Đề luyện thi vào Lớp 10 chuyên Tiếng Anh Global Success - Đề 57 (Có đáp án)

 II. Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate form. (10pts)
1. I don’t believe it! It’s three in the morning and that party still................(not finish).
2. Two miles ...(be).....enough for her to go jogging every morning
3. Don’t call him at 2.30 p.m. He ( interview).................job applicants at that time
4.I didn’t do the test well. I..................(prepare) it very carefully at home
5. Our car broke down. But for that, we..........................(to be) in time
6. It is imperative that the letter......................(send) at once
7. I don’t mind her.........................(appoint) above me
8. When I see my brother again, he ....................(finish) all his exams
9. My father would rather that we ..........................(not leave) yesterday
10. Jane’s train .........................(arrive) tomorrow morning at 7.00 so we will meet him at the station
III. Put each word in brackets into an appropriate form. (10pts)
1. Tom spoke ........................................because he was so excited. (BREATHE)
2. Do you ever suffer from ..............................(BORE)
3. Are there any....................................rivers left in the world? (POLLUTE)
4. This new film is.............................................good. (EXCEPT)
5. Freedom ofis one of the fundamental rights. (SPEAK)
6. After the explosion, only two people were left .......................(LIVE)
7. The evening was..............................spent playing and talking. (ENJOY)
8. Everyone has a number of..............but none has many true friends. (ACQUAINT)
9. There is a shortage of pure water in the city nowadays. We have to use it (ECONOMY)
10......................children will not be allowed to cross busy roads. (ACCOMPANY)
IV. There is one mistake in each of the following sentences. Find and correct it.(10pts)
1. The King was too happy that he decided to build a pagoda of lotus shape over water.
2. If I knew you were coming , I would have met you at the airport.
3. Found in 1933, The New York Sun was the first successful penny newspaper.
4. For such an experience and able teacher , discipline was not a problem
5. Never before have so many people in the United States interested in soccer.
6. Keeping calmly is the secret of passing your driving test
7. They didn’t seem to take any notice of that the teacher said.
8. Marie asked Sandra whether she knew the post office had been at strike for the past week
9. Nobody watched, so the little boy took the packet of sweets from the shelf and putting it in his 
pocket.
10. More and more women are now joining the pay labor force worldly
PART C : READING
I. Read the following passage and then choose the most suitable word or phrase for each 
space(10pts)
 Around the age of sixteen, you must make one of the biggest decisions of your life. Do 
I stay on at school and hopefully go on to university (1) ? Do I leave and start work or 
beginning a training (2)_ ?
 The decision is yours, but it may be (3) remembering two things: there is more 
unemployment (4) who haven’t been to university, and people who have the right (5) 
will have a big advantage in the competition for jobs. If you decide to go (6) into a job, there 
are many opportunities for training. Getting qualifications will (7) _ you to get on more 
quickly in many careers, and evening classes allow you to learn (8) you earn. Starting work 4: Michael Collins is fortunate in that .
A. his father is a musician B. his parents are quite rich
C. his mother knows little about music D. his parents help him in a sensible way 
5: The phrase "crazy about" in the passage mostly means .
 A. "surprised at" B. "extremely interested in"
 C. "completely unaware of" D. "confused about" 
 6: Winston’s parents push their son so much and he .
 A. has won a lot of piano competitions B. cannot learn much music from them
 C. has become a good musician D. is afraid to disappoint them 
 7: The word "They" in the passage refers to _.
 A. concerts B. violin lessons
 C. parents in general D. Michael’s parents 
 8: All of the following people are musical EXCEPT .
 A. Winston’s father B. Winston’s mother
 C. Michael’s father D. Michael’s mother 
 9: The word "unwilling" in the passage mostly means .
 A. "getting ready to do something" B. "eager to do something"
C. "not objecting to doing anything" D. "not wanting to do something" 
10: The two examples given in the passage illustrate the principle that .
A. successful parents always have intelligent children
B. successful parents often have unsuccessful children
C. parents should let the child develop in the way he wants
D. parents should spend more money on the child’s education
PART D: wRITING
I. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same meaning as the sentence 
printed before it. (10pts)
1. He not only failed in his exam but also had a road accident
- Not only ..
2. The book was so interesting that people couldn’t put it down.
- It was ..........................................................................................................
3. They had hardly left home when it started to rain.
- No sooner .....................................................................................................
4. Your hair needs cutting.
- It’s about time you .......................................................................................
5. I only recognized him when he came into light.
- Not until ..
6. The only reason the party was a success was that a famous film star attended.
- Had it not 
7. Everyone heard about the accident before I did.
- I was ...........................................................
8. Would you mind leaving your shoes outside?
- I’d rather 
9. The rail workers don’t intend to call off their strike.
- The rail workers have no..................................................... .....
10. We found that somebody had broken one of our windows
- One of our windows  KEYS – PRACTICE 57
Mỗi câu đúng = 1 điểm
Part A
I. 1A, 2A, 3C, 4C, 5B
II. 1D, 2C, 3B,4A , 5C 
Part B
I. 1D 2B 3B 4A 5D 6D 7A 8B 9C 10B11C12C13B14A15A 
II.
1. hasn’t finished 6. be sent/ should be sent
2. is 7. having been appointed (being appointed)
3. will be interviewing 8. will have finished
4. should have prepared 9. hadn’t left
5. would have been 10. arrives 
III.
1. breathlessly 2. boredom 3. unpolluted 4. exceptionally 5. speech
6. alive 7. enjoyably 8. acquaintances 9. economically 10. unaccompanied
IV. (tìm ra lỗi được 0.5đ, sửa lại đúng được 0.5 đ)
1. too – so 2. knew – had known 3. found – founded
4. experience – experienced 5. interested - been interested
6. calmly – calm 7. that – what 8. at – on
9. putting – put 10. pay – paid 
Part C
I. 1B 2C 3A 4B 5D 6A 7B 8B 9C 10A
II.1 from 2 on 3 make 4 only/just 5 the 
 6 or 7 call 8 other 9 of 10like
III. 1A 2C 3D 4D 5B 6D 7D 8D 9D 10C 
Part D
1. Not only did he fail in his exam but (he) also had a road accident
2. It was such an interesting book that people couldn’t put it down
3. No sooner had they left home than it started to rain
4. It’s about time you had your hair cut/ a haircut/ you had someone cut your hair
5. Not until he came into light did I recognize him
 6. Had it not been for the attendance of a famous film star, the party would not have been a success
 7. I was the last person to know/ hear about the accident
 8. I’d rather you left your shoes outside
 9. The rail workers have no intention of calling off their strike.
 10. One of our windows was found to have been broken
 II. 1. I have difficulty (in) reading his handwriting
 2. The flood prevented me from going to work
 3. I don’t believe whatever he says
 4. He’d rather drink tea than (drink) coffee
 5. This/ It is the most sarcastic essay that I have ever read