http://ductam_tp.violet.vn/ TRƯỜNG THPT TRẦN VĂN DƯ ĐỀ THI THỬ TỐT NGHIỆP THPT TỔ NGOẠI NGỮ Năm học: 2009-2010 QUESTIONS 1-3: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. 1. A. lively B. life C. like D. live 2. A. slow B. show C. cow D. blow 3. A. miles B. attends C. drifts D. glows QUESTIONS 4-5: Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others. 4. A. intimacy B. photographer C. philosophy D. experience 5.A. certificate B. celebrity C. alternative D. argument QUESTIONS 6- 30: Choose one best option to complete each sentence. 6. Wild animals are ……………almost everywhere. A. serious threatened B. serious threaten C. seriously threaten D.seriously threatened 7. In the past the …………of Olympic Games winner was just a palm branch or an olive crown. A. honor B. trophy C. effort D. victory 8. The firework went ……… and lightened the sky with colors. A. off B. out C. on D. away 9. What time did you …………at your office yesterday? A. come B. arrive C. reach D. leave 10. He …………having stolen the watch from the shop. A. refused B. accept C. denied D. disapproved 11. ………… some events were cancelled, thousands of people attended the festival A. Even if B. Even though C. when D. as 12. She will help you ………… she has some freetime. A. how B. what C. when D. where 13. You can rely on my sister in any circumstances . She is really ………………… A. praiseworthy B. dependent C. reliant D. trustworthy 14. I expect …………a postcard from my father in England today. A. to be receiving B. to receive C. being received D. receiving 15. Maria ………off the light when the doorbell rang. A. had just turned B. just turned C. was just turning D. would turn 16. It was cold outside . So she …………her coat and went out . A. turned on B. put on C. switched on D. put off 17. By the time he …… for Paris, the contract will have completed . A. has left B. will leave C. leaves D. left. 18. “ …………………….” “ Thanks , I will write to you when I come to London” A. have a go B. better luck next time ! C. God bless you ! D. Have a nice trip 19. “ Good luck in exams!” “ …………… !” A. I hope so B. you mention it C. Never mind D. you too 20. The letter …………grandma was kept carefully in a box. A. you wrote B. which you wrote to C. to whom wrote D. which wrote 21. What a pity you didn’t go to the party . If you ……… , it ………….more fun A. came / would be B. had come / would be C. came / would have been D. had come / would have been 22. Bring your jacket with you . It ……… get cold in the evening. A. can B. may C. must D. would 23. …………….is Maria’s future husband like ? He is generous and elegant A. How B. Which appearance C. What D. Whose 24. Nobody is ready to go , ………………? A. are they B. isn’t he C. is he D. aren’t they 25. I like Jim , who is very good at ……………judgments. A. doing B. giving C. getting D. making http://ductam_tp.violet.vn/ 26. Have a nice holiday. Take ………….of yourseflf. A. care B. carefulness C. careless D. carefully 27. “ Why don’t we go out for a walk?” “ ……………….” A. Why not B. yes , please C. Ok, let’s D. Never mind 28. Do you think there is still racial ……….in the world nowadays? A. discriminate B. discriminating C. discrimination D. discriminative 29. A very nice painting is hung …………the wall in our classroom. A. on B. at C. above D. over 30. At this time yesterday, what ………………., Mr. Wilkins? A. were you doing B. did you do C. had you done D. had neeb doing QUESTIONS 31 - 35: Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best option to fit each space. Clothing habits are a matter of ………….( 31) preference in te United States. Most people are free to wear ……………( 32) they feel comfortable . Business people in large urban areas are ……….( 33) to wear suits or dresses, while clothing in rural areas is less formal. Most Americans tend to dress casually when not in formal or business situations . When eating, most Americans ……….(34) a fork in the hand with which they write. Americans eat away from home often , and usually they ………….( 35) for their own meals when dinning with friends. 31. A. persons B. person C. personal D. personably 32. A. whereever B. whichever C. whenever D. whatever 33. A. unlikely B. likely C. alike D. like 34. A. take B. bring C. carry D. hold 35. A. get B. order C. pay D. buy QUESTIONS 36-40: Read the following passage carefully and choose the correct answer by circling its corresponding letter A,B,C or D. At the age of 40 , Tom Bloch was the head of H& R Block, a huge company that helps people preare their tax forms. He was very successful . Although Bloch earned a lotof money, he wasn’t very happy . He spent to much time at work and didn’t have enough time to spend with his family. Suddenly, he left H& R Block and became a teacher in a poor neighbourhood. “ I wanted to …… help people who didn’t have the opportunities I had,” Bloch explained. Learning to control te students was hard at first . But the wards- helping children and hearing students say he’s their favourite teacher – rae great. And Bloch is able to spend more time with his family. 36. Tom Bloch’s company operated in ……………. A. building blocks B. collecting taxes C. helping people with tax forms D. helping people in a poor neighborhood 37. He wasn’t very happy because he ………………. A. diidn’t earn much money B. wasn’t very successful C. earned a lot of money but he didn’t have time to spend it D. spent a lotof time for work not for his family 38. Tom Bloch suddenly left his company to …………… A. retire B. find another opportunity C. become a teacher D. the head of a school 39. He would like to ……… students of the poor neighborhood to have the opportunities as he had. A. explain B. help C. talk D. wish 40. Tom Bloch is very happy now because he …………… A. is a successful businessman B. earns more money than before C. spends more money for his family D. is a favourite teacher and spends more time with his family QUESTIONS 41 - 45: Choose one option A, B, C or D corresponding to the sentence which has the same meaning as the original one. 41. People believe that there is an other world after Death . A. That there is an other world after Death is believed by people B. It was believed that there is an other world after Death C. It is believed that there is an other world after Death http://ductam_tp.violet.vn/ D. There is believed to have an other world after Death 42. “ How much did you drink at the party last night” they asked him A. They asked hm how much did he drink at the party last night B. They asked him how much I drank at the party the night before. C. They asked him how much I had drunk at the party the night before. D. They asked him how much he had drunk at the party the night before. 43. I am always busy but I manage to spend half an hour playing with my son everyday. A. Although I am always busy but I manage to spend half an hour playing with my son everyday. B. Although I am always busy I manage to spend half an hour playing with my son everyday C. However I am always busy I manage to spend half an hour playing with my son everyday D. I am always busy , therefore I manage to spend half an hour playing with my son everyday 44. He tries to practise English everyday so he can speak English more fluently now. A. The more he practises English , the more he can speak English . B. The more he practises English , the more fluently he can speak it . C. The more he tries to practise English , the most fluently he can speak it . D. He tries to practise English everyday , but he find it difficult to speak English fluently. 45. I am very excited about seeing you next week. A. I am looking forward to seeing you next week. B. I am happy about seeing you next week. C. I am waiting to seeing you next week with excitement . D. You are excited about seeing next week. QUESTIONS 46 - 50: In these sentences, each one has four underlined words or phrases marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one word or phrase which must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct. 46. Peter couldn’t stay on the horse’s back and neither Bob could . A B C D 47. I feel safely to tell him my secrets . A B C D 48. No matter what different , various music types have one thing in common : touching the hearts of the listeners. A B C D 49. The more careful you drive , the fewer accidents you will have . A B C D 50. Having punished twice this week , Kate feels ashamed of her bad behaviour. A B C D The end . C. cow D. blow 3. A. miles B. attends C. drifts D. glows QUESTIONS 4-5: Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others. 4. A. intimacy B. photographer C. philosophy. C. when D. where 13. You can rely on my sister in any circumstances . She is really ………………… A. praiseworthy B. dependent C. reliant D. trustworthy 14. I expect …………a postcard from my father in. nowadays? A. discriminate B. discriminating C. discrimination D. discriminative 29. A very nice painting is hung …………the wall in our classroom. A. on B. at C. above D. over 30. At this time yesterday,