Đề ôn thi vào Lớp 10 THPT chuyên môn Tiếng Anh - Đề số 1

PRACTICE TEST No. 1 I. PHONETICS A. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each question. 1. A. profession B. photography C. consume D. strong 2. A. endanger B. ambitious C. romantic D. altitude 3. A. wilderness B. powerful C. herbicide D. persuade 4. A. please B. loves C. peas D. concerts 5. A. look B. cook C. noon D. foot B. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the rest in each question. 6. A. fasten B. require C. visit D. damage 7. A. defense B. cartoon C. starfish D. delight 8. A. abandon B. emotion C. tropical D. variety 9. A. alternate B. disabled C. composer D. resurface 10. A. documentary B. photogenic C. vegetation D. minority

II. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR A. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. 11. The bill had already been paid, so I ____ do it.

A. hadn't to B. didn't need to C. needn't D. haven't to 12. Buy me a newspaper on your way back, ____?

A. do you B. will you C. have you D. don't you 13. Despite playing under strength, the village team ____ beat their rivals.

A. could B. were able to C. couldn't D. weren't able to 14. Only ____ research has been carried out in this field.

A. a little B. a few C. few D. not much 15. ____ anyone object, the plan will be reconsidered.

A. If B. Do C. Should D. Might 16. By the time Bernard's daughter graduates, ____ retired.

A. he B. he has C. he'll being D. he'll have 17. The convict ____ to have escaped.

A. is believing B. is believed C. believes D. has been believed 18. If only I ____ more money!

A. have saved B. would have saved C. would save D. had saved 19. Did you see John yesterday? He ____ a very old pair of jeans.

A. had been wearing B. would wear C. was wearing D. wore 20. He always gets ____ me by buying me presents.

A. off B. round C. up D. on with 21. I'm sure they will be here ____.

A. surely B. shortly C. nearly D. almost 22. ____ of the fact that he's a very clever boy, he never gets good marks at school.

A. Despite B. In spite C. Though D. Because 23. She is attending the seminar with a view to ____ more qualifications.

A. acquire B. having acquired C. acquiring D. being acquired 24. Soldiers have to learn to talk rather than fight when they are sent on ____ missions.

A. keeping-peace B. peace-kept C. peace-keeping D. keep-peace 25. I'd prefer to buy my own copy of the book rather than ____ yours.

A. will borrow B. borrow C. borrowing D. borrowed

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MUM'S HOBBY My mother is a keen photographer who takes every opportunity she can to practise. She has a great deal of (26) ___________________ (EQUIP), some of which is very (27) ________________ (EXPENSE), so she has to be very (28) ____________________ (CARE), especially if she goes somewhere (29) _______________ (DANGER). Some of her photos have caused a great deal of (30) ____________________ (AMUSE), although the rest of us are sometimes (31) ____________________ (PATIENT) with her, because she often takes photos at (32) ________________________ (CONVENIENT) times. However, we all (33) ______________________ (ADMIRATION) her skill and her (34) ______________________ (DETERMINE) to improve her techniques. After all, having our photos taken is not usually (35) _______________________ (BOTHER). C. Complete the passage by putting a suitable preposition in each space.

(36) ________________ the whole, Flora was content with her life. (37) _______________ day she was a librarian in a large city library, but in her spare time she lived in a world of dreams. Her secret, all-devouring passion was reading - novels (38) ________________ particular - and she had read almost all the classics that the library had (39) _______________________ stock. She read voraciously, during her lunch hour, her tea break, and the long evenings at home. She would even read (40) …