Vung Tau High School Revision test for the advanced exam

Class 10A8 Prepared by Nguyen Anh Kiet

Your effort today, your result tomorrow!
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from
the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. diagnose B. achievement C. talented D. anonymous
2. A. distinguished B. result C. generosity D. respectable
3. A. organized B. prioritize C. important D. opportunity
4. A. passed B. realized C. touched D. wished
5. A. requires B. widens C. scores D. attacks
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in
the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
6. A. associate B. influential C. accountancy D. variety
7. A. approach B. comment C. expand D. maintain
8. A. impolite B. exciting C. attention D. attracting
9. A. beauty B. machine C. daily D. modern
10. A. newspaper B. multiply C. magical D. allowance
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in
each of the following questions.
11. Buying clothes are often a very time – consuming practice because those clothes that a person likes are
A B C D
rarely the one that fit him or her.
Correction: is
12. We should participate in the movement is organized to conserve the natural environment.
A B C D
Correction: which/ that is organized – organized
13. While the campaign, young volunteers helped build bridges, roads and houses for some of Viet Nam’s most
A B C
disadvantaged families.
D
Correction: during/ throughout
14. Drawing on her own experience in psychology, the writer successfully portrayed a volatile character with
A B C
dramatic alternatives of mood.
D
Correction: dramatic alternation
Alternative: 1 cái thay thế
Alternation: sự biến đổi, sự thay đổi
15. She had a chilly quarrel with her husband over some money three years ago and they haven’t spoken to each
A B C
other since.
D
Correction: had a bitter quarrel with
To have a bitter quarrel with sb over/ about st
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
16. Brain and Emily have different tastes of music, so they are having a dispute over which radio and station to
pay.
A. musical instrument B. choice of music C. discovery D. disagreement
17. My dad got into trouble sometimes because he didn’t suffer fools gladly. He would be very direct with
people if he didn’t agree with them and that would cause offence.
A. understood other people flexibly B. acted like idiots didn’t exist
C. had little patience with people who think you are D. felt bad about foolish people who looked down on
silly you
18. This year, more girls enrolled on courses in art and design.
A. avoided B. inserted C. erased D. enlisted
19. In some rural areas, women and girls are forced to do most of the housework.
A. invited B. encouraged C. made D. contributed
20. For calculating a calendar, it is convenient to use the tropical solar year.
A. practical B. critical C. necessary D. appropriate
Practical (adj): thực tiễn = hands – on (adj)
Practical (adj): useful => come in handy/ useful
Practical (adj): thực tế (tính cách con người)
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
21. Perhaps the customer has overlooked his monthly statement (đơn giá) and not paid the bill.
A. perused B. confused C. neglected D. received
22. The Red Cross is an international humanitarian agency dedicated to reducing the sufferings of wounded
soldiers, civilians and prisoners of war.
A. accomplishment B. contentment C. pain and sorrow D. nervousness and worry
23. The breadfruit does well in hot and humid climates.
A. arid B. watery C. soaked D. moist
24. During the five – decade history, the Asian Games have been advancing in all aspects.
A. holding at B. holding back C. holding by D. holding to
25. Names of people in the book were changed to preserve anonymity.
A. reveal B. conserve C. presume D. cover
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate best answer to each of the following questions.
26. We regret to inform you that Ms. Markowitz’s workshop on public speaking _________ postponed until
next week.
A. were B. being C. has been D. would be
Postpone (v.) = delay (v.) = put off/ put back (phr v) + Ving: trì hoãn
27. While they were restoring (chủ động)  Ving  C_______ the historical building, they had to get some
of the missing titles specially made.
A. to restore B. restore C. restoring D. being restored
Tĩnh lược chủ từ:
28. “When is your math exam?” “Well, this time tomorrow I _______ for it”
A. will be sitting B. will sit C. will have been sitting D. sit
29. Since 2009, Iceland has been the global _______ in gender equality.
A. leader B. leads C. leading D. lead
30. It is ______ work of art that everyone wants to have a look at it.
A. a so unusual B. so a unusual C. such unusual a D. such an unusual
31. ________ get older, the games they play become increasingly complex.
A. although children B. for children to C. children, when D. as children
32. My teeth were little yellow, so I _______ by the dentist.
A. had cleaned them B. had had them cleaned
C. had them cleaned D. was cleaned
33. A meeting was held so that the staff could ______ their views freely.
A. divulge B. vent C. utter D. air
Air + TTSH + views: chia sẻ, bày tỏ quan điểm
34. Employees are not permitted to refund customer purchases unless ________ by a manager or assistant
manager.
A. supervise B. supervised C. supervisor D. supervision
Supervise sb + Ving: giám sát ai làm gì
35. Please accept our _______ apology for the inconvenience this delay is causing all the passengers here at Tan
Son Nhat International airport.
A. sincere B. original C. estimated D. completed
36. I accidentally _______ Mike when I was crossing a street downtown yesterday.
A. caught sight of B. kept an eye on
C. paid attention to D. lost touch with
Come across (phr v): tình cờ gặp, tình cờ tìm được cái gì đó
37. It was a bad mistake but it had no _______ on the outcome of the match.
A. bearing B. relevance C. significance D. repercussion
Bearing on st (n.) = impact on st = effect on st = influence on st
38. A rather surprising geographical ________ of Antarctica is that a huge freshwater lake, one of the world’s
largest and deepest, lies hidden there under four kilometers of ice.
A. factor B. mark C. feature D. character
39. She ________ for her parents’ support during her university education, but she preferred to work part – time
and support herself.
A. should have asked B. could have asked C. must have asked D. ought to ask
Modal perfect:
Must have + V3/ed: chỉ 1 sự suy đoán có logic
Should have + V3/ed: chỉ một việc lẽ ra đã nên làm trong quá khứ
Can’t have + V3/ed: chỉ những việc không thể đã xảy ra dựa trên những căn cứ rõ ràng.
Needn’t have + V3/ed: chỉ những việc đã không cần thiết phải làm
May/ might have + V3/ed: chỉ những việc có thể đã xảy ra nhưng ko chắc chắn
could have + V3/ed: chỉ một việc có thể đã xảy ra nhưng thức tế là không xảy ra
40. _______ that she burst into tears.
A. such was angry girl B. so angry was she
C. she was angry so D. her anger was such
S + tobe + so adj that + S2 + V2.
 So adj + tobe + S that + S2 + V2
41. Many scientists _______ all their lives to working out answers to problems.
A. send B. promote C. spend D. devote
Spend + time + (ON) Ving
42. As the drug took ______, the boy became quieter.
A. action B. effect C. force D. influence
43. The last novel by Grant is hilarious. It had me _______ stitches.
A. in B. at C. on D. with
In stitches: cười bể bụng
44. I’m afraid that the facts don’t ______ your theory.
A. pull off B. check out C. show off D. bear out
Show off = flex (v.): khoe khoang
Bear out: chứng minh
45. __________ to Jim myself, I can’t really tell you why he would say such terrible things.
A. not to be speaking B. because of not speaking
C. not to have spoken D. not having spoken
Tĩnh lược chủ từ trong câu ghép
46. The series of products ______ from children’s toys to sports equipment.
 A. differ B. separate C. range D. include
47. Most people _______ the mass media as their main source of information.
A. rely on B. try on C. put on D. hold on
48. He is tired now. He ______ the gardening for hours.
A. is doing B. has been doing C. did D. does
49. Could you please close _____ window? I don’t think it is necessary to open all the four.
A. a B. the C. some D. 0
50. The aircraft, which originally headed for Heathrow, had to make an emergency landing at Orly.
A. for B. on C. at D. into
Read the following passage and mark letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word
or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Throughout the world there are different ways for people to greet each other. In much of the world, a
handshake is the (51) __________ form of welcoming and greeting someone. In many countries around the
Mediterranean Sea a (52) ___________ kiss on the cheek is the appropriate way to welcome friends and family.
It can be a very (53) __________ surprise if you expect to shake hands and get a kiss or a hug instead.
At times, it is difficult to tell what sort of greeting (54) ___________ is followed. People may bow, grab
another’s arm or even slap the other person on the back. In some places people just smile, look at the other’s
face and say nothing.
Most people in the world are tolerant of visitors and don’t mind what travellers do that seems wrong as long as
the visitors are (55)__________. A big part of the delightfulness of world travel is experiencing different
customs.
51. A. different B. unique C. common D. same
52. A. light B. superficial C. fast D. heavy
53. A. huge B. large C. big D. great
54. A. habit B. routine C. custom D. tradition
55. A. sincere B. truthful C. faithful D.hopeful
Read the following passage and mark letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer
to each of the questions.
Because writing has become so important in our culture, we sometimes think of it as more real
than speech. A little thought, however, will show why speech is primary and writing secondary to language.
Human beings have been writing (as far as we can tell from surviving evidence) for at least 5000 years; but they
have been talking for much longer, doubtless ever since there have been human beings.
When writing did develop, it was derived from and represented speech, although imperfectly. Even
today there are spoken languages that have no written form. Furthermore, we all learn to talk well before we
learn to write; any human child who is not severely handicapped physically or mentally will learn to talk: a
normal human being cannot be prevented from doing so. On the other hand, it takes a special effort to learn to
write. In the past many intelligent and useful members of society did not acquire the skill, and even today many
who speak languages with writing systems never learn to read or write, while some who learn the rudiments of
those skills do so only imperfectly.
 To affirm the primacy of speech over writing is not, however, to disparage the latter.
One advantage writing has over speech is that it is more permanent and makes possible the records that
any civilization must have. Thus, if speaking makes us human, writing makes us civilized.
56. We sometimes think of writing as more real than speech because______.
A. it has become very important in our culture
B. human beings have been writing for at least 5000 years.
C. writing is secondary to language
D. people have been writing since there have been human beings.
57. The author of the passage argues that______.
A. all languages should have a written form
B. writing has become too important in today’s society
C. everyone who learns to speak must learn to write
D. speech is more basic to language than writing
58. Normal human beings______.
A. learn to talk after learning to write B. learn to write before learning to talk
C. learn to write and to talk at the same time D. learn to talk before learning to write
59. In order to show that learning to write requires effort, the author gives the example of ______.
A. severely handicapped children B. people who learn the rudiments of speech
C. intelligent people who couldn’t write D. people who speak many languages
60. According to the author, one mark of any civilized society is that it______.
A. keeps written records B. affirms the primacy of speech over writing
C. teaches its children to speak perfectly D. affirms the primacy of writing over speech
61. The word “advantage” in the last paragraph most closely means______.
A. skill B. rudiments C. domination D. benefit
62. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. It is easy to acquire the writing skill
B. Writing has become so important in our culture
C. Writing represents speech, but not perfectly
D. Speech is essential but writing has important benefits
Writing:
63. You don’t need to finish the work today.
 It is not necessary for you to finish the work today.
that you (should) finish the work today.
64. Sally finally succeeded in getting a job. (managed)
 Sally finally managed to get a job.
65. “I advised you to take a holiday”, the doctor continued.
 You’d take a holiday.
66. He prefer reading books to watching television.
 He would rather read books than watch television.
would sooner read books than watch television.
67. My supervisor said it would be a good idea for me to accept this new position.
 My supervisor suggested (that) I (should) accept this new position.
68. He hates non – professional people criticizing his work. (passive voice)
 He hates his work being criticized by non – professional people.
69. My grandfather had completely forgotten that he phoned me last night.
 My grandfather did not have (any) recollection of phoning me last night.
70. It was not until he came back to the office that he remembered his phone mobile.
 Not until he came back to the office did he remember his phone mobile.
71. Immediately after his appointment to the post, the new editor fell ill.
 No sooner had he appointed to the post than the new editor fell ill.
72. You are allowed to play in my garden if you promise not to do anything wrong.
 So long as you promise not to anything wrong, you are allowed to play in my garden.
73. If you changed your mind, you would be welcomed to join our class.
 Were you to change your mind, you would be welcomed to join our class.
74. I don’t mind whether we go to the seaside or not this year. (difference)
 It makes no difference to me whether we go to the seaside or not this year.
75. I would prefer you not to phone me at work. (rather)
 I would rather (that) you did not phone me at work.
would sooner (that) you did not phone me at work.
76. He is determined to campaign for his son’s freedom. (intention)
 He had the intention of campaigning his son’s freedom.
77. “It is not worth worrying about the past”, I told him. (point)
 I told him that there was no point (in) worrying about the past.
78. I tried as hard as I could, but I just couldn’t get the money. (matter)
 No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t get the money.