1 ĐỀ THI THỬ TN NĂM 2011 MÔN: ANH VĂN TEST 1: Find a suitable phrasal verb and fill in the blank(s) with its proper form. 1. The plane _________ at 7.15 and _________ again at 9.00. 2. His eyes were so bad that he coulldn’t _________ the number plate of the car in front. 3. She really _________ her mother, physically as well as mentally. 4. I don’t know how I’m going to _________ my new job. 5. Don’t _________ me _________. I put a lot of trust in you to _________ this task. 6. Why are you driving so slowly? You’d better _________ as we have only 15 minutes to spare. 7. What a mess! You should have your room _________ at least once a week. 8. No wonder he’s so spoilt. He _________ in such an unhealthy environment. 9. It took me about a week _________ the accident. 10. His war experiences _________ him _________ a thoughtful man. TEST 2: Use the word in capitals to form a new word that fits in the space. A Map Maker The _________ (PUBLISH) of the first atlas was in 1595. The man who _________ (PRODUCT) this collection of maps was Gerardus Mercator. Born in 1512, he spent his _________ (YOUNG) in Flanders, where he became known as an extremely _________ (TALENT) map-maker and maker of _________ (SCIENCE) instruments. In 1544 he was briefly _________ (PRISON) for his religious _________ (BELIEVE) and, fearing for his family’s safet, he went to live in the Rhineland, where he lived for the rest of his life. His atlas was so successful that it was translated into a _________ (VARY) of European languages. However, his map of the world is _________ (ACCURACY) because the earth is round. As maps are flat, it is virtually _________ (POSSIBILITY) to have correct scale, area and direction on one map. TEST 3: Some of the lines are correct, and some have a word which should not be there. If a line is correct, put a tick (). If a line has a word which should not be there, write the word at the end of the line. Dear Ann, I’m sorry I haven’t been written to you lately, but I’ve been working hard. When I received your last letter I was acting in a play at school, and when I have finished that I went on holiday with some friends. I meant to send you a postcard, but I had forgot to take your address with me. How are you getting on at college? You didn’t say very much about this in your letter. I hope you are still like it, and don’t been work all the time! I’m starting work in London after I shall leave school in July, and I want to see you before then. I have know you are busy, but by the time your term finishes, I’ll have started my job. I’ve been done so many things lately! I’ve just learned to drive and my parents have sometimes lend me their cars, so I often go out with friends. Maybe I’ll drive to Kent and see you one day. Love, Kate TEST 4: Write an essay of about 200 words to express your view about whether education reform should be test-oriented or ability-oriented. TEST 5: Choose the best answer. 1. Hurry up! They ‘ve only got _________ seats left. A. a little B. plenty of C. a lot of D. a few 2. She had changed so much that _________ anyone recognised her. A. almost B. not C. hardly D. nearly 3. People _________ higher wages because prices are rising all the time. A. demand B. enquire C. ask D. need 4. I can’t _________ lend you any money; I’m broke. A. likely B. able C. possible D. possibly 5. The _________ thing about travelling by train is that you read or sleep during the journey. A. enjoying B. enjoyment C. enjoyed D. enjoyable 6. They’d like to move to London, but their children will never agree _________. A. with going B. to go C. with their going D. going 7. You’d better be careful _________ the train. A. with missing B. not to miss C. with not missing D. not missing 8. Although the _________ was bad, I arrived on time. A. car B. traffic C. circuit D. circulation 9. I looked up the dress in a shopping _________. A. guide B. directory C. list D. catalogue 10. Who was the first person _________ on the Moon? A. lands B. landed C. landing D. to land 11. The police have warned tourists to look out for _________ in the city centre. A. thieves B. robbers C. pickpockets D. burglars 12. This book gives a brief _________ of the history of the old quarter of the city. A. reference B. article C. research D. outline 13. The old ship will be _________ into the harbour. A. pulled B. drawn C. moved D. towed 14. I know that you’re busy, so I won’t _________ you long. A. detain B. withhold C. postpone D. retard 15. Tom gives one account of the event and Sally another; it’s difficult to _________ the two versions. A. identify B. reconcile C. adjust D. coincide 16. They say that he has a _________ sense of humour. A. big B. sensible C. pleasant D. good 17. I liked the car but was rather _________ off by the price. A. shaken B. put C. set D. held 18. The anti-war movement was in its _________ in the late 1960s. A. top B. summit C. heyday D. pitch 19. I recognises his face, but his name _________ me. A. misses B. deludes C. fails D. escapes 20. This museumhas more visitors than _________ any other in the world. A. really B. actually C. utterly D. practically TEST 6: Read the passage and choose the best answer. Because writing has become so important in our culture, we sometimes think of it as more real than speech. A little thought, however, will show why speech is primary and writing secondary to language. Human beings have been writing (as far as we can tell from surving evidence) for at least 5,000 years, but they have been talking for much longer, doubtlessly ever since there have been human beings. When writing did develop, it was derived from and represented speech, albeit imperfectly. Even today there are spoken languages that have no written form. Furthermore, we all learn to talk well before we learn to write; any human child who is not severely handicapped physically or mentally will learn to talk: a normal human being cannot be prevented from doing so.On the other hand, it takes a special effort to learn to write; in the past many intelligent and useful members of society did not acquire the skill, and even today many who speak languages with writing systems never learn to read or write, while some who learn the rudiments of those skills do so only imperfectly. To affirm the primacy of speech over writing is not, however, to disparage the latter. One advantage writing has over speech is that it is more permanent and makes possible the records that any 2 civilization must have. Thus, if speaking makes us human, writing makes us civilized. 1. The author argues that A. writing has become too important in today’s society. B. speech is more basic to language than writing C. everyone who learns to speak must learn to write. D. all languages should have a written form. 2. According to the passage, writing A. is imperfect, but less so than speech. B. represents speech, but not perfectly. C. developed from imperfect speech. D. is represented perfectly by speech. 3. In the author’s judgement, A. writing has more advantages than speech. B. speech is essential but writing has important benefits. C. speech conveys ideas less accurately than writing does. D. writing is more real than speech. 4. In order to show that learning to write requires effort, the author gives the example of A. people who learn the rudiments of speech. B. people who speak many languages. C. intelligent people who couldn’t write. D. severely handicapped children. 5. According to the author, one mark of civilized society is that it A. affirms the primacy of speech over writing. B. affirms the primacy of writing over speech. C. teaches its children to speak perfectly. D. keeps written records. TEST 7: Complete the transformations, using exactly the number of words in brackets, including the word given. 1. Fifty years ago, cars were much slower than they are nowadays. (nearly / 5) Fifty years ago, cars were they are nowadays. 2. The concerts I had attended had been better than that one. (to / 5) It was the worst concert . 3. People wear casual clothes where I work. (up / 4) People where I work. 4. It’s a lot easier to learn a language by visiting the country where it’s spoken. (much / 4) You can learn a language you visit the country wher it’s spoken. 5. You can get away with wearing jeans nearly every-where nowadays. (wear / 4) It jeans nearly every-where nowadays. 6. Paula grew up in Uruguay. (spent / 4) Paula Uruguay. 7. We’re going in the direction of Madrid. (for / 3) We Madrid. 8. Let’s drop in on Julia while we are here. (surprise / 5) Let’s Julia while we are here. 9. You can come and stay with us whenever you are in London. (up / 4) We whenever you are in London. 10. Fishing is a good hobby. When did you start doing it? (take / 5) Fishing is a good hobby. When ? TEST 8: Fill in each blank with a suitable word. The History of Football Football, or soccer, which is so popular all over the world, (1) _________ back to the Middle Ages. At that time, it was very different from the game we play today. Any number of (2) _________ could take part and the matches usually developed into a free-for-all. In its modern (3) _________, football is less than 200 years old. In 1846, the first rules to (4) _________ the game were drawn up at Cambridge University. The number of players was (5) _________ to 11 per side, which made things much more orderly than before. Later, in 1863, the Football Association was (6) _________ up to help (7) _________ the game in Britain. The game is played on a grass or artificial pitch with a (8) _________ net at each end. The (9) _________ is to move the ball around the field, (10) _________ the feet or head, until a player is in a (11) _________ to put the ball into the net and score a goal. Professional football is not only the most (12) _________ spectator sport in the world,but also more people actually play football (13) _________ than any other team sport. In 1904 FIFA, the world governing body of football was (14) _________. It organises the World Cup tournament every four years. Other kinds of football are popular, but less (15) _________, for example American football or Australian Rules football. TEST 9: Find a suitable phrasal verb and fill in the blank(s) with its proper form. 1. That company is going _________ (=erect) a new building on this plot of land. 2. Mr Foster’s new job seems _________ (=occupy) all of his spare time. 3. Everyone must _________ (=submit) his income tax on time. 4. That woman certainly tried very hard _________ (=display) her jewellery. 5. I suggest that you _________ the matter _________ (=discuss) with your boss first of all. 6. Did the workers _________ (=execute) the fore-man’s instructions carefully? 7. Is the committee going _________ (=reject) Ed’s application for admission? 8. How many people do you expect _________ (=appear) at the meeting tonight? 9. There are some nice ties here. Why don’t you _________ (=select) one or two? 10. _________ it _________ (=stop) right this minute! You’re making too much noise. TEST 10: Use the word in capitals to form a new word that fits in the space. Genius We all know stories about people with _________ (EXCEPT) memories who have the ability to remember hundreds of numbers after hearing them only once. Now _________ (EXPERIENCE) are saying that such feats can be taught. For example, most people can _________ (REPETITION) about nine numbers if they are read out one a second. In one experiment, ten hours’ training _________ (PRODUCTION) only a small _________ (IMPROVE), but the results after practising for a thousand hours were _________ (AMAZE): some people remember 80 or even 100 numbers. Similarly, most adults can _________ (IDENTITY) only about five out of a set of 21 colours that are only slightly _________ (DIFFER). But after 80 training hours one person could recognise 18 of them. Studies of 76 major _________ (COMPOSITION) show that it took at least ten years of _________ (MUSICIAN) training before any of them could write a major work. Psychologists are therefore raising the possibility that genius is the product of teaching . 1 ĐỀ THI THỬ TN NĂM 2 011 MÔN: ANH VĂN TEST 1: Find a suitable phrasal verb and fill in the blank(s) with its proper form. 1. The plane _________ at 7 .15 and _________. The _________ (PUBLISH) of the first atlas was in 15 95. The man who _________ (PRODUCT) this collection of maps was Gerardus Mercator. Born in 15 12, he spent his _________ (YOUNG) in Flanders,. catalogue 10 . Who was the first person _________ on the Moon? A. lands B. landed C. landing D. to land 11 . The police have warned tourists to look out for _________ in the city centre. A. thieves