ĐỀ THI MẪU ÔN THI TN-THPT NĂM 2011 – ĐỀ 1
Question 1:Read the passage then do the exercises below.
Jean O’Hara was born in Ireland on August 14
th
,1964.She went to primary school in Dublin, but her father died
in April 1975, when Jean was nearly eleven. So in May 1977, her mother decided to return to London, where she
had lived before she got married.
Jean left school in 1982,and studied Spanish at university for three years. In 1985, she worked as a waitress
while she did a secretarial course in English and Spanish. She got her diploma a year later and started working as
a tourist guide in London. In March 1987, she saw an advertisement in a paper for travel representatives in
Barcelona, and she applied for a job. Two months later, the travel company offered her a job starting in June. She
has worked there ever since.
A, Write complete questions and answer them.
1,When / where / born ? / ……………………………………………………………………
2,When / father / die ? / …………………………………………
3,why / mother / decide / come back / London / after / death ?
…………………………………………………………… …………………………………….
4,What / do / after / leave / school ? / ………….……………………………………………
5,When / start / work / travel / company ? / ………….……………………………………
B, Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).Correct the false information.
1,Jean is English.

2,Between 1982 and 1985 Jean studied at university.

3,In 1986 Jean worked as a tourist guide.
4,She put an advertisement in a newspaper to look for a job.
5,In May 1987 she was given the job she is doing now.
Question 2: Put each verb in brackets into a suitable tense.
Last week I 1 (walk) home after playing tennis when it 2 (start) raining very heavily. “Oh no.I 3 (get)
soaked before I 4 (reach) home.”, I thought ”I wish I 5 (remember) to bring my raincoat.” But unfortunately
I 6 (leave) it at home. “How stupid of me! I 7 (always forget) to bring it with me.” Luckily just then a friend of

a-broken b-cracked c-bent d-flat
4,She applied for training as a pilot, but they turned her because of her poor eyesight.
a-back b-up c-over d-down
5,These old houses are going to be soon.
a-laid out b-run down c-pulled down d-knocked down
6,She rang to make an early at the hairdresser.
a-order b-date c-assignment d-appointment
7,My sister has a baby daughter, and she is my first
a-nephew b-cousin c-niece d-relation
8,If we go to the market we might find a
a-trade b-shopping c-chance d-bargain
9,That’s a nice coat, and the colour you well.
a-fits b-matches c-shows d-suits
10,Smoking is a very bad habit, which many people find difficult to
a-break b-beat c-breathe d-cough
Question 5:Fill in each numbered blank one missing word.
Mr. John Bradley was surprised to find a letter… 1… for him on his desk when he arrived at work.
Before….2….it, he hung up his coat and took out his glasses.
“Dear Mr. Bradley, ”he read, ”we are sorry to… 3….you that your services are 4…. longer required ”He
couldn’t believed it. After….5 for the company for thirty years, he had been made redundant, one Monday
morning without… 6….warned in any way at all. There was no point in 7 the letter. The ending was 8
“Thank you for your loyalty and dedication sự cống hiến over the years, and we hope you will enjoy….9….
more time to spend. ”The company wanted him to go away quietly and enjoy his premature ['premətjuə(r)]tính
từ sớm (xảy ra trước thời gian thông (thường) retirement. He was fifty-two. How could he manage to find
another ….10 at his age ?” He knew that firms were not interested in… 11…. people over forty-five, let alone
over fifty. Could he still afford to….12….his daughters to their expensive school ?He sat back in his chair and
looked out of the window, ….13…. what to do next. He decided to leave the office as soon as….14… He did
not want anyone to see him while he left so… 15 , so he put on his coat and for the last time closed the office
door … 16….him then left the building.
Out in the street, it had begun to rain. He had forgotten to bring his 17 that morning, so he turned up his

B. 1-F 2-T 3-T 4-F 5-T
Question 2:
1,was walking 2,started 3,will get 4,reach 5,had remembered 6,had left 7,am always forgetting
8,Are you going 9,do you want 10,took 11,dont change 12,will fall 13,will not be
14,have been practising 15,will wait 16,like 17,relaxed 18,have been worrying 19,worry 20,fall
Question 3:
1,John could hardly understand what the teacher said.
2,Only when the generals personal diaries were published did the truth come out.
3,The older I get the less I want to travel.
4,You wont be able to buy a house in that district for less than $100,000.
5,You cant have locked the front door. Heres the key.
6,Paul apologized to Susan for having given (giving) her the wrong number.
7,I had the washing machine mended by Mr. Dryden.
8,No sooner had the announcement been made than everyone started complaining.
9,As long as you keep calm, you will pass your driving test.
10,Its high time you were able to dress yourself.
Question 4:
1-a 2-a 3-d 4-d 5-c 6-d 7-c 8-d 9-d 10-a
dissolve: rã ra, phân huỷ , huỷ bỏ
Question 5:
1-waiting 2-opening 3-inform / tell 4-no 5-working 6-being 7-finishing 8-obvious 9-having
10-job 11-employing 12-send 13-wondering 14-possible 15-depressed 16-behind 17-raincoat
/ umbrella 18-catch 19-breaking 20-make let alone không nói đến
Question 6:
1,The snow kept falling and the workmen grew tired of trying to keep the roads clear
2,People prefer watching TV these days to listening to the radio.
3,They enjoy spending the weekend at the seaside.
4,I wish I knew English well.
5,He was the first to arrive and the last to leave.
confess (v) thú tội to confess to having done thú nhận đã làm gì