KÝ THI THỬ HSG MÔN ANH VĂN NĂM 2011 - TEST 37 docx

TEST 37 I. Give the correct tense of the verbs in brackets: My uncle, who (live)……………………………… in a town not far from here, is a pharmacist. He (be) ………………………………born in this city and (spend)……………………………. all his childhood here. He (start) ………………………… working in a hospital in that town as soon as he (leave)…………………………………. university. He (be)……………………………………… a pharmacist for ten years. But he still( enjoy) ………………………………studying more and more in his field. In fact, he never minds (spend)…………………………… his money on books on medicine. 74 II. Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the best option: 1. Many wild animals are now in danger of ( death / disease / survival / extinction). 2. If doctor could discover the (success / reason / remedy / effect) for cancer, they could save millions of people’s lives. 3. My father often goes to church (with / at / on / in) Sundays. 4. This shirt is (so / too / very / most) small for me to wear. 5. We will (finish / kill / cancel/ /get rid of) lung cancer if we give up smoking. 6. The girl (who / which / whose / whom) photo was in the paper today lives in our street. 7. I ( don’t have / aren’t having / haven’t had / didn’t have) any difficulty so far. 8. More than half of the world’s periodicals are printed (in / of / by / with) English. III. Give the correct forms of the words in brackets: 1. The little girl was smiling (happy)…………………………… as she opened the present. 2. Are you interested in (learn)…………………………… English? 3. The driver of the car was (bad) ………………………………….injured in the accident. 4. Look! Your new dress makes you more (beauty)…………………………………. 5. Bob always drives (care)……………………………… This is his third accident this year. 6. It’s very (danger)………………………………… to drive on a wet road in the heavy rain. 7. I think water_skiing is a really (excite)……………………………… sport. 8. Braille died young, and he never knew the importance of his (invent)………………………………… IV. Read the following passage and do the exercises bellow: A number of US presidents have been shot but only one British Prime Minister. This was Spencer Perceval who was shot in the lobby of the House of Common in 1812. His murderer was John Bellingham, a bankrupt businessman. Bellingham was angry with the government because it had refused to help him when he had been arrested and put in prison while doing business in Russia. Perceval died almost immediately and Bellingham was hanged within a week. A: Answer the questions: 1. How many British Prime Ministers have been shot? …………………………………………………………………………… ……………………… 2. Who was the murderer? …………………………………………………………………………… ……………………… 3. What was Bellingham doing when he was put in prison in Russia? …………………………………………………………………………… ……………………… B: Make questions using the suggested words and answer them: 4. Where and when / Spencer Perceval / shot? …………………………………………………………………………… ……………………… …………………………………………………………………………… ……………………… 5. Why / Bellingham / do / it? …………………………………………………………………………… ……………………… …………………………………………………………………………… ……………………… 6. How / Bellingham / die? …………………………………………………………………………… ……………………… …………………………………………………………………………… ……………………… V. Finish each of the following sentences in each a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence: 1. He couldn’t continue his research because he was very ill. He was too…………………………………………………………………………… ……… 2. You must write your application letter in English. Your……………………………………………………………………… ……………… 3. The village is not far from here, I was born there. The village where………………………………………………………………………… ……… 4. We began attending this English class in July. We have…………………………………………………………………………… …………… 75 5. Stop smoking or you will die. Unless ………………………………………………………………………………… ………… 6. Speaking English fluently is not easy. It is ………………………………………………………………………………… ………… 7. Please get me that book on the top shelf. Would you mind…………………………………………………………………………… … 8. Jimmy is too young that he cannot start school. If Jimmy………………………………………………………………………… ………………… . always drives (care)……………………………… This is his third accident this year. 6. It’s very (danger)………………………………… to drive on a wet road in the heavy rain. 7. I think water_skiing is a really (excite)………………………………. TEST 37 I. Give the correct tense of the verbs in brackets: My uncle, who (live)……………………………… in a town not far from here, is a pharmacist. He (be) ………………………………born in this city. millions of people’s lives. 3. My father often goes to church (with / at / on / in) Sundays. 4. This shirt is (so / too / very / most) small for me to wear. 5. We will (finish / kill / cancel/