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30th April, 2012

Quiz 1
1. The pay cuts __________ causing the workers to strike.
A. were blamed on B. are blamed in
C. were blamed for D. have been blamed for
2. After a long delay, we finally got permission to __________ the improvements
to the heating system.
A. get away with B. send away for
C. go ahead with D. add up to
3. This company has a policy of always replying to complaints. Every single
complaint is dealt with carefully and a reply is sent __________.
A. at the crack of dawn B. in due course
C. for donkey’s years D. sooner or later
4. He took _________________________ drugs, which are used to reduce
swelling and pain. (INFLAMMATION)
5. This job will offer you the perfect opportunity to become more skilled at
working with a computer. (HONE)
→ ____________________________________________________________

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8th July, 2013

ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI THPT LỚP 12 – TP. HỒ CHÍ MINH
NĂM HỌC 2011 – 2012
(Trích)
SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
1. Jane is away on holiday, so you probably saw her twin brother in town
yesterday. (GONE)
→ You may _________________________________________________________
2. What I find particularly offensive is his arrogant attitude. (ME)
→ It _______________________________________________________________
3. You should see an eye specialist, I think. (REFER)
→ I'd like ___________________________________________________________
4. Raising the standard of living of the poor is all he spends his time on.
(PEOPLE’S)
→ He commits ______________________________________________________
5. Were the children good while the babysitter was here? (THEMSELVES)
→ During __________________________________________________________
6. “If I were you, I would keep it as a secret”, said Daniel. (AWAY)
→ Daniel ___________________________________________________________
7. He gambled and had to borrow money from lots of his friends. (RAN)
→ Due _____________________________________________________________
8. It is evident that he hasn’t directly been involved in the fraud.
(COMPLICITY)
→ There ___________________________________________________________
9. The papers report that the police got a lot of criticism from the public after
the riots. (COME)
→ The police ________________________________________________________
10. Larry may not come, but we will have a good time anyhow. (ENJOY)
→ Whether Larry shows _______________________________________________

Official Key: <unavailable>

Full test: <unavailable>
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3rd January, 2014

WORD FORMATION
Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits in the space.
FENG SHUI
Feng Shui is the ancient Chinese art of bringing balance to one’s immediate (1.
ROUND) __________. It aims to harness energy flow within the home to make it a
nice, healthy place in which to live. Although in the West it has only recently gained
(2. ACCEPT) __________ in China, it is deemed (3. DISPENSE) __________ to
have recourse to a Feng Shui (4. PRACTICE) __________ before moving house or
(5. AUGUR) __________ a business. On a mundane level, it is the art of furniture
placement, but it being (6. HAUL) __________ thoroughly, (7. MEAN) __________
philosophical and religious roots are found (8. PIN) __________ this (9.
VENERATE) __________ art form. The Taoist philosophy out of which it grew sees
the world as made up of potent but invisible energy called ‘chi’. Feng Shui aspires to
divert this hidden flow to create a (10. HARMONY) __________ environment.
Although this is a(n) (11. CUSTOM) __________ concept to the Western world, the
(12. SURGE/SWING/TURN) ______________________ of Feng Shui continues
(13. ABATE) __________. Feng Shui offers some (14. ESSENTIAL) __________
rules with which to augment the potential of one’s environment. (15. MOVE)
__________ of (16. ARRAY) __________ is said to promote feelings of (17.
LUCID) __________ and calmness. The utilisation of plants (18. ACT) __________
the detrimental effect of machinery, computers and so on. Finally, because chi energy
enters through the front door, it is (19. VISION/SIGHT) ____________________ to
keep one’s door in perfect condition to take away any (20. IMPEDE) __________ to
the passage of entering chi energy.

Official Key: 5th, January 2014

1. SURROUNDINGS 2. ACCEPTANCE 3. INDISPENSABLE
4. PRACTITIONER 5. INAUGURATING 6. OVERHAULED
7. MEANINGFUL 8. UNDERPINNING 9. VENERABLE
10. HARMONIOUS 11. UNACCUSTOMED
12. UPSURGE (or fairly acceptable: RESURGENCE) / UPSWING / UPTURN
13. UNABATED 14. QUINTESSENTIAL 15. REMOVAL
16. DISARRAY 17. LUCIDITY 18. COUNTERACTS
19. PROVIDENT (or fairly acceptable: ADVISABLE) / FAR-SIGHTED
20. IMPEDIMENT(S)

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8th January, 2014

OPEN CLOZE
Read the text below and think of the ONE word which best fits each gap.
SCHOOL'S OUT FOR SUMMER
Organised excursions are one of the ways that summer school programmes sow the (1)
__________ of a relaxed and fun atmosphere for their students, but to cut and (2)
__________ from the classroom for a day is not in justification (3) __________ jacking
(4) __________ learning.
As well as (5) __________ a great way to see Britain and to suss (6) __________ more
about British life and culture, excursions can be worth its weight in (7) __________ to
play such a role in language learning as they give learners a(n) (8) __________ of
opportunity to put (9) __________ practice what they have learnt in the classroom.
Excursions can (10) __________ from visits to famous towns and cities to the
thousands of sites of historical interest around the country. Museums, art galleries and
theme parks are other options. However, the responsibility of the school (11)
__________ is to (12) __________ to it that learners are properly prepared for their
trips (13) __________ still in the classroom. Teachers should (14) __________ up/on
the excursion as a discussion topic, provide background information on the place of
interest or instruct students to carry (15) __________ their own research. New
vocabulary and key words can be (16) __________ out and learners can draw (17)
__________ some questions to ask (18) __________ they get to their destination. Once
(19) __________ of the classroom, many learners find it more of a(n) (20) __________
to relax and, as a result, become more articulate. They are given a(n) (21) __________-
up by the (22) __________ that at most tourist attractions there are staff who are well
(23) __________ in talking to learners and will (24) __________ over backwards to
take their English on (25) __________. (26) __________ returning to the classroom,
teachers can set students a(n) (27) __________ bag of extension exercises, (28)
__________ giving a mini-presentation (29) __________ an aspect of the trip or
making a poster or an information leaflet to advertise the place (30) __________.

Official Key: 10th, January 2014

1. seeds 2. run 3. of 4. in 5. being 6. out 7. gold
8. window 9. into 10. vary/range (or fairly acceptable: be) 11. it 12. see
13. while (or fairly acceptable: when) 14. bring 15. out
16. spelled/fleshed 17. up 18. when/as 19. out 20. breeze/snap
21. leg 22. fact 23. versed 24. bend 25. board 26. On/Upon
27. mixed 28. namely 29. of/on 30. visited

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12th July, 2014

Oh well. It rings a bell, but it is also strange, isn’t it?

WORD FORMATION (extract)

B. Use the words given in brackets to form a word that fits in the space.
Students learning English as a second language are sometimes given a word by their
teacher and asked to give a(n) (21. LUCID) __________ as to what that word means; in
other words, to provide a(n) (22. INTERPRET) __________. The (23. LIE)
__________ assumption is that if you know a word, you can define it. (24. RATION)
__________, that might make sense, but in reality it is sometimes (25. PLAUSIBLE)
__________ to assume that. There are words are phrases that even native speakers use
in conversation without much (26. TEMPLATE) __________ which can lead to (27.
WILD) __________ when you ask a native speaker to define them. Take the (28.
CONCEIVE) __________ of ‘Zeitgeist’, for example, which has entered English from
German. It’s (29. DUBIOUS) __________ much easier to use than it is to define. With
a word like ‘Zeitgeist’, it may be more (30. SAGE) __________ to test the student’s
understanding in ways other than asking them to define it.

C. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each sentence to form a word that fits in
the space.
31. The project failed to make progress as it was initially __________. (CONCEIVE)
32. We were so grateful to receive your information; its value was __________
significant. (ESTIMATE)
33. She accused Mr John __________ as he unduly raised allegations against Mr Tom.
(CHIEF)
34. According to the government figures, the __________ of jobs in the next century
will be in service-related fields, such as health and business. (PONDER)
35. Rio is not only hysterically funny, but it is also __________, making a serious point
in current affairs. (THINK)

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14th July, 2014

comment reply: Đa số mọi người làm đúng hết rồi đó em!

ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 CHUYÊN TRUNG HỌC THỰC HÀNH

(ĐẠI HỌC SƯ PHẠM TP HCM)
NĂM HỌC: 2014-2015
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH (KHÔNG CHUYÊN)
(Trích)
WORD FORMATION
1. A certain degree of stress seems to be ___________ in modern life. (AVOID)
2. Looking after young children can be extremely ___________. (STRESS)
3. Global warming, or the "___________ effect", is due to a build-up of gases in the
stratosphere. (GREEN)
4. Low ___________ of animal fats generally means a low risk of heart disease.
(CONSUME)
5. Faulty electrical ___________ are a relatively common cause of fires in offices,
factories and hotels. (APPLY)
6. A lot of people keep up their English by listening to radio ___________. (BROAD)
7. ___________ prevents people learning effectively. (ANXIOUS)
8. I'm terribly sorry. Did I ___________ your name? (PRONOUNCE)
9. A thorough ___________ of local customs and etiquette can be vital to a
businessman. (KNOW)
10. Apparently, we ___________ things through association. (MEMORY)

Official Key:
1. unavoidable 2. stressful 3. greenhouse 4. consumption
5. appliances 6. broadcasts 7. Anxiety 8. mispronounce
9. knowledge 10. memorize/-ise

Full test: https://www.scribd.com/document/373370572/%C4%90%E1%BB%80-THI-

VA-%C4%90AP-AN-CAC-MON-THI-VAO-L%E1%BB%9AP-10-CHUYEN-
TR%C6%AF%E1%BB%9CNG-%C4%90HSP-TP-HCM-THANG-5-N%C4%82M-
2016 (from page 179-184, with official answer key)

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25th July, 2014

Three generations of my students have studied quite a few words
from this task. How many answers can you get it right?

WORD FORMATION (extract)

4. Use the suitable form of the word chosen from the box to complete the passage.
AVAIL AWE CONSIDER CONSULT
CONVERSE DISPENSE GUIDE STOUT
CONSIDER GLAMOUR GLORY GO
GUIDE METTLE OFT RELEVANT
STOUT STRUCTURE

The medieval crusades, when Western European knights and adventurers attempted to
seize Jerusalem from the hands of the Seljuk Turks, are widely (1) __________ by
most people in the West, who think of them as (2) __________ and (3) __________.
True, displays of (4) __________ were occasionally (5) __________, but in fact the
crusaders were for the most part (6) __________ and (7) __________. For example,
they viewed the Byzantine Emperor, through whose lands they had to travel, as an
annoying (8) __________, denying him even so much as a (9) __________ role in the
(10) __________. In reality, his long experience of the Saracens had given him a not
(11) __________ knowledge of their fighting methods and politics. His advice, had the
crusaders chosen to follow it, would have been absolutely (12) __________. Instead,
they (13) __________ dismissed it as (14) __________ with the result that, despite
initial successful, the crusades eventually dwindled to (15) __________ failure.

Hint: Suggested order

1. structure – 2. glamour – 3. mettle – 4. stout – 5. awe – 6. converse – 7. guide – 8.
relevant – 9. consult – 10. go – 11. consider – 12. dispense – 13. oft – 14. avail – 15.
glory

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7th January, 2016

Phần này nhiều bạn bảo khó, riêng thầy thấy rất dễ; quan trọng là phải
bình tĩnh, đừng vì bài dài hay làm không tốt các phần khác mà hoảng
loạn; phần Matching Headings thường sẽ làm sau cùng, sau khi đã giải
quyết các câu hỏi có đáp án theo order mạch văn)

GỢI Ý ĐÁP ÁN MỘT SỐ PHẦN READING - ĐỀ THI HSG QUỐC GIA 2016
* Gợi ý phần Matching Headings
A - (v) Does it help or not? B - (viii) It's happening anyway
C - (ii) Conflicting evidence D - (x) An argument in favour
E - (vii) A counter-argument F - (i) Another argument in favour
G - (vi) Looking at the other side H - (iii) Negatives are positives

11th January, 2016

Nhiều bạn còn confused câu hỏi 78-84.
Đây là gợi ý và một vài comment của thầy.
* Gợi ý Reading Part 3
78. A (disapproval) 79. B (pessimistic) (Note: Hãy tìm thêm 1 synonym
của cụm từ trên và có thể sử dụng phù hợp trong câu văn.)
80. D (outdated) 81. D (expert) 82. C (disclaimed)
83. A (paying through the nose) 84. B (no longer a clear-cut discrepancy)
* Ngoài ra trong bài còn có một câu khá hay: "Unsurprisingly, then, because art counts
for nothing in the performance league tables, schools have largely washed their hands of
the subject and in the process a generation of schoolchildren have had their access, both
to practical artistic experience and to a wider appreciation of aesthetics, severely
compromised." Hãy giải thích hoặc tìm synonym của từ "compromised" trong câu trên.
* Dạng bài tập Gapped Text kiểm tra kiến thức và kĩ năng về coherence & cohesion
(cũng là 1 trong những trong tiêu chí chấm essay). Để làm được dạng bài này, cần phải
nắm rõ các aspects của cohesion và tìm được keywords. (Thông thường các em chỉ
được học về reference words, signposts, v.v... như vậy là chưa đủ hoặc nếu có học cũng
chưa được sâu sắc.)
* Bạn nào làm phần Gapped Text rồi có thể thử tìm keywords để hiểu vì sao đáp án là
như vậy. https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2001/dec/08/artsforall.artanddesign6
Test: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0Drekoi5twibEJGdmh5VnFPbEk/view
Audio: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0Drekoi5twic2pmTFBxcER1TTg/view
Speaking: https://hoctoantap.com/2017/06/19/de-thi-hsg-ptth-quoc-gia-2015-2016-
tieng-anh-2.html

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8th February, 2016

Năm mới có thêm nhiều cái mới. Năm nay thầy mở thêm 1 số lớp
Reading, Listening, Writing và kênh Youtube để luyện nghe từ CNN,
BBC,... Khởi động với tiết mục nghe điền dễ ẹt này.

#CNNListening01
Watch the video and fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS and/or
A NUMBER.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlYGp9W-N3c
1. "The Martian" is not purely fictitious; it is also _____________________ with
scientific facts.
2. Oxygen can be generated either as a(n) _____________________ of microbes or
through _____________________.
3. The uncovering of water on Mars is said to be a(n) _____________________ for
water production on the planet.
Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/ChuyenTiengAnh
Official Key: <unavailable>

8th February, 2016

#CNNListening02
Watch the video and fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS
and/or A NUMBER.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_CsbEWm8_o
1. President Ma Ying-jeou of Taiwan complimented President Xi Jinping of China on
his being _____________________.
2. According to Zhang Zhijun, Director of China’s Taiwan Affairs Office, an alliance
between Taiwan political parties and the Chinese government can only be forged in
cognizance of _____________________ and the one-China policy.
3. Opponents of the policy are apprehensive of President Ma's
_____________________ as to the outcome of the meeting.
4. Dissidents also conjectured about President Ma's hidden agenda, which could turn out
to be a(n) ______________, with his party ______________ badly as to voting figures.
5. Whether the policy can make any difference in Taiwan's sovereignty is received with
much ____________________.
6. The meeting, if momentous, was significant purely in terms of politics without any
____________________ or new accords.
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12th February, 2016

#CNNListening03
Watch the video and fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS
and/or A NUMBER.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTtT27520yk
1. By learning to be photojournalists, some female survivors and escapees have been
able to rebuild their lives after the terrorist group ____________________ their
country.
2. Through the lens, memories of immense sorrow, ____________________ have been
relived, yet the optimism is supposed to be shared.
3. Moments captured in a refugee with many young survivors are
____________________ bereavement.

12th February, 2016

#CNNListening04
Watch the video.Answer the following questions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lK7so0ld-2I
1. What has helped Mary Inman feel comfortable about using Shuddle?
______________________________________________________________________
2. Who are the typical passengers of Shuddle?
______________________________________________________________________
3. According to Mary Inman, who are the drivers of Shuddle?
______________________________________________________________________
4. How can the rides be monitored?
______________________________________________________________________
Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.
5. The boys feel like __________ when using the service.
6. The procedure for drivers who want to work for Shuddle:
a/ ____________________ → b/ submit ____________________ → c/ Shuddle runs
____________________ → d/ ____________________

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22nd February, 2016

#CNNListening05
Watch the video. Write NO MORE THAN FOUR WORDS and/or A NUMBER taken
from the recording for each answer in the space provided.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qx_aVVSZqbM
1. The reporter has been working with the ____________________ to gain admission
to their exclusive and restricted manned space program.
2. The astronauts must undergo ____________________ and quite a few assessments to
be cut out for the missions, for docking the two spacecraft requires a significant number
of simulations.
3. The Soviet Union spacecraft, formerly known as the Soyuz Russian, has
____________________ as of its first blast-off.
4. The Chinese’s program has been denied access to the International Space Station,
what with serious reservations about their hidden agenda to steal classified information
and ____________________.

22nd February, 2016

#CNNListening06
Watch the video. Write NO MORE THREE WORDS and/or A NUMBER taken from the
recording for each answer in the space provided.
https://youtu.be/-hBUhpX2GFU
1. Contrary to an inauspicious bulletin on the staff’s burnout, Amazon maintains their
____________________.
2. Studies on the relationship between capitalism and hedonism in various industries, be
it a compromise or an intransigence, and their consequences have been incessantly
____________________.
3. Dustin Moskovitz believes that in development and creativity industries, the
perception of such a compromise can culminate in ____________________.
4. Dustin Moskovitz believes, to change seniors’ mindset, entrepreneurs should be
capable of ____________________ old conventions.
5. Seniors opting for ____________________ is a salient example for their staff to get
out of the rat race.
6. Entrepreneurs can break the cycle by clarifying from the beginning that their business
objective is performance and contribution instead of __________ and destroying
personal lives.

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