Đê và DA tiếng Anh HSG cấp huyện

I. PHONETICS
1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest (3p)
1. A. blessed B. convinced C. wicked D. wetched
2. A. slaughter B. throughout C. drought D. laughter
3. A. terrible B. sentimental C. terrific D. memory
2. Pick out the word whose main stressed syllable is different from the rest (2p)
4. A. reserved B. invent C. beneath D. wardrobe
5. A. character B. transmit C. opposite D. dangerous
II. Supply the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets (10p)
1. Mr. John suggested (call) .............. a meeting and (let) .................... the workers (decide) ................................ the matter themselves.
2. After (spend) .................... two hours (argue) .......................... about where to go for their holidays, they decided to stay at home.
3. Did you remember (turn) ........................ off the hot-pot water?
=>No, I didn`t. I had better (do) ..................... . it now.
4. We will meet Diana at the corner. She (wait) ................... for us when we (arrive) .................
5. Mr. Bao and Mr. Ba would like (attend) ................... the conference in Sam Son when they were there last month.
III. Choose the best option to complete the sentences below (10p)
1. What a pity! I’d rather…….……to the Big C supermarket last night.
A. to have gone B. to go C. had gone D. have gone
2. He goes to the restaurant now and.....................
A. after B. here C. now D. then
3. I was late for class because my alarm clock didn’t go...............
A. off B. on C. out D. over
4. That is your father, ………………………?
A. isn’t he B. is he C. isn’t it D. isn’t she
5. We like her very much. She gets................... . well with everybody.
A. up B. in C. along D. down
6. Mrs. Susan doesn’t do her own washing. She ………….. her sister to do it for her.
A. makes B. gets C. lets D. puts
7. Her husband works as a………in a restaurant in the city center. He cooks very well.
A. cooker B. cook C. chefs D. chiefs
8. I won’t buy those chairs because…………………..
A. Both of them is uncomfortable. B. Neither of them are comfortable
C. Either of them are comfortable D. Neither of them is comfortable
9. He was born in Viet Nam but he lives in………………….
A. German B. Swiss C. Greek D. Germany
10. The interviewer asked me to list some…………………of communication.
A. mediums B. medias C. media D. medium
IV. Write the correct from of the words in brackets (10p)
1. We don’t like him. He’s 40 years old but he’s very .................... . (CHILD)
2. What are …… of life, Mary?-They are food, clothing and shelter (NEED)
3. Put these vegetables in the freezer to preserve their ……………. (FRESH)
4. Many people believe that ………….. jobs are plentiful in the city. (PAY)
5. The roots of these plants are……………, so we use them for food. (EAT)
6. Sam was accused of stealing some......... documents from the safe.(CONFIDENCE)
7. What do people do for a living in your home village?
=>The women work at home as housewives and the men are................... (FISH)
8. Don’t talk……… . You should think carefully before saying anything (SENSE)
9. “VNPT” is short for Viet nam Posts and ……Group. (COMMUNICATION)
10. The thief got into the house easily because the door was left .................... (LOCK)
V. Read the passage below and choose the best option to fill in the blanks. (10 p)
Centuries ago (1) Ancient Greece, a man by the name of Antipater of Sidon compiled a list of what he thought (2) _________the seven wonders of the world. The seven included the Hanging Gardens of Babylon in present-