ĐỀ THI THỬ HSG LẦN 8 NĂM 2011 MÔN: ANH VĂN PART 1: VOCABULARY: Task 1: Fill each blank with the words in the box. 1. He had a ________ of a world in which there would be no wars. 2. Barcelona is the capital of the autonomous __________ of Catalonia. 3. You should show more ________ for your parents. 4. The island depends on ________ for most of its income. 5. They bought the house as an ________. 6. New York City is a good place for anyone who is interested in ________. 7. We must take ________ before the problem gets worse. 8. They sell radios, stereos, computers and other electrical ________. 9. He was a ________ of the university rowing club. 10. Is English an official ________ in your country ? Task 2: Choose the best option to complete the following sentences. 1. _________ is the total value of goods and services produced by a country in one year. A. GDP B. NDP C. VAT D. FAO 2. The main _________ in Vietnam is Buddhism. A. religious B. religiously C. religion D. irreligious 3. Passengers are _________ not to leave cases and packages here. A. commanded B. informed C. notified D. advised 4. It was clear that the young couple were _________ of taking charge of the restaurant. A. responsible B. reliable C. capable D. able 5. She used to _________ her living by delivering vegetables to local hotels. A. earn B. gain C. get D. win 6. The_________ of the flight to Bangkok, Thailand was delayed so we had to spend the night at the airport. A. depart B. department C. departure D. departmental 7. My father’s gone on a business _________ to Paris, but he ‘ll be back tomorrow. A. trip B. tour C. excursion D. journey 8. Unless we _________ our water resources, there may come a time when our supplies of clean water are completely exhausted. investment vision goods culture respect tourism action language region member A. predict B. use C. conserve D. replace 9. Hilary is a very __________ politician. She wants to be Prime Minister one day. A. nervous B. friendly C. ambitious D. romantic 10. How can you _________ the fact that in Asia some people live in mansions while the others live in slums ? A. just B. justice C. justify D. justly Task 3: Choose the best option to complete the following passage. UNESCO stands (1)_________ the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. it was (2)_________ on November16, 1945 to encourage collaboration among nations in the areas of education, science, culture, and communication. UNESCO had 193 (3) _________nations as of 2007. The agency has its headquarters in Paris, France, and operates educational, scientific. and cultural programs and exchanges from 60 field offices worldwide. Projects (4) _________ by UNESCO include international science programs, literacy, technical, and teacher- training programs; regional and cultural history projects; international cooperation (5) _________ to secure the world’ cultural and natural heritage and to preserve human rights. 1. A . up B. on C. for D. out 2. A. established B. built C. designed D. supplied 3. A. friend B. member C. enemy D. fellow 4. A. sponsor B. sponsored C. sponsoring D. to sponsor 5. A. arguments B. disagreements C. investments D. agreements Task 4: Read the following passage and do the task below. Through political dialogue and confidence building, no tension has escalated into armed confrontation among ASEAN Member Countries since its establishment more than four decades ago. To build on what has been constructed over the years in the field of political and security cooperation, the ASEAN Leaders have agreed to establish the ASEAN Security Community (ASC). The ASC shall aim to ensure that the countries in the region live at peace with one another and with the world in a just, democratic and harmonious environment. The members of the Community pledge to rely exclusively on peaceful processes in the settlement of infra-regional differences and regard their security as fundamentally linked to one another and bound by geographic location, common vision and objectives. It has the following components: political development; shaping and sharing of norms; conflict prevention; conflict resolution; post-conflict peace building; and implementing mechanisms. It will be built on the strong foundation of ASEAN processes principles, agreements, and structures, which have evolved over the years. 1. It can be inferred from the text that ASEAN was established _________________ A. in 1967 B. in 1977 C. four hundred years ago D. four centuries ago 2. What shall the ASC aim to ensure ? A. trade among countries in the region B. peace among countries in the region C. democracy in the world D. a harmonious environment 3. Which of the following is NOT one of the ASC’s components ? A. shaping and sharing of norms B. conflict prevention C. implementing mechanisms D. common vision 4. Which have evolved over the years according to the text ? A. ASEAN processes B. implementing mechanisms C. ASEAN structures D. both A and C 5. The world “it” in bold refers to _______________________ A. ASEAN b. the member C. the objective D. the ASC . ĐỀ THI THỬ HSG LẦN 8 NĂM 2011 MÔN: ANH VĂN PART 1: VOCABULARY: Task 1: Fill each blank with the words in the box anyone who is interested in ________. 7. We must take ________ before the problem gets worse. 8. They sell radios, stereos, computers and other electrical ________. 9. He was a ________ of. business _________ to Paris, but he ‘ll be back tomorrow. A. trip B. tour C. excursion D. journey 8. Unless we _________ our water resources, there may come a time when our supplies of clean