Đề luyện thi vào Lớp 10 chuyên Tiếng Anh Global Success - Đề 3 (Có đáp án)

 17. We should arrive two days early in order to (CLIMATE)________. 17. ________
18. These changes are likely to (POOR)________ single-parent families 18. ________
 even further.
19. I’m afraid the hospital is desperately (STAFF)______ at the moment. 19. ________
20. This book will challenge your (CONCEPT)_______ about rural life. 20. ________
 Part 3: The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Underline the mistakes and correct 
 them in the space provided in the column on the right. (0) has been done as an 
 example. 
 Human and primates, the family of apes, gorillas, and chimpanzees, among 0. Humans
 others, divide many common traits. 21. ____________
 While primates are deemed the most intelligent of animals, most researchers 
 believed they lack the capacity to produce language. However, a research project 22. ____________
 in the 1970s at University of Georgia showed promise that chimpanzees have 23. ____________
 the ability to learn a certain language, just as human children do.
 The project used several chimpanzees as test subjects in which Lana, a female 24. ____________
 chimp was the study focus. 
 Though the primates lack the vocal constructions to make human speech 25. ____________
 patterns, the researchers created a language called Yerkish, using lexigram 26. ____________
 made up of symbols that represent sounds and words. 125 symbols were placed 
 27. ____________
 on a keyboard, which Lana was taught how to use the board to communicate 
 28. ____________
 with the researchers. She successfully expressed her thoughts by pressing 29. ____________
 different keys in succession. In some cases, she used up to seven at times.
 30. ____________
 Part 4: Supply the correct form of the VERB in brackets to complete the passage. Write 
 your answer in the numbered box. 
 I don't normally go to the cinema. Not because I don't like it but because it's just a 
 habit I (31.never GET)__________ into. However, on this occasion I (32. DECIDE)__________ to 
 go because my friends (33. constantly GO)__________ on about this film all week and 
 eventually wore me down. It was starring some ephemeral Hollywood actor whom I had 
 vaguely heard of but couldn't put a face to. We got to the cinema early to find people (34. 
 already WAIT)__________ outside, which suggested that my friends weren't the only ones 
 who thought it was worth seeing although I could still think of several other things I would 
 rather having been doing at that moment. In the end, the film (35. TURN)_________ out to be 
 not half as bad as expected, though I (36. PREFER)__________ something with a bit more 
 action. The plot centred on two men who were planning to carry out some immensely 
 complicated robbery, though what they (37. completely FAIL) ___________ to realize was that 
 all the time their plans (38. closely MONITOR) ____________ by the police. Somewhat 
 unpredictably, however, they got away with it because they (39. CHANGE) _____________ their 
 plans at the last minute. It was okay but I (40.not THINK)________ of going again.
 Your answers 
 31. 36. 
 32. 37. have little idea of how they work. But it does not take long to learn how to operate a 
business programme, even if things occasionally go wrong for no apparent (61)________. 
Presumably, much the same happened when telephone and television became widespread. 
What seems to alarm most people is the (62)________ of technology change, (63)________ than 
change itself. And the objections that are made to new technology may (64)________ have a 
point to them, since change is not always an improvement. As we discover during power 
cuts, there is a lot to be said for the oil lamp, the coal fire, and forms of entertainment, such 
as books or board (65)________, which don’t have to be plugged into work.
0. A. with B. to C. for D. on
51. A. react B. treat C. solve D. perform
52. A. of B. out of C. away from D. from
53. A. somewhere B. someplace C. someway D. somewhat
54. A. eventually B. possibly C. initially D. naturally
55. A. with B. without C. on D. for
56. A. show B. meet C. face D. represent
57. A. possibility B. sense C. idea D. prospect
58. A. invented B. changed C. taken D. done
59. A. unsteady B. unsure C. mysterious D. obvious
60. A. accustomed B. familiar C. used D. commonplace
61. A. reason B. cue C. excuse D. cause
62. A. rate B. swiftness C. speed D. tempo
63. A. more B. less C. rather D. other
64. A. badly B. better C. worse D. well
65. A. sports B. games C. plays D. shows
Your answers 
0. A 
 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 
 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 
 61. 62. 63. 64. 65.
Part 2: Read the following passage and answer the questions from 66 to 75 that follow. 
 THE HISTORY OF THE GUITAR
 The word 'guitar' was brought into English as an adaptation of the Spanish word 
'guitarra’, which was, in turn, derived from the Greek 'kithara'. Tracing the roots of the 
word further back into linguistic history, it seems to have been a combination of the Indo-
European stem 'guit-’, meaning music, and the root '-tar’, meaning chord or string. The root 
'-tar' is actually common to a number of languages, and can also be found in the word 
'sitar’, also a stringed musical instrument. Although the spelling and pronunciation differ Complete the sentences. Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the passage for 
each answer. Write your answer in the numbered box.
66. Despite differences in _________, 'guit-' and '-tar' appear in the word for 'guitar' in many 
languages.
67. Instruments that we would call acoustic guitars have been made and played for 
approximately 
 _________.
68. The ________ of acoustic guitars have not changed much in 200 years.
69. Les Paul, the well-known ________ guitarist, was involved in the development of the 
electric guitar.
70. Most ________ of the guitar know little about its rich history.
Your answers 
 66. 67. 
 68. 69. 
 70.
Questions 71-75
Complete the summary. Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for 
each answer. Write your answer in the numbered box.
Instruments similar to the guitar have been played by musicians for over (71) ________ 
years. What we know about many of these instruments comes from (72) ________ rather 
than actual physical examples or music played on them. In some ways, these early stringed 
instruments were closer to (73) ________ than the guitar as we know it today. We do have 
examples of six-string guitars that are 200 years old. However, the (74) ________ of six-string 
guitars made by guitar makers who are also known as luthiers before the final decade of 
the eighteenth century is often open to question.
Although the electric guitar was invented in the 1930s, it took several decades for electric 
guitars to develop, with the company Rickenbacker playing a major part in this 
development. Most (75) ________ electric guitars in use today are similar in design to guitars 
produced by the Fender Musical Instruments Company and the Gibson Guitar Corporation 
in the 1950s.
Your answers 
 71. 72. 
 73. 74. 
 75.
Part 3: Some parts of the following passages have been removed. Read the passage and 
then choose from the list A-J given below the best phrase to fill each of the spaces. Some 
of the suggested answers do not fit at all. Write your answer in the numbered box. (0) 
has been done as an example. and the water inside it expands. The temperature of the world has climbed more than half a 
degree this century, and the oceans have risen by at (84)________ 10 cm.
 But just as it takes several minutes for a kettle to begin (85)________, so it may have 
taken the oceans thirty years to swell. This means that the global warming we are now 
(86)________ is a result only of the carbon dioxide we have dumped into the atmosphere up 
to (87)________ 1960s. Since then, the use of fossil (88)________ has increased rapidly. 
Scientists working for the United Nations and European governments have (89)________ 
warning that what the Dutch and the people of the East Anglia will need to do will be to 
build more extensive sea defences. Many of the world’s greater cities are at (90)________, 
because they are located at sea level. Miami, (91)________ entirely built on a sandbank, could 
be swept away. But the effects of (92)________ sea levels will be much worse for the 
developing countries. With a metre rise in sea levels, 200 million people could become 
(93)________.
 There are other fears too, (94)________ to a recent United Nations report. The plight 
of the hungry in the northern Africa could (95)________, as rainfall in the Sahara and beyond 
is reduced by 20 per cent.
Your answers 
0. rise
 81. 82. 83. 84. 85. 
 86. 87. 88. 89. 90.
 91. 92. 93. 94. 95.
III. WRITING (7/ 20 points)
Part 1: 
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the 
sentence printed before it.
96. Half the afternoon was spent on clay-modelling. 
 Clay-modelling .........................................................................
97. I heard her use those words many times.
 Many’s 
98. It was more an argument than a discussion.
 It was not so ..................................................................................................................
99. They only reimbursed us because we took legal advice.
 We wouldn't .................................................................................................................
100. Your silly question distracted me.
 You drove .................................................................................................................
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Part 4: 
A large number of people think that nowadays women should not work hard to earn 
their living; they should spend more time in caring for their families. 
To what extend do you agree or disagree with this opinion? 
Write about 300 words to support your position (and do not include your personal 
information). 
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KEYS – PRACTICE 3
I. LEXICO- GRAMMAR (7/20 points)
Part 1: (1/ 20pts) (0.1 point for each correct answer)