ĐỀ THI BỒI DƯỠNG HSG - TEST 7 potx

ĐỀ THI BỒI DƯỠNG HSG - TEST 7
I. VOCABULARY
A. Choose the best word from A, B, C or D that fits each blank.
1. Oliver Twist had already had his fair of food.
A. ratio B. help C. ration D. division
2. Some great men have had an school record.
A. indistinguishable B. indistinct C. extinguished D. undistinguished
3. Buyers and sellers were over prices.
A. hacking B. hugging C. heckling D. haggling
4. Within a few weeks all this present trouble will have blown
A. along B. over C. out D. away
5. The sixth (and last) olume in the series is with its predecessors.
A. uniform B. similar C. like ' D. identical
6. Politicians often promise to solve all a country's problems
A. thick and fast. B- on the whole C. of set purpose D. at a stroke .
7. When the detectives finally trapped him, he had to lying.
A. resource B. retort C. resort D. recourse
8. My late grandmother me this silver teapot.
A. bequested B. willed C. bequeathed D. inherited
9. It was getting .' midnight when he left.
A. on B. on to C. to D. past
10. .In his student days he was as poor as a church
A. beggar B. miser C. mouse D. pauper
11. She may have been poor, but she was honest.
A. finally B. in the end C. at least D. at last
12. The manager was very [ with me about my prospects of promotion.
A. sincere B. friendly C. just D. frank
13. The unmarried ladies regard him as a very young man.
A. ineligible B. illegible C. illicit D. eligible
14. Mr Lazybones to work harder in future.
A. excepted B. agreed C. accorded D. accepted

15. He believed that promotion should be awarded on , not on length of service.
A. equality B. merit C. characteristics D. purposes
16. It is a criminal offence to the facts.
A. oppress B. suppress C. repress D. express
17. He the cart before the horse by buying the ring before he had proposed to her.
A. fastened B. tied C. put D. coupled
18. Every delicacy Miss Cook produces is done
A. there and then B. at will C. sooner or later D. to a turn
19. She tells her small boy every day not to be rude, but it's like water off a duck's ………….
A. wings B. beak C. back D. feathers
20. Announcing that he was totally done , Grandfather retired to'bed.
A. out B. with C. in D. down

B. Use the correct form of each of the words given in parentheses
to fill in the blank in each sentence.
1: People used to suffer from their life-time physical .'.
(normal).
2. Unless.we do research on (sun) energy, wind power,
(tide) power , our fossil fuels will run out.
3. In my opinion, this book is just (intellect) rubbish.
4. The alpine (land) is very dramatic.
5. The slight (form) in his left hand was corrected by
surgery.
6. It may be (produce) to force them into making a
decision, and if you upset them they're quite likely to overact.
7. Like oil, gas is a fossil fuel and is thus a (renew)
source of energy.
8. Various (practice) by police officers were brought to
light by the enquiry.
9. Tourists forget their (conceive) ideas as soon as they

visit our country.
10. They won the case because of the (appear) in court of
the defendant.
C. In most line of the following text, there is one unnecessary word. It is either grammatically incorrect or it does not fit
in with the sense of the text. Read the text carefully and then write the word in the space provided at the end of the
line.Some of the lines are correct. If the line is correct, indicate with a tick (\) against the line number. Two of the
lines havebeen done for you.
Caring for your teeth and gums should include avoiding such sugary drinks and food, especially between meals.
Regularly remove the plaque and debris from off your teeth with a toothbrush. Use a small-headed brush of medium
hardness. This type of brush will easily reach to the awkward areas of the mouth. Brush your teeth after each meal,
especially more after breakfast and after the last food or drink of the day. Bleeding gums are such a common occurrence
that most of people think it is normal. In fact, bleeding and inflammation of the gums are signs of a common disease -
periodontal disease - which may gradually destroys the tissues supporting your teeth. Periodontal disease affects
teenagers and adults, and is the commonest cause of tooth loss in amongst adults. It is caused by the continued presence
of plaque on the teeth.
II. GRAMMAR
A. Fill the gaps in the following text with the correct prepositions. THE POWER OF THE UNCONSCIOUS MIND
Suddenly you find that you have lost all awareness (1)…………. what you were going to say next, though a moment
ago the thought was perfectly clear. Or perhaps you were (2) the verge of introducing a friend,
and his name escaped you, as you were about to utter it. You may say you cannot remember; (3) …………all
probability, though, the thought has become unconscious, or (4) …………least momentarily separated
from consciousness. We find the same phenomenon (5) …………our senses. If we concentrate hard (6) a continuous
note, which is (7) ………… the edge of audibility, the sound seems to stop (8) ………… regular intervals and then start
again. Such oscillations are the result of a periodic decrease and increase (9) …………our attention, not due to any
variation (10) ………… the note.
But when we are unconscious (11) …………something it does not cease to exist, any more than a car that has
disappeared round a corner has vanished into thin air. It is simply (12) …………of sight. Just as we may later see the car
again, so we come across thoughts that were temporarily lost (13) …………us.
Thus, part of the unconscious consists of a multitude of temporarily obscured thoughts, impressions, and images
that, in spite of being lost, continue to have an influence (14)………… our conscious rninds. A man who is distracted or

'absent-minded' will walk across the room (15) ……… search of something. He stopped, in a quandary - he has
forgotten what he was (16) ………… . His hands grope (17) ………… the objects on the tablo as if he
were sleepwalking or (18) ………… hypnosis; he is oblivious (19) …………his original purpose, yet he is
unconsciously guided by it (20) ……… the end, he realises what it is that he wants. His unconscious has prompted him.
B. Pick out the verbs and particles from the lists below to make phrasal verbs to fill in the blanks. Do not forget to use
the correct forms of the verbs
count, let. push, take, get, hold, turn, feel, hang, look, let, fall, walk, crop, call, up, through, down, on, to, for, in
1. I've been trying to phone my sister in Australia for an hour, but I can't
2. I was talking to Jeff on the phone when suddenly he I've no idea why.
3. 'I'm going to the library' 'If you , I'll get the car and drive you there.
4. I promised Bill that I would lend him some money. He's me, so I can't disappoint him.
5. Liz promised to help Tony with the report, but she him so he had to write it without her.
6. What made Pete his family and his job? Where did he go and why?
7. Sue's financial worries are beginning to her : She's very depressed.
8. Kate has made great success of her life. We all her.
9. You can't possibly say no to such a wonderful job offer. It's too good to ……………….
10. I'll you at seven this evening. Will you be ready by then?
11. I'm very tired. Joan invited me to dinner at her house, but I don't. it. I'll go to bed early.
12. I 'applied for a part-time job at the supermarket. They're going to ……………………
13. I'm sorry I'm late. Something urgent at the office, so I couldn't leave early.
14. It isn't that woman's turn. It's yours. Don't let her !
15. Simon an Irish girl that he met on holiday. Three months later they were married.
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