PRACTICE 1

1. By pausing for a moment or two before speaking you will simply

be _____ a nervous tendency to rush headlong into everything.
(ACT)

2. You ought to smarten up and have a _____ before the interview.

(HAIR)

3. Thousands of refugees are living in _____ camps. (SHIFT)

4. You’re a load of _____ fools, too frightened to stand up for what

you believe in! (BELLY)

5. Police asked _____ if they had seen the accident. (PASS)

6. Many innocent _____ were killed in the crossfire. (STAND)

7. A crowd of curious _____ soon gathered to see what was

happening. (LOOK)

8. (A) _____ charities have said that some computer games might
make people respond violently to (B) _____, which might make
things more complicated and result in injures. (BULLY)

9. There have been some mass _____ from one of Germany’s top
security jails. (BREAK)

10. Besides critical and creative thinking, we need to be able to

think and act faster, which will enable us to better thrive in an
accelerating and _____ world. (TIME)

PASSAGE

Although there is still fighting in Vietnam, and although the most

pressing of his other problems are domestic, President Nixon’s first
major act of policy is to announce a trip to Europe. This is not as (1)
_____ (TIME) as it seems. In fact, it is a (2) _____ (FOOT) step from
both his (3) _____ (POINT) and the nation’s.

By acting in the foreign policy field, where any President is virtually

(4) _____ (POTENT), Nixon asserts his leadership of the whole
nation. By turning first to Europe, he ends the (5) _____ (OCCUPY)
with Vietnam Europeans have with reason resented. There are many
neglected problems in the Atlantic community, and while his
administration is not prepared with any great policy (6) _____
(INITIATE), a working visit of exploration like this one can give
future decisions a sounder basis.
His first stop is Brussels, headquarters of NATO, which needs a new
military strategy and stronger common political purpose. Putting
Brussels first indicates any Nixon plans for nuclear talks with Russia
will not be at the expense of the (7) _____ (ALLY). His visit to Berlin,
which East Germany has been harassing again, will be a sign that
the West is still determined to defend that (8) _____ (POST). His visit
to De Gaulle may or may not lay (9) _____ (GROUND) for a Franco-
American rapprochement. Nixon is unlikely to return from Europe
with any big deals to announce. But the proposed conversations
should improve the transatlantic atmosphere.

The trip is further evidence of Nixon’s grasp of his new office. Many
of his most practiced critics, in the Congressional opposition and in
the press, acknowledge that he has made an excellent start. He is
moving with crispness and energy; some of the old (10) _____
(WARY) is there, but there are lively flashes of humour and
imagination. We wish him a good trip and continued growth in his
great office.
PRACTICE 2
1. It is such _____ news that a man carries a woman across threshold
632 times in two days. (RECORD)

2. In _____ talk (that is, talk in which the participants do not have
equal power, status, responsibility or control), we should apply the
‘one rule for one and one for another’ principle consistently.
(SYMMETRY)

3. In “managing _____”, you should find ways toinfluence your

seniors, and make your relationship with them constructive and
useful in order to do your job more effectively and to get more
satisfaction from it. (UP)

4. In order to reduce environmental impacts, it’s not only the

responsibility of research labs to maintain producing (A) _____
products but also that of the government to have disincentive
measures on (B) _____ ones. (FRIEND)

5. The study showed a significant _____ between the baby’s sleeping

position and the risk of cot death. (RELATE)

6. Countries in West Africa are suitable for rubber cultivation

because the presence of Mount Cameroon acts as a barrier for (A)
_____ winds, resulting in the second highest (B) _____ in the world
(1,000 cm). (RAIN)

7. Students should learn how to open-mindedly embrace diversity,

even when they come across some people whose characteristic is so
_____ that they have little friends. (PUT)
8. After the Second World War, there was indeed a/an _____ of
developing nations that were able to think up political institutions
with a view to achieving independence from their prior colonial and
sustain mass engagement thereafter. (RISE)

9. The nurse gave him some _____ for smoking in the hospital.
(TELL)

10. The _____ President is about to appoint a committee of five to

take care of a serious political problem. (COME)

PASSAGE

neurology – back – intellect – enunciate – reverse – dominate – tend

– severe – thesis – process

Dyslexia, also referred to as “specific reading disability,” (1) _____

affects a person’s ability to read and write. Dyslexics have difficulty
connecting visual symbols (i.e., letters) with their corresponding
sounds. Many people who suffer from dyslexia also have trouble
with (2) _____, organization, and short-term memory. Dyslexia is the
most common learning disability in children. It is not related to (3)
____ ability, vision, or access to education. Approximately 5-10
percent of school-age children in North America suffer from the
condition, with each case varying in (4) _____. Children are generally
diagnosed with dyslexia during the elementary school years when
they are learning how to read and spell.

Determining the definite cause of dyslexia is a difficult task since

studies of the morphology of the brain are generally conducted in an
autopsy. One (5) _____ suggests that dyslexic children suffer from
“strabismus,” the (6) _____ of the eyes to focus on two different
points. When reading, for example, one eye focuses on the
beginning of the word and the other focuses on the end. This theory
could explain why dyslexics have difficulty reading. Many dyslexic
children read letters and words (7) _____, often mistaking a b for
a d or reading was instead ofsaw. These (8) _____ are normal for
children under the age of six, but indicate a problem if they persist
beyond the early elementary grades. (9) _____ research points to
tiny flaws in the dyslexic brain called ectopias and microgyria. These
flaws alter the structure of the cortex, the area of the brain that is
responsible for connecting visual and audio (10) _____. Genetic
research, often in the form of twins studies, shows that dyslexia may
be passed on in families.

PRACTICE 3
1. Reactionware, the name given to some special vessels in which
chemical reactions take place, could be safely used outside of lab
because the whole reaction is _____. (CONTAIN)

2. The (A) _____ of a report or testimony becomes important when

the judge tries to relate the information presented to the
regulations, which means a (B) _____ report can give one side an
advantage. (WORD)

3. French glaciologists used data from _____ instruments to

investigate glacier changes in a mountain range straddling in the
borders of China. (SPACE)

4. Professor Barry Marshall talked about his _____ when struggled to

convince other medics that a bacterium, Helicobacter pylori, not
stress – causes stomach ulcers. He swallowed some of it, and his
resulting discovery won him a Nobel Prize. (EXPERIENCE)

5. Gammaproteobacteria, an important class of bacteria that helps

maintaining the immune system, influences the production of _____
proteins called cytokines. (FLAME)

6. Failing to catch his friends and falling over a stone, the boy, who
was _____, threw away the _____ then burst into tears. (BLIND)

7. Every evening some quarrel would break out as if the spouse

were looking for an opportunity to let off steam and unwind _____
nerves. (TENSE)

8. Some snakes are (A) _____ in the natural world but actually they
aren’t (B) _____ predators, and are harmless to humans. (FRIGHT,
FEAR)

9. _____ competition proper occurs only when the sale price of any
quantity of commodity stands below the short-period supply price of
that quantity. (THROAT)

10. An anonymous _____ is assessed as being insufficient for

establishing a reasonable suspicion; it should be possible to use sit
upon ‘indications of a terrorist crime.’ (TIP)

PASSAGE

Astronomers have a reputation for bringing us (1) _____ (INSPIRE)

discoveries: new planets, exploding stars, galaxies on the edge of
the known Universe. But now they are on the trail of most (2) _____
(BOGGLE) finding of all: evidence for a whole new universe beyond
your own.
For millennia, philosophers have insisted that everything we see is
part of the (3) _____ (COMPASS) totality called the Universe. Since
the discovery of cosmic expansion around a century ago,
astronomers believed there must be a final (4) _____ (FRONT), an
ultimate barrier beyond which objects were receding so fast their
light would simply never reach us. According to the latest theories of
the forces that rule the cosmos, what has been regarded as the
Universe may in fact just be one of an infinite number making up
something far grander: the true universe – or Multiverse.

The theories state that our Universe is just one of the “bubble
universes” constantly budding off one another, and inflating after
their own Big Bang. Each bubble universe could be radically
different from our own with its own set of fundamental forces and
types of sub-atomic particles. Even so, they may be able to affect
our Universe, with (5) _____ (DETECTION) consequences. Theory
predicts that if our Universe is stuck by one of its cosmic neighbor,
the energy of the impact would leave a faint (6) _____ (RING)
pattern in the Cosmic Microwave Background. The orbiting space (7)
_____ (OBSERVE) Planck maps the intensity and (8) _____ (POLAR)
of the CMB radiation left over from the Big Bang, looking for (9)
_____ (TELL) signs of a collision between our Universe and others.
Theorists speculate that different bubbles universes may be also
connected by (10) _____ (CALL) “space-time wormholes”.

PRACTICE TEST 1

1. counteracting 2. haircut 3. make-shift 4. yellow-bellied 5.

passers-by 6. bystanders 7. onlookers8. A. Anti-bullying B. b
ullies 9. breakouts 10. time-poor

1. untimely 2. sure-footed 3. standpoint 4. omnipotent 5. o

ver-preoccupation 6. initiatives 7.alliance 8. outpost 9. grou
ndwork 10. wariness

PRACTICE TEST 2

1. record-breaking 2. asymmetrical/asymmetric 3. upwards

4. A. eco-friendly/earth-friendly B.non-ecofriendly 5. correlat
ion 6. A. rain-bearing B. rainfall 7. off-putting 8. uprising 9. t
ellings-off10. incoming
1. predominantly 2. enunciation 3. intellectual 4. severity 5.
hypothesis 6. tendency 7.backwards 8.
reversals 9. Neurological 10. processingPRACTICE TEST 1

1. counteracting 2. haircut 3. make-shift 4. yellow-bellied 5.

passers-by 6. bystanders 7. onlookers8. A. Anti-bullying B. b
ullies 9. breakouts 10. time-poor

1. untimely 2. sure-footed 3. standpoint 4. omnipotent 5. o

ver-preoccupation 6. initiatives 7.alliance 8. outpost 9. grou
ndwork 10. wariness

PRACTICE TEST 2

1. record-breaking 2. asymmetrical/asymmetric 3. upwards

4. A. eco-friendly/earth-friendly B.non-ecofriendly 5. correlat
ion 6. A. rain-bearing B. rainfall 7. off-putting 8. uprising 9. t
ellings-off10. incoming

1. predominantly 2. enunciation 3. intellectual 4. severity 5.

hypothesis 6. tendency 7.backwards 8.
reversals 9. Neurological 10. processing

KEY PRACTICE TEST 3

1. self-contained 2. A. wording B. well-worded 3. space-

based 4. self-experimentation 5. anti-inflammatory 6. A. blindfolded
B. blindfold 7. tensed-up 8. A. frightening-looking B.
fearsome 9.Cut-throat 10. tip-off

1. awe-inspiring 2. mind-boggling 3. all-encompassing 4. frontier 5.

detectable 6. ring-like 7.observatory 8. polarization 9. tell-tale 10.
so-called

(Đề thi tuyển sinh lớp 10 chuyên Tiếng Anh 2012 - 2013 TP.HCM)

1. We all take pride in our _____ friendship. (DESTROY)

2. He arrived, as if in answer to her _____. (PRAY)

3. She travels to different parts of the world as part of her job in

that _____ company. (NATION)

4. The little boy dreams of being a sports _____ for the TV station.
(COMMENT)
5. He proposes closing down all the _____ factories in the area.
(ECONOMY)

6. Managers should be more _____ to the needs of their staff.

(RESPOND)

7. She felt _____ by her classmate's arrogant behaviours. (LITTLE)

8. Let's join us for a _____ drink at the pub! (CELEBRATE)

9. The winners of the two _____ are to compete for the trophy at the
end of the month. (FINAL)

10. The song always brings back her lovely _____ memories.
(CHILDREN)

11. To my surprise, they treated me _____ enough. (PLEASE)

12. The Red Cross is sending emergency aid to the _____ country.
(FAMINE)

13. Since the _____, we have had all the locks changed. (BREAK)

14. The article failed to _____ the unemployment issue. (PUBLIC)

15. The volcanic lava _____ as it cools. (SOLID)

SUGGESTED KEYS:

1. INDESTRUCTIBLE
2. PRAYER(S)
3. MULTINATIONAL
4. COMMENTATOR
5. UNECONOMIC
6. RESPONSIVE
7. BELITTLED
8. CELEBRATORY
9. SEMI-FINALS
10. CHILDHOOD
11. PLEASANTLY
12. FAMINE-STRICKEN
13. BREAK-IN / BREAKIN
14. PUBLICIZE
15. SOLIDIFIES
(Đề Thi HSG Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 TP.HCM 27/03/2012)

1. We need greater _____ in how we deal with the problem of

traffic congestion. (FLEX)
2. The principal has placed a great number of _____ on
picnicking activities. (CONSTRAIN)

3. Delays at the International Airport are far from _____.

(NEGLECT)

4. Several _____ have been used, which is environmentally

damaging. (REFRIGERATION)

5. I feel that he is _____ helping us this time; he doesn’t

seem wholehearted. (RELUCTANCE)

6. The _____ of bird flu can bring about disastrous effects.

(BREAK)

7. The woman stated that she had not _____ those street
children. (TREAT)

8. There is every _____ that school will be innovated. (LIKE)

9. This is a famous school for pupils with hearing _____.

(PAIR)

10. She is cooking the meal under the _____ eye of her
mother. (WATCH)

MY SUGGESTIONS:

1. FLEXIBILITY
2. CONSTRAINTS
3. NEGLIGIBLE
4. REFRIGERANTS
5. RELUCTANTLY
6. OUTBREAK
7. MISTREATED
8. LIKELIHOOD
9. IMPAIRMENT
10. WATCHFUL