Đề luyện thi vào Lớp 10 chuyên Tiếng Anh Global Success - Đề 49 (Có đáp án)

 IV: Put each verb given in brackets into an appropriate tense or form. (14 pts)
1. Mr. Pike, who is supposed (witness) the accident, has left the town.
2. At this time next week they (sit) in the train on their way to Paris.
3. He said that he watered the plants every day. He_ (water) them. If he had, they wouldn’t have died.
4. No sooner the announcement (make) than everyone started complaining.
5. They said they never (make) to do anything they didn’t want to before.
6. We (watch) the play for nearly thirty minutes when he came.
7. The pop star who _ (take) part in over 25 films always avoids (recognize) by wearing dark 
 glasses.
8. There’s no point in _ (try) to get Tim (lend) you his car.
9. Not until John (receive) the offer of promotion in writing he (celebrate)
10. He (have) trouble with the second-hand car since he bought it. He wishes he (not / buy) it.
V. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that need correction in 
each of the following questions. (5 pts)
01: She asked why did I look so embarrassed when I saw her.
 ABCD
02: There was a very interesting news on the radio this morning about the earthquake in Mexico.
 ABCD
03: Could you mind telling me the way to the nearest post office?
 ABCD
04: The children were playing last night outdoors when it began to rain very hard.
 ABCD
05: I’d prefer to do it on myself, because other people make me nervous.
 ABCD
 B. READING
I: Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space. For each question, circle letter A, B, C or 
D next to the answer you choose. (10 pts)
 If you’re an environmentalist, plastic is a word you tend to say with a sneer or a snarl. It has become a 
symbol of our wasteful, throw-way society. But there seems little (1) _ it is here to stay, and the truth is, 
of course, that plastic has brought enormous (2) even environmental ones. It’s not really the plastics 
themselves that are the environmental (3) – it’s the way society choose to use and abuse them.
 Almost all the 50 or so different kinds of modern plastic are made from oil, gas or coal – non-renewable 
natural (4) . We import well over three million tons of the stuff in Britain each year and, sooner or later, 
most of it is thrown away. A high proportion of our annual consumption is in the (5) of packaging, and 
this (6) about seven per cent by weight of our domestic refuse. Almost all of it could be recycled, but 
very little of it is, though the plastic recycling (7)_ is growing fast.
 The plastics themselves are extremely energy-rich – they have a higher calorific (8) than coal 
and one (9) of ‘recovery’ strongly favored by the plastic manufacturers is the (10) _ of waste 
plastic into a fuel.
1. A. evidence B. concern C. doubt D. likelihood
2. A. pleasures B. benefits C. savings D. profits
3. A. poison B. disaster C. disadvantage D. evil
4. A. resources B. processes C. products D. fuels
5. A. way B. kind C form D. type
6. A. takes B. makes C. carries D. constitutes
7. A. manufacture B. plant C. factory D. industry
8. A. degree B. value C. demand D. effect
9. A. measure B. mechanism C. method D. medium
10. A. conversion B. melting C. change D. replacement
II: Read the following text and then fill in each gap with ONE suitable word. (10 pts) A. aggression B. lightning C. electricity D. credit cards
08: The word ‘foresee’ in this passage could best be replaced with .
 A. imagine B. count on C. rely on D. invent
09: The word ‘commuters’ in paragraph 4 refers to .
 A. visitors B. cab drivers C. shoppers D. daily travelers
10: The word ‘hybrid' in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to .
 A. hazardous B. futuristic C. automated D. combination
 C. WRITING
I: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed 
before it. (5 pts)
1. Immediately after his appointment to the post, the new editor fell ill.
 Scarcely ........................................................................................................................................
2. I left without saying goodbye as I didn’t want to disturb the meeting.
 Rather ...........................................................................................................................................
3. The value of sterling has fallen considerably in the past week.
 There has ......................................................................................................................................
4. The only reason the party was a success was that a famous film star attended.
 Had it not ......................................................................................................................................
5. Harriet was upset because she saw Peter with another woman.
 It was ............................................................................................................................................
II: Topic: Media are said to affect us different ways. Discuss the matter in a composition. (20 pts)
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 Thí sinh không được sử dụng tài liệu. Cán bộ coi thi không giải thích gì thêm.
 Họ và tên thí sinh:.......; Số báo danh 6. When I dropped that tray behind her, she got a shock. She almost .
IV: Put each verb given in brackets into an appropriate tense or form. (14 pts)
1. Mr. Pike, who is supposed to have witnessed _ (witness) the accident, has left the town.
2. At this time next week they_ will be sitting (sit) in the train on their way to Paris.
3. He said that he watered the plants every day. He_ couldn’t have watered _ (water) them. If he had, they 
 wouldn’t have died.
4. No sooner the announcement_ had . been made _ (make) than everyone started complaining.
5. They said they never_ had never been made (make) to do anything they didn’t want to before.
6. We_ had been watching _ (watch) the play for nearly thirty minutes when he came.
7. The pop star who_ has taken (take) part in over 25 films always avoids_ being recognised _ (recognize) 
 by wearing dark glasses.
8. There’s no point in_ trying _ (try) to get Tim_ to lend (lend) you his car.
9. Not until John_(had) received (receive) the offer of promotion in writing he_ did he celebrate _ 
 (celebrate)
10. He has had _ (have) trouble with the second-hand car since he bought it. He wishes he_ hadn’t bought
 _ (not / buy) it.
V. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that need correction in 
each of the following questions. (5 pts)
01: She asked why did I look so embarrassed when I saw her.
 ABCD
02: There was a very interesting news on the radio this morning about the earthquake in Mexico.
 ABCD
03: Could you mind telling me the way to the nearest post office?
 ABCD
04: The children were playing last night outdoors when it began to rain very hard.
 ABCD
05: I’d prefer to do it on myself, because other people make me nervous.
 ABCD
 B. READING
I: Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space. For each question, circle letter A, B, C or 
D next to the answer you choose. (10 pts)
 If you’re an environmentalist, plastic is a word you tend to say with a sneer or a snarl. It has become a 
symbol of our wasteful, throw-way society. But there seems little (1) _ it is here to stay, and the truth is, 
of course, that plastic has brought enormous (2) even environmental ones. It’s not really the plastics 
themselves that are the environmental (3) – it’s the way society choose to use and abuse them.
 Almost all the 50 or so different kinds of modern plastic are made from oil, gas or coal – non-renewable 
natural (4) . We import well over three million tons of the stuff in Britain each year and, sooner or later, 
most of it is thrown away. A high proportion of our annual consumption is in the (5) of packaging, and 
this (6) about seven per cent by weight of our domestic refuse. Almost all of it could be recycled, but 
very little of it is, though the plastic recycling (7)_ is growing fast.
 The plastics themselves are extremely energy-rich – they have a higher calorific (8) than coal 
and one (9) of ‘recovery’ strongly favored by the plastic manufacturers is the (10) _ of waste 
plastic into a fuel.
1. A. evidence B. concern C. doubt D. likelihood
2. A. pleasures B. benefits C. savings D. profits
3. A. poison B. disaster C. disadvantage D. evil
4. A. resources B. processes C. products D. fuels
5. A. way B. kind C form D. type
6. A. takes B. makes C. carries D. constitutes
7. A. manufacture B. plant C. factory D. industry
8. A. degree B. value C. demand D. effect 06: According to the passage, public parking lots of the future will be _.
 A. much larger than they are today C. common as today’s gas stations
 B. more convenient than they are today D. equipped with charging devices
 07: The word ‘charging’ in this passage refers to_ .
 A. aggression B. lightning C. electricity D. credit cards
 08: The word ‘foresee’ in this passage could best be replaced with .
 A. imagine B. count on C. rely on D. invent
 09: The word ‘commuters’ in paragraph 4 refers to .
 A. visitors B. cab drivers C. shoppers D. daily travelers
 10: The word ‘hybrid' in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to .
 A. hazardous B. futuristic C. automated D. combination
 C. WRITING
 I: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed 
 before it. (5 pts)
 1. Immediately after his appointment to the post, the new editor fell ill. 
 Scarcely had he been appointed to the post when the new editor fell ill.
 2. I left without saying goodbye as I didn’t want to disturb the meeting. 
 Rather than disturb the meeting, I left without saying goodbye.
 3. The value of sterling has fallen considerably in the past week.
 There has been a considerable fall in the value of sterling in the past week.
4. The only reason the party was a success was that a famous film star attended.
 Had it not been for the attendance of a famous film star the party would not have been a success.
 5. Harriet was upset because she saw Peter with another woman.
 It was because she saw Peter with another woman that Harriet was upset / that upset Harriet.
 II: Topic: Media are said to affect us different ways. Discuss the matter in a composition. (20 pts)
 I think the media pay too much attention to the private lives of famous people. Television, newspapers, 
 magazines and web sites dig up all kinds of past bad actions. They say that these are true reflections of a 
 person's character. This may be true if they occurred only a few years before, but some of these are things 
 people did as teenagers. People in their forties are expected to explain something they did when they were 
 fifteen. If they killed someone, obviously that's more than a youthful mistake. Usually, though, these incidents 
 involve experiments with drugs or being reckless in a car. They're not something that the public needs to know.
 The media love to say that the public has a right to know. That's not true. We don't need to know if a 
 movie star or politician has had an extramarital affair. That is something of concern only to the people involved. 
 We do need to know if someone we're electing to public office has been involved in shady business deals, but 
 we don't need to know if he or she defaulted on a loan twenty years ago.
 It seems the media dig up these facts without giving thoughtful consideration to what might happen. It 
 has an effect on the celebrity's family, especially the children. A celebrity's good name and credibility may be 
 ruined before he or she can prove that rumors are false. If a case goes to court, paying a lawyer can use up all 
 their money. Even if it doesn't come to that, they may find their career ruined.
 When are we, the public, going to make it clear to the media that we're tired of having to watch this kind 
 of thing on the news? Wouldn't it be better if they would concentrate on more important issues?