Teacher:Quynh Nhu 1 ĐỀ THI THỬ ANH VĂN – SỐ 6 Test 1 I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others: 1. a. tear b.volunteer c. tomorrow d. adventure 2. a.item b.idiom c.ideal d.idea 3. a.helpful b.useful c.ulcer d.thankful 4. a. ago b.machine c.station d.material 5. a.occur b. oblige c.occasion d.oxygen 6. a.capital b.indicate c.nice d.complicated 7. a.dead b.bean c.meat d.seat 8. a.wool b.wood c.blood d.foot 9. a.chorus b.Christian c.cholesterol d.check 10.a.cost b.most c.post d.cold II.Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others: 11. a.competition b.exhibition c.supernatural d.attempted 12. a.charming b.discovery c.trustworthy d.media 13. a.activity b.allergic c.reassure d.employee 14. a.dangerous b.assingment c.completion d.collaborate 15. a.conventional b.pronounce c.mountain d.acceptable 16. a.conspicuous b.marvellous c.accurate d.beautiful 17. a.languages b.demanding c.develop d.tradition 18. a.prepare b.pleasant c.symbol d.foreign 19. a.accompany b.participant c.misunderstand d.surprisingly 20. a.radio b.volunteer c.hospital d.influence III. Make the correct choice: 21. Their study is getting on _____. a. satisfaction b. satisfactory c. satisfactorily d. unsatisfactory 22. He was _____ right when he said that the man was guilty. a. reasonable b. unreasonable c. reasonably d. reasoned 23. George has a _____ to talk too much. a. tendency b. tension c. tending d. tense 24. _____ for the job you should have a knowledge of English and French. a. Prepare b. Prepared c. Preparing d. To prepare 25. You can get _____ treatment in this hospital. a. occupying b. occupied c. occupational d. to occupy 26. He did some odd jobs at home _____. a. disappointed b. disappointedly c. disappointing d. disappointment 27. _____ were too many different nationalities in my class and we had to speak English. a. We b. They c. There d. These 28. Most children are ill-prepared for _____. a. employment b. employers c. employees d. employed 29. My homework is full _____ mistakes. Teacher:Quynh Nhu 2 a.with b.of c.about d.in 30. She’s not very keen _____ tennis. a.on b.at c.in d.of 32. He is occupied _____ his new job. a.in b.at c.about d.with 33. Did children receive a great deal of guidance _____ parents and teachers? a.of. b.with c.from d.about 34. The weather wasn’t bad; _____ the contrary, it was very good. a.on b.for c.from d.in 35. They know little _____ what to expect. a.of b.about c.at d.with 36 I took a taxi to the hotel but the traffic was very bad. It _____ quicker if I _____. a. would be / walked b. would be / had walked c. would have been / had walked d.was / walked 36. She went on with her work with an air of _____. a. examination b. determination c. exclamation d. explanation 37. The manager sacked five _____. a. employees b. employers c. employment d. unemployment 38. The goods in this shop were _____ displayed on the shelves. a. attraction b. attracted c. attractive d. attractively 39. To our great _____ , it rained on the day of the picnic. a. disappointing b. disappointed c. disappointment d. disappointedly 40. I think the prices here are _____. a. reasoning b. unreasonable c. reasonably d. reasoned 41. His parents have great _____ for his future. a. expecting b. expectant c. expectantly d. expectation 43. Are you worried _____ your driving test? a.with b.about c.of d.at 44. Robert has gone away _____ holiday for 2 weeks. a.in b.for c.on d.during 45. I spoke _____ Sue this morning. a.to b.of c.on d.in 46. Could you look _____ the baby while I go out shopping? a.for b.at c.down d.after 47. It cannot be inferred _____ the apparent ease of the transition that all is well. a.about b.from c.to d.with 48. Most people are afraid _____ snakes. a.off b.of c.about d.with 49. I wish I’d known Gary was ill. I ______ to see him. a. had gone b. would have gone c.would go d. have gone 50. You’re doing it wrong. Do it _____. a. like so b. like this c. as this d. so 51. Everyone enjoyed _____. a. ourselves b. oneself c. themselves d.itself 52. _____ being late made his boss angry. a. Him b. He’s c. For him d. His 53. That umbrela is _____. a. ours b. our c. us d. to our 54. We might have a picnic. It depends _____ the weather. a. in b.on c.up d.about Teacher:Quynh Nhu 3 55.Thank you very much. It was kind _____ you to help me. a.of b.to c.with d.off 56. That hotel is famous _____ its pleasant atmosphere and fine food. a.with b.in c.for d.about 57. They wonder if they will be sacked _____ the spot. a.in b.with c.at d.on 58. She has _____ with me for an hour about the future job. a. reasoned b. reasonable c. reasonably d. unreasonable 59. The _____ of the moon for the earth causes the tides. a. attractiveness b. attraction c. action d. movement 60. He is not very _____ of criticism. a. tolerable b. tolerance c. tolerant d. tolerably 61. He has suffered many _____ in his new job. a. disappointing b. disappointments c. disappointedly d. disappoints 62. They are not _____ good at their future job. a. expectantly b. expectant c. expected d. expecting 63. They got the _____ of being successful in life. a. satisfactory b. satisfactorily c.satisfying d. satisfaction 64.We can only get there by plane. There’s no _____. a. choose b. chose c. choice d. chosen 65. He seldom goes to market, _____? a. doesn’t he b. does he c. is he d. isn’t he 66. The fewer bags you take, _____ trouble you will have en route. a. the fewer b. the little c. the less d. the least 67. Electric engines are very clean, for there’s no burning fuel to make _____. a. smoke or dirty b. smoky or dirt c. smoke or dirt d. smoky or dirty 68. Most people prefer flying _____ going by sea because it’s so much faster. a. from b. to c. than d. with 69. The new job _____ him. a. disappoints b. appoints c. points d. disappointing 70. I don’t think the food is very good, _____ it is tolerable. a. for b. so c. but d. and 71. This company offered _____ attractive jobs. a. much b. a lot c. a great deal of d. a lot of 72. Were they _____ when they got the jobs? a. satisfying b. satisfied c. satisfaction d. satisfactorily 73. I hope there won’t be too much difficulty _____ a work permit. a. to get b. for getting c. with getting d. in getting 74. The government has promised to deal with the problem of _____ among young people. a. unemployment b. unemployed c. employer d. employee 75. Sometimes I have problems at work but _____ the whole I enjoy my job. a.in b.on c.with d.at 76. I’ve lost my keys. Can you help me to look _____ them? a.for b.after c.at d.up 77. We had an enormous meal. It consisted _____ seven courses. a.off b.on c.of d.for 78. I hope you succeed _____ getting what you want. a.for b.with c.on d.in 79. Somebody broke _____ my car and stole the radio. a.in b.into c.through d.up 80. How much money do you spend _____ food each week? Teacher:Quynh Nhu 4 a.with b.on c.about d.for IV. Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect: 81.There’s nothing like to walk as a means of keeping fit . A B C D 82. Your doctor advised to go to bed early, so I can’t understand your wanting to stay up late. A B C D 83. We considered giving her with a dress for her birthday, but couldn’t help buying her some flowers. A B C D 84. There’s nothing to be done about it now except say the police the truth. A B C D 85. I remember hearing him say the grass needed to cut. A B C D 86. Would you like keeping quiet for a moment ? I’m trying to fill in a form. A B C D 87. They don’t allow smoking in the auditorium; they don’t want to risk setting it with fire. A B C D 88. Would you mind me to turn down the radio a bit ? A B C D 89. We couldn’t help laughing when he was making fun of ourselves . A B C D 90. One of books I lent you is very interesting. A B C D 91. The house for that you’re looking is at the other of the street. A B C D 92. The child who parents died in the air crash is living with his aunt. A B C D 93. The place which you were standing used to be the site of an animal market. A B C D 94. What’s the address of the company whose its advertisement you noticed the other day. A B C D 95. The laboratory where my brother works there is well-equipped. A B C D 96. The years when I were in the army are unforgettable. A B C D 97. The reason why he comes here isn’t explaining. A B C D 98. This subject about which we are going to discuss is very important. A B C D 99. The restaurant where we often have lunch is served good food with a reasonable price. A B C D 100. The man who he wants to see our manager is standing at the door. A B C D TEST 2 I- Make the correct choice: 1. The new job _____ him. a. disappoints b. appoints c. points d. disappointing 2. I don’t think the food is very good, _____ it is tolerable. a. for b. so c. but d. and Teacher:Quynh Nhu 5 3. This company offered _____ attractive jobs. a. much b. a lot c. a great deal of d. a lot of 4. Were they _____ when they got the jobs? a. satisfying b. satisfied c. satisfaction d. satisfactorily 5. I hope there won’t be too much difficulty _____ a work permit. a. to get b. for getting c. with getting d. in getting 6. The government has promised to deal with the problem of _____ among young people. a. unemployment b. unemployed c. employer d. employee 7. Sometimes I have problems at work but _____ the whole I enjoy my job. a.in b.on c.with d.at 8. I’ve lost my keys. Can you help me to look _____ them? a.for b.after c.at d.up 9. We had an enormous meal. It consisted _____ seven courses. a.off b.on c.of d.for 10. I hope you succeed _____ getting what you want. a.for b.with c.on d.in 11. Somebody broke _____ my car and stole the radio. a.in b.into c.through d.up 12. How much money do you spend _____ food each week? a.with b.on c.about d.for 13. “Go on, finish the dessert. It needs _____ up because it won’t stay fresh until tomorrow.” a. to eat b. eating c. eaten d. eat 14. This test is _____ easy for me. a. much b. much so c. very much d. much too 15. We met when we were _____. a. in holiday b. during holidays c. on holiday d. by our holidays II. Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect: 1. He said he was sorry he gives me so much trouble. A B C D 2. You had left your pipe when you come to see me last Thursday. A B C D 3. He was so kind to me when I was a boy that to this day I hadn’t forgotten his kindness . A B C D 4. He was sleeping and wasn’t understanding what you were saying to him. A B C D 5. Some animals not eat during the winter and only come out in spring. A B C D 6. When my friend Tom will grow a beard, even his closest friends won’t recognize him. A B C D 7. When I met him at the street, he was going to the pictures. A B C D 8. I expect he will leave in France as soon as he gets a visa. A B C D 9. He visited his friend yesterday and founded that he had been out. A B C D 10. Since she had been working at the hospital for two years, she decided to give up the job. A B C D Teacher:Quynh Nhu 6 III-Read the passage carefully and then choose the best answer: Michael Faraday, the English physicist and chemist, is famous for his discoveries of electricity and chemistry. He was born on September 22 nd , 1791, in Newington, England. He was the son of a blacksmith and had little formal schooling. While apprenticed to a bookbinder in London, he read books on scientific subjects and experimented with electricity. In 1812 he attended a series of lectures given by the British chemist Sir Humphry Davy and forwarded the notes he took at these lectures to Davy, together with a request for employment. Davy employed Faraday as an assistant in his chemical laboratory at the Royal Institution. 1.Michael Faraday is well-known for ______ . a. his scientific subjects b. his chemical laboratory c. his request for employment d. his experiments on electricity 2.Newington is ______ . a. where he attended a series of lectures b. his home town c. where he was apprenticed to a bookbinder d. where he worked as an assistant 3. What did his father do? a. a bookbinder b.a chemist c. a blacksmith d. an apprentice 4. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about him? a. he attended school quite often b. he took careful notes at the lectures c. he worked at the Royal Institution d. he rarely went to school IV- Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it has the same meaning as the sentence printed before it: 1. I didn’t know your address so I didn’t write to you. If 2. “Do you like English food?” I asked the boy. I asked the boy 3. “Who left the banana skin on the front doorstep?”, said my mother. My mother asked me 4. How long is it since you started learning English? When 5. Have you thought much about your future job? Have you given a ? 6. We won’t get there on time without taking a taxi. Unless 7. Sarah can swim farther than I can. I can’t 8. He didn’t go to school because of his illness. Because he TEST 3 I- Make the correct choice: 1. Can you drive a bit more _____ , please. a. slower b. slow c. slowly d. slowness 2. He made _____ mistakes in his writing. a. too many b. too much c. a great deal of d. so little 3. Any bright light at _____ is an attraction to mosquitoes. a. times b. night c. least d. all Teacher:Quynh Nhu 7 4. Taxi drivers have to have a very good _____ of the street names. a. intention b. tendency c. determination d. knowledge 5. I read an article about _____ among school-leavers. a. employment b. employees c. employers d. unemployed 6. I think it’s very _____ of him to expect us to work overtime every night this week. a. reasonably b. reasonable c. unreasonable d. unreasonably 7. I’m bad _____ mathematics. a.with b.about c.at d.in 8. The dog belongs _____ our neighbours. a.to b.of c.with d.about 9. _____ the whole it’s a good idea, but there are one or two problems. a.At b.In c.With d.On 10. Working in a bank isn’t the most exciting job in the world but _____ least it pays the rent. a.on b.at c.of d.in 11. I’m very fond _____ Chinese food. a.off b.with c.for d.of 12. _____ view of these difficulties, we shall have to abandon the scheme. a.In b.With c.On d.During 13. We went _____ church a. into the b. into c. in d. in the 14. No one knows exactly how many planets _____ into being. a. come b. came c. have come d. had come 15. She _____ here but she doesn’t work here now. a. has worked b. had worked c. used to work d. is used to working II. Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect: 1.By the time you get back, I finish all my correspondence and then I will help you with yours. A B C D 2. In a few minutes’ time, when the clock strikes six, I am waiting here for an hour. A B C D 3. He had known her for a long time before he finally got married with her. A B C D 4. I hope it won’t be rain when the bride leaves the church. A B C D 5. I would say a lie if I said that I like you. A B C D 6. They intended to go there next week; but now they are finding they do not have enough money. A B C D 7. When he grew old he often thinks of all the things he had done when he was young. A B C D 8. When we went to see them tomorrow, they were playing cards; they said they had been playing since six o’clock. A B C D 9. This is the second time you broke a cup and you broke one yesterday. A B C D 10. I always tell you to comb your hair, but you never do what I said . A B C D Teacher:Quynh Nhu 8 III/ Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it has the same meaning as the sentence printed before it: 1. They desire to put aside the status of the school-child. They have 2. Children are determined to overcome problems. Children have a 3. I need to discuss some things with you. There are a 4. I have never seen such a stupid person. Never 5. In spite of the narrow streets in that city many people drive cars. Although 6. He drove carelessly so he had a serious accident. If TEST 4 I- Make the correct choice : 1. Can I speak _____ you for a moment? There’s something I want to tell you. a.to b.for c.with d.at 2. Police are searching _____ the man who escaped from prison. a.with b.about c.for d.through 3. The transition from school to work is _____ the whole fairly smooth for most boys and girls. a.in b.with c.for d.on 4. He is occupied _____ his new job. a.on b.in c.with d.for 5. Conservation is also concerned _____ the reclaiming of land. a.with b.in c.about d.at 6. Some large cities may have to ban cars _____ the city centre to wipe out smoke. a.in b.from c.for d.alon 7. The _____ of these swamps will destroy the mosquitoes’breeding places. a. draining b. drainage c. drainer d. drain 8. The restaurant is now under new _____. a. manager b. managing c. management d. managed 9. The industrial area of the city is not very_____. a. attracted b. attraction c. attractive d. attractively 10. They grow a lot of trees at riverside to reduce soil _____. a. erosion b. eraser c. evolution d. solution 11. He worked hard to _____ good crops from poor soil. a. product b. produce c. production d. productive 12. They are not expectantly ______ at their future work. a. disappointed b. interested c. satisfied d. good 13. You can borrow the car ______ you promise to drive carefully. a. while b. as long as c. so that d. for 14. “ English is easy.” – “ I ______.” a. think it’s, too b. too think c. think so, too d. think it’s also 15. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others: Teacher:Quynh Nhu 9 a.listen b.tea c.sent d.tend 16. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others: a.disposal b.exhaust c.themselves d.students 17. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others: a. needed b.afforded c.advanced d.invented 18. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others: a.honesty b.valuable c.conceal d.engine 19. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others: a.personal b.focus c.anxious d.destroy 20. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others: a.success b.department c.exchange d.eager II. Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect: 1. The picture of the soldiers bring back many memories. A B C B 2. If the duties of these officers isn’t reduced, there will not be enough time to finish the project. A B C D 3. Either Bill nor Mary is going to the play tonight. A B C D 4. A number of reporters was at the conference yesterday. A B C D 5. Every elementary school teacher have to take this examination. A B C D 6. These pictures, as well as this photograph , brightens the room. A B C D 7. What he said you seems to be of no importance. A B C D 8. Measles are cured without much difficulty nowadays. A B C D 9. If they had left the house early, they wouldn’t have been so late at the play. A B C D 10. Romeo, believing that Juliet was dead, decided to kill him. A B C D III- Read the following passage and make the correct choice: <1> One day John’s father (1) ______ a computer for him. He thought it was a good replacement for John’s typewriter, (2) ______ had broken out. John could use the computer to write essays. He didn’t expect (3) ______ John would spend all his time (4) ______ computer games on it. John was obsessed with it. John neglected his studies and he (5) ______ failed his tests. When that happened, John realized that he had (6) ______ a terrible mistake. Now he uses the computer mainly (7) ______ typing his essays. He (8) ______ computer games only in his free (9)________. Recently, he (10) has __________ his classmates in the mid-year examination. 1.a.had b.invented c.broke d.bought 2.a.that b.which c.whose d.it 3.a.what b.why c.when d.that 4.a.playing b.to play c.play d.played Teacher:Quynh Nhu 10 5.a.likely b.no longer c.actually d.unlikely 6.a.done b.made c.taken d.bought 7.a.with b.to c.for d.at 8.a.takes b.plays c.plants d.plans 9.a.time b.age c.education d.study 10a.stopped b.topped c.shopped d.coped <2> In the decade of the 1970s the United Nations organized (1) ______ important meetings on the human environment to study a very serious problem. We humans are (2)_____ the world around us. We are using (3)_____ all of our (4)_____ resources. We must learn to (5)_____ them, or life will be very bad (6) ______ our children and our grandchildren. 1.a. several b. a little c. any d. a lot 2.a. preventing b. producing c. destroying d. providing 3.a. down b. up c. to d. for 4. cultural b. historical c. national d. natural 5.a. conserve b. rotate c. push back d. run off 6.a. with b. at c. for d. from IV. Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the above one : 1.Jim is on holiday and so is Carol. a. Both Jim and Carol is on holiday. b. Both Jim and Carol are on holiday. c. Neither Jim nor Carol are on holiday. d. Neither Jim nor Carol is on holiday. 2. Liz didn’t come to the party. Robin didn’t, either. a. Either Liz or Robin came to the party. b. Either Liz or Robin didn’t come to the party. c. Neither Liz nor Robin came to the party. d. Neither Liz nor Robin didn’t come to the party. 3.The last person to leave the room must turn off the lights. a. The last person who leaves the room must turn off the lights. b. The last person who leave the room must turn off the lights. c. The last person who left the room must turn off the lights. d. The last person who must turn off the lights leaves the room . 4.“Did you phone me yesterday?” Tom said to Mary. a. Tom asked Mary if she phoned him yesterday. b. Tom asked Mary that she had phoned him the day before. c. Tom asked Mary if she had phoned him the previous day . d. Tom asked Mary if he had phoned her the day before. 5.John missed the ferry because his car broke down. a. If John’s car hadn’t broken down, he wouldn’t have missed the ferry. b. If John’s car had broken down, he would have missed the ferry. c. If John’s car broke down, he would miss the ferry. d. If John hadn’t missed the ferry, his car wouldn’t have broken down. 6.They knocked down the old house on the corner last year. a. The old house on the corner were knocked down last year. . Teacher:Quynh Nhu 1 ĐỀ THI THỬ ANH VĂN – SỐ 6 Test 1 I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the. while b. as long as c. so that d. for 14. “ English is easy.” – “ I ______.” a. think it’s, too b. too think c. think so, too d. think it’s also 15. Choose the word whose underlined part is. satisfaction 64 .We can only get there by plane. There’s no _____. a. choose b. chose c. choice d. chosen 65 . He seldom goes to market, _____? a. doesn’t he b. does he c. is he d. isn’t he 66 . The