Bài tập và ngữ pháp môn Tiếng Anh ôn thi vào Lớp 10

GRAMMAR EXERCISE
ARTICLES
* Choose the best answer to complete the sentences:
1. I want ........................... apple from that basket.
A. a	B. an	C. the	D. X
2. Miss Lin speaks ............................ Chinese.
A. a	B. an	C. the	D. X
3. One of the students said, “....................... professor is late today”
A. a	B. an	C. the	D. X
4. Eli likes to play .......................... volleyball.
A. a	B. an	C. the	D. X
5. I bought ......................... umbrella to go out in the rain.
A. a	B. an	C. the	D. X
6. My daughter is learning to play ............................. guitar at her school.
A. a	B. an	C. the	D. X
7. Please give me ......................pen that is on the counter.
A. a	B. an	C. the	D. X
8. Albany is the capital of ........................ New York state.
A. a	B. an	C. the	D. X
9. Our neighbour has ..................... cat and .......................... dog.
A. a/ a	B. an/ a	C. the/ the	D. X/ X
10. .......................ink in my pen is red.
A. a	B. an	C. the	D. X
11. It is .......................... funniest book that I have ever read.
A. a	B. an	C. the	D. X
12. Can anyone give me .......................... hand, please because I have just fallen over?
A. a	B. an	C. the	D. X
13. She always said that when she grew up she wanted to be .............................
A. doctor	B. a doctor	C. the doctor	D. a doctors
14. I have left my book in .......................... kitchen and I would like you to get it for me.
A. a	B. an	C. the	D. X
15. Please meet me at the train station in ............................ hour from now.
A. a	B. an	C. the	D. X
16. I like to watch tennis on the television. It is ........................... very good game.
A. a	B. an	C. the	D. X
17. ..................... president of the United States will be visiting Australia next week.
A. a	B. an	C. the	D. X
18. July goes to ......................... work on the bus.
A. a	B. an	C. the	D. X
19. .....................golf is my favourite sport. I play once or twice .................... week if I can, but I’m not .................... very good player.
A. X/ a/ a	B. The/ a/ a	C. The/ the/ the	D. X/ a/ the
20. I don’t know what to do. It’s ................................ problem.
A. quite difficult	B. a quite difficult	C. quite a difficult	D. the quite difficult
21. ......................... starts at seven o’clock.
A. School	B. A school	C. The school	D. The schools
22. We can finish the rest of the bread for .............................breakfast.
A. a	B. an	C. the	D. X
23. Nigel opened a drawer and took out ...............................
A. photos	B. a photos	C. some photos	D. some photo
24. We need to protect ........................... environment from pollution.
A. some	B. a	C. an	D. the
25. We often go to school by ........................... bicycle.
A. a	B. an	C. the	D. X
26. There was ..................... accident yesterday at ................... corner of .................... street.
PREPOSITIONS
I’ll be at home _____ Saturday morning. You can phone me then.
A. At 	B. on	C. In 	D. By
I’m going away _____ the end of June.
A. At	B. on	C. in 	D. to
What time did they ____ the hotel?
A. arrive to	B. arrive at	C. arrive in	D. arrive on
Have you read any books ______ Agatha Christie?
A. of	B. from	C. by	D. with
I’m not very good _____ repairing things.
A. at	B. for	C. in 	D. about
“What time will you arrive?” “I don’t know. It depends __ the traffic.”
A. of	B. for	C. from	D. on
I prefer tea _____ coffee.
A. to	B. than	C. against	D. over
The accident was my fault, so I had to pay for the damage __ the other car.
A. of	B. for 	C. to 	D. on
These days everybody is aware _____ the dangers of smoking.
A. on	B. of	C. with	D. about
He’s very brave. He’s not afraid _____ anything.
A. at	B. about	C. with	D. of
Bill and I come from the same town but my accent is different ___ his.
A. with 	B. on	C. at	D. from
Do you know anyone who might be interested ___ buying an old car?
A. on	B. in	C. with	D. about
Sun oil can protect the skin _____ the sun.
A. in	B. for	C. from	D. by
The apartment consists ______ three rooms, a kitchen and bathroom.
	A. of	B. about	C. on	D. at
Mozart died ______ Vienna in 1791 _____ the age of 35.
	A. in / on	B. in / at	C. at / in	D. of / for
We waited ages for a taxi. We gave up ___ the end and walked home.
	A. in	B. on	C. at 	D. of
I like to get up ___ time to have a big breakfast before going to work.
	A. on 	B. to	C. in	D. for
Why are you never _____ time? You always keep everybody waiting.
	A. in	B. on	C. for	D. at
“Romeo and Juliet” is a play ______ Shakespeare.
	A. about	B. for	C. on	D. by
There has been an increase ______ the number of road accidents recently.
	A. in 	B. on	C. at 	D. by
I’m sure you are capable ______ passing the examination.
	A. with	B. to	C. of	D. by
My home town is not especially interesting. It’s not famous ___ anything.
	A. for	 	B. with	C. at 	D. on
Linda is married ____ an American.
	A. with	B. to	C. in	D. for
When I realized that I was wrong, I apologized _____ my mistake.
	A. to	B. at	C. on	D. for
The book is divided ______ three parts.
	A. to 	B. with	C. of	D. into
Don’t throw stones _____ the birds! It’s cruel.
	A. at	B. to	C. into	D. in
I saw a really funny program _____ television.
	A. at	B. from	C. in	D. on
Stuart: Good heaven! It’s Nick Jenkins, isn’t it? I don’t believe it!
 Nick: Stuart! I haven’t seen you ______ we left school.
	A. for 	B. from	C. since	D. by
What’s the difference ______ a boat and a ship?
	A. between	B. from	C. under	D. with
I can’t find my keys. I had them a minute _____.
	A. ago	B. before	C. behind	D. back.
Father: What’s this girl’s name?
 Son: Julie. She’s ______ college _____ me.
	A. at / with	B. at / on	C. in / to	D. to / with
We all laughed _____ the cartoon.
	A. for	B. at	C. on	D. to
Sally and Kevin had an argument and now they’re not speaking _______ one another.
	A. about	B. to	C. for	D. at
Police are searching _______ the man who escaped from prison.
	A. at 	B. in	C. for	D. by
Don’t point that knife _____ me. It’s dangerous.
	A. at 	B. to 	C. into	D. onto
I heard a noise behind me and turned _____, but there was nothing.
	A. away	B. out	C. on 	D. round
Why were you so unfriendly ________ Tessa? Have you had an argument with her?
	A. of	B. for	C. to	D. with
They gave me a form and told me to fill ______ it.
	A. in 	B. on	C. at	D. with
We travelled ________ 6.45 train, which arrived at 8.30.
	A. in the	B. on the	C. by the	D. by
Janet warned me ______ the water. She said it wasn’t safe to drink.
	A. about	B. with	C. on	D. to
Albert is 85 and lives alone. He needs somebody to look ______ him.
	A. for	B. on	C. at	D. after.
I will not be here next week. I am going _____ business in Singapore.
	A. in 	B. on	C. with	D. at
I don’t believe __ ghosts. I think people only imagine that they see them.
	A. to	B. about	C. in	D. with
Don’t go too fast. I can’t keep _____ you.
	A. on to	B. on with	C. up to	D. up with
Polly wants to cycle round the world. She’s really keen ______ the idea.
	A. about	B. for	C. on	D. with
This village is ______ Hanoi. It’s only six miles away.
	A. along	B. by	C. near	D. next.
Endangered species are plant and animal species which are _____ danger of extinction.
	A. on	B. in	C. at	D. by
Plant and animal extinction leads ______ loss of biodiversity.
	A. on	B. in	C. into	D. to
The initiative for founding the Red Cross came _______ a Swiss man called Jean Henri Dunant.
	A. from	B. with	C. through	D. to
Helen: Hello, Julie. You look very brown. Where’ve you been?
Julie: Oh, I’ve just got back ______ holiday.
	A. on	B. at	C. in	D. from
Miss Dunn: Hello, Tenex Transport. Can I help you?
Mr. Miller: Yes. Can I speak ______ Mr. Smithers, please?
	A. at	B. about	C. to	D. for
Tom: How long have you been living there?
Peter: Oh, ______ about two years.
	A. In	B. Since	C. On	D. For
TENSES
1. Be quiet ! The baby ( sleep) 
2. The sun ( set) in the West.
3. Mr Green always ( go) to work by bus.
4. It ( not rain ) in the dry season.
5. They ( have ) lunch in the cafeteria now.
6. My little sister ( drink) milk every day.
7. The doctor sometimes ( return) home late.
8. He ( write) a long novel at present.
9. Look ! The bus ( come).
10. The earth (move) around the sun.
11. Sometime ( smell) good in the kitchen now.
12. His uncle ( teach) English in our school five years ago.
13. The old man( fall) as he (get) into the bus.
14. When I saw him, he (sit) asleep in a chair.
15. There (be) a lot of noise at the fair yesterday.
16. It (take) me 5 minutes to walk to school last year.
17. They ( not speak) to each other since they quarreled
18. I (try) to learn English for years, but I ( not succeed) yet
19.I (not see) her since last week.
20. Jonh( do) his homework already.
21. The train (start) before we arrived at the station.
22. There (be) an English class in this room tomorrow evening.
23. The film already (begin) when we got to the cinema.
24. You (stay) at home tonight?
25.I( be) twenty years old next June.
26. Where are you?- I’m upstairs. I (have) a bath.
27. All of them (sing) when I( came).
28. What you( do) at 7 p.m yesterday?
29. Where you ( spend) your holiday last year?
30. Why didn’t you listen while I (speak) to you? 
31. you (meet) the new student yet?
32. I (lose) my handbag yesterday.
33. Going shopping (be) very interesting.
34. She already (finish) her homework.
35. My sister (get) married next month.
36. Tomorrow (be) Sunday. What you (do)?
37. The concert this evening (start) at 8 o’clock.
38. I (wait) for her since half past six.
39. Do you think the population of the world (rise) very fast?
40. In 2030, every one (study) at home using computer. 
41. He (fall) asleep while he was watching TV.
42. I enjoy (play) soccer after school.
43. Don’t worry! She (come) back in a few minutes.
44. Nam (talk) with her many times.
45. It (rain) when I (wake up)
46. I (see) an accident while I (drive) to my office.
47. She (be) happy since she had a computer.
48. They (build) that building for two years.
49. We often (go) skiing in winter.
50. At the moment, she (read) in the library.
51. It’s a lovely day. The sun (shine) and the birds (sing)
52. What she usually (do) in the evening?
53. They’re going to have a party tonight. They (have) sandwiches and (drink) champagne.
54. My brother (be) 15 years old next Sunday.
55. We (have) some friends to lunch tomorrow.
56. My father often (drink) tea after breakfast.
57. The film wasn’t very good. I (not enjoy) it very much.
58. When I (see) you yesterday, you (sit) in a cafe.
59. He wishes he (be) and acrobat.
60. The show just (begin). You are a bit late.
Choose the word or phrase that best complete the sentence (A, B, C, or D):
1) He ____ for London one year ago.
	A. left	B. has left	C. leaves	D. had left
2) She ____ in Hue for twenty years.
	A. lives	B. has lived	C. lived	D. will live
3) I ____ to the market with my mother yesterday.
	A. go	B. went	C. have gone	D. was going
4) What ____ you ____, Nam? – I’m thinking of my mother.
	A. do/think	B. are/thinking	C. have/thought	D. were/thinking
5) How long ____ you ____ her? – For five months.
	A. do/know	B. are/knowing	C. have/known	D. had/known
6) I usually ____ to school by bus.
	A. went	B. am going	C. go	D. have gone
7) Yesterday morning I ____ up at 6.30.
	A. got	B. get	C. was getting	D. had got
8) Please don’t make so much noise. I ____.
	A. studying	B. study	C. am studying	D. studied
9) Water ____ at 100 degrees Celsius.
	A. boils	B. boiled	C. is boiling	D. will boil
10) It is raining now. It began raining two hours ago. So it ____ for two hours.
	A. rains	B. is raining	C. has rained	D. rained
11) ____ you ____ out last night?
	A. Did/go	B. Do/go	C. Have/gone	D. Were/going
12) This house ____ 35,000 pounds in 1980.
	A. costs	B. cost	C. had cost	D. was cost
13) While Tom ____ tennis, Ann ____ a shower.
	A. played/took	B. playing/taking	
	C. was playing/was taking	D. was play/was take
14) Mike is playing chess. How long ____ he ____?
	A. did/play	B. is/playing	C. has/play	D. has/been playing
15) When they ____ in the garden, the phone ____. 
	A. worked/was ringing	B. were working/rang	C. worked/rang	D. work/rings
16) After they ____ their breakfast, they ____ shopping yesterday.
	A. have/go	B. had had/go	C. had/had gone 	D. had had/went
17) They ____ tea when the doorbell ____.
	A. have/is ringing	B. were having/rang	C. had had/ rang	D. having/ringing
18) Father ____ his pipe while mother ____ a magazine.
	A. smoked/read	B. had smoked/read	
	C. was smoking/was reading	D. smoking/reading
19) When I ____ into the office, my boss ____ for me. 
	A. came/was waiting	B. was coming/waited	C. had come/waited 	D. came/waiting
20) When I ____ Brian, he ____ a taxi.
	A. see/drives	B. see/was driving	C. saw/was driving 	D. saw/is driving
21) When he ____, we ____ dinner.
	A. arrived/having	B. arrived/were having	C. was arriving/had	D. had arrived/had	
22) While they ____ chess, we ____ the shopping. 
	A. playing/doing	B. were playing/doing	
	C. played/did 	D. were playing/were doing
23) They ____ football when the lights in the stadium ____ out. 
	A. were playing/went	B. played/was going	
	C. were playing/ was going 	D. playing/went
24) While George and John ____ their room, she ____ the ironing. 
	A. cleaning/doing	B. were cleaning/was doing 
	C. were cleaning/doing	D. cleaning/was doing
25) Today is Thursday and she ____ late twice this week. She ____ late yesterday and on Monday.
	A. is/was	B. has been/is	C. has been/was	D. has been/had been
26) He ____ in the same house since 1975.
	A. has lived	B. is living	C. lived	D. had lived
27) We ____ him since he ____ married.
	A. didn’t see/got	B. haven’t seen/got	C. don’t/get	D. hadn’t seen/got
28) It ____ for two hours and the ground is too wet to play tennis.
	A. is raining	B. had rained	C. has rained	D. was raining
29) He ____ to HCMC last year and I ____ him since then. 
	A. moved/didn’t see	B. moves/haven’t seen	 C. moved/haven’t seen 	D. moved/hadn’t seen
30) We ____ what to do with the money yet.
	A. not decide	B. didn’t decide	C. haven’t decided 	D. hadn’t decided
31) My father ____ as a teacher for thirty years.
	A. works	B. is working	C. worked	D. has worked
32) He ____ to New York three times this year.
	A. had been	B. was	C. has been	D. is
33) I ____ how to dance when I ____ six years old.
	A. don’t know / was	B. didn’t know / am 	C. didn’t know / was 	D. haven’t known/was
34) Last month my brother ____ me his photos. He ____ me his photos every year.
	A. sends/sent 	B. sent/sends	C. sent/sent	D. sends/sends
35) Nam is a careful driver but yesterday he ____ carelessly.
	A. drove	B. had driven	C. drives	D. was driving
36) Do you like swimming, Ba? – I ____ when I was a child but not now.
	A. do	B. did	C. have done	D. had done
37) I ____ her at the school gate yesterday.
	A. met	B. meet	C. had met	D. am meeting
38) She ____ English when she was six years old.
	A. learned	B. has learned	C. is learning	D. had learned
39) I don’t remember where and when I ____ her.
	A. meet	B. had met	C. met	D. have met
40) They ____ to know each other for more than ten years.
	A. get	B. got	C. have got	D. had got
41) ____ you ____ that film yet?
	A. Do/see	B. Have/seen	C. Did/see	D. Had/seen
42) I ____ the film with my friends last week.
	A. watched	B. watch	C. have watched 	D. had watched
43) He ____ up at five every morning.
	A. is getting	B. got	C. gets	D. was getting
44) ____ she ____ in Hue at the moment?
	A. Does/live	B. Is/living	C. Did/live	D. Was/living
45) He usually ____ her at weekend but now he ____ in bed because of his severe illness.
	A. visits/stays 	B. visits/staying	C. visited/stays	D. visits/is staying
46) Don’t make noise, children! Parents ____.
	A. sleep	B. are sleeping	C. were sleeping 	D. slept
47) Why ____ you often ____ so much noise in the house?
	A. do/make	B. did/make	C. are/making	D. were/making
48) What ____ he ____ before you came?
	A. does/do	B. had/do	C. had/done	D. has/done
49) While mum was watching TV, I ____ my homework.
	A. am doing	B. was doing	C. had done	D. has done
50) At this time yesterday I ____ to music.
	A. listened	B. had listened	C. was listening	D. am listening
51) What ____ he ____ at 4pm last Sunday?
A. did/do 	B. was/do 	C. had/done 	D. was/doing
52) When I ____ a little girl, I used to climb trees and go swimming in the river with my friends.
A. am 	B. was 	C. have been 	D. had been
53) Last year he came here and ____ me to marry him but I ____ too young to get marrieD.
A. asked/was	 	B. asks/am 	C. had asked/was 	D. has asked/am
54) How long ____ you ____ novels?
A. have/write 	B. do/write 	C. have/written 	D. are/writing
55) ____ you sometimes ____ out with friends?
A. Are/going 	B. Do/go 	C. Have/gone 	D. Did/go
56) I ____ a lot of badminton recently.
A. play 	B. have played	 	C. am playing 	D. was playing
57) When I ____ home, everyone ____ TV.
A. got/watch 	B. got/watching 	C. get/was watch 	D. got/was watching
58) We ____ your mother for ages.
A. don’t see 	B. haven’t seen 	C. didn’t see	 	D. hadn’t seen
59) London ____ a lot since we first ____ to live here.
A. changed/came 	C. has changed/ came
B. had changed/ came 	D. has changed/ come
60) How many times ____ you ____ this film? – The first time.
A. have/seen 	B. did/see 	C. do/see	 	D. had/seen
61) Who’s that? I ____ never ____ him before in my life.
A. am/seeing	 	B. had/seen 	C. have/seen 	D. was/seeing
62) They ___ just __ a new fuel. It’s half the price of the petrol and much cleaner.
A. had/discovered 	C. are/discovering
B. have/discovered 	D. were/ discovering
63) My sister ____ married three times.
A. is 	B. was 	C. has been 	D. had been
64) While she ____ on the phone, the children ____ fighting and broke a window.
A. talked/start 	B. talking/started 	C. talked/started 	D. was talking/started
65) I ____ a lot of time travelling since I ____ this new job.
A. spend/get 	B. have spent/get	 C. spent/got 	D. have spent/got
66) When I ____ at school, we all ____ Latin.
A. was/study 	B. am/study	 	C. was/studied 	D. had been/studied
67) After he ____ breakfast, he ____ down to write some letters.
A. has/sat 	B. has had/sits 	C. had had/sits 	D. had had/sat
68) I ____ a new house last year, but I ____ my old house yet, so at the moment I have two houses.
A. buy/didn’t sell 	C. bought/hadn’t sold
B. bought/haven’t sold 	D. bought/ didn’t sell
69) He ____ you when he has the necessary information.
A. will tell 	B. told 	C. tells 	D. is telling
70) When we ____ at the stadium last Sunday, the match ____ already ____.
A. arrive/had/started 	C. arrived/has/started
B. had arrived/started 	D. arrived/had/started
71) We ____ our plan next week.
A. started 	B. will start 	C. have started	 	D. will have started
72) They ____ a house by June next year.
A. will build 	B. are building 	C. have built 	D. will have built
73) I ____ here until he answers me.
A. stay 	B. will stay 	C. am staying 	D. have stayed
74) She ____ until you are ready.
A. didn’t come 	B. isn’t coming
C. won’t come 	D. doesn’t come
75) The film ____ by the time we get there.
A. ends 	B. will end 	C. is ending	 D. will have ended
76) Tom ____ to Hanoi before.
A. is never 	C. had never been
B. was never 	D. has never been
77) When we came to the stadium, the match ____.
A. already begins 	C. had already begun
B. already began 	D. have already begun
78) It was the first time I ____ such a beautiful girl.
A. ever saw 	B. had ever seen 	C. have ever seen 	D. ever see
79) He ____ in this school before he ____ for England.
A. taught/had left 	C. taught/has left
B. had taught/left 	D. has taught/left
80) She ____ the gold medal in 1986.
A. wins 	B. had won	 	C. w