Đề luyện thi vào Lớp 10 chuyên Tiếng Anh Global Success - Đề 15 (Có đáp án)

 A. can’t B. wouldn’t C. shouldn’t D. mustn’t
 15. “Candy’s an excellent pianist, isn’t she?” – “She _________ to win the prize if she plays this 
 well during the competition.”
 A. is due B. is bound C. is about D. is set
 16. His friends offered to _________ the next time he was in town so that he wouldn’t have to pay 
 for a hotel.
 A. place him in B. put him up C. back him up D. turn him out
 17. Susan became so tired of city life that she decided to buy a piece of land _________.
 A. out of the ordinary B. as the crow flies
 C. far and away D. in the middle of nowhere
 18. My mind went ____ when the official asked me my phone number- I couldn’t remember it at 
 all.
 A. empty B. clear C. blank D. vacant
 19. During their first date, Jane had nervously peppered the conversation with _____talk.
 A. unimportant B. tiny C. small D. trivial
 20. We do go _________ in the office, but the odd rule gets broken from time to time.
 A. by the book B. for a song C. astray D. in phrases
II. Supply the correct FORM of the word in capital letter. Write your answers on your answer sheet.
 Before going to an interview, it is advisable to go through a mock interview. This will give you 
the opportunity to try out your technique and answers live. It is also a chance to receive feedback that 
is (1. BENEFIT) __________ in guiding you towards improving your interview style and general (2. 
PRESENT) _________ Just one mock interview will result in a (3. NOTICE)_________ improvement in 
your interview skill. Why? For the same reason that a (4. SPEAK) _________ doesn’t exist while it is still 
on paper or floating in your head. It only exists when you give it (5. ORAL)_________ The first time you 
give it in front of an audience, it will come out nothing like the one you prepared.
 It is the same with being interviewed. It is not enough to look at a question and say, ‘Yeah, I 
know the answer to that one.’ You need to practise your answer live; this is not the time to talk to 
yourself in front of a mirror. Seek out a (6. PROFESSION) _________ and have the session videotaped. 
Then you will have two opinions – the interview’s and your own. You will find you get a completely 
different (7. IMPRESS)________ when listening to yourself than when you are watching yourself saying 
something. Just as your voice always sounds different on tape, so do your (8. RESPOND) _______. You 
will be glad the image is captured on tape and not in a potential employer’s mind. For maximum 
effect, you should (9. VISIT)________ your answers and go through a second mock interview. This 
should help with any (10. EASE)________ and give you more confidence for the real interview. 
III. There are 10 errors in the following passage. Identify and correct them. The first has been done for 
you.
Most children with (0) health appetites are ready to eat almost anything that is (0) healthy
offering them and a child rare dislikes food unless it is badly cooked. The way the (1)_________
meal is cooked and served is most important and an attractive served meal will (2)_________
often improve a child’s appetite. Never ask a child whether he likes and dislikes a 
 (3)_________
food and never discuss them in front of him or allow nobody else to do so. If the 
father says he hates fat meat or the mother refuses vegetables under the child’s (4)_________
hearing he is likely to copy this procedure. Take it for grant that he likes (5)_________
everything and he probably will. Nothing healthful should be omitted out the (6)_________
meal because of a supposing dislike. At meal time, it is a good idea to give a child (7)_________
a small portion and let him come back for a second helping other than give him (8)_________
as much as he is likely to at all once. Do not talk too much to the child during the (9)_________
meal times. But let him get on with his food, and do not allow him to leave the 
 (10)_________
table immediately after a meal or he will soon learn to swallow his food so that 
he can hurry back to his toys. Under no circumstance must a child be coaxed and and had to be abandoned. The driver returned the next spring to see what had become of his cargo. 
Instead of the skeletons he had expected to find, he saw his oxen, living, fat, and healthy. How had 
they survived?
 The answer lay in a resource that unknowing Americans lands trampled underfoot in their haste 
to cross the “Great American Desert” to reach lands that sometimes proved barren. In the eastern 
parts of the United States, the preferred grass for forage was a cultivated plant. It grew well with 
enough rain, then when cut and stored it would cure and become nourishing hay for winter feed. But 
in the dry grazing lands of the West that familiar bluejoint grass was often killed by drought. To raise 
cattle out there seemed risky or even hopeless. 
 Who could imagine a fairy-tale grass that required no rain and somehow made it possible for 
cattle to feed themselves all winter? But the surprising western wild grasses did just that. They had 
wonderfully convenient features that made them superior to the cultivated eastern grasses. Variously 
known as buffalo grass, grama grass, or mesquite grass, not only were they immune to drought; but 
they were actually preserved by the lack of summer and autumn rains. They were not juicy like the 
cultivated eastern grasses, but had short, hard stems. And they did not need to be cured in a barn, but 
dried right where they grew on the ground. When they dried in this way, they remained naturally 
sweet and nourishing through the winter. Cattle left outdoors to fend for themselves thrived on this 
hay. And the cattle themselves helped plant the fresh grass year after year for they trampled the 
natural seeds firmly into the soil to be watered by the melting snows of winter and the occasional rains 
of spring. The dry summer air cured them much as storing in a barn cured the cultivated grasses.
 1. What does the passage mainly discuss?
 A. A type of wild vegetation B. Western migration after Civil War
 C. The raising of cattle D. The climate of the Western United States
 2. What can be inferred by the phrase “Legend has it” in line 1?
 A. Most history book include the story of the train.
 B. The story of the train is similar to other ones from that time period.
 C. The driver of the train invented the story.
 D. The story of the train may not be completed factual.
 3. The word “they” in line 4 refers to _____.
 A. plains B. skeletons C. oxen D. Americans
 4. What can be inferred about the “Great American Desert” mentioned in line 7?
 A. Many had settled there by the 1860’s.
 B. It was not originally assumed to be a fertile area.
 C. It was a popular place to raise cattle before the Civil War.
 D. It was not discovered until the late 1800’s.
 5. The word “barren” in paragraph 2 is closed in meaning to _____.
 A. lonely B. uncomfortable C. infertile D. dangerous
 6. The word “preferred” paragraph 2 is closed in meaning to _____.
 A. favored B. available C. ordinary D. required
 7. Which of the following can be inferred about the cultivated grass mentioned in the second 
 paragraph?
 A. Cattle raised in the Western United States refused to eat it.
 B. It had to be imported into the United States.
 C. It would probably not grow in the western United States.
 D. It was difficult for cattle to digest.
 8. Which of the following was NOT one of the names given to the western grasses?
 A. Mesquite grass B. Bluejoint grass C. Buffalo grass D. Grama grass
 9. Which of the following was NOT mentioned as a characteristic of western grasses?
 A. They contain little moisture B. They have tough stems
 C. They can be grown indoors D. They are not affected by dry weather ___________________________________________________________________________________
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 -----------------THE END----------------- 1. Should you have any complaints about the product, return it to the shop.
 2. I cancelled my subscription to that magazine nine months ago.
 3. Never had she expected she was so successful.
 4. The more proficient he was at the game, the more he was fond of it.
 5. The operation left Simon feeling weaker than he (had) expected.
 6. He must have recognized us at the airport.
 7. Not until the journalist arrived at the airport did they hear the changes to the wedding plans.
 8. Helen’s boss criticized her for not doing her work more carefully.
 9. It has been suggested that the parking fees (should) be raised.
 10. Don’t put words into my mouth. I never said I hated ballet.
II. Write an essay (about 250 words) about the following topic: 
Sometimes tourists may damage tourist sites. Explain what some of the negative effects may be. 
Suggest some solutions to this problem.
Marking scheme
The impression mark given is based on the following scheme: 
 1. Content: 50% of total mark: a provision of all main ideas and details as appropriate
 2. Language: 30% of total mark: a variety of vocabulary and structures appropriate to the level 
 of English language gifted upper-secondary school students
 3. Presentation: 20% of total mark: coherence, cohesion, and style appropriate to the level of 
 English language gifted upper-secondary school students.