Së GD & §T Thanh Ho¸ ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC LẦN 2 NĂM 2008-2009
Trêng THPT CÈm thñy 1 Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
************** Thời gian làm bài 180 phút
Họ và tên: ......................................................................... Số báo danh .........................
Question I: Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others.
1. A. interesting B. surprising C. amusing D. successful
2. A. understand B. engineer C. benefit D. Vietnamese
3. A. applicant B. uniform C. yesterday D. employment
4. A. paper B. tonight C. lecture D. story
5. A. money B. army C. afraid D. people
Question II: Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
6. A. exist B. mind C. inspire D. provide
7. A. refusal B. music C. student D. study
8. A. lecturer B. medium C. inventor D. president
9. A. easy B. seat C. learn D. eat
10. A. sale B. serve C. sure D. sort
11. A. cat B. cook C. cold D. cinema
13. A. age B. altogether C. change D. college
14. A. race B. iron C. ruin D. run
15. A. language B. aviation C. attraction D. applicant
Question III: Choose the most appropriate word or phrases to complete sentences below.
16. In recent years, more and more people ............ for things with credit cards.
A. pay B. have been paying C. are paying D. paid
17. What people ............ Benetton stores is that the quality is always high.
A. like B. like very much C. like about D. like a lot
18. Kate would like to ............ by the time in his 40.
A. travel B. be travelling C. be going to travel D. have travelled
19. Poverty is a problem in many cities ...........whole families ca only afford to live in one room.
A. when B. where C. even D. if
20. The world would be a better place if everyone showed ............ cooperation as John.
A. as much B. so much C. too much D. much

Question IV: Correct the word in the bracket by choosing the best answer.
36. The duty of the police is the ............ law and order ( maintain )
A. maintainable B. maintainer C. maintenance D. maintained
37. Our tomatoes are ............ nicely; they’ll be ready to eat in about a week. (ripe)
A. ripen B. ripening C. ripeness D. ripper
38. Look at this picture of Bill and his father – you can see the ............ clearly, can’t you? (like)
A. likely B. likeness C. liked D. liken
39. He said “Good morning” in a most ............ way. ( friend)
A. friendly B. friendless C. friendship D. friendliness
40. Playing for the national team for the first time was an ........experience for Huynh Duc. (forget)
A. forgettable B. unforgettable C. forgetful D. unforgettably
41. “This is not a good essay”, said the lecturer. “I find your arguments ............” (convince)
A. convincing B. convincingly C. unconvincing D.
unconvincingly
42. It’s a lovely old house, I agree, but can we afford to ............ it? (modern)
A. unmodern B. unmordernise C. modernist D. modernise
43. George and I have been friends since ............ : he use to live next door. (child)
A. childhood B. children C. childish D. childlike
44. In winter it is important for farmers to provide food and ............ for their animals. (warm)
A. warmest B. warmth C. warmer D. warming
45. Pele ............ Ronaldo to take part in 2002 World Cup. (courage)
A. couraged B. encourage C. encouraging D. encouraged
Question V: Put a suitable word in the blank by circling the letter A, B, C, or D.
In the world today, there are 5,000 to 6,000 living languages (46)...........which English is by far the most
widely used. As a (47) ........ tongue, it ranks secondly only (48) ............Chinese, (49) ...........is little used
outside China.
Approximately 350 million people speak English as their first (50) ............ About the same number use it
(51) ............ a second language. It is (52) ............ English language that is used as the language (53) ............
aviation, international sport and pop music. 75% of the world’s mail is English, 60%of the world’s radio
stations (54) ............ in English and (55) ............ than half of the world’s periodicals are printed in English.

61. How rich was Mozart’s family?
A. Very rich B. As rich as a financial C. Not very rich D. Very
poor
62. When did he take the first step into the world of music as a composer?
A. When he was three B. When he was five
C. When he was fourteen D. When he was thirty-five
63. What did he do on his first tour to some major European countries?
A. He made so much sightseeing B. He toured the courts and musical
centres
C. He toured only D. He did nothing
64. Why is it possible to name Mozart “A travelling composer”?
A. Because he spent almost a third of his short life travelling. C. Because he never travelled.
B. Because he liked travelling a lot. D. Because he had good imagination.
65. What expression in the passage means “an exceptionally clever child”?
A. A child normal B. A child clever
C. A child prodigy D. Child playing harpsichord.
Question VII: Rewrite the following sentences by choosing the most appropriate answer.
66. The remark was so unexpected that she didn’t know what to say. (It was ............ )
A. It was such an unexpected remark that she hadn’t known what to say.
B. It was such an unexpected remark that she didn’t known what to say.
C. It was such an unexpected remark that she doesn’t known what to say.
D. It was such an unexpected remark that she have not known what to say.
67. You’re the worst guitarist in the world. ( No one ............ )
A. No one else in the world plays the guitar as badly as you.
B. No one else in the world plays the guitar as well as you.
C. No one else in the world plays the guitar as good as you.
D. No one else in the world plays the guitar as worst as you.
68. It was a waste of time writing a letter. ( I needn’t ............ )
A. I needn’t have time to write that letter.
B. I needn’t have written that letter.

B. If it hadn’t been for my father’s encouragement, we couldn’t have managed it.
C. If it haven’t been for my father’s encouragement, we couldn’t have managed it.
D. If it hadn’t been for my father’s encouragement, we could have managed it.
75. I wished I had applied for that job. (It is a ............ )
A. It is a pity that I didn’t apply for that job.
B. It is a pity that I applied for that job.
C. It is a lucky that I didn’t apply for that job.
D. It is a pity that I is not applying for that job.
Question VIII: Choose the best answer - complete the following sentences by given words.
76. Conversation/ be/ safeguarding and preservation/ natural resources.
A. Conversation is the safeguarded and preservation of natural resources.
B. Conversation have been the safeguarded and preservation of natural resources.
C. Conversation was the safeguarded and preservation of natural resources.
D. Conversation is the safeguarding and preservation of natural resources.
77. The past/ most people/ believe/ world’s resources/ can never/ use up.
A. In the past, most people believed that the world’s resources could never used up.
B. In the past, most people believe that the world’s resources could never used up.
C. In the past, most people believed that the world’s resources could never be using up.
D. In the past, most people believed that the world’s resources could never been used up.
78. Today/ we/ know/ this / be /not /true.
A. Today we know that this is not true.
B. Today we known that this is not true.
C. Today we have known that this is not true.
D. Today we are knowing that this is not true.
79. There/ be/ serious waste/ forest, soil, wildlife and minerals.
A. There are serious waste of forests, soil, wildlife and animals.
B. There have been serious waste of forests, soil, wildlife and animals.
C. There is serious waste of forests, soil, wildlife and animals.
D. There is serious wasting of forests, soil, wildlife and animals.
80. Therefore/ prevention/ waste/ be/ important part/ conversation.

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