ÔN LUYỆN KIẾN THỨC THI TỐT NGHIỆP THPT – 2009 PRACTICE TEST 19 (April 20 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. cheer B. chemist C. check D. chat 2. A. fly B. sky C. spy D. puppy Questions 3 - 5: 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. 3. A. important B. comfortable C. surprising D. extinction 4. A. carry B. invent C. appoint D. become 5. A. sentence B. season C. success D. saucer Questions 6 - 24: These are incomplete sentences. Choose A, B, C or D as your best choice to complete each sentence. 6. I'd like to have a(n) .car. Mine keeps breaking down. A. reliably B. unreliable C. more reliably D. more reliable 7.1 ran .Dan did. A. faster than B. fastly than C. more fastly than D. more faster than 8. Her illness was .we thought at first. A. much serious than B. seriouser than C. much more serious than D. much seriously than 9. Do you feel .today? A. a lot of better B. some better C. any better D. the better 10. Peter often drives a A. little red old car B. red little old car C. old little red car D. little old red car 11. Linda likes wearing .clothes. A. colour B. colourful C. colourfully D. colourness 12. They asked me a lot of questions, .I couldn't answer. A. much of which B. most of which C. both of them D. neither of which 13. The boy .in the accident was taken to the hospital. A. injures B. injured C. injuring D. injure 14. The machine .has now been repaired. A. that broken down B. that broke down C. which is broken down D. which broke 15. The man .on the plane talked all the time. A. who I am sitting next to B. that I was sitting next to him C. that I was sitting next to D. who I was sitting next him 16. He was .the job. A. experienced enough to do B. enough experienced to do C. experienced enough doing D. experienced to do enough 17.1 have ., but I don't have time. A. a vacation enough money for B. money enough for a vacation C. enough money for a vacation D. enough money for vacation 18. They are not interested A. in the internet B. exploring the internet C. in play games in the internet D. surfing on the net 19. We don't like A. play basket ball B. playing basket ball C. played the basket ball D. plays basket ball 20. They are not coming, .? A. are they B. aren't they C. they are D. don't they 21. Earnest Hemingway is .of modern fiction. A. one of the molders B. who is one of the molders C. the molders one D. the molders who is the one 22 occasions for congratulations. A. Birthdays that usually considered B. Birthdays are usually considered C. Usually considering birthday D. That considered birthdays usually 23. It is good form to use the name of the person A. who are greeting B. which you are greeting C. you are greeting D. greeting for you 24. It is possible may assist some trees in saving water in the winter. A. the leaves are lost B. that the loss of leaves C. when leaves have lost D. to lose leaves Questions 25: The sentences (1-2-3-4-5) 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) The family of the patient is responsible for these expenses. (2) Consequently, they would be a terrible financial burden for them for a long time. (3) The costs of medicines and medical tests are also high. (4) One of the reasons for terminally ill patients to be allowed to die is that medical costs are very high. (5) The cost of a hospital room can be as much as five hundred dollars per day and even more. A. 5-4-1-3-2 B. 4-5-3-1-2 C. 2-4-5-3-1 D. 3-2-1-5-4 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). The Hopi are part of the Pueblo Indian culture. Today they live mostly in northeastern Arizona, at the edge of the Painted Desert. Something that sets the Hopi off from others cultures is that it is in some senses a maternal rather a paternal culture. The Hopi are divided into clans, or families, along maternal lines, and, as a a child becomes a member of the mother's clan rather than the father's, pition, ownership of property, such as land and houses, passes from tr to daughter instead of from father to son, as it does in other Native American cultures. However, women do not have all the power in this culture, societal authority still rests in the hands of men, but that authority does pass to men from their mothers. 26. The main idea of the passage is that A. the Hopi are one type of Pueblo Indian B. the Hopi have a maternal culture C. no Indian cultures are paternal D. today the Hopi live in northeastern Arizona. 27. The passage states that A. the Hopi do not own property B. the Hopi's property passes from father to son C. the Hopi live inside the Painted Desert D. the Hopi may be found on the borders of the Painted Desert 28. In line 3, something that is "maternal" is related to A. the culture B. the mother C. the Hopi D. the clan 29. A clan in line 5 is a A. mother B. rather C. family D. child 30. Which of the following is true about Hopi passage? A. Hopi do not own property B. Hopi's property passes from father to son C. Property ownership in the Hopi culture is similar to property ownership in most other cultures D. A Hopi daughter will probably inherit property from her mother Questions 31 - 40: Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to fit each space. C & A is probably one of the largest family fashion stores in the world, and their shops are a familiar sight in (31) .High Streets in Britain. But many British people would be surprised to learn (32) .this fashion company has Dutch origins. Founded in the small market town of Sneek in 1841, the first C & A shop (33) .opened by two brothers called Clemens and August Brenninkmeyer. The initials of their first names formed the name of the shop. As trade grew, more (34) . were opened across Europe and in 1922 C & A came to Britain. (35) .success was immediate and the store was a major influence in bringing down the (36) . of women's clothes. It was the two brothers (37) . started the 5- day working week, at a time when shopkeepers in Britain expected their (38) .to work a 6- day week. Today C & A employs many thousands of people. All the stores are attractively (39) .with good use of space, lighting and plenty of individual changing rooms where (40) .can try things on in comfort before they buy. 31. A. every B. most C. more D. each 32. A. that B. if C. and D. because 33. A. were B. have C. had D. was 34. A. stores B. places C. parts D. houses 35. A. They B. This C. That D. Their 36. A. value B. figures C. cost D. money 37. A. which B. who C. what D. whom 38. A. staff B. groups C. officers D. employers 39. A. drawn B. designed C. set D. put 40. A. customers B. patients C. one D. persons Questions 41 - 43: After each pair of simple sentences from 41 to 43, there are four options which are their combinations. Choose the best answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. 41 ."Ί'sunami" is a Japanese word. This word means "harbor wave". A. "Tsunami" is a Japanese word which it means "harbor wave". B. "Tsunami" is a Japanese word it means "harbor wave". C. "Tsunami" is a Japanese word which means "harbor wave". D. "Tsunami" means "harbor wave" is a Japanese word. 42. Sue lives in the house. The house is opposite my house. A. Sue lives in the house whose is opposite my house. B. Sue lives in the house which opposite my house. C. Sue lives in the house which is opposite her house. D. Sue lives in the house which is opposite my house. 43. The plants may develop differently. The plants live on that island. A. The plants live on that island may develop differently. B. The plants that live on that island may develop differently. C. The plants which lives on that island may develop differently. D. The plants that live on that island may develop different. Questions 44 - 48 in italics below are cues to make sentences. Choose the best option by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. 44. air / be / also / the / pollute. A. The air was also polluted. B. The air is also polluted. C. The air is also pollute. D. The air is also pollution. 45. Human / action / can / lead / greenhouse / effect / the. A. Human action lead to the greenhouse effect. B. Human action can lead the greenhouse effect. C. Human action can lead to greenhouse effect. D. Human action can lead to the greenhouse effect. 46. Thoa / speak / English / work / interpreter / well. A. If Thoa spoke English well, she would work as an interpreter. B. If Thoa spoke English well, she would work an interpreter. C. If Thoa spoke English well, she works as an interpreter. D. If Thoa spoke English well, she will work as an interpreter. 47. Bill / win / lottery / travel / the world /if. A. Bill would travel around the world if he wins the lottery. B. Bill would travel around the world if he won the lottery. C. Bill would travel the world if he won the lottery. D. Bill will travel around the world if he won the lottery. 48. What / you / do / if / you / meet / alien / outer space? A. What do you do if you met an alien from outer space? B. What would you do if you met alien from outer space? C. What would you do if you met an alien from outer space? D. What would you do if you meet an alien from outer space? QUESTIONS 49 - 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. 49. I was hoping that you might be able to give me some advise about what I should do. A B C D 50. Do you think that climate effects people's personalities? A B C D The End . five hundred dollars per day and even more. A. 5-4 - 1-3 -2 B. 4-5 - 3-1 -2 C. 2-4 - 5-3 -1 D. 3-2 - 1-5 -4 Questions 26 - 30: Read the following passage and then choose. ÔN LUYỆN KIẾN THỨC THI TỐT NGHIỆP THPT – 2009 PRACTICE TEST 19 (April 20 th , 2009) Questions 1-2 : Choose one word whose underlined