DE VA DAP AN ON THI HOC SINH GIOI 2

By:Ho Xuan Phuong
EXERCISES FOR PRACTICES 2 (time allowed: 120 min).
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others
in each group .
1. a. lazy b. lapel c. label d. labourer
2. a. white b. which c. who d. while
3. a. come b. roll c. comb d. grow
4. a. blood b. prove c. rule d. souvenir
5. a. hour b. honest c. heir d. hospital
6. a. dealt b. dreamt c. heal d. jealous
7. a. foul b. brooch c. soul d. foal
8. a. colonel b. journal c. infernal d. mournful
9. a. taught b. laugh c. naughty d. slaughter
10. a. umbrella b. union c. usage d. university
II. Pick out the word whose main stressed syllable is different from the rest.
1. a. balcony b. accident c. mechanic d. survey
2. a. flexible b. together c. domestic d. relaxed
3. a. control b. giant c. windmill d. software
4. a. geothermal b. experimental c. elementary d. geographical
5. a. attendance b. compulsory c. geography d. similar
6. a. amazing b. ability c. performance d. television
7. a. appear b. audience c. government d. talented
8. a. painter b. energy c. express d. boundary
9. a. inspire b. resign c. dangerous d. exchange
10. a. commodity b. material c. deposit d. quality

III. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence .
The noise of the traffic prevented me from................. to sleep .
a. falling b. starting c. beginning d. going
He was very upset by the ........... of his English examination .
a. result b. failure c. effect d. success
3. He hit the vase with his elbow and it .......... to the floor
a. crushed b. smashed c. broke d. knocked
The children did not know the ............... by which the game was played .
a. facts b. customs c. orders d. rules
It was difficult to ............ a date which was convenient for everyone .
a. elect b. organize c. arrange d. provide
He played an active............in politics until he was well over 80 .
a. scene b. job c. position d. part
He ............ me to buy my air ticket immediately or it would be too later .
a. convinced b. insisted c. advised d. suggested
Don`t worry about trying to catch the last train home , as we can easily ........you up for the night.
a. take b. put c. set d. keep
Take this job and you will ........at the hotel in five minute .
a. arrive b. come c. find d. reach
I would like to offer a small .......... to anyone who finds my missing dog .
a. receipt b. repayment c. expense d. reward
Two things that you can not buy with the money ........... love and loyalty.
a. be b. is c. being d. are
There ..still quite a few points which we must consider.
a. was b. be c. is d. are
There ........only a few exceptions to this important rule.
a. are b. is c. are being d. should been
Their minds are empty and their future ..... hopeless
a. seem b. seems c. is seeming d. are seeming
The existence of many stars in the sky........us to suspect that there may be life on another planer.
a. leading b. leads c. lead d, have led
Everyone had a present except ...........me .
a. to b. of c.- d. with
He tied string ............ his wait to keep his trousers up .
a. over b. round c. across d. through
We will go out as soon as it .............raining.
a. has stopped b. is stopping c. will stop d. will have stopped
He came home late , so I asked him where .......been .
a. he had b. has he c. he has d. had he
He says that he ............ badly sick since he returned from abroad.
a. was b. would be c. has been d. had been
IV, choose and fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word.





Our neighbours are an elderly couple, ...1....have worked hard all ...2...lives . They live simply and quietly ...3