ĐỀ THI THỬ SỐ 3

Họ và tên học sinh:.................................................................................................................................................

1. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 

1.    A. watches                         B. misses                            C. makes                            D. wishes
2.    A. book                              B. pool                               C. school                           D. soon

2. Choose the word (A, B, C or D)whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group.

3.    A. suggested                      B. remember                      C. restaurant                      D. increase
4.    A. population                     B. government                   C. understand                    D. scientific

3. Choose the word / phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence.

5. My students hold a concert every year to raise money for _______________.

          A. typhoon                        B. pollution                        C. charity                           D. edition

6. Children should not be allowed to watch _______________ movies.

          A. compulsory                   B. ordinary                        C. unique                           D. violent

7. We’re not doing enough to protect the _______________ from pollution.

          A. environment                  B. deforestation                 C. disaster                         D. energy

8. The hurricane is _______________ to reach the coast tomorrow morning.

          A. separated                      B. ordered                         C. predicted                      D. received

9. He _______________ with me since he left Vietnam.

          A. didn’t correspond         B. hasn’t corresponded     C. doesn’t correspond       D. won’t correspond

10. A person _______________ supplies and connects, or repairs water pipes, baths, toilets, etc. is a plumber.

          A. he                                  B. which                            C. who                               D. whom

11. The water supply _______________ by the fertilizers and the pesticides used on many farms.

          A.  is polluted                    B. is polluting                    C. pollutes                         D. will pollute

12. I suggest _______________ English in class more often to improve our speaking skills.

          A. to speak                         B. speaking                        C. speak                             D. spoke

13. It's very nice _______________ you to help me with this work.

          A. in                                   B. on                                  C. of                                  D. at

14. "When is Christmas?" - "It's _______________ December.”            

          A. in                                   B. for                                 C. on                                  D. at

4. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for the following picture or sign.

5. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

Nowadays, computers play a very important (17)__________ in our everyday life. Computers can work with information much more (18)__________ than a person because they can work (19)__________ lots of information at the same time. They can keep information a long time. Computers are not completely perfect.

Consider the use of computers in both shops and offices. Big shops especially chain stores with branches all over the country, have to deal with very large amounts of (20)__________. They have to make sure that there are (21)__________ goods on the shelves for customers to buy, they need to be able to re-order before stocks run (22)__________, to decide which things are selling well and so on.

17.    A. way                               B. thing                              C. part                                      D. path
18.    A. quickly                          B. hardly                            C. totally                                  D. effectively
19.    A. with                              B. in                                   C. on                                         D. of
20.    A. way                               B. news                              C. information                          D. thing
21.    A. enough                          B. a lot                               C. much                                    D. some
22.    A. after                              B. away                             C. through                                D. out

6. Read the passage, then decide if the statements that follow it are True or False

April 1^st is April Fools’ Day. Many people like to play jokes or tricks on this day. The jokes are for fun only. They are not harmful or mean. Sometimes you can hear April Fools’ Day jokes on the radio or television. Newspapers often have silly stories on April 1^st too. Some silly headlines are on the next page. If you believe the jokes on the radio, TV, or in the newspapers, you will be an “April Fool”.

Nobody knows where and when April Fools’ Day started. Some people believe it started in France in the 1500s. Some people think it started long ago in Italy. Other people believe it started in India.

It doesn’t matter where or when April Fools’ Day began. American like it because they can play jokes on friends and relatives.

23. April Fools’ jokes can be sometimes heard on newspaper.                                                                                                                                                 ____________
24. Don’t believe the jokes on the radio, or in newspaper or you will be an April Fool.                                                                                                                                                 ____________
25. Everyone believes that April Fools’ Day started in the 1500s.                                                                                                                                      ____________
26. Although Americans don’t know where and when April Fools’ Day began, they like it.                                                                                                                                             ____________

Read the passage again and choose the best answer.

27. What is the closet meaning of the word “mean” in this passage?

          A. kind                              B. violent                           C. considerate                   D. generous

28. Which of the following statements can be inferred from the passage?

          A. There are a lot of hypothesis about the origin of April Fool’s Day.

          B. A lot of violent games take place on April Fool’s Day.

          C. April Fool’s Day is celebrated only in Europe.

          D. The press takes full advantage of topics on April’s Fool’s Day.

7. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence.

29. We find it _________________________________ to go on a picnic in a jungle rainforest.          (interest)
30. You must __________________________________________yourself with the rules here.            (family)
31. We need further ____________________________ but we are uninformed about anything.          (inform)
32. ____________________________ is a very attractive job nowadays.                                           (advertise)
33. This ________________ story book is the best seller. It is printed in both Japanese and English.                                                                                                                                           (language)
34. Mr. Obama has to make a ______________________________ at the White House today.             (speak)

8. Put the words in the correct order to make meaningful sentences.

35. the modern facilities / is still very / With all /, / doing house work / time-consuming /. //

• With all______________________________________________________________________________

36. to express / for / his profundity of knowledge / I / my admiration / would like /. //

• I____________________________________________________________________________________

9. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it.

37. Having made all the arrangements, they decided to go anyway.

• After they____________________________________________________________________________

38. She said to Tom: “Why don’t you take a bus?”

• She asked____________________________________________________________________________

39. Why wasn’t the car either locked or put into the garage?

• Why didn’t___________________________________________________________________________

40. I am excited about the coming festival

• I am looking__________________________________________________________________________

Ngày nay, máy tính đóng (17) một phần rất quan trọng trong cuộc sống hàng ngày của chúng ta. Máy tính có thể làm việc với thông tin nhanh hơn nhiều (18) so với con người bởi vì chúng có thể làm việc (19) với nhiều thông tin cùng một lúc. Chúng có thể giữ thông tin trong một thời gian dài. Máy tính không hoàn toàn hoàn hảo.

Cân nhắc về việc sử dụng máy tính ở cả cửa hàng và văn phòng. Các cửa hàng lớn, đặc biệt là các chuỗi cửa hàng có chi nhánh trên cả nước, phải xử lý lượng (20) thông tin rất lớn. Họ phải đảm bảo rằng có đủ (21) hàng hóa trên kệ để khách hàng mua, họ cần có thể đặt hàng lại trước khi hết hàng (22), để quyết định những thứ nào đang bán chạy, v.v.

VI. Read the passage, then decide if the statements that follow it are True or False.

April 1^st is April Fools’ Day. Many people like to play jokes or tricks on this day. The jokes are for fun only. They are not harmful or mean. Sometimes you can hear April Fools’ Day jokes on the radio or television. Newspapers often have silly stories on April 1^st too. Some silly headlines are on the next page. If you believe the jokes on the radio, TV, or in the newspapers, you will be an “April Fool”

    Nobody knows where and when April Fools’ Day started. Some people believe it started in France in the 1500s. Some people think it started long ago in Italy. Other people believe it started in India.

      It doesn’t matter where or when April Fools’ Day began. American like it because they can play jokes on friends and relatives.

23. FALSE. Từ khóa là sometimes và newspaper. Câu văn Newspapers often have silly stories on April 1^st too
24. TRUE. Từ khóa believe the jokes. Câu văn If you believe the jokes on the radio, TV, or in the newspapers, you will be an “April Fool”
25. FALSE. Từ khóa everyone và 1500s. Câu văn Some people believe it started in France in the 1500s.
26. TRUE. Từ khóa American. Câu văn It doesn’t matter where or when April Fools’ Day began. American like it because they can play jokes on friends and relatives.
27. B. violent
28. A. There are a lot of hypothesis about the origin of April Fool’s Day.

VII. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence

29. Đáp án: interesting
30. Dấu hiệu: sau must + V⁰: familiarize
31. Cụm danh từ: “further information” (thêm thông tin)

Đáp án: information

32. Dấu hiệu: đứng đầu câu, sau chỗ trống là “is”, do đó chỗ trống phải danh từ đóng vai trò là chủ ngữ.

Đáp án: Advertising/ Advertisement

33. Dấu hiệu: Trước chỗ trống là “This”, sau chỗ trống là “story book” (danh từ). Do đó, chỗ trống phải là tính từ để bổ nghĩa cho danh từ. Vế sau có ngôn ngữ Pháp và Anh nên tính từ mang nghĩa “song ngữ”

Đáp án: bilingual (song ngữ).

34. Dấu hiệu: trước chỗ trống là mạo từ “a”, sau chỗ trống là “at”, do đó chỗ trống là danh từ.

Đáp án: speech (“make a speech”: phát biểu).

VIII. Put the words in the correct order to make meaningful sentences.

35. With all the modern facilities, doing housework is still very time-consuming.

Dịch: Với tất cả các phương tiện hiện đại, làm việc nhà vẫn còn rất tốn thời gian.

36. I would like to express my admiration for his profundity of knowledge.

Dịch: Tôi muốn bày tỏ sự ngưỡng mộ đối với kiến ​​thức uyên thâm của ông.

IX. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it.

37. Câu gốc là câu rút gọn chủ ngữ khi 2 mệnh đề có cùng chủ ngữ.

• Nếu hai mệnh đề xảy ra đồng thời hay chia cùng thì: V-ing chuyển lên đầu câu.
• Nếu hai mệnh đề xảy ra theo thứ tự trước sau thì: Having + V³ chuyển lên đầu câu.

• Hiện tại hoàn thành – Hiện tại đơn.
• Quá khứ hoàn thành – Quá khứ đơn.
• Quá khứ đơn – Hiện tại đơn.

Câu gốc có vế 2 là quá khứ hơn, do đó vế 1 là quá khứ hoàn thành.

Đáp án: After they had made all the arrangements, they decided to go anyway.

38. Dạng câu chuyển câu trực tiếp sang câu gián tiếp.

Nếu câu trực tiếp là câu hỏi:

• Chuyển said to → ask
• Giữ nguyên từ để hỏi (Why, Where, When,…)
• Đảo chủ ngữ lên trước trợ động từ.
• Lùi thì.
• Đổi chữ ngữ, tân ngữ, sở hữu cách, trạng từ chỉ thời gian.

Đáp án: She asked Tom why he didn’t take a bus.

39. Why didn’t you either lock or put the car into the garage?
40. Dạng câu tìm từ đồng nghĩa với từ trong câu gốc: excited = looking forward to + V-ing.

Đáp án: I am looking forward to the coming festival.