He felt so tired that he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain.. Feeling very tired, he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain.. Tired as he might feel, he was
Trang 1Trường THPT Chuyên Trà Vinh
Đề thi thử LTĐH số 15-B
I Phonology: Which of the following has the differently stressed pattern syllable:
1 A comment B contest C income D behave
2 A Parisian B unit C united D combine
3 A schedule B hello C until D throughout
4 A agricultural B intellectual C manufacture D television
5 A gazelle B genuine C homesick D recipe
II Grammar and Vocabulary:
6 By the end of next month, we _ our English course
A have completed B will be completed
C will have completed D completed
7 If you had worked harder, you _
A will not be sacked B are not sacked
C will not have been sacked D would not have been sacked
8 It was _ we could not go out
A such cold that B so cold that C very so cold D too cold that
9 Nobody can prevent us from _ good things
10 Mr Pike _ English at our school for 20 years before he retired last year
A is teaching B was teaching C has been teaching D had been teaching
11 The requirement is that the applicant must have good _ skills
A verbal B verbalized C non-verbal D verbally
12 We sent some flowers as a of sympathy to the parents of the child
A action B gesture C expression D symbol
13 I asked Johnny where the other classmates were and he in the direction of the school garden
A nodded B guided C told D described
14 My Dad is always willing to give a hand _ cleaning the house
15 TONNY: “I have never seen such a perfect thing on you”.-
CLARE: “ .”
16 Find the mistake:
We requested the superintendent of the building to clean up the storage room in the basement
so that the children had enough space for their bicycles
C D
17 Directly in front of them _
A did a great castle stand B stood a great castle
C a great castle stood D a great castle did stand
18 Children have to stay _ at school until they are 15
19 Of the two cars that the Smiths have, the Plymouth is, without any question, the cheapest to run
20 I _several musicians around that time
A came up with B made friends to C got back to D made the acquaintance of
21 He felt very tired However, he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain
A He felt so tired that he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain
B Feeling very tired, he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain
C As the result of his tiredness, he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain
D Tired as he might feel, he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain
22 It was not only cold but it also snowed a few days ago
A It was not only cold but did it also snow a few days ago
B Was it not only cold but it also snowed a few days ago
Trang 2C Not only it was cold but did it also snow a few days ago
D Not only was it cold but it also snowed a few days ago
23 Did you remember _ seats for the theatre tomorrow?
24 We bought two bicycles Neither of them worked well
Which sentence expresses the same idea as above?
A We bought two bicycles which neither of worked well
B We bought two bicycles neither of which worked well
C We bought two bicycles, of which neither worked well
D We bought two bicycles, neither of which worked well
25 The door was so heavy that the child couldn’t push it open
A The door was too heavy to push it open
B The door was too heavy for the child to push it open
C The door was too heavy for the child to push open
D The door was too heavy for the child to open it
26 I‘ve really enjoyed talking to you, and I need to be going
A B C D
27 They the matter until it _ dark
A discussed/ became B had discussed/ became
C discussed /had became D A and C are correct
28 My uncle is in bad _ now because he smokes a lot
A situation B circumstance C plight D condition
29 Our urge to classify different life forms and give us names seems to be as old as the human race
(A) (B) (C) (D)
30 In blank verse, of ten syllables, five of which are accented
A line consists of each B consists of each line
C each line consists D it consists of each line
31 A person's blood flows through a pipeline of vessels that, end to end, would stretch more than half times around the Earth at the equator
A two and a B twice a C two and D twice and
32 choose to live in or near metropolitan areas simply because they like the rapid pace of city
A So large numbers of people to B There are large numbers of people
C Large numbers of people who D Large numbers of people
33 It is that he knows
A possible B probable C likely D able
34 The new American administration is still hesitating about _
A why so many new taxes had been imposed
B whether to increase expenditure on education
C how the problem of famine in Asia had been overcome
D which programme had been approved by the committee
35 The Prime Minister made no to the incident in his speech
A reference B mention C impression D gesture
36 Air consists of a combination of nitrogen and oxygen in place by gravity
A are holding B being hold C holding D held
37 The more, _
A the merrier B the merry C merrier D the happier
38 discussion of group personality would be complete without a consideration of national character
39 The coal is the world's most abundant fossil fuel
40 Manufacturers often sacrifice quality
A for a larger profit margin B in place of to earn more money
C to gain more quantities of money D and instead earn a bigger amount of profit
41 The choir stood in four rows according to their heights
Trang 3A respected B respective C respectable D respectful
42 All work and no play
A makes Jack a dull boy B makes a dull boy Jack
C make Jack a dull boy D make a dull boy Jack
43 It is in the city
A that he lives B where he lives C that he lived D All are correct
44 The chart in 1998 and 2000
A indicates the internet users’ percentage of all ages
B shows the percentage of the internet users of all ages
C shows all ages of the internet users percentage
D says the percentage of the internet users
45 “You broke the window, Tom” the aunt said angrily
A The aunt reproached Tom for breaking the window
B The aunt scolded Tom for breaking the window
C The aunt accused the boy for breaking the window
D The aunt swore that the boy had broken the window
46 Noise pollution generally receives less attention than _ air pollution
47 We prefer _
A going to market than cooking B to go to market than to cook
C going to market to cook D to go to market than cooking
48 “I’m sorry I made a mistake.” said he
A He blamed her for making a mistake B He said he had made a mistake
C He admitted that he had made a mistake D He apologized for making a mistake
49 She demanded that she allowed to meet her son in prison
50 The pen _ so please throw it away
A won’t write B doesn’t write C can’t write D isn’t written
51 occasions for congratulations
A birthdays that usually considered
B usually considering birthday
C birthday are usually considered
D that considered birthdays usually
52 If I _ you, I wouldn’t have told her the truth
A had been B should be C were D am
53 It is very difficult for the foreigners _ to speak Vietnamese to travel alone in Vietnam
A not being able B not to be able C being not able D not able
54 They are different _ their culture
55 Snow was falling on the mountain _
56 “Excuse me, where is the post office?” “ ”
A I beg you pardon, sir B Think nothing of it
C Yes, it’s near here D No sweat
II READING COMPREHENSION:
A Read the following and choose the best to complete the passage:
The Mediterranean has been described as (51) _ largest swimming pool (52) , it can also be described now as the world’s dirtiest sewer, full of rubbish, oil, chemicals and waste of all kinds Unfortunately, (53) _ countries bordering the Mediterranean differ greatly in their (54) _ to this problem While some countries want to start cleaning up the Mediterranean, (55) _have begun building new ports to develop their oil wells and natural gas fields Industries have now grown in all the countries (56) the Mediterranean It will (57) a century for all the water in the Mediterranean to drain into the Atlantic Ocean, and (58) _ by clean water Three great rivers, the Nile, Po, and Rhone, all (59) into the Mediterranean, carrying lots of pollutants into the sea and making
Trang 4(60) very dangerous for everyone who swims in the Mediterranean and who eats fish caught there
58 A Therefore B However C On the contrary D Whereas
59 A a great deal of B Most of C most D a large amount of
64 A replace B replaced C to replace D be replaced
B Read and choose the best answer:
Nowadays many products are nearly identical to one another in quality and price If products are almost the same, what makes consumers buy one brand instead of another? Although we may not like to admit it, commercials on television and advertisements in newspapers and magazines probably influence
us much more than we think they do
Advertising informs consumers about new products available on the market It gives us information about everything However; there is one problem with this The "information" is actually very often misinformation It tells us the products benefits but hide their disadvantages Advertising not only leads
us to buy things that we do not need or cannot afford but also confuses our sense of reality
Advertisers use many methods to get us to buy their products One of their most successful methods is
to make us feel dissatisfied with ourselves and our imperfect lives They get psychologists to study the way consumers think and their reasons for choosing one brand instead of another Psychologists have found that certain colors on the package of an attractive product will cause people to reach out and take that package instead of buying an identical product with different colors Also, certain words attract our attention For example, the words "new", "improved", "natural", and "giant size" are very popular and seem to draw our eyes and hands toward the package
Many consumers believe that advertising does not affect them They feel that they have freedom of choice, and they like to think they make wise choices Unfortunately, they probably do not realize the powerful effect of advertising Every year, advertisers spend billions of dollars in aggressive competition for consumers money and they are very successful
67 Advertising _
A always tells consumers about the truth of the products
B always tells consumers about the disadvantages of the products
C informs consumers about new products available on the market
D have no effect on consumers selection
68 Advertisers _
A do not like competition
B are very honest to advertise their products
C always introduce good product
D spend a lot of money on advertisements
69 When buying a product, consumers are influenced by _
A colors and words on the package B the psychologists
B the competition D all are correct
70 To many consumers, _
A they admit that advertising have affected them
B they believe that advertising does not affect them
C they spend billions of dollars for advertising
D they enjoy advertisements crazily
71 Advertisers have psychologists study _
A consumers' thoughts and their reasons for choosing one brand instead of another
B products' disadvantages
C aggressive competition
D money for advertisements
C
Trang 5In taking up a new life across the Atlantic, the early European settlers of the United States did not abandon the diversions with which their ancestors had traditionally relieved the tedium of life Neither the harshness of existence on the new continent nor the scattered population nor the disapproval of the
clergy discouraged the majority from the pursuit of pleasure
City and country dwellers, of course, conducted this pursuit in different ways Farm dwellers in their
isolation not only found it harder to locate companions in play but also, thanks to the unending demands and pressures of their work, felt it necessary to combine fun with purpose No other set of colonists took
so seriously one expression of the period, "Pleasure is time for doing something useful." In the countryside farmers therefore relieved the burden of the daily routine with such double-purpose relaxations as hunting, fishing, and trapping When a neighbor needed help, families rallied from miles around to assist in building a house or barn, husking corn, shearing sheep, or chopping wood Food,
drink, and celebration after the group work provided relaxation and soothed weary muscles
The most eagerly anticipated social events were the rural fairs Hundreds of men, women, and
children attended from far and near The men bought or traded farm animals and acquired needed merchandise while the women displayed food prepared in their kitchens, and everyone, including the youngsters, watched or participated in a variety of competitive sports, with prizes awarded to the winners These events typically included horse races, wrestling matches, and foot races, as well as some nonathletic events such as whistling competitions No other occasions did so much to relieve the isolation of farm existence
With the open countryside everywhere at hand, city dwellers naturally shard in some of the rural
diversions Favored recreations included fishing, hunting, skating, and swimming But city dwellers also developed other pleasures, which only compact communities made possible
72 What is the passage mainly about ?
A Methods of farming used by early settlers of the United States
B Hardships faced by the early settlers of the United States
C Methods of buying, selling, and trading used by early settlers of the United States
D Ways in which early settlers of the United States relaxed
73 What can be inferred about the diversions of the early settlers of the United States ?
A They followed a pattern begun in Europe
B They were enjoyed more frequently than in Europe
C The clergy organized them
D Only the wealthy participated in them
74 Which of the following can be said about the county dwellers' attitude toward "the pursuit of pleasure" ?
A They felt that it should help keep their minds on their work
B They felt that it was not necessary
C They felt that it should be productive
D They felt that it should not involve eating and drinking
75 The phrase ”thanks to" in line 8 is closest in meaning to
A grateful for B help with C because of D machines for
76 The word "their" in line 6 refers to
A ways B farm dwellers C demands D pressures
77 What is meant by the phrase "double-purpose" in line 11 ?
A Very frequent B Useful and enjoyable
C Extremely necessary D Positive and negative
78 The phrase "eagerly anticipated" in line 14 in closest in meaning to
A well organized B old-fashioned C strongly opposed D looked forward to
79 Which of the following can be said about the rural diversions mentioned in the last paragraph in which city dwellers also participated?
A They were useful to the rural community
B They involved the purchase of items useful in the home
C They were activities that could be done equally easily in the towns
D They were all outdoor activities
80 What will the author probably discuss in the paragraph following this passage?
A The rural diversions enjoyed by both urban and rural people
B Leisure activities of city dwellers
Trang 6C Building methods of the early settlers in rural areas
D Changes in the lifestyles of settlers as they moved to the cities
Trang 7Đáp án không phô tô Đề thi thử LTĐH-2009- số 15-B
I Phonology: Which of the following has the differently stressed pattern syllable:
1 A comment B contest C income D behave
2 A Parisian B unit C united D combine
3 A schedule B hello C until D throughout
4 A agricultural B intellectual C manufacture D television
5 A gazelle B genuine C homesick D recipe
II Grammar and Vocabulary:
6 By the end of next month, we _ our English course
A have completed B will be completed
C will have completed D completed
7 If you had worked harder, you _
A will not be sacked B are not sacked
C will not have been sacked D would not have been sacked
8 It was _ we could not go out
A such cold that B so cold that C very so cold D too cold that
9 Nobody can prevent us from _ good things
10 Mr Pike _ English at our school for 20 years before he retired last year
A is teaching B was teaching C has been teaching D had been teaching
11 The requirement is that the applicant must have good _ skills
A verbal B verbalized C non-verbal D verbally
12 We sent some flowers as a of sympathy to the parents of the child
A action B gesture C expression D symbol
13 I asked Johnny where the other classmates were and he in the direction of the school garden
A nodded B guided C told D described
14 My Dad is always willing to give a hand _ cleaning the house
15 TONNY: “I have never seen such a perfect thing on you”.-
CLARE: “ .”
16 Find the mistake:
We requested the superintendent of the building to clean up the storage room in the basement
so that the children had enough space for their bicycles
C D could have
17 Directly in front of them _
A did a great castle stand B stood a great castle
C a great castle stood D a great castle did stand
18 Children have to stay _ at school until they are 15
19 Of the two cars that the Smiths have, the Plymouth is, without any question, the cheapest to run
The cheaper
20 I _several musicians around that time
A came up with B made friends to C got back to D made the acquaintance
of
21 He felt very tired However, he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain
A He felt so tired that he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain
B Feeling very tired, he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain
C As the result of his tiredness, he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain
D Tired as he might feel, he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain
22 It was not only cold but it also snowed a few days ago
A It was not only cold but did it also snow a few days ago
Trang 8B Was it not only cold but it also snowed a few days ago
C Not only it was cold but did it also snow a few days ago
D Not only was it cold but it also snowed a few days ago
23 Did you remember _ seats for the theatre tomorrow?
24 We bought two bicycles Neither of them worked well
Which sentence expresses the same idea as above?
A We bought two bicycles which neither of worked well
B We bought two bicycles neither of which worked well
C We bought two bicycles, of which neither worked well
D We bought two bicycles, neither of which worked well
25 The door was so heavy that the child couldn’t push it open
A The door was too heavy to push it open
B The door was too heavy for the child to push it open
C The door was too heavy for the child to push open
D The door was too heavy for the child to open it
26 I‘ve really enjoyed talking to you, and I need to be going
A B C D
27 They the matter until it _ dark
A discussed/ became B had discussed/ became
C discussed /had became D A and C are correct
28 My uncle is in bad _ now because he smokes a lot
A situation B circumstance C plight D condition
29 Our urge to classify different life forms and give us names seems to be as old as the human race
(A) (B) (C) (D)
them
30 In blank verse, of ten syllables, five of which are accented
A line consists of each B consists of each line
C each line consists D it consists of each line
31 A person's blood flows through a pipeline of vessels that, end to end, would stretch more than half times around the Earth at the equator
A two and a B twice a C two and D twice and
32 choose to live in or near metropolitan areas simply because they like the rapid pace of city
A So large numbers of people to B There are large numbers of people
C Large numbers of people who D Large numbers of people
33 It is that he knows
A possible B probable C likely D able
34 The new American administration is still hesitating about _
A why so many new taxes had been imposed
B whether to increase expenditure on education
C how the problem of famine in Asia had been overcome
D which programme had been approved by the committee
35 The Prime Minister made no to the incident in his speech
A reference B mention C impression D gesture
36 Air consists of a combination of nitrogen and oxygen in place by gravity
A are holding B being hold C holding D held
37 The more, _
A the merrier B the merry C merrier D the happier
38 discussion of group personality would be complete without a consideration of national character
39 The coal is the world's most abundant fossil fuel
40 Manufacturers often sacrifice quality
A for a larger profit margin B in place of to earn more money
Trang 9C to gain more quantities of money D and instead earn a bigger amount of profit
41 The choir stood in four rows according to their heights
A respected B respective C respectable D respectful
42 All work and no play
A makes Jack a dull boy B makes a dull boy Jack
C make Jack a dull boy D make a dull boy Jack
43 It is in the city
A that he lives B where he lives C that he lived D All are correct
44 The chart in 1998 and 2000
A indicates the internet users’ percentage of all ages
B shows the percentage of the internet users of all ages
C shows all ages of the internet users percentage
D says the percentage of the internet users
45 “You broke the window, Tom” the aunt said angrily
A The aunt reproached Tom for breaking the window
B The aunt scolded Tom for breaking the window
C The aunt accused the boy for breaking the window
D The aunt swore that the boy had broken the window
46 Noise pollution generally receives less attention than _ air pollution
A does B it does C over D it does over
47 We prefer _
A going to market than cooking B to go to market than to cook
C going to market to cook D to go to market than cooking
48 “I’m sorry I made a mistake.” said he
A He blamed her for making a mistake B He said he had made a mistake
C He admitted that he had made a mistake D He apologized for making a mistake
49 She demanded that she allowed to meet her son in prison
50 The pen _ so please throw it away
A won’t write B doesn’t write C can’t write D isn’t written
51 occasions for congratulations
A birthdays that usually considered
B usually considering birthday
C birthday are usually considered
D that considered birthdays usually
52 If I _ you, I wouldn’t have told her the truth
A had been B should be C were D am
53 It is very difficult for the foreigners _ to speak Vietnamese to travel alone in Vietnam
A not being able B not to be able C being not able D not able
54 They are different _ their culture
55 Snow was falling on the mountain _
56 “Excuse me, where is the post office?” “ ”
A I beg you pardon, sir B Think nothing of it
C Yes, it’s near here D No sweat
II READING COMPREHENSION:
A Read the following and choose the best to complete the passage:
The Mediterranean has been described as (51) _ largest swimming pool (52) , it can also be described now as the world’s dirtiest sewer, full of rubbish, oil, chemicals and waste of all kinds Unfortunately, (53) _ countries bordering the Mediterranean differ greatly in their (54) _ to this problem While some countries want to start cleaning up the Mediterranean, (55) _have begun building new ports to develop their oil wells and natural gas fields Industries have now grown in all the countries (56) the Mediterranean It will (57) a century for all the water in the Mediterranean to drain into the Atlantic Ocean, and (58) _ by clean water Three great rivers, the Nile, Po, and
Trang 10Rhone, all (59) into the Mediterranean, carrying lots of pollutants into the sea and making (60) very dangerous for everyone who swims in the Mediterranean and who eats fish caught there
58 A Therefore B However C On the contrary D Whereas
59 A a great deal of B Most of C most D a large amount of
64 A replace B replaced C to replace D be replaced
B Read and choose the best answer:
Nowadays many products are nearly identical to one another in quality and price If products are almost the same, what makes consumers buy one brand instead of another? Although we may not like to admit it, commercials on television and advertisements in newspapers and manaziges probably influence
us much more than we think they do
Advertising informs consumers about new products availalble on the market It gives us information about everything However; there is one problem with this The "information" is actually very often misinformation It tells us the products benefits but hide their disadvantages Advertising not only leads
us to buy things that we do not need or cannot afford but also confuses our sense of reality
Advertisers use many methods to get us to buy their products One of their most successful methods is
to make us feel dissatisfied with ourselves and our imperfect lives They get psychologists to study the way consumers think and their reasons for choosing one brand instead of another Psychologists have found that certain colors on the package of an attractive product will cause people to reach out and take that package instead of buying an identical product with different colors Also, certain words attract our attention For example, the words "new", "improved", "natural", and "giant size" are very popular and seem to draw our eyes and hands toward the package
Many consumers believe that advertising does not affect them They feel that they have freedom of choice, and they like to think they make wise choices Unfortunately, they probably do not realize the powerful effect of advertising Every year, advertisers spend billions of dollars inaggressive competition for consumers money and they are very successful
67 Advertising _
A always tells consumers about the truth of the products
B always tells consumers about the disadvantages of the products
C informs consumers about new products available on the market
D have no effect on consumers selection
68 Advertisers _
A do not like competition
B are very honest to advertise their products
C always introduce good product
D spend a lot of money on advertisements
69 When buying a product, consumers are influenced by _
A colors and words on the package B the psychologists
B the competition D all are correct
70 To many consumers, _
A they admit that advertising have affected them
B they believe that advertising does not affect them
C they spend billions of dollars for advertising
D they enjoy advertisements crazily
71 Advertisers have psychologists study _
A consumers' thoughts and their reasons for choosing one brand instead of another
B products' disadvantages
C aggressive competition
D money for advertisements