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Basic and advanced English Grammar MỘT SỐ ĐỀ THI CỦA TRƯỜNG CHUYÊN HÙNG VƯƠNG GIA LAI VÀ LÊ HỒNG PHONG TPHCM A. PRONUNCIATION Choose the word in which the underlined part is not pronounced the same as in the other word of the group: (1m) 1. A- other B- sunny C- shock D- nothing 2. A- honour B- home C- her D- have 3. A- ploughed B- laughed C-locked D- placed 4. A- senses B- houses C- places D- offices 5. A- great B- wheat C- complete D- magazine B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR I/ Circle the best answer among A, B, C, D of the following sentences (2ms) 6. The doctor advised him to give __________ smoking. A- out B- up C- in D- on 7. This restaurant is famous __________ Chinese dishes. A- in B- with C- at D- for 8. The salesman showed us __________ the washing machine. A- for using B- the working C- how to use D- to work 9. Have you ever had to stay __________ for a long time? A- in the bed B- in bed C- on the bed D- on bed 10. It was very __________ of you to break that coffee cup. A- careful B- carefully C- careless D- carelessly 11. Of my classmates and __________, Tom’s __________ intelligent. A- I / more B- I / the mostC- me / more D- me / the most. 12. Bats are fascinating __________.__________ have many interesting and amazing qualities. A- animals / Therefore, they B- animals / However, they C- animals / They D- animals / Because they 13. It is believed __________ causes sleeplessness. A- too much coffee B- that too much coffee C- when too much coffee D- too much coffee that 14. The watt is named after James Watt, __________ British engineer who developed __________ steam engine in the 1760s. A- a/a B- a/ the C- the/a D- the/the 15. It’s too late now. He failed the test. He should __________ harder then. A- study B- studiesC- be studying D- have studied II/ Use the words in the brackets in their proper tenses: (1,4ms) My elder sister always complains that I am the untidiest person she (16. ever, see) __________ and that I seldom tidy my room. I (17. really, have) __________ a nice surprise when I got to my room yesterday because someone (18. tidy)__________ my room carefully. On the table (19. be) __________ some flowers and a note which (20. say) __________ “Hung, I (21. get) __________ married in a few weeks’ time. This is the first time I (22. do) __________ it for you and I believe it is also the last time”. 1.1.1.1.1.1.1 C. READING I/ Fill in each blank space with one most suitable word. (1,6ms) Compiled by Pham Minh Duc Nhan 2 Basic and advanced English Grammar Last week, Minh invited me (23)__________ his birthday party. I spent a long time (24)__________ what I should buy as a present for him. Finally, I chose a small, blue alarm clock. After (25)__________ for it, I asked the salesgirl to (26)__________it up. On the day of the party, I arrived at Minh’s house punctually at seven o’clock. Minh was very (27)__________ to see me and (28)__________ me for the present. Many of our (29)__________ had already arrived. We talked about the soccer (30)__________ the previous night between France and England. II/ Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow (1m) Tim was ten years old. He was not a very good pupil, and he did not like having to do homework, because he preferred doing other things in his free time. Frequently he did not do his homework, and when he did it, he always made a lot of mistakes. Then one day, his mathematics teacher looked at Tim’s homework and saw that he had got all his sums right. The teacher was very pleased and rather surprised. He called him to his desk and said to him, “You got all your homework right this time, Tim. What happened? Did your father help you?” Usually Tim’s father helped him with homework, but the evening before this, he had not been able to, because he had not been at home, so Tim answered “No, sir. He was busy last night, so I had to do it all myself.” Questions: 31. What kind of homework did Tim’s teacher expect to see from him? ______________________________________________________________________________ ___ ______________________________________________________________________________ ___ 32. Why was one of his teachers surprised one day? ______________________________________________________________________________ ___ ______________________________________________________________________________ ___ 33. What did the teacher think had happened? ______________________________________________________________________________ ___ ______________________________________________________________________________ ___ 34. How was all of Tim’s homework when his father helped him with it? ______________________________________________________________________________ ___ ______________________________________________________________________________ ___ 35. What did Tim have to do when his father was away from home? ______________________________________________________________________________ ___ ______________________________________________________________________________ _ D. WRITING I/ Complete each of the following unfinished sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it. (1,5 ms) 36. My brother is too young to go to school. Compiled by Pham Minh Duc Nhan 3 Basic and advanced English Grammar My brother is not _______________________________________________________________ 37. Without air, there would be no life on this planet. If there _______________________________________________________________________ 38. May I borrow your pen? Would you mind ________________________________________________________________ 39. Michael laughed when I told him the joke. The joke ______________________________________________________________________ 40. I am amazed by the mistakes he has made. What ________________________________________________________________________! 41. Wall Disney created the cartoon character Mickey Mouse. The cartoon ___________________________________________________________________ 42. A man answered the phone. He said Tom was out. The man who __________________________________________________________________ 43. My grandfather often went for a walk along that river bank. My grandfather used ____________________________________________________________ 44. In spite of heavy rain, my father went to work. Although ______________________________________________________________________ 45. Eating too much sugar is bad for your teeth. It ____________________________________________________________________________ II/ Composition: Within 150 words, write about the advantages and disadvantages of having a TV at home.(1,5 ms) ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ A. PRONUNCIATION Compiled by Pham Minh Duc Nhan 4 Basic and advanced English Grammar Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced diffrently from those of others (1m) 1) A- colonial B- cooperation C- patriot D- period 2) A- encouraged B- filled C- joined D- helped 3) A- break B- deceive C-retreat D- succeed 4) A- contains B- crowds C- joins D- keeps 5) A- distant B- passenger C- traffic D- tram 1.1.1.1.1.1.1 B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR I> Tick the word or phrase which best completes each sentence (1m) 6) The salesman showed us __________ the washing machine. A- for using B- the working C- how to use D- to work 7) She bought __________ a new computer. A- to her son B- for her son C- her son with D- her son 8) __________ Jan arrives, we will have finished this exercise. A- By the time B- Until C- Now that D- Since 9) Bats are fascinating __________.__________ have many interesting and amazing qualities. A- animals / Therefore, they B- animals / However, they C- animals / They D- animals / Because they 10) He says he enjoys job as a baker but it has taken him over a year to ________ to working at night. A- be used B- get used C- used D- getting used II> Give nouns of those words (1m) 11) to believe ____________________________________________________________ 12) boring ____________________________________________________________ 13) to discover ____________________________________________________________ 14) to treat ____________________________________________________________ 15) tired ____________________________________________________________ III>Supply the correct tenses of verbs in brackets (2ms) Jack London (16. bear) __________ in to a poor family, and he (17. have) __________ to work during his school years. He (18.meet) __________ many difficulties when he (19. try) __________ to become a writer. In his famous novel “Martin Eden”, the poor young hero meets a rich girl. He (20.be) __________ ashamed (21.tell) __________ her that he (22.never, read) __________ any poems, and that he (23. never, even, hear) __________ the names of some of the world’s greatest poets. With her help, he (24.begin) __________ to read and study. Martin (25.become) __________ famous, but the novel doesn’t end happily. C. READING COMPREHENSION Fill in each blank space with one most suitable word. (2ms) We are all slowly destroying the earth. The seas and rivers are too dirty to swim in. There is so much smoke in the air (26) __________ it is unhealthy to live in many of the world’s cities. In one well_known city, for (27) __________ , poisonous gases from cars pollute the air so much that policemen have to (28) __________ oxygen masks . We have cut down so (29) __________ trees that there are no vast of wasteland all (30) __________ the world. As a result, farmers in part of Africa can not grow (31) __________ to eat. In certain countries in Asia, there is too (32) __________ rice. Moreover, we do not take enough care of the countryside. Wild (33) __________ are quickly disappearing. For instance, tigers are rare in Indian now because we (34) __________ killed too many for them to survive. However, it isn’t enough simply to talk (35) __________ the problem. We must act now before it is too late to do anything about it. Compiled by Pham Minh Duc Nhan 5 Basic and advanced English Grammar 1.1.1.1.1.2 D. WRITING I/ Complete each of the following unfinished sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it. (1,5 ms) 36. I don’t like to be asked stupid questions. I don’t like ____________________________________________________________________ 37. “What time does the delegation come? The manager wanted____________________________________________________________ 38. We couldon’t answer those two difficult questions. Those two difficult questions were _________________________________________________ 39. People say that Picasso has been one of the greatest painters of all time. Picasso is said _________________________________________________________________ 40. If I were you, I wouldn’t do like you. I advised ______________________________________________________________________ 41. We felt bored with the match. The match_____________________________________________________________________ 42. Learning English is not easy. It is___________________________________________________________________________ 43. The play lasted four hours. It was a_______________________________________________________________________ 44. I can’t do the exercise because it is not easy. It is such ______________________________________________________________________ 45. She should turn off the light before going to bed. Her faher asked her _____________________________________________________________ II/ Composition: Within 150 words, write about your opinions of reading book in spare time. (1,5ms) ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ A. PRONUNCIATION. Compiled by Pham Minh Duc Nhan 6 Basic and advanced English Grammar Choose the word with the different pronunciation of the underlined part. (1m) 1. A. too B. food C. soon D. good 2. A. leaf B. deaf C. of D. wife 3. A. lose B. close C. rose D. chose 4. A. cooked B. kissed C. moved D. watched 5. A. bury B. friendly C. pretty D. pleasant B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR I. Circle the best answer among A,B,C,D of the following sentences. (2,2ms) 6. My cousin got up late in the morning because his alarm clock did not ___________ . A. turn off B. take off C. put off D. go off 7. _____________ is a skilled worker who makes, finishes, and repairs wooden objects and pieces of furniture. A. A plumber B. A goldsmithC. A carpenter D. A bricklayer 8. I don’t like shopping ____________ I’ll come with you. A. however B. but C. therefore D. because 9. Peter passed his driving test, ____________ surprised everybody. A. who B. that C. it D. which 10. Alice and Stan are ___________ married. They love each other a lot. A. happy B. unhappy C. happily D. happiness 11. I forgot to thank them _______________ me. A. to help B. help C. about helping D. for helping Compiled by Pham Minh Duc Nhan 7 Basic and advanced English Grammar 12. ____________ is London from Oxford? A. How long B. How far C. How often D. How long away 13. Have you seen the fridge ___________ on T.V last night? A. advertising B. advertised C. was advertised D. to advertise 14. Our English teacher enjoys reading, _______________? A. aren’t you B. doesn’t he C. don’t we D. aren’t we 15. Malaysia is divided ____________ two regions, known as West Malaysia and East Malaysia. A. in B. by C. of D. into 16. We often go to visit our friends in Bristol, ____________ is only 30 miles away. A. where B. which C. that D. who II/ Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tenses. (1,2ms) */ A: Where’s Lily? B: She (17. study) _______________________________ at the library. A: When ____________ she (18. get) _________________ back home? B: In an hour or so. Probably around 5 o’clock. A: How long ________________ she (19. study) ______________ at the library? B: Since 2 o’clock this afternoon. A: ______________ she (20. study) ___________________at the library everyday? B: Not everyday, but often. */ If money (21. grow) ________________ on trees, all of us (22. be) ________________ rich. C. READING. I/ Read the text and then answer the questions which follow. (1m) The construction of the Hanoi Opera House started in 1901 and was completed in 1911. It was designed by two architects Broger and Harloy and was the first opera house in Hanoi. With a seating capacity of 900, the Hanoi Opera House is a building of great cultural, but also historical significance. In fact, it is the place where the people saw the appearance of the red flag with a star on 17 August 1945. Besides, it also witnessed a demonstration to support the August Revolution. In 1997, with the aid of the French Government, the theatre was repaired in accordance with its original design. Provided with the best technical equipment, it is home to various high-quality performances. 23. How long was the Hanoi Opera House constructed? _____________________________________________________________________________________ __ _____________________________________________________________________________________ __ 24. Who were its designers? _____________________________________________________________________________________ __ _____________________________________________________________________________________ __ 25. How many seats can the Hanoi Opera House provide? _____________________________________________________________________________________ __ _____________________________________________________________________________________ __ Compiled by Pham Minh Duc Nhan 8 Basic and advanced English Grammar 26. Why is it not only of great cultural significance but also an important historical place? _____________________________________________________________________________________ _ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _ 27. How was the theater repaired in 1997? _____________________________________________________________________________________ _ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _ II/ Fill in each blank space with ONE suitable word. (1,6ms) Pulau Paya, a tiny island situated 32 kilometers off Luala, (28)_________________ about to become Malaysia’s first national marine park. It has (29) ___________________ about two years for work on the project to be completed. For those (30) _______________ enjoy outdoor life, the marine park is (31)________________ ideal place to visit. It offers facilities for jungle journeys and camping sites. Activities (32)______________ swimming, sailing, boating, fishing, and diving can (33) _________________ found here. In addition, there are plans to set (34) ________________ centers for the hiring of diving equipment and boats. Now, the authorities are trying to encourage local fishermen to use their boats for transporting tourists, thereby making the (35) _________________ more accessible. D. WRITING. I/ Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means as the same as the sentence printed before it. (1,8ms) 36. The last time he visited Ha Long Bay was 5 years ago. He hasn’t _______________________________________________________________________ 37. What a pity I don’t know how to use a computer. I wish __________________________________________________________________________ 38. She said to her son, “How many engineers are there in your factory?” She asked _______________________________________________________________________ 39. Nobody has invited her to the concert. She ____________________________________________________________________________ 40. If Hoa’s parents lived near Hanoi, she would see them on weekends. Hoa doesn’t _____________________________________________________________________ 41. Shall we play tennis for a change? Why ____________________________________________________________________________? 42. “Someone’s coming”, he said to me, “Get behind the screen” He said __________________________________________________________________________ 43. He hurried. He didn’t want to be late for the lecture. He hurried in order _________________________________________________________________ 44. In spite of his age, he still enjoys life. Although he ______________________________________________________________________ A. PRONUNCIATION Choose the word with the different pronunciation of the underlined part. (1m) Compiled by Pham Minh Duc Nhan 9 Basic and advanced English Grammar 1. A. laughed B. weighed C. watched D. washed 2. A. houses B. places C. boxes D. leaves 3. A. folk B. flow C. row D. now 4. A. chopstickB. chemical C. chat D. charity 5. A. her B. who C. hour D. home B. USE OF ENGLISH I/ Circle the best answer among A,B,C,D of the following sentences. (1,8ms) 6. Please turn the radio _______________. It’s too loud. A. on B. off C. up D. down 7. I’m really _____________ going to my friend’s party on Saturday. I haven’t been out for ages. A. enjoy B. expecting C. looking for D. looking forward to 8. My mother often gives me advice _______________ water. A. to save B. how to save C. on how to save D. about how to save 9. She’s always ______________ so to me. A. says B. say C. to say D. saying 10. Don’t wait for me. I ____________ late. It depends on the traffic. A. will be B. might be C. must be D. can be 11. This part of the river is safe enough _____________________________________ . A. for the children to swim in. B. for the children to swim in it. C. to the children swim in it. D. to the children swim in. 12. The book _____________ the school library is very interesting. A. borrowed in B. borrowed from C. borrows from D. borrows at 13. She isn’t wearing her coat ________________ it is very cold now. A. because B. so C. although D. however 14. Tom: How about going out for dinner tonight? Mary: ___________________________. A. Oh, thank you B. Yes, please C. I’m afraid not D. No, I don’t want to II/ Use the verbs in the brackets in their proper tenses (1,4ms) a/ The children (15. make) __________________ a lot of noise now. I (16. be) _____________ afraid they (17. wake up) ____________________ my father, who (18. sleep) _____________ in the next room. b/ A: Where is Hoa? B: I (19. not see) _____________________ her today. c/ Tom: Where were you at 8 o’clock last night? Mary: I (20. dance) ___________________ at my friend’s party. d/ A: ______________ the newspaper (21. come) _______________________? B: Yes, Tom is reading it. III/ Use the words in the brackets in their proper forms. (1m) The newspaper is a common means of (22. communicate) _________________. You can find out the news in your city or in the world. You can also find out the (23. day) _________________ weather forecast. In (24. add) ___________________, newspapers offer financial news, employment, (25. advertise) ________________, (26. entertain) ____________________, and T.V and radio guides. C. READING I/ Fill in each blank space with ONE suitable word (1,6ms) Among the festivals celebrated (27)___________________ some of Asian people is the Moon Cake Festival, also known (28)___________________ the Mid-August Festival. Large (29) __________________ of small round moon cakes (30) ____________ eaten on this day, and children (31)__________________ carrying colourful paper lanterns which come in all shapes; the more popular (32)________________ are shaped like fish, rabbits and butterflies. (33)_____________ to them the Compiled by Pham Minh Duc Nhan 10 Basic and advanced English Grammar moon shines brightest on the night of the Moon Cake Festival. As the moon (34) ________________, tables are placed outside the house and women make offerings of fruit and moon cakes to the Moon Goddess. II/ Read the passage and answer the questions below. (1m) There are many sources of pollution in our modern world. At present, the most serious sources are acid rain, car exhaust fumes and oil spills. Factory chimneys give out smoke that contains sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide. These gases combine with water vapour in the atmosphere to form sulphuric acid and nitric acid. When it rains, these acids dissolve in the rain and make it acidic. Acid rain is believed to be the worst pollution problem of all. It has harmed water life by turning many lakes into lifeless bodies of water. Car exhaust fumes contain carbon monoxide and lead which are highly poisonous. In big cities, the exhaust fumes build up and cause a health danger to human beings. Therefore, today some large cities have to ban cars from the city center to wipe out smoke and limit the emission of poisonous gases to solve the problem of air pollution. 35. Name some of the sources of pollution in our modern world. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 36. Why is smoke from factory chimneys harmful to our environment? _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 37. What from car exhaust fumes are poisonous? _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 38. What has harmed water life? _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 39. How can the problem of air pollution be solved in big cities? _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ D. WRITING I/ Complete each of the following unfinished sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentences printed before it. (1m) 40. “Let buy flowers for the teachers on the Teachers’ Day”, Lan said. Lan suggest ____________________________________________________________________ 41. “Don’t wait for me if I am late, Hoa”, He said. He told ________________________________________________________________________ 42. Sally’s parents gave her a bicycle for her birthday. Sally __________________________________________________________________________ 43. He is weak because he doesn’t do any exercise. If he __________________________________________________________________________ 44. Mrs. White has a son. She showed me a photo of him. He is a policeman. Mrs. White showed ______________________________________________________________ II/ Complete the letter by using the words and phrases provided. You can make any necessary changes. (1,2m) Dear Kumiko, 45. I / be / very happy / receive / parcel / send . _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 46. What / good idea / send / selection / different kinds of food / your country. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 47. I / enjoy / eat / very much / so / my family. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Compiled by Pham Minh Duc Nhan 11