KỲ THI THỬ TỐT NGHIỆP TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG NĂM 2011 Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH - Chương trình Chuẩn và Nâng cao Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút. Mã đề thi 413 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions. 1. A. hosted B. impressed C. competed D. defended 2. A. spirits B. athletics C. medals D. events 3. A. December B. festival C. schedule D. level Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word which is stressed differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions. 4. A. success B. silver C. football D. future 5. A. festival B. badminton C. volleyball D. intensive Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 6. _______________ is a person who is very interested in something and spends a lot of time doing it. A. Enthusiast B. pessimist C. optimistic D. enthusiasm 7. Viet Nam has a lot of _______________ players who won many gold medals in the 22 nd SEA Games. A. outstanding B. outstretching C. outlying D. outgoing 8. The Vietnamese Women Football team _______________ defended the SEA Games title. A. success B. successful C. successfully D. succeed 9. How many _______________ took part in the 22 nd SEA Games? A. compete B. competitors C. competition D. competitor 10. Before the 22nd SEA Games, Vietnam had made a good _______ in every aspect. A. prepare B. preparation C. preparative D. preparing 11. ___________ live in Ho Chi Minh City than in the whole of the rest of the country. A. As much as people B. More people C. As many as people D. People more 12. They get _______________ to understand what the professor has explained. A. the more difficult B. more difficult than C. difficult more and more D. more and more difficult 13. The larger the apartment, the _______________ the rent. A. expensive B. more expensive C. most expensive D. expensively 14. The faster we walk, _______________ we will get there. A. the soonest B. the soon C. the more soon D. the sooner 15. The streets are getting more and _______________ these days. A. less crowded B. more crowded C. most crowded D. crowded 16. Tuan is _______________ person we know. A. the happier B. the happiest C. happier D. happiest 17. Her grandfather’s illness was _______________we thought at first. A. more seriously as B. as seriously as C. more serious than D. as serious than 18. Hoa’s garden is _______________ mine. A. twice as big as B. as twice big as C. as two times big as D. as big as twice 19. Thanks to the encouragement and support, all Vietnamese athletes competed _______________ high spirits. A. for B. of C. on D. in 20. I enjoy _______________ to the park on summer evenings. A. to go B. going C. be going D. go Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to show the underlined part that needs correction. 21. The SEA Games are under regulation of the Southeast Asian Games. A B C D 22. Nobody is happy than Miss Snow is. A B C D 23. He needs many more sugar than I do. A B C D 24. Does Mary feel weller today than she did yesterday? A B C D 25. It’s becoming hard and harder to find a good job. A B C D Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 26 to 30. The 22 nd SEA Games were held in Hanoi, Vietnam from 5 December to 13 December, 2003. The Games were opened by Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai in the newly constructed My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi. The Games torch was lit by Nguyen Thuy Hien of Wushu. It was the first time in the SEA Games history that the Games venues were assigned into two cities namely Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. The 22 nd SEA Games logo designed by painter Nguyen Chi Long is based on a legendary bird named “Chim Lac”. The bird decorated the Ngoc Lu bronze drum, a typical antiquity of the ancient Dong Son Vietnamese culture. The Emblem is composed of harmonious and vigorous curves, creating a feeling of movement and strength which conforms to the Olympic Spirit: “Faster, Higher and Stronger”. The colorful whirls represent the tough competitiveness in sports The Games’ hymn was “For the World of Tomorrow,” composed by Nguyen Quang Vinh. Painter Nguyen Thai Hung chose “Trau Vang”, the golden water buffalo as the mascot for the 22nd SEA Games. With a gentle and harmonious nature, the clever Buffalo has become synonymous with the water and rice civilization that is so important in Vietnam as well as in other Southeast Asian countries. To Vietnamese people, the Golden Buffalo symbolizes a golden harvest, prosperity, happiness, power and the Vietnamese martial spirit. 26. In which cities in Vietnam were the 22 nd SEA Games held? A. in Hanoi B. in Ho Chi Minh City C. in Hanoi and HCM City D. in My Dinh 27. What is the symbol of the 22 nd SEA Games logo? A. the ancient Dong Son Vietnamese culture B. the Ngoc Lu bronze drum C. a legendary bird named “Chim Lac” D. the Olympic Spirit 28. The author’s main purpose in the passage is _______________. A. to create a feeling of self-confidence B. to encourage the spirit of fair play C. to talk about the preparation of the 22 nd SEA Games in Viet Nam D. to talk about the symbols of the SEA Games 29. What has the mascot for the 22 nd SEA Games been associated with? A. the prosperity B. the water and rice civilization C. Vietnamese agriculture D. Vietnamese farmers 30. To Vietnamese people, what does the Golden Buffalo symbolize? A. a golden harvest B. prosperity, happiness, and power C. the Vietnamese martial spirit D. All are correct. . KỲ THI THỬ TỐT NGHIỆP TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG NĂM 2011 Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH - Chương trình Chuẩn và Nâng cao Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút. Mã đề thi 413 Mark the letter A,. each of the following questions. 6. _______________ is a person who is very interested in something and spends a lot of time doing it. A. Enthusiast B. pessimist C. optimistic D. enthusiasm. 28. The author’s main purpose in the passage is _______________. A. to create a feeling of self-confidence B. to encourage the spirit of fair play C. to talk about the preparation of the 22 nd