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Đề ôn thi tốt nghiệp năm 2011
Môn: Tiếng anh
I Read the text carefully and then choose the correct answers:
Ernest Hemingway was one of the greatest American writers of his age. He was born in Oak Park,
Illinois, in the family of a doctor. In his schooldays, Ernest became an excellent sportman. He played
football, swam, and boxed. At school he was a successful pupil. He wrote poems for the school library
magazine and edited the school newspaper. In 1918, he joined the army and was given a job of driving
American Red Cross ambulances on the Italian front. Two months later, he was badly wounded in the
leg. He was taken to a hospital in Milan where he had twelve operations. In 1923, his first work, “Three
stories and Ten Poems” was written. Hemingway’s last novel, “The Old Man and the Sea” (1952), is
about the courage of an old fisherman, who was fighting with a big fish and the sea for many hours and
won the victory over them. In 1954 the author was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature and “The
Old Man and the Sea” was mentioned as one of his best works. Ernest Hemingway died in 1961 when
he was 62 years old.
1. When was Hemingway born ?
a. 1899 b. 1900 c. 1901 d. 1982
2.He was a _______ pupil at school.
a. bad b. slow c. naughty d. good
3. What did he do when he joined the army in the World War I ?
a. a taxi driver b. an ambulance driver c. a bus driver d. a lorry driver
4. What was Hemingway’s last work ? a. For Whom The Bell Tolls
b. A Farewell to Arms c. Three stories and Ten poems d. The Old Man and the Sea
5. Hemingway was awarded the Nobel Prize for _________.
a. medicine b. physics c. literature d.
chemistry
II. Read the passage and then choose the best answer:
Frederich Engels was born in 1820, in Barmen, in the Rhine Province. His father was a
manufacturer. In 1838, Engels without having completed his high school study, was forced by his
family to enter a commercial house in Bramen as a clerk. Commercial affairs did not prevent Engels


knowledge of the language is the most important thing. Grammar and vocabulary should be mastered
first.
1. How many languages can the writer speak?
a . 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
2. The writer has learnt Spanish……
a. in Spain b. at high school c. at University d. b and c
3. Travelling may cause troubles if……
a. you cannot speak the language well enough
b. you can speak the language well enough.
c. you can speak the language bad enough
d.you can communication in the target language
4. Some useful ways to practise your target language are………
a. listening to the radio and watching T.V in the language b. reading books in the language
c. seeing films in the language d. all are correct
5. According to the writer, what should be mastered first?
a. vocabulary b. vocabulary and grammar c. writing skill d. reading skill
IV.Read the passage and then choose the best answer
People usually sing because they like music or because they feel happy. They express their
happiness by singing. When a bird sings, however, its song usually means much more than that the bird
is happy. Birds have many reasons for singing. They sing to give information. Their songs are their
language.
The most beautiful songs are sung by male birds. They sing when they want to attract a female
bird. It is their way of saying that they are looking for a wife.
Birds also sing to tell other birds to keep away. To a bird, his tree or even a branch of a tree is
his home. He does not want strangers to come near him, so he sings to warn them.
If a bird cannot sing well, he usually has some other means of giving important information.
Some birds dance, spread out their tails or make other signs.
Câu 1: People sing because ______.
A. they want to tell a story B. they know many songs