Đề luyện thi vào Lớp 10 chuyên Tiếng Anh Global Success - Đề 42 (Có đáp án)

 15. in this national park declined from a few thousand to a few hundred in ten years.
 A. For a number of tigers B. The number of tigers
 C. A number of tigers D. That the number of tigers
16. every industry in our modern world requires the work of engineers.
 A. Wholly B. Hardly C. Most D. Virtually
17. Jane had a problem with her finances, so we talked and now it's fine.
 A. over B. it over C. over it D. over and over
18. When the electricity failed, he a match to find the candles.
 A. rubbed B. scratched C. struck D. started
19. I usually buy my clothes . It’s cheaper than going to the dressmaker.
 A. on the house B. off the peg C. in public D. on the shelf
20. She tried to .
 A. talk out of me the plan B. talk me the plan out of
 C. talk me out of the plan D. talk out me of the plan.
II. In most lines of this text there is one unnecessary word. It is either incorrect grammatically, or does 
not fit the sense of the text. Write the unnecessary word in the space beside the text. Tick (√) each 
correct line. There are two examples at the beginning. Transfer your answers to your answer sheet.
 Talent scouts are looking for the next generation of supermodels have realized 0 are
 Africa’s potential. Lyndsey Mclntyre, a former model herself, recently opened 00 √
 one agency’s first African office. “African women are being graceful and 1 .
 serene” she says. “These qualities could to make them do very well in this 2 ..
 business.” However, spotting supermodels is rarely easy, as well Mclntyre 3 .
 discovered when she visited the Orma tribe of remote north- eastern Kenya, 4 ..
 whose women are reported to be especially striking. “The tribal leaders were a 5 .
 bit suspicious and I wasn’t allowed to be meet many of their girls,” she explains. 6 .
 Another problem is that the reports aren’t always reliable. Mclntyre discovered 7 .
 this when one of village’s “most beautiful girls” turned out to be its heaviest 8 .
 ones. She had to explain that Western advertisers prefer far slimmer women. 9 ..
 The Orma are not alone in believing fat it is beautiful. In a recent Africa-wide 10..
 beauty contest, all the Uganda contestants were disqualified for being a little
 too large around the hips. “I don’t understand the fashion industry’s obsession
 with small hips,” said one judge for the contest. “But because we want the girls
 to succeed and to see African models working internationally, we give the
 industry what it wants”
III. Supply the correct form of the word in capital letter. Write your answers on your answer sheet.
 UK companies have received criticism from a business forum for what their report refers to 
as a rather narrow-minded attitude towards the dress code for office workers. This follows a case 
in which a male (1. EMPLOY) working in the post room of a large (2. ORGANISE)
 in the United Kingdom received a (3. SUSPEND) for wearing jeans to work. 
Whilst the report accepts that there is a need for people dealing with (4. CUSTOM) to look 
well dressed, it questions whether employees who work behind the scenes necessarily need to dress 
formally. The authors of the report made a (5. COMPARE) between the UK and other 
European nations where employers seem (6. CONCERN) about the need for their workers 
to wear smart clothes in the office. Their (7. ARGUE) is based on research that claims 
workers are far more (8. PRODUCT) when they have the (9. FREE) to dress in a 
way that they feel most (10. COMFORT) in.
IV. Complete the following sentences with one preposition/particle for each blank. Write your 
answers on your answer sheet.
1. Kate fell with her boyfriend and they stopped seeing each other.
2. I’ve taken this watch pieces, and now I can’t put it together again.
3. I’m sure my brother will never get married because he hates the feeling of being tied . the general public as tidal waves, although they have relatively little to do with tides. Scientists 
often C. was filmed as it was happening
 D. occurred before efficient records were kept
10. The passage suggests that the tsunami resulting from the Krakatoa volcano .
 A. was far more destructive close to the source than far away
 B. resulted in little damage
 C. was unobserved outside of the Indonesian islands
 D. caused volcanic explosions in the English Channel
PART D. WRITING
I. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meaning, using the words given. These words must not be changed in any way.
Write your answers on your answer sheet.
1. The reduction in the price of the magazines led to a growth in sales. (RESULT) 
 Sales of the magazines .
2. Georgia hasn’t written to me recently. (HEARD)
 I.
3. Dinner will be served immediately upon our arrival at the hotel. (SOON)
 Dinner will be served .
4. Barbara couldn’t sing or dance. (UNABLE)
 Besides .
5. It was careless of you to leave without locking the door. (OUGHT)
 You .
II. Write an essay to express your opinion on the following statement. Use specific reasons and 
details to support your idea.
“Face-to-face communication is better than other types of communication, such as letters, email, or 
telephone calls”.
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 THE END 6. C 7. C 8. B 9. B 10. A
PART D.WRITING
I. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meaning, using the words given. These words must not be changed in any way.
(5pts)
1. Sales of the magazines grew/increased/went up as a result of the reduction in the price.
2. I haven’t heard /have heard nothing from Georgia for/in a while.
3. Dinner will be served as soon as we arrive at the hotel.
4. Besides being unable to sing, Barbara couldn’t dance either.
5. You ought not to have left without locking the door.
II. Write an essay to express your opinion on the following statement. Use specific reasons and details 
to support your idea. (15pts)
“Face-to-face communication is better than other types of communication, such as letters, email, or 
telephone calls”.
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.
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