Only half the people who responded to the survey were satisfied.. It can be true that people are living longer, but what about their quality of life?. Although you can encourage people t
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ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐH – CĐ NĂM 2011
MÔN: ANH VĂN EXERCISE
Part 1 Pronunciation:
Part 2 Choose the word or phrase which best completes these sentences Circle the option (A, B, C, or D)
as your answer (37 ms)
13 Does that newspaper the government or oppose it?
14 It’s distressing to see small children in the streets
15 You’ll get a free month’s subscription you renew your membership by the end of January
16 Most of my friends are reporters
17 The electorate will not easily forgive the government for failing to fulfill its ……
18 We to shop off in Singapore but the airplane changed the arrangements at the last minute
19 The ship broke and the people were drowned
20 I have a car, I prefer to travel by train
21 My brother sang of all the pupils of the group
A more beautifully B the most beautifully C less beautifully D most beautifully
22 I wish he change his minds so often!
23 Doctors advise people being deficient Vitamin C to eat more fruit and vegetables
24 Because I am terrified of spaces, I never go in lifts
A contained B compressed C constricted D confined
25 In a four-hour operation, surgeons managed to sew the girl’s hand back on
26 Even though I hadn’t spoken English for many years, I picked it again after a few weeks
27 “You haven’t eaten anything since yesterday evening You be really hungry!” “I am.”
28 Do most of the people who live along the shores of earn a living ?
C the Mediterranean / to farm D the Mediterranean / by farming
29 I like books on literature
A more than B most of all C much more D not at all
30 It is no use to school if you to work hard
A going / do not ready B to go / do not ready C going / are not ready D go / are not ready
31 There were many big trees, between me and the river and now they all fell down into the water
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A each other B one after another C one another D a lot
32 "It seems he's driving more carefully now." "Yes, after three times for speeding."
A to be arrested B be arrested C having been arrested D have been arrested
33 But I could not stay on the tree all my life and I began to make a plan get away
34 Do your test carefully
A Your test might be done carefully B Your test must be allowed to do carefully
C Let your test be done carefully D Be done your test carefully
35 Last year I was to be invited to visit Hanoi
A too lucky B more fortunate C less lucky D fortunate enough
36 Upon returning from class,
A a letter was in the mailbox B a letter was found in the mailbox
C he found a letter in the mailbox D the mailbox had a letter in it
37 She is not doing in the garden, just walking about the place
38 ……… recent times, the discipline of biology has expanded rapidly into a variety of subdisciplines
39 The child always keeps his hands and face
40 He found his trousers but clean
41 At the party, he drank
A lemon juice a lot ofB many glasses of beer C many wine D much waters
42 The incidence of anorexia nervosa, ………, is growing in industrially advanced societies
A is an eating disorder B an eating disorder which C an eating disorder D for which an eating disorder
43 I don’t know how many of books among these are his
44 On the battlefield of Waterloo, about 45,000 men were left
A dead and wound B dead and wounded C to die and wound D death and wound
45 The old man is both deaf and dumb He can understand us
46 I couldn't make coffee for everybody There weren't
47 I read an interesting in the paper the other day
48 We were made all the cleaning in the house
49 I’ve only had time to read the in the morning’s paper
50 ., a brick fell on his head
C When he turned the corner D Being turned the corner
Part 5 Most of the sentences contain common errors Identify and correct the errors
71 It is worth to point out that this is not the only possible cause of the problem
72 There has been an increase of interest in classical music in recent years
73 One of the most important things in life is a good health
74 Only half the people who responded to the survey were satisfied
75 In the end of the period in question, imports had increased by ten per cent
76 It can be true that people are living longer, but what about their quality of life?
77 Four out of five tourists who visit the country arrive by air
78 The new airport will be only two and quarter kilometres away from the school
79 Although you can encourage people to stop smoking, you can't force them to
80 The training scheme was unpopular, and at the end the government had to abandon it
81 The city has spent a big amount of money on crime prevention
82 A number of cities has more than ten million inhabitants
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83 A large proportion of people commute to work by car
84 The major cities have a large level of unemployment
85 A number of surveys has been carried out
86 Only a small percentage of the houses has electricity
87 The number of private cars is increasing rapidly
88 People are now enjoying a higher level of living
89 The food supply is not proportion about the size of the country
90 Comparing with other countries, Libya spends a high percentage of income on education
Complete the sentences in such a way that each of the sentences means almost the same as the sentence printed before it
1 We were very impressed by the new camera but found it rather expensive
Impressed ; _
2 He brought the umbrella along but it didn't rain
He needn't
3 "I'm innocent," she said, and the court believed her
She convinced
4 Under no circumstances should you phone the police
The last
5 I would like, moreover, to choose my own clothes
What's _
6 The team is the same as it was for last Saturday's match
There have
7 Couldn't you have got a bus to the station?
Wasn't
8 You were so gullible! How could you believe the lies he told you?
Weren't
9 Success in the academic field depends on your ability to amass qualifications
The more _
10 While I strongly disapprove of your behaviour, I will help you this time
Despite _
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ĐÁP ÁN
Part 1 Pronunciation:
1 b 2 c 3 c 4 d 5 d 6 c 7 c 8 a 9 b 10 c 11 c 12 a
Part 2 Choose the word or phrase which best completes these sentences Circle the option (A, B, C, or D)
as your answer (37 ms)
13 d
14 c
15 d
16 b
17 a
18 d
19 c
20 d
21 b
22 b
23 a
24 d
25 d
26 c
27 c
28 d
29 b
30 c
31 c
32 c
33 c
34 c
35 d
36 c
37 a
38 d
39 b
40 c
41 b
42 c
43 c
44 b
45 c
46 b
47 a
48 a
49 c
50 c
Part 5 Most of the sentences contain common errors Identify and correct the errors
51 It is worth pointing out that this is not the only possible cause of the problem (it's worth doing something;
something is worth doing These phrases take an -ing form, not an infinitive • worth is usually used as a preposition, e.g The car is worth £100 The noun related to worth is value, e.g The value of the car is £100.)
52 There has been an increase in interest in classical music in recent years
53 One of the most important things in life is good health
54 Only half the people who responded to the survey were satisfied √ (Don't use the before half except when talking about a particular half of something, e.g The second half of the match was pretty boring You can say
half or half of, but half is more common.)
55 At the end of the period in question, imports had increased by ten per cent (At the end refers to the point
where something finishes, and it is usually followed by the preposition of In the end means 'after a long
period of time' or 'eventually’ It is never followed by of.)
56 It may be true that people are living longer, but what about their quality of life?
57 Four out of five tourists who visit the country arrive by air √ (Use the preposition in to talk about very small proportions, e.g one or two in ten Use the prepositions out of to talk large proportions, e.g 99 out of 100.)
58 The new airport will be only two and a quarter kilometres away from the school (After numbers, half and
quarter take an indefinite article, e.g two and a half metres; four and a quarter years.)
59 Although you can encourage people to stop smoking, you can't force them to √
60 The training scheme was unpopular, and in the end the government had to abandon it
61 The city has spent a large/ considerable/ substantial amount of money on crime prevention (Don’t say a big
number or a big amount)
62 A number of cities have more than ten million inhabitants
63 A large proportion of people commute to work by car √
64 The major cities have a high level of unemployment (Don’t say a big/ large level or a small level Use high/low)
65 A number of surveys have been carried out
66 Only a small percentage of the houses have electricity
67 The number of private cars is increasing rapidly √
68 People are now enjoying a higher standard of living (When you are talking about the quality of sth, the usual word is standard.)
69 The food supply is not in proportion to the size of the country
70 Compared with other countries, Libya spends a high percentage of income on education
(Use compared with or compared to when comparing two or more things In comparison (with) or by
comparison (with) can also be used to compare things but these are fairly formal and are most often used in
written English.)
Part 2 Complete the sentences in such a way that each of the sentences means almost the same as the sentence printed before it
71 Impressed (by the new camera) as / though we were / might be (by the new camera), we found it rather
expensive
72 He needn't have brought the umbrella along (because it didn't rain anyway)
73 She convinced the court that she was innocent / She convinced the court of her innocence
74 The last thing you can / could do is to phone the police
75 What's more, I would like to choose my own clothes
76 There have been no changes to the team since last Saturday's match
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77 Wasn't it possible for you to get a bus to the station?
78 Weren't you so gullible, you couldn't have believed the lies he told you
79 The more qualifications you are able to / can amass, the more success you (can / will) make / successful you become in the academic field )
80 Despite my strong disapproval of your behaviour, I will help you this time