KỲ THI NĂNG KHIẾU LẦN 3 NĂM HOC 2019 - 2020 MÔN TIẾNG ANH KHỐI 10 CHUYÊN TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN NGUYỄN TRÃI - HẢI DƯƠNG Mã A617251

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B. LEXICO-GRAMMAR

Part 1: Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete each sentence below. (10 points)

1. Now that my summer vacation has just begun, I feel free as _____.

A. a bird B. a cucumber C. a pie D. a pig

2. The whole building collapsed, but fortunately there were no _______.

A. wounded B. hurts C. casualties D. victims

3. I have got a ______ headache. I need to take a rest and some aspirin.

A. spitting B. raving C. splitting D. burning

4. Martha has been hard _______ to it to organize a fancy dress party for the younger children.

A. forced B. ordered C. put D. made

5. It was a daring robbery, which took place in ______ daylight.

A. broad B. total C. wide D. absolute

6. Charlotte Bronte died of tuberculosis, ______.

A. as did all her sisters B. and all her sisters did

C. and so were all sisters D. either did all her sisters

7. Tom: “Do you think you'll pass the exam?” Jake: “I don’t know. ______”.

A. I am keeping my fingers crossed B. My lips are sealed

C. That will be the day D. A little bird told me

8. “Should we call Mike and get him to bring the CDs?”

- “It’s too late now. He __________ home already.”

A. was supposed to leave B. will have left

C. could be leaving D. had better leave

9. When he went to Egypt, he knew______ no Arabic, but within six months he had become

extremely fluent.

A. entirely B. barely C. virtually D. scarcely

10. Children under 12 ____________ in the front seat of a car.

A. could not to travel B. had better not to travel

C. ought to not travel D. are not supposed to travel.

11. It’s essential that every student ______ the exam before attending the course.

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A. pass B. passes C. would pass D. passed

12. Ancient Egyptians mummified their dead through the use of chemicals, ________ancient Peruvians

did through natural processes.

A. because B. whereas C. even though D. whether or not

13. I wrote to them a fortnight ago but ______ I haven’t had a reply.

A. as yet B. these days C. so long D. just now

14. It’s not surprising that he became a writer because he always longed to see his name______.

A. in type B. in print C. in letters D. in edition

15. The prospects of picking up any survivors are now ______.

A. thin B. narrow C. slim D. restricted

16. ______ are a form of carbon has been known since the late eighteenth century.

A. Diamonds, which B. Because diamonds C. That diamonds D. Diamonds

17. Mark: “Do you think that smoking should be banned in public?” Veronica: “______”.

A. Yes, it’s an absurd idea C. Of course not. You bet

B. Well, that’s very surprising D. There’s no doubt about it.

18. Closure of many vocational schools took place ______ falling numbers of pupils.

A. in the context of B. with regard to C. with a concern for D. in consideration of

19. He ______ his life to the skill of the surgeons.

A. owes B. keeps C. preserves D. maintains

20. Marcus never writes the timetable down. He keeps it in his ______.

A. brain B. head C. mind D. heart

Part 2: Give the correct form of the word in CAPITAL to fill in the blank of each sentence. (5 points)

1. She stood there completely ____, so I had no idea at all what she was thinking. EXPRESS

2. The university has _____the use of dictionaries during language examinations. AUTHOR

3. A number of religious groups, notably the Shakers, practiced ________living. COMMUNITY

4. Her ________ is unbearable, indeed. She wouldn’t even say boo to a goose. COWARD

5. He wanted Jill to give up her life of alcohol and __________. DESTROY

6. The EIU puts Mr. Trumps on the same level of risk as “the rising threat of Jihadi terrorism _________ the global economy”. STABLE

7. As a result of her _________, Ethel has strong sense of the difference between right and wrong. BRING

8. Have our arguments convinced or do you …