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TRUNG TÂM DẠY THÊM – HỌC THÊM PHỔ THÔNG NĂNG KHIẾU THI THỬ TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 lần thứ hai Môn thi:TIẾNG ANH (chuyên) Thời gian làm bài:120 phút cho phần trắc nghiệm phần tự luận, không kể thời gian phát đề Đề thi Phần trắc nghiệm có trang Mã đề thi: 246 Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from to 10 Who doesn’t need more energy these days? No matter how old you are, we all could use more energy to help us (1) _ those endless days at work! But why can’t we have healthy energy drinks that not only (2) _ us with that energy we need (3) _ the day, but benefit our bodies as well? Most energy drinks contain (4) _ amounts of caffeine, and most of them are not considered healthy for the human body They should be watched carefully because of their (5) _ and how powerful they can be Most energy drinks trigger reactions that help boost our blood pressure and heart (6) _, which isn’t always the best thing for us They can often prevent sleep (7) _ taken at the wrong time, or dehydrate our body, which is really not what we intend to with the energy drinks we purchase In most cases, people mainly turn to energy drinks to help them with school or workouts or on-the-job (8) _ Energy drinks should not be used while exercising as the (9) _ of all the stimulants and other ingredients they contain may result in loss of fluid from sweating and (10) _ cause dehydration 1: A get by B get through C get up D get over 2: A prolong B produce C provide D protect 3: A within B throughout C around D overall 4: A modifying B varying C fluctuating D alternating 5: A constituents B ingredients C substitutions D components 6: A measure B place C rate D speed 7: A although B as C if D as long as 8: A dullness B illness C fatique D disability 9: A combination B conservation C contemplation D correlation 10: A appropriately B relevantly C unsuitably D consequently Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the questions from 11 to 15 11: A astronaut B launch C assault D gauge 12: A refusal B confusion C confusing D confuse 13: A erode B exotic C operate D workshop 14: A cab B gap C fat D grade 15: A paradise B jeopardise C merchandise D disembark Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on the answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 16 to 35 16: All the files you need to read through for your presentation are _ neatly on that table A stacked B crouched C restrained D lured 17: They had to make some _ to their schedule due to unforeseen circumstances A adjustments B interventions C projections D supplements 18: Hey, _ in there – I’m trying to study for my exam! A pipe down B sit up C log on D let go 19: The President has recently _ an increase in funding for AIDS research A elevated B empowered C measured D authorized 20: “I could with something to eat.” – “Me too Those snacks we had have really _ my appetite.” A inspired B motivated C whetted D honed 21: The physicist’s theory on nuclear fusion was _ by later research A dispensed B disregarded C discredited D dissuaded 22: The young man never _ in his determination to establish his own business A endowed B wavered C eroded D speculated Trang 1/6 - Mã đề thi 246 23: You will _ your eyes reading in such bad light A wither B drain C strain D sprain 24: Only five minutes to go and our team are two points down Do you think they’ll _ it off? A get B take C set D pull 25: Nick is usually very calm, but he loses his _ when he has to give a speech A participation B diversion C menace D composure 26: When the minister of finance reduced spending, the whole educational system went _ A downstream B downstairs C downtown D downhill 27: It’s our duty to _ natural resources such as trees by enforcing reforestation policies A replenish B diminish C include D contribute 28: The students’ poor participation in the charity event _ a clear lack of interest on their part A declined B attributed C depicted D revealed 29: The President of the company _ denied the accusations made against him A innately B permissively C vehemently D virtuously 30: NASA uses the unique _ point of space to improve prediction of climate, weather, and natural hazards A vantage B convenience C magnified D location 31: Katherine’s a really _ speaker; it’s a pleasure listening to her lectures A cryptic B divergent C long D articulate 32: The long bus drive in the tropical midday heat made all the tourists _ A sluggish B agile C squeamish D alert 33: You’ve still got time to send in your application The _ is tomorrow A deadline B elevation C pedigree D heritage 34: Were you aware that the bridge across this river _ almost four kilometers? A repeals B paces C spans D radiates 35: The discovery of penicillin was hailed as a great scientific _ A meticulousness B breakthrough C obstinacy D upshot Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the questions from 36 to 40 36: A relative B following C different D understand 37: A amazing B continue C meaningful D annoying 38: A delicious B excited C encourage D motivate 39: A multinational B metropolitan C administrative D geological 40: A physical B official C surprising D successful Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on the answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 41 to 55 41: Sorry, but _ I wanted to was open the window to get some fresh air A all B whatever C the only D every 42: My friends wish that I _ to the beach with them more often A have gone B go C will go D could go 43: Had you followed her instructions, you _ confused A would have gotten B have gotten C will get D had gotten 44: _ I had nothing to last night, I reformatted my computer's hard drive A Due to B Thanks to C The reason why D Since 45: What’s wrong with you? You didn’t say _ at the meeting A hardly something B nothing C barely anything D anything 46: Thanks for the advice, but I’d rather _ an apartment downtown A not to rent B I don’t rent C not rent D to not rent 47: He used to work as a bank clerk, _? A wasn’t he B didn’t he C used he D did he 48: Ryan and Lee want to sit next to _ in class A one other B one the other C each other D each the other 49: I’ll get my husband _ me move these boxes when he gets home A help B to help C helped D helping Trang 2/6 - Mã đề thi 246 50: You _ those old shorts, because I was going to throw them away A needn’t have washed B needn’t washed C shouldn’t be washed D might not wash 51: _ to university every day is becoming unaffordable A Having driven B Driven C Driving 52: Our basketball coach said it was imperative _ three times a week A attending training B us to attend training C that we will attend training D we attend training 53: It’s no _ denying you were there I saw you with my own eyes A good B point C reason 54: I _ errands since the morning, and I’m not finished yet A was running B have been running C had run 55: My secretary won’t let me down She’s a very _ employee A reliable B relied C rely D To driving D worth D ran D relying Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the questions from 56 to 65 56: Different sauces such as fish sauce, shrimp paste, and soya sauce are quite popularly in various regions A B C D 57: Most of people enjoy travelling abroad, and having the chance to stay in an exotic city or a seaside resort A B C D 58: Traditional Vietnamese cooking usually uses fresh ingredients, few dairy and oil, and various A B C D herbs and vegetables 59: If you join a Japanese meal, you may be excited to see what the colourful dishes are arranged A B C D according to a traditional pattern 60: Son Doong Cave has become more famous after the ABC aired a live programme featured A B its magnificence on ‘Good Morning America’ in May 2015 C D 61: Thanks for the widespread use of modern means of transport, people have more choice of A B C holiday destination and can now visit even the remotest parts of the world D 62: After touchdown, please remains seated until the aircraft comes to a standstill outside A B C D the terminal building 63: Many cities and towns have become overcrowded with tourists, with all their vehicles A B cause traffic jams as well as air and noise pollution C D 64: The Dominican Republic is the second largest Caribbean nation after Cuba, with nearly 10 million A B C people, one million of them live in the capital city Santo Domingo D 65: Nowadays, more and more people around the world are learning Engtish as the second language A B and the way that they study it is changing C D Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 66 to 75 Long thought to be (66) _, fossil fuels have been used (67) _ since the Industrial Revolution However, many believe that the world is using fossil fuels at an (68) _ rate Some experts believe that industries have reached their (69) _ for oil extraction and production, and that it is only a matter of time before natural gas and coal follow suit Trang 3/6 - Mã đề thi 246 Fossil fuels have provided us with cheap, (70) _ electricity for so long that only recently has serious research been (71) _ into developing alternatives Wind power already supplies 20% of Denmark’s electricity demands, and it’s on the (72) _ elsewhere Solar power is growing by 30% a year, and solar technology is improving all the time Wave and tidal power are also promising, (73) _ in the UK, although it will be a while before these alternative energy sources will be up and running on a (74) _ scale Another alternative energy source is geothermal power, which (75) _ the heat below the Earth’s surface In Iceland, it is used to heat 90% of buildings, and is one of the reasons why Iceland is expected to be the world’s first carbon neutral country by 2050 66: A incidental B inexhaustible C inaccurate D incompatible 67: A extensively B expectantly C exotically D excitably 68: A unattractive B uncertain C unsustainable D uninhabited 69: A point B top C height D peak 70: A costly B plentiful C disciplined D insufficient 71: A overtaken B undertaken C taken D retaken 72: A development B encouragement C improvement D increase 73: A especially B sensibly C precisely D exact 74: A huge B significant C main D high 75: A applies B exploits C abuses D imposes Read the following extract from The Fun They Had by Isaac Asimov and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on the answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 76 to 85 THE DISCOVERY Margie wrote about it that night in her diary On the Tommy looked at her with very superior eyes page headed May 17, 2155, she wrote, “Today “Because it’s not our kind of school, stupid This is Tommy found a genuine book!” It was a very old the old kind of school that they had hundreds and book Margie’s grandfather had once said that when hundreds of years ago.” He added arrogantly, he was a little boy, his grandfather had told him that pronouncing the word carefully, “Centuries ago.” there was a time when all stories were printed on Margie felt slightly offended “Well, I don’t know paper and bound together what kind of school they had all that time ago.” She They turned the pages, which were yellow and read the book over his shoulder for a while, then crinkly, and it was awfully funny to read words that said, “In any event, they had a teacher.” stood still instead of moving the way they were “Sure they had a teacher, but it wasn’t a regular supposed to – on a screen, you know And then, teacher It was a person.” when they turned back to the page before, it had the “A person? How could a person be a teacher?” same words on it that it had had when they read it “Well, they just told the boys and girls things and the first time They found it astonishing gave them homework and asked them questions.” “Wow,” said Tommy, “what a waste When you’re “A person isn’t nearly smart enough.” through with the book, you just throw it away, I “Sure he is My father knows as much as my teacher.” guess Our television screen must have had a “He can’t A man can’t know as much as a teacher million books on it and it’s good for plenty more I wouldn’t throw it away.” And I wouldn’t want a strange person in my house “Same with mine,” said Margie She was eleven to teach me.” and hadn’t seen as many telebooks as Tommy had Tommy burst into laughter, “You don’t know He was thirteen much, Margie The teachers didn’t live in the house They had a special building and all the kids went She said, “Where did you find it?” there.” “In my house.” He pointed without looking, because he was busy reading “In the attic.” “And all the kids learned the same thing?” “What’s it about?” “Sure, if they were the same age.” “School.” “But my mother says a teacher has to be adjusted to fit the mind of each boy and girl it teaches and that Margie was scornful “School? What’s there to each kid has to be taught differently.” write about school? I hate school.” Margie had “Just the same, they didn’t it that way then If always hated school, but now she hated it more than you don’t like it, you don’t have to read the book.” ever So she said to Tommy, “Why would anyone “I didn’t say I didn’t like it,” Margie said hastily write about school?” She desperately wanted to read about those funny Trang 4/6 - Mã đề thi 246 schools 76: What is Margie doing in the first paragraph? A trying to learn from a book B writing a novel C recording an earlier event D expressing doubt about how books were made 77: Who had told Margie about how books were once made? A her grandfather B Tommy C her great-grandfather D her great-great-grandfather 78: Which word best describes how the children felt about Tommy’s find? A determined B amazed C ashamed D proud 79: Why had Margie seen fewer telebooks than Tommy? A Tommy was older than her B She had difficulty reading moving words on a screen C Her television screen had fewer books on it than Tommy’s D She did not have a television screen at home 80: Which word best sums up Margie’s attitude to school? A contentment B fondness C boredom D loathing 81: What was Margie ‘slightly offended’ by (paragraph 7)? A Tommy’s derogatory remark B teachers of the past C Tommy’s careful pronunciation D schools of the past 82: According to the writer, schools of the future… A are unbearable B are located very close to the pupils’ homes C use the same methodology as schools of the past D not have human teachers 83: Tommy believes that… A machines are better than human teachers B teachers shouldn’t live in student’s homes C humans can be very knowledgeable D school is a waste of time 84: Pupils of the future are taught… A in specially designed buildings B by their parents C in their homes D using books 85: How does Margie feel about the schools of the past? A envious B moved C indifferent D inquisitive Read the four texts below There are ten questions about the texts Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on the answer sheet to indicate which text tells you the answer to each of the questions from 86 to 95 The same text may be used more than twice A B Dr Edward Bach – The Flower Remedy Man Edward Bach, born in 1886, was always interested in medicine and after qualifying in bacteriology and pathology at University College Hospital, he set up a general practice in Harley St It was here that he became dissatisfied with the orthodox view that doctors were expected to concentrate on disease rather than the person suffering from it He believed it should be the other way round Bach found that when he treated the personality and feelings of his patients, then the bodily manifestations – illness in all its forms – would be alleviated, proving that both were inherently linked Dr Bach passed away peacefully in 1936, leaving behind him a system of remedies which are now used all over the world Flower Remedies Q What is the likelihood of reactions and rashes, e.g to Crab Apple, and how are they caused? A Crab Apple floods out negative emotions On very rare occasions this can result in a rash or unexpected feelings being stirred up Where such things occur they can be disregarded and there is no reason to stop taking the remedies Q In your personal experience is it safe to take remedies if you are pregnant? A Yes, it is safe but if you have any worries on this score, we would advise you to talk to your doctor or midwife Trang 5/6 - Mã đề thi 246 C D Q&A ‘I feel down – what should I take?’ Gentian is for a mild despondency after a setback – maybe you want to improve your career prospects, you’ve applied for a job and haven’t got it Gorse is effective when you feel very pessimistic – you decide to give up applying for jobs and tear the application form up Sweet Chestnut is a different thing altogether It’s to be recommended when all avenues really are closed off Imagine someone who has tried and tried to get a job All the savings are gone, the rent’s not paid, the family’s hungry This is absolute despair, the dark night of the soul Finally, mustard is effective when you’ve got the job but you still feel gloomy, see the cloud hanging over you In which text does the writer 86: respond to specific queries? 87: use an analogy to explain? 88: outline Bach’s research methods? 89: seek to allay fears? 90: qualify a recommendation? Which text is saying the following? 91: Emotional and physical states are inseparable 92: It’s important to comprehend the degrees of an illness 93: Bach reversed conventional medical thinking 94: Bach didn’t feel the need to use guinea pigs 95: Remedies sometimes produce unexpected effects In Nature’s Hands Edward Bach was inspired by his work with homoeopathy, but wanted to find remedies that would be purer and less reliant on the products of disease He was convinced that nature held the keys to unblocking people’s negative moods and anxieties and to restoring a holistic equilibrium After moving to Mount Vernon in Oxfordshire, he used the fields and lanes in the different seasons to gather the plants He would suffer an emotional state that he needed to cure and then try drinking the extracts from the various plants and flowers until a particular one helped The process required a high degree of selfsacrifice and was often slow and painstaking Choose the sentence A, B, C, or D which is closest in meaning to the first sentence of each of the questions from 96 to 100 96: Surely someone must have seen the thief leave the building A It seems unlikely that the thief left the building without being seen B When the thief left the building, someone saw him C It seems that no one saw the thief as he left the building D The thief left the building before someone saw him 97: We were already late for the show by the time we had found a taxi A We found a taxi in order not to be late for the show B The taxi was late, so we missed the start of the show C We eventually found a taxi to go to the show, which had already begun D It took a long time to find a taxi but the show began later than expected 98: It is not worth having a party if you not have time to organise it A Organising a party takes less time than you might expect B Do not have a party because it will take too much time to organise C You need time to arrange a party, otherwise it is better not to have one D Unless you enjoy organising parties, you should not have one 99: George meets his old friends whenever he goes to London A When George goes to London, he will meet his old friends B Each time George is in London, he meets his old friends C George goes to London in order to meet his old friends D George is meeting old friends while he is in London 100: I wish I were as good at learning languages as Julia is A Julia is good at learning languages and so am I B Julia is better at learning languages than I am C I am not good at learning languages and neither is Julia D No one is as good at learning languages as Julia - HẾT -Trang 6/6 - Mã đề thi 246 ... on this score, we would advise you to talk to your doctor or midwife Trang 5/6 - Mã đề thi 24 6 C D Q&A ‘I feel down – what should I take?’ Gentian is for a mild despondency after a setback – maybe... husband _ me move these boxes when he gets home A help B to help C helped D helping Trang 2/ 6 - Mã đề thi 24 6 50: You _ those old shorts, because I was going to throw them away A needn’t have... hastily write about school?” She desperately wanted to read about those funny Trang 4/6 - Mã đề thi 24 6 schools 76: What is Margie doing in the first paragraph? A trying to learn from a book B