Practice test 1- LT vào lớp 10 chuyên

PRACTICE TEST 1
Pick out the word that has the underlined sound pronounced differently from the rest (1pt).
television, result, explosion, leisurely
javelin, many, national, channel
applause, author, laugh, caught
bloom, brook, took, foot
recent, international, donkey, passenger.
Put an accent mark before and above the stressed syllable of each of the following words (1pt).
1. parade (n), 2. parliamentary (adj.), 3. terminal (n), 4. underground (n), 5. throughout (prep.), 6. autobiography (n),7. consequently (adv),8. economically (adv),9. nevertheless (adv),10. periodical (n).
Find the word that means (1pt).
home for children whose parents are dead.
table for eating on.
put or keep someone in or as if in prison.
the adjective of performance.
as a result.
Give the correct word form (1pt).
I am . . . . . . . . . . he will succeed in his chosen career. (CONFIDENCE)
We are reading David Copperfield, . . . . . . . . . . by Charles Dickens. (WRITE)
He used all his . . . . . . . . . . to force the door open. (STRONG)
I felt so . . . . . . . . . . that I went to bed early. (SLEEP)
You must forgive my . . . . . . . . . . in these matters. (EXPERIENCE)
Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the first one. (1pt)
Laurence hasn’t seen his sister since she left for Japan. Laurence last
John is fat because he eats so many chips. If
George is not nearly as energetic as he used to be. George used
Please don’t smoke in the kitchen. I’d rather
The news was so bad that Helen burst into tears. It was
Fill in each blank with ONE appropriate word. (2pts).
When Walter was eight years old, in 1908, he used to work for an old lady who lived in his village. Every day, before and after school, he (1) _______ chop wood, light fires, and go shopping for her. He was paid 5p (2) _______ week, which was (3) _______ very much even then.
This old lady kept (4) _______ many cats that she did not know exactly (5) _______ many. (6) _______ day, one of these cats was found dead in the garden, and the lady, (7) _______ was very upset, asked Walter to dig a grave and bury it. Walter did this and (8) _______ given 10p. He couldn’t (9) _______ noticing that he got (10) _______ as much for burying the cat (11) _______ for a whole week’s work. (12) _______ made him think. He had many friends (13) _______ fathers, the local farmers, often had to shoot cats to protect their chickens. He offered his friends 2p for every dead cat they (14) _______ him. He would (15) _______ place the cat in the old lady’s garden where she would find it, think it (16) _______ one of her own and (17) _______ Walter 10p for burying it.
(18) _______ the time he left school, Walter (19) _______ saved quite a lot of money. Later in life he became a very (20) _______ businessman.
Build sentences from these cues (1pt).
since/ beginning/ course/ I/ never/ be late/ class.
please/ not go out/ until/ rain/ stop.
how many novels/ Sir. Arthur Conan Doyle/ you/ read?
how long/ it/ usually take/ walk/ school?
I/ wish/ you/ not wake me up/ so early/ this morning.
Writing (2pts): Write a short composition of about 100 words on the following topic:
Why are good books good teachers and friends?
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