ôn tập ngữ pháp cho kỳ thi thptqg – p7 (practice test 1)

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THPTQG – P7 (PRACTICE TEST 1)
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. career
B. afraid
C. variety
D. transfer
Question 2: A. compose
B. computer
C. company
D. comprise
Question 3: A. stayed
B. changed
C. realized
D. planted
Question 4: A. southern
B. breathless
C. sunbathing
D. worthy
Question 5: A. determine
B. university
C. undermine
D. visitors
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 6: ____ the storm, she ship couldn’t reach the harbour on time.
A. In case of
B. In spite of
C. Because of
D. But for
Question 7: He is tired now. He ____ the gardening for hours.
A. is doing
B. has been doing
C. did
D. does
Question 8: My cat would not have bitten the toy fish if she ____ it was made of rubber.
A. has known
B. would know
C. had known
D. knew
Question 9: The cat was ____ to wait for the mouse to come out of its hole.
A. so patient
B. patient enough
C. enough patient
D. too patient
Question 10: I finished my homework a few days ahead ____ the deadline.
A. of
B. to
C. by
D. at
Question 11: The police want ____ anything suspicious.
A. our report
B. us to report
C. that we will report
D. us reporting
Question 12: You have to study hard to ____ your classmates.
A. get in touch with
B. keep pace with
C. catch sight of
D. look out for
Question 13: Mexico City, ____ is the fastest growing city in the world, has a very large population.
A. what
B. that
C. whose
D. which
Question 14: It is better to try to work ____ rather than against nature.
A. for
B. with
C. by
D. along
Question 15: The entrance exam is ____ far more difficult than the end-of-term test.
A. at
B. from
C. in
D. by
Question 16: It’s very ____ of you to bring your umbrella today.
A. sense
B. sensitive
C. senseless
D. sensible
Question 17: He’s the only child in his family and so he can hardly enjoy ____.
A. brother
B. brothers
C. brotherly
D. brotherhood
Question 18: - “Are we the only ones coming?”
- “I asked that Minh ____ here, too.”
A. be
B. to be
C. being
D. would be
Question 19: ____ the end of the book, they get married and live happily ever after.
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A. In
B. Until
C. To
D. At
Question 20: The small, ____ farms of New England were not appropriate for the Midwest.
A. self-supported
B. they supported themselves
C. self-supporting
D. supporting themselves
Question 21: It was not until 1856 ____ across the Mississippi River.
A. that the first bridge was built
B. was the first bridge built
C. that the first bridge being built
D. the bridge building was
Question 22: Wasn’t it you yourself ____?
A. to have opened the door B. to have left the door open
C. who left the door open
D. that should have left the door open
Question 23: Bitcher has ____ 14 films and I think his latest is the best.
A. made
B. conducted
C. designed
D. done
Question 24: When ____ a dictionary, you need to be able to understand the symbols and abbreviations
it contains.
A. using
B. use
C. to use
D. having used
Question 25: The result of the English test is not ____ what I expected.
A. at all
B. just
C. absolutely
D. very
Question 26: The boss is busy just now. I think he will need ____ time to answer your letter.
A. little
B. a little
C. lots of
D. plenty of
Question 27: Given the present economic situation, it ____ be best to wait before making further wage
demands.
A. needed
B. ought
C. might
D. should
Question 28: The new teacher was ____ to the needs of all the children in her cure.
A. attentive
B. observant
C. earnest
D. careful
Question 29: - “Thanks for the lovely gift, Huong.” – “____”
A. It’s my pleasure.
B. Yes, it is very expensive.
C. I myself like it very much.
D. And do you know its price?
Question 30: - “____?”
- “Oh, no. but there’s still time. They don’t close until half past four.”
A. Do you go to the bank already
B. Are you going to the bank now
C. Have you gone to the bank
D. Have you been to the bank yet
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the
following questions.
Question 41: Would you feel thirsty, please help yourself to the drinks over there.
A
B
C
D
Question 42: The teacher found a great deal of mistakes in his students’ writing.
A
B
C
D
Question 43: Compact discs are affected neither by scratching and by dust.
A
B
C
D
Question 44: Unless you don’t give up smoking you run the risk of becoming quite ill.
A
B
C
D
Question 45: Diamonds are graded according to weight, colour, and cut.
A
B
C
D
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.
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DO SMALLER CLASSES REALLY HELP?
In an experiment in Canada, ten-year-old children were put in classes of four sizes: 16, 23, 30 and
37 children in (46)____ class. Their teachers said that the smaller classes would result in more individual
(47)____ and better marks. However, when the children were (48)____, those in the smaller classes
didn’t get higher marks than (49)____, except in mathematics. Moreover, children in the larger classes
said they liked school (50)____ as much.
Perhaps the most surprising result was the difference between (51)____ teachers expected and the
actual results obtained. More than 90% of the teachers expected the smaller classes to (52)____ well.
After teaching these smaller classes, over 80% of the teachers thought the pupils had done better.
(53)____, according to the researchers, nothing of the (54)____ happened. Class size seemed to make a
difference only to the teachers’ own (55)____ - and not to the results they obtained.
(Source: “Longman Tests in Contexts” by J.B. Heaton)
Question 46: A. every
B. each
C. one
D. either
Question 47: A. direction
B. instruction
C. attention
D. experiment
Question 48: A. tested
B. experimented
C. taught
D. checked
Question 49: A. others
B. another
C. the other
D. the others
Question 50: A. only
B. so
C. just
D. also
Question 51: A. what
B. how
C. these
D. those
Question 52: A. make
B. do
C. test
D. obtain
Question 53: A. Thus
B. Furthermore
C. However
D. Therefore
Question 54: A. sort
B. type
C. variety
D. form
Question 55: A. emotion
B. performance
C. tasks
D. attitudes
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s)
in each of the following questions.
Question 56: Mature male dolphins can attain a length of 14 feet, weigh up to 1000 pounds and have a
life expectancy of 20 to 25 years.
A. exceed
B. reach
C. develop
D. expect
Question 57: When people are angry, they seldom act in a rational way.
A. polite
B. friendly
C. reasonable
D. considerate
Question 58: Experts often forecast an upswing in an economy after a protracted slowdown.
A. a decline
B. an improvement
C. inflation
D. a reform
Question 59: Mayan culture and its artifacts illustrate the many mysteries surrounding the progression
of the human race.
A. monument
B. civilization
C. construction
D. excavation
Question 60: What we know about certain diseases is still not sufficient to prevent them from spreading
easily among the population.
A. enough
B. important
C. efficient
D. imperative
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ĐÁP ÁN:
1. D
2. C
11. B
12. B
21. A
22. C
31. B
32. A
41. A
42. B
51. A
52. B
61. D
62. B
71. D
72. B
3. D
13. D
23. A
33. D
43. C
53. C
63. C
73. C
4. B
14. B
24. A
34. C
44. A
54. A
64. B
74. A
5. C
15. D
25. A
35. B
45. B
55. D
65. C
75. B
6. C
16. D
26. B
36. B
46. B
56. B
66. D
76. A
7. B
17. D
27. C
37. C
47. C
57. C
67. A
77. A
8. C
18. A
28. A
38. D
48. A
58. B
68. B
78. C
9. B
19. D
29. A
39. B
49. D
59. B
69. A
79. B
10. A
20. C
30. D
40. B
50. C
60. A
70. D
80. D