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SỞ GD&ĐT ĐỒNG THÁP CỘNG HÒA XÃ HỘI CHỦ NGHĨA VIỆT NAM
Trường THPT Lai Vung I Độc lập – Tự do – Hạnh phúc

ĐỀ THI DIỄN TẬP TỐT NGHIỆP THPT
Năm học : 2010 – 2011
Môn: Tiếng Anh

I. PRONUNCIATION:
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others:
1. A. grasses B. stretches C. challenges D. translates
2. A. separated B. traveled C. explored D. remained
3. A. construction B. procedure C. masterpiece D. present
4. A. windsurfing B. wilderness C. rhinoceros D. philosopher
5. A. pleasure B. please C. easy D. leave

II. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR:
Choose the letter (A,B,C, or D) that best completes the sentences below:
6. There are seven players in a water polo team, six swimmers and a __________.
A. goalie B. coach C. defender D. captain
7. I don’t understand what this means. Can you __________ it to me?
A. talk B. answer C. say D. explain
8. Your__________ must be typed into 3 copies to hand in for our company.
A. applicants B. application C. applicating D. applying
9. The ____________ of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, was founded in 1967.
A. Allowance B. Agriculture C. Association D. Admission
10. _________ his poor health, Mr. Brown still works hard to support his family.
A. Despite of B. Despite C. Although D. Because of
11. What will you do when you graduate ___________ high school ?
A. for B. from C. in D. to

Barbara: Thank you, Anna. ______________.
A. This is your pity B. That’s a nice compliment
C. No, thanks. D. Yes, it was terrible
26. Which organization is to eliminate hunger, to raise levels of nutrition, to improve agricultural
productivity?
A. IMF B. FAO C. WHO D. NATO
27. The 22
nd
Southeast Asia Games were ___________ in Vietnam in 2003.
A. built B. met C. taken D. held
28. The acronym of WHO stands for _______________.
A. World Healthy Organization B. World Health Organization
C. World Health Organizing D. World Healthful Organization
29. After he ____________ his English course, he went to Britain to continue his study.
A. finish B. finishes C. finished D. had finished
30. I saw a bus this morning. ________ driver of ________ bus was a woman.
A. The – the B. The – a C. A – the D. A – a

III. Reading:
A. Choose the answer (A,B,C, or D) that best completes each blank of the following passage:
WOMEN
In developing countries, where three fourths of the world’s population live, sixty percent of the
people who can’t read and write are women. Being ____(31)____ doesn’t mean they are not
intelligent. It does mean it is difficult for them to change their lives. They produce more than half of
the food. In Africa eighty percent of all agricultural work is ____(32)____ by women. There are
many ____(33)____ to help poor countries develop their agriculture. However, for years, these
programs provided money and training for men.
International organizations and programs which are run by ____(34)____ nations are starting to
help women, as well as men, improve their agricultural production. Governments have already
passed some ____(35)____ affecting women because of the UNO Decade for Women. The UNO

A. Because he didn’t pay attention to the teacher’s words
B. Because he was a slow student
C. Because he couldn’t hear the lesson clearly
D. Because he was in school for only three months
38. Which of the following is Edison’s most famous invention?
A. The photograph B.The telegraph
C. The light bulb D.The telephone
39.Which of the following does not describe Edison’s life?
A. He married five times with five children
B. He loved books
C. He liked silence because it helped him concentrate on his work
D. He slept about four hours a day
40. According to the passage, which of the following is FALSE ?
A. Edison was a great industrial leader in history.
B. Edison always worked very hard.
C. Edison had excellent memory and always showed curiosity about science.
D. Edison had stopped working for a few years before he died in 1931.

IV. Writing:
A. Choose the letter (A,B,C, or D) that is the mistake of the sentence.
41. Mr. Pike usually have breakfast at a restaurant near his office.
A B C D
42. Our neighbor threatened calling the police if we didn’t stop the noise.
A B C D
43. Vinh Long has long been well-known for it’s excellent longan fruits.
A B C D
44. Tom’s very good at science when his brother is absolutely hopeless.
A B C D
45. Daisy has such many things to do that she has no time to go out.
A B C D