200 cau Lexico and Grammar ôn luyện thi lớp 10 THPT Chuyên Anh Mã A546605

VOCAB-GRAMMAR 1

Choose the best word or phrase to complete the following sentences

1. When the electricity failed, he ______ a match to find the candles.

A. rubbed B. scratched C. struck D. started 2. “How is it going?” - “________”

A. By bike B. Not much C. It sounds better D. Mustn’t grumble 3. ________, you need to achieve a score of 60% or more.

A. To pass this test B. For being passed this test C. In order pass this test D. So that to pass this test 4. Florida, _______ as the Sunshine State, attracts many tourists every year.

A. being known B. that is known C. known D. is known 5. There were very large rooms with _______ in the house.

A. beautiful decorating walls B. beautiful walls decorating C. beautifully decorated walls D. beautifully decorating walls 6. She is not _______ to be at home until six.

A. likely B. sure C. possible D. certain 7. Could you get an extra _______of milk for me, please?

A. bar B. slice C. carton D. packet 8. It was rather silly of them to go to the sea without a ship to _______ radio.

A. beach B. coast C. bay D. shore 9. Harriet was offered the job _______her linguistic abilities.

A. according to B. on account of C. owing to D. as regard 10. The human brain _______ only two percent of an adult's body weight.

A. which makes up B. it makes up C. makes it up D. makes up 11. Children usually turn to their parents rather than _______for protection from threads in

the environment.

A. they turn to other figures of authority B. authority figures to other C. to their other figures of authority D. their turning to other figures of authority 12. There were many big trees, between me and the river and now they all fell down ______

into the water.

A. one another B. one after another C. each other D. a lot 13. I usually buy my clothes ______ It’s cheaper than going to the dressmaker.

A. on the house B. off the peg C. in public D. on the shelf 14. My father ______ when he found out that I had damaged his car.

A. hit the roof B. saw pink elephants C. made my blood boil D. brought the house down 15. There is a rumor that the National Bank is going to ______ the company my father is

working for.

A. take on B. take out of C. take off D. take over 16. I don’t like this chocolate. I like ______ chocolate.

A. some others B. another C. some other D. one other 17. Physics and mathematics interest him almost ______

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A. alike B. the same C. similarly D. equally 18. They turned ______ at the party, despite the awful weather.

A. round B. in C. back D. up 19. - “Do you like frog’s legs?” - “______ them, I don’t really know.”

A. Never try B. Not to have try C. Never having tried D. Never had tried 20. Although he was completely ______as a furniture-maker, he produced the most beautiful

chairs.

A. unable B. uneducated C. incapable D. untrained 21. Hoa: “Are you going to buy a new computer or just continue using the old one?”

Mary: “_________”

A. Yes, I am. B. That’s impossible. I can’t afford a new one. C. Yes, I’d like one. Thank you. D. Neither. I’m going to lease one. 22. You can’t tell what someone is like just from their ________.

A. character B. looking C. appearance D. personality 23. The brochure says that the hotel has a great ________ of the sea.

A. appearance B. look C. sight D. view 24. As soon as you ________ that, I’d like you to go to bed.

A. have done B. did C. will do D. will have done 25. Don’t let me disturb you; please get _______ your writing.

A. on with B. in with C. with D. in 26. My father dislikes _______ while he is speaking.

A. to be interrupting B. being interrupted C. to interrupt D. to interrupting 27. Her blouse didn’t fit her well _______

A. So her skirt didn’t B. So didn’t her skirt C. But her skirt didn’t D. But her skirt did 28. I admit I suffer from a _______ of patience with such people.

A. shortage B. lack C. emptiness D. limit 29. Don’t start the next page _______ you have finished the last test question.

A. until B. while C. when D. since 30. In …