ĐỀ ôn CHUYÊN 18

ĐỀ ÔN 18 I Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest A.punctual B.situation C.fortunate D.essential A seaside B combine C life D police A this B thick C thank D thin A faced B wicked C fixed D wrapped A cheap B character C children D church II Choose the words that has a different stress pattern from the others A republic B receive C collection D uniform A relationship B activity C occasional D invitation A modern B novel C musician D lovely A religion B violent C logical D scenery A violent B encourage C occasion D material III Choose the best answer from A, B C or D to complete each of the following sentences: Our roof is leaking, we must get it _ A to fix B fixing C fixed D be fixed My teacher can write a beautiful poem in _ A little than half an hour C less than half an hour B a little than half an hour D least than half an hour Mr Smith forgot _he was supposed to go to A which the room B which room C which was the room D what room was I’m afraid there are no seats left Every seat is _ A full B reserved C served D free My uncle is sixty years of age, but he keeps on working _ever A hard B harder C as hard as D harder than Who was the first person _the South pole? A reaching B who reaches C to reach D reached He was unwilling to explain the reason _his absence A for B at C of D about She had changed so much that _anyone recognised her A almost B not C hardly D nearly No one helped him; he did it _ A himself all B all by himself C by all himself D by himself all 10 _it is getting dark, we will not wait for him any longer A Unless B Since C While D Although 11 The thief was wearing glasses to avoid _by the police A recognizing B recognize C being recognized D to be recognized 12 We _ten books this morning A have read B have been reading C had read D both A&B 13 Everyone has heard the news from him, _? A hasn’t it B haven’t they C haven’t them D hasn’t everyone 14 Could you remember the girl to Cathy in the café last night? A was speaking B had spoken C speaking D spoke 15 _ Titanic, a Bristish steamer, sank in _ North Atlantic after hitting iceberg A the /∅ / a B the / the / an C ∅/ a / a D the / a / the 16 She invited many people to the party but only a few A showed up B turned up C stayed up D both A&B 17 Could you keep _ on my dog when I’m away? A a hand B an eye C an ear D a nose 18 the storm, I would have been home before eight A Instead of B Because of C During D But for 19 He _ on the bed staring at the ceiling wondering what to next A lay B lied C laid D lain 20 They didn’t have enough in their suitcase for all the things they had bought on holiday A area B room C size D place 21 I think that spring is the nicest of the year A term B reason C season D period 22 Don't buy that dress you really like it A unless B if C provided that D so long as 23 We listened to the weather to find out if it was going to rain A foreteller B prediction C warning D forecast 24 When the wheat is ripe, the farmers will it A reap B gather C harvester D pick Teacher: Thanh Huyen Le 0986.08.05.88 25 She is a kind girl that everybody loves her A so B such C very D too 26 Maria Roberts left her home in Leeds last week and nobody her since then A see B have seen C has seen D saw 27 You will see him when he here tomorrow A to come B has come C will come D comes 28 His telephone doesn't work and mine doesn't A neither B either C so D too 29 These clothes are _cleaner than the others A much B many C so D very 30 The fire out when they were having dinner A breaks B was breaking C has broken D broke 31 My brother is very _of music A fond B enjoyed C like D interested 32 William is big _ his age A by B for C with D through 33 Why are you _ such a hurry? A with B by C on D in 34 We spent a ……………….trip at Nha Trang beach last summer A four-days B four-day C fourth-day D fourth-days 35 My mother often spends two hours a day ……………… the housework A to B does C doing D to be doing 36 This is Mrs Lan …………………son is our new English teacher A who B whom C that D whose 37 When we arrived at the station, my friends………………………… A had left B have left C having left D left 38 Would you mind ………………… me about your story? A to tell B telling C told D to be telling 39 I used to ………………… football with my friends after school when we were boys A played B play C playing D be played 40 She is not very beautiful…………………she is intelligent A but B so C and D therefore 41 This food tastes very ……………………… A well B better C good D badly 42 She told me that she _ my sister the week before A had seen B would meet C saw D has seen 43 He preferred television to _ to the cinema A watching/ go B to watch/ go C to watch/ going D watching/ going 44 She was told the office phone for personal calls A don’t use B not to use C not using D not use 45 I have three brothers, are businessmen A who they all B that all of them C all of whom D who all of them 46 I wish I _ there yesterday afternoon! A was B had been C were D would have been 47 Either John or his brothers _ the key to the car A have taking B has taken C have taken D has been taken 48 The job offer was too good for him to turn _ A down B out C off D away 49 This house needs A to repaint B repainted C to be repainting D repainting 50 Thanks to the development of the internet, we can now get access to newspapers A electrical B electronic C electric D electricity 51 I bumped into Janet quite _ chance when I was shopping in London A by B at C on D with 52 If you heat an ice-cream, it _ into water A turns B would turn C turned D turning 53 Mary scarcely goes out at night, _? A doesn’t she B does she C did she D didn’t she 54 Let’s go swimming this afternoon, ? A you B will we C we D shall we 55 beautiful your mother is! A What B How C How much D How many 56 It’s no use………English if you don’t try to speak it too Teacher: Thanh Huyen Le 0986.08.05.88 A to learn B learned C learning D learn 57 Nam has money that he can’t afford to buy food A so few B so many C so little D so much 58 A good friend will stand you when you are having trouble A by B out C against D in 59 Dickens’ were full of colour in life A actors B film stars C characters D persons 60 He says he has got in his stomach A pains B aches C hurt D suffering III Fill in each gap in each sentence with the correct form of the word in capital letters He looked very _ because the messenger came to invite him to the laboratory EXCITE Motor – racing is an extremely sports RISK It _me to see you so upset SAD We had an interesting _about football DISCUSS Vietnam declared its _ in 1945 DEPEND The large dog is perfectly _and has never been known to attack anyone HARM The president of the club is going to make a _ SPEAK I’d love to see you next week, but _it won’t be possible FORTUNATE Thousands of people have been made _ by the war HOME 10 These shoes look quite smart but they are _uncomfortable TERRIBLE SECTION B: GRAMMAR IV There is one mistake in each sentence Find it and correct it Tommy asked five dollars to buy some history books Let’s open the packages tonight Tomorrow is very long to wait The Martins were the last arriving at the party Betty said him the tall lady was her aunt After George had returned to his house , he was reading book What were you good at school ? It spent a long time to travel to the skiing resort but in the end we got there I had not to work yesterday because it was my day off, so I was going to see my friend instead Stuart stopped writing his letter because he had to leave to the hospital 10 A friend of him got married at the age of sixteen your answers: Mistake Correction Mistake Correction 1 6 2 7 3 8 4 9 5 10 10 V Fill in each blank with the correct tense or form of the verb in brackets Marie Curie, the Polish born chemist, was a courageous and determined woman She ( 1- leave ) her home for Paris (2- pursue) her interest in science ( 3-Live) in poverty, she still ( 4manage ) ( 5- graduate ) at the top of her class She ( 6- meet ) Pierre Curie shortly after graduation and (7- marry ) him a year later Together, Pierre and Marie( 8- form ) the most husband –and –wife partnership in science history They ( 9- discover ) the radioactive elements , Polonium and Radium They ( 10- award ) the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903 your answers: .4 10 SECTION C: READING VI Read the following passage and choose the best answer THE BEST AGE TO BE Childhood is the time when there are few responsibilities to make life difficult If a child has good parents, he is fed, looked after and loved, whatever he may It is improbable he will ever gain in his life given so much without having to anything in turn In addition, life is always presenting new things to the child – things that have lost their interest for older people because they are too well- known A child finds pleasure playing in the rain, or in the snow His first visit to the seaside is a marvelous adventure But a child has pain: he is not so free to as he wishes as he thinks older people are; he is continually told not to things, or being punished for what he has done wrong His life is therefore not perfectly happy When a young man starts to earn his own living, he becomes free from the discipline of school or parents, but at the same time he is forced to accept responsibilities He can no longer expect others to pay for his food, his clothes and his room, but he has to work if he wants to live comfortably If he spends most time playing about in the way he used to as a child, he will go hungry And if he breaks the laws of the society as he used to break the Teacher: Thanh Huyen Le 0986.08.05.88 laws of his parents, he may go to prison If, however, he works hard, keeps out of trouble and has good health, he can have the greatest happiness of seeing himself make steady progress in his job and of building up for himself his own position in society Old age has always been thought of as the worst age to be, but it is not necessary for the old to be unhappy With old age come wisdom and the ability to help others with advice wisely given The old can have the joy of seeing their children making progress in life, they can watch their children growing up around them, and perhaps best of all, they can, if their life has been a useful one, feel the happiness of having come through the battle of life safely and of having reached a time when they can lie back and rest, leaving others to continue the fight It is stated in the passage that A a young man accepts a lot of responsibilities.B childhood is the best age to be C a person can be happy at any age D old age is the worst age What makes life difficult according to the author? A laws of society B responsibilities C discipline D all are correct Old people are not interested in new things presented to children because: A These are too familiar C Children are imaginative B They are impossible D These things are famous A child’s life is not perfectly happy because A he is not free to as he wishes B he is continually being told not to things C he is punished for what he has done D All are correct According to the author a young man A is happier than a child because he is free from discipline of school and parents B is happier than a child because he starts to earn his own living C is happier than a child because he can spend most of his time playing about D A and B are correct C D A D D VII Fill in each blank with one suitable word Sailors have a special place in English history , and many are remembered as national ( ) If you visit London , you will probably see a large square in central London ( ) Trafalgar Square Here stands a large ( ) of Lord Nelson , an English sailor who was killed in a battle with the French navy at Trafalgar ( ) he was killed in this battle , the British navy proved stronger than the French , and so ( ) sure that the great French army of Napoleon Bonaparte could not invade England So still today the statue of Nelson , one of England’s greatest sailors , stands at the heart of London’s most famous and popular square It is not ( ) that the first Englishman to visit Japan was also a sailor His name was Will Adams , and he was the pilot navigator of a Dutch trading ship which was wrecked on the coast of Japan in the year 1598 Adams in fact remained in Japan for the (7) of his life, and became a successful businessman He was employed (8) .the Shogun Ieyasu as an adviser on shipbuilding and foreign affairs, and was known by the title ‘‘Anjin-san’’ He was buried in Hemi, (9) his home town of Gilling ham, England your answers: .4 10 VIII Fill in each blank with one suitable word from the box to complete the paragraph Officials — pools — courts — stadium — field events— rings — pitches — Scoreboard — spectators — track events — rinks — athletes There’s a big new sports center near my house There are football (1) ,tennis and basketball (2) .,swimming (3) , a sports hall with two boxing (4) .and even a skating (5) .There is also a separate athletes (6) ,where 20,000 (7) can watch the (8) on the track and the (9) ., such as jumping and throwing, in the grass center The (10) get ready in modern changing rooms and the official time and measure the events with modern equipment A huge electronic scoreboard shows the results SECTION D: WRITING IX Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the first one: He can’t afford to buy the car  The car ……………… Shirley didn’t begin to read until she was eight  It wasn’t Mrs Taylor regretted buying the second –hand washing-machine  Mrs Taylor wished … ……… Nobody can deny that she has a beautiful voice  It ………… Teacher: Thanh Huyen Le 0986.08.05.88 Jane is the tallest girl in her class  Nobody They couldn’t find the manager anywhere  The manager was Their teacher is making them study hard  They …………… As I get older , I want to travel less  The older I have never been to Liverpool in my life  Never 10 My father speaks very little French  My father speaks hardly XI Use the following sets of words or phrases to write complete sentences Last summer / friend / Charles / invite / me/ stay / him Since / wife / die / 1978 / Charles / live / alone He / live / country / large / house / big / garden When / I / arrive / I / expect / find / beautiful / garden But / that / be / not / case Garden / look / wild / and / it / be / overgrow / weeds I / tell / Charles / how / surprise / I / be / He / say /his / be / gardener / because / he / always / hate / job The end Teacher: Thanh Huyen Le 0986.08.05.88 your answers: pitches courts Teacher: Thanh Huyen Le pools rings rink stadium spectators track events field events 10 athletes 0986.08.05.88