Đề luyện thi vào Lớp 10 chuyên Tiếng Anh Global Success - Đề 20 (Có đáp án)

 4. John’s wisdom teeth were troubling him, so he went to a dental surgeon to see about having them 
pull.
5. Time spends very slowly when you are waiting for a bus to arrive
6. Judy decided to wait until after she had taken her exams before having her wisdom teeth pull.
7. Hardly the plane had landed when Adam realized that he had left the file that he needed at his 
office.
8. When she was asked for her opinion on the course, she said it had been a waist of time.
9. I try to remember your name but I am afraid I cannot remember it. 
10. I’d prefer to do it on myself because other people make me nervous.
III. Fill in each blank with a suitable PREPOSITION or PARTICLE. 
1. I know ________ experience that I do my best work early in the morning. 
2. I am astonished ________ the way my students can spend all night at the disco and still remember 
their prepositions next morning. 
3. Is it possible to insure yourself ________ nuclear attack?
4. At school today, we had a long discussion _______ the best way to learn a foreign language.
5. “How can I discourage my boyfriend _______ trying to kiss me all the time?” “Eat plenty of garlic.”
6. Raise the gun to your shoulder, aim _______ the target, and try not to kill anyone.
7. Small children should be watched ____________ carefully.
 8. Would you give up your country cottage __________ a town flat?
9. He’ll inherit the money when he comes ______________ age.
10.The performance on the first night came ______________ pretty. 
IV. Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word. 
1. (ADAPT)__________ to a new environment is a difficult thing for old people. 
2. Police asked (PASS) ______________ if they had seen the accident happen.
3. What a (WORRY) ______________pair of children. They have to be watched every minute of the 
day.
4. Children are taught from young to be (RESPECT) _____________ to their elders.
5. They frequently (MOBILE) _________________ the traffic as they march through the streets.
6. He shook his head in _____________ (APPROVE)
7. He fought the illness with courage and ________________ (DETERMINE)
8. She seems (REASON) __________happy in her new job. 
9. Can we (ARRANGE) _____________the meeting for next Monday at 7? 
10. If you weren’t so (ACT)_______________, you wouldn’t be so fat! 
PART III. READING
I. Read the text & decide which word best fits each space by choosing A, B, C or D.
 Action scenes in films
Modern cinema audiences expect to see plenty of thrilling scenes in action films. These scenes, which 
are (1) __________ as stunts, are usually performed by stuntmen who are specially trained to do 
dangerous things safely. (2) ________ can crash a car, but if you are shooting a film, you have to be 
extremely (3) __________ sometimes stopping right in front of the camera and film crew. At an early 
(4) ___________ in the production, an expert stuntman is (5) __________ in to work out the action 
scenes and form a team. He is the only person who can go (6) __________ the wishes of the director, 
although he will usually only do this in the (7) __________ of safety.
Many famous actors like to do the dangerous parts themselves, which produces better shots, since 
stuntmen don’t have to (8) _________ in for the actors. Actors like to become (9) _________ in all the 
important aspects of the character they are playing, but without the recent progress in safety 
equipment, insurance companies would never let them take the risk. To do their own stunts, actors 
need to be good athletes, but they must also be sensible and know their (10) ___________.If they 
were to be hurt, the film would come to a sudden halt.
1. A. remarked B. known C. referred D. named
2. A. Everyone B. Someone C. Anyone D. No one 4. The word “callousness” in the first paragraph could best be replaced by which of the following?
A. indirectnessB. independence C. incompetence D. insensitivity
5. The above passage is divided into two paragraphs in order to contrast.
A. a problem and a solution B. a statement and an illustration
C. a comparison and contrast D. specific and general information
6. What does the word “this” in the first paragraph refer to in the passage?
A. Bengal tigers B. Interest in material gain
C. Killing animals for personal satisfaction D. The decrease in the Bengal tiger population
7. Which of the following could best replace the word “allocated” in the second paragraph?
A. set aside B. combined C. organized D. taken off
8. The word “defray” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A. lower B. raise C. make a payment on D. make an investment toward
9. What does the term “international boycott” in the second paragraph refer to?
A. buying and selling of animal products overseas
B. a refusal to buy animal products worldwide
C. a global increase in animal survival
D. defraying the cost of maintaining national parks
10. Which of the following best describes the author’s attitude?
A. forgiving B. concerned C. vindictive D. surprised 
PART IV. WRITING 
I. Finish each of the sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed 
before it. 
1. She never seems to succeed even though she works hard.
Hard _____________________________________________________. 
2. Do all the washing, please! 
Let ______________________________________________________.
3. I regret not going to the airport to say good bye to him.
I wish ___________________________________________________. 
4. Mick thought that we were married.
Mick was under _________________________________________. 
5. The only thing that kept us out of prison was the way he spoke the local dialect.
But for his command ____________________________________.
II. Write an essay ( about 250 words) about the following topic: 
 Some people say that traffic accidents are caused by the increasing number of motorbikes. 
Others blame for man’s fault. Which point of view do you agree? State at least three relevant 
evidences.
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PART II. PHONETICS
I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from those of the other words. 
(5pts)
1. B 2.C 3.B 4.D 5.D
II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is differently from those of the other words. (5pts)
1.D 2.C 3.D 4.C 5.D
PART III. LEXICO-GRAMMAR
I. Read the sentences carefully and choose the best answers to make complete ones. (10pts)
1. D 2.B 3.B 4.B 5.A
6.D 7.C 8.D 9.C 10.A
II. Each sentence below contains 1 mistake. IDENTIFY the mistakes and WRITE THEIR CORRECT FORMS. 
(10pts)
1. to the first 2. has 3. diligently 4. them pulled 5. Time passes
6. pulled 7. had the plane 8. waste of time 9. am trying 10. by myself
III. Fill in each blank with a suitable PREPOSITION or PARTICLE. (10pts)
1. from 2. at/by 3.against 4. about 5. from
6.at 7.over 8. for 9.of 10.off
IV. Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word. (10pts)
1. Adaptation 2. passers-by 3.worrisome 4.respectful 5.immobilize
6.disapproval 7.determination 8.reasonably 9.rearrange 10.inactive
 PART IV. READING
I. Read the text & decide which word best fits each space by choosing A, B, C or D. (10pts)
1.B 2.C 3.D 4.D 5.D
6.B 7.A 8.D 9.C 10.A
II. Fill in each blank space with an appropriate word. (10pts) 
1.named/called 2.on 3.pair 4.but/ except 5.to/until
6.from 7.as 8.own 9.for 10.or
III. Read the following passage and choose the best answer. (10pts)
1.C 2.D 3.A 4.D 5.A
6.C 7.A 8.C 9.B 10.B
PART V. WRITING 
I. Finish each of the sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed 
before it. (10pts)
1. Hard as/ though she works, she never seems to succeed.
2. Let all the washing be done.
3. I wish I had gone to the airport to say good bye to him.
4. Mick was under the impression that we were married
5. But for his command of the local dialect, we could have been put into prison / jail.
II. Write an essay (of about 250 words) about the following topic (20pts)
 Some people say that traffic accidents are caused by the increasing number of motorbikes. 
Others blame for man’s fault. Which point of view do you agree? State at least three relevant 
evidences.
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