ĐỀ THI HSG BÌNH THẠNH 2021 - 2022

USE OF ENGLISH (60 pts)

Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best completes the sentence.

1. He always did well at school _____ having his early education disrupted by illness.                                                                                                      1………….

A. on account of                   B. in spite of                   C. in addition to                   D. hence           

2. After a quick _____ at the patient the doctor rang for an ambulance.                                            2………….

A. glance                             B. stare                           C. gaze                                D. glimpse         

3. This is his favorite pair of _____ with which he has watched hundreds of horse races.                    3………….

A. sunglasses                       B. glasses                       C. binoculars                        D. telescope                       

4. Nobody believed Paul at first, but he _____ to be right.                                                               4………….

A. worked out                      B. came out                    C. found out                         D. turned out 

5. A few people have _____ that they can actually see the brightest stars during full daylight.             5………….

A. such good an eyesight      B. so good eyesight         C. so good an eyesight         D. such good eyesight

6. There used to be a military _____ in Red Square on 1^st May.                                                        6………….   

 A. celebration                      B. demonstration             C. festival                            D. parade 

7. That young lady has a(n) _____ for making people feel really special.                                           7………….

A. ability                              B. way                            C. knack                              D. ingenuity 

8. You should employ a more _______ secretary than the one you currently have.                             8………….

A. deficient                           B. effective                      C. sufficient                          D. efficient 

9. Edward has found a bigger flat and is _____ into it.                                                                   9………….

A. near to move                   B. ready moving              C. on the way moving           D. about to move 

10. Many students are unfamiliar with _____ research in an academic library.                                   10………….

A. carrying                           B. working                      C. doing                               D. composing

11. Each student is expected to investigate one topic in depth and _____ a short class presentation.   11………….

A. make                               B. offer                           C. seek                                D. do

12. Team _____ plays a highly important role in winning the game.                                                 12………….

A. spirit                                B. feeling                        C. share                               D. coach

13. When his playing career finished he went on _____ a successful chat show host.                         13………….

A. being                               B. to become                   C. to do                               D. making

14. By increasing coaching standards we will increase the participation and reduce the _____ of young players. 

A. shutdown                         B. kickoff                        C. dropout                            D. warm-up      14………….

15. The teacher _____ the truth, therefore he looked very angry.                                                     15………….

A. must have known             B. should have known      C. can have known              D. needn’t have known

16. Harry cheated his Maths test, so he had to suffer a _____ for a week.                                         16…………. 

A. depression                       B. detention                    C. disloyalty                         D. suspicion

17. If you pay for the movie. I'll _____ for dinner.                                                                         17…………. 

A. snap                                B. sprout                        C. spark                               D. spring 

18. He was terrified that one day this act of betrayal would _____ him.                                            18………….

A. catch up with                   B. come over                  C. put on                             D. get on with 

19. Our predictions turned out to be ______.                                                                                  19………...

A. inexact                            B. false                           C. inaccurate                        D. thin 

20. Their mother is very good at handling such difficult situations with a _____ touch.                        20………….

A. soft                                 B. light                           C. delicate                           D. pure

21. Charles and his wife are not always ______. I really don't know why they got married in the first place. 21………….

A. few and far between        B. a bit out of sorts         C. black and blue all over     D. on good terms 

22. The shop is giving ______ a sample pack to every customer.                                                      22………….

A. off                                   B. down                          C. out                                  D. away 

23. You look tired. Why don't we ______ and have a good rest?                                                       23………….

A. call off                             B. call its name               C. call it a day                      D. call on 

24. ______ the firework display, the celebration would have been monotonous.                                 24………….

A. If it had not been for        B. Were it not for            C. If there is not                   D. Should there not be 

25. Sue was so angry that she left the room ______ nothing.                                                           25………….

A. to say                              B. having said                 C. said                                 D. saying

26. The man refused to give me any instructions ______.                                                                26………….

A. at all                               B. the least                     C. by no means                    D. whatsoever

27. Loads of people ______ up to see Lucie’s band at Banana’s last night.                                         27………….

A. hooked                            B. rolled                          C. filled                                D. crammed

28. The boss insisted that the second approach ______ any other approach mentioned.                     28………….

A. give priority to                 B. make priority for         C. take priority over             D. have priority on

29. Some ______ on nanotechnology will have to be invited for the costly project.                             29………….

A. experts                            B. authorities                   C. leaders                            D. officials

30. It's wrong to treat animals as if ________ no feelings.                                                              30………….

 A. they are having               B. they have                   C. they had                          D. they have had

GUIDED CLOZE TEST (20 pts)

Read the passage and choose the best option (A, B, C or D) for each blank space.

      The tiger can live in almost (1)______ natural environment from hot, steamy jungles to snowfields with sub-zero temperatures. A female tiger has her first (2)_______ when she is less  than four years old. About half usually die before they are a year old. They kill their first small animals when they are about one and leave their mother a year (3)______. Tiger are good swimmers, can climb trees and eat 23 kilos of meat (4)______.

They can jump nearly nine metres, (5)_____ is about the length of a double-decker bus. A tiger depends on its sharp eyes and (6)______ ears. It waits in cover and rushes at the animals it hunts, jumping on them. If it fails, it often (7)_____ up because it gets tired very easily. It can go for more than a week without catching anything.

Tigers communicate by many sounds, including a roar that can be heard over several miles. Adult tigers usually live alone, (8)_____ they are quite friendly with each other. They mostly hunt at night. They often meet while they go out hunting, rub heads together and then part. They have (9)______  bodies to lions. 

However, they never mate together in the wild. Occasionally they do in zoos and their (10)______  are called ‘tiglons’ or ‘tigon’.

1. A. any                                  B. all                                        C. none                             D. some

2. A. cubs                                 B. youngsters                            C. calves                           D. chicks

3. A. afterwards                        B. latter                                    C. later                              D. before

4. A. at night                             B. on a night                             C. in a night                       D. night-long