1. “That’s correct. The new ring road will be built through the wood.
The government confirmed_____________________________________________________
2. The architect has drawn plans for an extension to the house.
Plans_______________________________________________________________________
3. The heavy snow made it impossible for them to have their picnic.
They were prevented__________________________________________________________
4. Everybody has agreed that changes to the scheme are necessary.
Changes____________________________________________________________________
5. My father didn’t return to his hometown until the war ended.
Not until_________________________________________________________________
6. He promised not to report me to the police.
I________________________________________________________________________
7. After twenty-five years of hard work, he made a decision to retire.
After he__________________________________________________________________
8. They are going to rebuild our kitchen next week.
We_________________________________________________________________________
9. ‘Oh, just a minute, was it Leonardo or Michelangelo who painted the Mona Lisa?’
He couldn’t remember______________________________________________________
10. The Presidential visit attracted such an enormous crowd that all traffic came to a standstill.
So many people turned______________________________________________________
TEST 1
I. PRONUNCIATION
Choose the word that has the main stress placed differently from that of the others.
1. a. education b. compulsory c. academic d. independent 2. a. secondary b. primary c. category d. certificate
3. a. Algebra b. History c. Statistics d. Chemistry
4. a. Geography b. university c. technology d. methodical
5. a. general b. separate c. educate d. October
II. LANGUAGE FOCUS
A. Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentences.
6. Education in England is divided ___________ primary, secondary, further and higher education.
a. in b. into c. up d. with
7. the end of the school year, students take an exam in each subject.
a. On b. To c. In d. At
8. Children are required to be in full-time education___________the ages of 5 and 16.
a. at b. from c. between d. by
9. In Britain it is ____ for children to attend school between the ages of five and sixteen.
a. enforced b. compulsory c. obliged d. made
10. Applicants are evaluated on their qualifications and work experience.
a. learning b. studying c. academic d. educative 11. We acquire much of our world knowledge through_____________.
a. education b. graduation c. condition d. examination 12. English students usually ______ their GCSEs at the age of sixteen.
a. pass b. make c. take d. follow
13. By the age of twenty-five he had__________his ambition of becoming a pianist.
a. reached b. completed c. obtained d. achieved
14. You can study a lot of interesting ______such as Design & Technology, Architecture, Psychology, Politics at this university.
a. curriculums b. subjects c. schedules d. syllabuses 15. The academic year in England runs from September to July and is divided into three_______________.
a. terms b. semesters c. seminars d. systems
B. Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentences.
16. Rarely ______ attracted so much media attention.
a. a debate has b. a debate was c. has a debate d. was a debate 17. The world’s population__________considerably since 1950.
a. is increasing b. increased c. has increased d. has been increased 18. Police _____ illegal drugs in a secret hiding place in the star’s home,
a. reported to have found b. are reported to have found c. are reported having found d. are reported they have found 19. As soon as the supplies arrive, they will________ to the starving people.
a. distribute b. be distributing c. be distributed d. have distributed 20. When are you going to get the roof____________? It leaks quite badly.
a. repair b. to repair c. repairing d. repaired 21. It’s a long time since London__________in one of its infamous pea-souper fogs.
a. enveloped b. was enveloped c. has enveloped d. has been enveloped 22. Renoir is one of the most popular French impressionist painters. His paintings
masterpieces all over the world.
a. consider b. are considering c. are considered d. had considered 23. Her parents were overjoyed that she ________alive.
a. has found b. has been found c. had been found d. had found
24. The number of people affected by the devastating earthquake _______________ with certainty.
a. have not yet determined b. has not yet determined c. have not yet been determined d. has not yet determined 25. Frozen food must be packed, _____and stored when the fruit is ripe.
a. be frozen b. must be frozen c. frozen d. it must be frozen 26. Roberta was thefirst person ________to speak at the! meeting.
a. asked b. to ask
c. to be asked d.
who asked
27. If the level of VAT ________this year, small business will be affected.
a. raises b. will raise
c. raised d.
is raised
28. There are believed ________over 300 species of trees in El Yunque rain forest in Puerto Rico.
a. to be b. being
c. there are d. they are
29. The students_________off the land when they tried to camp there.
a. have warned b. warned c. were warned d. had warned 30. As soon as a base with an acid, salt, and sometimes water, is formed.
a. will react b. reacts
c. is reacting d.
is reacted
C. Identify the one underlined word or phrase - A, B, C or D - that must be changed for the sentence to be correct.
31. Education is a subject which many British people deeply care about it.
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
education than in any other European country.
D III. READING
A. Fill in each blank with one appropriate word from the box.
Junior twelfth preschool improving post-graduate advanced subsidized priority includes budget
Vietnam education system is divided into three stages. The first one is (36) _________
education for children from 3 to 6 years old. The second one is the basic education which (37) _________ three levels: primary school, which goes from first to fifth grade, usually for children from 6 to 11; (38) ________high school from sixth to ninth grade, usually for teenagers from 12 to 15; arid high school from tenth to (39) ________grade, for teenagers from 16 to 18. After 12 years of basic education, one can continue with (40) ________studies such as university, college, or vocational schools. Only very small percentage of the population continues to (41) _________ studies, though this number is rising rapidly.
Developing education system is a top (42)______________of Vietnamese. Every year, a considerable portion of national (43)_______________________is invested in education.
Reforms are seen in (44)________educational material facilities, teaching, learning and managing capacity. School fees are (45) ________ at public institutions and textbooks are made affordable for all students.