ĐỀ ÔN CHUYÊN 15

ĐỀ ÔN CHUYÊN 15
PART ONE: PHONOLOGY
Odd out the word whose bold-type part is not pronounced the same as that of the others.

A. question
B. congestion
C. suggestion
D. permission


A. silhouette
B. behind
C. forehead
D. dishonest


A. house
B. breeze
C. recent
D. paparazzo


A. sleigh
B. great
C. signature
D. outbreak


A. ragged
B. learned
C. breathed
D. wicked


A. geisha
B. geld
C. Gestapo
D. gel


A.post- graduate
B. bass
C. laziness
D. vacancy


A. actor
B. acerbic
C. aching
D. chemical


A. weight
B. height
C. straight
D. late


A. raspberry
B. rasp
C. plebiscite
D. transition

PART TWO: VOCABULARY
Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.
1. We weren`t close friends but she ............................. me well when I left the college.
A. hoped
B. aspired
C. wished
D. bade

2. This evidence should prove ............................. that he was telling the truth.
A. once and for all
B. now and then
C. over and above
D. from time to time

3. A new computer has been produced, which will ............................. all previous models.
A. overdo
B. supersede
C. excel
D. overwhelm

4. I don`t want to be too .................on Alice, but I think I should tell her that her work isn`t good enough.
A. strict
B. firm
C. stern
D. hard

5. Once the story ............................. the headlines, everyone was talking about it.
A. crashed
B. struck
C. smashed
D. hit

6. When he sings, he has the ............................. ability to make even had songs sound good.
A. sparse
B. rare
C. infrequent
D. scarce

7. The management are making ............................. to increase the company`s efficiency.
A. measures
B. steps
C. moves
D. deeds

8. I know this is a big disappointment but don`t take it to .............................
A. soul
B. mind
C. spirit
D. heart

9. I was told yesterday that the car had been fixed but it`s broken down ............................. again!
A. even
B. still
C. yet
D. right

10. Simon ............................. in me on the understanding that I wouldn`t tell anyone else.
A. confided
B. intimated
C. confessed
D. disclosed

11. She has ______ to Hue University.
A. be accepted B. been accepted C. is accepted D. were accepted
12. Do you mind _____ up?
A. wash B. washing C. washed D. to wash.
13. We spent half a year _____ this hotel.
A. to build B. built C. building D. with building
14. My friend is fond of _____ TV in the evening.
A. watching B. to watch C. watch D. watched
15. There is a _____ on the table.
A. lamp reading B. read lamp C. reading lamp D. reading lamps
16. She is bored _____ getting up early.
A. with B. of C. in D. to
17. She can`t stand _____ her at home all day.
A seeing B. see C. to see D. saw
18. He drives very _____ and has got two accidents this year.
A. careless B. carefully C. carelessly D. careful
19. You`d better _____ at night. It`s dangerous.
A. not go out B. don`t go out C. to go out D. not to go out
20. I`d rather _____ at home than _____ to see that film.
A. stay/ to go B. staying/ going C. to stay/ to go D. stay/ go
21. He was surprised _____ her action.
A. for B. with C. to D. at
22. He feels like _____ in a big city.
A. live B. to live C. living D. lives
23. They are trying to look _____ new jobs.