Luyện THI HSG VỎNG TỈNH 5

I/ Choose the word in each group that has the underlined, italic part pronounced differently from the rest (5 m).
1. A. says B. plays C. rays D. stays
2. A. appeared B. formed C. imagined D. vanished
3. A. exchange B. champagne C. teacher D. children
4. A. sensitive B. benefit C. pretty D. remedy
5. A. oranges B. figures C. classes D. watches
Answers: 1. ________ 2. _______ 3. ________ 4. ________
5. ________
II/ Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern. (5m)
1. A. appliance B. activity C. adventure D. average
2. A. chemical B. effective C. experience D. biology
3. A. primary B. satisfy C. variety D. remedy
4. A. compulsory B. population C. occasionally D. immediate
5. A. favorite B. government C. influence D. identify
Answers: 1. ________ 2. _______ 3. ________ 4. ________
5. ________

III. Choose the word/phrase that the best completes each sentence or that best keeps
the meaning of the original sentences if it is substituted for the underlined part. (30m)

1. What you have to do is to ......... a new idea that will enable us to make a
lot of money.
a. think over b. think out c. think about d. think up
2. As I was a stranger in that country I was not ......... with some of their
customs and didn`t understand why people were laughing at me.
a. addicted b. attracted c. acquainted d. acquired
3. The telephone connection was very poor and we only heard a.........
account of what the reporter was describing.
a. gesticulated b. gambled c. garrulous d. garbled
4. Everyone went outside the building ......... the false alarm.
a. because of b. in front of c. on top of d. instead of
5. Oh no! I failed all my exams last week. I`m ......... dead when my parents
see my final report card.
a. as good as b. as long as c. as soon as d. as much as
6. Actually I had ......... it to her before we set out.
a. mention b. mentions c. mentioning d. mentioned
7. I must admit I ......... thought how the story would finish before I read the
book.
a. haven`t b. hadn`t c. aren`t d. couldn`t
8. The teacher found it quite ......... to try and teach the children because they
refused to listen to a word she was saying.
a. festive b. futile c. feeble d. fatuous
9. His attempt to make fun of the situation was considered to be in bad taste
and ......... in the extreme.
a. fertile b. frequent c. febrile d. facetious
10. No sooner......... I shut the door, when the telephone rang.
a. have b. did c. will d. had
11. The witness ......... everyone that he hadn`t had anything to do with the
crime.
a. convinces b. is convincing c. convinced d. has convinced
12. Any arguments he put up in his defense were regarded as a ......... by
people who were determined to see him convicted.
a. cloud b. smokescreen c. confusion d. fog
13. By then of course it was too late because the damage had already been
done to his career, which ......... everything else he did for the rest of his life.
a. overtook b. overcame c. overran d. overshadowed
14. The flight has been put off from Nha Trang to Ho Chi MInh City .To put
off means ______________.
a. destroy b. postpone c. cancel d. wait
15. If you take a train or a bus, you must pay a ________________.
a. tip b. fee c. fare d. commission
16. Another word for fortune is ________________.
a. rich b. lucky c. foreign d. good
17. If Lan comes to England, it will be a good ______ for her to improve her
English.
a. opportunity b. possibility c. advantage d. experience
18. All his