Đề luyện thi vào Lớp 10 chuyên Tiếng Anh Global Success - Đề 33 (Có đáp án)

 A. thought over B. come up with C. looked into D. got round to
 24. You as well seek for a fish in the tree as try to do that.
 A. must B. would C. should D. might
 25. calculations have shown that the earth’s resources may run out before the end of the 
 next century.
 A. Raw B. Rude C. Crude D. Blunt
 26. By the time you receive this letter, I for China.
 A. will have left B. have left C. would have left D. will leave
 27. Prizes are awarded the number of points scored.
 A. resulting from B. adding up C. presented to D. according to
 28. The needs of gifted children in schools have long been neglected.
 A. dolefully B. woefully C. idly D. pathetically
 29. I must take this watch to be repaired; it over 20 minutes a day.
 A. increases B. gains C. accelerates D. progresses
 30. It had been a trying afternoon, at about six o’clock in the television breaking down.
 A. culminating B. leading C. arriving D. finalizing
 Part 2: Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word in the numbered space provided in the 
 column on the right. (0) has been done as an example. (10 pts) 
According to some (0) (SCIENCE), high-risk sports can be particularly (31) scientists
(VALUE) for certain types of people. Such activities help them to learn that being 31. 
(32)
 (FRIGHT) doesn’t mean that they have to lose control. The recent fashion for 32. 
jumping from bridges attached to a (33) (LONG) of elastic rope, known as “bungee 33. 
jumping”, has now been tried by over one million people (34) (WORLD) and 34. 
interest in it is continuing to grow. 35. 
Before the special elastic rope (35) (TIGHT) around them, jumpers reach speeds of 36. 
nearly 160kph. First-timers are usually too (36) (TERROR) to open their mouths, 37. 
and when they are finally (37) (LOW) safely to the ground, they walk around with 38. 
broad smiles on their faces, saying (38) (REPEAT) how amazing it was. However, 39. 
for some people, it is only the (39) (EMBARRASS) of refusing to jump at the last
minute that finally persuades them to conquer their fear of (40) (HIGH) and push 40. 
themselves off into space.
 Part 3: The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Underline the mistakes and write their correct 
 forms in the space provided in the column on the right. (0) has been done as an example. (10 pts) 
 Traditional, mental tests have been divided into two types. 
 Achievement tests are designed to measure acquiring skills and 
 knowledge, particularly those that have been explicitness taught. The 
 proficiency exams required by few states for high school graduation are 
 achievement tests. Aptitude tests are designed and measure a person’s 
 ability to acquire new skills but knowledge. For example, vocation 
 aptitude tests can help you decide whether you would do better like a 
 mechanic or musician. However, all mental tests are in some sense 
 achievement tests because they assumption some sort of past learning 
 or experience with certainly objects, words, or situations. The 
 difference between achievement and aptitude tests is the degree and 
 intention use. Part 4: Fill in each of the gaps with the correct preposition or particle. Write your answers in the 
numbered spaces provided below the passage. (10 pts) 
 The show was fully booked (51) for weeks, and when it opened last night, the public 
poured (52) and very soon the London Arts Center was packed (53) . But why? What did 
they come to see? They came to see human beings take (54) circus animals, men in cat suits 
who stood (55) for real lions and tigers. The show was put (56) by its creators to 
protest
(57) traditional circuses and to send a message about cruelty to animals. The show was timed 
to tie (58) with the National Protection of Animals Week. It was a good idea, but the standard of 
the performances was third-rate and an embarrassing number of people simply walked (59) 
before it ended. There were some amusing moments when the performers sent (60) typical 
circus folks, but overall it was a dismal show. Despite the large turnout for the show’s first night, I 
doubt it will attract many people during the rest of its seven-day run.
 Part 5: Complete each sentence with the correct form of ONE of the phrasal verbs below. Write 
your answers in the numbered spaces provided below the passage. Each verb is used only once. (10 pts) 
 try out slip up carry on get by put out
 take after get down look up go through turn down
61. If you’re finding it difficult to on your salary, why don’t you ask for a raise?
62. I know what you’re and I feel really sorry for you.
63. In many ways you your father.
64. If you you’ll get into trouble.
65. I proposed to her but she me .
66. You’d better your cigarette because smoking isn’t allowed in here.
67. If you working so hard, you’ll make yourself ill.
68. Stop worrying about it. Don’t let this failure you .
69. The car’s in quite good condition but you can it before you make any decision to buy,
70. When I was in New York, I was able to several old friends I hadn’t seen for years.
 Part 6: Insert A, AN, THE or Ø (zero article) where necessary. Write your answers in the 
numbered spaces provided below the passage. (10 pts) 
Suddenly (71) blackbird flew to (72) top of (73) beach. She perched way up on
(74) topmost twig that stuck up thin against (75) . Then she commenced to sing. 
Her little black body seemed only (76) tiny dark speck at that distance. She looked like 
(77)
 old dead leaf. But she poured out her song in (78) great flood of rejoicing through (79)
 whole forest. And (80) things began to stir.
 III. READING COMPREHENSION
 Part 1: Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. 
Circle A, B, C or D to indicate your answer. (10 pts) 
 The ability to weep is a uniquely human form of emotional response. Some scientists have 
suggested that human tears are (81) of an aquatic past – but this does not seem very likely. We 
cry from the moment we enter this world, for a number of reasons. Helpless babies cry to persuade 
their parents that they are ill, hungry or uncomfortable. As they (82) , they will also cry just to 
attract parental attention and will often stop when they get it.
The idea that having a good cry do you (83) is a very old one and now it has scientific validity 
since recent research into tears has shown that they (84) a natural painkiller called enkaphalin. Unfortunately, in our society we impose restrictions upon this naturally (86) activity. Because 
some people still regard it as a (87) of weakness in men, boys in particular are admonished 
when they cry. This kind of repression can only increase stress, both emotionally and physically.
Tears of emotion also help the body (88) itself of toxic chemical waste, for there is more protein 
in them than in tears resulting from cold winds or other irritants. Crying comforts, calms and can be 
very enjoyable – (89) the popularity of highly emotional films which are commonly (90) 
“weepies”. It seems that people enjoy crying together almost as much as laughing together.
81. A. witness B. evidence C. result D. display
82. A. evolve B. change C. develop D. alter
83. A. better B. fine C. good D. well
84. A. contain B. retain C. hold D. keep
85. A. construct B. achieve C. provide D. produce
86. A. curing B. treating C. healing D. improving
87. A. hint B. symbol C. feature D. sign
88. A. release B. rid C. loosen D. expel
89. A. consider B. remark C. distinguish D. regard
90. A. named B. entitled C. subtitled D. called
 Part 2: Read the following passage and fill the blank with ONE suitable word. Write your answer 
in the space provided below the passage. (10 pts)
 New technologies, like all technologies, are morally neutral. (91) their advent makes the 
world a better place or not depends on the uses to which they are (92) . And that, (93) 
turn, depends upon the decisions of many people, especially of politicians, managers, trade (94) 
leaders, engineers and scientists. The new technologies, cheap, flexible, dependent on knowledge and 
information as their main input, can (95) human being from many of their current constraints 
for example constraints of resources and geography. (96) the new technologies could also (97)
 those with power to control their fellow citizens even more effectively than in the (98) 
efficient dictatorships of the past. The new technological society will (99) colossal demands on 
our imagination and ingenuity and on the capacity (100) our institutions to respond to new 
challenges.
 Part 3: Read the following passage and answer the questions from 101 to 110. (10 pts) 
 Legend has it that sometime toward the end of the Civil War (1861-1865) a government 
train carrying oxen traveling through the northern plains of eastern Wyoming was caught in a 
snowstorm 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 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.
 101. 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
102. 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.
103. The word “they” in line 4 refers to . 
 A. plains B. skeletons C. oxen D. Americans
104. 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.
105. The word “barren” in line 7 is closed in meaning to . 
 A. lonely B. uncomfortable C. infertile D. dangerous
106. The word “preferred” in line 8 is closed in meaning to .
 A. favored B. available C. ordinary D. required
107. 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.
108. 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
109. 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
110. According to the passage, the cattle help promote the growth of the wild grass by . 
 A. eating only small quantities of grass. B. continually moving from one grazing area to another.
 C. naturally fertilizing the soil. D. stepping on and pressing the seeds into the ground.
 IV. WRITING (6/20 points)
 Part 1: Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence 
printed before it Keys – practice 33
I. PHONETICS: 1/20 
points Part 1: (5 x 0.1 = 
0.5)
 1. B 2. A 3. C 4. C 5. B
Part 2: (5 x 0.1 = 0.5)
 6. D 7. B 8. A 9. A 10. D
 II. LEXICO – GRAMMAR: 6/20 points
Part 1: (20 x 0.05 = 1)
 11. B 12. B 13. A 14. A 15. D
 16. A 17. C 18. D 19. D 20. C
 21. A 22. C 23. B 24. D 25. C
 26. A 27. D 28. B 29. B 30. A
Part 2: (10 x 0.1 = 1)
31. value → valuable 36. terror → terrified
32. fright → frightened 37. low → lowered
33. long → length 38. repeat → repeatedly
34. world – worldwide39. embarrass → embarrassment
35. tight → tightened 40. high → heights 
Part 3: (10 x 0.1 = 1)
41. acquiring → acquired 46. vocation → vocational
42. explicitness → explicitly 47. like → as
43. few → a few 48. assumption → assume
44. and → to 49. certainly → certain
45. but → to 50. intention → 
intended Part 4: (10 x 0.1 = 1)
51. up 52. in 53. out 54. off 55. in
56. on 57. against 58. in 59. out 60. up 
Part 5: (10 x 0.1 = 1)
 61. get by 62. going through 63. take after 64. slip up 65. turned down
 66. put out 67. carry on 68. get down 69. try out 70. look 
up Part 6: (10 x 0.1 = 1)
 71. a 72. the 73. a 74. the 75. the
 76. a 77. an 78. a 79. the 80. Ø
 III. READING COMPREHENSION: 4/20 points
Part 1: (10 x 0.1 = 1)
 81. B 82. C 83. C 84. A 85. D
 86. C 87. D 88. B 89. A 90. D
Part 2: (10 x 0.1 = 1)
 91. whether 92. put 93. in 94. union 95. free
 96. but 97. enable 98. most 99. make 100. of 
Part 3: (10 x 0.2 = 2)
 101. A 102. B 103. C 104. D 105. C
 106. A 107. C 108. B 109. D 110. B
 IV. WRITING: 6/20 points