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ĐỀ THI THỬ ANH VĂN – SỐ 19

I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others

II Read the passage and choose the best answer:

Man cannot exist without air, water and (5)… Many people think that soil is also necessary to man’s (6) …Without soil there could

be no vegetation, no animals and consequently no people However, the soil is being (7)… day after day because people use land without paying attention to the (8)… of land and the (9)… of soil erosion In many (10) … areas, soil erosion is a (11)… problem which (12)… the development of agriculture

III Choose the best answer:

13 She has written good essays before, but this one is …

14 The ……… painting was given to the gallery in 1975

15 We were very grateful ……… our friends for all of their assistance

16 Thin gloves aren’t very suitable ……… that kind of work

17 I was delighted the present you gave me

18 About a year ago, he … ………elected president of a big company and he ……… a holiday since then

A/ was/ doesn’t have B/ was/ had C/ was/ hadn’t had D/ was/ hasn’t had

19 He is not popular He has ……… friends

20 … ………goods were sent to the exhibition

21 I regret ………… you that we can not approve your application

A/ tell B/ to tell C/ to be told D/ telling

22 ………… countries cause acid rain and green house effect

A/ Industry B/ Industrial C/ Industrialize D/ Industrious

23 If we ……… time, we ……… the museum yesterday

A/ have had/ visited B/ had had/ would have visited C/ had / would visit D/ have / will visit

24 He drank ……… wine last night and gets sick now

A/ too many B/ few of C/ a lot D/ too much

25 When I was a child, I spent ………… of my time with my aunts

A/ most B/ almost C/ either D/ both

26 I couldn’t have made it without your help

 I couldn’t have made it … A/ if you didn’t help me B/ unless you had helped me

C/ if you hadn’t helped me D/ B and C are correct

27 You are sometimes late for work, so your demand to get higher salary is ……

A/ unreasonable B/ untrue C/ uncertain D/ unnecessary

28 Some large cities may have to ban cars ………… the city centre to wipe ……… smoke

A/ from / out B/ for/ out C/ from / off D/ to / out

29 The fifth man ………was entirely unsuitable

A/ who was interviewed B/ to be interviewed

C/ to interview D/ A and B are correct

30 The man and his dogs ……… were reported missing yesterday have just been found safe

A/ who B/ whom C/ that D/ which

31 A lot of people are involved ……… the use of English

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A/ at B/ on C/ in D/ of

32 During her ………… , her parents lived in Paris

A/ child B/ childish C/ childlike D/ childhood

33 When did the Socialist Republic of Vietnam ?

A/ came in being B/ come in being C/ come into being D/ come into be

34 Yesterday my father ………… a new watch as his old one ……… stolen

A/ bought/ had been B/ bought/ was C/ bought/ was being D/ bought/ would be

35 What made her ……… to do a thing like that?

A/ decide B/ to decide C/ decided D/ deciding

36 We have to delay this course because there are ……… students

A/ many B/ few C/ a few D/ little

37 Vehicles account ……… air pollution in the city

A/ for B/ with C/ of D/ about

38 Thank you It was very kind………… you to help me

IV Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one

39 John is fat because he eats so many chips

A/ If John didn’t eat so many chips, he wouldn’t be fat

B/ If John doesn’t eat so many chips, he won’t be fat

C/ If John hadn’t eaten so many chips, he wouldn’t have been fat D/ A & B are correct

40 The last person to leave the room must turn off the lights

 The last person _

A/ who lelf the room must turn off the lights B/ that leaves the room must turn off the lights

C/ who leave the room must turn off the lights D/ B and C are correct

41 Liz doesn’t go to school by motorbike.Robin doesn’t either

 Neither _

A/ Neither Liz nor Robin doesn’t go to school by motorbike

B/ Neither Liz nor Robin goes to school by motorbike C/ Neither Liz nor Robin go to school by motorbike

D/ Neither Liz goes to school by motorbike.Nor Robin goes to school by motorbike

42 He looked at the pictures attentively

A/ He had an attentive look at the pictures B/ He had an attentively look at the pictures

C/ He looked at the attentively pictures D/ The attentive pictures that he looked at

43 Henry wrote that book years ago, didn’t he?

A/ That book was written by Henry years ago, was it? B/ That book was written by Henry years ago, wasn’t it?

C/ That book was written by Henry years ago, did he? D/ That book was written by Henry years ago, didn’t he?

44 There’s a tendency among the adolescents to minimise problems

A/ Adolescents tend to minimise problems B / Adolescents have the tendency to minimise problems

C/ To minimise problems, the adolescents show a tendency D/ A and B are correct

V Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order to make the sentence correct

45 Smoking cause millions of early deaths in the world every year

A B C D

46 Carbon dioxide lets sunlight entering the earth’s atmosphere and heat the earth

A B C D

47 He showed a desire entering the University of Medicine

A B C D

48 Charlie Chaplin was one of the greatest and widely loved silent movie star

A B C D

49 Why did you take a decision to quit your job and continue your study ?

A B C D

50 Tom apologized to the postman for being impolitely to him

A B C D

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others

1) A height B weight C eighteen D great

2) A rotation B sanguine C Dane D vapour

3) A logical B oxygen C colleague D language

Choose the word that has the main stress different from the other three words

4) A accessible B convenient C resource D property

5) A contrary B status C outnumber D tolerate

6-30 Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence

6) bA where B which C who D when

7) She has spent her time reading English stories

A most B most of C a big number of D a few

8) Tony is a keen golfer, but unfortunately he has _ ability

A a few B a great deal of C little D a little

9) She thinks little about her future work

A She doesn’t give a little thought to her future work

B She gives little thinking about her future work

C She has a little think about her future work

D She doesn’t spend time thinking about her future work

10) I am sorry I forgot posting the letter for you

A I wish I had to post the letter for you B I regret not to post the letter for you

C I regret not posting the letter for you D I am afraid that I should post the letter for you

11) They felt disappointed because of the bad exam results

A The bad exam results made them disappointing

B They felt disappointed, so the exam results were bad

C The exam results were so bad that they felt disappointed

D The bad exam results made them to feel disappointed

12) He lost his job three months ago

A They are three months since he lost his job B It is three months since he lost his job

C It is three months ago since he lost his job D It has been three months since he has lost his job

35-39 Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting:

13) There were never any secrets (A) among my sister and (B) me (C) when we (D) were growing up

14) Mr Brown was planning (A) to send (B) to me a package from Japan (C) as soon as he arrived (D) home from his trip to Hawaii

15) (A) The building is (B) currently used (C) like a (D) furniture store

16) It is (A) importance that parents (B) take an active (C) interest in their (D) children’s lessons

17) (A) Wait for me (B) until I (C) will come back (D) from Britain

40-45 Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passages:

There are a few rules that all visitors to wildlife preserves should observe (40) these rules is necessary if people want to enjoy themselves and have an (41) experience First of all, it is (42) to leave your car in the car park so as to cause as little disturbance as possible to the varied wildlife Animals can be frightened by unexpected noises, (43) those made by machines Secondly, people need to be patient if they want to see the animals in their natural (44) This often means that people have to put up with (45) weather conditions and annoying insects

18) A Answering B Following C Working D Listening to

19) A expensive B unreasonable C unforgettable D unpleasant

20) A outnumbered B objective C accessible D advisable

21) A particularly B specially C certainly D automatically

22) A atmosphere B conservation C surroundings D investigation

23) A pleasant B pleased C pleasure D unpleasant

46-50 Choose the best answers or complete the unfinished statement about the passage:

The first few days after getting home from college were okay but then I began to feel rather bored and lonely My parents were busy working and most of my friends were either away on holiday or else had holiday jobs I tried to get

a job myself but without success I was beginning to wish I had not come home when I saw an advertisement for holiday courses in the local newspaper For a small fee you could try lots of different activities organized by the town's youth club Each activity lasted half a day and they were all exciting I also met new people as many of the tourists staying in the town joined in You could do things like painting, acting, play-writing or computing I met some students from Bulgaria who invited me to visit Bulgaria next year You can imagine how excited I am; in fact it was one of the best summer holidays I've ever had

24) What is the writer trying to do in the text?

A describe a holiday in the country B explain how she spent a holiday

C describe her new holiday home D explain why she couldn't go on holiday

25) Why would somebody read the text?

A to discover the writer's news C to make contact with Bulgarian students D to read about the advertisements

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26) How did the writer feel when she arrived home?

A She was pleased to have time for herself B She felt nervous about being alone

C She was delighted to see her friends D She almost regretted coming back

27) What may the writer do next year?

A There will be new holiday courses B She has found a holiday job

C She may go to Bulgaria D Her friends will visit her

28) Which of these advertisements did the writer see?

A Painting courses for your holidays B Computing courses for your holidays

C Tours to Bulgaria D Holiday courses organized by youth club

In the United States of America the (1) _ language Four hundred years ago some English people(2) _ to North America to live there, and they brought the(3) _ language to this new country Now in the United States of America people speak(4) English Most of words are the(5) in

America and in British English, but the American people say some English words not like people

do(6) _ English Canada is to the North of United States of America It is(7) than the United

States.In Canada many people speak(8) because they came from English many years ago

II Read the passage below and choose one best answer A, B, C or D to each question

Another effect of air pollution is acid rain The phenomenon occurs when sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides from the burning of fossil fuels such as petrol, diesel, and coal combine with water vapour in the atmosphere and fall as rain, snow or fog These gases can also be emitted from natural sources like

volcanoes Acid rain causes extensive damage to water,forest and even human health Many lakes and streams have been contaminated and this has led to the disappearance of some species of fish in Europe, USA Because the contaminants are carried long distances, the sources of acid rain are difficult to

pinpoint and hence difficult to control

9 This passage is mainly about _

A air pollution that is another effect of acid rain B the phenomenon of air pollution

C acid rain that is one of the effects of air pollution D the extensive damage of volcanoes

10 Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A Acid rain cause air pollution

B Acid rain does not have any effect on human

C Some species of fish have been killed because of the contaminated lakes or streams

D Nowadays, the scientists can pinpoint and control acid rain

11.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A Volcanoes can emit sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides

B Building can be gradually destroyed by acid rain C.Acid rain doesn’t cause damage to human beings

D The contaminants are carried long distance and this led to the difficulties to control acid rain

12 Acid rain can cause damage to

A water and forest B soil resources C human health D all are correct

III Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest

IV Pick out the word whose primary sress is different from the rest

16 A explain B notice C convenient D perverse

V Error identification

19 She(A) wanted to know(B) how long (C)did it take (D)to get there

20.(A)This is the school (B)at which Uncle Ho (C)used to studying when he (D)was young

21 Before(A) went abroad, he(B)had finished his course (C)at (D)the English center

22 (A)Every student who (B)majors in English(C) are ready to join (D)in it

23.(A) The windows are (B)so small (C)that the room gets (D)few air

V Choose the correct answer

24 Most children are ill- prepared employment

25 They’ve never smoked Peter’s never smoked

A Both they and Peter’s never smoked B They as well as Peter’s ever smoked

C Neither they nor Peter’s never smoked D Neither they nor Peter’s ever smoked

26 The thief simply walked in Someone _ to lock the door

27 Language is not the private property of those _ use it

28 They will almost find themselves speaking in English

A automate B automatic C automation D automatically

29 Mr Pike along with his friends never _

30 He asked _ I had ever been to London

31 I TV at home when the doorbell rang

32.People are _ in the use of English

33 They spend their life at rocks

34 It’s getting snowy You have _ hope to come back

35. not having much money, I really feel happy

36 He wrote a letter French

37 Nam is _ student in his class

38 Our country is _ in natural resources

39 People desert areas to make them fertile

40 Smog is a combination of _ and fog

41 My cousin speaks Russian _ well

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42 Vehicles account air pollution in the city

43 The teacher made his students _ harder for the exam

44 _ my holidays are at home

45 You will get cold you keep your feet dry

46.No one has used that door for 20 years

C That door hasn’t been used by none of them for 20 years D That door wasn’t used for 20 years

47 “ Bring it back if it doesn’t fit”, I told her

A I told her to bring it back if it doesn’t fit B I told her that she should bring it back if it didn’t fit

C I told her to bring it back if it didn’t fit D I told her bring it back if it didn’t fit

48 The carpets were so expensive that we didn’t buy them

A.They were such expensive carpets that we didn’t buy them

B The carpets were too expensive for us to buy them

C The carpets weren’t cheap enough for us to buy them D All are correct

49 “ John left here an hour ago” said Jane

A Jane said John left here an hour before B Jane told John to have left there an hour before

C Jane told me that John had left there an hour before

D Jane told me that John to leave there an hour before

50 “ She hasn’t played the piano for five years”

A The last time she played the piano five years ago B She doesn’t play the piano five years ago

C The last time she played the piano was five years ago

D She last played the piano for five years

I Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others

1 A handled B installed C confided D confirmed

2 A creates B achieves C struggles D precedes

3 A.child B chemist C church D chicken

4 A seat B heavy C reason D neat

II Pick out the word whose primary stress is different from the others

5 A nursery B ancestor C tuition D counterpart

6 A decisive B tertiary C fantastic D rewarding

7 A keenness B retail C entry D attempt

8 A carry B adopt C fulfill D record

III Read the following passage Then choose the best option (A, B, C or D)

It’s always worth preparing well for an interview Don’t just hope (9) the best Here are a few tips Practise how you say things, as well as what you (10) to say If you don’t own a video camera, perhaps a friend of (11)

does Borrow it and make a video tape of yourself Find (12) to watch it with you and give you a (13)

of advice on how you appear and behave

Before the interview, plan what to wear Find out how the company expects its (14) to dress At the interview, believe in yourself and be honest, open and friendly (15) attention and keep your answers to the point The interviewer doesn’t want to waste time and (16) do you

10 A intend B consider C imagine D think

11 A his B yours C mine D ours

12 A anybody B nobody C everybody D somebody

13 A number B slice C plenty D bit

14 A colleagues B employees C customers D employers

15 A Attract B Give C Turn D Pay

16 A so B either C neither D or

IV Read the article below Then choose the best answer (A, B, C or D)

In British schools most pupils learn French or German In a few schools you can also learn Italian, Spanish or Russian Not many pupils learn Latin now All pupils must study one foreign language until they are 16

Schools usually organize school trips to France or Germany Pupils travel in a group with their teachers They stay in a hotel or they go camping Some schools have an exchange with another school in France or Germany A group of pupils from the British school go to the exchange town Each pupil has a partner and they stay with their partner’s family They sometimes

go to school with their partner

Later in the year the pupils from France or Germany come to Britain and stay with their British partners Exchanges are very useful, because you can learn about daily life in another country

17 In Britain, nowadays, not many pupils learn

A French and German B Italian and Spanish C Latin D Russian

18 Until British pupils are 16, they must study

A a lot of foreign languages B two foreign languages

C one foreign language D their own language

19 In an exchange scheme, each pupil has a

A family’s partner B partner C teacher D school

20 Exchanges are useful because pupils

A learn about daily life in another country B stay in a hotel or go camping

C travel in a group with their teachers D go to an exchange town

IV Choose the suitable answers

21 You should concentrate what the interviewer is saying

22 An A-level course consists of some subjects either Arts or Sciences

23 His father is always willing to give a hand cleaning the house

A with B for C about D in

24 My mother takes the responsibility running the household

25 The academic year in England is divided three terms

26 Reducing the size of classes may improve standards

A educated B educating C education D educational

27 The game is thought to have among the native peoples of Alaska

A origin B originated C original D originally

28 She has had to make some very difficult

A decided B decisive C decision D decisions

29 How many did you have for the job?

A applicants B applications C apply D applied

30 Tom is a very person and writes lists for everything

A method B methodic C methodical D methodically

31 He was as a full member of the society

A accepting B accepted C acceptable D acceptance

32 Robert in three movies already I’m sure he’ll be a star some day

A appeared B had appeared C has appeared D has been appearing

33 I don’t want any mistakes in his composition

A him to make B his making C that he makes D he will make

34 Tropical forests around the world due to human demand for hardwood for furniture

A had been destroyed B were destroying C are destroying D are being destroyed

35 We missed the train It by the time we arrived at the station

A left B was leaving C had left D have left

36 Why did you sit there TV while everything was in such a mess?

A watch B watching C to watch D and watching

37 We had a great time in the island Every day we the island and in the evening we slept in tents

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A were exploring B explores C had explored D explored

38 By this time next year we the course

A will finish B have finished C will have finished D will have been finishing

39 If energy unlimited, many things in the world would be different

A would be B will be C were D is

40 We are made all the cleaning in the house

A doing B done C to do D do

41 I television a lot but I don’t any more

A have been watching B was used to watch C used to watch D was watching

42 “ I’m sorry I have to leave so early,” he said

A He apologised for having to leave so early B He apologised to have to leave so early

C He apologised that he has to leave so early D He apologised to have left so early

43 John said, “ You’d better not lend them any money, Daisy.”

A John said Daisy not to lend them any money B John said to Daisy not lend them any money

C John advised Daisy shoud not lend them any money

D John advised Daisy not to lend them any money

44 Turn off all the switches before leaving the room

A All the switches must be turned off before leaving the room

B All the switches must be turned off before you leave the room

C You must leave the room before turning off all the switches

D You must leave the room as soon as you turn off all the switches

45 It is believed that the man escaped in a stolen car

A The man is believed to escape in a stolen car B The man is believed to have escaped in a stolen car

C The man is believed to be escaped in a stolen car D They believed that the man stole the car

46 Ken does lots of mistakes, but he never seems to learn from them

A B C D

47 People had much to learn before they became civilization

A B C D

48 My son keeps asking me to have his car fix before he goes to Canada

A B C D

49 I read a number of articles, most of them were very useful

A B C D

50 The football match was televised lively from the National Stadium

A B C D

Revision 4

1/- Please don't touch anything before the police

2/- It's necessary to examine how the proposals can be carried out

A/-study carefully B/-take the examination C/-write the test D/-pass the exam

3/- If you want to buy a new car, you should choose an car to run It can save your money

A/-economics B/-economy C/-economic D/-economical

4/- We bought that house as an investment

A/-to live in B/-to invest in this region C/-to investigate D/-to make money

5/- By next month, I my first novel

A/-finish B/-will finish C/-will have finished D/-have finished

6/- Some wild animals are in danger in this region

A/-likely to cause harm B/-dangerous C/-likely to be extinct D/-predators

7/- The word "unexciting" could never be applied her novels

8/- He is an person, but he has just behaved so badly I can't believe it

A/-educated B/-educational C/-educative D/-educate

9/- She was chosen preference her classmates

10/- The Ministry of Foreign Trade has initiated a new plan to protect domestic products

A/-innovated B/-planned C/-introduced D/-assessed

11/- That is a good place your children can play in

12/- The doctor examined him and that he his arm

A/-found/ broke B/-had found / broke C/-would find / broke D/-found/ had broken

13/- Nam said to me:” I work for your sister's company." ->Nam told me worked for sister's company

A/-he / mine B/-he/ my C/-him / mine D/-his/ me

14/- I had the roof yesterday

15/- The factory John works is the biggest in town

16/- We couldn't understand the teacher if he too fast

A/-spoke B/-has spoken C/-doesn't speak D/-didn't speak

17/- Oil lamps for years before electricity was discovered

A/-has used B/-are used C/-had been used D/-has been used

18/- It is very dangerous We couldn't risk him alone

19/- She asked me if it would rain that night -> She said: " it rain ?"

A/-Does / tonight B/-Would / that night C/-Will / tonight D/-Will / that night

20/- He was frightened He looked as if he a ghost

21/- my father is old, he still goes jogging

22/- there was a fierce dog in the house, the thieves managed to break in

23/- Nam didn't work hard, he couldn't pass the exam

24/- the wet weather, the football match went ahead

25/- We wish we a large house but we can't afford it now

 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest

 Choose the word whose primary stress is different from the rest

30 A- attitude B- responsible C- opinion D- account

31 A- neighbor B- establish C- encourage D- community

Choose the word or phrase (A,B,C or D) that wouldn’t be appropriate

33 If tomorrow (A) the weather will be (B) bad, the match (D) will be postponed (D)

34 The woman (A) is talking(B) to (C) Jim is Australian (D)

35 Why are you (A) so late? – I am waiting (B) here for (C) more than (D) one hour

36 I think (A) you learn (B) better if you have (C) access to (D) a good library

37 Remember to express (A) your willingness to work (B) for(C) the company when you are available to (D) the interview

38 It believes (A) that our lives(B) will be better (C) in (D) the future

39 If you want (A) to get more(B) money, you should(C) apply to(D) another job

40 He told (A) them to obey (B) the traffic law when travelled(C) on (D) the road

1 Read the passage and choose the best answer to fill in each blank

The reality of an interview is never as bad as your fears For some reasons people imagine the interviewer is going to jump on every tiny mistake they (41) In fact, the interviewer is as keen for the meeting to go well as you are It is what makes his or her job enjoyable

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The secret of a good interview is preparing for it What you wear is always important as it creates the first impression So (42) neatly, but comfortably Make (43) that you can deal with anything you are asked Prepare for questions that are certain to come up, for example: Why do you want to become a nurse? What is the most important (44) a good nurse should have? Apart from nursing, what other careers have you considered? What are your interests and hobbies?

Answer the questions fully and precisely For example, if one of your interests is reading, be prepared to talk about the sort of books you like (45) , do not learn all your answers off (46) heart The interviewer wants to meet a human being, not a robot Remember, the interviewer is genuinely interested in you, so the more you relax and are yourself, the more likely you are to succeed

2 Read the passage and choose the best answer to each question

If you are invited to an American friend's home for dinner, remember these general rules for polite behavior First of all, arrive approximately on time but not early Americans expect promptness It will be all right to be 10 or 15 minutes late but not 45 minutes late Dinner might be over-cooked and ruined by then When you are invited to someone's home for a meal, it is polite to bring a small gift Flowers

or candy are always appropriate If you have an attractive thing made in your native country your host or hostess will certainly enjoy receiving that gift

What will you do if you are served some food that you can not eat or you do not like? Do not make a fuss' about it Simply eat what you can and hope that no one notice it Be sure to compliment the cook on the food that you are enjoying Do not leave immediately after dinner, but do not overstay your welcome, either The next day, call or write a thank you note to say how much you enjoyed the evening

47 When you come to someone's house for a meal, you should …

A bring some flowers or candy C do not bring anything with you

B do not care about gifts D take some food or drink

48 When an American invites you to have dinner at his home

A you should arrive early to help the host C you should arrive on time

B you needn't arrive on time D you should arrive late to show that you are polite

49 After dinner,

A do not say anything about the cook C do not leave immediately or overstay

B leave immediately D stay there until bed - time

50 If you are served some food that you can not eat

A apologize for being unable to eat C ask for another disk

B immediately tell the host about this D do not make fuss about it

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