Prepared by Nguyen Sy Chien Wednesday, June 29, 2011 TÀI LIỆU ÔN THI TỐT NGHIỆP MÔN TIẾNG ANH NĂM 2008 PHẦN I: CÁC BÀI TẬP THEO CHUYÊN ĐỀ Bài 1: VERB-TENSE Chọn dạng động từ ngoặc đơn cho câu sau: I can't meet you this evening A friend of mine (will come / is coming) _ to see me That machine (isn't / is) _ working It broke down this morning I've got no money What (shall / shan't) _ I do? Look! Somebody (is / are) _ climbing up that tree over there Hurry! The bus (is / isn't) _ leaving I don't want to miss it The river (is / isn't) flowing very fast today but much faster than usual It snowed a lot last winter but it (hasn't / hadn't) _ snowed so far this winter Baker is phoning his girlfriend again That's the fourth time he (has / had) phoned The local cinema was no longer open It (closed / had closed) _ down 10 We arrived at the cinema late The film (has / had) _ already (begin / begun) _ Bài 2: SUBJECT AND VERB AGREEMENT Chọn động từ / cụm động từ thích hợp ngoặc đơn Both the kitchen and the dining-room (face / faces) _ due to west Wheat and maize (is / are) _ exported Either Saturday or Sunday (is / are) _ OK Twnety kilometres (is / are) _ too far to walk Fifty pounds (seems / seem) _ a large amount of money "Star Wars" (is / are) _ a very interesting film Opening my presents (was / were) _ exciting The house between the two other ones (is / are) _ empty The fear of rape and robbery (has / have) caused many people to flee the city 10 Bill, my neighbour, often (go / goes) _ to the races 11 Three quaters of a potato (is / are) _ water 12 The flock of birds (is /are) _ circling the overhead 13 Each town (has / have) _ its own mayor 14 Neither Mary nor her friends (is / are) _ going to class today 15 None of the students (has / have) _ finished the exam yet 16 Writing many letters (makes / make) _ her happy 17 The majority of people (has / have) _ complained 18 This pair of scissors (is / are) _ dull 19 Physics (is / are) _ practically used 20 The news he told me (was/ were) _ ridiculous Bài 3: Dùng "much, many, a lot of" điền vào chỗ trống để hoàn thành câu: We'll have to hurry We haven't got _ time Tom drinks milk She is a very quiet person She doesn't say _ I put _ salt in the soup Perhaps too _ _ people not like flying The man was badly injured in the accident He lost _ blood It's not a very lively town There isn't _ work to This car is expensive to run It consumes petrol Don't disturb me I've got _ work to 10 He's got so _ money, he doesn't know what to with it Bài 4: Dùng "little, a little, few, a few" điền vào chỗ trống để hoàn thành câu: We didn't have any money but Tom had _ He doesn't speak much English Only words Nora's father died years ago "Would you like some more cakes?" "Yes, please, but only ." This town isn't very well-known and there isn't _ to see, so tourists come here I don't think Jill would be a good teacher She's got _ patience with children This is not the first time the car has broken down It has happened times before The cinema was almost empty There were very _ people there Prepared by Nguyen Sy Chien Wednesday, June 29, 2011 There is a shortage of water because there has been very _ rain recently 10 Hurry! We've got _ time Bài 5: Dùng "most" "most of" điền vào chỗ trống để hoàn thành câu: I spent _ my spare time gardening last year The public transport system is bad but _ people have a car _ the days off I get up late We had a lazy holiday _ the time we lay on the beach The church is very old _ it was built in the 10th century I expect _ you are very tired after a long journey _ the shops in the city centre close at 5.30 You can change money in _ banks I enjoyed _ the film but I didn't like the ending 10 The weather was bad when we were on holiday It rained _ the time Bài 6: Dùng "a great deal of, a large number of, much" "many" điền vào chỗ trống để hoàn thành câu: How _ photographs did you take? How _ money have you got? I like reading I've got _ books They didn't ask me _ questions George knows _ about economics It costs _ money to travel round the world They sent _ books to the school library There was _ food at the party but they didn't eat _ The teacher has corrected _ mistakes in his essay 10 Shakespeare's plays have been performed on stage Bài 7: Dùng dạng thích hợp động từ " give, have, make" "take" + danh từ thay cho từ, cụm tư in nghiêng câu sau: She sighed (thở dài) patiently -> She gave a sigh patiently They photographed the pigeons in Trafagar Square I'd better think before I decide I must sleep a little white She visited her father last Sunday He bathes every morning He talked to the doctor about his health She didn't intend to make a picnic with her classmates Have you arranged to sell your house? 10 It is impossible to change the plan now Bài 8: Dùng dạng động từ tương ứng từ gạch chân viết lại câu sau cho nghĩa chúng không dổi so với câu cho She gave him a warm smile -> She smiled at him warmly Give your hair a good brushing We usually our shopping at the weekend They made a public protest against aparttheid He had a little sip of wine He signalled secretly to him They had taken the decision without consulting me Prepared by Nguyen Sy Chien Wednesday, June 29, 2011 He had an arguement with the referee about the match She has had a number of complaint about her decayed tooth for a few days 10 Are you in agreement with John about this? Bài 9: Viết lại câu sau cho nghĩa không đổi so với câu cho, bắt đầu câu cụm từ cho đầu câu: If he had been honest, he would not have done it -> Had he People should send their complaints to the head office -> Their complaints should Tom said, "My parents are very well" -> Tom said that The room was so tiny that you could not get a bed into it -> So tiny John is one of my best friends I have known John for eight years - John, whom She said nothing, but stood looking at him -> Without Though it was raining hard, they started to play the match -> In spite of He arranged with his friend about that job three days ago -> He had an I visited my grandfather last Sunday -> I paid a 10 He had no sooner arrived home when he was asked to go out again - No sooner Bài 10: Dùng từ / cụm từ gợi ý sau viết thành câu hoàn chỉnh Bạn biến đổi thêm từ cần thiết He / homework / tomorrow prepare / their / lessons / carefully / every day next year / when / mother / away / look after / child difficult / learn English She / try harder / next time If / fine weather / play football He / five countries / up to now This jacket / small / not fit / me Next month / I / going / London / a few days 10 I / be / delighted / get / your letter / next week Bài 11: Dùng từ cho điền vào chỗ trống để hoàn thành câu sau: Calculated calculating calculations calculators a Our show that the film made a profit of over $100, 000 last year b A businessman invested on several fields to make a profit c Scientists have that the world's population will double by the end of this decade d Nowadays, students always take their with them to school for maths convenient convenience a I keep my reference books near my desk for b A bicycle's often far more than a car in busy cities It's useful to have a supermarket near our house Bài 12: Đổi câu sau sang câu tường thuật She said, "I not understand my friend" - She said (that) she didn't understand her friend He said, "You must go with your father" -> He told me, "You are quite right" -> He said, "We shall this tomorrow" -> He said, "I not like this book" -> John said, "They arrived in good time" -> Jane said to her sister, "You look beautiful" -> She said, "Are you hungry, John?" -> He told me, "Why don't you say it?" -> 10 The teacher said to the boy, "Go out" -> 11 The mother told Jane, "Please take the medicine" -> 12 He said to Richard, "Don't talk in class" -> Prepared by Nguyen Sy Chien Wednesday, June 29, 2011 13 He said, "Shara! We have won the match" -> 14 He said, "I have left my fountain pen at home Can you lend me your ball-point pen?" - 15 He said, "I don't know the way Ask the old man sitting at the door" - Bài 13: Đổi câu sau sang câu trực tiếp He told me that he spoke English very well Tom said that he could not that exercise I told him that he didn't understand what I asked him He said that the sun is 92 million miles away She answered that she would come at nine o'clock the next night Mary said that she had been very ill but she was then better He said that he had bought the house three years before John told me that he knew the name of my husband He said that he thought his friend wouldn't let him take that car 10 Bill said that he could that excercise the day after -> -> -> -> -> -> -> -> -> -> Bài 14: Dùng danh động từ / cụm danh động từ kết hợp cặp câu sau thành một: Alice made a mistake in her homework She remembers it -> Tom asked me to remind him to buy a new shirt I forgot it -> Mr Pike taught John several years ago He doesn't remember it -> This work must be done before we go home We mustn't forget -> Mary planned to go to the concert last night She forgot it -> Peter lived in the country when he was a boy He doesn't remember it -> He took Jane to a party two months ago He remembers it -> Grandmother often wears her glasses when she reads Sometimes she forgets -> Hellen didn't buy some meat She forgets it -> 10 Jim called his friends on his birthday He remembers it -> Bài 15: Dùng từ cụm từ sau viết thành câu hoàn chỉnh Bạn biến đổi thêm từ cần thiết If he / be / here / he / give / me / some advice He / become/ an assistant / after / he / write to Davy / ask / for work This lesson / be / so long / that / we / learn / it / by heart She / wish / she / can / speak / Chinese Not my father / not my mother / can speak / English The poor / be / very happy Either / the teacher / or the students / be / blame / for / the bad results Enter / the / classroom / the teacher / wave / us / back to / our seats Paper money / be / easy / handle / when / it / be / used for / buying / or sell 10 Have / you / got / a key / unlock / this door? Bài 16: Viết lại câu sau cho nghĩa tương tự với câu cho Somebody had cleaned my shoes and brushed my suit -> My shoes "I'm going away tomorrow, mother" he said -> He told his mother She was born in that city -> That is the city To ride a motorcycle without wearing a helmet is dangerous.-> It's I had hardly stepped out of bed when the phone rang -> Hardly The teacher said, "You may leave early." -> The teacher permitted It is not easy to write good compositions in English -> Writing Where does she live? -> Please tell me If I had seen the signal, I would have stopped -> Had 10 Before Bobby went to bed, his father said, "Don't forget to brush your teeth" -> Before Bobby went to bed, his father reminded Bài 17: Dùng mạo từ "the" thêm vào trước tính từ ngoặc cần thiết để nghĩa hoàn chỉnh, biến đổi từ ngoặc dạng "-ing" "-ed" cho phù hợp Prepared by Nguyen Sy Chien Wednesday, June 29, 2011 A just society is a human ideal We would all like to live in a place where (1 rich) _ are not too rich and (2.poor) are not too poor; where no people would be (3 shock) or (embarrass) _ at the way (4.old) are cared for (5 blind) would have much opportunitiy as (6 sighted) (7 deaf) _ would be able to develop their skills (8 unemployed) would not depend on the state, because no one would be unemployed (9 healthy) would take care of (10 sick) The most innocent people in society, (11 young) would be protected In this happy place no one would feel (12 depress) _ or (13 distress) _ Unfortunately, in the real world, life can be both (14 distress) _ and (15 depress) So let's be thankful for a sense of humour I recently saw a notice in an undertaker's window and I wasn't sure whether it was addressed to (16 living) or (17 dead) Bài 18: Điền giới từ thích hợp vào chỗ trống He's often absent _ school I am not accustomed _ smoking He is addicted _ drinking and smoking She is afraid crossing the busy streets His position is agreeable _ her Are you amazed seeing that scene? The teacher is angry your laziness I am angry you _ not obeying me I am anxious her health 10 Be aware your friends! 11 I'm not ashamed what I did 12 I am very busy my lessons and tasks today 13 You get bored doing the same thing every day 14 The situation is capable improvement 15 I am clumsy cards 16 He's concerned _ a pilot 17 In tyrannical regime, many people are condemned death 18 He feels confident passing the examination 19 Be confident _ yourself if you want to succeed 20 My interests are contrary many others' 21 These two colours are contrasted each other 22 I'll see you tomorrow morning if it is convenient you 23 A walk along the riverside is delightful me 24 She was excited joy 25 Her voice is familiar _ my aunt's 26 Children are fond sweets 27 My heart is full hope 28 The Suez Cannal is good the commerce of both East and West 29 She moved tears when hearing the news 30 At night, the dog is very quick hearing Bài 19: Dùng tính từ cho sau điền vào chỗ trống để hoàn thành câu: a careless f useless k colourless b endless g friendless l motherless c pointless h countless m helpless d homeless i needless n speechless e hopeless j sleepless o spotless This machine doesn't work any more It is a machine John isn't friendly with everybody He is with everybody The floor is very clean It's _ to sweep a clean floor I'd like to see the sky at night There are _ stars We'll go abroad with my parents tomorrow morning This night we are not able to sleep we have a night He is so angry that he can't speak He is with anger His notebook is very clean It is a _ book drivers can cause accidents The birthday party was happy It seemed 10 It is to hang out washing when it is raining 11 In the old days, orphans and other people lived and worked in workhouses run at public expense 12 Oliver Twist was so that he ran away to London 13 Water has no colour It is a liquid 14 This girl has no mother She is a girl 15 He's very lazy He doesn't help his father with farming He's to his father Bài 20: Dùng từ gợi ý sau viết thành câu hoàn chỉnh Bạn biến đổi thêm từ cần thiết: If / he / work / hard / last year / he / pass / examination// Gravity / make / balls / throw / into the air / fall / back down// There / be / so much / sugar / that / the coffee / be / very sweet// The boy / you / meet / yesterday / be / Johnny// Mathematics / be / his bad / subject// Neither / our former teacher / nor / our principal / have come yet// The pupils / sit / in class / listen to / their teacher / take / notes / carefully// Money / be / used / to / buy / or sell goods// There / be / a lot of / work / be / do// 10 This / be / the house / build / three years ago// Prepared by Nguyen Sy Chien Wednesday, June 29, 2011 Bài 21: Dùng mệnh đề liên hệ thích hợp để kết hợp hai câu sau thành There was a time Movies cost a dime then Summer is the time of year The weather is the hottest then There was a time Dinosaurs dominated the earth then There was a time The miser had to spend his money then Tet holiday is a day People expect that day What is the day? You celebrate your birth Do you remember the day? We first met on that day Monday is the day We will come then 1945 is the year The revolution took place in that year 10 I'll never forget the day I met you on that day Bài 22: Chia động từ ngoặc với dạng thức qua khứ đơn khứ hoàn thành By the time Jason arrived to help, we (already / finish) moving everything The apartment was hot when I got home, so I (turn) the air conditioner Alexander Graham Bell (already / invent) the telephone by the time I was born The farmer's barn caught fire during the night By the time the fire fighters arrived, the building (burn) _ to the ground The suit cost me more than a week's salary Until then, I (never / spend) so much on outfit Yesterday a hornet (sting) me under my arm That really hurt! When I put on my shirt after working in the garden, I hadn't seen that there was a hornet on it We were not happy with the plans that the architect showed us for our new house Obviously, he (never / design) a home like the one we wanted When I saw that Mike was having trouble, I (help) him He was very appreciative My wife and I went to Disneyland when we visited Los Angeles last spring Prior to that time, we (never / be) to such a big amusement park There was a lot of fun 10 Mr Khan has had experience in teaching chemistry and physics, but he (not / teach) mathematics until this year He found that he enjoys teaching maths Bài 23: Dùng cụm từ gợi ý ngoặc đơn cuối câu kết hợp hai câu thành Forest workers planted young trees quickly The whole area would become a green forest soon (using "so that") Britain would benefit enormously from a channel tunnel Europe would benefit enormously from channel (using "both and") His wife tells him he must sell the clocks He must give them away to a museum (using "either or") He stayed up late last night He can't meet you now (using "so that") You are so young that you can't read this novel (using "too to") I went to the kitchen I turned on the light It was dark (using present participle phrase / because) Tom's motorbike is very light on gas He bought it last week (using adjective clause) I refused the offer I explained that I had already been offered a job by the other company (using present participle phrase / that) Lan has such a nice voice that everyone likes it (using "so that") 10 She said she would contact me but she didn't phone and she didn't write [using (neither nor")] Bài 24: Dùng cụm từ "too to" " (not) enough to" kết hợp hai câu thành I have little wool I will not be able to make a warm coat You are quite clever You understand it perfectly He came very late The lesson was over That man is quite stupid He believes me That hat is very small This boy is big Bài 25: Tìm lỗi cần thiết theo Tiếng Anh chuẩn câu sau: My teacher told me not feel shy He told that he hadn't eaten anything for a week I dare you pull his beard I dislike to listen to music Turn on the radio, I noticed immediately that it was out of order Bài 26: Đổi câu sau sang câu tường thuật: "Let's go on a diet," said Ann "Would you please fill in this form?" said the clerk "You mustn't come without knocking," he told me job." Bài 27: Câu kết hợp Dùng mệnh đề danh từ thích hợp: He said, "You needn't come tomorrow." He said, "If I were you, I would apply for that Prepared by Nguyen Sy Chien a b c d e Wednesday, June 29, 2011 Where have you put my hat? Tell me that We want to know We are going somewhere He will arrive sometime I not know the time of his arrival He will waste his time That is certain Columbus made an egg stand on its end I will tell you this method Dùng mệnh đề tính ngữ thích hợp: a The French and the Italian languages are different forms of the Latin language This language was one spoken in almost every part of Europe b You are not keeping good health lately Can you tell me the reason? c The time was six o'clock The accident happened then d He has many plans for earning money quickly All of them have failed e The grapes over the garden wall The fox saw the grapes ĐỀ THI TỐT NGHIỆP THPT (01) Time allowed: 60 minutes Đề kiểm tra thử SECTION A: Language structure Chọn phương án (A, B, C D) ứng với phần gạch chân có cách phát âm khác với từ lại: 1.A sentence 2.A may 3.A quantity B tense B quay B quality C second C play C quake D service D pay D quarrel Chọn phương án (A, B, C D) ứng với từ có trọng âm nhấn vào âm tiết vị khác với từ lại: 4.A precious 5.A television B because B comfortable C before C conservation D predict D institute Chọn phương án (A, B, C D) để hoàn thành câu sau: You should take more exercise if you want to keep _ A fit B fitting C being fine D being fit The bus always here to pick up more passengers A is stopping B stops C has stopped D will stop Let's go to the office now, _? A will we B shall we C we D let we _ was able to explain the origin of this old custom This has remained unknown A Each B All C No one D Everyone 10 We've got two televisions, one is in the living-room, and _ is in our bedroom A another B the second C two D the other 11 If we are "introduced" to someone, it means we are A good friends B good clients C meeting him / her for several times D meeting him / her for the first time 12 "What we say when we introduce our selves to another person?" We say, " ?" A How you B How are you C What are you D What you 13 She said that she _ a new dress on her small salary A can't get B can't save C couldn't spend D couldn't afford 14 He could not support his family because he said his wages were _ A too few B very short C very few D too little 15 The child was _ while he was walking on the zebra crossing A hit by a lorry B by hit a lorry C a lorry hit by D by a hit lorry 16 We were so late we missed the first train to Paris A that B as C when D consequently 17 Hurry up! Now it's time we for next week's examination A will study B had studied C have studied D studied 18 If you wish to learn a language, you _ classes regularly A have attended B must attend C have had D must have attended 19 _ your work has been very good this year A So far B As far as C By far D So much 20 The size and shape of a nail depend on the function _ intended A which it is B for which is C which it is for D for which it is 21 My family lives in Hanoi, is the capital of Vietnam A that B which C of which D whose 22 In winter, it is colder in Hanoi than in Ho Chi Minh City A so B too C much D very 23 _ is very simple A What I want B I want what C I want what D What I want Prepared by Nguyen Sy Chien Wednesday, June 29, 2011 24 Nguyet has looked for her notebook, but she couldn't find it A anywhere B everywhere C nowhere D somewhere 25 We _ English for years So we think we are quite confident in using the language now A are learning B have been learning C will learn D will have learned 26 The Robinsons arrived in Vietnam when their Liz was in grade A oldest person B elderly person C old daughter D eldest daughter 27 Susan and Barbara are both teachers Luckily, they work in the same school and teach - the morning one A same session B the same session C as the same session D for same session 28 "Finally, I succeeded in getting into a university in the fall." "So you started your tertiary education _?" A in spring B in summer C in autumn D in winter 29 Schools must children from the dangers of violence on television A threaten B promote C protect D mask 30 , air conditioning and air travel have changed vacation habits A Gradually B Gradual C Extreme D Extremely SECTION B: Skills Đọc kỹ đoạn văn sau chọn phương án (A, B, C D) cho chỗ trống từ 31 đến 35: In Britain railways are owned by the state That means that everybody owns the railways In general, train (31) in Britian are very good, especially on express inter-city lines However, they are quite expensive (32) you can get a reduction The easiest way to get a reduction is to get a return ticket If you buy a day return (so that you can go and come back on the same day), you can save as _ (33) 45% of your fare Other return tickets are _ (34) for travel at weekends If you can not buy a return ticket, you must buy a single one In Britain tickets (except some special reduction fares) are valid on all trains It is not necessary to pay supplement to travel on an express If you want to find out (35) _ of train journeys you can phone the information office at the station in most towns They will lend you about reservation and whether it is necessary to change trains on your journey 31.A serves 32.A until 33.A lot 34.A present 35.A details B services B whether B much as B buying B things C servicing C if C much C available C tickets D service D unless D lot as D selling D permission Đọc kỹ đoạn văn sau chọn phương án (A, B, C D) cho câu từ 36 đến 40 Rising flood waters from tropical rains left at least 17 people dead and missing in the Philippines yesterday Six people were killed and one was missing when a boat carrying 19 holiday makers capsized off the central island of Cebu on Saturday Two people are still in critical condition from the incident At least ten people were killed in Metropolitan Manila and one more in Zambales province to the north as floodwaters covered much of the city The death toll included two boys in Manila, who drowned while playing in the floodwaters Acting mayor of Manila Lito Atienza declared an emergency holiday and advised residents to stay in doors Many boats were sent to the heavily-flooded areas to rescue people and their families Local governments also sent boats of their own to rescue people who were stranded on the roofs of their homes after the floodwaters rose to more than chest-deep level Other agencies were distributing relief goods and setting up more evacuation centres The Philippines National Red Cross said initail reports showed that 3,189 families had to flee their homes for evacuation centres Radio reports said the presidential palace ordered all offices to close up at about 11.00 a.m to allow employees to go home Power cuts and massive traffic jams hit several parts of the city The power failures also hit Manila International Airport 36 In the Philippines yesterday, 17 people died and were missing because A of high storms B of rising floodwaters C a boat capsized D the weather was bad 37 Who are still in critical condition? A Two Cebu inhabitants B Two Metropolitan policemen C Two holiday-makers D Two Zambales inhabitants 38 What did Lito Atienza advise residents to do? A to stay inside B to close their offices C to take holidays D to help rescue people 39 When were the employees allowed to go home? A as soon as an order was given B when initial reports were released C a few minutes before 10.00 D a few minutes after 11.00 40 What was the problem at Manila International Airport? A People were forced to go home B Power stations were damaged C Power failures were reported D Floodwaters also hit the airport Chọn phương án (A, B, C D) ứng với câu có nghĩa gần với câu cho sẵn: 41 There are a lot of Americans who don't smoke or drink A There are a lot of non-smokers in America B Very few Americans smoke and drink C There are a few non-smokers in America D The Americans love smoking and drinking 42 This book is intended to prepare students for the final exams A The book's main points are to prepare students for the final exams B The book's purposes is to prepare students for the final exams C The purpose of the book is to prepare students for the final exams D The main points book is to prepare students for the final exams 43 When I get to the airport, I'll ring you A With arriving at the airport, I'll ring you B For arriving at the airport, I'll ring you Prepared by Nguyen Sy Chien Wednesday, June 29, 2011 C Now arrving at the airport, I'll ring you D On arriving at the airport, I'll ring you 44 American women are used to being independent A American women used to being independent B American women used to be independent C American women are accustomed to being independent D American women are accustomed to be independent 45 I can't answer this question It's very difficult A The question is very difficult for me to answer B The question is so difficult for me to answer C The question is such difficult for me to answer D The question is too difficult for me to answer Chọn phương án (A, B, C D) ứng với từ / cụm từ có gạch chân cần phải sửa câu sau: 46 It's not necessarily to go to England to learn English A B C D 47 Because I was very tiring, I went to bed early last night A B C D 48 In fact, she said she was happiest person in the world A B C D 49 Paris is much more exciting as I expected A B C D 50 The English is spoken in many countries in the world A B C D ĐỀ THI TỐT NGHIỆP THPT (02) Time allowed: 60 minutes Đề kiểm tra thử SECTION A: Language structure Chọn phương án (A, B, C D) ứng với phần gạch chân có cách phát âm khác với từ lại: 1.A show 2.A house 3.A return B low B mouse B burn C grow C plough C sure D bow D brought D surface Chọn phương án (A, B, C D) ứng với từ có trọng âm nhấn vào âm tiết vị khác với từ lại: 4.A advertise 5.A apartment B difficult B carefully C history C origin D adventure D anything Chọn phương án (A, B, C D) để hoàn thành câu sau: There are different kinds of materials from various sources A to be collected B will be collected C collecting D being collecting If susan had been invited, she _ to the party A would come B would have come C will come D came He _ for having broken the vase A will apologise B apologising C apologised D had been apologising Did anyone ring me I was out to lunch? A whereas B since C although D while 10 My computer, _ mouse doesn't work, can not be used now A while B which C because D whose 11 Susan's doctor insists _ for a few days A that she rest B her resting C her to rest D that she is resting 12 Since your room-mate is visiting her family this weekend, you like to have dinner with us tonight? A will B would C D shall 13 My sister _ bacon and eggs every morning A used to eat B used to eating C is used to eating D uses to eat 14 The team really looks good tonight because the coach had them every night A practising B to practise C practised D practise 15 Since they aren't answering their telephone, they _ the house A can have left B should have left C need have left D must have left 16 That man needs help He doesn't know to stop the machine A what B whose C how D which 17 Besides, a person must have a good knowledge of a foreign language A good comprehension B well-comprehended C well-educated D good-educated 18 He must be the one _ A am I looking for B looking for I am C I am looking for D looking I for am 19 Nobody knows who killed the man in his home and _ he was killed A where B which C why D what 20 The "green house effect" occurs heat radiated from the sun A when does the Earth's atmosphere trap B does the Earth's atmosphere trap C the Earth's atmosphere traps D when the Earth's atmosphere traps 21 The way we greet people depends on _ A who they are B who are they C why are they D why they are 22 When we greet a friend, we say A "Hello, how are you?" B "Hello, how about the weather?" Prepared by Nguyen Sy Chien Wednesday, June 29, 2011 C "Hello, how you are?" D "Hello, how nice of you?" 23 In Britain, it is _ for both men and women to shake hands when meeting each other in formal and semi-formal situations A usually B unusually C usual D used 24 The formal address words, _ "Mr.", "Mrs.", "Miss" and "Ms" go with the person's surname but not with the first name A example B such as C calling D are called 25 _ "How are you?", you should say "Fine, thank you" or "Fine, thanks." A In an answer B To replying C For responding D In response to 26 Preparing job applications and attending interviews can be A stressful B stressfully C stress D stressing 27 In Vietnam, there are often three generations living A roof under one B under roof one C under one roof D one roof under 28 When dining with friends in a restaurant, you may be to pay for your own meals A expected B expecting C expect D expectancy 29 My parents own a small plot of land Hue A in suburb of the B with suburb of the C in the suburb of D with the suburb of 30 Could you describe the ways _ Mr Robinson has adapted to living in Vietnam? A in which B on which C among which D at which SECTION B: Skills Đọc kỹ đoạn văn sau chọn phương án (A, B, C D) cho chỗ trống từ 31 đến 35: May Day, usually celebrated on the first day of May, has a long histroy Ancient Romans celebrated the festival by gathering flowers and winding woven garlands of them around temple columns Romans (31) settled in England long ago influenced May Day celebrations there Because of the Roman influence, the early British decorated their homes inside and out with flowering branches (32) _ held May Day parades, crowded May queens with wreaths made of flowers, and (33) their celebrations by dancing around a maypole Pilgrims who came to the New World from England didn't believe in May Day celebrations These early settlers, finding (34) _ in the New World difficult, and saw no reason for merrying making One settler who set up a maypole in his own land was forced to return to England by pilgrims who frowed on his (35) _ of seriousness It was only when settlers' lives became easier that May Day began to celebrated in the New World 31.A when B which C whose D who 32.A Students B Pupils C Customers D Villagers 33.A will end B ending C ended D have ended 34.A life B it C that D its 35.A lack B little C weakness D negation Đọc kỹ đoạn văn sau chọn phương án (A, B, C D) cho câu từ 36 đến 40 Alice walker makes her living by writing, and her poems, short stories, and novels have won many awards and fellowships for her She was born in Eatonton, Georgia She went to public schools there, and then to Spelman College in Atlanta before coming to New York to attend Sarah Lawrence College, from which she graduated in 1966 For a time she lived in Jackson, Mississippi, with her lawyer husband and small daughter In her first book for children "About Langston Hughes, an American Poet," she says, "After my first meeting with Langston Hughes I vowed I would write a book about him for children someday Why? Because I, at twenty-two, knew almost nothing about his work, and he didn't scold me; he just gave me a stack of his books And he was kind to me; I will always be greatful that in his absolute warmth and generosity he fulfilled my deepest dream of what a poet should be." Alice Walker further states, "To me, he is not dead at all Hardly a day goes by that I don't think of him or speak of him Once, just before he died, when he was sick with flu, I took him a sack of oranges He was happy and said he liked oranges." 36 Before attending college, Alice went to school in _ A Atlanta, Georgia B Eatonton, Georgia C Jackson, Mississippi D Lawrence, Massachusetts 37 In the passage, Alice Walker is described as _ A a research fellow at Spelman College B a professor at Sarah Lawrence College C a prize-swimming writer of prose and poetry D an author of plays for children 38 When she was twenty-two years old A she moved to New York B Langston died C she first met Langston Hughes D she moved to Jackson, Mississippi 39 What does Alice mean when she says, " he is not dead at all?" A Langston Hughes believed in eternal life B she had not been informed of Langston Hughes's death C For her, Langston Hughes had never really existed D Langston Hughes is still present in her mind 40 Which of the following is not true according to the passage? A Alice was given a stack of books by Langston B Langston's books were about Alice Walker C Alice's husband was a lawyer D Alice gave Langston some oranges before he died Chọn phương án (A, B, C D) ứng với câu có nghĩa gần với câu cho sẵn: 41 "Shall We eat out today?" said George to me A George suggested we eat out that day B George asked me out for dinner C George invited me to eat out today D George advised me to eat out that day 42 I've been thinking all day about the dream we had last night A I didn't anything without dreaming last night B I was dreaming all that day about the dream we had last night 10