Đề luyện thi vào Lớp 10 chuyên Tiếng Anh - Đề 33 (Có đáp án)

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1. ENGLISH PRACTICE 33 I. PHONETICS Part 1: Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group. Circle A, B, C or D to indicate your answer. (5 pts) 1. A. arrow B. loud C. moldy D. poultry 2. A. basilisk B. bison C. basic D. basin 3. A. subtlety B. indebtedness C. bombard D. combing 4. A. benevolent B. content C. molecules D. technique 5. A. conscience B. bronchitis C. shuttle D. chauffeur Part 2: Choose the word whose syllable is stressed differently from that of the others in each line. Circle A, B, C or D to indicate your answer. (5 pts) 6. A. comic B. clementine C. climax D. thermonuclear 7. A. diligent B. dimension C. action D. innate 8. A. characterize B. absence C. datum D. charcoal 9. A. solicitor B. separately C. spacious D. sequence 10. A. parachute B. armchair C. accent D. accidentally II. LEXICO – GRAMMAR Part 1: Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence. Circle A, B, C or D to indicate your answer. (20 pts) 11. Assembly lines are useful for producing a large ___ of identical products. A. quality B. quantity C. quandary D. qualification 12. Only the ___ of the building is going to be remodeled. A. insides B. interior C. indoors D. inner 13. Whether the sports club survives is a matter of complete ___ to me. A. indifference B. disinterest C. importance D. interest 14. After years of neglect there was a huge ___ program to return the city to its former glory. A. restoration B. preservation C. conservation D. refurbishment 15. The assistant suggested ___ the next day when the manager would be there. A. we are coming back B. to come back C. we will come back D. we came back 16. I never get a ___ of sleep after watching a horror film. A. wink B. blink C. night D. ounce 17. As it was Christmas, the ___ at church was much larger than usual. A. audience B. convention C. congregation D. grouping 18. The sheep were huddled into a ___ to protect them from overnight frosts. A. cage B. kennel C. hutch D. pen 19. The jury ___ the defendant “not guilty”. A. gave B. returned C. subscribed D. found 20. Many ___ crafts such as weaving are now being revived. A. customary B. habitual C. traditional D. ordinary 21. He managed to finish his thesis under the ___ of his tutor. A. guidance B. help C. aid D. assistance 22. Mr. Henry was given a medal in ___ of his service to his country. A. gratitude B. knowledge C. recognition D. response
2. 23. Everyone knows about pollution problems, but not many people have ___ any solutions. A. thought over B. come up with C. looked into D. got round to 24. You ___ as well seek for a fish in the tree as try to do that. A. must B. would C. should D. might 25. ___ calculations have shown that the earth’s resources may run out before the end of the next century. A. Raw B. Rude C. Crude D. Blunt 26. By the time you receive this letter, I ___ for China. A. will have left B. have left C. would have left D. will leave 27. Prizes are awarded ___ the number of points scored. A. resulting from B. adding up C. presented to D. according to 28. The needs of gifted children in schools have long been ___ neglected. A. dolefully B. woefully C. idly D. pathetically 29. I must take this watch to be repaired; it ___ over 20 minutes a day. A. increases B. gains C. accelerates D. progresses 30. It had been a trying afternoon, ___ at about six o’clock in the television breaking down. A. culminating B. leading C. arriving D. finalizing Part 2: Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word in the numbered space provided in the column on the right. (0) has been done as an example. (10 pts) According to some (0) ___ (SCIENCE), high-risk sports can be particularly (31) ___ scientists (VALUE) for certain types of people. Such activities help them to learn that being (32) 31. ___ ___ (FRIGHT) doesn’t mean that they have to lose control. The recent fashion for 32. ___ jumping from bridges attached to a (33) ___ (LONG) of elastic rope, known as “bungee 33. ___ jumping”, has now been tried by over one million people (34) ___ (WORLD) and 34. ___ interest in it is continuing to grow. 35. ___ Before the special elastic rope (35) ___ (TIGHT) around them, jumpers reach speeds of 36. ___ nearly 160kph. First-timers are usually too (36) ___ (TERROR) to open their mouths, 37. ___ and when they are finally (37) ___ (LOW) safely to the ground, they walk around with 38. ___ broad smiles on their faces, saying (38) ___ (REPEAT) how amazing it was. However, 39. ___ for some people, it is only the (39) ___ (EMBARRASS) of refusing to jump at the last minute that finally persuades them to conquer their fear of (40) ___ (HIGH) and push 40. ___ themselves off into space. Part 3: The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Underline the mistakes and write their correct forms in the space provided in the column on the right. (0) has been done as an example. (10 pts) Traditional, mental tests have been divided into two types. Achievement 0. traditional → traditionally tests are designed to measure acquiring skills and knowledge, 41. ___ particularly those that have been explicitness taught. The proficiency 42. ___ exams required by few states for high school graduation are 43. ___ achievement tests. Aptitude tests are designed and measure a person’s 44. ___ ability to acquire new skills but knowledge. For example, vocation 45. ___ aptitude tests can help you decide whether you would do better like a 46. ___ mechanic or musician. However, all mental tests are in some sense 47. ___ achievement tests because they assumption some sort of past learning 48. ___ or experience with certainly objects, words, or situations. The difference 49. ___
3. between achievement and aptitude tests is the degree and intention 50. ___ use. Part 4: Fill in each of the gaps with the correct preposition or particle. Write your answers in the numbered spaces provided below the passage. (10 pts) The show was fully booked (51) ___ for weeks, and when it opened last night, the public poured (52) ___ and very soon the London Arts Center was packed (53) ___. But why? What did they come to see? They came to see human beings take (54) ___ circus animals, men in cat suits who stood (55) ___ for real lions and tigers. The show was put (56) ___ by its creators to protest (57) ___ traditional circuses and to send a message about cruelty to animals. The show was timed to tie (58) ___ with the National Protection of Animals Week. It was a good idea, but the standard of the performances was third-rate and an embarrassing number of people simply walked (59) ___ before it ended. There were some amusing moments when the performers sent (60) ___ typical circus folks, but overall it was a dismal show. Despite the large turnout for the show’s first night, I doubt it will attract many people during the rest of its seven-day run. Part 5: Complete each sentence with the correct form of ONE of the phrasal verbs below. Write your answers in the numbered spaces provided below the passage. Each verb is used only once. (10 pts) try out slip up carry on get by put out take after get down look up go through turn down 61. If you’re finding it difficult to ___ on your salary, why don’t you ask for a raise? 62. I know what you’re ___ and I feel really sorry for you. 63. In many ways you ___ your father. 64. If you ___ you’ll get into trouble. 65. I proposed to her but she ___ me ___. 66. You’d better ___ your cigarette because smoking isn’t allowed in here. 67. If you ___ working so hard, you’ll make yourself ill. 68. Stop worrying about it. Don’t let this failure ___ you ___. 69. The car’s in quite good condition but you can ___ it ___ before you make any decision to buy, 70. When I was in New York, I was able to ___ several old friends I hadn’t seen for years. Part 6: Insert A, AN, THE or Ø (zero article) where necessary. Write your answers in the numbered spaces provided below the passage. (10 pts) Suddenly (71) ___ blackbird flew to (72) ___ top of (73) ___ beach. She perched way up on (74) ___ topmost twig that stuck up thin against (75) ___. Then she commenced to sing. Her little black body seemed only (76) ___ tiny dark speck at that distance. She looked like (77) ___ old dead leaf. But she poured out her song in (78) ___ great flood of rejoicing through (79) ___ whole forest. And (80) ___ things began to stir. III. READING COMPREHENSION Part 1: Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. Circle A, B, C or D to indicate your answer. (10 pts) The ability to weep is a uniquely human form of emotional response. Some scientists have suggested that human tears are (81) ___ 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 (82) ___, they will also cry just to attract parental attention and will often stop when they get it.
4. The idea that having a good cry do you (83) ___ is a very old one and now it has scientific validity since recent research into tears has shown that they (84) ___ a natural painkiller called enkaphalin. By fighting sorrow and pain this chemical helps you feel better. Weeping can increase the quantities of enkaphalin you (85) ___. Unfortunately, in our society we impose restrictions upon this naturally (86) ___ activity. Because some people still regard it as a (87) ___ 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 (88) ___ 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 – (89) ___ the popularity of highly emotional films which are commonly (90) ___ “weepies”. It seems that people enjoy crying together almost as much as laughing together. 81. A. witness B. evidence C. result D. display 82. A. evolve B. change C. develop D. alter 83. A. better B. fine C. good D. well 84. A. contain B. retain C. hold D. keep 85. A. construct B. achieve C. provide D. produce 86. A. curing B. treating C. healing D. improving 87. A. hint B. symbol C. feature D. sign 88. A. release B. rid C. loosen D. expel 89. A. consider B. remark C. distinguish D. regard 90. A. named B. entitled C. subtitled D. called Part 2: Read the following passage and fill the blank with ONE suitable word. Write your answer in the space provided below the passage. (10 pts) New technologies, like all technologies, are morally neutral. (91) ___ their advent makes the world a better place or not depends on the uses to which they are (92) ___. And that, (93) ___ turn, depends upon the decisions of many people, especially of politicians, managers, trade (94) ___ leaders, engineers and scientists. The new technologies, cheap, flexible, dependent on knowledge and information as their main input, can (95) ___ human being from many of their current constraints for example constraints of resources and geography. (96) ___ the new technologies could also (97) ___ those with power to control their fellow citizens even more effectively than in the (98) ___ efficient dictatorships of the past. The new technological society will (99) ___ colossal demands on our imagination and ingenuity and on the capacity (100) ___ our institutions to respond to new challenges. Part 3: Read the following passage and answer the questions from 101 to 110. (10 pts) Legend has it that sometime toward the end of the Civil War (1861-1865) a government train carrying oxen traveling through the northern plains of eastern Wyoming was caught in a snowstorm and had to be abandoned. The driver returned the next spring to see what had become of his cargo. Instead of the skeletons he had expected to find, he saw his oxen, living, fat, and healthy. How had they survived? The answer lay in a resource that unknowing Americans lands trampled underfoot in their haste to cross the “Great American Desert” to reach lands that sometimes proved barren. In the eastern parts of the United States, the preferred grass for forage was a cultivated plant. It grew well with enough rain, then when cut and stored it would cure and become nourishing hay for winter feed. But in the dry grazing lands of the West that familiar bluejoint grass was often killed by drought. To raise cattle
5. out there seemed risky or even hopeless. Who could imagine a fairy-tale grass that required no rain and somehow made it possible for cattle to feed themselves all winter? But the surprising western wild grasses did just that. They had wonderfully convenient features that made them superior to the cultivated eastern grasses. Variously known as buffalo grass, grama grass, or mesquite grass, not only were they immune to drought; but they were actually preserved by the lack of summer and autumn rains. They were not juicy like the cultivated eastern grasses, but had short, hard stems. And they did not need to be cured in a barn, but dried right where they grew on the ground. When they dried in this way, they remained naturally sweet and nourishing through the winter. Cattle left outdoors to fend for themselves thrived on this hay. And the cattle themselves helped plant the fresh grass year after year for they trampled the natural seeds firmly into the soil to be watered by the melting snows of winter and the occasional rains of spring. The dry summer air cured them much as storing in a barn cured the cultivated grasses. 101. What does the passage mainly discuss? A. A type of wild vegetation B. Western migration after Civil War C. The raising of cattle D. The climate of the Western United States 102. What can be inferred by the phrase “Legend has it” in line 1? A. Most history book include the story of the train. B. The story of the train is similar to other ones from that time period. C. The driver of the train invented the story. D. The story of the train may not be completed factual. 103. The word “they” in line 4 refers to ___. A. plains B. skeletons C. oxen D. Americans 104. What can be inferred about the “Great American Desert” mentioned in line 7? A. Many had settled there by the 1860’s. B. It was not originally assumed to be a fertile area. C. It was a popular place to raise cattle before the Civil War. D. It was not discovered until the late 1800’s. 105. The word “barren” in line 7 is closed in meaning to ___. A. lonely B. uncomfortable C. infertile D. dangerous 106. The word “preferred” in line 8 is closed in meaning to ___. A. favored B. available C. ordinary D. required 107. Which of the following can be inferred about the cultivated grass mentioned in the second paragraph? A. Cattle raised in the Western United States refused to eat it. B. It had to be imported into the United States. C. It would probably not grow in the western United States. D. It was difficult for cattle to digest. 108. Which of the following was NOT one of the names given to the western grasses? A. Mesquite grass B. Bluejoint grass C. Buffalo grass D. Grama grass 109. Which of the following was NOT mentioned as a characteristic of western grasses? A. They contain little moisture B. They have tough stems C. They can be grown indoors D. They are not affected by dry weather 110. According to the passage, the cattle help promote the growth of the wild grass by___.
6. A. eating only small quantities of grass. B. continually moving from one grazing area to another. C. naturally fertilizing the soil. D. stepping on and pressing the seeds into the ground. IV. WRITING (6/20 points) Part 1: Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it 111. Customs officials are stopping more travelers than usual this week. → An increased ___ 112. I left without saying goodbye as I didn’t want to disturb the meeting. → Rather ___ 113. My decision to get up and dance coincided with the band’s decision to stop playing. → The moment ___ 114. He never suspected that the bicycle had been stolen. → At no time ___ 115. How could I help, except to offer to lend her some money? → Other ___ Part 2: Use the word(s) given in the brackets and make any necessary additions to complete a new sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence. Do NOT change the form of the given word(s). 116. To this day no one has equaled his achievements in the field of technology. (unsurpassed) → To this day in the field of technology. 117. Peter grimaced as he swallowed the foul-tasting medicine. (pulled) → Peter .the foul-tasting medicine. 118. It’s unfortunately that the construction of the building will not be finished as originally planned. (longer) → The construction of the building unfortunate. 119. What he told me made me very curious to hear the rest of the history. (appetite) → What he told me the story. 120. They chose not to drive because they thought there would be too much snow. (fear) → They chose . . too much snow. ___THE END___
7. Keys – practice 33 I. PHONETICS: 1/20 points Part 1: (5 x 0.1 = 0.5) 1. B 2. A 3. C 4. C 5. B Part 2: (5 x 0.1 = 0.5) 6. D 7. B 8. A 9. A 10. D II. LEXICO – GRAMMAR: 6/20 points Part 1: (20 x 0.05 = 1) 11. B 12. B 13. A 14. A 15. D 16. A 17. C 18. D 19. D 20. C 21. A 22. C 23. B 24. D 25. C 26. A 27. D 28. B 29. B 30. A Part 2: (10 x 0.1 = 1) 31. value → valuable 36. terror → terrified 32. fright → frightened 37. low → lowered 33. long → length 38. repeat → repeatedly 34. world – worldwide39. embarrass → embarrassment 35. tight → tightened 40. high → heights Part 3: (10 x 0.1 = 1) 41. acquiring → acquired 46. vocation → vocational 42. explicitness → explicitly 47. like → as 43. few → a few 48. assumption → assume 44. and → to 49. certainly → certain 45. but → to 50. intention → intended Part 4: (10 x 0.1 = 1) 51. up 52. in 53. out 54. off 55. in 56. on 57. against 58. in 59. out 60. up Part 5: (10 x 0.1 = 1) 61. get by 62. going through 63. take after 64. slip up 65. turned down 66. put out 67. carry on 68. get down 69. try out 70. look up Part 6: (10 x 0.1 = 1) 71. a 72. the 73. a 74. the 75. the 76. a 77. an 78. a 79. the 80. Ø III. READING COMPREHENSION: 4/20 points Part 1: (10 x 0.1 = 1) 81. B 82. C 83. C 84. A 85. D 86. C 87. D 88. B 89. A 90. D Part 2: (10 x 0.1 = 1) 91. whether 92. put 93. in 94. union 95. free 96. but 97. enable 98. most 99. make 100. of Part 3: (10 x 0.2 = 2) 101. A 102. B 103. C 104. D 105. C 106. A 107. C 108. B 109. D 110. B
8. IV. WRITING: 6/20 points Part 1: (5 x 0.2 = 1) 111. An increased number of travellers is being stopped by customs officials this week. 112. Rather than disturb the meeting, I left without saying goodbye. 113. The moment I decided to get up to dance, the band decided to stop playing. 114. At no time did he suspect that the bicycle had been stolen. 115. Other than to offer to lend her some money, how could I help? Part 2: (5 x 0.2 = 1) 116. his achievements are unsurpassed. 117. pulled a face as he swallowed. 118. will take longer than originally planned, which is. 119. whetted my appetite for the rest of. 120. not to drive for fear of.