Ôn Thi HSG TP 12 - Quyết Tâm Có Giải

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The door hinges had all been oiled to stop them ...............

A. squeaking B. screeching C. shrieking D. squealing

A. speaking (rúc rích, cọt kẹt)

You are under no obligation ............ to accept this offer.

A. indeed B. eventually C. apart D. whatsoever

D. whatsoever (=whatever: bất cứ cái gì, mọi cái)

Complete the form as ............... in the notes below.

A. insisted B. specified C. implied D. devised

B. specified

for safekeeping

để bảo vệ:

I left my watch with Helen for safekeeping while I swam.

He stood no chance of passing his exams. INEVITABLE

It was inevitable that he would fail his exams.

I am sure that he missed the eleven o'clock train. CAN'T

He 'can't possibly have' caught the eleven o'clock train.

Not a word came out of her mouth. LOST

She was lost for words.

She had lost her tongue.

I am not a solitary person, I'm sociable. RATHER

I'm sociable rather than a solitary person.

Rather than being a solitary person, I'm sociable.

You cannot choose which hotel you stay at on this package holiday. OPTION

There is/ You have no option (concerning/ with regard to/ as to/ regarding about) which hotel you stay at on this package holiday.

I certainly won't change my mind about resigning. QUESTION

There is no question of my changing my mind about resigning.

My changing my mind about resigning is out of the question.

You couldn't do anything more stupid than to give up your job now. HEIGHT

It would be the height of your stupidity to give up your job now.

I really don't know what you are talking about. FAINTEST

I don't have the faintest idea what you are talking about.

I have hardly done anything today. NEXT

I have done next to nothing today.

Many people will congratulate her if she wins. SHOWERED

She will be 'showered with congratulations' if she wins.

A. mouths B. paths C. months D. wreaths

A. mouths

trong 1 số danh từ, khi th đứng sau nguyên âm thì khi ở dạng số nhiều /θ/ + s có thể được đọc = 2 cách /θs/ hoặc /ðz/. Tuy nhiên, chỉ có 1 vài trường hợp: sheaths, truths, wreaths, youths, baths, mouths, oaths, paths, sloths. (riêng clothes thì chỉ phát âm là /ðz/ chứ ko /θs/)

equation

/ɪˈkweɪ.ʒən/ -) phát âm ʒən

- the act of considering one thing to be the same as or equal to another:

There is a tendency in movies to 'make the equation between' violence and excitement.

A rise B rinse C browse D bruise

rinse -) âm s

When the electricity failed, he ...... a match to find the candles.

A. rubbed B. scratched C. struck D. started

C. struck

If you strike a match, you cause it to burn by rubbing it against a hard rough surface ~ quẹt diêm

According to the captain, his special units can take an immediate action against terrorists should such a need ........... .

A. arise B. originate C. evoke D. experience

A. arise

should the need arise(s) (= if it were to be necessary)

Should the need arise for extra staff, we will contact you.

My cousin obviously didn‟t ............ much of an impression on you if you can‟t remember meeting her.

A. create B. do C. make D. build

C. make

If I were you, I would regard their offer with considerable............., because it seems too good to be true.

A. suspicion B. doubt C. reservation D. disbelief

C. do dự, lo lắng

Please (know) .................................. our letter of the 25th. We have not had a reply.

acknowledge ~ to tell someone, usually in a letter or email, that you have received something they sent you

All the ............... from the last lecture were not allowed to attend the interview for the coming project. (absence)

absentees

Dishonesty is foreign ................ his nature.

be foreign to one's nature ~ khác lạ, không phải tính cách của ai

Yuri Gagarin lifted ............... into space aboard the Vostok 1 at 9.07 a.m. Moscow time ............... 12th April, 1961.

lift off: phóng lên

on 12th April

Is it OK if I write ............... pencil?

in pencil ~ using a pencil

If we leave ............ the station ......... once, we arrive ............ ten minutes ............ hand.

for - at - with - in

Things started to go wrong as soon as we got to the hotel. We were all complete exhausted after our long journey and looking forward to shower and a rest. However, we found that our room has not ready, which was very annoy, although the manager was extremely apologetic. While we were waiting, we asked about the excursions to places of an interest which we had read about in brochure. Imagine how we felt when we were told they had all cancelled! Apparently, the person responsible for organise them had left suddenly and had not been replaced. Then Sally saw a notice pinning to the door of the restaurant, saying it has closed for redecoration, and Peter discovered that the swimming pool was empty. When we eventually got to our room we were horrified find that it was at the back of the hotel, and we had a view of a car park, which seemed to be used as a rubbish dump. We seriously began to wonder whether or not to stay.

1. shower a shower 2. has was 3. annoy annoying

4. an interest interest 5. in brochure the brochure 6. cancelled been cancelled 7. organise organising 8. pinning pinned 9. has closed was closed 10. horrified find horrified to find

In a village on the east coast of Scotland, people were waiting for news. Two of fishing-boats had been caught in the storm which had blown up during the night. In the cottages round the harbor people stood by their doors (1)______ worried to talk.

The rest of the fishing fleet had (2)______ the harbor before dark, and the men from these ships waited and watched with the wives and families of the missing men. Some had (3)______ thick blankets and some flasks of hot drinks, knowing that the men (4)______ be cold and tired. When dawn began to break over in the east, a small point of light was (5) ______ in the darkness of the water and a few minutes later, (6) ______ was a shout.

(7) ________ long, the two boats were turning in, past the lighthouse, to the inside of the harbor. The men (8)______ helped out of their boats, and (9) ___ they were stiff (10)______ cold and tiredness, they were all safe.

1. too 2. reached/entered 3. brought/got 4. would 5. seen/ visible 6. there 7. Before 8. were 9. although/ though 10. with/ from

Something must be done quickly to solve the problem of homelessness.

--> Urgent ...............................................................................................................

Urgent action must be taken to solve the problem of homelessness.

Scientists have tried very hard to find a cure for this disease.

--> Enormous ..........................................................................................................

Enormous efforts have been made by scientists to find a cure for this disease.

Just thinking about his face at the moment makes me laugh.

--> The very......................................................................................

The very thought of his face at the moment makes me laugh.

The teachers agreed to introduce the new methods.

--> There was an ........................................................................................................

There was an agreement among the teachers to introduce the new methods.

The boy does whatever his father wants in an obedient way.

--> The boy dances ................................................................................................

The boy 'dances attendance on/upon' his father.

I simply fail to understand some of my colleague‟s attitudes to work.

-->I have some colleagues ........................................................................................

I have some colleagues whose attitudes to work I simply fail to understand.

I did not realize how much he was influenced by his brother.

-->I did not realize the extent ..................................................................................

I did not realize 'the extent to which' he was influenced by his brother.

Mass tourism has been one of the causes of the environmental problems.

-->Mass tourism is ....................................................................................................

Mass tourism is partly responsible/ to blame for the environmental problems.

It was six months since I stopped subscribing to that magazine.

-->I cancelled .............................................................................................................

I cancelled my subscription/subscribing to that newspaper six months ago.

These books are on loan from the British Council library.

-->These books have .....................................................................................................

These books have been lent by the British Council library.

These two makes of computer are practically the same. (hardly)

......................................................................................................................................................

There is/are hardly any difference(s) between these two makes of computer.

There‟s nothing new about crimes of passion (hills)

....................................................................................................................................................

Crimes of passion are as old as the hills.

The northwest of Britain has more rain each year than the southeast. (annual)

....................................................................................................................................................

The annual rainfall in/for the northeast of Britain is higher than that in/for the southeast.

From the educational point of view his childhood years had been well spent. (terms)

....................................................................................................................................................

In terms of education, his childhood years had been well spent.

She will probably be elected. (stands)

....................................................................................................................................................

She stands a (good) chance of being elected.

We love our teacher very much because whenever we look tired in class time, he tells us a small

story which makes us ______.

A. split on it B. split off C. split on him D. split our sides

to laugh a lot at something:

We practically split our sides laughing/with laughter watching Paul trying to get the dog into the bicycle basket.

I made no impression on you at school as I was neither an excellent student nor a(n) ______one.

A. good B. disruptive C. original D. compulsory

disruptive ~ gây ra rắc rối trong lớp học

They should not be confused with minerals, which are ___(31)___ in their makeup. (ORGANIC)

inorganic ~ vô cơ

Although in general the naming of vitamins followed the ___(32)___order (ALPHABET)

alphabetical /ˌæl.fəˈbet̬.ɪ.kəl/

designation (n)

sự chỉ rõ, sự định rõ

The area qualifies for designation as a site of special scientific interest.

The vitamins in such supplements are ___(38)___ to those in food (EQUAL)

equivalent /ɪˈkwɪv.əl.ənt/ ~ tương đương

The number of (71) ______ fathers has increased considerably in recent years in Britain. We spoke to one such dad, Steve Baker, about how he copes with it all. Steve, 43 years old, has brought up his two teenage sons since he and his wife (72) ______ up two years ago. "It's (73) ______ more difficult for a man than it is for a woman," says Steve. "It's a full-time job, whoever you are. Fortunately, my employers were very (74) ______ in the first new months and they let me take time

off work to get myself organized. As far as the housework is (75) ______, I don't mind cooking, as I've always been good at that; it's the ironing I can't (76) ______! Generally (77) ______, the boys and I get on very well together but of course, sometimes we have rows. That's when I really miss having someone there with me to help me (78) ______. I have had a couple of relationships in the last two years but they haven't (79) ______ out. That has a lot to do with the fact that I put my kids before anyone else, I take fatherhood very (80) ______."

single

broke/split

far/much

sympathetic

concerned

stand/bear

speaking

out

worked

seriously

They have reported that the number of people using acupuncture is increasing.

The number of ____________________________________________________

The number of people using acupuncture has been reported to be increasing.

good value (for money)

something that is good value is not expensive, or is worth what you pay for it

The three-course menu is good value for money.

absorbent

adj.

hút nước, thấm hút

desertification

sa mạc hóa

porous (pore)

has many small holes, so liquid or air can pass through, especially slowly:

porous soil with good drainage

He's really shy _______ girl.

A. by B. at C. for D. with

shy of/with sb/sth: nervous and uncomfortable with other people:

The meal Mary cooked tastes_______.

A. well B. nice C. good D. worse

taste good, bad, sweet, etc.

This sauce tastes strange.

Three hundred and fifty years before the first men looked down on

the amazingly beautiful surface of the moon from close quarters,

Galileo's newly built telescope (1) _____________ him to look at the edge of the hitherto mysterious sphere. He saw that the apparently (2) _____________ surface was not divinely smooth and round, but bumpy and imperfect. He realized that although the moon might appear (3) _____________, resembling a still life painted by the hand of a cosmic (4) ____________, it was a real world, perhaps not very different from our own. This amounted to a great (5) _____________ hardly to be expected in his day and age, although nowadays his (6) _____________ may appear to some to be trivial and (7) _____________. Not long after Galileo lunar's observations, the skies which had previously been so (8) _____________ revealed more of their extraordinary mysteries. Casting around for further wonders, Galileo focused his lens on the (9) _____________ planet of Jupiter. Nestling next to it, he saw four little points of light circling the distant planet. Our moon it appeared, perhaps (10) ____________ in the eyes of those fearful of what the discovery might mean, was not alone!

1. ABLE 2. LIVE 3. ACT 4. ART 5. ACHIEVE 6. CONCLUDE 7. SIGNIFY 8. ELUDE 9. STRIKE 10. FORTUNE

1. enabled 2. lifeless 3. inactive 4. artistic 5. achievement 6. conclusion 7. insignificant (ko phải unsignificant) 8. elusive 9. striking 10. unfortunately

They suspended Jack for the next two matches. (BANNED)

Jack was banned from playing in the next two matches.

We are looking forward to watching the program. (WAIT)

We can't wait to watch the program.

can't stand the sight of sb/sth

to hate someone or something:

Aunt Gloria can't stand the sight of cats.

I didn't arrive in time to see her.

I wasn't_______________________________________________________

I wasn't early enough to see her.

You can ring this number whenever there is any difficulty.

Should _________________________________________________________

Should there be any difficulty, you can ring this

Visitors MAY REALIZE that EVEN THOUGH they can't make their homes in Venice city, they can take away with THEM memories of THEIR beauty.

THEIR -) ITS

The Girls Scouts, FOUND by Juliette Gordon Low in 1912, HAS GROWN to a current membership of MORE THAN three MILLION girls.

FOUND -) FOUNDED

(MYSTERY)

MYSTERIOUSLY (ADV)

The doctor gave the patient __________ examination to discover the cause of his collapse.

A. a thorough B. an exact C. a universal D. a whole

A. A THOROUGH EXAMINATION

Mr. Thomson is one of the most distinguished scientists in his __________ .

A. matter B. field C. part D. place

B. FIELD

The cost of living has gone up considerably in the past few years.

- There

There has been a considerable increase / rise in the cost of living in the past few years.

Most people can understand Tom when he speaks Vietnamese.

- Tom can make ...............................................................................................................................................

Tom can make himself understood when he speaks Vietnamese.

_______ my experience, very few people really understand the problem.

A. To B. In C. With D. From

In chứ ko phải from

What a surprise to see you here! (FANCY)

fancy seeing you here

Except can also be used as a conjunction.

We don't use except for in this way:

The brothers are very alike, except (that) Mark is slightly taller than Kevin.

Picasso was a ______ cubist painter.

A. artistic B. celebrated C. colorful D. knowledgeable.

celebrated: famous

After police found drugs there, the disco was ______

A. closed down B. banned C. ignored D. abolished

closed down: đóng

ban thì phải là 1 hành động nào đó

Books are written to provide knowledge and good books enrich the mind. By putting ourselves (51)_________ the influence of superior mind, we (52)__________ our mental powers. Through good (53)__________ we learn that people everywhere are the (54)__________, in all ages and in

all classes. (55)__________ knowledge improves our love (56)__________ others and helps us to live in peace with them. We also (57)__________ that the world has made not only for man alone but (58)__________ every creature that can feel hunger and thirst, warmth and cold. Though it may be possible for us to travel (59)__________ the world and see the things happening today, it is not possible for us to see the things that happened in the past. But good books (60)__________ us to see not only into the most remote regions of the world today but also the world in which our ancestors lived.

51. under 52. improve 53. books 54. same 55. This

56. of 57. understand 58. for 59. throughout 60. help