Exercises 12 th form De on luyen so 30 nguyenlanhuong Page 1 7/16/2011 ĐỀ LUYỆN THI HSG – SỐ 2 I. Find out the word which has the main stress in the second syllable. 1. A. refugee B. referee C. employee D. committee 2. A. follow B. fellow C. allow D. yellow 3. A. actually B. evening C. symbolic D. suddenly 4. A. educate B. actually C. contaminate D. organism 5. A. malice B. office C. police D. practice II. Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order to make the sentence correct. 6. One of (A) the best collection of (B) paintings can (C) be found in that famous (D) museum of arts. 7. (A) The main (B) advertising media include direct mail, (C) radio, television, magazines and (D) newspaper. 8. (A) Hot in the summer causes (B) a lot of problems for people who (C) live in this part of (D) the country. 9. (A) Liquids take the shape of any container (B) which in they (C) are (D) placed. 10. The local (A) hot springs now (B) serve as a bathhouse for (C) them tranquil (D) little town. 11. Weather is the expression of (A) climate that (B) can change (C) great from day to day (D) or season to season. 12. Beethoven (A) wrote and (B) performance some of his greatest works (C) while he was almost (D) totally deaf. 13. (A) Financial considerations (B) play an important (C) partly in the choice (D) of a collage. 14. If (A) one is invite (B) out to a dinner, it is perfectly proper (C) to go either with or without (D) no a gift. 15. (A) Smoker is (B) the number one (C) preventable cause (D) of death in the world. III. Choose A, B, C or D to fill in the gap. Helen packed a small suitcase, said goodbye to her mother and hurried out of the house to (16) to the station. There was no one (17) waiting at the bus stop, so it looked as if a bus had just left. Helen looked at her watch anxiously; it was already two o'clock. Her train left at two thirty, and since it would (18) at least twenty minutes to reach the station, she did not have much time to (19) , even if a bus came along at once. Just then a taxi came slowly down the road. Helen knew that the (20) to the station was at least five dollars, which was more than she could (21) , but she quickly made up her (22) that it would be well (23) the extra expense in order to be sure of catching the train. So she stopped the taxi and got in. She told the driver that she had to catch the train which left at half past two. The Exercises 12 th form De on luyen so 30 nguyenlanhuong Page 2 7/16/2011 man nodded and said that he would take a short (24) to get her to the station in good time. All went well until, just as they were coming out of a side street into the (25) that lead to the station, the taxi ran (26) a car. There was a loud crash and Helen was thrown (27) so violently that she hit her head on the front seat. Both drivers got out and began (28) each other. Helen got out as (29) to ask them to stop quarrelling, but (30) took any notice of her at all. 16. A. catch the bus B. drive taxi C. go on bus D. get the bus 17. A. person B. more C. else D. other 18. A. lose B. take C. be D. waste 19. A. wait for B. spend C. go D. spare 20. A. fare B. expense C. cost D. money 21. A. give B. pay C. afford D. have 22. A. decision B. mind C. own D. head 23. A. done B. cheap C. for D. worth 24. A. way B. road C. time D. cut 25. A. main road B. alley C. main side street D. train 26. A. for B. into C. up D. off 27. A. up B. hard C. over D. forward 28. A. to shout for B. shouting C. shouting to D. to shout at 29. A. soon B. well C. much D. if 30. A. no one B. none C. neither D. both of them IV. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group. 31. A. though B. cough C. rough D. tough 32. A. hard B. carry C. yard D. card 33. A. are B. there C. wear D. fair 34. A. stop B. mode C. drop D. hot 35. A. soon B. look C. book D. good 36. A. deal B. heal C. steal D. stealth 37. A. think B. thick C. thus D. thin 38. A. triangle B. trial C. distribute D. tribe 39. A. flew B. threw C. knew D. grew 40. A. home B. woman C. don't D. open V. Choose the best option to complete the following sentences. 41. When he worked here, Simon _____ mistakes. A. was always making B. made always C. was making always D. always made 42. Someone must have taken my bag. I clearly remember _____ it by the window and now it has gone. A. to have left B. leave C. to leave D. leaving 43. He _____ me by asking me stupid questions while I am working. Exercises 12 th form De on luyen so 30 nguyenlanhuong Page 3 7/16/2011 A. annoys B. quarrels C. interferes D. damages 44. The job was more difficult than I _____ expected it to be. A. have B. had C. would D. might 45. A good friend will stand _____ you when you're having problems. A. by B. against others C. out for D. up with 46. You have no right _____ my daughter. A. seeing B. to see C. to have seen D. see 47. The child was told to eat all his vegetables or _____ he would get no ice-cream. A. else B. in case C. instead D. in fact 48. BARNEY&FRIENDS gave children _____ pleasure. A. a great deal of B. a large quantity C. a large deal of D. a great number of 49. Do you have any objections _____ this new road scheme? A. at B. with C. to D. for 50. I went to Tom's house last night and rang the doorbell. There was no answer. He _____ out. A. must have gone B. must go C. should have gone D. should go 51. Despite a lot of hardship, the Green City Project will go _____. A. before B. forward C. advance D. ahead 52. The question of the late payment of bills was _____ again at the board meeting. A. risen B. brought C. taken D. raised 53. I have told him never _____ here again. A. should come B. come C. to come D. coming 54. I'm sorry! I didn't break that vase on _____. A. my mind B. time C. purpose D. intention 55. _____ the lion did not try to hurt him, Androcles went nearer to pull out the thorn. A. Seeing that B. In order that C. So that D. Although 56. I don't feel like _____ to the cinema now. A. go B. to have gone C. going D. to go 57. Since my mother died, my closest _____ is my cousin. A. related B. parent C. relative D. person 58. _____ you have no key, you will have to get back before I go out. A. Unless B. Provided C. Although D. As 59. He has _____ money in the bank. A. a large number of B. a lots of C. a lot of D. lot of 60. I didn't realized that somebody was recording our conversation. A. I didn't realized that our conversation was recorded. B. I didn't realized that our conversation was being recorded by someone. C. Our conversation wasn't realized to be recorded. Exercises 12 th form De on luyen so 30 nguyenlanhuong Page 4 7/16/2011 D. I didn't realized that our conversation was being recorded. VI. Read the passage and choose the best answer to each question. 1 5 10 15 20 25 Martin Luther King, Jr., is well known for his work in civil rights and for his many famous speeches, among them his moving "I Have A Dream" speech. But fewer people know much about King's childhood. MI ., as he was called, was born in 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia, at the home of his maternal grandfather. M.L.'s grandfather, the Reverend A.D. Williams, purchased their home on Auburn Avenue in 1909, twenty years before M.L. was born. The Reverend Williams, an eloquent speaker, played an important role in the community since so many people's lives centered around the church. He allowed his church and his home to be used as a meeting place for a number of organizations dedicated to the education and social advancement of blacks. M.L. grew up in this atmosphere, with his home being used as a community gathering place, and was no doubt influenced by it. M.L's childhood was not especially eventful. His father was a minister and his mother was a musician. He was the second of three children, and he attended all-black schools in a black neighbourhood. The neighbourhood was not poor, however. Auburn Avenue was the main artery through a prosperous neighbourhood that had come to symbolise achievement for Atlanta's black people. It was an area of banks, insurance companies, builders, jewelers, tailors, doctors, lawyers, and other black-owned or black-operated businesses and services. Even in the face of Atlanta's segregation, the district thrived. Dr. King never forgot the community spirit he had known as a child, nor did he forget the racial prejudice that was a seemingly insurmountable barrier that kept black Atlantans from mingling with whites. 61. According to the author, M.L. A. had a difficult childhood B. grew up in a relatively rich area of Atlanta C. love to listen to his grandfather speak D. was a good musician as a child 62. According to the author, King was influenced by_____. A. his mother B. his speeches C. community spirit D. black lawyers Exercises 12 th form De on luyen so 30 nguyenlanhuong Page 5 7/16/2011 63. The word "tailors" in line 22 describes people who are associated with which of the following trades? A. shoe making B. garment making C. flower arranging D. book binding 64. In line 21, the word "It" refers to which of the following? A. segregation B. achievement C. neighbourhood D. services 65. What is this passage mainly about? A. Martin Luther King's childhood B. M.Us grandfather C. the prejudice that existed in Atlanta D. The neighbourhood King grew up in 66. As used in line 26, which of the following is closest in meaning to the word "seemingly"? A. apparently B. inexplicably C. hastily D. inevitably 67. As used in line 15, the word "eventful" is closest in meaning to which of the following? A. admirable B. valued C. emotional D. memorable 68. Which lines best describes King's childhood? A. lines 13-15 B. lines 11-12 C. lines 15-20 D. lines 7-8 69. The word "eloquent" in line 9 means most nearly_____. A. fascinating B. romantic C. powerful D. active 70. According to the author, blacks in King's neighbourhood were involved in all the following businesses and services EXCEPT A. law B. medicine C. banking D. dentistry VII. Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one. 71. Judges are usually people of conservative temperament. A. Judges' temperament usually is conservative. B. Judges usually have conservative temperament. C. Judges have usually conservative temperament. D. Judges' temperament usually have conservative. 72. I wish my English were fluent enough to go for the interview. A. My English is too fluent to go for the interview. B. If only my English were fluent enough for me to go for the interview. C. My English is fluent enough to go for the interview. D. My English were fluent enough and I could go for the interview. 73. I'd prefer to go swimming rather than go surfing. A. Swimming is better than surfing, in my opinion. B. Swimming is more interesting than surfing. C. I would like to go swimming, not go surfing. D. I like going swimming to going surfing. 74. Nixon was being victimized by the media. A. The media was victimizing Nixon. B. The media were victimizing Nixon. C. The media was being victimizing Nixon. D. The media were being victimizing Nixon. Exercises 12 th form De on luyen so 30 nguyenlanhuong Page 6 7/16/2011 75. It 's a pity that you didn't tell us about this. A. I wish you have told us about this. B. I wish you had told us about this. C. I wish you would tell us about this. D. I wish you told us about this. 76. In order to settle the matter, I will accept their suggestion. A. Settling the matter, I accept their suggestion. B. I will accept their suggestion in case the matter is settled. C. I will accept their suggestion to settle the matter. D. To settle the matter, you should accept their suggestion. 77. William runs faster than any boys in his class. A. No one in William's class can run as fast as him. B. William runs the fastest in his school. C. William is running faster than anyone else in his class. D. William is the quickest boy in his class. 78. Barbara Cartland is a writer of romantic fiction. A. Barbara Cartland writer is romantic fiction. B. Writer Barbara Cartland is romantic fiction. C. Barbara Cartland is romantic fiction writer. D. Barbara Cartland writes romantic fiction. 79. The landslide had swept debris down the hill. A. Debris had be swept by the landslide down the hill. B. The hill had been swept by the landslide down debris. C. The hill had been swept down the landslide by debris. D. Debris had been swept down the hill by the landslide. 80. No one but you and me knows who the robber was. A. Only I know who the robber was. B. Only you know who the robber was. C. Only you and I know who the robber was. D. Only one knows who the robber was. . Exercises 12 th form De on luyen so 30 nguyenlanhuong Page 1 7/16 /20 11 ĐỀ LUYỆN THI HSG – SỐ 2 I. Find out the word which has the main stress in. road. Helen knew that the (20 ) to the station was at least five dollars, which was more than she could (21 ) , but she quickly made up her (22 ) that it would be well (23 ) the extra expense in. go D. spare 20 . A. fare B. expense C. cost D. money 21 . A. give B. pay C. afford D. have 22 . A. decision B. mind C. own D. head 23 . A. done