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NAME: _____________ ĐỀ THI THỬ ANH VĂN NĂM 2011 I/ READING COMPREHENSION In Britain wedding invitations go out about six weeks before the weeding day. The guests reply as soon as possible to say if they can or cannot come. Choosing a present for the couple can be difficult. People don’t take their presents for the wedding. They send them to the woman’s house before the weeding day. Most weddings take place before lunch or in the early afternoon. Many people like to get married in church. The bride often wears a long white dress. Guests wear their best clothes and most of the women wear hats. In the church, the bride’s family sits on the left and the groom’s family sits on the right. Married people wear their wedding rings on the third finger of the left hand. Most married women wear weeding rings, but married men often do not. 1 If you receive a wedding invitation, you ought to give ____________________. A no reply B a polite reply C an immediate reply D a formal reply 2 People usually send their presents ______________________. A to the groom’s house B to the church C to the woman’s house D to the house of the matchmaker 3 “Bride” refers to __________________. A a man who is engaged to a woman B a woman who is engaged to a man C a man who is on his wedding day D a woman who is on her wedding day 4 Many people like to hold their wedding ceremony ___________________. A at home B in church C abroad D in a park 5 According to the passage, which of the following is not TRUE? A The couple send out their invitations weeks before they get married. B People who accept the invitations have to send presents to the couple. C Woman with a ring on the third finger of her right hand must have been married. D It is difficult to choose the present for the couple. E-mail makes it easy to work at home, which is where I now spend most weekends and evenings. My working hours aren’t necessarily (6)___than they once were but I spend fewer of them at the office. This lets me share more time with my young daughter than I might have if she’d been born before (7)____mail became such a practice tool. The Internet also makes it easy to share thoughts with (8)___. Say you do something fun or see a great movie perhaps-and there are four or five friends who might want to hear about it. If you call each one, you may tire of telling the story. With E-mail, you just write one (9)___ about your experience, at your convenience, and address it to all the friends you think might be interested. They can read your message when they have time, and read only as much as they want to. They can reply at their convenience, and you can read what they have to say at your convenience. E-mail is also an inexpensive way to stay in close touch with people who live far away. More than a few parents use E-mail to (10)___, even daily touch, with their children off at college. We just keep in mind that computers and the Internet offer another way of staying in touch. They don’t take the place of any of the old ways. 6 A much longer B shorter much C longer much D much shorter 7 A electronic B electric C electricity D automatic 8 A a group of fans B a team of fans C a group of friends D a team of friends 9 A letter B note C notice D announcement 10A keep up with B lose touch with C keep in touch D make use of II/ PHONETICS 11 A affect B collect C famous D suppose 12 A contaminate B supervisor C investigate D convenient 13 A piano B policeman C museum D souvenir 14 A combined B skilled C considered D picked 15 A deaf B head C meat D bread 16 A pension B busy C preserve D excuse III/ GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY 17 ______ he has grown up, _____ he is. A the better / the more handsome B the more / the more handsome C the most / the handsome D the more/ the most handsome 18 I feel lonely and don’t enjoy my life here because I have _____ friends in this city. A few B a few C little D some 19 I’d have ___ if I were you because you look dreadful. A this room painted B to paint this room C painted this room D this painted room 20 Vitamin C ______ by the human body. It gets into the blood stream quickly. A absorbs easily B is easily absorbing C is easily absorbed D absorbed easily 21 ______ all my warnings, he tries to fix the computer himself. A Because of B Instead of C In spite of D Although 22 The _____ between men and women is no longer a problem to dispute. A equal B equality C equally D unequal 23 I have been looking for this book for months, and _____ I have found it. A at last B in time C at the end D at present 24 After the water workers went on strike there was a _______ of water. A drain B shortage C loss D decrease 25 It _____ that many people are homeless after the floods. A reported B is reported C reports D reporting 26 William ____ peacefully when a loud noise woke him up. A was sleeping B is sleeping C sleeping D slept 27 Graduate students often spend their weekends ____ data for their research. A gather B to gather C gathering D being gathered 28 Please show me the man ________________. A about who they are talking B about that they are talking C that they are talking D whom they are talking about 29 What ______ if Mary ______ you the book when you were asked to read the text by the teacher yesterday? A will happen / does not lend B would happen / did not lend C would have happened / had not lent D had happened / wouldn’t have lent 30 I wish _______. A you knew but you don’t B you know but you don’t C you knew but you didn’t D you know but you didn’t 31 More and more women are now joining the paid _____ worldwide. A employment B labor devices C labor force D organization 32 As soon as you ____ all your homework, you will be allowed to go out. A did B had done C are doing D have done 33 She put all her jewelry in a ________________box. A small black metal B black metal small C metal small black D small metal black 35 There was no one else at the box office. I _________ in a queue. A didn’t need to wait B mustn’t wait C needn’t wait D needn’t have waited 36 “_______ did you borrow?” -“It’s my brother’s.” A What car B Who car C Which is car D Whose car 37 Joe: Well, I’m afraid I have to be going. Sue: _________ A Pretty good B Thank you for coming C Never mind D It’s been quite a while. 38 The football match we saw on television last night was very _________. A excite B exciting C excited D excitement 39 I’d like to ______ a table for two at the new Chinese restaurant for Saturday evening. A keep B make C save D book 40 You ought to have made a note of it, _____? A ought you B didn’t you C ought you not D oughtn’t you IV/ USE OF ENGLISH 41 I don’t (A)think it’s worth (B)reading (C)his applicants because I know that he’s (D)a lazy man. 42 Isaac Newton (A)was one of (B)the greatest English scientists (C)who theory of gravity is (D)well-known all over the world. 43 How many times do I (A)have to tell you (B)not to leave your (C)wet shoes on (D)a kitchen floor? 44 Manufacturers now produce (A)so inexpensive computers that many people (B)can afford (C)to buy (D)one for their home. 45 Where (A)will the contest take place (B)is (C)not yet (D)known. 46 Nobody has answered my questions properly. A My questions have properly answered. B My questions hasn’t been properly answered. C My questions haven’t been answered properly. D My questions have been properly answered. 47 If you hadn’t left the door unlocked, the thief wouldn’t have got in so easily. A The door was unlocked because the thief could get in easily. B The thief found it easy getting in although the door was unlocked. C The thief got in easily since the door had been unlocked. D Because the door was locked the thief found it easy to get in. 48 The children are too active for the teacher to control. A Such active are the children that the teacher stops controlling them. B It’s too tired for the teacher to control the active children. C It is difficult for the teacher to control the active children. D The children are so active that the teacher can’t control them. 49 The thief wore gloves so as to avoid leaving any fingerprints A The thief wore gloves so as to not leave any fingerprints B The thief wore gloves so that he not leave any fingerprints C The thief wore gloves in order not to leave any fingerprints. D The thief wore gloves so that he can avoid leaving any fingerprints. 50 “The children aren’t at home and the mother isn’t, either.” A Neither the children nor the mother is at home. B Neither the mother nor the children is at home. C Neither the mother nor the children aren’t at home. D Either the children or the mother isn’t at home. . NAME: _____________ ĐỀ THI THỬ ANH VĂN NĂM 2011 I/ READING COMPREHENSION In Britain wedding invitations go out about six weeks. _____ friends in this city. A few B a few C little D some 19 I’d have ___ if I were you because you look dreadful. A this room painted B to paint this room C painted this room D this painted. the thief wouldn’t have got in so easily. A The door was unlocked because the thief could get in easily. B The thief found it easy getting in although the door was unlocked. C The thief