Đề ôn thi học sinh giỏi lớp 12

PRACTISE TEST 1

PART one: PHONOLOGY

Find the word whose bold part is pronounced differently.
1. A fever B general C medal D petrol
2. A hose B lose C nose D sole
3. A muscles B needles C routes D wardens
4. A jackets B skirts C shoes D shirts
5. A thanks B thigh C thought D thus

II. Choose the word whose main stress is different from the others.
1. A pagoda B cement C agriculture D career
2. A ashtray B music C severe D temper
3. A allocation B benefactor C philanthropy D satisfaction
4. A assasinate B equality C intelligence D understanding
5. A appenendix B irrigate C negative D passenger

Part two: vocabulary

I. Choose the word or phrase that best fits each sentence.
1. Motorists have been ______ by the sudden rise in the price of petrol
A hard pressed B hard to please C hard hit D hard up
2. An area of polictical unrest or danger is called______
A a hot seat B a hot line C a hot spot D a hot patato
3. I’m afraid I’ve______ of coffee. Would you like tea instead?
A run short B be taken short C go short D fall short of
4. I know you never lend things, but_____ and let me borrow your guitar. I promise I’ll take good care of it.
A miss the point B stretch a point C come to the point D make the point
5. I love this painting of an old man. He has such a beautiful______smile
A childhood B childish C childless D childlike
6. If you wish to take photographs, you’ll have to have_______
A application B a permit C an allowance D an adlission
7. This is______ the most difficult job I’ve had to do.
A by far B by chance C by heart D by myself
8. The road was_______ away during the storm lastnight.
A flooded B flowed C washed D rained
9. The project was rejected because of_______ funds.
A unavailable B inconsiderable C incomplete D insufficient
10. The traffic in town was very______ and I arrived home earlier than I expected.
A light B weak C little D few
11. I was kept awake for most of the night by the_____ of a mosquito in my ear.
A moan B whine C groan D screech
12. Trespassers will be_____
A perpetrated B persecuted C prosecuted D proscribed
13. The crowds______ riot through the streets.
A incited B caused C ran D went
14. I would estimate that this diamond ring is______ about $5,000.
A valued B precious C worth D priced
15. It’s only fairly recently that industry has become_____on the microchip.
A subject B dependent C guided D influence
16. She_____ to being a bit nervous about making her speech.
A asserted B acknowledged C confessed D granted
17. Politicians should never lose_____ of the needs of the people they represent.
A view B sight C regard D prospect
18. The move to a different environment had brought about a significant_____ in Mary’s state of mind.
A impact B effect C influence D chance
19. She______ regretted having been so unkind.
A bitterly B severely C fully D awfully
20. The color of the handle does not______ so long as it is the right size.
A worry B affect C matter D concern

Use the correct form of the word in brackets.
Cattles and chickens are ______ animals ( domestic)
You can never be sure what’s he’s going to do. He is so______ ( predict)
Even if you are good at a game, you shouldn’t be_________ (confident)
Visitors complained about the_______in the old museum. ( organize)
When Jane made up for the play, she was_______. ( recognize)
Librarions spend a lot of their time______ books. ( class)
You can always rely on Tom. He’s very_______. (depend)
The young mother hurried______ to the drug store. ( breath)
______ is very important to teenagers.( popular)
10.It is______ to chop down the trees in this forest. (law)

Part three: grammar and structure

Put the verb in brackets in the correct form.
1. Scarely I (arrive) _____ when I (send)_____ her a letter to say that I had a present for her.
2. “ I just (go)_____ out