ĐỀ THI THỬ VÀO LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN SƯ PHẠM

Đề thi Lớp 10 Chuyên của ĐH Sư phạm Hà Nội
III. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
11. What a nice day ! Let’s go for a picnic, _________?
A. will we B. do you C. shall we D. don’t you
12. John gets good marks, ________ pleases his parents.
A. that B. which C. they D. it
13. The fewer bags you take, _________ trouble you will have en route.
A. the fewer B. the little C. the less D. the least
14. This house needs __________.
A. to repaint B. repainted C. to be repainting D. repainting
15. I have just bought __________.
A. a brown nice leather belt B. a nice leather brown belt C. brown a leather nice belt D. a nice
brown leather belt
16. Either I or John _________ the keys to the car.
A. has taken B. have taken C. has been taken D. have been taken
17. The doctor was attending _________ the sick
A. by B. to C. over D. with
18. Never put _________ till tomorrow what you can do today.
A. over B. off C. back D. away
19. _________ your father was in hospital, we would have gone to see him.
A. Had we known B. If we have known C. If we knew D. We had known
20. _________ turn color and fall to the ground is a sign of winter.
A. That leaves B. Leaves C. When leaves D. If leaves
21. _________ at the table when the phone rang.
A. Hardly we had sat down B. Hardly had we sat down
C. No sooner we had sat down D. No sooner had we sat down
22. Your friendly attitude makes _________ for you to socialize.
A. easier B. easier it C. it easier D. more easily
23. We’d better not waste water _________ we don’t have enough to drink sooner or later.
A. only if B. or else C. as soon as D. in case
24. Only a few movies __________ on this channel are suitable for children.

A. show B. showing C. shown D. are shown
25. She was _________ as anyone could have had.
A. as patient teacher B. a patient a teacher C. as patient as teacher D. as patient a teacher
IV. Read the text below and look carefully at each line. If a line is correct, put a tick by the
number. on the separate answer sheet. If a line has a word which should not be there, write
the word on the separate answer sheet. There are two examples at the beginning (0) and (00).
(1p)
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________ 30
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LONDON
London is a big city, but many people who live there regard it as a number of small towns put
together. Each one district has its own identity and atmosphere and some of parts are even
described by their inhabitants as ‘villages’. Much of the centre of the city consists of shops and

businesses and the majority of people they live in the suburbs. A great many of them travel to
work in the city every day by a train, bus, tube or car; this is call commuting. Commuters might
spend as much as two hours every morning getting to work and too another two hours getting
home again. The cost of living in London is higher than so in most other parts of Britain, and
many people are paid extra money on the top of their salaries because of this. Millions of visitors
come to London every year from all over the world for to see the famous sights, such as
Buckingham Palace, in where the Queen lives, and many other historic buildings. London is also
very famous for including its theatres, red buses, and black taxis. Some people find it as a noisy,
dirty place but it has many large, pleasant parts where everyone can enjoy themselves some
peace and quiet. London has many attractions there, both for people from overseas and for
people from other parts of Britain.
V. Supply the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets. (1p)
a. I (41. try) __________ to learn by heart this text for half an hour, but (42. not succeed)
_________ yet.
b. He (43. fight) ___________ in Flanders in the First World War.
c. Though smoking (44. consider) ______ harmful to people’s health, the number of its addicts
(45. increase) ______.
d. Yesterday I (46. catch) ___________ in the rain because I (47. not watch) ___________ the
weather forecast.
e. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (48. receive) ___________ great excitement everywhere
since it (49. first show) ____________ in 1937.
f. The plane (50. take) ___________ off by this time tomorrow.
IX. Choose the word that best fits the blank space in the following passage. (0.6 p)
Clothing habits are a matter of (1) ________ preference in the United States. Most people are
free to wear (2) ________ they feel comfortable. Business people in large urban areas are (3)
________ to wear suits or dresses, while clothing in rural area is less formal. Most Americans
tend to dress casually when not in formal or business situations.
When eating, most Americans (4) ________ a folk in the hand with which they write. Americans
eat away from home often, and usually they (5) ________ their own meals when dining with
friends.

When Americans greet one another they often (6) ________ a firm handshake. They may greet


strangers on the street by saying “Hello” or “Good morning”. Friends often greet each other (7)
________ “How are you?” and respond “Fine, thanks”. Americans do not really (8) ________
any other answer to the question “How are you?” because it is a way of saying hello. Except in
formal situations, people address each other by their given name once they are acquainted.
Although Americans are generally informal people, it would be (9) ________ to schedule an
appointment before going to visit someone, especially in business (10) ________ an appointment
has been made, it is considered to be prompt.
1. A. person B. personal C. persons D. personably
2. A. whatever B. wherever C. whenever D. whichever
3. A. unlikely B. likely C. like D. alike
4. A. take B. carry C. hold D. bring
5. A. buy B. get C. order D. pay
6. A. transfer B. exchange C. replace D. change
7. A. with B. of C. by D. about
8. A. want B. predict C. expect D. need
9. A. the best B. best C. good D. well
10. A. while B. during C. when D. once
X. Complete the text with a word that best fits each space. (1 p)
Cans made of steel are very easy to remove (0) _________ domestic rubbish because steel is the
only common metal that is attracted to magnets. Many waste removal authorities have (1)
_________ advantage of this fact and have installed large magnets, which (2) ________ put it
simply, put all steel containers out of the general household rubbish. The system is known (3)
_________ ‘magnetic extraction’ and it has two great advantages.
Firstly, unlike most recycling scheme, the recycling (4) ________ steel cans through ‘magnetic
extraction’ requires almost (5) _________ effort from the public. As long as you throw our used
steel can into the rubbish bin, it will be collected (6) _________ then the waste removal authority
will (7) _________ the rest. Other packaging cannot be recycled (8) _________ the public

collect the material and take (9) _________, usually by car, to a central collection point. This
often uses up more energy in petrol than (10) _________ eventually saved by recycling the
material.
Secondly, local authorities actually save public money (11) _________ recovering used steel
cans. Magnetic extraction equipment is simple and cheap, and the steel that has (12) _________
saved is sold to companies who re-use it (13) ___________ making new steel products. (14)
_________ the value of the metal is greater than the cost of magnetic extraction, the process has
financial benefits.
So, magnetic recycling of steel cans from waste saves you time, effort and money, as (15) __ as
saving energy for us all.
III. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
11. What a nice day ! Let’s go for a picnic, ___shall we______?
A. will we B. do you C. shall we D. don’t you
12. John gets good marks, _which_______ pleases his parents.
A. that B. which C. they D. it


13. The fewer bags you take, ____the less_____ trouble you will have en route.
A. the fewer B. the little C. the less D. the least
14. This house needs __repainting________.
A. to repaint B. repainted C. to be repainting D. repainting
15. I have just bought ____a nice brown leather belt______.
A. a brown nice leather belt B. a nice leather brown belt C. brown a leather nice belt D. a nice
brown leather belt
16. Either I or John __has taken_______ the keys to the car.
A. has taken B. have taken C. has been taken D. have been taken
17. The doctor was attending ___to______ the sick
A. by B. to C. over D. with
18. Never put ___off______ till tomorrow what you can do today.
A. over B. off C. back D. away

19. ___Had we known______ your father was in hospital, we would have gone to see him.
A. Had we known B. If we have known C. If we knew D. We had known
20. ____That leaves_____ turn color and fall to the ground is a sign of winter.
A. That leaves B. Leaves C. When leaves D. If leaves
21. ___Hardly had we sat down______ at the table when the phone rang.
A. Hardly we had sat down B. Hardly had we sat down
C. No sooner we had sat down D. No sooner had we sat down
22. Your friendly attitude makes ___it easier______ for you to socialize.
A. easier B. easier it C. it easier D. more easily
23. We’d better not waste water ____or else_____ we don’t have enough to drink sooner or later.
A. only if B. or else C. as soon as D. in case
24. Only a few movies ____shown______ on this channel are suitable for children.
A. show B. showing C. shown D. are shown
25. She was ____as patient a teacher____ as anyone could have had.
A. as patient teacher B. a patient a teacher C. as patient as teacher D. as patient a teacher
IV. Read the text below and look carefully at each line. If a line is correct, put a tick by the
number. on the separate answer sheet. If a line has a word which should not be there, write
the word on the separate answer sheet. There are two examples at the beginning (0) and (00).
(1p)
LONDON
London is a big city, but many people who live there regard it as a number of small towns put
together. Each one district has its own identity and atmosphere and some of parts are even
described by their inhabitants as ‘villages’. Much of the centre of the city consists of shops and
businesses and the majority of people they live in the suburbs. A great many of them travel to
work in the city every day bya train, bus, tube or car; this is call commuting. Commuters might
spend as much as two hours every morning getting to work and too another two hours getting
home again. The cost of living in London is higher than so in most other parts of Britain, and
many people are paid extra money on the top of their salaries because of this. Millions of visitors
come to London every year from all over the world for to see the famous sights, such as
Buckingham Palace, in where the Queen lives, and many other historic buildings. London is also

very famous for including its theatres, red buses, and black taxis. Some people find it as a noisy,


dirty place but it has many large, pleasant parts where everyone can enjoy themselves some
peace and quiet. London has many attractions there, both for people from overseas and for
people from other parts of Britain.
V. Supply the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets. (1p)
a. I (41. try) _have been trying_________ to learn by heart this text for half an hour, but (42. not
succeed) _have not succeeded________ yet.
b. He (43. fight) ___fought________ in Flanders in the First World War.
c. Though smoking (44. consider) _is considered_____ harmful to people’s health, the number of
its addicts (45. increase) _is increasing_____.
d. Yesterday I (46. catch) __was/got caught_________ in the rain because I (47. not watch) had
not watched___________ the weather forecast.
e. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (48. receive) __has received_________ great excitement
everywhere since it (49. first show) __was first shown__________ in 1937.
f. The plane (50. take) _will have taken off_________ off by this time tomorrow.
IX. Choose the word that best fits the blank space in the following passage. (0.6 p)
Clothing habits are a matter of (1) ___B_____ preference in the United States. Most people are
free to wear (2) ____A____ they feel comfortable. Business people in large urban areas are (3)
___B_____ to wear suits or dresses, while clothing in rural area is less formal. Most Americans
tend to dress casually when not in formal or business situations.
When eating, most Americans (4) ____C____ a folk in the hand with which they write.
Americans eat away from home often, and usually they (5) _____D___ their own meals when
dining with friends.
When Americans greet one another they often (6) ____B____ a firm handshake. They may greet
strangers on the street by saying “Hello” or “Good morning”. Friends often greet each other (7)
__with______ “How are you?” and respond “Fine, thanks”. Americans do not really (8)
__C______ any other answer to the question “How are you?” because it is a way of saying hello.
Except in formal situations, people address each other by their given name once they are

acquainted.
Although Americans are generally informal people, it would be (9) ____B____ to schedule an
appointment before going to visit someone, especially in business (10) _____D___ an
appointment has been made, it is considered to be prompt.
1. A. person B. personal C. persons D. personably
2. A. whatever B. wherever C. whenever D. whichever
3. A. unlikely B. likely C. like D. alike
4. A. take B. carry C. hold D. bring
5. A. buy B. get C. order D. pay
6. A. transfer B. exchange C. replace D. change
7. A. with B. of C. by D. about
8. A. want B. predict C. expect D. need
9. A. the best B. best C. good D. well
10. A. while B. during C. when D. once


X. Complete the text with a word that best fits each space. (1 p)
Cans made of steel are very easy to remove (0) __from_______ domestic rubbish because steel
is the only common metal that is attracted to magnets. Many waste removal authorities have (1)
___taken______ advantage of this fact and have installed large magnets, which (2) ____to____
put it simply, put all steel containers out of the general household rubbish. The system is known
(3) ____as_____ ‘magnetic extraction’ and it has two great advantages.
Firstly, unlike most recycling scheme, the recycling (4) ___of_____ steel cans through ‘magnetic
extraction’ requires almost (5) ____every_____ effort from the public. As long as you throw our
used steel can into the rubbish bin, it will be collected (6) ____and_____ then the waste removal
authority will (7) ___do______ the rest. Other packaging cannot be recycled (8) ____so_____
the public collect the material and take (9) ___it/them______, usually by car, to a central
collection point. This often uses up more energy in petrol than (10) ____is_____ eventually
saved by recycling the material.
Secondly, local authorities actually save public money (11) ___by______ recovering used steel

cans. Magnetic extraction equipment is simple and cheap, and the steel that has (12)
____been_____ saved is sold to companies who re-use it (13) ___for________ making new steel
products. (14) __Because_______ the value of the metal is greater than the cost of magnetic
extraction, the process has financial benefits.
So, magnetic recycling of steel cans from waste saves you time, effort and money, as (15) well__
as saving energy for us all.