NAME: _____________ ĐỀ THI THỬ ANH VĂN NĂM 2011
I/ READING COMPREHENSION
In Britain wedding invitations go out about six weeks before the weeding day. The guests reply as soon as
possible to say if they can or cannot come. Choosing a present for the couple can be difficult. People don’t take their
presents for the wedding. They send them to the woman’s house before the weeding day. Most weddings take place
before lunch or in the early afternoon. Many people like to get married in church. The bride often wears a long white
dress. Guests wear their best clothes and most of the women wear hats. In the church, the bride’s family sits on the left
and the groom’s family sits on the right.
Married people wear their wedding rings on the third finger of the left hand. Most married women wear weeding
rings, but married men often do not.
1 If you receive a wedding invitation, you ought to give ____________________.
A no reply B a polite reply C an immediate reply D a formal reply
2 People usually send their presents ______________________.
A to the groom’s house B to the church C to the woman’s house D to the house of the matchmaker
3 “Bride” refers to __________________.
A a man who is engaged to a woman B a woman who is engaged to a man
C a man who is on his wedding day D a woman who is on her wedding day
4 Many people like to hold their wedding ceremony ___________________.
A at home B in church C abroad D in a park
5 According to the passage, which of the following is not TRUE?
A The couple send out their invitations weeks before they get married.
B People who accept the invitations have to send presents to the couple.
C Woman with a ring on the third finger of her right hand must have been married.
D It is difficult to choose the present for the couple.
E-mail makes it easy to work at home, which is where I now spend most weekends and evenings. My working hours
aren’t necessarily (6)___than they once were but I spend fewer of them at the office. This lets me share more time with
my young daughter than I might have if she’d been born before (7)____mail became such a practice tool.
The Internet also makes it easy to share thoughts with (8)___. Say you do something fun or see a great movie
perhaps-and there are four or five friends who might want to hear about it. If you call each one, you may tire of telling the
story. With E-mail, you just write one (9)___ about your experience, at your convenience, and address it to all the friends
you think might be interested. They can read your message when they have time, and read only as much as they want to.

A equal B equality C equally D unequal
23 I have been looking for this book for months, and _____ I have found it.
A at last B in time C at the end D at present
24 After the water workers went on strike there was a _______ of water.
A drain B shortage C loss D decrease
25 It _____ that many people are homeless after the floods.
A reported B is reported C reports D reporting
26 William ____ peacefully when a loud noise woke him up.
A was sleeping B is sleeping C sleeping D slept
27 Graduate students often spend their weekends ____ data for their research.
A gather B to gather C gathering D being gathered
28 Please show me the man ________________.
A about who they are talking B about that they are talking
C that they are talking D whom they are talking about
29 What ______ if Mary ______ you the book when you were asked to read the text by the teacher yesterday?
A will happen / does not lend B would happen / did not lend
C would have happened / had not lent D had happened / wouldn’t have lent
30 I wish _______.
A you knew but you don’t B you know but you don’t
C you knew but you didn’t D you know but you didn’t
31 More and more women are now joining the paid _____ worldwide.
A employment B labor devices C labor force D organization
32 As soon as you ____ all your homework, you will be allowed to go out.
A did B had done C are doing D have done
33 She put all her jewelry in a ________________box.
A small black metal B black metal small C metal small black D small metal black
35 There was no one else at the box office. I _________ in a queue.
A didn’t need to wait B mustn’t wait C needn’t wait D needn’t have waited
36 “_______ did you borrow?” -“It’s my brother’s.”
A What car B Who car C Which is car D Whose car

C The thief wore gloves in order not to leave any fingerprints.
D The thief wore gloves so that he can avoid leaving any fingerprints.
50 “The children aren’t at home and the mother isn’t, either.”
A Neither the children nor the mother is at home. B Neither the mother nor the children is at home.
C Neither the mother nor the children aren’t at home. D Either the children or the mother isn’t at home.