DE LUYEN HSG TUAN 2

MINH PHU HIGH SCHOOL

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WEEK 2
ÔN HỌC SINH GIỎI 11A

MÔN TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút


ACADEMIC YEAR
2016-2017



SECTION A: vocabulary
I. Select the best option (A, B, C or D) that fits each blank.
1.
The meeting didn’t ______________ until late.


A. end up
B. come about
C. fall through
D. break up

2.
In the end it all ______________ a question of trust.


A. gets round to
B. adds up to
C. feels up to
D. comes down to

3.
The hotel didn’t _____________ my expectations.


A. come up to
B. get up to
C. come down to
D. get down to

4.
At first Tin insisted he was right, but then began to ___________.


A. back down
B. follow up
C. drop off
D. break up

5.
It’s no good pretending; you’ve got to _________________ reality.


A. face up to
B. bargain for
C. come up against
D. get down to

6.
What were you two _____________ just now in the garden?


A. bringing about
B. getting up to
C. coming up with
D. getting round to

7.
You should always have an alternative plan to ____________


A. bring about
B. ask after
C. feel up to
D. fall back on

8.
When they ____________, I had to report to the nearest barrack.


A. called me up
B. asked after me
C. asked me after
D. called up me

9.
The school exam for eleven-year-olds was _____________ some years ago.


A. followed up
B. drawn up
C. carried out
D. done away with

10.
When I took over the business I got more than I _____________-


A. asked after
B. bargained for
C. drew up
D. came in for

11.
It’s hard work – not much money, no time to enjoy yourself. It’s a _______ life.


A. buffalo’s
B. cow’s
C. dog’s
D. horse’s

12.
This machine is complicated and dangerous so I don’t ____________ about with it.


A. cat
B. monkey
C. dog
D. snake

13.
Tourists often go to the Louvre but most Parisians only go ____________


A. in the red
B. out of the blue
C. a black sheep
D. once in a blue moon

14.
The firm is ____________. It owns a lot of money.


A. in the red
B. out of the blue
C. a black sheep
D. once in a blue moon

15.
I had lost touch with Hoa, and then one night she arrived at my flat right____. What a surprise!


A. in the red
B. out of the blue
C. a black sheep
D. once in a blue moon

16. The rest of the family was respectable, honest people but he was always in trouble. I’m afraid he was __


A. in the red
B. out of the blue
C. a black sheep
D. once in a blue moon

17.
She likes literature and classical music. Discotheques are not her ___________


A. cup of tea
B. cup of coffee
C. cup of iced tea
D. cup of beer

18.
He never panics in a difficult situation. He stays as cool as a ___________


A. tomato
B. apple
C. potato
D. cucumber

19. The offer of a job sounded a very good on the phone but I shan’t believe it till I have it ________


A. in a blue moon
B. in the red
C. out of the blue
D. in black and white

20.
“Sorry I can’t invite you, Mai,” said Hung, “but It’s a __________


A. girl’s party
D. children’s party
C. big party
D. stag party







II. Put the verbs into the correct forms
My parents and I came to live in the United States when I was five years old. Although my family is now very comfortable, at first we had hard time adjusting to life there. We (1) _______________ (think) that everybody