Title 7 TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN LÊ HỒNG PHONG-TPHCM.pdf ✅

TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN LÊ HỒNG PHONG - TP. HCM I. PHONOLOGY A. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others 1. A. polemics B. rhinoceros C. depots D. palettes 2. A. pilchard B. lichen C. architrave D. chrysalid 3. A. doughnut B. shoulder C. thorough D. poultice 4. A. afara B. eisteddfod C. leafy D. irrefutable 5. A. fasten B. buffet C. bouquet D. pullet B. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the other three 6. A. economize B. peninsula C. hectometer D. genetics 7. A. interpret B. interview C. horizon D. tornado 8. A. introduce B. Japanese C. technological D. photography 9. A. European B. pneumonia C. Aborigine D. ingenuity 10. A. interviewee B. agriculture C. illustrator D. adamantly 1.C 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. D 6. C 7.B 8. D 9. B 10. A II. MULTIPLE CHOICE: Choose the best options (A, B, C, or D) that best complete the following sentences. 1.B 2.C 3. C 4. A 5. D 6.B 7. B 8. A 9. D 10. C 11. A 12. C 13. C 14. D 15. B 16. C 17. C 18. C 19. A 20. D 21. D 22. A 23. D 24. A 25. C 26. A 27. D 28. D 29. C 30. B 1. I feel I’m in a__________ in my job right now - I need a change. A. ridge B. rut c. ditch D. tunnel In a rut' để chỉ một lối sống cố định và buồn tẻ. 2.The skater lost her balance and fell, her arms_____________ A. hauling B. flailing c. swinging D. grasping Fail = (especially of arms and legs) to move energetically in an uncontrolled way Haul= kéo mạnh, đổi chiều swing = đu đưa Grasp= sự nắm lấy
3. _________________checks were carried out at customs. A. Sudden B. Rare c. Spot D. Swoop spot check = a quick examination of a few members of a group instead of the whole group 4. His encounter with the tarantula hawk - _____ named because it flies around tarantulas stalking and stinging them - has been watched over 13m times. A. aptly B. eerily c. despicably D. wantonly Aptly = in a way that is suitable or right for a particular situation -> aptly name = đặt tên khéo léo, phù hợp Eerily=in a strange, frightening, and mysterious way Despicably=in a very unpleasant or bad way, causing strong feelings of dislike Wantonly=in a way that is intentional or shows no care about bad things that might result: 5. He had a unique stage presence, at once_____ and intense, projecting an almost papal serenity. A. frank B. boisterous c. subdued D, languid Languid= moving or speaking slowly with little energy, often in an attractive way 6. In a few more moments this love scene would have reached the ____of no return. A. peak B. point c. apex D. tip the point of no return = rơi vào thế bí 7. Schoolteachers rarely have ________to teach the way they want. A. scope B. leeway c. scale D. albatross Scope = phạm vi leeway = tự do trong khuôn khổ Scale= quy mô albatross= hải âu 8. Failing to submit the proposal on time was _____ for Tom. A. a nail in the coffin B. a real kick in the pants c. a leap in the dark D. an open and shut case a kick in the pants: một bài học để ứng xử tốt hơn an open-and-shut case: vấn đề dễ giải quyết a shot in the dark: một câu đố a nail in somebody’s/something’s coffin: giọt nước làm tràn ly Tạm dịch: Không nộp được đơn đề nghị đúng giờ chính là giọt nước làm tràn ly đối vơi Tom.
9. Once the kids have all _____________ the nest we might sell this house and move somewhere smaller. A. fled B. kicked c .rushed D. flown Fly the nest = rời khỏi tổ, rời khỏi ngôi nhà của bố mẹ để tự lập 10. Being out of work these days is no _______________matter. A. trolling B. spitting c. laughing D. gossiping Be no laughing matter = vô cùng nghiêm trọng 11. It’s nice to see politicians sending themselves____________ occasionally. A. up B. off c. in D. out Send someone up = to send someone to prison 12. We used to share a room at college, but we________________over the years. A. dreamt away B. messed up c. drifted apart D. slugged out Drift apart = trở nên ít thân thiết với ai đó dreamt away= mơ mộng mess sb up = làm ai đó khó chịu slug out = đánh nhau/ cãi nhau cho đến khi có người chiến thắng 13. I’ve just left Ben poring_____ computer printouts with an engineer. A. into B. around c. over D. on Pore over = tìm kiếm/ đọc cái gì cẩn thận 14. Since her arrest, they’ve ________ charges against her, and she’s been deported to Beirut. A. inveighed against B. poured out c. headed for D. trumped up Trump up = to give or use false information so that someone will be accused of doing something wrong and punished inveigh against somebody/something. = to criticize somebody/something strongly. pour something out=to tell all your problems or feelings to someone, especially privately or secretly head for something =>If you are heading for a bad situation, you are likely to experience it soon, because of your own actions or behaviour 15. Their project put us _____a lot of expense. A. at B. to c. into D. with
put someone to something =to cause someone to experience or do something 16. She had been carefully ________ by her upbringing, she said, to avoid effusive displays of feeling, but this did not mean her heart was shallow. A. pivoted B. poached c. trained D. undertaken Train =to teach someone the skills and knowledge needed for a particular job or activity 17. But in any case this was a dangerous ________ , and one not to be employed except under pressure. A. counterfeit B. quest c. scheme D. briefing Scheme= kế hoạch counterfeit= hàng giả quest= cuộc tìm kiếm briefing= chỉ dẫn 18. In accordance with his _______ the agent was attired in a style of severe elegance— with gloves and boots fitting him to perfection— but an unusually winning smile played upon his lips. A. indication B. layer c. wont D. intrigue Wont= tập quán, thói quen 19. You can ’t ____________ criticism to the local authority. A. apply B. employ c. associate D. lay Apply sth to sth = to make use of something for a particular purpose 20. From my viewpoint, the changes to the education system have been to good____________ A. influence B. outcome c. upshot D. effect To good/ no effect = chỉ mức độ thành công hay ấn tượng của 1 hành động nào 21. Without qualifications, there will be no __________ of firms willing to employ you. A. want B. inadequacy c. deficiency D. shortage deficiency /dɪˈfɪʃnsi/ (n): sự thiếu hụt, sự không đầy đủ cái gì cần thiết bắt buộc phải có để đáp ứng một chuẩn mực hoặc mức chất lượng cụ thể nào.=> Thường sẽ đi kèm với cụm: deficiency in/of something: sự thiếu hụt cái gì shortage /ˈʃɔːtɪdʒ/ (n): sự thiếu hụt (do không có đủ, không có nhiều, thường là những thứ cần thiết cho cuộc sống hằng ngày) => Thường sẽ đi kèm với cụm: the shortage of sth: sự thiếu hụt cái gì inadequacy /ɪnˈædɪkwəsi/ (n): sự không đủ tốt hoặc có quá ít (số lượng quá nhỏ); sự thiếu tự tin. => Thường sẽ đi với cụm: inadequacy of/in something: sự thiết hụt cái gì