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TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH

(Dành cho thí sinh thi chuyên Anh)
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PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM (Thí sinh làm bài trên phiếu trả lời trắc nghiệm)

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined
part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. Christian B. bachelor C. scheme D. mechanic
Question 2: A. prison B. discipline C. digest D. scarf
Question 3: A. donkey B. handkerchief C. conquer D. contour
Question 4: A. umbrella B. nonetheless C. welcome D. something
Question 5: A. canary B. share C. baron D. phaoraoh

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose primary
stress differs from that of the other three in each of the following questions.
Question 6: A. diversity B. biography C. biology D. fundamental
Question 7: A. emergency B. coordinate C. particular D. contribution
Question 8: A. intellectual B. economic C. dedicated D. overwhelming
Question 9: A. apologize B. application C. optimistic D. pessimistic
Question 10: A. regulation B. restoration C. information D. political
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct preposition or
adverb particle to complete each of the following questions.
Question 11: Some local fishermen saw the helicopter ______ and ______ into the waters
near Hon Net Island in Cat Hai District
A. exploded/fell B. exploding/falling C. explode/fall D. exploded/falling
Question 12: The student waited with some slight ______ while his teacher stood reading his
exercise.
A. apprehension B. terror C. dread D. horror
Question 13: There is a constant ______ of visitors to this important historic site.
A. current B. tide C. wave D. stream
Question 14: John is talking to Mary on the way to school.
- John: “I’ve got some amazing news."
- Mary: “______”
A. Fire away, I’m all ears. B. Get a life. C. Good luck with that! D. Don’t boast.

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Question 15: The photocopier in our office needs a complete ______. These copies are
terrible.
A. maintenance B. repair C. overhaul D. renovation
Question 16: Stop ______ about the bush, James! Just tell me exactly what the problem is.
A. rushing B. hiding C. beating D. moving
Question 17:. Lack of sleep can have a noticeable ______ your performance at work.
A. effect to B. effect in C. effect on D. affect on
Question 18: When Tim was eating a cherry, he accidentally swallowed the ______.
A. nut B. stone C. seed D. core
Question 19: Children can be difficult to teach because of their short attention ______.
A. limit B. duration C. span D. time
Question 20: Clothing made of plastic fibers has certain advantages over ______ made of
natural fibers like cotton, wool, or silk.
A. what B. the one C. that D. which
Question 21: A car was running on a street in Hanoi when it banged into tens of motorcycles,
______ 22 people ______ on Wednesday afternoon.
A. left/injured B. leaving injuring C. leaving/injured D. leaving wounded
Question 22: My throat infection left me very ______ and made talking difficult.
A. speechless B. dumb C. hoarse D. inarticulate
Question 23: Mary attempted to ______ herself with her new boss by volunteering to take on
extra work.
A. ingratiate B. please C. gratify D. commend
Question 24: ______, he felt so unhappy and lonely.
A. Despite of his riches B. Rich as was he
C. Rich though he was D. Despite of the fact that he was rich
Question 25: Harry is broke and he is going to borrow some money from Judy.
- Harry: “Have you got any money left?”
- Judy: “Unfortunately, ______”
A. none of all B. nothing of all C. not even a few D. none whatsoever
Question 26: She worships the sun and ______ she always spends her holidays in Greece.
A. accordingly B. nevertheless C. yet D. however
Question 27: I doubt whether he can keep ______ his efforts much longer as he looks very tired.
A. in B. up C. on D. on with
Question 28: I dread having to speak to my boss. He’s such a(n) ______ character that I
never know how he’s going to react.
A. transitory B. volatile C. impermanent D. fleeting
Question 29: He passed the test by the skin of his teeth.
A. easily B. with very little margin
C. with a very high score D. All are correct
Question 30: Automobile production in the United States ______.
A. have taken slumps and rises in recent years B. has been rather erratic recently

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C. has been erratically lately D. are going up and down all the time
Question 31: I was awfully tired. However, I made up my mind to ______ myself to the
tedious task once again.
A. involve B. absorb C. engross D. apply
Question 32:. If she can make up such stories, she is certainly a very ______ girl.
A. imaginable B. imaginative C. imaginary D. imagining
Question 33: ______ September 1st, ticket prices for the museum will increase to $6.
A. As for B. As of C. As shown D. As well
Question 34: The US Postal service policy for check approval includes a requirement that
two pieces of identification ______.
A. for presentation B. be presented C. presented D. must present
Question 35: Four miles off the southeastern coast of Massachusets ______, a popular
summer resort.
A. lies the island of Martha’s Vineyard B. the island of Martha’s Vineyard lies
C. does lie the island of Martha’s Vineyard D. where the island of Martha’s Vineyard lies

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Stressful situations that (36)______ almost every day in life seem to be unavoidable.
However, we can do little sometimes to avoid a misfortune or an unpleasant occurrence
which may (37)______ us expectedly as only it can. At such a moment, one may hit the
(38)______, give in to the helplessness of the situation or, ideally, put a brave face on it
trying to (39)______ the burden.
Can you (40)______ in your mind an hour spent in a traffic jam, say, this morning?
Do you light one cigarette after another? Do you sound the horn every few seconds like the
other neurotics? Or do you take a different (41)______ and make good use of the time
drawing up a schedule for the days to come? To withstand the stressful moment you can
also do a crossword puzzle, listen to your favourite music or even compose a menu for your
Sunday dinner.
In fact, whatever way you (42)______ to the annoying situation, you can exert no
impact on it as the traffic jam will only reduce in due (43)______. Nevertheless, your
reaction might considerably influence your mood for the rest of the day. The inability to
confront a stressful occurrence like that with a deal of composure and sensibility adds much
more strain to your life and in this way puts your well-being in (44)______. Surprisingly,
it’s the seemingly negligible hardships we stumble on daily that run double the risk of
developing serious health disorders rather than our isolated tragedies however painful they
may be.
(45)______ that so many of those wretched stress inducing troubles affect us in a day, we
should, at best, try to avoid them or possibly make radical alterations in the way we lead our
daily lifestyles.
Question 36: A. devise B. create C. originate D. emerge

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Question 37: A. arise B. happen C. befall D. occur
Question 38: A. post B. roof C. bottom D. wall
Question 39: A. subsist B. remain C. cow D. bear
Question 40: A. envision B. observe C. picture D. image
Question 41: A. manner B. stance C. practice D. mode
Question 42: A. strike B. deal C. respond D. challenge
Question 43: A. term B. course C. timing D. period
Question 44: A. risk B. weakness C. insecurity D. jeopardy
Question 45: A. Providing B. Given C. Hence D. As much

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that
needs correction in each of the following questions.
Question 46: According to initial information, around 4pm on April 5, a continual accident
between cars and many motorbikes occurred at the intersection of Xuan La – Vo Chi Cong
streets.
A. to B. continual C. between D. occurred
Question 47: An understanding of engineering theories and problems are impossible until
basic arithmetic is fully mastered.
A. engineering theories B. are C. is D. mastered
Question 48: There being few people on the beach, I could find her easily.
A. being B. few C. on D. could
Question 49: Do not hesitate to give me a ring should you need my help, but you had better
not to do it at midnight.
A. to give B. should you C. not to do D. at
Question 50: I was thinking of taking gymnastics, but I wonder if there is any point to spend
so much money on club fees.
A. was thinking B. but I wonder C. to spend D. on club fees
Question 51: If someone feels faint, you should have him lay flat, keep his head low, and
make him breathe deeply.
A. feels faint B. lay flat C. head low D. breathe deeply
Question 52: When Mr. Conway promoted to vice president, he was trying to avoid being
transferred to another district.
A. promoted B. was trying C. being D. another
Question 53: If they took their language lessons seriously, they would be able to
communicate with the locals now.
A. took B. would be C. with D. locals
Question 54: The rate of stomach cancer is lowest in countries where people don’t eat
processed meat products than in nations where such foods are consumed.
A. lowest B. where C. don’t eat D. are consumed
Question 55: The reason my teacher wants to work in Thai Nguyen is because it is an
educationally developed city.

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 A. reason B. to work C. because D. educationally

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct phrasal verb to
complete each of the following sentences.
Question 56: At first the children enjoyed the game but quite soon the novelty ______.
A. went off B. died out C. died down D. wore off
Question 57: The manager’s future _______ whether the team wins or loses this one game.
A. stems from B. rests on C. derives from D. counts on
Question 58: I had my doubts about her when I took her on, but now I’m pleased to say that
she has ______ to be a talented executive.
A. taken up B. made out C. turned out D. carried on
Question 59: As its sales have increased, that computer company is going to ______ more
staff.
A. take in B. take on C. take over D. take up
Question 60: The government has tried to ______ the price of petrol, but they failed.
A. bring on B. put on C. get over D. bring down
Question 61: Nancy is a very careful person. Usually, Nancy doesn’t submit her test paper
until she has ______ her answer twice.
A. gone through B. signed up C. thought D. copied down
Question 62: When the funds finally ______, they had to abandon the scheme.
A. faded away B. clamped down C. petered out D. fobbed off
Question 63: I haven't ______ any name for my puppy. What do you think I should call him?
A. got round to B. made up C. come up with D. taken up on

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Printmaking is the generic term for a number of processes, of which woodcut and
engraving are two prime examples. Prints are made by pressing a sheet of paper (or other
material) against an image-bearing surface to which ink has been applied. When the paper
is removed, the image adheres to it, but in reverse.
The woodcut had been used in China from the fifth century A.D. for applying patterns
to textiles. The process was not introduced into Europe until the fourteenth century, first for
textile decoration and then for printing on paper. Woodcuts are created by a relief process;
first, the artist takes a block of wood, which has been sawed parallel to the grain, covers it
with a white ground, and then draws the image in ink. The background is carved away,
leaving the design area slightly raised. The woodblock is inked, and the ink adheres to the
raised image. It is then transferred to damp paper either by hand or with a printing press.
Engraving, which grew out of the goldsmith's art, originated in Germany and northern
Italy in the middle of the fifteenth century. It is an intaglio process (from Italian intagliare,
"to carve"). The image is incised into a highly polished metal plate, usually copper, with a
cutting instrument, or burin. The artist inks the plate and wipes it clean so that some ink

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remains in the incised grooves. An impression is made on damp paper in a printing press,
with sufficient pressure being applied so that the paper picks up the ink.
Both woodcut and engraving have distinctive characteristics. Engraving lends itself to
subtle modeling and shading through the use of fine lines. Hatching and cross-hatching
determine the degree of light and shade in a print. Woodcuts tend to be more linear, with
sharper contrasts between light and dark. Printmaking is well suited to the production of
multiple images. A set of multiples is called an edition. Both methods can yield several
hundred good-quality prints before the original block or plate begins to show signs of wear.
Mass production of prints in the sixteenth century made images available, at a lower cost, to
a much broader public than before.
Question 64: What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The origins of textile decoration B. The characteristics of good-quality prints
C. Two types of printmaking D. Types of paper used in printmaking
Question 65: The word "prime" in line 2 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. principal B. complex C. general D. recent
Question 66: The author's purposes in paragraph 2 is to describe_____.
A. the woodcuts found in China in the fifth century
B. the use of woodcuts in the textile industry
C. the process involved in creating a woodcut
D. the introduction of woodcuts to Europe
Question 67: According to the passage, all of the following are true about engraving
EXCEPT that it_____.
A. developed from the art of the goldsmiths
B. requires that the paper be cut with a burin
C. originated in the fifteenth century
D. involves carving into a metal plate
Question 68: The word "yield" in line 22 is closest in meaning to_____.
A. imitate B. produce C. revise D. contrast
Question 69: According to the author, what made it possible for members of the general
public to own prints in the sixteenth century?
A. Prints could be made at low cost.
B. The quality of paper and ink had improved.
C. Many people became involved in the printmaking industry.
D. Decreased demand for prints kept prices affordable.
Question 70: According to the passage, all of the following are true about prints EXCEPT
that they______.
A. can be reproduced on materials other than paper
B. are created from a reversed image
C. show variations between light and dark shades
D. require a printing press
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