100 Đề luyện thi Tiếng Anh vào Lớp 10 chuyên (Có đáp án)

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1. TRÚC LINH 100 ĐỀ LUYỆN THI VÀO LỚP 10 CHUYÊN ANH CÓ ĐÁP ÁN 2
2. ENGLISH PRACTICE 1 PART ONE: PHONETICS I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others ) 1. A. supposedly B. markedly C. allegedly D. determinedly 2. A. endure B. feature C. procedure D. measure 3. A. complete B. command C. common D. community 4. A. comb B. climb C. debt D. cable 5. A. neighbour B. height C. sleigh D. weight II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others 1. A. possibility B. disappointed C. manufacture D. instrument 2. A. environment B. mystery C. contribute D. terrific 3. A. deficiency B. psychology C. ecological D. competitor 4. A. recommend B. difficulty C. admirable D. document 5. A. encouragement B. interviewer C. acknowledge D. miraculously PART TWO: LEXICO-GRAMMAR I. Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences 1. Only after the atomic bomb ___ and development in the air travel ___, ___ science fiction really become popular. A. had created/ had taken off/ was B. had been created/ had been taken off/ has C. had been created/ had taken off/ did D. had been created/ / had taken off/ had 2. We‘ve bought some ___ chairs for the garden so that they are easy to store away. A. adapting B. adjusting C. bending D. folding 3. I don‘t think she can get her message ___ to the students. She seems too nervous. A. across B. around C. out D. over 4. ___, it is obvious that the whole thing was a waste of time and effort. A. None of us wanted to go in the first place B. Staff meetings are often boring and have no apparent point to them C. Since the results were far more satisfactory than anyone had expected D. Seeing that we couldn‘t solve anything in the end 5. There are ___ words in English having more than one meaning. Pay close attention to this fact. A. a large many B. quite many C. a great many D. quite a lot 6. This car has many features including ___. A. stereo, safety devices, air condition, and it saves gas B. good music, safety devices, air conditioning, and gas C. stereo, safety devices, air conditioned, and good gas D. stereo, safety devices, air conditioning, and low gas mileage 7. Round and round ___. A. the wheels of the engine went B. did the wheels of the engine go C. went the wheels of the engine D. going the wheels of the engine 3
3. 8. The replacement of shops such as the groceries and chemists‘ by the café ___ the housewives with insufficient facilities for shopping. A. leave B. have left C. has left D. to have left 9. Your argument ___ that Britain is still a great power, but this is no longer the case. A. outlines B. presupposes C. concerns D. presents 10. They are happily married although, of course, they argue ___. A. most times B. from day to day C. every now and then D. on the occasion 11. He promised to mend the broken wheel soon without ___ . A. fail B. failure C. trouble D. mistake 12. One of the first exercises in math class is ___ measure the radius of a circle. A. to learn and B. to learn how to C. learning to D. learn to 13. We were shocked to hear the news of your ___. A. having fired B. being fired C. having been fired D. to have been fired 14. I don‘t know French, but I‘ll ___. A. get Tom to translate it B. have it translate C. have Tom to translate it D. make it translate 15. ___ as taste is really a composite sense made up of both taste and smell. A. That we refer to B. What we refer to C. To which we refer D. What do we refer to 16. ___ have settled, one of their first concerns has been to locate an adequate water supply. A. Wherever people B. There are people who C. Where people D. People 17. Politicians should never lose ___ of the needs of the people they represent. A. view B. sight C. regard D. prospect 18. ___ team sports require cooperation. A. Of all B. They are all C. Why all are D. All 19. Studies indicate ___ collecting art today than ever before. A. there are that more people B. more people that are C. that there are more people D. people there are more 20. Doctors advise people who are deficient ___ vitamin C to eat more fruit and vegetables. A. from B. of C. in D. for 21. Dick put ___ ball in ___ net in ___ second half but ___ goal was disallowed. A. a - a - a - a B. the - the - the - the C. the - the - a - a D. a - a - the - the 22. There is a real possibility that these animals could be frightened ___ a sudden loud noise. A. being there B. should there be C. there was D. there have been 23. The computer has dramatically affected ___ photographic lenses are constructed. A. is the way B. that the way C. which way do D. the way 24. Six novels a year, you say? He‘s certainly a ___ writer. 4
4. A. fruitful B. fertile C. virile D. prolific 25. The handwriting is completely ___ . This note must have been written a long time ago. A. inedible B. indelible C. illegible D. unfeasible II. Give the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets. a. The children were frightened because the lights suddenly (1.go) ___ out and they (2.sit) ___ in the dark. b. What tune (3. play) ___ when we (4. come) ___ in? c. She was badly hurt when her car hit another car. If she (5. wear) ___ her seat belt, she (6. not hurt) ___ so badly. d. It is vital that no one else (7. know) ___ about the secret government operation. e. It seems strange to be standing here, (8. look) ___ out at SydneyHarbor. f. Tom had a lucky escape. He (9. kill) ___ when a car crashed into the front of his house. g. ___ (10. Rank) as a masterpiece, a work of art must transcend the ideals of the period in which it was created. III. There are ten mistakes in the following passage. Find and correct them. (1.5 pt) It seems that the mystery of why the Pyramids were built may have solved. Until quite recently people got used to think that they were just tombs for pharaohs. Instead, the connection with astronomy seems much more important. Egyptologists have often asked them how long it spent to build them and why people built them in first place. Experts came up with a suggestion that the Egyptians may have believed in the River Nile was the earthly equivalent of the Milky Way. Many agree that the sizes of the three Giza Pyramids are in promotion to the three stars of Orion. Nothing, then, was by the chance. Rather, the souls of dead pharaohs were deliberately being project through shafts to reach at their goal of the Orion constellation. IV. Give the correct form of the word in each of the following brackets.(1.5 pt) It was not so long ago that we dealt with colleagues through face-to-face (1. INTERACT) ___ and with counterparts and customers by phone or letter. But the world of communication has undergone a dramatic transformation, not for all the good. Email, while (2. DOUBT) ___ a swift means of communication providing your server is fully (3.FUNCTION) ___ and that the address you have contains no (4. ACCURATE) ___ has had a (5. SIGNIFY) ___ effect on certain people‘s behaviour, both at home and business. For those people, the use of email has become irresistibly (6. ADDICT) ___ to the extent that it is (7. THREAT) ___ their mental and physical health. Addicts spend their day (8. COMPULSION) ___ checking for email and have a (9. TEND) ___ to panic if their server goes down. It is estimated that one in six people spend four hours a day sending and receiving messages, the equivalent to more than two working days a week. The negative effect on (10. PRODUCE) ___ is something employers are well aware of. PART THREE: READING (6.0 POINTS) I. Read the following passage and choose the option that indicates the correct answer to each of the following questions.(2.0 pts) In the United States in the early 1800's, individual state governments had more effect on the economy than did the federal government. States chartered manufacturing, banking, mining, and transportation firms and participated in the construction of various internal improvements such as canals, turnpikes, and railroads. The states encouraged internal improvements in two 5
5. 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 II. Write a second sentence as similar in meaning as the first one. Use the word given.(5pts) 1.I find his handwriting very hard to read (DIFFICULTY) 2. . I couldn't go to work because of the flood. (PREVENTED) 3. I don‘t believe in anything that he says.(whatever) 672
6. 4. He prefers tea to coffee.(Rather) 5. I‘ve never read such a sarcastic essay before. (ever) The end 673
7. 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 675
8. 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 ENGLISH PRACTICE 58 I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 21. A. candy B. sandy C. many D. handy 22. A. earning B. learning C. searching D. clearing 676
9. 23. A. pays B. stays C. says D. plays 24. A. given B. risen C. ridden D. whiten 25. A. cough B. tough C. rough D. enough II. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others. 26. A. eleven B. elephant C. energy D. envelope 27. A. preparation B. decoration C. television D. exhibition 28. A. leather B. paper C. iron D. ceramics 29. A. mirror B. invent C. wallet D. engine 30. A. discovery B. calculator C. aero-plane D. difficulty III. Fill each blank with a suitable word or phrase. 11. The car can't have broken down. I___ serviced last week. 12. If I___ in that situation, I certainly wouldn't have had the courage to do what you did. 13. Although he had a difficult time during the war, it___ harm. 14. It's no___ the cold and wet, you'll just have to put up with it. 15. I won't have___ their cars in the street outside the entrance to my house! 16. In times of hardship we have to learn to do___ some basic necessities. 17. I'm___ death of spiders! 18. I heard the thunder___ in the distance. 19. He's been___ weather for ages and still isn't back at work. 20. We made the uniforms ourselves as we couldn't___ made. IV. Find one underlined part marked A, B, C, or D that needs correcting. 21. Musical comedies, as an American form of entertainment, often take its subjects from America‘s present or past. A B C D 22. Of all seashore plants, seaweeds are best able to tolerate long periods out of water, followed by long periods covering by water. A B C D 23. The fruit of the plantain looks much like a banana, and it is not so sweet or so pleasing in flavor. A B C D 24. The viceroy butterfly, an insect that birds like to eat, has a color pattern similar to that of the monarch butterfly, whom birds do not like to eat. A B C D 25. Behavior therapy uses rewards and punishments to encourage patients to act in a way healthier. A B C D 677
10. V. Give the right form of the word in each blanket in the following passage. From what we had read in the (26. ADVERTISE)___, it promise to be the holiday of a lifetime – not only a quality hotel in a top (27. SEA)___ resort, but also (28. SURPRISE)___ cheap with it! We should have known it was too good to be true! We arrived at the airport to discover we only had (29. STAND)___ tickets and there was no guarantee we would be flying. Luckily, two places became free at the last minute and we took off. The flight lasted at least (30. TWO)___ as long as it should have and by the time we arrived, we were both feeling rather (31. POOR)___ , probably because of the dubious in- flight meal we had had. We were met by our guide, who seemed (32. LANGUAGE)___ incompetent and understood very little of what we said to him. Instead of the hotel we had seen in the photograph back home, he took us to a squalid little guesthouse much (33. FAR)___ away from the resort than we were expecting. We wanted to explain that there had been a (34. DREAD)___ mistake but it was (35. USE)___ trying to complain – nobody could understand us. VI. Choose among A, B, C, or D the one that best fits each of the blanks. 36. The child was told to___ for being rude to his uncle. A. forgive B. apologize C. excuse D. confess 37. This is the___ of the bicycle which was stolen. A. information B. detail C. example D. description 38. Some drives, after___ annoy their fellow-motorists by slowing down again immediately. A. passing along B. passing by C. overtaking D. taking over 39. It is___ unlikely that the Queen agree to open the new Town Hall. A. greatly B. highly C. mainly D. largely 40. I don't think he'll ever___ the shock of his wife's death. A. get by B. get over C. get off D. get through 41. Some school have very___ rules of behavior which must be obeyed. A. strict B. strong C. straight D. solid 42. It was difficult to___ a date which was convenient for everyone. A. organize B. arrange C. elect D. provide 43. It's difficult to pay one's bills when prices keep___. A. growing B. raising C. rising D. gaining 44. You may not have to stay the night but take a toothbrush just in___. A. preparation B. case C. time D. order 45. She remembered the correct address only___ she had posted the letter. A. since B. following C. after D. afterwards VII. Choose from A, B, C, or D the one that best fits each of the blanks in the following passage. The Internet bus In the desert areas that surround Tucson city, USA, students spend hundreds of hours on yellow buses each year getting to and from their schools. But when mobile internet equipment 678
11. was (46)___ on a yellow school bus, the bored, often noisy, teens were transformed into quiet, studious individuals. District officials got the idea during (47)___ drives on school business to Phoenix, two hours each way, when they (48)___ that, when they went in pairs, one person could drive and the other could work using a laptop and a wireless card. They (49)___ if internet access on a school bus could (50)___ students‘ academic productivity, too. But the idea for what students call ‗the internet bus‘ really took shape when the district‘s chief information officer (51)___ across an article about having internet across in cars. He thought, ―What if you could put that in a bus?‖ The officials have been delighted to see the (52)___ of homework getting done, morning and evening, as the internet bus (53)___ up and drops off students along the 70-minute drive. (54)___ some students spend their time playing games or visiting social networking sites, most students do make (55)___ their travel time to study. 46. A. installed B. set C. included D. structured 47. A. extraordinary B. occasional C. exceptional D. few 48. A. believed B. acknowledged C. estimated D. realised 49. A. thought B. imagined C. suspected D. wondered 50. A. increase B. enlarge C. rise D. heighten 51. A. got B. looked C. came D. put 52. A. total B. amount C. number D. measure 53. A. brings B. picks C. rides D. catches 54. A. Since B. Despite C. Although D. However 55. A. progress B. work C. use D. part VIII. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word. TRAVEL INSURANCE When going on holiday, it is always a good idea to take out travel insurance. This is just in case something goes (56)___ 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 (57)___ will help them have an enjoyable and worry-free holiday. But for (58)___, travel insurance is a way of earning money (59)___ making false claims against insurance companies. For (60)___ some people pretend that they have had expensive equipment stolen which in (61)___ never even existed, and then claim large sums in compensation. Such claims cost insurance company a total (62)___ £ 50 million per year. But the cheats‘ luck is about to run (63)___. (64)___ to a new computer system, companies will be able to tell at a glance (65)___ someone has made a claim within the last three years. Honest travelers will no longer have to pay through the nose for other people‘s dishonesty. IX. Choose from A, B, C, or D the one that best answers each of the questions in the following passage. 679
12. A pilot cannot fly by sight alone. In many conditions, such as flying at night and landing in dense fog, a pilot must use radar, an alternative way of navigating. Since human eyes are not very good at determining speeds of approaching objects, radar can show a pilot how fast nearby planes are moving. The basic principle of radar is exemplified by what happens when one shouts in a cave. The echo of the sounds against the walls helps a person determine the size of the cave. With radar, however, the waves are radio waves instead of sound waves. Radio waves travel at the speed of light, about 300,000 kilometers in one second. A radar set sends out a short burst of radio waves. Then it receives the echoes produced when the waves bounce off objects. By determining the time it takes for the echoes to return to the radar set, a trained technician can determine the distance between the radar set and other objects. The word ―radar‖, in fact, gets its name from the term ―radio detection and ranging‖. ―Ranging‖ is the term for detection of the distance between an object and the radar set. Besides being of critical importance to pilots, radar is essential for air traffic control, tracking ships at sea, and for tracking weather systems and storms. 66. What is the main topic of this passage? A. The nature of radar. B. History of radar. C. Alternatives to radar. D. Types of ranging. 67. According to the passage, what can radar detect besides location of objects? A. Shape B. Size C. Speed D. Weight 68. The word ―exemplified‖ in the passage can be replaced by___. A. ―specified‖ B. ―resembled‖ C. ―illustrated‖ D. ―justified‖ 69. The word ―shouts‖ in the passage most closely means___. A. ―exclaims‖ B. ―yells‖ C. ―shoots‖ D. ―whispers‖ 70. Which of the following words best describes the tone of this passage? A. argumentative B. explanatory C. humorous D. imaginative 71. According to the passage, the distance between a radar set and an object can be determined by___. A. the time it takes for a burst of radio waves to produce echoes when the waves bounce off the object B. the term ―ranging‖ used for detection of the distance between an object and the radar set C. the time it takes for the radio waves to produce echoes and bounce off the object 680
13. D. the time it takes for the echoes produced by the radio waves to return to the radar set 72. Which type of waves does radar use? A. tidal B. sound C. heat D. radio 73. The word ―tracking‖ in the passage most closely means___. A. sending B. searching for C. ranging D. repairing 74. Which of the following would most likely be the topic of the next paragraph? A. A history of flying. B. Other uses of radar. C. The technology used by pilots. D. Uses of some technology. 75. What might be inferred about radar? A. It takes the place of a radio. B. It has improved navigational safety. C. It was developed from a study of sound waves. D. It gave birth to the invention of the airplane. X. Finish the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one, using the word in capital letters which must not be altered in any way. 76. You should think about the price before you decide whether to buy it or not. (consideration) → You should ___. 77. People don‘t want to buy cars with large engines any more. (call) → There isn‘t ___. 78. Twenty years ago this region produced twice as much coal as it does now. (halved) → The coal produced ___. 79. The prime minister in unlikely to call an early general election. (likelihood) → The likelihood ___. 80. The policeman acted quickly and averted an accident. (prompt) → The policeman‘s ___. XI. Rewrite each of the sentences without changing its meaning, using the cue given. 81. We couldn‘t have managed without my father‘s money. → If it hadn‘t ___. 82. House prices have risen dramatically this year. → There has ___. 83. The only thing they didn‘t steal was the television. → They stole ___. 84. He didn‘t succeeded in searching for the stolen car. → He tried in vain ___. 681
14. 85. She started to clean up the house just after the guests had left. → No sooner ___. XII. Writing an essay. “Soft-skills are more and more needed for future jobs”. What do you think of that matter? Write an essay of about 280- 300 words to support your points. ___THE END___ 682
15. KEY – PRACTICE 58 I. (5pts) 1 pt/correct answer. II. (5pts) 1 pt/correct answer. 1. C 2. D 3. C 4. D 5. A 6. D 7. C 8. D 9. B 10. A III. (10pts) 1 pt/correct answer. 11. only had it 14. good/ use grumbling/ 17. frightened/ scared to 12. had been complaining about 18. rumbling 13. did him no/ did not 15. people parking 19. under the (seem to) do him any 16. without 20. afford to have them IV. (5pts) 1 pt/correct answer. 21. C 22. D 23. B 24. D 25. D V. (10pts) 1 pt/correct answer. 26. advertisement 28. surprisingly 30. twice 32. linguistically 34. dreadful 27. seaside 29. standby 31. poorly 33. farther/ further 35. useless VI. (10pts) 1 pt/correct answer. 36. B 37. D 38. C 39. B 40. B 41. A 42. B 43. C 44. B 45. C VII. (10pts) 1 pt/correct answer. 46. A 47. B 48. D 49. D 50. A 51. C 52. B 53. B 54. C 55. C VIII. (10pts) 1 pt/correct answer. 56. wrong 58. other/ some 60. example/ instance 62. of 64. Thanks 57. which 59. by 61. fact 63. out 65. whether/ if IX. (10pts) 1 pt/correct answer. 66. A 67. C 68. C 69. B 70. B 71. D 72. D 73. B 74. B 75. B X. (5pts) 1 point/correct answer. 76. → You should take the price into consideration before you decide whether to buy it or not. 77. → There isn‘t much call for cars with large engines any more. 78. → The coal produced in this region has been halved in the 20 years. 79. → The likelihood is small of the PM calling an early general election. 80. → The policeman‘s prompt action averted an accident. XI. (5pts) 1 point/correct answer. 81. → If it hadn‘t been for my father’s money, we could not have managed. 683
16. 82. → There has been a dramatic rise/increase in the house prices this year. 83. → They stole everything except for/but/apart from the television. 84. → He tried in vain to search for the stolen car. 85. → No sooner had the guests left than she started to clean up the house. XII. (15pts) Students‘ own answers Content: accounts for 50% of the total mark. To be given the maximum of 50% for the content, the candidates should provide all main ideas and details as appropriate. Language: accounts for 30% of the total mark. To be given the maximum of 30% for language, the candidates should use variety of vocabulary and structures appropriate to the level of English language high school students. Presentation: accounts for 20% of the total mark. To be given the maximum of 20% for presentation, the candidates should write with coherence, cohesion and can use appropriate styles and linking devices ___THE END___ 684