ĐỀ LUYỆN THI TỐT NGHIỆP NĂM 2011 I.Choose the word in each group whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. gesture B. guest C. gift D. guide 2. A. company B. number C. complain D. coming 3. A. relaxed B. relative C. return D. reply 4. A. reign B. paint C. chain D. foreign 5. A. frighten B. tighten C. signature D. sight II. Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the sentences below 6. She said that she abroad at the end of that week. A. will go B. would go C. went D. had gone 7. It's not worth ___ money on this product. It's completely useless. A. to spend B. spend C. spending D. you spend 8. The French ___ in restaurants more than the English. A. eat B. eats C. has eaten D. is eating 9. The bus service is very good. There’s a bus fifteen minutes. A. each B. every C. all D. most 10. I see some in the basket. A. left bread B. bread left C. bread leaving D. bread to leave 11. These T.V programmers are interesting. They can attract millions of viewers. → These TV programmers are interesting enough millions of viewers. A. for attracting B. can attract C. to be attracted D. to attract 12. The voters told the politician that he could ___ on their support in the next general election. A. count B. doubt C. decide D. expect 13. If you let an object off your hand, it on the ground. A. would fall B. will fall C. falls D. both B and C 14. Which team _____ the game? Manchester United or the Arsenal? A. won B. did win C. did it win D. it won 15. She doesn't understand ___ I am saying. A. what B. that C. whose D. where 16. Last night, before I to bed, I that news by my father. A. went/ had told B. went/ had been told C. had gone/ was told D. had gone/ told 17. The new cowboy-film catches the fancy of children. A. amuses B. surprises C. satisfies D. attracts 18. She went out the rain. A. despite B. in spite of C. both A and B D. although 19. More and more people ___ of food poisoning nowadays. A. exist B. survive C. die D. starve 20. The first time I noticed something wrong was ___ I got home. A. since B. when C. for D. until 21. My brother stopped ___ two years ago. A. smoked B. smoke C. to smoke D. smoking 22. Don't ___ anything to him if you can help it. A. speak B. say C. talk D. tell 23. There always a lot of storms in the rainy season. A. are B. is C. was D. were 24. The results of the exams were _____ for many students. A. disappointing B. disappointed C. disappointment D. disappoint 25. The university should provide good opportunities ___ the students to further their studies. A. with B. to C. for D. of 26. Their house is much ___ than ours. A. big B. more big C. more bigger D. bigger 27. Surgeons use lasers as accurate scalpels. A. miraculously B. extraordinarily C. powerfully D. potentially 28. I walked away as calmly as I could ___ being thought I was the thief. A. or else B. to avoid C. owing to D. in case 29. She was deeply about at losing the marathon race. A. disappointedly B. disappointment C. disappointing D. disappointed 30. Those boys are very ___ children. A. imaginative B. imagining C. imagination D. imagined III. Read the text and choose the best answer for the questions that followed. The loss of jobs and persistent unemployment in the industrial countriesis due mainly to changes in technology. It is thought to be misleadingto blame job losses on the shift of corporations from the industrialcountries to the Third World.5The present technological developments have been compared to a ThirdIndustrial Revolution. The first, coming in the 19th century, wascharacterized by the steam engine and the use of coal. In the 1920sthe second emerged with the use of oil and the electrodynamo. The10 third, and present one, is driven by computers, biotechnology andinformation technology.However, there can be seen weaknesses in the newest of industrialrevolutions. The technology is advancing so fast and productivity15 is rising so fast that we are left with a big problem. Because ofthe loss in jobs, caused largely by this new technology, there willnot be enough people with money to buy all these products.Technology has definitely enhanced our standard of living, even our20 quality of life. But as the capacity to produce expands and the lackof purchasing power and consequent demand diminish, there can beoverproduction and recession, and what happens to our standard ofliving? 31. What is the main point the author is making? A. That technology is the main cause of unemployment. B. That the industrial countries have more unemployment than the Third World. C. That corporations have shifted to the Third World. D. That the present situation is like in the Industrial Revolution. 32. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of one of the industrial revolutions? A. The use of oil. B. The use of the computer. C. The use of coal. D. The use of electricity. 33. What is stated as being the main weakness of the Third Industrial Revolution? A. There will not be enough money around. B. There won't be enough products for everyone to buy. C. There will be too few people who can afford to buy things. D. There will be too many machines in the factories. 34. Why does the author think that there won't be enough people to buy the products? A. People will not be able to keep up with technology. B. Many people will be unemployed. C. There will be too many products. D. Productivity will not be high enough. 35. What do we infer is the author's attitude to technology? A. It has improved our quality of life. B. It has improved our purchasing power. C. It has created more jobs. D. It is not responsible for the recession. VI. Fill in the blanks with suitable words: COMPUTERS For the scientist, it can get information (1) outer space or from the depths of the (2) In business and industry the computer prepares factory (3) , keeps track of sales trends and production needs and make company payrolls If you are planning a trip by plane, the computer will (4) out what route to take and what space is available. At time computers seem almost (5) They can read handprinted letters, play chess (6) music, write plays and even (7) other computers. Is it any wonder that they are sometimes called (8) machines. Even though they are (9) over some of the tasks that were once accomplished by our own brains, computers are not replacing us - at least not yet. Our brain has more than 10 billion cells. A computer has only a few hundred thousand parts. For some time to come, then, we can safely say that our brains are at least 10,000 times (10) than a computer. 36. A. in B. from C. at D. about 37. A. ocean B. valley C. well D. river 38. A. inventors B. inventions C. inventories D. accomplishments 39. A. stand B. call C. speak D. find 40. A. human B. wonderful C. creative D. thoughtful 41. A. note B. write C. compose D. prescribe 42. A. use B. design C. draw D. make 43. A. useful B. thoughtful C. though D. thinking 44. A. falling B. turning C. taking D. looking 45. A. more complex B. larger C. more useful D. simpler V. Choose the under lined part in each sentence that should be corrected. 46. One of the most famous university in the United States is Harvard. A B C D 47. He stopped to smoke because it is harmful to his health. A B C D 48. If people in cities used bikes instead of cars, it won't be so much pollution. A B C D 49. We insist on leave the meeting before any further outbursts take place. A B C D 50. Children sometimes wish they can do things their older brothers and sisters do. A B C D VI. Choose the sentence that have the same meaning with the given sentence: 51. " No," he said , " Idon`t mind getting a newspaper for you." A. He told me he didn`t remember getting a newspaper for me. B. "No ,"he said ," I forgot to get a newspaper for you." C. At first he refused but then he agreed to get the paper for me. D. He said , " Yes , I`ll get the newspaper for you." 52. imagine / who / happen / run into / yesterday / just A. You imagine just who happened to run into us yesterday! B. Have you just imagined who happened to run into me yesterday C. Could you imagine who just happened to run into us yesterday? D. Just imagine who I happened to run into yesterday! 53. "The detective discovered the secret accidentally" means A. The detective happened to discover the secret. B. Accidental discovery was made of the secret by the detective. C. The detective had an accident when discovering the secret. D. The detective happened with discovering the secret. 54. "I will pay back the money, Gloria," said Ivan. A. Ivan apologised to Gloria for borrowing her money. B. Ivan offered to pay Gloria the money back. C. Ivan promised to pay back Gloria's money. D. Ivan suggested paying back the money to Gloria. . ĐỀ LUYỆN THI TỐT NGHIỆP NĂM 2011 I.Choose the word in each group whose underlined part is pronounced differently. noticed something wrong was ___ I got home. A. since B. when C. for D. until 21. My brother stopped ___ two years ago. A. smoked B. smoke C. to smoke D. smoking 22. Don't ___ anything to. shift of corporations from the industrialcountries to the Third World.5The present technological developments have been compared to a ThirdIndustrial Revolution. The first, coming in the 19th