SỞ GD&ĐT VĨNH PHÚC - Dành cho thí sinh chuyên Anh
I. Phonetics:
Pronunciation: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. surface B. palace C. replace D. purchase
2. A. idol B. idiot C. idiom D. recipe
3. A. adventure B. advantage C. advertise D. addition
4. A. useful B. nose C. bus D. seen
5. A. chalk B. chemist C. chaos D. psychologist
Stress: Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others.
1. A. vacancy      B. calculate      C. delicious      D. furniture
2. A. biology B. comfortable C. chemistry D. company
3. A. textile B. perfect C. discuss D. decade
4. A. mature B. access C. occur D. extend
5. A. imperative B. aviation C. immediate D. consolidate
II. Choose the best answer from the four options (marked A, B, C or D) to complete each of the following sentences.
1. The girl you ________ yesterday is waiting for you outside.
A. told me B. told me about C. told about D. told me about her
2. There isn’t any sugar, I’m afraid. You’ll have to _______.
A. run out B. make for C. take up D. do without
3. What _______ so seriously these last two hours?
A. were you discussing B. did you discuss
C. have you discussed D. have you been discussing
4. She is very _______. She never thinks about anyone but herself.
A. selfish B. mean C. bossy D. aggressive
5. The houses have been closed ________ unsafe living conditions.
A. because B. in spite of C. because of D. regardless
6. Don’t ________ “Life is Beautiful”! It is very interesting. I’m sure you will like it.
A. lose B. miss C. forget D. drop
7. The editor wanted to know where _________ the information for the article.
A. you get B. did you get C. you had gotten D. will you get
8. _______ from Bill, all the students took part in the outdoor activities.
A. Except B. Apart C. Only D. Separate
9. To our surprise, Jone _______ at the party.
A. turned out B. turned off C. turned over D. turned up
10. Mary had some reserve money ________ she got broke.
A. in case B. so C. so that D. because
11. She quickly adapted herself _______ the new life in London.
A. with B. to C. in D. into
12. I have heard Dang Thai Son _______ the piano.
A. plays B. played C. to play D. play
13. They asked him about the countries _________ he visited last month.
A. where B. which C. when D. whom
14. The movie ________ on TV last night is very interesting.
A. show B. to show C. showing D. shown
15. He asked me how long __________.
A. I had been waiting B. had I been waiting
C. I have been waiting D. have I been waiting
16. It is a dangerous world out there. What if you _______ into an accident?
A. get B. got C. are getting D. would get
17. The mail comes at 10 o’clock everyday _______ Sunday.
A. and B. although C. except D. or
18. It is believed _________causes insomnia.
A. it is too much caffeine B. too much caffeine that
C. too much caffeine D. that is too much caffeine
19. ________ by the cinema, we found it rather expensive.
A. We were impressed B. Impressed we were
C. We were as impressing D. Impressed as we were
20. When was the Red Cross _________? In 1864