Page 1 THE GCSE EXAMINATION ĐỀ THI CHỌN LỌC HSG CẤP TỈNH NĂM 2011 MÔN: ANH VĂN – MÃ ĐỀ 214 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest. 1. A. friendly B. religion C. tent D. correct 2. A. comprise B. realize C. comic D. smile 3. A. chemistry B. champ C. church D. champion 4. A. beaches B. tomatoes C. fishes D. kisses 5. A. population B. hope C. compose D. control Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following question. 6. It’s high time you _________to study seriously. A. begin B. began C. did begin D. would begin 7. I’m going to the market but I can’t think of ________to buy for dinner. A. where B. what C. that D. which 8. Different conservation efforts have been made in order to save _______ species. A. endangered B. danger C. dangerous D. endanger 9. This boy lied to you, _______you don't trust him anymore. A. however B. and C. so D. but 10. My sister didn't get the job ______she had all the necessary qualifications. A. although B. however C. therefore D. in spite of 11. We went out for ______ meal last night. ______ restaurant we went to was excellent. A. a /The B. a / (nothing) C. the /(nothing) D. the /A 12 You can tell Tom what I said but he _______ keep it secret. A. needn't B. need C. mustn't D. must 13. I can hear you quite clearly. You _______ shout. A. might not B. cannot C. needn't D. mustn't 14. Another conversation effort is the development of wildlife habitat reserves as they are suitable for their _______. A. survival B. surviving C. survivor D. survive 15. Extinction means situation____a plant, or an animal or another away of life etc… stops existing. A. in which B. to which C. for which D. on which 16. Rabbits are one of the agents that ______ make deserts. A. help B. helped C. helps D. helping 17. We ______ out as soon as it ________ raining? A. go/ will stop B. will go/ stops C. will go/ is stopping D. go/ will have stopped 18. The toxic material on the derailed train _____ the atmosphere. [derail: go off the rail] A. contaminated B. retained C. intoxicated D. redirected 19. In the future cars still be with us, but instead of petrol they could run ______ anything from electricity to methane gas. A. on B. by C. out D. with 20. There is more than one conservation effort ______ to save endangered animals. A. to make B. to have made C. to be made D. to have been made 21.________you agree, nothing can be arranged. A. unless B. without C. because D. lest Page 2 THE GCSE EXAMINATION 22. I didn’t do anything wrong. Why are you angry ___________ me? A. at B. to C. of D. with 23. Don’t come until he ________ lunch. A. finishes B. will finish C. finished D. would finish 24. We strongly recommend _________your luggage when you travel. A. to insure B. you insuring C. your insurance D. you to insure 25. The weather report says that ________ ten inches of snow tomorrow. A. may be there are B. there might be C. there may be D. we may be have 26. _______ in Rome than he was kidnapped. A. No sooner he arrived B. Had he no sooner arrived C. No sooner had he arrived D. No sooner he had arrived 27. He did not agree with me at first, but in the end I _______persuade him. A. might as well B. would C. could D. was able to 28. May I use your printer? - _________ go ahead. A. By all means B. I’m afraid you can’t C. It’s my pleasure D. you are welcome 29. Are you coming tonight? -I’d love to, but I’m afraid I ________ then. A. will be teaching B. will teach C. will have taught D. am teaching 30. How do you think I can make up with Peter? Set aside ________ you disagree and try to find _________ you have in common. A. Where/ what B. what/ what C. what/ whether D. where/ whether Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks. One of the greatest advances in modern technology has been the (31)_______of computers. They are already widely used in industry and in universities and the time may come when it will be common for (32) _______people to use them as well. Computers are capable of doing extremely complicated work in all (33) _______of learning. They can solve the most complex mathematical problem or put thousands of unrelated facts (34) _______order. Because they work accurately and at high speeds they (35)_______research workers years of hard work. It’s a mistake to believe that these machines could ‘think’. There is no (36) ____that human beings will be controlled by machines. Though computers are capable of learning from their mistakes and improving on their performance, they need detailed (37) _____from human beings in order to be able to operate. They can never, as it were, (38) ______independent lives, or rule the word by making decisions of their own. Computers are the most efficient (39) _____man has ever had and there is no limit to the ways they can be used to (40) ______our lives. 31. A. discovery B. device C. invention D. instrument 32. A. normal B. ordinary C. average D. medium 33. A. branches B. aspects C. departments D. kinds 34. A. to B. in C. out of D. under 35. A. prevent B. reduce C. avoid D. save 36. A. probability B. possibility C. chance D. occasion 37. A. manuals B. orders C. directions D. instructions 38. A. proceed B. conduct C. lead D. keep 39. A. assistant B. servicemen C. laborers D. servants 40. A. improve B. brighten C. upgrade D. heighten Page 3 THE GCSE EXAMINATION Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction. 41. Working as a booksell helps her to support her family. A B C D 42. It is not easily for her to keep the children amused. A B C D 43. She had hardly left home than it began to rain. A B C D 44. After having wrote the letter she went to the post office. A B C D 45. No sooner had I hang up than the phone rang again. A B C D Choose the best sentence that has the same meaning as the original one by circling letter A, B, C or D. 46. Although he driving a luxurious car, he is not rich. A. He is not rich and he owns a luxurious car. B. He has an expensive car and he is not very poor. C. Driving an expensive car makes him become poor. D. Despite driving a luxurious car, he is not rich. 47. Susan finds it easy to make friends. A. It is easy to make friends with Susan. B. Susan has a lot of friends. C. Susan has no difficulty making friends. D. Susan is fond of making friends. 48. He asked her if she would phone him that evening. A. He said to her, “will you phone me this evening? “ B. If he asked her, she would phone him this evening. C. He said, “Would you phone me one evening if I asked you? “ D. He said to her, “Did you phone me that evening? “ 49. We get on well with our neighbours. A. We are related to our neighbors. B. We have a good relationship with our neighbours. C. Our neighbours are very nice. D. We behave quite well. 50. This is the first time I’ve made a cake like this. A. The first cake I made was very delicious. B. Never before have I made a cake like this. C. This is my first cake. D. I had never made a cake before. THE END . Page 1 THE GCSE EXAMINATION ĐỀ THI CHỌN LỌC HSG CẤP TỈNH NĂM 2011 MÔN: ANH VĂN – MÃ ĐỀ 214 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate. behave quite well. 50. This is the first time I’ve made a cake like this. A. The first cake I made was very delicious. B. Never before have I made a cake like this. C. This is my first cake have been made 21.________you agree, nothing can be arranged. A. unless B. without C. because D. lest Page 2 THE GCSE EXAMINATION 22. I didn’t do anything wrong. Why are you angry ___________