PRACTICE 20

I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words
by circling its corresponding letter A, B, C or D.
1. A. Chime B. chimney C. children D. scheme
2. A. Mice B. minus C. mince D. crime
3. A. Leather B. feature C. feather D. measure
4. A. lamps B. bananas C. computers D. apples
5. A. Humor B. honor C. horror D. horse

II: Choose ONE word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Circle its corresponding
letter A, B, C, or D to indicate your answer.
1. It’s a lovely day, but I do not ________ staying at home with you.
A. mind B. care C. like D. bother
2. ________ staying up late, she got up early next morning.
A. Because B. In spite of C. Although D. Though
3. I prefer reading books ________ playing with computers.
A. than B. over C. to D. with
4. Last year, Matt earned ____________ his brother , who has a better position .
A. twice as much as B. twice as many as C. twice more than D. twice as more as
5. If you ________ to my advice in the first place, you wouldn’t be in the mess right now.
A. listen B. are listening C. have listened D. listened
6. The letter he wrote was full ________ mistakes.
A. with B. on C. of D. in
7. I like standing on the top of skyscrapers. I’m so ________ of heights.
A. fond B. interested C. excited D. keen
8. She is a very honest person. I don’t think she is capable ________ telling a lie.
A. to B. of C. with D. about
9. I’m not accustomed________ living in the big city.
A. about B. with C. to D. for
10. I certainly hope that David is aware ________ all the problems involved.
A. for B. up C. to D. of
11. Lan doesn’t spend much money ________ clothes.
A. over B. about C. at D. on
12. The third Asian Indoor Games kicked ________ in Vietnam on October 30, 2009 with the
participation of about 4.000 athletes and coaches, 800 referees and 2.000 reporters from 40 countries
and territories.
A. about B. up C. off D. out
13. Last week, our class went to Ha Long Bay for a picnic, ________ made us very happy then.
A. which B. that C. it D. of which
14. ________ hard he tried, he couldn’t make ends meet.
A. How B. However C. Though D. Despite
15. He said he would contact me but he ________ wrote ________ phoned.
A. not only/but also B. either/or C. neither/nor D. both/and
16. The USA will take more measures to impose sanctions on Iran ________ this country stops its
uranium enrichment programs.
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17. Finally, he admitted ________ the sum of money for gambling.
A. to steal B. steal C. having stolen D. to have stolen
18. It’s no use ________ over spilled milk.
A. crying B. to cry C. for crying D. cry
19. Before the interviews, she always feel like a ________ on hot bricks.
A. dog B. horse C. chicken D. cat
20. The book ________ the story of Queen Victoria of England.
A. says B. tells C. speaks D. writes
21. By this time next year, Peter ________ his master degree.
A. has taken B. will take C. will have taken D. will be taking
22. At first, I didn’t recognize her because she ________ at least fifty pound.
A. has lost B. might lose C. had lost D. would lose
23. We are looking for someone who can________ with the rest of our team.
A. fit in B. get up C. act up D. work off
24. When the fire broke out in the Louvre, at least twenty________ paintings were destroyed, including
two by Picasso.
A. worthless B. priceless C. valueless D. meaningless
25. To get a passport, you must send in your birth________ and two photos.
A. card B. licence C. paper D. certificate
26. If he’s in trouble, it’s his own fault. I personally wouldn’t ________ a finger to help him.
A. lift B. turn C. bend D. raise
27. Mrs Brown is a busybody. She loves prying ________ other people’s bussiness.
A. out B. into C. with D. after
28. I have been looking for this book for months and ________ I have found it.
A. at present B. in time C. at the end D. at last
29. The school was closed for a month because of serious ________ of Influenza A (H1N1) virus.
A. outset B. outburst C. outbreak D. outcome
30. She is leaving her husband because she cannot put ________ his bad temper any longer.
A. off B. away C. up with D. up

III. Supply the correct form of verbs in the blank.

1. The policeman asks me what I (do) _________ when the fire (start) ______________ last night.
2. “Everyone who (come) __________ to class must prepare well for the lessons,” said the teacher.
3. Up to present, he (visit) _____________ 5 countries in the Asia.
4. What (disappoint) ___________ me most when I was at school was my bad school reports.
5. It’s high time we (spend) _____________ most of our time studying because the school-leaving
examination is nearing.
6. Nothing (do) _____________ to protect the rare animals so far.
7. You’d better (go) ____________ out for a change now. You (learn) ______________ too much.
8. Many people (invite) ___________ to the party couldn’t come because it rained heavily.
IV. Supply the correct form of the word to fill in the blank.
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 (1)___________. Using both hands showing respect, as a slight bow of PART
the head. In rural areas, elderly people who do not extend their hand are
greeted with a slight bow. Women are more likely to bow their head
(2) _________than to shake hands. Vietnamese names begin with the SLIGHT
family name and are followed by a given name. People address one
another by their given names, but add a title that indicates their perceived
(3) _______ to the other person. These titles are family related rather RELATION
than (4)_________. Among colleagues, for example, the younger of the PROFESSION
two might combine the given name with the title of Anh (“Older
Brother”). A basic (5) ___________ combined with the given name and GREET
the title is Xin chao (“Hello”). Classifiers for gender and
(6) _________ are also combined with the greeting. In formal meetings, FAMILIAR
business cards are sometimes exchanged on greeting.
Vietnamese have a strong sense of (7) _______________ and feel HOSPITABLE
(8) __________ if they cannot show their guests full respect by preparing EMBARRASS
for their arrival. Therefore, it is (9) _________ to visit a home without APPROPRIATE
having been invited. Gifts are not required, but are appreciated. Flowers,
incense, or tea may be appropriate gifts for the hosts. Hosts also
appreciate a small gift for their children or (10) ___________ parents. ELDER
V: Read the following passage then decide which which is the best choice to the statement. Identify
your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D.
That night as Easton walked home through the rain he felt very depressed. It had been a very bad
summer for most people and he had not fared better than the rest. A few weeks with one firm, a few
days with another, then out of a job, then on again for a month perhaps, and so on.
William Easton was a man of medium height, about 23 years old, "with fair hair and moustache and
blue eyes. His clothes, though shabby, were clean and neat but the holes in his shoes made it painful to
walk.
He was married. His wife was a young woman whose acquaintance he had made when he happened
to be employed with others painting the outside of the house where she was a general servant. Easton
had been in no hurry to marry for he knew that, taking good times with bad, his wages did not average a
pound a week. However, after going out for 18 months they were finally married.
That was a year ago. As a single man, he had never troubled much if he happened to be out of work.
He is always had enough to live on and pocket money besides, but now that he was married it was
different; the fear of being 'out' haunted him all the time.
He had started for Rushton and Co. on the previous Monday after having been idle for three weeks
and, as the house where he was working had to be done right through, he had congratulated himself on
having secured a job that would last till Christmas; but he now began to fear that what had happened to
Jack Linden - a master craftsman - might also happen to himself at any time. He would have to be very
careful not to offend Bill Crass in any way. He was afraid that the latter did not like him very much as it
was. He knew that Crass could get him the sack at any time and would not scruple to do so if he wanted
to make room for some pal of his.
Crass, the foreman, was quite without special abilities; he was of anything inferior to the majority of
the men he supervised. Even so, he pretended to know everything, and the vague references he was in
the habit of making to 'tones' and 'shades' and 'harmony' had so impressed Frederick Hunter that the
latter was completely taken in. It was by pushing himself forward in this way that Crass had managed to
get himself put in charge of the work.
Although Crass did as little as possible himself, he took care to work the others hard. Any man who
failed to satisfy him was reported to Hunter as being 'no good' or 'too slow for a funeral' and was then
dispensed with at the end of the week. Knowing this, all the workers feared and hated the wily Crass.
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Some, by giving him pipefuls of tobacco and pints of beer, managed to stay in Grass's favour and often
kept their jobs when better men were dismissed.
As he walked home through the rain thinking of these things, Easton realized that it was not possible
to foresee what a day or even an hour might bring.
1. As he walked home, Easton felt depressed because_________.
A. it had been a bad summer for most people, including him
B. he was afraid of losing his job
C. he had recently got married, despite his low wages
D. his shoes were worn out and his feet were hurting
2. The fourth paragraph mentions Easton's fear of being 'out'. This is a fear of_________.
A. being unemployed B. not having any money
C. having nowhere to live D. falling out with his wife
3. Crass got his position because Hunter thought he was good at_________.
A. using language B. managing other people
C. understanding colour schemes D. repairing or decorating houses
4. To keep his job, anyone working under Crass had to_________.
A. work hard B. give him presents
C. take care not to offend him D. make room for his 'pals' (friends)
5. Crass was_________.
A. a skilful worker but lazy B. not very skilful but hard working
C. a skilful man and a hard worker D. not very skilful and also lazy
VI: Read the following passage then decide which which is the best choice to the statement.
Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D.
University Entrance Examination is very important for Vietnamese students. High school graduates
have to take it and get high results to be admitted to universities. The pressure on the candidates remains
very high despite the measures that have been taken to reduce the heat around these exams, since
securing a place in a state university is considered a major step towards a successful career for young
people, especially those from rural areas or disadvantaged families. In the year 2004, it was estimated
that nearly one million Vietnamese students took the University Entrance Examination, but on average
only one out of five candidates succeeded. Normally, candidates take three-exam subjects, and each
lasts 180 minutes, for the fixed group of subjects they choose. There are four fixed groups of subjects
i.e. Group A: Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry; Group B: Mathematics, Biology, and Chemistry;
Group C: Literature, History, and Geography; Group D: Literature, Foreign Language, and
Mathematics.
In addition to universities, there are community colleges, art and technology institutes; professional
secondary schools, and vocational schools which offer degrees or certificates from a-few-month to two-
year courses.
According to Vietnam's Ministry of Education and Training, there are currently 23 non-public
universities, accounting for 11% of the total number of universities. These non-public universities are
currently training 119.464 students, or 11,7% of the total number of students. The government is
planning to increase the number of non-public universities to 30% by 2007.

1. University Entrance Examination in Vietnamese is very _______.

A. interesting B. stressful C. free D. easy
2. The word those refers to _______.
A. young people B. exam subjects C. universities D. examinations
3. In 2004, the proportion of the students who got success in University Entrance Examination was
about _______ percent.
A. 5 B. 10 C. 20 D. 50
4. Which sentence refers to the University Entrance Examination in Vietnam?

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B. Math is compulsory in the University Entrance Examination.
C. Students are not allowed to choose their exam subjects.
D. There are four fixed groups of exam subjects for students to choose.
5. According to the passage, _______.
A. the Vietnamese government will close all non-public universities by next year
B. the Vietnamese government does not appreciate non-public universities
C. the Vietnamese government encourages the establishing of non-public universities
D. Vietnamese students have no alternative to continue their higher study besides universities
VII: Complete the passage using one appropriate word for each space.
When John saw the large crowd (1) ________ had gathered (2) ________ the street, he wasn’t
sure (3) ________ first what had happened. There were so many people blocking the way into the hotel
(4) ________ he had to push his way (5) ________ them to get (6) ________ the door. At the door, he
found two policemen (7) ________ were trying to hold the crowd (8) _______. “What (9) _______
earth is going on?” he asked them. Then John noticed that some of the crowd holding placards that (10)
_______: “We love you Sally.” (11) _______ course, that was it. Sally Good was a footballer, the first
woman to play (12) _______ England. (13) _______ John wasn’t really interested (14) _______ sports,
he decided to join the (15) _______ and wait (16) _______ she appeared. About ten minutes (17)
_______, a smiling woman appeared and waved to the crowd. John was taken completely (18)
________ surprise when she took his arm and said, “Remember me? I’m the girl that (19) _______ to
sit next to you (20) _______ school.”
Your answers:
1._______________ 6._______________ 11._______________ 16._______________

2._______________ 7._______________ 12._______________ 17._______________

3._______________ 8._______________ 13._______________ 18._______________

4._______________ 9._______________ 14._______________ 19.______________

5._______________ 10._______________ 15._______________ 20._______________

VIII: Read the following passage and choose one word or phrase that best fits each space
TRAFFIC IN OUR CITIES
The volume of traffic in many cities in the world today continues to expand. This causes many
problems, including serious air pollution, lengthy delays, and the greater risk (1) ________ accidents.
Clearly, something must be done, but it is often difficult to (2) ________ people to change their habits
and leave their cars at home.
One possible (3) ________ is to make it more expensive for people to use their cars by (4)
________ charges for parking and (5) ________ tougher fines for anyone who (6) ________ the law. In
addition, drivers could be required to pay for using particular routes at different time of the day. This
system, (7) ________ as “road pricing”, is already being introduced in a (8) ________ of cities, using a
special electronic card (9) ________ to the windscreen of the car.
Another way of (10) ________ with the problem is to provide cheap parking on the (11) ________
of the cities, and strictly control the number of vehicles allowed into the centre. Drivers and their
passengers then use a special bus service for the (12) ________ stage of their journey.

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people to (14) ________ the comfort of their cars, public transport must be felt to be reliable,
convenient and comfortable, with fares (15) ________ at an acceptable level.
1. A. of B. for C. about D. by
2. A. make B. arrange C. suggest D. persuade
3. A. approach B. manner C. custom D. style
4. A. enlarging B. increasing C. growing D. developing
5. A. carrying down B. putting off C. bringing in D. taking away
6. A. crosses B. refuses C. breaks D. cracks
7. A. named B. seen C. called D. known
8. A. quantity B. number C. total D. sum
9. A. fixed B. joined C. built D. placed
10. A. doing B. handling C. dealing D. solving
11. A. outskirts B. border C. outside D. limit
12. A. late B. end C. complete D. final
13. A. thought B. thing C. work D. event
14. A. pass on B. throw away C. give up D. leave out
15. A. taken B. kept C. given D. stood

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IX. Writing
Part 1: Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same as the sentence before it
beginning with the words given.
1. The weather is too bad so the flight has to be delayed now.
 If ____________________________________________________________________________
2. The painters painted his house last week.
 He ___________________________________________________________________________
3. Both of his answers are incorrect.
 Neither of _____________________________________________________________________
4. He told me that it was wrong of me to leave early.
 He criticized ___________________________________________________________________
5. She doesn’t think very highly of politicians.
 She had a _____________________________________________________________________
6. The children could not go swimming because the sea was rough.
 The rough sea __________________________________________________________________
7. He tried very hard but he did not break the record.
 Hard _________________________________________________________________________
8. I am used to getting up early for school.
 I am in _______________________________________________________________________
9. Jane prefers Italian food to French food.
 Jane’d ________________________________________________________________________
10. It is believed that the man escaped in a stolen car.
 The man ______________________________________________________________________
Part 2. Rewrite each sentence so that it contains the word in capitals and has the same meaning.
Do not change the word in any way.
1. Everyone but Jane failed to produce the correct answer. (SUCCEEDED)

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2. “If I were Jane, I would take an umbrella and a raincoat.” said Albert. (ADVISED)
_______________________________________________________________________________
3. Andrew set off for the supermarket despite heavy rain (THOUGH)
_______________________________________________________________________________
4. It’s a waste of time for you to discuss the problem with Jane. (POINT)
_______________________________________________________________________________
5. Gerald is too young to vote. (OLD)
_______________________________________________________________________________
6. Mary said that I had caused the accident. (BLAMED)
_______________________________________________________________________________
7. It is more than a year since I saw Lucy. (FOR)
_______________________________________________________________________________
8. You were in my dream last night. (ABOUT)
_______________________________________________________________________________
9. Everybody in the office likes Harry. (POPULAR)
_______________________________________________________________________________
10. Bad weather delayed the flight. (DUE TO)
_______________________________________________________________________________
X. Gapped text

A. while F. with foreigners

B. extremely important G. the non-verbal linguistic elements of the language
C. within their respective culture H. because
D. very interesting I. without the other
E. with a native speaker J. another culture
K. until

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 ĐÁP ÁN, HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM
ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH

SECTION I: LISTENING (4 points): Each correct answer 0,5 point.

1. C 2. C 3. A 4. A 5. B 6. A 7. A 8. B

SECTION II: LEXICO-GRAMMAR (5,5 points)

Part 1: (0,5 point): Each correct answer 0,1 point.
1. D 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. B
Part 2: (3 points): Each correct answer 0,1 point.
1. A 6. C 11. D 16. D 21. C 26. A
2. B 7. A 12. C 17. C 22. C 27. B
3. C 8. B 13. A 18. A 23. A 28. D
4. A 9. C 14. B 19. D 24. B 29. C
5. D 10. D 15. C 20. B 25. D 30. C
Part 3: (1 point): Each correct answer 0,1 point.
1. was doing - started 5. spent

2. comes 6. has been done

3. has visited 7. go – have learnt/have been learning

4. disappointed 8. invited
Part 4: (1 point): Each correct answer 0,1 point.
1. parting 2. slightly 3. relationship 4. professional 5. greeting
6. famaliarity 7. hospitability 8. embarrassed 9. inappropriate 10. elderly

SECTION III: READING COMPREHENSION: (5,5 points)

Part 1: (1 point): Each correct answer 0,2 point.
1. B 2. A 3. C 4. C 5. B

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Part 2: (1 point): Each correct answer 0,2 point.
1. B 2. A 3. C 4. D 5. C
Part 3: (2 points): Each correct answer 0,1 point.
1. which/that 2. in 3. at 4. that 5. with
6. to 7. who/that 8. back 9. on 10. read
11. Of 12. for 13. Though/Although 14. in 15. crowd
16. until 17. later 18. by 19. used 20. at

Part 4: (1,5 points): Each correct answer 0,1 point.

1. A 2. D 3. A 4. B 5. C
6. C 7. D 8. B 9. A 10. C
11. A 12. D 13. B 14. C 15. B

SECTION IV: WRITING

Part 1: (1 point): Each correct answer 0,2 point.
1. If the weather was not too bad, the flight would not have to be delayed.
(If the weather was fine, the flight would not have to be delayed.)
2. He had his house painted last week.
3. Neither of his answers are correct.
4. He criticized me for leaving/having left early.
5. She had a low opinion of politicians.
6. The rough sea prevented the children from going swimming.
7. Hard as he tried, he did not break the record.
8. I am in the habit of getting up early for school.
9. Jane’d rather Italian food than French food.
10. The man is believed to have escaped in a stolen car.

Part 2: (1 point): Each correct answer 0,2 point.

1. Everyone but Jane succeeded in producing the correct answer.
2. Albert advised Jane to take an umbrella and a raincoat
3. Andrew set off for the supermarket though it was raining heavily.
4. There is no point in discussing the problem with Jane
5. Gerald is not old enough to vote
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6. Mary blamed me for having caused the accident.
7. I have not seen Lucy for more than a year.
8. I dreamt about you last night.
9. Harry is (very) popular with everyone in the office.
10. The flight was delayed due to bad weather.
(Due to bad weather, the flight was delayed)

Part 3: (3 points):
The table uses four broad economic indicators to show the standard of living in five
selected countries.
As can be seen, the USA – an industrialized country-had the highest GNP and daily
calorie intake, the longest life expectancy and the lowest infant mortality rate while the
other developing countries had a considerably lower quality of life.
Egypt, Indonesia and Bolivia were similar in their range of indcators, with Egypt
having the highest quality of life amongst the three. However, Egypt’s infant mortality
rate was slightly higher than Indonesia’s, at 97 deaths per 1.000 compared to 87 in
Indonesia.
Bangladesh had by far the lowest quality of life in all the four indicators. Its GNP
was one hundred times smaller than that of the USA’s . Its calorie intake and life
ecpectancy were about half those in the USA and its infant mortality rate was 10 times
greater.
In conclusion, it can be seen from the economic indicators that the four developing
countries have to develop a lot more before reaching the same level of quality of life as
the USA.

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