ĐỀ THI MẪU ÔN THI TN-THPT NĂM 2011 – ĐỀ 18 ppt

Over the past 600 years, English has grown from a language of few speakers to become the dominant language of international communication.. English as we know it today emerged around 135

ĐỀ THI MẪU ÔN THI TN-THPT NĂM 2011 – ĐỀ 18

Question 1:Fill one suitable word in each numbered blank in the reading passage below

Iceland has been called the “land of frost and fire” This is a very satisfactory 1 ,for the mountains on this island in the North Atlantic are capped with snow the year round,and 2 are scores of fierce volcanoes Contrary 3 what most people think, however, Iceland’s 4 is not extremely cold Most days are quite agreeable because 5 the warm current of the Gulf stream

6 the Vikings began to settle in Iceland in 874 AD, they found books and crosses that showed the Irish had 7 been there It is likely that the Irish and Scotch had come to Iceland about seventy years 8 the Vikings arrived These explorers, however, had made 9 lasting settlements The first real colonists were Scandinavians who came directly 10 Norway, Sweden, and Demark

The people of Iceland have very high educational standards It is said that 11 books are sold in Iceland in relation to its population than in any other country in the world

Since Iceland is adjacent to one of the 12 important shipping routes 13 the United States and England, 14 became very important during 15 Second World War

Question 2:Rewrite these sentences, beginning as shown

until………

cheque………

3,The patient recovered more rapidly than expected / The patient made……… 4,There isn’t a pair of thermal stocks left in the shop, madam ! / We are completely………

loses………

not………

7,The rail workers do not intend to call off their strike / The rail workers have no………

The………

took………

Get………

Question 3:Supply the correct form of the word in brackets

1,The……of the music was making my ears hurt (loud)

2,Many people do not understand the importance of the habitats to wild animals and plants so they spoil them……(conscious)

3,People alter their voices in……….to background noise (relate )

4,……are predicting that the rate of inflation will rise (economics)

5,Water…… from the heavy rains has caused damage to the land (erode)

6,It is…….in America to eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day.(tradition )

7,He is……about whether he has the time to take on more work.(doubt)

8,Unless something is done about unemployment, the……for the future is not good.( look )

9,We need someone with lots of…… to organize the party.(person )

10,She was so surprised that she was unable to speak She was…….with surprise (speech )

Question 4:Choose the best answer a, b, c or d to complete the following sentences

1,We need…….information before we can decide

a-far b-farther c-further d-furthest

2,Unless my room is warmer tonight, I’m going to…….to the hotel manager

a-argue b-regret c-complain d-sympathise

3,The ship’s captain and members of the…….welcomed us on board

a-cast b-staff c-team d-crew

4,The police have not yet found a possible……….for the attack on the man

a-example b-understanding c-principle d-motive

5,The floor was so rotten that it almost…… under his weight

a-gave up b-gave away c-gave back d-gave way

6,Peter is very……for all the help you have given him

a-thankful b-pleasant c-acceptable d-generous

7,At……….time there is always plenty of work to do on a farm

a-production b-profit c-grain d-harvest

8,He clearly had no………of doing any work, although it was only a week till the exam

a-desire b-ambition c-willingness d-intention

9,A strike in the mining industry is………to bring about a shortage of coal in the near future

a-causing b-resulting c-threatening d-proposing

10,Although the coach had no thought her a good tennis player at first, she………to be a champion

a-came round b-came out c-turned up d-turned out

Question 5: Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition

1,With so much work…….hand I can hardly think…… going…….a holiday now

2,He is sure to stand… ……his friends………any circumstances

3,She did not answer the question…….once She was evidently playing………time

4,I regret to say his help did not amount…… much

5,When the old woman got…… the bus, a young man sitting next………the door jumped….his feet and offered her his seat

6,The boy continued playing football unaware…… the rain

7,If he promises something, he’ll never go back…… his word

8,He was proud to have been taken……their confidence

9,Robert resembles his grandfather…….many respects

10,I think the conference was very successful…….the whole

Question 6: Read the reading passage and then choose the best answer a, b, c or d

Over the past 600 years, English has grown from a language of few speakers to become the dominant language of international communication English as we know it today emerged around 1350,after having incorporated many elements of French that were introduced following the Norman invasion of 1066

Until the 1600s,English was, for the most part, spoken only in England and hasn’t extended even, as far as Wales, Scotland or Ireland However, during the course of the next two centuries, English began to spread around the globe as a result of exploration, trade (including slave trade ), colonization, and missionary work Thus, small enclaves of English speakers became established and grew in various parts of the world As these communities proliferated, English gradually became the primary language of international business, banking and diplomacy

Currently, about 80 percent of the information stored on computer systems worldwide is in English Two thirds of the world’s science writing is in English, and English is the main language of technology, advertising, media, international airports, and air traffic controllers Today there are more than 700 million English users in the world, and over half of these are non-native speakers, constituting the largest number of non-native users than any other language in the world

1,What is the main topic of this passage ?

a-The number of nonnative users of English b-The French influence on the English language

c-The expansion of English as an international language d-The use of English for science and technology 2,Approximately when did English begin to be used beyond England ?

a-In 1066 b-Around 1350 c-Before 1600 d-After 1600

3,According to the passage,all of the following contributed to the spread of English around the world, Except a-the slave trade b-the Norman invasion c-missionaries d-colonization

4,The word “enclaves” in line 7 could be best replaced by which of the following ?

a-communities b-organizations c-regions d-countries

5,The word ”proliferated” in line 8 is closest in meaning to which of the following ?

a-prospered b-organized c-disbanded d-expanded

Question 7:Supply the correct form of the verb in brackets

1,What ? He got married again ?At this rate, he ( have) a dozen wives by the time he (die)

2,I will return the books to the library if I (have ) time

3,We (be )married for a long time By our anniversary, we (be) married for 44 years

4,I’ll think about your suggestion while I (wait ) for you

5,Yesterday John took a nap from 1:00 to 2:00.I came at 1:45 When I (get ) there, John (sleep).He (sleep ) for

45 minutes by the time I came

6,Ann and Andy got married on June 1st Today is June 14th Ann and Andy (be) married for two weeks.By June

7th,they (be) married for one week By June 28th ,they (be ) married for four weeks

Question 8: Find the word which has the main stress syllable different from the others in each group

The end !

Key 18 Question 1: (XB 53b )

Frost sự đông giá scores rất nhiều fierce hung dữ,dữ dội cross cây thánh giá

1-name 2-there 3-to 4-climate 5-of 6-When 7-already 8-before 9-no 10-from 11-more 12-most 13-between 14-it 15-the

Question2:

1,Not until he got home did he remember about the gun

2,This cheque has not been signed

3,The patient made a more rapid recovery than expected

4,We are completely out of thermal stocks,madam Thermal [‘θə:ml] ấm

5,My boyfriend loses his temper very easily

6,It is not very likely that they will succeed

7,The rail workers have no intention of calling off their strike

8,The broken vase couldn’t be repaired

9,It took three and a half hours to fly to Moscow

10,Get the work finished by lunchtime and you can go home

Question 3: (Exercise in 4 skills )

1-loudness 2-unconsciously 3-relationship 4-Economists 5-erosion 6-traditional 7-doubtful 8-outlook 9-personality 10-speechless

Question 4( VB-114)

1-c 2-c 3-d 4-d 5-d 6-a 7-d 8-d 9-c 10-d motive cớ, lý do

Question 5 VB 474)

1-at - of - for 2-up - for - under 3-at - for 4-to 5-on - to - to 6-of 7-on 8-into

9-in 10-on at hand: sắp đến, sắp tới to play for time: kéo dài thời gian, trì hoãn

jump to nắm ngay lấy,chớp ngay lấy take into: đưa vào, để vào

Question 6: (Doc Hieu THPT ex 24 page59)

1-c 2-d 3-b 4-a 5-a

Question 7: (English for high school )

1-will have had / dies 2-have 3-have been / will have been 4-am waiting 5-got / was sleeping / had been sleeping 6-have been / had been / will have been

Question 8:

1-d 2-b 3-a 4-b 5-c

3,a-‘secondary b-,expec’tation c-,super’vision d-,soci’ologist

Sociologist [,sousi'ɔlədʒist] nhµ x· héi häc supervision sù gi¸m s¸t