SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO HƯNG YÊN ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC NĂM 2011
TRƯỜNG THPT MINH CHÂU Môn: TIẾNG ANH; Khối : D
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề
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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 indicate the correct answer to complete each of the
following sentences
Question 1. 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 2. 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 3. 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 4. , 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 5. 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.

A. won’t you B. do you C. don’t you D. will you
Question 17. Some snakes lay eggs, but _____ give birth to live offspring.
A. other B. the other C. others D. the others
Question 18. - "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 19. I don't suppose you like pineapples, __?
A. do I B. do you C. don't I D. don't you
Question 20. The English colonization of Virginia was devised in 1606 by a group of merchants __________ the
Virginia Company of London.
A. who formed B. they formed C. whom formed D. what formed
Question 21. 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
Question 22. I am angry because you didn’t tell me the truth. I don’t like
A. to have deceived B. deceiving C. being deceived D. to deceive
Question 23. of the shop, my friend came in
A. Coming out B. On coming out C. When coming out D. As I came out
Question 24. I like my work because I have the ___ to make my own decision.
A. freed B. freedom C. freely D. free
Question 25. The new secretary in the sales department is a fast typist but her letters are full of spelling
A. errors B. mistakes C. tricks D. faults
Question 26. - "Have you seen the place the graduation ceremony will be held?"
- "Yes. It's big enough to hold 5,000 people."
A. where B. in that C. is where that D. which
Question 27. We _____ for three hours and are very tired.
A. waited B. have been waiting C. wait D. had waited
Question 28. - “ I thought it was rude, didn’t you?”
- “ Yes, it was very ”
A. polite B. politic C. impolite D. impolitic
Question 29. - “ Do you think you will be appointed business manager?”

eyes tested, clothes washed, we can book our tickets for a world tour and even enroll in special classes. Shopping
centers are therefore, very convenient for customers, but they lack "the sense of closeness" as felt in older
commercial centers.
Question 36. In the shopping sections in many old cities in Europe, the stores are located ______ .
A. in the downtown B. in residential areas C. along poor, dirty roads D. along small roads
Question 37. A shopping center is different from a supermarket because ______ .
A. it only sells food B. it sells vegetable
C. it provides not only food but also services D. it is easy to book a ticket for a world tour
Question 38. Customers cannot find "the sense of closeness" in a modern shopping centre because ___
A. all the items in the stores are very expensive B. the shopkeepers are very cold and unfriendly
C. it is modern and conventional D. They worry too much about the safety of their cars.
Question 39. The word "those" in paragraph one refers to______ .
A. Shops along the roads B. Commercial places C. Shopping centers D. Supermarkets
Question 40. A shopping center is a large group of stores facing a huge central mall which is _______ .
A. narrow and winding B. very crowded with automobiles
C. used as a store-house for heaters and air-conditioners D. shaded and comfortable

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction
Question 41. 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
Question 42. 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 43. Even though the extremely bad weather in the mountains, the climbers decided not to cancel
A B C
their climb
D
Question 44. George dislikes politics because he believes that they are corrupted

C. “ think that something is more important” D. “ think about something carefully”
Question 50: In the passage, the author judges that
A. writing has more advantages than speech
B. speech is essential but writing has important benefits
C. speech conveys ideas less accurately than writing does
D. writing is more real speech.
Question 51. According to the passage, speech began to exist in our life
A. just when human beings appeared B. when human beings were able to communicate in writing
C. at least 5000 years ago D. when writing became important in our culture
Question 52. According to the passage, writing
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
Question 53. The word “ acquire” in the passage mostly means
A. “ become aware of something by hearing about it”
B. “ gain something by our own efforts or ability”
C. “ help somebody learn something by giving information about it”
D. “ develop a natural ability or quality so that it improves”
Question 54. According to the author, one mark of society is that it
A. affirms the primacy of speech over writing B. affirms the primacy of writing over speech
C. teaches its children to speak perfectly D. keeps written records
Question 55. In order show that learning to write requires effort, the author gives the example of
A. intelligent who could not write B. people who learn the rudiments of speech
C. people who speak many languages D. severely handicapped children

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 56. A. definition B. humidity C. necessity D. incredible
Question 57. A. consider B. adventure C. patient D. eventual
Question 58. A. reduction B. popular C. financial D. romantic
Question 59. A. characteristic B. environmental C. documentation D. sophisticated

After Vietnamese singer My Linh and a Philippine singer sang the song “ For the World of Tomorrow “,
Minister Nguyen Danh Thai and Chairman of the Ha Noi People’s committee Hoang Van Nghien handed over the
SEA Games Flag to the Chairman of the Olympic Committee and the dead of the Philippine sport team,
(70)…………the host country of the SEA Games – the Philippines 2005.

Question 61. A. meeting B. forum C. celebration D. ceremony
Question 62. A. performing B. performed C. performance D. performances
Question 63. A. put B. held C. organizes D. B & C
Question 64. A. outstanding B. up most C. best D. top
Question 65. A. said B. affirmed C. stated D. all are correct
Question 66. A. like B. as C. to D. with
Question 67. A atmosphere B. environment C. aspect D. surroundings
Question 68. A. of B. with C. for D. under
Question 69. A. also B. well C. as D. of
Question 70. A represent B. represented C. representing D. behalf of

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 71. “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
Question 72. 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 73. 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. Helen told Bill to be disappointed because of the driving test again.
C. Helen said Bill not to be disappointed in order to take the driving test again.
D. Helen encouraged Bill to take the driving test again.
Question 80. "I’ll certainly help you tomorrow," said Tom to Helen.
A. Tom promised to help Helen the day after.
B. Tom announced that he would help Helen the day after.
C. Tom asked if Helen wanted him to help her the day after.
D. Tom told Helen to help him the day after. ANSWER KEYS FOR ENGLISH TEST
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22 B C D C
23 A D D D
24 A A A B
25 D D A B
26 B B B A
27 C A D B
28 A B A C
29 D A A A
30 C C C C
31 A C B B
32 D D C C
33 B A B C
34 D A D C
35 C C A D
36 A B B D
37 A C B C
38 C D A C
39 D C C B
40 C D C D
41 C B D B
42 C A C C
43 D D A A
44 B A A D
45 C C C C
46 C B A B
47 B D B A
48 A A C C
49 A A A A
50 C B B B
51 A C D A