ĐỀ KIỂM TRA TỔNG HỢP ANH VĂN - SỐ 2 Read the text below and choose the correct word or phrase for each space. For each space, circle the letter you choose A, B, C or D Nowadays people are more aware that wildlife all over the world is in danger. Many species of animals are threatened, and could easily become (46)____________if we do not make an effort to protect them. There are many reasons for this. In some cases, animals are hunted for their fur or for other valuable parts of their bodies. Some birds, (47)___________as parrots are caught alive and sold as pets. For many animals and birds, the problem is that their habitat - the place where they live - is disappearing. More (48)_____________is used for farms, for houses or industry, and there are fewer open spaces than there once were. Farmers use powerful chemicals to help them grow better crops, but these chemicals pollute (49)______________environment and harm wildlife. The most successful animal on earth - human beings - will soon be the only ones left, (50)_____________we can solve this problem. 46. A. extinct B. lost C. empty D. disappeared 47. A. such B. where C. like D. or 48. A. area B. earth C. land D. soil 49. A. the B. that C. an D. a 50. A. because B. however C. if D. unless ĐỀ 2 Read the following passage and choose one correct word for each of the blanks: Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), regional alliance of ten independent countries that (41) _____ stability and economic growth in Southeast Asia. The organization also encourages cultural exchanges between its members. ASEAN was founded in August 1967 by Malaysia, Thailand, and the Republic of Indonesia, Singapore, and the Philippines. Brunei joined the alliance after (42) ____ independence from the United Kingdom in 1984. Vietnam was admitted as its seven member in 1995. Laos and Myanmar (formerly Burma) joined ASEAN in 1997, and Cambodia became part of the alliance in 1999. The ASEAN secretariat, a(n) (43) _____ office that administers the organization’s activities, is located in Jakarta, Indonesia. Its principal objectives, outlined in the Bangkok Declaration (1967), were to (44) ______ economic growth and promote regional peace and stability. A joint forum with Japan was established in 1977, and a (45) _____ agreement with the European Community was signed in 1980. 41. A. encourage B. promote C. promotes D. encourages 42. A. gaining B. keeping C. getting D. taking 43. A. summit B. top C. central D. leading 44. A. increasing B. accelerating C. rising D. raising 45. A. cooperating B. cooperated C. cooperate D. cooperation ĐỀ 3 Read the following passage and choose one correct word for each of the blanks: Women's Rights, rights that establish the same social, economic, and political(41) ______for women as for men. Women's rights guarantee that women will not face discrimination on the basis of their sex. Until the second half of the 20th century, women in most societies were denied some of the legal and political rights accorded to men. Although women in much of the world have gained significant legal rights, many people believe that women still do not have (42)___________ political, economic, and social equality with men. Throughout much of the history of Western. civilization, (43) ___________ culturalbeliefs allowed women only limited roles in society. Many people believed that women's natural roles were as mothers and wives. These people considered women to be better suited (44) _________________________________________childbearing and homemaking rather than for involvement in t~epublic life of business or politics. Widespread belief thatwomen were intellectually inferior to men led most societies to (45) ___________ women's education to learning domestic skills. Well-educated, upper- class men controlled most positions of employment and power in society. 41: A. position B. place C. status D. seat 42: A. total B. finished C. complete D. full 43: A. deep-seated B. deep-rooted C. deep-based D. in-depth 44: A. for B. to C. as D. with 45: A. deny B. limit C. allow D. ban ĐÊ 4 Read the text below and choose the correct word or phrase for each space: Janet left high school three months (46)___. She wants to continue her study at a university but her parents are not rich (47)___to send her to university. Janet is looking for a job. She hopes that she (48)___earn some money to share the financial problem with her parents. She likes meeting people and travelling(49)___she wants to apply for a position as a receptionist or a tourist guide. She reads newspapers and looks through the "Situations Vacant" columns every day, but up to now she (50)___a job yet. 46. A. then B. before C. ago D. next year 47. A. too B. much C. nearly D. enough 48. A. is B. able to C. will D. would 49. A. although B. so that C. such D. so 50. A. found B. finds C. won't find D. has not found ĐÊ 5 Đọc kĩ đoạn văn sau và chọn phương án đúng (A hoặc B, C, D) cho mỗi chỗ trống từ câu 41 đến câu 45 Around the age of eighteen, you must make one of the biggest decisions of your life. “Do I stay on at school and hopefully go on to university later? Do I leave and start work or beginning a training (41) _____ ?” The decision is yours, but it may be (42) _____ remembering two things: there is more unemployment among people who haven’t been to university, and people who have the right skills will have a big advantage in the competition for jobs. If you decide to go (43) _____ into a job, there are many opportunities for training. Getting qualifications will help you to get on more quickly in many careers, and evening classes allow you to learn (44) _____ you are earning. Starting work and taking a break to study when you are older in another possibility. This way, you can save up money for your student days, as well as (45) _____ practical work experience. Câu 41: A. school B. class C. course D. term Câu 42: A. worth B. necessary C. important D. useful Câu 43: A. straight B. just C. direct D. rather Câu 44: A. where B. while C. when D. what Câu 45: A. getting B. making C. taking D. doing ĐÊ 6 Read the letter and choose the best word for each space by circling the letter A, B, C or D You ask me for advice on reading. That’s a very difficult thing to do. How can I possibly know what will interest other people. If you are fond of detective stories, you’ll read them quickly, you’ll “(46)…… ” them. If a book is on an important subject, and a subject you are interested in, you’ll want to read it more slowly and “(47)……….” it. If the book is in English, that may mean slow progress for you. But I don’t advise you to read too slowly. And don’t start reading a book unless you see, from the first few (48)………, that you can read it with ease and understanding- “don’t try to run before you can walk”. Don’t stop every time you come to a word or phrase you don’t know. Read the whole (49)…… quickly. Quite often, you’ll find the unknown word comes again, perhaps several times, and by the end of the chapter, you’ll have found out its meaning by intuition. The need to use a dictionary ten or twenty times a page (50)………reading very dull and tiring. 46. A. taste B. swallow C. digest D. dip into 47. A. digest B. dip into C. swallow D. taste 48. A. words B. sentences C. pages D. phrases 49. A. chapter B. sentence C. word D. page 50. A. does B. lets C. is D. makes ĐỀ 7. Read the following passage and mark the answer for each blank. New Year’s eve is __(46)__ 31 st December, The __(47)__ day before the New Year begins. In many __(48)__ people go to parties, bars, or restaurants with their friends in the evening. In London, people go to the Trafalgar Square. Just before midnight, They look at the clock and together the count the last ten __(49)__ before the New Year begins. Many people drink a glass of champagne, light some fireworks or dance until the sun comes __(50)__. 46. A. on B. in C. at D. out 47. A. first B. last C. fine D. end 48. A. part B. places C. region D. area 49. A. hours B. periods C. seconds D. time 50. A. in B. over C. across D. up ĐỀ 8 Circle A, B, C or D to choose the most suitable word or phrase for each blank to complete the following passage. Environmental pollution is one of the most serious problem __ (41)__ mankind today. Air, water and soil are necessary to the survival of all living things. Man operates machines and motor vehicles that fill the air __ (42)__ disturbing noise. They also dirty the air with gases and smoke. __ (43)__ can cause illness and even death. Man ruins natural beauty by scattering junk and litter on the land and in the water. They __(44)__ the water with chemicals and other substances. Polluted water kills fish and other marine life. They damage the soil with too many fertilizers and pesticides. Pollution of soil reduces the amount of land that is available for growing food. Environmental pollution also brings ugliness to man's naturally beautiful world. It’s time people and governments all over the world __ (45) __ something about the pollution problem. People should stop using many things that are harmful to the environment. Governments would have to pass and enforce laws that require individuals and businesses to stop or cut down on certain polluting activities. 41. A. face B. faces C. facing D. faced 42. A. with B. in C. out D. on 43. A. bad polluted air B. badly polluting air C. badly polluted air D. bad polluting air 44. A. poison B. poisoned C. will poison D. poisons 45. A. do B. does C. did D. have done ĐỀ 9 Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage: Society has changed in many ways (1)…………. the introduction of computers, and people’s lives at home and at the office have been affected. Most people are working for fewer hours per week than they(2) …………. to, and manufacturers and advertising agencies are becoming much more interested in how people spend this extra leisure time. One recent report stated that,(3) …………. the number of hobies had not increased, each hobby had become more specialised. A second finding is that nowadays, many managers would rather(4) ………. time with there families than stay late in the office everyday. Home life is seen to be just as important as working. Some companies now(5) ……… managers take their annual holidays even if they don’t want to, because this leads to such an improvement in their performance if they have some rest. 1. A. since B. from C. for D. at 2. A. ought B. have C. want D. used 3. A. as B. because of C. although D. but 4. A. spent B. spend C. to spend D. spending 5. A. cause B. force C. make D. have ĐỀ 10 Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage: Why do people drive on the left in ……(1)…… and on the right in other countries ? The reason for this goes back to the days when people travelled by horse. Most people are ……(2)……, and thus the left is the natural side to drive on if you are on horseback and need right hand to ……(3)…… the sword in case of trouble. So why didn’t the rest of the world do the same ? Because of Napoleon Bonaparte. He insisted that his armies travel on the right, and as he ……(4)…… through Europe, he imposed this rule wherever he went. The question suggests that only the British drive on the left, but in fact, out of 178 countries in the world, ……(5)…… are about 50 that drive on the left, including Japan. However, most of them are former British colonies. 1. A. France B. English C. American D. Britain 2. A. left-handed B. right-handed C. sensible D. thrusted 3.A. slash B. thrust C. ride D. hold 4. A. conquered B. visited C. decreed D. dated back to 5. A. they B. those C. there D. here . ĐỀ KIỂM TRA TỔNG HỢP ANH VĂN - SỐ 2 Read the text below and choose the correct word or phrase for each space. For. C. status D. seat 42: A. total B. finished C. complete D. full 43: A. deep-seated B. deep-rooted C. deep-based D. in-depth 44: A. for B. to C. as D. with 45: A. deny B. limit C. allow D. ban. learning domestic skills. Well-educated, upper- class men controlled most positions of employment and power in society. 41: A. position B. place C. status D. seat 42: A. total B. finished C. complete