ĐỀ THI THỬ SỐ 76

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. fashion                          B. label                              C. slavery                          D. late
2.    A. children                        B. choose                           C. child                             D. mechanic          

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

3.    A. garbage                         B. problem                         C. solution                         D. sewage
4.    A. inspiration                     B. collection                      C. reputation                     D. limitation

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

5. Many designers have _______________ the patterns on the clothes of Vietnam’s ethnic minorities to make Ao dai.

          A. taken inspiration from                                             B. been taken inspiration from

          C.  modernized by                                                        D. been modernized by

6. I don’t think this strange new fashion will _______________.

          A. turn up                          B.  care for                         C. show off                        D. catch on

7. Learning a foreign also includes learning the _______________ of that country.

          A. reputation                     B. scenery                          C. culture                           D. nature

8. The gases from the exhausts of cars _______________ air pollution in most cities.

          A. have also increased       B. has also reduced           C. have also risen                     D. has also gone up

9. If there is so much exhaust fume in the air more and more people will ______________ respiratory problems.

          A. cope with                      B. deal with                       C. get down                       D. be affected

10. The examiner asked me _______________.

          A. how I learned English in my country                      B. how I learn English in my country

          C. how you learned English in your country               D. how you learn English in your country

11. We will save thousands of trees if we _______________.

          A. use more plastic            B. recycle glass                  C. don’t use electricity      D. don’t waste paper

12. Celebrations start on December 24^th, Christmas Eve, _______________ there have been several weeks of preparation beforehand.

          A. so                                  B. although                        C. because                         D. so that

13. It is possible that there may be _______________ to other planets within our own lifetime.

          A. sea travel                       B. global flights                 C. overland trips                       D. space flights

14. Nam: “I’ve just finished my painting. Look!” - Tam: “_______________.”

          A. How cool!                     B. I wish I could do it.       C. Wow, I can’t imagine that.  D. Sure.

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

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

Today, the distinction between the professional and the amateur is purely a matter of sporting success. Most athletes start their career by winning competitions for non - professionals before deciding (17)__________ themselves to their chosen sport. However, for a long time, it used to be believed that getting paid for a sporting (18)__________ destroyed the ancient Olympic thought of people simply trying to do their best for the love of the sport.

In fact, even participants in ancient Olympic events were able to make large amounts of money from winning. At the games themselves, only a laurel wreath (19)__________ to the winner, but back in his home town, he could become very rich.

During most of the 20th century, professionals were disallowed from entering the Olympics. This gave the wealthy an advantage (20)__________ they could afford to train and compete without needing to earn money. In 1988, the IOC (21)__________ for International Olympic Committee) decided to allow professionals to take part in the Olympics. Only boxing and football still restrict the number of professionals allowed to compete. Boxing does not allow professionals at all, while Olympic football teams are allowed up to three professionals (22)__________ the side.

17.    A. concentrate on              B. in focus                         C. to devote                       D. aim at
18.    A. action                            B. performance                  C. activity                          D. recreation
19.    A. was awarded                 B. was earned                    C. were gained                         D. were rewarded
20.    A. but                                B. despite                          C. since                              D. although
21.    A. which stands                 B. which takes                   C. which means                 D. which goes
22.    A. into                               B. at                                   C. to                                  D. on

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

One of the most urgent environmental problems in the world today is the shortage of clean water. Having clean drinking water is a basic human right. However, acid rain, industrial pollution and garbage have made many sources of water undrinkable.

Lakes, reservoirs and even entire seas have become vast pools of poison. Lake Baikal in Russia is one of the largest lakes in the world. It contains a rich variety of animals and plants, including 1,300 rare species that do not exist anywhere else in the world. Yet, they are being destroyed by the massive volumes of industrial effluent which pour into the lake every day. Even though laws have been made, the governments do not have the power to enforce them. Most industries simply ignore the regulations. The Mediterranean Sea occupies 1% of the world's water surface, but it is the dumping ground for 50% of all marine pollution. Almost sixteen countries regularly throw industrial wastes a few miles offshore.

Water is free to everyone. A few years ago, people thought that the supply of clean water in the world was limitless. Today, many water supplies have been ruined by pollution and sewage. Clean water is now scarce, and we are at last beginning to respect it. What should we do to save this precious source?

23. Clean water is becoming scarce due to pollution and sewage.                                                   __________
24. Laws have been made to prevent countries from polluting the environment.                            __________
25. Sea water is increasingly polluted by industrial wastes.                                                             __________
26. According to the reading text, Lake Baikal gets a large amount of industrial sewage every day._________

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

27. What is the passage referred to?

          A. Water pollution                                                        B. Endless source of water      

          C. Water scarcity                                                          D. Ways to access clean water

28. The word "marine" is closest in meaning to _______________.

          A. underground                 B. mountainous                 C. inland                            D. aquatic

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

29. Most people believe that ghosts are _______________________________________________.        (exist)
30. Some people still think it is _________________________________ for men not to stand up when a woman comes into the room.                                                                                                                (polite)
31. After graduation, my _____________________ is to earn enough money to support my family.       (prior)
32. Although some societies are _________________________________ undeveloped, their languages are very complex.                                                                                                                               (technology)
33. Those pollutants have ____________________ the lives of many seabirds in the past few years.  (danger)
34. _______________________________________, this book was written for children, not adults.     (origin)

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

35. January / occurs / is / a festival / Tet / in late / or early February / which /. //

• Tet _________________________________________________________________________________

36. of / leg, / he / get out of / his broken / In spite / managed to / the car /. //

• In spite_______________________________________________________________________________

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

37. I haven’t gone fishing with my uncle for 2 years.

• The last time__________________________________________________________________________

38. “Why not use helicopters to save the victims from the fires?” 

• I suggest that helicopters_________________________________________________________________

39. What’s the name of the man? You borrowed his car.

• What’s the name of the man whose________________________________________________________

40. We stayed in a luxury hotel during summer vacation.

• The hotel which _______________________________________________________________________

Ngày nay, sự phân biệt giữa chuyên nghiệp và nghiệp dư hoàn toàn là vấn đề của sự thành công trong thể thao. Hầu hết các vận động viên đều bắt đầu sự nghiệp của mình bằng cách giành chiến thắng trong các cuộc thi dành cho những người không chuyên trước khi quyết định (17) cống hiến hết mình cho môn thể thao mà họ đã chọn. Tuy nhiên, trong một thời gian dài, người ta tin rằng việc được trả tiền cho (18) một buổi biểu diễn thể thao đã phá hủy tư tưởng Olympic cổ đại về việc mọi người chỉ đơn giản là cố gắng hết sức vì tình yêu thể thao.

Trên thực tế, ngay cả những người tham gia các sự kiện Olympic cổ đại cũng có thể kiếm được số tiền lớn từ chiến thắng. Tại các trận đấu, chỉ có một vòng nguyệt quế được trao thưởng (19) cho người chiến thắng, nhưng trở lại quê nhà, anh ta có thể trở nên rất giàu có.

Trong phần lớn thế kỷ 20, các chuyên gia không được phép tham gia Thế vận hội. Điều này mang lại lợi thế cho những người giàu có (20) vì họ có thể đủ khả năng để tập luyện và thi đấu mà không cần kiếm tiền. Năm 1988, IOC (21), viết tắt của Ủy ban Olympic Quốc tế quyết định cho phép các chuyên gia tham gia Thế vận hội. Chỉ có quyền anh và bóng đá vẫn hạn chế số lượng các chuyên gia được phép thi đấu. Quyền anh hoàn toàn không cho phép các chuyên gia, trong khi các đội tuyển bóng đá Olympic được phép có tới ba chuyên gia (22) ở bên cạnh.

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

23. TRUE. Câu văn However, acid rain, industrial pollution and garbage have made many sources of water undrinkable.
24. TRUE. Even though laws have been made, the governments do not have the power to enforce them.
25. FALSE. The Mediterranean Sea … is the dumping ground for 50% of all marine pollution. Almost sixteen countries regularly throw industrial wastes a few miles offshore. (Tạm dịch: Biển Mediterranean là bãi rác chứa 50% sự ô nhiễm biển. Gần 16 nước thường xuyên xả rác thải công nghiệp vài dặm bờ biển.). Không thấy nội dung biểu hiện ý nghĩa “increasingly polluted”.
26. TRUE. Yet, they are being destroyed by the massive volumes of industrial effluent which pour into the lake every day.
27. A. Water pollution.
28. D. aquatic. (dưới nước)

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

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

Đáp án: existent.

30. Dấu hiệu: Trước chỗ trống là động từ tobe “is”, do đó chỗ trống là tính từ. Mặt khác, do vế sau mang nghĩa rời đi sớm nên tính từ thể hiện bản chất tiêu cực.

Đáp án: impolite.

31. Dấu hiệu: Trước chỗ trống là sở hữu cách “my”, do đó chỗ trống danh từ.

Đáp án: priority.

32. Dấu hiệu: Trước chỗ trống có động từ tobe “are”, sau chỗ trống là tính từ “undeveloped”, do đó chỗ trống phải là trạng từ.

Đáp án: technologically.

33. Dấu hiệu: Trước chỗ trống là động từ “have”, sau chỗ trống là danh từ “the lives of…”, do đó chỗ trống là động từ V³ tạo thành thì hiện tại hoàn thành.

Đáp án: endangered.

34. Dấu hiệu: Đứng đầu câu, sau chỗ trống là dấu phẩy, do đó chỗ trống phải là trạng từ.

Đáp án: Originally.

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

35. Tet is a festival which occurs in late January or early February.

Dịch: Tết là một lễ hội diễn ra vào cuối tháng Giêng hoặc đầu tháng Hai.

36. In spite of his broken leg, he managed to get out of the car.

Dịch: Dù bị gãy chân nhưng anh vẫn cố gắng thoát ra khỏi xe.

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 chuyển từ hiện tại hoàn thành sang quá khứ đơn

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

S + have/has not + V³ + …+ for [time]

Đáp án: The last time I went fishing with my uncle was 2 years ago.

38. Viết lại câu nghĩa đề nghị dùng “suggest” ở thể bị động.

S₁ + suggest + that + S₂ + should be + V³ +…+ (by O)

Đáp án: I suggested the helicopters should be used to save the victims from the fires.

39. Viết lại mệnh đề quan hệ sử dụng “whose” mang nghĩa sở hữu cách

S + [whose + danh từ + V + O] + V+ …

Đáp án: What’s the name of the man whose car was borrowed?

40. Viết lại mệnh đề quan hệ sử dụng “which”

Đáp án: The hotel which we stayed in during summer vacation is luxury.