(Blogchuyenanh) Olympic 30-4 Practice Test 1 Grades 1011 (3 hours) with key Mã A442841

Practice Test 1

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PART ONE. MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS I. PHONOLOGY Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1 A finale

B plagiarise

C simultaneous D invasion 2 A comb B debt C doubt D absorb 3 A chorus B cherish C chaos D character 4 A island B aisle C conserve D debris 5 A supposedly B allegedly C confusedly D wickedly Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from that of the others. 6 A picturesque B infamous C expertise D understand 7 A photographer B engineer C symbiotic D politician 8 A coincide B ascertain C recommend D solidify 9 A perpendicular B rehabilitate C regurgitate D popularity 10 A continent B industry C official D atmosphere II. LEXICO-GRAMMAR 11 His strange behaviour aroused the _____ of police. A doubt B suspicion C disbelief D notice 12 Media reports on the outcome of military intervention often _____ the true facts. A divert B detract C depose D distort 13 The day their first child was born, the new parents were _____ with joy. A overthrown B overpowered C overtaken D overcome 14 We may win, we may lose – it’s just the luck of the _____. A chance B draw C odds D fate 15 They’re having serious problems. Their relationship is on the _____. A cliffs B rocks C stones D grass 16 I sold my shares in the company one week before it went bankrupt. That was a _____ shave! A thin B luck C close D narrow 17 The renewed interest in Elizabethan times is evident in the _____ of new Hollywood films set during that period. A spate B hypocrisy C transience D demise 18 The car was _____ speed. A gathering B collecting C consuming D firing 19 Lack of rain early in the season means that the field _____ a poor crop. A surrendered B yielded C generated D suffered 20 I hope you won’t take _____ if I tell the truth. A annoyance B resentment C offence D irritation 21 _____ knowledge about genetic diseases has increased is welcome news. A That scientific B It was scientific C Though scientific D Science 22 I’ll be kind to her _____ she decide to leave me. A in case B whereas C so as not D lest

23 _____ often serve as places of public entertainment and festivals, they can also be places where people can find peace and solitude. A Even though city parks B City parks C City parks that D There are city parks which 24 “I’m totally broke. Have you got any money on you?” “_____ at all.” A Not B None C Nothing D No 25 Professor Lockwood recommended that Michael _____ in chemistry. A not major B not to major C wouldn’t major D isn’t majoring 26 _____, one tin will last for at least six weeks. A Used economical B Using economical C Used economically D Using economically 27 A new generation of performers, _____ those who by now had become a household name, honed their skills before following the same path onto television. A no less talented than B along with talented as C together with talented as D having been more talented than

28 We all wished to be treated _____. A as equal B as equally C as equals D as equal as 29 _____ the US superiority at that time, it was probable that any threatened US response would have deterred the Soviet Union. A If B Given C Although D Since 30 She _____ fainted when she heard that her son had died. A rather than B nothing but C all but D near III. PHRASAL VERBS & PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES 31 Half of Martha’s class has _____ influenza. A got down to B come up with C come down with D gone down with 32 The new record will appeal to older listeners, but I don’t think it will catch _____ among younger pop fans. A up B in C for D on 33 Please remember to keep a copy for yourself as we cannot return copies, _____ of whether or not they are published. A in view B irrespective C because D on account 34 Her success went _____ her expectation. A beyond B over C beneath D above 35 Our holiday plans fell _____ due to lack of money. A for B by C over D through 36 Do you mind if I _____ …