LUYÊN THI VÀO LỚP 10 CHUYÊN ANH MOCK TEST
https://www.facebook.com/LT10CA Date: 26/11/2018 I. USE OF ENGILISH ( 3.0 pts )
A. Choose the correct answer to fill the blank. (1.5 pts)
1. The injured man was taken to hospital and for_____ internal injuries. a. Cured b. healed c. operated d. treated
2. The door hinges had all been oiled to stop them from _____ a. Squeaking b. screeching c. shrieking d. squealing
3. _____ any other politician would have given way to this sort of pressure years ago. a. Really b. practically c. actual y d. utterly
4. Hardly had the van turned the corner when one of the back wheels _____ a. Broke away b. turned round c. came off d. rol ed down
5. There was no sound to be heard except the_____ of raindrops on the roof. a. Surging b. plunging c. moistening d. pattering
6. He spent ten years in the army and for most of the time he was _____ abroad. a. Camped b. situated c. placed d. stationed
7. She loved her little dog, but showed surprisingly little _____ when it died. a. Sentiment b. sympathy c. emotion d. anguish
8. I’ve only met Stephen in a social context, he’s an unknown _____ where work’s concerned. a. Quantity b. option c. type d. category
9. The fact that trade links were well developed at this time _____ some plausibility to his opinion. a. Provides b. supplies c. lends d. offers
10. It is very important to check the _____ print in any contract a. Little B. Tiny c. small d. minute
11. The shop assistant said he would check to see if he had any more copies of the book in _____. a. Surplus b. supply c. stock d. store
12. The woman’s clothes gave no _____ to her origin. a. Sign b. signal c. clue d. hint
13. Please accept our _____ congratulations! a. Finest b. warmest c. dearest d. deepest
14. I’d sooner they _____ deliver the new furniture tomorrow. a. Shouldn’t b. didn’t c. wouldn’t d. mustn’t
15. The transport minister _____ recent statistics to support the case for a reduction in the speed limit. a. Named b. quoted c. summoned d. claimed
16. The plan received _____ support although none of the comitte spoke openly in its favour. a. Tacit b. mute c. silent d. quiet
17. Looking down at the coral reef, we saw _____ f tiny, multi-coloured fish. a. Swarms b. flocks c. teams d. shoals
18. The doctor was praised for her _____ work with the patients. a. Groundless b. tireless c. bottomless d. restless
19. Jack was _____ to the fact that he couldn’t take his holiday in June. a. Accepted b. complied c. agreed d. resigned
20. If I make a fool of myself in front of my friends, I wil never _____ it down. a. Let b. give c. live d. settle
21. The size of the pop star’s personal fortune was the subject of much _____ in the press. a. Doubt b. guessing c. speculation d. wonder Page 1
22. All those late nights cramming for tests must be _____ their toll because Becky looks quite exhausted a. Taking b. having c. holding d. keeping
23. The train service has been a shambles since they introduced the new schedules. a. Shambles b. rumpus c. chaos d. fracas
24. The boss _____ into a rage and started shouting at Robert to do as he was told. a. Flew b. charged c. rushed d. burst
25. It was with a _____ heart that she said goodbye to al her friends. a. Solemn b. heavy c. dismal d. grim
26. Martin didn’t _____ the prospect of telling his father that he had spent al the money. a. Rejoice b. envy c. relish d. desire
27. Money was short and people survived by _____ and saving. a. Scrimping b. scavenging c. scrounging d. scouring
28. Advertisers often aim their campaigns at young people as they have considerable spending _____. a. Power b. force c. energy d. ability
29. The union advised its member to resume _____ working. a. Regular b. ordinary c. normal d. usual
30. Ellen decided that election to the local council would provide a _____ to a career in national politics. a. Springboard b. turning-point c. milestone d. highway
B. Choose the word or phrase that best fits each space in the following passage.(1.5 pts)
I’m a tour guide at the Tower of London, one of the city’s principal tourist attractions. When you
(1) _____ the public for your first guided tour, ‘terrifying’ is the word that springs to mind. I’m quite
sociable, but having 300 or (2) _____ visitors in front of you is quite daunting.
Of course, visitors (3) _____ you to know the answers to every question. If someone asks
you something (4) _____ which you don’t know the answer, it’s mighty embarrassing. You always get
the history experts. They are the visitors who have (5) _____ an age at home or in a library
researching a (6) _____ subject. When they visit the Tower, already knowing the answers, they
will ask their questions in the (7) _____ of catching us out. We don’t try (08) _____ to know the
answer; if we don’t know, we (9) _____ it and ask a colleague.
The most irritating people are those who ask really stupid questions while their friends
video our reactions. We get asked all (10) _____ of things, the most common being “Where’s the
lavatory?” We have a book in which we (11) _____ the silliest questions we’ve been asked. Often,
people just don’t (12) _____ before they speak.
You always get the odd person who’s in a bad (13) _____ and is determined to spoil your day.
We just stand there and take it. We never (14) _____ our tempers, it’s not what we’re here for. We
want visitors to (15) _____ a nice time and there’s nothing better than when someone says, “Great,
it’s been a wonderful day.” 1: A. face B. cope C. bear D. oppose 2: A. further B. other C. so D. even 3: A. predict B. expect C. suppose D. foresee 4: A. that B. of C. such D. to 5: A. spent B. afforded C. concentrated D. lasted 6: A. liked B. pet C. precious D. close 7: A. wish B. desire C. hope D. aim 8: A. lying B. pretending C. acting D. deceiving 9: A. cooperate B. tolerate C. let D. admit 10: A. forms B. orders C. sorts D. cases 11: A. enter B. commit C. enrol D. compose Page 2 12: A. judge B. think C. attend D. examine 13: A. nature B. feeling C. emotion D. mood 14: A. fail B. forget C. lose D. miss 15: A. gain B. make C. take D. have II. READING (1.5 pts)
A. Read the passage below and choose the best answer to the questions. (1.0 pts)
GOAL: ENDING CHILD LABOR
Carefully guiding a needle that's longer than his tiny fingers, a young boy in Pakistan stitches together
the leather pieces of a soccer ball. He sits crouched in the corner of a hot, airless shed for 12 hours.
For his long day's work, he will earn 60 cents.
The boy is one of more than 200 million children who work at hard, sometimes dangerous jobs al
over the world. Child labor exists in two-thirds of the world's nations. From Indonesia to Guatemala,
poor children as young as six are sent off to work. Often they are mistreated and punished for not
working hard enough. Children mix the gunpowder for firecrackers in China and knot the threads for
carpets in India, all for pennies a day. Sometimes they are sold as slaves.
In a speech to the Child Labor Coalition when he was U.S. Secretary of Labor, Robert Reich expressed
gratitude for the organization's work to end abuse of child labor, "You turned up the heat, and you
got results." He also congratulated Craig Kielburger, then 13, of Canada, who traveled the world for
a year fighting for kids' rights. Craig believes kids can make a difference. He offers this advice, "Write
letters to companies and government officials. Put pressure on leaders to make changes and to stop the misuse of children."
One solution to the child-labor problem in poor countries is education. "The future of these
countries," Secretary Reich declared, "depends on a work force that is educated. We are prepared to help build schools."
Education has helped to make the world a brighter place for one youth, Aghan of India. When he was
nine, Aghan was kidnapped from his home and sold to a carpet maker. Aghan's boss was very cruel.
"I was always crying for my mother," he recalls. Aghan's dream was to learn to write so that he could
send letters to his parents. Fortunately, a group that opposes child labor rescued Aghan from the
factory. He was sent to a shelter in New Delhi where he worked hard to learn to write.
1. What is an example of dangerous work done by a child?
A. stitching a soccer ball B. knotting carpet threads
C. mixing gunpowder D. none of the above
2. When young children are forced to work,......
A. they never see their families. B. they work but never get paid.
C. they are punished if they do not work hard. D. they are always sold as slaves.
3. Child labor is most common in.....
A. countries that make firecrackers. B. poor countries.
C. countries that have slaverv.
D. countries that make carpets.
4. The children who work are often..... . A. treated well B. paid generously C. misused D. all of the above
5. When children are used to work for unfair wages in poor working conditions, it is best described as . . .
A. an abuse of working children. B. hard work. Page 3
C. a poor working environment. D. unfair labor practices.
6. According to the article, children who work under poor conditions, . .
A. start to work only after age 13.
B. start to work only after age 12.
C. make only 60 cents an hour.
D. may make only 60 cents a day.
7. According to the article, what is the best way to keep many children from falling victim to the
abuse of child labor in the future?
A. Help poor countries educate their children.
B. Refuse to buy products made in countries that abuse child labor. C. Rescue each child. D. none of the above
8. Why do families allow young children to go to work?
A. They don't know how bad it is.
B. The grownups don't want to work.
C. The families are very poor and need the income.
D. The children are paid a lot of money.
9. How do you know Aghan was not happy making carpets away from his family?
A. He dreamed of learning to write. B. He was rescued. C. He cried for his mother. D. He lives in a shelter.
10. In New Delhi, Aghan......
A. worked for a group that is opposed to child labor. B. received an education. C. lived with his family. D. made carpets.
B. Rearrange these sentences to make a full passage. (0.5 pts)
1. Experienced players will be aware of the trick and cautious not to move too early, but the
attempted deception is still useful because it forces the opponent to delay his movement slightly.
2. When a player is genuinely deceived, he will often lose the point immediately because he
cannot change his direction quickly enough to reach the shuttlecock.
3. Beyond the basics, however, badminton offers rich potential for advanced stroke skills that
provide a competitive advantage.
4. Once players have mastered the basic strokes, they can hit the shuttlecock from and to any
part of the court, powerfully and softly as required.
5. Because badminton players have to cover a short distance as quickly as possible, the
purpose of many advanced strokes is to deceive the opponent, so that either he is tricked
into believing that a different stroke is being played, or he is forced to delay his movement
until he actual y sees the shuttle's direction.
6. "Deception" in badminton is often used in both of these senses.
C. Supply each blank with ONE suitable word. (2.0 pts) PASSAGE 1
Scientists have (1) _____ in copying the silk-producing genes of (2) _____ Golden Orb Weaver spider
and are using them to create a synthetic material (3) _____ they believe is the model for a new
generation of advanced bio-materials. The new material, biosilk, which has been spun for the first Page 4
time by researchers at DuPont, has a(n) (4) _____ range of potential uses in construction and manufacturing.
The attraction of the silk (5) _____ by the spider is a combination of great strength and enormous
elasticity, which man-made fibres have been (6) _____ to replicate. (7) _____ an equal-weight basis,
spider silk is (8) _____ stronger than steel and it is estimated that if a simple strand could be made
about 10m in diameter, it would be strong enough to stop a jumbo jet (9) _____ flight. A third
important factor is that it is extremely light. Army scientists are already looking at the (10) _____ of
using it for lightweight, bullet-proof vests and parachutes. PASSAGE 2
Dunking yourself in cool water is a remedy so old that Hippocrates recommended it, and Charles
Darwin famously (1) _____ a regime of being “scrubbed with a rough towel in cold water for two or
three minutes” to improve his ailing health. For present-(2) _____ scientists, the fascination with the
power of cold continues, with (03) _____ from a blast of icy water during a morning shower to walking
topless in winter (04) _____ studied as a possible quick-and-simple path to a healthier life.
A new report from the Leiden University Medical Centre in the Netherlands has linked global
warming with a (05) _____ in type 2 diabetes, and numerous studies in the past few years have (06)
_____ credence to the idea that artificial heat may be a contributing factor to obesity, (07) _____ it has
caused our metabolisms to slow down. The theory goes that (08) _____ the two types of fat in the
body (white and brown) brown fat burns calories, and there’s evidence to (09) _____ that when you’re
cold, brown fat is either produced, or activated. In our world of central heating and controlled
environments, we simply aren’t cold often (10) _____. So which of all the practical cooling tips may actually improve our health? III.
ERROR IDENTIFICATION ( 0.5 pts)
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to show the underlined part that needs correction.
1. This one-language phenomenon could be attributed (A) to a combination of factors, in which
the monolingual environment in which (B) a child was raised (C) played a strong role, so did
(D) the limited, biased educational of the past
2. A feminine is a person, usually a woman (A) , who believes that women (B) should be
regarded as (C) equal y (D) to men
3. Employed (A) by the Theodora’s Children Trust, Hillary brings fun and laughter for (B) the
patients in the children’s wards (C) , making a hospital staying (D) a less difficult experience for these young patients
4. According to a spokesperson for the Theodora Children’s Trust, hospitalized (A) children
having been excluding (B) from their normal day-to-day routine and the family environment,
are (C) likely to be frightened (D) and homesick
5. The wood was hewn (A) from green logs, with (B) axe and wedge, to produce radial planks,
similar (C) to quarter-sawn (D) timber. IV. WORD FORMS : (1 pts)
Supply the appropriate forms of words in the brackets :
1. The young woman with eclectic passions seemed to thrive on social media, a realm where
she could curate a heroic ______, find an audience and make money – a fragile construction, it turned out. (PERSON)
2. The egg's cytoplasm begins to ______ shortly after fertilisation. (PULSE)
3. Meanwhile, police are continuing to search for a paragliding Greenpeace protester who
broke through the ______ zone surrounding Turnberry on Friday evening, to zip past the
presidential party as it entered the Scottish hotel. (FLY)
4. The custom of sending a greeting in a card had become a ______ tradition. (DEEP-ROOTED)
5. He was asked if he would consider writing a ______ for her book. (WORD)
6. His ______ conceals a deep insecurity. (FLIP) Page 5
7. It does sound like he is somewhat of a ______. In fact, it sounds to me that he is struggling to
keep his head above water at work and for some reason, cannot meet his work demands in the time available. (WORK)
8. His parents were worried by his increasingly ______ behaviour. (RATION)
9. The strike was engineered by a handful of ______. (CONTENT)
10. There are halls of fame for football and rock'n'roll, for basebal and country music, but now
the concept is being used to celebrate not a culture but a ______. (CULTURE) V. WRITING : ( 2.0 pts)
Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning .
1. We couldn’t have managed without my father’s money.
àIf it__________________________________________________________.
2. I had only just put the phone down when the boss rang back
à Hardly______________________________________________________.
3. It was Walter Raleigh who introduced potatoes and tobacco into England.
à The English owe_____________________________________________.
4. “If my members agree to that, I’ll be very surprised,” said the union delegate.
à The union delegate observed that_____________________________.
5. While I strongly disapprove of your behavior, I will help you this time.
àDespite my___________________________________________________.
6. I’m sorry I missed Professor Baker’s lecture.
à I’m sorry not_________________________________________________.
7. We may not be able to give the condert.
à The concert__________________________________________________.
8. I was not surprised to hear that Harry had failed his driving test.
àIt came_______________________________________________________.
9. I only recognized him when he came into the light.
à Not until_____________________________________________________.
10. That rumor about the politician and the construction contract is absolutely false.
à There is______________________________________________________. Page 6