Đề luyện vào 10 CHUYÊN môn Tiếng Anh số 3

Câu 1 : Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.

A laughter

B caught

C daughter

D augment

Câu 2 : Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.I'd love to have lived in the old days, when people.......to market by horse and carriage.

A have been travelling

B got used to travelling

C would travel

D had been travelling

Câu 3 : I'll give you the phone number of my hotel so that you can reach me if anything happens.......anything happen. I want you lo look after my children.

A Can

B Might

C Will

D Should

Câu 4 : We've been together through......in our friendship, and we won't desert each other now.

A bad and good

B thick and thin

C odds and ends

D spick and span

Câu 5 : ......a scholarship, I entered the frightening and unknown territory of private education

A To award

B Having awarded

C To be awarded

D Having been awarded

Câu 6 : Millions of people say Coke tastes best from a bottle, and whether this is scientifically provable or not. These millions know they like the look of the bottle and the way it fits so......into the hand.

A neatly

B orderly

C tidily

D finitely

Câu 7 : Language is so......woven into human experience that it is scarcely possible to imagine life without it.

A tightly

B tautly

C rigidly

D stiffly

Câu 8 : ......I'd like to help you out, I'm afraid I just haven't got any spare money at the moment.

A Much as

B Try as

C Even

D Despite

Câu 9 : She was very badly depressed after the car accident. Now she is beginning to think that there could be light at the end of the.......

A tunnel

B subway

C passage

D journey

Câu 10 : The government must......strong measures against crime

A be seen be taking

B see to be taking

C be seen to be taking

D seen to take

Câu 11 : Although she would have preferred to carry on working, my mum........her career in order to have children

A devoted

B abolished

C repealed

D sacrificed

Câu 12 : A number of landslides have ....... Nepal since the 7.8-magnitude earthquake on 25th April which killed more than 8,000 people and injured many more.

A stroke

B caused

C hit

D blown

Câu 13 : Choose the word whose primary stress is placed differently from that of the others.

A compliment

B excellent

C nominate

D distinguish

Câu 14 : (40).....................

A greater

B larger

C steeper

D taller

Câu 15 : Complete the second sentence using the word given so that it has a similar meaning to the following sentence. Write between two and five words in the space provided on the answer sheet. Do NOT change the word given in brackets in any way.Question 81. That historian is famous for his vast knowledge of primitive life. (AUTHORITY)-> He is.......................................................................................

Câu 16 : Complete the second sentence using the word given so that it has a similar meaning to the following sentence. Write between two and five words in the space provided on the answer sheet. Do NOT change the word given in brackets in any way.Question 82. Nobody could possibly believe the story about her achievements. (BEYOND)-> The story about her achievements ..........................................

Câu 17 : Complete the second sentence using the word given so that it has a similar meaning to the following sentence. Write between two and five words in the space provided on the answer sheet. Do NOT change the word given in brackets in any way.Question 83. I couldn't make sense of the radio message because of the interference. (IMPOSSIBLE)-> The interference on the radio ........................ to make sense of the message.

Câu 18 : Complete the second sentence using the word given so that it has a similar meaning to the following sentence. Write between two and five words in the space provided on the answer sheet. Do NOT change the word given in brackets in any wayQuestion 84. They arrived at the station with only a minute to spare. (NICK)-> They arrived at the station.................... time.

Câu 19 : Complete the second sentence using the word given so that it has a similar meaning to the following sentence. Write between two and five words in the space provided on the answer sheet. Do NOT change the word given in brackets in any wayQuestion 85. David praised her exceptionally good choice of venue for the party. (CONGRATULATE)-> David......................................................a good venue for the party.

Câu 20 : Complete the unfinished sentence in such a way that it means nearly the same as the sentence printed before it.Question 86. Were Jack not so affluent a man, she would not be dating with him.-> But..............................................................................

Câu 21 : Complete the unfinished sentence in such a way that it means nearly the same as the sentence printed before itQuestion 87. It is likely that they forgot about the extra class.-> They.............................................................................

Câu 22 : Complete the unfinished sentence in such a way that it means nearly the same as the sentence printed before itQuestion 88. Do you have any scarves? I'm looking for one that's woolen, green and fairly long.-> I'm looking for a...........................................................

Câu 23 : Complete the unfinished sentence in such a way that it means nearly the same as the sentence printed before itQuestion 89. You should not lock this door for any reason when the building is open to the public.-> Under no .....................................................................

Câu 24 : Complete the unfinished sentence in such a way that it means nearly the same as the sentence printed before itQuestion 90. A bee sting is more likely to cause death these days than a snake bite.-> Death............................................................................

Câu 25 : Write a paragraph of about 150 words about the benefits of studying at a gifted school.

Câu 26 : The hotels were all full so we offered to........Carla….....for the night

Câu 27 : Early that morning, we set off on our journey as the sun was .........

Câu 28 : An enquiry was........into the use of chemicals in farming

Câu 29 : You're such a good singer that you, should........ it........ professionally

Câu 30 : How are they going to........the time they wasted playing cards in the barracks?

Câu 31 : Stop wasting your time. The whole situation......... an immediate response that could bring more decisive effects

Câu 32 : I like this photograph so much that I am going to have it….....

Câu 33 : As far as I know, the idea of the party does not quite appeal to him and that's why he's thinking of.....

Câu 34 : I can't stop thinking there's something more that the scheme needs..........

Câu 35 : Peter used to be fond of collecting mascots, but after his military service, he........the hobby.

Câu 36 : (1) ......

Câu 37 : (62) ......

Câu 38 : (63) ......

Câu 39 : (64) ......

Câu 40 : (65) ......

Câu 41 : (66) ......

Câu 42 : (67) ......

Câu 43 : (68) ......

Câu 44 : (69) ......

Câu 45 : (70) ......

Câu 46 : (1. teach) .....

Câu 47 : (2. learn) .....

Câu 48 : (3. like) .....

Câu 49 : (4. do) .....

Câu 50 : (5. depend) .....

Câu 51 : (6. learn) .....

Câu 52 : (7. never forget) .....

Câu 53 : (8. ever have) .....

Câu 54 : (9. not take).....

Câu 55 : (10. not be) .....

Câu 56 : (51. MEAN) .....

Câu 57 : (52. SINGLE) …....

Câu 58 : (53. SCHOLAR)....

Câu 59 : (54. PLACE)…....

Câu 60 : (55. LITERATE)....

Câu 61 : (56. OBSESSIVE)......

Câu 62 : (57. RESPOND.).......

Câu 63 : (58. MATERIAL) ....

Câu 64 : (59 SATISFY) ......

Câu 65 : (60. SPECTATOR)...

Câu 66 : What does the writer mean when he says there is a paradox in the Asian education model?

A There are too many students in each class.

B Larger classes are expected to lead to poorer results but they do not.

C Asian students outperform their peers in other countries.

D Class sizes in Asia are much smaller in other parts of the world.

Câu 67 : British secondary school students........

A do better on standardized tests

B have larger class sizes

C fail at school more than they succeed

D enjoy better classroom conditions

Câu 68 : What does the writer suggest might make lessons in Korean schools more successful than in Britain?

A stricter classroom discipline

B better school Boards of Management

C more effective lesson planning

D better teachers

Câu 69 : What can be inferred from the utterance perhaps the number of students is far less relevant than is the manner in which they conduct themselves?

A Class size does not affect student performance.

B Class size is important to maintaining control.

C How students behave might be more important than class size.

D How teachers conduct classes affects student performance.

Câu 70 : The traditional family unit.......

A is unstable in Korea due to conditions in the home

B is bad for children that come from broken homes

C is disappearing in Korea due to high divorce rates

D is more common in Korea than in Britain

Câu 71 : Look at the following sentence.You see, behind those great maths and science scores, there is a quite remarkable work ethic. Where does the sentence best fit in the paragraph?But while the Japanese, Korean and Asian models generally do seem to produce excellent results, the statistics don’t tell the truth. [1] Asian students tend to put their education before literally everything else. They do very few extracurricular activities and devote far effort more time to their studies than their British peers. [2] And this begs the question: is all that extra effort justified for a few extra percentage points in some meaningless international student performance survey? So Asian students are on average 3-5% better at maths than Britons – big deal! [3] What is their quality of life like? Remember, school days are supposed to be the best, are they not? [4]

A [4]

B [3]

C [2]

D [1]

Câu 72 : According to the writer, Asian students ........

A don't allow themselves much time to relax and have fun

B focus too much on recreational activities

C don't have as good a work ethic as British ones

D make a big deal of their good results

Câu 73 : What are the 'too extremes’ mentioned in the last paragraph?

A good discipline and a hard work ethic

B success and failure

C carelessness and indiscipline

D neglecting school and neglecting free time

Câu 74 : Which conclusion about the two educational systems discussed would the author most probably agree with?

A Neither system is perfect.

B Both systems are quite satisfactory

C The Asian system is obviously better.

D The British system is too strict.