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ĐỀ 016
KỲ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 1… - THPT NĂM HỌC 2017 - 2018
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Week 08 (Date ………/……… /2017)


I. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the other words in the same group.
1. A. exposure B. terminal C. utterance D. discipline
2. A. economy B. elaborate C. assassinate D. fascinate
3. A. mountain B. sustain C. contain D. retain
4. A. fulltime B. farmhand C. bookshop D. tradesman
5. A. metropolitan B. entrepreneurial C. hippopotamus D. curiosity

II. Choose the best answer to fill in each gap.
6. In the_________of security, personnel must wear their identity badges at all times.
A. requirement B. interests C. demands D. assistance
7. _________how angry he was he would never resort to violence.
A. No matter B. No problem C. Although D. Because
8. We played the game_________the rules.
A. on account of B. ahead of C. according to D. apart from
9. _________to get through to Jackie for days now. Either she’s away or her phone’s out of order.
A. I’ve been trying B. I had tried C. I’m trying D. I tried
10. This is_________the most difficult job I have ever tackled.
A. by rights B. by all means C. by far D. by the way
11. She_________till the early hours listening to pop music.
A. took me up B. kept me up C. caught me up D. held me up
12. Please don’t_________yourself out. A sandwich will do.
A. let B. put C. leave D. take
13. The chairman requested that_________.
A. the members studied more carefully the problem.
B. the problem was more carefully studied.
C. with more carefulness the problem could be studied.
D. the members study the problem more carefully.
14. Smoking is_________in many companies in our country.
A. permitted B. taught C. banned D. stopped
15. After the battle, the_________soldiers were helped by those who could walk.
A. injured B. wounded C. broken D. killed
16. I don’t think this strange new fashion will_________
A. turn up B. care for C. show off D. catch on
17. Their house is_________near the Cathedral.
A. whereabouts B. anywhere C. somewhere D. any place
18. This young tree could not have been damaged by accident. I believe it was done________.
A. in fact B. on purpose C. by appointment D. by plan
19. There was hardly_________money left in my bank account.
A. more B. no C. some D. any
20. It is wrongly believed that natural resources will never be used_________.
A. off B. out C. away D. up

III. Give the correct tenses of the verbs in brackets. Write your answer in the box.
a. If he (21. not drink)_________ too much last night, he (22. not - be)_________ tired now.
b. I’m sure he must (23. be)_________ at home last night because the door was open when I (24. come)_________.
c. At this time next week, they (25. sit)_________ in the train on their way to Paris.
d. It’s raining. I would rather you (26. close)_________ the window.
e. I don’t know what the matter with him is. He’slooked funny since you (28. be)_________ away.
f. On the first of next month, he (29. be)_________ in prison for five years.
g. His personal problems seem (30. distract)_________ him from his work lately.
h. He suggested that a final decision (31. make)_________.
i. I don’t know why you (32. always - make)_________ noise in class, Tom.
j. (33. you/visit)_________