ĐỀ THI TỐT NGHIỆP THPT (9) Năm học : 2008 - 2009 Môn : Tiếng Anh Thời lượng: 60 phút I. PRONUNCIATION: Pick out the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. 1. a. treated b. looked c. watched d. laughed 2. a. choice b. chemistryc. cheap d. chicken 3. a. played b. studied c. dropped d. raised 4. a. fills b. comes c. attacks d. wears 5. a. caps b. locks . pots d. plays II. VOCABULARY AND EXPRESSION: Choose the word, phrase or sentence that best completes each unfinished sentence below or that best keeps the meaning of the original sentence if it is substituted for the underlined word or phrase. 6. We should do something to ______ air pollution in the cities. a. increase b. reduce c. conceal d. hide 7. Farmers can protect their land by yearly ______ of crops. a. erosion b. distribution c. rotation d. production 8. The animal itself can live in almcst any ______ where there are few humans. a. condition b. environment c. incident d. occasion 9. John quit the job because he did not ______ his boss and workmates. a. get on well with b. get acquainted with c. take over d. take note of 10. Anne has been ______ for 2 years, so she stays at home and takes care of the children. a. undergone b. uncovered c. undertaken d. unemployed 11.Mining is a dangerous ______ a. vacation b. occupation c. participation d. contribution 12.______ is the safeguarding and preservation of natural resources. a. Substitution b. Protection c. Conservation d. Preparation 13.We should respect the other's ______ a. private b. privacy c. privately d. privatize 14.We find it ______ to do housework. a. bore b. bored c. boring d. bores 15.The ______ of the electric telegraph gave birth to the communications industry. a. invent b. inventor c. invention d. inventing 16.______ the whole, our things are getting on. a. On b. Up c. Away d. Out 17.They are keen ______ earning money. a. on b. up c. away d. out 18.Homesickness disables him ______ studying. a. to b. in c. with d. from 19.Let's go out for ______ lunch. a. a b. an c. the d. no article 20.______ love is eternal. a. A b. An c. Thed. no article III. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE: A. Choose the best word, phrase, or sentence. 21.Economics ______ me as much as literature does. a. interest b. do not interest c. does not interest d. have interested 22.Either you or I ______ responsible for the troubles. a. am b. are c. were d. being 23.Not all teenagers are well _______ for their future job when they are at high school. a. interested b. satisfied c. concerned d. prepared 24.Do you mind quiet? a. be b. to be c. being d. been 25.Two tons of coal ______ required. a. is b. are c. have been d. were 26.He said that he ______ better after smoking a cigarette. a. feels b. will feel c. would feeld. has felt 27.The teacher asked me ______ absent from class the previous day. a. why was I b. was why I c. why have I beend. why I had been 28.He did not think it would be ______ a. so a long journey b. so a journey long c. a such long journey d. such a long journey 29.John stops smoking. a. John does not smoke no longer. b. No longer does john smoke. c. John smokes any longer. d. Any longer john smokes. 30.The teacher advised him ______ harder. a. study b. to study c. studying d. studies B. Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order to make the sentence correct. 31. For cancer treatment, the diseased cells must be killed while their healthy neighbors are leaving unharmed. 32. Education and training are an important steps in getting the kind of job that you would like to have. 33. There are a great deal of research to be done on earthquake. 34. The only thing I like is to play a guitar. 35. We are working, that means that we are contributing goods and services to our society. IV. READING COMPREHENSION A. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer. Almost every language in the world has dialects and American English is no exception. At the present time there is an interesting study which is on American speech habits. This study has shown that different words are frequently used in different parts of the country to denote the same thing. For example, in the east, Americans use the word "soda" to denote a soft drink. In some parts of the west, a soft drink is "tonic". Such differences are usually a source of conversation and sometimes misunderstanding happens. Speech and life all over the world have often changed. New words are being used when new discoveries are made and new concepts are formed. Usage determines what is correct and what is incorrect. Fifty years ago, it was incorrect to say "It's me." But today it is acceptable simply because most Americans say that instead of "It's I." People change, so language changes. What is wrong today may be right tomorrow. 36. Which sentence is true? a. American English has no dialects. b. American English has dialects. c. There is no study on American speech habits. d. American English - has no exception. 37.The study has shown that ______ a. different words are used in different parts to denote the same thing b. different words are used in different parts to denote a different thing c. there are no different words in different parts d. dialects do not exist in American English 38.Differences in speech can lead to ______ a. dialects b. changes c. new concepts d. misunderstanding 39.What determines whether a word is correct or incorrect? a. change b. usage c. dialect d. study 40.Language ______ a. frequently changes b. is the same in almost every part c. makes misunderstanding happen d. makes people change B. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. What is the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and what is its purpose? The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a multilateral organization which was (41) _____ to give Southeast Asian states a forum to communicate (42) _____ each other. Since the region had a long colonial past and a history of endemic warfare, there has never been much peaceful and constructive (43) _____ between kings, presidents and other officials. A neutral forum was, (44) _____, a very useful development for all of those countries. ASEAN was formed as a result of the Bangkok (45) _____ of 1967 and initially had five members: Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, (46) _____ Philippines and Singapore. Brunei (47) _____ joined in 1984 after it had won independence from Britain. Vietnam became the seventh member of the group, officially joining in 1995. (48) _____ several years of negotiation, Myanmar and Laos joined in 1997 and the final member of the ten, Cambodia, joined in 1999. The only (49) state in Southeast Asia which is not a member of ASEAN is now East Timor. It is still (50) _____ vulnerable and fragile to be able to participate for the foreseeable future. 41. a. created b. made c. done d. discovered 42. a. in b. on c. for d. with 43. a. interflow b. interaction c. interference d. intercommunity 44. a. nevertheless b. moreover c. therefore d. however 45. a. Entitle b. Requirement c. Independence d. Declaration 46. a. a b. an c. the d. Ø 47. a. subsequently b. fortunately c. approximately d. surprisingly 48. a. Before b. After c. Since d. While 49. a. dependent b. independent c. independently d. independence 50. a. enough b. either c. also d. too The end. . surprisingly 48. a. Before b. After c. Since d. While 49. a. dependent b. independent c. independently d. independence 50. a. enough b. either c. also d. too The end advised him ______ harder. a. study b. to study c. studying d. studies B. Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order to make the