TRƯỜNG THPT SÀO NAM ĐỀ THI THỬ TỐT NGHIỆP THPT 2009 - 2010 MÔN: ANH VĂN Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other three 1. a. near b. hear c. pear d. deer 2. a. asked b. helped c. kissed d. wanted 3. a. nation b. language c. plane d. Asian Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from that of the other three 4. a. certificate b. necessary c. economy d. geography 5. a. personal b. penalty c. defensive d. vertical Choose the best answer 6. “Can you open the window, please?” - “………………….” a. Sure b. Of course c. Sure, no problem d. All are correct 7. ………… take a taxi, you’ll be late for the lecture. a. Unless you b. If you not c. Because you d. For you 8. ………… the cold weather, she wasn’t wearing a coat. a. Although b. In spite of c. Since d. Because 9. John can’t make a ……… to get married to Mary or stay single until he can afford a house and a car a. decide b. decision c. decisive d. decisively 10. When you see your friend off, you say: “………………….!” a. Lucky you b. Have a good journey c. Good night d. See you later 11. He came home late, so I asked him where ……………. a. he had been b. has he been c. he has been d. had he been 12. The harder she works, ………… she earns. a. more money b. the more money c. most money d. the most money 13. If you were my boss, …………………… a. I’ll behave in a different way c. I’d have behaved in a different way b. I’d behave in a different way d. I behave in a different way 14. He’s accustomed to …………….to music before bedtime. a. listening b. listened c. listen d. be listening 15. In the UK, ……….schools refer to government funded schools which provide education free of charge to pupils. a. state b. secondary c. independent d. primary 16. Did you see my sister yesterday? - No, I …………….her for a long time. a. haven’t seen b. didn’t see c. hadn’t seen d. hasn’t seen 17. ……………! I’ve heard of your success in the new project. a. Congratulate b. Congratulating c. Congratulation d. Congratulations 18. Your brother cut himself, ………… ? a. doesn’t he b. didn’t he c. don’t you d. didn’t you 19. In water polo, a shot is successful if the ball completely passes between the goal posts and underneath the ………… a. crossbar b. net c. ball d. goalie 20. He drank ……………coffee that he couldn’t sleep last night. a. so b. so much c. so many d. a lot of 21. Billy, come and give me a hand with cooking. a. help b. prepared c. be busy d. attempt 22. “What an attractive hair style you’ve got, Mary!” a. Thank you very much. I’m afraid b. Thank you for your compliment c. You’re telling lies d. I don’t like your saying 23. ………… along the street, I met one of my classmates. a. Walked b. Walk c. To walk d. Walking 24. … …Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship from …………France to ………United States. a. The / a / an b. The / ……/ the c. The / a / the d. A / an / the 25. She’s ………………I expect. a. more prettier than b. far prettier than c. much more prettier than d. a lot prettier as 26. All traffic laws …………… a. is observed b. must be observed c. must have observed d. had better observe 27. Mary always takes great care …………her chidren. a. for b. of c. to d. with 28. I work hard ……………help my family. a. so as to b. in order to c. in order that d. A and B are correct 29. I want to work as an interpreter in the future, …………., I’m studying Russian at university. a. but b. so c. however d. therefore 30. Chemical wastes from factories are ………… that cause serious damage to spices habitats. a. pollutes b. pollutants c. pollutions d. polluters Choose the underlined words or phrases that need correcting 31. When he will return, I’ll give him the key. a. When b. will give c. the d. will return 32. Neither he nor I are going to attend the meeting. a. nor b. neither c. to attend d. are 33. He wore a false beard so that nobody couldn’t recognize him a. couldn’t b. wore c. a d. so that 34. Tom is the kind of person to who one can talk about anything a. the kind b. to who c. can talk d. anything 35. The Call of the Wild is one of the many stories about the gold rush in Alaska writing by Jack London. a. one of b. many c. about d. writing Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one 36. Christine asked me “Who were you looking for?” a. Christine wanted to know who I was looking for. b. Christine wanted to know who I had been looking for. c. Christine wanted to know who I have looking for. d. Christine wanted to know who I had looked for. 37. Although she’s intelligent, she doesn’t well at school. a. In spite of intelligent, but she doesn’t well at school b. Despite being intelligent, she doesn’t well at school c. Even though her intelligence, she doesn’t well at school d. In spite the fact that she’s intelligent, she doesn’t well at school 38. Many people think Steve stole the money. a. It wasn’t Steve who stole the money b. Steve is thought to have stolen the money. c. Many people think the money is stolen by Steve d. The money is thought to be stolen by Steve 39. I came to live here three months ago. a. It was three months since I lived here b. I’ve been living here for three months c. I lived here for three months 40. The police were questioning George. a. George was questioned by the police c. George was asked a lot of questions by the police d. I didn’t live here for three months b. The police had George questioned d. George was being questioned by the police Read the passage and choose the best answer (from 41 to 45) Choosing the right career is very important. Most of us spend a great part of our lives ar our jobs. For that reason, we should try to find out what our talents are and how we can use them. We can this through aptitude tests, interviews with specialists and study of books in our field of intrest. There are many careers open to each of us. Perhaps we like science, then we might prepare ouselves to be chemists, physicists or biologists. Maybe people find their place in government service, teaching, newspaper work, medicine, engineering. These and many other fields offer fascinating careers to persons with talent and training. 41. It’s important to find the right career because…………………. a. It’s difficult to find a good job b. We need money c. Most of us spend a great part of our lives ar our jobs d. It’s very easy to lose the job 42. We can find career by ………………………… a. tralvelling wherever we can b. finding out what our talents are and how we can use them c. learning some foreign languages d. asking for some useful advice 43. We can find out what our talents are and how we can use them through………………. a. aptitude tests b. interviews with specialists c. study of books in our field of intrest d. All are correct 44. Career found in the scientific world are …………………… a. chemists, mathematicians, technicians b. physicists, biologists, accountants c. businessmen, teachers, doctors d. biologists, chemists, physicists 45. The theme of the passage is …………………… a. jobs in the society nowadays b. how to find a right job nowadays c. good jobs d. unemployment Read the passage and choose the best answer (from 46 to 50) Around the age of sixteen, you must make one of the biggest decisions of your life. Do I stay on at school and hopefully go on to university (46)………….? Do I leave and start work or beginning a training (47)………… ? The dicision is yours, but it may be (48)…………….remembering two things: there is more unemployment among who haven’t been to university, and people who have the right skills will have a big advantage in the competition of jobs. If you decide to go (49)………… into a job, there are many opprtunities for training. Getting qualifications will help you to get on more quickly in many careers, and evening classes allow you to learn (50)…………….you earn. Starting work and taking a break to study when you are older is another possibility. This way, you can save up many for your student days, as well as getting practical work experience. 46. a. after 47. a. school 48. a. worth 49. a. straight 50. a. where b. later b. class b. necessary b. just b. while c. then c. course c. important c. direct c. when - The end - d. past d. term d. useful d. rather d. what Đáp án đề thi thử Tốt nghiệp THPT 2009 - 2010 Môn: Anh Văn c 2d 3b 4b 5c 6d 7a 8b 9b 10b 11a 12b 13b 14a 15a 16a 17d 18b 19a 20b 21a 22b 23d 24b 25b 26b 27b 28d 29d 30b 31d 32d 33a 34b 35d 36b 37b 38b 39b 40d 41c 42b 43d 44d 45b 46b 47c 48a 49a 50b . TRƯỜNG THPT SÀO NAM ĐỀ THI THỬ TỐT NGHIỆP THPT 2009 - 2010 MÔN: ANH VĂN Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) Choose the word whose underlined part. c. direct d. rather 50. a. where b. while c. when d. what - The end - Đáp án đề thi thử Tốt nghiệp THPT 2009 - 2010 Môn: Anh Văn 1 c 2d 3b 4b 5c 6d 7a 8b 9b 10b 11a 12b 13b 14a 15a 16a 17d 18b 19a. well at school 38. Many people think Steve stole the money. a. It wasn’t Steve who stole the money b. Steve is thought to have stolen the money. c. Many people think the money is stolen by Steve