Here's a set of exercises extracted from the entrance examination of Hanoi- Amsterdam High school in 2012.
Hanoi Amsterdam HS - 2012 -2013
I. Word choice
1. The team won the championship four years _________ .
A. running
B. passing
C. following
D. rotating
2. Home is a base from which we can go into the world with ____________.
A. confide
B. confident
C. confidence
D. confidently
3. He can’t rent this second-hand car, _________ buy a new one.
A. let alone
B. unmentioned
C. not to reckon
D. unconsidered
14. The factory paid ____________ nearly a million pounds to their employees who
were injured in the explosion.
A. on
B. out
C. back
D. in
15. His father retired early ____________ his health.
A. on behalf of
B. ahead of
C. on account of
D. in my view
16. She went _______ a bad cold just before the new school year.
A. down with
B. in for
C. over
D. through
17. Although they had only been invited for lunch, they ________ until supper time.
A. stayed on
B. stayed out
C. stayed up
D. stayed in
18. England _________ 2-2 with Germany in the first round.
A. tied
B. pointed
C. equaled
D. scored
19. He thought there was a snake nearby when he heard the ______ noise.
A. hissing
B. crackling
C. squealing
D. humming
20. When you put some salt in hot water, it will _________.
A. melt
B. dissolve
C. soften
D. disappear
21. Nani is a __________ member of the Manchester United football club.
A. long-lasting
B. long-term
C. long-standing
D. long-suffering
22. The ___________ of the headlights from the car behind him blinded Mr. Baker
momentarily.
A. lightness
B. brightness
C. greatness
D. glitter
II. Word formation.
23. _______ is the one skill that can grant you the opportunity to get a good job. (Lead)
24. The talks were totally ________We didn’t reach agreement on anything at all. (product)
25. The boy was very violent and his parents found him ________________. (manage)
26. I want to study ______________________ at university. (engineer)
27. The monument was erected in ___________________of the soldiers who fell for
posterity. (remember)
28. He wrote so many _________________ sentences in his essay that I couldn’t
understand it. (grammar)
29. You mustn’t leave your luggage __________________ for even a moment on the
train. (attend)
30. The accommodation was _______________ and comfortable. (space)
III. Phrasal verb
A get /take /come/break/look/let/sit/account/run/listen
B.into/out/through/of/to/down/off/for/up/round
1. Linna’s new book is due to _____________________ next month. I wonder what the critics will think of it.
2. Scientists are mystified by the sudden rise in global temperature. They are unable to _____________________ it.
3. I don't want my colleagues to __________wind___________ the fact that I'm leaving.
4. John works in that office. I quite often _____________________him in the streets round here.
5. Kate has a very pleasant manner. I’m sure the children will _____________________her at once.
6. Although the students _____________________the entire lecture, none of them is really paying attention to it.
7. The schools will _____________________next week. It's almost holiday time.
8. Brian's parents have high expectations of him and he is determined not to ___________ them ________.
III. Gap Filling - Guided Cloze test
Natural disasters are often frightening and difficult for us to understand, because we have no (1) ____________ over when and where they happen. What we can control is how prepared we are. Places that are more likely to have (2) ____________ disasters,
such as the earthquake-prone Pacific (3) ____________ of Fire, or coastal (4) ____________ vulnerable to hurricanes, require accurate methods of predicting disasters and warning the public quickly. Once people have been (5) ____________, evacuation routes must be provided so that they can all (6) ____________ quickly and safely, even if they travel on foot. People need to be educated on the risks in their area, and what to do when a disaster strikes. After a disaster, even if no one has died, there is a lot of (7) ____________ to people homes, farms and workplaces that must be repaired. This takes a lot of time and money to fix, and a country damaged by a disaster usually needs a large amount of international (8) ____________ to get better.
V. Setence transformation.
1. We’d prefer you not to smoke.
=>We’d rather
2. Treating her like that was unfair.
=>She didn’t
3. It is quite pointless to complaint about him.
There’s
4. Apart from David, everyone else at the meeting was a party member.
(with)
5. Contact the Student Service Office if you have any further problems.
(get)
6.I think that you’ve misunderstood the situation. (stick)
7. Our little son is really looking forward to going to Disney World. (thought)
8. Although she was beautiful and intelligent, she didn’t win the Miss World competition. (Despite)
9. We must accept the fact that we have lost the golden opportunity. (terms)
10. You didn't tell me you wer e going to be away for a whole month. (neglected)
I hope that you wil find this useful when embarking on preparing for an entrance examination for any magnet schools in HCMC, Hanoi and so forth.
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