Đề thi thử đại học môn anh văn 118

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 1: ____________ Betty, I’m not surprised she won the prize.
A. Knowing B. To know C. To be knowing D. To
have known
Question 2: ____________ of the financial crisis, all they could do was hold on and hope that things
would improve.
A. At the bottom B. At the height C. On the top D. In the end
Question 3. Mr. Black: “What a lovely house you have!” Mr. John: “__________.”
A. No problem B. Thank you. Hope you will drop in C. Of course not, it’s not costly D. I
think so
Question 4: My mother was the last person __________ about the accident.
A. to know B. known C. have known D. knew
Question 5: John: “Do you feel like going to the cinema this evening?” - Mary: “________”
A. I don’t agree, I’m afraid B. That would be great
C. You’re welcome D. I feel very bored
Question 6: How long does the play_________?
A. prolong B. extend C. stretch D. last
Question 7: In order to buy his house, he had to obtain a large _________ from his bank.
A. loan B. finance C. capital D. debt
Question 8: Give me a word ___________ with C.
A. beginning B. begins C. began D. begin
Question 9: ________ had they recovered from the first earthquake when they felt the second tremor.
A. Never B. Scarcely C. No sooner D. Just
Question 10: The lake contained ______________ thousands of fish.
A. much B. one C. many D. few
Question 11: You’d better stop spending money, _________ you’ll end up in debt.
A. unless B. otherwise C. in case D. if not
Question12: A: I'd like to change some money B: __________.
A. Five tens, please B. Which currency? C. You haven't signed it. D. What's your account
number?

Question 13: The company’s __________ were well managed.
A. incomes B. finances C. economics D. wages
Question14: Mr. Smith is a __________ person. If he says he will do something, you know that he will
do.
A. dependent B. independent C. depending D. dependable
Question15. A: “Has an announcement been made about the eight o’clock flight to Paris?” B: “_______”
A. Sorry, I don’t know B. Yes, it was C. I don’t think that D. Not yet
Question16: He arrived late, _________ was annoying.
A. it B. that C. what D. which
Question17: Customer: “Can I have a look at that pullover, please?” Salesgirl: “__________”
A. It's much cheaper B. Which one? This one? C. Sorry, it is out of stock. D. Can I
help you?
Question18: “Don’t worry. I have ________ tire at the back of my car”.
A. other B. others C. the other D. another
Question19: Only when you grow up ___________ the truth.
A. will you know B. you will know C. do you know D. you know
Question 20: It had been announced that the proposed new office block ______ because of the current
economic situation.
A. will not be now built B. will now not be built C. will not now be built D. now will not
be built
Question 21: Every Christmas of my childhood was the same. My father ________ late for lunch,
weighed down with presents for the family.
A. would arrive B. had arrived C. was arriving D. was used to
arriving
Question 22: Dick put _____ ball in ______ net in ______ second half but _____ goal was disallowed.
A. a/a/a/a B. the/the/the/the C. a/a/the/the D. the/the/a/a
Question 23: I promise not to disturb you. I’ll just sit here and I’ll be as quiet as a ____________.
A. sheep B. fish C. mouse D. dog
Question 24: The President has made many visits to Japan, _________ began today.
A. whose recent one B. the most recent of which C. which D. the most

recent one
Question 25: The captain as well as the passengers__________ very frightened by the strange noise.
A. have been B. was C. is D. were
Question 26: “Did you like the film?” – “Well, after _________ the book, I was a bit disappointed.”
A. having read B. I have read C. read D. had read
Question 27: I wish you __________ make so much noise. I’m trying to work.
A. shouldn’t B. wouldn’t C. couldn’t D. needn’t
Question 28: “How long is the flight?” - “________ knowledge, it takes about 3 hours.”
A. To my best B. In my best C. In the best of my D. To the best of my
Question 29: I’m going to __________ my suit dry-cleaned for the party.
A. make B. have C. let D. take
Question 30: She demanded that she _______ allowed to meet her son in prison.
A. was B. were C. be D. would be
Question 31: “Have you moved into the new house?” – “Not yet, the rooms __________.”
A. are being painted B. are painting C. are painted D. are being painting
Question 32: My sister has got _______. A. a bag small black plastic B. a small black plastic
bag
C. small black plastic a bag D. a small plastic black bag
Question 33: Because of heavy rain, the game was put __________ for a few days.
A. out B. up C. away D. off
Question 34: We need __________ information before we can decide.
A. far B. farther C. further D. furthest
Question 35: The doctor sent him to bed, saying he was much _________ to go to work.
A. too ill B. very ill C. ill enough D. ill
Mark the sentence (A, B, C or D) that is the best way to have a complete sentence with the words
given
Question 36: He last had his eyes tested ten months ago.
A. He had tested his eyes ten months before. B. He had not tested his eyes for ten months
then.
C. He hasn’t had his eyes tested for ten months. D. He didn’t have any test on his eyes in ten

months.
Question 37: “You should have finished the report by now,” John told his secretary.
A. John reproached his secretary for not having finished the report.
B. John said that his secretary had not finished the report.
C. John reminded his secretary of finishing the report on time.
D. John scolded his secretary for not having finished the report.
Question 38: Until I saw her for myself, I didn’t think that Naomi had been badly wounded.
A. As soon as I saw Naomi, I knew that her injuries were very serious
B. Naomi hadn’t been hurt very badly, and I became aware of that at the time that I saw her.
C. It was only when I saw Naomi that I realized how seriously she had been injured
D. Before I had seen Naomi’s wounds, I had supposed that they were extremely bad.
Question 39: Peter didn’t arrive in time to see her.
A. Peter was so late that I can’t see her. B. Peter wasn’t too early to see her.
C. Peter wasn’t early enough to see her. D. Peter wasn’t enough early to see her.
Question 40: The sooner we solve this problem, the better it will be for all concerned.
A. If all concerned are better, we can solve this problem soon.
B. It would be better for all concerned if we can solve this problem soon.
C. If we could solve this problem soon, it would be better for all concerned.
D. If we can solve this problem soon, it will be better for all concerned.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word for each of the blanks from 41 to 50 TRAFFIC LIGHTS
The first traffic signal was invented by a railway signaling engineer. It was installed (41) ____ the
Houses of Parliament in 1868. It (42) _____ like any railway signal of the time, and was operated by gas.
(43) _____, it exploded and killed a policeman, and the accident discouraged further development until
cars became common.
(44) ____ traffic lights are an American invention. Red – green systems were installed in Cleveland in
1914. Three - color signals, operated (45) _____ hand from a tower in the (46) ______ of the street, were
installed in New York in 1918. The first lights of this type to (47) _____ in Britain were in London, on the
junction between St. James’s Street and Piccadilly, in 1925. Automatic signals were installed (48) ____
year later.

In the past, traffic lights were special. In New York, some lights had a statue on top. In Los Angeles the
lights did not just change silently, but would ring bells to (49) _____ the sleeping motorists of the 1930s.
These are gone and have been (50) _____ by standard models which are universally adopted.
Question 41. A. outside B. out C. out of D. outdoors
Question 42. A. resembled B. looked C. showed D. seemed
Question 43. A. However B. Therefore C. Although D. Despite
Question 44. A. New B. Recent C. Modern D. Late
Question 45. A. by B. with C. through D. in
Question 46. A. middle B. heart C. focus D. halfway
Question 47. A. show B. appear C. happen D. become
Question 48. A. a B. in the C. in a D. the
Question 49. A. rise B. raise C. wake D. get up
Question 50. A. reproduced B. replaced C. removed D. remained
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction
(from 51 to 55).
Question 51. Items of luggage whose weight exceed 50 kilograms will not be allowed on the plane
A B C D
Question 52. Heathrow is a very busy airport. You always see aeroplanes landing and take off.
A B C D
Question 53. In this hospital they have the best staff and equipments in the whole province. It’s really
high standard.
A B C
D
Question 54. My father used to giving me some good advice whenever I had a problem.
A B C D
Question 55. Daisy has such many things to do that she has no time to go out.
A B C D
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word for each of the blanks from 56 to 65
Some time ago, scientists began experiments to find out (56)____ it would be possible to set up a

“village” under the sea. A special room was built and lowered (57) ____ the water of Port Sudan in the
Red Sea. For 29 days, five men lived (58) ____ a depth of 40 feet. At a (59) ____ lower level, another two
divers stayed for a week in a smaller “house”. On returning to the surface, the men said that they had
experienced no difficulty in breathing and had (60) ______ many interesting scientific observations. The
captain of the party, Commander Cousteau, spoke of the possibility of (61) ______ the seabed. He said
that some permanent stations were to be set up under the sea, and some undersea farms would provide
food for the growing population of the world.
The divers in both “houses” spent most of their time (62) _____ the bottom of the sea. On four
occasions, they went down to 360 feet and observed many extraordinary (63) ____ of the marine life,
some of which had never been seen before. During their stay, Commander Cousteau and his divers
reached a depth of 1,000 feet and witnessed a gathering of an immense (64) _____ of crabs which
numbered, perhaps, hundreds of millions. They also found out that it was (65) ____ to move rapidly in the
water in a special vessel known as a “diving saucer”.
Question 56. A. what B. which C. how D. whether
Question 57. A. down B. into C. below D. underneath
Question 58. A. at B. in C. on D. from
Question 59. A. some B. more C. any D. much
Question 60. A. exercised B. made C. caught D. done
Question 61. A. cultivating B. transplanting C. implanting D. growing
Question 62. A. exploring B. enquiring C. inquiring D. imploring
Question 63. A. breeds B. forms C. castes D. systems
Question 64. A. pack B. flock C. school D. herd
Question 65. A. able B. hardly C. possible D. capable
Read the following passages and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer to each of the questions from 66 to 75.
DON’T WORRY IN SILENCE
When we are young, sometimes the hardest thing about feelings is actually sharing them with
others, though, I realise now, it is certainly worth making the effort to do so. Sharing with others helps us
to share the load, as it were.
It was not until much later, looking back over my childhood, that I realised that the first step in

sharing was to identify what feelings I actually had! Making a list of them seemed to help. Was I happy or
was I sad? Was it all emotion experienced only at that particular time or did I tend to feel like that all the
time?
My problem was that I had not realised that some fears are quite acceptable and even helpful at
times, while others can actually get in the way of enjoying everyday things such as learning, playing with
a friend or experiencing for the first time the change from Primary to Secondary level. This is when I
really should have had a chat with my parents instead of holding it all inside, as they would have been
able to lessen my anxiety about moving up.
There were times when my anxiety would also be accompanied by a headache, a stomachache or
dizziness. My grandmother used to tell me that there is a certain part of the brain that controls that fight or
flight feeling. Not that I had any idea what she was talking about as I must have been only about knee-
high at the time!
I recall a small group of us feeling uncomfortable at the idea of meeting new teachers or moving
up to the “big” school. That kind of discomfort at such an age is natural when faced with something new.
Better late than never, I realised that being shy is not such a bad thing. Nobody actually sets out to be like
that, it just happens naturally. I understood quite quickly that the key to shyness is just to be yourself. No
matter the age, it’s healthy to get things off your chest! In fact, I quickly found that some of my friends
had the same feelings and became quite happy to share their secrets. Sometimes, just inviting a shy child
to join in a game a couple of times helped them to get over their feelings of shyness.
There were other times when I felt sad about leaving Primary school, but then again, it was one of
the many normal emotions or moods we have all experienced during that period of change. Unhappiness
was the emotion I felt when I had to say goodbye to certain dear friends. It made me feel like crying,
though even crying made me feel better as tears slowly washed away the negative emotions. When the
sadness started to disappear, it felt as if a heavy weight had been lifted from my shoulders.
I now realise at the tender age of twenty- eight that, even though, there might sometimes seem to
be no reason to look on the bright side of life, for every bad there is a good. Also, having friends who
think optimistically can help you get on your feet again and move forward onto a more positive path.
Question 66. What do youngsters find most difficult to do? A. to make an effort B. to realise that life
is hard.
C. to tell others how they feel. D. to accept help from others.

Question 67. What was the writer’s first move towards sharing her feelings?
A. to decide which particular feelings she had B. to finish writing her lists of feelings
C. to look back over the years D. to ask people questions about her
feelings
Question 68. What the writer finally realised about fears is that _________.
A. they all get in the way B. they can happen every day
C. some are more helpful than others D. it is better to hold them inside
Question 69. What does the writer mean by “knee-high”?
A. too short B. too young C. too high D. too tall
Question 70. According to the writer, what is the best way to handle shyness?
A. to realise that it is uncomfortable B. to realise that age matters
C. to understand that it is unhealthy D. to be your usual self
Question 71. When the writer’s sadness began to disappear, she felt _______ .
A. she had lost weight B. she was heavier
C. more positive about life D. more emotional about life
Question 72. The writer realises now for the first time that _________.
A. there is always a reason to look on the bright side B. she has optimistic friends
C. you can get on your feet again yourself D. it’s difficult to tell good from bad
“The exact number of people who died in the cyclone that struck Bangladesh last year will
probably never be known. Winds reaching 145 miles per hour hammered the country’s low-lying
southeastern coast for nine hours, at one point driving a wall of water roughly 20 feet high across the
area- one of the most densely populated places in the world. It was the strongest storm ever recorded in
the region. The official news agency reported that 125,000 victims had been confirmed dead, but it was
believed that the toll was actually much higher.”
Question 73. One can infer from the passage that one reason why so many lives were lost in the
cyclone was because ____.
A. the area struck was one of the most overcrowded in the world
B. the Bangladesh government had failed to foresee such a disaster
C. most of the population had no decent housing D. the people were not prepared
Question 74. We can understand from the passage that the official figures given regarding the death toll

_____.
A. were much higher than the authorities expected B. overestimated the number of victims
C. didn’t reflect the actual extent of the tragedy D. included only those drowned
Question 75. The passage aims to impress on the reader _____.
A. the extent of suffering experienced by the people in Bangladesh
B. the magnitude of the cyclone’s destructive force
C. the inadequacy of the relief work sent in D. the extent of the poverty and misery
in Bangladesh
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in
the position of the main stress in each of the following questions(from 76 to 80).
Question 76. A. company B. atmosphere C. customer D. employment
Question 77. A. animal B. bacteria C. habitat D. pyramid
Question 78. A. economy B. communicate C. unemployment D. particular
Question 79. A. reduce B. offer C. apply D. persuade
Question 80. A. potential B. volunteer C. understand D. recommend
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