ÔN LUYỆN KIẾN THỨC THI TNPT – 2009 PRACTICE TEST 14 (April 15 th , 2009) Questions 1-3: Choose one word (by circling the responding letter A, B, C or D), whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in each group. 1. A. cheerful B. charity C. machine D. chance 2. A. field B. belief C. brief D. friend 3. A. between B. cheese C. sheep D. cheer Questions 4-5: Choose and circle one option A, B, C or D corresponding to the word whose main stress is on the syllable in the position which is different from that of the others 4. A. between B. cherish C. chicken D. kitchen 5. A. exciting B. charity C. convenient D. surprising Questions 6-30: These are incomplete sentences. Choose and circle the corresponding A, B, C or D as the best choice to complete each sentence. 6. Never in my life .such a beautiful sunset. A. I have seen B. I do see C. have I seen D. do I see 7.1 will phone you .I get there. A. as well as B. as much as C. as soon as D. as early as 8. If we heat water to 100 degrees Celsius, it A. would boil B. will be boiling C. is boiling D. boils 9. After finishing the presentation, I suggested .to the cinema. A. us to go B. that we to go C. going D. we going 10. If you do not learn seriously, .to understand the subject well. A. you will never be able B. will you never be able C. never you will be able D. will never you be able 11. Early carpenters, having .nails, had to use wooden pegs to secure their constructions. A. not B. neither C. no D. none 12. Not .1975 did we liberate the South. A. since B. for C. until D. as 13. People who reverse the letters of words .to read suffer from dyslexia. [thông manh] A. when trying B. if they tried C. when tried D. if they try 14. Featured at the Henry Ford Museum .of antique cars dating from 1865. A. is an exhibit B. an exhibit C. are an exhibit D. an exhibit is 15. The purpose of a labor union is to improve the working conditions and .its members. A. protecting B. to protect C. in protection D. for protection 16. We cannot imagine .life would be like without music. A. what B. when C. where D. how 17. I do believe that his study there will be .great benefit to his teaching career later. A. on B. to C. in D. of 18. The formal statement of this process is .the principle of natural selection. A. referred B. called C. known D. regarded 19. What .is protecting the area and these endangered species. A. in environmentalists are interested B. are environmentalists interested in C. are interested in environmentalists D. environmentalists are interested in 20 "What's wrong with you today? Did you get out of bed on the wrong A. end B. edge C. foot D. side 21 From these and .observations, Darwin put together a concept of natural selection. A. another B. other C. others D. other's 22. A serious study of physics is impossible without .knowledge of mathematics. A. several B. amount of C. some D. few 23. Hardly .play truant. Something must have happened to them. A. do they B. they do C. have they D. they have 24. It's very cold in here, do you mind .I close the window? A. whether B. as if C. if D. for 25. If you had asked him, he .helped you to solve the problem. A. will have B. ought to have C. should have D. would have 26. Sidney always gets high marks because her compositions are A. well extremely written B. extremely well written C. written well extremely D. well written extremely 27. "Whose book is it?" - "I don't know, but I think " A. it is Jim B. it is Jim's C. it is belonging to Jim D. it belongs to Jim's 28. We .for an hour when the bus finally came. A. waited B. have waited C. have been waiting D. had been waiting 29 , Mark, is attending the lecture now. A. Right now B. At that time C. Because of the time D. My friend 30. The tetracyclines, .antibiotics, are used to treat infections. A. are a family of B. being a family C. a family of D. their family is Questions 31 - 35: Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best option (A, B, C, or D) to fit each space. A friend of mine has just come back from her holiday in Australia. She's telling us about her holiday there. Here is her description of this fantastic place. "We arrived at Sydney airport really early in the morning. The view from the (31) .Sydney harbor was fantastic. We were really exhausted but we wanted to have (32) .around Sydney, so we went sightseeing straight away. We went to the Opera House first. It's even more beautiful than in the photos - really (33) We then went to the Rocks, which is the old section of Sydney and which is now very pretty, particularly at night. The next morning we went on Harbor Cruise. On the following day we flew up to Cairns. The scenery was wonderful there. We especially liked the Barrier Reef (34) .colorful fish and clear blue water. After that, we decided to go to (35) .quiet. We flew to Seaford. We didn't see many tourists there. However, I love this place. There's so much wildlife - a bird-watcher's dream!" 31. A. looking down over plane B. plane looking down over C. plane down over looking D. over plane looking down 32. A. a look a bit of B. a bit look of a C. a bit of a look D. of a bit a look 33. A. spectator B. spectate C. spectacular D. spectacularly 34. A. with its B. for its C. together its D. like its 35. A. nowhere B. wherever C. everywhere D. somewhere Questions 36 - 40: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow by circling letter A, B, C or D as the correct answers. Why are there so many grandmothers and so few grandfathers? In other words, why do men die younger than women? Is it because men are afraid of getting old and helpless and so they prefer to die before that happens? Perhaps they fear to be left alone by their women and so decide to do the leaving first. Many explanations are given for the fact that men die earlier than women. Men are stronger physically, yet women can hang on longer to life. Both men and women are emotional creatures but women are not afraid or ashamed to cry while men refuse to do so. They are afraid of being thought "soft". Some men, when they are upset, play loud music or dig in the garden to relieve their feelings. Many men like an orderly life so that they bury themselves in their work or want a wife with some children or long to take part in wars where there is a definite chain of command. There is a leader to give orders and a known enemy to fight against and defeat. All these make men feel they live in a rational world. So the majority of men like a rational world. Rationality is fine but it does not include everything that makes life joyful and fun or even messy and frustrating. When a man refuses to cry he is refusing to accept that his emotions are part of him. Of course some men do not follow this pattern. Bob Hawke is capable of crying in public whereas Margaret Thatcher is probably incapable of crying at any time. We need to cry because that shows our ability to suffer. If we do not suffer we are not really alive at all. Suffering can be creative or destructive. If we can all learn to cry and laugh and shout and dance openly, we are living creatively and adding something to the human race. We often say men suffer more from stress and therefore they die earlier. Are we not saying in another way that they do not know how to suffer in the right way - with tears and laughter instead of silence - and so they are miserable and just give up? That is just my theory of course. Have you a better one? 36. What does the word "that" (the underlined word) in the passage refer to? A. The fact that men die younger than women B. The fact that they fear to be left alone C. The fact that men get old and helpless D. The fact that they decide to do the leaving first 37. What is found the same for both men and women? A. They like to cry B. They are physically strong C. They want to play loud music D. They are emotional creatures 38. Which paragraph explains why men die earlier than women? A. Paragraph 1 B. Paragraph 2 C. Paragraph 3 D. Paragraph 4 39. What's the writer's opinion toward crying? A. It is a good thing for people to cry B. To be silent is better than to cry C. It is all right for women to cry but shameful for men D. Tears are not real signs of suffering 40. What's the main question the article is intended to discuss? A. Why men like a rational world B. Why women are more emotional than men C. Why suffering is different in men and women D. Why men die earlier than women Questions 41 - 45: Choose one option A, B, C or D corresponding to the sentence which has the same meaning as the original one. 41. Most information was collected by direct observations of its behaviours. A. Many direct observations have been made in its behaviours. B. Almost the information was the result of direct observations of its behaviours. C. Direct observations of its behaviours made for collecting most information. D. Almost the information came from its behaviours for direct observations. 42. They try to prevent the reader from vocalizing. A. They try to stop the reader from vocalizing. B. The reader tries to prevent vocalizing. C. The reader tries to prevent them from vocalizing. D. They try to prevent vocalizing from the reader. 43. This passage focuses on helping students read faster. A. How to read this passage faster and faster. B. Reading faster is the content of this passage. C. The purpose of this passage is to help students read more quickly. D. The purpose of this passage is to helping students read more quickly. 44. All of the students, but Peter went to the meeting. A. Peter went to the meeting; and so did all of the students. B. Except for Peter, all of the students went to the meeting. C. All of the students, especially Peter went to the meeting. D. All of the students, including Peter went to the meeting. 45. We take great pride in offering the best service in town. A. Our service is the best. That's why people can see our pride. B. We are very proud of offering the best service in town. C. The best service in town is offered to people with great pride. D. No one takes great pride in offering the best service in town, but we do. Questions 46 - 50: In these sentences, each one has four underlined words or phrases marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one word or phrase which must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct by circling letter A, B, C or D. 46. The jacket with three differently colors belongs to Hai, my brother. A B C D 47. I often spend some money each month, about $50, to buy books on economics. A B C D 48. She must have her reasons where she doesn't want to tell. A B C D 49. Production is the process growing or making food, goods, or materials. A B C D 50. As you can see, costs of living have been reduced for 20% over the past year. A B C D The End PRACTICE TEST 15 Questions 1-2: Choose one option A, B, C or D corresponding to the word whose main stress is on the syllable in the position which is different from that of the others. 1. A. penalty B. wildness C. reunite D. fascinating 2. A. unnoticed B. composed C. precision D. telescope Questions 3-5: Choose one word (A, B, C or D ) whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in each group. 3. A. exactly B. exert C. exam D. excellent 4. A. invite B. shrine C. village D. primary 5. A. depends B. years C. temples D. parents Questions 6 - 25: These are incomplete sentences. Choose A, B, C or D as your best choice to complete each sentence. 6. Helen's parents were very pleased when they read her school A. report B. papers C. diploma D. account 7. Truong has quite a good .of physics. A. capacity B. pass C. understanding D. head 8. In Britain, children start .school at the age of five. A. primary B. secondary C. nursery D. kindergarten 9. My favourite .at school was history. A. topic B. class C. theme D. subject 10. It's time for break. The bell has A. gone B. struck C. rung D. sounded 11. Neither the students nor their lecturer . English in the classroom. A. uses B. use C. are using D. have used 12. Some people say that Sue is unfriendly, but she is always very nice .me. A.to B. of C. at D. on 13. They .for more than five miles but they did not stop to rest. A. were walking B. have walk C. had been walking D. have been walking 14. Her relatives didn't do anything to help her, and her friends A. didn't neither B. didn't too C. didn't either D. did too 15. People who ……. crimes of violence should be punished. A. make B. create C. commit D. cause 16. We can . not only through words but also through body language. A. talk B. transfer C. interpret D. communicate 17 and interest are the two major factors that make you succeed in your work. A. Friendliness B. Friendly C. Friendship D. Unfriendly 18. If John . an alarm, the thieves wouldn't have broken into his house. A. to install B. had installed C. have installed D. was installed 19. The 22 nd SEA Games were well prepared and successfully .although it as the first time Vietnam hosted. A. organization B. organize C. organized D. organizational 20. The spirit of the Asian Games have been .over a long period of time, and passed from one Games to the next spreading messages of unity, warmth, and friendship. A. gone over B. put off C. looked for D. built up 21. Eating and living in this country is becoming .expensive. A. more and more B. too C. less D. so 22. He kept his job .the manager had threatened to sack him. A. despite B. unless C. even D. although 23. Many people used to think that women's .are childbearing and home-taking. A. abilities B. works C. roles D.task 24. Thoa: "I think women should not go to work." Vien: “I ” A. quite agree B. a little agreed C. so agree D. rather agreed 25. After a terrible argument with his boss, she handed in her A. reservation B. reputation C. resignation D. responsibility Questions 26 - 30: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow by circling letter A, B, C or D as the correct answers. "Where is the university?" is a question that many visitors to Cambridge ask, but no one can give them a clear answer, for there is no wall to be found around the university. The university is the city. You can find the classroom buildings, libraries, museums and offices of the university all over the city. And most of its members are the students and teachers or professors of the thirty-one colleges. Cambridge was already developing town long before the first students and teachers arrived 800 years ago. It grew up by the river Granta, as the Cam was once called. A bridge was built over the river as early as 875. In the fourteen and fifteen centuries more and more land was used for college buildings. The town grew much faster in the nineteen century after the opening of the railway in 1845. Cambridge became a city in 1951 and now it has the population of over 100,000. Many young students want to study at Cambridge. Thousands of people from all over the world come to visit the university town. It has become a famous place all round the world. 26. Why do most visitors come to Cambridge? A. To see the university B. To study in the colleges in Cambridge C. To find the classroom buildings D. To use the libraries of the university 27. Around what time did the university begin to appear? A. In the 8th century B. In the 13th century C. In the 9th century D. In the 15th century 28. Why did people name Cambridge the "City of Cambridge"? A. Because the river was very well-known. B. Because there is a bridge over the Cam. C. Because it was a developing town. D. Because there is a river named Granta. 29. After which year did the town really begin developing? A. 800 B. 875 C. 1845 D. 1945 30. From what we read, we know that Cambridge is now . A. visited by international tourists B. a city without wall C. a city of growing population D. a city that may have a wall around it Questions 31 - 40: Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best option (A, B, C, or D) to fit each space. There is no one who has not heard of Walt Disney: He is without doubt one of the most famous singers in the twentieth century and (31) .most people know hardly anything about him. (32) .he became one of the most successful men in history, he left school at the age of sixteen and then studied art for a short time. By the (33) . years of this century, he had already started to produce cartoons in Hollywood in (34) with his brother Roy, who, for some reasons, never (35) ……to become as famous as Walt Disney is perhaps most well known on account of his lovable cartoons character. Mickey Mouse, who first (36) .in 1928 in a film called "Steamboat Willie". One of the most (37) .cartoon films of all time is "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", which when it was released in 1937, was the first full-length cartoon in the history of the cinema. (38) .the 1950s, Walt Disney had became one of the world's major producers of films for cinema and television. As Disney Productions (39) ., its founder retained complete artistic control of the films and he also (40) .on to publish books for children and cartoon strips in newspaper, featuring such characters as Donald Duck and the Pluto Dog. 31. A. yet B. then C. already D. however 32. A. Despite B. Inspire of C. Although D. Even 33. A. primary B. early C. beginning D. initial 34. A. friendship B. partnership C. relation D. membership 35. A. achieved B. reached C.succeeded D. managed 36. A. appeared B. performed C. started D. began 37. A. common B. excited C. popular D. known 38. A. Until B. Since C. By D.To 39. A. grew B. enlarged C. increased D. succeeded 40. A. took B. put C. pushed D. went Questions 41 - 50: In these sentences, each one has four underlined words or phrases marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one word or phrase which must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct by circling letter A, B, C or D. 41. The primary causes of species extinction or endangerment are habitat destruction, commerce exploitation and A B C and pollution. D 42. Difference conservation efforts have been made in order to saving endangered species. A B C D 43. Do not start a book unless you can see from the first little pages that it is one you can easily read and understand. A B C D 44. Marilyn Monroe, who was a famous actress, was died of drug overdose. A B C D 45. When he was at school, Anderson did not show any talent in writing but late he became a famous novel writer. A B C D 46. Scientists says that something very serious is happening to the Earth. A B C D 47. There will be major changes in climate during next century. A B C D 48. World temperatures could increased two degrees centigrade by the year 2040. A B C D 49. What would happen if the temperature is warmer? A B C D 50. Deforestation is occurring most rapid in tropical regions of the world. A B C D The End . ÔN LUYỆN KIẾN THỨC THI TNPT – 2009 PRACTICE TEST 14 (April 15 th , 2009) Questions 1-3: Choose one word. reader. 43. This passage focuses on helping students read faster. A. How to read this passage faster and faster. B. Reading faster is the content of this passage.