SỞ GD & ĐT VĨNH PHÚC
TRƯỜNG THPT LIỄN SƠN
(Đề thi gồm 06 trang)
ĐỀ THITHỬĐẠIHỌC NĂM HỌC 2011 - 2012
MÔN TIẾNG ANH – ĐỀ SỐ 70
Thời gian làm bài 90 phút
I. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different.
Question 1. A. necessary B. benefit C. vulnerable D. parade
Question 2. A. relationship B. equipment C. customer D. deliver
Question 3. A. concentrate B. eventual C. character D. optimism
Question 4. A. intimate B. literature C. participate D. powerful
Question 5. A. material B. harmony C. evidence D. readable
II. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence.
Question 6. Only in Japan ____ the high levels of western countries.
A. industrialization has reached B. industrialization is reached
C. has industrialization reached D. is industrialization reached
Question 7. Nowadays children would prefer history ______ in more practical ways.
A. be taught B. to teach C. to be taught D. teach
Question 8. Hurry up! They’ve only got_____ seats left.
A. a little B. a few C. a lot of D. plenty of
Question 9. ____of the students know the answer to that question.
A. Most B. Almost C. Mostly D. The most
Question 10. We decided not to travel, ____ the terrible weather forecast.
A. having heard B. we heard C. having been heard D. being heard
Question 11. _____for their strong fiber include flax and hemp.
A. Plants are grown B. Plants grown C. Plants that grow D. To grow
plants
Question 12. I think you must be _____me for someone else.
A. confusing B. reminding C. mistaking D .considering
Question 13. ‘John won’t come tomorrow.’ ‘Did he say he ____next week?’
A. will come B. would come C. is coming D. had come
Question 14. Pests occur in large numbers, and they can ____terrible damage, particularly to growing
crops, that in some parts of the world people frequently suffer from famine.
A. do such B. do so C. make such D. make so
Question 15. The new magazine about maintenance _____tomorrow.
A. comes down B. comes off C. comes on D. comes out
Question 16. A: ”Do you think it will rain?’ B: ‘_____’
A. I hope not B. I not hope so C. I don’t hope so D. So do I hope
Question 17. Peter is very_____ for all the help you have given him.
A. generous B. pleasant C. acceptable D. thankful
Question 18. He couldn’t_____ her to speak a word to him all the way back to her boarding house.
A. have B. make C. let D. get
Question 19. No sooner ______ the corner than its wheel came off.
A. the van turned B. did the van turned C. the van had turned D. had the van
turned
Question 20. He_____ all his money, then closed the account.
A. took out B. took away C. took off D. took in
Question 21. The government are doing a ____ of people’s changing habits.
A. plan B. project C. survey D. research
Question 22. A cool drink____ him after his long hot journey.
A. relaxed B. relieved C. refreshed D. recovered
Question 23. Although he is rich and famous, he lives in a ___ house in the village .
A. limited B. modest C. slight D. reserved
Question 24. I took the shoes back to the shop, but the manager_____ to change them.
A. denied B. disliked C. disagrees D. refused
Question 25. Well, we did have a terrible row but we’ve_______ it up now.
A. turned B. made C. sorted D. cleaned
Question 26. I do not believe that this preposterous scheme________ of our serious consideration.
A. worthy B. worth C. worthwhile D. worthless
Question 27. It was only ______ he told me his surname that I realized that we had been to the same
school.
A. when B. until C. as soon as D. then
Question 28. The______ of his first novel appeared in The Times yesterday.
A. review B. inspection C. revision D. survey
Question 29. He did not share his secrets with many people but he_______ in her.
A. confessed B. concealed C. confided D. consented
Question 30. He just couldn't open the jar______ hard he tried.
A. however B. whatever C. moreover D. even
Question 31. If the students_______ on time, they'd have enjoyed the pictures.
A. had come B. came C. have come D. come
Question 32. Would you be_____ to hold the door open?
A. too kind B. as kind C. kind enough D so kind
Question 33. Mike: 'That's the 16th job interview I've failed. What should I do?' Jane: '______.'
A. Don't give over. B. Don't give out. C. Don't give up. D. Don't give
on.
Question 34. "I've got two tickets for the exhibition." "______"
A. Oh, let's go and get the tickets. B. That's great. When is it?
C. Oh, anything else? D. Thanks. I can't afford the tickets.
Question 35. Nga: “Thanks a lot for your nice present!” Mai: “_____”
A. Yes, it’s very nice. B. Yes, it’s very expensive.
C. You’re welcomed. D. I’m glad you like it.
III. Choose the part that needs correcting.
Question 36. In purchasing a winter coat, it is very important for trying it on with heavy clothing
underneath.
Question 37. What happened in that city were a reaction from city workers, including firemen and
policemen who had been laid off from their jobs.
Question 38. A number of novelists submitted their manuscripts under pseudonyms to conceal the fact
that there were women.
Question 39. Although a doctor may be able to diagnose a problem perfectly, he still may not be able to
find a drug which the patient will respond.
Question 40. Because the Red Cross accepts blood from most donors, the nurses will not let you give
blood if you have just had a cold.
IV. Choose the sentence that is the nearest in meaning to the given one.
Question 41. Unlike the other students, Thomas does not have any ambition.
A. Thomas's peers, as well as him, all have some ambition.
B. Thomas does not like his friends because they are ambitious.
C. His students do not like Thomas because he has no ambition.
D. All the students, excluding Thomas, have some ambition.
Question 42. It’s no use reading that book.
A. You should read that book. B. That book has not been used.
C. That book is not worth reading. D. I have used the book for a long time.
Question 43. I ran into Peter, a friend of mine, on my may to work this morning.
A. I met Peter unexpectedly on my way to work this morning. B. Peter and I ran to work this
morning
C. Peter had to work this morning, but I did not D. Peter ran into his friend this morning.
Question 44. I would have been on time if I hadn’t stopped at the post office.
A. I was on time even though I stopped at the post office.
B. I wasn’t on time because I stopped at the post office.
C. I didn’t stop at the post office, but I was late. D. All of the above are correct.
Question 45. But for his father’s early retirement, Richard would not have taken over the family business.
A. Richard didn’t take over the family business because his father didn’t retire.
B. Richard only took over the family business because his father decided to retire early.
C. His father retire early, but he still ran the family business.
D. Richard’s father didn’t want him to take over the family business despite his retirement.
Question 46. Dick got to the bus station at midnight, missing his bus by two hours.
A. The bus left at ten o’clock at night, so Dick missed it. B. The bus left at two o’clock in the
afternoon.
C. The bus left at ten o’clock in the morning. D. The bus left at midnight.
Question 47. The onset of the disease is shown by a feeling of faintness.
A. A feeling of faintness signals the final stage of the disease. B. One feels faint if the disease is
over .
C. The first sign of the disease is a feeling of faintness. D. Faintness causes the disease.
Question 48. Were it not for the money, this job wouldn’t be worthwhile.
A. This job is not rewarding at all. B. The only thing that makes this job worthwhile is the
money.
C. Although the salary is poor, the job is worthwhile. D. This job offers a poor salary.
Question 49. 'Why not participate in the English Speaking Contest?'
A. He asked me to take part in the English Speaking Contest.
B. He suggested taking part in the English Speaking Contest.
C. He offered us to take part in the English Speaking Contest.
D. He told me not to participate in the English Speaking Contest.
Question 50. 'Don't be so disappointed Jane. You can take the driving test again,' said Helen.
A. Helen told Jane not to be disappointed and take the driving test again.
B. Helen asked Jane not to be disappointed and offered her another driving test.
C. Helen warned Jane not to be disappointed' in order to take the driving test again.
D. Helen encouraged Jane to take the driving test again.
V. Read the passages and decide which answer A,B,C or D best fit each space.
Do you ever wish you were more optimistic, someone who always (51)____ to be successful? Having
someone around who always fears the worst isn't really a lot of (52)____ - we all know someone who sees
a single cloud on a sunny day and says, 'It looks like rain.' But if you catch yourself thinking such things,
it's important to do something about it.
You can change your view of life, according to psychologist. It only takes a little (53)___, and you'll
find life more rewarding as a (54)____. Optimism, they say, is partly about self-respect and confidence
but it's also a more positive way of looking at life and all it has to (55)____. Optimists are more
(56)_____ to start new projects and are generally more prepared to take risks.
Upbringing is obviously very important in forming your (57)___ to the world. Some people are
brought up to depend too much on others and grow up forever blaming other people when anything
(58)____ wrong. Most optimists, on the (59)____ hand, have been brought up not to (60)____ failure as
the end of the world - they just get on with their lives.
Question 51. A. counted B. expected C. felt D.
waited
Question 52. A. amusement B. play C. enjoyment D. fun
Question 53. A. energy B. effort C. work D.
effect
Question 54. A. result B. reason C. purpose D.
product
Question 55. A. supply B. suggest C. offer D.
propose
Question 56. A. possible B. likely C. hopeful D.
welcome
Question 57. A. opinion B. attitude C. view D.
position
Question 58. A. goes B. falls C. comes D. turns
Question 59. A. opposite B. others C. other D. far
Question 60. A. regard B. respect C. suppose D.
think
VI. Read the passage and answer the question that follow.
Accustomed though we are to speaking of the films made before 1927 as "silent," the film has
never been, in the full sense of the word, silent. From the very beginning, music was regarded as an
indispensable accompaniment; when the Lumiere films were shown at the first public film exhibition in
the Unites States in February 1896, they were accompanied by piano improvisations on popular tunes. At
first, the music played bore no special relationship to the films; an accompaniment of any kind was
sufficient.
Within a very short time, however, the incongruity of playing lively music to a solemn film
became apparent, and film pianists began to take some care in matching their pieces to the mood of the
film.
As movie theaters grew in number and importance, a violinist, and perhaps a cellist, would be
added to the pianist in certain cases, and in the larger movie theaters small orchestras were formed. For a
number of years the selection of music for each film program rested entirely in the hands of the conductor
or leader of the orchestra, and very often the principal qualification for holding such a position was not
skill or taste
so much as the ownership of a large personal library of musical pieces. Since the conductor seldom saw
the films until the night before they were to be shown (if, indeed, the conductor was lucky enough to see
them then), the musical arrangement was normally improvised in the greatest hurry.
To help meet this difficulty, film distributing companies started the practice of publishing
suggestions for musical accompaniments. In 1909, for example, the Edison Company began issuing with
their films such indications of mood as "pleasant," "sad," "lively." The suggestions became more explicit,
and so emerged the musical cue sheet containing indications of mood, the titles of suitable pieces of
music, and precise directions to show where one piece led into the next.
Certain films had music especially composed for them. The most famous of these early special
scores was that composed and arranged for D.W. Griffith's film Birth of a Nation, which was released in
1915.
Question 61. The passage mainly discusses music that was _____ .
A. performed before the showing of a film B. played during silent films
C. specifically composed for certain movie theaters D. recorded during film exhibitions
Question 62. What can be inferred from the passage about the majority of films made after 1927?
A. They were truly "silent." B. They were accompanied by symphonic
orchestras.
C. They incorporated the sound of the actors' voices. D. They corresponded to specific musical
compositions.
Question 63. The word "solemn" is closest in meaning to____.
A. simple B. serious C. short D.
silent
Question 64. It can be inferred that orchestra conductors who worked in movie theaters needed to _____ .
A. be able to play many instruments B. have pleasant voices
C. be familiar with a wide variety of music D. be able to compose original music
Question 65. The word "them" refers to _____ .
A. years B. hands C. pieces D.
films
Question 66. According to the passage, what kind of business was the Edison Company?
A. It produced electricity. B. It distributed films.
C. It published musical arrangements. D. It made musical instruments.
Question 67. It may be inferred from the passage that the first musical cue sheets appeared around _____.
A. 1896 B. 1909 C. 1915 D. 1927
Question 68. Which of the following notations is most likely to have been included on a musical cue sheet
of the early 1900's? A. "Calm, peaceful" B. "Piano, violin"
C. "Key of C major" D. "Directed by D.W. Griffith"
Question 69. The word "scores" is closest in meaning to_____.
A. totals B. successes C. musical compositions D. groups of
musicians
Question 70. The passage probably continues with a discussion of _____.
A. famous composers of the early twentieth century B. other films directed by D.W. Griffith
C. silent films by other directors D. the music in Birth of a Nation
VII. Read the passage and answer the question that follow.
Marianne Moore (1887-1972) once said that her writing could be called poetry only because there
was no other name for it. Indeed her poems appear to be extremely compressed essays that happen to
be printed in jagged lines on the page. Her subjects were varied: animals, laborers, artists, and the craft
of poetry. From her general reading came quotations that she found striking or insightful. She included
these in her poems, scrupulously enclosed in quotation marks, and sometimes identified in footnotes. Of
this practice, she wrote, " 'Why many quotation marks?' I am asked When a thing has been so well that
it could not be said better, why paraphrase it? Hence, my writing is, if not a cabinet of fossils, a kind of
collection of flies in amber." Close observation and concentration on detail and the methods of her poetry.
Marianne Moore grew up in Kirkwood, Missouri, near St. Lois. After graduation from Bryn
Mawr College in 1909, she taught commercial subjects at the Indian School in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
Later she became a librarian in New York City. During the 1920’s she was editor of The Dial, an
important literary magazine of the period. She lived quietly all her life, mostly in Brooklyn, New
York. She spent a lot of time at the Bronx Zoo, fascinated by animals. Her admiration of the Brooklyn
Dodgers-before the team moved to Los Angeles-was widely known.
Her first book of poems was published in London in 1921 by a group of friends associated with
the Imagist movement. From that time on her poetry has been read with interest by
succeeding generations of poets and readers. In 1952 she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for her Collected
Poems. She wrote that she did not write poetry "for money or fame. To earn a living is needful, but it can
be done in routine ways. One writes because one has a burning desire to objectify what it is indispensable
to one's happiness to express
Question 71. What is the passage mainly about?
A. The influence of the imagists on Marianne Moore. B. Essayists and poets of the 1920's.
C. The use of quotations in poetry. D. Marianne Moore's life and work.
Question 72. Which of the following can be inferred about Moore's poems?
A. They are better known in Europe than the United States. B. They do not use traditional verse
forms.
C. They were all published in The Dial. D. They tend to be abstract.
Question 73. According to the passage Moore wrote about all of the following EXCEPT
A. artists B. animals C. fossils
D. workers
Question 74.What does Moore refer to as "flies in amber" (line 9)?
A. A common image in her poetry. B. Poetry in the twentieth-century.
C. Concentration on detail. D. Quotations within her poetry.
Question 75. The author mentions all of the following as jobs held by Moore EXCEPT
A. commercial artist B. teacher C. magazine editor D. librarian
Question 76. The word "period" is closest in meaning to_____.
A. movement B. school C. region D. time
Question 77. Where did Moore spend most of her adult life?
A. In Kirkwood. B. In Brooklyn. C. In Los Angeles. D. In Carlisle.
Question 78. The word "succeeding" in line 19 is closest to
A. inheriting B. prospering C. diverse D. later
Question 79. The word "it" in line 22 refers to____.
A. writing poetry B. becoming famous C. earning a living D. attracting
readers
Question 80. It can be inferred from the passage that Moore wrote because she
A. wanted to win awards B. was dissatisfied with what others wrote
C. felt a need to express herself D. wanted to raise money for the Bronx Zoo
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Question 9. ____of the students know the answer to that question.
A. Most B. Almost C. Mostly D. The most
Question 10. We decided not to travel, ____ the. disappointed' in order to take the driving test again.
D. Helen encouraged Jane to take the driving test again.
V. Read the passages and decide which answer