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ÔN TẬP THI HSG
Ex: There are 10 mistakes in the following passage. Correct the mistakes.
Finally, King was man of great courage. In thinking of King, one might be remind of
Christ at the last supper, saying, “Let this cup pass from my lips”, in his momentary
desire to not have to die to serve God King must has had the similar feelings at the
beginning of his crusade. He must have known that he was embark on dangerous road.
There were several attempt on King’s life before last successful one. In his later
speeches, King often said things like, “I may not get there with you, but we’re still
marching towards the promised land”. Having leader so willing to die for the cause
inspired determination and courage in others.
. ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ………
……… ……… ………

Ex: Use the word given to complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning.
1. The programme only finished a minute ago. (just)
 The programme _______________________________________________
2. My sister is not old enough to ride a bicycle (too)
 My sister ____________________________________________________
3. A knock at the door interrupted Dad’s story. (telling)
 Dad ________________________________________________________
4. The total sales for this video are already over a million copies (sold)
 This video ___________________________________________________
5. After sitting in front of the computer all evening I felt sleepy. (been)
 I felt sleepy because ____________________________________________
6. She never stops saying how much she dislikes public transport. (complaining)
 She __________________________________________________________
7. The bus service in our city becomes more inefficient every year. (getting).

reduce the amounts of confectionery they allow (12) ……… children to eat, the extent
of dental (13) ……… would soon be checked. And if they were to (14) ……… down
their own consumption of sugar, they would suffer much less (15) ……… ailments
resulting directly or (16) ……… from their (17) ………… overweight.
Ex. Building sentences.
1. It / only when / I / leave / home / realize / how much / father / mean / me .
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2. Scientists / say / forests / destroy / air pollution.
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3. Only if / work hard / now / you / any chance / successful.
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4. If / it / her advice / fail / our exam.
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5. Nothing / short / full apology / manager / satisfy / father.
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6. He / drive / full speed / catch / robber / last week.
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7. all / probability / there / rise / temperature / next century.
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8. Johnson / sentence / three years / imprisonment.
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9. You / catch / sight / David / party / last night ?
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10. Her work / result / discovery / eight new / comets.
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11. For fear / seasick / they / decide / go / boat.
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12. It / be / wrong / you / come home / late / phone / parents .
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13. recent accident / completely / put / end / his chances / take / part / race.

4. When he was a little boy, Mark Twain would walk along the piers, watch the river boat,
swimming and fish in the Missippi, much like his famous character, Tom Sawyer.
5. Only if they have a good command of Chinese, they will find a suitable job in following
year.
6. Ivanop broke the world record for the 100 metres in the second attempt
7. George would like to have a cup of tea, doesn’t he?
8. Have you ever considered to buy a car made in Japan ?
9. Jane imagined these books selling quickly as soon as possible.
10. There is hardly a moment which I don’t think of you, Kent.
11. After he failed taking an entrance examination, he learned how to cook.
12. It is difficult for me to require him clean his room twice a week.
Ex. Rewrite the following sentences. (alp_1 4)
1. I like Tommy, he is my kind of person.
2. The whole summer was sunny and warm, for a change.
3. Jane was the first person I asked for advice.
4. Not a single house in the street had escaped undamaged.
5. Then I realised that I had left my keys at home.
6. I don’t really approve of his proposal.
7. All the visitors to the town fall in love with it.
8. I have read all of her books but one.
9. The police have no idea as to the whereabouts of the jewels.
10. The most important thing is not to panic.
Whom
Which
Whose
Which
When
What
Who
Which

8. We’ll have to leave immediately at the end of the film.
 The moment ………………………………………
9. Harry left before we reached the hotel.
 By the time ………………………………………
10. Today is their thirtieth wedding anniversary.
 They have ………………………………………
11. What would you do if there was an earthquake ? (45)
 Supposing ………………………………
12. If you do the shopping, I will cook lunch
 you ……………………………………………
13. What would you do if you found some buried treasure ?.
 If you were ………………………………
14. If Paul hadn’t been interested, the project would have been abandoned ?
 But for …………………………………………………………….
15. If by chance you find my wallet, could you let me know ?
 If you happen ………………………………………………
16. The fire was brought under control thanks to the night- watchman.
 If it hadn’t ………………………………………………….
17. Dick is in prison because a detective recognized him.
 If a detective …………………………………………………….
18. Working so much will make you tired.
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 If …………………………………………
19. It’s a pity your parents can’t be here too.
 If only ………………………………………………….
20. Getting up early makes me feel hungry.
 If I …………………………………………

5. They admitted to be member of the gang.
6. The portrait is known to have painted by an Italian.
7. It took all day, but I eventually had the washing machine be repaired.
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8. A lot of homes in the area have been being broken into by burglar.
9. Somehow without my noticing my wallet had been disappeared.
10. If you delay to submit your application to us, you won’t be acceptable.
11. If you don’t study harder, it will mean to fail getting a good mark.

somehow, I don't feel I can trust him không hiểu sao tôi không cảm thấy tin nó được
Ex. Build sentences
1. My decision / get up / dance / coincide / band / decision / stop / play
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2. I / prefer / you / deliver / sofa / Sunday.
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3. You / had better / go / doctor / if / pain / your back.
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4. Maria / together with / mother / say / be / hard bargainer.
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5. I / not mind / we / meeting / today / tomorrow.
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6. Mary / hardly / want / see / friend / any circumstances.
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7. If / you / a choice / marry / love / money / what / do ?
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8. My knowledge / he / still / work / Saigon
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myself easily, as well. Last week I developed a sore neck and could hardly speak. I hoped it

would be good, but in fact it got worst. The doctor investigated me and gave me a medicine.“You can get this medicine at the chemistry,” he said. “Don’t be worried. You’ll be all

right.” I asked the doctor to give me some advices. “When you feel better, make plenty of

exercise, and you need plenty of open air. You’ll be good in no time.’ I thanked the doctor

as the secretary showed me out before leading in the next customer.

Ex. Choose the most suitable word for each space.
Choosing clothes can be difficult. Some people want to be (of fashion/ fashioned/
fashionable/ fashion ), but they don’t want to look exactly (alike/ like / similar/ same)
everybody else. Not all clothes are (fitted / suitable/ comfort/ equal) for work or school,
perhaps because they are not (formal/ strict/ uniform/ suited)enough, or simply not
(comforting/ comfort/ comforted/ comfortable). It is easy to buy the (false/ mistake/ wrong/
error), and find that your trousers are too (straight/ close/ stiff/ tight), especially if you are a
little bit (slim/ overweight/ thin/ enormous). Very (loose/ lose/ loosened/ lost) clothes make
you feel (thin/ slim/ narrow / spare ), but when they have (lessened / reduced/ decreased/
shrunk) in the washing machine, then you have the same problem! If you buy light (of
cotton/in cotton/ cotton/ cottoned) clothes, then they might not be (warm/ cold/ hot/ cool)
enough for winter. If your shoes are not (tight/ enclosed/ firm/ waterproof), and if you are not
(worn / clothed / dressed/ fitted) for the cold, you might look good, but feel terrible !.

Ex. Choose the best answer.
1. What was the name of the person that/ which bought your old car ?.

 We stopped ______________________________________________
11. It is the expense involved that bothers me.
 What __________________________________________________
12. The weather was expected to be fine.
 We didn’t _______________________________________________
13. I don’t know who did the washing up, but they didn’t do it well.
 Whoever __________________________________________________
14. I’m sorry now that I didn’t tell you the truth
 Now I regret ____________________________________________
15. Peter, this is my brother, Frank
 Peter let me _______________________________________________
16. I couldn’t pay for the meal as I had left my wallet at home.
 Having __________________________________________________
17. Most people think Jane is the best racing driver in the world
 Jane is considered ___________________________________________
18. They didn’t let George take his dog to work with him.
 George wasn’t ____________________________________________
19. The meeting will probably be cancelled .
 In _______________________________________________
20. Speaking for my students, I’d like to thank you.
 On __________________________________________________
21. Everyone was exhausted apart from Sally
 With _________________________________________________
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1. Cuckoos (not build) nests. They (use) the nests of other birds.

9. by /time / Jackson / arrive / help / we / already / finish / move / everything
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10. thief / replace / diamond/ worthless stone / last night.
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11. It / difficult / people / sleep / silently / put up / sound / snore
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Ex. Filling in gaps
John Galsworthy was a novelist, a dramatist, a short story (1) …………… and an essayist
as well. He gave the (2) ……………….the most complete and critical picture
…………English bourgeois (tư sản) (3)………………….at the beginning of the 20
th
century.
J.G was the son (4)……… a rich lawyer. He was (5)………….at Combe, Surey. He went to
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Harrow and (6)………law at Oxford. (7)………… the early age, he was on intimate terms
(8)……………upper class, so that (9)…………his books are the representation of the upper
bourgeois. J.G was destinate (10)……… become a lawyer (11)………………his father used
to want him to.

Ex. Read the following passage and choose the best answer. (p84) khoẻ mạnh
According to the cencus of 1800, the USA contained 5,308,483 persons. In the same year the
British Islands contained upwards of fifteen million; the French Republic, more than twenty
–seven million. Nearly one- fifth of American people were black slaves; the true political

b. about four and one- half million
c. 5,308,483.
d. less than one million

3. Two- thirds of American people
a. lived where the wants of civilized life
could not be supplied
b. lived in Washington
c. live on the seaboard
d. lived within fifteen miles of tidewater

5. This description of the United in 1800
suggests that.
a. most of the new nation was undeveloped
b. the people of the new nation had
succeeded
in taming the continent.
c. strips of cultivated land were everywhere
d. settlers were beginning to mine the
valuable minerals on the new continent
Ex. Fill each of the gaps in the following sentences with one of the following words
however ; whatever , whenever , wherever, whichever , whoever
1. ……….you do, don’t mention my name.
2. ……… told you I’d lend you $500 was pulling your leg.
3. You can’t buy happiness …………………rich you are
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4. …………of you broke this window will have to pay for it.

6. The whole team was in a happy mood. SPIRITS
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7. I realised I had said something wrong CONSCIOUS
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8. You’re not luck today, I am afraid. OUT
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9. You can’t get to the village in winter because of the snow. ACCESS
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10. I don’t want us to have a quarrel. YOU.
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Ex. Put one preposition in gap.
1. Helen had great admiration ________her history teacher.
2. I am afraid I am not very good ________animals.
3. The favourite dropped out of the race ________the early stages.
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4. I was ________the impression that you liked Chinese food.
5. The minister stared that no real alternative________ the plan existed.
6. This town is famous ________its hand- woven carpets.
7. Your performance this term contrasts very favourably ________ last term’s
8. Many young people become addicted ________ drug through ignorance.
9. Apparently a number of army officers were implicated ________ the plot.
10. Carol doesn’t have a very good relationship ________ her mother.
Ex. Rewrite each sentence.
1. After trying twice, Jane broke the record when he tried the third time.
 Jane broke the record______________________________________
2. The meeting will probably be cancelled.
 In _____________________________________________________

a/ at b/ under c. with d/ for
8. It’s too large to phone Jill at work, at any______
a/ case b/ time c/ situation d/ rate.
9. Tina is an authority ______Byzantine architecture.
a/ for b/ on c/ with d/ in
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10. I reckon (tìm ra) Martin is ______of a nervous breakdown
a/ in charge b/ under suspicion c/ on the verge d/ indicative
1. I’ll be back after a few minutes / in a few minutes (11)
2. I am sure that everything will be all right at the end / in the end.
3. Please call me the moment / exactly when you hear any news
4. I should be back by the time / at the time the film begins.
5. I am sure Fiera will be there before long / after a while
6. I can’t leave on Tuesday, I won’t be ready until then / by then
7. By twenty four hours / This time tomorrow I will be in London.
8. Diana will be retiring soon / already
9. Bye for now. I will see you in two weeks’ time/ two weeks later.
10. It wasn’t until / up to 1990 that he could afford to take holidays abroad.
11. The letter still hadn’t arrived by/ until the end of the week
12. It was more than a month before / until I realised what had happened.
Ex. Filling in gaps (44)
A recent experiment has shown that the British postal service is less efficient
(1)
________
it was 150 years
(2)
________ . A national newspaper sent a letter to Eristol

(13)
________ people have had the same experience with the post that you begin to wander if
we
(14)
________ be better off transporting all the post
(15)
________ horse again.
Ex. Choose the word from the list to fill in (247)
a) about b) who c) all d) from
e) everyone f) usually g) which h) ourselves
j) over k) in l) our m) of
n) on p) whenever q) about
Beginning on December 31, streets and house throughout the United States ring with the
greeting, “Happy New Year !” All people celebrate the New Year, but they don’t
(1)
____
celebrate it on the same day or
(2)
____ the same way. The Chinese New Year, filled with
festivity, falls on the first day of the Lunar Month (usually in February). It is a birthday
celebration for very Chinese, for
(3)
____ a Chinese child is born, he is considered one year
old on New Year’s day. The Jewish New Year is a solemn holiday of prayer which
(4)
____
comes in September.
We owe
(5)
____ January first New Year to Julius Caesar,

6. So / cold / we / postpone / go / swim / yesterday
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7. There / quick increase / price / petrol / recently
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8. It / necessary / William / broken car / repair/ spot.
Ex. Read the sentences and correct any errors. Put a tick if the sentence is error- free.
1. We didn’t have a holiday this year but the children went after several school outgoings.
2. David has been in London long but he knows it quite well.
3. The train journey was very long and uncomfortable made Liz feel quite ill.
4. We met our friends in Athens a busy place at the best of times who were delighted to see us.
5. There was a job going but Alex was turned off when they found out how old he was .
6. Probably hundreds of people are going to work on space stations in fifty years’ time.
7. It seems almost inevitable that the lead actor will be replaced before the show will close.
8. By the year 2010 it may be possible to travel faster than the speed of the light.
9. Because parents do not satisfy with the explanation given by the bus driver they were
asking for an official investigation into the accident.
10. Every child needs special care and attention so that he or she will grow up into a
responsible human being
11. Please make sure that you have the words spell correctly, otherwise your form will not be
accepted.
Ex.
The English language

0 English has for more than a century and a half been called a
1
world language. The number of people who speak it as for their

2 mother tongue has been estimated being at between three
3 hundred million and four hundred million. It is recognised as an
4 official language in countries in where 1,5 billion people live.