Đề thi vào 10 chuyên

Exercises
I. Choose the word is pronounced differently from the rest in each group:

1.
A. come
B. once
C. love
D. continue

2.
A. stay
B. lake
C. climate
D. vacation

3.
A. busy
B. visit
C. museum
D. conversation

4.
A. who
B. what
C. where
D. while

5.
A. invite
B. tropical
C. divide
D. primary

6.
A. summer
B. include
C. instruction
D. compulsory

7.
A. city
B. capital
C. currency
D. correspond

8.
A. food
B. stool
C. took
D. school

9.
A. increased
B. asked
C. wanted
D. impressed

10.
A. depends
B. years
C. temples
D. parents

II. Choose the word which does not belong to the same group.
1.
A. write
B. worker
C. designer
D. sweater

2.
A. shorts
B. pants
C. jeans
D. trousers

3.
A. shirt
B. suit
C. blouse
D. T-shirt

4.
A. easily
B. usually
C. friendly
D. completely

5.
A. equal
B. logical
C. practical
D. material

6.
A. two
B. seven
C. sixteen
D. twenty-two

7.
A. shop
B. urge
C. persuade
D. encourage

8.
A. design
B. love
C. change
D. wear

9.
A. mention
B. tradition
C. situation
D. information

10.
A. song
B. novels
C. clothes
D. poem

III. Give the correct form of the verb in brackets.
When I (buy) my new house I (ask) for a telephone. The Post office (tell) me (wait), but I
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(wait) a year now and my phone still ( not come).
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When I (get) back after lunch, Jean (tell) me that somebody (phone) when I (be) out.
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I (stay) in England for a few weeks now. You see, I (be) a businessman and I (want) to
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improve my English. I (attend) a special course in business English at the moment. The
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course (last) three weeks.
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IV. Fill a suitable preposition in each blank.
1. I was responsible......... the teacher........... keeping the class in order while she went out.
2. He retired and lived ............... a small annual allowance.
3. The athletes compete ............... skiing and other winter sports.
4. The competitors compete .................. gold medals.
5. This restaurant is famous ................ its Chinese dishes.
6. The doctor advised him to give ............... smoking.
7. The shops were crowded ................. last - minute shoppers.
8. Are you qualified ............... that job ?
9. He devoted all his time .................... writing.
10. Some gases are harmful .................. human.
11. The man .............. a pipe is talking with the woman ................ black.
12. I saw some young children throwing stones .......... a dog ....... my way .......... the post-office.
13. You can only get .................. the bus when it stops.
14. The young man standing .............. the queue is my sister’s friend.
V. Use the correct form of the word in brackets for each gap.
1. There are some very.......................buildings in the town. impress
2. Thank you for a most.......................evening. enjoy
3. Drug.......................led to her early death. depend
4. She has some very.......................things to say on the subject. interest
5. Her.......................with Jim lasted many years. correspond
6. We can find a lot of.......................zones in this area. industry
7. I value her.......................above anything else. friend
8. The countru has more than ten.......................newspapers. nation
9. Children are allowed much more.......................these days. free
10. Wearing seat belts in cars is .......................by law. compel
11. My friend`s bike is as expensive as ........... YOU
12. The