ÔN LUYỆN KIẾN THỨC THI TỐT NGHIỆP THPT – 2009 PRACTICE TEST 18 (April 18 th , 2009) Questions 1-2: Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in each group. Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. 1. A. gym B. game C. gone D. gather 2. A. garment B. hardship C. carry D. garlic Questions 3-5: Choose by circling 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. 3. A. popular B. dangerous C. magazine D. applicant 4. A. battle B. career C. engine D. rabies 5. A. people B. possess C. purpose D. pepper Questions 6 - 24: These are incomplete sentences. Choose A, B, C or D as your best choice to complete each sentence and then identify your answer by circling letter A, B, C or D. 6. Ann is going to write .of articles for her local newspaper. A. a series B. the series C. a série D. the série 7. She climbed out of the swimming pool and .with a towel. A. drying herself B. dried herself C. dries herself D. having dried herself 8. The movie itself wasn't very good, .I liked the music. A. and B. or C. but D. so 9. Who was Tom with when you saw him? "Nobody." He was A. in his own B. by his own C. on his own D. with his own 10. Mary doesn't buy many clothes. She usually A. makes by herself B. makes her clothes C. makes her own clothes D. makes clothes her own 11. Are you .in soccer? A. interesting B. interests C. interested D. interest 12. He works very hard. It's not .that he's always tired. A. surprised B. surprising C. surprise D. surprises 13. He's one of the most . people I've ever met. A. bored B. bore C. boring D. boredom 14. About twenty miles from Boston, .a little town, named Concord, that has a rich history. A. has B. there is C. there are D. where is 15. There was a .table in the kitchen. A. beautiful large round wooden B. large beautiful round wooden C. beautiful round large wooden D. wooden round large beautiful 16. He's a man with a A. thin long face B. face long and thin C. long thin face D. thinly long face 17.1 kept them in the A. metal black small box B. small black metal box C. black metal small box D. small metal black box 18. They spoke .for us to understand. A. quick enough B. so quickly C. quickly so D. quickly enough 19. It's too noisy here. Can we go somewhere A. quietly B. more quietly C. quieter D. quite 20. It was .we spent the whole day at the beach. A. such a nice weather that B. such nice weather that C such nice a weather than D. such a nice weather so 21. It is only recently that ballets have been based on themes American life. A. reflecting B. reflects C. is reflecting D. reflected 22. Poison oak generates irritating poisons even if people merely brush against the plants. A. they can affect people B. that can affect people C. what can affect people D. which do they affect 23 .is no way to tell the exact number of heroin addicts in Vietnam. A. It B. There C. What D. Each 24. In order for people to work together effectively, they need each other's needs. A. to be sensitive to B. is sensitive for C. sensitivity D. sensitive Questions 25: The sentences (1-2-3-4-5-6-7) in the following paragraph are in the wrong order. Choose the correct order to make a good paragraph by circling letter A, B, C or D. (1) They do not want to wear the same dark blue or yellow and brown that everyone else is wearing. (2) Schools uniforms should be optional for these reasons. (3) Another problem is colour. (4) For one thing, they are very expensive nowadays especially for teenagers. (5) Boys and girls nowadays like to express themselves by wearing different coloured clothes that are available in the shops. (6) For another thing, although the styles may suit one student it does not often suit another. (7) So I think that we should be allowed to choose for ourselves what we wear for most of the day. A. 5-4-1-6-3-2-7 B. 4-6-3-1-5-2-7 C. 2-4-6-3-5-1-7 D. 3-2-1-5-6-4-7 Questions 26-30: Read the following passage and then choose the best answer to the questions by circling the corresponding letter (A, B, C or D). Although the composition and role of the board of directors of a company will vary from one organization to the next, a few generations may be made. As regards the composition of the board, customarily some directors are prominent men and women selected to give prestige to the group. Others are usually chosen from among retired executives of the organization for their specialized knowledge of the company. It is generally true that, as long as the top management maintains the confidence of the board of directors, the directors will not actively intervene to dictate specific policies. This is the same administrative procedure usually followed by the board of trustees of a college or university, and is similar in many respects to the parliamentary system of ministerial responsibility practised in Great Britain. 26. The title that best expresses the ideas in this passage is A. The Board of Directors B. The Board of Trustees C. The Parliamentary System D. Management 27. Who generally formulates policies for a company? A. Top management B. A dictator C. The board of directors D. Retired executives 28. What does the author mean by the statement "It is generally true that, as long as the top management maintains the confidence of the board of directors, the directors will not actively intervene to dictate specific policies." A. Policies are dictated by the board with the approval of top management. B. The board will assume control only if they loose confidence in management. C. A vote of confidence by management authorizes the board to make policies. D. When management loses confidence in the board, they will assume control- 29. The author mentions all the following as having similar administrative procedures EXCEPT A. the board of directors of a company B. the board of trustees of a college C. the members of Congress in the United States D. the members of Parliament in Great Britain 30. Who would not be a likely candidate to be chosen as a member of the board of directors of City Bank? A. a retired president of City Bank B. a respected lawyer C. a senator D. a City Bank employee Questions 31 - 40: Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best option to fit each space. Identify your choice by circling letter A, B, C or D. Most British people go abroad on holiday, to visit family or on short business trips. People are (31) . to find out how to get urgent treatment before leaving the U.K. They have to (32) .a form which explains what they (33) .do if they fall ill or (34) .an accident, and what arrangements exist in (35) .country for medical treatment. The regulations are fairly simple but (36) .people do not have this information, they may (37) .that private medical care is extremely expensive. It is not unusual for people to discover that they do not have (38) . money with them to (39) . the total costs and (40) such circumstances an already difficult situation becomes even more complicated. 31. A. advised B. suggested C. said D. spoken 32. A. put B. bring C. fill D. get 33. A. ought B. will C. should D. may 34. A. have B. get C. happen D. take 35. A. their B. each C. one D. this 36. A. because B. whether C. as D. if 37. A .look B. want C. find D. know 38. A. enough B. little C. few D. full 39. A. pay B. give C. spend D. have 40. A on B. in C. at D. up 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. It's a pity. I can't play chess. A. I wish I can play chess. B. I wish I could played chess. C. I wish I could play chess. D. I wish I play chess. 42. "Where does Mai live? " he asked. A. He asked me where Mai lives. B. He asked me where does Mai live. C. He asked me where Mai lived. D. He asked me where did Mai live. 43. They are going to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary in Hue. A. Their 25th wedding anniversary are going to celebrate in Hue. B. Their 25lh wedding anniversary is going to be celebrated in Hue. C. Their 25th wedding anniversary are going to be celebrating in Hue. D. Their 25th wedding anniversary is going to be celebrate in Hue. 44. Lan doesn 't have enough time to do it well. A. If Lan had more time, she would do it well. B. If Lan had more time, she will do it well. C. If Lan had more time, she would have done it well. D. If Lan had more time, she did it well. 45. I want to buy him a T-shirt on his birthday but I haven't got any money. A. I'd buy him a T-shirt on his birthday if I had some money. B. I'd buy him a T-shirt on his birthday if I had few money. C. I'd buy him a T-shirt on his birthday if I have some money. D. I'd buy him a T-shirt on his birthday if I have few money. 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. Some of the plants in this store require very little care, but this one needs much more sunlight than the others ones. A B C D 47. Daniel said that if he had to do another homework tonight, he would not be able to attend the concert. A B C D 48. John decided to buy in the morning a new car, but in the afternoon he changed his mind. A B C D 49. It has always been her dreamt to write a successful novel. A B C D 50. Water covers two- three the area of the world. A B C D . ÔN LUYỆN KIẾN THỨC THI TỐT NGHIỆP THPT – 2009 PRACTICE TEST 18 (April 18 th , 2009) Questions 1-2: Choose one word. beautiful 16. He's a man with a A. thin long face B. face long and thin C. long thin face D. thinly long face 17.1 kept them in the