SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO HƯNG YÊN ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC NĂM 2011
TRƯỜNG THPT MINH CHÂU Môn: TIẾNG ANH; Khối : D
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ĐỀ THI GỒM 80 CÂU ( TỪ QUESTION 1 ĐẾN QUESTION 80)

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction
Question 1. George dislikes politics because he believes that they are corrupted
A B C D
Question 2. Having worked hard during the summer, his result was very successful in the entrance examination
A B C D
Question 3. Lawrence Robert Klein received the 1980 Nobel Prize in economics for pioneering the useful of
A B C
computers to forecast economic activities.
D
Question 4. Even though the extremely bad weather in the mountains, the climbers decided not to cancel
A B C
their climb
D
Question 5. The surface conditions on the planet Mars are the more like the Earth's than those of any other
A B C D
planet in the solar system

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning
to each of the following questions
Question 6. The house was too expensive for them to buy.
A. So expensive was the house that they couldn’t buy it.

C. Tom asked Lyn who she came to the party with.
D. Tom asked Lyn who she had come to the party with
Question 13. Although his legs were broken, he managed to get out of the car before it exploded.
A. Despite his legs to be broken, he managed to get out of the car before it exploded.
B. Despite his broken legs, he was able to get out of the car before exploding.
C. Despite his legs were broken, he managed to get out of the car before it exploded.
D. Despite his broken legs, he was able to get out of the car before it exploded.
Question 14. No sooner had we arrived than the performance began.
A. The performance had started before we arrived.
B. The performance started sooner than we arrived.
C. Hardly had we arrived when the performance began.
D. When we arrived the performance had already started.
Question 15. “I’m sorry I gave you the wrong number,” said Paul to Susan.
A. Paul apologized Susan for giving her the wrong number.
B. Paul apologized Susan for having given her the wrong number.
C. Paul apologized to Susan to have given her the wrong number.
D. Paul apologized to Susan for having given her the wrong number

Mark the letter A, B, c, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the
position of the main stress in each of the following questions

Question 16. A. consider B. adventure C. patient D. eventual
Question 17. A. characteristic B. environmental C. documentation D. sophisticated
Question 18. A. definition B. humidity C. necessity D. incredible
Question 19. A. disappear B. engineer C. education D. attachment
Question 20. A. reduction B. popular C. financial D. romantic

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
word for each of the blanks from 21 to 30


Question 22. A. performing B. performed C. performance D. performances
Question 23. A. put B. held C. organizes D. B & C
Question 24. A. outstanding B. up most C. best D. top
Question 25. A. said B. affirmed C. stated D. all are correct
Question 26. A. like B. as C. to D. with
Question 27. A atmosphere B. environment C. aspect D. surroundings
Question 28. A. of B. with C. for D. under
Question 29. A. also B. well C. as D. of
Question 30. A represent B. represented C. representing D. behalf of

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to complete each of the
following sentences
Question 31. , he would have learnt how to read
A. If he has been able to go school as a child B. If he could go to school as a child
C. Had he been able to go to school as a child D. Were he able to go to school as a child
Question 32. But for his parents’ encouragement, ………………………………
A. He would have failed the final exam. B. He wouldn’t pass the final exam.
C. He‘d have passed the final exam D. A and B are correct.
Question 33. I told you.
A. Sam is the man about whom B. Sam is the man about who
C. Sam who is the man about D. Sam is who the man about
Question 34. After seeing the movie “ Pride and Prejudice”,
A. many people wanted to read the book B. the reading of the book interested many people
C. the book was read by many people D. the book made many people want to read it
Question 35. Having been served lunch, ………………….
A. the problem was discussed by the members of the club.
B. it was discussed by the club members the problem
C. the club members discussed the problem.
D. a discussion of the problem was made by the members of the club.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct

Question 42. Hardly ______________ the captain of the team when he had to face the problems.
A. had he been appointed B. did he appoint C. was he being appointed D. was he appointing
Question 43. “Never say that again, ”
A. won’t you B. do you C. don’t you D. will you
Question 44. He harbored ambitions becoming leader
A. of B. for C. in D. to
Question 45. Some snakes lay eggs, but _____ give birth to live offspring.
A. other B. the other C. others D. the others
Question 46. - "How's your class this term?"
- "Great. I have seventeen students, most of speak English very well."
A. who B. whom C. those D. which
Question 47. I don't suppose you like pineapples, __?
A. do I B. do you C. don't I D. don't you
Question 48. - “ You have a good voice! You sang so beautifully!”
- “ ”
A. Your compliment is encouraging. B. Don’t joke me
C. Better than you are thinking D. Your compliment isn’t corrects
Question 49. - “ Can I use your motorbike this evening?”
- “ ”
A. Of course, you can B. Of course, you might C. It’s my pleasure D. Do it if you can
Question 50. -“ Do you like the weather here?”
- “ I wish it ”
A. doesn’t rain B. didn’t rain C. won’t rain D. hadn’t rained
Question 51. The harder you try, _____________ .
A. the most you achieve B. you achieve the more C. the more you achieve D. the better achieve you have
Question 52. _____________ unknown quantities is the task of algebra.
A. To found B. Find C. The find D. Finding
Question 53. The train accident _____________ the other train’s departure by a few hours.
A. sent back B. called off C. delayed D. retained
Question 54. _________ it not been for the intolerable heat in the hall, they would have stayed much longer.

A. too much caffeine which B. that too much caffeine C. it in too much caffeine D. too much caffeine that
Question 67. In a new culture, many embarrassing situations occur _____________ a misunderstanding.
A. for B. of C. because of D. because
Question 68. A human being is _____________ of many, often conflicting, desires.
A. made B. made up C. consisted D. created
Question 69. Not only________ much bigger than any other planets, but unlike the planets, it consists
completely of gaseous material.
A. Sun is B. the Sun, which is C. is the Sun D. that the Sun
Question 70. The purpose of phonetics is _______ an inventory and a description of the sounds found in
speech.
A. to provide B. provided C. provide D. being provided
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions from 71 to 80

Because writing has become so important in our culture, we sometimes think of it as more real than speech. A
little thought, however, will show why speech is primary and writing is secondary to language. Human beings
have been writing( as far as we can tell from surviving evidence) for at least 5000 years; but they have been
talking for much longer, doubtless ever since there have been human beings.
When writing did develop, it was derived from and represented speech, although imperfectly. Even today, there
are spoken languages that have no written form. Furthermore, we all learn to talk well before we learn to write;
any human child who is not severely handicapped physically or mentally will learn to talk: a normal human
being can not be prevented from doing so. On the other hand, it takes a special effort to learn to write; in the
past many intelligent and useful members of society did not acquire the skill, and even today many who speak
languages with writing systems never learn to read or write, while some who learn the rudiments of those skills
do so only imperfectly.
To affirm the primacy of speech over writing is not, however, to disparage the latter. One advantage writing
has over speech is that it is more permanent and makes possible the records that any civilization must have.
Thus, if speaking makes us human, writing makes us civilizes.

Question 71. According to the author, one mark of society is that it

A. is imperfect, but less so than speech B. is represented perfectly by speech
C. represents speech, but not perfectly D. developed from imperfect speech