1 ĐỀ 1 ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH THPT MÔN: TIẾNG ANH I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (1pt) 1. A. rewards B. dolls C. walls D. sticks 2. A. though B. thought C. within D. than 3. A. seat B. meat C. teacher D. bear 4. A. fixed B. walked C. mended D. laughed II. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. (2pts) 1. She’ll have to look ______ her little sister when her parents are away. A. about B. on C. after D. off 2. The air in the city is very _____ A. pollute B. polluted C. pollution D. pollutes 3. You don’t like playing chess, ______? A. do you B. have you C. haven’t you D. don’t you 4. Our flat is very small. We wish we ______ more rooms. A. had B. have C. have had D. will have 5. “Hello. I am Susan”. - “_________” A. Thank you B. Who are you? C. Great! D. Nice to meet you! 6. Do you know the man _______ you met yesterday? A. whom B. what C. which D. whose 7. ________he didn’t understand the matter, he didn’t ask for help. A. However B. Although C. Because D. Therefore 8. She asked Tuan if he ________classical music. A. like B. liking C. liked likes III. Give the correct form or tense of the verbs in the brackets. (1pt) 1. A lot of people enjoy (learn)____________ English nowadays. 2. My brother (work) ________________ for Samsung Corporation since 2007. 3. What you (do) _________________ if you were a millionaire? 4. Please don’t make so much noise. I (study) _________________ IV. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words in capital letters. (1pt) 1. This magazine is ___________ read by both teenagers and adults. (WIDE) 2. It was one of the most _________________earthquakes in Japan. (DANGER) 3. I come from Vietnam. I am not used to ___________on the left. (DRIVE) 4. I’m very __________ of my father and I love him so much. (PRIDE) V. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word in the box to complete the passage. (1pt) spending listen most entertainment playing watch Television is one of our world’s (1)____________ important means of communication. It shows us information programs, like the news, documentaries, and sports events. We can (2) ___________, listen to interviews and hear the sounds of events that happens far away. Television teaches us about countries and cultures and we can enjoy (3) ___________ like series, comedies, game shows os sitcoms. A television set can be used for other thing as well. You can record shows and films for later viewing, play video games, watch DVDs, or even browse the Internet. Television has been influencing our lives since it was developed over 80 years ago. It is an important way of (4) _____________our free time and sharing people’s opinions about various issues. 2 VI. Read the passage carefully then answer the questions. (2pts) Mai Thi Giang, 21, won Vietnam’s Next Top Model 2012 at the final round last Sunday at Lanh Binh Thang Sports Hall in District 11, Ho Chi Minh City. Giang, a graduate of Hai Phong University majoring in finance and banking, is 1.77m tall and her important statistics are 76 - 61 - 86. She was shy and unremarkable girl at first but after five months of the contest she has become a photogenic model who looks to have a great future in the business. Second was Kha My Van, a 23-year-old student of Ho Chi minh Institute of Applied Science and Technology. She is also 1.77m tall with important statistics 76 -58 - 86. Third was Cao Thi Thien Trang, a student of Ho Chi Minh City College of Finance and Customs, who is 1.76m tall. 1. When did Mai Thi Giang win Vietnam’s Next Top Model 2012? _________________________________________________________________________ 2. How tall is she? _________________________________________________________________________ 3. Is Kha My Van 22 years old? ________________________________________________________________________ 4. Where is Thien Trang studying? ________________________________________________________________________ VII. Rewrite these sentences so that the second one means the same as the first one. (1pt) 1. They will open the National stadium next Sunday. The National stadium ____________________________________________________ 2. Here are the books. They are on wild animals. Here are ______________________________________________________________ 3. “How often do you go to the English club?” Ba asked Tam. Ba asked _____________________________________________________________ 4. We started to study English four years ago. We have ____________________________________________________________ VIII. Use the given suggestions to complete sentences.(0,5 pt) 1. I/ not see/ her/ since/ we/ leave/ school. _______________________________________________________________________ 2. It/ difficult/ learn English/ without/ good dictionary. _______________________________________________________________________ IX. Use the given word to write the second sentences in such a way that is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentences. Do not change the form of the given word. (0.5pt) 1. They usually wore jeans when they were young. (USED TO) ________________________________________________________________________ 2. “You should turn off the lights before going out”, our teacher said. (SUGGESTED) _________________________________________________________________________ 3 ĐỀ 2 ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH THPT MÔN: TIẾNG ANH I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (1pt) 1. A. season B. sometimes C. sea D. stop 2. A. stopped B. matched C. worked D. provided 3. A. plumber B. bath C. label D. bear 4. A. close B. chose C. lose D. rose II. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. (2pts) 1. _________ he studied hard, he failed his exam. A. Although B. Because C. If D. However 2. Asian people eat rice. Rice _________ in many parts of Asia. A. has grown B. are grown C. has grown D. is grown 3. If we go ________ throwing trash, the environment will be polluted. A. in B. on C. among D. at 4. The film started a few minutes ago, _______? A. did it B. does it C. didn’t it D. doesn’t it 5. “Excuse me” - “___________” A. What do you want? B. Wow! C. Can I help you? D. That’s alright. 6. Please be __________ when you cross this road. A. careful B. careless C. carefree D. caring 7. Tomorrow we’ll go to Noi Bai Airport to meat Mary, _________ comes form America. A. whom B. that C. whose D. who 8. The children are playing ____________ in the schoolyard. A. happy B. happily C. happiness D. happier III. Give the correct form or tense of the verbs in the brackets. (1pt) 1. Lan told her friend (not make) ____________ such noise in class. 2. Yesterday when we visited Nam, he (clean)____________ the floor. 3. They (live) _____________ in Ho Chi Minh City since they moved there. 4. About 16 million people (kill) __________ by a double disaster on 11 th March 2011 in Japan. IV. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words in capital letters. (1pt) 1. It is the first time for me to watch an _____________ fashion show. (INTEREST) 2. Hoa has a lot of friends as she is so _________________. (FRIEND) 3. We often take part in many ________________ activities at school. (CULTURE) 4. He felt ______________ because he lost the match. (DISAPPOINT) V. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word in the box to complete the passage. (1pt) order plants natural with everything without Water is undoubtly the most precious (1) ___________ resource that exists on our planet. (2) ______water, life on Earth would be non- existent. It is essential for (3) ___________on our planet to grow. Although we as humans recognize this fact, we disregard it by polluting our rivers, lakes, and oceans. Subsequently, we are slowly but surely harming our planet at a very alarming rate. In (4) _________ to combat water pollution, we must understand the problems and become part of the solution. 4 VI. Read the passage carefully then answer the questions. (2pts) William Shakespeare, the great playwright and poet, was born on April 23, 1564 in the small town of Stratford- upon- avon about seventy miles from London. When he was a small boy, he went to Stratford Grammar School, where he learnt Latin and Greek. He lived in Straford-upon-avon until he was 21. He left for London. He was married and had three children. In London, he worked as an actor and a playwright. He wrote a lot of famous plays like Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, Twelfth Night and King Lear, ect. In 1613, Shakespeare left London and returned to his hometown of Stratford-upon-avon. Three years later, on April 23, 1616, he died and was buried there. 1. How many children did he have? _________________________________________________________________________ 2. How old was he when he died? __________________________________________________________________________ 3. Did he return his hometown of Stratford-upon-avon in 1913? _________________________________________________________________________ 4.Where was he buried? >___________________________________________________________________________ VII. Rewrite these sentences so that the second one means the same as the first one. (1pt) 1. He started working in this company six years ago. He has _____________________________________________________________________ 2. Hoa was busy, so she couldn’t go to the party. Because ____________________________________________________________________ 3. “Why don’t you repair the electric fan, Nam?”. I suggest that ________________________________________________________________ 4. The house is painted yellow. Mr.Hai bought it four years ago. The house which _____________________________________________________________ VIII. Use the given suggestions to complete sentences.(1pt) 1.Playing/ sports/ make/ our body/ strong/ prevent/ us/ get/ too/ fat. ________________________________________________________________________ 2.My friends / learn/ English/ five/ years. _________________________________________________________________________ 3. football match/ last night/ exciting/ enough/ us/ watch/ through. _________________________________________________________________________ 4. If / I/ be / you / I / work/ harder. _________________________________________________________________________ . opinions about various issues. 2 VI. Read the passage carefully then answer the questions. (2pts) Mai Thi Giang, 21 , won Vietnam’s Next Top Model 20 12 at the final round last Sunday at. ________________________________________________________________________ 2. “You should turn off the lights before going out”, our teacher said. (SUGGESTED) _________________________________________________________________________ 3 ĐỀ 2 ĐỀ THI TUYỂN. was Kha My Van, a 23 -year-old student of Ho Chi minh Institute of Applied Science and Technology. She is also 1.77m tall with important statistics 76 -58 - 86. Third was Cao Thi Thien Trang, a