Đề luyện thi vào Lớp 10 chuyên Tiếng Anh Global Success - Đề 64 (Có đáp án)

 Question 4: Fill each blank with the correct form of the words given. (10points)
1. There is aliving-room, with French windows. SPACE
2. I thought the test was . easy, actually. COMPARE
3. The driver who gave us a lift refused to accept PAY
4. This statue. the soldiers who died in the war. MEMORY
5. We had to take out a. . from the bank to buy the car. LEND
6. I find computers rather cold and.. PERSON
7. I think there is too much on T.V ADVERTISE
8. Jim is one of the most..members of the committee. SPEAK
9. The car in front braked.. and I ran into it. EXPECT
10. He wanted to escape from the............. of the small town where he had PROVINCE
been brought up
Question 5: Read the following passage and then choose the most suitable word for each space. 
(10 points)
 Technology
 When faced with some new and possibly bewildering technological change, most people react in 
one of two .(1). They either recoil from anything new, claiming that it is unnecessary, or too 
complicated or that it somehow makes life less than .(2). Or they learn to .................(3) to the new
invention, and eventually..............(4) how they could possibly have existed without it. Take computers as
an example. For many of us, they still represent a .(5) to our freedom, and give us a frightening 
sense of a future in which all .(6) will be taken by machines. This may be because they seem 
mysterious, and diffcult to understand. Ask most people what you can use a home computer for, and you 
usually get .(7) answers about how ‘they give you information’. In fact, even those of us who are 
familiar with computers, and use them in our daily work, have very little idea of how they work. But it does 
not take long to learn how to operate a business programme, even if things occasionally go wrong for no 
apparent reason. Presumably much the same happened when the telephone and the television became
.(8). What seems to alarm most people is the speed of technological change, rather than change 
itself. And the..............(9) that are made to new technology may well have a point to them, since change is
not always an improvement. As discover during power cuts, there is a lot to be said for the oil lamp, the 
coal fire, and forms of entertainment, such as books or board games, that don’t have to be...............(10) in
to work.
1. A. moments B. kinds C. ways D. types
2. A. formerly B. lively C. personal D. human
3. A. adapt B. react C. conform D. use
4. A. decide B. wonder C. suppose D. admit
5. A. hazard B. risk C. control D. threat
6. A. measures B. decisions C. chances D. instructions
7. A. vague B. such C. up with D. hundreds
8. A. in existence B widespread C. through D. extensive
9. A. objections B appliances C. criticisms D. fears
10. A. wired B batteries C. plugged D. connected
Question 6: Supply the most suitable word for each blank (10 points)
 People who are deprived (1)  sleep lose energy and become quick-tempered. (2) ...........two
days without sleep, a person finds that lengthy concentration...............(3) difficult. He can force himself to
(4)  tasks well for short periods, but he is (5).............distracted. He makes many mistakes especially
at routine tasks, and his attention slips (6)  times. Even a "sleepless" person experiences periods in 
which he dozes off for a few seconds or more. He falls completely asleep ............(7)he is kept active 
continuously.
 Persons who go without sleep for more than three days have great (8) thinking, seeing, and 
hearing clearly. They have periods of hallucinations during (9) they see things that do not really exist.
They also confuse day dreams with real life and (10) .track of their thoughts in the middle of a 
sentence.
Question 7: Read the article about endangered species. For questions 1-10, choose the correct answer 
A, B, C or D. (10 points) My cousin and her husband lived in one of the suburbs of London.One morning they woke up to 
find at their dismay that their car had been stolen from outside their house. They immediately phoned the 
police to report the thief before left for work by bus.
 When they returned home later the same day, they found that their car brought back and was parked 
in its common place outside their house. Under one of the windscreen wiper was a small envelope.
 They quickly opened it and found a note to apologize profusely for "borrowing" their car. The man 
who wrote it explained that he didn't have the car itself, and his wife had gone into labour in the middle of 
the night with their first baby. So he hoped they wouldn't mind too much that he had taken their cars 
without their permission in order to run her to the hospital as it was anything of an emergency.
Question 9:
a.Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the 
sentence printed before it. ( 5 points )
1. These young men became engineers after five years training.
-> After these young men...........................................
2. Under no circumstances should you phone the police.
-> The last................................................................
3. It was the goalkeeper that saved the match for us.
-> Had........................................................................
4. This is the quickest way to get into the city.
-> There is.................................................................
5. The instructions say you just add boiling water to the soup powder.
-> The soup powder...........................................................
b. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the 
word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the 
word given. (5 points)
1. It has always been her ambition to write a successful novel. dreamt
-> She.............................................................a successful novel.
2. I met her while I was staying in Paris last summer. stay
-> I met her......................................................................in Paris last summer.
3. You got lost because you didn't do what I told you. instructions
-> If ..................................................................you wouldn't have got lost.
4. I'll only leave the waiter some money if he's quick. tip
-> I won't..........................................................................he's quick.
5. Our neighbour says he definitely won't return the ball. keeping
-> Our neighbour says he......................................................................the ball.
Questions 10: Writing an essay about 200 words ( 10 points)
 Nowadays, computers are an important part of most people’s everyday lives. This change has 
improved the way people live.To what extent do you agree or disagree? Introduction:
 - Introducing the topic.
 - Giving background information and Narrowing the topic.
 - Giving your point of view and mentioning the main areas covered in the 
 essay.
 Body:
 - Reason 1 (with 2 supporting ideas).
 - Reason 2 (with 2 supporting ideas).
 - Reason 3 (with 2 supporting ideas).
 Conclusion:
 - Restate your point of view.
 - Summary is required.
 Vì bài viết chỉ yêu cầu viết khoảng 200 từ nên ta chỉ lấy ý chính để viết. Còn dưới đây là bài viết chi tiết.
 A. INTRODUCTION:
 *Introducing the topic
 - Đầu tiên, chúng ta cần xác định Chủ đề của đề bài là gì? Theo đàu bài “The changes computers 
 have on our lives”. Như vậy, câu đầu tiên ta có thể viết:
• The changes computers have on our lives has become a source of controversy over the years.
• Without a doubt, computers have changed the way people live.
 * Giving background information and Narrowing the topic
 - Ở đây, bạn giới hạn lại topic đã đưa ra (The changes computers have on our lives). Hướng giới 
 hạn ở đây ta dựa vào đề bài: This change has improved the way people live. Đó là sự đánh giá (tốt, xấu, 
 tích cực, tiêu cực) về những thay đổi mà máy tính tạo nên cho đời sống con người. Như vậy, đề bài sẽ được 
 giới hạn về vấn đề “Evaluating the quality of those changes”
 Từ đó, câu văn tiếp theo có thể là:
• Evaluating the quality of those changes is less clear and is subject to individual opinions and 
 attitudes.
• People have many different ways of evaluationg these changes.
 * Giving your point of view and mentioning the main areas covered in the essay
 Ở đây, đưa ra quan điểm của mình, tức là hoặc đồng ý, hoặc không đồng ý, hoặc chỉ một phần đồng ý. Ở 
 đây có lẽ cách chọn khôn ngoan nhất là “partly agree/disagree”. Tức là chỉ đồng ý/không đồng ý một phần, 
 vì rõ ràng tác động của máy tính lên đời sống con người vừa có những mặt tích cực vừa có những mặt tiêu 
 cực.
 Với đề bài này, ta sẽ chọn cách tiếp cận đó là: Sự tác động của máy tính chủ yếu là tích cực; tuy nhiên 
 cũng có một số vấn đề đáng quan tâm. Từ đó, câu văn cuối cùng của mở bài có thể là:
 “Based on my experiences and observations, I think that, on the balance, computers have improved most 
 people’s lives; however, the benefits should be seen in light of a few substantial problems”
 Tuy nhiên, nếu bạn chọn hướng thứ hai: Máy tính chủ yếu tác động tiêu cực lên cuộc sống con người; 
 tuy nhiên, cũng có những tác động tích cực cần chú ý, ta có thể viết: prominent is physical problems. (Expanding 1: If people spend so much time at their computers, they do 
not get enough exercise, which can lead to numerous health problems). (Supporting idea 2) 
Psychollogically , with too much time spent sitting in front of computers, they do not develop healthy 
interpersonal skills. (Example 2: Increases in depression and violence are two visible effects of this 
problem.)
C. CONCLUSION:
(Summary) It is far from clear where the changes computers have brought to our lives will eventually take 
us. Like all new technology, computers bring mixed blessings to peole’s everyday lives. (Opinion) At 
present, I believe the benefitsoutweigh the negative consequences.