Đề luyện thi Tốt nghiệp và Đại học Năm 2011 – Đề 16
Exercise 1. Chọn từ có phần gạch dưới có cách phát âm khác với từ còn lại.
1. a. leisure b. pleasure c. sure d. measure
2. a. hear b. near c. bear d. cereal
3. a. passion b. collision c. occasion d. decision
4. a. age b. engage c. marriage d. stage
5. a. decision b. profession c. explosion d. illusion
Exercise 2. Chọn một từ / nhóm từ thích hợp cho mỗi chỗ trống trong những câu sau.
1. My cousin’s main _______ for going abroad was his poor health.
a. need b. reason c. cause d. desire
2. Luggage may be placed here _______ the owner’s risk.
a. by b. under c. at d. with
3. He doesn’t ________ to take a holiday this summer.
a. suppose b. determine c. plan d. suggest
4. A coach carrying football ________ crashed into a lorry on the motorway.
a. watchers b. fans c. people d. lovers
5. She was born in Japan but has now ________ in the United States.
a. fixed b. planted c. settled d. stuck
6. His business is going so fast that he must take ________ more workers.
a. up b. on c. over d. out
7. She has a lot of spare time and wants to know how best to _______ it.
a. waste b. spend c. make d. save
8. The examiner will test your ________ to drive under normal conditions.
a. ability b. advantage c. wisdom d. virtue
9. It is dangerous to _______ out of the windows of the train.
a. hold b. slope c. lean d. bend
10. He hated his job : as a ________ of fact he has now given it up.
a. nature b. matter c. condition d. type
Exercise 3. Lựa chọn và cho dạng đúng của các từ dưới đây để hoàn thành câu.
hesitate – employ – capable – ill – apply – encourage – mystery – invest – seperate – sympathetic .
1. There is no cure for mental (1) ________, only treatment.

(8) _____ no choice. He is completely passive and has everything presented to him. Television, people often
say, informs one about current events, the latest developments in science and politics, and presents an endless
series of (9) ________. The most faraway countries and the strangest customs are brought into one’s living
room. Yet, here again there is a danger. We get to like watching T.V so much that it begins to dominate our
lives, and we don’t have time to talk to each other and do (10) ______ things. There are many arguments for
and against TV. I think we must understand that TV itself is neither good nor bad. TV is as good or as bad as
we make it.
Exercise 5. Đọc đoạn văn dưới đây rồi trả lời câu hỏi.
While radio broadcasting was still in its infancy the marvel of television was already being developed. The
first step towards its invention was taken in 1873 but the person responsible for developing it was John Logie
Baird. In 1926 he gave the first demonstration of a television picture.
As a home entertainment, television rapidly became more popular than any other form. A news broadcast
became more immediate when people could actually see the scene in question and the movements of the
figures. Films could be viewed in the comfort of the home and variety shows were also available. One of the
advantages of travel progarmmes was the glimpse of far – away places which many viewers would not
otherwise have seen. Though much of the entertainment was of a popular kind like quiz competitions, some
remarkable cultural programmes were also broadcast. Just as with radio in earlier days, the publicity given to
actors and actresses on the screen meant that a group of personalities became familiar in every household. One
of the most popular programmes was the televised coverage of sports and an interesting result of the television
broadcast was the increased attendance at the actual events. How far this was due to a growth in interest in the
game and how far out of the spectators’ desire to appear on the screen is not clear.
1. Why is John Logie Baird famous in the history of television ? ____________________
2. Why did the TV news attract more viewers than that broadcast on radio ? ____________________
3. What explanation is gven for the popularity of travel programmes ? ____________________
4. In what way did actors benifit from television ? ____________________
5. What effect did the televising of sport have ? ____________________
Exercise 6. Viết lại câu sao cho nghĩa câu không thay đổi, bắt đầu bằng các từ cho sẵn
1. The only thing that makes this job worthwhile is the money.
Were _________________________________________________
2. He became ill because he not only worked too hard but ate too little.