LUYỆN THI TNPT 2011 – EXAM 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. stretches 2. A. dune 3. A. chamber 4. A. release 5. A. garage B. glasses B. struggle B. chew B. deaf B. village C. sources C. plum C. chemist C. defeat C. shortage D. involves D. lucky D. change D. ease D. damage Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 6. My friend arrived after I for him for ten minutes. A. was waiting B. have waited C. had waited D. would wait 7. I to visit Australia some time in the future. A. like B. am liking C. will like D. would like 8. Nam my bicycle since o'clock yesterday morning. A. was using B. has used C. is using D. used 9. John can't have the newspaper now because his brother it. A. is reading B. was reading C. have read D. had read 10. Every year Tram Anh Britain to improve his English. A. visits B. will visit C. visited D. has visited 11. He here but he doesn't work here now. A. has worked B. had worked C. used to work D. used to working 12. The USA is much than the People’s Republic of China. A. smaller B. smallest C. small D. as small 13. If I had an envelope and a stamp, I this letter right now A. mail B. mailed C. will mail D. would mail 14. She is to understand the matter. A. enough intelligent B. so intelligent C. intelligent enough D. very intelligent 15. Mr. Brown said that he hadn't met Dr. Andrew . A. yesterday B. the previous day C. the following day D. yesterday evening 16. I talked to Amy for a long time, she didn't listen. A. so B. and C. when D. but 17. Mrs. Hoa was late for work she missed the bus. A. because B. in case C. so that D. until 18 .I like fish, don't eat much. A. However B. Although C. Whereas D. Despite 19. I'm not going to wait he comes soon. A. if B. while C. unless D. whether 20. This is the fishing village I met him ten years ago. A. where B. which C. that D. when 21. ~ "Would you like some more coffee?" ~ " ” A. Yes, I like B. No, I can't C. Yes, please D. No, please 22. ~ " did he go out?" ~ "A few minutes ago." A. How long B. When C. How much time D. How many times 23. ~ "What's this button for?" A. I'll start the tape B. It's to start the tape C. For start the tape D. Starting the tape 24. ~ "Do you like pop music?" ~ " ” A. I would B. No, I like it C. Yes, a lot D. Yes, I am 25. ~ " .” ~ "Go straight, then turn left." A. When you want to go to the station B. Could you tell me how to get to the station C. Could you go to the station, please D. Why you get to the station and where 26. I can communicate now but I'm not with my English. A. satisfying B. satisfied C. satisfactory D. satisfaction 27. This animal only appears during the hours of A. dark B. darken C. darkness D. darkest LUYỆN THI TNPT ~ EXAM ~ Trang 28. Why don't you your coat? It's rather hot in here. A. switch off B. take off C. call off 29. His job is to tourists around the town. A. direct B. conduct C. show 30. This swimmer won five in the SEA Games last year. A. medals B. souvenirs C. plates D. see off D. lead D. badges Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 31 to 35. People are much more interested in their health these days. Many people try to keep fit by taking exercise two or three times a week, perhaps by going (31) .a swim, by jogging in the local park, or by playing active games like squash or tennis. Aerobics classes are also popular. Most doctors recommend (32) .smoking as a good way of improving fitness. Being overweight can be harmful to health, so many people decide to go on a diet to try to (33) . weight. Another problem for our health is the stress which affects many of us in our daily life. Fortunately there are simple relaxation techniques (34) . can be learned to help deal with this. A relaxed life-style, a balanced diet and (35) .of fresh air and exercise - these things are all important. 31. A. with 32. A. giving up 33. A. gain 34. A. who 35. A. many B. about B. looking for B. lose B. where B. plenty C. for C. destroying C. stop C. whose C. lot D. on D. storing D. grow D. which D. number Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 40. The date palm is a wonderful tree. People eat dates. They feed them to their animals. They use the leaves and wood to build houses. They use the wood to build boats. They make baskets from the leaves. They burn the other part; the tree so they can cook food. The date palm came from the Middle East. Seven thousand years ago, people in Syria and Egypt ate dates. They made pictures of date palm on their stone buildings. Today date palms grow in the Middle East, parts of Asia and Africa, southern Europe, and other warm parts of the world. There are more than one hundred kinds of palm trees. Most of them cannot grow in the Middle East because it is too dry. The date palm grows there very well. Hundreds of years ago people in southern Europe and Arab countries made pictures of palm trees and palm flowers on some of their buildings. Today can see these pictures in art museums. People think that the palm tree is beautiful. People thought the same thing a long time ago. 36. People make baskets from the of palm trees. A. leaves B. wood 37. Where did the date palms come from? A. Egypt B. Africa 38. Date palms grow . A. in the land of the polar bear C. in the place where kangaroos live 39. There are more than .kinds of palm trees. A. 100 B. 500 40. People use of the date palm. A. all parts C. the leaves and wood C. dates D. flowers C. southern Europe D. the Middle East B. in hot or warm places D. in cool places C. 5,000 D. 7,000 B. some parts D. the fruit and flowers Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to show the underlined part that needs correction. 41. We're working hard, so the job has been done by tomorrow evening. A B C D 42. I'm going to get a job once I will finish school. A B C D LUYỆN THI TNPT ~ EXAM ~ Trang 43. Of the three of us I seem to have the fewest money. A B C D 44. My sister doesn't like to go swimming but she wishes she does. A B C D 45. He plays not only the piano but also composes music. A B C D Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 46. If the post-office closes before I get there, . A. I mailed your package in the morning C. I would mail your package in the morning 47. after a worker had been sacked. A. The strike was beginning last week C. The strike would begin last week 48. He said that the pudding . A. was tasting very sweetly C. had tasted very sweetly 49. I spent every summer on a farm until . A. twelve years ago I was C. I was about twelve 50. Did he tell you how much ? A. the book costs C. the book cost B. I would have mailed your package in the morning D. I will mail your package in the morning B. The strike began last week D. The strike had begun last week B. tasted very sweet D. was tasting very sweet B. my age was about twelve D. when I was about twelve B. does the book cost D. does the book costs The End KEY TO EXAM D 11 C 21 C 31 C 41 C A 12 A 22 B 32 A 42 D C 13 D 23 B 33 B 43 D B 14 C 24 C 34 D 44 D A 15 B 25 B 35 B 45 A C 16 D 26 B 36 A 46 D D 17 A 27 C 37 D 47 B B 18 B 28 B 38 B 48 B A 19 C 29 C 39 A 49 C 10 A 20 A 39 A 40 A 50 A Thiều Hiểu Kính LUYỆN THI TNPT ~ EXAM ~ Trang . costs The End KEY TO EXAM 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 D A C B A C D B A A 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 C A D C B D A B C A 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 39 C B B C B B C B C A 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38. darkness D. darkest LUYỆN THI TNPT ~ EXAM 2 ~ Trang 1 28 . Why don't you your coat? It's rather hot in here. A. switch off B. take off C. call off D. see off 29 . His job is to tourists. has been done by tomorrow evening. A B C D 42. I'm going to get a job once I will finish school. A B C D LUYỆN THI TNPT ~ EXAM 2 ~ Trang 2 43. Of the three of us I seem to have the fewest