Đề luyện thi vào Lớp 10 chuyên Tiếng Anh Global Success - Đề 25 (Có đáp án)

 in busy streets surrounding by high buildings. Children who live in areas 5. _________
where there is a lot of lead in the atmosphere cannot think as quick as other 6. _________
children and they are clumsy where they use their hands. There are long- 7. _________
term effects of pollution. If the gases in the atmosphere continues to increase, 8. _________
the earth's climate will become warmer. A lot of ice near the Poles may water 9. _________
and may cause serious floods. 10. ________
III. Use the given phrasal verbs to replace the underlined words/phrases in the sentences. Then put the 
verbs in the correct form in the sentences.
 come into fall through turn in draw up let on
 go round do without make out take after turn down
1. Before we do anything else, we ought to prepare a plan of action.
2. It was getting late so I decided to go to bed. 
3. I believe that Diana has recently inherited a lot of money.
4. Do you think there is enough food to feed everybody?
5. If we can’t get any bread, we’ll just have to manage.
6. He speaks very badly. I can’t understand what he’s saying.
7. Don’t say anything to the children about the party. I want it to be a promise. 
8. I was rejected for the army on the health ground.
9. We’ve made all the arrangements. Let’s hope our plans don’t fail.
10. I resemble my mother. She was small with blond hair and had a terrible memory too.
IV. Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits in the gap in the sentences. Write your 
answers on your answer sheet. 
1. I’ll never forget the _________ I felt in the situation. (HUMILIATE)
2. She’s so ________ that she won’t let anything stand in the way of her ambition. (MIND)
3. That was a very ________ thing to say. (HURT) 
4. It’s ______ of him to lose his temper like that – he’s usually very calm. (CHARACTER)
5. He stood at the door to make sure that no one _______ the party. (GATE)
PART III. READING
I. Read the passage carefully , then fill in the blank a suitable word.
 The majority of lottery winners change their lives (1) __________ little, and continue on their 
settled way happy ever after. A couple of years ago, a Mr. David Horabin won a million. He had been 
struggling to (2) _________ a success of his dry cleaning shop for the past 12 months. He accepted his 
cheque in a small ceremony (3) ________ the premises at 2.30, and by three o'clock he had reopened 
for business. The reaction of Mr. Pasquale Consalvo who won $30 million in the New York state lottery 
was very (4) _________. He was unhappy not to be able to fulfill his desire to go to work as (5) 
___________ on the day he won. He also said that if the money made him (6) ____________ he would 
give it back. In fact, the chances of his life being made a misery by his new-found wealth are almost (7) 
_________ slim though not quite as the sixty million-to-one odds he beat to take a jackpot 
(8)________ had remained unclaimed through six previous draws. Gambling small amounts (9) 
__________ the lottery is a harmless if futile hobby. (10) __________, gambling can become an 
addiction, increasingly so as the activity becomes socially acceptable.
II. Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct option (marked A, B, C or D) to answer the 
questions. B. avoids you having to invite people into your home
 C. is only necessary for elderly people
 D. gives you time to check if the visitor is genuine
III. Choose the word that best fits each of the blanks in the following passage. Circle A, B, C or D to 
indicate your answers. 
 Viewed from the outside (1) ________, the Houses of Parliament look impressive. The 
architecture gives the place a traditional look, and the buildings are sandwiched between a busy 
square and the river, making them a (2) ________between the country house of an eccentric duke and 
a Victorian railway station. You have only to learn that the members (3) ______ to each other as ‘The 
Honorable Member to (4) ______ the picture of a dignified gentlemen’s club, with of course a few 
ladies to (5) _______ the numbers. Sadly, over the past few years first radio, and now television, have 
shown the general public, who are (6) ______ the electorate, what in fact goes on when bills are 
discussed and questions are asked. The first obvious fact is that the chamber is very rarely full, and 
there may be only a handful of members present, some of whom are quite clearly asleep, telling jokes 
to their neighbor, or shouting like badly-behaved schoolchildren. There is not enough room for them 
all in the chamber in any (7) _______, which is a second worrying point. Of course, television does not 
follow the work of committees, which are the small discussions groups that do most of the real work 
of the House. But the (8) ______ impression that voters receive of the workings of government is not a 
good one. To put it (9) _______, parliament looks disorganized, is clearly behind the time and seems to 
be filled with bores and comedians. This is presumably why members (10) _______ for so long the 
efforts of the BBC to broadcast parliamentary matters on television.
 1. A. likewise B. at least C. nevertheless D. as well
 2. A. mixture B. combination C. cross D. match
 3. A. call B. refer C. speak D. submit
 4. A. finalize B. end C. conclude D. complete
 5. A. take away B. bring about C. make up D. set in
 6. A. after all B. anyway C. even D. furthermore
 7. A. point B. way C. matter D. case
 8. A. total B. broad C. overall D. comprehensive
 9. A. bluntly B. shortly C. directly D. basically
 10. A. prevented B. checked C. defied D. resisted
PART IV: WRITING
I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence 
printed before it. 
 1. The phone stopped ringing the moment I got down stairs. 
 No sooner _______________________________________________
 2. He is determined to carry on working when he is 65. 
 He has no ________________________________________________
 3. He was very sorry that he didn’t see Audrey on her trip to London. 
 He greatly ______________________________________________
 4. She agreed to go out to dinner with him because she assumed he was not married. 
 Had she __________________________________________________
 5. Everyone was surprised that the singer had very little money when he died.
 The singer had _____________________________________________
II. Write about the following topic:
 ‘Some people feel that certain workers like nurses, doctors and teachers are undervalued and 
should be paid more’ 
 How far do you agree? 5. The singer had very little money (left) when he died, which surprised everybody.
II. Write about the following topic: 20 pts
 The impression mark is based on the following scheme: 
 1. Content (10 pts): a provision of all main ideas and details as appropriate
 2. Language (5pts): a variety of vocabulary and structures appropriate to the level of English 
 language gifted upper-secondary school students
 3. Presentation (5pts): coherence, cohesion, and style appropriate to the level of English 
 language gifted upper-secondary school students.