ĐT - Day 1

SUMMER 2023 – ĐỘI TUYỂN 11 – DAY 1
[1] Selected lexico-grammar questions from HSGQG mock tests

Part 1. For questions 26-40, choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to each of the following questions. Write your
answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided.
26. Their family is being torn apart by rumour and ______.
A. insobriety B. intimation C. inkling D. innuendo
27. The ______ weather did not dampen the spirits of the holiday crowd which thronged the leisure corridor.
A. inclement B. intemperate C. tawdry D. uncomely
28. He often ended by affirming ______ that what he’d said was quite easy to understand.
A. disreputably B. fallaciously C. notoriously D. intangibly
29. Too many young people ______ the cracks in the healthcare system.
A. fall for B. slip through C. strip down D. live off
30. There have been major breakdowns in ______ services to elderly residents.
A. circulating B. apportioning C. delivering D. disbursing
31. They would rather deal with technology than with philosophy, tackle ______ situations than trigger debates on the
______ of film images.
A. contrived / nuances B. staged / subtleties C. forged / tinge D. spurious / slant
32. The game will not be disrupted or ______ destroyed by the decision of a player to leave the game prematurely.
A. fortuitously B. maliciously C. haphazardly D. offhandedly
33. We've fallen behind ______ when it comes to developing new digital products.
A. the wheel B. the curve C. the game D. the bend
34. The business ______ better than expected and profits were slightly up.
A. came about B. brought up C. set off D. made out
35. During a radio interview, Mr. Waters said the newspaper _____ his column on the grounds the article was libelous and
inaccurate.
A. spiked B. snubbed C. fenced D. sealed
36. Worst of all was the sound quality, which was just ______, and detracted from the event considerably.
A. sham B. feigned C. dire D. dazed
37. Television replays later showed that he was in fact fouled, and the red card was eventually ______.
A. decimated B. invalidated C. rescinded D. reneged
38. David is going into partnership with a man he hardly knows. If he’s not careful, he’s likely to ______.
A. be near the knuckle B. kick his heels
C. get his fingers burnt D. have no backbone
39. When Frances has an exam to take, she either studies day and night or does nothing at all. She can never find the
______.
A. a double bind B. a leading light
C. the common touch D. the happy medium
40. I don’t know why Greta doesn’t break up with Dan. She’s always ______.
A. turfing him out B. slagging him off
C. holding him down D. mauling him around
Your answers:
26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33.
34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40.
Part 2. For questions 41-45, write the correct form of each bracketed word in each sentence in the numbered space
provided in the column on the right.
Your answers:
41. The lack of (OPERATE) across storage products from different vendors is 41. _______________
severely limiting the growth of the virtualization market.
42. These rural, (CORPORATION) communities face a lack of local governance and 42. _______________
some of the most acute environmental and climate impacts in the state.
43. Unfortunately, these drugs are frequently prescribed incorrectly, and newer 43. _______________
therapies are (UTILITY).
44. Avery glared at him (TEMPEST), but began to close her books. 44. _______________
45. Their appalling treatment of their child could only have happened with the
(CONNIVE) of their neighbours. 45. _______________
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[2] Selected lexico-grammar questions from HSGQG mock tests
Part 1. For questions 26-40, choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to each of the following questions. Write your
answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided.
26. Thick golden curls ______ down over her shoulders.
A. tumbled B. stumbled C. wobbled D. whiffled
27. Let’s not get ______ over small details.
A. laid back B. bogged down C. packed out D. shot of
28. He ______ bail and fled the country three days before he was to be sentenced.
A. dropped B. skipped C. bucked D. lurched
29. Although financially ______ owners prove inhumane, the text describes another type of master who is even
more dangerous.
A. distressed B. embarrassed C. humbled D. bewildered
30. The two ornate ______ represented the families of Ivor's grandfather and grandmother respectively.
A. insignias B. tokens C. crests D. badges
31. The lad kept his cool and ______ slipped the ball between the posts.
A. sharply B. briskly C. frantically D. assuredly
32. We can just get a sandwich if you want – that won’t break ______.
A. the mould B. the ice C. the bank D. the means
33. She decided to sue for libel after the newspaper ______ her private life.
A. dashing B. foiling C. smeared D. snarled
34. As well as ______ whole cities, the forces of nature pursue and torment individuals in the most ______ and sadistic
manner.
A. levelling / vindictive B. tarnishing / underhanded
C. tainting / shady D. smudging / capricious
35. Poetry in particular moves at a ______ or tangent, taking advantage of the ambiguity of words, the various
meanings to be found in them.
A. slant B. frame C. hem D. fringe
36. That is why its ______ collaboration with its partners is vital for safeguarding rural livelihoods while laying the
foundation for more resilient future.
A. perpetual B. continual C. incessant D. persistent
37. If she has to finish that report by tomorrow, she has her work ______ for her.
A. cheesed off B. sunk in C. pulled down D. cut out
38. Mrs. Hollings is always complaining that her teenage son is very lazy, but he won’t change as long as she’s
willing to ______ for him.
A. scrimp and save B. bow and scrape C. hum and haw D. fetch and carry
39. Forbes ______ Fuller in the TV debate. He brought forward a much better argument.
A. picked holes in B. pulled rank on
C. meant curtains for D. made mincemeat of
40. The kids ______ in their rooms in their rooms with computer games and you never get to talk to them.
A. piddle about B. drag off C. hole up D. bash away
Your answers:
26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33.
34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40.
Part 2. For questions 41-45, write the correct form of each bracketed word in each sentence in the numbered space
provided in the column on the right.
Your answers:
41. They watched TV and chatted (CONSEQUENCE) before going for a drink at half 41. _______________
past nine.
42. There is nothing we can do about the (ARBITRATE) of illness. 42. _______________
43. He was (PLATFORM) from all the major social media sites for spreading a lie.
43. _______________
44. This disadvantaged immigrant with a (SHORT) education grew to be one of
Scotland's top manufacturers.
44. _______________
45. The council has deliberately reduced its membership and has more (ENROLL)
pending.
45. _______________
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[3] Selected reading questions from HSGQG mock tests
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[1] Selected lexico-grammar questions from HSGQG mock tests

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