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Đề Kiểm Tra Anh Văn - Test 1
I. Choose the word or phrase that most closely means the same as the underlined word.
1. Devices containing a vibrating quartz mechanism are accurate within 60 seconds per year.
A. precise B. variable C. safe D. convincing
2. It is undoubtedly true that the Watergate scandal was the worst in U.S. political history.
A. considerably B. arguably C. indecisively D. without
question.
3. Evelyn Waugh wrote satires that exposed the arrogant nature of upper-class Englishmen.
A. conceited B. masterful C. delightful D. inferior
4. The ability of the eye lens to change focus is almost completely lost by the age of 60.
A. somewhat B. nearly entirely C. ever so lightly D. forever.
5. Aerobic bacteria transforms wastes in water into less dangerous substances.
A. stable B. precarious C. tender D. harmless
6. The umbilical cord colinects an unborn child to the placenta of its mother to provide nourishment.
A. snap B. plug C. unit D. rope
7. The ancient Egyptians viewed cats as sacred and honored them in art forms.
A. holy B. pure C. intact D. haughty
8. Accidental oil spills are a major source of pollution of the earths oceans.
A.slumps B. tumbles C. releases D. errors.
9. Children can learn how to handle paints and brushes by starting with simple drawings.
A. dispense B. grope C. manipulate D. govern
10. Nearly all weather occurs in the troposphere, the lowest layer of the earths atmosphere.
A.Closely to B. Barely C. Almost D. After
11. The focus of economics is the production and distribution of goods and services.
A. fixation B. dissipation C. result D. concern
12. Typhoons are hurricanes that occur in areas bordering on the western Pacific Ocean.
A. diverging on B. adjacent to C. defining D. outlined on
13. The Uffizi Palace of Florence houses one of the finest art collections in the world.
A. contains B. promotes C. resides D. creates
14. The gardenia shrub is native to the tropics and is very sensitive to variations in temperature.

A B C D
8. Like humans, birds are middle and inner ears as well as external auditory canals.
A B C D
9. Warships also served as cargo ship until the 1600’s when they took on a more specialized military role.
A B C D
10. The center of the earth consists of a bali-shaped core that scientists believe is matter solid
A B C D
11. The leaf functions as the food-making part of nearly all plants by catch the sun’s energy and using it to
produce
A B C
food from water and carton dioxide.
D
12. Some nation of the world are experiencing runaway inflation that_results when demand for products
exceeds supply. A B C D
13. Minimum-wage laws instituted by Congress protecting workers from unscrupulous employers
A B C D
14. Eagles and hawks are believed to have the keener sight of all birds
A B C D
15. The problem of handling waste materials are compounded by the introduction of containers that do not
decay easily
A B C D
16. When a wasp’s nest become overcrowded some workers follow a young queen bee to another location
and started a new colony. A B C
D
17. Learning is defined in psychological as the process by which behaviour changes as a result of experience.
A B C D
18. Amelia Earhart achieved a distinction of being the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
A B C D
19. Louis and Mary Leakey were a famous team of anthropologists responsible of finding clues to the origin
of man

the others,
5. When Henry arrived home after a hard day at work
A. his wife was sleeping B. his wife has slept C. his wife slept D. his wife has been
sleeping.
6. He gave
A. to the class a tough assignment. B. the class a tough assignment.
C. a tough assignment for the class. D. an assignment very tough to the class.
7. People all over the world are starving
A. greater in numbers B. in more numbers C. more numerously D. in greater numbers.
8. It was not until she arrived in class realized she had forgotten her book.
A.and she B. when she C. she D. that she.
9. John has not been able to recall where .
A. does she live B. she lives C. did she live D. lived the girl.
10.Ben would have studied medicine if he to a medical school.
A. could be able to enter B. had been admitted C. was admitted D. were admitted
11. He entered a university
A. when he had sixteen years B. when sixteen years were his age.
C. at the age of sixteen D. at age sixteen years old.
12. The jurors were told to
A. talk all they wanted B. make lots of expressions C. speak freely D. talk with their minds
open.
13. Those students do not like to read novels text books.
A. in any case B. forgetting about C. leaving out the question D. much less.
14. He looked forward to the new venture
A. eagerly B. with great eagerness C. eagernessly D. in a state of
increasing eagerness.
15. The families were told to evacuate their houses immediately
A. at the time when the water began to go up. B. when the water began to rise.
C. when up was going the water. D. in the time when the water raised.
IV. Read the following passage then choose the one answer A, B, C or D which you think is correct.

1. She admitted that she had taken the necklace
- She admitted to

2. The headmaster said some very reassuring things
— What
3. Do you have a good relationship with your boss?
— Are
4. Most students can work very hard when they feel like it.
— Most students are capable
5. I’m really sorry I didn’t invite her to the party
— I really wish
6. She didn’t inherit anything under her uncle’s will
— Her uncle didn’t
7. The only thing they didn’t steal was the television
— They stole
8. It seems that no one predicted the correct answer.
— No one
9. They had been lost in the mountains for three days, but they looked strong and healthy.
- Even
10. I’ll find that man, no matter how long it takes
— However

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VI. There is one mistake in each sentence. Correct all the mistakes you can find.
1.Despite the time of the year, yesterday’s temperature was enough hot to turn on the air
conditioning.
2. John spent such enjoyable holiday in Europe this summer that he plans to return as
soon as he saves enough money.
3. Although the quantity was small, we had supplies enough to finish the experiment.
4. Keith had so interesting and creative plans that everyone wanted to work on his

— of
7.Many people don’t use their computers to their full
A. future B. expectation C. hope
D. potential
8.The new software is planned for in April.
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A. release B. issue C. delivery
D. A and B
9.They’re researching into ways of people’s diet.
A. improvement B. improve C. improving
D. improved
10.“How long is the flight?” “ knowledge, it takes about 3 hours.”
A. To my best B. To the best of my C. In my best D. In
best of my
1 1. We have about thirty guests a day in our restaurant the average.
A.at B. for C. on D. in
12.”I haven’t been to New York yet.” “Neither ”
A.haven’t we B. we have C. have we D.we
haven’t
13.I wrote to the company them for a catalogue.
A.asking B. demanding C. enquiring D.
applying
14.They were very about keeping so much money in the house overnight.
A.dangerous B. risky C. nervous
D. willing
15.”What is Bill going to do after the test?” “The only thing he can do
is ”
A. he waited B. waiting C. he waits D. wait
16.They would go by air than spend a week traveling by train.
A. always B. prefer C. rather D.

roofs of houses and flats to (2) the sun’s rays and thus heat water. Thousands
(3) these devices are now being used to provide (4) in homes throughout
the United States while more (5) a million solar water-heating units have already
been (6) in homes in Japan. Other purposes for which(7) energy is at
present being used include the (8) of salt from seawater, irrigation and sewage
disposal. (9) most people in developing countries, the need is not for air-
conditioners or central heating but for cheap (10) of cooking food, drying crops,
and lighting homes.
1. A. put B. locate C.fit
D.fix
2. A. greet B.catch C.contain
D.manufacture
3. A.in B.with C.on D.of
4. A. light B.energy C.life
D.existence
5. A. than B.of C.through D.over
6. A. built B.planned C.standing
D.attached
7.sun B.sky C.space D.solar
8.passing B.separation C.divorce
D.delivery
9.Through B.By C.For D.At
10.manners B.ways C.models
D.types
X. Choose the item (A, B, C Of D) that best answers the question about the passage:
The search for alternative sources of energy has led in various directions.Many
communities are burning garbage and other biological waste products to produce
electricity. Converting waste products to gases or oil is also an efficient way to dispose
of wastes.
Experimental work is being done to derive synthetic fuels from coal, oil shale and

D. Alternative energy will come from a variety of sources.
XI. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or I)) that best tits the blank space in the
following passage:
We are using up the world’s petroleum. We use (1) in our cars and to heat our
building in winter.Farmers use petrochemicals to (2) the soil rich. They use them to
kill insects (3) plants. These chemicals go (4) rivers and lakes and kill the fish
there. Thousands of pollutants also go into the air and pollute it. Winds carry this
(5) air to other countries and other continents.
Poor farmers use the same land over and (6) The land needs a rest so it will be
better next year. However, the farmers must have food this year. Poor people cut down
forests (7) firewood. In some areas when the trees are gone, the land (8)
desert. Poor people can’t save the environment for the (9)
This is not a problem for one country or one area of the world. It is a problem for all-
humans. The people and the nations of the world must work together to
(10) the world’s resources.
1. A. it B. them C. that D.
those
2. A. enrich B. change C. make D. let
3. A. eat B. eaten C. eating D. ate
4. A. to B. toward C. at D. into
5. A.pollute B.polluting C.polluted D.pollution
6. A.over B.again C.repeated
D.repeating
7. A.of B.for C.with D.at
8. A.gets B.changes C.turns D.becomes
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9. A.future B.time C.times
D.period
10. A.recycle B.preserve C.keep D.use
XII. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the

rate of thermonuclear reactions. The outer regions of the sun will expand approximately
35 million miles, about the distance to Mercury, which is the closest planet to the
sunt.The sun will then be a red giant star. Temperatures on the earth will become too hot
for life to exist.
Once the sun has used up its thermonuclear energy as a red giant, it will begin to shrink.
After it becomes smaller to the size of the earth, it will become a white dwarf star. The
sun may throw off huge amounts of gases in violent eruptions called nova explosions as it
changes from a red giant to a white dwarf
After billions of years as a white dwarf, the sun will, have used up all its fuel and will
have lost its heat.
I. What is the primary purpose of this passage?
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A. To alert people to the dangers posed by the sun. B. To discuss conditions on earth in
the far future.
C. To present a theory about red giant stars. D. To describe changes that the sun
will go through.
2. It can be inferred from the passage that. the sun:
A. is approximately halfway through its life as a yellow dwarf. B. has been in
existence for ten billion years
C. will continue as a yellow dwarf for a ten billion years. D. is rapidy changing in. size
and brightness
3. What will probably he the first stage of change as the sun becomes a red giant?
A. Its core will cool off air use less fuel. B. Its surface will become
hotter and shrink.
C. its sun will throw off huge amounts of gases. D. Its centre will grow
smaller and hotter.
4. When the sun becomes a red giant, what will conditions be like on earth?
A. its atmosphere will freeze and become B. It will be enveloped in the
expanding surface of the sun.
C. It will become too hot for life to exist. D. It will be destroyed in