ÔN LUYỆN THI TỐT NGHIỆP THPT NĂM 2011 – ĐỀ 008 I. VOCABULARY a. Choose the right answer to fill in each blank. 1. Can you tell me ______ Yolanda’s husband like? A. what B. how C. whether D. if 2. ______ people often say a bottle is half- empty, while ______ ones say it is half -full. A. Optimistic; pessimistic B. Positive; negative C. Negative; positive D. Pessimistic; optimistic 3. After the failure of three consecutive films, the star was in ______. A. repentance B. detention C. depress D. optimism 4. Health food is rising ______ popularity. A. on B. in C. of D. with 5. When he accepted my suggestion, I felt as if a ______ had been put off my shoulders. A. load B. bunch C. bundle D. burden 6. ______ the labour-saving devices, women now have more free time. A. Because of B. In case of C. Instead of D. Thanks to 7. Many villages were ______ in the bombing raids. A. erased B. ridded of C. put on D. wiped out 8. The economic depression had huge ______ on our living standards. A. results B. attacks C. influences D. preparations 9. Our basketball team is ______ to win because we are the most powerful. A. prone B. subject C. clear D. bound 10. How can we ______ this machine? Can I use a remote – control? A. run B. introduce C. commence D. put on 11. I strongly believe that the future is ______. A. at hand B. in our hands C. in one hand D. on the other hand 12. Before you decide, you have look at every ______ of the problem. A. meaning B. aspect C. field D. characteristic 13. Because of business, my father has to ______ between London and Colchester. A. transport B. shuttle C. remove D. transfer 14. They have ______ for three years before getting married. A. cohabited B. cooperated C. co-lived D. collaborated 15. The project is still ______, so they cannot tell us any of its details. A. in embryo B. on scale C. in existence D. at rank 16. Helen can make a good director, for she ______ a lot of features of a good leader. A. contains B. includes C. presents D. possesses 17. With more free time, I have my own ______. A. follow-ups B. pursuits C. individualism D. deposit 18. Five out of 50 applicants will be _______. A. decided B. picked on C. on contract D. selected 19. They don’t work permanently for any firm. They are working ______. A. out of time B. freelance C. on contract D. state- run 20. Thousands of students are ______ for universities these days. A. turning up for B. putting down for C. recruiting D. registering 21. In order to protect our area from pollution, we are introducing ecology - ______ programmes. A. increasing B. loving C. friendly D. protective 22. The pond is just ______. You can wade across it. A. at knees B. knee-length C. under knee D. knee-deep 23. We are on ______ diet to improve our health. A. non-grease B. fat-free C. cholesterol-off D. fast-food 24. The secretary ______ that most of the reports should be reviewed. A. proposed B. understood C. recognized D. maintained 25. Jack comes from Greece, but he has a dark ______. A. skin B. color C. reflection D. complexion b. Word form: Write the correct form of the words in the brackets. 1. I don’t like that selfish man. He is always for (individual) ______. 2. (Cohabit) ______ is popular in western countries and used to be know as de facto life. 3. The boss was very angry with Tom’s (disturb) ______. 4. Unfortunately, the development of the project can be described in one word: ______. (stable) 5. We do not have enough (provide) ______ for a three – month expedition. 6. Smoking (color) ______ teeth. 7. He (straight) ______ his tie before making the (speak) ______. 8. I love the staff here; they work (effect) ______. 9. Most passengers are carefully checked at ports and airports for (secure) ______ reason. The authorities try to prevent (terror) ______. 10. Don’t be so (criticize) ______. Be (contribute) ______ to the community. II. GRAMMAR: PREPOSITIONS and CONCESSIVE CLAUSES a. Fill in each blank with ONE word. 1. You cannot meet Mike. He is ______ business ______ next Tuesday. Would you like to leave him a message? I am ready to take it ______. 2. Haven’t I warned you ______ the danger ______ working there ______ your own? 3. Stop arguing ______ me! And don’t slam the door ______ my face any time you are angry. 4. ______ the very end of the speech, he thanked us ______ behalf ______ his team. 5. Who are you going to get married ______? Joey? It will take time for that news to sink ______. 6. ______ my surprise, Kate quit the law school and enrolled ______ art school. 7. Thousands of people die ______ natural disasters every year. 8. The chemist’s is ______ the street from the theatre. It is easy to find. 9. The teacher was very angry ______ Tom, for he was late ______ class again. 10. The man admitted ______ applying ______ the post, but he re fused to go ______ details. 1. Choose the correct answers. 1. ______ my belief that he would not do something like that again, he went on cheating. A. Despite B. In spite C. While D. But for 2. ______ may happen, I will never quit. A. No matter how B. No matter what thing C. Whatever D. Despite things 3. ______ we were ignorant of the rules, he could explain every detail of them. A. Even though B. While C. In spite of D. Despite 4. We can change the color ______ we don’t like it. A. though B. Wherever C. If D. then 5. ______ we can save some energy, the plan is worth trying. A. Although B. As for C. But D. Because 6. She shouted at me ______ I didn’t do anything. A. for B. so that C. although D. whereas 7. Fiona decided to make another mention of the project at the meeting ______ no one listened to her. A. because B. if C. even though D. so 8. ______ I tried to explain it to him, he refused to listen to me. A. No matter what effort B. Whatever C. Though hard D. No matter how hard 9. ______, we could not cancel the game. A. Bad as the weather was B. Bad as was the weather B. Though the weather is bad D. No matter how bad was the weather 10. ______the negative effects they have mentioned in the meeting, he boss till wants to carry out the plan. A. Despit B. However C. Although D. Bad as III. READING Choose the best answers to fill in the blanks. What will the city of the future look like? This question has been asked so many times over the last 500 years – and answered inconsequently an equal number of times – that we can be sure of (1) ______ thing only: no one can predict accurately (2) ______ cities will 50 or 500 years from now. The reason is simple. Cities change continually. For over fifty years they have changed (3) ______ rapidly that the oldest residents will remember a time (4) ______ their city seemed to belong not just to another era (5) ______ to a different dimension. This is true both of planned and unplanned cities. Planned cities such as New York and Paris, (6) ______ are closely organized on a girl or diagram of streets and avenues, have effectively burst at the seams this century, (7) ______ unplanned cities such as London, Tokyo and Los Angeles have grow just as dramatically. (8) _____ their centers might remain much as they were many years ago, their suburbs have spread (9) ______ the tentacles of an octopus. Some economists argue that expansion is a sign of healthy economy, now that expanding cities (10) ______ international investment. 1. A. the B. one C. a D. single 2. A. what B. why C. how D. which 3. A. very B. so C. such D. really 4. A. because B. though C. as D. when 5. A. according B. so as C. referring D. but 6. A. that B. where C. which D. they 7. A. but B. after C. while D. however 8. A. Although B. When C. Because D. As 9. A. like B. in the way C. to D. for 10. A. draws B. gets C. attracts D. catches ĐÁP ÁN I a 1. A 2. D 3. C 4. B 5. D 6. D 7. D 8. C 9. D 10. A 11. B 12. B 13. B 14. A 15. A 16. D 17. B 18. D 19. B 20. D 21. C 22. D 23. B 24. A 25. D b. 1. individualism 2. Cohabitation 3. disturbance 4. instability 5. provisions 6. discolors 7. straightened; speech 8. efficiently; effectively 9. security; terrorism 10. critical; contributive II a. 1. on; until; down 2. about; of; on 3. with; in 4. at; on; of 5. to; in 6. to; in 7. from 8. across 9. with; for 10. to; for; into b. 1. A 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. D 6. C 7. C 8. D 9. A 10. A III 1. B 2. C 3. B 4. D 5. D 6. C 7. C 8. A 9. A 10. C Tên :Lê Đỗ Thuý Hằng Lớp: 12A . ÔN LUYỆN THI TỐT NGHIỆP THPT NĂM 2011 – ĐỀ 008 I. VOCABULARY a. Choose the right answer to fill in each blank. 1 future look like? This question has been asked so many times over the last 500 years – and answered inconsequently an equal number of times – that we can be sure of (1) ______ thing only: no. would not do something like that again, he went on cheating. A. Despite B. In spite C. While D. But for 2. ______ may happen, I will never quit. A. No matter how B. No matter what thing C. Whatever