ĐỀ LUYỆN THI HSG - ĐỀ 13

I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from
the rest
1 A. hour B. honor C. honest D. how
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2 A. empire B. bridge C. liberty D. pyramid
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3 A. cave B. statue C. bay D. ancient
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4 A. believe B. field C. science D. movie
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5 A. required B. opened C. plugged D. worked
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II. Choose a word in each group that has different stress pattern
1. A. paddle B. canoe C. travel D. institute
2. A. invent B. decorate C. participate D. design
3. A. emergency B. hospital C. ambulance D. handkerchief
4. A. recognize B. remember C. deposit D. immediate
5. A. minimize B. damage C. natural D. recycle
III. Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences.
1. She was very sad ______ good marks in the final test.
A. not get B. not to get C. to not get D. not getting
2. My sister has decided to lose weight, so she is living ______ oranges for a week.
A. with B. on C. in D. by
3. The living standards of people in remote areas …………. .
A. will be risen B. will arise C. will raise D. will be raised
4. What can we do to prevent people ______ throwing drink cans away?.
A. in B. of C. on D. from
5. Nobody likes his behaviour, ……………?
A. do they B. don’t they C. does he D. doesn’t he
6. Excuse me! I am doing my homework. ______ turning down your radio a bit?.
A. Would you please B. Can you C. Could you D. Would you mind
7. You should work ______ for the coming exam.
A. hard B. hardly C. more hardly D. more hard
8. He found a watch when he ______ in the street.
A. walked B. has been walking C. was walking D. has walked
9. My uncle used to live ______ a farm when he was young.
A. in B. at C. during D. on
10. Millions of Christmas cards ______every year.
A. send B. are sent C. are sending D. was sent
IV. There mistake in the four underlined part of each sentence underline it then correct it .
1. You should take a taxi although it is raining hard .
A B C D
2. The telephone was invented with a Scotsman, Alexandre G. Bell, in 1876.
 A B C D
3. It is difficult for students to answer all of the question in fifteen minutes.
A B C D
4. It has been a long time since we last talked together, isn’t it ?
A B C D
5. Lots of information are store in the computer.
A B C D
6. This is the second time I took part in the flower-making contest.
A B C D
7. Either Nam or his father know how to connect the printer.
A B C D
8.My mother told me to watch the milk and don’t let it boil over.
A B C D
9. Please give me a few coffee and some biscuits if you have any left.
A B C D
10. She asked why did Mathew look so embarrassed when he saw Carole.
A B C D
V. Give the correct form of each verb in brackets to complete the following sentences
if necessary
1. Look! Somebody (break)…………………………….. that door.
2. They (not meet)……………………….. us since last week.
3. What (you/do) ………………………………….. at this time yesterday.
4. Would you like (come)…………………………… to dinner to night.
5. You (phone)…………….. me last night?……………………
6. Would you mind if I (smoke)……………………………………?
7. I don't enjoy………………………………… (laugh) at by other people.
8.Most of the NOKIA mobile phones (sell)………………… in this shop are imported from
China.
VI. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in capitals .
1.What is the correct ………………………………..of this word? (pronounce)
2. Last week we had an…………………summer holiday. ( enjoy)
3.The ………………… of the project made me tense. (important).
4.You had better do some ………………….. for the final exams. (revise)
5. We should save ………………. …….resources. (nature)
6. People in the in the country are often more …………… than people in the city. (friend)
7. The air is heavily ………………………with traffic fumes. (pollute)
8. …………………, her illness was more serious than we thought. (fortunate)
B/Rewrite the sentences using the given word.
1.Minh drove me to the train station LIFT
......................................................................................
2.I sometimes walk to school. FOOT
.....................................................................................
3. She often spoke a lot of French in her last job. USED
.....................................................................................
4.Cellphones used to have fewer functions than now. WOULD
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C/ Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning.
1) The sister asked: “Are you hungry, Tom?”
- The sister..........................................................................................................
2) A lot of effort has been put in the work by the little girl.
- The little girl ........................................................................................................
3) How long have you studied medicine?
- When ........................................................................................................?
4) John was too ill to go to school.
- John wasn’t........................................................................................................
5) Tom is not as tall as Peter.
- Peter ........................................................................................................
6. We don’t take the trip to the campsite because we can’t afford it.
 If we had ...............................................................................................................
7. They haven’t written to each other for almost two years.
 They stopped ........................................................................................................
8. Turn off all the lights before going out.
 All the lights must ....................................................................................................
9.I would prefer you to deliver the sofa on Saturday.
 I would rather............................................................................................................
10. Somebody repaired her refrigerator last month.
 She ..................................................................................................................
VII. Read the passage and choose the best options to complete the passage. Write your
answers in the space provided.
About twenty per cent of the world's present energy already (1) ......... from the sun in one form
or another. Special devices have already been made (2) .......... to place on the roofs of houses
and flats to (3) ..........the sun's rays. Thousands of these devices are now being used to provide
(4) ..........in homes throughout the United States. (5) ......... more than a million solar (6) .............
units have already been built in home in Japan. Other purposes (7) .......... which solar energy is
at present being used include the (8) ......... of salt from seawater, irrigation and sewage disposal.
For most people in developing countries, the (9) ..........is not for airconditioners or
central heating (10) ....... for cheap ways of cooking food, drying crops and lighting homes.
1. A. goes B. comes C. makes D. supplies
2. A. difficult B. effective C. available D. valuable
3. A. collect B. store C. give off D. produce
4. A. electricity B. source C. fuel D. power
5. A. where B. when C. while D. which
6. A. water-heat B. water-heating C. heat-water D. heat-watering
7. A. for B. at C. from D. by
8. A. relation B. production C. provision D. separation
9. A. supply B.lack C. need D. response
10.A. then B. but C. as D. also
VIII. Read the following passage and choose the best answer to each question. Write your
answers in the space provided.
FAMILY LIFE IN THE UNITED STATES
 Family life in the United States is changing. Fifty or sixty years ago, the wife
was called a “housewife”. She cleaned, cooked, and cared for the children. The husband earned
the money for the family. He was usually out working all day. He came home tired in the
evening, so he did not do much housework. And he did not see the children very much, except
on weekends.
These days, however, more and more women work outside the homes. They cannot stay
with the children all day. They, too, come home tired in the evening. They do not want to spend
the evening cooking dinner and cleaning up. They do not have time to clean the house and do the
laundry. So who is going to do the housework now? Who is going to take care of the children?
Many families solve the problem of housework by sharing it. In these families, the
husband and wife agree to do different jobs around the house, or they take turns doing each job.
For example, the husband always cooks dinner and the wife always does the laundry. Or the
wife cooks dinner on some nights and the husband cooks dinner on other nights.
Then there is the question of the children. In the past, many families got help with child
care from grandparents. Now families do not usually live near their relatives. The grandparents
are often too far away to help in a regular way. More often, parents have to pay for child care
help. The help may be a babysitter or a day-care center. The problem with this kind of help is the
high cost. It is possible only for couples with jobs that pay well.
Parents may get another kind of help form the companies they work for. Many companies
now let people with children work part-time. That way, parents can spend mo re time
with their children. Some husbands may even stop working for a while to stay with the
children. For these men there is a new word: they are called “househusbands”. In the USA,
more and more men are becoming househusbands every year.
These changes in the home mean changes in the family. Fathers can learn to
understand their children better, and the children can get to know their fathers better. Husbands
and wives may also find changes in their marriage. They, too, may have a better understanding
of each other.
1. Sixty years ago, most women ……………
A. went out to work B. had no children
C. did not do much housework D. were housewives
2. The word “laundry” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to…………….
A. tidying up B. cooking and washing up
C. washing and ironing D. shopping
3. It can be inferred from paragraph 4 that………………...
A. couples with low-paid jobs can’t afford the cost of a babysitter or a day-care center
B. grandparents can help care the children in a regular way
C. all couples with jobs can pay for help from a babysitter or a day-care center
D. in the past, grandparents did not help the couples with child care
4. The changes in the American home mentioned in this passage may …………
A. help families B. not happen
C. cause problems for a marriage D. not change the children at all
5. This article is about …………..
A. American men as househusbands B. housewives in America
C. how more American women are working D. how family life in America is changing
 IX. Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word. Write your answers in the space
provided.
Football is the most popular game in Britain. You can see that if you go to ..............(1)
of the important matches. Young and old people shout and cheer ............(2) one side or the
other. Nearly every school ................. (3) its football team and every boy in Britain ..............(4)
much about the game. He can tell you the name of the ..................(5) in most important teams.
He has a picture of ............(6) and know the results of many matches.
In Britain the football season ................(7) in the middle of August, usually ...........(8) the
second Saturday and ends on the last Saturday in April. At the beginning of the ................(9) all
the school teams and the professional teams ..............(10) very hard. They want to win their
matches.
XI. LISTENING
Part 1. You will hear an interview, with a woman called Rachel, who is talking about the
shows she puts on for children. Choose the correct answer for each question.
1. Before her children were born, Rachel worked as
A. an art teacher. B. a painter. C. an actor.
2. Who first thought of doing a show at a party?
A. Rachel's husband B. Rachel's children C. Rachel's parents
3. Rachel's neighbour, Lena, helps by
A. making some dolls for the shows. B. performing in the shows.
C. writing the music for the shows.
4. When Rachel did a play about a lion
A. the children laughed too much. B. the children were frightened.
C. the children's parents complained.
5. How do Rachel's daughters help her?
A. They show new dolls to their school friends. B. They think of ideas for new stories.
C. They give her their opinions on her new plays.
6. Rachel thinks her shows are successful because
A. she enjoys doing them so much. B. she does a show daily. C. they are suitable for all ages.
Part 2. You will hear a radio programme about a boy called Michael who crossed the
Atlantic in a sailing boat. For questions 7 to 15 complete the sentences with no more than
two words or numbers.
Sailing solo across the Atlantic
* To achieve his record, Michael had to sail a total of (7) …………….…. kilometres without any help.
* Michael helped to design his boat which was called Cheeky (8) ……………..…….
* Michael and his father were concerned in case any large (9) ……………... came too close to them.
* All the food that Michael took on his voyage was in (10) ……………..….…. bought at the
supermarket.
* The type of food which Michael missed most on the trip was hot (11) ………………..…….
* Michael enjoyed using his (12) ……………..…..…. to keep track of what his father was doing.
* Michael's favourite pastimes on the boat were using his sister's I-Pod and reading.
* Michael got a fright when a (13) ……………..…..…. fish landed on him.
* The name of the charity that Michael is raising funds for is (14) …………..…..……. in Need
* When Michael sails round the world, he plans to take (15) ……………..…..…. with him in case he
feels homesick.
XII. Write a passage (from 150 to 180 words ) about the topic:
Talk about the volunteer work you like best.

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