Chọn phương án A, B, C hoặc D ứng với từ có phần nguyên âm được gạch chân có cách phát âm khác với ba từ còn lại trong mỗi câu.. Chọn phương án A, B, C hoặc D ứng với từ có trọng âm chín
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ĐỀ LUYỆN THI HSG – SỐ 5
I Chọn phương án (A, B, C hoặc D) ứng với từ có phần nguyên âm được gạch chân có cách phát âm khác với
ba từ còn lại trong mỗi câu
II Chọn phương án (A, B, C hoặc D) ứng với từ có trọng âm chính nhấn vào âm tiết có vị trí khác với ba từ còn lại trong mỗi câu
9 a population b capability c interactive d disaster
III Chọn phương án đúng (A, B, C hoặc D) để hoàn thành mỗi câu sau
11 Far more people _ football on a Saturday afternoon than play it
12 If no one _ to the plan, we will start next week
13 Is there _ at all I can help?
14 This ticket _ one person to the museum
15 My uncle had never married, choosing to remain _ all his life
16 There is no reason to _ his honesty; he is absolutely sincere
17 The people in the picture are _
18 My little sister, unlike me, hates doing – especially cleaning the windows
19 I have no brothers or sisters I’m _ child
20 Which horse shall we _ on in the next race?
21 We were only in Singapore for a few hours, but he still managed to _ all his money
22 We _ at each other for over a minute without blinking
23 It’s high time your brother got a job and _ He’s in his late thirties already
a turned in b turned down c settled in d settled down
24 We expected her at nine but she finally _ at midnight
25 The men and the children in the picture are singing and playing _
a each other b by each other c one another d with each other
26 It _ that to be a good musician, you have learn to play very young
27 They _ because it is a national holiday
a don’t work b won’t work c haven’t worked d aren’t working
28 “I can’t remember us ever _ ,” replied the stranger
29 Are there enough chairs for _ ?
30 What _ in half an hour’s time, do you think?
a will we do b we will do c will we be doing d will we have done
31 I enjoy my job as a nurse but it’s taken me a year to _ to working at night
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32 I’m _ from 6 am till midnight
33 This is probably one of the best-known _ in the world
a departmental stores b department stores c departmental shops d department shops
34 Unemployment _ by 5 percent since the beginning of the year
35 Many people hate Mondays, saying that they really _
a get down them b get them down c get over them d get them over
36 I don’t believe a word he says I think he _
37 Is that the man _ has been stolen?
a the car of whom b the car of his c whose car d the car of who
38 Despite _ a terrible headache, Jane managed to finish the exam
39 The children playing on the beach are _ to hear me shout
40 He dress is different from yours; it has a belt _
a in the waist b on a waist c around the waist d through the waist
IV Đọc kĩ đoạn văn sau và chọn phương án đúng (A, B, C hoặc D) cho mỗi chỗ trống
There were three farming families: the Smith, the Brown and the Jones Mr and Mrs Smith had a triangle
of (41) _ which they wanted to divide in such a (42) _ that each of their offspring would have a piece of land (43) the same size and shape
Down the road, the Browns had four children The parents wanted to divide their land an L-shaped plot which (44) like a square with offspring Again, (46) _ piece of land had to be the same shape In the (47) _ village, (48) _, Mr and Mrs Jones had a piece of farmland in a (49) _square They had five children (50) _ with the Smiths and the Browns, they were eager to make (51) _ that each child should have a single piece of land (52) _ in size and shape: The square had to be divided into five The three families (53) _ in the local surveyor, Theo D Lite, to ask his (54) _ Mr Lite looked
at the Smiths’ triangle of land and quickly (55) _ a sketch of how to divide the land into three At the Browns’ house, he thought a little longer; then he (56) _ up with a plan which would give each of the four children an L-shaped piece of land Finally, he turned his attention to the Jones’ problem and, after a little thought, came up with a solution
V Đọc kĩ đoạn văn sau và chọn phương án đúng ( A, B, C hoặc D) cho mỗi câu
Managing Time Time management: two words that have me breaking out in a cold sweat Why should I suddenly have to learn how to manage my time? Surely time had got on perfectly well for several millennia without requiring management, let alone by me But my university tutor was adamant: time needed some managing and apparently
it was up to me to do it
First of all, let’s be clear I do have plenty of time to manage As an arts students, I generally have 23 hours
in the day that aren’t given over to going to lectures But I generally need somebody to tell me what I should be writing, so I go to lectures
Perhaps I had “taken on too much”? I’d been elected to four committees, produced a play, applied for a part time job, hung around the college bar with my friends, and written the odd essay But I thought I was coping
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well Sure, there was the day when I did the research for an essay on the morning of deadline day and wrote it that afternoon, but that was a one off
On second thoughts, may be my tutor is right It’s difficult to give up what you’re involved in but perhaps it’s a good idea to sit back and have a breather once in a while Even an arts student has to get down to some real work!
57 What was the writer’s initial reaction to his tutor’s ultimatum/
a He had to admit that it was sound advice.b He failed to see how it could help him
c He had no understanding of what it meant d He had tried it before so he knew it would fail
58 What is the writer’s job?
a He’s a time manager b He’s a lecturer
c He’s an arts student d He’s a university tutor
59 Which of the following is not mentioned as something he had done?
a Producing a play b Getting a part time job c Writing an essay d Head of four committees
60 The writer slowly begins to realize that he should _
a spend more time with his friends b end his obsession with leisure pursuit
c integrate more into university life d apply himself to the real task in hand
VI Chọn phương án (A, B, C hoặc D) ứng với từ / cụm từ có gạch chân cần phải sửa trong các câu sau
61 One another surprising method of forest conservation is controlled cutting of trees
a b c d
62 Alike all other mammals, dolphins have lungs
a b c d
63 The Spanish introduced not only horses and also cattle to the North American continent
a b c d
64 He is the man that his novel won the Pulitzer prize last year
a b c d
65 Likely a bar magnet, the Earth has two magnetic poles
a b c d
66 One of the managers who works for the company has been dismissed
a b c d
67 “How far does it take to get to the office?” –“About one hour, I think”
a b c d
68 More than 600 million individual bacteria lives on the skin of humans
a b c d
69 I’m very glad that you’ve done lots of progress this semester
a b c d
70 The great digital advances of the electronic age, such as integrated circuitry and a
a b
microcomputer, has been planted in tiny chips
c d
VII Chọn phương án (A, B, C hoặc D) ứng với câu có nghĩa gần nhất với mỗi câu cho sẵn sau đây
71 I didn’t arrive in time to see her
a I arrived late to see her b I wasn’t on time and she has left
c I wasn’t early enough to see her d I didn’t arrive so I couldn’t see her
72 How long have you had this watch?
a Since when did you buy this watch? b When did you buy this watch?
c How long have you bought this watch? d Since when have you bought this watch?
73 It is said that he has broken several world records
a People said that he has obtained several world records
b He is said to have broken several world records
c It is said that several world records has been destroyed by him
d He is said that he has broken several world records
74 Take your umbrella with you in case it rains
a You should take your umbrella because it will rain
b In case of rain, take your umbrella with you
c Take your umbrella with you when it rains
d It may rains so you should take your umbrella with you
75 Her mother cooks much better than her
a She is much better at coking than her mother b She can’t cook as good as her mother
c Her mother is a better cook than her d Her mother is a better cooker than her
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76 That smoking has a bad effect on our health has been proved
a That smoking, which has a bad effect on our health, has been proved
b It has been proved that smoking is harmful for our health
c Smoking badly affects our health is true
d That bad effect of smoking on our health has been proved
77 Wherever he goes, his dog goes too
a His dog often travels with him b He always takes his dog with him
c You can see his god wherever he went d He goes when his dog goes
78 It’s the first time I’ve been to a flower show
a I haven’t been to a flower show for years b It’s the first time I’ve seen so many flowers
c I haven’t been to a flower show before d This is the first flower show I know
79 His comment bears little relation to the topic
a His comment is close the topic b His comment is directly to the point
c His comment and the topic are not the same d What he said is irrelevant to the topic
80 Tom used to smoke when he was young
a Tom got used to smoking when he was young b Tom smoked a lot when he was young
c Tom has stopped smoking d Tom doesn’t smoke no longer