Tuyển sinh 10 không chuyên

Full name:……………………………………….

PRACTICE TEST 01

Time allotted: 45 minutes

I. Choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence (8ms).

1. English is one of the…………..subjects for children in Viet Nam.

A. primary                   B. compulsory                         C. optional                   D. national

2. The air is polluted………………..there’s too much traffic.

A. however                 B. therefore                             C. because                   D. but

3. Earthquakes, volcanoes, hurricanes, and floods are all……………………

A. natural resources    B. natural material                   C. natural disasters      D. natural causes

4. “- I suggest we should go on a picnic on the other side of the river” “-………….”

A. It’s a nice day         B. Have a good trip!                C. Great idea!              D. Congratulation!

5. Look! It ……………..very heavily.

A. rains                        B. has rained                           C. rained                      D. is raining

6. He said he………………that lesson then.

A. writes                      B. has written                          C. is writing                 D. was writing

7. I wish they ……………….here tomorrow.

A. are                          B. were                                    C. will be                    D. would be

8. It took us quite a long time to get there. It’s …………….journey.

A. three hour               B. a three hours                       C. a three- hour           D. three hours

9. Jack’s shoes are very dirty. They need……………….

A. cleaning                  B. cleaner                                C. to clean                   D. clean

10. The…………….noise startled the woman.

A. frightened               B. frighten                               C. frightening              D. fright

11. Let’s go for a walk, …………………..?

A. isn’t it                     B. shall we                              C. won’t we                D. will we

12. We can’t go along here because……………….

A. the road is been repaired                            B. the road is being repaired

C. the road is repairing                                    C. the road is repaired

13. They didn’t understand the matter; ……………., they didn’t ask  for help.

A. but                          B. however                              C. moreover                D. and

14. Children get presents………….. Christmas and ………………..their birthday.

A. at/ at                       B. on/ on                                 C. on/ at                       D. at/ on

15. The movie is not exciting enough …………all the audience.

A. attract                      B. attracting                             C. to attract                  D. attracted

16. She is looking for a book ……………tells about traditional festivals of Asia people.

A. who                        B. whom                                 C. which                      D. where

II. Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each gap.(4ms)

Singapore is an island of about three million people. It’s a beautiful (17)………….with lots of parks and open spaces. It’s also a very (18)…………..city.

Most of people (19)………….in high-rise flats in different parts of  the island. The business district is very modern with (20)…………..of high new office buildings.

Singapore also has some nice older sections. In Chinatown, there (21)……………..rows of old shop houses. The Government buildings in Singapore are very (22)…………. and date from the colonial days.

Singapore is famous (23)………its shops and restaurants. There are many good shopping centers. Most of the (24)……….. are duty free. 

1. A. village                    B. town                       C. city                          D. district
2. A. large                       B. small                       C. clean                       D. dirty
3. A. lived                       B. are living                 C. lives                        D. live
4. A. lots                          B. much                       C. many                       D. lot
5. A. are                          B. were                        C. is                                         D. will be
6. A. beautify                  B. beautiful                  C. beauty                                 D. beautifully
7. A. at                            B. in                            C. on                                       D. for
8. A. goods                      B. good                       C. goody                                 D. goodness

III. Read the passage and answer the questions. (4ms)

After inventing dynamite. Swedish born Alfred Nobel became a very rich man. However, he foresaw its universal destructive powers too late. Nobel preferred not to be remembered as the inventor of dynamite, so in 1895, just two weeks before his death, he created a fund to be used for awarding prizes to people who had made worthwhile contribution to humanity. Originally, there were five awards: literature, physics, chemistry, medicine and peace. Economics was added in 1986 just sixty seven years after the fist awards ceremony.

Nobel’s original legacy of nine million dollars was invented, and the interest on this sum is used for the awards, which vary from $ 30,000 to $ 125, 000.

Every year on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel’s death, the awards (gold medal, illuminated diploma and money) are presented to the winners. Sometimes politics plays an important  role in the judges’ decision, Americans have won numerous science awards, but relatively few literature prizes.

No awards were presented from 1940 to 1942 at the beginning of World War II. Some people have won two prizes, but this is rare: others have shared their prize. 

1. What is the nationality of Alfred Nobel?

à………………………………………………………………………………………

1. What did he invent?

à………………………………………………………………………………………

1. Originally, how many awards were there? What were they?

à………………………………………………………………………………………

1. Why weren’t awards presented from 1940 to 1942?