SỞ GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO KÌ THI THỬ TỐT NGHIỆP THPT – Năm học : 2005-2006 PHAN THIẾT – BÌNH THUẬN Môn : Tiếng anh - Thời gian làm bài : 60 phút I/ Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A looks B. depends C. stops D. invites 2. A. cheaper B. chemical C. church D. choice 3. A. clear B. hear C. great D. near II/ Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others. 4. A. certainty B. element C. attract D. worried 5. A. diseases B. environment C. vegetable D. bacteria III/ Choose the word or phrase (A,B,C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence. 6. When someone lets an object _______ his hand. It will fall down. A. away B. from C. off D. of 7. There is an old TV set _______ the corner of the house. A. on B. in C. at D. below 8. We haven’t seen each other _______we met at Peter’s party. A. before B. during C. for D. since 9. _______ New Year, Vietnamese people always have big celebrations. A. At B. On C. In D. From 10. You can tune _______ to your favorite program as you wish. A. from B. in C. on D. for 11. They are getting fat because of their _______. A. activity B. inactivity C. active D. activation 12. It is true that some bacteria are _______ to our life. A. helped B. helpful C. helping D. helpless 13. Wildlife everywhere is seriously _______ with extinction. A. threatening B. threatened C. threat D. threatens 14. If I _______ his phone number, I would give it to you. A. am having B. have C. had D. have had 15. Lack of _______ is the reason for the vegetables to die. A. carelessness B. care C. carefulness D. caring 16. It is _______ to live in a city with polluted air. A. pleasant B. displeased C. pleasing D. unpleasant 17. She enjoys _______ stamps from all over the world. A. collecting B. collect C. to collect D. collected 18. Smoking is not _______ in the school. A. followed B. obeyed C. ordered D. allowed 19. Tom is _______ among the boys in the class. A. taller B. the taller C. tallest D. the tallest 20. They visited the university _______ was famous for its Math Department. A. which B. whose C. where D. who 21. The teacher made his students _______ harder for the next exam. A. worked B. work C. working D. to work 22. Tom _______ for this factory two years. A. will have worked B. will work C. is working D. has been working 23. It takes a newcomer sometime _______ used to the new environment. A. getting B. having got C. to get D. for getting 24. I want to know the truth, but he always tried to _______ answering my questions. A. hesitate B. stop C. avoid D. keep 25. This drug can only be obtained if you have a doctor’s _______. A. prescription B. license C. order D. permission IV/ Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage. Marconi was (26) _______ in Italy, in 1874. His father was a (27) _______ businessman and his mother who had come to Italy to study music was (28)_______ Scotland. His family lived happily in a country house, the Villa Grifone just outside Bologna. When he was a boy, nobody thought that Marconi was (29) _______ clever. He was a quiet boy who spoke (30)_______ but thought a lot. He liked doing (31)_______ better than reading (32) _______ books in his father’s library so he could sit there for hours. He also loved to do experiments (33)_______ electricity. During his childhood, he was taught at home and did not go to school. However, he (34) _______ became one of the best (35) _______ inventors in the world with the invention of the radio. 26. A. bearing B. birthed C. borne D. born 27. A. succeeded B. success C. successful D. succeed 28. A. to B. of C. in D. from 29. A. normal B. particular C. ordinary D. very 30. A. few B. lots C. little D. nonsense 31. A. nothing B. anything C. something D. everything 32. A. science B. sciences C. scientifically D. scientist 33. A. about B. for C. with D. at 34. A. latest B. latter C. late D. later 35. A. outstanding B. popular C. famous D. known V/ Read the passage below carefully and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D. Do you want to be slim? Do you worry about your family’s health Then you should try Fruitibix, the new healthy fruit and nut biscuit. Fruitibix tastes wonderful, but it contains less sugar than most other biscuits. Each biscuit contains dried fruit and nuts, including apples, coconuts and bananas. Sometimes you feel like eating something between meals. Now, instead of having a chocolate bar, bite into a Fruitibix. It won’t make you fat and it will keep you healthy. At lunch, instead of chips or hamburgers have a Fruitibix. It contains all the essential foods for a balanced meal. And if you are in a hurry, and you don’t have time for a proper meal, Fruitibix will give you the energy to keep on going. So whenever your children ask for something sweet, give them Fruitibix instead of cakes or chocolate. They will love the taste and it won’t harm their teeth. Discover Fruitibix. It’s on your supermarket shelves now. 36. This is from _______. A. a letter B. an advertisement C. a magazine article D. a student’s notebook 37. The writer wants to _______. A. give advice about healthy living B. compare this product with other sorts of food C. explain why people use this product D. persuade people to buy it 38. Why, in the writer’s opinion, should people eat Frutibix instead of chocolate? A. It is healthier and less fattening than chocolate. B. It is cheaper and easier to eat than chocolate. C. It contains more fat than chocolate. D. It tastes better than chocolate. 39. Why does the writer say that Fruitibix is useful when you are in a hurry? A. It won’t be harmful to your teeth B. It is as good as a proper meal. C. You don’t need to cook it. D. You can buy it everywhere. 40. The word essential most nearly means _______. A. important B. difficult C. easy D. good VI/ Complete the sentence by choosing A, B, C or D. 41. He has received several scholarships_______. A. for both his academic ability as well as his artistic B. as resulting of his ability in the art and the academy C. because of his academic and artistic ability D. not only because of his artistic but his academic ability 42. The facilities of the older hospital _______. A. are as good or better that the new hospital B. is as good or better than the new hospital C. are as good as or better than those of the new hospital D. are as good as or better than the new hospital 43. Mr. Robert is a noted chemist _______. A. however he teaches very well also B. as well as an effective teacher C. but he teaches very well in addition D. and too a very efficient teacher VII/ Choose the answer (A, B, C or D) that is nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before. 44. She feels bad when she stays up late. A. She is bad to stay up late. B. Staying up late is her bad habit. C. She is not used to staying up late. D. Feeling bad, she stays up late. 45. Water these flowers properly or they won’t grow well. A. Grow these flowers well, so that they need water. B. Unless you water these flowers, they won’t grow well. C. Unless they grow well, these flowers need water. D. If you water these flowers, they won’t grow well. 46. Tom is not as a good guitarist as Peter. A. Tom plays the guitar better than Peter. B. Peter and Tom are both good at playing the guitar. C. Neither Tom nor Peter plays the guitar well. D. Peter plays the guitar better than Tom. VIII/ Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting. 47. One of the weakness of English is that it is not pronounced the way it is written. A B C D 48. In the meeting, the headmaster introduced my to the teaching staff. A B C D 49. The outbreak of bird flu did greatly damage to our agriculture. A B C D 50. The girl who comes from a rich family can’t seem to get accustomed to eat in the canteen. A B C D . SỞ GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO KÌ THI THỬ TỐT NGHIỆP THPT – Năm học : 2005-2006 PHAN THI T – BÌNH THUẬN Môn : Tiếng anh - Thời gian làm bài : 60 phút I/ Choose. particular C. ordinary D. very 30. A. few B. lots C. little D. nonsense 31. A. nothing B. anything C. something D. everything 32. A. science B. sciences C. scientifically D. scientist 33. A. about. something sweet, give them Fruitibix instead of cakes or chocolate. They will love the taste and it won’t harm their teeth. Discover Fruitibix. It’s on your supermarket shelves now. 36. This