KÝ THI THỬ HSG MÔN ANH VĂN NĂM 2011 - TEST 42 pot

TEST 42 I. Give the correct tense of the verbs in brackets : _ Alex is an artist. He (1. draw)………………………………… many beautiful pictures in his lifetime. Last week, he (2. draw) ………………………………… a beautiful mountain scene. _When I last (3. see) ………………………………… her, she (4. hurry) ………………………………… along the road to the station. I (5. ask) …………………………………her where she (6. go) …………………………………and she said “London”, but I didn’t think she (7. tell) …………………………………the truth because there(8. not be) …………………………………any train for London at that time. II. Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the best option: 1. Who does this bicycle belong to? (Who / Whose / What / Which) bicycle is this? 2. Can’t you get rid (of / at / in / to ) your bad habit? 3. She has been working there (in / on / since / for) May 5 th . 4. This is he house (when / what / where / which) Shakespeare was born. 5. I haven’t heard from Len for years. I am a bit worried (for / about / with / from) him. 6. My grandparents are ( too / enough / so / very) old to live alone. 7. One of the most dangerous diseases (which / that / with / they) mankind has ever had is SARS. 8. It is said that ( health / prevention / remedy / surgery) is better than cure. III. Give the correct form of the words in brackets : 1. This coffee is too (heat)………………………………… for me to drink. 2. He (threat) ………………………………… to hit me if I didn’t give him all the money. 3. He drives so (care) ………………………………… that he is sure to have an accident. 4. Many people said that he (success) ………………………………… in his job. 5. If we can improve public bus (serve) …………………………, we will get rich of (pollute) ………………………… in the city. 6. A nuclear war would be a threat to all (man) …………………………………. 7. We read an article about the miraculous (survive) ………………………………… of some people in the air crash. 8. Fruit, vegetables, etc. are (health) ………………………………… food. IV. Read the following passage and do the exercises below: The first car company started in Germany in 1880. In 1896, people began to make cars in the United States. Then in 1903, a man named Henry Ford started the Ford Motor Company in Detroit, Michigan. In 1908, Henry Ford designed a new car, the “Model T”. From 1908 to 1927, Ford sold 15 million “Model Ts”, which cost $440 each. People liked “Model Ts” because they were inexpensive and easy to repair. There are over 135 million cars in the United States today. Many Americans, however, are concerned about car safety. Each year, thousands of Americans die in car accidents. In 1989, about 47,000 people died in car accidents in the United States. Sometimes drunk divers cause accidents. It is very dangerous to drink alcohol and drive a car. If you drive when you are drunk, you can you’re your driver’s license. A. Answer the questions: 1. Who was the first owner of the Ford Motor Company? …………………………………………………………………………… ………………………. 82 2. How much did a “Model T” cost? …………………………………………………………………………… ………………………. 3. How many people die in the United States each year? …………………………………………………………………………… ……………………… B. Make questions with these sets of words then answer them: 4. Where and when / first car company / start? …………………………………………………………………………… ……………………… …………………………………………………………………………… ……………………… 5. Why / like “Model Ts”? …………………………………………………………………………… ……………………… …………………………………………………………………………… ……………………… 6. How many cars / the United States today? …………………………………………………………………………… ……………………… …………………………………………………………………………… ……………………… V. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence : 1. She doesn’t want to live on her own in a big city. She doesn’t enjoy…………………………………………………………………………… … 2. Driving when you are drunk is very dangerous. It is ………………………………………………………………………………… ………… 3. He is too stupid to solve the problem. He is not…………………………………………………………………………… ……………… 4. Nowadays a lot of women play football. Nowadays football………………………………………………………………………… 5. He began to look for a job six months ago. He has…………………………………………………………………………… ………… 6. Lan is overweight because she eats a lot chips. If Lan…………………………………………………………………………… ………… 7. The job was so boring that he gave it up. It was such…………………………………………………………………………… … 8. I’ll help you if you promise to work harder. Unless………………………………………………………………………… ………………… . TEST 42 I. Give the correct tense of the verbs in brackets : _ Alex is an artist. He (1. draw)…………………………………. the following sentences by choosing the best option: 1. Who does this bicycle belong to? (Who / Whose / What / Which) bicycle is this? 2. Can’t you get rid (of / at / in / to ) your bad habit?. (5. ask) …………………………………her where she (6. go) …………………………………and she said “London”, but I didn’t think she (7. tell) …………………………………the truth because there(8. not be) …………………………………any train for