TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN HÙNG VƯƠNG - GIA LAI

A. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (40 pts)

1. WORD CHOICE (5 pts)

Choose the word or phrase from A, B, C or D that fits each blank.

1. I'm afraid Jennifer's very _______. She believes everything she's told.

A. gullible B. trustworthy C. credible D. honest

2. In the hands of a reckless driver, a car becomes a _______ weapon.

A. lethal B. fatal C. mortal D. venal

3. I slept badly last night and am feeling particularly _______this morning.

A. slow-witted B. far-reaching C. off-hand D. top-heavy

4. Radio and television make it possible for the news to be widely ______.

A. disseminated B. dislocated C. dismantled D. expressed

5. You can't bury your head ____and hope that this problem goes away, you

know.

A. in the mud B. in the pool C. in the sand D. in the water

6. Unanswered, the demands for nuclear deterrents have _____fears of civil war.

A. flashed up B. prognosticated C. sidetracked D. stoked up

7. This evidence should prove ______that he was telling the truth.

A. once and for all B. from time to time C. over and above D. now and then

8. A new computer has been produced, which will _______all previous models.

A. overdo B. supersede. C. excel D. overwhelm

9. My cousin was nervous about being interviewed on television, but she rose to

The ________wonderfully.

A. event B. performance C. incident D. occasion

10. My decision to drop out of university after a year is one I now ______regret.

A. painfully B. harshly C. heavily D. keenly

II. STRUCTURES AND GRAMMAR (5pts)

Choose the answer which best complete each sentence

1. I supposed, as ______we all, that the meeting would be cancelled.

A. did B. would C. only D. just

2. Although the Moon appears ______, it reflects on average only 7 percent of the
light that falls on it.

A. bright to the eye B. brightly to the eye

C. bright in the eye D. brightly in the eye

3."What would you do in my place?" - "Were______ treated like that, I'd complain
to the manager."

A. I to be B. I to had been C. I have been D. to I be

4. ______ the catfish is prized for its taste."

A. With ugly look B. As ugly looking

C. Ugly looking as it is D. As it is ugly looking