KHÓA NGỮ PHÁP – Cô VŨ MAI PHƯƠNG ÔN TẬP NGỮ PHÁP CHO KỲ THI THPTQG – P14 (PRACTICE TEST 8) Time allotted: 90 min Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. Question 1: A. oceanic B. commercial C. necessary D. technician Question 2: A. amount B. astound C. mouthful D. shoulder Question 3: A. thyme B. moth C. thatch D. thought Question 4: A. animal B. attention C. admirable D. atmosphere Question 5: A. spine B. feminine C. Valentine D. undermine Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. Question 6: The little girl started crying. She ____ her doll and no one was able to find it for her. A. has lost B. had lost C. was losing D. was lost Question 7: Next week when there ____ a full moon, the ocean tides will be higher. A. will be B. will have been C. is being D. is Question 8: David and Peter ____ to live next door to each other at one time. A. had used B. used C. were used D. have used Question 9: It would have been a much more serious accident ____ fast at the time. A. he drove B. was he driving C. had he been driving D. he had driven Question 10: He promised to telephone ____ I have never heard from him again. A. but B. except C. although D. because Question 11: People living in ____ areas need more help from charity organizations. A. flooding B. flood-affected C. flood-affecting D. flood Question 12: I had to get up early, ____ I’d have missed the train. A. despite B. otherwise C. or D. however Question 13: Be careful! Don’t ____ your soup on your skirt. A. spill B. spread C. flood D. flow Question 14: ____ of all the staff, I would like to wish you a happy retirement. A. Instead B. In place C. On behalf C. On account Question 15: Anne: “Make yourself at home.” John: “____” A. Yes, can I help you? B. Not at all. Don’t mention it. C. Thanks! Same to you. D. It’s very kind of you. Thank you. Question 16: The enjoyment about travelling by train ____ by car is that you can sleep or read during the journey. A. more than B. to travelling C. instead D. rather than Question 17: Now, don’t tell anyone else what I’ve just told you. Remember, it is ____. A. confidence B. confident C. confidential D. confidentially Question 18: I’m afraid that we don’t have any ____ sizes in stock, madam. A. higher B. larger C. greater D. taller KHÓA NGỮ PHÁP – Cô VŨ MAI PHƯƠNG Question 19: The manager did not offer her the job because of her untidy ____. A. sight B. view C. presence D. appearance Question 20: ____ amount of money can buy true friendship. A. Never B. None C. No D. Not only Question 21: He was unable to ____ his niece’s wedding as he was ill. A. be present B. visit C. attend D. assist Question 22: You will have to ____ your holiday if you are too tired to travel. A. call off B. cut down C. back out D. put aside Question 23: Leave the meat in the oven until it ____ brown. A. turns B. colours C. changes D. cooks Question 24: I can’t possibly lend you any more money; it is quite out of the ____. A. order B. practice C. place D. question Question 25: I wonder who drank all the milk yesterday. It ____ have been Maria because she was out all day. A. can’t B. must C. could D. needn’t Question 26: The driver ____ his greatest ambition by winning the Grand Prix. A. obtained B. confirmed C. realized D. completed Question 27: The construction of the new road is ____ winning the support of local residents. A. thanks to B. reliant on C. dependent on D. responsible to Question 28: - “What shall we do this weekend?” - “____.” A. No problem B. Let’s go out to the zoo C. Oh, that’s good D. I’ll go out for dinner Question 29: - “Would you like some coffee?” - “____” A. Yes, I certainly would. B. Yes, please C. I hope not, thanks D. With a lot of milk, please Question 30: - “Congratulations!” - “____.” A. You are a good friend B. You are welcome C. Thank you D. I’m very happy Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. Question 31: There was a long period without rain in the countryside last year so the harvest was poor. A. famine B. flood C. drought D. epidemic Question 32: In some societies, language is associated with social class and education. People judge one’s level in society by the kind of language used. A. connected with B. separated from C. not allowed by D. dissimilar to Question 33: Some animals make identical sounds when they sense danger. Thus, they appear to be communicating with each other. A. loud B. similar C. different D. frightening Question 34: Computer criminals try to cover up their crimes to avoid punishment. A. leave B. hide C. report D. reveal Question 35: Visitors to the Church of St. Menoux in France believed the fallacy that they could cure their headaches by sticking their heads into a hole in a stone altar. A. actual fact B. false idea C. true belief D. children’s story KHÓA NGỮ PHÁP – Cô VŨ MAI PHƯƠNG Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to choose the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. British families started going on holiday to the seaside around the middle of the 19th century. The invention of the railways (36)____ this possible. The first holidaymakers were quite rich and went for their health and education. The seaside was a place to be (37)____ of illnesses, and doctors recommended bathing in the sea and drinking sea water. Also to (38)____ their knowledge, families attended concerts and read books from library. At that time, ordinary working people had very little time (39)____ work. However, in 1871, the government introduced four ‘Bank Holidays’ – national holiday days. This (40)____ people to have a day or two out now and then, which gave them a taste for leisure and the seaside. At first they went on day-trips, taking (41)____ of special cheap tickets on the railways. By the 1880s, rising incomes (42)____ many ordinary workers and their families could have a week’s holiday at the seaside. Rail fares were reduced and cheap hotels were built to (43)____ them. Holidaymakers enjoyed being idle, sitting on the beach, bathing in the sea, and eating ice-cream. Cheap entertainment was (44)____ offer and holidaymakers went to have fun. Today, the English seaside (45)____ popular, with more than 18 million holidays taken there each year. Question 36: A. let B. made C. got D. had Question 37: A. cured B. remedied C. recovered D. improved Question 38: A. raise B. spread C. increase D. add Question 39: A. out B. off C. away D. from Question 40: A. allowed B. provided C. offered D. opened Question 41: A. benefit B. opportunity C. advantage D. profit Question 42: A. caused B. produced C. meant D. resulted Question 43: A. board B. accommodate C. cater D. lodge Question 44: A. in B. for C. to D. on Question 45: A. remains B. stays C. continues D. lasts Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part the needs correction in each of the following questions. Question 66: If one does not have respect for himself, you cannot expect others to respect him. A B C D Question 67: The film star, with his friends, are going to the party tonight. A B C D Question 68: The homes created by the legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright are still viewed as A B uniquely, innovative and valuable. C D Question 69: In recent years great advances forward have been made in the field of genetic research. A B C D Question 70: Hardly he had got downstairs when the phone stopped ringing. A B C D KHÓA NGỮ PHÁP – Cô VŨ MAI PHƯƠNG Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines the pair of sentences given in each of the following questions. Question 71: I didn’t know that you were at home. I didn’t drop in. A. I didn’t know you were at home although I didn’t drop in. B. Not knowing that you were at home, I didn’t drop in. C. If I knew that you were at home, I would drop in. D. Not knowing that you were at home, but I still dropped in. Question 72: We spray pesticides and fertilizers on our crops. Some pesticides and fertilizers are found dangerous. A. We spray pesticides and fertilizers, which are found dangerous, on our crops. B. The pesticides and fertilizers we spray on our crops are to be found dangerous. C. We spray pesticides and fertilizers on our crops, which is found dangerous. D. Some of the pesticides and fertilizers we spray on our crops are found dangerous. Question 73: She heard the news of the death of her mother. She fainted. A. On hearing the news of her dead mother, she fainted. B. On hearing the news of her mother’s death, she fainted. C. She fainted so she heard the news of the death of her mother. D. She fainted and then she heard the news of the death of her mother. Question 74: We found the bad weather inconvenient. We chose to stay in a guest house for the night. A. In spite of the inconvenient weather, we chose to stay in a guest house for the night. B. We found the bad weather inconvenient, yet we chose to stay in a guest house for the night. C. Seeing that the bad weather was inconvenient, we chose to stay in a guest house for the night. D. We found the bad weather inconvenient so as to choose to stay in a guest house for the night. Question 75: Esperanto is an artificial language. It was created more than a century ago by Polish eye doctor Ludwik Lazar Zamenhof. A. Esperanto, an artificial language, was created more than a century ago by Polish eye doctor Ludwik Lazar Zamenhof. B. Esperanto, one of the artificial languages, was created more than a century ago by Polish eye doctor Ludwik Lazar Zamenhof. C. Esperanto, an artificial language, was created more than a century ago for Polish eye doctor Ludwik Lazar Zamenhof. D. Polish eye doctor Ludwik Lazar Zamenhof could have created Esperanto, an artificial language, more than a century ago. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the sentence given in each of the following questions. Question 76: People think that he was born into a rich family. A. People think his family is rich, so he was born. B. He is thought to be born into a rich family. C. That he was born into a rich family is thought about. D. He is thought to have been born into a rich family. Question 77: “Why don’t you ask your boss for a rise?” he asked me. A. He advised me to ask my boss for a rise. B. He suggested asking my boss for a rise. C. He asked me why I didn’t ask my boss for a rise. D. He wanted to know whether I wished for a rise from my boss. KHÓA NGỮ PHÁP – Cô VŨ MAI PHƯƠNG Question 78: Although he was very tired, he agreed to help me with my homework. A. Tired as he was, he agreed to help me with my homework. B. He agreed to help me with my homework, so he got tired. C. He was too tired to help me with my homework. D. I wanted him to help me with my homework as I was tired. Question 79: I would prefer you to deliver the sofa on Saturday. A. I think you’d rather deliver the sofa on Saturday. B. I would rather you delivered the sofa on Saturday. C. I wanted to know if you could deliver the sofa on Saturday. D. I expected you to deliver the sofa on Saturday. Question 80: I’m sure it wasn’t Mr. Phong you saw because he’s in Ha Noi. A. It couldn’t be Mr. Phong you saw because he’s in Ha Noi. B. You mustn’t have seen Mr. Phong because he’s in Ha Noi. C. It can’t have been Mr. Phong you saw because he’s in Ha Noi. D. Mr. Phong is in Ha Noi, so you might have seen him. * Topic writing Write a composition of about 200 words on the following topic: Good books are good teachers and friends. ĐÁP ÁN: 1. C 2. D 11. B 12. B 21. C 22. A 31. B 32. B 41. C 42. C 51. D 52. B 61. A 62. A 71. B 72. D 3. A 13. A 23. A 33. C 43. B 53. A 63. B 73. B 4. B 14. C 24. D 34. D 44. D 54. B 64. D 74. C 5. B 15. D 25. A 35. A 45. A 55. B 65. D 75. A 6. B 16. D 26. C 36. B 46. D 56. C 66. C 76. D 7. D 17. C 27. C 37. A 47. D 57. A 67. C 77. A 8. B 18. B 28. B 38. C 48. C 58. B 68. C 78. A 9. C 19. D 29. B 39. B 49. C 59. C 69. B 79. B 10. A 20. C 30. C 40. A 50. C 60. B 70. A 80. C