GRADE 10 ADMISSION - SAMPLE TESTS – 2025 FORMAT (HO CHI MINH CITY)-18

I. Choose the word, phrase, or sentence that best fits the space in each sentence or best answers the question. (3.5 pts).

II. Look at the sign or the notice. Choose the best answer for questions 15 and 16. (0.5 pt)

Question 15. What does the notice mean?

Lane reserved for motorcycles

Bicycles ahead, proceed with caution

Lane reserved for bicycles.

Lane reserved for pedestrians

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Question 16. What does the sign mean?

We should be careful with motorcycles crossing the road.

We should ask for health from the policeman riding a motorcycle.

We should look for another way to travel or we will be fined.

We should stop driving and hire a motorcycle to ride.

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III. Choose the word that best fits the blank space in the following passage. (1.5 pts)

Where Were LEGO Bricks Invented?
In 1932, a carpenter named Ole Kirk Kristiansen started a company in Billund, Denmark, that (17) ______ wood stepladders, ironing boards, and toys. He named the company LEGO, a word (18) ______ by combining the first two letters of leg and godt, the Danish word for "play well". Soon, Kristiansen was making only (19) ______ toys out of wood.
After World War II, LEGO started producing plastic toys. In 1949, the company launched Automatic Binding Bricks, its first interlocking construction blocks. In the 1950s, the name was changed to LEGO bricks, and the company came out with the LEGO System of Play, which included 28 sets and 8 vehicles. It (20) ______began selling the toys (21) ______of Denmark for the first time. In 1958, LEGO received a patent for the modern bricks so famous today. The new bricks not only had studs on top but tubes inside that lock onto the studs of other bricks and hold them (22) ______together.
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IV. Read the following passage. Decide if the statements from 23 to 26 are True or False. Choose the correct answer for questions 27 and 28. (1.5 pts)

Food miles: Is buying local food always better?
Recently, campaigners have encouraged us to buy local food. This reduces 'food miles', that is, the distance food travels to get from the producer to the retailer. The reason is that the higher the food miles, the more carbon emissions. Buying local food, therefore, has a lower carbon footprint and is more environmentally friendly.
However, the real story is not as simple as that. If our aim is to reduce carbon emissions, we must look at the whole farming process, not just transportation. According to a 2008 study, only 11% of carbon emissions in the food production process result from transportation, and only 4% originated from the final delivery of the product from the producer to the retailer. Other processes, including fertilization, storage, heating and irrigation, contribute much more.
Recently, some supermarkets have been trying to raise awareness of food miles by labeling foods with stickers that show it has been imported by air. But ultimately, the message this gives is too simple. Lots of different factors contribute to a food's carbon footprint besides the distance it has travelled. And even if we only buy local food which is currently in season, there are ethical implications. What's more, our diets would be more limited.
https://test-english.com/reading/b1-b2/is-buying-local-food-always-better-reading-test/

Question 23.

The main reason why campaigners have encouraged us to buy local food is to reduce "food miles".

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Question 24.

The carbon emissions and the food miles aren't relevant to each other.

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Question 25.

According to a 2008 study, transportation mostly accounted for the cause of carbon emissions in the food production process.

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Question 26.

Local food may affect the diversity of our diets.

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Question 27. How did supermarkets raise people's awareness of food miles?

Giving messages

Running a campaign

Labeling foods with stickers

Importing food by airs

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Question 28. Which word below can replace the word "aim" in the second paragraph?

method

urge

purpose

decision

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V. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence. (1.5 pts)

Question 29.

The explosion pitched the little girl into the air. (violent)

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Question 30.

My parents' love for antiques and fine art was made in every corner of the house. (evidence)

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Question 31.

I'm worried about the effect that violent films may have on children. (destroy)

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Question 32.

David introduced us to a product recycling waste plastic into fuel that was in Japan. (invention)

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Question 33.

Tidal waves are the result of an abrupt shift in underwater of the earth. (move)

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Question 34.

We used to have a at home, and I half-believed that countries were actually colored red or blue or yellow. (global)

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VI. Look at the entry of the word “exploration” in a dictionary. Use what you can get from the entry to complete the sentences with two or three words. (0.5 pt)

Question 35.

can be a risky and expensive business, but it can also lead to the discovery of valuable resources that fuel our world.

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Question 36.

Through , we can learn more about the origins of the universe and search for signs of life on other planets.

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VII. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it. (1.0 pt)

Question 37.

I started to work for the company a year ago. 👉 It's been .

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Question 38.

Life is short, yet we still waste a lot of time. 👉 Though .

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Question 39.

Learning about other cultures is important. 👉 It is .

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Question 40.

The poor will never have access to green spaces unless governments act judiciously. 👉 If .

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