ĐỀ ÔN CHUYÊN 1

A/ PRONUNCIATION:
I/ Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the other.
1. A. these B. free C. scene D. bed
2. A. go B. mother C. brother D. som etime
3. A. barn B. can't C. dark D. dam
4. A. moon B. food C. blood D. pool
5. A. ploughs B. contacts C. stops D. talks
II. Choose the word that has the stress pattern different from the others:
6. A.friendly B.extra C.along D.orphanage
7. A. deposit B. festival C. institute D. resident
8. A. primary B. religion C. tropical D. friendliness
9. A. ethnic B. area C. comprise D. Buddhist
10. A.generous B.humorous C.precious D.mysterious
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
III. Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences
11. I’m sorry I missed the meeting yesterday. I didn’t ................... well.
A. feel B. fell C. felt D. feeling
12. We discussed the problem but we ................... a final decision.
A. don’t reach B. won’t reach C. hadn’t reached D. didn’t reach
13. Tom, write carefully and don’t ................... any mistakes!
A. do B. have C. give D. make
14. Sue can’t come to the party ...................she’s broken her leg.
A. although B. because C. because of D. so
15. ................... rush hour, the roads in the city are very busy.
A. While B. During C. Through D. On
16. Kate ...................a great time in France and doesn’t want to come back.
A. is having B. has C. had D. had had
17. If you ................... forty cigarettes a day, you would cough a lot.
A. smoke B. smoked C. would smoke D. smoking
18. When I went back to my home town after many years, I was surprised that it ..........changed so
much.
A. has B. had C. was D. is
19. I came _______an old friend while I was walking along the street.
A. across B. into C. over D. for
20. Everyone _______Tom was invited to the party.
A. as B. from C. but D. for
21. The chemistry book _______was a little expensive.
A. I bought B. that I bought it C. I bought that D. what I bought
22. If you _______ my advice in the first place, you wouldn’t be in this mess now.
A. take B. will take C. took D. had taken
23. I am late because my alarm clock didn’t _______this morning.
A. come on B. ring out C. go off D. turn on
24. His speech was very boring. What he said was _______ meaningless.
A. complete B. quite C. most D. total
25. If it _______ so late, we could have some coffee.
A. wasn’t B. isn’t C. weren’t D. not be
26. Your sister used to visit you quite often,_______?
A. didn’t she B. doesn’t she C. wouldn’t she D. hadn’t she
27. We were hurrying because we thought that the bell _______.
A. had already rang B. has already rang C. had already rung D. have already ringing

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28. My doctor suggested _______on a diet to lose some weight.
A. me going B. me to go C. I am going D. I should go
29. Students seem to be made _______a lot of homework.
A. do B. to do C. doing D. done
30. Could you tell me how far _______from here to the next petrol station?
A. is it B. it is C. it was D. was it
31. The delighted bride looked_______ on her wedding day.
A. happy B. sad C. unhappy D. gloomy
32. It is the height of the tourist season now so_______ the rooms in the hotels are reserved.
A. almost B. almost of C. most of all D. almost of all
33. Cheese is made from_______ .
A. rice B. milk C. wood D. stone
34. ________there have been many changes in his life, he still remains a nice man to everyone.
A. However B. Despite C. Because D. Although
35.She complains noisily about anything _________she doesn’t like.
A. what B. that C. about which D. whose
36. You seem to be quite good _________physics.
A. for B. about C. at D. to
37. Our house needs to be _________.
A. painting B. paint C. painted D. paints
38. If you saw a UFO, what _________you do?
A. will B. would C. can D. did
39. “Would you like a glass of green tea?” – “__________”
A. No, let’s not B. No, I don’t. C. No, thanks. D. No, I wouldn’t.
40. Mr. Long often goes swimming _______Sunday morning.
A. in B. on C. until D. at
41. We’re good friends. We ________each other since we were in primary school.
A. know B. have known C. have been known D. knew
42. We wish you ________.
A. good luck B. congratulation C. happy D. enjoy yourself
43. The final match of EURO 2008 _________on June 30th.
A. will be occurred B. takes place C. happening D. is going
44. Opposite my hotel is a very nice supermarket, looks quite friendly to the environment.
A. where B. which C. that D. both B&C
45.If you want to keep fit, I think you should take swimming.
A. up B. in C. on D. with
46.Is she a friend of ?
A. you B. yours C. your D. yourself
47.The financial problem prevented my friend his further studies.
A. continue B. continuing C. to continuing D. from continuing
48.“Never put till tomorrow what you can do today”.
A. up B. off C. on D. with
49.Neither I nor he __________seeing horror films.
A. enjoys B. enjoy C. enjoying D. to enjoy
50.The abbreviation “ATM” stands for .
A. Automatic Transaction Money B. Automated Transaction Machine
C. Automatic Telling Machine D. Automated Teller Machine
IV. Put these following verbs in the right tense or form
A. We (not see)(51)__________ her since we (be) (52)_________on holiday in Ha Long bay.
B. Phuong (not finish) (53)___________ her homework yet.
C. I (not use) (54)___________ the car this evening, so you can have it.

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D. You (see) (55)___________Mrs Chi lately?- yes. I (see) (56)___________ her at the school
gate three days ago.
E. I (walk) (57)______________ along the street when suddenly I (hear) (58)_____________
footsteps behind me. Somebody ( follow) (59)_______________me. I was frightened and I
(start) (60)___________to run.
F. I wish I (not be) (61)___________ here now.
G. Who you (talk) (62)___________ to on the phone now, Minh?
H. Kim (tell) (63)___________us some fairy tales tonight.
I. This book (just publish) (64)___________ by Kim Dong publisher.
J. The Brown (travel) (65)___________ to Asia many times.
K. Minh (know) (66)_______________a little English, so she (wish) (67)_____________ she
(can) (68)___________speak it fluently.
L. My mother (wash) (69)__________ the dishes while we (clean) (70)___________ the floor.
V. Give the correct form of these words to complete these following sentences

71.They were impresed by the____________ of the local people. FRIEND

72.You can believe him. He is a____________ person. DEPEND
73.We are very ____________ in temples and museums in Hanoi. INTERST
74.Poets take____________ from many things in life. INSPIRE
75.Are you ____________ in the uniform ? COMFORT
76.Fashion ____________ are very creative. DESIGN
77.I don’t like____________ clothes. DIRT
78.They have a good____________ of stamps. COLLECT
79.Waching TV has become one of the most populat forms of ____________ ENTERTAIN
80. Website is a place where you can create and read___________ on the intenet INFORM
VI. Each sentence has a mistake, identify and correct it
81. Two prisoners were hang this morning by Taliban.
A B C D
82. You are many more intelligent than I thought you are.
A B C D
83. They haven't made up our minds yet.
A B C D
84. It isn't too dark here. Please turn on the light.
A B C D
85. Mary speaks English very well. She spoke English since she was a little girl.
A B C D
86. Mary has been sick quite a few times since she arrived. She just can't have used to the hot
weather. A B C D
87. Our children get to the bus at the same stop every day.
A B C D
88. Anybody ought to learn what to cook.
A B C D
89. Where could he swim and sunbathe if he was in London?
A B C D
90. We decided not to go out because of the weather was bad.
A B C D

VII. Complete the following passage with a suitable word chosen from the box.

hotel wishes because trip

family interesting park sightseeing
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 Jane's (91)........ decided to go to London last week (92) .......... they wanted to make a
(93)............ tour. The sight in London was very (94)............ and she enjoyed this (95)........... very
much. She and her father stayed in a very big (96).............. with two hundred rooms. From there,
they can easily reach Hyde Park, a very big (97)............... in London. Behind the railing of the
park, they can see a place where orators deliver their lectures on Sunday afternoons. Jane
(98) ............. her sister could see and hear all sort of people speaking here.
VIII. Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each space.
Choosing clothes can be difficult. Some people want to be (99) ................., but they don't
want to look exactly (100) ................ everybody else. Not all clothes are (101)........... for work or
school, perhaps because they are not (102)............. enough, or simply not (103) .................. It is
easy to buy the (104)............, and find that your trousers are too (105)............. , especially if you
are a little bit (106)............... Very loose clothes make you feel slim, but when they have shrunk in
the washing machine, then you have the same problem! If you buy light (107)............... clothes,
then they might not be (108)............. enough for winter.
99. a. of fashion b. fashioned c. fashionable d. fashion
100. a. alike b. like c. similar d. same
101. a. fitted b. suitable c. comfort d. equal
102. a. formal b. strict c. uniform d. suited
103. a. comforting b. comfort c. comforted d. comfortable
104. a. false b. mistake c. wrong d. error
105. a. straight b. close c. stiff d. tight
106. a. slim b. overweight c. thin d. enormous
107. a. of cotton b. in cotton c. cotton d. cottoned
108. a. warm b. cold c. hot d. cool
Question IX. Fill in each gap with ONE suitable word.
If you see a fire, you should ring the school bell (109)________ one minute. When they
(110)________ the bell, students should quickly leave (111)________ classrooms. The monitor
should take the register with him on leaving the classroom. The (112)________ should line up
outside the classroom as soon (113)________ everyone has left the room. Then (114)________
class should walk quickly along the path to the main entrance.
When they (115)________ the main entrance, the students should stand quietly in the
playground. While they (116)________ waiting there, one of the students (117)________ look for
the class teacher in the playground. On finding (118)________ , he should give him the class
register.
Question X. Use the provided words to make a meaningful sentence
119.John’s mother / buy / a computer / him / last month.
 ……………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………
120.She / want / replace / old typewriter.
 ……………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………
121.She / hope / John / use / computer / write essays.
 ……………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………
122.But he / spend / all his time / play / computer games.
 ……………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………
123.He / neglect / studies.
 ……………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………
124.He / fail / tests
 ……………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………
125.When that happened, John / realize / that he / make / a terrible mistake.

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 ……………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………
126.Now he / use / computer mainly / for / type / his essays.
 ……………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………
127.He / play / computer only / his free time.
 ……………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………
128.Recently / he / top / his classmates / the mid- year examination.
 ……………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………
Question XI.Use between two and five words including the given word to complete the
second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one . Keep the given word
unchanged .

129. People claim that he is the best tennis player of our times .said
 He ………………………………… best tennis player of our times .
130. They left early because they didn’t want to get caught in the traffic . avoid
 They left early in order ……………………………. in the traffic .
131. Why didn’t they tell me about these changes earlier ? should
 I ………………………….... about these changes earlier .
132. Would you like to go for a coffee in ten minutes or so ? about
 How ……………………… a coffee in ten minutes or so ?
133. “If you don’t apologize immediately I am leaving .” She told him threatened
 She ………………………… he apologized immediately .
134. I don’t normally go into town by car . used
 I ……………………………..into town by car .
135. I would like to express my thanks for everything you have done for me . thankful
 I’d like to say ………………………. am for everything you have done for me .
136. You can’t blame me for your stupid mistakes . fault
 It isn’t …………………….. stupid mistakes .
137. Mike hates other people criticizing him . stand
 Mike …………………………….. other people criticize him .
138. I learnt quite a lot of the language simply by listening to other people . fair
 I picked …………………………. the language simply by listening to other people .

Họ và tên thí sinh……………………………………………………………… Số báo danh……………

Giám thị 1: ……………………………………………………………… CHữ ký

Giám thị 2: ……………………………………………………………… CHữ ký

the; their; reach; him; for; as; hear; should; students; are

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