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Đề đề xuất DHBB 10 2024 Chuyên Biên Hòa Hà Nam

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

26. These stones have been here since time ______.

a)

immemorial

b)

immemorable

c)

immortal

d)

innumerable

2.

27. Trying to find her way home through the woods in the dead of night, Sarah lost her ______ when the clouds obscured the stars overhead.

a)

bearings

b)

rag

c)

heart

d)

marbles

3.

28. In fact the whole wedding was a ______ affair - no dancing, just people standing around in groups chatting politely.

a)

basic

b)

sober

c)

plain

d)

gaudy

4.

29. The mobilephone company planned to publicly ______ its latest technology to upgrade its already strong operating system.

a)

underwrite

b)

undervalue

c)

undress

d)

unveil

5.

30. James didn’t take ______ to your suggestion that she was mean with money.

a)

agreeably

b)

cheerfully

c)

kindly

d)

pleasantly

6.

31. The scientists ______ the festival of Ramadan, but they were too busy with their research in the laboratory.

a)

would have liked

to commemorate

b)

would have loved

to have observed

c)

would prefer

to have organised

d)

would sooner

have celebrated

7.

32. The manager hesitated to assign the job to the newcomer as he was ______.

a)

wet behind the ears

b)

feeling your ears burning

c)

ringing in your ears

d)

keeping your ears open

8.

33. Legend ______ that Robin Hood fired an arrow from his dead-bed and was burried where the arrow handed.

a)

tells it

b)

says it

c)

makes it

d)

has it

9.

34. Mr. Gump supposes, ______, that he will retire at 60.

a)

like most people did

b)

as most of people

c)

like most people do

d)

as do most people

10.

35. The robbers packed the money into a suitcase and ______ in a van that waited for them in the street.

a)

put through

b)

made off

c)

roled over

d)

carried away

11.

36. I overslept this morning and caught the last bus to school by ______.

a)

the hair of my head

b)

the skin of my teeth

c)

the nail of my finger

d)

the skin of my heels

12.

37. ______ the public concern about the local environment, this new road scheme will have to be abandoned.

a)

In view of

b)

In the event of

c)

As regards

d)

However much

13.

38. I don’t believe there’s a ______ of evidence that could be held against him.

a)

drop

b)

grain

c)

shred

d)

strain

14.

39. I feel ______ to inform the committee that a number of members are unhappy with the decision.

a)

my duty

b)

this my duty

c)

it my duty

d)

that my duty

15.

40. What I hate about Alcie is that she’s always trying to ______ teachers for favors.

a)

crying out for

b)

making up for

c)

pinning down to

d)

sucking up to

16.

41. The car wheels ______ as they curved and bounced over the rough broken ground.

a)

screenched

b)

squeaked

c)

squished

d)

sputtered

17.

42. Mary is a ______ liar. She was even arrested for lying to a police officer.

a)

physical

b)

congenital

c)

naïve

d)

abnormal

18.

43. In your place, I ______ to others for help. There’s no way of getting the project finished yourself.

a)

would turn

b)

would have turned

c)

will turn

d)

must have turned

19.

44. There are no hills around and the area is as flat as a ______.

a)

stick

b)

coin

c)

pancake

d)

feather

20.

45. He won’t pay 80 pounds for the coat; it is not worth ______.

a)

all that much

b)

that all much

c)

much that all

d)

that much all

21.

46. His public announcement of the secret plans was dealt a sheer ______ of confidence and was heavily criticized by the other members of the council.

a)

damage

b)

breach

c)

crash

d)

fracture

22.

47. The last candidate for the managerial position is a pretty unknown ______ .

a)

quality

b)

quantity

c)

quandary

d)

qualification

23.

48. The couple tied the knot two months after they met – it was indubitably a ______ romance.

a)

typhoon

b)

hurricane

c)

whirlwind

d)

cyclone

24.

49. I don’t expect the entry test this year will be more demanding, but, ______, I don’t think it will be simpler either.

a)

over and above

b)

on the side

c)

by the same token

d)

for good measure

25.

50. The new superconductors look set to ______ a useful niche for themselves in the world’s electrical industries.

a)

etch

b)

incise

c)

carve

d)

lacerate

26.

51. The Oscar winning actress simply ______ charm and professionalism in her acceptable speech.

a)

exuded

b)

excluded

c)

expunged

d)

extricated

27.

52. The computer has changed the world ______.

a)

irreplaceably

b)

irrevocably

c)

irredeemably

d)

irrepairably

28.

53. The entire staff was thrown off ______ when the news of the takeover was announced.

a)

composure

b)

disarray

c)

stability

d)

balance

29.

54. He’s so lazy! We all have to work harder because he’s always ______ his duties.

a)

evading

b)

shirking

c)

ducking

d)

dodging

30.

55. I’m hoping that this work experience will stand me in ______ in my future career.

a)

good grounding

b)

good stead

c)

fine precedent

d)

stable footing

31-40.

For questions 56-65, fill each gap with the correct form of the words in brackets.

31.

56. Her story about being chased away from school by wolves seems pretty (a)   . (FAR)

32.

57. She complained (a)   about his rudeness. (CEASE)

33.

58. The rumors are completely (a)   and I would urge everyone not to believe them. (SUBSTANCE)

34.

59. The sprawling factory compound, all grey dormitories and (a)   warehouses, blends seamlessly into the outskirts of the Shenzjen megalopolis. (WEATHER)

35.

60. You can ask a (a)   for advice on what kind of food you should eat to keep you healthy. (DIET)

36.

61. Everyone marveled at his (a)   idea of organizing more field trips for students. (OBJECT)

37.

62. It was just (a)   that I met my high school friend on my second day visiting Paris. (HAPPEN)

38.

63. People are increasingly becoming (a)   to violence on television. (SENSE)

39.

64. By pausing for a moment or two before speaking, you will simply be (a)   a nervous tendency to rush headlong into everything. (ACT)

40.

65. In my opinon, this book is just (a)   rubbish. (INTELLECT)

41-50.

For questions 66-75, read the following passage and decide which option (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.

Sleeping disorders like insomnia can (66) ______ to be a worrying question for many of us. Almost anyone can easily conjure (67) ______ at least one sleepless night of tossing and turning in bed awaiting the bliss of a deep dream. Most probably, a third of us undergo the distressing experience at least once a week.

Even though it is possible for people to (68) ______ without any sleep at all for a period of time, such occurrences are rather few and far between and there is no evidence to (69) ______ this assumption. What is sure, however, is the fact that we do need some sleep to regenerate our strength and to (70) ______ the brain to its proper activity. No wonder, then, that the tiredness and fatigue that appear after a sleepless night (71) ______ many of us to go for chemical support in the form of sleep (72) ______ tablets or powders.

However long the problem of sleeplessness has afflicted many individuals, very little has been detected in the question of its original causes. We are conscious that it usually (73) ______ those who are exposed to a great deal of stress, anxiety or depression. It may also be (74) ______ by overworking or unfavorable surroundings with scarcity of fresh air.

Sleeping pills may provide some relief as an alternative in this desperate situation. Yet, they do little to combat the ailment in full. Consequently, our hopes should be placed on the medical authorities to (75) ______ the root cause insomnia before we take to being nocturnals leading our noisy lives in the dead of night.

41.

66.

a)

present

b)

entail

c)

realize

d)

prove

42.

67.

a)

up

b)

about

c)

off

d)

out

43.

68.

a)

operate

b)

progress

c)

function

d)

perform

44.

69.

a)

proclaim

b)

endure

c)

invalidate

d)

substantiate

45.

70.

a)

recuperate

b)

restore

c)

revive

d)

revamp

46.

71.

a)

exert

b)

seduce

c)

reinforce

d)

compel

47.

72.

a)

inducing

b)

instigating

c)

amending

d)

provoking

48.

73.

a)

betrays

b)

bemoans

c)

besets

d)

bestows

49.

74.

a)

engendered

b)

applied

c)

instigated

d)

evolved

50.

75.

a)

release

b)

determine

c)

emerge

d)

confess

51-60.

For questions 76-85, fill each of the following numbered blanks with ONE suitable word.

Fake Rolex Watches

Rolex is one of the most (76) ______ out brand names in the timepiece industry. (77) ______ from the design and movement of a Rolex to its price screams quality. Thanks to the outrageous prestige of the Rolex brand, Rolex watchers are (78) ______ the world’s most copied luxury items. In recent years, Rolex forgeries have become so good that the (79) ______ of the best are now virtually identical to the real thing.

It (80) ______ without saying that thrift motivates informed fake Rolex purchases. Most people simply don’t have the money to purchase the genuine article. But what about those who are unwittingly duped (81) ______ buying a fake Rolex? How can they avoid being scrammed?

There is only one way to (82) ______ a high-quality Rolex knock-off from the real deal and that is to get an expert to open (83) ______ the watch. At this point, most experts, most of the time, can spot a fake by looking at the watch’s movement. But not always. Sometimes, even experts can have a hard time distinghuishing fake and genuine Rolexes. Thus, there really is only one fail-safe way for (84) ______ Rolex owners to avoid being inadvertently caught (85) ______: purchase their watch from a reputable Rolex dealer.

51.

76.

(a)  

52.

77.

(a)  

53.

78.

(a)  

54.

79.

(a)  

55.

80.

(a)  

56.

81.

(a)  

57.

82.

(a)  

58.

83.

(a)  

59.

84.

(a)  

60.

85.

(a)