ĐỀ THI THỬ HKII MÔN ANH VĂN - ĐỀ 4 I. Mark A,B,C or D to indicate the word that is pronounced differently from the rest. 1. A. violence B. dinosaur C. gorilla D. pharmacy 2. A. economics B. occupation C. sentimental D. traditional 3. A. discussion B. character C. expensive D. assistant 4. A. obedient B. confidence C. mischievous D. reference 5. A. pleasure B. believe C. pursuit D. describe II. Mark A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to the following questions. 6. Mr. Smith is a __________ person. If he says he will do something, you know that he will do. A. dependent B. independent C. depending D. dependable 7.Customer : Can I have a look at that pullover, please? - Salesgirl: __________. A. It's much cheaper B. Certainly, sir C. Sorry, it is out of stock. D. Can I help you? 8. “Can I help you, madam?” - “ __________”. A. Yes, it's in our summer sale. B. It's very cheap. C. No, thanks. I'm just looking D. Right. It looks a bit small. 9. The man who lives opposite us sometimes comes __________ for a cup of coffee. A. over B. off C. on D. to 10. The elderly tourists do not find the thought of climbing the hill __________. A. appealed B. appealing C. unappealing D. appeal 11. The hotel receptionist said she would __________ what she could do about the dripping tap immediately. A. look B. find C. try D. see 12 A lot of people who live in the outskirts have to________ to work every day by train or bus. A tour B. commute C. travel D. Move 13. TV advertising in the late afternoon tends to __________ young children. A. target B. point C. focus D. aim 14. __________ are unpleasant, but it will be nice when we get into the new house. A. Removals B. Movements C. Removements D. Moves 15. There’s no ______ fixing that toy. He’ll just break it again. A. point B. worth C. harm D. good 16. I have three brothers, _____________ are businessmen. A. that all of them B. who they all C. all of whom D. who all of them 17. It is important that he ____________ with Dr. Baker immediately. A. speak B. spoke C. will speak D. speaks 18. When the visitors arrived, the company gave them the ___________ carpet treatment. A. blue B. red C. orange D. green 19. She feels __________ when she speaks in front of the crowds. A. informal B. impersonal C. inconsequent D. insecure 20. I was just walking along the street when I __________ someone I hadn't seen for years. A. came across B. came over C. came by D. came off 21. I was just walking along the street when I _________ someone I hadn't seen for years. A. came across B. came over C. came by D. came off 22. She feels __________ when she speaks in front of the crowds. A. informal B. impersonal C. inconsequent D. insecure 23. I was just walking along the street when I ___________ someone I hadn't seen for years. A. came across B. came over C. came by D. came off 24. Enough money has been raised to ___________ the hospital’s survival . A. ensure B. enlarge C. enable D. empower 19 25. She is traveling to work by train today because her car is being ________. A. stopped B. broken C. serviced D. rented 26. Buy me a dozen of eggs on the way back, __________? A. will you B. may you C. do you D. can you 27. We insist that a meeting________ as soon as possible. A. be held B. is held C. were held D. will be held 28. There is no ___________ in going to school if you are not willing to learn. A. reason B. aim C. purpose D. point 29. The classroom has not electric fan,____________ is quite different from that in the advertisement. A. what B. who C. which D. that 30. Tropical diseases are ____________rare in Europe. A. ultimately B. comparatively C. slightly D. eventually 31. She is traveling to work by train today because her car is being _______ . A. stopped B. broken C. serviced D. rented 32. He always did well at school, despite ___________his early education disrupted by illness. A. being B. having C. putting D. sending 33. Tom has never been to Madrid, but he talks as if he ______ there himself. A. were B. is C. has been D. had been 34. ___________________about genetic diseases has increased is welcome news. A. Scientific knowledge B. It was scientific knowledge C. Though scientific knowledge D. That scientific knowledge 35. You looked tired. _____________________ hard all day? A. Were you working B. Have you been working C. Do you work D. Are you working III. Read the passage and mark A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 45. Ocean water plays an indispensable role in supporting life. The great ocean basins hold about 300 million cubic miles of water. From this vast amount, about 80,000 cubic miles of water are sucked into the atmosphere each year by evaporation and returned by precipitation and drainage to the ocean. More than 24,000 cubic miles of rain descend annually upon the continents. This vast amount is required to replenish the lakes and streams, springs and water tables on which all flora and fauna are dependent. Thus, the hydrosphere permits organic existence. The hydrosphere has strange characteristics because water has properties unlike those of any other liquid. One anomaly is that water upon freezing expands by about 9 percent, whereas most liquids contract on cooling. For this reason, ice floats on water bodies instead of sinking to the bottom. If the ice sank, the hydrosphere would soon be frozen solidly, except for a thin layer of surface melt water during the summer season. Thus, all aquatic life would be destroyed and the interchange of warm and cold currents, which moderates climate, would be notably absent. Another outstanding characteristic of water is that water has a heat capacity which is the highest of all liquids and solids except ammonia. This characteristic enables the oceans to absorb and store vast quantities of heat, thereby often preventing climatic extremes. In addition, water dissolves more substances than any other liquid. It is this characteristic which helps make oceans a great storehouse for minerals which have been washed down from the continents. In several areas of the world these minerals are being commercially exploited. Solar evaporation of salt is widely practised, potash is extracted from the Dead Sea, and magnesium is produced from sea water along the American Gulf Coast. 36. The phrase “this vast amount” in line 4 of paragraph 1 refers to __________ . A. 80,000 million cubic miles of water B. 24,000 cubic miles of rain C. 80,000 cubic miles of water D. 300 million cubic miles of water 37. The word “replenish” in paragraph 1 can best replaced by ________ . A. fill again B. replace C. evaporate D. form 20 38. According to the passage, fish can survive in the oceans because ________ . A. evaporation and condensation create water cycle B. there are currents in the oceans C. they do not need oxygen D. ice floats 39. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a characteristic of water? A. Water can absorb heat B. Water is good solvent. C. Water contracts on cooling D. Water expands when it is frozen 40. The word “outstanding” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ________ . A. exceptionally good B. special C. amusing D. important 41. According the passage, the hydrosphere is NOT ___________ . A. the part of the earth covered by water B. responsible for all forms of life C. in danger of freezing over D. a source of natural resources 42. The author’s tone in the passage can best be described as ________ . A. dispassionate B. speculative C. biased D. dogmatic 43. Which statement would be the most likely to begin the paragraph immediately following the passage? A. Water has the ability to erode land B. Droughts and flooding are two types of disasters associated with water C. Another remarkably property of ice is its strength D. Magnesium is widely used in metallurgical processes 44. The author’s main purpose in this passage is to ___________. A. illustrate the importance of conserving water B. describe the properties and uses of water C. compare water with other liquids D. explain how water is used in commerce and industry 45. The author organizes the passage by _______. A. juxtaposition of true and untrue ideas B. comparison and contrast C. general statement followed by examples D. hypothesis and proof IV. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 41 to 50. As more things are made to be sold and more people have services to sell, advertising (41) _____. Today it is one of the biggest business. Every year people spend billions of dollars (42) ____ advertising. Advertising helps sell more things (43) ___more people. This in turn makes it (44) _____to produce more things to sell. Sometimes it even helps make things (45) ____less. In the beginning, for example, radios cost (46) _____ more than they do today because they were turned 47) ____ slowly and expensively by hand (48) ______, advertising made more people want radios. When manufactures began making them (49)_______the thousands, they found quicker and cheaper ways of doing the job. Because advertising encourages us to buy and produce more things, it is sometimes .50) ______ the spark plug of the business world. 41. A. arises B. grows C. increases D. accelerates 42. A. for B. in C. on D. with 43. A. by B. to C. toward D. for 44. A. probable B. maybe C. perhaps D. possible 45. A. become B. cost C. spend D. waste 46. A. many B. much C. most D. little 47. A. about B. down C. up D. out 48. A. So B. Yet C. As a result D. Accordingly 49. A. in B. for C. at D. by 50. A. mentioned B. named C. called D. referred to 21 V. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction. VI. Read the passage and mark A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 45. VII. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following sentences. 71. Success in the academic field depends on your number of qualifications. A. Your number of qualifications is a result of your success in academic field. B. You are successful in academic field, so you have more qualifications. C. The more success you are in academic field, the more qualifications you have. D. The more qualifications you have, the more successful you are in academic field 72. He is not flexible in his work; that is why he doesn"t have many friends. A. Inflexibility in his work is not why he doesn"t have many friends. B. Having almost no friends makes him inflexible in his work. C. Such is his inflexibility in his work that he doesn"t have many friends. D. He is not popular with many people although he is flexible in his work. 73. “He is a reliable person, which is different from what people think.” A. He, who is reliable, is not what people think. B. People think differently about reliable person. C. Contrary to what people think, he is reliable. D. Contrary to what people think, he is unreliable. 74. My younger brother is too young to go to school alone A. Although my younger brother is young, he can go to school alone B. My younger brother is young enough to go school alone. C. So young is my younger brother that he cannot go to school alone D. Because my younger brother is still young, so he cannot go to school alone 75. We can’t deny that all of us made certain mistakes early on. A. It can be denied that not all of us made mistakes. B. We admit that we could avoid making certain mistakes when young. C. Everyone of us denies that we made certain mistakes early on D. It is true that nobody could avoid making mistakes. 76. The only student who failed the exam was John. A. Everyone, apart from John, failed the exam B. John, as well as the other students, failed the exam C. Everyone passed the exam but John. D. Together with other students, John failed the exam. . ĐỀ THI THỬ HKII MÔN ANH VĂN - ĐỀ 4 I. Mark A,B,C or D to indicate the word that is pronounced differently from. dollars (42 ) ____ advertising. Advertising helps sell more things (43 ) ___more people. This in turn makes it (44 ) _____to produce more things to sell. Sometimes it even helps make things (45 ) ____less world. 41 . A. arises B. grows C. increases D. accelerates 42 . A. for B. in C. on D. with 43 . A. by B. to C. toward D. for 44 . A. probable B. maybe C. perhaps D. possible 45 . A. become