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ĐỀ ÔN THI TN – ĐH NĂM 2011 MÔN: ANH VĂN – A2

I Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest

1 a economy b industry c qualify d priority

2 a right b private c communist d minority

hospital

4 a though b encourage c enough d country

II Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest

business

2.a hospital b inflation c policy d constantly 3.a economic b experience c entertainment d introduction 4.a achievement b communist c constantly d government

III Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence

6 In spite of his hard work, he could not finish the job

a As hard as he work b Despite he worked hard

7 He went to work despite his headache

a nevertheless b due to c notwithstanding d because of

8 Despite _, we knew that he was guilty

a denied b denying c he denied d his denial

9 Despite the fact that _, we enjoyed our trip

a the weather is bad b it is a bad weather c the bad weather d the weather was bad

10 Julie failed the exam _ of working very hard

11 Tom went to work despite _

a that he did not feel very well b of the fact not feeling well

c he did not feel very well d not feeling very well

12 Though _, they are good friends

a their sometimes quarrel b to have a quarrel

sometimes

c they sometimes have a quarrel d of having a quarrel sometimes

13 Despite _, we arrived on time

a the traffic b of the traffic c there was heavy traffic d of there was heavy traffic

14 John rarely sees Paul _ they live in the same town

a notwithstanding b despite c in spite of d although

15 It was very cold _ she did not put on her coat

though

16 Economic reforms are often carried _ to promote the developing of a country

17 Being aware _ the importance of economic reforms, the Vietnamese Communist Party initiated an overall economic reform policy

18 For more than ten years, we have seen the significant _ in the economy of our country

a develop b developments c developers d developed

19 Henry was a studious student He needed no _ to work hard

a encourage b encouraging c encouragement d encouraged

20 During the time of economic reforms, the economy has grown _ with only a few major setbacks

a constant b constantly c constants d constancy

21 The _ effect of the new policy is that the farmer is now working for himself, and not for the state sake

22 Considering peasants make up nearly 80% of Vietnam's population

a specialists b economists c professors d farmers

23 The Doi Moi reforms have _ new possibilities in farming systems research in Vietnam

24 The introduction of appropriate farming practices to Vietnam farmers can help them achieve a higher output

a productivity b renovation c guideline d

achievement

25 This development project could be of great help to the _ Vietnamese

population

domestic

26 In the South, _ development concentrated on rice cultivation, and nationally, rice and rubber were the main items of export

textile

27 WTO accession also brings serious challenges, requiring Vietnam's economic sectors

to open door to increased foreign competition

28 The plan's highest priority was to develop _ agriculture

29 Our new neighbors are quite nice _ they are sometimes talkative

a despite b in spite of the fact c though d as though

30 _ of the difficulty, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain

IV Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one

31 He had worked very hard but he failed

a Hard as he worked, he failed

b Thanks to his hard work, he failed

c He did not succeeded because of his being hard working

d Even though being hard working, he failed

32 I did not answer the door even though I knew it was my friend

a unless I knew it was my friend, I would not answer the door

b I knew it was my friend, but I did not answer the door

c Only when I answered the door did I knew it was my friend

d I answered the door since I knew it was my friend

36 My father said I could use his car

a My father allowed to use his car b My father allowed me use his car

c My father allowed me to use his car d My father allowed me using his car

37 Scientists began to carry out researches on AIDS in 1980

a Researches on AIDS began to be carried out by scientists in 1980

b Researches on AIDS were begun to carry out by scientists in 1980

c Researches on AIDS were begun to be carried out by scientists in 1980

d Researches on AIDS began to be being carried out by scientists in 1980

33 Mary tried to keep calm although she was very disappointed

a Mary was too disappointed to keep calm

b Disappointed as she was, Mary tried to keep calm

c Mary lost her temper because of her disappointment

d Feeling disappointed, Mary tried to keep calm, but she failed

34 Even though it was raining heavily, the explorers decided to continue their journey

a It rained so heavily that the explorers could not continue their journey

b The explorers put off their journey due to the heavy rain

c The heavy rain could not prevent the explorers from continuing their journey

d If it had rained heavily, the explorers would not have continued their journey

35 Despite his ability to do the job, he was not offered the position

a It was his ability that helped him do the job and get the position

b Although he was able to do the job, but he was not offered the position

c He was not offered the position, regardless of his ability to, do the job

d If he had enough ability to do the job, he would be offered the position

38 The last time I wrote to him was in 1996

a I haven’t written to him in 1996 b I haven’t written to him was

in 1996

c I haven’t written to him since 1996 d I haven’t written to him was since 1996

39 It took him only ten minutes to get there

a He spent on ten minutes to get there

b He got there with ten minutes

c He spent ten minutes getting there

c He needed to get there for ten minutes

40 I didn’t meet him yesterday so I couldn’t tell him about that

a If I had met him yesterday, I could have told him about that

b If I hadn’t met him yesterday, I couldn’t have told him about that

c I could tell him about that because I met him yesterday

d I met him yesterday so that I could tell him about that

V Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase

Vietnam's economy expanded this year (2007) at the fastest pace since 1996, led by manufacturing and services, after the country (41) _ the World Trade Organization Gross domestic product (GDP) increased 8.5 percent Foreign direct (42) jumped to more than $20 billion this year, from $12 billion in 2006 The government is quite (43) _ to its economic reforms Industry and construction account (44) _ almost 42 percent of Vietnam's GDP Manufacturing grew 12.8 percent, construction increased 12 percent, and the hotel and restaurant (45) _ expanded 12.7 percent, according to today's release

Going forward, Vietnam has a lot of (46) _ for tourism, which expects Vietnam's economy to expand 8.5 percent in 2008 Vietnam's January (47) _ to the World Trade Organization released it (48) _, U.S quotas on textile exports and detailed market access to be given to overseas companies, helping economic (49) _ The government is targeting economic expansion of about 9 percent next year Vietnam is an economy with much development potential and (50) _ attractive destination for international investors

41 a struggled b organized c held d joined

42 a invest b investable c investment d investor

43 a committed b excited c called d

encouraged

46 a potential b private c stagnancy d exports

accession

d grown

II Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one

51 These new economic reforms have allowed for international _ and

development in the country

a pay b renovation c investment d opportunity

52 In 2001 _ Vietnamese Communist Party approved a 10-year economic plan that enhanced the role of the, private sector while reaffirming the primacy of the state

53 It would also concomitantly attract foreign investment to Vietnam, not only from U.S., but also from Europe, Asia, and other regions

a Ø / the b the / the c Ø / an d the / Ø

54 _ some German and British management styles are similar, there are many differences between them

a In spite b In spite of c Despite the fact that d Despite

55 I could not eat _ I was very hungry

a even though b in spite c despite d in spite the fact that

56 In spite _, the baseball game was not cancelled

a the rain b of the rain c it was raining d there was a rain

57 _ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car

a In spite b In spite of c Despite d Although

58 _, he walked to the station

a Despite being tired b Although to be tired c In spite being tired d Despite tired

59 The children slept well, despite _

a it was noise b the noise c of the noise d noisy

60 She left him _ she still loved him

a even if b even though c in spite of d despite

61 _ her lack of hard work, she was promoted

a In spite b Even though c In spite of d Despite of

62 _ they are brothers, they do not look like

spite of

63 We are concerned with the problem of energy resources _ we must also think

of our environment

a despite b though c as though d but

64 _ some Japanese women are successful in business, the majority of Japanese companies are run by men

65 The teams played on in spite of the rain

notwithstanding

66 It is quite important _ me to get on and think

67 If you think you may be allergic to a food or drink, eliminate it _ your diet

68 The new policies include cutting _ subsidies and trade barriers

a agriculture b agricultural c agriculturalist d agriculturally

69 The control of _ has been carried out through measures rooted in monetarism

a inflate b inflationist c inflation d inflator

70 It is often a good idea to start with small, easily _ goals

achiever

71 Economic reforms began in the Soviet Union in June 1985 by the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to _ the Soviet economy

a repair b reproduce c restructure d reply

72 After more than a decade of Doi Moi or economic _, the Vietnamese

Communist government has achieved diplomatic and economic links with numerous foreign partners

a relation b investment c productivity d renovation

73 For more than 20 years, the Vietnamese government has pursued the open-door _ and continued to woo foreign investment

74 After a decade of economic liberalization, Vietnam has seen a dramatic rise in living _ in urban areas

backgrounds

75 _ laws and regulations which impose restrictions on any rights should be revised to comply with international law

a Domestic b Program c Encouraged d Expanding

III Error Identification

76 The term economic reform refers to policies directing by the government to achieve improvements in economic

efficiency

77 Economic reform usually refers to actions of the government to improve efficiency in economy markets

78 Economic reform has dominated Australian economic policy from the early 1980s until the end of

the 20th century

79 The goal of Chinese economic reform was to generating sufficient surplus value to finance the modernization

of the mainland Chinese economy

80 Economic reforms started since 1986 in Vietnam have helped millions of people to be out of poverty and

bringing the poverty rate down

IV Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer

Vietnam is a densely-populated, developing country that in the last 30 years has had

to recover from the ravages of war Substantial progress was achieved from1986 to 1997

in moving forward from an extremely low level of development and significantly reducing poverty

Since 2001, Vietnamese authorities have reaffirmed their commitment to economic liberalization and international integration They have moved to implement the structural reforms needed to modernize the economy and to produce more competitive, export-driven industries

Vietnam's membership in the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) and entry into force

of the US-Vietnam Bilateral Trade Agreement in December 2001.have led to even more rapid changes in Vietnam's trade and economic regime Vietnam's exports to the US doubled in 2002 and again in 2003

Vietnam joined the WTO (World Trade Organization) in January 2007, following over a decade long negotiation process This should provide ail important boost to the economy and should help to ensure the continuation of liberalizing reforms

Vietnam is working to create jobs to meet the challenge of a labor force that is growing by more than one million people every year Vietnamese authorities have tightened monetary and fiscal policies to stem high inflation Hanoi is targeting an economic growth rate of 7.5-8% during the next five years

81 Vietnam's economy is _

a decreasing b facing crisis c developing d backward

82 According to the text, Vietnam _

a used to be well-developed before 1986 b Vietnam is still in extreme poverty

c could recover from the consequences of the war soon d has been modernizing the economy

83 Vietnam _

a does not export anything to the US b exported to the US in 2003 twice as much goods as in 2002

c did not export goods to the US in 2002d did not export goods to the US in 2003

84 The word This refers to _

a Vietnam's joining the WTO b the WTO

c the negotiating process d the Vietnamese economy

85 The word stem has a close meaning to _

a succeed b stop c originate d invrease

V Choose the suitable clause or phrase to complete the following sentences:

86. _, you'll probably get poor marks in the final exam

a Unless you pay more attention to your work b If you try to work harder

c Because you're making efforts in your studies d Although your marks on the tests are not very good

87 If you have difficult problems, you should discuss them with someone

A whom you can trust him B that can trust

88. _ or you'll get overweight

a If you don't eat too much b Unless you eat too much

c Don't eat too much d When you eat too much

89 Fiona stayed at work late _

a so that to finish some work b although she wasn't very tired

c so as to complete the report d because she didn't like working late

80 Although , Sue drives to work every day in the middle of rush hour

a her car is in good condition b traffic is always heavy

c she is a very careful driver d she isn't in a hurry