ĐỀ THI THỬ TỐT NGHIỆP THPT ĐỀ 1 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions 1 to 5. 1. A. desert B. president C. season D. usual 2. A. author B. daughter C. laugh D. taught 3. A. four B. journey C. pour D. your 4. A. umbrella B. ugly C. until D. united 5. A. general B. gesture C. energy D. organize Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction 6 to 10. 6. People use to know more or less how their children would live. A B C D 7. Because he has a very important job, he is not well paid. A B C D 8. They have lived next door to us for years; therefore, we’ve hardly ever seen them. A B C D 9. The national curriculum is set by the government and must follow in all state schools. A B C D 10. A more electricity you use, the higher your bill will be. A B C D Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the corresponding sentence to have the same meaning as the original one provided above in each of the following ones from 11 to 15. 11. I started working for the company a year ago. A. I’ve been in this company a year ago. B. It’s a year since I started working for the company. C. It’s the company that I started work a year ago. D. It’s a year that I work for the company. 12. My sister didn’t leave the car key, so I couldn’t pick her up at the airport. A. If my sister left the car key, I would pick her up at the airport. B. If my sister had left the car key, I would have picked her up at the airport. C. If my sister have left the car key, I would have picked her up at the airport. D. If my sister had left the car key, I could pick her up at the airport. 13. I received a letter this morning. It really upset me. A. I received a letter this morning really upset me. B. I received a letter this morning which really upset me. C. I received a letter this morning in which really upset me. D. I received a letter this morning from which really upset me. 14. They went out in spite of the heavy rain. A. Although it rains heavily, they went out. B. Although it rained heavy, they went out. C. Although it rained heavily, they went out. D. Although it rains heavy, they went out. 15. “Please could you wake me up at 7 o’clock tomorrow morning?” I said to the doorman. A. I said to the doorman if he wakes me up at 7 o’clock the following morning. B. I said the doorman if he wakes me up at 7 o’clock in the following morning. C. I asked the doorman whether he wakes me up at 7 o’clock in the following morning. D. I asked the doorman to wake me up at 7 o’clock the following morning. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions 16 to 40. 16. WHO stands _________ World Health Organization. Page 1 THE GCSE EXAM A. as B. for C. of D. with 17. You can _________ the new words in the dictionary. A. fill in B. look up C. put on D. take off 18. Henri Dunant asked to found societies devoted _________ helping the wounded. A. at B. by C. for D. to 19. Swimming is related to _________ sporting activities. A. water- base B. water- based C. water- basing D. water- bases 20. Ann: “_________ is it from here to your school? ” -Jack: “ About 10 minutes’ walk. ” A. How far B. How long C. How often D. How fast 21. You should know _________ a thick good book quickly. A. to read B. reading C. how to read D. the way for reading 22. Look! The water is _________. A. blowing B. lifting C. raising D. rising 23. Water polo _________ with a ball in a pool and people play it in a team. A. plays B. played C. is played D. is playing 24. The Vietnamese Women’s Football team _________ defended the SEA Games Champion title. A. success B. successful C. successfully D. succeed 25. The suitcase seemed to get _________ as I carried it upstairs. A. heaviest B. as heavy C. heavy and heavy D. heavier and heavier 26. Aquatic sports involve _________ in or upon the water. A. playing B. to play C. played D. play 27. A: Would you like me to get it for you? – B: _________. A. Go ahead, please B. I’m glad to C. No problem D. Me, too 28. Honshu Island, Japan _________ by a tsunami on March 11, 2011. A. strikes B. is struck C. has struck D. was struck 29. _________ little knowledge is _________ dangerous thing. A. A - a B. A - Ø C. Ø - a D. Ø - Ø 30. Luckily, you are _________ time for the meeting. A. at B. by C. in D. on 31. We have to contribute _________ up our country. A. to build B. building C. to building D. in building 32. Lan is said _________ a special prize. A. that won B. to have won C. to winning D. that she won 33. Look at the man _________ in the classroom. A. teaches B. teaching C. is teaching D. that teaching 34. I _________ it to you had you told me earlier. A. would give B. had given C. will give D. would have given 35. He is _________ busy a man that he really needs a helper. A. so B. such C. very D. quite 36. Jack: “ I don’t like her dress. ” -Jill: “_________. ” A. I do, too B. I don’t also C. I don’t, either D. I like not 37. Lora: “ How do you do ? ” -Jane: “_________ ” A. I am a nurse B. I am doing OK C. I work in a bank D. How do you do? 38. They spoke _________ for us to understand. A. slow enough B. so slowly C. too slow D. slowly enough 39. You can drive my car _________ you drive carefully. A. unless B. as long as C. therefore D. although 40. Clara: “Would you mind helping me with these heavy boxes?” -Tom: “_________” A. My God! B. Yes, I would! C. Not at all! D. What a pity! 2 Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 41 to 45. BOOKS Nearly all the discoveries that have been made through the ages can (41)_______ in books. The invention of the book is one of humankind’s (42)_______ achievements, the importance of which can not be overestimated. Books are very adaptable, providing us with both entertainment and information. The production of books began in Ancient (43)_______, though not in the form that is accessible to us today. The books read by the Romans, however, have some similarities to the ones we read now. Until the middle of the 15 th century, in Europe, all books were written by hand. They were ofen (44)_______ illustrated and always rare and expensive. With printing came the possibility of cheap, large-scale publication and distribution of books making (45)_______ more widespread and recognizable. 41. A. find B. founded C. be found D. found 42. A. greatest B. greater C. great D. greatly 43. A. China B. Egypt C. England D. America 44. A. beauty B. beautify C. beautiful D. beautifully 45. A. knowledge B. know C. known D. knowledgeable Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 46 to 50. The problem of the use of our natural resources may be divided into four parts. These deal with trees, soil, water and minerals. In a sense, the first three are closely related, for water is a great destroyer of soil, and trees are its great protectors. Trees need both soil and water to grow. And water, to be of any real use, needs to be kept by soil and trees. Minerals are apart. They exist where they are because of the changing physical nature of the earth. Man has no control over the creation of the minerals, and once a particular supply has been used up, it is gone forever. Conservation programmes have been instituted by most governments to prevent these four essentials from reckless waste and to start the long process of repairing earlier damage to forests, soil and water supply. 46. The problem of the use of our natural resources may be divided into _________. A. two parts B. three parts C. four parts D. five parts 47. The relations between trees, soil and water _________. A. Water is a great destroyer of soil and trees are its great protectors B. Trees need both soil and water to grow, and water needs to be kept by soil and trees C. A & B are incorrect D. A & B are correct 48. Minerals exist where they are _________. A. because of the changing physical nature of the earth B. because they are also need to be kept by soil C. because they are great protectors D. All are correct 49. When minerals are used up, _________. A. they can be restored B. they are gone forever C. they can be found soon D. they can be supplied again 50. To prevent these four essentials from reckless waste, _________. A. man has to have control over the creation of the minerals B. most governments have instituted conservation programmes C. man mustn’t cut trees D. man mustn’t destroy minerals KEY 1D 6A 11B 16B 21C 26A 31C 36C 41C 46C 2C 7A 12B 17B 22D 27A 32B 37D 42A 47D 3 3B 8C 13B 18D 23C 28D 33B 38D 43B 48A 4D 9D 14C 19B 24C 29C 34D 39B 44D 49B 5D 10A 15D 20A 25D 30C 35B 40C 45A 50B ĐỀ 2 Choose the best option to complete each of the following senetences. 1. ______, we couldn't have continued with the project. A. Unless we had your contribution B. Provided your contribution wouldn't come C. Even if you didn't like to contribute D. If you hadn't contributed positively 2. Alex did not do very well in class ______. A. therefore he was a good student B. because he failed to study properly C. although he was not hard-working D. as long as he had studied badly 3. The more you talk about the situation, ______. A. it seems the worse B. the worse it seems C. it seems worse D. the worse does it seem 4. Those boys took a long ladder ______. A. so they will get the ball from the roof B. and then get the ball from the roof C. in order to get the ball from the roof D. so that the ball from the roof can be gotten 5. She regretted to tell him that ______. A. she was leaving the tickets at home B. the tickets at home would be left C. she would have left the tickets at home D. she had left the tickets at home Read the following passage and choose the correct answer. By adopting a few simple techniques, parents who read to their children can considerably increase their children's language development. It is surprising, but true. How parents talk to their children makes a big difference in the children's language development. If a parent encourages the child to actively respond to what the parent is reading, the child's language skills increase. A study was done with two or three-year-old children and their parents. Half of the thirty children participants were in the experimental study; the other half acted as the control group. In the experimental group, the parents were given a two-hour training session in which they were taught to ask open-ended questions rather than yes-no questions. For example, the parent should ask, "What is the doggy doing?" rather than, "Is the doggy running away?" Experimental parents were also instructed how to expand on their children's answer, how to suggest alternative possibilities, and how to praise correct answers. At the beginning of the study, the children did not differ on levels of language development, but at the end of one month, the children in the experimental group were 5.5 months ahead of the control group on a test of verbal expression and vocabulary. Nine months later, the children in the experimental group still showed an advance of 6 months over the children in the control group. 6. Parents can give great help to their children's language development by _____ them. A. adopting B. responding to C. experimenting D. reading to 7. What does the word "they" in the second paragraph refer to? A. Participants B. Questions C. Children D. Parents 8. During the training session, experimental parents were taught to _____. A. study many experiments B. use yes-no questions C. give correct answers D. ask open-ended questions 9. What was the major difference between the control group and the experimental one in the study? A. The training that parents received. B. The books that were read. C. The age of the children. D. The number of participants. 10. What conclusion can be drawn from this passage? A. Children who read actively always act six months earlier than those who don't. 4 B. Children's language skills increase when they are required to respond actively. C. Two or three-year-old children can be taught to read actively. D. The more children read, the more intelligent they become. Choose the letter to show the underlined part that needs correction. 11. She brought a lot of money with her so that she needed buy some duty-free goods. A B C D 12. I have been working hardly for two weeks and now I feel like a rest. A B C D 13. Tom likes taking part sports, so he will join the football team of his school. A B C D 14. Many young people lack skills, good education, and financial to settle in the urban areas where A B C many jobs are found. D 15. We are going to visit our grandparents when we will finish our final exams. A B C D Choose the letter to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 16. They are not ______ to take part in this program of the World Health Organization. A. as old B. enough old C. old enough D. so old 17. I'm going ______ for a few days so don’t send me any more work. A. in B. after C. over D. away 18. A scientist who studies living things is a ______. A. biologist B. biologically C. biology D. biological 19. The football match was postponed ______ the bad weather. A. because B. in spite C. despite D. because of 20. Yesterday I met your brother, ______ had taken us to the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York before. A. who B. whose C. whom D. that 21. ______ students attended the meeting that there weren't enough chairs for all of them. A. Too many B. So many C. So few D. So much 22. Peter doesn't like scuba-diving. ______ does his brother. A. Too B. Neither C. Either D. So 23. Endangered species ______ by the World Wildlife Fund. A. will protect B. would protect C. be protected D. are protected 24. Maria: "Thanks for the lovely evening." –Diana: "______." A. Oh, that's right B. I'm glad you enjoyed it C. No, it's not good D. Yes, it's really great 25. High school students should be ______ for their future jobs before leaving school. A. ill-spoken B. ill-prepared C. well-prepared D. well-spoken 26. The government initiated the programme of ______ reform in the 1980s. A. economically B. economic C. economised D. economist 27. Kim: "What ______ this weekend?" –Sally: "Oh, we're going windsurfing. It's fantastic!" A. are you doing B. do you go C. would you do D. are you going 28. She didn't want to go ______ she knew all her friends would be there. A. wherever B. so that C. therefore D. even though 29. If I had the map now, I ______ a shortcut across the desert. A. could have taken B. take C. can take D. could take 5 30. Kevin: "How far is it from here to the nearest post office?" –Lan: "______." A. Two kilometers at least B. Turn left and then turn right C. No, it's rather far D. Yes, it's quite near here 31. Pat: "Would you like something to eat?" –Kathy: "______. I'm not hungry now." A. Yes, it is B. No, thanks C. Yes, I would D. No, no problem 32. I first met her two years ago when we ______ at Oxford University. A. have been studying B. had been studying C. were studying D. are studying 33. David: "Could you bring me some water?" –Waiter: "______." A. I don't want to B. Yes, I can C. No, I can't D. Certainly, sir 34. The recycling of waste paper ______ save a great amount of wood pulp. A. had better B. need C. can D. dare 35. If I were you, I would advise her ______ the new teaching method. A. trying B. try C. to try D. tries 36. He went back to work in his country after he ______ his course on Advanced Engineering in London. A. finishes B. has finished C. had finished D. was finishing 37. Ellen: "______?" –Tom: "He's tall and thin with blue eyes." A. What does John look like B. Who does John look like C. How is John doing D. What does John like 38. Could you fill out this ______ form? A. applying B. applicable C. application D. applicant 39. My father decided to ______ smoking after he had been smoking for ten years. A. give up B. get over C. put away D. take up 40. My father is very busy. ______, he is always willing to give a hand with the housework. A. However B. Despite C. Therefore D. Although Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest 41. A. thought B. laugh C. eight D. high 42. A. promise B. despite C. economize D. enterprise 43. A. already B. ease C. appeal {request} D. team 44. A. scholar B. aching C. chemist D. approach 45. A. decided B. engaged C. expected D. attracted Read the following passage and choose the correct word for each of the blanks. It can be shown in facts and figures that cycling is the cheapest, most convenient, and most environmentally desirable form of transport (46)______ towns, but such cold calculations do not mean much on a frosty winter morning. The real appeal of cycling is that it is so (47)______. It has none of the difficulties and tensions of other ways of travelling so you are more cheerful after a ride, even through the rush hour. The first thing a non-cyclist says to you is. "But isn't it (48)______ dangerous?" It would be foolish to deny the danger of sharing the road with motor vehicles and it must be admitted that there are an alarming (49)______ of accidents involving cyclists. However, although police records (50)______ that the car driver is often to blame, the answer lies with the cyclist. It is possible to ride in such a way as to reduce risks to a minimum. 46. A. to B. at C. in D. on 47. A. boring B. careful C. enjoyable D. excited 48. A. expectedly B. strangely C. comfortably D. terribly 49. A. number B. deal C. size D. digit 50. A. point B. exhibit C. indicate D. display KEY 1D 6D 11C 16C 21B 26B 31B 36C 41B 46C 6 2B 7D 12B 17D 22B 27A 32C 37A 42A 47C 3D 8D 13A 18A 23D 28D 33D 38C 43 48D 4C 9A 14B 19D 24B 29D 34C 39A 44D 49A 5D 10B 15D 20A 25C 30A 35C 40A 45B 50C 7 . 16B 21 C 26 A 31C 36C 41C 46C 2C 7A 12B 17B 22 D 27 A 32B 37D 42A 47D 3 3B 8C 13B 18D 23 C 28 D 33B 38D 43B 48A 4D 9D 14C 19B 24 C 29 C 34D 39B 44D 49B 5D 10A 15D 20 A 25 D 30C 35B 40C 45A 50B ĐỀ 2 Choose. KEY 1D 6D 11C 16C 21 B 26 B 31B 36C 41B 46C 6 2B 7D 12B 17D 22 B 27 A 32C 37A 42A 47C 3D 8D 13A 18A 23 D 28 D 33D 38C 43 48D 4C 9A 14B 19D 24 B 29 D 34C 39A 44D 49A 5D 10B 15D 20 A 25 C 30A 35C 40A 45B. Me, too 28 . Honshu Island, Japan _________ by a tsunami on March 11, 20 11. A. strikes B. is struck C. has struck D. was struck 29 . _________ little knowledge is _________ dangerous thing. A.