TRƯỜNG THPT NGUYỄN CHÍ THANH TỔ: TIẾNG ANH ĐỀ THI THỬ TỐT NGHIỆP NĂM HỌC 2013 – 2014 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH PART A QUESTIONS 1-2: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently A trained B performed C proved *D walked *A endangered B handsome C panda D tableland QUESTIONS 3-4: Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others A verbal *B attract C awful D garden *A decision B penalty C habitat D countryman QUESTIONS 5- 23: Choose one best option to complete each sentence You have to be highly ………… to well in sports these days A competed B competitor C competition *D competitive Boys and girls may behave …………in this situation A different *B differently C difference D differing Can you look ………….the new words in the dictionary A after B for *C up D at What would happen if our environment were …………….? A destroy *B destroyed C destroys D destruction “ More coffee? Anybody?” ~ “ _.” A I don’t agree, I’m afraid B I’d love to *C Yes, please D It’s right I think 10 The classroom when the teacher arrived *A was being cleaned B is cleaned C was cleaning D was cleaned 11 The more electricity you use, *A the higher your bill will be B the higher will be your bill C your bill will be higher D the highest your bill will be 12 “Oh, I’m really sorry!” ~ “ _.” A.It was a pleasure” *B That’s all right C Thanks D Yes, why? 13 “Do you like the weather here?” ~ “I wish it .” A doesn’t rain B won’t rain *C didn’t rain D hadn’t rained 14 the weather is, _ I feel A The warm / the good *B The warmer / the better C Warmer / better D The warmest / the best 15 They spoke _for us to understand A quick enough B so quickly C quickly so *D quickly enough 16 He asked me _ home the day before A what time I leave B what time I will leave C what time I left *D what time I had left 17 “Whose book is it?” ~ “I don’t know but I think _.” A it is Jim’ *B it is Jim’s C it is belonging to Jim D it belongs to Jim’s 18 People who crimes of violence should be punished A make B create *C commit D cause 19 The development of wildlife habitat reserves is a good conservation measure A to prevent endangered species B to feed endangered species C to benefit from endangered species *D to save endangered species 20 In order to avoid boredom, the most important thing is to keep oneself _ A occupation *B occupied C occupant D occupational 21 People who reverse the letters of words _to read suffer from dyslexia A when try B if they try *C when trying D if they tried 22 We can ……………….not only through words but also through body language A talk B transfer C interpret *D communicate 23 and interest are the two major factors that make you succeed in your work *A Friendlines B Friendly C Friendship D Unfriendly QUESTIONS 24 - 26: Choose one option A, B, C or D corresponding to the sentence which has the same meaning as the original one 24 Sue lives in the house The house is opposite my house *A.Sue lives in the house which is opposite my house B.Sue lives in the house who is opposite my house C.Sue lives in the house where is opposite my house D.Sue lives in the house and which is opposite my house 25 There are many factors contributing to air pollution A.Air pollution results in many consequences B.Air pollution is the result of burning forests *C.Factors contributing to air pollution are numerous D.Air pollution is contributing to these phenomena 26 As television programmes become more popular, they seem to get worse A.The more popular be come television programmes, the worse they seem B The popular television programmes, the worse they seem *C The more popular television programmes become, the worse they seem D The most popular television programmes become, the worst they seem QUESTIONS 27 - 31: Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best option to fit each space Although most families in the United States enjoy a high living standard, many American women have to work (27) ……… at home and in their offices Despite their husbands' (28) ……… of the housework, women have to most of the housekeeping tasks In single-parent families, the mothers may not have (29) ……… children to take care of, but they have to raise their families alone and have to provide for all the housekeeping money Therefore, the (30) ……… mothers have to work very hard to earn their living Moreover, in spite of the fact that the single mothers have all the (31) ……… conveniences at their homes, they find that bringing up their teenage children alone is not easy 27 A hardly *B hard C fast D equally 28 *A share B need C refusal D responsibility 29 A few B much *C many D some 30 A dependent B lonely C alone *D single 31 A expensive B saving C comfortable *D modern QUESTIONS 32-36: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow Books which give instructions on how to things are very popular in the United States today Thousands of these How-to books are useful: in fact, there are about four thousand books with titles that begin the words “How to” One book, may tell you how to earn more money, another may tell you how to save or spend it, and another may explain how to give your money away Many How-to books give advice on careers They tell you how to choose a career and how to succeed in it If you fail, however, you can buy the book “How to Turn Failure into Success” If you would like to become very rich, you can buy the book “How to Make a Milionaire”.If you never make any money all, you may need a book called “How to Live on Nothing” One of the most popular types of books is one that helps you with personal problems If you want to have a better love of life, you can read “How to Succeed in love every Minute of Your Life” If you tired of books on happiness, you may prefer books which give step-by-step instructions on how to redecorate or enlarge a house Why have How-to books become so popular? Probably because life has become so complex.Today people have far more free time to use, more choices to make, and more problems to solve How-to books help people deal with modern life 32 From the first paragraph, we know How-to books are _ A only about four thousands copies B on money *C very helpful in life D needed a lot 33 The passage tells us that How-to books sell well on how A to succeed in career *B to solve personal problems C to deal with business D to make money 34 If you would like very rich, *A you can buy the book” How to Make a Millionaire” B you may need a book called “How to Live on Nothing” C you can buy the book “How to Turn Failure into Success” D you can’t buy the book” How to Make a Millionaire” 35 How-to books appear only because _ A people have more free time to spend than before B.people meet more problems than their parents C people may have more choices from How-to books than any other books *D modern life is more difficult to deal with 36 The word “step-by-step” would probably mean *A little by little B faster and faster C slower and slower D now and then QUESTIONS 37 - 40: In these sentences, each one has four underlined words or phrases marked A, B, C, and D Choose the one word or phrase which must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct 37.The books writing by Mark Twain are very popular in the world *A B C D 38 John took off his shoes so as to not make any noise A *B C D 39 He stopped to smoke because cigarettes are harmful to his health *A B C D 40 Had I heard the news last night, I would tell you about it A *B C D PART B QUESTIONS - 8: Sentence transformation Sally finally managed to get a job Sally finally succeeded 2.If you don’t rest your self you really will be ill Unless 3.His parents made him study hard for the exams He was 4.Susan felt sick, because she ate four cream cakes If Susan ……………………………………………………………………………………………… I’m sorry that I didn’t finish my homework last night I wish She asked John how he liked her new dress “How 7.I would like you to help me to put the chair away Do you mind ? 8.It was such a good weather that we went swimming The weather KEY: 1.Sally finally succeeded in getting the job 2.Unless you rest yourself, you really will be ill 3.He was made to study hard for the exams 4.If Susan hadn’t eaten four cream cakes, she wouldn’t’ t have felt sick 5.I wish I had finished my homework last night “How you like my new dress, John?”, she asked Do you mind helping me to put the chair away? 8.The weather was so good that we went swimming