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ĐỀ KHẢO SÁT LỚP CHỌN KHỐI 11 LẦN 2

TRƯỜNG THPT NGUYỄN TRÃI

NĂM HỌC 2015 – 2016

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MÔN: TIẾNG ANH

MÃ ĐỀ THI 485

Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút
Ngày thi: 21/05/2016

Họ, tên thí sinh:..........................................................................
Số báo danh:...............................................................................
I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other
words and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to
each of the questions.
Question 1: A. heiress

B. honest

C. home

D. vehicles


C. preferential

D. university

III. Choose from the four options given one best answer to complete each sentence and mark the
letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Question 6: That's a nice coat, and the colour ______ you well.
A. matches

B. fits

C. couples

D. suits

Question 7: The man who was driving the truck would not admit that he had been at fault, and
______.
A. the other driver neither

B. neither had the other driver

C. neither the other driver

D. neither would the other driver

Question 8: We walk in streets where the noise of traffic is almost ______.
A. deafness

B. deafening

B. another

C. the other

D. other

Question 12: If you book in advance you will ________ certainly have a better table at our
restaurant.
A. the most

B. mostly

Question 13: - “Shall we go for a swim?”

C. most

D. almost

- “______”

A. Yes, let’s, shall we?

B. Yes, please.

C. Yes, we will.

D. Yes, we shall.

Question 14: Most children are ______ for their future employment .
A. illy-preparation

C. stand for

D. make out

Question 18: So little ________ that he failed the examination.
A. knew the student

B. did the student know

C. the student knew

D. the student had known

Question 19: There is _________ in my bedroom.
A. an old wooden square table

B. a square wooden old table

C. a wooden old square table

D. an old square wooden table

Question 20: By December, Tim ________ enough money to buy a mountain bike.
A. saves

B. has saved

C. will save

D. will have saved

D. richness of

Question 24: Who was the last one __________ the classroom yesterday?
A. had left

B. to leave

C. leaving

D. left

IV. Mark the letter A,B,C or D on your sheet to indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in meaning to
the underlined words in each of the following sentences.
Question 25: Don’t forget to drop me a line when you’re away
A. telephone me

B. send me a telegram C. call me

D. write to me

Question 26: Fruit and vegetables grew in abundance on the island . The islanders even exported
the surplus.
A. small quantity

B. sufficiency

C. large quantity

D. excess


VI. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that
needs correction in each of the following questions.
Question 30: Each of the nurses report to the operating room when his or her name is called.
A. of the

B. her name

C. called

D. report

Question 31: Neither of the men arresting as terrorists would reveal information about his group
A. would reveal

B. arresting

C. Neither

D. his group

Question 32: There are many researches show that various species of animals have been extinct.
A. have been extinct.

B. show

C. are

D. of



contexts. It is also important to recognize the special dangers of dictionaries that translate from
English into your native language and vice versa; If you must use a dictionary, it is usually far safer
to (40) ______ an English-English dictionary.
In most exams you are not permitted to use a dictionary. (41) ______ you are allowed to use one, it
is very time-consuming to look up words, and time in exams is usually limited . You are, (42)
______ , forced to guess the meaning of unfamiliar words.
When you come across unknown words in an exam text, it is very easy to panic. However, if you
develop efficient techniques for guessing the meaning, you will (43) ______ a number of possible
problems and help yourself to understand far more of the text than you at first thought likely.
Two strategies which may help you guess the meaning of a word are: using contextual clues, both
within the sentence and outside, and making use of clues (44) ______ from the formation of the word.
Question 35: A. fully

B. completely

C. totally

D. wholly

Question 36: A. examine

B. control

C. inspect

D. check

Question 37: A. level

B. degree

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Question 41: A. Even if

B. In case

C. Although

D. Provided

Question 42: A. therefore

B. so that

C. however

D. so

Question 43: A. surpass

B. go over

C. get over

D. overcome

Question 44: A. originated

B. derived


D. explain how water is used in commerce and industry


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Question 46: The phrase “this vast amount” of paragraph 1 refers to ________ .
A. 24,000 cubic miles of rain

B. 80,000 cubic miles of water

C. 80,000 million cubic miles of water

D. 300 million cubic miles of water

Question 47: The word “replenish” in paragraph 1 can best replaced by ________ .
A. fill again

B. form

C. evaporate

D. replace

Question 48: According to the passage, fish can survive in the oceans because ________ .
A. ice floats
B. there are currents in the oceans
C. evaporation and condensation create a water cycle
D. they do not need oxygen
Question 49: Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a characterisitic of water?
A. Water expands when it is frozen

D. speculative

Question 53: The author organizes the passage by _______.
A. juxtaposition of true and untrue ideas

B. comparison and contrast

C. hypothesis and proof

D. general statement followed by examples

Question 54: Which of the following statements would be the most likely to begin the paragraph
immediately following the passage?
A. Water has the ability to erode land
B. Droughts and flooding are two types of disasters associated with water
C. Another remarkably property of ice is its strength

IX. 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.


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Increasing numbers of parents in the U.S. are choosing to teach their children at home. In fact,
the U.S. Department of Education has estimated that in 1999, about 850,000 children were being
homeschooled . Some educational experts say that the real number is double this estimate, and the
ranks of homeschooled children seem to be growing at the average rate of about eleven percent every
year.
At one time, there was a theory accounting for homeschooling: it was traditionally used for
students who could not attend school because of behavioral or learning difficulties. Today, however,

Question 57: According to some experts, the exact number of homeschooled children in the US in
the last year of the 20th century must be ______.
A. 1,600,000

B. 1,700,000

C. 850,000

D. 1,900,000

Question 58: Parents can teach children at home with the support of ________.
A. documents, websites and support groups
B. The internet, conventions along with support groups
C. books, support groups and the Internet
D. support groups, teachers and websites


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Question

59:

More parents teach their children because they completely _____ the current

educational system.
A. object to

B. appeal to


D. remaining the same

Question 63: Many parents stop their children from going to school because it is now too _____ for
them.
A. explosive

B. humorous

C. dangerous

D. expensive

Question 64: Which is the best tittle for the passage:
A. Homeschooling- one of the ways of education in the USA
B. Reasons for Homeschooling in the USA
C. Education system in the USA
D. The Trend of homeschooling in the USA
WRITING
PART 1. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the
sentences printed before it.
Question 65 : Tom finds it difficult to meet people.
Tom has …………………………………………………………………………………..
Question 66 : The film star wore dark glasses so that no one would recognise him.
The film star avoided ………………………………………………………………………….
Question 67 : Someone broke into John’s house last night.
John had ................................................................................................................................
Question 68 : “Sorry, I’m late.” said the boy to the teacher.
The boy apologised ............................................................................................................