LUYỆN THI VÀO LỚP 10 CHUYÊN ANH MOCK TEST

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21/09/2018
I. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS: Choose the correct answer to fill in the blank.
01: In____________ , it was a bad idea for him to pay cash.
A. Hindsight B. retrospect C. consideration D. thinking
02: As the election result came out, the Prime Minister____________ defeat.
A. Admitted B. conceded C. announced D. declared
03: It’s very appropriate that the prize____________ go to such as young artist.
A. Should B. could C. would D. may
04: The High Street in London is blocked by a lorry that has____________ its carriage.
A. Slipped B. loosed c. shed D. overturned
05: I never write the timetable down. I keep it in my____________ .
A. Mind B. heart C. head D. memory
06: I expect ____________course next year.
A. To complete B. completing C. completed D. complete
07: Don’t tell anyone about our relationship, ____________
A. Will you B. do you c. could you D. would you
08: The accused____________ guilty to all charges.
A. Admitted B. declared c. pleaded D. confessed
09: Do not ____________the driver while the bus is in motion
A. Disturb B. distract C. deter D. prevent
10: Jenna ____________great pleasure from fishing in that lake.
A. Deprives B. derives c. derides D. decides
11: The patient’s heart rate should be carefully____________ during the operation
A. Supervised B. overlooked C. examined D. monitored
12: “There is no____________ of forced entry”, said the inspector.
A. Hint B. mark C. sign D. trace
13: Twenty people were arrested during the demonstration, of ____________ four were charged
with obstruction.
A. Who B. whom C. which D. them
14: I didn’t learn very much ____________ my time at that college.
A. During B. throughout C. while D. on
15: The unpaid bills will be ____________ to next month’s account.
A. Carried on B. carried over C. carried out D. carried up

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16: ‘We have ____________!’ said the controller, as the rocket rose into the air.
A. Take-off B. uplift C. getaway D. life-off
17: We need guaranteed financial ____________ before we can even start the design work
A. Plan B. backing C. analysis D. agreement
18: At this time of year farmers ____________ their crops and store them for winter
A. Gather B. pick up C. produce D. take in
19: Guy was ____________ the conspiracy because of his friendship with the conspirators.
A. Caught in B. drawn into C. pulled into D. taken in
20: Sally regretted ____________ the journalist so much.
A. To tell B. tell C. telling D. told
21: The police promised him ____________ from prosecution if he co-operated with them fully.
A. Prevention B. immunity C. safety D. exception
22: In this quiz you have the chance to ____________ your wits against the most intelligent people in
England.
A. Set B. pit C. try D. sharpen
23: The lawyer claimed that the tests had been carried out by experienced scientists but this is not
necessarily ____________.
A. So B. thus C. whatsoever D. the same
24: It was decided that ____________ the following Thursday.
A. Would meet B. met C. meet D. meeting
25: His ideas about the future of the company did not ____________ with those of the chairman.
A. Fit B. go along C. tally D. fit
26: ____________ we understand his reasons, we cannot condone his behaviour.
A. Even if B. only if C. What if D. as if
27: Most of the victims died because they ____________ poisonous fumes.
A. Inspired B. suffocated C. inhaled D. breathed
28: More than thirty people ____________ evidence to the court during the four-week trial.
A. Gave B. introduced C. explained D. spoke
29: Mrs Archer is known ____________ the finest collection of twentieth century art in private
hands.
A. Have B. having C. to have D. has
30: He is a man ____________ to the police.
A. Known B. familiar C. recognizable D. seen
II. GUIDED CLOZE TEST: Choose the word or phrase that best fits each space in the following
passage.
Shamin Baal is a Muslim living in Birmingham. She married Ali Najaf two years ago when she was
26, six weeks after meeting him only once.
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 "I didn't go out on (01) _____ with boys. Although my parents have adopted some aspects of
western (02) _____, and my father wanted me to have a career and be financially (03) _____, he
considered it his responsibility to find me a (04) _____ husband. But he would never have arranged
my marriage (05) _____. My parents organised the introductions, but the (06) _____ decision was
mine".
"I (07) _____ on someone with a good family (08) _____, higher education, a (09) _____ of humour
and the ability to communicate. These things (10) _____ forever, while romance and physical
attraction soon fade! My father thought I was being unrealistic! 'This isn't a fairy tale', he said. 'Mr.
Wonderful isn't going to drive up here in a white Mercedes'. But I couldn't learn to (11) _____ for
anyone ordinary".
"I'd seen several men when Ali was introduced to me. We (12) _____ very well immediately and I
knew I wanted to (13) _____ my life with him. Neither of us had ever been with anyone else, so we
didn't need to feel (14) _____ of previous relationships. Love grew as we got to know each other. I
definitely (15) _____ the right choice when I picked Ali".
01: A. appointments B. engagements C. dates D. reunions
02: A. culture B. custom C. idea D. style
03: A. free B. separate C. individual D. independent
04: A. convenient B. suitable C. right D. favourable
05: A. up his sleeve B. on my nerves C. under his hat D. behind my back
06: A. last B. finished C. final D. latest
07: A. insisted B. demanded C. required D. urged
08: A. preparation B. circumstance C. condition D. background
09: A. feeling B. sense C. sensation D. power
10: A. hold B. keep C. last D. stand
11: A. care B. approve C. admire D. respect
12: A. came off B. fell for C. look to D. got on
13: A. combine B. share C. join D. divide
14: A. jealous B. hurt C. anxious D. upset
15: A. brought B. did C. made D. put
III. READING:
PASSAGE 1: Read the passage and choose the best answers to the questions.
Jazz has been called “the art of expression set to music”, and “America’s great contribution to
music”. It has functioned as popular art and enjoyed periods of fairly widespread public response, in
the “jazz age” of the 1920s, in the “swing era” of the late 1930s and in the peak popularity of modern
jazz in the late 1950s. The standard legend about Jazz is that it originated around the end of the 19th
century in New Orleans and moved up the Mississippi River to Memphis, St. Louis, and finally to
Chicago. It welded together the elements of Ragtime, marching band music, and the Blues. However,
the influences of what led to those early sounds goes back to tribal African drum beats and European
musical structures. Buddy Bolden, a New Orleans barber and cornet player, is generally considered
to have been the first real Jazz musician, around 1891.
What made Jazz significantly different from the other earlier forms of music was the use of
improvisation. Jazz displayed a break from traditional music where a composer wrote an entire piece
of music on paper, leaving the musicians to break their backs playing exactly what was written on
the score. In a Jazz piece, however, the song is simply a starting point, or sort of skeletal guide for
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the Jazz musicians to improvise around. Actually, many of the early Jazz musicians were bad sight
readers and some couldn’t even read music at all. Generally speaking, these early musicians couldn’t
make very much money and were stuck working menial jobs to make a living. The second wave of
New Orleans Jazz musicians included such memorable players as Joe Oliver, Kid Ory, and Jelly Roll
Morton. These men formed small bands and took the music of earlier musicians, improved its
complexity, and gained greater success. This music is known as “hot Jazz” due to the enormously
fast speeds and rhythmic drive.
A young cornet player by the name of Louis Armstrong was discovered by Joe Oliver in New
Orleans. He soon grew up to become one of the greatest and most successful musicians of all time,
and later one of the biggest stars in the world. The impact of Armstrong and other talented early
Jazz musicians changed the way we look at music.
01: The Passage answers which of the following questions?
A. Why did Ragtime, marching band music, and the Blues lose popularity after about 1900?
B. What were the origins of Jazz and how did it differ from other forms of music?
C. What has been the greatest contribution of cornet players to music in the twentieth century?
D. Which early Jazz musicians most influenced the development of Blues music?
02: According to the passage, Jazz originated in
A. Chicago B. St. Louis
C. along the Mississippi river D. New Orleans
03: The word “welded” in line 6 is closest in meaning to
A. squeezed B. bound C. added D. stirred
04: Which of the following distinguished Jazz as a new form of musical expression?
A. the use of cornets B. “hot Jazz” C. improvisation D. New Orleans
05: The word “skeletal” in line 15 is closest in meaning to
A. framework B. musical C. basic D. essential
06: Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. many early Jazz musicians had poor sight
B. there is no slow music in Jazz
C. many early Jazz musicians had little formal musical training
D. the cornet is the most common musical instrument used in Jazz
07: The word “menial” in line 18 is closest in meaning to
A. mens B. attractive C. degrading D. skilled
08: According to the passage, which of the following belonged to the second wave of New Orleans
Jazz musicians?
A. Louis Armstrong B. Buddy Bolden C. St. Louis D. Joe Oliver
09: All of the following are true EXCEPT
A. the late 1930s was called the “swing era”
B. “hot Jazz” is rhythmic
C. Jazz has been said to be America’s greatest contribution to music
D. Joe Oliver is generally considered to be the first real Jazz musician

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10: The word “its” in line 21 refers to
A. small bands B. earlier music C. men D. earlier musicians
PASSAGE 2: Rearrange these sentences so that they make a meaningful description of the brick
making process.
A: Next, these bricks are placed in an oven to dry for 24 – 48 hours.
B: They are heated in a kiln at a moderate and then a high temperature (ranging from 200c to
1300c), followed by a cooling process in a chamber for 2 – 3 days.
C: First, sand and water are added to the clay, and this mixture is turned into bricks by either placing
it into a mould or using a wire cutter.
D: This clay is then placed onto a metal grid, which is used to break up the clay into smaller pieces.
A roller assists in this process.
E: Finally, the bricks are packed and delivered to their destinations.
F: The bricks go through a heating and cooling process.
G: The clay used to make the bricks is dug up from the ground by a large digger.
IV. OPEN CLOZE TEST: Supply each blank with one suitable word.
PASSAGE 1:
When telephoning friends in Australia, would you like to see picture of the (01) _____ at the same
time?When calling a (02) _____ about a broken car, would you like to look at diagrams in a part of the
catalogue? When discussing financial figures, would you like to have (03) _____ transferred into
yourown desk-top computer?
If this can be done now – by big businesses with the money and expertise required. But in a (04)
_____ years ordinary people should be able to do the same. This became clear at the Telecom Fair, a
tradeexhibition and conference for the world’s telecommunications community in Geneva earlier
this month.There are facsimile machine able (05) _____ transmit a document in six seconds (compared
with thepresent 60 seconds), and one that can transmit in color. There are picture phones (06) _____
send anddisplay a series of stil photographs of the people talking on the line. And there are drawing
pads whichallow your doodles to appear on another pad at the receiving end. The technology for
integratingcommunication services over a digital network is available now. But the
telecommunications world has not (07) _____ defined all the standards necessary or (08) _____ truly
global network to emerge. This could takeup to ten years.
In the future, terminals will look very different from normal telephone handsets. They will (09)
_____ video screens typewriter keyboards, drawing pads or printing devices. It is possible to have an
intelligentterminal which could read a credit card, send data automatically to the computer centre,
and then have theperson say a few words in the telephone for the computer to recognize the voice
pattern beforeauthorization. It should work well (10) _____ you have a heavy cold.
PASSAGE 2:
The (01) _____ challenge of the project lay in the fact that the Forth & Clyde Canal is (02) _____
35 meters below the level of the Union Canal. Historically, the two canals had been (03) _____ near
the town of Falkirk by a sequence of 11 locks- enclosed sections of canal in which the water level
could be raised or (04) _____ - that stepped down across a distance of 1.5 km. This has been
dismantled in 1933, thereby breaking the link. When the project was (05) _____ in 1994 , the British
Waterways authority were keen to create a dramatic twenty-first-century landmark which would
not only be a fitting commemoration of the Millenium, but also a (06) _____ symbol of the economic
regeneration of the region.
Numerous ideas were (07) _____ for the project, including concepts (08) _____ from rolling eggs
to tilting tanks, from gian see-saws to overhead monorails. The eventual winner was a plan for the

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huge rotating steel boat life which (09) _____ to become the Falkirk Wheel. The unique shape of the
structure is claimed to have been (10) _____ by various sources, both manmade and natural.
V. ERROR IDENTIFICATION: Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
01: We have no choice but (A) to appoint Mary: (B) she is the best (C) of the two candidates, and
there is (D) no prospect of finding more applicants.
02: The teacher sat (A) down besides (B) the frightened child and tried to reassure (C) him that the
monster was merely (D) imaginary.
03: Participating (A) in campfire songs, fighting off hungry mosquitoes and bursting (B) many blister
on his feet quickly squelched (C) Mary’s desire camping (D).
04: Every day after work Sartu takes a 3-mile jog to clear (A) her head, to tone (B) her body and
thinking (C) about the day she has just had (D).
05: Between the (A) Starbucks Coffee House and the BP gas station are (B) the actual barber shop
where (C) my Dad took me for (D) my hair cut.
VI. WORD FORMS: Supply the appropriate forms of the words in the brackets.
01: She stood there completely _____ so I had no idea at all what she was thinking (EXPRESS)
02: So far, the US has said it cannot agree to _____ all type of weapons (LAW)
03: Trang is quite _____ - I don’t know she manages to fit everything in (FATIGUE)
04: Physicians must exercise caution when prescribing _____ (DEPRESS)
05: This is a _____ to all our sponsors and advertisers. (SHOUT)
06: The local authority expressed regret as US drone strike has _____ killed innocent hostages
(ADVERT)
07: We're disappointed by these results but we're not _____. (HEART)
08: But what people don’t always realize is how the meme media format, which often appears _____
and harmless, has hurt people and our democracy. (HEART)
09: Used to _____, Dunye was making breakfast for her son while talking by phone about her
filmmaking experience. (TASK)
10: Most of the errors were corrected at the _____ stage before the copies are finally printed (READ)
VII. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION: Rewrite the following sentences without changing the
meaning. You have to use the exact word given in brackets for each sentence.
01: His charming manners deceived several people, including me. (TAKEN)
 I, as well _________________________________________________________________________________ .
02: As I listened to the music on repeated occasions, my respect for the composer increased.
(RESPECTFUL)
 The more ________________________________________________________________________________ .
03: In spite of her initial reluctance to take the job, she’s got on very well. (FIRST)
 Reluctant ________________________________________________________________________________ .
04: I think the hardware of that computer was infected with viruses. (OPINION)
 That computer ___________________________________________________________________________ .
05: Your warning helped prevent my failure in the test. (FAILED)
 Had it ___________________________________________________________________________________ .

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06: His last letter to me was written 3 months ago. (HEARD)
 It is _____________________________________________________________________________________ .
07: Be proud of what you have accomplished so far. (ACCOMPLISHMENTS)
 Take ____________________________________________________________________________________ .
08: He’s not a professional singer, but he sings expressively. (EXPRESSION)
 Though no _______________________________________________________________________________ .
09: The teacher may ask why I’m absent, so tell him I’m ill. (REASON)
 Should __________________________________________________________________________________ .
10: Roger was defeated one more time by Novak in the Indian Wells tournament. (ONCE)
 Novak beat ______________________________________________________________________________ .

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