ĐỀ THI THỬ SỐ 43

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

1. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others (0.5 pts)

1.     A. energy                           B. generous                        C. category                        D. suggest
2.    A. thunderstorm                B. weather                         C. clothing                        D. therefore

2. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the other (0.5 pts)

3.    A. effective                       B. correspond                    C. compulsory                   D. religion
4.    A. inspiration                     B. intermediate                  C. communicative             D. documentary

3. MULTIPLE CHOICE: Read and choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence (2.5 pts)

5. Ha Long Bay is the place _______________ our family visits every year.

          A. where                            B. which                            C. whom                            D. whose

6. They have installed educational software to _______________ the needs of the school.

          A. fight                              B. keep                              C. mash                             D. match

7. - "In my opinion, detective films are interesting." - "_______________"

          A. There's no doubt about it.                                       B. Well done.

          C. Yes, congratulations!                                              D. It's very kind of you to say so.

8. The English course will take _______________ at the end of this month.

          A. part                                B. abroad                           C. place                             D. turn

9. They _______________ you the job if you can use the computer.

          A. will offer                       B. would offer                   C. have offered                 D. are offering

10. That day was the sixteenth _______________ November.

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

11. We should develop such _______________ sources of energy as solar energy and nuclear energy.

          A. alternative                     B. traditional                     C. surprised                       D. dangerous

12. They didn't have a good crop this year _______________ the weather was good.

          A. but                                 B. because                         C. though                           D. despite

13. Everyone is present here, _______________?

          A. isn't he                          B. isn't it                            C. are they                         D. aren't they

14. A funnel-shaped storm passing overland below a thunderstorm is called a _______________.

          A. typhoon                         B. tsunami                         C. tornado                         D. hurricane

4. CAUTION SIGNS – WARNINGS: Look at the signs. Choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D) for each sign (0.5 pts)

5. GUIDED CLOZE: Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage (1.5 pts)

I’m in (17)__________ of English speaking contests in schools. Such contests encourage students to practice (18)__________ English in their classes and help their speaking skills. Besides, while preparing (19)__________ for the contests, students have a chance to review their lessons thoroughly. Contests among classes provide students with opportunities to work with team spirit, thus enabling them to learn how to work and (20)__________ other people. Some students may think that their preparations for the speaking contests are time-consuming. However, (21)__________ such efforts are worth spending time on. My classes and I have found the contests useful and interesting always because it helps us to speak not only more (22)__________ but also more effectively in public communication. In conclusion, English speaking contests are more important and necessary for students in all schools now than written English contests.

17. A. interest                            B. habit                              C. favor                             D. passion
18. A. speak                               B. spoken                           C. to speak                         D. speaking
19. A. their                                 B. them                              C. theirs                             D. themselves
20. A. cooperate with                 B. keep track will              C. get rid of                       D. compete with
21. A. in the end                        B. in my opinion                C. in a word                      D. in total
22. A. independently                 B. confidently                   C. considerately                D. respectfully

6. READING COMPREHENSION: Read the passage, then do the tasks that follow (1.5 pts)

A conservationist manages natural habitats including parks, forests, and lands. This job may also be called a conservation scientist. This green career involves finding ways to utilize land without harming the environment. A conservationist's average day depends on the needs of the environment they work in. Days in nature could be spent surveying nature. It all starts with a conservationist spending the day in the field counting signs of a species.

Conservationists also find themselves taking on the role of teachers. A conservationist could teach environment to people through leading guided tours, or sharing their knowledge through presentations.

Decide if these statements are TRUE or FALSE

23. A conservationist can be considered as a scientist.                                                                                                                         _________________
24. Conservationists look for ways to use land and protecting the environment.                                                                                                                  _________________
25. Surveying nature is the only task conservationists have to do.                                                                                                                                  _________________
26. They are not required to teach people about the environment.                                                                                                                  _________________

Read the passage again and choose the best answer

27. What can be inferred from the passage?

          A. Conservationists are different from scientists.

          B. Conservationists use presentations to protect lands.

          C. The environment depends on the conservationists.

          D. Conservationists’ workday is different from others.

28. The word “average” could be best replaced by _______________.

          A. strange                          B. normal                           C. careless                         D. indifferent

7. WORD FORMS: Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence (1.5 pts)

29. When there is a volcanic ________________________, hundreds of people may lose their lives.     (erupt)
30. The company must reduce costs to compete _________________________________________.     (effect)
31. We are all very ___________________________________ by our new neighbors’ enthusiasm. (impress)
32. We believe the new program will be ____________________________________ to everyone.     (benefit)
33. Lots of __________________________________ activities have recently been held in our city.   (culture)
34. They saved the paintings from ___________________________________________________.   (destroy)

8. Sentence rearrangement (0.5 pts)

35. that family members / a celebration / Tet is so important / try to come back home / living apart /. //

• Tet is so important_____________________________________________________________________

36. can / their school’s name / take pride in / which bears / students / their uniform /. //

• Students______________________________________________________________________________

9. Sentence transformation (1.0 pt)

37. It is impossible to do this because we have no time.

• If___________________________________________________________________________________

38. There was too much traffic for us to go out.

• There was such________________________________________________________________________

39. They haven’t visited Hanoi for three years.

• The last time they paid__________________________________________________________________

40. Please don’t interrupt me when I’m talking.

I’d rather you 

Tôi (17) đam mê các cuộc thi nói tiếng Anh trong trường học. Các cuộc thi như vậy khuyến khích học sinh thực hành (18) nói tiếng Anh trong lớp của họ và giúp các kỹ năng nói của họ. Ngoài ra, trong khi chuẩn bị (19) tốt bản thân cho các cuộc thi, học sinh có cơ hội để ôn lại bài học của mình một cách kỹ lưỡng. Các cuộc thi giữa các lớp cung cấp cho sinh viên cơ hội làm việc với tinh thần đồng đội, do đó cho phép họ học cách làm việc và (20) hợp tác với những người khác. Một số học sinh có thể nghĩ rằng việc chuẩn bị cho các cuộc thi nói tốn nhiều thời gian. Tuy nhiên, (21) theo tôi những nỗ lực như vậy rất đáng để dành thời gian. Tôi và các lớp đều thấy rằng các cuộc thi luôn hữu ích và thú vị vì nó giúp chúng tôi không chỉ nói (22) một cách tự tin hơn mà còn hiệu quả hơn trong giao tiếp trước đám đông. Tóm lại, các cuộc thi nói tiếng Anh quan trọng và cần thiết hơn đối với học sinh ở tất cả các trường học so với các cuộc thi viết tiếng Anh.

Điểm ngữ pháp câu 18: practise/practice + V-ing.

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

A conservationist manages natural habitats including parks, forests, and lands. This job may also be called a conservation scientist. This green career involves finding ways to utilize land without harming the environment. A conservationist's average day depends on the needs of the environment they work in. Days in nature could be spent surveying nature. It all starts with a conservationist spending the day in the field counting signs of a species.

Conservationists also find themselves taking on the role of teachers. A conservationist could teach environment to people through leading guided tours, or sharing their knowledge through presentations.

23. TRUE. Từ khóa là conservation. Câu văn This job may also be called a conservation scientist.
24. FALSE. Từ khóa use land và environment. Câu văn This green career involves finding ways to utilize land without harming the environment. (“with harm” khác với “protect”)
25. FALSE. Từ khóa Conservationists. Câu văn Conservationists also find themselves taking on the role of teachers.
26. FALSE. Từ khóa teach environment. Câu văn A conservationist could teach environment to people.
27. D. Conservationists’ workday is different from others.
28. B. average = normal: trung bình, thông thường.

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

29. Dấu hiệu: trước chỗ trống có mạo từ “a” và tính từ “volcanic”, do đó chỗ trống là danh từ.

Đáp án: eruption.

30. Dấu hiệu: Trước chỗ trống là động từ “compete” do đó chỗ trống là trạng từ bổ nghĩa cho động từ.

Đáp án: effectively

31. Dấu hiệu: S + be + (very) + impressed +by …: cảm kích sâu sắc vì cái gì đó.

Đáp án: impressed.

32. Dấu hiệu: Trước chỗ trống là động từ tobe “be”, do đó chỗ trống là tính từ.

Đáp án: beneficial.

33. Dấu hiệu: Trước chỗ trống có lượng từ “lots of”, sau chỗ trống là danh từ “activities”. Do đó, chỗ trống phải là tính từ.

Đáp án: cultural.

34. Dấu hiệu: trước chỗ trống là “from”, do đó chỗ trống là danh từ.

Đáp án: destruction.

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

35. Tet is so important a celebration that family members living apart try to come back home.

Dịch: Tết là một ngày lễ quan trọng đến nỗi các thành viên trong gia đình sống xa nhau đều cố gắng trở về nhà.

36. Students can take pride in their uniform which bears their school’s name.

Dịch: Học sinh có thể tự hào về bộ đồng phục mang tên trường của mình.

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

37. Viết lại câu điều kiện. Giả sử cho 1 việc không thể xảy ra ở hiện tại hoặc tương lai dùng câu điều kiện loại 2. (Hiện tại họ không có thời gian): If + S + V² …, S + would + V⁰…

Đáp án: If we had enough time, we would do this.

38. Viết lại câu với cấu trúc: Quá … đến nỗi mà…

S + V + too + adj/adv + (for sb) + to V…

S + be + such + (a/an) + N +  that + S + V

Đáp án: There was such a lot of traffic that we couldn’t go out.

39. Viết lại câu chuyển từ hiện tại hoàn thành sang quá khứ đơn.

S + have/has not + V³ + …+ for [time].

The last time S + V² +…+ was [time] ago.

Đáp án: The last time they paid a visit to Hanoi was three years ago.

40. Viết lại câu với “would rather”

5. Cùng một chủ ngữ:

• Ở hiện tại hoặc tương lai: diễn tả mong muốn của người nói về một điều gì đó ở hiện lại hoặc tương lai

S + would rather + V

• Ở quá khứ: diễn tả mong muốn, nuối tiếc của người nói về một điều gì đó đã xảy ra trong quá khứ.

S + would rather + have + V³

5.  Hai chủ ngữ khác nhau: giả định điều gì đó đối lập với hiện tại hoặc mong muốn ai đó làm gì ở hiện tại hoặc tương lai.

S₁ + would rather (that) + S₂ + V²

Đáp án: I’d rather you didn’t interrupt me when I’m talking.