Đề thi vào chuyên 20132014

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
A. wheel
B. wet
C. away
D. answer
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Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
A. puts
B. likes
C. gets
D. carries
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Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
A. famous
B. nervous
C. dangerous
D. mountain
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Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others.
A. invention
B. revision
C. begin
D. question
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Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others.
A. advertise
B. express
C. remember
D. improve
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Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence.

Why don’t we _______ the bottles and cans?
A. redo
B. run
C. go around
D. recycle
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Mary wishes she ________ her uncle this weekend.
A. will visit
B. could visit
C. visits
D. visited
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He has failed so many times, but he won’t __________.
A. give away
B. give out
C. give back
D. give up
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The reason I left is _______ I was bored.
A. why
B. that
C. what
D. while
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Streets are _________ with colourful lights and blue banners.
A. shown

B. decorated
C. seen
D. given
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I can never talk easily with him, we seem to have nothing ______ common.
A. in
B. on
C. with
D. of
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Since the computer ________, it has made considerable changes to our life.
A. was invented B. has invented
C. invented
D. is invented
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I went to the club with a friend of ___________.
A. my
B. me
C. mine
D. myself
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‘It’s very kind of you to help me out. Thank you.’
‘___________.’
A. Congratulations!
B. That’s what friends are for.
C. Sorry to hear that.

D. I think so, too.
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Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence.
My sister is a stamp ___________.
A. collecting
B. collector
C. collecter
D. collection
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I cannot visit him because I don’t know where __________.
A. does he live
B. he lives
C. did he live
D. he will live
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I ________ for the company for 40 years before I retired last year.
A. have been working
B. had been working
C. was working
D. would have worked
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The children ________ parents work late are taken home by bus.
A. their
B. whose
C. who

D. whom
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Do you mind __________ me a newspaper on the way home?
A. buy
B. to buy
C. buying
D. bought
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They worked hard ________ they might be well prepared for the exams.
A. then
B. so that
C. because
D. since
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The plane _______ off despite the fog.
A. went
B. flew
C. took
D. put
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It is very important _________ students to attend the course regularly.
A. for
B. with
C. of
D. to
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Choose the underlined word or phrase in the sentence that needs correcting.
She was in the phone when I went into the room.
A
B
C
D
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Choose the underlined word or phrase in the sentence that needs correcting.
He forgot to leave the dustbin out, so it didn’t get emptying.
A
B C
D
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The road joining the two villages are very narrow.


A
B
C
D
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The doctor was forced to operate immediate to save the patient’s life.
A
B
C
D
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Choose the underlined word or phrase in the sentence that needs correcting.

I have sent her two letters, neither of that she has received.
A
B
C
D
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Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the original one.
I often stay up late to study.
A. I used to stay up late to study.
B. I used to staying up late to study.
C. I am used to staying up late to study.
D. I am used to stay up late to study.
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Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the original one.
People say that the match has been cancelled.
A. It was said that the match has been cancelled.
B. It is said that the match has been cancelled.
C. The match was said to have been cancelled.
D. Said by people that the match has been cancelled.
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Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the original one.
As she grew older, she became more and more forgetful.
A. She grew older when she became more forgetful.
B. The older she grew, the more forgetful she became.
C. She became more forgetful and older.
D. She grew older and more and more forgetful.
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Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the original one.
The thick fog made it impossible for the plane to land.
A. The plane couldn’t land.

B. We couldn't control the plane because of the thick fog.
C. We couldn't control the plane because the fog was thick.
D. The thick fog prevented the plane from landing.
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Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the original one.
A mechanic is repairing my motorbike.
A. A mechanic has repaired my motorbike.
B. My motorbike is being repaired by a mechanic.
C. A mechanic is going to repair my motorbike.
D. My motorbike was repaired by a mechanic.
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Choose the best answer that is made from the given cues.
A building / destroy / the fire / yesterday /.
A. A building is destroyed in the fire yesterday.
B. A building was destroyed in the fire yesterday.
C. A building destroyed in the fire yesterday.
D. A building is destroyed on the fire yesterday.
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Choose the best answer that is made from the given cues.
We / not / find / anywhere / live / the town /.


A. We couldn’t find anywhere to live in the town.
B. We couldn’t find anywhere living in the town.
C. We couldn’t find anywhere to live on the town.
D. We couldn’t find anywhere for live in the town.
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Choose the best answer that is made from the given cues.
Judy / suggest /go / a walk / but / no one else / want to /.
A. Judy suggested going for a walk, but no one else wanted to.

B. Judy suggested going for a walk, but no one else want to.
C. Judy suggest going for a walk, but no one else wanted to.
D. Judy suggested going for a walk, but no one else wanting to.
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Choose the best answer that is made from the given cues.
Some laws / must / pass / help / protect / our environment /.
A. Some laws must be passed to help protect our environment.
B. Some laws must passed to help protect our environment.
C. Some laws must be passed help protect our environment.
D. Some laws must be passing to help protect our environment.
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Choose the best answer that is made from the given cues.
It / better / avoid / travel / during / the rush hour /.
A. It’s better to avoid traveling during the rush hour.
B. It’s better to avoid travel during the rush hour.
C. It’s better avoid traveling during the rush hour.
D. It’s better for avoiding traveling during the rush hour.
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