PRACTICE TEST FOR THE GIFTED TEST 5 - ĐỘI TUYỂN HSG QUỐC GIA THPT NĂM 2016 TIẾNG ANH Mã A420074

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PRACTICE TEST FOR THE GIFTED

TEST 5 A/ LEXICO - GRAMMAR I. Choose the best answer for each question. 1. I don’t need any medicine. I’m as right as ________. A. clouds B. rays C. rain D. haze 2. All three TV channels provide extensive ________ of sporting events. A. vision B. coverage C. broadcast D. network 3. Time was running out, so the committee had to make a ________ decision. A. brief B. snap C. sharp D. curt 4. Because of an unfortunate ________ your order was not despatched by the date requested. A. hindrance B. oversight C. negligence D. transgression 5. Tempers began to ________ as the lorries forced their way through the picket lines. A. break B. fray C. grate D. fire 6. The government has made no ________ in the flight against inflation; indeed, the situation has worsened recently. A. headway B. effect C. avail D. triumph 7. The completion of the new Town Hall has been ________ owing to a strike. A. held off B. held down C. held up D. held on 8. People under 21 years old are not ________ to join this club. A. desirable B. eligible C. advisable D. admissible 9. News of the attempted coup began to ________ through to the outside world. A. pour B. filter C. broadcast D. drip 10. My secretary was ________ to have typed those letters already. A. asked B. supposed C. requested D. ordered 11. To prevent flooding in winter the water flowing from the dam is constantly ________ by a computer. A. managed B. graded C. monitored D. conducted 12. With all ________ respect, I think your comments are very short-sighted. A. anticipated B. due C. limited D. firm 13. He bought that house, ________ that he would inherit money under his uncle’s will. A. considering B. assuming C. estimating D. accounting 14. Jane managed to eke ________ her student loan till the end of the year. A. off B. out C. in D. through 15. ___________more points to discuss, the meeting has now come to an end. A. On account of B. Regardless of C. Not having D. There being no 16. How many people do you think his car would ________? A. occupy B. hold C. fit D. load 17. Financial worries gradually ________ his health and he was obliged to retire early. A. undermined B. disabled C. exhausted D. invalidated 18. With such lack of financial support, they miraculously managed to run their business _________. A. at stake B. on a shoestring C. in a nutshell D. under seige 19. I don’t feel like buying a ________ in a poke; we’d better check the content. A. pig B. cattle C. buffalo D. ox 20. If you want to have a good flat in London, you have to pay through the ______ for it.

A. mouth B. eye C. nose D. head

II. Complete each of the following sentences using the correct form of the word in brackets.

1. The swimming pool is advertising itself as a ‘______ swimming paradise’! 2. The country is now heavily in debt due to the government’s financial _____________. 3. The culture of ______________ is going to kill British workers. 4. This meat is ____________ - look, it’s charred on the outside! 5. I think this printer has ______ its usefulness and should be sold. 6. Some companies are fighting for ______ of the software market. 7. I was suddenly overcome with a(n) ______ desire to hit him. 8. “I’m sorry I’m late,” he murmured ______ . 9. As I didn’t have a suitable ______ I decided to back down and apologise. 10. He is such a(n)___________who always pretends to know everything

1. TROPICAL 2. MANAGE 3. PRESENT 4. COOK 5. LIVE 6. DOMINATE 7.CONTROL 8. APOLOGIZE 9. ARGUMENT 10. INTELLECT III. The words in bold are in the wrong sentences. Write the correct words. 1. Police believe the bailiff of this crime to be a man of middle-age who lives locally and is familiar with the area. _____________ 2. Eva wasn’t involved in the robbery; she was just one of several innocent convicts who were unlucky enough to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. _____________ 3. The conman in this case has asserted his innocence from the very beginning of the trial, but it remains to …