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ĐỀ LUYỆN THI VÀO LỚP 10
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or
phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Some years ago, my daughter was studying English at a university on the south coast. One
evening she phoned to (1)
___________ me that what she really wanted to do was a (2)
___________ round the world, so she was looking into the possibility of working in another
country. She had seen several advertisements in the newspaper for student teachers of English
abroad, and she was interested in one in Italy, which she was desperate to visit.
She decided that this would be a good way to achieve her ambition, so she was writing to apply
(3)___________ the job. The reply (4) ___________ a long time to arrive, but eventually she
received a letter asking if she would go for an interview in London the following week. She was so
excited that she immediately got in touch with the school owner and agreed to attend the (5)
___________. She was determined that nothing would prevent her from doing what she had set out
to do.
1.
A. say
B. talk
C. tell
D. speak
2.
A. picnic
B. trip
C. voyage
D. journey
3.
A. for
B. with
C. about
D. to
4.
A. was
B. passed
C. spent
D. took
5.
A. interview
B. party
C. job
D. class
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions.
6.
In the last quarter of this year, our entertainment company had a big success in signing a lot of
contracts with celebrities.
A. bargains
B. agreements
C. arrangements
D. profits
7.
“Cindy”, which originated in North California, is a popular American folk song.
A. came from
B. finished
C. made
D. recognized
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to
each of the questions.
I didn’t even notice him. It was a chilly November evening in New York City, and my daughter
and I were walking up Broadway. I was thinking, “Milk, dry cleaners, home?” Was I supposed to
notice a guy sitting inside a cardboard box next to newsstand? No, but Nora did she wasn’t even
four, but she pulled at my coat sleeve and said. “That man’s cold, daddy. Can we take him home?”
I don’t remember my reply – probably something like. “That wouldn’t really be helping him”.
Maybe I made her feel better by giving her an apple. I don’t know. But I do remember a sudden
heavy feeling inside me. I had always been delighted at how much my daughter noticed in her
world, whether it was birds in flight or children playing. But now she was noticing suffering and
poverty.
A few days later, I saw an article in the newspaper about volunteers who delivered meals to
elderly people. The volunteers went to a nearby school on a Sunday morning, picked up a food
package, and delivered it to an elderly person. It was quick and easy. I signed us up. Nora was
excited about it. She could understand the importance of food, so she could easily see how valuable
our job was. When Sunday came, she was ready, but I had to push myself to leave the house. On the
way to school, I fought an urge to turn back. The Sunday paper and my coffee were waiting at home.
Why do this? Still, we picked up the package and phoned the elderly person we’d been assigned.
She invited us right over. And that day Nora and I paid a visit to her depressing flat. After saying
goodbye, I walked home in tears.
Professionals call such a visit a “volunteer opportunity”. Indeed, the poverty my daughter and I
helped lessen that Sunday afternoon was not the old woman’s alone – it was in our lives, too. Nora
and I regularly serve meals to needy people and collect clothes for the homeless. Yet, as I’ve
watched her grow over these past four years, I still wonder – which of us has benefited more?
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