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This document contains a mock test for admission to grade 10 specialized English classes. The test includes multiple choice questions, a cloze test, and a reading comprehension section. The multiple choice questions cover topics like grammar, vocabulary, and idioms. The cloze test passage is about the challenges of being the first person to fly a hot air balloon to the North Pole. It tests vocabulary in context. The reading comprehension passage is about surveys and popular polling organizations in the United States.

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This document contains a mock test for admission to grade 10 specialized English classes. The test includes multiple choice questions, a cloze test, and a reading comprehension section. The multiple choice questions cover topics like grammar, vocabulary, and idioms. The cloze test passage is about the challenges of being the first person to fly a hot air balloon to the North Pole. It tests vocabulary in context. The reading comprehension passage is about surveys and popular polling organizations in the United States.

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LUYỆN THI VÀO LỚP 10 CHUYÊN ANH  MOCK TEST 


https://www.facebook.com/LT10CA  Ngày: 23/08/2018 
 
I. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS:​ Choose the correct answer to fill in the blank. 
01: Not until we have choice _____ the business down. 
A. Close we B. we will close C. will we close D. we close  
02: Rebecca didn’t deserve _____ punished quite so severely, if you ask me. 
A. Be B. Being C. to be D. To being 
03: After the investigation, the accident was put down to human _____ 
A. Mistake B. wrong C. error  D. slip  
04: Do you think the generation _____ between parents and teenagers is getting wider? 
A. Split B. divide C. crack D. gap  
05: Are you still bearing a _____against Peter because of his criticism about your singing? 
A. Dislike B. grudge C. contempt D. scorn  
06: We took the most _____ route while travelling to Paris 
A. Forward  B. Regular C. Direct D.even  
07: It isn’t easy to obtain admission to this university, to say _____ of the costs you have to incur.  
A. Nothing more B. only a little C. not so much D. but a few 
08: The  poor  man  was  _____  of  everything  after  he  was  evicted  from  the  apartment  and  having  his 
properties confiscated. 
A. Removed B. possessed C. Deprived D.acquired 
09: Mrs McCathy was given a hard _____ by her husband who left her with four children to look after 
A. Problem B. worry C. deal D. time 
10: Nobody took any _____of his opinions, which infuriated him.  
A. Attention B. regard C. notice D. cognition 
11: I said Ricardson but I meant Richardso. It was just a _____ of the tongue 
A. Slip B. mistake C. fault D. lapse 
12: The inaccurate information _____ us into thinking that it was a half-price flight to HCM.  
A. Misconducted B. Misfired C. Misinformed D. Misled  
13: She doesn’t _____ to be an expert, but certainly she knows a lot.  
A. Claim B. impress C. inform  D. argue 
14: People under 18 aren’t _____ for membership in this association 
A. Viable B. eligible C. permissible D. Legal  
15: He couldn’t have been in his right _____ saying that he can fly.  
A. Minds B. Brains C. Senses D. thoughts  
16: You may think I am an old man, but I can assure you I am still _____ strong 

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A. Doing B. running C. making D. going  


17: That constant noise from the adjacent room is _____ me from work 
A. Distracting B. dispersing C. disturbing D. disrupting 
18: As soon as you cross the army gates, you will have to _____ yourself to the superiors’commands. 
A. Abide B. devote C. submit D. comply 
19: If you tell him he isn’t a good musician, that will be nothing _____ of a humiliation to him 
A. Less B. short C. more D. bigger 
20: Mike’s tendency towards forgetting is a _____ joke among his friends. 
A. Continuing B. lasting C. constant D. standing 
21: “When was your son made _____ ?” “It was right after the strike the union had organized” 
A. Useless B. redundant C. unoccupied D. idle 
22: Don’t  push  me  into  helping  you  in  the  garden  now.  I  am  completely  _____  and  feel  like  having  a 
short snap.  
A. Filed up B. worn off C. let out D. done in 
23: I am fed up with your constant interfering in my love life. Why don’t you _____ your own business? 
A. Beware B. care C. mind D. watch 
24: With  the  new  law  had  been  _____  on  by  the  Parliament,  there  would  have  been  a  great 
dissatisfaction in the lower social groups.  
A. Accepted B. admitted  C. adopted D. agreed  
25: He paused, afraid lest he _____ too much. 
A. Didn’t say B. say C. hadn’t been saying D. said 
26: If you _____ sit down, I will give you an account of what happened. 
A. Will B. Would C. Could D. Might 
27: _____ a hotel, we looked for somewhere to have dinner.  
A. Finding B. We found C. Having found  D. found 
28: Be careful not to _____ your finger with that needle 
A. Prick B. bite C. scratch D. sting  
29: After his death, she went to the hospital to collect his personal _____ 
A. Affairs b. objects C. effects D. extras 
30: Mary was a _____ opponent, and I respected her for that. 
A. Formidable B. threatening  C. forbidding D. dreadful  
II.  GUIDED  CLOZE  TEST:  Choose  the  word  or  phrase  that  best  fits  each  space  in  the  following 
passage. 
For  those  people  who  go  out  in search of adventure, a long-distance flight in a hot-air balloon is a 
particularly  exciting  (01)  _____.  Indeed,  a  round-the-world  balloon  trip  is  widely  regarded  as  the  (02) 
_____  challenge.  One  well-known  adventurer, David Hemplemann-Adams, would not agree, however. 
Recently,  he  became  the  first  man  to  (03)  _____  the  North Pole in a hot-air balloon, a more significant 
(04)  _____  in  his  eyes.  Given  that  the  distance  and  altitudes  (05)  _____  are  comparatively  modest,  you 
might wonder why the trip from Canada to the Pole, should present such a challenge. 

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Part  of  the  (06)  _____  was  that  such  a  flight  had  not  even  been  attempted  for  over  a  century.  In 
those  days,  such  expeditions  were  huge  events,  with  a  nation's  pride  (07)  _____  on  their  success, and 
so  resources  were  (09)  _____  to  them.  Although  he  eventually  managed  to  secure  a  substantial 
sponsorship  deal  from  an  insurance  company,  Hemplemann-Adams  had  the  added  challenge  of 
having to (10) _____ sufficient funds for his trip.  
Then,  of  course,  he  had  to  face  major  survival  concerns, such as predicting the weather (11) _____ 
and  coping  with  the  dangerously  low  temperatures.  But  most  challenging  of  all  was  the  incredibly 
complex  problem  of  navigation.  As  the  earth's  magnetic  field  gets  stronger,  only  the  most  (12)  _____ 
of  satellite-linked  navigation  systems  can  (13)  _____  that  one  has  got  to  the  Pole.  Without  them,  the 
chances  of  getting  anywhere  near  it  are  extremely  (14)  _____.  Not  to  mention  an  even  greater 
problem that (15) _____ on Hemplemann-Adams' mind: getting back! 
01: A. campaign B. prospect C. motiong D. engagement 
02: A. ultimate B. extreme C. utmost D. eventual 
03: A. meet B. reach C. attain D. fulfil 
04: A. recognition B. acquisition C. achievement D. realisation 
05: A. engaged B. regarded C. involved D. connected 
06: A. appeal B. beauty C. charm D. allure 
07: A. leaning B. resting C. waiting D. standing 
08: A. commended B. confided C. confirmed D. committed 
09: A. bargain B. purchase C. transaction D. deal 
10: A. elevate B. lift C. raise D. build 
11: A. tendencies B. conditions C. circumstances D. elements 
12: A. sophisticated B. refined C. cultured D. educated 
13: A. approve B. confirm C. reinforce D. support 
14: A. thin B. slight C. slim D. tight 
15: A. pushed B. stressed C. pressed D. weighed 
III. READING:  
PASSAGE 1: Read the passage and choose the best answers to the questions. 
A  survey  is  a  study,  generally  in  the  form  of  an  interview  or  a  questionnaire,  that  provides 
information  concerning  how  people  think  and  act.  In  the  United  States,  the  best-known  surveys  are 
the  Gallup  poll  and  the  Harris  poll.  As  anyone  who  watches  the  news  during  presidential campaigns 
knows, these polls have become an important part of political life in the United States. 
North  Americans  are  familiar  with  the  many "person on the street" interviews on local television 
news  shows.  While  such  interviews  can  be  highly  entertaining,  they  are  not  necessarily  an  accurate 
indication  of  public  opinion.  First,  they  reflect  the  opinions  of  only  those  people  who  appear  at  a 
certain  location.  Thus,  such  samples  can  be  biased  in  favor  of  commuters,  middle-class  shoppers,  or 
factory  workers,  depending  or  which  area  the  newspeople select. Second, television interviews tend 
to  attract  outgoing  people  who  are  willing  to  appear  on  the air, while they frighten away others who 
may  feel  intimidated  by  a  camera.  A  survey  must  be  based  on  a precise, representative sampling if it 
is to genuinely reflect a broad range of the population. 
In  preparing  to  conduct  a  survey,  sociologists  must  exercise  great  care  in  the  wording  of 
questions.  An  effective  survey question must be simple and clear enough for people to understand it. 
It  must  also  be  specific  enough  so  that  there  are  no  problems  in  interpreting  the  results.  Even 
questions  that  are  less  structured  must be carefully phrased in order to elicit the type of information 

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desired.  Surveys  can  be  indispensable  sources  of  information,  but  only  if  the  sampling  is  done 
properly and the questions are worded accurately. 
There  are  two main forms of surveys: the interview and the questionnaire. Each of these forms of 
survey  research  has  its  advantages.  An  interviewer  can  obtain  a  high  response  rate  because  people 
find  it  more  difficult  to  turn  down  a  personal  request  for  an  interview  than  to  throw  away a written 
questionnaire.  In  addition,  an  interviewer  can  go  beyond  written  questions and probe for a subject's 
underlying  feelings  and  reasons.  However,  questionnaires  have  the  advantage  of  being cheaper and 
more consistent. 
01: What does the passage mainly discuss? 
A. The history of surveys in North America  
B. The principles of conducting surveys  
C. Problems associated with interpreting surveys  
D. The importance of polls in American political life  
02: The word "they" in line 6 refers to _____ 
A. North Americans B. news shows  C. interviews  D. opinions 
03: According  to  the  passage,  the  main  disadvantage  of  person-on-the-street interviews is that they 
_____ 
A. are not based on a representative sampling  
B. are used only on television  
C. are not carefully worded  
D. reflect political opinions  
04: The word "precise" in line 11 is closest in meaning to _____ 
A. planned  B. rational  C. required  D. accurate  
05: According to paragraph 3, which of the following is most important for an effective survey? 
A. A high number of respondents  
B. Carefully worded questions  
C. An interviewer's ability to measure respondents' feelings  
D. A sociologist who is able to interpret the results  
06: The word "exercise" in line 12 is closest in meaning to _____ 
A. utilize  B. consider  C. design  D. defend   
07: The word "elicit" in line 14 is closest in meaning to _____ 
A. compose  B. rule out   
C. predict  D. bring out 
08:  It  can  inferred  from  the  passage  that  one  reason  that  sociologists  may  become  frustrated  Tiếng 
Anh with questionnaires is that 
A. respondents often do not complete and return questionnaires  
B. questionnaires are often difficult to read  
C. questionnaires are expensive and difficult to distribute  
D. respondents are too eager to supplement questions with their own opinions  

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09:  According  to  the  passage,  one  advantage  of  live  interviews  over  questionnaires  is  that  live 
interviews _____ 
A. cost less  B. can produce more information   
C. are easier to interpret  D. minimize the influence of the researcher. 
10: The word "probe" in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to _____ 
A. explore  B. influence  C. analyze  D. apply 
PASSAGE  2:  ​Choose  the  most  suitable  sentence  from  the  list  A-G  below  that  fits  best  with  the 
article. There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use.  
TONGUE TRICKSTER  
Never mind the tongue twister – here’s the tongue trickster. 
Frank Parsons reports on the craze for a strange type of food.  
Imagine  drinking  a  glass  of  pure,  freshly-squeezed  lemon  juice  with  nothing  added.  It’s  enough  to 
turn  your  stomach.  (01)  _____  I  watch  as  one-by-one  they  down  the drink, tentative at first , and then 
smiling  broadly  as  they  declare,  “It  tastes  just  like  grandma’s  lemonade.”  Fifty  or  so  people  crowd 
around  a  table  on  the  rooftop  terrace  of  Larry’s  small  but  swish  apartment.  I  edge  my  way  forward 
and  arrive  at  the  table  that  positively  groans  with  the  array  of  food  piled  high.  (02)  _____  My  host 
appears  at  my  shoulder,  and  say,”  Here,  have  this”.  This turns out to be a small red berry the size of a 
blueberry,  but  slightly  elongated,  the  shape of a coffee bean. He looks at the expression on my face. “ 
It’s  known  as  the  miracle  food,  just  put  it  in  your  mouth.”  he  instructs,  “  and  chew  it  slightly  to 
seperate  the  pulp  from  its  seed.  (03)  _____  I  obey  his  command  and  then  discreetly  spit  the  remains 
into  my  hankerchief  while  his glance is averted. “Done”, he asks, turning back to me. I nod. He grabs a 
glass  of  lemon  juice  from a passing waiter and offers it to me. “Now drink”. I take a small sip and close 
my  eyes.  The  guests  are  right.  (04)  _____  My  host  states  knowingly  I  have  experienced  first-hand the 
phenomenon  of  the  Synsepalum  Dulcificum,  or  the  Miracle  Fruit.  This  small  berry  has  the  amazing 
effect  of  causing  bitter  of  sour  foods  to  taste  as  sweet  as  sugar  candy.  (05)  _____  When it comes into 
contact  with  acidic  foods,  like  vinegar,  it  starts  to  act  like  a  sweetener.  A  native fruit of West Africa, 
the  fruit  was  discovered  by  western  explorers  around  1725.  (06)  _____  Left uncultivated, the miracle 
fruit  grows  in  bushes  reaching  six  meters  in  height.  It  produces  crops  twice  yearly,  usually  after  the 
rainy season, and has attractive white flowers.  
A. These range from wedges of fruit, strong cheeses and pickles to plates of Brussel spouts.  
B. It’s  like  I’ve  been  transported  to  childhood,  sitting  on  the  porch  with  Grandma  and  her 
delicious homemade pop.  
C. According to scientists the result happens because of a protein called miracullin 
D. Then push it around your mouth like you’d do with a piece of gum for sixty seconds.  
E. Yet  that  is  what  the guest of host, Larry Walters, are given on their arrival at one of his tasting 
parties in an upmarket district of New York.  
F. Not everyone is a fan of the berry’s strange effect, howver.  
G. They  first  noticed  its  distintive  property  when  they  saw  local  people  chewing  the  berry before a 
meal. 
IV. OPEN CLOZE TEST:​ Supply each blank with one suitable word. 
PASSAGE 1: 
Mammals  have  brains.  So  they  can  feel  pain,  experience  fear  and  react in disgust. If a wildebeest 
did  not  feel  pain,  it  would  carry  on  grazing  as  lions  chewed  it  hind  leg  first.  If  an  antelope  did  not 
experience  fear,  it  would  not  (01)  _____  into  a  sprint  at  the  first  hint  of  cheetah.  If  a  canine  did  not 
experience disgust, it would not vomit; it would not be, as the (02) _____ goes, sick as a dog. 
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Pain,  fear  and  disgust  are  (03)  _____  of  the  mammalian  survival  machinery  provided  by  tens  of 
millions of years of (04) _____. Homo sapiens has, however, only been around for about 200,000 years. 
So  all  three  emotional  states  (05)  _____  something to mammal origins. If bipedal mammal members of 
the  Garrick  club  or  Millwall  feel  those  emotions,  then  (06)  _____  do  deer,  foxes  and  dogs.  The 
argument  is  about  how  "aware"  or  "conscious"  non-human  mammals  might  be  during  these 
emotional  experiences.  When  an  animal knows it is being chased and starts to run, is it obeying some 
instinct  (07)  _____  from  ancestors  that  knew  when  to  get  out  of  the  danger  zone  or  does  it  actually 
"know" to be afraid? 
That  might  be  the  wrong  question.  A  human  startled  by  a  strange  shape  in  a  darkened  corridor 
experiences  a  pounding  heart,  lungs  (08)  _____  for  air,  and  a  body  in  recoil.  This  is  the  well-known 
flight  or  fight  reaction.  A  human  appreciates  the  full  force  of  fear and has already started to counter 
the  danger  a  fraction  of  a  second  before  the  brain  has  time  to  absorb  and  order  the  information 
presented  by  the  menacing  figure.  This  is  because  mental  calculations  are  too  slow  to  cope  with 
surprise  attack.  Pain  (09)  _____  logic.  Touch  something  hot  and  you  withdraw  your  hand even before 
you have time to think about doing so. Once again, the wisdom is (10) _____ the event. 
PASSAGE 2:  
RELAXATION 
True  relaxation  is  most  certainly  not  a  matter  of  flopping  down  in  front  of  the  television  with  a 
welcome  drink.  Nor  is  it  about  drifting  (01)  _____  an  exhausted  sleep.  Useful  though these responses 
to  tension  and  over-tiredness  (02)  _____  be,  we  should  distinguish  between  them  and  conscious 
relaxation  in  (03)  _____  of  quality  and  effect.  (04)  _____  of  the  level  of  tiredness,  real  relaxation  is  a 
state  of  alert  yet  at  the  same  (05)  _____  passive  awareness,  in  which  our  bodies  are  (06)  _____  rest 
while our minds are awake.  
Moreover,  it  is  as  natural  (07)  _____  a  healthy  person  to  be relaxed when moving as resting. (08) _____ 
relaxed  in  action  means  we  bring  the  appropriate  energy  to  everything  we  do, (09) _____ as to have a 
feeling of healthy tiredness by the end of the day, (10) _____ than one of exhaustion.  
V. ERROR IDENTIFICATION:​ Choose the underlined part that needs correction. 
01: If you sure ​that (A)​ you are right, you ​would (B)​ ​not (C)​ mind an independent examination ​of (D) 
the case 
02: Fifty percent of the people alive today ​have (A)​ never made a phone call, ​but (B)​ thirty percent 
still (C)​ have no electricity connections to ​their (D)​ homes. 
03: The farmer should not ​have been (A)​ so careless ​as (B)​ to leave the door of the house unbolted 
when (C)​ he ​had gone (D)​ to bed. 
04: A ​census (A)​ of the island ​revealed (B)​ a population of ​only (C)​ 10,000 ​people (D)​. 
05: The engineer, who is renowned for his ​ingenuity (A)​, has ​designed (B)​ a ​very unique (C)​ cooling 
system for our new plant ​in (D)​ Spain. 
VI. WORD FORMS:​ Supply the appropriate forms of the words in the brackets. 
01: Many of those recycled boxes and plastic packages are ending up in _______ (LAND) 
02: The rabbit managed to _______ the wolf by setting a trap. (WIT) 
03: There was a time when dress-down Fridays were as _______ as we got, but the rise in startup 
culture has made creating a relaxed workplace a big priority. (LAY) 
04: You should take your daughter to the Doctor. She has been acting _______ recently (TYPE) 
05: It was 12 p.m when I was across the _______ shipping lane and content to leave it to the windvane 
steering and go below. (WEST) 

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06: We export wheat because our supplies are _______ (ABOUND) 


07: The generous sponsor helped to make the occasion a _______ success. (SOUND) 
08: She left the visit early on the unlikely _______ that she had a friend to meet (TEXT) 
09: The gunman escaped on a motorcycle being ridden by an _______ (COMPLY) 
10: The wining teams are as _______ - Team 778, 937 and 677. (FOLLOW) 
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: Ann is proud of her ability to speak five languages fluently. (PRIDES) 
→ Being . 
02: Please come as early as possible. (BETTER) 
→ You should  . 
03: “You have done an excellent job, Lucie,” said the teacher. (CONGRATULATED) 
→ The teacher  . 
04: They say that the computer is playing important part in modern life. (ROLE) 
→ The computer . 
05: Shortly before my eighteenth birthday, I will go to university. (STUDENT) 
→ By the  . 
06: You can get the best discounts at our shop. (OFFERED) 
→ It is  . 
07: People who haven’t seen his performances are in no position to be critical. (PERFORM) 
→ Nobody . 
08: She didn’t try very hard to get to know other people in the course. (EFFORT) 
→ Little  . 
09: Staying on late at work is becoming less of a problem for me. (USED) 
→ I  . 
10: These two brands of ketchup are almost the same. (HARDLY) 
→ There’s  . 
 

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