ĐỀ THI THỬ SỐ 71

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

1. Choose the word that does not have the same pronunciation of the underlined part as that in the rest (0.5 pts)

1.    A. pollution                       B. suggestion                     C. station                                  D. nation
2.    A. loved                             B. stopped                         C. laughed                                D. worked

2. Choose the word that does not have the same stressed syllable as that of the rest (0.5 pts)

3.    A. luxury                           B. compose                        C. parade                                  D. distinguish
4.    A. organize                        B. billion                            C. volunteer                              D. victory

3. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence (2.5 pts)

5. You can stay here _______________ you don’t make a loud noise.

          A. as much as                    B. as long as                      C. as soon as                             D. as far as

6. _______________ interested in that subject, I would try to learn more about it.

          A. Should I                        B. I was                             C. If I am                                  D. Were I

7. Ann was robbed on the way home yesterday. She was made _______________ all her money to the robber.

          A. give                               B. to give                           C. giving                                   D. given

8. Sue was offered a job as a translator but she _______________.

          A. gave it away                 B. turned it down              C. made it up                            D. filled it in

9. My car would not start, _______________ Jenny’s started immediately.

          A. whereas                         B. though                           C. however                               D. nevertheless

10. The couple _______________ divorce was in the newspaper has got married again.

          A. who                               B. whose                            C. which                            D. people

11. One of the students in my class _______________ off sick today.

          A. were                              B. was                                C. have been                             D. are

12. I must congratulate you _______________ your very impressive show.

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

13. - Duy: “How nice! You performed so beautifully!”  - Huong: “_______________”  

          A. Thank you. I am happy you like me.                      B. Thank you. But I don’t think I did well.     

          C. Thank you. But I am not so sure.                            D. Thank you. It’s very encouraging.

14. Don’t forget _______________ the door when you go out.

          A. locking                          B. for locking                     C. to lock                           D. lock

4. Read the sign / text in the box and choose the correct meaning (A, B, C or D) (0.5 pts)

5. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage (1.5 pts)

            Approximately 350 million people speak English as their first language. About the same number use it as a (17)__________ language. It is the English language that is used as the language of aviation, international sport and pop music. 75% of the world mail is in English, 60% of the radio station (18)__________ in English and more than half of the world’s periodicals are printed (19)__________ English. It is the English language that is used as an (20)__________ language in 44 countries, and as the language of business commerce a technology in many others. English is now an effective medium of international communication. (21)__________, it is the written English, which is not systematically phonetic, that causes difficulties (22)__________ foreigners.  

17.    A. second                           B. first                               C. international                        D. official
18.    A. speak                             B. broadcast                      C. write                                     D. listen
19.    A. by                                  B. in                                   C. as                                         D. of
20.    A. official                          B. compulsory                   C. optional                         D. primary
21.    A. However                       B. Moreover                      C. Besides                         D. Furthermore
22.    A. to                                  B. at                                   C. in                                   D. of

6. Read the passage and then decide whether the statements that follow are True or False (1.5 pts)

            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?

23. The number one cancer among men is lung cancer.                                                                                                                                        _________________
24. The main cause of mouth cancer, tongue cancer and throat cancer is smoking.                                                                                                                                        _________________
25. Every year, smoking causes millions early deaths.                                                                                                                                        _________________
26. Children have more breathing and lung problems than other children if their parents smoke.                                                                                                                                       

Read the passage again and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D)

27. The word “it” in the passage refers to ____________.

          A. cancer                           B. smoke                            C. air                                  D. breath

28. 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.

7. Supply the correct form of the word in bracket (1.5 pts)

29. A complaint letter should be ended ____________________________________________.             (polite)
30. Some volunteer _______________________________________ help to clear up the beach.      (conserve)
31. We can only get there by plane. There is no _____________________________________.           (choose)
32. They went to see most of the ___________________________________________ places.           (interest)
33. _________________________________________, he got bad marks and failed his exams.             (lucky)
34. People should be encouraged to use ______________________________ friendly products.                                                                                                                                                    (environment)

8. Rearrange the word given to make the meaningful sentence (0.5 pts)

35. that / suggests / we / practise English / Nam / every day / should /. //

• Nam _________________________________________________________________________________

36. at work, / Many Vietnamese women / to wear modern clothing / today often prefer / because it is more convenient /. //

• Many Vietnamese women ________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

9. Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them (1.0 pt)

37. People thought that the cover was made of iron.

• The cover____________________________________________________________________________

38. "I think you should try the chicken Marengo", said the waiter.

• The waiter recommended________________________________________________________________

39. I don’t find it difficult to get up early in the morning.

• I am used to___________________________________________________________________________

40. Although I left home early, I was late for the meeting.

Despite           

Khoảng 350 triệu người nói tiếng Anh như ngôn ngữ mẹ đẻ của họ. Về cùng một con số sử dụng nó như một ngôn ngữ thứ hai (17). Đây là ngôn ngữ tiếng Anh được sử dụng làm ngôn ngữ của ngành hàng không, thể thao quốc tế và nhạc pop. 75% thư tín trên thế giới bằng tiếng Anh, 60% đài phát thanh (18) phát bằng tiếng Anh và hơn một nửa số tạp chí định kỳ trên thế giới được in (19) bằng tiếng Anh. Đây là ngôn ngữ tiếng Anh được sử dụng như một (20) ngôn ngữ chính thức ở 44 quốc gia, và là ngôn ngữ thương mại kinh doanh là một công nghệ ở nhiều quốc gia khác. Tiếng Anh hiện là một phương tiện giao tiếp quốc tế hiệu quả. (21) Tuy nhiên, với tiếng Anh viết, lại không có hệ thống ngữ âm, điều này đã gây khó khăn (22) cho người nước ngoài.

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

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?

23. TRUE. Câu văn Smoking causes lung cancer, which is the number one cancer among men.
24. TRUE. Câu văn Smoking is also the leading cause of mouth cancer, tongue cancer, and throat cancer.
25. FALSE. Câu văn Smoking causes one million early deaths in the world every year. (one million khác với millions)
26. TRUE. Children whose parents smoke have more breathing and lung problems than other children.
27. B. smoke.
28. B. People who live with smokers.

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

29. Dấu hiệu: trước chỗ trống là động từ “ended”, do đó chỗ trống là trạng từ.

Đáp án: politely.

30. Dấu hiệu: Trước chỗ trống có lượng từ “some” và tính từ “volunteer”, sau chỗ trống là động từ “help”, do đó chỗ trống là danh từ số nhiều chỉ người để tạo thành cụm danh từ.

Đáp án: conservationists.

31. Dấu hiệu: Trước chỗ trống là cụm từ “there is no”, do đó chỗ trống là danh từ.

Đáp án: choice.

32. Dấu hiệu: Trước chỗ trống là mạo từ “the” sau chỗ trống là danh từ “places”, do đó chỗ trống là tính từ. Tính từ này thể hiện bản chất sự vật, nên dùng đuôi “ing”

Đáp án: interesting.

33. Dấu hiệu: Đứng đầu câu, sau đó có dấu phẩy, do đó, chỗ trống phải là trạng từ. Dịch nghĩa câu thì tính từ mang tính tiêu cực (vì có từ “failed” ở vế sau)

Đáp án: unluckily.

34. Dấu hiệu: sau chỗ trống là tính từ “friendly”, do đó chỗ trống là trạng từ.

Đáp án: environmentally.

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

35. Nam suggests that we should practise English everyday.

Dịch: Nam gợi ý rằng chúng ta nên luyện tập tiếng Anh hàng ngày.

36. Many Vietnamese women today often prefer to wear modern clothing at work, because it is more convenient.

Dịch: Nhiều phụ nữ Việt Nam ngày nay thường thích mặc quần áo chỉnh tề nơi công sở, vì nó tiện lợi hơn.

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 bị động với cấu trúc:

• Câu chủ động: S₁ + V₁ (that) + S₂ + V₂…
• Câu bị động: It + be + + that + S₂ + V₂…

                      S₂ + be + + to V₂ …: V₂: cùng thì

                      S₂ + be + + to have  …: trước thì.

Đáp án: The cover was thought to be made of iron.

38. Viết lại câu với cấu trúc: khuyên ai nên làm gì

S₁ + recommend + that + S₂ + (should) + V⁰ + …

Đáp án: The waiter recommended that I (should) try the chicken Marengo.

39. Viết lại câu với nghĩa không đổi sử dụng:

S + be/get + used to + V-ing: quen dần với việc gì đó

Đáp án: I am used to getting up early in the morning.

40. Viết lại câu với “Despite + cụm danh từ” hoăc “Despite the fact that + mệnh đề”

Đáp án: Despite the fact that I left home early, I was late for the meeting.

              Despite leaving home early, I was late for the meeting.