Than asked me how long I had been learning English.. The loss of the Titanic The great ship, Titanic, sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th ,1912.. the largest ship that had
Trang 1Nguyen thai binh high school
mock test for final examination 2009 – 2010
I Choose the word that is stressed differently from the others in their group
2 A scoreboard B outstanding C countryman D vulnerable
4 A incredible B centenarian C substantial D eventually
II Choose the best option for each blank
6 Children also contribute to housework at some ………
7 Please……….yourself at home! Take a drink please
8 Most of the………… Appliances now are run by electricity
9 They ………… Television when I …………
10 - What a nice present! Thank you very much
- ………
C I’m glad you like it D What a surprise!
11 - There is a ………… of foods and drinks at the festival
- We are free to choose
12 Maria usually ………… to school but today she ………….a bicycle
13 It’s time you …………about your career
14 If you know the answer Please……… your hand
15 It’s rude to whistle or clap our hands to……… a waitor’s attention
16 Teenagers are………… by TV, newspaper, internet, …
17 Linda will be punished……… handing in the report late again
18 - I thought your tennis game was a lot better today, Tonny
- ……… , I thought it was terrible
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C I’m glad you enjoyed it D It’s my pleasure
19 If Paul ………….more confident, he would take part in the contest
20 Thuan said to me, “How long have you been learning English?”
A Than asked me how long I had been learning English
B Than said how long I had been learning English
C Than told me how long had I been learning English
D Than ordered me how long you had been learning English
21 They first published this dictionary in 1870
A This was first published dictionary in 1870
B This dictionary was first published in 1870
C It’s published this dictionary first in 1870
D This dictionary had been published in 1870
22 Taking part in the Advanced Engineering Project gave me a chance to use my……… and………… to help society
A creation / knowledge B creativity / knowledge
23 They………… the rice in oil price for the big increase in inflation
24 ……… leaves last should turn off the lights
25 I read a book ……….by a friend of mine
26 Use a pencil to………… whatever tips you may hear from him
27 After interviewing 20 applicants, we decided………… this one
28 The swimming pool fee is included……… the hotel invoice
29 During the agricultural recession, Farmers could receive government…………
30 ……… a designer, you have to be creative and flexible
31 She works hard……… her husband enjoys doing nothing
32 Take some rest! You ………very tired after such a long journey
been
33 He is young ………., he is very talented
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35 Mary was late yesterday, ………… was unusual for her
III Find a mistake among the underlined parts in each sentence
36 I may have been more careful when I talked to the boss
A B C D
37 The tree has been grown taller than Tim has
A B C D
38 When we reached the top of the hill It was getting the darker and darker
A B C D
39 The more nearer the Tet holidays come, the more exciting the children feel
A B C D
40 The Thai women’s football team won the Vietnamese women’s football team
A B
by three to nil
C D
IV Read the passage and decide which answer (A, B, C, D) best fits each space
Traffic in our cities
The volume of traffic in many cities in the world today continues to expand This causes many problems, including serious air pollution, lengthy delays, and the greater risk…41…… accidents Clearly, something must be done, but it is often difficult to……42…… people to change their habits and leave their cars at home One possible approach is to make it more expensive foe people to use their cars by increasing charges for parking and……43…….tougher fines for anyone who refuses the law ……44… , the drivers could be required to pay for using particular routes at different times of the day This system, known as “road pricing”, is already being introduced in a number of cities, using a special electronic card……45… to the windscreen of the car
43 A carrying down B putting off C bringing in D taking away
44 A In addition to B In addition C Therefore D In contrast
V Read the passage and choose the best answer
The loss of the Titanic
The great ship, Titanic, sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th ,1912 She was carrying 1316 passengers and a crew of 891 Even by modern standards, the 46,000 ton Titanic was a colossal ship At that time, however, she was not only
Trang 4the largest ship that had ever been built, but was regarded as unsinkable, for she sixteen water tight compartments, Even if two of these were flooded, she would still able to float The tragic sinking of this great liner will always be remembered, for she went down on her first voyage with heavy loss of life
Four days after setting out , while the Titanic was sailing across the icy water of the North Atlantic, a huge iceberg was suddenly spotted by a look-out After the alarm had been given, the great ship turned sharply to avoid a direct collision The Titanic turned just in time, narrowly missing the immense wall of ice which rose over 100 feet out of the water beside her Suddenly , there was a slight trembling sound from below, and the captain went down to see that had happened The noise had been so faint that no one thought that the ship had been damaged Below, the captain realized to his horror that the Titanic was sinking rapidly, for five of sixteen water-tight compartments had been flooded! The order to abandon ship was given and hundreds of people plunged into the ice water As there were not enough life-boats for everybody, 1500lives were lost
46 When the Titanic set out from Southampton
A she was carrying very large cargo
B she was making a voyage which is only attempted by very large ships
C only two of her water-tight compartments were flooded
D she was sailing on her maiden voyage
47 What happened once the iceberg had been spotted?
A The Titanic got lost in the icy water of the North Atlantic
B The alarm was given that there was a collision a head
C The Titanic quickly changed her course
D The Titanic turned just as the iceberg rose steeply out of the water
48 The Titanic sank because
A she had been badly damaged by an iceberg
B the captain was slow to realize the true nature of the damage
C no more than five of her water-tight compartments had been flooded
D instead of trying to say her , people plunged into the water
49 There was not enough ……… in the life-boats for everybody
50 So faint………that no one thought
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