MỘT SỐ BÀI HSG HAY MẮC LỖI (Đề 12,13,14,15,+ Đề thi thử số 1) I. Choose the word that has the underlined parts pronounced differently from the others. 1/ A; coughed 2/ A; career 3/ A; don’t 4/ A; love 5/ A; nature B; laughed B; sheer B; bone B; cover B: natural C; mapped C; engineer C; sold C; color C; volcano D; wicked D; sheet D; comic D; over D; volcano II. Choose the words that has different stress pattern from the others. 6. A. climate B. comprise C. impress D. farewell 7. A. divide B. puppet C. ethnic D. notice 8. A. tropical B. religion C. primary D. Buddhism 9. A. impression B. difficult C. optional D. separate 10. A. currency B. primary C. mausoleum D. friendliness III. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences . 1. My pen is out of ink.(A. the B. ∅ C. an D some) 2. Unexpectedly, the lights out and we were left in darkness A. went B. turned C. put D. gave 3. The man sat down, took off one shoe, and then . A. other B. the other C. another D. the rest 4. My brother has refused that job, the attractive salary. A. although B. despite of C. in spite of D. because of 5. There was a small room into we all crowded. A. it B. that C. which D. where 6. You have to hurry because the train will leave in ten minutes. A. last B. late C. latter D. latest 7. Prevention is better than A. treatment B. pills C. cure D. doctors 8. All the classes were painted. A. bad B. badly C. worse D. good 9. Nam put up the fence prevent hens from going out. A.so B. so that C. in order to D. because 10. There are many people in the cinema that I can't see the film clearly. A. such B. so C. too D. enough 11. Do you ________me say this in class? A. let B. allow C. permit D. mind 12. How do people learn languages? A. How are languages learned? B. How are languages learned by people? C. How languages are learned? D. Languages are learned how? 13. Jane is ________to do this exercise. A. no intelligence enough B. not intelligent enough C. not enough intelligent D. so intelligent enough 14. It is necessary that he _______ the books. A. don’t find B. doesn’t find C. find D. did not find 15. –“Have a nice weekend!” –“Thank you. ________.” A. Me too B. same to you C. The same to you D. The same with you 16. His parents wouldn’t ________him stay out later than 10.30 at night. A. allow B. permit C. agree D. let 17. After a lot of difficulties he finally________in starting the car. A. succeeded B. coped C. managed D. worked out 18. Charles Dickens is ________as one of the greatest names in English literature. A. told B. known C. spoken D. considered 19. Mrs. Green ________all her life to teaching orphans. A. devoted B. gave C. compared D. spent 20. After an explosion, a flame ________ high into the sky. A. raised B. rose C. flew D. jumped 21. Have some orange juice, ________ ? A. won’t you B. do you C. do we D. will you 22. - ________we go to the tailor's? - Yes, let's. A. Shall B. Will C. Do D. Would 23. Nothing will make me ________my mind. A. to change B. changing C. changed D. change 24. She did the test very well and I did ________. A. even B. also C. too D. so 25. The less we study , the we are.(a. worse b. bad c. well d. good) 26. I know she has gone for holiday.( a. when b. where c. why d. which.) 27. You shouldn’t avoid about your problems. A. talking B. to talk C. to be talked D. for talking 28. The guide warned touch these wires because it could be dangerous. A. to us not to B. us not to C. us not D. to us not 29. He has two cars, but works. A. neither of them B. no of them C. either of them D. none them 30. Take some money you need to take a taxi. A. though B. as if C. however D. in case IV. Give the correct form of the word in the bracket. 1. Tim and Shanon want to visit an institute in Vietnam ( ocean) 2. Should English be a foreign language in Viet Nam? (compel) 3. Trung's sense of humor him from other students. ( distinct) 4. He is looking thinner ( appreciate) 5. The sat there asking for money. ( beg) 6. She got a letter from her boss ( person) 7. We had to take out a from the bank to buy the car. ( lend) 8. The 22 nd SEA GAMES were great (succeed). 9. It was a long, slow film. I nearly died of (bore) 10. On a day we receive about fifty letters. (type) 11.The duty of the police is the of law and order. (maintain ) 12. The in this town are very friendly (reside) 13. All the newspapers praised the of the firemen (brave) 14. The tiger wanted to see the farmer's (wise) 15. The duty of the police is the of law and order. (maintain) 16. They are old enough to be____________ of their parents. DEPEND 17. Smoking and drinking a lot is a(n) _______________ lifestyle. HEALTH 18. The situation was . Nobody could do anything to help. (hope) 19. Rudeness never gets you what you want ; always pays ! (polite) 20. The scientist took great in his new discovery. (proud) 21. Please your seatbelt. The plane is taking off. (fast) 22. We should be more with our electricity. (economy) V. Fill each gap in the sentences with a suitable preposition . 1. Measuring money must be very difficult to carry 2. I'll come to pick her up at 8 o'clock. 3. The passage is written English . 4. Mr Duc Thanh is thinking of exporting rice India. 5. That old man asked me a coin but I didn’t have any. 6. My children are important me. 7. It isn’t an answer my question. 8. Don’t look at me that. 9. He is work on a new book. 10. What do you mean that ? 11. The car went full speed. 12. Don’t turn from me when I’m talking to you. 13. I apologized Mary for the misunderstanding. 14. Tom’s parents was disappointed him because he failed the final test. 15. The plan flew ………. The clouds to avoid the storm. 16.The people next door are furious … us … making so much noise last night . VI. Complete the second sentence in such a way that it is almost the same as the first. 1. Trung's parents gave him a microcomputer on his birthday Trung 2. The house seemed to have been occupied for several months. It looked 3. He was so tired that he fell asleep before the end of the film. He was too.……………………………… 4. Everyone heard about the accident before I did. I was the …………………………………. 5. Keeping the environment clean is very important. It’s………………………………………….… 6. What a shame you didn’t tell me earlier. If only ……………………………… 7. Nga is pleased to meet her aunt again soon. Nga is looking 8. He is too old to have more children. He is so 9."I'm very busy. I'll ring you tomorrow," Susan said to me. 10. “Why didn’t you go to school yesterday,Lan?” Ba said …………………………………………………………… 11. You can try to get Tim to lend you his car, but you won’t succeed. - There is no point . 12. Is it really necessary for us to arrive so early? - Do we really . 13. The last time it rained here was a fortnight ago. - It 14. He never has enough money. - He's always 15.My French friend finds driving on the left difficult. - My French friend isn't 16.I think that no city in the world is more beautiful than Paris. - I think Paris 17.The flight to Moscow lasted three and half hours. - It took 18.Rich as he was, he never helped the poor. - No 19. It may rain hard this afternoon, so take the rain coat with you. => In case__________________________________________________________________ 20. Be careful or you may fall. – If you . VII. Change the following sentences into reported speech. 1. "Do you live here?" Liz asked 2. She said "He doesn't buy this book." 3. The teacher said "All the homework must be done carefully." 4. "Don’t throw that bottle away. We can reuse it," said Mr Cuong. 5. "I don’t understand what you are saying. "Tom told us. VIII. Change these sentences into passive voice. 1. Who wrote this book? 2. She likes me to write that report…………………………………………………………… 2. The cook ought to have prepared it………………………………………………………… 3. It is your duty to do this work………………………………………………………………. 4. Someone saw him pick up the gun………………………………………………………… IX. Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences. 1. Look! / sun / set / mountains 2. I/ wait/ half an hour/ but she/ not come. 3. If I/ be/ him / I / choose/ English / learn 4. In/ end/ I decide/ not buy / dictionary / because/ too expensive 5. This video film / so interesting / I / see /twice. 6. I/ meet/ my friend/ before/ I / meet her 7. It / difficult/ learn English / without/ good dictionary. ……………………………………………………………………………… 8. I /bad / at/ Math/ than / Lan Anh. …………………………………………………………… 9. Hoa/ have / many/ books/ than/ her/ sister …………………………………………………………… 10. It / take / her / two hours / finish / such / difficult test. …………………………………………………………………… XI. Give the correct tense of the verb in the parentheses . 1. She felt that she (look) at. 2. If you kicked the policeman, you (arrest) 3. I can't afford ( go) on holiday abroad this year. 4. Passengers (travel) on this bus bought their tickets in books. 5. I (not use) the car this evening, so you can have it. 6. The man who (rescue) had been in the sea for ten hours. 7. I’m sure you will have forgotten me by the time I (be) back in five years. 8. Tom’d rather ( be) early than late. 9. I can’t go with you as I ( not finish ) my work. 10. She wishes she ( not punish)___________ tomorrow. 11. He ate as if he ( not, eat) ___________ anything for a long time. 12. He still (have) a pain in his leg now, but it (get) better. 13. I’m sorry about the noise last night. We (have) a party. 14. When I arrived home, she was busy (get) lunch ready. 15. Imagine you (be) in London now, Where you (like) to visit ? 16. No one expected that he (be) so successful. 17. It’s about time something (do) about traffic problems in big cities. 18. I still remember (take) to Thu Le zoo once. 19. Is there anything here worth (buy) ? 20. Where's Tom? He said he (be) here at 4 pm. 21.Nothing ( do) about this problem for months 22. I'm looking forward to (take) a vacation. 23. People always (blame) their circumstances for what they are. XII. Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word. If you live in a city, you probably see many people, hear the (1) of traffic, and smell the pollution (2) cars and factories. We are entering a new time in (3) history of the world. Before this, most (4) were farmers. They lived in the country. Now many people are (5) the farms and moving into the cities. They are looking for better jobs. The cities are growing very quickly. Most cities are very crowded. People are driving more cars, burning more fuel, (6) more water, eating more food, making more garbage, and producing more things in factories than (7) before. Life is becoming difficult. Some governments are trying to plan for the future. They are building new roads, putting (8) new houses, looking for more water, and limiting growth in certain areas. Still, city planners are getting worried. People are crowding into the cities (9) than cities can take them. The cities are running out (10) room. What is the answer to this problem? XIII. Identify the underlined word or phrase that must be changed to make the sentence correct. 1. Kangaroos, that can be seen every where in Australia, have long tails. A B C D 2 I suggested that you writing to them to accept their offer. A B C D 3. My brother enjoys to read detective stories in his free time. A B C D 4. Even though being ill, Phong still went to school last Monday. A B C D 5. This film is about a boy which lost all money in the fire. A B C D XIV. Read the following passage and correct answer to each of the questions. When you (1) ………… a new car, you should start by using consumer magazines. You can find them in the (2) ………… section of a library. You can read about the advantages and disadvantages of each new car and get (3) ………… of how much you should pay. When you decide (4) …………. which make and (5) ………… you want to buy, you should go to a dealer and test-drive the car to see (6) ……… you like it. The sales person will tell you the sticker price. You should bargain with the salesperson and make (7) ………. Based on what you learned from the consumer magazines. Then you should go to one or two other dealers to see if you can get a better price. Sometimes you have to go back and forth several times between dealers to bargain for the best price. When you agree on a price with a salesperson, you usually have to leave a small (8) ………… . The salesperson writes up a contract that you both have to sign. When the dealer (9) ………… the car, you have to pay the balance or get a loan. Most people make a down payment and take out a loan for the rest. You can get a loan from a bank or sometimes from the auto company. You can (10) ……… the loan over a period of time, usually from two to five years. 1 A. shop for B. purchase for C. afford for D. get for 2. A. reference B. auto C. science D. fiction 3. A. a thought B. a consideration C. an idea D. a value 4. A. at B. on C. by D. out 5. A. structure B. shape C. model D. pattern 6. A. as B. that C. when D. if 7. A. an offer B. a price C. a payment D. a judgment 8. A. tip B. deposit C. gift D. payment 9. A. drives B. delivers C. orders D. presents 10. A. cover B. give away C. carry out D. pay off XV. Find out the mistakes and correct them . There is an example at the beginning. 0. I didn’t went to the cinema last night. 0/ …go… 1. Hung said that he can repair the bicycle for me. 1/ ……… 2. Thuong Dinh is a making – shoe factory. 2/ …… 3. Do you know how long did the Christmas tree come to the USA ? 3/……… 4. How much national festivals are celebrated in January ? 4/……… 5. There have three bottles of milk in the fridge. 5/……… 6. The council leader was pleasing to award the prize to the Lang Thuong team. 6/……… 7. Let’s decorating the peach tree with colored lights. 7/……… 8. When I was having dinner, one of friends of mine was coming to see me. 8/ 9. The book writing by Jack London is very popular in the world. 9/ 10. What happens to the grass when it is sending to the factory ? 10/ 1. A 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. C 6. D 7. A 8. B 9. B 10.D . MỘT SỐ BÀI HSG HAY MẮC LỖI (Đề 12,13,14,15,+ Đề thi thử số 1) I. Choose the word that has the underlined parts pronounced differently. . Nobody could do anything to help. (hope) 19. Rudeness never gets you what you want ; always pays ! (polite) 20. The scientist took great in his new discovery. (proud) 21. Please your seatbelt Thanh is thinking of exporting rice India. 5. That old man asked me a coin but I didn’t have any. 6. My children are important me. 7. It isn’t an answer my question. 8. Don’t look at me that. 9.