Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each question.. VIII - Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 26 - 30?. IV - Read the following
Trang 1ĐỀ TUYỂN SINH TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG Môn thi : TIẾNG ANH
ĐỀ 1
I Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.( 1pt)
1 A separate B primary C impressive D optional
2 A climate B divide C notice D ethnic
3 A correspond B tropical C primary D friendliness
4 A worship B region C ringgit D comprise
5 A casual B material C convenient D embroider
II Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others (1pt)
1 A hold B history C home D Buddhism
2 A south B country C around D about
3 A mosque B question C quarter D queen
4 A baggy B minority C style D healthy
5 A sale B slit C sleeved D Islam
III.Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences (2pts)
1 He got up late he couldn't catch the first bus
A then B so C as D when
2 He can't earn money he has no job
A unless B until C if D without
3 Lan wishes she have to clean all the windows
A don't B doesn't C wasn't D didn't
4 We met a lot of people our holiday
A during B while C wasn't D didn't
5 This is the first time I the experiment on plant bleeding
A have done B do C would do D did
6 Paul can't go to the football game his illness
A because of B because C as D since
7 He suggested the children to the zoo
A take B should take C to take D taking
8 It is often difficult to distinguish clearly fact and fiction in this book
A among B between C from D beyond
9 If the sky is clear, you can see the star night
A in B on C when D at
10 That's Bob's, ?
A is he B isn't he C is it D isn't it
VI Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each question (2pts)
Nicola Peet left school at eighteen, went to college and then worked at a local airport After nine months, she went to work for Saudi Arabian Airlines and then she joined British airways as an air-hostess Four years later, she got her present job as a manager
This is what she told us about her job
"My office is at Heathrow Airport, but I spend 60 % of my time in the air, I teach air-hostesses and help them with any problems I also go to lots of meetings My hours are usually from 8 am but sometimes I work from 1pm to 9 pm At work, the first thing I do is to check plane time on my computer and then I speak with some of the air-hostesses Sometimes I go on long flights to check how the air-hostesses are doing That's my favorite part of the job, but I like office work, too Traveling can be a hard work When I get back from a long journey, all I can do is eating something and then going to bed! I don't earn much money, but I'm happy with British Airways and want to stay there and continue to travel."
1 Nicola finished school at the age of
A 16 B 17 C 18 D 19
2 After leaving school, Nicola became
A a student B a college lecturer C a hostess D an assistant
3 Nicola's first job was
Trang 2A at a college B with Saudi Arabian Airlines C at a hospital D at a local airport
4 When Nicola first started working for British Airways, she was
A a manager B an air-hostess C a pilot D a receptionist
5 Nicola does most of her work
A in her own room B in the office C in airplanes D in meetings
6 Most days, Nicola starts work at
A 8 am B 1 pm C 4 pm D 9 pm
7 At the beginning of each day, Nicola
A goes to a meeting B talks to air-hostesses C meets the manager D works with her computer
8 What does Nicola like best?
A Flying B Working in the office C Helping people D Eating something
9 The first thing Nicola does after a long journey is
A to go to bed B to have a meal C to go to the office D to read books
10 Nicola would like to
A stay the same job B stop traveling C earn more money D find a new job
V - Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others (1pt)
1 A information B informative C forward D formal
VI - Choose the best answer from the four options given (marked A, B,C, or D)
6 They _Ho Chi Minh City last summer
A visit B will visit C have visit D visited
7 He asked me if I _to school by bicycle every day
8 _Friday morning, there is a meeting between 11am and 1 pm
9 The article was posted by Jimhello on Tuesday, _?
10 She was sick yesterday, _she was absent from school
11 You really saw a UFO, _?
A aren’t you B don’t you C didn’t you D weren’t you
12 If Mr John _rich, he would travel around the world
13 Lan _the train if she _in a hurry
A will miss/ is not B misses/ is not C misses/ is D will miss/ does not
14 The book _is on the table belongs to my brother
15 I didn’t go to the party yesterday because _
A I am sick B I will be sick C I was sick D I would be sick
16 _it was so cold, he went out without an overcoat
17 Tom said that he _in Leeds in England
A is living B has lived C lived D were living
18 He asked me _
A what my phone number B what my phone number were
C what my phone number was D what was my phone number
19 Don’t forget to buy me a dictionary, _?
A do you B will you C shall you D don’t you
20 The examiner didn’t tell me _I passed or not
Trang 3VII - Identify the underlined word/ phrase (A or B,C,D) that needs correcting to become an exact one
21 I saw the men, the women and the cattle which went to the field
A B C D
22 Look at the two dictionarys and you will see they are the same in some ways
A B C D
23 There is no water in the house If there is, we could cook dinner
A B C D
24 She did her test careful last week
A B C D
25 Would you mind turn on the lights, please? It’s too dark for me to read
VIII - Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 26 - 30 (1pt)
Today, computer companies sell many different programs for computers First, there are programs for doing math problems (26) _, there are programs for scientific studies Third, some programs are like fancy typewriters They are often used by writers and business people Other (27) _are made for courses in schools and universities And finally, there are programs for fun They include word games and puzzles for children and adults
There are many wonderful new computer programs, but there are other reasons to like
(28) _ Some people like the way computers hum and sing when they (29) _ It is a happy sound, like the sounds of toy and childhood Computers also have lights and pretty pictures And computers even seem to have personalities That may sound strange, but computers seem to have feelings Sometimes they seem happy, sometimes they seem angry It is easy (30) _they are like people
29 A work B have worked C are working D worked
30 A to think B thinking C for thinking D that thought
ĐỀ 2
I - Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others (1pt)
II - Choose the best answer from the four options given (marked A, B,C, or D)
6 Have you ever met the man Mary’s cousin?
A who married B who is married C whom married D who was married
7 They are living in a house that in 1930
A is built B was built C built D was building
8 If the weather worse, we won’t go to the beach
9 I’m learning English I want to get a good job after school
10 She’d love to take part in the evening class , she has to look after the baby in the evening
11 My sister is very fond eating chocolate candy
12 Paul was sad about his exam results that he didn’t smile all week
13 I suggest a short cut through the park It’ll take much less time
14 Why go to the park for a change?
A we don’t B don’t we C we should D we should not
Trang 415 My sister is very of spiders.
A terror B terrify C terrified D terrifying
16 Ba wishes he have a new bicycle
17 This pen, is made of gold, was given to me by my father on my 14th birthday
18 The interviwer asked me why I learning English
19 Your father doesn’t work in that bank, he?
20 My father for the car factory since 1995
A worked B was working C has worked D is working
III - Identify the underlined word/ phrase (A or B,C,D) that needs correcting to become an exact one
21 I haven’t got some money to buy that English book
A B C D
22 If I am you, I would take a taxi to the airport
23 Tam Dao is one of the mountainously areas of Vinh Phuc province
A B C D
24 Thank you for looking up the children while I was out
25 The teacher said that she would attend the class meeting following day
IV - Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 26 - 30 (1pt)
Plants supply man with food clothing, and shelter- his most important needs
Many of our most useful medicines are also made (26) _plants In addition, plants add beauty and pleasure to our lives Most people enjoy the smell of flowers, the sight field of waving grain, and the quiet of a forest Not (27) _plants are helpful to man Some species grow in fields and gardens as weeds that choke off useful plants Tiny hits of pollen from (28) _plants cause such (29) _as asthma and hay fever Other plants destroy millions of dollars (30) _of crops yearly
29 A accidents B diseases C misfortune D disasters
V - Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one (2pts)
31 “Do you know Long’s address?” he asked me
A He asked me for Long’s address B He asked me if someone knew Long’s address
C He asked me if I know Long’s address D He asked me if I knew Long’s address
32 They are building a new bridge over the river
A A new bridge is building over the river B A new bridge is being built over the river
C A new bridge is going to build over the river D A new bridge is built over the river
33 I used to go to the cinema on Sundays
A I usually went to the cinema on Sundays B I got used to going the cinema on Sundays
C I didn’t go to the cinema on Sundays D I usually go to the cinema on Sundays
34 You feel unhealthy because you don’t take any exercise
A If you don’t take any exercise, you will feel unhealthy
B If you took more exercise, you would feel healthier
C If you take more exercise, you will feel healthier
D If you were healthier, you would take more exercise
35 Unless we protect the environment, our life will be badly affected
A If we protect the environment, our life will be badly affected
B If we don’t protect the environment, our life will be badly affected
Trang 5C If we don’t protect the environment, our life won’t be badly affected.
D If our life is badly affected, we will protect the environment
ĐỀ 3
I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others (1pt)
II Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B,C, or D) to complete each sentence
6 The children felt when their mother was coming back home
A excitement B excitedly C excited D exciting
7 He laughed when he was watching “Tom and Jerry” on TV
8 If I free, I’ll come to see you
9 What would you do if you me?
10 She felt tired , she had to finish her homework
11 I suggest a picnic on the weekend
12 You better if you took this medicine
13 Lan and her family had a to their home village
A two-days trip B day-two trip C two-day trip D day trips
14 A country which exports a lot of rice is called a(n) country
A rice-export B exporting-rice C export-rice D rice-exporting
15 He to Ha Noi ten days ago
16 When my father was young, he get up early to do the gardening
A was used to B use to C got used to D used to
17 I came to see her yesterday, she was reading a book
18 The boy eyes are brown is my friend
19 The teacher told his students laughing
20 I don’t have a computer I wish I a new one
III Identify the underlined word/ phrase (A or B,C,D) that needs correcting to become an exact one
21 At the moment I am spending my weekend go to camping with my friends
A B C D
22 My father asked me to pay much attention to English next year
A B C D
23 When she came to my house I lied in bed listening to music
A B C D
24 I think I prefer country life more than city life
A B C D
25 Can you tell me what you have done at 8 o’clock last night?
A B C D
Trang 6IV Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 26 - 30 (1pt)
Jeans are very popular with (26) people all over the world Some people say that jeans are the “uniform” of youth But they haven’t always been popular The story of jeans (27) almost two hundred years ago People in Genoa, Italy made pants The cloth made in genoa was
(28) “jeanos” The pants were called “jeans” In 1850, a saleman in California began selling pants made of canvas His name was Levi Strauss Because they were so strong, “Levi’s pants” became
(29) with gold miners, farmers and cowboys Six years later Levis began making his pants with blue cotton cloth called denim Soon after, factory (30) in the US and Europe began wearing jeans Young people usually didn’t wear them
27 A start B starts C was starting D started
V Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 31 - 35 (2pts)
Smoking causes lung cancer, which is the number one cancer among men Ninety percent of the people who get lung cancer die Smoking is also the leading cause of mouth cancer, tongue cancer, and throat cancer.Many smokers have heart disease and pneumonia Smoking causes one million early deaths
in the world every year
Smokers not only harm themselves but also harm others Smokers breathe smoke out into the air
They breathe it out on their children and their wives or husbands Children whose parents smoke have more
breathing and lung problems than other children Women who are married to smokers are more likely to have lung cancer than those married to non-smokers
We are all aware that smoking is bad So why do people smoke?
31 The number one cancer among men is
A tongue cancer B throat cancer C lung cancer D mouth cancer
32 The main cause of mouth cancer, tongue cancer and throat cancer is
A drinking B overeating C breathing D smoking
33 Every year, smoking causes about one million
A cancer patients B killing diseases C early deaths D injured men
34 The word “it” in the passage refers to
35 Who are more likely to have lung cancer and lung problems?
A People who live in the city B People who live with smokers
C People who live with non-smokers D People who live in the country
VI 21 Her father smoking last month.
A gave away B gave off C.gave out D gave up
22 We can't finish the work you help me
A if B when C unless D as
23 If we go on throwing garbage carelessly, our environment will be
A polluting B pollution C polluted D pollutely
24 She speaks English………
A fluent B fluently C fluence D fluency
25 People outlook on life is optimist usually happy people
A whose B whom C that D which
26 Which word has the underlined part pronounced differently from the other?
A send B tent C bench D he
27 Which word has the stress placed differently from the other?
A occur B although C solar D energy
VII choose the word whose underlined and bold part is pronounced differently from
1 A labor B bureau C plumber D bill
2 A surf B publish C bulb D junkyard
3 A Internet B access C invent D respond
Trang 74 A local B costly C control D remote
5 A match B catch C watch D stomach
6 A speaking B reading C learning D pleasing
7 A publish B supply C difficult D campus
8 A picture B cure C furniture D lecture
9 A cause B laugh C naughty D pause
10 A character B chair C check D chalk
VIII choose the word that has the stress differently from that of the other words.
1 A institute B scenery C interest D edition
2 A experience B reputation C invitation D introduction
3 A foreign B practice C publish D amount
4 A dormitory B interactive C information D limitation
5 A communicate B exploration C disadvantage D population
6 A appliance B activity C adventure D average
7 A chemical B effective C experience D biology
8 A primary B satisfy C variety D remedy
9 A compulsory B population C occasionally D immediate
10 A favorite B government C influence D identify
IX Choose and circle the answer that best complete the sentence.
1 It used easy for cars to park in the city center
A be B being C to be D Ø
2 Are Alice and Tom still living in New York ? - No, they to Dallas
A are just moved B had just moved C have just moved D will just moved
3 That famous book of five chapters
A consists B comprises C makes D has
4 We a road accident near the shopping center this morning
A see B saw C seen D seeing
5 We should avoid in public places
A to smoke B smoke C smoked D smoking
6 He wishes he a famous person in the world
A were B is C can be D was
7 .Saturday nights I go to bed at eleven o'clock
A in B at C for D on
8 Her husband looks the children while she is at work
A after B for C at D into
9 Sally turned in her report, ?
A does she B did she C doesn't she D didn't she
10 The baby laughed as she played with her toys
A happy B unhappy C happily D unhappily
X Read the text and do the tasks below.
The telephone directory, or phone book, is an alphabetical listing of the names, addresses, and phone numbers of all the people in an area who have phones and want their numbers to be listed There is
no charge if you have your telephone number listed
It's important to know how to use the telephone directory The directory has white pages that list the names
of people and businesses who have phones The yellow pages, in the back of the directory list the names and numbers of businesses They also have advertisements for some of the businesses listed The yellow pages are classified alphabetically by subjects You can find a listing of plumbers, electricians, physicians, schools, and so on Under each heading in an alphabetical listing of all the local businesses or people in
that category
11 The telephone directory is a
A magazine B phone book C text book D novel
12 Your phone numbers in the telephone directory
A can't be listed B is never listed C can be listed D may be listed
Trang 813 If you want to have your telephone number listed in the phone book, you
A don't have to pay any money B have to pay much money
C have to pay some money D have to pay a little money
14 There are in the phone book
A only white pages B only yellow pages
C white and blue pages D both white and yellow pages
15 The yellow pages are classified alphabetically by
A names B subjects C addresses D phone numbers
16 Circle A, B, C or D as the main ideas of the reading passage.
A The telephone directory lists the people's names, addresses and phone numbers
B There is no charge to have your phone number listed in the phone book
C It's important to know how to use the telephone directory
D The telephone directory is also an advertisement
XI Read the passage and choose the best answer for each space.
For many people, traveling by plane is an exciting experience Others, however, find the whole idea quite terrifying, (1) flying is no more dangerous (2) any other form of travel and some experts say it is considerably safer It is known, however, that most accident occur (3) take-off and landing when a (4) decisions are vitally important
The people (5) job is to look (6) the passengers - the stewards and stewardesses - play
an important part in helping passengers to (7) safe and comfortable Indeed for many passengers being (8) such care of is all part of the total experience (9) other form of travel involves waiting on people in quite the same (10) with food, drink, newspapers, magazines, music, and even video films
1 A although B too C and D because
2 A than B as C then D with
3 A while B during C for D through
4 A leader's B chief's C driver's D pilot's
5 A whose B which C their D that
6 A for B up C after D round
7 A feel B rest C experience D lie
8 A given B kept C shown D taken
9 A Any B No C All D Not
10 A way B kind C sort D part
XII Choose and circle the best option.
1 Next weekend I'm going to Nha Trang my aunt lives
A that B which C where D whose
2 You'd rather wait till next week, you?
A hadn't B didn't C would D wouldn't
3 Dr Fleming, discovered penicillin, was awarded the Nobel Prize for medicine in 1945
A who B whose C when D that
4 They showed me the hospital biuldings had been destroyed by the storm
A that B which C where D whose
5 The day she left was rainy
A that B when C which D where
6 Thank you for your letter, I was very happy to get
A who B that C which D whose
7 Everybody must take part preventing deforestation
A on B of C in D by
8 Listen to what I am saying, ?
A don't you B do you C will you D can you
9 How about go to the park for a walk?
A B C D
10 She is tired with being asked the same thing every day
Trang 9A B C D
11 My dear friends, I wish you will visit us someday this summer
A B C D
12 His teacher encouraged him taking part in the contest
A B C D
13.She enjoyed listening to music and go shopping
A B C D
XIII.Read the passage and then choose the best option to complete the sentences.
Every years people in many countries learn English Some of them are young children Others are teenagers Many are adults Some learn at school others study by themselves A few learn English just by hearing the language just in films on television, in the office or among their friends Most people must work hard to learn English
Why do all these people learn English? It's not difficult to answer this question Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects Many adults learn English because it is useful for their work Teenagers often learn English for their higher studies because some of their books are in English at the college or university Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English
1 According to the writer, English is learned by
A young children B adults C teenagers D all are correct
2 Most people learn English by
A themselves B hearing the language on televition
C working hard on the lessons D speaking English to their friends
3 Where do many boys and girls learn English?
A at home B in the offices C in evening classes D at school
4 Teenagers learn English because
A It's useful for their higher studies B it's one of their subjects
C they want to master it D A and C are correct
5 Why do many adults learn English?
A because they want to see movies in English B because they need it for their job
C because they are forced to learn it D because it is not difficult to learn