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KỲ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 11 - THPT NĂM HỌC 2014- 2015
ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
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I. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR
Part 1: Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) which best completes each sentence. (10 points)
The school was closed for a month because of serious ______ of fever.
A. outcome B. outburst C. outset D. outbreak
The campaign raised far more than the ______ of $20.000.
A. aim B. object C. goal D. target
We have a ______ future ahead with little comfort, food or hope.
A. cruel B. pessimistic C. grim D. fierce
Only thoroughly unpleasant people leave the ______ of their picnics to spoil the appearance of the countryside.
A. rest B. remainder C. remains D. rester
An almost ______ line of traffic was moving at a snail’s pace through the town.
A. continuous B. constant C. continual D. stopping
Medieval travelers’ tales of fantastic creatures were often fascinating but not always ______
A. credible B. creditable C. credulous D. imaginable
Don’t be late for the interview, ____ people will think you are a disorganized person.
A. unless B. otherwise C. if not D. or so
My friends have just moved to a new flat in a residential area on the ______ of Paris.
A. suburbs B. outside C. outskirts D. side
You are being thoroughly ______ in refusing to allow this ceremony to take place.
A. unrequited B. unrepresentative C. unreliable D. unreasonable
“But so”, I told him, “you are my own ______.”
A. heart and heart B. body and soul C. flesh and blood D. skin and bone
Part 2: Use the word in capitals at the end of these sentences to form a word that fits in the blank space. (20 points)
How much does ______ of this club cost? (MEMBER)
She is extremely ______ about the history of art. (KNOW)
Traveling in big cities is becoming more and more ______ every day. (TROUBLE)
He is completely ______ ! Not only is he lazy but he is dishonest too. (EMPLOY)
His boss told him off because he had behaved ______ (RESPONSIBLE)
He won the discus event at the Olympic Games but was later ______ when a medical check proved that he had been taking drugs. (QUALIFY)
Women who are slimming can never enjoy a meal without being afraid of ______ their diet. (ORGANISE)
The trouble with Mr. Brown is that he’s so ______ One minute he goes mad when you come late; the next he says nothing. You never know where you are! (CONSIST)
It is forbidden to hunt for that kind of bird. It has been listed as one of the ______ species (DANGER)
I didn’t know who it was – with a mask on she was completely ______ (RECONGNISE)
Part 3: Complete each sentence with one of the idiomatic phrases given. Use each phrase once only. (8 points)
made her blood boil jumped out of her skin had a lump in her throat kept her head lost her head
gave me the cold shoulder pulled her legs took her breath away

Pauline completely ignored me this morning. She ______
It really ______ to see her friend copy a poem she had written and then present it to her boyfriend as one that she had written for him.
Saying goodbye to her son was a very emotional occasion for her and she ___ as she watched him get on the train.
The view from the top of the mountain was absolutely fantastic. It really ______
Susan panicked when the fire broke out. She ______
When I dropped that tray behind her, she got a shock. She almost ______
My sister remained very calm. She ______
Sally didn’t believe us, did she? We only joked! We only ______!
Part 4: Put each verb given in brackets into an appropriate tense or form. (17 points)
Mr. Pike, who is supposed ______ (witness) the accident, ______ (leave) the town.
At this time next week they ______ (sit) in the train on their way to Paris.
He said that he watered the plants every day. He _____ (water) them. If he _____ (have), they wouldn’t have died.
No sooner the