ĐỀ THI MẪU TỐT NGHIỆP 2011 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH – SỐ 4 I/ PHONETICS A 1. a. wound b. about c. scout d. bound 2. a. publish b. success c. summer d. supreme 3. a. sunshine b. arrive c. publish d. pilot 4. a, throw b. drowsy c. grow d. flow 5. a. trays b. days c. says d. bays B 6. a. paper b. people c. police d. purpose 7. a. interesting b. increasing c. important d. implying 8. a . element b. animal c. enormous d. elephant 9. a. damage b. demand c. destroy d. deny 10. a. biology b. environment c. intelligent d. infrastructure II/ VOCABULARY A The world’s largest weather 11 is over the Pacific ocean . There is a high-pressure system over the Eastern Pacific . This 12 wind to blow toward the wet low-pressure system over Indonesia . All of this causes the ocean 13 to move toward the west . These currents cause warm water to 14 in the Western Pacific .( If you blow across the top of a cup of coffee , the coffee piles up on the 15 side of the cup . The same thing happens with the ocean currents ) 16 four to ten years , something happens to this weather system . Everything changes , 17 scientists don’t understand why . The low-pressure area moves toward the east , and the wind blows toward the east . A great pile of warm 18 water move toward South America . People 19 this “ El Nino” . It usually happens 20 Christmas time and El Nino is the Spanish name of the baby Jesus 11. a. centre b. region c. system d. area 12. a. makes b. causes c. forces d. creates 13. a. waves b. shores c. sands d. currents 14. a. turn on b. come in c. go out d. pile up 15. a. front b. opposite c. back d. contrary 16. a. Every b. A couple of c. All d. Some 17. a. however b. nevertheless c. yet d. on the other hand 18. a. deep b. surface c. still d. shallow 19. a. call b. say c. talk d. tell 20. a. on b. in c. at d. for B 21. The delighted bride looked on her wedding day a. gloomy b. sad c. happy d. dull 22. You need a good to look up this strange word a. dictionary b. encyclpedia c. magazine d. book 23. I my mother very much when she was away from home a. remembered b. missed c. loved d. liked 24. He got because he had emptied a bottle a spirits a. lost b. killed c. injured d. drunk 25. The are the people who are not able to hear a. blind b. dumb c. mute d. deaf 26. I’d like to an appointment to see the doctor a. do b. make c. organize d. hold 27. Sue a great fortune from her parents a. offered b. transmitted c. inhertied d. provided 28. Because of the bad weather , they had to their flight a. destroy b. hold c. nominate d. cancel 29. How many times did the clock ? a. hit b. beat c. strike d. knock 30. I know for tht he was away from home last night a. true b. certain c. correct d. exact III/ GRAMMAR 31. Iraq is rich oil a. on b. for c. about d. in 32. He had to act immediately . he would have been too late a. Consequently b. Nonetheless c. Otherwise d. On the contrary 33. Old Ted twenty cigarettes a day till he gave up a. smoked b. had smoked c. has smoked d. was smoking 34. Michael , is it true that you married next week ? a. get b. are getting c. have got d. will have got 35. My parents have a cat and a dog dog never bites cat a. A / a b. The / the c. A / the d. The / a 36. I don’t feel like to the cinema now a. to go b. going c. to be going d. go 37. the sun down behind the mountains is a nice experience a. Watch / going b. To watch / to go c. Watching / to go d. Watching / going 38. Jim hurt him arm tennis a. to play b. playing c. played d. was playing 39. We stayed at the Grand Hotel , Ann recommended to us a. where b. which c. that d. what 40. He gave us a lot of information , most of was useless a. it b. them c. which d. that 41. If you water up to 100 degrees Celcius , it a. heated / boiled b. heat / will boil c. heat / boils d. heated / would boil 42. The children can stay here they don’t make too much noise a. whether b. providing c. unless d. until 43. I will never come to a party that i to a. invite b. am not invited c. not invited d. am inviting 44. Frank had his passport on a train a. stealing b. steal c. stolen d. be stolen 45. Ann asked me anyone what happened a. if i will tell b. whether to tell c. that i told d. not to tell 46. Two billion not enough for the victims of Tsunami a. dollars / are b. dollar / is c. dollars / is d. dollar / are 47. Every teacher and every student the school regulations a. is / to obey b. is / obeying c. are / to obe d. are / obeying 48. She insisted that we our holiday in Paris a. spent b. would spend c. spend d. must spend 49. young men do not have good preparation for job interviews a. almost b. most c. much d. a great deal of 50. At first he refused to take any responsibility , but he ended up a. to apologize b. apologizing c. apologize d. having apologized IV/ USE OF ENGLISH A 51. As i knew she was very much interested in tennis , so i decided to buy her a book about Wimbledon 52. Jill isn’t on the phone , that makes it difficult to contact her 53. One of the people i most admired is a great comedian whose name you have probably never heard 54. I wish you were here earlier , but you weren’t 55. The batteries in this radio need to change 56. When you see Tom o, remember giving him my regards 57. Braille is a system of reading and writing by touch for blind 58. Life would be very difficult without the electricity 59. I waited nervous in the waiting room before the interview 60. Having travelled a lot , so he knows a lot about other countries B 61. Had he been a lawyer , he would have earned a large salary a. He didn’t earn a large salary because he wasn’t a lawyer b. If he earned a large salary , he would be a lawyer c. Being a lawyer , he earned a lot of money d. He would have earned a large salary if he were a lawyer 62. Whom do these books belong to ? a. Whose these books are ? b. Whose books are these ? c. Whom own these books ? d. Whom are the owers of these books 63. The snow makes driving dangerous a. It’s impossible to drive when it snows b. The snow makes it dangerous to driving c. Drive in snowy weather is dangerous d. Driving is by no means dangerous in snowy weather 64. He tried but failed to adapt himself to the academic world a. He was not successful to adapt himself to the academic world b. He tried in vain to adapt himself to the academic world c. His effort to adapt himself to the academic world was not success d. He vainly tried adapting himself to the academic world 65. Put the ladder firmly against the wall , or else it will fall down a. You should put the ladder firmly against the wall ; otherwise you will fall down b. If you do not put the ladder firmly against the wall , it would fall down c. The ladder will fall down unless it is put firmly against the wall d. Phut the ladder firlmy against the wall will prevent it from falling down 66. Please don’t go there now a. I don’t want to go there now b. I would prefer not to go there now c. I would rather you didn’t go there now d. I had better not go there now 67. Take an umbrella because it might rain a. In case it should rain , take an umbrella b. Take an umbrella in the event it might rain c. Should it rain , take an umbrella d. Take an umbrella if it rains 68. A train leaves for Liverpool at 6 o’clock every morning a. There’s a train departing from Liverpool at 6 o’clock every morning b. Trains for Liverpool always leave at 6 o’clock every morning c. Every morning there’s a train leaving Liverpool at 6 o’clock d. There’s a 6 o’clock train leaving for Liverpool every morning 69. I’ll find the answer to this question , however long it may take a. No matter how long it may take , i’ll find the answaer to this question b. No matter what it may take , i’ll find the answer to this question c. I’ll find the answer to this question , whatever the cost d. I’ll find the answer to this question at all cost 70 . The story of their sufferings was painful to listen to a. I didn’t like to listen to their painful story b. It was painful to listen to the story of their sufferings c. Their painful suffering moved me to tears d. I wish i had never listened to the story of their sufferings V/ READING COMPREHENSION A Dear Ann , We were sorry to hear about your accident . Anyway , you mustn’t feel too anxious about work A lot of people are away on holiday this month , so there’s not much business as usual . When you are feeling a little better we’d like to come and see you Now for office news . Have you heard that the boss is getting married next month ? She tried to keep it quiet but one of the secretaries heard her talking about wedding arrangements over the phone m so now of course everyone knows ! We’re collecting money to buy her a present . It’s really difficult to know what to buy for her as she has almost everything ! Someone has suggested theatre or concert tickers , which is a good idea. We can find out from her personal assistant what her plans are and when she has a free evening . The only problem is that although we know what she likes , we don’t know whether her future husband shares her tastes . All being well , we’ll see you some time next week . Until then we wll send out good wishes and hope you recover quicky Alice 71. What ‘s Alice’s purpose when writing this passage ? a. To share some cheerful news b. To inform Ann of their visit c. To describe her office work d. To suggest ways to get quick recovery 72. What may the author suggest about one of the secretaries ? a. She’s diligent b. She’s talkative c. She’s helpful d. She’s reserved 73. Why is it difficult to buy a present for the boss ? a. She doesn’t like anything in particular b. She has most things c. Nobody knows excatly what she likes d. She’s not in the habit of accepting gifts 74. What can be inferred form this passage a. Alice and other staff are too busy to visit Ann at the moment b. The staff are worried because they cannot collect enough money to buy their boss a present c. The staff are wondering if the would-be couple in question have the same tastes d. The staff will not buying their boss theatre or concert tickets as a wedding present 75. “ All being well , we’ll see you some time next week “ can be rewritten as follows a. Even if all is well , we’ll see you some time next week b. If all is well , we’ll see you some time next week c. Only if all is well , we’ll see you some time next week d. If only all is well , we’ll see you some time next week B Do dogs have a sixth sense ? Yes , but perhaps not in the way that is generally assumed . There is nothing supernatural in the sensitivities of dogs. They can all be explained by biological machanisms . For instance , dogs can find their way home from long distance . This ability seems to be based on the detection of subtle difference and changes in the earth’s magnetic field Dogs are also capable of predicting thunderstorm . When a storm is imminent , they may become intensely alarmed and begin trembling as if in pain . This sensitivity is a respone to changes in barometric pressure . It may seem to be meaningless behaviour today , bit in the dog’s wild ancestry it made good sense to become worried by these clomatic signals One of the most amazing claims for dogs’ sixth sense was made recently by researches who reported that they had discovered infrared detectors in dogs’ noses . This could explain certain abilities previously thought to be supermarket . St. Bernard dogs , for example , are said to be able to tell whether a climber buried in an avalanche is still alive , simply by sniffing the snow . We know that sensitive heat detector exists in the snouts of certain snakes , and this strengthens the case for their existence in dogs . We are still learning how dogs achieve such remarkable feats as have been recorded time and again 76. According to this passage , the sixth sense in dogs is a. superstitious b. generally assumed supernatural c. never explained by biological mechanisms c. appreciated by human beings 77. It’s the detection of subtle differences and changes in the earth’s magnetic field that a. gives dogs a good sense of direction b. makes dogs sensitive to human beings c. helps dogs predict changes in weather d. enables dogs to predict thunderstorms 78. Dogs may become intensely alarmed and begin trembling when a. they are beaten b. they are in pain c. they cannot find their way home d. a storm is going to happen 79. What helps a dog know whether a burried person is alive or not ? a. The changes in the earth’s magnetic field b. The changes in barometric pressure c The infrared heat sensors on dogs’ snouts d. The supernatural sensitivity of dogs 80. Which of the following statemants would the author probably agree with ? a. The behaviour of some dogs during thunderstroms indicates that they are afraid of drowning b. Scientists will be able to discover how dogs’s senses work c. Dogs have more kinds of perception than people because they need them d. The presence of heat detectors in dogs proves that dogs are supernatural animals . ĐỀ THI MẪU TỐT NGHIỆP 2011 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH – SỐ 4 I/ PHONETICS A 1. a. wound b. about c. scout d. bound 2. a. publish. up on the 15 side of the cup . The same thing happens with the ocean currents ) 16 four to ten years , something happens to this weather system . Everything changes , 17 scientists don’t understand. doesn’t like anything in particular b. She has most things c. Nobody knows excatly what she likes d. She’s not in the habit of accepting gifts 74. What can be inferred form this passage a.