1 ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐH – CĐ NĂM 2011 MÔN: ANH VĂN EXERCISE Part 1. Pronunciation: 1. A. song B. one C. long D. gone 2. A. fork B. fall C. wrong D. caught 3. A. deal B. heal C. stealth D. steal 4. A. purple B. thirst C. journey D. there 5. A. too B. food C. soon D. good 6. A. dread B. bread C. bead D. head 7. A. boat B. road C. broad D. coat 8. A. pleasant B. reason C. creature D. feature 9. A. word B. sword C. burn D. world 10. A. main B. gain C. dairy D. laid 11. A. guilty B. busy C. bury D. build 12. A. suit B. pool C. blue D. threw Part 2. Choose the word or phrase which best completes these sentences. Circle the option (A, B, C, or D) as your answer. (37 ms) 13. Does that newspaper the government or oppose it? A. advantage B. assist C. encourage D. support 14. It’s distressing to see small children in the streets. A. pleading B. imploring C. begging D. entreating 15. You’ll get a free month’s subscription you renew your membership by the end of January. A. unless B. however C. were D. provided 16. Most of my friends are reporters. A. newspapers B. newspaper C. newspaper’s D. newspapers’ 17. The electorate will not easily forgive the government for failing to fulfill its ……. A. promises B. vows C. aspirations D. offers 18. We to shop off in Singapore but the airplane changed the arrangements at the last minute. A. was going B. had C. ought D. were going 19. The ship broke and the people were drowned. A. out B. out of the sea C. into pieces D. to pieces 20. I have a car, I prefer to travel by train. A. In spite of B. Despite C. Because D. Although 21. My brother sang of all the pupils of the group. A. more beautifully B. the most beautifully C. less beautifully D. most beautifully 22. I wish he change his minds so often! A. shouldn’t B. wouldn’t C. mightn’t D. couldn’t 23. Doctors advise people being deficient Vitamin C to eat more fruit and vegetables. A. in B. of C. from D. for 24. Because I am terrified of spaces, I never go in lifts. A. contained B. compressed C. constricted D. confined 25. In a four-hour operation, surgeons managed to sew the girl’s hand back on. A. cut B. grazed C. crushed D. severed 26. Even though I hadn’t spoken English for many years, I picked it again after a few weeks. A. on B. over C. up D. through 27. “You haven’t eaten anything since yesterday evening. You be really hungry!” “I am.” A. might B. will C. must D. can 28. Do most of the people who live along the shores of earn a living ? A. the Mediterranean / by farm B. Mediterranean / by farming C. the Mediterranean / to farm D. the Mediterranean / by farming 29. I like books on literature A. more than B. most of all C. much more D. not at all 30. It is no use to school if you to work hard. A. going / do not ready B. to go / do not ready C. going / are not ready D. go / are not ready 31. There were many big trees, between me and the river and now they all fell down into the water. 2 A. each other B. one after another C. one another D. a lot 32. "It seems he's driving more carefully now." "Yes, after three times for speeding." A. to be arrested B. be arrested C. having been arrested D. have been arrested 33. But I could not stay on the tree all my life and I began to make a plan get away. A. for B. of C. in order to D. so that 34. Do your test carefully. A. Your test might be done carefully. B. Your test must be allowed to do carefully. C. Let your test be done carefully. D. Be done your test carefully. 35. Last year I was to be invited to visit Hanoi. A. too lucky B. more fortunate C. less lucky D. fortunate enough 36. Upon returning from class, A. a letter was in the mailbox B. a letter was found in the mailbox C. he found a letter in the mailbox D. the mailbox had a letter in it 37. She is not doing in the garden, just walking about the place. A. anything B. nothing C. something D. a few 38. ……………… recent times, the discipline of biology has expanded rapidly into a variety of subdisciplines. A. It is since B. When C. Since it is D. In 39. The child always keeps his hands and face A. cleanly B. clean C. clearly D. carefully 40. He found his trousers but clean. A. it wasn't B. they wasn't C. they weren't D. it weren't 41. At the party, he drank A. lemon juice a lot ofB. many glasses of beer C. many wine D. much waters 42. The incidence of anorexia nervosa, ………………, is growing in industrially advanced societies. A. is an eating disorder B. an eating disorder which C. an eating disorder D. for which an eating disorder 43. I don’t know how many of books among these are his. A. a B. yours C. the D. such a 44. On the battlefield of Waterloo, about 45,000 men were left A. dead and wound B. dead and wounded C. to die and wound D. death and wound 45. The old man is both deaf and dumb. He can understand us. A. harder B. hard C. hardly D. difficult 46. I couldn't make coffee for everybody. There weren't A. cups enough B. enough cups C. cups too D. too cups 47. I read an interesting in the paper the other day. A. article B. information C. news D. reporting 48. We were made all the cleaning in the house. A. to do B. do C. doing D. done 49. I’ve only had time to read the in the morning’s paper. A. columns B. headings C. headlines D. sections 50. , a brick fell on his head. A. Turning the corner B. Having turned the corner C. When he turned the corner D. Being turned the corner Part 5. Most of the sentences contain common errors. Identify and correct the errors. 71. It is worth to point out that this is not the only possible cause of the problem. 72. There has been an increase of interest in classical music in recent years. 73. One of the most important things in life is a good health. 74. Only half the people who responded to the survey were satisfied. 75. In the end of the period in question, imports had increased by ten per cent. 76. It can be true that people are living longer, but what about their quality of life? 77. Four out of five tourists who visit the country arrive by air. 78. The new airport will be only two and quarter kilometres away from the school. 79. Although you can encourage people to stop smoking, you can't force them to. 80. The training scheme was unpopular, and at the end the government had to abandon it. 81. The city has spent a big amount of money on crime prevention. 82. A number of cities has more than ten million inhabitants. 3 83. A large proportion of people commute to work by car. 84. The major cities have a large level of unemployment. 85. A number of surveys has been carried out. 86. Only a small percentage of the houses has electricity. 87. The number of private cars is increasing rapidly. 88. People are now enjoying a higher level of living. 89. The food supply is not proportion about the size of the country. 90. Comparing with other countries, Libya spends a high percentage of income on education. Complete the sentences in such a way that each of the sentences means almost the same as the sentence printed before it. 1. We were very impressed by the new camera but found it rather expensive. Impressed ______ ; _________________________________________________________ 2. He brought the umbrella along but it didn't rain. He needn't________________________________________________________________ 3. "I'm innocent," she said, and the court believed her. She convinced ____________________________________________________________ 4. Under no circumstances should you phone the police. The last __________________________________________________________________ 5. I would like, moreover, to choose my own clothes. What's ___________________________________________________________________ 6. The team is the same as it was for last Saturday's match. There have________________________________________________________________ 7. Couldn't you have got a bus to the station? Wasn't __________________________________________________________________ 8. You were so gullible! How could you believe the lies he told you? Weren't __________________________________________________________________ 9. Success in the academic field depends on your ability to amass qualifications. The more _________________________________________________________________ 10. While I strongly disapprove of your behaviour, I will help you this time. Despite___________________________________________________________________ 4 ĐÁP ÁN Part 1. Pronunciation: 1. b 2. c 3. c 4. d 5. d 6. c 7. c 8. a 9. b 10. c 11. c 12. a Part 2. Choose the word or phrase which best completes these sentences. Circle the option (A, B, C, or D) as your answer. (37 ms) 13. d 14. c 15. d 16. b 17. a 18. d 19. c 20. d 21. b 22. b 23. a 24. d 25. d 26. c 27. c 28. d 29. b 30. c 31. c 32. c 33. c 34. c 35. d 36. c 37. a 38. d 39. b 40. c 41. b 42. c 43. c 44. b 45. c 46. b 47. a 48. a 49. c 50. c Part 5. Most of the sentences contain common errors. Identify and correct the errors. 51. It is worth pointing out that this is not the only possible cause of the problem. (it's worth doing something; something is worth doing. These phrases take an -ing form, not an infinitive. • worth is usually used as a preposition, e.g. The car is worth £100. The noun related to worth is value, e.g. The value of the car is £100.) 52. There has been an increase in interest in classical music in recent years. 53. One of the most important things in life is good health. 54. Only half the people who responded to the survey were satisfied. √ (Don't use the before half except when talking about a particular half of something, e.g. The second half of the match was pretty boring. You can say half or half of, but half is more common.) 55. At the end of the period in question, imports had increased by ten per cent. (At the end refers to the point where something finishes, and it is usually followed by the preposition of. In the end means 'after a long period of time' or 'eventually’. It is never followed by of.) 56. It may be true that people are living longer, but what about their quality of life? 57. Four out of five tourists who visit the country arrive by air. √ (Use the preposition in to talk about very small proportions, e.g. one or two in ten. Use the prepositions out of to talk large proportions, e.g. 99 out of 100.) 58. The new airport will be only two and a quarter kilometres away from the school. (After numbers, half and quarter take an indefinite article, e.g. two and a half metres; four and a quarter years.) 59. Although you can encourage people to stop smoking, you can't force them to. √ 60. The training scheme was unpopular, and in the end the government had to abandon it. 61. The city has spent a large/ considerable/ substantial amount of money on crime prevention. (Don’t say a big number or a big amount) 62. A number of cities have more than ten million inhabitants. 63. A large proportion of people commute to work by car. √ 64. The major cities have a high level of unemployment. (Don’t say a big/ large level or a small level. Use high/low) 65. A number of surveys have been carried out. 66. Only a small percentage of the houses have electricity. 67. The number of private cars is increasing rapidly. √ 68. People are now enjoying a higher standard of living. (When you are talking about the quality of sth, the usual word is standard.) 69. The food supply is not in proportion to the size of the country. 70. Compared with other countries, Libya spends a high percentage of income on education. (Use compared with or compared to when comparing two or more things. In comparison (with) or by comparison (with) can also be used to compare things but these are fairly formal and are most often used in written English.) Part 2. Complete the sentences in such a way that each of the sentences means almost the same as the sentence printed before it. 71. Impressed (by the new camera) as / though we were / might be (by the new camera), we found it rather expensive. 72. He needn't have brought the umbrella along (because it didn't rain anyway). 73. She convinced the court that she was innocent. / She convinced the court of her innocence. 74. The last thing you can / could do is to phone the police. 75. What's more, I would like to choose my own clothes. 76. There have been no changes to the team since last Saturday's match. 5 77. Wasn't it possible for you to get a bus to the station? 78. Weren't you so gullible, you couldn't have believed the lies he told you. 79. The more qualifications you are able to / can amass, the more success you (can / will) make / successful you become in the academic field. ). 80. Despite my strong disapproval of your behaviour, I will help you this time. . 1 ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐH – CĐ NĂM 2011 MÔN: ANH VĂN EXERCISE Part 1. Pronunciation: 1. A. song B. one C. long D. gone 2 letter in it 37. She is not doing in the garden, just walking about the place. A. anything B. nothing C. something D. a few 38. ……………… recent times, the discipline of biology has expanded rapidly. correct the errors. 51. It is worth pointing out that this is not the only possible cause of the problem. (it's worth doing something; something is worth doing. These phrases take an -ing form,