Đề HSG 3

A. Vocabulary and grammar
I. Choose the best option in A,B,C or D to complete each of the sentences (1.6 points)
1. If I had known how difficulty the job was, I_______ it.
A. won`t have taken                B. wouldn`t take
C. won`t take                          D. wouldn`t have taken
2. She is one of the few people_______.
A. I look up to them                B. to whom I look up
C. to that I look up                  D. to who I look up
3. Because of the rain, many people have called to ask_______ canceled.
A. that the parade was            B. whether the parade was
C. if or not the parade was       D. that the parade would be
4. It`s difficult to pay one`s bills when prices keep_______.
A. growing             B. gaining                 C. rising                  D. raising
5. She_______ her neighbor`s child for the broken window.
A. blamed              B. accused              C. complained          D. denied
6. Both my parents work in_______ education, teaching at a college.
A. greater              B. bigger                  C. higher                  D. longer
7. The more he tried to help her, _______ she seemed to appreciate it.
A. less                  B. the less                C. lesser                  D. the lesser
8. One of the windows of my cars is very hard_______.
A. open                 B. to open                 C. opened                D. opening
9. ________ from Bill, all the students said they would go.
A. Except              B. only                     C. Apart                   D. separate
10. Mrs. Smith: You made a lot of noise last night! - David: _______.
A. Really?                                 B. What a pity!
C. Oh! I`m really sorry!               D. It`s kind of you to say so.
11. Alfonso: "I had a really good time. Thanks for the lovely evening." - Maria: "_______."
A. I`m glad you enjoyed it           B. Yes, it`s really good
C. Oh, that`s right                       D. No, it`s very kind of you
12. ______ smoking is a causative factor of many diseases, there is not ban on tobacco advertising.
A. However           B. Although           C. In spite of           D. Therefore
13. You haven`t eaten anything since yesterday. You_______ be really hungry.
A. might                B. will                   C. can                    D. must
14. Mount Pinatubo, which is a volcano_______ the Philippines, erupted in 1991.
A. at                      B. with                 C. on                      D. In
15. You have never been to Nha Trang, _______?
A. haven`t you        B. have you          C. do you               D. don`t you
16. That pipe has been leaking for ages. We must get it_______ soon.
A. mend                B. mended            C. mending             D. to mend
II. Give the correct tenses of the verbs in brackets (2.0 points)
1. A young lady (1- leave) this note for you ten minutes ago. As you (2- have) breakfast, I (3- not disturb) you at the time.
2. I think it is a pity you (4- not take) more exercise. You (5- get) fat.
3. Have you booked your hotel room yet? Well, I (6- write) to the hotel last week but they (7- not answer) yet.
4. That man (8- stand) at the bus stop for the last half hour. Shall I tell him that the last bus (9- go).
5. Look at that tree! It (10- fall). You should keep away from it now.
III. Choose the incorrect part in the following sentences among A, B, C or D (2 points)
1. She wishes that we hadn`t sent her the candy yesterday because she was on a diet.
               A                       B              C                                                        D
2. Today is such a beautiful day that I couldn`t bring myself to complete all my chores.

              A                    B                                         C                                 D
3. Nancy said that she went to the supermarket before coming home.
                A                  B        C                              D
4. Tim has become one of the greatest dancer that the ballet world has ever known.
                  A                                    B                 C                              D
5. After living in London for two months, my brother got used to drive on the left.
           A                       B                                                         C              D
6. Even though being ill, Mary still went to school last Monday.
             A                B                    C                        D
7. We looked to hundreds of books before we found what we were looking for.
               A                    B                                       C                      D
8. Even though she looks young, she is twice older than my twenty-year-old sister.
            A                  B                                       C                       D
9. George is not enough intelligent to pass this economics class without help.