Đề thi ĐGNL Tiếng Anh vào lớp 10 Chuyên (dành cho HS đầu lớp 9)

Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

Choose the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress.

Choose the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress.

Before we get things under way, I must stress that anything that comes up during this meeting must be kept strictly _____.

The devastation of Hurricane Harvey in 2017 was so terrible. In vain _____ avert the catastrophe.

Despite their parents' efforts to limit their intake, the children have a(n) _____ appetite for sweets and often find clever ways to sneak a treat.

The plague, otherwise known as the Black Death, was a _____ disease.

Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s).

The university committed to a dynamic, multidisciplinary research environment in addition to cutting-edge research topics.

Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s).

Perhaps I'm being too touchy, but there’s something about that man that rubs me up the wrong way.

Think of ONE word which can be used appropriately in three sentences.

1. When this latest evidence came to _____, he had no choice but to admit it.

2. The big windows make the room feel wonderfully _____ and airy.

3. He committed a serious assault, and I'm not going to make _____ of that.

=> Answer:

Think of ONE word which can be used appropriately in all three sentences. 

1. Before concluding, I'd like to _____ on the excellent work done by our interns.

2. The water's not deep here - look, I can _____ the bottom.

3. I just wanted to quickly _____ base with you: did you get an email from my secretary about the meeting?

=> Answer:

Supply each blank with one suitable word.

We live surrounded by objects and systems that we take for 14.1, but which profoundly affect the way we behave, think, work, play, and in general lead our 14.2. Look, for example, at the place in which you are reading this now, and see how much of 14.3 surrounds you is understandable, how much of it you could actually build yourself or repair if it 14.4 to cease to function. When we start the car or press the button in the elevator, or buy food in the supermarket, we give no 14.5 to the complex devices or systems that make the car move or the elevator rise, or the food appear on the shelves. Throughout this century, we have become increasingly dependent on the products of technology. They have already changed our lives: at the simplest level, the availability of transport has made us physically less fit than our ancestors. Many people are alive only because they have been given immunity to disease through drugs. The vast majority of the world's population relies on the ability of technology to provide and transport food. We are unable to feed, clothe or keep 14.6 warm without technology.

Read the passage and decide which answer best fits each gap.

Earthquakes are amongst the most destructive natural disasters. They usually 15.1fallhitstrikeattack without any warning and result in a great loss of life and an enormous demolition of buildings. Additionally, they may cause devastating landslides or create gigantic tidal waves which, in fact, are colossal walls of water smashing into seashores with such force that they are 15.2potentialpossibleconceivablecapable of destroying coastal cities. However, the vast majority of fatalities and serious injuries 15.3makecomebringlay about when buildings collapse.

Most frequently, the earthquake lasts 30 to 60 seconds, so usually there is no time to 15.4avertabstainrestrainevade the mortal upshot once the shaking starts. The savage forces of an earthquake trigger off a complex chain reaction in the building's structure when it is shaken, lifted, pushed or pulled. A building's height, its shape and construction materials are the most significant factors deciding about the survival or collapse of the structure and, consequently, about the life or death of its 15.5burghersinhabitantscitizenssettlers.

Complete the text by changing the form of the word in capitals.

The game of solving difficult puzzles has always filled people with the feeling of a profound excitement. No wonder, then, that the fascination of treasure hunting has (VARIABLE) 16.1 been associated with the possibility of realizing the most (PROBABLE) 16.2 dreams. According to what the psychologists claim, there is a little boy in every treasure hunter. Yet, the chase of hidden valuables has recently become a serious venture with amateur and professional seekers (EQUIP) 16.3 with highly sophisticated devices like metal detectors, radars, sonars, or underwater cameras. What raises the adrenaline level in these treasure-obsessed (FANATIC) 16.4 are legends, myths, old maps, and a variety of clues promising (MEASURE) 16.5 fortunes buried beneath the earth's surface or drowned in the ancient galleys.

Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the following questions. 

How a man uses money - makes it, saves it, and spends it - is perhaps one of the best tests of practical wisdom. Although money ought by no means be regarded as a chief end of man's life, neither is it a trifling matter, to be held in philosophic contempt, representing as it does to so large an extent, the means of physical comfort and social well-being. Indeed, some of the finest qualities of human nature are intimately related to the right use of money; such as generosity, honesty, justice, and self-sacrifice; as well as the practical virtues of economy and providence. On the other hand, there are their counterparts of avarice, fraud, injustice, and selfishness, as displayed by the inordinate lovers of gain; and the vices of thriftlessness, extravagance, and improvidence, on the part of those who misuse and abuse the means entrusted to them. "So that," as is wisely observed by Henry Taylor in his thoughtful 'Notes from Life,' "a right measure and manner in getting, saving, spending, giving, taking, lending, borrowing, and bequeathing, would almost argue a perfect man."

Comfort in worldly circumstances is a condition which every man is justified in striving to attain by all worthy means.  It secures that physical satisfaction, which is necessary for the culture of the better part of his nature; and enables him to provide for those of his own household. Nor ought the duty to be any the less indifferent to us, that the respect which our fellow-men entertain for us in no slight degree depends upon the manner in which we exercise the opportunities which present themselves for our honourable advancement in life.  The very effort required to be made to succeed in life with this object, is of itself an education, stimulating a man's sense of self-respect, bringing out his practical qualities, and disciplining him in the exercise of patience, perseverance, and such like virtues.  The provident and careful man must necessarily be a thoughtful man, for he lives not merely for the present, but with provident forecast makes arrangements for the future. He must also be a temperate man, and exercise the virtue of self-denial, than which nothing is so much calculated to give strength to the character.  John Sterling says truly, that "the worst education which teaches self-denial, is better than the best which teaches everything else, and not that." The Romans rightly employed the same word (virtus) to designate courage, which is in a physical sense what the other is in a moral; the highest virtue of all being victory over ourselves.

Which is the best synonym for the word "providence" in paragraph 1?

Which word best describes the author's attitude to Henry Taylor?

What does the author imply by saying that money provides 'physical satisfaction, which is necessary for the culture of the better part of his nature'?

Why must the 'provident and careful man' be a thoughtful man?

The author brings up the Roman word for "courage" to illustrate _____.

Read a magazine article about an actress. 6 paragraphs have been removed from the article. Choose the most suitable paragraph from the list A-G for each part (56-60) of the article. There is one extra paragraph which you do not need to use. There is an example at the beginning (0).

A. "I didn't like school and I spent most of my time in my head." One of the teachers noticed that. She'd say, "I'm not going to repeat that for Nyree Porter because she's not listening anyway. No doubt she'll let me have the sketch she's doing under the desk."

B. Her mother also did well at school. She became a gifted painter and was, as her father always said, "The prettiest girl in New Zealand."

C. Against hundreds of other actors, Nyree was given the part. She had no hesitation in giving up everything to act and within two years had been brought to England by a famous film producer.

D. By the time she left school, Nyree had passed all the required exams for teaching ballet. She had her own dance studio and enjoyed her work. Bt somethig told her that at some stage she would have to leave New Zealand to find full satisfaction.

E. Nyree was born on the north island of New Zealand. Her father was a butcher who later became a developer and a businessman. She was given the Maori name of Ngaire which was later changed to its present English form as nobody could pronounce it.

F. Sadly, that didn't happen. "My parents were like oil and water," explains Nyree. "They simply couldn't live together. My father's work kept him away from home but I think it was partly because he found it difficult to live with my mother."

G. "It stopped me dead and instead of joining the other performances I walked down to the front of the stage to find out what that noise was."

NYREE'S STORY

After an upbringing in New Zealand and a spell acting in her own country, Nyree Dawn Porter made London her home. Interview by Alan O'Kelly.

Nyree Dawn Porter made her first stage appearance at the age of three. Playing the part of a ladybird in an amateur production of Noah's Ark, she walked onto the stage and into the lights to delighted applause and laughter (0) G.

"That noise" has charmed her ever since and in a long, successful career, both on the theatre stage and on television, she has received plenty of it.

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Nyree speaks lovingly of her father Ken, who was warm and affectionate and loved music passionately. For a long time, she was an only child, but when her sister, Merle Isabel, came along, the happy family should have been complete.

23.2

As a result, Nyree remembers her childhood as being sad but productive. She had a nervous stammer and was so shy and quiet that her teachers became extremely worried about her. She found her release through books, painting, and ballet.

23.3

A teacher name Jim Goodall came to her rescue by encouraging her to do well and by making her president of the drama club. A second influential person was another teacher, who had spent a lot of time in England and France. The teacher enthusiasm helped Nyree to use her natural gift for French and she also encourages Nyree to act.

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"I was acting in a local amateur production when a woman came to my dressing room and asked me if I had ever considered acting as a career. She was the wife of the leading actor at the New Zealand National Theatre. Her car had broken down outside and that was the only reason she had come in. She arranged for me to try for a role in an American comedy called The Solid Gold Cadillac."

23.5

"I love London and my lucky break came when I was given a letter of introduction to Hazel Vincent Wallace at the Leatherhead Theatre. I got a job in a Christmas show, both acting, and dancing." Nyree Dawn Porter has adopted England, and England has adopted her, too. She has lived in England ever since, although she does visit her old home and regularly works in Australia.

Choose the sentence CLOSEST in meaning to the sentence given.

That he decided to retire early marked the end of his distinguished career.

Choose the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to the sentence given.

People presumed that I would put up with inconveniences if I gave up my car.

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between THREE and SIX words, including the word given.

Had he been a little more penitent, his appeal for mercy would not have been ignored. (DEAF)  

=> His appeal for mercy would not if he had been a little more penitent.

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the word in brackets. You must use between 2 and 5 words, including the word given. Do NOT change the word given.

Not taking into account the potential consequences, they devised the plans all of a sudden. (SPUR)

=> The plans were produced on  without proper consideration of the effects.

Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first.

The strike lasted twenty days before the management gave in.

=> Only after a ...............

Complete the second sentence using the word given so that it has the same meaning to the first. Do NOT change the word given.

They remain close friends despite having had many arguments. (FALL)

=> Frequently as ...............