Đề luyện đội tuyển HSG Tiếng Anh 10 - TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN THÁI NGUYÊN MULTIPLE CHOICE PRACTICE TEST 1 (3032014) Mã A959341

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TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN THÁI NGUYÊN

MULTIPLE CHOICE – PRACTICE TEST 1 (30/3/2014) 1. It’s nearly impossible to ____________ up a meeting because people are all free at different times. A. arrange B. make C. set D. take 2. It’s quite out of ____________ for Paul to behave so terribly. A. temperament B. personality C. nature D. character 3. She doesn’t like to keep anything hidden: she always ____________ her mind. A. talks B. speaks C. tells D. says 4. Despite all the evidence, he wouldn’t admit that he was in the ____________. A. fault B. error C. wrong D. slip 5. It’s impossible to get ____________ of him! He’s never there! A. feel B. contact C. hold D. touch 6. He ____________ this city down so much that I don’t know why he doesn’t leave. A. holds B. pulls C. talks D. runs 7. I’m afraid Mr. Logan isn’t in the office today, but I can ____________ you through to his secretary. A. put B. get C. switch D. run 8. He is held in high ____________ by everyone who works with him. A. reputation B. respect C. regard D. renown 9. Sheila had butterflies in her ____________ before the interview. A. face B. heart C. palms D. stomach 10. ____________ he caught his plane; he hasn’t phoned to say anything went wrong. A. Presumably B. Supposedly C. Assuming D. Granted 11. He was ____________ more and more impatient as the time passed. A. showing B. developing C. seeming D. growing 12. I thought I had made it ____________ that I didn’t wish to discuss this matter. A. distinct B. plain C. frank D. straight 13. It really gets me ____________ having to work so much overtime. A. down B. up C. on D. by 14. It was a bad mistake but it had no ____________ on the outcome of the match. A. bearing B. relevance C. significanceD. repercussion 15. We are looking for self-motivated people who can ____________ the initiative. A. do B. take C. get D. make 16. We took such a great ____________ to the place that we decided to go and live there. A. affection B. fondness C. liking D. attraction 17. A Personnel Manager has to be experienced ____________ dealing with people. A. with B. for C. on D. in 18. She works very hard and finds it difficult to ____________ when she gets home. A. give in B. switch off C. let out D. wind up 19. I was worried but their reassurances put my mind at ____________. A. rest B. comfort C. calm D. relief 20. She is highly-skilled ____________ making high-quality furniture. A. to B. for C. in D. on 1. C 2. D 3. B 4. C 5. C 6. D 7. A 8. C 9. D 10. A 11. D 12. B 13. A 14. A 15. B 16. C 17. D 18. B 19. A 20. C

THOMAS COOK

Thomas Cook could be said to have invented the global tourist industry. He was born in England in 1808 and became a cabinet-maker. Then he hit on the idea of using the newly-invented railways for pleasure trips and by the summer of 1845, he was organizing commercial trips. The first was to Liverpool and (1) ____________ a 60-page handbook for the journey, the (2) ____________ of the modern holiday brochure.

The Paris Exhibition of 1855 (3) _______ him to create his first great tour, taking in France, Belgium and Germany. This also included a remarkable (4) ____________ - Cook’s first cruise, an extraordinary journey along the Rhine. Nothing like this had been available before, but it was only the beginning. Cook had invented (5) ____________ tourism and now became a pioneering giant, striding across the world, traveling