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ĐỀ THI TỐT NGHIỆP THPT (10)
Năm học : 2010 - 2011
Môn : Tiếng Anh
Thời lượng: 60 phút
Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others
1. A. boat B. road C. broad D. coat
2. A. depth B. with C. smooth D. breathe
3. A. same B. pleasure C. sound D. best
Pick out the word that has the stress differently from that of the other words
4. A. fluency B. literacy C. security D. industry
5. A. competitive B. continental C. industrial D. increasingly
Choose the best answer
6. Huong is keen on ___________ the English Club.
A. join B. to join C. joining D. having joined
7. There is no point in _________ the child now. What is done can’t be undone.
A. punishing B. teaching C. helping D. paying
8. I don’t remember ____________ of your decision to change our vacation plan.
A. telling B. to tell C. being told D. to be told
9. Lan and Huong are going for _________ on the beach.
A. the picnic B. a picnic C. picnic D. some picnics
10. The child was ____________ by a lorry on the safety crossing in the main street.
A. knocked out B. run across C. run out D. knocked down
11. We were so late that we __________ had time to catch the train.
A. nearly B. almost C. hardly D. simply
12. If I had enough money, I _________ a good dictionary.

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25. The little girl asked what ___________ to her friend.
A. has happened B. happened C. had happened D. would have been happened

Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting
26. The police has not decided whether or not to charge the young man with possession of illegal drugs.

27. As soon as we’ve finished supper, we’ll all go to downtown see “ The Sound of Music”.

28. It’s claimed that all things come at last to he who is patient and waits for them.

29. The sixty-year-old boy resembles to his mother somewhat more than does his elder brother.

30. There is the very real possibility that these animals could panic and frightened, should there be a sudden loud
noise.

Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one
31. He decided to go to Paris on the last day.
A. He decided to go to Paris yesterday.
B. A big decision was made to go to Paris by him the day before last.
C. He made a big decision to go to Paris on the last day.
D. He made a big decision to go to Paris at last.

32. Hoa doesn’t play the guitar as well as Minh.
A. Minh plays the guitar as well.

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B. Hoa doesn’t play the guitar well.
C. Hoa doesn’t play the guitar better than Minh

37. The policeman wanted to know _________________.
A. where he was last night
B. where he had been the previous night
C. where he was the night before
D. where he had been last night

38. Not until I arrived home _________________.
A. did I remember about the umbrella
B. I remembered about the umbrella
C. that I could remember about the umbrella
D. then would I remember about the umbrella

39. _______________ the worse I seem to feel.
A. When I take more medicine B. The more medicine I take
C. Taking more of the medicine
D. More medicine taken

40. While attempting to reach his home before the storm, _________________.
A. the bicycle of Trung broke down
B. it happened that Trung’s bicycle broke down
C. the storm caught Trung’s bicycle
D. Trung had an accident on his bicycle 6

Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage
I don’t want to alarm you. There is still enough sand left in the world to satisfy most holiday makers, but in many
parts of the world beaches are literally being ( 41 ) _______ away and have to be regularly ( 42 ) ______.
First, much of the sand for beaches ( 43 ) _________ from cliffs which crumble away as they are pounded by the

A. to the duck
B. to the ducklings C. to the action of the pike
D. to the time of the day

48. Which word in the third sentence suggests that the ducklings were unaware of the danger below them?
A. three
B. paddling
C. along
D. cheerfully

49. What was Peter’s feeling about the incident two days later?
A. He caught and killed the pike.
B. He remained determined to catch the pike.
C. He caught a fog and used it as bait for the pike.
D. He vowed that he would catch the remaining ducklings.

50. How much was the pike worth?
A. About thirty pounds.
B. About one hundred and forty dollars.
C. The passage contains no information on this point.
D. The passage says that the fish scaled nearly thirty pounds.

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