Luyện HSG 12(key)

PRACTICE TEST FOR GIFTED STUDENTS

I. Choose the correct answer:

1. ………..the room, I noticed it had been renovated.
a. entering b. entered c. having been entered d. having entering
2. The weather was warm, ……………he took some jumpers with him as well.
a. on the other hand b. therefore c. nevertheless d. otherwise
3. Don’t use that machine. It’s out of………..
a. danger b. work c. control d. order
4. My boss wanted to know whether………….the document or not.
a. had I sent b. if I sent c. if I had sent d. I had sent
5. You must be crazy. You can’t turn……….an offer like that.
a. down b. back c. out d. over
6. ………………..buying paint, I bought some paintbrushes.
a. in addition to b. furthermore c. as well d. what is more
7. …………by a snake, I was rushed to hospital.
a. bitten b. having bitten c. biting d. been bitten
8. What …………….something nobody knows.
a. are his plans is b. his plans are is c. are his plans that is d. his plans are it is
9. As I was going home, I………that I had left my keys at the office.
a. found out b. inspected c. discovered d. learnt
10. This material is different……..the one I bought yesterday.
a. for b. with c. of d. to

II. Give the correct form of the given word:

It is indeed quite an (1.achieve) …………………that many ancient buidings are still standing, while a lot of modern buildings collapse with the slightest (2.move)……………. of the earth. This seems (3.accept)……………….., considering the advances in technology.As a result, engineers receive a lot of (4.criticise)…………………, especially when lives are lost.
One of the reasons why ancient buidings still stand is because they are conservative structures. The pyramids are a good example. Their huge (5.weigh)……………… is spread over a wide area, so they cannot topple over.
Today, engineers want to create new designs which have never been tested before, so they rely on computers for safety predictions. However, these may be (6.correct)……………… or misleading and could cause the (7.destroy) …………………..of the building in the future.
(8.prevent) ……….of desasters is something that engineers should pay more (9.attend)…………… to.This is sometimes difficult, as costs must be kept down. (10.perfect)…………… cannot always be achieved, but safety should be their main priority.

III. Using the words given and other words, complete the 2nd sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Do not change the words given.

You should never read books in the dark. (account)
-> On………………………………………………………. books in the dark.
Did you leave your handbag here? (that)
->Was it…………………………………………….. your handbag?
3. I found that working six days a week tired me.(was)
-> Working six days a week……………………………………for me.
4. We couldn’t go to the wedding, so we sent a telegram.(able)
-> Not……………………………………… the wedding, we sent a telegram.
5. Whatever they try to do, the police will stop them .(no)
-> The police will stop them ……………………………………… to do.

IV. Read the text carefully, some line are correct(put a tick), some are incorrect. Correcting it by taking one word out .
Man’s best friend.

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I had always been wanted a dog, but up until recently we had


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lived in an apartment and so having a dog was out of the


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question. However, when we moved into a detached house,


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I had mentioned it to my parents.They were quite surprised,


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to say the least. I didn’t think so they would object because


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they both had dogs when they were growing up.They


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immediately began to telling me of all the responsibilities I would


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have them. My father stressed the fact that dogs requre a lot of


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attention. They have to be fed, taken for too long walks


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everyday and regular visits to the vet. My mother she told


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me that all these things cost quite a bit of some money and


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in apart from that, dogs need love and affection. She asked


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me whether or I prepared to do all