Đề ôn tuyển sinh môn Tiếng Anh vào Lớp 10 - Năm học 2016-2017 - Bài số 9 - Cấn Chính Trường

ÔN THI TUYỂN SINH TIẾNG ANH 10 (9) – June 10th, 2016
I. Choose the correct answers.
 'I'm a salesperson in a gold shop in China. Every morning I take (1) some /many of our gold bracelets and earring and (2) a little /a few of our gold animals and put them in the shop window. We're selling (3) a lot of/not many gold rabbits at the moment because this year is the Chinese year of the rabbit. When there is a new girl or boy in the family (4) no /some parents buy a gold animal, but not (5) many /much parents do this because it's expensive. Thousands of customers come to the shop every day so there is (6) any/no time to talk to the other salespeople. We work twelve hours a day and there isn 't (7) any /many time to go out for lunch so we eat (8) a few / so m e food in the shop. How (9) much /many do I earn? I don't earn (10) much /a little money - only about £60-80 a month, it depends. (11) Some /Any months I sell (12) a lot/much and then I earn more, other months I don't even get £60. When I get home I don't have (13) much /many energy, I spend (14) a little /a few time with my family and I try to meet my friends (15) a few /a lot of times a month.'
II. Complete the text. Use all, none, both, neither, another, other, the other or the second.
 Paula and Maria are (1)........financial dealers, but (2)........of them are millionaires. They work long hours. 'I usually get to work about 7.30 and all (3)........people in my office get there before 8.15,' says Paula. You have to start early. (4)........of Maria's colleagues get to work later than 8.00/ she adds. 'I usually start the day by reading my emails because (5)........of my customers do business by computer, so I need to read and answer my emails as quickly as possible. (6)........thing I do is check if prices are up or down. After that I do (7)........things, for example talk to customers on the phone, write reports or go to meetings. (8).......thing I have to do is visit customers, but I usually do that in the afternoon. I work in London, but we have (9)........office in Manchester and I go to (10).......office once a week. If I'm lucky I finish work about 7pm.' After a long, tiring day, (11).......Maria nor Paula do very much in the evening and they (12).......go to bed early.
III. Complete the sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.
1. It is ten minutes after take-off, so it is not necessary to wear seat belts any longer!
 Ten minutes after take-off, you.............any longer.
2. I'm afraid you are not allowed to smoke in this area.
 I'm afraid you.............in this area.
3. It is not possible to park your car in front of the shop. The space is for trucks only.
 You............................................. . The space is for trucks only.
4. Frankly, I can't see any difference between a Peugeot and a Mercedes.
 To me, a Peugeot is as.........Mercedes.
5 If you have to travel long distances, buses are the worst option because they're so 
 uncomfortable.
 Buses are.....................means of transport for long distances.
6. My mother's father is a brain surgeon. My father's father is a brain surgeon, too.
 Both of.........................brain surgeons.
IV. Read the text below and fill in the blanks with ONE appropriate word. 
Shopping in London and Moscow
 Harvey Nichols, the luxury department store in London, may open (1)........store in Moscow. There are more and more Russian customers at the London store so now there are Russian-speaking staff. What's (2)........, Russian shoppers are Drobably the (3)..........spenders of the decade. As one of the staff said, 'Russians don't come to Britain to see (4)........sights. They come to shop, and they pay in cash. The way they spend is interesting. For example, women come in and when they shop for the latest handbag, they buy at (5).......three of them. They may ask for two of the most expensive coats, and they will buy (6)........of them. In Russia now, there is a hunger and passion for the most fashionable products.'
 Last year, Britain was the (7)........active foreign investor in Russia. Moscow is full (8).......colourful advertising and the country has more billionaires (9)........anywhere except America. That's why the British fashion house Burberrys has two stores in Moscow, one is as (10).........as the other. Rolls-Royce has an impressive showroom near the Kremlin and boutiques selling British designer clothing are doing great business.
V. Complete the conditional sentences using a suitable form of the verbs in brackets.
1. If Fleming (not leave) bacteria in a dish, he wouldn't have discovered penicillin.
2. Have you seen your horoscope? I (not go) out this afternoon if I were you!
3. If you (not go out) in the rain, you wouldn't have caught a cold.
4. Many athletes (not break) records if they hadn't used drugs.
5. Unless we control 'doping', the original spirit of the Olympics (disappear).
6. If you laid out flat the grey matter of a human brain, it (cover) an office desk!
7. If you have a headache, why you (not take) an aspirin?
8. If farmers used the new types of plants, they (have) crops that can resist disease.
9. If plants were engineered in the right way, they (have) the taste and consistency of meat - good news for vegetarians!
10. If we had not bred from the wolf, the astonishing range of dogs (not exist).
VI. Put the verbs in brackets in the following mini dialogues in an '-ing' form or infinitive.
A: How was the party?
B: Horrible, I regret (1).......(go) there.
A: Good morning, Mr Jackson. Have you corrected our tests?
B: Yes, I have and I regret (2)......(tell) you that you've all failed.
A: I can't open this jar of honey.
B: Try(3)......(put) it in hot water for a few minutes.
A: It looks like our video has broken down.
B: Why don't we try(4)......(look) at the manual?
A: Are you sure you locked the door?
B: I clearly remember (5)......(turn) the key in the lock.
A: Did you remember (6)......(buy) apresent for granny?
B: Yes, I did. And I remembered (7)......(get) her flowers, too.
A: I could do with a drink of water or juice.
B: I'm quite thirsty myself. Let's stop (8)......(get) a drink.
A: Would you like some chocolate?
B: No, thanks, I stopped (9)......(eat) sweets ages ago.
A: You need some practice (10)..(lose) weight.
VII. Find the mistakes in the following sentences and correct them.
1. Please leave your luggages at Reception.
2. This scissor isn't very sharp.
3. The police has been informed about the break in.
4. Maths are my least favourite subject.
5. The trouser I bought last week doesn't fit.
6. Can you give me some informations about train times?
7. The news about the election aren't very good.
8. I need an advice about how to cook rice.
9. Traffics in the city have increased a lot.
10. They made several series of Friends but the very first series were the best.
VIII. Fill in: where, whose, who, which, when or why.
 Buying a present for someone is often a tricky business. The first thing (1).......you have to decide is what to buy and the shop (2)........you should go to buy it. Then you might want to buy a joint present with a friend, so you have to find a time (3)........you are both free. It is probably most difficult buying a present for someone (4)........you don’t know very well and (5).......tastes you know little about. You have to try to find something (6)........you think they would like. However, it is also no easy job buying a present for a close member of your family, such as your mother. I never know what excuse to tell my mother when I go out. I can’t tell her the reason (7)........ I'm going out because I want to surprise her on the big day. Still, it is worth all the trouble just to see the look of pleasure on someone’s face the moment (8)........they receive your gift.
IX. Complete using the correct passive form of the verbs in brackets.
1. When people.........(arrest), they (take)........to the police station.
2.. Milk..........(usually / keep) in the fridge.
3. ............(we / tell) what’s in next week’s test?
4. How did people communicate over long distances before the phone........(invent)?
5. .........(you / allow) to come to the party next Saturday?
6. You.............(give) your exam results next Monday.
7. ............(Aldan’s bike / find ) yesterday?
X. Read the article about e-rubbish. Answer the questions using quantifiers.
1. How many of us know where our e-rubbish goes?
2. Did Peter Essick follow the rubbish to lots of countries?
3. How many of the computers do sellers resell?
4. How much metal do the parts of the computers contain?
5. Why is the process of recycling these parts so dangerous?
6. How much e-rubbish does Peter Essick think we should export? Why?
E-RUBBISH
 Nowadays, every household produces electronic rubbish (or e-rubbish) - an old TV or computer printer, or an out-of-date mobile phone we no longer need. But when we throw these everyday items away, not many of US know where these objects go. The journalist and photographer, Peter Essick, decided to follow this e-rubbish to several different countries around the world.
 In particular, Essick found a lot of e-rubbish goes to Ghana. There, he saw mountains of old computers in the local markets. The sellers resell some of them but not much equipment works. Instead, they recycle the broken computers by melting the parts inside. These parts contain a little metal such as copper or even gold sometimes. However, this process of recycling a dangerous for the workers because it produces a lot of toxic chemicals. As a result of his journey, Peter Essick thinks it’s important to stop exporting
e-rubbish. It’s bad for the environment and it’s bad for people’s health. Instead, he believes manufacturers need to produce more eco-friendly electronics in the future; in other words, electronic products which you can recycle cheaply, safely and in the country where they were made.
XI. Rewrite the sentences using as...as / soas.
1. This car goes faster than that one.
 That car doesn’t go so fast as this one.
2. Her shoes were more stylish than her handbag.
 Her handbag wasn’t ................................. .
3. My boss’s office is bigger than mine.
 My office isn’t ...................................... .
4. Spain played better than the Netherlands.
 The Netherlands didn’t .............................. .
5. I drive more carefully than you.
 You don’t ............................................
6. Laptops are more expensive than mobile phones.
 Mobile phones aren’t ................................ .
7. Harry looks more relaxed than Sally.
 Sally doesn’t ........................................ .
8. His shirt was dirtier than his trousers.
 His trousers weren’t .........................
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ANSWER KEY TO LESSON 9
I. 1. some 2. a few 3. a lot of 4. some 5. many 6. no 7. any 8. some 9. much 10. much 11. Some 12. a lot 13. much 14. a little 15. a few
II.1. both 2. neither 3. the other 4. None 5. all 6. The other 7. other 8. Another 9. another 10. the other 11. neither 12. Both
III. 
1. Ten minutes after take-off, you need not (don't have to) wear seat belts any longer.
2. I'm afraid you must not smoke in this area. 
3. You may not park your car in front of the shop. The space is for delivery vans only.
4. To me, a Peugeot is as similar as Mercedes. (/ the same as)
5. Buses are the worst means of transport for long distances.
6. Both of my mother's father and my father's father are brain surgeons. 
IV. 1. a - 2. more - 3. best - 4. its - 5. least - 6. both - 7. most - 8. of - 9. than - 10. big
V. 1. hadn't left 2. wouldn’t go 3. Hadn’t gone out 4. wouldn't have broken 5. will disappear 6. would cover 7. don't you take 8. would have 9. would have 10. wouldn't exist
VI. 1. going 2. to tell 3. putting 4. looking 5. turning 6. to buy 7. to get 8. to get 9. Eating
VII. 1. luggage - 2. These scissors aren't - 3. have been informed - 4. Maths is - 5. trousers / don't - 6. information - 7. isn't - 8. some advice - 9. Traffic / has - 10. was the best
VIII. 1. which 2. where 3. (when) 4. (who(m)) 5. whose 6. (which) 7. (why) 8. (when)
IX. 1. are arrested/are taken 2. is usually kept 3. Will we be told 4. was invented 5. Will you be allowed 6. will be given 7. Was Aldan’s bike found
X. 1. Not many. 2. Yes. 3. Not many. 4. A little metal.
5. Because it produces a lot of toxic chemicals.
6. None. Because it's bad for the environment and people's health.
XI. 1. so fast as this one. 	2. as stylish as her shoes
3. as big as my boss’s	4. play as well as Spain
5. drive as carefully as me	6. as expensive as laptops
7. look as relaxed as Harry	8. as dirty as his shirt