Bài tập ôn thi học sinh khá giỏi môn Tiếng Anh

REVISION 2
I. Pick out ONE best option ( A,B,C or D ) to complete sentence :
the cave was found, millions of visitors from many countries have come to
look at its beauty.
 A. When B. Since
 C. While D. Unless
2. This is the stone bedthe king had lain before he died in the 14th century.
 A. however B. of which
 C. wherever D. where
3. It’s so long since I last saw him that I almost failed to.him.
 A. recognize B. receive
 C. approve D. accept
4. The coal and steel industries are among the productions..by the government.
 A. control B. to control
 C. controlling D. controlled
5. I apologize. I shouldn’t. my temper.
 A. have made B. have lost
 C. have showed D. have given
6. I'm worried about ______ on so much work.
a. she taking 	b. she takes 	c. her taking	d. her to take
7. He wanted to know where ______.
a. had I been 	b. I had been 	c. did I been	d. I been going
8. They stayed for hours, ______ my mother was very annoyed about.
a. that 	b. which 	c. this	d. whom
9. ______ English fluently, we should practice speaking it whenever possible.
a. In order to speak	b. In order speak	c. their accepting	d. they accept
10. They_____ all day swimming and sunbathing at the beach.
	A. passed 	B. used 	C. spent 	D. occupied
II. Complete these sentences, using the suitable forms of the words in brackets:
1. is one of the important factors that lead the firm to success. (MANAGED)
2. I think he is the most.in our village. Six members in his family died in the last flood. 
(FORTUNATELY)
3. Excuse me, Sir. I know it’s..to call you up at two A.M. But our factory is on fire! 
(CONVENIENCE)
4. All those foreign visitors can speak Vietnamese very well. There will be a big..
to have a translator here. (USEFUL)
5. The natural disasters have..seriously the life of all people there. (EFFECT)
6. The behavior of the woman is veryThe guard of the supermarket is having a look on her.
 (SUSPECT)
III. Choose ONE option ( A,B,C or D ) corresponding to the best sentence which is made up from the given cue words. 
/ keep / she / rain / wait / minutes / night / I / ten / last /
She kept me to wait in the rain for ten minutes last night.
She kept me wait in the rain foe ten minutes last night.
She kept me to be waiting in the rain for ten minutes last night.
She kept me waiting in the rain for ten minutes last night.
/ important / it / stop / father / your / smoke / once/
It’s important that your father should stop smoking at once.
It’s important that your father stopped smoking at once.
It’s important that your father stops smoking at once.
It’s important that your father may stop smoking at once.
use / be / footballer / team / football / national / Huynh Duc / the best / of / our /
Huynh Duc used being the best footballer of our national football team.
Huynh Duc used to be the best footballer of our national football team.
Huynh Duc used to being the best footballer of our national football team.
Huynh Duc uses to be the best footballer of our national football team.
/ hurt / she / boyfriend / realize / forget / birthday /
She was hurt when realizing that had her boyfriend forgotten her birthday.
She hurt was when realizing that her boyfriend had forgotten her birthday.
She was hurt that when realizing her boyfriend had forgotten her birthday.
She was hurt when realizing that her boyfriend had forgotten her birthday.
/ highway / now that / take / get / build / hours / there /
Now that the highway has been built, it takes only two hours to get there.
Now that the highway has been built, it took only two hours to get there.
Now that the highway has been built, it is taking only two hours to get there.
Now that the highway has been built, it has taken only two hours to get there.
/ stupid / it / give up / him / job / money / need /
It was stupid with him to give up his job when he needed the money.
It was stupid to him to give up his job when he needed the money.
It was stupid of him to give up his job when he needed the money.
It was stupid for him to give up his job when he needed the money.
/ survive / we / unless / work / start / cleaner / safer / energy / sources /
We won’t survive so we start working on cleaner, safer sources of energy.
We won’t survive although we start working on cleaner, safer sources of energy.
We won’t survive unless we start working on cleaner, safer sources of energy.
We won’t survive otherwise we start working on cleaner, safer sources of energy.
/ grateful / I / me / kindness / visit / last month / your factory /
I’m grateful for your kindness to me when I visited your factory last month.
I’m grateful with your kindness to me when I visited your factory last month.
I’m grateful of your kindness to me when I visited your factory last month.
I’m grateful at your kindness to me when I visited your factory last month.
IV. Rewrite these sentences in such a way that the meaning is retained.
1. Mum's career as a TV announcer began five years ago. 
 Mum has...........................................................................................
2. I find it so difficult to make both ends meet living on my own in Hanoi. 
 I have so difficulty......................................................................................
3. Shall we say good bye to Linda, dear? 
 It’s high time we..........................................................................
4. The flight to London lasted three hours and a half. 
 It took 
V. Complete these sentences using the cue below
1. I / prefer / watch / basket ball / volley ball.
.
2. me / it / hour / took / translate / this/into / article/Vietnamese.
.
3. she / had / stay / to / bed / several / days.
.
4. You/ take / tablets / two / hours / every / should / four.
.
VI. Read the following passage and make the best option (A or B, C, D).
 	E
very year students in many countries learn English. Some of these students are young children. Others are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school. Others study by themselves. A few learn English just by hearing the language in films, on television, in the office or among their friends. But not many are lucky enough to do that. Most people must work hard on their lessons to learn another language.
Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. They study their own language, mathematics and English. In England, America or Australia, many boys and girls study their own language, which is English, mathematics and another language, perhaps French, German or Spanish.
Many adults learn English because it is useful for their work. Teenagers often learn English for their higher studies because some of their books are in English at the college or university. Others people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English.
3. According to the writer __________.
	A. English is useful only to adults 	B. only teenagers learn English
	C. no children like learning English 	D. English is learned by many generations
4. Most people learn English by __________.
	A. talking with the film stars 	B. hearing the language in this office
	C. working hard on their lessons 	D. watching videos only
5. Many boys and girls learn English because __________.
	A. their parents make them do it 	B. it is included in their study courses
	C. English can give them a job 	D. they have to study their own language
6. In America and Australia, many school children study __________.
	A. English as a foreign language	B. such foreign languages as French, German or Spanish
	C. English and mathematics only	D. their own language and no foreign language
7. Many adults learn English because __________.
	A. they want to read newspapers in English 	B. it is useful for their work
	C. they want to go abroad 	D. most of their books are in English
VII. Each sentence has a mistake. Find out and correct them
1. According to a team of scientists, there are evidence that Mount Everest is still rising.
	A 	B 	C 	D
2. Mr. Pike used be considered as a person of statesmanship.
	A 	B 	C 	D
3. At first I found it strangely to drive on the left side of the road.
	A 	 B 	C 	D
4. Although her severe pain, she tried to walk to the auditorium to attend the lecture.
	A 	B 	 C 	 D
5. After said goodbye to my parents, I went to school with my sister.
	 A 	 B 	 C 	 D
6. Peter has gone on a sailing course in spite being unable to swim. 
	 A	 B C D
7. Every country has their own traditions, some of which have existed for centuries. 
 A B C D
8. You have unnecessary sent me the copies of the files which have been sorted out. 
 A B C D
9: The children were playing last night outdoors when it began to rain very hard.
	 A B	 C D
10: There was a very interesting news on the radio this morning about the earthquake in Italy.
 A B	 C	 D
VIII. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in each group. 
a. apologize 	b. absorb 	c. arrive 	d. absence
a. combine 	b. collect 	c. commerce 	d. correct
a. through 	b. enough 	c. rough 	d. tough
a. admiral 	b. adventure 	c. advertise 	d. adverb
a. club 	b. subtle 	c. climb 	d. doubt
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The bicycle is a cheap and clean way to travel. The first bicycle (37) ____________ made about one hundred and fifty years ago.
At first, bicycles were very expensive. Only rich people (38) _____________ buy one. These early bicycles looked very different from the ones we have today. Later, (39) _________ bicycles became cheaper, many people (40) ___________ one. People started riding bicycles to work and in (41) ___________ free time.
Today, people use cars more than bicycles; cars are much (42) _____________ and you don’t get wet when it rains! But some people (43)______________ prefer to cycle to work. They say that (44)_______________ are too many cars in town centers and can’t find anywhere to park!
A was 	B is 	C were 	D are
A would 	B must 	C could 	D may
A when 	B where 	C that	D if
A buying 	B buy 	C buys 	D bought
A their 	B his 	C it 	D our
A fast 	B faster 	C slowly 	D fastest
A no longer 	B yet 	C still 	D already
A there 	B they 	C here 	D these
II. Tìm dạng thích hợp của từ, điền hoàn chỉnh câu:2.0 điểm, mỗi câu làm 
 đúng: 0.25 đ 
 1. Management 2. unfortunate
 3. inconvenient 4. uselessness
 5. affected 6. prescription
 7. suspicious 8. admitted
III. Chọn câu có ý nghĩa gần nhất với câu được xây dựng từ các từ khóa cho sẳn : 2.0
 điểm, mỗi câu chọn đúng : 0.25 đ
 1. D 2. A 3. B 4. D
 5. A 6. C 7. C 8. A
IV. 
 1. Mum has worked as a TV announcer for five years now.
 2. I have so much difficulty in making both ends meet living on my own in Hanoi.
 3. It’s high time we said goodbye to Linda, dear.
 4. I’d rather you were modest enough to learn from your colleagues.
 5. It took (us) three and a half hours to fly to London.
V. 
2. It took me an hour to translate this article into Vietnamese.
 3. She had to stay in bed for several days.
 4. You should take two tablets every four hours.
 5. I prefer watching basket-ball to volley ball.
Reading 	1. B	2. B	3. C	4. C	 5. B