ĐỀ THI THỬ CHUYÊN NGỮ NĂM 2017

MÔN: TIẾNG ANH

KHỐI: D
Thời gian làm bài: 90’, không kể thời gian phát đề
Part I: Phonetics
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
1. A. recommend B. recollect C. reclaim D. recognition
2. A. rises B. chooses C. houses D. horses
3. A. other B. whole C. hole D. older
II. Choose the word that has the stress differently from that of the other words:
4. A. prevent B. patient C. medicine D. pleasant
5. A. surprise B. intelligent C. education D. competitive
Part II: Vocabulary and lexico grammar
I. Fill in each space with the correct form of the word given in blanket:
1. How much do you _____________? WEIGHT
2. Magnets will ____________ most metals. ATTRACTIVE
3. His __________ has not improved much. BEHAVE
4. The police are interested in the sudden _____________ of the valuable painting. APPEAR
5. The cost of ____________ must be paid by the buyer. CARRY
II. Choose the best answer:
1. Mr. Smith is very fat, he ought to ___________ some weight.
A. give B. lose C. throw D. waste
2. This is very ___________! Can’t you practice your violin somewhere else?
A. convenient B. conveniently C. inconvenient D. convenience
3. The biggest company in our local area is _________ the verge of bankruptcy.
A. in B. on C. at D. to
4. As you get ___________, your memory gets __________.
A. old – worse B. older – worse C. oldest – worst D. older – bad
5. I am having ____________ my colleagues.
A. responsibilities more B. more than C. more responsibilities D. as much responsibilities
than responsibilities than as
6. As soon as we got to the hotel, we checked _________.
A. in B. at C. with D. off
7. The Pyramid of Cheops is one of the seven __________ of the world.
A. pyramids B. temples C. landmarks D. wonders
8. “___________ to come and have dinner with us?” – “I’d love to but I’m busy”
A. Do you like B. Would you mind C. Would you like D. Could you do
9. Can you tell me where ___________?
A. she does B. does she C. she is D. is she
10. I watched the movie “Romeo and Juliet”. At last they killed __________.
A. together B. each other C. themselves D. them
11. You are not allowed to go ________ the museum without paying.
 A. outside B. upstairs C. inside D. downstairs
12. She asked her children _________.
A. to stop playing B. stop to play C. stop playing D. to stop to play
13. I know you worked really ___________ this semester.
A. hardly B. harder C. hardest D. hard
14. She grew up in Spain, so her _________ in Spanish.
A. mother tongue B. first language C. foreign language D. a and b
15. Fertilizers are __________ to the fields after the crops have been planted.
A. added B. used C. enriched D. applied
16. The little boy was left in ____________ his grandmother during his parents’ absence.
A. charge B. charge of C. care D. care of
17. She _________ him of wanting to marry her for money.
A. cursed B. accused C. blamed D. warned
18. I am sorry I opened your handbag but I __________ it for mine.
A. mistook B. confused C. recognized D. imagined
19. __________ amount of money can buy true friendship.
A. No B. Never C. None D. Not only
20. Humpback whales are considered ___________ species.
A. dangerous B. endangered C. danger D. endanger
III. Read the following passage and choose the best answer:
Do you have a good (1) ____________ with your brothers and sisters or do they drive you crazy? Most brothers and
sisters (2) __________ from time to time. There’s nothing (3) __________ with that – it’s basic animal instinct. Baby
kittens fight for the mother car’s attention. And human like brothers and sisters (4) __________ out for very similar
reasons. They think they should have more attention, or more space, or more privacy. (5) ____________, although a little
jealousy is natural in families, constant fighting can make life a misery. You don’t need to be best buddies with your
brother or sister but you should show them respect. Getting aggressive and (6) __________ your temper isn’t the best way
to win an argument. In fact, it’s a complete (7) _________ of time. So next time your brother or sister annoys you or starts
to (8) __________ you about, take a deep breath, stay calm, and make it clear you want to stop the fights. They probably
don’t enjoy arguing all the time, (9) ___________. If you sit down and discuss things, you may find you have a lot more
(10) ___________ common than you knew!
1. A. relationship B. friendship C. relations D. relative
2. A. dispute B. discuss C. disagree D. disturb
3. A. wrong B. bad C. false D. incorrect
4. A. drop B. stand C. break D. fall
5. A. and B. but C. also D. so
6. A. throwing B. showing C. making D. losing
7. A. mistake B. waste C. miss D. loss
8. A. mess B. bully C. nag D. spoil
9. A. too B. also C. either D. as well
10. A. on B. at C. for D. in
IV. Read the following passage and choose the best answer:
Britain is now a highly industrialized country and there are only 238,000 farms in the UK. More and more farmers leave
the land because they cannot earn enough money to survive. Only large farms are economic and because of this, most
British farms are big. They usually grow cereals in the east of England and raise sheep and cows in the north of England
and Scotland. The small family farms often earn more money by offering bed and breakfast accommodation to tourists.
Farming methods in Britain have also changed. Fields uses to be quite small, divided by hedges which were sometimes a
thousand years old and full of wild flowers and birds. Many hedges were pulled up to allow farmers to use modern
machinery. Now most fields in England are large by European standards.
1. British farmers give up working on their farms because:
A. they are tired of the farm work B. they can’t earn their own living by farming
C. they want to continue to live D. they are forced to leave the land
2. Most British farms are big because
A. there are plenty of abandoned land B. farming is now industrialized
C. small farms are uneconomic D. most British farmers are rich
3. The small family farms often offer bed and breakfast accommodation to tourists:
A. to show their friendship B. because they want to have more tourists to their farms
C. in order to improve their earnings D. so that the tourists will return in their farm the next time
4. Fields on British farms were:
A. separated from each other by hedges B. full of wild flowers and birds
C. a thousand years old D. all are correct
5. Which of the following sentences is not true?
A. Industries are developed in Britain B. Breeding farms are usually in the north of England
C. Many hedges are pulled down for farmers to expand their D. Most fields in England are now larger than they
farms used to be
V. Complete the sentences with prepositions:
1. After watching the secretary working non-stop __________ several hours, the manager decided that she was well fit
________ the job. He found she was particularly good ___________ attending __________ the correspondence.
2. Am I expected to know all the telephones __________ heart?
3. Now he is no longer as indifferent __________ criticism as he used to be.
4. We were surprised __________ the certainty ________ which he spoke. Where had he picked _________ all that
information and why was he so sure _________ his facts?
5. He’ll be paying you back as soon as he gets money _________ home, I know it’s __________ certain.
VI. Complete the sentences using the verbs in the brackets. Choose the present simple or present continuous:
1. I (never see) ________________ anyone more punctual than your brother.
2. I (meet) ______________ Mr. Edward at 4 pm.
3. All the beautiful buildings in our cities (destroy) _______________ by exhaust gases from cars – we must (do)
___________ something to stop this.
4. She (sleep) ___________ for 12 hours! You must wake her up.
5. David (repair) _____________ the TV set at the moment. He (work) ___________ at it for one hour or so.
6. Why you all (laugh) _____________? Jim _____________ (tell) you his anecdotes?
7. After (shout) _______________ for help, she (take) _____________ off her shoes and (jump) ______________ in
(save) ______________ him.
8. I can’t go with you as I (not finish) ____________ my work.
9. You (be) ________________ to the laboratory this week?
10. He never fails (arrive) _______________ in time to help me.
Part 3: Essays
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