PRACTICE TEST FOR THE GIFTED TEST 4 - ĐỘI TUYỂN QUỐC GIA TIẾNG ANH 2015 Mã A774251

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PRACTICE TEST FOR THE GIFTED

TEST 4 PART A: LEXICO-GRAMMAR: Question 1. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Write your answers (A, B, C, or D) in the space provided under this part. 1. The old lady _______ at them kindly when she saw them enter her shop. A. glared B. grinned C. grimaced D. beamed 2. What a coincidence this is! It’s so strange that you _________ be staying in the same hotel as us . A. should B. must C. might D. can 3. According to Burgess, a novelist should not _______, for sermonizing has no place in good fiction. A. offend B. preach C. distort D. invent 4. At the moment the ruling party is on the _______ of a dilemma. A. hooves B. points C. top D. horns 5. We couldn’t stay long, so we only wished Mark many happy _______ for his birthday and hurried to the airport. A. days B. returns C. moments D. regards 6. Her ivory brow _________ in delicate lines. A. furrows B. duplicates C. ambles D. mutters 7. The luxurious office accentuated the manager’s position________. It enhanced his power and his sense of his own worth. And it made other people small. A. on the pecking pole B. in the nibbling line C. at the nipping post D. in the pecking order 8. Close your eyes and try to _______ up a picture of a place where you feel at peace. A. store B. eat C. stick D. conjure 9. Martin: “Hey, can you pick me up at 3 p.m?” Peter: “Sorry, I can’t. I don’t have my _______ at the moment!” A. vehicles B. trail C. wheels D. means 10. Please don’t _______ when you talk to me. Open your mouth! A. prate B. mumble C. stumble D. stutter 11. My teacher _______ for my good marks in the Math test. A. promised me the moon B. coincided with me C. gave me a pat on the back D. showed no sign of remorse 12. Advertisers often aim their campaigns at young people as they have considerable spending _______. A. power B. force C. energy D. capacity 13. As always, I am ___________ with everything you say. A. agree B. agreeing C. agreeable D. in agreement 14. We sent him to the best school in England and hired the best teachers, but it was all _______ as he had no will to learn at all. A. vain B. incurable C. invalid D. futile 15. I was _______ in an autumn month 18 years ago. A. taken up B. put forward C. given away D. brought forth 16. We hadn’t __________ there being so much traffic, and we missed the plane. A. bargained on B. factored on C. counted with D. accounted with 17. Experts are ___________ into the cause of the explosion. A. seeking B. researching C. inquiring D. investigating 18. If I _______ home a bit later, I would never have had a chance to pass the door mat. A. have come B. were to have come C. came D. could have come

19. A trap _______ disguise is what has come to be called a Trojan House. A. offered a gift of B. offers a gift in C. offering a gift to D. offered as a gift in 20. Peter: “Hey, do you want to go out tonight?” Mary: “Sorry I can’t. _______ and I will have to wake up early tomorrow.” A. I’m beat B. I’m cool C. I’m in the cloud D. I’m socked off Question 2. Think of a word only which can be used appropriately in all 3 sentences. 1. He was called to __________ for financial mismanagement. They didn’t come on __________ of the bad weather. We gave a good __________ of ourselves in the Inter-Schools Soccer Tournament. 2. He lost his __________ when he heard the police coming and ran away. Matters came to a(n) __________ when she discovered he had told her a pack of lies. It went right over my __________ when he started talking about genetics. 3. Mary’s new husband found __________ in the eyes of all the family. Can you please do me a(n) __________ this afternoon? Most of us came down in __________ of Finland for the conference. 4. She was dressed from __________ to toe in black. There’s no need to shout at the __________ of your voice like that! Bob is on __________ of the situation, so you can stop worrying. 5. Once I found my __________ I really enjoyed the job. When the river …