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ĐỀ ÔN THI HSG WRITING Transformation: You remembered to post the letter, didn’t you? You didn’t _ She has to quit smoking or she will die If _ As I come nearer to the hospital gate, I become more nervous The _ The robbers made the bank manager hand over the money The bank manager _ The driver said “Don’t get off the bus while it’s moving!” The driver asked _ Mr.Brown is going to retire at the end of this year It was decided The fact that _ I want to see the manager, not his assistant It is He never has enough money He is always _ Ba said “Why don’t we stop eating chicken to avoid being infected with bird flu?” Ba suggested that chicken shouldn’t 10 The last time she went out with him was months ago It is 11 There was too much snow for us to go out There was such _ 12 Miss Huong Tram is the best student in this class Nobody _ 13 She is listening to the radio She turned it on at seven-thirty She has _ 14 I can meet you if you arrive before 11 So long as _ 15 They never made us anything we didn’t want to We _ 16 We regret to inform you that your application has not been successful Much to 17 There weren’t nearly as many people there as I had expected There were far 18 It is a two-week holiday The holiday _ 19 How about something to eat before the show? Shall _ 20 The rent is $ 60 per week The flat _ A PRONUNCIATION I Pick out the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from the rest: A pleasant A cuisine A muscle A dutiable A hourglass B says B quay B cancellation B education B dishonorable C many D ratification C queue-jump D culture C violoncellist D sciatic C generation D edgy C haute D disharmonious II Pick out the word with the position of the stressed syllable different from those of the others: A average A schedule A potential A signature A deteriorate B aquatic B report B delicate B scholarship B profound C athletic D available C promise D orbit C apprentice D astonished C terminus D transaction C conscientious D conspiracy B VOCABULARY I Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences: The dog dug a _ under the fence in order to attack the children A channel B tunnel C subway D underpass I know you never lend things, but _ and let me borrow your guitar I promise I’ll take good care of it A miss the point B stretch a point C make the point D come to the point The family stock had been _ as collateral on loans A settled B safequarded C pledged D regarded It is difficult for museums to find funds to protect the nation’s _ A inheritance B heritage C possessions D legacy The victorious team was _ with praise A maneuvered B erupted C overwhelmed D retreated The worker was _ from the company after he was caught stealing A abrogated B interfered C manipulated D expelled Litigation is on the _ as consumers become more conscious of their rights A surge B escalation C development D rise If you advertise at airports, you have a _ audience A captured B slave C captivated D captive All parties who sign an agreement must _ with the terms of that agreement A dispose B veto C deploy D comply 10 The director _ by stressing the need for cooperation and dedication A retaliated B panicked C recapitulated D alleged 11 I don’t want to go, but there is no way of _ it A getting from B getting off C getting out of D getting away 12 It was too late to _ of the contract A back out B back downC back up D back away 13 The teachers at the school _ with flu one after the other A went down B went off C went out D went under 14 They expect a quick _ from the illness because the medicine is excellent A recovery B cultivation C fatigue D detachment 15 Memories of the flood still _ in this town A suspend B stay C remain D linger II Supply the correct forms of the words in brackets: One of her most positive and attractive qualities is her almost constant _ (CHEER) As the day of the exam approached, Karen became _ nervous (INCREASE) This state _ the soldiers who died in the war (MEMORY) The pain became _ during the night so I called the doctor (ENDURE) How you like my latest _ for my stamp collection? (ACQUIRE) Drinking and driving is no longer _ acceptable (SOCIETY) “Scream” was probably the most _ film I’ve ever seen (FRIGHT) They are _ by a desire to help people (MOTIVE) _ is destroying large areas of tropical rain forest (FOREST) 10 The bank is investigating claims that some borrowers have been treated _ (PREFER) 11 Cattle and chickens are _ animals (DOMESTIC) 12 You can never be sure what he is going to He is so _ (PREDICT) 13 The young mother hurried _ to the drug store (BREATH) 14 It is _ to chop down the trees in that forest (LAW) 15 Many people think it is very _ whether a cure will be found for AIDS before the year 2000 (DOUBT) C GRAMMAR I Circle the letter (A, B, C, D) that best complete the following sentences: When _ to explain his mistake, the new employee cleared his throat nervously A asking B asked C to be asked D to be asking I’m looking forward to hearing from Jan Do you know _? A when the mail will arrive B when does the mail arrive C when the mail does arrive D when will the mail arrive Because of the rain, many people have called to ask _ canceled A that the parade was B whether the parade was C if or not the parade was D that the parade would be _, many people learn to use computer software A Form the instruction manuals B It is the instruction manuals C There are the instruction manuals D When having the instruction manuals Jack admitted _ the money A steal B to steal C stealing D stolen Peter _ from Paris He _ there three weeks ago with his friends A will just return _ flies B has just returned _ flew C had just returned _ flew D is just returning _ was flying The instructor warned the students _ sailing alone on the lake A on B for C of D against This project _ to require more money than was budgeted for it at the board meeting A had seemed B seems C is seeming D will seem In her writing, Elimor Wylie often dealt with her own personality as it was, rather than _ A as was defines by others B its definitions by others C other’s definition D as others defined it 10 “I understand you don’t like opera _ I go at least once a month.” A On contrast B In contrast C In the contrast D On the contrast II Supply the correct verb tense: When Carol (call) _ last night, I (watch) _ my favorite show on television I (work) _ for this company for more than thirty years, and I intend to stay here until I retire! Sharon (love) _ to travel She (go) _ abroad almost every summer Next year, she plans to go to Peru In the last hundred years, traveling (become) _ much easier and very comfortable In the 19th century, it (take) _ two or three months to cross North America by covered wagon The trip (be) _ very rough and often dangerous Things (change) _ a great deal in the last hundred and fifty years Now you can fly from New York to Los Angeles in a matter of hours Sarah (climb) _ the Matterhorn, (sail) _ round the world, and (go) _ on safari in Kenya She is such an adventurous person You will feel more confident when you (swim) _ for a few weeks The scientist (point out) _ that the book he (write) _ the previous year (be) _ already out of date Next thing you know the government (tell) _ us what we should spend our money on If Tom (be, not) _ such a lazy person, he (help) _ you 10 _ (give such a warm welcome, he felt very pleased III Fill in the blank with the correct preposition or adverb: You can cash cheques here _ prior arrangement _ the bank She was _ arrest _ suspicion _ murder They were still 100 metres _ the summit Guests receive dinner _ arrival _ the hotel We’re expecting a new arrival _ the family soon _ the time I arrived _ the scene, it was all _ Appearing confident _ interviews is quite an art It should be ascertained that the plans comply _ the law I’m ashamed to say that I lied _ her 10 We set aside some money _ repairs D USE OF EGLISH Pick out the wrong word or phrase in each of the following sentences : The grenade is a small bomb done to be thrown by hand or shot from a modified rifle A B C D A pure gold Islamic coin is expected to bring some between $8 million and $10 million A B at the auction next week C D Dogs that are trained to lead a blind must be loyal, intelligent and calm A B C D Although Emily Dickinson wrote some of the most haunting lines of American poetry A B only seven of her poems were published during their lifetime C D Many Chinese connect the word “happiness” with the symbols for white, silk and tree A B C D The local hot springs now serve as a bathhouse for them tranquil little town A B C D As conscripted craftsman under Swedish rule, Finns introduced the log cabin to America A B C D An itch resulting when a nerve that can carry pain is only slightly stimulated A B C D For more than 450 years, Mexico City has been the economic, culture and political A B center of the Mexican people C D 10 The Concorde can fly across the Atlantic without refueling and carrying 11 tons A B C of freight D 11 The term automation was first used about 1956 to describe the increased use of A B C automatic machineries in making automobile D 12 Visit to Disneyland is a delight to any child and usually a treat for his parents as well A B C D 13 Automation guides automatic machines according to plans storing in its memory A B C D 14 Automation helps raise profits by reducing labor costs, wasteful during production and A B C other business expenses D 15 Thomas Alva Edison is remembered chiefly as the man which invented the flight the A B C D light bulb 16 The 6-year-old boy resembles to his mother somewhat more than does his brother A B C D 17 Under no circumstances you are to attempt to fix broken water pipes in the basement, A B C you understand? D 18 Transporting strikes are causing serious shortages throughout the country A B C D 19 As they ripen on the tree, the most olives change slowly from green to black A B C D 20 A good professional sports team is very profitable for its owners if it can attract A B too many people to buy tickets for every game C D E READING I Fill in each blank with ONE appropriate word: Many people believe that watching television has resulted (1) lower reading standards in schools (2) , the link between television and printed books is not as simple as that In many (3) , television actually encourages people to read: for example, when a book is turned into a TV series, (4) sales often go up One study of this link (5) six-year-old children who were viewing a special series of 15-minute programmes at school The series was designed to (6) love of books, as well as to develop the basic mechanical skills of reading Each programme is an (7) film of a children’s book The story is read (8) while certain key phrases from the book (9) on screen, beneath the picture Whenever a word is read, it is also (10) on the TV screen II Read the passage and the questions or unfinished sentences Then choose the answer (A, B, C or D) that you think fits best: No education medium better serves as a means of spatial communication than the atlas Atlases deal with such invaluable information as population distribution and density One of the best, Pennycooke’s World Atlas, has been widely accepted as a standard owing to the quality of its maps and photographs, which not only show various settlements but also portray them in a variety of scales In fact, the very first map in the atlas is a cleverly designed population cartogram that projects the size of each country if geographical size were proportional to population Following the proportional layout, a sequence of smaller maps shows the world’s population density, each country’s birth and death rates, population increase or decrease, industrialization, urbanization, gross national product in terms of per capita income, the quality of medical care, literacy, and language To give readers a perspective on how their own country fits in with the global view, additional projections depict the world’s patterns in nutrition, calorie and protein consumption, health care, number of physicians per unit of population, and life expectancy by region Population density maps on a subcontinental scale, as well as political maps, convey the diverse demographic phenomena of the world in a broad array of scales What is the main topic of this passage? A The educational benefits of atlases B Physical maps in an atlas C The ideal in the making of atlases D Partial maps and their uses According to the passage, the first map in Pennycooke’s World Atlas shows A the population policy in each country B the hypothetical sizes of countries C geographical proportions of each country D national boundaries relative to population In the passage, the world “invaluable” is closest in meaning to A incremental B invalid C priceless D shapeless The world “cleverly” in the passage is closest in meaning to A clearly B immaculately C intelligently D accurately Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage? A Calorie consumption B Currency exchange rates C A level of education D Population decline The word “layout” in the passage refers to A the cartogram B the geographical size C population D each country The phrase “in terms of” used in the passage is closest in meaning to A for considering aspects B in spite of C with a view to D in regard to It can be inferred from the passage that maps can be used to A pinpoint ethnic strife in each country B identify a shortage of qualified labour C give readers a new perspective on their own country D show readers photographs in a new form The author of the passage implies that A atlases provide a bird’s eye view of countries B maps use a variety of scales in each projection C maps of countries differ in size D atlases can be versatile instruments 10 The word “convey” in the passage is closest meaning to A devise B conjure up C demonstrate D indicate F STRUCTURES Choose the sentence (A, B, C, D) which is closest in meaning to the one in bold: You needn’t have taken so many warm clothes there A It’s not necessary for you to take so many warm clothes there B You have taken so many warm clothes that I don’t need C You took a lot of warm clothes there but it turned out not necessary D There ‘s no need for you to take so many warm clothes there Mary apologizes for having kept them waiting A Mary has been waiting for them so long time B Mary is sorry they were very late C Mary says they called to say they will be late D Mary is sorry that she made them wait foe her The company admitted giving misleading advertisements A The company admitted that they had given misleading advertisements B The company refused to give misleading advertisements C The company denied giving misleading advertisements D The company said they had given attractive advertisements She pretended not to see him A She saw him but didn’t say hello B She refused to see him C She admitted seeing him D She ignored him when she saw him She tends to lose her temper for no reason A She has no reason so she loses her temper B She has no reason for tending to lose her temper C She easily gets angry when there is a reason D She often gets angry for no reason I had to stand in line for two hours to get first-row seat for the performance A The performance lasted two hours B The man got a seat in the front row C The man got a seat in the second row D The man failed to get a ticket to the performance Jill was walking to school when she found the purse A Jill was walking to school with her purse B Jill bought the purse when she was walking to school C Jill found the purse on the way to school D Jill found the purse at the school Ann exchanged the shoes for a different pair A Jane returned the shoes and took some pants instead B Jane took the shoes back to the store and got some different ones C One of Jane’s shoes didn’t fit properly so she returned them both D Because of a problem with the heel of her shoes, Jane returned them Huy liked the company of others A Huy found a club B Huy liked other people’s company better than his own C Huy founded a club D Huy liked the other company 10 Friendly though he may seem, he’s not to be trusted A However friendly he seems, he’s not to be trusted B However he seems friendly, he’s not to be trusted C He may have friends, but he’s not to be trusted D He’s too friendly to be trusted ... A on B for C of D against This project _ to require more money than was budgeted for it at the board meeting A had seemed B seems C is seeming D will seem In her writing, Elimor Wylie often... (call) _ last night, I (watch) _ my favorite show on television I (work) _ for this company for more than thirty years, and I intend to stay here until I retire! Sharon (love) _ to travel... almost constant _ (CHEER) As the day of the exam approached, Karen became _ nervous (INCREASE) This state _ the soldiers who died in the war (MEMORY) The pain became _ during the night so