Practice tests for gifted students without key (12 pages) Mã A148884

ĐỀ THI KIỂM TRA 23/1/2021 THỜI GIAN LÀM BÀI 150 PHÚT PART 2. LEXICO-GRAMMAR ( 40 points) Section 1: Choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D) to each of the following questions and write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. 1. When she puts her mind to it, she is always capable of _____ sarcasm.

A. biting B. sharpening C. slicing D. striking 2. Fred has a__________ of staying out of trouble at the office - he never gets involved.

A. trait B. ability C. skill D. knack 3. It is ________that the Minister of Justice should be accused of corruption

A. sarcastic B. sardonic C. ironic D. cynical 4. You can’t believe a word that woman says –she is a ________liar.

A. committed B. compulsive C. impulsive D. devoted 5. The judge show that the murderer had shown a callous ________for human life.

A. disregard B. ignorance C. omission D. neglect 6. It was ________ whether the operation would go ahead because so many staff were on sick leave that week.

A. safe and sound B. touch-and-go C. pros and cons D. grin and bear 7. Anna’s friend knew the casting director, so she pulled a few ________ to arrange an audition.

A. ropes B. wires C. threads D. strings 8. The play is simply a vehicle for its stars and falls ________ of having a decent plot.

A. fast B. short C. quick D. thin 9. Although he’s shy, it certainly hasn’t _______ his career in any way.

A. restricted B. obstructed C. cramped D. impeded 10. She was caught cheating in the race. _______, she was disqualified.

A. Explicitly B. Accordingly C. Equally D. Fundamentally 11. Burglar alarms on cars and houses may act as a _______ to the casual thief.

A. prevention B. precaution C. stopper D. deterrent 12 The ________ are against her winning a fourth consecutive gold medal.

A. chances B. bets C. prospects D. odds 13. Hardship and hard work are very much part and ________ of student life.

A. package B. section C. province D. parcel 14. I’m sorry to have bothered you. I was under the ____ that you wanted me to call you. A. mistake B. miscalculation C. misconception D. misapprehension 15. ____ we went swimming. A. Being a hot day, B. It was a hot day, C. The day being hot, D. Due to a hot day, 16. I’ve yet ________ a person as Theo.

A. to meet as infuriating B. to have met such infuriating C. been meeting as infuriating D. been meeting such infuriating 17. Sniffer dogs are able to locate survivors beneath the rubble with ________ .

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A. precision B. correctness C. meticulousness D. exactitude 18. The preparations for the Olympic Games are on ________ according to the committee in charge.

A. goal B. progress C. target D. aim 19. A ________ number of mothers with young children are deterred from undertaking paid work because they lack access to childcare.

A. substantial B. bleak C. thoughtless D. quaint 20. As I waited on the pavement, a black Mercedes __________beside me.

A. pulled up B. pulled down C. pulled off D. pulled through SECTION 1:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

Section 2. Fill each gap with the correct form of the words in brackets. (10p) 1. George gave the child a _____________of sweets. ( HAND) 2. Our class team has won five ________________football match. ( SUCCEED) 3. The _____________have discovered the laws of inheritance ( GENE) 4. Thousands of patients' lives have been made ________________ better by the application of cloning genes. ( MEASURE) 5. His actions in destroying the tapes were _________________. ( DEFEND) 6. This margarine is full of _____________ - just look at the label! ( ADD)

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