Đề thi chuyên

Test 1 (Thi Chuyên)

I. PRONUNCIATION (5 points)
Part 1: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (3 points)
1. A. cheap B. character C. children D. church
2. A. cough B. though C. laugh D. rough
3. A. tidy B. sighteeing C. slice D. milk

Part 2: Choose the word which is stressed differently from the others. (2 points)
1. A. jumper B. homework C. trousers D. machine
2. A. dormitory B. category C. priority D. ordinary

II. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY ( 30 points)
Part 1: Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D. (10 points)
1. Vinh Yen is the city …….
A. in which I was born.
B. in that I was born.
C. where I was born in.
D. I was born.
2. I didn’t have an umbrella , so I got wet.
A. If I had had an umbrella, I wouldn’t get wet.
B. If I had had an umbrella, I would get wet.
C. I had had an umbrella, I wouldn’t have got wet.
D. Had I had an umbrella, I wouldn’t have got wet.
3. She was poor ……… honest.
A. so B. but C. because D. however
4. I can`t stand …... in hot weather.
A. to walk B. walking C. walk D. to walking
5. The coffee was too hot for me to drink.
A. The coffee is so hot that I can’t drink it.
B. The coffee is so hot that I can’t drink.
C. The coffee was so hot that I couldn’t drink.
D. The coffee was so hot that I couldn’t drink it.
6. This is the best movie …... I have seen.
A. which B. where C. whose D. that
7. You …... open the door before the train gets into the station. It`s very dangerous.
A. must B. mustn`t C. should D. don`t have to
8. English is a …… easy language to learn.
A. compared B. comparative C. comparatively D. comparable
9. Let`s go somewhere else. There`s …... noise in this room.
A. too many B. too much C. enough D. too
10. Nobody will go there, …... ?
A. will he B. won’t he C. will they D. won’t they

Part 2: Choose the correct word to complete each sentence. (10 points)

advantage agreement argument attention period
complaint contact conversation effect use


1. My teacher made a ........………… about me to the principal.
2. After lengthy negotiations they managed to come to an ........………… .
3. Lots of charities can make ........………… of old clothing and other household goods.
4. I had a stupid ........………… with my brother about which TV programme to watch.
5. I had a long ........………… with Aunt Judith on the phone today.
6. The constant sun is having a terrible ........………… on my skin.
7. Jill finally made ........………… with her brother who was travelling in India.
8. Rod decided to take ........………… of the good weather and go for a long walk.
9. It’s important to pay ........………… to the road signs when driving in a foreign country.
10. Sue felt that her time at college was the most exciting …………… of her life.

Part 3: Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. The first one has been done for you (0). (10points)
EAT MORE FRUIT AND VEGETABLES
A recent report on the (0) eating habits of children in Britain EAT
suggests that children from the age of three to sixteen show a
strong (1) ......................... for vegetables and only eat LIKE
(2) ...........................amounts of fruit and vegetables at Christmas. SUFFICE
One researcher says not eating (3) ......................... may have PROPER
serious consequences on a child’s (4) .............................and physical