ÔN THI HSG -PART 2

NAME: PEER CORRECTION:

TEST 1
Part II:Give the correct form of words in brackets to complete the following sentences (20
points)
1. The situation is so ___________ (CHAOS) in some countries now that it is difficult to see any
solution.
2. Good friends can enrich the quality of our lives _____________ (MEASURE).
3. Computers are now considered ________________ (DISPENSE) in the business world.
4. Due to ______________ (ELECTRIC) the difference between urban life and rural life is more
and more reduced.
5. I will resign if you continue (REGARD) ________________ what I say
6. She was late as she (ESTIMATE)_______________ how much time she’d need
7. Kenneth gave her child a (HAND)___________ of sweets
8. Politeness is one thing. Real kindness is another. You must learn to
(DIFFERENT)_______________ the two
9. He’s the most unpleasant, _______________ (MANNER) person I’ve ever met.
10. I can’t stand out little boy. He’s really ______ (ANNOY).
Your answers:
1. chaotic 2. immeasurably
3. indispensable 4. electrification
5. disregarding 6. underestimated
7. handful 8.
9. 10. annoying
Part IV:Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets(20 points)
1. Scarcely they (MOVE) ..................into the new house when their friends came in.
2. She took a risk investing money with them. I’d rather she (NOT DO ) ..................it.
3. The boy’s eyes were red because he (CRY) ..................
4. It is essential that each bike (LOCK) …………………. carefully indoors.
5. His (TAKE) ………………… ill suddenly last night took me by surprise.
6. That guy admitted (STEAL) …………………….. the gold watch.
7. Had you listened carefully to the instructions, you (NOT, BE) ……………….. that confused
now.
8. (OPEN) ………………….. the door, he saw a terrible mess some burglar had just made.
9. John didn’t mention (INVOLVE) ……………… in the robbery, but knew he was.
10. More than twenty miners were reported (KILL) ……………….in the accident.
Your answers:
1. had they moved 2. hadn’t done
3. had been crying 4. should be locked
5. being taken 6. having stolen
7. wouldn’t be 8. Opening
9. involving 10. to have been killed
Part I:Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as
the sentence printed before it (10 points)
1. The heavy rain made it impossible for us to have our picnic.
 Had
2. People no longer smoke so many cigarettes as they used to.
The
3. My decision to get up to dance coincided with the band’s decision to stop playing.
 The moment
4. If anyone succeeds in solving the problem, it will probably be him.
 He is the most
5. We were all shocked by his reaction.
 His reaction came…………………………………………………………………………….
YOUR ANSWERS:
1. Had it not rained heavily, we could have had our picnic.

2. The smoking of cigarettes is no longer as popular as it used to be.

3. The moment I decided to get up to dance, the band decided to stop playing.

4. He is the most likely person to succeed in solving the problem.

5. His reaction came as a shock to us all.

Part II: Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it means the same as the given one.
Using the given words in brackets. Do not change the word. (10 points)
1. To this day no one has equaled his achievements in the field of technology. (unsurpassed)
→ To this day_________________ in the field of technology.
2. Peter grimaced as he swallowed the foul-tasting medicine. (pulled)
→ Peter _________________ the foul-tasting medicine.
3. It’s unfortunately that the construction of the building will not be finished as originally
planned.
→ The construction of the building_________________ unfortunate. (longer)
4. What he told me made me very curious to hear the rest of the history. (appetite)
→ What he told me_________________ the story.
5. They chose not to drive because they thought there would be too much snow. (fear)
→ They chose_________________ too much snow.
YOUR ANSWERS:
1. To this day his achievements are unsurpassed in the field of technology.

2. Peter pulled a face as he swallowed the foul-tasting medicine.

3. The construction of the building will take longer than originally planned, which is
unfortunate.
4. What he told me whetted my appetite for the rest of the story.

5. They chose not to drive for fear of too much snow.

TEST 2:
Part II:Give the correct form of words in brackets to complete the following sentences (20
points)
1. (ADAPT)__________ to a new environment is a difficult thing for old people.
2. Police asked (PASS) ______________ if they had seen the accident happen.
3. What a (WORRY) ______________pair of children. They have to be watched every minute of
the day.
4. Children are taught from young to be (RESPECT) _____________ to their elders.
5. They frequently (MOBILE) _________________ the traffic as they march through the streets.
6. He shook his head in _____________ (APPROVE)
7. He fought the illness with courage and ________________ (DETERMINE)
8. She seems (REASON) __________happy in her new job.
9. Can we (ARRANGE) _____________the meeting for next Monday at 7?
10. If you weren’t so (ACT)_______________, you wouldn’t be so fat!
YOUR ANSWERS:
1. Adaptation 2. passers-by
3. worrisome 4. respectful
5. immobilize 6. disapproval
7. determination 8. unreasonably
9. rearrange 10. inactive

Part IV:Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets(20 points)
1. By the time the war is over, thousands of innocent people (kill) .
2. Tom will never forget (send) to a boarding school when he was just 8 years old.
3-4. The accident (report) (cause) by a reckless motorist.
5. Many people (invite) to the party couldn’t come because it rained heavily
6. In her report, she mentioned (treat) at a hospital abroad last year
7. Hardly our teacher (enter) the classroom when it started to rain.
8. Bi Rain, together with 58 members of the South Korean National Military Symphony
Orchestra and 17 traditional musicians, (come) to Vietnam since yesterday.
9. The police are stopping all the cars. They (look) for the escaped prisoner.
10. My uncle would rather that I (not leave) yesterday.
YOUR ANSWERS:
1. will have been killed 2. being sent
3. was reported 4. to have been caused
5. invited 6. having been treated
7. had our teacher entered 8. has come
9. must be looking 10. hadn’t left

Part I:Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as
the sentence printed before it (10 points)
1. She never seems to succeed even though she works hard.
→ Hard ………………………………………………………………………………..
2. Do all the washing, please!  
→ Let ………………………………………………………………………………….
3. I regret not going to the airport to say good bye to him.
→ I wish ………………………………………………………………………………
4. Mick thought that we were married.
→ Mick was under …………………………………………………………………….
5. The only thing that kept us out of prison was the way he spoke the local dialect.
→ But for his command ……………………………………………………………… .
YOUR ANSWERS:
1. Hard as she works, she never seems to succeed.

2. Let all the washing be done.

3. I wish I had gone to the airport to say good bye to him.

4. Mick was under the impression that we were married.

5. But for his command of the local dialect, we could have been put into prison.

Part II:Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it means the same as the given one.
Using the given words in brackets. Do not change the word. (10 points)
1. I left my last job because I didn’t really agree with my manager’s approach. (EYE)
I left my last job because I ……………………………………… …….…with my manager.
2. All the witnesses said that the accident was my fault. (BLAME)
All the witnesses said that ………………………………………………….. the accident
3. It was childish of him not to accept my apologies. (REFUSED)
He ……………………………………………………………………………… of him
4. No one listened to what the politician was saying last night. (EARS)
 What ………………………………………………………………………………last night.
5. She thought it was too difficult for her to come to the class on time. (FOUND)
 She ………………………………………………………………………………the class on
time.
YOUR ANSWERS:
1. I left my last job because I didn’t really see eyes to eyes with my manager.

2. All the witnesses said that I was to blame for the accident.

3. He refused to accept my apologies, which was childish of him.

4. What the politician was saying fell on deaf ears last night.

5. She found it too difficult to come to the class on time.

VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

LESSON 2
1. She tries to set ________ an hour a week for practice.
A. about B. down C. aside D. in
2.My phone is out of order, which is a …...............…
A. hurt B. harm C. trouble D. nuisance
3.There have been protests from animal right groups about …......... on animals.
A. experience B. experiments C. expiration D. trials
4. - “Do you think the book is expensive? - “Yes, it’s not _________ what we paid for it.”
A. worthy B. worth of C. worth D. valuable
5. Stop that nonsense, _________?
A. don’t you B. do you C. will you D. aren’t you
6. If you don’t want this pen, take _________. There are some left in the box.
A. the other B. others C. one other D. another
7. The criminal knows the ________ of successful robberies.
A. trash and treasure B. part and parcel C. ins and outs D. close all
8.Although he claimed to have left his job voluntarily, he was actually__________ for
misconduct.
A. released B. dismissed C. resigned D. dispelled
9. The smaller the room is, the _________ furniture it needs.
A. fewer B. small C. more D. less
10. A man chosen from the university was told to________ a copy and keep the original in the
safe.
A. complicate B. sophisticate C. contemplate D. duplicate
11. We bought some_________.
A. German lovely old glasses C. German old lovely glasses
B. lovely old German glasses D. old lovely German glasses
12. A: “I just met George at the corner of the street. He was walking alone.”
B: “He felt disappointed because Susan promised to meet him after work but she …........…”
A. turned him down B. ran him away C. left him down D. let him down
13. To promote him so quickly you must have a very high ….. of his ability.
A. view B. opinion C. idea D. feeling
14. ____ man suffering from ____ shock should not be given anything to drink.
A. A/ the B. The/ a C. Ø/ a D. A/ Ø
15. The problem is difficult, therefore ____ students could answer it.
A. a great number of B. a lot of C. few D. a few
16. Sometimes life must be very unpleasant for ____ near the airport.
A. people live B. those living C. someone to live D. they who live
17. She has just bought ____.
A. an old interesting painting French B. a French interesting old paint
C. a French old interesting painting D. an interesting old French painting
18 In a few hours, we_______ the test, and we’ll go home and rest.
A. are finishing B. have finished C. will have finished D. will be finishing
19 This picture book, the few pages _____ are missing, is my favorite.
A. for which B. of that C. to which D. of which
20. It was felt that he lacked the _______ to pursue a difficult task to very end.
A. persuasion B. commitment C. engagement D. obligation
YOUR ANSWERS:
1. C 2. C 3. B 4. B 5. C 6. D 7. C 8. B 9. D 10. D

11. B 12. D 13. A 14. A 15. C 16. B 17. D 18. C 19. D 20. B
Topic:
Some people think international car-free days are an effective way of reducing air
pollution; however, others think there are other ways.

Band 8 Sample

While international car-free days are thought to effectively reduce levels of air
pollution, some people believe that there are other alternatives that are more
effective. This essay will discuss both of these views.

It is true that exhaust fumes from cars are a major cause of air pollution as they
contain a relatively high proportion of pollutants such as CO2. By having some
days without cars on the road, no harmful smoke will be released into the
atmosphere, and this will therefore improve the air quality. This policy is
extremely effective in big cities around the world, such as Beijing, which is well
known for its dirty air smog filled atmosphere. Since this car-free day policy has
been introduced, the air quality of the city has greatly improved.

On the other hand, local governments should try to further encourage the use of
public transport, such as subways and buses, as they effectively produce a smaller
quantity of pollutants, which in turn is less likely to impact the air quality. In
addition to this, the disposal of waste, especially plastic waste which emits toxic
fumes if burned, should be closely regulated and monitored. The final and most
effective way of reducing air pollution is to use sustainable and environmentally-
friendly energy sources, such as solar or wind power, to replace fossil fuels in the
long term.

In my view, these measures are all effective in addressing the problem of air
pollution, but only to a certain extent. Such a problem needs to be dealt with by a
number of different approaches and I believe that only implementing one approach
will be ineffective.

Vocabulary highlights:
 Exhaust fumes: Khí thải
 Relatively high proportion of pollutants: Hàm lượng chất gây ô nhiễm cao
 Encourage the use of public transport: Khuyến khích sử dụng phương tiện
giao thông công cộng
 Plastic waste: Chất thải plastic
 Emit toxic fumes: Thải ra khí độc
 Use sustainable and environmentally friendly energy sources: Sử dụng
những nguồn năng lượng bền vững và thân thiện với môi trường