Teacher : Quỳnh Như 1 ĐỀ THI THỬ ANH VĂN – SỐ 5 I. Put the verbs in parenthese in their correct form. 1/ I wish (see) …to see…. the manager. 2/ I’d like him(start) _______ (take) _______ more English lessons. 3/ I hate (get) _______ up early and (dress) _______ in the dark. 4/ I have no intention of (go) _______ to the play. 5/ She was the last student (leave) _______ the room. 6/ I arranged (meet) _______ them later. 7/ Our teacher has promised (help) _______ us (prepare) _______ for the exam. 8/ The movie is worth (see) _______. 9/ I’d like (have) _______ an opportunity of (meet) _______ again. 10/ I had to ask the boys (stop) _______ (play) _______ 11/ Would you mind (close) _______ the door ? 12/ I hope (have) _______ a job. 13/ (Try) _______ (make) _______ him angry. 14/ He is thinking of (quit) _______ his job. 15/ Please let me (know) _______ your decision. 16/ It’s no use (wait) _______ 17/ Gravity makes water (run) _______ downhill. 18/ Gravity keeps the moon (travel) _______ around the earth instead of (shoot) _______ off into space. 19/ It’s difficult (get) _______ used to (eat) _______ with chopsticks. 20/ Stop (argue) _______ and start (work) _______. 21/ I used (swim) _______ in the river . 221/ He warned her (not touch) _______ the wire. 23/ Do you feel like (go) _______ to a film or would you rather (stay) _______ at home ? 24/ He is too busy (take) _______ care of her. 25/ He is very busy (take) _______ care of her. 26/ It takes me hours (write) _______ the letter. 27/ He gave up (smoke) _______ years ago. 28/ (look) _______ at me and (answer) _______ my question. 29/ He told me (try) _______ (come) _______ early. 30/ Is there anything worth (buy) _______? 31/ Sad movies always make me (cry) _______. II. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form. 1/ Put the cigarette out. You are not allowed _______ in here. (smoke) 2/ It’s hot in here. Would you mind _______ the windows ? (open) 3/ He found the work difficult, he managed _______ the examination. (pass) 4/ I never read Shakespeare now because they made me _______ it at school. (study) 5/ She always travels by train or by boat because she’s afraid of _______ (fly) 6/ “Let’s go out tonight” -“All right. Where do you want _______ ? (go) 7/ You’re overweight. You ought _______ more exercise. (take) 8/ This is a very beautiful village, but there’s nowhere ___ in the evening. (go) 9/ When I first visited Britain, I couldn’t get used _______ on the left. (drive) 10/ There’s a lot of traffic. We’d better not _______ the road here. (cross) Teacher : Quỳnh Như 2 11/ I don’t know why she resigned. She seemed _______ very happy here. (be) 12/ I’m tired of _______ television every evening. (watch) 13/ Her doctor advised her _______ a specialist. (see) 14/ I’ll help you. I’m sure you aren’t strong enough _____ it on your own. (lift) 15/ He spends all his time _______ comic books. (read) 16/ My parents are very strict. They wouldn’t let me _______ out late in the evening. (stay) 17/ A kettle is used for _______ water. (boil) 18/ He’s working too hard. He’s too tired ____ anything when he gets home. (do) 19/ The robber forced the manager _______ the safe. (open) 20/ I hope _______ my brother in Australia. (visit) III. Complete each sentence with the noun *conserve *erode *rotate *irrigate *poison *swamp *wipe *pollute *safeguard *preserve *prevent *waste 1/ Farmers are happy because they have a new…irrigation…system. 2/ She was horrified by all the ______________ on the beach. 3/ Energy ______________ is a problem throughout the world. 4/ The paintings were in an excellent state of ______________. 5/ Please give the table mats a quick ______________ 6/ The scientist talked about the ______________ of the coastline by the sea. 7/ He died of blood ______________ last year. 8/ ______________ is better than cure. 9/ The chairmanship of the committee changes in ______________. 10/ We have found a way of ______________ our money. 11/ The hunter was lost in the ______________. 12/ Doing such a thing is a ______________ of time. *explore *supply *produce *educate *protect *provide *publish *prepare *equip *train *solve *decide 13/ Please decide what you want to do.You must make a…decision……… 14/ Most of the earth has been explored. Now we are in the age of space ______________ searching for more information about the stars and other planets. 15/ The secretary ordered paper, pens and other ______________ for the office. 16/ Did you bring all the sports ______________ for our picnic ? 17/ Mexico’s ______________ of oil is higher this year than last year. 18/ ______________ is very important for everyone. 19/ “Newsweek” is a popular ______________. 20/ The police provive ______________ for the people in a country. 21/ Explorers have to take a lot of ______________ with them. 22/ You have to train to be a police officer. ______________ is necessary. 23/ It is difficult to give a speech without ______________. 24/ This is a complicated problem and I can’t find the ______________. IV. Rewrite these sentences , beginning with the words given. 1/ We can avoid waiting by booking the tickets in advance. - If ____________________________________________________________ Teacher : Quỳnh Như 3 2/ Jane spends three hours sorting out her stamps. - It ____________________________________________________________ 3/ He never comes to class late. - Never _________________________________________________________ 4/ You are too young to ride a motor-cycle. - You are not ____________________________________________________ 5/ It is dangerous to drive fast. - Driving _______________________________________________________ 6/ This test is very difficult! - How __________________________________________________________ 7/ People speak English all over the world. - English _______________________________________________________ 8/ They have to change the date of meeting again. - The date _______________________________________________________ 9/ It was so late that nothing could be done. - It was too ______________________________________________________ 10/ I didn’t go out because it rained. - If ____________________________________________________________ 11/ “Why didn’t you make an appointment earlier?”the doctor asked. - The doctor asked her _____________________________________________ 12/ The bridge was so low that the lorry couldn’t go under it. - It was such ____________________________________________________ 13/ Someone was cleaning the classroom when we arrived. - The classroom __________________________________________________ 14/ We didn’t go on holiday because we didn’t have enough money. - If we _________________________________________________________ 15/ “What’s your name?”, said the policeman to the little boy. - The policeman asked the little boy __________________________________ 16/ Jane can swim further than I can. - I can’t swim ___________________________________________________ 17/ He didn’t go to school because of his illness. - Because he ____________________________________________________ 18/ They went out in spite of the heavy rain. - Although ______________________________________________________ 19/ I’ll help you if you promise to work harder. - Unless ________________________________________________________ 20/ She doesn’t usually stay up late. - She is not used _________________________________________________ V. Supply the correct verb tense. 1/ Conservation (be) ___________ the protection and wise management of the environment. People (practise) ___________ conservation so that the environment can preserve their needs and the needs of all other living things. Without conservation, all the resources necessary for life (be) ___________ damaged, wasted, or (destroy) ___________. Conservation also (involve) ___________ a concern for the quality of the environment, so that people can enjoy (live) ___________ . It means (keep) ___________ the environment comfortable and safe (live) ___________ in. A healthy Teacher : Quỳnh Như 4 environment (include) ___________ clean streets and highways with open spaces in cities for parks and playgrounds. VI. Make the correct choice : 1/ Conservation is the safeguarding and preservation of ________ resources. a. naturism b. natural c. naturally d. naturist 2/ Salt has a ________ effect on food. a. preserving b. preservation c. preservative d. preserve 3/ The fight against ________ is an important part of conservation. a. pollution b. solution c. revolution d. evolution 4/ Carbon monoxide is a ________ gas. a. tasty b. harmless c. colorful d. odourless 5/ Environmental pollution is one of the most ________ problems facing mankind. a. bad b. serious c. commonly d. good 6/ Reclaiming land consists ________ irrigating deserts, draining swamps and pushing back the sea. a. with b. about c. of d. in 7/ We can conserve our environment by ________ of waste. a. prevention b. preventing c. prevented d. prevent 8/ Farmers can protect their land by ________ rotation of crops. a. year b. yearly c. every year d. each year 9/ Farmers can help ________ the soil by adding fertilizers. a. enrich b. rich c. enriching d. richly 10/ Preserving natural resources is of a great ________. a. important b. more important c. importantly d. importance 11/ The last time ________ I saw her was in 1985. a. when b. that c. which d. all are correct 12/ How ________ that meal was ! a. delicious b. well c. deliciously d. beautifully 13/ More and more pollution ________ by that factory. a. produced b. produces c. is being produced d. is producing 14/ ________ we leave now, we’ll miss the train. a. Unless b. If c. Until d. Because 15/ She drives faster and ________ than I do. a. more careless b. more carelessly c. careless d. carelessly 16/ ________ do you think this building is ? a. When b. How old c. Why d. How many 17/ He wishes he ________ Jane to his party yesterday. a. invited b. would invite c. has invited d. had invited 18/ This is ________ that it is not worth keeping. a. such old furniture b. such an old furniture c. very old furniture d. an old furniture 19/ We spent five hours ________ London. a. getting b. getting to c. to get d. to get to 20/ ________ in London, I wrote a letter home. a. When arrived b. Arrived c. When I arriving d. On arriving 21/ I’m looking forward ________ you at Christmas. a. to see b. to seeing c. and seeing d. seeing 22/ Never in my life ________ such a mess in my life. Teacher : Quỳnh Như 5 a. have I seen b. I have seen c. I see d. I saw 23/ It’s no use ________. a. to try to escape b. tried to escape c. trying to escape d. try to escape 24/ You won’t have any difficulty ________ a ticket for the concert. a. getting b. to get c. will get d. get 25/ ________ is this handbag ? a. Who b. Whose c. Whom d. When 26/ His father is _______ his mother. a. tall as b. more tall than c. taller as d. taller than 27/ Neither Tom nor Ann _______ to the party yesterday. a. didn’t come b. came c. comes d. come 28/ _______ the traffic was bad, I arrived on time. a. Because b. When c. Although d. If 29/ Having a car _______ you to travel around more easily. a. enables b. makes c. lets d. has 30/ The sudden noise made me _______. a. to jump b. jumping c. jumped d. jump 31/ My father allowed me _______ his car. a. use b. to use c. using d. used 32/ She wouldn’t let me _______ the letter. a. read b. reading c. to read d. will read 33/ Tom has been ill _______. a. in 3 days b. for 3 days c. 3 days ago d. since 3 days 34/ I wish I _______ smoking now. a. is giving up b. will give up c. could give up d. can give up 35/ They often write to _______. a. each other b. together c. again d. as well 36/ The teacher explained the lesson again _______ his students could grasp the main points of this difficult lesson. a. in order for b. so that c. so as to d. that 37/ There is a _______ of food and water in the refugee camp. a. shortage b. drainage c. breakage d. marriage 38/ Her hair curls _______. a. natural b. in natural c. naturally d. in nature 39/ Her husband’s sudden _______ made her life meaningless. a. dead b. death c. die d. deadly 40/ He soon put on _______ when he stopped playing football. a. weight b. weightless c. weightlessly d. weigh 41/ The lesson was so _______ that most of them fell asleep in the middle. a. uninteresting b. interesting c. bored d. exciting 42/ Those pictures are _______ . a. extreme beautiful b. extremely beautiful c. extremely beautifully d. extreme beautifully 43/ You are very different _______ your brother. a. with b. as c. from d. for 44/ Many cultural_______ were held by the government. a. actions b. activities c. acts d. active 45/ She has a good _______ of science. Teacher : Quỳnh Như 6 a. know b. knew c. known d. knowledge 46/ After making a tour_____ Thailand, he arrived _____ Tan Son Nhat airport yesterday. a. of / in b. in / in c. in / at d. of / at 47/ The hotel is very famous _____ its pleasant atmosphere. a. with b. for c. about d. in 48/ She is looking _____ to seeing her sister. a. backward b. forward c. backwards d. forwards 49/ I’m grateful _____ him _____ a wonderful evening. a. to / in b. with / in c. to / for d. with / for 50/ Thank you for advising me _____. a. not smoking b. not smoke c. no smoking d. not to smoke PRACTICE I- Give the correct tense of each verb in brackets: 1. Where did you (have) _________ your coat (make) _________ ? 2. The peace-(love) _________ people welcome the agreement (reach) _________ recently. 3. I advise you (stop) _________ (think) _________ of (carry) _________ out such a dangerous plan. 4. Mary (have) ___________ to go to New York last week, but she almost (miss) ___________ the plane. She (stand) ___________ in the queue at the check-in desk when she suddenly (realize) ___________ that she (leave) ___________ her passport at home. Fortunately, she (not live) ___________ very far from the airport, so she (have) ___________ time to go home to get the passport. She (get) ___________ back to the airport just in time for her flight. II- Give the correct form of each word in brackets: 1. Forests provide timber, one of Man’s most _____ resources. (value) 2. We must also make _____ for our old age by saving money. (provide) 3. Most of the food in supermarkets is very _____. (attract) 4. People use radios, television, telephones, newspapers and computers for _____. (communicate) 5. The Island has very few _____ resources. (nature) 6. The farmers need to rotate their crops. The _____ of crops on the same land can prevent soil exhaustion. (rotate) 7. Animal life is _____ with extinction. (threat) 8. An _____ part of conservation is the prevention of waste. (importance) III- Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition: 1. I’m accustomed _____ getting up early. 2. The tender plants need protection _____ the cold weather. 3. Scientists are trying to search _____ alternative fuels. 4. Wild life preserves are the areas where animals are protected _____ their natural environment. 5. Some large cities may have to ban cars _____ the city centre to wipe out smoke. 6. Conservation is also concerned _____ the reclaiming of land. Teacher : Quỳnh Như 7 IV- Fill in each blank with one suitable word: Poor farmers use the (1)_____ land over and over. The land needs a rest so it (2)_____ be better next year. However, the farmer must have food this year. Poor people cut down (3)_____ for firewood. In some areas when the trees are gone, the land (4)_____ desert. However, people need wood to (5)_____ their food now. Poor people cannot (6)_____ the environment for the future. V. Fill in the blank with the words provided : *smoke *grow *all *pollute *masks *late *cut *too *wild *live We are all slowly destroying the Earth. The seas and rivers are (1) ________ dirty to swim in. There is so much (2) __________ in the air that it is unhealthy to (3) ________ in many of the world’s cities. In one well-known city, for example, poisonous gases from cars (4) _________the air so much that traffic policemen have to wear oxygen (5) __________. We have (6) _________ down so many trees that there are now vast areas of wasteland (7) ________ over the world. As a result, farmers in parts of Africa cannot (8) _________ enough to eat. (9) __________ animals are quickly disappearing. For instance, tigers are rare in India now because we have killed too many for them to survive. We must act now before it is too (10) _________ to do anything about it. Join us now to save the earth. This is too important to ignore. Save the Earth. VI - Give the correct prepositions. 1. It’s very nice …………. you to let me use your car. Thank you very much. 2. Why are you always so rude ……… your parents ? Can’t you be nice ………. them ? 3. It wasn’t polite ……… him to leave ……… saying thank you. 4. I don’t understand people who are cruel ………… animals. 5. Why do you always get so annoyed ………… little things ? 6. The people next door are annoyed …… us …… making so much noise last night. 7. We enjoyed our holiday but we were rather disappointed ………. the hotel. 8. I was surprised …………… the way he behaved. It was quite out of character. 9. She doesn’t often go out …… night. She’s afraid ……… the dark. 10. I’ve been trying to learn Spanish but I’m not satisfied ……. my progress. 11. Jill starts her new job on Monday. She’s quite excited …… it. 12. I was shocked ……… what you said. You should be ashamed …… yourself. 13. Did you know that Linda is engaged …… a friend of mine ? 14 . I had never seen so many people before. I was astonished ……… the crowds. 15. Bill has been doing the same job for too long. He’s bored ……. it. 16. These days everybody is aware …… the dangers of smoking. 17. Are you still upset …………. what I said to you yesterday ? 18. She’s quite nice but I wouldn’t like to be married ……… her. 19. I’m hopeless ……………. repairing things. 20. I’m not very good …………… tennis. PRACTICE TEST 1 I. Make the correct choice: 1. Every success in science _____ you gain new knowledge. a. encourages b. helps c. enables d. does 2. This problem is _____ difficult for me to solve. a. very b. so c. too d. also Teacher : Quỳnh Như 8 3. She is so busy _____ social activities that she has no time for entertainment. a. with b. in c. on d. at 4. Our teachers always ______ us to study. a. courage b. courageous c. encourage d. courageously 5. The United Nations Organization _____ of about one hundred and sixty nations. a. composes b. consists c. is made d. proud 6. He took very _____ notes at the lecture. a. careful b. carefully c. care d. caring 7. The traffic policeman stopped him because he _____ carelessly. a. is driving b. was driving c. drives d. has driven 8. He failed the exam ____ of his laziness. a. in spite b. instead c. fond d. because 9. He’s very interested in _____ books and magazines. a. educating b. educational c. educator d. educated 10. _____ a car enables him to travel around the country. a. He has b. In order to have c. His d. Having 11. When I ____ up tomorrow morning, maybe it ______. a. will wake / will snow b. wake / snows c. wake / will be snowing d.wake/is snowing 12. The weather ______ terrible lately. a. is b. was c. will be d. has been 13.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others: a. treat b. sweat c. heat d. meat 14.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others: a. nation b. nationality c. explanation d. formation 15. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others: a.ahead b. identity c. pretend d. leisure 16. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others: a. specific b. indicate c. ambition d. domestic Last year, I (17) _______ mountain climbing for the first time.It was exciting and terrifying (18) _______ the same time.We moved slowly and carefully,and it (19) _______ three days to get to the top.When we climbed onto the summit, we found (20) _______ group of climbers.They had arrived several hours (21) _______ us.They were having dinner and (22) _______ to Beethoven.We laughed and they invited us to (23) _______ them.The climb was, to say the least, an unforgettable (24) _______ . 17.a.took b.went c.got d.had 18.a. in b.for c.at d.during 19.a. began b.was c.cost d.took 20.a. other b.another c.any d.some 21.a. ahead of b. from c.behind d.among 22.a. hearing b. looking c. listening d. seeing 23.a. jog b. practise c. examine d. join 24.a. experiment b. experience c.expectation d. expression II.Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect: 1. One day young Faraday attended a lecture was given by a famous scientist, Sir Humphry Davy. A B C D 2. The snow felt so fast that our footsteps were soon covered up. A B C D 3. He thinks it is safer to drive himself than to let me to drive. A B C D Teacher : Quỳnh Như 9 4. It has been rained off and on for two days and the temperature has dropped at least twenty degrees. A B C D 5. Having weakened by successive storms, the bridge was no longer safe. A B C D 6. Knowing that he wouldn’t be able to buy food in his journey he took large supplies with him. A B C D 7. I fell, striking my head against the door and cut it. A B C D 8. We take off our shoes and creeping cautiously along the passage. A B C D 9. I enjoy resting in the afternoon after trying to finish to do my homework. A B C D 10. There’s no deny that he intends to do business in Vietnam. A B C D III. Read the passage and make the correct choice: Conservation is the wise use of our natural resources. You know that plants are valuable natural resources. Coal, oil, and metal ores are examples of other natural resources. Natural resources are the materials found in or on the earth that are useful to man. Why should we carefully use our natural resources then? Every year we mine millions of tons of coal, use millions of barrels of oil, and cut down thousands of acres of forests. But the earth produces only a limited amount of these natural resources. Coal and oil were formed thousands of years ago, and the supply is gradually running out. That is why we must use our natural resources as carefully and wisely as we can. We must make them last as long as possible. 1. What is conservation ? a. the overuse of our natural resources b. the waste of our natural resources c. the wise management of our natural resources d. the prevention of enriching our natural resources 2. Which of the following IS NOT an example of natural resources? a. coal b. oil c. metal ores d. barrels 3. We must use our natural resources carefully and wisely because _____. a. the supply is gradually running out b. we use millions of barrels of oil c. we cut down thousands of acres of forests d. we mine millions of tons of coal 4. Which of the following is NOT TRUE? a. forests are not natural resources b. the earth produces only a limited amount of these natural resources c. coal and oil were formed thousands of years ago d. we must make them last as long as possible . Teacher : Quỳnh Như 1 ĐỀ THI THỬ ANH VĂN – SỐ 5 I. Put the verbs in parenthese in their correct form. 1/ I wish (see) …to see… b. If c. Until d. Because 15/ She drives faster and ________ than I do. a. more careless b. more carelessly c. careless d. carelessly 16/ ________ do you think this building is ? a. When. 15/ The secretary ordered paper, pens and other ______________ for the office. 16/ Did you bring all the sports ______________ for our picnic ? 17/ Mexico’s ______________ of oil is higher this