ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐH – SỐ 3 B. EXERCISES Part I. PHONETICS Exercise 1. Choose one word whose bold part is pronounced differently. Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. 1. A. roar B. road C. boat D. coat 2. A. race B. iron C. ruin D. run 3. A. peace B. mean C. heat D. break 4. A. island B. climb C. dinner D. fine 5. A. lung B. put C. cut D. but Exercise 2. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different. Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. 6. A. abroad B. noisy C. hundred D. quiet 7. A. variety B. irrational C. industrial D. characterize 8. A. colourful B. equality C. dictionary D. vegetable 9. A. elegant B. regional C. musical D. important 10. A. difference B. suburban C. Internet D. character Part II. VOCABULARY Exercise 3. Questions 11- 30 are incomplete sentences. Choose from the four options given (marked A, B, C, and D) one best answer to complete each sentence by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. 11. My brother has no ________ in football. A. interesting B. interest C. interested D. interestingly 12. All of us think that she has a ________ voice. A. beauty B. beautiful C. beautifully D. beatifullness 13. The two countries want to live in ________. A. peaceful B. peacefully C. peace D. peacefulness 14. Everyone knows that women are ________ to men. A. equal B. equally C. equality D. equalize 15. We call a boy learning at school a ________. A. schoolboy B. boy of school C. school’s boy D. boy at school 16. Hamlet is a ________ play. A. success B. successful C. succeed D. successfully 17. The ________ area of the city is not very attractive. A. industrial B. industry C. industrialize D. industrialism 18. What’s the ________ of Vietnam? A. population B. popular C. populate D. populous 19. My brother can play a lot of ________ instruments. A. musically B. musician C. music D. musical 20. He manages to cut the cake into six ________ pieces. A. equality B. equal C. equalize D. equally 21. ________ people are not always happy. A. Wealth B. Wealthily C. Wealthy D. Wealthiest 22. My car is quite ________. A. economic B. economics C. economical D. economy 23. More and more young people want a university ________. A. education B. educated C. educator D. educate 24. My sister is a very warm and ________ person. A. care B. careful C. carefulness D. careless 25. Halong is one of the most famous tourist________ in Vietnam. A. attractions B. attract C. attracted D. attracting 26. The man spoke with a ________ accent. A. south B. southern C. southwards D. southbound 27. The man who designs a house is the ________. A. engineer B. painter C. architect D. manager 28. May I ________ your pen? A. lend B. give C. do D. borrow 29. There is ________ of fruits in Vietnam. A. various B. varied C. a variety D. vary 30. Suddenly the lights ________ out and we were left in darkness. A. went B. gave C. put D. turned Part III. Grammar Exercise 4. Questions 31 - 70 are incomplete sentences. Choose from the four options given (marked A, B, C, and D) one best answer to complete each sentence by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. 31. Each room in this house ________ its own TV. A. has B. have C. is having D. are having 32. Our holiday was ruined________ the bad weather. A. at B. with C. by D. for 33. People now live ________ than before. A. well B. the best C. as well D. better 34. London stands on the Thames ________divides it into two equal parts. A. what B. which C. where D. when 35. I ________ on the beach when I saw her. A. lay B. was lying C. have lain D. lie 36. ________ of people gathered in front of the church. A. A hundred B. Hundred C. Hundreds D. Two hundreds 37. She dances ________ than her sister. A. beautiful B. the most beautiful C. the most beautifully D. more beautifully 38. We stayed in the Grand Hotel ________ is very near the beach. A. where B. when C. which D. it 39. She thought German was more industrial ________ France. A. than B. then C. as D. to 40. Last year, a new bridge over the Black River ________. A. was built B. built C. is built D. builds 41. Hundred years ago, few people spoke English but now it’s used ________ the world. A. across B. of C. in D. for 42. This is the bus ________ goes to London. A. where B. it C. what D. which 43. Ho Chi Minh City is ________than Hanoi. A. more noisy B. noisy C. more noisier D. noisier 44. The bus takes ________ than the train. A. longer B. more long C. the longest D. long 45. That’s the job ________I applied. A. which B. for which C. that D. for that 46 It’s time ________ the children to go to bed. A. with B. for C. in D. of 47. Melbourne is ________ than Sydney. A. more hot B. more hotter C. hoter D. hotter 48. On a summer Sunday, most of the roads are crowded________ cars. A. with B. of C. for D. at 49. It ________ him two hours to finish the exercise. A. take B. took C. to take D. taking 50. ________, which is an old university, is known all over the world. A. It is Cambridge B. Cambridge is C. Cambridge D. That Cambridge 51. I speak French ________ than my sister. A. gooder B. better C. more good D. more well 52. My keys ________ last week. A. was stolen B. were stolen C. are stolen D. is stolen 53. They took her to the hospital, ________ is only a mile away. A. which B. where C. in which D. it 54. David doesn’t work very hard. I work ________. A. more hard B. more hardly C. hardlier D. harder 55. Are oranges ________ than bananas? A. more expensive B. expensive C. more cheap D. cheap 56. I am two years ________ than my brother. A. elder B. more elder C. older D. more old 57. I’m going to the cinema with my sister tonight. She ________ fun for a long time. A. hasn’t had B. doesn’t have C. isn’t having D. won’t have 58. His father works much ________ than he does. A. hard B. hardly C. harder D. more hardly 59. This is the beach ________ I spent most of my time. A. which B. where C. that D. when 60. Your English is very ________. You speak English very ________. A. good/good B. good/well C. well/good D. well/well 61. There is no prettier pool ________ this one. A. as B. that C. than D. to 62. The South of England is characterized as ________ the North. A. flat as B. flat than C. flater than D. flatter than 63. She plays the piano________ than I do. A. more beautifully B. quite beautifully C. most beautifully D. as beautifully 64. Are you used ________ on your own? A. at work B. to work C. to working D. with working 65. They got to the Riverside Shopping Mall, ________ she wanted to go shopping. A. where B. which C. to which D. that 66. The doctor advised ________ to give up smoking. A. that he B. to him C. for him D. him 67. Why don’t you do something ________from complaining? A. but B. except C. except for D. apart 68. We will start the trip ________ the rain stops. A. as soon as B. as long as C. so that D. if that 69. She says she’s been to ________ restaurant in town. A. many B. every C. all D. most 70. I’d rather drive than ________. A. be driven B. to be driven C. to be driving D. to drive Part IV. READING Exercise 5. Read the following passage then answer questions 71-75. After each question there are four possible answers marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the correct answer by circling its corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son learnt to play chess by watching his parents in their home. His parents were surprised that Son understood how to play because little Truong Son was only three years old at the time. Although 5 10 chess is a difficult game, a month later he beat his parents at their favourite game. At the age of four, Truong Son took part in the national young chess championship. Then at seven, he won a silver medal at the under- nine national chess championship. He was later chosen to take part in the world young chess championship in Spain in 2000. Now he is Vietnam’s youngest champion. Born in Mekong Delta of Vietnam, Truong Son is a great surprise to his parents. They are both teachers, earning less than US$100 a month, and cannot explain how their child can play so well. His father thinks that Son was perhaps born with the ability and he simply picked it up. 71. According to the passage, how did Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son learn to play chess? A. He was taught by his parents. B. He was taught by his teacher. C. He watched his parents playing chess. D. He watched his friends playing chess. 72. When did Son take part in the national young chess championship? A. When he was four years old. B. When he was three years old. C. When he was seven years old. D. When he was nine years old. 73. Where did the world’s 2000 chess championship take place? A. in Vietnam B. in China C. in Spain D. in England 74. How much do Son’s parents earn a month? A. less than one hundred dollars. B. more than one hundred dollars. C. less than two hundred dollars. D. more than two hundreds dollars 75. The word “picked it up” in line 13 is closest in meaning to __________. A. learned it B. taught it C. enjoyed it D. earned it Exercise 6. Read the following passage then answer questions 76-80. After each question there are four possible answers marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the correct answer by circling its corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. The elephant is the largest animal to walk on Earth. An elephant can carry a load of 1,200 pounds. They eat 300 pounds of food a day. An elephant baby can weigh 200 pounds at birth. Elephants can live up to 70 years. Elephants can be trained to carry logs with their trunks. They also use their trunks for drinking water, bathing, eating and communicating. There are two kinds of elephants: the African elephant and the Indian elephant. African elephants can be characterized as larger ears. The African elephant grows up to 10 feet tall and weighs as much as 12,000 pounds. The Indian elephant grows up to 9 feet tall, and weighs up to 800 pounds. This elephant is characterized as smaller ears. Another name for the Indian elephant is the Asian elephant. 76. What is the topic of the passage? A. African elephant B. Indian elephant C. Elephants D. Elephants’ trunks 77. How much does a baby elephant weigh at birth? A. 70 pounds B. 200 pounds C. 300 pounds D. 1,200 pounds 78. According to the passage, elephants can use their trunks for the following activities EXCEPT A. bathing B. communicating C. sleeping D. drinking 79. Which kind of elephant is the largest? A. the Indian elephant B. the African elephant C. the Asian elephant D. the Indian and Asian elephant 80. An Indian elephant has ________than an African elephant. A. a longer tail B. a stronger trunk C. smaller ears D. bigger teeth Part V. writing Exercise 7. The words in the original sentence have been rearranged. Choose from the alternatives A, B, C, and D one best way to rearrange the words to make a meaningful sentence. Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. 81. used / tea / my / to /drink / parents / after / dinner/. A. My parents used to drink tea after dinner. B. My parents used to drink after dinner tea. C. My parents used to dinner after drink tea. D. My parents used to drink dinner tea after. 82. things / do / this / got / we / many / to / have / Sunday/. A. We have got this Sunday do many things to. B. We have got this Sunday many things to do. C. We have got many things to do this Sunday. D. We have got many things this Sunday to do. 83. their / airport / to / do / will / they / go / meet / tomorrow / the / son/. A. They will go to meet their son to the airport tomorrow B. They will go to meet their son tomorrow to the airport C. They will go to the airport to meet their son tomorrow. D. They will go tomorrow to the airport to meet their son. 84. weather / place / camping / in / for / fine / a / is / good / Hyde Park/. A. Hyde Park is a good place in fine weather for camping. B. Hyde Park is a good place for camping in fine weather. C. Hyde Park is for camping a good place in fine weather. D. Hyde Park is in fine weather a good place for camping. 85. enough / milk / do / have / for / sugar / you / the /? A. Do you have enough sugar for the milk? B. Do you have sugar enough for the milk? C. Do you have sugar for the enough milk? D. Do you have the enough sugar for milk? 86. the / about / a / are / house / in / we / buying / country side / thinking/. A. We are thinking about buying in the country side a house. B. We are thinking about buying a house in the country side . C. We are thinking buying a house about in the country side. D. We are thinking buying about in the country side a house. 87. the / England / Oxford / university / is / city / oldest / in/. A. Oxford is in England the oldest city university in England. B. Oxford is the oldest city university in England. C. Oxford is the oldest university city in England. D. Oxford is in England the oldest university. 88. vehicles/the/morning/at/streets/crowded/the/in/are/7.30/with/. A. The streets are crowded at 7.30 in the morning with vehicles. B. The streets are crowded at 7.30 with vehicles in the morning. C. The streets are crowded at vehicles at 7.30 in the morning. D. The streets are crowded with vehicles at 7.30 in the morning. 89. flowers/there/great/my/is/variety/in/a/of/garden/. A. There is a great variety of flowers in my garden. B. There is a variety great of flowers in my garden. C. There is in my garden a variety of great flowers. D. There is my great variety of flowers in a garden. 90. good/Nha Trang/which/for/is/a/sunbathing/beach/is/. A. Nha Trang is a beach which is good for sunbathing. B. Nha Trang is good for sunbathing which is a beach. C. Nha Trang is which good for sunbathing is a beach. D. Nha Trang is good for sunbathing which is a beach. . ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐH – SỐ 3 B. EXERCISES Part I. PHONETICS Exercise 1. Choose one word whose bold part is. after. 82. things / do / this / got / we / many / to / have / Sunday/. A. We have got this Sunday do many things to. B. We have got this Sunday many things to do. C. We have got many things. or D. 31 . Each room in this house ________ its own TV. A. has B. have C. is having D. are having 32 . Our holiday was ruined________ the bad weather. A. at B. with C. by D. for 33 . People