ĐỀ THI MẪU TN THPT NĂM 2014 TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN HOÀNG LÊ KHA A MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST ( 8.0 pts) Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer for each of the blanks from to Most individuals attain the status of employee after a thorough process of (1) _ with several departments within a company If the individual is determined to be a satisfactory fit for the position, he is given an (2) _ offer of employment within that company for a defined starting salary and position This individual then has all the rights and privileges (3) _ an employee, which may include medical benefits and vacation days The relationship between a corporation and (4) _ employees is usually handled through the human resources department, which handles the incorporation of new hires, and the disbursement of any benefits (5) _ the employee may be entitled, or any grievances that the employee may have A positions B works C tests D interviews A excellent B ideal C official D intelligent A to B about C of D in A its B ours C theirs D his A which B how C why D where Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer for each of the questions from to 10 University Entrance Examination is very important in Vietnamese students High school graduates have to take it and get high results to be admitted to universities The pressure on the candidates remains very high despite the measures that have been taken to reduce the heat around these exams, since securing a place in a state university is considered a major step towards a successful career for young people, especially those from rural areas or disadvantaged families In the year 2004, it was estimated that nearly one million Vietnamese students took the University Entrance Examination, but on average only one out of five candidates succeeded Normally, candidates take three exam subjects, and each lasts three hours for the fixed group of subjects they choose There are four fixed groups of subjects: Group A: Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry; Group B: Mathematics, Biology, and Chemistry; Group C: Literature, History, and Geography; Group D: Literature, Foreign Language, and Mathematics In addition to universities, there are community colleges, art and technology institutes, professional secondary schools, and vocational schools which offer degrees or certificates from a-few-month to two-year courses According to Vietnam’s Ministry of Education and Training, there are currently twenty three non-public universities, accounting for 11% of the total number of universities These non-public universities are currently training 119,464 students, or 11.7% of the total number of students The government is planning to increase the number of non-public universities to 30% by 2007 University Entrance Examination in Viet Nam is very A interesting B stressful C free D easy The word those refers to A exam subjects B young people C universities D examinations In 2004, the proportion of the students who got success in University Entrance Examination was about percent A B 10 C 20 D 50 Which of the following refers to University Entrance Examination in Viet Nam? A Students find it easy to get success in the University Entrance Examination B Math is compulsory in the University Entrance Examination C Students are not allowed to choose their exam subjects D There are four fixed groups of exam subjects for students to choose 10 According to the passage, which of the following is True? A The Vietnamese government will close all non-public universities by next year B The Vietnamese government does not appreciate non-public universities C The Vietnamese government encourages the establishing of non-public universities D Vietnamese students have no alternative to continue their higher study besides universities Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others in each of the following questions from 11 to 12 11 A students B books C levels D proofs 12 A trained B helped C placed D laughed Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions from 13 to 15 13 A applicant B government C difference D achievement 14 A mechanic B technology C chemistry D biology 15 A mathematics B politics C informatics D electronics Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions from 16 to 19 16 John, whose cough is terrible, needs to see a doctor A John’s doctor does not want to see him because he has a bad cough B John’s terrible cough prevents him from seeing a doctor C John needs to see a doctor because of his terrible cough D John’s terrible cough forces him to see a doctor 17 It was your assistance that enabled us to get achievement A Without your assistance, we could get achievement B But for your assistance, we could not have got achievement C Your assistance discouraged us from getting achievement D If you assisted us, we could not get achievement 18 We didn’t go on holiday because we didn’t have enough money A If we had had enough money, we would have gone on holiday B If we hadn’t had enough money, we wouldn’t have gone on holiday C We would go on holiday if we had enough money D We wouldn’t go on holiday if we didn’t have enough money 19 The man had his dirty car washed at last A The car got dirty last week B The man’s dirty car did not last C The man got dirty when he washed the car D Someone finally washed the man’s car Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions from 20 to 23 20 When, where and by whom has the automobile invented? A B C D 21 I discovered that many strange things were happened last night A B C D 22 The place in where we spent our holiday last summer was really beautiful A B C D 23 If I went to the party last night, I would be tired now A B C D Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions from 24 to 30 24 Liz: “Thanks for the nice gift you brought to us!” Jennifer: “ ” A All right Do you know how much it costs? B Not at all Don’t mention it C Actually speaking, I myself don’t like it D Welcome! It’s very nice of you 25 Margaret: “Could you open the window, please?” Henry: “ ” A I feel sorry B Yes, I can C I am of course D Yes, with pleasure 26 Mr Black: “I’d like to try on these shoes, please.” Salesgirl: “ ” A That’s right, sir B I’d love to C Why not? 27 Ben: “ ” Jane: “Never mind.” A Would you mind going to dinner next Sunday? B Sorry for staining your carpet Let me have it cleaned C Congratulations! How wonderful! D By all means, sir D Thank you for being honest with me 28 My brother is a/an _ student He has not yet taken his first degree at university A graduate B graduated C undergraduate D post graduate 29 If you a book, you have a brief look at it without reading or studying it seriously A dip into B put away C pick up D put down 30 Since their appearance, books are a precious of knowledge and pleasure A source B pile C amount D resource Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is closest on meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions 31 Please give me some advice to buy suitable books for my little sister A recommendation B information C interest D viewpoint 32 The goalkeeper can also be ejected for twenty seconds if there is a major foul A advanced B sprinted C played D excluded B WRITTEN TEST: TRANSFORMATION (2.0 pts) As TV programs become more popular, they seem to get worse The more popular TV programs become, the worse they seem to get The remark was so unexpected that she didn’t know what to say It was such an unexpected remark that she didn’t know what to say It is acknowledged that Vietnam had a complete control over SARS from a very early stage of the epidemic Vietnam is acknowledged to have had a complete control over SARS from a very early stage of the epidemic If it hadn’t been for our father’s encouragement, we couldn’t have managed it If our father hadn’t encouraged us, we couldn’t have managed it Harmless as the fish appears to be, it is quite dangerous Although the fish appears to be harmless, it is quite dangerous “Let’s check everything once more,” said the man in chief The man in chief suggested checking everything once more He forgot everything about it, and so did she He didn’t remember anything about it, and neither did she I’m sorry now that I didn’t tell you the truth I wish I had told you the truth