1 ĐỀ LUYỆN THI HSG – SỐ 5 I. Chọn phương án (A, B, C hoặc D) ứng với từ có phần nguyên âm được gạch chân có cách phát âm khác với ba từ còn lại trong mỗi câu. 1. a. favour b. harbor c. flour d. vapor 2. a. bull b. dull c. full d. put 3. a. cut b. flood c. flute d. hut 4. a. cheap b. leap c. keep d. meant 5. a. hurry b. study c. bury d. multiply II. Chọn phương án (A, B, C hoặc D) ứng với từ có trọng âm chính nhấn vào âm tiết có vị trí khác với ba từ còn lại trong mỗi câu. 6. a. surprise b. intelligent c. education d. competitive 7. a. present b. operation c. preserve d. protection 8. a. human b. animal c. stimulate d. avoidable 9. a. population b. capability c. interactive d. disaster 10. a. predict b. surgeon c. salary d. perfect III. Chọn phương án đúng (A, B, C hoặc D) để hoàn thành mỗi câu sau. 11. Far more people _____________ football on a Saturday afternoon than play it. a. watch b. look c. stare d. see 12. If no one _____________ to the plan, we will start next week. a. minds b. avoids c. objects d. argues 13. Is there _____________ at all I can help? a. everything b. anything c. someone d. no one 14. This ticket _____________ one person to the museum. a. permits b. admits c. enters d. allows 15. My uncle had never married, choosing to remain _____________ all his life. a. single b. separate c. individual d. divorced 16. There is no reason to _____________ his honesty; he is absolutely sincere. a. search b. doubt c. ask d. inquire 17. The people in the picture are _____________ . a. inside b. outdoors c. indoors d. out 18. My little sister, unlike me, hates doing – especially cleaning the windows. a. homework b. housework c. jobs d. tasks 19. I have no brothers or sisters. I’m _____________ child. a. an only b. a sole c. a unique d. a single 20. Which horse shall we _____________ on in the next race? a. win b. back c. bet d. place 21. We were only in Singapore for a few hours, but he still managed to _______ all his money. a. cost b. earn c. pay out d. spend 22. We _____________ at each other for over a minute without blinking. a. glanced b. winked c. stared d. watched 23. It’s high time your brother got a job and _____________ . He’s in his late thirties already. a. turned in b. turned down c. settled in d. settled down 24. We expected her at nine but she finally _____________ at midnight. a. came to b. turned out c. turned up d. came off 25. The men and the children in the picture are singing and playing _____________ . a. each other b. by each other c. one another d. with each other 26. It _____________ that to be a good musician, you have learn to play very young. a. was said b. says c. is said d. had been said 27. They _____________ because it is a national holiday. a. don’t work b. won’t work c. haven’t worked d. aren’t working 28. “I can’t remember us ever _____________ ,” replied the stranger. a. being met b. having met c. to meet d. to have met 29. Are there enough chairs for _____________ ? a. we all b. all we c. us all d. ourselves 30. What _____________ in half an hour’s time, do you think? a. will we do b. we will do c. will we be doing d. will we have done 31. I enjoy my job as a nurse but it’s taken me a year to _____________ to working at night. a. be use b. get used c. use d. getting used 2 32. I’m _____________ from 6 am till midnight. a. on duty b. on work c. in duty d. for work 33. This is probably one of the best-known _____________ in the world. a. departmental stores b. department stores c. departmental shops d. department shops 34. Unemployment _____________ by 5 percent since the beginning of the year. a. was raised b. has raised c. rose d. has risen 35. Many people hate Mondays, saying that they really _____________ . a. get down them b. get them down c. get over them d. get them over 36. I don’t believe a word he says. I think he _____________ . a. is lying b. is laying c. lied d. is telling lie 37. Is that the man _____________ has been stolen? a. the car of whom b. the car of his c. whose car d. the car of who 38. Despite _____________ a terrible headache, Jane managed to finish the exam. a. she had b. to have c. having d. of 39. The children playing on the beach are _____________ to hear me shout. a. too far away b. too far c. so distant d. so far away 40. He dress is different from yours; it has a belt _____________ . a. in the waist b. on a waist c. around the waist d. through the waist IV. Đọc kĩ đoạn văn sau và chọn phương án đúng (A, B, C hoặc D) cho mỗi chỗ trống. There were three farming families: the Smith, the Brown and the Jones. Mr. and Mrs. Smith had a triangle of (41) ___ which they wanted to divide in such a (42) ___ that each of their offspring would have a piece of land (43) ______ the same size and shape. Down the road, the Browns had four children. The parents wanted to divide their land an L-shaped plot which (44) ______like a square with offspring. Again, (46) _______ piece of land had to be the same shape. In the (47) _____ village, (48) _______, Mr. and Mrs. Jones had a piece of farmland in a (49) _____square. They had five children. (50) _______ with the Smiths and the Browns, they were eager to make (51) _______ that each child should have a single piece of land (52) _____ in size and shape: The square had to be divided into five. The three families (53) _______ in the local surveyor, Theo D. Lite, to ask his (54) _____ Mr. Lite looked at the Smiths’ triangle of land and quickly (55) _______ a sketch of how to divide the land into three. At the Browns’ house, he thought a little longer; then he (56) _____ up with a plan which would give each of the four children an L-shaped piece of land. Finally, he turned his attention to the Jones’ problem and, after a little thought, came up with a solution. 41. a. area b. ground c. land d. space 42. a. way b. method c. system d. style 43. a. utterly b. totally c. completely d. exactly 44. a. seemed b. appeared c. looked d. showed 45. a. removed b. subtracted c. taken d. moved 46. a. each b. both c. some d. all 47. a. near b. close c. neighbouring d. next door 48. a. meanwhile b. then c. while d. during 49. a. exceptional b. perfect c. correct d. flawless 50. a. Like b. Similar c. Same d. As 51. a. certainly b. ensure c. sure d. definite 52. a. identical b. same c. corresponding d. like 53. a. asked b. called c. phoned d. rang 54. a. suggestion b. advice d. thought d. idea 55. a. wrote b. painted c. lined d. drew 56. a. came b. went c. thought d. decided V. Đọc kĩ đoạn văn sau và chọn phương án đúng ( A, B, C hoặc D) cho mỗi câu. Managing Time Time management: two words that have me breaking out in a cold sweat. Why should I suddenly have to learn how to manage my time? Surely time had got on perfectly well for several millennia without requiring management, let alone by me. But my university tutor was adamant: time needed some managing and apparently it was up to me to do it. First of all, let’s be clear. I do have plenty of time to manage. As an arts students, I generally have 23 hours in the day that aren’t given over to going to lectures. But I generally need somebody to tell me what I should be writing, so I go to lectures. Perhaps I had “taken on too much”? I’d been elected to four committees, produced a play, applied for a part time job, hung around the college bar with my friends, and written the odd essay. But I thought I was coping 3 well. Sure, there was the day when I did the research for an essay on the morning of deadline day and wrote it that afternoon, but that was a one off. On second thoughts, may be my tutor is right. It’s difficult to give up what you’re involved in but perhaps it’s a good idea to sit back and have a breather once in a while. Even an arts student has to get down to some real work! 57. What was the writer’s initial reaction to his tutor’s ultimatum/ a. He had to admit that it was sound advice.b. He failed to see how it could help him. c. He had no understanding of what it meant. d. He had tried it before so he knew it would fail. 58. What is the writer’s job? a. He’s a time manager. b. He’s a lecturer. c. He’s an arts student. d. He’s a university tutor. 59. Which of the following is not mentioned as something he had done? a. Producing a play b. Getting a part time job c. Writing an essay d. Head of four committees 60. The writer slowly begins to realize that he should _____________ . a. spend more time with his friends b. end his obsession with leisure pursuit c. integrate more into university life d. apply himself to the real task in hand VI. Chọn phương án (A, B, C hoặc D) ứng với từ / cụm từ có gạch chân cần phải sửa trong các câu sau. 61. One another surprising method of forest conservation is controlled cutting of trees. a b c d 62. Alike all other mammals, dolphins have lungs. a b c d 63. The Spanish introduced not only horses and also cattle to the North American continent. a b c d 64. He is the man that his novel won the Pulitzer prize last year. a b c d 65. Likely a bar magnet, the Earth has two magnetic poles. a b c d 66. One of the managers who works for the company has been dismissed. a b c d 67. “How far does it take to get to the office?” –“About one hour, I think”. a b c d 68. More than 600 million individual bacteria lives on the skin of humans. a b c d 69. I’m very glad that you’ve done lots of progress this semester. a b c d 70. The great digital advances of the electronic age, such as integrated circuitry and a a b microcomputer, has been planted in tiny chips. c d VII. Chọn phương án (A, B, C hoặc D) ứng với câu có nghĩa gần nhất với mỗi câu cho sẵn sau đây. 71. I didn’t arrive in time to see her. a. I arrived late to see her. b. I wasn’t on time and she has left. c. I wasn’t early enough to see her. d. I didn’t arrive so I couldn’t see her. 72. How long have you had this watch? a. Since when did you buy this watch? b. When did you buy this watch? c. How long have you bought this watch? d. Since when have you bought this watch? 73. It is said that he has broken several world records. a. People said that he has obtained several world records. b. He is said to have broken several world records. c. It is said that several world records has been destroyed by him. d. He is said that he has broken several world records. 74. Take your umbrella with you in case it rains. a. You should take your umbrella because it will rain. b. In case of rain, take your umbrella with you. c. Take your umbrella with you when it rains. d. It may rains so you should take your umbrella with you. 75. Her mother cooks much better than her. a. She is much better at coking than her mother. b. She can’t cook as good as her mother. c. Her mother is a better cook than her. d. Her mother is a better cooker than her. 4 76. That smoking has a bad effect on our health has been proved. a. That smoking, which has a bad effect on our health, has been proved. b. It has been proved that smoking is harmful for our health. c. Smoking badly affects our health is true. d. That bad effect of smoking on our health has been proved. 77. Wherever he goes, his dog goes too. a. His dog often travels with him. b. He always takes his dog with him. c. You can see his god wherever he went. d. He goes when his dog goes. 78. It’s the first time I’ve been to a flower show. a. I haven’t been to a flower show for years. b. It’s the first time I’ve seen so many flowers. c. I haven’t been to a flower show before. d. This is the first flower show I know. 79. His comment bears little relation to the topic. a. His comment is close the topic. b. His comment is directly to the point. c. His comment and the topic are not the same. d. What he said is irrelevant to the topic. 80. Tom used to smoke when he was young. a. Tom got used to smoking when he was young. b. Tom smoked a lot when he was young. c. Tom has stopped smoking. d. Tom doesn’t smoke no longer. . 1 ĐỀ LUYỆN THI HSG – SỐ 5 I. Chọn phương án (A, B, C hoặc D) ứng với từ có phần nguyên âm được gạch chân có. flawless 50 . a. Like b. Similar c. Same d. As 51 . a. certainly b. ensure c. sure d. definite 52 . a. identical b. same c. corresponding d. like 53 . a. asked b. called c. phoned d. rang 54 . a long have you had this watch? a. Since when did you buy this watch? b. When did you buy this watch? c. How long have you bought this watch? d. Since when have you bought this watch? 73. It