Đề luyện thi vào Lớp 10 chuyên Tiếng Anh Global Success - Đề 62 (Có đáp án)

 8. For the past few months she’s been as a street _ selling fruit and vegetable.
 A. dealer B. trader C. pusher D. vendor
 9. I use weed-killer to the weeds in the garden.
 A. get rid of B. get out of C. get away with D. get in the way with
 10. If there is new evidence that proves his innocence, it is likely that the authorities will
 _ him from jail.
 A. release B. relieve C. remove D. rehabilitate
 11. The defendant’s lawyer wasn’t very good and he was found by the jury.
 A. faulty B. mistaken C. guilty D. sinful
 12. The dish was so tasty that I asked for a second .
 A. helping B. portion C. ration D. share
 13. I’m amazed that this game has ever _- it is so silly!
 A. took in B. caught on C. took up D. caught by
 14. - “I’m sure the Whitleys were involved.”
 - “They have since they know nothing about the business.”
 A. can’t B. wouldn’t C. shouldn’t D. mustn’t
 15. “Candy’s an excellent pianist, isn’t she?” – “She to win the prize if she plays 
 this well during the competition.”
 A. is due B. is bound C. is about D. is set
 16. His friends offered to _ the next time he was in town so that he wouldn’t have to 
 pay for a hotel.
 A. place him in B. put him up C. back him up D. turn him out
 17. The doctor _the cut on my knee and said it had completely healed up.
 A. examined B. investigated C. researched D. looked into
 18. My mind went _ when the official asked me my phone number – I couldn’t 
 remember it at all.
 A. empty B. clear C. blank D. vacant
 19. During their first date, Jane had nervously peppered the conversation with _talk.
 A. unimportant B. tiny C. small D. trivial
 20. You need a passport to cross the between Mexico and the United States.
 A. edge B. line C. border D. rim
Exercise 2. There are 10 errors in the following passage. Identify and correct them like the 
example provided.
 Example: success (Line 1) → succeed
 It is very difficult to success in the music business; nine out of ten Line 1
 bands that release a first record fail to produce the second. Surviving in Line 2
 the music industry requires luck and patience, but most of all it requires Line 3 The ability to weep is a uniquely human form of emotional response. Some scientists have 
suggested that human tears are (1) _ 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 (2) , 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 (3) is a very old one and now it has scientific 
validity since recent research into tears has shown that they (4) _ a natural painkiller called 
enkaphalin. By fighting sorrow and pain this chemical helps you feel better. Weeping can increase 
the quantities of enkaphalin you (5) _.
 Unfortunately, in our society we impose restrictions upon this naturally (6) activity. 
Because some people still regard it as a (7) 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 (8) _ 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 – (9) _ the popularity of highly emotional films which are 
commonly (10) “weepies”. It seems that people enjoy crying together almost as much as 
laughing together.
 1. A. witness B. evidence C. result D. display
 2. A. evolve B. change C. develop D. alter
 3. A. better B. fine C. good D. well
 4. A. contain B. retain C. hold D. keep
 5. A. construct B. achieve C. provide D. produce
 6. A. curing B. treating C. healing D. improving
 7. A. hint B. symbol C. feature D. sign
 8. A. release B. rid C. loosen D. expel
 9. A. consider B. remark C. distinguish D. regard
 10. A. named B. entitled C. subtitled D. called
Exercise 2. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only 
ONE word in each space. Write your answers on your answer sheet.
 Travel Insurance
 When going on holiday, it is always a good idea to take out travel insurance. This is just in 
case something goes (1) along the way. You could lose your luggage, you could be robbed, 
or even become ill and need expensive medical treatment. For millions of holiday makers, travel 
insurance is just a precaution (2) will help them have an enjoyable and worry-free 
holiday. But for (3) , travel insurance is a way of earning money (4) making false 
claims against insurance companies. For (5) some people pretend that they have had 
expensive equipment stolen which in (6) never even existed, and then claim large sums 5. The word “resentment” is closest in meaning to .
 A. reprieve B. reprisal C. irritation D. grief
6. According to the passage, the irritants are transported by .
 A. wind B. food C. travelers D. air passages
7. The word “blockage” in the passage is closest in meaning to_ .
 A. obstruction B. bleeding C. enlargement D. dryness
8. According to the passage, to avoid incidents of hay fever, patients need to .
 A. avoid interactions with other patients B. avoid exposure to pollen
 C. increase their self-confidence D. take doses of prescribed medicine.
9. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as a cause of allergies?
 A. pollen B. mold C. flowers D. injections
10. A paragraph following this passage would most probably discuss_ .
 A. how the nervous system alerts patients.
 B. how the immune system reacts to allergens.
 C. what other diseases can be relieved by vaccines.
 D. what flowers are harmless to hay fever patients. KEYS - ENGLISH PRACTICE 62
I. PRONUNCIATION
Mark the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation
1. A. malaria B. eradicate C. character D. Spectacular
2: A. particular B. superstar C. part D. harvest
3: A. thread B. breath C. break D. Tread
4: A. shown B. flown C. grown D. crown
5. A. complexion B. examination C. exaggerate D. exhibit
6. A. bushes B. wishes C. researches D. headaches
7. A. debt B. climbing C. timber D. lamb
8. A. break B. steak C. great D. bread
9 .A. confusion B. tension C. seizure D. measure
10. A. Foot B. school C. book D. good
Mark the the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress
1: A. Innocent B. nevertheless C. contents D. supermarket
2. A. consignation B. abnormality C. supplementary D. confidence
3: A. obligatory B. geographical C. international D. undergraduate
4. A. consignation B. abnormality C. supplementary D. confidence
5: A. institution B. university C. preferential D. indicative
6: A. colloquial B. however C. collision D. fellowship
7. A. salamander B. sanatorium C. sanitarium D. saturation
8. A. refugee B. decisive C. catastrophe D. committee
9. A. Magazine B. returnee C. misfortune D. monomania
10. A. purview B. promptitude C. property D. profound
II. LEXICO-GRAMMAR (25 pts)
Exercise 1. (10pts: 0.5 pt/each correct answer)
 1. C 2. B 3. B 4. C 5. D
 6. B 7. A 8. D 9. A 10. A
 11. C 12. A 13. B 14. A 15. B
 16. B 17. A 18. C 19. C 20. C
Exercise 2. Each sentence below contains 1 mistake. IDENTIFY the mistakes and WRITE 
THEIR CORRECT FORMS. (10pts: 0.5 pt/each correct finding + 0.5 pt/each correction)
 1. the second → a second 6. signature → signing
 2. and (intricate) → an (intricate) 7. to investigate → investigating
 3. is functioned → functions 8. for → in
 4. presenter → representative 9. reciprocates → reciprocate
 5. promised → promising 10. personnel → personal
Exercise 3. (5 pts: 0.5 pt/each correct answer)