Trang 1/4 - Mã đề thi 148 TRƯỜNG THPT MỸ ĐỨC A ĐỀ THI THỬ TỐT NGHIỆP THPT NĂM 2011 MÔN: Tiếng Anh Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút; (50 câu trắc nghiệm) Mã đề thi 148 Họ, tên thí sinh: Số báo danh: Read the passage and mark the letter (A, B, C, or D) on your answer sheet to fit each space, from 1 to 5 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is a (1) _______ agency of the United Nations established on November 16 th , 1945. Its stated (2) _______ is to contribute to peace and security by promoting international collaboration through education, science, and culture in order to (3) _______ universal respect for justice, the rule of law, and the human rights and fundamental freedoms (4) _______ in the UN Charter. It is the heir of the League of Nations' International Commission on Intellectual Cooperation. UNESCO has 193 Member States and 6 Associate Members. The organization is (5) _______ in Paris, with over 50 field offices and many specialized commutes and centers throughout the world. Question 1: A. specialized B. specialize C. specialty D. specially Question 2: A. strategy B. policy C. objective D. direction Question 3: A. further B. farther C. supply D. access Question 4: A. progressed B. proclaimed C. received D. revoked Question 5: A. based B. centered C. occupied D. lain Choose one of four words that has the underlined pronounced differently from the others by marking the letter (A, B, C, or D) on your answer sheet, from 6 to 10 Question 6: A. miner B. determine C. mineral D. famine Question 7: A. wear B. fear C. pair D. bearing Question 8: A. goal B. foul C. both D. soul Question 9: A. complete B. athletic C. athlete D. delete Question 10: A. score B. bore C. important D. holder Choose the best sentence (A, B, C, or D) that has the same meaning as the given one by marking the letter (A, B, C, or D) on your answer sheet, from 11 to 15 Question 11: Though he tried hard, he didn’t succeed. A. However he tries hard, he didn’t succeed. B. However he tried hard, he didn’t succeed. C. However hard he tried, he didn’t succeed. D. However he tried hard but he didn’t succeed. Question 12: John said, "I'm sorry I didn't reply to the letter." A. He apologized for didn’t reply to the letter. Trang 2/4 - Mã đề thi 148 B. He apologized for not to replying to the letter. C. He apologized for not to reply to the letter. D. He apologized for not replying to the letter. Question 13: "Don't complain all the time." A. I wish you don’t complain all the time. B. I wish you complained all the time. C. I wish you won’t complain all the time. D. I wish you wouldn’t complain all the time. Question 14: Shall we go for a walk? A. What about going for a walk? B. Why didn’t we go for a walk? C. We are going to go for a walk. D. We shall walk together. Question 15: I have never felt better than I do now. A. I felt better well. B. I have always felt well. C. I feel well now. D. I haver never felt well. Choose one best answer (A, B, C or D) that best fills in each blank of the sentences by marking the letter (A, B, C, or D) on your answer sheet, from 16 to 35 Question 16: Different conservation efforts _________ to save endangered species. A. has made B. make C. have made D. have been made Question 17: In my family, both parents _________ to give us a nice house and a happy home. A. shake hands B. join hands C. shake hand D. join hand Question 18: Love _________ to follow marriage, not precede it. A. supposed B. is supposing C. is supposed D. supposes Question 19: - "Have you seen the Titanic yet?" - "Yes, I ________ it last week." A. have B. have seen C. saw D. see Question 20: Our _________ language is Vietnamese. A. native B. mother C. national D. international Question 21: On Sunday, _________ was my birthday, we went out for a meal. A. who B. when C. which D. whom Question 22: _________ their differences, Peter and John plan to be roommates. A. Although B. Because of C. Because D. In spite of Question 23: The warmer the weather is, _________ I feel. A. the good B. the well C. the best D. the better Question 24: He is _________ tired to go on working. A. too B. so C. almost D. such Question 25: - "Your English is better than many Americans" - " _________." A. You’re welcome. B. That’s kind of you to say so. C. I’m afraid I can’t. D. Yes, I’d like to. Question 26: The National Curriculum is made _________ of the following subjects such as: Maths, Literature, English and so on. A. on B. up C. from D. in Question 27: If you fail the GCSE exam, you _________ to take the entrance exam to the university. A. would not be allowed B. will be allowed C. will allow D. will not be allowed Trang 3/4 - Mã đề thi 148 Question 28: The conical leaf hat or the "Non la", is a _________ of Vietnamese culture. A. nature B. means C. method D. symbol Question 29: In Vienam, two, three or even four _________ live under one roof. A. generations B. generate C. generation D. generous Question 30: They cancelled the match _________. A. because the heavy rain. B. because of the heavy rain. C. because of it rained heavily. D. due to it rained heavily. Question 31: _________, the faster you will learn. A. The less you practise your English. B. The more you practise your English. C. The gooder you practise your English. D. The better you practise your English. Question 32: - "You don’t work at weekends, do you?" - "_________." A. Never mind B. No problem C. Yes, I don't D. Of course not Question 33: More fouls were _________ in the final match than expected. A. achieved B. completed C. committed D. done Question 34: I _________ for you since early morning. A. looked B. was looking C. have been looking D. am looking Question 35: In recent years, fouls have been severely _______ in football match. A. penalized B. ejected C. scored D. forgiven Read the passage and mark the letter (A, B, C, or D) on your answer sheet to fit each space, from 36 to 40 EDUCATION IN CUBA One of the interesting things about Cuba is its educational (36) ______. As in many other countries schools are free. What is unusual is that schools combine study with manual work. Each school has a plot of land (37) ______ children work for a few hours each day. They (38) ______ vegetables, which they weed and water and later they harvest the crop. In this (39) ______ they develop good working habit and learn how important it is to produce. Usually, children do not like (40) ______ vegetables such as spinach, Cuban children soon develop a taste for them. During the summer, older children also go to the country to help the farmers with the crops. In this system, the children spend part of their school time studying and the rest working in the open air helping increase the nation's production. Question 36: A. school B. system C. secondary D. children Question 37: A. which B. who C. when D. where Question 38: A. plant B. raise C. do D. eat Question 39: A. time B. way C. is D. day Question 40: A. grow B. grew C. grown D. growing Read the passage and mark the letter (A, B, C, or D) on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions, from 41 to 45 Books which give instructions on how to do things are very popular in the United States today. Thousands of these "How to" books are useful: in fact, there are about four thousand books with titles that begin with the words "How to". One book may tell you how to earn more money, another may tell you how to save or spend it, and another may explain how to give your money away. Trang 4/4 - Mã đề thi 148 Many "How to" books give advice on careers. They tell you how to choose a career and how to succeed in it. If you fail, however, you can buy the book "How to Turn Failure into Success". If you would like to become very rich, you can buy the book "How to Make a Millionaire". If you never make any money at all, you may need a book called "How to Live on Nothing". One of the most popular types of books is one that helps you with personal problems. If you want to have a better love of life, you can read "How to Succeed in Love every Minute of Your Life". If you tired of books on happiness, you may prefer books which give step-by-step instructions on how to redecorate or enlarge a house. Why have "How to" books become so popular? Probably because life has become so complex. Today people have far more free time to use, more choices to make, and more problems to solve. "How to" books help people deal with modern life. Question 41: From the first passage, we know "How to" books are _________. A. only about four thousand copies B. on money C. very helpful in life D. needed a lot Question 42: The passage tells us that "How to" books sell well on how __________. A. to succeed in career B. to solve personal problems C. to deal with business D. to make money Question 43: If you often read "How to" books, you __________. A. will be sure to get something you need B. will not know how to help yourself in life C. will become a man in life D. needn’t think any more in the world Question 44: "How to" books appear only because __________. A. people have more free time to spend than before. B. People meet more problems than their parents C. People may have more choices from "How to" books than any other books D. modern life is more difficult to deal with Question 45: The words "step-by-step" would probably mean __________. A. little by little B. gradually C. slower and slower D. little by little and gradually Choose the one of the four underlined words or phrases that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct by marking the letter (A, B, C, or D) on your answer sheet, from 46 to 50 Question 46: We were advised not drinking the water in the bottle. A B C D Question 47: After she had sold her bicycle, she bought himself a new automobile. A B C D Question 48: Find a job is becoming more difficult. A B C D Question 49: I feel happily as my birthday is coming closer and closer. A B C D Question 50: If you had had dinner last night, you wouldn’t have been hungry now. A B C D HẾT . Trang 1/4 - Mã đề thi 148 TRƯỜNG THPT MỸ ĐỨC A ĐỀ THI THỬ TỐT NGHIỆP THPT NĂM 2011 MÔN: Tiếng Anh Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút; (50 câu trắc nghiệm) Mã đề thi 148 Họ, tên thí. reply to the letter." A. He apologized for didn’t reply to the letter. Trang 2/4 - Mã đề thi 148 B. He apologized for not to replying to the letter. C. He apologized for not to reply. would not be allowed B. will be allowed C. will allow D. will not be allowed Trang 3/4 - Mã đề thi 148 Question 28: The conical leaf hat or the "Non la", is a _________ of Vietnamese