ĐỀ THI THỬ TN THPT NĂM 2011 – ĐỀ 4 I. Phonetics 1. a. unite b. unfit c. use d. union 2. a. engine b. energy c. enlarge d. gentle 3. a. crowd b. crown c. cow d. own 4. a. refuse b. bargain c. couple d. courage 5. a. damage b. country c. finish d. direct II. Choose the best answer 6. The children are busy their homework. a. doing b. creating c. making d. giving 7. When I rang , no one answered the phone . They out . a. must have been b. would have been c. should be d. must be 8. He asked me I could buy it or not . a. if not b. what c. whether d. where 9. The building a. is being demolished b. is demolishing c. has demolished d.been demolished 10. It’s hours a. for Jane rang b. since Jane rang c. since Jane rang ago d. in Jane rang 11. It is really to read the plays written by that authors. a. interested b. interest c. interesting d. interestingly 12. You haven’t done the test you? a. had b. hadn’t c. have d. haven’t 13. Every weekend Jane is at home her mum with the housework a. has helped b. helps c. helped d. helping 14. Mary said that she could six languages a. talk b. say c. spell d. speak 15. Children should be taught to behave well. a. what b. whom c. how d. who 16. The more we work together , the we understand each other. a. lot b. better c. likely d.more interesting 17. The man asked his wife to bring a warm jacket it might get cold at night . a. but b. so as c. in case d. except 18. This room must be square meters in a. length b. area c. width d. depth 19. While I this morning , I met Jane . a. shop b. shopping c. was shopping d. am shopping 20. I picked up the phone , I could hear terrible voices . a. when b. why c. what d, how 21. Henry said that he depressed . a. is feeling b. feels c. was being d.was feeling 22. The government is discussing the problem of housing for the a. unemployment b. employed c. employ d. unemployed 23. We haven’t really the cost of the activities yet. a. calculating b. calculation c. calculated d. calculate 24. The baby doesn’t cry so much now but she cry every night . a. use to b. used to c. used b. use 25. Let me to you some of the difficulties we are facing . a. demonstrate b. demonstrated c. demonstrating d. demonstration 26. He became after a car accident. a. able b. disabling c. disable d. disabled 27. He to keep a part time job while studying at the university. a. managed b. management c. managing d. manage 28. They decided to go for a picnic the cold weather. a. because of b. because c. in spite of d./ and 29. Her children all have been in their chosen careers . a. succeeded b. successful c. succeed d. success 30. 6 from 9 is 3 . a. subtracting b. subtracts c. subtraction d. subtracted III. Fill in each blank with one suitable word. Martin Webb has worked for the Reuters News Agency for ten years . He’s telling us about the company Reuters is one of the world’s biggest News Agency .It (31) news and stock market prices to media and financial institutions all over the world . It was started by Paul Reuters in 1849 (32) pigeons! Reuters was born in 1816 in German bankers needed to know the prices on the Paris stock exchange , but the (33) only went as far as Belgium . From there the information was sent to Germany by train . The journey took nine hours. The same (34)was carried by Paul Reuters’s pigeons in only two hours. Reuters has changed a lot since those days . Over (35) , we’ve opened offices in many countries – and we are still expanding . Now , news and stock market prices are sent all over the world within seconds. 31.a. supplied b. is supplying c. supplies d. has supplied 32.a. with b. by c. for d. like 33. a. French system telegraph b. French telegraph system c. telegraph system French d. system French telegraph 34. a. trip b. travel c. journey d. information 35. a. past 50 years ago b. past the 50 years c. the past 50 years d. passing 50 years IV Read the text then choose the correct answer. Montreal in Canada is the largest French – speaking city in the world next to Paris. It has a population of 2,8 million, of which two thirds have French ancestry. French is the official language, but English is almost as common . There are language laws that require French writing in public places to be twice as large as English . Montreal is situated on the Saint Lawrence Seaway and is a vital port for ships travelling to the Great Lakes and the Atlantic . It lies below Mont Royal , the ancient volcano after which the city is named . It was “ discovered’ in 1535 by the French explorer Jacques Cartier and is a wonderful mix of old and new – ancient stone buildings alongside modern, glass and steel. The climate is one of extremes: summers are hot, 27 o C , but winter temperatures average only -10 o C and winter lasts four to five months. However in order that you don’t have to suffer such cold , they have built an underground city called “ La Ville Souterrain “ This is one of Montreal’s most amazing sights with nearly 20 miles of walkways below street level. You can shop, have lunch , watch a movie , and enter a hotel without ever going outside . The city celebrates the arts in a big way. Visitors from all over the world travel to Montreal for its many film and jazz festivals. It’s also the gourmet capital of North America. Not only nearly every street corner you can buy “ poutine” , a delicious dish of French fries served with hot cheese and brown gravy. All in all Montreal has much to offer. It is one of the most interesting cities in North America. 36. What can we say about Montreal? a. Its population is two thirds of 2.8 million b. Its population can speak French only. c. it has 2.8 million people d. It is the largest French – speaking city in the world 37. What are the buildings in Montreal like ? a. they are old –ancient stone buildings b. they are new –ancient stone buildings c. They are modern , glass and steel buildings d. all A, B, C and D 38. How long does the winter last? a. over four months b. less than four months c. half a year d. a quarter 39. Why is “ La Ville Souterrain” called an underground city? a. Winter temperatures are very low . b. Montreal inhabitants don’t want to suffer the cold c. People can do everything in this place d. this is one of Montreal’s most amazing sights 40. What mainly attracts visitors from all over the world ? a. “ La Ville Souterrain” – an amazing underground city b. The great number of restaurants – over 5.000 c. The availability of “ poutine” , a delicious French dish d. Montreal’s many film and jazz festivals. V. Choose the best answer 41. Until recently the world knew nothing about Walter Hudson. a. the world has never known anything about Walter Hudson b. the world knew nothing about Walter Hudson until recently c. No one knows about Walter Hudson d. The world has no idea of Walter Hudson’s life 42. The climate is one of extremes a. The climate is neither too hot nor too cold b. The climate is extremely hot c. The climate is extremely cold d. The climate is very hot and very cold 43. Walter Hudson weights over 250 kilos a. Walter Hudson is over 250 kilos in weight b. Walter Hudson’s load is over 250 kilos c. Walter Hudson’s weight is almost 250 kilos d. Walter Hudson is the fasttest man on earth 44. He used to eat enough to feed three families a. That amount of food can feed three families. b. He doesn’t eat enough to feed three families now c. In the past , he eat the amount of food enough to feed three families d. three families could have been fed by him 45. Reuters is one of the world’s biggest News Agencies a. No News Agency in the world is as big as Reuters b. Reuters is the biggest News Agencies in the world c. Reuters is as big as many other News Agencies in the world d. One of the world’s biggest News Agencies is Reuters V. Choose the best answer 46. When I arrived , the children were asked going to bed A B C D 47. Choose the word that is different from the others and say why is it different. A B C D 48. Would you like to spending the weekend with us? A B C D 49. The people are very friendly and the food is disgusting A B C D 50. I’d like you to translate these sentences from English by your own language A B C D . ĐỀ THI THỬ TN THPT NĂM 2011 – ĐỀ 4 I. Phonetics 1. a. unite b. unfit c. use d. union 2. a. engine b. energy c. enlarge d. gentle 3. a. crowd b. crown c. cow d. own 4. a. refuse. People can do everything in this place d. this is one of Montreal’s most amazing sights 40 . What mainly attracts visitors from all over the world ? a. “ La Ville Souterrain” – an amazing underground. restaurants – over 5.000 c. The availability of “ poutine” , a delicious French dish d. Montreal’s many film and jazz festivals. V. Choose the best answer 41 . Until recently the world knew nothing