ĐỀ LUYỆN HSG NGÀY 22.7.

2021
PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM
I. Complete each gap in the sentences below with a correct preposition or adverb
particle. (10 pts)
1. As soon as she came______ after the operation, she asked _____ a drink of water.
2. My brother and Jack got _______like a house _______fire when they first met.
3. Mercian diplomats have broken ________ all relation ________ Northumbrio.
4. I know he is desperately ______need of money, but for some reason, he turned_______
our job offer.
5. The gang of hooligans set _______him _______ sticks.
6. If you go outside to play, keep _______from that pile of junk- it’s full _______ broken
glass
7. Footballers used to abide ______ the referee’s decision, but nowadays they are likely to
punch him ______ the mouth.
8. After the first year I couldn’t cope ______university, so I decided to drop ______ .
9. Don’t worry ______ trying to catch the last train home, as we can easily put you ______
for the night.
10. The break-in turned _______to be a matter of life and death because it made us more
aware _______ the insecurity of the neighbourhood.

II. Read the passage and look carefully at the lines which are numbered. There are
TEN mistakes in the passage. Find tout and correct them. (10 pts)
STUDYING ABROAD
There are two reasons why I had wanted to study in Paris. I wanted
to be in a place which was at the centre of Europe, close to
other countries such as England and Germany. The other reason 
was that I had been found it very difficult to find a place to study 1. __________
medicine on my own country, where there were only three medical 2. __________
schools. I had spent my last two school years at a boarding school, 3. __________
I make a lot of friends and learned to look after myself. I was nineteen
when I just left and I knew that I could deal with student life. First of 4. __________
all, I had to have the language of the country I would be living for 5. __________
quite a while. I learnt the language quickly because I stayed up a family, 6. __________
which was a great help. I was expected speaking only their language 7. __________
and not mine. After that, I looked around for an apartment to rent.
I found one very close to the university so I went on the foot 8. __________
every day. I had been able to exercise a lot and ,therefore, be fit all 9. __________
year round. My studies went very well and I had at the top 10. __________
of the class with full honours. 
Answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
III. Supply the correct form of the words given in brackets to complete the sentences.
Write your answers on the answer sheet. (5 pts)
1. ______ to direct sunlight for long periods of time is (EXPOSE)
dangerous to our skin.
2. A dilemma is a situation where a difficult choice has to be (ALTERNATE)
made between two, sometimes unpleasant, ______.
3. Many Americans like to wear ______ clothes like jeans (FORM)
and T-shirts because they’re comfortable.
4. Deforestation and excessive farming have ______ the soil. (POOR)
5. Such a kind man would never ______ hurt his friends’ (INTEND)
feelings.
6. It is always useful for a visitor to ______ himself with the (FAMILIAR)
local culture.
7. Mr. Jekins has been working in that company as an (ACCOUNT)
______ for 10 years.
8. How much does ______ of this club cost? (MEMBER)
9. The trouble with Mr. Brown is that he’s so ______. One (CONSIST)
minute he goes mad when you come late; the next he says
nothing. You never know where you are!
10. Our neighbors ______ to call the police if we didn’t stop (THREAT)
the noise.

IV. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only
ONE word in each space (5 pts)
Trees for life
Trees are amongst the biggest and longest-living things on Earth, some dating back longer
than the oldest buildings. But as well as being nice to look at, trees also (1)_____ an
important role in improving the quality of our lives.
On a world-wide scale, forests help-to slow down the (2) _____ of global warming by using
up the gas known as carbon dioxide and giving (3) _____the oxygen we need to breathe. At
local neighborhood level, trees also (4) _____ important environmental benefits. They offer
shade and· shelter, which in turn reduces the (5) _____ of energy needed to heat and cool
nearby buildings, at the same time, they also remove other impurities from the air we
breathe.
Urban trees are especially important because for many people they provide the only daily
contact with the natural world. What's (6) _____, urban trees also provide a home for birds,
small animals and butterflies. (7) _____the trees, we would lose the pleasure of seeing these
creatures in our cities~ Regrettably, (8) __ , trees in cities are now coming under (9) _____.
There is a limit to the level of pollution they can put up with and down at the street level,
their roots are (10) _____seriously disturbed by the digging needed to make way for modem
telephone, television and other cables.

Answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
WRITING
I. Finish each of the sentences below in such a way that it means the same as the
original sentence. (10 pts)
1. Barbara runs a successful company and she also manages to look after her five children.
Not only_________________________________________________________________
2. Our hotel booking hasn’t been confirmed yet.
We haven’t received _______________________________________________________
3. Her friend didn’t give her presents because they didn’t know her party.
Had ____________________________________________________________________
4. He pretended to be enjoying himself, but he wasn’t really.
He acted ________________________________________________________________
5. We couldn't go out because of the heavy rain.
The heavy rain ____________________________________________________________
6. The only way you can become a good athlete is by training hard.
Only by _________________________________________________________________
7. Without skillful surgery he would not have survived the operation.
But for __________________________________________________________________
8. He is the richest person I’ve ever known.
I have never______________________________________________________________
9. He was sentenced to six months in prison for his part in the robbery.
He received ______________________________________________________________
10. I never intended to go to the meeting.
I never had_______________________________________________________________

II. Rewrite each of the sentences below in such a way that its meaning stays the same,
using the word given in       capitals. Do not change this word in any way. (5 pts)
1. He was about to leave when the phone rang. POINT
________________________________________________________________________
2. The book was not as good as he had hoped. EXPECTATIONS
________________________________________________________________________
3. I’m sure he didn’t send you this letter. SENT
________________________________________________________________________
4. People believe Sarah was responsible for the accident. BELIEVED
________________________________________________________________________
5. New drugs are being discovered which are helping the fight against this disease.
DISCOVERY
________________________________________________________________________

III. Write an essay (10 pts).

Facebook dominates the free-time for too many people especially the students. It can
have negative effect on their study and the physical development.
Do you agree or disagree? Write an essay (150 - 200 words) to express your opinion.

PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM

I. Choose the word whose bold part is pronounced differently in each group.
Write your answers (A, B, C or D) in the spaces provided on the right. (2.5 pts)
1. A. charity B. champagne C. parachute D. church ___________
2. A. beloved B. sacred C. achieved D. hatred ___________
3. A. subtle B. cucumber C. thumb D. comb ___________
4. A. mature B. native C. debate D. facial ___________
5. A. dioxide B. site C. bide D. bibliography ___________

II. Choose the word with a different stress pattern in each group.
Write your answers (A, B, C or D) in the spaces provided on the right. (2.5 pts)
1. A. capital B. television C. dedicate D. participate ___________
2. A. celebrity B. laboratory C. argument D. certificate ___________
3. A. obsolete B. heroic C. apartment D. technician ___________
4. A. occurrence B. yesterday C. rainforest D. wilderness ___________
5. A. appropriate B. admirable C. entertain D. appearance ___________

III. Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence.

Write your answers (A, B, C or D) in the spaces provided on the right. (5 pts)

1. What she said _______ me to believe that they had left the city. ___________
A. made B. led C. assured D. confirmed
2. The boy screamed for help but he couldn’t _____. ___________
A. make himself heard B. make him heard
C. make himself hear D. hear him
3. Smoking can be ______ to your health. ___________
A. delightful B. harmless C. indifferent D. detrimental
4. The new teacher explained to the students that she hoped to _new ___________
teaching methods to promote the teaching and learning quality.
A. apply B. control C. restore D. invent
5. Professor Lockwood recommended that Michael___ in chemistry. ___________
A. not major B. wouldn’t major
C. not to major D. isn’t majoring
6. _____ have settled, one of their first concerns has been to locate an ___________
adequate water supply.
A. Wherever people  B. Whether people    
C. Once people who D. People   
7. I know it’s not sunny now; _______ I shall take my sunglasses. ___________
A. as though B. even so
C. although D. even though
8. The next _____ of the school play will be on Monday at 6.30 p.m. ___________
A. drama B. discussion
C. performance D. exhibition
9. A number of landslides have ________Nepal since the 7.8- ___________
magnitude earthquake on 25th April which killed more than 8,000
people and injured many more.
A. hit B. caused C. stroke D. blown
10. Only by booking in advance _____ stay in the room you like. ___________
A. you can B. you will C. that you D. can you

READING COMPREHENSION
I. Read the passage below and choose the correct word or phrase to complete each of
the numbered blanks. Write your answers in the numbered blanks that follow. (5
pts)
In recent years, there has been a remarkable increase into happiness. The researchers
have come up with a number of factors which contribute to a definition of happiness.
First of all, there is, in some people, a moderate genetic predisposition to be happy, in
other words, happiness (1) _____ in families. And happiness seems to correlate quite
strongly with the main dimensions of personalities: extroverts are generally happier,
neurotics are less so.
Second, people often report good social relations as a reason for their happiness. In
particular, friends are a great (2) _____ of joy, partly because of the agreeable things they
do together, partly because of the way friends use positive non-verbal (3) _____ such as
caressing and touching, to affirm their friendship. Marriage and similar (4) _____
relationships can also form the basis of lasting happiness.
Third, job satisfaction undoubtedly (5) _____ overall satisfaction, and vice versa -
perhaps this is why some people are happy in boring jobs: it (6) _____both ways. Job
satisfaction is caused not only by the essential nature of the work, but (7) _____ by social
interactions with co-workers. Unemployment, on the contrary, can be a serious cause of
unhappiness.
Fourth, leisure is important because it is more under individual (8) _____ than most
other causes of happiness. Activities (9) _____ sport and music, and participation in
voluntary work and social clubs of various kinds, can give great joy. This is partly because
of the (10) _____ themselves, but also because of the social support of other group
members – it is very strong in the case of religious groups.
1. A. runs B. arrives C. goes D. descends
2. A. source B. origin C. base D. meaning
3. A. movements B. signals C. slogans D. motions
4. A. near B. tight C. close D. heavy
5. A. consists of B. applies to C. counts on D. contributes to
6. A. works B. effects C. makes D. turns
7. A. too B. as well C. also D. plus
8. A. check B. power C. choice D. control
9. A. so B. such C. like D. thus
10. A. facilities B. activities C. exercises D. amenities

II. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer for each gap. (5 pts )
Write your answer in the space provided on the right.
A FARMING REVOLUTION
Farming with fewer chemicals promises to improve the environment.
A back-to-the-basics movement is shaking the very foundation of agribusiness by getting
impressive yields with fewer chemicals. An example of the cycles of a sustainable healthy
dairy farm includes a farm aerated by earthworms and brimming with an alfalfa harvest;
roots are left for soil enhancement. After corn is harvested, rye is planted for winter cover, a
pattern repeated the second year. Oats and alfalfa replace corn and rye in the third year. In
years four and five, alfalfa is cut monthly, from late spring to fall. Alfalfa and grasses
provide feed for cattle which produce natural fertilizer as does plant residue. Ladybugs and
other beneficial insects control pests. With fewer insecticides polluting the environment,
rivers and drinking water are much purer.
Not everyone is going to become a certified organic farmer. The vast majority of farmers
could cut their chemical use, save money, and come out ahead. The irony is that they aren't
doing that yet. Farmers get advice from so-called experts who are sales representatives from
chemical houses. They show up on the farm to talk about chemicals.
Some say the transition to sustainable agriculture is 90% psychological and 10%
technological. After all, it took 40 years to use chemicals the way they are used today. It
may take another 40 to eliminate them.

1. Which statement from paragraph 1 is an opinion?

A. A healthy dairy farm includes a farm aerated by earthworms.
B. Five-year crop rotations on this dairy farm begin with an alfalfa harvest.
C. A back-to-the-basics movement is getting impressive yields with fewer chemicals.
D. Alfalfa and grasses are fed for cattle which produce fertilizer.
2. According to paragraph 1, what effect does organic farming have on our drinking water?
A.
The effect on water is minor.
B. Insects pollute the water.
C. Insecticides become harmful but only to cattle and pests.
D. With fewer insecticides used, the purity of the drinking water improves.
3. According to paragraph 1, without chemicals, where would nutrients in the soil come
from? A.
Plants and animals. B. Farmers.
C. Experts. D. Insects.
4. What generalization can be made about paragraph 2?
A. Using five-year crop rotations is a complicated process.
B. The entire process is good for the soil, cattle, rivers, and people.
C. Each step involved on the dairy farm provides good healthy food for us.
D. Using fewer chemicals on crops will take farmers more time than we would expect.
5. How long does it take to eliminate chemicals?
A. Half a century. B. A quarter of a century.
C. Two-fifths of a century. D. Two-thirds of a century.

III. Read the passage below and choose the correct answer to each of the questions.
Write your answers A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. (10 pts)
For many people who live in cities, parks are an important part of the landscape. They
provide a place for people to relax and play sports, as well as a refuge from the often harsh
environment of a city. What people often overlook is that parks also provide considerable
environmental benefits.
One benefit of parks is that plants absorb carbon dioxide—a key pollutant—and emit
oxygen, which humans need to breathe. According to one study, an acre of trees can absorb
the same amount of carbon dioxide that a typical car emits in 11,000 miles of driving. Parks
also make cities cooler. Scientists have long noted what is called the Urban Heat Island
Effect: building materials such as metal, concrete, and asphalt absorb much more of the
sun’s heat and release it much more quickly than organic surfaces like trees and grass.
Because city landscapes contain so much of these building materials, cities are usually
warmer than surrounding rural areas. Parks and other green spaces help to mitigate the
Urban Heat Island Effect.
Unfortunately, many cities cannot easily create more parks because most land is already
being used for buildings, roads, parking lots, and other essential parts of the urban
environment. However, cities could benefit from many of the positive effects of parks by
encouraging citizens to create another type of green space: rooftop gardens. While most
people would not think of starting a garden on their roof, human beings have been planting
gardens on rooftops for thousands of years. Some rooftop gardens are very complex and
require complicated engineering, but others are simple container gardens that anyone can
create with the investment of a few hundred dollars and a few hours of work.
Rooftop gardens provide many of the same benefits as other urban park and garden
spaces, but without taking up the much-needed land. Like parks, rooftop gardens help to
replace carbon dioxide in the air with nourishing oxygen. They also help to lessen the Urban
Heat Island Effect, which can save people money. In the summer, rooftop gardens prevent
buildings from absorbing heat from the sun, which can significantly reduce cooling bills. In
the winter, gardens help hold in the heat that materials like brick and concrete radiate so
quickly, leading to savings on heating bills. Rooftop vegetable and herb gardens can also
provide fresh food for city dwellers, saving them money and making their diets healthier.
Rooftop gardens are not only something everyone can enjoy, they are also a smart
environmental investment.
1. Based on its use in paragraph 2, it can be inferred that mitigate belongs to which of the
following word groups?
A. exacerbate, aggravate, intensify B. obliterate, destroy, annihilate
C. allay, alleviate, reduce D. absorb, intake, consume
2. Using the information in paragraph 2 as a guide, it can be inferred that .......................... .
A. cities with rooftop gardens are cooler than those without rooftop gardens
B. some plants are not suitable for growth in rooftop gardens
C. most people prefer parks to rooftop gardens
D. most people prefer life in the country over life in the city
3. According to the passage, the Urban Heat Island Effect is caused by the fact(s) that ....... .
a. cities are warmer than nearby rural areas
b. building materials absorb more of the sun's heat than organic surfaces
c. building materials release the sun's heat more quickly than organic surfaces
A. a. only B. a. and b. only C. b. and c. only D. a., b., and c.
4. Based on the information in paragraph 3, which of the following best describes the main
difference between
parks and rooftop gardens?
A. Parks are expensive to create while rooftop gardens are not.
B. Parks are public while rooftop gardens are private.
C. Parks absorb heat while rooftop gardens do not.
D. Parks require much space while rooftop gardens do not.
5 The author claims all of the following to be the benefits of rooftop gardens except........ .
A. increased space for private ·relaxation B. savings on heating and cooling costs
C. better food for city dwellers D. improved air quality
6. According to the author, one advantage that rooftop gardens have over parks is that
they .............. .
A. decrease the Urban Heat Island Effect
B. replenish the air with nourishing oxygen
C. do not require the use of valuable urban land
D. are less expensive than traditional park spaces
7. The author's tone in the passage is best described as ................................. .
A. descriptive B. passionate C. informative D. argumentative
8. Which of the following pieces of information would, if true, most weaken the author's
claim that rooftop gardens are good for the environment?
A Parks have many benefits that rooftop gardens do not share.
B. More pollution is produced during rooftop garden construction than rooftop plants
can remove from the air.
C. Extremely high winds atop tall city buildings can severely damage some plants.
D. The overall environmental benefits that result from driving less exceed those of
planting a rooftop garden.
9. Which of the following best describes the organization of the passage?
A. A hypothesis is stated and then analyzed.
B. A proposal is evaluated and alternatives are explored.
C. A viewpoint is established and then defended.
D. A thesis is presented and then supported.
10. It can be inferred from the passage that the author would most likely endorse a program
that ............. .
A. permitted the construction of buildings in city park land provided they have rooftop
gardens
B. extended discounts on plants to customers who use them to create rooftop gardens
C. offered free admission to schools willing to take their students on field trips to the
city park
D. promised vacation getaways to cooler destinations for those trapped in the city at the
peak of summer