Hai Phong City
HIGHSCHOOL
ĐỀ THAM KHẢO - THI TỐT NGHIỆP THPT
MÔN TIẾNG ANH 2008 - 2009
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút
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Câu 1: It is difficult to start looking for a job at my age.
A. I’m young, so it is difficult to start looking for a job.
B. I don’t think I can start looking for a job now.
C. Getting employed at such ages is also difficult.
D. It is difficult for me to get employed at my age.
Câu 2: The electricity failed while she ______ the dinner.
A. had been cooking B. has cooked C. was cooking D. cooked
Câu 3: Neither the students nor their lecturer ______ English in the classroom.
A. have used B. use C. uses D. are using
Câu 4: Scientists are constantly searching for new sources of power _____ modern society
running.
A. that uses to keep B. which uses to keep
C. using for keeping D. used for keeping
Câu 5: Chọn phương án đúng (A hoặc B, C, D) ứng với từ/cụm từ có gạch chân cần phải
sửa trong câu sau:
The man for who the police are looking robbed the bank yesterday.
A B C D
Câu 6: She _____ drive to the station everyday but then she decided to walk instead.
A. was used to B. used to C. was using to D. had used to
Câu 7: Chọn phương án đúng (A hoặc B, C, D) ứng với từ/cụm từ có gạch chân cần phải
sửa trong câu sau:
I will never forget what has he done to me.
A B C D
Câu 8: she / born / 1910 / became / orphan / she was a baby
A. She was born in 1910 so became an orphan when she was a baby.

Câu 17: You have learned many things useful there, _____ you?
A. don’t B. have C. do D. haven’t
Câu 18: It _____ her fifteen minutes to wash the dishes yesterday.
A. spent B. took C. spends D. take
Câu 19: We are late because we got stuck in ______ traffic jam.
A. no article B. an C. the D. a
Câu 20: I never feel tired _______ watching my father’s coin collection.
A. for B. of C. at D. on
Câu 21: I can’t go ____ walking. Can we stop and have a short rest?
A. back B. down C. up D. on
Câu 22: Chọn phương án đúng (A hoặc B, C, D) ứng với từ có phần gạch chân có cách
phát âm khác với các từ còn lại:
A. science B. review C. variety D. client
Câu 23: Chọn phương án đúng (A hoặc B, C, D) ứng với từ có phần gạch chân có cách
phát âm khác với các từ còn lại:
A. years B. depends C. parents D. temples
Câu 24: It’s time for break. The bell has ____ .
A. sounded B. gone C. struck D. rung
Câu 25: The more money Peter makes, the more his wife spends.
A. Peter spends more money than his wife. B. Peter’s wife keeps spending more money.
C. Peter spends the money his wife makes. D. Peter and his wife both make money.
Câu 26: Those ________ showed signs of psychological effects behaved very differently.
A. which B. who C. whom D. whose
Câu 27: Don’t worry! By the time you arrive tomorrow, we ________ the work.
A. would finish B. will have finished C. have finished D. will finish
Câu 28: Although he was exhausted, he managed to finish the marathon race.
A. In spite of he was exhausted, he managed to finish the marathon race.
B. Though he was exhausted, but he managed to finish the marathon race.
C. Despite his exhaustion, he managed to finish the marathon race.
D. Even though being exhausted, he managed to finish the marathon race.

A. Tom doesn’t drive as carefully as David.
B. David isn’t a more careful driver than Tom.
C. Tom drives less careful than David.
D. David is a more careless driver than Tom.
Câu 39: I regret lending him the book.
A. He did not borrow the book from me. B. I wish I had lent him the book.
C. I did not lend him the book. D. I lent him the book and I regret now.
Câu 40: The 22
nd
Sea Games were well prepared and successfully ______ although it is the
first time Vietnam hosted.
A. organization B. organize C. organized D. organizational
Đọc kĩ đoạn văn sau và chọn phương án đúng (A hoặc B, C, D) cho mỗi chỗ trống từ câu
41 đến câu 45
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), regional alliance of ten independent
countries that (41) _____ stability and economic growth in Southeast Asia. The organization
also encourages cultural exchanges between its members. ASEAN was founded in August 1967
by Malaysia, Thailand, and the Republic of Indonesia, Singapore, and the Philippines. Brunei
joined the alliance after (42) ____ independence from the United Kingdom in 1984. Vietnam
was admitted as its seven member in 1995. Laos and Myanmar (formerly Burma) joined
ASEAN in 1997, and Cambodia became part of the alliance in 1999. The ASEAN secretariat,
a(n) (43) _____ office that administers the organization’s activities, is located in Jakarta,
Indonesia.
Its principal objectives, outlined in the Bangkok Declaration (1967), were to (44)
______ economic growth and promote regional peace and stability. A joint forum with Japan
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was established in 1977, and a (45) _____ agreement with the European Community was
signed in 1980.
Câu 41: A. encourage B. promote C. promotes D. encourages
Câu 42: A. gaining B. keeping C. getting D. taking

A. Europe and Asia. B. The whole world.
C. Asia and America. D. America.
Câu 48: What purpose does the author mention the endangered species for?
A. Environment protection. B. The protection of African Elephant.
C. The protection of Indian Tigers. D. The protection of fish.
Câu 49: What does the author believe about sea resources?
A. Sea resources can last forever.
B. None of the great sea fisheries is to be exhausted.
C. Fish supply has no effects on people.
D. Sea resources are important to people.
Câu 50: Which of the following titles best describes the purpose of the lecture?
A. Unlimited Sea Resources B. Threats to Animals and Birds
C. Sea Resources on the Decline D. Protection of Fish
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9. The door is three feet …………. and six feet high.
A. wide B. deep C. fat D. tall
10. Maria tried to read a novel in French ………… the book was too difficult
for her to understand.
A. so that B. therefore C. but D. and
11. We have not yet won;……………, we will keep trying.
A. moreover B. however C. therefore D. so as
12. …………….. is a branch of Natural Science, and is the study of living
organisms and how they interact with their environment.
A. Biology B. Biological C. Biologist D.
Biologically
13. This also means that the …………..of many animals are being destroyed.
A. ways of life B. natural habitats C. land D. species
14. Probability of extinction depends ……………. both the population size
and fine details of the population demography.
A. on B. in C. from D. for
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16. Mary…….……have a problem. She keeps crying.
A. can B. may C. might D. must
17. Everyone should ………….. something to help the poor.

28. What does "www" ………..for? Is it short for “world wide web?”
A. sit B. stand C. lie D. point
29. When you are finished using the computer, can you please ……… it off.
A. take B. turn C. do D. go
30………….., Peter came to see me.
A. While having dinner B. While I was having dinner
C. When having dinner D. When lam having dinner
C. READING COMPREHENSION
Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.
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
illiterate doesn’t mean they are not intelligent. It does mean it is difficult for
them to change their lives. They produce more than haft of the food. In Africa
eighty percent of all agricultural work is done by women. There are many
programs to help poor countries develop their agriculture. However, for
years, these programs provided money and training for men.
In parts of Africa, this is a typical day for a village woman. At 4:45 a.m,
she gets up, washes and eats. It takes her a haft hour to walk to the fields, and
she works there until 3:00p.m. She collects firewood and gets home at 4:00.
She spends the next hour and a haft preparing food to cook. Then she collects
water for another hour. From 6:30 to 8:30 she cooks. After dinner, she spends
an hour washing the dishes and her children. She goes to bed at 9:30 p.m.
International organizations and programs run by developed nations are
starting to help women, as well as men, improve their agricultural production.
Governments have already passed some laws affecting women because of the
UNO Decade for Women. The UNO report will affect the changes now
happening in the family and society.
31. By whom (what) was the Decade for Women organized?
A. by developing countries. B.bytheUnited Nations
Organization.

2003 (in Vietnam). Athletes came (37)….......... 11 countries to compete in 32
sports and 444 goal medals (38)…........... won Vietnam (39)……........ 158
gold medals. This big sport event was (40)…...........a festival that impressed
sport enthusiasts with its spirit: solidarity, co-operation for peace and
development.
36. A. hold B. heard C. held D. had
37. A. for B. from C. into D. front
38. A. are B. is C. was D. were
39. A. succeededB. succeed C. win D. won
40. A. always B. real C. really D. such
D. WRITING
Rewrite the following sentences without changing their original
meanings.
41. We produce more food. It gets cheap
 The more food…………………………………………………………
42. He often asks me to help him.
 I……………………………………………………………………….
43. The jacket was too small for me to wear.
Because ………………………………………………………………
44. It rains, I can’t go swimming.
 If……………………………………………………………………….
45. Mr Brown said, “I watched TV last night.”
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Mr Brown said that he …………………….. TV the night before.
A. was watching B. watchedC. had watched D. has watched
THE END
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7. Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the
underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.
Women's status ________ in different countries and it depends on the cultural beliefs.
A. varies B. employs C fixes D.
establishes
8. Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the
underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.
The acronym of WHO comes from ______.
A. World Helping Organisation B. World Health Organisation
C. Word Helping Organisation D. Word Health Organisation
9. Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the
underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.
You have made too _________ mistakes in your essay.
A. little B. many C. more D. much
10. Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the
underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.
It's possible to read different types of books .................. different ways .
A. with B. by C. in D. on
11. Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the
underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.
The Vietnamese students enjoy .............. team sports such as football and volleyball .
A. play B. to play C. played D. playing
12. Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the
underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.
Johnny used to be one of the most _______ athletes in my country.
A. succeed B. success C. successful D
successfully
13. Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the
underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.

D. If it hadn't rained, the picnic wouldn't be cancelled.
18. Identify the underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order to make the sentence
correct.
He keeps working in spite of he feeling unwell.
A B C D
19. Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the
underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.
The boss said, “ Peter, I will be away for some days”
A. The boss told Peter that he will be away for some days.
B. The boss said Peter that he would be away for some days.
C. The boss told Peter that he would be away for some days.
D. The boss said to Peter that he will be away for some days.
20. Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the
underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.
- I’m sorry. It’s late. I must go now. - ________________.
A. You are welcome B. Good bye. See you soon
C. Not at all D. Hello
21. Identify the underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order to make the sentence
correct.
Desert is a large area of land that has very little water however very few plants growing on it.
A B C D
22. Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the
underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.
What’s the matter with you?
A. “I’m fine, thanks” B. “I’ve got a headache”
C. “Are you free ?” D. All are correct.
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