ĐỀ THI TỐT NGHIỆP THPT (10) Năm học : 2008 - 2009 Môn : Tiếng Anh Thời lượng: 60 phút Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others 1. A. boat B. road C. broad D. coat 2. A. depth B. with C. smooth D. breathe 3. A. same B. pleasure C. sound D. best Pick out the word that has the stress differently from that of the other words 4. A. fluency B. literacy C. security D. industry 5. A. competitive B. continental C. industrial D. increasingly Choose the best answer 6. Huong is keen on ___________ the English Club. A. join B. to join C. joining D. having joined 7. There is no point in _________ the child now. What is done can’t be undone. A. punishing B. teaching C. helping D. paying 8. I don’t remember ____________ of your decision to change our vacation plan. A. telling B. to tell C. being told D. to be told 9. Lan and Huong are going for _________ on the beach. A. the picnic B. a picnic C. picnic D. some picnics 10. The child was ____________ by a lorry on the safety crossing in the main street. A. knocked out B. run across C. run out D. knocked down 11. We were so late that we __________ had time to catch the train. A. nearly B. almost C. hardly D. simply 1 12. If I had enough money, I _________ a good dictionary. A. would buy B. will buy C. will have bought D. would have bought 13. If you wish to learn a new language, you must ___________ classes. A. follow B. present C. attend D. assist 14. Please don’t enter _________ knocking. A. except for B. with C. while D. without 15. Has Hoa _________ made her decision yet? A. done B. made C. arrived D. voted 16. Do you think he is ___________ of doing the job? A. capable B. competent C. able D. suitable 17. He has finished reading the book, _________ he? A. has B. does C. doesn’t D. hasn’t 18. He worked hard _________ everything would be nearly at 8 p.m. A. so as B. so that C. in order to D. so as to 19. He hasn’t been playing the guitar ___________ two years now. A. since B. during C. in D. for 20. The woman ___________ bag is here has entered the room. A. whose B. whom C. who D. whoever 21. We took _____________ of the fine weather and spent the day on the beach. A. chance B. advantage C. occasion D. effect 22. A: “Thank you very much for a lovely party.” B: “____________.” A. You are welcome B. Thanks C. Cheers D. Have a good day 23. Whether we go out will depend ____________ the weather. A. in B. about C. on D. with 24. Both my books ____________ from my room last night. 2 A. were stolen and my wallets B. and my wallet were stolen C. and my wallet was stolen D. were and my wallet was stolen 25. The little girl asked what ___________ to her friend. A. has happened B. happened C. had happened D. would have been happened Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting 26. The police has not decided whether or not to charge the young man with possession of illegal drugs. 27. As soon as we’ve finished supper, we’ll all go to downtown see “ The Sound of Music”. 28. It’s claimed that all things come at last to he who is patient and waits for them. 29. The sixty-year-old boy resembles to his mother somewhat more than does his elder brother. 30. There is the very real possibility that these animals could panic and frightened, should there be a sudden loud noise. Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one 31. He decided to go to Paris on the last day. A. He decided to go to Paris yesterday. B. A big decision was made to go to Paris by him the day before last. C. He made a big decision to go to Paris on the last day. D. He made a big decision to go to Paris at last. 32. Hoa doesn’t play the guitar as well as Minh. 3 A. Minh plays the guitar as well. B. Hoa doesn’t play the guitar well. C. Hoa doesn’t play the guitar better than Minh D. Minh plays the guitar better than Hoa. 33. “Tom, please don’t tell anyone my new telephone number,” said Jane. A. Jane told Tom please don’t tell anyone my new telephone number. B. Jane asked Tom not to tell anyone her new telephone number. C. Jane said to Tom not tell anyone her new telephone number, please. D. Jane wanted Tom didn’t tell anyone my new telephone number. 34. Hung didn’t call Lan because it was too late. A. Hung will call Lan, if it is early. B. If it were not late, Hung would call Lan. C. Hung didn’t plan to call Lan, but he changed his mind at the last minute. D. If it hadn’t been so late, Hung would have called Lan. 35. People think that he was born in a rich family. A. That is thought he was born in a rich family. B. He was thought to be born in a rich family. C. That he was born in a rich family is thought. D. He is thought to have been born in a rich family. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence 36. Last Sunday was ________ that we took a drive in the country. A. so beautiful day 4 B. such a beautiful a day C. such a beautiful weather D. so beautiful a day 37. The policeman wanted to know _________________. A. where he was last night B. where he had been the previous night C. where he was the night before D. where he had been last night 38. Not until I arrived home _________________. A. did I remember about the umbrella B. I remembered about the umbrella C. that I could remember about the umbrella D. then would I remember about the umbrella 39. _______________ the worse I seem to feel. A. When I take more medicine B. The more medicine I take C. Taking more of the medicine D. More medicine taken 40. While attempting to reach his home before the storm, _________________. A. the bicycle of Trung broke down B. it happened that Trung’s bicycle broke down C. the storm caught Trung’s bicycle D. Trung had an accident on his bicycle 5 Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage I don’t want to alarm you. There is still enough sand left in the world to satisfy most holiday makers, but in many parts of the world beaches are literally being ( 41 ) _______ away and have to be regularly ( 42 ) ______. First, much of the sand for beaches ( 43 ) _________ from cliffs which crumble away as they are pounded by the waves. To ( 44 ) _________ them, sea walls are often erected. With cliffs no ( 45 ) _________ crumbling, the beaches are robbed of the material which would normally feed them. 41. A. thrown B. rubbed C. washed D. cleaned 42. A. removed B. replaced C. rebuilt D. redrawn 43. A. collects B. forms C. falls D. comes 44. A. protect B. prepare C. surround D. cover 45. A. sooner B. longer C. further D. later Choose the item among A, B, C or D that best answers the question about the passage When we were in England last year, I went fishing with my friend, Peter. Early in the morning we were sitting quietly by the side of the lake when we had an unpleasant surprise. We saw a duck come along with three ducklings paddling cheerfully behind her. As we watched them, there was a sudden swirl in the water. We caught a glimpse of the vicious jaws of a pike – a fish which is rather like a freshwater shark and one of the ducklings was dragged below the surface. This accident made Peter furious. He wowed to catch the pike. On three successive mornings we returned to the vicinity and used several different kinds of bait. On the third day Peter was lucky. Using an artificial frog as bait, he managed to hook the monster. There was a desperate fight but Peter was determined to capture the pike and he succeeded. When he had got it ashore and killed it, he weighted the fish and found that it scaled nearly thirty pounds – a record for that district. 6 46. Why do you think Peter was sitting quietly by the lake? A. He was watching the duck. B. He wasn’t very talkative. C. He was waiting for the pike to appear. D. He was fishing. 47. To what does the word “surprise” in the passage refer? A. to the duck B. to the ducklings C. to the action of the pike D. to the time of the day 48. Which word in the third sentence suggests that the ducklings were unaware of the danger below them? A. three B. paddling C. along D. cheerfully 49. What was Peter’s feeling about the incident two days later? A. He caught and killed the pike. B. He remained determined to catch the pike. C. He caught a fog and used it as bait for the pike. D. He vowed that he would catch the remaining ducklings. 50. How much was the pike worth? 7 A. About thirty pounds. B. About one hundred and forty dollars. C. The passage contains no information on this point. D. The passage says that the fish scaled nearly thirty pounds. 8 . as the given one 31. He decided to go to Paris on the last day. A. He decided to go to Paris yesterday. B. A big decision was made to go to Paris by him. Paris by him the day before last. C. He made a big decision to go to Paris on the last day. D. He made a big decision to go to Paris at last. 32. Hoa doesn’t