ĐỀ ÔN THI HSG
WRITING
Transformation:
1. You remembered to post the letter, didn’t you?
( You didn’t ___________________________________________
2. She has to quit smoking or she will die.
( If ___________________________________________________
3. As I come nearer to the hospital gate, I become more nervous.
( The _________________________________________________
4. The robbers made the bank manager hand over the money.
( The bank manager _____________________________________
5. The driver said “Don’t get off the bus while it’s moving!”.
( The driver asked _______________________________________
6. Mr.Brown is going to retire at the end of this year. It was decided.
( The fact that ___________________________________________
7. I want to see the manager, not his assistant.
( It is __________________________________________________
8. He never has enough money.
( He is always ___________________________________________
9. Ba said “Why don’t we stop eating chicken to avoid being infected with bird flu?”
( Ba suggested that chicken shouldn’t ____________________________________
10. The last time she went out with him was 9 months ago.
( It is __________________________________________________
11. There was too much snow for us to go out.
( There was such _________________________________________
12. Miss Huong Tram is the best student in this class.
( Nobody _______________________________________________
13. She is listening to the radio. She turned it on at seven-thirty.
( She has _______________________________________________
14. I can meet you if you arrive before 11.
( So long as _____________________________________________
15. They never made us do anything we didn’t want to do.
( We ___________________________________________________
16. We regret to inform you that your application has not been successful.
( Much to ________________________________________________
17. There weren’t nearly as many people there as I had expected.
( There were far __________________________________________
18. It is a two-week holiday.
( The holiday _____________________________________________
19. How about something to eat before the show?
( Shall ___________________________________________________
20. The rent is $ 60 per week.
( The flat _________________________________________________

A. PRONUNCIATION
I. Pick out the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from the rest:
1. A. pleasant B. says C. many D. ratification
2. A. cuisine B. quay C. queue-jump D. culture
3. A. muscle B. cancellation C. violoncellist D. sciatic
4. A. dutiable B. education C. generation D. edgy
5. A. hourglass B. dishonorable C. haute D. disharmonious
II. Pick out the word with the position of the stressed syllable different from those of the others:
1. A. average B. aquatic C. athletic D. available
2. A. schedule B. report C. promise D. orbit
3. A. potential B. delicate C. apprentice D. astonished
4. A. signature B. scholarship C. terminus D. transaction
5. A. deteriorate B. profound C. conscientious D. conspiracy
B. VOCABULARY
I. Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences:
1. The dog dug a _____ under the fence in order to attack the children.
A. channel B. tunnel C. subway D. underpass
2. I know you never lend things, but _____ and let me borrow your guitar. I promise I’ll take good care of it.
A. miss the point B. stretch a point C. make the point D. come to the point
3. The family stock had been _____ as collateral on loans
A. settled B. safequarded C. pledged D. regarded
4. It is difficult for museums to find funds to protect the nation’s _____.
A. inheritance B. heritage C. possessions D. legacy
5. The victorious team was _____ with praise.
A. maneuvered B. erupted C. overwhelmed D. retreated
6. The worker was _____ from the company after he was caught stealing.
A. abrogated B. interfered C. manipulated D. expelled
7. Litigation is on the _____ as consumers become more conscious of their rights.
A. surge B. escalation C. development D. rise
8. If you advertise at airports, you have a _____ audience.
A. captured B. slave C. captivated D. captive
9. All parties who sign an agreement must _____ with the terms of that agreement.
A. dispose B. veto C. deploy D. comply
10. The director _____ by stressing the need for cooperation and