1. Couldn’t you find a better hotel?
Is this_________________________________________________________________
2. He lost his money simply because he wasn’t careful.
If_____________________________________________________________________
3. He has never behaved so violently before.
He is behaving___________________________________________________________
4. We arrived too late to see the first part of the film.
We didn’t_______________________________________________________________
5. People no longer smoke so many cigarettes as they used to.
The____________________________________________________________________
6. As television programs become more popular, they seem to get worse.
The more________________________________________________________________
7. There weren’t nearly as many people there as I had expected.
There were far___________________________________________________________
8. No matter how hard I tried I couldn’t open the door.
Try____________________________________________________________________
9. My boss works better when he’s pressed for time.
The less_________________________________________________________________
10. Though my house was cheaper than Norman’s, it is bigger and more attractive.
Norman’s house may_______________________________________________________
TEST 1
I. PRONUNCIATION
Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.
1.a. peace b. great c. team d. deal
2.a. wrestling b. athletic c. spectator d. competition 3.a. prepared b. organized c. impressed d. proposed
4.a. success b. increase c. precision d. cycling
5.a. title b. podium c. precision d. spirit
11. LANGUAGE FOCUS
A. Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentences.
6. The Games impressed sports enthusiasts_________ its spirit: solidarity, co-operation for peace and development
a. for b. about c. with d. on
7. They will have opportunity to participate _________the 25th Sea Games next year.
a. on b. at c. to d. in
8. Thanks_________ their talent and determination, the Vietnamese Women’s Football Team successfully defended the Sea Games title.
a. to b. for c. of d. about
9. The champion successfully _________his title against the American challenger.
a. protected b. defended c. retained d. won 10. The 28th Sea Games will be held in Singapore. It is Singapore’s fourth time as the _________for the games.
a. host b. competitor c. supporter d. participant 11. In November, 1997, Brunei was_________ as official member, raising total of official members to 10.
a. proposed b. organized c. recognized d. presented 12. Thailand is our strongest _________in Southeast Asia’s Men’s Soccer.,
a. athlete b. rival c. spectator d. player
13. You have to be highly_________ to do well in sport these days.
a. competed b. competitor c. competition d. competitive 14. The SEA Games _________every two years, with 11 countries in Southeast Asia participating.
a. comes down b. sets up c. takes place d. brings about 15. In the 22nd Sea Games, Vietnamese athletes showed _________and commitment.
a. enthusiasm b. enthusiastic c. enthusiast d. enthusiastically B. Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentences.
16. The two children tried _________they could to bring about a reconciliation between their parents.
a. more hard b. so hard as c. as hard as d. harder than 17. Gilbert Stuart is considered by most art critics_________ portrait painter in the North American colonies.
a. the greatest b. as greatest c. greatest d. was the greatest 18. The United States has _________ Japan.
a. twice people more than b. twice as many people as c. as many twice people as d. as many people as twice 19. The more we learn, _________.
a. we become more wise b. we become wiser c. the more wise we become d. the wiser we become 20. Try to do this exercise. It is _________than the others.
a. least difficult b. more and more difficult c. less difficult d. less and less difficult 21. James is _________person in the whole office.
a. the most lazy and annoying b. more lazy and annoying than c. the most annoying and the laziest d. the laziest and the most annoying 22. The more he tried to help her, _________ she seemed to appreciate it.
a. the lesser b. less and less c. the least d. the less 23. The curriculum at the public school is as good _________of any private school.
a. or better than b. as or better than that c. as or better that d. as and better than those 24. She practices playing the piano _________than I do.
a. far more regularly b. much more regular c. very more regularly d. so more regularly 25. Because he was afraid, he walked__________.
a. fast and fast b. faster and faster c. more and more fast d. fast and faster
26. The ears of African elephants are _________Indian elephants.
a. bigger than b. bigger than that c. bigger than of d. bigger than those of
27. Subtropical zones are_________ temperate zones, but they still have distinct summer and winter seasons.
a warmer as b. less warm c. the warmest d. warmer than 28. Of all the candidates, Peter is probably_________.
a. the less qualified b. qualified less c. a lot more qualified d. the least qualified 29. Of the two students, Sarah is_________.
a. the most intelligent b. the more intelligent C. much more intelligent d. the intelligent more
30. It was almost as if the wolf was _________of us than we were of it.
a. Scared b. scareder c. more scared d. as scared
C. Identify the one underlined word or phrase - A, B, C or D - that must be changed for the sentence to be correct.
31. I checked the form most careful but didn’t notice the mistake.
MỤC LỤC...1 UNIT 1 HOME LIFE...1 UNIT 2 CULTURAL DIVERSITY...1 UNIT 3 WAYS OF SOCIALISING...1 TEST YOURSELF...1 UNIT 4 SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM...1 UNIT 5 HIGHER EDUCATION...1 UNIT 6 FUTURE JOBS...1 TEST YOURSELF...1 UNIT 7 ECONOMIC REFORMS...1 UNIT 8 LIFE IN THE FUTURE...1 FIRST-SEMESTER EXAMINATION...1 UNIT 9 DESERTS...1 UNIT 10 ENDANGERED SPECIES...1 UNIT 11 BOOKS...1 TEST YOURSELF...1 UNIT 12. WATER SPORTS...1 UNIT 13 THE 22ND SEA GAMES...1 UNIT 14 INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS...1 TEST YOURSELF...1 UNIT 15 WOMAN IN SOCIETY...1 UNIT 16 THE ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASEAN NATIONS...1 SECOND-SEMESTER. EXAMINATION...1 ĐỀ THI TỐT NGHIỆP THPT NĂM 2013 và 2014...1 UNIT 1: HOME LIFE...2
TEST 1...10
IV. WRITING...16 Choose the sentence -a, b, c or d-which is closest in meaning to the printed one...16
TEST 2...16
I.PRONUNCIATION...16 A.Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others...16
IV. WRITING... 24 From the words or phrases -a, b, c or d- choose the one that best completes the sentences...24
UNIT 2: CULTURAL DIVERSITY...25
I. Check (V) the correct column according to how the -ed is pronounced...25
II. Complete these sentences with the correct form of the verbs in the box...25
III. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in brackets...25
IV.Complete these sentences, using the present perfect, present perfect progressive, past perfect or past perfect progressive...26
UNIT 3: WAYS OF SOCIALISING...47
TEST 1...52 TEST 2...60
B.Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentences...61 From the words or phrases - a, b, c or d - choose the one that best completes the sentences...68
TEST YOURSELF...68
UNIT 4: SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM...77
TEST 1...80 TEST 2...88
IV.WRITING...95 UNIT 5: HIGHER EDUCATION...97
TEST 2...108
UNIT 6: FUTURE JOBS...113
TEST 2...130
TEST YOURSELF...138
UNIT.7 ECONOMIC REFORMS...150
1... 152 2... 152 3... 152 4... 152 5... 152 6... 152 7... 152 8... 152 9... 152 10... 152
TEST 1...154
B.Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answer...167 d.I can’t agree with your point of view even if I
respect you...169 unit 8: life in the future...170
d. I’m grateful of your kindness to me when I visited your farm last summer holiday...181 TEST 2...181 FIRST-SEMESTER EXAMINATION...189
d. But for his title as the former champion, David would not have defeated his rivals...199 UNIT 9: DESERTS...200
TEST 1...204
IV.WRITING...211
TEST 2...211
c. even though it is quite expensive d. it is quite expensive...219 UNIT 10: ENDANGERED SPECIES...220
TEST 1...223 TEST 2...231
c. The child need have run away. d. The child could have run away...239 Unit 11: BOOKS...239
TEST 1...246 TEST 2...263
TEST YOURSELF...277
UNIT 12: WATER SPORTS...285 IV.Say whether the verbs in the sentences are transitive (tr.) or intransitive (intr.)...286 V.Write sentences starting at column A. You must decide if the sentence ends at A, or if you need to continue with column B. If the sentence is still not complete, you should then use column C...287 VI.Underline the verbs and identify them as transitive (v.t) or intransitive (v.i). Change the sentences to passive if possible...287
TEST 1...289
TEST 2... 296
UNIT 13: THE 22nd sea games...305
TEST 1... 312 TEST 2... 323
c. it seems worse. d. the worse does it seems...335 UNIT 14: INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS...336
TEST 1... 346 TEST 2... 353 TEST YOURSELF...361 Two boys were asking______________________________________________________...379 TEST 1... 379
...398 UNIT 16: THE ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASEAN NATIONS...399
2._______________________________________________________________________
...404 3._______________________________________________________________________
...404 4._______________________________________________________________________
...404 6._______________________________________________________________________
...404 8._______________________________________________________________________
...405
TEST 1... 406
X. 54. c 55. D...551 ĐỀ THI TỐT NGHIỆP THPT...551
III. READING