GIFTED STUDENTS TESTS

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TRƯỜNG THPT LIỄN SƠN
ĐỀ 007
KỲ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP ….. - THPT NĂM HỌC 2017 - 2018
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Week 04 (Date ………/……… /2017)

I. Pick out the word that differs from the other words in the position of the main stress.

A. picture
B. business
C. stranger
D. return


A. museum
B. cinema
C. hospital
D. concert


A. performance
B. unknown
C. visit
D. confirm


A. yesterday
B. tonight
C. today
D. tomorrow


A. memory
B. article
C. newspaper
D. edition

II. Complete each of the following sentences with the correct answer (A, B, C or D).
1. The traffic problem has improved________, out of the blue, really.
A. gradually B. factually C. unexpectedly D. respectably
2. This picture book, the few pages________ are missing, is my favorite.
A. for which B. of that C. to which D. of which
3. It was felt that he lacked the________ to pursue a difficult task to very end.
A. persuasion B. commitment C. engagement D. obligation
4. Your decision will________ a great strain on our relationship.
A. impose B. propose C. expose D. suppose
5. We shouldn’t give the children everything they ask for; they will become completely________.
A. spoilt B. wounded C. damaged D. destroyed
6. The completion of the tunnel has been________ owing to a strike.
A. held up B. held off C. held on D. held over
7. It is with________ regret that we have to inform you that your scholarship has been withdrawn.
A. heavy B. deep C. somber D. high
8. ________ of all modern domestic poultry is the red jungle fowl is widely believed.
A. The ancestor B. The ancestor is C. How the ancestor D. That the ancestor
9. Art critics do not all agree on what________ a painting great.
A. qualities to make B. are the qualities for making
C. qualities make D. do the qualities that make
10. Farmers supply crops with phosphorus in areas________ have removed it from the soil.
A. because of long years of cultivation B. where long years of cultivation
C. with long years of cultivation D. by long years of cultivation
11. Sarah congratulated________ passing my driving test.
A. me B. for C. me on D. on me
12. Had it not been for the intolerable heat in the hall, they________ much longer.
A. will stay B. would stay C. would be staying D. would have stayed
13. I can’t quite________ out what the sign says.
A. read B. get C. carry D. make
14. One________ of the scheme is the very high cost.
A. advantage B. shortage C. drawback D. shortcoming
15. In a new culture, many embarrassing situations occur________ a misunderstanding.
A. because of B. of C. for D. because
III. Choose a word or phrase in each of the following sentences that needs correcting.
1. Paris has been well-knownabout its famous monuments, beautiful music, and wonderful restaurants for over 100 years. A B C D
2. In France people drive on the left, so making sure you go on the right side.
A B C D
3. Up to now he wrote five novels and over sixteen short stories.
A B C D
4. The new bridge makes it possiblyto cross the river easily and quickly.
A B C D
5. If you are working with young children in a primary school, you will find that teaching lively songs and rhymes are very popular. A B C D
IV. Use the correct form of the word in bracket to complete each of the following sentences.
1. He is unhappy because of his________. (deaf)
2. The________ of the swamps will destroy the mosquitoes’ breeding places. (drain)
3. He has made a great________ to the development of the