ĐỀ ÔN THI TN NĂM 2011 – ĐỀ 24 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH Question I : Give the correct tense of the verbs in brackets.(1.5p) Nancy Mann was born in Argentina. She ___________ (study) French and German at Oxford University from 1970 to 1977. At the moment she works for the BBC World Service. She ___________ (be) with the BBC for 5 years. She ___________ (work) as an interpreter for the EU before that. She also lived and worked in Brussels for 2 years when she ___________ (work) for the EU. Now she ___________ (be) a correspondent and she ___________ (travel) all over Western and Eastern Europe, and many parts of South America. Question II : Fill in each blank with an appropriate preposition.(1p) 1. I’ve lost my keys. Can you help me look ________ them? 2. The book is divided ________ three parts. 3. I wrote to the company asking them ________ more information about the job. 4. Many people regard him ________ one of the greatest pianists in the world. Question III : Complete each of the following sentences using a word or a phrase.(1p) 1. David is used _______ sleeping on the floor. 2. Peter works for the factory _______ makes motor-bikes. 3. What was the name of the man _______ car broke down this morning? 4. _______ was raining hard, the children couldn’t get out. Question IV : Read the following passage and do the exercise below.(2p) Environmental pollution is one of the most serious problems facing mankind today. Air, water and soil are necessary to the survival of all living things. Man operates machines and motor vehicles that fill the air with disturbing noise. They also dirty the air with gases and smoke. Badly polluted air can cause illness and even death. Man ruins natural beauty by scattering junk and litter on the land and in the water. They poison the water with chemicals and other substances. Polluted water kills fish and other marine life. The damage the soil with too many fertilizers and pesticides. Pollution of soil reduces the amount of land that is available for growing food. Environmental pollution also brings ugliness to man’s naturally beautiful world. It’s time people and governments all over the world did something about the pollution problem. People should stop using many things that harmful to the environment. Governments would have to pass and enforce laws that require individuals and businesses to stop or cut down on certain polluting activities. Use the suggested words to make questions, and then answer them. 1. How / man / dirty / air ? - ______________________________________________________________ 2. What / polluted water / kill? - ______________________________________________________________ 3. Pollution of soil / reduce / amount of land / available / growing food? - ______________________________________________________________ 4. What / governments / have to do / about the pollution problem? - ______________________________________________________________ Question V : Fill in each blank with one suitable word to complete the following passage. (1.5p) Galileo was the first person (1) ____________ did experiments about how things fall. Before, people thought that heavy things always fell faster (2) ___________ light things. He found out that this was (3) ____________ true. He took a heavy ball and a light (4) ____________ and he dropped them both from a high place. They (5) ____________ at the same speed. This meant that weight is not important. This is the law of falling bodies. It is an important law(6) ____________ understanding our world. Question VI : Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence.(2p) 1. The bridge was so low that the lorry couldn’t go under it. - It was such ____________________________________________________ 2. Someone was cleaning the classroom when we arrived. - The classroom__________________________________________________ 3. We didn’t go on holiday because we didn’t have enough money. - If we _________________________________________________________ 4. “What’s your name?”, said the policeman to the little boy. - The policeman asked the little boy__________________________________ Question VII : Give the correct form of the words in brackets (1p) 1. Clean air provides us with a ______________ supply of oxygen.(health) 2. Mr and Mrs Jones have been married for ten years. They have no children. They are a ______________ couple. (child) 3. Computers can add, subtract, muliply and divide with __________. (accurate) 4. Things are going along______________. (nice) oOo . ĐỀ ÔN THI TN NĂM 2011 – ĐỀ 24 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH Question I : Give the correct tense of the verbs in brackets.(1.5p). ____________ did experiments about how things fall. Before, people thought that heavy things always fell faster (2) ___________ light things. He found out that this was (3) ____________ true. He. It’s time people and governments all over the world did something about the pollution problem. People should stop using many things that harmful to the environment. Governments would have