Đề luyện thi vào Lớp 10 chuyên Tiếng Anh Global Success - Đề 80 (Có đáp án)

 3. No sooner— ____________ -- the announcement __ ____________ (make) than everyone started complaining.
4. They said they never __ ____________ _ (make) to do anything they didn’t want to before.
5. We __ ____________ ____________ _ (watch) the play for nearly thirty minutes when he came.
6. The pop star who __ ____________ _ (take) part in over 25 films always avoids _being recognized_ (recognise) by __ 
 ____________ (wear) dark glasses.
7. There’s no point _ ____________ _ (try) to get Tim __ ____________ _ (lend) you his car.
8. Not until John ____________ __ (receive) the offer of promotion in writing .. ____________..he ______ (celebrate)
9. He __ ____________ _ (have) trouble with the second-hand car since he bought it. He wishes he __ ____________ 
 ____________ _ (not / buy) it.
 II. READING
Part 1: 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 points)
 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 (4)_____ them.
 Almost all the 50 or so different kinds of modern plastic are made from oil, gas or coal – non-renewable natural 
(5)_____ We (6)_____ well over three million tones of the stuff in Britain each year and, sooner or later, most of it is thrown 
away. A high (7)_____ of our annual consumption is in the (8)_____ of packaging, and this (9)_____ about seven per cent 
by weight of our domestic (10)_____ Almost all of it could be recycled, but very little of it is, though the plastic recycling 
(11)_____ is growing fast.
 The plastics themselves are extremely energy-rich – they have a higher calorific (12)_____ than coal and one 
(13)_____ of ‘recovery’ strongly (14)_____ by the plastic manufacturers is the (15)_____ 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. dispose B. store C. endanger D. abuse
5. A. resources B. processes C. products D. fuels
6. A. remove B. import C. consign D. consume
7. A. portion B. amount C. proportion D. rate
8. A. way B. kind C form D. type
9. A. takes B. makes C. carries D. constitutes
10. A. refuse B. goods C. requirements D. rubble
11. A. manufacture B. plant C. factory D. industry
12. A. degree B. value C. demand D. effect
13. A. measure B. mechanism C. method D. medium
14. A. desired B. argued C. favored D. presented
15. A. conversion B. melting C. change D. replacement
Part 2: Read the following text and then fill in each gap with ONE suitable word. (10 points)
 I was reading an article last week in (1)__ ____________ _ the writer described (2) _ ____________ _ her children 
has changed as they (3)_ ____________ up. When they were small she had to (4)_ ____________ __ up with noisy games 
in the house, or join in interminable games of football in the garden which (5)__ ____________ __ her out. If the house 
went quiet, she wondered what the monsters were getting up to, or what crisis she would have to (6)_ ____________ _ 
with next. She dreaded the fact that they might (7)_ ____________ _ after her husband, who admitted having (8)__ 
____________ __ an uncontrollable child who (9)_ ____________ most of the time showing off to his friends by breaking 
things or getting into fights. What was worse was that (10)__ ____________ _ else thought he was a sweet child, and he 
got away with the most terrible things! However, she had experienced an even greater shocked with her children. They 
had (11)_ ____________ _ out of all their naughty behavior, and (12)__ ____________ __ up serious hobbies (13)__ 
____________ as chess and playing the piano. They never did anything without (14)__ ____________ __ it over first, and 
coming to a serious decision. She had to face up to the fact that they made her feel rather childish as they got (15)_ 
____________ __, and that in some ways she preferred them when they were young and noisy.
Part 3: The paragraphs of the magazine article are in the wrong order. Number the paragraphs (A, B, C, D, E) (5 points)
 4. A. On the ghost of Chaffin’s second visit to his son, he told him that he would find a will in the overcoat pocket. 
The coat was actually in the possession of the third brother. KEYS
 I. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR
Part 1: Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) which best completes each sentence. (10 points)
11. The school was closed for a month because of serious ______ of fever.
 A. outcome B. outburst C. outset D. outbreak
12. The campaign raised far more than the ______ of $20.000.
 A. aim B. object C. goal D. target
13. We have a ______ future ahead with little comfort, food or hope.
 A. cruel B. pessimistic C. grim D. fierce
14. Only thoroughly unpleasant people leave the ______ of their picnics to spoil the appearance of the countryside.
 A. rest B. remainder C. remains D. rester
15. An almost ______ line of traffic was moving at a snail’s pace through the town.
 A. continuous B. constant C. continual D. stopping
16. Medieval travelers’ tales of fantastic creatures were often fascinating but not always ______
 A. credible B. creditable C. credulous D. imaginable
17. Don’t be late for the interview, ____ people will think you are a disorganized person.
 A. unless B. otherwise C. if not D. or so
18. My friends have just moved to a new flat in a residential area on the ______ of Paris.
 A. suburbs B. outside C. outskirts D. side
19. You are being thoroughly ______ in refusing to allow this ceremony to take place.
 A. unrequited B. unrepresentative C. unreliable D. unreasonable
20. “But so”, I told him, “you are my own ______.”
 A. heart and heart B. body and soul C. flesh and blood D. skin and bone 
Part 2: Use the word in capitals at the end of these sentences to form a word that fits in the blank space. (20 points)
11. How much does ______ of this club cost? (MEMBER) SHIP
12. She is extremely ______ about the history of art. (KNOW) LEDGEABLE
13. Traveling in big cities is becoming more and more ______ every day. (TROUBLE) SOME
14. He is completely ______ ! Not only is he lazy but he is dishonest too. UN (EMPLOY) ABLE
15. His boss told him off because he had behaved ______ IR (RESPONSIBLE) LY
16. He won the discus event at the Olympic Games but was later ______ when a medical check proved that he had been 
 taking drugs. DIS (QUALIFY) IED
17. Women who are slimming can never enjoy a meal without being afraid of ______ their diet. DIS (ORGANISE) ING
18. The trouble with Mr. Brown is that he’s so ______ One minute he goes mad when you come late; the next he says 
 nothing. You never know where you are! IN (CONSIST) ENT
19. It is forbidden to hunt for that kind of bird. It has been listed as one of the ______ species EN (DANGER) ED
20. I didn’t know who it was – with a mask on she was completely ______ UN (RECONGNISE) ABLE
Part 3: Complete each sentence with one of the idiomatic phrases given. Use each phrase once only. (8 points)
 gave me the cold shoulder lost her head
 made her blood boil jumped out of her skin 
 had a lump in her throat kept her head
 took her breath away pulled her legs 
9. Pauline completely ignored me this morning. She ______
10. It really ______ to see her friend copy a poem she had written and then present it to her boyfriend as one that she had 
 written for him.
11. Saying goodbye to her son was a very emotional occasion for her and she ______ as she watched him get on the train.
12. The view from the top of the mountain was absolutely fantastic. It really ______
13. Susan panicked when the fire broke out. She ______
14. When I dropped that tray behind her, she got a shock. She almost ______
15. My sister remained very calm. She ______
16. Sally didn’t believe us, did she? We only joked! We only ______!
Part 4: Put each verb given in brackets into an appropriate tense or form. (17 points)
2. Mr. Pike, who is supposed __to have witnessed_ (witness) the accident, __has left_ (leave) the town.
10. At this time next week they __will be sitting_ (sit) in the train on their way to Paris.
11. He said that he watered the plants every day. He __ couldn’t have watered _ (water) them. If he __ had _ (have), they 
 wouldn’t have died. 2. B. In 1921, a certain James Chaffin died, leaving his entire fortune to his third son, Marshal, in a will which had 
been written a full fifteen years earlier, in 1905, and signed in front of witnesses. His wife and two other sons were virtually 
cut off without a penny. Marshal was not inclined to split up the inheritance he had come into any more fairly. 
 5 .C. Once it was found, they came across a note sewn in the lining of one of the pockets saying they should look 
in an old family Bible. This Bible was found in the keeping of Chaffin’s widow and examined in front of independent 
witnesses. Sure enough, there in the Bible they discovered a later version of the will, one which divided the property and 
money evenly between the widow and the three sons. The will appeared to be genuine and Marshal was not prepared to 
challenge it in court.
 1. D. Some people believe that the dead still keep in touch with us through our dreams. One of the most famous 
and extraordinary cases of contact with the dead was the so-called Chaffin Will affair. 
 3. E. Four years went by and then, strangely, James Chaffin’s ghost started to appear before one of his other two 
sons. The apparition had on an old overcoat which had often worn in life. 
 III. WRITING
Part 1: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before 
it. (20 points)
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
6. We regret to inform you that your application has not been successful.
 Much to  our regret we have to inform you that your application has not been successful
7. People no longer smoke so many cigarettes as they used to.
 The . smoking of cigarettes is no longer as popular as it used to be
8. Their relationship was doomed because of their incompatibility.
 Had . they not been incompatible, their relationship might not have been doomed
9. You should admit that you are to blame, not to conceal it.
 I’d rather .. you admitted that you’re to blame, and didn’t try to conceal it
10. If she had been less determined she wouldn’t have been able to get better so quickly.
 It was her .. determination which enabled her to get better so quickly