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ĐỀ ÔN THI ĐẠI HỌC NĂM 2011
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. Mark your choice on the answer sheet.
1. A. effective B. eradicate C. enthusiastic D. effort
2. A. effective B. eradicate C. enthusiastic D. effort
3. A. representative B. general C. refreshment D. celebrate
4. A. damage B. luggage C. manage D. teenage
5. A. controlled B. returned C. formed D. convinced
6. A. determine B. combine C. sunshine D. underline
7. A. measure B. endure C. pleasure D. pressure
8. A. sense B. send C. collision D. seat
9. A. society B. provide C. remote D. promotion
10. A. campaign B. against C. gradually D. struggle
11. A. village B. message C. page D. luggage
12. A. spread B. disease C. health D.
pleasure
13. A. unity B. university C. umbrella D. unit
14. A. feat B. seat C. beat D. great
15. A. foul B. enough C. come D. touch
16. A. taste B. swallow C. player D. major
17. A. dead B. meat C. heat D. tease
18. A. books B. dogs C. cats D. maps
19. A. plough B. town C. cow D. tow
20. A. strike B. chill C. conflict D. single
21. A. game B. start C. rain D. play
22. A. element B. preservation C. emission D. gesture
23. A. smoke B. home C. photo D. fog
24. A. dioxide B. combination C. nitrogen D. pipe
25. A. industrial B. under C. sunlight D. influence

painful
20. A. register B. devotee C. catalogue D.
maximum
21. A. irrigate B. cosmetic C. ancestry D. delicate
22. A. eardrum B. exhaust C. discard D. inject
23. A. atmosphere B. volcanic C. disposal D.
emission
24. A. exhaust B. occur C. fluoride D.
garbage
25. A. teacher B. singer C. Chinese D. modern
26. A. humour B. cancer C. treatment D. disease
27. A. activity B. ordinary C. necessary D. temporary
These are incomplete sentences. Choose one best option to complete each sentence.
1. The contest aimed to stimulate the spirit of learning………….students.
A. on B. for C. of D. among
2. Such questions provide a useful means of ………….students' interest.
A. expressing B. encouraging C. stimulating D. providing
3. We took part in a sponsored walk _________ to support the poor.
A. organized B. organizing C. that organized D. had
organized
4. We strongly recommend _________your luggage when you travel.
A. to insure B. you insuring C. your insurance D. you to
insure
5. She was the first in her family ______ a college education.
A. get B. getting C. to get D. gotten
6. The weather report says that ________ ten inches of snow tomorrow.
A. maybe there are B. there might be C. there may be D. we may be
have
7. You got home late last night." - "The Morgans insisted ______for dinner."
A. on our staying B. for us to stay C. that we were staying D. about us

A. volunteer B. volunteered C. voluntary D. voluntarily
20. At present we are __________ an anti-drug campaign.
A. setting up for B. carrying out C. taking part D. joining
with
21. The work of the charity is funded by voluntary __________
A. movements B. teenagers C. campaigns D. donations
22. A(n) __________ is a person who is killed because of his/ her political beliefs.
A. invalid B. soldier C. veteran D. martyr
23. __________ to the party, they could hardly refuse to go.
A. Having been invited B. To have given C. To have been invited D. Having invited
24. As we enter the room, we saw a rat ______ towards a hole in the skirting board.
A. scamper B. to scamper C. scampering D. was
scampering
25. It was difficult to __________ a date which was convenient for everyone.
A. agree B. organize C arrange D. provide .
26. At first I found it difficult __________ on the left-hand side of the road.
A. to get used to drive B. to get used to driving C. being used to drive D. in getting
used to driving
27. The factory is said _______in a fire two years ago.
A. being destroyed B. to have been destroyed C. to have destroyed D. to destroy
28. He had a portrait ________as a birthday present for his daughter.
A. painting B. paint C. painted D. to be
painted
29. We moved to the countryside for some
A. peace and quiet B. comfort and advance C. freedom and pleasure D. happiness
and enjoyment
30. By the end of this year my father ________in this company for 10 years.
A. will work B. will have been working C. has been working D. has worked
31. There ________lots of furniture ________in the furniture department.
A. are / to display B. are / displaying C. is / displaying D. is / on

photocopied
42. Some parents didn't approve __ a lot of television.
A. in their children watching B. of their children watching C. on their children watching D. at
their children watching
43. This test ______of multiple-choice questions.
A. consists on a number B. consists in a number C. consists to a number D.
consists of a number
44. While they were _____ tables, he was ______the radio.
A. arranging / listening to B. arranging / hearing C. laying / listening to D.
making / hearing
45. I suddenly remembered that I ________to bring my keys.
A. having forgotten B. have forgotten C. had forgotten D. forgot
46. By the year 2010 many people currently employed ________their jobs.
A. will have lost B. will be losing C. have lost D. are
losing
47. Jack made me ________him next week.
A. to promise to call B. to promise calling C. promise calling D. promise to
call
48. Are you sure you told me? I don't recall _______about it.
A. having told B. having been told C. to have told D. to have
been told
49. ________ in Shanghai than in any other city in China .
A. More people live B. More people living C. It has more people D.
More living people
50. I can't find my umbrella. I __________ it in the restaurant last night
A. must have left B. had left C. left D. might
leave
51. I wish everything __________ so expensive.
A. wouldn't be B. would be C. won't be D. could be
52.The injured man couldn't walk and had to ___________

A. to drink fluids B. drank fluids C. one drink fluids D. drinking
fluids
64. Birds make nests in trees ______ hide their young in the leaves and branches.
A. can where they B. where they can C. where can they D. where can
65. Children learn primarily by ______ the world around them.
A. experiencing directly of B. experience direct C. directly physical experience D.
direct physical experience of
66.Of Charles Dickens’ many novels, Great Expectations, is perhaps _______ to many readers.
A. the most satisfying one B. most satisfying one C. more than most satisfying one D. the
more satisfying than
67. America ’s first globe maker was James Wilson, who ______ and blacksmith in his earlier life.
A. a farmer had been B. had been a farmer C. farming D.
being a farmer
68. “Our business is _________” – “Really? Now we have to make a report on it.”
A. doing B. done C. made D.
making
69. ________ ten minutes earlier, you would have got a better seat.
A. Had you arrive B. If you hadn’t arrive C. Were you arrived D. If
you arrive
70. The conical leaf hat is one of the typical features of the Vietnamese _______ .
A. education B. culture C. society D.
language
71. _______ I moved in my new apartment my neighbors have come to my house twice.
A. Because B. Since C. When D.
After
72. Is Amy married? ________.
A. I think B. I think not C. I don’t think so D. I
don’t think that
73. The wedding day was ________ chosen by the parents of the groom.
A. careless B. careful C. carelessly D.

83. Warmth, moisture, and oxygen are three necessary requirements ______ most seedlings.
A. for cultivating B. for cultivate C. as cultivating D. can
cultivate
84. In the West, the birth of a girl is welcomed with an enthusiasm _______ to that of a boy.
A. equally B. equal C. they are equal D. and
equal
85. Before ________, they used horse-drawn wooden carts.
A. farmers have had tractors B. tractors owned by farmers
C. having tractors farmers D. farmers had tractors
86. You can join the club when you ______ a bit older.
A. will have got B. will get C. get D. are
getting
87. ________ please get in touch with the police.
A. Anyone who saw the accident B. Anyone who would see the accident
C. Would anyone who saw the accident D. Would who saw the accident
88. The bathroom is ________ the bedroom and the kitchen.
A. right B. next C. between D. left
89. The news _______ may not be true.
A. that the prisoner will be released B. when the prisoner will be released
C. of released the prisoner C. about the prisoner release
90. Go straight on and ________ the third turning on the right.
A. take B. get C. make D.
catch
91. At the station, we often see the sigh “________ for pickpockets”.
A. Watch on B. Watch out C. Watch up D.
Watch at
92. The school ________ a system of monthly tests in place of an annual exam.
A. gathered B. took C. collected D.
adopted
93. Would you be kind ________ to open the door for me?

now.
103. This is the best play ________ I have ever seen.
A. which B. what C. whom D. that
104. I had no sooner closed the door ________ somebody started knocking on it.
A. as B. that C. than D. when
105. ________ she burst into tears.
A. When to see her father B. When seeing her father C. On seeing her father D. If
seeing her farther
106. She left very early ________.
A. so she be at home when he arrived B. so as to be at home when he arrived
C. so as that to be at home when he arrived D. so that to be at home when he arrived
107. They _________ for Japan at 10.30 tomorrow.
A. will be leaving B. have left C. are left D. will have
left
108. I _________ the hot weather in the south.
A. used to B. use to C. uses to D. am used to
109. My mother said _________ my study results the year before.
A. she is satisfied with B. she is satisfied to C. she was satisfied to D. she
was satisfied with
110. _________ told me this refused to give his name.
A. The man whom B. The man whom was C. The man who was D. The man
who
111. The police are searching for a tall dark man _________ a beard.
A. on B. in C. and D.
with
112. By September next year I ______ here for ten years.
A. will be working B. work C. will have been working D. have been
working
113. The first customer ______ this morning was quite rude.
A. dealing with B. with whom we dealt C. to deal with D. dealt with

A. How are you? B. How do you do C. Hello. D. Hi
126. Tom promised us that he ________us as soon as he _________a hotel.
A. would call; had found B. would call; would find C. had called; had found D.
called; would have found
127. Tom is thought ______ the runaway murderer last week.
A. to meet B. to be met C. to have met D. that he met
128. _______ all the evidence, the man denied having stolen the motorbike.
A. As a result of B. Even if C. Due to D. Despite
129. They don’t allow ______ here.
A. to take photographs B. taking photographs C. photographs to take D.
photographs taking
130. My sister wishes she ______ to play the piano when she was young.
A. learnt B. would have learnt C. had learnt D. would learn
131. ______ nearly all our money, we couldn’t afford to stay in a hotel.
A. To spend B. Having spent C. Spending D. Spend
132. This new kind of medicine is quickly ______ into the body.
A. absorbed B. accessed C. gone D. poured
133. Why don’t you cut down all the ______ to make a path?
A. underground B. undercover C. undercurrent D.
undergrowth
134. Her own mistakes made her very ______ of the faults of others.
A. tolerable B. tolerant C. tolerate D. tolerated
135. The thieves ran away when the burglar alarm ______
A. went off B. went out C. went on D. went by
136. We must ______ traffic coming from the right.
A. make use of B. take notice of C. give way to D. catch sight
of
137. I’d like to have a _____ car. Mine keeps breaking down.
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C. money enough for a vacation D. enough money for vacation
149. You should start doing it right now, ________it will be too late.
A. if B. in case C. but D. or
150. You will become ill _______ you stop working so hard like that.
A. until B. when C. if D. unless
151. I don’t think that dress matches _______ .
A. her B. hers C. she D. herself
152. If people drove more carefully, _____ fewer accidents.
A. there will be B. there are C. there would be D. there have
been
153. It _____ a long time since I last saw you.
A. is B. was C. will be D. has been
154. You won’t achieve anything _____ you take risks.
A. if B. unless C. when D. that
155. The man _______ is very friendly.
A. that lives next door B. which lives next door C. who live next door D. who lives
the next door
156. The woman _______ was away on vacation.
A. whom I wanted to see B. whom I want to see C. which I wanted to see D.
whom I have wanted to see
157. This school is only for children _______ first language is not English.
A. of whom B. whose C. who is D. who
158. I like Tom and Ann. They are _______.
A. such nice people B. such nice peoples C. such a nice people D. such as
nice people
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159. You don't have to get ________just because I'm a few minutes late.
A. annoying B. annoyment C. annoy D.
annoyed

A. What do you often on your birthday? B. What do you often do on your birthday?
C. What do you often do on your birthday? D. What do you often do on birthday?
2. they/ invited/ I'd /go/ If.
A. If they invited me. B. I'd go if they invited.
C. If they invited I'd go. D. If they invited me, I'd go.
3. Scientists/ know/ a lot/ about / earth.
A. Scientists have known a lot about the earth. B. Scientists knows a lot about the earth.
C. Scientists have known a lot about earth. D. Scientists knew a lot about the earth.
4. There / new/ customs / different/ be/ countries/ for/ celebrating/ year.
A. There are customs different countries for celebrating the New Year.
B. There are customs in different countries for celebrating the New Year.
C. There are customs in different countries for celebrating New Year.
D. There is customs in different countries for celebrating the New Year.
5. Sunday /Father's Day / be/ celebrated / third / June / countries.
A. Father's Day celebrated the third Sunday in June in countries.
B. Father's Day is celebrated on the third Sunday in June in some countries.
C. Father's Day is celebrated on third Sunday June in some countries.
D. Father's Day celebrated the third Sunday in June in some countries.
6. there/ many/ are/ skills/ you/ need/ have/ to/ a/ successful/ career.
A. There are many skills you need to have a successful career.
B. There are many skills you need to have a career successful.
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C. There many skills are you need to have a successful career.
D. There many are skills you need to have a successful career.
7. the/ ability/ communicate/ to/ in/ English/ is/ most important/ for/ you/ get/ to/ good/ a/ job/ the.
A. The ability to communicate in English is the most important for you to get to a good job.
B. The communicate ability in English is the most important for you to get to a good job.
C. The most important for you to get a good job is to communicate the ability in English.
D. The ability to communicate in English is the important most for you to get a good job.

14. We! not survive! start/ work! cleaner/ safer/ energy/ sources.
A. We won't survive so we start working on cleaner, safer sources of energy.
B. We won't survive although we start working on cleaner, safer sources of energy.
C. We won't survive unless we start working on cleaner, safer sources of energy.
D. We won't survive otherwise we start working on cleaner, safer sources of energy.
15. Opinion/ violent movies/ not/ show/ television.
A. With my opinion, violent movies should not be shown on television.
B. For my opinion, violent movies should not be shown on television.
C. In my opinion, violent movies should not be shown on television.
D. To my opinion, violent movies should not be shown on television.
16. We/ go / zoo/ if / it /be/ nice/ Sunday.
A. We go to the zoo if it is nice on Sunday. B. We will go to zoo if it is nice on Sunday.'
C. We will go to the zoo if it is nice on Sunday. D. We will go to the zoo if it is nice
Sunday.
17. "Ring a bell" I be I Christmas Eve I song I which sung
A. "Ring a bell" was a song which sung on Christmas Eve. B. "Ring a bell" is a song which is sung on
Christmas Eve.
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C. "Ring a bell" was a song which is sung on Christmas Eve. D. "Ring a bell" is a song which was sung on
Christmas Eve.
18. be / important/ part / Mother's Day / Flowers/ always.
A. Flowers is always an important part of Mother's Day. B. Flowers always are an important part of Mother's
Day.
C. Flowers always was an important part of Mother's Day. D. Flowers are always an important part of Mother's
Day.
19./eight hours/ John/ be/ old/ work/ a day/ enough.
A. John is enough old to work eight hours a day. B. John is old enough to work eight hours a day.
C. John is old enough working eight hours a day. D. John is old enough work eight hours a day.
20. heavy / London /fog / cleared / banning / cars /from / city centre.

27. last / she / admitted / told / him / the secret.
A. Last, she admitted having told him the secret. B. At last, she admitted having told the
secret by him.
C. At last, she admitted him having told the secret. D. At last, she admitted having told him the
secret.
28. when / all / the / preparations / be / completed, / she / feel/happy.
A. When all the preparations have been completed, she feels happy.
B. When the preparations have all been completed, she feels happy.
C. When all preparations have been completed, she feels the happy.
D. When all the preparations have been completed, she feel happy.
29. what / should / we / do / help / poor children / go on / learn?
A. What should we do help the poor children to go on learning?
B. What should we do to help the poor children to go on learning?
C. What should we do to help the poor children going on learning?
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D. What should we do to help the poor children to go on learn?
30. you / never / will / regret / doing / a kind / action.
A. You never will regret doing a kind action. B. You will never regret a kind action doing.
C. You will never doing regret a kind action. D. You will never regret doing a kind action.
31. Ms. Lan / start / preparation / her / New Year / 10 days / the / occasion / before.
A. Lan starts her preparations for New Year 10 days before the occasion.
B. Lan starts preparations for her New Year 10 days before the occasion.
C. Lan starts her preparations New Year for 10 days before the occasion.
D. Lan starts her preparations 10 days before the occasion for New Year.
Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the original one by circling the corresponding letter A,
B, C, or D.
1."Please, could you wake me at 6 o 'clock tomorrow morning?" I asked the doorman.
A. I asked the doorman if he wakes me at 6 o'clock in the following morning.
B. I asked the doorman if he wake me at 6 o'clock in the following morning.

C. I told Jerry that she had done well in her driving test . D. I congratulated Jerry for passing her
driving test.
8. “Don’t forget to go to the supermarket after work”, he said.
A. He requested me not forget to go to the supermarket after work.
B. He asked me not to forget to go to the supermarket after work.
C. He told me that I shouldn’t forget go to the supermarket after work.
D. He reminded me to go to the supermarket after work.
9. I can hear voices upstairs.
A. I can hear someone talking upstairs B. Someone is heared to talk upstairs
C. There’s strange voices upstairs D. It’s too noisy upstairs
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10. Shall we go for a walk?
A. What about go for a walk? B. What about going for a walk?
C. What about going for a walk? D. What about going a walk?
11. He thinks learning English is easy.
A. He thinks it is not easy to learn English B. He thinks it is easy to learn English
B. He thinks it is not easy learning English D. He thinks it is easy learn English
12. Who does this bicycle belong to?
A. Whose bicycle it belongs to? B. Whose bicycle does it belong?
C. Whose bicycle is this? D. Whose bicycle it is?
13. His parents advised him to study hard for his exams.
A. He was advised to study hard for his exams B. He was advised study hard for his exams
C. He was advised to study hard his exams D. He is advised to study hard for this exams
14. They have just stolen his car
A. His car have just been stolen. B. His car has just stolen.
C. His car has just been stole. D. His car has just been stolen.
15. The car is too expensive for him to buy.
A. He is not rich enough to buy a car. B. He is not rich enough to buy the car
C. He is not rich enough to buy car. D. He is poor enough to buy the car.

24. An old woman saw him break into the building.
A. He was seen to break into the building by an old woman
B. He was seen break into the building by an old woman
C. He was seen to have broken into the building by an old woman
D. He was seen to be broken into the building by an old woman
25. I haven’t gone to the cinema for ten years.
A. It’s ten years I haven’t gone to the cinema B. It was ten years ago I went to the cinema
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C. The last time I went to the cinema was ten years D. I last went to the cinema ten years ago
26. Mary said, “I am sure that you broke my vase, Jim”.
A. Mary said she knew that Jim broke her vase B. Mary accused Jim of having broken her vase
C. Mary asked Jim of having broken her vase D. Mary told Jim to break the vase
27. The girl jumped joyfully as soon as she heard the result.
A. Hardly the girl heard the result when she jumped joyfully.
B. Hardly the girl had heard the result when she did she jump joyfully
C. Hardly had the girl heard the result when she jumped joyfully.
D. Hardly had the girl heard the result when did she jump joyfully.
28. People’s carelessness can cause forest fires. They are dangerous.
A. People’s carelessness can cause forest fires are dangerous.
B. People’s carelessness can cause forest fires which is dangerous.
C. People’s carelessness can cause forest fires that is dangerous.
D. People’s carelessness can cause forest fires which are dangerous.
29. Etna is an active volcano. The volcano is on the island of Sicily .
A. Etna, which is on the island of Sicily , is an active volcano.
B. A. Etna which is on the island of Sicily , is an active volcano.
C. A. Etna, which is on the island of Sicily is an active volcano.
D. A. Etna, which is on the island of Sicily , is active volcano.
30. You saw that smoke. It came from the hills.
A. You saw the smoke which comes from the hills B. You saw the smoke which came from the hills.

A B C D
14. Having suffered from depression him as a teenager, Keven could understand how his son was feeling.
A B C D
15. When I walked into my office, I found Tom was using my telephone.
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A B C D
16. It was not until the 1920s that publicity about valuable stamps encouraging a large increase in the number
of stamp collectors.
A B C D
17. I wanted to go to university but I couldn’t decide what for to study.
A B C D
18. The visitor can both choose the normal train or the express which stops at major stations.
A B C D
19. To begin with I did advertisements for TV and film, that was fine but not serious acting.
A B C D
20. Only when I am hungry I like eating rice and fish.
A B C D
21. About two-third of my students wish to get a scholarship to study abroad.
A B C D
22. When I arrived at our school, all the students took part in the musical show had been there.
A B C D
23. The fire spread through the building very quick and the firemen failed to put it out.
A B C D
24. Please help me tidy the room by throwing these invaluable things away.
A B C D
25. If we have a chance to travel abroad, Paris is the first city where we’d like to visit
A B C D
26. About two-third of my students wish to get a scholarship to study abroad.
A B C D

42. We had a long discuss about the problem but we couldn’t solve it.
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A B C D