BỘ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI TỐT NGHIỆP TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG NĂM 2009 Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút ĐỀ THI THỬ M ã đ ề thi 212 Họ, tên thí sinh:………………………………. S ố b áo danh:………………………………… I/ Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: 1. A. much B. number C. cut D. put 2. A. food B. moon C. good D. noodle 3. A. forced B. caused C. stopped D. worked II/ Choose the word that is stressed differently from the rest: 4. A. wonderful B. beautiful C. decisive D. interesting 5. A. result B. construct C. detail D. author III/ Choose the best answer: 6.I………………… at my report since Monday. Now I………………………the conclusion. A. am working / am writing B. have worked / write C. have worked / have written D. have been working / am writing 7.We are a very……………… family. All of us have very close relationship with one another. A. close-knit B. strange C. friendly D. typical 8.Physical…………………sometimes blinds us. A. attractiveness B. attract C. attractive D. attractively 9.There are many………………………between living in the city and living in the country. A. different B. difference C. differences D. differently 10………………………….you work harder , you will be sacked. A. Whether B. If C. However D. Unless 11.When I came to visit her last night , she…………………………….a bath. A. had B. was having C. is having D. has 12.We haven’t got any news……………………… you. A. in order to tell B. to tell C. for telling D. so that we can tell 13. The film was marvelous. If you………………., you…………………it, too. A. had come/ would have enjoyed B. come / enjoy C. came/ would enjoy D. should come/ would enjoy 14. My father……………10 cigarettes a day last year, but he gives up smoking now. A. used to smoke B. is used to smoking C. used to smoking D. was used for smoking 15. My parents traveled to South America in 2003. Before that, they……………………abroad. A. had never been B. have never been C. were never D. would never be 16. Don’t read that book. It’s ………………… A. bore B. boring C. bored D. boredom 17. ………………….of the careful planning, the level of consumption remains the same. A Despite B. In spite C. Although D. Even though 18. “Would you like a cup of tea?” – “………………………… ” A. Yes, I do B. Yes, thanks C. I’m sorry D. It’s my pleasure 19.She doesn’t work…………… as my sister. A. harder B. more hardly C. as hardly D. as hard 20 : Mary ……………… the country by the time this letter reaches her. A. is going to leave B. will leave C. is leaving D. will have left 21 : - “What’ s your hobby , Hoa?” - “………………….” A. Well, I like collecting stamps B. Oh, with computers C. Well, I want stamps D. Oh, on the phone 22: Our teacher came in when we …………………… noisily. A. had talked B. were talking C. are talking D. have been talking 23: Jack was my ……………………. in the tennis match. A. opposing B. opponent C. opposition D. opposite 24. Is this the address to…………………………you want the package sent? A. that B. which C. whom D. where 25. I have to announce that the manager cannot attend our party today, ………………. is a pity. A. that B. who C. which D. what 26. I went to buy a West life CD …………… the shop didn't have it. A. and B. but C. therefore D. so 27. My fingers were injured ……………. my brother had to write the note for me. A. and B. however C. so D. but 28. She …………. be ill. I have just seen her playing basket ball in the school yard. A. needn't B. shouldn't C. mustn't D. can't 29. Sometimes it is …………… to find suitable books for our children. A. difficult B. difficulty C. difficultly D. difficulties 30. Anne says that she reads about half ……………… hour a day, at least. A. a B. an C. the D. Ø IV. Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one: 31. They last visited me five years ago. A. They haven’t visited me for a long time B. I haven’t been visited for a long time C. They haven’t visited me for five years D. They have known me for five years. 32. I felt really tired so I stayed at home and had a rest. A. If I hadn’t felt tired, I wouldn’t have stayed at home and had a rest. B. Had I felt better, I wouldn’t stay at home and have a rest C. If I hadn’t stayed at home having a rest, I would have been better. D. If I didn’t feel tired , I wouldn’t stay at home and have a rest 33. Nam studies hard in order to pass the exam. A. Nam studies hard in order to passing the exam B. Nam studies hard so that he will pass the exam. C. Nam studies hard in order pass the exam D. Nam studies hard so as that he will pass the exam. 34. Mai loves to play soccer. Her brother is a famous football player. A. Mai loves to play soccer who brother is a famous football player. B. Mai loves to play soccer to whom brother is a famous football player. C. Her brother is a famous football player, who Mai loves to play soccer. D. Mai, whose brother is a famous football player, loves to play soccer. 35. She was so busy that she couldn’t answer the phone A. She was very busy that she couldn’t answer the phone. B. she was too busy to answer the phone. C. She was very busy so that she couldn’t answer the phone. D. She was too busy not answer the phone. V. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting 36. I was such nervous that I didn’t think I would pass the exam A B C D 37. My parents don’t allow me staying out after 10 p.m. A B C D 38. After she had learnt English, she had gone to England A B C D 39 Those students are trying their best in order that to get the scholarship A B C D 40. Peter asked Mary if she had found the key that she had lost yesterday A B C D VI. Read the passage and choose the best answer: Many women have to work……41………… they live on their own. A woman is a one-parent family has to earn money both for herself and her children. Some women have to work to increase the family income…………42…………….work because they find it boring to stay at home all day. Women have provided at least nearly half of the labor force. A woman may give up ……43…………….when she has children and stay at home to take care of them until they are old…………44……… to start school. Then she may decide that she wants to work again. However, she may not be able to return to the work ……45………… she did before her children were born because everything has changed. That is one of the problems of working women 41. A. so B. because C. for D. so as to 42. A. Another B. Other C. Others D. The other 43. A. to work B. works C. working D. worked 44. A. enough B. too C. very D. so 45. A. when B. where C. whom D. that VII. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer: Since the early 1980s , we began to worry about the bad effects of environmental pollution. It is the result of industrialization and of the careless use of the natural resources. Avoiding pollution is not easy. Many people try not to inhale traffic fumes and keep away from chemical waste by wearing mask when they get out of their house. Actually, indoor pollution is more and more becoming serious. They have found that dishwasher, washing machines, air conditioners, freezers, and refrigerators emit some certain toxic chemicals into the air. We surely inhale these chemicals when doing housework. Using gas cookers and burning candles produce carbon monoxide. Therefore, before worrying about environmental pollution when going out, we should consider the problems of indoor pollution 46 Environmental pollution………………………………… A. was not known in 1908s B. has bad effects C. is carelessly used D. is the use of natural resources 47. Industrialization and the careless use of natural resources………………………. A. have good effects on environment B. happened in 1980s C. lead to environmental pollution D. do no harm to environment 48. Pollution…………………………………… A. can’t be avoided easily B. can be avoided easily C. has no relation to industrialization D. is not caused by traffic 49. When we stay at home, ……………… A. we are not affected by pollution B. we do not inhale dangerous chemicals C. we always wear a mask D. we are still influenced by indoor pollution 50. Inside house…………………… A there is no pollution B. there are no toxic chemicals II. C. carbon monoxide is produced by gas cookers D. there is no carbon monoxide The end . correcting 36 . I was such nervous that I didn’t think I would pass the exam A B C D 37 . My parents don’t allow me staying out after 10 p.m. A B C D 38 . After. better. D. If I didn’t feel tired , I wouldn’t stay at home and have a rest 33 . Nam studies hard in order to pass the exam. A. Nam studies hard in order