NXT 1 TRƯỜNG THPT TẦM VU 2 KỲ THI TỐT NGHIỆP TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG NĂM 2011 ĐỀ THI THAM KHẢO Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH - Hệ 7 năm (Đề thi có 04 trang) Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút ĐỀ 10 Họ, tên thí sinh: Số báo danh: I) Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently 1. A. refusal B. music C. student D. study 2. A. cheer B. chemist C. check D. chat 3. A. helps B. laughs C. likes D. arrives II) Choose the word whose stress is different 4. A. honor B. contain C. replace D. provide 5. A. elimination B. circulation C. contamination D. magnificent III) Choose the right word or phrase to complete the sentences 6. to get a good sear , __________ to arrive early. A. you need B. you should C. you must D. you will 7. – Jack : “ Why don’t we go out for dinner?” – Tom : “ ________________” A. Let’s do it B. Not my problem C. Thanks D. Not at all 8. As I was walking along the street , I saw ___________ $ 10 note on ___________ pavement. A. a / a B. the / the C. a/ the D. the / a 9. Fiction books tell stories from the author’s ___________ . A. imagine B. imaginative C. imaginary D. imagination 10. – Lora “ I like her new hat.” – Jane : “ ___________.” A. So do I B. I am , too C. neither do I D. I do , either 11. –Mom : “ He is too young to understand it.” – Dad : “ __________” A. I think that B. I think so C. I think too D. I think not 12. He had to act immediately ; __________ , it would have been too late. A. nevertheless B. still C. consequently D. otherwise 13. –Jim : “ This dictionary is for you. I hope you’ll find it useful.” – Ann : “ ____________” A. No problem B. Thanks . It’s very kind of you C. Thanks. I’ll do it D. Yes , please 14. The book tells about a young boy who is trained ____________ a witch in a wizard school. A. will be B. being C. to be D. to have been 15. John won $ 20.000 , half of _________ he gave to his parents. A. it B. which C. whom D. that 16. Nowadays elephants are one of the __________ species in the world. They need protecting. A. enlightened B. expensive C. endangered D. enlarged 17. What are the __________between women’s in old times and women in modern times? A. differs B. different C. difference D. differences 18. Which was the first country _________ the World Cup at rugby? A. to win B. have won C. won D. had won 19. You won’t pass the examination _____________ you study hard enough. A. as long as B. unless C. whether D. if 20. The last person __________ the room will have to turn off the lights. A. leaves B. leaving C. to leave D. left 21. John started his current job __________ October 10. A. on B. in C. for D. at 22. The doctors tried their best to save his life but unfortunately they were _____________ . NXT 2 A. succeed B. successful C. success D. unsuccessfully 23. If you take a good book on your hand, you will find it hard _______________. A. to pick it up B. to put it down C. to read it D. to enjoy it 24. English is now an effective medium of international ___________ . A. communication B. communicative C. communicate D. communicator 25. The house , _________ my father bought in 2007 , is being repaired at the moment. A. that B. which C. in which D. for that 26. She didn’t get ___________ well with her boss, so the left the company. A. up B. at C. through D. on 27. I like this book because it is _________ interesting __________ cheap. A. neither / nor B. not only /but as well C. both / and D. either / or 28.I think you _________ better go out and have some fresh breath every morning. A. should B. would C. will D. had 29. If you _________ a crime , you must expect to suffer the consequences . A. commit B. doing C. taking D. make 30. Please do that work _______________ I told you yesterday. A. like B. as C. the same D. similar to 31. children _______ages love playing in the open air. A. with B. in C. at D. of 32. Mr. Long has to work an eight-hour ___________ a day. A. shift B. period C. span D. time IV) Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting 33. George has not completed the assignment yet, and Maria hasn’t neither. A B C D 34. The whale population of Vietnam is more big than that of Cuba. A B C D 35. Buying clothes are often a very time-consuming practice . A B C D V) Choose the sentence that is similar in meaning to the one given 36. “Do you believe in what the boy says, Mary?” said Tom. A. Tom asked Mary to believe in what the boy said. B. Tom asked Mary if she believed in what the boy said. C. Tom said that Mary believed in what the boy said. D. Tom asked Mary whether she believes in what the boy says. 37. John is fat because he eats so many chips. A. If John doesn’t eat so many chips, he will not be fat. B. If John didn’t eat so many chips, he would not be fat. C. John is fat though he eats so many chips. D. being fat, John eats so many chips. 38. People say he won a lot of money on the lottery. A. He is said that he won a lot of money on the lottery. B. He won a lot of money on the lottery, it is said. C. He is said to have won a lot of money on the lottery. D. He was said to win a lot of money on the lottery. 39. He was very tired but he kept on working. A. Despite he was very tired, he kept on working. B. In spite of he was very tired, he kept on working. C. Though his tiredness, he kept on working. NXT 3 D. Although he was very tired, he kept on working. 40. He asked me where I had bought those English books. A. He asked me, “Where had I bought those English books?” B. He said to me, “Where did you buy these English books?” C. He said to me, “Where I bought these English books?” D. He asked me, “Where did I buy those English books?” VI) 1. Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with suitable words Many people think that we can learn a lot about the culture of a foreign country simply by living in that culture. (41) , this is not necessarily true. Often the longer we stay in a foreign country, the more we realize how little(42)……… actually know about the culture of that country. Books and talks about other’s people culture can even (43)…………dangerous because they concentrate on cultural differences and exaggerate national characteristics; sometimes a lot of information(44)………… contain is untrue. In a survey recently carried out in Britain, people were asked to make a list of anything which they thought was typical of Britain and would interest foreign visitors there. Most of (45)……… mentioned Shakespeare , the queen, village inns ,English folk dancing ,football hooligans, umbrellas, English castles, cricket, and fish and chips. 41. A. So B. Although C. Unless D. However 42 A. you B. one C. they D. we 43. A. be B. to be C. being D. will be 44. A. which B. they C. in that D. that 45. A. their B. theirs C themselves D. them 2. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions below How can scientists predict earthquakes? Earthquakes are not scattered anywhere but happen in certain areas. They happen in places where pieces of the earth’s surface meet. This pattern cause them to shake the same places many times . For example, earthquakes often occur on the west-coast of North and South America, around the Mediterranean Sea , and along the Pacific coast of Asia . Another way to predict earthquakes is to look for changes in the earth’s surface , like a sudden drop of water level in the ground . Some people say animals can predict earthquakes . Before earthquakes people have seen chickens sitting in trees, fish jumping out of the water , snakes leaving their holes and other animals acting strangely. After an earthquake happens , people can die from lack of food, water , and medical supplies. The amount of destruction caused by an earthquake depends on where it happens , what time it happens, and how strong it is . It also depends on types of building , soil conditions and population . Of the 6000 earthquakes in the earth each year , only about fifteen cause great damage and many deaths. 46. Earthquake happen in certain areas where a. The population is large b. pieces of the earth’s surface meet c. the soil conditions are stable d. many buildings are built 47. Earthquakes often happen along a. the east-coast of North America b. the east-coast of South America c. the Pacific coast of Asia d. The coast of Australia 48. Looking for can help predict earthquakes . a. changes in the earth’s surface b. water beneath the earth’s surface c. drops of water d. water currents 49. After an earthquake, as a result of people can die . a. lack of food b. lack of friendship c. lack of information d. lack of knowledge 50. The passage mainly discusses NXT 4 a. the damage caused by earthquakes b. how strong earthquakes are c. strange animal behaviors d. how to predict earthquakes THE END . VU 2 KỲ THI TỐT NGHIỆP TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG NĂM 2011 ĐỀ THI THAM KHẢO Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH - Hệ 7 năm (Đề thi có 04 trang) Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút ĐỀ 10 Họ, tên thí sinh: Số báo danh:. –Mom : “ He is too young to understand it.” – Dad : “ __________” A. I think that B. I think so C. I think too D. I think not 12. He had to act immediately ; __________ , it would have been. through D. on 27. I like this book because it is _________ interesting __________ cheap. A. neither / nor B. not only /but as well C. both / and D. either / or 28.I think you _________ better