I. VOCABULARY: (đề thi đề nghị lớp 11 THPT chuyên Tiền Giang 2007)
1. Take the wine downstairs and put it in the …………
A. Attire
B. Cellar
C. Loft
D. Cave
2. The recent economic crisis has brought about a …………in the world trade.
A. Slump
B. Sag
C. Droop
D. Tier
3. You can lead the ………… to water but you can’t make it drink.
A. Hourse
B. Monkey
C. Elephant
D. Dog
4. Dr Trong is really an authority ………… physics.
A. In
B. Within
C. On
D. Among
5. Jane had a difficult role to play but she ………… it …………
A. Come/on
B. Carried/on
C. Carried/off
D. Came/off
6. Sitting in the damp ………… her cough.
A. Brings off
B. Brings on
C. Takes on
D. Puts on

C. To
D. At
13. Thre aws a(an) ………… of freshly baked bread coming from the field kitchens.
A. Reek
B. Scent
C. Odour
D. Aroma
14. My cousin obviously didn’t………… much of an impression on you if you can’t
remember her.
A. Create
B. Do
C. Make
D. Build
15. Now’s a…………time to tell me you’re going out this evening – I’ve spent the
whole day preparing supper for you.
A. Suitable
B. Reasonable
C. Right
D. Fine
16. He’ll never be able to come ………… with his failure to win the tournament.
A. Down
B. Round
C. To terms
D. Up
17. Even though he was more than sixty he had very few ………… on his face.
A. Freckles
B. Wrinkles
C. Dimples
D. Scars
18. He often forgets to do what he has been told and is scolded for being …………

27. I treated him the same way as he had treated me. (Paid)
-> …………………………………….
28. Me Pat was completely shocked on hearing the bad news. ( Arms)
->…………………………………….
29.Mrs Smith is on a diet and she eats very little. ( Bird)
->…………………………………….
30. She was really crazy about him. (Head)
->…………………………………….
III. GRAMMAR: (Đề thi Olympic 30/4 năm 2007)
A.Put each verb in brackets in an appropriate form.
31. She has made up her mind …………(have) a garage …………(build) next to the
house.
32. The statue …………(break) while it…………(move) to another room in the
museum.
33. The highway patrol advised ………… (take) the old route through the city.
34. The bell is ringing. I must stop ………… (do) my homework ………… (answer)
the phone.
35. Why you all …………(laugh)? Roger………… (tell) you his funny stories?
36. Don’t worry. We …………(finish) the report by 11.
IV. WORD FORM: (Đề thi Olympic 30/4 năm 2003)
37. She is very efficient, and ………… polite to the customers. (fail)
38. We had the phone ………… because we are moving tomorrow. (connect)
39. The ………… of the trains and buses causes frustration. (frequent)
40. The ………… of the castle made us gasp in wonder. (grand)
41. Poor Quentin put his head too far out of the railway carriage window and was
………… by a passing train. (head)
42. The boy was violent and his parents found him …………(manage)
43. They fought ………… in the war (hero)
44. Mai has a very sweet ………… smile (child)
45. Children who grow up in time of war are are more likely to be ………… than