Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Lexico 504 Trang
Lexico 504 Trang
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
CHUYÊN ĐỀ 1: LEXICO
IDIOMS
A. INTERMEDIATE
TEST 1
1. A good/safe/sure bet: điều gì đó có khả năng xảy ra, thành công hoặc phù hợp.
2. Wide open to something: dễ bị ảnh hưởng bởi điều gì.
3. Have your fair share of sth: có rất nhiều hoặc quá đủ của một cái gì đó tồi tệ.
4. Get/start off on the right/wrong foot (with somebody): bắt đầu một mối quan hệ tốt / xấu
5. Make short work of someone/something: đối phó với ai đó hoặc điều gì đó một cách nhanh
chóng và hiệu quả.
6. A raw deal: đối xử hoặc sắp xếp không công bằng.
7. The bare bones: phần cơ bản, cốt lõi của điều gì.
8. In a (flat) spin: rất bối rối, lo lắng hoặc vui mừng.
9. Be in a tight corner: ở trong tình thể khó khăn.
10. Have a loose tongue: ăn nói ba hoa, nói năng bừa bãi.
11. At close quarters/range: từ khoảng cách rất gần.
12. A breath of fresh air: một người nào đó hoặc một cái gì đó mới và khác biệt và làm cho mọi
thứ có vẻ thú vị hơn.
13. Give someone a big hand: cho ai đó một tràng pháo tay thật lớn.
14. Have thin/thick skin: dễ dàng / không dễ dàng khó chịu trước những lời chỉ trích.
15. Have a sweet tooth: thích ăn đồ ngọt.
16. Settle an (old) score: trả thù, trả đũa ai đó.
17. Weak at the knees: hầu như không thể đứng vững vì xúc động, sợ hãi, bệnh tật, v.v.
18. A light touch: khả năng đối phó với một cái gì đó một cách thoải mái.
19. Be slow off the mark: chậm hành động hoặc phản ứng chậm với một sự kiện hoặc một tình
huống.
20. Be green with envy: rất không vui vì ai đó có thứ mà bạn muốn
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
EXERCISE
2. Because I'm an artist and all of my siblings are doctors, I'm always______ open to criticism at
family functions.
4. I seem to have got off on the_______ foot with the new boss.
9.I was horrified at what I had done and knew I was in a___________ corner.
10. You have a very___________ tongue. You'd do well to learn to keep your mouth shut!
11. When you see famous people at___________quarters, they always appear much smaller than
you imagined them
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
12. Angela's so cheerful and lively - she's like a breath of________ air when she visits.
13. Ladies and gentlemen, let's give a hand to our special guests tonight.
16. The president used his speech to settle some______ scores with his opponents.
20.Chad is heading off to Spain for the week, and I’m________with envy
TEST 2
1. Keep a straight face: tự kiềm chế để giữ một bộ mặt bình thản, không cười.
2. Go to great lengths: cố gắng rất nhiều để đạt được điều gì
3. Common ground: điểm chung, lý lẽ, sở thích chung.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
1.She tried to keep a__________ face but, unable to contain herself, burst into laughter.
3. It seems increasingly unlikely that the two sides will find any __________ ground.
10. A: "Maybe the teacher will let us out of class early today." B: "Ha! ______________chance."
12. I could see that she was in a bad mood, so I gave her a_________berth
13. Right now forget the details and take a look at the_________________ picture.
15. He's been blowing hot and ________________about the trip to Brazil
16. She often seems to tread a_______________ line between success and failure
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
TEST 3
1. Leave well alone: để yên đó, đừng thay đổi gì cả (bởi vì mọi thứ đang tốt đẹp)
2. Necessary evil: điều không muốn nhưng phải chấp nhận.
3. Safe and sound: không bị hư hại, không bị phá hoại, không bị thương.
4. Have a narrow escape: thoát trong gang tấc.
5. Cut it/things fine: làm điều gì với chêch lệch sát nút, sát giờ.
6. Make a big thing (out) of sth: quá coi trọng cái gì đó.
7. Loom large: điều gì đó rất quan trọng và thường gây ra lo lắng.
8. Think big: có kế hoạch rất thành công.
9. Be a far cry from sth: hoàn toàn khác biệt với.
10. A small fortune: một khoảng tiền lớn, khổng lồ.
11. Fast and furious: đầy tốc độ và phấn khích.
12. Ring true: có thể tin được, đáng tin.
13. In the short/long term: trong tương lai gần/xa.
14. Be in hot water: ở trong tình huống mà mọi người tức giận với bạn, phê bình bạn.
15. Be in deep water: ở trong một tình thế khó khan, khó giải quyết.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
16. Have big shoes to fill: phải làm việc thực sự chăm chỉ để đáp ứng các tiêu chuẩn cao của
người đã có công việc trước bạn.
17. Cold fish: một người có vẻ không thân thiện và không chia sẻ cảm xúc của họ 18. Get itchy
feet: muốn đi đây đi đó, thích đi du lịch.
19. Get cold feet: trở nên căng thẳng, lo lắng, hồi hộp, dao động trước một sự kiện sắp xảy đến.
20. Give someone the cold shoulder: cố tình phớt lờ ai đó hoặc đối xử không thân thiện với ai
đó
EX
1. It's going to get in a muddle if you carry on. I should just leave well __________if I were you
3. Three days later, the hikers were found safe and _______________
5. She got to the gate ten minutes before her flight, so she was cutting it very _____________
9. This ugly hotel is a ___________cry from that lovely hotel we stayed in last month.
10. You'll have to spend a ______________________ fortune in legal fees if you decide to sue for
compensation.
13. This decision will cost us more in the ______________ term, but will be beneficial in the long
term..
14. He found himself in___________________ water over his comments about immigration.
15. The director knew he'd be in___________ water if he didn't mention his wife in his acceptance
speech.
17. In spite of her efficiency and work ethic, she was a ______________fish.
18. After three years in the job she began to get ________feet.
20. I thought she really liked me, but the next day she gave me the __________shoulder
TEST 4
1. Set/put the record straight: làm xác thực/rõ ràng về điều gì mà trước đó bị hiểu sai, giả mạo
hoặc không rõ ràng.
2. Hit the big time: trở nên nổi tiếng hoặc thành công.
3. Have come a long way: đạt được nhiều tiến bộ.
4. Go off the deep end: trở nên rất tức giận về điều gì đó, hoặc mất kiểm soát bản thân.
5. Go spare: trở nên buồn bã, tức giận
6. Give someone the hard sell: tạo áp lực lớn lên người mua.
7. Rub sb up the wrong way: vô tình khiến người nào đó khó chịu, hay là chọc tức một người
nào.
8. Be a big fish in a small pond: một nhân vật quan trọng và có ảnh hưởng trong một cộng đồng
nhỏ hay phạm vi hẹp.
9. White elephant: một cái gì đó tốn rất nhiều tiền nhưng không có mục đích hữu ích.
10. Spread yourself too thin: cố gắng làm quá nhiều việc cùng một lúc, đến nỗi bạn không thể
dành đủ thời gian hoặc sự chú ý cho bất kỳ việc nào trong số đó.
11. Sour grapes: người nào đó tức giận vì họ không đạt được điều gì mà họ muốn.
12. Be a hard/tough act to follow: một người hoặc một nhóm người quá thành công hoặc làm
quá tốt đến mức khiến người khác khó lòng theo kịp.
13. Have a familiar ring: có vẻ như hoặc nghe giống như một cái gì đó bạn đã nghe hoặc nhìn
thấy trước đây.
14. Close call: việc tồi tệ nào đó suýt xảy ra (nhưng chưa xảy ra), trong gang tất.
15. Clear blue water (between A and B): sự khác biệt hoàn toàn hoặc sự phân chia giữa hai
người hoặc nhóm.
16. Be at the sharp end of something: liên quan đến phần khó khăn nhất hoặc nguy hiểm nhất
của một cái gì đó.
17. New blood: những người có nhiều năng lượng hoặc ý tưởng mới mẻ được đưa vào một tổ
chức để cải thiện nó. 1
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
EX
1. She's decided to write her memoirs to set the record ___________once and for all
4. When dad finds out you broke his watch, he's going to go off__________end.
6. I am shopping around for a new TV and being given the___________ sell to buy an extended
warranty
8. He was a ___________fish in a small pond, but once he moved to the city he was just another
struggling actor.
9. The stadium is likely to become a ___________elephant after the championships are over.
10. I realized I'd been spreading myself too____________ so I resigned as secretary of the golf
club.
11. I don't think it's such a great job - and that's not just __________grapes because I didn't get it.
12. His presidency was very successful - it'll be a______________ act to follow
13. I didn't know who was speaking, but his voice had a __________________ ring.
14. Joe had a____________call when his motorbike nearly collided with a lorry.
15. They failed to put_______________ blue water between themselves and their competitors.
16. He is a real estate broker at the______________ end of a tough and exacting business.
19. He has become a huge star in a very short space of time, but you can tell that he still keeps it
______________
20. Consumer confidence is currently at a______________ ebb due to the quality of the products.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
TEST 5
1. Be quick/slow on the uptake: nhanh/chậm hiểu
2. Make a clean breast: thú nhận, thú lỗi, nhận tội; khai hết những việc/điều sai trái đã làm
3. Run a tight ship: điều hành công việc/một nơi nào đó/một nhóm theo cách chặt chẽ, có kỉ luật
và hiệu quả.
4. Keep a clear/cool head: bình tĩnh trong tình thế khó khăn
5. In a (tight) spot/corner: trong tình thế khó khăn
6. A fast talker: người mồm mép tép nhảy, rất giỏi trong việc phục người khác làm cái điều mình
muốn 7. Pull a fast one (on somebody): lừa gạt được ai
8. Make a fast/quick buck: kiếm tiền một cách nhanh chóng và dễ dàng (thường là không trung
thực)
9. Be in/get into deep/hot water: gặp rắc rối lớn 10. Feel sick to her stomach: cảm thấy buồn ói;
cảm thấy buồn/lo âu/tức giận
11. Keep a tight rein on sth: kiểm soát cái gì một cách nghiêm ngặt
12. Have a close shave: suýt chết
13. Strong suit: sở trường của ai, món tủ, điểm mạnh của ai.
14. Give a rough ride: khiến ai đó gặp khó khăn, chịu đựng gian khổ.
15. A rough ride = a difficult time: một khoảng thời gian khó khăn
16. Keep a close eye on sth: để ý, theo dõi nghiêm ngặt, sát sao cái gì
17. Have a strong stomach: có thể ngửi, nếm hoặc nhìn thấy những thứ khó chịu mà không cảm
thấy khó chịu hoặc kinh tởm
18. A long face: (có) một biểu hiện không vui, chán nản hoặc thất vọng
19. Have a soft spot for sb/sth: rất mực yêu thích, say đắm ai đó, cái gì đó
20. Be wide of the mark: không chính xác, không hoàn toàn đúng
1. He's a little __________on the uptake, so you may have to repeat the instructions a few times.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
2. Julia finally made a____________ breast of it and admitted that she had stolen the money.
3. Jane sure ran a_________ ship around here. The department has devolved into chaos without
her
leadership.
6. The salesman was a real _talker, and somehow managed to convince me to buy the most
expensive model!
8. He didn't really care about the business - he just wanted to make a___________ buck.
11. The chancellor was urged to keep a_______________ rein on public finances.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
12. I had a _shave this morning - some idiot almost knocked me off my bike.
14. Going to graduate school while working a full-time job really gave me a___________ride
15. Government plans to cut sick pay had a ___________ride in the House of Commons
16. The President's foreign policy team are keeping a ____eye on events
17. You need to have a very_____________ stomach to watch some of the surgery scenes.
18. "Why do you have such a_____face?" "My boyfriend doesn't want to see me anymore."
TEST 6
1. Pull/get one’s finger out: làm khẩn trương hơn
2. Get/have cold feet (about sth): chùn bước (khi bạn định làm gì đó nhưng đến phút cuối cùng
bạn lại quyết định ko làm nữa, do có một nỗi sợ hãi, điều lo lắng bất chợt đến khiến cho mình
không thể tiếp tục được nữa)
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
EX
1. She's really going to have to pull her____________. out if she wants to finish before Friday.
3. The boss hit the________________ when he saw that we'd already blown through the budget.
4. If you drive into the city, you have to pay through the________________ for parking.
A. leaps and bounds B. black and white C. safe and sound D. odds and ends
7. I took most of the big things to the new house, but there are a few _____________left to pick
up.
A. ins and outs B. odds and sod C. safe and sound D. odds and ends
A. safe and sound B. now and then C. here and there D. black and white
10. I'm sick and______________ of doing nothing but work. Let's go out tonight and have fun.
11. My aunt's house is so ______________that you hardly dare sit down in case you crease a
cushion.
A. chalk and cheese B. spick and span C. cats and dogs D. black and white
12. There are a few small things that I don't like about my job, but______________ it's very
enjoyable. A.safe and sound B.odds and ends C. leaps and bounds D. by and large
13. You can't have your cake and ___________it - if you want more local services, you can't expect
to pay less tax.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
14. His doctor said that his illness was brought on by stress and recommended that he stop burning
the candle at_________________ends
15. You're playing with __________________if you try to cheat on the test.
19. He's going to have to _his socks up if he wants to stay in the team.
TEST 7
1. Smell a rat: nghi ngờ điều gì, cảm thấy có điều gì đó không ổn
2. Drop someone a line/note: viết thư cho ai
3. Beside the point: không liên quan, không quan trọng không thích hợp
4. For the time being: hiện tại, bây giờ, trong thời gian
5. By the way: nhân đây, nhân tiện, tiện thể
6. Off the record: không được công bố hay ghi chép công khai, không chính thức
7. At first hand: trực tiếp, tận mắt chứng kiến
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
8. Cost an arm and a leg: quá đắt đỏ, tốn rất nhiều tiền
9. Not have a leg to stand on: không có khả năng chứng minh điều gì là hợp lý, đúng đắn
10. Written evidence: chứng cứ thành văn, giấy tờ chứng minh, bằng chứng viết tay
11. Get in one’s blood: trở thành thói quen, đã ngấm vào máu
12. All at once = suddenly = all of a sudden: đột nhiên, bất thình lình, không thông báo trước
13. Roll up your sleeves: sẵn sàng làm điều gì khó khăn, cường độ cao
14. The bottom of the heap/pile: những người nghèo hèn ở tầng đáy của xã hội
15. Do one's heart good: làm ai vui sướng/vui vẻ/lạc quan/yêu đời.
16. Next to nothing: gần như không có gì cả, hoặc có nhưng với số lượng rất nhỏ
17. Be on pins and needles: dùng để diễn tả tâm trạng rất hồi hộp và lo lắng mong chờ một việc
gì đó
18. Be on the tip of one's tongue: gần như nhớ ra rồi, không nhớ ra được mặc dù biết rất rõ về
nó
19. Splitting headache: nhức đầu kinh khủng, đau đầu như búa bổ
20. Beat about/around the bush: vòng vo tam quốc, không di thẳng vào vấn đề;
EX
1. I didn't suspect anything at first, but when I noticed her going through the office drawers I began
to smell a _____________________
2. Before she left for Australia she promised her parents that she would drop them_________ at
least once a month.
3. "What I've got to say to you now is strictly _____________and most certainly not for
publication," said the government official to the reporter.
A. beside the point B.for the time being C. by the way D.off the record
7. Living by the ocean really__________your__________. Once you've lived there, you never
want to leave.
8. I was taking a quiet walk last night when, _____, there was a loud explosion.
11. It does my__________ to see the old place being taken care of so well.
12. "I like that painting you bought. Did it cost much?" "No, the artist sold it to me
for______________
13. "When will you be informed of the test results?" "Not until Monday, so I'll be____________
16. Stop_________ about the bush, John! Just tell me exactly what the problem is.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
TEST 8
1. Still waters run deep: tẩm ngẩm tầm ngầm đấm chết voi/ những người thâm trầm kín đáo mới
là những người uyên thâm, sâu sắc, phức tạp
2. Odds and ends: đồ linh tinh, những thứ vụn vặt, vớ vẩn
3. In/ by leaps and bounds = (improve) very quickly: (cải thiện, tiến bộ) rất nhanh
4. Slip one’s mind/memory = to be forgotten: bị quên, không thể nhớ ra
5. On approval: cái gì được bán với điều kiện được trả lại nếu không vừa ý
6. Make one's skin crawl: làm cho ai kinh hãi, ghê sợ, làm sởn gai ốc
7. A matter of taste: phụ thuộc vào sở thích của ai, tùy gu từng người
8. (As) cool as a cucumber: điềm tĩnh, vẫn giữ được sự bình tĩnh, nhất là trong những tình huống
ngoài mong đợi
7. Have one’s head in the clouds: ảo tưởng, mơ mộng, hão huyền; đầu óc lơ tơ mơ, không tập
trung đến những gì đang diễn ra
8. Get on one's nerves; làm cho ai khó chịu, bực mình
9. Get/ have st on one's mind: lo lắng, bận tâm về chuyện gì
10. Hard luck: thật không may, thật đáng tiếc... (dùng để động viên, cảm thông với ai)
11. Hold my horses: đừng vội, hãy bình tĩnh, hãy kiên nhẫn (hãy cân nhắc kĩ lưỡng về quyết
định/ý kiến) 13. Call it a day: nghỉ phép
14. Get cold feet: chùn bước (đột nhiên sợ hoặc lo lắng khi làm điều gì đó quan trọng dù đã lên
kế hoạch từ trước)
15. Pull/get my finger out: bắt đầu làm việc chăm chỉ, khẩn trương hơn
16. In the middle of nowhere: nơi hoang vu, hẻo lánh (xa thành phố hoặc thị trấn)
17. Shake one’s fist at sb: đe dọa ai; vung vẩy nắm đấm, dứ dứ nắm đấm (vào mặt ai/điều gì) vì
quá tức giận
18. Get/have st on one's mind: lo lắng, bận tâm về chuyện gì
19. Be (as) plain as the nose on one’s face: rõ ràng, rõ rành rành như ban ngày
20. Know st like the back of one's hand: (hiểu/biết cái gì) rõ như lòng bàn tay
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
EX
1. There's a lot more to Willie than one would think: still waters run__________
A. odds and ends B. leaps and bounds C. bounds and leaps D. ends and odds
3. Why not buy the dress on_____then you can take it back if it doesn’t fit your mother?
A. make my skin run B.make my skin walk C. make my skin crawl D. make my skin
march
5. Whether or not you like some kinds of modern furniture is a matter of_______________
6. Nothing ever seems to bother Colin. No matter what happens, he always seems to remain as
cool as _____________
7. You must have your head in the______________ if you think you're going to succeed without
hard
work.
10. I was all set to take the job in Tokyo, but at the last minute I _____________ and decided to
stay in Britain.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
A. held my horses B. called it a day D. pulled my finger out C. got cold feet
11. The nearest town was 80 km away, I mean really in the middle of _____________
13. "What's wrong with Tom today? He's unusually quiet," -"He's got something on
his__________I expect
14. Peter was born and brought up in Hastings and knows it like the______________
A. nose on his face B. tip of the tongue C.back of his hand D. hair on his head
TEST 9
1. Tall order = a request that is difficult to fulfill: một yêu cầu khó thực hiện
2. Tall story/tale = a story or fact that is difficult to believe: một câu chuyện hoặc sự thật khó tin
3. Square meal= a good meal that satisfies your hunger: một bữa ăn ngon giúp bạn thỏa mãn cơn
đói
4. Writ large = easy to see or understand: dễ nhìn hoặc dễ hiểu
5. Big name = a well-known and successful company, person, or product: một công ty, người
hoặc sản phẩm nổi tiếng và thành công
6. The big picture: bức tranh toàn cảnh (tổng thể của tình huống/vấn đề)
7. Like a fish out of water: cảm thấy không phù hợp, không thoải mái
8. Stand/walk tall = act in a proud and confident way: hành động một cách tự hào và tự tin
9. Come/get (down) off your high horse: tỏ ra kiêu ngạo, nghĩ mình hơn người
10. Be as high as a kite: rất say và / hoặc rất phấn khích
11. At/on short notice: trong thời gian ngắn
12. Be long in the tooth: quá tuổi để làm gì
13. Be in/get into deep/hot water: gặp rắc rối/khó khắn
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
14. Blow hot and cold (about something): thay đổi xoành xoạch
15. Go hot and cold = experience a sudden feeling of fear or worry: trải qua cảm giác sợ hãi
hoặc lo lắng đột ngột
16. Hot under the collar = angry or embarrassed: tức giận/bối rối
17. Like a cat on a hot tin roof: rất lo sợ
18. Not so/too hot: chất lượng không tốt
19. A walk in the park: một điều dễ dàng
20. In the dark (about sth): không biết, mù mờ, mù tịt về cái gì
EX
2. After dinner she told me a story about her pet, which all of us couldn't believe.
6. All the other children in the school had rich, middle-class parents, and she was beginning to feel
like a_____________________ out of water.
7. Right now forget the details and take a look at the______________ picture.
9. It's time you came down off your high ____________ and admitted you were wrong.
10. I tried to talk to her after the party, but she was as___________ as a kite.
11. This was the best room we could get at such______________ notice.
12. He's a little____________________ in the tooth to be wearing shorts, don't you think?
13. The director knew he'd be in __________________ water if he didn't mention his wife in his
acceptance speech.
A. black and white B. hot and cold C.hot and bothered D. up and down
16. He got very hot under the _when I asked him where he'd been all day.
17. She was like a____________________ on a hot tin roof before her driving test.
18. He's used to hard physical work - this is a walk in the______________ to him.
19. We are still very much in the ___________ about how the money was lost.
20. I've read this book so many times, so I know it like the back of my_________
TEST 10
1. Have a sweet tooth: dùng cho những người hảo ngọt, đặc biệt thích ăn đồ ngọt
2. Plain as the nose on one’s face: rõ như ban ngày
3. Harm a hair on one's head: phá phách/làm tổn thương ai bằng mọi
4. Get out of bed on the wrong side/ get up on the wrong side of the bed: càu nhàu, bực dọc,
cáu kinh, không vui
5. Come home to sb: là sự thật mà ai không thể phủ nhận vì họ hiểu rõ điều đó
6. Bite off more than you can chew: cố gắng làm một việc gì đó nhiều hơn những gì bạn có thể
hoặc cổ gắng làm việc gì đó quá khó
7. At the drop of a hat: làm một việc gì đó đột ngột, ngay lập tức, không chút do dự, không có
kế hoạch từ trước và không có lý do rõ ràng
8. Play out of one's skin: chơi hết sức mình (chơi hoặc thể hiện đặc biệt tốt, với năng lượng và
kỹ năng tối đa)
9. Play with fire: đùa với lửa; làm việc gì đó thiếu suy nghĩ, nguy hiểm có thể làm bạn bị tổn
thương
10. Add fuel to the fire: thêm dầu vào lửa, hay làm một điều gì khiến tình hình trở nên tệ hại
hơn
11. Like water off a duck's back: những lời chỉ trích không có tác dụng đối với người khác, hay
như nước đổ đầu vịt, nước đổ lá khoai
12. A fish out of water: bơ vơ, lạc lõng (dùng để chỉ cảm giác không thoải mái, lạ lẫm khi ai đó
ở trong một hoàn cảnh mà họ chưa từng trải qua, chưa từng có kinh nghiệm trước đó)
13. Take to something like a duck to water: khi lần đầu tiên làm một việc gì bạn phát hiện ra là
mình làm việc đó rất giỏi, "như cá gặp nước
14. Water under the bridge: chuyện cũ hãy để nó qua đi (một chuyện gì không tốt đã trôi qua,
không nên lo nghĩ hay nhắc lại nữa)
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
15. Have a lot on one's plate: có rất nhiều công việc phải làm; đang phải giải quyết rất nhiều vấn
đề, nhiều trách nhiệm cùng một lúc
16. Have sth up one's sleeve: có kế hoạch hoặc ý tưởng bí mật
17. The luck of the draw: hên xui, may rủi, không đoán trước được cứng rắn
18. Put your foot down: kiên quyết phản đối, không cho phép điều gì xảy ra, nhất là bằng cách
nói cứng rắn
19. Put/make a dent in sth: giảm một lượng (tiền)
20. Put on a brave face/put a brave face on it: cố gắng làm cho người khi thực tế không phải
như vậy; giả vờ như mình ổn hoặc vui vẻ
EX
1. I have a sweet______________ - I can't say no to cookies.
2. He's not happy here - that's as___________ as the nose on your face
4. Geez, the boss has been in a really bad mood all day. I guess must have gotten out of bed on the
______________side!
6. We bit off more than we could _________ in our original reform proposals.
8. You can tell that they played out of their ________for the whole match, but they just couldn't
secure a victory against the returning champions.
10. The President said he wouldn't add______________ to the fire by commenting without
knowing all the facts.
11. I've told him that he's heading for trouble, but he doesn't listen - it's just water off a
duck's______
12. I didn't have any friends that were like me. I just always felt like a____________ out of water
13. She'd never snowboarded before, but she took to it like a_________________ to water.
14. Yes, we did have our disagreements but that's water under the_____________ now.
15. She's got a lot on her____________ - especially with two new projects starting this week.
16. If I know Mark he'll have one or________________ tricks up his sleeve.
17. You can't choose who you play against - it's just the__________of the draw.
18. When she started borrowing my clothes without asking, I had to put my____down
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
20. She seems all right but I think she's just putting on a brave ______________
B.ADVANCED
TEST 1
par for the course -> If a type of behaviour, event, or situation is par for the course, it is not good
but it is normal or as you would expect.
going concern->if a company is sold as a going concern, it is sold when it is operating normally
hue and cry =a noisy expression of public anger or disapproval
part and parcel = phần quan trọng, thiết yếu của cái gì
home truths = a true but unpleasant fact about yourself that another person tells
odd jobs=small jobs of different types, especially those that involve repairing or cleaning things
without a second thought->If you do something without a second thought, you do it without first
considering if you should do it or not:
have second thoughts->to change your opinion about something or start to doubt it:
on second thoughts UK (US on second thought)-> used when you want to change a decision
you have made:
Treat someone with kid gloves' có từ kid là trẻ con và glove là đôi găng tay, vì thế cụm từ này
nghĩa là đối xử với ai nhẹ nhàng, cẩn thận vì họ hay tự ái, dễ bị đụng chạm
word salad = a mixture of words or phrases that is confused and difficult to understand
be the butt of sth = to be the person or thing that other people often make jokes
under the auspices = with the help and support of (someone or something)
By the book' nghĩa là nói/làm theo sách vở, đúng quy tắc, luật lệ (In accordance with rules or
regulations; to speak with minute exactness); nói có sách, mách có chứng.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
On the blink' = trong ánh sáng chập chờn, nhấp nháy -> làm việc không được thuận lợi, có trục
trặc, hành động khác lạ. Ngoài ra thi thoảng nó cũng được dùng với nghĩa 'say xỉn'.
at the hands of someone-> if you suffer at the hands of someone, they hurt you or treat you badly
old chestnut = an old joke or story that has been told so many times that it is no longer funny or
interesting
an old soak =someone who is often drunk – used humorously
old money=used to refer to rich people whose families have been rich for a long time
old wives' tale=a piece of advice or a theory, often related to matters of health, that was believed
in the past but is now known to be wrong
a load of (old) cobblers = a bunch of nonsense
can of worms=a situation that causes a lot of problems for you when you start to deal with it
apple of discord = mối bất hòa
spot of bother =used for emphasizing that a problem is small and not serious
scum of the earth = the worst type of people that can be imagined
live wire=someone who is very active and has a lot of energy
Bright spark" = tia sáng -> cụm từ này nghĩa là kẻ tài trí, thông minh hơn người. Đôi khi cụm
từ này còn được dùng để châm biếm, đùa cợt những người không có khả năng nhưng luôn cho
mình là tài giỏi.
a nasty piece of work = a very unpleasant person
be bursting/bulging at the seams (with something) = be very or too full (of something)
burn a hole in (one's) pocket=To be in one's possession and causing one an intense urge to make
use of it. Typically used in reference to money, suggesting that the person with the money feels
the need to spend it quickly.
'Fly by the seat of one's pants' = bay bằng mông quần (phi công bay bằng sự phán đoán, vì khi
ngành hàng không mới ra đời, không có phương tiện hỗ trợ hay khả năng liên lạc với mặt đất) -
> cụm từ này nghĩa là dựa trên bản năng, phán đoán (hành động, quyết định...).
Wear the trousers" = mặc quần -> nghĩa là người (thường là phụ nữ) trụ cột trong mối quan hệ,
đưa ra quyết định cho cả đôi bên.
have a dig at sb = to make a mocking, sarcastic, or insulting remark, gibe, or criticism at
someone's or something's expense
carry the can = to take the blame or responsibility for something that is wrong or has not
succeeded
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
A. a going concern B. a hue and cry C. part and parcel D. par for the course
2.You will have to learn to face up to a few _______ , my boy, before it’s too late.
3.Incoherence, or word __________, refers to speech that is unconnected and conveys no meaning to
the listener.
4.Poor Mary, all her colleagues teased her; she was the __________of all their jokes.
5.Financial aid is being provided to the country _________of the World Bank.
6.Whether there’s truth in it or not, I can’t stand that _________“follow your heart”.
8.She treats smokers like the __________, as the worst people there are.
9.Being a fertile ground for film production, Los Angeles is __________with would-be actors.
10.My boss is always having a ___________at me. He always seems to find something to criticise me
for.
11.We are a luxury restaurant and if people have a bad experience, we have to_______
12.The dress is perfect. Don't add anything to it at all. It would just be________ .
13.Government becomes no longer the servant of the people but in the thrall of big money, lobbyists
and a media happy to live off its fancy leftovers in a _____________ of gossip and shallow
speculation.
14.Not getting the promotion felt like a real kick in the___________so much hard work for the
company.
TEST 2
fly in the face of = to oppose or be the opposite of something that is usual or expected
Drive a hard bargain" = thương lượng giao kèo khó -> nghĩa là người đàm phán hoặc giao dịch
viên khéo léo, kiên định/không khoan nhượng.
Throw the book at sb' = ném quyển sách vào mặt ai -> nghĩa là khuyến cáo ai phải tuân theo nội
quy, kỷ luật (punish or reprimand severely; to charge or convict someone with as many crimes
as is possible); trừng phạt, răn dạy.
Reinvent the wheel" = tái tạo bánh xe -> tốn công tốn sức cải tổ, tái tạo điều đã tồn tại và chẳng
hiệu quả.
dig your heels in = to refuse to change your plans or ideas, especially when someone is trying
to persuade you to do so
Bite (one's) head off"= Cắn rớt đầu ai -> Tỏ ra hết sức giận dữ với ai; nói và đáp lại ai một cách
cay cú và tức giận.
Keep one's chin up" = ngẩng cao đầu -> hãy dũng cảm và nhìn về phía trước, không được nản
chí.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
'stick your neck out' (vươn cổ ra), điều đó có nghĩa là bạn liều nói hay làm điều gì mà người
khác có thể không thích
be in/on the firing line = to be in a position where people can criticize or blame you
the end of the line/road = the point at which it is no longer possible to continue with a process
or activity
'In the pipeline' nghĩa là đang được giải quyết, đang trên đường vận chuyển (hàng hóa); đang
được chuẩn bị, đang được thảo luận, sắp xảy ra (luật pháp, đề nghị)
Down the line' = xuôi dòng (thời gian) -> trong tương lai; từ đầu đến cuối, hoàn toàn.
play devil's advocate = express an opinion that they do not really hold in order to encourage a
discussion about a subject
ivory tower = a place or situation where you are separated from the problems and practical
aspects of normal life and therefore do not have to worry about or understand them
take the bread out of somebody’s mouth = to take away somebody’s job so that they are no
longer able to earn enough money to live
blue ribbon = the highest prize in a competition or event
gold plate = metal with a thin covering of gold:
born with a silver spoon in your mouth =to have a high social position and be rich from birth
chase rainbows = to try to get something that you can never have
Chase the dragon" = đuổi theo rồng -> (tiếng lóng) nghĩa là hút chất kích thích, heroin.
hold the fort =to have responsibility for something while someone else is absent
cry over spilt milk =to waste time feeling sorry about an earlier mistake or problem that cannot
be changed
red in tooth and claw = behaving competitively or ruthlessly
Get blood out of a stone" = vắt đá ra máu -> nghĩa là làm công việc rất khó hoàn thành, nhất là
khi đối phó với ai.
murky/uncharted waters=a situation that is not well known and may be dangerous
Out for someone's blood" = tìm máu ai đó -> rất tức giận và muốn giết ai đó.
vale
of tears = life or the world at large regarded as a source of sorrow, strife,or tragedy.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
the gift of the gab= the ability to speak easily and confidently in a way that makes people want
to listen to you and believe you
Donkey's years" = những năm tháng của con lừa -> nghĩa là khoảng thời gian rất dài.
Cat-and-dog life" = Cuộc sống như chó với mèo -> Sự cãi vả, đánh nhau hay sự bất đồng trong
cuộc sống hôn nhân của các cặp vợ chồng hay cặp đôi đang yêu.
know full well = be definitely aware of sth, although they may behave as if they are not
it is no skin of my nose = It is no or very little concern of mine; it poses no difficulty, threat, or
risk to me..
take French leave = an absence or departure from some place or event without ceremony,
permission, or announcement
flash in the pan = a sudden success that lasts only a short time and is not likely to be repeated
Feather in one's cap' = cái lông vũ cài trên mũ -> niềm tự hào của ai về những thành tựu/thành
tích mà họ đạt được.
the sands of time' (dòng chảy thời gian) cũng là một cách khác để nói về thời gian, mang nhiều
chất thơ hơn và thường được dùng để miêu tả thời gian đã trôi qua như nào.
Rack and ruin" = phá hủy và tiêu tan -> tiêu tan thành mây khói; trở nên cực kỳ tồi tệ.
sitting duck = sth that is unprotected and vulnerable to an easy attack.
turn turtle =a ship or boat that turns turtle turns upside down
like a shag on a rock=completely alone
boiling frog = A person who, or thing which, is in a gradually worsening situation without any
realization of the peril until it is too late.
2.We suggested it would be quicker to fly, but she _______and insisted on taking the train.
4.Often the interviewer will need to ___________devil's advocate in order to get a discussion going.
5.The authorities only sit in the _______without knowing anything about the real desire of ordinary
people.
6.Everyone loves these giant retail chains for their low prices, but few care that the local business
owners are taken the _________out of their mouth.
7. I can see you have been practicing very hard for the past 5 months so you totally deserve the
________, son!
8.I know your dream is to become a singer, but with your voice, please stop__________and choose
another major.
9.Only when you see the hurricane season here will you know nature is comforting but can also be
_________
11.Harry knows __________well that he would receive punishment for this but he’s
12.I saw my classmate cheating during the test, but it was nothing of my _________ so I kept my
mouth shut in the end.
13.It had been quite late but the party still had no sign of ending so we decided to take ________leave
and made our way home.
14.Sadly, the young actor’s stardom ended up being _________as he was quickly
15.When my car suddenly broke down in the middle of a forest at night, I felt like a __in the wild.
TEST 3
juggle frogs = trying to deal with many different tasks at the same time and finding the situation
difficult
chickened out' (of something), = muốn nói họ đã không làm điều gì, hoặc chưa thử làm điều đó,
vì sợ hãi.
get/have your ducks in a row =to be well prepared or well organized for something that is going
to happen
'chasing your tail' = đang bận rộn làm nhiều việc khác nhau nhưng chưa hoàn thành được gì
nhiều.
kiss and make up = to forgive sb and become friends again
'to burst someone's bubble' có nghĩa là làm tiêu tan mơ tưởng hay ảo tưởng của ai đó.
break the ice= phá bỏ không khí dè dặt
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
'Get one goat' = làm phiền, quấy nhiễu ai hay khiến ai tức giận
weak in the knees = unsteady or flustered due to a strong emotional reaction to someone or
something.
fall off the wagon = to begin using alcohol (or another problem substance) after quitting
faced the music= to accept criticism or punishment for something you have done
Give/pay lip service to" -> nghĩa là lời nói đãi bôi, lời nói cửa miệng, lời nói không thành thật.
Have a screw loose" = con vít lỏng -> nghĩa là lập dị, ngu ngốc hoặc tâm lý không ổn định.
hot on the heels = following closely behind sb
near the knuckle =about sex and therefore likely to offend people
Close to the bone' (thấu tận xương tủy) nghĩa là thiếu tế nhị, cợt nhả (very personal or offensively
honest).
"Down-at-heel" -> nghĩa là trong tình trạng xấu, hỏng hóc vì sử dụng quá lâu hoặc không được
chăm sóc kĩ, nghĩa khác là mặc quần áo cũ, hỏng vì diều kiện kinh tế hạn hẹp.
put sb on a pedestal = to admire or love someone so much that you believe they have no faults
spare (one's) feelings =To restrain from doing something that might cause someone
embarrassment, discomfort, or anxiety.
take someone under your wing->If you take someone under your wing, you start to protect and
take care of them
follow in someone's footsteps =to do the same thing as someone else did previously
get the show on the road = get sth started.
cooked/ done to a turn = cooked for exactly the right amount of time
put the wind up sb = to make sb feel worried about their situation
If you are at/on the receiving end of something unpleasant that someone does, you suffer
because of it
the going rate = the usual amount of money paid for goods or services at a particular time
buck the trend = to succeed in doing something, even though there is a general tendency for this
not to happen
Go off the rails' = trệch khỏi đường ray -> đi sai hướng, hoặc (người) mất kiểm soát, hành động
không đúng mực, không chấp nhận được.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
Cut corners' = đi tắt, đốt cháy giai đoạn / làm việc gì một cách nhanh nhất, thường là phớt lờ các
quy tắc, luật lệ
cut one's losses =abandon an enterprise or course of action that is clearly going to be unprofitable
or unsuccessful before one suffers too much loss or harm.
part of the furniture = sb has been somewhere for such a long time that it is hard to imagine that
place without them.
At the top of the tree" = đứng trên đỉnh cao -> giữ chức vụ hoặc vị trí cao nhất trong một tổ chức
hoặc công ty
A cog in the machine" = một mấu răng trong chiếc máy -> ý chỉ vai trò nhỏ nhoi trong cả một
tập thể lớn.
a living soul =A person (who is alive).
it’s a crying shame = something that you say when you think a situation is wrong
going concern-> if a company is sold as a going concern, it is sold when it is operating normally
splitting headache= đau đầu như búa bổ
twist sb's arm = to get someone to do what you want by making it very difficult for him or her
to refuse
give someone the eye =to look at someone in a way that shows you are sexually attracted to
them
chew (one's) ear(s) off =To talk incessantly or excessively, especially such that might cause one
to become exhausted or bored.
break your back = to work extremely hard
1.I feel like I'm ________when I have joined too many clubs and end up being snowed under tasks
deadlines.
2.They are brothers, they can never fall out with each other for long and will____ soon.
3.Hearing the news of my father's sudden death, I went weak in the ___________and could barely
remain standing.
4.There have been a few times that I've nearly ____________ , but thinking of my
responsibility to my daughter helps keep me sober.
5.The scene on the street this morning was like an action movie in real life with
cops___________of the bank robbers.
7.After months of training, the astronauts were eager to get the show ________
8.The amount of each ingredient put in your cake might differ a bit from the recipe, so it usually
requires experience to have your cake done __________.
9.Tell the bullies that your father is a policeman, that will put the ___________up them.
10.The reason I turned down that job is because sales assistants are often at the ________end
of verbal abuse from customers.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
11.It is reported that people living in areas under lockdown have to pay slightly more than the
______for food and other necessities.
12.This company is one of the few firms to have ___________of a declining industry during this
time of pandemic.
13.The old security guard has been working here for so long that he has become__________it is
hard to imagine our school without him one day.
14. It’s a(n) _________that women are paid less than men for the same amount of work.
TEST 4
call off the dogs = to tell someone to stop criticizing, attacking, or damaging another person
treat sb with kid gloves = to deal with somebody in a very careful way so that you do not offend
or upset them
Pull the wool over someone's eyes' = lấy cuộn len che mắt ai, nghĩa là lừa ai (deceive someone);
-> 'vải thưa che mắt thánh'.
"Go soft in the head" = Đầu óc yếu ớt -> Trở nên ngu ngốc, vụng về, điên dại hoặc vô phương
kế.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
bless their little cotton socks = said about someone, especially an adult, when you are pretending
that you like them
a hundred and ten percent = more than what seems to be the maximum
come out in the wash = used to tell someone that problems will be solved in the end
Come rain or shine' = dù trời mưa hay nắng -> bất chấp thời tiết, dù có thế nào
Come down the pike" = Đi xuống mỏm núi -> Cái gì trở nên rõ ràng, cụ thể, nổi bật và dễ nhận
thấy.
Come out swinging/ fighting" có nghĩa là cạnh tranh, đối đầu với ai (trên tinh thần đam mê,
nhiệt huyết).
dice with death = to do something extremely dangerous and silly
Dance on air" = nhảy trên không, nhảy lên cao-> phấn khích, vui vẻ.
Rob the cradle' = cướp nôi -> nghĩa là cưới/quan hệ với người trẻ hơn mình
bet the farm/ranch= risk everything
be out on your ear = to be forced to leave a job or place, especially because you have done
something wrong
Out of the woods' (ra khỏi rừng, shared via VOA) có nghĩa là thoát khỏi nguy hiểm, không còn
gặp rắc rối, khó khăn
be out on your ear = to be forced to leave a job or place, especially because you have done
something wrong
across the board = involving everyone or everything in a company, situation, group, etc
raise sb’s hackles = to greatly irritate, annoy, or aggravate one
push the envelope =approach or extend the limits of what is possible.
Pop the cherry" = vỡ quả anh đào -> nghĩa là lần đầu làm tình; như "hái hoa, bẻ cành", "ăn trái
cấm" đó các bạn.
Screw the pooch" có screw (up) là xử lý một tình thế rất kém -> nghĩa là gây ra lỗi lầm lớn, làm
hỏng việc.
go/do the rounds = go from one person/place to another
Give (one) a buzz" -> nghĩa là làm cho người khác cảm thấy phê, phấn khích. Nghĩa khác là gọi
điện thoại.
'ride high' có nghĩa là đạt được thành công, thắng lợi.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
1.I give in! I will tell you everything you want to know, please call off____________ .
3.Sheila might not be smart, but she always gives ______________when she studies.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
A a hundred and one percent B a hundred and ten percent C hundredfold D twofold
7.The mayor’s decision to build a new mall in the city center has received support across the
__________.
8.The disrespectful attitude of the president towards women has __________among the country’s
female population.
9.It is no surprise that this story has __________in our office after Daisy was told about it.
10.You can tell her to stop smoking until you are __________in the face, but she won’t change
her habit.
11.The immigrants from this country will not be given the right of _______in Britain when the
new legislation comes into force.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
12.Many people who have lost their jobs during the pandemic are starting to_______ .
13.I have every right to _______at unfair, and possibly illogical, situations — most because of
the decisions of higher-ups.
A rack and ruin B hem and haw C rant and rave D wax and wane
14.If you don’t change this lifestyle of yours, you will get married __________.
A when the sun is over the yardarm B when the dust settles
15.You must live happily and get richer so that your ex-husband will _______the day he divorced
you.
TEST 5
VOCAB
ace in the hole = a major advantage that one keeps hidden until an ideal time
Amber nectar" có amber là hổ phách, nectar là rượu tiên -> nghĩa (hài hước) là bia.
110 proof" = nồng độ cồn 110 (thường rượu bán lẻ ở mỹ chỉ 80 - 90) -> nghĩa là rất mạnh, rất
nặng, rất hiệu nghiệm.
Chin music" = nhạc cằm -> từ lóng về nói chuyện, luyên thuyên.
long in the tooth = a bit too old to do something
Down-at-heel" -> nghĩa là trong tình trạng xấu, hỏng hóc vì sử dụng quá lâu hoặc không được
chăm sóc kĩ, nghĩa khác là mặc quần áo cũ, hỏng vì diều kiện kinh tế hạn hẹp.
behind the times = lỗi thời
be thin on top =to have lost some of the hair on your head
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
armchair critic = One who speaks critically on topics one actually knows little to nothing about.
"A smart cookie" = Bánh quy thông minh -> Người thông minh, tài giỏi.
A class act" = hành động đẳng cấp -> nói về người xuất sắc, ưu tú vượt trội, thành công.
"A pen pusher" = Người cạo giấy -> Người làm việc văn phòng nhàm chán và vô nghĩa.
as tough as leather = having great strength of body, mind, or will; not susceptible to sickness or
injury.
talk nineteen to the dozen = speak very quickly
talk the hind leg(s) off a donkey" = nói đến rời cả chân sau của con lừa -> cụm từ này nghĩa là
nói dai, nói thao thao bất tuyệt.
take the rap (for something) =to be blamed or punished, especially for something that you did
not do
think on your feet =to make a quick decision or give an answer quickly
grease sb’s palm = to secretly give someone money in order to persuade them to do something
for you
Keep one's distance" -> nghĩa là giữ khoảng cách, không thân thiện.
Collect one's thoughts' nghĩa là (tạm) dừng lại suy nghĩ/ngẫm trước khi nói hay hành động
Give (one) the shirt off (one's) back" = Cởi áo trên lưng cho ai -> Thể hiện sự phóng khoáng và
không vị kỷ; sẵn sàng hy sinh tất cả những gì mình có cho ai.
lead sb up the garden path = to deceive sb
go down the tubes = to fail completely
fall foul of =come into conflict with and be undermined by.
Hit it out of the park" = đánh ra khỏi sân -> nghĩa là hoàn thành công việc một cách cực kỳ xuất
sắc.
To go under the knife' có nghĩa là trải qua phẫu thuật
where rubber meets the road = The point at which someone's or something's efforts, resolve, or
viability are put to the test
where the puck is heading =The direction of a particular trend or predicted outcome.
(Only the wearer knows) where the shoe pinches" =(chỉ người đi mới biết) giày chật ở chỗ nào
-> khó khăn là chỗ ấy, rắc rối phiền toái là chỗ ấy.
when hell freezes over = If you say that something will happen when hell freezes over, you mean
that it will never happen
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
wake up and smell the coffee = to tell sb to start to be more realistic and aware of what is
happening around them
uncharted waters = sth that has not been visited or investigated before
put one’s foot on the gas = to do something more quickly or with more effort
firing on all cylinders = to be functioning or operating at the most desirable or greatest possible
level of efficiency, speed, or productivity.
raise a red flag = To offer a sign or signal indicating potential, incipient, or imminent danger or
trouble.
Rake over the ashes" = khơi lại đống tro tàn -> nghĩa là nhắc lại hoặc gợi lại những kí ức xưa,
thường là những chuyện không tốt đẹp
pack heat = US slang, old-fashioned + humorous
throw the baby out with the bath water = to discard something valuable or important while
disposing of something considered worthless
push the boat out = spend a lot of money in order to celebrate something or have a very enjoyable
time
put out feelers : to make suggestions or ask questions to find out the thoughts or opinions of
other people
Queer the pitch" có từ "queer" tiếng lóng là làm hỏng = làm hỏng đường ném bóng -> làm hỏng
kế hoạch, công việc hoặc thành công của người khác.
pull the plug= to do something that prevents an activity from continuing, especially by no longer
giving money to support it
EX
2.At the age 34, isn’t Yang Mi a bit_________to play the role of a high school
3.My uncle is a typical_____ , he has never taken any medical courses but keeps doubting how
doctors are treating COVID patients.
4.My grandmother is tough as _____ she lived through the Vietnam War and raised four kids all
on her own after my grandfather’s sacrifice.
5.What’s the point in paying attention to a teacher who _____, you will never be able to keep up
with his lecture.
7.We've been led up the ______ path about the position of our hotel - it's much farther from
the beach than what the advertisement said!
8.If the pandemic does not ameliorate, our company will surely __________.
9.The business model you propose sounds amazing, but whether it might succeed in reality is
where __________.
11.John keeps himself so closed off that I've never understood the __________ of his thoughts.
12.There are a lot of opportunities out there, but I've got to put my foot on the___________
13.Factories are __________to produce enough masks and protective clothing for health workers
during the pandemic.
14.This scheme does have some problems but I think we can fix them instead of throwing the baby
out with ______________.
15.The epidemic has ruined my plan to ______________with my friends after the National High
school Exam finishes.
TEST 6
VOCAB
ace in the hole = a major advantage that one keeps hidden until an ideal time
Amber nectar" có amber là hổ phách, nectar là rượu tiên -> nghĩa (hài hước) là bia.
110 proof" = nồng độ cồn 110 (thường rượu bán lẻ ở mỹ chỉ 80 - 90) -> nghĩa là rất mạnh, rất
nặng, rất hiệu nghiệm.
Chin music" = nhạc cằm -> từ lóng về nói chuyện, luyên thuyên.
long in the tooth = a bit too old to do something
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
Down-at-heel" -> nghĩa là trong tình trạng xấu, hỏng hóc vì sử dụng quá lâu hoặc không được
chăm sóc kĩ, nghĩa khác là mặc quần áo cũ, hỏng vì diều kiện kinh tế hạn hẹp.
behind the times = lỗi thời
be thin on top =to have lost some of the hair on your head
armchair critic = One who speaks critically on topics one actually knows little to nothing about.
"A smart cookie" = Bánh quy thông minh -> Người thông minh, tài giỏi.
A class act" = hành động đẳng cấp -> nói về người xuất sắc, ưu tú vượt trội, thành công.
"A pen pusher" = Người cạo giấy -> Người làm việc văn phòng nhàm chán và vô nghĩa.
as tough as leather = having great strength of body, mind, or will; not susceptible to sickness or
injury.
talk nineteen to the dozen = speak very quickly
talk the hind leg(s) off a donkey" = nói đến rời cả chân sau của con lừa -> cụm từ này nghĩa là
nói dai, nói thao thao bất tuyệt.
take the rap (for something) =to be blamed or punished, especially for something that you did
not do
think on your feet =to make a quick decision or give an answer quickly
grease sb’s palm = to secretly give someone money in order to persuade them to do something
for you
Keep one's distance" -> nghĩa là giữ khoảng cách, không thân thiện.
Collect one's thoughts' nghĩa là (tạm) dừng lại suy nghĩ/ngẫm trước khi nói hay hành động
Give (one) the shirt off (one's) back" = Cởi áo trên lưng cho ai -> Thể hiện sự phóng khoáng và
không vị kỷ; sẵn sàng hy sinh tất cả những gì mình có cho ai.
lead sb up the garden path = to deceive sb
go down the tubes = to fail completely
fall foul of =come into conflict with and be undermined by.
Hit it out of the park" = đánh ra khỏi sân -> nghĩa là hoàn thành công việc một cách cực kỳ xuất
sắc.
To go under the knife' có nghĩa là trải qua phẫu thuật
where rubber meets the road = The point at which someone's or something's efforts, resolve, or
viability are put to the test
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
where the puck is heading =The direction of a particular trend or predicted outcome.
(Only the wearer knows) where the shoe pinches" =(chỉ người đi mới biết) giày chật ở chỗ nào
-> khó khăn là chỗ ấy, rắc rối phiền toái là chỗ ấy.
when hell freezes over = If you say that something will happen when hell freezes over, you mean
that it will never happen
wake up and smell the coffee = to tell sb to start to be more realistic and aware of what is
happening around them
uncharted waters = sth that has not been visited or investigated before
put one’s foot on the gas = to do something more quickly or with more effort
firing on all cylinders = to be functioning or operating at the most desirable or greatest possible
level of efficiency, speed, or productivity.
raise a red flag = To offer a sign or signal indicating potential, incipient, or imminent danger or
trouble.
Rake over the ashes" = khơi lại đống tro tàn -> nghĩa là nhắc lại hoặc gợi lại những kí ức xưa,
thường là những chuyện không tốt đẹp
pack heat = US slang, old-fashioned + humorous
throw the baby out with the bath water = to discard something valuable or important while
disposing of something considered worthless
push the boat out = spend a lot of money in order to celebrate something or have a very enjoyable
time
put out feelers : to make suggestions or ask questions to find out the thoughts or opinions of
other people
Queer the pitch" có từ "queer" tiếng lóng là làm hỏng = làm hỏng đường ném bóng -> làm hỏng
kế hoạch, công việc hoặc thành công của người khác.
pull the plug= to do something that prevents an activity from continuing, especially by no longer
giving money to support it
catch a tiger by the tail = to be involved with someone or something that is powerful and could
become troublesome or threatening
pulling teeth = used to say that it is very difficult to make somebody do something
not pull any/your punches = to speak in an honest way without trying to be kind
draw/pull in your horns =to behave in a more careful way than you did before, especially by
spending less money
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
sit tight =to stay where you are/ to refuse to change your mind
cut to the chase = to talk about or deal with the important parts of a subject and not waste time
with things that are not important
sail close to the wind : to do something that is dangerous or that may be illegal or dishonest
Hit the books" -> nghĩa là bắt tay vào nghiên cứu, học bài để chuẩn bị cho một kỳ thi.
beat around the bush= nói chuyện vòng vo tam quốc
out of the woods = no longer in danger or dealing with a particular difficulty, though not entirely
resolved.
Beyond the pale" có pale là cái hàng rào, cọc rào -> cụm từ này nghĩa là quá giới hạn cho phép,
không chấp nhận được, không hợp pháp/khuôn phép.
In the round" nghĩa là nhìn thấy từ mọi phía (sân khấu dạng vòng cung, khán giả quây xung
quanh hoặc tác phẩm điêu khắc dựng đứng có thể nhìn thấy từ mọi phía thay vì chạm khắc nổi
trên mặt đất). Nếu nói "show something in the round" là nêu rõ tất cả những đường nét của một
cái gì, nêu bật vấn đề gì.
in the zone-> If you are in the zone, you are happy or excited because you are doing something
very skilfully and easily.
get sb’s goat = to make sb annoyed or angry
bell the cat =to be brave enough to do something that will be good for a group that you are part
of, but is dangerous or difficult
go to the dogs =be ruined, especially to ruin oneself= thất cơ lỡ vận
shoot the bull : to talk informally about unimportant things
have a ball = have an enjoyable time
Keep one's chin up" = ngẩng cao đầu -> hãy dũng cảm và nhìn về phía trước, không được nản
chí.
hit the hay/sack= to go to bed in order to sleep
'Carry the day' =là thắng lợi, thành công sau một cuộc tranh luận hay tranh tài.
EX
1.Now that I have to work closely with the infamously strict chief of the Finance department, I
feel like I've caught a ____________by the tail.
2.It is like ________trying to wake our young son up every morning to go to school on time.
3.Nobody in this village doesn’t know that little boy has _______but never has
4.Never underestimate your opponents no matter how good you are, they may always be able to
give you a run for your _______.
6.If you are so determined, then I can only wish you luck raising enough funds for the project—
it's like _______.
7.Mr. Chow is one of the principle _________in this firm so you had better make a good
impression on him if you want to be employed after the internship.
8.I'm delighted that my children have such wonderful opportunities abroad, but I must say I feel
sick as _________at the thought of being separated from them for so long.
9.Garry used to be the best player in our team, but he seems to have ___________ after years
dedicated to his business career.
10.What with the COVID-19 pandemic, my restaurant has been operating in the _______for five
consecutive months and is about to be shut down.
11.Ever since I was diagnosed with cancer, my family has been ________since all our money is
poured into chemotherapy and medicines.
12.We only have 15 minutes to finish sketching the general plan, please _________ and skip the
chatter.
13.Not until the doctor confirms that my sister is _______can the whole family stop worrying.
TEST 7
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
VOCAB
a fifth wheel = an unwelcome or extra person
an extra pair of hands =someone who helps you do something when you are busy
never look a gift horse in the mouth =said to advise someone not to refuse something good that
is being offered
fourth wall = an imaginary wall that separates the audience from the action of a stage play or
film, which is said to be broken when an actor talks directly to the audience or starts talking as
themselves rather than as their character
would not do sth for all the tea in China = used to say that nothing could persuade you to do
something
catch forty winks = have a short sleep during the day
take a dive= In boxing, to pretend to be knocked out by one's opponent
Hit the deck" nghĩa là (nằm) thụp xuống sàn, nằm sấp, ngã xuống (để né, tránh nguy hiểm)...
Nghĩa khác là thức dậy khỏi giường.
Strike a chord with someone' = đánh đúng hợp âm -> đánh đúng tâm lý của ai; làm cho mọi
người đồng ý hoặc chấp nhận điều gì đó; làm ai nhớ về thứ gì, gợi lên một cảm giác hay cảm
xúc thân thuộc nào đó.
wipe the floor with sb = to beat sb easily
Buy the farm" = mua trang trại -> nghĩa là qua đời. Cụm từ này có nhiều xuất xứ nhưng một
nguồn thể hiện rõ nhất là khi một người đã hoàn thành nghĩa vụ thì họ sẽ về nhà và mua một
trang trại để nghỉ ngơ
carry the day =to gain victory or be successful
dress to the nines= nghĩa là ăn mặc đẹp, hợp thời trang, diện ngất, thường là để tham dự các sự
kiện quan trọng.
all hands on deck = everyone helps or must help, especially in a difficult situation
beer and skittles =amusement or enjoyment
All mops and brooms" = toàn giẻ lau với cây chổi (để lâu dọn đống ói sau khi uống rượu) ->
nghĩa là say rượu.
have all (of) (one's) ducks in a row =To be well organized, prepared, and up to date; to have
everything ready or in order.
dry as a bone = very dry
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
buy a pig in a poke = to buy something without inspecting it thoroughly, often with negative
consequences.
a backhanded compliment = a comment that seems to express approval but could also be
understood as expressing a poor opinion of somebody/something
faint praise =praise that is not very strong or enthusiastic, suggesting that you do not admire
someone or something very much
false note=An indication that something is wrong, disingenuous, or deceitful.
study animal = someone who studies very hard or very often
a sly dog =Someone who, through cunning, devious, or dishonest means, achieves a fortuitous
outcome.
Eager beaver" -> nghĩa là người làm việc chăm chỉ, hăng hái và say mê.
Warhorse =an old and experienced politician, soldier, or athlete, especially one who is still active
a bull in a china shop = a person who is careless, or who moves or acts in a rough way, in a place
or situation where skill and care are needed
a bird in the hand (is worth two in the bush) =said when you recognize that you should not risk
losing something you already have by trying to get something you think might be better
(as) happy as a duck in Arizona =Unhappy or miserable.
(as) happy as a pig in mud =Very joyful and contented
below the belt = (of a remark) unfair or cruel
under the hatches =Under the deck of a boat.
under par =worse than is usual or expected
Have (someone) under one’s thumb” = có ai dưới ngón cái của mình -> nghĩa là khống chế/điều
khiển ai.
as sharp as a tack = very witty, mentally acute
hold your horses = be calm and patient
behind the eight ball = in a difficult situation
a fire in one’s belly = passion and determination
a song in (one's) heart=An intense, euphoric feeling of happiness and contentment.
A kindred spirit" hoặc "kindred soul" nghĩa là bạn tri kỷ có tâm hồn đồng điệu
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
"The soul of discretion" = con người thận trọng -> nghĩa là người đáng tin tưởng, biết giữ bí
mật.
EX
1.My younger brother keeps begging me to let him join our club’s party, but it
2.Work-life balance is the most important thing to me so I would never take that
3.Our teacher said ______after lunch was a good way to refresh ourselves and be more productive
in the afternoon.
4.You must have been crazy to challenge John in chess, he is the state champion and he will
___________with you.
5.There are 40 people coming to the party tonight, I need __________to help me with the
decoration and cooking.
7.You should hire an engineer to check that used car before making the final decision or you
may end up buying a ________in a poke.
9.I goofed off for the first two years of college, but I turned into a real __________once I realized
the importance of my academic performance.
10.I rarely take my kids to the library because he can be a bit of _______, running around and
making a mess.
12.Don’t worry, I am confident that Annie will manage to solve the quiz soon,
13.Kids, please hold your ________, let’s sing the birthday song before we start
14.Because he started writing his term paper far too late, he is now behind the
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
_______ball.
15.Don’t you think an employee with __________like Henry will soon be promoted?
TEST 8
VOCAB
shrinking violet = a shy person
Life is just a bowl of cherries' = cuộc sống như một tô cherry -> cuộc sống tươi đẹp, vừa ý, vô
lo nghĩ
Top banana" người có quyền lực, thẩm quyền, giữ vị trí cao nhất trong nhóm/ tổ chức.
keep your shirt on = not get angry
neck of the woods = A neighborhood or nearby area; the area around where one lives.
the shirt off one’s back = Anything or everything one owns or has to offer.
under the rose = privately
'in deep water' có nghĩa là đang gặp rắc rối hoặc trong tình huống khó khăn mà rất khó để giải
quyết.
In a lip lock" = Trong một cuộc khóa môi -> Đang hôn nhau nồng nhiệt.
any port in a storm = any solution, however unappealing, is acceptable in times of trouble
Tom, Dick, and Harry =used to refer to an ordinary person or all ordinary people
any fool can do something =spoken used to say that it is very easy to do something or to see that
something is true
in any way, shape, or form : under any circumstances or conditions That behavior is not
acceptable in any way, shape, or form
a bite at the cherry = a chance or opportunity
the cream of the crop = the best
the icing on the cake = something that makes a good situation even better
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
captain of industry = a person who has an important job in industry and who can influence
company and national planning
The big cheese' (miếng pho mát lớn) là người quan trọng nhất hoặc quyền lực nhất trong một
nhóm hoặc một tổ chức.
jump off the deep end = to begin doing something very complex, overwhelming, or unfamiliar,
especially suddenly and without guidance, assistance, or preparation
Drop off the radar"/"drop from sight" = rời khỏi màn hình radar -> nghĩa là bị bỏ qua/bị lãng
quên; bị che khuất/biến mất khỏi mắt công chúng.
drop the ball =to make a mistake, especially by not taking action or dealing with something that
should have been planned for
Jump the gun' (giống 'cướp cò súng') nghĩa là làm điều gì vội vã, quá sớm
down to the wire = until the last possible second.
Down to the short strokes” -> nghĩa là trong giai đoạn cuối cùng hoặc sắp hoàn thành của công
việc/tình thế khó khăn, lâu dài.
Suit (one or something) down to the ground" nghĩa là rất thích hợp/phù hợp/lý tưởng cho ai hay
điều gì.
Down for the count" nghĩa là thất bại, sụp đổ. Đây là một thuật ngữ trong thi đấu quyền anh,
nếu một võ sĩ bị đánh ngã xuống đất và không đứng dậy trước khi trọng tài đếm đến mười, họ
sẽ thua.
push up daisies = die
a cold day in July = impossible
all the rage = very popular
be on the ball= to be quick to understand and react to things
Piping hot ->Piping hot food or drinks are very hot
on point =as good as it could be; perfect
silver bullet = something that provides an immediate and extremely effective solution to a given
problem or difficulty, especially one that is normally very complex or hard to resolve
smoking gun= information that proves who committed a crime
straight arrow =someone who is very honest and careful to behave in a socially acceptable way:
bring a knife to a gunfight = to come poorly prepared or equipped for some task, goal,
competition, or confrontation
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
EX
1.My daughter is a very confident girl and likes to express herself in public, unlike her brother,
who is a _________.
2.He is just a little child, please keep your _________on and be patient with him.
3.Next time if you happen to arrive somewhere in my ________of the woods, do come round and
have a meal with us.
4.That’s weird he didn’t agree to lend you his bike, isn’t he the type of person who would give you
_______off his back?
5.I had no idea they were planning to organize a party for my birthday, they must have kept it
______.
6.I don’t really like Meg but it was a case of ______when she was the only person I could ask at
that time.
7.Since a large percentage of her students failed the exam, the teacher decided to give them a
second bite at _______by allowing them to take the test again.
9.I'm a little nervous about starting my graduate degree program, but I'm determined to______and
give it a go.
10.Negotiations went _______, but we did manage to reach an agreement on the contract by the
deadline.
11.I have to clean this mess up before 5:00 or I will be pushing up ________when my mom gét
home.
12.With your present ability, it will be a cold day in _____when you can beat your brother in chess.
13.Believe me, in this ever-changing era, that ridiculous pants may be _______for now but, before
long, probably nobody will be wearing them.
14.There is no ______that will help you lose weight without effort, the only way is to exercise and
follow a diet.
15.Make sure you have researched your position thoroughly before the debate, you definitely don’t
want to bring________ to a gunfight.
TEST 9
VOCAB
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
pick (one's) moment =To thoughtfully and prudently decide the best moment to act. Sometimes
used ironically to suggest the opposite.
get one's ducks in a row = to get everything well organized and under control
haul sb over the coals = to speak angrily to sb
pick up steam = to become gradually more powerful, active, etc
home truth = a true but unpleasant fact about yourself that another person tells you
Mind your Ps and Qs' = lịch sự, cư xử đúng mực hoặc cẩn trọng với việc sử dụng ngôn ngữ.
nuts and bolts= phần thiết yếu, quan trọng
a pie in the sky = something good that is unlikely to happen
green around the gills = to look ill, as if going to vomit
around the bend =mentally confused or unable to act in a reasonable way
off your trolley =behaving in an extremely unusual way or doing something very silly
To be in a fog= Không hiểu gì, hoàn toàn mù tịt
come down the pike = to happen; to become easy to notice
carrying the day= giành được thắng lợi, chiến thắng
Arrive/ come on the scene (of something)" = đến, xuất hiện (tại hiện trường hoặc địa điểm nào
đó).
drift with the tide = to agree with other people and not make your own decisions
stem the tide = stop something from increasing or continuing
"Beat the air" = Đập không khí -> Làm điều vô ích, phí công.
hang/hold fire =to delay making a decision
Step off the curb" = bước ra khỏi lề đường -> nghĩa là chết (ngụ ý từ lề đường lao vào đầu xe
pitched battle (n) = a fight that involves a large number of people
EX
1.Baking a hundred cakes in two days is undeniably a __________order, but I believe we will
manage it with unity.
2.The runner was far ahead for most of the race, but at the end she won only__________
3.Large cities like New York are usually __________when it comes to adopting new technology.
A before the wind B beyond depth C above bend D ahead of the curve
4.It is high time we canceled our marketing campaign as it hasn’t helped to________ in sales
for months.
5.I'm not surprised that Tina showed up with purple hair today —she loves __________with her
hair color.
6.I think I will ________-, it is unacceptable for a student to hold a racist attitude towards his
teacher.
7.He is a careful guy who will always get his __________in a row before he starts doing anything.
8. After the seventh time Ally came late to work, the teacher lost her patient and hauled him over
_____________.
9.The green protest is expected to _______________steam after the minister allows the
construction of a shopping center in place of the park.
10.When the school year ends and I won’t have to meet my annoying deskmate again, I will
definitely tell her the _______!
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
11.I had an ambition of getting the First prize in the National Contest, but I knew it was just a
_________in the sky.
12.After having a whale of a time at my wedding yesterday, my colleague was looking a little
________when he came to work this morning.
13.Temporarily, the number of COVID-19 cases has ceased to increase, but I can see more
problems _____________.
A beat the air B hold the fire C stem the tide D step off the curb
15.The small-scale demonstration later escalated into a ____________ battle with the police,
involving more than 800 protesters and causing serious traffic congestion across the city.
TEST 10
VOCAB
circuit breaker (n) = a short period during which laws are in place to limit people's movements,
especially to require most people to stay at home in order to stop the spread of disease
cut your coat according to your cloth = to do only what you have enough money to do and no
more
the final nail in the coffin = an event, decision, action, etc., that seals, confirms, or ultimately
leads to the failure of a situation or event that has already begun to fail
the last straw= giọt nước tràn ly
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
A parting shot" = phát bắn chia tay -> nghĩa là lời nhận xét chua cay, gay gắt, không thân thiện
của một người khi họ rời đi.
a drop in the bucket =a very small amount compared to the amount neede
a sore point = a subject that someone prefers not to talk about because it makes them angry or
embarrassed
throw one’s weight around = to assert oneself in a controlling, domineering, or authoritarian
manner
throw someone off balance=cause someone to become unsteady and in danger of
falling.//confuse or bewilder someone.
Throw a monkey wrench in the works" = ném cờ lê vào công trình -> nghĩa là quấy rối, phá
hoại, gây thêm vấn đề cho một kế hoạch, công việc hoặc hoạt động.
throw in the towel= đàu hàng, chịu thua
be in with a chance = to have a good chance of achieving something
be wet behind the ears = to be immature, inexperienced, and naïve
Ring in one's ears/head' = rung lên trong tai/ đầu ai đó -> hiện diện sống động trong tâm trí của
ai đó khiến họ cảm tưởng như đang nghe thấy nó ở ngay bên cạnh; văng vẳng bên tai
keep your ears open =to always be listening in order to find out what is happening or to hear
some useful information
Feel one's ears burning" = cảm thấy tai nóng bừng -> hẳn là có ai đang nói xấu mình.
man of the hour = a person currently being celebrated, honored, or admired by others,
especially for a recent victory, accomplishment, or other cause for celebration
have egg on your face->If you have egg on your face, you look stupid because of something
that you have done
'Word of honour' nghĩa là lời nói/lời hứa danh dự.
Top of the morning to you" -> nghĩa là lời chào buổi sáng.
toss-up = a situation in which either of two choices, results, etc. is equally possible
strike a chord = to say or do something that makes people feel sympathy or enthusiasm
hit the jackpot = to make or win a lot of money quickly and unexpectedly
up the ante-> If you up the ante, you increase your demands or the risks in a situation in order
to achieve a better result:
fly-by-night = a person or business that is dishonest and only interested in making money
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
quickly
"Devil-may-care" = Có ma mới quan tâm -> Liều, liều mạng, vong mạng, bất chấp tất cả trước
những rủi ro hay hậu quả của việc gì.
open-handed =generous
down-to-earth =practical, reasonable, and friendly
make the grade = to perform well enough to succeed in something
in dribs and drabs = in small amounts, a few at a time
all fingers and thumbs : extremely awkward or clumsy
bits and bobs, bits and pieces =những vật linh tinh, những thứ lặt vặt
your best bib and tucker =your best clothes that you wear on special occasions
If you speak off the cuff, you say something without having prepared or thought about
your words first
Beyond the pale" có pale là cái hàng rào, cọc rào -> cụm từ này nghĩa là quá giới hạn cho
phép, không chấp nhận được, không hợp pháp/khuôn phép.
catch someone on the hop =to do something when someone is not ready for it and is not able
to deal with it
be in deep water =to be in or get into serious trouble
EX
1.The four-week circuit _______________will come into force tomorrow with the closure of pubs,
bars, restaurants and non-essential shops.
2.Of course we all love a better quality fridge, but for a low-income family like us, it’s better to
cut your _______________according to your cloth.
3.I have received many warnings about my studies recently and was threatened to be grounded by
my parents, another low grade this time will be______________to me.
4.Do not mention work to Ray, as it is a sore ____________ with him at the moment.
5. Steve used to be easy to work with, but since his promotion he’s begun to______ .
6. Both the favourite and then the second favourite pulled out. Naturally, we thought we
9. Annabel and Insidious 3 are not James Wan’s best movies by far and those would be
____________ between any of the other sequels on air, but they are pretty incredible.
10. Speaking about his long battle with his illness struck a ____________with the audience.
11. When several companies showed interest in buying the film rights to his novel, he
12.They are a real ____________ organisation; they are only interested in making a profit.
13. She had a strong desire to be a dancer but failed to make the ____________.
14. The football fans were coming in ____________ to watch the final game. An hour
TEST 11
VOCAB
line one’s pockets with dosh = to earn money using dishonest or illegal methods
square the circle = to do something that is considered to be impossible
Chew the fat' = nhai tóp mỡ -> nghĩa là quây quần tán dóc.
wave/show/fly the flag =to show support for the country, group, or organization that you
belong to
"Put the lid on" = Đậy nắp lên cái gì -> (từ lóng) là đỉnh cao của, là cực điểm của; gây ra sự
thất bại của cái gì, ngăn cản sự gia tăng/phát triển của cái gì.
go through the motions = to do or say something because you have to, not because you
really want to
go with the flow =to do what other people are doing or to agree with other people because it is
the easiest thing to do
go against the grain =to be against a person’s wishes, feelings etc
go along with something/someone= to support an idea, or to agree with someone's opinion:
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
be in over one’s head = be involved in a difficult situation that you cannot get out of
Pushing up the daisies" -> nghĩa là đã chết.
knock on wood =said in order to avoid bad luck, either when you mention good luck that you
have had in the past or when you mention hopes you have for the future
off one’s hands =no longer needing to be looked after etc
pour/throw cold water on sth = to criticize someone's opinions or ideas and stop people
believing them or being excited about them
a bone of contention = something that two or more people argue about strongly over a
long period of time
sit in judgment on/over sb/sth = to make a judgment on someone/something especially
when you have no right to do so
get a grip on yourself = to make an effort to control your emotions and behave more
calmly
Toe the line'có nghĩa là tuân theo ý muốn hay mệnh lệnh của cấp trên, cho dù mình không
đồng ý với họ
tighten your belt =to spend less money than you did before because you have less money
to cap it all =used when you mention something in addition to all the other (bad) things that
have happened
If you go through hell and high water, you experience a lot of difficulties
move heaven and earth = to do everything you can to achieve something
the end of the line/road= the point at which it is no longer possible to continue with a
process or activity
go off the rails = to start behaving in a way that is not generally acceptable, especially
dishonestly or illegally
take a back seat =to choose not to be in a position of responsibility in an organization or
activity
take a wrong turn : to go the wrong way : to turn in the wrong direction
'Run out of steam' = hết hơi (à là hơi nước, hơi khi đun nóng nhé mấy bạn) -> giảm/mất động
lực, năng lượng làm gì.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
If/when it comes to the crunch = if/when a situation becomes extremely serious and a
decision must be made
come to a standstill = to slow down and finally stop; to stop completely. (Usually refers
to something that is progressing, such as work, traffic, negotiations.)
come to a dead end = Literally, to reach the end of a route where one cannot continue
traveling.
come to the boil-> if a situation or feeling comes to the boil, it starts to become more serious
or dangerous
by hook or by crook = by any method possible
by any chance =used in enquiring about the possibility of something
trial and error có nghĩa là hoàn thành một việc bằng cách thử dùng những biện pháp khác nhau
cho đến khi tìm được biện pháp đúng.
by all means= used to give permission
EX
1. The phrase ‘money doesn't buy happiness’ is a cautionary cliché that keeps us from blindly
lining your pockets with ____________ in the hope that we’ll feel happier.
2. The Government is trying to ____________ when it says it will spend more on the
3. Although he came to work the day before his retirement, everyone knew he was just
________.
4. I offered to do the job, but soon found that I was ____________ as it was more
5. It is not nice to pour __________water on someone's plan when you do not want to be
6. The West Bank of the River Jordan was a __________ of contention between Palestine
and Israel.
9. We went through hell and high __________ to get these theatre tickets and now she
10. We were prepared to move heaven and __________ to ban a new airport here.
11. It was the end of the __________ for Tommy when the boss saw him at the races
12. He seemed to __________ after his wife’s death. He completely lost control of his life.
13. Because of a serious crash on the motorway, traffic __________ for two hours.
14. My brother can be unreliable at times but when it __________ I know I can depend on
15. I don’t know who stole my money, but __________ I’ll find out.
TEST 12
VOCAB
take sth with a pinch of salt = to not completely believe something that you are told,
because you think it is unlikely to be true
off the cuff ->If you speak off the cuff, you say something without having prepared or thought
about your words first
out of luck =not having the success or good opportunities you wanted
Down the drain' có từ drain là cống, rãnh, mương, máng -> trôi xuống cống -> cụm từ này
nghĩa là lãng phí, phí phạm
toe the line = to do what you are expected to do without causing trouble for anyone
to cap it all =used when you mention something in addition to all the other (bad) things that
have happened
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
get a grip (on yourself) =to make an effort to control your emotions and behave more calmly
'tighten your belt' có nghĩa là bạn cố gắng tiêu ít tiền vì bạn không còn nhiều tiền để chi tiêu
như trước đây.
get to the bottom of sth = to discover the truth about a situation
“Get the gist” có từ "gist" là nguyên nhân chính/ý chính -> cụm từ này nghĩa là hiểu được
nguyên nhân chính, ngọn nguồn và cốt lõi của vấn đề.
Get the knack of (something)” có từ "knack" là sở trường, tài riêng -> cụm từ này nghĩa là làm
việc một cách khéo léo, thông thạo và đã quen với việc đó đặc biệt sau thời gian được thực
hành và đào tạo.
have/get the feeling (that)=to think that something is probably true, or will probably happen
jump the gun = to do something too soon, especially without thinking carefully about it
throwing in the towel= đầu hàng, chịu thua
Play it safe' = chơi an toàn -> nghĩa là thận trọng, không liều mạng, chơi chắc ăn/chắc cú
face the music =to accept criticism or punishment for something you have done
not get a word in edgeways = to not be able to say anything because someone else is
talking all the time
get a grip (on yourself) =to make an effort to control your emotions and behave more calmly
get a kick out of (someone or something) =To get a sense of enjoyment, amusement, or
excitement from someone or something.
get into one's stride: to begin to do something in a confident and effective way after starting
slowly
go up in smoke = to be wasted
If you do something on the fly, you do it quickly
on the go = busy and active
on the run=while hurrying to go somewhere
on the firing line =in a situation that attracts criticism
as stubborn as a mule = very stubborn
a real blast from the past = sth or someone that a person has not seen for a long time,
which evokes nostalgic feelings
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
EX
2. I expect everyone who works here to __________ and comply with the rules.
3. I'm not sure what is causing the problem, but I'm determined to __________ of it.
4. They've only just met - isn't it __________ to be talking about marriage already?
5. Samantha likes the sound of her own voice so much that you just can’t _________.
6. His plans went up in __________ when the bank manager refused him a loan.
7. We should have taken more care when booking our accommodation; we did it
9. It was a real ____________ from the past to see all my old high-school friends and
10. He was drunk that night, so he decided to spend the night at his friend’s house and
11. The run-down areas in the city have ___________ thanks to the new infrastructure.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
12. After a year living apart from each other, the whole team gathered and had a
13. Cooperation is what young people often associate with society but when it comes to
A. fish eat fish B. dog eat dog C. rat eat rat D. snake eat snake
14.He keeps trying to get it published while everyone thinks he is flogging a dead
___________.
15. When Roger’s wife divorced him, he made ___________ out of lemons and started
dating again.
TEST 13
VOCAB
hit pay dirt = to suddenly be in a successful situation
be up the creek (without a paddle) = to be in a very difficult situation
till the cows come home = for a very long time, or for ever
a drop in the bucket = an amount of something that is too small or unimportant to make
any real difference to a situation
saved by the bell = something that you say when a difficult situation ends suddenly
before you have to do or say something that you do not want to
speak with a forked tongue = to tell lies or say one thing and mean something else
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
off your own bat = if you do something off your own bat, it is your own idea and you do
it without help or support from anyone else
hit/knock somebody for six = to affect somebody very deeply, to upset or overwhelm
someone
bode ill for sth = to be a bad sign for sth
within spitting/touching/striking distance (of something) = very close to something
cock and bull story = a story that is unlikely to be true but is used as an explanation or excuse
take somebody to the cleaners = to steal all of somebody’s money, etc., or to get it using
a trick
blaze the trail = to be the first to do or to discover something that others follow
wear your heart on your sleeve = to make your feelings and emotions obvious rather than
hiding them
make a meal of something = to spend a lot of time, energy, etc. doing something in a way
that other people think is unnecessary and/or annoying
EX
1.The band really hit pay ___________ with their latest album after years struggling to
2. We will be up the creek without ___________ if we lose those files, so we should back
them up regularly.
3. We could talk about this problem until the ___________ come home, but it wouldn't
solve anything.
4. I know ten dollars is just a drop in the ___________, but if everyone gives that much,
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
5. I was really saved by the ___________ when the teacher moved the math test to next
week.
6. The minister is speaking with a ___________ tongue, promising support he will never
deliver.
7. The creative and intelligent boy came up with a solution entirely off his own
8. That his father died in the car accident really hit the eight-year-old boy for
___________.
9. That the boy’s idleness ___________ ill for his future is obvious to everyone apart
10. The American runner came within ___________ distance of winning the cup but the Chinese
competitor suddenly surpassed him at the last minute.
11. I asked for an explanation and all I got was your ridiculous ___________ story.
A. beef-and-bacon B. donkey-and-monkey
C. cock-and-bull D. duck-and-frog
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
12. Some people say the company took them to the ___________ by charging double for
some services.
13. We are proud to be the country to ___________ the trail in laser surgery and hope this
14. Annie has always worn her heart on her ___________ so it is not difficult to guess
15. Only the most basic and essential facts are required, stop adding more information, you
TEST 14
VOCAB
great/tall oaks from little acorns grow = something large and successful often begins in a
very small way
by hook or by crook = using any method you can, even a dishonest one
at all cost(s) ->If something must be done or avoided at all costs, it must be done or avoided
whatever happens
in the slightest -=at all
a blaze of glory = happens in a very successful and impressive way, often used to
describe a final action
tread/walk a tightrope = to be in a difficult situation in which you do not have much
freedom of action and need to be extremely careful about what you do
tread on somebody’s toes = to offend or annoy somebody, especially by getting involved
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
tired
rub shoulders (with) =to meet and spend time with someone
play hardball=to be firm and determined in order to get what you want
Keep body and soul together' = giữ được cả tinh thần và thể xác -> cố gắng xoay sở để sống
sót, đặc biệt trong hoàn cảnh túng thiếu.
EX
1. Henry Ford did not start his operations by opening hundreds of factories in his first
2. I have failed this test twice already, so this time I must pass it ___________.
3. This is the last time I can enter the National Contest so I determine to go out in
___________.
5. I am a doctor so I know what to do, please mind your own business and stop
___________ on my toes.
6. He only goes to watch a match when his favorite team plays, otherwise, he has no
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
7. The only fly in the ___________ in an otherwise perfect party was the fact that my
8. Unlike his friends who also rose to stardom when they were still teenagers, Andy
9. Andy, I think you have had enough clothes to wear, stop buying more, money doesn’t
grow on ___________.
10. We need some boys over here since it is going to require a certain amount of
11. I have a(n) ___________ with my roommate because she is always eating my food
without asking!
12.Even if the authorities want to develop this area, it is unjustifiable that they
A. lock horns B. pour cold water C. ride roughshod D. spike their guns
13.Peter Oprah is a true sister under the ___________ as he always supports women’s
14.The man worked all his life and died with his ___________ on when he had a heart
15.After wasting almost a month, we ___________ by working from dusk till dawn to
C. rub shoulders with each other D. kept our body and soul together
tired
TEST 15
1. After our twenty-mile hike, I ate a hamburger and it tasted like the best food in the
2. Don’t let insurance companies pull the ___________ over your eyes - ask for a list of
3.Given the competitiveness of the National Contest, I have to knock it out of the ___________
or I won’t be able to win any prizes.
4. Mary finally decided to ___________ and broke up with Jack after having been
5. Their company is so debt-ridden that I think it’s safe to say they’re ___________ at
this stage.
6.I got first-aid treatment down to a(n) ___________ after working in the Emergency Room for a
year.
7. When I heard that he wanted to organize a party in his 250-square-feet apartment, I knew his
plan was going to be dead in the ___________.
8. What really exists and happens in Area 51 is still ___________ in mystery and
attracts debate.
9. Just make up your mind and tell me whether you want to continue this project or not,
10. Thinking that this crime drama is just blood and ___________ is a big mistake
11. Sandy stole my ___________ when she announced that she was pregnant two days
12. Dressed in a bright red suit for the wedding, Jack apparently was making a
___________ of himself.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
13.There is no need to ___________ over the cracks, I know you are having problems,
14. Tony, you are trying to make her believe your lies so just keep it simple, do not overegg the
___________.
15.She acts as if she really is the ___________ of our team and everyone has to rely on
her.
TEST 16
VOCAB
- put/ tighten the screws on sb: gây áp lực lên ai để buộc họ phải làm gì
- get into gear/ get sth into gear: bắt đầu hoạt động/ làm việc một cách nghiêm túc
- put one over on sb: thuyết phục ai tin điều gì là đúng
- wipe sth off the map: xóa bỏ/ phá hủy hoàn toàn
U-turn: sự thay đổi hoàn toàn (ý kiến, hành động)
- be in the firing line: đứng ở vị trí mà mọi người sẽ chỉ trích
- red line: một vấn đề chưa thể đạt đến thỏa thuận do một người/nhóm người từ chối thay
đổi ý kiến
- point of no return: ở thời điểm đã quá muộn để quay đầu
get into the swing of things: quen với một hoạt động
- get in on the ground floor: tham gia vào việc gì ngay từ lúc bắt đầu - get a grip on oneself:
giữ bình tĩnh
- get ahead of oneself: kiêu ngạo
be/go back to the salt mines: trở lại công việc thường ngày
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
- hedge one’s bets: tăng khả năng thành công bằng cách chọn nhiều khả năng
- dig one’s heels in: từ chối làm gì
tricks of the trade: mánh lới nghề nghiệp
- have eyes in the back of your head: biết mọi thứ xảy ra xung quanh
- cuts and pastes: cắt và dán
- kicks in the teeth: sự bạc đãi
basket case: tổ chức/ đất nước có nền kinh tế tồi tệ
- lost cause: thất bại
- false dawn: bình minh giả (ảo tưởng rằng mọi chuyện đã tốt lên)
- dark horse: nhân tố bí ẩn
a turn-up/ one for the books: điều bất ngờ
- turn of phrase: cách nói
- about-turn/ about-face: sự thay đổi lớn
- a funny turn: cảm giác sắp ngất
have rosy cheeks: khỏe mạnh, hồng hào
- turn as red as a beetroot = go scarlet: ngại ngùng
- paint the town red: náo loạn
teeter on the brink/ edge: (tình huống xấu) khả năng cao sẽ xảy ra
- err on the side of caution: rất cẩn trọng
- on a razor’s edge: trong tình huống nguy hiểm
- in the teeth of: trong hoàn cảnh
EX
1.The government needs to _________businesses that have been trying to evade the tax.
A.put the screws on B. get into gear C. put one over on D. wipe off the map
5.Eminem _________considering his estimated worldwide sales of over 220 million records.
7.Tens of thousands of jobs have already been lost, and hundreds of thousands
more___________.
8.Try as he might, he only has a__________of beating the big guy in my school.
10.She was tempted to _____________, hardly able to believe he’d carry out his threat.
14.She __________________when the teacher made her speak in front of the whole class.
15. people have replied to the invitation, but I've ____________and put out 30 chairs.
TEST 17
VOCABULARY
a strong-arm tactic/method = a method or a type of behaviour that involves using force and
threats to make people do what you want
- jump on the bandwagon: chạy theo phong trào
- go against the grain: khác thường, trái với luân thường đạo lý
- make one’s blood boil: làm ai tức giận
- wind sb around one’s little finger: dễ dàng sai khiến, chỉ huy ai
- do the balancing act: làm dâu trăm họ (tình huống mà một người cố làm hài lòng một/
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
- feeding frenzy: hành vi kích động, tranh giành của một nhóm người để đạt được cái gì
(thường là thông tin)
- second wind: tinh lực có được sau một thời gian cố gắng căng thẳng
- fever pitch: tình trạng kích động cao độ (cảm xúc)
- buffer zone: vùng đệm, cận chiến
- a real kick in the teeth: điều bất ngờ, đáng thất vọng
- follow one’s nose: nghe theo trực giác
- breathe down one’s neck: giám sát chặt chẽ - keep one’s temper: giữ bình tĩnh
- draw one’s eye to sth: thu hút
- yellow streak: sự nhát gan
- bulging/bursting at the seams: đầy
- fly by the seat of one’s pants: dựa theo trực giác
- wear the trousers: nắm quyền kiểm soát
- burn a hole in one’s pocket: (tiền) một người muốn tiêu
EX
1.Mr and Mrs Jones are such permissive parents that their son can _ _______no matter what he
insists.
C. make their blood boil D. wind them around his little finger
2.In order to create a society where people suffering the torment of depression can reach
out and talk openly, we need to______ when it comes to talking about such difficultissues
instead of ignoring them.
3.After I implemented that important initiative, the boss asked me to ______on our next big
project.
6.To those who are pragmatic and have their feet firmly __________on the ground, the Chinese
art of feng shui may sound like just another bohemian fad to be scoffed at.
7.Despite his reputation as a tough guy, he admits that he was scared_______when he first
arrived in New York.
9.I’ve just heard that argument before and quite frankly it just doesn’t _______!
10.Government becomes no longer the servant of the people but in the thrall of big money,
lobbyists and a media happy to live off its fancy leftovers in a _____________of gossip and
shallow speculation.
11.Not getting the promotion felt like a real kick in the ______________as I’d put in so much
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
14.Being a fertile ground for film production, Los Angeles is ___________with would-be actors.
TEST 18
VOCABULARY
- have one’s work cut out: gặp khó khăn trong công việc - ride on the crest of a wave: thành
công
- stand/ hold firm: giữ nguyên vị trí
- lay down one’s life: chấp nhận hi sinh thân mình vì ai
- slow off the mark: phản ứng chậm chạp
- all brawn and no brain(s): đầu óc ngu si tứ chi phát triển
- at the bottom of the ladder: giữ vị trí thấp (trong một tổ chức, hệ thống…)
- larger than life: huênh hoang
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
a going concern: (công ty) được bán đi khi đang hoạt động bình thường
- a hue and cry: náo loạn (do mọi người bức xúc/ phản đối)
- part and parcel: phần thiết yếu
- par for the course: không có gì bất ngờ (do đã từng trải qua trong quá khứ)
- home truth: sự thật mất lòng
- odd job: việc vặt - second thought: suy nghĩ lại
- kid glove: sự nhẹ nhàng, cẩn trọng
- under one’s wings: dưới sự che chở
- on one’s toes: tỉnh táo, cảnh giác, luôn sẵn sàng
- hang in the balance: không chắc chắn
- off the record: không được ghi lại
- more by accident than by design: phần nhiều do may mắn chứ không phải là cố tình
- under my feet: dính lấy, bám lấy
- hear on the grapevine: nghe đồn
- olive branch: biểu tượng của hòa bình
take sth by storm: rất thành công/ trở nên phổ biến
KEY
1. Those mediocre singers seem to be ___________, but they will soon fade into obscurity.
2. While most people regard Bragg as__________, Gaunt is aware that Bragg has a kind of
silent intelligence, and that he may in fact be one of the cleverest men in the regiment.
4._____________by venting about all the reasons you’re leaving is not a good idea when you
6.Financial aid is being provided to the country __________of the World Bank.
7.The two men had a disagreement when they first met. That disagreement set the _________for
the lifelong hostility between them.
8.Whether there’s truth in it or not, I can’t stand that ___________“follow your heart”.
9.All the jobs are on the____ so we should stick together and try to do something to stop the
closure.
A. a going concern B. a hue and cry C. part and parcel D. par for the course
11.You will have to learn to face up to a few ___________, my boy, before it’s too late.
A.under your wings B. on your toes C. in the balance D. off the record
14.I heard ________that Jack has been dropped from the basketball team.
A. In the woods B. under your feet C. on the grapevine D. on the olive branch
15.The young rookie scored over 20 goals in his first year, taking the whole league by
__________
TEST 19
VOCABULARY
- search high and low: tìm kiếm khắp nơi
- the long and short of sth: những vấn đề chính
- through thick and thin: dù có khó khăn nào đi nữa
- straight and narrow (n) lối sống không thể chê trách
- shoulder to shoulder: kề vai sát cánh
- face to face: trực tiếp gặp mặt
- see eye to eye: thỏa thuận, đồng ý, cùng quan điểm
- go hand in hand with sth: đi đôi, tồn tại song song
- dead and gone: chết –
hard pressed/ put/ pushed to V: khó khăn làm gì
- better off: nhiều tiền hơn
- hot and cold: rất lo lắng
- a drop in the ocean: hạt cát trong sa mạc, giọt nước trong sa mạc (ý nói rất nhỏ, không
đáng kể)
- cost sb an arm and a leg: rất đắt tiền –
a piece of cake: rất dễ
- a blessing in disguise: trong cái rủi có cái may
- doom and gloom: tuyệt vọng
- life and death: quyết liệt, một sống một còn
- go to rack and ruin: tan tành, hỏng hoàn toàn
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
- fight tooth and nail (fixed): chiến đấu quyết liệt, đến cùng
- slap on the wrist: phạt nhẹ
- pat on the back: sự động viên, sự tự hào
- pain in the neck: người/ vật đáng ghét, gây khó chịu
- an elephant in the room: việc khó chịu, vấn đề lớn mà mọi người tránh nói đến
- put the cart before the horse: ưu tiên sai việc mình làm
- bend one’s ears about sth: luyên thuyên về chuyện gì mà ai cho rằng là quan trọng
- play sth by ear: tùy cơ ứng biến
- be out on one’s ear: bị buộc thôi việc/ rời khỏi đâu đó (do đã làm gì sai)
- turn a deaf ear to sth: lơ đi
- put one’s shoulder to the wheel: làm việc chăm chỉ
- in fits and starts: đứt quãng, không liên tục
- have butterflies in one’s stomach: bồn chồn
- be out of one’s mind: mất trí
- be on cloud nine: vui sướng
- lose one’s cool: mất bình tĩnh
- add fuel/ flames to the fire: thêm dầu vào lửa
- a dime a dozen: tầm thường
beat around the bush: vòng vo Tam quốc
1.I’ve searched__________for that old photo album, but I can’t find it anywhere.
high and low B. long and short C. thick and thin D. straight and narrow
A. dead and gone B. hard pressed C. better off D. hot and cold
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
4.Getting my car fixed is going to cost me _______as the engine has completely blown, but I
have no choice. I need it for work..
5.The people of this country fight ________to protect their common homeland.
room.
8.We must be careful not to put the cart before the __________.
9.I don’t know what our guests will be wanting to do this weekend. We’ll have to
______________
10.After I was nearly expelled in my first year of college, I decided to put my ____________to
the wheel and get as much out of my degree as I could.
11.The project has progressed in ____________and starts due to a constant change in funding.
13.A cutting or aggressive remark would add ___________to the fire even if it is delivered in a
gentle voice.
14. Novels like this one are a dime a . Write something original!
TEST 20
VOCABULARY
- kiss and make up: hòa giải
- throw one’s weight around: cư xử kiêu căng, trịch thượng (do lạm quyền)
- a flash in the pan: sớm nở tối tàn, thành công nhất thời
- go to great lengths: cố gắng làm mọi thứ để đạt được mục tiêu
- flog a dead horse: cố gắng tiếp tục dù không có kết quả gì (giống như quất con ngựa chết,
nó không cảm thấy đau hay có xê dịch gì)
as blind as a bat: mù như con dơi (tầm nhìn (nghĩa bóng)/ thị lực kém/ không nhìn nhận ra
vấn đề)
be born with a silver spoon in your mouth: sinh ra đã ngậm thìa vàng (đẻ ra đã giàu có và
có địa vị trong xã hội)
turn up trumps: thành công hoàn thiện việc gì (thường là bất ngờ)
leave to the discretion of= to give (someone) the right to choose (something in a particular
situation)
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
Take the rough with the smooth" = Kiên nhẫn chịu đựng được gian khổ -> Chấp nhận hai khía
cạnh tốt và xấu của điều gì vì không có điều gì là hoàn hảo cả.
Rub one up the wrong way' từ này bắt nguồn từ hình ảnh chải lông (rub) cho mèo, thường
không ai chải ngược lại chiều lông mọc -> làm ai khó chịu, chọc tức ai; làm trái ý a
bring sb down to earth: to help someone who is euphoric become more realistic
making a mountain out of a molehill = chuyện bé xé ra to
give the game away = to spoil a surprise or a joke by telling someone something that should
have been kept secret
a blessing in disguise=trong cais rủi có cái may
have a bone to pick with sb=to want to talk to someone about something annoying they have
done
a breath of fresh air= điều gì đó mới, khác lạ, làm tỉnh táo/khỏe khoắn (một cách dễ chịu, thích
thú); 'làn gió mới'.
'Bleeding heart' (trái tim rỉ máu) nghĩa là một người được coi là dễ mềm lòng một cách nguy
hiểm, thường là người được cho là quá tự do trong tư tưởng chính trị
EX
1.After having a heated argument the previous night, the young couple _____________and made
up and decided to settle their differences amicably.
2.The district manager came to our office and tried to throw his ________around, but no one
paid any attention to him.
3.The coach hoped that the team’s unexpected victory was not just a _ __________in the pan.
5.He keeps trying to get it published but I think he's flogging a dead ____________.
8.The team turned _________________trumps in the final game and won the championship.
9.How much to tell terminally ill patients is ______________ the discretion of the doctor.
10. Life is so full of both good fortune and misfortunes that you have to learn to take the rough
with the________.
11. These men share a tendency toward balladeering that _______ me the wrong way.
12. I hate to be the one to __________, but things aren't as good as you think.
C. bring you down a peg or two D. bring you into the world
13. The President accused his critics of being oversensitive and of __________.
14. Eric had intended to make his announcement in an article in the Times but the paper
________by advertising the article a week before publishing.
15. Losing my job was ............... I never would have found this one if it hadn’t happened.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
PHRASAL VERBS
A. INTERMEDIATE
TEST 1
Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.
1.This is the time of the year when stores_____ their prices, so you can get good deals.
A. mark on B. mark through C. mark up D. mark down
2. You shouldn’t have sent Sebastian that Valentine’s card. I think you’ve scared him_____ .
A. back B. down C. off D. through
3. His bad bahaviour was put……… his upbringing.
A. down to B. with C. off D. up
4. In the end, the detective managed to ______ down the dangerous criminal.
A. find B. track C. get D. hit
5. He is not exactly rich but he certainly earns enough to ______.
A. get through B. get by C. get on D. get in
6. The robbers packed the money into a suitcase and ______ in a van that waited for them in the
street.
A. put through B. rolled over C. carried away D. made off
7. The weather was fine, and everyone was ______ the coast.
A. going for B. making for C. joining in D. seeing
about
8. Learning English isn’t so difficult once you ______.
A. get down to it B. get off it C. get on it D. get down
with it
9. Sometimes a postman ______ some terrible handwriting and didn’t know where the letter
should go.
A. ran away with B. ran up with C. ran up against D. run
without
10. Beaches were ______ as police searched for canisters of toxic waste from the damaged ship.
A. sealed off B. cut off C. washed up D. kept out
TEST 2
Choose the best options to complete the following sentences.
1. If a child knows that he can never .............. a bad behavior, then he is less likely to do it.
A. make out B. put through C. keep up D. get away
with
2. My mother always told me that I should .............. the things I believe in, regardless of how
others perceive them.
A. stand up for B. get on with C. put up with D. come up to
3. The doctor told him to keep .............. sweets and chocolate to lose weight.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
A. up B. at C. off D. back
4. Some of our volunteers would .............. for teachers in the event of a strike.
A. act up B. fill in C. fit in D. work out
5. She got a bit hot .............. the collar when a colleague started criticizing her work.
A. under B. on C. beyond D. from
6. She bought .............. the deal even though nobody thought she was capable of doing it.
A. in B. down C. out D. off
7. Let’s find a place where we can .............. the storm.
A. wait out B. wear off C. shrug off D. pull through
8. The boss was away, so his assistant had to .............. him and make a speech.
A. make off with B. do away with C. stand in for D. take up on
9. Beaches were .............. as police searched for canisters for toxic waste from the damaged ship.
A. sealed off B. cut off C. washed up D. kept out
10. I thought she was being serious, but she was only having me .............. .
A. up B. on C. over D. round
TEST 3
Choose the best options to complete the following sentences.
1.My fingers are tired! I’ve been hammering away __________ this keyboard for hours.
A.on B. at C. onto D. in
2.There tactics were strongly influenced by reliance on line formation and fire-power, as against
attack__________ close quarters.
A.in B. on C. to. D. at
3.His jokes seemed to be going __________ very well with his audience, if their laughter was
any indication.
A.off B. along C. by D. down
4.The communist government has resigned __________ the background of the widespread social
unrest.
A.against B. from C. to D. as
5.The prisoner was recaptured as he made a dash__________ the gate.
A.at B. to C. for D. from
6.I __________ a small fortune when my uncle died but I managed to squander most of it. I’m
ashamed to say.
A.came into B. came about C. came round to D. came down with
7.At the meeting someone __________ the idea that there should be a student representative on
the committee.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
1. I usually _____ work at about 5.30, so I’m home by 6.30 most nights.
A. end up B. kick off C. knock off D. knuckle down
2. We were walking through the woods when we _____ a trap set by hunters.
A. slipped up B. dug up C. chanced upon D. threw out
3. The small boat drifted helplessly _____ the mercy of the wind and waves.
A. in B. with C. to D. at
4. The staff can’t take leaves at the same time. They have to take holidays_____ rotation.
A. on B. under C. by D. in
5. We have been really busy, but things are starting to slacken _____ now.
A. away B. off C. out D. on
6. We had an argument about it and she got al fired _____.
A. up B. on C. against D. away
7. In those days, doctors ladled _____ antibiotics to patients.
A. with B. out C. on D. in
8. We had to _____ pages of legal jargon before we could sign the contract.
A. wade through B. delve into C. dispense with D. blurt out
9. It is necessary to _____ this curse from their country.
A. flare up B. march on C. weed out D. fire away
10. This song is really _____me.
A. growing on B. getting on C. picking up D. coming out
TEST 5
1. “Don’t be a law __________ yourself!” – the mom shouted.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
4. ‘Do you think Robert is a good candidate for the job?’ ‘ Well, I have known the boy for
many years and I can ______________ his great capacity for solving complex questions.’
A. vouch for B. set in C. take back D. account for
5. You’d better be ______________ your toes all day round in case a new alarm is raised.
A. in B. on C. with D. about
6. There’s no point ______________ at Dr. Barker. She’s not responsible for what’s
happened.
A. cottoning on B. warding off C. blacking out D. lashing out
7. You should ______________ your parents ______________ and see what they think of
your plan.
A. answer …back B. sound …out C. crowd …around D. pick …on
8. The photo’s got a couple of marks on it, so I’ll scan it and ______________ it
__________ with some software I’ve got.
A. make …up B. touch …up C. scrap …through D. write …off
9. These carrots have ______________ a bit, so I think I’ll throw them out.
A. shrivelled up B. creased up C. summoned up D. played up
10. That wall would fall over if it wasn’t ______________ with planks of wood.
A. watered down B. propped up C. chanced upon D. stored up
TEST 7
1. The love of life shone______the author’s book, giving me as much inspiration as I could
ever ask for.
A. through B. over C. into D. upon
2. You shouldn’t take ________ more than you can handle, otherwise you’ll suffer from stress.
A. on B. over C. out D. away
3. He’s so stubborn and stupid. I just couldn’t get ________ him that she can never make
money from gambling.
A. over B. out of C. across to D. out of
4. The success of our project hinges _________ Mike’s ability persuade the locals to move to
the renewal quarter.
A. in B. on C. about D. over
5. The government’s plans to reduce crime came _________ for a lot of criticism from freedom
groups.
A. across B. around C.in D. with
6. Before they open the new factory, a lot of the young people round here were __________
the dole.
A. on B. in C. over D. above
7. The two countries met at the conference to iron _______ their differences.
A. on B. Out C. over D. into
8. He tried to paper _______ the country’s deep-seated problems.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
TEST 8
Choose the best options to complete the following sentences.
21. You are going to need her help. If I were you, I’d ___________ a bit. I’d try to get her on
my side, you know what I mean.
A. soap her down B. oil her over C. butter her up D. grease her out
22. There is a great deal of pressure in the newspaper industry; editor might work a 12-hour
day with no _________.
A. come-down B. letdown C. crackdown D. let-up
23. The first round of interviews only really serves to _________ the very weakest of
applicants.
A. tide over B. beat about C. bark up D. weed out
24. They will need time to _________ the proposals we have submitted.
A. lash out B. scroll over C. shrivel up D. mull over
25. The kids are _________ in the steam-filled room, and the girl seems grateful for adult
conversation.
A. impinging on B. larking about C. ploughing ahead D. floating out
26. Both the favourite and then the second favourite pulled out. Naturally, we thought we were
_________ a chance.
A in with B up for C in for D up with
27. The man in the market was selling leather coats very cheaply: they were such bargains that
were soon ______ .
A.cleared off B.done for C.bought out D. snapped up
28. Our teacher tends to ______ certain subjects which she finds difficult to talk about
A.boil down B.string along C. skate over D.track down
29. He likes nothing better than to spend his Sunday mornings _________ in the gardens.
A. pottering about B. hanging around C. whiling away D.winding down
30. James kept trying to _________ his duties, but his manager told him if he didn’t start taking
responsibility for his work he would have to leave the company.
A. beaver away B. weasel out of C. chicken out of D. clam up
TEST 9
1. I just want to settle _____ and start a family before I got too old.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
A. in B. through C. down D. up
2. She spent twenty years studying the history of London. She knows it _____ out.
A. through B. inside C. all D. over
3. Capital punishment was done ____ in Britain nearly half a century ago.
A. out for B. away with C. off by D. over from
4. He wants to pay the bill himself, but I won’t hear _________ it.
A. from B. about C. of D. for
5. This situation is analogous _____ the one we had faced last year.
A. for B. in C. from D. to
6. When John was arrested for drunken driving, he expected to lose his driving license, but he
was _____ with a fine.
A. let through B. let off C. got away D. kept away
7. My wife checks ___________ our elderly neighbour every few days to make sure that he's
alright.
A. on B. in C. at D. out
8. The rain ran _____ the roof of the house.
A. on B. onto C. from D. into
9. You may come _____ different kinds of problems when you first settle in a different country.
A. out with B. into C. up with D. up against
10. A Japanese company tried to ____________ the deal.
A. get in on B. get on with C. catch up on D. walk in on
TEST 10
1. I had no time to think about what I looked like, so I ………….. on my old jeans.
A. dolled B. pulled C. let D. rolled
2. Fiona stood up, ………….. down her skirt and began to address the audience.
A. smoothed B. got C. tied D. dolled
3. That he was using unscrupulous research methods only came out because his assistant
_______ on him to the press.
A. ratted B. hounded C. fished D. bugged
4. I am not surprised that your brother is angry; you spent half an hour _______ him up about
an issue he cares about deeply.
A. spinning B. turning C. winding D. twirling
5. When I was a child I always hated wearing my older brother’s …………..-offs.
A. let B. cast C. get D. flung
6. Roberto should try not to let his regrets for what he done ………….. away at him.
A. come B. eat C. stick D. flood
7. I was sitting in a train looking out of the window, when my mind suddenly ………….. back
to that amazing trip we made to India.
A. put B. flashed C. stirred D. associated
8. I’ll listen ………….. for your car and come down to the street so you don’t have to park.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
A. to B. with C. out D. up
9. The noise of the plane passing overhead drowned ………….. the radio and I missed the
nesws.
A. down B. off C. out D. in
10. She has such an awful voice; it just grates ………….. me every time she sings.
A. to B. at C. of D. on
TEST 11
Choose the word which best completes each of the following sentences.
1. Our teacher tends to…………….certain subjects which she finds difficult to talk about.
A. boil down B. string along C. skate over D. track down
2. I was so tired that I just………….in the armchair.
A. flaked out B. broke up C. dropped out D. fell over
3. He couldn’t have been very hungry. He just…………….at his food.
A. worked B. nibbled C. got D. marked down
4. Simon hasn’t got a job, and isn’t trying to get one: he just………..his friends.
A. meddles with B. drags on C. sponges on D. tarts up
5. At first, the managing director insisted that he was right and everyone else was mistaken,
but in the end was forced to…………..
A. ease off B. gulp down C. scrape through D. climb down
6. I need twenty pounds to…………me………..until the end of the month.
A. turn in B. tide over C. dig into D. dry up
7. You must try not to…………your brother’s death.
A. roll on B. make out C. dwell on D. wipe out
8. The patient was very ill indeed. The doctors were working……….time.
A. against B. with C. on D. for
9. The boxer lost the fight because he hit his opponent…………the belt.
A. at B. by C. around D. below
10. I felt pleased I no longer had the responsibility. It was a weight…………….my shoulders.
A. on B. with C. off D. from
TEST 12
Choose the best options to complete the following sentences.
21. The service was slow and the bill was incorrect. I put it ______ _______ poor management.
A. down for B. in by C. in for D. down to
22. If you were giving a talk, would you want your colleagues in the audience rooting ______
you?
A. on B. up C. for D. out
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
TEST 13
Choose the best options to complete the following sentences.
1. I was sitting in a train looking out of the window, when my mind suddenly ..............back to
that amazing trip we made to India.
A. put B. flashed C. stirred D. associated
2. Although Gail thought she should have won first place, she _______ her pride and
congratulated her rival.
A. exerted B. swallowed C. bore D. aroused
3. The class went to see the performance of Macbeth because it ..............in well with the project
they were doing on Scottish history.
8. As their bookshop wasn’t doing well, they decided to branch ..............and sell compact
discs and cassettes as well.
A. out B. over C. down on D. out for
9. The door burst open and his mother barged ............... “I thought so”, she said. “You’re not
doing your homework.”
A. into B. in C. on D. along
10. Polynesia. The very name conjures ..............images of sundrenched beaches and warm
turquoise seas.
A. out B. up C. over D. in
TEST 14
Choose the best options to complete the following sentences.
1. Towards the end of the film Thelma and Louise, a large truck is _____ by the main
characters when they shoot its tank, which is full of oil.
A. shot off B. struck in C. poured out D. blown up
2. In the novella, Hadji Murat is an important figure among the Chechens, but he _____ the
main leader Sheikh Shamil following an argument.
A. sets apart from B. falls out with C. cuts back on D. keeps out of
3. I thought the movie was going to an end, but it just _____.
A. dragged in B. dragged on C. dragged into D. dragged up
4. When he saw her with John, Jack _____ anger.
A. showed up B. bristled with C. pricked with D. brushed with
5. Ben’s so unlucky in love. Why does he _____ the type of woman who brings trouble?
A. fall for B. catch on C. put before D. set out
6. My father decides to apprentice me _____ a lawyer although I don’t agree.
A. with B. to C. for D. into
7. China, which has been producing cars _____ joint ventures with foreign partners, is now
launching its own brand _____ the global market.
A. through – on B. to – along C. of – throughout D. among – for
8. I muddled _____ the jigsaw pieces and the children did the puzzle again.
A. up B. off C. over D. for
9. We flicked _____ a few magazines while we waited in the doctor’s waiting room.
A. through B. on C. at D. over
10. Karen was terribly nervous before the interview but she managed to pull herself _____
and act confidently.
A. through B. over C. together D. off
TEST 15
Choose the word which best completes each sentence.
1. The latest novel by Grant is hilarious. It had me______ stitches.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
A. in B. at C. on D. with
2. The computer has______ a long way over the last thirty years.
A. taken on B. come on C. broken down D. put in
3. Steve threw______ his chances of passing by spending too much time on the first question.
A. on B. off C. away D. in
4. Did you notice Bob trying to _________ doing the washing-up.
A. get up to B. break out of C. get out of D. get along with
5. This pesticide kills insects______ contact.
A. with B. at C. for D. on
6. Eva doesn’t care what she says. People are often______by her outspoken comments.
A. set aside B. taken aback C. stood over D. taken off
7. Steve used to be easy to work with, but since his promotion he’s begun to______ .
A. throw his weight around B. throw in the towel
C. throw him off balance D. turn up trumps
8. The new regim determined to ________ compulsory military service.
A. stop of B. end up C. phase out D. break off
9. Terry’s quite nice really. Don’t be______by his appearance.
A. checked off B. put off C. set on D. taken over
10. The court______ scot-free.
A. let her off B. took her away C. set her up D. kept her out
B.ADVANCED
TEST 1
1. She was ___________ with excitement, imagining how fun her first vacation abroad would be
after years working without resting.
2. I had to give up on having a pet dog because whenever it got sick, a trip to the vet would
___________.
3. Annie and John hid their relationship so well that it took Mary quite a time to ___________ to
the fact that they were dating.
4. By successfully ___________ two seconds off his last best time, our son has not only won the
first prize but also set the world record.
5. I cannot understand what does Jenny ___________ against Tom that makes her treat such a
nice guy so badly.
6. Don’t think that being children of celebrities is great because you would not only have fame
but also expectations ___________ you since birth.
7. After a sleepless night, tiredness gradually ___________ him while he was driving.
8. A large proportion of the households in this area is ___________ to the internet thanks to a
generous foreign donor.
9. I don't know why she puts up with the way he ____________ her.
10. I have to ____________ the state driving laws because I have to take my driving test
tomorrow.
TEST 2
1. Under the threat of a strike, the management ____________ and agreed to reinstate
2. If we ____________ over the details, we’ll never finish filming this episode by today.
3. I wrote the outline of the plot, then an experienced radio dramatist helped me
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
lack of finances.
5. He likes nothing better than to spend his Sunday mornings ____________ in the
gardens.
6. Fortunately, I noticed that the shop assistant had ____________ the wrong amount.
7. All he has done since losing his job is ____________ around the house all day.
8. They are not likely to ____________ information during the current armed conflict.
9. We hurried back to our car as we saw the clouds ____________ over the mountains.
10. Colin is only just ____________; he gets unemployment benefit, but it isn’t much.
TEST 3
2. I really don’t want to get involved in your problems. Why are you ____________ me
into it?
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
3. My first meal was days later because, as ever, the migraine ____________ after the
anaesthetic.
4 Some people can just ____________ a cold, but my colds seem to linger for weeks
5. It’s a good idea to ____________ people before taking them into your confidence
6. They offered to buy her a BMW but she's holding ____________ a Porsche.
7. The candidate’s optimism gave __________ to doubt as the result of exit polls
became known.
8. Somehow I managed to __________ my physics exam. The pass mark was 55 and I
got 56.
9. He gave speeches all over the world to __________ support for his “Help the
Homeless” Campaign.
TEST 4
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
1. He must have been hungry; he _______ that burger in record time and ordered
another.
2. We were just ________ in the sitting area and somehow the window got broken.
3 People nowadays try to ___________ some sense of spirituality in order to give their
lives meaning.
5. When your kids start ___________ your authority, try to be calm and remember that
professional.
7. It was wrong of you to ___________ the girl's affections so you don’t have the right to
8. Accepting another task will only ___________ the pressure on the whole team rather
9. Given her domineering personality, I would understand if you wanted to ______ of this
relationship.
10. I ran into an unknown in the Lexico-Grammar exercise, but I didn't try and
TEST 5
1. Although the project ___________ difficulties, everyone believes that their team will
2. Andy’s dog can always ___________ the bullies in no time so he is now no longer
3. The secret birthday party plan was about to be spoiled had Mary not ___________ in
time.
4. While the other teams actively ___________ the championship, this team seems
5. She is a big fan of Taylor Swift so whenever asked, she can always ___________ a
7. It took the negotiation all weak to ___________ the final terms of the settlement.
9. You are not an electrician so ___________ the wiring will not only waste your time
TEST 6
1. The actor had been ___________ for years with many subordinate roles before he
2. The example ___________ at the end of the essay not only failed to support the
3. The whole journal includes stories and pictures ___________ women and children in
4. Because Henry knows the fact that he has failed the university entrance exam will be
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
5. Not only the government but also the citizens have the responsibility to help
6. The actor still accepts to ___________ on the contract even if he will have to pay a
7. The wife still ___________ her husband to this day, 28 years after his sacrifice in
8 I decided to quit my job because I can’t stand being ___________ by my boss on every
minor fault.
9 Even if the authorities want to develop this area, it is unjustifiable that they
A. lock horns B. pour cold water C. ride roughshod D. spike their guns
10. You cannot blame Dan for our failure because it was you who ___________ him into
this mission.
TEST 7
1. The couple got married in 1990, which means that they will have ___________ 30
2. The proposed shopping centre has ___________ an angry response from local
residents.
3. A lot of Peter Oprah’ writings ___________ sexism and call for gender equality,
4. I have moved to an apartment with many people sharing one room so I cannot
5. The agreement we reached before was just provisional so I hope you can have another
meeting with our company to ___________ the whole plan before the event.
6. Despite being threatened, the brave and loyal soldier would rather sacrifice than
7. Children are more likely to be spoiled when their parents ___________ them.
8. China was ___________ among the powers of the Eight-Nation Alliance by the end
9. I never tell my sister anything because I know she will definitely ___________ it out.
10. Are you sure you want to become a teacher? Repeating the same thing every day for
TEST 8
1. Things have ___________ since the riots last week and people can finally go back to
work again.
2. Soon will come the time when your child start to ___________ your authority and
4. The five masked men who ___________ the South London Bank on Tuesday have
5 It was very childish of you to ___________ over your opponent’s failure immediately
6. This naughty class always ___________with their new teachers, which usually
7. James kept trying to ___________ his duties, but his manager told him if he didn’t
start taking responsibility for his work he would have to leave the company.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
8.I know you have matters that trouble you but please ___________for heaven's sake Anthony,
you are ruining the whole party!
9. The search for _____ between the two sides has appeared to be in vain as
10. I understand and would totally support you if you want to _____ of this toxic
relationship.
TEST 9
1. While everybody else all _____ or the Shang-Shi premiere, director Chloe Zhao dressed
casually in jeans and a loose-fitting top as if she was just dropping
by.
2. The National Contest for the Gifted is an annual event in which students
from all over Vietnam _____ their wits against each other.
3. Please tell Severus to come to my office should you see him, I need him to
5. Despite his competency, the director was _____ after a conflict with his boss
6. Eight months of lockdown were eight months I was _____ in the stifling tiny
7. He _____ with only 152 votes out of 300, which is not at all something to
8. Play areas for children are _____ all over the place
9. The candidate was criticised for _____ a group of people with racial
10. After a 5-hour long discussion, we finally managed to _____ a deal even
though the profit division was not really ideal for us.
TEST 10
1. I was to get off the bus at Ikea Brent Park but I fell asleep and _____ in Stop WH, which was
4.8 miles away!
2. You won’t understand me until you grow up and have a family with children,
3. Thinking back, I'd better _____ some sunscreen, I really don’t dare to risk
4. He had occasionally _____ the idea of starting his own business, but he had
5. His wife _____ a fortune over the years in a secret bank account and ran
6. If you keep _____ training like this, stop dreaming of cutting any weight and
7. Although it takes quite a bit of time at the beginning, once you have acquired the basic
knowledge, a quick learner like you will surely _____.
9. This accident has _____ the traffic all day, I wish the forces could react
quicklier.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
10. With an unsatisfactory year-end profit, it is likely that the rewards budget for
TEST 11
1.The meeting began to get a bit out of control by the time the protesters reached the city centre
so they were _____ by the police force before violence might happen.
2. Not only my family but seemingly everybody tends to _____ their spending during this period
of economic recession.
3. When someone brings up politics at a party, a casual conversation can quickly _____ into an
ugly argument.
4. The abnormal surge in the record of robbery last month has urged the police
5. The President has gotten used to being _____ by his political opponents whenever a new
policy is proposed.
6. Ali thought he could cram 10 units in one day but in the end, he completely _____ in his
English exam.
7. I know how sad you feel missing your chance to visit Paris due to this pandemic, but I don’t
think ____ like that may change anything.
8. I didn’t know I was so good at learning languages until I _____ Spanish before my trip to
Mexico.
9. He claimed he had been _____ his job by jealous colleagues but we all knew it was just
because of his ineptitude.
10. I can’t believe you really dared to _____ $400 for that BlackPink lightstick while having yet
paid off your debts.
TEST 12
1. I never thought that a well-known actor would _____ endorsing low-quality products for
money and totally trusted everything he said.
2. I was _____ after the three-hour test and only wanted to sleep when I got home.
3. During the last years of the decade, when the Internet started to get more popular, many
companies _____ the idea of putting advertisements online.
4. My friend tried to create a perfect image of his class by boasting about their achievements but
at the same time _____ their internal conflicts.
5. Many people see supermarkets as great contributors to the economy of this area without
realizing that they are _____ local stores.
6 For some unknown reason, Tony seems to be an overly tidy person and always_____ keeping
everything in his house well-organized.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
7. My boss was about to _____ the meeting as everyone had all agreed on the plan when a new
problem was raised.
8. Frightened by the actors in the Halloween Haunted House, the little boy screamed his _____
off
9. Reuniting after 10 years, my best friend, who is now a successful businessman, offered to
_____ the drinks that night.
10. Even when he does not have any justifiable reason for buying a car, my father still _____ on
one last month.
TEST 13
1. He's had a lot of problems at work, fired twice and failing countless times, but he always
seems to _____ pretty quickly.
2. My teacher is usually very tolerant, but after the fifth time in the week Tony
4 A huge fire _____ a food and beverage factory outside Bangladesh’s capital
5. The leaders of the organization were determined to _____ the traitor after
7. After running 42km in the blistering heat of summer, Jasper _____ with
exhaustion.
8. The professor could see that no one was listening to her boring lecture, but
9 He was trying to _____ the complicated series of events that had led to this
10. He has turned over a new leaf so will you please be kind enough to stop
TEST 14
1. From the way John is speaking, I suspect he is _____ another piece of cake for his girlfriend.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
2. After the test, John _____ hours everyday playing games as a way to compensate for his hard
work over the past few months.
3. When the cost was ________ the advantages, the scheme looked perfect.
4. China's car market exploded in 2009, _______ an ailing global industry and
5. He doesn't like the job but he'll _______ until the work is done.
6. Unfortunately, we ran out of time during tonight's show and had to _______our musical guest
off.
7. That car must have set Joe _________ quite a bit; it’s top of the range.
8. Simon hasn’t got a job, and isn’t trying to get one. He just _________ his friends.
9. If you never put oil into your car engine, one day it will __________.
10. I don’t like to make friends with those who always ____ people _____ behind
their backs.
TEST 15
1. Everyone in the company detests getting close to him because he’s always
2. By the time the traffic jam cleared up, we were pretty _______.
3. Although he always gave the impression he was hard up, it was well known
4. Until this evening, Hannah is still ________ away at her unfinished report.
7. Kim put my name down for a sponsored parachute jump but I _______ at the last moment.
8. Adam has no right to _____ his position on how much our class should
9. School ends at 5 so my only choice is to _____ a chocolate bar on my way to my extra Math
class, which starts only 10’ later.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
10. Having performed excellently in the Quidditch match, Ron _____ his moment
COLLOCATIONS
A. INTERMEDIATE
TEST 1
1. When I joined the army, I found it difficult to orders from my superiors, but I soon got
used to it.
house.
4. The thing I don’t like about my present job is that we often have to work up to ten hours
a stretch.
to B. at C. over D. through
6. He had no about lying to her mother despite her efforts to lift up his spirits .
7. It’s important to know about how developed countries have solved the urbanization problems
and _ some solutions to those in Viet Nam.
8. Finding the most cost-effective measure to fight against the Covid 19 outbreak is a
debated issue.
TEST 2
1. He’s a drinker and can nearly always be found in the hotel bar.
2. I am sorry to have bothered you - I was under the that you wanted me to call you.
5. Before the crowd had even had time to a cry, he was underneath the vehicle.
6. In order to learn a new language well, you should the initiative to learn independently
and purposefully.
7. She was disappointed when she found out that she and Seb would not be living under the
same roof.
8. The paramedic managed to ___________the flow of blood by tightly bandaging the wound.
10. I don’t believe there’s a of evidence that could be held against him.
TEST 3
1. The computers needed a strong, clear light to track, as a kind of reference point .
2.I used to kick up a about eating pho with spring onion, but I’ve got used to it.
3. Anne, who died on 22 July, will be missed by all who knew her.
4.“Levitating” will almost surely find space inside the top 10 Billboard one again, and in
A. by B. at C. with D. in
6. The project has progressed in and starts due to a constant change in funding.
TEST 4
1. I'm seeing the boss this afternoon. I'll put in a word about you. It might help you with your
request for promotion.
2.This trend has only been strengthened with the enfranchisement of spending in modern
industrial societies.
3. Her speech was full of excuses and never properly the problem.
4.A cutting or aggressive remark would add to the fire even if it is delivered in a gentle voice.
8. I paid for the package but it was never delivered. After two weeks I realized that I had been
taken a ride.
A. over B. in C. on D. for
9. The doctor urged her to a more healthy lifestyle following her medical examination.
10. Since he lost the job, he has really come down in the .
TEST 5
2. After having a heated argument the previous night, the young couple and made up and
decided to settle their differences amicably.
3. I wonder if you could me a favour and carry this box for me.
5. The profit motives of American companies prevent them from making sure that everybody has
priced internet access.
7. His research is expected to the foundations for future work in this area.
8. The coach hoped that the team’s unexpected victory was not just a _ in the pan.
TEST 6
2. Their jealousy led them to commit deeds that they would come to regret .
4. The team turned trumps in the final game and won the championship.
5. We’ve seen it effects in many experiments, but there’s still a chance it’s just
an illusion.
6. Peregrine___________the rewards of his hard work when he was given the chair of classics.
A. in B. at C. to D. with
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
8. Don’t look so worried! You should take the boss’s remarks with a of salt.
9.After I finished playing, she told me that I hadn’t the instrument correctly.
TEST 7
1. The government needs to businesses that have been trying to evade the tax.
A.put the screws on B. get into gear C. put one over on D. wipe off the map
2. What I like about this amusement park is that there is parking space right outside it.
3. The major political party is the campaign for tighter gun controls in the wake of
6. The community should take the doctor’s advice into consideration since he’s in
9. Eminem considering his estimated worldwide sales of over 220 million records.
TEST 8
1.This one is knitted in a linen-mix yarn which ____well and feels especially soft to touch.
3. As the baby had cried himself , his mother sighed with relief.
7.Tens of thousands of jobs have already been lost, and hundreds of thousands more .
9. My father was __________mad when he found out my loss of ID card two days prior to the
National University Entrance Exam.
10. Try as he might, he only has a of beating the big guy in my school.
TEST 9
2. She was tempted to , hardly able to believe he’d carry out his threat.
3. Jenny decided to draw a line her recent breakup and move on.
7.The two young fighters fought toe to toe and both showed _ determination.
8.I would like to welcome you all on this auspicious , the 25th anniversary of the
founding of our company.
9. She drinks too much and starts to grow about her ex-boyfriend.
TEST 10
2. Annabel and Insidious 3 are not James Wan’s best movies by far and those would be
between any other sequels on air, but they are pretty incredible.
3.She when the teacher made her speak in front of the whole class.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
4. He was disappointed by his result, but later he himself to having to re-take the exam.
5. 1828 people have replied to the invitation, but I've _________and put out 30 chairs.
7. The car screeched to a(n)_______ at the junction and two men jumped out and ran down the
street.
8.I was gripping the bathroom sink as___________pain ripped through my chest.
9. The strike at the bank left customers high and _______over the weekend, with many unable to
make withdrawals.
10. The roads were busy as we drove out of town, but after that it was ____sailing.
TEST 11
1. Having maintained a carnivorous diet for long, he soon realizes that tofu is not a substitute to
meat by any of the imagination.
2. Here in the Kaziranga National Park, the river Brahmaputra floods over every year, fertilizing
the entire plain with silt so rich that the vegetation is among the most _.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
3. When it comes to love, 50% of people straight, so automatically 50% of people are
disqualified.
4. I have meetings with the organizing team - Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
6. The Chinese Communist Party detained a Uighur man in Qatar and was going to deport him
back to China, so he made a(n) plea over social media.
7. My husband just won't be told. He'll argue about something till he's in the face.
8. Mr and Mrs Jones are such permissive parents that their son can _ no matter what he
insists.
C. make their blood boil D. wind them around his little finger
9. If the market does not improve, these businesses may not be able to their debts, and we
may see more bankruptcies.
10.“Have you got a copy of Gone with the Wind?” “You’re ________luck. We’ve just one copy
left.
TEST 12
In order to create a society where people suffering the torment of depression can reach out and
talk openly, we need to______ when it comes to talking about such difficult issues instead of
ignoring them.
2.We gained possession of the ball when Russ _________a forward pass.
3.Many families are forced to live in tiny apartments with not enough room to swing a________
5.The authority is developing a new Corruption Prevention Strategy to deal with the small
number of corrupt staff who allow _________in provincial prisons.
6. After I implemented that important initiative, the boss asked me to on our next big
project.
8.He became determined to stop at nothing to his lust for power, even if it involves
backstabbing his colleagues.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
9. We’re on an drive at home for the breadwinner of the family - Dan - lost his job.
TEST 13
1. To those who are pragmatic and have their feet firmly on the ground, the Chinese art of
feng shui may sound like just another bohemian fad to be scoffed at.
2. Despite his reputation as a tough guy, he admits that he was scared first ______when he
arrived in New York.
3. If you ask an artist how she draws so well, she is to say, “Well, I just look at something and
draw what I see”.
4. I’ve just heard that argument before and quite frankly it just doesn’t !
at B. on C. off D. by
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
7.With the blistering pace of technological advancements in recent years, both workers and
employers have a myriad of choices, and access to education.
8. The winning team were criticized by the local media for the way in which they had gloated
over the losing team.
9.He's a(n) piece of nothing at the office; no one even knows he exists.
10. A cute kid is a lot of attention on the internet thanks to his uncanny resemblance to a
famous Kpop idol.
TEST 14
1. Government becomes no longer the servant of the people but in the thrall of big money,
lobbyists and a media happy to live off its fancy leftovers in a ______of gossip and shallow
speculation.
2. No matter what kind of visit is selected, the Antarctic never fails to on its promise of the
holiday of a lifetime.
3. Not getting the promotion felt like a real kick in the as I’d put in so much
4.China, which has been producing cars joint ventures with foreign partners, is now
launching its own brand the global market.
5. Everyone in the company detests getting close to him because he’s always trying to the
boss.
9. James didn’t take to your suggestion that he was mean with money.
A. scum of the earth B. bright spark C. live wire D. nasty piece of work
TEST 15
2.Being a fertile ground for film production, Los Angeles is ____with would-be actors.
3. A(n) love of country lays the foundation for sustainable development and complete
harmony.
4. To apply for this position, each candidate has to submit a photo besides other required
documents.
5. Although the task is basically a no-brainer, she’s making such a ___weather of it.
9. Those mediocre singers seem to be _, but they will soon fade into obscurity.
10. Will development ever again be the of burden pulling the region out of economic
malady?
B.ADVANCED
TEST 1
1. I like both teaching and researching so the position of a professor in college is a kind of
halfway ___________ between the two for me.
A. house B. line C. road D. hunch
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
2. Living in the commuter ___________ is fine, but I’m planning to move into the city centre.
A. belt B. pane C. line D. skirt
3. Be careful before you sign the contract, remember to read every details including the
___________ print.
A. bold B. hidden C. fine D. clean
4. There is a very strong movement in my country now against ___________ sports like
hunting or shooting even though they are parts of national traditions.
A. lethal B. death C. blood D. red
5. The ___________ of central control has stifled local initiative.
A. dead hand B. smirky fingers C. eagle eyes D. tight grip
6. It came as a shock to Dan to find out that the police officer killed in the ___________of duty
yesterday was his dad.
A. hours B. line C. call D. strike
7Annabel and Insidious 3 are not James Wan’s best movies by far and those would be
____________ between any of the other sequels on air, but they are pretty incredible.
A. kiss-offs B. summings-up C. tip-offs D. toss-ups
8.In the last century, it was widely ____________ that Indian fakirs were capable of
superhuman feats.
A. held B. grasped C. kept D. shaken
9. Going to the unemployment office and having to wait there for hours is a ____________
experience.
A. soul-destroying B. heart-stopping
C. power-sharing D. thought-provoking
10. The earl refuses to allow anyone who is not of ____________ blood to marry his son.
A. blue B. green C. red D. yellow
TEST 2
1. I had ____________ my hopes on this promotion, so I was crushed when I didn't get
it.
A. clipped B. nailed C. stuck D. pinned
2.We ____________ deny that we have ever cheated or tampered illegally with any
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
TEST 3
1. It was the ____________ warning from the seismologists that helped save the lives of
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
TEST 4
1. Having lost her mother at an early age, Mary felt she had become a mere __________,
having to do absolutely everything for her five brothers and sisters.
A. taskmaster B. workmate C. slavedriver D. workhorse
2. If you need help, please don’t hesitate to call me. I can be there __________.
A. in a fix B. in a flash C. in a daze D. in the bag
3 Discussions on the issue of expansion of the company have been in __________ since
the outbreak of the disease in the area.
A. hitch B. limbo C. feud D. core
4. I’m afraid that Tim doesn’t take much care over his homework. He usually does it
__________.
A. any old how B. any how C. how on earth D. how come
5. Don’t __________ in judgment on my driving when yours is worse.
A. put B. plead C. sit D. take
6. I went to the exhibition, but there was nothing much to __________ of there.
A. talk B. speak C. tell D. say
7. If I can __________ this weekend, I ‘ll bring you those plans.
A. bide my time B. play for time C. make time D. kill time
8. Dad went for a check-up at the hospital and was given a clean __________ of health.
A. chance B. bill C. account D. sheet
9. Attention __________ is the amount of time spent concentrating on a task before
becoming distracted.
A. scope B. span C. limit D. stretch
10. The __________ of society was at their wedding, including top film stars and
journalists.
A. bean B. grape C. salt D. cream
TEST 5
1. The area has been smartened __________ by the arrival of yuppy residents.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
TEST 6
1. Jody is 50 years old and still not married, I think she is destined to be an old
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
___________.
A. nun B. maid C. monk D. crow
2. The minister is speaking with a ___________ tongue, promising support he will never
deliver.
A. sharp B. forked C. fake D. rosy
3. The girl with end-stage heart failure underwent a heart transplant in a __________
attempt to save her.
A. last-gasp B. last-ditch C. last-minute D. last-breath
4. The school authorities thought that taking a ___________ on undisciplined students
will make them more obedient, but this actually backfired in the end.
A. high hand B. hard line C. harsh heart D. tough grip
5. I don't have my phone here to call so I will just come to the library ___________,
hoping that I can meet Mr. Khoi.
A. on spec B. on peg C. in rags D. at ranch
6. The American runner came within ___________ distance of winning the cup but the
Chinese competitor suddenly surpassed him at the last minute.
A. adjoining B. spitting C. abutting D. neighbouring
7. In a ___________, you can use margarine, but it is better to use unsalted butter.
A. seed B. drip C. drop D. pinch
8. After working a whole day in the summer heat, I would give my right ___________
for a cold drink right now.
A. mind B. ear C. arm D. hand
9. There may be a ___________ of truth in what these kids say even though they are just
primary students.
A. pinch B. kernel C. speck D. crux
10. I need to meet with Jim before the negotiations to make sure that we will be on the
same ___________ when we meet with the other company.
A. line B. boat C. page D. stage
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
TEST 7
1. Having not travelled anywhere before, Ellis was in ___________ about her first visit to
Paris.
A. gaiety B. delirium C. exaltation D. raptures
2. She was prepared to take the ___________ for the shoplifting, though it had been her
sister's idea.
A. seat B. rap C. gush D. bash
3. In the underworld, people only recognize the ___________ of the jungle and totally
ignore what justice is.
A. rule B. law C. order D. terms
4. The ___________ test of a good driver is whether he or she remains calm in an
emergency.
A. atom B. acid C. silver D. rocket
5. There was a ___________ of reliable information on the subject so the research
cannot be conducted.
A dearth B. vestige C. replica D. drought
6. By intuition, I feel that his behaviour ___________ hypocrisy, so you had better be
careful with him.
A. shows off B. dallies with C. savours of D. smells out
7. Performance ___________ is one basic issue of human resource development and
management in an enterprise to evaluate an employee’s productivity and capability.
A. appraisal B. judgment C. remuneration D. assessment
8. A whole ___________ of measures was tried in an attempt to get them to give up
cigarettes.
A. battery B. wood C. generation D. stream
9. When Professor Jonathan obtained funding for six months' ___________ leave, he
chose to visit a centre specializing in the disease.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
TEST 8
1. ___________ piety has degraded in the modern society as more children are
disobedient and disrespectful to their parents.
A. Filial B. Childhood C. Familial D. Fraternal
2. The princess's nanny's autobiography really gives the ___________ on life among the
royals.
A. show-down B. know-how C. low-down D. look-out
3. I never thought Jenny and I could become best friends because she appeared cold on
first ___________, but later I realised she was just shy.
A. sight B. acquaintance C. encounter D. day
4. The dealer wanted $400, I wanted to pay $300, and $350 was the final price after we
decided to split the ___________.
A. share B. total C. difference D. gap
5. Although the king has abdicated the throne in his son’s favour, he still rules the country
___________.
A. de facto B. de jure C. de pronto D. jamais vu
6. A ___________ of disapproval of Brexit was reported throughout Britain due to
concerns about long-term economic impacts of this decision.
A. choir B. chorus C. carol D. corps
7. In the end, it ___________ that the champion didn’t get the prize by himself but thanks
to his intimate relationship with the judge panel.
A. befell B. occurred C. transpired D. issued
8. I don't think Paul will ever get married — he's the stereotypical ___________
bachelor.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
TEST 9
1. Your father would fly off the handle if he knew you bet your car ___________ the toss
of a coin
A. on B. at C. by D. with
2. Those who really need to hear the message don't come to the meetings, so I'm just
___________ to the choir.
A. singing B. preaching C. speaking D. orating
3. After 11 years in the ___________, Johnson made an unexpected comeback in the
movie Bear.
A. damp B. wilderness C. badlands D. wasteland
4. The event was not really well-attended, there were about 50 people ___________ the
outside.
A. on B. near C. round D. at
5. That team always sweeps the ___________ in the annual league, leaving very few
medals for the others.
A. top B. prizes C. table D. board
6. After winning the lottery, they moved into a more ___________ house in a high-class
residential area and had a more comfortable life.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
TEST 10
1. Two agents in our team were shot in ___________ for the killing of a rival gang
member.
A. return B. retaliation C. reprisal D. recrimination
2. If there happened to be both rich and poor people, as there happen to be both black and
white ones, then the advantages of the ___________ might well spread in time to the
hard-up.
A. well-heeled B. big-hearted C. open-handed D. tight-fisted
3. Most popular magazines have a(n) ___________ page where letters about difficulties
with relationships are answered.
A. sharing B. personal C. advice D. problem
4. He's been working with a ___________ over the past few weeks to make up for wasted
time.
A. drudgery B. servitude C. vengeance D. nudge
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
5. Constance ___________ a sigh of relief when she heard that her loan was approved.
A. gave B. uttered C. expressed D. breathed
6 Dennis is very ___________ about things; he never lets anything stress him out.
A. tolerant B. impetuous C. warm-hearted D. laid-back
7. Were I to have the courage of my ___________, I would tell the boss how domineering he
was.
A. convictions B. points C. slant D. stance
8. There are many problems that laws don’t intervene and it totally rests with the moral _____ of
each individual to prevent wrongdoings.
A fibre B anchor C rigidity D latitude
9. The small-scale demonstration later escalated into a _____ battle with the police, involving
more than 800 protesters and causing serious traffic congestion across the city.
A pitched B racked C heaped D scrap
10. My aunt is clearly bathing in the reflected _____ of her son’s outstanding performance and
enviable achievements in the National Contest.
A glow B glory C fame D splendor
TEST 11
1. Born in the Soviet Union during the 1930s, my father was so deeply influenced by the
contemporary sociopolitical context that socialism has become a(n) _____ of faith with him.
A realm B article C element D clause
2. I will remain in a holding _____ until the schedule is announced because I won’t be able to
join in the trip if the contest takes place next month.
A position B pattern C seat D fit
3. Both his parents used to be out at work all day when he was small, hence
his deep understanding of the lonesome and dangers of being a _____ child.
A rag B self-supporting C boomerang D latchkey
4. The search for _____ between the two sides has appeared to be in vain as none of the two
companies was willing to compromise.
A moot point B the third way C middle ground D a safe passage
5. Marriage, though not the social imperative it once was, still stands for a major rite of _____
into adult life.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
TEST 2
The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Identify them and write their correct forms in the space
provided in the column.
Line
1 Vietnamese generally shake hands when greeting and parting. Use both hands
shows respect as a slightly bow of the head. In rural areas, elderly people who do
not extend their hand are greeted with bow. Women are more certainly to bow the
head than to shake hands. Vietnamese names begin with the family name and are
5 following by a given name. People address one another by their given names but
add a title that indicates their received relationship on the other person. Classifiers
for gender and familiarity are also combined with the greeting. In formal meetings,
business cards are sometimes changed on greeting. Vietnamese people have a
strong sense of hospitability and feel embarrassing if they cannot show their guests
10 full respect by preparing for their arrival. Therefore, it is appropriate to visit
someone without having been invited. Gifts are not required, so are appreciated.
Flowers, incense or teat may be proper gifts for the hosts. Hosts also appreciate a
small gift for their children or elderly parents.
Number Mistakes Correction
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
TEST 3
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Identify them and write their correct forms in the
space provided in the column.
Line
1 From ports to rail yards, global supplying lines struggle amid virus outbreaks in the
developing world. Fresh coronavirus outbreaks are forcing factory closedowns in
countries such as Vietnam and Bangladesh, aggravate supply chain disruptions that
could leave some U.S. retailers with emptied shelves as consumers begin their back-
5 to-school shopping.
The overseas work stops are just the latest twist in almost 18 months of pandemic-
related manufacturing and transportation woes. The new infections come as two of
the largest U.S. railroads last week restricted shipments from West Coast seaports
to Chicago, when a surge of shipping containers has clogged rail yards.
10 Supply headaches stretching from Asian factory towns to the American Midwest is
intensifying as the economic recovery tries to outrun the high infectious delta
variation. Aftershocks from earlier limits of a major Chinese port following a rash of
covid-19 cases are expected later this month to worsen backlogs at U.S. West Coast
facilities.
TEST 4
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Identify them and write their correct forms in the
space provided in the column.
Line
1 The number of people in need is frightening – we need a global response. Critical
transitions are necessary in our energy systems, food systems, and transport and
urbane systems. We must build resilience across all faces of the economy,
promoting greener growth and strengthened human capital through better services
5 for health, education, housing, water and social protection. We must also prioritise
to guard against future crisis – not just tackling climate impacts, which are at the
frontier of many people’s minds today, but also through macroeconomic stability,
social systems and infrastructure. Deepening inequalities mean we must urgently
target interventions to the most disadvantageous, particularly women, girls and
10 children with inabilities. Social protecting systems need to be inclusive, supporting
vulnerable households while preventing non-poor households from falling into
poverty. Strong and sustained international cooperation is essential. The longer we
delay, the more deep the damage will be, not just in developing countries but
everywhere. The responses of the international community to the crisis is under
15 intense scrutiny, as it should be. A “business as usual” approach will not deliver.
Without resilient foundations, countries will be trapped in costly cycles of setback
and recovery.
(Adapted from the Guardian)
Number Mistakes Correction
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
TETS 5
The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Identify them and write their correct forms in the
space provided in the column.
Line
1 The Summer Games will always feature a number of “hard-core sports.” These
sports have long histories within the Olympics, and they are so closely associated
with the event that the Olympics would feel weird with, saying, gymnastics or track
and field or swimming. An IOC working group suggested that the number of such
5 sports is set at 25 in 2013, with weightlifting, wrestling, and modern pentathlon
competing for slots 24 and 25 in that number. At the time, the group initially
recommended that wrestling dropped from the program. It was seen as a sport
prone to doping scandals, with effective leadership failing to keep corruption in
check. Yet just a few weeks after, the threat against wrestling petered off as the
10 IOC’s full voting membership opted to keep the sport in the games. Wrestling has
been part of the roster at every Olympics since. In addition, golf and rugby sevens,
first presenting at Rio in 2016, have continued to make a cut for inclusion at
subsequential Olympics.
Number Mistakes Correction
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
TEST 6
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Identify them and write their correct forms in the space
provided in the column.
Line
1 For many, the “dog days,” provoke those summer days that are so devastatingly hot
that even dogs would lie around on the asphalt, pant. But originally, the phrase had
nothing to do with dogs, or even about the lazy days of summer. Instead, the dog days
refer to Sirius, the brightest star in the constellation Canis Major, which means “big
dog” in Latin and is said to represent one of Orion’s hunt dogs.
5 To the Greek and Romans, the “dog days” occurred around the time Sirius appears to
raise along the sun, in late July in the Northern Hemisphere. They believed the heat
from the two stars combining is what made this days the hottest of the year, a period
that could bring fever or even catastrophe. In 2021, the dog days span from July 3 to
August 11.
“If you go back even as far as Homer, The Iliad, it’s referring to Sirius as Orion’s dog
rising, and it describes the star like being associated with war and disaster,” said Jay
10 B. Holberg, author of Sirius: Brightest Diamond in the Night Sky and senior research
scientist at the University of Arizona Lunar & Planetary Laboratory. “All throughout
Greek and Roman literature, you found these things.”
(Adapted from National Geographic)
TEST 7
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Identify them and write their correct forms in the
space provided in the column.
Line
1 Governments and businesses are hoping to plant trees and store forests in order to
reach net-zero emissions must sharply limit such efforts as to avoid driving up food
prices in the developing world, the charity Oxfam has warned. Planting trees has
been mooted as one of the key ways of tackling the climate crisis, but planting even
5 a fraction of the area needed to offset global greenhouse gas emissions would
encroach the land needed for crops to feed a growing population, according to a
report entitled Tightening the net: Net zero climate targets implications for land
and food equitation. At least 1.6bn hectares – an area five times the size of India,
equivalent to all the land now being farmed on the planet – would be required to
10 reach net zero for the planet by 2050 vie tree-planting alone. While no one is
suggesting planting trees to that extent, the report’s authors said it gave an idea of
the scale of planting required, and how limited offsetting should be if food price
raises are to be avoided. The report found that two of the most commonly used
offsetting measures, reforestation and the planting of new forests, were among the
15 best at putting food security at risk. Far better, according to the analysis, was
nature-based solutions that focused on forest management, agroforestry – the
practice of combining crop cultivation or pasture with growing trees – as well as
pasture management and soil management in croplands.
Number Mistakes Correction
1
2
3
4
5
6
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
7
8
9
10
TEST 8
The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Identify them and write their correct forms in the
space provided in the column.
Line
1 The new generation of meatless meat companies has been vocalized in their
ambition to remake our food system. Impossible Foods CEO Pat Brown has said he
wants to end all animal farmers by 2035. Beyond Meat CEO Ethan Brown (no
relation) sees his company working to make this “the first generation of humans to
5 separate meat from animals.” As steep a climb as it might sounds, it certainly isn’t
unrealistic to think that in the near future, startups who make alternative proteins
might start eating on the market share for meat and dairy products. Early signs of
such a shift are emerged. According to a USDA-funded report, rising plant-based
milk sales could be a factor for the decline of cow’s milk consumption (though
10 overall dairy consumption is on the rise, thanks to cheese). An Israeli startup that
makes cell-based or “lab-grown” meat just opened a pilot facility to produce 5,000
slaught-free burgers a day. And looking ahead, the CEO of beef giant Cargill recently
said that plant-based meat could make up as many as 10 percent of the meat
market within a few years.
Number Mistakes Correction
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
TEST 9
The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Identify them and write their correct forms in the
space provided in the column.
Line
1 As we feel tired at bed-time, it is unnatural to assume that we sleep because we are
tired. The point seems so obvious that hardly anyone has never sought to question
it. Nevertheless, we must ask “tired about what?”. People certainly feel tired at the
end of a hard day’s manual work, but it is also true that office workers feel equally
5 tired when bed-time comes. Even invalids, confining to beds or wheelchairs,
become tired as the evening wears out. Moreover, the manual workers will still feel
tired even after an evening spent relax in front of the television or reading a book,
activities which ought to have a refreshing effect. There is no proof connection
between physical exertion and the need for sleep. People want to sleep, however
10 less exercise they have had. Nor is the desire for sleep related to mental fatigue. In
fact, sleep comes more slowly to people who have had an intellectual stimulating
day, just because their minds are still full of thoughts when they retire. Ironically,
one way of sending someone to sleep is to put him or her into a boring situation
which the intellectual effort is minimal.
Number Mistakes Correction
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
TEST 10
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Identify them and write their correct forms in the
space provided in the column.
Line
1 Jazz, from its early roots in slave spirituals and the marching bands of New Orleans,
had developed into the predominantly American musical style by the 1930s. In this
era, jazz musicians played a lush, orchestrated style known as swing. Playing in large
ensembles, also called big bands, swing filled the dance halls and nightclubs. Jazz,
5 once considered risqué, was made more accessory to masses with the vibrant,
swinging sounds of these big bands. Then did come bebop. In the mid-1940s, jazz
musicians strayed to the swing style and developed a more improvisational method
of playing known as bebop. Jazz was transformed from popular music to elite art
form. The soloists in the big bands improvised from the melody. The young
10 musicians who ushered in bebop, notably trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie and saxophonist
Charlie Parker, expanded through the improvisational elements of the big bands.
They played with advanced harmonies, changed chord structures, and got chord
substitutions. These young musicians got their starts with the leading big bands of
the day, but during World War II - as older musicians was drafted and dance halls
15 made cut-offs - they started to play together in smaller groups.
Number Mistakes Correction
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
TEST 11
The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Identify them and write their correct forms in the
space provided in the column.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
Line
1 A new United Nations report reaffirms what world governments have known and
failed to deal with for decades: this climate change is our fault, is already causing
devastation around the globe and will continue to get worsening.
The assessment from the U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
5 is a up-to-date scientific understanding of planetary warmth, as well as its current
and future impacts. The international consort of researchers left no room for
debate over the cause of the global crisis.
“It is equivocal that human influence had warmed the atmosphere, ocean and
land,” reading a summary for policymakers. “Widespread and rapid changes in the
10 atmosphere, ocean, cryosphere and biosphere have occurred.”
U.N. Secretary General António Guterres called the findings “a code red for
humanity.”
“The alarm bells are deafening, and the evidence is irrefutable: Greenhouse gas
emissions from fossil fuel burning and afforestation are choking our planet and
15 putting billions of people to immediate risk,” he said in a statement.
(Adapted from Huffington Post)
Number Mistakes Correction
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
TEST 12
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Identify them and write their correct forms in the
space provided in the column.
Line
1 You needn't watch less than a few minutes of Emily in Paris to realize that Emily in
Paris (Lily Collins) has no idea what she’s doing in Paris. The Netflix show follows a
cluelessly young American woman who walks into a culture in which she’s made no
effort to familiarize herself; when she first meets her downstair neighbor, Gabriel
5 (Lucas Bravo), he tells her he’s from Normandy, and this woman straight-up says,
“Oh, I know that beach; Saving Private Ryan, right?”
Ah, but despite of Emily’s egregious fumbles, you simply must admit her journey is
transfixed—particular to any American who once studied abroad in Europe when
they were young and stupid. Yes, Emily is supposed to be an adult woman from
10 Chicago with a master’s degree and disdain to Lou Malnotti’s deep dish. But, when
the show first being premiered in 2020, Emily was living a glamorous life in Paris,
took photos of her croissants while the rest of us were getting themed face masks
shilled to us by Instagram. How could we not want to be her?
Number Mistakes Correction
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
TEST 13
The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Identify them and write their correct forms in the
space provided in the column.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
Line
1 Last August a judge had sentenced Brenton Tarrant, who murdered 51 people in
two mosques in Christchurch, to life in prison with none possibility of parole. It was
the first time a court in New Zealand had meted out such a sentence. Jacinda
5 Ardern, the prime minister and a liberty icon, took grim satisfaction in punishment.
“Today I hope is the last when we have any cause to hear or utter the name of the
terrorist,” she said. Lifelong imprisonment seems to be spread as a punishment for
the worst crimes. In 2019 Serbia passed “Tijana’s law” in responding to the rape and
murder of a 15-year-old girl. It allows judges sentencing some murderers and
rapists of children to life in prison without parole. In June last year, after the gang
10 rape of a 13-year-old girl by soldiers, Colombia overturned its constitutional ban on
life sentences. Britain’s government recent proposed legislation to reduce the age
at which judges can impose “whole-life” sentences from 21 to 18.
(Adapted from The Economist)
Number Mistakes Correction
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
TEST 14
The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Identify them and write their correct forms in the
space provided in the column.
Line
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
1 Ministers have opened the door to expand the use of animal testing to ingredients
used in cosmetic products for the first time since 23 years, an animal welfare charity
has said. Cruelty Free International (CFI) said animal testing on ingredients
exclusively used in cosmetics – which was banned in the UK in 1998 – could be
5 required, after telling by the Home Office that the government had “reconsidered
its policy.” In a letter, the government said it was aligning it with a decision made
last year by the appealing board of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), which
said that some ingredients used only in cosmetics needed to be tested on animals
to assure they were safe. The Home Office insisted that UK law on animal testing
10 had not changed, so campaigners warned that accepting the ECHA’s ruling could
lead to a much wider use of animal testing. CFI has warned that the UK would be
“blowing a hole” over its leadership on animal testing. In response, a government
spokeperson said there had been no change in legislation and that the ban on using
animals for the testing of finished cosmetic products remained by force.
(Adapted from the Guardian)
Number Mistakes Correction
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
TEST 15
The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Identify them and write their correct forms in the
space provided in the column.
MARATHON OF THE SANDS
One of the most amazing marathon races in the world is the Marathon of the Sands. It takes places
every April in the Sahara Desert in the south of Morocco, a part of the world when temperatures
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
can reach fifty degrees centigrade. The standard length of the marathon is 42.5 kilometers but this
one is 240 kilometers long and spends seven days to complete. It began in 1986 and now attracts
about two hundred runners, the majority of their ages range from seventeen to forty-seven. About
half of them come from France and the rest to all over the world. From Britain, it costs 2500 pounds
to enter, this includes return air fares. The race is rapidly getting more and more popular despite,
and perhaps because of, the harsh conditions that runners must endure. They have to carry food
and something else they need for seven days in a rucksack weighing no more than twelve
kilograms. In addition to this, they are given a liter and a half of water every ten kilometers.
Incredibly, near all the runners finish the course. One man, Ibrahim El Noual, took part in every
race from 1986 to 2004. Runners do suffer terrible physical hardships. Sometimes they lose
toenails and skin peels on their foot. However, doctors are always on hand to deal with minor
injuries and to make sure that runners do not push themselves too far.
Number Mistakes Correction
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
TEST 16
The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Identify them and write their correct forms in the
space provided in the column.
The search for the biological foundation of human culture inevitably leads non- verbal
communication. Intuition suggests that such communication has been a essential element of the
evolution of humans as social being. Without it, the diversity and sophistication of today’s social
systems would be unimaginable. However, there is the opposite hypothesis that the evolutionary
of non-verbal communication may in partly be the result of our being thoroughly social entities:
the social nature of humans may have amplified the evolution of a capacity us share with another
primates but developed to a degree unequal by any other species. As far as language is concerned,
this issues have been subject to fascinating research over linguistics, biological anthropology and
other fields.
Number Mistakes Correction
1
2
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
TEST 17
The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Identify them and write their correct forms in the
space provided in the column.
Line
1 Human memory happen in many parts of the brain in once, and some types of
2 memories stick around longer than other. It was formally believed to be rather
3 inefficient, however, it is really more sophisticated as that of a computer.
4 Researchers approached the problem from a variety of point of view have all
5 concluded that there is a great deal more store in our minds than has been
6 generally supposed. Dr. Wilder Penfield, a Canadian neurosurgeon, proved that by
7 stimulating their brains electrically he could elicit the total recall from specific
8 events in his subjects’ life. The memory trace is the term for however is the internal
9 representation of the specific informations about the event stored in the memory.
Number Mistakes Correction
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
TEST 18
The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Identify them and write their correct forms in the
space provided in the column.
Amazon has made the surprise decision to move products of its $1bn-plus Lord of the Rings series
in New Zealand to the UK, rejected tens of millions of dollars in incentives to shoot the TV show
in the same location than the blockbuster films. Amazon, which four years ago pays $250m to
secure the TV rights to JRR Tolkien’s works after founder Jeff Bezos demanded a Game of
Thrones-style hit for their streaming service, chose to film first series in New Zealand after
competitive bids from around the world. Scotland, that narrowly missed out to New Zealand, is
considered to be the frontrunner for the new shooting location, so Amazon declined to comment
over its plans.
(Adapted from the Guardian)
Number Mistakes Correction
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
TETS 19
The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Identify them and write their correct forms in the
space provided in the column.
Leonardo Di Caprio is one of the hottest young film stars around in the moment. His face has been
on the covers of all the top movies and young magazines over the last few months and he has been
the subject of countless articles, rumors and showbiz gossip. Leonard doesn’t like reading of him
because “I read things about me that I’ve never said in my life and never did.” Leonardo was born
in Los Angeles in 11 November, 1974. He’s a Scorpio. His full name is Leonardo Wilhelm
Dicaprio. His mother is Germany and his father Italian - American. They called him Leonardo
because since his mother was still pregnant, he started kicking while she was stood in front of a
painting by Leonardo Da Vinci. His friends call him Leo. He has a scar from when he was stinging
by a Portuguese man-of-war. His parents separated before he was born, so his mother moved to a
poor neighborhood of Hollywood there Leo grew up.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
TEST 20
The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Identify them and write their correct forms in the
space provided in the column.
Line
1 It might not have look very impressive, but the Penny Black, now 170 years old, was
2 the first stamp to be created and it launched the modem posting system in Britain.
3 Before 1840 and the arrival of the Penny Black, you had to be rich and patient to use
4 the Royal Mail. Delivery was charged due to the miles travelled and the amount of
5 sheets of paper used; a 2-page letter sent from Edinburgh to London, for example,
6 would have cost 2 shillings, or more than £7 in today’s money. And when the top-
7 hatted letter carrier came to deliver, it was the recipe who had to pay for the
8 postage. Letter writers employed various ruses to reduce the cost, doing everything
9 impossible to cram more words into a page. Nobody bothered with heavy
10 envelopes; instead, letters would be fold and sealed with wax. You then had to find a
11 post office - there were no pillar boxes - and hope your addressee didn't live in one
12 of the several rural areas which were not served by the system.
Number Mistakes Correction
1
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
TEST 21
The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Identify them and write their correct forms in the
space provided in the column.
Line
1 Televisions lie at the heart of American culture, offer a combination of news and
2 amusement. It is not unsurprising, therefore, that daytime talk shows, the ultimate
3 blend of information or entertainment, are earning top rating. Talk show products
4 and hosts claim that the purpose of air all sorts of problems on national television
5 is to benefit viewers. They say they provide useful information and have helped to
6 create a more sensitive and educational public. Much of those who have appeared
7 like guests say doing so changed their lives, and the shows can certainly take the
8 credit of giving a lot of people information they would not otherwise have had. So
9 does the shows provide a service by allowing people to work through issues that
10 would otherwise be swept under the carpet?
Number Mistakes Correction
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
TEST 22
The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Identify them and write their correct forms in the
space provided in the column.
Teenagers are a peculiar breed of humans. They are not longer children, but are not yet adults
either. A once loving and obedient child can transform onto a rebellious, sullen teen. What
accounts for this change? The problem, claim some doctors, lie in the physical aspect of the person.
A teenager's hormones wreak havoc within their body. Noticeable physical changes about what
the teen may feel uncomfortable occur. In trying to solve with these changes, the last thing the teen
needs are parents invading his privacy or treating him like a child. Therefore, the problem is, in
fact, accounted for by something deeper than mere physical changes. The teen is not only
developing his body, but he is also developing emotionally. For first time in his life, he may be
painfully aware of the opposite sex. The teenager is also vulnerable with puppy love and crushes,
the sure signs of growing up.
Number Mistakes Correction
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
TEST 23
The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Identify them and write their correct forms in the
space provided in the column.
The role of the presenter is currently acting as a deadly weight on the advance of nature television.
What’s less, the argument that personable presenters help draw viewers into shows is now weighed
by the fashion for making them the focus on the programmes. This isn’t confined to macho croc
wrestlers and brainless celebrities look for a “green star” on their CVs. One of the most awesome
pieces of film never made of British wildlife - the dusk roosting flights of a million starlings over
the Somerset Levels - was all though ruined by the director’s insistence in interrupting the geometry of
the performance every five second with a cut-off of the presenter waving his arms as if he were
conducting them, or as if we were capable of knowing how to respond without a presenter’s cue.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
TEST 24
The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Identify them and write their correct forms in the
space provided in the column.
Line
1 We have all heard tales about difficulty people at work, usually managers, but the
2 office is also where many people create friends, and friends inspire us to feeling
3 more enthusiastic about the job we do. Research has found that more than half of
4 British workers meet their best friends in the office and more than the third say that
5 they go on holiday with their fellow workers. The changing nature of work - more
6 flexibility, more multi-tasking - means that people seek stability from its workmates.
7 Friendships brought support in a changing world. A collaborative working
8 environment paves a way to make job-sharing and expansion roles more with an
9 option for employers and employees. So fun workplaces, which friendships flourish,
10 attract workers who can handle with changing job roles.
Number Mistakes Correction
1
2
3
4
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
5
6
7
8
9
10
TEST 25
The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Identify them and write their correct forms in the
space provided in the column.
Line
1 It is not easy to have a rational discussion for people about the nature of their
2 language. They feel that the language belongs to them, and they are herefore
3 entitled to hold cut and dry opinions about it. And when opinions differ, emotions
4 run high. Arguments can easily stem from minor points of usage as from major
5 education policies. In English, the origin of many popular misconceptions lie in the
6 work of the linguists of the eighteen century who first attempted to codify the
7 English grammar. Unfortunately, they worked on the premise that English grammar
8 is deriving from Latin grammar and that the rules of the latter necessarily
9 determine the former. It was this fundamentally misunderstanding that resulted to
10 the absurd but “time-honored” “never-end-a-sentence-with-a-preposition” type of
11 rules what many people still cling to.
Number Mistakes Correction
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
10
TEST 26
Read the passage below which contains 10 mistakes. Identify the mistakes and write the
corrections in the corresponding numbered boxes.
Example: Line 1: wrongly wrong
Human memory, formerly believing to be rather inefficient, is really more sophisticated than
that of a computer. Researchers approaching the problem from a variation of viewpoints have
all concluded that there is a great deal more storing in our minds than has been generally
supposed. Dr. Wilder Penfield, a Canadian neurosurgery, proved that by stimulating their brains
electrically, he can elicit the total recall of specific events in his subjects’ lives. Even dreams
and another minor events supposedly forgotten for many years suddenly emerged in details.
Although the physical basic for memory is not yet understood, one theory is how the fantastic
capacity for storage in the brain is the result of an almost unlimited combination of
interconnections between brain cell, stimulated by patterns of activity. Repeated references with
the same information support recall. In other words, improved performance is the result of
strengthening the chemical bonds in the memory.
Number Mistakes Correction
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
TEST 27
Read the passage below which contains 10 mistakes. Identify the mistakes and write the
corrections in the corresponding numbered boxes. (10 points)
FAMILY HISTORY
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
Line 1 In an age which technology is developed faster than ever before, many
2 people are being attracted by the idea of looking back into the past. One way they
3 can make this is by investigating their own family history. They can try to find
4 out more about what their families came from and what they did. This is now a
fast-growing hobby, especially in countries with a fairly short history, alike
5
Australia and the United States.
6 It is one thing to spend some time going through a book on family history
7 and to take the decision to investigate your own family’s past. It is quite another
8 to carry out the research work successfully. It is easy to set about it in a
9 disorganizing way and cause yourself many problems that could have avoided
10 with a little forward planning.
11 If your own family stories say you that you are connected with a famous
character, whether hero or criminal, not to let this idea take over your research.
12
Just treat it as an interesting possibility. A simple system for collecting and storing
13 your information will be adequate to start with; a more complex one may only get
14 in your way. The most important thing, though, is to get starting. Who knows
15 what you might find?
TEST 28
Read the passage below which contains 10 mistakes. Identify the mistakes and write the
corrections in the corresponding numbered boxes. There is an example at the beginning. (10
points)
A MODERN-DAY PROBLEM
In the hustle and bustle of today’s hectic world, all of us, without exception, has to contend
with some level of stress. Obviously, the source and amount of stress are relatively to the
individual. Just as causes and quantities of stress are subject to personal factors, so is the way in
that a person deals with them. It is a well-known fact that some people flourish when faced with a
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
potentially stress-causing task or situation. On another hand, the majority of people are adversely
affected when confront with a serious dilemma. Abnormal levels of stress can be a serious healthy
hazard and may prove detrimental to one’s physical health. Stress is said to be the culprit in a high
percent of heart problems and stomach disorders. Even certain types of cancer are, reportedly,
linked to stress. Knowing that stress is a modern-day malady which we all, in a greater or lesser
extent, suffer from, has prompted many people to begin looking seriously at ways of controlling
stress. Due to the inevitable factor that stress will always play a part in our lives, it is of paramount
important that strategies of stress management be found.
Your answers:
Line Mistake Correction
0. 2 has have
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
TEST 29
The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Identify the mistakes and write the corrections in the
corresponded numbered boxes. (10pt)
Line
1 Desalination is the process in that excess salt and other minerals are removed
2 from water. This method is used in order for salt water to convert to fresh water so
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
3 that it is suitable to both irrigation and consumption. Apart from potable water, other
4 by-products can be produced during that process, such as table salt or waste of course!
5 In recent years, a lot of research has been done in the field in order to develop cost-
6 effective ways of providing fresh water for human consumption, specially in regions
7 where it is either limited or scarce. Quite recently, the United Arab Emirates had the
8 world's largest desalination plant build, which is capable of producing 300 million
9 cubic metres of water per year. However, this process cannot be characterized as
10 particularly economic since extremely large amounts of energy, special personnel and
11 expensive infrastructure are required. Furthermore, this process can affect the
12 environment adverse. The large amount of energy is consumed during the process and
13 the greenhouse gases that are emitted into the atmosphere can have a detrimental effect
14 on the environment. In addition, the plankton and the fish larvae that exist in the sea
15 water are destroying in the desalination process, and the high-temperature waste
16 created afterwards is then thrown back into the sea, leading to an increase in the
17 temperature of the sea. For this reason, waste-water treatment plants have constructed
18 as well. Apparently, whether desalination is a problem-solving or a problem-causing
19 process is still under debate.
20
Your answers:
Line Mistakes Correction
0 1 that which
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
9
10
TEST 30
The passage below contains 10 errors. Underline and correct them. Write your answers in the
correspondent numbered boxes. (10pts).
The market for tourism in remote areas is booming as never before. Countries all across the
world are active promoting their 'wilderness' regions - such as mountains, Arctic lands, deserts,
small islands and wetlands - to highly spending tourists. The attraction of these areas is obvious:
by defining, wilderness tourism requires little or no initial investment. But that does not mean that
there is no cost. Like the 1992 UN Conference on Environment and Development recognized,
these regions are fragile (i.e. highly vulnerable of abnormal pressures) not just in terms of the
culture of their inhabitation. The three most significant types of fragile environment in these
respects are deserts, mountains and Arctic areas. An important character is their marked
seasonality. Consequently, most human acts, including tourism, are limited to clearly defined parts
of the year.
Tourists are drawn to these regions by their natural beauty and the unique culture of its people.
And poor governments in these areas have welcomed the 'adventure tourists', grateful for the
currency they bring. For several years, tourism is the prime source of foreign exchange in Nepal
and Bhutan. Tourism is also a key element in the economics of Arctic zones such as Lapland and
Alaska and in desert areas such as Ayres Rocks in Australia and Arizona's Monument Valley.
Your answers:
Line Mistakes Correction
0 1 that which
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
Until the nineteenth century, the ownership of land was the only certain basis of power in
England. It is true that both power and money 31 be acquired by 32 means: by
trade, by commerce, by fighting, by useful services to the government or by personal service
to the king and queen. But wealth unsupported by power was 33 _to be plundered, power
based only on personal abilities was at the mercy of time and future, and the power to be 34
through trade or commerce was limited. Before the nineteenth century 35
wealth of England lay in the countryside as opposed to the towns; landowners 36
than merchants were the dominating 37 and ran the country so
that their own interests were the last to suffer. Even 38 the economic balance
began to change, they were so thoroughly in 39 of administration and legislation, that
their political and social supremacy continued. As a rule, from the Middle Ages until the
nineteenth century, anyone who had made money by whatever means, and was ambitious
for 40 and his family, automatically invested in a country estate.
Part 2. Read the text below and decide which answer best fits each space.
As petrol prices continue to 1 , many people are looking for ways to reduce the
2 of higher prices while still doing the driving necessary to their work and other
activities. 3 ______are some suggestions which will save you a 4 amount of money
on petrol.
Ask yourself every time you 5 to use your car, truck, SUV or van, “Is this trip really
necessary?” Every mile you drive your vehicle will cost you at least an 46 of 36 cents. If the
trip is not necessary, think twice before using your vehicle.
Consider 8 _______an automobile which gets the best petrol mileage. For example,
generally, the following get better petrol mileage: lighter weight vehicles, vehicles with
smaller engines, vehicles with manual transmissions, those with four cylinders, and those with
fewer accessories. Check the “fuel economy” labels 9 to the windows of new automobiles to
find the average estimated miles per gallon for given makes and models
Decrease the number of short trips you make. Short trips 10 reduce petrol mileage. If
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
an automobile gets 20 miles per gallon in general, it may get only 4 miles per gallon on a
short trip of 5 miles or less.
TEST 2
SOCKS
Mr Twenty-First Century strikes a pose on the pages of a 1939 issue of British Vogue
magazine. He wears a jump-suit, belt and waistcoat festooned 1_________ hardware. His
hat is ‘an antenna snatching radio out of the ether’, Vogue tells us. 2_______ quite today’s
mobile-phone man, 3_______ close. However, as we reach his socks, the best Vogue’s
Throwaway insults are 4________ new for socks. And that’s not 5________ they have to
put up with. Over a day, the average human foot 6_________ off at least half a cup of
moisture - manna from heaven for those odour-causing micro-organisms. Yet socks are
7_______ the most ancient of human inventions- an Egyptian mummy’s knitted socks are
arguably the oldest surviving examples, while hand-sewn versions may 8________ back to
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
the Bronze Age. They surely deserve a better future than consignment to the bin.
Not 9_________ appreciates the sock’s versatility, though. Albert Einstein famously
sockless in the summer. 10_________ the frost begins to bite, I can’t help wondering, could
Part 2. Read the text below and decide which answer best fits each space.
Few inventions have 1_________ more scorn and praise 2_______ them at the same
time than television. And few have done so much to unite the world into one vast audience
alongside printing as one of the most significant inventions of all time in the 5__________
of communications. In just a few decades it has reached 6__________ every home in the
took over half a century from the first suggestion that television might be possible before
the first 7________ pictures were produced in laboratories in Britain and America.
In 1926 John Baird’s genius for publicity brought television to the 8_________ of a British
audience. It has since 9_________ such heights of success and taken on such a pivotal
3. A. for B. on C. in D. over
TEST 3
The dog fence is Australia’s version of the Great Wall of China, 1_______ even longer,
dogs. The empire it preserves is that of the woolgrowers, sovereigns of the world’s second
largest sheep flock, after China’s - some 123 million head - and keepers of a wool export
business worth four billion dollars to the national economy. It 4__________ to matter little
that more and more people - conservationists, politicians, taxpayers and animal lovers - say
that such a barrier 5___________ never be allowed today on ecological grounds. With
some sections of it almost a hundred years old, built by bushmen travelling with camels, the
dog fence has become, as must conservationists ruefully admit, ‘an icon of Australian
frontier ingenuity’.
7__________ livelihoods depend on it, I spent part of an Australian autumn travelling the
wire. For most of its prodigious length the fence winds like a river 8____________a
landscape that, 9_____________ heavy rain has fallen, scarcely has rivers. It marks the
traditional dividing line 10_____________ cattle (outside) and sheep (inside). Inside is
where dingoes, legally classified as vermin, are shot, poisoned and trapped.
Part 2. Read the text below and decide which answer best fits each space.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
MUDDINGFIELD FESTIVAL
Every year hordes of people in their teens and twenties travel from 1_________ the
country and descend on the tranquil village of Muddingfield for a three-day music festival,
where they 2________ away their time listening to their favourite rock musicians.
artists, the number of pop fans attending has exploded in recent years, leaving narrow
country lanes 4_________ up with traffic and the local police force contending with an
Two years ago, however, things finally came to a head. Whereas in previous years, there
had always been 6_________ space at the festival site, in 2006 an estimated crowd of
ninety thousand were crammed into three fields and there was a(n) 7_________ lack of
Fortunately, it was decided that 8_________ the scale and evident popularity of the
festival, it could not simply be called off. Working together, the local council and the festival
parkland on the lower slopes of the Grey Mountains, a mere stone’s throw away from
1. A. over and out B. over and under C. in and out D. up and down
TEST 4
CLOCKS
The clock is arguably the most influential invention in the history of technology. How did
1_______ all start? The sundial used shadows to mark off the hours, but the water clock
measured time even on cloudy days. This type of clock was used in China 3000 years ago,
and was also known 2_________ the ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans.
It was not until the 1300s that the forerunner of the modern clock, with wheels, a dial and
an hour hand, was invented. 3________ 1700 a pendulum, a minute hand and a second
hand had been added, since 4_______ the essential principles of clocks have not change.
5________ clocks, using only weights and pendulums, were used for hundred of years, but
weights or pendulums meant that clocks could be smaller, and even be carried around.
Electric, atomic and digital clocks, plus clocks with microchips, are the more recent
developments.
The modern clock 8________ look different from its more elaborately decorated
predecessors, but clocks and watches are still valued not only for their practicality but also
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
as a 9__________ statement and status symbol. They will probably be with us for another
Part 2.Read the text below and decide which answer best fits each space.
When Gerard Mercator was born in 1512, the geography of the globe still remained a
mystery. It was unclear whether America was part of Asia, if there was a vast 1_______ of
Mercator’s childhood was spent chiefly in Rupelmonde, a Flemish trading town on the river,
and it was here that his geographical imagination was 2_________ by the ships which
passed to and from the rest of the world. Alongside imagination, he developed two very
different skills. The first was the ability to gather, 3_________ and co-ordinate the
geographical information provided by explorers and sailors who frequented the margins of
the known. He also had to be able to imagine himself 4________ from the heavens, to
achieve the visionary 5_________ of gods in the skies, 6_________ down on the world.
The main reason why Mercator’s name is familiar to us is because of the Mercator
Projection: the solution he 7_________ to represent the spheroidal surface of the globe on
a two-dimensional plane. It is less well known that Mercator was the first man to conceive
of mapping the 8__________ surface of the planet or that he 9________ the idea of
multiple maps being presented in bound books, to which he gave the name ‘Atlas’.
It is difficult for us now to be surprised by maps, so many are there, and of such detail and
coverage, but we should bear in mind that Mercator lived at a time when such knowledge
was far from 10_________. He was the man who altered our worldview for ever.
TEST 5
THE SKIN
Constituting the largest organ of the body, the skin boasts a surface area of between 15 and
2 square metres in adults. It has a complex structure, consisting of two main layers which lie
on top of an inner stratum of subcutaneous fat. The outer layer, known as the epidermis, is
largely made up of keratinocytes, 1_________ called because they produce the protein
keratin. This protein is responsible for 2__________ of the skin’s durability as 3________
as keeping it waterproof. 4_________ the epidermis lies the dermis, which is about four
5___________ thicker than the outer layer. This is the ‘powerhouse’ of the skin, containing
many supporting tissue, 6__________ with blood vessels, sweat glands, hair roots and
nerve endings. Composed of collagen fibres intertwined with elastic fibres, it helps to keep
The skin is remarkable because it performs so many functions that are essential for survival.
Not only 7_________it involved in the regulation of heat in the body, but also in metabolic
functions 8___________ the formation of vitamin D, and the absorption and excretion of
certain substances. 9___________ this, it acts as the main defence barrier against
ultraviolet light and invasion by bacteria and chemicals, and has a talent for repairing
Part 2.Read the text below and decide which answer best fits each space.
If you look to the heavens between sunset and moonrise in London, the brightest object
you’re likely to see will be a white spark racing the wrong 1__________ across the sky
from west to east. 2__________ it’s not cloudy, the International Space Station (ISS),
humanity’s 3__________ on the edge of the vast reaches of the cosmos, is easier to spot
Unlike the cramped Apollo capsules, the ISS is like an artificial island in space; its 14
modules have more elbow 5__________ than a typical family house. Together with its 20
solar panels, it could 6___________ the length of a football pitch. Since the year 2000,
nearly two hundred astronauts and mission specialists from 15 countries have 7_________
Its success is encouraging since it emerged as a compromise when the USA, Russia, Europe
and Japan found they could not afford separate space stations, and supporters love to
8_______ it up as an example of international co-operation. But it has not been without its
technical 9___________, the final components only being put into place in 2008, eight
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
TEST 6
BLUE DIAMONDS
Blue diamonds are the world’s most expensive diamonds, with some valued 1_________
over 350 million US dollars. However, no one knew 2_________ recently precisely where
these rare stones came from. Most diamonds are formed from pure carbon under extreme
heat 150 to 200 kilometres underground, and 3__________ is thought that volcanic
eruptions bring them to the earth’s surface. Research by scientists has revealed, however,
that blue diamonds were probably formed somewhere 4__________ 600 and 800
kilometres down, in a part of the earth’s interior known 5__________ the lower mantle.
only found in the lower mantle. 7__________ only were these stones formed four times
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
nearer the earth’s core 8___________ normal diamonds, but they also contain an element
called boron that is mostly found on the earth’s surface. What seems to have happened,
boron were carried down into the lower mantle by movements of the earth’s tectonic
Part 2.Read the text below and decide which answer best fits each space.
CRITICISM
It can 1________ a long time to become successful in your chosen field, however talented
you are. One thing you have to be 2_________ of is that you will face criticism along the
way. The world is full of people who would rather say something negative than positive. If
you’ve made up your 3_________ to achieve a certain goal, such as writing a novel, don’t
let the negative criticism of others prevent you from reaching your 4_________ and let
constructive criticism have a positive 5_________ on your work. If someone says you’re
totally 6_________ in talent, ignore them. That’s negative criticism. If, however, someone
advises you to revise your work and gives you good reasons for doing so, you should
7________ their suggestions carefully. There are many film stars who were once out of
8________. There are many famous novelists who made a complete 9________ of their
first novel - or who didn’t, but had to keep on approaching hundreds of publishers before
they could get it published. Being successful does depend on your luck, to a certain extent.
But things are more likely to 10________ well if you persevere and stay positive.
1. A. be B. have C. take D. do
TEST 7
On the night Cardi B 1________ the first female solo artist to win the Grammy for best rap
album, she emerged on the red carpet in a kitsch, shell-pink satin couture gown
4________ sheer cheetah print catsuit, complete 5_________ detachable peacockfeather tail.
Both boldly sexy outfits came 6_________ the archive of French provocateur Thierry
Mugler 7_________, despite having left the fashion industry more than 15 years
than most designers still in the business. Perhaps that’s because his unapologetically
Part 2. Read the text below and decide which answer best fits each space.
assume you’d want to win, and, if that wasn’t possible, you’d prefer to 3_________ up
second rather than third. However, research 4________ that the reality may be different.
In one study, volunteers assessed athlete’s faces as they waited for their medals. In
particular, they looked out for athletes with a “Duchenne smile”, which is thought to show
happiness and is 5__________ by a raising of the mouth and a crinkling round the eyes.
Gold medal winners were rated as happiest, but those in second place seemed less happy
than bronze medallists. Researchers also found that the 6________ by which a medal was
won or lost appeared important: silver medallists who 7_________ lost out on gold were
significantly less happy than those who only just beat the third-placed athlete.
Do silver medallists 8_________ on how they might have won gold, whereas bronze
medallists just feel lucky to win something? We can’t be sure, but researchers think
TETS 8
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
Over the last hundred years, much of the art of using herbs in cooking and medicine has
been lost, especially in industrialised societies. Until recently, few people in the crowded
cities had the space to grow plants or vegetables, and so 1_______ in the country did
knowledge of herbs linger on. 2_________ the advent of refrigeration, however, which
meant that the strong smell of old meat no longer had to be disguised, and the appearance
of packaged food and easily-available medicines, the growing of herbs declined rapidly.
Nowadays, there is hardly anyone who does not have a small patch of garden, or a
windowsill or balcony large 3_______ for a pot or two of herbs. These facts, coupled
4______ the beginnings of a revolt 5________ standardised foods and perhaps also a
mistrust of the 6_________ effects of some of today’s medicines, mean that herbs have
The culinary uses of herbs are endless and they can be used 8_______ good effect all year
round, in dried form or cut fresh. 9________ aids to beauty and for medicinal 10________,
there is now a vast range of herbs available. Herbs are for all occasions and all seasons.
Part 2.Read the text below and decide which answer best fits each space.
Lara Croft, the heroine of Tomb Raider, flies through the air and performs a range of
impressive movements. Somehow, the film-makers 1______ it look easy. The Hollywood
star Angelina Jolie, who plays Lara Croft, actually did most of the stunts herself, which is
professional stunt people. At one time, I 3_______ the idea of becoming a stunt woman
myself, but I was put off by the years of training I thought it would 4________. So, I was
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
thrilled to hear about a new stunt school where anyone could 5_________ a go. Last
Saturday, me and three friends, all wearing stretchy fabric, made our way to the Real Action
Stunt Academy. Inside it looked like a 6________ between a children’s playground and a
work of modern art, with trampolines, foam blocks and soft mats. Training began with a
trampoline session designed to help us 7________ how to fall safely. Our first real
challenge, the instructor then explained, involved jumping off a high platform and grabbing
a trapeze bar in midair. I suddenly felt 8________ stiff. The sight of a safety net helped me
9________ the worst of my fears, however, and by the end of the day I had got through
the trapeze challenge, learned how to fall down stairs safely and climbed a huge wall. We
gave ourselves a deserved 10_______ of applause after the final stunt, but I know I’ll never
be Lara Croft.
TETS 9
Part 1
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
Peter Molan, a doctor from New Zealand is a specialist in stomach disorders. He offers his
patients a simple but effective alternative 1________ taking medicine: honey. Dr Molan
claims the active component in honey is an antibacterial agent called UMF. There is some
doubt in the medical world 2________ to whether UMF can destroy bacteria completely,
but research clearly shows that people with stomach problems experience some relief soon
Is this yet another case of science simply giving credibility to 3________ we have always
known? After all, it is common knowledge 4________ soothing hot water laced with honey
and lemon can be for sore-throat sufferers. In accepting the beneficial effects of honey,
however, a 5_________ reservations should be borne in mind. Firstly, the popular belief
that honey is healthier than sugar isn't entirely well-founded.Like all foods, honey can be
healthy when eaten in 6_________, but may also have some downsides. Honey contains
the same number of calories as other types of sugar, and it can cause blood-sugar levels to
7_________ quickly. Secondly, eating too much honey on an empty stomach can
8_________ discomfort. That is why it's best to line the stomach with some fibre first, for
example by following a main meal 9_________ a dessert that incorporates honey. Thirdly,
under 10__________ circumstances should a baby's dummy be dipped in honey before the
baby sucks it, as this is just as likely to cause tooth decay as any other sugary treat.
Part 2. Read the text below and decide which answer best fits each space.
In the modern world, there is a wealth of leisure activities to choose from. Entertainment
industries 1______ for your leisure time. You can watch TV, listen to music, go to an art
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
gallery or concert or, of course, read a book. Sometimes it seems that reading is 2______,
because, 3______ you're a fast reader, it can take a 4______amount of time to finish a
novel, for example. But in the modern world, time is something that can be in short supply.
Book publishers haven't been 5______ to realise this and are now selling a product which
needn't 6______ as much of your time but still tells you an excellent story. The new
product is the audiobook - cassette recordings of shortened novels, often read by wellknown
personalities or the authors themselves. Audiobooks are relatively new but people
are becoming more aware of them and sales are increasing 7______.
One of the attractions of audiobooks is that they're 8______ listening to the radio, only
better. You can listen to what you want when you want, and you won't ever
7. A. all the time B. up until now C. from then on D. ever since then
TEST 10
The 2015 Nepal earthquake, which 1_______ more than 8000 people and injured more
than 18000, occurred at 11:56 on 25th April. The earthquake 2________ about twenty
seconds. Its epicenter was the village of Barpak, Gorkha district, and its hypocenter was at a
depth 3________ approximately 15km. It was the worst 4________ disaster to strike
Hundreds of thousands of people became 5_______ when their houses collapsed, entire
villages were flattened. Many old buildings were completely 6_________. The country also
Two other powerful earthquakes struck Nepal at 06:11 and 06:45. The 7_________
earthquake measured 7.9 Mw and its epicenter was identified at a distance of 80km to the
northwest of Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. Bharatpur was 8________ nearest major
city to the main earthquake, 53km from the epicenter. The second one was somewhat less
powerful 9________ the first one. It occurred 65km east of Kathmandu. These 10_______
Part 2.Read the text below and decide which answer best fits each space.
Police are hunting for a hit-and-run driver who knocked a teenage cyclist off her bike in East
Street. Sarah Tucker, 17, had a lucky escape on Friday, 13th May, when she was sent reeling
She bruised her thigh and shoulder and her bicycle was 1_______. The driver stopped for a
moment but then drove off without 2________ a name or address and before Sarah could
get his number. “I tried to get out of his way, but I couldn’t” she said. “Everyone at work
kept going on about it being Friday 13th. I’m not a bit 3________ and wouldn’t change any
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
of my plans just because Friday 13th is supposed to be unlucky, I don’t usually take any
4_______ of that sort of thing but I will now. I think I’ll stay in bed.”
The accident 5________ at the junction with Westwood Road at about 6.30pm as Sarah
The Volvo pulled out of Westwood onto Henley Road in front of the teenager’s bicycle. “He
could at 7_________ have helped her up. I don’t see why he should get away with it,” said
her father, Derek, “Sarah was lucky. I don’t know why the driver didn’t see her. He can’t
have been 8_______ attention. It is unfortunate that nobody took down the number.”
Though still too 9_______ to ride a bike, Sarah was able to go back to 10_________ in
Marlow on Monday.
TEST 11
It is forecast that we can look forward to working 1________ hours in the future, but it is
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
necessary for health and tranquility to work a certain 2________ of hours per week,
ideally doing a variety of jobs - something schools have always known. It may be that the
house building will meet a need. It is a very basic human instinct. Gardening is a related
activity. It is already 3_________ to cultivate many fruits and vegetables than to buy them
in the shops and the house of the next decade should take this 4________ account.
6________ on keeping warm is steadily going up, and, with the cost of energy likely to
double in real terms during the next ten years or 7_________, many large badly-insulated
old houses will become extremely expensive to use. The demand will be for small, wellinsulated
homes located 8________ warm protected areas and making the best
9_________ of the sun’s warmth. Efficient heating units will be of prime importance. At
10________, we waste a lot of space in planning rooms which are awkward to use.
Part 2. Read the text below and decide which answer best fits each space.
After years studying North America's black bears in the 1________ way wildlife biologist
Luke Robertson felt no closer to understanding the creatures. He realised that he had
to 2________ their trust. Abandoning scientific detachment, he took the daring step of
forming relationships with the animals, bringing them food to gain their acceptance.
The 3_________ this has given him into their behaviour has allowed him to dispel certain
not 5_______ as much for fruit as previously supposed. He also 6_________ that they are
ferocious. He says that people should not be 7_________ by behaviour such as swatting
under no 8_______ about their feelings for him. It is clear that their interest 9_______
9. A. about B. in C. for D. of
TEST 12
The accepted concept of a career 1._______ followed a similar pattern for decades. After
completing their education, people would enter the adult world of work, 2.___________
down on to a job which they would likely remain from that point 3.____________. Not
only would this occupation provide their income for their entire working life, it would also
allow them a healthy pension when they retired and moved into 4.___________ age. Over
the past twenty years, 5.________, the relationship between a wage earner and their
chosen profession has changed enormously. Today, the idea of a ‘job-for-life’ has all
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
Some observers even argue that current society to pit old 7._________ young in a
constant battle to find work of some description, all against a 8.__________ of increasing
At the same time, the government regularly releases figures that suggest the economy is
prospering, evidencing this claim with the fact that the unemployment rate continues to fall
annually. There are indeed more jobs available. However, a huge number of these are
casual, temporary or short-term positions, all of 9.__________ are low-paid and create
little in the way of tax income for the government. This has a number of debilitating longterm
effects, not 10.___________ because this assurance of a growing economy is based
Part 2.
Despite the continued 1.________ of those early town perks, it wasn't until the Depression
that modern Hershey started to take shape. Perhaps the only town in the country actually
to 2_________ during the 1930s, it thrived because Hershey vowed his Utopia would
never see a breadline. lnstead he 3_________ a massive building boom that gave rise to
the most visited buildings in today's Hershey and delivered wages to more than 600
workers. He admitted that his 4____________ were partly selfish: "lf I don't provide work
for them, I'll have to feed them. And since building materials are now at their lowest cost
He seems to have 5__________ no expense; most of the new buildings were strikingly
Center, home to the 1,904-seat Venetian-style Hershey Community Theater, which has
played 7______ since 1933 to touring Broadway shows and to music, dance, and opera
performances. lt offers just as much to look at when the lights are on and the curtains
closed. The floors in the 8_________ named Grand Lobby are polished ltalian lava rock,
surrounded by marble walls and capped with a bas-relief ceiling showing sheaves of wheat,
beehives, swans, and scenes from Roman mythology. With the 9________ inner foyer,
Hershey thumbed his nose even harder at the ravages of the Depression: The arched ceiling
is tiled in gold, the fire curtain bears a painting of Venice, and the ceiling is 10_______with
TEST 13
NIAGARA FALLS
Niagara Falls is Canada’s foremost tourist attraction in terms of the number of visitors it
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
attracts. Apart from the waterfall itself, however, there is precious 1________ to detain
you in the area. Unless, 2________ is, you’re a fan of wax museums, flashing neon lights
and souvenir shops. But the Maid of the Mist boat ride is something not to be missed.
3__________ operation since 1846, the boat takes millions of tourists a year around the
base of the Falls. It’s a wet ride and more often than not, the raincoats they supply you
4__________ prove futile against the stinging spray, but it’s well 5___________ the
drenching. The view of hundreds of litres of water per second crashing onto the rocks right
7__________ those who want a closer look, the journey behind the Falls also repays the
price of admission, as the school groups you’ll inevitably come across there will be only
tower situated on the very brink of the Falls. The experience 9________ only be described
as surreal; you feel as though you’re actually walking inside the waterfall. 10__________
with the boat ride, you’re guaranteed a soaking, but there again, this is a waterfall, so what
do you expect?
Part 2.
SMART SHOES
Smart shoes that adjust their size throughout the day could soon be available. A prototype
has already been produced and a commercial version may be in production within a few
years. The shoe contains sensors that constantly check the amount of 1_________ left in it.
If the foot has become too large, a tiny valve opens and the shoe expands slightly. The
entire control system is about 5mm square and is located inside the shoe. This radical shoe
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
2_________ a need because the volume of the 3_________ foot can change by as much
as 8% during the course of the day. The system is able to learn about the wearer’s feet and
4__________ up a picture of the size of his or her feet throughout the day. It will allow the
shoes to change in size by up to 8% so that they always fit 5 __________. They are
obviously more comfortable and less likely to 6__________ blisters. From an athlete’s
point of view, they can help improve 7_________ a little, and that is why the first
Eventually, this system will find a 9__________ in many other household items, from beds
that automatically change to fit the person sleeping in them, to power tools that
TEST 14
GLOBAL ENGLISH
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
Global English exists 1__________ a political and cultural reality. Many misguided theories
attempt to explain why the English language should have succeeded internationally,
whilst 2_______ have not. Is it because there is something inherently logical or beautiful
about the structure of English? Does its simple grammar make it easy to learn? Such ideas
are misconceived. Latin was once a major international language, 3_________ having a
complicated grammatical structure, and English also presents learners with all manner of
real difficulties, 4_____________ least its spelling system. Ease of learning, therefore, has
5___________ to do with it. 6________ all, children learn to speak their mother tongue
in approximately the same period of time, 7___________ of their language. English has
spread not 8____________ much for linguistic reasons, but rather because it has often
found 9___________ in the right place, at the right time. Since the 1960s, two major
countries, English is now used in addition to national or regional languages. As well as this,
an electronic revolution has taken place. It is estimated that 10______________ the region
Part 2.
Greenhouse gases are being released into the atmosphere 30 times faster than the time
when the Earth experiences a (1) ______ episode of global warming. A study comparing
the rate at which carbon dioxide and methane are being (2) ______ now, compared to 55
million years ago when global warming also occurred, has found dramatic differences in the
speed of release. James Zachos, professor of earth sciences at the University of California,
Santa Cruz, said the speed of present buildup of greenhouse gases is far greater than during
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
the global warming after the (3) ______ of the dinosaurs. “The emissions that caused this
past episode of global warming probably lasted 10,000 years,” Professor Zachos told the
American Association for the Advancement of Science at a meeting in St. Louis. “By burning
fossil fuels, we are likely to emit the same amount over the next three centuries.” He
warned that studies of global warming events in the geological past (4) ______ the Earth’s
climate passes a (5) ______ beyond which climate change accelerates with the help of
positive feedbacks - vicious circles of warming. Professor Zachos is a leading (6) ______ on
the episode of global warming known as the palaeoence-eocene thermal maximum, when
His research into the deep ocean (7) ______ suggests at this time that about 4.5 billion
tons of carbon entered the atmosphere over 10,000 years. “This will be the same amount of
carbon released into the atmosphere from cars and industrial emissions over the next 300
years if present (8) ______ continue”, he said. Although carbon can be released suddenly
and naturally into the atmosphere from volcanic activity, it takes many thousands of years
carbon, and quickly, but this natural (9) ______ can be easily (10) ______, which is
probably what happened 55 million years ago. “It will take tens of thousands of years
before atmospheric carbon dioxide comes down to pre-industrial levels,” the professor said.
“Even after humans stop burning fossil fuels, the effects will be long-lasting.”
TEST 15
Over the last century the world has become increasingly smaller. Not geographically, of
course, but in the sense that media, technology and the opening of borders has enabled the
world’s citizens to view, share and gain 1_________ to a much wider range of cultures,
societies and world views. In this 2________ pot that the world has become, today’s child
is privy 3_________ facets of the human experience that his immediate predecessors had
no inkling even existed. It 4____________ to reason that in order to absorb, configure and
finally form opinions about this information-laden planet, children must be supplied with
certain tools. 5____________ in this list of ‘tools’ are: education, social skills, cultural
awareness and the acquisition of languages, the most important of these being the latter.
Until recently, a child who had the ability to speak more than one language would have
which a child was raised played a strong role, 7___________ did the limited, biased
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
education of the past. With regards to immigrants, the sad fact was that non-native parents
tended to withhold the teaching of the mother tongue so that the child would acquire the
more ‘prestigious’ language of the adopted country. Nowadays, the situation has
European countries, most children are given the opportunity to learn a second or
9__________ a third language. Children acquire these foreign languages through various
and diverse means. In many countries, learning a foreign language is a compulsory subject
in the state school curriculum. Other children rely on language schools or private tuition to
achieve their goal. In other instances, children are 10_________ to bilingual parents, who, if
Part 2.
Frescoes painting is the age-old technique which 1________ painting on a damp plaster
walls. It is known to have been used to decorate homes for at least 5000 years and has
probably existed in one form or another for 2________ longer. Its very nature makes it
3_________ for adorning large surfaces, which explains its 4_________in churches and
government buildings. 5___________ oil paintings, which are glossy and reflect light,
making it difficult to view them from certain angles, frescoes have a pleasing matte finish.
As fresco plaster bleaches relatively easily, artists do not use as wide a range of pigments as
Fresco painting is considered to have reached its 7__________ in Italy during the
Renaissance, with Michelangelo being perhaps the most famous artist to 8__________ this
technique. A great many churches in Europe 9__________ wonderful frescoes, while more
recently celebrated artists such as the renowned Mexican muralist Diego Rivera have used
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
TEST 16
A MODERN-DAY PROBLEM
In the hustle and 1__________ of today’s hectic world all of us, 2______ exception, have
to contend with some level of stress. Obviously, the source and amount of stress are
relative to the individual. Just as causes and quantities of stress are subject to personal
factors, 3________ is the way in which a person deals with it. It is a well-known fact that
some people flourish 4________ faced with a potentially stress-causing task or situation.
On the other hand, the majority of people are adversely affected when confronted
5_______ a serious dilemma. Abnormal levels of stress can be a serious health hazard and
may prove detrimental to one’s physical health. Stress is said to be the culprit in a high
percentage of heart problems and stomach disorders. Even 6__________ types of cancer
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
are, reportedly, linked to stress. Knowing that stress is a modern-day malady which we
7________, to a greater or 8_________ extent, suffer from, has prompted many to begin
looking seriously at ways of controlling stress. Owing to the inevitable fact that stress will
always play a part in our lives, it is 9___________ paramount importance that strategies of
The opening of a new supermarket used to be a bit of an event in Britain. You could always
rely on a soap star, a disc jockey or a minor member of the royal family to come down and
1_________. Now it seems that new 2__________ are 3________ up every day in many
areas and so the poor old celebrity has become 4_________. Why pay a famous person
when any 5 _________ will open it for nothing? Last week, waiting pensioners didn’t care
who opened another Superbuy, 6_________ they were at the front. According to one
prospective customer who knew someone who worked there, the first five men over the
7_________ would be getting a bottle of aftershave, and the first five women, a bunch of
flowers. This 8________ of information quickly swept 9_________ the crowd, instilling
feelings of 10__________ superiority among those at the front, and envy from the
latecomers.
TEST 17
Part 1.
For some people, a great idea does not mean instant success, and a 1_______ example of
this is Henry Ford. While Ford worked 2__________ the Edison Illuminating Company, he
4__________ pleased with his work that he left his well-paid job in 1899 and founded the
expensive and unreliable, and the company folded two years 6_________.
Although now branded a failure, Ford did not give up. In November 1901, he started
7__________, this time naming his brainchild the Henry Ford Company. A year on, the
business was renamed the Cadillac Automobile Company, because Ford had left the
corporation. Impervious to yet 8_________ failure, Ford established the Ford Motor
Company in 1903 and succeeded in perfecting the assembly 9___________ production for
the Model T.Ford brought motoring to the masses and 0__________ looked back.
Part 2.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
When I first entered general practice I was living in a small community on the east coast of
Lake Huron. People expected me to be 1________ of their last physician, and they were
both disappointed and upset when this didn’t turn out to be the case. Although I had few
2_________ companions, I was a young, unmarried and attractive woman who had been
through one of the best medial schools in the country, and had a reasonable regard for my
own qualities. It was upsetting at first when professional 3_________ was ignored and my
patients insisted on second opinions for the most trivial of conditions, but things became
even more difficult when people started to spread malicious 4_________ about my private
life.
However, I decided that I would not let myself be made 5_________ even if there were
enough reasons to make anyone feel 6___________. I followed my father’s cure for all
problems - plain old hard work. I got up early every morning, 7__________ to my office,
and followed my profession. This was in the ‘30s and the level of poverty was 8_________.
Children didn’t have enough to eat and mothers couldn’t feed them. Because I was
sympathetic and able to give practical help in some cases, my surgery became a 9_______
for women trying to escape from the threat of domestic violence and the trap of poverty
and too many children. And ironically, as I 10________ the poorest people in the
community, the middle class began to think that maybe I had something to offer and
TEST 18
The Solar System may be defined as consisting of all those objects that are governed by the
Sun's gravitational 1_________. Other effects arising 2_________ the proximity of the
Sun could equally 3_________ be used as criteria, such as radiation pressure or interaction
with the solar wind. 4__________ any of these definitions the Solar System extends
5________ to a distance of about two light-years; the closest star, Proxima Centauri,
Our knowledge of this region of space certainly does not reach as far as this, 7_________,
because the most distant Solar-System objects that we know about, the comets, seem to
third of the total distance. 9_________ for the other Solar-System bodies known to us,
they lie at distances of less than a few hundred AU. Our study is therefore confined
Part 2.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
By 1_________ your hand into a freezing cold bucket of water, you can discover how
quickly your body burns calories. This basic experiment is the starting point for a pioneering
Everyone is born with brown fat around the shoulder 2________. It is central to keeping a
order to keep babies warm. Scientists, though, have long believed that this brown fat
However, a few years ago, researchers were carrying out scans 6________ adults during
the winter and realized there were 7__________ of fat that seemed to have been
8________ by the cold weather. This discovery has encouraged scientists to 9_________
further research in the hope it is the 10__________ gun that will help solve weight
problems amongst the obese. They have already determined that the cold, certain foods
TEST 19
POLE-VAULTING
Pole-vaulting is, in some 1______, similar to the high jump. After 2______, in both events
athletes attempt to jump over a bar. Of course, there is one significant 3_________
between the two: pole-vaulters use a long flexible pole to help them achieve their aim.
It has been claimed that the origins of the sport can be traced 4________ to the
Netherlands or parts of England where there are a lot of canals and rivers. People
traditionally used poles in these areas to 5_________ shortcuts by jumping across the
waterways. Pole-vaulting competitions have been held in some of these places for centuries
although athletes were originally judged 6_________ the distance they could jump rather
In the 3___________ days of the sport, the poles were made of wood or bamboo. Later,
aluminium was used and today’s high-tech poles have a complicated fiberglass and metal
design, enabling athletes to clear heights in excess of six metres. While the first polevaulters
8_________ on their feet in a pile of sand or sawdust, now special large foamfilled mats are used
with a 9_______ to minimizing the 10_________ of injuries.
Part 2.
Film directors usually make the least promising subjects for biography. They tend to stay
behind the camera and get on with making films, emerging only to make the particular
biographical interest, and some pay off the attention handsomely. What biographer could
2________ analyzing Hitchcock, Woody Allen or Polanski? These directors, in any case,
were themselves sufficiently absorbed in their own 3__________ to cross over the other
Much of Jean Renoir’s public profile is 5___________ on his appearance in his final film.
But judging by the most recent biography, by Ronald Bergan, the man was simply not
interesting. He grew up in the benevolent 6________ of his painter father, against whom
he appears not to have 7__________ in any way, emerged to make his own 8_________
in the early life and went on making films for most of the rest of his life. Even when
9_________ with war, Renoir seems to have 10__________ through his career with
equanimity.
TEST 20
This bird is about the same size as the European roller and has many features in common
with its near relatives. 1________ the European family, however, the cuckoo roller can
reverse its outer toes, enabling it to perch 2_________ gripping a branch with two toes
forward and two back. Its eating habits are also quite different. 3________ nearly all other
rollers take food on the wing or pluck reptiles or large insects from the ground, the cuckoo
roller stays high up in the forest canopy, 4_________ on caterpillars, stick insects and,
Subtly blending its colours to the forest backcloth, and 5_________ leaving the safety of
the branches except to cross from one tree to another, the chameleon is an elusive prey.
chameleon’s slow, swaying walk makes it difficult to see against the leaves. So good is its
camouflage that the cuckoo roller has to 8________ up with long periods of watching and
experts assume this is what happens, because despite the fact that this bird is widespread
throughout Madagascar, no observer has yet seen it in the process of catching its prey.
Part 2.
In 1979, hours after having run the New York Marathon, the 1_________ Olympic
champion Chris Brasher wrote an article for The Observer newspaper which began: “To
believe this story you must believe that the human race is one joyous, happy family,
working together, laughing together 2________ the impossible. Last Sunday, in one of the
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
most trouble-stricken cities in the world, 11532 men and women from 40 countries in the
world, assisted by over a million black, white and yellow people, laughed, cheered and
suffered during the greatest folk festival the world has seen.” Enchanted with the
Within months the London Marathon was born, with Brasher making trips to America to
study the race organization and finance of big city marathons such as New York and Boston,
the oldest in the world. He 5_________ a contract with Gillette worth 50000 pounds,
established the organization’s charitable 6________, and 7_________ down six main
aims for the event, which he not only hoped would echo the scenes he had witnessed in
New York, but also put Britain firmly on the 8_________ as a country capable of organizing
major events.
His vision was realized on March 29th 1981, with the 9_________ London Marathon
10________ to be an instant success. More than 20000 people applied to run: 7747 were
accepted and 6255 crossed the finish line on Constitution Hill as cheering crowds lined the
route.
TEST 21
For centuries Egyptian hieroglyphics represented one of the world’s greatest linguistic
challenges. They 1________ scholars baffled until they were finally deciphered in the
In the year 1799 some French soldiers found a slab of black basalt when working on a
fortress near the small town of Rosetta. One officer, Pierra Francois Bouchard, realized they
had stumbled 3_________ a finding of great significance and handed it over to scholars.
The Rosetta Stone has inscriptions in two languages, Egyptian and Greek, 4_________
there are, in fact, three scripts carved on it. The 5__________ script is hieroglyphics, a
pictorial form of writing used to transcribe the language of Ancient Egypt, and which can be
found on many Egyptian buildings and monuments. The hieroglyphics are followed by
Demotic, 6__________ Egyptian script. The third script is Ancient Greek, and it was
7__________ that alerted Bouchard, who recognised it, to the importance of the discovery.
Many scholars became involved in the task of deciphering hieroglyphics, but it was not until
1822 that there was a major breakthrough. The French linguist, Jean Francois Champollion
was familiar with 8__________ Greek and Coptic, the language of the Christian
descendants of the Ancient Egyptians. He was able to 9_________ out the Demotic signs in
Coptic and from there traced a path back to hieroglyphics, 10_________ making their
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
decipherment possible.
Part 2
The Mayan tribes of South America would chew chicle, a natural form of rubber, while the
Ancient Greeks 1________ the resin of a mastic shrub. In modern Britain, we like to chew
sticks and tablets of manufactured gum - and 2________ of the tasteless sticky residue on
the ground.
However, recent legislation in the UK means that used chewing gum is now 3________ as
litter and anyone who drops it on the pavement or 4_________ in any public place is
committing a crime and can be fined. Some areas have council litter wardens who can
A new government campaign 6_________ the extent of the problem and aims to
7_________ awareness about this anti-social habit, for instance with posters in shopping
areas.
Throughout the UK, councils spend 150 million pounds a year 8_________ chewing gum
from the streets, and 4 million of that is in London alone. Indirectly, this is 9_________
taxpayers’ money. 10_________ is the main removal method, but use is also made of
TEST 22
WORLD WAR I
Also named the Great War, World War I began in 1914 as a 1_____ of a family dispute
between the interrelated royal families of Europe. The main trigger 2_____ this conflict,
one of the largest in the history of the world, was the assassination of Archduke Franz
interlocking alliances 4_____ the great powers of Europe, resulting 5_____ two coalitions:
The Triple Entente and The Triple Alliance. Funnily 6_____, these were almost exactly the
same alliances that ended 7_____ together for the Second World War. The war 8_____
just over 4 years and ended in the defeat of The Triple Alliance, later to be known 9______
The Central Powers. The First World War ended with the signing of The Treaty of Versaille,
demanding that Germany pay outrageous reparations for 10 _____ role in the conflict. This
did not ease tensions in Europe and, in fact, just acted as a prelude for The Second World
War in 1939.
Part 2.Read the text below and decide which answer best fits each space.
Holiday beaches are like huge barbecues where people 1______ like burgers on a grill.
They are keen to soak up the sun, but often they do not 2______ the dangers that this can
involve. This does not mean that we should avoid the sun altogether. On the 3______,
doctors agree that sunshine in limited amounts is actually good for you. However, by some
simple advice, holidaymakers can 4______ a perfect tan while avoiding such dangers as
sunburn and even cancer. The sun is at its strongest between 11 am and 3 pm, so it is
5______ to stay in the shade during these hours. Babies should be kept 6______ direct
sun at all times, as they are particularly sensitive, and children should wear sun block and a
hat. It is also important to reapply sun cream regularly, 7______ after swimming. The eyes
also need protection from the sun. We should not think of sunglasses as just a fashion
accessory. They 8______ vital protection from the sun's rays. Never wear sunglasses with
cheap lenses; they do more 9______ than good, so the extra money spent on a more
expensive pair is well worth it. Summer is a great season. By being 10 ______,we can enjoy
TEST 23
Cats of all kinds are present in the legends, religion, mythology, and history of 1_____
different cultures. Cave paintings created 2_______ early humans display different types
of wild cats 3_______ are now extinct, or no longer around. Many of these great beasts
saw humans as food, but were hunted by humans in return. Cats similar 4______ the ones
kept as pets today started showing 5______ in artwork thousands of years ago. For
example, the ancient Egyptians believed cats were the sacred, or special, animal of a
goddess named Bast. They believed that Bast often appeared as a cat, so many ancient
Egyptians respected and honoured cats and kittens. 6_______, other cultures feared cats
or thought that they brought illnesses and bad luck. Today, with millions kept as pets in
homes around the world, cats have become important members of many families. No one
knows for sure when or how cats became very popular household pets. It's possible
7________ people noticed how cats hunted mice and rats, 8_______ they set food and
milk out to keep the cats near their homes. This helped to prevent 9______ many of these
rodents 10________ coming into homes and eating people's food or spreading sickness.
Part 2.Read the text below and decide which answer best fits each space.
Earth is the only 1______ we know of in the universe that can support human life.
2_______ human activities are making the planet less fit to live on. As the western world
3_______ on consuming two-thirds of the world's resources while half of the world's
population do so 4_______ to stay alive we are rapidly destroying the very resource we
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
have by which all people can survive and prosper. Everywhere fertile soil is 5_______ built
on or washed into the sea. Renewable resources are exploited so much that they will never
be able to recover completely. We discharge pollutants into the atmosphere without any
being reduced at the very time when rising human numbers and consumption are
7______ increasingly heavy demands on it. The Earth's natural resources are there for us
to use. We need food, water, air, energy, medicines, warmth, shelter and minerals to
8______ us fed, comfortable, healthy and active. If we are sensible in how we use the
resources they will 9______ indefinitely. But if we use them wastefully and excessively
TEST 24
TREES
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
All over the world, forests are safeguarding the health of the planet 1______. They do this
2______ protecting the soil, providing water, and regulating climate. Trees bind soil
mountain-sides. Hills, 3_______ the trees have been felled, lose 500 times as much soil a
Trees catch and store rainwater. Their leaves break the impact of the rains, robbing them
4_______ their destructive power. The roots of trees allow the water to go into the soil,
which gradually releases it to flow down rivers and refill ground-water reserves. Where
there are 5________ trees, the rains run in sheets of water off the land, carrying soil with
them. Land covered with trees and other plants absorbs 20 times more rainwater than bare
earth. As 6________ grow, trees absorb carbon dioxide, the main cause of the
Together, the world’s trees, plants and soils contain three 8________ as much carbon as
The world’s forests contain 9_______ vast majority of its animal and plant species. The
tropical rainforests alone have well 10_________ half of them, even though they cover only
Part 2.Read the text below and decide which answer best fits each space.
WHAT IS GENEALOGY?
Genealogy is a branch of history. It concerns family history, 1______ than the national or
world history studied at school. It doesn’t 2_______ involve drawing a tree, however -
tracing your family history can also 3_______ in learning about your roots and your
People who research their family history often 6______ that it’s a fascinating hobby which
7_______ a lot about where they come from and whether they have famous ancestors.
According to a survey involving 900 people who had researched their family history, the
chances of 8________ a celebrity in your past are one in ten. The survey also concluded
that the 9________ back you follow your family line, the more likely you are to find a
relation who was much wealthier than you are. However, the vast majority of people who
10________ in the survey discovered they were better off than their ancestors.
TEST 25
I work as a motorbike stunt rider - that is, I do tricks on my motorbike at shows. The Le
Mans race track in France was 1_______ I first saw some guys doing motorbike stunts. I’d
never seen 2_______ riding a motorbike using just the back wheel before and I was
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
3_______ impressed that I went straight home and taught 4_______ to do the same. It
wasn’t very long before I began to 5_______ my living at shows performing my own
motorbike stunts.
I have a degree 6_______ mechanical engineering; this helps me to look at the physics
7______ lies behind each stunt. In addition to being responsible for design changes to the
motorbike, I have to work out 8______ stunt I do. People often think that my work is very
dangerous, but, apart 9________ some minor mechanical problem happening occasionally
during a stunt, nothing ever goes wrong. I never feel in 10_______ kind of danger because
Part 2.Read the text below and decide which answer best fits each space.
Nowadays, one of the most common items found in the home is the sticking plaster.
Protecting a cut by covering the affected area with a piece of material that sticks to the skin
may seem a rather obvious idea, so it is perhaps surprising to learn that the plaster was not
The person who thought 2________ the idea was Earle Dickson, an employee of the
Johnson and Johnson company. Concerned that his wife Josephine sometimes had
accidents while cooking and doing 3________ jobs, he used pieces of cotton materials
placed inside strips of sticky tape to cover her injuries. This prevented dirt from getting into
the 4_______ and protected it from further harm as she did the housework.
Dickson’s boss was impressed, so in 1921, Johnson and Johnson put the new sticking plaster
into 5________ under the brand name Band-Aid. Sales at first were slow, but somebody at
the company came up with the 6_______ idea of giving free plasters to the Boy Scouts.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
This created publicity and from then on it became a 7________ success. Dickson was
Although the basic design of the sticking plaster has remained similar to the 9_______,
there have been many developments in the materials used and it is now 10_______ in a
variety of shapes, sizes and colors. Total worldwide sales are believed to have exceeded 10
billion.
2. A. forward B. in C. over D. up
TEST 26
Part 1. Read the text below and think of one word which best fits each space. Use only ONE
WORD for each space. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (10 pts)
Towards Proficiency
People born in certain months of the year tend to be taller than those born in others. This discovery
was (1) __________ in a recent study carried out at the Danish Epidemiology Science Centre in
Copenhagen.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
The researchers looked at the height and weight details (2) __________birth of over a million
Danes born in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, and found that a child born in April is, on average,
nearly two centimeters taller than one born in December. As (3) __________ as being taller, the
April baby is also likely to be heavier, and the odds (4) __________ that he or she will remain
bigger throughout life.
The study also shows that (5) __________ children born in December tend to be the smallest, the
size of those born in June and July is also well below (6) __________ of the April babies. In these
two midsummer months, however, the difference in height and weight is only half as much as in
midwinter.
Similar results (7) __________ these emerged from a separate study in Australia. There they found
that by the time children reached 18, the gap between the April and the December ones had
increased to about five centimeters.
Another seasonal variation that (8) __________ to light concerned actual birth dates. Winter
babies, it was discovered, were born an average of one day earlier than spring, summer or autumn
babies.
In (9) __________ of these studies were scientists able to explain these differences. In both cases
they called (10) __________ further research into the subject.
Part 2.Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each gap.
Write your answers in corresponding numbered boxes.
Promoting children’s self-esteem seems to be one of the aims of modern childcare and education.
It goes (1) _______ with a culture in which children are (2) _______ for the most minor
achievements. While this promotion of self-esteem is, rightly, a reaction against (3) _______ times
when children weren’t praised enough, it also seems to be (4) _______ a fear of how failure will
affect children: a fear that if they don’t succeed at a task, they will somehow be damaged.
However, the opposite may well be true. Many scientists spend years experiencing (5) _______
failure in the lab until they make a breakthrough. They know that ultimately this process advances
scientific knowledge. (6) _______, children need to experience failure to learn and grow. If
children have been praised for everything they’ve done, regardless of how good it is, then failure
in adult life will be all the more painful.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
Life is full of (7) _______ and there is no point in trying to protect children from the
disappointments that (8) _______ them. Parents and educators shouldn’t be afraid of picking up
on children’s mistakes, as long as they also praise them when they do well. After all, the heroes
children try to (9) _______ the pop stars and footballers, have all reached the top (10)
_______ruthless competition. Like them, children need to learn how to cope with failure and turn
it to their advantage.
6. A. All the same B. By the same token C. In like manner D. In similar fashion
8. A. put great store by B. lie in wait for C. hold in store for D. wait up for
TEST 27
Part 1.Fill in the blank with ONE suitable word. Write your answers in the numbered blanks
provided below the passage. (15 points)
HOWARD’S CAREER AS A PALAEONTOLOGIST
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
Part 2.Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the best answer to each of the following questions.
Who says that each and every teenager spends all of his or her time inside in front of a screen?
Contrary to popular belief, many teens have taken to the great 1____________ in search of a way
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
to give 2.____________ to their feelings and stay fit. What are these teens up to? Well, it is a sport
called parkour. In fact, parkour is more than just a sport; it is a training discipline, one that has its
3.____________ in common military obstacle course training.
Parkour is something that requires 8.____________ and a variety of other skills – some physical,
some mental, but all incredibly challenging. One person who has mastered these skills is Dimitris
Kyrsanidis of Greece. Virtually a(n) 9.____________ success, Dimitris took up the sport and
literally 10………. the ground running! In a remarkable achievement, he went from playing
football on a local pitch to becoming a noted parkour champion in the famous Red Bull Art of
Motion competition by beating seventeen of the best parkour athletes in the world.
TEST 28
Part 1. Read the text below and think of one word which best fits each space. Use only ONE
WORD for each space. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (10 pts)
Until the nineteenth century, the ownership of land was the only certain basis of power in
England. It is true that both power and money (1) ________ be acquired by (2) ________ means:
by trade, by commerce, by fighting, by useful services to the government or by personal service to
the king and queen. But wealth unsupported by power was (3) ________ to be plundered, power
based only on personal abilities was at the mercy of time and future, and the power to be (4)
________ through trade or commerce was limited. Before the nineteenth century (5) ________
wealth of England lay in the countryside as opposed to the towns; landowners (6) ________ than
merchants were the dominating (7) ________ and ran the country so that their own interests were
the last to suffer. Even (8)________ the economic balance began to change, they were so
thoroughly in (9) ________of administration and legislation, that their political and social
supremacy continued. As a rule, from the Middle Ages until the nineteenth century, anyone who
had made money by whatever means, and was ambitious for (10)________ and his family,
automatically invested in a country estate.
Part 2. Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each gap.
Write your answers in corresponding numbered boxes. (10 points)
Saving Latin
Try telling the Reverend Reginald Foster that Lantin is a dead language. The response will
be an 1. ________ rant from a teacher who has dedicated a large 2.______of his life to keeping
the forerunner of the English and Romance languages alive. A man on a mission, he speaks only
in Latin to his students, 3.________the language to life with his dramatic recitations.
But Reverend Foster is not alone. Latin plays a special part in Italian cultural heritage, and
politicians and academics have 4. ________concerns that enthusiasm for Latin in schools appears
to be on the 5.________because of the popularity of English. Some purists even feel this is
6.______their national 7. ______. They have a point; in my experience Italians seem obsessed
with using English words, and will 8._________an English word into a sentence even when a
perfectly good native word will 9.__________.
But need we really fear for Latin just yet? Maybe not. Even if it is on its last 10._______,
it has survived for over 2,000 years.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
TEST 29
Part 1. Read the text and think of a word that best fits each gap. Use ONLY ONE word in
each gap. (15 points)
Over the last century the world has become increasingly smaller. Not geographically, of
course, but in the sense that media, technology and the opening of borders has enabled the
world’s citizens to view, share and gain (1)__________ to a much wider range of cultures,
societies and world views. In this (2)__________ pot that the world has become, today’s
child is privy (3)__________ facets of the human experience that his immediate
predecessors had no inkling even existed. It (4)__________ to reason that in order to
absorb, configure and finally form opinions about this information-laden planet, children
must be supplied with certain tools. (5)__________ in this list of ‘tools’ are: education,
social skills, cultural awareness and the acquisition of languages, the most important of
these being the latter. Until recently, a child who had the ability to speak more than
one language would have been considered a very rare entity. (6)__________ one-language
phenomenon could be attributed to a combination of factors. One of them is that the
monolingual environment in which a child was raised played a strong role, (7)__________
did the limited, biased education of the past. With regard to immigrants, the sad fact was
that non-native parents tended to withhold the teaching of the mother tongue so that the
child would acquire the ‘more prestigious’ language of the adopted country. Nowadays,
the situation has (8)__________ an almost complete reversal. In the majority of North
American and European countries, most children are given the opportunity to learn a
second or (9)__________a third language. Children acquire these foreign languages
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
through various and diverse means. In many countries, learning a foreign language is a
compulsory subject in the state school curriculum. Other children rely on language schools
or private tuition to achieve their goal. In other instances, children are (10)__________ to
bilingual parents, who, if they so desire, may teach the children two languages.
Part 2.From the words listed below, choose the one which best fits the space, A, B, C or D.
Black cabs, officially known as Hackney Carriages, are (1) _______ London and are special for
a number of reasons. For a start, they are the only taxis in the city that can be hailed from the
kerb with a raised hand signal to get the driver’s attention. Currently, it is estimated that there are
20,000 black cabs (2) _______ on the capital’s streets. Their origin, in fact, can be (3) _______
the name ‘Hackney Carriage’ said to derive from the French word haquenée referring to the type
of horse used to pull the carriages in the days of horse-drawn carriages. The first horse-drawn
Hackney coaches appeared on London’s streets in the 17th century during the reign of Queen
Elizabeth I. As transport developed and motor cars were (4) _______, motor cabs replaced the
horse-drawn carriages. Since the end of the 19th century, various car manufacturers’ vehicles
have been used as motor cabs but it was not until the mid-20th century that the cabs we have
been (5) _______ over the last decades first appeared.
It is such a(n) (6) _______ of becoming a black cab driver in London and it is (7) _______. If
you want to gain this honour you will need to have passed the infamous test known as ‘the
Knowledge’, which was first introduced in 1851 following (8) _______ of complaints by
passengers whose cab drivers got lost. This incredibly difficult test can take around three or four
years to prepare for and you can often catch a glimpse of those drivers who are doing just this
zipping around London on their mopeds, with a map (9) _______ to a clipboard on their
handlebars. These people are essentially trying not only to master the 25,000 or so streets within
a six-mile radius of Charing Cross, but also to work out the most direct routes from place to
place. They must know thousands of ‘points of interest’ such as hotels, hospitals, places of
worship, theatres, stations, sports and leisure facilities, to name but a few. Practically everywhere
and anywhere that a potential passenger would wish to be taken to or from must be known, so a
nodding acquaintance, for a black cab driver, is (10) _______, and perhaps this is the most
difficult part, knowing the quickest way to get from one place to another. Little wonder so few
people are successful.
3. A. ferreted out from B. hunted down from C. mapped out to D. traced back to
10. A. beyond measure B. beyond redemption C. beyond the pale D. beyond the veil
TEST 30
Part 1. For questions 1 to 10, read the following passages, then decide which word best fits
each gap. Write your answers in the numbered boxes provided.
Radical honesty therapy, (0) .......... it is known in the US, is the latest thing to be held up as the
key to happiness and success. It involves telling the truth all the time, with no exceptions for hurt
feelings. But this is not as easy as it (1) __________ sound. Altruistic lies, (2) __________ than
the conniving, self-aggrandising variety, are an essential part of polite society.
‘We all lie like mad. It wears us (3) __________. It is the major source of all human stress,’ says
Brad Blanton, psychotherapist and founder of the Centre for Radical Honesty. He has become a
household (4) __________ in the US, where he spreads his message via day-time television talk
shows. He certainly has his work cut out for him. In a recent survey of Americans, 93 per cent
(5) __________ to lying ‘regularly and habitually’ in the workplace. Dr Blanton is typically
blunt about the consequences of (6) __________ deceitful. ‘Lying kills people,’ he says.
Dr Blanton is adamant that minor inconveniences are (7) __________ at all compared with the
huge benefits of truth telling. ‘Telling the truth, especially after hiding it for a long
time, (8) __________ guts. It isn’t easy. But it is better than the alternative.’ (9)
__________, he believes, is the stress of living ‘in the prison of the mind,’ which culminates in
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
depression and ill health. ‘Your body stays tied up in knots and is susceptible to illness,’ he says.
‘Allergies, high blood pressure and insomnia are all (10) __________ worse by lying. Good
relationship skills, parenting skills and management skills are also dependent on telling the
truth.’
(0) which
Part 2. Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. (15
points)
MOUNTAIN RESCUE
Last year over 200 climbers were rescued from the mountains of Scotland alone by local rescue
teams, who go out in all weathers to do whatever they can to help when disaster (1)________.
These people are volunteers, giving their time and energy freely and, on occasion, putting
themselves in danger. They will risk life and (2)______ in an emergency when they are called on
to rescue foolhardy or unlucky climbers.
A whole (3)________ of things can go wrong up in the mountains. A storm can (4)_______ up
without warning, reducing visibility to virtually zero. Then only the most experienced mountaineer
could find their way back down to safety. And it is easy to come to (5)________, breaking a leg - or
worse. Many climbers owe a huge (6)_______ of gratitude to the rescue teams!
While rescue teams work for no pay, there are considerable costs (7)_______ in maintaining an
efficient service. Equipment such as ropes and stretchers is of (8)________ importance, as are
vehicles and radio communications devices. Though some of the costs are (9)________ by the
government, the rescue teams couldn't operate without donations from the public. Fortunately,
fundraising for a good cause like this is not difficult; anyone who has ever been up in the mountains
will gladly (10)_______ a contribution.
TEST 31
Part 1. Read the text below and think of one word which best fits each space. Use only ONE
WORD for each space. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (10 pts)
For centuries Egyptian hieroglyphics represented one of the world’s greatest linguistic challenges.
They (1)......................... scholars baffled until they were finally deciphered in the nineteenth
century, (2) ........................ to the discovery of the Rosetta Stone.
In the year 1799 some French soldiers found a slab of black basalt (3) ....................... working on
a fortress near the small town of Rosetta. One officer, Pierre Francois Bouchard, realised they had
stumbled (4) ........................ a finding of great significance and handed it over to scholars.
The Rosetta Stone has inscriptions in two languages, Egyptian and Greek, (5) ........................ there
are, in fact, three scripts carved on it. The (6) ........................ script is hieroglyphics, a pictorial
form of writing used (7) ........................ transcribe the language of Ancient Egypt, and which (8)
........................ be found on many Egyptian buildings and monuments. The hieroglyphics are
followed by Demotic, (9) ....................... Egyptian script. The third script is Ancient Greek, and it
was (10) ................... that alerted Bouchard, who recognised it, to the importance of the discovery.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
Part 2.Read the text below and decide which answer best fits each space.
INDUSTRY 4.0
Digitally connected manufacturing, often (41) _________ “Industry 4.0”, (42) __________ a
wide variety of technologies, ranging from 3D printing to robotics, new materials and production
systems.
A move towards Industry 4.0 would benefit the private sector. Large, integrated manufacturers
would find in it a way to (43) __________ and shorten their supply chain, for example via
flexible factories. A more digitalized manufacturing would also open new market (44)
_________ for SMEs providing such specialized technologies as sensors, robotics, 3D printing
or machine-to-machine communications.
For developed nations, Industry 4.0—a term initially (45) __________ in Germany—could be a
way to regain manufacturing competitiveness. This is particularly relevant in the case of Western
Europe, which, unlike the US, does not currently enjoy reduced energy costs.
As for (46) __________ markets, Industry 4.0 could provide the much-needed route to moving
up the value chain, something that has become increasingly important to achieve in the (47)
___________ of rising labor costs. For example, China’s new ten-year plan, issued last May and
(48) ____________ named “Made in China 2025”, targets key sectors such as robotics,
information technology and energy (49) ___________ turning the country from a
“manufacturing giant” into a “world manufacturing power.
As promising as it is, much more work remains to be done to make Industry 4.0 a large scale
reality. On the regulatory side, for instance, policy makers will have to ensure that data—the (50)
___________ of Industry 4.0—can move freely and securely throughout the supply chain,
including across borders. This is an effort that is likely to take some time.
TEST 32
Part 1. Fill each gap in the passage below with ONE appropriate word in the space provided.
(15 points)
INTRODUCTION TO A NOVEL
Some years ago, I received a letter from a stranger, Joanna King. It seemed at first to be one of
those pleasant fan letters that authors are occasionally cheered (1)________, but which then turn
out to be something else. Joanna had an aunt, aged ninety-eight, who had kept a diary from the age
of thirteen until she was ninety-four. (2)_______ Joanna nor her husband had ever been allowed
to read any of these diaries, but because their relative was a woman (3)_______ strong opinions,
they thought they would be interesting.
The point of writing to me was to ask my advice. Joanna had read a memoir I’d written about my
own mother and grandmother, two ordinary women with (4)______ claim to fame, and it had made
her wonder if there was some value in the diaries (5)_______ a social document. Could I suggest
(6)________ might be done with them?
I suggested that a university might be interested and enclosed various names and addresses. I said
the thought of someone keeping a diary over such (7)______ length of time, so neatly covering
most of a century, was (8)________ itself extraordinary, and I would love to read them myself.
Joanna replied saying that this was what she had hoped. (9)________ is, that I myself might be
intrigued enough to want to (10)_______ something of them. I hadn’t, in fact, mean that, but once
it had been suggested I began to toy with the prospect.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
Part 2. Read the text below and decide which answer best fits each space.
BITCOIN
The UK and other EU governments are planning a (1) _________ on bitcoin, also known as a
cryptocurrency that is not (2) _________ by banks, amid growing concerns that the digital
currency is being used for money laundering and tax (3) _________.
The Treasury plans to regulate bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to bring them (4) _________
anti-money-laundering and counter-terrorism financial legislation. Traders will be forced to
reveal their identities, ending the (5) _________ that has made the currency attractive for drug
dealing and other illegal activities.
Under the EU-wide plan, online platforms where bitcoins are traded will be required to carry out
(6) _________ diligence on customers and report suspicious transactions. The UK government is
negotiating amendments to the anti-money-laundering directive to ensure firms’ activities are (7)
_________ by national authorities.
Economists have compared bitcoin’s meteoric rise with past (8) _________, such as the tulip
mania of the 17th century and the dotcom that began in the late 90s with the Nasdaq index in
New York and burst in 2000. Both examples foreshadow a painful collapse for a currency that
has no (9) _________ value to those who hold it beyond that (10) _________ to it by a
community of owners. Should they realise the emperor has no clothes en masse, there could be a
rude awakening.
TEST 33
Part 1. For questions 1-10, fill each of the following numbered blanks with ONE suitable
word.
The psychology of retailing has come to rely on highly sophisticated techniques. Over and (1)
________ the design of the shops and the packaging of the merchandise, clever positioning of goods
also ensures that the natural flow of people takes them to (2) _________ and every section in a shop.
Customers are led gently, but at the same time with deadly accuracy, towards the merchandise in
such a way (3) _________ to maximise sales.
Manufacturers compete for the right to have their products displayed at the most effective level.
In supermarkets, there is a crucial section in the tiers of vertical shelving somewhere between waist
height and eye (4)_________, where we are most likely to take note of a brand. In the old days,
when we went into a shop, we (5) _________our way up to the counter, behind (6) __________
would be the shopkeeper and virtually all of the merchandise, and were served with what we
wanted. Those days are (7) ________ and truly over.
Today, we are used to serving (8) _________ in supermarkets; products are laid before us as
enticingly as (9) __________, and impulse purchases are encouraged as a major part of the exercise.
As a result of this, we, as shoppers, have to keep our wits (10) __________ us to resist the retailers’
ploys.
Part 2
The newspaper has been a part of our daily life for several centuries. They have been a way for
the public to be 71. __________ of important events that are occurring around the world.
Newspapers have72. ________ dramatic changes over the 73. ___________ of history. Some of
the earliest newspapers date back to Ancient Rome where important announcements were74.
__________ in stone tablets and placed in highly populated areas where citizens could be
informed of the announcements. The biggest change was printing them on newsprint and use of
the printing 75.__________ . By automating the production of the newspaper, the number of
papers available to the public greatly increased, while making it affordable for people to
purchase one. These developments led to a boom in the newspaper industry where several
different newspapers started to appear in major cities, publishing morning, afternoon and evening
editions. These papers gave readers news, weather, sports and other features that informed and
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
entertained them. However, newspaper costs continued to rise and the number of newspaper 76.
_________ continued to fall. This led to a vast reduction in the number of newspapers and
newspaper 77. ____________ in every market. In addition, with the increase in the use of
technology, the public no longer needed the newspaper for its source of information. Other
media such as radio, television and the Internet started to replace the paper as an information
source. In recent years, newspapers and other media have adapted to the changing technology
environment by starting to offer online editions to 78. __________ to the needs of the public. In
the future, the trend towards more electronic delivery of the news will continue with more 79.
____________ on the Internet, social media and other electronic delivery methods. However,
while the method of delivery is changing, the newspaper and the industry still has a 80.
__________ in the world.
TEST 34
Part 1. Read the text below and think of one word which best fits each space. Use only ONE
WORD for each space. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (15 pts)
FLOWER POWER
Flower grow everywhere in the world, but when people think of tulips, they think of the
Netherlands. The Dutch have a saying: “Flowers love people”. If
(1)__________________________is true, then flowers really love the Dutch
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
Despite this fact, the Netherlands is still in control of over sixty per cent of the world’s flower (10)
________________________.
Part 2.Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each gap.
Write your answers in corresponding numbered boxes. (10 points)
Modern industry pollutes, and it also seems to cause significant changes to the climate. What is
needed is an industry that (1) ____________ the benefits without the costs. And the (2)
____________ of such an industry can now be discerned.
That industry is based on biotechnology. At the moment, biotech’s main uses are in medicine and
agriculture. However, its biggest long-term impact may be industrial. Biotechnology will (3)
____________ demand for oil by taking the cheapest raw materials imaginable, carbon dioxide
and water, and using them to make fuel and plastics.
It is now possible to create enzymes that work thousands of times faster than their natural
counterparts. These should turn the manufacture of ethanol as a petrol additive from a subsidised
boondoggle into a industry that can pay its (4) ____________. Biotechnologists are also working
on enzymes that can digest cellulose. Turning cellulose into fermentable sugars really would give
petrol a (5) ____________ for its money.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
The plastics industry, too, may be (6) ____________ by biotechonology. There are now plastics
made entirely by bacteria that have had their metabolic pathways redesigned. Soon, plastics may
be grown on farms, in genetically engineered plants, rather than being (7) ____________ in huge,
centralised industrial plants.
Plastics and fuels made in this way would have several advantages. They can be called
“renewables”, (8) ____________ nothing is depleted to make them. They would be part of the
natural carbon cycle, borrowing that element from the atmosphere for a few months, and returning
it when they were burned or (9) ____________. That means that they could not possibly contribute
to global warming. They would also be environmentally friendly in other ways. Bioplastics are
biodegradable, and biofuels are a lot cleaner than petrol and diesel, and would be cleaner (10)
____________even than the fuel-cell technology.
All in all, the future could be green in ways that traditional environmentalists had not expected.
TEST 35
Part 1. Read the text below and think of one word which best fits each space. Use only ONE
WORD for each space. Write your answer in the space provided.
Moths count!
Renowned conservationist Sir David Attenborough is launching a campaign today called
'Moths Count', to halt the drastically declining number of Britain's native moths and improve
their poor image. A report (1) _______ 'The State of Britain's Larger Moths' revealed last year
that in some areas, the moth population has almost (2) _______since 1968. This has led the
charity, 'Butterfly Conservation', of which Sir David is president, to develop a new strategy
which will provide opportunities for real (3) _______ to broaden their (4) _______ and also
generate appreciation among the wider public. Moths, he insists, play an essential role in the
environment. Their loss (5) _______the species of birds, bats and small mammals that (6)
_______ on them, and the plants they (7) _______. 'Moths Count' campaigner Richard Fox says
'Currently there's an image problem, partly because there's a (8) _______ that moths are night
creatures, although many are day-flying and only about half a dozen of Britain's 2500 species
damage clothes.' Reasons for their decline include climate change and loss of habitat. Although
the (9) _______ of moths has increased with the establishment of new species in Britain, overall
their numbers have dropped, and for some, extinction now seems sadly (10) _______.
Part 2.
After a four-decade-long career, Tri has not lost his passion for (1) _____ antique radios and
cassette players to retain the (2) _____ memory of vintage sounds. The repair shop of 67-year-
old technician Tri catches the eye of passers-by with its old-school (3) _____ that has been
kept from the early post-war years.
Tri learned the trade of radio repair from his brother and has kept the heritage alive in his
shop for the past 40 years.
In recent years, the shop has seen a significant (4) _____ in its customer base, leaving only a
few loyal visitors. Because of the slowdown, Tri has had to (5) ______ working as a ‘xe om’
motorbike taxi driver as a side job to support his family. “Yet, I still want to keep the shop
running to cure the ‘disease’ for them [the radios] and let the old sounds have their own
world,” Tri said.
He stores a (6) _____ of vintage pieces and gadgets from the past century in the mere two-
square-meter area of his kiosk. The technician has acquired (7) _____ experience in repairing
virtually every product line (8) _____ of radios and cassette players. No matter how much time
or effort it takes, he never fails to figure out the issue and find the right spare parts to fix his
customers' devices.
According to Tri, there are two options for repairing a radio, depending on the condition of the
device: recovery or replacement. In the shop, there have been instances of antique, seemingly
can-not-be-(9) _____ devices that were brought back to (10) ______ thanks to Tri's diligence.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
Tri said the avid collectors as well as the people who fix radio devices find it too hard to give
up the antique equipment for new tech pieces. [...]
1. A. reassuring B. reusing C. rejuvenating D. reselling
2. A. Loathsome B. execrated C. hostile D. treasured
3. A. signature B. signings C. assignment D. signage
4. A. downswing B. disparity C. incandescence D. non-aggression
5. A. salted away B. put by C. blotted out D. ushering in
6. A. shortage B. dearth C. many D. Plethora
7. A. hands-down B. onhand C. hands-on D. hands-free
8. A. over the counter B. on the back C. in the realm D. at the coalface
9. A. Salvaged B. retrieved C. relinquished D. ditched
10. A. society B. life C. day D. Heart
TEST 36
Part 1. Read the text below and think of the word that best fits each space. Use only one word
in each space.
In today’s music industry it is hard to __1 ___________ out in the crowd but the band, Makeover
Mayhem, seem to have done just that. They only got together a couple of months ago, but their
first album, which was ready for downloading only a week ago, is already speeding up the charts.
It looks as if they are __2 ___________ to become the biggest success story of the year. If this
continues, they stand __3 ___________reach number one and make their fortunes. Their music
harks __4 ___________ to the early rock and roll of the fifties and the reason for their success is
probably __5________ to two main things: first, the modern twist which they have put on rock
and roll music and, secondly, the wave of nostalgia that seems to be sweeping through the music-
buying public.
In __6 ___________ contrast to the band, Josh Logan is an actor who has been struggling for years
to make a __7_______ for himself. But, finally, he has just finished his first lead role in a film at
the age of 32. Although he loves working on films, he finds it difficult to tap into the emotional
__8 __________ required when the scenes do not follow on from each other as they do in a stage
play. The film __9 __________ to have been released in spring next year, but that has now changed
to the autumn, mainly because of the director’s pedantic obsession with a perfection that only
exists in his head. However, Josh knows that tenacity and belief in __10_______ you are doing is
a prerequisite for an actor and he is prepared to work long hours to be the best he can be.
Part 2.
Culture shock refers to the feelings of discomfort experienced as a person adjusts to a new
culture. It is caused by having to (11) _______ many new and unfamiliar situations and
traditions. Newcomers feel helpless because they cannot understand all the new things they
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
experience. However, understanding the stages of culture shock - and knowing that it is only
(12) ______ - can help new comers make the transition.
There are four stages of culture shock, although the length of time each stage lasts will diff er
for each person. The first stage is the honeymoon stage. During this time, when you first (13)
_______ a new culture, everything is interesting and exciting. You are (14) ______ about the
new culture and eager to learn. Everything seems interesting, the people are friendly, the food
is delicious, and you are eager to explore your new surroundings. However, after some time,
the (15) ______ stage begins. The newcomer starts to feel uncomfortable and unhappy in the
new culture. Everything seems very difficult: shopping, getting around, and making friends
(16) _____ confusing. You may begin to feel homesick and want to return home. Feelings of
anger and sadness are common, and you may (17) _______ be overwhelmed by small problems.
However, these feelings don’t last long. Gradually, the newcomer becomes more comfortable
in the culture and enters the (18) _______ stage. The new customs seem clearer, and (19)
______ seem(s) rather easier. You begin to enjoy the new culture once more. Finally, the
stability stage begins. Life becomes more normal, and your sense of humor returns. You may
not like everything about the new culture, but it doesn't make you so unhappy. You begin to
feel (20) ______ home in the new culture.
13. A. set foot on B. hammer out at C. commit yourself to D. make way for
TEST 37
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
Part 1. For questions 11- 20, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each
space. Use only one word in each space. Write your answer in the corresponding numbered
boxes.
It is not difficult to (11) _____ an unknown animal. Spend a day in the tropical forests of South
America, turning over logs, looking beneath bark, sitting through the moist litter of leaves,
followed by an evening shining a mercury lamp on a white screen, and one way and another you
will (12) _____ hundreds of different kinds of small creatures. Moths, caterpillars, spiders, long-
nosed bugs, luminous beetles, harmless butterflies (13) _____ as wasps, wasps shaped like ants,
sticks that walk, leaves that open wings and fly – the variety will be (14) _____ and one of these
creatures will almost certainly be undescribed by science. The difficulty will be to find (15) _____
who know enough about the groups concerned to be able to single out the new one.
No one can say (16) _____ how many species of animals there are in these greenhouse-humid
dimly lit jungles. They contain the (17) _____ and the most varied assemblage of animal and
plant life to be found anywhere on earth. Not only are there many categories of creatures –
monkeys, rodents, spiders, hummingbirds, butterflies, but most of those types (18) _____ in many
different (19) _____ There are over forty different species of parrot, over seventy different
monkeys, three hundred hummingbirds and tens of thousands of butterflies. If you are not careful,
you can even be (20) _____ by a hundred different kinds of mosquito.
Part 2.For questions 1–10, read the following passages and decide which answer (A, B, C or
D) best fits each gap. Write your answers (A, B, C, or D) in corresponding numbered boxes.
(10 pts)
Sydney’s Harbour Bridge Our group fell silent at the base of a narrow steel ladder that rose
vertically through the maze of girders at the south-eastern end of Australia’s Sydney Harbour
Bridge. We 1._________ worried about the first part of the climb. Up to this 2._________ , our
guided tour had been little more than a stroll, but now our task was to face the ladder. It must
have been at least 50 feet high. There were handrails and our safety belts would be 3. _________
a cable to break a fall, but the 4._________ couldn’t have been more daunting.
What 5._________ at the top was stepping out on to the exposed upper arch of the bridge, with
blue sky all round and the water almost 262 feet below. We ought to have found this out before
embarking on what now seemed a 6. _________ reckless mission! My own fear of heights was
extreme, but, on this sparkling morning, I saw no option but to climb to the summit of one of the
world’s 7._________ icons — a miracle of engineering recognized by people everywhere. As I
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
climbed, the tension 8.__________ out of me, and I was driven by an exhilarating feeling of
conquest. At the top, I dropped my 9._________ to the vast pool of the harbour below. It might
just as well have been a millpond from this height. We stood on a small viewing deck in the warm
sunshine, 10._________ with excitement and arms raised as our guide took a celebratory
photograph.
TEST 38
Part 1. Read the texts below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only
ONE WORD for each space.
Sad as it is, a social misperception of the disabled is still 1)______ in many communities. It
is only in a few highly-civilised states where the problems and needs of people with physical
In the remaining countries, the discrimination against the disabled is still practiced in many
areas of social life. As in the past, they are ignored, denounced and forced to stay away from
the normal community which, unfortunately, isn’t capable of making any 3)______ for its less
fit members.
For decades, the hale and hearty 4)______ of every society has stripped the disabled of their
fundamental rights as their job applications have been turned down, their active participation
in business life has on most 5)______ been disallowed and there has been little concern for
their convenience in access to public transport. Equally little effort has been made to help the
disabled fully 6)______ with the able-bodied thus laying foundations for greater community
awareness of the drawbacks that the handicapped have to wrestle 7)______ daily.
There’s an urgent need to offer the disabled more adequate assistance and support in their
struggle for putting their basic rights into 8)______. The key principle is that the stereotyped
approach towards the impaired individuals ought to be 9)______ for a more considerate one.
Another pressing matter is that the disabled shouldn’t be appraised on the basis of their
handicap, but society should rather focus on providing them with complete acceptance
Part 2.Read the following passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each question.
Write your answers in the space provided. (10 pts)
Reports that the government is about to _________( 1) the go ahead to plans for the building of a
new runway at London’s Gatwick airport have angered local residents and raised fears of increased
noise and exhaust pollution. The (2) _________ plans also include permission for additional night
flights and will (3) _________ the compulsory purchase of farmland, as well as the demolition of
a number of private homes. According to sources close to the Ministry of Transport, the
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
TEST 39
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
Part 1. Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word to complete the following text.
Write your answers in the box below. (15 points)
Pompeii had been a Roman commercial centre situated some ten kilometres from Mount
Vesuvius. It was a beautiful and prosperous town. None of its (1) ____ were worried about the
volcano because it was considered to be extinct. There were no records of an (2) ____ in
existence. Meanwhile, beautiful grapevines grew up on the sides of the mountain in abundance.
There were warnings of impending volcanic activity, but the inhabitants did not seem to (3)
____ heed of them. Previously, there had been a violent local earthquake with minor
earthquakes following for the next several years. We know that earth tremors are predictive of
(4) ____ volcanic eruption. The Romans in Pompeii, however, did not seem to sense the danger
that was approaching them. Probably the first written eye witness account in history of a (5)
____ eruption was noted in a letter. It described how a great cloud rose from Mount Vesuvius
at about noon on the 24th of August 79 A.D. Pompeii was covered by falling ash. We know (6)
____ what people were doing when they were caught by this disaster. This is because they were
mummified by the hot lava that flowed down the mountainside and (7) ____ the surrounding
land. Most of the people were running away, trying to escape, when the lava caught them, but
others were caught as they went about their (8) ____ work. A dog was mummified in the lava.
It was curled up asleep on that day so long ago.
In one short afternoon, the (9) ____ town of Pompeii was reduced to ruins. The (10) ____
would not have been so enormous if the Romans of the district had only known how to interpret
the signs.
Part 2.
Stressful situations that (21) ______ almost every day in life seem to be unavoidable.
However, we can do little sometimes to (22) ______ a misfortune or unpleasant occurrence
which may (23) ______ us expectedly as only it can. At such a moment, one may hit the
roof give in to the helplessness of the situation or, ideally, put a brave (24) ______ on it
trying to bear the burden.
Can you (25) ______ in your mind an hour spent in a traffic jam, say, this morning? Do you
light one cigarette after another? Do you sound the (26) ______ every few seconds like the
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
other neurotics? Or do you take a different stance 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 favorite
music or even compose a menu for your Saturday dinner. In fact, whatever way you respond to
the annoying situation, you can exert no impact on it as the traffic jam will only reduce in due
(27) ______. 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 (28) _____ to your life and in this way puts your well-being in
(28) ______. Surprisingly, it's the seemingly negligible hardships we (29) ______ on daily that
run double the risk of developing serious health disorders rather than our isolated tragedies
however painful they may be.
Given that so many of those (30) ______ 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.
TEST 40
Part 1. For questions 1-10, fill each of the following numbered blanks with ONE suitable
word.
Today the notion of “suitable clothing” is dying (0) ...out….. It would now appear that, to
all (1) _________ and purposes, anything goes. At one (2) _________, it was possible to (3)
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
_________ at a glance the difference between someone dressed for work and someone en route
to a nightclub. And, (4) _________ to say, the same clothes would never have been worn to
both.
However, in the last thirty years, we have undergone a sea of change in our ideas of what a
dress code consists of. Even well (5) _________ the 1960s, male air travellers were expected
to wear a suit; these days it would come as no surprise to find them in shorts and trainers .
In fact, (6) _________ has been the revolution in our own dress codes that we may find
ourselves dressing down to go to work and dressing (7) _________ to go out in the evening .
That (8) _________ said , there are occasions, a wedding or a funeral, for example, (9)
_________only certain clothes will (10) _________.
Part 2.Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each
gap. Write your answers in corresponding numbered boxes.( 10 pts)
Despite the growing interest in extrasensory perception and its possible applications,
convetional scientists disregard it as highly ______________.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
TEST 41
Part 1.For questions 1-10, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each
space. Use only one word in each space.( 15 pts)
In most discussions of cultural diversity, attention has focused on visible, explicit aspects of
culture, such as language, dress, food, religion, music, and social rituals. Although they are
important, these visible expressions of culture, which are taught deliberately and learned
consciously, are only the (1) ………….. of the iceberg of culture. Much of culture is taught
and learned implicitly, or outside awareness. Thus, neither cultural insiders nor cultural
outsiders are aware that certain "invisible” aspects of their culture (2) ………..
Invisible elements of culture are important to us. For example, how long we can be late
(3) …………..being impolite, what topics we should avoid in a conversation, how we show
interest or attention through listening behavior, what we consider beautiful or ugly. These are
all (4) ………… of culture that we learn and use without being aware of it. When we meet
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
other people whose invisible cultural assumptions differ from (5) ……………. we have learned
implicitly, we usually do not recognize their behavior as cultural in origin.
Differences in invisible culture can cause problems in (6) ………… relations. Conflicts
may arise when we are unable to recognize others’ behavioral differences as cultural rather
than (7) …………. We tend to misinterpret other people’s behavior, blame them, or judge their
intentions or competence without realizing that we are experiencing cultural rather than
individual differences.
Part 2.
Sleeping disorders like insomnia can (1) _____________to be a worrying question for many of
us. Almost anyone can easily (2) _____________ at least one sleepless night of (3)
_____________ and turning in bed awaiting the bliss of a deep dream. Most probably, a third of
us undergo the distressing experience at least once a week.
Even though it is possible for people to function without any sleep at all for a period of time,
such occurrences are rather (4) ______________ and there is no evidence to (5)
______________ this assumption. What is sure, however, is the fact that we do need some sleep
to regenerate our strength and to restore the brain to its proper activity. No wonder, then, that the
tiredness and fatigue that appear after a sleepless night (6) ______________ many of us to go for
chemical support in the form of sleep including tablets or powders.
However long the problem of sleeplessness has (7) _____________ many individuals, very little
has been detected in the question of its original causes. We are conscious that it usually besets
those who are exposed to a great deal of stress, anxiety or depression. It may also be (8)
_____________ by overworking or unfavorable surroundings with scarcity of fresh air.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
Sleeping pills may provide some relief as an alternative in this desperate situation. Yet, they do
little to combat the (9) ______________ in full. Consequently, our hopes should be placed on the
medical authorities to determine the root cause insomnia before we take to being nocturnals
leading our noisy lives in the (10)................... of night.
TEST 42
Part 1. Complete the passage with ONE WORD for each blank.
An Unlikely Muse
A new wave of music and arts projects has emerged, focusing on someone who may seem for
some a dubious (1)___________ of inspiration. Imelda Marcos, former (2)___________ lady
of the Philippines, is currently becoming the subject of musicals, song cycles and shows on a
worldwide arena.
When the Marcos regime collapsed in 1986, and Imelda and her husband Ferdinand were exiled
in Hawaii, they carried with (3)___________ allegations of embezzlement, corruption and
human rights abuses. Imelda had spent the last twenty years living off a seemingly endless
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
supply of funds, living an exotic and glamorous lifestyle and rubbing (4)___________ with
powerful figures worldwide. In 1972, when the superstar couple’s popularity was fading and
they were at risk of (5)___________ their power, Ferdinand Marcos instated martial, leading
to an era of chaos and plunder, and (6)___________ is described by some as the second most
corrupt regime of the twentieth century. Ferdinand and Imelda fled in 1986 to escape the
People’s Power Revolution, Imelda leaving (7)___________ some 2000 pairs of shoes.
After her husband died in Hawaii due to ill (8)___________ , Imelda stood trial in the United
States on (9)___________ of her husband. Following that, she returned to the Philippines to
face seventy more counts of corruption and tax (10)___________ . She has now returned to
congress in the Philippines, her make-up and gowns as flawless as ever.
Part 2. Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each
gap. (10 pts)
It only requires the completion of the reconstruction of the human genetic map for a whole host of
hereditary disease to be (1) ………... Originally, it was forecast that the venture would take until
the beginning of the 21st century to be accomplished. At present, it is clear that the task can be
finished much earlier. Hundreds of scholars have gone to (2) ………... to help (3) ………... the
mystery of the human genetic structure with an ardent hope for (4) ………... mankind from
disorders such as cancer, cystic fibrosis or arthritis.
The progress in this incredible undertaking is (5) ………... by an accurate interpretation of the
information contained in the chromosomes forming the trillions of the cells in the human body.
Locating and characterizing every single gene may (6) ………... an implausible assignment, but
very considerable (7) ………... has already been made. What we know by now is that the
hereditary code is assembled in DNA, some parts of which may be diseased and (8) ………... to
the uncontrollable transmission of the damaged code from parents to their children.
Whereas work at the completion of the human genome may last for a few years more, notions like
gene therapy or genetic engineering don't (9) ………... much surprise any longer. Their potential
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
application has already been examined in the effective struggle against many viruses or in the
genetic treatment of blood disorders. The hopes are, then, that hundreds of maladies that humanity
is (10) ………... with at the present might eventually cease to exist in the not too distant future.
A. terminated B. interfered C. eradicated D. disrupted
A. maximum B. utmost C. supreme D. extremes
A. dissolve B. interrogate C. respond D. unravel
A. liberating B. surviving C. insulating D. averting
A. dependent B. reliant C. qualified D. conditioned
A. sound B. hear C. voice D. perceive
A. headline B. heading C. headway D. headship
A. amiable B. conceivable C. evocative D. conducive
A. evoke B. institute C. discharge D. encourage
A. aggravated B. teased C. persecuted D. plagued
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
II.
TEST 1
Part 1. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one
word in each gap. Write your answer in correspondent numbered boxes. (10pts)
Despite the continued resilience of those early town perks, it wasn’t until the Depression that
modern Hershey started to take (1) …………. Perhaps the only town in the country actually to
prosper during the 1930s, it thrived because Hershey vowed his Utopia would never be on the
(2) …………... Instead he funded a massive building boom that gave (3) …………. to the most
visited buildings in today’s Hershey and delivered wages to more than 600 workers. He
admitted that his (4) …………. were partly selfish: “If I don’t provide work for them, I’ll have
to feed them. And since building materials are now at their lowest cost levels, I’m going to
build and give them jobs.” He seems to have spared no (5) ………….; most of the new
buildings were strikingly opulent. The first to be finished was the three-million-dollar
limestone Community Centre, home to the 1,904-seat Venetian-style Hershey Community
Theatre, which has played (6) …………. since 1933 to touring Broadway shows and to music,
dance, and opera performances. It offers just as much to look at when the lights are on and the
curtains closed. The floors in the aptly (7) …………. Grand Lobby are polished Italian lava
rock, surrounded by marble walls and capped with a bas-relief ceiling showing (8) ………….
of wheat, beehives, swans, and scenes from Roman mythology. With dazzling inner foyer,
Hershey (9) …………. his nose even harder at the ravages of the Depression: The arched
ceiling is tiled in gold, the fire curtain bears a painting of Venice, and the ceiling is studded
with 88 tiny lightbulbs to re-create a star-(10) …………. night.
Part 2.
The Concept of Evolution
Charles Darwin did not invent the concept of evolution. When he was a student in Edinburgh in
the late 1820's, evolution was already the (1) ... ? of the town. But evolution was rejected by the
establishment. Those who (2) ... ? to evolutionary thinking were called Lamarckists, after the
French scientist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, who was the first to propose that species are not static,
but change over time and give (3) ... ? to new species. Lamarck had offered this (4) ... ? in a book
published in 1809. He did not, however, propose a correct mechanism for (5) ... ? species change
into each other. The mechanism was discovered first by Charles Darwin and independently by
Alfred Russel Wallace. From reading the economist Thomas Malthus, Darwin was aware of the
consequences of (6) ... ? growing populations. Once resources become limiting only a (7) ... ? of
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
individuals can survive. Darwin was also an (8) ... ? observer of animal breeders. He analysed their
methods and studied their results. Slowly he understood that nature like a gigantic breeder.
TEST 2
Part 1. Read the text below and think of one word which best fits each space. Use only ONE
WORD for each space. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. (10 pts)
With obesity having shot up across the globe to dangerously high levels in recent years, it is
litle wonded that people have started to ask why. True, (1)______ have changed; we all know
that we live in a McWorld, hunting and gathering our food from fast-food outlets and
supermarket aisles, but it can’t all be down to diet, can it?
Technology has changed modern life to such an extent that few aspects of life today
bear any (2)______ to lives only a couple of generations ago. Just taking fobs as an example,
how many of us today spend twelve hours a day on our feet physically slogging ourselves
(3)______ the ground? Or how many families could you imagine living without a car? Kids
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
walking to school, parents going to half a (4)______ local shops, on foot, to buy the week’s
food, family holidays by bus to the nearest seaside town. Take Tina Jameson, a mother of two
(5)______ has to juggle home and a part-time job. She says ‘I have’t got time to walk
annywhere. But I’d have even (6)______ time without a washing machine or dishwasher’. We
now have so many (7)______ in our lives that allow us such drastically better lifestyle choices
that at times it can be difficult to picture these in a negative way.
Without doubt there are (8)______ to these changes. The number of people who suffer
debilitaing injuries at work is miniscule in comparison to the past. Fewer hours working and
more efficient transport are all (9)______ our benefit in allowing us a greater amount of leisure
time. At what cost though? We may save a few hours day travelling and enjoy less physically
demanding working conditons, but is this really (10)_____ it when the cost to our health and
life expectancy is so high? Modern lifestyles have become shockingly sedentary and
incombinaton with the deterioration in diet this is surely creating a ticking time bomb for
modern humanity.
Part 2.For questions 1- 8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits
each gap.
Kingston
Overwhelming and fascinating in equal (1) ... ?, Kingston is quite unlike anywhere else in the
Caribbean. (2) ... ? its troubled reputation, it's hardly surprising that few tourists visit, and while
the scare stories are absurdly exaggerated, Kingston is certainly not a place for the faint-hearted.
In the 1950's, Ian Fleming called it a "tough city", and that still (3) ... ? true today. Jamaica's
capital is rough and (4) ... ?, a little uncompromising, but always exciting and absorbing. With
just under 600,00 residents, Kingston (5) ... ? with life, noise and activity, and if you venture
downtown, you'll see the (6) ... ? edges. Nonetheless, the capital offers a look at a side of
Jamaica that couldn't be more different from the resorts. As well as being the seat of government
and the island's administrative centre, Kingston is Jamaica's cultural heart, the city that spawned
Bob Marley, Buju Banton, Beenie Man and countless other reggae stars. If you do decide to visit
– and it's well worth the effort for anyone with even a (7) ... ? interest in Jamaican culture –
you'll find that not only is it easy to steer clear (8) ... ? the troubled areas, but that there's little of
the persistent harassment that bedevils parts of the north coast.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
TEST 3
Part 1. Read the following text and fill in the blank with ONE suitable word. Write your
answers in corresponding numbered boxes. (15 points)
Greatness
It is rare indeed that we have the opportunity to behold (1) _______work the titanic
forces that prime the Earth's massifs, those monumental ranges that are the (2) _______ of
legend; that represent the pinnacle of human conquest; that tease mankind and dare it to attempt
a summit climb, (3) _______the treachery and deadliness of the path that leads to dizzying
success and immortality. Many have started the quest and failed, some (4) _______ the ultimate
price, and it is not (5) _______ our mountaineers and explorers who seek to surmount the
insurmountable; humanity as a (6) _______ has, forever it seems, had a morbid sort of
fascination with nature's tallest, indelibly snow-capped peaks. (7) _______ is it only the
prospect of their ascent that piques the interest; it is their very existence; we gaze up at them
from the depths of normality - from the pitiful elevations of ground level - and all of us, in our
own (8) _______, dream of becoming master of their heights and of viewing the world from
atop their menacing crests. The photographer captures his dream in that perfect image, content
to idealise the prospect of the ultimate challenge - it is for others to master, not him. The writer
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
translates his dreams into prose, romanticising the quest, compelling other (9) _______
courageous souls to take those first brave steps into the unknown, whence they may never
return, save in lore. The journalist reports their successes and failures with equal measures of
gusto - for him, the story ends well (10) _______ way.
Part 2.For questions 1- 8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits
each gap.
Diamonds
Diamonds have inspired dreams of wealth and power throughout history. Until modern times,
most diamonds were insignias of royalty and were beyond the reach of the common person, who
could only (1) ... ? visions of the astounding beauty and wealth brought (2) ... ? by diamonds. It's
no wonder that other gems and precious metals have historically taken a back seat (3) ... ?
diamonds. Some diamonds are so valuable that a person can literally carry a king's (4) ... ? in a
pocket. A similar value in gold would mean one would have to have access to a forklift, as some
of the most valuable diamonds in the world have been (5) ... ? for many thousands of times that
of a similar weigh in gold! Diamond deposits are not easily found. Diamonds occur in some of
the rarest rock types on the surface of the earth, and when found , they are disseminated in trace
(6) ... ? even in the richest deposits. The (7) ... ? host rock, kimberlite, forms very small deposits.
Being a relatively soft rock, kimberlite commonly erodes faster than the surrounding country
rock and often is covered by thin layers of soil and regolith derived from adjacent rock (8) ... ?.
3. A) for B) of C) by D) to
TEST 4
Part 1.
Does the thought of making a presentation to a group of peers bring you (11)……………… in
a cold sweat? If so, you’re not alone. The mere idea of having to “stand and deliver” in front
of others is enough to strike dread into the (12)……………… of even the most experienced
business person, let alone students. Yet effective spoken communication is an essential
(13)……………… for career success in today’s business and academic environments.
So what can people do to add sparkle to their speaking skills and (14)……………… this
understandable but unfounded fear of speaking in public? The bad news is that presentation
nerves are quite normal and you will probably always suffer from them. The good news is that
interesting speakers are (15)……………… and not born. You can learn the techniques that
will (16)……………… you into a calm and convincing speaker.
The first step is to persuade yourself you can do it. Just like an actor waiting in the wings, or
an athlete (17)……………… up for the big race, you need to get yourself on a confidence high.
Try focusing your thoughts on moments of particular success during your life to
(18)……………… . Remember that the physical symptoms of nerves are most obvious to you.
The audience won’t see your knees knocking or your hands trembling so don’t worry about it.
Some of the worst presentations are those where the speaker clearly hasn’t (19)………………
enough time to it beforehand. Let’s face it; a presentation that’s slung together half an hour
before it’s going to be (20)……………… isn’t going to impress anyone.
Part 2. For questions 1–8, read the following passages and decide which answer (A, B, C or
D) best fits each gap. Write your answers (A, B, C, or D) in corresponding numbered boxes.
(10pts)
Horses
Of the more than 4,000 species of mammals that have (0) __D___ our earth over the past 10,000
years, the horse is one of fewer than a dozen which have been successfully domesticated.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
Domestication is not simply a (1) _______ a human intention. If it were, it is possible that we
would now be sitting in our fireside chairs with a hyena curled at our feet.
Much of what we take for (2) ________ as useful in the modern horse - speed, size and
intelligence, for example - can be explained through the evolutionary changes it has (3) ______
in response to a changing diet. As the Ice Age advanced and forests (4) ______ away, to be
replaced by windswept leaf browsing savannah, many herbivores were (5) ________ to change
their diets from leaves to grass. The little leaf-browsing predecessor of our modern horse - the
ur-horse - began to change and adapt to a new ecological niche on the plains. The head (6)
_______ longer, with the eye positioned at some (7) ________ from the mouth so that in
exposed spaces it could keep a careful (8) ________ for predators while it grazed. A larger brain
began to develop, probably because, as a grazer, it needed greater tactile sensitivity in its lips to
choose its food
TEST 5
Part 1. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only
ONE word in each space. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes
provided. (15 points)
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
Every so often, a new buzzword takes the business world by (1) _______. A paradigm shift in
how things are done, or a whole new lexicon of abstruse terms to (2) _______ the novice’s
head in knots. In recent years, one such concept that has (3) _______ considerable traction is
social enterprise. Social enterprises are business which champion the honourable intention of
changing the world for the (4) _______. By selling goods and services in the open market,
social enterprises generate profits which are then reinvested in the local, or indeed global,
community. The aim is to tackle social problems, improve opportunities and address inequality,
among (5) _______.
While examples of social enterprises are inspiring, and offer a vision of corporate caring that
is hard not to warm (6) _______, it’s perfectly reasonable to have reservations about the
philosophy as a whole. There is certainly a growing trend for companies that have never really
shown much compassion suddenly (7) _______ on the impact investment bandwagon. If you
have long been perceived as a rapacious multinational focused on profit above people, then one
of the best ways to redress the (8) _______ is to show a big heart.
There are a number of high-profile companies who have joined (9) _______ with NGOs and
charitable organisations to ensure that their hard-earned dollars are invested into a whole
plethora of needy causes. These tend to be extremely well-publicised initiatives, news of which
often takes (10) _______ over concerns about working conditions or corporate accountability.
In fact, many business advisors highly recommend the social enterprise route to change
negative public perceptions.
Part 2. For questions 1–8, read the following passages and decide which answer (A, B, C or D)
best fits each gap. Write your answers (A, B, C, or D) in corresponding numbered boxes.
(10pts
That had to be the understatement of the year.My novel had been rejected four times
(1).............far.I’ve no doubt that behind my..................the family were having a good
snigger.Rhona of course had been the royal.................., though I admit that her piteous
expressions then the thing limped home battered by franking stamps were harder to
................than her sister’s outright sarcasm:’Has your boomerange got back yet,Patton?; she’d
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
enquire, while her husband Jack would give the knife an extra twist by asking if I’d manager to
sell any of my daubs.Which meant that he presumed I’d..............my job on the railways to pursue
a paiting carrer.Maybe I should have.The manuscript had begun to show bruises from its
days,weeks and months.....................in the ‘slush pile’ of various publishing firms. Sctual
criticism of the novel by its rejectors was very (7).................on the ground, althogh the consensus
of opinion seemed to indicate that its main weakness(8).................in its apparent’lack of plot’.
TEST 6
Part 1 Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only
ONE WORD for each space.
OPEN CLOZE 1 (10PTS)
SMALL TALK
"It's often said the British talk about the weather more than any other nationality in the
world. Some people even go so far as to claim that they talk about little (1) _______ . But
while it may seem that the British alone have an undue (2) ________ with the weather, the
fact is, climatic conditions are a common topic of conversation all around the world. This is
hardly surprising. After all, the weather is one of the few things that we all have in common,
and it influences us profoundly. It affects our (3) _________ of mind, our daily activities, our
weekend plans and more.
But that's only (4) ______ of the story. There's really a lot (5) _____ , to it
than that. In Britain, conversations about the weather are usually not really about
the weather at all. The British use comments about the weather to (6) _______ the
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
Part 2
4. A. under B. in C. at D. within
TEST 7
Part 1
The accepted concept of a career 31.________followed a similar pattern for decades. After
completing their education, people would enter the adult world of work, 32. ___________ down
on to a job which they would likely remain from that point 33. __________ Not only would this
occupation provide their income for their entire working life, it would also
allow them a healthy pension when they retired and moved into 34. ______age. Over the past
twenty years, 35. _______, the relationship between a wage earner and their chosen profession
has changed enormously. Today, the idea of a ‘job-for-life’ has all 36. _________disappeared,
to be replaced by an unforgiving world of unstable employment. Some observers even argue
that current society to pit old 37. _______young in a constant battle to find work of some
description, all against a 38._ ________of increasing debt and economic difficulties.
At the same time, the government regularly releases figures that suggest the economy is
prospering, evidencing this claim with the fact that the unemployment rate continues to fall
annually. There are indeed more jobs available. However, a huge number of these are casual,
temporary or short-term positions, all of 39. __________are low-paid and create little in the
way of tax income for the government. This has a number of debilitating long - term effects,
not 40. __________because this assurance of a growing economy is based more in myth than
fact.
Part 2.For questions 1- 8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits
each gap.
Spanish Wildlife
Spanish animal life, as throughout Europe, has been (1) ... ? to the devastating changes instituted
by man. Many species have disappeared because of over-hunting and loss of habitat, while others
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
(2) ... ? to survival in (3) ... ? small numbers. Spain, with more natural spaces than anywhere else
in Western Europe, is often the last (4) ... ? for species such as the brown bear and pardel lynx.
Ironically, shifting demographics and infrastructure have proven disastrous for some Spain's
species, while beneficial for others. The Iberian lynx, which once ranged as far as the north coast
of the Mediterranean, is now down (5) ... ? an estimated three breeding pairs in the southern
mountains of Spain. (6) ... ?, the brown bear, known for its laziness in reproducing, has dwindled
to fewer than 100, the result of lost habitats. On the (7) ... ?, there has been a steady migration of
people from the country to the cities of Spain over the last 30 years. As the countryside has been
left devoid (8) ... ? people, vegetation in areas previously devoted to agriculture has returned and
such prey species as Iberian wolves, roe der and wild boar have increased significantly.
5. A) with B) to C) under D) on
8. A) of B) from C) to D) off
TEST 8
Part 1. Fill in each blank in the following texts ONE suitable word.
Stress problems are very common. The American Psychological Association's 2007
"Stress in America" poll found that one-third of people in the United States report
experiencing extreme levels of negative stress. In (1) ___________ , nearly one out o f five
people report that they are experiencing high levels of negative stress 15 or more days per
month: Impressive (2) _________ these figures are, they represent only a cross-section of
people's stress levels at one particular moment of their lives. When stress is (3) _________ as
something that occurs repeatedly across the full lifespan, the true incidence of stress problems
is much higher. (4) __________ "stressed out" is thus a universal human phenomenon
that affects (5) __________ everyone.
What are we talking about when we discuss stress? Generally, most people use the word
stress to (6) _________ to negative experiences that leave us feeling overwhelmed. Thinking
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
about stress exclusively as something negative gives us a false impression of its true nature,
however. Stress is a reaction (7) _______ a changing, demanding environment. Properly
considered, stress is really (8) __________ about our capacity to handle change than it is
about (9) ___________ that change makes us feel good or bad. Change, after all, is (10) ____
to stay and stress is in large part what we feel when we are facing it.
Part 2.For questions 1- 8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best
fits each gap.
Atlantis
While scholars almost universally have considered the story of Atlantis little more than a fine (1)
... ?, does the fact alone preclude it (2) ... ? being true? Though the story is written as an
imaginary dialogue, it contains a (3) ... ? of detail that seems out of place in a piece of pure
fiction. Additionally, Plato himself implies that the story was true and takes great (4) ... ? to
explain how the story came to him through various intermediaries. Why employ such an
elaborate (5) ... ? if it was intended purely as a fable? Unless we are prepared to accept that Plato
lied, which would seem (6) ... ? with history's view of him as one of the most ethical men of the
ancient world, it seems presumptuous to simply dismiss it as a work of fiction and leave it (7) ...
? that. On the other hand, there is no especially compelling reason to assume Plato could not
have been duped himself, as so erroneously portrayed a purely (8) ... ? story as fact; after all,
anyone – even the greatest individual of all time, or so one would imagine – is capable of being
deceived.
2. A) from B) at C) by D) for
7. A) with B) as C) like D) at
TEST 9
Part 1,
The word cyberbullying did not even exist a decade ago, yet the problem has become a
pervasive (1) __________ today. Cyberbullies do not have to be strong or fast; they just need
access to a cell phone or computer and a (2) _________to terrorize. Anyone can be a
cyberbully, and such persons usually have (3) _________ worries about having face-to-face
confrontation with their victims. In fact, the anonymity of cyberbullying may cause students
who normally would not bully in the tradition-sense to become a cyberbully. The double-
edged (4) __________ of modern technology, continuously balancing between risks and
opportunities, manifests itself clearly in an emerging societal problem known (5) _________
cyberbullying. More than 97% of youths in the United States are connected (6) _______ the
Internet in some way. The number of children and teens who use the Internet at home is
rapidly (7) __________ , with now over 66% of fourth to ninth graders able to go online
from the comfort of their bedrooms. Children can (8) __________ in numerous Internet-based
activities such as game playing, seeking information, and talking with friends. The
constellation of benefits, however, has been recently eclipsed by numerous accounts of the
Internet's undesirable social implications,(9) ___________ appear in both scholarly literature
and popular media. A fair amount of attention has been given to Internet offenses, including
cyberstalking, sexual predation, etc. collectively placing the safety of children and teens who
use the Internet into (10) __________ .
Part 2.For questions 1 – 8, read the text below and decide which answer (A,B,C or D) best
fits each gap.
Genes Are Us
A human and a grain of rice not, at first (1) _______________, look like cousins. And yet we
share a quarter of our genes with that fine plant. All animals, plants and fungi share an ancestor
that lived about 1.6 billion years ago. Everything that (2)________ from that progenitor retains
part of its original genome, embodying one of evolution’s (3)__________ principles : if it’s not
broken, don’t fix it. Since evolution has conserved so many genes, exploring the genomes of
other species can (4) ___________ light on genes involved in human biology and disease.
Genes can disappear and new ones can arise from mutations in DNA that previously (5)
________ some other function or no function at all. It’s (6) _______________ surprising that we
share more genes with chimpanzees than with rice because, by (7) ____________ large, we’ve
shared most of our evolutionary journey with those apes. And as we (8) ___________ through
the small portion of our genes with no counterpart in chimpanzees, we may be able to find
additional clues as to what makes us uniquely human.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
TEST 10
Part 1.
Part 2.For questions 1-8 , read the text below and decide which answer (A, B ,C or D) best
fits each gap.
Friendship
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
Friendship is based on a number of factors. These include similarity between people and (1) ___
interests. Close friends are also in (2)___ with each other and can sense shifting moods. Loyalty
too is important and is evident when we (3)___ for a friend. That much is (4) ___ known.
In recent years a body of scientific research has (5) ___ more light on friendship. One study
looked at opposite-sex friendships and concluded that such (6) ___ relationships are difficult to
maintain over time. Another study found that when people fall in love, the new person displaces
two others in your close circle. This is because love takes time away from seeing friends and so
people (7)___ apart. In fact, in a previous study, scientists (8) ___ that we have five close
friends, but that people in a relationship have four, including their partner.
Scientists have also discovered that people with a wide circle of friends live longer and are
happier. So it’s a good idea to hold on to your friends.
1. A reciprocal B communal C related D mutual
2. A tune B wavelength C common D terms
3. A back up B stick up C look up D keep up
4. A broadly B usually C widely D extensively
5. A thrown B shed C turned D directed
6. A platonic B friendly C amicable D spiritual
7. A glide B flow C drift D float
8. A analysed B assessed C computed D calculated
TEST 11
Part 1.
A new television programme in America - Blind Hate - plans to show couples spitting up! The
programme is already advertising in the papers for (1) ______ "contestants". The makers of
the programme have come up with a plan to tempt one partner into being unfaithful to the
other – with them being chatted up by an attractive “stranger” – so that the second partner
then has a good (2) _____ for being able to get rid of the first one! All of this will take
place under the observation of a secret camera, (3) _______ both the partners subsequently
being invited into a television studio where the film will be shown to a studio audience. Only
one partner will know what the show is really (4) _______about, with the unfaithful one
suddenly (5) _______ confronted with their own infidelity. The show boasts that it will have
special counsellors on (6) ________ to help deal with the split and its psychological impact.
However, it has already (7) ______ in for severe criticism from religious and other bodies
who claim that it is potentially very dangerous as well as in very bad (8)______. The Church
in particular says that it damages the value of marriage and is highly immoral. Many
psychologists too have condemned it (9) _______ some of their colleagues taking part i n the
spectacle. Whether the show actually finally gets (10) _________ go ahead remains to be
seen, but its makers are optimistic that it will be a great success!
Part 2.For questions 1-8 , read the text below and decide which answer (A, B ,C or D) best
fits each gap.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
Humans live in interdependent societies where people (1) ___ together in groups for mutual aid
and protection. We have always had a (2) ___ awareness that group survival means personal
survival, that the individual benefits by supporting the group, because the group reciprocates by
supporting the individual.
Our primitive ancestors worked collectively to hunt for food and to fight of (30 ___ of dangerous
animals. They were nomads who lived in (4) ___ and followed seasonally available wild plants
and game for their subsistence. These hunter-gatherers (5) ___ when food resources became
scarce or the environment less hospitable.
When they learnt how to farm they were finally able to (6) ___ away with their nomadic lifestyle
. They formed small permanent settlements where they (7) ___ crops for their sustenance and
kept (8) ___ of livestock. Over time, the settlements grew. Now, super cities with millions of
inhabitants dot the planet, but many people feel a greater sense of isolation and a very real
disconnect from their fellow human beings.
1. A form B hold C make D band
2. A conscience B mindful C conscious D sensible
3. A packs B clans C squads D throng
4. A factions B tribes C races D unions
5. A migrated B journeyed C emigrated D evacuated
6. A keep B run C do D get
7. A managed B harvested C nourished D yielded
8. A hordes B crowds C masses D herds
TEST 12
The first London to Brighton run took place on November 14th, 1896. It was organized to
celebrate the (1)______ of a law which made it easier for cars inbBritain to be driven on the
roads. (2)_________ then, the law required a driver and an engineer in the car and a man
walking in front of the vehicle with a red flag warning of its approach.
Since then, this annual run has become one of the most (3 )________ events on the British
motoring calendar, (4)_________crowds of over one million lining the route. Only the very
oldest cars, constructed during the ten years between 1895 and 1905, are allowed to take part
in it. Lovingly polished by their drivers, who are dressed in the clothing of the (5 )______ ,
the cars leave Hyde Park in London at 7.30 am and (6 )_______ , hopefully, in Brighton some
three hours later.
The 60-mile run is not a race- there’s an official coffee stop on the way and the cars are
restricted to an average speed of only 30kph. The only (7 )_______ for finishing is a medal,
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
which is awarded to everyone who (8) ________ Brighton before 4pm. The run traditionally
(9 )______ participants from all four corners of the world, (1 0)_______ Europe, Asia, Africa
and Australia. Since the youn gest car is nearly a hundred years old, some of them break down
of course. But for the owners of the 400-plus vehicles, it’s simply being there that brings the
greatest pleasure.
Part 2.For questions 1 – 8, read the text below and decide which answer (A,B,C or D) best
fits each gap.
Cheating in sport
For athletes , the desire to win is of the (1) ___ importance. Sportsmen and women compete for
the glory associated with being number one. But why do some athletes (2) ___ to cheating?
There are a variety of reasons. Some have a fear of failure. Others want a(n) (3) ___ playing field
because they are convinced everyone else is cheating. In such cases, they feel are merely (4) ___
the rules, not breaking them.
Then there’s the financial motive when large sums of money and high-profile reputations are on
the (5) ___ Lucrative sponsorship deals are offered to winners, not losers. Such deals are worth
millions and athletes will go to great (6) _____ to secure them.
To prevent the problem from (7) ____ , anti-doping agencies are carrying out more tests. The
result is that a number of champion athletes have been exposed as drugs cheats and (8) ___ of
their titles. It remains to be seen if this will be enough of a deterrent.
1. A absolute B highest C ultimate D utmost
2. A apply B resign C resort D aspire
3. A level B even C straight D uniform
4. A shaping B bending C pulling D twisting
5. A balance B edge C line D limit
6. A lengths B means C methods D pains
7. A expanding B extending C elevating D escalating
8. A removed B stripped C erased D separated
TEST 13
Parents- as you are probably well aware - are easily shockable. No matter (1 )__________
hard they try to be trendy and to keep up to date with modern fads, they (2 )____________
never quite help being a generation removed. Life simply moves too quickly for them. They
will in (3 )____________ likelihood attempt to maintain some sort of dialogue with you by
going out and buying the latest CDs, only (4 )____________ find a few months later the
charts are filled by acts (5) _____________ names they have never heard of. Then they get
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
frustrated and it all comes pouring out during an edition of some chart show on TV when they
moan that there has never been anything (6) ___________listening to since their day -
whenever that happened to be.
Other parents don ’t even try to understand their kids. They occupy the moral high (7 )______
and dismiss anything that has happened since their youth(8 )____________ decadent.
Naturally, as lovers o f folk music or slushy ballads,their principal complaint against rock
music is that they can ’t make (9 )_______the words. Hardly a day seems to go by without
you incurring their displeasure one way or another, whether it’s your hair, your clothes or the
fact that you stayed out till three. So why bother trying to please them? You might jus t as
well wind them (10) ___________ even more.
Part 2.For questions 1 – 8 , read the text below and decide which answer (A,B,C or D) best
fits each gap.
Accruing wealth
Wealth tends to generate more wealth, but being born with a (1) ____ spoon in one’s mouth is
not the only way to the top. Some of the world’s wealthiest people started out (2) ___ poor.
People from very (3) ___ beginnings have not only risen to the top of their industries, but have
also become some of the wealthiest people in the world.
The rich get richer and their net (4) ___ continue to grow. This seems unfair to many, but the
personal stories of those who have gone from rags to (5) ___ have much to teach us about
success. They remind us that through grit and the right (6) ___ of mind, it’s possible to overcome
even wretched circumstances.
Growing up on the (7) ____ side of the tracks is no blessing. However, it needn’t be a (8) ____
either. In the cases of many it has provided the impetus needed to get ahead.
1. A golden B silver C large D expensive
2. A grimy B filthy C dirt D earth
3. A humble B timid C low D shy
4. A wealth B money C value D worth
5. A richer B riches C rich D richly
6. A peace B presence C frame D cast
7. A wrong B other C worst D opposite
8. A bother B horror C shame D curse
TEST 14
Part 1. Read th e text below and think o f the word which best fits each gap. Use only one
word in each gap. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
The forces changing American women’s lives that (1)______ become evident by 1950s
accelerated in the following decades. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlaw ed discrimination
not only (2 )_ _____ racial minorities but also (3)______the basis of sex. At the same time,
the women’s liberation movement led to a rethin king of gender roles. People of (4)______
sexes increasingly came to see careers for women as an alternative to women as full -time
homemakers. By the end of the 1980s, (5)______ than half of women over sixteen were in the
labour force. Public opinion began to look with favour on men (6)______ shared
housekeeping and children with their wives. This included kitchen duties.Men (7)______
cooking expertise had (8 )_ _____ limited to grilling bacon or boiling an egg began to take a
deeper (9)______ in cooking. Simultaneously, the trend toward convenience continued with
the spread of gadgets like food processors and automatic dishwashers, which (10) now
standard equipment.
Part 2. For questions 1 – 8 , read the text below and decide which answer (A,B,C or D) best
fits each gap.
Fraud
Criminals are always seeking new ways to (1) ___ people off. The internet has provided very
fertile ground for all manner of (2) ___ practices. From phishing and auction site fraud to
identity theft and lottery scams, incidents of online fraud are (3)___. And though police forces
now have dedicated cyber fraud departments to (4) ___ down on this type of theft, it seems
they’re fighting an uphill battle.
Banks go to great (5) ___ to protect their customers’ accounts with sophisticated software that
can track suspicious (6) ___. Criminals know they (7) ___ little chance of defeating these
systems online, so they focus on customers directly, particularly the elderly. Criminals phone
them claiming to be from their bank. Everything seems (8) ___ , bit the unsuspecting victims are
tricked into revealing confidential information and are robbed. It is the cruelest of lessons for
society’s most vulnerable members.
1. A rob B rip C steal D cheat
2. A shady B stingy C lavish D cool
3. A jumping B flying C leaping D soaring
4. A crack B break C come D bring
5. A extents B levels C lengths D degrees
6. A dealings B transactions C operations D markets
7. A bear B set C hold D stand
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
OPEN CLOZE
Destructive sudden heavy rains, intense tropical storms, repeated flooding and droughts are
likely to increase, (1 3)__________ _ will the vulnerability of local comm unities in the
absence of strong concerted action." "Climate change is not just a distant (14) ________ ___
threat. It is the main driver behind rising humanitarian needs and we are seeing its impact.
The number o f people affected and the ( 15 )__________ inflicted by extreme weather has
been unprecedented."
Part 2,For questions 1 – 8 , read the text below and decide which answer (A,B,C or D) best
fits each gap.
Lonely Planet
Back in the 1970s, two (1) ___ young travelers – Maureen and Tony Wheeler – had a dream to
travel across Asia. This was at a time when there was scant information about the continent for
budget travelers. They (2) ___ off from London in a minivan, armed with little more than a
strong (3) ___ of adventure. Driving the van across Europe and Asia, they eventually arrived in
Sydney, Australia (4) ___ broke but rich in experience.
Intrigued by their journey off the beaten (5) ___ , people continually asked them how they had
travelled , what they had seen, where they had stayed and what it had cost. On a (6) ___ , they
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
decided to write a practical guide about their travels. They typed up a booklet in which they (7)
__ out a list of their favourite cheap accommodation and restaurants, and called it Across Asia on
the Cheap. Thus the Lonely Plane guidebook publishing empire was born, which now (8) ___
guidebooks on almost every country on earth.
1. A heroic B defiant C reckless D intrepid
2. A headed B drifted C dropped D put
3. A thirst B appetite C buzz D spirit
4. A moderately B hugely C virtually D considerably
5. A road B path C route D way
6. A whim B notion C fancy D spur
7. A carried B doled C figured D set
8. A enjoys B boasts C brags D airs
TEST 16
Part 2.For questions 1 – 8 , read the text below and decide which answer (A,B,C or D) best
fits each gap.
“Keeping up with the Joneses” is an idiom that originated in a twentieth century American comic
strip called “Keep Up With The Joneses”. The strip was a (1) ____________ that made fun of
people who strive beyond their (2) ____________ to keep up socially and financially with others
in their social circle or neighborhood.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
These days, not much has changed. The comparison to others as a (3) _____________ for social
class continues, and is being driven by a variey of factors , including prolific advertising and
easy credit to (4) ________________ consumers.
But in order to fund their lifestyles, people are increasingly (5) _____________ to work longer
hours each week. This “work-and-spend” trap has now become an inescapable part of life.
Can the cycle be (6) __________ ? Perhaps not. Were we all to (7) _______ reduce our
consumption, the economy would tank and jobs would be lost. There would be a recession,
perhaps even a (8)_____________.
1. A scorn B satire C ridicule D sarcasm
2. A means B assets C finances D resources
3. A guideline B benchmark C pattern D point
4. A lobby B endorse C hype D entice
5. A bullied B prevailed C compelled D intimidated
6. A fractured B snapped C split D broken
7. A collectively B commonly C jointly D mutually
8. A repression B depression C desolation D decline
TEST 17
Relations between Ankara and European capitals have (1) ___________before the highly
charged vote on 16 April on expanding the powers of the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip
Erdogan.Western allies have argued that a vote (2 )_________________the proposed
constitutional change would invest him with unparalleled authority and (3 )________ checks
and balances at a time when they fear the Turkish leader is exhibiting worrying signs of
(4)_________ . Erdogan has been enraged by recent bans on visiting Turkish officials rallying
“yes” supporters in Germany and the Netherlands.Highlighting growing friction between
Ankara and the bloc, he (5 )______ the spectre of a public vote on EU membership at the
weekend.“We have a referendum on 16 April. After that we may hold a Brexit-like
referendum on the [EU] negotiations,” he told a Turkish-UK forum (6 )_______ by the British
foreign secretary, Boris Johnson. “No matter what our nation decides we will obey it. It
should be known that our patience, tested in the face of attitudes displayed by some European
countries, has ( 7 )_______The animus - reinforced last week when the leader said he would
continue labelling European politicians “Nazis” if they continued calling him a dictator -has
also animated (8) ________ between Greece and Turkey, and Erdogan’s comments (9
)______ hours after the Greek defence minister said armed forces were ready to respond in
the event of the country ’s sovereignty and (10) _______ integrity being threatened.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
Part 2.For questions 1 – 8 , read the text below and decide which answer (A,B,C or D) best
fits each gap.
In the past, young adults (1)____ up fast. Eager to (2) ___ out on their own, many supported
themselves financially while still at university. Others entered the workforce upon leaving
school, saved up the money for a(n) (3) ___ and – once they had it – moved out of the family
home and into their first rental property.
However, the results of a government study indicate that there is les urgency among today’s 20
to 24-year-olds to become (4) ____ . Admittedly , the global economic downturn and resultant
unemployment can in large part (5) ___ for their hesitation to leave the nest.
Another study asked undergraduates if they knew how to budget before joining the (6) ___ of
young people living independently at university. Almost 70 per cent said they didn’t. Many were
(7) ___ about being irresponsible with their student loan. Nearly a third admitted to (8) ___ out
too frequently and spending it all within just a few months of receiving it.
1. A brought B came C grew D raised
2. A lean B rule C stand D strike
3. A agency B deposit C landlord D utility
4. A autonomous B liberated C self-sufficient D sovereign
5. A account B credit C explain D excuse
6. A unions B collectives C demographics D ranks
7. A candid B sincere C genuine D natural
8. A gushing B splashing C giving D handing
TEST 18
The White House Counsel’s Office was informed this month that the Senate Intelligence
Committee, which is (l ) __________ Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election,
wanted to (2) ____________ Mr. Kush ner about meetings he arranged with the Russian
ambassador, Sergey I. Kislyak, according to the government officials. The meetings included
a (3) ____________ unreported sit-down with the head of Russia’s state-owned development
bank.Until now, the White House had acknowledged only an early December meeting
between Mr. Kislyak and Mr. Kushner, which (4) ____________ at Trump Tow er and was
also attended by Michael T. Flynn, who would briefly serve as the national security adviser.
Later that month, though, Mr. Kislyak requested a second meeting, which Mr.Kushner asked a
deputy to attend in his (5 )_____________ , officials said. At Mr. Kislyak ’s request, M r.
Kushner later met with Sergey N. Gorkov, the chief of Vnesheconom bank, which the United
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
States placed on its sanctions list after President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia annexed Crimea
and began meddling (6 )___ ________Ukraine.
A White House spokeswoman, Hope Hicks, confirmed those meetings, saying in an interview
that nothing of consequence was discussed and that they went nowhere. Mr. Gorkov, who
previously served as deputy chairman of the board at Sberbank, Russia’s largest (7
)___________ bank, could not be reached for comment.
Members of presidential transition teams routinely meet with foreign officials, and there is
nothing inherently improper about sitting down with the Russian ambassador. Part of Mr.
Kushner’s role during the (8 )____________and the transition was to serve as a chief conduit
to foreign governments and officials, and Ms. Hicks said he met with dozens of officials from
a ( 9 )_______ range of countries. She added that Mr. Kushner was willing to talk to Senate
investigators about the meetings with Mr. Kislyak and the banker, saying, “He isn’t trying to
hide anything and wants to be (1 0) ___________ .”
Part 2.For questions 1 – 8 , read the text below and decide which answer (A,B,C or D) best
fits each gap.
British humor
It’s often said that non-native speakers don’t (1) ____ the British sense of humour, and it’s easy
to see why this is so. Almost every conversation between Brits has an undercurrent of humour,
making it difficult for a non-native speaker to (2) ____ when a Brit is joking or being serious. In
addition, the British also have a particular (3) __________ for understatement. In refusing to be
overwhelmed by anything, the British might retort “Not bad” when they really mean, “That’s
great”. Furthermore, the British don’t like to (4) ____ their own trumpet. They tend to make (5)
____ of their accomplishments by being excessively modest and (6) ____ themselves down.
But the most difficult part of British humour for foreigners is that much of British humour is not
obviously hilarious and does not result in (7) ___ of laughter. However, those unaccustomed to
British humour need not worry, for the best thing about it is not something you can learn, it’s
something that (8) ___ on you.
1. A find B take C get D have
2. A decipher B analyse C deduce D interpret
3. A attachment B fondness C appreciation D delight
4. A blow B play C hold D boast
5. A bold B sense C nonsense D light
6. A making B putting C cutting D turning
7. A sets B spells C fits D bouts
8. A rests B lands C builds D grows
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
4. We decided to do to a desert island so that we could escape from our daily problems. AWAY
.........................................................................................................................................................
5. I was extremely happy when I won first prize. MOON
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
6. This novel isn’t as good as everyone says it is. CRACKED
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
7. I play badminton quite often now that I know the game and I’m getting better with it. SWING
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
8. After her holiday, trouble at work made Martha face reality again. EARTH
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
9. Janet was really happy at the disco as she loves dancing. ELEMENT
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
10. It’s the first time we’ve won the cup and we’re delighted. MOON
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
11. John worked all day and all night to finish the assignment. CLOCK
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
12. Since shellfish upset mu stomach, I try to avoid it. STEER
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
13. My father didn’t tell me about my mother’s illness. DARK
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
14. After a week on the beach in Tunisia, I have a great suntan. BERRY
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
15. I got up early in order to avoid the traffic on the way to work. CRACK
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
TEST 2
VOCABULARY
tie the knot = kết hôn = to get married
Donkey's years" = những năm tháng của con lừa -> nghĩa là khoảng thời gian rất dài.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
Play hard to get" = tỏ ra khó khăn để ai đó thấy khó đạt được điều họ muốn (từ mình) -> bày tỏ
sự không thích thú hoặc ngại ngùng trước một ai đó đang thể hiện ham muốn tình dục hoặc
những thứ lãng mạn, đặc biệt là một phương tiện để làm bản thân hấp dẫn hơn với họ; 'làm kiêu',
'làm bộ làm tịch'.
Bury the hatchet' = chôn cái rìu -> nghĩa là giảng hòa, làm lành (end a quarrel or conflict and
become friendly)
'drives you round the bend', có nghĩa là điều đó khiến bạn thực sự buồn chán hoặc tức giận.
An old flame' là một cách nói để chỉ người tình cũ.
head over heels (in love)=completely in love
live/be in clover=to enjoy a life of money and comfort
see eye to eye-> if two people see eye to eye, they agree with each other
all's fair in love and war=in love and war you do not have to obey the usual rules about
reasonable behaviour
putty in someone's hands= used of someone that another person is able to control very easily
the apple of someone's eye =the person who someone loves most and is very proud of
EX
1. Robert and Helen have decided to get married at Christmas. TIE
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. It has been ages since I last went to the theatre. DONKEY’S
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. Although David is acting like he’s not interested, it’s obviously that he likes Mary. PLAYING
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. After years of arguing, the sisters agreed to forget their differences. HATCHET
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. Her constant complaining really annoys me. BEND
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
6. No, Mary is not my girlfriend. She is someone I used to go out with. FLAME
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
7. Isn’t it nice to see a young couple so much in love? HEAD
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
8. After they won the lottery, they lived comfortably for the rest of their lives. CLOVER
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
9. My wife and I disagree about keeping a dog. EYE
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
10. He tricked her into marrying him, but then I suppose it’s alright because she loves her. WAR
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
11. After ten years of living together, they finally got married. KNOT
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
12. I think Ann really likes Charles but she is pretending not to be interested. HARD
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
13. Sally has made Geoff go on a diet. Geoff does anything she wants. PUTTY
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
14. You haven’t spoken to your sister for a month. It is time you forgot your disagreement.
HATCHET
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
15. Tom really loves Claire. She’s the most important person in his life. APPLE
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
TEST 3
VOCABULARY
tighten one’s belt=to make sacrifices and reduce one’s standard of living=chi tiêu chắt bóp
'Keep one’s head above water' nghĩa đen là giữ cho đầu mình ở trên mặt nước để khỏi bị chết
chìm, và nghĩa bóng là cố gắng một cách khó khăn để đối phó với những vấn đề tài chính, việc
làm, v.v...
Burn the midnight oil' = đốt đèn đêm khuya -> nghĩa là thức khuya làm việc, nghiên cứu, học
bài... (read, study, or work late into the night).
Mean business" nghĩa là thực sự có ý định (chứ không nói đùa).
get (something) off the ground-> If a plan or activity gets off the ground or you get it off the
ground, it starts or succeeds
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
In the black" có nghĩa là có tiền, có lời, không nợ nần gì. Ngược lại với cụm từ "in the red" (nợ
nần, mất khả năng thanh toán). Ý nghĩa cụm từ này như vậy là bởi sổ sách kế toán truyền thống
thường viết các khoản thu bằng mực đen (và các khoản chi bằng màu đỏ).
a firm hand= strong control
Feel the pinch' nghĩa là túng quẫn, túng tiền (be affected by hardship, especially straitened
finances).
bear fruit-> if something that someone does bears fruit, it produces successful results
Down the drain' có từ drain là cống, rãnh, mương, máng -> trôi xuống cống -> cụm từ này nghĩa
là lãng phí, phí phạm (gone; wasted).
in the red =spending more money than you earn
lost a fortune = mất 1 khoản tiền lớn
play with fire =to act in a way that is very dangerous and to take risks
EX
1. During the economic crisis, even the royal family had to spend less money than usual. BELTS
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. Money is so scarce at the moment that I have had to take a second job just to survive. WATER
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. I knew that Ray had been working late as he looked exhausted. OIL
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. I knew that Mrs. Watkin was serious when I got a letter from her lawyer. BUSSINESS
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. Maybe it costs a lot of money to start a business. GROUND
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
6. It is a good idea to take out a small loan to help start your business. GROUND
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
7. For the first time in year, IHD Industries is making a profit. BLACK
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
8. Young offenders need strict guidance to help them reform. FIRM
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
9. You’ll have to work late tonight in order to finish the project. BURN
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
10. People have been suffering financially since the government raised taxes. PINCH
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
11. The company’s investment in computer design is now producing good result. FRUIT
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
12. Money spent on the National Lottery is just money wasted. DRAIN
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
13. If you’re in debt, you should get another job. RED
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
14. My family lost a huge amount of money in the stock market crash of 1929. FORTUNE
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
15. You’re taking a big risk if you borrow money to buy stocks and shares. FIRE
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
TEST 4
VOCABULARY
up to scratch = reaching an acceptable standard
one’s cup of tea=the sort of thing one likes or prefers=sự ưa thích của ai đó
As dry as a bone' = khô như khúc xương -> nghĩa là khô thật khô (to be extremely dry); khô như
ngói.
break the ice =to make people who have not met before feel more relaxed with each other
Be in the soup" = ở trong nồi súp -> ý nói tình cảnh gặp khó khăn, rắc rối.
in full swing=at a stage when the level of activity is at its highest
be at a loss = not to know what to do or say
Food for thought = một ý kiến đáng được cứu xét, dù không biết nó đúng hay sai.
up to scratch = reaching an acceptable standard
sour grapes -> If you describe someone's behaviour or opinion as sour grapes, you mean that that
person is angry because they have not got or achieved something that they wanted
can't hold a candle to = to not be as good as the person or thing mentioned
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
cry over spilled milk = to feel sorry or sad about something that has already happened; used to
emphasize that this is not helpful
EX
1. I’ve been going the restaurant for years, but lately it hasn’t been up the standard it should be.
SCRATCH
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. Camping in the wilderness doesn’t appeal to Greg. CUP
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. You forgot to water my plants! Look, the soil is very dry. BONE
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. Ross was nervous when he went for his job interview, but the director put him at ease by
making a joke. ICE
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. Roxanne was in trouble when she crashed her father’s car. SOUP
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
6. Unfortunately, the electricity went off at the best part of the concert. SWING
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
7. Tim didn’t know what to say when he heard he had won the prize. WORDS
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
8. If you’re having problems with your landlord, you can come and stay with me. SOUP
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
9. Charles Johnson’s new film will certainly give you something to think about. FOOD
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
10. I don’t like abstract art; I think it’s ugly. TEA
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
11. The soy here gets little water so no plants can grow. BONE
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
12 My teacher told me that my essay wasn’t good enough. SCRATCH
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
13. Jane said that she hated my new dress, but I’m sure she would have loved to have one just
like me. SOUR
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
14. This new government is nowhere near as good as the previous one. CANDLE
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
15. When his bike was stolen, Mike said it wasn’t worth grieving over. MILK
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
TEST 5
VOCABULARY
Blind as a bat' = mù như con dơi -> không nhìn thấy gì hoặc có tầm nhìn/thị lực rất kém hoặc
không nhận ra những vấn đề hay chuyện xấu đang diễn ra.
out of steam = completely exhausted, fatigued, or after activity or motivation.
kick the bucket = die
grin/smile from ear to ear = to look extremely happy
off colour = bị ốm, không khỏe = under the weather
Run out of steam' = hết hơi (à là hơi nước, hơi khi đun nóng nhé mấy bạn) -> giảm/mất động lực,
năng lượng làm gì.
go downhill = to gradually become worse
nothing but/all skin and bone = (còn) da bọc xương; rất gầy
alive and kicking = safe and sound = bình an vô sự
be full of beans = to have a lot of energy and enthusiasm
'Have one foot in the grave' = đặt một chân vào mộ, nghĩa là sắp chết, gần đất xa trời (to be
almost dead, to be very old and likely to die soon).
EX
1. Without my glasses I can’t see anything. BAT
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. If I don’t have a cup of coffee with my lunch, I become weak and faint by three o’clock.
STEAM
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. Everyone thinks that Mr. Jones is about to die. BUCKET
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. Everyone thinks that Mr. Jones is about to die, but he’s still alright in spite of his age. DOG
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. When Cathy heard that she had been promoted, she had a huge a smile on her face. EAR
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
6. You don’t look very well, I think you should go home. COLOUR
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
7. Jason has a big smile in all the wedding photographs. EAR
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
8. I suddenly became very tired while shopping and had to sit down and have a coffee. STEAM
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
9. John’s work deteriorated rapidly after he fell ill. DOWNHILL
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
10. You know, Geoff can’t see a thing without his glasses. BAT
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
11. Let’s face it, Kate Moss is very thin! BONE
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
12. We haven’t heard from Marion for a while, but Tim tells me she’s fit and healthy. ALIVE
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
13. We all thought Rachael had died until she leapt up and started laughing at us. BUCKET
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
14. I went for a swim early this morning and I’ve felt energetic all day. BEANS
15. We thought Sir John was almost ready to die but he was just pretending to be ill. FOOT
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
TEST 6
VOCABULARY
at full stretch = làm việc hết sức mình, hết mức mà bạn có thể làm được.
keep a low profile = To avoid drawing attention, scrutiny, or observation to oneself.
dead-end job = a job in which there is no chance of progressing to a better, more important job
have time on (one's) hands = To have extra or spare time in which one has nothing specific to do
or accomplish.
keep up with the Joneses = to always want to own the same expensive objects and do the same
things as your friends or neighbours, because you are worried about seeming less important
socially than they are
brand new = completely new, especially not yet used
Till the cow comes home' (cho đến khi bò vào chuồng), cụm từ này xuất phát từ hình ảnh con bò
đủng đỉnh (languid), chậm rãi đi về chuồng và vì thế có nghĩa là lâu dài, vô tận (for a very long
time; effectively for ever).
Old as the hills" = rất cũ, cổ xưa, tương tự xưa như diễm, xưa như trái đất.
live in the past = to think too much about something that happened in the past
move with the times = To modify or update one's behavior or beliefs to reflect what is current.
safe and sound = not hurt or damaged
have your back to/against the wall = to have very serious problems that limit the ways in which
you can act
pick up the pieces' (nhặt nhạnh những mảnh vụn), có nghĩa là cố gắng khắc phục những thiệt hại
tài chính hay tình cảm v.v... đã xảy ra đối với mình, hoặc cố gắng trở về đời sống bình thường
sau trải nghiệm khó khăn.
threw in the towel = đàu hàng, chịu thua
At the end of (one's) tether" có từ tether là phạm vi, giới hạn (sự hiểu biết, sức chịu đựng) -> cụm
từ này nghĩa là kiệt sức, hết hơi; hết phương kế để có thể giải quyết vấn đề.
EX
1. The researchers had to work very hard fro six months in order to complete the project.
STRETCH
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. The politician seems to be avoiding the cameras since his unfortunate public display. LOW
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
3. Selling encyclopedias over the telephone is a job with no future – you should look for another
career. DEAD
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. Now that Ellen’s retired, she has a lot of spare time. HANDS
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. Greta can’t really afford a skiing holiday – she’s only going because her friends are.
JONESES
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
6. My computer is completely new. I only bought it this morning. BRAND
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
7. Jane’s father would be quite happy to talk about politics forever. COWS
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
8. Your washing machine is very old. Perhaps it’s time you bought a new one. HILLS
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
9. Stop behaving as if things hadn’t changed since you were a young man, Roy. Don’t you
realise we’re in the 1990s? PAST
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
10. The company needs to progress; that’s the only reason why they’re installing computers.
TIMES
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
11. Families of the passengers from the burning aero-plane were relieved to hear that their loved
ones were all uninjured and free from danger. SOUND
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
12. With a national striking looming, the government found itself in a difficult situation. WALL
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
13. Since the disaster, we’ve been trying to get our lives back to normal. PIECES
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
14. After several attempts to pass his driving test, Roger gave up and brought a bike instead.
TOWEL
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
15 Doug reached the point where he had no pore patience after the neighbour’s dog woke him
up again, so he called the police. TETHER
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
TEST 7
VOCABULARY
disappear/vanish into thin air = to disappear completely in a way that is mysterious
Tip of the iceberg' = đỉnh của tảng băng -> một phần rất nhỏ không miêu tả hết những thứ lớn
hơn hoặc phức tạp hơn không thấy được hoặc không hiểu rõ.
sit tight =to stay where you are // to refuse to change your mind
Take a chance on (someone or something)" = Đánh liều, mạo hiểm; tạo cơ hội cho ai/cái gì để
chiến thắng hoặc thành công khi thấy họ có khả năng thất bại hoặc nhận kết cục tệ.
get out of hand= to become difficult to control
ast-ditch attempt/effort = an effort or attempt that is made at the end of a series of failures to
solve a problem, and is not expected to succeed
By the skin of one’s teeth' có nghĩa là chỉ vừa đủ thì giờ để làm một điều gì, hay hoàn thành một
điều gì trong gang tấc.
'pick up the pieces' (nhặt nhạnh những mảnh vụn), có nghĩa là cố gắng khắc phục những thiệt hại
tài chính hay tình cảm v.v... đã xảy ra đối với mình, hoặc cố gắng trở về đời sống bình thường
sau trải nghiệm khó khăn.
In a tight corner" = trong góc hẹp -> nghĩa là trong tình huống khó xử/khó khăn, không dễ dàng
thoát ra
in broad daylight -> if something, especially a crime, happens in broad daylight, it happens in the
daytime and in public
On/in the spur of the moment" có từ "spur" là thúc đẩy -> quyết định tức thời, bất ngờ, bốc đồng.
"A spur of the moment" chỉ hành động bộc phát, không chuẩn bị trước.
get away with something = to succeed in avoiding punishment for something
do (something) by the book =To do something in strict accordance with the rules or regulations
Caught off guard" = bị mất cảnh giác -> ý nói hành động gây ngạc nhiên, không hề ngờ tới, đặc
biệt là khi hành động đó khiến người nhận bối rối, hoang mang.
Point the finger at (one)' = chỉ ngón tay vào ai -> đổ lỗi, buộc tội ai (cái gì) vì vấn đề nào đó
EX
1. He couldn’t find her anywhere! It was as if she had completely disappeared. VANISHED
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. The wet patch on the ceiling was just the beginning of our problems. TIP
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. We decided to stay where we were until the storm ended. TIGHT
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. The expedition might be dangerous, but I’ll take a risk and go anyway. CHANCE
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. The police became nervous when the crowd got too difficult to manage. OUT
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
6. The weightlifter made one final attempt at the record before giving up. LAST
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
7. The pedestrian only just managed to avoid being hit by the oncoming car. TEETH
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
8. It took many years for the government to get things back to normal after the war. PICK
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
9. The burglar realised he was in a difficult situation when he noticed the guard dog. TIGHT
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
10. The Armstrongs had their house burgled in the daytime. BROAD
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
11. Arthur and Vanessa suddenly decided to get married. MOMENT
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
12. Young Jack never gets punished because he’s got such an innocent face. MURDER
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
13. I’m sorry it’s taking so long but we have to do it according to the law. BOOK
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
14. The magistrate was surprised by the reporter’s comment about his alleged involvement with
organized crime. GUARD
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
15. When the teacher asked Mary who had stolen her book she said it was Bert. POINTED
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
TEST 8
VOCABULARY
not put a foot wrong = to not make any mistakes
'Come clean' có nghĩa là thú thật điều gì mà trước đây mình muốn giấu kín.
do time= to spend a certain period in prison
"In hot water" = trong nước nóng -> trong tình huống khó khăn, rắc rối.
carry the can = to take the blame or responsibility for something that is wrong or has not
succeeded
Brush/sweep (something) under the carpet" = phủi (giấu) dưới thảm -> cụm từ này nghĩa là phớt
lờ, phủ nhận hoặc che giấu kiến thức về điều gì đó gây bối rối, không hấp dẫn hoặc gây tổn hại
đến danh tiếng của một người khỏi công chúng; cố gắng giấu và quên đi điều gì.
'Caught somebody red-handed' nghĩa là bắt quả tang (to catch a person in the act of doing
something wrong) ai đang làm điều gì đó sai trái.
Cut and run = chạy trốn khỏi một tình hình nguy hiểm
Spill the beans = tiết lộ bí mật
Learn the ropes = học hỏi hay nắm bắt được những điều cơ bản để thực hiện một công việc,
nhiệm vụ hay hành động nào đó.
of the old school = traditional and old-fashioned
put one's foot in it = to say something that causes someone to be embarrassed, upset, or hurt
especially when the speaker did not expect that reaction
scratch the surface = to deal with only a small part of a subject or a problem
put someone in their place = to tell or show someone that they are less important than they
thought
surf the Net/Internet = to look quickly through information on the Internet for anything that
interests you
EX
1. Jill rarely makes mistakes; she’s far too careful. FOOT
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
2. The robber felt so guilty that he went to the police station and told them what he had done.
CLEAN
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. Paul is in jail now because he stole money from the company where he worked. TIME
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. If you lie to the police, you’ll almost certainly end up in trouble. HOT
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. Although Sam knew he’d be expelled if he took the blame for his friends, he still wouldn’t
betray them. CAN
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
6. The politician was ashamed of his careless mistake and tried to pretend it hadn’t happened.
CARPET
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
7. I know Craig read your diary – I discovered him reading it in the kitchen! RED
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
8. When Mr. Simms came home the burglars managed to run away quickly. CUT
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
9. Nobody knew the truth about the actress until her ex-husband revealed her secrets in a book
about their marriage. BEANS
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
10. Roger’s only just become a carpenter, so he’s still developing his skills. ROPES
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
11. My doctor is a delightful gentleman who is very traditional in his way. SCHOOL
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
12. Fred is always offending people; I wish he’d be more careful when he speaks. FOOT
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
13. I’m afraid your plan to slow down inflation only offers a partial solution to the problem.
SCRATCHES
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
14. Mother soon made my young cousin behave properly by giving a good telling-off. PLACE
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
15. I had to browse for information on the Internet for hours before I finally found what I was
looking for. SURF
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
TEST 9
VOCABULARY
on-line =controlled directly by a central computer so that the information received is always up-
to-date
teething troubles = problems that happen in the early stages of doing something new
"Clear as a bell" = trong như tiếng chuông -> rành rọt, dễ nghe.
kill two birds with one stone = một mũi tên trúng hai đích
On the blink' = trong ánh sáng chập chờn, nhấp nháy -> làm việc không được thuận lợi, có trục
trặc, hành động khác lạ. Ngoài ra thi thoảng nó cũng được dùng với nghĩa 'say xỉn'.
weigh a ton = to be very heavy
the nuts and bolts = the practical facts about a particular thing, rather than theories or ideas about
it
on-line =controlled directly by a central computer so that the information received is always up-
to-date
see the light-> If you see the light, you suddenly understand something you didn't understand
before.
go back to the drawing board = to start planning something again because the first plan failed
A carbon copy = a person or thing that is very similar to or exactly like another person or thing:
Come in handy" có từ handy là dễ điều khiển hoặc sử dụng -> cụm từ này nghĩa là đặc biệt hữu
dụng/có ích thường là trong một tình huống hoặc trong một trường hợp cụ thể nào đó.
wet blanket = a person who says or does something that stops other people enjoying themselves
Nosy parker" hoặc "nosey Parker" là từ để chỉ kẻ tọc mạch, thích soi mói chuyện người khác.
EX
1. The library computers are connected to a central computer, so you have access to a lot of
information. LINE
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. The construction of Wickway shopping centre had a few problems in the early stages, but they
were eventually sorted out. TEETHING
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. The instructions on the side of the fax machine were very easily understood. BELL
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. I wanted to brighten up the flat and reduce the draught from the windows, so I did both at once
by hanging up curtains. BIRDS
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. We couldn’t watch the film as the TV wasn’t working properly. BLINK
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
6. This suitcase is really heavy; what have you got in it? TON
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
7. The engineer was concerned about the practical details of building on marshy ground. NUTS
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
8. The number of computers connected to the network is in the millions. LINE
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
9. The amount of international footballers get paid is quite amazing. LIGHT
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
10. My holiday plans had to be postponed when several serious problems cropped up at work.
BURNER
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
11. Halfway through the construction of the building the architect realised the design didn’t
work, so he had to start all over again. BOARD
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
12. Sid’s car is an extra replica of the 1950s model. CARBON
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
13. A mobile phone can be very useful if you need to make an emergency phone call. HANDY
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
14. Fiona never wants to do anything exciting; she’s such a miserable person. BLANKET
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
15. Your neighbours are such curious people, they’re always peeking through their curtains to
see what we’re doing. PARKERS
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
TEST 10
VOCABULARY
take the/(one's) point = To understand or come to agree with a particular point that one is trying
to make.
have a short fuse = to get angry very easily
Lose (one's) head" = Mất hết lý trí -> Hành động theo cảm xúc, sợ hãi và đánh mất sự bình tĩnh
trước sự việc.
hot under the collar = embarrassed or angry about something
'put on a brave face' (lên mặt can đảm), điều đó có nghĩa là bạn đang cố gắng làm cho người
khác tưởng bạn vui vẻ, trong khi thực tế không phải như vậy.
keep (one's) cool =To maintain control of one's composure, temper, or nerve in a given situation
make (someone's) hackles rise = to annoy someone
down-to-earth = practical, reasonable, and friendly
get your own back (on someone) = to do something unpleasant to someone because they have
done something unpleasant to you
have a chip on your shoulder = to seem angry all the time because you think you have been
treated unfairly or feel you are not as good as other people
(as) straight as a die=extremely straight// completely honest
dark horse =a person who keeps their interests and ideas secret, especially someone who has a
surprising ability or skill
Get off one’s chest” nghĩa là bạn nói ra sự thật, mối ưu phiền đã giấu kín, làm cho bạn cảm thấy
nhẹ cả người
(As) clean as a whistle' nghĩa là vô cùng sạch sẽ (extremely clean or clear), sạch như chùi, chưa
hề có tiền án tiền sự.
be at loggerheads (with sb) -> If two people or groups are at loggerheads, they disagree strongly
about something
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
EX
1. I appreciate what you are saying, Jo, but we just can’t afford a car right now. POINT
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. Watch what you say to the director, he loses his temper very easily. FUSE
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. My mother became furious when my brother told her that he had been suspended from school.
LOST
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. Reginald got upset when he realised that his car had a flat tyre. COLLAR
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. Even though Deborah was disappointed when her book was rejected, she hit her sadness and
told her husband not to worry. BRAVE
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
6. Although Bob is usually an impatient man, he didn’t get angry when he was stuck in traffic for
an hour. COOL
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
7. Taxi drivers in this city make me mad! They’re so rude and obnoxious. HACKLES
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
8. Penelope is so sensible, I was stunned when she joined the circus. EARTH
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
9. After Lucy’s colleague stole her invention she wanted vengeance. BACK
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
10. Phil has felt resentful since his schooldays because he wasn’t on the football team.
SHOULDERES
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
11. They say the judge who is hearing this case is fair and unbiased, so you have a good chance
of winning. DIE
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
12. Nobody knew much about old Mr. Fields as he was a secretive person, but we later found out
that he was a resistance fighter during the war. HORSE
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
13. It’s obvious that you’re worried about something so why don’t you just tell me what’s
bothering you. CHEST
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
14. Before the General inspected their barracks, the soldiers made sure that they were very clean.
WHISTLE
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
15. My sister and I have strongly disagreed for years – you name it, we argue about it.
LOGGERHEADS
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
TEST 11
VOCABULARY
be burnt to a crisp=To be or have been significantly burned, as by fire or the sun.
pitch-black=completely black
A breath of fresh air" = (hít thở) luồng khí/làn gió tươi mát -> nghĩa là điều gì đó mới, khác lạ,
làm tỉnh táo/khỏe khoắn (một cách dễ chịu, thích thú); 'làn gió mới'.
rock the boat=to do or say something that changes a situation in a way that causes problems
put their heads together=If two or more people put their heads together, they plan something
together
the bare bones' là những gì cơ bản, phần chủ yếu của cái/điều gì đó.
fight a losing battle = to try hard to do something when there is no chance that you will succeed
put your thinking cap on = to think seriously about something
pass the buck =to blame someone or make them responsible for a problem that you should deal
with
ring/sound hollow -> If something someone says rings hollow, it does not sound true or sincere.
throw someone off balance = to confuse or upset someone for a short time by saying or doing
something that they are not expecting
talk shop = to talk about your job with those you work with when not at work
get on someone’s nerves = to annoy someone a lot
hold your tongue =to not speak
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
12. “Do you mind if you discuss business for a minute?” SHOP
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
13. People who use mobile phones on trains really irritate me! NERVES
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
14. The boy kept quiet while the teacher explained even though he knew the answer. TONGUE
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
15. “How was my holiday? Well, to put it concisely, it was awful.” NUTSHELL
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
TEST 12
VOCABULARY
rack your brains=to think very hard
start/set/get the ball rolling = to do something that starts an activity, or to start doing something
in order to encourage other people to do the same
clear the air = to remove the bad feelings between people
take lying down =to accept or suffer (something) without arguing, complaining or trying to avoid
it=chịu khuất phục
be up in arms = to be very angry
dig your heels in =to refuse to change your plans or ideas, especially when someone is trying to
persuade you to do so
do the trick = If something does the trick, it has the necessary or wanted effect
vote with your feet = to show your opinion by leaving an organization or by no longer
supporting, using, or buying somethin
grass roots = the ordinary people in a society, movement, or organization
easier said than done =said when something seems like a good idea but would be difficult to do
chapter and verse = an exact reference or authority.
running battle = an argument that lasts over several different occasions
Get one’s skates on: be hurry
Haul someone over the coals: to scold, reprimand, or reprove someone
Bring somebody down a peg or two: put somebody in their right position, say the real ability of
somebody
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
EX
1. Tim thought hard, but he still couldn’t remember the woman’s name. BRAINS
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. On their first date, Phil started the conversation by asking her what her father did for a living.
BALL
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. After their argument Tom bought his wife some flowers in an attempt to get rid of any bad
feelings. CLEAR
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. My mother is not someone who takes poor service without complaint. LYING
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. Citizens are furious over the council’s decision to knock down the old library. ARMS
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
6. The little boy was adamant and refused to go to summer camp. HEELS
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
7. Changing the spark plugs should sort it out; the car will start more easily. TRICK
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
8. If Barker’s Butchers don’t improve the quality of their meat, housewives will show their
preference by shopping at Phipp’s.
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
9. Demands for change are coming from the supporters of the Labour Party. ROOLS
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
10. It is not for me to pass comment; Platt doesn’t work for me. EASIER
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
11. Before I tackle the Home Office, I’ll need the full details on this case. CHAPTER
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
12 There has been an ongoing argument between port authorities and fisherman over fishing
zones. BATTLE
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
13 You’d better get hurry if you want to be on time for the performance.SKATES
- You’d better ……………………………………
14 My boss criticized me for not keeping my deadlines. COALS
My boss ……………………………………
15 It really put Betty in her place when the boss said she was the office junior. TWO
-The boss really ……………………………………
TEST 13
VOCABULARY
EX
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
1,Trapeze artists who perform without a net must have tremendous courage. STEEL
2,Erik is never happier than when he’s out on the lake in his boat.ELEMENT
Erik is …………………………………………………
3,The negotiator achieved the impossible when he got both sides to meet for talks. CIRCLE
5,You just don’t think at all, giving a lift to perfect strangers. ATOM
You don’t have …………………………………………………
6,By agreeing to help him out financially, you’ll only be causing problems for yourself.
You will only be digging ……………………………………………………
7,The military parade was just the government showing its power before the elections.
MUSCLES
10,He shot the bottles from the top of the wall, one by one.Picked
He ………………………………………………………….
Why ……………………………………………………
15,Readjusting one’s life after a personal tragedy can be a very slow process.PIECES
Picking ………………………………………………………
TEST 14
VOCABULARY
Make a meal of something: to treat something as more important and serious than it really is
Cast one’s vote for someone/ something: vote for someone/ something in a poll or an election
Take the wind out of one’s sails: take one’s confidence away
EX
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
1,I know you hate watching football but try it out for once. WHIRR
I know …………………………………………………
2,It’s a quick and simple job; why do you always spend longer than necessary on it? MEAL
4,The small village sustained most of the impact of the attack. BRUNT
I wish …………………………………………………
6,When you lose someone you love, everything else seems pointless (PALES)
7,Before you start working on the projects, first finish doing the minor jobs.(DECKS)
10,Since I have this argument with William, we haven’t spoken to each other.
12,The teacher sent the boy out because he was behaving in a foolish way.(GOAT)
13,We jogged all the way to the river but had to stop at the bridge. STEAM
We …………………………………
15,He wasn’t quite so confident after you told him you were an Olympic boxer, was he?
TEST 15
VOCABULARY
draw the line between: tách rõ hoặc tạo ranh giới giữa hai điều gì; phân biệt hoặc đặt ra giới hạn
giữa hai nhóm, chuỗi hành động hoặc giữa những cái giống nhau.
Carrot and stick approach/policy to: offer people things in order to persuade them to do
something and punish them if they refuse to do it.
keep/ have our wits about: to be ready to think quickly in a situation and react to things that you
are not expecting
Be wrapped up in somebody/something" = bọc trong, quấn trong -> bận tâm, mải mê, thiết tha
với/ bị cuốn vào, bao trùm trong (màn bí mật...). "Wrap-up" nghĩa là kết thúc, hoành thành.
call a spade a spade.: to say the truth about something, even if it is not polite or pleasant
Take sth in one’s stride : xem sự thành công và thất bại là điều bình thường trong cuộc sống nên
không lo lắng quá nhiều; bạn giải quyết vấn đề một cách bình tĩnh và thành công.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
EX
1. “ Because of this new evidence I have no alternative but to release you,” the judge told the
accused.
( LIGHT)
“______________________________________ I have no alternative but to release you,” the
judge told the accused.
2. It is important to know the difference between a joke and a lie. (DRAW)
It is important to know __________________________ between a joke and a lie.
3. The government recommends a balance of reward and punishment when dealing with young
offenders. (STICK)
The government favours a ________________________________________to young
offenders.
4. Let’s all work together, and we’ll finish the job very quickly. (NEXT)
We’ll have this job done _______________________________ if we cooperate.
10. The desserts in this restaurant are the very best I have ever eaten and no mistake.
(second)
________________________________________________________________
11. The disrespect John showed for the professor aggravated me so I had to take a walk to calm
down. (HACKLES)
……………………………………………………………………………………
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
12. Some people would have been shocked, but she knew how to accept and deal with
adversities.
(STRIDE)
➔ Whereas
_____________________________________________________________________
13. Sally should have made sure she downloaded all the notes of the lecture she missed before
consulting
the professor. (ONUS)
➔ ____________________________________________________ to the professor.
14. As part of its cost-cutting exercise, a lot of workers were made redundant by the company.
(OFF)
➔ Many a __________________________________________________________.
15. In practice, Tim has handed the business over to his daughter. (INTENTS)
➔ To all _____________________________________________ hands of his daughter.
TEST 16
VOCAB
have/keep/put one's finger on the pulse of : to be aware of the latest things that are happening in
(a certain industry, area, etc.)
Rub one up the wrong way' từ này bắt nguồn từ hình ảnh chải lông (rub) cho mèo, thường không
ai chải ngược lại chiều lông mọc -> làm ai khó chịu, chọc tức ai; làm trái ý ai.
nerves of steel: an impressive ability to remain calm in dangerous or difficult situations
have your feet on the ground =to be practical and able to take care of yourself
Delusions of grandeur =It's when you believe that you have more power, wealth, smarts, or other
grand traits than is true.
Go/Be out like a light" = tắt nhanh như ánh sáng xoẹt qua vậy -> cụm từ này nghĩa là ngủ nhanh
chóng, ngủ thiếp đi, vừa ngả lưng đã ngủ rồi
have a chip on your shoulder = to seem angry all the time because you think you have been
treated unfairly or feel you are not as good as other people
kick in the teeth-> If you describe the way someone treats you as a kick in the teeth, you mean
that that person treats you badly and unfairly, especially at a time when you need their support
Pull one’s weight = nỗ lực hoàn thành trách nhiệm
go to pieces = to become unable to think clearly and control your emotions because of something
unpleasant or difficult that you have experienced
all things being equal =if everything happens as expected
be at your wits' end = to be so worried, confused, or annoyed that you do not know what to do
next
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
Bottle sth up -> When a person bottles things up, they refuse to talk about things that make them
angry or worried.
stand the test of time -> If something stands the test of time, it is still popular, strong, etc. after a
long time
EX
1.To be a successful journalist or reporter, you have to monitor the current state of every social
and political event frequently. (FINGER)
-> To be___________________________________________
2.The newly elected chairman’s remarks have caused an absolute chaos and irritated many
people. (RUB)
-> The newly elected chairman’s remarks have__________________________
3.That woman has such great courage, considering the fact that she has shown up at work
today after almost getting kidnapped last night. (NERVES)
->That woman has __________________________________________
4.National security has been in jeopardy since the public disclosure of highly confidential
documents last years. (THREAD)
-> National security has been______________________________________
5.Jack had better be realistic and get a job rather than fantasize about rising to stardom all day.
(GROUND)
-> Jack should_______________________________________________
6.Lexie finally got out Of the falsely exaggerated impressions about herself after being rejected
from a funding program for her science subject. (GRANDEUR)
-> Lexie finally got out of____________________________________________
7.After a hard-working day tackling burdensome problems, she fell asleep incredibly fast.
(LIGHT)
->She went ____________________________________________
8. It seemed the young man was feeling bitter about his family background.
(SHOULDER)
→ The young man appeared………………………………………………..
9. The public reaction to the design of the new theater turned out to be bitterly critical
(TEETH)
The way………………………………………………………………………….
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
10. It's bad you didn't try to do your share of the job. (WEIGHT)
→ You should……………………………………..
11. His mother's heart sank when she heard the news of his accident. (PIECES)
On ................................................................................................
12. If the re’s no reason not to, I’ll vote for Jeremy.
All .________________________________________________________
13. They were so worried that they didn’t know how they would manage the task in time, (end)
They _____________________________wondering how they would manage the task in time.
14. It is better to give vent to your feelings, (bottle)
It is better. _________________________________________________________
15. The appeal of Shakespeare’s plays has certainly lasted through centuries, (test)
________________________________________________________________
TEST 17
VOCAB
fed up to the back teeth =very fed up
be firing on all cylinders = to be operating as powerfully and effectively as possible
hedge your bets =to protect yourself against loss by supporting more than one possible result or
both sides in a competition
have someone over a barrel =to put someone in a very difficult situation in which the person has
no choice about what they do
be rolling in the aisles = to laugh without being able stop
under false colors =Using or under the guise of false pretenses, so as to deceive someone or to
hide one's true nature or intentions
break with tradition= to do something different from what is usually done
Brave the elements" -> nghĩa là ra ngoài và chịu đựng thời tiết khắc nghiệt, bão bùng.
cast a shadow over/on something =to spoil a good situation with something unpleasant
Penance for = an act that shows that you feel sorry about something that you have done,
sometimes for religious reason
bring down the curtain on= to bring an end to (something, such as a career)
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
have a grudge (against one)= To remain angry with one about some past slight or misdeed
give sb/sth a new lease of life =to make someone feel happy or healthy after a period of illness or
sadness// to improve something that was old so that it works much better
Fat cat = someone who has a lot of money, especially someone in charge of a company who has
the power to increase their own pay
rack one’s brain' có động từ to rack có nghĩa là làm ai đó/cái gì chịu đau đớn, giày vò
EX
Rewrite the following sentences using the words given:
1. He was exasperated with being criticized in public all the time. TEETH
-> He was fed ___________________________________________
2. The factory is making every possible effort to finish the orders on time. FIRING
-> The factory is _____________________________________________
3. Forecasters were trying to protect themselves from making the wrong prediction about the
storm, saying that it could bring lots of snow, or it could head away from US. " HEDGING
-> Forecasters _______________________________________________
4. The software company leaves you no choice - if you don't accept the license, you can't use the
software. BARREL
-> The software company has_____________________________________
5. The comedian made the audience all laugh uncontrollably with his jokes. AISLES
-> The comedian had__________________________________________
6. The door-to-door sales representative was jus t pretending to be honest and was actually a
swindler. COLORS
—» It turned ...................... ................................................................ ...................
7. They were among the first to be innovative and use clay to build contemporary sculptures.
BREAK
-> They were among ........................................................................................... ...................
8. We decided to go for a walk despite the bad weather. BRAVE
-> We decided ..................... ........................................................... ................... ...................
9. Rumors of his ill health brought an atmosphere o f grief to the celebrations. GLOOM
-> Rumors of ..................... ...................................................................... ..........
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
10. He spent the rest o f his life helping the poor as a punishment for the crimes he had
committed. PENANCE
-> He devoted ..... ........... ..............................................................................
11. That he decided to retire early marked the end of his distinguished career.(CURTAIN)
-> His ________________________ __ ______________________ ________________
12. He had made no effort to conceal his dislike for me ever since I was promoted over him.
GRUDGE
-> He has had___________________________________________________________
13. He seems to be more active because he has won a scholarship to study overseas. LEASE
-> That he has won________________________________________________________
14. When I grow up, I'm going to be really important. (CAT)
->…………………………………………………………………………………………
15. I thought very hard but couldn't remember the answer. (RACKED)
->I ………………………………………………………………………………………
Test 18
VOCAB
1.A blot on the landscape = something ugly that spoils the appearance of a place
2.Remain to be seen = chưa chắc chắn
3.Be no match for someone = to be not as good, strong, clever etc as someone you are competing
against
4.Put off = be discouraged by sth
5.Take sides = to support one person or opinion over another
6.Be showered with sth = shower sb with sth = to give someone a lot of presents or praise
7.Be sb’s middle name = to be a quality that is an important part of someone's character
8.Backed out = to decide not to do something that you had said you would do
9.Not have two pennies to rub together = extremely poor
10.Cut no ice with sb = to not cause someone to change their opinion or decision
11.Take sb’s mind off sth = to stop you from worrying or thinking about a problem or pain (often
by forcing you to think about other things)
12.mixed up = involved, esp. with someone or something bad or dangerous
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
13.Emil chose computing rather than marketing for his next course. (preference)
………………………………………………………………………………………
14.Presumably we are still interested in travelling this summer. (lost)
………………………………………………………………………………………
15.You made an embarrassing mistake when you asked him where his wife was. (foot)
………………………………………………………………………………………
TEST 19
VOCAB
1.Kneel down = get down on one knee = quỳ gối
2.Make no secret of sth = không che dấu
3.On equal/the same terms = có điều kiện như nhau
4.Kick sb in the teeth = disappoint sb
5.To sb’s name = owned by sb
6.Jog sb’s memory = to make someone remember sth
7.Far from = not at all
8.Make a name for = to become famous or respected by a lot of people
9.Liken sth to sth = to say that someone is similar to or has the same qualities as someone else
10.Back sb up = support sb
11.Make use of = tận dụng
12.Out of the ordinary = bất bình thường
13.Be in/within sb’s power = have the authority or ability to do sth
14.There is nothing/little to choose between = những thứ gì đó quá giống nhau
15.In anticipation of = expecting and preparing for something to happen
Practice test
1.The coward kneeled down asking for money. (KNEES)
……………………………………………………………………………………………..
2.I don't conceal my loathing for war.
I make ………………………………………………………………………………………
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
3.Women in this factory work under the same conditions as men. Women in this factory work on
…………….………………………………………………………………………………..
4.He really disappointed me when breaking the promise to help me out. (TEETH)
………………………………………………………………………………………………..
5.He died, having nothing of his own. (NAME)
………………………………………………………………………………………………..
6.Have a look at this picture it may help you to remember something. (JOG)
……………………………………………………………………………………………..
7.Motorists are jamming the streets as they slow down to see the wall paintings. (HOLD UPS)
………………………………………………………………………………………………
8.He is becoming quite famous as an interviewer. (NAME)
………………………………………………………………………………………………..
9.Ada was the only person who didn't enjoy the party. (WITH) Everyone enjoyed the party
………………...……………………………………………………………………………………
10.Leo said that the situation at work was like a family argument. (LIKENED) Leo
………………………………………….………………………………………………………
11.I always find chess problems like that quite impossible. (DEFEAT) Chess problems
…………………………….………………………………………………………………………..
12.I thought I could count on your support at the meeting. (UP)
I had hoped………………………………………………… ………at the meeting.
13.Please read the instructions carefully before you use this appliance. (MAKING)
Before……………………………………………….…please read the instructions carefully.
14.Only the usual, everyday things happen here. (OUT) Nothing
………………………………………………...…………………………………………………
15.He did everything possible to save his marriage. (POWER) He did
…………………………………………………...…………………………………………………
16.The two bicycles are virtually the same. (CHOOSE)
There is …………………………………………………………………………………………..
17.We suspected the weather would get cold so we took warm clothes .(ANTICIPATION)
We took warm clothes ………………………………….………………………………………
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
TEST 20
VOCAB
1.Live up to sth = to be as good as something
2.Attract sb = hold attract for/toward
3.Count for = đáng giá
4.At the drop of a hat = đột ngột, không có kế hoạch từ trước và không có lý do rõ ràng
5.Hear through grapevine = hear news from someone who heard the news from someone else
6.Keep in the dark = keep someone uninformed (about something)
7.Swamp with = To burden or overwhelm someone or something with a large amount of
something
8.Have a good command of = To be knowledgeable about or skilled in a particular area or thing
9.Pass on = to give something to someone, after someone else gave it to you
10.Wriggle out of = to avoid doing something that you do not want to do
11.From/since time immemorial = for an extremely long time
12.Have a flair for = to be very skilful at something
13.Not escape sb’s attention = không ngừng chú ý
14.Get sb’s head round sth = understand sth
15.Get to grips with = to make an effort to understand and deal with a problem or situation
16.Hold water = not true
Practise test
1.The sequel to the best seller was a great disappointment to the public.
The sequel to the best seller failed to live …………………………..………………………….
2.City life doesn't attract me at all
City life holds ……………………………………………………………………………………
3.Money is of no value on a desert island.
Money counts ……………………………………………………….……………………………
4.She agreed without the slightest hesitation. (DROP)
……………………………………………………………………….……………………………
5.I heard a rumor that they are getting married. (GRAPEVINE)
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
I heard ……………………………………………………………….……………………………
6.Workers were told nothing about the plans to sell the company. (DARK)
Workers were ………………………………………………………..………………………
7.Since the advertisement, we've had more applications than we can deal with. (SWAMPED)
………………………………………………………………………..……………………………
8.She speaks Japanese quite well. (COMMAND)
………………………………………………………………………..……………………………
9.There is no way he got the news from me as we haven't spoken. (PASSED)
………………………………………………………………………..……………………………
10.You can't escape your responsibilities so easily, you know. (WRIGGLE)
………………………………………………………………………..……………………………
11.There has been an annual festival here for hundreds of years. (IMMEMORIAL)
………………………………………………………………………..……………………………
12.The new managing director seems to be excellent at fielding awkward questions. (FLAIR)
………………………………………………………………………..……………………………
13.It didn't escabe his attention that she was upset.
He couldn’t …………………………………………………………...……………………………
14.I don't seem to be able to understand this instruction booklet. (HEAD)
………………………………………………………………………..……………………………
15.David doesn't seem to be able to get on top of the new computer system. (GRIPS)
………………………………………………………………………..……………………………
Test 21
VOCAB
1.At/from the outset (of) = from the beginning
2.Give sb a free hand/rein = permission to make your own decisions about how you want to do
something
3.Turn over a new leaf = to start behaving in a better way
4.Look down one’s nose at sb = superior to that person or thing and treat them with disrespect
5.(There is) no sign of sb/sth = someone or something is not in a place or cannot be found
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
5.Pick sb’s brains = to ask someone who knows a lot about a subject for information or their
opinion
6.Round peg in a square hole (Collins) hoặc square peg in a round hole (Cambridge) = a person
whose character makes them unsuitable for the job or other position they are in
7.Let sleeping dogs lie = hãy để quá khứ ngủ yên
8.In line with =-according to or following something such as a rule or principle// -similar to, or
at the same level as something
9.Go to sb’s head = If something goes to someone's head, it makes that person think that they are
very important and makes them a less pleasant person
10.Shrink from = to avoid doing something that is unpleasant or difficult
11.Dawn on sb = understand sth after a period of not understanding it
12.Shed (some/any) light on sth = to provide information about something or to make something
easier to understand
13.Rule out (sth) = to stop considering something as a possibility
14.Last resort = lựa chọn cuối cùng
15.Have a big mouth = Hay khoe khoang // -Không giữ được bí mật
16.Come round to = to change your opinion of something, often influenced by another person's
opinion
Practise test
1.It is quite obvious that we shall have to work faster in order to finish the project on time.
There is no ………………………………………………………………………………….
2.If you don't know what you're doing, you shouldn't dismantle (tháo dỡ) the clock.
Don’t take …………………………………………………………………………………….
3.Rickey always listens to my complaints about work, which is very kind of him. EAR
Rickey is so ……………………………………………………………….………………….
4.I was bitterly disappointed they didn't give me a part in the school play. PASSED
Very much ………………………………………………………………...………………….
5.Mr. Dio has been a gardener for years so let's consult his opinion first. BRAINS
Let’s ……………………………………………………………………….………………….
6.You may think you are talented but horses will always show you are not. PEG
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
No matter ………………………………………………………………….………………….
7.I avoided mentioning Justin's demotion as I realized that it might upset him. SLEEPING
Realizing …………………………………………………………………..………………….
8.It is important that we have to get the team to comply with the rules. LINE
It is of ……………………………………………………………………...………………….
9.Winning the prize has made him very conceited (kiêu ngạo). HEAD
……………………………………………………………………………..………………….
10.Morton is never reluctant to make tough decisions as a manager. SHRINKS
……………………………………………………………………………..………………….
11.I think he's at last beginning to agree with me. ROUND
I suppose ………………………………………………………………….………………….
12.When he won the scholarship, Norton began to realize just how lucky he was. DAWN
When he won the scholarship, it began …………………………………...………………….
13.Do you have any idea about how Jack made enough money to buy that new sports car?
LIGHT
Can you ……………………………………………………………………………………….
14.Ann complained about the weather throughout the holiday. ENTIRE
Ann ………………………………………………………………………..………………….
15.He said there was no way the government would send financial aid to the region. RULED
He…………………………………………………………sending financial aid to the reigon.
16.Did you see how concerned Melly was? EXPRESSION
Did you see ………………………………………………………………..………………….
17.I only called the police when I had tried everything else. RESORT
I ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
18.I don't like him because he boasts a lot. MOUTH
I ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
TEST 23
VOCAB
1.Child’s play = an extremely simple task or act
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
7.Venezuelan mourners queued for hours to attend the funeral of the country's late leader, Hugo
Chavez. TRIBUTE
Venezuelan mourners lined ……………………………………………….…………………..
8.A lot of good men have been destroyed by drink.
Many a …………………………………………………………………….…………………..
9.Alan prides himself on his punctuality. TAKES
Alan ……………………………………………………………………….…………………..
10.Ada doesn't like living so far from the train station. REACH
Ada wishes ………………………………………………………………...…………………..
11.You've done nothing but look miserable all day. MOON
……………………………………………………………………………..…………………..
12.Digging in the garden allows me to vent my frustrations. OUTLET
……………………………………………………………………………..…………………..
13.Smokers are more likely to have heart attack than non-smokers. SUBJECT
Smokers………………………………………………………………………non-smokers.
14.She didn't even make the effort to find how to spell my name. TROUBLE
She didn't even ………………………………………………………………………………..
15.Why didn't you search everywhere for your wallet? Then you might have found it. LOW
Had ………………………………………………………………………...…………………..
16.Should there be no qualified paramedic on the premises, call this number. EVENT
In the …………………………………………………………………………………………..
TEST 24
VOCAB
1.(Be) in/ get into the state = to become nervous and upset
2.Fall into disrepute = to no longer be respected or trusted
3.Get sb down = make sb feel unhappy or depressed
4.Let sth be known = to make certain that people are aware of a fact
5.Persist in = to try to do or continue doing something in a determined but often unreasonable
way
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
10.Cut/pare/trim (down) to the bone = reduce something to a level at which only what is
absolutely necessary is left
11.The onset of sth = the beginning of something (especially something bad)
12.Take offence at = offend by
13.Carry the can (for) = take the blame or responsibility for something that is wrong or has not
succeeded
14.Sweep sth under the carpet/rug = to hide a problem or try to keep it secret instead of dealing
with it
Practice test
1.Emil eventually organised himself and started work.
Emil eventually got ……………………………………………………………………………..
2.“That meal would have satisfied a king!” he exclaimed. FIT
……………………………………………………………………………..……………………..
3.You shouldn’t take delight in other people’s failures. GLOAT
……………………………………………………………………………..……………………..
4.Take care not to spill the milk. MIND
……………………………………………………………………………..……………………..
5.The board met secretly to discuss changes in company policy. DOORS
……………………………………………………………………………..……………………..
6.I really want an ice-cream. DYING
……………………………………………………………………………..……………………..
7.Could someone answer my question? THERE
……………………………………………………………………………..……………………..
8.It is usual for young children to ask a lot of question. APT
……………………………………………………………………………..……………………..
9.Some people accept that life is full of problems. RESIGNED
……………………………………………………………………………..……………………..
10.He makes too many mistakes to suit me. FREQUENT
……………………………………………………………………………..……………………..
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
11.We would always take great care when flying at night. WITS
We always used …………………………………………………………...……………………..
12.She was concentrating so hard on her work that she didn’t notice when I came in. WRAPPED
She was so ………………………………………………………………...……………………..
13.The price of the house has been reduced as much as possible because the owner needs some
money. BONE
The house ………………………………………………………………….……………………..
14.The first sign of the disease is blurred vision. ONSET
The ………………………………………………………………………...……………………..
15.Don’t say anything negative about her hair because she’s very sensitive and might be
offended by your remarks. OFFENCE
Don’t say anything negative about her hair because ……………………...……………………..
16.Although Mura knew he’d be expelled if he took the blame for his friends, he still wouldn’t
betray them. CAN
……………………………………………………………………………..……………………..
17.The politician was ashamed of his careless mistake and tried to pretend it hadn’t happened.
CARPET
……………………………………………………………………………..……………………..
TEST 26
VOCAB
1.Have a chip on one’s shoulder = to seem angry all the time (because you think you have been
treated unfairly or feel you are not as good as other people)
2.Be/get hot under the collar = embarrassed or angry about something
3.Make/get sb’s hackles rise/up = raise sb’s hackles = to annoy someone
4.Cast one’s mind back (to) = try to recall something
5.Have/take shufti at sth/sb = have a (quick) look (at somebody/something)
6.Beyond/within the realms of possibility = impossible/possible
7.Not have the faintest idea about = have no knowledge or understanding about something
8.Take turns (to) = lần lượt
9.(Be) the height of sth = the pinnacle(đỉnh) of something; the highest level of something
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
……………………………………………………………………………..…………………..
13.I’ve considered the advantages and disadvantages and I’ve decided not to go. WEIGHED
……………………………………………………………………………..…………………..
14.When she left home, she had to do everything on her own. FEND
……………………………………………………………………………..…………………..
15.I was not sure whether to go with him or not. MINDS
……………………………………………………………………………..…………………..
16.The amount that international footballers get paid is quite amazing. MIND-BOGGLING
……………………………………………………………………………..…………………..
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
CHUYÊN ĐỀ 5: WORDFORM
I.Use the correct form of the words given to fill in each blank
1. Murray agreed to write the ________ to Baker's book, as a favor to his old friend. (FACE)
2. The government has come up with a _________ scheme for training teachers on the job.
(BAKE)
3. He trekked some of the most __________ terrain in the world. (HOSPITABLE)
4. He is entirely ________ about the violence in his movies, which stirs up anger among
the general public. (APOLOGY)
5. Trying multiple jobs at once can be a(n) ___________ experience. (ENLIGHTEN)
6. It’s particularly important that we reach out to everybody in our countries - those who feel
________, those who feel left behind by globalization - and address their concerns in
constructive ways. (AFFECT)
7. The zoo has a schedule of feedings and talks, an area where children can feed and
_______ Shetland ponies and Tamworth pigs. (FRIEND)
8. Some __________ employers try to take advantage of the undocumented status of
some workers to pay them lower wages. (SCRUPLE)
9. Undoubtedly, as more women vote, more women are _________ employed. (GAIN)
10. Only a privileged few enjoy the ___________ of Western wealth and the lifestyle that goes
with it while those in their midst are completely preoccupied with the daily struggle
for survival. (TRAP)
TEST 2
I. Use the correct form of the words given to fill in each blank
1. Frank sees life as one long struggle during which any actions that sustain you for just
one more day are entirely _________. (EXCUSE)
2. Formerly close friends, they had been ________ from each other for many years.
(STRANGE)
3. I don’t understand why her preferences for vivid colors is still such a _______ subject.
(TOUCH)
4. The __________ costs of renting accommodation may prevent many people from
migrating to big cities. (PROHIBIT)
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
5. They need to remain __________ so that they can continue to be enriched by other repertoires,
tales and songs. (NOMAD)
6. __________ children are more likely to succumb to infections. (NOURISH)
7. The youths used spray paint to __________ buildings during the riots. (FACE)
8. He denied the accusation ____________, which made me think he was guilty. (CONVINCE)
9. In the absence of an approved Covid vaccine for children, medical experts are concerned
about the ongoing spread of the Delta _________ in young people. (VARY)
10. ____________ gastroenteritis is a highly contagious, enteric disease of swine. (TRANSMIT)
TEST 3
I. Use the correct form of the words given to fill in each blank
1. The security around the king is _________________ (PENETRATE)
2. This team ranked first on the tally with a(n) ______________ record. (DEFEAT)
3. One of the main considerations when buying a car is _________. (RELY)
4. Officials urged caution in anticipation of catastrophic and __________ flooding in the
days to come. (THREAT)
5. Women are traditionally supposed to be good at _________. (TASK)
6. Teddy is a very ______ student. He is never late for class and always completes his work
on time. (INDUSTRY)
7. Prime examples of ___________ include sending mean texts, spreading secrets about
people online and hacking into one’s social network profile. (BULLY)
8. She nourishes a secret, _______ love for Harry. (REQUITE)
9. George's ministers found his behaviour selfish, unreliable and ______________.
(RESPONSIBILITY)
10. Workers have threatened to ___________ their labour due to the brutal mistreatment from
their boss. (DRAW)
TETS 4
I. Use the correct form of the words given to fill in each blank
1. She's ……………cheerful no matter what the circumstances. (FAIL)
2. If you can wait until I've finished this job I'll give you my __________ attention. (DIVIDE)
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
1. Like his famous _______, young Washington had a brave, adventurous spirit. (NAME)
2. She has a softly ___________voice that would melt anyone listening to her singing.
(FLUENT)
3. The history of the territory is ___________ illustrated in the book. (PICTURE)
4. Don’t you think she is ______? She always looks good in her photographs. (PHOTO)
5. Hardly a day goes by without Tim being __________ of eating sweets. (DESIRE)
6. She resembled an army commander whom nothing could put the __________ on.
(FRIGHTEN)
7. In an overscheduled world, children and caregivers are encouraged to take part in openended
plays, a ____________ experience that creates intergenerational conversations.
(FREE)
8. Halloween has been grossly _________ over the last years. (COMMODITY)
9. Until now, there is hardly any measure to lessen the _________ regulation and taxation
on small businesses. (ONUS)
10. About $200 million in taxes weren’t paid because of ____________ income. (REPORT)
TEST 7
I. Use the correct form of the word given to fill in each blank
1. You need to think of all the ________ before making the decision to emigrate.
(PRACTICE)
2. The Southerners were like the colonists in the Revolutionary War in that they were
_____________ but geographically protected. (MAN)
3. The leader couldn’t support a ban ________ to British economic interests when other
countries would simply continue the practice. (RUIN)
4. Police officers have to strictly follow a new set of rules if they want to get __________
statements from a defendant. (ADMIT)
5. No student should high-five another student in the dining hall for pulling an _________
(NIGHT)
6. Opponents of the scheme believe the town can ill afford to lose an area of natural
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
beauty, and a bypass will just open the ___________ to further development. (FLOOD)
7. The strategy instruction was generally explicit and students' metacognition was
developed through a variety of ___________ activities. (CONSCIOUS)
8. Living in cities and towns, kids these days are much more ___________ than we ever
were at their age. (STREET)
9. The five-year-old confined to a London hospital bed has been given a postal _____________
with get well cards from school pupils. (PICK)
10. She was a wonderful tennis player and won the women's __________ 3 years in a row.
(SINGLE)
TEST 8
I. Use the correct form of the word given to fill in each blank
1. Based on the content and context of a deep fake, people can distinguish between a
harmful __________ and valuable satire, art or education. (PERSON)
2. After the successful prison-breaking, he became the subject of the largest ________
that had ever conducted at the time. (MAN)
3. Bureaucratic _______________ is a big reason behind the lack of low-cost housing,
many activists say. (FOOT)
4. The woman's laugh is ___________and not very hearty, and she is the only one of her
company who is laughing. (MIRTH)
5. This budget will have a net ___________ effect on the economy. (EXPANSE)
6. She was basking in the ___________ of love. (GLOW)
7. Drought and years of heavy grazing by sheep have completely __________ the hills of
grass. (NUDE)
8. These criminals are not some __________ operators, but dedicated gangs who target
only older people in Mumbai. (NIGHT)
9. The reporter asked if there was any move _________ to punish Iran, whether through
targeted economic sanctions or the United Nations . (FOOT)
10. The _________ heat in the Pacific Northwest killed hundreds of people this month.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
(DEVIL)
TEST 9
I. Use the correct form of the word given to fill in each blank
1. As long as the party pursues this __________ nonsense, it will stay rock bottom of the
Scottish opinion polls. (DOOM)
2. Ironically, people spend more time talking about pensions being _________ as it relates
to bankruptcies, rather than make sure we don’t get to this point. (SACRED)
3. My friend was refused a visa and what looked like a short hiccup developed into a
_________ campaign. (DRAW)
4. WHO needs to be free to investigate the origin of the virus as people all want real
answers, not a __________ political solution. (FUNCTION)
5. She __________ questions about whether she plans to run, saying she’s focused on her
voter registration and campaign finance initiatives. (SIDE)
6. There is an extraordinary capacity for ________. They delight in pointing the finger at
everyone else and do not acknowledge they have a problem. (THINK)
7. Arrogance is just a __________ for insecurity, something people put up when they don’t
want to be challenged. (SCREEN)
8. I’ll be back one of these days, and we’ll have a _________ meal together. (SLAP)
9. Billy Graham was not only charismatic and __________, but he understood that no
matter how large the crowd, he had to move each man and woman attending his crusades
personally. (TELEVISION)
10. Many traditional ___________ producers make use of flashy catchphrase, repeat basic
ideas, or employ scientist-like characters or celebrities as guests or hosts in their ad.
(INFORMATION)
TEST 10
I. Use the correct form of the word given to fill in each blank
1. Passers-by stood still,__________ in disbelief, as she started to sing. (JAW)
2. Wonderful it is to find that the change produced by respiration, which seems so
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
_________ to us (for we cannot breathe air twice over), is the very life and support of plants
and vegetables that grow upon the surface of the earth. (INJURY)
3. For terms such as policeman or watchman, use instead ______________ terms like
police officer and guard. (GENDER)
4. “__________” is an insulting term which refers to people who ignores health advice
about Covid-19. (COVID)
5. The state must ensure the independence and ___________ of the justice system. (PART)
6. It is vital that we _________ this realm if we ever want to get anything done effective in
securing it. (MYSTERY)
7. The protagonist in the latest movie by James Wan seems _______ on self-destruction,
considering her serious alcohol problems. (BENT)
8. The Mole Antonelliana towers was completed in 1889, and today it is the home of the
National Museum of Cinema, housing equipment and ___________ from the earliest days
of film production to the present. (MEMORY)
9. At best the _____________ are patronised and promoted on their master's terms; at worst they
are treated with contempt as pariahs. (DOG)
10. Everyone was taken aback finding out how generous and _________ he could be even when
harmed. (ANIMUS)
TEST 11
I. Use the correct form of the words given to fill in each blank
1. Polar bears need sea ice to hunt, and warming melts sea ice. So the connection between
human-caused global warming and the __________ of the polar bears is crystal clear.
(DANGER)
2. He’s the ________ guy for questions about spreadsheets. (GO)
3. At the dawn of the Internet, many believed that it would enable a more __________,
pluralist, and really personalized platform, particularly with politics. (PARTICIPATE)
4. In the early medieval world, time past and present was meaningless because the vast
majority of people were __________, they did not even know their own age. (NUMBER)
5. An epic might have seemed like a great idea when he was young, but by the time he
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
gets actually around to writing it, it’s an entirely _____________, utterly outdated form.
(ANNUAL)
6. Ironically, Tesla’s _________ imagination was the source of his genius, and the cause of
his downfall as well. (LUXURY)
7. Under the old system many women amass secret savings _____________ to their
husbands. (KNOW)
8. That she always gets nervous and ________ in interviews cuts the likelihood of her
getting a well-paid job. (TONGUE)
9. The attacks in the past left her with such a deep sense of _________ that she could no
longer step out of her safe zones. (VICTIM)
10. The organization works in many _________ and poverty-stricken countries. (WAR)
TEST 12
I. Use the correct form of the words given to fill in each blank
1. Some believe that older workers will not be up to speed with new technology, and that
they will be less _________. (MOLD)
2. Students should be encouraged to seek information out on their own, rather than just
______ themselves in the information that’s being presented to them. (MESH)
3. Theirs was a __________ organization of small-time criminals. (PENNY)
4. Linguistics used to be an _______ field, but nowadays every self-respecting university
has a linguistics department. (BEAT)
5. Delays in implementation deadlines have, however, produced a ________ response
from campaigners. (WARM)
6. The White House is hosting the forum in recognition of the importance and the
complexity of the antibiotic resistance issue, the management of which requires
__________ strategies that involve multiple sectors of society. (FACE)
7. People who deplore the mounting _________ of a modern society invariably sight the
increase of swearing and foul language as exhibit. (CIVIL)
8. Tim won affection from general public for his _____________ personality and humility.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
(ASSUME)
9. It is concerned that Administrative staff may be __________ through increased
automation and efficiency. (SKILL)
10. It's the story of a ____________ girl whose suicide provokes bitter recriminations.
(LOVE)
TEST 13
I. Use the correct form of the words given to fill in each blank
1. The opposing counsel then has a last opportunity to ________ the witness to address facts
brought out in redirect examination. (EXAMINE)
2. The investigator said the killings were the result of poor procedure by trigger-happy police
rather than ________ murder. (MEDITATE)
3. An entire society was ________ and destroyed, vanishing into the high mountains never to
return. (ROOT)
4. Women are caught in a double bind, ________ in the community if they are not wives and
mothers, under excessive pressure to be perfect if they are. (MARGIN)
5. Coffee houses flourished as meeting points for endless discussions of the latest news,
indulging in raucous ________ (AGREE) and for the ________ (LUCRE) business of buying
and selling insurance ships, stocks and commodities.
6. In 1988 there were several well-publicised cases of young people committing suicide
apparently because of ________ love (QUIT)
7. Racial hatred has been a powerful ________ in the country's history. (CURRENT)
8. The earliest written records were simply ________ representations of natural objects, such as
birds and animals. (PICTURE)
9. The ________ on the stone tablet has been rubbed away by the hands of countless tourists
over the centuries. (SCRIPT)
10. Redundancy payment, or a golden ________ in lieu of notice, up to the value of £30,000.
(HAND)
TEST 14
I. Use the correct form of the words given to fill in each blank
1. Greenpeace applied for a(n) ________ review to challenge the court's decision. (JUDGE)
2. The President authorizes the ________ use of military force to protect our citizens. (JUDGE)
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
3. The people of the district rose up in arms and reinstated the abbot, but their triumph was
________. (LIVE)
4. The process of the ________ root formation in grape cuttings can be divided into six periods.
(ADVENT)
5. Mr Mandela was the symbolic leader of the ________black majority. (FRANCHISE)
6. The special session will run ________ with the regular legislative session beginning today.
(CONCUR)
7. The solutions below are descriptions of how these issues have been ________ solved and may
serve as a pattern to help you on your next project. (RECUR)
8. We and those of our class act 'rationally' in our fertility regulating behaviour, they act
irrationally, irresponsibly, without ________ or knowledge. (THOUGHT)
9. She had had the ________ to prepare herself financially in case of an accident. (SIGHT)
10. Rock was a roly-poly detective who looked like a no-hoper but who always ________ the
opposition with sly brilliance. (WIT)
TEST 15
I. Use the correct form of the words given to fill in each blank
1. In China, the persistence of a(n) _______ currency has over the years effectively subsidised
exports. (VALUE)
2. She's still carrying all that emotional _______ from her first marriage. (BAG)
3. He had a highly _______ memory and was an accomplished and lively speaker. (RETAIN)
4. Look forward to the future, we _______ bright prospect for China's development. (VISION)
5. I understand that, because the proposals were so ludicrous, there was no _______ to justify
them. (RATIO)
6. The foreigners in Ottawa constitute a(n) _______ threat to the integrity and autonomy of our
province. (OMEN)
7. The school is acknowledged as providing equal access and _______ to a rich and varied
curriculum. (TITLE)
8. Candidates found guilty of malpractice were liable to be _______ and banned from holding
elective office for 10 years. (FRANCHISE)
9. The country had been _______ from thirteen years of middle-level Conservative rule of
reasonable efficiency, modest dynamism but small-power idealism. (MANCIPLE)
10. The customer doesn't need to pay a large _______ licensing fee. They only need to pay
recurring subscription fees. (FRONT)
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
TEST 16
I. Use the correct form of the words given to fill in each blank
1. The lawyer was disbarred from practice when he was round guilty of _______ acts. (LAW)
2. Even today a man who stays at home to look after the children is regarded as something of a(n)
_______. (ODD)
3. Lisette came back from holiday in New York with a(n) ___________ asymmetric haircut.
(TREND)
4. He tends to adopt a(n) ___________ manner when talking to young women. (DESCEND)
5. The motive behind such words is austere rather than ___________. (SNOB)
6. She was sitting apart from those who had once been her friends, her eyes ___________ and her
cheeks blazing. (DOWN)
7. Then Alvin endured a long, ___________wait for a flight back to New York late that night.
(SPIRIT)
8. Berlusconi was ___________ by Travaglio's claim that he had colluded with the Mafia. (RAGE)
9. They can be ___________ and hypersensitive to rejection, and their social skills are, as yet,
underdeveloped. (TOUCH)
10. Everyone was in a fairly constant state of ___________ anticipation and nervousness
throughout the tour. (EDGE)
TEST 17
I. Use the correct form of the words given to fill in each blank
1. The message is clear and concise and displays no ________ that one would expect to find in
more courtly love scenes. (VERB)
2. He talked with the ________ authority of the head of the family. (MAGISTRATE)
3. Methods Twenty three patients who had undergone ________ proctocolectomy with ileal
reservoir were included in the study.
5. Ever since she was a child, she has had (a) ________ for spicy food. (DILIGENT)
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
6. Not only was it gaudy in appearance but the smell wafting from the kitchen was distinctly
________. (ODOR)
7. It may take patience, but it is important to be ________ about what sort of home you are prepared
to inhabit. (FASH)
8. Small wonder if their son grew up with a taste for ________ pursuits, warlike deeds and
sometimes foolhardy enterprise. (CHIVALRY)
9. I ever felicitate myself secretly that I won't make ________ remarks or be hurt by them.
(PERTAIN)
10. A proportion of ________ waves was noted in patients who had undergone surgery 10 or more
years previously. (PROPEL)
TEST 18
I. Use the correct form of the words given to fill in each blank
1. They were enraged at the _______ of a policeman accused of murder. (ACQUIT)
2. The individuality, immediacy and _______ in computer games satisfy the needs from these
people. (MIMIC)
3. His cartoons _______ lampooned the leading politicians of his time. (MERCY)
5. It was sheer _______ to try to drive through the mountains in that thunderstorm. (SANE)
7. The _______ nations carved up the defeated country into several parts,each taking an equal
share. (VICTORY)
8. They have a duty to set the record straight, otherwise they are conniving at _______. (FALSE)
10. She did not reply, but sat with crimson cheeks and _______ eyes. (CAST)
TEST 19
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
I. Use the correct form of the words given to fill in each blank
1. The potential for a recession across most regions of the world will have ramifications for the
prospects of expatriates in ___________ employment. (GAIN)
2. In the past, the majority of women were consigned to a lifetime of ___________ and poverty.
(SERVE)
3. A(n) ___________ ensued at the lab, and Angeli was convicted this week of disorderly conduct
and malicious destruction of property. (ALTER)
4. This had all the makings of another long-running ___________ dispute, when again wider
political events quite unexpectedly overtook the controversy. (ACRID)
5. The ___________ of the community to the king is evident and reflects perhaps the resentment
of a dependent people. (ANIMUS)
6. She had enjoyed the ___________ of colleagues, and the mild flirtation which often underlay
it. (COMRADE)
7. She used her ___________ skills to get along with her remote grandfather, who provided so
little company for her grandmother. (RECONCILE)
8. Although a number of concessions helped ___________ minority nationalists, the most militant
remained unreconciled. (PACE)
10. The Qin's extremism was also its ___________ and it was soon replaced by the more enduring
Han dynasty, which sought compromise with aristocratic elites and legitimation through a revived
Confucianism. (DO)
TEST 20
I. Use the correct form of the words given to fill in each blank
1. The journal Public Money and Management contains ________ articles covering the whole of
the public sector. (TOPIC)
2. Although geographically linked, the two provinces have long fought for political ________.
(ASCEND)
3. Tribromoethanol has been reported to be ________ to the viscera of mice and this can cause
intestinal problems and death. (IRRITATE)
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
4. It had been a warm ________ day in early October and she, Alex and her father were working
in the garden. (AUTUMN)
5. Jess, watching Midnight, saw him glance swiftly from one to another, his look cold, even
________. (SCORN)
6. Many of the traditions are ________ of a time when most people worked on the land. (REMAIN)
7. If you join the armed forces, you have to pledge ________ to your country. (ALLAY)
8. Extending democracy at the ________ level is the groundwork for developing socialist
democracy. (ROOT)
9. I am sure that I will study abroad, but I will come back to build my country," 16-year-old
________ rocket scientist Katherine Lee says with conviction. (WANT)
10. The story of the Internet is one of piecewise relinquishment of government control and
________ of private individuals and organizations. (POWER)
T 21
Part 1. Give the correct form of the word in capital in the following sentences
1 After being dismissed from school, Thomas Edison was __________by his mother (SCHOOL)
2 Annie looks so much like an Indian that it’s hard to believe this little girl is of
Vietnamese _____________ (TRACT)
3 _____________ is a form of sustainable energy production, achieved by converting the
kinetic energy of water into electrical or mechanical energy. (POWER)
4 Normally, Anna has already been pretty enough, but her appearance after putting on make-up
last night really __________me. (WITCH)
5 The Chernobyl disaster has turned a vast area of the city of Chernobyl into a lifeless
nuclear__________ (LAND)
6 That the star had already been married is just a(n) ____rumour of bloggers and shouldn’t be
trusted. (SUBSTANCE)
7 Much of the financial support for people living in the flooded regions came from
___________of citizens from all over Vietnam. (BENEFIT)
8 Clicking a link sent by a(n) ________email may seriously threaten your data security.
(SOLICIT)
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
9 ___________- the unfair treatment of people because they have a disability - is untenable in a
progressive society today. (ABLE)
10 Cutlery is a(n) __________term for knives, forks and spoons used for eating. (CATCH)
T22
Part 1. Give the correct form of the word in capital in the following sentences
1.When I first met your mother, I just thought she might be 40 or________because she looked so
young. ( THERE)
2 ___________surgery, developed by Joseph Lister, is employed by many hospitals in modern
days to prevent infection during and after surgery. (SEPTIC)
3 For anyone who is interested in Chinese history, this book is ________for its detail and
reliability. (RIVAL)
4 It was very disrespectful of you to speak __________to your grandfather, even when he does
know little about your problem. (HAND)
5 I have________five applicants for the second round, please contact and inform them of the
interview schedule. (LIST)
6 The death of Bruno and Shmuel in “The boy in the striped pajamas” really
tugs at your _________(HEART)
7 Border ___________between the two countries is one of the issues that receive the most public
attention. (LIMIT)
8 His love for life and optimism gave him a __________power to overcome what the doctors
refer to as “an incurable disease. (NATURAL)
9 Fans do not know where the event was held because its location was __________ (CLOSE)
10 You may earn a six-figure salary from that job but your health will be the cost, it’s all swings
and ________(ROUND)
T23
Part 1. Give the correct form of the word in capital in the following sentences
1 If there is still time remaining after you have finished the test and gone over it, try to
__________your answers to avoid mistakes. (CHECK)
2 After graduating, I kept some books that are necessary for college and gave away
the_________ (REMAIN)
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
3.Although Anna appeared positive, I can feel a(n) ________of desperation in her speech.
(TONE)
4.In Can Tho, there is a park named after Luu Huu Phuoc to _________the musician whose
birthplace is this city. (MEMORY)
5.Unlike in the North, apricot blossoms are the _______ of Tet in the South of Vietnam.
(HEART)
6.The image of peace and prosperity appearing on TV is rather _________and does not reflect
the actual situation of the city. (FACT)
7.When I was a child, I would always play shadow puppetry with my brother in the
_______house during a blackout. (CANDLE)
8.Becoming a volunteer at a nursing home has offered me great opportunities to strike up
_________friendships with many old people. (GENERATION)
9. ________ by the haze of alcohol, Mi resisted when A Su prevented her from going to the
Spring festival instead of giving in as usual. (BOLD)
10.Most spiders _________ flies and other insects in their webs while come species like wolf
spider or crab spider catch prey using their legs. (SNARE)
T24
Part 1. Give the correct form of the word in capital in the following sentences
1.The second time the player was shown the yellow card for his_________actions during the
game, he was dismissed from the field. (SPORT)
2.The prevalence of illegal drug___________in the Philippines is lower than the global average,
partly thanks to strict drug policies in this country. (TRAFFIC)
3.I think hibiscus will do poorly as a________, given the fact that it is native to tropical regions
and adores full sun. (PLANT)
4.Imported coffee is having a difficult time trying to find a __________in the Vietnamese market
Vietnam. (FOOT)
5.I don’t have the _______to stay on a diet so the only way for me to lose weight is exercising.
(POWER)
6. Many students consider coding as an utterly ____________ language distinct from human
language in general. (SCRUTINY)
7. Even at higher temperatures, there may be problems of having enough time for the solid to
fully ____________ as the system is cooling. (EQUAL)
8. Just because she’s read some ____________ paperback she thinks she’s some kind of expert
on the modus-operandi. (TRASH)
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
9. Staff felt as if they had been ____________ when they discovered the new management’s
plans. (WINK)
10. The defendant is a ____________ individual gripped by the dangerous delusion that his
opinion matters. (RANCOR)
T25
Part 1. Give the correct form of the word in capital in the following sentences
1. Some things are ____________ true: Water is wet, gra is green (kind of), dogs bark and houses
prices rise, (ALIEN)
2. The country had been ____________ from thirteen years of middle-level Conservative rule of
reasonable efficiency, modest dynamism but small-power idealism. (MANCIPLE)
3. The foreigners in Ottawa constitute a(n) ____________ threat to the integrity and autonomy of
our province. (OMEN)
4. The sparse dialogue is as mind-numbingly ____________ and unsubtle as political oratory.
(CLAIM)
5. Although she was from a ____________family and could have led a very comfortable
life, Judith had chosen otherwise. (DO)
6.Many gun shops offer __________services on the premises for customers to buy, custom and
fix right at the shop. (GUN)
7.The science fair is an annual event of this school and is regarded as a(n)_______ of their
scientific superiority. (SHOW)
8.With so many areas of ancient _________being cut down, many rare species are put under threat
of habitat loss and extinction. (WOOD)
9.My children always take pride in their grandmother, who is a(n) ________of the Vietnam
People’s Navy with lots of old stories to tell. (SERVICE)
10.My whole family has agreed on the living room design but wood ________is still something
that requires consideration due to its cost. (FLOOR)
TEST 26
Give the correct form of the word in capital in the following sentences
1.We need to the problem before we can understand its origin. (CONTEXT)
2. organizational structures refer to companies with too many managers, which mean too
many presidents, vice presidents and other mid- level managers between the president and the
junior worker. (HEAVY)
3.Using steel in construction may help you save money at first but will end up costing you
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
TEST 27
I. Give the correct form of the word in capital in the following sentences
1. Jean will look after Harry, I'm quite sure - she's a for babies. (PUSH)
2.Merchandise imports have expanded significantly faster than world trade in both real and
dollar values. (NAME)
3.He suffers from Parkinson’s disease and has occasionally experienced . (BLACK)
4.This is regarded by manyas a initiative that has failed to deliver its promises. (LAME)
5.On Wednesday night the UN issued its toughest to date, demanding that all troops
withdraw from the city. (ULTIMATE)
6.An early example of product is in the 1949 movie Gun Crazy, where a Bulova clock is
repeatedly shown in important scenes. (PLACE)
7.I just use a few basic and symbols, for the most part just crossing out errors and inserting the
correct version.(EXPLAIN)
8.The conflict relating to border delineation between the two countries has led to the of their
diplomatic relation. (SEVER)
9.Mining and other industrial activities destroy this area and turn it into a desolate .
(MOON)
10.Although tourists are attracted to Sapa because of the snow, residents there are actually afraid of
this weather due to its harm to their , especiallythe buffaloes. (LIVE)
TESST 28
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
I. Give the correct form of the word in capital in the following sentences
1.Ever since his girlfriend had to serve in the isolation area, he has always seemed
(CAST)
2.Many FMVs were produced using this web service, which allows people to create of
movies by combining scenes from various films. (MASH)
3.Sarah didn’t do very well on the test, so when knowing her score was barely enough to pass, the
expression on her face was between disappointment and relief. (WAY)
4. The rainbow appears after the rain and looks just like a colorful giant fan in the sky.
(CIRCLE)
5.My team is submerged in deadlines so we do not have the___________to take on new projects at
the moment. (BAND)
6.Peel the bananas and slice each while waiting for the water to boil. (LONG)
7.Up to now, at least 37 people have been reported to be infected by the in South
Korea at her church. (SPREAD)
8.Those who have been tested for the virus must as they await their results.
(QUARANTINE)
9.People from infected areas must their health status and contact tracing. (REPORT)
10.Many people might be during the incubation period so we can never know who really
doesn’t carry the virus. (SYMPTOM)
TEST 29
I.Give the correct form of the word in capital in the following sentences
1.The factory provides a real for many unskilled rural women in poverty. (LIFE)
2 Undoubtedly, he was just inviting me as a(n) because I didn’t receive any invitation cards
was informed about the time only a day before the wedding. (THOUGHT)
3.The flap of theenvelope came so the letter inside fell out somewhere along the way.
(STUCK)
4 That the star had already been married is just a(n) rumour of bloggers and shouldn’t be
trusted. (SUBSTANCE)
5.Much of the financial support for people living in the flooded regions came
from of citizens from all over Vietnam. (BENEFIT)
6Some rituals that were important in the agrarian society of the past are now deemed and
discarded. (WORN)
7 surgery, developed by Joseph Lister, is employed by many hospitals in modern days to
prevent infection during and after surgery. (SEPTIC)
8 For anyone who is interested in Chinese history, this book is for its detail and reliability.
(RIVAL)
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
9 It was very disrespectful of you to speak to your grandfather, even when he does
know little about your problem.(HAND)
10 I have____________five applicants for the second round, please contact and inform them of the
interview schedule. (LIST)
TEST 30
I.Give the correct form of the word in capital in the following sentences
1 Thanks to months of . research by the film producers, the enthronement ceremony of Qianlong
in “The story of Ruyi” was highly commended for being historically accurate. (PAIN)
2 “Under the hawthorn tree” is a romantic movie with a lovely but tragic
(STORY)
3 His love for life and optimism gave him a power to overcome what the doctors refer to as “an
incurable disease. (NATURAL)
4 Fans do not know where the event was held because its location was (CLOSE)
5 You may earn a six-figure salary from that job but your health will be the cost, it’s all swings and
(ROUND)
6.The image of peace and prosperity appearing on TV is rather _ and does not reflect the actual
situation of the city.(FACT)
7.When I was a child, I would always play shadow puppetry with my brother in the _ house
during a blackout. (CANDLE)
8. Becoming a volunteer at a nursing home has offered me great opportunities to strike up _______
friendships with many old people. (GENERATION)
9. by the haze of alcohol, Mi resisted when A Su prevented her from going to the Spring
festival instead of giving in as usual. (BOLD)
10.Most spiders flies and other insects in their webs while come species like wolf spider or
crab spider catch prey using their legs. (SNARE)
TEST 31
1. Democracy died after a period of ________(cease) wars, imperial expansion abroad, and the
rise of demagoguery at home.
2. The consequences of ________ (compel) gambling are comparable to those of any other
addictive disease and are not simply those of financial loss.
3. The prison service has the twin goals of punishment and ________ (habit).
4. The first ________ (conceive) is that legal study at university is exclusively for students who
intend becoming solicitors or advocates.
5. Too late, she remembered the ________ (settle) effect such comments would have on Johnny.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
6. Some economists are now predicting the danger of ________ (run) inflation.
7. The ________ (narrate) in this book plays second fiddle to the excellent photographs.
9. When you come down on him too hard, you may only intensify his own ________ (critic)
10. Your speech should not have been ________ (lace) with these facts beside the point.
TEST 32
There are a myriad of lifestyle issues affecting the youth of today. Such is the pressure heaped on
many school-goers to achieve academic excellence by their parents that these 1_______ (real)
expectations are causing children to become hopelessly depressed. Indeed, some, in their
2_______ (despair) to escape and their sense of guilt at being unable reach the levels of success
demanded of them by their 3_______ (push) parents, either rebel in what is 4_______ (amount) to
a cry for help, or, worse still, engage in 5_______ (harm). It is no coincidence that suicide rates,
expecially amongst young males, have been rising steadily for some time now. These are tough
times to be a teen.
Then there are those who get hooked on the internet; the 6 _______ (virtue) world becomes their
reality. For these teens, their social circle shrinks 7_______ (drama) until, at last, their friendship
sphere is limited solely to their online 8_______ (bud). Not alone do they commonly suffer from
sleep 9_______ (private) on account of their destructive addiction to game play and net-surfing,
their behaviour may become so 10 _______ (err) and peculiar over time as to be considered
11_______ (social) . And while they sit at their computer screens hidden away in splendid isolation
from the real world, such is the lack of exercise they get that their calorie intake far exceeds what
is necessary for them to maintain a stable weight. In essence, due to their sedentary lifestyle, their
weight 12_______ (rocket) until such time as they become morbidly obese.
TEST 33
Pop art was a(n) 1_______ (convention) art style in which 2_______ (common) objects such as
comic strips, soup cans and road signs were used as subject matter, and were often incorporated
into the work. The pop art movement was largely a British and American cultural phenomenon of
the late 1950s and ‘60s. Art critic Lawrence Alloway, referring to the prosaic 3_______ (icon) of
its painting and sculpture, named the movement pop art. It represented an attempt to return to a
more objective and 4_______ (universe) accepted form of art after the dominance in both the
United States and Europe of the highly personal abstract 5_______ (express). The art form was
iconoclastic, rejecting the 6_______ (supreme) of the ‘high art’ of the past and the 7_______
(pretend) of other contemporary avant-garde art. Pop art became a cultural institution because of
its close reflection of a particular social situation and because its easily 8_______ (comprehend)
images were immediately exploited by the mass media. Although the critics of pop art describe it
as sensational and non-aesthetic, its proponents saw it as an art that was democratic and not
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
TEST 34
In January 2001, the 1_______ (govern) Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued its latest report
on climate change. Climate models worked out by giant super-computers had become far more
reliable since the previous report in 1995 and allowed them to 2_______ (praise) the earlier
projections for global warming. Their conclusions were that something very serious is happening
and that it cannot be a natural process. The 1990s was the hottest decade for 1,000 years and the
Earth is warming faster than at any time in the last 10,000 years. According to the report, human
activities are 3_______ (equivocate) to blame for the temperature rise. The burning of fossil fuels
releases carbon dioxide and, due to deforestation, there are fewer trees to absorb this gas and
recycle it back into oxygen. Methane 4_______ (concentrate) have also gone up dramatically
because of increases in rice culture and 5_______ (cattle), both of which generate methane from
6_______ (compose) vegetation. These greenhouses gases trap heat in the Earth’s atmosphere and
cause the temperature to rise. In the worst case, the resulting melting of ice-caps and glaciers would
cause sea levels to rise by up to 88 cm, endangering the homes and 7_______ (lively) of tens of
millions of people who live in low-lying regions.
Unfortunately, there is far greater 8_______ (unanimous) among the world’s scientists over the
issue than among politicians. As long ago as 1990, the IPCC recommended a 60% reduction in
carbon dioxide 9_______ (emit), as the basic level required to return the planet’s climate to a
healthy level. Governments globally failed to 10_______ (act) these proposals. Now that the
dangers have been reaffirmed by the latest report, it is high time that governments took an active
interest in exploring alternative, renewable energy sources.
TEST 35
The standard of television programming produced in this country is in terminal decline. The
1_______ (shed) has become a meaningless term confined in its 2_______ (apply) to 3_______
(go) days when adult content felt the full force of censorship and was not allowed to appear on the
box until after 9:00 p.m. Nowadays, however, it seems anything goes any time. And, truth told,
whatever anything is, it seldom 'goes' for much longer than a half hour or so at any rate before it
is interrupted by a commercial break. And don't even get me started on those appalling 4_______
(inform) most of the networks run right the way through the night, one after another, for up to
thirty minutes at a time. lt is truly painful. Terrestrial television is now, as far as I am concerned,
a laughing stock. All the quality has been bought up by the satellite networks, with their big-money
weight behind them, but even here 5_______ (pick) are slim. In protest at the dire state of things,
I have become a converted 6_______ (net). I look to the web now to find good content. There, I
can find just enough 7_______ (run) of quality programmes to prevent myself from falling into
utter despair and pining for the good old days of 8_______ (year).
TEST 36
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
1. With increasing numbers of people choosing to teach English as a foreign language, the need
to gain a(n) ________ (credit) qualification has never been more important.
2. A campaign is calling for the reversal of a decision to scrap A-level archaeology - saying it
would cause _______(revoke) harm to the development of future archaeologists.
3. Sir Adrian was a true gentleman. He was ________ (fail) polite to everyone he met within the
business and was on first name terms with many of them, regardless of where they worked.
4. An eight-month inquiry by the all party group on ________ (mind) found frontline public
servants could be less likely to fall ill with stress, or quit altogether, if they engage in the
increasingly popular meditation practice.
5. ________ (absent) is an issue of growing concern among employers in the UK owing to
changing legislation, but there is virtually no robust data on its direct or indirect costs.
6. A decision to allow ________ (hear) evidence in disciplinary proceedings against a doctor
linked to child abuse claims was ________ (law).
7. Slavoj Žižek was born in communist Yugoslavia in 1949, and received a thorough grounding
in Marxism and the principles of ________ (dialect) materialism.
8. Can you make up a(n) ________ (four) for tennis tomorrow?
9. These wonderful books ________ (capsule) moments in history in truly unforgettable ways .
10. Proposals to protect the right of mentally ________ (capacity) people to be involved in
important decisions about their life have been published by the government.
TEST 37
1. ________ pictures have been deemed to contribute to a hostile environment (object)
2. Personal disinterest in a programme content will help your ________ in assessing its potential
for your public relations purposes. (object)
3. To say that the ________(observe) of this custom or law is sacrilegious or illicit must be
regarded as ________ (error).
4. Recent developments in biology have made it possible to acquire more and more precise
information concerning our genetic ________ . Scientists can even today identify a number of
genetic disorders that may cause illness and disease. (make)
5. Since 1990 the price of sugar has tended to fluctuate more wildly than any of the other four
commodity groups, and has almost ________ been the most expensive relative to 2002-2004
prices. (vary)
6. A dozen international poverty and development organizations published a report last week on
the impact of building new coal power plants in countries where a large percentage of the
population lacks access to electricity. The report’s conclusions are strikingly ________: on the
whole, building coal power plants does little to help the poor, and often it can actually make them
poorer. (intuition)
7. The scandal surely ________ the end of his political career. (sign)
8. He gained ________ for being difficult to work with as an actor. (notorious)
9. Tre Transformer is quite intriguing. It is ________ one of the best movies of the year. (doubt)
10. Her hip has been ________ for quite a while, and she'll probably need surgery on it. (trouble)
TEST 38
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
1. A portion of the proceeds will be ________ for providing school fees for poor children for the
coming academic year. (mark)
2. The administration ropes in all educational institutions, government offices, public sector
________ and universities for the purpose of mobilising funds. (take)
3. Contraception is less ________ or affordable in South America. (cure)
4. Both toxic and ________ potentials are properties of all drugs. (cure)
5. While learning has changed for students in this new century, we are ________ by the boundless
opportunity presented in our lifetime. (bold)
6. It does not become an economic ________ but it does become a ‘newly industrialized country’,
like Malaysia, Taiwan and South Korea. (power)
7. We believe that the most effective enforcement tool is self-policing and ________ (strain).
8. It is possible to humanely raise and slaughter a variety of food animals, including ________
poultry and beef cattle. (range)
9. Most of this feature includes behind-the-scenes video ________ of the crew working and
goofing off. (foot)
10. Together they forged a(n) ________ intellectual climate that has profoundly shaped my career.
(vigor)
TEST 39
1. It will ________ (legal) sex - far from helping girls resist pressure, it will help boys bully girls
into sex.
2. Mongolia, although poor, has considerable ________ (tap) resources of oil and minerals.
3. Towards the end of the ________ (infant) period the child is becoming more perspicacious.
4. It would be ________ (ingenuity) on our part to pretend ignorance of our book's impact, both
in sales and controversy.
5. I think I must have known ________(conscience) that something was going on between them.
6. If evolution has________ (wire) into us a belief that there are objective moral obligations, then
we will believe that there are.
7. You want clothes that are stylish as well as practical, versatile, ________ (task) and low
maintenance.
8. His failures ________ (line) the difference between theatre and film direction.
9. In other words, subcultural cleavage has attenuated and cultural ________ (homogeneous) has
extended from structural orientation into policy orientation.
10. As the inspector and others came in, she regarded them ________ (disdain), seemingly
unconcerned about her capture.
TÀI LIỆU USE OF ENGLISH 3 NGÀY 1/10/2022 BY PAGE: “ HSG TIẾNG ANH THPT, ÔN THI
CHUYÊN, HSGQG
TEST 40
1. The ________ (conspire) of the assissination of the president was brought to light in time.
2. The report is critical of attempts by________(official) to deal with the problem of homelessness.
3. The system of counties was essential to Frankish government, and a count could wield
considerable power, particularly in ________ (far) regions.
4. Jaubert had been a reasonable man to work for, had never asked her to do anything illegal or
________ (taste)
5. Darwin's theory of evolution was a(n) ________ (shed) dividing the old way of thinking from
the new.
6. I can find just enough re-run of quality programmes to prevent myself from falling into utter
despair and pining for the good old days of ________ (year).
8. For twenty-five years he ________ (pain) amassed evidence to support his hypothesis.
9. He felt out of place, a(n) ________ (conform) in a society where conformity was highly prized.
10. She unveiled the picture with a(n) ________ (ceremony) gesture.