ÔN THI TỐT NGHIỆP - TEST 5 potx

Choose one best option to complete each sentence by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D.. effective Question 25 – 34: Read the following passage carefully and then choose the

ÔN THI TỐT NGHIỆP - TEST 5

Questions 1 – 4: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently Mark your choice

on the answer sheet

Questions 5 – 8: Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others by circling

the corresponding letter A, B, C or D Mark your choice on the answer sheet

Questions 9 – 24: There are incomplete sentences Choose one best option to complete each sentence

by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D Mark your choice on the answer sheet

9 The number of people receiving reading and writing lesson over 4,500 by 2001

10 John reminded me _ his motorbike by 8 o’clock

A please return B not forget to return C remember to return D to return

11 You won’t pass the examination you study more

12 _ the door, he was very surprised at what he saw

A Having opened B When opened C Opening D To opening

13 _ for a job for a long time before you got it?

A Were you looking B Have you looked C Have you been looking D Had you looked

14 Not a word _ since the exam started

A she wrote B she had written C had she written D she has written

15 It was _ that everyone answered it correctly

16 We managed over the wall without _

A to climb / being seen B climbing / being seen

C to climb / seeing D to be climbed / seeing

17 , such as banking and travel, computers are not a convenience; they are a necessity

A When some industries B There are some industries

18 Copper is the favored metal for electricians’ wire because of _

A its excellent conductivity B it is excellent conductor

C excellent conductivity of it D so conductive it is

19 _ Betty, I’m not surprised she won the prize

20 for twelve hours, I felt marvelous

A Having slept B Have slept C Having been slept D Have been slept

21 I’d love _ to the party tomorrow, but it may be impossible

22 He was often made milk by his mother

23 No sooner the corner than the wheel came off

A the van turned B did the van turn C the van had turned D had the van turned

24 The proposal has not met with agreement

A voluntary B universal C informal D effective

Question 25 – 34: Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best option to fit each

space by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D Mark your choice on the answer sheet

In the summer of 2000, the Vietnam Society of Learning Promotion (25) a campaign for illiteracy eradication In the campaign, six hundred _(26) minority students from the northern highlands were asked to provide reading and writing skills to 1,200 illiterate people living in their (27) villages In 2001, eight hundred volunteer students took _(28) in the campaign The number of people receiving reading and writing lessons (29) 4,523 This was an effective way to help people in remote and mountainous area to read and write

The fight _(30) illiteracy continued in the summer 2002 This time the Vietnam Society of Learning promotion decided to _(31) its activities to the central mountainous provinces At present, the number of illiterate people in the remote and mountainous areas is _(32) decreasing It is hoped that illiteracy will soon be (33) in our country as more and more people are taking part in the _(34) against it

32 A gradually B constantly C dramatically D mainly

33 A limited B eradicated C completed D prevented

Question 35 – 39: Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best answer to the

questions by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D Mark your choice on the answer sheet

The origins of baseball probably stretch back to 1839 when Abler Doubleday, a civil engineer student, laid out a diamond-shaped field at Cooperstown, New York, and attempted to standardize the rules governing the playing of such games as town ball and four old cats, the ancestor of baseball By the end of the Civil War, interest in the game had grown rapidly Over 200 teams or clubs existed, some of which toured the country playing rivals; they belonged to a national association of “Baseball Players” that had proclaimed a set of standard rules These teams as amateurs or semi-professionals, but as the game waxed

in popularity, it offered opportunities for profit, and the first professional team, the Cincinnati Red stockings, appeared in 1869 Other cities soon fielded professional teams, and in 1876 the present National League was organized chiefly by Albert Spalding Soon a rival league appeared, the American Association Competition between the two was intense, and in 1883 they played a post-season contest, the first “world’s series” The American Association eventually collapsed, but in 1890 the American League was organized

35 According to the passage, baseball originated in 1839 because

A Alber Doubleday invented a special diamond-shaped pitch

B the rules of earlier games were mixed and regulated

C civil engineering students became interested in playing games

D the old games died out and a new one was needed

36 What was different about “Baseball Players” compared with earlier players?

A They traveled widely B They belonged to many clubs

C They played by agreed rules D They were not professional

37 According to the passage, the Cincinnate Red Stockings were formed in 1896

A because baseball had become more popular by then

B to enable the amateur players to become professional

C so that the public had opportunity to profit from a professional team

D to produce a means of making money

38 From the passage, we understand that the National League was formed in 1876 to _

A recognize the professional teams B enable more professional teams to be set up

C provide a governing authority for baseball.D.authorize amateur and professional teams to combine

39 According to the passage, at the turn of the century the only remaining baseball organizations were

A the American League and the National League B the American League

C the American Association and the American League D the American Association

Questions 40 – 44: In these sentences, each one has four underlined words or phrases marked A, B, C,

or D Choose the one word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D Mark your choice on the answer sheet

40 Having achieved (A) highest score (B), our team was rewarded (C) the first (D) prize

41 The amount (A) of books in the library of Congress (B) is (C) more than (D) 58 million volumes

42 Tom says this (A) work is much (B) more comfortable (C) than other (D)

43 We object to (A) people to make (B) private calls on (C) the office phone (D)

44 These (A) televisions are all too expensive (B) for we (C) to buy at this time (D)

Questions 45 – 47: Choose the correct sentence that has been completed from the given word cues by

circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D Mark your answer on the answer sheet

45 he / promise / give / the book / back / me / next day

A He promised give the book back to me the next day

B He promised give the book back for me the next day

C He promised to give the book back to me next day

D He promised to give the book back to me the next day

46 she / ask / her sister / lend / her / some / money

A She asked her sister lend her some money

B She asked her sister to lend her some money

C She asked her sister lending her some money

D She asked her sister to lend to her some money

47 provide / your handwriting / legible / test scorer / accept / your answer

A Providing your handwriting is legible, the test scorer does not accept your answer

B Providing your handwriting is legible, the test scorer has to accept your answer

C Providing that your handwriting is legible, your answer will be accepted by any scorer

D Providing with your handwriting is legible, every test scorer must accept your answer

Questions 48 – 50: After each sentence from 48 to 50, there are four sentences marked A, B, C, and D

Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the original one by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D Mark your answer on the answer sheet

48 He is not flexible is his work; that is why he doesn’t have many friends

A Having almost no friends makes him inflexible in his work

B Such is his inflexibility in his work that he does not have many friends

C Inflexibility in his work is not why he does not have many friends

D He is not popular with many people although he is flexible in his work

49 “Would you like some coffee, Mike?”

A Jane asked Mike to make her some coffee

B Jane wanted to know whether Mike like coffee

C Jane offered to make some coffee for Mike

D Jane suggested drinking some coffee

50 She said, “I’ll call the police if you don’t leave immediately!”

A She threatened to call the police if he didn’t leave immediately

B she frightened to call the police if he didn’t leave immediately

C She scared to call the police if he didn’t leave immediately

D She said to call the police if he didn’t leave immediately

PRACTICE TEST 2

Questions 1 – 4: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently Mark your choice

on the answer sheet

2 A representative B general C refreshment D celebrate

Questions 5 – 8: Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others by circling

the corresponding letter A, B, C or D Mark your choice on the answer sheet

8 A disappointed B competition C representative D participate

Questions 9 – 24: There are incomplete sentences Choose one best option to complete each sentence

by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D Mark your choice on the answer sheet

9 The contest aimed to stimulate the spirit of learning students

10 Such questions provide a useful means of _ students’ interest

A expressing B encouraging C stimulating D providing

11 We took part in a sponsored walk to support the poor

A organized B organizing C that organized D had organized

12 We strongly recommend your luggage when you travel

A to insure B you insuring C your insurance D you to insure

13 She was the first in her family a college education

14 The weather report says that ten inches of snow tomorrow

A maybe there are B there might be C there may be D.we may be have

15 “You got home late last night.” “The Morgans insisted _ for dinner.”

A on our staying B for us to stay C that we were staying D.about us staying

16 _ in 1636, Harvard is one of the most famous universities in the United States

A Founding B Founded C Being founded D It was founded

17 I’m not surprised Margaret’s ill With all the voluntary work she’s _ she’s really been doing too much

18 Jane appears some weight Has she been ill?

A having lost B having been lost C to have lost D to have been lost

19 _ received law degrees as today

A Never so many women have B Never have so many women

C The women have never D Women who have never

20 Minh was the winner and he was _ a set of CDs for studying English

21 The teacher said “Time is up!” It means “Time is .”

22 More and more people are taking part in the struggle illiteracy

23 We were made _ hard when we were at school

24 a painter, but he also took an interest in the flight of birds

A Not only Rembrandt was B Although Rembrandt was

C Despite Rembrandt being D Not only was Rembrandt

Question 25 – 34: Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best option to fit each

space by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D Mark your choice on the answer sheet

Intel science Talent Search has just (25) the top prize to a teenage boy from the state of Colorado, _(26) name is Ryan Patterson The competition is the oldest program in the US that honours the science projects of high school students The Intel Science Talent Search is sixty-seven years old this year The winners receive a new computer and money for college (27) More than 1,500 students entered projects for the (28) Their research projects _(29) nearly every area of science, _(30) chemistry, physics, mathematics, engineering, social science and medicine Well-known scientists (31) them on their research abilities and creative thinking They also asked the students about scientific problems before deciding (32) the top ten winners Intel Official Craig Barrent praised all the students (330 future scientific leaders He said they would play an important part in curing diseases, protecting the environment and developing new computer _(34)

30 A consisting B involving C containing D covering

34 A techniques B technicians C technologists D technologies

Question 35 – 39: Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best answer to the

questions by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D Mark your choice on the answer sheet

Education in Bolivia, as in many other areas of Bolivia life, has a divide between Bolivia’s rural and urban areas Rural illiteracy levels remain high, even as the rest of the country becomes increasingly literate This disparity stems partly from the fact that many children living in rural areas are forced to contribute economically to their family households and thus are much less likely to attend school On average, children from rural areas attend school for 4.2 years, while children in urban areas receive an average of 9.4 years of education A gender divide also exists Females, on average, receive about 1.5 years less schooling than males The female illiteracy rate is 19.6 % while that for males is 7.7 % The country’s illiteracy level as a whole, 13-14%, is comparably higher than in other South American countries The problems with Bolivia education are not necessarily attributeable to lack of funding Bolivia devotes 23%

of its annual budget to educational expenditures, a higher percentage than in most other South American

countries, albeit from a smaller national budget A comprehensive seven-year plan of education reform has made some significant changes Initiated in 1994, the plan decentralized educational funding in order to meet diverse local needs, improved teacher training and curricula, and changed the school grade system Resistance from teachers’ unions, however, has slowed implementation of some of the intended reforms

35 Most of the children in rural areas in Bolivia are illiterate because _

A they don’t want to go to school

B they are made to stay at home to help thei families

C they find it difficult to learn to read and write

D there is s shortage of teachers and schools in Bolivia

36 On average, children from urban areas attend school for _

A 1.5 years B 4.2 years C 7.4 years D 9.4 years

37 The female illiteracy rate in Bolivia is

38 The word “annual” in this passage is closest in meaning to _

A every four months B every year C every five years D every ten years

39 Which of the following sentences is NOT true?

A In Bolivia males receive more schooling than females

B Bolivian illiteracy level is higher than in other South American countries

C The lack of funding is the main reason for causing illiteracy in Bolivia

D Bolivia spends less money on education than most other South American countries

Questions 40 – 44: In these sentences, each one has four underlined words or phrases marked A, B, C,

or D Choose the one word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D Mark your choice on the answer sheet

40 Only (A) when the famine gets (B) worse world governments will (C) begin to act (D)

41 Members of High School (A) clubs learn to participation (B) in teams (C) through their involvement

(D) in community projects

42 On some streets, it has (A) against the law (B) to ride (C) a motorcycle without (D) a helmet

43 They (A) agreed with waiting (B) for me (C) if I was (D) late

44 The equipment (A) in the office was (B) badly (C) in need of to be repaired (D)

Questions 45 – 47: After each sentence from 45 to 47, there are four sentences marked A, B, C, and D

Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the original one by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D Mark your answer on the answer sheet

45 “Please, could you wake me at 6 o’clock tomorrow morning?” I asked the doorman

A I asked the doorman if he wakes me at 6 o’clock in the following mornning

B I aksed the doorman if he wake me at 6 o’clock in the following morning

C I asked the doorman whether he wakes me at 6 o’clock in the following mornning or not

D I asked the doorman to wake me at 6 o’clock in the following mornning

46 “You stole my best cassatte, Bob!” said Willy

A Willy accused Bob for having stolen his best cassatte

B Willy accused Bob of having stolen his best cassatte

C Willy accused Bob on having stolen his best cassatte

D Willy accused Bob to have stolen his best cassatte

47 “Don’t forget to feed the chicken twice a day,” he said

A He said don’t forget to feed the chicken twice a week

B He told not to forget to feed the chicken twice a week

C He reminded me to feed the chicken twice a week

D He suggested me to feed the chicken twice a week

Questions 48 – 50: Choose the correct sentence that has been completed from the given word cues by

circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D Mark your answer on the answer sheet

48 what / should / we / do / help / poor children / go on / learn?

A.What should we do help the poor children to go on learning?

B What should we do to help the poor children to go on learning?

C What should we do to help the poor children going on learning?

D What should we do to help the poor children to go on learn?

49 you / never / will / regret / doing / a kind / action

A You never will regret doing a kind action B You will never regret a kind action doing

C You will never doing regret a kind action D You will never regret doing a kind action

50 Ms Lan / start / preparation / her / New Year / 10 days / the / occasion / before

A Ms Lan starts her preparations for New Year 10 days before the occasion

B Ms Lan starts preparations for New Year 10 days before the occasion

C Ms Lan starts her preparations New Year 10 days before the occasion

D Ms Lan starts her preparations for New Year before 10 days the occasion