ĐỀ CHUYÊN LÀO CAI NĂM 2019-2020

LEXICO – GRAMMAR (25 pts)

Part 1. Choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) to complete the following sentences. (10 pts)

1. The books ________at least by next Monday.

A. must return B. must have return C. must be returned D. must returned

2. My TV, _________, has broken down twice already.

A. which I bought only last year B. that I bought only last year

C. I bought it only last year D. which I bought it only last year

3. Not only _____________in the field of psychology but animal behavior is examined as well.

A. is human behavior studied B. is studied human behavior

C. human behavior D. human behavior is studied

4._________ my father ________ my mother was at home. They were on business.

A. Neither/ nor B. Both/ and C. Either/ or D. Neither/ or

5. Although David was ________after a day’s work in the office, he tried to help his wife with

the household chores.

A. exhausting B. exhausted C. exhaust D. exhaustive

6. Environmental groups try to stop farmers from using harmful _____ on their crops.

A. contaminant B. investments C. chemicals D. pollution

7._________you are the strongest in the group, you can take the lead.

A. Because B. Although C. So that D. Even if

8. Peter and Mary are chatting.

Peter: "You must be excited about going on your vacation."

Mary: "I certainly am. I'm really ______this trip."

A. looking for B. looking after C. looking forward to D. looking up to

9. Let’s use renewable sources of energy, _________?

A. do we B. will you C. don’t we D. shall we

10. You___________the washing-up, I could have done it for you.

A. needn’t have done B. couldn’t have done

C. mustn’t have done D. hadn’t to do

11. Typhoons often ________in Viet Nam from June to November.

A. predict B. occur C. pass D. warn

12. After his long absence from school, he found it difficult to catch ________ with the rest of

his class.

A. away B. up C. off D. down

13. You'd better have someone _______________your old house.

A. redecorated B. to redecorate C. redecorating D. redecorate

14. I’ve__________on salt and fat in my diet because they are not good for me.

A. cut down B. put down C. go down D. get down

15. My sister prefers ____________ at home to ______________ to see that film.

A. stay/ to go B. staying/ going C. stay/ go D. to stay/ go

16. Marta and Matrice are talking in the class.

Marta: “Can I borrow your calculator?” Patrice: “__________”

A. Sure, here you are. B. Let’s discuss that later.

C. You can say that again. D. I bought it yesterday.

17. I can _________with my friends and relatives by means of e-mail.

A. relate B. get C. gather D. communicate

18. The company________employees are on strike is closing down soon.

A. that B. which C. whose D. where

19. ______the time passes, _____I feel! The deadline of my thesis is coming, but I have just

finished half of it.

A. The faster / the nervous B. The more fast / the nervous

C. The fast / the more nervous D. The faster / the more nervous

20. It's no use _________make him ______his mind.

A. trying to/change B. to try/change

C. trying to/to change D. to try/to change

Use the words given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the

gap in the same line. (2.5 pts)

1. Mr. John caused an accident yesterday. He drove very___________. CARE

2. We prefer to wear modern clothing at school because it is more____________.

CONVENIENCE

3. We should learn all the new words by heart in order to ___________ our vocabulary. RICH

4. She has one of the biggest art_________in Britain. COLLECT

5. Students feel __________ when they are not in their favourite clothes. COMFORT

Part 4. Complete each of the following sentences with a suitable preposition or particle. (2.5

pts)

1. Remember to turn________all the lights before leaving the house.

2. Your daughter takes __________you both in appearance and personality.

3. A nuclear station may take risk going__________due to unexpected incidents.

4. Brenda decided to discuss her problems __________a psychiatrist.

5. I came _______some old photos when tidying up my house.

III. READING (25 pts) Part 1. Read the passage and choose the correct answer among A, B,

C or D. (5.0 pts)

LUNCH IS FOR SHARING

Mimi Ito carefully puts together her children's packed lunches each morning. She then

photographs them on her cameraphone and 1. ________the pictures on her online blog. In this

way, Mimi is able to keep a record of meals that she is proud 2.________, and hungry

websurfers get the chance to look at her mouth-watering creations. For these are no ordinary

lunches, Mimi prepares what are 3.________as bento meals for her children. A bento is a

single-portion Japanese takeaway meal that 4._______consists of rice, fish or meat, with

vegetables on the side. 5.____Japan, they are normally served in distinctive trays divided into

sections for the different parts of the meal. Mimi thinks that children in 6.________enjoy

having small compartments with little 5 bits of food that are 7. ________to their small

appetites. However, if we think of the excitement that many of us feel when our airline meal

arrives, it's easy to understand the fascination. Mimi was born in Japan and currently lives in

the USA. She is fairly health 8.________, but believes that having wide tastes and finding

pleasure in food is important. She thinks that it's possible to focus 9.______that whilst at the

same time also eating 10._______.

1. A. mails B. posts C. sends D. delivers

2. A. on B. from C. in D. of

3. A. known B. called C. tittled D. named

4. A. recently B. occasionally C. traditionally D. lately

5. A. From B. In C. At D. On
6. A. precise B. specific C. special D. particular

7. A. created B. fitted C. suited D. designed

8. A. conscious B. sensible C. informed D. knowledge

9. A. with B. of C. in D. on

10. A. healthy B. healthily C. unhealthy D. unhealthily