 300 degrees centigrade. But the dark side is 
extremely cold, 150 degrees below zero so Mercury is probably the coldest as well as the 
hottest of the planets.
Question 36: The word swiftest in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _____.
 A. fastest B. coldest C. hottest D. biggest
Question 37: We cannot see the dark side of Mercury because _____.
 A. it moves very fast 
 B. it always appears just before sunrise or soon after sunset
 C. it always keeps one side towards the sun
 D. it is too far for us to see
Question 38: On the lighted sight, the Mercury’s temperature is _____.
 A. zero degree centigradeB. 85 degrees centigrade
 C. 100 degrees centigrade D. 300 degrees centigrade 
Question 39: The word “it” in paragraph 4 refers to_____.
 A. MercuryB. the sun C. gravityD. the earth
Question 40: What is the passage mainly about?
 A. Members in Solar systemB. Mercury
 C. Gravity D. Solar system
 THE END 
 Trang: 4/4 – Mã đề thi: 001 SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 THPT 
 TỈNH NINH BÌNH NĂM HỌC: 2020 - 2021
 Bài thi môn: TIẾNG ANH - Ngày thi 16/7/2020
 ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)
 (Đề thi này gồm 04 trang)
 MÃ ĐỀ THI: 002
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of 
the following questions.
Question 1: If I _____ a powerful president, I would stop all the wars in the world.
 A. amB. are C. isD. were 
Question 2: Doctors suggest _____ face masks to avoid infectious diseases.
 A. to wearB. wearing C. woreD. worn
Question 3: Christopher Colombus was _____ first person to discover America.
 A. theB. a C. anD. 
Question 4: It’s really dangerous. She is always forgetting to _____ the gas stove.
 A. go onB. put on C. turn offD. get over
Question 5: My father works in a big company with high salary and he is the _____ of my 
family. My mother stays at home and does the housework.
 A. breadwinnerB. facilitator C. adviserD. tutor
Question 6: They wish they ____ speak many languages well.
 A. canB. do C. areD. could 
Question 7: We went to the restaurant _____ there was no food in the house.
 A. becauseB. although C. soD. but
Question 8: It was an interesting lecture, _____?
 A. wasn’t itB. didn’t it C. was itD. is it
Question 9: In the future, high technology _____ women from most housework.
 A. freeB. freed C. will freeD. to free
Question 10: Parents sometimes don’t know how _____ to their children when they are in the 
period of adolescence.
 A. talkB. talks C. talkingD. to talk 
Question 11: The _____ of living in cities is higher than that in the countryside.
 A. levelB. standard C. priceD. life
Question 12: Why are these two schools so different _____ each other?
 A. withB. from C. atD. of
Question 13: There are many tourist _____ in Ninh Binh province.
 A. attractionsB. attractive C. attractivenessD. attract
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs 
correction in each of the following sentences.
Question 14: He stop smoking because cigarettes are harmful to his health.
 A B C D
Question 15: She is the more beautiful woman I have ever met.
 A B C D
Question 16: Look! The students are so excited and energetically.
 A B C D
Question 17: I don’t mind get up early and doing morning exercise.
 A B C D
 Trang: 1/4 – Mã đề thi: 002 Question 18: There are many seasons to explain why people don’t want to live in
 A B C 
extended families.
 D
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to 
indicate the word that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
 English is my mother (19) _____. Besides, I can speak French and Spanish. I studied 
these two languages when I was at high school. Now, I am still learning Spanish at the 
University. As for me, mastering a foreign language is not easy. After studying a language, I 
find that practice is very necessary and useful. Traveling to the country where the target 
language is spoken is very helpful, (20) _____ if you cannot speak the language well enough, 
you will certainly have troubles. I also frequently go to the movies, watch television, listen to 
the radio in the language (21) _____ I am trying to learn. Reading is another good way to 
learn. Books are good, but I personally think newspapers and magazines are better. However, 
getting (22) _____ knowledge of the language is one of the most (23) _____ things. That’s the 
reason why grammar and vocabulary should be mastered first.
Question 19: A. tongueB. noseC. earD. mouth
Question 20: A. orB. althoughC. thatD. but 
Question 21: A. whoB. whichC. whomD. whose
Question 22: A. someB. littleC. lessD. any
Question 23: A. importanceB. unimportantC. importantD. importantly
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined 
part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 24:A. websiteB. prettyC. sunsetD. helping
Question 25:A. booksB. hatsC. clubsD. stamps
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes 
each of the following exchanges.
Question 26: John: “Thank you very much for driving me home.”
 Tom: “_____”
 A. I can’t believe that.B. Oh, I see.
 C. You’re welcome. D. Yes, please.
Question 27: Hoa: “I think we should preserve traditional craft villages.”
 Mai: “_____”
 A. Well done!B. That’s a good idea!
 C. Congratulations! D. Good job!
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best 
combines the pair of sentences given in each of the following questions.
Question 28: The traffic was bad. We arrived on time. 
 A. Although the fact that the traffic was bad, we arrived on time.
 B. We arrived on time although the traffic is bad. 
 C. We arrived on time despite of the bad traffic.
 D. Though the traffic was bad, we arrived on time. 
 Trang: 2/4 – Mã đề thi: 002 Question 29: We were happy. We came back to school after a long time.
 A. We were happy to come back to school after a long time.
 B. We were happy come back to school after a long time.
 C. We were happy coming back to school after a long time.
 D. We were happy that we coming back to school after a long time.
Question 30: The woman is my mother’s close friend. You met her yesterday.
 A. The woman who you met her yesterday is my mother’s close friend.
 B. The woman whose you met yesterday is my mother’s close friend.
 C. The woman whom you met yesterday is my mother’s close friend. 
 D. The woman which you met yesterday is my mother’s close friend.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to 
indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
 Mercury is the smallest member of the sun's family which is only 3,100 miles across. It 
is also the sun's swiftest planet. Its yearly journey round the sun is only 85 days.
 Mercury always keeps one side towards the sun. On this side it is always day, on the 
other side it is always night. We only see the lighted side.
 Mercury appears to us like a yellowish orange star. The nearest planet to the sun, it is 
always seen near the sun, either just before sunrise or soon after sunset. People sometimes call 
Mercury the morning star or evening star.
 Mercury is half the size of the earth. Because it is much lighter, it has much less gravity. 
If you can visit Mercury in a spaceship, you will find it a strange world. Its low gravity makes 
you feel very light. If your weight on earth is 100 pounds, your weight on Mercury is only 27 
pounds. Looking at the sun from Mercury, you can see that it's much more brilliant than it is 
seen from the earth. And the yellow centre of the sun appears three times bigger from Mercury. 
On its lighted side, Mercury's temperature is about 300 degrees centigrade. But the dark side is 
extremely cold, 150 degrees below zero so Mercury is probably the coldest as well as the 
hottest of the planets.
Question 31: The word “it” in paragraph 4 refers to_____.
 A. the sunB. Mercury C. gravityD. the earth
Question 32: We cannot see the dark side of Mercury because _____.
 A. it moves very fast 
 B. it always appears just before sunrise or soon after sunset
 C. it is too far for us to see
 D. it always keeps one side towards the sun 
Question 33: The word swiftest in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _____.
 A. coldestB. fastest C. hottest D. biggest
Question 34: What is the passage mainly about?
 A. Members in Solar systemB. Gravity
 C. Mercury D. Solar system
Question 35: On the lighted sight, the Mercury’s temperature is _____.
 A. 300 degrees centigradeB. 85 degrees centigrade
 C. 100 degrees centigrade D. zero degree centigrade
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the 
other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 36:A. disasterB. unpleasantC. occasionD. careless 
 Trang: 3/4 – Mã đề thi: 002 Question 37:A. achieveB. natureC. musicD. nation
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in 
meaning to the sentence given in each of the following questions.
Question 38: People believe that Viet Nam has been successful in dealing with Covid-19.
 A. Viet Nam is believed to being successful in dealing with Covid-19.
 B. Viet Nam was believed to have been successful in dealing with Covid-19.
 C. It was believed that Viet Nam has been successful in dealing with Covid-19.
 D. It is believed that Viet Nam has been successful in dealing with Covid-19.
Question 39: The teacher said: “I will explain the problem one more time.”
 A. The teacher said I would explain the problem one more time.
 B. The teacher said she will explain the problem one more time.
 C. The teacher said she would explain the problem one more time.
 D. The teacher said she explained the problem one more time.
Question 40: When I was a child, we usually lived in London.
 A. When I was a child, we are used to live in London.
 B. When I was a child, we used to live in London.
 C. When I was a child, we are used to living in London.
 D. When I was a child, we used to living in London.
 THE END 
 Trang: 4/4 – Mã đề thi: 002 SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 THPT 
 TỈNH NINH BÌNH NĂM HỌC: 2020 - 2021
 Bài thi môn: TIẾNG ANH - Ngày thi 16/7/2020
 ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)
 (Đề thi này gồm 04 trang)
 MÃ ĐỀ THI: 003
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs 
correction in each of the following sentences.
Question 1: She is the more beautiful woman I have ever met.
 A B C D
Question 2: I don’t mind get up early and doing morning exercise.
 A B C D
Question 3: Look! The students are so excited and energetically.
 A B C D
Question 4: He stop smoking because cigarettes are harmful to his health.
 A B C D
Question 5: There are many seasons to explain why people don’t want to live in
 A B C 
extended families.
 D
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes 
each of the following exchanges.
Question 6: Hoa: “I think we should preserve traditional craft villages.”
 Mai: “_____”
 A. Well done!B. Congratulations!
 C. That’s a good idea! D. Good job!
Question 7: John: “Thank you very much for driving me home.”
 Tom: “_____”
 A. I can’t believe that.B. Oh, I see.
 C. Yes, please. D. You’re welcome.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of 
the following questions.
Question 8: Christopher Colombus was _____ first person to discover America.
 A. aB. the C. anD. 
Question 9: It’s really dangerous. She is always forgetting to _____ the gas stove.
 A. go onB. put on C. get overD. turn off
Question 10: We went to the restaurant _____ there was no food in the house.
 A. althoughB. because C. soD. but
Question 11: It was an interesting lecture, _____?
 A. didn’t itB. wasn’t it C. was itD. is it
Question 12: In the future, high technology _____ women from most housework.
 A. freeB. freed C. to freeD. will free 
Question 13: Parents sometimes don’t know how _____ to their children when they are in the 
period of adolescence.
 A. to talkB. talks C. talkingD. talk
 Trang: 1/4 – Mã đề thi: 003 Question 14: My father works in a big company with high salary and he is the _____ of my 
family. My mother stays at home and does the housework.
 A. facilitatorB. breadwinner C. adviserD. tutor
Question 15: They wish they ____ speak many languages well.
 A. couldB. do C. areD. can
Question 16: The _____ of living in cities is higher than that in the countryside.
 A. levelB. price C. standardD. life
Question 17: There are many tourist _____ in Ninh Binh province.
 A. attractiveB. attractions C. attractivenessD. attract
Question 18: If I _____ a powerful president, I would stop all the wars in the world.
 A. wereB. are C. isD. am
Question 19: Doctors suggest _____ face masks to avoid infectious diseases.
 A. to wearB. wore C. wearingD. worn
Question 20: Why are these two schools so different _____ each other?
 A. withB. at C. fromD. of
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to 
indicate the word that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
 English is my mother (21) _____. Besides, I can speak French and Spanish. I studied 
these two languages when I was at high school. Now, I am still learning Spanish at the 
University. As for me, mastering a foreign language is not easy. After studying a language, I 
find that practice is very necessary and useful. Traveling to the country where the target 
language is spoken is very helpful, (22) _____ if you cannot speak the language well enough, 
you will certainly have troubles. I also frequently go to the movies, watch television, listen to 
the radio in the language (23) _____ I am trying to learn. Reading is another good way to 
learn. Books are good, but I personally think newspapers and magazines are better. However, 
getting (24) _____ knowledge of the language is one of the most (25) _____ things. That’s the 
reason why grammar and vocabulary should be mastered first.
Question 21: A. noseB. tongueC. earD. mouth
Question 22: A. butB. althoughC. thatD. or
Question 23: A. whoB. whomC. whichD. whose
Question 24: A. littleB. someC. lessD. any
Question 25: A. importanceB. unimportantC. importantlyD. important 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined 
part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 26:A. booksB. hatsC. stampsD. clubs 
Question 27:A. websiteB. sunsetC. prettyD. helping
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best 
combines the pair of sentences given in each of the following questions.
Question 28: We were happy. We came back to school after a long time.
 A. We were happy come back to school after a long time.
 B. We were happy to come back to school after a long time. 
 C. We were happy coming back to school after a long time.
 D. We were happy that we coming back to school after a long time.
Question 29: The traffic was bad. We arrived on time. 
 A. Though the traffic was bad, we arrived on time. 
 B. We arrived on time although the traffic is bad. 
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